01st week of 2009 patent applcation highlights part 51 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20090005008 | Architecture for Service Delivery in a Network Environment Including IMS - In one embodiment, a network architecture is described for facilitating delivery of data items over a communications network to a mobile communications device. A remote services server disposed in an enterprise network is operable for detecting a data item at a computer system and for processing the data item into processed information that includes address information relating to the mobile communications device. A service gateway disposed in an Internet Protocol (IP) Multimedia Subsystem (IMS) network is operably connected to the remote services server for receiving the processed information using a first protocol, wherein the service gateway includes functionality to transmit the processed information using a second protocol over the IMS network based on routing information obtained from an IMS-aware node. | 2009-01-01 |
20090005009 | Habit Braker On The Go Motivational Support System for Diet, Exercise and Quit Smoking - Placement of verbal motivational support messages in an audio format that allows end users to download one or several or all divisible tracts into a mobile phone, portable audio devices of any type or kind for the purpose of providing an instantly accessible and fully portable motivational support system to individuals to maintain their commitment to quit smoking, maintain a regular exercise program or to maintain a health diet program. | 2009-01-01 |
20090005010 | Separating Attachments Received from a Mobile Device - A computer-implemented method includes receiving a message from a mobile device over a wireless network, the message including several attachments, wherein the several attachments include one or more mobile device attachments corresponding to content captured using the mobile device, identifying the one or more mobile device attachments; and separating the one or more mobile device attachments from the plurality of attachments. | 2009-01-01 |
20090005011 | Portable Electronic Device with Conversation Management for Incoming Instant Messages - A portable electronic device with a touch screen display displays an incoming message from a party to a user of the device while the device is locked. The device responds to detecting a user request to view the incoming message by immediately displaying a set of messages between the user and the party in a chronological order. While the device is unlocked, if an incoming message is longer than a predefined length the device displays a portion of the incoming message, a view icon, and a long-message indicia. Alternately, if the incoming message is equal to or less than the predefined length, the device displays the entire incoming message and a reply icon. In response to user selection of either the view icon or the reply icon, the device immediately displays a set of messages between the user of the device and the party in a chronological order. | 2009-01-01 |
20090005012 | Processing a Message Received From a Mobile Cellular Network - A portable radio communications device that has as a priority in an idle state an option to compose an MMS voice message, that has as a priority when an MMS voice message has been received an option to play the received voice message and that has as a priority when a received MMS voice message has been played an option to reply to the played voice message with an MMS voice message. A received message may be determined to be a voice message by comparing one or more parameters of the received message against one or more predetermined parameters that are characteristic of a voice message. | 2009-01-01 |
20090005013 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DOWNLOADING CELL PHONE VOICEMAILS TO A USER'S CELL PHONE - A system and method allows a user to be able to automatically download cell phone voicemail messages to his cell phone. While the cell user is in his network, the cell phone, which is in constant contact with the cell server, requests for a download of voicemail messages, if any. The messages which have been downloaded are stored in the cell phone for processing at later time. The user is no longer constrained by network coverage when he wants to listen to new (or old) messages. All it requires is that he is in his network at some point long enough for the phone to download the new messages. Also, this saves the user money since it doesn't require him to use his cell minutes to check messages. | 2009-01-01 |
20090005014 | CALL BACK SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DIRECTING CUSTOMER SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE TO A MOBILE DEVICE ASSOCIATED WITH A CUSTOMER - One or more method(s), system(s), call-back device(s), and/or computer readable medium(s) establishes a customer service transaction between a user and a customer service representative. The user is provided access to a customer service terminal having a user interface configured to permit the user to enter a customer ID associated with a mobile device of the user. The customer ID, and optionally location information as well, is received at the customer service terminal and is transmitted to a customer service representative through a network operably coupled to the customer service terminal. A customer service transaction is initiated at the customer service terminal and is handed-off to the mobile device of the user, e.g., a cellular phone of the user is automatically dialed by the server. The user is able to move freely throughout a retail establishment or other location while communicating with the customer service representative. | 2009-01-01 |
20090005015 | Method and Apparatus for Providing IMS Services - The invention includes a method and apparatus for providing IMS service at the customer premises independent of the core IMS network. A method includes receiving, at a premises gateway to a core IMS network, a request for a service normally provided by the core IMS network, and, in response to a determination that the requested service is capable of being provided locally by the premises gateway, providing the requested service locally at the premises gateway independent of the core IMS network. | 2009-01-01 |
20090005016 | APPARATUS AND METHOD TO MAINTAIN A CONTINUOUS CONNECTION OF A CELLULAR DEVICE AND A SENSOR NETWORK - Embodiments of the present invention provide devices and methods that allow a continuous connection to be maintained between a medical device that is capable of communicating over a cellular network and a sensor network. Medical devices that are capable of communicating over a cellular network represent one form of assistive technologies for the home that can allow senior citizens to remain at home for longer, improve the quality of life, and provide more cost-effective solutions than residential care. Removing a SIM card (subscriber identity module, a removable smart card for cell phones that securely stores the service-subscriber key used to identify a mobile phone) from a cellular communication device requires the device to be powered down. However, powering down a medical device can result in a loss of important data. | 2009-01-01 |
20090005017 | Method for providing Calling Party selectable Ring Tones in a wireless communications network - A method of providing a Calling Party Selectable Ring Tone to a Called Party Mobile Terminal in a wireless communications network is provided. The Called Party Mobile Terminal is connected to a Music Platform on the network for receiving music that can be selected by the Calling Party to be played by the Called Party Mobile Terminal as a Ring Tone for alerting the Called Party to an incoming call from the Called Party. The Called Party can select the music for the Ring Tone prior to making the call or while making the call. | 2009-01-01 |
20090005018 | Route Sharing and Location - A first mobile device can transmit data related to a route. A second mobile device can receive the route data from the first mobile device. The route data can be a route map displayed on a multi-touch-sensitive display of the second mobile device. A route engine can determine whether the second mobile device is at a location defined by a route locus based on the route data and location data of the second mobile device. The route engine can provide an indication at the first mobile device for a route location of the second mobile device based on the determination. The provided indication can be a route map with the route location of the second mobile device. The route map can include the route location of the second mobile device, directions to the route location, and an estimated travel time to the route location. | 2009-01-01 |
20090005019 | Location Specific Communications - A Specific Location Space Communication System which provides information to subscriber as function of their location and group memberships. A receiver device gets messages from space and/or aerial communication station which are selectively passed to the subscriber based on set parameters in the receiver message and more. Further, the receiver devices with transmitting capability can provide status, location and memory data to multitude of terrestrial, aerial and space based receivers. Further, the received message is classified in to an emergency alert message, advertising message, commerce message, control message etc. | 2009-01-01 |
20090005020 | Wireless network and method of transmitting content from locally stored server - One example embodiment of the present invention discloses a method of delivering content from a base station of a wireless network to a mobile station including receiving a request for content from a mobile station, accessing the requested content from content stored in association with the base station, and transmitting the requested content to the mobile station. | 2009-01-01 |
20090005021 | LOCATION-BASED CATEGORICAL INFORMATION SERVICES - A selection of a category of interest and location information is used to determine categorical information that is provided to a device. In some implementations, the device includes a touch-sensitive display and presents the categorical information on a map using an indicator. In some implementations, the categorical information can be shared and/or updated by others. | 2009-01-01 |
20090005022 | Methods, Apparatuses and Computer Program Products for Providing a Party Defined Theme - An apparatus for providing a party defined theme may include a processing element. The processing element may be configured to receive an indication of a communication between parties comprising an initiator and a receiver of the communication, identify theme information associated with and defined by one of the parties, and render the identified theme information at the other of the parties in response to receipt of the indication. | 2009-01-01 |
20090005023 | Method and Apparatus for Acquiring Further Information About Caller Using Caller Id - On receiving the caller ID, a request for further information is sent from the called party to a server that searches its database for information that is associated with the caller ID of the calling party so as to obtain further information about the caller, eg, name, image, movie, ring tone, address or map showing the address or personal information. This information is then given to the called user before actually answering the call. Functionality also known as Enhanced caller ID. | 2009-01-01 |
20090005024 | CELL PHONE AND INCOMING CALL FORWARDING METHOD - A cell phone includes a first communication unit configured to communicate with other cell phones via a base station, a second communication unit configured to communicate directly with other cell phones located within a predetermined distance, and a controller, wherein, the controller stores a list including an identifier of a candidate cell phone for a forwarding destination of a connection request signal for requesting a communication connection, and if the controller receives the connection request signal via the first communication unit and then a user does not respond within a predetermined time or if a forwarding instruction is provided from a sender of the connection request signal, the controller conducts a search to see whether another cell phone having an identifier included in the list is located within the predetermined distance via the second communication unit, and if the controller finds the another cell phone having an identifier included in the list, the controller instructs, via the first communication unit, the base station to forward the connection request signal to the another cell phone. | 2009-01-01 |
20090005025 | METHOD OF MAKING A USER INTERFACE APPLICATION COMPRISING A TEMPORARY INVERSION SEQUENCE - Method of executing an interactive user interface application between a terminal client ( | 2009-01-01 |
20090005026 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ENABLING TIMED EVENTS OF A PORTABLE COMPUTING DEVICE TO TRIGGER REMOTE CONTROL OF EXTERNAL DEVICES - One embodiment in accordance with the present invention includes using a portable computing device to remotely control devices and/or systems wirelessly. Specifically, a software timer application operating on the portable computing device enables its user to predefine the time, date, and the operation(s) that one or more properly enabled devices and/or systems perform in the future. That is, the timer software operating on the portable computing device is able at some predefined time to wirelessly trigger an action or a sequence of actions from devices and/or systems. For example, a user of the portable computing device is able to utilize the timer software to program a predefined date and time that the portable computing device will turn on a favorite radio program and turn up the thermostat. The wireless communication of the portable computing device may occur using a radio frequency (RF) technology like Bluetooth, IEEE 802.11, or HomeRF. | 2009-01-01 |
20090005027 | Terminal Device, and In-zone Cell Checking Method and Cell Re-selection Method Thereof - A terminal device including a radio unit that adopts code division multiple access (cdma), which device omits unnecessary cell search by extending an in-zone cell monitoring cycle and a re-selection cycle in a case where under fixed conditions during cell search, when a physical layer and an RRC of the radio unit determine that a mobile phone remains still. | 2009-01-01 |
20090005028 | SUM RATE OF BROADCAST CHANNELS WITH OUTDATED 1-BIT FEEDBACK - A single-input single-output (SISO) downlink channel with K users is analyzed in the presence of Rayleigh flat fading. A limited channel state information (CSI) feedback scheme is included, where only an outdated 1-bit feedback per user is available at the base station for each fading block. A closed-form expression for the achievable ergodic sum-rate of the 1-bit feedback scheme is presented for any number of users, as a function of the fading temporal correlation coefficient, the threshold of the 1-bit CSI quantizer and the SNR. The sum-rate scales with increasing number of users as log logK, which is the same scaling law achieved by the optimal non-delayed full CSI feedback scheme. | 2009-01-01 |
20090005029 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MEASUREMENT REPORTING AND EVENT-TRIGGERED PERIODIC MEASUREMENT REPORTING IN AN EVOLVED UNIVERSAL TERRESTRIAL RADIO ACCESS NETWORK - A method and apparatus for measurement reporting and event-triggered periodic measurement reporting in an evolved universal terrestrial radio access network (E-UTRAN) are disclosed. A wireless transmit/receive unit (WTRU) monitors cell-specific reference signals from a serving cell and neighbor cells to detect a reporting event defined for the E-UTRAN. Once a reporting event is detected, the WTRU sends a measurement report to the network. The measurement quantity may be a reference signal received quality (RSRQ). After detection of the reporting event, the WTRU may send event-triggered measurement reports periodically. The WTRU may send a scheduling request to the network for the event-triggered periodic measurement reports. The WTRU may send a termination indication if the event-triggered periodic measurement reports are terminated before a configured number of times. The WTRU may send an extension request if a specified number of periodic reporting has been sent but more reports still need to be sent. | 2009-01-01 |
20090005030 | Apparatus and method for managing neighbor list in broadband wireless communication system - Provided is an apparatus and method for managing a neighbor list in a broadband wireless communication system. In the method, a user terminal generates a CINR list through initial cell scanning to transmit the generated CINR list to a base station. The base station transmits the CINR list to a server. The server updates a neighbor list of the base station on the basis of the CINR list. | 2009-01-01 |
20090005031 | METHOD FOR MEASURING HOME CELL IN MOBILE COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - Disclosed is method for measuring a home cell in a mobile telecommunications system comprising: a network including a plurality of base stations for defining communications cells; and first and second user equipment for communicating with the network, said plurality of base stations including at least one home base station defining a home cell associated with said first user equipment and not with said second user equipment, said home cell overlapping in coverage with a communications cell usable by both said first and second user equipment, the method including the steps of: acquiring, at the network, position data indicative of the position of the first user equipment; determining whether the first user equipment is close to the home cell by using the acquired position data; sending a cell measurement control message from the network to the first user equipment via a base station specifying measurements of said home cell; performing, at the first user equipment a fine position measurement; determining at the first user equipment whether the first user equipment is close to the home cell, based on said fine position measurement; and taking measurements of said home cell at the first user equipment when the first user equipment is close to the home cell. | 2009-01-01 |
20090005032 | Viewing Digital Content on a Mobile Device - A computer-implemented method includes receiving from a mobile device communicating over a wireless network a request for a content item, generating an identifier to represent a network location at which the content item is stored, and transmitting the identifier and the content item to the mobile device, wherein the mobile device is configured to perform operations including display the item in a first frame in a user interface on the mobile device, display the identifier in a second frame in the user interface, and enable a user to perform manipulations on the content item. | 2009-01-01 |
20090005033 | Methods And Apparatus For Use In Controlling The Selection Of Communication Networks While Connected In A Generic Access Network - Methods and apparatus for use by a mobile communication device in controlling the selection of communication networks for communications are described. In one illustrative example, the mobile device maintains a communication link with a radio access network (RAN) (e.g. an IEEE 802.11-based wireless network). The RAN is part of a generic access network (GAN) which further includes a gateway controller. The mobile device maintains, via the GAN, a service connection for a voice and/or data service with a core network of a visited Public Land Mobile Network (PLMN). The mobile device repeatedly performs actions while the service connection with the core network associated with the visited PLMN is maintained. Specifically, the mobile device operates to set and run a timer and, in response to an expiration of the timer, the mobile device sends, to a gateway controller via the RAN, a service connection request for a service connection with a core network of a home PLMN of the mobile device. If the service connection request is accepted, the mobile device operates to establish and maintain, via the GAN, a service connection with the core network of the home PLMN for communications. If this service connection request is not accepted, however, the mobile device operates to select an alternative visited PLMN from a preferred list of visited networks if the alternative visited PLMN has a higher priority in the list than the visited PLMN. In this case, the mobile device sends to a (gateway controller a service connection request for a service connection with a core network of the alternative visited PLMN. | 2009-01-01 |
20090005034 | METHOD FOR DETERMINING AN IDENTIFIER CORRESPONDING TO A FREQUENCY SET ON A DISPLAY UNIT OF THE COCKPIT AND SYSTEM OF IMPLEMENTATION - A method for the determining, on board an aircraft, of an identifier of a communications centre with which an aircraft crew wishes to enter into contact, includes the following operations: a) the writing, by the crew, of a radio-communications frequency to a display unit of the cockpit of the aircraft, b) the determining of surroundings of the aircraft, c) the determining of the communications centers situated in these surroundings, d) the comparing of the frequencies of these communications centers with the frequency displayed on the display unit of the cockpit, and f) when the frequency of a communications centre is identical to the displayed frequency, the display on the aircraft display unit of the identifier of said communications centre having a frequency identical to the displayed frequency. | 2009-01-01 |
20090005035 | System and a Method of Realizing Subscriber's Foreign Roaming Service Through the Router - A system and method of realizing subscriber's roaming service through the route server, employed in next generation network system which realizes cross-domain calling route through the route server, wherein when the roaming device is accessed, the register server judges whether the roaming device is a contracted subscriber or a roaming subscriber, then performs authentication, and notifies the soft switch control device to perform register operation and report location update message, for the contracted describer, the register server further needs to notify the roaming region that the subscriber has returned, and initiates location update in the roaming region, for the roaming subscriber, the register server sends register message to the home region to obtain the subscriber's service information and the location information of the contracted area, the register server of the home region registers the location information of the roaming area and reports the location update message, for the roaming subscriber-related service, the soft switch control device can accomplish connection and control according to normal procedure. The system and method of the present invention can realize subscriber's roaming service. | 2009-01-01 |
20090005036 | CALL SETUP FOR ROAMING SUBSCRIBERS - A wireless communication assembly ( | 2009-01-01 |
20090005037 | Intelligent Network Services - A method and control node ( | 2009-01-01 |
20090005038 | Techniques for conference scheduling - A technique for scheduling conferences includes receiving a conference request, which includes an invitee list, a prioritized list of preferred media types, and one or more times for a conference associated with the conference request. The conference is requested with respective invitees associated with the invitee list (via respective subscriber terminals) and it is determined whether the respective invitees can be scheduled for the conference. The conference is scheduled between a conference requester (associated with the conference request) and available ones of the respective invitees, when mandatory attendees, included within the respective invitees, are available. | 2009-01-01 |
20090005039 | PROVIDING USER INTERFACE DATA ON A MOBILE COMPUTING DEVICE - A system and a method are provided for managing network activation with a carrier and registration with a service provider. In one example, the method determines a network activation status. If the network is not activated, a utility is used to perform the activation. Further, the status of registration with a provider is determined. If not registered, a request is sent to a server of the service provider for a registration file configured to gather user registration information. The registration file is then received from the server. The registration file is executed on the personal computer. Data gathered by the registration file is then returned to the service provider's server to complete the registration procedures. | 2009-01-01 |
20090005040 | Method and computer system for matching mobile device users for business and social networking - A business or social networking method is operative in a server. The method enables mobile device users to meet one another, on a permission basis. The determination of whether a given pair of mobile device users are introduced depends on whether the server determines they are in intellectual or “cognitive” proximity, which is typically a function of one or more factors, such as: each user's reciprocal networking objective, the nature of the industry in which the user works, the user's level within the management hierarchy of his or her company, any specialty function the individual may possess, and so on. Individuals who are matched in one or more of such attributes to a given degree or threshold are said to be in intellectual proximity. According to the invention, when given mobile devices users are within physical proximity of one another during an overlapping time window, the server determines whether the users are also within a given intellectual proximity. If so, and if both users have opted to receive new introductions, the server issues a mutual collaboration opportunity message to each of the mobile device users to determine whether they desire to be introduced to one another. Preferably, the mutual collaboration opportunity message masks personally identifying information. If the mobile device users agree to be introduced, the server establishes a direct private messaging session between them. In an alternative embodiment, a mobile device user initiates a contact by performing a networking search query that identifies one or more prospects who can then be contacted by the mobile device user asynchronously. | 2009-01-01 |
20090005041 | DYNAMIC NETWORK SELECTION BY A WIRELESS DEVICE - A method, wireless device, and wireless communication system for dynamically selecting a network for communicating data over. The method includes initiating a search for a new access network ( | 2009-01-01 |
20090005042 | METHOD OF BROADCASTING SYSTEM INFORMATION IN COMMUNICATION CELLS FOR HANDOFF - A method of operating a network infrastructure entity in which a mobile communication device is capable of handover from a first wireless communication network to a second wireless communication network is described. System information of the second wireless communication network is broadcast, over a control channel of the first wireless communication network, to a plurality of mobile stations communicating with the first wireless communication network. The system information includes a system time of the second wireless communication network measured at a predefined time point of a frame structure of the first wireless communication network and at a transmitter of the first wireless communication network. The system information may further include neighbor cell information and slot offset of control channel. | 2009-01-01 |
20090005043 | METHOD OF AUTOMATICALLY CONFIGURING A HOME BASE STATION ROUTER - The present invention provides a method of automatically configuring a base station router. The method includes modifying a transmission power for a pilot signal transmitted by the base station router. The modification of the transmission power is determined based upon a frequency of mobility-related procedure requests received by the base station router. | 2009-01-01 |
20090005044 | MAINTAINING MINIMUM QUALITY OF SERVICE (QoS) COMMUNICATION SESSIONS DURING HARD HANDOFFS - The disclosure relates to techniques for maintaining minimum quality of service (QoS) communication sessions with a wireless communication device (WCD) over a data-based communication network during a hard handoff between access networks for the WCD. More specifically, the techniques determine whether a closed connection between the WCD and a first access network during a minimum QoS communication session is due to a hard handoff between the first access network and a second access network. In the case of a hard handoff, the techniques maintain open QoS reservations associated with data flows included in the minimum QoS communication session for a predetermined period of time to enable a new connection to be established between the WCD and a second access network. The techniques described herein may especially useful when performing a voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) call over an Evolution-Data Optimized (EVDO) communication network. | 2009-01-01 |
20090005045 | Mobile device handover supporting method, radio network control device, radio base station and computer program - The present invention relates to a device that includes
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20090005046 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR SUPPORTING HANDOVER IN BROADBAND WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - An apparatus and method for supporting a handover from a macro Base Station (BS) to a micro BS in a broadband wireless communication system are provided. The apparatus includes a user layer for requesting scanning information on micro BSs among neighbor BSs and an MIH function for obtaining the scanning information on the micro BSs by interoperating with an MIH server according to the request and for transmitting the obtained information to the user layer. Accordingly, the handover from the macro BS to the micro BS can be achieved. | 2009-01-01 |
20090005047 | Media independent vertical handovers - In general, in one aspect, the disclosure describes a method including initiating a network handover between a current network point of attachment (POA) and a mobile mode (MN). Pre-authentication of target network POAs is performed after the MN identifies the target network POAs. One of the target network POAs is selected based at least in part on the pre-authenticating. An IP address is pre-provisioned for MN in the selected target network POA. Communications between the MN and the selected target network POA are established. | 2009-01-01 |
20090005048 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CALL HANDOVER BETWEEN PACKET NETWORK SYSTEM AND CIRCUIT NETWORK SYSTEM - A method and apparatus for performing handover on a voice call between a packet network system and a circuit network system is provided. Considering a communication environment where a UE cannot simultaneously use radio resources of both the next generation mobile communication system (LTE) and the legacy mobile communication system (e.g., GSM/WCDMA), the present invention proposes an SCSE for performing signal translation between the packet switched network and the circuit switched network and anchoring a voice call in the application level, and supports a continuous voice call using the SCSE. | 2009-01-01 |
20090005049 | Base Station Apparatus And Wireless Transmission Method - A base station apparatus capable of effectively distributing resources of a wireless communication system, enhancing the throughput and increasing the number of users accommodated in the communication system. This apparatus increases or reduces, in accordance with the traffic of the communication system, the repetition number of transport data addressed to a mobile station being under a soft handover. For example, when the resource usage rates of BS | 2009-01-01 |
20090005050 | Method For Handover in Mobile Communication System - A method for handover in a mobile communication system is disclosed, by which traffic is transmitted on an optimal path. In a communication system including at least one radio network node communicating with a mobile terminal and an access node controlling the radio network node, the present invention includes the steps of making a request for the handover of the mobile terminal to a specific second radio network node and the access node from a first radio network node communicating with the mobile terminal, notifying the first radio network node and the access node of a result of the handover request by the second radio network node, and controlling traffic transmissions to the first radio network node and the second radio network node according to the handover request and a result notification of the handover by the access node. | 2009-01-01 |
20090005051 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR ROUTING, IN A WIRELESS CELLULAR TELECOMMUNICATION NETWORK, AN INCOMING CALL DOWN TO A MOBILE TERMINAL - The present invention concerns a method for routing, in a wireless cellular telecommunication network, an incoming call down to a mobile terminal, the wireless cellular telecommunication network comprising network devices, a first network device memorizing at least one identifier of at least one second network device. The first network device:
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20090005052 | Method and Apparatus for Dynamically Creating and Updating Base Station Neighbor Lists - The invention includes a method and apparatus for creating a base station neighbor list for a target base station in a network comprising a plurality of base stations. A method includes obtaining signal strength measurement information associated with a set of candidate base stations, creating the base station neighbor list by selecting ones of the candidate base stations for inclusion in the base station neighbor list in a manner for substantially maximizing a number of locations in the coverage area of the target base station receiving signal coverage from at least a threshold number of selected ones of the candidate base stations, and storing the base station neighbor list. The base station neighbor list may be updated periodically, or in response to changes to signal strength measurement information. The base station neighbor list is distributed from the base station to wireless user devices served by the base station for use by the wireless user devices in making handoff decisions. | 2009-01-01 |
20090005053 | Data Flow Control Device and Method for Congestion Avoidance Into Lub and Lur Interfaces of a Radio Access Network of a Mobile Communication Network - A control device (D | 2009-01-01 |
20090005054 | STATUS NOTIFICATION METHOD IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION APPARATUS - A call connection request from an access terminal is suppressed in a state in which the base station judges that the call connection is impossible, thereby suppressing a waste of the wireless band and the generation of noise. A BCMCS management block of an access point receives information indicating whether there is an allocable channel, from a channel management block of the access point, and information indicating whether the start of QoS can be accepted, from a QoS acceptance determination block of the access point, and the BCMCS management block distributes the information to the access terminal. Accordingly, the access point can inform the access terminal that it is not serviceable before channel allocation is attempted. | 2009-01-01 |
20090005055 | METHOD FOR CONTROLLING SWITCH OF MOBILE USER EQUIPMENT (UE) - The present invention discloses a method for controlling switch of multi-mode mobile user equipment (UE). Through designing a dedicated Switch Control Module (SCM) in the existing terminal management module within the multi-mode UE supporting IMS services, utilizing the automatic detection function of the Access Service Network (ASN) at the terminal side, and modifying part of the control signaling of the Connectivity Service Network (CSN) at the terminal side to make the UE participate the switch control procedure actively, the invention implements the seamless switch between different networks, strengthening the real-time performance during the network switch, thus enabling the mobile multimedia service to continue to satisfy the requirements for the real-time performance even when switched in use and enabling the user to obtain quicker data transmission rate, better quality of service and service with a cheaper price. | 2009-01-01 |
20090005056 | Efficient Provision of a Multicast Service by Switching Between Multicast Services in a Mobile Communication System - The invention relates to a method for efficiently providing a bidirectional multicast service (e.g. IMS) to a user equipment ( | 2009-01-01 |
20090005057 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PEER-TO-PEER (P2P) COMMUNICATIONS IN A BROADBAND WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - An apparatus and method for supporting Peer-to-Peer (P2P) communications in a broadband wireless communication system are provided. A frame used by the terminal in P2P communications includes a plurality of P2P contention channels overlapping with a region for cellular communications and at least one P2P dedicated channel allocated by a base station only for the P2P communications. The method includes establishing a P2P connection with a correspondent terminal through the at least one P2P dedicated channel, and exchanging P2P communication data with the correspondent terminal through at least one of the plurality of P2P contention channels. | 2009-01-01 |
20090005058 | Dynamic Inter-Cell Channel Sharing - A mechanism to share channels between cells dynamically and without simultaneous allocation of the same channel by more than one access point achieved by a method for a dynamic inter-cell channel sharing for a first access point in a radio access network, the first access point being associated with a first cell of a number of cells within the radio access network, the first access point being adapted to connecting at least one first user equipment being situated in the first cell, to a network infrastructure, comprising the steps of: receiving from the at least one first user equipment a report indicating whether a specific channel is used in a second adjacent cell of said number of cells, the report being based on a first information sent from at least one second access point, the information indicating whether a specific channel is used in the second adjacent cell. | 2009-01-01 |
20090005059 | MOBILE COMMUNICATION SYSTEM AND MBMS SERVICE RELEVANT INFORMATION TRANSFER METHOD FOR USE THEREWITH - The present invention provides a mobile communication system in which a target Radio Network Controller can decide the PtP method or PtM method correctly, and notify that the contents data of an MBMS service starts to be transferred to the radio terminal. A source Radio Network Controller sets up the relevant information of the MBMS service joined by a radio terminal in a Relocation Required message, and transmits it to an SGSN4. The SGSN4 transmits a Relocation Request message to the target Radio Network Controller. The target Radio Network Controller sets up the radio resources to perform the communication with the radio terminal, and stores the relevant information of the MBMS service in the Relocation Required message in memory. | 2009-01-01 |
20090005060 | WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, WIRELESS BASE STATION, WIRELESS TERMINAL AND COMMUNICATION CONTROL METHOD OF THE WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - A wireless access terminal, after handoff, adds channel quality information calculated in the wireless access terminal to a header of transmit data and transmits this data until a wireless base station succeeds in receiving at least one or more packets. The wireless base station, when having succeeded in receiving a packet for the first time after the handoff, extracts the channel quality information from a received header to initialize channel quality information inside the wireless base station. Subsequently, the wireless base station autonomously updates the channel quality information in response to success or failure of packet reception and controls the transmission rate. | 2009-01-01 |
20090005061 | LOCATION QUALITY OF SERVICE INDICATOR - A mobile wireless device is configured to provide a location quality of service indicator (QoSI) indicative of the quality of a calculated location estimation for use by a location-based service. The QoSI may be calculated by the device itself or by a server, such as a location enabling server (LES). The QoSI may be used to represent the predicted location accuracy, availability, latency, precision, and/or yield. | 2009-01-01 |
20090005062 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SELECTING A REAL TIME LOCATION SERVICE PROVIDER - A method and apparatus for selecting a real time location service provider enables improved positioning services. The method includes processing a request for a position of a portable electronic device, where the request identifies at least one local access point and a connected cellular communication cell to which the device is operatively connected (step | 2009-01-01 |
20090005063 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR IMPROVED LOCATIONING IN A WIRELESS NETWORK - Methods and systems are provided for determining the location of a first wireless device (e.g., a mobile unit) within a wireless network comprising a second wireless device (e.g., an access point). The method includes determining a signal strength contour associated with RF communication between the access point and the mobile unit, and adding a correction factor to the signal strength contour to produce a corrected signal strength contour, wherein the correction factor includes the sums of the differences between the transmit power and the antenna gain associated with the mobile unit and the access point. In an alternate scheme involving stored fingerprint data, a correction factor is introduced based on the differences between antenna gains and transmit power associated with the mobile unit under consideration and the mobile unit used for generating the fingerprint data. The systems and methods disclosed herein are applicable, for example, to networks operating in accordance with 802.11, RFID, WiMax, WAN, Bluetooth, Zigbee, UWB, and the like. | 2009-01-01 |
20090005064 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR LOCATIONING IN A WIRELESS NETWORK USING STATISTICAL WEIGHTING - Methods and systems are provided for determining the location of a first wireless device (e.g., a mobile unit) within a wireless network comprising a plurality of second wireless devices (e.g., access points). The method includes identifying an overlap area corresponding to the intersection of RF ranges for the one or more second wireless devices then computing a set of signal strength values, each associated with a measure of RF signal strength (e.g., RSSI) received by the plurality of second wireless devices from the first wireless device. A decision metric is evaluated for a plurality of locations within the overlap area based on the set of signal strength values. The location of the first wireless device is determined by selecting, from the plurality of locations, a location having the optimum value of the decision metric within the overlap area. The decision metric may utilize a minimum mean square error (MMSE) calculation. A weighting function may be used to remove redundant or weak signal strength values. The systems and methods are applicable, for example, to networks operating in accordance with 802.11, RFID, WiMax, WAN, Bluetooth, Zigbee, UWB, and the like. | 2009-01-01 |
20090005065 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SETTING STATUS FLAGS FOR MOBILE DATA DISTRIBUTION BASED ON DISTRIBUTION RULES - Embodiments of the invention are generally directed to systems and methods for setting status flags for mobile data distribution based on the subscription rules. A mobile middleware manages several objects between the mobile device and the backend system. The mobile data distribution happen based on subscription rules set up on the object. A status flag is assigned to each such subscription rule and any change in the subscription rule triggers updating of that corresponding status flag. The mobile middleware distributes data to the backend system and to the mobile devices based on the subscription rule evaluation. For updating the subscription rule, it is sufficient to evaluate only the status flags that have changed. | 2009-01-01 |
20090005066 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR OBTAINING A ZIP CODE - An apparatus for obtaining a zip code of where a user is at the moment is provided. The apparatus comprises: a core network; an access server operatively connected to the core network providing network access for the communication device; and a zip code location database server operatively connected to the core network, wherein the zip code location database server is adapted to store zip code location information for one or more IDs in the core network. | 2009-01-01 |
20090005067 | Methods, systems, and computer program products for message filtering based on previous path trajectories and probable destination - Methods, systems and computer program products for filtering generally-broadcast messages received by a movable unit based on current spatial position, stored trajectory history, and probable future trajectories. A current spatial position of the movable unit is received and stored to form a stored trajectory history. A generally-broadcast message relating to a target geographical region is also received and stored. Potential trajectories of the movable unit are then computed over a pre-determined time based on at least one of the current spatial position, a current travel direction of the movable unit, and the stored trajectory history of the movable unit. The generally-broadcast message is then disseminated in response to at least one potential trajectory crossing into the target geographical region during the pre-determined time period. The generally-broadcast message may also be disseminated on the basis of specified user preferences. | 2009-01-01 |
20090005068 | Location-Based Emergency Information - Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer program products, for location-based emergency information. A current geographic location of a device is determined. One or more first contact information items based on the determined geographic location are received at the device. The first contact information items include one or more contact information items associated with emergency services. | 2009-01-01 |
20090005069 | System and method for tracking the location of multiple mobile radio transceiver units - An object locating system ( | 2009-01-01 |
20090005070 | SYNCHRONIZING MOBILE AND VEHICLE DEVICES - Location information is received at a mobile device from the memory of a vehicle device. The mobile device is updated based on the location information. Sensor data is received from at least one sensor measuring movement of the mobile device, and an estimated location of the mobile device is calculated based at least in part on the location information and the sensor data. | 2009-01-01 |
20090005071 | Event Triggered Content Presentation - Methods, computer program products, systems and data structures for generating property instructions are described. Associated with the property instructions may include a property table. The property table may identify the detection of a particular geographic location as a trigger event, and the display of an attribute (or attributes) of a display property as an action. When a mobile device comes within a defined range of a geographic area as defined in the property table, the attribute of the display property is displayed on the mobile device. | 2009-01-01 |
20090005072 | Integration of User Applications in a Mobile Device - User-applications provided by mobile devices are integrated. In one aspect, an email message is received at a mobile device from an email address and a representation of the email message is displayed on a graphical user interface. An input is received from a user indicating a selection of the email address. Contact information corresponding to a set of contacts is searched for a contact having a contact email address matching the email address. Contact information for the contact includes a geographic location for the contact. A display of a map is provided to the user. The display includes a graphical representation indicating the geographic location for the contact having a contact email address matching the email address. | 2009-01-01 |
20090005073 | Method and System for Using Signal Quality Information - A method includes receiving destination information comprising a desired destination and receiving regional signal quality information comprising signal quality information associated with one or more regions of an area. The method also includes determining a first route to the desired destination based on the regional signal quality information. | 2009-01-01 |
20090005074 | Method and Apparatus for Activating a Base Station - The invention includes a method and apparatus for activating a base station. A method includes transitioning the base station to a first state in which at least one base station activation activity is performed and RF transmissions are disabled, and transitioning the base station from the first state to a second state in which RF transmissions are enabled. The at least one base station activation activity may include at least one of warming at least one power amplifier, setting at least one base station configuration parameter, establishing GPS synchronization, and other base station activation activities. The base station may transition from the first state to the second state in response to a trigger. | 2009-01-01 |
20090005075 | Determining the location of a wireless mobile communications device - An exemplary method determines a location of a wireless mobile unit by a node in a communication network. Amplitude adjustment coefficients are received from a rake receiving process used by the mobile unit to receive an incoming signal. A path loss factor is computed based on the amplitude adjustment coefficients. A modified path loss value is calculated based on the path loss factor. The location of the mobile unit is determined based on the modified path loss value. | 2009-01-01 |
20090005076 | Location-Based Information Services - Methods, systems, and computer-readable medium for providing location-based information services. In one implementation, a method is provided. The method includes receiving first information associated with a user of a mobile device. Second information identifying a first geographic location of the mobile device is received. Location-based content is filtered using the first information and the second information. The filtered location-based content is provided to the user at the mobile device, where the mobile device includes a multi-touch sensitive display. | 2009-01-01 |
20090005077 | Location-Based Services - Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer program products, for location-based services. An event or device condition is detected at a device. A current geographic location of a device is determined. Location-based information based on the determined current geographic location is received. The location-based information includes information relevant to the event or device condition. The information is presented. | 2009-01-01 |
20090005078 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONNECTING A CELLULAR TELEPHONE USER TO THE INTERNET - A portable communication apparatus is provided which comprises an image-capturing means for capturing an image; a character recognition means for recognizing characters which appear in that captured image; a location means for identifying the current location of the portable communication apparatus; a data retrieval means for accessing one or more databases in order to retrieve data based on the recognized characters and on the current location of the portable communication apparatus. | 2009-01-01 |
20090005079 | DYNAMIC AWARENESS INVOLVING LOCATION - A system for dynamic content delivery is provided. The system includes a control component to determine location, preferences, and state of a user. A delivery component dynamically selects and provides content to the user as a function of the user's location, preferences, and state. | 2009-01-01 |
20090005080 | Location-Aware Mobile Device - One or more location-based clients can be activated on a mobile device for providing location-based services. The location-based clients can be provided with information (e.g., presets, defaults) related to the current location and/or mode of the mobile device. The information can be obtained from one or more network resources. In some implementations, a number of location-based clients can run concurrently on the mobile device and share information. | 2009-01-01 |
20090005081 | Communication system and information providing method - A communication system includes a mobile communication apparatus and a back-end server. The mobile communication apparatus is for respectively generating and outputting a piece of communication operation data, a piece of network operation data or a piece of multimedia playing operation data when a communication operation event, a network operation event or a multimedia playing operation event is triggered, wherein the mobile communication apparatus also detects and provides its position data. The back-end server is for receiving and analyzing the communication operation data or the network operation data to generate and output a piece of catalog statistic data. The mobile communication apparatus generates and outputs a piece of motion data to the back-end server in response to the multimedia playing operation data or the catalog statistic data. The back-end server provides active information to the mobile communication apparatus according to the position data and the motion data. | 2009-01-01 |
20090005082 | DISFAVORED ROUTE PROGRESSIONS OR LOCATIONS - Adaptive route guidance can include analyzing route progressions associated with one or more routes based on multiple user preferences. The adaptive route guidance can provide one or more preferred routes based on the user preferences, which can be presented to a user for navigation purposes. | 2009-01-01 |
20090005083 | POSITION ESTIMATION SYSTEM - A position of a mobile communication terminal in an environment where the terminal cannot communicate with a GPS is defined more narrowly than a sector area of a base station in which the mobile communication terminal is located so that the position of the mobile communication terminal can be estimated more accurately. Even if a mobile communication terminal is in an environment where the terminal cannot communicate with a GPS, the latitude and longitude of the center of a sector of the wireless base station in which the mobile communication terminal is located is obtained according to a predetermined calculation by a base station database device, and the obtained latitude and longitude is sent back as an estimated latitude and longitude of the mobile communication terminal to the mobile communication terminal via the wireless base station. | 2009-01-01 |
20090005084 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR POSITIONNG USING ATSC DIGITAL TV SIGNALS - An apparatus for positioning comprising a method is provided. The method includes the step of calculating a transmission time of a training sequence of a television signal from a transmitter to a mobile receiver. | 2009-01-01 |
20090005085 | SELECTIVE RETRY SYSTEM FOR A CODE DIVISION MULTIPLE ACCESS STACK FOR CALL SETUP FAILURES - A code division multiple access stack in a mobile station ( | 2009-01-01 |
20090005086 | Method for Sending a Mail Letter Starting From a Sms Message - A method of sending a mail letter by a SMS message sent by any terminal enabled to such operation to an addressee having a telephone number, characterized in that the SMS message is sent to a Service Centre that transmits it to the telephone service provider of the sender who once identified the personal data corresponding to the telephone number included in the message transmits said personal data together with the text of the SMS message to an equipment designed to print the message, to put it into an envelope, and to hand it over to the postal service to be delivered to the addressee. | 2009-01-01 |
20090005087 | Newsreader for Mobile Device - Providing information to a mobile device can include receiving a translation request from a mobile device, wherein the translation request includes a resource locator identifying information in a native format; accessing the information identified by the resource locator, wherein the information is retrieved from a local cache if available and otherwise is retrieved from a source associated with the resource locator; translating at least a portion of the information identified by the resource locator to generate a translated file in a supported format; and transmitting the translated file to the mobile device. Further, the information retrieved from a source associated with the resource locator can be stored in the local cache. Additionally, the information identified by the resource locator can be cleared from the local cache after a predetermined amount of time. | 2009-01-01 |
20090005088 | Mobile communication device and the operating method thereof - A device and its operating method for mobile communication, the mobile communication device includes a micro processor, a memory which has an instruction database and an image database, a touch panel, a message module and a communication module. After a user inputs a symbol, the micro processor will retrieve and execute an operating instruction which corresponds to the symbol from the image database and the instruction database, or look for the contact and perform the communication action which corresponds to the symbol. When the operating instruction or the communication action which corresponds to the symbol fails, the micro processor will enter a setting interface to set up an operating instruction or communication action which corresponds to the symbol. | 2009-01-01 |
20090005089 | Mobile Terminal for Chatting by Using Sms and Method Thereof - The present invention relates to a mobile communication terminal that supports a text chatting function by using a short message service, and a text chatting service method. For this purpose, the present invention provides a mobile communication terminal including a program memory, a data storage unit, a key input unit, a display, and a microprocessor. The program memory stores a text chatting program for the text chatting service and a program that performs additional functions executed in the text chatting service. The data storage unit stores a text chatting message transmitted/received through the text chatting service. The key input unit includes a key button for generating the text chatting message. The display displays the transmitted/received text chatting message on a chatting window. The microprocessor executes the text chatting program and performs a control function to display text chatting messages communicated with a mobile communication terminal of a chatting contact on the chatting window. Herein, the text chatting message is transmitted/received by using a short message service. According to the present invention, a text chatting service using a short message service can be realized by simply changing a user interface of the mobile communication terminal so that a user can check a transmitted/received short message through one screen window, and provide a cost reduction by using a less expensive short message service than a data charge. | 2009-01-01 |
20090005090 | Method for Providing Global Short Message Service - The present invention relates to a method of transferring a SMS between countries using different kinds of languages, that is, Mobile Stations (MSs) using different kinds of languages, and a computer-readable recording medium for implementing the SMS transfer method. The present invention provides a method of writing/transmitting a SMS by selecting and inputting a specific one of several foreign languages, which can be input in a receive MS, to transfer a SMS written in a foreign language from a transmit MS using a first language as a main language to the receive MS using a foreign language as a main language through a P2P network in which SMS nodes are independently connected on a country basis. The method includes {circle around (1)} a foreign language character input program installation step, {circle around (2)} a message transmission step, {circle around (3)} a global transmission step and {circle around (4)} a message reception step. According to the present invention, a global SMS can be transmitted conveniently and economically between countries using different kinds of languages, which was difficult due to the difference in a language structure in the prior art. | 2009-01-01 |
20090005091 | Wireless Communication Device, Program, and Wireless Communication Method - A wireless communication device has a plurality of antennas and has MIMO functions that receive a plurality of spatially multiplexed signal sets, perform an inverse matrix computation using SN ratios of the plurality of the signal sets, based on a transfer function of a transmission path of the plurality of the signal sets, decode a first encoded signal in which is encoded the plurality of the signal sets on which the inverse matrix computation was performed, and output a decoded signal. The wireless communication device includes an encoder that generates a second encoded signal by encoding the decoded signal and a control portion that, if one of the SN ratio and the difference between the first encoded signal and the second encoded signal does not meet a specified standard, shifts the wireless communication device to a reduced power consumption state in which the amount of electric power that is consumed is reduced. | 2009-01-01 |
20090005092 | CONTENTION WINDOW ADAPTATION OF WIRELESS DEVICES FOR MITIGATION OF PERIODIC INTERFERENCE - When a wireless communications device determines that a microwave oven or other source of periodic interference is operating nearby, the device may rapidly increase the size of its contention window to reduce the number of retries that it attempts during the period of interference. Similarly, it may rapidly decrease the size of the contention window during the periods of non-interference. In some embodiments, the maximum size of the contention window derived during periods of interference may be sized to assure enough time for successful completion of at least one transmission during the next period of non-interference. | 2009-01-01 |
20090005093 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ACQUIRING BASE STATION SYNCHRONIZATION IN A COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - A system and method for acquiring BS synchronization in a communication system are provided. In the system and method, a first BS acquires synchronization and transmits a frame to at least a second of the one or more neighbor BSs according to the synchronization, a second BS being the at least one neighbor BS estimates its first uplink frame synchronization time using a first arrival time of a downlink frame in the frame and transmits a first message at the first uplink frame synchronization time to the first BS, the first BS calculates a synchronization time difference by comparing a second arrival time of the first message with its uplink frame synchronization time and transmits a second message including the synchronization time difference to the second BS, and the second BS estimates a synchronization time using the synchronization time difference, acquires synchronization to the first BS, and transmits a frame generated with the same timing as the first BS. | 2009-01-01 |
20090005094 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR SELECTING BANDWIDTH FOR PEER TO PEER COMMUNICATION IN A BROADBAND WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - An apparatus and method for performing Peer-to-Peer (P2P) communication in a broadband wireless communication system are provided. The apparatus includes a first calculator for calculating a maximum Transmit (Tx) power level for each band of a Mobile Station (MS) by using channel information and capability information of the MS; a second calculator for calculating a preference for each band of the MS by using information on the maximum Transmit (Tx) power level for each band and by using interference information for each band of a counterpart MS; and a selector for selecting a P2P transmission band of the MS according to the preference for each band. | 2009-01-01 |
20090005095 | Method for Reconfiguring Radio Link in Wireless Communication System - There is provided a method for enabling a user equipment to reconfigure a radio link in a wireless communication system. The method includes receiving a radio link reconfiguration message by a higher layer, requesting a lower layer to respond to the radio link reconfiguration message, configuring a response message for the radio link reconfiguration message, the response message decodable by the lower layer and transmitting the response message. | 2009-01-01 |
20090005096 | Distributed antenna communications system - A distributed antenna system comprises a base transceiver station, a plurality of distributed antenna units and a signal routing apparatus. The base transceiver station has a plurality of output ports that generate a plurality of downlink signals having overlapping transmit frequencies and containing different communication content. The different communication content is directed toward each of a plurality of mobile units. The base transceiver station also has at least one uplink receive port that receives an uplink signal. The uplink signal includes communication content received from at least one of the mobile units. The plurality of distributed antenna units have coverage areas that are non-overlapping or only partially overlapping. The signal routing apparatus routes the downlink signals to the plurality of distributed antennas such that each of the plurality of downlink signals are transmitted by one or more of the distributed antennas and each distributed antenna only transmits one of the downlink signals. | 2009-01-01 |
20090005097 | Method and System for Automatically Identifying Wireless Signal Quality of a Region - A method for automatically identifying wireless signal quality of a region includes receiving signal quality information associated with wireless signals received by each of a plurality of mobile endpoints and receiving location information identifying locations of each of the plurality of mobile endpoints. The method also includes, based on the received signal quality information and the received location information, identifying a first region of an area, the first region having a first signal quality. | 2009-01-01 |
20090005098 | Network based mobile user proxy and agent - In one example embodiment of the present invention, a method of managing information at a base station in a wireless network includes determining whether first information is at least one of low priority information and high priority information. The method further includes queuing the information if the information is determined to be low priority information, and sending the information to a mobile station if the information is determined to be high priority information. | 2009-01-01 |
20090005099 | Apparatus and method for supporting handover between home cell and macro cell in wireless communication system - An apparatus and a method for supporting a handover between a home cell and a macro cell in a wireless communication system are provided. A communicating method includes storing, at a mobile station (MS), information regarding a home cell to a memory; determining, at the mobile station, whether a stored neighbor base station (BS) list of the home cell includes a first base station; and when the neighbor base station list includes the first base station, scanning, at the mobile station, a home base station using the pre-registered home cell information. | 2009-01-01 |
20090005100 | NEGOTIATION OF CONTROL OVER A PTT CALL BETWEEN AN OMA PoC NETWORK AND A P25 NETWORK - Communication networks and methods are disclosed for negotiating control over a PTT call between an OMA PoC network and a P25 network. If an OMA PoC PTT server receives a request for the PTT call from a calling party, then the PTT server transmits a call initiation message for the PTT call to the P25 network offering control over the PTT call to a PTT server in the P25 network. The P25 PTT server processes the call initiation message to identify the offer for control, assumes control over the PTT call, and determines whether the calling or called party has the floor for initial transmission for the PTT call. The P25 PTT server then transmits a response message to the OMA PoC PTT server indicating which one of the calling or called party has the floor. The party granted the floor may then initiate voice communications for the PTT call. | 2009-01-01 |
20090005101 | Transmission Power Control Apparatus, Propagation Path Estimating Apparatus, Transmission Power Control Method, and Propagation Path Estimating Method - A transmission power control apparatus capable of reducing unnecessary transmission power that is consumed in transmission of pilot symbols. In the apparatus, a power control part ( | 2009-01-01 |
20090005102 | Method and Apparatus for Dynamically Adjusting Base Station Transmit Power - The invention includes a method and apparatus for adjusting the transmit power of a base station. In one embodiment, the transmit power of a base station is adjusted using rate metrics. A method according to one embodiment includes adjusting a transmit power of a target base station based on a per-user rate metric associated with the target base station and at least one per-user rate metric associated with at least one other base station. The per-user rate metrics may be based on any base station metrics, such as average system throughput of the base station, aggregate cell capacity of the base station, and the like. The per-user rate metrics may be computed or estimated using feedback information from wireless user devices. In one embodiment, the transmit power of a base station is adjusted using other information, such as geographic distances between base station, signal strength measurements received at base stations from other base stations, and the like, as well as various combinations thereof. A method according to one embodiment includes obtaining non-feedback information and adjusting the transmit power of the base station using the non-feedback information. | 2009-01-01 |
20090005103 | EMBEDDED IC TEST CIRCUITS AND METHODS - A self-testing transceiver having an on-chip power detection capability is provided. The self-testing transceiver can include a semiconductor substrate and a transmitter having a high-power amplifier disposed on the substrate. The self-testing transceiver also can include a receiver disposed on the substrate for selectively coupling to an antenna. The self-testing transceiver can further include at least one power detector disposed on the semiconductor substrate for determining a power such as an RMS and/or peak-power of a signal at an internal node of the self-testing transceiver. Additionally, the self-testing transceiver can include a loopback circuit disposed on the substrate. | 2009-01-01 |
20090005104 | Method and System for a Reliable Relay-Associated and Opportunistic Cooperative Transmission Schemes - A base station (BS) communicates with a mobile station (MS) through relay stations (RSs). In one exemplary reliable relay-associated transmission scheme, the BS transmits data to the RSs using multicast or unicast. From the received packets, each RS calculates its reliability value according to a reliability function, which it informs the MS. The BS then generates a reliability metric to identify the RSs that are considered reliable. The reliable RSs transmit their information to the MS under a cooperative multicast transmission mode. Meanwhile, the unreliable RSs overhear the transmissions between the reliable RSs and the target MS. If the MS is unable to receive information from reliable RSs, the unreliable RSs can join the cooperative transmission to provide a higher cooperative diversity gain to the target MS. | 2009-01-01 |
20090005105 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR SETTING TRANSMIT POWER OF A COMPACT BASE STATION IN A WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - An apparatus and method for setting transmit power of a compact Base Station (BS) in a wireless communication system are provided. In the apparatus and method a measurer measures a signal strength corresponding to each of one or more neighbor BSs while operating in a Mobile Station (MS) mode, a receiver receives a signal strength corresponding to each of the one or more neighbor BSs measured by one or more MSs from the corresponding one or more MSs, and a self-configuration controller sets a target signal strength based on the signal strength corresponding to each of the one or more neighbor BSs measured in the MS mode and controls a transmit power so that the signal strength corresponding to each of the one or more neighbor BSs measured by the one or more MSs substantially reaches the target signal strength. | 2009-01-01 |
20090005106 | TRANSMISSION POWER CONTROL METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MOBILE COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - A method and apparatus for controlling the power of a signal transmitted between a base station and a mobile terminal which constitute a mobile communication system. At least one of the base station and the mobile terminal has functions to compare a predetermined reference value and a necessary transmission power obtained as a result of transmission power control in order to compensate for a signal intensity fluctuation occurring on a link between the base station and the mobile terminal, temporarily stopping the transmission if the necessary transmission power is larger than a predetermined permissible value, and transmit the signal if the necessary transmission power is equal to or smaller than the predetermined permissible value. | 2009-01-01 |
20090005107 | TRANSMISSION POWER CONTROL SYSTEM AND APPARATUS FOR MOBILE COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - A method and apparatus for controlling the power of a signal transmitted between a base station and a mobile terminal which constitute a mobile communication system. At least one of the base station and the mobile terminal has functions to compare a predetermined reference value and a necessary transmission power obtained as a result of transmission power control in order to compensate for a signal intensity fluctuation occurring on a link between the base station and the mobile terminal, temporarily stopping the transmission if the necessary transmission power is larger than a predetermined permissible value, and transmit the signal if the necessary transmission power is equal to or smaller than the predetermined permissible value. | 2009-01-01 |