03rd week of 2012 patent applcation highlights part 41 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20120015634 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR WIRELESS PHONE RECORDING - The present invention related to a method for recording a mobile phone call and mobile phone recording system for recording audio from mobile phone calls. The mobile phone recording system can have an interface that is seamless and undetectable by the user so that the system can be used for covert applications, such as for use by undercover law enforcement personnel, or the system can be used as a business security tool installed on all wireless phones issued by an organization. An external call is established with the mobile phone. A call recording application can conference an independent, internal call to the external call via the phone's API, or simply by nature that both calls are using the same microphone and speaker devices on the phone for the audio interface to the user. Audio of the internal call can be captured and stored at the mobile phone. The internal call can be tagged with an identification. Thereafter, the audio, and data such as SMS and MMS, can be forwarded to a third party database for storage or stored locally for the end user to play back on the phone or transfer to an external device using USB, wireless, or similar data connection. In one embodiment, a recording can be made at the mobile phone and forwarded to the third-party database. The recording can be initiated remotely. | 2012-01-19 |
20120015635 | Wireless Handheld Device, System, and Method of Detecting and Storing Email Settings - A method and apparatus for changing settable email parameters in a system supporting email using a wireless device, the system including a wireless electronic device and a wireless network. Provided is a way of changing email settings on the wireless device, and storing those changes on both the device and, as needed or desired, on the wireless network. The wireless network and wireless device are adapted to wirelessly communicate with each other. | 2012-01-19 |
20120015636 | METHOD FOR DISPLAYING INFORMATION FROM AN ID TRANSMITTER - The invention relates to a method for displaying a piece of information, using a mobile ID transmitter ( | 2012-01-19 |
20120015637 | Method And System For Date Transfer From A Cellular Communications-device Application To A Telecommunications Network - Embodiments of the present invention are directed to an information-transfer system that operates within a cell phone. The information-transfer system includes a data-transfer application that, prior to displaying a user interface with a call feature that allows a user to invoke a cell-phone application to place a phone call, places information to transfer to the cell-phone application in an information block for transfer to the cell-phone application. The information-transfer system further includes the cell-phone application, which receives the information block, extracts, from the information block, data for transfer to a telecommunications network, and transfers the extracted data to the telecommunications network. | 2012-01-19 |
20120015638 | Handheld Electronic Device Having Improved Phone Call Log and Associated Method - An improved handheld electronic device and an associated method provide an improved call list that presents information relating to logged phone calls in a collapsed manner. A single entry is displayed on the call list to represent a call log of phone calls from the same phone number. | 2012-01-19 |
20120015639 | Telephone Caller Classification - In general, the subject matter described in this specification can be embodied in methods, systems, and program products for identifying telephone spam. An indication of an incoming telephone call and a calling device telephone number for the incoming telephone call is received. An indication that the calling device telephone number has been determined to be a source of telephone spam based on identifications by one or more users, other than a user of a mobile telephone, that the calling device telephone number is a source of telephone spam is received. A secondary alert is output to the user of the mobile telephone that is different than a default alert. The default alert is output to the user of the mobile telephone if the calling device telephone number is not determined to be a source of telephone spam. | 2012-01-19 |
20120015640 | Handling of applications of mobile terminals in a serving node - A method of supporting a communication between a mobile terminal UE and a serving node of a telecommunication network, the serving node comprising an application interface, a programming module and a basic code module storing and processing basic functions. The serving node receives an initialization message from the UE and determines a call reference number for the incoming call. An incoming call listener is activated to listen to incoming calls that are related to the call reference number. A signal is created which listens for a trigger-signal in basic functions in the basic code module. After the incoming call, related to the call reference number is detected, the signal listener is allocated to the incoming call, wherein an application in the programming module is executed after the signal listener detects the trigger signal related to the call reference number. | 2012-01-19 |
20120015641 | CONTROL SYSTEM, MOBILE TERMINAL DEVICE, CONTROLLED DEVICE, CONTROL METHOD, AND COMPUTER-READABLE NON-TRANSITORY RECORDING MEDIUM STORING CONTROL PROGRAM - Provided are a control system, a mobile terminal device, a controlled device, a control method, and a computer-readable non-transitory recording medium storing a control program which are capable of reducing misoperations by a user. The mobile terminal device of the control system includes an instruction determining unit for determining specifics of an instruction based on a signal from an input unit, according to a current operating mode of either a first mode (controlled-device operating mode) or a second mode (terminal-itself operating mode), a process executing unit for executing a process corresponding to determined specifics of an instruction when in the second operating mode, a change determining unit for determining whether or not the operating mode is changed from the first mode to the second mode, and an informing process unit for performing a process of informing of a change in operating mode by at least one of vibration, light, and, sound if it is determined that a change in operating mode is made. | 2012-01-19 |
20120015642 | FIRMWARE UPDATE METHOD FOR MOBILE TERMINAL AND MOBILE TERMINAL USING THE SAME - A method for updating a firmware of a mobile terminal over the air in a mobile communication system and a mobile terminal using the same are provided comprising an internal memory and a detachable external memory and downloading an update file of a firmware from a firmware server over the air, in which size information of the update file is received, a download storage for storing the update file is selected in accordance with the size information, the update file is downloaded and stored in the selected download storage, and the firmware is updated with the stored update file. Accordingly, an update file can be selectively stored in an internal memory and an external memory in accordance with available storage capability using a firmware over-the air (FOTA) function. | 2012-01-19 |
20120015643 | System and Method for Real Time Self-Provisioning for a Mobile Communication Device - A system and method of provisioning services for a mobile communication device are disclosed. A provisioning request including provisioning information and specifying a provisioning operation and a first communication service is prepared on the mobile communication device and sent to a provisioning system. Processing of the provisioning request is dependent upon whether or not a second communication service has been activated for the mobile communication device. If the mobile communication device is outside a coverage area of a wireless communication network when a provisioning request is prepared, the request is stored at the mobile communication device and sent to the provisioning system when the mobile communication device enters the coverage area. The provisioning system preferably manages service provisioning for multiple services, any of which may be hosted by different service providers. | 2012-01-19 |
20120015644 | Virtual Instance Architecture for Mobile Device Management Systems - System and method for remotely managing mobile devices. A virtual instance mobile device is maintained for each physical mobile device to be managed. Each virtual instance mobile device is executable in a computer runtime environment and includes a hardware emulation component configured to emulate the hardware components of the corresponding physical mobile device and a software emulation component corresponding to the software components of the physical mobile device, which is executable within the context of the hardware emulation component. Synchronization between the virtual instance mobile devices and their corresponding physical mobile devices is maintained, and data obtained from the physical mobile devices is stored. The physical mobile devices are remotely managed by utilizing their corresponding virtual instance mobile devices respectively. | 2012-01-19 |
20120015645 | METHOD FOR TRANSMITTING A SYNCHRONOUS CHANNEL AND AN ESSENTIAL CONTROL INFORMATION CHANNEL, AND FEMTO BASE STATION THEREOF - The present invention provides a method for transmitting a synchronous channel and an essential control information channel in a femto base station. The method comprises the steps of: acquiring by the femto base station segment information from a macro base station which overlays the femto base station; discriminating by the femto base station the segment or subcarrier used by the macro base station; and transmitting by the femto base station a synchronous channel and essential control information thereof on the segment or subcarrier different from the segment or subcarrier discriminated in the previous step. | 2012-01-19 |
20120015646 | METHOD FOR ACCESSING A SERVICE UNAVAILABLE THROUGH A NETWORK CELL - A method performed by user equipment (UE) includes receiving a request to access a service unavailable through a first network cell associated with the UE, and receiving a message from an access device associated with the first network cell, wherein the message identifies a plurality of second network cells providing the service. | 2012-01-19 |
20120015647 | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF DETERMINING STANDBY TIME FOR MOBILE STATIONS - A method and system for determining standby time for a mobile station uses a battery simulator, a base station emulator, a computer to control the test equipment and MSUT for testing a mobile station. The computer includes a module for determining a radio off battery voltage, a module for deriving a battery capacity in dependence upon the radio off battery voltage, a module for measuring battery capacity usage in a predetermined time while the mobile station is in standby mode and a module for determining a standby time for the mobile station in dependence upon the battery capacity and the battery capacity usage, where the predetermined time is less than the standby time. | 2012-01-19 |
20120015648 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MAKING MEASUREMENTS IN MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM USER EQUIPMENT - A method and apparatus for selecting cells in a mobile telecommunications system, the system comprising a network of a plurality of cells of a Universal Mobile Telecommunications Systems (UMTS) and a network of a plurality of cells of a second Radio Access Technology (RAT), the method comprising, at a user equipment device: when in UMTS mode, flagging in a neighbouring cell list stored on the user equipment device information for a cell of a second RAT which is known to be unsuitable for selection. Information from the neighbouring cell list information for the flagged cell may be removed, in particular for a limited period of time. | 2012-01-19 |
20120015649 | METHODS AND APPARATUS TO SUPPORT BASE STATION DETECTION AND SELECTION IN MULTI-TIER WIRELESS NETWORKS - A subscriber station can efficiently determine an accessible base station by scanning a subset of base stations based on an optimized list received from a serving base station. The subscriber station includes a white list that contains information regarding a number of closed subscriber group (CSG) base stations to which the subscriber station is subscribed. The subscriber station can transmit a request message that includes one or more of: indication of whether the detected identifier of the femto base station is in the whitelist or not; and its location information. In response, the base station can send a message that includes the nearby femtocells and whether the femtocell is accessible or inaccessible to the subscriber station. The femto base station can be designed to be in transmission off mode when none of its subscribers is in its coverage. The serving base station can select a set of the accessible femtocells to the subscriber station, and request the selected femtocells to monitor an uplink signaling of the subscriber station so that the femtocell can be awaken when the femtocell is in transmission off mode or be aware that the subscriber station is in proximity, if the uplink signaling is detected. | 2012-01-19 |
20120015650 | FALLBACK BETWEEN RADIO ACCESS TECHNOLOGIES - A method for assigning a location area to a mobile device for use in circuit switched fallback from a first radio access network to a second radio access network. Two counters are implemented at the eNode B—a first counter to count the numbers of times a mobile reports a given last-used location area code and a second counter for counting the numbers of certain unique combinations of location area code and further identifying data. Whenever the eNode B receives a signal incorporating a location area code, checking the respective first counter for that code and conditionally incrementing the first counter such that if the first counter is below a predefined threshold the first counter is incremented. If the first counter is equal to the threshold, obtaining further identifying data in addition to the location area code and incrementing the corresponding second counter. | 2012-01-19 |
20120015651 | Efficient Searching for Communications Networks - Systems and methods are provided for adaptive control of scanning by a communications device, such as a mobile handset, for an available communication network based on a status of the communications device, user behavior, and signal status. A new time interval used for scanning for communications networks and access points is calculated responsive to a detected change in condition. | 2012-01-19 |
20120015652 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROCESSING CHANGES IN A CSG SUBSCRIPTION IN A WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - Provided are a method and an apparatus for processing changes in a closed subscriber group (CSG) subscription in a wireless communication system. A non-access stratum (NAS) of a user equipment receives, from a network, an NAS message indicating that the CSG service to a CSG cell has expired. The NAS notifies the expiration of the CSG service to access stratum (AS), and the AS transmits the expiration of the CSG service to the CSG cell. | 2012-01-19 |
20120015653 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MITIGATION OF UNLISTED CELL IMPACTS IN IDLE MODE OF CELLULAR SYSTEMS - A UE, in an idle mode, receives pilot signals and synchronization signals from a serving cell and neighbor cells comprising neighbor cells listed and/or unlisted in a neighboring cell list. The UE validates each of the serving cell, the listed neighbor cells and the unlisted neighbor cells from the received signals. The UE performs cell measurement on the listed cells as well as the unlisted cells for multipath profiles and associated power levels. In instances where number of attempts of the cell measurements on the unlisted cells exceeds a threshold value, the UE may validate presence of the unlisted cells. The best available cell is selected from the listed cells and the unlisted for the UE to camp on. I/Q samples of the received signals are stored while measuring or monitoring the cells. The stored I/Q samples may be utilized to carry out baseband procedures through offline processing. | 2012-01-19 |
20120015654 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR POSITIONING OF DEVICES IN A WIRELESS NETWORK - Methods and apparatuses are provided that facilitate allowing position determination of devices in wireless networks with home evolved Node Bs (HeNB). An HeNB can determine its location based at least in part on positioning measurements from one or more devices. The HeNB can additionally or alternatively register its location or other location parameters with a positioning server for subsequent provisioning as assistance information for determining a device position. Moreover, a device can request assistance information related to a different base station where the HeNB is not registered with the positioning server. | 2012-01-19 |
20120015655 | CELLULAR MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM - A method of routing call signalling to a destination address from a first cellular mobile communications network comprising a plurality of cells to one of a plurality of smaller cells collectively identified in said first mobile communications network by a single virtual cell identifier. The method involves receiving call signalling for a call in a first routing domain associated with said first mobile communications network, and then determining in said first routing domain from said destination address a forwarding address for said call signalling, wherein said forwarding address comprises said virtual cell identifier, forwarding said call signalling to a network gateway node associated with said virtual cell identifier in said first routing domain, said gateway node being further arranged to participate in a different routing domain by identifying, using said different routing domain, the identity of one of said smaller cells associated with said destination address; and finally, routing the call signalling to said destination address. | 2012-01-19 |
20120015656 | Method of Handling Multicall Functionality and Related Communication Device - A method for handling multicall functionality for a wireless communication system is disclosed. The method includes sending an information element (IE) from a first core network node to a second core network node through a first message, wherein the IE contains multicall capability of the first core network node connected to a first network; forwarding the IE from the second core network node to a second network through a second message, the second network connected to the second core network node; and forwarding the IE from the second network to a mobile device through a handover procedure. | 2012-01-19 |
20120015657 | MANAGING POWER CONSUMPTION IN BASE STATIONS AND REMOTE ACCESS POINTS - A wireless transmit/receive unit (WTRU) in communication with a wireless network that may include a base station (or base node) and a cell that may be in a dormant mode is contemplated. The WTRU may determine that the WTRU may be within a vicinity of the cell and may generate a report that includes one or more measurements related to a location of the WTRU. The WTRU may transmit the report to the network and may receive an indication to perform one or more measurements related to the cell. The one or more measurements related to the cell may be based on a Common Pilot Channel (CPICH), a Synchronization Channel (SCH), and/or a Broadcast Channel (Primary Common Control Physical Channel) (BCH P-CCPCH) that may be transmitted by the cell upon a command from a base node. | 2012-01-19 |
20120015658 | METHOD OF PERFORMING ACTIONS RELATED TO HANDOVER BY A MOBILE STATION THAT IS IN POWER SAVING MODE IN A WIRELESS MOBILE COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - A method of performing actions related to handover by a mobile station (MS) in a wireless mobile communication system is disclosed. More specifically, the MS receives information from a base station (BS), wherein the information includes at least one action for performing handover and at least one condition corresponding to the at least one action. Furthermore, the MS transmits a request message to perform the at least one action based on the received information from the BS and receives a response message in response to the request message. Lastly, the MS performs the at least one action according to the received response message. | 2012-01-19 |
20120015659 | Cognitive Interference Management in Wireless Networks with Relays, Macro Cells, Micro Cells, Pico Cells and Femto Cells - Cognitive interference management in Cellular wireless network with relays and micro/pico/femto cells operated in distributed scheduling mode. A cellular system may use RS to improve capacity or for coverage extension. A RS relays the signals between BS | 2012-01-19 |
20120015660 | FEMTO CELL SYSTEM AND METHOD OF ACHIEVING MOBILITY WITH MACRO/MICRO CELL IN FEMTO CELL SYSTEM - A node that manages a plurality of femto cells identifies the femto cells that use an identical scrambling code, transfers a relocation request from the macro/micro network of a moving source to the femto cells and obtains information from a correct moving destination to achieve inter-network mobility of the mobile station. | 2012-01-19 |
20120015661 | RELAY COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - A relay communications system is described in which a base station is able to dynamically vary or semi-statically vary the number of resource blocks used to carry relay control data within a transmitted sub-frame. Default resource blocks are used to include a first part of the control data and if additional control data is provided, then the first part of the control data identifies that there is additional control data and provides information to allow the additional data to be located within the sub-frame. | 2012-01-19 |
20120015662 | RELAY COLLABORATIVE COMMUNICATION SYSTEM AND COMMUNICATION METHOD - The present invention provides a relay collaborative cellular mobile communication system and a communication method of the system. In the method, all relay stations or a base station and relay stations in a cell (i) measure all uplink signals such as uplink reference signals and random-access signals from user devices for obtaining reception qualities of uplink signals of the user devices at the sites and (ii) feed back measurement results to the base station. The base station determines a transmission route of a user device based on the measurement results. A site in a transmission route processes schedule control information and then transmits the information to the user device for performing, based on lumped scheduling of the base station, a downlink reception, an uplink transmission, an uplink retransmission, or a downlink retransmission. In an uplink HARQ mechanism, the site in the transmission route receives an uplink signal from the user device, feeds back an ACK to the user device, and transmits a processed uplink signal to the base station, or feeds back an NACK or an ACK to the base station. The base station judges, based on results of decoding and detecting transmitted data or feedback results from the sites in the transmission route, whether or not the current uplink transmission is successful or whether to adjust the uplink retransmission. | 2012-01-19 |
20120015663 | COMBINED BASE TRANSCEIVER STATION AND BASE STATION CONTROLLER - A combined base station controller ( | 2012-01-19 |
20120015664 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MITIGATING INTERFERENCE IN FEMTO CELL IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - A method for mitigating interference by a femto Base Station (BS) in a wireless communication system including a macro BS is provided. The method includes receiving information about resources allocated for a channel measurement signal from the macro BS, measuring an UpLink (UL) power by detecting a channel measurement signal transmitted from at least one Mobile Station (MS) to the macro BS based on the received information, determining MSs whose UL powers are greater than or equal to a threshold, and transmitting identification information for the MSs to the macro BS. | 2012-01-19 |
20120015665 | SENSOR NODE POSITIONING FOR LOCATION DETERMINATION - Systems, methods, and devices are described for determining a physical location of a wireless device. A receiver may be configured to receive associations between anchor locations and sensor nodes, wherein each sensor node uses near field communications to identify an anchor location. The receiver may also receive signal strength measurements from the wireless device measuring the signal strength of wireless sensor nodes. Arrangements may also be configured to determine physical locations of the sensor nodes based on physical locations of anchor locations and utilize received signal strength measurements with the determined physical locations of the sensor nodes to determine the physical location of the wireless device. | 2012-01-19 |
20120015666 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ROUTING MESSAGES OF A POSITIONING PROTOCOL IN A WIRELESS NETWORK - Methods and apparatuses are provided that facilitate routing of messages of a positioning protocol, such as long term evolution (LTE) positioning protocol annex (LPPa). A positioning server can determine a network area identifier of one or more messages based at least in part on an identifier of a base station associated with the one or more messages. Based at least in part on the network area identifier, the positioning server can provide the one or more messages to an intermediate network node corresponding to the one or more base stations, such as a mobility management entity (MME). MME can similarly provide the one or more messages to an optional gateway between it and the one or more base stations based at least in part on receiving the network area identifier in the one or more messages. In addition, a base station can update positioning information with the positioning server. | 2012-01-19 |
20120015667 | METHOD OF DETERMINING A POSITION IN A WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM AND APPARATUS THEREOF - A method of determining a position in a wireless communication system and apparatus thereof are disclosed. The present invention includes receiving system information including information on a reference cell and at least one neighbor cell from a location server, receiving positioning reference signals (PRSs) from the reference cell and the at least one neighbor cell using the system information, measuring reference signal time difference (RSTD) of each of the at least one neighbor cell for the reference cell, and transmitting the at least one measured RSTD to the location server. And, the RSTD is a relative timing difference between two cells. Moreover, the system information includes at least one cell for obtaining a system frame number (SFN) by the UE, as the reference cell or the at least one neighbor cell. | 2012-01-19 |
20120015668 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROXIMITY AREA NETWORKING FOR SELECTION OF MESSAGING - Embodiments of the present invention include improved communication system and methods. In one embodiment, the present invention includes a wireless communication method comprising, on a first wireless device, receiving one or more wireless device identifications associated with one or more other wireless devices, and transmitting at least one of the one or more wireless device identifications from the first wireless device to a remote computer system, and on the remote computer system, receiving the at least one wireless device identification, and accessing information associated with the at least one wireless device identification. Embodiments of the present invention may be used for electronic dating, social networking and other communication applications. | 2012-01-19 |
20120015669 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR POSITIONING TERMINAL IN LONG TERM EVOLUTION SYSTEM - A method and an apparatus for terminal locating in long term evolution system are provided by the present invention, wherein, the method includes: calculating the propagation delay from the terminal to the base station to which the terminal belongs, according to the synchronization time advance of the terminal and the signal reception delay of the base station to which the terminal belongs ( | 2012-01-19 |
20120015670 | Hybrid GNSS and TDOA Wireless Location System - A method and apparatus for position determination is provided using measurements from both Global Positioning System (GPS) receivers and terrestrial-based Uplink Time Difference of Arrival (UTDOA) receivers. The method involves the transformation of downlink satellite measurements into equivalent UTDOA measurements by computing comparable cross-correlation coefficients and time differences of arrival with respect to a UTDOA reference station. The method includes a weighting operation whereby the relative weights of the UTDOA measurements and the relative weights of the GPS measurements are adjusted based on a theoretical scaling followed by empirical adjustments. The method further involves the efficient computation and combining of metrics that are used to minimize the weighted error between candidate location solutions and the UTDOA and GPS measurements. | 2012-01-19 |
20120015671 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR LOCATING A NOTEBOOK COMPUTER - A method for locating a notebook computer by sending a Wake on Wireless WAN (WoW) signal via a wireless network to the notebook computer to switch ON the notebook computer; instructing the notebook computer to determine its own location using GPS if the notebook computer lid is open. | 2012-01-19 |
20120015672 | MOBILE TERMINAL AND CONTROLLING METHOD THEREOF - A mobile terminal and controlling method thereof are disclosed, by which object information on an object in a preview image is held in the preview image to be utilized in various ways. The present invention includes displaying a preview image photographed via a camera, obtaining a current position of the mobile terminal, searching object information on at least one object in the preview image based on the current position of the mobile terminal, displaying the found object information within the preview image, if the displayed the object information is selected from the preview image, holding the selected object information within the preview image, and controlling an operation related to the held object information. | 2012-01-19 |
20120015673 | Visual Representation of Contact Location - A method for visually representing information on a display of a portable electronic device includes receiving location coordinates from at least one other portable electronic device, plotting a visual identifier on a map and displaying the map on the display of the portable electronic device. The position of the visual identifier corresponds to the location coordinates received from the at least one other portable electronic device, which correspond to an actual location of the at least one other portable electronic device. The appearance of the visual identifier is selected to depict the status of the user of the at least one other portable electronic device. | 2012-01-19 |
20120015674 | Automatic Routing of Search Results - In general, the subject matter described in this specification can be embodied in methods, systems, and program products for providing search results automatically to a user of a computing device. A spoken input provided by a user to a computing device is received. The spoken input is transmitted to a computer server system that is remote from the computing device. Search result information that is responsive to the spoken input is receiving by the computing device and in response to the transmitted spoken input. An alert is provided to the user that the device will connect the user to a target of the search result information if the user does not intervene to stop the connecting of the user. The user is connected to the target of the search result information based on a determination that the user has not intervened to stop the connecting of the user. | 2012-01-19 |
20120015675 | NETWORK SYSTEM, COMMUNICATION TERMINAL, COMMUNICATION METHOD, AND COMMUNICATION PROGRAM - A communication terminal includes: a communication unit; a memory; a first obtaining unit for obtaining first data; and a first control unit for detecting, using the communication unit, whether the communication terminal is in a first state in which the communication terminal can exchange the first data with another terminal or in a second state in which the communication terminal cannot exchange the first data with another terminal, thereby storing a part of the first data obtained during the second state in the memory as second data, and for transmitting the second data to another terminal when a transition from the second state to the first state occurs. | 2012-01-19 |
20120015676 | User Interface and Method for Viewing Short Messages on a Wireless Device - A method is performed by an electronic communication device. The method includes storing electronic messages, and storing criteria for determining whether a stored message is related to a current message. A current electronic message is displayed to a user of the communication device, including the current message's outside address and message body. The relevance of each of the stored messages to the current message is assessed based on the previously-stored criteria. Those messages that meet the criteria are selected and displayed along with the current message. | 2012-01-19 |
20120015677 | Method and System for Efficiently Routing Messages - Efficient routing of a message over a data network. A first communication device sends a message to a telemetry gateway or short message arbitrator. The telemetry gateway or short message arbitrator determines the communication protocol of the first communication device and the communication protocol of a second communication device. The telemetry gateway or short message arbitrator converts the message to a data format compatible with the second communication device, wherein the message is converted to one of at least three different communication protocols. The telemetry gateway or short message arbitrator then forwards the message for receipt by the second communication device. The telemetry gateway or short message arbitrator can convert and forward the message without completing a store and forward process. | 2012-01-19 |
20120015678 | METHODS AND APPARATUS OF TRANSMISSION POWER CONTROL IN THE PRESENCE OF INTERFERENCE - A method of operating a wireless device is provided in which an interference level on a resource is determined. In addition, a signal is transmitted on the resource with a first power when the interference level is low. The first power is such that the signal is received with a first SNR. Furthermore, the signal is transmitted on the resource with a second power when the interference level is high. The second power is such that the signal is received with a second SNR less than the first SNR. | 2012-01-19 |
20120015679 | Embryo frequency leakage for personalized wireless communication system - An embryo frequency leakage system for personalized wireless communication includes a base station with transceiver transmits and receives at a carrier frequency fl, an apparatus that transmits and receives at frequency fl while purposely leaks at another frequency fe; a handheld that transmits and receives at its embryo frequency fe which preferably at higher frequencies so that the handheld form factor and power consumption can be minimized. In this way, handheld only needs one low power radio therefore is green energy and less danger when pointing to human brain. The handheld will always associate with an apparatus which is deployed within personalized area and has a longer reach by using lower carrier frequencies meanwhile leaks at higher frequencies to create the second communication channel with the handheld. | 2012-01-19 |
20120015680 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DATA TRANSMISSION BASED ON MULTIPLE CELL COLLABORATION - The method for channel information feedback based on multiple cell collaboration comprises a step wherein first channel quality information including the channel information between the terminal and base station is transmitted to the base station; a step wherein after the first channel quality information is sent; a channel quality information request message is received from the base station; and a step wherein in response to the channel quality information request message, second channel quality information is sent, including channel information between the terminal and the base station and adjacent base stations. | 2012-01-19 |
20120015681 | Measurement Configuration and Reporting of CSG Cells in Connected Mode - A network sends to a user equipment UE a range indicator by which a private cell can be distinguished from a non-private cell, a first indicator that indicates whether or not to report private cells in a measurement report, and a second indicator that indicates which private cells are to have their measurements reported. The UE receives these, in an embodiment all in a same message. The UE uses the second indicator to identify at least one cell to report and the received range indicator to distinguish private cells from non-private cells; measures a signal from the identified at least one cell which is determined by the range indicator to be a private cell; and sends to the network a measurement report that comprises a measurement indication from the identified and determined at least one private cell. The network receives from the UE that measurement report. | 2012-01-19 |
20120015682 | Energy Savings in Cellular Base Stations - A method for reducing energy consumption of a base station is described. A first pilot channel is transmitted via a first antenna using a first downlink power amplifier. A second pilot channel is transmitted via a second antenna using a second downlink power amplifier. It is determined that no multiple-input and multiple-output users are in a cell corresponding to the base station. The second pilot channel is shut off. | 2012-01-19 |
20120015683 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR OBTAINING AN X2 INTERFACE TRANSMISSION ADDRESS OF A BASE STATION IN AN LTE SYSTEM - A method and device for obtaining an X2 interface transmission address of a base station in an LIE system are provided. The method is implemented based on base stations, the base station, using a constructed independent message, obtains through an S1 interface a base station transmission address which is required for establishing an X2 interface connection, thus making the X2 interface connection established between the base stations. The method and device of the present invention can obtain in time transmission address information of a target base station which is to establish an X2 interface with the current base station, so that the X2 interface can be established between the base stations. This will help to implement information interaction between the base stations and embody the integrality of X2 interface attribute management in the automatic optimization of the relations between neighbor cells. | 2012-01-19 |
20120015684 | ANTENNA CONTROLLER DEVICE, RADIO COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, AND ANTENNA CONTROLLING METHOD - A radio base station ( | 2012-01-19 |
20120015685 | Handover control apparatus - A handover control apparatus selects, as a target station, an adjacent station having an upturn and stable transition trend of reception level of a radio wave received by a radio, when necessity to carry out handover is determined, and performs handover for switching from a serving station to the target station when the transition trend of the reception level of the received radio wave from the serving station is in a downturn trend and a calculation value of a serving station approximation equation is smaller than a calculation value of an adjacent station approximation equation at a determination timing. | 2012-01-19 |
20120015686 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR LEVERAGING A MOBILE PHONE OR MOBILE COMPUTING DEVICE FOR USE IN CONTROLLING MODEL VEHICLES - Methods and systems for utilizing a mobile computing device (e.g., such as a mobile phone) for use in controlling a model vehicle are described. Consistent with some embodiments, a mobile computing device provides various user controls for generating signals that are communicated to a radio transmitter device coupled with the mobile computing device, and ultimately broadcast to a receiver residing at a model vehicle. With some embodiments, the mobile computing device may be integrated with a controller housing which provides separate user controls, such that a combination of user controls present on the mobile computing device and the controller housing can be used to control a model vehicle. | 2012-01-19 |
20120015687 | SEMICONDUCTOR PACKAGE AND MOBILE DEVICE USING THE SAME - According to an embodiment, a semiconductor package includes a semiconductor chip mounted on an interposer board, a encapsulant sealing the semiconductor chip, and a conductive shielding layer covering the encapsulant and at least part of a side surface of the interposer board. The interposer board has plural vias through an insulating substrate. A part of the plural vias has a cutting plane exposing to the side surface of the interposer board and cut in a thickness direction of the interposer board. The cutting plane of the via is electrically connected to the conductive shielding layer. | 2012-01-19 |
20120015688 | WIRELESS COMMUNICATION DEVICE AND DATA RECEPTION METHOD - A wireless communication device which can receive broadcast multi-casted data without sending a radio wave, and data reception method of the same. A mobile phone ( | 2012-01-19 |
20120015689 | Methods and Apparatus for Providing Manual Selection of a Communication Network for a Mobile Station - Methods and apparatus for providing manual selection of a communication network for a mobile station are described. A plurality of communication networks are identified by scanning a coverage area within which the mobile station is operating. A plurality of network identifiers corresponding to the plurality of communication networks are then retrieved from memory of a Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) in accordance with an Enhanced Operator Name String (EONS) protocol. Preferably, each network identifier is retrieved based on a Mobile Country Code (MCC), a Mobile Network Code (MNC), and a Location Area Code (LAC). The plurality of network identifiers are visually displayed for user selection, and at least two of the network identifiers may be substantially the same. The user selected communication network is registered with and the network identifier associated with this network is visually displayed. | 2012-01-19 |
20120015690 | DETECTION OF MOBILE PHONE USAGE - Systems, methods and apparatuses for detecting the use of a mobile communications device while driving a vehicle. Data from a vehicle is correlated with data on the use of a mobile communications device to determine if the mobile communications device was used at the same time as the vehicle was in operation. The respective locations of the mobile communications device and vehicle are correlated to determine if the mobile communications device was in the same location as the vehicle. | 2012-01-19 |
20120015691 | Combined Rear View Mirror and Telephone - A mobile telephone or cellular telephone unit and a rear view mirror housing of an automobile are combined to provide an improved telephone apparatus that enables a hands-free use by a driver while operating the vehicle, the improved telephone apparatus includes a rear view mirror housing, the housing including a rear view mirror, telephone and SIM card for sending and receiving telephone calls and instant video image, the image display and SIM card are removably connected thereto. A telephone key pad is cooperatively connected to the telephone for dialing the telephone. An attachment bracket attaches the mirror housing to the vehicle. The housing has the electronic circuitry incorporated therewith to which a telephone and video assembly is connectable. A remote device, and computer process to communicate with the motor vehicle without the need for an automated hub, or Network Operating Center (NOC). | 2012-01-19 |
20120015692 | IMAGE TRANSMISSION APPARATUS, IMAGE TRANSMISSION METHOD AND IMAGE TRANSMISSION PROGRAM PRODUCT - A cellular phone includes, for the sake of privacy protection, a camera for outputting a pick up image in which an operator is photographed, a touch panel to accept designation of at least a partial region of the pick up image, and a control portion to determine a masked region to mask at least a part of the pick up image based on the accepted region, generate a composite image in which the masked region of the pick up image is converted to another image, and transmit the composite image. | 2012-01-19 |
20120015693 | MOBILE TERMINAL AND METHOD FOR CONFIGURING IDLE SCREEN THEREOF - A mobile terminal and a method for configuring a screen of the mobile terminal are discussed. According to an embodiment, the method includes collecting status information and usage information of the mobile terminal while menus displayed on the screen of the mobile terminal are used, forming a menu usage pattern based on at least one of the status information and the usage information, and selectively changing, based on at least the menu usage pattern, at least one display configuration of menus to be displayed on the screen when the screen is idle. | 2012-01-19 |
20120015694 | MOBILE TERMINAL AND CONTROLLING METHOD THEREOF - A mobile terminal having a controller to extract and display content within a region specified on a screen of the terminal. The displayed content occupies a highest rate among a plurality of contents in a region specified on the screen. The region may be taken from a displayed website or other screen containing text, image, animation, hyperlinks or other content. | 2012-01-19 |
20120015695 | PROVIDING A USER WITH FEEDBACK REGARDING POWER CONSUMPTION IN BATTERY-OPERATED ELECTRONIC DEVICES - Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium, for providing a user with feedback regarding power consumption in a battery-operated electronic device. In one aspect, a method performed by data processing apparatus includes identifying, using the data processing apparatus, usage of a hardware component of a battery-operated electronic device that includes the data processing apparatus, attributing the usage of the hardware component to the hardware component or to a software application that uses the hardware component, recording, using the data processing apparatus, a power consumption resulting from the usage, and presenting power consumption feedback to a user using the data processing apparatus. The power consumption feedback identifies the hardware component or the software application of the electronic device and the power consumption resulting from the usage. | 2012-01-19 |
20120015696 | Application Audio Announcements Using Wireless Protocols - The present invention relates to methods and apparatus for using a wireless telephone communication protocol to make a non-telephonic audio announcement (NTAA). An apparatus to use a hands-free telephonic device to make a non-telephonic audio announcement (NTAA) includes an announcer module configured to receive the NTAA from an application. The announcer module is configured to send an outgoing call initiation command signal to the hands-free telephonic device using a hands-free communication protocol. After the call initiation command signal is sent, the announcer sends the NTAA to the hands free telephonic device using the hands-free communication protocol. | 2012-01-19 |
20120015697 | Speaker Phone Mode Operation of a Mobile Device - A mobile device configured for hands-free operation includes a detection mechanism configured to detect an orientation of the mobile device; a microphone; a speaker that generates audio sound when the mobile device is in a speaker phone mode; and a processor module coupled to the detection mechanism and the speaker. The processor module is adapted to initiate a voice call using a voice dialing mode, where the mobile device dials a telephone number based on commands received through the microphone; determine an active voice call status when the voice call is active; detect a current orientation of the mobile device received from the detection mechanism; determine whether the detected current orientation is within a predetermined threshold that is indicative of a speaker phone mode operating orientation; and switch the mobile device to a speaker phone mode, when the detected current orientation indicates the speaker phone mode operating orientation. | 2012-01-19 |
20120015698 | METHOD FOR CONTROLLING POWER IN WIRELESS TELEPHONE SET - A method for controlling power in a wireless telephone set is provided. The method includes controlling a power supply to a receiving section and a transmitting section by using a transmitting section turn-on signal to turn on the transmitting section, when the transmitting section turn-on signal is received in a slot mode for alternating between a receiving condition and a sleeping condition at predetermined intervals, and when the transmitting section turn-on signal is not received, controlling the power supply to the receiving section according to the receiving condition of slot mode control signals during the slot mode when no interrupting signal has been detected. | 2012-01-19 |
20120015699 | UNLOCKING CONTENT IN A VIRTUAL ENVIRONMENT - Content in a virtual environment may be unlocked based on an aggregated trust level. More specifically, trust levels of a user with individual ones of non-user characters in the virtual environment may be tracked. The trust levels may be based on interactions between the user and individual ones of non-user characters in the virtual environment. A group trust level of the user with a group of the non-user characters may be determined. The group trust level may be based on an aggregation of the trust levels of the individual ones of the non-user characters. Content that was previously locked for the user may be unlocked for the user responsive to the group trust level breaching a group trust threshold. | 2012-01-19 |
20120015700 | APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING AMUSEMENT - Certain non-limiting exemplary embodiments are taught which include a game comprising, a digital processor, digital storage coupled to the digital processor for storing instructions, a display coupled to the digital processor displaying a first plurality of indicia arranged in a plurality of rows and a plurality of columns such that there are a plurality of paylines through a contiguous plurality of indicia, a user interface coupled to the digital processor to select a subset of the first plurality of indicia taken along at least one column and to initiate a display of a second plurality of indicia which includes the selected subset of the first plurality of indicia on the display, and an award dispenser providing an award which is at least as large as the largest award associated with the plurality of paylines. | 2012-01-19 |
20120015701 | DYNAMIC CARD SYSTEM AND METHOD - A dynamic entertainment playing card having a flexible electronic display and a processor is configured to change state during a card game based on input received by the card during the card game and applied to a set of game rules by the processor. The card display is configured to display changing images on the face of the card during game play according to the changing card state. | 2012-01-19 |
20120015702 | AMUSEMENT DEVICES AND GAMES INVOLVING SUCCESSIVE CHOICES - Various embodiments of a successive choice game including methods and apparatus are described. Further embodiments are disclosed. | 2012-01-19 |
20120015703 | Method and Apparatus for Increasing Potential Payout Opportunities in Card Games - Systems, apparatuses and methods for increasing potential payout opportunities using multiple card indicia representing multiple cards. One embodiment involves determining whether any one or more of a plurality of cards of a draw poker hand are to be randomly provided with multiple card indicia representing multiple cards, presenting the plurality of cards of the draw poker hand, including the one or more of the plurality of cards determined to be randomly provided with multiple card indicia, facilitating user identification of which of the plurality of cards to hold, replacing the cards that are not held, and identifying a plurality of resulting hands, each of the plurality of resulting hands including a different subset of a total of the indicia of the cards that were held, the cards that were replaced, and any cards provided with multiple card indicia. | 2012-01-19 |
20120015704 | Bonus Game Having Bonus Pots For Card Hands Obtained By Player - In a gaming machine having virtual reels, conventional instant wins are awarded as well as virtual playing cards. In one embodiment, the cards are dealt only if a special symbol is displayed on the stopped reels. In another embodiment, cards are dealt only during a bonus round. Dealt playing cards are accumulated until the player has a full hand of cards. A different bonus pot is accumulated for various types of poker hands achievable. The pots may be progressively increased based on a percentage of wagers made in a network of gaming machines. After the player is dealt the full set of cards, the best poker hand is determined, and the associated pot is awarded to the player. The pot is then set at a starting value. The bonus game is then terminated. The player is motivated to continue playing to complete a hand and win a large pot. | 2012-01-19 |
20120015705 | Method and Apparatus for Conducting a Game of Chance - A system and method are provided for playing a game of chance. The game of chance may include, for example, a lottery-type game. A result of the game of chance is revealed to a player in another medium. In one example, the result is revealed during multiple game instances of one or more online games. In one example, the online game is a reveal element game. | 2012-01-19 |
20120015706 | Method and System for cooperatively playing games of chance - A method and system for providing games of chance based on partial entries are disclosed. The method comprises exchanging partial entries in a non-intrusive manner amongst participants, and combining partial entries to make complete entries to enter into draws for prizes. A drawing server may implement a variety of reward schemes, and prize certificates or notifications may then be communicated electronically. The disclosed method and system may also be used for product or brand promotions. Prizes certificates may be redeemed online or at a point of sale equipped with a validation terminal in communication with the drawing server. | 2012-01-19 |
20120015707 | WAGERING GAMES WITH BONUS GAME ACCRUAL THROUGH MULTIPLE PLAYS OF A BASIC GAME - Gaming devices, gaming systems, methods of conducting a wagering game, and computer programs for initiating a wagering game are presented herein. One concept of the present disclosure is directed to earning bonus features through play of multiple games in series or in parallel. A wagering game includes a base game and a bonus game. A number of base games are conducted in series or in parallel. For each of the conducted base games, one or more bonus-game-modifiers are added to a feature pool (e.g., a queue) in response to a predetermined event (e.g., a winning outcome) occurring in that base game. In response to a triggering event (e.g., filling the feature pool, a symbol-based trigger in the current base game, etc.), the bonus game is conducted as modified by the bonus-game-modifiers in the feature pool. | 2012-01-19 |
20120015708 | METHODS FOR PROVIDING AMUSEMENT - Certain non-limiting exemplary embodiments are disclosed which teach a method for playing a game comprising initiating a game play, displaying a first plurality of indicia arranged in a plurality of rows and a plurality of columns such that there are a plurality of paylines through a contiguous plurality of indicia, selecting a subset of the first plurality of indicia taken along one or more columns, displaying a second plurality of indicia which includes the selected subset of the first plurality of indicia, achieving an award at least as large as the largest award associated with the plurality of paylines. A payline can be selectively displayed to the user. Legal tender, a token, and a non-legal tender prize are non-limiting examples of the kinds of awards that may be awarded. The columns of indicia for the game are, for example, arranged as visually spinable reels. In certain embodiments a video display may be utilized to display the indicia. | 2012-01-19 |
20120015709 | GAMING MACHINE WITH INTERACTIVE SCORECARD - A gaming machine includes a controller for controlling operation of the machine, a primary display is provided on which a game to be played is displayed. A secondary display is also provided on which a scorecard, indicating prizes to be paid upon a winning game being achieved, is displayed. The game and the scorecard are controlled by the controller and the scorecard is a dynamic scorecard with the relationship between combinations of symbols constituting a winning game and the prizes awarded by the scorecard for that particular game changing from game to game. | 2012-01-19 |
20120015710 | GAMING SYSTEM AND A METHOD OF GAMING - A method of gaming comprising: conducting a plurality of game rounds by generating a game outcome for each game round; determining whether the game round satisfies at least one criterion for at least each game round prior to a final of the game rounds; requiring the player to make a choice prior to the next game round in relation to the game outcome if the game outcome of a respective game round satisfies the at least one criterion; and carrying out any subsequent game rounds based on a received player choice, whereby any choices determine an overall outcome of the plurality of game rounds. | 2012-01-19 |
20120015711 | ON/OFFLINE GAMING, PLAYER BACKING SYSTEM WITH ELECTRONIC CURRENCY AND COMMERCE - An online backing method and system whereby a participant backs a contestant in a competitive game of skill for the chance to win additional electronic currency if the backed contestant satisfies predetermined performance criteria. This system provides the conversion of real currency into online gaming ‘tokens’ or electronic currency that can be used to back a contestant and earn additional electronic currency if the backed contestant satisfies predetermined performance criteria in a specified game, tournament, contest, etc. The electronic currency can be accumulated, saved and used to purchase loot in various websites, online retailers and real-world stores. This backing system has application in a large number of areas whereby one contestant is pitted against another in games or tournaments of skill. | 2012-01-19 |
20120015712 | GAMING SYSTEM AND METHOD HAVING PROGRESSIVE FREE GAMES - A gaming system and method providing a plurality of games, including a first type of game and a second type of game. The gaming system includes a progressive award which includes or is in the form of a progressive number or quantity of plays of the second type of game. The gaming system enables the player to play the first type of game. The gaming system increases the progressive award based on an occurrence of one or more incrementing conditions. Upon an occurrence of a triggering event, the gaming system determines the progressive award to provide to the player and provides the determined award to the player. | 2012-01-19 |
20120015713 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR COMPETITIVE BONUS GAMES BASED UPON STRATEGY OR SKILL - The present invention relates to gaming systems and methods where enablement for play of a bonus game is linked to play of a primary game. A player may qualify for the bonus game by preselected criteria associated with play of the primary game. The qualified players may participate in the bonus game and compete against one another in one or more rounds to achieve a final winning outcome based on the individual player's skill, strategy, or knowledge. The player who achieves the final winning outcome at the end of a plurality of rounds of the bonus game is awarded a bonus pool funded by a portion of wagers accumulated during play of the primary game. | 2012-01-19 |
20120015714 | Apparatuses, Methods and Systems for a Multi-Level In-Game Currency Platform - The APPARATUSES and METHODS FOR dynamic conversion of a transaction includes receiving a transaction request from a user, wherein the transaction request includes data related to a transaction and user characteristics of the user. The data associated with the transaction and the user is analyzed to determine if the user is eligible to request the transaction. When it is determined that the user is eligible for requesting the transaction, identifying a payment currency for the requested transaction, computing dynamic conversion rate for converting the payment currency to the requested virtual currency, and calculating a purchase price in terms of the payment currency for the requested virtual currency of the transaction request using the dynamic conversion rate, the purchase price is used in completing the transaction request. | 2012-01-19 |
20120015715 | VIRTUAL PLAYING CHIPS IN A MULTIUSER ONLINE GAME NETWORK - Methods, systems, and computer programs are presented for executing game transactions in an online game to acquire virtual currency. One method includes an operation for detecting a request from a player to purchase virtual currency for use in the online game. Cash or credit is received, in an online transaction, to make the purchase of the virtual currency. The virtual currency of the online game is not redeemable for cash or credit so the virtual currency cannot be considered gambling proceeds. The method further includes an operation for crediting the player with an amount of virtual currency based on the amount of the received cash or credit. | 2012-01-19 |
20120015716 | ONLINE GAME REWARDS FOR NON-GAMING ONLINE ACTIVITIES - Example systems and methods related to providing rewards for an online game in response to non-gaming online activities are presented. In an example, an identifier of a user related to a proposed online action not involving a game of an online gaming system is received at the online gaming system. Also received is an identification of the proposed online action. An in-game reward based at least in part on the identification of the proposed online action is determined. The in-game reward for the user is provided in response to the user performing the proposed online action. | 2012-01-19 |
20120015717 | ONLINE GAME REWARDS FOR ONLINE PURCHASES - Example systems and methods related to providing rewards for an online game in response to online purchases are presented. In an example, an identifier of a user related to a proposed online purchase at an online merchant system and an identification of the proposed online purchase are received at the online gaming system. An in-game reward is determined based at least in part on the identification of the proposed online purchase. An identity of the in-game reward is transmitted for presentation to the user. A verification of the user completing the proposed online purchase is received. The in-game reward is provided in the online gaming system for the user in response to the verification. | 2012-01-19 |
20120015718 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR VARYING WIN PROBABILITY AND PAYOUTS OF A GAMING MACHINE - A method and apparatus for varying win probabilities and/or payouts of a gaming machine as a function of the amount wagered by a player in a round of play is disclosed. In one embodiment, the probability of receiving a winning combination and/or the payouts for one or more winning combinations increase as an amount wagered increases. In one embodiment, sets of outcomes are stored in memory, each set of outcomes associated with an amount bet or a range of bets. The possible outcomes for larger bets represent a higher probability of receiving a winning combination or payout. The outcome of a game or round is determined by mapping a random number generated by a random number generator to outcomes stored in memory. | 2012-01-19 |
20120015719 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR NEGOTIATING COMMUNICATIONS WITHIN A GAMING NETWORK - A gaming system may include a gaming security arbiter, and first and second network gaming devices, each including a processor and a memory operatively coupled to the processor. The arbiter controller may be configured to receive a request from the first network gaming device for a communication session between the first network gaming device and the second network gaming device, to provide a first encryption key to the first network gaming device and to provide a second encryption key to a second network gaming device. The first controller may transmit the request to the gaming security arbiter, receive the first encryption key, encrypt a message using the first encryption key and transmit the encrypted message to the second network gaming device. The second controller may be configured to receive the second encryption key, receive the encrypted message and decrypt the encrypted message using the second encryption key. | 2012-01-19 |
20120015720 | SELECTIVE GENERATION OF USER REMINDERS FOR GAME CONDITIONS - Systems and methods to selectively generate user reminders for game conditions are described. In some embodiments, a method accesses a game condition identifier associated with a game condition for a user of an online game. The method further determines a value associated with the game condition identifier and determines that the user has not performed a particular action required with respect to the game condition based on the value of the game condition identifier. Additionally, the method determines whether to remind the user of the game condition. If so, a reminder associated with the game condition is generated and presented to the user. The reminder includes a user response interface that allows the user to indicate whether the user has performed the game condition. The game condition identifier is updated if a response received from the user indicates that the user has performed the game condition. | 2012-01-19 |
20120015721 | DISPLAY DEVICE FOR AN ELECTRONIC GAME - A game controller, gaming system for multi-player games, and an associated method are provided. The system is configured for situations in which multiple players are in one location. The system includes a secondary display assembly in viewing proximity to a single player and a console operable to output singe player-specific tactical information to the secondary display assembly, receive game input information from a game controller operated by the single player, and output display information other than single player-specific tactical information to a primary display assembly for viewing by each of the players. | 2012-01-19 |
20120015722 | GENERATING REMINDERS FOR GAME CONDITIONS - Systems and methods to generate reminders for game conditions are described. In some embodiments, a method accesses a game condition identifier associated with a game condition for a user of an online game. The method further determines a value associated with the game condition identifier and generates a reminder associated with the game condition based on the value of the game condition identifier. The reminder is presented to the user along with a user response interface that allows the user to indicate whether the user has performed a particular action with respect to the game condition. The game condition identifier is updated based on a response received from the user regarding whether the user has performed the particular action with respect to the game condition. | 2012-01-19 |
20120015723 | HUMAN-MACHINE INTERACTION SYSTEM - A human-machine interaction system is provided for executing a script. The human-machine interaction system includes a display device, a mechanical device, a sensing module and a processing module. The display device is used for showing an interactive image within an interactive zone. The mechanical device is movable within the interactive zone. The sensing module is used for receiving an input action within the interactive zone. The processing module is electrically connected with the display device, the sensing module and the mechanical device. According to the input action and the script, the processing module controls operations of the mechanical device and controls the display device to update the interactive image. By the inventive human-machine interaction system, the physical and virtual interactive elements can be integrated to provide the user with a new operating mode. | 2012-01-19 |
20120015724 | EMBEDDING OF GAMES INTO THIRD PARTY WEBSITES - Systems and methods for embedding and tracking revenue from fully operational games into third party websites are disclosed. | 2012-01-19 |
20120015725 | EMBEDDING OF GAMES INTO THIRD PARTY WEBSITES - Systems and methods for embedding and tracking revenue from fully operational games into third party websites are disclosed. | 2012-01-19 |
20120015726 | ASYNCHRONOUS CHALLENGE GAMING - Systems and methods to provide asynchronous challenge gaming are described. In some embodiments, a method presents multiple of character actions to a first user of a game, where each of the character actions defines a game action to be performed by characters in the game. The method receives a selection from the first user that identifies multiple character actions to be performed by a game character associated with the first user. Additionally, the method receives a sequence assignment from the first user that defines a sequential order for performing the selected character actions. The game play between the first user and a second user is displayed to the first user based on the selected character actions and the sequence assignment, and without further interaction by the first user. | 2012-01-19 |
20120015727 | GAME SYSTEM CAPABLE OF EVALUATING THE CORRELATION OF USER OPERATION ON A GAME MACHINE WITH DISPLAYED OPERATIONAL INFORMATION AND USER OPERATION ON ANOTHER GAME MACHINE - In a game played by a plurality of game machines through teamwork, an evaluation is performed according to the correlation among operation information obtained through communications with each of the game machines. A plurality of game machines communicate with one another to establish timing synchronization. After the game, input timings at which buttons are operated during the game are collected and then evaluated so as to determine an absolute and relative timing coincidence in a predetermined period (unison part). A predetermined number of points are added to its game score based on the evaluation. | 2012-01-19 |
20120015728 | TERMINAL DEVICE, CONTROL METHOD FOR TERMINAL DEVICE, INFORMATION NON-TRANSITORY STORAGE MEDIUM AND PROGRAM - A progress-degree storage section ( | 2012-01-19 |
20120015729 | GAME DEVICE, TEMPO ANNOUNCEMENT METHOD, INFORMATION RECORDING MEDIUM AND PROGRAM - A game device ( | 2012-01-19 |
20120015730 | Sensor Error Reduction in Mobile Device Based Interactive Multiplayer Augmented Reality Gaming Through Use of One or More Game Conventions - Interactive multiplayer augmented reality game play is enhanced in a mobile device used in such game play by establishing a virtual world coordinate system based on one or more game conventions and by reducing device sensor error before, during or after game play using one or more such game conventions. | 2012-01-19 |
20120015731 | GAMING VOICE REACTION SYSTEM - A system for collecting, analyzing, filtering, adapting, and reacting to voice information during game play is provided. The system utilizes voice recognition and alteration algorithms to voice characteristics and adapts game play to react to the specific voice criterion, including pitch, volume, articulation, background noise and the like. The system is capable of reacting to the voice criterion including altering game play based on the information it collects, filters and analyzes. The system further will analyze information from individual players and may adapt the game to respond to particular voice recognition of volume, pitch and the like to increase and enhance game interaction by the individual game player whereby the game may react to any of these voice criteria which may create a more realistic game environment. | 2012-01-19 |
20120015732 | Game System, Controller Device, and Game Method - An example game system includes a home-console type game device and a terminal device. The terminal device includes a touch panel and an inertia sensor, and wirelessly transmits to the game device operation data including touch panel data and inertia sensor data. The game device receives the operation data from the terminal device, and performs game processes based on the operation data. Moreover, the game device generates first game images and second game images based on the game processes. The first game images are compressed, and the compressed image data is wirelessly transmitted to the terminal device. The second game image is output to, and displayed on, an external display device which is separate from the terminal device. The terminal device receives the compressed image data from the game device, expands the received compressed image data, and displays the first game images on a display section. | 2012-01-19 |
20120015733 | GAME MECHANICS FOR GIFTING - The Apparatuses, Methods, and Systems For Game Mechanics For Gifting (“GGM”) transform social graph, interactions, behavior and characteristics data inputs via various GGM components to create optimal gift-giving dynamics. In one embodiment, the GGM may receive a request to provide a gaming resource to a user. In response to the request, the GGM may aggregate and analyze interaction data to identify a provider with prior interactions with the user. The GGM may in turn request the provider for a gaming resource. The GGM may receive an indication to provide a gaming resource to the user in response to the request and may facilitate providing of a gaming resource to the user. The GGM may identify this indication as an instance of interaction and may update the user interaction data accordingly. | 2012-01-19 |