06th week of 2009 patent applcation highlights part 47 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20090036066 | Smart data dynamic communication module and message processing and transmitting method thereof - A smart data dynamic communication module includes a data linking platform and an application platform. The application platform has a position detecting unit, an identification detecting unit, a network unit, a communication transmitting unit and a wireless signal transceiver unit, all of which are communicated with a message control and processing unit. The communication module can provide a position and identification detecting mechanism, a routing table creating mechanism, a data wireless real-time switching mechanism and a path searching and selecting mechanism according to the function of each unit and the arrangements between the units. Consequently, the communication module provides the position detection, the identification detection and the real-time information exchange, transmits the information through an optimum path, and has the effect of preventing the information from being lost. | 2009-02-05 |
20090036067 | Communication device with millimeter wave interface and method for use therewith - A communication device has a plurality of circuit modules including a processing module, a memory module and a wireless telephony transceiver for communicating with a network in accordance with a wireless telephony protocol. An RF data bus communicates first data between at least two of the plurality of circuit modules over a first millimeter wave communication path. | 2009-02-05 |
20090036068 | WIRELESS SYSTEM HAVING HIGH SPECTRAL PURITY - A wireless system having high spectral purity output signals. The wireless system has a transmitter circuit for transmitting an output signal and a power amplifier for amplifying the output signal for wireless transmission via an antenna. Positioned in-line with the output signal between the transmitter circuit and the power amplifier is a harmonic trap configured for inhibiting harmonics within a predetermined frequency range generated by the power amplifier from leaking into the transmitter circuit. The harmonic trap can be implemented as a discrete device, or integrated within the transmitter circuit or integrated within the power amplifier. By inhibiting the harmonics from leaking into the transmitter circuit, degraded performance of the transmitter circuit is prevented. | 2009-02-05 |
20090036069 | LO 2LO Upconverter For An In-Phase/Quadrature-Phase (I/Q) Modulator - An upconverter includes a switching architecture configured to receive an input signal, a first local oscillator (LO) signal, and a second local oscillator (2LO) signal that is at a frequency that is twice a frequency of the local oscillator (LO) signal, wherein the switching architecture is configured to switch the input signal on transitions of the second local oscillator (2LO) signal, and wherein the first local oscillator signal and the second local oscillator signal are combined to form combined LO 2LO switching signals. | 2009-02-05 |
20090036070 | Multiple die integrated circuit assembly - An integrated circuit (IC) includes a first die, a second die, a packaging substrate, and coupling circuit. The first die includes first circuitry and the second die includes second circuitry. The packaging substrate supports the first and second dies, wherein the first and second dies are stacked with respect to the packaging substrate. The coupling circuit couples the first die to the second die, wherein the first and second circuitry communicate via the coupling circuit. | 2009-02-05 |
20090036071 | NULL DETECTOR AND METHOD THEREOF - A null detector and its corresponding method are provided. The null detector includes a power detector, a smoother, and an overlapper. The power detector outputs a power level signal according to the power level of a received signal. The smoother is coupled to the power detector for determining according to the power level signal whether the received signal is transmitting a null symbol, and then the smoother outputs a null detection signal at a first state value or a second state value indicating the result of the determination. The overlapper is coupled to the smoother for providing the duration and position of the null symbols transmitted by the received signal according to the null detection signal. | 2009-02-05 |
20090036072 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR POWER SUPPLY ADJUSTMENT AND POLAR MODULATION IN AN RF TRANSMITTER - Aspects of a method and system for power supply adjustment for polar modulation of an RF signal are provided. In an RF transmitter, a signal representative of an amplitude of a pair of phase-quadrature baseband signals may be generated, and a voltage and/or current supplied to one or more components of said RF transmitter may be controlled based on said generated signal. Additionally, aspects of the invention may enable dividing each signal of said pair of baseband signals by said generated signal, up-converting the divided signals, and combining the up-converted signals to generate a phase modulated RF signal. The one or more components may comprise, for example, one or more amplifiers, and/or one or more mixers. The generated signal may result from squaring each signal of the pair of baseband signals and calculating a square root of a sum of the squared signals. | 2009-02-05 |
20090036073 | Small signal identification device - A portable device that scans a subset of frequencies, such as the FM band, and displays to user the best carrier frequency for transmissions based on the received signal strengths. This device will find the carrier frequency that can provide the least amount of signal interference due to other transmitters in the area, and display the results to the user and/or reconfigures the receiver to tune to the best carrier frequency detected. | 2009-02-05 |
20090036074 | ANTENNA DIVERSITY SYSTEM HAVING TWO ANTENNAS FOR RADIO RECEPTION IN VEHICLES - There is an antenna diversity system for radio reception in moving vehicles which includes a receiver, and at least two antennas coupled to the receiver. These antennas transmit antenna feed signals to an antenna diversity module coupled between the receiver and the antennas. In at least one embodiment, the antenna diversity module comprises at least one evaluation circuit for evaluating an interference in a reception signal, and at least one processor for adjusting a magnitude em and a phase angle of a linear combination of the antenna feed signals. The evaluation circuit reads and sends an interference indication signal to the processor to create a relatively low interference signal. Thus, the diversity module combines the antenna feed signals in an adjustable manner based on an magnitude of phase angle, to form a linear combined signal that is present at the output of the antenna diversity module as a reception signal. | 2009-02-05 |
20090036075 | MULTI-CHANNEL RADIOFREQUENCY RECEIVER - The invention relates to a multichannel radio-frequency receiver ( | 2009-02-05 |
20090036076 | SECURITY SYSTEM WITH DYNAMIC RANGE ENHANCEMENT FOR FM DEMODULATION - A system and method for communicating between a base and a remote device in a security system. The base receives an audio signal from a telephone network via a panel and then frequency modulates the audio signal at a carrier frequency to generate an FM signal. The remote device receives the FM signal from the base, determines a phase error signal representing the phase error between the received FM signal and an output signal of a voltage controlled oscillator, determines a difference between the carrier frequency and a center frequency of the voltage controlled oscillator, and, if there is a difference, then changes the center frequency of the voltage controlled oscillator to match the carrier frequency of the FM signal. | 2009-02-05 |
20090036077 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PHOTONICALLY ASSISTED RF FILTERING - Systems and methods for improved photonically-assisted RF filtering. Presently, processing of wide-band RF signals involves the use of multiple specialized equipment to isolate a region of interest from the spectrum. The present invention discloses the use of a modulation system to upconvert the RF signal onto the sideband of a light source such as a laser, an optical filter sub-system comprising a plurality of filtering units that function as combinations of IIR and FIR filters, and a resonant channelizing filter for noise reduction and rejection of undesired channels, and means for control and agility of a piecewise coherent optical filter. The resulting filtered RF signal may then be downconverted to the electrical domain for further signal processing. | 2009-02-05 |
20090036078 | Unified STTD/CLTD dedicated pilot processing - Apparatus and method to provide unified STTD/CLTD dedicated pilot processing in a wireless receiver. The technique allows different set of parameters to be introduced to a same processing module to process STTD and CLTD diversity signals to recover a pilot signal. Introducing another set of parameters to the processing module also allows processing of a non-diversity signal to recover a pilot. The unified processing of STTD/CLTD signals is achieved by converting STTD/CLTD pilot bits as Hadamard-like bits and processing these bits along with orthogonal pilot bits which are encoded as Hadamard encoded bits. | 2009-02-05 |
20090036079 | IQ Imbalance Image Suppression in Presence of Unknown Phase Shift - A wireless communication system receiver compensates a received signal containing an IQ gain imbalance prior to performing frequency correction. The IQ gain imbalance in the signal is estimated after frequency correction, providing an IQ gain imbalance estimate for subsequent IQ gain imbalance compensation. The IQ gain imbalance estimation includes formulating a plurality of hypotheses of phase error between I and Q signal components, and taking as the actual phase error the hypothesis that yields the maximum power ratio between I and Q signal components. The maximum power ratio is differentiated with respect to the IQ imbalance estimate. The IQ gain imbalance estimate is updated as a function of its prior value(s), the maximum power ratio, and the derivative of the maximum power ratio. | 2009-02-05 |
20090036080 | Multiple PLL high frequency receiver - A radio receiver includes a first PLL to provide a first local oscillator signal to convert an RF signal to an IF signal, and a second PLL to provide a second local oscillator signal to convert the IF signal to baseband. The first PLL operates at a higher frequency with optimized performance, but it has limited tuning ability. The second PLL operates at a lower frequency and has more tuning ability to compensate for the first PLL lack of it. The first PLL provides an inter-PLL control signal to the second PLL to influence the frequency at which the second PLL operates. | 2009-02-05 |
20090036081 | METHOD AND APPARATUS TO PROCESS DEDICATED PHYSICAL CONTROL CHANNEL (DPCCH) IN A TRANSMIT ANTENNA DIVERSITY (TXDIV) RAKE FINGER - A method to process DP bits and TPC bits from multiple fingers within a WCDMA rake receiver is provided. DPCH symbols are received, quantized and channel compensated. Then processing operations for individual fingers for the channel compensated quantized despread DPCH symbols containing DP bits and TPC bits are chosen based on the DPCH slot format. The DPCH symbols are processed based on the DPCH slot format in order to produce processed DPCH pilot symbols in a common format. DP bits and TPC bits may be processed in parallel by separate processing branches or in series by applying timing control to common processing modules. These processed symbols may then be combined. Other embodiments may further allow for the computation of an SNR estimate based on the combined DPCH symbols. | 2009-02-05 |
20090036082 | CANCELING SELF-JAMMER AND INTERFERING SIGNALS IN AN RFID SYSTEM - Briefly, in accordance with one or more embodiments, a method and device capable of canceling self-jammer and one or more other interfering signals in an radio frequency identification system or the like is disclosed. | 2009-02-05 |
20090036083 | Communication unit and method for interference mitigation - A communication unit comprises a receiver for receiving a composite communication signal that comprises a desired signal and at least one asynchronously received interfering signal. The receiver comprises detector logic arranged to detect and process the composite communication signal as if the at least one asynchronously received interfering signal were synchronously received with the desired signal. | 2009-02-05 |
20090036084 | METHOD FOR DETECTING THE EVETUAL PRESENCE OF AN INTERFERER, FOR EXAMPLE A RADAR SIGNAL, ADAPTED TO INTERFERE WITH A WIRELESS DEVICE, FOR EXAMPLE A UWB DEVICE, AND CORRESPONDING DEVICE - The method is for detecting the eventual presence of an interferer that is adapted to interfere with a wireless device. The wireless device is provided with at least one receiving chain including an analog to digital conversion stage. The method includes receiving on the receiving chain an incident signal, and delivering to the ADC stage an analog signal from the incident signal. The method further includes elaborating or determining a binary information from a binary signal delivered by the ADC stage and representative of the level of the analog signal, analyzing a temporal evolution of the binary information and detecting the presence of the interferer from the analysis. | 2009-02-05 |
20090036085 | FM tuner - An FM tuner that has a multipath reception detection unit and an adjacent-channel interference detection unit while reducing expansion of the scale of the circuit is available. A control signal for a stereo separation level is generated on the basis of a signal S | 2009-02-05 |
20090036086 | REDUCING SPECTRAL ROLL-OFF FACTORS TO INCREASE SPECTRAL EFFICIENCY - Systems for delivering a plurality of broadcast programs where the transmitter and receiver roll-off factors are mismatched. A system in accordance with the present invention comprises a transmitter comprising a modulator, and a plurality of receivers, each receiver in the plurality of receivers receiving the plurality of broadcast programs, each receiver in the plurality of receivers further comprising a demodulator; wherein the modulator has a first root-raised cosine filter having a first roll-off factor and each receiver has a second root-raised cosine filter having a second roll-off factor, the first roll-off factor being smaller than the second roll-off factor. | 2009-02-05 |
20090036087 | Highly Linear and Very Low-Noise Down-Conversion Mixer for Extracting Weak Signals in the Presence of Very Strong Unwanted Signals - A highly linear and very low-noise down-conversion mixer for extracting weak signals in the presence of very strong unwanted signals is disclosed. Aspects of an embodiment may include a source follower circuit in a transmitter front end of a mobile terminal. The source follower circuit may receive RF signals prior to the RF signals being amplified by a power amplifier for transmission. The RF signals may comprise in-phase and quadrature components. The source follower circuit may generate output RF voltage signals, and communicate the output RF voltage signals to a switching circuit via a coupling capacitor. The switching circuit may down-convert the communicated output RF voltage signals to generate differential baseband signals. The capacitance of the coupling capacitor may be changed to change gain and/or linearity of the differential baseband signals. Each of the differential baseband signals may be low-pass filtered to attenuate higher frequencies. | 2009-02-05 |
20090036088 | MULTI-MODE CELLULAR IC MEMORY MANAGEMENT - An RFIC includes first and second RF sections, first and second PHY processing modules, first and second upper layer processing modules, and memory. When the RFIC is in a first receive mode, the first RF section, the first PHY processing module, and the first upper layers processing module convert a first inbound RF signal into a first inbound audio signal in accordance with a first wireless communication protocol. When the RFIC is in a second receive mode, the second RF section, the second PHY processing module, and the second upper layers processing module convert a second inbound RF signal into a second inbound audio signal in accordance with a second wireless communication protocol. The memory stores the first and second inbound audio signals. The first PHY processing module retrieves, based on the receive mode, the first or second inbound audio signal from the memory and converts the first or second inbound audio signal into a first or second inbound analog audio signal. | 2009-02-05 |
20090036089 | System, apparatus and method for frequency based current reduction in wireless portable devices - An embodiment of the present invention provides a method, comprising reducing power consumption in a wireless device by adapting the bias current of active devices in the apparatus to the RF carrier frequency of the wireless device. | 2009-02-05 |
20090036090 | BROADCAST RECEIVING SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROCESSING BROADCAST SIGNALS - A broadcast receiving system capable of receiving mobile broadcast data and a method for processing broadcast signals are disclosed. The broadcast receiving system includes a receiving unit, a RS frame decoder, and a memory. The receiving unit receives a broadcast signal including mobile broadcast service data and main broadcast service data. The RS frame decoder performs CRC-decoding and RS-decoding on the RS frame, thereby correcting errors occurred in the corresponding mobile broadcast service data. The memory stores at least one of a traffic information, a POI (point of interesting), and a map information included in the error-corrected mobile broadcast service data. | 2009-02-05 |
20090036091 | METHOD OF ESTABLISHING A COMMUNICATIONS CONNECTION FROM A DEACTIVATED TELEMATICS UNIT ON A MOTOR VEHICLE - A system and method for communicating with a call center from a vehicle telematics unit that has had its cellular service deactivated. The method includes the step of receiving a request from the telematics unit to communicate with the call center via cellular telephony using a cleared telephone number. The call is then established and the type of request is determined at the call center and used to route the cellular call to an appropriate advisor or department in the call center based on the type of request being made. | 2009-02-05 |
20090036092 | COORDINATED NODE B RADIO RESOURCE MANAGEMENT MEASUREMENTS - The present invention relates to a subscription-based measurement concept where the detailed parameters for a certain measurement report are set by a measurement provider, i.e. a radio base station, instead of the measurement requester. For this purpose the measurement provider “publishes” a certain set of measurements that controller units for radio resource management (RRM) can subscribe to. According to the present invention parameters of measurements are defined in detail in the measuring entity, i.e. the target radio base station, as opposed to being defined by the requesting entity, i. e. the RRM controller. | 2009-02-05 |
20090036093 | PHONE CALL ACTIVATION AND BILLING SYSTEM - A phone call activation and billing system using the Internet, which includes a user's phone, a first CPU operably associated with said user's phone, the first CPU having operating hardware and software and web browser software operably connected to the Internet to permit communicating with search engine software to generate a listed telephone number at a search engine page and software for activating a call between a second phone associated with the listed telephone number and said user's phone associated with a user's number. Software is provided for billing time associated with the call. | 2009-02-05 |
20090036094 | ACCOUNTING OF DATA TRANSMISSION COSTS IN A MOBILE RADIO NETWORK - A method is provided for the accounting of data transmission costs in a mobile radio network, in particular text and/or image data with or without sound, such that data which is or will be transmitted is assigned at least one cost signal for the costs of sending one or more replies relating to the transmitted data, and that this or these cost signal(s) are transmitted to the recipient(s) of the data. | 2009-02-05 |
20090036095 | INFORMATION SECURITY AND DELIVERY METHOD AND APPARATUS - A method includes storing at least one user datum received from a user in a secure storage portion of a memory within a mobile communication device. Authentication information is received into the mobile communication device. The at least one user datum is transmitted from the mobile communication device to a recipient in response to entry of the authentication information, while preventing the user of the mobile communication device from reading the at least one user datum. | 2009-02-05 |
20090036096 | USING AN AUTHENTICATION TICKET TO INITIALIZE A COMPUTER - A method comprises authenticating a wireless communication device, receiving an authentication ticket from a server if the wireless communication device is successfully authenticated, and providing the authentication ticket by the wireless communication device to a computer to enable the computer complete an initialization process. | 2009-02-05 |
20090036097 | USE LIMITING APPARATUS, KEY AND USE LIMITING SYSTEM - A use limiting system of electronic equipment capable of suppressing power consumption while preventing unauthorized use by other people by limiting the use in the case of theft or loss of electronic equipment is provided. A key | 2009-02-05 |
20090036098 | CELL SEARCHING METHOD AND MOBILE TERMINAL THEREFOR - A cell searching method and mobile terminal for a mobile communication system is provided. The terminal and method facilitate cell searching by using a database that registers cell information, such as frequencies and identities. A cell searching method of a mobile terminal according to the present invention includes determining whether authentication information of at least one cell exists in a memory, selecting, when the authentication information exists, the authentication information of the at least one cell, evaluating validity of the selected authentication information and attempting to camp on the cell using the authentication information if the validity evaluation is successful. | 2009-02-05 |
20090036099 | Content providing method and system - A content providing method and system are disclosed that enable content producers to make a profit by providing contents encrypted by a mobile terminal. The content providing method includes: encrypting, by a mobile terminal, a content and registering the encrypted content in a content providing server; finding, by a communication terminal, the content registered in the content providing server and paying a use fee to use the content; and transmitting a valid authentication key associated with the content to the communication terminal after the payment. Accordingly, since content producers directly encrypt their contents, they can make a profit corresponding to the use of the contents. | 2009-02-05 |
20090036100 | Mobile communication terminal having touch screen and method for locking and inlocking the terminal - A mobile communication terminal having a touch screen and a method for locking and unlocking the touch screen are disclosed. The touch function can be interrupted or activated when key patterns are input to the touch screen. The locking/unlocking method includes registering a key pattern for allowing the touch screen to enter a locking mode or an unlocking mode, and entering one of the locking and unlocking modes when a pattern input through the touch screen is the registered key pattern. | 2009-02-05 |
20090036101 | Updating Availability of an Instant Messaging Contact - A contact is determined to be unavailable if a predetermined period of time has elapsed since an instant message was sent to the contact and an expected notification for the instant message was not received during that predetermined period of time by the device that sent the instant message. If the expected notification is a delivered notification, then the contact is deemed unreachable. If the expected notification is a read notification and a delivered notification for the instant message has been received by the device that sent the instant message, then the contact is deemed busy. | 2009-02-05 |
20090036102 | Context-Based Data Pre-Fetching and Notification for Mobile Applications - Methods, systems, and computer program products for context-based data pre-fetching and notification for applications are described herein. In an embodiment, the method operates by creating a context model that includes context variables and events. The method populates context variables based upon the context of an application and instantiates a context based upon the context model. The method determines whether the context is active or inactive and infers a likely set of data needed by the application. The method executes a data selection function to generate a dataset for the application. In an embodiment, the system includes a module to create and maintain a context model. The system includes modules to: populate context variables within the context model; calculate a dataset for the application; maintain an inference engine; subscribe to changes in the context variables; and generate notifications including a dataset with associated metadata that assists with display of the dataset. | 2009-02-05 |
20090036103 | MOBILE COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR REDEEMING AND REPORTING COUPONS - Methods, systems, and machine-readable media are disclosed for utilizing mobile electronic devices to redeem and report use of various marketing offers such as coupons. According to one embodiment, redeeming and reporting a marketing offer can comprise transmitting information related to the marketing offer from a mobile wallet of the mobile device to a target device. A redemption message can be received at the mobile wallet of the mobile device from the target device. The redemption message can indicate acceptance of the marketing offer. At least a portion of the redemption message can be sent from the mobile wallet of the mobile device to a service provider system providing communication services to the mobile device. Sending the redemption message from the mobile wallet of the mobile device to the service provider system can be performed via a wireless communications network such as a cellular network. | 2009-02-05 |
20090036104 | MOBILE RF TAGS LOCATABLE USING CELL PHONE - A mobile radio frequency (RF) tag includes an antenna. A RF transceiver is coupled to the antenna. A processor compatible with a mobile phone protocol is coupled to the RF transceiver. The processor is configured to receive an activation signal and transmit a tracking signal over a control communications channel of the mobile phone protocol. | 2009-02-05 |
20090036105 | Method and system for rendering content on a wireless device - A method of rendering content on a wireless device. The wireless device sends a message to a server requesting an application and identifies itself with its rendering capabilities. The wireless receives an identification of a custom configuration of a plurality of rendering blocks of the wireless device associated with the application. The custom configuration configures the plurality of rendering blocks of the device. The wireless device receives compiled content from the application executing on the server that includes render commands expressed in a syntax that is device generic but has parameters specific to the rendering capabilities of the wireless device. A reader of the wireless device processes the compiled content and issues commands to individual rendering blocks of a graphical user interface based on the rendering commands of the compiled content and based on the custom configuration. | 2009-02-05 |
20090036106 | Delivery of Value Identifiers Using Short Message Service (SMS) - A system and method for adding value to a customer account are provided. An identifier associated with a value is distributed to a customer. The identifier is usable to add the value to an account. A request to add the value to a customer account is received via short message service (SMS). The request comprises the identifier and account identification information associated with the customer account. In some embodiments, the identifier may be entered into the device using text auto-completion software. The request is received from a user communication device as an SMS message. The value associated with the identifier and the customer account associated with the account identification number are identified based on the request. The value is caused to be added to the customer account. A confirmation that the value was added to the customer account is passed to the user communication device. | 2009-02-05 |
20090036107 | METHOD, CALLEE STATION, AND COMMUNICATION SYSTEM FOR PERFORMING CALL TRANSFER FUNCTION - A method is provided for transferring an incoming call. The method includes determining whether the incoming call is answered or transferred, converting caller information of the incoming call in a first network to yield converted caller information in a second network for the incoming call being transferred is not answered, sending the converted caller information to a server in the second network, and checking the converted caller information stored in the server. Moreover, a callee station having a callee terminal, and a communication system are used for implementing the method. | 2009-02-05 |
20090036108 | User terminal for performing a plurality of applications simultaneously - A user terminal for running a plurality of applications simultaneously is disclosed. In the method for running a plurality of applications simultaneously in accordance with the present invention, a first application is run in a foreground mode in accordance with an inputted first operation start command, and then the operation mode of the first application is switched to a background mode if a mode conversion command is inputted. Then, a second application in accordance with an inputted second operation start command can be run in the foreground mode. With the present invention, a plurality of applications can be run simultaneously in a separate operation mode, maximizing the convenience of the user. | 2009-02-05 |
20090036109 | WIRELESS COMMUNICATION TERMINAL, TRANSMISSION FUNCTION ADJUSTING METHOD AND TRANSMISSION FUNCTION CONTROL PROGRAM FOR USE IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION TERMINAL - To provide a wireless communication terminal enabling to reduce the load on a mobile communication network and saving upstream wireless resources. | 2009-02-05 |
20090036110 | Connecting apparatus, connecting method, and computer product - A large-screen display apparatus recognizes an ID (e.g., user telephone number information) from terminal information, and transmits a telephone connection request to an IC card portable terminal corresponding to the ID. The large-screen display apparatus also transmits an IP telephone connection request to a hotel reception system of a hotel selected by the user of the IC card portable terminal. The large-screen display apparatus connects the user and the hotel system through an IP telephone according to, for example, call control by a third party (3PCC: 3rd Party Call Control). | 2009-02-05 |
20090036111 | Virtual Instance Architecture for Mobile Device Management Systems - System and method for remotely managing mobile devices. A virtual instance mobile device is maintained for each physical mobile device to be managed. Each virtual instance mobile device is executable in a computer runtime environment and includes a hardware emulation component configured to emulate the hardware components of the corresponding physical mobile device and a software emulation component corresponding to the software components of the physical mobile device, which is executable within the context of the hardware emulation component. Synchronization between the virtual instance mobile devices and their corresponding physical mobile devices is maintained, and data obtained from the physical mobile devices is stored. The physical mobile devices are remotely managed by utilizing their corresponding virtual instance mobile devices respectively. | 2009-02-05 |
20090036112 | CELLULAR TELEPHONE WITH A MAGNIFICATION DEVICE AND AN ILLUMINATION DEVICE - A cellular telephone with a magnification device, illumination device, and operating system implementing basic functions is disclosed. | 2009-02-05 |
20090036113 | Cell Search for Handover Conditions - A method and apparatus for controlling a primary cell search operation including generating a profile of correlation peaks, determining if magnitudes of the correlation peaks vary, synchronizing a signal acquisition process to one of the identified correlation peak having a greatest magnitude if the magnitudes of the correlation peaks remain relatively constant and synchronizing the signal acquisition process to a peak whose magnitude is increasing if the magnitudes of the correlation peaks are changing, is described. The method and apparatus further includes identifying an index and a magnitude of a largest correlation peak of the correlation peaks, determining if other correlation peaks exist in the profile, synchronizing the signal acquisition process to the largest correlation peak originally identified if other correlation peaks do not exist, storing indices and magnitudes for all other correlation peaks located and comparing changes in correlation peak magnitudes for all previously identified peaks. | 2009-02-05 |
20090036114 | Multi-Hop Booster - A two-way wireless repeater and booster system and method with watermarking of uplink signals are disclosed. The repeater includes a network unit having at least one wireless receiver and at least one wireless transmitter, the network unit being configured to communicate with the network transceiver. The transceiver further includes a user unit having at least one wireless receiver and at least one wireless transmitter, the user unit being configured to communicate with the user transceiver, and a two-way communication path between the network unit and the user unit to communicate signals between the network transceiver and the user transceiver in autonomous hops comprising between the network transceiver and the network unit, between the user transceiver and the user unit, and between the network unit and the user unit. The network unit and/or user unit is further configured to repeatedly transmit a training sequence to the other unit to train the at least one channel equalizer of the other unit. | 2009-02-05 |
20090036115 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR TESTING GSM MODULES - A method for testing GSM modules includes the following steps of: switching a power supply on; controlling the power supply to provide power to a GSM module; generating a command that establishes a connection between the GSM module and a network; transferring the command to the GSM module; signaling the GSM module to invoke the command, and acquiring test data from the GSM module; determining whether the GSM module is normal by determining whether the GSM module is connected to the network; switching the power supply off; and generating a test result. | 2009-02-05 |
20090036116 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MEASURING QUALITY OF WIRELESS NETWORK - The present invention relates to a method for measuring quality of a wireless network of a mobile communication system and a system therefor, and the method for measuring quality of a wireless network according to the present invention includes a wireless quality analysis server requesting a location service about a specific subscriber terminal to a mobile switching center; the mobile switching center transmitting a location report request about the subscriber terminal to a radio network controller; the radio network controller transmitting a wireless quality measurement request to the subscriber terminal based on the location report request; the radio network controller receiving a wireless quality measurement report from the subscriber terminal; and the radio network controller extracting data for wireless quality measurement from the wireless quality measurement report and transmitting the data to the wireless quality analysis server. | 2009-02-05 |
20090036117 | WIRELESS DEVICE OPERABLE TO MANIPULATE HIGH-SPEED SHARED CONTROL CHANNEL (HSSCCH) QUALITY CONTROL THROUGH CHANNEL QUALITY INDICATION REPORT MANIPULATION - A method to adapt channel quality indicator (CQI) reports from user equipment (UE) is provided. This involves first determining the presence of a high-speed shared control channel (HS-SCCH) signal. An estimated signal to noise ratio (SNR) is also determined. Next an SNR correction based on the presence or lack thereof of the HS-SCCH signal and the CRC checks for HS-SCCH and HS-DSCH signals are determined and applied to the estimated SNR. The CQI report is then generated based on the corrected estimated SNR. This CQI report which takes into account a corrected estimated SNR may then be used to adjust the HS-SCCH signal in an HSDPA telephony system. | 2009-02-05 |
20090036118 | Channel sharing method in the cluster mobile communication system based on cdma - A channel sharing method of trunking mobile communication system based on CDMA comprises the following steps: a base station subsystem allocates a forward voice sharing channel for all the mobile stations within a group; the base station subsystem allocates a forward signaling sharing channel for all the mobile stations of the same cell within this group; the base station subsystem allocates a reverse dedicated voice channel for all the talking mobile stations within this group; the base station subsystem allocates a reverse signaling sharing channel for all the listening mobile stations of the same cell within this group. By using the signaling sharing method of present invention, the calling characteristic of the trunking communication system and the code division resources of CDMA can be used effectively, and thereby under the premise of maintaining the voice quality of the trunking mobile communication system, it greatly decreases the demand for channel resources and reduces interference of air channels, as well as increases the capacity of the system. | 2009-02-05 |
20090036119 | Method and System for a Wireless Headset Receptacle - Described are a method and a system for a wireless headset receptacle. The method includes a step of detecting one of a presence and an absence of a wireless receiver from a receptacle within a communication device. The wireless receiver includes a power supply and an interface for wireless communication with the communication device. The method also includes a step of performing at least one action based on one of the detected presence and the detected absence of the wireless receiver from the receptacle. | 2009-02-05 |
20090036120 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR SELECTING MOBILE COMMUNICATION SYSTEM IN A PORTABLE TERMINAL - A mobile communication system selection is disclosed. A method for selecting a mobile communication system of a portable terminal includes driving a first timer; checking whether a Mobile Country Code (MCC) of a region where the portable terminal is located is obtained by searching for a network until the first timer expires; when the MCC is obtained before the first timer expires, storing the obtained MCC to a previous MCC list; performing a first checking operation for checking whether the obtained MCC belongs to a list of countries supporting only a first mobile communication system; and obtaining a service of the first mobile communication system by searching for only the first mobile communication system when the obtained MCC belongs to the list of the countries supporting only the first mobile communication system. | 2009-02-05 |
20090036121 | INTELLIGENT ROAMING SYSTEM WITH OVER THE AIR PROGRAMMING - A computer readable medium that stores a computer program for providing communications service provider information to a mobile station includes a storing code segment that stores data for communications service providers corresponding to market areas. The computer readable medium includes an identifying code segment that identifies at least one communications service provider from the data for communications service providers based on at least one of a class of service and an account of the mobile station. The computer readable medium includes a transmitting code segment that enables transmission of data indicating the identified at least one communications service provider to the mobile station. | 2009-02-05 |
20090036122 | CDMA INTELLIGENT NETWORK SYSTEM AND ITS METHOD, DEVICE FOR REALIZING INTERNATIONAL ROAMING SERVICE - The present invention discloses a CDMA intelligent network system and a method for implementing an international roaming service. The CDMA intelligent network system includes: a Home SCP, a Home Gateway Mobile Switching Center (GMSC) or Home International Switching Center (ISC), and a visited GMSC or visited ISC; further, the CDMA intelligent network system includes a roaming SSP. The SCP is in communication with the roaming SSP, and voice channels are established among the roaming SSP, the Home GMSC or ISC, and the visited GMSC or ISC. The present invention further discloses a roaming Service Switching Point, which is adapted for signaling exchanging with the Home SCP of subscriber in international roaming, so as to establish a service route for the subscriber in international roaming in the CDMA intelligent network. | 2009-02-05 |
20090036123 | BAND SCANNING AND CELL SELECTION METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MOBILE STATION - A band scanning and cell selection method and apparatus is provided for improving cell selection efficiency of a mobile station. A band scanning method includes scanning, when the mobile station transitions to a normal service state, a preset frequency band and attempting, when the preset frequency band is available, to connect the mobile station to a cell through the frequency band. A cell selection method of includes searching, when a public land mobile network is selected, for cells in the public land mobile network, creating a suitable cell list and an acceptable cell list with reference to the search result, and attempting, when failed to find a suitable cell or to camp on a suitable cell, to camp on one of acceptable cells listed on the acceptable cell list. | 2009-02-05 |
20090036124 | SCANNING NEIGHBORING BASE STATIONS IN WIRELESS ACCESS SYSTEM - Scanning neighboring base stations in a wireless access system is provided. In one embodiment, a method of scanning neighboring base stations for assessing channel quality includes receiving from a serving base station information associated with at least one neighboring base station, and transmitting a scanning request message from a mobile subscriber station to the serving base station, wherein the scanning request message comprises a requested scan duration and a requested scan iteration, the requested scan iteration being associated with a requested number of iterations of the scanning of the at least one neighboring base station. The method also includes receiving a scanning response message from the serving base station, wherein the scanning response message comprises an allowed scan duration and an allowed scan iteration, the allowed scan iteration being associated with an allowed number of iterations of the scanning of the at least one neighboring base station. | 2009-02-05 |
20090036125 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR REGISTRATION FOR APPLICATION PROGRAM DEPLOYMENT - A communication system includes a development sector for registering a plurality of wireless devices, a business sector for controlling utilization of an application program and for receiving application data, a service sector for deploying the application program and for providing the application data to the business sector in accordance with communication with at least one wireless device of the plurality; and a mobile sector comprising the plurality of wireless devices, each device for receiving the application program deployed by the service sector, executing the application program in response to the business sector, and communicating with the service sector to support provision of the application data to the business sector. The wireless device, such as a cell phone, personal digital assistant, or palm top computer may include an auxiliary device such as a bar code scanner, a magnetic stripe card reader, or a printer. The business sector or service sector may monitor or limit utilization of the auxiliary device. Deployment of application programs may be controlled by the business sector or the development sector by rendering an application program or auxiliary device available for use only after a particular time or after receipt of a message. Distributed processing application programs having components in the business, service, and mobile sectors may thereby be updated in an orderly manner. An application program on a wireless device may assist confirmation of an order made by a buyer via a web site. The wireless device is expected to be operated by the buyer. Fraud reporting is accomplished by comparing data obtained by registration of the wireless device with data provided in the confirmation. | 2009-02-05 |
20090036126 | Methods and Systems for Identity Management in Wireless Devices - Methods and devices for allowing a wireless communication device ( | 2009-02-05 |
20090036127 | INTERRUPTING USE OF FREQUENCY LAYER CONVERGENCE SCHEME - The present invention is directed to interrupting use of a frequency layer convergence scheme that favors selection of a cell on a preferred frequency of a joined point-to-multipoint service. Specifically, a mobile terminal that has joined a point-to-multipoint service having a preferred frequency uses a frequency layer convergence scheme for selecting a cell. The frequency layer convergence scheme favors the selection of a cell on the preferred frequency layer. However, use of the frequency layer convergence scheme is interrupted upon an occurrence of a trigger. | 2009-02-05 |
20090036128 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DYNAMIC CALL ANCHORING - Calls to/from one or more devices operated by a subscriber are dynamically anchored as a need is imposed by mobility of the subscriber. A dynamic call anchoring client application that operates on the one or more devices operated by the subscriber may determine when criteria are satisfied for handover of a call in progress form an enterprise network to another network, or vice versa. Replaces functionality in a switch in the enterprise network is used to effect the dynamic call anchoring by replacing a call leg anchored in one of the networks with a call leg anchored in the other of the networks. | 2009-02-05 |
20090036129 | BASE STATION AND DATA TRANSFER METHOD - A base station according to the present invention includes: a data storage unit | 2009-02-05 |
20090036130 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING VOICE SERVICE IN A MULTIMEDIA MOBILE NETWORK - User Equipment (UE) receiving non-voice packet switched service in an Evolved Universal Mobile Telecommunications System Terrestial Radio Access Network (eUTRAN) cell undergoes handover to a circuit switched GSM/Edge Radio Access Network (GERAN)/UTRAN cell in response to a requirement for voice service. The voice service is established in the circuit switched domain of a GERAN/UTRAN cell to ensure service continuity regardless of UE mobility that would otherwise not be possible if the voice service was established in the eUTRAN cell. A Gs-like interface between a Mobile Switching Center (MSC) of the CS Core Network and the Mobility Management Entity (MME) of the Evolved Packet Core provides an interface for page requests and location update procedures to be performed. | 2009-02-05 |
20090036131 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING VOICE SERVICE IN A MULTIMEDIA MOBILE NETWORK - User Equipment (UE) receiving non-voice packet switched services in an Evolved Universal Mobile Telecommunications System Terrestial Radio Access Network (eUTRAN) cell undergoes handover to a circuit switched GSM/Edge Radio Access Network (GERAN)/UTRAN cell in response to a voice service page. An eNodeB of the active eUTRAN cell uses a measurement report history for the UE to select an available circuit switched cell for handover. The voice service is established in the circuit switched domain of a GERAN/UTRAN cell to ensure service continuity regardless of UE mobility that would otherwise not be possible if the voice service was established in the eUTRAN cell. A Gs-like interface between a Mobile Switching Center (MSC) of the CS Core Network and the Mobility Management Entity (MME) of the Evolved Packet Core provides an interface for page requests and location update procedures to be performed. | 2009-02-05 |
20090036132 | Method And System For Radio Network Environment Detection And Reporting, And Media Independent Handover Apparatus - A method and a system for radio network environment detection and reporting in a network handover and a media independent handover (MIH) apparatus are provided. The method includes the following: an MIH function (MIHF) at a terminal side initiates a network scan, and generates a parameter report on a radio network environment around the terminal including dynamic information and static information of a scanned point of access (PoA) after the scan is completed; the MIHF at the terminal side sends the parameter report on the radio network environment to an upper layer at the terminal side or to an MIHF at a network side. The method and system support homogeneous and heterogeneous network environments at the same time. | 2009-02-05 |
20090036133 | Apparatus and method for transmitting/receiving message for handover to heterogeneous system in broadband wireless access - Provided is an apparatus and method for transmitting/receiving a message for a handover to a heterogeneous system in a BWA system. In the method, a neighboring BS information message containing the neighboring heterogeneous system BS information is generated according to the neighboring BS information message generation scheme of the serving system. The serving system BS has only to transmit information about a neighboring BS of the serving system, thus reducing a message overhead. Also, the neighboring heterogeneous system BS has only to transmit its own BS information within the corresponding coverage, thus enabling efficient use of control channel resources. | 2009-02-05 |
20090036134 | REVISION LEVEL NOTIFICATION METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MOBILE STATION - A revision level notification method and system for a mobile station is provided for facilitating a handover between networks of different generations. The revision level notification method for an inter-generation handover includes detecting a handover trigger event for a handover from a first network to a second network, setting a protocol version in association with the first network, receiving a classmark enquiry message from the second network, and transmitting a classmark change message containing a revision level of a mobile station obtained with reference to the protocol version to the second network in response to the classmark enquiry message. | 2009-02-05 |
20090036135 | MULTI-CARRIER COMMUNICATION DEVICE AND MULTI-CARRIER COMMUNICATION METHOD - There is provided a multi-carrier communication method capable of preventing lowering of a throughput of another mobile device accompanying allocation of a sub-carrier for a new mobile station device. This multi-carrier communication method can acquire reception quality information for one of the sub-carriers already allocated in an MS ( | 2009-02-05 |
20090036136 | Apparatus and Method for Hierarchical Routing with a Look-Ahead Mechanism - A system and a method for hierarchical routing with a look-ahead mechanism is disclosed. The method includes originating a call having an origination point in a first form through a first region. The method continues with routing the call to the originating MSC and then to a first internet protocol tandem associated with the first region. The method continues with forwarding the call to a second internet protocol tandem associated with a second region. The second region is generally the destination region. The method continues with determining whether or not the call qualifies as a call that may be terminated in a second form and if the call does qualify to be terminated in the second form, rerouting the call back to the original mobile switching center and connecting the call to the termination point in the second form, i.e., a circuit based form. | 2009-02-05 |
20090036137 | METHOD FOR MINIMIZING EXPENDITURES ASSOCIATED WITH OPTIMIZED BACKHAUL NETWORKS - The invention includes a method for determining an expenditure associated with a network. A method includes obtaining network information associated with a portion of a network, categorizing each of a respective plurality of cells as one of an aggregated cell and a non-aggregated cell, determining an aggregating node configuration for at least one aggregating node associated with at least one base station associated with an aggregated cell, determining a deaggregating node configuration for at least one deaggregating node associated with at least one of the at least one aggregating node, and determining the expenditure according to at least one of the aggregating node configuration and the deaggregating node configuration. The categorization of cells is performed using the network information. | 2009-02-05 |
20090036138 | METHOD FOR SCHEDULING ORTHOGONALLY OVER MULTIPLE HOPS - Apparatus and method for supporting wireless downlink and uplink connections. In the downlink direction, an apparatus receives from the downlink node a request to communicate using an allocation of radio resources specified by the downlink node, and transmits to the downlink node a grant to communicate using at least a portion of the specified allocation of radio resources. In the uplink direction, the apparatus sends a request to a downlink node to communicate using a specified allocation of radio resources, and receives from the downlink node a grant to communicate using at least a portion of the specified allocation of radio resources | 2009-02-05 |
20090036139 | TRANSFER RATE CONTROL METHOD, MOBILE STATION, AND RADIO BASE STATION - The present invention simplifies management of a transmission rate of data flows of a plurality of priority levels, and reduces load in the mobile station and the radio base station. | 2009-02-05 |
20090036140 | CONTENT DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM, NETWORK, AND CHANNEL SWITCHING CONTROL METHOD - A content distribution system uses a PtP (point to point) channel (individual channel) or PtM (point to multi-point) channel (common channel) as a radio channel of a predetermined type so as to distribute a broadcast content as communication data to a user terminal as a mobile station. The user terminal receives the same content distributed from a broadcast content server by the PtP channel. Here, if the total of the downlink transmission power of the PtP channel is greater than the downlink transmission power of the PtM channel when the content is distributed to the user terminal by the single PtM channel, a base station or a base station control device judges that the radio channel is to be switched from the PtP channel to the PtM channel. Similar judgment is made when switching from the PtM channel to the PtP channel is performed. Thus, it is possible to switch the radio channel type used for the broadcast-type service without lowering the use effect of the radio resources. | 2009-02-05 |
20090036141 | Mobile advertisement selection method - A method for specifying and selecting a message to be displayed on a mobile advertising unit wherein specifying the message comprises specifying a begin location for the message, specifying the message to be displayed, and specifying an end location for the message. The message is displayed only if the mobile advertising unit arrives at the begin location before it arrives at the end location. | 2009-02-05 |
20090036142 | EXTENDED TRIGGERED POSITION METHOD AND DEVICE - An extended triggered location method and device is provided. The device includes the following: a location calculating unit to calculate location of the target terminal and determine the location information, and a third party location reporting unit to send the location information of the target terminal to the third party terminal periodically or only when the area triggered condition is sufficed. With the present invention, the third party terminal can obtain the location information of the target terminal periodically or receive the notice of the target terminal's entry into/exit from a target area, in accordance with the principles of periodical location or area trigger location. Thereby, the invention supplies new location service application and satisfies the subscriber's demand for different location service applications. | 2009-02-05 |
20090036143 | METHODS OF MAINTAINING CONNECTION WITH, AND DETERMINING THE DIRECTION OF, A MOBILE DEVICE - A method of determining the direction of a mobile communication device, the method comprising receiving an encoded locator signal from the device over a wireless link; decoding the locator signal to generate a decoded output; and measuring the direction of arrival of the locator signal by analyzing the decoded output. | 2009-02-05 |
20090036144 | TECHNIQUES FOR MOBILITY INDUCED ERROR CORRECTION - Techniques for mobility induced error correction are described. An apparatus may comprise a mobile device having a frequency correction module arranged to determine a frequency shift for a communication channel caused by movement of the mobile device relative to a fixed device, and generate a frequency correction value to compensate for the frequency shift. Other embodiments are described and claimed. | 2009-02-05 |
20090036145 | Systems and Methods for Providing Tourist Information Based on a Location - A system for identifying and retrieving information about a point of interest comprises a portable device capable of determining the location of the point of interest and including a communication mechanism to communicate the same with a processing center. The system specifically identifies the point of interest, obtains relevant sources of information about the point of interest and reconciles the information. Furthermore, the system either transmits textual, graphical, audio or video to the portable device or facilitates communication between a user of the portable device and a call center or guide. | 2009-02-05 |
20090036146 | Method and Apparatus for Supporting Location Services for a Roaming Mobile Station - Techniques to support location services for a roaming mobile station are described. The mobile station may communicate with a serving mobile switching center (MSC) in a serving network. A roaming service provider (RSP) network may map an actual MSC identity (MSCID) of the serving MSC to a generic MSCID and may provide the generic MSCID to a home network. A home mobile positioning center (H-MPC) may map the generic MSCID to an Internet Protocol (IP) address of a mapping server within the RSP network and may send a location request message containing a mobile station identity (MSID) to the mapping server. The mapping server may determine a serving mobile positioning center (S-MPC) based on the MSID and may forward the message to the S-MPC. The mapping server may also receive a location response message from the S-MPC and may forward the message to the H-MPC. | 2009-02-05 |
20090036147 | METHOD TO ACCESS MULTIMEDIA CONTENTS ASSOCIATED TO A GEOGRAPHICAL AREA - A method is for accessing multimedia contents associated with a geographical area including a plurality of items, the multimedia content being stored on a multimedia content provider having information of one or more of the items. The method provides an IC Card application for enabling a mobile device to detect a geographical area of interest, connect to the multimedia content provider and select at least one multimedia content of the detected geographical area of interest, download the selected multimedia content into a memory of the IC Card, provide an identification code of an item located into the detected geographical area of interest, and access a portion of the multimedia content which stores information of the identified item. | 2009-02-05 |
20090036148 | MAPPING AN EVENT LOCATION VIA A CALENDAR APPLICATION - A method of mapping a location of an event that is scheduled in a calendar application includes steps of identifying a contact associated with the event, determining address information associated with the contact, obtaining map data for the address information, and generating a map of the location associated with the contact based on the map data. Meeting or event locations can thus be mapped even if there is no event location or address information specified directly in the meeting request or appointment. | 2009-02-05 |
20090036149 | SINGLE BUTTON CONTACT REQUEST AND RESPONSE - A system and a method are disclosed for sharing contact information between two mobile phones. A user of a first mobile phone can select contact information stored in the mobile phone to be shared with a second mobile phone while having live phone call with a caller of the second mobile phone. The first mobile phone transmits the contact information to the second mobile phone using a voice channel of the phone call while the phone call is established. For example, the first mobile phone may convert the contact information into an audio signal and send the audio signal to the second mobile phone while the phone call is established. The second mobile phone receives the contact information and provides a user interface such that a caller can call a phone number in the contact information with a single button press. | 2009-02-05 |
20090036150 | INTERFERENCE BASED PHASE SHIFT PRECODING FOR OFDM - In a radio network a determination is made whether to implement cyclical delay diversity (CDD) for a radio frequency connection involving a radio base station ( | 2009-02-05 |
20090036151 | COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, COMMUNICATION APPARATUS, AND COMMUNICATION METHOD - There is provided a communication control technique in which it is possible to avoid interference with another wireless communication system. This invention is characterized by a control station which controls wireless communication of dependent stations. When a dependent station newly starts, the control station determines whether a beacon transmitted by the dependent station is received by another wireless communication network. When determining that the beacon is received by the other wireless communication network, the control station instructs the dependent station to lower the transmission power until the beacon is not received. | 2009-02-05 |
20090036152 | METHOD FOR ENABLING MULTICAST TRAFFIC FLOWS OVER HYBRID MULTICAST CAPABLE AND NON-MULTICAST CAPABLE RADIO ACCESS NETWORKS (RANS) - A method for multicast packet communication by mobile entities ( | 2009-02-05 |
20090036153 | BASE STATION AND COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - Provided are a communication system and a base station capable of preventing interference between signals and improving the throughput. A base station device ( | 2009-02-05 |
20090036154 | MOBILE COMMUNICATION TERMINAL DEVICE AND TRANSMITTING RIGHT SETTING METHOD IN MOBILE COMMUNICATION TERMINAL DEVICE - A mobile communication terminal device and a transmittable period setting method in the mobile communication terminal device capable of extending a period during which information may be transmitted, even while the information is transmitted using a push-to-talk system. When a PTT button | 2009-02-05 |
20090036155 | E-HICH/E-RGCH adaptive threshold setting - Performing adaptive threshold setting by placing a receiver in a mode where a first signal indication and a second signal indication are certain not to occur from a transmitter. Once in that mode, the receiver adjusts a first threshold level for receiving the first signal by noting a false indication of receiving the first signal and adjusts a second threshold level for receiving the second signal by noting a false indication of receiving the second signal. | 2009-02-05 |
20090036156 | MOTION ACTIVATED CELL PHONE LIGHTING - A cell phone includes at least one motion switch and circuitry to control cell phone functions when the cell phone is moved. In one embodiment, the motion switch activates keyboard backlighting. A single motion switch may be used or two motion switches may be positioned approximately orthogonally, for example, a first motion switch to activate on motion along the cell phone's length, and a second motion switch to activate on motion along the cell phone's width. One simple and inexpensive motion switch is a cantilevered spring, another is to monitor current produced by a vibrator motor already present in a cell phone. The cell phone according to the present invention with lighting activated by cell phone motion is particularly useful for locating a dropped cell phone, and even more useful for a vehicle operator searching for a dropped cell phone. | 2009-02-05 |
20090036157 | Protected Data Capture - In one embodiment, a method includes receiving disposition data from a subscriber. The disposition data indicates a first particular condition predicate for performing a particular action on data associated with the subscriber and archived by a service provider. After receiving the disposition data, first data associated with the subscriber is received by the service provider in near-real time. If it is determined that the particular condition is not satisfied, then the service provider performs a different second particular action. | 2009-02-05 |
20090036158 | Projector-attached electronic equipment - A projector-attached electronic equipment includes: a projection device that projects an optical image; a judging device that judges whether to perform projection by the projection device according to a state of the electronic equipment; and a projection control device. The projection control device, ( | 2009-02-05 |
20090036159 | BROADBAND COMMUNICATIONS ACCESS DEVICE - A broadband communications access device with security features. The broadband communications access devices includes a wireless access point with a wireless interface, wired interface and security interface for proving secure wired and wireless broadband communications access for home entertainment, home security and home energy management devices. | 2009-02-05 |
20090036160 | DIRECT RF DIGITAL TRANSCEIVER AND METHOD - A direct digital radio having a high speed RF front end in communication with an antenna, and a radio subsystem that can be configured to form a multi-channel, full duplex transceiver system. The high speed RF front end provides a digital signal to the radio subsystem. Each transceiver includes a waveform processing subsystem that makes use of a linear, phase-B cubic spline interpolating finite impulse response (IFIR) filter for filtering the received RF signal substantially entirely in the digital domain. The linear phase-B, cubic spline IFIR filter requires significantly fewer hardware components than traditional FIR filters and is ideally suited for implementation using Very Large Scale Integration (VLSI) technology. | 2009-02-05 |
20090036161 | MULTIMEDIA DEVICE FOR INTEGRATING A MOBILE PHONE - A multimedia device for integrating a mobile phone, the expansion system includes an expansion module and a mobile phone. The expansion module includes a memory unit, a processing unit, a first communication interface, and a first display unit. The processing unit is for performing the expansion software applications in the expansion module. The memory unit electrically connects to the process unit and is used for storing the expansion software applications. The process unit accesses the data of the mobile phone through the first communication interface. The first display unit electrically connects to the process unit. The mobile phone further includes a second display unit. When the mobile phone connects to the expansion module, the first display unit will display the functional list by the expansion module and the second display module will display the performance of the function. | 2009-02-05 |
20090036162 | COMBINATIONAL MOBILE COMMUNICATION DEVICE HAVING SWAPPABLE FUNCTION EXPANSION COMPONENTS - A combinational mobile communication device includes a communication device main-body and at least a swappable function expansion component. The design and structure of the swappable function expansion component is modularized, thus making it suitable to combine with a communication device main-body into an integral mobile communication device. The swappable function expansion component includes a function expansion module, and a shell. This shell can be combined with a communication device main-body to form a part of the outer shell of a mobile communication device, such as a front outer shell, a back outer shell, or a side outer shell. The communication device main-body may be combined with a plurality of swappable function expansion components as required through the respective connection interfaces, hereby achieving the objective of providing increased/decreased functions depending on the requirements of a user, without increasing the overall volume of a combinational mobile communication device significantly. | 2009-02-05 |
20090036163 | CONTACT EXPIRATION MANAGEMENT - A apparatus and method for contact expiration management that includes identifying a contact as temporary, setting an expiration date for the temporary contact, and removing the temporary contact on the expiration date. The apparatus may be a mobile device such as a mobile phone. A user of the mobile device may respond to a prompt and select removing the temporary contacts or the temporary contacts may be removed automatically. A cleanup routine operating on the mobile device monitors time stamps on contacts and expiration dates of contacts to determine when a contact might be removed. | 2009-02-05 |
20090036164 | Smart card accessible over a personal area network - Some embodiments of a smart card accessible over a personal area network have been presented. In one embodiment, an apparatus includes a wireless transceiver to communicatively couple to a personal area network (PAN) to receive an authentication request via the PAN from a device. The device may include a computer. The apparatus further includes a storage device to store a digital certificate that uniquely identifies a user. An authentication module in the apparatus may authenticate the user in response to an authentication request from the device using the digital certificate, wherein the user is allowed to access the computer upon authentication. | 2009-02-05 |
20090036165 | Mobile Phone With Rfid Reader and Wlan Transmitter Intergrated On Sim Card - A method and system for acquiring information related to a transponder (RFID) tag | 2009-02-05 |