07th week of 2011 patent applcation highlights part 31 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20110039534 | METHOD FOR CONTROLLING MOBILE TERMINAL AND MOBILE TERMINAL THEREOF - A method for controlling a mobile terminal and a mobile terminal thereof, the method: synchronizing with an external terminal by using a wireless communication module of the mobile terminal; receiving a control command signal in response to a status of the external terminal through the wireless communication module; and executing at least one of changing a receiving mode of the mobile terminal and setting up an alarm function based on the control command signal. | 2011-02-17 |
20110039535 | RADIO COMMUNICATION STATION AND RADIO COMMUNICATION DEVICE, AND METHODS OF OPERATING SAME - A radio communication station in a radio communication system having a plurality of radio communication devices, derives a quantisation parameter and transmits the quantisation parameter to the radio communication devices for use in subsequent quantisation of a channel state metric. The radio communication devices receive the quantisation parameter, determine a channel state metric, quantise the determined channel state metric by applying quantisation ranges indicated by the quantisation parameter, determine a data value indicative of the quantised channel state metric, and transmit a signal conveying the determined data value as a random access transmission. | 2011-02-17 |
20110039536 | DATA TRANSMISSION/RECEPTION METHOD - A method for receiving data from a radio network by a terminal includes: receiving downlink data while the terminal operates according to a first discontinuous period; transmitting a response message with respect to the downlink data; and operating according to a second discontinuous period after transmitting the response message. | 2011-02-17 |
20110039537 | CELLULAR VOICE CHANNEL ORIGINATION FOR VEHICLE COMMUNICATION WITH A CALL CENTER - A system and method for making vehicle originated calls to a telematics service provider or other call center. The method includes identifying a call type associated with a desired wireless communication of speech or data to the call center, and then carrying out one of a number of different call connection processes depending on the call type. For voice channel cellular connections, an in-band modem cellular connection is preferably established in most instances using a connection retry strategy that includes primary, secondary, and possibly tertiary connection attempts each of which utilize at least one of a number of different voice and data call origination processes. The system and method can be carried out in connection with various cellular system technologies, but is especially suited for use with GSM systems. | 2011-02-17 |
20110039538 | VOICE FALLBACK ORIGINATION FOR VEHICLE CELLULAR COMMUNICATION WITH A CALL CENTER - A system and method for making vehicle originated calls to a telematics service provider or other call center. The method includes identifying a call type associated with a desired wireless communication of speech or data to the call center, and then carrying out one of a number of different call connection processes depending on the call type. For voice channel cellular connections, an in-band modem cellular connection is preferably established in most instances using a connection retry strategy that includes primary, secondary, and possibly tertiary connection attempts each of which utilize at least one of a number of different voice and data call origination processes. The system and method can be carried out in connection with various cellular system technologies, but is especially suited for use with GSM systems. | 2011-02-17 |
20110039539 | SCRAMBLING CODE SELECTION - A basestation forms part of a group of basestations within a cellular communications network, and selects an identifying code for use in identifying transmissions from the basestation. The basestation receives from a management node a first list of identifying codes and a second list of identifying codes, wherein the identifying codes of the first list can appear in neighbour cell lists of basestations outside said group, and wherein the identifying codes of the second list can not appear in neighbour cell lists of basestations outside said group. The basestation determines whether there is at least one identifying code either in the first list of identifying codes or the second list of identifying codes that is not used by any other basestation in said group. If there is at least one identifying code in the first list of identifying codes and at least one identifying code in the second list of identifying codes that are not used by any other basestation in said group, an identifying code from the first list of identifying codes is selected in preference to an identifying code from the second list of identifying codes. | 2011-02-17 |
20110039540 | METHOD FOR OPTIMISING TRANSMISSION RESOURCES BY INTER-CELLULAR LOOP IN A MOBILE CELLULAR RADIO-COMMUNICATION NETWORK AND CORRESPONDING LOCAL NETWORK AND ADAPTORS - A method and apparatus are provided for transmitting data exchanged by two terminals in a cellular radiocommunication network, each of the terminals being respectively associated with a base station of the cellular network. The method includes: identifying a shortened transmission path between the base stations, the shortened transmission path defining a direct transmission path for the data between the base stations without transiting via transcoding equipment present in the cellular radiocommunication network; and transmitting at least a portion of the data via the shortened transmission path, which is also called an intercellular loop-back operation. | 2011-02-17 |
20110039541 | RANDOM ACCESS SCHEME FOR USER EQUIPMENT - A method of efficiently processing a random access response message, when a terminal (or user equipment) performs random access, is disclosed. After the terminal transmits a random access preamble to a base station, the terminal may receive a random access response message having a format of medium access control protocol data unit (MAC PDU) including only a backoff indicator subheader in a MAC header of the MAC PDU, from the base station in response to the random access preamble. As described above, the terminal, which has received the random access response message including only a backoff indicator subheader in the MAC header of the MAC PDU, may consider a random access response reception procedure not successful and may perform a subsequent procedure for a random access responses reception failure. | 2011-02-17 |
20110039542 | OTHER RADIO TECHNOLOGY / GERAN INTERWORKING FOR NEIGHBOR CELL MEASUREMENT REPORTING - In accordance with an example embodiment of the present invention, an apparatus places an indication of a wireless communication system cell measurement in a measurement report message, where the indication comprises a corresponding frequency index, and a first part and a second part of an m-bit value representing a physical layer cell identification in a first and a second field, respectively, and a k-bit value representing a measurement result in the second field corresponding to the index. The apparatus then sends the measurement report message to a network interface. | 2011-02-17 |
20110039543 | Performance for a Multiple Antenna Beamforming Cellular Network - The present invention provides for an improved application of signal strength weightings in a SDMA sectorized cellular network. The improved signal strength weightings application is conducted through the improved selection of weightings from a new codebook subset or by the selection of weightings from a larger codebook subset. In a further embodiment, an antenna beam index or bit map can be used to select the best beam(s) in a SDMA sectorized cellular network. In another embodiment, a field or factor in an uplink or downlink transmission packet can designate which directional transmission beam is best suited for the transmission or when the directional transmission beam should be activated. | 2011-02-17 |
20110039544 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR INDICATING ANTICIPATED AVAILABLE DATA RATES IN A WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORK - Contemporary wireless communication devices provide high data rate services, but the actual data rate achievable by a given device at a given time may be substantially less than a relevant maximum data rate that is theoretically achievable. Accordingly, among its several advantages, the present invention manages users' expectations for data service performance by providing them with an indication of the available data rate anticipated for data services, in relation to a maximum data rate. In one embodiment, a user's wireless communication device displays a data rate gauge that indicates the anticipated available rate in relation to the maximum rate. Doing so sets the user's expectations for data service performance in advance of engaging in the data service. | 2011-02-17 |
20110039545 | Adaptive Uplink Protocol - Embodiments of the disclosure relate to adaptive uplink protocols for communication networks. | 2011-02-17 |
20110039546 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR RADIO LINK FAILURE RECOVERY | 2011-02-17 |
20110039547 | Coordinated Beam Forming and Multi-User MIMO - In one embodiment, a method for wireless communication includes receiving cell information for a cluster of cells to be coordinated. A first cluster scheduling order used for the cluster of cells is retrieved. The first cluster scheduling order represents a sequence in which the cluster of cells were scheduled in a previous schedule. A second cluster scheduling order is generated. The second cluster scheduling order determines a sequence in which the cluster of cells are scheduled in an upcoming schedule. The second cluster scheduling order is decided based on the first cluster scheduling order and/or the cell information. The second cluster scheduling order is transmitted to the cluster of cells. | 2011-02-17 |
20110039548 | Method and System for Testing the Wireless Signal Propagation Model of the Cellular Network - A method and system for testing the wireless signal propagation model of the cellular network is provided in the invention. The method comprising: selecting a testing site to install a receiving testing apparatus; moving a transmission apparatus along a testing route transmitting a testing signal upon moving; the receiving testing apparatus receiving the testing signal, and detecting the strength of the received testing signal; and obtaining field strength testing data along the testing route based on a synchronization established between the transmission apparatus and the receiving testing apparatus. By this invention, the testing efficiency of the wireless signal propagation model correction in the area covered by the cellular network can be improved. | 2011-02-17 |
20110039549 | RADIO COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, BASE STATION, RADIO COMMUNICATION METHOD, AND PROGRAM - A radio communication system includes a terminal and a base station that reports power information in that base station to the terminal. The base station includes: a report period control unit that controls the period of reporting power information in its own base station to be a first period during normal operation and, when its own base station is the handover target of the terminal, controls the report period to be a second period that is shorter than the first period in a fixed interval that follows completion of a handover preparation phase in which a data path for the terminal is generated with a network; and a report unit that reports power information in its own base station to the terminal at the controlled report period. | 2011-02-17 |
20110039550 | RADIO COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, BASE STATION, TERMINAL, RADIO COMMUNICATION METHOD AND PROGRAM - A radio communication system of the present invention includes a terminal and a base station. The terminal includes: an adjacent base station information report unit in which the base station and adjacent base stations report each other about its own power information; and an adjacent base station information delivery unit for delivering power information about the adjacent base stations to the terminal. | 2011-02-17 |
20110039551 | MOBILE COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, MOBILE STATION DEVICE, BASE STATION DEVICE, AND MOBILE COMMUNICATION METHOD - A mobile communication system including a mobile station device and a base station device, wherein the mobile station device includes: a reception quality measurement unit which measures reception qualities based on signals transmitted from neighboring base station devices; a determination unit which determines a base station device with which the mobile station device communicates, based on a service tried to receive by the mobile station device and the reception qualities measured by the reception quality measurement unit; and a communication unit which communicates with the base station device determined by the determination unit. | 2011-02-17 |
20110039552 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR RADIO LINK FAILURE RECOVERY | 2011-02-17 |
20110039553 | System and Method for Uniform Paging Distribution - A method for downlink paging is provided. The method includes determining a number of bits of a user equipment identifier based on an on/off cycle of a user equipment and a paging group count. The method further includes assigning a paging frame in a communications channel, where the paging frame is selected based upon the on/off cycle of the user equipment, the paging group count, and the number of bits of the user equipment identifier. | 2011-02-17 |
20110039554 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR PERFORMANCE OPTIMIZATION OF HETEROGENOUS WIRELESS SYSTEM COMMUNITIES - Methods and apparatus for enhancing the operation and capacity of a wireless coexistence community having devices with multiple differing air interfaces that share physical or spectral access resources such as time, frequency, code, etc. These methods and apparatus allow the multiple devices to manage interference among one another fairly or according to one or more policy objectives, despite having different physical layer operations and implementations. In one embodiment, a mathematics-based model is utilized in accordance with device profiles to intelligently optimize the operation of one or more of the wireless devices according to a “good neighbor” paradigm. | 2011-02-17 |
20110039555 | METHOD INCLUDING A BACKGROUND SCAN FOR IDENTIFYING RADIO ACCESS POSSIBILITIES, MOBILE TERMINAL AND COMPUTER PROGRAM - While being served by a serving network, a mobile terminal performs a background scan to identify radio access possibilities in the area where mobile terminal is located. Information is stored, herein referred to as BSB information, regarding the identified radio access possibilities. When mobile terminal determines that a new serving network is needed, for instance because coverage of the serving network is lost, one or more attempts are made to connect to a new serving network using the stored BSB information. A mobile terminal and a computer program for performing such a method are also disclosed. | 2011-02-17 |
20110039556 | VEHICLE TELEMATICS UNIT BACKGROUND SCAN FOR NETWORK SELECTION IN A CELLULAR COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - A system and method for making vehicle originated calls to a telematics service provider or other call center. The method includes identifying a call type associated with a desired wireless communication of speech or data to the call center, and then carrying out one of a number of different call connection processes depending on the call type. For voice channel cellular connections, an in-band modem cellular connection is preferably established in most instances using a connection retry strategy that includes primary, secondary, and possibly tertiary connection attempts. Cell selection can be carried out using an acquisition task, background scan and inter-country PLMN reselection process that are used to select among available PLMNs and base stations. The system and method can be carried out in connection with various cellular system technologies, but is especially suited for use with GSM systems. | 2011-02-17 |
20110039557 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MOBILE COMMUNICATION DEVICE MEASUREMENT REPORTING | 2011-02-17 |
20110039558 | APPARATUS AND METHOD OF CELL RESELECTION IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - A method and apparatus of selecting a cell in a wireless communication system is provided. A user equipment receives an Intra Frequency Reselection indicator (IFRI) from a barred cell. The user equipment starts an Intra Frequency Reselection (IFR) timer when the IFRI indicates not to allow reselection of a neighboring cell in a frequency of the barred cell, and searches neighboring cells in the frequency of the barred cell while the IFR timer is running. | 2011-02-17 |
20110039559 | INTER-COUNTRY PLMN RESELECTION FOR A VEHICLE TELEMATICS UNIT - A system and method for making vehicle originated calls to a telematics service provider or other call center. The method includes identifying a call type associated with a desired wireless communication of speech or data to the call center, and then carrying out one of a number of different call connection processes depending on the call type. For voice channel cellular connections, an in-band modem cellular connection is preferably established in most instances using a connection retry strategy that includes primary, secondary, and possibly tertiary connection attempts. Cell selection can be carried out using an acquisition task, background scan and inter-country PLMN reselection process that are used to select among available PLMNs and base stations. The system and method can be carried out in connection with various cellular system technologies, but is especially suited for use with GSM systems. | 2011-02-17 |
20110039560 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING ACCESS IN A NETWORK ENVIRONMENT - A method is provided in one example embodiment and includes evaluating geolocation information associated with a mobile node and using the geolocation information to identify a femtocell capable of providing network access to the mobile node. A primary scrambling code is provided to the mobile node for operation in an idle mode. The method also includes communicating a secondary scrambling code to initiate access to the femtocell by the mobile node when operating in an active mode. In more particular embodiments, the secondary scrambling code is included in a broadcast message that includes a femtocell identifier associated with the femtocell. The femtocell is identified from a plurality of femtocells based on geolocation information associated with the femtocell. The primary scrambling code is part of a range of primary scrambling codes allocated to a plurality of femtocells within a macro network coverage area. | 2011-02-17 |
20110039561 | Mitigation of Uplink Interference from Wireless Communication Device Connected to a Micro Cell - A wireless communication device configured to obtain at least a portion of a power parameter of a first serving cell when connected to the first serving cell, switch the link of the wireless communication device from the first serving cell to a second serving cell, determine, based on the portion of the power parameter, a maximum acceptable transmit power of the wireless communication device for use after the wireless communication device switches its link from the first serving cell to the second serving cell, and limit a transmit power of the wireless communication device, based on the maximum acceptable transmit power, when the wireless communication device is connected to the second serving cell. | 2011-02-17 |
20110039562 | SESSION-SPECIFIC SIGNALING FOR MULTIPLE ACCESS NETWORKS OVER A SINGLE ACCESS NETWORK - Providing for call-specific signaling for call-setup on multiple wireless communication systems via a single wireless access network is described herein. By way of example, a communication context for a mobile device can be established on a first radio access network (RAN). Additionally, call-specific signaling for a wireless session to be conducted by the mobile device over a second RAN can be conducted over the first RAN. Such signaling can be done, for instance, in preparation for an application or wireless session not supported by the first RAN. In addition, upon identifying an invitation for such an application or wireless session involving the mobile device, the mobile device can be switched to the second RAN, while session bindings on the first RAN can be maintained, ported to the second RAN, or terminated. Accordingly, the subject disclosure can reduce signaling complexity while integrating services of diverse deployments of wireless networks. | 2011-02-17 |
20110039563 | METHOD OF ALLOCATING CID FOR FAST HANDOVER - A handover performing method and a method of allocating a connection identifier (CID) at the time of handover are disclosed. The method includes transmitting a handover request message to a serving base station, and receiving a handover response message including CID update information used in a target base station from the serving base station. At this time, the CID update information may include a transport CID (TCID) allocation start position and a TCID allocable value used in the target base station. Accordingly, it is possible to minimize service delay of a mobile station by providing a method of updating the CID of the mobile station for performing fast handover. | 2011-02-17 |
20110039564 | LOAD BALANCING IN A MOBILE COMMUNICATION NETWORK - A cellular access point, amongst a plurality of interconnected cellular access points receives from a first user equipment a connection attempt that would cause the access point to exceed a first predetermined capacity threshold. The cellular access point selects one of the previously connected user equipments and an associated one of the plurality of interconnected cellular access points. The cellular access point initiates a handover of the selected one of the previously connected user equipments to the associated one of the plurality of interconnected cellular access points and establishes a connection with the first user equipment. | 2011-02-17 |
20110039565 | METHOD FOR TRANSFERRING A SEQUENCE ENABLING THE IDENTIFICATION OF THE HOME BASE STATION BY A MOBILE TERMINAL - The present invention concerns a method for transferring in a wireless cellular telecommunication network, a sequence enabling the identification, by a mobile terminal, of the home base station, the symbols transferred between the home base station and the mobile terminal being separated by a guard period. The home base station:
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20110039566 | METHOD AND A NETWORK CONTROL NODE FOR BANDWIDTH AND ACCESS CONTROL IN FEMTO CELLS OF A WIRELESS SYSTEM - The present invention relates to a method and a network control node in a wireless communications system, for controlling bandwidth and controlling access in a femto cell. According to the method of the present invention, information on an available bandwidth measured between a femto RBS serving the femto cell, and a network node, is determined and provided to the network control node. Information on a bandwidth purchased by at least one subscribing user in the femto cell is also acquired at the network control node. The method further comprises calculating in the network control node and based on the provided information, a bandwidth that the wireless network can provide to non-subscribing users in the femto cell and further controlling the bandwidth and controlling access in the cell based in the calculated bandwidth. | 2011-02-17 |
20110039567 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR AVOIDING COLLISION OF PREAMBLE IN BASE STATION - Provided is a method and apparatus for avoiding a collision of a preamble in a base station. When a new base station is installed in a mobile communication system and in this instance, an exclusive preamble using a contention-free scheme is employed to avoid a preamble collision, at least one of a code parameter, a time parameter, and a frequency parameter used in a preamble of the new base station may be set to be different from a code parameter, a time parameter, and a frequency parameter used in a preamble of a neighboring cell, whereby it is possible to manage a random access preamble without causing a collision between cells. | 2011-02-17 |
20110039568 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONTENTION-BASED UPLINK DATA TRANSMISSION - A method and apparatus for a wireless transmit receive unit (WTRU) to use a contention-based uplink communications channel, applies a rule-based restriction of access to the contention-based uplink channel that attempts to use at least one contention-free uplink channel allocation for uplink transmissions on a condition that at least one contention-free uplink channel allocation has been granted. | 2011-02-17 |
20110039569 | Mitigation of Uplink Interference from Wireless Communication Device Connected to Micro Cell - A wireless communication device and method wherein the device determines pathloss between the wireless communication device and the neighboring non-serving cell in response to an order from a serving cell, determines a maximum acceptable transmit power of the wireless communication device based on the pathloss, and limits a transmit power of the wireless communication device, based on a maximum acceptable transmit power, while the wireless communication device is connected to the serving cell. | 2011-02-17 |
20110039570 | POWER SETTING - A downlink power is set for transmissions from a basestation of a cellular communications network, the cellular communications network comprising a group of such basestations. A target value for a signal strength with which the transmissions should be received, and a target value for a pathloss, based on measured values for pathlosses between basestations of the group, are both set. The downlink power is calculated, based on the target value for the signal strength, and on the target value for the pathloss. | 2011-02-17 |
20110039571 | MOBILE DEVICE DATA COLLECTION FOR USE IN MOBILE COMMUNICATION NETWORK IMPROVEMENTS - Capabilities of mobile stations are leveraged to measure operational characteristics of a mobile communications network and capture data regarding those measurements. Information related to where the measurements occurred is also captured. The captured measurement data and the location information are forward to a server for processing. The results of the processing are used to improve the performance of the mobile communications network. | 2011-02-17 |
20110039572 | CELLULAR DEVICE CONTROL - A method of controlling a cellular device includes determining a velocity of the cellular device and temporarily disabling a short messaging service function of the cellular device in response to the velocity while a voice function of the cellular device remains enabled. | 2011-02-17 |
20110039573 | ACCESSING POSITIONAL INFORMATION FOR A MOBILE STATION USING A DATA CODE LABEL - Positional information for a mobile station is acquired using a data code label and the positional information is updated as the mobile station moves without the need for signals from a Satellite Positioning System (SPS), such as the Global Positioning System (GPS). The data code label is read and information encoded within the data code label is used to obtain positional information, which may be, e.g., a digital map, directions, or non-navigational information, which may be provided via a display or speakers. The positional information may be referenced to a local coordinate system or a global coordinate system. The position of the mobile station is updated using inertial sensors within the mobile station and/or using a measured radio signal and a wireless access point almanac that may be obtained using the information encoded within the data code label. Updated positional information for the mobile station is then provided. | 2011-02-17 |
20110039574 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR POSITIONING A WIRELESS USER EQUIPMENT - In accordance with an example embodiment of the present invention, a method is disclosed that comprises receiving a reference signal from each of at least two target neighbor cells via at least one receiving branch at a user equipment; estimating a timing range based at least on one of a timing advance for a serving cell and an inter-cell distance between the target neighbor cell and the serving cell; computing a reference signal time difference for the received reference signal from the target neighbor cell; and screening the computed reference signal time difference using the estimated timing range. | 2011-02-17 |
20110039575 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR POSITIONING NEIGHBOR CELLS IN A CELLULAR NETWORK USING LEARNED CELL DATA - A mobile device learns cell information for a serving cell and for neighbor cells. The learned cell information is communicated to a remote location server for locating base stations within the serving and/or neighbor cells. The learned cell information comprises cell signal strength information and/or other cell information such as cell identifiers (Cell-IDs) and Country Code (MCC). Received signal strength (RSS) on the serving cell and the neighbor cells are measured. Locations pertaining to the RSS measurements are determined. The mobile device location stamps the RSS measurements utilizing the determined locations to generate a neighbor cell report, which is utilized by a cellular communication network to prepare a handover operation whenever needed, and/or to build a local cell-learning database. A portion of the local cell-learning database is transmitted as cell data to the remote location server that collects cell data from a plurality of mobile devices. | 2011-02-17 |
20110039576 | Enhanced Positioning Assistance Data For Reduced Signaling - Apparatus and methods for determining a location estimate of a mobile device based on an extended set of assistance data are presented. The extended assistance data includes assistance data for base stations, such as cellular base stations and access points, not expected to be viewable by the mobile device in a (current) first geographical area but expected to be viewable by the mobile device in a (future) second geographical area. By seeding the mobile device with assistance data expected to be useful in the future, the network reduces messaging between the network and mobile device and battery consumption by the mobile device. | 2011-02-17 |
20110039577 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SUPPORTING POSITIONING MEASUREMENTS - A method and apparatus for supporting positioning measurements. The methods include designating a reference cell, choosing a positioning signal, and, for inter-frequency measurements, determining which inter-frequency cell to measure and how to make such an inter-frequency positioning measurement. | 2011-02-17 |
20110039578 | ASSISTANCE DATA FOR POSITIONING IN MULTIPLE RADIO ACCESS TECHNOLOGIES - An apparatus and method for determining a position of a mobile station based on terrestrial assistance data from a first wireless network to which the mobile station is not attached. That is, the mobile station is able to receive terrestrial assistance from a first wireless network and use the terrestrial assistance data to obtain location information, such as timing measurements, from the first wireless network and determine its position while not attached to the first wireless network. The first wireless network may be a network to which the mobile station is subscribed and can attach. | 2011-02-17 |
20110039579 | Position-Dependent Connectivity Management - A method for communication to/from a multimode terminal operable to communicate via multiple alternative communication technologies. Each region definition indicates a region name and one or more of the communication technologies and/or operating modes plus an activation range and a deactivation range for the communication technologies and/or operating modes. The multimode terminal determines its position and retrieves a stored region definition relating to the region closest to the multimode terminal's determined position. It then compares its determined position with the activation range and a deactivation range of the retrieved region definition. Based on said comparison, the multimode terminal activates and deactivates the multiple alternative communication technologies and/or operating modes indicated by the retrieved region definition. | 2011-02-17 |
20110039580 | RADIO FINGERPRINT METHOD IN A POSITIONING NODE FOR PROVIDING GEOGRAPHIC REGION DATA - A method for providing geographic region data includes receiving geographic position data associated with a location point of a first user equipment and receiving a first radio fingerprint. The method also includes associating the received first radio fingerprint with the received geographic position data and clustering the received geographic position data to create cluster boundaries defining geographical region data. The method further includes receiving a second radio fingerprint and comparing the second radio fingerprint received from the second user equipment with previously received radio fingerprints being associated with geographic region data, and if the second radio fingerprint corresponds to a previously received radio fingerprint, associating the geographic region data of the previously received radio fingerprint with the location point of the second user equipment, and providing the geographic region data, associated with the location point of the second user equipment. | 2011-02-17 |
20110039581 | Method and apparatus for restricting the use of a mobile telecommunications device by a vehicle's driver - A method and apparatus which determines that a vehicle operator is in physical possession of a given mobile telecommunications device and that the vehicle is moving at a speed greater than a given threshold speed (which may be zero), and thereby restricts the use of the mobile communications device. Illustratively, the device may be restricted from placing and receiving calls, and sending and receiving text messages. It may be determined that the vehicle operator is in physical possession of the device based on near field communication (NFC) technology whereby a Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) transceiver is attached to or embedded in the steering wheel or driver's seat of the vehicle. The vehicle's speed may be determined using a Global Positioning System (GPS) receiver or an Assisted GPS (A-GPS) technique, or from speed data determined by the vehicle itself and communicated to the mobile communications device thereby. | 2011-02-17 |
20110039582 | FLEET MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AND METHOD - A fleet management system comprises a server, a plurality of dispatch terminals remote from the server, and a telecommunications gateway. The server connects to the telecommunications gateway and to the dispatch terminal. The telecommunications gateway receives request data from a communication device via a telecommunication network, which comprises an indication of a location of the communication device and an identifier associated with the communication device. The telecommunication gateway transfers the request data to the server. The server determines a geographically suitable dispatch terminal and transmits data corresponding to the contents of the request data to the suitable dispatch terminal. The dispatch terminal receives an input as to whether to accept or reject the request data, and if accepted to forward response data comprising at least identifier data to the telecommunications gateway via the server. The telecommunications gateway transmits the response data to the communication device via the telecommunications network. | 2011-02-17 |
20110039583 | MUTING TIME MASKS TO SUPPRESS SERVING CELL INTERFERENCE FOR OBSERVED TIME DIFFERENCE OF ARRIVAL LOCATION - A method, a user communication device, and a base station are disclosed. A network interface | 2011-02-17 |
20110039584 | MESSAGING SERVICE IN A WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS NETWORK - This invention concerns a messaging service in a wireless communications network. In a first aspect, the invention is a method for providing a messaging service on a wireless device in a wireless communications network; the method comprising the steps of: Retrieving the destination address of an outgoing message on the device. Verifying whether the destination address is capable of receiving the message via a packet-switched bearer. If verification is affirmative, then automatically sending the message to the destination address via a packet-switched bearer, but otherwise, automatically sending the message to the destination address via an SMS bearer. In another aspect, the invention is a mobile device programmed to perform the method. In a further aspect, the invention is a software program to implement the method. | 2011-02-17 |
20110039585 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROCESSING PURCHASE TRANSACTIONS BETWEEN MOBILE PHONES - In one embodiment, a transaction server facilitates a purchase transaction for goods or services between users at two mobile phones. The Purchaser initiates a request for a purchase transaction to a server, and is provided with a unique code (“purchasing nonce”) that is uniquely associated with the request. The user of the first mobile phone provides the purchasing nonce to the Seller, who enters that value into the selling mobile phone. The selling mobile phone initiates a request to join the transaction as identified by the purchasing nonce. After confirmation of the Purchaser that the Seller can join the transaction, the Seller can itemize the goods for sale, which are electronically presented to the Purchaser for approval. After all items are selected, the Purchaser approves the transaction, and the transaction server can then transfers funds. An electronic receipt is provided to the Purchaser's mobile phone for confirmation. | 2011-02-17 |
20110039586 | SMS ORIGINATION FOR VEHICLE COMMUNICATION WITH A CALL CENTER - A system and method for making vehicle originated calls to a telematics service provider or other call center. The method includes identifying a call type associated with a desired wireless communication of speech or data to the call center, and then carrying out one of a number of different call connection processes depending on the call type. For voice channel cellular connections, an in-band modem cellular connection is preferably established in most instances using a connection retry strategy that includes primary, secondary, and possibly tertiary connection attempts each of which utilize at least one of a number of different voice and data call origination processes. The system and method can be carried out in connection with various cellular system technologies, but is especially suited for use with GSM systems. | 2011-02-17 |
20110039587 | OUTGOING BINARY SMS MESSAGING FOR VEHICLE COMMUNICATION WITH A CALL CENTER - A system and method for making vehicle originated calls to a telematics service provider or other call center. The method includes identifying a call type associated with a desired wireless communication of speech or data to the call center, and then carrying out one of a number of different call connection processes depending on the call type. For voice channel cellular connections, an in-band modem cellular connection is preferably established in most instances using a connection retry strategy that includes primary, secondary, and possibly tertiary connection attempts each of which utilize at least one of a number of different voice and data call origination processes. The system and method can be carried out in connection with various cellular system technologies, but is especially suited for use with GSM systems. | 2011-02-17 |
20110039588 | RADIO COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, TRANSMISSION DEVICE, RECEPTION DEVICE, RADIO COMMUNICATION METHOD, TRANSMISSION METHOD, RECEPTION METHOD - A radio communication system includes a transmission device which transmits a plurality of radio signals, and a reception device which receives the plurality of radio signals from the transmission device and estimates, as a carrier frequency offset, a difference between a carrier frequency transmitted by the transmission device and a reference reception frequency used for reception. The system includes the transmission device which branches a first previously determined sequence of training signals, and transmits the radio signals modulated with frequencies by the carrier frequency offsets having regularity for a first sequence of a plurality of branched training signals, and the reception device which estimates the carrier frequency offset with the transmission device according to the first sequence of training signals included in the radio signals transmitted from the transmission device and phase shift amounts obtained from the first previously determined sequence of training signals. | 2011-02-17 |
20110039589 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING POWER CONTROL OF A WIRELESS TERMINAL - An approach is provided for power control. The sum of path gain relating to non-serving sectors is determined. Power spectrum density (PSD) is determined according to a power control scheme. A power level is set based on the power spectrum density (PSD). | 2011-02-17 |
20110039590 | ALLOCATING RADIO RESOURCES IN MOBILE COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - Transmitting information using a preamble of a Random Access Channel (RACH) in an Evolved Universal mobile Telecommunications System (E-UMTS) is provided. A preamble transmission is used to inform a base station of specific information when a terminal uses a RACH and the base station efficiently allocates radio resources for data transmission to the terminal according to the specific information. Delay time before the terminal transmits data is reduced and unnecessary consumption of radio resources is minimized. | 2011-02-17 |
20110039591 | TAG FREQUENCY CONTROL - A communication system comprising one or more transceiver units of a first type and one or more transceiver units of a second type capable of communicating with the transceiver units of the first type; each transceiver unit of the first type comprising: a frequency comparison unit for comparing the frequency of a signal received from a transceiver unit of the second type with a reference frequency; a feedback signal generator for generating a feedback signal dependent on the result of that comparison; and a transmitter for transmitting that signal to the transceiver unit of the second type; and each transceiver unit of the second type comprising: a local frequency reference unit on which the frequency of signals transmitted by it are dependent; and a frequency adjustment unit for receiving the feedback signal and adjusting the local frequency reference unit in dependence on the feedback signal. | 2011-02-17 |
20110039592 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR DERIVING, COMMUNICATING AND/OR VERIFYING OWNERSHIP OF EXPRESSIONS - Methods and apparatus for generating, communicating, and/or verifying ownership of expressions are described. Various embodiments are well suited for use in a wireless peer to peer communications systems in which expressions are communicated, e.g., broadcast, in discovery intervals. A first communications device generates an expression from a first public key and an additional input, said first public key corresponding to a private key known to said first communications device. The first device transmits the generated expression on a communications channel used for discovery. A second communications device receives the transmitted expression from the first device. The second device transmits a request signal to the first device associated with the expression; and receives from the first device a signed communication signed using a private key known to said first communications device. The second device uses information from the signed communication to determine if said first communication device owns said expression. | 2011-02-17 |
20110039593 | METHOD FOR PERFORMING CARRIER MANAGEMENT PROCEDURE IN A MULTI-CARRIER SUPPORTED WIDEBAND WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM AND APPARATUS FOR THE SAME - A method and apparatus for performing a carrier management in a broadband wireless communication system supporting multi-carriers are disclosed. A method for a mobile station to perform a carrier management procedure with a base station supporting multiple carriers includes receiving a carrier management command message including an action code indicating a primary carrier change and an action time, on a serving primary carrier, transmitting an acknowledgement message indicating that the carrier management command message is successfully received in the mobile station, on the serving primary carrier, and switching the primary carrier to a target carrier indicated by the carrier management command message at the action time, wherein the action time is set to a value more than a retransmission timer, the retransmission timer is set to a time during which the base station waits for receiving the acknowledgement message in response to the carrier management command message. | 2011-02-17 |
20110039594 | METHOD OF CAMPING ON A HYBRID CELL AND CHECKING ACCESS PRIORITY AND DEVICE THEREFOR - Methods of camping on a hybrid cell and checking access priority and devices therefor are provided. The service of a CSG user is preferably guaranteed by adjusting a UE's camping right and a passing probability of an access priority checking according to the user's contracted characteristic and limit access information of a hybrid cell Node B. At the same time, the initial access delay of a non-CSG user is reduced, the initial access efficiency of the non-CSG user is improved, and the network resource and the UE's power are saved. | 2011-02-17 |
20110039595 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR OVERLOAD INDICATION - Devices and methods are provided for transmit power control in a wireless communication environment. In one embodiment, the method may involve measuring an interference amount over at least one of a sub-band and a full bandwidth. The method may involve assigning a level to the measured interference amount, the level comprising one of an overloaded level and an underloaded level. The method may involve encoding the level as an overload indicator, the overload indicator being conditioned on the sub-band such that the overload indicator includes enhanced layer symbols regarding the level of the measured interference amount. The method may involve conveying the overload indicator to at least one mobile device. | 2011-02-17 |
20110039596 | BASESTATION POWER CONTROL - A basestation, for use in a cellular communications network, has a mechanism for reporting its transmit power. When the transmit power of the basestation is outside a reportable range, it reports an adjusted transmit power within the reportable range, and also transmits an adjustment factor, by which the adjusted transmit power differs from the transmit power. The basestation is also configured to adapt its power settings based on a reported transmit power of at least one other basestation, and is further configured to detect the reported transmit power of the at least one other basestation and to detect an adjustment factor transmitted separately by the at least one other basestation, and to adapt its power settings based on a sum of the reported transmit power and the adjustment factor. | 2011-02-17 |
20110039597 | METHOD TO GENERATE POWER CONTROL INFORMATION AND METHOD OF POWER CONTROL FOR UPLINK - In a communication system including a plurality of base stations and a plurality of terminals belonging to each of the base stations, the base station receives information on subcarriers allocated to a terminal that belongs to an adjacent base station from the adjacent base station. Thereafter, the base station generates power control information on the basis of the subcarrier information and transmits the power control information to the terminal, and the terminal controls uplink power on the basis of the received power control information. At this time, the power control information, as information based on estimating hitting between subcarriers used by the terminal that belongs to the base station and subcarriers used by the adjacent base station, may be a ratio found by dividing the total number of subcarriers used by each terminal that belongs to the adjacent base station by the entire number of subcarriers that can be used by the base station. | 2011-02-17 |
20110039598 | METHODS AND DEVICES FOR ADDING SOUND ANNOTATION TO PICTURE AND FOR HIGHLIGHTING ON PHOTOS AND MOBILE TERMINAL INCLUDING THE DEVICES - A method and device for adding sound annotations to a picture, and a mobile terminal including the device are disclosed. The method adds sound annotations to a picture in the mobile terminal, comprising: selecting and displaying a picture on a display device of the mobile terminal; selecting an arbitrary position on the picture; starting a sound recording function to record sound annotations for said arbitrary position on the picture; and saving the picture and the recorded sound annotations. With the present disclosure, a user of the mobile terminal can conveniently add sound annotations to a photo when the photo is taken with a camera included in the mobile terminal, so as to record wonderful “sound and picture” contents, or edit and send multimedia messages having “sound hyperlinks”. A method and device for adding a visual mark onto a picture, and a mobile terminal including the device are also disclosed. | 2011-02-17 |
20110039599 | LENS DRIVING DEVICE, AUTOFOCUS CAMERA, AND CAMERA-EQUIPPED MOBILE TERMINAL - A lens driving device, an autofocus camera and a camera-equipped mobile terminal are provided that can correct movement of a lens in an optical axis direction and tilt of an optical axis, and reduce the dimension thereof in the optical axis direction. The device includes: a lens support 5 for supporting a lens at an inner circumference; a plurality of coils 19 | 2011-02-17 |
20110039600 | WIRELESS MOBILE PHONE HAVING ENCODED DATA ENTRY FACILITIES - A wireless mobile phone is provided with one or more buttons and complementary logic to facilitate entry of encoded representations of a variable length encoding scheme of alphanumeric data. As a result, a user may use the provided facilities to engage in non-verbal communication for sensitive subject matters in the middle of a call. In one embodiment, the encoded representations are Morse codes. In another embodiment, the encoded representations are custom designed. In one embodiment, the complementary logic further facilitates echoing on a display, alphanumeric data corresponding to any entered encoded representations. Additionally, each of the code entry buttons includes one or more light emitting diodes (LEDs), and the LEDs are lit to visually echo the encoded representations of the variable length encoding scheme of letters, numbers or punctuations entered through a standard input keypad. | 2011-02-17 |
20110039601 | SIGNAL ENHANCER CHIP FOR RADIO FREQUENCY IDENTIFICATION SYSTEM AND A SIGNAL ENHANCER - A signal enhancer chip for a radio frequency identification system and a signal enhancer are disclosed. The signal enhancer chip includes: a receiving circuit, a sending circuit and a power supply module. The receiving circuit comprises a demodulation amplification module and a digital quantizing module. The sending circuit comprises a logic control module and a modulation module. The demodulation amplification module is for amplifying and demodulating the received communication signal sent by a dual interface SIM card. The digital quantizing module converts an analog communication signal output from the demodulation amplification module to the digital communication signal. The logic control module processes the digital communication signal output from the digital quantizing module and generates a subsidiary carrier wave signal necessary for returning to a reader. The modulation module generates a communication signal to be sent according to the subsidiary carrier wave signal. The signal enhancer and chip, as the trunk device between the dual interface SIM card and the reader, can enhance the acknowledge signal of the dual interface SIM card and ensure the normal communication between the dual interface SIM card and the reader. | 2011-02-17 |
20110039602 | Methods And Systems For Interacting With Content On A Mobile Device - A mobile device for interacting with electronic content may be provided. The mobile device may include an input device. The input device may include a touch surface such as a touch screen, a touch pad, or the like. A user may perform one or more gestures on the touch surface of the input device. Additionally, the mobile device may include an accelerometer or other suitable sensing device integrated therein. The user may also perform one or more gestures with the mobile device that may be detected by the accelerometer or other suitable seasoning device integrated therein. The mobile device may then perform one or more actions on the electronic content based on the gestures detected on the touch surface and/or the accelerometer or other suitable sensing device. | 2011-02-17 |
20110039603 | MOBILE TERMINAL AND DISPLAY CONTROLLING METHOD THEREOF - A mobile terminal including a display unit; a first power source configured to supply a first power; a first control unit configured to control operations of the mobile terminal; and an attaching mechanism configured to receive a detachable e-paper kit including e-paper, a second power source configured to supply a second power, and a second control unit configured to control operations of the e-paper kit. Further, when the e-paper kit is attached to the mobile terminal via the attaching mechanism, the first control unit is configured to control the display unit to display first information via the first power supplied by the first power source, and the second control unit of the e-paper kit is configured to control the e-paper to display second information via the second power supplied by the second power source. | 2011-02-17 |
20110039604 | DECT WIRELESS HANDS-FREE COMMUNICATION APPARATUS - The present invention provides a DECT (Digital Enhanced Cordless Telecommunication) wireless hands-free communication apparatus which includes a DECT host and a DECT earphone, wherein the DECT host is coupled with the Public Switch Telephone Network (PSTN) and configures an earphone receiving recess, which configures with a magnetic device mounted on the DECT host. The DECT earphone wirelessly communicates with the DECT host via the digital enhanced cordless telecommunication technique and the DECT earphone is detachable while it is attached to the earphone receiving recess The DECT earphone configures a magnetic conductive device, wherein the magnetic conductive device magnetically attracts to the magnetic device while the DECT earphone is close to the earphone receiving recess, whereby the DECT earphone electrically connects with the DECT host. | 2011-02-17 |
20110039605 | MOBILE TERMINAL AND POWER SOURCE CONTROLLING METHOD THEREOF - A mobile terminal and power source controlling method thereof are disclosed, by which inter-power source power forwarding operations among a plurality of power sources can be efficiently performed to correspond to a power forwarding command operation inputted by a user. The present invention includes a power supply unit including a first power source and a second power source, an output unit displaying first power source state information of the first power source and second power source state information of the second power source, a user input unit receiving an input of a power forwarding command action for forwarding a power from one of the first and second power sources to the other, and a control unit controlling the power supply unit to forward the power from one of the first and second power sources to the other to correspond to the inputted power forwarding command action, the control unit controlling the output unit to display the first and second power source state informations according to the power forwarding. | 2011-02-17 |
20110039606 | MOBILE TERMINAL AND POWER SOURCE CONTROLLING METHOD THEREOF - A mobile terminal and power source controlling method thereof are disclosed, by which power consumption can be efficiently controlled in a low power mode. The present invention includes calculating a remaining power level of a power supply unit, if the calculated remaining power level is equal to or lower than a predetermined reference, entering a power saving mode, if the power saving mode is entered, activating a basic operation related module, if the power saving mode is entered, comparing a power consumption level required for a designated operation execution to the calculated remaining power level, and if the remaining power level is equal to or higher by a predetermined level or more than the power consumption level as a result of the comparing step, outputting designated operation execution possibility indication information. | 2011-02-17 |
20110039607 | MULTIPLE NETWORK WAKE-UP - A system and method for managing messaging in a mobile communication system (e.g., having power-save capability) in a multiple network environment. For example, the mobile communication system may operate in a power-save mode (e.g., a mode in which the mobile communication system does not communicate messages). The mobile communication system may exit the power-save mode. After exiting from the power-save mode, the mobile communication system may determine to establish communication with a second system (e.g., a message server) over a second communication path instead of a first communication path. Communication with the second system may be established over the second communication path, and message-related information may be communicated between the mobile communication system and the second system. Such message-related information may, for example, comprise message information, information regarding message availability, or information regarding the communication of message information. | 2011-02-17 |
20110039608 | MOBILE PHONE DEVICE WITH FUNCTION MODIFICATION BY USER MADE ASSEMBLING - A mobile phone device allows modification of utilization functions through selective assembling performed by a user. The mobile phone device includes a mobile phone and at least one keyboard. The mobile phone and the keyboard can be selectively assembled together to allow for operation of the mobile phone with the keyboard or separated from each other to allow the mobile phone to be operated in the same way as it was. The keyboard is provided with at least one pushbutton/key arrangement to allow for selection and use of the keyboard according to a desired operation so that versatility and use of the mobile phone can be realized. | 2011-02-17 |
20110039609 | Electronic Game That Is Not limited In The Number Of Players or Length Of Play - The invention is an electronic game that can have an unlimited number of players and length of play, where in one variation the game includes an electronic scratch card that stipulates either an amount of g-money or a partial electronic image piece that is a member of a set of pieces. A complete set of pieces can be assembled into a unitary electronic image. A player, on joining the game, is issued a set of electronic scratch cards that are an incomplete set of pieces and an amount of g-money. Each player has an individual electronic game board that provides a visualization of the scratch cards and the actions of the player. The players race to assemble the pieces into the unitary image by compiling the issued pieces and acquiring the missing image pieces. The missing pieces are acquired by trading or buying them from the other players. The winner of the game assembles the unitary image. | 2011-02-17 |
20110039610 | GAMING APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING ONE OR MORE GAMING SESSIONS - A gaming system tracks the outcomes of a plurality of plays of a primary game. For example, for each of a plurality of blackjack hands, the gaming system tracks the sum of the cards of that hand. The plurality of tracked primary game outcomes form a gaming session. During the gaming session, the gaming system aggregates (such as by adding) the outcomes of the plurality of plays of the primary game, and determines a corresponding gaming session outcome. The gaming system provides a primary award is provided for any winning primary game outcomes, and a secondary award based on the gaming session outcome. In one embodiment, the gaming system tracks the outcomes of a plurality of simultaneous gaming sessions. In one embodiment, the gaming system enables a plurality of players to participate in at least one of the gaming sessions. | 2011-02-17 |
20110039611 | CONTINUAL LIMIT HOLD'EM QUASI-TOURNAMENTS - A method of simulating a gaming tournament utilizing a plurality of electronic game machines in a quasi-tournament includes the steps of: a) receiving value from a plurality of human users of the electronic game machines, the received value corresponding to a plurality of wagering credits whereby each human user is provided with a plurality of wagering units enabling the human user to participate in the quasi-tournament by playing one or more games on one of the electronic game machines, b) initiating a machine-implemented game on each game machine used in the quasi-tournament, whereby a human user may play the game using the electronic game machine to participate in the quasi-tournament, c) receiving input from the human user via a user interface associated with the electronic game machine to play the machine-implemented game, d) determining an outcome for each machine-implemented game played by each of the plurality of human users using the electronic game machines, e) updating the number of wagering units held by each human user based upon each outcome determined in step d), f) repeating steps b)-e) for the duration of the tournament, g) comparing the number of wagering units won by each human user in the quasi-tournament and determining one or more winners of the quasi-tournament and h) providing value to the one or more winners of the quasi-tournament. | 2011-02-17 |
20110039612 | Remote Live Automatic Electro-Mechanical and Video Table Gaming - Electro-mechanical and video table games of chance send video feeds of game play and digital representations of results of game play by network communications to remote clients that receive wagers placed upon the result of the game play and derives a winning or a loss from both the wager and the digital representation of the result of the game play. The table game can include a roulette wheel, a roulette style ball, a device for rotating the roulette wheel at randomly changing rotational speeds, and a device for mechanically propelling the roulette style ball onto the rotating wheel at randomly changing velocities and spins. Also included can be a platform for supporting a die having a plurality of surfaces each bearing indicia unique to that on the other surfaces, and a device for randomly changing the movement and speed of the platform relative to the die. | 2011-02-17 |
20110039613 | GAMING SYSTEM, DEVICE AND METHOD INVOLVING A PLURALITY OF ROTORS INTERCHANGEABLY OPERABLE IN A DECOUPLED MODE AND A COUPLED MODE - A gaming table, method and device including a plurality of rotors interchangeably operable in a decoupled mode and a coupled mode. The system includes a rotor coupler and a coupler actuator. The system provides an award associated with an indication of a combination of symbols of the rotors. | 2011-02-17 |
20110039614 | GAMING SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING A CASUAL WAGERING GAME - Various embodiments of the disclosed gaming system, gaming device and method provide a casual wagering game which includes a matrix having a plurality of positions. A plurality of path endpoints are positioned along a perimeter of the matrix. In various embodiments, each of the path endpoints are associated with one of an award, a symbol indicating advancement to a subsequent level or a terminator symbol. Each position of the matrix, except a starting position, is configured to accommodate one of a plurality of tiles. Each tile includes one or a plurality of path segments. When the tiles are placed in certain configurations, path segments of bordering tiles form a complete path between the starting position and one or more of the path endpoints. The general objective of the game is for a player to place tiles at positions in the matrix such that connecting path segments form a complete path between the start position and one or more path endpoints in order to win the path endpoint awards. | 2011-02-17 |
20110039615 | DETERMINATION OF GAME RESULT USING RANDOM OVERALL OUTCOME - Embodiments of the present invention are directed to determining a game result on a gaming device by randomly selecting the overall outcome of each game event on the gaming device. Unlike conventional gaming devices that analyze a plurality of random selections, embodiments of the present concept select the overall outcome of a game event a plurality of possible game outcomes. By utilizing the selection of an overall outcome, it may be easier to direct certain outcomes on a gaming device in response to triggering events and may provide a more flexible design platform in which to design the play of the gaming device. | 2011-02-17 |
20110039616 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR VIDEO GAME PROMOTIONS BASED ON REAL WORLD TRANSACTIONS - A system, method and computer program product for video game promotions processing and generation based on real world transactions, including a promotion processing system; and a transaction system coupled over a communications network to the promotion processing system, wherein the promotion processing system is configured to generate a video game promotion based on a real world transaction performed on the transaction system. | 2011-02-17 |
20110039617 | GAMING MACHINE WITH LOYALTY BONUS - A gaming machine is provided, which awards loyalty points to players playing the game who have identified themselves to the machine. The machine is arranged to award loyalty points to the player and to play two game means wherein, the first or base game may be provided by the slot machine game as a stand alone function with no dependence upon a supporting communications network, the second game may be linked game in which a plurality of network connected machines ( | 2011-02-17 |
20110039618 | INFORMATION STORAGE MEDIUM AND IMAGE GENERATION SYSTEM - An image generation system that generates an image includes: a movement control section that moves a player's moving object in a virtual three-dimensional space based on input information; and an image generation section that generates an image of the virtual three-dimensional space viewed from a given viewpoint. The movement control section performs a follow-up control process that causes the player's moving object to follow a target moving object based on previous movement information about the target moving object. | 2011-02-17 |
20110039619 | VIRTUAL SPACE DISPLAY DEVICE, VIEWPOINT SETTING METHOD, AND INFORMATION RECORDING MEDIUM - A setting unit sets a position of a viewpoint arranged in a virtual space, and a direction of a visual line extending from the viewpoint. A moving unit moves a player character in the virtual space according to an operation by a player. A generating unit generates an image representing the way the virtual space is viewed from the viewpoint toward the direction of the visual line. A display unit displays the generated image on a screen. Moreover, the setting unit sets a position of the viewpoint so that a relative position of the viewpoint to an object is fixed, sets a position of a target point included in a surface of a predetermined shape fixed relatively to the object at random, and sets a direction of the visual line so that an intersection point between the surface and the visual line gradually comes closer to the target point. | 2011-02-17 |
20110039620 | GAME MACHINE AND MOVEMENT CONTROL METHOD OF CHARACTER - In a game where a character is moved at a high speed to a goal along a path that is set in a virtual three-dimensional space, an operation mistake is better prevented in a movement operation of the character. | 2011-02-17 |
20110039621 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CONTROLLING GAMES OF COMBINED SKILL AND CHANCE - A computer based gaming system for operating a game of combined skill and chance, comprising a gaming machine configured to operate a game of skill and chance; a gaming server communicatively coupled to the gaming machine; a skill/chance game control configured to control the relation between a skill element and a chance element of said game dependent on predetermined rules. | 2011-02-17 |
20110039622 | INTERACTIVE SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DIGITAL ARTIFACT RELOCATION AND ACTIVATION - A system comprising a digital artifact ( | 2011-02-17 |
20110039623 | INTERACTIVE SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DIGITAL ARTIFACT RELOCATION AND ACTIVATION - A system comprising a digital artifact ( | 2011-02-17 |
20110039624 | CYBER-PHYSICAL GAME - Techniques are generally described related to model an actual sports game in a cyber-physical game. One example method may include one or more of receiving a first set of data collected from the actual sports game as the actual sports game is being played, generating an objective in the cyber-physical game based on the first set of data, receiving a second set of data as the cyber-physical game is being played, and evaluating the second set of data in view of the objective to generate a score and to determine whether to continue the cyber-physical game as the actual sports game is being played. | 2011-02-17 |
20110039625 | Game Control Program, Game Device, And Method For Controlling Game - A game device comprising: a roll control unit or a slide control unit operative to allow a character to move on a game field; a jump control unit operative, upon receiving an input operation for allowing the character to jump while the first requirement is satisfied, to allow the character to jump and to change a mode of a game to a special mode where a reward is given to a player; an acceleration control unit operative, upon receiving an input operation for accelerating the character while the second requirement is satisfied, to accelerate the character and to change a mode of a game to a special mode where a reward is given to a player; a combo control unit operative, if no input operation for all owing the character to jump is received while the first requirement is satisfied and no input operation for accelerating the character is received while the second requirement is satisfied, to terminate the special mode and to give a reward to a player in the special mode. | 2011-02-17 |
20110039626 | CLUTCH DEVICE WITH A FLEX PLATE - The present invention relates to a clutch device ( | 2011-02-17 |
20110039627 | Connecting Arrangement Between a Shaft Journal and a Joint Part - A connecting arrangement between a shaft journal ( | 2011-02-17 |
20110039628 | Training Aid - A training aid comprises first and second spaced, substantially inextensible, divergent guide lines ( | 2011-02-17 |
20110039629 | GOLF PUTTING TRAINING APPARATUS - Golf putting training apparatus ( | 2011-02-17 |
20110039630 | FLEXIBLE GOLFING MAT - A tee-off golfing mat which includes an upper layer and which positions the upper layer on a distance D from a reference layer. The upper layer of the golfing mat provides a platform for teeing-off a golfing ball. At least a part of the upper layer, when exerting a force on the mat during teeing-off, is resilient in height direction of the golfing mat. The resiliency of the golfing mat is caused by magnetic forces. | 2011-02-17 |
20110039631 | ANGLED CONNECTION FOR GOLF CLUB HEADS AND SHAFTS - A golf club having a shaft, a club head and a connection region structure provides an angled connection of the shaft to the club head. The connection region structure includes a first end, a second end and a bore extending from the first end toward the second end. The first end has an opening to receive the distal end of the shaft. The second end is opposite to the first end and includes a mounting surface. The bore receives the distal end of the shaft and defines a longitudinal axis. The mounting surface is at a non-zero angle to a perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the bore. Further, the mounting surface abuts the first surface of a shaft-attachment structure that projects from a main body of the club head. | 2011-02-17 |
20110039632 | METAL WOOD CLUB - A golf club head is provided with a body that has an address position with a zero degree bounce portion on the sole and a center sole position with a multi-relief surface of the sole having a negative bounce portion. The negative bounce portion may comprise a negative 0.5 to a negative 4.0 degree surface. In one embodiment, the multi-relief surface may comprise the negative bounce portion and a cutaway portion extending to the back of the sole, which may have a depth of about 0.05 to 0.5 inch from a regular sole surface. In another embodiment, the golf club head includes a weight system to adjust the center of gravity. In one embodiment, the weight system is a tube having a weight at one end that may be inserted into the golf club head to move the center of gravity at least forward and backward within 6 mm and up and down within 6 mm. Preferably, the tube is angled downward toward the face by at least 3 degrees. | 2011-02-17 |
20110039633 | Putter Heads and Putters Including Polymeric Material as Part of the Ball Striking Face - Golf clubs and golf club heads, such as putter heads, may include a putter body and an insert forming a ball striking face and engaged with the putter body. Portions of the insert may be formed of a metal material, while portions of the insert may be formed of a polymer material. The insert may include a base portion having grooves formed therein. This base may be joined with another material to form the insert. In some arrangements, the insert may be a two-sided, reversible construction and may have different performance characteristics associated with each side of the insert. Methods for making such putter devices are also described. | 2011-02-17 |