08th week of 2014 patent applcation highlights part 38 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20140051319 | PORTABLE PINATA POLE ASSEMBLY - A portable piñata structure includes a weighted base and a vertical pole extending vertically from the weighted base. A horizontal pole is connected near the top of the vertical pole by a connector so that the horizontal pole can rotate about the axis of the vertical pole and can also pivoted up and down. A piñata is suspended directly from one end of the horizontal pole and the other end of the horizontal pole has a handle that may be grasped by an operator, The structure gives a wide range of fast movement to the piñata to make the game more interesting and also improves the safety of the operator. | 2014-02-20 |
20140051320 | Novelty Devices - Novelty devices are described. In one aspect, a novelty device includes a glove configured to receive a hand of a user and comprising a plurality of sheaths configured to receive respective fingers of the user when the user's hand is placed within the glove, and wherein one of the sheaths comprises a mascot which is configured to receive at least a portion of one of the fingers of the user within at least a portion of the mascot when the user's hand is placed within the glove. | 2014-02-20 |
20140051321 | FAUCET DECORATIVE SYSTEM - The use of a faucet adapted to receive toy construction building blocks so that they can be used to decorate a faucet. | 2014-02-20 |
20140051322 | GAME CALL EXTENSION APPARATUS AND METHOD - A game call extension apparatus including an extension means and an attachment means operatively connected to and in fluid communication with one another. The attachment means is configured to secure an end of a mouth-controlled game call therein. The extension means may be a tubular conduit. A distal end of the tubular conduit may be operatively connected to the attachment means. A proximal end of the tubular conduit may be placed near a caller and the attachment means with a game call secured therein may be placed at a call emitting location that is remote from the location of the caller. The caller may cause the game call to emit a sound to attract a target animal to the call emitting location by blowing air into or inhaling air from the proximal end of the tubular conduit. | 2014-02-20 |
20140051323 | GAME CALLING DEVICE HAVING VARIED PITCH AND INTENSITY - A game calling device including a mouthpiece having inlet and outlet portions and holes between the inlet and outlet portions, whereby sounds having varied pitch and intensity can be generated. The game calling device also includes an inner tubular member that at least partially houses a reed and configured to be selectively positioned on the axial direction of the reed so that the emitted sound can be varied based at least on the position of the inner tubular member along the reed and thereby allowing the game calling device to be used hands-free. | 2014-02-20 |
20140051324 | WEBSITE INTERACTIVE DOLL - A doll is computer interactive and can be connected to their siblings through a website on the internet for children to communicate with each other. The dolls can be produced with a certain number of siblings, where the siblings can be identified through a coding mechanism, such as a colored ribbon, a code number or letter, or the like. The siblings can be distributed throughout the country or throughout the world, not only providing interaction between children and their dolls, but also providing an opportunity to learn of other regions of the world and even other cultures. | 2014-02-20 |
20140051325 | TOY SYSTEM HAVING TWO PLAY STRUCTURES AND A FIGURINE - A toy system having two toy vehicles and a figurine for enhanced play value. One toy vehicle is large, has three actuators and front and rear ramps. The first actuator causes the large vehicle to open its sides to form a playset. The second actuator is located on a risible ladder with a platform having a trap door floor and enables the figurine to drop from the platform to the small toy vehicle. The third actuator launches the small toy vehicle down the front ramp from a storage compartment in the large toy vehicle after the small toy vehicle had been loaded into the storage compartment by opening the rear ramp. The small vehicle is transformable between a vehicle configuration and a robot configuration. | 2014-02-20 |
20140051326 | TOY VEHICLE PLAY SET - A play set is provided, the play set having: a planar surface; a plurality of targets located proximate to one end of the planar surface; a feeding mechanism located proximate to another end of the planar surface, the feeding mechanism being configured to launch objects at the plurality of targets and being pivotally mounted to the play set; and a return chute configured to receive objects from the end of the planar surface and return them to the feeding mechanism, the return chute having an articulating member configured to be repositioned as the feeding mechanism is moved with respect to the play set. | 2014-02-20 |
20140051327 | WHEELIE TOY VEHICLE - A toy vehicle having front and rear road wheels is provided with a mechanism to elevate the toy vehicle from an initial orientation supported on all of the road wheels into a wheelie orientation supported on the rear road wheels and to return the vehicle to the initial orientation supported on all of the road wheels. The mechanism includes: a crank; a spring loaded wheelie bar; and a slide plate driven by the crank so as to release the wheelie bar beneath the vehicle to elevate the vehicle from the initial orientation into the wheelie orientation and to thereafter extend a tongue member from a rear end of the vehicle to return the vehicle back to the initial orientation. | 2014-02-20 |
20140051328 | TOY GUN HAVING FIRE-CONTROL ASSEMBLY - The toy gun contains a power element electrically connected with a driver element and an electronic fire-control assembly. The electronic fire-control assembly turns on or off the driver element, which in turn engages or disengages a gear set. When the trigger is pulled, the electronic fire-control assembly controls the power element to provide electricity to the driver element which in turn engages the gear set to conduct firing. The electronic fire-control assembly incorporates a magazine detection module, a shot selection module, and a trigger on/off module. When one of the functions breaks down, a user just replaces the electronic fire-control assembly, instead of spending time and effort to inspect, disassemble, and re-assemble the toy gun. | 2014-02-20 |
20140051329 | METHOD AND SYSTEM OF MANAGING A GAME SESSION - A learning plaything set to communicate with similar learning playthings during a game session. The learning plaything comprises a reader which reads a plurality of data marks indicative of a plurality of playing abilities, a memory for storing the plurality of playing abilities, a communication unit which establishes at least one wireless connection with another communication unit of at least one other learning plaything during a game session, a management module which uses the at least one wireless connection to coordinate an outcome to the game session with the at least one other learning plaything according to the stored plurality of playing abilities, and at least one presentation unit which presents at least one plaything action according to the outcome. | 2014-02-20 |
20140051330 | COMFORTABLE BONE-AFFIXING STRUCTURE FOR UNDERWEAR - A comfortable bone-affixing structure for underwear is provided to reduce pressure and discomfort imposed to wearers by the underwear's boning members such as metal wires and plastic bones. The comfortable bone-affixing structure includes a continuous flexible tube made of fabric and a cushion fixedly attached to a channel portion of the flexible tube when the flexible tube is a single layer tube or to one of layers of the flexible tube when the flexible tube has a multi-layer scroll-like vertical section. In the bone-affixing structure, the boning member is received in a space that is within the flexible tube and adjacent to or separated from the cushion. With the cushion that separates the boning member from the wearer's skin, the pressure and discomfort imposed to the wearer by the boning member can be reduced. | 2014-02-20 |
20140051331 | Bra with Storage Pocket - Each cup of the bra is provided on the inside with a zippered pocket. An intermediate ply of resilient foam material in each pocket is deformable on one side about an item in the pocket while remaining in smooth even contact on an opposite side with the outer ply of the cup. Each side panel of the bra may also have a zippered pocket on the inside. | 2014-02-20 |
20140051332 | MULTI-FABRIC GARMENT - A multi-fabric garment for slenderizing the midsection of a user includes a non-compressive upper section, a slenderizing compressive middle section, and a noncompressive lower section. The slenderizing middle section can include both compressive and noncompressive materials. | 2014-02-20 |
20140051333 | Methods and apparatus for nanolapping - A lapping system for lapping portions of a workpiece. The lapping system includes, a lap that is defined by a surface. Portions of the surface are a lapping surface. The lapping surface has a coating that enhances material removal from a workpiece in a lapping process. The lapping system further includes, a scanning probe microscope having a tip and a substrate. The scanning probe microscope controls lapping motion of the lap and workpiece. | 2014-02-20 |
20140051334 | CONTROL VALVES FOR WATERJET SYSTEMS AND RELATED DEVICES, SYSTEMS AND METHODS - Control valves for waterjet systems, control-valve actuators, waterjet systems, methods for operating waterjet systems, and associated devices, systems, and methods are disclosed. A control valve configured in accordance with a particular embodiment includes a first seat having a tapered inner surface, a second seat having a contact surface, and an elongated pin having a shaft portion and an end portion. The pin is movable relative to the first and second seats between a shutoff position and one or more throttling positions. When the pin is at the shutoff position, the end portion of the pin is in contact with the contact surface. When the pin is at the throttling position, the end portion of the pin is spaced apart from the contact surface and the tapered inner surface and the shaft portion of the pin at least partially define a throttling gap. | 2014-02-20 |
20140051335 | ABRASIVE AND POLISHING COMPOSITION - Provided is a polishing composition containing an abrasive and water. The abrasive content in the polishing composition is no less than 0.1% by mass. The abrasive contains zirconium oxide particles. The zirconium oxide particles have a specific surface area of from 1 to 15 m | 2014-02-20 |
20140051336 | GRINDING WHEEL FOR WAFER EDGE TRIMMING - A grinding wheel for wafer edge trimming includes a head having an open side and an abrasive end bonded around an edge of the open side of the head. The abrasive end is arranged to have multiple simultaneous contacts around a wafer edge during the wafer edge trimming. | 2014-02-20 |
20140051337 | METHODS OF REMOVING ELECTRICAL RUNOUT IN A MACHINE SHAFT SURFACE - A method of removing electrical runout from a measurement surface of a rotatable machine shaft is disclosed. The method includes providing a sensor adjacent to the measurement surface of the rotatable machine shaft, rotating the rotatable machine shaft, measuring a combined runout of the measurement surface, determining an angular location of one or more local valleys on the measurement surface, and re-working the measurement surface at the angular location of the one or more local valleys. Re-work may be by polishing at the one or more local valleys. Various alternative methods are disclosed, as are other aspects. | 2014-02-20 |
20140051338 | Knife Sharpening System - A knife sharpening system mountable in a small vehicle is disclosed. The knife sharpening system includes a grinding device including a motor, and an abrasive member directly connected to the motor without using a reduction device, to reduce loss of power transmitted from a battery to the abrasive member, and a water-proof device for preventing scattering of water and dust caused by rapid rotation of the abrasive member. The abrasive member can rotate using small force in accordance with direct connection of the abrasive member to the motor. Even when the abrasive member rotates at high speed, scattering of water or dust is prevented in accordance with direct connection of the abrasive member to the motor. Accordingly, the abrasive member can be driven using a battery of a small vehicle. | 2014-02-20 |
20140051339 | Tool Arrangement - A tool arrangement for a rotary machining tool, for example a grinding disk, has a spindle rotatably accommodated in a housing via a bearing set, onto which spindle a tool holder including a tool mandrel can be clamped for fixing the tool. The tool holder with the tool can be clamped onto the spindle such that the at least one front bearing of the bearing set as well as the set center of the bearing set are enclosed by the tool mandrel and/or the tool. | 2014-02-20 |
20140051340 | ABRASIVE ARTICLE FOR SHAPING OF INDUSTRIAL MATERIALS - An abrasive article including a base having an annular shape defining a central opening; and a mounting assembly coupled to the base, wherein a portion of the mounting assembly is under a compressive force, and a grinding segment coupled to the mounting member. | 2014-02-20 |
20140051341 | CRYO-SHUCKING OF OYSTERS - A cryogen-blanching technique involves brief exposure of an oyster shell to a cryogen. The cryo-blanching weakens the oyster's muscles that close the bivalve tightly shut, but preserves the natural condition of the bulk of the oyster meat. The weakening of the oyster's holding muscles allows shucking the oyster meat in its fresh or natural state without damage or shell fragments. | 2014-02-20 |
20140051342 | DOUBLE CLIPPER - An improved system for stuffing material is described. The clipping system includes a first clipper comprising a clip reel, a clip rail, a punch, and a die, the punch configured to engage a single clip and the die having a set of two depressions configured to engage and bend a pair of legs of the single clip, and further includes a second clipper mounted adjacent the first clipper, the second clipper comprising a second clip reel, a second clip rail, a second punch, and a second die, the second punch configured to engage a pair of clips and the second die having two sets of two depressions configured to engage and bend the legs of the pair of clips. | 2014-02-20 |
20140051343 | GAME TRANSPORT DEVICE - The present invention is a game transport device that includes a securing strap that goes around a stable object, a battery casing that houses an approximate 24 Volt DC, 2 battery pack, a hoist casing that houses a hoist that is used to selectively perform one of pulling and dragging a large killed game animal and a wire pulling rope attached to the hoist. The game transport device also includes a swiveling hook attached to the wire pulling rope, where the swiveling hook is placed around the large killed game animal to releasably secure the large killed game animal, a carrying bag that contains and transports the game transport device and a remote control in communication with the hoist, the remote control includes a neutral button, a forward button, a stop button, an activation switch and a reset switch. | 2014-02-20 |
20140051344 | DEODORIZING DEVICE FOR A VEHICLE - The invention relates to a deodorization device ( | 2014-02-20 |
20140051345 | Method for Operating a Ventilation System with a Mixing Chamber - The disclosure relates to a method for operating a ventilation system with a mixing chamber into which air is supplied via a first supply duct and via at least one further supply duct. Air is removed from the mixing chamber by a removal duct. The supply of air—volume control—into the mixing chamber from the supply ducts is controlled in each case via flaps with a plurality of flap leaves and/or a plurality of flap units each having a plurality of intercoupled flap leaves. According to the disclosure, the flap leaves and/or the flap units are activated individually, and an individual opening position of the respective flap leaves or of the flap units with the flap leaves is made possible. | 2014-02-20 |
20140051346 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR COMMUNICATING SAFETY MESSAGE INFORMATION - Various embodiments, relate to a communications system in which communications devices of users and communications devices of vehicular systems communicate safety messages through a cellular communications band or the DSRC (Dedicated short-range communications) vehicular communications band or a combination of both. Various methods and apparatus are directed to communicating safety messages between vehicles and pedestrians/cyclists through the use of a cell phone, thus improving the impact of vehicular communications. In some embodiments, at least some cell phones in a communications system includes both a DSRC communications capability and a cellular communications capability. | 2014-02-20 |
20140051347 | MULTI-STANDARD COVERAGE MAP GENERATION - A satellite reception assembly may receive signals on a block of frequencies that encompasses channels of one or more wireless networks. The satellite reception assembly may convey information about signals received on the block of frequencies to a centralized location which may utilize the information to determine characteristics, such as coverage area and/or usage, of the wireless network(s). Additionally or alternatively, such information from a plurality of satellite reception assemblies may be aggregated and made available to third parties which may use the aggregate information, in combination with knowledge about the wireless network(s), to determine characteristics of the wireless network(s). | 2014-02-20 |
20140051348 | AUTONOMOUS PROXIMITY-BASED STANDBY MODE SWITCHING REMOTE ANTENNA UNIT - A broadband wireless mobile communication system for high a speed mobile transportation corridor and methods for operating such a system are disclosed, including a base station and remote antenna units distributed along the corridor and sectors of the respective base station communicating with the base station via radio over fiber. An autonomous sensing remote antenna unit structured is used as one or more of the remote antenna units, which toggles between standby and active modes in response to locally sensed presence of one or both of a mobile transceiver and a vehicle along the corridor. | 2014-02-20 |
20140051349 | RADIO COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, RADIO TERMINAL, CONTROL METHOD OF RADIO TERMINAL AND CONTROL PROGRAM OF RADIO TERMINAL - In a radio communication system of the present invention, a radio master terminal and a radio relay terminal are configured to transmit beacon signals each containing relay stage number information which is information indicating the number of radio relay terminals via which communication with the radio master terminal is performed, and the radio terminal which newly participates in the radio communication system includes: a reception level measuring section for measuring reception levels of received beacon signals; a relay stage number analyzing section for obtaining relay stage number information from each of the received beacon signals; and an upper radio terminal deciding section for deciding as a connection target a radio terminal which is a transmission source of the beacon signal in which the measured reception level is determined as equal to or higher than a specified value, and the relay stage number is smallest based on the obtained relay stage number information. | 2014-02-20 |
20140051350 | Multi-Dimensional Adaptive Transmission Technique - Method and apparatus for dynamically optimizing the transmission level of each remote terminal in a satellite-based communication network. Each remote terminal maintains quasi-error-free communication at the highest efficiency level available under changing link conditions and network configurations, without requiring the reservation of substantial power margins, which results in a much more efficient satellite network. | 2014-02-20 |
20140051351 | METHOD OF USING ZONING MAP FOR BEAM SEARCHING, TRACKING AND REFINEMENT - The disclosure is directed to a wireless communications device. In an embodiment, the wireless communications device comprises a phased antenna array comprising a plurality of antennas, a transceiver operatively coupled to the phased antenna array and configured to control the plurality of antennas and an antenna weight vector (AWV), a memory storing a spherical zoning map, and a beam controller configured to control the transceiver by setting the AWV for each antenna of the plurality of antennas. | 2014-02-20 |
20140051352 | Mobile device with an underwater communications system and method - An underwater communications system is provided that transmits electromagnetic and/or magnetic signals to a remote receiver. The transmitter includes a data input. A digital data compressor compresses data to be transmitted. A modulator modulates compressed data onto a carrier signal. An electrically insulated, magnetic coupled antenna transmits the compressed, modulated signals. The receiver that has an electrically insulated, magnetic coupled antenna for receiving a compressed, modulated signal. A demodulator is provided for demodulating the signal to reveal compressed data. A de-compressor de-compresses the data. An appropriate human interface is provided to present transmitted data into text/audio/visible form. Similarly, the transmit system comprises appropriate audio/visual/text entry mechanisms. | 2014-02-20 |
20140051353 | CARD COMMUNICATION DEVICE - A card communication device comprises an antenna, a card socket to which a memory card is attached, a detector for detecting whether the memory card is attached to the card socket or not, a switching section for switching electrical connection of a terminal of the antenna to a predetermined connecting terminal of the memory card attached to the card socket between an on state and an off state, and a controller for controlling an operation of the switching section. When the detector detects the attachment of the memory card to the card socket, the controller determines a type of the attached memory card, and only when the determined memory card is a specific type of the memory card, the controller controls the switching section so that the electric connection is switched from the off state into the on state. | 2014-02-20 |
20140051354 | MOBILE TERMINAL, DISPLAY DEVICE AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE MOBILE TERMINAL - There is disclosed a mobile terminal includes a display, a plurality of NFC antennas arranged in a circumferential portion of the display to transmit and receive NFC (Near Field Communication signals, and a controller configured to receive a position of the mobile terminal on an external display device from the mobile terminal via the NFC antennas or to calculate a position of the mobile terminal on an external display device. | 2014-02-20 |
20140051355 | WIRELESS ELECTRONIC LOCK SYSTEM AND METHOD - A electronic lock system and method including an electronic lock, a mobile device and/or a wireless device. The electronic lock is capable of sending a message to the mobile device via wireless communication and/or to the wireless device based on a triggering event. The mobile device and/or the wireless device may in turn perform an action based on the received message. | 2014-02-20 |
20140051356 | MOBILE WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS DEVICE WITH NFC COUPLING CIRCUIT AND RELATED METHODS - A mobile wireless communications device may include a housing, a wireless transceiver carried by the housing, a processor carried by the housing and coupled to the wireless transceiver, and an NFC IC carried by the housing and coupled to the processor. The mobile wireless communications device may also include an NFC antenna carried by the housing, and a coupling circuit between the NFC IC and the NFC antenna. The coupling circuit may include a capacitive network including capacitors coupled in series with each other and in parallel with the NFC antenna, a transmit branch coupled between the NFC IC and a first node between a first pair of capacitors, and a receive branch coupled between the NFC IC and the first node between the first pair of capacitors. | 2014-02-20 |
20140051357 | DETERMINING DEVICE IN-RANGE PROXIMITY - Devices and methods are provided for determining the proximity of client nodes within a wireless-enabled communication environment. A first client node comprises a database containing identification data associated with a plurality of wireless network access nodes and fingerprint data associated with the client node and a plurality of second client nodes. As the fingerprint information is updated, it is processed by the first client node to identify second client nodes that have matching, or similar, fingerprint information. Those that do are determined to be within a viable device-to-device (D2D) communication range. | 2014-02-20 |
20140051358 | WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORK ASSOCIATION AND SECURITY FOR CONTROL OF INDUSTRIAL EQUIPMENT IN HARSH ENVIRONMENTS - In certain embodiments, a system includes a master node device. The master node device includes communication circuitry configured to facilitate communication with a welding power supply unit via a long-range communication link, and to facilitate wireless communication with one or more welding-related devices via a short-range wireless communication network. The master node device also includes control circuitry configured to associate the one or more welding-related devices with the short-range wireless communication network. The master node device further includes means for manually initiating association of the one or more welding-related devices with the short-range wireless communication network. | 2014-02-20 |
20140051359 | WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORK IMPROVED ROBUSTNESS FOR CONTROL OF INDUSTRIAL EQUIPMENT IN HARSH ENVIRONMENTS - In certain embodiments, a system includes a master node device. The master node device includes communication circuitry configured to facilitate communication with a welding power supply unit via a long-range communication link, and to facilitate wireless communication with one or more welding-related devices via a short-range wireless communication network. The master node device also includes control circuitry configured to continuously improve reliability of wireless communications between the communication circuitry and the one or more welding-related devices via the short-range wireless communication network. | 2014-02-20 |
20140051360 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR PERFORMING INTER-DEVICE COMMUNICATION - A device and method for performing inter-device communication are disclosed. The inter-device communication method includes searching for a second device supporting inter-device communication, receiving service information from the searched second device, determining that one of the first and second devices is a group owner and the other is a group client to compare the received service information of the second device with service information of a first device, receiving a group owner intent value of the second device from the second device, and setting a group owner intent value of the first device such that the group owner intent value of the device determined as the group owner is greater than the group owner intent value of the device determined as the group client to compare the group owner intent value of the first device with the group owner intent value of the second device. | 2014-02-20 |
20140051361 | LOCATION AWARE AD-HOC GAMING - A method of mobile gaming is disclosed. The method includes configuring a mobile device to communicate in a first communication protocol and a second communication protocol, determining location information for the mobile device, communicating the location information and a gaming request via the first communication protocol to a game server, receiving a gaming request response from the game server via the first communication protocol, initiating a gaming session in response to the gaming request response, wherein the gaming session is conducted via the second communication protocol. | 2014-02-20 |
20140051362 | BLUETOOTH DEVICE CONNECTION METHOD AND BLUETOOTH DEVICE - Embodiments of the present invention provide a bluetooth device connection method and a bluetooth device. The method includes: determining a device class of a to-be-connected bluetooth device, where the device class includes an audio device class and a non-audio device class; and if it is determined that the device class of the to-be-connected bluetooth device is the audio device class, using a preset connection identifier corresponding to the to-be-connected bluetooth device to establish a data connection with the to-be-connected bluetooth device. In the embodiments of the present invention, there is no need to obtain a connection identifier corresponding to the to-be-connected bluetooth device of the audio device class, thereby shortening time for establishing a data connection, and improving efficiency for establishing a data connection. | 2014-02-20 |
20140051363 | WIRELESS TRANSCEIVER TEST BED SYSTEM AND METHOD - A system and method for testing wireless transceivers in a virtual wireless environment including emulating an RF environment, creating virtual spectrum users having selectable transmission parameters and physical characteristics and evaluating the operation of the wireless transceiver in the virtual wireless environment. | 2014-02-20 |
20140051364 | WIRELESS DATA APPARATUS, SYSTEM AND METHOD - In accordance with various example embodiments, a vehicle base station wirelessly communicates data with a remote transceiver circuit. The remote transceiver circuit intermittently transitions a data-receiving circuit of the remote transceiver circuit between on and off states. The vehicle base station intermittently polls the remote transceiver circuit with a series of data packets, at least one of which the data-receiving circuit of the remote transceiver circuit will receive while in the on state. The remote transceiver circuit, upon receiving the data packet, will reset a state counter to enable the remote transceiver circuit to receive a wake-up data packet while operating in the on state; in response, transmitting response data to the vehicle base station. The data communication is carried out to facilitate authentication of the remote transceiver. Exemplary embodiments include a system for passive keyless go and passive keyless entry in a vehicle. | 2014-02-20 |
20140051365 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR SENDING SIGNALS BETWEEN A RADIO FREQUENCY CIRCUIT AND A BASEBAND CIRCUIT - A method, device and computer program product is provided for sending a data signal and a clock signal between a radio frequency circuit of a device and a baseband circuit of the device, the radio frequency circuit being configured for at least one of transmission and reception of radio signals in a radio frequency band, where the clock signal has a clock frequency F | 2014-02-20 |
20140051366 | METHOD FOR AUTOMATIC FREQUENCY CORRECTION IN A MULTI-CARRIER COMMUNICATIONS DEVICE - A method and system provides an automatic frequency correction (AFC) within a wireless communication device. A synchronization controller estimates first and second frequency errors respectively associated with a first received signal corresponding to a first receiver path and a second received signal corresponding to a second receiver path. The synchronization controller determines a value and a type of target clock of a first AFC associated with the first frequency error. If the first AFC is not generated to target a shared clock such as a reference clock, the synchronization controller generates a second AFC to compensate for the second frequency error. However, if it is determined that the first AFC targets a shared clock, the synchronization controller generates the second AFC to compensate for the first AFC and the second frequency error. The synchronization controller synchronously applies the first and second AFCs to the relevant clocks. | 2014-02-20 |
20140051367 | HIGH-FREQUENCY CIRCUIT MODULE - Provided is a high-frequency module that can prevent a transmission signal from reaching a reception circuit and that can achieve high mounting density. A first duplexer for a first frequency band is mounted on a circuit substrate, and a second transmission filter and a second reception filter that constitute a second duplexer for a second frequency band are embedded in the circuit substrate. The second transmission filter and the second reception filter are embedded in the circuit substrate in locations that overlap at least a part of a projection region that is formed by projecting the first duplexer in a thickness direction of the circuit substrate. The first frequency band and the second frequency band are separated from each other by at least a prescribed frequency range. | 2014-02-20 |
20140051368 | HIGH-FREQUENCY CIRCUIT MODULE - Provided is a high-frequency module that can prevent a transmission signal from reaching a reception circuit and that can achieve high mounting density. A first duplexer for a first frequency band is mounted on a circuit substrate, and a second transmission filter and a second reception filter that constitute a second duplexer for a second frequency band are embedded in the circuit substrate. The second transmission filter and the second reception filter are embedded in the circuit substrate in locations that overlap at least a part of a projection region that is formed by projecting the first duplexer in a thickness direction of the circuit substrate. The first frequency band and the second frequency band are separated from each other by at least a prescribed frequency range. | 2014-02-20 |
20140051369 | HIGH-FREQUENCY CIRCUIT MODULE - Provided is a high-frequency module that can prevent a transmission signal from reaching a reception circuit and that can achieve high mounting density. A first duplexer for a first frequency band is mounted on a circuit substrate, and a second transmission filter and a second reception filter that constitute a second duplexer for a second frequency band are embedded in the circuit substrate. The second transmission filter and the second reception filter are embedded in the circuit substrate in locations that overlap at least a part of a projection region that is formed by projecting the first duplexer in a thickness direction of the circuit substrate. The first frequency band and the second frequency band are separated from each other by at least a prescribed frequency range. | 2014-02-20 |
20140051370 | HIGH-FREQUENCY CIRCUIT MODULE - Provided is a high-frequency module that can prevent a transmission signal from reaching a reception circuit and that can achieve high mounting density. A first duplexer for a first frequency band is mounted on a circuit substrate, and a second transmission filter and a second reception filter that constitute a second duplexer for a second frequency band are embedded in the circuit substrate. The second transmission filter and the second reception filter are embedded in the circuit substrate in locations that overlap at least a part of a projection region that is formed by projecting the first duplexer in a thickness direction of the circuit substrate. The first frequency band and the second frequency band are separated from each other by at least a prescribed frequency range. | 2014-02-20 |
20140051371 | HIGH-FREQUENCY CIRCUIT MODULE - Provided is a high-frequency module that can prevent a transmission signal from reaching a reception circuit and that can achieve high mounting density. A first duplexer for a first frequency band is mounted on a circuit substrate, and a second transmission filter and a second reception filter that constitute a second duplexer for a second frequency band are embedded in the circuit substrate. The second transmission filter and the second reception filter are embedded in the circuit substrate in locations that overlap at least a part of a projection region that is formed by projecting the first duplexer in a thickness direction of the circuit substrate. The first frequency band and the second frequency band are separated from each other by at least a prescribed frequency range. | 2014-02-20 |
20140051372 | WIRELESS DEVICE SYSTEM-ARCHITECTURE - A wireless device system-architecture and wireless device includes functional layers each including one or more respective layer elements where the functional layers are operatively connected and ordered as a cascade of functional layers for data-transfer from one layer to its one or more adjacent functional layers. The architecture further includes one or more matrix-switches, each operatively connected between each two functional layers in the cascade of functional layers. A matrix-switch controller is operable to determine at least two processing routes for data-transfer from at least one layer element in one functional layer, to at least one layer element in a second functional layer, wherein each of the at least two processing routes is associated with a different application processor layer element and wherein data is being transmitted via the at least two processing routes, in the same direction, substantially at the same time. | 2014-02-20 |
20140051373 | METHOD FOR SIMULTANEOUS TRANSMITTER OPERATION - A method and system mitigates receiver desensitization caused by a reverse inter-modulation distortion (IMD) signal generated by a power amplifier associated with one of at least two concurrently operating transmitters. A power amplifier controller (PAC) determines whether at least one power amplifier operating in a first operating state generates a reverse IMD signal that can substantially interfere with at least one receive channel due to a concurrent operation of at least two concurrently operating transmitters. In response to determining that at least one power amplifier generates the reverse IMD signal when in the first operating state, the PAC initiates a second operating state of the power amplifier to increase the linearity of the at least one power amplifier in order to reduce the reverse IMD signal. The PAC initiates the second operating state by adjusting parameters of the power amplifier. | 2014-02-20 |
20140051374 | RADIO-FREQUENCY TRANSMITTER AND AMPLIFIER - A method is provided for reducing non-linear effects in an electronic circuit including an amplifier. The method may include receiving a modulated signal at an input of the amplifier, the modulated signal comprising a baseband signal modulated by an oscillator frequency. The method may further include substantially attenuating counter-intermodulation in the modulated signal caused by harmonics of the oscillator frequency and the baseband signal by a resonant circuit. In some embodiments, the resonant circuit may include at least one inductive element and one capacitive element coupled to the at least one inductive element, the at least one inductive element and the at least one capacitive element configured to substantially attenuate counter-intermodulation in the modulated signal. | 2014-02-20 |
20140051375 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND ANTENNA RECEPTION TUNING METHOD THEREOF - An electronic device and an antenna reception tuning method thereof are provided. The electronic device includes a first main body, a second main body, a sensing unit, and a processing unit. The second main body, including an antenna and a matching unit, is disposed on the first main body through a hinge and adapted for being opened or closed relative to the first main body. The sensing unit is disposed on the electronic device, adapted for detecting a distance between the first main body and the second main body, and generates a control signal according to the distance, wherein the distance includes an angle and an open/close state between the first and the second main bodies. The processing unit is electrically connected to the sensing unit and the matching unit, and adjusts the matching unit according to the received control signal. | 2014-02-20 |
20140051376 | ANTENNA ARRANGEMENT - An antenna ( | 2014-02-20 |
20140051377 | SETTING RADIO FREQUENCY (RF) BEAMFORMER ANTENNA WEIGHTS PER DATA-STREAM IN A MULTIPLE-INPUT-MULTIPLE-OUTPUT (MIMO) SYSTEM - A system and a closed form method of optimizing a set of receive beamformers' weights, each feeding one of N multi-layer MIMO receiving system wherein the beamformers have a pool of M receive antennas wherein M is greater than N. Each beamformer is tuned to optimize one data stream, where selection of antennas per beamformer may be done out of a pool of antennas, and mapping of a given beamformer to a data stream is optimized per certain performance metrics | 2014-02-20 |
20140051378 | WIDEBAND INTERFERENCE MITIGATION FOR DEVICES WITH MULTIPLE RECEIVERS - Certain disclosed embodiments pertain to suppressing interference in a wireless communication system. For example, a method of suppressing interference can include receiving one or more first signals including components from a plurality of sub-channels. Each of the first signals can be converted into a respective plurality of first sub-band frequency components. A respective spatial filter can be determined for each frequency sub-band using one or more corresponding first sub-band components for each respective spatial filter. One or more second signals including components from the plurality of sub-channels can be received. Each of the second signals can be converted into a respective plurality of second sub-band frequency components. A corresponding plurality of filtered sub-band components can be generated by applying the respective spatial filters to the corresponding second sub-band components for each of the second signals. | 2014-02-20 |
20140051379 | METHODS, SYSTEMS AND DEVICES FOR PRIORITIZING ACCESS TO WIRELESS NETWORKS - Methods, devices and systems enable prioritizing mobile device access to a communication network during periods of reduced network availability, such as during emergency situations. The mobile device may be configured to detect the existence of an emergency situation locally, on the mobile device. Upon recognizing an emergency situation the mobile device may collect information from various components and/or sensors of the mobile device. Using the collected information, the mobile device may compute a priority for accessing the communication network. Using the computed priority, the mobile device may attempt to access the communication network in a manner that staggers access attempts among all mobile devices to reduce network congestion. | 2014-02-20 |
20140051380 | Method and Apparatus for Voice-Based Machine to Machine Communication - A system includes a processor configured to communicate, via a voice call, with a remote server over a connection established through a wireless phone in communication with the processor. The processor is also configured to deliver and receive data and instructions over a voice channel, using spoken, human-language-based communication. The processor is further configured to utilize a standardized voice, to dynamically form, transmit and interpret commands and data, including both predefined system commands and dynamically user-input variables relating to one or more system commands. | 2014-02-20 |
20140051381 | Device Independent Caller Data Access for Emergency Calls - Device independent access to stored caller data during an emergency communications event. A call server intercepts an emergency call and determines the capabilities of a calling device. Based on calling device capability, the call server uses one or more of the following device independent methods to ascertain a caller identity, independent of a calling device: interactive voice response redirect, HTTP authentication, SIP INFO method, biometric recognition, human interaction, and alternate number dialing. A caller identity is then used to query a subscriber database for a unique caller profile database key (CPDBK) assigned to the caller (unless a CPDBK is already determined). A call server uses a CPDBK to query a caller profile database (CPDB) for relevant caller data. Relevant caller data and the intercepted emergency communications event are then passed to an emergency call processing system, whereby relevant caller data may be used to more effectively address an emergency situation. | 2014-02-20 |
20140051382 | METHOD, MOBILE COMMUNICATION TERMINAL AND COMPUTER-READABLE RECORING MEDIUM FOR PERFORMING SPECIFIC FUNCTION WHEN MOBILE RECORDING MEDIUM FOR PERFORMING SPECIFIC FUNCTION WHEN MOBILE COMMUNICTION TERMINAL IS ACTIVATED - Provided is a mobile communication terminal including a display unit and an activation button configured to switch from an inactive state, which is an OFF state of the display unit, to an active state, which is an ON state of the display unit, wherein a predetermined operation is performed simultaneously with switching to the active state by pressing the activation button. | 2014-02-20 |
20140051383 | System and Method of Routing Conference Call Participants - A system and method of routing a conference call participant to a conference call is disclosed. Participant location data is requested from an electronic device of the conference call participant. The participant location data is received on a system server from the electronic device of the conference call participant. A least cost connection conference call access phone number is determined from an access number group of one or more available conference call access phone numbers based on the location data from the electronic device of the conference call participant. The conference call participant is provided with the least cost connection conference call access phone number. | 2014-02-20 |
20140051384 | OUT OF CREDIT FINAL-UNIT-ACTION RESTRICT_ACCESS HANDLING - Various exemplary embodiments relate to a method performed by a policy and charging rules node (PCRN), the method including: receiving an event trigger and a restriction filter rule associated with a first set of policy and charging control (PCC) rules from a policy and charging enforcement node (PCEN) indicating that a subscriber is out of credit; producing a second set of PCC rules to implement the restriction filter to handle the out of credit status of the subscriber; installing the second set of PCC rules; receiving an indication that the subscriber has received a reallocation of credit; and uninstalling the second set of PCC rules after receiving an indication that the subscriber has completed the reallocation of credit operation. | 2014-02-20 |
20140051385 | TELECOMMUNICATION BEHAVIOR STATISTICAL ANALYSIS SYSTEM - A telecommunication behavior statistical analysis system is disposed to a telecommunication machine room to gather statistics of and analyze motion behaviors of at least a mobile phone user in an application store. The system receives a plurality of transmission data from a telecommunication machine room through a receiving module and collects data to form a plurality of behavior information of the same mobile phone user and then obtains platform information, a target program, a request time and a request content of requests through analysis of a filter module. Request times, time and motion contents of each target program are performed with statistic and analysis by utilizing a processing module so that at least a statistical table is drawn and displayed in a display module. Accordingly, the telecommunication operator could easily handle consumers' favorite and purchasing tend with respect to different kinds of application programs applied in mobile phones. | 2014-02-20 |
20140051386 | REMOTE SUBSCRIBER IDENTIFICATION (RSID) SYSTEM AND METHOD - The present invention discloses a Remote Subscriber Identification (RSID) system with a communication device in communication with a remote database capable of seamlessly storing, linking, and transferring mobile data to a user's communication device. The communication device receives a biometric information of a subscriber and accesses a subset of the mobile information by authenticating the user in the remote database and uses the subset of mobile information for communication with a third-party associated with at least one item of the subset of the mobile information. The user's data can be used on any communication device that capable of recognizing personal identifying information, transmitting this information to the remote database, accessing the user's subscriber specification information and any subscriber personalized information, and transmitting it to the user's communication device, enabling the user to use this information with the communication device. | 2014-02-20 |
20140051387 | METHOD AND ARRANGEMENT FOR SUPPORTING CHARGING IN A COMMUNICATIONS NETWORK - Method and arrangement in a charging function to support charging for services in a communications network. When receiving a request for charging information from a session control node serving a communication device, the charging function determines at least one characteristic of the device, e.g. by fetching it from a device characteristics repository where such device characteristics are maintained for devices in the network. The charging function then sets a charging level for a service requested or consumed by the device, based on the characteristic(s) of the device, and sends a response with the set charging level to the session control node, to enable device characteristic dependent charging for the requested or consumed service. | 2014-02-20 |
20140051388 | Communication Method And Infrastructure Supporting Device Security And Tracking Of Mobile And Portable Multimedia Devices - From a laptop and a client server interface, a subscriber securely initiates tracking and/or disabling of a communication device by a server. The subscriber receives location and/or usage reports for the communication device. The subscriber is provided with the capability to modify a profile, device status and/or transfer ownership of the device via a client server interface. Based on the profile, detection of a particular event triggers tracking and/or disabling of the device by the server. The communication device registers with the server utilizing its unique device ID and/or the subscriber identity information when accessing the internet. The server is enabled to communicate a status and/or a request for tracking information, to the communication device. The server is also enabled to receive tracking and/or location information and communicates it to the subscriber's laptop. | 2014-02-20 |
20140051389 | Proximity-Based Authorization - Methods and apparatuses are disclosed for enabling the response to a command from a wireless terminal to be based at least partially on the presence or absence of other users nearby, and possibly the identity of those users. In the illustrated embodiment, a server maintains an updated list of the locations of fixed and wireless terminals within an area (e.g., an IEEE 802.11 wireless access point's area of coverage, a CDMA base station's cell, etc.). When a user issues a command to his or her wireless terminal, the command is transmitted to the server. The server determines whether there are any other nearby wireless terminals (and inferentially, the users associated with these terminals), and then determines whether the command is authorized in that environment. | 2014-02-20 |
20140051390 | AUTOMATICALLY CONNECTING TO A BEST AVAILABLE CALLING DEVICE BASED ON RESOURCE STRENGTH - A method, computer program product, and computer system for automatically connecting a calling device to a best available calling device based on resource strength. A computer system receives from a first calling device a request for a call to a second calling device and evaluates resource strength of the second calling device. The computer system determines one or more third calling devices, in response to determining that the resource strength of the second calling device is low. The computer system compares resource strength of the one or more third calling devices with that of the second calling device and determines a best available one of the one or more third calling devices. The computer system connects the call by connecting the first calling device and the best available one of the one or more third calling devices. | 2014-02-20 |
20140051391 | WIRELESS ROAMING AND AUTHENTICATION - In one embodiment, a method includes receiving a Wi-Fi authentication request from a mobile device at a wireless controller, the request including a network access identifier, transmitting the request from the wireless controller to an authentication proxy, wherein the authentication proxy is in communication with a plurality of mobile operator authentication devices and operable to forward the request to one of the mobile operator authentication devices based on the network access identifier, and receiving a response to the request at the wireless controller, wherein the mobile device is permitted Wi-Fi access to a network by the wireless controller if the request is authenticated by the mobile operator authentication device. An apparatus and logic are also disclosed herein. | 2014-02-20 |
20140051392 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR COLLABORATIVE WEB RESOURCE DELIVERY - An approach is provided for collaborative web resource delivery. A transaction request platform determines at least one data transaction request from one or more client devices located in a first area with limited or no data coverage. The contextually relevant location platform causes, at least in part, a transmission of the at least one data transaction request to one or more courier devices, wherein the one or more courier devices fulfill the at least one data transaction request when in a second area with data coverage. | 2014-02-20 |
20140051393 | RADIO COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, METHOD AND ARRANGEMENT FOR USE IN A RADIO COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - A system includes a first access network arranged to operate according to a first Radio Access Technology, a second access network arranged to operate according to a second Radio Access Technology, and a user device which is connectable to the first access network and to the second access network. The system also includes an authentication node arranged to identify the user device, when seeking access to the second access network, through a user device identifier for the user device, wherein the user device identifier is associated with the first access network. A query node provides information about a context of the user device in the first access network based on the user device identifier. An access selection node generates an access selection decision for the access sought by the user device to the second access network based on the provided context, and the access selection decision is then executed. | 2014-02-20 |
20140051394 | Authentication in a Communications System - To provide a user equipment with a restricted access to network services in situation when authentication of the user equipment by means of a first shared secret, known only by the user equipment and an authentication centre is not possible because of a system failure, the user equipment is authenticated by means of a second shared secret in an access point node, the authentication procedure being otherwise the same. | 2014-02-20 |
20140051395 | INTEGRATED CIRCUIT FOR RADIO COMMUNICATION MOBILE STATION DEVICE AND CALL CONNECTION METHOD - Disclosed are a base station device and a call connection method for reducing a call connection delay. According to the device and method; in ST | 2014-02-20 |
20140051396 | MOBILE COMMUNICATION TERMINAL HAVING PASSWORD NOTIFY FUNCTION AND METHOD FOR NOTIFYING PASSWORD IN MOBILE COMMUNICATION TERMINAL - A mobile communication terminal having a password notification function and a method for notifying a user of a password in the mobile communication terminal that allow the transmission of a stored password or a newly generated random password to a previously selected medium by entering a secondary password when an input password is not identical to the stored password. The method includes checking whether a password notification function is set; requesting input of a stored password, receiving an input password, and checking whether the input password is identical to the stored password. If the input password is not identical to the stored password, the method further includes requesting input of a stored secondary password, checking whether an input secondary password is identical to the stored secondary password, and sending a password if the input secondary password is identical to the stored secondary password. | 2014-02-20 |
20140051397 | Apparatus and Method of Securing Private Content Stored in a Memory - An apparatus and a method of securing private content stored in a memory are presented. The apparatus includes a processor and a memory storing instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to perform operations. The operations include accessing a private content identifier associated with private content. The private content identifier is based on international mobile subscriber identity information associated with a memory and a mobile station integrated services digital network number. The operations also include determining whether to grant or deny access to the private content based on the private content identifier and a memory device identifier associated with the memory. | 2014-02-20 |
20140051398 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR ROUTING AUTHENTICATION AND/OR IDENTIFICATION DATA OF A CELLULAR SUBSCRIBER - A system for registering a cellular device. The system comprises a non cellular communication module which establishes a non cellular communication connection with a remote network node over a non cellular communication network and acquires identification and/or authentication data of a subscriber of a visited cellular network from the remote network node over the non cellular communication connection, a subscriber authentication unit adaptor configured for engaging with contacts of a subscriber authentication unit socket of a hosting cellular device, and a managing module which receives the identification and/or authentication data from the non cellular communication module and provides the identification and/or authentication data to the hosting cellular communication via the authentication unit adaptor so as to allow to registering the hosting cellular communication to the visited cellular network. | 2014-02-20 |
20140051399 | METHODS AND DEVICES FOR STORING RECOGNIZED PHRASES - Methods and electronic devices for storing recognized phrases during a voice call between an electronic device and a remote party. In one aspect, the present application discloses a method implemented by a processor of an electronic device for storing recognized phrases during a voice call between the electronic device and a remote party. In one aspect, a method implemented by a processor of an electronic device is described. The method includes: determining that a spoken phrase during the voice call is within a pre-determined category of information; converting the spoken phrase to text; storing the text in association with the voice call; and displaying in a graphical user interface a call history identifying previous voice calls, including an identifier of the voice call. The display includes displaying the text in association with the identifier of the voice call. | 2014-02-20 |
20140051400 | METHOD AND SYSTEM OF CAPTURING AUDIO OF A MOBILE PHONE - The present invention includes a method and system of gaining access to an audio stream of a mobile phone. An audio stream detour module is inserted in native libraries on the operating system of the mobile phone. The audio stream detour module creates a new route for audio streams of the mobile phone from the microphone or speaker to a point of access. In one embodiment, a call recording module accesses the audio stream from the point of access in order to record the audio stream during a call. | 2014-02-20 |
20140051401 | Multimedia Message Delivery in a Communication System - A method and system of delivering a Multimedia Messaging Service (MMS) message is disclosed. In one example, the method includes providing a storage location and time duration for outside content to be indirectly referenced by an MMS message. Receiving and storing the outside content via a transport network is also disclosed. The method may include encapsulating an MMS message in a payload of a transport message with the MMS message indirectly referencing the storage location of the outside content. Delivery of the transport message may occur over a transport network. Confirming receipt of the transport message is also disclosed. | 2014-02-20 |
20140051402 | Mobile Device Messaging Application - A social networking mobile software application for particular mobile device which allow end users on their mobile devices to view profiles of themselves that contain images and/or videos while simultaneously hearing and audio description of their ad via wireless connection to the internet and/or cellular provider data network using streaming or intact multimedia file. | 2014-02-20 |
20140051403 | APPLICATION FOR A MOBILE PHONE - An application provides a SMS program module in a mobile computing device, e.g., telephone, with an Auto reply function, which can send response messages in case the telephone is switched off or in flight mode or if the user is not available. A method includes a text secretary and a library which are created and connect the SMS program module with the calendar in the telephone and with a contact database. | 2014-02-20 |
20140051404 | AMBIENT SOUND-BASED CALL FUNCTIONS - A mobile communications device includes a computer processor and logic executable by the computer processor. The logic is configured to implement a method. The method includes calculating a decibel level of ambient noise. In response to receiving an incoming call from a calling device, and prior to activating a ringtone on the mobile communications device, the method includes determining that the decibel level exceeds a threshold value, and sending an automated response to the calling device in lieu of connecting the call to the mobile communications device. | 2014-02-20 |
20140051405 | AMBIENT SOUND-BASED CALL FUNCTIONS - Ambient sound-based call functions include calculating, via a computer processor on a mobile communications device, a decibel level of ambient noise. In response to receiving an incoming call from a calling device, and prior to activating a ringtone on the mobile communications device, the ambient sound-based call functions include determining that the decibel level exceeds a threshold value, and sending an automated response to the calling device in lieu of connecting the call to the mobile communications device. | 2014-02-20 |
20140051406 | METHOD FOR HANDLING CALL RECEIVING AND AN ELECTRONIC DEVICE THEREOF - An apparatus performs a method for handling a reception call in an electronic device are provided. The method includes transmitting a rejection message for call reception, and displaying call rejection information for the call reception, wherein the call rejection information includes at least one of reception-rejected call information and the rejection message. | 2014-02-20 |
20140051407 | CLOUD AND SMARTPHONE COMMUNICATION SYSTEM AND METHOD - A method, system or apparatus including a server that may receive information from a computer, store the information in a database at the server, determine a reader device to receive the information based on an analysis of a reader device identifier, and transmit viral data to a mobile device where the viral data includes at least a portion of the information. | 2014-02-20 |
20140051408 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR COUPLING A MOBILE DEVICE TO AN OUTPUT DEVICE - A method for coupling a mobile device to an output device is proposed. The mobile device is used to control a selection and/or output of data contents provided via a cellular communication network. The mobile device initiates a coupling component via the cellular communication network. The coupling component determines the output device based on a stored, user-specific environment pattern and dynamically couples the output device to the mobile device. A system has a mobile device to control a selection and/or output of data contents and an output device and a cellular communication network which provides the data contents. A coupling component determines the output device to be coupled based on a store, user-specific environment pattern and couples the output device to the mobile device. | 2014-02-20 |
20140051409 | PILOT SIGNAL STATE PROMPTING METHOD, BASE STATION CONTROLLER, AND MOBILE SWITCHING CENTER - Embodiments of the present invention disclose a pilot signal state prompting method, a base station controller, and a mobile switching center, where the method includes: receiving pilot strength reported by a first terminal in a call state; when the pilot strength is smaller than a preset threshold value, sending prompt signaling to a mobile switching center corresponding to a peer end terminal in the call state, and sending, by the mobile switching center corresponding to the peer end terminal, according to the prompt signaling, to the peer end terminal, a prompt message indicating that a pilot signal state of the first terminal is poor. The pilot signal state prompting method disclosed by the embodiment can achieve a purpose that the peer end terminal may timely obtain the pilot signal state of the first terminal and learn a reason why a normal call cannot be performed currently, thereby improving user experience. | 2014-02-20 |
20140051410 | METHOD FOR PROVIDING VOICE CALL USING TEXT DATA AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE THEREOF - A method for providing a voice call using text data and an electronic device thereof are provided. The method includes converting the detected text data into audio data when an input of the text data is detected during call connection, and converting the converted audio data into a digital signal to transmit the converted digital signal to another party. | 2014-02-20 |
20140051411 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING CALL GATING USING A FEMTO CELL - Embodiments of the disclosed invention include a system and method for providing call gating. For example, in one embodiment, a femto cell is disclosed that includes a processing unit configured to execute instructions to perform operations comprising: enabling a call gating function associated with a cellular device in response to receiving an activation signal from the cellular device, monitoring for an incoming call to the cellular device in response to enabling the call gating function associated with the cellular device; identifying a caller ID associated with an incoming call in response to receiving an incoming call to the cellular device; determining whether the caller ID is on a list of allowed caller IDs associated with the cellular device; and routing the incoming call to the cellular device in response to a determination that the caller ID is on the list of allowed caller IDs associated with the cellular device. | 2014-02-20 |
20140051412 | TELEPHONE CALL SCREENING AND ROUTING DEVICE AND RELATED METHOD - A method for screening and routing incoming telephone calls includes extracting caller identification information from an incoming telephone call, providing a plurality of tables including a primary ring table, a secondary ring table, a voicemail table, a block call table, and a forward call table, and determining which one of the plurality of tables includes the caller identification information. The method further includes sending the incoming telephone call directly to voicemail without having a ring tone if the voicemail table includes the caller identification information, blocking the incoming telephone call if the block call table includes the caller identification information, and forwarding the incoming telephone call if the forward call table includes the caller identification information. | 2014-02-20 |
20140051413 | PORTABLE DEVICE AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE SAME - A portable device includes: a communication unit configured to transmit and receive additional information corresponding to caller ID over a network; a storage unit configured to store the additional information; a sensor unit configured to detect at least one of a face and a gaze of a user; a display unit configured to display the additional information; and a controller configured to: receive an incoming call; detect the face of the user looking at the portable device; and display first additional information on the incoming call when the face is detected, wherein the first additional information is collected according to the caller ID of the incoming call. | 2014-02-20 |
20140051414 | CALL FORWARDING SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR FORWARDING A CALL TO A TERMINAL THROUGH NEAR-FIELD WIRELESS COMMUNICATION - In a call forwarding system, a management apparatus of the call forwarding system determines service terminals capable of near field wireless communication within a reception range of near field wireless communication, generates a terminal list, and receives a call event message reporting the receipt of a call from a reference terminal. The management apparatus may transmit a call report message including the terminal list to the reference terminal and the service terminals. The management apparatus may forward the call initially received by the reference terminal to a terminal which transmitted a receipt request message by transmitting a call forwarding request message to the reference terminal. The management apparatus may transmit, to the reference terminal and the service terminals, a receipt report message reporting the call was forwarded. According to a change receipt message or upon non-receipt by an intended terminal, the call may be reforwarded to another terminal. | 2014-02-20 |
20140051415 | REDUCING DATA TRANSFER LATENCY CAUSED BY STATE TRANSITIONS IN MOBILE NETWORKS - Examples of reducing data transfer latency caused by state transitions in mobile networks are disclosed. A first disclosed example method comprises, while operating in a first state having fewer available radio resources than would be available in a second state, setting a traffic volume indicator if a wireless device determines that a radio link control (RLC) buffer occupancy is larger than a traffic volume measurement threshold, and sending the traffic volume indicator to a network in a transmitted message other than a CELL UPDATE message having uplink data transmission as an update cause. A second disclosed example method comprises, while operating in a first state, receiving a message that is to cause a wireless device to transition to a second state having fewer available radio resources than are available in the first state, and rejecting the message if the wireless device has pending uplink data to send to a network. | 2014-02-20 |
20140051416 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MODE DRIVEN NODE MONITORING - Method and apparatus are provided to reduce the amount of performance indicator (PI) data to retrieve from a network node ( | 2014-02-20 |
20140051417 | Number Port Error Resolution - Embodiments describe computing systems and methods for providing directed service activation error resolution to service subscribers. During service activation, a request to port a telephone number from an existing service of a subscriber to a new service of the subscriber is transmitted to a carrier activation service. In response to the request, an error message is received from the carrier activation service that indicates a number port error. Based on the error message, it is determined that the number port error is resolvable, and a user interface is provided to the subscriber that enables the subscriber to cause submission of a corrected request to port the telephone number. | 2014-02-20 |
20140051418 | SECURE METHOD TO EXCHANGE DIGITAL CONTENT BETWEEN A SCANNING APPLIANCE AND SMS-ENABLED DEVICE - A method and apparatus for exchanging digital content between a scanning appliance and a mobile device are disclosed. In one embodiment, the method comprises: transferring digital content via a network to a remotely accessible data storage server, the digital content being generated from a document; receiving, in response to user input via a first graphical user interface, a phone number; sending a first text message to a first device after validating the phone number, the first text message including a code; receiving, in response to user input via a second graphical user interface, the code being input by a user; sending a second text message to the first device, the second text message including an address of the digital content in the network; monitoring whether the digital content has been accessed; receiving a request for the digital content from the first device, the request including the address retrieved from the second text message; and sending, in response to the request, the digital content and an indication of a type of the digital content to the first device, the type information for use by a browser in determining software on the first device capable of rendering the digital content on a display of the first device. | 2014-02-20 |