08th week of 2013 patent applcation highlights part 34 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20130045679 | PROCESS FOR PERFORMING NEAR FIELD COMMUNICATION (NFC) IN AN INTEGRATED CIRCUIT OR PACKAGE ALSO INCLUDING A FM RECEIVER - A process for performing Near Field Communication (NFC) between a first NFC device and a second NFC device is provided. The first NFC device includes an NFC transceiver and an FM receiver which are both integrated into the same chip. The provided process involves initializing the first NFC device to perform a device detection polling loop for detecting a second NFC device. The device detection polling loop has activity detection periods, which occur periodically. The first NFC transceiver may then perform a slicing procedure, which slices the activity detection periods into small time slots. Each time slot has a duration smaller than a predetermined value so as to reduce the noise generated by harmonics of the NFC operation frequency which might be audible to the user. | 2013-02-21 |
20130045680 | WIRELESS MEDIA SYSTEM AND PLAYER AND METHOD OF OPERATION - A wireless media player and a related system and methodology are disclosed. One aspect of the wireless media player system pertains to a virtual connector system, apparatus, and method for the automatic establishment of wireless connectivity with other electronic devices. In one embodiment, the media player device employs the use of integrated Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) technology to exchange communication settings, media capability, and other parameters with an external device that also has integrated RFID technology. The automatic exchange of settings and other information via a proximity-based RFID data exchange allows a media player to quickly establish a secure communication link with another device via a commonly supported wireless protocol such as Ultra Wideband (UWB) or Bluetooth. Another aspect of the media player system pertains to a method of using the captured media capability of the connecting device to customize certain menu options and software parameters in the media player. | 2013-02-21 |
20130045681 | WIRELESS MEDIA SYSTEM AND PLAYER AND METHOD OF OPERATION - A wireless media player and a related system and methodology are disclosed. One aspect of the wireless media player system pertains to a virtual connector system, apparatus, and method for the automatic establishment of wireless connectivity with other electronic devices. In one embodiment, the media player device employs the use of integrated Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) technology to exchange communication settings, media capability, and other parameters with an external device that also has integrated RFID technology. The automatic exchange of settings and other information via a proximity-based RFID data exchange allows a media player to quickly establish a secure communication link with another device via a commonly supported wireless protocol such as Ultra Wideband (UWB) or Bluetooth. Another aspect of the media player system pertains to a method of using the captured media capability of the connecting device to customize certain menu options and software parameters in the media player. | 2013-02-21 |
20130045682 | SYSTEM, MOBILE COMMUNICATION TERMINAL AND METHOD FOR TRANSFERRING INFORMATION - A system, a mobile communication terminal, and a method for transferring information. The system for transferring information includes a first terminal configured to extract and transmit transfer information and a second terminal configured to receive the transfer information. Here, the transfer information corresponds to an intersection state between the first terminal and the second terminal when the first terminal performs first short-range communication with the second terminal, and the first terminal and the second terminal compute their respective position information when the first short-range communication is performed, exchange the position information with each other, and calculate the intersection state information based on the respective position information of the first and second terminals. | 2013-02-21 |
20130045683 | VEHICLE WIRELESS HUB - A vehicle wireless hub includes a vehicle power connector that can draw power from a vehicle battery on a vehicle, a first wireless transmission circuit that can send or receive data with base stations in a long-range wireless network, a second wireless transmission circuit that can provide a short-range wireless network and to transfer data to and from electronic devices, and a network processor that can process data in the first wireless transmission circuit and the second wireless transmission circuit. The vehicle power connector can supply power to the first wireless transmission circuit, the second wireless transmission circuit, and the network processor. | 2013-02-21 |
20130045684 | AUDIO TRANSFER USING THE BLUETOOTH LOW ENERGY STANDARD - The described embodiments include a system for communicating between electronic devices. During operation, a receiving electronic device receives a data channel protocol data unit (PDU) in a link layer of a Bluetooth Low Energy (BTLE) protocol stack. The receiving electronic device then reads a field in a header of the data channel PDU to determine if the header indicates that a payload of the data channel PDU contains audio data. When the header indicates that the payload of the data channel PDU contains audio data, the receiving electronic device is configured to send the audio data from the payload to an audio layer in the BTLE protocol stack for processing. | 2013-02-21 |
20130045685 | HEALTH CARE SANITATION MONITORING SYSTEM - A medical sanitation device may include a detector for detecting the physical presence of a clinician token within a detection area in the vicinity of the medical sanitation device. The clinician token may be indicative of the identity of a clinician. The medical sanitation device also includes a sanitation module configured to be used by the clinician to perform a sanitation task. Detection of a clinician in proximity to the medical sanitation device may be used to at least partially control access to, or operation of, a medical patient monitoring device. | 2013-02-21 |
20130045686 | SYSTEM, MOBILE COMMUNICATION TERMINAL AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING INFORMATION - A system, a mobile communication terminal, and a method for providing information. The system for providing information includes: a tag configured to store tag information; a mobile communication terminal configured to obtain the tag information using short-range communication and to calculate position information of the mobile communication terminal when the tag information is obtained; and an information providing server configured to receive the tag information and the position information from the mobile communication terminal, extract service address information which provides information for connecting to a service identified by the tag information and based on the position information, and provide the extracted service address information to the mobile communication terminal. The mobile communication terminal is connected to the service based on the service address information. | 2013-02-21 |
20130045687 | Short-Range Wireless Communication - The present specification describes techniques and apparatus that enable wireless devices to communicate effectively at short ranges. In one implementation, the transmit power of a transmitting device is reduced to permit a receiving device to demodulate a signal. | 2013-02-21 |
20130045688 | Short-Range Wireless Communication - The present specification describes techniques and apparatus that enable wireless devices to communicate effectively at short ranges. In one implementation, the transmit power of a transmitting device is reduced to permit a receiving device to demodulate a signal. | 2013-02-21 |
20130045689 | VEHICLE SYSTEM FOR MANAGING EXTERNAL COMMUNICATION - A hands-free system for a vehicle is provided, where the hands-free system sends and receives communication from a personal electronic device. The hands-free system includes a vehicle control module that is in communication with at least one vehicle system for determining if the vehicle is in a condition to receive input regarding operation, a display, and a hands-free control module. The hands-free control module is in communication with the display and the vehicle control module. The hands-free control module is in communication with the personal electronic device for sending and receiving an external communication from the personal electronic device. The hands-free control module has a memory and a message delivery filter algorithm. | 2013-02-21 |
20130045690 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR SUPPORTING MULTI-ANTENNA TRANSMISSION IN BEAMFORMED WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - An apparatus and method for supporting diversity in a beamformed wireless communication system. A method for transmitting a signal in a transmit end includes determining Receive (Rx) beamforming capability information of a receive end, receiving channel information on at least one Transmit (Tx) beam pattern from the receive end, determining at least one Tx beam pattern for transmitting a signal to the receive end, in consideration of Rx beamforming support information of the receive end and the channel information on the at least one Tx beam pattern, and transmitting a signal to the receive end using the at least one Tx beam pattern for transmitting the signal to the receive end. | 2013-02-21 |
20130045691 | ALERTING A SMART CARD READER OF PROBABLE WIRELESS COMMUNICATION - A wireless device may alert a wireless smart card reader that communication of data between the wireless device and the wireless smart card reader is probably imminent by sending an activation alert. Upon receipt of the activation alert, if the wireless smart card reader is in a low-power state, the wireless smart card reader may enter a higher-power state. If the wireless smart card reader is in the higher-power state upon receipt of the activation alert, the wireless smart card reader may remain in the higher-power state until a timeout period has expired. The wireless device may instruct the wireless smart card reader to enter the low-power state by sending a deactivation alert if the wireless device detects that communication of data between the wireless device and the wireless smart card reader is not likely to occur within a specified period of time. | 2013-02-21 |
20130045692 | Femto Access Point Operable with different Spatial Characteristic Antenna Patterns - It is described a femto access point for providing wireless access for a user equipment to a femto cell of a telecommunication network. The femto access point includes an antenna which is adapted to operate with different spatial characteristic antenna patterns, and a transceiver unit, which is coupled to the antenna and which is adapted to activate at least one of the different spatial characteristic antenna patterns. It is further described a method for providing wireless access for a user equipment to a femto cell of a telecommunication network via a femto access point. The method includes activating at least one spatial characteristic antenna pattern of an antenna of a femto access point, wherein the antenna is adapted to operate with different spatial characteristic antenna patterns. | 2013-02-21 |
20130045693 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TRIGGERING MEASUREMENT REPORTING BASED UPON NEIGHBOR CELL INTERFERENCE - A method, apparatus and computer program product are provided for triggering a measurement report from a mobile terminal, such as a mobile terminal is in the CELL_FACH state, to a network entity in an instance in which the mobile terminal may be creating neighbor cell interference. Based upon the measurement report, the serving cell may modify the operation of the mobile terminal in order to reduce the potential for neighbor cell interference. In this regard, a method is provided that includes determining two or more parameters indicative of neighbor cell interference. In instance in which the parameters satisfy respective thresholds, the method also causes a measurement report including an indication of at least one of the parameters to be provided to a network element. | 2013-02-21 |
20130045694 | RADIO COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, RADIO BASE STATION, AND COMMUNICATION CONTROL METHOD - A radio communication system comprises a macro-cell base station (MeNB) and a pico-cell base station (PeNB). The macro-cell base station (MeNB) transmits, to the pico-cell base station (PeNB), a throughput representative value (MT) determined from the throughput of each of a plurality of radio terminals connected to the macro-cell base station (MeNB). The pico-cell base station (PeNB) receives the throughput representative value (MT) from the macro-cell base station (MeNB) and changes a bias value on the basis of the received throughput representative value (MT) and a throughput representative value (PT) determined from the throughput of each of a plurality of radio terminals connected to the pico-cell base station (PeNB), thereby adjusting the coverage of the pico-cell base station (PeNB). | 2013-02-21 |
20130045695 | TRANSMITTING AND RECEIVING RADIO SIGNALS IN VARIOUS FREQUENCY RANGES - A device transmits and receives radio signals, in particular radio signals in a cellular radio network. The device contains a first transmitting antenna for transmitting radio signals and a second receiving antenna. The antennas transmit and/or receive radio signals in different frequency ranges. The antennas are connected to a common cable connection via a radio signal splitter, by which cable connection the device can be connected to a radio terminal. The device contains a first radio signal amplifier disposed in a first radio signal path and/or a second radio signal amplifier disposed in a second radio signal path. The transmitting antenna and the receiving antenna have attenuation with respect to feedback of a radio signal transmitted from the transmitting antenna to the receiving antenna due to the arrangement thereof relative to each other and due to the transmitting and/or receiving characteristics thereof. | 2013-02-21 |
20130045696 | SWITCHING GATES MIXER - This invention concerns a sub-harmonic homodyne mixer suitable for operation at the millimetre waveband (MMW); for instance the 60 GHz RF radio band. The mixer comprises: A first pair of transistors connected together with common source and common drain, and having an input port across their gates to receive the in-phase voltage signal from a local oscillator. A second pair of transistors also connected together with common source and common drain, and having an input port across their gates to receive the quadrature voltage signal from the local oscillator. Wherein, an input voltage port is defined directly across the common sources of the first and second pairs of transistors, and an output voltage port is defined between the common drains of the first pair of transistors and the common drains of the second pair of transistors. According to another aspect the present invention is a transceiver comprising a mixer according to the first aspect. | 2013-02-21 |
20130045697 | Method, control apparatus and wireless terminal for reducing radiation harm of wireless terminal - The disclosure discloses a method, a control apparatus and a wireless terminal for reducing radiation harm of a wireless terminal, belonging to the field of wireless radiation protection. The method comprises: a control apparatus detects whether there is an object approaching an antenna of a wireless terminal; and the control apparatus adjusts an output power of a transmitter of the wireless terminal connected with the antenna to an output protection power so as to reduce an SAR value of the antenna to a set value, when it is detected that there is an object approaching the antenna. The method can reduce radiation of the wireless terminal to human bodies, and is applicable to wireless communication terminals. | 2013-02-21 |
20130045698 | Es/No Based Carrier-in-Carrier RF Power Control - A method of transmitting telecommunications data comprising modulating first and second data signals, selecting transmit powers first and second terminals to achieve a predetermined power equivalent bandwidth (PEB) through an un-attenuated, transmitting the first data signal to the second terminal and the second data signal to the first terminal through a remote receiver, measuring a total received signal-to-noise ratio of the first and second data signals and a total received signal-to-noise ratio received at the second and first terminals, respectively, measuring a signal-power density ratio between the first and second signals, determining a ratio of excess uplink to downlink losses based a rain model parameter and operating frequency, calculating excess uplink and downlink losses relative an optimized, un-attenuated telecommunications channel, and changing a transmit power of a terminal such that the predetermined PEB is maintained when at least one of the signals experiences attenuation. | 2013-02-21 |
20130045699 | Stacked CMOS Power Amplifier and RF Coupler Devices and Related Methods - Stacked CMOS power amplifier (PA) and radio frequency (RF) coupler devices and related methods are disclosed. The stacked device includes a CMOS PA die configured to receive a transmit input signal and to output an amplified transmit signal, and a RF coupler device configured to receive the amplified transmit signal, to output an antenna transmit signal, and to output an RF signal proportional to the antenna transmit signal. The CMOS PA die and the RF coupler device are stacked on top of and electrically coupled to each other, and the CMOS PA die and the RF coupler device are combined within a single semiconductor package. In some embodiments, the RF coupler device is positioned on top of the CMOS PA die, and in other embodiments the CMOS PA die is positioned on top of the RF coupler device. | 2013-02-21 |
20130045700 | WIRELESS ELECTRONIC DEVICE WITH ANTENNA CYCLING - A wireless electronic device may contain multiple antennas. Control circuitry in the wireless electronic device may adjust antenna switching circuitry so that the device repeatedly cycles through use of each of the antennas. In a device with first and second antennas, the device may repeatedly toggle between the first and second antennas. During each toggling cycle time period, the first antenna may transmit for a fraction of the time period and the second antenna may transmit for a fraction of the time period. The wireless device may control the average power emitted by each antenna by adjusting the fractions of time assigned to each antenna. By performing antenna toggling, the average transmit power produced by each antenna may be reduced while maintaining the average transmit power produced by the device at a desired level. | 2013-02-21 |
20130045701 | RECEIVER AND INTEGRATED AM-FM/IQ DEMODULATORS FOR GIGABIT-RATE DATA DETECTION - Provision of gigabit-rate data transmission over wireless radio links, using carrier frequencies in the millimeter-wave range (>30 GHz). More specifically, a circuit for detection of amplitude-shift keyed (ASK) or other amplitude modulations (AM) which can be easily incorporated into an integrated circuit receiver system is described, making the receiver capable of supporting both complex IQ modulation schemes and simpler, non-coherent on-off or multiple-level keying signals. Several novel radio architectures are also described which, with the addition of a frequency discriminator network, have the capability of handling frequency shift keyed (FSK) or other frequency modulations (FM), as well as AM and complex IQ modulation schemes. These radio architectures support this wide variety of modulations by efficiently sharing detector hardware components. Disclosed herein are architecture for supporting both quadrature down-conversion and ASK/AM, ASK/AM detector circuit details, AM-FM detector architecture, and an AM-FM/IQ demodulator system and FSK/FM detector circuit details. | 2013-02-21 |
20130045702 | RECEIVER AND INTEGRATED AM-FM/IQ DEMODULATORS FOR GIGABIT-RATE DATA DETECTION - Provision of gigabit-rate data transmission over wireless radio links, using carrier frequencies in the millimeter-wave range (>30 GHz). More specifically, a circuit for detection of amplitude-shift keyed (ASK) or other amplitude modulations (AM) which can be easily incorporated into an integrated circuit receiver system is described, making the receiver capable of supporting both complex IQ modulation schemes and simpler, non-coherent on-off or multiple-level keying signals. Several novel radio architectures are also described which, with the addition of a frequency discriminator network, have the capability of handling frequency shift keyed (FSK) or other frequency modulations (FM), as well as AM and complex IQ modulation schemes. These radio architectures support this wide variety of modulations by efficiently sharing detector hardware components. Disclosed herein are architecture for supporting both quadrature down-conversion and ASK/AM, ASK/AM detector circuit details, AM-FM detector architecture, and an AM-FM/IQ demodulator system and FSK/FM detector circuit details. | 2013-02-21 |
20130045703 | Method for Spectrum Sensing and Communication Device - A method for spectrum sensing is described comprising receiving a signal using a plurality of receive antennas; forming a set of received signals including the received signal of each antenna; determining a cyclic auto-correlation of the set of received signals; estimating, for each receive antenna, channel state information of the radio channel via which the receive antenna receives the signal based on the determined cyclic auto-correlation; performing maximum ratio combining of the received signal samples based on the estimated channel state information; determining a measure of the cyclostationarity of the received signal based on the result of the maximum ratio combining; and performing cyclostationarity detection spectrum sensing based on the determined measure of the cyclostationarity of the received signal. | 2013-02-21 |
20130045704 | Receiver - Embodiments provide a receiver and a method for receiving data transmitted via a combination of a first signal modulated at a first carrier frequency, and a second signal modulated at a second carrier frequency, different to the first carrier frequency. | 2013-02-21 |
20130045705 | Filtering Interference Detected at Wireless Receiver - A wireless receiver for UWB or other format receives a useful signal in a particular band of frequencies in spite of interference components. The wireless receiver has two or more different types of tunable band reject filter, involves detecting interference in the received signal, and selecting which of the different types of filter to use according to thresholds of parameters of the detected interference. The filter is then tuned according to the detected interference and the useful signal is then received with the interference suppressed using the selected BRF. As the different types of filters have different drawbacks and benefits, by having multiple types, and selecting which to use according to the detected interference, the filtering can be better matched to the detected interference, or the drawbacks can be reduced for example. | 2013-02-21 |
20130045706 | Enhanced Acess Control in LTE Advanced Systems - An enhanced access control method is proposed for machine-type communications (MTC) in a 3GPP LTE-Advanced network. An MTC device is configured for enhanced access barring (EAB). When the MTC device attempts access to the network, the NAS layer checks whether EAB is applicable for the MTC device. If yes, then the NAS layer forwards EAB configuration to the AS layer for further EAB control. Based on the EAB configuration, a base station broadcasts EAB information to UEs via system information block. The EAB information indicates whether barring is applied to a number of EAB categories and a number of access classes. Based on the EAB information, the MTC devices performs EAB for access attempt to RRC. If access is not barred under EAB, then the MTC device further performs ACB for access attempt to RRC. | 2013-02-21 |
20130045707 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR TRANSMITTING AN EMERGENCY CALL IN A PORTABLE TERMINAL - A method and apparatus for transmitting an emergency call in a portable terminal includes determining whether an emergency call through a currently executed first radio access technology (RAT) is available when the emergency call is requested, selecting a second RAT from among a plurality of RATs supported by the portable terminal when the transmission of the emergency call is unavailable, determining whether transmission of the emergency call through the second RAT is available, and if so, transmitting the emergency call through the second RAT. | 2013-02-21 |
20130045708 | Automatic Emergency Call Notification to Pre-Designated Personal Emergency Contacts - Automatic notification is provided to pre-designated emergency contacts for a given wireless subscriber upon the occurrence of an emergency call from the subscriber. Triggering for the automatic notification may take place at an appropriate time in the emergency call, e.g., at a time the emergency call is received, at a time during the emergency call after a current location of the emergency caller is obtained by the emergency network, once the emergency call terminates, after a set amount of time after the emergency call is received, terminates, etc. The automatic notification is preferably made using voice over Internet Protocol (VolP), but may instead be pre-designated by the subscriber to be in an alternative mode, e.g., by SMS, switched telephone, etc. An option is included for the emergency caller to cancel the automatic notification. The location of the emergency caller may be configurably provided to a notified emergency contact. | 2013-02-21 |
20130045709 | Mobile Integrated Billable hour management system and method - A computer-implemented method and system for managing billable hours, the method including the selecting a client from an electronic client directory upon receiving the client's contact for a service; the launching a digital timer for the selected client to record time spent for the requested service; stopping the timer when the service provided for said contact is done; an updating the client's account with the recorded time. | 2013-02-21 |
20130045710 | Device Assisted Ambient Services - Various embodiments are disclosed for a services policy communication system and method. In some embodiments, a communications device implements a service profile for assisting control of the communications device use of a service on a network, in which the service profile includes service policy settings, and the service profile is associated with an ambient service plan that provides for initial access to the service with limited service capabilities prior to activation of a new service plan; and monitors use of the service based on the service profile. | 2013-02-21 |
20130045711 | Prepaid Short Message Services Revenue Capture - A prepaid messaging solution that utilizes a pre-delivery debit query to tariff a short message, coupled with an additional debit query performed once necessary billing information has been acquired. A short message is tariffed prior to message delivery via a pre-delivery debit query to a prepaid server. During message delivery, the prepaid server is queried a second time, following the HLR query performed by the Short Message Service Center (SMSC). This subsequent debit query bills a subscriber for any additional service fees discovered throughout message delivery, e.g., international/roaming fees, etc. If either the pre-delivery debit query or the subsequent debit query indicates that a subscriber has insufficient account balance to deliver a short message, the message is prevented from being delivered. If a message is dropped due to lack of account balance, any funds debited throughout the attempted message delivery may be credited back to the subscriber's prepaid account. | 2013-02-21 |
20130045712 | Systems, Methods, and Computer Program Products for Managing Access to Femtocell Coverage - Systems, methods, and computer program products are for managing access to a femtocell coverage area. An exemplary method includes storing in a memory component a first identifier corresponding to a subscribed service of a communication device and a second identifier corresponding to a user of the communication device, and granting access to the femtocell coverage area using the second identifier. | 2013-02-21 |
20130045713 | Text Message Authentication System - Systems and method for authenticating users are presented. A system can send a passkey to a user interface of a known device. A user can then send a messaging service message with the passkey from a second device to the system. After receiving the message from the user, the system can extract the passkey from the message, and compare the received passkey against the passkey originally sent to the user. The known device and the second device can each have separate and unique device identifiers. | 2013-02-21 |
20130045714 | PORTABLE WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS DEVICE INCLUDING PICKPOCKET NOTIFICATION AND RELATED METHODS - A portable wireless communications device to be carried by a holster includes a portable housing carrying a wireless transceiver, a holster sensor, a local alert indicator, a user authentication input device, and a controller. The controller may store data and is connected to the wireless transceiver, the holster sensor, the local alert indicator, and the user authentication input device. The controller may be switchable to a pickpocket mode for activating the local alert indicator, wirelessly sending at least one remote alert message, and rendering unusable at least a portion of the stored data upon removal from the holster unless a user authentication is input before expiration of a predetermined time. | 2013-02-21 |
20130045715 | Method for Transmitting Files and Receiving Files Based on Mobile Terminals, and Mobile Terminal - The present invention discloses a method for transmitting files and receiving files based on mobile terminals and a mobile terminal, relates to the technical field of communication and aims to simplify the user operation in the process of the file transmission between the mobile terminals and promote the satisfaction degree of user experience. The method for transmitting files based on the mobile terminals includes the following steps of: receiving a transmission command sent by a user, searching and obtaining a file designated by the command and the application state information of said file (S | 2013-02-21 |
20130045716 | HOME NODE B ACCESS CONTROL METHOD AND SYSTEM - A home Node B access control method includes receiving, by a security access gateway, access request information from a home Node B. The method further includes forwarding the access request information to a network node capable of authentication for authenticating, and exercising access control for the home Node B according to the authentication result. | 2013-02-21 |
20130045717 | Multimedia Message Saving Method and Mobile Terminal - The disclosure provides a Multimedia Message (MM) saving method, which includes: extracting a destination MM page to a temporary folder of a mobile terminal; obtaining a saving category of the destination MM page; editing the destination MM page in the temporary folder of the mobile terminal as a MM in the saving category; and saving the edited MM. The disclosure further discloses a mobile terminal. By extracting the destination MM page, a mobile terminal user does not need to save all the MM pages of the MM, but can save the MM pages he/she likes by classification in the limited storage space of the mobile terminal, and recombine them into a new MM. | 2013-02-21 |
20130045718 | Access Level Control Method And Related Service System - An access level control method for an EVVM client in a service system is disclosed. The access level control method comprises applying a plurality of access levels on a message corresponding to a plurality of recipients; and forwarding the message to the plurality of recipients. | 2013-02-21 |
20130045719 | MESSAGE FORWARDING AND RETRIEVAL WITH A SINGLE MESSAGING SERVICE - Embodiments described herein generally relate to a method and system of integrating a user's voice mail onto a single voice messaging service, e.g., a Unified Messaging (UM) service, such that a client may access this single source for voice mail retrieval, even where such voice mails are from a variety of sources, e.g., work, mobile phone, etc. A user, or the user's mobile operator, need only agree to accept the service, and the registration and configuration requirements for providing the service and forwarding calls to the service are automatically configured. The user's existing “speed dial” key or other setting for retrieving voice mail may also be automatically configured to the access number(s) for the service. Configurations may monitor the status of the service and update access and/or forwarding numbers. Voice mail forwarding and settings may also be automatically reverted back to the user's original service. | 2013-02-21 |
20130045720 | ENHANCED SIGNALING FOR MOBILE COMMUNICATION DEVICES - A data communication system routes calls from a mobile communication device associated with a calling party to a mobile communication device associated with a called party. If calls are not answered by the called party, a call is routed to a voicemail server. A data channel is opened between the mobile communication device associated with the calling party and the voicemail server over which higher fidelity audio signals are transmitted. The transmitted audio is supplied to the voicemail server for conversion from an audio to a text format. In accordance with another aspect, a data channel is opened with a call placed by the calling party. The data channel is used to append information that is sent with a call to give the called party information regarding the call or the caller without having to answer the call. | 2013-02-21 |
20130045721 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR TELEPHONY USING INTERNET DOMAIN NAMES AND ELECTRONIC ADDRESSES - A Uniform Resource Locator (URL), or a portion thereof, or an e-mail address are employed as auxiliary indicators of dialing of a voice call from a mobile phone to an URL- or specific e-mail address-associated part, with the part originating the call not identifying the telephone number of the other part An automated conversion is performed from an URL, or a portion thereof, or e-mail address, for an intended telephone number, or multiple intended telephones, in response to requirements started at the telephone system by the caller A part with presence in the Internet achieves a better availability with the public by means of voice telephone calls, since the URL's and e-mail addresses are convenient, known by, and significant to the clients. | 2013-02-21 |
20130045722 | INFORMATION EXCHANGE METHOD, MOBILE COMMUNICATION TERMINAL APPARATUS AND COMPUTER READABLE INFORMATION RECORDING MEDIUM - A first mobile communication terminal apparatus reads exchange target information from a memory, attaches identification information for indicating as being the exchange target information to the exchange target information, and transmits the exchange target information to a second mobile communication terminal apparatus. The second mobile communication terminal apparatus stores the exchange information in a memory, and when having determined that the identification information is attached to the exchange target information, reads exchange target information stored in a memory, transmits the read exchange information to the first mobile communication terminal apparatus in return. The first mobile communication terminal apparatus receives the exchange target information transmitted from the second mobile communication terminal apparatus in return, and stores the received exchange target information in the memory. | 2013-02-21 |
20130045723 | CALL ATTEMPT NOTIFICATION - The embodiments herein relate to call lists that detail all call attempts made to a called party that have not been successful in communication networks. The reasons for the failure can range from no answer to out of range or congestion in the network. A system and method is disclosed for notifying a called user of a failed call attempt made by a calling user. A switch receives a call request from a calling user and on determining that a communication session cannot be established between the calling user and the called user, the switch terminates the link to the calling user and sends the call attempt notification to the called user. The called user would be notified of the call attempt made by the calling user, the contact details of the calling user and reason for the failure of the call attempt. | 2013-02-21 |
20130045724 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING MULTI COMMUNICATION SERVICE IN MOBILE COMMUNICATION TERMINAL - An apparatus and a method provide a multi-communication service in a mobile communication terminal. The apparatus includes a microphone for inputting an audio signal and a speaker for outputting an audio signal. The apparatus also includes a plurality of communication modules for transmitting and receiving signals to and from a plurality of counterpart terminals. The apparatus further includes an audio processor for, when the multi-communication service is provided, combining and outputting at least two of audio signals fed from the counterpart terminals providing the multi-communication service and the audio signal input through the microphone. | 2013-02-21 |
20130045725 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING TELEPHONY SERVICE USING VIRTUAL NETWORK COMPUTING - A system and method for controlling a telephony service by a first terminal using Virtual Network Computing (VNC) connected between the first terminal and a second terminal. The method includes establishing a connection with the second terminal for providing the telephony service; establishing a call connection with an external terminal via the second terminal; establishing a VNC connection between the first terminal and the second terminal; and transmitting and receiving data for a call with the external terminal via the second terminal through the VNC connection. | 2013-02-21 |
20130045726 | METHOD FOR DELIVERING CALLING NAME TO A DEVICE - The present invention is directed to an application resident on a device for receiving telephone calls which is (1) data-enabled and (2) includes a means for presenting alphanumeric characters or words. Devices which are both data-enabled and have a means for presentation may be used, such as but not limited to other smart phones, e.g., iphones, Palm Trios, and Android-enabled phones, as well as desktop, laptop, and hand-held computer devices. | 2013-02-21 |
20130045727 | METHOD, SYSTEM AND APPARATUS FOR HANDLING A CALL RECEIVED AT A MOBILE COMMUNICATION DEVICE - A method, apparatus and system for handling a call received at a mobile communication device, in association with an automated number identification (ANI) number are provided. The ANI number is compared with a list of ANI numbers associated with an, applications server, the list stored at the mobile communications device. When the ANI number is not in the list, a tone is provided on the call. When a corresponding tone is detected on the call in response to the tone, the call is handled as a call associated with the applications server and otherwise the call handled as a typical mobile communication call. | 2013-02-21 |
20130045728 | System And Method For Receiving And Placing Telephone Calls - In some embodiments, a method of placing and receiving a telephone call can include: determining that a mobile device has been coupled to a docking station while communicating audio for the telephone call using the mobile device and a wireless telephone network; communicating to a server that the mobile device has been coupled to the docking station; requesting that the server facilitate transfer of the telephone call from the wireless telephone network to a wired network; receiving incoming audio for the telephone call using the docking station and the wired network; and sending outgoing audio for the telephone call using the docking station and the wired network. The audio for the telephone call can include the incoming audio and the outgoing audio. Other embodiments are disclosed. | 2013-02-21 |
20130045729 | LOCATION-BASED PROMOTION OF APPLICATIONS - Architecture that integrates location-based information and application-driven devices (e.g., cell phones). Users can now be provided the most relevant application and/or application data based on the user location. Thus, users are assisted in finding the relevant application(s) to accomplish a task based on their current location. More specifically, given a location (e.g., business) registered to a service, the user's client application is automatically updated to comprise the data relevant to that location. Alternatively, or in combination therewith, the service can suggest installing a new application relevant to the location. | 2013-02-21 |
20130045730 | PROGRAMMING OF A DECT/CAT-IQ COMMUNICATION DEVICE - A method for programming a processor in a communication device arranged for communication according to a DECT/CAT-iq protocol. The method has three steps: 1) A high level language program code is provided, the program code being arranged to influence a function of the communication device. E.g. this program code may be an application program code. 2) The program code is then interpreted into a corresponding machine language code arranged for execution on the processor in the communication device. 3) Finally, this machine language is executed by the processor in the communication device. This method allows a user to program the DECT/CAT-iq device in a high level language without the need for a compiler to compile the high level language program into a processor specific machine code. Preferably, the interpreting of the high level program code is performed by the processor (P) in the communication device. Especially, the processor (P) may be programmed to operate as a virtual central processing unit (VCPU). | 2013-02-21 |
20130045731 | System And Method To Communicate Targeted Information - A method for targeted advertising is disclosed. The method includes accessing at least one piece of demographic information associated with a user of a portable device, selecting an advertisement to be delivered to the user based at least in part on the demographic information, and initiating communication of a version of the advertisement configured for presentation at the portable device. | 2013-02-21 |
20130045732 | Femtocell Base Station, Method, Computer Program and Computer Program Product - It is presented a method for a femtocell base station, for facilitating communication between a communication terminal and a core network. The method comprises the steps, performed in the femtocell base station, of: sending a first femtocell base station message to the communication terminal; receiving a first terminal message from the communication terminal, the first terminal message comprising a first sequence number; and repeatedly sending further femtocell base station messages to the communication terminal and receiving corresponding terminal messages, comprising incremented sequence numbers, from the communication terminal, such that an expected next terminal message from the communication terminal comprises a sequence number being equal to the first sequence number. A corresponding femtocell base station, computer program and computer program product are also presented. | 2013-02-21 |
20130045733 | FEMTOCELL BASE STATION AND METHOD THEREOF - The present invention relates to a method of a femtocell base station ( | 2013-02-21 |
20130045734 | COMMUNICATION SYSTEM AND MOBILE COMMUNICATION TERMINAL - A communication system includes a first terminal with first and second communication units and an information manager, and a second terminal with third and fourth communication units and an information storage unit. The first communication unit makes a wireless communication with a first base station according to a first protocol using information managed by the information manager. The fourth communication unit makes a wireless communication with the first terminal according to a third protocol and receives information used for a wireless communication with the second base station according to a second protocol. | 2013-02-21 |
20130045735 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR RECORDING CHANNEL MEASUREMENT INFORMATION IN A MOBILE COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for efficiently configuring information during a process in which a terminal records channel measurement information in a mobile communication system. Disclosed is an operation of a terminal for accurately indicating to a base station whether or not a serving cell or neighbor cells are measured in configuring channel measurement information. In addition, disclosed is a method in which a terminal adjusts the frequency of recording in consideration of the importance of the measured information. | 2013-02-21 |
20130045736 | SYSTEM, METHOD AND PRODUCT FOR VERIFYING THE ALLOCATION OF LOCALLY UNUSED RADIO FREQUENCIES - Unlicensed wireless devices provide public and private capabilities that include the transfer of video, audio, other content, and additional information. This invention will allow users of these devices to be assured of reliable and authorized operation of said devices in the broadcast television spectrum at locations where that spectrum is unused by licensed services, as well as to provide for better utilization of the available communication channels | 2013-02-21 |
20130045737 | Method for Instant Registration of a Roaming UE Onto a Preferred VPLMN From a Non-Preferred VPLMN - A User Equipment (UE) that was registered on a non-preferred network operator may be forced to register immediately and seamlessly onto another available more preferred network operator by updating the EF_LOCI in the UICC with the MCCMNC (i.e. PLMN ID) of the preferred network operator and then sending the REFRESH—3G Session Reset command to the Mobile Equipment (ME). | 2013-02-21 |
20130045738 | Method, Device and System for Aborting Circuit Switched Fallback Call - Embodiments of the present invention provide a method for aborting a CSFB call. A VLR determines whether a call needs to be aborted. If the call needs to be aborted, an SGs message indicating a call abort is sent to an MME so that the MME rejects the CSFB call. Correspondingly, embodiments of the present invention also provide a mobility management entity, a visitor location register and a communication system. | 2013-02-21 |
20130045739 | INTERACTIONS AMONG MOBILE DEVICES IN A WIRELESS NETWORK - One embodiment of the disclosure sets for a method for synchronizing multiple mobile devices in a wireless network, which includes the steps of calculating a time interval for a first mobile device to respond to a request, receiving timing information of the first mobile device, determining a first offset associated with the first mobile device based on the time interval and the timing information, receiving a first data stream including the timing information of the first mobile device, and inserting a first dataset into the first data stream based on the first offset before transmitting the first data stream. | 2013-02-21 |
20130045740 | AUTOMATED TRIGGERS FOR APPLICATION OF CELL ASSOCIATION BIAS AND/OR INTERFERENCE MITIGATION TECHNIQUES - In a wireless telecommunications network, there is included: a macro cell ( | 2013-02-21 |
20130045741 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TRIGGERING CELL RESELECTION BASED ON A RESOURCE SUSPENSION - A method, apparatus and computer program product are provided in order to trigger a reselection of a serving cell in an instance in which a mobile terminal may be creating neighbor cell interference. Based upon received reselection data, the mobile terminal may release and/or suspend a network resource, such as an enhanced dedicated channel in order to trigger a reselection of a new serving cell. In this regard, a method is provided that includes determining the presence of a reselection condition based on reselection data. In an instance in which the presence of the reselection condition is determined, the method includes causing a network resource to be modified. The method also includes causing a reselection of a serving cell. | 2013-02-21 |
20130045742 | RAN NODE AND METHOD THEREOF - The present invention relates to a method of a serving Radio Access Network (RAN) node for facilitating communication between a communication terminal and a core network in view of a handover of the communication terminal from said serving RAN node. The method comprises receiving a first message from the communication terminal, the message comprising a first message sequence number. The method also comprises producing a sequence number synchronization indicator (SNSI) arranged to indicate to a second RAN node to adjust a message sequence number of any future message from the communication terminal before forwarding said future message to the core network, such that the message sequence number of said future message is synchronized with a corresponding expected message sequence number of the core network. The method further comprises sending an update message to the second RAN node, wherein the update message comprises the SNSI. | 2013-02-21 |
20130045743 | HANDOVER - An improvements to Handover is provided. User equipment capable of participating in the handover of communications instances from a first radio access network to a second radio access network, the first radio access network being capable of supporting packet switched communications and the second radio access network being capable of supporting circuit switched communications is adapted to participate in a first voice-and-multimedia communications session in said first radio access network, as part of a communications instance, during handover of said communications instance from said first radio access network to said second radio access network, transfer a voice communications session, to continue said communications instance, and responsive to said handover, send a first message to a node of said second radio access network to provide a second voice-and-multimedia communications session in said second radio access network, to further continue said communications instance. | 2013-02-21 |
20130045744 | METHOD FOR OPTIMIZING POWER CONSUMPTION IN WIRELESS DEVICES USING DATA RATE EFFICIENCY FACTOR - An electronic device has wireless communications circuitry that supports communications using multiple radio access technologies. The electronic device may gather information such as data rate values, power consumption values, and other data for a currently active radio access technology and an alternative radio access technology. The electronic device may automatically switch between the currently active radio access technology and the alternative radio access technology based on a value of a data rate efficiency metric. The data rate efficiency metric may represent how efficiently each radio access technology is capable of using power to convey a given amount of data per unit time. The data rate efficiency metric may be evaluated using measured power consumption data, measured data rate values, and operating parameters such as signal strength and transmitted power parameters. | 2013-02-21 |
20130045745 | Method for Reducing the Handover Frequency by a Communication Device in Femtocell Networks - A method for reducing the handover frequency by a communication device in femtocell networks includes the steps: measuring the radio signal strength by a communication device and storing the information of the serving base station into a cache memory; checking whether the stored information in the cache memory is classified as “femtocell” or not; if so, deleting the macrocell's information from the measurement report by the communication device and transmitting this to the serving base station; when the radio link failure occurred, checking whether the stored information in the cache memory is classified as “femtocell” or not; if so, initiating a timer; detecting an available femtocell before the timer expires; transmitting a call reestablishment request message to the available femtocell for rebuilding the link. | 2013-02-21 |
20130045746 | MOBILE COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, NETWORK APPARATUS, AND MOBILE COMMUNICATION METHOD - A specific network apparatus | 2013-02-21 |
20130045747 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR NETWORK SCANNING BASED ON NEIGHBOR INFORMATION - A wireless device receives neighbor information broadcasted by a current serving network. The neighbor information includes frequency information of neighbors and overlay RAT (radio access technology). According to an embodiment of the disclosure, the wireless device avoids various frequency blocks when scanning for a RAT when it is known from the neighbor information that those frequency blocks are used for a different RAT. Those frequency blocks can either be skipped altogether or scanned only after other frequency blocks are scanned. Therefore, the amount of network scanning can be reduced. | 2013-02-21 |
20130045748 | METHOD FOR REDUCING THE HANDOVER FREQUENCY BY A FEMTO GATEWAY IN FEMTOCELL NETWORKS - A method for reducing the handover frequency by a femto gateway in femtocell networks includes the steps: receiving a measurement report from a communication device by an initial femtocell; transmitting a relocation required message to a femto gateway by the initial femtocell if the signal strength thereof is below a threshold; ignoring the relocation required message and enabling the timer by the femto gateway after receiving the relocation required message; determining whether the cell ID included in the call reestablishment request message is classified as “femtocell” or not by the femto gateway before the timer expires; if so, rebuilding the link to the femtocell in response to the cell ID by the femto gateway. | 2013-02-21 |
20130045749 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DETERMINING HANDOVER PARAMETERS IN WIRELESS OVERLAY NETWORKS - The present application describes embodiments of a method and apparatus for determining handover parameters in a wireless overlay network. One embodiment includes modifying a bias value used to determine when to handover user equipment between a macrocell and a femtocell that overlays the macrocell. The bias value is modified in response to a change in one or more handover frequencies associated with the user equipment. Handovers of user equipment are triggered when a sum of the bias value and a measured value of the femtocell signal strength exceed a measured value of the macrocell signal strength. | 2013-02-21 |
20130045750 | WIRELESS LOCALIZATION METHOD BASED ON AN EFFICIENT MULTILATERATION ALGORITHM OVER A WIRELESS SENSOR NETWORK AND A RECORDING MEDIUM IN WHICH A PROGRAM FOR THE METHOD IS RECORDED - A wireless localization technology using efficient multilateration in a wireless sensor network is disclosed. After calculating estimated distances from each of at least three reference nodes to a blind node using received signal strength of wireless signals that the at least three reference nodes received from the blind node, the estimated location of the blind node is obtained through multilateration using the calculated estimated distances. To correct error in the estimated location, the estimated distances are used, and the error correction direction and error correction distance for the estimated location are calculated by applying a largest weight to the reference node closest to the estimated location. The error of the estimated location is corrected by move the estimated location of the blind node by the calculated error correction direction and error correction distance. Calculation for the error correction is very simple and fast. | 2013-02-21 |
20130045751 | LOGO DETECTION FOR INDOOR POSITIONING - Example methods, apparatuses, or articles of manufacture are disclosed herein that may be utilized, in whole or in part, to facilitate or support one or more operations or techniques for logo detection for indoor positioning for use in or with a mobile device. Briefly, in accordance with one implementation, a method may include extracting, at a mobile device, visual features from one or more images captured via a camera sensor of the mobile device; and estimating a location of the mobile device based, at least in part, on a match between extracted visual features and one or more brand-specific visual signatures associated with one or more points of interest of one or more known locations. In some instances, an estimated location of a mobile device may be refined based, at least in part, on at least one additional POI of one or more POIs of one or more known locations. | 2013-02-21 |
20130045752 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM - Provided is an information processing apparatus including a position sensor for detecting position information, and a detection times control unit for acquiring detection accuracy information regarding detection accuracy of the position sensor based on a detection result of the position sensor, and controlling the number of detection times of the position sensor based on the acquired detection accuracy information. | 2013-02-21 |
20130045753 | Geo-Fence Entry and Exit Notification System - A method is provided for determining when a mobile communications device has crossed a geo-fence. The method comprises (a) providing a mobile communications device ( | 2013-02-21 |
20130045754 | Multi-Path Mitigation in Rangefinding and Tracking Objects Using Reduced Attenuation RF Technology - A method and system for identification, tracking and locating in wireless communications and wireless networks. The method and system use reference and/or pilot signals that are present in wireless communications and wireless networks. The method and system can also use RTT, TOA and time-stamping measurements/techniques to determine one or more reference signals traveling time between the Base Station (eN B) or its functional equivalent and mobile device (UE) and or network device. The method and system includes multi-path mitigations processor and multi-path mitigations techniques and algorithms which improve the track-locate accuracy. The method and system allow achieving increased accuracy by using multi-path mitigations processor and multi-path mitigations techniques and algorithms. The techniques of Digital Signal Processing and Software-Defined Radio are used. | 2013-02-21 |
20130045755 | COMPENSATION OF PROPAGATION DELAYS OF WIRELESS SIGNALS - Propagation delay offsets of wireless signals are compensated. Compensation is accomplished through determination of an effective wireless signal propagation delay that accounts for signal path delay and propagation delay over the air. Such determination is based at least in part on statistical analysis of accurate location estimates of reference positions throughout a coverage sector or cell, and location estimates of the reference positions generated through time-of-flight (TOF) measurements of wireless signals. Determination of propagation or signal path delay offset also is attained iteratively based at least in part on reference location estimates and TOF location estimates. High-accuracy location estimates such as those obtained through global navigation satellite systems are employed as reference location estimates. Position of probes or wireless beacons, deployed throughout a sector or cell, also are employed as reference locations. Compensation of propagation delay offset improves accuracy of conventional TOF location estimates and radio network performance. | 2013-02-21 |
20130045756 | Method For Providing Location Based Services - The present invention relates to a method for providing location based services for a client in an infrastructure network. The network comprises at least one Home Subscriber Server, HSS, at least one Mobility Management Entity, MME, and at least one Gateway Mobile Location Centre, GMLC, for the client. The GMLC sending an UE location service response to the client based on a UE location service request received from the client. The network performs the steps of: (A) the GMLC continuously receives and stores event reports streamed from the MME(s), the reports comprising information about the MME identity and identities for UE(s) served by said MME; (B) the GMLC determines the identity of a serving MME for the UE in the UE location service request on the basis of the information in the event reports. | 2013-02-21 |
20130045757 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR GATHERING INFORMATION ABOUT DISCRETE WIRELESS TERMINALS - The present invention is broadly directed to systems and methods for gathering information about wireless transceiver devices in a defined boundary region. To this end, the disclosure is more particularly directed to gathering movement information (e.g., via detection and location) about two-way end-user wireless terminals within three-dimensional boundaries of defined local space (“DLS”) to allow for selective control of the terminals and other subsystems, as desired. Additionally, the data collected can be used to improve accuracy and precision regarding the prediction of behavior characteristics and tendencies of populations based on a sampling of observed terminals. | 2013-02-21 |
20130045758 | PEER DEVICE SUPPORTED LOCATION-BASED SERVICE PROVIDER CHECK-IN - Methods, apparatuses and articles of manufacture are provided for use in checking-in a mobile device with a location based service provider at a venue location. A candidate device check-in profile for a candidate device and one or more check-in validation schemes may, for example, be provided, directly or indirectly, to a computing device via the candidate device and/or one or more peer devices. The candidate device may, for example, be checked-in with the location based service provider in response to a determination that the candidate device check-in profile is valid. | 2013-02-21 |
20130045759 | Method and System for Providing Enhanced Location Based Information for Wireless Handsets - Methods, devices and systems for generating enhanced location information on or about a mobile device may include hybrid lateration and/or trilateration solutions in which the mobile device performs location determination calculations with or without the aid or support of network components or global positioning systems (GPS). Mobile devices may automatically form groups based on proximity and/or may be grouped together via a network server. Mobile devices in a group may share computed location information and/or information collected from internal sensors with other grouped mobile devices. Information shared between grouped mobile devices may be used to enhance the location information computed on each mobile device. For example, each mobile device may supplement and/or augment previously computed location information based on the received location information and/or relative positions of other mobile devices in the same group. Each mobile device may also utilize local sensors to further enhance their location information. | 2013-02-21 |
20130045760 | Geo-Fence Entry and Exit Notification System - A method is provided for determining when a mobile communications device has crossed a geo-fence. The method comprises (a) providing a mobile communications device ( | 2013-02-21 |
20130045761 | Haptically Enabled Messaging - Method, device, and computer readable medium for generating haptically enabled messages. One disclosed method comprises the steps of receiving a user generated input, mapping the user generated input to a predetermined haptic feedback, assigning a haptic feedback command to the predetermined haptic feedback, inserting the haptic feedback command into a text message, and sending the text message. | 2013-02-21 |
20130045762 | COMMON BUS DESIGN FOR A TFT-LCD DISPLAY - Embodiments of the present invention provide for a FFS TFT LCD with a high refresh rate without limiting the aperture of individual pixels. More specifically, embodiments of the invention provide for the use of common bus lines to reduce the effective resistance of the common electrode and to therefore allow for higher refresh rates of the display. Furthermore, the common bus lines can be positioned in such a manner so that they do not further reduce the aperture of the display. More specifically, the common bus lines can be positioned above or below existing elements of the display that are already opaque. Thus, adding the common bus lines need not reduce the aperture. The above can be achieved by, for example, placing the common bus lines above or below existing non-transparent lines, such as gate lines or data lines. | 2013-02-21 |
20130045763 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING NOTICE OF VISITOR - A system for identifying presence of a visitor has a local device ( | 2013-02-21 |
20130045764 | ASSOCIATING A MEDICAL DEVICE WITH AN IDENTIFIER - A method for associating a medical device with an identifier. The method includes discovering a plurality of medical devices in a wireless network environment by an unassociated medical device, wherein each of the plurality of medical devices comprises an identifier; retrieving the identifiers of the plurality of medical devices; sorting the identifiers and the plurality of medical devices based on a proximity estimation between the plurality of medical devices and the unassociated medical device; and selecting an identifier of the identifiers to associate the unassociated medical device with the selected identifier. | 2013-02-21 |
20130045765 | Indication Of User Equipment Mobility State To Enhance Mobility And Call Performance - A user equipment UE reports its mobility state in signaling for establishing, re-establishing, or re-configuring a radio connection between the UE and a network access node. In one embodiment the reported mobility state is selected from among normal; medium and high. In another embodiment the reported mobility state informs of a number of cell changes the UE has performed within a predetermined evaluation period. The UE may also include an indication whether a hysteresis period for entering into a normal mobility state is running for the UE. The network configures the UE in dependence on the reported mobility state, such as setting a parameter for measuring or reporting neighbor cells (e.g., suspend a serving cell quality threshold as a condition for measuring/reporting; limit inter-frequency and/or inter-radio access technology reporting; set a shortest measurement reporting gap; disable an event trigger; and/or set layer 3 filtering of measurement results for faster reporting). | 2013-02-21 |
20130045766 | METHOD FOR FORMING WIRELESS COMMUNICATION GROUPS - An method for forming wireless communications groups applied in a wireless communications system includes selecting g coordinators from n wireless communications devices around a base station, allocating remaining (n-g) wireless communications devices of the n wireless communications devices to the g coordinators to form g wireless communications groups, reselecting a coordinator from each wireless communications group to generate g updated coordinators, and allocating remaining (n-g) wireless communications devices of the n wireless communications devices to the g updated coordinators to form g updated wireless communications groups. | 2013-02-21 |
20130045767 | Multi-Beam Cellular Communication System - A communication system includes base stations having an antenna arrangement per sector. Each of the antenna arrangements has an antenna element for generating an array of narrow beams covering the sector. Timeslots are simultaneously transmitted over each beam to generate successive sets of simultaneously transmitted timeslots per sector that are each split into orthogonal codes. Common overhead channels are allocated for successive sets of timeslots, which are allocated to the same subset of codes of each timeslot in the set. For successive sets of timeslots, different data is allocated to the same subset of codes of each timeslot in the set. This generates a sector-wide beam carrying the common overhead channels and a plurality of narrow beams, each carrying different data. An inter-beam handoff scheme allows the antenna arrangement to simultaneously transmits data to a user equipment located in a cusp region between adjacent beams on the adjacent beams. | 2013-02-21 |
20130045768 | MOBILE COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, NETWORK APPARATUS, AND MOBILE COMMUNICATION METHOD - A mobile communication system | 2013-02-21 |
20130045769 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR QUERYING GROUP'S DISPATCHING AREA INFORMATION - The disclosure discloses a method for querying group's dispatching area information, which comprises: a user sending a request for querying group's dispatching area information to a base station through a user terminal; and the base station querying the group's dispatching area information according to request for querying the group's dispatching area information, and returning a response to the group's dispatching area information query to the user terminal. The disclosure also discloses a query system for the querying group's dispatching area information correspondingly. The present invention can improve the validity, the dispatching reliability and accuracy of the group call. | 2013-02-21 |
20130045770 | Coordination of DRX and eICIC - An active reception period (active time) of a power saving pattern (DRX) is masked to a measurement period (ABS) of a serving or neighbor cell interference mitigation pattern (eICIC) such that the masked active reception period repeatedly coincides with the measurement period. Then the masked active reception period is utilized for communicating resource allocations (PDCCHs) between a serving cell (eNB) and a user equipment (UE). In various embodiments: the masking is done without shortening a sleep opportunity (DRX opportunity) of the power saving pattern; the masking is implemented by delaying an on-duration start time of the active reception period; the on-duration start time is controlled by a timer which runs only during measurement periods of the interference mitigation pattern, or by applying a second offset generated by the UE in addition to applying a first offset configured by the serving cell; and the masking is by adopting a default power saving pattern. | 2013-02-21 |
20130045771 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR UPLINK INTERFERENCE CONTROL - A method and apparatus are provided to reduce interference in neighbor cells by limiting the uplink power of an interfering mobile terminal In this regard, a method is provided that includes generating a measurement report, wherein the measurement report includes interference measurement information measured from at least one neighbor cell. The method also includes causing the generated measurement report to be transmitted to a receiving station. The method may also include receiving a power level indication from the receiving station, wherein the indication causes a modification of transmission power. | 2013-02-21 |
20130045772 | WIRELESS COMMUNICATION DEVICE, MOBILE PHONE AND WIRELESS COMMUNICATION DEVICE CONTROL METHOD - A wireless communication device includes a reference value acquiring unit configured to receive from a base station a timing adjustment value for use in adjusting a timing, and acquire a reference value associated with the received timing adjustment value, the reference value being a threshold for determining whether a transmission power is excessive, a variation acquiring unit configured to receive a transmission power control command transmitted by the base station, and sequentially acquire a variation in transmission power from the command, and a transmission power calculator configured to vary a transmission power value on the basis of the variation in transmission power when the transmission power value does not exceed the reference value, and configured to vary the transmission power value on the basis of a variation less than the variation in transmission power when the transmission power value exceeds the reference value. | 2013-02-21 |
20130045773 | TRANSMIT POWER MEASUREMENT AND CONTROL METHODS AND APPARATUS - Embodiments include methods and apparatus for performing transmit power control. A gain application element receives a sequence of digital input samples and a digital gain signal, and combines the digital gain signal with the digital input samples to generate a sequence of gain-compensated digital samples. A power amplifier receives and amplifies an analog version of the gain-compensated digital samples in order to generate an antenna output signal. A feedback path generates an analog feedback signal from the antenna output signal, produces a sequence of digital feedback samples from the analog feedback signal, and generates difference values based on the digital feedback samples. When a specified type of constant modulus symbol is represented in the antenna output symbol, the feedback path accumulates the difference values into an accumulated error value, and produces the digital gain signal from the accumulated error value. | 2013-02-21 |
20130045774 | Smart Phone Writing Method and Apparatus - Embodiments are directed to apparatus, methods and systems for capturing and using writing or drawing motions made while holding a handheld electronic device (e.g. smart phone) that include one or more of a variety of sensors (e.g. inertial sensors, touch sensors, pressure sensors, optical sensors, and the like). The writing or drawing movements are processed into writing or drawing data that may be used as communication data or as verification data when compared to previously recorded data. | 2013-02-21 |
20130045775 | PROTECTIVE DEVICE FOR PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A protective device for a portable electronic device to draw attention to the user in an emergency is disclosed. A personal protective device for a portable electronic device comprising: a case configured to fit tightly around the portable electronic device such as a smartphone; at least one sound and/or light emitting device coupled with the case; one or more means for receiving an input, the input being configured to actuate the at least one sound and/or light emitting device; whereby the at least one sound and/or light emitting device is configured to generate a high volume of sound and/or light upon actuation thereby to attracting attention during an emergency. The sound and/or light emitting device is arranged inside the case and is capable of generating a high volume of sound and/or light in an emergency situation. | 2013-02-21 |
20130045776 | AUTOMATED APPLIANCE REGISTRATION - A method for registering an appliance with a service provider, including receiving, by a server computer, a message from a cellular telephone, the message including a unique ID for an appliance, wherein the server computer stores billing information associated with the cellular telephone, wherein the appliance includes a modem, wherein the cellular telephone is separate from the appliance, and wherein the server computer is separate from the appliance and separate from the cellular telephone, further receiving, by the server computer, registration information from the appliance via the modem of the appliance, and associating, by the server computer, the billing information associated with the cellular telephone, with the appliance. | 2013-02-21 |
20130045777 | WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS MODULE, USER EQUIPMENT, AND WIRELESS COMMUNICATION METHOD - A wireless communications module, a User Equipment (UE), and a wireless communication method. One embodiment of the present invention comprises a wireless communications module, including: a baseband processor; a Secure Digital (SD) card interface coupled to the baseband processor; a Subscriber Identity Module unit (SIM unit), coupled to the baseband processor, configured to store parameter information including subscriber identity information; and a Radio Frequency (RF) processing unit coupled to the baseband processor, wherein the baseband processor is configured to process a baseband signal based on the parameter information. With at least some embodiments of the present invention, the space occupied by the wireless communications module reduced, UEs capable of Internet access are diversified, and the user experience is improved. | 2013-02-21 |
20130045778 | ADVERTISEMENTS ON MOBILE DEVICES USING INTEGRATIONS WITH MOBILE APPLICATIONS - A server for delivering advertisements to mobile devices includes an application programming interface executable by a processor and configured to: receive an ad call over a network from an application of a mobile device to deliver an advertisement to an ad position on a small screen thereof, the ad position located at a fixed location of the application, the fixed location having a fixed height and a fixed width as viewed by a user of the mobile device throughout use of the application; detect the ad position, including the fixed height and width of the ad position within the fixed location; retrieve from the storage memory an advertisement having an ad format best matching the fixed height and the fixed width for filling the ad call at the fixed location; and deliver the advertisement to the mobile device for display in the ad position during the execution of the application. | 2013-02-21 |