10th week of 2009 patent applcation highlights part 59 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20090061792 | Trail beacon system to prevent becoming lost in unfamiliar terrain - A trail marking system consisting of a plurality of identical beacon units, each capable of communicating with another unit. The beacon units contain audible and visible signaling devices that may be used independently or in combination. The units are designed to be deployed along a path of ingress into unfamiliar terrain. When a user wishes to retrace his or her steps, the closest beacon unit is activated and audible, visible, or both, depending on the mode selected. The closest beacon unit transmits an RF signal that propagates to the next beacon unit. Upon receipt of the RF signal, the second beacon unit activates in the selected mode. As the user returns to each of the previously deployed beacon units, they are collected for reuse. The beacon units of the present invention are weatherproof, have a long battery life, and are designed to be virtually invisible to game animals, for example, deer. | 2009-03-05 |
20090061793 | Authorized transmission of navigation assistance - Embodiments provide an apparatus, a system, a device, and a method. A method includes automatically providing data indicative of a location of a first mobile wireless communications device from the first mobile wireless communications device to a second mobile wireless communications device in response to respective human-user imitated authorizations exchanged between the two mobile wireless communications devices. | 2009-03-05 |
20090061794 | HINGE ASSEMBLIES FOR ELECTRONIC DEVICES - A handheld communication device may comprise a first housing including a first keypad, a main printed circuit board, and a battery. A second housing may include at least one display, and the first and second housings may be rotatable relative to one another. The device may comprise a hinge barrel containing a biasing member and at least one cam follower. The hinge barrel may be rotatable relative to the first and second housings. | 2009-03-05 |
20090061795 | WIRELESS ARCHITECTURE FOR 60GHZ - A device has an RF mixer, an IF mixer module, a single synthesizer, a frequency divider, a single side band mixer and a frequency quadrupler. The single synthesizer generates a signal to the IF mixer module, the frequency divider, and the single side band mixer. The single side band mixer mixes signals from the single synthesizer and the frequency divider. The frequency quadrupler receives the output of the single side band mixer. The RF mixer is coupled to the frequency quadrupler and the IF mixer module. | 2009-03-05 |
20090061796 | Antenna arrangement - A multi-part, distributed antenna arrangement including: an antenna element as a first part; and a semiconductor chip as a second part, separated from the first part, wherein the semiconductor chip comprises integrated radio frequency circuitry and a coupling element for wirelessly coupling the integrated radio frequency circuitry with the antenna element. | 2009-03-05 |
20090061797 | MOBILE TRANSMITTER AND TRANSMITTING METHOD THEREOF - Provided is a mobile transmitter and a transmitting method thereof. The mobile transmitter includes a transmission circuit and a control circuit. The transmission circuit selectively operates as a polar transmitter or a direct-conversion transmitter. The control circuit controls an operation of the transmission circuit based on the level of an output signal. The mobile transmitter operates as a direct-conversion transmitter using a linear power amplifier with a high dynamic range when it transmits a low-power signal. Also, the mobile transmitter operates as a polar transmitter using a switching power amplifier with a high power efficiency when it transmits a medium-power or high-power signal. Thus, the mobile transmitter according to the present invention can provide both the high power efficiency (i.e., the advantage of the switching power amplifier) and the high dynamic range (i.e., the advantage of the linear power amplifier). Consequently, it possible to increase the battery lifetime of a personal portable communication terminal and also to implement to a compound terminal that can satisfy a variety of communication standards with a high dynamic range. | 2009-03-05 |
20090061798 | POWER CONSUMPTION MANAGEMENT BASED ON RECEIVER PARAMETER AND METHOD FOR USE THEREWITH - An integrated circuit (IC) includes an RF receiver having an AGC module that generates an automatic gain control (AGC) signal based on a strength of a received signal, and a low noise amplifier that amplifies the received signal based on the AGC signal. A processing module generates a power mode signal based on the AGC signal, the power mode signal for adjusting a power consumption parameter of the IC based on the power mode signal. | 2009-03-05 |
20090061799 | DEVICE, SYSTEM, AND METHOD OF POWER SAVING IN WIRELESS NETWORK - Device, system, and method of power saving in wireless network. For example, a method includes: receiving from a wireless access point a wireless communication signal indicting wireless network load information represented as a value of a parameter in a Basic Service Set load information element, wherein the parameter comprises a parameter selected from a group consisting of: a station count parameter, a channel utilization ratio parameter, an available admission control parameter, a network congestion parameter, a transmission power suggestion parameter, a reception power suggestion parameter, and a late adaptation suggestion parameter; and modifying a power consumption mode of a communication unit of a wireless communication device based on said parameter. | 2009-03-05 |
20090061800 | MULTI-INPUT MULTI-OUTPUT TRANSCEIVER WITH POWER CONSUMPTION MANAGEMENT BASED ON RECEIVER PARAMETER AND METHOD FOR USE THEREWITH - An integrated circuit (IC) includes a plurality of RF receivers for receiving a corresponding one of a plurality of received signals. Each of the plurality of the RF receivers includes an AGC module that generates an automatic gain control (AGC) signal based on the strength of the corresponding one of the plurality of received signals, and a low noise amplifier that amplifies the corresponding one of the plurality of received signals based on the AGC signal. A processing module generates a power mode signal for adjusting a power consumption parameter of the IC, based on the AGC signals from each of the plurality of RF receivers. | 2009-03-05 |
20090061801 | FM Tuner - Adjacent interference is reliably detected in an FM tuner. A receiving field strength judgment circuit ( | 2009-03-05 |
20090061802 | RECEIVER HAVING MULTIPATH EQUALIZER - An FM receiver includes a receiving unit that receives a signal from a broadcasting station and outputs a receiving signal, an equalizer that equalizes the receiving signal by using a calculated weight, and obtains an equalized output signal, a demodulator that demodulates the equalized output signal to reproduce the signal from the broadcasting station, a detection unit that observes size of the calculated weight to detect a capture state with respect to an undesired broadcasting station and generates a capture detection signal, and a weight setting unit that sets the calculated weight with respect to the equalizer at a steady state, and sets a specific weight for temporarily setting the equalizer in a through state when the capture detection signal is generated. | 2009-03-05 |
20090061803 | DIFFERENTIAL TO SINGLE-ENDED CONVERSION FOR RADIO FREQUENCY DEVICES - In an exemplary embodiment, a circuit is disclosed comprising a plurality of inputs, each input to receive a radio frequency waveform from a plurality of differential input waveforms having different phases; and an inverter circuit to invert a waveform from the plurality of differential inputs waveforms to a substantially same phase as a non-inverted input waveform. The circuit further comprises a combiner node to combine the inverted and the non-inverted input waveforms into an output waveform. | 2009-03-05 |
20090061804 | Frequency synthesizer applied to a digital television tuner - A frequency synthesizer applied to a digital television tuner includes: a voltage controlled oscillator (VCO), a phase locked loop (PLL), a frequency divider unit, and a multiplexer. The maximum oscillated frequency of the VCO is twice its minimum frequency. The PLL controls and locks the VCO output frequency by a frequency control signal. The frequency divider unit includes a plurality of first dividers which form a cascade connection. The frequency divider unit receives the VCO output frequency, and subsequently divides the output frequency one by one. The multiplexer receives the dividing signals, and then chooses one of the dividing signals by a frequency selection signal, and generates a local oscillation signal. Hence, the present invention can implement the frequency synthesizer by simple architecture and cover the frequency ranges of Digital Video Broadcasting standard. | 2009-03-05 |
20090061805 | RF RECEIVER AND METHOD FOR REMOVING INTERFERENCE SIGNAL - An RF receiver and a method by which the RF receiver removes interference signals are provided. The RF receiver includes a first signal processor which detects an undesired signal from RF signals received through a channel, to convert the phase of the detected signal; and a second signal processor which combines the signal output from the first signal processor with the received RF signals, to detect a desired signal. Therefore, it is possible to remove undesired signals existing on channels in which there is no overlap in frequency between desired signals and undesired signals, and accordingly an RF receiver having enhanced performance and a method by which the RF receiver removes interference signals may be provided. | 2009-03-05 |
20090061806 | BAND SWITCH CONTROL APPARATUS FOR INTERMEDIATE FREQUENCY FILTER - A band-switch control apparatus for an intermediate-frequency filter comprising: an adjacent interference-signal detecting unit for detecting an adjacent interference-signal, having a frequency adjacent to the desired frequency, superimposed on a reception signal having a frequency tuned to a desired frequency; a modulation-degree detecting unit for detecting a modulation degree of the reception signal; a bandwidth selecting unit for selecting a pass bandwidth of the intermediate-frequency filter corresponding to the amplitude of the adjacent interference-signal; and a band-narrowing suppression control unit for selecting a lower limit value of the pass bandwidth of the intermediate-frequency filter corresponding to the demodulation degree, the intermediate-frequency filter for passing, with a variable pass bandwidth, an intermediate-frequency signal obtained by frequency converting the reception signal, and changing the pass bandwidth selected by the bandwidth selecting unit to the lower limit value, if the pass bandwidth selected by the bandwidth selecting unit is smaller than the value. | 2009-03-05 |
20090061807 | RADIO RECEIVER AND METHOD FOR RECEIVING AND PLAYING SIGNALS FROM MULTIPLE BROADCAST CHANNELS - A radio receiver may comprise a receiver adaptable for receiving a plurality of broadcast streams over a plurality of broadcast channels, wherein the receiver will attempt to receive a selected broadcast stream on a selected broadcast channel, and if the selected broadcast stream is not receivable on the selected broadcast channel, the receiver will attempt to receive the selected broadcast stream on an alternative broadcast channel. A computer readable medium may allow a user of a receiver to create a composite stream comprising at least one portion selected from each of at least two of a plurality of broadcast streams. A method of open interface merge replication may involve comparing data between first and second databases, and if a conflict exists, updating one of the first and second databases with at least a portion of data from the other of the first and second databases to resolve the conflict. | 2009-03-05 |
20090061808 | ADAPTIVE RF CANCELLER SYSTEM AND METHOD - An adaptive electromagnetic wave canceling system and method for canceling an electromagnetic interference (EMI) signal generated from an EMI signal source, from a broadband signal being received by a receiver. In one implementation an adaptive canceller subsystem is used that directly receives the EMI signal and a sample of the broadband signal, in which the sample includes an EMI signal component. A time delay stage is incorporated to delay the broadband signal before it is received by the receiver. The adaptive canceller subsystem generates a correction signal that is an inverse of the EMI signal component. The correction signal is applied to the broadband signal to effectively cancel the EMI signal component therefrom before the broadband signal is received by the receiver. In one implementation an automatic gain control is implemented that automatically adjusts the adaptive canceller subsystem to a level of the sample broadband signal, to thus form a closed loop EMI canceling system. | 2009-03-05 |
20090061809 | METHODS AND APPARATUS TO IMPLEMENT RECEIVER LINEARITY ENHANCEMENT - Methods and apparatus to implement receiver linearity enhancement are described. One example method includes controlling receiver gain by determining a level of a received signal that is to be provided to a radio frequency component; determining if the level of the received signal would cause the radio frequency components internally generated noise to increase; and when the level of the received signal would cause the radio frequency components internally generated noise to increase, reducing the level of the received signal prior to providing the received signal to the radio frequency component. | 2009-03-05 |
20090061810 | Frequency Multiplier Device - A frequency multiplier device comprises a first signal combiner having a first port for receiving a first input signal having a first frequency f | 2009-03-05 |
20090061811 | MULTI-FREQUENCY SYNTHESIZING APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MULTI-BAND RF RECEIVER - A frequency synthesizing apparatus and method for a multi-band radio frequency (RF) receiver is provided. The frequency synthesizing apparatus includes a simple circuit configuration with a single SSB mixer and thus, may synthesize six high frequency signals. Signals to be inputted into the SSB mixer include a first signal and a second signal. The first signal is generated based on a VCO and a PPF. Also, the second signal is selected from a plurality of frequency divided signals which are generated by dividing a signal generated in the VCO via a plurality of dividers. | 2009-03-05 |
20090061812 | Multipulse/Multitone Mixing Receiver - An apparatus adapted for measuring the properties of periodic signals and a method for making such measurements is disclosed. The apparatus includes a LO signal generator, a mixer, a low pass filter and an output device. The LO signal generator generates an LO signal comprising a fundamental frequency ω | 2009-03-05 |
20090061813 | Cellular telephone with automatic redial capability - A mobile device and method in one example for automatically redialing a dialed number when a call has failed is provided. The mobile device stores the dialed number when the call is initially being placed. If the call fails, the mobile device determines if a call retry service should be invoked. If so, the mobile device determines whether a call retry system has already been enabled. If the call retry system has been enabled, the mobile device will continually and automatically call the dialed number until a terminating party at the dialed number answers or a selectable time limit has expired. When the terminating party answers the call, the mobile device rings so that a subscriber of the mobile device may answer the ring and connect the call. The mobile device may also detect if the dialed number is an emergency number or non-emergency number. A recorded message recorded by the subscriber may be automatically played to the terminating party if the subscriber does not answer the ring. Alternatively, or in addition to, a default recorded message may be played to the terminating party if the subscriber does not answer the ring. | 2009-03-05 |
20090061814 | COMMUNICATION DEVICE AND MANAGEMENT APPARATUS THEREOF - A communication device (for instance, a portable terminal device) uses a recording medium (UIM) storing specific user information. The communication device is provided with a processing unit (CPU) for acquiring the user information from the recording medium, a registration unit (UIM information registration area) for registering the user information acquired by the processing unit by being related to device identification information for identifying the communication device, and a transmission unit (wireless communication unit) for transmitting the user information and the device identification information to a specific opposite party. From such structure, the user information acquired from the recording medium and the device information of the communication device itself are related and managed. | 2009-03-05 |
20090061815 | METHODS AND PLATFORMS FOR REFRESHING A PRE-PAID ACCOUNT UPON DEMAND BY A USER - Methods and pre-paid platforms are provided to allow a user of a communication device that has a pre-paid account to submit an electronic request for a refresh of the account. The request is presented within a message sent to an address of an entity in control of the account. The entity in control of the account can then select within the message to accept or deny the request for the refresh. The pre-paid platform responds to the selection by either denying the request or by refreshing the account. The pre-paid platform may charge a monetary account for the amount of the refresh that is applied. The request may be for a custom or pre-defined amount. The response by the entity in control may accept a proposed amount or may specify a different amount for the refresh. | 2009-03-05 |
20090061816 | Network controlled classification of service tariff class - The present invention provides a solution to prevent customers from misusing of telecommunication services and to enable measures to charge customers for actual used services in case of misuse. The present invention also provides a solution to offer personalized content services. Hereto a user identity, a user equipment Identity and/or an actual used service type are analyzed and the service tariff class is changed based on the analysis. | 2009-03-05 |
20090061817 | Carried-Forward Service Units and Commoditization Thereof - Methods, systems, and products are disclosed for rolling over unused credits. An available number of service units is provided during a billing cycle. The number of service units consumed during the billing cycle is compared to the available number of service units. When service units remain at an end of the billing cycle, then unused service units are rolled over to another billing cycle. | 2009-03-05 |
20090061818 | METHODS AND PLATFORMS FOR REFRESHING A PRE-PAID ACCOUNT UPON DETECTING THE OCCURRENCE OF A REFRESH TRIGGERING EVENT - Methods and pre-paid platforms are provided to detect the occurrence of a refresh triggering event as specified by a refresh trigger rule and to then refresh the pre-paid account in accordance with a refresh completion rule. The refresh triggering event may be one or more of a variety of event types, such as depletion of a remaining usage to a pre-defined level or a target date and/or time for a refresh. The refresh completion rule may be one or more of a variety of actions to take, such as increasing the remaining usage by a default amount to complete the refresh or requesting authorization for a refresh by generating a message to an entity in control of the pre-paid account. The pre-paid platform may charge a monetary account for the amount of the refresh that is applied. | 2009-03-05 |
20090061819 | Method and apparatus for controlling access and presence information using ear biometrics - A method and apparatus control the operations of an audio device by obtaining by the audio device biometric information about an ear of a user; identifying the user by processing the biometric information; and controlling the operation of the audio device in response to the identification of the user. Also, a method and apparatus control the operations of an external database by receiving biometric information about the ear of a user from an audio device; identifying the user by processing the biometric information; and transmitting a control message to another system. Further, a method and apparatus control the operations of a telecommunication system by receiving biometric information about an ear of a user from a telecommunication set; identifying the user by processing the biometric information; and controlling the operation of the telecommunication system in response to the identification of the user. | 2009-03-05 |
20090061820 | Method and system of communication using extended sequence number - Described is a method by mobile equipment to communicate with a network. The method includes receiving a network authentication token having a first message authentication code, an authentication message field and a first extended sequence number that includes a first hardware identifier and first sequence number, and authenticating the network based on the first message authentication code, the first hardware identifier, and the first sequence number. | 2009-03-05 |
20090061821 | Pico cell home mode operation - Identification of radio coverage of a mobile station (MS) via a pico cell, such as an IP-BTS in a user premises (e.g. residence or business customer location), enables a mobile/wireless service provider to differentiate between coverage under a pico cell and coverage under a macro network. In a disclosed example, when the MS requests registration/authentication through a pico cell, a related signaling message includes a pico cell identifier (pID). A home location register (HLR) is provisioned with a pID, so that the HLR can decide to accept or reject the registration/authentication requests. For example, if the particular MS is provisioned for services from a specific pico cell, the HLR will grant the registration/authentication and allow the network to process calls for the mobile station through the identified pico cell. This enables the provider to allow discounted services through pico cell, e.g. as a replacement for a landline. | 2009-03-05 |
20090061822 | Method and apparatus for multiterminal support using bluetooth based audio gateway - Disclosed herein is a system for configuring and setting up a one to one communication correspondence between a headset and a mobile device. The authentication PIN allows communication of the headset with only those devices that are authenticated using the PIN. A first software application and a second software application are provided on the mobile device and a headset respectively. The process of configuring the PIN access information on the headset using the first and second application comprises the step of establishing a secure communication link by completing challenge response sequence between the headset and the device using the currently prevailing PIN, transmitting a configuration set PIN from the device to the headset, enforcing reauthentication using the newly configured PIN, and establishing and locking a communication between the device and the headset based on the new personal identification number. | 2009-03-05 |
20090061823 | Mobile terminal and method of selecting lock function - A mobile terminal and a method of selecting a lock function thereof are provided. The method of selecting a lock function of a mobile terminal having a touch screen includes: measuring, when at least one touch occurs on the touch screen, at least one of a pressure, a current, and a capacitance of an area of the touch screen in which the touch occurs; and selecting, if at least one of the measured pressure, current, and capacitance is greater than or equal to a preset value, a lock function. Thus, by touching the touch screen in such a manner that a high current or capacitance may be measured in a specific area of the mobile terminal, a user can easily perform a desired function, thereby improving user convenience. | 2009-03-05 |
20090061824 | MESSAGING WITH MEDIA INTEGRATION - Techniques involving messaging applications are disclosed. For example, an apparatus may include a communications interface module and a messaging module. The communications interface module may receive an incoming message of a conversation thread that is originated by a remote device. The incoming message includes a text portion and an attached media item. The messaging module automatically outputs the incoming message to a user interface in an output format. This output format includes both the text portion and content of the attached media item. The attached media item may be of various types. Examples of media items include video files, audio files, image files, resource locators, and application files. The embodiments, however are not limited to these examples. | 2009-03-05 |
20090061825 | TECHNIQUES FOR GROUP MESSAGING ON A MOBILE COMPUTING DEVICE - Techniques for group messaging on a mobile computing device are described. An apparatus may comprise a message server to communicate messages between multiple mobile computing devices. The message server may have a group message management module to establish a group messaging session between the multiple mobile computing devices. The group message management module may have a group generating module to receive a message with a group message indicator and identifying information for multiple mobile computing devices within the message. The group generating module may form a message group to communicate messages from any one of the mobile computing devices to all of the mobile computing devices for the group messaging session. Other embodiments are described and claimed. | 2009-03-05 |
20090061826 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR INTERRUPT CONTROL ON A HANDHELD DEVICE - An interrupt message is sent over one of a plurality of transport mediums from a first mobile device to a second mobile device. The interrupt message may include a first mobile device identifier associated with a transport medium that is independent of the plurality of transport mediums. Upon receipt of the interrupt message at the second mobile device an interruption of any current mobile device operation may occur to notify a user of the interrupt message. | 2009-03-05 |
20090061827 | VOICEMAIL SYSTEM FOR A HANDHELD DEVICE - A voicemail system utilizing a wireless handheld device with a suitable user interface for presenting voice messages and email messages is disclosed. Voice messages are received over a wireless network, and stored on the handheld device. Upon receipt of a voice message, the handheld device records the audio message in local memory. Subsequently a message record entry corresponding to the received audio message is displayed in a user interface screen of the handheld. When the user opens the displayed message record, the handheld device plays back the corresponding audio message stored in local memory. | 2009-03-05 |
20090061828 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING ENHANCED VOICEMAIL SERVICES - Methods for provisioning and initializing visual voicemail services on a mobile device, setting or changing a voicemail greeting for visual voicemail service, changing a password for accessing visual voicemail service, setting or changing a recorded name for a visual voicemail service, managing incoming voicemail messages for a visual voicemail system, managing a telephone user interface (TUI) for a visual voicemail system, managing multiple subscriber identify modules on a mobile device configured for visual voicemail service, and secure connections to a visual voicemail system are described herein. Corresponding systems are also described. | 2009-03-05 |
20090061829 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MEDIA SELECTION - At a mobile station ( | 2009-03-05 |
20090061830 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR REQUESTING ASYNCHRONOUS FILE DOWNLOADS TO A CELLULAR PERVASIVE DEVICE FROM A WEBSITE - The present invention is a system and method for requesting asynchronous file downloads to a cellular pervasive device from a website. Because cell phones have enough bandwidth and storage space to download the file and store the file, the present invention provides the ability to schedule asynchronous downloads to a cellular device that are automatically resumed after network disconnects and network changes from a website. The method allows a user, having a cellular pervasive device having connectivity to a website server, to request and receive asynchronous file downloads to his cellular pervasive device from a website server comprising the steps of the user logging into the website, the user entering a URL for a file download to his cellular pervasive device from the website; and the website server downloading a file to the user's cellular pervasive device. | 2009-03-05 |
20090061831 | MOBILE REMITTANCES/PAYMENTS - A method and a system for mobile remittance and/or payment are provided. Example embodiments may include receiving a request, at a financial entity and from a first party, to remit an amount from an account, associated with the first party to a mobile phone number associated with a second party; notifying the second party of the amount to be remitted and an identity of the first party; receiving a personal identification component from the second party; accessing a mobile account associated with the mobile phone number based on the personal identification component; and depositing the amount into the mobile account. According to example embodiments, the system may include a communication module, a mobile remittance module, a payment processor, a mobile accounts module, an agent management module, and a mobile transfer module. | 2009-03-05 |
20090061832 | System and method for wireless call parking - A system and method for parking an incoming call. User input is received on a wireless device to park the incoming call. The incoming call is parked. An announcement is played to the caller. The incoming call is connected to facilitate a communication between a user and the caller in response to receiving user input to release the incoming call. | 2009-03-05 |
20090061833 | SYSTEM, METHOD AND DEVICE TO USE MESSAGING TO IMPLEMENT PROGRAMMATIC ACTIONS - A mobile computing device may be configured to process a message may be incoming into or outgoing from the mobile computing device. A trigger may be detected in association with the message, and the trigger may be associated with an operation. The mobile computing device may automatically perform or initiate the operation in response to detecting the trigger. | 2009-03-05 |
20090061834 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR LOCATION-BASED SERVICES IN WIRELESS NETWORKS - Methods and systems are provided for the display of location-based of information in the form of a website including custom content based on the location of the mobile unit. The system allows an administrator to logically partition an environment into a plurality of spatial regions. The method then includes specifying, for each of the spatial regions, custom content, then performing a locationing procedure to determine in which spatial region the mobile unit is located. Custom content is supplied based on the location of the mobile unit. The systems and methods are applicable, for example, to networks operating in accordance with 802.11, RFID, WiMax, WAN, Bluetooth, Zigbee, UWB, and the like. | 2009-03-05 |
20090061835 | METHOD AND SYSTEM OF PROVIDING EVENT CONTENT SHARING BY MOBILE COMMUNICATION DEVICES - An approach is disclosed for providing sharing of content relating to an event. Detection of a plurality of mobile communication devices within a predetermined location is performed. An event is identified corresponding to the predetermined location and a current time. The mobile communication devices are notified to enable exchange of content about the event. The content is received from one or more of the mobile communication devices, wherein the content is accessible by the mobile communication devices. | 2009-03-05 |
20090061836 | Transfer back - A communication system includes logic to detect a second communication device in proximity to a first communication device engaged in a call, logic to provide substantially uninterrupted transfer of the call to the second communication device, and logic to transfer in a substantially uninterrupted fashion at least a portion of the call to the second communication device back to the first communication device upon indications that a user of the second communication device has shifted back to using the first communication device. | 2009-03-05 |
20090061837 | AUDIO FILE INTERFACE - Methods, systems, and computer-readable medium for providing an audio file interface. In one implementation, a method is provided. The method includes, while playing an audio file on a mobile device and displaying a current view in a user interface of the mobile device, receiving first user input requesting that an audio interface be displayed, and displaying the audio interface as an overlay in the user interface, where the audio interface includes information associated with the audio file. | 2009-03-05 |
20090061838 | MOBILE DEVICE WITH MULTIPLE OPERATING SYSTEMS AND METHOD FOR SHARING A WIRELESS COMMUNICATION MODULE BETWEEN OPERATING SYSTEMS THEREOF - A mobile device capable of running at least two operating systems (OS), and a method for sharing a wireless communication module between the operating systems are provided. A hardware controller is configured to communicate between the two operating systems. First, a first operating system encodes an instruction into a first uniform message and transmits the first uniform message to a second operating system, in which the wireless communication module is installed, through the hardware controller. Afterwards, the second operating system enables the wireless communication module to start receiving positioning data according to the first uniform message, encodes the data into a second uniform message, and sends the second uniform message back to the first operating system through the hardware controller. Finally, the first operating system decodes the second uniform message into positioning data. | 2009-03-05 |
20090061839 | System and Method for Activating Services on a Wireless Device - A system and method for activating services on a wireless device are provided that improve a user's experience and ease of activation/provisioning of services for the wireless device by providing a new provisioning channel for service activations. A user is simply required to input a short activation code(s) into the wireless device which is combined into an activation message along with other device-related information that is automatically retrieved from the wireless device. The generated activation message is then transmitted over the messaging provisioning channel accessible by inactive and/or unprovisioned wireless devices for delivery to a remote site for use in activating services on the wireless device. The services to be activated may include at least one of the following: out of the box activation, device upgrades, device reactivations, wireless number changes, wireless number porting, and the addition or purchasing of services including airtime, enrollments or content. | 2009-03-05 |
20090061840 | CARRIER CONFIGURATION AT ACTIVATION - Methods, systems, and computer-readable medium for providing telecommunications carrier configuration at activation of a mobile device. In one implementation, a method is provided. The method includes receiving a request for activation of a mobile device, and during activation of the mobile device, determining for the mobile device a telecommunications carrier from a number of telecommunications carriers, and identifying information associated with the determined telecommunications carrier for configuring the mobile device. | 2009-03-05 |
20090061841 | MEDIA OUT INTERFACE - Methods, systems, and computer-readable medium for providing a media out interface. In one implementation, a method is provided. The method includes, at a host device, detecting a mobile device coupled to the host device, and displaying on a display device coupled to the host device an interface including interface elements, which can be manipulated by commands received from the mobile device or another device, wherein the interface enables control of the display of content received from the mobile device and displayed on the display device. | 2009-03-05 |
20090061842 | Apparatus and method for interference cancellation in wireless communication system - An apparatus and a method for interference cancellation in a wireless communication system are provided. The method includes receiving channel information from one or more terminals; classifying the terminals into terminals interfered by a neighbor cell and terminals not interfered by the neighbor cell based on the channel information of the terminals; and allocating the terminals interfered by the neighbor cell and the terminals not interfered by the neighbor cell into different resource regions. The transmitter forms the beam taking into consideration the neighbor-cell interference by acquiring the channel information of the neighbor-cell terminals interfered by the transmitter and the scheduled terminal information during beamforming. | 2009-03-05 |
20090061843 | System and Method for Measuring the Speech Quality of Telephone Devices in the Presence of Noise - A system and method for measuring speech quality of a mobile telephone device in the presence of noise is provided. In one embodiment the method may comprise determining a test speech volume, which that comprises the speech volume that results in the best speech quality provided by the telephone device when the telephone device is not in the presence of noise. Subsequently, the method may include audibly producing test speech having a volume substantially equal to the test speech volume for reception by the telephone device, concurrently with audibly producing test speech, supplying audible noise to the telephone device, receiving a signal that includes the test speech and noise communicated from the telephone device; and determining a speech quality for the received signal. The method may be repeated for numerous telephone devices, including handsets and telephone accessory devices, under different noise conditions, and/or for different communication networks. | 2009-03-05 |
20090061844 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR COLLECTING, ARCHIVING, AND ACCESSING DATA ON BASE TRANSCEIVER STATION PERFORMANCE - The present invention is in the field of base station and network infrastructure maintenance. One embodiment is a method, comprising: collecting base transceiver station performance data into a performance analysis and data collection application; transmitting the base transceiver station performance data wirelessly to a mobile application on a mobile device; and uploading the base transceiver station performance data from the mobile application on the mobile device wirelessly over an internet through a mobile network into a web application. One embodiment is a system, comprising: a base station analyzer for measuring base transceiver station performance, wherein the base station analyzer has wireless access to a mobile application on a mobile device; and the mobile application on the mobile device, wherein the mobile application on the mobile device has wireless access through the internet across a mobile network to a web application. | 2009-03-05 |
20090061845 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MOBILE PHONE VALIDATION - A method for validating the operational characteristics of a mobile phone is provided. The message may include sending a message from the mobile phone to network testing equipment. This message may alert the network testing equipment that a debug state of the mobile phone is enabled. The method may also include sending test data from the network testing equipment to the mobile phone. The method may further include receiving the test data at the mobile phone. The method may yet further include creating a log of received data at the mobile phone. In addition, the method may include using short message service signaling to send at least a portion of the logged data from the mobile phone to the network test equipment. | 2009-03-05 |
20090061846 | RF CIRCUIT SWITCHING CIRCUIT - The RF circuit switching circuit includes N/2 first RF transfer switches connected to N input wirings, N/2 second RF transfer switches connected to N output wirings and N internal connection routes including internal wirings or a combination of a plurality of third RF transfer switches and a plurality of internal wirings. The RF transfer switches on the routes are switched to connect each of the N input RF circuits to each of the N output RF circuits through the route including the first and second RF transfer switch and the internal connection route. | 2009-03-05 |
20090061847 | MOBILE RADIO COMMUNICATIONS DEVICE AND METHOD OF CONTROL - The present invention provides for a mobile radio communications device arranged for communication by way of a mobile radio communications network, and by way of one of a plurality of frequencies, the mobile radio communications device having control means arranged to allow for a period of inter-frequency measurement within the device, wherein the mobile radio communication device is arranged to determine the said period of inter-frequency measurement in a manner responsive to higher layer events within the mobile radio communications device and which higher layer events can comprise application layer events. | 2009-03-05 |
20090061848 | METHOD OF CATEGORISING SPEED OF A TERMINAL SYSTEM AND APPARATUS THEREFOR - A method of categorising speed of a terminal ( | 2009-03-05 |
20090061849 | REDUCING CO-INTERFERENCE ON A MULTI-RADIO PLATFORM - A wireless communications device in a first network with contention-based access may send a special frame to one or more other devices in the first network, informing them that it will not be available to receive any transmissions during a specified time period. The frame may also specify a delay period, indicating when the period of unavailability will start. When the device sending the special frame also has a co-located radio that operates in a second network that uses centrally-controlled scheduling, this special frame may be used to prevent other devices in the first network from sending it any transmissions while the co-located radio is communicating in the second network, thereby reducing the chance of interference between the two co-located radios. | 2009-03-05 |
20090061850 | CORDLESS PHONE SYSTEM WITH DATA RETRIEVING CAPABILITY USING WIRELESS TECHNOLOGY - A cordless phone system | 2009-03-05 |
20090061851 | PAGING USER DEVICES IN A WIRELESS ACCESS NETWORK - Providing paging controls for mobile communication is described herein. By way of example, the paging controls can comprise paging occasions of a wireless signal determined from a formula based on an integer raised to a function of a constant power (e.g., 2̂K or 2̂(K−L), where K and/or L are constant). Selected paging occasions can be grouped within the wireless signal, or distributed throughout a subset of time frames of the signal. Furthermore, paging groups can be assigned to each of the paging occasions by employing distinct identifiers of mobile device assigned to each paging occasion. By employing various paging occasions and paging groups, false alarm pages can be mitigated. According to at least one aspect, system information can be efficiently broadcast to multiple devices (e.g., all devices in a cell) by employing at least one paging group assigned for cell-wide paging. | 2009-03-05 |
20090061852 | Automobile wireless door opener and ignition starter by cellular device - The problem of being able to use in a practical way a single communication and remote control device, instead of requiring the use of multiple communication and multiple remote control devices for communication and automobile door opener and or ignition starters, is solved by this invention. A wireless signal is transmitted by cellular transmission, received and processed in an automobile for control of a door lock or control of ignition. Processed location finder, touch screen, time division multiple access (TDMA), Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA), orthogonal frequency division multiplex (OFDM) signals are provided for wireless transmission. Location finder Global Positioning System (GPS) signal and non GPS signals are received and processed. In addition to cellular system components, wireless local area networks (WLAN) and/or other wideband/broadband network devices, such as orthogonal frequency division multiplex (OFDM) transmitters and receivers are incorporated into the cellular devices. Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) devices are used in conjunction with Multiple Input Multiple Output (MIMO) communications systems. Signal transmitters include cross-correlated in-phase and quadrature phase quadrature modulated signals and also non-quadrature polar modulated signal transmitters and diversity transceivers. | 2009-03-05 |
20090061853 | COMMUNICATION DEVICES THAT UTILIZE VARIOUS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS TO SATISFY COMMUNICATION NEEDS OF DEVICE APPLICATIONS - Communication devices may utilize services of multiple communication networks to obtain service for the various applications that the communication device provides. The communication device and/or one or more communication networks may determine which network is best suited to each application based on dynamic information regarding the service provided by each communication network. The application may be associated with a network at various times, such as upon the communication device encountering a network that supports a service needed by the application and/or upon initial invocation of the application. The communication device may be communicating with several communication networks simultaneously so that a single application may make use of multiple communication networks and/or so that multiple applications may each utilize different networks. | 2009-03-05 |
20090061854 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING ROAMING INTELLIGENCE (RI) TO A HOST NETWORK OPERATOR FOR ITS ROAMING TRAFFIC - The present invention provides a method for facilitating roaming management of a host network. The method includes obtaining at a gateway associated with the host network, signaling messages of one or more roamers. The roamers are subscribers of either the host network or one or more non-host networks. The method further includes determining by the gateway, the host network's roaming arrangement with the non-host networks, based on analysis of one or more signaling messages from the obtained signaling messages. | 2009-03-05 |
20090061855 | DYNAMIC GGSN RELOCATION IN A GPRS NETWORK - A communication system is described herein which has at least two compact “network-in-a-box” systems which are configured such that when a mobile station roams from a first radio coverage area supported by a first compact system into a second radio coverage area supported by a second compact system then packets originating from an IP host will be routed to the mobile station via a GGSN and a SGSN in the second compact system instead of through a GGSN in the first compact system and then through the SGSN in the second compact system as had been done in the past. | 2009-03-05 |
20090061856 | PEAK OFF-PEAK RATING FOR PREPAID TERMINATING CALLS - A method and system for setting a charging rate for a terminating call to a prepaid mobile subscriber in a telecommunications network is provided. A query from a GMSC to a mobile subscriber's HLR returns information from a VMSC where the mobile subscriber is registered, including local time information for the MSC where the mobile subscriber is registered. The local time information can be included in an Initial Detection Point at call setup so that a peak or off-peak rate for the call can be set. Additional messaging between the GMSC and the VMSC during the call can provide updated local time information which can be used to set a charge for each allocated charging segment of a call. | 2009-03-05 |
20090061857 | DETERMINING CAPABILITY TO PROVIDE DYNAMIC LOCAL TIME UPDATES IN A PREPAID TERMINATING CALL - A method and system for setting a charging rate for a terminating call to a prepaid mobile subscriber in a telecommunications network is provided. A query from a GMSC to a mobile subscriber's HLR returns information from a VMSC where the mobile subscriber is registered, including local time information for the MSC where the mobile subscriber is registered. The local time information can be included in an Initial Detection Point at call setup so that a peak or off-peak rate for the call can be set. Additional messaging between the GMSC and the VMSC/VLR can determine the capability of the VMSC/VLR to provide updated local time information for the duration of the call. | 2009-03-05 |
20090061858 | System and Method to Manage Communication Handoff - A method for reducing a failure of a handoff to a home base station (HBS) is provided. The method includes a user device promoting initiating a handoff request. Responsive to receiving the handoff request from the user device, a mobile switching center (MSC) requests a hub HBS for the user device to sense whether the user device is in range to communicate with the hub HBS. The MSC completes the handoff when the hub HBS senses that the user device is in range and prevents the handoff when the hub HBS does not sense that the user device is in range. | 2009-03-05 |
20090061859 | PROVIDING AND CHARGING FOR DATA SERVICES IN ROAMING NETWORK ENVIRONMENTS - A method provides detecting a roaming operator by a mobile communications device, where the mobile communications device is associated with a home operator; receiving a data service, by the mobile communications device, provided by the roaming operator independent of the home operator; sending information, from the mobile communications device, to the roaming operator for the roaming operator to authenticate the mobile communications device with the home operator; and receiving a voice service, by the mobile communications device, provided by the roaming operator based on the authentication by the roaming operator of the mobile communications device with the home operator. | 2009-03-05 |
20090061860 | Predictive intelligence - The present invention provides a method for facilitating roaming tests for a host network. The method includes creating a fake profile via a gateway associated with the host network for a roaming subscriber at a Mobile Switching Center (MSC)/Visiting Location Register (VLR). The MSC/VLR is associated with at least one of the host network and a roaming partner network of the host network. The roaming subscriber is associated with both the host network and the roaming partner network. The method further includes simulating via the gateway, transactions with a first network element associated with at least one of the host network and the roaming partner network to test at least one of the first network element's response for the simulated transactions, and network routing on the roaming subscriber to a second network element associated with at least one of the host network and the roaming partner network. | 2009-03-05 |
20090061861 | Scheme for Providing Regulatory Compliance in Performing Network Selection in a Foreign Country - In one embodiment, a scheme is disclosed for network selection in a user equipment (UE) device. A determination is made that a network identified by a received network identity code is an equivalent home network with respect to a subscriber identity associated with the UE device. Responsive to that determination, a further determination is made that the equivalent home network is in a geographic region of a home country associated with the subscriber identity, whereupon a scanning of all equivalent home networks is performed in accordance with the scanning procedures specified for the geographic region. | 2009-03-05 |
20090061862 | PEER TO PEER SERVICE DISCOVERY SHARING - If the mobile station ( | 2009-03-05 |
20090061863 | TERMINAL DEVICE CONTROL SERVER AND METHOD THEREFOR - An apparatus and a method for a terminal device control server. The terminal device control server collecting, storing and providing information (i.e. device intelligence) relating to a plurality of terminal devices in a mobile communication network. A policy based control mechanism can be used in conjunction with one or more authorization lists and the device intelligence to respond to requests from various elements in the network to allow or deny access to the network or to services within the network to specific terminal devices. The device intelligence can alternatively be used to improve the effectiveness of service offerings in the network by providing information associated with a specific terminal device to other elements that adapt their services offerings and interactions to the capabilities of the specific terminal devices. | 2009-03-05 |
20090061864 | MOBILE COMMUNICATION SYSTEM AND CELL SEARCHING METHOD THEREOF - A mobile communication system and cell searching method of the mobile communication network is provided for simplifying a synchronization process required for selecting a target cell. The cell searching method for a mobile communication system includes transmitting, at a base station, a first synchronization signal of a first slot of a frame of a first channel at a higher transmission power than a transmission power of a remainder of the frame of the first channel, acquiring, at a mobile station, a slot synchronization using the first synchronization signal, and acquiring, at the mobile station, a frame synchronization using a second synchronization signal of a second channel, wherein the second synchronization signal corresponds to the first synchronization signal. | 2009-03-05 |
20090061865 | Method for Fast Recovery of Normal Services - A method for fast recovery of normal services on repeatedly traversed routes is disclosed. A mobile device searches for recent cell information when the mobile device loses normal services. When the recent cell information is found, the mobile device may retrieve designated cells information associated with the recent cell information. The designated cells information identifies a set of designated cells from which the mobile device has most recently regained normal services. The mobile device then scans the set of designated cells to determine whether a designated cell is available to the mobile device and then acquires normal services from the available designated cell. | 2009-03-05 |
20090061866 | Apparatus and method for power saving in a wireless communication system - An apparatus and method for power saving in a wireless communication system are provided. The method includes performing scheduling considering a channel state of at least one MS located in a service area during an ith scheduling interval, confirming if there is an MS not to be selected at an (i+1) | 2009-03-05 |
20090061867 | METHOD FOR CONTROLLING CHANNEL RE-SELECTION - A method for re-selecting control channels in a mobile station reduces the use of resources by limiting an evaluation of candidate control channels to those channels which satisfy certain criteria and are deemed to be eligible control channels. As a consequence, resources are not spent on attempting to re-select a control channel that is not compatible with the mobile station. | 2009-03-05 |
20090061868 | DECISIONMAKING FOR DYNAMIC LOCAL TIME UPDATES IN A PREPAID TERMINATING CALL - A method and system for setting a charging rate for a terminating call to a prepaid mobile subscriber in a telecommunications network is provided. A query from a GMSC to a mobile subscriber's HLR returns information from a VMSC where the mobile subscriber is registered, including local time information for the MSC where the mobile subscriber is registered. The local time information can be included in an Initial Detection Point at call setup so that a peak or off-peak rate for the call can be set. Additional messaging between the GMSC and the VMSC during the call can provide updated local time information which can be used to set a charge for each allocated charging segment of a call. The SCP can also determine that such additional messaging is not necessary if a mobile subscriber's initial location, local time, or direction of travel indicates that the call's peak or off-peak rating will not change during the call. | 2009-03-05 |
20090061869 | Policy Based Mobile-IP Address Selection and Assignment - A method for imposing a communication policy for a mobile node. During Mobile-IP (MIP) registration for the mobile node, when a MIP home agent sends an access request to an authentication, authorization, and accounting (AAA) server, the AAA server will select a pool of IP addresses corresponding with a communication policy for the mobile node and will direct the home agent to assign an IP address selected from that pool. Thereafter, when the home agent receives a communication to or from the IP address, the home agent may then determine the applicable communication policy by determining the pool from which the IP address was selected, and the home agent may apply that communication policy. | 2009-03-05 |
20090061870 | Use of position data to select wireless access point - A mobile computing device comprises a radio frequency transceiver, a memory, and processing circuit. The radio frequency transceiver is configured to communicate with wireless access points. The memory is configured to store position data representative of a position of the mobile computing device and wireless access point data for a plurality of wireless access points. The processing circuit is configured to select one of the plurality of wireless access points based on the position data and to initiate wireless communication with the selected wireless access point. | 2009-03-05 |
20090061871 | BASE STATION NEIGHBOR LIST OPTIMIZATION - A method, information processing system, and wireless communication system for optimizing neighbor lists. A set of target communication sectors ( | 2009-03-05 |
20090061872 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR SHARING AND ASSIGNING MULTIPLE NUMBERS TO A COMMUNICATION DEVICE - A system that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, a communication device having a controller to associate two or more phone numbers with two or more phone bills, where the controller is adapted to send outgoing phone calls and receive incoming phone calls on multiple telephone numbers assigned to the mobile communication device in accordance with at least one user profile. Other embodiments are disclosed. | 2009-03-05 |
20090061873 | Active service redirection for a private femto cell - A femto cell at a customer premises, such as an IP-based femto Base Transceiver System (IP-BTS), can be configured as a “private access” node intended to service a limited set of mobile stations. However, mobile stations not associated with the private femto cell may acquire and lock onto the femto BTS. To avoid service blockages in such cases, the private femto BTS will allow call access attempts by, and call deliveries to, a non-associated mobile station, despite the “private access” configuration. However, upon completion of call set-up, the non-associated mobile station is directed to initiate handoff, from the private femto cell coverage provided by the femto BTS into a cell coverage of a base station of the macro network, to conserve femto cell resources for use in servicing calls of the associated mobile station(s). | 2009-03-05 |
20090061874 | BASE STATION, MOBILE COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, AND MOBILE COMMUNICATION CONTROL METHOD - A target base station transmits a traffic assignment signal a plurality of times to a control station for notifying a traffic amount of downlink data that can be processed by the target base station, after a notified cell change timing in which the mobile station changes a communicating base station. | 2009-03-05 |
20090061875 | MBMS SOFT COMBINING - A method of conducting soft combining of at least two received MBMS signals in a user equipment ( | 2009-03-05 |
20090061876 | IN-ORDER DATA DELIVERY DURING HANDOVER IN A WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - Techniques for performing in-order data delivery during handover in a wireless communication system are described. A user equipment (UE) may perform handover from a source base station to a target base station. The target base station may start a timer after a data path from a gateway to the UE has been switched from the source base station to the target base station. The target base station may receive forwarded packets for the UE from the source base station and may receive new packets for the UE from the gateway. The target base station may send the forwarded packets received prior to expiration of the timer to the UE before any new packets. The target base station may send the forwarded packets to the UE without waiting for the timer to expire and may send the new packets to the UE after the timer expires. | 2009-03-05 |
20090061877 | Generic Access to the Iu Interface - Some embodiments provide a method and technique for explicitly indicating the start of a communication session within an Unlicensed Mobile Access (UMA) network or Generic Access Network (GAN). To facilitate the explicit indication of the start of the communication session, some embodiments replace the first DIRECT TRANSFER message exchanged between a user equipment (UE) and network controller of the UMA network or GAN with a new message, the GA-RRC INITIAL DIRECT TRANSFER message. Some embodiments also provide a method and technique to activate a communication channel prior to performing handover from a first licensed wireless communication network to the UMA network or GAN. In this manner, some embodiments perform a more efficient and seamless handover from the licensed wireless network as the delay resulting from the handover is minimized by performing the channel activation procedure prior to the handover. | 2009-03-05 |
20090061878 | HANDOVER METHOD WITH LINK FAILURE RECOVERY, WIRELESS DEVICE AND BASE STATION FOR IMPLEMENTING SUCH METHOD - For each target cell determined by a handover decision process, a first message is transmitted from a source base station ( | 2009-03-05 |
20090061879 | Handover messaging in an unlicensed mobile access telecommunications system - Methods and messages for performing handovers between an unlicensed mobile access network (UMAN) comprising a first radio access network and a second radio access network. URR (UMA radio resource) handover messages are exchanged between a mobile station (MS) and a UMA network controller (UNC) operating in the UMAN. The MS may access the UMAN via a wireless access point (AP) that is communicatively coupled to the UNC via an IP network. The URR handover messages are sent between the MS and the UNC using an Up interface comprising a set of layered protocols over an underlying IP transport. The handover methods include both handover from a UMAN to the second radio access network, and handover from the second radio access network to the UMAN. | 2009-03-05 |
20090061880 | Method for Optimizing Exchanges of Information on Acknowledgement in Asynchronous Communication Between Terminal and Network - In a method for optimizing exchanges of acknowledgement signals between a mobile equipment in asynchronous communication with a plurality of base stations of a cellular telecommunication network, the terminal sends data to the base stations and each base station is likely to return to the terminal a positive acknowledgement ACK or negative acknowledgement NACK. The method includes the steps of: synchronizing the mobile equipment with the network; and estimating quality of downlink communication between each base station and the mobile equipment on at least one standardized channel, such that if at least one base station returns an acknowledgement to the mobile equipment, the mobile equipment only requests a NACK from the base stations whilst the data is continuously being transmitted, and if all the base stations return a NACK to the mobile equipment, the mobile equipment only requests an ACK from the base stations during the current communication. | 2009-03-05 |
20090061881 | SEAMLESS TRANSMISSION OF DATA TO MOBILE NODES DURING FAST HANDOVERS IN A MOBILE COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - The invention relates to a method for transmitting data to a mobile node. A network access entity is connected to several routing entities, forming a routing area. The mobile node is located within a reception area, controlled by a first routing entity. A moving velocity of the mobile node is continuously being calculated and compared to a predetermined threshold. In case the moving velocity is not higher than the threshold, the data is transmitted from the network access entity to the first routing entity and from there to the mobile node. In case the velocity is higher than the threshold, the data is transmitted from the network access entity to each of the routing entities within the routing area and is then further transmitted from the first routing entity to the mobile node. | 2009-03-05 |
20090061882 | System and method for call privacy - A system and method for providing call privacy for a wireless communication device. A voice communication is received from a user. The voice communication is processed to determine a response signal in response to receiving the voice signal. The response signal is broadcast about the periphery of the user as the voice input is received. The response signal is operative to cause the voice communication to be less discernible by one or more bystanders. | 2009-03-05 |
20090061883 | Business reviews claiming in a geo-spatial environment - A method, system and apparatus of business reviews claiming in a geo-spatial environment are disclosed. In one embodiment, a method includes generating a community network of user profiles, each user profile to include an associated specific geographic location, at least a portion of the specific geographic locations associated with a business and/or a residence, associating a first user with a first user profile having a specific geographic location associated with a business, claiming the first user profile (e.g., may include verifying an email address, a business license, and/or a utility bill), and generating a promotion-related activity associated with the first user profile and the business. | 2009-03-05 |
20090061884 | DYNAMIC ELECTRONIC COUPON FOR A MOBILE ENVIRONMENT - Dynamic mobile coupons (DMCs) having a variable commercial value and/or other variable coupon characteristic are provided herein. By way of example, a DMC can be distributed to a mobile device based on criteria established by a sponsor of the DMC. A redemption value of the DMC can be variable and dynamically established based at least in part on data associated with a recipient mobile device. Upon redemption of the DMC at a retail entity, the value is fixed and applied to a transaction. Details of the transaction are provided to a remote clearinghouse that performs mediation and indemnification functions to finalize the transaction. As described, the subject disclosure provides a DMC that facilitates a rich and flexible mechanism to generate purchasing incentive for consumers in a mobile environment. | 2009-03-05 |
20090061885 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTAGIOUS VIRTUAL CARRIER SENSE - At a first mobile station operating in the wireless communication system, channel usage information is observed and sensed on a first communication channel. The channel usage information is re-transmitted to a second mobile station that is operating in the wireless communication system. | 2009-03-05 |
20090061886 | System and Method for Activity-Based Power Control Target Adjustments in a Wireless Communication Network - The teachings presented herein provide, among other things, improved power control stability and increased system capacity in a wireless communication network by raising signal quality targets for mobile stations engaged in scheduled uplink data transmissions and lowering those signal quality targets at the end of such transmissions. As one example, the teachings herein are applied to the Enhanced Uplink (EUL) in a Wideband CDMA (WCDMA) network. In that context, the target received signal quality (e.g., SIR) for a given mobile station's Dedicated Physical Control Channel (DPCCH) signal is raised for times when the mobile station is engaged in a scheduled data transmission via its Enhanced-Dedicated Physical Data Channel (E-DPDCH), and lowered at other times. Doing so prevents the power control loop from “chasing” the potentially dramatic changes in mobile-specific interference conditions that arise in a scheduled uplink environment. | 2009-03-05 |
20090061887 | Wireless Communication Systems - A wireless communication method used in a system comprising a base station and a plurality of fixed or mobile subscriber stations, the base station maintaining connections with each of the subscriber stations by performing wireless communication in units of frames, and within each frame, allocating resources for data transmissions and signalling in the wireless communication system. The method involves providing, in each frame, a new dedicated shared channel for use by the subscriber stations to report a connection quality to the base station. To save bandwidth in the system, the resources allocated to the shared channel are less than the total resources needed for every subscriber station to report individually within the same frame. The method includes, in the base station, allocating resources to the shared channel, dividing the shared channel into a plurality of reporting opportunities, and transmitting requests for reports to the subscriber stations; and in the subscriber stations, responding to said requests by randomly selecting one of said reporting opportunities and sending a report on the channel quality. Preferably, the responding step is conditional upon the channel quality experienced by each subscriber station meeting a threshold condition set by the base station and included in the requests. | 2009-03-05 |
20090061888 | Transaction Method Between Two Servers Including a Prior Validating Step Using Two Mobile Telephones - Before effecting a transaction (E | 2009-03-05 |
20090061889 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR FREQUENCY ALLOCATION MANAGEMENT IN AN AD HOC NETWORK - Disclosed is a method for frequency allocation management in an ad hoc network that includes a plurality of cognitive radio devices. The method comprises dynamically selecting a cognitive radio device from the plurality of cognitive radio devices based on a communication device criteria, assigning a role of a central resource manager to the selected cognitive radio device to assume responsibility of allocating frequency to other of the cognitive radio devices within the ad hoc network, selecting a backup cognitive radio device from other one of the cognitive radio devices within the ad hoc network by the central resource manager, and transferring the role of the central resource manager to the backup cognitive radio based on a second criteria by the central resource manager. | 2009-03-05 |
20090061890 | Portable Electronic Devices and Methods for Downloading Applications Based on Presence of the Portable Electronic Device in a Defined Geographical Region - Methods, portable electronic devices and servers are provided for downloading applications to the portable electronic device from the server based on a geographical location of the portable electronic device. One or more applications are stored at the server. The one or more applications have an associated region and duration. A current position of the portable electronic device is determined. Ones of the stored applications are downloaded from the server to the portable electronic device if the current position of the portable electronic device is within the associated region. | 2009-03-05 |
20090061891 | Method for requesting rescue by receiving disaster alarm signal and apparatus thereof - A method of requesting a rescue by receiving a disaster alarm signal and a method thereof are disclosed. The method of requesting a rescue by a user terminal, which is connected to a disaster informing server and a rescue center through a communication network, can include receiving a disaster alarm signal from the disaster informing server, generating a corresponding RF signal by receiving the disaster alarm signal, and outputting the generated RF signal. The rescue center can position the user terminal by analyzing an RF response signal sent from a movable rescue apparatus including an RF module for receiving the RF signal. | 2009-03-05 |