| 10th week of 2015 patent applcation highlights part 62 |
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| 20150065149 | OBSERVATION PLATFORM FOR USING STRUCTURED COMMUNICATIONS WITH DISTRIBUTED TRAFFIC FLOW - Systems and methods are disclosed for using structured communications in an observation platform with distributed traffic flow. A signal from a first mobile device is received at a second mobile device wherein the first mobile device and the second mobile devices act as a nodes in a first environment which comprises a plurality of nodes, wherein a first characteristic of the signal corresponds to an audible source and a second characteristic of the signal corresponds to information indicative of a geographic position of the first mobile device. Context information is derived, via the second mobile device, from the signal based on the first characteristic and/or the second characteristic. A third mobile device is determined, via the second mobile device, as a destination for the signal. The signal is relayed from the second mobile device to the third mobile device without relaying the signal to a central server computer system. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150065150 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ESTIMATING A REGION OF COVERAGE FOR A SPARSE NETWORK ALMANAC - A level 3 (L3) sparse network almanac (SNA) is generated using data from a base station almanac with information for a plurality of base stations. The information for base stations includes cell identifiers that include an L3 region code that is one layer above a cell tower identification level. Cell boundaries are determined from the base station information. The cell boundaries are used to estimate a region of coverage for the L3 SNA, which may be stored in a database. For example, region points may be generated from the cell boundaries, and used to estimate the region of coverage for the L3 SNA. The region of coverage may be determined, e.g., as a minimum enclosing circle or other similar techniques. The larger of an estimated region size parameter, e.g., a radius of a circle, and a default size may be used for the region of coverage. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150065151 | INTERLACED MULTIBAND ANTENNA ARRAYS - Antenna arrays which can work simultaneously in various frequency bands thanks to the physical disposition of the elements which constitute them, and also the multiband behaviour of some elements situated strategically in the array. The configuration of the array is described based on the juxtaposition or interleaving of various conventional mono-band arrays working in the different bands of interest. In those positions in which elements of different multiband arrays come together, a multiband antenna is employed which covers the different working frequency bands. The advantages with respect to the classic configuration of using one array for each frequency band are: saving in cost of the global radiating system and its installation (one array replaces several), and its size and visual and environmental impact are reduced in the case of base stations and repeater stations for communication systems. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150065152 | OPPORTUNISTIC CARRIER AGGREGATION FRAMEWORK FOR EFFICIENT LTE OPERATION IN UNLICENSED SPECTRUM - Described herein are techniques for reducing efficient LTE operation in the unlicensed band. For example, the technique may involve establishing a connection with a primary component carrier on the licensed communication band or the unlicensed communication band. The technique may also involve determining at least one metric associated with a constraint on a transmissions channel of the unlicensed communication band. The technique may also involve sending the at least one metric to the primary component carrier. The technique may also involve receiving a message for one of switching on or switching off a secondary component carrier (SCC) for transmissions on the unlicensed communication band in response to sending the at least one metric. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150065153 | Arrangement for Enhanced Multi-Transmit Antenna Sounding - One embodiment is directed to a method for enhanced multiple transmit antenna sounding. The method includes constructing, for example by a UE, an extended precoding matrix with mutually orthogonal column vectors, generating a reference signal (e.g., DMRS or SRS) sequence, precoding the reference signal sequence with each column vector of the extended precoding matrix to form a set of precoded sequences, mapping the set of precoded sequences to mutually orthogonal code, frequency, and/or time resources reserved for reference signals of the UE, and transmitting the references signals to, for example, an eNodeB. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150065154 | DEVICE TO DEVICE COMMUNICATIONS - In a network controlled device to device service a reference radio bearer that would provide an adequate service in a cellular access mode is determined. Information of semi-static resource allocation is then determined for the reference radio bearer and signalled to at least one device for use in configuring the at least one device for device to device communications. The at least one device can use the information as guidance when configuring for device to device communications. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150065155 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR IMPROVED COMMUNICATION EFFICIENCY IN HIGH EFFICIENCY WIRELESS NETWORKS - Systems, methods, and devices for wireless communication are described herein. In some aspects, a method of wireless communication includes transmitting a first message for reserving a communication medium utilizing a first transmission characteristic such that the first message is decodable by at least a first subset of a plurality of wireless devices. The method may further include subsequently transmitting a second message for clearing a reservation of the communication medium utilizing a second transmission characteristic such that the second message is decodable by at least a second subset of the plurality of wireless devices and not the first subset of the plurality of wireless devices, thereby clearing access to at least one communication channel for the second subset of the plurality of wireless devices. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150065156 | Communication Link Termination Indication Signal Method and Apparatus - Upon detecting at a two-way communication device that a communication link has been terminated, the two-way communication device can provide a unique corresponding signal (such as a unique audible signal) to indicate such termination. Pursuant to one approach, a plurality of such unique signals are available and a specific one of the available signals is selected for use in a given circumstance using a selection criteria of choice. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150065157 | REVERSE CHANNEL SWITCH REQUEST FROM STATIONS TO ACCESS POINTS FOR LTE/WI-FI COEXISTENCE - Methods and apparatuses are described for wireless communications coexistence. In one aspect, a first device may detect an interference produced by a second device co-located with the first device. The first device may communicate with an access point (AP) using a free or open band and the second device may communicate with a cellular network (e.g., LTE network). In response to the detected interference, a message may be transmitted to the AP from the first device with information for the AP to determine whether to switch to a different channel in the open band to communicate with the first device. The AP may receive such a message from each terminal in at least a subset of associated terminals. The AP may determine, from the messages received, to switch to the different channel in the open band and may transmit a message to the associated terminals indicating the switch. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150065158 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PERFORMING SERVICE ADMISSION CONTROL - A system and broadband device for performing service admission control. The system and device being configured to grant services according to their priority level so that, when a service with low priority has been granted and a service with higher priority is requested later on, the service with low priority is cancelled and the service with high priority is granted in case a resource is not able to support both the service with low priority and the service with high priority. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150065159 | DEVICE, SYSTEM AND METHOD OF COLLABORATIVE LOCATION ERROR CORRECTION - Sonic demonstrative embodiments include devices, systems and/or methods of collaboratively correct location errors. For example, a device may include a collaborative location error corrector to collaboratively correct location errors for at least one group of two or more wireless communication devices, the location error corrector is to receive from at least a first wireless communication device of the group an error report indicating an error in an estimated location of the first wireless communication device, to determine correction information based at least on the error report from the first wireless communication device, and to provide the correction information to at least a second wireless communication device of the group. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150065160 | RADIO REPEATER SYSTEM FOR AVOIDING MOBILE DEVICE LOCATION INTERFERENCE - A radio repeater system is described that disables itself to avoid interfering with mobile network performed multilateration of mobile devices. The radio repeater provides additional network coverage for a localized area. The localized area can include enclosed spaces such as buildings or transportation terminals. The radio repeater system can monitor the signals received from cell towers, and if there are at least three signals of a predetermined signal strength, the radio repeater can disable itself to avoid interfering with mobile locating performed by the network. The radio repeater can remain disabled until the conditions that led to the disabling have passed. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150065161 | Sending Geofence-Related Heuristics to Multiple Separate Hardware Components of Mobile Devices - Methods and apparatus are directed to geofencing-related heuristics for computing devices. A computing device with a plurality of sensors can receive a plurality of heuristics. Each heuristic can be configured to generate command(s) for the sensors based on one or more heuristic inputs. The heuristic input(s) can include an input related to a geofence. The computing device can receive a plurality of signals from the sensors. The computing device can determine, based on the plurality of signals, an activity class for the computing device. The activity class can specify an activity associated with the computing device. The computing device can select a heuristic from the plurality of heuristics at least based on the activity class. The computing device can execute the selected heuristic to generate the command(s) for the sensors. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150065162 | POSITION SPECIFYING SERVER, POSITION SPECIFYING METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM RECORDING POSITION SPECIFYING PROGRAM - A position specifying server includes a storage unit, a communication unit, an estimation unit, and a specifying unit. The storage unit stores GMMs corresponding to base stations of radio waves receivable by a terminal device on each floor. The communication unit receives measured values of the radio wave strengths of the radio waves which the terminal device receives from the base stations. The estimation unit estimates a position of the terminal device for each floor based on the received measured values of the radio wave strengths and the GMMs. The specifying unit calculates the estimated values of the radio wave strengths at the estimated position of the terminal device on each floor based on the GMMs and specifies the floor on which the terminal device is present based on the calculated estimated values of the radio wave strengths and the measured values of the radio wave strengths. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150065163 | MOBILE TERMINAL AND BATTERY SAVING METHOD IN MOBILE COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - A mobile terminal in a mobile communication system is disclosed, the mobile terminal including a location measurement unit configured to obtain location information, an area ID obtaining unit configured to obtain information of an identifier of an area in which the mobile terminal resides, a control unit configured to cause the location measurement unit to obtain the location information in the case where the identifier of the area in which the mobile terminal currently resides is different from the identifier of the area in which the mobile terminal resided in the past, and a reporting unit configured to report the location information obtained by the location measurement unit to a server. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150065164 | Information Determination in a Portable Electronic Device Carried by a User - A method of determining the location of a device on the body of a user carrying it, comprising determining a mathematical representation of a transformation between a device reference frame and an earth reference frame at the device; receiving information from a sensor arrangement of the device capable of measuring device movement while the user is walking, and transforming information from the sensor arrangement, using said mathematical representation, into the earth reference frame at the device; and performing statistical analysis on at least one component of the information from the sensor arrangement obtained in the transformation to identify one or more features corresponding to a specific location of the device. Also provided is a method of determining the orientation of a user's body relative to a reference frame, using a device carried by a user. The method comprising determining a location of a device on the body of a user carrying it, and selecting a method out of a plurality of methods for determining the orientation of the user relative to the reference frame based on the determined location of the device. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150065165 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MOBILE POSITIONING - A method and system for determining a position of a UE includes a first network node receiving a request for positioning information about the UE. The first network node requests a first positioning procedure at a first location node. The first location node determines using the first positioning procedure that involvement by a second location node is needed. The first location node initiates a trigger for positioning information about the UE to be sent to the second location node. The second location node, upon receiving the trigger for positioning information and determining the presence of an environment measurement parameter, determines the position information of the UE by performing a second positioning procedure based on the environment measurement parameter, and sends a position calculation response with the positioning information. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150065166 | LOCATION SPOOFING DETECTION - A spoofed location detection system using information collected from a radio signal or information from multiple receivers collecting multiple radio signals to validate a location estimate. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150065167 | ACTIVATING BUILDING ASSETS BASED ON AN INDIVIDUAL'S LOCATION - The disclosure includes a method for locating an individual or an object with respect to a building and activating an asset associated with the building based upon the individual or the object's location. The method includes using a Global Positioning System or a cellular triangulation system to generate a position fix of the individual or object. If the position fix is within a predetermined distance of the building, the method further includes activating an asset associated with the building. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150065168 | MOBILE SURVEILLANCE - In some embodiments, a technique for logging an item encountered by a mobile device comprises automatically detecting an item in an uncontrolled environment, extracting an identity associated with the item, logging an encounter, wherein the encounter includes the identity, and deleting the encounter after a predetermined period of time has elapsed, wherein the encounter is not marked as relevant. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150065169 | Method and Arrangement in a Telecommunication System - Method and arrangement in a network node for improving conditions for ground-based positioning of mobile terminals in a wireless communication system are disclosed. The method and arrangement concerns adaptation of an antenna arrangement associated with the network node, so that a virtual positioning cell is formed in a positioning radio resource, in which positioning reference signals are transmitted or received. In one exemplary embodiment, the antenna arrangement is adapted to form the virtual positioning cell by changing the radiation pattern of at least one antenna used for communication of user data traffic. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150065170 | AUTONOMOUS PULL AND DISPLAY OF LOCATION BASED SERVICE APPLICATIONS BY A MOBILE DEVICE BASED ON CONTEXT OF THE MOBILE DEVICE - A user's experience is enhanced with respect to location based services (LBS) applications that can be employed by a user via a mobile device using techniques described herein. In an aspect, a device is provided that includes a memory to store instructions and a processor, coupled to the memory, that facilitates execution of the instructions to perform various operations. The operations can include determining a context of the device comprising determining a current location of the device, identifying an application of the device that enables a function related to the current location of the device, determining that the application is relevant to a user identity associated with the device based on the context of the device, adapting a set of graphical images for display by the device to comprise a graphical image associated with the application. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150065171 | PROVIDING PERTINENT INFORMATION TO USER - Techniques for providing location based information to users of wireless devices include, receiving, from the wireless device, a request for a web page; and providing, the web page to the wireless device, wherein the web page includes information specific to a location of the wireless device and wherein the location-specific information is provided without receiving a location signal from the wireless device. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150065172 | GEOGRAPHIC AREA AND CATEGORY SPECIFIC CONTENT SHARING BETWEEN MOBILE DEVICES - A method, system, and/or computer program product automatically shares content between mobile devices. Permissible geographic areas for sharing digital content from a user's mobile device are received, where the digital content is from a user-approved category of digital content. A determination is made as to whether an authorized mobile receiving device is within a specific permitted geographic area from the permissible geographic areas. In response to determining that the authorized mobile receiving device is within the specific permitted geographic area, the digital content is automatically shared between the user's mobile device and the authorized mobile receiving device. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150065173 | PROBABILISTIC LOCATION DETERMINATION FOR PRECISION MARKETING - Location methods for mobile devices and location systems are provided. A location method for a mobile station includes identifying a current probable location of the mobile station, defined by a position of the mobile station and an uncertainty of the position. A predetermined area is identified which at least partially overlaps the identified current probable location of the mobile station. A probability distribution of the mobile station proximate to the predetermined area from the position of the mobile station and the uncertainty of the position can then be used to estimate a probability that the mobile station is proximate to the predetermined area. An exemplary method may also involve associating an event for the mobile station based on the estimated probability. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150065174 | METHOD, APPARATUS, AND SYSTEM FOR PERFORMING UNSOLICITED LOCATION-BASED DOWNLOAD - The present invention relates to a method, apparatus, and system for performing an unsolicited location-based download. The method for performing an unsolicited location-based download can set a location report interval for updating location information on a CD, updates location information on the CD on the basis of the location report interval, reports the updated location information to a server, receives a source URI for downloading a predicted location, a predicted period, and content on the CD from a server, and downloads content from the server on the basis of the predicted location, the predicted period, and the source URI. Accordingly, an unsolicited download is enabled through simple settings. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150065175 | CONTENT SELECTION SYSTEM, CONTENT SELECTION METHOD AND MANAGEMENT APPARATUS - A content selection system, in which a management apparatus, a distribution apparatus and a wireless terminal are provided, includes the distribution apparatus's distribution unit for distributing, within a predetermined spatial range, location information indicating a location at which the distribution apparatus is installed; the wireless terminal's obtaining unit for obtaining the location information distributed by the distribution unit; the wireless terminal's transmission unit for transmitting the obtained location information to the management apparatus; the management apparatus's reception unit for receiving the transmitted location information; the management apparatus's determination unit configured to determine whether the received location information indicates a predetermined location; and the management apparatus's selection unit for selecting a content associated with the predetermined location for output thereat in response to the determination by the determination unit that the received location information indicates the predetermined location. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150065176 | Method and apparatus for managing attributes and functionalities of predetermined geographical areas - In accordance with one example embodiment of the present invention a method comprises at least partially enabling a set of functionalities and attributes related to a geofenced session area, wherein at least some of those attributes are associated, at least in part, with analytics pertaining to permanence of users within said geofenced session area. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150065177 | LOCATION-BASED SERVICES - Provided herein are methods and systems relating to location-based services such as providing a geofencing, outputting location-based information on a mobile device, varying transmissions to and from a mobile device, and providing location-based alerts. More specifically, a method can include receiving data defining a geofence, monitoring a current location, comparing the current location with the geofence, determining that the current location is within the geofence, and in response altering the state of an application on the mobile device. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150065178 | METHODS AND APPARATUSES FOR PROVIDING POSITIONING ASSISTANCE DATA - Methods and apparatuses of providing positioning assistance data are disclosed. According to aspects of the present disclosure, a venue is partitioned into a plurality of tiles, with each tile represents an area of the venue. Measurements from each tile with respect to one or more access points in the venue may be represented as one or more images. The one or more images are then processed to generate a compressed positioning assistance data of the venue. The compressed positioning assistance data may then be provided to a mobile device. Position of a mobile device may be determined using the compressed positioning assistance data of the venue. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150065179 | PRE-PAGING INDICATION IN ATI AND PSI - It is provided an apparatus, comprising checking means adapted to check, upon receipt of a detection point of a service for a subscriber, if a pre-paging support is related to the service; interrogating means adapted to interrogate a location of the subscriber, wherein the interrogation comprises an indication of the pre-paging support if the result of the checking by the checking means is affirmative. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150065180 | LOOPING PROTECTION FOR COPY FORWARD SMS SUBSCRIBERS - Short message service (SMS) copy forward and carbon copy methods and systems are provided. An SMS message is received at a first network device and is delivered to a first mobile device. A copy indication associated with the sender or the first mobile device instructs the first network device to send a copy of the received SMS message to a second mobile device. Responsive to the copy indication, the first network device replaces a teleservice type identifier in a teleservice space of the received SMS message with a message copy indicator based on a predetermined mapping between the teleservice type identifier and the message copy indicator, to form a modified SMS message. The modified SMS message is sent to a second network device associated with the second mobile device. The second network device detects the message copy indicator to determine whether the modified SMS message is enabled for further copying. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150065181 | MESSAGE SERVER - An apparatus includes a housing, an interface, a processor and a memory. The interface is affixed to the housing and is configured for coupling to a cellular wireless network. The processor is affixed to the housing and is coupled to the interface. The memory is affixed to the housing and is coupled to the processor. The memory is configured to store a set of instructions for causing the processor to receive a first message using the interface and, in response thereto, for causing the processor to broadcast a second message using the cellular wireless network and using the interface, the second message having a transmission parameter determined by the first message and wherein the second message is compatible with a messaging service protocol. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150065182 | MOBILE-DEVICE SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR EMPOWERED LOCAL COMMUNICATION - Methods, systems, programs, and devices are presented that enable local communication between client devices, e.g., smart phones, while allowing self-policing of content by the recipients. In one instance, messages created in a certain communication area are transmitted to other users in that geographical area. Users may attenuate a message, which sends a request that a communication zone of that message be decreased. In some instances, users may also request that a message be amplified, which sends a request for the communication zone of that message to be enlarged. Other embodiments and features are presented. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150065183 | METHOD, CLIENT, SERVER AND SYSTEM FOR INTELLIGENT RECOGNIZING CONTENTS OF SHORT MESSAGE - A method, a client device, a server and a system for intelligent recognizing contents of short message are provided. The method includes the following steps: sending a short message verification request from a client device to a provider's server, to request a verification authenticity of information read by an application; receiving a short message fed back by the provider's server according to the short message verification request; recognizing the fed back short message and extracting key information thereof according to a pre-set message analysis template, and automatic entering the key information to the application. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150065184 | OUTDOOR COUPLER UNIT UTILIZING CIRCULATOR NETWORK - An Outdoor Coupler Unit (OCU) is described to combine or split, transmit and receive microwave signals from multiple Outdoor Units (ODUs). The OCU has low signal loss by utilizing circulators. The OCU concept allows for system expansion beyond two ODUs if desired, and can be placed outdoors in close proximity to an antenna or antennas. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150065185 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DETECTING TRANSMITTERS FOR A WHITE SPACE DEVICE - The invention relates to a wireless home gateway apparatus and methods of wirelessly delivering audio and/or video programs between a home gateway and a client and mitigating interference thereon. Specifically, the present invention relates to transmitting an audio/video program on two white space channels and alternately stopping transmission on one of said channels to search for external transmissions on the white space channel. The present invention permits the wireless home gateway to continuously transmit an audio/video program to a client while periodically searching for transmitters on each of the white space channels. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150065186 | METHOD FOR OPERATING A RADIO COMMUNICATION DEVICE IN A MULTI-WATCH MODE - A method for operating a radio communication device in a multi-watch mode is provided. The radio communication device receives communications on a primary channel and at least one non-primary channel. Further, a talk-back channel is enabled to respond to communications received on the primary channel. The radio communication device determines whether there is any transmission activity in response to a communication received on the non-primary channel. The radio communication device further determines whether the communication received on the non-primary channel comprises critical information when there is no transmission activity for a pre-defined time period since the communication was received on the non-primary channel. When the radio communication device determines that the communication received on the primary channel comprises critical information, the radio communication device switches to the talk-back channel to respond to communications received on the non-primary channel. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150065187 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - An information processing apparatus is provided. The information processing apparatus includes a communication interface configured to perform a wireless communication with an external apparatus and to transmit data to the external apparatus, and a controller configured to calculate a required bandwidth of a wireless communication as required by at least one application and to adjust a transmission power of the communication interface based on the calculated required bandwidth, when the at least one application is determined to be executed. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150065188 | TRANSMIT ANTENNA SELECTION IN A MOBILE WIRELESS DEVICE - Methods and apparatuses to select a transmit antenna in a mobile wireless device connected to a wireless network are described. The mobile wireless device monitors received signal characteristics through first and second antennas and switches antennas based on the monitored signal characteristics and on an assessment of the sufficiency of available transmit power headroom to accommodate data transmissions in the uplink direction. Sufficiency is determined based on one or more criteria including achievable data rate throughput, quality of service, grade of service, an amount of data buffered, an amount of resources allocated by the wireless network and a number of “power up” commands received by the mobile wireless device during a pre-determined time interval. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150065189 | AUTONOMOUS POWER ADAPTATION IN A HETEROGENEOUS CELLULAR ENVIRONMENT - Autonomous power adaptation in a heterogeneous cellular environment is disclosed. In some embodiments, autonomous power adaptation for a first small area cellular device in a heterogeneous cellular environment includes collecting received signal strength information for one or more neighboring large area cellular devices and one or more neighboring small area cellular devices; and determining a maximum transmit power for the first small area cellular device that minimizes interference with the one or more neighboring large area cellular devices and the one or more small area cellular devices, in which determining the maximum transmit power for the first small area cellular device that minimizes interference with the one or more neighboring large area cellular devices and the one or more small area cellular devices includes prioritizing the one or more neighboring large area cellular devices over the one or more neighboring small area cellular devices. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150065190 | METHOD FOR TRANSMIT AND RECEIVE POWER CONTROL IN MESH SYSTEMS - A method and apparatus for controlling transmit and receive power level of a mesh point (MP) operating in a mesh wireless communication network of a plurality of MPs. Power capability information of a new MP is sent to at least one existing MP in the mesh network. The existing MP accepts the new MP as a member of the mesh network and sends allowed power setting information to the new MP. The new MP adjusts its power level in accordance with the allowed power setting information. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150065191 | METHOD FOR ALLOWING TERMINAL TO TRANSMIT POWER HEADROOM INFORMATION IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM AND DEVICE THEREFOR - A method and a user equipment (UE) are described for transmitting power headroom (PH) information. The UE generates PH information, and transmits the PH information to a base station. The PH information includes a first field including a plurality of indicators, each of the plurality of indicators indicating the presence of a second field indicating a PH level of a corresponding secondary cell (SCell). The PH information further includes a type-1 PH field and a type-2 PH field for a primary cell (PCell). Each of the plurality of indicators is set to 0 or 1. An indicator, which has been set to 1, indicates that the second field exists for the corresponding SCell, and an indicator, which has been set to 0, indicates that the second field does not exist for the corresponding SCell. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150065192 | Method, Device, and System for Configuring Cell Range Expansion Bias - Embodiments of the present invention disclose a method, a device, and a system for configuring cell range expansion bias. A method includes determining, by a first base station, cell range expansion biases under different ABS transmit powers, and sending, by the first base station, the cell range expansion biases under different ABS transmit powers to a second base station or a network management system. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150065193 | GENERIC ELECTROMAGNETICALLY-COUNTERED METHODS - The present invention relates to an electromagnetically-countered system including at least one wave source irradiating harmful electromagnetic waves and at least one counter unit emitting counter electromagnetic waves for countering the harmful waves by such counter waves. More particularly, the present invention relates to generic counter units of electromagnetically-countered systems and to various mechanisms for countering the harmful waves by the counter units such as, e.g., by matching configurations of the counter units with those of the wave sources, matching shapes of such counter waves with shapes of the harmful waves, and the like. The present invention also relates to various methods of countering the harmful waves with the counter waves by such source matching or wave matching and various methods of providing the counter units as well as counter waves. The present invention further relates to various processes for providing such systems, such counter units thereof, and the like. The present invention relates to various electric and/or magnetic shields which may be used alone or in conjunction with such counter units to minimize irradiation of the harmful waves from the system. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150065194 | FREQUENCY AND PHASE CONVERSION CIRCUIT, WIRELESS COMMUNICATION UNIT, INTEGRATED CIRCUIT AND METHOD THEREFOR - A frequency and phase conversion circuit and wireless communication unit for supporting a plurality of different duty cycles is described. The frequency and phase conversion circuit comprises: a local oscillator module comprising a plurality of frequency conversion modules arranged to receive at least one input clock signal wherein a plurality of phases of the at least one input clock signal are selectable to support a plurality of different duty cycle clock signals; and at least one frequency conversion module comprising a plurality of mixer arrangements configured to receive at least one baseband input signal and the selected plurality of phases of the at least one input clock signal and output a frequency and phase converted representation of the at least one baseband input signal, wherein at least one of the plurality of mixer arrangements is re-used in a plurality of the selectable supportable duty cycles. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150065195 | DEVICE NETWORK TECHNOLOGY SELECTION AND DISPLAY IN MULTI-TECHNOLOGY WIRELESS ENVIRONMENTS - Radio network technology and display thereof can be managed when multiple services and radio network technologies are available to a multi-technology mobile device. Management relies at least in part on a subscriber profile that comprises a network selection profile constructed through market policy, subscriber policy, and application policy for radio technology utilization. Network preference(s) profile is generated on per subscriber, or per subscriber type, basis and is conveyed to a subscriber station over the air. Initial subscriber profile can be delivered at a time of provisioning a multi-technology mobile device, and updated based at least upon subscriber demand, a schedule established by a network operator or service provider, or an event related to coverage area relocation or contracted services. Radio technology preferences and display of associated technologies available to a multi-technology mobile device can be dynamically controlled on a per-call and/or per-application basis. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150065196 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PERFORMING FUNCTION BY COMBINING ONE OR MORE FUNCTION BLOCKS - A method of performing a function by combining one or more blocks including sensing whether the one or more blocks are connected, determining indexes respectively corresponding to the connected one or more blocks, deciding, by using the indexes, a function to be performed based on the sensing, the function being one of a plurality of functions, each function associated with a respective set of function blocks, and generating a control signal for performing the decided function may be provided. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150065197 | COMMUNICATION APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR DISPLAYING MMI - A communication apparatus and a method for MMI displaying are provided, wherein the communication apparatus equipped with at least one subscriber identification module (SIM) cards, comprising: a detector, arranged to detect an amount of the SIM card(s) inserted on the communication apparatus; and a processor, providing different man-machine interfaces (MMIs) to be displayed on a display apparatus according to the amount of the inserted SIM card(s); and wherein when the amount of the inserted SIM card(s) equals to one, the processor provides a single card MMI for a subscriber; when the amount of the inserted SIM cards larger than one, the processor provides a multi-card MMI for the subscribers and examines whether there is a predetermined SIM card being determined; and the different MMIs is displayed based on the predetermined SIM card | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150065198 | Analog-to-Digital Converter - A continuous-time ΔΣ-ADC ( | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150065199 | MOBILE PHONE WITH VARIABLE ENERGY CONSUMING SPEECH RECOGNITION MODULE - Apparatus, computer-readable storage medium, and method associated with speech recognition are described. In embodiments, a mobile phone may include a processor; and a speech recognition module coupled with the processor. The voice recognition module may be configured to recognize one or more voice commands and may include first echo cancellation logic and second echo cancellation logic to be selectively employed during recognition of voice commands. Employment of the first and second echo cancellation logic respectively may cause the mobile phone to variably consume a first and second amount of energy, with the second amount of energy being less than the first amount energy. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150065200 | MOBILE TERMINAL AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE SAME - The present invention relates to a mobile terminal enabling a user to more conveniently use the terminal and a method of controlling therefor. According to at least one of embodiments of the present invention, a voice data can be recorded using an attachable/detachable stylus pen and the recorded voice data can be easily stored and managed by the stylus pen. And, according to at least one of embodiments of the present invention, a virtual hand writing memo written by the attachable/detachable stylus pen can be easily stored and managed by the stylus pen. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150065201 | WIRELESS COMMUNICATION TERMINAL AND METHOD FOR SUPPLYING POWER THEREOF - There are provided a wireless communication terminal and a method for supplying power thereof. The wireless communication terminal includes a main battery, an auxiliary battery and a controller. The main battery is attachably/detachably coupled to the terminal to supply power to the terminal. The auxiliary battery is built in the terminal. The controller supplies power to the terminal, using the auxiliary battery, when the main battery is separated from the terminal or when the main battery is discharged. In the wireless communication terminal, the main battery is a high-power and high-capacity battery, and the auxiliary battery is a low-power and low-capacity battery. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150065202 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE INCLUDING OPENABLE COVER AND METHOD OF OPERATING THE SAME - An electronic device including a cover device that can open and close a screen using a cover and a method of operating the same can be provided. The method of operating an electronic device including an openable cover includes receiving a call. The method also includes performing a function of the call when a pressing of at least one external button exposed to an outside is detected in a state in which the cover is closed. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150065203 | Method, mobile communication terminal and computer-readable recording medium for performing specific function when mobile recording medium for performing specific function when mobile communication terminal is activated - Provided is a mobile communication terminal comprising: a display unit including a touch screen capable of receiving user's input through the touch screen for controlling the mobile communication terminal; a memory unit; a communication unit; and an activation sensing unit, wherein the activation sensing unit detects a change from an inactive state of the mobile communication terminal to an active state of the mobile communication terminal, wherein the inactive state is defined that the display unit being turned off while the mobile communication terminal being communicable and the active state is defined that the display unit being turned on while the mobile communication terminal being communicable, wherein the mobile communication terminal performs a predetermined operation by an application of the mobile communication terminal when the activation sensing unit detects the change from the inactive state to the active state. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150065204 | PORTABLE WIRELESS COMMUNICATION DEVICE - A portable wireless communication device includes a connector configured to charge the portable wireless communication device by electronically connecting a power source to the portable wireless communication device. The connector includes a plurality of pins, one of the pins configured to serve as a radiation portion of an antenna to receive/send wireless signals when the connector electronically is uncoupled to the power source. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150065205 | POWER SUPPLY CIRCUIT FOR MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATIONS DEVICES - A power supply circuit for the modem of a mobile telecommunications device comprises a battery, a modem status detection circuit for detecting whether the modem is in communication with a base station or is searching for a base station, a current or voltage booster, and a switching circuit controlled by the detection circuit for switching the current or voltage booster into and out of operation such that the booster provides additional current to the modem when it is searching for a base station. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150065206 | Locking Rim Cell Phone Case - A cellular phone case includes an insert panel. The insert panel is flat and has an insert panel height with an insert panel width. A locking rim includes four sections, namely a first section, a second section, a third section and a fourth section. The first section is a rigid link, the second section is a rigid link, the third section is a rigid link, and the fourth section is a rigid link. The locking rim includes a hinge mechanism that has an open position that is extended and a closed position for retaining a cell phone. The first section is connected to the second section at a first hinge. The second section is connected to the third section at a second hinge. The third section is connected to the fourth section and a third hinge. The fourth section is connected to the first section at a locking connection. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150065207 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD OF EXPANDING FUNCTION IN ELECTRONIC DEVICE - An electronic device and method is provided herein. An external cover configured to cover a touchscreen in a closed position, and expose the touchscreen in an open position, the external cover having a window through which an exposed portion of the touchscreen is visible; An external cover state detection unit that detects opening/closing of an external cover mounted in the electronic device; and a controller configured to display one or more application UIs capable of executing one or more applications on a window of the external cover in a closed state of the external cover, and display the specific application and one or more function UIs for performing the specific application on the window of the external cover when a specific application UI is selected | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150065208 | FEATURES AND MANUFACTURING METHODS FOR A CASE FOR A PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE - An accessory unit for use with an electronic device is described. Accessory unit includes a front flap and a rear cover. The rear cover includes a recessed portion that defines a chamber and a lip portion. The chamber is configured to receive a consumer electronic device, and the lip portion is configured to hold the consumer electronic device therein by an interference fit that exposes substantially all of a display portion of the consumer electronic product. The front flap can include segments formed from panels with folding regions therebetween, which allow the front flap to fold. Further, an end region of the front flap pivotally couples the front flap to the rear cover, such that the front flap may be moved between open and closed configurations. The front may include magnetic elements. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150065209 | COVER MEMBER AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A cover member and a method for manufacturing the same are provided. The cover member includes a case on at least a portion of which a material pattern is formed and a color layer formed on the material pattern provided on the case, in which a portion of the color layer is at least partially marked different from the material pattern. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150065210 | MULTIPURPOSE CASING FOR A COMPUTER BASED DEVICE - The present invention relates to a casing for accommodating a computer based device or an activity board having an input/output port interface and/or an interface in form of a touch sensitive screen, comprising one or more operating means (e.g., levers, handles, buttons, knobs) and/or one or more apertures for interacting with said device, wherein said casing, at least partially, can cover the interface of said device. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150065211 | CELL PHONE HOLDER - A cell phone holder that has a case with a back portion having an angled surface on an inside end surface of said back side so that a cell phone housed in said case is slanted with its face tilted at an angle for better viewing through said opening in said front surface and to provide room in said case to store a retractable ear phone device behind said cell phone. The back surface has a top portion curving backward with respect to the front surface of the case to provide an overhanging portion forming a clip to mount said case and is mountable in a recess between the driver side inner window surface and the driver side inner door so that the holder hangs on the driver side below the window and near the driver so as to be within range of a driver. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150065212 | THRESHING DEVICE - A threshing device includes a threshing part with a rotatable unit which includes at least a flail and a concave which surrounds the rotatable unit. The concave is rotatably arranged in an opposite direction in relation to the rotatable unit. The threshing device includes a cleaning part with a rotatably mounted sieve, which surrounds the concave. A fan is arranged to provide an air stream towards the sieve for preventing the cleaned parts of the threshed material to pass through the sieve. The air stream is also arranged to transport out the cleaned parts which are collected in a space between the sieve and the concave. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150065213 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR IMPROVING FITNESS EQUIPMENT AND EXERCISE - The present invention provides systems for and methods of playing a video game that includes providing a game character having a virtual appearance characteristic, receiving an input signal indicative of a user exercise performance level, and altering the virtual appearance characteristic in response to receiving the input signal. Numerous other aspects are disclosed. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150065214 | Systems and Methods for Providing Statistical and Crowd Sourced Predictions - Included are embodiments for providing statistical and crowd sourced predictions that includes a memory component that stores logic that causes the system to determine default player ratings for a plurality of players based on statistical data, receive user player rankings from a plurality of users, and convert the user player rankings into user ratings. In some embodiments, the logic causes the system to determine team data for a plurality of teams, where each of the plurality of teams includes a player that has been rated and simulate a game between at least two of the plurality of teams, and where the simulation is made based on the default player ratings, the user ratings, and the team data. In some embodiments, the logic causes the system to determine an outcome of the game from the simulation and provide the outcome to the plurality of users for display. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150065215 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR OPTIMIZING ALLOCATION OF RESOURCES IN ELECTRONIC GAMES - A resource allocation system for optimizing the allocation of resources in electronic games is provided. The resource allocation system includes a consumer attribute collection module configured to collect one or more consumer attributes associated with a consumer of an electronic game. The resource allocation system includes a consumer profile compilation module configured to describe the consumer by the one or more consumer attributes to produce a consumer profile. The resource allocation system includes a resource allocation module configured to allocate a resource of the electronic game to the consumer based on the consumer profile and one or more strategy rules. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150065216 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS OF GENERATING AN ELECTRONIC ENTERTAINMENT WAGERING SYSTEM - An electronic entertainment wagering system is provided. The electronic entertainment wagering system includes a video game challenge engine configured to receive first team selection data from a first player. The first team selection data includes a first plurality of video game players selected by the first player to be on a first team. The video game challenge engine is further configured to receive second team selection data from a second player. The second team selection data includes a second plurality of video game players selected by the second player to be on a second team. The video game challenge engine is further configured to receive video game player data. The video game player data includes statistical performance data over a plurality of video game events for the first plurality of video game players and the second plurality of video game players. The video game challenge engine evaluates the video game player data to determine a winner for a challenge between the first team and the second team. The system also includes a game rules and scoring database that includes game rules for evaluating the statistical performance data of the players during the video game events. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150065217 | WAGERING SYSTEM AND METHOD - A method, apparatus, and computer readable storage to implement a wagering system, method and non-transitory computer readable storage medium. A computer system can implement a gaming methodology wherein a player is dealt a set of cards and splits the set of cards into two separate hands at the player's choice. The dealer is also dealt a set of cards and splits the dealer's cards into two separate hands at the dealer's choice. The high player's hand (higher than the low player's hand) is compared to the high dealer's hand (higher than the low dealer's hand), and the low player's hand is compared to the low dealer's hand. A wager placed by the player at the start of the game is resolved based upon the comparison. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150065218 | System to Implement a Gaming Method with a Total Computed in Reverse Order - A method, apparatus, and computer readable storage to implement a wagering system such as blackjack. The system can be implemented using electronic hardware such as an electronic digital table, an internet casino, video gaming terminals/machines, and any other known electronic system. An algorithm is used by a processor such that upon a dealer bust, the cards in the dealer's hand are reversed and the dealer's total is recomputed using the same dealer's cards but in reverse order from the order originally dealt to the dealer. If the reverse dealer total is in a set of preset totals then instead of busting, the dealer is deemed to have made the reverse dealer total. This increases the house advantage and provides functionality for the game to offer an additional player advantage over the standard game, such as enabling the player to view the dealer's initial two cards before the player makes any decision as to how to play the player's hand. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150065219 | ENHANCED GAMING DISPLAY THROUGH PERSONAL GAMING DEVICE - Gaming machines and methods for transmitting hidden elements to a portable electronic device are described. The gaming machine includes a cabinet, a display, and a user input mechanism. The gaming machine further includes an interface, wherein the interface is configured to wirelessly communicate with a portable electronic device. The gaming machine includes a game controller. The game controller is configured to provide game play of a wager-based game, including generating gaming information including a hidden element. The game controller is further configured to display at least a portion of the gaming information to the player through the display, wherein the hidden element is not displayed. The game controller is configured to facilitate a data connection between the gaming machine and the portable electronic device through the interface. The game controller is further configured to transmit the hidden element to the portable electronic device. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150065220 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR PROVIDING REAL-TIME COACHING FOR ONLINE GAMING - As a player has played a game sequence or is in the process of playing a game sequence of an online game such as poker, in which the player has either won or lost the hand, the player may elect to view a coaching or advice video, or to listen to an coaching audio recording, geared towards the specific type of hand or game sequence in which the player is involved. Accordingly, the player may learn from the coaching video or coaching audio as the player is playing the hand, in real time, or after the player has played the hand, to improve the player's proficiency in the game. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150065221 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR OPERATING 3D VIRTUAL CHESSBOARD - A device for operating 3D virtual chessboard includes: an image identifier identifying images captured by the at least two cameras; a start action determiner determining start of chess games based on the image identification result of the image identifier to determine which chess piece is moved; an end action determiner determining end of chess games based on the image identification result of the image identifier to determine the final location to which the chess piece is moved; an effective location determiner determining whether the final location of the moved chess piece is a valid location based on chess rules; a mapper mapping the final location into a coordinate location of the chess piece, if the effective location determiner determines that the final location to which the chess piece is moved is valid; and a chessboard updater updating the chessboard displayed based on the coordinate location of the chess piece. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150065222 | KENO REDRAWS - A keno game may be provided during which at least some of the drawn numbers are redrawn. A keno board may display a set of available numbers. Upon the player's selection of numbers on the keno board, a set of drawn numbers may be generated. The drawn numbers that match the player selected numbers may be locked on the keno board, while the generated numbers that are not matches may re-drawn. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150065223 | STATE-BASED POWER-UPS - Disclosed herein are techniques and equipment for providing state-based power-ups to a wagering game player. The state-based power-ups may be reused by the player until a game outcome condition is not met. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150065224 | SYSTEMS, METHODS AND DEVICES FOR PLAYING WAGERING GAMES WITH SYMBOL COLLECTION AND ACTIVATION FEATURES - Gaming machines, gaming systems, methods for conducting wagering games, and computer programs for operating gaming devices are disclosed. A gaming machine is presented which includes an input device for receiving wagers to play a wagering game, and a display device for displaying the wagering game. A processor executes instructions which cause the gaming machine to: display in a symbol array symbols indicative of a randomly determined wagering-game outcome, the symbols being selected from standard game symbols, collectable symbols, and activator symbols; for each collectable symbol in the wagering game outcome, display a transparent symbol superimposed in front of a corresponding array position of the collectable symbol; display new symbols indicative of a new randomly determined wagering-game outcome; responsive to an activator symbol in the new wagering-game outcome, display each transparent symbol turning the corresponding array position into a special symbol; and, evaluate the new game outcome for winning symbol combinations. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150065225 | SLOT MACHINE INCLUDING A PLURALITY OF VIDEO REEL STRIPS - Provided is a slot machine capable of reducing unfairness which may result between a player who has made an investment and a player who has not made an investment and allowing a player to proceed with a game by making an investment in expectation of a jackpot at ease. Each money amount which is constant is accumulated independently of a number of bets each time betting is conducted, and upon winning a jackpot, a money amount calculated by multiplying a money amount accumulated until then by a multiplying factor based on the number of bets is provided. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150065226 | Determining Game Skill Factor - Data characterizing a quantifiable outcome for each of a plurality of game trials can be accessed. Each game trial can be associated with one of a plurality of players and a game. The game can be a digital game played on a computing platform. Using the accessed data, a first variance measure of the quantifiable outcome for all game trials associated with the plurality of players can be computed. For one or more of the plurality of players and using the accessed data, a second variance measure of the quantifiable outcome for the game trials associated with the one or more of the plurality of players can be computed. Based on at least the first variance measure and the second variance measure, a skill factor for the game can be computed. Data characterizing the skill factor can be provided. Related apparatus, systems, techniques, and articles are also described. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150065227 | CONDUCTING A SIDE BET IN A GAME - Systems and methods for conducting a side bet in a game include receiving side bet parameters that control how the side bet is conducted. The side bet parameters may include a specified in-game event. Gameplay of the game by participants of the side bet may be monitored to determine whether the in-game event has occurred for one of the participants. If so, funds associated with the side bet may be apportioned to the winning participant. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150065228 | SYSTEM AND METHOD TO AWARD GAMING PATRONS BASED ON ACTUAL FINANCIAL RESULTS DURING GAMING SESSIONS - This disclosure relates to a system configured to award a gaming patron based on gaming session financial results of the patron. The system may be configured to obtain game play information for the gaming session of the patron. The system may be configured to determine an actual financial amount lost by the patron and a theoretical financial loss amount based on the game play information. The system may use the actual financial loss amount and the theoretical financial loss amount to determine whether the patron is eligible for an award. Responsive to the patron being eligible for an award, the system may determine an award and then award the patron via a mobile computing device associated with the patron. In some implementations, the system may include one or more of a game, a game play sensor, a processor, a mobile computing device, electronic storage, external resources, and/or other components. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150065229 | REWARD METHOD ACCORDING TO A GAME PLAY NUMBER IN AN ONLINE GAME AND A SERVER PERFORMING THE SAME - The present invention relates to a technique providing any one of an item or cyber money according to a game play number on an online game of a user. A reward method according to a game play number in the online game through a game operating server includes: searching user information of a user on game access detection of the user to extract a play number as a number of games that the user has finished during a predetermined period; accumulating the play number every time the play is finished when the user plays the game through the game operating server; determining whether the accumulated play number is the same as a predetermined play number; and providing a predetermined reward to the user when the accumulated play number is the same as the predetermined play number. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150065230 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR REDEEMING A PRIZE - A method for redeeming a prize in a gaming establishment having at least one gaming machine and at least one game controller, the method including the steps of: displaying a plurality of prize buckets on a display, each of said plurality of prize buckets being associated with at least one prize; displaying a plurality of prize level indicators on said display, each prize level indicator being associated with a respective one of said plurality of prize buckets; accumulating a plurality of reward points based on play of said plurality of gaming machines; determining the plurality of accumulated reward points as a proportion of a predefined redemption threshold of points; updating said plurality of prize level indicators based on said determining such that said plurality of prize level indicators is each indicative of a progression towards eligibility to redeem a respective one of the associated plurality of prize buckets; monitoring said plurality of prize level indicators to determine when at least a first of said plurality of prize level indicators reach said predefined redemption threshold of points and, in response, allow the associated at least one prize to be selectively redeemable from the prize bucket associated with that first prize level indicator. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150065231 | METHODS OF TRANSFERRING FUNDS IN A CASHLESS WAGERING SYSTEM - A method for processing wagering game e-tickets is described herein. The method can include receiving, from a mobile device over a network, an indication to create an e-ticket. The method can also include determining, by a wagering game server, monetary value information for the e-ticket. The method can also include transmitting, to a ticketing server, the monetary value information; receiving, from the ticketing server, e-ticket information. The method can also include transmitting, over the network, the e-ticket information to the mobile device for generating the e-ticket. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150065232 | PROGRESSIVE POOL MANAGEMENT - Various embodiments are directed to systems and methods for providing management of multiple progressive pools. In some embodiments, a progressive pool management system may include at least one gaming machine configured to present a first game having a progressive pool. The progressive pool management system may include at least one gaming machine configured to present a second game having a progressive pool. The progressive pool management system may include a server in communication with the at least one gaming machine configured to present the first game and the at least one gaming machine configured to present the second game. The server may associate a section of a unified pool with the progressive pool of the first game. The server may associate a section of the unified pool with the progressive pool of the second game. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150065233 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DECOUPLED AND PLAYER SELECTABLE BONUS GAMES - Various embodiments are directed to gaming systems and methods including a bonus game that can be decoupled from base games and/or are player selectable. Bonus features can be added to existing games and player selection of progressive play can be provided. The method and system can further provide switching among possible links without dynamic reconfiguration. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150065234 | METHOD, APPARATUS, AND PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR CONTROLLING CONTRIBUTIONS TO PROGRESSIVE PRIZE POOLS - A method for controlling contributions to a progressive prize pool includes randomly determining whether a progressive pool growth event is triggered for the given play input in a wagering game. Where it is determined that a progressive pool growth event is triggered, the contribution amount is determined and the progressive pool is increased by this contribution amount. Where multiple progressive pools are maintained in a system, additional steps are taken to identify which pool or pools are to be increased when a progressive pool growth event is triggered. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150065236 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, SYSTEM, METHOD, AND MEDIUM - A information processing apparatus includes: a game processing unit; a determining unit that determines whether a predetermined condition is satisfied in game processing; a permitting unit that permits the use of a predetermined raw content when the condition is satisfied; a user content generating unit that generates user content for communication between users according to a process including reflecting the raw content permitted for use on the user content and also including processing a portion of the user content on which the raw content is reflected; and a user content transmitting unit that transmits the user content to another device. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150065237 | GPS Theater System - The invention features methods, systems and computer program product for the provision of entertainment content and storytelling of a customized story based on trigger points in a GPS system. The trigger points can be pre-determined or conditional. The invention provides an interactive entertainment method that features an ongoing story that will be told based on the trigger points. Stories are tailored and customized to incorporate points of interest along a travel route. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150065238 | SYSTEM, METHOD, AND COMPUTER READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM OF REGISTERING FRIEND IN GAME - A method, a system and a computer readable recording medium for registering a friend in a game. The method of registering a friend in a game, performed by a game service platform server includes: registering at least a member as a game friend among members who have joined the game managed by the game service platform server, based on friend registration request information received from a user terminal; providing the user terminal with information on the game currently accessed by the member registered as a friend; and providing the user terminal with information needed to execute the game, in response to a receipt of game selection information indicating that the game friend has selected the currently accessed game from the user terminal. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150065240 | GAMING SYSTEM PLAYER TERMINAL ADAPTED FOR HOT SWAPPING BETWEEN REMOTE LIVE TABLE GAMES - Table game tournament systems can include player terminal(s), electronic gaming table(s), and/or a remote server. A player terminal can have an outer housing, a controller located therewithin or thereabout, input and output component(s), and a communications interface to an outside gaming network having other functionally similar gaming device(s), gaming table(s), and a remote server. The controller and/or server can facilitate providing tournament information to a player, which information can include whether the player would qualify for the next tournament round, who is the most serious opponent to the player, and/or the chip difference therebetween. A terminal can also facilitate asynchronous and individually paced tournament play, switching between different tournament tables on demand, and play of other non-tournament table games thereat simultaneously with the play of the table game tournament. Portable computing devices can be used as player terminals and can permit players to play in actual or practice play-along modes. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150065241 | GAMING SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR FACILITATING ITEM GROUPING AND GROUP ACTIONS - A system, computer-readable storage medium storing at least one program, and a computer-implemented method for providing game object grouping are discussed herein. For example, a virtual gaming environment is generated on a client system. The virtual gaming environment may include a first game object and a second game object. Responsive to detecting a user selection of the first game object, a game object grouping is generated. The game object grouping may include the first game object and the second game object based on matching criteria that compares a property of the first game object with a property of the second game object. The virtual environment is then updated to provide a visual indication of the game object group. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150065242 | PORTABLE APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PLAYING INTERACTIVE GAMES VIA PORTABLE APPARATUS - A method for playing interactive games via a portable apparatus is disclosed. The method is applied to a portable apparatus. The method includes: transmitting a location signal; receiving location signals transmitted from other portable apparatuses; receiving a shooting signal; and determining a game status based on the shooting signal. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150065243 | ZOOM CONTEXTUALS - A system, computer-readable storage medium storing at least one program, and a computer-implemented method for generating a virtual spatial environment comprising a first contextual for a first object and a second contextual for a second object. A zoom level of the virtual spatial environment is determined as exceeding a zoom threshold. A zoom contextual is generated based on an aggregation of the first contextual and the second contextual due at least to the zoom level exceeding the zoom threshold. A display of the first contextual and the second contextual in the virtual spatial environment is replaced with a display of the zoom contextual. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150065244 | STORAGE MEDIUM HAVING IMAGE DISPLAY PROGRAM STORED THEREIN, IMAGE DISPLAY APPARATUS, IMAGE DISPLAY SYSTEM, AND IMAGE DISPLAY METHOD - A game apparatus obtains a captured image from a camera, and repeatedly executes a recognition process on the obtained captured image for recognizing a predetermined object included in the captured image. The game apparatus repeatedly generates and displays a synthesized image obtained by synthesizing an image of a virtual object generated by using a process result of the recognition process with a captured image which is a subject of the recognition process. Here, if the recognition process fails, a captured image which is a subject of a recognition process which has succeeded before is synthesized with an image of a virtual object generated by using a process result of the recognition process. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150065245 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PRESENTING INFORMATION ASSOCIATED WITH A GAME - A method for indicating a pre-game environment quality level may include, for example, obtaining a profile associated with a video game, where the profile comprises desirable performance metrics for initiating the video game, performing performance metric measurements in collaboration with a computing device from which the video game is to be played, comparing the performance metric measurements to the desirable performance metrics, determining a discrepancy between the performance metric measurements and the desirable performance metrics, determining a gaming quality level according to the determined discrepancy, and presenting at the computing device a quality indicator based on the determined quality level. The presenting can further include graphically displaying the quality indicator and the discrepancy. Other embodiments are disclosed. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150065246 | SYSTEM, METHOD, AND COMPUTER READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM OF REGISTERING FRIEND IN GAME - A method, a system and a computer readable recording medium for registering a friend in a game. The method of registering a friend in a game, performed by a game service platform server includes: registering at least a member as a game friend among members who have joined the game managed by the game service platform server, based on friend registration request information received from a user terminal; providing the user terminal with information on the game currently accessed by the member registered as a friend; and providing the user terminal with information needed to execute the game, in response to a receipt of game selection information indicating that the game friend has selected the currently accessed game from the user terminal. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150065247 | METHOD, SYSTEM AND COMPUTER READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM FOR PROVIDING RANKING OF GAME GROUP - A ranking method and system for providing a ranking of a game group is disclosed. The method includes creating a game group including a user and at least one member among the user's registered friends who have joined a game service, based on a game group creation request received from a user terminal. The method further comprises calculating a ranking of the user with respect to other members of the created game group based on a ranking inquiry request received from the user terminal, and providing the user terminal with the calculated ranking of the user. The user terminal drives a game service platform associated with a plurality of games and provides the game group creation request information and the ranking inquiry request information through the game service platform. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150065248 | Audio Controller for Gaming and Telephony - Apparatus having corresponding methods comprise: an audio mixer; a game chat output interface configured to transmit game chat output audio from the apparatus; a mobile output interface configured to transmit mobile output audio from the apparatus; a microphone interface configured to receive microphone audio into the apparatus; and wherein, responsive to selection of a first mode, the audio mixer is configured to provide the game chat output audio based on the microphone audio; and wherein, responsive to selection of a second mode, the audio mixer is further configured to provide the mobile output audio based on the microphone audio. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150065249 | INTERACTIVE DEVICE WITH SOUND-BASED ACTION SYNCHRONIZATION - An interactive amusement device and a method therefor are disclosed. The device plays a musical soundtrack in a first game iteration. A sequence of user input actions received during this learning mode is detected, and an output signal is generated in response. Timestamps for each of the user input actions is stored into memory. Additionally, the output signal is generated on at least one interval of the user input actions based on the stored timestamps, and is coordinated with the play back of a second musical soundtrack during a second game iteration. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150065250 | SUPERSTITIOUS GESTURE ENHANCED GAMEPLAY SYSTEM - Various embodiments disclosed herein are directed to a gesture enhanced game play system that includes a display system, a sensor system, a feedback system, and one or more computing systems. The sensor system is configured to detect at least one touch gesture when the touch gesture is at least proximate the virtual game layout. During play of the game, a player's touch gestures are evaluated as either a functional gameplay touch gesture or non-functional gameplay touch gestures. Each functional gameplay touch gesture relates directly to reaching an outcome of a current game. Each non-functional gameplay touch gesture may be associated with a feedback system that responds to the non-functional gameplay touch gestures by the player with visual, audio, tactile feedback or the altering of certain game parameters and displays, giving at least the impression that the non-functional gestures affect game outcomes. | 2015-03-05 |
