| 10th week of 2013 patent applcation highlights part 41 |
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| 20130059483 | Connection Device For Powering Electrical Equipment - The invention relates to a connection device for powering electrical equipment, said connection device comprising: a first electrical conductor ( | 2013-03-07 |
| 20130059484 | RECHARGEABLE BATTERY PACK - A rechargeable battery pack including: a cell pack including at least one unit cell; a protection circuit module including a printed circuit board including a protection circuit of the cell pack; a connection member inserted in a through hole of the printed circuit board and electrically connected to the printed circuit board; and a connection tab electrically connected to the cell pack inserted into and electrically connected to the connection member. | 2013-03-07 |
| 20130059485 | STAMPED AND FORMED CONTACT - A high-reliability contact includes a termination portion configured to receive a wire. A mating portion is formed integrally with the termination portion. The mating portion has edges. The mating portion is stamped and formed so that the edges are rolled together to form a mating barrel having a longitudinal axis. The mating barrel is configured to receive a corresponding contact. At least one contact finger is formed in the mating barrel. The at least contact finger extends into the mating barrel toward the longitudinal axis to facilitate contacting the corresponding contact. A contact hood is formed at a distal end of the mating portion to facilitate protecting the at least one contact finger when the mating portion is coupled to the corresponding contact. | 2013-03-07 |
| 20130059486 | CONTACT TERMINAL FOR PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD - A contact terminal device for a Printed Circuit Board (PCB), includes the contact terminal being formed to correspondingly cover at least a portion of an opening formed in the PCB and a terminal member fixed onto the PCB, in which the terminal member includes a fixing portion fixed around the opening on a surface of the PCB and a contact terminal portion extending from the fixing portion to be disposed on the opening. The contact terminal for the PCB reduces a height from a surface of the PCB to a contact point with a counterpart component, i.e., a contact height, contributing to reducing the thickness of the portable terminal. | 2013-03-07 |
| 20130059487 | Electrical Contact Terminal with Improved Connection Portion - The present invention relates to an electrical contact terminal adapted to be mounted to an electrical cable including at least one connection portion adapted for mounting the electrical cable and at least one contact portion. The connection portion is provided with at least one reactive film including at least two materials in a reactive form. This film is adapted to react after reception of a suited activation energy thereby producing heat and thus causing a bonding between the connection portion and a cable. | 2013-03-07 |
| 20130059488 | WATERCRAFT THAT HARVEST BOTH LOCOMOTIVE THRUST AND ELECTRICAL POWER FROM WAVE MOTION - This disclosure provides improved nautical craft that can travel and navigate on their own. A hybrid vessel is described that converts wave motion to locomotive thrust by mechanical means, and also converts wave motion to electrical power for storage in a battery. The electrical power can then be tapped to provide locomotive power during periods where wave motion is inadequate and during deployment. The electrical power can also be tapped to even out the undulating thrust that is created when locomotion of the vessel is powered by wave motion alone. | 2013-03-07 |
| 20130059489 | INFLATABLE WATERCRAFT WITH BATTERY POWERED MOTORIZED CASSETTE - An inflatable watercraft comprises a motorized cassette and at least one inflatable chamber. The at least one inflatable chamber is foldable relative to the motorized cassette at least when the inflatable watercraft is in a deflated configuration. The motorized cassette includes a motor, an impeller, at least one battery, and a pump configured to inflate the at least one inflatable chamber. The pump can include a reversible pump configured to deflate the at least one inflatable chamber. | 2013-03-07 |
| 20130059490 | APPARATUS FOR USE WITH AND/OR AS PART OF A FLOATABLE ITEM - There is provided an item which floats in a body of water. The item includes a body having a surface provided to form at least part of the underside of the item and an opposing surface. The item includes apparatus comprising at least one channel which passes between the surfaces and allows the passage of water therethrough. A means provided to influence and/or be influenced by the passage of the water through the at least one channel to exert a propelling and/or controlling force on the item. | 2013-03-07 |
| 20130059491 | PRE-NOZZLE FOR A DRIVE SYSTEM OF A WATERCRAFT TO IMPROVE THE ENERGY EFFICIENCY - A drive system for a watercraft has a water inlet opening, a water outlet opening, and a fin system. A propellerless pre-nozzle for the drive system is configured rotationally asymmetrically in order to further improve the drive efficiency. | 2013-03-07 |
| 20130059492 | FLIPPERS, BOOTS, SYSTEMS INCLUDING SAME, AND METHODS OF USING SAME - A first flipper has a base, a deformable fin connected to the base, and a first spreader that imposes a first force on the fin that causes the fin to spread in response to relative movement between the first spreader and the fin caused by a first longitudinal deflection of the fin relative to the base. A second flipper has a fin and a foot coupling portion connectable to a foot holding portion of a boot to couple a foot in the foot holding portion to the flipper. A first system includes the flipper and the boot. Methods of using the flippers, the boot, and the system are also disclosed. | 2013-03-07 |
| 20130059493 | Paddle shaft flotation device - Paddle floatation apparatus that fits over a kayak or other shallow draft watercraft paddle shaft so that the entire length of the paddle becomes significantly buoyant. Paddle may then be better equipped to assist the user in self rescue, executing a roll to right an inverted boat, a brace, and generally keeping one's head out of the water so that one can breath between roll attempts—and thereby avoid wet exits. With or without skilled form and technique, a user can apply force onto the paddle shaft to rotate the kayak and paddler to an upright position. The shape of the float when inflated is substantially tubular. | 2013-03-07 |
| 20130059494 | HIGH PERFORMANCE BALLISTIC COMPOSITES AND METHOD OF MAKING - Fabrication of ballistic resistant fibrous composites having improved ballistic resistance properties and retained or improved ballistic penetration resistance properties. The composites are formed from high tenacity fibers having a tenacity of at least about 33 g/denier at ambient room temperature after being modified by a plasma treatment or by a corona treatment, without tenacity loss due to said treatments. | 2013-03-07 |
| 20130059495 | DURABLE FABRIC INCLUDING BULK CONTINUOUS FILAMENT YARN - An article comprising a yarn; wherein said yarn comprises:
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| 20130059496 | LOW BFS COMPOSITE AND PROCESS OF MAKING THE SAME - Methods for producing composites useful for the formation of both soft and hard armor. More particularly, methods for the production of ballistic resistant fibrous composites having improved ballistic resistance properties, including low backface signature. The methods employ fiber surface treatments to improve the anchorage of substances applied onto fiber surfaces, achieving a low delamination tendency and corresponding benefits. | 2013-03-07 |
| 20130059497 | Multilayered Composite - In accordance with certain embodiments of the present disclosure, a process for forming a multilayered electrospun composite is provided. The process includes forming a dispersion of polymeric nanofibers, a fiberizing polymer, and a solvent, the dispersion having a viscosity of at least about 50,000 cPs. Nanofibers from the dispersion are electrospun onto a first ePTFE layer. A second ePTFE layer is applied onto the nanofibers to form a composite structure. The composite structure is heated. | 2013-03-07 |
| 20130059498 | Convertible swimwear - Convertible swimwear comprising a top piece and extendable bottom piece. The bottom piece having an intermediate portion with an upper edge that can be positioned adjacent to a lower edge of top piece and held in position by an elastic strap. The upper edge of the intermediate section includes an elastic strap to maintain the upper edge in position to form a one piece bathing suit. The top piece may further include a cover flap to conceal the edge of the intermediate section for a seamless appearance. The upper edge of the intermediate section can be rolled, folded or scrunched toward the bottom piece to effectively convert the one piece style bathing suit to a two piece style bathing suit. | 2013-03-07 |
| 20130059499 | Semi-Quantitative Thickness Determination - While a substrate is polished, it is also irradiated with light from a light source. A current spectrum of the light reflected from the surface of the substrate is measured. A selected peak, having a first parameter value, is identified in the current spectrum. A value of a second parameter associated with the first parameter is determined from a lookup table using a processor. Depending on the value of the second parameter, the polishing of the substrate is changed. An initial spectrum of light reflected from the substrate before the polishing of the substrate can be measured and a wavelength corresponding to a selected peak of the initial spectrum can be determined. | 2013-03-07 |
| 20130059500 | PLATE-END PROCESSING METHOD AND BLASTING DEVICE - A plate-end processing method comprises the steps of disposing a slit nozzle having a slit-shaped opening at a nozzle tip such that a longitudinal direction of the opening extends along a longitudinal direction of an edge formed along an end of a plate, and such that a distance between the tip of the nozzle and an apex of the edge is equal to 3 mm or smaller, and ejecting an abrasive with a median diameter smaller than or equal to 20 μm with an ejection pressure of 0.1 MPa to 0.5 MPa to the edge via the nozzle and collecting the ejected abrasive and the abrasive and cut dusts adhered to the plate by suctioning the ejected abrasive, the adhered abrasive and cut dusts from a front side of an ejecting direction of the abrasive at an average flow rate of 30 m/s or higher. | 2013-03-07 |
| 20130059501 | METHOD FOR STRIPPING GAMMA-GAMMA PRIME COATING FROM GAMMA-GAMMA PRIME ALLOY - A method of stripping gamma/gamma prime polycrystalline alloy bond coats from single crystal gamma/gamma prime nickel based superalloys, including the steps of grit blasting followed by the use of hydrochloric acid solutions, followed by rinsing. The cycle may be repeated several times, with visual inspection between cycles. | 2013-03-07 |
| 20130059502 | Abrasive Cutting Tool and Cutting Method - A tool for removing material from a surface includes a body defining a longitudinal bore and an opening connecting an outer surface of the body to the longitudinal bore. A cutting element comprising a cutting surface is dimensioned to be at least partially received by the opening. The cutting surface is configured to translate from a first position to a second position in response to a centrifugal force. In the second position the cutting surface is extended outwardly through the opening, beyond the outer surface of the body. In one example, the tool may be used to remove material, such as oxidation, from the inner walls of a cylindrical article selected from a pipe and a tube. | 2013-03-07 |
| 20130059503 | METHOD OF AND APPARATUS FOR CMP PAD CONDITIONING - A chemical mechanical polishing (CMP) apparatus is provided that includes a conditioning disc for conditioning a polishing pad of the CMP apparatus. The conditioning disc includes a plurality of portions of subsystem discs. The portions may be regions of the disc that are concentric. Each portion of the disc is operable to rotate at a different angular velocity. In some embodiments, a different applied loading is provided to each of the portions of the disc in addition to or in lieu of the different angular velocities. | 2013-03-07 |
| 20130059504 | METHOD FOR SURFACE-TREATING MIRROR-FINISH STAINLESS STEEL WORKPIECE - The present invention discloses a method for surface-treating a mirror-finish stainless steel workpiece, which comprises steps: dividing the surface of a mirror-finish stainless steel workpiece into different grinding areas according to the depths of the scratches; selecting sand papers respectively having appropriate grit sizes for the grinding areas, and grinding the grinding areas to remove all the scratches; sequentially using three combinations of polishing agents and grinding materials to undertake polishing; and using an abrasive paste and a fourth grinding material to perform mirror-finishing. | 2013-03-07 |
| 20130059505 | Orbital Smoothing Device - Disclosed are an orbital smoothing device for smoothing a surface of a substrate and a method of smoothing a surface of a substrate using the orbital smoothing device. The orbital smoothing device includes a rotatable plate that is driveable by a motor in at least one of a clockwise or a counterclockwise direction and a plurality of smoothing pad assemblies coupled to said plate. Each of the plurality of smoothing pad assemblies is capable of independent rotation in both clockwise and counterclockwise directions and includes a shaft for coupling each of said smoothing pad assemblies to the rotatable plate, means for providing independent rotation in both clockwise and counterclockwise directions mounted on the shaft and securable in a pad holder and a pad holder for receiving and securing the means for independent rotation. The pad holder has removably mounted thereon a smoothing pad capable of smoothing the surface of the substrate when the rotatable plate is driven by the motor. | 2013-03-07 |
| 20130059506 | FIXED ABRASIVE PAD WITH SURFACTANT FOR CHEMICAL MECHANICAL PLANARIZATION - A fixed abrasive pad ( | 2013-03-07 |
| 20130059507 | Sanding Pad Lining Carrier With Recesses - The present invention relates to a lining carrier for a sanding pad lining, in particular for use with a sanding pad for pressing sanding surfaces against workpieces in segment-belt and wide-belt sanding machines. Here, the lining carrier has at least one recess, in particular a groove. | 2013-03-07 |
| 20130059508 | ELECTRIC POWER DEVICE WITH INTEGRATED COOLING SYSTEM FOR CONTROLLING TOOLS - A device is provided that includes at least one motor part having a housing surrounding an electric motor for driving an active head part accommodating a tool such as a tool for grinding, sanding or the like, and a suction pipe intended to be connected to a suction device. The suction pipe leads to the housing of the motor part and the motor comprises a sealed high-frequency electric motor positioned in the central part of said housing in such a way that the sucked-in air circulates around the body of the motor. | 2013-03-07 |
| 20130059509 | METHODS FOR PRODUCING IN-SITU GROOVES IN CHEMICAL MECHANICAL PLANARIZATION (CMP) PADS, AND NOVEL CMP PAD DESIGNS - Methods for producing in-situ grooves in CMP pads are provided. In general, the methods for producing in-situ grooves comprise the steps of patterning a silicone lining, placing the silicone lining in, or on, a mold, adding CMP pad material to the silicone lining, and allowing the CMP pad to solidify. CMP pads comprising novel groove designs are also described. For example, described here are CMP pads comprising concentric circular grooves and axially curved grooves, reverse logarithmic grooves, overlapping circular grooves, lassajous groves, double spiral grooves, and multiply overlapping axially curved grooves. The CMP pads may be made from polyurethane, and the grooves produced therein may be made by a method from the group consisting of silicone lining, laser writing, water jet cutting, 3-D printing, thermoforming, vacuum forming, micro-contact printing, hot stamping, and mixtures thereof. | 2013-03-07 |
| 20130059510 | BRAZING BOND TYPE DIAMOND TOOL WITH EXCELLENT CUTTABILITY AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - The present disclosure provides a brazing bond type diamond tool having excellent cuttability and a method of manufacturing the same. The diamond tool includes a shank having a body and a tip portion formed along an edge of the body, and a brazing bond layer formed on the tip portion of the shank to secure diamond particles with a brazing bond. The tip portion is thinner than the body and is integrally formed with the body. | 2013-03-07 |
| 20130059511 | DRESSABLE BONDED ABRASIVE ARTICLE - A dressable bonded abrasive article has a body that includes a bond material comprising an organic material and a blend of abrasive particles. The particles include a first type of abrasive particle comprising an oxide and having a first hardness and a first toughness; a second type of abrasive particle comprising an oxide and having a second hardness greater than the first hardness, and the second type of abrasive particle has a second toughness less than the first toughness; and a third type of abrasive particle comprising an oxide and having a third hardness greater than the first hardness and less than the second hardness, and the third type of abrasive particle has a third toughness less than the first toughness. | 2013-03-07 |
| 20130059512 | FISH PROCESSING SYSTEM AND METHOD - Methods and systems for processing fish are provided which enable cutting of the fish and removal of the viscera without damage to either the viscera or the remaining fish product. The systems may include an adjustable cutting device to cut the belly in a particularly unobtrusive manner and/or an adjustable gutting device to severe a gullet of the fish from the fish body and to gather and remove the viscera without significant damage to the viscera or the remaining fish product. Extractors for severing the connection between the gullet and the fish are also provided to assist in removal of the viscera, including the gonads. Vacuum head assemblies for cleaning a cavity of the fish after the viscera is removed are also provided. | 2013-03-07 |
| 20130059513 | SEPARATION OF THE SPINAL COLUMN FROM A CARCASS MIDDLE PART - A method and a system for separating the spinal column from a carcass middle part, comprising the steps of providing a digital representation of an outer surface of the carcass middle on the basis of, e.g., an optical scan, determining a cutting path ( | 2013-03-07 |
| 20130059514 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR FILLETING BEHEADED AND EVISCERATED FISH - The invention relates to an apparatus for filleting decapitated and gutted fish, comprising a cutting unit for filleting the fish, wherein the cutting unit has at least one pair of circular blades, and an endlessly rotating transport conveyor with at least one saddle-shaped supporting body for receiving the fish and conveying them in the direction of transport T through the cutting unit tail first, which is distinguished in that the two circular blades of a pair of circular blades are driven in opposite directions. Furthermore the invention relates to a corresponding method. | 2013-03-07 |
| 20130059515 | Coin Processing Machine with Dual Sets of Coin Sensors - A coin processing machine for processing coins of various diameters includes an elongate guide surface that guides coins moving along a coin path extending beside and along the guide surface, and sets of first and second coin sensors spaced along the path. Each first and second coin sensor is associated with a respective coin diameter. The coin sensor signals are transmitted to a controller that recognizes the value of a coin associated with a pair of first and second sensors only when both sensors signal the presence of a coin. If only the first sensor signals the presence of a coin, the controller may generate an output signal indicating the presence of a misaligned coin moving along the coin path. | 2013-03-07 |
| 20130059516 | CABIN PRESSURE CONTROL SYSTEM THRUST RECOVERY OUTFLOW VALVE AND METHOD THAT ENABLE RAM AIR RECOVERY - A thrust recovery outflow valve and method for controlling the transfer of air between a cabin in an aircraft and atmosphere outside of the aircraft are provided. An outflow valve is mounted on the aircraft that includes a valve frame, a first valve door, and a second valve door. The first valve door is rotated to a first predetermined open position while the second valve door is in the second door closed position to thereby open first and second flow passages that place the aircraft cabin in fluid communication with the atmosphere. When the first valve door is at a first predetermined open position, a flap is rotated, relative to the first valve door, to at least partially cover the second flow passage and thereby at least inhibit flow through the second flow passage. | 2013-03-07 |
| 20130059517 | THRUST RECOVERY OUTFLOW VALVE WITH A SINGLE BI-FOLD DOOR AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING AIRCRAFT CABIN PRESSURE - A bi-fold valve door and method for controlling aircraft cabin pressure are provided. The bi-fold valve door includes an aft door section and a forward door section, and only the forward door section is selectively rotated about one rotational axis to a position between a closed position and a full-open position, while the aft door section is maintained in its closed position. The forward door section is selectively rotated about the rotational axis to a full-open position to engage the aft door section, while the aft door section is maintained in its closed position. When the forward door section is in the full-open position, the aft door section and the forward door section are simultaneously rotated about another rotational axis. | 2013-03-07 |
| 20130059518 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CONTROLLING AN AIRCRAFT COMPONENT DURING A WATER LANDING - The invention relates to a system ( | 2013-03-07 |
| 20130059519 | COOLING WIND INTRODUCTION STRUCTURE - There is obtained a cooling wind introduction structure that can suppress entry of foreign matter into a vehicle body from an air intake port. A cooling wind introduction structure has: a duct that guides air, that is taken-in into a vehicle body from an introduction port that opens toward a road surface between a pair of front wheels that are lined-up in a vehicle transverse direction, to a cooling unit as cooling wind; and plural or a single flap that is provided along a vehicle longitudinal direction and a vehicle vertical direction in a vicinity of the introduction port within the duct. | 2013-03-07 |
| 20130059520 | COMFORT AIR VENT NOZZLE - An air discharging device for discharging an air flow into a vehicle interior is provided that includes a first air conducting device that can be adjusted with respect to the air discharging characteristic thereof, the air conducting device lying in a first air through-flow region of the air discharging device. The air discharging device also includes a second air conducting device that can be adjusted with respect to the air discharging characteristic thereof, the air conducting device lying in a second air through-flow region of the air discharging device. | 2013-03-07 |
| 20130059521 | Heating, Ventilation And/Or Air Conditioning Installation Designed To Regenerate A Filter, And Method of Implementation - The subject of the invention is a motor vehicle heating, ventilation and/or air conditioning installation ( | 2013-03-07 |
| 20130059522 | AIR CONDITIONER FOR VEHICLE - An air conditioner for a vehicle includes an electric heater arranged downstream of a heat exchanger in an air flow direction, a defroster air outlet, a driver-foot air outlet through which air is blown toward a foot area of a driver, a knee air outlet through which air is blown toward a knee area of the driver, a door device which controls an air amount blown into a vehicle compartment by opening or closing the air outlets. When an immediate heating operation is performed by an operation of an immediate heating switch, the door device opens the defroster air outlet and at least one of the driver-foot air outlet and the knee air outlet, and the electric heater heats a total amount of air that is to be blown through the at least one of the driver-foot air outlet and the knee air outlet. | 2013-03-07 |
| 20130059523 | VENTILATION APPARATUS - A ventilation apparatus is provided. The ventilation apparatus may include a base, frames positioned on the base, a rear panel positioned behind the frames and having an interior air discharge port and exterior air suction port formed therein, a top cover positioned on top of the frame and having exterior air discharge port formed therein, and a front panel positioned in front of the frames and having an interior air discharge port formed therein. Heat exchangers disposed in the frames may include interior and exterior air passages. An exhaust fan and air supply fans provide for air flow through the apparatus, guide by the frames. Use of the frames to guide air flow simplify structures and may enhance efficiency by simplifying the passages of the exterior and interior air through the apparatus. | 2013-03-07 |
| 20130059524 | Tapered Roof Vent End Cap Apparatus and Method - A tapered end cap for a two-sided ridge vent includes a shingle supporting surface, opposing first and second ends and opposing first and second edges. The end cap height of the shingle supporting surface at the first end is equivalent to a two-sided ridge vent. The end cap height of the shingle supporting surface at the second end is equivalent to the roof decks defining a peak or hip. The end cap conforms to a ridge or hip and allows a two-sided ridge vent to be applied to a peak or hip and to rectify leakage and appearance issues of two-sided ridge vents. The tapered end cap may be one sided. | 2013-03-07 |
| 20130059525 | Methods and Apparatus for Interoperable Satellite Radio Receivers - Methods and apparatus are presented to allow one receiver architecture to be used for the reception of two different SDARS signals. Common receiver functions can be utilized to process each signal, thereby obviating the need to duplicate hardware elements. For example, it can be assumed that both signals will not be received at the same time, thus allowing for considerable hardware reuse and lowering the cost of an interoperable receiver. | 2013-03-07 |
| 20130059526 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING ELECTRONIC MEDIA ON WEARABLE DISPLAYS - An approach for providing electronic media on clothing is described. A media to be presented on a wearable device that includes one or more displays is determined. A determination is made as to whether the wearable device is registered with a media delivery service offered by a service provider. The transfer of the media is initiated over a wireless network to a mobile device if the wearable device is registered with the media delivery service, wherein the media is presented on the one or more displays of the wearable device. | 2013-03-07 |
| 20130059527 | RELAY DEVICE - A relay device includes a receiver, an information obtaining unit, a parameter storage unit, and a parameter setting unit, and relays a packet which is transmitted from a first network to a second network. The receiver receives the packet from the first network. The information obtaining unit obtains data type information for identifying a type of data which is transmitted and received by the packet. The parameter storage unit stores a control parameter which is used for controlling communication quality in the second network, so as to be associated with a type of transfer data indicating data transferred to the second network. The parameter setting unit sets to the packet the control parameter which is associated with transfer data of a same type as data identified by the data type information, and outputs the packet to which the control parameter is set to the second network. | 2013-03-07 |
| 20130059528 | Wireless Terminal Installation Device - A wireless terminal installation device on which a wireless terminal is to be installed includes a housing and a substrate provided at an inside of the housing. The substrate includes at least a printed board, a mounting part that is provided on the printed board and mounted with a conductor, a conductor-free part which is an area that excludes a conductor, and a parasitic antenna that is provided on the conductor-free part to re-emit a radio wave received. | 2013-03-07 |
| 20130059529 | WIRELESS NETWORK RELAY APPARATUS - A wireless network relay apparatus includes a Layer 2 switch and a line control device as well as wireless/wired line terminating devices performing band limitation associated with an AMR function. It measures traffic passing through each line terminating device in inflow/outflow path directions. Upon detecting a modulation scheme changed due to an AMR function in a wireless area, it may specify a line terminating device so as to read a desired modulation scheme from a transmission source modulation scheme conversion table of the line control device based on traffic. It may change a local modulation scheme with a desired modulation scheme when a difference therebetween is above a predetermined number of stages. By tracking a modulation scheme changed for a transmission destination, it is possible to appropriately change a modulation scheme for a transmission source, thus suppressing traffic without discarding necessary data. | 2013-03-07 |
| 20130059530 | MESSAGE FORWARDING METHOD, ACCESS POINT, AND SYSTEM - The present disclosure discloses a message forwarding method, an Access Point, and a system. An Access Point obtains a forwarding configuration table, where the forwarding configuration table includes message types and forwarding modes; receives a message sent by a user station and obtains a message type of the message; determines the forwarding mode of the message according to the message type of the message and the forwarding configuration table; encapsulates and forwards the message according to the forwarding mode of the message. Through the present disclosure, forwarding control of messages of wireless users can be implemented on the Access Point, thereby avoiding the problem that wireless air interface control is separated from user access control on an AP controller (AC) in the local forwarding mode and the problem of waste of bandwidth between the AP and the AC in the tunnel forwarding mode. | 2013-03-07 |
| 20130059531 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING SEAMLESS SERVICE - There is provided a method and a system of providing a seamless service. The method includes receiving seamless service application information from a first device; receiving, from a second device, history information of at least one application executed by the second device; receiving a seamless service request from the first device; generating seamless service data for the first device, in response to the request, based on the received seamless service application information and the received history information; and transmitting the generated seamless service data to the first device, wherein the first device executes at least one seamless service application based on the transmitted seamless service data. | 2013-03-07 |
| 20130059532 | Partially Transparent Antenna - A partially-transparent antenna is described that may be utilized to wirelessly transmit or receive data. In one or more implementations, an apparatus includes an antenna and one or more modules implemented at least partially in hardware. The antenna is formed from a material that is at least partially transparent. The one or more modules are communicatively coupled to the antenna to use the antenna to wirelessly transmit or receive data. | 2013-03-07 |
| 20130059533 | COMMUNICATION SYSTEM USING WIRELESS POWER - Provided are a devices, systems and methods for performing communication using wireless power. According to one general aspect, a communication device using wireless power may include: a controller configured to control mutual resonance between a target resonator and a source resonator; a demodulator configured to demodulate information transmitted from the source resonator based on an amount of energy received from the source resonator; and a modulator configured to modulate information based on the mutual resonance. | 2013-03-07 |
| 20130059534 | Apparatus, System and Method for Tracking Consumer Product Interest - According to at least one exemplary embodiment, methods, systems and apparatuses for communication may be shown and described. These can include the use of near field communications (NFC), for example a NFC RFID tag, label or inlay that is able to communicate with a NFC-enabled device, for example a mobile or smart phone or other portable device having a scanner or reader. Further, any number of NFC RFID tags may be associated with any desired products or services, allowing NFC-enabled devices to read or scan the NFC RFID tags and access data or information provided by the NFC RFID tags, which may be associated with products or services to which the NFC RFID tags are coupled to. | 2013-03-07 |
| 20130059535 | COMMUNICATION TERMINAL - Each of the cases C | 2013-03-07 |
| 20130059536 | Method for generating a medical network - A method for setting up a medical network for carrying out at least one medical function is disclosed. The medical network comprises network nodes and the network nodes are set up for communicating with one another by an initialization step, wherein the network nodes exchange initialization information that includes information characterizing the network nodes and a self-organization step where the network nodes define their role distribution. A work step where the network carries out the medical function and the two network nodes interact in the role of distribution defined in the self-organization step. | 2013-03-07 |
| 20130059537 | VOLTAGE OVERSHOOT PROTECTION - A transmission circuit for an RF inductive link, particularly for an implanted device such as a cochlear implant. In a preferred form, the transmission circuit | 2013-03-07 |
| 20130059538 | VEHICLE MULTIMEDIA HEAD UNIT WITH TWO BLUETOOTH ANTENNAS AND TWO RECEIVERS - Examples of the present invention include a head unit for a vehicle entertainment system, including a housing, a radio, a first wireless transceiver, and a second wireless transceiver. The second wireless transceiver may be used to provide a dedicated communications link between the head unit and another electronic device, such as an auxiliary unit. The second wireless transceiver may have a serial port profile (SPP), and may be a Bluetooth transceiver. | 2013-03-07 |
| 20130059539 | SHORT RANGE RF MONITORNING SYSTEM - A wireless short range radio-frequency master device adapted to create and maintain a portable private network of wireless short range radio-frequency slave devices wherein the master device is configured to detect and register suitable slave devices for a network, and is capable of determining the proximity of any registered slave device with respect to the master device in use, the master device further being adapted to enable a user to define two or more groups of registered slave devices selected from the total number of registered slave devices and to enable a user to select a defined group of such registered slave devices as an active group, thereby forming an active portable private network of wireless short range radio frequency devices comprising the master device and selected registered slave devices within the selected group. | 2013-03-07 |
| 20130059540 | Methods, Systems, And Computer Program Products For Providing Mobile Ad Hoc Cooperative Communication Systems And Related Devices - A method of operating a mobile electronic device includes detecting at least one other mobile electronic device within a predetermined distance of the mobile electronic device, and determining a spatial relationship of the at least one other mobile electronic device relative to the mobile electronic device. An ad hoc wireless connection is established with the at least one other mobile electronic device based on the determined spatial relationship. Data may be transmitted to and/or received from the at least one other mobile electronic device over the ad hoc wireless connection based on the determined spatial relationship. Related systems, devices, and computer program products are also discussed. | 2013-03-07 |
| 20130059541 | Wireless Communication Authentication for Medical Monitoring Device - Methods, systems, and devices for authenticated wireless protocol pairing are provided. Authenticated wireless protocol pairing may include detecting an analyte sample; determining an analyte concentration associated with the detected analyte sample; generating an unauthenticated pairing with an external device by initiating a pairing procedure of a wireless protocol stack with the external device, and on a condition that the wireless protocol stack issues a pairing message, suppressing the pairing message; preventing communication based on the unauthenticated pairing with the external device; generating an authenticated pairing based on the unauthenticated pairing by displaying a pairing authentication message, and in response to user input indicating that the unauthenticated pairing is an authenticated pairing, converting the unauthenticated pairing to an authenticated pairing; and transmitting an indication of the analyte concentration to the external device. | 2013-03-07 |
| 20130059542 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND TANGIBLE RECORDING MEDIUM RECORDING INFORMATION PROCESSING PROGRAM - An example information processing apparatus which is portable is provided that includes a zone identifying unit which identifies a zone where the information processing apparatus is located, a reception status measurement unit which measures a reception status of a signal from at least one transmitter in the zone identified by the zone identifying unit, a transmitter identifying unit which identifies the transmitter as a source of the signal in which the reception status corresponds to a predetermined condition, and a processing unit which executes a predetermined processing according to the transmitter identified by the transmitter identifying unit. | 2013-03-07 |
| 20130059543 | SENSING IN A COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - Usefulness of resource usage sensing information is determined by at least one node in a radio system. Transmission of sensing result information in the radio system is then controlled based at least in part on the determined usefulness. | 2013-03-07 |
| 20130059544 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR DETERMINISTIC DIRECTIONAL DISCOVERY OF WIRELESS DEVICES - A method for deterministic directional discovery of neighbor devices by a device in a wireless network comprises dividing equally an access time to a discovery channel to predefined number of sector scanning periods ( | 2013-03-07 |
| 20130059545 | Over-The-Air Test - An emulating system of an over-the-air test comprises a radio channel emulator, a selector, a connector and a plurality of antenna elements placed around a test spot for an electronic device under test. The selector receives data on a simulated radio channel from the radio channel emulator and selects a subset of a plurality of positions of antenna elements on the basis of the data. The connector connects only the antenna elements in the subset and the radio channel emulator for physically realizing the simulated radio channel. | 2013-03-07 |
| 20130059546 | Radio-Frequency Power Amplifier Circuitry with Power Supply Voltage Optimization Capabilities - Electronic devices with wireless communications capabilities are provided. The electronic device may include storage and processing circuitry, power amplifier circuitry, power supply circuitry, etc. The storage and processing circuitry may direct the power amplifier circuitry to operate using a desired power mode, in allocated resource blocks within a particular frequency channel, and at a given output power level. The power supply circuitry may bias the power amplifier circuitry with a power supply voltage. The electronic device may be subject to in-band emissions requirements and adjacent channel leakage requirements that restrict the power levels produced by the device on frequencies that are not allocated to the device. The electronic device may optimize the power amplifier supply voltage based on allocated resource blocks by minimizing the supply voltage to reduce power consumption while ensuring that emissions requirements are satisfied. | 2013-03-07 |
| 20130059547 | MOBILE TERMINAL, IMAGE DISPLAY DEVICE MOUNTED ON VEHICLE AND DATA PROCESSING METHOD USING THE SAME - A mobile terminal including a display unit configured to output an image, a communication unit configured to transceive data with an external mobile terminal, and a controller configured to control the communication unit to receive a notification corresponding to an event information of an application installed at the mobile terminal from the mobile terminal, the controller controlling the display unit to output a screen of the event to a user in accordance with the notification, the controller controlling the communication unit to receive an input of a user action corresponding to a command for processing the event from a user via the screen of the event and to transmit the user action to the mobile terminal. Further, the notification includes an identification information of the application and an identification information of the user action provided by the application. | 2013-03-07 |
| 20130059548 | OSCILLATOR AND RADIO COMMUNICATION DEVICE - According to an embodiment, there is provided with an oscillator including: a clock circuit, a power supply current source and an oscillating circuit wherein the clock circuit generates a clock signal, the power supply current source generates a power supply current according to the clock signal, and the oscillating circuit generates an oscillation signal of a higher frequency than a frequency of the clock signal based on the power supply current and a received signal from an input terminal, the received signal having amplitude of a predetermined level or more. | 2013-03-07 |
| 20130059549 | TRANSMISSION APPARATUS, TRANSMISSION METHOD AND TRANSMISSION SYSTEM - In order to improve the efficiency of removing a component of a signal different from a target received signal, a transmission apparatus includes: a reception means for receiving a first signal transmitted by a first transmission apparatus, and removing a component of a second signal transmitted by a second transmission apparatus, the second signal being received along with the first signal, using a third signal inputted from a third transmission apparatus receiving the second signal; a control means for setting a first modulation method based on the first signal, and generating first information, the first information being information including directions to change a modulation method of the first signal and a modulation method of the second signal to the first modulation method; and a transmission means for transmitting the first information to the first transmission apparatus. | 2013-03-07 |
| 20130059550 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR BODY PROTECTION FROM ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS - An apparatus for use in a communication device with an antenna protects a body from electromagnetic fields. The apparatus includes a sensing unit to sense a surrounding environment of the communication device, a variable element to perform a variable operation according to a voltage or current applied thereto. The apparatus further includes a variable element control unit to control the voltage or current according to the surrounding environment sensed by the sensing unit to cause the variable element to perform the variable operation, and an intelligent periodic structure coupled with the variable element, the intelligent periodic structure being configured to change an operation frequency of the wireless communication device according to the variable operation of the variable element and adjust a radiation pattern direction of the antenna. | 2013-03-07 |
| 20130059551 | ROUTING FOR A PACKAGE ANTENNA - An apparatus is provided. A plurality of transceiver antennas are arranged to form a phased array, where each antenna include a differential transmit antenna and a differential receive antenna arranged in a first pattern. A plurality of transceivers are arranged in a second pattern that is substantially symmetrical, and each transceiver is associated with at least one of the transceiver antennas and includes a feed network. Each feed network has a power amplifier (PA), a first matching network that is coupled between the PA and its associated transmit antenna so as to translate the phase of each differential transmit signal, a low noise amplifier (LNA), and a second matching network that is coupled between the LNA and its associated receive antenna so as to translate the phase of each differential receive signal. | 2013-03-07 |
| 20130059552 | CITIZENS BAND RADIO EARPIECE - The present invention is a citizens band radio earpiece utilized by a user with an ear that includes an ear hook that wraps around the user's right ear or left ear, a microphone with a threaded proximal end that serves as a male portion that is removably screwed into and accommodated by a threaded female portion of the earpiece and a volume control button that controls the volume levels of the sounds received by the earpiece. The earpiece also includes an automatic cut-off switch, a three-tiered earpiece that generates sound from a CB radio signal received by and transmitted to the CB radio earpiece, a pair of charging cords that are utilized to initially charge and recharge the earpiece and a portable activation button that includes a depressible button portion. | 2013-03-07 |
| 20130059553 | ANTENNA APPARATUS, ANTENNA SYSTEM, AND METHOD OF ADJUSTING ANTENNA APPARATUS - An antenna apparatus includes: first high-frequency output means for outputting a first high-frequency signal; second high-frequency output means for outputting a second high-frequency signal having the same frequency component as that of the first high-frequency signal; first antenna means for emitting a right-hand elliptically polarized wave according to the first high-frequency signal output from the first high-frequency output means; second antenna means for emitting a left-hand elliptically polarized wave according to the second high-frequency signal output from the second high-frequency output means; and phase adjustment means for adjusting a phase of at least one of the first high-frequency signal output from the first high-frequency output means and the second high-frequency signal output from the second high-frequency output means. | 2013-03-07 |
| 20130059554 | MULTI-MODE POWER SUPPLY REGULATOR FOR POWER AMPLIFIER CONTROL - A radio frequency (RF) power amplification system in which a combination of a linear voltage regulator having a PFET pass device and a DC-DC converter having an NFET pass device is used to supply power to an RF power amplifier. The RF power amplifier receives power from either the linear voltage regular and its associated PFET pass device or the DC-DC converter and its NFET pass device, depending upon the condition of a mode signal. | 2013-03-07 |
| 20130059555 | CAR AUDIO SYSTEM INCLUDING AN INTEGRATED MODULE COMPRISING A TUNER UNIT AND AN ACTIVE ANTENNA - A car audio system having a tuner unit and an active antenna integrated into a single module, the car audio system being connected to an antenna for a vehicle and receiving broadcast signals, is provided. The car audio system includes an antenna-tuner integration module, in which the active antenna for receiving and amplifying the broadcast signals and the tuner unit for selecting a broadcast signal corresponding to a specific frequency among the received broadcast signals are formed as a single module; and a car audio device connected to the antenna-tuner integration module using a data cable of a certain length corresponding to a spaced distance for preventing effects of electrical noise generated by the vehicle. | 2013-03-07 |
| 20130059556 | WIRELESS COMMUNICATION DEVICE AND SYSTEM - The present invention is directed to a wireless communications device that includes an antenna configured to receive an RF signal from an ambient environment. The antenna is characterized by an antenna impedance and the RF signal is characterized by a predetermined frequency. A passive mixer assembly is coupled to the antenna without an RF matching network. The passive mixer assembly is characterized by a passive mixer impedance presented to the antenna. The passive mixer assembly includes a plurality of baseband mixer ports. The passive mixer assembly is configured to downconvert the RF signal and provide a plurality of baseband signals. Each baseband signal of the plurality of baseband signals is directed out of a corresponding port of the plurality of baseband mixer ports and characterized by a predetermined phase of a plurality of predetermined phases. A baseband low noise amplifier (baseband-LNA) assembly is coupled to the passive mixer assembly. The baseband-LNA assembly includes a baseband-LNA input portion configured to receive the plurality of baseband signals from the passive mixer assembly. The baseband-LNA assembly is configured to provide a plurality of amplified baseband signals from a baseband-LNA output portion. A baseband feedback network is coupled between the baseband-LNA output portion and the baseband-LNA input portion. The baseband feedback network includes a plurality of first adjustable resistive components. The plurality of first adjustable resistive components is selectively adjustable such that the passive mixer impedance is substantially matched to the antenna impedance at the predetermined RE frequency. | 2013-03-07 |
| 20130059557 | DYNAMIC RFI DETECTION - Provided herein are different embodiments for performing radio frequency interference (RFI) detection in electronic devices such as mobile computing systems. | 2013-03-07 |
| 20130059558 | Cellular Network Based Assistant for Vehicles - A driver assistant system which is based on a cellular telecommunications network comprises detecting a spatial zone in the cellular telecommunications network; receiving route indication information from a mobile terminal on a vehicle inside the spatial zone with a network entity of the cellular telecommunications network; generating a trajectory for the vehicle based on the received route indication information; calculating a danger situation probability for the vehicle based on the generated trajectory; and sending a notification message to the mobile terminal if the danger situation probability exceeds a predefined threshold probability. | 2013-03-07 |
| 20130059559 | Locator System - A locator system is disclosed. An E911-enabled wireless network including a switching center is configured receive a request to generate location information regarding a remote mobile station, and send said location information to a subscriber only after obtaining consent from the remote mobile station. | 2013-03-07 |
| 20130059560 | System and Method for Providing Location Information to a Public Safety Answering Point During an Emergency 911 Call from a Softphone - A system and method for providing location information to a public safety answering point from a softphone may include receiving, at a network access point, an emergency 911 call from the softphone. The emergency 911 call may be communicated to a public safety answering point. In response to a call connection message being received, an address location of the network access point to which the softphone is in communication in placing the emergency 911 call to the public safety answering point may be communicated in a type II caller ID data packet. The softphone may generate the type II caller ID data packet with the address location in a data field, such as a data field typically used for name information of a caller. | 2013-03-07 |
| 20130059561 | Confirmation Based Mobile Messaging Platform - The present invention relates to a system and method for delivering a message to and receiving an acknowledgement from a mobile device, and more specifically, the system and method allows network operators, or any central administration group(s) to issue messages and warnings to a mobile device, which requires an acknowledgement in order for the mobile device to continue functioning without restriction. | 2013-03-07 |
| 20130059562 | METHOD, TERMINAL AND SYSTEM FOR ACHIEVING DIFFERENTIAL CHARGING OF A FIXED WIRELESS PHONE AMONG CELLS - The present disclosure relates to a method, a terminal and a system for achieving differential charging of a fixed wireless phone among cells. The method comprises determining whether a terminal position is updated and generating position updating information when the terminal position is updated; sending the position updating information to a server so that the server parses the position updating information based on a preset charging policy and sends request information for changing the charging policy to a charging centre when the charging policy of the terminal needs to be changed. The present disclosure changes the charging policies in real time for fixed wireless phone products which need to distinguish the charging rules of different cells, thus solving the problem of charging for mobile operators in the process of popularizing fixed wireless phone products. | 2013-03-07 |
| 20130059563 | DETECTION OF A REROUTING OF A COMMUNICATION CHANNEL OF A TELECOMMUNICATION DEVICE CONNECTED TO AN NFC CIRCUIT - The invention relates to a method for detecting an attempt to reroute a communication channel between a port of a security module and a port of a near-field communication router, which are in a telecommunication device, wherein, upon receiving a message in a near-field communication format, the security module verifies from which port of the communication router said message originates. | 2013-03-07 |
| 20130059564 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PERFORMING HANDOVER IN CONSIDERATION OF AUTHENTICATION PROCEDURE - A handover performing method and apparatus are provided to allow a terminal to effectively perform handover when it moves from a cell of a base station supporting a legacy system to a cell of a base station supporting an advanced system. The method for performing handover by a terminal, includes: acquiring information regarding a target base station through scanning; transmitting a ranging request message including indication information indicating direct handover to the target base station to the target base station; receiving a ranging response message including a handover procedure optimization flag from the target base station; and performing a network entry procedure toward the target base station according to the handover procedure optimization flag, wherein, in the network entry procedure, a key agreement procedure with the target base station is performed by using first authentication information which has been used in a connection with a serving base station. | 2013-03-07 |
| 20130059565 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PERFORMING HANDOVER IN CONSIDERATION OF AUTHENTICATION PROCEDURE - Disclosed are a handover performing method and apparatus for effectively performing handover when a terminal moves between a cell of a base station supporting a legacy system and a cell of a base station supporting an advanced system in a communication system. A method for performing handover by a terminal includes: acquiring information regarding a target base station through scanning; transmitting a ranging request message including authentication information used for a connection with a serving base station and indication information indicating direct handover to the target base station to the target base station; receiving a ranging response message including a handover procedure optimization flag from the target base station; and performing a network entry procedure to the target base station according to the handover procedure optimization flag. Thus, in performing handover from a legacy base station (e.g., an IEEE 802.16 | 2013-03-07 |
| 20130059566 | PROTECTION AGAINST REROUTING IN AN NFC CIRCUIT COMMUNICATION CHANNEL - A method for protecting information contained in a security module of a telecommunication device provided with a near-field communication router, wherein a routing table between the ports of the router contains at least one channel identifier calculated from an identifier of a radiofrequency port of a near-field communication circuit associated with the router. | 2013-03-07 |
| 20130059567 | PROTECTION OF A COMMUNICATION CHANNEL BETWEEN A SECURITY MODULE AND AN NFC CIRCUIT - A method for protecting data contained in a security module of a telecommunication device equipped with a near field communication router, wherein a modification of a routing table between gates of the router is dependent on a verification of an authentication code keyed in by a user. | 2013-03-07 |
| 20130059568 | PROTECTION OF A SECURITY MODULE IN A TELECOMMUNICATION DEVICE COUPLED TO AN NFC CIRCUIT - The invention relates to a method for protecting information contained in a security module of a telecommunication device provided with a near-field communication router, wherein the provision of information from the security module to the near-field communication router is subject to checking a signature of a routing table between ports of said router. | 2013-03-07 |
| 20130059569 | METHODS AND APPARATUS TO OBTAIN VOICE MESSAGES - Methods and apparatus to obtain voice messages are disclosed. One example method includes receiving at a mobile device an indication to access voicemail, determining if visual voicemail is available, and initiating a call to a voicemail system in response to determining that visual voicemail is unavailable. | 2013-03-07 |
| 20130059570 | MOBILE TERMINAL DEVICE, COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, COMMUNICATION PROGRAM, AND CONTROL METHOD - A mobile terminal device receives information related to a push email service from a mail server, a calendar server, and a phone book server that provide the push email service via a wireless communication network. The mobile terminal device stores therein setting information that indicates whether the information related to the push email service is received at the time of the standby state. Furthermore, the mobile terminal device determines whether to shift the state of the mobile terminal device to a standby state. If the mobile terminal device determines that the mobile terminal device will shift its state to a standby state, the mobile terminal device transmits, on the basis of the stored setting information, a setting notification that instructs the stopping of the push email service to the mail server, the calendar server, and the phone book server. | 2013-03-07 |
| 20130059571 | SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING INTERNET ACCESS TO AN AUTOMOTIVE VEHICLE HAVING A MULTIMEDIA DEVICE - A system for accessing the Internet from an automotive vehicle having a multimedia device is provided. The system includes a mobile phone equipped with a wireless transceiver. The wireless transceiver has a data-only channel operable to transmit data between the mobile phone and the multimedia device. A first application is disposed within the mobile phone. The first application is operable to access an Internet website. A data processor is operable to transmit the Internet website to the multimedia device in data form through the data-only channel. A second application is disposed within the multimedia device and is operable to process the data received through the data-only channel so as to display the website onto the multimedia device. | 2013-03-07 |
| 20130059572 | Computational systems and methods for identifying a communications partner - Methods, apparatuses, computer program products, devices and systems are described that carry out accepting at least one telephone communication from at least one member of a network; disambiguating the at least one search term including associating the at least one search term with at least one of network-participation identifier data or device-identifier data; and presenting the sender profile in association with the at least one telephone communication. | 2013-03-07 |
| 20130059573 | Multiple Party Communications for Mobile Terminals - A mobile station in a telecommunication network, comprising a radio access network and a core network, initiates a communication to multiple destination parties. The mobile station assembles and includes the multiple destination parties in a multiple destination party container and inserts this container in a communication initiating message. The mobile station transmits the message via the radio access network to an access node of the core network. The access node retrieves the multiple destination party container from the received message and initializes the communication to multiple destination parties via the core network. | 2013-03-07 |
| 20130059574 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR TERMINATING TELEPHONY COMMUNICATIONS TO MOBILE TELEPHONY DEVICES - Systems and methods for terminating telephony communications to a mobile telephony device that is roaming outside of its native service area make use of a forwarding termination service. The forwarding termination service causes the native mobile telephony service provider that provides service to the mobile telephony device to forward incoming telephony communications directed the native telephone number of the mobile telephony device to a forwarding access number. The forwarding termination service receives telephony communications directed to the forwarding access number, and then terminates the telephony communication to the mobile telephony device via any one of multiple different methods. The mobile telephony service provider can be instructed to implement and cancel call forwarding instructions by dialing a special character string on the mobile telephony device. | 2013-03-07 |
| 20130059575 | DEVICE-INTEROPERABILITY NOTIFICATION METHOD AND SYSTEM, AND METHOD FOR ASSESSING AN INTEROPERABILITY OF AN ELECTRONIC DEVICE WITH A VEHICLE - A device-interoperability notification method and system are disclosed herein. The method involves establishing a connection between an electronic device and a telematics unit operatively disposed in a vehicle. Via the telematics unit, data obtained from the device is transmitted to a data aggregator at a call center. From the data, the data aggregator recognizes that an interoperability issue exists between the device and the vehicle within which the device is disposed. Via a communications module at the call center, a message is sent to the telematics unit or the electronic device, and this message includes information pertaining to an interoperability of the electronic device with the vehicle. The system includes elements to perform the steps of the method above. Also disclosed herein is a method for assessing the interoperability between an electronic device and a vehicle. | 2013-03-07 |
| 20130059576 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR UTILIZING A SECOND RECEIVER TO ESTABLISH TIME AND FREQUENCY - Apparatus and methods for synchronizing a network element (e.g. access points, femtocells, etc.) to a master network (such as a cellular network) to provide accurate frequency and/or time references for their internal systems. In one embodiment, the network element utilizes a dedicated receiver (or transceiver) to receive timing information from the master network. The implementation of the dedicated receiver is advantageous for cost and simplicity reasons. Furthermore, the timing or frequency information, as received from the master network, is used to correct the network element's internal timing. In addition, the network element's internal timing can operate in open-loop mode, if no master network can be found, thereby allowing for the device to continue providing service to network users. Additionally, a dedicated receiver can also receive information (e.g. location, SID, NID, SSID, etc.) local to the network element, such information may be useful or required for seamless operation within the master network. | 2013-03-07 |
| 20130059577 | Method for Reducing Failure of Configuration Update Initiated by eNB and eNB - The present invention provides a method for reducing failure of configuration update initiated by an evolved Node B (eNB) and the eNB thereof. The method includes: after the configuration is updated, the eNB compares Public Land Mobile telephone Network (PLMN) information of the local end with the PLMN information of a Mobility Management Entity (MME) stored in the local end ( | 2013-03-07 |
| 20130059578 | System and Method of Performing Remote Diagnostics on a Computing Device - A user's cellular communication device communicates with a peer cellular communication device to perform diagnostic or repair functions on a computer connected to the user's device. The user's device is connected to the computer via a cable. The remote device commands the user's device to query the computer via the cable connection for information about the computer. Based on that information, the remote device generates commands to send to the user's device. Upon receipt, the user's device employs the commands to execute selected diagnostic and repair programs resident on the computer. | 2013-03-07 |
| 20130059579 | MOBILE TERMINAL AND MOBILE COMMUNICATION METHOD - The present invention allows a mobile terminal which recognizes a UMTS cell as a serving cell to display that the mobile terminal is in the coverage of an LTE cell near the serving cell on a standby screen without performing any cell search of the LTE cell. In an overlapping area between the UMTS cell and the LTE cell, the mobile terminal of the present invention recognizes the UMTS cell as a serving cell which the mobile terminal camps on or is connected to, is provided with an estimation section that estimates that the mobile terminal is in the coverage of LTE cell, when received broadcast information includes an LTE cell detection identifier, and a display section that displays that the mobile terminal is in the coverage of LTE cell, when the estimation section estimates that the mobile terminal is in the coverage of LTE cell. | 2013-03-07 |
| 20130059580 | MOBILE STATION AND METHOD - There are included an information collecting unit that collects, for each of public land mobile network, public land mobile network selecting information to be used for selecting a public land mobile network to be preferentially selected, and a storing unit that stores, for each of the public land mobile networks, the public land mobile network selecting information collected by the information collecting unit. | 2013-03-07 |
| 20130059581 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR IDENTIFYING CLOSED SUBSCRIBER GROUP CELLS - A method, apparatus and computer program product are provided for identifying a closed subscriber group (CSG) cell to a macrocell in an efficient manner such that the identification of the CSG cell requires less signalling between the mobile terminal and the macrocell, thereby either reducing the overall signalling or providing increased capacity for additional measurement reporting by the mobile terminal. Additionally, a method, apparatus and computer program product are provided in which the CSG cell is identified in a more efficient manner in a cell change order, thereby similarly reduce the signalling requirements between a macrocell and a CSG cell. | 2013-03-07 |
| 20130059582 | Adaptive User Equipment Registration for Communication Networks - A method, apparatus, and computer-readable medium for registration of a mobile communication device include receiving a tracking area update request from the mobile communication device. Determining if the mobile communication device is categorized as moving or stationary. Categorizing the mobile communication list as one of moving or stationary based on the tracking area update request. Transmitting a tracking area list and a timer value to the mobile communications device based on the categorizing of the mobile communication device and the tracking area update request. The tracking area list and timer value can also be based on other factors. | 2013-03-07 |
