| 10th week of 2012 patent applcation highlights part 39 |
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| 20120058740 | RADIO BROADCAST RECEIVER - A radio broadcast receiver includes a front end unit for tuning by changing a local oscillation frequency; and a control unit for managing by dividing the receiving band into a third frequency domain including a third frequency obtained by subtracting the intermediate frequency from an upper end frequency of the receiving band, a first frequency domain including a first frequency obtained by adding the intermediate frequency to a lower end frequency of the receiving band, and a second frequency domain where the first frequency domain and third frequency domain overlap, and for switching, when tuning is made across the frequency domains, the local oscillation frequency to an upper local oscillation frequency when the tuning frequency is higher than the third frequency by controlling the front end unit, and to a lower local oscillation frequency when it is lower than the first frequency by controlling the front end unit. | 2012-03-08 |
| 20120058741 | THERMAL-MECHANICAL SIGNAL PROCESSING - A source signal is converted into a time-variant temperature field with transduction into mechanical motion. In one embodiment, the conversion of a source signal into the time-variant temperature field is provided by utilizing a micro-fabricated fast response, bolometer-type radio frequency power meter. A resonant-type micromechanical thermal actuator may be utilized for temperature read-out and demodulation. | 2012-03-08 |
| 20120058742 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DYNAMICALLY ASSIGNING A MOBILE SERVICE REQUEST TO ANY ONE OF A PLURALITY OF AVAILABLE SERVICE PROVIDERS - A method, non-transistory computer readable medium and system for dynamically assigning a request for wireless communication service are disclosed. For example, the method receives the request for wireless communication service from a mobile device, and forwards the request to a plurality of wireless network service providers to solicit at least one bid for servicing the request. The method receives the at least one bid from the plurality of wireless network service providers to service the request, and determines by a coordinating device a winning bid from the at least one bid. The method then assigns a wireless network service provider from the plurality of wireless network service providers to service the request, wherein the assigned wireless network service provider is associated with the winning bid. | 2012-03-08 |
| 20120058743 | METHOD FOR LEGITIMATELY UNLOCKING A SIM CARD LOCK, UNLOCKING SERVER, AND UNLOCKING SYSTEM FOR A SIM CARD LOCK - A method for legitimately unlocking a SIM card lock, using an unlocking server connected to a USSD gateway, is for unlocking a SIM card lock set by a telecommunications service provider to a mobile terminal of a subscriber. Upon receiving an unlocking request that is transmitted from the mobile terminal and through the USSD gateway and that includes subscriber data and a USSD code representing activation of the unlocking request, the unlocking server requests the telecommunications service provider to verify, with reference to the subscriber data, whether the subscriber has a right to unlock the SIM card lock. Upon receiving verification from the telecommunications service provider that the subscriber has the right to unlock, the unlocking server transmits an unlocking program and an unlocking password to the mobile terminal such that the mobile terminal may execute the unlocking program and load the unlocking password for unlocking the SIM card lock. | 2012-03-08 |
| 20120058744 | Mobile Services Access Management Methods and Systems - An exemplary method includes a mobile services access management system maintaining a mobile services access schedule associated with a mobile access device, the mobile services access schedule specifying one or more restricted access time periods during which access by the mobile access device to one or more mobile services requires entry of a predetermined access code, receiving a request to access at least one mobile service within the one or more mobile services during one of the one or more restricted access time periods, receiving entry of a predetermined access code in conjunction with the request, granting the mobile access device access to the at least one mobile service, and providing a notification of the access to a predetermined recipient. Corresponding methods and systems are also disclosed. | 2012-03-08 |
| 20120058745 | ADVERTISING METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR USE IN A WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM - Methods and apparatus related to communicating advertisements and/or service announcements to devices in a communications system are described. In various embodiments mobile devices are used as mobile advertisement transmission platforms. Advertisements may be downloaded to the wireless communications device along with transmission constraints. Transmission of an advertisement is made when a transmission constraint, e.g., target audience constraint is satisfied. The wireless terminal may change its transmission frequency, coding rate and/or other transmission characteristics to satisfy a transmission constraint and/or optimize revenue. The mobile device reports advertisements transmissions to a network device, e.g., advertisement server and the owner of the device is compensated for the transmissions. Transmission constraints may involve a number of devices to be reached, the type of devices to be reached, and/or other constraints relating to the demographics of device users. Information may be obtained from peer discovery signals and used to determine if a constraint is satisfied. | 2012-03-08 |
| 20120058746 | Method, System, and Computer Program Product for Tracking and Accounting for Roaming of Mobile Devices - Roaming of mobile devices is tracked and accounted for automatically and accurately. Revenue records are received for at least one service provider due to roaming of mobile devices within a particular geographical area served by the at least one service provider for mobile devices that do not have a subscription for service with the service provider for the particular geographic area. Expense records are received for the service provider due to roaming of mobile devices within other geographical areas served by at least one other service provider and not served by the at least one service provider. Each of the revenue and expense records is associated with a particular mobile device and includes a code identifying a particular service provider with which the particular mobile device has a subscription and a code identifying a particular geographical area assigned to the particular mobile device. The codes identifying particular service providers and particular geographical areas assigned to the mobile devices are validated against a list of predefined service providers and predefined geographical areas. If the codes are valid, the revenue records and expense records received over a period of time are compiled and summarized. | 2012-03-08 |
| 20120058747 | Method For Communicating and Displaying Interactive Avatar - A method for communication and for displaying an interactive avatar or hologram corresponding to a remote party. | 2012-03-08 |
| 20120058748 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MANAGING COMMUNICATION OF A DUAL-STANDBY PORTABLE TERMINAL - A method and system for managing communication of a dual-standby portable terminal are provided, in which upon generation of communication traffic with a first communication network among a plurality of communication networks, the portable terminal transmits a hold signal to a second communication network for which communication traffic has not been generated, other than the first communication network, and upon receipt of the hold signal, the second communication network restricts a communication connection to the portable terminal. | 2012-03-08 |
| 20120058749 | TECHNIQUES TO ASSOCIATE MEDIA INFORMATION WITH RELATED INFORMATION - System, apparatus, method, and article for techniques to associate media data with related information. A mobile computing device includes a media manager module. The media manager module processes a media file including metadata. The media manager module retrieves a first content from a metadata field in the metadata. The media manager module retrieves a second content from a field in an application file associated with an application client. The media manager module compares the first and second contents and determines whether the first and second contents are associated. If the first and second contents are associated, the media manager module retrieves the second content and inserts the second content in a second metadata field of the media file. | 2012-03-08 |
| 20120058750 | "I am dirving/busy" automatic response system for mobile phones - A cell phone which has been modified by the addition of software which responds to the press of one or more Busy keys by automatically sending a pre-typed text message to the sender of the latest text message just received or automatically answering an incoming call immediately upon pressing the Busy key and playing a pre-recorded audio message. The outgoing text or audio message can inform the sender of the incoming text or the caller that the user is driving or otherwise engaged and cannot respond immediately. In some embodiments, one or more Busy keys can be added keys or one or more existing keys on the cell phone or on the keypad of the cell phone or on a touchscreen or a visual depiction of a keypad on a touchscreen of the cell phone. | 2012-03-08 |
| 20120058751 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR GENERATING A DIG TICKET REQUEST - A system, device, and method for generating a dig ticket for a proposed dig site using a mobile communication device includes obtaining location data indicative of the current location of the mobile computing device and displaying a digital map on the display of the mobile computing device that includes indicia of the proposed dig site, which corresponds to the location of the mobile computing device. If the location of the proposed dig site is correct, a dig ticket may be generated and transmitted to a dig site authorization server over a network. | 2012-03-08 |
| 20120058752 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DISTRIBUTED DATA TRANSFER OVER MULTIPLE INDEPENDENT WIRELSS NETWORKS - Embodiments of the invention provide for methods and apparatus for fragmenting a single message and sending the message fragments over multiple independent networks to a single receiving unit. The receiving unit then reassembles the message fragments to generate the original message. One embodiment of an apparatus according to the invention is a wireless radio frequency modem that can both receive and transmit fragmented messages over multiple independent networks. | 2012-03-08 |
| 20120058753 | METHOD FOR PERFORMING USSD SERVICES IN A TELECOMMUNICATIONS NETWORK - A method for providing services in a telecommunication network with the use of USSD channel, comprising of a step of receiving ( | 2012-03-08 |
| 20120058754 | Wireless extensions for a conference unit and methods thereof - A telecommunication conference device, system and method for enhancing participation within a conference call. The present application relates to telecommunications, and more particularly, to a conference phone capable of being connected with wireless devices such that they can be used as microphone extensions. In one embodiment, the conference phone can include a wireless interface and a microphone. The conference phone can connect with one or more wireless devices through the wireless interface. The conference phone can receive audio from the one or more wireless devices and at the same time, can receive audio from the microphone on the conference phone. The audio received by the conference phone, through the one or more wireless devices and the microphone, can be combined into a single audio stream using an audio mixer. The teleconference phone can remove echoing effects that are within the audio stream and then transmit the audio over a telephone network. | 2012-03-08 |
| 20120058755 | "I am driving/busy" automatic response system for mobile phones - A cell phone which has been modified by the addition of software which responds to the press of one or more Busy keys by automatically sending a pre-typed text message to the sender of the latest text message just received or automatically answering an incoming call immediately upon pressing the Busy key and playing a pre-recorded audio message. The outgoing text or audio message can inform the sender of the incoming text or the caller that the user is driving or otherwise engaged and cannot respond immediately. In some embodiments, one or more Busy keys can be added keys or one or more existing keys on the cell phone or on the keypad of the cell phone or on a touchscreen or a visual depiction of a keypad on a touchscreen of the cell phone. | 2012-03-08 |
| 20120058756 | "I am Driving/busy" automatic response system for mobile phones - A cell phone which has been modified by the addition of software which responds to the press of one or more Busy keys by automatically sending a pre-typed text message to the sender of the latest text message just received or automatically answering an incoming call immediately upon pressing the Busy key and playing a pre-recorded audio message. The outgoing text or audio message can inform the sender of the incoming text or the caller that the user is driving or otherwise engaged and cannot respond immediately. In some embodiments, one or more Busy keys can be added keys or one or more existing keys on the cell phone or on the keypad of the cell phone or on a touchscreen or a visual depiction of a keypad on a touchscreen of the cell phone. | 2012-03-08 |
| 20120058757 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR IDENTIFYING AND CHARACTERIZING THE IMPACT OF NETWORK INCIDENTS ON TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES OFFERED TO USERS - The present Invention relates to a method and to a system for identifying and characterizing the impact of network incidents on the telecommunication services offered to users. According to the invention, the system for identifying and characterizing an incident in a service offered to a user of a telecommunications network comprises an unavailability selection module ( | 2012-03-08 |
| 20120058758 | BIAS REMOVAL OF RADIO LINK QUALITY ESTIMATES - A method for compensating the bias in estimates by utilizing the configured channel estimation filter bank. The method comprises selecting a filter from a predefined set of filters based on channel parameters, and producing at least one radio channel coefficient by applying the selected filter. An input to the filter comprises raw channel estimates, and an output of the filter comprises at least one biased channel coefficient after filtering. The method further comprises producing a radio link quality based on the at least one biased channel coefficient and/or the selected filter. During the estimation, the method comprises removing bias based on the selected filter and/or a filter configuration. | 2012-03-08 |
| 20120058759 | MONITORING CELLULAR RADIO ACCESS NODE PERFORMANCE - The technology in this application reduces the maintenance effort and expense to monitor the performance of a cellular radio access node (e.g., a relay or repeater) by having the cellular radio access node automatically perform radio performance monitoring on itself and providing some kind of indication of its status to an operations and maintenance node. The cellular radio access node monitors performance of a set of one or more radio characteristics of a received radio signal received by the cellular radio access node or a transmitted radio signal transmitted by the cellular radio access node and determines whether the performance exceeds an associated predetermined threshold. The cellular radio access node indicates a condition of the cellular radio access node for the operations and maintenance node based on the monitored performance. The cellular radio access node may take independent action, e.g., shutdown, restart, reduce transmit power, etc., if a monitored condition is exceeded, e.g., transmitted noise exceeds a threshold. | 2012-03-08 |
| 20120058760 | INCREASING TIME INTERVAL BETWEEN SUCCESSIVE SEARCHES FOR SIGNALING OF NEIGHBORING CELLS OF A DIFFERENT WIRELESS TECHNOLOGY - A mobile station attached to an access network receives a control message identifying neighboring cells of a different wireless technology than the access network. The mobile station searches for signaling of the neighboring cells of the different wireless technology, and in response to not being able to detect the signaling of the neighboring cells, the mobile station increases a time interval between successive searches for the signaling. | 2012-03-08 |
| 20120058761 | METHOD FOR SYNCHRONIZING A MOBILE STATION TO A BASE STATION - The invention relates to a method for synchronizing a mobile station to a base station, comprising in the base station a act of generating an information about a frequency of a channel which is used to transmit data about the identity of the base station and a act of transmitting the information from the base station to the mobile station. | 2012-03-08 |
| 20120058762 | NETWORK SELECTION IN GAN ENVIRONMENT - In one embodiment, a scheme is provided for network discovery and selection by a user equipment (UE) device that is operable in wide area cellular network (WACN) bands as well as in wireless access network bands. In particular, the UE device is operable to select a WACN that is accessible via a wireless generic access network (GAN) in addition to being accessible via the cellular network band. | 2012-03-08 |
| 20120058763 | USER EQUIPMENT AND ACCESS METHOD THEREOF - In the field of wireless network communications, in order to solve a problem in the prior art that a user equipment (UE) cannot be handed over in time between a mobile access point (AP) and a fixed access point, a UE and an access method thereof are provided. The method includes the following steps. A relative speed between a UE and each access point is calculated. The access point is selected to establish a communication connection if the relative speed between the UE and the access point is smaller than a threshold speed. Therefore, a beneficial effect that the UE can be handed over in time between the mobile access point and the fixed access point is achieved. | 2012-03-08 |
| 20120058764 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR SUPPORTING LOCATION UPDATE REGISTRATION PROCESS IN MACHINE TO MACHINE COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - An apparatus and method for supporting a location update registration process used for an idle mode operation of a Mobile Station (MS) in a Machine-to-Machine (M2M) communication are provided. The method includes determining whether a system global location update registration timer is applied to the MS, when it is determined that the global location update registration timer is not applied, determining a timer for updating a location when the MS operates in an idle mode, and transmitting a message including the timer to the MS. | 2012-03-08 |
| 20120058765 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MANAGING FEMTO BASE STATIONS AND A FEMTO ZONE IN A WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORK - The present invention relates to a system and to a method for efficiently managing at least one or more femto base stations (BSs) existing in a femto zone containing a plurality of femto cells and for managing the femto zone in a wireless communication network. The system and method of the present invention comprise: receiving a registration request from a first femto base station from among the femto base stations in the femto zone that share a backhaul link; storing the registration of the femto base station and determining the first femto base station as a master base station or a candidate base station in accordance with the registration request; and transmitting, to the first femto base station, a registration acknowledgement message which contains the maximum backhaul link capacity of the femto zone and master base station information if the first femto base station is determined to be master base station, or a registration acknowledgement message which contains master base station information and candidate base station information if the first femto base station is determined to be the candidate base station. | 2012-03-08 |
| 20120058766 | METHOD, SYSTEM AND DEVICE FOR MAINTAINING USER SERVICE CONTINUITY - A method, a system and a device for maintaining user service continuity are provided in an embodiment of the present invention. The method includes prohibiting a UE from accessing a forbidden network before handover is complete when the UE needs to perform network handover if the UE adopts a SIM access technology, thus avoiding service interruption of a SIM user due to access to an incorrect network. A system and a device for maintaining user service continuity are provided in an embodiment of the present invention. | 2012-03-08 |
| 20120058767 | SIGNALING SUPPORT FOR ANTENNA SELECTION USING SUBSET LISTS AND SUBSET MASKS - A communication device is described herein that has control (or at least partial control) over which virtual antenna(s) in one or more base stations to use for transmissions. In one embodiment, the mobile phone performs the following steps: ( | 2012-03-08 |
| 20120058768 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR RESTRICTING MOBILITY IN WIRELESS NETWORKS - This invention provides a method, system and apparatus for controlling mobility on a wireless network, which includes retrieving a network mobility preference, the network mobility preference indicating a level of mobility service for the mobile station, the level of mobility service indicating the extent to which the mobile station can handoff among base stations of the wireless network, and establishing a level of mobility service for the mobile station based on the retrieved network mobility preference. The method and apparatus may further include determining the level of mobility service for the mobile station to be fully or partially restricted based on the mobility preference. | 2012-03-08 |
| 20120058769 | COMMUNICATION METHOD, MANAGEMENT DEVICE, AND MOBILE DEVICE - In a communication system | 2012-03-08 |
| 20120058770 | PROACTIVE HANDOVER POLICY - An exemplary system and method for determining handovers for a mobile device are disclosed. An exemplary system may generally include a handover server in communication with a communication network configured to support initiated communications from a mobile device. The handover server is configured to detect an initiated communication between the mobile device and a first communication link, determine a value for each of a plurality of factors associated with each of a plurality of available communication links, and assign a desired communication link to the mobile device from the plurality of available communication using a generally simultaneous assessment of the plurality of factors. | 2012-03-08 |
| 20120058771 | MEASUREMENT CONTROL METHOD, USER EQUIPMENT AND NETWORK-SIDE DEVICE - A measurement control method, a UE, and a network-side device are provided to solve the problem in the prior art that no measurement control solution can ensure the UE to perform a measurement and obtain a measurement result in time, as well as reduce the impact of the measurement on the performance of the UE. The method includes the following steps. The UE receives measurement indication information provided by the network side; and the UE performs a measurement after determining that the UE needs to perform the measurement according to the measurement indication information, which ensures that the UE may not perform the measurement frequently but pertinently, and reduces the impact of the measurement on the performance of the UE to the utmost extent. | 2012-03-08 |
| 20120058772 | Methods and Arrangements in Cellular Communication Systems - The disclosure relates to methods and arrangements wherein a user equipment (UE) supporting a first frequency band H | 2012-03-08 |
| 20120058773 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PERFORMING A DEMOTION IN A CELLULAR COMMUNICATIONS NETWORK - A method, computer readable medium and apparatus for performing a demotion in a cellular communications network are disclosed. For example, the method receives a packet indicating that a batching transfer is completed, determines if a background packet was received after receiving the packet indicating that the batching transfer is completed and demotes a state of a state machine implemented by a radio network controller to a lower state if the background packet was not received. | 2012-03-08 |
| 20120058774 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR DISPLAYING AUGMENTED REALITY INFORMATION - An apparatus and method for displaying augmented reality (AR) information on a terminal according to authorization for use of AR information provided from an AR system. The method includes recognizing a current location of the terminal; receiving authorization information of AR information receivable at the recognized current location; determining whether the AR information is available with reference to the authorization information for the AR information; and displaying the receivable AR information according to the determination result. Accordingly, the terminal recognizes its current location, determines the availability of AR information receivable at the recognized location, receives available AR information from the AR system according to the determination result, and displays the received available AR information in a window on a display of the terminal. | 2012-03-08 |
| 20120058775 | SERVICES AND APPLICATIONS FOR A COMMUNICATIONS NETWORK - A location system is disclosed for commercial wireless telecommunication infrastructures. The system is an end-to-end solution having one or more location centers for outputting requested locations of commercially available handsets or mobile stations (MS) based on, e.g., CDMA, AMPS, NAMPS or TDMA communication standards, for processing both local MS location requests and more global MS location requests via, e.g., Internet communication between a distributed network of location centers. The system uses a plurality of MS locating technologies including those based on: (1) two-way TOA and TDOA; (2) pattern recognition; (3) distributed antenna provisioning; (5) GPS signals, (6) angle of arrival, (7) super resolution enhancements, and (8) supplemental information from various types of very low cost non-infrastructure base stations for communicating via a typical commercial wireless base station infrastructure or a public telephone switching network. Accordingly, the traditional MS location difficulties, such as multipath, poor location accuracy and poor coverage are alleviated via such technologies in combination with strategies for: (a) automatically adapting and calibrating system performance according to environmental and geographical changes; (b) automatically capturing location signal data for continual enhancement of a self-maintaining historical data base retaining predictive location signal data; (c) evaluating MS locations according to both heuristics and constraints related to, e.g., terrain, MS velocity and MS path extrapolation from tracking and (d) adjusting likely MS locations adaptively and statistically so that the system becomes progressively more comprehensive and accurate. Further, the system can be modularly configured for use in location signaling environments ranging from urban, dense urban, suburban, rural, mountain to low traffic or isolated roadways. Accordingly, the system is useful for 911 emergency calls, tracking, routing, people and animal location including applications for confinement to and exclusion from certain areas. | 2012-03-08 |
| 20120058776 | Updating Timestamps of Short Messages - A time stamp of a message from a sending mobile device may be modified to correlate with the time zone occupied by a recipient mobile device. A message from a sending mobile device may be received at a message center. The message center may then route the message to a switch that manages the recipient mobile device, in which the switch is in a time zone that is different from the time zone occupied by the recipient mobile device. Accordingly, the switch may update a time stamp of the message to correlate with the time zone occupied by the recipient mobile. Following the update, the switch may transfer the message with the updated time stamp to the recipient mobile device. | 2012-03-08 |
| 20120058777 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CONTROLLING QUALITY OF SERVICE AT PICOCELLS USING AGNOSTIC PLATFORM - Systems and methods for maintaining the quality of service provided by a picocell and for reducing the cost to maintain and operate the picocell. The systems and methods provided herein, in an embodiment, provide for a backhaul and radio agnostic system where the picocell is highly configurable and can be used with a variety of different types of backhauls and radio devices. Remote monitoring and configuration of the device may be provided to reduce the cost of maintaining the picocell. | 2012-03-08 |
| 20120058778 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING A POSITION OF A MOBILE WIRELESS DEVICE - A system and method for determining a position of a mobile wireless device using wireless local area network access points (APs). In one embodiment, a mobile wireless device includes an AP positioning system configured to estimate a position of the device based on locations of APs disposed about the device. The AP positioning system is configured to: 1) access an AP database; and 2) provide, to the database, one or more medium access controller (MAC) addresses and an area of interest value. The AP positioning system is also configured to retrieve, from the database: 1) location information for each AP having a provided MAC address, or located within the area of interest; and 2) at least one of: signal parameters for the APs nearby the device, a geographic area within which each MAC address can be received, and an indication of a scan type to used for identifying APs. | 2012-03-08 |
| 20120058779 | Method and system for implementing location service - The present invention discloses a method and a system for implementing location service, in which the method comprises: sending a location request message from a source user to a MMSG by a MMSC; sending the location request message to a multimedia message generating platform by the MMSG; initiating a location request to an LSP by the multimedia message generating platform according to the location request message; performing location according to the initiated location request and returning a location result to the multimedia message generating platform by the LSP; generating multimedia message information according to the location result and sending the multimedia message information to the MMSG by the multimedia message generating platform; and sending the received multimedia message information to the source user through the MMSC by the MMSG. The present invention can not only reduce the requirement of the location service on terminal capability, but also more conveniently develop the location service, thereby realizing the aim of providing convenient and efficient location service to users by using multimedia message information. | 2012-03-08 |
| 20120058780 | COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM AND COMMUNICATIONS METHOD - A communications system and a communications method that enable to collect location information without imposing a load on the network. In an RNC of a communications system, when a communication controlling module performs communication connection processing to a mobile station among a plurality of mobile stations, a positioning module measures the location of the mobile station and the communication controlling module transmits location information of the mobile station to an exchange when communication is connected with the mobile station. In the exchange, a communication controlling module receives the location information transmitted from the RNC and a storage module stores the received location information. Then, in response to a request from a management center, the exchange transmits the location information stored in the storage module. | 2012-03-08 |
| 20120058781 | LOCATION MONITORING SYSTEM - A method and device are provided for receiving a wireless location tracking activation signal. Location monitoring is initiated based on the received wireless location tracking activation. A geographic location is periodically determined and transmitted to a remote device. | 2012-03-08 |
| 20120058782 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR GENERATING AND USING LOCATION INFORMATION - A method and apparatus for generating and using location information is provided to a user of a mobile device. The method involves obtaining and processing a location history of the mobile device to determine locations of significance; automatically generating potential location identifiers associated with the locations of significance; and prompting, at a determined appropriate time, for user input for refining the set of one or more potential location identifiers into a customized location identifier. | 2012-03-08 |
| 20120058783 | METHOD OF OPERATING MOBILE DEVICE BY RECOGNIZING USER'S GESTURE AND MOBILE DEVICE USING THE METHOD - A method of operating a mobile device by recognizing a user's gesture and a mobile device that uses the method, the method includes recognizing the user's gesture and circumstance information; generating circumstantial gesture information according to a combination of the recognized gesture and the circumstance information; and executing an application item corresponding to the circumstantial gesture information. | 2012-03-08 |
| 20120058784 | PRIVACY OF LOCATION INFORMATION - An arrangement for providing privacy settings for determining whether location information for a subscriber can be provided to a requesting party is described. The privacy settings are at least partially based on presence information for the subscriber. A gateway mobile location centre (GMLC) selectively provides the location information regarding subscribers on request, in accordance with the privacy settings. | 2012-03-08 |
| 20120058785 | Wireless Messaging Using Notification Messages in a Wireless Communication Network - A wireless communication system, comprising a host service, a wireless router system coupled to the host service, a wireless network coupling the wireless router system and a wireless mobile communication device (“mobile device”), adaptively delivers data to the mobile device in the wireless communication system using a pull message delivery mechanism. In one embodiment, before the actual message is sent to the mobile device, a small notification message is sent first to enable the mobile device to send a pull request to the host to fetch the incoming message. Upon activation of a session, a pull request is sent from the device to the host service to fetch the incoming data message. The data message may be an e-mail message. | 2012-03-08 |
| 20120058786 | METHOD FOR TRANSMITTING AN ELECTRONIC SHORT MESSAGE TO MULTIPLE RECEIVERS - The invention relates to a method and a system for transmitting an electronic short message via at least one telecommunication network (N) from a first terminal device (D) for telecommunication to a group of two or more receiving devices (A, B). The short message is received by a messaging centre (C) and the latter sends this short message as single messages to the receiving devices (A, B). The single messages, after having been received, are marked as unread on the receiving devices (A, B). According to the invention an identifier identifying the short message is allocated to the single messages. One of the receiving devices (A, B), in the case of the single message being read, generates a read confirmation with the identifier and transmits it to the messaging centre (C) which then transmits a status change message with the identifier to the other receiving devices (A, B). The status change message is allocated to the single message on the basis of the identifier on the respective receiving device (A, B) and the single message is marked as read on this receiving device (A, B). | 2012-03-08 |
| 20120058787 | Advanced User Interface Operations in a Dual-Mode Wireless Device - A system and method are provided for mobile stations for enhancing the ease of use of a mobile station. Through the system and method, a user may more easily view the phone number of a caller identification card. The user may be alerted when the user tries to send messages while out of GPRS coverage, or the mobile station may recognize extension numbers in address book user interface applications to assist with a dialling operation. | 2012-03-08 |
| 20120058788 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR COMMUNICATING WITH BLIND INTERFERENCE ALIGNMENT USING POWER ALLOCATION AND/OR TRANSMISSION ARCHITECTURE - A method and system are disclosed herein for power allocation and/or clustering in a wireless communication system that uses blind interference alignment. In one embodiment, the system comprises a plurality of receivers, where each receiver in the plurality has a multi-mode antenna with a single radio frequency (RF) chain that is operable in a plurality of antenna modes, and wherein each receiver shifts between the plurality of antenna modes in a predetermined manner. The system also includes a plurality of base stations to perform cluster-based transmission, each base station in the plurality of base stations having one or more transmitters having a transmit antenna and being operable to communicate with one or more of receivers in the plurality of receivers using a blind interference alignment (BIA) scheme, and wherein the plurality of base stations are grouped in different clusters at different times according to cluster patterns. | 2012-03-08 |
| 20120058789 | PROBABILISTIC INTERFERENCE MITIGATION FOR WIRELESS CELLULAR NETWORKS - An interference mitigation system randomizes transmissions to cell-edge users by carefully controlling the probability of transmission to these users, thereby creating a virtual fractional frequency system that does not require extensive frequency management and coordination across the network. In some embodiments, the interference mitigation system identifies severely interfered links and reduces the probability of transmission on these links, with the result being a reduced probability of interference. | 2012-03-08 |
| 20120058790 | METHOD FOR GENERATING A COEXISTENCE VALUE TO DEFINE FAIR RESOURCE SHARE BETWEEN SECONDARY NETWORKS - Method, apparatus, and computer program product embodiments are disclosed to provide coexistence values for wireless resource sharing on a fair basis between heterogeneous wireless networks to enable coexistence of secondary networks. An example embodiment of the invention includes a method, comprising the steps of: determining a coexistence value for a wireless network based on parameters associated with the wireless network, including at least one of a number of nodes in the wireless network, a current resource allocation utilization rate of the wireless network, coexistence assistance by the wireless network to assist in operation of other networks, and/or a priority of the wireless network, wherein the coexistence value characterizes eligibility of the wireless network to wireless spectrum resources available to secondary networks; and communicating the determined coexistence value of the wireless network to an associated network controller. The resulting embodiments provide for wireless resource sharing on a fair basis between heterogeneous wireless networks to enable coexistence of secondary networks. | 2012-03-08 |
| 20120058791 | CHANNEL STATE INFORMATION REFERENCE SIGNALS - In a wireless communication system, from available data resource elements (REs) in a subframe, REs are assigned to transmissions of a reference signal, thereby resulting in a plurality of remaining data REs. Furthermore, REs from the plurality of remaining data REs are assigned for data transmission to a wireless device in groups of a predetermined number of REs such that all assigned data REs within a group are within a predetermined number of symbols of each other in time domain and within a second predetermined number of subcarriers of each other in frequency domain, thereby resulting in at least one ungrouped RE. | 2012-03-08 |
| 20120058792 | METHOD OF AND SYSTEM FOR PERFORMING ACCESS CONTROL AND RADIO RESOURCE MANAGEMENT ENTITY - The present invention discloses a method of and system for performing the access control as well as a radio resource management entity. The method includes: detecting, by a hybrid radio resource management entity, an access control trigger event; determining, by the hybrid radio resource management entity, a non-closed subscriber group, CSG, User Equipment to be removed; disconnecting, by the hybrid radio resource management entity, the connection with the non-CSG User Equipment to be removed. In accordance with the present invention, a hybrid radio resource management entity is able to control the access of User Equipment, so as to guarantee the access of CSG User Equipment. | 2012-03-08 |
| 20120058793 | FIRST BASE STATION MANAGING A NEIGHBORING CONDITION AND CELL AREA OPERATION OF A CELL AREA, SERVER OF A WIRELESS CELLULAR NETWORK, AND SYSTEM FOR MANAGING A NEIGHBORING CONDITION AND CELL AREA OPERATION OF A CELL AREA - The present invention concerns a first base station managing a neighboring condition and cell area operation of a cell area, the cell area being a cell area of a wireless cellular network, the wireless cellular network comprising a telecommunication network enabling a transfer of information between the first base station and a second base station, where the wireless cellular network comprises a server linked to the telecommunication network. | 2012-03-08 |
| 20120058794 | Systems and Methods for Enabling Non-Cognitive Radio Devices to Function as Cognitive Radios - Systems and methods according to the exemplary embodiments enable non-cognitive radio devices to operate as if they were cognitive radio devices. A pilot radio device analyzes a local radio environment and broadcasts a spectrum map message which indicates, for example, available radio resources in the local radio environment. A non-cognitive radio device receives the spectrum map message and uses the information in the spectrum map message to select a radio resource for its own transmissions and/or receptions. | 2012-03-08 |
| 20120058795 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING EMERGENCY SERVICE - A method and system for providing an emergency service are provided. The method includes broadcasting a channel message by a first mobile terminal in a no service state in response to a request for an emergency service, transmitting a corresponding response message to the first mobile terminal when a second mobile terminal receives the channel message from the first mobile terminal, forming a channel between the first mobile terminal and the second mobile terminal, and performing a communication according to the emergency service between the first mobile terminal and the second mobile terminal by using the formed channel. | 2012-03-08 |
| 20120058796 | A METHOD OF OPERATING WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS NETWORK AND BASE STATION FOR USE IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORK - A method of operating a wireless communications network comprising a first plurality of base stations serving a second plurality of subscriber stations and at least one Radio Network Controller. The method comprises detecting ( | 2012-03-08 |
| 20120058797 | POWER CONTROL ON A DEACTIVATED COMPONENT CARRIER - A wireless communication system implementing Carrier Aggregation (CA) allows activation and deactivation of certain component carriers. Transmit power on an uplink component carrier being reactivated may be controlled by predetermining appropriate power control parameters to be used upon reactivation. The predetermined power control parameters may depend on a last known power control state of the deactivated component carrier or may be reset to apply an initial low power state. | 2012-03-08 |
| 20120058798 | PROCESS FOR IMPROVING THE DETERMINATION OF THE SIR TARGET IN AN OUTER LOOP POWER CONTROL MECHANISM OF UMTS UE - In a receiver of a UMTS telecommunication system a process for performing the Outer Loop power control in a User Equipment is provided. The receiver includes an improved outer loop power control mechanism that estimates a Signal to Interference target (SIR | 2012-03-08 |
| 20120058799 | WIRELESS COMMUNICATION DEVICE, TRANSMISSION POWER CONTROL METHOD, AND COMMUNICATION QUALITY TRANSMISSION METHOD - A communication quality receiver of a transmitting-side wireless communication device receives information about antenna communication qualities of respective transmitting-side antennas from a receiving-side wireless communication device that has received data. A transmission power controller controls transmission powers of the respective transmitting-side antennas in accordance with the received antenna communication qualities. A communication quality calculator of the receiving-side wireless communication device calculates, based on a pilot signal included in the data received by receiving-side antennas, the antenna communication qualities of the respective transmitting-side antennas of the transmitting-side wireless communication device that has transmitted the data. A communication quality transmitter transmits information about the calculated antenna communication qualities of the respective transmitting-side antennas to the transmitting-side wireless communication device. | 2012-03-08 |
| 20120058800 | STRUCTURE OF MOVING RECORDING DEVICE FOR TRANSPORTATION TOOLS - An improved structure of a moving record device for transportation tools is provided in the present invention. It has a moving record device which is composed of a systematic framework having a wireless transceiver module, a moving record device, a computing equipment and a wireless communication module. The device can not only record all the status when a transportation tool is moving, but also remotely control or monitor the location and status of the transportation tool via internet by a computer or mobile phone. | 2012-03-08 |
| 20120058801 | METHODS, APPARATUSES, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCTS FOR ENHANCING ACTIVATION OF AN AUGMENTED REALITY MODE - Methods, apparatuses, and computer program products are provided for enhancing activation of an augmented reality mode. A method may include detecting a predefined trigger for activating an augmented reality mode. The method may further include determining, responsive to the predefined trigger, at least a portion of content visibly displayed. The method may additionally include activating the augmented reality mode, wherein content displayed in the augmented reality mode is at least partially defined by the determined content. Corresponding apparatuses and computer program products are also provided. | 2012-03-08 |
| 20120058802 | FORMING A GEOMETRIC STRUCTURE IN A DEVICE HOUSING TO EXTERNALLY PROVIDE A HARDWARE ELEMENT OF A MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATION DEVICE - In one illustrative embodiment, a functional device hardware element of a mobile telecommunication device is provided externally by forming a dual geometric structure in an exterior surface of at least two device side edges of a device housing. The device housing has first and second grooves being substantially disposed from the front surface to the back surface across the side circumferential surface of first and second device edges of at least four device side edges, respectively, such that a combination of the first and second grooves is configured to jointly define at least one of a shape and a size of a predefined geometric structure that is selected to externally form a functional device hardware element of the mobile telecommunication device from the device housing of the device body. | 2012-03-08 |
| 20120058803 | DECISIONS ON AMBIENT NOISE SUPPRESSION IN A MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS HANDSET DEVICE - A method in a communications device includes the following operations. During a call, a process automatically detects that the device has moved from an at-the-ear position to an away-from-the-ear position. Based on the detection, a noise suppressor that operates upon an uplink signal for the call is signaled to change its noise suppression performance. Other embodiments are also described and claimed. | 2012-03-08 |
| 20120058804 | CMOS-INVERTER-TYPE FREQUENCY DIVIDER CIRCUIT, AND MOBILE PHONE INCLUDING THE CMOS-INVERTER-TYPE FREQUENCY DIVIDER CIRCUIT - The present invention provides a CMOS-inverter-type frequency divider circuit that can further reduce power consumption. | 2012-03-08 |
| 20120058805 | MOBILE DEVICE AND METHOD FOR CUTOFF-BASED POWER CONTROL - A mobile device and its control method allow a system booting in an emergency mode to operate by redefining a reference cutoff voltage when the mobile device enters into the power-off state in a cutoff mode, wherein the mobile device can support an emergency call service through a minimum booting procedure although other non-essential functions have been curtailed. | 2012-03-08 |
| 20120058806 | MOBILE TERMINAL DEVICE - A mobile terminal device with a first case including a rotation base portion having a first axis of rotation parallel to a side of the first case, a second case openable and closable relative to the first case by rotating the second case about the first axis of rotation, and a supporting portion attached to the second case, wherein the supporting portion includes a rotation portion integral therewith and rotatable relative to the rotation base portion about the first axis of rotation and covers at least a part of the rotation base portion. | 2012-03-08 |
| 20120058807 | NOVEL GAMES, AND METHODS FOR IMPROVED GAME PLAY IN GAMES OF CHANCE AND GAMES OF SKILL - A variety of games and methods for enhancing game play are provided. In one aspect, a secondary or ancillary game is played in parallel with a first game, such as a lottery ball draw. Yet another embodiment of game play provides for the repurposing of an existing taped game show. The previously recorded game show would be segmented into subsets of issues, for example, presentation of questions or answers (as in the case of Jeopardy), those issues would be presented to one or more players, a response would be received from those players, and the answer would be compared to the correct answer. Scoring would then rank players relative to one another or to indicate the amount of the prize. | 2012-03-08 |
| 20120058808 | METHOD OF AND SYSTEM FOR CONDUCTING MULTIPLE CONTESTS OF SKILL WITH A SINGLE PERFORMANCE - A method and system for conducting multiple competitions of skill for a single performance are described herein. User generated competition groups and system generated competition groups allow users to participate in multiple competitions at once based on answering the same questions or making the same selections related to a single event. The users are informed of each competition either via email, text message or when logging into the network via a website. The users select which competition groups to join. After joining the desired groups, users then make their selections related to the event which are transmitted to the network where results are tabulated and transmitted back to the users. The results are separated based on each competition group, so that users can continually know where they stand in each separate competition. With multiple competition groups, users are able to have varying success from the same performance in multiple competitions. | 2012-03-08 |
| 20120058809 | ELECTRONIC BOARD GAME USING REACTION TIME - Disclosed in this specification is an electronic board game. In use, a primary game (e.g. a card game) is played until one of the players presses an activation button. The other players attempt to quickly react and press their buttons. The faster they react, the more points the players earn. The initial activation of the timers can be done when that player perceives a predetermined event that occurred during the card game. The player may attempt to bluff the other players by pressing the button without having perceived the event but doing so risks the other players issuing a challenge. In certain embodiments, the cards are selected to help players learn basic skills, such as shapes, colors, or mathematical operations. | 2012-03-08 |
| 20120058810 | CENTRAL DETERMINATION GAMING SYSTEM WITH A CENTRAL CONTROLLER PROVIDING A GAME OUTCOME AND A GAMING TERMINAL DETERMINING A PRESENTATION OF THE PROVIDED GAME OUTCOME - A central determination gaming system with a central controller providing a game outcome to an individual gaming terminal and the gaming terminal determining the presentation of the provided game outcome. In one embodiment of the present invention, a gaming terminal receives a predetermined game outcome from a central controller. The gaming terminal determines a game outcome presentation, (i.e., how the game outcome is displayed or presented to the player) for the provided game outcome by selecting a game outcome presentation seed for the received game outcome. The gaming terminal utilizes the selected game outcome presentation seed to determine a game outcome presentation. The determined game outcome presentation is displayed to the player and the received game outcome is provided to the player. | 2012-03-08 |
| 20120058811 | CENTRAL DETERMINATION GAMING SYSTEM WITH A CENTRAL CONTROLLER PROVIDING A GAME OUTCOME AND A GAMING TERMINAL DETERMINING A PRESENTATION OF THE PROVIDED GAME OUTCOME - A central determination gaming system with a central controller providing a game outcome to an individual gaming terminal and the gaming terminal determining the presentation of the provided game outcome. In one embodiment of the present invention, a gaming terminal receives a predetermined game outcome from a central controller. The gaming terminal determines a game outcome presentation, (i.e., how the game outcome is displayed or presented to the player) for the provided game outcome by selecting a game outcome presentation seed for the received game outcome. The gaming terminal utilizes the selected game outcome presentation seed to determine a game outcome presentation. The determined game outcome presentation is displayed to the player and the received game outcome is provided to the player. | 2012-03-08 |
| 20120058812 | GAMING SYSTEM, GAMING DEVICE AND METHOD EMPLOYING AUDIO/VIDEO PROGRAMMING OUTCOME PRESENTATIONS - The present disclosure generally includes a gaming system which: (i) provides a gaming session and for each play of the primary game: (a) receives a selection from a plurality of different audiovisual categories, (b) receives a selection relating to audiovisual categories, (c) receives a primary game initiation signal caused by the selection, (d) in response to the primary game initiation signal, determines a random number, and uses the random number to determine a payout and an audiovisual clip to be displayed from the selected audiovisual category: the audiovisual clip being indicative of a magnitude of the determined payout, use of the determined audiovisual clip in the primary game causes the determined audiovisual clip to be disallowed for reuse in subsequent plays of the primary game of the gaming session. | 2012-03-08 |
| 20120058813 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR INTERPROCESS COMMUNICATION OF WAGERING OPPORTUNITIES AND/OR WAGER REQUESTS - Various embodiments may include offering wagering opportunities, receiving wager requests, balancing risk, determining wager requests to accepted based on risk, forming wagers based on wager request, and/or performing other actions by one or more apparatus. Further methods and apparatus are described. | 2012-03-08 |
| 20120058814 | GAME APPARATUS FOR DISPLAYING INFORMATION ABOUT A GAME - Various embodiments may include an apparatus operable to determine a value of a statistic describing cards that have been dealt from a deck. | 2012-03-08 |
| 20120058815 | DYNAMIC BETTING SYSTEM, METHOD AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT - A dynamic betting valuator system, method and computer program product which enables bettors to make, withdraw, and increase/decrease the stake of bets on the outcome of particular events at any time is disclosed. Specialized stock and stock pricing mechanisms are applied in a betting context to create the dynamic betting valuator. The systems, methods and computer program product treat the placing of a bet by a bettor as a purchase of shares in that particular outcome for the particular event. Each potential outcome for a given event has an associated “outcome stock” in which players are buying shares. Each bet amount on a certain outcome is converted into a number of shares of that outcome stock. A bettor may change his bet, i.e. have the computer program product sell shares in a particular outcome stock, prior to the event taking place, potentially making a profit from the bet despite the outcome not yet having been determined. | 2012-03-08 |
| 20120058816 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR RETROFITTING CANDLE DEVICES ON A GAMING MACHINE - A gaming peripheral for a gaming machine is described. The gaming peripheral can be configured to emulate the functions of a lighting device, such as a candle. The gaming peripheral can be configured to provide enhanced gaming features such as 1) enhanced networking capabilities, 2) enhanced peripheral device monitoring and upgrade capabilities, 3) enhanced player monitoring and security capabilities 4) enhanced gaming function capabilities and 5) enhanced player reward capabilities. The enhanced gaming features can be provided in a non-intrusive manner such that regulated software executed on a gaming machine does not have to be altered. | 2012-03-08 |
| 20120058817 | SYSTEM AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING GAMING ACTIVITIES - A system and method for determining the location of a location tracking device, employs a satellite based location determining infrastructure and a wireless data communications network. A location tracking device which cannot easily obtain valid ephemeris data from the satellite based location, determining infrastructure, requests the necessary data from a data set stored at a tracking device hub via the wireless communications network. The tracking device hub determines and transmits an estimated position of the location tracking device to the location tracking device, along with the appropriate required valid ephemeris data, to allow the location tracking device to determine its location. If the location tracking device is still unable to make a location determination from the satellite based location determining infrastructure, then the estimated location can be provided. The base station topography is self-determined by a process executing in the system and can include base stations from different networks. | 2012-03-08 |
| 20120058818 | SYSTEM GAMING - A method provides a player tracking system and system gaming apparatus for playing non-base games by funding the credit side of a gaming cycle. The system further includes at least one gaming device having a base game. The player tracking system and system gaming apparatus includes a player tracking user interface. The player tracking user interface provides a player with an opportunity to select and play a non-base game that may be promotional-funded or player-funded. | 2012-03-08 |
| 20120058819 | Gated unlock codes for videogame features and content - There is provided a system and method for gated unlock codes for videogame features and content. By maintaining a redemption database where master unlock codes are used to provide access to specific subsets of feature unlock codes, unique exclusive content may be provided for different retailers. In this manner, a universal game media containing all possible additional content may be utilized for retail distribution, reducing publishing costs while still providing customized versions for retailers with desirable exclusive content. By restricting each gaming device or user account to a single group or hierarchy of master unlock codes, the use of ancillary unlock codes with videogames purchased from different retailers may be discouraged, thereby preserving user incentives to purchase primary and secondary items with feature unlock codes at a single retailer. | 2012-03-08 |
| 20120058820 | USING REAL-TIME CONSTRUCTIVE SOLID GEOMETRY TO PROVIDE PAINTING AND THINNING GAME MECHANICS - Techniques are described for providing a painting and thinning mechanic within a computer-generated environment (e.g., in a video game). The painting and thinning mechanic allows geometry within the computer-generated environment to be “painted” or “thinned.” Painting and thinning refers to a mechanic that involves making parts of the virtual environment visibly and collidably transparent (thinning) or visibly and collidably opaque (painting). The painting/thinning mechanic may be achieved using binary space partitioning (BSP) trees. | 2012-03-08 |
| 20120058821 | PROJECTING HANDHELD GAME CONSOLE AND OPERATING METHOD THEREOF - Disclosed is a projecting handheld game console and operating method thereof. The projecting handheld game console comprises a main body and a game handle to control the main body. The main body comprises a basic part and a projecting part which is fold connected to the basic part. The surface of the basic part has a display screen to display game images, and the projecting part has a projecting module to project and enlarge the game images. The projecting handheld game console can always adjust the height of the projector of the picture and overcome the shaking of the current handheld game consoles, then really satisfy a majority of gamers to see large screen gaming effects and to play together. | 2012-03-08 |
| 20120058822 | SELECTION INTERFACE - A selection interface has a control module, a display with screen operable to display an image, a region selector and an element selector. The region selector enables the selection of a single region of the image and further operable to cause the display to display an expanded view of the selected single region thereby facilitating selection of any one of the elements within the selected region. The selection interface is suitable for use in implementing a selection game such as spot the ball in which case the image is a digital photograph of a ball game which has been cropped and sized so that it has the desired dimensions and the image is divided into a plurality of square regions. The center of the ball is recorded by overlaying an object of a substantially similar size, shape and orientation with the ball and recording the center of that object when the two objects coincide. The element containing the center of the ball is found and recorded. The ball is then electronically removed from the image. Users attempt to guess the location of the element containing the center of the ball and select the same using the selection interface. | 2012-03-08 |
| 20120058823 | INFORMATION STORAGE MEDIUM AND IMAGE GENERATION DEVICE - An image generation device includes a capture direction specifying section, a capture target specifying section, a marker placement control section that disposes a marker at the capture point, and an image generation section, the capture target specifying section determining whether or not the capture target is present in the capture direction, and specifying the capture target when the capture target is present, and the marker placement control section performing a depth value correction process that corrects the depth value of the capture point when a transition has occurred from a state in which the capture target is present to a state in which the capture target is not present. | 2012-03-08 |
| 20120058824 | SCALABLE REAL-TIME MOTION RECOGNITION - Human body motion is represented by a skeletal model derived from image data of a user. The model represents joints and bones and has a rigid body portion. The sets of body data are scaled to a predetermined number of sets for a number of periodic units. A body-based coordinate 3-D reference system having a frame of reference defined with respect to a position within the rigid body portion of the skeletal model is generated. The body-based coordinate 3-D reference system is independent of the camera's field of view. The scaled data and representation of relative motion within an orthogonal body-based 3-D reference system decreases the data and simplifies the calculations for determining motion thus enhancing real-time performance for multimedia applications controlled by a user's natural movements. | 2012-03-08 |
| 20120058825 | GAME APPARATUS, GAME CONTROL METHOD, AND INFORMATION RECORDING MEDIUM - The present invention provides a game apparatus suitable for pausing and resuming a game by use of a touch panel. A game apparatus has a touch detection part, a display part, and a pause part. The touch detection part detects the touch of the user on the screen. The display part displays a pause command button at a position different from the initial touch position on the screen so long as a touch is detected by the touch detection part. The pause part pauses the game when the touch detection part detects touch to the pause command button. | 2012-03-08 |
| 20120058826 | MULTI-PROCESS COMMUNICATION REGARDING GAMING INFORMATION - Various embodiments that may generally relate to mobile gaming, location determination, mobile devices, authentication, and so on are described. Various methods are described. Various apparatus are described. Further embodiments are described. | 2012-03-08 |
| 20120058827 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SELECTIVE DISTRIBUTION OF INFORMATION - A system and method for selectively updating remote devices is described herein. A method incorporating at least some of the present teachings may include, for example, receiving a communication from a client application executing on a remote device. The communication may indicate a condition of a game character being played in a massively multi-party online game. The method may also include developing a filtered manifest that includes a list of files needed by the client application and associated with the condition. A portion of the collection may be identified for communication to the client application, and communication of the portion may be initiated. | 2012-03-08 |
| 20120058828 | HYBRID NETWORK SYSTEM AND METHOD - A hybrid network system and method is used for incrementally upgrading a gaming system from legacy equipment to broadband equipment while maintaining the capability to support the assets and functionality of both legacy gaming devices and networks and modern gaming devices and networks. The hybrid network system enables new gaming devices and networks to coexist in the same system as existing, legacy gaming devices and networks, and thereby upgrade components as resources and availability allow. The hybrid network system enables the addition of modern devices and networks having new capabilities while continuing to support legacy equipment that is currently in use. | 2012-03-08 |
| 20120058829 | GAME DEVICE, CONTROL METHOD FOR GAME DEVICE, AND INFORMATION STORAGE MEDIUM - A game situation information storage section ( | 2012-03-08 |
| 20120058830 | GAMING DEVICE BASE WITH ADJUSTABLE ATTACHMENT POINTS - One or more gaming devices, such as slot machines, can be installed onto a gaming device base comprised of façade kits removably attached to a gaming device foundation. The tops of the gaming device bases either have replaceable top surfaces or adjustable attachment points in order to allow different gaming devices to be attached to any given base. In one embodiment of the later, adjustable mounting brackets are utilized that provide elongated bolt hole slots through which bolts can be inserted from a gaming device. The gaming devices are then secured to a base by use of nuts inserted and tightened over the bolts. The adjustable mounting brackets can be slid back and forth when bolts through them have not been secured with nuts. The mounting brackets can also be easily inserted and removed. The result is that the mounting points for gaming devices can be adjusted in two dimensions, allowing for the installation of most gaming devices, regardless of bolt and cable configurations. | 2012-03-08 |
| 20120058831 | COUPLING WITH AN ANNULAR COUPLING BODY - A coupling element for connection between a drive member and a driven member for transmitting torque has at least two similar part-circularly arcuate coupling bodies each formed by an arcuate row of elastomeric segments alternating with and vulcanized to rigid elasticity-limiting elements. The rows terminate at end parts formed with axially or radially throughgoing holes for attachment to the drive and driven members. A hinge assembly allows movement of the part-circular coupling bodies between a closed position forming a closed circle centered on an axis and an open position. | 2012-03-08 |
| 20120058832 | Connecting System and Constant Velocity Joint - A system for connecting a shaft ( | 2012-03-08 |
| 20120058833 | HIGH AND LOW FLYER RIDE - A round ride is selectively placing passenger vehicles in one of two or more workspaces or vehicle fly zones. The ride includes a drive assembly including a rotating hub structure and a plurality of vehicle support assemblies mounted to the hub. Each of the vehicle support assemblies includes: (a) a vehicle; (b) a support arm supporting the vehicle proximate to a first end; (c) a base pivotally supporting the arm; and (d) a base angle mechanism mounted to the rotatable structure and selectively operable to position the base into a low position and a high position. The vehicle support assemblies are grouped into first and second sets including alternating ones of the vehicle support assemblies. The base angle mechanisms positions the first set of vehicle support assemblies in the low position and the second set of vehicle support assemblies in the high position and later swaps the positions. | 2012-03-08 |
| 20120058834 | INFANT SWING - An infant swing includes a carrier, a first foot, at least one arm, a second foot, a pivotal positioning mechanism, a driving device, and a power supply device. The arm is connected to the first foot and the carrier. A second pivot base of the second foot is pivotally connected to a first pivot base of the first foot. The second foot is used for supporting the carrier above a supporting surface cooperatively with the first foot and the arm. The pivotal positioning mechanism is disposed between the first pivot base and the second pivot base. The pivotal positioning mechanism is used for constraining rotation of the second foot. The driving device is used for driving the arm. The power supply device is used for providing electric power to the driving device so as to make the carrier capable of swinging relative to the first foot. | 2012-03-08 |
| 20120058835 | BALL SEPARATION DEVICE FOR A GOLF RANGE TARGET - A ball separation device for a golf range target system is described. The ball separation device comprises a golf range target having a golf ball delivery shaft. A ball isolation system within the golf ball delivery shaft is configured to temporarily trap the ball within the shaft. A gate is configured to control the routing of a golf ball released from the ball isolation system. A control system queries the RFID reader while a ball is trapped in the ball isolation system. If the RFID reader receives a signal that identifies the golf ball as an RFID golf ball, the ball separation control system routes the ball to an RFID ball collector, otherwise, the ball is routed to a secondary location. After the determination is made as to where the trapped golf ball is to be routed, the ball isolation system releases the ball. | 2012-03-08 |
| 20120058836 | GOLF CLUB AND METHOD FOR USE TO IMPROVE GOLF GAME - Golf club includes a head having a front, ball-striking surface and a cavity arranged to removably retain therein a ball. The front surface includes an opening communicating with the cavity and arranged apart from peripheral edges of the front face such that an annular portion of the front face surrounds the opening. The head is constructed without structure in front of the opening such that when the golf club is swung against a ball, passage of the ball through the opening into the cavity is used to evaluate the swinging of the golf club. The head may include one or more channels leading from the cavity to a rear face and/or to a side face to allow flow of air from the cavity during the swing. A ball removal mechanism may be incorporated into the head to facilitate removal of the ball from the cavity. | 2012-03-08 |
| 20120058837 | GOLF PUTTER WITH TRAMPOLINE-EFFECT DRUMHEAD STRIKING SURFACE AND PENDULUM PLUMB-BOB PERIPHERAL WEIGHT DISTRIBUTION - An improved design for a golf putter has a putter head with a back surface formed in an elliptical shape elongated along a transverse axis normal to a swing plane for the putter, enclosing a hollow interior and having a circumferential rim forming an elliptical frame for the putter head. A head striking surface is formed with a sheet of taut, resilient material secured to the elliptical frame providing a trampoline-like drumhead effect when it makes contact with a golf ball that tends to return the ball's rolling trajectory to the target line of the swing axis even if contact is made off-center. The putter body is an elongated tubular body oriented in the direction of the swing axis, so that the peripheral weight of the putter is aligned along the swing axis and creates a pendulum plumb-bob effect of weight moving under gravity aligned in the swing direction. The front end of the tubular body is fitted through a central aperture in the back surface of the putter head and abuts the taut, resilient sheet material to form a circular “sweet spot” on the head striking surface. | 2012-03-08 |
| 20120058838 | Golf Club Head Having a Bridge Member and a Weight Positioning System - A golf club head is disclosed that includes a weight integral to a bridge member extending across a cavity back golf club head. The weight modifies a position of a center of gravity of the golf club head. The weight is independently movable in multiple directions to further vary the center of gravity of a golf club head. | 2012-03-08 |
| 20120058839 | GOLF CLUB WITH OPTIMUM MOMENTS OF INERTIA IN THE VERTICAL AND HOSEL AXES - A hollow golf club is provided having an outer shell and an inner frame. The outer shell comprises one or more lightweight members. The inner frame fits within a smaller envelope and sits on the sole of the club head. One or more weights are located either on or within the inner frame to optimize the moment of inertia of the club head about both the vertical axis running through the center of gravity or geometric center of the club head, referred to as the “y-axis,” and the axis running through the center of the shaft of the golf club, referred to as the “hosel axis.” The ratio of moment of inertia of the club head about the y-axis to moment of inertia of the club head about the hosel axis is preferably 0.55. More preferably, this ratio is 0.75. | 2012-03-08 |
