11th week of 2013 patent applcation highlights part 43 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20130065565 | TEMPORALLY LIMITED MOBILE DEVICE CONTACT INFORMATION - Archiving mobile device contact information as a function of occurrence of one or more temporal conditions is provided herein. By way of example, contact information stored in an active contact list of a mobile device can be associated with a temporal condition, such as frequency of use, or location of the mobile device, or the like. If the temporal condition is met, the contact information is archived at remote data store and/or passive portion of mobile device memory. Once the temporal condition is no longer met, the contact information can be re-downloaded into active memory and incorporated into the active contact list. As a result, aspects of the claimed subject matter provide for organizing a mobile device contact list according to temporal condition(s) to provide added efficiency and to manage such information according to a determinable situational context. | 2013-03-14 |
20130065566 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR INTELLIGENT CALL IDENTIFICATION ON A MOBILE COMMUNICATION DEVICE - A mobile device and a method of displaying information regarding an incoming communication to a user of a mobile device are provided. The mobile device receives the incoming information and associated information from, for example, an enterprise network. The communication type of the incoming communication is determined using the associated information and information relating to the communication type is displayed on a display of the mobile device. | 2013-03-14 |
20130065567 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR FORKING CALLING REQUEST TO CALLED USER ADDRESS - The invention provides a method and apparatus, in a network device, for forking a calling request to a first registered called user address among a plurality of registered called user addresses. The method comprises: obtaining forking-related information, the forking-related information corresponding to the public user identity code and representing a forking order relationship between at least one calling number and the plurality of registered called user addresses; receiving the calling request from a calling user equipment; determining the first registered called user address among the plurality of registered called user addresses according to the number of the calling user equipment and the forking-related information corresponding to the public user identity code; and forking the calling request to the first registered called user address. The forking scheme of a calling request for a calling number recorded in the forking-related information may be different from that of a calling number which is not recorded in the forking-related information. In this way, a specific forking scheme can be adopted for some specific numbers to thereby satisfy a personalized demand of a user. | 2013-03-14 |
20130065568 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR UPDATING A CONTACT LIST - Presented are systems and methods for updating a contact list on a mobile device. A mobile device receives a conference call roster providing a plurality of conference call attendees participating on a conference call before or after jointing a conference call. The mobile device determines, while participating on the conference call, contact information for a conference call attendee by querying a remote contact information database storing contact information of the plurality of conference call attendees. The mobile device receives, while participating on the conference call, contact information for the conference call attendee. The mobile device populates a contact information record with the received contact information. | 2013-03-14 |
20130065569 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR REMOTE CARE AND MONITORING USING A MOBILE DEVICE - A system and method for remote care and monitoring of the user of a mobile device, such as a smartphone, and for simplifying use of the mobile device by the user. The system and method comprises software, operable on the mobile device and/or a remote device (such as another smartphone, a computer (including, for example, a web-based application system) or other device), for facilitating the use of a mobile smartphone device while also enabling authorized users (e.g. care providers) to remotely interact with the mobile user, provide them medical care information, daily care instruction, immediate connectivity, mobile phone control and tracking functions, general assistance as well as remotely updating and maintaining the mobile user's mobile device. | 2013-03-14 |
20130065570 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR RECEIVING CALL IN WIRELESS TERMINAL - A system and method for receiving a call in a wireless terminal having a single Radio Frequency (RF) unit and at least two Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) cards, wherein the system includes: the wireless terminal for informing a user of occurrence of an incoming call through a second SIM card for which an incoming call forwarding is pre-registered while performing a call through a first SIM card; a Base Station (BS) related to the first SIM card for informing the wireless terminal of the occurrence of the incoming call through the second SIM card, in response to a paging request for the second SIM card that is received from a BS related to the second SIM card; and the BS related to the second SIM card for requesting the BS related to the first SIM card for paging to the second SIM card if a call request to the second SIM card for which the incoming call forwarding is registered is received. | 2013-03-14 |
20130065571 | 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. | 2013-03-14 |
20130065572 | DEVICE NETWORK TECHNOLOGY SELECTION AND DISPLAY IN MULTI-TECHNOLOGY WIRELESS ENVIRONMENTS - System(s) and method(s) are provided to manage utilization of radio network technology and display thereof when multiple services and radio network technologies are available to a multi-technology mobile device. Management relies at least in part on a subscriber profile that comprises a network selection profile constructed through market policy, subscriber policy, and application policy for radio technology utilization. Network preference(s) profile is generated on per subscriber, or per subscriber type, basis and is conveyed to a subscriber station over the air. Initial subscriber profile can be delivered at a time of provisioning a multi-technology mobile device, and updated based at least upon subscriber demand, a schedule established by a network operator or service provider, or an event related to coverage area relocation or contracted services. Radio technology preferences and display of associated technologies available to a multi-technology mobile device can be dynamically controlled on a per-call and/or per-application basis. | 2013-03-14 |
20130065573 | Presence and Geographic Location Notification based on a Delegation Model - A user of an instant messaging system may store names of other users of the instant messaging system on a participant list (which may be referred to as a “buddy list”), and the names may be categorized into one or more groups. Similarly, a user of a mobile device, such as a mobile telephone, may store contact information about people on the mobile device. Information describing the on-line presence of the user within the instant messaging system or geographic location of a mobile device, such as a mobile telephone associated with the user system, may be disseminated to users on the participant list or people on the contact list based on notification information that is associated with groups of users or contacts. A delegation model is used to control whether a user is permitted to make modifications to the notification information. | 2013-03-14 |
20130065574 | Presence and Geographic Location Notification based on a Delegation Model - A user of an instant messaging system may store names of other users of the instant messaging system on a participant list (which may be referred to as a “buddy list”), and the names may be categorized into one or more groups. Similarly, a user of a mobile device, such as a mobile telephone, may store contact information about people on the mobile device. Information describing the on-line presence of the user within the instant messaging system or geographic location of a mobile device, such as a mobile telephone associated with the user system, may be disseminated to users on the participant list or people on the contact list based on notification information that is associated with groups of users or contacts. A delegation model is used to control whether a user is permitted to make modifications to the notification information. | 2013-03-14 |
20130065575 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONNECTING, CONFIGURING AND TESTING NEW WIRELESS DEVICES AND APPLICATIONS - A system, apparatus, and method are provided for connecting, configuring and testing new wireless devices and applications. For example, one embodiment of a computer-implemented method for enabling a trial wireless device comprises: automatically pre-provisioning one or more trial SIM cards for operation on a particular wireless cellular network on behalf of a prospective customer; automatically pre-configuring a trial wireless machine-to-machine (“M2M”) device on behalf of the prospective customer; wherein the trial M2M device includes testing and monitoring program code which, when the trial M2M device is connected to a computer system, performs the operations of: automatically connecting to the wireless cellular network execute a plurality of test operations for testing the SIM card and the trial M2M device, the test operations including determining whether the SIM card is correctly provisioned for the wireless network; determining whether the trial M2M wireless device is operating properly; and determining the existence of wireless data connectivity. | 2013-03-14 |
20130065576 | WIRELESS DISTRIBUTION NETWORK - A wireless distribution network provides content delivery and data collection to and from portable devices. The network connects a server controlling access to content storage by home nodes, service center nodes and a plurality of wireless nodes. The wireless nodes are disposed at a plurality of locations, such as gas stations (vehicle service stations). The plurality of wireless nodes are connected to the server via the network. Each wireless node is capable of transferring information wirelessly between the node and one of a plurality of portable devices. Each node is capable of detecting and identifying each of the plurality of portable devices. Each node transfers information between the node and the plurality of portable devices based upon the detection and identification of the portable devices. The node also transfers the information between the node and the first computer based upon the detection and identification of the portable devices. | 2013-03-14 |
20130065577 | ELECTRONIC SYSTEM FOR THE REMOTE MAINTENANCE OF A CRANE - It is described an electronic system for the remote maintenance of a crane. The system comprises a computer configured to transmit over a telecommunications network a first request message carrying a remote command for the maintenance of the crane, said first request message being compliant to a medium/long distance radio-mobile protocol, comprises a mobile device configured to receive from the network the first request message and extract therefrom the remote maintenance command, configured to generate a second request message carrying the remote maintenance command, said second request message being compliant to a short distance wireless protocol, and comprises an electronic control unit configured to receive the second request message and extract therefrom the remote maintenance command, execute the remote maintenance command and send towards the computer a first answer message carrying information correlated to the remote maintenance command, said first answer message being compliant to the short distance wireless protocol. | 2013-03-14 |
20130065578 | Device Assisted Services Install - Methods, devices, and computer-readable media for enabling a wireless device to establish communication with one or more network elements associated with one or more service providers including a particular service provider; update to include a service selection interface branding for providing a user interface characteristic that is specific to the particular service provider; obtain a service selection option comprising an option to select a service offering providing for access service over a particular wireless access network; use at least an aspect of the service selection interface branding to present the service selection option to the user; and obtain a user preference in response to the service selection option. | 2013-03-14 |
20130065579 | System and Method for Remote Household Appliance Control Based on Mobile Communication Network - A system and a method for remote household appliance control based on a mobile communication network are provided. The system includes: a remote control access device and a remote control executor. The method includes: saving a first corresponding relationship between an infrared code type and identification information of a corresponding controlled household appliance and an operation act; and after receiving an unstructured supplementary service data (USSD) session request from a mobile terminal, sending a locally stored USSD menu to the mobile terminal and starting a USSD session with the mobile terminal; after receiving a USSD session content related to performing an operation act on a household appliance from the mobile terminal, transmitting an infrared control signal according to the corresponding infrared code type searched out according to the first corresponding relationship. The remote control of household appliance is realized conveniently by combining USSD and infrared remote control technologies. | 2013-03-14 |
20130065580 | CELLULAR SERVICE WITH IMPROVED SERVICE AVAILABILITY - A cellular communication system in which overload of a base station is averted by offering users the option to communicate using a spectrum outside of the spectrum allocated for cellular communication. Incentives are offered to connect to the base station using the alternative spectrum, which may not support communications at the same rate as could be supported using the spectrum allocated to the base station for cellular communications. Users may be selected to receive an offer to receive incentives based on range to the base station, with users closer to the base station being more likely to receive such an offer. The cellular communications system may be a 3G wireless system and the alternative spectrum may be white space in the digital TV spectrum. | 2013-03-14 |
20130065581 | MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEM WITH NOISE RATIO ESTIMATION MECHANISM AND METHOD OF OPERATION THEREOF - A method of operation of a mobile telecommunication system includes: measuring a received reference power; removing a guard portion from the received reference power; determining a noise variance estimate from both a noise region of the received reference power and a noise sample in a signal region of the received reference power, or calculating a dispersion power of a noise region of the received reference power and determining the noise variance estimate based on at least a dispersion power; and calculating a signal to noise ratio from the noise variance estimate for adjusting a receiver device. | 2013-03-14 |
20130065582 | SEAMLESS SMS BACK - The present invention is directed towards a method for facilitating mobile communication of a subscriber while roaming from HPMN in a VPMN. The method includes intercepting the roamer's MO messages from the VPMN. The method further includes failing delivery of the roamer's MO message. The method further includes delivering the roamer's MO message as an MT message from HPMN. | 2013-03-14 |
20130065583 | Multiple IMSI Numbers - A method includes determining a location of the wireless communication device and transmitting information indicating the location of the wireless communication device to a Mobile Subscriber Identity (IMSI) location register (MILR). The MILR stores information associated with the wireless communication device including a first IMSI number, a first Mobile Directory Number (MDN), a second IMSI number and a second MDN. | 2013-03-14 |
20130065584 | LOW ENERGY BEACON ENCODING - Techniques and tools are described for transmitting beacon messages using a wireless communication protocol, such as the Bluetooth Low Energy protocol. In some examples, beacon messages can be generated in a compact format and included in an AdvData portion of a payload of a protocol data unit of a Bluetooth Low Energy advertising channel packet. A beacon message can be transmitted from a stationary beacon generation device and broadcast to an area within a transmission range of the beacon generation device, and mobile computing devices, such as mobile phones, can receive the beacon message and perform one or more actions in response to information contained in the beacon message, all while conserving energy used by the beacon generation device and the mobile computing device. | 2013-03-14 |
20130065585 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR ACCESSING LOCALIZED APPLICATIONS - Methods of wireless communication and wireless transmit/receive units (WTRUs) are described. A WTRU includes a processor. The processor determines a location of the WTRU and whether an application is available to the WTRU based on the determined location of the WTRU. On a condition that the application is determined to be available to the WTRU based on the determined location of the WTRU, the processor initiates a registration to an application service hosting the application. | 2013-03-14 |
20130065586 | MOBILE COMMUNICATION TERMINAL, MOBILE COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, AND MOBILE COMMUNICATION METHOD | 2013-03-14 |
20130065587 | TERMINAL AND METHOD FOR SUPPORTING MULTIPLE INTERFACES USING USER MOTION - A method for providing an interface corresponding to a system mode includes detecting a first motion of a terminal, determining whether the first motion is a recognized motion, identifying the system mode corresponding to the recognized motion, searching for a service network supporting the system mode, and providing the interface corresponding to the system mode. A terminal to provide an interface corresponding to a system mode includes a motion recognizing unit to detect a first motion of the terminal, to determine whether the first motion is a recognized motion, and to identify a system mode corresponding to the recognized motion; a searching unit to identify a service network supporting the system mode; and a user interface (UI) processing unit to provide an interface that corresponds to the system mode. | 2013-03-14 |
20130065588 | TRANSMITTING DATA OVER MULTIPLE NETWORKS - The invention relates to a method and apparatus for transmitting data from a source device to a destination device in a communications system, including at the device, executing an application which generates data according to an application layer protocol and supplies the data to a first network interface for transmission in a communications session over a first channel; and the device receiving data at the first network interface for supply to the application. The application determines to effect a handover and opens a second channel for the communication session; the application supplies data to a second network interface for transmission over the second channel and generates a message for transmission over the first or second channel to the destination device, said message including a destination address identifying the second network interface for receiving data over the second channel. | 2013-03-14 |
20130065589 | LOAD DISTRIBUTION IN CS FALLBACK - Described embodiments provide a method of a circuit switched (CS) fallback procedure at a first network providing only a packet switched (PS) service. A CS fallback procedure may be initiated upon a receipt of a call associated with a CS service. One of carriers assigned to a second network that provides a circuit switched (CS) service may be selected. Then, a second network cell mapped to a serving cell of the first network and using the selected carrier may be selected as a target cell. The user equipment may be handed over o to the selected second network cell in order to provide a requested CS service. | 2013-03-14 |
20130065590 | Method and System for Determining Access During Inter-Technologies Handoff - A system and method for determining an initial mean open loop power level of a pilot channel of a reverse traffic channel for a mobile terminal. The initial open loop power level enables handoff of an active call from a first access network to a second access network. A handoff initialization request is from the first access network. A mean received power level of the forward link of the second access network is measured and transmitted to the second access network. An open loop power adjustment factor is received from the second access network. The initial mean open loop power level is set based on the open loop power adjustment factor. | 2013-03-14 |
20130065591 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MAKING MEASUREMENTS IN MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM USER EQUIPMENT - A method and apparatus for selecting cells in a mobile telecommunications system, the system comprising a network of a plurality of cells of a Universal Mobile Telecommunications Systems (UMTS) and a network of a plurality of cells of a second Radio Access Technology (RAT), the method comprising, at a user equipment device: when in UMTS mode, flagging in a neighbouring cell list stored on the user equipment device information for a cell of a second RAT which is known to be unsuitable for selection. Information from the neighbouring cell list information for the flagged cell may be removed, in particular for a limited period of time. | 2013-03-14 |
20130065592 | HANDOFF METRIC FOR MULTIPLE TRANSMISSION TECHNOLOGIES - Provided are methods and systems of managing a handoff in a multimedia communication network. Embodiments include estimating the voice quality of a communication route in the network. The voice quality may be estimated by using a total voice quality metric involving subtracting various impairments to the voice signal. Impairments may result from the type of vocoder in a communication route, the error or loss associated with RF links and network links, and delays in the communication route. After subtracting the impairments to obtain the total voice quality metric for the communication route, the total voice quality metric may be compared with a threshold and/or other total voice quality metrics of other communication routes to determine whether and when a handoff should be made. | 2013-03-14 |
20130065593 | METHOD, TERMINAL, AND SYSTEM FOR CELL RESELECTION - A method, terminal and system for cell reselection are disclosed. When in a cell of a Long Term Evolution (LTE) system, the terminal receives a message from the LTE system. The message includes a dedicated priority list for the cell reselection. When the terminal camps on a cell of a non-LTE system, the terminal performs inter-system cell reselection in accordance with the dedicated priority list before a valid time of the dedicated priority list expires. With the discloses method, terminal and system, the problems of establishing a dedicated priority list causes too much increased signaling and too high costs for network update in the prior art when perform inter-system cell (re)selection are effectively resolved. | 2013-03-14 |
20130065594 | CELL SELECTION AND RESELECTION FOR CLOSED SUBSCRIBER GROUP CELLS - A method for cell selection including a closed subscriber group (CSG) cell is described, the method including receiving priority information or reselection information, storing the information at a wireless transmit/receive unit, and applying the priority information for cell selection. | 2013-03-14 |
20130065595 | Method, Device, and System for Information Processing - Embodiments of the present invention disclose an information processing method. A first base station receives a handover request message from a second base station. The first base station determines whether the handover request message is an initial handover request message directly sent by a source base station in a handover process or a forwarded handover request message. If a judging result is that the handover request message is the forwarded handover request message, the first base station saves a user equipment, context in the handover request message so as to become a prepared base station of the UE. | 2013-03-14 |
20130065596 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING HANDOVER AND RESELECTION - A method and an apparatus for controlling handover and reselection are provided. The apparatus comprises: a controller configured to obtain information related to the energy consumption of one or more services on one or more systems utilizing different radio access technology; and determine a need for a handover or a reselection for a mobile unit using one or more services on the basis of the information. | 2013-03-14 |
20130065597 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR INDEPENDENT SETTING OF CELL CHANGE NETWORK CONTROL MODE AND NOTIFICATION OF CELL CHANGE MODE FOR UNCONTROLLED CELLS - Systems and Methods for Independent Setting of Cell Change Network Control Mode and Notification of Cell Change Mode for Uncontrolled Cells are provided. In some cases, separate behaviour is specified for mobile stations in respect of uncontrolled cells. In some cases, behaviour is signalled by the signalling used for normal cells, but different meaning is attributed to the signalling. In some cases, at least one further criterion is combined with the signalling for controlled cells to determine the behaviour for controlled cells. In some cases, additional signalling is employed. | 2013-03-14 |
20130065598 | Local Point of Presence - Systems and techniques for providing a telecommunications service by receiving a request for a telecommunications service from a wireless client, providing a local exchange point of presence to the wireless client in response to the request, and providing the telecommunications service to the wireless client through the local exchange point of presence. The local exchange point of presence may be based on the geographic location of the wireless client. | 2013-03-14 |
20130065599 | INTERFERENCE MANAGEMENT - In a network containing a macro base station and wireless access points within the range of the macro base station, information from wireless access points are used to change the quantity of almost blank subframes delivered by the macro base station, adjust the cell range extension area of one or more of the wireless access points, or provide instructions to alter the number of wireless access points. The information is analyzed. The analysis allows determination of a capacity gain associated with using the wireless access points within an area associated with the macro base station and whether the capacity gain provides at least a threshold amount of gain permitting the macro base station and the wireless access points to provide service to mobile devices within the area. | 2013-03-14 |
20130065600 | METHOD FOR CONTROLLING CONNECTION CONFIGURATION BY FEMTO BASE STATION AND METHOD FOR CONFIGURING CONNECTION BY TERMINAL - Disclosed is a method for controlling connections between a terminal and one or more neighbor base station (BSs) by a serving BS with respect to the terminal. The method for controlling a configuration of connections between a terminal and one or more neighbor BSs includes: receiving, by the serving BS and from a control station, information regarding radio access technologies (RATs) which are supported and have been activated or deactivated by the one or more neighbor BSs from a control station; transmitting an activation request message from the serving BS to the control station in order to activate the radio access technology in the deactivated state if there is a need for activating the deactivated RAT to connect the terminal to the one or more neighbor BSs; receiving, by the serving BS and from the control station, an activation response message including information regarding the neighbor BSs and information regarding the at least one specific radio access technology which is activated according to the activation request message; and transmitting a connection request message from the serving BS to the terminal to allow the terminal to be connected to the one or more BSs according to the one or more activated radio access technologies using the at least one specific RAT. | 2013-03-14 |
20130065601 | DYNAMIC OPTIMIZATION OF THE UPLINK AND DOWNLINK BANDWIDTHS BASED ON CALENDAR DATA - A communications system can be adapted to perform a method for optimizing bandwidth by analyzing calendar data. Such as method can include: receiving an indication of an event via a calendaring system; identifying a property of the event, event time, and a duration of the event; determining an estimation of bandwidth usage of the mobile device based on the identified property and duration of the event; and allocating bandwidth to the mobile device at the event time and during the duration of the event based on the estimation of the bandwidth usage of the mobile device. | 2013-03-14 |
20130065602 | DEVICES, METHODS, AND COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIA FOR PROVIDING BROAD QUALITY OF SERVICE OPTIMIZATION USING POLICY-BASED SELECTIVE QUALITY DEGRADATION - Devices, methods and computer-readable media for providing broad quality of service optimization using policy-based selective quality degradation. Data associated with a quality of service for customers and QoS policy rules are stored. Customers are grouped for potential degradation. Levels of degradation are defined for each type of user device. Degradation for the group of customers is optimized using policy rules. Degradation is adjusted to account for variations in user treatment within the group. The adjusted degradation is then implemented. | 2013-03-14 |
20130065603 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR EMPLOYING GEOGRAPHICALLY OVERLAPPING AUTONOMOUS STATIC AND MOBILE WIRELESS NETWORKS FOR ASSET TRACKING - A supply and distribution chain and various systems, methods and elements associated with autonomous static and mobile wireless networks for asset tracking. In one embodiment, the chain includes: (1) masters associated with static sites and configured to establish autonomous static networks for the static sites, (2) mobile units associated with carriers and configured to join the autonomous static networks when in range thereof and create autonomous mobile networks when out of range of the autonomous static networks and (3) sensors associated with assets and configured to join the autonomous static networks when in range thereof and join the autonomous mobile networks when out of range of the autonomous static networks. | 2013-03-14 |
20130065604 | METHOD FOR SEAMLESS TRANSITION FROM URBAN OUTDOOR ENVIRONMENTS TO INDOOR NAVIGATION - Techniques are disclosed for managing operation of multiple estimators in a wireless device. In at least one implementation, techniques for providing relatively seamless transition between dissimilar regions of a state space may be provided. | 2013-03-14 |
20130065605 | KL-Divergence Kernel Regression For Non-Gaussian Fingerprint Based Localization - Embodiments are directed to mobile localization, and more specifically, but not exclusively, to tracking mobile devices. Embodiments include methods that consider probability kernels with distance-like metrics between distributions. Also described are probabilistic kernels that can be used for a regression of location, which can achieve up to about inn accuracy in an office environment. | 2013-03-14 |
20130065606 | BROADCAST DISTRIBUTION CONTROL DEVICE, CALL STATUS CONTROL DEVICE, FEMTO CELL BASE STATION, COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, METHOD AND PROGRAMME - Provided is a broadcast control apparatus that realizes broadcasting to a predetermined distribution area, as in an existing public mobile communication network in a communication system using a femto cell base station. The broadcast control apparatus includes a database, in which location information of the femto cell base station existing in a predetermined distribution area section is associated with the distribution area section. The broadcast control apparatus also includes update means for updating the association in the database based on the location information of the femto cell base station received by reception means. | 2013-03-14 |
20130065607 | Method for Monitoring Entities - The inventive method for monitoring entities ( | 2013-03-14 |
20130065608 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR IDENTIFYING UNAUTHORIZED USERS OF AN ELECTRONIC DEVICE - This is generally directed to identifying unauthorized users of an electronic device. In some embodiments, an unauthorized user of the electronic device can be detected by identifying particular activities that may indicate suspicious behavior. In some embodiments, an unauthorized user can be detected by comparing the identity of the current user to the identity of the owner of the electronic device. When an unauthorized user is detected, various safety measures can be taken. For example, information related to the identity of the unauthorized user, the unauthorized user's operation of the electronic device, or the current location of the electronic device can be gathered. As another example, functions of the electronic device can be restricted. In some embodiments, the owner of the electronic device can be notified of the unauthorized user by sending an alert notification through any suitable medium, such as, for example, a voice mail, e-mail, or text message. | 2013-03-14 |
20130065609 | Geographic Location Notification Based on Identity Linking - A user maintains notification setting information having temporal periods capable of controlling, at least in part, the dissemination of information describing the on-line presence of the user within an instant messaging system or the geographic location of one or more mobile communications devices used by the user. The user may use multiple identities to communicate within the instant messaging system and/or with the mobile communications device or devices. The user can maintain sets of temporal periods for each of the multiple identities. Only one identity may be used at a specific time to communicate to a specific other identity, but the multiple identities of the user may be linked such that on-line presence and/or geographic location associated with one of the identities is disseminated based on the temporal periods set for one or more of the multiple identities. | 2013-03-14 |
20130065610 | Position Location for Wireless Communication Systems - The subject matter disclosed herein relates to position location in a wireless communication system, and may more particularly relate to position location for a mobile station. | 2013-03-14 |
20130065611 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING INFORMATION BASED ON A LOCATION - A method and apparatus for providing location information are provided. The method includes receiving data including reference sound information from at least one external device; receiving location information request data including sound information from the mobile device; detecting similar reference sound information to the sound information based on a comparison of the sound information to the reference sound information; determining location in formation of an external device that transmitted the similar reference sound information; and transmitting the determined location information to the mobile device. | 2013-03-14 |
20130065612 | Methods and Apparatus for Measurement Configuration Support - The invention provides a method and a network node for controlling configuration of measurements to be performed by a user equipment ( | 2013-03-14 |
20130065613 | METHOD OF PROVIDING LOCATION BASED SERVICE INFORMATION - An embodiment of the invention provides a location based service (LBS) that updates a first version of information provided a mobile terminal responsive to a geo-query relative to a second, later version of information responsive to the geo-query by transmitting portions of the second version to the mobile terminal rather than all of the second version. | 2013-03-14 |
20130065614 | MOBILE TERMINAL AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING OPERATION THEREOF - Discussed are embodiments that provide an interface which is intuitional to users in a mobile terminal having a transparent display. In an exemplary embodiment, there is a mobile terminal that includes: a sensing unit configured to detect a user's direction with respect to the mobile terminal; a transparent display unit configured to display an image; and a controller configured to control the transparent display unit to change a display direction of the image. | 2013-03-14 |
20130065615 | LOCATION MEASURING METHOD AND APPARATUS USING ACCESS POINT FOR WIRELESS LOCAL AREA NETWORK SERVICE - A method and apparatus for measuring a location of a communication terminal using an access point for a wireless local area network service is provided. The method includes storing access point information collected at each location, extracting information of nearby access points collected together at a location, where information of a reference access point is collected, from the access point information, calculating a barycentric coordinate using location coordinates of the extracted nearby access points, and determining the calculated barycentric coordinate as a final location of the communication terminal. | 2013-03-14 |
20130065616 | INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, MOBILE INFORMATION TERMINAL, SERVER, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD - A task management system includes a game terminal and a server. The game terminal acknowledges user designation of whether positional information indicating a position arbitrarily designated by a user on a map of a scale displayed on the terminal or positional information indicating the current position of the terminal should be added to data that should be stored in the server along with the positional information. The game terminal transmits the data to which user designated positional information is added to the server. The server stores the data transmitted from the game terminal along with the positional information. | 2013-03-14 |
20130065617 | System for Reducing Radiation for Cellular Users - The system, which retrofits existing brand mobile telephones by adding short range audio and command application and by adding a server to distance harmful radiation, comprises a server, a client mobile telephone having a long range and a short range transceiver, the client having a SIM module. The server has a short range and a long range transceiver and a second SIM module that has priority over the client with the network. The server, when in communication range with the client, receives the incoming call from the base station, transfers audio to the client by short range communication, receives audio from the client handset and transmit a signal corresponding to the audio to the base station. In a remote SIM version, instead of server having a physical second subscriber identification module, the client's SIM module data is sent by short range communication from the client to the server | 2013-03-14 |
20130065618 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SHORT MESSAGE SERVICES TO INSTANT MESSAGING CONVERSION - Implementations of the present disclosure involve a system and method for federating communications between a first network that transmits and receives messages formatted in a first format and a second network that transmits and receives messages formatted in a second format. The system and method are configured to receive a message from the first network formatted in the first format. The system then converts the message into a unified format that may be sent to the second network. After receiving the message in the unified format, the message may then be converted into the format of the second network and sent on the second network like any other message on the second network. | 2013-03-14 |
20130065619 | METHOD, APPARATUS AND SYSTEM FOR PROCESSING SHORT MESSAGE - Embodiments of the present invention disclose a method and apparatus for processing a short message, and a system, and relate to the field of communications technologies, which enable a terminal to receive a short message in time on the premise of not interrupting a current PS service, enhance user experience, reduce resource consumption of a short message service, and optimizes a utilization rate of a network resource. A method for processing a short message provided in an embodiment of the present invention includes: determining, by a network element in 2G or 3G, that a current service type is short message; receiving, by the network element, a short message sent by an MME; and delivering, by the network element, the short message to a terminal through an established PS connection. | 2013-03-14 |
20130065620 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR INCREASING THE RATE OF PEER DISCOVERY IN A SYNCHRONIZED PEER TO PEER WIRELESS NETWORK - Various methods and apparatus are directed to communicating peer discovery information in an efficient manner. A wireless device which has received peer discovery information from multiple peer devices in its vicinity combines received peer discovery information and transmits a signal communicating the combined information. In some embodiments, the combining includes performing a linear combination. The transmitted signal including the combined peer discovery information corresponding to multiple devices facilitates the recovery of peer discovery information by peer devices which may be out of direct peer to peer communications range to one of the devices whose information was used to produce the combined signal. Different peer devices may be able to recover different peer discovery information from the same combined signal. Thus the wireless device may effectively relay a first peer discovery message to one peer device and a second peer discovery message to another peer device via the same combined signal. | 2013-03-14 |
20130065621 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR ADAPTIVE PARTITIONING OF LINKS - Methods and apparatus for efficiently scheduling links in wireless communications networks are described. Various described methods and apparatus are well suited for use in ad hoc wireless networks in which scheduling decisions are made in a distributed and/or decentralized manner. In some embodiments, the links in a network, e.g., in a peer to peer ad hoc network, are adaptively grouped based on comparable link channel gain. Exemplary signaling used, in some but not necessarily all embodiments, by devices to estimate channel gains include broadcast connection identifier signals and reverse broadcast connection identifier signals. Grouping links into sets based on comparable link channel gain, and selectively ordering the scheduling priorities of the different groups, is used to improve scheduling efficiency, e.g., decrease the likelihood that unnecessary yielding occurs. | 2013-03-14 |
20130065622 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR FORMING VIRTUAL CELL IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - An apparatus is configured to perform a method for forming a virtual cell in a wireless communication system. A method of a Base Station (BS) for forming a virtual cell in a wireless communication system includes determining at least one beam among a plurality of beams through beam training with a terminal. The method also includes confirming a collaborative beam of a neighboring BS for the determined beam, and sending a request for virtual cell formation for the terminal, to the terminal and the neighboring BS corresponding to the collaborative beam. | 2013-03-14 |
20130065623 | WIRELESS TRANSCEIVER WITH REDUCED TRANSMIT EMISSIONS - Methods and apparatus for reducing transmit emissions are described herein. The transmit out of band emissions in an adjacent band can be reduced while complying with existing wireless communication standards through utilization of one or more of reduced transmit bandwidth, transmit operating band offset, and channel index remapping. The transceiver can support a receive operating band substantially adjacent to a band edge. The transmit operating band can be offset from an adjacent frequency band, and can use a narrower operating band than is supported by the receiver. The transmit baseband signal can have a reduced bandwidth to reduce the amount of noise. The frequency offset can introduce a larger transition band between the transmit operating band edges and the adjacent frequency band of interest. The transceiver can remap channel assignments to compensate for the frequency offset such that the frequency offset introduced in the transmitter is transparent to channel allocation. | 2013-03-14 |
20130065624 | RESOURCE PARTITIONING FOR UPLINK IN A WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORK - Techniques for performing resource partitioning are described. In an aspect, adaptive resource partitioning may be performed to dynamically allocate available resources for the uplink to nodes, e.g., base stations. Each node may be assigned a list of target interference-over-thermal (IoT) levels for the available resources by the adaptive resource partitioning. Each node may obtain a list of target IoT levels for itself and at least one list of target IoT levels for at least one neighbor node. The list of target IoT levels for each node may include a configurable target IoT level on each available resource for the node. Each node may schedule its UEs for transmission on the available resources (e.g., may determine transmit power levels and rates for the UEs) based on the target IoT levels for itself and the neighbor node(s) such that the target IoT levels for the neighbor node(s) can be met. | 2013-03-14 |
20130065625 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR ADAPTIVE PAGING IN PEER-TO-PEER NETWORKS - A method, a computer program product, and an apparatus are provided. The apparatus determines paging resources of a plurality of paging resources allocated for listening to paging messages. In addition, the apparatus transmits information indicating the allocated paging resources in a peer discovery signal. The apparatus may determine the paging resources on which to listen based on information received in peer discovery signals received from other wireless devices. The received information indicates the paging resources allocated to the other wireless devices. | 2013-03-14 |
20130065626 | WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, MANAGEMENT DEVICE, AND MOBILE TERMINAL UNIT - A management device includes a managing unit that manages whether a dedicated access slot different from an access slot is assigned to the mobile terminal unit, the access slot being arbitrarily used by a mobile terminal unit when the mobile terminal unit gets random access to a base station unit, a selecting unit that selects a dedicated access slot which has not been assigned among dedicated access slots managed by the managing unit when having received a priority notification indicating that a mobile terminal unit being a communicating destination of the base station unit is a priority terminal given priority for performing communication, and an instructing unit that instructs the base station unit managed by the management device to reserve the dedicated access slot selected by the selecting unit. | 2013-03-14 |
20130065627 | METHOD FOR USING LEGACY WI-FI AND WI-FI P2P SIMULTANEOUSLY - A method for using legacy Wi-Fi and Wi-Fi Peer-to-Peer (P2P) simultaneously is provided. The method includes entering a device discovery process of Wi-Fi P2P, if use of a Wi-Fi P2P function is requested while using a legacy Wi-Fi function, acquiring a Group Owner (GO) right of Wi-Fi P2P in the device discovery process, performing a listen state over the same channel as a channel where the legacy Wi-Fi function is in use, through the acquisition of the GO right, and performing a search state over a social channel of Wi-Fi P2P, and repeating the listen state and the search state until the device discovery process is ended. | 2013-03-14 |
20130065628 | INCIDENT RESPONSE SYSTEM - A method for responding to incidents includes receiving incident information corresponding to an incident at an incident location. An incident scenario is generated based at least in part on the incident information, where the incident scenario identifies a number of responders for responding to the incident. A responder is identified based at least in part on an incident effectiveness of the responder with respect to the incident, where the incident effectiveness is based at least in part on past performance of the responder. A request for assistance with the incident is sent to a mobile device of the responder. | 2013-03-14 |
20130065629 | POWER CONTROL METHOD AND RADIO COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - A power control method applied to a radio network controller (RNC), a node B and a user equipment is provided. The method include steps of: determining a target block error rate; identify an initial signal-to-interference ratio (SIR) from a history look-up table (LUT) according to the target block error rate; estimating a measured block error rate between the RNC and the node B via the RNC; adjusting the initial SIR with reference to the measured block error rate and the target block error rate to generate an updated SIR; and controlling a signal transmission power of the user equipment with reference to the updated SIR via the node B. | 2013-03-14 |
20130065630 | TRANSPORT FORMAT COMBINATION SELECTING METHOD, WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, AND MOBILE STATION - A mobile station calculates the transmission power of a first physical channel using each of first TFCs, and determines whether the mobile station is in a transmission capable state or not. Then, the mobile station calculates the sum of the transmission power of first and second physical channels, with respect to each of combinations of the first and second TFCs, and determines whether the mobile station is in the transmission capable state or not. Then, the mobile station selects a first TFC from the first TFCs wherein the mobile station is in the transmission capable state. Then, the mobile station selects a second TFC from the second TFCs which are included in combinations wherein the mobile station is in the transmission capable state among the combinations including the selected first TFC. Thereafter, data is transmitted using the selected first and second TFCs, respectively. | 2013-03-14 |
20130065631 | Method and Device for Controlling Uplink Power - A method for controlling uplink power is disclosed in the present invention. The method includes: a base station configuring and sending a target received power parameter corresponding to a standard service rate, a path loss compensation factor parameter and a enabled deltaMCS parameter of adjusting transmitted power according to a Modulation Coding Scheme (MCS) grade to a terminal; subtracting target received power and a path loss compensation quantity from a limit value of the transmitted power of terminal to obtain power margin, and determining an available MCS grade of the terminal according to the power margin and sending the available MCS grade to the terminal. A system for controlling the uplink power is also disclosed in the present invention. In the present invention, a structure of the system is simple, which supports an adaptive selection for the suitable MCS grade of UE, and implements uplink power control correctly and effectively. | 2013-03-14 |
20130065632 | DYNAMIC HANDOFF PARAMETERS IN A WIRELESS NETWORK - A mobile device may determine applications that are executed by the mobile device. The mobile device may further determine handoff parameters, relating to performance of a handoff operation in a cellular network. The handoff parameters may be determined based on the applications being executed by the mobile device. A handoff operation may be performed based on the determined handoff parameters. | 2013-03-14 |
20130065633 | ACCESS POINTS SELECTION APPARATUS AND METHODS - A method of providing network data to a Station includes receiving, by an Access Point of a plurality of Access Points, a request for network link data output by the Station, to be used by the Station in deciding which of the plurality of Access Points to connect to; initiating, by the Access Point, backhaul measurements over a wireless network that includes the Access Point and a Gateway; obtaining and storing, by the Access Point, backhaul measurement data based on the backhaul measurements performed; and providing the backhaul measurement data to the Station. | 2013-03-14 |
20130065634 | METHOD FOR COMMUNICATION OF TERMINAL AND METHOD FOR COMMUNICATION OF BASE STATION - A method for communication of a terminal and a method for communication of a base station are disclosed. Communication between a first base station with a problem in a backbone and a second base station located beyond the coverage of the degraded base station and neighboring the first base station is relayed by a terminal. Accordingly, the first base station is able to continuously provide service to subordinate stations. | 2013-03-14 |
20130065635 | COMMUNICATION DEVICE, COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - A detection signal transmitting unit | 2013-03-14 |
20130065636 | MULTI-TAPPING NUMPAD - A mobile phone including a number keypad for entering the symbols 0-9, # and *, the keypad including at most five keys at least one of which corresponds to a list of at least two symbols, wherein the n | 2013-03-14 |
20130065637 | WIRELESS CELL PHONE HEADSET RELAY - In example embodiment, a BLUETOOTH application on a cell phone acts as an audio proxy and enables shared use of the cell phone's BLUETOOTH headset between the cell phone and a BLUETOOTH enabled desk phone. When a telephone communication is established via the desk phone, audio data is sent from the desk phone to the cell phone, and the cell phone relays the audio data to the headset. Audio data from the headset is relayed by the cell phone to the desk phone. | 2013-03-14 |
20130065638 | USING NON-UNIFORM FREQUENCY BANDS FOR COEXISTENCE AMONG MULTIPLE WIRELESS COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES - Apparatus having corresponding methods and computer-readable media comprise: a first transceiver comprising a controller configured to select one of a plurality of frequency regions, wherein bandwidths of the frequency regions are non-uniform, and wherein the first transceiver is configured to transceive, according to a first protocol, first wireless signals in the one of the plurality of frequency regions selected by the controller; an arbiter configured to select one or more frequency channels based on the one of the plurality of the frequency regions selected by the controller; and a second transceiver configured to transceive, according to a second protocol, second wireless signals only in the one or more frequency channels selected by the arbiter. | 2013-03-14 |
20130065639 | MOTION ADAPTIVE COMMUNICATIONS DEVICE AND INTEGRATED CIRCUITS FOR USE THEREWITH - A circuit includes a package substrate that supports an on-chip gyrating circuit that generates a motion parameter based on motion of the circuit. The package substrate further supports a die that supports a processing module that processes the motion parameter to produce motion data, wherein the processing module further generates a receive control signal and a transmit control signal in accordance with the motion data. The die further supports a wireless local area network transceiver that generates an outbound RF signal that includes outbound data and that generates voice inbound data from an inbound RF signal, wherein the wireless local area network transceiver is further operable to adjust a receive parameter based on the receive control signal and to adjust a transmit parameter in response to the transmit control signal. | 2013-03-14 |
20130065640 | INTELLIGENT PERSONAL COMMUNICATION DEVICE - An intelligent personal communication device, such as a cellular phone, integrates and interfaces an array of sensors to detect the components in the air so that information regarding the objects or materials that produced the air components can be quickly available to the user of the intelligent personal communication device. | 2013-03-14 |
20130065641 | Remote Monitoring Device & Process - A remote monitoring device is integrated as part of a cell phone or personal digital assistant. By sharing computing resources of a communications transceiver, the cost of a monitoring device can be significantly reduced, while still permitting sufficient functionality to effectively observe an area of interest, such as a child's sleeping area. An alert is generated and transmitted to an observer using a separate transceiver when activity at the monitored area (i.e., sound or video activity) meets a specified threshold. | 2013-03-14 |
20130065642 | LUMINAIRE CONTROL SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR WIRELESSLY CONTROLLING THE SAME - Disclosed herein are a luminaire control system and a method for wirelessly controlling the same. In which, the luminaire is capable of communication protocol translation, and being able to be wirelessly controlled by a remote control over a communication network. Furthermore, a user interface accompanied with an application is installed to the remote control to provide user interface for controlling the luminaire. The user interface displays functions to be selected including switching on or off the luminaire, changing colors, adjusting luminosity, controlling frequency of flashing, dimming and transition of the functions. In response to the input signals generated by the remote control, the luminaire is controlled for performing operations, accordingly | 2013-03-14 |
20130065643 | MOBILE TERMINAL HAVING MODE TRANSITION FUNCTION AND DRIVING METHOD THEREOF - A mobile terminal includes a connecting part to connect to a device, a mode performing and shifting unit to identify a type of the device, to determine multiple modes according to the type of the device, and to shift to a first mode among the multiple modes in response to a mode shifting signal, and a switch to generate the mode shifting signal. A method for changing modes in association with a device includes connecting a device to a terminal, identifying a type of the device, determining multiple modes according to the type of the device, receiving a mode shifting signal during the connection of the device, and shifting from a first mode to a second mode in response to a mode shifting signal. | 2013-03-14 |
20130065644 | WIRELESS DEVICE, METHOD OF OPERATING AND PROCESSING SYSTEM - A wireless device has a first SIM and a second SIM. The first SIM and the second SIM share a common radio system. A processing system determines whether to allocate use of the radio system to the second SIM for a time period that occurs when the first SIM is in an active connected mode using the common radio system in order to be able to at least one of transmit data and receive data. The processing system allocates or denies use of the radio system to the second SIM accordingly. | 2013-03-14 |
20130065645 | Co-Molding Display with Body of Mobile Device - Tooling and methods for co-molding a body with two different materials. An internal die assembly comprising at least two parts allows for placement of a component and co-molding of the body around the component and then removal of the internal die assembly without disturbing the body. | 2013-03-14 |
20130065646 | Mobile Device with Sleeve Body - A body for a mobile device shaped like a sleeve is closed on all but one side and configured to receive an internal body including electronic components through the open side. | 2013-03-14 |
20130065647 | DEVICES WITH DISPLAYS AND RELATED METHODS INVOLVING LIGHT SENSING WITH PHOTOVOLTAIC ARRAYS - Devices with displays and related methods involving light sensing with photovoltaic arrays are provided. In this regard, a representative device includes: a display; a processing device operative to drive the display; and a photovoltaic array positioned in an overlying relationship with at least a portion of the display, the photovoltaic array being operative to sense light incident thereupon such that the processing device selectively alters light emitted by the display responsive to the incident light sensed by the photovoltaic array. | 2013-03-14 |
20130065648 | MOBILE TERMINAL AND CONTROL METHOD FOR THE SAME - A mobile terminal is disclosed herein. The mobile terminal may include a body, a display, a transceiver for short range radio communication, and a controller configured to control data transfer through the transceiver. The controller may be configured to determine whether a request for data is received, determine whether an input is required to allow authorize the data transfer, and determine whether the data transfer is authorized, and transfer data through the transceiver when the data transfer is authorized. The input may be received without displaying a prompt on the display for the input. The input may be received while the display is turned off. Moreover, the input may be a prescribed movement of the body of the mobile terminal or an application of a prescribed amount of force on the mobile terminal. | 2013-03-14 |
20130065649 | PORTABLE BATTERY-POWERED TELEPHONE COMPRISING A SOLAR COLLECTOR FOR RECHARGING SAID BATTERY - A mobile phone powered by a battery ( | 2013-03-14 |
20130065650 | MOBILE COMMUNICATION TERMINAL - In order to facilitate an operation for talking, a mobile communication terminal includes first and second LCDs which display images, the first LCD being changed in state between an open state where a display surface of the second LCD is exposed and a closed state where the display surface of the second LCD is covered by the first LCD, a state detecting portion which detects the open/closed state of the first LCD, a destination number accepting portion which accepts a telephone number of a call destination while the open state is being detected by the state detecting portion, and a communication control portion which originates a call to a telephone number accepted by the destination number accepting portion (S | 2013-03-14 |
20130065651 | PORTABLE TELEPHONE HAVING A MARKING - The present invention relates to a mobile phone comprising a casing ( | 2013-03-14 |
20130065652 | 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. | 2013-03-14 |
20130065653 | MOBILE COMMUNICATION TERMINAL APPARATUS, METHOD OF CONTROLLING POWER CONSUMPTION OF MOBILE COMMUNICATION TERMINAL APPARATUS, AND RECORDING MEDIUM - A first position information generation unit ( | 2013-03-14 |
20130065654 | VIDEO GAME PROCESSING APPARATUS AND VIDEO GAME PROCESSING PROGRAM - A video game processing apparatus for controlling progress of a video game is provided. It is determined whether a predetermined command is effectively received for a predetermined number of times or more or not when a predetermined period of time is measured from a time when a time measuring start condition is satisfied. A specific process corresponding to the fact that the predetermined command is effectively received for the predetermined number of times is carried out in a case where the predetermined command is effectively received for the predetermined number of times. In this case, it is confirmed whether an effective reception number reaches the effective reception upper limit number or more when the predetermined command is received, and it is determined that the predetermined command is effectively received in a case where the effective reception number does not reach the effective reception upper limit number. | 2013-03-14 |
20130065655 | Simulation platform for planned athletic plays - Various embodiments relate to a method and related apparatus that simulates planned athletic plays. A device such as a touchscreen tablet or mobile device can use a simulation platform that produces a visualization of one or more athletes in a planned scenario. The platform can then display and/or animate the one or more athletes as they progress through multiple stages of a simulated athletic play. The simulated athletic play can be edited, saved, and sent to other devices, which may also play back the simulated athletic play. In some embodiments, a user can capture video or load saved video clips and associate such videos with the simulated athletic play or steps comprising part of the simulated athletic play. In some embodiments, a user can pause a simulated athletic play during playback to add and edit steps that comprise the play. | 2013-03-14 |
20130065656 | INSTRUMENT GAME SYSTEM AND METHOD - A game system and method that uses an instrument as an input encourages a user to play along with the game's soundtrack on an instrument (e.g. guitar, bass, etc.). The game cues the player to play notes and/or chords on the instrument at an appropriate time and then data is collected from the instrument via a connection between the instrument and the apparatus running the game. The game then scores the user based on note/chord and timing information it receives. | 2013-03-14 |
20130065657 | Live Action Multi-Track Skills Game - A system and method for operation of a game in which teams of players attempt to negotiate through a track of rooms, or several tracts of rooms. Teams attempt to progress through the track by solving problems presented in each room thereby earning access to a following room, until the team completes a track comprising several rooms. A control system is operable to control flow of teams from room to room, and to control presentation of problem solving activities to the teams, and to interpret data from the rooms to assess the performance of the team, and grant access to a following room or to bar access to a following room and/or eject the team from the room to start over on the track. | 2013-03-14 |
20130065658 | CARD GAME - A card game played on an electronic gaming machine between a game machine/dealer and one or more players. Each player is dealt one card. Three community cards (Flop cards) are dealt and, in succession, compared to each player's card according to the rules of War. A fourth community card (Turn card) is revealed, along with a single dealer card. The player's final hand must outrank the dealer's final hand and achieve at least a preset Poker ranking in order to win a mandatory wager. A second Raise portion of the player's wager is won if the player's card combined with the four community cards form a predetermined poker hand ranking. In a variation of the game method, one Bet the Hole wager is resolved according to the rules of War. | 2013-03-14 |
20130065659 | TOURNAMENT GAME, GAMING MACHINE, GAMING SYSTEM AND METHOD WITH A PLAYER-INTERACTIVE BONUS FEATURE - A tournament game, gaming machine, gaming system and method are disclosed wherein a player-interactive bonus feature is triggered and displayed simultaneously with a tournament game presentation and a bonus award is paid responsive to a player selecting a displayed bonus target, such as a balloon. The bonus award is paid in addition to any award payable based on the tournament game outcome. The award may be non-credit prizes redeemed in various ways such as printing a coupon at the player machine. | 2013-03-14 |
20130065660 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR CONDUCTING A GAME - In some embodiments, the instant invention provides a computer-implemented method to conduct a drawing game that at least includes: providing a first game piece, where the first game piece has a first game data of the drawing game; receiving the first game data of the drawing game; determining a second game data of the drawing game based at least in part on: the first game data, where the second data includes the first game data, and a predetermined rule; randomly generating a third game data of the drawing game; providing a second game piece having the second game data and the third game data of the drawing game to a player, where the second game piece is capable of enabling the player to determine, by comparing the second game data and the third game data of the drawing game, whether the player wins a prize of the drawing game. | 2013-03-14 |
20130065661 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CREATING COUPON FOR FREE GIFT - An apparatus and method for creating coupons for free gift presentation is provided, which encrypts an instant coupon number capable of indicating whether the instant coupon number is a winning number while allowing a customer who receives a coupon to immediately check whether he or she has won a free gift using a smart phone or the like. | 2013-03-14 |
20130065662 | SLOT MACHINE GAME WITH BONUS GAME HAVING SELECTABLE MODIFIER ELEMENTS - A game is provided, including a free spin bonus game with selectable modifier feature, known in a preferred embodiment as a bank heist bonus game. Before each free spin, the player picks a vault to receive a modifier element that applies to the free spin. The modifier element may be a credit prize, increment bonus multiplier, award additional spins, or turn a random reel wild (may be maintained wild for all remaining free spins or a designated number of free spins), for example. Additional spins can also be retriggered on the reels up to a maximum of 20 free spins (get all the vaults). To begin the free spin bonus game, the game may prompt the player for some type of biometric input and either read or appear to read biometric data as part of the game theme. | 2013-03-14 |
20130065663 | SLOT MACHINE GAME WITH EXPANDING POSITIONS - Systems, methods, and program products are taught which provide a slot machine game that increases the size of the symbol array as a mystery feature. As the player spins the reels, the number of positions available on each reel grows randomly to allow more paylines. Other embodiments may include free spin bonuses, as well as bonus features that further increase the number of positions on each reel, and adjust the probability of reel expansions based on the current array size. | 2013-03-14 |
20130065664 | GAMING APPARATUSES AND METHODS INVOLVING ROTATING OF REELS - An exemplary embodiment relates to a method in a gaming system for playing a game. The method includes causing an output device to communicate a frame of play, the frame of play including symbols. Each symbol has a position within the frame of play. The method further includes establishing a first result of the game based on the position of the symbols and causing the output device to communicate an altered frame of play. Additionally, the method includes altering the position of at least one of the symbols within the frame of play to generate the altered frame of play. The method also includes establishing a second result of the game based on the altered frame of play. | 2013-03-14 |