17th week of 2009 patent applcation highlights part 44 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20090104861 | HANDLE ASSEMBLY FOR A POWER TOOL - A handle assembly for a power tool, such as an angle grinder, including first and second handle portions for gripping the power tool, the first handle portion extending substantially transverse to the second handle portion. The handle assembly also having a trigger including an elongate portion associated with the first handle portion and a flange portion associated with the second handle portion and a switch for operating the power tool actuated by movement of either the elongate or flange portion of the trigger relative to the first or second handle portions respectively. | 2009-04-23 |
20090104862 | EXPENDABLE UNITARY QUICK MOUNT ABRASIVE DISCS AND SUPPORT PAD THEREFOR - The combination of an abrasive finishing device and a support member therefor. The support member includes a body having a threaded central opening with a flange at one end thereof. A fastening member having a threaded shaft and flange is permanently affixed to the abrasive finishing article by a resiliently deformable retainer press fitted over the threads on the shaft in such a manner that the flange on the fastening member is disposed entirely below the working surface of the abrasive finishing device. The retainer is a washer shaped member having an inner diameter which is less than the outer diameter of the threaded shaft on the fastening member and grips the thread on the shaft. | 2009-04-23 |
20090104863 | PAD CONDITIONER FOR CHEMICAL MECHANICAL POLISHING - A pad conditioner for chemical mechanical polishing includes a dressing component for conditioning a pad and a housing for accommodating the dressing component. The housing includes at least one fluid hole surrounding the dressing component for providing at least a fluid. | 2009-04-23 |
20090104864 | TOOL FOR WORKING ON A SURFACE - Embodiments of the present disclosure provide working tools that provide suction to a working surface and/or dust removal from a working surface. One embodiment of a tool includes a tool support having an upper surface and a sidewall defining a cavity defined by the sidewall and the upper surface. The tool includes a base attached to the upper surface of the tool support and a vacuum attachment structure attached to the base. The attachment structure includes a connector member having an opening in a first end for releasable attachment to a vacuum source. | 2009-04-23 |
20090104865 | AIR DISTRIBUTION DUCT IN THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT OF A MOTOR VEHICLE - The invention relates to an air distribution duct ( | 2009-04-23 |
20090104866 | Ventilation device - A ventilation device has a frame ( | 2009-04-23 |
20090104867 | Building aperture mounted ventilation apparatus - A ventilation apparatus provides an intermediate space between a building window and the outside the building and provides means for controlling air flow to or from the intermediate space to or from the a building window and the outside of the building. The apparatus can be used in three modes: in one mode for heating air in the interior of the building structure by a circulating flow of air from inside the building, through the intermediate space where it is warmed by captured solar energy, and back into the building interior; in another mode for cooling the interior of the building structure by conveying warm interior air through the intermediate space to outside the building; and in another mode for allowing free two-way ventilation between the interior of the building structure, through the intermediate space, and to and from the outside air. | 2009-04-23 |
20090104868 | Construction Ventilation Cover - One possible embodiment of the invention could be a construction ventilation cover for HVAC air outlets comprising of a body, the body having a top cover, the top cover having a top and a bottom; a box support attached to the bottom, wherein the box support is sized and shaped to fit snugly within a HVAC air outlet with at least a portion of the unattached bottom making contact with at least a portion of the surrounding structure defining the air outlet. Another version of this invention could be a ventilation register that is modified to have the register's movable louvers, adjusting lever and linkage removed; a lid added to cover the register's grill; and a peripheral flange extension added to the bottom portion of the register. | 2009-04-23 |
20090104869 | JAMMING DETECTOR AND JAMMING DETECTING METHOD - A jamming detector and jamming detecting method are disclosed. In accordance with the present invention, distribution of a received signal is compared with a reference distribution of a specific signal model. Deviation of the signal distribution from the reference distribution can be obtained according to the comparison results. The existence of jamming is determined according to the deviation. If the signal distribution significantly deviates from the reference distribution, it means that jamming exists. An anti-jamming circuit or algorithm can be activated only when jamming is detected, thereby power consumption is reduced. | 2009-04-23 |
20090104870 | BROADCAST RESPONSE SYSTEM - A broadcast response system provides, e.g., a radio broadcast listener with the ability to obtain media content such as music or speech while listening to the radio. The user can respond to items in the radio broadcast such as advertisements, fund raising drives, or interactive listener polls during the broadcast. Data such as song title and artist, author or publisher and the IP address for the location where the digital version of the content is stored, can be transmitted using, e.g., the RBDS/RDS data stream. A reference number representing song title and artist, author or publisher and the IP address for the location where the digital version of the content is stored can also be employed for ease of implementation. This reference number can reside in a lookup table to be accessed by broadcast response server. | 2009-04-23 |
20090104871 | BROADCAST RECEPTION MOBILE TERMINAL - A mobile terminal including an input unit configured to enter a broadcast mode so as to display a broadcast program on a first broadcast channel, a buffering unit configured to buffer a broadcast program on a second broadcast channel different than the first broadcast channel, and a display unit configured to display the buffered broadcast program on the second broadcast channel when a channel change command is entered on the input unit for changing the first broadcast channel to the second broadcast channel. | 2009-04-23 |
20090104872 | BROADCAST RESPONSE SYSTEM - A broadcast response system provides, e.g., a radio broadcast listener with the ability to obtain media content such as music or speech while listening to the radio. The user can respond to items in the radio broadcast such as advertisements, fund raising drives, or interactive listener polls during the broadcast. Data such as song title and artist, author or publisher and the IP address for the location where the digital version of the content is stored, can be transmitted using, e.g., the RBDS/RDS data stream. A reference number representing song title and artist, author or publisher and the IP address for the location where the digital version of the content is stored can also be employed for ease of implementation. This reference number can reside in a lookup table to be accessed by broadcast response server. | 2009-04-23 |
20090104873 | FULLY INTEGRATED COMPACT CROSS-COUPLED LOW NOISE AMPLIFIER - Fully integrated compact cross-coupled low noise amplifier. A circuitry implementation that includes two pairs of metal oxide semiconductor field-effect transistors (MOSFETs) (either N-type of P-type) operates as an LNA, which can be used within any of a wide variety of communication devices. A majority of the elements are integrated within the design and need not be implemented off-chip, and this can provide for a reduction in area required by the circuitry. A differential 100Ω input impedance is provided by this design. A higher than typical power supply voltage can be employed (if desired) to accommodate one possible implementation that includes two parallel implemented resistors to ground. | 2009-04-23 |
20090104874 | System And Method Of Providing Automatic Information Exchange And Matching - A method and apparatus provides wireless transceivers which may be used for various tasks, including the exchange of information with other devices. In one example, the wireless transceivers are a part of a WIC used in an environment such as an amusement park, water park, reception area, or tradeshow to provide various capabilities. | 2009-04-23 |
20090104875 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR COMMUNICATION IN NEAR FIELD COMMUNICATION NETWORK - A method and system for establishing a communication link between a plurality of electronic devices in a Near Field Communication (NFC) network are provided. The method, at a first electronic device, includes identifying at least one service registered at a Logical Link Control Protocol (LLCP) in at least one of the plurality of electronic devices. The electronic devices are NFC-compatible devices. Thereafter, the method establishes the communication link between the first electronic device and the at least one of the plurality of electronic devices based on the identified at least one NFC service and a first set of services. The first set of services is selected from a plurality of services registered at a Logical Link Control Protocol (LLCP) in the first electronic device. | 2009-04-23 |
20090104876 | RECEIVER, TRANSMITTER, TRANSMISSION SYSTEM, AND TRANSMISSION METHOD - To reduce the affections of noises having greater instantaneous powers than received signals. A receiver of block transmission scheme, in which signal blocks from a transmitting end are received and equalization is performed for each of the received signal blocks, comprises a local noise detecting unit detecting a local noise locally existing in a received signal block and having a greater amplitude than the signals; a local noise eliminating unit generating a local-noise-eliminated received signal block in which the signals in the range where the local noise is existent within the received signal block have been eliminated together with the local noise; and an equalizer that performs an equalization based on the local-noise-eliminated received signal block. | 2009-04-23 |
20090104877 | RADIO COMMUNICATION APPARATUS AND RADIO COMMUNICATION METHOD - A CIR measuring section | 2009-04-23 |
20090104878 | SIGNAL MONITORING DEVICE, COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, SIGNAL MONITORING METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM FOR RECORDING PROGRAM OF SIGNAL MONITORING DEVICE - Even before a communication partner device is incorporated into an operating state, an abnormal communication partner device can be detected, so that it is possible to prevent an abnormal communication partner device from affecting communications with other devices, whereby stable communications can be achieved. To this end, a signal monitoring device includes abnormality detecting means for detecting an abnormality of a communication partner device based on whether a receiving signal exists at a time slot allocated as a non-use bandwidth or not. | 2009-04-23 |
20090104879 | METHOD OF OPERATING A COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, A RADIO STATION, AND A RADIO COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - A radio communication system has a plurality of transmission formats available for the transmission of data signals by a sending station, and a pilot signal is transmitted to enable channel estimation by the receiving station. A receiving station transmits a control signal indicating the transmission formats that the sending station may use for transmitting the data signals. The sending station selects one of the indicated transmission formats for transmitting a data signal and derives a transmission power level for the pilot signal from the control signal. The transmission power level of the pilot signal may be independent of the selected transmission format, or may depend on selected transmission format. | 2009-04-23 |
20090104880 | WIRELESS COMMUNICATION APPARATUS AND COMMUNICATION CONTROL METHOD - A wireless communication apparatus and a communication control method wherein even if there occurs a change in communication control information due to a function change, an appropriate correction is implemented to improve the communication quality. A wireless communication apparatus ( | 2009-04-23 |
20090104881 | Switching element, antenna switch circuit and radio frequency module using the same - A switching element is provided that realizes an stabilize a potential between the gates of the multi-gates without an increase in the insertion loss, and an antenna switch circuit and a radio frequency module each using the switch element. The switching element includes two ohmic electrodes | 2009-04-23 |
20090104882 | RADIO TRANSMISSION APPARATUS - A radio transmission apparatus does not update the distortion compensation coefficient for a certain period, which is shorter than the transmission period, after the transmission period start timing. Instead, update operation of the distortion compensation coefficient is carried out after the lapse of a certain period from the start timing. Further, in order to shorten the convergence time of the distortion compensation coefficient, the radio transmission apparatus performs interpolation processing of the distortion compensation coefficient. The distortion compensation coefficient is given to a two-dimensional coordinate (address): one is the power level of an input transmission signal and the other is the difference of power between the input transmission signal and a feedback signal. The distortion compensation coefficient at a predetermined coordinate is updated to an interpolated value, which is obtained through interpolation calculation using the distortion compensation coefficient at a coordinate adjacent to the predetermined coordinate. | 2009-04-23 |
20090104883 | AUTOMATIC GAIN CONTROL LOCKED ON TO THE RECEIVED POWER PROBABILITY DENSITY - The invention relates to a radio receiver, notably for applications of satellite positioning, that must operate in an environment in which the interference is dense, notably when it involves pulses transmitted by DME beacons. The effective processing of the interference assumes having an unbiased noise reference. According to the invention, the latter is generated by a signal power probability function analysis in its portion essentially comprising low-power signals. | 2009-04-23 |
20090104884 | Apparatus and method for receiving signal in multiple input multiple output system - A receiving apparatus and method of a Multiple Input Multiple Output (MIMO) system are provided. The receiving apparatus includes a clock generation/delay compensation unit for generating a clock, an antenna switching unit for temporally dividing signals received through multiple antennas by performing switching according to the clock, a radio frequency (RF) chain to be shared for converting the temporally divided signals into baseband signals, and an analog to digital converter (ADC) to be shared for converting the converted signals into digital signals and for outputting the converted signals according to the clock. Accordingly, the number of RF chains used to implement a MIMO RFIC is reduced. | 2009-04-23 |
20090104885 | MIXING DEVICE AND RADIO-FREQUENCY RECEIVER USING THE SAME - A mixing device includes a mixing circuit and a ring oscillation circuit. The mixing circuit includes “M” mixers connected to the input terminal of the mixing device at one input. The ring oscillation circuit includes (2×M) inverters connected in series in a ring shape. The other input of the K-th mixer where “K” is a natural number of 1 to “M” balance-inputs an oscillation signal which is phase-shifted by (−Kπ/M) radian and outputted from the K-th inverter and an oscillation signal which is phase-shifted by (−(M+K)π/M) radian and outputted from the (M+K)th inverter. Between the output of the K-th mixer and the output terminal is provided a phase shifter having a phase shift amount of (−2π+Kπ/M) radian. | 2009-04-23 |
20090104886 | SIGNAL PROCESSING DEVICE, CONTROL METHOD OF SIGNAL PROCESSING DEVICE, DIGITAL BROADCAST RECEIVING DEVICE, AND CONTROL METHOD OF DIGITAL BROADCAST RECEIVING DEVICE - A signal processing device includes: a first converting unit for frequency-converting the input signal into a signal in a first frequency band; a filter for cutting off the frequency component outside a predetermined pass band; a second converting unit for frequency-converting the signal from the first frequency band to a second frequency band; third converting unit for converting the signal in the second frequency band into a signal in a third frequency band coinciding with the pass band; an oscillating unit for oscillating a signal used for frequency conversion of the third converting unit; and a detecting unit for detecting a frequency error between oscillation frequency of the signal oscillated by the oscillating unit and frequency of a signal used for frequency conversion from the second frequency band to the third frequency band coinciding with the pass band, and outputting an error signal indicating the frequency error. | 2009-04-23 |
20090104887 | Log-antilog mixer circuit and method for producing frequency conversion - According to one exemplary embodiment, a method for producing frequency conversion of a communication signal comprises performing a logarithmic transformation of the communication signal to form a logarithmically transformed communication signal, adding the logarithmically transformed communication signal to a logarithmic local oscillator signal, to form a sum signal, and performing an anti-logarithmic transformation of the sum signal. In one embodiment, the method may be used to down-convert a reception signal to baseband. In one embodiment, a log-antilog mixer circuit for producing frequency conversion of a communication signal comprises a signal log block configured to receive the communication signal as an input and to provide a logarithmically transformed communication signal as an output, and an antilog block configured to receive a sum signal of the logarithmically transformed communication signal and a logarithmic local oscillator signal. | 2009-04-23 |
20090104888 | Onetime Passwords For Mobile Wallets - A mobile wallet and network system using onetime passwords for authentication is disclosed according to one embodiment of the invention. A onetime password may be generated at a mobile wallet server and transmitted to the mobile device. The onetime password may then be used to authenticate the user of the mobile wallet when completing a transaction. Authentication may require entry of the onetime password and confirmation that the onetime password entered matches the onetime password sent by the mobile wallet server. In other embodiments of the invention, a mobile wallet and a mobile wallet server are in sync and each generate the same onetime password at the same time. These onetime passwords may then be used to authenticate the user of the mobile wallet. | 2009-04-23 |
20090104889 | MAN-IN-THE-MIDDLE DETECTOR AND A METHOD USING IT - A method receives signaling messages by a mobile apparatus at least from one base station of a cellular network, interprets a received signaling message, searches for an anomaly with at least one signaling parameter of the received signaling message from a first base station to a known comparison signaling parameter, gives an alert if the comparison gives an unequal result concerning at least one signaling parameter. | 2009-04-23 |
20090104890 | OPERATION OF CONTROL PROTOCOL DATA UNITS IN PACKET DATA CONVERGENCE PROTOCOL - A method and apparatus reports packet data control protocol (PDCP) status and PDCP resets in a wireless communication, using control PDUs that may have security protection applied by ciphering of the control PDUs. Reliability of the PDCP status and reset messages may be assured by acknowledgment according to an acknowledged mode or to an unacknowledged mode. | 2009-04-23 |
20090104891 | ACCESS METHOD OF NETWORK TERMINALS, ACCESS SYSTEM AND GATEWAY - An access method of network terminals, an access system and gateway are provided. In the access method of the present invention, providing an access proxy to the service network system for a network terminal initiating an access request but not configured with the subscriber certification information to the service network system by the use of subscriber certification information to a service network system configured on a network terminal. The access system of the present invention includes a digital gateway configured with a gateway multimedia service processing module. By sharing the subscriber certification information to the service network system configured on the network terminal connected to the digital gateway, the network terminal not configured with the subscriber certification information to the service network system can realize the access certification to the service network system. | 2009-04-23 |
20090104892 | Efficient Network Resource Management in a Wireless Network - Wireless data services such as wireless email are becoming common, and in particular, “always-on” systems, where new email is automatically forwarded by the service provider to the wireless device. The problem is that there is no effective mechanism for implementing “always-on” systems when the user is moving around a network, or from one network to another. The invention addresses this problem by generating a session key at the service provider's system for a given data session, and returning this session key to the mobile device. Each time the mobile device communicates with the service provider, it enters this session key into a field that will simply pass through the communication network to the service provider. This allows the service provider to manage the data session, preparing proper accounting records and directing the deletion of stale data sessions on network resources. | 2009-04-23 |
20090104893 | Methods of Providing Messages Using Location Criteria and Related Systems and Computer Program Products - Methods of providing messages for a user can include accepting entry of a message for the user, and accepting entry of a location criteria associated with the message. Physical location information for a wireless communications device associated with the user can be obtained, and the message for the user can be transmitted when the physical location information for the wireless communications device matches the location criteria associated with the message. Related systems and computer program products are also discussed. | 2009-04-23 |
20090104894 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR REAL-TIME SYNCHRONIZATION ACROSS A DISTRIBUTED SERVICES COMMUNICATION NETWORK - A method and network for progressively transmitting a voice message from a sender to one or more recipients across the network. The method and network includes a plurality of servers interconnected by a plurality of network connections. A first server among the plurality of servers provides access to the network for a sender of a voice message intended for one or more recipients. One or more second servers among the plurality of servers provide access to the network for the one or more recipients respectively. The first server and any intermediate server hops between the first server and the one or more second servers are each configured (i) store a copy of the voice message, (ii) ascertain the next server hop or hops on the network to deliver the voice message from the sender to the one or more second servers and (iii) progressively transmit only a single copy of the voice message to the ascertained next server hop or hops on the network regardless if the voice message is to be delivered to more than one recipient through any of the ascertained next server hop or hops. The progressive transmission of the voice message from server hop to hop across the network enables the one or more recipients to review the voice message in real-time. In addition, a synchronization element provide at each server hop is provided to synchronize in real-time the stored copies of the voice message at each server. | 2009-04-23 |
20090104895 | DYNAMIC CONTACT LIST - In one embodiment, a system receives a user calling attribute and determines current information of a telephone. The system generates a dynamic contact list based on the user calling attribute and the current information. | 2009-04-23 |
20090104896 | UNIVERSAL SERVICE CODE FOR RESERVATIONS - Reservation of services using, for example, a computer network based universal reservation system (CNBURS) is facilitated by the use of universal service codes (USCs). In one embodiment, a CNBURS enabled reservation scheduling process ( | 2009-04-23 |
20090104897 | SERVICE TRACING CONTROL METHOD, SERVICE TRACING SYSTEM AND RELEVANT TRACING APPARATUS - A service tracing control method includes performing conflict detection before sending or executing a tracing control command to a component and handling the components of different tracing status differentially. The present disclosure also provides a service tracing system, a service database, a tracing control server, a tracing agent, and other relevant tracing apparatuses. The present disclosure supports execution of pertinent operations for the components which are in different tracing status, thus overcoming conflict that occurs in the case of activating or deactivating the tracing function of the component. | 2009-04-23 |
20090104898 | A TELEPHONE USING A CONNECTION NETWORK FOR PROCESSING DATA REMOTELY FROM THE TELEPHONE - A system of connection between computers. First and second computers are connected over a network. The network preferably uses an existing channel, such as a wireless connection or a telephone line. The first computer may be a PDA or a cell phone. One aspect may take speech into the telephone, send it over the network connection to the second computer, where it is recognized, and return the recognized speech to the first computer. | 2009-04-23 |
20090104899 | System and Method for Communication Diversion Notification - A node and method for communication diversion and communication diversion notification is provided. The node has a component configured to receive notification about a communication diversion related to an incoming communication corresponding to only those communication diversions which match criteria for at least one specific reason to be notified, wherein the notification includes a diversion reason element that is locale-independent encoded. | 2009-04-23 |
20090104900 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING THE OPERATION OF WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS - Methods and apparatus for controlling events, timing and operational characteristics of wireless communications devices. An exemplary wireless communications apparatus comprises a baseband processor, radio frequency (RF) generating circuitry, a programmable event controller, and a memory device. The RF generating circuitry and programmable event controller are integrated in the same integrated circuit. The memory device, which may also be embedded in the same integrated circuit as the event controller and RF generating circuitry, is configured to store a sequence of instructions the event controller executes in response to a baseband command. The memory device is also configured to store control parameter data, which the event controller retrieves and uses to enable, disable, select and deselect various devices on the integrated circuit and to set, adjust or modify the operational characteristics of the RF generating circuitry (e.g., band selection and tuning) and other circuitry (e.g., power control circuitry) of the communications apparatus. | 2009-04-23 |
20090104901 | TIME VARYING SIGNAL QUALITY REPORTING - A radio station ( | 2009-04-23 |
20090104902 | CLASS-SWITCHING IN CLASS-BASED DATA COMMUNCATIONS NETWORK - In a wireless class-based data communications network, a class-switching method includes configuring a wireless two-way RF data communication device, of a wireless class-based data communications network, to adopt a different class designation of another wireless two-way RF data communication device of a proximate wireless class-based data communications network such that the particular wireless two-way RF data communication device joins the proximate wireless class-based data communications network. Another class-switching method includes communicating a command to a wireless two-way RF data communication device of a wireless class-based data communications network to change its class designation to that of another wireless two-way RF data communication device of a proximate wireless class-based data communications network such that the wireless two-way RF data communication device joins the proximate wireless class-based data communications network. | 2009-04-23 |
20090104903 | SATELLITE RADIOTELEPHONE SYSTEMS, METHODS, COMPONENTS AND DEVICES INCLUDING GATED RADIOTELEPHONE TRANSMISSIONS TO ANCILLARY TERRESTRIAL COMPONENTS - A satellite radiotelephone system includes a space-based component and an ancillary terrestrial component that are configured to receive wireless communications from radiotelephones. The radiotelephones are configured to transmit wireless communications to the ancillary terrestrial component over a range of satellite band forward link frequencies. The radiotelephone outputs are gated to cease transmissions periodically over a period of time. Related systems, methods, components and devices are described. | 2009-04-23 |
20090104904 | ROAMING METHOD AND SYSTEM IN LOCATION INFORMATION SYSTEM - A method and device for obtaining position information of a target terminal are discussed. According to an embodiment, the method includes sending a start message to a home network, the start message used for positioning of the target terminal; receiving a response message from the home network, the response message containing address information of a visited network; sending a positioning initiation message to the visited network using the address information in the response message; and performing a positioning procedure with the visited network, wherein the positioning procedure is performed without connection with the home location server. | 2009-04-23 |
20090104905 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SUPPORTING HOME NODE B SERVICES - A method and apparatus for supporting home Node B (HNB) services are disclosed. A wireless transmit/receive unit (WTRU) receives HNB access restriction information from an HNB and accesses the HNB if an access to the HNB is allowed based on the HNB access restriction information. The HNB access restriction information may be a closed subscriber group identity (CSG ID), a status bit indicating whether an HNB cell is available or not, an identity of WTRUs that are allowed to access the HNB, information indicating whether an access to a cell is barred or not. The WTRU may trigger measurements for cell reselection even though signal strength on a currently connected cell is above a threshold. The measurement may be triggered manually, periodically, under the instruction from the network, or based on a neighbor cell list including information about HNB cells located nearby. | 2009-04-23 |
20090104906 | Logical connection establishment method for mobile terminal - A logical channel establishment method for a mobile terminal is provided for improving network connection possibility and connection reliability. A logical channel establishment method of the present invention includes transmitting a resource request message for establishing a logical connection to an unlicensed wireless access network via a base station; retransmitting, when a resource request rejection message is received or no response message is received before a timer expires, the resource request message after a retry timer expires; and repeating retransmission of the resource request message a threshold number of retransmission times until a logical connection is established. | 2009-04-23 |
20090104907 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DETECTING AN ALTERNATE WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORK - A method for selecting an alternate wireless communication system for a wireless communication device is disclosed. The method comprises using a first radio access technology (RAT) by a wireless communication device when scanning ( | 2009-04-23 |
20090104908 | WIRELESS COMMUNICATION BASE STATION APPARATUS AND WIRELESS COMMUNICATION METHOD - A wireless communication base station apparatus that can raise the usage efficiency of the frequency resources of the whole system in a multicarrier transmission. In this apparatus, a separating part ( | 2009-04-23 |
20090104909 | REDUCED PING PONG OCCURRENCE DURING HANDOVER - Disclosed is a method, computer-readable memory medium and apparatus configured to reduce an occurrence of handover ping ponging of user equipment between network access nodes. | 2009-04-23 |
20090104910 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PROCESSING HANDOVER IN A WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - An apparatus and method for processing handover in a wireless communication system are provided. The method includes selecting a cell for handover when a HandOver (HO) drop occurs, identifying if information for communicating with a serving BS is stored, transmitting a message ranging request signal to the serving BS, identifying provision or non-provision of a service from the serving BS comprised in a response signal to the message ranging request signal, and transmitting/receiving a signal with the serving BS. | 2009-04-23 |
20090104911 | COMMUNICATION CONTROL APPRATUS AND METHOD - A communication control apparatus that is applied to a wireless communication system in which a mobile terminal can be connected to a fixed base station through a wireless connection to a relay station that is mounted on a moving body, wherein the communication control apparatus includes a detecting unit that detects a change, associated with movement of the moving body on which the relay station is mounted, of a communication environment between the mobile terminal and the relay station, a control unit that controls a handover of the mobile terminal according to the change, detected by the detecting unit, of communication environment between the mobile terminal and the relay station. | 2009-04-23 |
20090104912 | OPTIMIZING POWER SETTINGS IN A COMMUNICATION SYSTEM TO MITGATE INTERFERENCE - A method and apparatus for optimizing power settings in a communication system includes a first step ( | 2009-04-23 |
20090104913 | RADIO COMMUNICATION DEVICE AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING FREQUENCY SELECTION - A radio communication device and a method for controlling frequency selection. In an embodiment of the invention, a radio communication device may include a first radio modem circuit, a first medium access control circuit assigned to the first radio modem circuit, a second radio modem circuit, a second medium access control circuit assigned to the second radio modem circuit, and a control interface circuit configured to control the first medium access control circuit and the second medium access control circuit. | 2009-04-23 |
20090104914 | TRANSMISSION RATE CONTROL METHOD, MOBILE COMMUNICATION SYSTEM AND RADIO BASE STATION - A transmission rate control method according to the present invention includes: selecting, at the radio base station NodeB, increase-allowed mobile stations whose uplink user data transmission rate can be increased at a predetermined TTI; equally dividing, at the radio base station NodeB, an available radio resource at the predetermined TTI, based on the number of increase-allowed mobile stations or the number of E-AGCHs that can be transmitted in the cell; and adding, at the radio base station NodeB, the radio resource equally divided by a radio resource allocating unit | 2009-04-23 |
20090104915 | TELECOMMUNICATION AND MULTIMEDIA MANAGEMENT METHOD AND APPARATUS - An apparatus for transferring a complete copy of media designated as time-sensitive over a network. The apparatus includes a sending node including a transmitter configured to transmit media designated as time-sensitive to a receiving node. The sending node also includes a network-ascertaining element that is configured to receive receipt reports from the receiving node, the receipt reports identifying any missing media designated as time sensitive lost during the transmission. In response, the transmitter of the sending node retransmits the media corresponding to the identified missing media, the retransmission occurring when bandwidth on the network in excess of what is needed to transmit time-sensitive media becomes available. A complete copy of the media is eventually received at the receiving node after the retransmission. | 2009-04-23 |
20090104916 | Method, apparatus and system for signalling of buffer status information - The present invention is directed to a method, apparatus, system and computer program product for receiving a prioritized bit rate for a radio bearer, and setting a header element based at least on a relation of a measured data rate for the radio bearer and the prioritized bit rate for the radio bearer. A medium access control header element may be set based on the relation between the measured data rate and the prioritized bit rate for the corresponding radio bearer. A network element can derive information on the buffer status of the corresponding bearer, and lower-priority prioritized bit rate bearers. The medium access control header element may be set based on the amount of buffered data for radio bearers not included in the current transport block. The network element can derive information on the buffer status of non-prioritized bit rate bearers of priority lower than the transmitted ones. | 2009-04-23 |
20090104917 | Position-finding method in a radiocommunication system, position finding system and device for carrying out said method - A position-finding method in a radiocommunication system comprising at least one first and one second sub-system and means ( | 2009-04-23 |
20090104918 | SELF-LEARNING TRANSCEIVER - The invention pertains to a transceiver ( | 2009-04-23 |
20090104919 | SYSTEM AND METHODS FOR ESTABLISHING A REAL-TIME LOCATION-BASED SERVICE NETWORK - A network and method to establish a real-time location based service for client mobile device users. Asynchronous data connections are established between client mobile devices and a data server over wireless networks. Synchronous data connections are established between the client devices and a map server over wireless networks. The data server receives geographic location information from the client devices, indicating a geographic location of each client device, and relays the geographic location information to the client devices in real time via the asynchronous data connections. The map server provides map data to the client devices as requested from the client devices via the synchronous data connections. The geographic location information may be overlaid onto the map data and displayed on any of the client mobile devices to indicate the various locations of the various client devices in real time. | 2009-04-23 |
20090104920 | RETAIL-RELATED SERVICES FOR MOBILE DEVICES - A system identifies a location of a user based on a location of a mobile device associated with the user, associates the location of the user to a location having a collection of attractions relating to shopping or entertainment, retrieves layout information associated with the location having the collection of attractions, and provides the layout information to the user on the mobile device. | 2009-04-23 |
20090104921 | METHOD FOR SENDING INDIVIDUATION RECEIPT INFORMATION BY A SHORT MESSAGE RECEIVING TERMINAL - The present invention relates to a method for a short message receiving terminal to send individuation receipt information. It executes the following steps: A subscriber applies to open the individuation receipt service after a short message is received and customizes individuation receipt information. After a short message sending terminal sends a short message to the subscriber's mobile terminal via a short message center, the short message sending terminal inquires service information. After receiving a receipt status signaling returned back from the short message receiving terminal, the short message sending terminal sends out a request to the service platform for sending individuation receipt information. The service platform sends the receipt information to the short message sending terminal. The present invention presents an application to the communication network for opening individuation receipt service and customizing the individuation receipt information via the subscriber so as to enable the communication network to send out a short message receipt information which can highlight the subscriber's own individuality to the short message sending terminal according to the subscriber's requirement after the subscriber's mobile terminal receives the short message. | 2009-04-23 |
20090104922 | Architecture and Methods for Inter-Carrier Multi-Media Messaging - Multi-Media Messaging (MMS) services so that numerous wireless operators can transmit MMS messages between them. The architecture also provides for delivery, at least of notification messages, to those wireless operators who are not part of the overall inter-carrier MMS infrastructure | 2009-04-23 |
20090104923 | System and Method for Enhanced Message Addressing - Coincident with the evolution, maturation, etc. of wireless messaging ecosystems, today and in the future the addressing of a message needs to include—and all of the different entities that process messages (e.g., Wireless Carriers, intermediaries, enterprises, Content Providers, Service Providers, etc.) need to support—additional (i.e., enhanced, flexible, extensible, etc.) message addressing capabilities. The present invention provides an infrastructure that supports such additional (i.e., enhanced, flexible, extensible, etc.) message addressing capabilities through, among other things, the availability of Dynamic Tags (DynaTags). The infrastructure may optionally leverage the capabilities of a centrally-located Messaging Inter-Carrier Vendor. | 2009-04-23 |
20090104924 | Mobile communication method and system - In the method for wireless communication between a terminal and a base station supporting a real time packet transfer service mode and reliable packet transfer service mode according to the present invention, one of the real time packet transfer service mode and reliable packet transfer service mode is selected and a communication channel between the terminal and the base station is established, and the packet data are bidirectionally exchanged between the terminal and the base station over the communication channel in real time. | 2009-04-23 |
20090104925 | SMS INQUIRY AND INVITATION DISTRIBUTION METHOD AND SYSTEM - The invention is an SMS distribution method for inquiries, invitations and proposals in which inquiries are sent to mobile telephone numbers included in a distribution list and their replies are collected as text messages via the SMS service ( | 2009-04-23 |
20090104926 | METHOD OF SPACE DIVISION MULTIPLE ACCESS COMMUNICATION USING USER COOPERATION AND SYSTEM OF ENABLING THE METHOD - A communication device using user cooperation is provided with a channel information reception unit to receive channel information from a plurality of member terminals within the same group, the channel information being associated with a radio channel formed between the plurality of member terminals and a base station; a member terminal selection unit to select at least one active member terminal from among the plurality of member terminals based on the channel information; and a selection information transmission unit to transmit selection information to the base station, the selection information being associated with a radio channel formed between the at least one active member terminal and the base station. | 2009-04-23 |
20090104927 | Communication System, Communication Apparatus and Communication Control Method - A communication system that applies different modulation methods to a first data portion and a second data portion which constitute communication data, includes: a receiving strength detection unit which detects a receiving strength of the communication data; a receiving strength transmission unit transmitting the receiving strength to a transmission portion which transmits the communication data; a receiving unit which receives the transmitted receiving strength; and a transmission power control unit which controls transmission power for transmitting each of the first and second data portions based on the transmitted receiving strength. Therefore, the communication system can improve the demodulation characteristics and reduce a power consumption of a communication apparatus at a receiving side | 2009-04-23 |
20090104928 | PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND A METHOD FOR ENTERING DATA ON SUCH A DEVICE - The present invention relates to a portable electronic device comprising one or several touch-sensitive keypads used for entering data on such a device. The invention also relates to a method for entering data on such a portable electronic device. The touch sensitive keypad including a plurality of keys where at least one of the keys is overlaid with multiple input options, a display where the multiple input options is presented when one of the keys senses an object's presence on the key, wherein each input option is a symbol and each input option is associated with a specific level, which is detected by a specific level detection means. | 2009-04-23 |
20090104929 | Method and apparatus for muting a sounder device - The present invention provides a method and apparatus for muting a sounder device, the method comprises steps of binding a network terminal with the sounder device via a network; generating a muting requirement; sending a muting signal to the sounder device via the network, the muting signal is generated based on the muting requirement; wherein the sounder device is configured to perform a muting process upon the muting signal. The method further comprises a step of sending a recovery signal to the sounder device via the network if the muting requirement becomes invalid, and the sounder device is configured to recover the status before the muting process upon the recovery signal. When it is necessary to remove unwanted background sound, all the sounder devices can be controlled via a network to perform a muting or volume-lowering process. In this way, the mobile terminal can easily and rapidly have the unwanted background sound be removed or lowered at the time of answering or making a call. | 2009-04-23 |
20090104930 | Apparatus, module, and method for implementing communications functions - A system acquisition module and corresponding method for facilitating PN code searching which has a PN sequence generator configurable to generate a plurality of PN sequences. The module and method also includes computational units configurable to correlate each received signal sample of a plurality of received signal samples with a corresponding PN sequence of the plurality of PN sequences, and further configurable to provide other hardware resources. A number of computational units from the plurality of computational units are selectively configured to correlate the received signal samples with the PN sequences—the number depending upon availability of the plurality of computational units from providing the other hardware resources. In another embodiment, a communication device having a system acquisition function is provided which includes the system acquisition module and a receiver configured to receive signals, where a plurality of configurable computational units are selectively configurable to implement the PN sequence generator. | 2009-04-23 |
20090104931 | Parallelogrammic foldable cellphone - A parallelogrammic foldable cellphone, capable of spreading and folding obversely or reversely to change the shape during usage, comprises four modular assemblies and four dual-spindle connecting blocks jointed pivotally, wherein a connecting end with a connecting recess and a pair of pivotal connecting parts is disposed respectively on the upper side and lower side of each of the modular assemblies, and wherein the corresponding connecting recess of the neighboring connecting ends of each two neighboring modular assemblies cooperatively receive one of the connecting blocks recess, and each spindle of the connecting block is pivotally connected to a pair of the pivotal connecting parts of one of the two neighboring modular assemblies respectively for pivotally connecting the two neighboring modular assemblies. | 2009-04-23 |
20090104932 | Chain-shaped foldable cellphone - A chain-shaped foldable cellphone capable of expanding functions and changing shape during usage comprises a mainframe module, a display module, more than one dual-spindle connecting block and an expansible module or an extensive module, wherein the extensive module is a complementary connector of the expansible module, and the neighboring ends of the two modules can be connected mutually while the distant ends thereof can be connected to one of the spindles of one dual-spindle connecting block respectively; by using the pivotal connection of the dual-spindle connecting block, the mainframe module is pivotally connected to the display module, and a plurality of extensive module and expansible module of various functions can be further pivotally connected to construct a chain-shaped foldable cellphone. | 2009-04-23 |
20090104933 | Cellular phone, control method, control program, and face panel used for the cellular phone - A two-dimensional code B of a face panel or the like photographed by the camera | 2009-04-23 |
20090104934 | MOBILE TERMINAL AND DATA UPLOADING METHOD THEREOF - A mobile communication terminal, a computer program product and a data uploading method by which data stored in a mobile terminal can be shared in a manner of uploading the data to websites. The mobile communication terminal includes a camera for capturing an image, a memory for storing data, a display for displaying the stored data, an input unit for selecting one of the stored data to upload to a website, the input unit for inputting an upload information on the selected data, a wireless communication unit for transmitting the selected data to upload to the website, and a control unit, if the selected data is completely uploaded, the control unit causing access to the website to be automatically released. | 2009-04-23 |
20090104935 | PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A portable electronic device includes a housing and a main body. The housing has an image pickup window. The main body is accommodated in the housing. The main body includes a first lens module, a second lens module, a rotatable base and a driving element. The rotatable base carries the first lens module and the second lens module thereon. The driving element is configured for driving the rotatable base to rotate to selectively allow the first lens module or the second lens module to be aligned with the image pickup window. | 2009-04-23 |
20090104936 | MOBILE PHONE FOR DISPLAYING HYPERLINKED INFORMATION - A mobile phone device configured for overlaying part of a substrate. The substrate contains a printed hyperlink and coded data identifying a plurality of positions on the substrate. The device includes: a mobile telephone transceiver; an optical sensor for reading the coded data; a processor for generating interaction data using the read coded data; a wireless transceiver or memory for retrieval of display data corresponding to the part of the substrate overlain by the device; and a touch-sensitive display screen for displaying information based on the display data. The displayed information includes a displayed hyperlink corresponding to the printed hyperlink. User interaction with the displayed hyperlink via the touch-sensitive display screen causes display of hyperlinked information on the screen. | 2009-04-23 |
20090104937 | METHOD OF ASSOCIATING MULTIMEDIA OBJECT WITH SUBSTRATE - A method of associating a multimedia object with a substrate using a handheld viewer device. The substrate contains printed information and coded data identifying a region identity and a plurality of positions on the substrate. The substrate has a corresponding page description retrievable via the region identity. The method comprises the steps of: (a) displaying display information corresponding to part of the substrate; (b) identifying a multimedia object for association with a zone of the substrate; and (c) interacting with the display information to indicate association of the multimedia object with the zone. Subsequent interactions with the zone of the substrate using the device causes retrieval of the multimedia object from the updated page description. | 2009-04-23 |
20090104938 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR IDENTIFYING A PIECE OF CONTENT - A system and method for identifying a piece of content is disclosed. | 2009-04-23 |
20090104939 | MULTIMODE MOBILE TERMINAL AND SELF-SIM CONFIGURATION METHOD THEREOF - A multiple mode multiple standby mobile terminal and self configuration method of the mobile terminal are provided for automatically configuring settings on multiple Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) cards. An identity module configuration method for a multiple mode multiple standby mobile terminal includes checking, when the mobile terminal powers on, reference identity information in the mobile terminal, determining whether identity information contained in an identity card attached to the mobile terminal is included in the reference identity information and establishing, when the identity information is included in the reference identity information, a connection to a communication network indicated by the identity information. | 2009-04-23 |
20090104940 | MODULAR EAR-PIECE/MICROPHONE (HEADSET) OPERABLE TO SERVICE VOICE ACTIVATED COMMANDS - The present invention provides a modular headset operable to support both voice communications and voice activated commands. This may involve the use of multiple voice CODECs to process voice communications and voice activated commands. The modular headset includes both a microphone and wireless earpiece. The earpiece may further include an interface, a processing circuit, a speaker, a user interface, a pairing circuit, and a registration circuit. The interface allows the earpiece to communicate with the base unit that couples the modular headset to a servicing network. This coupling to the servicing network and base unit only occurs when the headset is successfully registered to the base unit. The pairing circuit and registration circuit allow the exchange of pairing or registration information between various components. The pairing circuit allows the wireless earpiece and microphone to exchange pairing information which is then compared to determine whether or not a successful pairing can be achieved. Analog to digital converts (ADCs), which may be located within either the microphone or earpiece are operable to process the transduced voice communications in accordance with either a voice CODEC or voice recognition CODEC depending on the selected mode of operation. | 2009-04-23 |
20090104941 | MOBILE TERMINAL AND APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING ILLUMINATION OF BACKLIGHT THEREOF - An apparatus, method and computer program product for actively controlling the luminance (brightness) of illumination of a backlight of a mobile terminal according to the surrounding environment and a mobile terminal implementing such apparatus are disclosed. The mobile terminal includes: an illuminance sensor that detects ambient illuminance; a backlight controller that controls a brightness of backlight illumination by regulating the power outputted to the backlight according to a change in the ambient illuminance detected by the illuminance sensor; and a controller that monitors an operation state of the backlight controller or changes a set value of a particular register or component by cooperating with the backlight controller. | 2009-04-23 |
20090104942 | FOLDABLE MOBILE EQUIPMENT - Foldable mobile equipment is provided with a first housing | 2009-04-23 |
20090104943 | MOBILE TERMINAL HAVING TOUCH SCREEN AND METHOD FOR INPUTTING LETTER THEREIN USING TOUCH SCREEN - A method of efficiently inputting a desired letter in a mobile terminal having a touch screen by providing an automatic input mode. In order to input a letter located at at least the second location in a key, the user may just maintain the first touch to sequentially display the letters allocated to the key without continuously touching the touch screen. When a letter desired by the user is displayed on a display, input of the letter may be fixed upon release of the touch. The speed at which a letter is changed is determined by a learning operation of a control unit. | 2009-04-23 |
20090104944 | Method and Apparatus for Managing Ring Tones in a Mobile Device - An improved method, apparatus, and computer instructions for a mobile device for managing ring tones. A radio frequency transmission is detected from another mobile device. In response to detecting the radio frequency transmission from the other mobile device, a ring tone used by the other mobile device is identified to form an identified ring tone. The current ring tone is selectively changed for the mobile device to an alternate ring tone, depending on the identified ring tone. | 2009-04-23 |
20090104945 | HANDSFREE CABLE FOR USE WITH AN ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A handsfree cable for use with an electronic device, e.g. a mobile phone. In one embodiment, the handsfree cable has an elongated body comprising one or more conductor wires which are surrounded by an outer boundary layer of the elongated body. The handsfree cable may comprise a Nitinol® filament arranged inside the elongated body. The Nitinol® filament extends along the elongated body. | 2009-04-23 |
20090104946 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING INTELLIGENT MOBILE COMMUNICATION ENDPOINTS - A communications network is provided. The network preferably includes a Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) wired network and a mobile phone. The mobile phone preferably includes a first radio control code for communicating with a wireless mobile phone network and a second radio control code for communicating over the VoIP network. The mobile phone includes a speaker and a microphone. The network may operate in a state of communication such that the microphone of the mobile phone is operational to receive audio signals and transmit the audio signals over the VoIP and the speaker of the mobile phone is non-operational. | 2009-04-23 |
20090104947 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR GENERATING POWER IN A MOBILE COMMUNICATION DEVICE - An apparatus and a method of manufacturing an apparatus that creates power for a mobile communication device is disclosed. The apparatus may include a roller integrated into the mobile communication device configured to rotate in a counterclockwise direction when the roller contacts a surface and is moved in a first direction, and rotate in a clockwise direction when the roller contacts a surface and is moved in second direction, gearing connected to the roller, wherein the gearing rotates when the roller is moved, and one or more generator that creates power in the mobile communication device upon rotation of the roller and the gearing. | 2009-04-23 |
20090104948 | HANDHELD ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A handheld electronic device including a body, a cover, a locking structure, and a button structure is provided. The body has a cave, and the cover has a first locking part. The cover is adapted to be slidably disposed on the body and cover the cave. The locking structure has a first fastened end and a first cantilever. The first fastened end is fastened to the inner wall of the body, and a second locking part corresponding to the first locking part is disposed on the first cantilever. The button structure is corresponding to the locking structure. When the second locking part locks with the first locking part, the button structure is used to apply a force to the locking structure, to elastically deform the first cantilever for unlocking the second locking part and the first locking part. | 2009-04-23 |
20090104949 | Connecting device, and small electronic apparatus and folding portable terminal apparatus having the same - The present invention provides a connecting device which has a connecting portion capable of rotatably connecting two housing portions without protruding from the two housing portions and can stably keep the housing portions arranged so as to face each other. | 2009-04-23 |
20090104950 | SLIDE TYPE PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A slide type portable electronic device is described. The slide type portable electronic device includes a first case, a second case and a multimedia coupler. The multimedia coupler including a sound box and a speaker disposed inside the sound box couples the first case to the second case. The sound box and the speaker can rotate with the first case and the first case can slide on the multimedia coupler. | 2009-04-23 |
20090104951 | WIRELESS CIRCUIT DEVICE - A current control circuit ( | 2009-04-23 |
20090104952 | TRANSPORTING CORN COBS - A cart is towed behind a combine harvester for collecting corn cobs and includes a conveyer belt feeding into a system for separating cobs from residue to be discharged and a tank for receiving and transporting the cobs. An unload auger is provided from the tank to one side of the cart while the cart moves forward. Power for driving the cart is obtained from a chopper drive of the combine harvester. The separating arrangement includes a series of sequential blower fans for blowing air through the discharged material as it is discharged from a conveyor and into a spreading guide disperses the residue. The cobs are conveyed using a series of augers where the auger to flight distance is at least 2 inches and particularly a pair of augers feed the cobs through a front wall of the tank so as to push cobs upwardly into the tank. | 2009-04-23 |
20090104953 | Conveying and Separating Device for Root Crop and a Method for Operating the Device - A conveying and separating device for root crop has a separating stretch with at least two rotatingly driven separating rollers, wherein the separating stretch receives a harvested material of root crop and admixed parts and wherein the at least two separating rollers transport on a topside of the separating stretch primarily the root crop while the admixed parts are removed in a screening phase through a screening gap between the at least two separating rollers. By a direct forced cleaning action, the at least two separating rollers are kept free at least of admixed parts that can adhere to the at least two separating rollers. | 2009-04-23 |
20090104954 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR TRACKING AN EVENT OF AN EXTERNALLY CONTROLLED INTERFACE - A method for tracking an event of an externally controlled interface (ECI) is described. The method includes generating the externally controlled interface independent of an outcome of a wager-based game regulated by a regulatory authority, and logging the event of the externally controlled interface. | 2009-04-23 |
20090104955 | GAME DEVICE - A game device including: a first running surface; a second running surface positioned below the first running surface; a plurality of running objects which run on a track of the second running surface, each of the plurality of running objects including capturing unit for capturing an image; and a plurality of model objects which run on the first running surface following each of the plurality of running objects is provided. The game device further includes: a plurality of two-dimensional codes arranged in an information arrangement surface extending in parallel to the second running surface and capturable from the capturing units with sizes and a sequence in which one or more of the plurality of two-dimensional codes are always included in a field angle of the capturing unit of each of the plurality of running objects disposed in optional positions on the track of the second running surface; and a position detection unit for detecting positions of the plurality of running objects based on positional information recorded in the two-dimensional codes captured by the capturing unit. Thus, costs for position detection of the model objects in the game device in which the plurality of model objects run are reduced, accuracy of the position detection is enhanced, and time period required for the position detection is shortened. | 2009-04-23 |
20090104956 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SIMULATING A ROCK BAND EXPERIENCE - Systems and methods for indicating the performance of a plurality of players playing a video game simulating a rock band experience may include: calculating a player score for each player playing a rhythm action game within a band, each player score representing the performance level of a particular player; calculating a composite score for the band playing a rhythm action game, the composite score based in part on a performance level associated with each player within the band; displaying the composite score on a performance meter as a performance level; and displaying each player score on the performance meter as a graphical indication positioned on the meter at a position corresponding to the calculated player score. | 2009-04-23 |
20090104957 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROGRAMMING TOURNAMENTS - This invention relates to a method and apparatus for providing a coding competition. In one embodiment, a method for providing a coding competition includes transmitting a coding problem to contestants, receiving computer code created by a contestant, determining a response of the computer code to test data, and evaluating the response of the computer code to the test data. In another embodiment, a method for evaluating a skill level of a contestant includes electronically communicating a coding problem to contestants, electronically receiving a software program in response to the coding problem from one of the contestants, evaluating the received software program, awarding points to the contestant based on the received software program, and determining a rating for the contestant for the competition based on the number of points awarded to the contestant. | 2009-04-23 |
20090104959 | GAMING DEVICE AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING PLAYER SELECTION OF MODIFIERS TO GAME COMPONENTS - In one embodiment, the gaming device and method disclosed herein provides a player one or more modifiers to apply to different components or characteristics of a game. In one such embodiment, the gaming device enables a player to selectively apply or associate a plurality of modifiers to a single game component or apply the plurality of modifiers across the plurality of game components. For each game component with at least one applied modifier, the gaming device disclosed herein modifies said game component based on each applied modifier. The gaming device generates any awards based on any modified game components and any unmodified game components and provides any generated awards to the player. | 2009-04-23 |
20090104960 | TOURNAMENT GAMING SYSTEMS AND METHODS - Various embodiments are directed to gaming systems, gaming devices, and methods for presenting tournament games. According to one method, a player tracking card is received at a gaming device. Tournament entry points are incremented as the base game is played. In one embodiment, tournament entry points are based on a predetermined percentage of a player's wager for base game play. The player is presented with one or more tournament games for play when the player has accumulated a sufficient number of tournament entry points. A tournament game selected by the player is initiated on a secondary display of the gaming device. In one embodiment, the secondary device has an embedded processor that is separate and distinct from a main processor of the gaming device. Once the tournament game is initiated, the player is presented with the option to have the tournament game automatically played. Accordingly, a player is able to play the base game while the tournament game is automatically played on the secondary display. | 2009-04-23 |
20090104961 | Game program, game apparatus, and method of controlling game apparatus - A game program configured to cause a game apparatus to operate to implement as: a means that generates an image simulating a dealer and a play field; a means for determining a bet number of a particular gaming value; a means that executes a gambling type game in which a predetermined number of gaming values have been bet between the player and the dealer when input information on the bet number has been provided; a means for giving a chip to the dealer; a means that stores the chips corresponding to the dealer in association with each other, based on the input information; a means that determines a favorable-impression rank corresponding to the stored chip and controls a behavior of the dealer in response to the rank; and a means that pays back a gaming value when it is judged that the player has won in the gambling type game. | 2009-04-23 |