18th week of 2014 patent applcation highlights part 52 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20140120850 | ADAPTIVE ANTENNA MATCHING VIA A TRANSCEIVER-BASED PERTURBATION TECHNIQUE - Embodiments are directed to a transceiver comprising a first section and a second section, and a controller configured to: receive an uplink reflected power measurement and a downlink power measurement at the same time, calculate an impedance associated with the first section based on the uplink power measurement and the downlink power measurement, and provide a tuning parameter to the second section to match an impedance of the second section with the impedance of the first section. | 2014-05-01 |
20140120851 | DC OFFSET FILTER FOR WIDE BAND BEAMFORMING RECEIVERS - A DC offset filter for wide band beamforming receivers is disclosed. In an exemplary embodiment, an apparatus includes a first mixer configured to down-convert an RF wideband beamformed signal to generate a first baseband wideband beamformed signal, the RF wideband beamformed signal having a beam pattern selected from a plurality of beam patterns, and a notch filter configured to remove DC offset from the first baseband wideband beamformed signal independent of the beam pattern. | 2014-05-01 |
20140120852 | WIRELESS COMMUNICATION DEVICE - Provided is a wireless communication device in which an antenna switch module is omitted. The wireless communication device includes a PA that amplifies a transmission signal, a transmission circuit that processes the amplified transmission signal, an antenna, and a control unit that alternately activates and deactivates the PA, the transmission circuit being configured to match an impedance between the transmission circuit and the antenna when the PA is activated, and to put an impedance as seen from the antenna toward the transmission circuit when the PA is deactivated in a high impedance state. | 2014-05-01 |
20140120853 | MILLIMETER-WAVE MIXED-SIGNAL AUTOMATIC GAIN CONTROL - A wireless data transceiver comprises a voltage controlled oscillator configured to generate a first time-varying signal. The transceiver further comprises an antenna configured to receive a signal wirelessly over a network. The transceiver further comprises an amplifier configured to amplify the signal. The transceiver further comprises a frequency mixer coupled to the voltage controlled oscillator and the amplifier. The frequency mixer is configured to generate a second time-varying signal based on the first time-varying signal and the amplified signal. The transceiver further comprises a power detector configured to measure a characteristic of the second time-varying signal. The transceiver further comprises an automatic gain control circuit coupled to the power detector and the amplifier. The automatic gain control circuit is configured to adjust operation of the amplifier based on the measured characteristic, a minimum power setting, and a maximum power setting. | 2014-05-01 |
20140120854 | Transmitter Architecture and Related Methods - A radio frequency (RF) transmitter includes one or more power amplifiers and a controller that is configured to adjust amplitudes and phases of RF input signals of the one or more power amplifiers and supply voltages applied to the one or more power amplifiers. In embodiments where multiple power amplifiers are used, a combiner may be provided to combine outputs of the power amplifiers. In at least one implementation, amplitude adjustment of the RF input signals of the one or more power amplifiers may be used to provide transmit power control and/or power backoff for the RF transmitter. | 2014-05-01 |
20140120855 | AUTO-HETERODYNE RECEIVER - A receiver with a local oscillator, a quadrature modulator, a first mixer and a second mixer, wherein a first input of the quadrature modulator is connected to a second signal input of the receiver circuit and a second input of the quadrature modulator is connected to the local oscillator. Further, a first input of the first mixer is connected to a first signal input of the receiver circuit, a second input of the first mixer is connected to an output of the quadrature modulator, and an output of the first mixer is connected to a first signal output of the receiver circuit. A first input of the second mixer is connected to the second signal input, a second input of the second mixer is connected to the output of the quadrature modulator, and an output of the second mixer is connected to a second signal output of the receiver circuit. | 2014-05-01 |
20140120856 | RADIO FREQUENCY FRONT-END CIRCUIT FOR RECEIVER AND LOW NOISE AMPLIFIER THEREOF - A RF front-end circuit and a low noise amplifier thereof configured for a receiver are provided. The circuit includes a low noise amplifier and a quadrature passive mixer. The low noise amplifier provides two RF output differential signals to the quadrature passive mixer. The RF signals are down-converted to the differential in-phase baseband signals and the differential quadrature-phase baseband signals. The structure of the RF front-end circuit can avoid the signal and noise interfering between in-phase channel and quadrature-phase channel without using a 25% duty cycle local oscillation generator circuit. | 2014-05-01 |
20140120857 | MAGNITUDE AND PHASE RESPONSE CALIBRATION OF RECEIVERS - An integrated calibrator provides for magnitude and phase response calibration of RF receivers to produce amplitude flatness and phase linearity across the frequency range of the RF receiver by using a simple square law diode detector and a frequency-stepped two-tone source. A two-tone source generator provides two sinusoidal signals separated by a specified frequency delta about a center frequency. The center frequency is stepped across the bandwidth of the RF receiver. At each center frequency the two sinusoidal signals are input to the RF receiver and to the diode detector. The two sinusoidal signals are processed by both the receiver path and the calibrator path, and the results are used by the calibrator to generate coefficients for a correction filter in the receiver path at each of the stepped center frequencies. | 2014-05-01 |
20140120858 | Cyclic Redundancy Check Circuit And Semiconductor Device Having The Cyclic Redundancy Check Circuit - An object of the present invention is to provide a CRC circuit with more simple structure and low power consumption. The CRC circuit includes a first shift register to a p-th shift register, a first EXOR to a (p−1)th EXOR, and a switching circuit. A data signal, a select signal, and an output of a last stage of the p-th shift register are inputted to the switching circuit, and the switching circuit switches a first signal or a second signal in response to the select signal to be outputted. | 2014-05-01 |
20140120859 | Elevated Priority Call Reliability In Multiple SIM User Equipment - User equipment that includes multiple Subscriber Identity Modules (SIMs) may determine a selected SIM network connection to perform an elevated priority call request. The user equipment may obtain a first network characteristic for a first SIM network connection and a second network characteristic for a second SIM network connection. The user equipment may analyze the first and second network characteristics to determine a selected network connection, which the user equipment may use to perform an elevated priority outgoing call, e.g., an emergency call. The user equipment may obtain the network characteristics, analyze the obtained network characteristics, or determined the selected network connection either before or after recognizing the elevated priority call request for an outgoing call. | 2014-05-01 |
20140120860 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR USER CUSTOMIZED SECURITY RESPONSES - The disclosure generally relates to systems and methods for user customized security response protocols. In an embodiment, users can select the type of security response provider that is contacted during a distress signal, as well as a time and/or scenario at which the selected security response provider is contacted. Users can furthermore select the way in which security protocols are implemented. Users can also customize the order in which different types of security response providers are contacted to provide assistance, as well as select security response providers that are closest to the user at a given time. | 2014-05-01 |
20140120861 | TRANSMITTING/RECEIVING SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROCESSING A BROADCAST SIGNAL - According to the present invention, a method for processing a broadcast signal in a transmitting system that transmits an emergency alert message through a mobile broadcast network comprises the steps of: RS-CRC encoding of mobile service data containing an emergency alert message so as to generate an RS frame that belongs to an ensemble; dividing the RS frame into a plurality of RS frame portions; mapping the plurality of RS frame portions to data groups and inserting one FIC segment, TPC data, and a plurality of base data streams into each data group; trellis-encoding the data of the data groups; and transmitting a broadcast signal comprising the trellis-encoded data. At least one of either a FIC segment header contained in the FIC segment or the TPC data includes wake-up indication information for compulsorily placing a broadcast receiver into an active mode depending on the level of seriousness of the emergency alert message. | 2014-05-01 |
20140120862 | CLOUD SERVER AND METHOD OF EMERGENCY RESPONSE SERVICE - In a method of an emergency response service using a cloud server, the cloud server communicates with a terminal device installed in a vehicle through a wireless network. The terminal device sends driving information of the vehicle to the cloud server through the wireless network. The cloud server determines whether the vehicle is involved in an emergency by analyzing the driving information of the vehicle, and obtains a real-time position of the vehicle from the driving information of the vehicle when the emergency happens to the vehicle. The cloud server generates a telephone contact list including a telephone number of a rescue center nearby the vehicle, generates rescue information according to the basic information and the driving information of the vehicle, and sends the rescue information to the rescue center according to the telephone contact list. | 2014-05-01 |
20140120863 | WIRELESS DEVICE EMERGENCY SERVICES CONNECTION AND PANIC BUTTON, WITH CRIME AND SAFETY INFORMATION SYSTEM - A system and method for providing a conduit to send information to emergency services from a wireless device. Systems and methods for registering an alarm button on a wireless device and sending to public and/or private emergency services providers information related to the wireless device including its location, information about a wireless device end user and/or subscriber associated with the wireless device, and information recorded by one or more wireless devices during and subsequent to the time the alarm button is activated. | 2014-05-01 |
20140120864 | Cross-Channel User Tracking Systems, Methods and Devices - In part, the invention relates to systems and methods suitable for operating a client side platform for deterministically correlating a unique mobile user across multiple marketing communication channels using a universal identifier to provide a deterministic mapping of individual channel user identifiers. In an embodiment, the invention relates to systems and methods suitable for operating a client side platform for probabilistically correlating a unique mobile user across multiple marketing communication channels to provide a mapping of individual channel user identifiers. The systems and methods can be used to identify user activity across different marketing communication channels accessed with a given mobile device. | 2014-05-01 |
20140120865 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR IMPLEMENTING CUSTOMIZED ROUTING IN A MODULARIZED PROCESSING ENVIRONMENT - A facility for customizable routing in a modularized routing environment is provided, where the complexities of routing functionality are not exposed to an application program. An identifier associated with a routing policy of an application program is used to configure a route table and to obtain routing instructions from the route table that are associated with the identifier. Routing is performed according to a message routing protocol, such as the Diameter protocol, for example. An interface between the facility and the application program may be implemented with an API that provides a relatively simple interface. | 2014-05-01 |
20140120866 | BATTERY CELL PHONE COMBINATION - A battery cell phone combination for use in a cell phone or other electronic device having a case or housing is provided. The battery cell phone combination has a primary battery and a secondary battery each being shaped so as to be able to be received in the case. When the primary battery is drained the user can enable the secondary battery in a rapid manner and for a fee or for free. The primary and secondary batteries are isolated from each other such that there is no current seepage between the two. The cell phone is continuously powered when switching from the primary battery to the secondary battery such that calls are not dropped during the switching process. | 2014-05-01 |
20140120867 | PROVIDING TOLL FREE DATA IN A WIRELESS SYSTEM - A wireless data-oriented service provides toll free data access to wireless users, such as GSM or CDMA-based users, when accessing specified content. The content provider pays for (“sponsors”) access to specific content for wireless users, often in conjunction with advertisement campaigns. In one embodiment a separate access point name is used when making the request to distinguish between sponsored data and conventional data access requests. In another embodiment, a portal proxy is used and sponsored data is distinguished from conventional data by the address of the destination web site. Wireless users accessing the sponsored content are not billed for usage, but rather the content provider is billed for usage. A data session management platform generates appropriate call data records indicating the session usage and transmits the records to reconcile accounts between the mobile network operator and the content provider. | 2014-05-01 |
20140120868 | MOBILE DEVICE AND SYSTEM FOR MULTI-STEP ACTIVITIES - An multistep guided system for mobile devices that facilitates the creation and dissemination of multistep guided activities from a source computer/device to a plurality of other recipient mobile devices, wherein the multistep guided activities is disseminated to the recipient mobile devices in a form that is compatible with the capabilities of the respective recipient mobile devices. The audio guided system comprises the source computer/device, the plurality of other recipient mobile devices and a server. | 2014-05-01 |
20140120869 | OVER-THE-AIR PRE-PAID WIRELESS SYSTEM AND METHOD - A processor executes instructions to provide over the air prepaid calling services at a local wireless system. The processor receives an access request from a wireless device; determines the local wireless system is not a home wireless system of the wireless device; determines at the local wireless system alone that the wireless device does not have a valid profile in the wireless system; allocates an identity for local service in the local wireless system to create a temporary profile associated with the wireless device; sets an expiration timer for expiration of the temporary profile; sends an update to a visitor location register (VLR) of the local wireless system to add the wireless device to the VLR, based on the temporary profile; and sends information on the temporary profile in a message to a user of the wireless device announcing the allocated identity. | 2014-05-01 |
20140120870 | OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE ARCHITECTURE FOR MULTIPROTOCOL DISTRIBUTED SYSTEM - One embodiment is directed to a system comprising a first unit and remotely located second units. The first unit comprises a transport medium interface to produce a common transport signal from first and second wireless service provider signals and to communicate the common transport signal on a common transport medium. Each second unit comprises first and second equipment associated with first and second wireless service providers, respectively. The first and second equipment in each second unit produces a respective first and second wireless service signal to be radiated from at least one antenna associated with that second unit. The system further comprises a common network management system configured to: receive first and second control messages from first and second wireless service provider network management systems, respectively, and forward the first and second control messages to the first and second equipment, respectively, in the second units using the common transport medium. | 2014-05-01 |
20140120871 | Access Control According to a Policy Defined for a Group of Associated Electronic Devices Comprising a Cellular Modem - Access to a telecommunications network can be controlled according to a policy defined for a plurality of user equipment devices associated with the same user. When two user equipment devices are allowed to operate in parallel under the same subscription, the policy may define a distance between the user equipment devices. When the actual distance between the user equipment devices conforms with the distance defined in the policy, one or more network nodes serving one of the user equipment devices can be assigned to replace a network node serving the other user equipment device to prevent abuse of the end user's subscription or to optimize performance, so as to consolidate service. | 2014-05-01 |
20140120872 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ALTERING THE PROPERTIES OF A MOBILE DEVICE IN RESPONSE TO A MAKE READY SIGNAL - The disclosure generally relates to systems and methods for allowing a person to transform their mobile device into a device optimized to provide security-related features and services. Users can initiate a Make Ready (MR) signal, to make their mobile device ready to output audio and video, capture audio, video, and biometric data, prolong battery life, enhance memory and processing capabilities specifically for security features, and increase the usability of the mobile device in a threatening situation. | 2014-05-01 |
20140120873 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVISIONING A WIRELESS DEVICE TO ONLY BE ABLE TO ACCESS NETWORK SERVICES WITHIN A SPECIFIC LOCATION - A system and method for provisioning wireless devices such that they are only capable of accessing network services when in a specified location. A device surveys the current location of the device for existing base stations and stores a corresponding network environment profile. After the profile is stored, network services will only be provided to the device if the current network profile matches the stored profile. | 2014-05-01 |
20140120874 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR MANAGING SECURITY KEY FOR COMMUNICATION AUTHENTICATION OF SUBSCRIBER STATION USED IN COOPERATIVE COMMUNICATION OF MULTIPLE BASE STATION IN RADIO COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - A subscriber station performs a method for managing a security key. The method includes generating, for each of the base stations, an input value for generation of the security key for data transmission and reception with the each base station; transmitting, to the each base station, the input value for a corresponding base station; and generating the security key of the corresponding base station by using the input value of the each base station. A base station provides cooperative communication to the subscriber station. | 2014-05-01 |
20140120875 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR UNLOCKING A MOBILE TELEPHONE TYPE WIRELESS COMMUNICATION TERMINAL - A method of unlocking a mobile terminal and a mobile terminal is disclosed. The mobile terminal is initially locked to the services of a mobile services provider. The mobile services provider transmits to a predefined telephone number associated with a service provider other than the mobile services provider, via the mobile services provider, a request for unlocking information. The request is transparent to the mobile services provider. If the request is approved, the mobile terminal receives the unlocking information. Using the received unlocking information, the mobile terminal unlocks itself so that it is no longer locked to the services of the mobile services provider. If the request is not approved, the mobile terminal receives and displays a message indicating that the request is not approved. | 2014-05-01 |
20140120876 | ECG MEASURING DEVICE AND METHOD THEREOF - The present invention discloses at least two electrodes disposed at the body of the ECG measuring device of the present invention. When a user normally uses the ECG measuring device, the two electrodes are just adhered to the hands and the face of the user. The ECG measuring method of the present invention is to measure a first ECG signal from the left hand to the left side of face of the user and a second ECG signal from the right hand to the right side of face of the user. Then a plurality of ECG features are obtained from the first ECG signal, the second ECG signal and the result, as related coefficients, of the interactive computing, as a method of plus and subtract, of the first ECG signal and the second ECG signal. Hence, a biometric authorization process is engaged according to the plurality of ECG features. | 2014-05-01 |
20140120877 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROTECTING PRIVATE INFORMATION BY USING NFC TAGS - A system and method for protecting private information by using a near field communication (NFC) tag is provided. A method of making a call by using a telephone number received from a near field communication (NFC) tag in a device includes: receiving from the NFC tag a telephone number and call limit information related to the telephone number according to an approach to the NFC tag; determining whether a call to a target device having the received telephone number is limited based on the call limit information; and limiting a call to the target device based on the determination. | 2014-05-01 |
20140120878 | WIRELESS COMMUNICATION APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, AND CONTROL METHOD FOR WIRELESS COMMUNICATION APPARATUS - An information processing apparatus and method provide logic for provisionally transferring shared connection rights to one or communications devices. In one implementation, a information processing apparatus includes a receiving unit configured to receive, from a first communications device, a request to join a group of second communications devices associated with at least one shared connection right A control unit of the information processing apparatus may be configured to provisionally transfer the shared connection right to the first communications device, in response to the received request. | 2014-05-01 |
20140120879 | Method, System and Device for Negotiating Security Capability when Terminal Moves - A method, user equipment (UE) and system are provided for negotiating a security capability during idle state mobility of the UE from a non-long term evolution (non-LTE) network to a long term evolution (LTE) network. The UE sends UE security capabilities supported by the UE to the LTE network for a non-access stratum (NAS) security algorithm selection use. The UE then receives from the LTE network selected NAS security algorithm. The UE further generates a root key from an authentication vector-related key stored at the UE and then derives, from the generated root key, a NAS protection key for security communication with the LTE network. | 2014-05-01 |
20140120880 | Multiple Network, Shared Access Security Architecture Supporting Simultaneous Use Of Single SIM Multi-Radio Device And/Or Phone - A method and system is presented for a mobile wireless communication device that may communicate information to a first network device for enabling authentication, authorization and/or management of accounting for the mobile wireless device for use within a first network that utilizes a first wireless communication standard. A communication session may be established with a second network that utilizes a second wireless standard based on data sent to the second network related to the first authentication, authorization and/or accounting management. The wireless mobile device is operable to establish simultaneous communication sessions with the first network and the second network without communicating authentication, authorization and/or accounting information to the second network. The first and/or second network may comprise and/or share a session control server. The mobile wireless device may receive, store and/or modify additional information associated with the authentication, authorization and/or accounting management. | 2014-05-01 |
20140120881 | AUTOMATIC WIRELESS DEVICE MESSAGE MANAGEMENT RESPONSIVE TO END USER PREFERENCES - Automatically retrieving messages by a wireless telephone based on user preferences. A method of the invention receives a notification, on a wireless device, indicating that a computing device has a message for a user. One or more rules associated with the user are evaluated based on the received notification. The method also automatically requests the message from the computing device as a function of the evaluated rules and received from the computing device. The method further stores the received message in a memory area of the wireless telephone for rendering to the user. Alternatively, one or more rules associated with the user are dynamically generated by monitoring the user interaction with the wireless telephone. | 2014-05-01 |
20140120882 | ALERT SIGNAL CONTROL USING MESSAGE PRIORITY - An electronic communication system provides text or voice messages to remote receiving devices, such as cell phones or PDAs. The receiving devices include a function for determining a message priority, prior to providing any audible alert signal indicating that the message is received. If an incoming message has a priority that is lower than a necessary threshold, the function prevents the audible alert signal from being generated at the time the message is received. | 2014-05-01 |
20140120883 | System and Method for Processing Quick Note Messages - A system and method for processing quick note messages. A call from a calling party is intercepted prior to transmitting the call to the receiving telephone and prior to ringing the receiving telephone. A quick note message from the calling party is recorded. A quick note message waiting indicator is activated on the receiving telephone. | 2014-05-01 |
20140120884 | METHODS AND APPARATUS TO AUDIBLY PROVIDE MESSAGES IN A MOBILE DEVICE - Methods and apparatus to audibly provide messages in a mobile device at described. An example method includes determining that audio of a voicemail includes a predetermined phrase and, in response to determining that the audio includes the predetermined phrase, audibly presenting the voicemail while the electronic device is set to at least one of a silent mode, a quiet mode, and a lock mode. | 2014-05-01 |
20140120885 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR HANDLING UNDESIRED PHONE CALLS - In a system and method in which an incoming communication is received at a called station from a source, indicia identifying the source can be determined, and compared to stored indicia. Content can be exchanged between the called station and the source, and a record created that includes both the indicia and at least a portion of at least one of the incoming communication or the content. Records from a plurality of called stations can be analyzed by a server to identify instances in which a called station has received incoming communications from the source. The system and method can for example be used to help reduce or eliminate the harassment of unwanted calls, and/or to assist in determining and establishing whether a called party has been injured by repeated communication from an undesired party, and/or to assist with seeking financial relief for the injured party. | 2014-05-01 |
20140120886 | METHOD, DEVICE AND MOBILE TERMINAL UTILIZING BARCODEIMAGES FOR COMMUNICATION - Disclosed are a method and a device utilizing barcode images to communicate between a mobile terminal and a backend server and a mobile terminal thereof, which can correctly decode a barcode image of any code format, ensure the security of user information, and provide services on the side of the mobile terminal in the absence of the backend server. The method of the present invention includes the following steps: registering as a user of the backend server through the mobile terminal; taking a picture of the barcode image by using a camera disposed in the mobile terminal; decoding the taken barcode image to obtain coding information; parsing the coding information to determine whether the barcode image is generated according to a preset coding rule; the mobile terminal extracting service information corresponding to the coding information; the mobile terminal sending a service providing request message to the backend server; and the backend server providing a service to the mobile terminal according to content of the service providing request message. | 2014-05-01 |
20140120887 | Method, system, terminal, and server for implementing mobile augmented reality service - A method for implementing a mobile Augmented Reality (AR) service is disclosed. The method includes: a mobile AR server selects an AR target and/or AR content; and the mobile AR server delivers the AR target and/or the AR content to a mobile AR client. A system for implementing a mobile AR service, a mobile AR client and a mobile AR server are disclosed. The disclosure solves the problem of difficult application development, a high service deployment cost and an inconsistent user experience of an existing AR solution, and facilitates the development of an AR market greatly. The method for implementing a mobile AR service of the disclosure adapts to recognition of different types of AR targets and acquisition of AR contents, has desirable expansibility, and provides a uniform service experience for user's in different application scenarios. | 2014-05-01 |
20140120888 | Service which allows the subscribers to get to talk to all the parties in 1 single call as per the configured phones and have ability to record the conversation and add additional parties to the conversation by press of a button including emergency services. - There are many ways to communicate with multiple people at the same time, some of them are Conference Calls, Walkie Talkies, Facebook, Twitter and Text. Ability to communicate to multiple people can save time, money and sometime lives. Some of them means of communication (walkie talkie, push to talk) are comparatively expensive to setup. Adding additional participants to this setup takes time and resources. Some of them of not easily achievable and practical for a small set of people. Using the cateNet service you can setup this multi-party communication within few minutes, activate them at a touch of a button and still pay a little. The service is extensible and can eventual get together a very large set of people. | 2014-05-01 |
20140120889 | OFFLOADING CALL PROCESSING AND CALL HOSTING FOR A SMALL GROUP CALL TO A CLIENT DEVICE - The disclosure relates to hosting a group call at a wireless user device. An embodiment receives, by the wireless user device, registration information for a plurality of client devices, receives, by the wireless user device, a call request for a call among two or more of the plurality of client devices, sets up, by the wireless user device, the call among the two or more client devices, receives, by the wireless user device, a media stream, and transmits, by the wireless user device, the media stream to at least one of the two or more client devices. | 2014-05-01 |
20140120890 | ENFORCEMENT OF REGULATORY GUIDELINES ASSOCIATED WITH A DRIVE MODE OF A VEHICLE - In an example, a method of enforcing regulatory guidelines related to functionality of an electronic device associated with a vehicle when the vehicle is in a drive mode includes interfacing an application of an electronic device associated with a vehicle with an Application Programming Interface (API). The method additionally includes determining that the vehicle is in the drive mode. In the method, the API may modify a functionality of the application of the electronic device in accordance with regulatory guidelines associated with operation of the electronic device when the vehicle is in the drive mode. The modification may be based on the determination that the vehicle is in the drive mode. | 2014-05-01 |
20140120891 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR DETECTING AND PREVENTING UNINTENDED DIALING BY A PHONE DEVICE - An exemplary method includes an unintended-dialing detection and prevention system 1) determining, based on an unintended-dialing detection heuristic, a phone dialing pattern associated with a phone dialing event of a phone device, 2) determining, based on the unintended-dialing detection heuristic, that the phone dialing pattern associated with the phone dialing event matches a predefined phone dialing pattern indicative of unintended dialing, and 3) automatically performing, in response to the determining that the phone dialing pattern associated with the phone dialing event matches the predefined phone dialing pattern indicative of the unintended dialing, an operation configured to prevent a placement of a phone call by the phone device in response to the phone dialing event. Corresponding methods and systems are also disclosed. | 2014-05-01 |
20140120892 | SPEECH RECOGNITION FUNCTIONALITY IN A VEHICLE THROUGH AN EXTRINSIC DEVICE - Speech recognition in a vehicle through an extrinsic device includes detecting, via the vehicle, a presence of a mobile communications device that is configured with a speech recognition component. A vehicle processor encodes data lists stored in the vehicle and transmits the data lists and a vehicle identifier to the mobile communications device. In response to receiving a request to initiate a voice recognition session, the vehicle transmits the request and the vehicle identifier to the mobile communications device that causes activation of the speech recognition component. The mobile communications device retrieves the data lists via the identifier. In response to a voice command received by the speech recognition component, the speech recognition component interprets the voice command, determines an action by evaluating the voice command in view of the data lists, and transmits an instruction to the vehicle processor directing the vehicle to implement the action. | 2014-05-01 |
20140120893 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ENHANCED NEW CARRIER TYPE IN WIRELSS COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS - Systems and methods providing an enhanced new carrier type (eNCT) operable to adapt cells of a wireless communication network for opportunistic behavior that adapts to the geo-temporal traffic distribution are disclosed. Embodiments of eNCT operation provide for transmission of downlink common channels by cells employing eNCT techniques only when needed. Base stations implementing eNCT techniques herein may transition between two or more operational states, such as an active state wherein full base station functionality is performed and a dormant state wherein limited base station functionality is performed, based upon geo-temporal traffic distribution within the network. Thus, when a base station is not actively serving a user equipment (UE), the downlink transmission by the base station, and resulting interference, may be reduced or even eliminated. | 2014-05-01 |
20140120894 | Mobile Device and Method for Controlling Application Procedures of the Mobile Device Thereof - A mobile device and a method for controlling application procedures of a mobile device are provided. The mobile device includes a motion sensor configured to detect motion of the mobile device and generate a motion signal, and a micro-processor configured to receive the motion signal, determine whether the mobile device has been continuously knocked for a predetermined number of times, and control an application procedure accordingly. The method for controlling the application procedures for the mobile device is also disclosed. Therefore, a user can control the mobile device conveniently, even in an occasion not convenient for the user to control the mobile device by its touch panel or physical buttons. | 2014-05-01 |
20140120895 | CELL IDENTIFIER CONFLICT AVOIDANCE - The technology described automatically resolves cell identity collisions/conflicts in a cellular radio communications network. A detecting node determines that a first cell identifier associated with a first conflicting cell is the same as a second cell identifier associated with a second conflicting cell. One of the first and second conflicting cells is selected to change its cell identifier. A different cell identifier is determined for the selected cell. The different cell identifier is then provided to other cells and preferably to user equipment (UE) terminals without disrupting ongoing UE communications. | 2014-05-01 |
20140120896 | ALARM OPERATION METHOD AND MOBILE TERMINAL SUPPORTING THE SAME - An alarm operation system for use by a mobile terminal receives input data used for setting an alarm. The system sets alarm content comprising a category of multiple items of content including at least one of, (a) audio data and (b) video data, to be played in response to detection of an alarm trigger condition. The system selects an alarm content item for playback from the category in response to the detection of the alarm trigger condition. | 2014-05-01 |
20140120897 | COMMUNICATION INTEGRATION SYSTEM AND METHOD THEREOF - A communication integration system includes a first portable device and a second portable device. Wherein when the first portable device utilizes a first mobile communication module to communicate with a communication device, a first communication coupling module of the first portable device transmits communication data and first voice data received by the first portable device to a second communication coupling module of the second portable device, so as to display the communication data and play the first voice data on the second portable device, and the second communication coupling module transmits second voice data of the second portable device to the first communication coupling module, so as to transmit the second voice data to the communication device via the first mobile communication module. | 2014-05-01 |
20140120898 | COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, COMMUNICATION PROGRAM, COMMUNICATION APPARATUS, MOBILE TERMINAL AND, COMMUNICATION METHOD - A communication apparatus internally generates a virtual terminal (emulator) of a mobile terminal. The virtual terminal performs handover to a 3G network in place of the mobile terminal. In the event of an incoming call to the mobile terminal, the virtual terminal receives the call in place of the mobile terminal and notifies the mobile terminal of the call. Consequently, without having to perform handover, the mobile terminal is able to receive communication notification, whereby telephone communication by the mobile terminal remains enabled without the expenditure of power for handover, enabling a reduction in power consumption. | 2014-05-01 |
20140120899 | MOBILE DEVICE PROFILING BASED ON SPEED - Systems and methods for modifying settings of mobile device are provided. Method includes determining first geographic location of mobile device. First geographic location is associated with first time. Method also includes determining second geographic location of mobile device. Second geographic location is associated with second time. The method also includes determining a speed of the mobile device based on the first geographic location, the first time, the second geographic location, and the second time. The method also includes associating at least the speed of the mobile device with a device profile. The device profile is a member of a set of device profiles stored within the mobile device. The method also includes adjusting at least one user-interface setting of the mobile device based on the device profile. The at least one user-interface setting is associated with an audio or visual user-interface element of the mobile device. | 2014-05-01 |
20140120900 | Safeguarding User Data Stored in Mobile Communications Devices - A mobile communications device is configured to store a disable code set and defined by a user of the communications device. In the event that the mobile communications device is lost or stolen, the use contacts the lost or stolen mobile communications device from another communications device, transmitting to the lost or stolen mobile communications device an on-air disable code. Match circuitry in the lost of stolen communications device compares the received disable code to the disable code previously set and stored in the lost or stolen mobile communications device. If the match circuitry determines that the received disable code matches the stored disable code, access to private user data in the lost or stolen mobile communications device is prevented. | 2014-05-01 |
20140120901 | WIRELESS ELECTRONIC DEVICE CONFIGURATION SYSTEM - A programmable electronic device includes a processor, a cellular transceiver module and a command interpreter module. The cellular transceiver module can be executable by the processor. The command interpreter module is in communication with the cellular transceiver module and is executable by the processor. The command interpreter module is configured to transmit and receive text messages via the cellular transceiver module. The command interpreter module is further configured to program and configure operation of the programmable electronic device from commands and content identified by the command interpreter module in the text messages. The text messages may be unstructured. | 2014-05-01 |
20140120902 | HYBRID COMMUNICATION SYSTEM FOR SMARTPHONE/TABLET NETWORK - A communication network and method of communication is disclosed. A server is coupled to a hybrid communication network that includes a radio frequency communication network and at least one other communication network. A communication device is configured for communication over the hybrid communication network. A mode of communication between the communication device and the server is selected. A message is then communicated over the hybrid communication network using the selected mode of communication. The communication device may be a smartphone coupled to a radio frequency transceiver and configured to drive the radio frequency transceiver. | 2014-05-01 |
20140120903 | BASE STATION POWER CONTROL IN A MOBILE NETWORK - The present disclosure relates generally to the field of base station power control in a mobile network. In various examples, base station power control in a mobile network may be implemented in the form of systems, methods and/or algorithms. | 2014-05-01 |
20140120904 | BASE STATION POWER CONTROL IN A MOBILE NETWORK - The present disclosure relates generally to the field of base station power control in a mobile network. In various examples, base station power control in a mobile network may be implemented in the form of systems, methods and/or algorithms. | 2014-05-01 |
20140120905 | METHOD FOR MOBILE-KEY SERVICE - Disclosed is a method for mobile-key service, in which user authentication is performed through NFC between an SE and a door lock. Herein, a mobile phone periodically checks a call service areas of a mobile radio communication network, and the mobile phone enables the NFC function based on a result of the call service area checking operation, and if the mobile phone approaches the door lock, the mobile-key is transmitted to the door lock through the NFC function, and thus the user authentication can be performed. | 2014-05-01 |
20140120906 | METHOD AND SYSTEM INTEGRATING GEOGRAPHICAL LOCATION INFORMATION AND BLUETOOTH TECHNOLOGY FOR RELAYING ELECTRONIC BUSINESS CARD - Provided in the present invention are method and system for delivering an electronic business card by combining geographical location information and Bluetooth technology. The method comprises: a requesting user submitting the current geographical location information, the name of a Bluetooth communication device, and a list of the names of other detected Bluetooth communication devices to an electronic business card delivery server by using a mobile client, acquiring a list of users corresponding to neighboring mobile clients as well as the user's condensed identity information, the neighboring mobile clients being located within a predetermined distance range and located within a detection range of the Bluetooth communication device; selecting a user from the user list, sending an electronic business card delivery request to the electronic business card delivery server; the electronic business card delivery server transmitting the request to the mobile client corresponding to the selected user, and when receiving corresponding confirmation information, responding to the request so as to deliver the electronic business card. Compared with the prior art, the present invention allows for the delivery of large quantity of electronic business cards, simplified operations, and ensured accuracy and security of electronic business card contents. | 2014-05-01 |
20140120907 | SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND APPARATUSES FOR FACILITATING DEVICE-TO-DEVICE CONNECTION ESTABLISHMENT - Methods, apparatuses, and systems are provided for facilitating device-to-device connection establishment. A method may include directing broadcast of an indication of a device-to-device registration area identification in each of one or more cells forming a device-to-device registration area identified by the device-to-device registration area identification. The method may further include directing receipt of a device-to-device registration request originated by a first terminal apparatus in response to the broadcast indication. The first terminal apparatus may be located within the registration area. The method may additionally include registering the first terminal apparatus based at least in part upon the device-to-device registration request. Corresponding apparatuses and systems are also provided. | 2014-05-01 |
20140120908 | Active Set Management Based on the Likelihood of a Mobile Station Roaming - In one aspect, an exemplary method involves a WCD: (i) determining a likelihood of roaming, wherein the likelihood of roaming indicates a likelihood that the WCD will be handed off from a preferred coverage area to a non-preferred coverage area; and (ii) using the likelihood of roaming as a basis for managing an active set of the WCD. In particular, the WCD may manage its active set by setting at least one active-set parameter affecting the number of active sectors in an active set of the WCD, and then maintaining its active set according to the setting of the at least one active-set parameter. According to an exemplary embodiment, a WCD will make an effort to increase the number of sectors in its active set when the likelihood of roaming is greater, and vice versa. | 2014-05-01 |
20140120909 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR SELECTING A VISITED NETWORK - Device located in a mobile telephony infrastructure, that is capable of selecting a visited network and/or a host network, and of connecting a mobile terminal to said visited network selected via said selected host network, wherein said device is located in said mobile terminal, and wherein the selection is dynamically carried out through a sequencing according to at least one criterion. | 2014-05-01 |
20140120910 | KIOSK-BASED MOBILE CUSTOMER CHECK-IN - A customer-accessible station includes a near field communication (NFC) transceiver configured to interact with another NFC transceiver of a customer's mobile station and/or a micro-cell base station subsystem for use at a premises of an enterprise includes a base transceiver system configured for wireless communication with a mobile station over a frequency band allocated for mobile traffic in a macro cellular network. A communication interface sends and receives communications for one or more mobile stations when at the premises via a packet data network. A controller coupled to the base transceiver system operates the micro-cell base station subsystem to appear as a base station similar to a base station of the macro cellular network, including enabling mobile station registration. A customer management server responds to identification of a registered mobile station by communicating information about a customer associated with the identified mobile station to a system used by enterprise personnel. | 2014-05-01 |
20140120911 | COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, BASE STATION DEVICE, GATEWAY DEVICE, METHOD FOR CONTROLLING BASE STATION DEVICE, AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING GATEWAY DEVICE - At the time of registration of a base station, the base station reports to a gateway device list information regarding core networks that are to be connected. At the time of call origination from a user terminal, the base station reports to the gateway device, by means of a message of protocol for termination between a base station and a gateway, network identification information that indicates core networks that are to be connected to the user terminal The gateway device transfers a control message from the user terminal to the core networks indicated by the network identification information that was reported. At the time of call connection to the user terminal, the gateway device selects the base station to which paging from the core network is to be transmitted on the basis of the list information reported from the base station at the time of registration. | 2014-05-01 |
20140120912 | GLOBAL PLATFORM FOR MANAGING SUBSCRIBER IDENTITY MODULES - A method of operating a mobile wireless network comprising: receiving, by a provisioning server, a signal from a mobile wireless network specifying a location of a first mobile device having a first International Mobile Subscriber Identity (IMSI) and operating in the mobile wireless network under a first condition, the mobile wireless network including a plurality of mobile switching centers (MSCs) and a plurality of mobile devices operating in the mobile wireless network; provisioning the first IMSI in the first HLR based on a state transition rule from a first provisioning state to a second provisioning state; provisioning a second IMSI in the first HLR based on the state transition rule from a third provisioning state to the first provisioning state; and transmitting data identifying the second IMSI to the first mobile device to allow the first mobile device to operate in the mobile wireless network under a second condition. | 2014-05-01 |
20140120913 | Tracking Registration Buffer in a Cellular Network - Embodiments described herein may help to provide a delayed zone-update process. An exemplary method may involve a user entity, which is initially operating in a first of a plurality of multi-coverage-area zones in a radio access network (RAN), subsequently determining that the user entity has moved into a second multi-coverage-area zone of the RAN, wherein the user entity is located in a first coverage area of the second multi-coverage-area zone. In response, the user entity may refrain from sending a registration message to register in the second multi-coverage-area zone until the earlier of: (i) a threshold period of time elapsing and (ii) the user entity moving into another coverage area in the second multi-coverage-area zone that is different from the first coverage area. | 2014-05-01 |
20140120914 | SERVER APPARATUS AND COMMUNICATION CONTROL METHOD - A server apparatus includes a receiving unit that receives a location registration signal from a mobile wireless device, a determining unit that determines whether the mobile wireless device is a model compliant with only a first communication standard or a model compliant with both of the first communication standard and a second communication standard, based on the identification information contained in the location registration signal, and a location registration processing unit that causes a server configured to perform a process using a first Internet protocol to perform a location registration process when the mobile wireless device is the model compliant with only the first communication standard, and causes a server configured to perform a process using a second Internet protocol to perform the location registration process when the mobile wireless device is the model compliant with both of the first communication standard and the second communication standard. | 2014-05-01 |
20140120915 | Method of Handling Frequency de-prioritization - A method of handling frequency de-prioritization for a communication device in a wireless communication system is disclosed. The method comprises receiving a first Radio resource control (RRC) connection reject message with a first deprioritisation request indicating at least one first carrier frequency to be the lowest priority frequency, from a first public land mobile network (PLMN) of the wireless communication system, and determining the at least one first carrier frequency to be the lowest priority frequency only when the communication device selects or registers to the first PLMN. | 2014-05-01 |
20140120916 | Handover of a Device with Coexisting Radios - Methods and apparatuses for controlling a handover of a device communicating via coexisting radios separated in time. It is determined whether to continue the communications via the coexisting radios during the handover and information is signaled to the device regarding communications via the coexisting radios based on the determination. The determination can include negotiations between a source and a target station. The source and/or the target station may determine whether to continue the communications via the coexisting radios during the handover, and selectively signaling information regarding communications during the handover via the coexisting radios based on the determination. The device, upon receiving signaling containing information whether to continue the communications via the coexisting radios during handover, processes the handover and selectively communicates via at least one of the coexisting radios during the handover based on the information. | 2014-05-01 |
20140120917 | COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, COMMUNICATION METHOD, BASE STATION , AND MANAGEMENT DEVICE - A communication system includes a mobile terminal; a management device that manage a position of the mobile terminal; a first base station that creates a first cell area and retains management information for managing a mobile terminal in the first cell area; a gateway, arranged between the first base station and the management device, that retains management information for managing a mobile terminal in the first cell area; and a second base station that creates a second cell area. In a case where the management entity of the mobile terminal is changed from the first base station to the second base station, the first base station updates management information, included in its retaining management information, associated with the relevant mobile terminal, and transmits to the gateway a command to update management information associated with the relevant mobile terminal. | 2014-05-01 |
20140120918 | REDIRECTING HANDOVERS IN LTE NETWORKS - An architecture that can redirect communications upon detection of a handover failure in a Long Term Evolution (LTE) network is described. The architecture can obtain information indicative of a handover failure that is available in a first portion of the LTE network (e.g., a serving gateway) that has no control over the communication path. The architecture can utilize the information to instruct a second portion of the LTE network (e.g., a mobility management entity), one that can control the communication path but conventionally has no access to the handover information, to reroute the communication path to avoid unresponsive or failing network entities. | 2014-05-01 |
20140120919 | RADIO COMMUNICATION DEVICES, NETWORK DEVICES, METHODS FOR CONTROLLING A RADIO COMMUNICATION DEVICE, AND METHODS FOR CONTROLLING A NETWORK DEVICE - A radio communication device may be provided. The radio communication device may include a generator configured to generate a signal indicating that a radio communication network is to abort a serving cell change process. | 2014-05-01 |
20140120920 | METHOD FOR TERMINAL TO CONTROL UPLINK TIMING IN A WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, AND DEVICE FOR SAME - The present application discloses a method in which a terminal controls uplink timing in a wireless communication system. Specifically, the method is characterised by comprising: a step in which, if an uplink timing command for a specific uplink timing group is received from a network, a timer for the specific uplink timing group is started, said timer being the time available for the uplink timing command; a step in which a message for the discarding, from the network, of a serving cell included in the specific uplink timing group is received; and a step in which the timer is stopped if there is no serving cell included in the specific uplink timing group. | 2014-05-01 |
20140120921 | METHODS, APPARATUSES AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCTS FOR PROVIDING AN OPTIMIZED HANDOVER PREPARATION AND EXECUTION OPERATION - An apparatus for minimizing the recovery time of connecting to a network may include a processor and memory storing executable computer code causing the apparatus to at least perform operations including receiving a message including a preparatory handover command indicating one or more candidate target cells for handover and data indicating that the candidate target cells are selectable for handover in response to a future detection of one or more handover conditions. The computer program code may further cause the apparatus to initiate a selection of one of the candidate target cells for handover of an apparatus in response to detection of at least one of the handover conditions. The computer program code may further cause the apparatus to enable handover of the apparatus to the selected candidate target cell. Corresponding methods and computer program products are also provided. | 2014-05-01 |
20140120922 | RADIO COMMUNICATION SYSTEM AND NETWORK - A first base station forms a first cell and communicates by radio with a user apparatus in a first frequency band. A second base station forms a second cell and communicates by radio with the user apparatus in a second frequency band different from the first frequency band. A gateway apparatus serves as a connection point with an external network. Logical paths used for the user apparatus are established respectively through the first base station and the second base station. A communication control section controls the logical paths and radio communication. The user apparatus sends and receives a user signal to and from the external network by using both a first logical path and a second logical path at the same time. | 2014-05-01 |
20140120923 | ARRAY ANTENNA ARRANGEMENT - A wireless communication system comprising at least one base station in a communication cell, wherein the base station is equipped with at least one array antenna comprising at least two antenna ports which are connected to respective at least two corresponding antenna elements, wherein at least two of the at least two antenna elements have essentially the same polarization. The array antenna is arranged for communication via at least two antenna radiation lobes, each antenna radiation lobe communicating an information stream to at least one user equipment (UE) in the cell, wherein each antenna radiation lobe is individually controllable both in azimuth and elevation, whereby the communication of the information streams is optimized. | 2014-05-01 |
20140120924 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SELECTING CARRIER IN COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - A method and apparatus for selecting a carrier in a wireless communication system is provided. a pico eNodeB (eNB) transmits a carrier information request message including a request of information on carriers used by a macro eNB, receives a carrier information response message as a response of the carrier information request message, the carrier information response message including the information on carriers used by the macro eNB, and selects a primary cell (PCell) of the pico eNB based on the received information on carriers used by the macro eNB. | 2014-05-01 |
20140120925 | MOBILE STATION WITH MULTI-SIM AND TUNE AWAY METHODS - Apparatus and methods are disclosed to provide for a multi-SIM wireless user equipment configured for autonomous tune-away operations enabling simultaneous communication on multiple subscriptions using a shared RF chain while maintaining a voice call. A multi-SIM user equipment may be capable of communicating with a first subscription and a second subscription via a transceiver. The user equipment may be engaged in circuit switched communication utilizing a first channel corresponding to the first subscription associated with a first USIM; and the transceiver may be autonomously tuned away from the first channel and tuned to a second channel corresponding to the second subscription associated with a second USIM, while the circuit switched communication is ongoing, and autonomously tuned back to the first channel. Other aspects, embodiments, and features are also claimed and described. | 2014-05-01 |
20140120926 | METHOD OF OPERATING BASE STATION AND TERMINAL IN CELLULAR TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEM FOR OPERATING MULTIPLE BEAMS - Provided is an operation method of a cellular telecommunication system for operating multiple beams. In an operation method of a base station, a beam identifier (ID) is allocated to each of the multiple beams, and a terminal reports a beam ID of a selected beam to the base station. When the operation method of the cellular telecommunication system is used, the base station can rapidly sense the entry of the terminal into a specific beam area. Even when the terminal moves between beam areas, it is possible to rapidly make a beam area change with a minimum overhead without performing random access again or performing a complex procedure such as a handover procedure. | 2014-05-01 |
20140120927 | METHOD FOR ESTABLISHING X2 CONNECTION BETWEEN BASE STATIONS, BASE STATION, AND COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - An embodiment of the present invention provides a method for establishing an X2 connection between base stations, including: obtaining, by a base station, a cell identifier of a neighboring base station through a self-organized network SON receiver; obtaining, by the base station, according to the cell identifier, address information of the neighboring base station; and establishing, by the base station, an X2 connection with the neighboring base station according to the address information of the neighboring base station, and thereby implementing fast optimization of a network. | 2014-05-01 |
20140120928 | METHODS CONTROLLING EXTENDED RANGE AREAS IN HETEROGENEOUS NETWORKS AND RELATED NETWORK NODES - A method may provide wireless communications in a network including a first base station and a second base station, with the first base station operating within a coverage area of the second base station. The method may include providing soft-cell communications in an extended range area of the first base station, with the extended range area being outside a primary range area of the first base station. A number of wireless devices in the extended range area connected and/or communicating with the first base station may be tracked. Responsive to the number of wireless devices in the extended range area connected and/or communicating with the first base station exceeding a threshold (Threshold_N), the extended range area over which soft-cell communications are provided may be reduced. | 2014-05-01 |
20140120929 | DISTRIBUTED BUFFER STORE BASED UPLINK COORDINATED MULTIPOINT COMMUNICATIONS - A method and system for providing CoMP assistance in a wireless communication network are disclosed. In one embodiment a cooperating base station receives a CoMP assistance request from a serving base station. The CoMP assistance request is a request for assistance to decode a first transmission from a UE. The cooperating base station receives the first transmission from the UE. The first transmission from the UE is received at the cooperating base station at one of a time before receiving the CoMP assistance request and a time after receiving the CoMP assistance request. The cooperating base station determines a CoMP payload in response to the CoMP assistance request. The CoMP payload is based on the received first transmission from the UE. The CoMP payload is forwarded to the serving base station after the serving base station determines that the first transmission from the UE is received by the serving base station with error. | 2014-05-01 |
20140120930 | Method, Apparatus, Computer Program Product and System for Communicating Predictions - Various communication systems may benefit from communication of (key) performance indicators ((K)PIs). For example, a third generation partnership project (3GPP) long term evolution (LTE) operation and maintenance (O&M) system may benefit from predictive (key) performance indicator reporting between a base station, such as an evolved Node B (eNB), and the O&M system. A method may comprise generating at least one of a predicted (key) performance indicator or a (key) performance indicator trend information at a first network element. The method may also comprise sending the at least one of predicted (key) performance indicator or (key) performance indicator trend information from the first network element to the second network element. | 2014-05-01 |
20140120931 | WIRELESS LOCALIZATION METHOD AND WIRELESS LOCALIZATION APPARATUS USING FINGERPRINTING TECHNIQUE - A wireless localization method using a fingerprinting technique that performs localization by using a plurality of access points and a plurality of sample points arranged at regular distances, the wireless localization method includes: detecting first through third sample points adjacent to a predetermined node from among the plurality of sample points via the fingerprinting technique; calculating corrected coordinates by using a received signal strength (RSS) between the predetermined node and the first sample point, an RSS value between the predetermined node and the second sample point, an RSS value between the first and second sample points, an RSS value between the first and third sample points, and a distance between the plurality of sample points; and estimating a location of the predetermined node by reflecting the corrected coordinates on coordinates of the first sample point. | 2014-05-01 |
20140120932 | Method and System for Improving Performance of a Femtocell Self Organizing Network - Femtocells in a self-organizing network (SON) sniff their wireless fidelity (WiFi) environments to identify WiFi footprints of the femtocells. The WiFi footprints of each femtocell are sent to a femtocell gateway. The femtocell gateway receives WiFi footprint data from a plurality of femtocells and determines if there is a common WiFi footprint between the femtocells. The femtocells with exclusive WiFi footprints are allocated the same network parameters. The femtocells with common WiFi footprint are allocated different network parameters. | 2014-05-01 |
20140120933 | WIRELESS COMMUNICATION APPARATUS, WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, AND WIRELESS COMMUNICATION METHOD - A wireless communication apparatus, includes: a processor configured to: perform a first detection to detect another wireless communication apparatus that shares given frequency bands with the wireless communication apparatus and that causes interference with the wireless communication apparatus, perform a second detection to detect a second wireless terminal that has communication quality lower than or equal to a given value from a first wireless terminal that communicates with the wireless communication apparatus, and select a frequency band from the given frequency bands for communication with the first wireless terminal based on a combination of detection result of the first detection and the second detection; and a transmitter coupled to the processor and configured to transmit a signal to the first wireless terminal using the selected frequency band. | 2014-05-01 |
20140120934 | RADIO COMMUNICATION METHOD, RADIO COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, AND MOBILE STATION - Provided are a radio communication method, a radio communication system, and a mobile station, by which it is possible to easily establish initial access between mobile stations in D2D communication. A mobile station | 2014-05-01 |
20140120935 | METHOD, BASE STATION, AND RADIO NETWORK CONTROLLER FOR PARAMETER CONFIGURATION DURING CHANNEL SWITCHING - A method for parameter configuration during channel switching is disclosed. After a common enhanced dedicated channel for uplink use to a terminal, a base station calculates an F-DPCH timing offset of the terminal in a non-Cell-DCH state, calculates a second F-DPCH timeslot format according to a first F-DPCH timing offset, a first F-DPCH timeslot format, and the F-DPCH timing offset of the terminal in the non-Cell-DCH state, and establishes a radio link by using the F-DPCH timing offset of the terminal in the non-Cell-DCH state and the second F-DPCH timeslot format. The method for parameter configuration during channel switching that is provided in an embodiment of the present invention can avoid interruption of uplink data transmission of the terminal. Embodiments of the present invention further provide a corresponding radio network controller and base station. | 2014-05-01 |
20140120936 | Wireless Communication Systems and Methods - Methods and devices arranged to control access to a cell in a communication network. One embodiment includes a processing system arranged to cause an apparatus to receive a plurality of Closed Subscriber Group identifiers (CSG IDs) assigned to the cell, select and transmit a first CSG ID from the plurality of CSG IDs on the basis of a first load condition on the cell, and select and transmit a second, different, CSG ID from the plurality of CSG IDs on the basis of a second, different, load condition on the cell. | 2014-05-01 |
20140120937 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MITIGATING INTER-CELL INTERFERENCE IN MULTIPLE ANTENNA SYSTEM - A method for operating a Base Station (BS) in a wireless communication system is provided. The method comprises of receiving at least one request set for at least one neighboring cell, from at least one Mobile Station (MS), updating the at least one request set based at least in part on a serving band of each MS, and transmitting the updated at least one request set to the at least one neighboring cell, wherein the request set comprises a band and a Precoding Matrix Index (PMI) for making a use restriction or recommendation request to a neighboring cell. | 2014-05-01 |
20140120938 | ENHANCED EXTENDED ACCESS CLASS BARRING - A method is implemented in a mobile device for managing access to resources of a cellular communication system. The cellular communication system includes a plurality of base stations providing wireless access to the resources of the cellular communication system. The mobile device implements an enhanced extended access class barring (EEAB) process to minimize overloading of the resources of the cellular communication system. | 2014-05-01 |
20140120939 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR FACILITATING PREEMPTIVE BASED RADIO CHANNEL ACCESS CONTROL - Preemptive based radio access control is facilitated. Queue data is received, wherein the queue data corresponds to a set of requests for highly prioritized communications included on a prioritized queue. The queue data is used to determine whether a set of conditions for involuntarily terminating a radio communication session has been met. Session data corresponding to characteristics for each of a plurality of radio communication sessions are also received and utilized to determine which of the plurality of radio communication sessions to terminate if the set of conditions for involuntarily terminating a radio communication session have been met. | 2014-05-01 |
20140120940 | Method and system of resource reconfiguration for cognitive-radio system - The disclosure provides a method and system of resource reconfiguration for a cognitive-radio system. The method includes that: a reconfiguration module of a wireless communication system acquires a reconfiguration command according to a received spectrum refarming indication or by monitoring a network condition of the wireless communication system ( | 2014-05-01 |
20140120941 | Method and System of Implementing a Radio Network in Unlicensed Spectrum - Methods, systems, and devices are disclosed for wireless communication over unlicensed spectrum using a femto cell. In an implementation of the system, a dualmode mobile device adapted to communicate over a licensed frequency spectrum and over an unlicensed frequency spectrum is provided. The dual-mode mobile device detects the presence of a femto cell communicating over an unlicensed spectrum and in response, initiates a communication connection with the unlicensed spectrum femto cell. Subsequently, the connection over a license spectrum may be disconnected upon successful establishment of the connection over the unlicensed spectrum. In yet another implementation, a femto cell communicating over an unlicensed spectrum may be adapted to communicate with a mobile switching center and/or with a voice over IP switch. | 2014-05-01 |
20140120942 | REAL-TIME SPHERICAL CORRECTION OF MAP DATA - A method of displaying a map on a wireless communications device, the method comprising obtaining map data for rendering the map to be displayed on the wireless communications device and determining a zoom level of the map. If the zoom level of the map exceeds a predetermined zoom level, corrected map data is generated by applying a fixed spherical correction factor to the map data. If the zoom level of the map does not exceed the predetermined zoom level, the corrected map data is generated by computing a spherical correction factor based on a latitude of the map. The method also includes rendering the corrected map data to display the map on a display of the wireless communications device. | 2014-05-01 |
20140120943 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DETERMINING A POSITION OF A DEVICE RELATIVE TO A VIRTUAL FENCE - The disclosure relates to determining a position of a mobile device relative to a perimeter of a virtual fence. An embodiment receives coordinates representing the perimeter of the virtual fence, determines a proximate location of the mobile device using a hybrid combination of a satellite-based proximate location and an auxiliary local station-based proximate location, and provides feedback based on a comparison of the proximate location of the mobile device to the coordinates representing the perimeter of the virtual fence. | 2014-05-01 |
20140120944 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING LOCATION-BASED SERVICES USING LOCATION-BASED TRACES - An approach is provided for providing contemporaneous traces of user movement for algorithms and methods of location-based applications and/or services. The location traces platform determines a request, from one or more applications, for location information associated with at least one device. The location traces platform determines one or more location traces associated with the at least one device, wherein the one or more location traces represent at least a portion of a movement history associated with the at least one device. The location traces platform causes, at least in part, a return of the one or more location traces, one or more service parameters, one or more service suggestions, or a combination thereof to the one or more applications in response to the request. | 2014-05-01 |
20140120945 | METHODS TO OPTIMIZE AND STREAMLINE AP PLACEMENT ON FLOOR PLAN - Embodiments may automatically place access points (APs) on floor plans by incorporating a number of conventions for identifying types and locations of APs. These conventions may include the name of APs, MAC addresses, lat/lon information, and feature analysis or image recognition techniques for matching visual cues if the AP locations are marked on images. Some embodiment may conduct several other operations to optimize placement of APs. These optimization operations may reduce the number of steps needed to place APs on floor plans, and/or may reduce extraneous and superfluous information from the floor plans that may clutter the annotated floor plan map. | 2014-05-01 |
20140120946 | PORTABLE DEVICE AND ASSOCIATED POSITION METHOD - A portable device and associated positioning method is provided. The portable device, signally connected to a tracking server, includes a transceiver, a positioning unit and a controller. The positioning method includes steps of: fetching a tracking parameter corresponding to the portable device from the tracking server when an activation condition is satisfied; generating at least one set of positioning information through a positioning system; storing the first positioning information to a positioning database; and selectively uploading contents of the positioning database to the tracking server according to the tracking parameter. | 2014-05-01 |
20140120947 | Methods of Positioning in a System Comprising Measuring Nodes with Multiple Receiving Points - Techniques for systems in which a measuring node is associated with multiple antenna, including techniques for selecting and configuring the set of receiving antennas suitable for performing uplink measurements for a given wireless device. An example method, as implemented by a network node, is for controlling measurements of radio signals transmitted by a wireless device, where the measurements are performed by a measuring node associated with two or more receiving points. The example method begins with obtaining a receiving point configuration for at least one measuring node associated with two or more receiving points, and continues with selecting one or more receiving points for performing measurements, based on the obtained configuration. The selected receiving points are then configured for performing the measurements. | 2014-05-01 |
20140120948 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PERFORMING POSITIONING IN A FEMTOCELL DEPLOYMENT - Methods and apparatuses are provided that facilitate determining positioning for a device that communicates with a femtocell access point. Femtocell access point location parameters can be provided to a gateway or other network component. A positioning server can request location of a femtocell access point from the corresponding gateway by specifying device subscriber information in the request. The gateway can accordingly identify a corresponding femtocell access point with which the device communicates and can obtain related location parameters for providing to the positioning server. | 2014-05-01 |
20140120949 | COMMUNICATION DEVICE, COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, SERVER DEVICE AND COMMUNICATION METHOD - A communication device includes a manipulation unit for receiving an input manipulation for operation mode switching; a position detection unit for detecting a current position; a communication unit for acquiring pieces of position information of other communication device from the other communication device, respectively; a generation unit for generating pieces of proximity information indicating whether the other respective communication device are dose to the communication device; a data storing unit for storing the pieces of proximity information; and a control unit which, when receiving an input manipulation for operation mode switching, urges a user to switch the operation modes of other communication device that are close to the communication device according to a new operation mode of the communication device. | 2014-05-01 |