| 18th week of 2012 patent applcation highlights part 57 |
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| 20120108216 | System And Method For Supporting Mobile Unit Connectivity To Venue Specific Servers - The present invention is an applications gateway that offers multiple functions and features for specific geographic venue locations, while providing easy access to advertising, purchasing, and redemption opportunities for that specific geographic venue location. Venue locations can be stadiums, shopping malls, amusement parks, open air spaces where people can congregate, and/or buildings, which most often require the presence of a concentration of people. The venue location may correlate to the location of the hand-held mobile unit or it may be a remote geographic venue location not near the location of the hand-held mobile unit. Access to the gateway application is through a hand-held mobile unit, which can include a mobile phone, smartphone device, or portable computer having a wireless radio transmission connection. (e.g. iPhone, Droid, iPad, Slate, etc.) | 2012-05-03 |
| 20120108217 | COMMUNICATION TERMINAL, TELEPHONE DIRECTORY RESISTERING METHOD, AND COMMUNICATION TERMINAL HANDLING METHOD - The communication terminal according to the present invention includes, an electronic mail receiving means for receiving an electronic mail, a specific information inclusion judging means for judging whether a received electronic mail which the electronic mail receiving means receives includes predetermined specific information, a telephone directory data existence checking means for checking whether telephone directory data exists in the received electronic mail, and a telephone directory registering means for registering the telephone directory data in the case that each of judgment results of the specific information inclusion judging means and the telephone directory data existence checking means is affirmative. | 2012-05-03 |
| 20120108218 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING PHONE DIRECTORY SERVICE FOR MOBILE COMMUNICATION SUBSCRIBER - A method and system for providing a phone directory service to a user terminal in a mobile communication network are provided. The method includes receiving a search request including a search keyword for the phone directory service and a subscriber identifier for the user terminal from the user terminal, acquiring subscriber information of a subscriber possessing the user terminal from the mobile communication network in which the user terminal is registered using the subscriber identifier, acquiring a business list of businesses corresponding to the search keyword from a business DataBase (DB) for managing businesses which have subscribed to the phone directory service, arranging the business list based on a communication pattern of a group of similar subscribers which have been determined to have subscriber information similar to that of the subscriber possessing the user terminal according to a predetermined criteria, and providing the arranged business list to the user terminal. | 2012-05-03 |
| 20120108219 | MOBILITY CALL MANAGEMENT - A mobility call management service is disclosed that provides enhanced call management functionality for a wireless mobile terminal (MT). Incoming and/or outgoing calls are managed based on an assessment of the degree of motion of the MT, or other available data pertinent to the MT's physical situation, such as but not limited to it's location, movement, or rate of movement. The degree of motion or other assessment may be used to determine whether a communication can safely terminate on, originate from, or continue safely on the MT, so as to reduce or remove driver distraction. | 2012-05-03 |
| 20120108220 | METHOD FOR INITIATING A CONNECTION BETWEEN COMMUNICATION DEVICES OF AT LEAST TWO PARTIES - A method and system for initiating a connection between at least a first communication device and a second communication device respective of a first party and a second party. According to the present invention initiating a connection includes obtaining a destination subscriber identifier from the first party, wherein the destination subscriber identifier is a string including at least one character different than a numeric character and is respective of the second party. Then, a resolution request that includes data indicative of the destination subscriber identifier is conveyed to a hosting information storage server respective of the destination subscriber identifier, a resolution response including a destination address respective of the second communication device wherein the second party is available is obtained, and then, the present invention includes initiating a connection between the first communication device and the second communication device. | 2012-05-03 |
| 20120108221 | AUGMENTING COMMUNICATION SESSIONS WITH APPLICATIONS - Embodiments include applications as participants in a communication session such as a voice call. The applications provide functionality to the communication session by performing commands issued by the participants during the communication session to generate output data. Example functionality includes recording audio, playing music, obtaining search results, obtaining calendar data to schedule future meetings, etc. The output data is made available to the participants during the communication session. | 2012-05-03 |
| 20120108222 | SYSTEM, METHOD, AND APPARATUS FOR USING ALTERNATIVE NUMBERS FOR ROUTING VOICE CALLS AND SHORT MESSAGES IN A COMMUNICATIONS NETWORK - A system, method and computer-readable medium for allowing the use of an alternative numbering plan for delivering short messages to mobile subscribers using the public mobile telephone network is provided. Users of an enterprise or other closed networks as well as users that are not part of a closed network may send short messages destined to members of an enterprise or closed network from their mobile or other devices associated with their subscription using an alternative enterprise directory number, such as the office number, instead of the mobile number, such that the alternative number will be presented at the destination device as the originating number. The recipient may respond to the message by addressing the response to the enterprise or closed network number, and the response may be delivered to the originator's mobile or other device associated with their subscription. | 2012-05-03 |
| 20120108223 | FREQUENCY CONFIGURATION OF FEMTO-CELL BASE STATIONS - A method and apparatus for reconfiguring an operational frequency and associated bandwidth used by a femto-cell base station are disclosed. The femto-cell is configured to provide coverage to a User Equipment by connecting to a core telecommunications network via a gateway device. The method includes checking a list of frequencies and associated bandwidths available to a wireless network interface of the femto-cell base station and determining if any of the frequencies in the list matches the operational frequency supported by the User Equipment to which the femto-cell base station is providing coverage. If at least one frequency matches the one supported by the User Equipment, a second frequency is selected from the list of frequencies, said second frequency being established as the operational frequency of the femto-cell base station. | 2012-05-03 |
| 20120108224 | USING QUALITY OF SERVICE TO CONTROL HARDWARE FOR LOW BATTERY SCENARIOS - Certain embodiments of the present disclosure relate to methods for reducing power consumption of a mobile device while maintaining QoS of communication links. If the available battery power is below a predefined threshold, then several power-saving techniques may be triggered that increase an air time of the mobile device by shutting down one or more modem hardware components. | 2012-05-03 |
| 20120108225 | MOBILE TRAFFIC CATEGORIZATION AND POLICY FOR NETWORK USE OPTIMIZATION WHILE PRESERVING USER EXPERIENCE - Systems and methods of mobile traffic categorization and policy implementation for network use optimization are disclosed. In one aspect, embodiments of the present disclosure include a method, which may be implemented on a system, of detecting an activity state of an application on a mobile device to which traffic is originated from or directed to, detecting a time criticality of data contained in the traffic to be sent between the mobile device and the host server, determining a timing with which to allow the traffic to pass through, based on the activity state or the time criticality and/or controlling radio use on the mobile device based on the timing with which the traffic is allowed to pass through. The method may further include selecting a network configuration in the wireless network for use in passing traffic to and from the mobile device. | 2012-05-03 |
| 20120108226 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING TIMING OF NETWORK PERFORMANCE LOGGING IN A WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - A method and system controls timing of network performance information logging of a cellular network by configuring a mobile device to automatically collect data about physical characteristics of the cellular network and log that data. The mobile device initially receives network performance information logging configuration from its registered cellular network. Based on the configuration, the mobile device configures itself to collect and log the network performance information relating to physical characteristics of the cellular network. While in idle mode, the mobile device collects and logs the information. A logging duration timer corresponds to a specified time duration over which the mobile device logs network performance information. If the mobile device starts the logging duration timer at the time of configuration, it maintains the timer even after the transition to idle mode. The mobile device may also start the logging duration timer after it transitions to idle mode. | 2012-05-03 |
| 20120108227 | ROGUE TOWER DETECTION IN A WIRELESS NETWORK - A system associated with a first tower in a wireless network receives, at the first tower, tower lists generated by other towers that are nearby the first tower. The system further authenticates each of the received tower lists, and identifies ones of the nearby towers as rogue towers based on failures to authenticate respective ones of the received additional tower lists. The system also broadcasts a tower black list that lists the identified rogue towers to the nearby towers and to nearby mobile devices. | 2012-05-03 |
| 20120108228 | METHOD FOR IDENTIFYING A MOBILE TELEPHONE - Method for identifying a mobile telephone, a device, where there is a ADD system ( | 2012-05-03 |
| 20120108229 | PROVIDING LOCAL TRAFFIC IN A CELL OR GROUP OF CELLS OF A CELLULAR COMMUNICATION NETWORK - A network component for a cellular network. The cellular network includes a plurality of access nodes covering a cell area and an access control node common to all access nodes for controlling the provision of traffic. The network component includes a communication manager and a classifier for classifying users of the cellular network into a first group of users and a second group of users. The communication managers checks if a call or an SMS is set up by a user belonging to the first or second group of users, takes control over calls and/or SMSs set up between users of the first group of users, and passes control to the access control node of the remaining calls and/or SMSs. | 2012-05-03 |
| 20120108230 | CONSUMER ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION, CONTROL AND SUPPORT CONCIERGE DEVICE AND METHOD - We disclose a concierge device that can be configured to register, control and support a consumer device. It can alternatively or redundantly connect to a home management bridge and/or cloud-based management servers. It can accept menus that allow a single concierge device to provide a wide range of functions for various consumer devices. The concierge device allows the user in a single action to initiate a support session, automatically identifying the consumer device. The concierge device can be configured for voice or video support calls. The concierge device in conjunction with a home management bridge or gateway can manage on boarding of components of an automated home, such as switches and lamps. Implementations of the concierge device that include a display can show supplemental information, such as advertising, optionally in coordination with media being played on a consumer device coupled in communication with the concierge device. | 2012-05-03 |
| 20120108231 | BASE STATION, DETECTION DEVICE, COMMUNICATION SYSTEM AND DETECTION METHOD - A base station includes: an interface that transfers user data; a processor that controls the base station in accordance with a process including: obtaining a period of time from when a transfer unit receives the user data to when the interface transmits the user data; and detecting an abnormality in the interface based on the period of time. | 2012-05-03 |
| 20120108232 | Self-Optimization of Cell Overlap - An apparatus includes a report configuration controller configured to command reporting an event defined by receipt of a plurality of signals of different senders, wherein the signals are received at a same location, the signals are received with a strength above an absolute threshold, and a difference of the strengths is within a relative threshold. Another apparatus includes an aggregator configured to aggregate information reflecting an event defined by receipt of a plurality of signals of different senders, wherein the signals are received at a same location, the signals are received with a strength above an absolute threshold, and a difference of the strengths is within a relative threshold; and an aggregated information provider configured to provide the aggregated information. | 2012-05-03 |
| 20120108233 | Hand-Held Communication Device with Auxiliary Input Apparatus and Method - A hand-held communication device, such as a cellular telephone or a personal digital assistant (PDA), comprises a sensor assembly and an auxiliary input interface. The auxiliary input interface is situated along one or more exterior surfaces of the device and is electrically coupled to processing circuitry within the device. The sensor assembly is removably attached to the one or more exterior surfaces of device and provides signals at the multiple outputs in response to tactile inputs from the user. In one embodiment, an assignment procedure assigns tactile inputs from the user to predefined functions of the device and/or one or more software applications installed in the device. During subsequent operation of the device, each of the specific tactile input executes one or more predefined functions. | 2012-05-03 |
| 20120108234 | FEMTO-BTS RF ACCESS MECHANISM - Femto cells that extend mobile network coverage into customer premises operate in a frequency band typically assigned to a macro network. To facilitate system discovery and registrations of mobile stations with femto cells, a carrier designates one the channels within the band as a primary channel for its femto cells. For example, neighbor list messages transmitted by macro network base stations can provide frequency and PN code information directing mobile stations to search the primary channel for a PN code of the femto cells. The mobile station preferred roaming list (PRL) may identify femto cells by SID/NID. The SID is that of the carrier's macro network, whereas the NID may be a NID of the macro network or one specifically assigned to femto cell operations. The PRL uses frequency acquisition information for the femto cells that is the same as or similar to that for one of the macro networks. | 2012-05-03 |
| 20120108235 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR SUPPORTING NETWORK 3G DATA CAPABILITY INFORMATION IN A CDMA NETWORK - A method and system of providing a mobile data device in a wireless system with information about preferred networks to connect to, the mobile device having a preferred roaming list with a list of networks, the method comprising the steps of: adding to the preferred roaming list information about whether each network in the list of networks supports third generation data capabilities; and determining preferred networks based on information within the preferred roaming list including a geographic area and whether the network supports third generation data capabilities, whereby, within the geographic area, the mobile device prefers networks which support third generation data capabilities over networks which do not support said third generation data capabilities. Other information that may be added to the preferred roaming list includes whether the network supports data roaming, Mobile-IP services or always-on features. The preferred roaming list may also include information about the device service capabilities. | 2012-05-03 |
| 20120108236 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR ASSIGNING A CELL TO A WIRELESS COMMUNICATION APPARATUS, AND CORRESPONDING APPARATUS - A method and device for assigning a cell to a wireless communication apparatus, and corresponding apparatus is provided. The method for assigning a cell to a wireless communication apparatus is performed when the wireless communication device leaves a standby mode so as to send a request for access to a desired service belonging to a class of services. The method may include elaborating, for each cell and for each class of service supported by the cell, an index relating to the loading rate of the class of services within the cell. The communication apparatus may then receive the loading rate indices of the cells liable to be assigned to the communication apparatus. The communication device then may select, from among the cells liable to be assigned to the communication apparatus, the cell to which the communication apparatus is assigned, at least, as a function of the loading rate indices. | 2012-05-03 |
| 20120108237 | DISTRIBUTED NETWORK REGISTER - The invention relates to a method for operating a telecommunications network and a telecommunications network for mobile telecommunication, having a network register in which identifier of mobile terminals and network-related user data of the terminals are stored. The network register is formed from a peer-to-peer network having a multiplicity of decentralized register nodes which are networked with one another and are each associated with a geographic region. Hash tables are held in the register nodes, in which hash tables the identifiers of the terminals are stored as hash values and the user data is stored associated with these hash values. The network has at least a first node associated with a geographic region at which a terminal can register, and a second node, which is permanently assigned to the terminal and is associated with a geographic region. The terminal registers with the first node by transmitting the identifier, when it is located in the first region. The first node then determines network-related user data of the mobile terminal on registration, and determines the hash value for that identifier. This hash value is used to determine the second node. The first node either transmits the network-related user data to this second node or itself stores this user data in his hash table together with the hash value and transmits only its own address in the network to the second node. Either the network-related user data or the address of the first node is then stored, associated with the hash value, in the hash table of the second node. | 2012-05-03 |
| 20120108238 | METHOD FOR OPERATION OF FEMTO BASE STATION BASED ON RADIO ACCESS SYSTEM - A method for opearation of femto base station (BS) is provided. The method includes: transmitting the first low duty operation (LDO) pattern information, which includes length information of an available interval (AI) where the femto BS is activated and length information of an unavailable interval (UAI) where the femto BS is inactivated, to user equipment (UE) and operating based on the first LDO pattern where the first LDO cycle, a sequence of the AI and the UAI, is repeatedly arranged. The first LDO pattern information further including a superframe offset as information for leading a start point of the first LDO cycle. | 2012-05-03 |
| 20120108239 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MEASURING CELLS IN THE PRESENCE OF INTERFERENCE - Methods and apparatuses are provided that include determining measurement values for base stations based on signal measurements obtained over resources protected from interference by neighboring cells. The protected resources can be determined based on at least one of detecting at least a bimodal disparity in signal measurements received over the resources, receiving an indication of the protected resources, determining the resources as used for transmitting paging signals, determining the resources from a previous resource assignment, and/or the like. Thus, where a device is measuring cells for idle-mode reselection, such measurement of protected resources can provide for a more accurate measurement of characteristics of signals received from the base station. | 2012-05-03 |
| 20120108240 | METHOD, APPARATUS AND SYSTEM FOR HANDOVER - A method, an apparatus and a system for releasing bearers at time of handover are disclosed by the present invention. The method includes: obtaining information about bearers of a local breakout service of a User Equipment (UE) if it is decided to initiate handover of the UE; and triggering the UE to hand over from a source Home NodeB (HNB) to a target base station according to the information about bearers of the local breakout service, where the target base station does not set up any bearer of the local breakout service. According to the present invention, the target base station does not set up any local breakout service bearer of the UE or forward the data of the local breakout service, which saves resources and prevents errors of routing local breakout service packets. | 2012-05-03 |
| 20120108241 | Method of Handling Minimization of Drive Tests in Radio Access Technology Change - A method of handling minimization of drive tests, hereafter called MDT, for a mobile device is disclosed. The method comprises receiving a MDT measurement configuration from a first RAT, starting a timer for a MDT measurement logging corresponding to a timer value in the MDT measurement configuration, and keeping the timer running when the mobile device performs an inter-RAT procedure to move from the first RAT to a second RAT. | 2012-05-03 |
| 20120108242 | WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEM - A method and apparatus for processing a message in a mobile, telecommunications device. The method comprises: receiving a Cell Update Confirm (CUC) message; determining whether the device has an empty C_RNTI variable; when the device has an empty C_RNTI variable, determining whether the CUC message includes a new C_RNTI; when the CUC message includes a new C_RNTI and the CUC message would cause the device to enter a state which requires the UE to respond to the message before entering the state, carrying out at least one further step prior to entering the state. | 2012-05-03 |
| 20120108243 | MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - Disclosed is a mobile communications system including a plurality of base station apparatuses which are located at geographically dispersed locations and perform a wireless communication with a mobile device. The system further includes a maximum ratio combining unit which performs maximum ratio combining processing regarding a signal the base station apparatuses receive from the mobile device, and a selection combining unit which performs selection combining processing regarding the signal from the mobile device. A selection unit included in the system selects one or both of the maximum ratio combining unit and the selection combining unit according to at least one of an external factor and a change of a distribution state of the mobile device under communication. | 2012-05-03 |
| 20120108244 | INFORMATION METHOD AND SYSTEM OF A USER ACCESS MODE - The present invention discloses an information method of a user access mode, and the method comprises: when attempting to hand over a User Equipment (UE) to a target hybrid home (e)NodeB cell, a network element at a network side informs a target hybrid home (e)NodeB of a current user access mode of the UE via a handover signaling, wherein the user access mode is information on whether or not the UE is a member user of the target hybrid home (e)NodeB cell. The present invention further discloses an information system of a user access mode, in which an informing unit at a network side is used for a network element at the network side to inform, when attempting to hand over a UE to a target hybrid home (e)NodeB cell, a target hybrid home (e)NodeB of a current user access mode of the UE via a handover signaling. By using the method and system of the present invention, when the network attempts to hand over a UE to a target hybrid home (e)NodeB cell, the informing of a user access mode is realized to guarantee the priority of a member user of the hybrid home (e)NodeB in access and resource allocation. | 2012-05-03 |
| 20120108245 | Energy Reduction in Cooperating Radio Access Systems - The invention relates to cooperation between first and second wireless access networks that can be used to obtain energy reduction for or traffic routing within the overall telecommunications infrastructure while still enabling acceptable network coverage and satisfactory performance by the telecommunications infrastructure as a whole. The cooperation refers to the fact that the wireless access networks provide duplicate coverage in a particular area when both wireless access networks are active, and that traffic can be switched between the cooperating networks in order to temporarily adjust (e.g. switch off) resources of one or the wireless access networks. In this manner, energy reduction and/or traffic routing can be obtained under the constraint that sufficient service coverage and capacity remains at an acceptable quality. | 2012-05-03 |
| 20120108246 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR OPTIMIZING THE LOCATION OF HETEROGENEOUS UNDERLAID EVOLVED NODE-Bs - In one embodiment, mobile device traffic information and signal strength information associated with a geographical region are obtained. A plurality of candidate locations are determined based on the traffic information and the signal strength information, capacity values for each of the candidate locations are determined, and a candidate location is selected, from among the plurality of candidate locations, as a placement locations based on the capacity values. | 2012-05-03 |
| 20120108247 | METHOD, BASE STATION AND USER EQUIPMENT FOR REDUCING A COGNITIVE PILOT CHANNEL BANDWIDTH - The invention relates to a method for reducing a Cognitive Pilot Channel (CPC) bandwidth used for transmitting lists of information to a plurality of meshes of a geographical area comprising at least one base station ( | 2012-05-03 |
| 20120108248 | Determining Configuration Parameters of a Mobile Network - A method of determining configuration parameters of a mobile network topology for testing and monitoring purposes at an interface (Iub) located between a first node and a second node of the mobile network where between the first and the second node there exist several channels includes finding the channel having signaling information, analyzing signaling information to determine the configuration parameters, updating the configuration parameters dynamically, and performing a monitoring activity or test scenario based on the configuration parameters. | 2012-05-03 |
| 20120108249 | POWER CONTROL TECHNIQUE TO MITIGATE INTEREFERENCE IN MULTI-TIER NETWORKS - A method and apparatus to manage interference in a multi-cellular network is disclosed. This approach uses downlink power control to allow a serving femto access point of a plurality of femto access points to transmit signals at a first power level to ensure a quality of service level of a service provided to a first plurality of mobile stations served by the plurality of femto access points. This approach also uses the downlink power control to adjust a power level of the signals transmitted by a serving femto access point of the plurality of the femto access points to manage interference caused by the serving femto access point on a second plurality of mobile stations served by one or more macro base stations. | 2012-05-03 |
| 20120108250 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONFIGURING MINIMUM GUARANTEED BIT RATE IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - A method for configuring bit rate in a user equipment (UE) for use in a wireless communication system includes receiving guaranteed bit rate information comprising one or more bit rates which are supported by a base station (BS) for communications with the UE, selecting a minimum guaranteed bit rate responsive to user input received at the UE, the minimum guaranteed bit rate being a bit rate identified by the guaranteed bit rate information, generating a first request message requesting the selected minimum guaranteed bit rate, transmitting the first request message from the UE to the BS, the first request message including a request for receiving communications from the BS at the selected minimum guaranteed bit rate, receiving a response message from the BS in response to the first request message, and receiving data from the BS at a bit rate which is at or greater than the selected minimum guaranteed bit rate when the response message comprises an acknowledgement (ACK) message. | 2012-05-03 |
| 20120108251 | MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM - A method of processing a handover request from a base station controller (BSC) of a GSM (Global System for Mobile communication)-type network. The method comprises the steps of passing a handover request with GSM-type parameters from a base station controller (BSC) through a Master Switching Center (MSC) of the GSM-type network to a UMTS core network (CN) and to a Radio Network Controller (RNC) of the UMTS (Universal Mobile Telecommunications System) network, translating the GSM-type parameters to UTRAN parameters in the Radio Network Controller (RNC), and allocating UTRAN resources in response to the translated parameters. | 2012-05-03 |
| 20120108252 | Methods and Arrangements for Mobility Management - The present invention relates to methods and devices for mobility management UE in a cellular communications system. A user equipment maintains ( | 2012-05-03 |
| 20120108253 | Method And System For User Equipment Selecting A Home Node - A method and system for selecting a home node for User Equipment (UE) are provided by the present invention, which can reduce the processing complexity of the UE during the process of selecting the home node for the UE. In the present invention, the channel quality information which is from the UE to the network side node is obtained by the network side node performing measurement for the uplink channel of the UE, and the home node is selected for the UE according to the channel quality information, so that during the home node selection process, the UE need not perform measuring and reporting frequently in order to support a service node to judge the transmission set of the CoMP cell and/or Relay node. | 2012-05-03 |
| 20120108254 | REFERENCE SIGNAL ALLOCATION METHOD FOR WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, APPARATUS FOR SAME, AND TRANSCEIVER DEVICE USING THE APPARATUS - Disclosed is a reference signal required for an estimation of a frequency domain channel by a receiver side in order to transmit and receive data between a UE and a BS, and an apparatus and a method for allocating a reference signal for obtaining channel state information. In a wireless communication system including a UE and a BS using multiple antennas, cells are distinguished by applying a CDM, multiple antenna layers are distinguished by using a frequency offset or a time offset, and the reference signal for obtaining the channel state information is allocated to a frame or a subframe. | 2012-05-03 |
| 20120108255 | APPARATUS FOR TRANSMITTING A SIGNAL USING SCHEDULING INFORMATION IN A MOBILE COMMUNICATION SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SAME - Disclosed are a method for transmitting scheduling information in a mobile communication system and a femtocell base station using the method. A femtocell base station transmits scheduling information using a layered scheduling system in which the femtocell base station receives an allocated resource from a macrocell base station, and allocates the resource to femtocell users within a resource region thereof. | 2012-05-03 |
| 20120108256 | METHOD FOR HANDLING COMMUNICATION BETWEEN A USER EQUIPMENT AND A RADIO NETWORK CONTROLLER AND PROGRAM FOR CONTROLLING A RADIO NETWORK CONTROLLER - A method for handling communication between a user equipment and a radio network controller of an UMTS (Universal Mobile Telecommunications System) radio access network includes: providing a transmission instruction by the radio network controller for redirecting the user equipment to a target carrier frequency, the target carrier frequency being an allowed frequency of a local access radio network; evaluating if the target carrier frequency is interfered by the local access radio network near the user equipment; and preventing a redirection of the user equipment to the target carrier frequency by the radio network controller for a certain time period, if the target carrier frequency is interfered by the local access network near the user equipment. | 2012-05-03 |
| 20120108257 | COMMUNICATION METHOD OF BASE STATION AND TARGET TERMINAL - Provided is a communication method of a base station and a target terminal. Resources used for a channel feedback may be reduced by determining a wireless resource based on information about a channel and information about a mobility of the target terminal in each of at least one route, and by feeding back channel state information. | 2012-05-03 |
| 20120108258 | Method, Device, and System for Obtaining a Mobile Computing Device Location - One embodiment of the present invention comprises a method of determining a mobile computing device location. The method may comprise emitting at least one audio signal from at least one audio signal emitter and determining a sending time of the at least one audio signal. The method further comprises receiving the at least one audio signal at the mobile computing device and determining a receiving time of the at least one audio signal. A difference between the receiving time and the sending time is calculated and this difference is used to determine a distance from the at least one audio signal emitter to the mobile computing device. The distance is then used to obtain a location of the mobile computing device. | 2012-05-03 |
| 20120108259 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR AGGREGATING AND ASSOCIATING MOBILE DEVICE LOCATION DATA - A computer-implemented method for processing mobile device location data is provided. Location data is filtered based on age and accuracy or precision of location coordinates. Location data is partitioned based on the location coordinates into a plurality of clusters including a plurality of location data instances. The plurality of clusters are filtered based on a number of data instances in a particular cluster and a period of time over which data instances of the particular data cluster are generated. A distance is determined from a location coordinate corresponding to the data instances of one or more of the plurality of clusters to a particular predetermined location, and the one or more of the plurality of clusters are correlated with the particular predetermined location in response to the distance being less than a predetermined distance. The invention further provides a location data processing system. | 2012-05-03 |
| 20120108260 | Method of and System for Estimating Temporal Demographics of Mobile Users - A method of and system for estimating temporal demographics of mobile users is disclosed. A method of estimating demographic information associated with a selected geographical area includes, for at least one individual, determining a selected geographical area along a portion of a track of travel of the individual and determining demographic information associated with the at least one individual. The method also includes estimating a ratio of individuals transiting into the area versus individuals that are residents of the area and estimating demographic information associated with the area based on the estimated ratio and based on demographic information associated with the at least one individual. | 2012-05-03 |
| 20120108261 | DYNAMIC TRAVEL BEHAVIOR ESTIMATION IN MOBILE NETWORK - A method and apparatus is disclosed herein for estimating travel behavior in a mobile network. In one embodiment, the method comprises receiving event data indicative of user equipment location, pre-processing received event data to produce pre-processed data, performing straight line interpolation on pre-processed data of one or more individuals in the population to estimate intermediate positions of a trajectory of each of the one or more individuals from a first position to a second position, and counting a number of individuals in population at a given time and at a given area. | 2012-05-03 |
| 20120108262 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR NON-COOPERATIVE STIMULATION OF MOBILE COMMUNICATION TERMINALS - Methods and systems for locating Mobile Stations (MSs) that are served by a Wireless communication Network (WLN) in a given geographical area. The MSs typically communicate with other parties, or connect to the Internet, through the WLN, wherein Base Transceiver Stations (BTSs) serve as the WLN front ends from the MSs perspective. A Stimulating Apparatus (SA) monitors control messages that the BTSs in the area of the SA broadcast to MSs. The SA analyzes the control messages that it receives, selects one transmitting BTS and creates a modified version of the control messages that it has received from the selected BTS. The SA then broadcasts the modified messages on behalf of the selected BTS by using its frequency channel. The discrepant transmission parameters are designed to stimulate any MS that receives them to induce a network event from which the MS location may be estimated. | 2012-05-03 |
| 20120108263 | Method and Arrangement for Determining Terminal Position - A method and apparatus for determining the position of mobile terminals in a cell of a mobile communication network where timing-based alignment is employed for terminal transmissions in timeslots to a serving base station. First, the distance to the base station is determined for at least one mobile terminal in the cell. A current timing value used by the at least one mobile terminal for timing adjustment of signal transmissions is also obtained. A relation between the determined timing independent distance and the obtained current timing value for each terminal is then estimated, and a timing bias of the cell or the at least one mobile terminal is determined based on the estimated relation. The position of subsequent terminals can then be determined using a timing based positioning method and the timing bias, such that the current timing value used by the subsequent terminal is adjusted by the timing bias. | 2012-05-03 |
| 20120108264 | Monitoring And Apparatus For Monitoring Cellular Network Coverage Using Mobile Units - Low signal strength areas in a communication system are identified utilizing a mobile unit. The mobile unit receives a first signal. If the first signal falls below a predetermined signal strength threshold the mobile unit determines and stores its geographic location. Upon receiving a second signal that exceeds the predetermined signal strength threshold the mobile unit sends the geographic location to the second base station. | 2012-05-03 |
| 20120108265 | Device Based Trigger for Location Push Event - A software LBS trigger is initiated by a wireless device to request a set of proximate location information points relating to, e.g., points of interest, location tagged blogs, etc., based on the user's current location. The LBS trigger may be initiated when the user moves, and may include speed of the user to define a proximate area within which the user's device will be presented with relevant location information upon reaching. The size of the proximate area may be based on available memory in the wireless device, and/or on network bandwidth limitations. If walking, a smaller proximate area is defined, or if moving fast, the area of close proximity is larger. The location-based information points are stored locally on the user's device, and presentation to the user when the user gets closely proximate to the relevant information point. | 2012-05-03 |
| 20120108266 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING A RADIO STATION LOCATOR SERVICE - An approach is provided to present station location information to one or more mobile devices. A request is received to provide station location information to a mobile device. Station location information is generated, in response to the request, the station location information including station location information of one or more radio stations that correspond to the location of the mobile device. The station location information is transmitted to the mobile device. | 2012-05-03 |
| 20120108267 | Method of Informing of Support of Zone-based Service and Related Communication Device - A method of informing of support of a zone-based service for a personal network gateway is disclosed. The method comprises including an indicator in a message, wherein the indicator indicates the personal network gateway supports the zone-based service, and sending the message to a personal network entity in a specific zone. | 2012-05-03 |
| 20120108268 | EVENT REMINDER METHOD - A method includes setting, by a mobile device, a notification based on the mobile device being within proximity of a predetermined location at a predetermined date or time. The mobile device detects that the mobile device is located within proximity of the predetermined location at the predetermined date or time. Subsequent to the detecting, the mobile device provides the notification. | 2012-05-03 |
| 20120108269 | Wireless Handset Airplane Safety Interlock - A method and device for controlling the operability of a transmitter on a mobile communications device by determining if the mobile communications device is located within the cabin of an airplane. A condition parameter of the mobile communications device may be determined. The transmitter on the mobile communications device may be disabled in response to the mobile communications device being located within an airplane and further in response to the determined condition parameter. | 2012-05-03 |
| 20120108270 | Methods And Arrangements In A Telecommunication System - The present invention relates to a method and a device for supporting positioning with a minimum of assistance data signalling The method in the radio device that shall perform the positioning measurements comprises determining ( | 2012-05-03 |
| 20120108271 | APPARATUS AND METHOD USING RADIO SIGNALS - A method of using radio signals transmitted for reception by mobile user equipment that includes receiving, with mobile user equipment (UE), radio signals having at least one format; monitoring, with the mobile user equipment, at least one property of the received radio signals; identifying a pattern in said monitored property or properties; and in response to identifying said pattern, triggering at least one action according to the identified pattern, and/or providing the UE with an indication of a location of the UE based at least part of the identified pattern. | 2012-05-03 |
| 20120108272 | POSITION DETECTING SYSTEM AND POSITION DETECTING PROGRAM - A plurality of positional information transmitters | 2012-05-03 |
| 20120108273 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR COMMUNICATION IN PORTABLE TERMINAL USING MULTIPLE SIM CARDS - The present disclosure relates to a method and an apparatus for communication in a portable terminal using multiple Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) cards. The method includes: camping on a predetermined cell by each of the multiple SIM cards; determining whether paging collision occurs between a communication network supported by the predetermined cell on which the portable terminal has camped through a SIM card and another communication network supported by the predetermined cell on which the portable terminal has camped through another SIM card; identifying paging information through a predetermined SIM card among the multiple SIM cards after identifying camp-on information for each SIM card when a result of the determination shows that the paging collision occurs; and performing a paging standby for the communication network in the predetermined camped-on cell by the SIM card corresponding to the identified paging information based on a result of identifying the paging information. | 2012-05-03 |
| 20120108274 | Method and System of Communication That Allow People Unknown to Each Other Who Have Visual Contact to Communicate by SMS or E-mail - Method and system of communication that allow people unknown to each other who have visual contact, to communicate by sms or e-mail based on the identification of system users through the perception of codes of registered users, formed from the combination of graphic symbols that follow uniquely identifying coding rules for each user within the system, by use of a computer application that decodes said user codes and allows the delivery of messages between said users, ensuring maximum discretion during communication, both towards the rest of the environment and towards the user with whom one wishes to establish contact. | 2012-05-03 |
| 20120108275 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DYNAMIC SESSION PLACEHOLDER FOR MESSAGE COLLECTION USER INTERFACE - A method and apparatus for representing a conversation of related messages is provided. In a message collection user interface for displaying messages sent and received by a communications device, a dynamic session placeholder is used for a respective conversation of related messages. The message collection user interface is displayed including any dynamic session placeholders in the list of messages. As messages from the conversation are occasioned, the dynamic session placeholder is updated. When the message collection is displayed, it is displayed in accordance with the updated session placeholder. | 2012-05-03 |
| 20120108276 | COOPERATIVE SPECTRUM SENSING IN COGNITIVE RADIO NETWORKS - Providing for cooperative sensing in wireless communications that improves user terminal throughput and minimizes interference is described herein. According to some aspects, a network entity, such as a base station, can assign a set of SUTs to measure a subset of wireless channels in a target frequency according to a cooperative sensing arrangement. In particular aspects, this assignment can be implemented so as to increase or maximize potential traffic throughput of those SUTs within the target frequency, in a given wireless time slot. In this manner, cooperative sensing can be structured so as to provide more efficient traffic communications within the target frequency. | 2012-05-03 |
| 20120108277 | Design and Method to Enable Single Radio Handover - A mobile device comprising a transmitter and a receiver used to wirelessly communicate with at least one network, wherein the mobile device is configured to wirelessly communicate with a first network and a second network, wherein the mobile device is configured to communicate with the second network during a handover procedure from the first network to the second network without disconnecting a link with the first network, and wherein the mobile device is configured to communicate with the second network during communication gaps between the mobile device and the first network during the handover procedure. | 2012-05-03 |
| 20120108278 | METHOD FOR REDUCING INTER-CELL INTERFERENCE - A method for reducing inter-cell interference and a method for transmitting a signal by a collaborative MIMO scheme, in a communication system having a multi-cell environment are disclosed. An example of a method for transmitting, by a mobile station, precoding information in a collaborative MIMO communication system includes determining a precoding matrix set including precoding matrices of one more base stations including a serving base station, based on signal strength of the serving base station, and transmitting information about the precoding matrix set to the serving base station. A mobile station in an edge of a cell performs a collaborative MIMO mode or inter-cell interference mitigation mode using the information about the precoding matrix set collaboratively with neighboring base stations. | 2012-05-03 |
| 20120108279 | METHOD FOR GENERATING A REFERENCE SIGNAL SEQUENCE USING GROUPING - A method for a base station to receive a reference signal sequence from one or more devices within a cell of the base station in a multiple cell environment includes providing the one or more devices with information about the reference signal sequence, wherein the reference signal sequence is defined by a cyclic shift of a sequence within a sequence group identified by a group index (u), wherein the group index (u) is defined according to the cell in the multiple cell environment, wherein the sequence is given by a cyclic extension of a Zadoff Chu (ZC) sequence having an index (q) and a length (N | 2012-05-03 |
| 20120108280 | WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, BASE STATION, MOBILE STATION, AND WIRELESS COMMUNICATION METHOD - A wireless communication system includes a mobile station, which has a selector that from among prepared signal sequences, selects one or more arbitrary signal sequences and from among intervals included in a given period, selects one or more arbitrary intervals, and further has a transmitter that transmits the signal sequence corresponding to the interval selected by the selector. The wireless communication system further includes a base station, which has a receiver that receives a signal transmitted from the mobile station, and an identifier that identifies the mobile station, based on a correspondence value in each interval of the received signal. | 2012-05-03 |
| 20120108281 | ARRANGEMENTS FOR BEAM REFINEMENT IN A WIRELESS NETWORK - A beamforming method is disclosed that includes performing sequential beam transmissions in multiple directions and receiving replies to the transmissions (i.e. a sector search). The received transmissions can include information or channel parameters such as direction of arrival, signal to noise ratio, signal strength, etc., for each sector. Utilizing the parameters transmitted or fed back by the receiver, the transmitter can store control vectors that dictate a beam that can be utilized to commence a beam refinement procedure. In addition, the parameters can be utilized to select and implement a custom sequence to refine the communication channel between the device and the controller. The custom sequence can significantly reduce the time required to create a channel with acceptable qualities such that efficient high speed network communications can be conducted. Other embodiments are also disclosed. | 2012-05-03 |
| 20120108282 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR POWER CONTROL AND INTERFERENCE MANAGEMENT IN WIRELESS MICROPHONE TRANSMISSION SYSTEMS - A wireless microphone receiver is used to control transmission power and/or channel configuration of wireless microphones which communicate audio data to the wireless microphone receiver. In some embodiments the wireless microphone receiver searches for available channels, e.g., on a periodic or other basis. Based on wireless microphone receiver loading and interference considerations, channel availability may be determined and channel assignments are made. In some embodiments channel assignments are made based on wireless microphone battery status. Channel assignments to wireless microphones are communicated via a control channel. In addition to channel assignments, wireless microphone transmitter power can be controlled by the wireless microphone receiver. Commands to increase or decrease transmission power may occur as channel conditions change and/or on a recurring periodic basis. The rate of power control transmission may be relatively infrequent, e.g., a second apart in some embodiments, given that wireless microphones tend to be relatively stationary during use. | 2012-05-03 |
| 20120108283 | Communication Network and Method - In a communication network including a plurality of base stations, a method including the steps of: sending a signal from said base station indicating that it will enter a period of inactivity, to at least one other base station; storing at that least one current parameter(s) relating to interference between base stations and/or updating said parameter(s) for forward use. The parameter(s) may relate to interference between first base station and at least one operationally neighbouring base station and may be Background Interference Matrix (BIM) data. | 2012-05-03 |
| 20120108284 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MULTIPLE RADIO RECEIVE CHAINS IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS - The present invention provides architectures and methods which use multiple radio receive chains in mobile devices to boost performance of the mobile devices. While a first set of the receive chains are assigned to a serving base station, another set of receive chains are dynamically allocated to neighbor base stations and/or to the serving base station depending upon present or expected system conditions and timing. A first synthesizer is configured to provide signals to the first and second set of receive chains. Other synthesizers are also configured to provide signals to the second set of receive chains. Thus, depending on the mode of operation, the second set of receive chains utilizes signals from a given synthesizer as needed. A priori data may be used to allocate specific receive chains to the serving base station, neighboring base stations or both. Unused synthesizers may be turned off to conserve power. | 2012-05-03 |
| 20120108285 | RADIO COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, RADIO BASE STATION, AND RADIO COMMUNICATION METHOD - A radio communication system ( | 2012-05-03 |
| 20120108286 | Wireless Communication Apparatus, Wireless Communication System and Transmitting Power Control Method - A wireless communication apparatus having a plurality of neighboring wireless communication apparatuses may includes a wireless transmitter, an information control storage member, and a transmitting power calculator. A wireless transmitter may transmit a wireless signal with a transmitting power to a destination wireless communication apparatus. An information control storage member may maintain first information of links between the wireless communication apparatus and the plurality of neighboring wireless communication apparatuses, and second information of a communication route between the wireless communication apparatus and the destination wireless communication apparatus. A transmitting power calculator may calculate the transmitting power based on the first and second information, so as to ensure reception of the wireless signal. | 2012-05-03 |
| 20120108287 | Scrambling Code Allocation and Hand-In for Wireless Network Radio Access Points - Techniques are provided to allow more than a fixed number of radio access point devices to be deployed within a macro cell. At a controller apparatus, a registration request is received from a radio access point device configured to operate in a wireless network to serve one or more wireless client devices in the wireless network in respective relatively small coverage areas. The registration request comprises a macro cell identifier associated with a macro cell base station configured to operate in the wireless network to serve one or more wireless client devices in a relatively large coverage area, a radio access point cell identifier associated with the radio access point device, and a particular primary scrambling code selected for use by the radio access point device. When the particular primary scrambling code is not available for use, methods are provided to allocate it in a shared manner but without degrading handover service. | 2012-05-03 |
| 20120108288 | LINK QUALITY MEASUREMENTS BASED ON DATA RATE AND RECEIVED POWER LEVEL - A mobile station associated with a base station determines a measure of the quality of a communication link between the mobile station and the base station. The measure takes into account (a) RF power levels of signals received at the mobile station over the link and (b) an actual data rate of communications over the link. This measure of the quality of the link may be a factor in triggering the mobile station to initiate a handoff. | 2012-05-03 |
| 20120108289 | RADIO COMMUNICATION APPARATUS - A radio communication apparatus that includes a receiver that accomplishes intermittent reception of information in a first mode, the information indicating a transmitting format used for a shared channel via which data is received and a transmitter that accomplishes intermittent transmission of quality information at a timing in the first mode, the quality information relating to the transmitting format; and a controller that sets in advance the timing of the intermittent transmission so as to become a given time before a timing of the intermittent reception. | 2012-05-03 |
| 20120108290 | MOBILE ELECTRONIC APPARATUS, METHOD FOR IMAGE MANAGEMENT AND RECORDING MEDIUM - A mobile electronic apparatus includes a storage unit which stores an image shot by an image shooting unit, a region information obtaining unit which obtains region information indicating in which one of a plurality of regions the mobile electronic apparatus is located, a move identifying unit which identifies whether the mobile electronic apparatus moved from a first region to a second region on the basis of the region information obtained by the region information obtaining unit and a connection unit which connects, upon the move identifying unit identifying that the mobile electronic apparatus moved from the first region to the second region, an image stored in the storage unit after the mobile electronic apparatus moved from another region to the first region with a region identifier of the first region. | 2012-05-03 |
| 20120108291 | IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS AND MOBILE PHONE EQUIPPED THEREWITH - An image pickup apparatus includes light-emitting means for emitting light to a person as a subject when the subject is photographed, and light emission control means for controlling the amount of light emitted by the light-emitting means. The light emission control means increases the amount of light gradually (either continuously or intermittently) until it reaches a predetermined amount, based on the detection result of the light detection means for detecting light from the subject. The image pickup apparatus can limit the glare of the light emitted by the light-emitting means, thereby projecting the eyes of the subject, and allowing the subject to be properly photographed. | 2012-05-03 |
| 20120108292 | Camera Mobile Phone with Anti-Shaking Function and Anti-Shaking Method for Use by The Camera Mobile Phone in Image Capturing - A camera mobile phone with an anti-shaking function and an anti-shaking method for use by the camera mobile phone in image capturing are disclosed. The anti-shaking method comprises the following steps of: using a gravity sensor module of the mobile phone to detect a shaking level of the mobile phone when capturing an image; according to the shaking level detected by the gravity sensor module, controlling an exposure time of the mobile phone in the process of capturing the image so that a camera module of the mobile phone captures the image according to the exposure time; and using an image processing software program to carry out deblurring processing on the blurred image according to a displacement vector generated due to shaking. Because the gravity sensor and the image post-processing technology are adopted, a first anti-shaking effect is achieved by controlling the exposure time according to the shaking level detected when the camera mobile phone captures the image; and a second anti-shaking effect is further achieved by make compensation on the blurred image according to the displacement vector. In this way, an ideal anti-shaking image capturing function can be realized at a low cost on a mobile phone and especially on an intelligent mobile phone with a high-end gravity sensor. | 2012-05-03 |
| 20120108293 | AUTOMATIC MULTIMEDIA SLIDESHOWS FOR SOCIAL MEDIA-ENABLED MOBILE DEVICES - Apparatus, computer-readable storage media, and methods are disclosed for allowing wireless communication device users to retrieve and view photographs, videos, and other media content using mobile computing platforms for display using a slideshow application. According to one disclosed embodiment, a method of performing a client-side slideshow application on a wireless communication device comprises, based on detecting that that wireless communication device is connected to a charging device, automatically invoking a slideshow application operable to display a series of images using the wireless communication device. The method further comprises transmitting a request for images via the Internet and receiving a series of images selected based at least in part on the request, adding at least one image from the series of images to an image playlist, and displaying at least a portion of the image playlist sequentially using the slideshow application on the wireless communication device. | 2012-05-03 |
| 20120108294 | TECHNIQUES TO MANAGE A SUSBCRIBER IDENTITY MODULE FOR A MOBILE WIRELESS DEVICE - Techniques to manage a subscriber identity module for a mobile wireless device are described. An apparatus may comprise a mobile computing device having a subscriber identity module (SIM) manager that when executed by a processor is operative to manage a physical SIM stored on a removable storage unit for the mobile computing device and a virtual SIM stored on a non-removable storage unit for the mobile computing device, the virtual SIM comprising contents copied from the physical SIM to allow the virtual SIM to perform operations on behalf of the physical SIM. Other embodiments are described and claimed. | 2012-05-03 |
| 20120108295 | ACCESS DATA PROVISIONING APPARATUS AND METHODS - Methods and apparatus for activating a purchased or previously deployed device by a subscriber. In one embodiment, activation includes authenticating the device to a service provider or carrier, and providing the device with data necessary for enabling the service to the device. In one variant, a user device is activated at a retail store, with the assistance of a carrier representative. In another variant, user equipment is activated via a communications network without the assistance of a representative. In yet another variant, the user equipment is activated via the Internet without the assistance of a representative. The provision of access data includes pre-assigning eSIM from a population of unassigned eSIMs to certain devices for various carrier networks. Alternatively, the eSIM may be assigned on an as-needed basis. Unassigned and/or unused eSIMs can be released (or sold back to the vendor) and/or reused. Solutions for eSIM backup and restoration are also described. | 2012-05-03 |
| 20120108296 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONSOLIDATING NETWORK AND IDENTIFICATION FUNCTIONS ON A COMMUNICATION DEVICE - The present invention relates generally to a smart card device that is configured to facilitate wireless network access and credential verification. Specifically, the device is configured to meet the physical and electrical specification for commercially available mobile devices utilizing a standard Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) for network access. The device combines the features of the SIM with Common Access Card or Personal Identity Verification card features to allow a network subscriber to invoke secure payment transactions over a carrier's network. The system includes data storage for maintaining a plurality of network and transaction instrument profiles and a profile gateway for receiving transaction information from a payment gateway, sending an authorization request to a user's mobile device, receiving a transaction authorization from the mobile device, and sending transaction information to a payment gateway to finalize the payment transaction. | 2012-05-03 |
| 20120108297 | ANTENNA DEVICE FOR A RADIO BASE STATION IN A CELLULAR TELEPHONY SYSTEM - The invention discloses an antenna device for a radio base station in a cellular telephony system, which comprises a first and a second input connection for a first (D | 2012-05-03 |
| 20120108298 | PORTABLE DEVICE HAVING A VIRTUAL DISPLAY - A mobile device is described. The mobile device includes a housing and a processor positioned within the housing for processing data related to the mobile device. An integrated display is coupled to the processor for displaying the data related to the mobile device. A micro-display is coupled to the housing. The micro-display includes an optical element that creates a virtual display having a larger appearance than the integrated display when the optical element is positioned proximate to an eye of a user. | 2012-05-03 |
| 20120108299 | VIBRATION MODULE FOR PORTABLE TERMINAL - Disclosed is a vibration module for a portable terminal that includes a housing, a magnetic moving part movable in a first direction within the housing; an elastic member supported between the opposite ends of the magnetic moving part and inner walls of the housing, and a solenoid coil provided in the housing. The vibration module is positioned at one end of the moving section by the magnetic force of the magnetic moving part and an object around the magnetic moving part, allowing the vibration module to provide a user with a feeling similar to a click feeling via the acceleration produced at a stopping instant. In addition, when vibrating, the vibration module generates sufficient vibration power through acceleration at the instant of changing moving direction at the ends of the moving section, to provide an alarm function, such as an incoming call notification. | 2012-05-03 |
| 20120108300 | AUDIO AMPLIFIER - An audio amplifier ( | 2012-05-03 |
| 20120108301 | Apparatus and Method for Power-Saving in Multiple Antenna Communication System - A multiple-antenna transceiver in the present invention includes a frame controller and circuitry for transmitting and receiving. The transmitting component includes a sequence selection circuit, a MIMO modulation and coding circuit, and numerous TX RFE and AFE circuits. The receiving component includes a MIMO demodulation and decoding circuit, a sequence separation circuit, and numerous RX RFE and AFE circuits. The frame controller can enable and disable the TX and RX RFE and AFE circuits individually so as to reduce power consumption of the whole system. | 2012-05-03 |
| 20120108302 | Agricultural material separator - A combine is provided with an improved system for collecting agricultural material, such as stover, from an agricultural field and separating desired parts of the stover, such as corncobs, from undesired parts. The combine is provided with a system for moving the desired portion of the stover to a container and discarding the undesired portion of the stover back on the agricultural field. | 2012-05-03 |
| 20120108303 | GAME DEVICE, GAME CONTROL METHOD AND RECORDING MEDIUM - Provided is a game device which sets a batter parameter of a batter character in relation to the batting of that batter character, and sets a first range where a ball-meeting cursor is positioned at the center, and moreover displaces and vibrates the ball-meeting cursor within the first range based on the batter parameter. | 2012-05-03 |
| 20120108304 | GAME DEVICE AND GAME CONTROL METHOD - A game device is provided that can reduce the size of the device and can execute the simulation of a match game scene based on an operation input by a game player. The game device includes a field panel imitating a field of a sporting event, card holding stages that are arranged in the locations indicating the positions of players in the sporting event on the field panel, and holding card in a raised state, a card information reading means for reading card information recorded on the cards held by the card holding stages, and a game execution control means for controlling the execution of a game. | 2012-05-03 |
| 20120108305 | DATA GENERATION DEVICE, CONTROL METHOD FOR A DATA GENERATION DEVICE, AND NON-TRANSITORY INFORMATION STORAGE MEDIUM - A data generation device includes: a display unit for displaying a setting screen for generating reference data; a specification receiving unit for receiving a specification of a time point within the reproduction period of the music track data through the setting screen; a display control unit for displaying an exemplary model image for showing the exemplary model posture of the player at the specified time point on the setting screen based on an exemplary model data; and a reference data generating unit for generating the reference data based on the specified time point and a position of the body part within the exemplary model posture of the player at the specified time point. | 2012-05-03 |
| 20120108306 | CHALLENGE SEARCH QUERY GAME - The present disclosure is directed to challenge search query game systems and methods wherein search queries are integrated into game play activities. In one example approach, a challenge search query game system may include a search server configured to receive a challenge query from a game program in response to an in-game action by a game player, and retrieve a challenge in response to the challenge query. The challenge may include one or more clues and a solution. The search server may further be configured to send the challenge to the game program for display in the game, causing the game program to store the challenge and present a first clue from the one or more clues to the game player. | 2012-05-03 |
| 20120108308 | METHOD, APPARATUS, AND COMPUTER READABLE STORAGE FOR IMPLEMENTING A WAGER GAME - A casino wagering game wherein a player makes a wager and then a dealer and the player are each dealt respective hands. The player and dealer split their respective hand into a high hand and a low hand. Each hand is evaluated to see if it contains a “lucky break” which is a predefined subset of all hands. If the player has a lucky break and the dealer does not, then the player wins. If the dealer has a lucky break and the player does not, then the player loses. If both the player and the dealer have lucky breaks then the wager is resolved based on a comparison of the hands. If neither the player nor the dealer have lucky breaks, then the wager is also resolved based on a comparison of the hands. In addition to physical playing cards, the game can be played using physical Mahjong tiles. The game can also be played in electronic form on a computer, video terminal, portable device, and at an online casino. | 2012-05-03 |
| 20120108311 | Method and Apparatus for Conducting a Game of Chance - A system and method are provided for playing a game of chance. The game of chance may include, for example, a lottery-type game using a pull-tab ticket. A result of the game of chance is revealed to a player in another medium. In one example, the result is revealed during multiple game instances of one or more online games. | 2012-05-03 |
| 20120108312 | Method and Apparatus for Conducting a Game of Chance - A system and method are provided for playing a game of chance. The game of chance may include, for example, a lottery-type game. A result of the game of chance is revealed to a player in another medium. In one example, the result is revealed during multiple game instances of one or more online games. In one example, the online game is a game in which elements are selected, and in response to the selection, a prize is revealed (or not) to the player. In another example, the player is permitted to predict the outcome of a characteristic of the online game, a game-playing computer determines an outcome to be displayed to the player that reflects a result of the game of chance. In one example game format, the player is permitted to predict the most frequently-occurring element in a group of drawn game elements. | 2012-05-03 |
| 20120108313 | GAMING SYSTEMS WITH LOTTERY TICKET PRIZE COMPONENT - A system and method of increasing player interest in gaming machines is disclosed by the use of lottery entries as prizes. Lottery entries are funded from either coin-in (wagers), coin-out (winnings), or in networked gaming systems from player tracking funding (promotional funding). | 2012-05-03 |
| 20120108314 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR FACILITATING GAME PLAY IN AN ELECTRONIC LOTTERY GAME NETWORK - At least one pool of game play records is stored at a central processing system. Each game play record includes a record index selected from a set of unique index values, each associated with a different result type. A record index associated with a particular game play record is communicated from the central processing system to the player terminal in response to a game play request which a player has entered at the player terminal. The player terminal responds to the received record index by generating display commands using data at the player terminal to produce a graphic representation at the player terminal. This graphic representation is consistent with the result type associated with the index value comprising the particular record index which has been communicated to the player terminal. | 2012-05-03 |
| 20120108315 | GAMING MACHINE HAVING TWO IMAGE DISPLAY DEVICES - A gaming machine is provided which is capable of causing a player's eye to smoothly move from a main game to a rendering when the rendering is started. | 2012-05-03 |
| 20120108316 | GAMING SYSTEM AND A METHOD OF GAMING - A gaming method, game controller, gaming system, and computer program code are disclosed where play can be conducted in a game having a plurality of symbols for use during play. Game win outcomes are determined by one or more symbols occurring according to game play rules. When a particular game play event occurs involving one or more of the symbols, an adjusted pay scale is provided. In an example the particular event is when one or more symbols occur at a particular location in an image depicting game play. In an example, the one or more symbols for the events are different to the one or more symbols for game win outcomes. | 2012-05-03 |
| 20120108317 | GAMING SYSTEM, GAMING DEVICE AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING CASCADING SYMBOLS WITH WILD FEATURES - A cascading symbol game includes designated symbols such as wild symbols. In the cascading symbol game, a gaming device generates and displays a symbol from a plurality of symbols for each of a plurality of symbol positions. The gaming device removes at least one symbol from at least one of the plurality of symbol positions. The gaming device repositions at least one displayed symbol to another one of the symbol positions to create at least one empty symbol position. If a designated event occurred, the gaming device generates and displays at least one designated symbol, such as a wild symbol, in the at least one empty symbol position, wherein the at least one designated wild symbol is generated independent of the plurality of symbols. The gaming device displays any award associated with any winning symbol combination formed from the displayed symbols. | 2012-05-03 |
| 20120108318 | Chain Reaction Game - A game, gaming machine apparatus and game method wherein game elements are assigned to a matrix of game element locations. Play is initiated by evaluating the game elements for predetermined transformative conditions, such as a match of game elements. If a transformative condition is found, the game element(s) are transformed with at least one being removed from the matrix. The remaining game elements are moved, if permitted, according to a movement methodology. The steps of evaluating, transforming, removing, and moving the remaining game elements are repeated so long as a transformation is subsequently available for continued gameplay. | 2012-05-03 |
