20th week of 2013 patent applcation highlights part 51 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20130122905 | MANAGING THE OPERATION OF A MACHINE TYPE COMMUNICATION DEVICE IN A MOBILE COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - One object of the present invention is o method for managing the operation of a Machine Type Communication MTC Device in a mobile communication system, said method comprising a step of: performing said management within a detach of the MTC Device from the mobile communication network. | 2013-05-16 |
20130122906 | METHOD AND PROGRAM FOR CELL BARRING IN A CELLULAR NETWORK - A method for controlling the access of a User Equipment (UE) to a public land mobile network (PLMN), the PLMN providing at least a service, the PLMN having at least one network cell, a control channel being broadcast within the network cell, includes: transmitting a barring factor information to the UE on the broadcast control channel within the network cell; transmitting a barring scaling information to the UE on a control channel independently of the barring factor information; and realizing, based on a combination of the barring factor information and the barring scaling information, an access control to the service with regard to the UE by deciding whether a specific access request of the UE to the service is accepted or rejected. | 2013-05-16 |
20130122907 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR IMPLEMENTING A WAIT PERIOD FOR SINGLE RADIO CONTINUITY TRANSFERS - Various methods for implementing a wait period for single radio continuity transfers are provided. One example method includes obtaining a timer value, where the timer value is based on a communications delay to a far end device. The communications delay to the far end device may be determined during session establishment with the far end device. The example method also includes implementing a wait period for a duration of the timer value, and, in response to completion of the wait period, triggering a single radio continuity network transfer. Similar and related example methods and example apparatuses are also provided. | 2013-05-16 |
20130122908 | METHOD FOR IMPROVING HANDOVER SUCCESS RATE OF GROUP MOBILE TERMINALS, MOBILE PROXY, AND MOBILE TERMINAL - A method for improving a handover success rate of a group of mobile terminals include obtaining a minimum backoff time value according to obtained access parameters, receiving a message from a mobile terminal after entering a new cell, and sending the message to a base station if the message is a handover request message. If the message is not a handover request message, the method includes sending the received message to the base station upon expiry of a predetermine time after the message is received. The predetermined time is greater than or equal to the minimum backoff time value, and the minimum backoff time value is a minimum time value of the predetermined time when the received message from the mobile terminal is not the handover request message. | 2013-05-16 |
20130122909 | MOBILE COMMUNICATION METHOD - A mobile communication method according to the present invention includes a step of transmitting, by a mobile management node MME, “Measurement Configuration # | 2013-05-16 |
20130122910 | Self-Adjusting Mobile Platform Policy Enforcement Agent for Controlling Network Access, Mobility and Efficient Use of Local and Network Resources - Presented is a method for controlling network access for the mobile device. The method includes analyzing a first plurality of network parameters, collected by the mobile device, based on one or more local network policies. The method further includes receiving an update for the one or more local network policies from a policy server based on a second plurality of network parameters received by the policy server from a plurality of mobile devices. The method also includes rerouting data traffic for the mobile device from a first wireless network configuration to a second wireless network configuration based on the analyzing of the second plurality of network parameters and the update from the policy server, Rerouting data traffic for the mobile device may include maintaining a constant IP address utilizing a virtual network adapter within the mobile device to provide split tunneling over two or more network connections of the second wireless network configuration. | 2013-05-16 |
20130122911 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR LOCAL MOBILITY MANAGEMENT IN A CLUSTERED FEMTOCELL NETWORK - A clustered femtocell network including a plurality of femtocell access points that are connected via a logical interface to a mobile network in order to provide user equipments with radio access to the mobile network, wherein the mobile network includes a Mobility Management Function—MMF—, is characterized in that a logical function—Proxy Mobility Management Function P-MMF—is provided that localizes mobility management of the user equipments in the clustered femtocell network, wherein the P-MMF intercepts and interprets mobility-related signaling between the MMF and the femtocell access points in such a way that it emulates towards the femtocell access points the behavior of the mobile network's MMF and towards the mobile network's MMF the behavior of the femtocell access points. Furthermore, a method for operating a clustered femtocell network is disclosed. | 2013-05-16 |
20130122912 | Selective Radio Bearer - This disclosure relates to a source mobility management node and a method in a source mobility management node for handling a mobility procedure moving a wireless terminal to a target system comprising a target mobility management node, the source mobility management node being configured to be operatively comprised in a cellular system. The method comprises the actions of: sending, to the target mobility management node, a communications message the communications message comprising an information element indicating that there is no active Radio Access Bearer, RAB, or Packet Flow Context, PFC, associated with a bearer context for the wireless terminal. | 2013-05-16 |
20130122913 | TRANSITION MECHANISM FOR ENERGY EFFICIENT MOBILE OVERLAY NETWORK - The invention relates to a method in a cluster of cells in a communications network comprising switching between a first state, in which a first number of radio stations is active and a second state in which a second, different number of radio stations is active, wherein the second state is intended to provide the same geographic coverage as the first state but a different capacity, and in which the transition between states is carried out using transmission parameter adjustment, which take place in a plurality of radio stations and are co-ordinated in time for these radio stations. | 2013-05-16 |
20130122914 | RADIO BASE STATION AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME - A radio base station ( | 2013-05-16 |
20130122915 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR INTERNATIONAL ROAMING AND CALL BRIDGING - Disclosed is an enhanced system and method for bridging calls across telecommunications networks, including an illustrative application of the invention as it relates to international roaming among prepaid wireless subscribers. For instance, whenever wireless subscribers roam internationally they may invoke the system by keying in an Unstructured Supplementary Service Data (USSD) short code followed by the number to be dialed. Said subscriber's prepaid account is then decremented in real-time (until such account is fully depleted). A key feature of the disclosure generally is the bridging of the call legs between the wireless subscriber initiating the telephone communication and that of the receiving party through a series of general purpose databases and computers without requiring modifications to existing core network or handset infrastructure | 2013-05-16 |
20130122916 | EFFICIENT LOCATION DISCOVERY - Techniques are generally described for determining locations of a plurality of communication devices in a network. In some examples, methods for creating a location discovery infrastructure (LDI) for estimating locations of one or more of a plurality of communication nodes may comprise one or more of determining a plurality of locations in the terrain to place a corresponding plurality of beacon nodes, determining a plurality of beacon node groups for the placed beacon nodes, and determining a schedule for the placed beacon nodes to be active. Additional variants and embodiments are also disclosed. | 2013-05-16 |
20130122917 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TIME AND FREQUENCY TRACKING IN CLUSTERED FEMTOCELL DEPLOYMENTS - Methods and apparatuses are provided for synchronizing timing or frequency of a femto node in a cluster. A femto node can determine that one or more synchronization signals are associated with a master femto node in a cluster of femto nodes, where femto nodes are to synchronize timing or frequency to the master femto node. The femto node can obtain timing or frequency information from the one or more synchronization signals and synchronize a local timing or a local frequency based at least in part on the timing or frequency information. | 2013-05-16 |
20130122918 | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF USER EQUIPMENT STATE TRANSITION - A user equipment and a method performed by the user equipment is provided. The method comprises receiving a network message from a network, inhibiting a sending of a user equipment message to the network and transitioning to a target state. The user equipment is adaptable/adapted and/or configurable/configured to receive a network message from a network, inhibit a sending of a user equipment message to the network and transition to a target state. The network message indicates the target state to which the user equipment is to transition. | 2013-05-16 |
20130122919 | MOBILE COMMUNICATION METHOD, MOBILE STATION, AND NETWORK DEVICE - A mobile communication method according to the present invention includes a step of a radio network controller of a first communication scheme transmitting an instruction signal to a mobile station UE in a case where a radio access capability of the mobile station UE is contained in the received connection setup request signal, the instruction signal instructing the mobile station UE to make an attempt to set up a connection in a cell of a second communication scheme, and a step of the mobile station UE setting up the connection in the cell of the second communication scheme in response to the received instruction signal, wherein in the mobile station UE transmits a connection setup request signal not containing the radio access capability of the mobile station UE, in a case where the mobile station UE detects the predetermined trigger but the attempt to setup the connection in the cell of the second communication scheme has been made a predetermined number of times or more within a predetermined period of time. | 2013-05-16 |
20130122920 | RESOURCE ALLOCATION AND SCHEDULING AMONG BASE STATIONS - Various techniques are disclosed for wireless communications for providing a methodology and algorithm(s) to manage resources and schedule users in a coordinated way among a group of base stations, such as Femtocells, Picocells, self-organized Basestations, Access Points (APs) or mesh network nodes, or among the basestations in a two tiered networks, to improve the performance for individual user, individual Basestation (BTS), the overall systems or all of above. | 2013-05-16 |
20130122921 | DYNAMIC OPTIMIZATION OF RADIO NETWORK RESOURCES BASED ON USER EQUIPMENT TYPE - Radio network resources are dynamically optimized based on the type of user equipment. A method, a radio network node, a core network node and a computer program product are provided for managing radio resources in a radio access network formed of cells and having terminals connected to it. A radio resource management action is performed based on determined terminal type information. In particular, the terminal type is a smartphone. The radio resource management action includes load balancing between cells and/or network tuning. | 2013-05-16 |
20130122922 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR TRANSMITTING/RECEIVING IDENTIFIER FOR NO-MOBILITY MOBILE STATION IN IDLE STATE IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - Disclosed are a method and a device for transmitting/receiving an identifier for a no-mobility mobile station in an idle state in a wireless communication system. In a base station device for transmitting an identifier for a no-mobility mobile station in an idle state, according to the present invention, a receiver receives information on mobility from at least one mobile station. A processor allocates, to the at least one no-mobility mobile station in an idle state, at least one identifier for a no-mobility mobile station in an idle state for a no-mobility mobile station in an idle state on the basis of the information on mobility. A transmitter transmits the allocated identifier to the at least one no-mobility mobile station in an idle state. | 2013-05-16 |
20130122923 | Method and System for Customizable Flow Management in a Cellular Basestation - A method for customizable flow management in a cellular basestation is disclosed. The method includes configuring a framework on a cellular basestation; and executing customized flow management functions through the framework by an external entity. Other methods, apparatuses, and systems also are disclosed. | 2013-05-16 |
20130122924 | METHOD FOR MITIGATING INTERFERENCE CAUSED BY BASE STATIONS, AND TERMINALS AND BASE STATIONS SUPPORTING THE METHOD - Provided is a method of mitigating interference caused by a base station. The method includes (a) determining whether there is an accessible base station among one or more base stations, and (b) sequentially determining channel information, which enables minimization of transmission power of each of the base stations, by base station among channel information between each of the base stations and a terminal to transmit the determined channel information to each of the base stations until an accessible base station is found when there is no accessible base station. | 2013-05-16 |
20130122925 | GEOLOCATION INFORMATION STORAGE SYSTEM FOR MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS DATA | 2013-05-16 |
20130122926 | GEOLOCATION DATA PRIORITIZATION SYSTEM - Communication session data from a mobile radio communications network ( | 2013-05-16 |
20130122927 | LOCATION MANAGEMENT OF STATIC/LOW SPEED MOBILE DEVICES - In some examples, a method of tracking device location in a communication network is described. The method may include, detecting at a Machine Type Communication (MTC) device, location indicia from one or more access points (APs) in a vicinity of the MTC device. The method may also include determining, based on the detected location indicia, that a current location of the MTC device is different than a preceding location of the MTC device. The method may also include reporting the detected location indicia to a network end in the communication network. The network end may be configured to update location information of the MTC device in response to receiving the detected location indicia. | 2013-05-16 |
20130122928 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR IDENTIFYING AND ACTING UPON STATES AND STATE CHANGES - Systems and methods for determining states and state changes on a personal wireless device, and triggering actions upon these state changes. The personal wireless device includes at least a user interface, a positioning system and a system to determine the device acceleration. Examples of these systems are an accelerometer to determine the device acceleration and GPS (Global Positioning System) to determine the device position. States incurred from user movement include, but are not limited to: walking, driving, stationary. In one embodiment, the location of a parked vehicle is automatically saved, and a user interface to display past parking locations and guide the user to one of these parking locations, is offered. | 2013-05-16 |
20130122929 | Enhancing A-GPS Location Accuracy and Yield With Location Measurement Units and Network Timing Measurements - A system and method for determining the location of a mobile device. One or more location measurement units (LMUs) or components may be requested to provide timing relationship information from a respective cell site. These LMUs may then be tasked to measure uplink times of arrival of signals received by the LMUs from a target mobile device. A response message from the target mobile device may be received, the response message having reference epoch frame information whereby a Global Positioning System (GPS) time estimate at the reference epoch that the target mobile device used to make GPS satellite measurements is determined as a function of the requested timing relationship information. Satellite information may then be determined using the determined GPS time estimate, and a location of the mobile device performed using this satellite information. | 2013-05-16 |
20130122930 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TRANSMITTING LOCATION ESTIMATION MESSAGE IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - Provided are a method and an apparatus for transmitting a message through a terminal in a wireless communication system. The terminal receives positioning reference signals (PRS) from a reference cell and at least one of the neighbor cells, receives an auxiliary data provision message including a reference cell PRS muting sequence for indicating a muting pattern of the PRS transmitted through the reference cell and a neighbor cell PRS muting sequence for indicating the muting pattern of the PRS transmitted through at least one of the neighbor cells from an enhanced serving mobile location center (E-SMLC), and transmits a reference signal time difference (RSTD) measured on the basis of the PRS received from the reference cell and the at least one of the neighbor cells to the E-SMLC. | 2013-05-16 |
20130122931 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT - An information processing apparatus includes a reception unit receiving measurement information on signal strength from a wireless terminal that measures the signal strength of wireless signals transmitted from base stations, a base station information storage unit storing, for each base station, base station position information and an index showing the reliability of the base station position information, a base station position estimating unit estimating position information of a base station based on the received measurement information, an estimation result evaluating unit calculating an index showing the reliability of the estimated position information of the base station, and an information management unit operable when the calculated index shows higher reliability than the index stored in the base station information storage unit, to update the stored base station position information using the position information estimated by the base station position estimating unit. | 2013-05-16 |
20130122932 | USING MOBILE MESSAGING SERVICE MESSAGE(S) AS BEARER FOR LOCATION RELATED COMMUNICATIONS DURING VOICE CALL - In a mobile communication network that does not support simultaneous data communication during an active voice call of a mobile station, location information of the mobile station is obtained from a positioning server on the mobile communication network using mobile messaging service type messages as a transport bearer between the mobile station and the mobile communication network. A mobile messaging service message from the mobile station includes information regarding one or more nearby WiFi access points and/or cellular base stations detected by the mobile station. The location of the mobile station is determined by the positioning server, and the results are sent to the mobile station via a responsive mobile messaging service message including the determined location, during the active voice call, for use by an application program running on the mobile station. | 2013-05-16 |
20130122933 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING COMMUNICATION SERVICES VIA TELEVISION WHITE SPACES - Disclosed herein are an apparatus and method for providing communication services. The apparatus includes a location information acquisition unit, a radio station information acquisition unit, and an offloading unit. The location information acquisition unit acquires information about the current location of the user terminal by sending a location information request message to the user terminal The radio station information acquisition unit requests information about a white space radio station from which the user terminal can receive the communication services by sending the information about the current location of the user terminal to a white space server, and acquires, from the white space server, information about an available white space radio station. The offloading unit sends the information about the available white space radio station to the user terminal, and also sends information about the user terminal to the available white space radio station. | 2013-05-16 |
20130122934 | Data Pre-Fetching Based on User Demographics - Mechanisms are provided for pre-fetching content data and storing the content data in a mobile device. An identifier of a mobile device and a location of the mobile device are received. Demographic information about a user of the mobile device is obtained based on the identifier of the mobile device. The demographic information of the user is compared with demographic information of other users to identify one or more similar users having similar demographic information to the demographic information of the user of the mobile device. Content data to transmit to the mobile device is identified based on the location of the mobile device and the identification of the one or more similar users. The content data is transmitted to the mobile device for storage in the mobile device. | 2013-05-16 |
20130122935 | CHARACTERIZING AN INDOOR STRUCTURE BASED ON DETECTED MOVEMENTS AND/OR POSITION LOCATIONS OF A MOBILE DEVICE - An embodiment relates to characterizing a signaling environment by gathering a plurality of measurements, generated during a period of time, in response to a determination that a mobile device is within an area of location uncertainty. Such an example mobile device may generate a position fix, e.g., at or subsequent to an end of the period of time, based, at least in part, on one or more signals received at the mobile device within an area of location certainty; and in response to a determination that it is to report a travel history for at least a portion of the area of location uncertainty, generate a travel log based, at least in part, on the plurality of measurements and the position fix, and transmit at least a portion of the travel log to one or more external devices. | 2013-05-16 |
20130122936 | System for enabling interactive socialization of users at a location or geographic radius thereof - A system enables interactive socialization of users having a wireless device at a venue. The system includes a registration mechanism for registering a user. A location determination mechanism comprises a global positioning system that identifies the longitude and latitude of other users. An on-location update mechanism publishes the availability of the service at a given venue. A data mechanism runs a list of active sessions against a user compatibility engine. A notification is transmitted to each user that contains a compatibility match listing compatible users at the venue. Intercommunication among users is provided through the system/application, whereby a user receives the compatibility match notification and can respond with a message, block or ignore based on a compatibility assessment. The subject system or application may be used for a dating aid for meeting others, or to create networking opportunities. | 2013-05-16 |
20130122937 | String Based Travel System and Methods Thereof - A string based travel generating system (TGS) of the present invention generates or suggests a string based upon one or more travel properties, such as, but not limited to, a current location, a direction of travel, a travel route, a travel plan, and/or a velocity of travel of a user. Each string includes at least two places and a relationship, with TGS using the travel properties to identify one or more places for the creation of a new string or a place that may be linked to an existing string. The relationship between the places of the string can include the type of travel underway and the anticipated destination. The travel and places may be physical or virtual, with an inference or extrapolation being developed that allows the travel generating system to determine suitable strings to suggest to a user or to allow for the generation of new strings. | 2013-05-16 |
20130122938 | METHOD OF ADAPTING A BIT RATE FOR A MOBILE DEVICE - A method and system for micro-cloud computing is described. An application serving node, which is a specifically configured piece of customer premises equipment such as a set-top box, is the server for a micro-cloud network. Various user devices that form part of the micro-cloud network, such as television sets and smart phones, communicate with the application serving node. The application serving node is configured with software that allows various heterogeneous types of data to be obtained and streamed to the user devices in multiple ways. The application serving node performs much of the processing necessary for such content streaming itself and thus represents an edge-based network architecture. | 2013-05-16 |
20130122939 | INTUITIVE COMPUTING METHODS AND SYSTEMS - The present disclosure relates generally to mobile devices and content recognition. One claim recites a method employing a mobile device having a processor configured to perform one or more acts of the method, the mobile device including at least one sensor. The method includes: obtaining information from the sensor; and selecting a user profile from among a plurality of different user profiles based on the information. Other claims and combinations are provided as well. | 2013-05-16 |
20130122940 | MODULAR DATA PROCESSING SYSTEM FOR MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM CALL DATA - A modular data processing system ( | 2013-05-16 |
20130122941 | Providing and utilizing maps in location determination based on RSSI and RTT data - The subject matter disclosed herein relates to utilizing location information, such as maps, in location determination based on Received Signal Strength Indication (RSSI) and Round-Trip Time (RTT) data. Weighting information can be determined from and/or provided in the location information. The weighting information associated with an area in which a mobile device is located can impact how RSSI and RTT data is weighted in a calculation of the mobile device's location. | 2013-05-16 |
20130122942 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING LOCATION INFORMATION SERVICE USING MOBILE CODE - An apparatus and method for providing a location information service using a mobile code in a Mobile Station (MS) are provided. The method includes obtaining a mobile code scanned by an input device of the MS; acquiring location information if the location information is included in the obtained mobile code; matching coordinates of the acquired location information on a first cyber map in the MS if cyber map information corresponding to the coordinates of the acquired location information is included in the first cyber map in the MS; and if the cyber map information corresponding to the coordinates of the acquired location information is not included in the first cyber map in the MS, updating the first cyber map with cyber map information corresponding to coordinates of corresponding location information obtained from a second cyber map in a server and matching the acquired location information on the updated first cyber map. | 2013-05-16 |
20130122943 | ESTABLISHING A COMMUNICATION EVENT - A user terminal, method and computer program product for establishing a communication event, the user terminal includes a processor arranged to execute communication client code and image data decoding code; and means for capturing image data including (i) encoded contact information for a second user and (ii) encoded data defining a communication event related to the second user. The image data is supplied to the image data decoding code, the image data decoding code arranged to decode the image data and to supply decoded contact information decoded from the image data to the communication client code. Responsive to receiving the decoded contact information, the communication client code is configured to implement the communication event defined in the encoded data using the decoded contact information. | 2013-05-16 |
20130122944 | MOBILE TERMINAL AND CONTROLLING METHOD THEREOF - A mobile terminal and controlling method thereof are disclosed. The present invention includes an A/V input unit receiving an input of a surrounding image via an image sensor, a display unit, a wireless communication unit, a memory recording an image inputted by real time via the camera as a real-time taken data, and a controller controlling the real-time taken data to be outputted to the display unit, the controller controlling the wireless communication unit to relay the real-time taken data to at least one external terminal by real time, the controller controlling the display unit to display a 1 | 2013-05-16 |
20130122945 | SYSTEM, METHOD, AND COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUM FOR SHORT MESSAGE SERVICE TERMINATION PROCESSING BY A FEMTOCELL SYSTEM - A system, method, and computer readable medium for processing short message service terminations in a communication system featuring an IP-based femtocell system are provided. The femtocell system includes a base transceiver station and a Session Initiation Protocol to Internet Operating System adapter. The femtocell system receives message content from a core network over a packet interface that is to be delivered to a user equipment serviced by the femtocell system and depacketizes the message content. The Session Initiation Protocol to Internet Operating System adapter conveys the depacketized message content to the base transceiver station which transmits the message content to the user equipment via a data burst. | 2013-05-16 |
20130122946 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SELECTING TRANSCEIVERS TO PROVIDE WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SERVICE FOR A WIRELESS USER ENDPOINT - In accordance with one or more embodiments of the present disclosure a method for selecting transceivers to provide wireless communication service for a wireless user endpoint comprises determining at least one characteristic of at least one communication channel between a wireless user endpoint and a first plurality of transceivers. The determination of the at least one characteristic is based on a reference signal generated by the wireless user endpoint for reception by the first plurality of transceivers. The method further comprises analyzing the at least one characteristic of the at least one communication channel. The method additionally comprises selecting at least one transceiver of the first plurality of transceivers to provide wireless communication service for the wireless user endpoint. The selection of the at least one transceiver is based on the at least one characteristic of the at least one communication channel. | 2013-05-16 |
20130122947 | METHODS AND APPARATUS RELATED TO POWER CONTROL AND/OR INTERFERENCE MANAGEMENT IN A MIXED WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM - Methods and apparatus related to the sharing of wide area network (WAN) uplink bandwidth with peer to peer communication signaling usage are described. A base station transmits a signal to be used by a peer to peer wireless terminal in controlling its peer to peer transmit power level. The peer to peer wireless terminal receives and measures the strength of the base station signal. The measurement information is used in determining whether or not peer to peer signal transmission is permitted and/or in determining a peer to peer transmission power level. Current service level information and/or encoded information, e.g., an interference level indicator value, conveyed by the received base station signal are, in various embodiments, also utilized in determining a peer to peer transmission power level. | 2013-05-16 |
20130122948 | Multi-Antenna Scheduling System and Method - A wireless communication method and system using virtual MIMO (“V-MIMO”) are provided. Post processing signal to interference and noise ratios (“SINR”) for a plurality of signals corresponding to a plurality of mobile terminals arranged as a V-MIMO group are estimated. The one of the plurality of mobile terminals having the highest post processing SINR is selected. Wireless communication for the selected mobile terminal is scheduled. The signal corresponding to the selected mobile terminal is cancelled. Post processing signal to interference and noise ratios (“SINR”) for the signals corresponding to the remaining mobile terminals is re-estimated. The one of the remaining mobile terminals having the highest post processing SINR is selected. Wireless communication for the selected remaining mobile terminal is scheduled. | 2013-05-16 |
20130122949 | Mapping a Transmission Stream in a Virtual Baseband to a Physical Baseband with Equalization - Embodiments include processes, systems, and devices for reshaping virtual baseband signals for transmission on non-contiguous and variable portions of a physical baseband, such as a white space frequency band. In the transmission path, a spectrum virtualization layer maps a plurality of transmission components associated with a transmission symbol produced by a physical layer protocol to sub-carriers of the allocated physical frequency band. The spectrum virtualization layer then outputs a physical transmission symbol composed of time-domain samples derived from the mapped frequency components and a cyclic prefix. In the receive path, a time-domain symbol received on the physical baseband is reshaped and equalized by the virtual spectrum layer in order to recompose a time-domain samples of a transmission stream in the virtual baseband. | 2013-05-16 |
20130122950 | SIGNAL TRANSMISSION PARAMETER CONTROL USING CHANNEL SOUNDING - A base station (BTS) may instruct a client station (CS) to transmit sounding signals that the BTS may analyze to determine what adjustments, such as power, time, and/or frequency adjustment(s) should be made by the CS. The BTS may control when and how the sounding signals are sent by the CS. This helps reduce the possibility of adjustment signals transmitted by two or more CSs colliding. Thus, sounding signals transmitted by the CS in response to a request by the BTS can be received by the BTS with higher a probability of success. This permits the BTS to more accurately characterize the channel and to provide better adjustment of power level, frequency offset, and/or timing offset for more optimal communication. Such techniques can be used to reduce bit error rates and to improve the overall signal to noise ratio encountered by the system. | 2013-05-16 |
20130122951 | Method and Apparatus for Scanning Existing Networks in the White Space - A method and an apparatus for scanning existing networks in TV White Space are disclosed. For scanning existing networks at a station to operate as an unlicensed device in a regulatory domain where a licensed device and the unlicensed device are permitted to operate, the method comprises: receiving a white space map (WSM) comprising information for available channels to be used for the unlicensed device to operate a wireless local area network (WLAN) operation and maximum transmission powers allowed for each of the available channels from an enabling station, wherein the enabling station is a station determining the available channels at its location using its own geographic location identification and a regulatory database access capability; and scanning the existing networks on the available channels identified within the received WSM. | 2013-05-16 |
20130122952 | POINT-TO-MULTIPOINT DIGITAL RADIO FREQUENCY TRANSPORT - One embodiment is directed to a system for use with a coverage area in which one or more wireless units wirelessly transmit using a wireless radio frequency spectrum. The system comprises a first unit, and a plurality of second units communicatively coupled to the first unit using at least one communication medium. Each of the plurality of second units generates respective digital RF samples indicative of a respective analog wireless signal received at that second unit. Each of the plurality of second units communicates the respective digital RF samples generated by that second unit to the first unit using the at least one communication medium. The first unit digitally sums corresponding digital RF samples received from the plurality of second units to produce summed digital RF samples. The system is configured so that an input used for base station processing is derived from the resulting summed digital RF samples. | 2013-05-16 |
20130122953 | DIFFERENTIAL CQI ENCODING FOR COOPERATIVE MULTIPOINT FEEDBACK - A method includes receiving in a mobile communication terminal signals from multiple cells that coordinate transmission of the signals with one another in a Cooperative Multipoint (CoMP) scheme. At least first and second Channel Quality Indicators (CQIs), for respective communication channels over which the signals are received, are calculated in the terminal based on the received signals. The second CQI is differentially encoded relative to the first CQI. Feedback information, including the first CQI and the differentially-encoded second CQI, is transmitted from the terminal. | 2013-05-16 |
20130122954 | PUSH TO TALK MOBILE STATION, MOBILE COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, AND PROGRAM - A mobile station | 2013-05-16 |
20130122955 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PUSH-TO-SHARE FILE DISTRIBUTION WITH PREVIEWS - A system and method for transmitting previews for media objects that are shared in a group communication, such as a push-to-talk session, are disclosed. Media objects can be stored at a media server and/or an originating device. A preview for the media object can be generated by the originating device and transmitted during a group session. The preview can contain metadata. The preview and metadata can be used by a recipient to determine whether the user wants to download the media object. | 2013-05-16 |
20130122956 | TRANSMIT POWER CALIBRATION IN A COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - Functionality can be implemented to calibrate the output transmit power of a power amplifier of a network device without the use of test equipment. An RF signal can be transmitted at the saturated output power (of a power amplifier) from a transmitter unit to a receiver unit of the network device via a loopback path. A received power of the RF signal received via the loopback path can be measured. The loopback gain associated with the network device is determined based on the saturated output power and the measured received power. The output transmit power can be calibrated by iteratively decreasing the output transmit power by an unknown value, transmitting a new RF signal via the loopback path at the decreased output transmit power, measuring the new received power, and calculating the decreased output transmit power using the loopback gain and the measured new received power. | 2013-05-16 |
20130122957 | CALL CONNECTING APPARATUS OF MOBILE COMMUNICATION TERMINAL - In the call connecting apparatus, when receiving the call, an angle signal, a speed signal, a count signal or a direction signal of a user' motion is generated from image signals collected by a camera unit. If the value of the generated signal is equal to the angle, the speed, the count or the direction which is set previously, the call is stopped or connected. | 2013-05-16 |
20130122958 | Process and Apparatus for Reducing EMI in the RF Subsystem of a Wireless Communication System - A method for dynamically clocking one component located into a Wireless telecommunication apparatus comprising a RF transceiver subject to desensizitation by said component EMI, characterized in that it involves the steps of performing an adaptive control on the clock rate of said component so as to locate a wideband noise PSD null just to the left or to the right, in the frequency domain, of the RF transceiver wanted carrier frequency (f | 2013-05-16 |
20130122959 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR IDENTIFYING USER CARD - Embodiments of the present invention provide a method and an apparatus for identifying a user card. The method includes: judging whether the user card has a DFgsm directory and a DFcdma directory; and if both the DFgsm directory and the DFcdma directory exist, reading an identification number EFiccid of the user card, and judging the type of the user card according to the EFiccid to identify the user card. According to the embodiments of the present invention, whether PIN protection is enabled is no longer a restriction for identifying the user card, thereby extending application scenarios, achieving high identification efficiency, and facilitating the implementation of smart card slots by terminal vendors. | 2013-05-16 |
20130122960 | MOBILE TERMINAL AND CONTROLLING METHOD THEREOF - A mobile terminal and controlling method thereof are disclosed. The present invention includes a display unit, a wireless communication unit performing a communication with at least one external terminal, a memory, and a controller controlling a 1 | 2013-05-16 |
20130122961 | MOBILE TERMINAL AND CONTROLLING METHOD THEREOF - A mobile terminal having a wireless communication unit configured to wirelessly communicate with at least one other terminal, a touchscreen configured to display a screen of a specific one of a plurality of currently active applications, the displayed screen including selectable content and a controller is provided. When at least one selectable content is selected from the displayed screen, the controller is configured to control the touchscreen to display an information indicator indicating at least one application capable of executing the selected content among the plurality of currently active application. When the displayed information indicator is selected, the controller is configured to execute the selected content via an application corresponding to the selected information indicator. | 2013-05-16 |
20130122962 | Soft Keyboard Display Method and Mobile Terminal - The present invention provides a soft keyboard display method and a mobile terminal, and relates to the field of mobile terminals. The method includes: processing a picture of a soft keyboard by adopting an α blending technology according to a preset transparency parameter, so that the picture of the soft keyboard presents transparency corresponding to the transparency parameter; and displaying a processed picture of the soft keyboard on a current background picture of a mobile terminal touchscreen in a suspended manner when it is detected that the soft keyboard needs to be displayed. The mobile terminal includes: a transparency processing module and a suspended displaying module. The mobile terminal includes: a touchscreen and at least one processor. The processor is coupled with the touchscreen. The processor is configured to perform the function of the soft keyboard display method. | 2013-05-16 |
20130122963 | Analog Circuit And Semiconductor Device - An object is to obtain a semiconductor device having a high sensitivity in detecting signals and a wide dynamic range, using a thin film transistor in which an oxide semiconductor layer is used. An analog circuit is formed with the use of a thin film transistor including an oxide semiconductor which has a function as a channel formation layer, has a hydrogen concentration of 5×10 | 2013-05-16 |
20130122964 | Portable Electronic Apparatus, and a Method of Controlling a User Interface Thereof - A portable electronic apparatus has a display, keypad, sensor and controller. Keys of the keypad are distributed within a keypad area in at least a first plane and are arranged for user actuation transversally to the first plane to provide a first type of user input. The sensor is positioned to sense navigating user actuation at the keypad area in or coincident with the first plane to provide a second type of user input. The controller is configured to control a focus position on the display in response to the second type of user input; associate a plurality of display subareas of the display with respective keys of the keypad; and accept, for user input of the second type, user actuation of an actuated key among the keys as a selection of a selectable item presented at the focus position in a particular display subarea associated with the actuated key. | 2013-05-16 |
20130122965 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE, INCOMING CALL ANSWERING AND REJECTION METHOD AND DIGITAL DATA STORAGE MEDIA - An incoming call answering and rejecting method, an electronic device, and a digital data storage media are provided. The method is applied to an electronic device having a touch screen and has the following steps. A request of an incoming call is received. A dragging signal is generated on the touch screen. When the dragging signal is an answering signal, the incoming call is answered. When the dragging signal is a rejecting signal, the incoming call is rejected. | 2013-05-16 |
20130122966 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MANAGING DATA IN PORTABLE TERMINAL - A portable terminal is capable of managing data. The portable terminal includes a controller, a display, a memory and a data management unit. The data management unit can sort pre-stored data in the memory as keyword-related data. The data management unit also can sort the pre-stored data depending on frequency of user's use, and outputting, to the display, the sorted data by layer. | 2013-05-16 |
20130122967 | MOBILE ELECTRONIC DEVICE, SCREEN CONTROL METHOD AND ADDITIONAL DISPLAY PROGRAM - According to another aspect, a mobile electronic device includes a display unit and a control unit. The display unit displays thereon additional information associated with an application program. Upon accepting a first operation performed with respect to the additional information, the control unit display a screen provided by the application program as a background of the additional information. | 2013-05-16 |
20130122968 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE, SCREEN CONTROL METHOD, AND SCREEN CONTROL PROGRAM - According to an aspect, an electronic device includes: a display unit; and a control unit for acquiring information related to a process of an application program being executed in background and, executing an operation repeatedly to display the acquired information as additional information on the display unit. | 2013-05-16 |
20130122969 | HANDSFREE APPARATUS FOR USE IN VEHICLE - At least one of outbound call history data, inbound call history data, and phone book data is transferred to a handsfree apparatus for use in a vehicle at a predetermined timing for the purpose of obtaining near realtime update of the inbound/outbound call history data from a cellular phone. By utilizing simultaneous connection of HFP and PBAP, the handsfree apparatus establishes a Bluetooth communication with the cellular phone through HFP first, and then establishes another communication through PBAP simultaneously, for receiving the inbound call history data and the outbound call history data stored before establishing the Bluetooth communication from the cellular phone. The handsfree apparatus can thus be capable of placing a call by using the outbound call history data and the inbound call history data stored in a work memory after receiving those data. | 2013-05-16 |
20130122970 | MOBILE COMMUNICATION DEVICE AND WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SIGNAL ADJUSTING METHOD THEREOF - A mobile communication device and a wireless communication signal adjusting method thereof are disclosed. The mobile communication device includes an antenna module, a wireless signal processing module, a sensor module, and a first adjust module. The antenna module is used for transferring the wireless communication signal. The wireless signal processing module is electrically connected to the antenna module via a first match circuit, and used for receiving or transmitting the wireless communication signal. The sensor module is used for sensing a position of a human body, and generating a high voltage signal when the human body is approaching. When the sensor module generates the high voltage signal, the first adjust module is used for controlling the antenna module to further electrically connect a second match circuit and changing a frequency response to reduce the energy of the wireless communication signal. | 2013-05-16 |
20130122971 | POWER MANAGEMENT OF A RADIO DATA TRANSCEIVER - Methods and apparatuses for operating a wireless mobile station configured to communicate with a wireless access point are described. A first awake timer may be started in response to receiving a beacon signal from the wireless access point. The beacon signal may indicate that data is available or pending for the wireless mobile station. A second awake timer may be started in response to data received from the wireless access point. When the second awake timer expires, the wireless mobile station may return to the sleep state. In one embodiment, the first awake timer counts for a first period of time and the second awake timer counts for a second period of time which is shorter than the first period of time. The RF radio may be in a higher power state when the first and/or the second awake timers are counting. In one embodiment, the wireless mobile station and the wireless access points may be synchronized using target beacon transmission times of the beacon signal. | 2013-05-16 |
20130122972 | System and Method Providing Low Power Operation in a Multimode Communication Device - A system and method providing low-power operation in a multimode communication device. Various aspects of the present invention may, for example, include at least one radio module that is adapted to communicate in a plurality of communication modes. The at least one radio module may also be adapted to operate in at least a first power-save mode. At least one module may, for example, be adapted to analyze at least one non-informational aspect of a signal (e.g., a received radio signal) to determine whether a first communication network corresponding to a first communication mode of the plurality of communication modes might be available. The at least one module may then, for example, be adapted to determine, based at least in part on the determined availability of the first communication network, whether to operate the at least one radio module in a respective mode other than the first power-save mode. | 2013-05-16 |
20130122973 | POWER MANAGEMENT IN A MOBILE DEVICE - Apparatuses, systems and methods for reducing power consumption during standby operation of a mobile device are disclosed. A page decoding algorithm can be stored in nonvolatile memory during standby. The page decoding algorithm can be executed from the nonvolatile memory, when the mobile device is awakened from a sleep state to determine if there is any activity such as an incoming call. No power is required for the nonvolatile memory to maintain storage of the algorithm so that the power requirement during standby of the mobile device is reduced. | 2013-05-16 |
20130122974 | Modular Frames for Jewelry - Modular jewelry frames that provide a setting for ornamental items such as gems and crystals are presented. Some contemplated jewelry frames comprise at least one saddle that is configured to releasably couple with at least one strut. Jewelry boxes comprising conductive material and configured to provide a Faraday shield around their content are also provided. | 2013-05-16 |
20130122975 | RADIATION PROTECTOR FOR MOBILE DEVICES - A radiation protector is disclosed for protecting against radiation having a wavelength. The radiation protector comprises a carbon layer comprising a carbon weave in the form of a veil or mesh, and having an outer edge. A metal layer comprises a metal fabric weave, and has an outer edge. The outer edge of the metal layer is recessed from the outer edge of the metal layer by a width w, wherein w is a fraction of the wavelength of the radiation. | 2013-05-16 |
20130122976 | MOBILE WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS DEVICE WITH SELECTIVE ANTENNA LOAD SWITCHING AND RELATED METHODS - A mobile wireless communications device may include at least two antennas having a different structure. The device may also include wireless transceivers, a load(s), signal processing circuitry, and a controller. The controller may be for selectively switching the signal processing circuitry to a desired one of the wireless transceivers, selectively switching a desired one of the antennas to the desired one of the wireless transceivers, and selectively switching a different one of the antennas to at least one of the loads. | 2013-05-16 |
20130122977 | GAME MACHINE, PROGRAM FOR REALIZING GAME MACHINE, AND METHOD OF DISPLAYING OBJECTS IN GAME - A game machine is provided that displays an attack direction in a 3D virtual game space when a player character is attacked, such that the human player can readily recognize the attack direction. In the game machine that activates the player character and an enemy character that attacks the player character in a 3D virtual game space, the direction of the attack received by the player character from the enemy character is acquired based on player position information indicating the position of the player character and enemy position information indicating the position of the enemy character in the game space. Damage marks which are objects that indicate the attack direction are generated at positions corresponding to the attack direction in a player region set around the player character, and at least a part of the game space, including the player character and the damage marks, is displayed. | 2013-05-16 |
20130122978 | System and Method of an Interactive Multiple Participant Game - A plurality of linked gaming machines are disclosed that enhance the community participation and enjoyment of a game on multiple gaming machines. Players participate in an interactive game, either simultaneously, alternatively or in a systematic sequence, as a group or community. The participating players compete in the game such that the actions and results of each player affect the other players in the community. The interactive game combines skill and luck to improve play of the game. The interactive game could be a bonus game which players need to qualify in order to participate. If a player does not qualify, a wager can be placed to participate in the game. Players with different wagers can participate in the same game and players can wager on the outcomes of other players. | 2013-05-16 |
20130122979 | COMPUTING A TARGET SPEED IN A VIRTUAL RACING ENVIRONMENT - A target speed profile for a specified racer is computed at various points along a track. The calculation is based on the real world physics of the racing environment and incorporates physical characteristics of the track, including curvature, undulation, and/or camber. A lateral acceleration component is developed to limit the realistic maximum speed a racer may obtain at any given point along the track. Furthermore, differences in realistic maximum speeds at different points along the track can overwhelm a racer's braking capability. As such, braking capacity adjustments can be applied to decrease the maximum speed in the target speed profile, so that the overall target speed profile is more realistic and attainable. | 2013-05-16 |
20130122980 | INTERACTIVE MOBILE LEARNING (IML) PLATFORM - A computer implemented learning and assessment apparatus includes a database having at least one set of educational game parameters, a processor operable to receive input signals from a user of the apparatus, and a human readable display. Game logic of the apparatus is operable to generate a game-based learning experience by presenting to the user a virtual game on the display in accordance with a selected first one of the set of educational game parameters. Measurement logic generates measurement data representative of actions of the user during interaction by the user with the virtual game. Assessment logic is operable to generate assessment data representative of gameplay results wherein a failure of the user to produce predetermined expected learning results is weighted in accordance with predetermined game-based learning parameters relative to experiential exercise of the virtual game by the user. A result signal is selectively rendered on the human readable display. | 2013-05-16 |
20130122981 | GAMING SYSTEMS, GAMING DEVICES AND METHODS PROVIDING TIME BASED GAME SESSIONS WITH CHANGING VALUES - Various embodiments of the present disclosure are generally directed to gaming systems, gaming devices and methods that provide time based game sessions that each include a plurality of wagering events, wherein if one of the plurality of wagering events results in or is associated with a designated change outcome, a value associated with an element or function in the game session (such as a value associated with an outcome, a time value, or a wager amount) changes (such as by increasing) for a remaining portion of the game session (such as the rest of the gaming session). | 2013-05-16 |
20130122982 | METHOD, CIRCUIT, DEVICE, SYSTEM, AND CORRESPONDING COMPUTER READABLE CODE FOR FACILITATING COMMUNICATION WITH AND AMONG INTERACTIVE DEVICES - Disclosed, is to a method, circuit, device, system, and corresponding computer readable code for facilitating communication with and among one or more interactive devices. An interactive device, in accordance with the present invention, comprises an acoustic sensor to sense one or more acoustic signals, a signal recognition circuitry to recognize a sensed signal in a signals reference and correlation table and to correlate recognized signal to one or more corresponding commands, and a behavior logic module to select one or more responses from a command to response correlation logical map wherein the one or more responses are selected based on the correlated one or more commands and one or more secondary factors. | 2013-05-16 |
20130122983 | SELF-CONTAINED DICE SHAKER SYSTEM - The disclosure relates generally to different devices, methods, systems, and computer program products for a self-contained dice shaker assembly. The self-contained dice shaker assembly may include a container device defining an opening into an interior configured for receipt of one or more dice and a sensor assembly in communication with the container interior. The sensor assembly may be configured to monitor, in accordance with one or more predetermined parameters, the shake quality of the dice in the container during a shaking event. The self-contained dice shaker assembly may include an identification assembly operable to identify the outcome of a respective outcome face of each die associated with the outcome of a shaking event. | 2013-05-16 |
20130122984 | Methods and Apparatus for a Distributed Bonus Scheme using Simulated Scatter Reactions - Methods and apparatus for a distributed bonus scheme using simulated scatter reactions are disclosed. An example method of operating a gaming device in a gaming system includes receiving a trigger that initiates a first bonus decision in a first gaming device. Further, the example method includes calculating, using a programmed processor, an accumulated value that defines a range. Further, the example method includes generating a random number. Further, the example method includes, when the random number falls within the range, granting a bonus to the first gaming device. Further, the example method includes determining whether the first bonus decision is to initiate a second bonus decision in a second gaming device of the gaming system. | 2013-05-16 |
20130122985 | METHOD OF GAMING, A GAME CONTROLLER AND A GAMING SYSTEM - A method of gaming comprising: receiving an input indicative that a player accepts deferred payment in respect of at least one award awardable during play of a game; conducting the play to determine whether the at least one award is made; and providing an entitlement to the player to enable the player to obtain the award after a deferment period when the award is made to the player. | 2013-05-16 |
20130122986 | WAGER MARKET CREATION AND MANAGEMENT - Methods and systems are provided herewith for creating and managing wagers on possible states within a live event, such as possible outcomes of subparts of a sporting event or other possible occurrences within the event. An initial state and multiple possible future states of a performance parameter of the event is determined based on state information of the event. A betting market may be created by determining probabilities and odds for the possible future states. The betting market is closed after bets are received and before an end of an initial state of the performance parameter. A payout may be made to a winner who selected the correct outcome of the performance parameter. | 2013-05-16 |
20130122987 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SLOT MACHINE GAME ASSOCIATED WITH FINANCIAL MARKET INDICATORS - System and methods related to wagering, such as slot machines and/or other electronic games. Some wagering may relate to market indicators, market lines, and/or stop commands. | 2013-05-16 |
20130122988 | WAGERING GAME HAVING A CONTINUOUS REEL STRIP POPULATING MORE THAN ONE EVALUATION WINDOW - A gaming system for conducting a wagering game includes at least one input device, at least one display device, and at least one processor. The gaming system further includes at least one memory device that stores a plurality of instructions that, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the at least one processor to operate with the at least one display device and the at least one input device to display a wagering game having an array of symbol positions, the array of symbol positions being populated by a plurality of symbols for indicating a randomly selected outcome, the array of symbol positions forming a plurality of groups of symbol positions, wherein a single reel populates more than one non-adjacent groups of symbol positions. | 2013-05-16 |
20130122989 | MULTIPLE-GAME GAMING MACHINE - A gaming machine includes a gaming console. A display is mounted in the gaming console for displaying a wagering game and its result. A controller controls operation of the game, the controller displaying the result of a first game on the display, making payment of a prize if the first game has a prize winning result and, thereafter, irrespective of the result of the first game, varying a result displayed on the display without requiring any additional wager by a player whether before or after completion of the first game. | 2013-05-16 |
20130122990 | GAMING SYSTEM AND METHOD HAVING WAGER ALLOCATION - A gaming system which displays a plurality of reels. Each reel is associated with a display area which displays a symbol. A wager is allocated to each one of the display areas. An award is determined based, at least in part, on such allocation. | 2013-05-16 |
20130122991 | COMMUNITY AWARD DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM - Disclosed are community award distribution systems and related methods, which are arranged to control an award made to a use playing the systems. Also disclosed, the community award systems are arranged to communicate over the Internet and/or make use of the World Wide Web. | 2013-05-16 |
20130122992 | METHOD FOR ENHANCING WINNING OUTCOMES IN A REEL SPINNING GAME - A method for enhancing the outcome of a reel spinning game having one or more shared award-modifier reels is disclosed. The method includes: providing a game including a first set of reels, a second set of reels, and a shared base award-multiplier reel positioned adjacent to a first and second set of reels, and the shared base award-multiplier reel enhances any winning outcomes in the first and/or second set of reels; determining whether the game outcome of one set of reels is a winning outcome; and enhancing the winning outcome of at least one set of reels when an award-multiplier symbol is present on the shared base award-multiplier reel, initiating a secondary game when a secondary game trigger symbol is presented on the shared base award- multiplier reel, or combinations thereof. | 2013-05-16 |
20130122993 | Method and System for Issueing In-Game Reward - Embodiments of the present invention set forth a method for issuing an in-game virtual reward by visiting a physical location. The method includes offering an incentive for obtaining an opt-in authorization from a device; receiving the opt-in authorization from the device after the incentive is determined to be accepted; requesting the location of the device based on the opt-in authorization when receiving a notification message from the device; and issuing an in-game virtual reward after the notification message is determined to be sent at the physical location. | 2013-05-16 |
20130122994 | Partial Credits Cashout Gaming Unit - A system or method providing a player to cashout half of credits accumulated during gaming. Anonymous cashing out of credit is available to a player through routes both external and internal to a gaming machine. | 2013-05-16 |
20130122995 | INTEGRATING WAGERING GAMES AND PLAYER COMMUNITIES - In some embodiments of the inventive subject matter, a method includes: presenting a wagering game on a wagering game machine; detecting, during the wagering game, a trigger for a bonus game; presenting player-selectable bonus game options on a display device of the wagering game machine; detecting sign-on to an account on a player community server; after detecting the sign-on of the account, presenting a hint on the display device, wherein the hint indicates bonus game types associated with the player-selectable bonus game options; detecting selection of one of the player-selectable bonus game options, wherein the one of the player-selectable bonus game options is associated with a particular one of the bonus game types; and presenting a bonus game of the particular one of the bonus game types. | 2013-05-16 |
20130122996 | Sorting Games of Chance - In various embodiments a display may allow a secondary player to select a game of an appropriate primary player. | 2013-05-16 |
20130122997 | SESSION MONITORING ON GAMING MACHINES - A method, gaming machine and gaming system is described that provides for session information monitoring. Session information is formed by monitoring play of a game by a player on a gaming machine. At the option of the player of the gaming machine the session information is either combined with session information from another gaming machine, or is not combined. | 2013-05-16 |
20130122998 | GAMING SYSTEM, GAMING DEVICE AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING AN OUTCOME OF A SECONDARY GAME BASED ON ONE OR MORE EVENTS WHICH OCCUR IN ASSOCIATION WITH A PRIMARY GAME - In various embodiments, the gaming system, gaming device, and gaming method disclosed herein includes an accumulation sequence and a competition sequence. In one embodiment, the gaming system includes competitor points which determine (i) a competitor's eligibility to participate in the competition sequence and (ii) the competitor's relative probability of success in the competition sequence. In this embodiment, a competitor (which is either representative of an actual player or a virtual, gaming system controlled player) accumulates competitor points during one or more point accumulation sequences which occur in association with designated events. For a subsequent competition sequence, the gaming system determines if a competitor will participate in the triggered competition sequence based on the competitor's accumulated competitor points. For the subsequent competition sequence, the gaming system further determines the competitor's relative probability of success in the competition sequence based on the competitor's accumulated competitor points. | 2013-05-16 |
20130122999 | CONFIGURING AND CONTROLLING GAMING CONTESTS - A wagering game system and its operations are described herein. In some embodiments, the operations can include detecting wagering game activity that occurs prior to an end of a wagering game contest. The operations can further include computing an expected value of an award for the wagering game contest based on the wagering game activity. The operations can further include funding the award for the wagering game contest from a source of money other than from game wagers made during the wagering game contest, wherein a value for the award is equivalent to the expected value. | 2013-05-16 |
20130123000 | GAME APPARATUS - A game apparatus has an operation unit and a radio communication unit for performing radio communication with the outside and a connection unit that establishes a connection with an external terminal device via the radio communication unit, and stores the number of credits in association with a player ID obtained and also stores this player ID in association with a terminal ID of the external terminal device for which the connection has been established by the connection unit. Also, the game apparatus controls a first game that advances based on an operation of the operation unit while consuming credit corresponding to a player ID and a second game that advances while consuming credit corresponding to a player ID that is associated with the terminal ID of the external terminal device for which the connection has been established by the connection unit so that the first game and the second game advance simultaneously. The game apparatus reduces the number of credits corresponding to the player ID depending on credit consumed respectively in the first and the second game. | 2013-05-16 |
20130123001 | GAMING MACHINE INCLUDING A FEATURE GAMBLE - A gaming machine has a display and a game controller arranged to control images of symbols displayed on the display. The game controller is arranged to play a game wherein at least one random event is caused to be displayed on the display and, if a predefined winning event occurs, the machine awards a prize. A game has a feature having non-monetary characteristics which can be won, the non-monetary characteristics being able to be gambled. The gaming machine includes a selector by which a player is able to gamble at least one of the non-monetary characteristics of the feature. | 2013-05-16 |
20130123002 | APP RATING SYSTEM - A technique to automatically provide assistance with the selection of an app for an electronic game is described. An apparatus may comprise an app rating application arranged to receive as input game performance information representing gameplay of an electronic game. The app rating application may process the game performance information and output an app rating indicator of an app corresponding to the app identifier parameter based on the performance information to assist a user in selecting the app. Other embodiments are described and claimed. | 2013-05-16 |
20130123003 | AUTOMATIC DETECTION OF DEVIANT PLAYERS IN MASSIVELY MULTIPLAYER ONLINE ROLE PLAYING GAMES (MMOGS) - Gold farming refers to the illicit practice of gathering and selling virtual goods in online games for real money. Although around one million gold farmers engage in gold farming related activities, to date a systematic study of identifying gold farmers has not been done. Here data is used from the Massively Multiplayer Online Role Playing Game (MMOG) EverQuest II to identify gold farmers. This is posed as a binary classification problem and a set of features is identified for classification purposes. Given the cost associated with investigating gold farmers, criteria are also given for evaluating gold farming detection techniques, and suggestions provided for future testing and evaluation techniques. | 2013-05-16 |
20130123004 | SPECULATIVE RENDERING USING HISTORICAL PLAYER DATA - Technologies are presented for reducing lag time via speculative graphics rendering in cloud based gaming. In some examples, historical data about statistically relevant large populations of players is provided. The historical data may include state transitions through various game locations or situations. In some of the game locations there may be a correlation between a probability of a particular upcoming scene and a player state. Example game locations or situations may include areas that players tend to cross in one or more straight lines, corners that players may round in a particular fashion, spots where certain player motions are commonly engaged in, such as looking up, and the like. The historical data may be tested against a certain predictive strength and rendered predicted game states may be prepared ahead of player need. | 2013-05-16 |