20th week of 2010 patent applcation highlights part 26 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20100124894 | Phase-Lock Loop - A phase-lock loop having a reduced lock time in comparison with the conventional art. The phase-lock loop compares an output signal thereof with a reference signal, and alters a control signal in response thereto such that the output signal may have a desired frequency. | 2010-05-20 |
20100124895 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR COMPENSATING FOR TRANSMISSION PHASING ERRORS IN A COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM USING A RECEIVE SIGNAL - A method for correcting transmission phasing errors in an plurality of antenna elements is provided. The method includes receiving at least a first signal having a first frequency at the plurality of antenna elements at an angle of arrival (AOA). The method also includes identifying an actual fractional wavelength value (f | 2010-05-20 |
20100124896 | DUAL BATTERY MOBILE PHONE - A cellular mobile station having at least a first battery and a second battery and a method for facilitating completion of an E911 call sequence is provided. The method comprises of ascertaining whether a power level of the first battery is below a predetermined threshold and whether the cellular mobile station is in an E911 mode, the E911 mode representing one of an attempt to call an E911 center, an E911 conversation in progress, and an emergency call back mode (ECBM) in progress. If the power level of the first battery is below the predetermined threshold and the cellular mobile station is in the E911 mode, employing power from the second battery to facilitate completion of the E911 mode. | 2010-05-20 |
20100124897 | Support of voice call continuity (VCC) for wireless emergency calls - Apparatus and methods to support Voice Call Continuity (VCC) for emergency calls in a wireless access environment are operable to receive, at a serving domain, a message containing emergency and domain transfer information from a user equipment (UE). The apparatus and methods are further operable to determine a need for emergency call origination or domain transfer based on the emergency and domain transfer information. Additionally, the apparatus and methods are operable to perform the emergency call origination or the domain transfer based on the determining. | 2010-05-20 |
20100124898 | Method and Apparatus For Delivering and Receiving Enhanced Emergency Broadcast Alert Messages - Techniques for delivering and receiving emergency broadcast alert messages using Short Message Service (SMS) are described. In one design, a broadcast alert message for an emergency alert may be sent in an SMS broadcast message, e.g., by mapping at least one field of the broadcast alert message to corresponding field(s) of the SMS broadcast message and mapping remaining fields of the broadcast alert message to a data field of the SMS broadcast message. The SMS broadcast message may include a URI link for a website, broadcast reception information used to receive a broadcast channel, location information for an emergency event, etc. The SMS broadcast message may be carried in a system broadcast message sent to wireless devices. A wireless device may receive the system broadcast message, extract the SMS broadcast message, and obtain the broadcast alert message. The wireless device may detect for duplicate broadcast messages based on a hash digest generated for each broadcast message. | 2010-05-20 |
20100124899 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR EMERGENCY CALL HANDLING WITH POSITION LOCATION OVER COMMUNICATION NETWORKS - Certain embodiments of the present disclosure relate to methods for handling an emergency call along with its position location in the WiMAX network, and for performing a handover of the emergency call for a multi-mode mobile station that supports multiple wireless standards. | 2010-05-20 |
20100124900 | EMERGENCY ALERT FEATURE ON A MOBILE COMMUNICATION DEVICE - A system for automatically establishing a connection with an emergency services server. In response to receiving an emergency signal from a mobile communication device, a connection with the mobile communication device is established by a communications server. Location data, audio input data, and visual input data from the mobile communication device is received by the communications server. Personal data for an owner of the mobile communication device is retrieved by the communications server from a storage device connected to a network. A connection with an emergency services server for a current locale of the mobile communication device is automatically established by the communications server. Then, the emergency signal, location data, audio input data, and visual input data received from the mobile communication device, along with the retrieved personal data, is transmitted by the communications server to the emergency services server for use by emergency service personnel. | 2010-05-20 |
20100124901 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR EMERGENCY CALL HANDLING WITH POSITION LOCATION OVER COMMUNICATION NETWORKS - Certain embodiments of the present disclosure relate to methods for handling an emergency call along with its position location in the WiMAX network, and for performing a handover of the emergency call for a multi-mode mobile station that supports multiple wireless standards. | 2010-05-20 |
20100124902 | Secure Data Exchange with Identity Information Exchange - Systems and methods for authenticating authorized users of electronic communication devices, such mobile communication devices, for a secure data exchange between the devices. The authentication of authorized users include multiple levels of user authentication wherein identity profiles of the users are exchanged for user authentication based on identity information obtained or observed from the users. | 2010-05-20 |
20100124903 | IMAGE SECURITY METHOD AND DISPLAY METHOD OF PORTABLE TERMINAL - An image security method and display method of a portable terminal are provided. The image security method includes photographing an image through a camera, storing the image, and storing Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) information of the portable terminal in EXchangeable Image File (EXIF) information of the image. The image display play method includes executing an image view, comparing Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) information of the portable terminal with SIM information within EXchangeable Image File (EXIF) information of an image stored in the portable terminal, and displaying an image depending on the comparison result. | 2010-05-20 |
20100124904 | Method and Apparatus for Communicating Via Virtual Office Telephone Extensions - A system for (and a method of) selectively establishing communication with at least one wireless device associated with a single telephone number serving as a virtual office extension is provided. In a preferred embodiment, the system includes a wireless connect unit in communication with an enterprise private branch exchange (PBX) network. The wireless connect unit preferably serves as a gateway between the PBX and one or more remote communication devices, including at least one wireless device, associated with a virtual extension telephone number. The remote wireless device can be used as a standard PBX office telephone for both inbound and outbound telephone calls. Thus, features of the PBX network (e.g., voice mail, direct extension dialing, corporate calling plan, etc.) are available to the remote wireless device even though it is not physically connected to the PBX. When the system receives an incoming call, it can route the call to a remote wireless device associated with a virtual extension, or to combination of devices simultaneously, or as desired by the user. | 2010-05-20 |
20100124905 | Systems and Methods for Message Forwarding - Methods and systems for forwarding messages are disclosed. A device, component, or subsystem of a device or network may evaluate a recipient number in a message and determine that the recipient number is not associated with a device capable of receiving the message. An alternate recipient number may be selected and the message transmitted to the alternate recipient number. The evaluation and assignment of an alternate number may be performed on a mobile device, network equipment, or third party devices. In one alternative, a message is sent to a recipient number and a failure message is received. An alternate number may then be selected and the message sent to the alternate number. Alternate numbers may be selected from numbers available in an address book, in network configuration parameters, or from user preferences. | 2010-05-20 |
20100124906 | Method and Apparatus for Transmitting and Receiving Data - In accordance with an example embodiment of the present invention, an apparatus comprising a data browse configured to display data. Further, the apparatus comprises a common share area configured to receive data. The apparatus also comprises a processor configured to allow selection of data from the data browse using the common share area. The common share area is also configured to receive the selected data. Further, the processor is configured to transmit the selected data from the common share area to a contact. The common share area is also configured to display previously and currently transmitted data associated with the contact. | 2010-05-20 |
20100124907 | MEDIATION ROUTER - A system and methodology that can dynamically select advertisement vendors in response to a request from a wireless communication device is provided. The system employ a mediation router to receive an ad request from a portal interfaced with a wireless device. Specifically, the mediation router analyzes the request and dynamically selects an ad vendor to service the request, based in part on the analysis. The selected ad vendor supplies the ad and the mediation router ensures that the portal receives the ad. The mediation router selects an ad vendor in a variety of ways including, but not limited to, business decision rules or artificial intelligence and/or a combination thereof. The mediation router further employs customer profiles that help vendors target advertisements to specific consumers and wireless devices. | 2010-05-20 |
20100124908 | CALL TERMINATION TO COMMUNICATE A STORED MESSAGE - A method, apparatus, and system of using call termination to communicate a message are disclosed. In one embodiment, a system of a telecommunications network includes a mobile station associated with the telecommunications network, a switching module of the telecommunications network to establish a call between a communication device and the mobile station, a call termination module of the mobile station to determine if the mobile station is in a call termination mode and to communicate a communication protocol to the switching module to cause the switching module to terminate the call if the mobile station is in the call termination mode, and a message module of the telecommunications network to communicate a message to the communication device. | 2010-05-20 |
20100124909 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MESSAGE TRANSMISSION IN A MOBILE COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - An apparatus and method for message transmission in a mobile communication system are provided. The apparatus includes an application manager and a message processor. The application manager determines an application corresponding to a receive message, sends the receive message to the determined application, and determines a response to the message reception from the application. The message processor sets a response informing that a message is delivered to the application or a response informing that a message is not delivered to the application depending on an operation of the application manager. | 2010-05-20 |
20100124910 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR HOSTING LOCATION BASED SERVICES FOR A MOBILE UNIT OPERATING AMONG A PLURALITY OF MOBILE NETWORKS - A system for hosting location based services for at least one mobile unit operating among a plurality of mobile networks includes: a location services managing unit coupled with the plurality of mobile networks and with at least one position determination entity. The location services managing unit receives at least one location service request in at least one communication from a respective mobile unit of the at least one mobile unit. The location services managing unit treats a respective location service request of the at least one location service request to ascertain predetermined parameters relating to the respective mobile unit. The location services managing unit employs the predetermined parameters to effect presenting the respective location service request to an appropriate respective position determination entity of the at least one position determination entity for responding to the respective location service request. | 2010-05-20 |
20100124911 | Providing Customized Information to a User Based on Identifying a Trend - To provide customized information to the user, a wireless communications network node receives a stream of data associated with a user. A first trend associated with at least a first attribute in the stream of data is identified, and based on the identified first trend, customized information is sent for presentation to the user at a mobile station. | 2010-05-20 |
20100124912 | System and Method for Authorizing the Activation of a Communication Device - A system and method for authorizing the activation of a communication device is provided. A request to activate a communication device is received by a communication service provider. The communication service provider or a central processor determines whether the communication device was validly sold in a purchase transaction. Alternately, the communication service provider can outsource the determining step to a central processor. The communication service provider or central processor determines whether to activate the communication device based on the determining action. | 2010-05-20 |
20100124913 | EMBEDDED ADS IN MMS STATIONARY - An electronic device includes a communication circuit configured to establish a communication over a wireless network, and a messaging circuit operative to create messages for transmission to other devices via said communication circuit. The messaging circuit is configured to automatically include into a user-composed message multimedia data that corresponds to an entity subsidizing the electronic device. | 2010-05-20 |
20100124914 | LOCATION-BASED ENABLING/DISABLING OF CALLER ID/CALLER ID BLOCKING FEATURES FOR MOBILE DEVICE - A mobile device including a location module configured to determine a location of the mobile device, and a caller identification (ID) and/or caller ID blocking module configured to provide caller ID and/or caller ID blocking features by sending and/or receiving a signal with caller ID and/or caller ID blocking information. The caller identification and/or caller ID blocking module is configured to enable and disable the caller ID and/or caller ID blocking features based upon the location of the mobile device determined by the location module. | 2010-05-20 |
20100124915 | CONTACT-CENTRIC USER-INTERFACE FEATURES FOR COMPUTING DEVICES - Embodiments described herein provide a system, method and technique for operating a communication device. According to an embodiment, information contained in a contact record is displayed, where the information includes a plurality of entries. Each entry is associated with one of a plurality of communication types and includes an identifier for use with an application of the associated communication type. An input is detected corresponding to a user's selection of one of the plurality of entries. In response to the user's selection, the application of the communication type associated with the selected entry is automatically executed by initiating a communication using the identifier included in the selected entry. | 2010-05-20 |
20100124916 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MANAGING SPAM NUMBER IN MOBILE COMMUNICATION TERMINAL - An apparatus and a method for managing a spam number in a mobile communication terminal are provided. The method includes determining a spam index for each of at least one phone number using a reception record by phone number, and determining spam number registration or non-registration for each phone number depending on the spam index. | 2010-05-20 |
20100124917 | Space time coding where space diversity derives from use of multiple base stations - A cellular arrangement where, when a cell phone is in a region where it may be served by two bases stations, it switches its mode of operation to space-time coding where the space diversity for such coding is obtained by using the antennas of the two base stations. | 2010-05-20 |
20100124918 | MOBILITY MANAGEMENT BASED ON RADIO LINK FAILURE REPORTING - A communication node determines that radio link failure occurred during connected state mobility of an access terminal and reports the radio link failure to another communication node. For example, a target access point may determine that radio link failure occurred during handover of an access terminal and send a radio link failure report message to the access point that was previously serving the access terminal or to some other node (e.g., a network node). In the first case, the serving access point may adjust mobility parameters based on this radio link failure information and, optionally, other reported radio link failure information. In the second case, the other node may send a radio link failure report message to the serving access point, or the other node may adjust mobility parameters based on this radio link failure information (and, optionally, other reported radio link failure information) and send the adjusted mobility parameters to the serving access point. | 2010-05-20 |
20100124919 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR RECEIVING SYSTEM INFORMATION IN MOBILE COMMUNICATION TERMINAL - An apparatus and a method for receiving system information in a mobile communication terminal are provided. In the method, system information including scheduling information for at least one additional system information is received from a base station. Whether validity of the system information is determinable is determined. If it is determined that the validity of the system information is not determinable, system information including scheduling information for at least one additional system information is received again from the base station. | 2010-05-20 |
20100124920 | Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, 3G and GPS touch screen system - The problem of simpler more efficient multimode wireless communication and of location finding in distinct cellular systems and wireless networks is solved by the current multimode wireless invention, having touch screen operation and touch screen generated control and having parts of Bluetooth, Wireless Fidelity (Wi-Fi), third generation (3G) and Global Positioning System (GPS) in a single device, instead of separate devices. A received GPS signal is processed with a Bluetooth signal, or with processed Wi-Fi signal, or with a processed 3G signal and is provided to a transmitter for transmission. Frequency Hopped Spread Spectrum (FH-SS) signal is processed with a frequency division multiplexed (OFDM) signal and or with time division multiple access (TDMA) or Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA) signals. Filtered and shaped cross-correlated in-phase and quadrature-phase baseband signals are generated. TDMA systems include Global Mobile System (GSM) implementations. Processing and providing processed position finder signal received from at least one satellite transmitter and from at least one land based transmitter. Demodulating and processing of a modulated transmitted signal, with demodulation and post demodulation filtering by a filter which is mis-matched to the corresponding transmit filter. | 2010-05-20 |
20100124921 | CELLULAR HOME BASE STATION ENABLING LANDLINE CONNECTIVITY - A landline connectivity module for enabling a cellular home base station (femtocell) operable within a cellular communication network and associated with at least one subscriber identity module (SIM), to connect to a landline phone, the landline connectivity module comprising: an analog to digital (A/D) and digital to analog (D/A) converter; a dual-tone multi-frequency (DTMF) generator and detector/wire-line interface emulator; and an access stratum (AS) interface layer emulator connected to the SIM. The converter receives analog signals from the landline phone and digitally encodes them according to a specific cellular network technology. The DTMF generator and detector/wire-line interface emulator emulates landline phone user interface operations. The AS interface layer emulator assigns the SIM on the cellular network to the at least one landline connected to the cellular base station and further emulates mobile protocol stack operation. | 2010-05-20 |
20100124922 | SATELLITE TRANSMISSION OBFUSCATION - A network for obfuscating satellite terminal transmission activity may include a satellite, a plurality of distributed satellite terminals transmitting signals to and receiving signals from the satellite, and a computer. The computer may compute how much transmission power spectral density each of the distributed satellite terminals is or would be transmitting based on allocated data rates of each of the distributed satellite terminals. The computer may calculate an aggregate transmission power spectral density which is being used or would be used by all of the distributed satellite terminals. The computer may calculate how much unused transmission power spectral density is available to the network for obfuscation by subtracting from a total network regulatory transmission power spectral density limit the aggregate transmission power spectral density. The computer may determine a random distribution of at least a portion of the unused transmission power spectral density to one or more of the distributed satellite terminals. The transmission power spectral density levels of one or more of the distributed satellite terminals may be adjusted by the computer to distribute the portion of the unused transmission power spectral density according to the random distribution determination. | 2010-05-20 |
20100124923 | INBOUND ROAMER CALL CONTROL SYSTEM - A system for implementing call control services for an inbound roamer is provided. The system includes a control node to implement the call control services in response to an initiation request. The system further includes a service node to send a terminating customized applications for mobile network enhanced logic subscription information (T-CSI) for a called number in response to a routing request for the called number. The T-CSI contains an address pointing to the control node. The system further includes a switching center to send the routing request for the called number. The called number is present in a call received from the inbound roamer. | 2010-05-20 |
20100124924 | GPS-ASSISTED CELL SELECTION FOR MOBILE DEVICES - Methods and apparatus for using a location of a mobile station (MS) and information about neighbor base stations (BSs) to assist network entry and initialization, scanning, and/or handover operations are provided. The location of the MS may be ascertained by determining the Global Positioning System (GPS) coordinates of the MS internally or by receiving the location from, e.g., a GPS device external to the MS. The information about neighbor BSs may be retrieved from a BS information database based on the location of the MS. The BS information database may reside within the MS, be broadcast periodically to the MS in an effort to update the MS's internal database, or be stored in the network operator's database. Knowledge of the MS's location and information about neighbor BSs may reduce the time spent during network entry, scanning, or handover, and thereby, power consumption; and may increase the bandwidth usage efficiency. | 2010-05-20 |
20100124925 | Network search method and system for mobile station - A system and method for a network search by a mobile station enable the mobile station to reduce power consumption by performing a local network search on the basis of a system information message from a mobile communication network. The network search method in a wireless communication system includes: broadcasting, by a mobile communication network, a system information message containing information regarding the presence of a local network (access point information); and performing, after reception of the system information message, by a mobile station, network search for a local network according to the access point information. | 2010-05-20 |
20100124926 | METHOD FOR CONSIDERING THE SUBSCRIBER TYPE IN MOBILITY AND RADIO RESOURCE MANAGEMENT DECISIONS IN A RADIO ACCESS NETWORK - In order to efficiently allow mobility and radio resource management decisions on mobile networks the deciding entity (typically the radio access network) needs some understanding about the type of mobile user. In current cellular systems the radio network has only limited to null information about subscription dependent details of the mobile users. The proposed invention relates to a mobile system where a generic information container is defined which is applicable per UE in order to convey subscription related information from the core network to the radio access network which can be used to steer the user to an appropriate cell or for any other Radio Resource Management (RRM) related procedure/decision. It is proposed to define an information element (herein referred as “subscriber type”) which allows an indication or pointer to a set of rules which are locally defined in involved no'des (e.g. CN SGSN, MSC, routers etc) and describe the “handling rules” to be applied in the RAN for each user of the mobile system independently. | 2010-05-20 |
20100124927 | PERIODIC REPORTING FOR INTER-RADIO ACCESS TECHNOLOGY LOCATION-BASED HANDOVERS FROM A GSM MACROCELL TO A WCDMA FEMTOCELL - The present invention provides a method for implementation in a mobile unit that is configured to communicate with a wireless communication system that includes macrocells and one or more femtocell(s). The macrocells and the femtocells use different radio access technologies. The method includes periodically reporting, from the mobile unit to the macrocell, a distance between said mobile unit and the femtocell and performing an inter-radio access technology handoff of the mobile unit from the macrocell to the femtocell when the distance is less than a threshold distance. | 2010-05-20 |
20100124928 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR HANDOVER IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORK - A method and apparatus for handover of a MS of a plurality of MSs to a BS of a plurality of BSs in a wireless communication network. The method includes identifying a target BS from the plurality of BSs for handover of the MS served by a serving BS. A difference between a quality of a signal received by the MS from the target BS and the quality of the signal received by the MS from the serving BS is greater than or equal to a first predefined threshold. The method further includes performing a handover for the MS from the serving BS to the target BS when the quality of the signal received by the MS from the serving BS is greater than or equal to a second predefined threshold. | 2010-05-20 |
20100124929 | NEIGHBOR CELL MONITORING METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DUAL-STANDBY MOBILE TERMINAL - A neighbor cell monitoring method and apparatus for a dual-standby mobile terminal is provided to reduce unnecessary power consumption by controlling one of two communication units to operate in an idle state while the other performs neighbor cell monitoring. A neighbor cell monitoring method for multi-standby mobile terminal includes acquiring a neighbor's cell information through neighbor cell monitoring by operation of a master unit; performing cell tracking by the master unit and a slave unit independently; executing, when a cell change event is detected by the master unit, the cell change event using the neighbor cell information by the master unit; and transmitting, when a cell change event is detected by the slave unit, from the neighbor cell information from the master unit to the slave unit and executing the cell change event using the neighbor cell information by the slave unit. | 2010-05-20 |
20100124930 | INTERFERENCE MANAGEMENT AND DECENTRALIZED CHANNEL ACCESS SCHEMES IN HOTSPOT-AIDED CELLULAR NETWORKS - A system and method are provided wherein one or more femtocell base stations are deployed within a range of a cellular base station and utilize substantially the same frequency band as the cellular base station. Each femtocell base station may be configured to employ one or more interference avoidance techniques such that coexistence between the cellular and the corresponding femtocell base station is enabled. The interference avoidance techniques employed may include use of randomized time or frequency hopping; randomly selecting a predetermined number, or identifying one or more unutilized, frequency subchannels for signal transmission; using two or more transmit and two or more receive antennas; nulling one or more transmissions in a direction of a nearby cellular base station user; handing off at least one cellular user to one of the femtocell base stations and vice versa; and/or reducing the transmission power of at least one femtocell base station. | 2010-05-20 |
20100124931 | LOCATION-BASED, EVENT TRIGGERED INTER-RADIO ACCESS TECHNOLOGY HANDOVERS FROM A CDMA MACROCELL TO A WCDMA FEMTOCELL - The present invention provides a method for implementation in mobile unit that is configured to communicate with a wireless communication system that includes macrocells and femtocells. The macrocells and the femtocells use different generation radio access technologies. The method includes determining a distance between the mobile unit and the femtocell(s) and transmitting a first measurement report when the distance between the mobile unit and the femtocell(s) is less than a threshold distance. The method also includes performing an inter-radio access technology handoff from the base transceiver station to the femtocell when the distance is less than a threshold distance. | 2010-05-20 |
20100124932 | TRANSMISSION RESTARTING METHOD AND RADIO BASE STATION - In a transmission restarting method of restarting transmission of downlink user data to a mobile station (UE) in a discontinuous reception state; a radio base station (eNB) allocates a radio resource for downlink data transmission to the mobile station (UE), and notifies, to the mobile station (UE), the allocated radio resource for downlink data transmission; the radio base station (eNB) restarts transmission of downlink user data to the mobile station (UE) by using the allocated radio resource for downlink data transmission; and the radio base station (eNB) stops transmission of the downlink user data when a predetermined condition is detected. | 2010-05-20 |
20100124933 | DYNAMIC LOAD BALANCING IN A COMMUNICATION NETWORK - Methods and systems for providing a dynamic and real time load factor that can be shared with other network elements is disclosed. The load factor can be used in determining the relative load among a set of network elements and in distributing new sessions requests as well as existing session on the set of network elements. The load factor can also be used for determining to which network element a user equipment is handed off. The dynamic load factor can also be shared amongst network elements to determine how the load is balanced among the network elements, such as a mobility management entity (MME). | 2010-05-20 |
20100124934 | Wireless System Improvements Based On Location Positioning System Data - An apparatus is disclosed that includes using a first wireless network to determine a position of portable user equipment, and the portable user equipment setting one or more operational conditions of the portable user equipment for one or both of operating in or accessing a second wireless network using the determined position. An apparatus is disclosed that includes a radio frequency transceiver, one or more processors able to communicate with the radio frequency transceiver, and one or more memories including computer program code. The one or more memories and the computer program code are configured to, with the one or more processors, cause the apparatus to perform at least the following: using a first wireless network to determine a position of the apparatus; and setting one or more operational conditions of the apparatus for one or both of operating in or accessing a second wireless network using the determined position. | 2010-05-20 |
20100124935 | MOBILE COMMUNICATION SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CAPTURING INFORMATION OF OTHER MOBILE COMMUNICATION TERMINALS - A mobile communication system and a method for capturing information of other mobile communication terminals located within a distance from the user's mobile communication terminal may include a first mobile communication terminal for transmitting capture signal, location information and identification information; the second mobile communication terminals for transmitting location information and identification information of the second mobile communication terminals; and a base station for transmitting the GPS driving signal to the second mobile communication terminals and capturing information of the second mobile communication terminals. | 2010-05-20 |
20100124936 | Systems and Methods for Tracking Power Peaks of a Signal - In one aspect, the invention provides a method for tracking a mobile terminal. In some embodiments, this method includes the following steps: receiving a signal transmitted from the mobile terminal; searching a primary search area for a signal associated with the mobile terminal; searching a secondary search area for a signal associated with the mobile terminal, wherein the secondary search area is larger than the primary search area; determining the strength of a signal associated with the mobile terminal that was found by searching the secondary search area; and determining whether the primary search area should be modified based on the determined strength of the signal that was found by searching the secondary search area. | 2010-05-20 |
20100124937 | METHOD OF CUSTOMER RELATIONSHIP MANAGEMENT USING A SHORT RANGE COMMUNICATIONS NETWORK - A method and system are disclosed for managing customer relationships, in part using a short range communications network. A business entity service center may include a Bluetooth station for detecting Bluetooth devices within range of the service. Once the station detects a Bluetooth device within range, the user of the device is given the opportunity to subscribe to the system. Once a customer subscribes to the system, the next time the customer's Bluetooth device is detected within range of the entity service center, a variety of personalized customer services may be performed for that customer. For example personalized welcome messages and/or discount offers may be sent to the detected Bluetooth device. | 2010-05-20 |
20100124938 | Method and Related Apparatus for Managing Short Messages in a Mobile Communication System - A method for managing short messages in a mobile communication system includes receiving a short message corresponding to a destination end, selecting a short message system corresponding to the destination end according to communication information of the destination end, transforming the short message according to a short message format of the short message system, and sending the transformed short message to the destination end via the short message system. | 2010-05-20 |
20100124939 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR GRAPHICAL SCALING AND CONTEXTUAL DELIVERY TO MOBILE DEVICES - Methods for scaling graphical constructs comprised of graphical images, text, and photographic images are disclosed. In mobile devices, each device could have different screen resolution, orientation, and color palette capabilities. When a graphical page, such as a greeting card, is sent from a sender device to a recipient device, a server determines the display characteristics of the recipient device and delivers either a pre-computed graphics page corresponding to the device's display requirements or generates the proper display on the fly. Additional information, such as location or images from the sender device can be uploaded to the server to be properly scaled and positioned to complete the graphical page in a context tailored to the recipient. | 2010-05-20 |
20100124940 | CHANNEL REUSE WITH COGNITIVE LOW INTERFERENCE SIGNALS - A computing system in which devices communicate wirelessly as secondary users in a band assigned to primary users. The computers communicate using new signals developed to reduce disruption to primary users of the band. The new signals may be produced by sensing, or otherwise determining, signals used by primary users and developing signals using a modulation scheme or other signal parameters that provides little disruption to primary users. These techniques make available to users unused and/or underused portions of the radio spectrum, such as whitespaces between television channels. The new signals may be generated by software defined radios within the computing devices or by switching between modulation schemes supported by conventional wireless network interface card. | 2010-05-20 |
20100124941 | Method and device for synthesizing image - A method and device for synthesizing an image for audiovisual communication includes: generating, if a request for synthesizing a sensor image input through a camera sensor and an image designated by a user is input, a synthesis image of the sensor image and the designated image. The method also includes storing, when the synthesis image is generated, object information of an object of the sensor image and object information of an object of the designated image; and changing, if a sensor image is input in which object information of the sensor image object has changed, object information of the designated image object according to the changed object information of the sensor image object and synthesizing the sensor image and the designated image in which object information has changed. | 2010-05-20 |
20100124942 | COMBINATION ELECTRONIC CARD AND WIRELESS TRANSCEIVER WITH TOUCH CONTROL AND REMOTE CONTROL FUNCTIONS - A combination electronic card and wireless transceiver includes a wireless transceiver connectable to a host, and an electronic card that has a wireless transmission interface for two-way communication with the wireless transceiver wirelessly, a touch panel for operation by a user with a finger to control the cursor on the display screen of the host wirelessly, a set of operation buttons for switching control of functional selections, and a recessed chamber for accommodating the wireless transceiver when not in use. | 2010-05-20 |
20100124943 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR REMOVAL OF A UNIVERSAL INTEGRATED CIRCUIT CARD - A Universal Integrated Circuit Card (UICC), such as a Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) card is pressed into place in a wireless communication device. The SIM card includes notched edge portions that allow a tool to be used to assist in the removal of the SIM card. The notched edge portions are positioned around the periphery of the SIM card and allow a user to pry the SIM card from the wireless communication device. In an alternative embodiment, the SIM card package may include one or more holes to allow the user to insert a tool and press to remove the SIM card from the wireless communication device. In yet another alternative embodiment, the holes may be used in combination with the notched edge portions to aid in the removal of the SIM card. | 2010-05-20 |
20100124944 | MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS DEVICE WITH SLIDABLE AND PIVOTABLE SCREEN - A mobile communications device including a base section having a keypad, a cover section having a screen and a connector assembly for coupling the cover section to the base section. A hinge permits the cover section to pivot from a closed position overlying the base section to an open position inclined relative to the base section to expose the keypad and the screen. A pin and socket assembly permits the screen to pivot 180 degrees from a first position in which the screen can oppose the keypad when the cover section is in the closed position to a second position in which the screen can be exposed when the cover section is in the closed position. A guide and slot assembly permits the cover section to slide relative to the base section to expose a portion of the keypad. | 2010-05-20 |
20100124945 | Mobile terminal having touch screen panel - A mobile terminal includes a touch screen panel installed in an upper surface of a display unit formed in an upper surface of the mobile terminal. The touch screen panel includes an upper panel and a lower panel disposed opposite each other; and a detection unit installed in the touch screen panel beneath the lower panel thereof. The detection unit detects an approach of an external object and for determining whether to allow or invalidate an input of a manipulation instruction from a user through the touch screen panel. A portion of lower panel of the touch screen panel is not included in a portion of the touch screen panel at which the detection unit is positioned. Thereby, diffused reflection of light around the detection sensor can be reduced, thereby preventing an erroneous operation of the detection unit when detecting the approach of an external object. | 2010-05-20 |
20100124946 | PORTABLE TERMINAL WITH TOUCH SCREEN AND METHOD FOR DISPLAYING TAGS IN THE PORTABLE TERMINAL - A portable terminal with a touch screen and a method for displaying tags on the touch screen of the portable terminal are disclosed. The method includes: calculating a distance between the first and second touch points detected on the touch screen; identifying the number of tags that will be displayed, according to the calculated distance; and displaying at least one of the identified number of tags. | 2010-05-20 |
20100124947 | PORTABLE TERMINAL, AUDIO OUTPUT CONTROL METHOD, AND AUDIO OUTPUT CONTROL PROGRAM - A portable terminal includes an audio output unit configured to output audio signals to a plurality of external headphones; an event occurrence detection unit configured to detect occurrence of a predetermined event; and a control unit configured to, when the event occurrence detection unit detects the occurrence of the predetermined event while the audio output unit is outputting the audio signals to the plurality of external headphones, control the audio output unit to at least reduce the volume of an audio signal output to a particular external headphone specified in advance from among the plurality of external headphones to which the audio signals are output. | 2010-05-20 |
20100124948 | APPARATUS FOR CHARGING A PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE HAVING A ROTATABLE HOUSING - An apparatus ( | 2010-05-20 |
20100124949 | PORTABLE COMMUNICATION DEVICE AND REMOTE MOTION INPUT DEVICE - A portable communication device is configured to communicate with an associated remote motion input device. The remote motion input device is configured to be attached to a portion of a user and configured to detect orientation and motion data. The portable communication device includes a remote motion input device controller that receives motion data from the remote motion input device via a local wireless link and converts the motion data into input commands such that the portable communication device carries out functions according to the input commands. | 2010-05-20 |
20100124950 | PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A portable electronic device includes a battery and an electricity generating device. The electricity generating device includes at least one solar receiving board, at least one controller, a voltage transducer and an accumulator. The solar receiving board is mounted on the outer surface of the portable electronic device to absorb solar energy and convert solar energy into electric energy. The controller is electrically connected with solar receiving board and the voltage transducer to control the electricity generating device. The voltage transducer electrically connected with the controller to transduce the voltage of the generated electricity into a voltage suitable for operating the portable electronic device. The accumulator stores the electric energy and charges the battery when the electrical quantity of the battery becomes low. | 2010-05-20 |
20100124951 | PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A portable electronic device includes a cover member, a keypad and a decorative member. The cover member defines a keypad mounting cavity. The keypad includes an annular protrusion protruding from a periphery thereof. The keypad is mounted in the keypad mounting cavity of the cover member. The decorative member includes a resisting board protruding from a peripheral wall thereof. The decorative member is sandwiched between the cover member and the keypad, with the resisting board resisting an interior surface of the cover member and the annular protrusion abutting against the resisting board, thus preventing impurities from entering into the portable electronic device via the keypad. | 2010-05-20 |
20100124952 | MOBILE TERMINAL DEVICE - A mobile terminal device having communicating functions includes a housing; an antenna housed in the housing to be freely pulled out; a pull-out mechanism that pulls out the antenna from within the housing in accordance with an instruction to pull out the antenna; and an instructing section that gives the instruction to pull-out the antenna to the pull-out mechanism in accordance with a predetermined event for any one of the communicating functions. | 2010-05-20 |
20100124953 | Electronic device with a sliding and rotating cover - An electronic device with a sliding and rotating cover is provided. The electronic device comprises a fixed member, a rotating member pivoted with the fixed member, an elastic member disposed between the rotating member and the fixed member, a sliding member installed at the rotating member and may slide relatively to the rotating member, a casing connected with the fixed member, and a cover connected with the sliding member. Via this arrangement, the cover slides with the sliding member. The sliding member can rotate with the rotating member by the elastic member. Thus, the cover can rotate relatively to the casing. | 2010-05-20 |
20100124954 | SLIDE STRUCTURE - A slide structure is implemented in electronic device such as mobile phone. The second component is moveably connected with the first component and is moved with respect to the first component. The spring includes two ends and is positioned within a clearance. One end is fixed to the first component, and the other end is fixed to the second component. The spring extends from one end along a first direction so that a first portion is formed. Then, the spring extends along a second direction to the other end so that a second portion which is opposite to the first direction is formed. When the first component is moved to a first position, the first portion and the second portion are compressed to establish a resilient force. Then, the first portion and the second portion are extended by the resilient force so that the first component is moved to a second position. | 2010-05-20 |
20100124955 | SLIDING-TYPE PORTABLE TERMINAL - A sliding-type portable terminal includes a main body, a cover, a driving mechanism, a first magnetic member and a second magnetic member. The cover is slidably connected to the main body. The driving mechanism provides a force to drive the cover to move towards the main body between closed and open states. The first magnetic member is fixed on the main body, and the second magnetic member is fixed on the cover. The first magnetic member and the second magnetic member are attracted to each other, thereby generating a magnetic force making the cover securely engages with the main body when the cover is in a closed state. | 2010-05-20 |
20100124956 | MOBILE TERMINAL - A mobile terminal having a terminal body, a window attached to the terminal body, the window having first and second regions, a display module disposed at a rear side of the first region, the display module being configured to display visible information through the first region, at least one switch disposed at a rear side of the second region, the at least one switch being configured to allow inputting of information when at least part of the second region is pressed inward, and a hook member disposed at a portion of the second region, the hook member being configured to restrict upward movement of the second region, is provided. | 2010-05-20 |
20100124957 | SWIVEL EXTENSION CLIP FOR A COMMUNICATION DEVICE - Swivel clip ( | 2010-05-20 |
20100124958 | GRANULAR CONTAINMENT ASSEMBLY AND METHOD - A containment assembly and method includes generally side-by-side longitudinal tanks that are oriented substantially along a direction of travel of the containment assembly. The containment assembly includes a frame, a ground engagement member, and a plurality of tanks coupled to the frame. Each tank includes a longitudinal axis defined between a fore end and an aft end that is substantially parallel to the direction of travel. A length between the fore end and the aft end of the tank is greater than the width between a left side and a right side of the tank. A tank bottom surface is contoured to direct the granular material toward the aft end. The plurality of tanks are oriented such that at least a right side or a left side of one tank is proximate at least a right side or a left side of another one of the plurality of tanks. | 2010-05-20 |
20100124959 | GAMBLING GAMES AND METHOD WITH BEST PLAY EVALUATION INDICATOR - A method for indicating the relative odds of winning a gambling game is disclosed. Specifically, a gambling game with an initial configuration and a final configuration, in which the player may chose an action or actions to perform upon the initial configuration which influence the final configuration, displays an indicator when the player has chosen the best possible action or actions to perform upon the initial configuration. A refinement of such gambling games wherein the indicator is not displayed until after the player has committed to their choice of actions, so as to educate and entertain the player without assisting them in the instant choice, is also disclosed. An alternate version wherein an indicator which indicates that the player's choice was not the best play is also described. | 2010-05-20 |
20100124960 | GAMING DEVICES AND METHODS RELATED TO SECONDARY GAMING - In various embodiments, a player may place a bet on one or more previously played games. Other systems and methods are disclosed. | 2010-05-20 |
20100124961 | Card game and method of playing same - A method of playing and/or providing for a game of chance is disclosed. The game may be played by incorporating use of the methods and/or systems described herein, and may be played as a player v. house (i.e., dealer) or player v. player game. Further, the game may be played as an online version or on electronic gaming devices. The method comprises the dealing of a sequence of 4 movable cards, the likelihood of occurrence of any individual card, card characteristic, card combination and/or subcombination may be bet on by any and all bettors. | 2010-05-20 |
20100124963 | Game With Award Based on Sub-Game Outcomes and Method - Disclosed are games, gaming machines, gaming systems and methods including a primary game award at least partially based on the outcomes of one or more sub-games. The outcomes are related according to a pay table associated with the primary game. | 2010-05-20 |
20100124964 | DETECTION DEVICE CAPABLE OF ACCURATELY READING DOTS ON DICE - A detection device is used in a gaming machine that detects numbers of dots on a plurality of dice having wireless tags. The detection device reads the wireless tags which are embedded on each face of the dice by a reader having an antenna. The antenna of the reader includes a first antenna portion disposed substantially in a central portion of a field that supports the dice, and formed in a substantially circular shape, and a plurality of second antenna portions disposed so as to superimpose a detection area of the first antenna portion, and having a detection area larger than the first antenna portion. The first antenna portion and the plurality of the second antenna portions are disposed so as to have a portion of detection areas mutually superimposed on a playing board. | 2010-05-20 |
20100124966 | ROULETTE GAME DEVICE HAVING VARIABLE BETTING TIME LIMIT - A roulette game device is configured to make prediction of a game result difficult by making timing at which a bet operation ends variable. | 2010-05-20 |
20100124967 | GAME OF CHANCE SYSTEMS AND METHODS - In various embodiments, players may compete in a gaming context. | 2010-05-20 |
20100124968 | GAMING SYSTEM, GAMING DEVICE AND METHOD PROVIDING TRACE SYMBOLS - The gaming device includes a plurality of mechanical reels which have a plurality of symbols including a plurality of trace symbols. The gaming device includes at least one light source configured to illuminate portions of the mechanical reels when the mechanical reels generate the trace symbols so that for at least one subsequent spin of the mechanical reels, the gaming device can indicate that the mechanical reels generated the trace symbols during a previous spin of the mechanical reels. | 2010-05-20 |
20100124969 | GAMING SYSTEM, GAMING DEVICE, AND METHOD FOR ENABLING A PLAYER TO SELECT VOLATILITY USING GAME SYMBOLS - Various embodiments of the gaming system, gaming device, and gaming method disclosed herein provide a primary game and a free activation bonus sequence, wherein the gaming system enables the player to select one or more of a plurality of different volatility options for use in the free activation bonus sequence. Each option is associated with a different number of free activations and a different pool of symbols or different symbol functionality. The gaming system provides this variation in the pool of symbols or symbol functionality in various embodiments by enabling the player to replace one or more symbols of a pool or set of symbols of the primary game (i.e., the primary set of symbols) with the symbol associated with a player selected option. The symbols of this modified set of symbols (i.e., the secondary set of symbols) are used in the free activation bonus sequence. | 2010-05-20 |
20100124970 | GAMING SYSTEM, GAMING DEVICE, AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING A GUARANTEED WIN FEATURE - The gaming system, gaming device and method disclosed herein provides a player with a guaranteed win feature for a bonus event. The guaranteed win feature guarantees that the player will win an award of at least a minimum award amount for each of a number of free activations of the bonus event. In one embodiment, the minimum award amount is determined based on the player's wager on a wagering game. | 2010-05-20 |
20100124971 | GAMING SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ADJUSTING THE AVERAGE EXPECTED PAYBACK ASSOCIATED WITH A PLAY OF A WAGERING GAME - A gaming system and method which provides a player with a higher average expected payback for making a gaming system wager on a gaming system wagering event in addition to making a primary game wager on a primary game. If the player places the gaming system wager on the gaming system wagering event, the player obtains the chance to win a gaming system award in addition to the player's chance of winning an award based on the outcome of the primary game, wherein the gaming system award is based, at least in part, on the primary game outcome. By placing a gaming system wager on the gaming system wagering event, the overall average expected payback associated with the play of the game increases, without changing the average expected payback of the primary game. | 2010-05-20 |
20100124972 | GAMING SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING A CASCADING SYMBOL GAME INCLUDING A PLURALITY OF INDEPENDENT REELS WHICH PROVIDE A STACKED SYMBOL FUNCTIONALITY - A gaming system displays a plurality of independent reels, wherein each independent reel generates a symbol from a plurality of symbol positions of that independent reel in accordance with a plurality of probabilities. At least two adjacent independent reels generate symbols according to relatively high probabilities of generating a designated symbol. For a play of the game, the gaming system generates and displays a symbol for each independent reel and provides an award for any displayed winning symbol combinations. In one embodiment, for at least one symbol position of at least one winning symbol combination, the gaming system re-generates a symbol for one or more independent, such as by displaying a symbol from an adjacent symbol position of that independent reel. The gaming system provides an award for any winning symbol combinations and repeats until no winning symbol combinations are displayed. | 2010-05-20 |
20100124973 | GAMING SYSTEM, GAMING DEVICE, AND METHOD FOR ENABLING A CURRENT BET TO BE PLACED ON A FUTURE PLAY OF A WAGERING GAME - The gaming system, gaming device, and gaming method disclosed herein provide an opportunity for a player to place a replay wager for a group or set of a plurality of plays of a wagering game. In one embodiment, the replay wager activates a replay feature which the player can use a designated number of times (such as one time) over the plurality of plays of the wagering game. The player's use of the replay feature causes the gaming system to redisplay the previous play of the wagering game, and provide any awards associated with the previous play of the wagering game. After the player uses the replay feature over each of the designated number (such as one) of the plurality of plays of the wagering game, the player cannot use the replay feature for any of the remaining plays of the plurality of plays of the wagering game. | 2010-05-20 |
20100124974 | GAMING SYSTEM HAVING GAMING MACHINES WITH PROJECTED OR POLARIZED IMAGE REEL SYMBOLS - A system for providing a multi-game gaming machine having mechanical reel strips is displayed. The use of the projection devices onto blank mechanical reel strips transforms the multi-game gaming machine to a mechanical reel video game. These projection devices project the multi-game symbol images over the exposed portions of the mechanical reel strips. The projection devices are to be positioned such that its image projection covers one, two, or three reels of the available viewable area. The multi-game symbol projected images are theme based and can be easily changed or updated. A mechanical-reel gaming machine may include light responsive polymer material layers on its reel strips having multiple symbol images visible in polarized light and methods for displaying such symbol images is disclosed. The multi-game gaming machine has access to visually changing reel strips, and as such a number of sets of symbols can be displayed based on a game selection and corresponding image polarizer orientation. Back lights for each mechanical reel are to provide a uniform light source, and enough light coverage for all viewable reel payline positions. The uniform light sources per reel work with the image polarizer associated per reel, with polarizer location between preferably the reel and the game patron or the light sources and the reel. The polarizer orientation changes based on a game selection, with different game symbols displayed according to that selected game. | 2010-05-20 |
20100124975 | Wagering Game With Orientable Indicia and Method - Disclosed are games, gaming machines, gaming systems and methods including an adjustable multi-part indicia. During play of a game, indicia may be repeatedly reoriented in order to form winning combinations with adjacent indicia. | 2010-05-20 |
20100124976 | Gaming Machine With Orientable Indicia and Method - Disclosed are games, gaming machines, gaming systems and methods including an adjustable multi-part indicia. During play of a game, indicia may be repeatedly reoriented in order to form winning combinations with adjacent indicia. | 2010-05-20 |
20100124977 | Networked Gaming System With Orientable Indicia and Method - Disclosed are games, gaming machines, gaming systems and methods including an adjustable multi-part indicia. During play of a game, indicia may be repeatedly reoriented in order to form winning combinations with adjacent indicia. | 2010-05-20 |
20100124978 | Gaming Machine With Award Based on Sub-Game Outcomes and Method - Disclosed are games, gaming machines, gaming systems and methods including a primary game award at least partially based on the outcomes of one or more sub-games. The outcomes are related according to a pay table associated with the primary game. | 2010-05-20 |
20100124979 | BONUS FOR CONNECTED GAMING DEVICES - Embodiments of the present invention are directed to a bonusing system and method for gaming devices that are connected to one another. In some embodiments, separate counters are maintained for each choice of wager that each player has. For instance, if a player can bet 1, bet 2, and bet 3, then there are three sets of counters. Each counter has an individual trigger that may be randomly assigned. Each time a player bets, the corresponding counter increments, and each of the players at the connected gaming devices can see the counters accumulating. One bet will satisfy the individual trigger and, in some embodiments, the player who made the bet will win a bonus. In other embodiments, any player of a connected device can win. In either event, the players of the connected devices will not immediately know which player will get the bonus. Eventually the winning player is identified and the bonus awarded. | 2010-05-20 |
20100124981 | GAMING MACHINE THAT EXECUTES FREE GAME AND THE PLAY METHOD - A gaming machine is arranged as follows: on condition that a game medium is betted, plural symbols including a specific symbol are rearranged based on a symbol randomly selected from the plural symbols; a base game in which a game medium with an amount determined in accordance with the rearranged symbols is run; if in the base game the specific symbol is rearranged with a first predetermined condition, a special game in which a free game is repeated plural times, in the free game a special status in which the specific symbol is added to the plural symbols being established and a game medium with an amount determined in accordance with the rearranged symbols; and another free game is added and made runnable if in the special game the specific symbol is rearranged with a second predetermined condition. | 2010-05-20 |
20100124982 | GAMING MACHINE AND DISPLAY DEVICE - A gaming machine ( | 2010-05-20 |
20100124983 | Gaming Machine with Secondary Interface Board for Leveraging Slot Machine Interface Board Communications - Methods and apparatus for providing customized content on a gaming machine configured to generate wager-based games are described. In particular, methods and apparatus are described in which a secondary interface board, coupled to a master gaming controller and one or more communication paths associated with a slot machine interface board, performs various functions. The secondary interface board may be used to extract event information from the one or more communication paths that are used. The event information may be used to effect an operation on the gaming machine. Further, in various embodiments, the SIB may emulate device communications on the one or more communications paths, control devices and communicate with remote devices. | 2010-05-20 |
20100124984 | Networked Gaming System With Award Based On Sub-Game Outcomes and Method - Disclosed are games, gaming machines, gaming systems and methods including a primary game award at least partially based on the outcomes of one or more sub-games. The outcomes are related according to a pay table associated with the primary game. | 2010-05-20 |
20100124986 | PRODUCTS AND PROCESSES FOR PROVIDING A VIDEO GAME INCORPORATING VENTURE CAPITAL FUNDING - In an embodiment, products and processes permit a player to obtain funding for developing game environments. Funding sources include taxes, fees, licenses, bond issuance, loans, investors, commercial paper, convertible debt, bills, notes, debt issuance, promissory notes, venture capital, the issuance of private shares, transforming the game environment into a public company through an initial public offering, or through a follow on offering such as the issuance of common stock, preferred stock, and treasury stock. | 2010-05-20 |
20100124987 | Random community bonus gaming system and method - A random community bonus having a plurality of bonus awards. A threshold is randomly selected for awarding the community bonus. The random threshold may be the number of bonus awards that players qualify for. The bonus awards are displayed on a screen. A maximum of M number of awards, such as ten awards, may be shown on the screen. After the threshold is set, eligible players playing an underlying primary game are qualified for the community bonus. The number of qualified players cannot be more than the threshold value. A compensatory award can be received if a player opts out. A running count of eligible players that have qualified for the community bonus game is also displayed. When the number of eligible players or the number of bonus awards qualified for reaches the threshold value, the community bonus is triggered to award at least one bonus award to each and every qualified player. | 2010-05-20 |
20100124988 | Linked Gaming Machines with Shared Bonus Game - A base game may be a conventional video reel-type game. During play of the base game, at least a first progressive jackpot is accumulated by a first percentage of the wagers. A community Bingo game is concurrently initiated for all eligible players (players betting above the minimum bet) when an eligible player achieves a special symbol combination in the base game. The number of virtual Bingo cards dealt to each eligible player is based on the player's average bet. A central controller then random selects Bingo numbers, one at a time, and the first player to fill in a Bingo card wins the bonus game and an award. Only the player that triggered the bonus game is eligible for the first progressive jackpot. At various levels of the game, the players are motivated to bet above the minimum bet to be eligible for the bonus game and increase the player's chances of winning the bonus game. | 2010-05-20 |
20100124989 | Gaming System Having Multiple Wager Levels Eligible For Progressive Jackpots - A method of conducting a wagering game having a scaled progressive award comprises receiving a first wager from a player, displaying a first play of a primary wagering game, and calculating an increment of the first wager in accordance with an increment rate. If the first wager is equal to a minimum wager, the increment is deposited into a first bin. If the first wager is greater than a minimum wager, a first portion of the increment is deposited into the first bin and a second portion of the increment is deposited into a second bin. Upon the occurrence of a triggering event, a scaled progressive award is awarded, comprising a sum of a reset value, the first bin, and any additional bins for which the player qualifies. | 2010-05-20 |
20100124990 | APPARATUS, METHOD, AND SYSTEM TO PROVIDE A MULTIPLE PROCESSOR ARCHITECTURE FOR SERVER-BASED GAMING - An architecture for an electronic gaming machine (EGM) includes multiple processors that separate game logic from game presentation. The multi-processor architecture includes a dedicated game logic engine and a dedicated presentation engine. A first processor having the game logic engine is adapted to handle the input/output (I/O), peripherals, communications, accounting, critical gaming and other game logic, power hit tolerances, protocols to other systems, and other tasks related to operation of the EGM. A second processor is adapted to running a presentation engine. The second processor receives commands from the first processor to present game-oriented outcome and results. | 2010-05-20 |
20100124991 | GAME AND MARKET MECHANISMS FOR VIRTUAL REAL ESTATE - A content development engine which may collect, organize and distribute multimedia content and metadata associated with specific places, events and people. The CDE may be used with a game mechanic or a revenue-sharing network which may create incentives for users to contribute images, video clips, audio clips, tags, reviews or other multimedia content. When the CDE runs with a game mechanic, users may be rewarded with on-network credits, game points, “ownership” of territories on the map or reputation, and the network credits and game points may be redeemed for, e.g., cash, products, services or frequent flyer miles. When the CDE is coupled to a revenue-sharing network or an advertising engine, users may be compensated for satisfying user generated content (UGC) requests. The compensation may be monetary or non-monetary. | 2010-05-20 |
20100124992 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PRODUCTION OF MULTIUSER NETWORK GAME - Provided is a system and method for production of a multi-user network game that may produce and debug a multi-user network game and simply construct a multi-user network game environment using a single game production tool to thereby reduce a game production time. A system for production of a multi-user network game being performed between a game server and a plurality of game clients via a network, may include: a game production module configured to produce and debug the multi-user network game and a multi-user network execution environment; and an emulation module configured to emulate an execution of the multi-user network game by constructing a virtual network execution environment that comprises at least one server virtual machine and at least one client virtual machine configured to execute the produced or debugged multi-user network game. | 2010-05-20 |
20100124993 | SYSTEM FOR PROCESSING GAMING ACTIVITY - Embodiments of the present invention are directed to a gaming device configured to record gaming activity, a method of processing the recorded gaming activity to analyze player behavior, and a system including the gaming device. The gaming device may include a gaming display to display gaming events played on the gaming device by a player during a gaming session, a player interface panel including a plurality of gaming buttons and a game initiating button configured to initiate the gaming events, and a game processor configured to record each activity between the player and the gaming device, wherein each recorded activity is associated with a time stamp. | 2010-05-20 |
20100124994 | Gaming Cabinet - A gaming cabinet includes a first side panel, a second side panel disposed away from and substantially parallel to the first side panel, and a video display carried between the first and second side panels, wherein the video display is arranged substantially perpendicular to the first and second side panels. The gaming cabinet further includes a translatable gaming deck carried between the first and second side panels, wherein the translatable gaming deck is arranged substantially perpendicular to the first and second side panels and the video display, wherein the translatable gaming deck is configured to be linearly translated away from the video display, and wherein the translatable gaming deck is configured to be rotated to a position substantially parallel to the video display when linearly translated away from the video display. | 2010-05-20 |
20100124995 | Rolling-Sliding Unit and Jointed Shaft Comprising the Same - A rolling-sliding unit, particularly for a jointed shaft, including a profiled sleeve ( | 2010-05-20 |
20100124996 | Obstacle course - An interactive obstacle course characterized by a multitude of interlocking units which correspond to give the sections of the ceiling the capability to descend and ascend. In addition, the path of the obstacle course is able to be changed countless times to offer an ever-changing challenge. | 2010-05-20 |
20100124997 | DEVICE FOR SWING TRAINING - Herein is described a swing training device comprising two handles, each handle with a threaded post, a male manufactured head with a male locking device and a threaded receptacle for the threaded post and a female manufactured head with a female locking device and a threaded receptacle for the threaded post, wherein one handle is connected to each manufactured head by screwing the threaded post into the threaded receptacle, and wherein the male locking device is releasably connected to the female locking device thereby forming the swing training device. The device can be used for general fitness training or to improve a user's golf skills while at the same time exercising, gaining strength and flexibility. | 2010-05-20 |