25th week of 2011 patent applcation highlights part 60 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20110151876 | USER EQUIPMENT, BASE STATION DEVICE, AND MOBILE COMMUNICATION METHOD - User equipment | 2011-06-23 |
20110151877 | ACTIVE SET MODIFICATION TO RELEASE BACKHAUL CAPACITY - System(s), method(s), and device(s) that enable release of backhaul capacity associated with base stations are presented. During soft handover, a communication device can have its connection maintained with more than one base station. A link controller component can identify a radio link having the highest quality and can determine the relative backhaul load of each base station communicating with the communication device. The link controller component determines whether the base station having the highest radio link quality is experiencing the heaviest backhaul load relative to the other base stations. If the base station with the highest link quality does not also have the heaviest backhaul load, the link controller component identifies the base station having the heaviest backhaul load and the identified base station can have its status modified with respect to the communication device for a desired period of time, in accordance with predefined status modification criteria. | 2011-06-23 |
20110151878 | METHOD OF APPARATUS FOR PERFORMING SWITCHING IN MOBILE COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - Disclosed is a method for performing switching between a macro evolved Node B (eNB) and a home eNB (HeNB) in a mobile communication system including broadcasting, by the HeNB, a length of an HeNB ID to a UE; notifying, by the UE, an HeNB indication information containing the length of the HeNB ID to the macro eNB; transmitting, by the macro eNB, a switching request message to a mobile station mobility management entity, the message including a target ID; finding, by the MME, the HeNB or an HeNB gateway according to the target ID, and performing a switching process from the macro eNB to the HeNB. With the described switching method for the mobile communication system, UE can move between the macro eNB and the HeNB. | 2011-06-23 |
20110151879 | System and Method for Alternate Mobility Call Routing - A computer readable storage medium stores a set of instructions executable by a processor. The set of instructions being operable to receive, from a communications network, an indication that an element of the network is at a capacity limit; and initiate a communications session from a user communication device using an alternative network, wherein the alternative network transmits the communications session to the communications network. | 2011-06-23 |
20110151880 | FIXED MOBILE CONVERGENCE TERMINAL USING DOWNLOADABLE WIDEBAND VOICE CODEC, METHOD THEREOF AND METHOD OF PROVIDING WIDEBAND VOICE CODEC IN CALL CONTROL SERVER - A fixed mobile convergence terminal using a wideband voice codec is provided. The fixed mobile convergence terminal includes a communication unit configured to connect to a network, and a control unit configured to download a wideband voice codec identical to a wideband voice codec of an opposite party terminal from a call control server in a call setting with the opposite party terminal through the communication unit, so that a high-quality voice call function is achieved. | 2011-06-23 |
20110151881 | TECHNIQUES FOR FRACTIONAL FREQUENCY REUSE IN WIRELESS NETWORKS - Methods and apparatuses for Fractional frequency reuse (FFR). A reuse factor of one (f=1) may be used to serve mobile stations located in inner cell regions that do not experience significant inter-cell interference (ICI) and a reuse factor of less than one (f<1) may be used for mobile stations located near the cell edge that tend to experience higher levels of ICI. Dynamic allocation of frequency partitions and adjustment of power levels for each base station sector are provided in order to avoid collisions between neighboring base station sectors and achieve improved capacity and performance. Load balancing may also be provided. | 2011-06-23 |
20110151882 | IDLE-TO-ACTIVE STATE SHIFT APPARATUS IN CARRIER AGGREGATION ENVIRONMENT - Provided is a technology that enables a terminal to quickly perform an idle-to-active state shift and to quickly perform a handover using a carrier aggregation characteristic. The terminal may attempt a Radio Resource Control (RRC) connection establishment using a plurality of carrier components. When the RRC connection establishment using one of the carrier components succeeds, the terminal may transmit an RRC reconfiguration complete message to a base station. | 2011-06-23 |
20110151883 | METHOD FOR COMMUNICATING IN A NETWORK, A SECONDARY STATION AND A SYSTEM THEREFOR - The present invention relates to a method for communicating in a network, comprising a) a secondary station preparing the transmission to a primary station of a message comprising a report and a data field for containing data in an allocated resource, and b) the secondary station setting at least one transmission parameter of the message at a first level of reliability if the size of the allocated resource is bigger than the size of the message, and else setting at least one transmission parameter at second level of reliability being lower than the first level of reliability, c) the secondary station transmitting the message to the primary station. | 2011-06-23 |
20110151884 | TECHNIQUES TO PROVIDE ENHANCED MESSAGE MANAGEMENT SERVICES - Techniques to provide enhanced message management services are described. An apparatus may comprise a mobile computing device having a radio module operative to establish a wireless communication channel with a wireless resource, and a message manager communicatively coupled to the radio module. The message manager may be operative to receive a message size parameter for a message, determine a first time parameter representing a length of time needed to communicate the message based on an available bandwidth parameter, determine a second time parameter representing a length of time available to communicate the message based on an available power parameter, and send a transmit control directive to the radio module indicating whether to communicate the message over the wireless communication channel based on the first and second time parameters. Other embodiments are described and claimed. | 2011-06-23 |
20110151885 | EMERGENCY AND PRIORITIZED ACCESS TO WIRELESS RESOURCES - A radio resources management algorithm, through a process of function evaluation and optimization, determines and assigns resource priority values to wireless resource requests. Resource requests may be arranged within a priority queue in accordance with the priority values. The priority queue may control access to wireless resources that are typically reserved for handing off ongoing calls between cells. The algorithm may supplement or replace an existing CAC algorithm. The algorithm may also determine whether sufficient spare handoff resources are available to fulfill a resource request. If sufficient resources are not available, the disclosed algorithm may implement one or more congestion control mechanism designed to free up handoff resources. If sufficient resources are not available to fulfill a resource request, the resource request may be accepted and arranged in the priority queue if it is of sufficiently high priority, or may be rejected if the request is of low priority. | 2011-06-23 |
20110151886 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING RESOURCE MANAGEMENT IN A NETWORK ENVIRONMENT - An example method includes receiving data from a femto access point; evaluating resources being used by a macro network in which the femto access point resides; determining whether the femto access point is operating in a constrained bandwidth mode; and reserving particular resources for the femto access point to use for its communications, where the particular resource is allocated from available resources within the macro network. In a more particular embodiment, where those resources refer to spectrum resources, the method includes allocating spectrum resources between femto and macrocellular systems. In other embodiments, the method includes identifying a total throughput associated with the femto access point and one or more macro network cells, where a change in reserving particular frequencies is executed based on determining the total throughput being higher than a current throughput. The data from the femto access point can include path loss data and geolocation data. | 2011-06-23 |
20110151887 | Secondary System Usage In Multicarrier Networks - After an evolved Node-B (eNB) has selected primary component carriers and secondary component carriers, the eNB can transmit (for example, by broadcast), the information for secondary usage (such as certain conditions) to devices. The devices can also be machines or the like that are able to operate on cellular system resources, for example, machine-to-machine type communication in a cellular system. The devices can figure out component carrier utilization in the cells they can detect. Furthermore, the devices can estimate the interference caused by themselves based on the eNB's broadcasting conditions as well as upon additional information, in some circumstances. Finally, the devices can then decide whether to establish device-to-device (D2D) or other secondary communication connection themselves by using the secondary component carriers. | 2011-06-23 |
20110151888 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR A PROGRAMMABLE INTERFERENCE SUPPRESSION MODULE - Aspects of a method and system for a programmable interference suppression module may include receiving a communication signal comprising one or more desired signal, and one or more undesired signals. The communication signal may be utilized to generate estimated channel state information. The estimated channel state information may be formatted for use in interference suppression. A reduced interference signal may be generated from a delayed version of said communications signal and the estimated channel state information, wherein the one or more undesired signals may be attenuated. The reduced interference signal may be formatted for post-processing. The desired signals may comprise WCDMA and/or HSDPA signals, and the undesired signals may be inter-cell and/or intra-cell interference. Further processing may comprise HSDPA processing and/or RAKE finger processing. The communication signal may be a Universal Mobile Telecommunication System (UMTS) compliant signal. | 2011-06-23 |
20110151889 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR INTERNET PROTOCOL INITIAL POSITIONING THROUGH CALIBRATED RANGING - A global navigation satellite system (GNSS) enabled mobile device comprising an Internet protocol (IP) interface may be operable to determine a reference position based on a registered public IP address associated with the GNSS enabled mobile device and range uncertainty for the registered public IP address. The GNSS enabled mobile device may identify the registered public IP address associated with the GNSS enabled mobile device and a packet travel time to reach the registered public IP address utilizing a network trace test. The GNSS enabled mobile device may be operable to determine the range uncertainty for the identified registered public IP address and validate the registered public IP address for a reference position based on the determined range uncertainty. The GNSS enabled mobile device may be operable to acquire a latitude/longitude associated with the validated registered public IP address for the reference position. | 2011-06-23 |
20110151890 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR TRANSMITTING AND RECEIVING MESSAGES - Systems, methods, and apparatus are provided to enable real-time communication with people, groups and devices in accordance with certain embodiments. Typically, a phone number, address, or login information (“traditional identification information”) is needed to initiate a communication with a specific person. However, there are many situations where this traditional identification information is not known, but individuals still wish to communicate with others whose traditional identification information they do not know. By selecting criteria such as geographical location information that is proximate to the device, a person can identify and communicate with others while not knowing their contact information. The criteria can also include attributes, visual information, or other characteristics of the target device. | 2011-06-23 |
20110151891 | COMMUNICATION SYSTEM AND A MOBILE STATION, PROXY LOCATION SERVER AND METHOD OF OPERATION FOR USE IN THE SYSTEM - A communication system ( | 2011-06-23 |
20110151892 | Proximity-Based User Interaction - Techniques are described for providing location-based information and functionality to people and computing devices in various ways. In at least some situations, the techniques include enabling multiple people in a common geographic area to interact in various ways, such as via devices capable of communications (e.g., cellular telephones, computing devices with wired and/or wireless communications capabilities, etc.). In addition, the techniques include enabling the creation and maintenance of location-based virtual groups of users (also referred to as “clouds”), such as for users of mobile and/or fixed-location devices. Such clouds may enable various types of interactions between group members, and may be temporary and/or mobile. | 2011-06-23 |
20110151893 | COMMUNICATION APPARATUS - A communication device communicates with another communication device via an information managing device. The communication device includes a transmitter unit, a storage unit, and a control unit. The transmitter unit transmits presence information to the other communication device via the information managing device. The storage unit stores a program. If the communication device executes the program, the control unit judges whether the presence information currently registered needs to be changed based on executing the program. If the control unit judges that the presence information currently registered needs to be changed, the control unit changes the presence information based on executing the program. The control unit controls the transmitter unit to transmit the changed presence information as updated presence information to the other communication device via the information managing device. | 2011-06-23 |
20110151894 | COMMUNICATION DEVICE AND METHOD FOR PROMPTING INCOMING EVENTS OF THE COMMUNICATION DEVICE - A communication device and method for prompting incoming events of the communication device are provided. The method monitors environment situation around the communication device when the communication device receives an incoming event, and determines an environment mode of the communication device according to the environment situation. The method further searches a storage system of the communication device for a prompt mode matching the environment mode, and prompts a user using the prompt mode so as to avoid urgent or important events. | 2011-06-23 |
20110151895 | MOBILE MONITORING DEVICE AND MONITORING SYSTEM FOR ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT - A mobile monitoring device with a global positioning function that can interfere with monitored electronic equipment and a monitoring module that can carry out two-way communication with a control center. The monitoring module is connected to a power module and electrically linked to a voice device in two-way communication. The monitoring module is electrically connected to switch control wiring and sends switching order to it, so as to transfer between power control wiring and signal control wiring. The power control wiring and the signal control wiring of this mobile monitoring device are electrically linked to the monitored electronic equipment. In this way, it can conduct power control or signal control on the monitored electronic equipment. | 2011-06-23 |
20110151896 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SELECTIVE MESSAGE SERVICE BLOCKING - A method of processing message service requests to a subscriber's communication device in a communication network is provided. The method includes receiving a message service request from a sender at a network element, wherein the message service request includes a message and is directed to the directory number of the communication device; accessing a centralized database that stores message service blocking data for the subscriber; retrieving the message service blocking data for the subscriber; and analyzing the data retrieved from the centralized database and determining whether the message service request should be permitted or denied | 2011-06-23 |
20110151897 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING MOBILE MESSAGING ENABLED EVENT PLANNING, SCHEDULING AND TRACKING SERVICE - A method and computer readable medium for providing a mobile messaging event planning service in a communications network are disclosed. For example, the method assigns a mobile messaging identification code for an event, receives a text message including the mobile messaging identification code for the event and provides information associated with the event in response to the text message. | 2011-06-23 |
20110151898 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR GROUPING POINTS-OF-INTEREST ACCORDING TO AREA NAMES - An approach is provided for crowd sourcing and grouping points-of-interest based on cell broadcast message information. Reception of a message from a mobile terminal is caused, at least in part. The message specifies point-of-interest information and an associated area name corresponding to one of a plurality of cells of a communication network. The message is parsed to determine the point-of-interest information and the associated area name. A connectivity graph specifying relationships among the cells is selectively updated with the point-of-interest information. | 2011-06-23 |
20110151899 | Computer To Mobile Two-Way Chat System And Method - Systems and methods are provided for a two-way chat. In one aspect there is provided a system including a processor, which further includes a memory. The processor and memory provide a web client application. The system further includes a mobile wireless device and a centralized server. The centralized server provides a two-way chat between the web client application and the mobile wireless device. | 2011-06-23 |
20110151900 | SYSTEM, METHOD, AND DEVICE FOR RADIO FREQUENCY COMMUNICATION - A radio frequency communication system, method, and device operate in the VHF, UHF, or SHF range, where a controller controls the radio-frequency communication range provided by the VHF, UHF, or SHF radiation. | 2011-06-23 |
20110151901 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING USER INFORMATION IN SPECIFIC AREA IN MOBILE TERMINAL - An apparatus and a method for searching for a phone number in a mobile terminal are provided. The apparatus includes a phonebook search unit. The phonebook search unit provides a phone number of a user who has a registered location corresponding to a location to which the mobile terminal moves. Accordingly, a phone number search procedure is reduced by allowing a position information service to cooperate with a phone number search service, determining a phone number of a user who has a registered location corresponding to an area where a mobile terminal is located, and performing communication connection without a separate phone number search process in a mobile terminal. | 2011-06-23 |
20110151902 | Universal Short Code Administration Facility - Systems and methods for assigning short codes to provide uniformity among wireless carriers. In the systems and methods, a Universal Short Code (USC) Administrator maintains a list of short codes and their lease status so that SMS messages sent to a particular short code may be routed to the proper holder of the short code. A network facilitator is in communication with both the USC Administrator and at least one wireless carrier to route the SMS message to the proper holder of the short code. The short code may be leased for a specified period of time so that the short code can be reassigned after expiration of the lease. | 2011-06-23 |
20110151903 | SECURE MOBILE INFORMATION MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AND METHOD - Information or items that otherwise might be carried in a person's wallet or purse may be managed and stored on a mobile phone. Embodiments include a software application loaded on a mobile phone and an Internet website through which certain information can be transmitted to the phone by the user, third parties, or both. A user may be alerted to certain information or changes in information that meet certain criteria. The website may provide secure storage for information, filter information, and send encrypted and compressed nuggets or fractions of information to the phone for storage based on topic. E-mails may be searched for information, information may be sent to different parties, and signals may be sent locally to exchange information. Personal information may include account information or travel information, for example. | 2011-06-23 |
20110151904 | AUTOMATED COMMUNICATION USING IMAGE CAPTURE - A server includes a communications adapter; a controller and a datastore. The controller receives a first user input via a user interface to associate at least one image attribute with a contact. Thereby, responsive to receiving an image from an electronic apparatus, the controller automatically processes the image to identify at least one feature of the image that corresponds to the image attribute, and associates the image with the contact based on the image attribute; and communicates the image to the contact via the communications adapter. The datastore is suitable for storing digital information, and is communicatively coupled to the controller. | 2011-06-23 |
20110151905 | MESSAGING USING A CODED SURFACE - A method of sending a message using a print medium is disclosed. Coded data on a surface of the business card is sensed by a sensor module in a media feed path of a communications device. The coded data encodes an identifier which uniquely identifies the surface. The identifier is determined from sensed coded data, and a representation of the business card is retrieved using the identifier. The representation of the business card is displayed on display of the communications device, with the representation including fields, with one of the fields being a messaging field. Upon receiving a selection of the messaging field, a communications address is retrieved from a database where the communications address is indexed by the identifier. A message editor is opened in the communications device, with a current message being addressed to the communications address. | 2011-06-23 |
20110151906 | Multi-Carrier Frequency Assignment Method - In a method and a device for frequency planning of a multi carrier cellular radio system, a cost function that reflects a multi carrier function is used. Using the method and the device the frequency optimization can be made to take into account systems employing multi carrier techniques whereby the planning complexity and time for operators is reduced. | 2011-06-23 |
20110151907 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING INTERFERENCE BETWEEN BASE STATIONS - A method for controlling interference between base stations in a radio communication system in which an indirect interface for indirectly connecting the base stations exists and an direct interface for directly connecting the base stations does not exist, the method includes: converting a first interference control message used in the direct interface into a format of a protocol of the indirect interface to thereby generate a second interference control message; and transmitting the second interference control message through the indirect interface. | 2011-06-23 |
20110151908 | MOBILE COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, BASE STATION AND INTERFERENCE CANCELLATION METHOD - The base station includes: a first combiner which weights the BB signals received by first and second antenna elements by first and second weight coefficients and adds them; a second combiner which weights the BB signals received by third and fourth antenna elements by first and second weight coefficients and adds them; a third combiner which weights the BB signals added by the first and second combiners by third and fourth weight coefficients and adds them; a first processor which calculates such first and second weight coefficients that a combined polarization of the received signals of each antenna is orthogonal to a polarization of an interfering signal existing in the same direction as a desired signal; and a second processor which calculates such third and fourth coefficients that a null is formed in a direction different from the desired signal and in which an interfering signal exists. | 2011-06-23 |
20110151909 | TAKING CONTROL OF SUBSCRIBER TERMINAL - Taking control of a subscriber terminal is disclosed. An apparatus comprises a processor configured to cause the apparatus: to control a stand-alone base station so that an emulated cell of a cellular radio system is formed by transmitting a control channel with information of a real cell and with such transmission power that a subscriber terminal having an ongoing connection with a serving cell base station is caused to measure reception of the stand-alone base station as being better than reception of the serving cell base station; and to control the stand-alone base station to perform cell reselection with the subscriber terminal so that the ongoing radio connection with the serving cell base station is transferred to continue with the stand-alone base station. | 2011-06-23 |
20110151910 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ALLOCATING RESOURCES FOR PHYSICAL CHANNEL IN MOBILE COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - A method and apparatus for allocating resources for physical channels in a mobile communication system are disclosed. An apparatus for allocating resources, the apparatus comprising: An address generation unit allocating spare resources to a physical channel with reference to resource allocation information stored in a monitoring unit, and generating an address value of a frame generation unit corresponding to frequency and symbol index values of the allocated resources; the frame generation unit storing data to be transmitted via the physical channel in the generated address value to generate subframe data; and the monitoring unit storing an address value corresponding to the physical channel generated by the address generation unit. | 2011-06-23 |
20110151911 | MULTIMEDIA BROADCAST/MULTICAST SERVICE SYSTEM, AND DATA TRANSMISSION AND RECEPTION METHOD THEREOF - A data transmission method of a Multimedia Broadcast/Multicast Service (MBMS) system is provided. The data transmission method includes scheduling multimedia data including a plurality of sub-frames to be transmitted for each of a plurality of scheduling intervals, generating scheduling information, and transmitting, in advance, the scheduling information to a terminal, so that the terminal may selectively receive a plurality of sub-frames corresponding to a first scheduling interval, based on the scheduling information. | 2011-06-23 |
20110151912 | WIRELESS COMMUNICATION METHOD - A wireless communication method in which a base station and a wireless terminal communicate, including: an operation at which a first and a second base station transmit, for each beam area, a pilot signal including identification information to identify the base station and the beam area, in a beam pattern; an operation at which the wireless terminal obtains received power of each pilot signal; an operation at which the wireless terminal causes one of the beam areas of the first base station to be a desired wave beam area, and determines two data rates for requiring to the base station: one of the data rates being a first data rate used in a case that interference from the second base station is relatively high and another of the data rates being a second data rate used in a case that the interference from the second base station is relatively low. | 2011-06-23 |
20110151913 | Fine-Grain and Backward-Compliant Resource Allocation - There is provided fine-grain and backward-compliant resource allocation, including allocating, to a control channel, one of a first plurality of bandwidths being standardized for a first radio access standard, and allocating, to a data channel, one of a second plurality of bandwidths being standardized for a second radio access standard, the second bandwidths plurality exceeding the first bandwidths plurality in terms of at least one of granularity and range. The thus disclosed resource allocation may exemplarily be applied on a downlink. | 2011-06-23 |
20110151914 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR REQUESTING AND HANDLING UPLINK RESOURCE ALLOCATION IN WIRELESS ACCESS NETWORK - The present invention proposes new method(s) and apparatus(es) used for request and allocation of uplink transmission resource in wireless access network, which enables the mobile terminal to use non-contention resources closely spaced on time domain to trigger or adjust reallocation of uplink resource, so that quick response of the base station to the resource allocation request of a mobile terminal is effectively realized, and the demand of delay sensitive service is satisfied. | 2011-06-23 |
20110151915 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DELIVERING INFORMATION TO AN IDLE MOBILE STATION IN A GROUP COMMUNICATION NETWORK - A method and apparatus provides for delivering information to an idle mobile station in a group communication network includes delivering the information to the mobile station in special form, e.g., short data burst (SDB) form, if the information is smaller than a predetermined size limit. In one embodiment, the method and apparatus provides for encapsulating the information inside a frame, forwarding the frame to a server for delivery to the mobile station, and causing the server to extract the information from the frame and deliver the information to the mobile station on a forward common channel. In one embodiment, the method and apparatus provides for receiving information for delivery to the mobile station, the information being tagged for delivery on a forward common channel, and delivering the information to the mobile station on the forward common channel. In one aspect, the method delivers the information when the mobile station is in idle state with no traffic channel. | 2011-06-23 |
20110151916 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR ALLEVIATION OF INITIAL CONNECTION DELAY - Disclosed are an apparatus and a method for alleviating an initial connection delay of PTT services. According to an aspect of the present invention, the apparatus for alleviating the initial connection delay of the PTT (Push-To-Talk) services includes: a delay time measuring device that measures delay time of a WiBro network using a timer when a mobile terminal is connected to the WiBro network; and a signal generator that generates PING signals to activate the network when the delay time exceeds the threshold time. | 2011-06-23 |
20110151917 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR BRIDGING CALLS BETWEEN TWO DISPARATE PUSH-TO-TALK SYSTEMS - A PTT bridging gateway between a first PTT system and a second disparate PTT system: receives an invitation to a first client to join a first group call for a first group comprising multiple member clients on the first PTT system, wherein the first client is one of the member clients of the first group; determines that the first client is mapped to a second group comprising multiple member clients on the second PTT system; and initiates a second group call to the multiple member clients on the second PTT system. | 2011-06-23 |
20110151918 | COMMUNICATION SYSTEM INCLUDING BASE STATIONS AND TERMINAL FOR MULTI-CELL COOPERATIVE COMMUNICATION - Provided is a communication system for a multi-cell cooperative communication. A serving base station and at least one neighboring base station may communicate with at least one terminal through mutual cooperation. Each of the serving base station and the at least one neighboring base station may shift a phase of at least one element among elements included in a precoding matrix, using a phase shift matrix, and precode at least one data symbol. A terminal may feed back preferred phase shift matrix information to the serving base station, so that the serving base station and the at least one neighboring base station may adaptively determine a phase shift matrix. The terminal may calculate the phase shift matrix with small calculation amounts. The serving base station, the at least one neighboring base station, and the terminal may pre-store a plurality of candidate matrices with respect to the phase shift matrix. | 2011-06-23 |
20110151919 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MEASURING SIGNAL RECEIVED FROM NEIGHBOR CELL - A method and apparatus for measuring a signal received from a neighbor cell is provided. The method includes selecting at least one target cell from among the at least one neighbor cell and measuring strength and received power of a signal received from the at least one target cell. | 2011-06-23 |
20110151920 | HANDOVER CONTROLLING METHOD AND APPARATUS - A method for controlling a handover from a source base station to a target base station determines whether a direct interface connecting the source base station and the target base station exists, compares a link latency of the direct interface with a link latency of an indirect interface connecting the source base station and the target base station when it is determined that the direct interface exists, and selects a handover execution interface, between the direct interface and the indirect interface, based on the comparison result. | 2011-06-23 |
20110151921 | METHOD AND A DEVICE FOR DECIDING IF THE OPERATING MODE OF A TELECOMMUNICATION DEVICE HAS TO BE SWITCHED IN A DIFFERENT OPERATING MODE - A method for deciding if a telecommunication device has to be switched in an operating mode which is different from the operating mode in which the telecommunication is operating. In an operating mode, the telecommunication device relays signals transferred between a terminal and an access node which handles the terminal. In another operating mode, the telecommunication device handles the terminal. The method includes: determining, from obtained information, if a predetermined event occurs, and if the predetermined event occurs, deciding that a handover of the terminal has to be conducted between the access node and the telecommunication device, and deciding that the telecommunication device has to switch in an operating mode which is different from the operating mode in which the telecommunication is operating. | 2011-06-23 |
20110151922 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CONDUCTING WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS - The present invention relates to method and systems for conducting wireless communications. In one embodiment, the present invention relates to a method for conducting communications using a mobile device. The method includes configuring a mobile device having a mobile operating system to communicate with a computer, and operating the mobile device so that the mobile device enters into communication with at least one of a cellular-based network and a non-cellular-based network. The method also includes receiving communication signals at the mobile device, arriving from the at least one of a cellular-based network and a non-cellular-based network, and monitoring the received communication signals for updated data from a content provider website during a period when the computer is in a reduced function mode. The method additionally includes sending a wake-up command for receipt by the computer when the updated data is detected. | 2011-06-23 |
20110151923 | HIGH-PERFORMANCE CELLULAR TELEPHONE RECEIVER - A receiver includes a plurality of antennas; a plurality of front end circuits producing digital signals in response to signals received on the antennas; a beamforming unit weighting and summing the digital signals to produce a first signal; a first stage including a first plurality of modems producing first bit streams in response to components of the first signal, a first plurality of signal reconstruction units producing first signal replicas in response to the first bit streams, and a first active cancellation unit weighting the first signal replicas and subtracting the weighted first signal replicas from the first signal to produce a second signal; and a second stage including a second plurality of modems producing second bit streams in response to components of the second signal, a second plurality of signal reconstruction units producing second signal replicas in response to the second bit streams, and a second active cancellation unit weighting the second signal replicas and subtracting the weighted second signal replicas from the first signal to produce a third signal. A method implemented by the receiver is also provided. | 2011-06-23 |
20110151924 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING LAYERED WIRELESS NETWORKS - A capability is provided for supporting a layered wireless network. A method for supporting a service session for a wireless user device includes receiving a service request associated with the wireless user device, determining at least one characteristic of the service request, and selecting, using the at least one characteristic of the service request, one of a plurality of network layers available for supporting a service session for the service request. A network layer has a wireless access technology associated therewith and, optionally, also may have a core network technology associated therewith. The selection of the network layer for a service request may be performed within the network or performed at the wireless user device under the control of the network. | 2011-06-23 |
20110151925 | IMAGE DATA GENERATION IN A PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A portable electronic device is disclosed. The portable electronic device comprises a camera unit adapted to capture images of an object on a first side of the portable electronic device, a memory unit for storing data, and a control unit. The control unit is adapted to analyze images captured by the camera unit in order to trace movement of a pointer device, said movement forming a selection path. Furthermore, the control unit is adapted to determine when said selection path is closed thereby forming a selection area and, in response thereto, generate image data representing the part of an image of the object captured by the camera unit that is within the selection area. Moreover, the control unit is adapted to save said image data to the memory unit. | 2011-06-23 |
20110151926 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CONTROLLING OUTPUT OF A MOBILE DEVICE - A method and system for controlling an external output function of a mobile device are provided. The method and system can adaptively control the external output function according to a user's gesture-based interaction transferred from a sensor module when the projector module of the mobile device outputs screen data to an external screen. The method includes outputting an external output from the projector module to an external screen, activating a sensor module, detecting, by the sensor module, an interaction according to a user's gesture, and controlling the external output, based on the detected interaction. | 2011-06-23 |
20110151927 | PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE, SERIAL TRANSMISSION INTERFACE OF PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND DATA TRANSMISSION METHOD THEREOF - The present invention provides a serial transmission interface of a portable electronic device. The portable electronic device includes a control module, a display module and an image sensing module. The serial transmission interface includes a first line group coupled to between the control module and the image sensing module, and includes a second line group coupled to between the control module, the display module and the image sensing module; wherein when the control module sets the image sensing module to a master mode through the first line group, the image sensing module directly transmits captured image data to the display module through the second line group. The present invention further provides a portable electronic device and a data transmission method of the serial transmission interface of a portable electronic device. | 2011-06-23 |
20110151928 | METHOD OF AND APPARATUS FOR ACQUIRING AN IMAGE - An apparatus for acquiring an image comprises a display ( | 2011-06-23 |
20110151929 | SIMPLIFIED CONTROL INPUT TO A MOBILE DEVICE - A method and system for operating a mobile device includes interpreting a user-defined pattern detected by at least one of a touch interface and a motion sensor included with the mobile device. The user-defined pattern may be interpreted as at least one of: a polygon, an ellipse, a curve, a line segment, an alphanumeric character, and a movement of the mobile device. The user-defined pattern may be a two-dimensional pattern traced by the user on the touch interface. When the user-defined pattern is recognized, a wireless communication command may be executed by the mobile device. The wireless communication command may be a telephone command or a remote control command for a remote-controlled device. | 2011-06-23 |
20110151930 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR SUPPORTING SIM CARD IN MOBILE COMMUNICATION TERMINAL HAVING MULTIPLE MODEMS - An apparatus and method for supporting a Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) card in a mobile communication terminal including a plurality of modems are provided. The apparatus includes the SIM card for storing user information, and the plurality of modems each for providing a clock and for transmitting/receiving a signal by an independent interface with respect to the SIM card. Only a first modem of the plurality of modems controls a reset of the SIM card. | 2011-06-23 |
20110151931 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR TRANSMISSION PARAMETER CONTROL FOR AN ANTENNA APPARATUS WITH SELECTABLE ELEMENTS - A system and method for improved data transmission on a wireless link to a remote receiving node includes a communication device for converting packets to RF at a physical data rate, an antenna apparatus having a plurality of antenna configurations for transmitting the RF, and a processor for selecting the antenna configuration and the physical data rate based on whether the remote receiving node indicated reception of the data transmission. The processor may determine a table of success ratios for each antenna configuration and may rank each antenna configuration by the success ratio. The processor may transmit with an unused antenna configuration to probe the unused antenna configuration and update the table of success ratios. Similarly, the processor may maintain a table of effective user data rates, rank each physical data rate by the effective user data rate and probe unused physical data rates to update the table. | 2011-06-23 |
20110151932 | CONTROL SYSTEM FOR ANTENNA OF MOBILE COMMUNICATION BASE STATION AND IMAGE DATA OFFER SYSTEM AND METHOD TO USE THE CONTROL SYSTEM - A system for controlling a mobile communication antenna is provided, which includes a plurality of antenna systems each installed in a BS, and a remote control system for monitoring and controlling the plurality of antenna systems. In each of the antenna systems, an antenna module includes a radiation plate and a radiation device for transmitting and receiving radio signals for a mobile communication service, a sensor unit senses the inclination and horizontal rotation of the antenna module, a transceiver transmits data sensed by the sensor unit to the remote control system and receives a control signal from the remote control system, and a controller controls an operation of the antenna system according to the remote control signal received from the transceiver. In the remote control system, a BS monitoring information DB server accumulates the sensed data received from the plurality of antenna systems on a BS basis and an antenna system basis, and a remote control center outputs control signals to the antenna systems to monitor the antenna systems remotely. | 2011-06-23 |
20110151933 | METHOD FOR PROVIDING EXTENSION LIST SELECTION - The disclosure is directed at a method of providing extension list dialing in a mobile communication device comprising storing a plurality of extensions within a single address book entry; sensing dialing of a phone number associated with the single address book entry; sensing connection between the mobile communication device and the phone number to establish a call; and displaying a screen dialog with each of the plurality of extensions for selection of one of the plurality of extensions. | 2011-06-23 |
20110151934 | Automatic Keypad Unlocking Method and Apparatus for Mobile Terminal - The present invention provides an automatic keypad unlocking method and apparatus for mobile terminal, so as to automatically unlock a keypad when the mobile terminal is to be used. The apparatus includes: a state detecting unit configured to detect a stress state or a motion state of the mobile terminal, to recognize whether the mobile terminal is in a hand-held state based on the stress state or the motion state, and to generate a triggering signal when the mobile terminal is recognized as in the hand-held state; a camera configured to receive the triggering signal, and to capture image based on the triggering signal; a face detecting unit configured to detect a facial image from the image captured by the camera, and to generate an unlock control signal if the face detecting unit determines that a facial image of predetermined scale size is contained in the captured image; and an unlocking unit configured to receive the unlock control signal, and to automatically unlock a locked keypad based on the unlock control signal. The present invention automatically unlocks the keypad by recognizing the hand-held state of the mobile terminal. | 2011-06-23 |
20110151935 | APPARATUS COMPRISING A SLIDING DISPLAY PART - An apparatus including a first part slidingly attached to a second part, the first part having a main display and a secondary display, wherein the first part has a surface providing the main display, and wherein the surface bends or folds forming a side or side surface that provides the secondary display. | 2011-06-23 |
20110151936 | INPUT KEY OUTPUT METHOD AND APPARATUS OF PROJECTOR-ENABLED MOBILE TERMINAL - An input key output method and apparatus of a projector-enabled mobile terminal for projecting the key input by the user efficiently are provided. The method of a mobile terminal includes detecting at least one key input, displaying the at least one key on a display of the mobile terminal, and outputting the at least one key to outside of the mobile terminal. | 2011-06-23 |
20110151937 | PROTECTIVE PANEL WITH TOUCH INPUT FUNCTION SUPERIOR IN SURFACE FLATNESS AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS HAVING THE PROTECTIVE PANEL (amended - In a protective panel with a touch input function of an electronic apparatus display window, with a built-in antenna being placed on a back side thereof, an upper electrode sheet and a lower electrode panel that constitute the protective panel with a touch input function are respectively provided with radio-wave transmitting sections with no conductor formed therein, within a frame area to be covered with a decorative layer, in association with the built-in antenna, and with respect to all the portion or most of the portion of a border relative to the conductor of the radio-wave transmitting section on the upper electrode sheet side, since a paste layer, used for bonding the upper electrode sheet to the lower electrode panel at peripheral edge portions thereof, is provided with a through hole in a manner so as to overlap with, at least, an area near the inside of the border, with air inside the through hole being allowed to flow in or flow out through an air bent. | 2011-06-23 |
20110151938 | PORTABLE TERMINAL DEVICE AND INPUT OPERATION METHOD AND DISPLAY CONTROL METHOD OF THE PORTABLE TERMINAL DEVICE - A purpose of the invention is to provide a portable phone capable of allowing a user to comfortably use an application when the portable phone is placed on a mounting object such as a desk, and to provide an input operation method and a display control method of the portable phone. A horizontal state of a lower housing ( | 2011-06-23 |
20110151939 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD FOR RINGTONE CONTROL - An electronic device providing ringtone control and method include an infrared sensor. When the electronic device receives an incoming call, the electronic device turns on the infrared sensor if the incoming call has not been answered within a first time period. If one or more human bodies are detected by the sensor, the electronic device turns off the ringtone of the electronic device when the incoming call has not been answered within a second time period. | 2011-06-23 |
20110151940 | ALTERNATIVE RINGTONES FOR MOBILE TELEPHONES - A method, implementable on a mobile device, includes activating at least two of the output devices of the mobile device in response to a call-related activity, where the output devices include an audio/video device and at least one non-audio/video device, and stopping the activating when the call-related activity ends. | 2011-06-23 |
20110151941 | Mobile Device Having Cord Retractor - A mobile device, particularly a wireless headset, includes a cord to which an earpiece is fixed and a module having a spring-actuated retractor reel into which the cord is retracted for storage. A fastener on the module makes the device wearable. A rotary encoder generates a position data output according to the rotational position of the reel, and a controller receives the position data output from the sensor, and, in response, controls a function such as placing the device in an on-hook or off-hook state. | 2011-06-23 |
20110151942 | DYNAMIC CURRENT LIMITING CHARGING CIRCUIT - An apparatus is provided for an electronic device. The apparatus includes a dynamic electrical load, a secondary power coil receiver module that inductively receives a current from a primary coil of an power conversion system, a means for monitoring a current in the secondary receiver module being delivered to the dynamic load, a means for transmitting a power control signal to the power conversion system through the secondary charging coil, a current monitoring circuit that measures a current delivered to the dynamic load and a current limiter circuit that limits the current to the dynamic load based upon the measured charging current. | 2011-06-23 |
20110151943 | MOBILE TERMINAL AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING CHARGING THEREOF - For a mobile terminal and a method for controlling charging thereof, when the remaining power amount of a power supply, including first and second power sources, is less than a minimum power consumption amount required for a call, power is charged using the second power source. The remaining power amount resulting from the charging is compared with a power consumption amount corresponding to a callable time, and information that is associated with the callable time corresponding to a result of the comparison is outputted. | 2011-06-23 |
20110151944 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR CONSERVING ENERGY USED BY A MOBILE DEVICE - Methods and apparatus are provided for saving energy in a mobile device configured to maintain a persistent communication session with an application server over a wireless network. A method comprises detecting a traffic pattern between a mobile device and an application server for maintaining a persistent communication session and automatically initiating a transition of the mobile device from a first operating state to a second operating state in response to detecting the traffic pattern. The power consumption associated with the second operating state is less than power consumption associated with the first operating state. | 2011-06-23 |
20110151945 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE - An electronic device comprises an upper housing, a lower housing, and a battery. The lower housing is engaged with the upper housing. A bottom wall of the lower housing is partially recessed to form a thin battery receiving portion. The thin battery receiving portion can give way to pressure caused by a swelling and or exploding battery. | 2011-06-23 |
20110151946 | PORTABLE TELEPHONE SET - A portable telephone set includes a case having first and second sides opposite to each other, a group of keys is located on the first side of the case, and a card loading mechanism. The case includes first and second portions located on the second side. The first portion can accommodate a battery pack, and the second portion is next to the first portion and accommodates the card loading mechanism. A card in which information is stored can be loaded to the card loading mechanism. | 2011-06-23 |
20110151947 | MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS DEVICE HAVING A ROTATABLE MEMBER - A mobile communication device may include at least a lid member and a base member which are hingeably coupled together by a linkage mechanism. The device may include additional interface elements on an interface surface accessible when the device is in the closed position. A mobile communication device is provided which further comprises a rotatable member having an interface surface. The linkage mechanism actuates movement of the rotatable member from a first rotation state, such that the interface surface is accessible when the device is in a closed position, to a second rotational state, such that the interface surface is positioned between and concurrently viewable with inner surfaces of the lid and base members when the device is in an opened position. The linkage mechanism actuates the movement of the rotatable member responsive to movement of the device from the closed to the opened position and vice versa. | 2011-06-23 |
20110151948 | SLIDER ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A slider electronic device includes a first body, a second body, and a connecting member fixed to the first body. The first body includes at least one control member rotatably disposed on the first body and at least two first sliding members. The second body is slidably coupled with the first body. The second body includes at least one restricting member and at least two second sliding members. The connecting member defines at least two guide portions corresponding to the at least two first sliding members. The at least one control member is capable of blocking the at least one restricting member of the second body. Each first sliding member includes a sliding surface angled relative to the axis along which the second body slides. Each second sliding member passes through the corresponding guide portion to slide along the sliding surface, and be elastically deformed. | 2011-06-23 |
20110151949 | MULTIPLE-BAND ANTENNA WITH PATCH AND SLOT STRUCTURES - A multiple-band antenna having first and second operating frequency bands is provided. The antenna includes a first patch structure associated primarily with the first operating frequency band, a second patch structure electrically coupled to the first patch structure and associated primarily with the second operating frequency band, a first slot structure disposed between a first portion of the first patch structure and the second patch structure and associated primarily with the first operating frequency band, and a second slot structure disposed between a second portion of the first patch structure and the second patch structure and associated primarily with the second operating frequency band. A mounting structure for the multiple-band antenna is also provided. The mounting structure includes a first surface and a second surface opposite to and overlapping the first surface. The first and second patch structures are mounted to the first surface, and a feeding point and ground point, respectively connected to the first and second patch structures, are mounted to the second surface. | 2011-06-23 |
20110151950 | Combine Harvester Processing System Having Adjustable Concaves on a Suspension System - A combine harvester where opposing concaves on either side of a rotor of a processing system substantially simultaneously travel symmetrical paths. The concaves of the processing system may be supported on a suspension system such that the concaves are pivotally supported from a common axial location at one end and translationally adjusted at another end to move the concaves generally radially toward or away from the rotor. | 2011-06-23 |
20110151951 | Concave Adjustment Mechanism - A combine harvester where opposing concaves on either side of a rotor of a processing system substantially simultaneously travel symmetrical paths. The concaves of the processing system may be pivotally supported on a rockshaft where the axis of the rockshaft moves in a generally vertical manner so that the concaves then move generally radially toward or away from the rotor. | 2011-06-23 |
20110151952 | CROP SAMPLE PRESENTATION SYSTEM - A system for presenting a crop sample to a crop property sensor is in particular suited for a harvesting machine and comprises a bypass line branching off from a crop feeding assembly, a conveyor for feeding the branched-off crop through the bypass line without damaging the crop, and a crop property sensor for sensing one or more properties of the crop in the bypass line. The bypass line is upwardly angled or extends vertical, such that the conveyor elevates the material from the crop guiding channel to the crop property sensor. | 2011-06-23 |
20110151953 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR ANALYZING CHARACTERISTIC OF GAME PLAYER IN REAL TIME - Provided are an apparatus and method for analyzing a characteristic of a game player in real time. The apparatus includes at least one individual action determiner for calculating a player characteristic value indicating a level or tendency of a game player by giving a first weight to game play data values resulting from game play of the game player, an accuracy determiner for comparing the player characteristic value and a value set by an administrator, and calculating an accuracy value of the individual action determiner, a comprehensive level determiner for calculating a final characteristic value indicating a level or tendency of the game player by giving a second weight to the player characteristic values calculated by the individual action determiners when the accuracy value do not exceed a reference value, and a characteristic value output unit for outputting the final characteristic value. | 2011-06-23 |
20110151954 | DEVICE FOR PROVIDING VIRTUAL CLIENT MANAGING MODULE, APPARATUS FOR MANAGING VIRTUAL CLIENT, AND METHOD FOR TESTING A GAME BY USING VIRTUAL CLIENT MANAGING MODULE - The present invention relates to a technology for easily generating and supplying a virtual client managing module specified for various games and testing the load and function of a game through a virtual client managing module and an apparatus for managing a virtual client. The device for managing a virtual client managing module according to the exemplary embodiment of the present invention performs a function that uses template specialized for each type of game as game unique information to generate a specialized module and generates the virtual client managing module combined with the common module. The apparatus for managing the virtual client generates and controls the virtual client based on the virtual client managing module. | 2011-06-23 |
20110151955 | MULTI-PLAYER AUGMENTED REALITY COMBAT - Techniques are described herein for performing multi-player augmented reality combat. Each player wears (or is otherwise associated with) an indicator (e.g., an object that has a designated pattern, a visual tag, etc.) that identifies the player or a team thereof. Each player has a mobile communication device that is capable of identifying the players' indicators. A user may point a camera of the user's mobile communication device at another player (e.g., an opponent). The image that is captured by the camera includes the indicator that is associated with the opponent. The user may choose to fire a virtual bullet at the opponent using an audio and/or tactile command, which is processed by the user's mobile communication device. The mobile communication device determines the time that the virtual bullet takes to travel from the mobile communication device to the opponent based on the distance between the user and the opponent. | 2011-06-23 |
20110151957 | Gaming machine and game having symbol collection and win-improving purchase features - Games include a symbol collection feature, such as games in which a player collects symbols during the play of a base game, which collected symbols may be used in the play of a bonus game. The collected symbols may preferably improve the probability of the player winning the one or more bonus events or improve the probability of the player achieving a higher payout or winnings as a result of play of the one or more bonus events. Yet another aspect of the invention comprises games which permit a player to purchase symbols or game-extending features. In one embodiment, a player may purchase special symbols for use in improving the probability of their winning a bonus game. In another embodiment, a player may purchase spins or other game-extending or win-improving features for use in improving the probability of their winning a bonus game. The features might comprise, for example, free spins, wild symbols or other elements. | 2011-06-23 |
20110151958 | Gaming apparatus having wide screen display - A gaming apparatus for presenting a wager-type game comprises a housing, a wager accepting device, a controller and a display. The controller is configured to cause wagering game information to be displayed by the display in response to a wager. The display comprises a flat-panel display having a wide screen format. | 2011-06-23 |
20110151960 | GAMING MACHINE WITH MULTI SCATTER GAME - A gaming machine | 2011-06-23 |
20110151961 | GAMING APPARATUS AND METHOD WITH A DEPENDENT GAME FEATURE - Disclosed is a gaming machine and associated method in which a first and a second game event are provided. At least one characteristic of one or more symbols used in the second game event is variable dependent on the occurrence of one or more special symbols used in the first game event. | 2011-06-23 |
20110151962 | VIRTUAL GAME - A gaming method includes repetitive plays simulating rolls of virtual dice by a player and at least one of a bonus feature and a progressive feature. A gaming method includes scoring dice. | 2011-06-23 |
20110151963 | Gaming Device and Method for Providing Sporting Games Betting Services - A gaming device for taking sports related bets wherein the house offers various sports games for betting, based upon the final score combination, allowing players to select desired game(s) to place bet by picking the slot(s) on the 10×10 matrix. At end of the selected sports game, a winning slot will be determined from the slots picked before the cut-off time. Spectators of such sports will get a higher sense of thrill and better sense of satisfaction along with the betting device and the method disclosed herein. | 2011-06-23 |
20110151964 | Methods and Apparatus for Managing Stored Cash Value for Use in Gaming Transactions - Systems and techniques for managing stored cash value in gaming operations. A server stores patron account information relating to a stored cash value account, with the stored cash value account information being usable for gaming transactions using a gaming machine belonging to a gaming machine network and communicating with the server. The server communicates with a stored cash value transaction machine allowing the patron to deposit currency for credit to the stored cash value account and to make redemptions from the account. The account may be associated with a token that can be presented at gaming machines for play and at the stored cash value transaction machine for deposits and redemptions. In addition, a loyalty account may also be associated with the token, so that presentation of the token allows for identification of the loyalty account for credit based on play and for reward redemption. | 2011-06-23 |
20110151965 | Aggregate game play jackpot game - A jackpot gaming event is initiated with a jackpot having a value. After the gaming event has been initiated, a plurality of players is permitted to play a plurality of base games up to a predetermined maximum number of base games. Once the jackpot gaming event has reached a predetermined level of play, base game play is terminated. An aggregate game score is determined for each of the plurality of players based upon the base games they each played. A determination is then made as to whether one or more of the players have qualified to win the jackpot and, if so, those one or more players are awarded all or a portion of the jackpot. Gaming machines and systems are provided for implementing the jackpot gaming event. | 2011-06-23 |
20110151966 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CASHLESS GAMING - A cashless gaming method including receiving payment for a selected gaming ticket having a predefined fixed value, the gaming ticket being redeemable at a cashless-enabled gaming machine for an associated amount of wagerable credits, and issuing the fixed value gaming ticket to the player responsive to receiving the payment. | 2011-06-23 |
20110151968 | METHOD OF GAMING, A GAME CONTROLLER AND A GAMING SYSTEM - A method of gaming in a gaming system comprising a) conducting a plurality of games, each game including determining whether to award an entitlement, and, upon awarding the entitlement, controlling a size of the entitlement based on a size of at least part of a wager made in the game and adding the entitlement to a current total entitlement, b) determining to apply the total entitlement, and c) applying the total entitlement to subsequent game play independently of the most recent wager size. | 2011-06-23 |
20110151969 | NETWORK GAME SYSTEM AND CLIENT GAME DEVICE - By assigning presentation process information, which is used for changing a game screen or a game sound to a game screen or a game sound that is different from an ordinary game screen or game sound, to a player through an external storage medium when a predetermined condition is satisfied, a network game system and a client game device capable of increasing the attraction and strengthening the friendship between players are provided. In a network game system including game devices each including a unit that reads out a player ID from an external storage medium and a server terminal that is communicably connected to the game devices through a network, presentation process information used for performing a game presentation associated with a game presentation ID at the time of performing a game is stored in a managing section, the game presentation ID set to be used in the external storage medium based on the player ID is stored in the managing section in association with the player ID, and, when a predetermined condition is satisfied, information on the use permission setting of the game presentation ID that is stored in the managing section is updated. | 2011-06-23 |
20110151970 | Locating camera relative to a display device - Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to a method, system, and computer-readable medium for locating a sensor of a gaming console relative to a position of a display device in a gaming system includes displaying an image on the display device, estimating the first position and first orientation of the display device relative to the portable device, once the sensor on the portable device has found the image on the display device, instructing the user to move the portable device to a new position, estimating the second position and second orientation of the display device relative to the portable device, once the sensor on the portable device has found the image on the display device, determining the size of the display device using information gathered during the estimating of the first position and orientation and the estimating of the second position and orientation, and determining the orientation of the display device relative to a sensor of a gaming console using the two findings sent to the gaming console. | 2011-06-23 |
20110151971 | TECHNOLOGICAL PLATFORM FOR GAMING - A technological platform in which “clips” or short segments of play from a game may be automatically extracted and optionally analyzed, for example to support later searching of such clips for a clip having one or more features of interest. | 2011-06-23 |
20110151972 | METHODS FOR PROVIDING CONTENT TO A GAMING ACCOUNT AND APPARATUSES THEREOF - A method, non-transitory computer readable medium, and an apparatus that provides an interactive pop-up with an offer to download content for display during programming on a television associated with a gaming computing device. A determination is made whether an action with regard to the interactive pop-up was received indicating a selection of the offer. The content is downloaded to an online gaming account for the gaming computing device associated with the television which was on and displayed the interactive pop-up when the action indicating the selection was received. | 2011-06-23 |
20110151973 | Portable Computer With Multiple Graphics Displays - A portable computer comprises a base and a display lid hingeably coupled to the base. The display lid comprises a front surface and first and second graphics displays mounted in the display lid and viewable from the front surface. The second graphics display is smaller than the first display. Other portable computers include the second graphics display in the base rather than in the display lid. | 2011-06-23 |
20110151974 | GESTURE STYLE RECOGNITION AND REWARD - Systems, methods and computer readable media are disclosed for determining whether a given gesture was performed with a particular style. This style information may then be used to personalize a gaming or multimedia experience, rewarding users for their individual style. | 2011-06-23 |
20110151975 | Game System, Game Control Method, Information Recording Medium, and Program - In order to cause players to feel as little communication delay as possible in a communication type match-up game, a task generating terminal records how a player dances ( | 2011-06-23 |
20110151976 | Role Based Game Play on a Social Network - The present invention is a method of providing role based game play on a social computer network. User inputs are received via a computer network from user computers. These inputs are stored in a memory, and at least a portion of the memory is located away from the user computers. A group of two or more characters for a single user are created based on inputs from a user. One or more of these characters is associated with a friend user on the social computer network. At least a portion of information related to an outcome from the game is displayed on a device of the single user. Finally, the single user controls all the inputs for the actions of their characters during the game. | 2011-06-23 |
20110151977 | Smart acoustic drum and sing competition system - A system that wirelessly integrates actual drum equipment and singing equipment with a computer and the internet to allow musicians and or singers remotely located from one another to play music a competitive simulated game of music and or singing. An individual musician may opt to play music solo or practice to improve basic drumming or singing techniques. The system includes smart drum systems, an audio detection system and a drum motion sensing device, all containing circuits and contact or motion sensors coupled with signal processing and radio frequency transmitter circuitry, thereby wirelessly communicate game performance information to a remote receiver-computer. The computer display musician and or singing information and visually simulates and controls a musical and or singing game between two musicians, via the internet, having similar equipment and remotely located from each other. Standard drums may be retrofitted with the sensors and associated circuitry to convert such drums into “smart drums” for use with the system. Standard microphones may be retrofitted with the sensors and associated circuitry to convert such microphones into “smart microphones” for use with the system or any music implement. The system employs specially developed computer software to process musician performance data, control game play music, communicate game information between musicians and or singers musicians, generate and control visual simulations and display music musician performance information. | 2011-06-23 |
20110151978 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MANAGING TRANSFER OF PLAYER RIGHTS - A system for managing transfer of player rights from a first gaming system to a second gaming system comprising a first gaming system comprising a first data structure adapted for storing a set of parameters representing player rights a second gaming system in data communication with the first gaming system; and comprising a second data structure and a synchronization mechanism adapted to synchronize the storage of said player rights parameters in the first and second data structures. | 2011-06-23 |