26th week of 2011 patent applcation highlights part 36 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20110158052 | Timepiece with calendar mechanism including first date indicator and second date indicator - To provide a timepiece with a calendar mechanism whose movement is of a simple construction and whose date display is large and easy to see. A timepiece with a calendar mechanism according to the present invention is equipped with a first date indicator indicating the one place, a first date jumper, a second date indicator capable of indicating the ten place and singly displaying a one-digit date, and a second date jumper. A first date letter display surface is provided with numbers for indicating the one place of a date. A second date letter display surface is provided with numbers for singly indicating a one-digit date and numbers for solely indicating the ten place. A window portion is formed in the second date indicator. The second date letter display surface is arranged at a position closer to a dial than the first date letter display surface. | 2011-06-30 |
20110158053 | Chronograph timepiece - Provided is a chronograph timepiece to perform a system reset by an easy-to-understand operation for users, including a crown, an operating unit that at least starts and resets a time period measurement, a time hand drive unit that keeps time of day based on a clock signal for electrically driving a time hand so as to indicate the timed time of day, a chronograph hand drive unit that measures a time period based on a chronograph signal in response to the start for electrically driving a chronograph hand so as to indicate a measured time period and to reset the time period measurement in response to the reset directed by the operating unit, and a control unit that resets the time hand drive unit in response to a reset directed by the crown and resets the chronograph hand drive unit in response to the reset directed by the operating unit. | 2011-06-30 |
20110158054 | Stepping motor control circuit and analogue electronic watch - The invention enables accurate detection of the state of rotation even when the timing of generation of a induced signal is changed due to the relative change of a drive energy with respect to a load. A plurality of types of detection segments are provided as the detection segments for detecting the state of rotation of a stepping motor, and a control circuit selects one of the detection segments, determines the state of rotation of the stepping motor using a detection pattern of an induced signal VRs in the selected detection segment according to the extent of the reserve driving capacity of a main drive pulse, and controls the driving of the stepping motor on the basis of any one of a plurality of the main drive pulses having energies different from each other or a correction drive pulse having energy larger than the respective main drive pulses on the basis of the result of determination. | 2011-06-30 |
20110158055 | DYNAMOMETRIC DEVICE FOR INDICATING THE REMAINING BARREL TORQUE IN A TIMEPIECE - The invention concerns a dynamometric device ( | 2011-06-30 |
20110158056 | Dual Illumination Watch Face, And Associated Methods - Systems and methods for a dual illumination watch face having a tritium gas tube coupled with a dial, minute hand or hour hand of the watch face, and phosphorescent material disposed with at least one of the dial, minute hand and hour hand. | 2011-06-30 |
20110158057 | MAGNETIC DISPLAY FOR WATCHES - A smaller sized flip dot display utilizes a magnetically actuated segment that rotates between two orientations. The orientations display two different optical states. There are disclosed various designs implementing magnetic actuators in conjunction with one or more of microcontrollers, capacitors, balanced flippers, sequentially driven flippers and other features to reduce power consumption of small mobile devices such as watches. | 2011-06-30 |
20110158058 | STRIKE MECHANISM FOR A WATCH - The strike mechanism ( | 2011-06-30 |
20110158059 | INFORMATION STORAGE MEDIUM, RECORDING METHOD, AND RECORDING APPARATUS - According to one embodiment, an information storage medium in which layer 0 and layer 1 are arranged from a read surface, a system lead-in area, data lead-in area, data area, and middle area are arranged from an inner circumference of the layer 0, and a system lead-out area, data lead-out area, data area, and middle area are arranged from an inner circumference of the layer 1. A guard track zone is arranged on a side of the data area in the data lead-out area, and a reference code zone, R physical format information zone, recording management zone, and drive test zone are arranged in the data lead-in area of the layer 0 and padding of the guard track zone of the data lead-out area is performed after padding of the drive test zone of data lead-in area and recording of the recording management zone. | 2011-06-30 |
20110158060 | INFORMATION STORAGE MEDIUM, RECORDING METHOD, AND RECORDING APPARATUS - According to one embodiment, an information storage medium in which layer | 2011-06-30 |
20110158061 | INFORMATION STORAGE MEDIUM, RECORDING METHOD, AND RECORDING APPARATUS - According to one embodiment, an information storage medium in which layer | 2011-06-30 |
20110158062 | INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM - In an information storage device in which small compartments each for storing information are arranged three-dimensionally inside a solid body, the solid body having at least one pair of parallel planar portions on its surface is used for a memory medium. The information to be stored is divided into bits and stored in discrete minute areas that distribute three-dimensionally inside the memory medium. Anisotropy is given to the pitch of the memory cell and the pitch in a direction right-angled to the planar portion is made larger than the pitch in the parallel direction. Moreover, the data such that given n-bits are used as a unit is converted into a digital format such that m-bits larger than n are used as a unit and the number of included ‘1s’ is smaller than n, which is recorded in the memory medium. When recording the data on the medium, pieces of the data expressed by the m-bits are arranged on the plate in the right-angle direction. | 2011-06-30 |
20110158063 | OPTICAL DISC DEVICE AND DATA REPRODUCTION METHOD FOR THE SAME - Prevention of deletion of data in an unintended recording layer of an optical disc is ensured even when servo deviation occurs while controlling data reproduction. A light source outputs a light beam with light intensity according to a driving current on which a high frequency signal is superimposed. The light beam is collected on a recording layer of an optical disc. As triggered by detection of servo deviation during data reproduction, a light intensity controller adjusts a superimposed amount of the high frequency signal in the driving current to suit to a specific recording layer with the lowest reproduction tolerance in the optical disc and thereby controls the light intensity of the light beam output from the light source. | 2011-06-30 |
20110158064 | OPTICAL RECORDING/REPRODUCING DEVICE AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME - An optical recording/reproducing device which minimizes the number of home-in operations to move a pickup to a predetermined reference position of an inner circumference of a disc, and a method of controlling the same. The optical recording/reproducing device includes a pickup to record or reproduce information on or from a disc, a pickup movement motor to move the pickup along the disc, a main power supply controller to detect whether power is initially supplied to the optical recording/reproducing device so as to output a home-in control signal, and a drive controller to perform a home-in operation to move the pickup to a predetermined reference position of the disc, only when power is initially supplied according to the home-in control signal of the main power supply controller. Since the home-in operation is performed only when power is initially supplied to the optical recording/reproducing device, the number of home-in operations is minimized. Therefore, power consumption and noise which occurs in the home-in operation may be reduced and a disc loading time may be reduced. | 2011-06-30 |
20110158065 | Optical Disk Drive and Method for Performing Layer Jumps - The invention provides a method for performing a layer jump of a disk. First, a tracking error generation method is determined according to a layer type of a target layer when the layer jump is performed. A tracking error signal is then generated according to the tracking error generation method. | 2011-06-30 |
20110158066 | BACKUP DEVICE AND ONE-KEY DATA BACKUP METHOD FOR THE SAME - A backup device and a one-key data backup method for the same use a backup device having ability to retrieve a memory card and an optical disc. The backup device is connected to an external computer. A backup application is installed having backup conditions configured in the external computer. When an input unit of the backup device is triggered, the backup device sends a backup request instruction to the external computer. The external computer executes the backup application upon receiving the backup request instruction, and records data of the memory card to an optical disc, or saves the data of the optical disc in the memory card based on configured backup conditions. | 2011-06-30 |
20110158067 | Recording/reproducing device and method for controlling same - A recording/reproducing device includes: a data comparing section which compares, at the time of ejection of an optical disc, recorded information recorded on a ROM layer of the optical disc and relevant information (e.g., additional data) which is stored in the recording/reproducing device and which is related to registered information (e.g., content) recorded on an RE layer of the optical disc; and a data selecting section which selects, based on a result of the comparison by the data comparing section, relevant information for recording to be recorded on the ROM layer of the optical disc from among the relevant information. | 2011-06-30 |
20110158068 | OPTICAL DISC DEVICE AND PLAYING METHOD OF OPTICAL DISC - To determine the optimum amplitude of high frequency signal for the loaded disc with a simple configuration to achieve stable playing performance, there is provided an optical disc device comprising: a light source driven by a drive signal with a high frequency signal superimposed; a detector for detecting return light emitted from the light source; and a controller for controlling amplitude of the high frequency signal to be superimposed on the drive signal for the light source; the optical disc device being configured to read data on an optical disc loaded therein by a signal outputted from the detector, wherein the controller determines the amplitude of the high frequency signal to be superimposed on the drive signal based on asymmetry of the signal outputted from the detector. | 2011-06-30 |
20110158069 | RECORDING/REPRODUCING APPARATUS AND RECORDING/REPRODUCING METHOD - An optical disc apparatus capable of deriving optimum laser beam power even when OPC areas overlap with one another and a method for the apparatus. OPC result is recorded to an optical disc and OPC (area-saving OPC) that reduces an area use quantity by using the OPC result is executed and optimum laser power is determined. | 2011-06-30 |
20110158070 | Optical Disk Drive and Method for Determining Type of a Blu-Ray Disk - The invention provides a method for determining the layer type of a blu-ray disk. First, a laser beam is focused on a target layer of the blu-ray disk. Reflection of the laser beam from the target layer is the detected to obtain a reflection signal. The reflection signal is then processed to generate a first tracking error signal and a second tracking error signal. Magnitudes of the first tracking error signal and the second tracking error signal are then measured. The magnitude of the second tracking error signal is then subtracted from the magnitude of the first tracking error signal to obtain a difference value. Finally, the layer type of the target layer is determined by comparing the difference value with the first predetermined threshold. | 2011-06-30 |
20110158071 | WRITE STRATEGY DETERMINING METHOD, OPTICAL DISC RECORDING METHOD, OPTICAL DISC AND OPTICAL DISC APPARATUS - An optical disc recording method of suppressing variations in the record quality due to variations in an initial strategy of a write strategy using many parameters corresponding to a next-generation large-capacity optical disc. Modulation conditions for recorded data on the optical disc are determined based on a real measurement thereof; an initial strategy that meets the modulation conditions is determined; an optical strategy is determined in which the record quality is best in the vicinity of the initial strategy; and data is recorded on the optical disc, using the optimal strategy. | 2011-06-30 |
20110158072 | METHOD OF DETECTING APPROXIMATE TOUCH-DOWN, METHOD OF ADJUSTING HEAD FLYING HEIGHT USING THE DETECTED APPROXIMATE TOUCH-DOWN, AND DISK DRIVE - A method and apparatus to control a flying height of a head in a disk drive by detecting a flying state of the head just before it touches down to a disk. The method includes detecting approximate touch-down based on detecting a motion change of a head in a disk track direction by changing a flying height of the head on a rotating disk and determining that the head approaches a touch-down approximated flying height when the detected motion change of the head in the disk track direction exceeds a threshold value. | 2011-06-30 |
20110158073 | OPTICAL CHECKING METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DEFECTS IN MAGNETIC DISKS - An apparatus for optically checking magnetic disk defects that makes possible more accurate determination of positions of minute defects by illuminating an area greater than a checkup area with an illuminating beam having a Gaussian distribution is to be provided. The apparatus is configured of a specular reflection detecting device including a detector having a detecting face including an array of multiple pixels, and a processing device that figures out the position of each defect by using, in addition to the output signal from each of the pixels of the detector that detected a specular reflection from the checkup area, also output signals of some pixels out of the multiple pixels having detected the specular reflection from the checkup area of one turn before and the checkup area of one turn after, both adjoining in the radial direction, and determines the type of the defect. | 2011-06-30 |
20110158074 | OPTICAL DISC DEVICE AND DISC IDENTIFICATION METHOD - To identify the type of a loaded disc, there is provided an optical disc device, comprising: a light source driven by a drive signal with a high frequency signal superimposed; a detector for detecting return light emitted from the light source; and a controller for controlling the amplitude of the high frequency signal to be superimposed on the drive signal, the optical disc device being configured to read data from an optical disc loaded therein by a signal outputted from the detector, wherein: the controller causes the light source to irradiate the loaded optical disc with light in a condition in which a high frequency signal different from a high frequency signal for data reading is superimposed on the drive signal; and the controller identifies a type of the loaded optical disc based on the return light from the loaded optical disc. | 2011-06-30 |
20110158075 | Enhanced linearity DVD writing current circuit - A writing current circuit ( | 2011-06-30 |
20110158076 | DIGITAL INFORMATION MEDIA HAVING ADHESION PROMOTION LAYER ON A SUBSTRATE - Disclosed is a digital information media having an adhesion promotion layer supported on a dummy (L1) substrate that enables secure bonding of the L1 layer, directly or indirectly, to the rest of the stack of layers in the digital information media. Certain materials including metals, metal alloys, or metalloids enhance adhesion between the adhesive layer and the L1. By applying an adhesion promotion layer of such materials on an inner surface of the L1, the bond between the adhesive and the adhesion promotion layer improves bonding and reduces a tendency for the L1 to delaminate from the rest of the stack. The tendency for breakage of the media at the juncture between the adhesion promotion layer and the adhesive is reduced, and incursion of moisture or oxygen through the interface between the adhesion promotion layer and the adhesive is inhibited. | 2011-06-30 |
20110158077 | CONNECTION STRUCTURE OF FLEXIBLE PRINTED CIRCUITS AND OPTICAL PICKUP DEVICE - In connecting flexible printed circuits, a structure with improved connection strength of the connection portion is provided. In this structure in which a first flexible printed circuit and a second flexible printed circuit are connected to each other, a through-hole is provided on the second flexible printed circuit, and a resin member passes through the through-hole and is adhered to the wires of a connection surface of the first flexible printed circuit and the side of the second flexible printed circuit opposite to the connection surface, whereby impact is absorbed by the elasticity of the resin; as for the first flexible printed circuit, adhesion is performed on a metal in a wiring layer with high adhesion strength, while as for the second flexible printed circuit, adhesion is performed on the back side upon which no peeling stress is exerted, improving joining strength to prevent peeling. | 2011-06-30 |
20110158078 | OPTICAL PICKUP DEVICE AND FOCUS JUMP METHOD - In an optical pickup device and a method of a focus jump, in order to make optimum correction of spherical aberration responsive to the position of a recording layer at one end nearer a target recording layer than a current in-focus recording layer, the recording layer at the one end being one of recording layers at opposite ends of a plurality of recording layers, spherical aberration correcting means is controlled, and then a focus actuator is controlled, thereby causing a focus to jump to the recording layer at the one end. Next, in order to make optimum correction of spherical aberration responsive to the position of a different recording layer shifted by at least one recording layer from the recording layer at the one end toward the target recording layer, the spherical aberration correcting means is controlled, then the focus actuator is controlled, the focus is caused to jump to the different recording layer, and such a focus jump is repeated until the focus reaches the target recording layer. | 2011-06-30 |
20110158079 | OPTICAL PICKUP LENS - An optical pickup lens for focusing a light beam from a laser light source on an optical information recording medium is a single lens. The optical pickup lens has two surfaces, and a surface R | 2011-06-30 |
20110158080 | Disc Clamp and Spindle Motor Having the Same - Disclosed is a disc clamp including a disc clamp body having a rotational axis hollow engaged with a rotational axis; a first disc balancer that is projected from the disc clamp body in the horizontal direction and formed in a first thickness A; and a second disc balancer that is bent downwards from an end of the first disc balancer in order to fix the disc and formed in a second thickness B, wherein an angle formed between a horizontal surface of the first disc balancer and the second disc balancer is from 92° to 95°. | 2011-06-30 |
20110158081 | Remote radio head unit system with wideband power amplifier and method - A remote radio head unit (RRU) system for multiple operating frequency bands, multi-channels, driven by a single or more wide band power amplifiers. More specifically, the present invention enables multiple-bands RRU to use fewer power amplifers in order to reduce size and cost of the multi-band RRU. The present invention is based on the method of using duplexers and/or interference cancellation system technique to increase the isolation between the transmitter signal and receiver signal of the RRU. | 2011-06-30 |
20110158082 | GRID ROUTING APPARATUS AND METHOD - A grid router for routing packets and a network containing the same. The router comprises ingress units (IE), mailbox units (MU), and egress units (EU) connected in a structure of succeeding layers, said layered structure being segregated such that units in a given layer are connected only to a subset of units in a succeeding layer, wherein said grid router comprises a hashing unit for using a hashing function to direct incoming packets through said layers, and wherein said hashing function is configured to reinforce said segregation by directing packets arriving at a given unit in one layer only to units of a corresponding subset in said succeeding layer. | 2011-06-30 |
20110158083 | Determining Connectivity in a Failed Network - The disclosed technology, in one embodiment, involves a method that improves the execution speed of graph algorithms that are commonly used by network service providers for network analysis and/or design. The disclosed technology can be use to provide significant efficiency improvements when applied to networks that are separated into several isolated fragments (“fragmented networks”) due to severe damage that may be caused by either natural disaster (such as hurricanes or earthquakes), or planned adversary attacks. In one embodiment of the disclosed technology, a graph algorithm, that is used to determine a characteristic of the network, is not applied directly to the whole network/graph. Instead, the graph algorithm is applied to isolated network/graph fragments that are identified, for example, by using a fragment discovery algorithm. The graph algorithm is then applied to one or more relevant fragments. The results may be combined to obtain a network wide result. | 2011-06-30 |
20110158084 | Retry for Telematics Packet Data Connection Failures in CDMA 1xRTT Network - A technique and system are provided for executing retry procedures to resolve a packet connection failure during a CDMA 1xRTT packet session. In particular, the DTE is configured and controlled to retry based on either failure signals from the NAD or the Application Service Timer. Moreover, in one aspect, the DIE is configured and controlled to retry the packet connection selectively for traffic channel assignment failure, PPP connection failure, TCP/IP connection failure and Application service failure. In this way, the end user will experience a shorter service delivery time for packet-based telematics services. | 2011-06-30 |
20110158085 | ROUTING AND TOPOLOGY MANAGEMENT - A method for routing communications on a network node in a communications network includes: updating a central domain master regarding changes detected in topology, receiving a routing plan from the central domain master, where the routing plan is calculated at least in accordance with the changes, and transmitting data as necessary in accordance with the routing plan. A method implementable on a central domain master for routing communications between network nodes in a communications network includes receiving transmissions regarding changes detected in topology from the network nodes, calculating a routing plan based on at least the transmissions, and distributing the routing plan to the network nodes, where the central domain server is one of the network nodes. | 2011-06-30 |
20110158086 | PACKET RING NETWORK SYSTEM, PACKET FORWARDING METHOD AND NODE | 2011-06-30 |
20110158087 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR REDUCING REFLECTIONS AND FREQUENCY DEPENDENT DISPERSIONS IN REDUNDANT LINKS - A network device includes a group of high speed redundant transmission lines and a switch. The switch is configured to select one of the high speed redundant transmission lines. The switch causes reflections and frequency dependent dispersions in the selected high speed redundant transmission line. The network device further includes a transmitting device that is configured to adjust signals transmitted over the selected high speed redundant transmission line so as to reduce the reflections and frequency dependent dispersions. | 2011-06-30 |
20110158088 | Self-Configuring Networking Devices For Providing Services in a Network - A method for use in a datacenter for load balancing services. A native registry is operated to provide a naming service storing service access information for services active in a network. On a node, an instance of a service is provided, and the native registry is updated with access information for the service. The method includes providing a content switch with a node controller such as on a network device. The method includes obtaining, with the node controller, service configuration information for the service from the native registry that includes the service access information. The node controller activates the service on the network by configuring the content switch based on the obtained service configuration information. The method includes the service node publishing a service definition for the service that includes the service access information and other information such as a service name, an IP address, and a load balancing algorithm. | 2011-06-30 |
20110158089 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR DYNAMIC LOAD BALANCING IN A MULTI-CARRIER WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - An apparatus and method enables a dynamic change from one carrier to another in a wireless telecommunication system. In one example, user equipment receives a preconfiguration message adapted to enable the user equipment to be preconfigured for an initial carrier and a subsequent carrier. Here, the user equipment initially communicates over an air interface utilizing the initial carrier frequency. Upon the satisfaction of certain conditions, such as one of the initial carriers being heavily loaded or nearing its capacity, a Node B provides an order to the user equipment to switch from its initial carrier to the secondary carrier, which was preconfigured. In this way, relatively rapid carrier switching provides for enhanced load balancing largely controlled by the Node B. | 2011-06-30 |
20110158090 | METHODS, SYSTEMS, AND COMPUTER READABLE MEDIA FOR CONDITION-TRIGGERED POLICIES - According to one aspect, the subject matter described herein includes a method for determining condition-triggered policies. The method occurs at a Diameter node. The method includes receiving a notification of a network condition. The method further includes determining, based on the network condition, policy information for a plurality of associated subscribers. | 2011-06-30 |
20110158091 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR PACKET SCHEDULING - A method for packet scheduling is provided by the present invention. The method includes: A. buffering a received packet into a corresponding virtual output queue (VOQ) according to a class of service (CoS) and a destination contained in a header of the packet; B. generating a grant for each VOQ respectively according to the number of the packets in each VOQ and network congestion degree, and distributing the grant to the VOQ; C. performing packet scheduling and dequeuing by each VOQ according to the grant; and D. performing a round-robin scheduling according to the priority of the dequeued packet, and then scheduling and outputting the packet. A device for implementing packet scheduling is also provided by the present invention. The method and device can realize distributed scheduling on VOQs, enable flexible scheduling, and save the hardware logic resources. | 2011-06-30 |
20110158092 | Policy Rule Management For QoS Provisioning - Described herein is a policy-based Internet Protocol (IP) network wherein the Quality of Service (QoS) provisioning across various network devices is managed by policy processing via a user interface including a graphic user interface. The user interface incorporates information made available by a server, such as lightweight directory access protocol (LDAP) server, having a repository, and thereby allows for a consistent set up voice-over IP devices, video devices and network data devices with minimal entries by the user. Further, the user interfaces allows for efficient policy creation and editing. | 2011-06-30 |
20110158093 | BANDWIDTH CONTROL METHOD AND BANDWIDTH CONTROL DEVICE IN NODE DEVICE - A node device and a bandwidth control method are provided that ensure fairness among bandwidths for use assigned to data flows even when output-side communication network accommodation functionality and bandwidth control functionality operate with different clocks. The node device includes a plurality of subscriber communication network accommodation sections SA | 2011-06-30 |
20110158094 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ADAPTIVE REMOVAL OF DELAY JITTER EFFECT AND LOW END-TO-END DELAY - Systems, modules, methods and computer readable mediums for adaptive removal of delay jitter and low end-to-end delay are provided. The method may include the following operations at a delay buffer: calculating a holding time for a plurality of packets input into a network; buffering each of the plurality of packets for the duration of the holding time; and arranging the buffered packets in a sequence indicative of an order in which the buffered packets were input into the network. The holding time may be based on a difference between a current maximum delay of the plurality of packets in a current time window and a delay of a first packet of the plurality of packets in the current time window. The method may also include playing back the buffered packets at a selected playback time. Playing back the buffered packets may be performed at a reception mechanism. | 2011-06-30 |
20110158095 | NON-BLOCKING ADMISSION CONTROL - A method for controlling network access comprises receiving a request to allow a communication flow over a network and temporarily allowing the communication flow over the network before a response to the request is transmitted. Further, the availability of one or more network resources may be determined and compared with resources required for the requested communication flow. Priority of the communication flow may also be determined, and the temporarily allowed communication flow may be responded to based on the available resources, the requested resources, and the priority. | 2011-06-30 |
20110158096 | TRANSMISSION OF CONTROL INFORMATION ACROSS MULTIPLE PACKETS - Techniques for sending control information in the header of multiple packets are described. The techniques may allow more control information to be sent using a small number of overhead bits per packet. In one design, a first node (e.g., a network entity) may determine control information to send to a second node (e.g., a UE or another network entity). The first node may send the control information in the header of multiple packets toward the second node. In one design, the control information may include congestion information indicative of traffic congestion at the first node. The congestion information may be sent using Explicit Congestion Notification (ECN) bits in the header of IP packets. The first node may send the control information with or without coding and for all packets or a specific data flow. The first node may also send a synchronization sequence prior to the control information. | 2011-06-30 |
20110158097 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR GUIDING AND DISTRIBUTING NETWORK LOAD FLOW - A system and method for guiding and distributing network load flow is proposed and characterized by providing service-providing equipment with better packet routes to reduce the load flow of a routing device. At least two service-providing devices are connected to enable the routing device to guide the packets sent by a user-end device into the at least two connected service-providing devices for allowing the service provider used by the user to process requested services and thereby reduce the number of times of sending data packets to the routing device. In the case that the subscriber has applied for multiple network services, the packets only need to be requested once with the connected service-providing equipment in order to complete all network services. | 2011-06-30 |
20110158098 | ADAPTIVE HYBRID WIRELESS AND WIRED PROCESS CONTROL SYSTEM AND METHOD - A hybrid wired and wireless architecture for a process control system is disclosed that includes hierarchical adaptability and optimization capabilities. The system is arranged in three tiers, the first including a number of wireless end devices exchanging packets of data and/or instructions with the distributed control system, where each wireless end device is associated with one or more meters, remote terminal units, diagnostic devices, pumps, valves, sensors, or tank level measuring devices. The second tier includes a plurality of wireless routers, each including a memory that stores a routing table and a processor that routes packets. The third tier includes a master wireless gateway device operably connected to receive packets from and transmit packets to the distributed control system. The processor of each of the wireless routers routes packets across the tiers between the end devices and the wireless gateway devices based on the stored routing table. | 2011-06-30 |
20110158099 | COMMUNICATING DEVICE AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING COMMUNICATING DEVICE - A communicating device capable of transmitting packets to a destination device via any of a plurality of adjacent devices, has a first measuring unit for measuring a first quality of a link between the communicating device and the destination device for a first period of time, a second measuring unit for measuring a second quality of a link from the communicating device to the destination device for a second period of time shorter than the first period of time, a first selector for selecting an adjacent device from the plurality of adjacent devices based on the measured first quality when transmitting a new packet to the destination device, and a second selector for selecting an adjacent device from the plurality of adjacent devices based on the measured second quality upon failure of transmitting the new packet. | 2011-06-30 |
20110158100 | EARLY TRAFFIC REGULATION TECHNIQUES TO PROTECT AGAINST NETWORK FLOODING - Methods and apparatus for providing an Anti-Flooding Flow-Control (AFFC) mechanism suitable for use in defending against flooding network Denial-of-Service (N-DoS) attacks is described. Features of the AFFC mechanism include (1) traffic baseline generation, (2) dynamic buffer management, (3) packet scheduling, and (4) optional early traffic regulation. Baseline statistics on the flow rates for flows of data corresponding to different classes of packets are generated. When a router senses congestion, it activates the AFFC mechanism of the present invention. Traffic flows are classified. Elastic traffic is examined to determine if it is responsive to flow control signals. Flows of non-responsive elastic traffic is dropped. The remaining flows are compared to corresponding class baseline flow rates. Flows exceeding the baseline flow rates are subject to forced flow rate reductions, e.g., dropping of packets. | 2011-06-30 |
20110158101 | HIERARCHICAL RATE COLOR MARKER - One embodiment provides a system that facilitates bandwidth-profile enforcement. During operation, the system indicates a packet's compliance with a bandwidth profile based at least on available high-compliance tokens and medium-compliance tokens. The system further converts, within different classes of service (CoSs), an overflow high-compliance token to a medium-compliance token, in a top-down or bottom-up fashion with respect to different CoS priorities. | 2011-06-30 |
20110158102 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ROUTING DATA STREAMS IN AN IP NETWORK BY FLOODING OF A SUBSCRIBER SEARCH MESSAGE - Method and system for determining the best path to be followed by a data stream within a communication network including several nodes communicating with one another through arteries. The method further includes an application QSAi executing the method steps, the location of the output gateway, the calculation of the routing cost, the instigation of a timeout proportional to the previously calculated cost, the setting up of the route between the caller and the called party, the preemption of resources, and the configuration of the router by imposition of the output port. The method further includes an input handler and an output handler, each linked to a router of the network. Each of the handlers includes a QSP application ensuring the conversion of the multimedia protocol into a protocol for routing in the network and a call and location server making it possible to steer the multimedia calls toward the QSP. | 2011-06-30 |
20110158103 | TEST APPARATUS AND TEST METHOD - Provided is a test apparatus that tests a device under test, comprising a test module section that tests the device under test; a test control section that generates control packets for controlling the test module section; and a connecting section that receives the control packets from the test control section and transmits the control packets to the test module section. The test module section includes a first test module that operates according to control packets having a first packet structure and a second test module that operates according to control packets having a second packet structure, which is obtained by adding an expansion region to a control packet having the first packet structure, the test control section transmits control packets having the second packet structure to the connecting section, and the connecting section (i) removes the expansion region from control packets having the second packet structure received from the test control section and transmits the resulting control packets to the first test module, and (ii) transmits control packets having the second packet structure received from the test control section to the second test module. | 2011-06-30 |
20110158104 | Determining Preamble Sequences For Random Access - The present invention relates to a method and a communication network node for enabling auto-tuning of preamble sequences used during random access procedures when user equipments ( | 2011-06-30 |
20110158105 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DETECTING AND LOCALIZING AN ANOMALY FOR A NETWORK - A method and apparatus for detecting and localizing an anomaly for a network are disclosed. For example, the method sends a first set of probe packets on at least one path of the network, and detects a performance anomaly on a first path of the at least one path. The method then identifies at least one link on the first path that is responsible for the performance anomaly by applying a second set of probe packets. | 2011-06-30 |
20110158106 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR GENERATING A PUSH-UP ALERT OF FAULT CONDITIONS IN THE DISTRIBUTION OF DATA IN A HIERARCHICAL DATABASE - Embodiments relate to systems and methods for generating a push-up alert of fault conditions in the distribution of data in a hierarchical database. Higher-level data, such as yearly profit, may be desired to be spread from parent nodes to lower nodes, such as quarters, in a hierarchical data store. Parent nodes can be associated with a set of programmatic placeholder nodes. A spreading tool can insert child nodes representing quarters, months, or other insertion point(s) encoded by a set of placeholder nodes, dividing quantities appropriately. The spreading tool can access or host logic to ensure that data is spread in an order that takes dependencies, formatting, or other factors into account. The spreading tool can also be configured to detect numerical errors, logical errors, or other faults and attempt to identify conflicting rules or other sources of error. Those rules can be automatically removed and/or removed via user selection. | 2011-06-30 |
20110158107 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR FINDING - A method and system for finding a source failure node in a traceable network. The method includes: determining a possible source failure node according to a leaf node that has an exception, wherein the possible source failure node is a node that is most likely to cause the exception; selecting a target node to receive an investigation result corresponding to the target node, wherein the investigation result indicates whether the target node has the same exception; receiving the investigation result corresponding to the target node and updating the traceable network according to the investigation result; and returning to the step of determining a possible source failure node, if it can not be verified according to the updated traceable network that the possible source failure node is the source failure node causing the exception. | 2011-06-30 |
20110158108 | ETHERENT PHYSICAL LAYER TEST SYSTEM AND METHOD - An Ethernet physical layer test system and method, wherein a signal pattern generator is utilized to generate repeatedly a signal pattern frame required by the test items of the Ethernet physical layer according to a transmission procedure of a medium access controller; meanwhile, the signal pattern generator generates a control signal for switching a multiplexer, so as to control the transmission of a signal pattern frame. The Ethernet physical layer receives the signal pattern frame and outputs a test packet to a measurement instrument via a twisted-pair, for testing and analyzing quality of signals output by the Ethernet physical layer. Through the application of this Ethernet physical layer test system and method, the time required for testing the Ethernet physical layer can be effectively reduced, thus simplifying the complexity of an algorithm in testing the Ethernet physical layer. | 2011-06-30 |
20110158109 | METHOD OF FLOW CONTROL FOR DATA TRANSPORTED USING ISOCHRONOUS PACKETS OVER AN IEEE 1394-2000 SERIAL BUS NETWORK - An isochronous back channel is configured between a transmitting device and a receiving device. The isochronous back channel provides retransmission and flow control information from the receiving device to the transmitting device related to a stream of isochronous data packets transmitted from the transmitting device to the receiving device. An isochronous back channel packet for indicating a retransmission or flow control function to perform is configured and transmitted from the receiving device to the transmitting device over the isochronous back channel. A transmitting plug is configured on the receiving device and a receiving plug is configured on the transmitting device for implementing the isochronous back channel. The isochronous back channel packet includes a control instruction that instructs the transmitting device to either reset, stop or resume transmission of the stream of isochronous data packets being transmitted from the transmitting device to the receiving device. | 2011-06-30 |
20110158110 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MULTIBAND RATE SCALING - A system and method for multiband rate scaling for communication, particularly wireless communication. A band is used as a parameter for wireless communication performance when a wireless communication channel has a plurality of available bands for communication. A selected communication band may be switched to another available communication band, where the switching may be based on a desired performance determination. | 2011-06-30 |
20110158111 | BULK SERVICE PROVISIONING ON LIVE NETWORK - The invention is directed to a method and system for bulk provisioning of telecommunications services on a live network and is suited to migrating telecommunications services from a legacy network to another network. Customer service data files can be imported, and validated against customer service rules and against live configuration data of the live network. Actions are logged and can be rolled back when errors are encountered. | 2011-06-30 |
20110158112 | SYNTHETIC FRAME LOSS RATIO - An endpoint for determining a frame loss ratio is provided. The endpoint includes a processor and a memory coupled with the processor. The memory stores instructions that are executable to generate a number of synthetic frames, and insert the number of synthetic frames into a stream of data frames, the synthetic frames being transmitted to a responder endpoint address designated in the synthetic frames. The memory may also store instructions that are executable to determine a number of lost synthetic frames; and calculate a synthetic frame loss ratio as a function of the number of lost synthetic frames and the number of synthetic frames inserted into the stream of data frames. | 2011-06-30 |
20110158113 | DRIVEN MULTICAST TRAFFIC DISTRIBUTION ON LINK-AGGREGATE-GROUP - A method and apparatus of dynamically distributing multicast stream to different hosts on a link-aggregation-group is described. A network element receives, on a link-aggregation-group, multicast requests and determines the bandwidth for that request by the information stored in the request. The network element further allocates bandwidth requirement on the least utilized link in link-aggregation-group. The network element additionally updates a forwarding table to indicate that the multicast stream in that request is to be forward out the allocated link. | 2011-06-30 |
20110158114 | METHOD AND APPARTUS FOR PERFORMING TIMING SYNCHRONIZATION IN A WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - A method and apparatus for performing time synchronization is provided. The method/apparatus includes, at a radio subsystem: receiving, from a digital subsystem, a first signal via the link, where the link not dedicated to timing synchronization; determining a time difference between the first signal and a second signal; converting the time difference to a time error, sending, via the link, the time error or time difference to the digital subsystem. The method further includes, at the digital subsystem, inputting the time error, received from the radio subsystem, to a phased locked loop (PLL) in order to adjust an oscillator frequency so as to reduce the amount of the time error and thus synchronizing the radio access network with the second signal received at the radio subsystem, without the need for an additional connection between the digital and radio subsystems. | 2011-06-30 |
20110158115 | Power Efficiency and Packet Delivery Ratio Through Micro Rate Control at Access Point Functionality Enabled Devices - Embodiments of the invention provide a method to allow a software access point (SAP)-enabled device to go to sleep as much as possible without sacrificing throughput and latency across networks. The SAP-enabled device defers transmissions from client stations if maximum end-to-end throughput that can be supported by the networks is below the maximum throughput supported by a connection to the client station. | 2011-06-30 |
20110158116 | METHOD AND APPARATUS THAT FACILITATES A TIMING ALIGNMENT IN A MULTICARRIER SYSTEM - Aspects are disclosed for facilitating a timing alignment in a multicarrier system. In one aspect, at least one downlink timing associated with at least one downlink carrier is determined, and an uplink timing associated with an uplink group of carriers is ascertained based on at least one downlink timing and a timing offset associated with the uplink group of carriers. Each of the uplink group of carriers is then transmitted within a threshold value of the uplink timing. In another aspect, a downlink communication is transmitted to a wireless terminal via at least one downlink carrier. This embodiment further includes assigning a timing offset to an uplink group of carriers, and providing the timing offset to the wireless terminal via the at least one downlink carrier. An uplink communication is then received via the uplink group of carriers according to the timing offset. | 2011-06-30 |
20110158117 | POWER HEADROOM REPORT FOR SIMULTANEOUS TRANSMISSIONS ON DISPARATE RADIO ACCESS TECHNOLOGIES - A method, an apparatus, and a computer program product for wireless communication are provided in which a determination is made of a first power available for transmitting a first signal using a first radio access technology while simultaneously transmitting a second signal using a second radio access technology different from the first radio access technology. An uplink grant is received and a determination is made regarding a second power for transmitting the first signal on uplink using the first radio access technology based on the uplink grant. A determination is made regarding a difference between the first power and the second power and the information related to the difference via the first radio access technology is reported based upon a trigger. | 2011-06-30 |
20110158118 | Measurement and carrier group based optimization in wireless OFDM multi-carrier communication systems - In a wireless OFDM multi-carrier communication system, a mobile station obtains measurement result of a first received signal strength indication (RSSI) of a first preamble signal transmitted from a base station over a first radio frequency (RF) carrier. The mobile station also obtains signal offset information between the first RF carrier and a second RF carrier of the base station. In response to the measurement result and the signal offset information, the mobile station estimates a second RSSI of a second preamble signal transmitted by the base station over the second RF carrier without performing scanning over the second RF carrier. In one novel aspect, the mobile station identifies a carrier group containing multiple carriers that belong to the same base station. Measurement optimization, initial cell selection and cell reselection optimization, report reduction, and other carrier group based optimization can be achieved in the multi-carrier system based on identified carrier group. | 2011-06-30 |
20110158119 | COMMUNICATION APPARATUS, PROCESSING METHOD FOR THE SAME, AND COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM - A communication apparatus extracts segment data including information defining the position of a fragment packet before fragmentation and the identification information of the fragment packet from the header information of the fragment packet. If the fragment packet is the last fragment packet, the apparatus extracts packet length information before packet fragmentation from the header information of the last fragment packet. A memory stores a segment database holding segment data and information associating identification information with packet length information. The communication apparatus executes integration processing of the segment data based on information stored in the segment database and determines whether the reception of all the fragment packets constituting the packet before fragmentation is complete. | 2011-06-30 |
20110158120 | NODE DEVICE - There is provided a node device having a plurality of transmission lines, included in a network, the node device including a first clock extracting section configured to extract a clock from a first packet used for synchronization of a clock in the node device, the first packet being received from the network through the transmission line, a second clock extracting section configured to extract a clock from a signal received from the network through the transmission line, and a clock selector to select a clock out of the clock extracted by the first clock extracting section and the clock extracted by the second clock extracting section, wherein the clock selected by the clock selector is used for synchronization of a clock in the node device. | 2011-06-30 |
20110158121 | EXPLICIT INDICATION OF BEARERS SUBJECT TO VOICE CALL CONTINUITY - A method, user equipment and a network entity are disclosed. The method comprises the steps of: determining which of a plurality of packet bearers carry voice media components for handover between a packet-switched network and a circuit-switched network to ensure voice call continuity; and notifying an entity that will said enforce voice call continuity for which of said plurality of packet bearers carry said voice media components. | 2011-06-30 |
20110158122 | WIRELESS ROUTING SELECTION SYSTEM AND METHOD - A technique involves untethered access points (UAPs) that can broadcast estimated transmission time (ETT) that represents an estimated time it would take for a packet to be transmitted from the first UAP to an AP that is wire coupled to a network. The proposed system can offer, among other advantages, accurate ETT values for use by UAPs of a wireless network. | 2011-06-30 |
20110158123 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TRANSMITTING/RECEIVING CHANNEL QUALITY INFORMATION IN A COMMUNICATION SYSTEM USING AN ORTHOGONAL FREQUENCY DIVISION MULTIPLEXING SCHEME - A method and Mobile Subscriber Station (MSS) are provided for transmitting Channel Quality Information (CQI) in a wireless communication system using an Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiple Access (OFDMA) scheme. A Carrier to Interference and Noise Ratio (CINR) of at least two bands are measured; each of the at least two bands including a plurality of adjacent subcarriers for a band Adaptive Modulation and Coding (AMC) operation. A Report Response (REP-RSP) message including first information related to the measured CINR is sent. Second information related to a differential CINR of the at least two bands is sent via a Channel Quality Information Channel (CQICH). | 2011-06-30 |
20110158124 | MAINTAINING DATA UNIT ORDER IN A NETWORK SWITCHING DEVICE - Data units received by a network device may be classified into traffic flow classes in which the determined traffic flow class for a data unit may be dynamically refined as the data unit is processed by the network device. A dispatch component of the network device may receive data units associated with traffic flow classes. Parallel processing engines of the network device may receive the data units from the dispatch component and may generate, for a least one of the data units, a plurality of dynamically refined indications of the traffic flow class to which the data unit belongs. Additionally, an ordering component of the network device may include a plurality of re-order queues, where the at least one data unit successively progresses through at least two of the re-order queues in an order defined by the plurality of dynamically refined indications of the traffic flow class. | 2011-06-30 |
20110158125 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR GENERATING AND UTILIZING COMMUNICATIONS SHORTCUTS - Various methods for generating and utilizing communications shortcuts are provided. One example method includes associating a contact information detail to an unassigned shortcut for implementing one of at least one communications method associated with the contact information detail, and configuring the unassigned shortcut to initiate a communication session with a party associated with the contact information detail in response to a selection of the unassigned shortcut. Similar and related example methods and example apparatuses are also provided. | 2011-06-30 |
20110158126 | High speed wireless infrastructure - High speed wireless infrastructures and techniques are provided. Wireless radios are situated within an enterprise, each radio positioned at the end of the wireless frequency range for that of a neighboring radio. Each radio wireless transmits using direction steerable antennas at 60 Gigahertz. At lease one radio is interfaced to a back-end enterprise information server. Each radio capable of interfacing to a consumer's wireless device within the enterprise when that wireless device is within range of the directional steerable antennas. The wireless radios and the back-end information server combine to form a high speed wireless communication network within the enterprise. | 2011-06-30 |
20110158127 | WIRELESS EXTENDER SECURE DISCOVERY AND PROVISIONING - According to embodiments of the invention, a first wireless access point discovers a second wireless access point, the first wireless access point tunes its radio and privacy settings, without user input, based upon parameters automatically exchanged in response to the discovery of the second wireless access point, and a secure direct wireless connection is established between the first and second wireless access points using the radio and privacy settings. Adding the first wireless to an existing mesh network includes a determination of the best available direct wireless connection. | 2011-06-30 |
20110158128 | EFFICIENT PROTECTION SCHEME FOR MPLS MULTICAST - An efficient protection scheme for MPLS multicast is disclosed for protection of Point-to-Multi-Point LSP connections. The efficient protection scheme for MPLS multicast includes a pair of Redundant Multicast Trees for each multicast connection which connects the source of a multicast LSP to all its destinations in such a way that in the event of a single link or node failure in the network, every destination node is still connected to the root node in at least one of the two trees. Furthermore, a method is disclosed that ensures that existing Redundant Multicast Trees can adapt to changes in the set of destination nodes and/or network topology changes without significant modifications. The efficient protection scheme for MPLS multicast is particularly useful for reducing the protection bandwidth requirements over protection methods known in the art. | 2011-06-30 |
20110158129 | METHOD, SYSTEM, NETWORK AND COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIA FOR CONTROLLING OUTGOING TELEPHONY CALLS - The present invention discloses numerous implementations for IP-based call processing systems that can selectively control an outgoing call initiated by a source device to a destination device. The call processing system communicates with a Service Switching Point (SSP) associated with the source device and determines whether to effect control of the outgoing call. It could determine to effect control of the outgoing call for many reasons including to convey a media message to the source device, to implement a call feature or to manage call restrictions. Upon determining to effect control of the outgoing call, the call processing system causes the SSP to initiate a media connection between the source device and the call processing system. The call processing system can then utilize the media connection with the source device to perform functionality for the outgoing call prior to and/or during the outgoing call. | 2011-06-30 |
20110158130 | Method, system, network and computer-readable media for controlling outgoing telephony calls to convey media messages to source devices - The present invention discloses numerous implementations for IP-based call processing systems that can selectively control an outgoing call initiated by a source device to a destination device. The call processing system communicates with a Service Switching Point (SSP) associated with the source device and determines whether a media message is to be conveyed to the source device. It could determine a media message is to be conveyed to the source device for many reasons including to convey a message related to a call feature, to prompt a user to provide authorization data, to alert a user of particular information or to provide an audio element to the source device prior to establishing the outgoing call. Upon determining to effect control of the outgoing call, the call processing system causes the SSP to initiate a media connection between the source device and the call processing system. The call processing system can then utilize the media connection to convey a media message to the source device. | 2011-06-30 |
20110158131 | MEETING INFORMATION DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM AND METHOD - A meeting information distribution system and method using a mobile communication base estimates a threshold value of a signal strength of a wireless signal receivable by a meeting room, and monitors user information of a terminal device by a server connected to the mobile communication base station. Attendee information is obtained from a database connected to the mobile communication base station, and is determined whether the user of the terminal device is an attendee by comparing the user information and the attendee information. Meeting information is obtained from the database if the user is an attendee, and is distributed to the terminal device through a wireless broadcast service channel. | 2011-06-30 |
20110158132 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING CALL SCREENING IN A PACKET-SWITCHED NETWORK - Embodiments of the invention provide systems and methods for determining whether a call in a packet-switched network to a first destination is to be forwarded, forwarding the call to a second destination based on a determination that the call is to be forwarded, notifying the first destination that the call has been forwarded, receiving a request from the first destination to screen the call, and enabling the first destination to screen the call. | 2011-06-30 |
20110158133 | MULTIPLEXING VOIP STREAMS FOR CONFERENCING AND SELECTIVE PLAYBACK OF AUDIO STREAMS - The present invention provides methods, devices, and systems that provide the ability to playback multiple VoIP audio streams simultaneously with a single RTP session and further provides the ability to conference all streams together prior to transmission. More specifically, the present invention focuses on the transport layer and sample-based multiplexing employed to provide this capability. | 2011-06-30 |
20110158134 | RF Front-End with On-Chip Transmitter/Receiver Isolation Using A Gyrator - An RF front-end with on-chip transmitter/receiver isolation using a gyrator is presented herein. The RF front end is configured to support full-duplex communication and includes a gyrator and a transformer. The gyrator includes two transistors that are configured to isolate the input of a low-noise amplifier (LNA) from the output of a power amplifier (PA). The gyrator is further configured to isolate the output of the PA from the input of the LNA. The gyrator is at least partially or fully capable of being integrated on silicon-based substrate. | 2011-06-30 |
20110158135 | RF Front-End with On-Chip Transmitter/Receiver Isolation Using the Hall Effect - An RF front-end with on-chip transmitter/receiver isolation using a gyrator is presented herein. The RF front end is configured to support full-duplex communication and includes a gyrator and a transformer. The gyrator includes a metal plate and an inductor that are configured to isolate the input of a low-noise amplifier (LNA) from the output of a power amplifier (PA) using the Hall effect. The gyrator is further configured to isolate the output of the PA from the input of the LNA. The gyrator is at least partially or fully capable of being integrated on silicon-based substrate. | 2011-06-30 |
20110158136 | DUAL-MODE MIXER - The present invention relates to a mixer for signals at different frequencies comprising a network of diodes formed by a pair of diodes mounted in an anti-parallel manner, the first linking point of the diodes being connected to the ground, the second linking point being connected to the ports of transmission/reception signal paths and to the port of a local oscillator path at different frequencies. An impedance matching network for dual-mode use is connected in series in the diode network between the first linking point connected to the ground and the anode of one of the diodes of the diode network. A filtering network is connected between the second linking point and each of the ports of the transmission/reception paths and of the local oscillator path. | 2011-06-30 |
20110158137 | Receiver Based Power Efficient Transmitter for Ethernet - Systems and methods are used to adjust, e.g., reduce, current driving a transmitter, i.e., to reduce transmitter power consumption, based on an actual value of a received signal from received along a cable. For example, this is very beneficial to an Ethernet system where the received signal is attenuated by the lossy cable. In this case, the transmitter power consumption can be lowered during a normal application where data is transmitted and received through the cable. | 2011-06-30 |
20110158138 | DATA TRANSFER METHOD AND APPARATUS - One example of the invention provides a data source apparatus that in use provides data of one or more types to a sink device via a data transport communications link, the data source apparatus selecting the types of data to be provided to the sink device in dependence on the type of data transport communications link over which the data is to be provided. In one example the data to be provided is user data derived from one or more user applications. For example, one type of user data may be user contact data. Another type of user data is user task list data. A further example of user data is calendar data. A further example of user data is media data, for example video data, or audio data. | 2011-06-30 |
20110158139 | Signal transmission method and apparatus in wireless communication system - A signal transmission method and apparatus in a wireless communication system using Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol (TCP/IP). The signal transmission apparatus divides packet signals to be transmitted into a control signal and data, stores the control signal and the data in a protocol stack queue using a predetermined scheme such that the control signal is transmitted prior to the data, and transmits the control signal and the data in order of storage in the protocol stack queue. | 2011-06-30 |
20110158140 | Methods, Systems and Computer Program Products for Suspending Packet-Switched Sessions to a Wireless Terminal - Methods, systems and computer program products are provided through which a wireless terminal participating in a packet-switched communications session may temporarily suspend the session, for example, upon receipt of an incoming circuit-switched call. The wireless terminal may notify a server associated with the packet-switched session of receipt of the incoming circuit-switched call, and may also notify the server when the packet-switched session may be resumed. In embodiments of the present invention implemented in GSM networks, one or more of the notification messages may be transmitted to the server over the SMS data bearer. | 2011-06-30 |
20110158141 | REDUCING OVERHEADS OF A PROTOCOL DATA UNIT IN A WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - The present invention relates to transmitting data units of a radio protocol layer, wherein one logical channel identifier is added to one or more data units belonging to one logical channel. Because only one logical channel identifier is added to the data units belonging to one logical channel in constructing a MAC-e PDU, overheads of the MAC-e PDU are reduced. Such reduction of the PDU overheads increases data throughput, which is advantageous for a high-speed data communication system, such as the HSUPA. | 2011-06-30 |
20110158142 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR POWER MANAGEMENT IN AN AD HOC NETWORK - A method and system may transmit during a traffic indication window, such as an ATIM window, a frame indicating a power management mode and may then transition to the power management mode, possibly before the end of the traffic indication window. Another method and system may receive or transmit during a beacon interval an indicator of a desire to enter a sleep state, then transmit or receive an indicator of a desire to enter the sleep state, and then enter the sleep state prior to the end of the beacon interval. Other embodiments are described and claimed. | 2011-06-30 |
20110158143 | MOBILE TERMINAL AND CONTROLLING METHOD THEREOF - A mobile terminal including a user input unit configured to input information into the mobile terminal; a display unit configured to display data; a Wi-Fi module configured to provide an Access Point (AP) function such that an external terminal can access a wireless network through the Wi-Fi module providing the AP function; and a controller configured to control a state of the Wi-Fi module to be switched between 1) a power saving mode in which the Wi-Fi module is alternated between a sleep state and an awake state and 2) a power saving off mode in which the Wi-Fi module is continuously maintained in the awake state until a Wi-Fi connection request signal is received from the external device or a predetermined amount of time passes from a specific timing point. | 2011-06-30 |
20110158144 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING SLEEP MODE IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS - A method for controlling sleep mode of a base station and a mobile station in wireless communication networks, including: determining N of the N-ary exponential sleep mode to decide a length of sleep duration including a sleep interval; measuring downlink traffic addressed to the mobile station at the beginning of a listening interval right after the sleep interval; and when there exist downlink traffic, confirming whether the measured downlink traffic satisfies a mode transition condition. The method further includes: conducting a sleep interval of the next sleep duration of which the length is determined by multiplying the length of the current sleep duration by N unless the downlink traffic satisfies the mode transition condition; and transmitting the downlink traffic to the mobile station when m times the additional consecutive sleep duration is expired or when the measured amount of the downlink traffic satisfies the mode transition condition. | 2011-06-30 |
20110158145 | METHOD AND SYSTEM TO SUPPORT WIRELESS MULTICAST TRANSMISSION - A method and system may include a source station to provide wireless multicast transmission to a plurality of destination stations according to a protocol adaptation layer multicast management protocol. The protocol adaptation layer may lie above the MAC layer. The multicast management protocol includes formation, maintenance, and termination procedures. Other embodiments are described and claimed. | 2011-06-30 |
20110158146 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MULTICAST VIDEO STREAMING OVER A WIRELESS LOCAL AREA NETWORK (WLAN) - A system and method for multicast video streaming over a wireless local area network (WLAN) improves scalability and reliability. The method includes configuring the WLAN access point with a reserved video bandwidth (step | 2011-06-30 |
20110158147 | System and Methods for Managing Group Parameters in Unlicensed Spectrum Communications - A method, apparatus, and system for providing a communication resource for a communication device in a communication system. In one embodiment, an apparatus includes a processor and memory having computer program code. The memory and the computer program code are configured to, with the processor, cause the apparatus to perform at least the following: transmitting a message attaching to an access station over the air in an unlicensed frequency spectrum; receiving an acknowledgement over the unlicensed frequency spectrum; and receiving a multicast message indicating one selected from a channel change within the unlicensed frequency spectrum for a group including the apparatus and a radio technology change to a predetermined radio technology not using the unlicensed frequency spectrum for the group including the apparatus. | 2011-06-30 |
20110158148 | RESOURCE ALLOCATION METHOD, RESOURCE INDICATION METHOD AND MOBILE STATION USING THE SAME - A resource allocation method and a resource indication method for E-MBS system, and a mobile station using the same are proposed. The resource units of a first service flow are allocated following the end of the E-MBS MAP of the E-MBS region, along with the increasing of frequency domain index. When the edge of the E-MBS region in frequency domain is reached, the resource units of mth service flow are continued to be allocated from top frequency domain index in next time domain index, where m is an integer greater than or equal to 1. The resource units of m+1th service flow are allocated following the mth service flow, and such procedures are repeated until all service flows are allocated required resource units. The resource indication method indicates a specific service flow by absolute location in the E-MBS region formed based upon the resource allocation method. | 2011-06-30 |
20110158149 | MULTIMEDIA GATEWAY FOR USE IN A NETWORKED HOME ENVIRONMENT - Multimedia gateway for use in a networked home environment is disclosed. In one embodiment, in a method for delivering broadcast multimedia content in a networked home environment, a radio frequency (RF) signal is received. The RF signal is then converted into an IP stream. It is determined whether the IP stream is an IP data stream or an IP video stream and based on the outcome of the determination, the IP stream is sent to one or more televisions, one or more computing devices, and/or one or more telephones. | 2011-06-30 |
20110158150 | BASE STATION APPARATUS AND METHOD - A base station apparatus includes a communication unit configured to communicate with base stations of a plurality of adjacent cells; a management unit configured to manage frequency bands for use in the adjacent cells; and a determination unit configured to determine instruction contents according to status of use of the frequency bands. The instruction contents are reported to all or a part of the adjacent cells via the communication unit. The instruction contents specify: a type of a pilot channel transmitted by a user residing in an adjacent cell; whether pilot channels of each user are code-division multiplexed or not; and whether pilot channels of each user are frequency-division multiplexed or not, and the like. | 2011-06-30 |
20110158151 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MULTICAST/BROADCAST RELIABILITY ENHANCEMENT OVER WIRELESS LANs - A system comprises a communication engine for transmitting at least one groupcast packet to wireless stations on a wireless network; an ACK leader selection engine for identifying at least one of the wireless stations as a current ACK leader responsible for generating any ACK in response to the at least one groupcast packet, and for shifting the current ACK leader among a group of the wireless stations; and an ACK management engine for managing any ACK received from the current ACK leader. | 2011-06-30 |