| 27th week of 2009 patent applcation highlights part 54 |
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| 20090170494 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVISIONING SERVICE FLOWS IN BROADBAND WIRELESS ACCESS COMMUNICATION - Disclosed is a system and a method for provisioning service flows in broadband wireless access communication. In a broadband wireless access communication system, if a base station receives a registration request message from a mobile station, and if the base station inserts information about service flows to be provisioned by a base station into a registration response message and transmits the registration response message to the mobile station after the registration request message is received, the mobile station determines if the mobile station transits into a normal operation mode corresponding to the information and exactly recognizes a time point at which the mobile station goes into the normal operation mode. | 2009-07-02 |
| 20090170495 | CELLULAR RADIO COMMUNICATOR AND METHOD FOR CONFIGURING THE SAME - A wireless communications device comprising a communications section adapted to communicate with a remote device using at least two wireless carriers, a signal detection section for detecting a control signal in a communications path between the wireless communications device and the at least two wireless carriers, said signal detection section generating a detection result, and a control section for evaluating the detection result and setting one of the at least two carriers as a primary communications path for communication with the remote device and one of the at least two carriers as a secondary communications path for communication with the remote device based upon the evaluation. | 2009-07-02 |
| 20090170496 | DEVICE AND METHOD OF MANAGING DATA COMMUNICATIONS OF A DEVICE IN A NETWORK VIA A SPLIT TUNNEL MODE CONNECTION - A device and a method for managing data communications of a device in a network are provided. The method includes establishing a secure communication connection for the device with a service provider via a tunnel mode connection. A determination is then made whether the device is part of a trusted domain including one or more other devices. If the device is part of a trusted domain including one or more other devices, then a direct communication connection is established, which bypasses the tunnel mode connection for only the devices that are part of the same trusted domain. Communications with any devices which are not part of the same trusted domain are routed via the tunnel mode connection. | 2009-07-02 |
| 20090170497 | PROBABILISTIC INTERFERENCE MITIGATION FOR WIRELESS CELLULAR NETWORKS - An interference mitigation system randomizes transmissions to cell-edge users by carefully controlling the probability of transmission to these users, thereby creating a virtual fractional frequency system that does not require extensive frequency management and coordination across the network. In some embodiments, the interference mitigation system identifies severely interfered links and reduces the probability of transmission on these links, with the result being a reduced probability of interference. | 2009-07-02 |
| 20090170498 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR EXPEDITED CELL RESELECTION DURING ACCESS PROCEDURES FOR CELLULAR MOBILE STATIONS - A method, apparatus, and electronic device for establishing a cellular connection are disclosed. A processor | 2009-07-02 |
| 20090170499 | Method And Apparatus For Estimating Speech Quality - A method of estimating the quality of speech information associated with a voice call over a communication system comprising a core network and an access network where speech information is carried between the access network and the core network and within the core network in frames. The method comprises determining a rate of frame loss for frames transported between the access network and the core network and/or within the core network, and mapping the rate of frame loss to a quality estimation value using data collected by simulating frame loss on representative speech samples and determining quality estimation values for the damaged speech samples. | 2009-07-02 |
| 20090170500 | RADIO APPARATUS AND RADIO COMMUNICATION METHOD - A controller selects M resource blocks having most preferable CQI values from Ncqi resource blocks on the basis of the reception signal qualities of the Ncqi resource blocks measured by a reception signal quality measuring unit. The controller then obtains the position information of the M resource blocks and the average of the M resource blocks, and outputs them as items of CQI information to a CQI channel generator. When performing best-effort data communication, the controller sets parameter M=Ma. When performing low-rate communication with a small delay, the controller sets parameter M=Mb (=Ncqi−Ma) to perform scheduling with a high degree of freedom. | 2009-07-02 |
| 20090170501 | SCANNING FOR A WIRELESS DEVICE - A system and method are disclosed to achieve improvements in scanning that can be implemented by a wireless device. A method to control scanning performed by a mobile unit includes detecting the presence or absence of audio for transmission from the mobile unit. A performance of a scan can be deferred depending on the detection of the presence or absence of audio. | 2009-07-02 |
| 20090170502 | Automatic mobile device backup - Embodiments of systems and methods for automatic backup of a user's data stored on a mobile device are disclosed. In one embodiment, a method includes storing a user information from a memory of a mobile communication device into a database; determining a status of the mobile communication device; and when the status indicates that the mobile communication device requires replacement, notifying a user of an availability of the user information from the storage facility for creation of a replacement device. | 2009-07-02 |
| 20090170503 | TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEM, MOBILE PHONE AND CALLING METHOD - The present invention provides a telecommunication system, a mobile phone and a calling method adapted for the telecommunication system. The telecommunication system includes a mobile phone connected to a wireless network and a wired phone connected to a wired network. The mobile phone and the wired phone communicate each other within a predetermined coverage area. When there is not a wired phone within the predetermined coverage area or there is a wired phone within the predetermined coverage area and the current state of the wired phone is busy, the mobile phone makes a call via the wireless network. If there is a wired phone within the predetermined coverage area and the current state of the wired phone is idle, the mobile phone sends a phone number to the wired phone, and the wired phone makes the call via the wired network. | 2009-07-02 |
| 20090170504 | COMMUNICATION TERMINAL, COMMUNICATION METHOD, AND COMMUNICATION PROGRAM - According to an aspect of an embodiment, a communication terminal connectable to a communication network system transmits user data obtained by one communication terminal gaining a voice to other communication terminals through a network. The communication terminal includes a transmitter, a receiver, a voice request part which receives a voice gain request from a user, a voice gain recognition part which recognizes that the voice is gained, a data obtaining part which obtains user data, a data storage which stores data, and a data management part which causes the data storage to store the user data after receiving a voice gain request and which receives the recognition of the voice gain. The transmitter transmits the user data part after receiving the voice gain request from the user. | 2009-07-02 |
| 20090170505 | Radiation relay process and apparatus - A process and apparatus is provided for the transmission of radionuclide spectral information from a remote location. The process facilitates the use of a handheld radiation detector to detect a spectrum of radiation from a radiation source such as a cargo ship at sea. The process facilitates the downloading of information to a computer such as a PDA. The PDA is configured to allow communication with a satellite phone that transmits the stored spectrum to an evaluation center for further analysis and positive identification. Once identified, the results can be relayed to the remote location for appropriate action. | 2009-07-02 |
| 20090170506 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PREVENTING LAPSES OF COMMUNICATION IN RADIO VOICE COMMUNICATIONS - A system and method are provided for preventing lapses of communication in radio voice communications. The system may include a communications transceiver for transmitting signals through a communications antenna. A protection antenna, which may be isolated from the communications antenna, may obtain a received signal from a remote transmitter. The received signal may contain a signal of interest that may be combined with interference from the communications the communications transceiver. A protection receiver, coupled to the protection antenna, may obtain a sample of a transmit signal from the communications transceiver. Using the sample of this transmit signal, the protection receiver may remove the interference from the received signal to obtain the signal of interest. If it is determined that a communications channel is blocked, the protection receiver may store the transmit signal and later retransmit the stored transmit signal when the communication channel is unblocked. | 2009-07-02 |
| 20090170507 | LOCATION UPDATING METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MOBILE TERMINAL IN RADIO NETWORK - A location updating method and apparatus for a mobile terminal in a radio network is provided for preventing a location updating request of a mobile terminal from being rejected by a network with an invalid cause of a rejection. The location updating method for a mobile terminal includes receiving a location updating reject message from a first network, the location updating reject message including a cause of a rejection indicating that the mobile terminal is not registered with the first network, checking a first network information of the first network, determining whether the first network information differs from a second network information of a second network, maintaining, when the first and second network information are different from each other, an operational state of the mobile terminal as a valid state, and requesting, when the home network is discovered, the home network for a location updating. | 2009-07-02 |
| 20090170508 | METHOD OF SEARCHING CODE SEQUENCE IN MOBILE COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - The present invention relates to a method of searching a code sequence in a cell based mobile communication system, by which a receiving side is able to code sequence detection efficiently. In a code sequence transmitting method for an efficient code sequence search in a mobile communication system, the code sequence transmitting method includes a step of boosting at least one tone for a code sequence and a step of transmitting the code sequence having the boosted at least one tone to a receiving side. | 2009-07-02 |
| 20090170509 | System and Method for Modulation Scheme Changes - A system and method are disclosed that allow changes of a modulation and coding scheme (MCS) without overhead signaling. A priori, a network device and a user device know the manner in which the MCS will be changed. In one embodiment, the network device indicates the MCS to be used to decode a second portion of a message in a first portion of the message. In another embodiment, the user device blind detects the MCS used over a sub-set of MCSs. | 2009-07-02 |
| 20090170510 | NEIGHBOR CELL MANAGEMENT METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR A MOBILE TERMINAL - A neighbor cell management method and apparatus is provided for adjusting a number of neighbor cells to be managed adaptive to a mobility and electric field status of a mobile terminal. The neighbor cell management method determines a number of cell changes in a first interval as counted by a first timer and determines a received signal strength of a current serving cell, determines a mobility of the mobile terminal and electric field status based on the number of cell changes and received signal strength, and adjusts a number of neighbor cells listed on a neighbor cell list according to the mobility and electric field status. | 2009-07-02 |
| 20090170511 | GROUP NETWORK FORMING METHOD AND GROUP NETWORK SYSTEM - To allow mobile communication terminal apparatuses or a plurality of communication terminal apparatuses, which are connected to a network of the communication terminal apparatuses belonging to home electrical products or the like, to participate in a group network service; reduce the user's burdens in registering with the group network; and provide a secure group network service. In this communication terminal apparatus, when detecting the connection of a memory card ( | 2009-07-02 |
| 20090170512 | Maintaining IMS Registration While Disconnected from IP Bearer - user equipment while the user equipment is disconnected from the system. The user equipment connects to the proxy and establishes a proxy session with the proxy. The proxy opens a proxy session for the user equipment, establishes a registration within said IMS network for IMS services on behalf of the user equipment; and maintains the registration for the user equipment for the duration of the proxy session. While the proxy session is ongoing, the user equipment can disconnect from the IP proxy. | 2009-07-02 |
| 20090170513 | MOBILE STATION, RADIO ACCESS NETWORK APPARATUS AND RESOURCE REQUEST METHOD - A mobile station includes an identifier selection unit selecting one identifier among identifiers supplied in advance when the mobile station initiates communications and a connection request signal generation unit generating a connection request signal including the identifier. A radio access network apparatus includes a response signal generation unit, in response to the connection request from the mobile station, generating a response signal including an identifier assigned by a radio access network system and information indicative of an uplink radio resource assigned for the mobile station and a transmission unit transmitting the response signal to the mobile station transmitting the connection request. | 2009-07-02 |
| 20090170514 | COMMUNICATION METHOD, USER EQUIPMENT AND RADIO BASE STATION IN RADIO COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - A user equipment transmits information for a radio base station using either of radio resources associated with individual multi-beams, which may be formed by the radio base station, and the radio base station performs reception processing of the radio resources for the individual multi-beams. | 2009-07-02 |
| 20090170515 | BASE STATION AND HANDOVER CONTROL METHOD - Embodiments of the present invention make it possible to reduce loss and delay of downlink user data transmitted at regular time intervals in a mobile communication system employing a hard handover method, and make it possible to easily perform high-quality handover solely by a handover-starting base station. A base station for transmitting downlink user data at regular time intervals to a mobile station is disclosed. The base station is configured to transmit a handover-command signal immediately after transmitting the downlink user data to the mobile station. | 2009-07-02 |
| 20090170516 | Method And Arrangements For Providing Information Regarding GAN Coverage In The Cellular Radio Communication Network - The present invention relates to control of GAN-enabled mobile stations operating in a cell of the cellular radio communication network. A signal is transmitted S | 2009-07-02 |
| 20090170517 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR HANDLING UPLINK TRANSMISSION RATE IN A HANDOVER REGION - The present invention is attained by a network nodes such as radio base stations and radio network controllers and methods m a cellular radio telecommunications network for providing a radio air interface to at least a first mobile terminal m at least a first radio coverage area, hereinafter referred to as cell, comprising a receiver for receiving uplink packet data from the at least one mobile terminal. The radio base station further comprises a rate limiter provided to limit the uplink packet data transmission rate from the at least first mobile terminal during handover between the at least first cell and another cell. | 2009-07-02 |
| 20090170518 | System and Method for Providing a Handoff Leg Associated With a Preexisting Leg in a Network Environment - A method for facilitating communications between wireless networks is provided that includes communicating with a mobile station and transferring a communication session from a first wireless link to a second wireless link. The mobile station is operable to negotiate a first wireless link with a first wireless network, to establish a communication session with a device using the first wireless link, and to facilitate a session handoff with a second wireless link with the second wireless network using the second wireless interface. The handoff is enabled by associating the first wireless link to the second wireless link. | 2009-07-02 |
| 20090170519 | Handoff for Cellular and Internet Protocol Telephony - A telephone system supports communication with user devices over both a cellular radio network as well as over an Internet Protocol (IP) network, and enables roaming and active call handoff between cellular and IP domains. Components of the system interact with conventional cellular telephone systems, for example, by emulating behavior of control components, providing proxy services for conventional components, transporting cellular telephone control communications over IP connections, or by simulating cellular operating characteristics of user devices operating in an IP domain. | 2009-07-02 |
| 20090170520 | ADAPTATION OF PORTABLE BASE STATIONS INTO CELLULAR NETWORKS - A method includes modifying at least one communications protocol packet being passed between at least one of a plurality of portable base stations and a core network, such that the core network considers the plurality of portable base stations as a single base station. | 2009-07-02 |
| 20090170521 | SEAMLESS HAND-OFF OF BLUETOOTH PAIRINGS - Apparatus, methods, and systems are disclosed for pairing a first wireless device with a second wireless device and establishing an identifier. The first wireless device transmits to the second wireless device from the first wireless device with the identifier. The first wireless device shares the identifier with a third wireless device. This allows the third device to transmit to the second wireless device appearing as the first wireless device. The first wireless device stops transmitting while the third wireless device transmits. Since the third wireless device used the identifier for the first wireless device, the second wireless device believes is communicating with the first wireless device. | 2009-07-02 |
| 20090170522 | Resource Restricted Allocation in Long-Term Evolution - A method, user equipment, network device, and software product enable allocation of a number of resource blocks over a downlink to the user equipment. The resource blocks are grouped into a number of groups of the blocks, the number of groups being no greater than a maximum number. The resource blocks are arranged in an adjacent manner within each of the groups. The resource blocks are allocated by operating on the groups, and the allocation is signalled using a group allocation indication. | 2009-07-02 |
| 20090170523 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MULTILEVEL SCHEDULING - A method and apparatus for determining multilevel scheduling of a reverse link communication. An embodiment includes estimating capacity on the reverse link based on the sector load. An embodiment includes estimating load contribution based on an estimated signal-to-noise ratio. An embodiment includes estimating capacity available to schedule based on a ratio of measured other-cell interference over thermal noise, and based on sector load. An embodiment includes a method of distributing sector capacity across a base station (BS) and a base station controller (BSC). An embodiment includes determining priority of a station based on the pilot energy over noise plus interference ratio, the soft handoff factor, the fairness value, and the fairness factor α. | 2009-07-02 |
| 20090170524 | Method and system for performing service admission control - The invention concerns a method at a base station device for performing service admission control, the base station device comprising an interface to a cellular network, and an interface to connect to a broadband device, the base station device being adapted to provide service access to devices of the cellular network, the service being provided through the broadband network. | 2009-07-02 |
| 20090170525 | Attaching Location Data to a SMS Message - Methods and apparatus, including computer program products, for attaching location data to a SMS message. A system includes a first wireless device configured with a wireless interface operable to communicate with a wireless interface in a first personal navigation device using a Bluetooth wireless protocol, the first personal navigation device configured to attach location data to a SMS message, a second wireless device configured with a wireless interface operable to communicate with a wireless interface in a second personal navigation device using the Bluetooth wireless protocol, the second personal navigation device configured to identify location data attached to the SMS message, and a wireless network enabling communication between the first wireless device and the second wireless device. | 2009-07-02 |
| 20090170526 | DETERMINING POSITION OF A NODE AND REPRESENTING THE POSITION AS A POSITION PROBABILITY SPACE - Methods and apparatus are provided for determining and representing a location or position of a node in a network. When the node receives position measurement information from a reference node, the node generates, based on the position measurement information, a position probability space (PPS) which defines a space that encompasses possible positions where the node is possibly positioned in the network. The PPS includes a centroid (i.e., a set of coordinates), and a set of vectors which originate from the centroid and define the space around the centroid. The magnitude of each vector reflects the accuracy of the position in the direction of the vector. | 2009-07-02 |
| 20090170527 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR LOCATION AREA PLANNING IN MOBILE COMMUNICATION NETWORKS UNDER DELAY BOUND - In one of many possible embodiments, a method of locating a mobile terminal within a location area of a mobile communication network is provided. In the method, a threshold is set by calculating a sum of all location probabilities in the location area and dividing the sum by a maximum number of polling cycles allowed before the mobile terminal is located. Cells in the location area are arranged in non-ascending order according to their location probabilities. Multiple paging areas are formed one at a time by starting with a first cell not used in a previous paging area, grouping cells in order, and stopping when the total of location probabilities reaches the threshold or when no more ungrouped cells exist within the location area. | 2009-07-02 |
| 20090170528 | Subscriber Selective, Area-based Service Control - A method for use in controlling a mobile device's access to one or more wireless communications networks (WCNs) with an overlaid wireless location system (WLS) includes monitoring a set of one or more predefined signaling links of at least one WCN, and detecting an event associated with the mobile device. Next, using a low-accuracy location function of the WLS, the system determines that the mobile device is within a defined area of interest and is potentially within a defined quiet zone. Next, using a high-accuracy location function of the WLS, the system determines a precise geographic location of the mobile device and based thereon confirms that the mobile device is within the quiet zone or at least within an area of ambiguity around the quiet zone. Finally, the mobile device's access to the wireless communications network is limited, e.g., according to a pre-defined rule established by the carrier. This approach allows finer definition of the fenced area while also minimizing the load on the high-accuracy location function. The proximity threshold is preferably based on the accuracy of the underlying location technology. | 2009-07-02 |
| 20090170529 | EMERGENCY EXIT ROUTING USING WIRELESS DEVICES DURING EMERGENCY SITUATIONS - A method and wireless device direct a user to safety during an emergency situation. A wireless device ( | 2009-07-02 |
| 20090170530 | Device System and Method for Providing Availability Status and Alternate Contact Information Within a Wireless Keep-Quiet Zone - A system and method for providing notification of a user's presence in a wireless keep-quiet geographic zone includes a fixed infrastructure device capable of conducting short-range wireless communication, and a server communicatively coupled to the fixed infrastructure device, accessible to a calling party, and including a phone book, wherein the fixed infrastructure device is operable to detect a presence of a wireless device within a wireless geographic keep-quiet zone, query the device for alternate contact information, aid update the phone book, accessible to a calling party, with an indication of the wireless device's presence in the wireless geographic zone and/or the alternate contact information. | 2009-07-02 |
| 20090170531 | Method and apparatus for transmitting meeting opportunity alert messages to users of mobile terminals located in the same geographical area - A LBS (location-based service) in which users equipped with a localizable mobile communication terminal advantageously receive “alert” messages when they have an opportunity to meet someone located in their geographic vicinity and having a profile matching their own profile. In particular, users, who may be associated with a given group of users, can be alerted via their mobile communication terminal when another user with a matching profile, and who may also be associated with the same group of users, is located in the same predetermined geographical area. The alert message may, for example, include the mobile phone number of the other user located in the same geographical area. | 2009-07-02 |
| 20090170532 | Event-based modes for electronic devices - Event-based modes of operation are supported on an electronic device. One or more event-based modes of operation may be automatically or selectively applied to the device when a new life event is detected. The device's previous mode of operation may be backed up to the device or a network location and restored after the event-based mode of operation is no longer applied. The event-based modes of operation may be used to restrict access to certain applications or functionalities on the device, enforce or restrict certain user interface or other types of settings, and add or remove or rearrange the priority of device assets. The new life events associated with event-based modes of operation may be of various types, including location-based events, environment-based events, calendar-based events, news-based events, and usage-based events. | 2009-07-02 |
| 20090170533 | System and Related Method for Road Traffic Monitoring - A road traffic monitoring system includes: a first input for receiving position estimations of mobile terminals; a second input for receiving input specifications chosen depending on the type of service for which such monitoring is performed; and an output for generating road traffic maps, each road traffic map being associated with a set of territory elements and including, for each one of the territory elements, at least one mobility index of mobile terminals travelling within such territory element. Preferably, input specifications are chosen among at least two of the following parameters, territory element, territory element observation time slot, and maximum allowable error on the estimation of at least one mobility index. | 2009-07-02 |
| 20090170534 | VERIFYING AVAILABILITY OF IDLE-MODE MOBILE SUBSCRIBER STATION IN WIRELESS ACCESS SYSTEM - A method of verifying availability of a mobile subscriber station that is in an idle-mode includes requesting to a base station by the mobile subscriber station to enter an idle-mode, wherein the base station is associated with a paging group comprising a plurality of base stations, and receiving from the base station an idle-mode response command to enter the idle-mode. The method also includes receiving from the base station a paging command comprising an action code associated with performing ranging while the mobile subscriber station is in the idle-mode to verify availability of the mobile subscriber station with respect to the base station, wherein if the ranging is not successfully performed with the base station during a predetermined period, the base station continues to transmit the paging command until a paging retrial count reaches a predetermined threshold. | 2009-07-02 |
| 20090170535 | VERIFYING AVAILABILITY OF IDLE-MODE MOBILE SUBSCRIBER STATION IN WIRELESS ACCESS SYSTEM - A method of verifying availability of a mobile subscriber station that is in an idle-mode includes requesting to a base station by the mobile subscriber station to enter an idle-mode, wherein the base station is associated with a paging group comprising a plurality of base stations, and receiving from the base station an idle-mode response command to enter the idle-mode. The method also includes receiving from the base station a paging command comprising an action code associated with performing ranging while the mobile subscriber station is in the idle-mode to verify availability of the mobile subscriber station with respect to the base station, wherein if the ranging is not successfully performed with the base station during a predetermined period, the base station continues to transmit the paging command until a paging retrial count reaches a predetermined threshold. | 2009-07-02 |
| 20090170536 | AUTOMATIC LANGUAGE SELECTION FOR TEXT INPUT IN MESSAGING CONTEXT - A method of controlling a keypad input mode for a text message entered on an electronic equipment for wireless communication ( | 2009-07-02 |
| 20090170537 | VEHICLE TELEMATICS UNIT DATA UPLOAD DEFERRAL - A method for deferring a telematics data upload from a vehicle equipped with wireless telephony and wireless networking communications devices. The method steps include detecting the availability of a connection to one or more wireless networks along with an associated time of day during which the connection is available, determining that one of the one or more wireless networks is periodically available at a particular time of day, receiving a request to upload data from the vehicle to a central facility via a wireless telephony connection, delaying the data upload until the particular time of day, and uploading the data to the central facility via a wireless network connection to the previously determined particular wireless network. | 2009-07-02 |
| 20090170538 | Mobile Location Sharing System - A mobile location sharing system comprising: enabling a sender wireless device to send a payload including a location descriptor and a list of target identifiers to a group of targets; identifying a preferred communication mode for each in the group of targets; selecting a transmission format for the preferred communication mode; and sending the location descriptor in the transmission format selected for each in the group of targets for audio-visual output. | 2009-07-02 |
| 20090170539 | PREVENTING REPLAY-TYPE ATTACKS ON A VEHICLE COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM - A method and system for preventing replay-type attacks on a vehicle communications system that sends short message service (SMS) messages between a call center and a fleet of vehicles. The method uses separate sequence counters maintained at the call center and at each of the vehicles in the fleet to help prevent or at least minimize the effects of unauthorized third party interference; such as replay-type attacks. Each wireless message is embedded with a sequence counter that is provided by the sender and is compared by the recipient with a separate sequence counter for purposes of validation. Some optional features that can be used in conjunction with the sequence counters include a tolerance window feature, a consecutive message feature, and a proximity feature, to name but a few. | 2009-07-02 |
| 20090170540 | Telecommunications System - In a telecommunications system such as a global mobile telephone network in which each subscriber unit includes a Subscriber Identity Module (SIM card), each SIM card has fixed memory locations, to which data can be addressed over the air. Some of the locations can not be overwritten from the subscriber unit but can be accessed therefrom on the entry of short simple codes, each associated with one of the locations. Further fixed memory locations can be read over the air only when the subscriber enters a personal identification number. Locking control files are used to control read/write access to the locations respectively. | 2009-07-02 |
| 20090170541 | Telecommunications System - In a telecommunications system such as a global mobile telephone network in which each subscriber unit includes a Subscriber Identity Module (SIM card), each SIM card has fixed memory locations, to which data can be addressed over the air. Some of the locations can not be overwritten from the subscriber unit but can be accessed therefrom on the entry of short simple codes, each associated with one of the locations. Further fixed memory locations can be read over the air only when the subscriber enters a personal identification number. Locking control files are used to control read/write access to the locations respectively. | 2009-07-02 |
| 20090170542 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MINIMIZING INTER-COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM MOBILE STATION-TO-MOBILE STATION INTERFERENCE - A system and method for minimizing inter-communications system mobile-to-mobile station interference includes a plurality of base stations (BS A and BS B) and a plurality of mobile stations (MS A and MS B) each communicating with a base station using a first mode of communication. A first mobile station (MS A) sends a message using a second mode of communication upon detecting interference with another mobile station (MS B) to determine the source of the interference. Once determined, the first mobile station (MS A) communicates with its base station (BS A) which, in turn, communicates with the second mobile station's base station (BS B) using a back haul network. The second mobile station's base station (BS B) may then instruct the second mobile station (MS B) to alter its transmission characteristics based upon instructions from the second base station (BS B) in order to reduce interference and improve overall communications quality. | 2009-07-02 |
| 20090170543 | METHOD AND APPARATUS TO MAINTAIN NETWORK COVERAGE WHEN USING A TRANSPORT MEDIA TO COMMUNICATE WITH A REMOTE ANTENNA - In a cellular communications system having a centralized radio processing portion (a base station hotel) in communication with a plurality of remote air interface radio portions (or radio heads) over a transport medium, the centralized radio processing portion compensates for a fixed delay associated with the transport medium coupling the centralized radio processing portion and one of the remote air interface radio portions when evaluating a time period corresponding to a variable delay between transmission by a mobile in communication with the one of air interface radio portions and receipt of the transmission by the centralized radio processing portion. The variable delay may relate to time out periods or time slot synchronization. | 2009-07-02 |
| 20090170544 | Field device search system - The field device search system is composed of a plurality of field devices having a wireless transmitting/receiving capability and an information terminal having a receiving capability to receive radio waves from a field device, wherein the information terminal includes a radio wave receiver, a CPU (arithmetic means), a display part, a memory, and member for identifying one of the plurality of field devices. | 2009-07-02 |
| 20090170545 | COGNITIVE RADIO COMMUNICATION APPARATUS AND METHOD WHICH ADAPTABLY CONTROLS SENSING REFERENCE LEVEL - A cognitive radio communication apparatus and method which adaptably controls a sensing reference level based on a transmission power of a transmitter is provided. A cognitive radio communication apparatus includes a sensing reference level control unit to adaptably control a sensing reference level based on a transmission power of a secondary transmitter included in a secondary network, and a fast sensing unit to determine whether a signal received for a predetermined time period exists based on the controlled sensing reference level. | 2009-07-02 |
| 20090170546 | WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, COMMUNICATION TERMINAL AND COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM STORING WIRELESS COMMUNICATION CONTROL PROGRAM - A wireless communication system comprised of a control terminal and controlled terminals which belong to one or a plurality of groups, the control information being transmitted in group units, the control terminal includes a transmission order determination device determining an order of transmission destination groups to which the control information is transmitted, and a control information transmission device transmitting the control information in the order determined by the transmission order determination device, and the controlled terminals each includes a control information receiving device receiving the control information, a communication information storage device storing communication information, a transition determination device determining whether the controlled terminal becomes a next control terminal that is a control terminal next to a current control terminal, and a next control terminal transition device transferring the controlled terminal itself to become the next control terminal according to the determination by the transition determination device. | 2009-07-02 |
| 20090170547 | INTERFERENCE MITIGATION IN WIRELESS NETWORKS - An access terminal is enabled to communicate with a private access point while interference caused by the access terminal is mitigated. A maximum allowable transmit rate of the access terminal for communication with the private access point is determined. The access terminal is caused to communicate at a transmit rate at or below the maximum allowable transmit rate. | 2009-07-02 |
| 20090170548 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR GLOBAL POWER CONTROL - A system and method are provided for global transmission power control in a wireless communication device. The method comprises: measuring the received power of a receiving device; collecting the received power measurements, and accepting a received power threshold; and, generating the optimal transmit power level for a transmitting device, in response to the collected received power measurements and received power threshold. The received power measurements of base station can be collected and the method generates the optimal transmit power level for a mobile station in response to the collected base station received power measurements. Alternately, the received power for mobile stations in a network downlink can be measured and collected, and the optimal transmit power level for a base station can be calculated in response to the collected mobile station received power measurements. | 2009-07-02 |
| 20090170549 | METHOD FOR CONTROLLING TRANSMISSION POWER OF HS-SCCH IN UMTS SYSTEM - A method for controlling a power of a shared control channel for high speed downlink shared channel (HS-SCCH) in a system adopting a high speed downlink packet access (HSDPA) technique is disclosed, which can control power of HS-SCCH by using the DPCH channel configured in each UE. Especially, by transmitting power of each sub-frame suitably for each UE, and by setting suitable transmission power of HS-SCCH according to whether it is in soft handover and according to whether it is a primary cell in soft handover, an inter-cell interference can be reduced and power of the base station can be effectively used. | 2009-07-02 |
| 20090170550 | Method and Apparatus for Portable Phone Based Noise Cancellation - A system includes a mobile phone configured to create an inverted signal having characteristics inverse to identified noise components of a detected audio signal. The mobile phone is configured to provide the inverted signal as an output to a headphone, such that a combination of the identified noise components and the inverted signal substantially cancel each other out. | 2009-07-02 |
| 20090170551 | METHOD FOR PROVIDING A QUICK LIST USING AN END KEY AND MOBILE COMMUNICATION DEVICE USING THE SAME - A method for providing a quick list using an end key applied in a mobile communication device is disclosed. The mobile communication device receives a trigger signal generated by pressing an end key thereof and determines whether the time of continuously receiving the trigger signal reaches a predefined threshold value. If so, a quick list is displayed on a panel of the mobile communication device. | 2009-07-02 |
| 20090170552 | METHOD OF SWITCHING PROFILES AND RELATED MOBILE DEVICE - To switch a profile in a mobile device, the mobile device captures an input when the mobile device detects a predetermined condition, and the mobile device switches the profile according to the input. The predetermined condition could include detection of motion or rest, or recurring update periods. Examples of inputs captured include digital images, sounds, videos, location, and time. | 2009-07-02 |
| 20090170553 | COMMUNICATION DEVICE AND METHOD FOR INPUT INTERFACE AUTO-LOCK THEREOF - A communication device and a method for auto-locking an input interface thereof are provided. In the present invention, an external volume received by the communication device having the input interface is determined when the communication device enters a communication mode. Thereafter, the external volume is compared to a predetermined volume. An input function of the input interface is disabled if the external volume exceeds the predetermined volume. As a result, activation of other functions due to unintended touch of the input interface during a phone call can be avoided. | 2009-07-02 |
| 20090170554 | DEVICE, SYSTEM, AND METHOD OF SELECTIVELY ACTIVATING A WIRELESS NETWORK CONNECTION - Device, system, and method of selectively activating a wireless network connection. In some demonstrative embodiments, a mobile device may include a wireless network communication unit capable of communicating with an access-point over a wireless network connection; a personal-area-network communication unit capable of communicating with one or more other mobile devices over one or more wireless personal-area-network connections, respectively; and a communication controller to mediate communications between the mobile devices and the access point when the wireless network connection is active, and to communicate with the access-point via at least one of the personal-area-network connections when the wireless network connection is not active. Other embodiments are described and claimed. | 2009-07-02 |
| 20090170555 | DYNAMIC MOBILITY MANAGEMENT SELECTION - A mobility service and control function (MSCF), operating in an application layer of a wireless transmit/receive unit (WTRU), selects and controls a plurality of mobility services. These mobility services may include session initiation protocol (SIP), Internet protocol (IP) Multimedia subsystem (IMS), voice call continuity (VCC), mobile IP (MIP), proxy MIP (PMIP), and generic access network (GAN), but are not limited thereto. The MSCF further selects and controls a plurality of air interface technologies for accessing a plurality of radio access networks. The MSCF allows application layer handling of mobility management. | 2009-07-02 |
| 20090170556 | WIRELESS COMMUNICATION DEVICE, WIRELESS COMMUNICATION PROGRAM STORAGE MEDIUM, AND WIRELESS COMMUNICATION METHOD - An amount of data accumulated in a data-receiving buffer is monitored. When the accumulated amount of data exceeds a threshold, a control PDU indicating that the accumulated amount of data exceeds the threshold is generated and transmitted to a data transmitter. | 2009-07-02 |
| 20090170557 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ENABLING COMMUNICATION FEATURES UTILIZING VARIOUS BEARER MEDIA - A client device capable of utilizing a plurality of media for facilitating communication. The plurality of media may include a first medium implemented based on a first set of communication standards and a second medium implemented based on a second set of communication standards, wherein the second set of communication standards is different from the first set of communication standards. The client device may include a protocol module for translating a user request into a data set, wherein the user request may pertain to a communication feature among a plurality of communication features. The client device may also include a mapping module for ascertaining a utilized medium that is utilized by the client device, wherein the utilized medium is one of the plurality of media. The mapping module may also convert the data set into at least part of a signal suitable for signaling through the utilized medium. | 2009-07-02 |
| 20090170558 | MOBILE SECURITY DEVICE - The security device contains at least a main unit with a number of wired external sensors and detectors. The main unit itself has built-in image capturing and motion detection capabilities that can be operated independently or to provide additional confirmation to the events detected by the external sensors and detectors. The main unit contains a radio transceiver member capable of conducting two-way, real-time and message-based, mobile communications via a mobile communication network. As such, whenever some abnormality is detected, the main unit is able to dial a specific party to play pre-recorded voice message and/or send captured images or video clips in real time or in some messages. | 2009-07-02 |
| 20090170559 | MOBILE TELEPHONE WITH TWO ANTENNAS FOR USE IN CONTACTLESS PAYMENTS - A mobile telephone includes conventional features such as a housing, a speaker, a microphone, an antenna by which voice signals are transmitted and received, and electronic circuitry which handles the sending and receiving of voice signals. The mobile telephone includes two more antennas, one adjacent the front surface of the housing, and the other adjacent the rear surface of the housing. In addition, the mobile telephone includes a payment circuit that is mounted in the housing and coupled to the latter two antennas. The payment circuit is operative to selectively receive a customer's payment card account number via one or both of the latter two antennas. | 2009-07-02 |
| 20090170560 | Base Station, Receiving Apparatus, and Receiver Trouble Diagnosing Method - A receiver of a wireless base station that uses a simple mode to detect a failure is provided, and an SW | 2009-07-02 |
| 20090170561 | MOBILE PHONE AND DIALING METHOD THEREOF - A dialing method of a mobile phone having no physical keyboard is provided. The dialing method includes the following steps. Firstly, a dialing instruction is enabled. Then, a virtual keyboard and a voice recognition module are enabled according to the dialing instruction, so as to receive an input datum from a user. Further, the mobile phone performs a dialing function selected by the user. | 2009-07-02 |
| 20090170562 | Speed dial configuration of a mobile terminal for a mobile telecommunications network from a remote service - The method is presented for speed dial configuration of a mobile terminal for a mobile telecommunications network. The method involves the following steps in the mobile terminal. A speed dial command is detected from a user of the mobile terminal, whereupon communication is established with a remote service over the mobile telecommunications network. First information pertaining to a desired communication party is provided to the remote service. In return, configuration data containing second information pertaining to the desired communication party is received from the remote service, the second information including a caller identity of the desired communication party. Finally, the mobile terminal is configured for future speed dialing to the desired communication party by storing, in local memory in the mobile terminal, an association between the speed dial command and the caller identity. An associated method, mobile terminal, remote service apparatus, system and computer program are also presented. | 2009-07-02 |
| 20090170563 | VOICE COMMUNICATION DEVICE - A portable electronic device ( | 2009-07-02 |
| 20090170564 | ORGANIC ELECTRO LUMINESCENSE DISPLAY APPARATUS AND APPLICATION THEREOF - A technology for reducing the so-called “phosphor burn-in” phenomenon where the variation of luminance arises by reducing display luminance of a certain pixel caused by deterioration in a display apparatus constituted by an organic electro luminescence element is provided. In the display apparatus, when displaying an image acquired by an image acquiring unit, luminance substantially same as average luminance of the acquired image is set to a non-display area where the image is not displayed. | 2009-07-02 |
| 20090170565 | MOBILE COMMUNICATION TERMINAL - There is provided a mobile communication terminal of which a display area is inhibited from narrowing when a state of a display screen is switched from a vertically long state to a horizontally long state. | 2009-07-02 |
| 20090170566 | MOBILE TERMINAL HAVING REAR KEYPAD - A mobile terminal having a rear keypad is provided. The mobile terminal includes: a main body having a front surface and a rear surface opposite to the front surface; a touch screen disposed at the front surface of the main body; and a key input device having a keypad disposed at the rear surface of the main body and extendable outwards to sides of the touch screen. | 2009-07-02 |
| 20090170567 | Hands-free communication - A communications system by which a user may provide inputs using an accessory device is provided. The accessory device may provide instructions to the communications device over any suitable wired or wireless communications path. The accessory device may include any suitable input mechanism for providing an input, including for example one or more switches, sliders, knobs, keys, motion sensing components, environmental sensing components, or any other input mechanism that the user may actuate. A communications system by which a communications device may transmit urgent communications requests is provided. The user may select an urgent option when transmitting a communications request to cause the recipient communications device to enable an urgent mode in which the recipient communications device may change the notification scheme to ensure that the recipient receives the urgent communications request. | 2009-07-02 |
| 20090170568 | Handsfree apparatus for vehicle - A cellular phone receives an incoming call from a communication network in a state where an in-vehicle navigation apparatus cannot execute a handsfree control relative to the incoming call. If a permission for a notice of an incoming call is set, a display device displays information of “under an answer suspension state” indicating that an answer to the relative incoming call is being suspended. A user can recognize via the navigation apparatus that an answer to an incoming call is under the answer suspension state, thus concentrating on driving operation without need of manipulating the cellular phone to respond to the incoming call. | 2009-07-02 |
| 20090170569 | INFORMATION-COMMUNICATION TERMINAL DEVICE AND AUTOMATIC BACKUP SYSTEM INCLUDING THE SAME - An information-communication terminal device maintaining a low cost of a charger in the case of backup for the device at a charging time, having a high performance security at the backup and allowing users to easily handle the security control after the backup. A charger ( | 2009-07-02 |
| 20090170570 | PORTABLE WIRELESS DEVICE - A portable wireless device is formed of a lower housing and an upper housing coupled together by a hinged section, which makes the device foldable. A lower circuit board is coupled to an upper circuit board by a flexible cable, which is placed away from a power feeder of an antenna element with a given space and near the hinged section along the width direction of this foldable device. An end of conductive element is shorted to the lower circuit board with a shorting conductor near a connector which couples the flexible cable to the lower circuit board. The foregoing structure allows the portable and foldable wireless device to reduce an amount of energy supposed to be absorbed into a temporal region of a human body while the electric power of the transmitted radio wave is maintained during a phone conversation. | 2009-07-02 |
| 20090170571 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PARTIAL FLIP-OPEN ASSIST OF ULTRA THIN CLAM COMMUNICATION DEVICES - A method and apparatus that minimizes the initial effort spent in opening a flip phone during single handed clam operation is disclosed. The method may include applying an initial horizontal external force to move a rotating subassembly or flip to a first position from a close position, and then applying a vertical external force to move the rotating subassembly to an open position. The movement of the flip can be done through straight or curved guided tracks in the base goal posts area. Flip pins will slide into these tracks for flip open and close operation. The initial horizontal external force moves a base pin so as to unlock the flip from the base housing. The unlocking causes the flip to rotate, a cam spring and cam pin forces the rotation of the flip over a partial angle as set by cam pin profile. | 2009-07-02 |
| 20090170572 | HINGE MODULE AND PORTABLE TERMINAL HAVING THE SAME - Disclosed are a hinge module for rotating and opening a folder or horizontally sliding and opening the folder, and a portable terminal having the same. In a portable terminal, a body and a folder are connected by a hinge module. The hinge module includes a fixing unit, a guide rod, and a guide. The fixing unit is fixed to the body. A first end of the guide rod is fixed to the fixing unit and a second end of the guide rod extends into the folder. The guide is fixed to the folder. The guide is coupled to the guide rod in the folder so as to be horizontally movable along the guide rod to slide the folder and rotatable about the guide rod to rotate the folder. | 2009-07-02 |
| 20090170573 | METHODS AND SLIDER FORM FACTOR DEVICES WITH CONTINGUOUS SURFACES WHEN OPEN - Disclosed are methods and devices of a slider form factor device including two housings. The top surface of a lower housing may include a QWERTY keypad, or a display screen of any type. The top surface of an upper housing may include a display screen. The device is configured to allow the bottom face of the upper housing to slide with respect to the top face of the lower housing until a limit of travel is reached. At the end of travel, the lower housing and the upper housing do not overlap. The upper housing drops down so that its top face is contiguous with the top face of the lower housing. Moreover, the upper housing is tilted with respect to the lower housing by a predetermined angle. In this way, the upper housing and the lower housing may abut to form substantially contiguous surfaces. | 2009-07-02 |
| 20090170574 | METHODS AND SLIDER FORM FACTOR DEVICES WITH CONTIGUOUS SURFACES WHEN OPEN - Disclosed are methods and devices of a slider form factor device including two housings. The top surface of a lower housing may include a QWERTY keypad, or a display screen of any type. The top surface of an upper housing may include a display screen. The device is configured to allow the bottom face of the upper housing to slide with respect to the top face of the lower housing until a limit of travel is reached. At the end of travel, the lower housing and the upper housing do not overlap. The upper housing drops down so that its top face is contiguous with the top face of the lower housing. Moreover, the upper housing is tilted with respect to the lower housing by a predetermined angle. In this way, the upper housing and the lower housing may abut to form substantially contiguous surfaces. | 2009-07-02 |
| 20090170575 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE - An electronic device including a first module, a second module, at least one first spacer, and at least one second spacer is provided. The first module has a carrying surface. The second module is slidably disposed on the carrying surface and has a bottom surface opposite to the carrying surface. The first spacer is fixed on the carrying surface and suitable for being slid on the bottom surface. The second spacer is fixed on the bottom surface and suitable for being slid on the carrying surface. The first spacer and the second spacer are always kept within an overlapping region between the bottom surface and the carrying surface. | 2009-07-02 |
| 20090170576 | KEYPAD AND SLIDE TYPE MOBILE TERMINAL HAVING THE SAME - A keypad and a slide type mobile terminal having the same are provided. The slide type mobile terminal includes a first main body; a keypad having an upper surface part and a lower surface part, and a second main body coupled to the first plate positioned at one end of the upper surface part of the keypad and slidably connected to the first main body. The upper surface part has a plurality of parallel first plates that form an upper surface of the keypad, and the first plates positioned at each end of the upper surface part each have a downward facing first latch disposed at one side thereof and the remaining first plates each have a downward facing first latch disposed at two sides thereof. The lower surface part has a plurality of parallel second plates that form a lower surface of the keypad, and each second plate has an upward facing second latch disposed at two sides thereof. One second latch of each second plate contacts an adjacent first latch. | 2009-07-02 |
| 20090170577 | BATTERY COVER ASSEMBLY - A battery cover assembly ( | 2009-07-02 |
| 20090170578 | INTERNAL AUDIO MULTIPLEXING SYSTEM FOR MULTI-CHANNEL RADIOS - A method of providing audio transmissions from an electronic device having internal audio multiplexing is disclosed. The method comprises combining a plurality of received audio input signals for output as a first mode of operation for the electronic device, where the electronic device is configured to output the plurality of audio input signals on at least one audio channel. When a priority audio signal is detected from one of the received audio input signals in the first mode of operation, the method interrupts playback of the remaining audio input signals with the priority audio signal as a second mode of operation for the electronic device and transfers, within the electronic device, the priority audio signal to the at least one audio channel once the priority audio signal is detected. | 2009-07-02 |
| 20090170579 | METHOD OF CONTROLLING MOVEMENT OF MOVING OBJECT, STORAGE MEDIUM, AND GAME DEVICE - A player brings a stylus pen into contact with a batting position mark | 2009-07-02 |
| 20090170580 | Method of playing a game - A method of playing a game including the steps of: providing a cache with a device through which an input can be made by a player to generate output information for the player; placing the cache at a first location; and identifying for a player general location information that will allow the player to navigate to a zone in the vicinity of the cache at the first location but that requires the player to search without the availability of precise location information within the zone to find the cache. | 2009-07-02 |
| 20090170581 | GAME APPARATUS - A game apparatus is provided, in which a player may not lose interest in a game when new character data are provided from a different player. Appearance parameter setting means ( | 2009-07-02 |
| 20090170582 | Blackjack Variation With Up-Card Bonus - A method, system, and computer readable storage medium to provide a variation of a blackjack game. If the dealer's up-card is of a predetermined card, then the dealer will automatically reveal the dealer's hole card, thereby providing the player with additional information. If the player's initial hand comprises a predetermined hand or hands, then the player can earn a bonus which can be multiplied based on a multiplier associated with the dealer's up-card. | 2009-07-02 |
| 20090170584 | INTERACTIVE SCENARIO EXPLORATION FOR TOURNAMENT-STYLE GAMING - A tournament-style gaming scenario exploration system and method for interactively exploring current and future scenarios of a tournament and associated pick'em pool. The system and method include a prediction module (including a game constraint sub-module), and a key event detection module. Embodiments of the prediction module include a binary integer that represents tournament outcomes. The prediction module generates predictions of tournament outcomes using an exhaustive or a sampling technique. The sampling technique includes random sampling, where the tournament bracket is randomly sampled, and a weighted sampling technique, which sample portions of the tournament bracket more densely than others areas. Embodiments of the game constraint sub-module allow real-world results constraints and user-supplied constraints to be imposed on the tournament outcomes. Embodiments of the key event detection module identify key games in the tournament that affect a user's placement in the pick'em pool, a competitor's placement in the tournament standings, or both. | 2009-07-02 |
| 20090170585 | Card-Based Game Machine and Method - A card-based game machine includes a game item card storing machine-readable virtual item data which includes a potency value, and a game host unit. The game host unit includes: a game card reader for reading the machine-readable virtual item data; and a processor coupled to the game card reader, and generating a virtual game piece, a virtual item on the basis of the machine-readable virtual item data, and a game potency value on the basis of the potency value. The processor changes the game potency value during game play, and updates the machine-readable virtual item data through the game card reader at game completion, such that the potency value reflects the game potency value at game completion. A card-based game method is also disclosed. | 2009-07-02 |
| 20090170586 | SPRINGTIME PRODUCTIONS SPECIAL CHARITY FUND RAISING PROCESS - Springtime Productions LLC has developed a unique charity fundraising methodology. The methodology consists of a qualified non-profit organization conducting a statewide raffle to raise funds with the holders of grand prize winning tickets being awarded a seat in a special poker tournament. The raffle would award a specified number of seats at the poker tournament. The poker tournament consists of a limited field, which is comprised of the grand prize winners together with a comparable number of professional poker players and Hollywood or professional sports celebrities. The poker tournament participants will play for a substantial purse with the eventual champion will collect the first prize of approximately fifty percent (50%) of the total purse with every participant guaranteed a minimum prize of approximately one-half of one (0.5%) percent of the total purse. | 2009-07-02 |
| 20090170587 | Method of Arranging Lottery Games, Game Server, Data Transmission System and Computer Program Product - A lottery game server comprising: a processing unit for controlling the functions of the server; a data transmission unit coupled to the processing unit for communicating with a game terminal; and a memory unit coupled to the processing unit for storing a game board and winning conditions relating to the game board; the processing unit comprises a loading module for loading the game board into the game terminal for playing a lottery game, a selection module for receiving a game selection relating to the game board from the game terminal via the data transmission unit, a comparison module for comparing the game selection with the winning conditions relating to the game board, and a result module for generating a game result on the basis of the comparison conducted. The processing unit further comprises a continuation module for modifying the game board on the basis of the game result and predetermined rules in such a manner that selections made in the game board are deleted from the selection of the game board, and for generating continuation winning conditions relating to the game board on the basis of the game result and the predetermined rules; and the selection module further receives a continuation selection relating to the game board from the game terminal via the data transmission unit; the comparison module further compares the continuation selection with the continuation winning conditions; and the result module further generates a continued game result on the basis of the comparison conducted. | 2009-07-02 |
| 20090170588 | GAMING DEVICE AND METHOD HAVING PURCHASABLE ENHANCED PAYTABLES - An apparatus and method for a game having a paytable selection feature which may be implemented with a primary or base game, a secondary or bonus game, or both. In one embodiment, the gaming device employs an initial paytable and enables a player pay a fee to purchase a different paytable for a plurality of plays of the game. If the player chooses to purchase a different paytable, the gaming device determines a game outcome for a plurality of plays of the game and provides any awards based on the different paytable. If the player does not choose to select a different paytable, the gaming device determines a game outcome for each of those plays and provides any awards based on the initial paytable. In one embodiment, the player has the opportunity to see the different paytable prior to paying the fee to purchase it. | 2009-07-02 |
| 20090170589 | Easy poky - I, Gilberto Aguilera, have invented “Easy Poky” a slot machine game system, unique in that the machine contains 5 reels, each of a different color: blue, lilac, green, red and yellow. | 2009-07-02 |
| 20090170590 | Wagering Game With Enhanced Cascading Reel Symbol Feature - A gaming machine. The gaming machine includes an input device for receiving inputs from a player during the wagering game. The inputs include a wager amount. The gaming machine also includes a display for displaying a plurality of symbols that indicate a randomly selected outcome of the wagering game. The plurality of symbols is located on a plurality of reels and the randomly selected outcome is selected from a plurality of outcomes. The plurality of outcomes includes a cascade-triggering outcome and a plurality of winning outcomes. Each of the plurality of winning outcomes has an associated initial game payout. In response to the randomly selected outcome being the cascade-triggering outcome, a corresponding symbol is moved and the display displays a cascade outcome. In response to the cascade outcome being one of the plurality of winning outcomes, a cascade payout is awarded that is greater than the initial game payout for that one of the plurality of winning outcomes. | 2009-07-02 |
| 20090170591 | GAMING SYSTEM AND A METHOD OF GAMING - A gaming system ( | 2009-07-02 |
| 20090170592 | GAMING DEVICE WITH CHANGING WILD SYMBOLS - A bonus game that operates in combination with a slot machine base game is provided. The bonus game includes a series of free spins or free evaluations in which symbols of a set of symbols are set to be wild symbols. Free spins occur for each symbol acting as a wild symbol until the symbol appears on the reels in a winning format, either alone or in combination with other symbols. Then, the next symbol of the set is used in the wild symbols and so on until all symbols for the set are used. If free spins remain after all symbols of the set are used, the free spin sequence is repeated until the free spins are exhausted. | 2009-07-02 |
| 20090170593 | Wagering Games With Unlockable Bonus Rounds - Method and system are disclosed for allowing players at wagering game terminals to select entire sets of bonus games instead of a single bonus game upon occurrence of a certain randomly selected basic game outcome. One or more of the bonus games or sets of bonus games may be temporarily unavailable or “locked” to the player. The player may unlock the bonus games or sets of bonus games by acquiring certain game assets, reaching certain game milestones, and/or exceeding certain wagering levels. The unlocked games may reveal credits, prizes, progressives, basic and/or bonus game updates, or additional bonus games, some of which may also be locked. The updates and additions may already be present in the wagering game terminals or they may be downloaded from a central location. The player may retain the locked and unlocked statuses of the bonus games across multiple wagering game sessions and/or wagering game terminals. | 2009-07-02 |
| 20090170594 | SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND DEVICES FOR PROVIDING PURCHASES OF INSTANCES OF GAME PLAY AT A HYBRID TICKET/CURRENCY GAME MACHINE - Systems, methods, and devices may be capable of allowing a player to purchase an instance of game play at a game system with a pre-paid ticket or with another item of value. The game system may determine a denomination of a unit of a currency and generate a session request indicative of the denomination. The game system may also determine a ticket code of a ticket and generate a session request indicative of the ticket code. A remote authorizer may provide the game system with game authorization indicative of a number of entertainment credits in response to receiving a session request. | 2009-07-02 |
