| 27th week of 2010 patent applcation highlights part 37 |
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| 20100173628 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SELECTION OF A CELLULAR NETWORK - A system and method in a wireless communication device for receiving a System Identification Number (SID) from multiple wireless carriers operating within communication range of the wireless communication device, determining a signal quality level associated with each of the wireless carriers, determining a preference level for each of the wireless carriers based on a Preferred Roaming List (PRL), and selecting one of the wireless carriers based on the signal quality level of each wireless carrier and based further on the preference level for each wireless carrier. | 2010-07-08 |
| 20100173629 | INTER-PLMN ROAMING - A method for facilitating inter-PLMN (Public Land Mobile Network) roaming comprises a plurality of operations. A home PLMN of a caller's wireless communication device performs an operation for determining that the caller's wireless communication device is not located in the home PLMN and, in response to determining that the caller's wireless communication device is not located in the home PLMN, an operation for facilitating a call routing service in a Service Control Point (SCP) of the home PLMN. The call routing service causes a call originated by the caller's wireless communication device while roaming in a visited PLMN to be routed back to a Gateway Mobile Switching Center (GMSC) of the home PLMN thereby allowing the home PLMN to have control over the roaming caller originated call and to have limited dependency on the visited PLMN. | 2010-07-08 |
| 20100173630 | METHOD FOR IDENTIFYING USER EQUIPMENT TO A FEMTOCELL - The described method provides for an efficient method for user equipment ( | 2010-07-08 |
| 20100173631 | Method of managing network traffic within a wireless network - A method of managing network traffic within a wireless network ( | 2010-07-08 |
| 20100173632 | COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, THRESHOLD MANAGEMENT SERVER, RADIO COMMUNICATION DEVICE, AND COMMUNICATION METHOD - A radio terminal ( | 2010-07-08 |
| 20100173633 | HANDOVER FAILURE MESSAGING SCHEMES - Handover parameter settings are automatically adapted in access points in a system to improve handover performance. Reactive detection techniques are employed for identifying different types of handover-related failures and adapting handover parameters based on this detection. Messaging schemes are also employed for providing handover-related information to access points. Proactive detection techniques also may be used for identifying conditions that may lead to handover-related failures and then adapting handover parameters in an attempt to prevent such handover-related failures. Ping-ponging may be mitigated by adapting handover parameters based on analysis of access terminal visited cell history acquired by access points in the system. In addition, configurable parameters (e.g., timer values) may be used to detect handover-related failures. | 2010-07-08 |
| 20100173634 | MOBILE COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, BASE STATION APPARATUS AND MOBILE STATION APPARATUS - The time spent in handover is shortened when a mobile station apparatus performs random access for handover. In a mobile communication system where a mobile station apparatus | 2010-07-08 |
| 20100173635 | Device and method for routing short message and short message processing system - An SM routing device, comprising: a receiving unit configured to receive an SM sent by an SM sending terminal; a judging unit configured to query registration conditions of SM sending terminal and/or SM receiving terminal according to the pre-stored extended SMS registration information, and judge whether the SM sending terminal and/or SM receiving terminal registers an extended SMS; and a routing unit configured to, according to a result of judgment by the judging unit, send the SM not registering the extended SMS to the SMC, and send the SM having registered one or more extended SMSs to corresponding SM processing device for processing the extended SMS. The SM routing device can conveniently carry out a smooth update when extending the SMS. | 2010-07-08 |
| 20100173636 | Method for improving frequency reuse utilizing synchronized downlink resources from adjacent cells - The present invention provides a method for improving frequency reuse utilizing synchronized downlink resources from adjacent cells. The communication system determines that a mobile unit is receiving signals from a first cell and one or more adjacent cells. Upon receiving the data from the EPC to be sent to the mobile unit, the data is also sent to the adjacent cells from the serving cell via the X2-interface by embedding SYNC information into the GTP-U for carrying the PDUs if the adjacent cells are hosted by different eNodeBs. The first cell and adjacent cells allocate identical downlink resource blocks. The first cell and adjacent cells concurrently transmit the data to be received by user equipment within the communication system. | 2010-07-08 |
| 20100173637 | CARRIER REUSE IN A MULTICARRIER WIRELESS COMMUNICATION ENVIRONMENT - Systems and methodologies are described that facilitate employing fractional frequency reuse within carriers in a multicarrier heterogeneous wireless communication environment. Each carrier can be divided into a plurality of frequency reuse sets. Moreover, each of the frequency reuse sets from each carrier can be categorized as being for one of unrestricted reuse or restricted reuse. Further, a downlink transmission can be scheduled upon resources of at least a first subset of frequency reuse sets from a first carrier bandwidth and a second subset of frequency reuse sets from a second carrier bandwidth. For example, the resources can be scheduled based upon a power class of a base station, categorizations of the frequency reuse set (e.g., unrestricted reuse versus restricted reuse, . . . ), and/or received feedback related to downlink channel conditions. | 2010-07-08 |
| 20100173638 | COMMUNICATION APPARATUS AND COMMUNICATION METHOD - A mobile communication system in which a mobile station apparatus transmits reception quality information to a base station apparatus, the reception quality information indicating quality of a signal received from the base station apparatus, characterized in that the base station apparatus transmits information for instructing transmission of reception quality information without uplink data included in an uplink data transmission permission signal, and the mobile station apparatus transmits reception quality information without uplink data according to the information for instructing transmission of reception quality information without uplink data. This allows a mobile station apparatus to transmit reception quality information including a large amount of information even if there is no uplink data between the mobile station apparatus and the base station apparatus, and the transmission control flexibly responding to the amount of information and the frequency of transmissions of the reception quality information transmitted from the mobile station apparatus is possible. Therefore, more efficient communication control (scheduling) between the base station apparatus and the mobile station apparatus can be achieved. | 2010-07-08 |
| 20100173639 | PROVIDING SPACE DIVISION MULTIPLE ACCESS IN A WIRELESS NETWORK - To provide space division multiple access in a wireless network, plural beams are transmitted within a cell segment. Different information sets are sent in the corresponding plural beams, where one or more of the information sets are detectable by a mobile station depending upon a location of the mobile station in the cell segment. An indication responsive to which of the different information sets is detected by the mobile station is received, and beam selection from among the plural beams is performed according to the received indication. | 2010-07-08 |
| 20100173640 | Single User Multiple Input Multiple Output User Equipment - In accordance with the exemplary embodiments of the invention there is at least a method, apparatus, and a computer program to perform operations including receiving information descriptive of a type of radio access which a user equipment is acting on, and in response to receiving the information descriptive of a particular type of radio access, transmitting from a multiple transmit antenna user equipment so that the transmission appears, at a receiver, to have been made by a single antenna user equipment, or by a user equipment that supports antenna switching/selection. | 2010-07-08 |
| 20100173641 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR ALLOCATING RESOURCE IN A MOBILE COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - A method for allocating resources in a mobile communication system is provided. The resource allocation method includes determining whether a transmission time of response information indicating presence/absence of an error in received data overlaps a transmission time of channel state information; and when the transmission times overlap each other, allocating, to the response information, a resource block for the channel state information, cyclic shift values in a frequency domain, and orthogonal sequences having orthogonality in a time domain. | 2010-07-08 |
| 20100173642 | Sequence Allocating Method, Transmitting Method and Wireless Mobile Station Device - It is an object to provide a sequence allocating method that, while maintaining the number of Zadoff-Chu sequences to compose a sequence group, is configured to make it possible to reduce correlations between different sequential groups. This method comprises the steps of setting a standard sequence with a standard sequence length (Nb) and a standard sequence number (rb) in a step (ST | 2010-07-08 |
| 20100173643 | Signalling MIMO Allocations - The present invention relates to demodulation of radio signals from a base station having collocated transmit antennas, and more particularly to signaling allocation information from a base station to a mobile terminal. The allocation information may include timeslot and code information of allocation to other mobile terminals. Some embodiments of the present invention facilitate a mobile terminal's ability to receive and demodulate a signal containing multiple interfering signals by communicating codes allocated to other mobile terminals. | 2010-07-08 |
| 20100173644 | Relay Station, Mobile Station, Wireless Communication System, And Load Distribution Method - A relay station includes a load measuring unit configured to measure a load of the relay station; a load calculating unit configured to calculate, based on the load of the relay station and based on a load of an upstream base station or an upstream relay station directly connected to the relay station, a load reflecting a load of an upstream station; and a reporting unit configured to report the calculated load as load information to a mobile station or a downstream relay station. | 2010-07-08 |
| 20100173645 | Method And Arrangements In A Mobile Telecommunication Network - The present invention relates to a method and an arrangement in a mobile telecommunication network for detection of a UE transmitted signal. The arrangement comprises means for detecting the signal during the time t | 2010-07-08 |
| 20100173646 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR AUTOMATICALLY RECORDING POSITION INFORMATION - A method and system for automatically recording position information of an electronic device are provided. The method includes receiving a header notification from the electronic device; receiving a WAP query message comprising query information and position information of the electronic device; forwarding the WAP query message to a content server; and transmitting the position information of the electronic device to a corresponding GPS database so as to continuously record position information of the electronic device. | 2010-07-08 |
| 20100173647 | POSITION DETERMINATION FOR A WIRELESS TERMINAL IN A HYBRID POSITION DETERMINATION SYSTEM - Techniques to determine a position estimate for a wireless terminal. An accurate position estimate for the terminal is initially obtained (e.g., based on a first (accurate) position determination sub-system). For each of one or more transmitters (e.g., base stations) in a second (less accurate) position determination sub-system, an “expected” pseudo-range is computed based on the accurate position estimate for the terminal and the base station location, a “measured” pseudo-range is also obtained, and a pseudo-range residual is then determined based on the expected pseudo-range and the measured pseudo-range. Thereafter, to determine an updated position estimate for the terminal, measured pseudo-ranges are obtained for a sufficient number of transmitters. The measured pseudo-range for each base station may be corrected based on the associated residual. The updated position estimate is then determined based on the corrected pseudo-ranges for these transmitters. | 2010-07-08 |
| 20100173648 | LOCATION ESTIMATION METHOD - A location estimation method is provided. The method locates coordinates of a mobile station (MS) by referencing a plurality of base stations (BS). A geometric distribution of the BS is analyzed to provide a list of conditional equations. A virtual BS is allocated, having a virtual distance to the MS to provide a constraint equation. The MS location is derived from the conditional equations and the constraint equation. | 2010-07-08 |
| 20100173649 | LOCATION SYSTEM - A location system comprises a communication terminal for transmitting a location request specifying a target mobile terminal and a type of location information, and a location network. In response to the location request, the location network produces current location information of the target mobile terminal if the type of location information of the received request specifies current location information and transmits the current location information to the communication terminal and stores the last known location information in a memory as last known location information of the target mobile terminal. If the type of location information specifies last known location information, stored last known location information of the target mobile terminal is copied from the memory and transmitted to the communication terminal if the location request is verified by a privacy check and if the stored information is reusable. | 2010-07-08 |
| 20100173650 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR LOCATING MULTIMODE COMMUNICATION DEVICES - A location services controller ( | 2010-07-08 |
| 20100173651 | METHOD AND APPARATUS OF OPERATING IN IDLE MODE IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - A method and apparatus of operating in an idle mode to receive a paging message is provided. The user equipment wakes during a paging listening interval and receives a first part of the paging message during the paging listening interval from a base station. The paging message comprises an extension flag indicating extension of the paging listening interval. The user equipment receives a second part of the paging message during the extended paging listening interval. | 2010-07-08 |
| 20100173652 | METHOD FOR PAGING A MS IN A MIXED DEPLOYMENT - Method for paging a MS in a mixed deployment of femto paging areas and macro paging areas in the network is provided. The presence information of the MS is tracked using at least two paging areas when the MS is in a first zone, wherein the first zone is overlapped by a femto paging area and a first macro paging area and the MS is subscribed to a set of CSG femto cells that are allowed for the MS in the femto paging area. The two paging areas are the femto paging area and the first macro paging area. The presence information of the MS is received by the network when the MS moves from the first zone to a second zone, wherein the second zone is overlapped by the femto paging area and a second macro paging area. The network, based on the received presence information, pages the MS only in a subset of the CSG femto cells that are allowed for the MS in the second zone. | 2010-07-08 |
| 20100173653 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR MOBILE TERMINAL-BASED RADIO RESOURCE MANAGEMENT AND WIRELESS NETWORK OPTIMIZATION - A network can send cell reselection criteria to a mobile terminal. The mobile terminal measures or otherwise obtains radio condition measurements (such as received power, interference, mobile transmit power and the like) and/or geographical location measurements. The mobile can maintain a history of the cell selection criteria and/or measurements. The radio condition measurements are compared against historical data and/or cell reselection criteria and, based on the comparison; the mobile terminal can initiate cell reselection. | 2010-07-08 |
| 20100173654 | ADDING SMS AS A TRANSPORT TYPE FOR AN ENTERPRISE SERVICE BUS - The enterprise service bus system communicates enterprise system bus messages across a cellular phone transport network. This system segments enterprise system bus messages into data segments according to the protocol used to transport the message. Furthermore, the system encapsulates each of the data segments and transmits the encapsulated data segments. In addition, the system receives the encapsulated data segments, decapsulates these segments and assembles the enterprise service bus message. | 2010-07-08 |
| 20100173655 | METHOD OF RECEIVING CONFIRMATION OF A SHORT MESSAGE SERVICE MESSAGE AND TERMINAL APPARATUS FOR PERFORMING THE SAME - An embodiment provides an electronic card terminal apparatus comprising: a mobile terminal comprising a card socket; and an electronic card coupled to the card socket, the electronic card comprising: a connector comprising a plurality of terminals connected to the card socket; at least one wireless short distance communication module electrically connected to the connector and performing wireless short distance communication through a predetermined frequency band; a card module storing user information and electrically connected to the connector and the wireless short distance communication module; and an antenna transmitting/receiving data of the wireless short distance communication module. | 2010-07-08 |
| 20100173656 | Process for Setting Attributes in a System - A method for setting with a wireless device an attribute in a control system with the aid of an SMS message, which wireless device is arranged to communicate with the control system through a wireless network. According to the invention, the following steps are carried out: that a user causes an application in the wireless device to display a number of different attributes that are specific for the control unit in a graphical view on a display screen of the wireless device, that the user selects one of the attributes, that the application constructs the said SMS message in the form of a text string that comprises the attribute selected, that the application sends the SMS-message through an SMSC server in the wireless network to a telephone number that has been programmed into the application, which telephone number is that of an SMS server, which SMS server either is independent of but in communication with the control system, or is an integrated part of the control system, that the control system receives the SMS message and changes the attribute according to the text string, that the attribute is an availability attribute in a private telephone network, and that the control system communicates with and controls a private branch exchange, which exchange controls the telephone traffic between a plurality of users in the private telephone network. | 2010-07-08 |
| 20100173657 | Electronic Message Exchange Over Multiple Wireless Communication Networks with a Single Device - Electronic messages such as pages are exchanged between a user device and a message service using one of multiple wireless communication networks. The wireless communication networks may include mobile and/or fixed wireless networks. The user device registers with the message service through at least one of the wireless communications networks. The user device may register through multiple wireless communication devices when available. The user device sends messages through the wireless network through which registration has been established and may apply rules to choose when registration has occurred via multiple wireless networks. | 2010-07-08 |
| 20100173658 | METHOD, DEVICE AND SYSTEM FOR CONTROLLING PUSH MESSAGE - Method and apparatus for controlling a push message is provided. The push message is compared with a matching condition in a preset push message control policy, and the push message is processed according to a processing mode corresponding to the matching condition that is satisfied by the push message. | 2010-07-08 |
| 20100173659 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR IMPLEMENTING NETWORK CODING IN A LONG TERM EVOLUTION ADVANCED SYSTEM - A method and apparatus for applying network coding in multi-user (MU) multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) control signaling are disclosed. After a pair of wireless transmit/receive units (WTRUs) transmit channel state information (CSI) to an evolved Node-B (eNodeB), each of the WTRUs receive network coded information from the eNodeB, including the CSI transmitted by both of the WTRUs, and decode the network coded information. The WTRUs transmit CSI on a scheduled basis, and store CSI that was previously transmitted. Each of the WTRUs measure the amount of time that pass since they transmitted CSI, and use the transmitted CSI to decode the network coded information on the condition that the measured time does not exceed a predetermined threshold. If the measured time exceeds the predetermined threshold, the stored CSI is used to decode the network coded information. | 2010-07-08 |
| 20100173660 | COORDINATED MULTIPOINT (CoMP) JOINT TRANSMISSION USING CHANNEL INFORMATION FEEDBACK AND HIGHER RANK DEDICATED BEAM-FORMING - A subscriber station is provided. The subscriber station comprises a receiver configured to listen for downlink control information for coordinated multipoint (CoMP) joint transmission only from an anchor cell, and to receive the downlink control information for CoMP joint transmission from the anchor cell. | 2010-07-08 |
| 20100173661 | COMMUNICATION SERVER, RADIO BASE STATION, COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, AND COMMUNICATION METHOD - A communication server communicates with a radio base station that is capable of being connected to a fixed line by a user. A receiving unit receives station identification information identifying the radio base station and line identification information identifying a fixed line to which the radio base station is connected. An acquiring unit acquires authentication information indicating preliminarily set correlations between the station identification information and the line identification information. A determining unit determines whether a correlation between the station identification information and the line identification information received by the receiving unit coincides with a correlation indicated in the authentication information acquired by the acquiring unit. A determination result output unit outputs a determination result of the determining unit. | 2010-07-08 |
| 20100173662 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR THE AUTOMATED MANAGEMENT OF COMMUNICATION SERVICES ON BOARD A SHIP - A method for the automated management of services envisaged by a predetermined communications plan of a telecommunication system on-board a ship includes radiocommunication resources. The method defines static constraints or criteria, indicates the nominal characteristics of the resources forming part of the on-board system, and dynamic constraints or criteria, and indicates the state of use and the current operating conditions of the resources. The method also includes searching for a resource adapted to perform a service required, on the basis of the static constraints; checking for availability of the resource on the basis of the dynamic constraints; assigning the resource to the service required, if it is available, or otherwise assigning a different resource available, selected on the basis of the static and dynamic constraints or criteria. | 2010-07-08 |
| 20100173663 | Radio Communication Apparatus And Method, Controlling Apparatus, Mobile Communication System - A radio communication apparatus, for use as a base station, includes a receiver configured to receive a signal in a predetermined radio frequency band transmitted from a terminal under control of another radio communication apparatus adjacent to the radio communication apparatus and detecting a receiving condition of the signal and a notifying unit configured to notify the receiving condition to an apparatus performing transmission power control of the signal in the predetermined radio frequency band transmitted from the terminal. | 2010-07-08 |
| 20100173664 | Method and apparatus for controlling transmission power - A portable terminal includes an apparatus for controlling transmission power. The apparatus includes a storage unit that stores a first maximum transmission power corresponding to the maximum power that can be transmitted when intensity of reception signal is more than a predefined reference value and a second maximum transmission power corresponding to the maximum power that can be transmitted when intensity of the reception signal is less than the reference value. A controller can transmit a call connection request signal with the first maximum transmission power or with the second maximum transmission power depending on intensity of the reception signal when user tries a call connection. A power amplifier module (PAM) can amplify the call connection request signal according to the control of the controller. | 2010-07-08 |
| 20100173665 | Power Headroom Reporting Method - A method, user equipment, network device, and software product enable a user equipment to determine that at least one of several triggering criterion have been met, in which case the user equipment provides a power control headroom report on an uplink from the user equipment. The triggering criterion includes a threshold having been reached, and the threshold is adjustable via a signal to the user equipment from a base station (such as an eNodeB). | 2010-07-08 |
| 20100173666 | Transmit Power Control System, Transmit Power Control Method, And Terminal Device - A system of controlling transmit power of a base station where a terminal device having a receive diversity function is wirelessly connected includes a power information generation part to generate transmit power control information that corresponds to variation in reception characteristics of the terminal device when a receive diversity state is switched; and a transmit power control part to control transmit power of a downstream signal based on the transmit power control information. | 2010-07-08 |
| 20100173667 | Base station with coordinated multiple air-interface operations - Base stations with coordinated multiple air-interface operations are provided. In some embodiments, multi-mode base station (BTS) systems operate with different air-interfaces, functionality, or configurations in a coordinated manner. For example, typical applications of such systems can include Macrocell BTS, Picocell BTS, Femtocell BTS, or Access Point (AP), Set Top Box (STB), or Home Gateway, Hot Spot Devices, User Terminal with the capability to perform required base station operations. In some embodiments, various techniques are provided for system improvements and optimizations via radio resource management, including user and system throughput optimization, QoS improvement, interference management, and various other improvements and optimizations. In some embodiments, a system (e.g., a multi-mode device, such as a base station, a repeater, and/or a terminal) includes a multi-mode communication unit, in which the multi-mode communication unit allocates access for communication using at least two modes; and a processor configured to implement at least in part the multi-mode communications unit. In some embodiments, the at least two modes include one or more of the following: frequency band, protocol standard, duplexing format, broadcast mode (e.g., television broadcast and/or a radio broadcast), and one-way communication mode. | 2010-07-08 |
| 20100173668 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR IMPLEMENTING MULTIPLE DIAL PADS ON A PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A portable electronic device that allows a user to dial a telephone number using a first dial pad configuration selected from more than one dial pad configuration stored in a memory of the portable electronic device. The device may include a touch screen display, and the first dial pad configurations can include a rotary dial configuration and a writing zone configuration. The portable electronic device may also include an accelerometer, in which case the first dial pad configuration may also include a configuration that requires a user to wave the portable electronic device in the air as if to write a digit. | 2010-07-08 |
| 20100173669 | USING A GRAPHICS PROCESSING UNIT TO CORRECT VIDEO AND AUDIO DATA - Described is a device (e.g., a cell phone incorporating a digital camera) that incorporates a graphics processing unit (GPU) to process image data in order to increase the quality of a rendered image. The processing power provided by a GPU means that, for example, an unacceptable pixel value (e.g., a pixel value associated with a malfunctioning or dead detector element) can be identified and replaced with a new value that is determined by averaging other pixel values. Also, for example, the device can be calibrated against benchmark data to generate correction factors for each detector element. The correction factors can be applied to the image data on a per-pixel basis. If the device is also adapted to record and/or play digital audio files, the audio performance of the device can be calibrated to determine correction factors for a range of audio frequencies. | 2010-07-08 |
| 20100173670 | USING A GRAPHICS PROCESSING UNIT TO CORRECT VIDEO AND AUDIO DATA - Described is a device (e.g., a cell phone incorporating a digital camera) that incorporates a graphics processing unit (GPU) to process image data in order to increase the quality of a rendered image. The processing power provided by a GPU means that, for example, an unacceptable pixel value (e.g., a pixel value associated with a malfunctioning or dead detector element) can be identified and replaced with a new value that is determined by averaging other pixel values. Also, for example, the device can be calibrated against benchmark data to generate correction factors for each detector element. The correction factors can be applied to the image data on a per-pixel basis. If the device is also adapted to record and/or play digital audio files, the audio performance of the device can be calibrated to determine correction factors for a range of audio frequencies. | 2010-07-08 |
| 20100173671 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MANAGING POWER CONSUMPTION IN A MOBILE COMMUNICATION DEVICE - An apparatus and a method for measuring reception power of a base station in a mobile communication terminal having at least two Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) cards is disclosed. The apparatus includes a first terminal unit associated with a first SIM card and a terminal unit associated with each of the remaining at least two SIM cards. The first terminal unit measures a reception power of at least one base station when the mobile communication terminal operates in an idle mode. The terminal units associated with the remaining at least two SIM cards shares the reception power of the at least one base station measured by the first terminal unit. | 2010-07-08 |
| 20100173672 | AUTOMATIC AUDIO ROUTING DEPENDENT ON DOCK STATE - A mobile communication device with various operation modes and a method of toggling the operation modes thereof is disclosed. The operational mode of the mobile communication device can be automatically changed as the result of a docking or undocking event of the mobile communication device with a docking station. During the docking or undocking of the mobile communication device with the docking station, the mobile communication device is conditionally toggled between a speakerphone operation mode and a non-speakerphone operation mode such as a handset operation mode, a headset operation mode and the like. | 2010-07-08 |
| 20100173673 | CROSS-TRANSPORT AUTHENTICATION - An authentication controller coupled to a first communication port of a portable media device is allowed to provide authentication on behalf of an accessory device coupled to a second communication port of the portable media device. In one embodiment, a cross transport connector includes a connector configured to couple with an accessory and a connector configured to couple with a portable media device such that the accessory can be coupled to the second communication port of the portable media device. The cross-transport connector also includes an authentication controller. The authentication controller may request authentication from the media device over the first communication port of the portable media device. The request may also include an identifier of the second port, to which authenticated permissions obtained via the first port may be transferred. | 2010-07-08 |
| 20100173674 | HOLDING BASE AND INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM - A holding base for removably holding an electronic device has a holding base body, a signal terminal provided in the holding base body, and connected to the electronic device in a holding position in which the electronic device is held, and a first connector attached to a surface of a printed circuit board, connected to the signal terminal, and connected to another electronic device. The printed circuit board is held by a bottom of the holding base body with the first connector held underneath the printed circuit board, such that a connecting port of the first connector faces a back side of the holding base body, and with an end edge of a front side of the holding base body positioned lower than an end edge of the back side thereof by an offset amount. The offset amount is set to be less than a thickness of the first connector. | 2010-07-08 |
| 20100173675 | "Talk-to-talk" telephony, especially mobile telephony - A “talk-to-talk” (as compared to “push-to-talk,” for example) interface technique is used to establish voice communications. In accordance with one method, a user speaks the name of a desired party. Machine recognition of the name is performed, and a determination is made whether the desired party is unreachable. Unless the desired party is unreachable, packet-based voice communications with are commenced with the desired party. Packet-based voice communications may include sending the name of the desired party as previously spoken, possibly in combination with other words, either spoken or previously recorded. Instant-messaging type presence services may be used to determine whether or not the desired party is unreachable. Typically, the desired party is unreachable when the desired party is not within range of or is not connected to a wireless network such as a WLAN network, a WiMax network, or other IP network or “always on” network. | 2010-07-08 |
| 20100173676 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE - An electronic device includes a main body, a display module, a first magnet, a second magnet and a third magnet. The display module rotatably positioned on the main body includes a first surface and a second surface. The first magnet and the second magnet are positioned on one of the main body and the display module, and the third magnet is positioned on the other of the main body and the display module. The third magnet is an electromagnet. The third magnet can selectably face one of the first magnet and the second magnet by changing the polarity of the third magnet, thereby, the display module can rotate relative to the main body and can be fixed at a different position. | 2010-07-08 |
| 20100173677 | MOBILE TERMINAL APPARATUS, AND TELEVISION DISPLAY METHOD AND PROGRAM OF THE SAME - According to the present invention, when the notification of the electronic mail reception is received while receiving the television broadcast and the contents of the received electronic mail are browsed, the contents of the received electronic mail can be browsed by the easily and reliably executable user operation without obstructing the watching and listening of the television broadcast. A mobile terminal apparatus comprising: television-broadcast receiving means for receiving television broadcast; electronic-mail transmitting and receiving means for transmitting and receiving an electronic mail; information display means for performing display of various types of information, and sensing a tactile sensation; and control means for controlling display of the information display means. When the electronic mail is received by the electronic-mail transmitting and receiving means while displaying a television program on the information display means by the television-broadcast receiving means, the control means displays, on the information display means, notification display for notifying a message that the electronic mail is received, and when a tactile sensation to the notification display is sensed by the information display means, the control means displays contents of the received electronic mail on the information display means while displaying the television program on the information display means. | 2010-07-08 |
| 20100173678 | MOBILE TERMINAL AND CAMERA IMAGE CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - A method of controlling a mobile terminal, and which includes displaying, via a display on the mobile terminal, a captured or a preview image in a first display portion, displaying, via the display, the same captured or a preview image in a second display portion, zooming, via a controller on the mobile terminal, the captured or preview image displayed in the first display portion, and displaying, via the display, a zoom guide on the image displayed in the second display portion that identifies a zoomed portion of the image displayed in the first display portion. | 2010-07-08 |
| 20100173679 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING TURNING ON/OFF OPERATION OF DISPLAY UNIT IN PORTABLE TERMINAL - An apparatus and method for controlling a display unit controls a turning on/off operation of a display unit in a portable terminal having a touch screen. A contact area of the touch screen is detected in a call mode of the portable terminal. A determination is made as to whether or not a range of the touched area is equal to or greater than a preset threshold. The display unit is turned-off if a range of the touched area is equal to or greater than a preset threshold. The display unit is turned on if a release of the touch from the touch screen is detected while the display unit is being turned-off. | 2010-07-08 |
| 20100173680 | CHANNEL SCAN LOGIC - A device that can autonomously scan a sensor panel is disclosed. Autonomous scanning can be performed by implementing channel scan logic. In one embodiment, channel scan logic carries out many of the functions that a processor would normally undertake, including generating timing sequences and obtaining result data; comparing scan result data against a threshold value (e.g., in an auto-scan mode); generating row count; selecting one or more scanning frequency bands; power management control; and performing an auto-scan routine in a low power mode. | 2010-07-08 |
| 20100173681 | ACCESSION OF POSITION-RELATED DATA | 2010-07-08 |
| 20100173682 | ALL-IN-ONE HEADSET, HANDSET, AND POWER SOURCE - The present invention relates to communications devices. More specifically, some embodiments relate to mobile devices having all-in-one features. | 2010-07-08 |
| 20100173683 | HOLDING BASE AND INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM - A holding base for removably holding a mobile phone has a first holding position in which the mobile phone is held under own weight, a second holding position in which the mobile phone is held by engaging a portion of the holding base, power supply terminals that are connected to the mobile phone in the first holding position and the second holding position, and signal terminals that are connected to the mobile phone in the second holding position, and at least one of which is separated from the mobile phone in the first holding position. | 2010-07-08 |
| 20100173684 | Combines - A combine has a cutting mechanism ( | 2010-07-08 |
| 20100173685 | Combines | 2010-07-08 |
| 20100173686 | Programmable Game-Based Haptic Enabled Gun Controller - Various systems, game controllers, and methods for simulating various objects such as weapons are provided. For example, a game controller may include a trigger, a processor within the body that receives a trigger signal when the trigger is activated by the user. The processor may communicate with a computer running a software program such as a gaming application, and an actuator coupled to the trigger, the actuator configured to output a haptic effect to the trigger in response to receiving a control signal from the processor. The game controller may simulate a gun and generate a recoil effect. In some embodiments, the recoil effect may be generated by impacting a moving mass from a discharge end of the gun to a handle end of the gun. In some embodiments, the recoil effect may be generated by using a body part of a user as a tether. | 2010-07-08 |
| 20100173687 | SPEED-DEPENDENT SUGGESTED DRIVING LINES - In a video game or simulator, suggested speed indicators are computed along a suggested driving line on a path (e.g., a race track) and displayed in a simple, progressive, and user-friendly format. The displayed speed indicators are based on a racer's current speed and target speeds attributed to individual locations along the suggested driving line on the path. The speed indicators provide a dynamic indication of where and how the player should slow down or speed up relative to their current speed as their racer travels along the path. The speed indicators are displayed (e.g., using color to represent different magnitudes of suggested acceleration and deceleration) along the suggested driving line in front of the racer so that the player can anticipate braking and acceleration actions as the path and the racer's speed change. | 2010-07-08 |
| 20100173688 | METHOD FOR ENHANCING THE STRATEGY FACTOR IN CARD GAMES - Method for enhancing the strategy factor in a card game, according to which a number of cards are dealt to the players, according to the rules of the card game, and at least one of the dealt cards of one or more players is revealed to other players, such that the revealed card is visible to other players. The card game is continued while the other players see the revealed card. | 2010-07-08 |
| 20100173689 | SWARMING BEHAVIOR IN WAGERING GAME MACHINES - Apparatus, systems, and methods may operate to present a wagering game upon which monetary value may be wagered; to present an initial image including a subset of a swarm in space representing a portion of the wagering game; and to determine the actual outcome of the wagering game based on player input indications, swarm behavior modeling, and a selected statistical game outcome. An updated image may then be generated and presented, derived from the initial image and the actual outcome. | 2010-07-08 |
| 20100173690 | CARD SELECTION GAME WITH FEATURE - A gaming machine and method are disclosed. A selected symbol is displayed in a non-revealed manner, for example on a display, a player having nominated at least one characteristic of the symbol. If the selected symbol is revealed to have the nominated characteristic a prize is awarded to the player, and if the symbol is revealed to be a special symbol a game controller awards the player a feature outcome that comprises a plurality of bonus plays of a feature game that includes at least one special symbol. Progression to the next bonus play in the plurality of bonus plays is dependent on selection of the special symbol. | 2010-07-08 |
| 20100173691 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR A LOTTERY GAME - A lottery system that includes a device including a processor, a device storage, an input device, and a display and a server to communicate with the device. The server includes a datastore which includes a table of unique identifiers associated with predetermined outcomes and software. The server compares a unique identifier to the identifiers in the table and upon a match of the unique identifier with one of the identifiers in the table, the server validates the device to access the software. The software is retrievable from the server by the device and the software is downloadable by the device processor and storable on the device storage. The downloaded software is executable by the device and the unique identifier is transmitted to the software. The predetermined outcome of the unique identifier is revealed on the display. | 2010-07-08 |
| 20100173692 | VOLUME PRICING AND ENHANCED RETAILER INCENTIVES IN A LOTTERY GAME - A process establishes a gross receipts target for a lottery for a predetermined quantity of base instant lottery game tickets for an instant lottery game such that (i) each base instant lottery game ticket provides an instant lottery game player with play eligibility in an instant lottery game to win a prize and (ii) each base instant lottery game ticket is sold by a retailer in either a target lot for a target price associated with the target lot or a sub-target lot for a sub-target price associated with the sub-target lot. The target lot has a target lot size. The sub-target lot has a sub-target lot size that is less than the target lot size. A ratio of the sub-target lot size to the sub-target price is in a non-linear proportion with a ratio of the target lot size to the target price. | 2010-07-08 |
| 20100173693 | GAMING MACHINE WITH RANDOM DISPLAY FIELD SYMBOL POPULATION - A gaming machine including a display for display of symbols; said machine causing said symbols to be displayed in an array of fields; said array of fields in the form of substantially vertically aligned fields and substantially horizontally aligned fields; said symbols selected from a pool of n symbols for populating said array of fields according to the following steps:
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| 20100173694 | GAMING MACHINE WITH MULTIPLE REEL ARRAYS - A gaming machine provided with an outcome arrangement of games wherein any play of said machine initiates play of at least two separately displayed games of chance; said at least two games of chance played simultaneously within a single game sequence on said gaming machine; said at least two games of chance separately displayed on a single display screen of said gaming machine, and wherein an outcome of one of said at least two games of chance may be combined with at least an outcome of a second said game of chance to award a bonus feature to a player of said gaming machine. | 2010-07-08 |
| 20100173695 | Method and System for Mediating Interactive Services Over a Wireless Communications Network - The present invention is directed to a method and system for controlling the state of an interactive application and controlling delivery of the interactive application to one or more users. The system of the present invention is a system for delivering an interactive application to one or more users of a communications network and may comprise an interactive application adapted to the communications network; a user access device adapted to receive said interactive application; control means for establishing parameters under which said interactive application is rendered on said user access device; and mediation means for establishing terms for the interaction between the at least one user and other users and the communications network. | 2010-07-08 |
| 20100173696 | Process and Apparatus for Video Game Development - In an embodiment, apparatus and methods for video games permit obtaining funding for developing game environments. A variety of possible funding sources are possible, such as venture capital, the issuance of private shares, transforming the game environment into a public company through an initial public offering, or through a follow on offering such as the issuance of common stock, preferred stock, or treasury stock. | 2010-07-08 |
| 20100173697 | MANAGEMENT ENGINE FOR CONTRACTUAL TERMS IN A VIDEO GAME - According to various embodiments, a video game allows one or more players to enter contracts, where credit cards or other financial instruments are used to secure the contracts. A player defaulting on such a contract can be subjected to penalties in the video game and/or in the real world. | 2010-07-08 |
| 20100173698 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR OFFERING INTRADAY WAGERING IN A FINANCIAL MARKET ENVIRONMENT - A method for providing a wager in a financial market environment is provided that includes presenting an opportunity to make a wager that is based on a moving market line associated with a financial market. An end user is given an opportunity to bet on whether a financial market value will be above or below the moving market line at a designated time. The wager may be accepted from the end user. The wager may be monitored in order to determine whether the financial market value was above or below the moving market line at the designated time. | 2010-07-08 |
| 20100173699 | GAMING DEVICE WITH A VIRTUALIZATION MANAGER - Gaming devices with virtualization managers are described herein. In one embodiment, a gaming device includes a plurality of operating systems, each of the operating systems to facilitate execution of one or more gaming applications. The gaming device also includes gaming device resources for use by ones of the plurality of operating systems and a virtualization manager to share the gaming device resources between the plurality of operating systems during virtually simultaneous execution of the plurality of operating systems. | 2010-07-08 |
| 20100173700 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ACTIVATING SERIAL NUMBER OF A POINT STORAGE CARD - A system and a method for activating serial numbers of point storage cards are provided. First, a user connects a computer device to the system for activating the serial number of the point storage card, and inputs a member account and member password for authentication purposes. Once the member account and member password are verified to be valid, a point storage card selection interface is generated for the user to select at least one kind of the point storage cards therefrom. When a payment process for the selected point storage card is completed, the payment information is transmitted to a corresponding supplier system to request activation of the serial number of the point storage card. | 2010-07-08 |
| 20100173701 | Video Game with Character Parameters Derived From Other Characters - In various embodiments, apparatus and processes permit a video game in which there are relationships between player characters, karma points employed, and death and reincarnation of player characters. | 2010-07-08 |
| 20100173702 | System Permitting Funded Actions in a Video Game - Processes and products according to embodiments of the invention include video games with the possibility to obtain funding, such as through venture capital or the issuance of private shares among player characters. | 2010-07-08 |
| 20100173703 | Apparatus and Process for Facilitating Binding Agreements Among Players of a Video Game - Herein described are video games which permit players to secure in-game contracts, such as by using credit cards or other financial instruments. Virtual and real world financial penalties can be applied to players and/or characters based on default of contracts. | 2010-07-08 |
| 20100173704 | Display mounting configurations for gaming machines - A video display for a gaming machine has pairs of outwardly extending mounting pins or bushings. The mounting pins may extend outwardly from opposing sides of a frame supporting the display. The pins are configured to mate with corresponding slots in at least one display mount. The display mount may be connected to a cabinet or door of a gaming machine. The display mount has corresponding slots for accepting the mounting pins. | 2010-07-08 |
| 20100173705 | GAMING SYSTEM HAVING DYNAMIC PLAYER INPUTS - A gaming system comprises a wager input device, a display for displaying a primary wagering game, and a touch screen overlying at least a portion of the display. The system further includes a controller operative to (i) cause the display to display at least one soft key, the soft key overlying and concealing a first portion of the primary wagering game, (ii) cause the display to display a play of the primary wagering game, and (iii) during the play of the primary wagering game, cause the display to present an altered display of the soft key to reveal some or all of the first portion. | 2010-07-08 |
| 20100173706 | IMAGE DISPLAY CONTROL DEVICE, GAME APPARATUS, AND PROGRAM AND RECORDING MEDIUM HAVING THE SAME - The present invention provides an image display control device, etc., capable of preventing a specific object, which is required not to be seen by the user when the specific object is positioned outside a visible field, among various objects located in a virtual field from being seen by the user in an easy method when the specific object is positioned outside the visible field. | 2010-07-08 |
| 20100173707 | GAME DEVICE, GAME DEVICE CONTROL METHOD, PROGRAM, AND INFORMATION STORAGE MEDIUM - To provide a game device having a character transformation function and in which prevention of unnatural display of change of posture and facial expression of a character object is realized while suppressing increase in an amount of data and an amount of work related to motion data. In the present invention, a skeleton part (joint or bone) which is set for a character object placed in a virtual three-dimensional space is rotated so that a position of a predetermined vertex of the character object changes from a first position to a second position. In the present invention, a player is guided to change at least one of the first position and the second position. In a case where at least one of the first position and the second position is changed by the player, the position of the skeleton part is corrected so that the position of the predetermined vertex of the character object changes from the first position to the second position in a case where the skeleton part is rotated by a predetermined angle (S | 2010-07-08 |
| 20100173708 | Game Device, Game Processing Method, Information Recording Medium, and Program - In a game device ( | 2010-07-08 |
| 20100173709 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PHYSICALLY INTERACTIVE MUSIC GAMES - A system and method of capturing an image of an object, where the object is associated with a musical feature, generating the musical feature once the object is detected in the image, detecting a change of a position of an the object in a series of images, and altering the musical feature in response to such change. | 2010-07-08 |
| 20100173710 | PATTERN CODES USED FOR INTERACTIVE CONTROL OF COMPUTER APPLICATIONS - Methods for determining input to be supplied to a computer program are provided. One of the methods include processing a first video frame having a pattern code before light is applied to the pattern code. The first video frame defines a first characteristic of the pattern code, and the pattern code is defined by at least two tags. The method further includes processing a second video frame having the pattern code when light is applied to the pattern code, such that the second video frame defines a second characteristic of the pattern code. Then, decoding the first characteristic and the second characteristic of the pattern code to produce decoded information. An interactive command is then initiated to the computer program. A type of the interactive command is defined by the decoded information, wherein one of the tags has a reflective surface and one of the tags has a non-reflective surface. | 2010-07-08 |
| 20100173711 | HALL EFFECT JOYSTICK - The invention relates to Hall effect joysticks, and accessories incorporating a Hall effect joystick of a smaller scale. The Hall effect joystick includes a handle which can be moved in relation to a base, in rotation along at least two axes. Said rotation is ensured by way of at least one ball joint including two ball joint elements of roughly the same radius, namely a head and a cup, one being able to pivot around the center of the other. A first of said ball joint elements is fixed in relation to said base and features an opening into which penetrates an extension of said handle, and a second of said ball joint elements is attached to said handle. The extension of said handle includes, in proximity to its lower extremity, at least one sensor and/or at least one magnet of a Hall effect movement detection set. | 2010-07-08 |
| 20100173712 | AUTOMATIC PLAYER INFORMATION GENERATION FOR INTERACTIVE ENTERTAINMENT - Automatic player profile generation may be implemented for an interactive online game in which one or more players interact via one or more client devices connected to a server device via a network. Information relating to game activity may be collected for the one or more players during one or more game sessions with the server device. One or more player statistics relevant to the game activity may be calculated for each of the one or more players during the game session based on the information relating to game activity with the server device. A player profile may be generated for each of the one or more players with the server. Each player profile may include the one or more player statistics for a corresponding one of the one or more players. | 2010-07-08 |
| 20100173713 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MASSIVELY MULTIPLAYER ONLINE GAMES - According to embodiments of the invention, processes and products permit relationships to be formed between player characters of a video game. In addition, death and reincarnation of player characters can be employed as features of the video game. | 2010-07-08 |
| 20100173714 | FIXED CONSTANT VELOCITY UNIVERSAL JOINT AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING OUTER RACE THEREOF - A fixed constant velocity universal joint includes: an outer race ( | 2010-07-08 |
| 20100173715 | FIXED TYPE CONSTANT VELOCITY UNIVERSAL JOINT - Provided is a fixed type constant velocity universal joint which is capable of reducing the size and weight while keeping the strength of a cage, and is also capable of improving the high angle strength and the durability. In the fixed type constant velocity universal joint, a center curvature of an outer spherical surface ( | 2010-07-08 |
| 20100173716 | FORMED PRODUCT AND METHOD FOR PRODUCTION THEREOF - A formed product, characterized in that it is produced by using, as a material, a steel having an ultra fine structure comprising ferrite grains having an average grain diameter of 3 μm or less and by a method comprising only a forming step and including none of refining steps; and a method for producting the above formed product with ease. The formed product contains no alloying element and has been subjected to no refining step, and has been imparted with high strength and high toughness by the above ultra fine structure. | 2010-07-08 |
| 20100173717 | Amusement Ride System - An amusement ride vehicle for maneuvering over a travel surface having a cushion of water includes a vehicle body defining a vehicle undersurface disposed for travel generally along the travel surface and at least one drive assembly housed by the vehicle body. The at least one drive assembly comprises a driven wheel disposed for selective engagement with the travel surface to maneuver the vehicle generally along the travel surface. The at least one drive assembly operates between a neutral state having the driven wheel disengaged from the travel surface, a forward drive state having the driven wheel engaged with the travel surface and driven in a forward direction, and a reverse drive state having the driven wheel engaged with the travel surface and driven in a reverse direction. | 2010-07-08 |
| 20100173718 | CONVERTIBLE DINING / BILLIARD TABLE - A convertible dining/billiard table includes features allowing a slim design dining table at regular dining height, easily convertible in a pool table. One feature is a pocket ball holder for a pool, snooker, pyramid or other pocket billiard table, featuring a very flat design with no depth when the pocket ball holder does not hold any ball, but able to stretch and hold several balls when one or several balls are pocketed. The ball holder includes an elastic membrane. The table is also provided with a height adjustment mechanism, including two profiles, a first one of the profile being slidably disposed inside a second one of the profile. A third piece is provided consisting in a cylindrical bar moving through specifically shaped cavities in the two profiles and engaging in a first position when moving one profile in one direction. | 2010-07-08 |
| 20100173719 | System and Method of Graphical Representation of the Bowling Game Score - The invention relates to a system and method of representation of the bowling game score. The system comprises means for detecting an external event associated to a game step and processing means suitable for receiving information relating to said external event and processing it to be represented on a monitor ( | 2010-07-08 |
| 20100173720 | Putter With Alignment Indicia - A putter includes a handle ( | 2010-07-08 |
| 20100173721 | Sports Training Device - A sports training device is provided that conveys a perceptible cue to a user indicative of a weight transfer event for evaluating timing correctness of such weight transfer event. The device includes an enclosure having a base chamber defined therein and top wall upon which a user stands or places a foot during use. The enclosure flexes or deforms during use, while an amount of user weight supported by the enclosure changes. As the enclosure flexes or deforms, the device conveys the perceptible cue as an audible and/or visual indication of, e.g., the initiate of the weight transfer event. | 2010-07-08 |
| 20100173722 | Golf Ball Pick-Up Tool - A golf ball pick-up tool includes a supporting shaft and a resilient golf ball hook attached to the supporting shaft. The resilient golf ball hook defines an opening of an original size smaller than a diameter of a golf ball. Upon application of a force, such as by pressing the tool over a golf ball, the resilient golf ball hook is displaceable to an enlarged size larger than the diameter of the golf ball. Upon cessation of the force, the resilient golf ball hook resiliently returns to the original size. | 2010-07-08 |
| 20100173723 | GOLF CLUB HEAD AND SYSTEM - A golf club head system and a golf club head for inclusion into a golf club are provided. The golf club head includes a main body member and a secondary body member. The main body member has a striking surface, a sole portion, a crown portion, and a rear face substantially opposed to the striking surface. The main body member defines an at least substantially enclosed main body cavity. The secondary body member is attached to the main body member and extends at least substantially over the entire rear face of the main body member. The golf club head system includes two or more secondary body members, each configured for interchangeable attachment to a main body member. Each secondary body member defines an internal concavity, has a different external shape, and has a different combination of center-of-gravity and moment-of-inertia characteristics. | 2010-07-08 |
| 20100173724 | Golf Club Head Having a Bridge Member and a Weight Positioning System - A golf club head is disclosed that includes a weight integral to a bridge member extending across a cavity back golf club head. The weight modifies a position of a center of gravity of the golf club head. The weight is independently movable in multiple directions to further vary the center of gravity of a golf club head. | 2010-07-08 |
| 20100173725 | METAL WOOD CLUB WITH IMPROVED HITTING FACE - A hitting face of a golf club head having improved flexural stiffness properties. In one embodiment, the hitting face is made from multiple materials. Each material has a different tensile modulus of elasticity, where the center of the hitting face has a much higher tensile modulus of elasticity than the surrounding portions of the hitting face. This creates a stiff center and a more easily deflected concentric portion. In another embodiment, the materials have different yield strengths, where the center of the hitting face has a very high yield strength compared to the surrounding portions of the hitting face. The hitting face may then plastically deform around its periphery, while the center retains its original shape. | 2010-07-08 |
| 20100173726 | GOLF BALL HAVING REDUCED SURFACE HARDNESS - A golf ball comprising a core and a cover, the core comprising an outer surface and a geometric center, the outer surface being treated with and comprising a fatty acid and/or fatty acid salt composition, the outer surface further having a first hardness and the geometric center having a second hardness, wherein the first hardness is the same as or different than the second hardness. | 2010-07-08 |
| 20100173727 | GOLF BALL HAVING REDUCED SURFACE HARDNESS - A golf ball comprising a core and at least one cover layer disposed about the core, the core comprising a geometric center and an outer surface, the core further comprising an untreated region extending radially from the geometric center a predetermined distance D | 2010-07-08 |
