28th week of 2014 patent applcation highlights part 42 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20140194027 | BUBBLE BLOWER TUBE - A bubble blower tube includes a blower tube defining opposing mouthpiece and an outlet, a check valve mounted in the outlet to prohibit flowing of air or bubble fluid from the outlet toward the mouthpiece, a bubble-forming tube having a connection end connected to the periphery of the blower tube and a bubble-forming end shaped like a trumpet and suspending outside the blower tube, and a bubble fluid retaining ring located at the bubble-forming end of the bubble-forming tube and defining an outer bubble fluid retaining part and an inner bubble fluid retaining part. | 2014-07-10 |
20140194028 | Hand-worn Novelty Animal Horns - A novelty item, most likely to be worn at sporting or sports-related events, which fits onto a person's index finger and “pinky” finger when the person holds up only those two fingers, with the middle fingers and thumb folded in (the thumb could also be extended) to show fan allegiance. The core components of the item are two objects, most often shaped like animal horns, and a strap or other flexible connector, which are configured in an exemplary embodiment as follows: the strap or other connector, approximately 5-8 inches long, runs between and is attached to and connects the two horn-shaped objects, making one single object that fits onto the wearer's two fingers. The item can be used to cheer on a team, to mount on a wall mount, or for other novelty purposes. | 2014-07-10 |
20140194029 | Toy Play Set with Multiple Modes and a Housing for a Portable Electronic Device - A toy play set with multiple modes and a housing for a touchscreen portable electronic device includes a support structure, a first movable portion defining a housing configured to receive a portable electronic device, and a second movable portion. The first and second movable portions are rotatably coupled to the support structure and movable between a first configuration and a second configuration. In the first configuration, the first movable portion is in an upright orientation and in the second configuration the first movable portion is in a flat orientation. The portable electronic device is configured to provide different game modes depending at least upon the orientation of the first movable portion and the detection of certain toy objects thereon. | 2014-07-10 |
20140194030 | Base with Beveled Edges for Conductive Toys - A base with beveled edges for conductive toys is a base for toy objects, such as toy figurines and other hand-held objects, that supports a toy object and encourages a user to grab the toy at or above a top portion of the base. In order to encourage a user to grab a toy that is supported by the base, the base includes a beveled edge, such as an inwardly sloping side wall. Thus, when used in conjunction with a touchscreen device, the base encourages a user to grab a toy supported thereon at a distance from the surface of the touchscreen device. | 2014-07-10 |
20140194031 | ACTIVITY CENTER - Provided is an activity center including a floor mat having a base portion and at least one auxiliary portion articulated to the base portion along a fold line and a frame assembly articulated at least to the base portion; the auxiliary portion being configurable between a first position in which it is coplanar with the base portion, and at least a second position in which it is folded along the fold line to be at least partially attached to the frame assembly. | 2014-07-10 |
20140194032 | TOY WITH INTERCHANGEABLE HAIR COMPONENTS - A toy in the form of a horse with removable and interchangeable hair components. The mane hair component can be easily slid into and out of a channel defined along the length of the neck of the horse toy. A tail component is secured within a complementary receptacle in the body of the horse. | 2014-07-10 |
20140194033 | Device For Creating Wagging Motion Towards Rear of Vehicle - Disclosed herein is a device, method, and means for creating a particular motion towards the rear end of an automobile. In some embodiments the device is incorporated with the auto's trailer hitch, the motion is a wagging motion and the visible parts of the device displaying the motion resemble an animal's tail and move in a substantially side to side manner. In other embodiments the motion may be vertical, circular, or constitute extension. The device may attached to any surface or structure towards the rear of the automobile and powered by numerous methods. | 2014-07-10 |
20140194034 | Infant Development Toy - A development toy that is made of soft, light BPA-free silicone and/or clear plastic that is one solid piece with no moving parts or attachments. The toy is intended to sooth an infant and/or toddler when frustrated from teething pains in their gum and oral area. The toy will be made in various different animal, bird, fish and machine shapes with appendages in the shape of a human female “mother's” nipple to provide the familiar sensation of sucking on mother's breast. The toy will be made in non-toxic soft materials, clear plastic and/or silicone resembling candy in bright soft pastels in a cartoon formed body with easily gripping areas. All parts of the toy provide a safe form of soothing and controlled breathing areas. | 2014-07-10 |
20140194035 | Toy Vehicle Track Play Set - A vehicle track play set includes a base, a plate coupled to and extending upwardly from the base, and first and second tracks extending along the plate toward the base. The first track includes a first curved portion extending outwardly from a first surface of the plate and a second curved portion extending outwardly from an opposite second surface of the plate. The first track extends through a first opening in the plate between the first and second curved portions. The second track includes a third curved portion extending outwardly from the second surface and a fourth curved portion extending outwardly from the first surface. The second track extends through a second opening in the plate between the third and fourth curved portions. | 2014-07-10 |
20140194036 | COLOR CHANGING TOYS, GAMES AND DEVICES - In one aspect of the present invention, a toy arrangement involving a flickering, animated and/or luminescent toy object will be described. The toy arrangement includes a toy object having a light sensitive layer. A light source is arranged to illuminate the light sensitive layer with a pattern revealing light. The light sensitive layer is arranged to emit colored light in response to exposure to the pattern revealing light. In some implementations, the light source is arranged to vary the intensity of the pattern revealing light, which in turn can cause the colored light emitted from the toy object to fade, brighten and flicker. The toy arrangement may also include a speaker that emits sounds that are synchronized with changes in the colored light. | 2014-07-10 |
20140194037 | SPRING BALL TOY - A spring ball toy includes spherical core and a plurality of spring arms radiating from the spherical core. The distal end of each spring arm is fitted with one of a selection of different types of spring feet. The spherical core may be hollow to have lights and/or a sound maker controlled by digital logic and powered by a battery. The lights and sounds of the spring ball toy may be motion activated or controlled by a selector switch. | 2014-07-10 |
20140194038 | DEBURRING MACHINE AND METHOD FOR DEBURRING - A method for deburring a ground metal part includes loading a ground metal part into a carrier, contacting a first planar surface of the ground metal part with a first grinding wheel, and contacting a second planar surface of the ground metal part with a second grinding wheel. The first grinding wheel is rotated in a first rotational direction. The second grinding wheel is rotated also in the first rotational direction. After the first grinding wheel is rotated in the first rotational direction, the first grinding wheel is then rotated in a second rotational direction, which is opposite to the first rotational direction. After the second grinding wheel is rotated in the first rotational direction, the second grinding wheel is also rotated in the second rotational direction. | 2014-07-10 |
20140194039 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING HEAD CHIP - A method of manufacturing a head chip includes a groove forming step for forming grooves which are the bases of ejection grooves on a first surface of the actuator substrate, a substrate grinding step for grinding a second surface of the actuator substrate so that each of the grooves has a predetermined depth, a recessed portion forming step for forming an inspection recessed portion which changes its state in the second surface of the actuator substrate according to the grinding amount of the actuator substrate in the substrate grinding step, and a grinding amount determination step for determining the grinding amount of the actuator substrate on the basis of a state of the inspection recessed portion after the substrate grinding step. | 2014-07-10 |
20140194040 | ECCENTRIC SEAT FOR AN AUTOMOBILE GRINDING MACHINE - An eccentric seat of an automobile grinding machine has a base, a grinding device, and a linking-fixing unit. The base has s base hole formed in the base. The grinding device is mounted in the base and has a grinding head. The grinding head has a head hole aligned with the base hole. The linking-fixing unit is mounted in the base hole and can move along the axial direction of the base hole and can be engaged the base. The linking-fixing unit has an inserting end that can be engaged in the head hole. When the inserting end is inserted into the head hole, the grinding head is fixed relative to the base, such that it is easy for the grinding head to combine with a grinding body, and the eccentric seat is suitable for polishing a surface of an automobile. | 2014-07-10 |
20140194041 | TRANSPORTATION ASSEMBLY WITH SEPARATION DEVICE - The present invention relates to a transportation assembly for transporting sausage shaped products out of a clipping machine for producing sausage-shaped products in a transportation direction to a rod-like storing element. Each sausage-shaped product comprises a filled tubular or bag-shaped packaging casing closed on at least one end by a closing means and a suspension element attached to the end closed by said closure means, the transportation assembly comprises a guiding device having a bar-shaped guiding element along which the sausage-shaped product is guided by its suspension element, and a transportation device for transporting the sausage-shaped product along the guiding element by engaging the suspension element of the sausage-shaped product. | 2014-07-10 |
20140194042 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROCESSING POULTRY SUSPENDED BY THE FEET FROM A CONVEYOR HOOK - A method for processing poultry suspended by the feet from a conveyor hook is provided. The method and apparatus allow the quality of the poultry to be classified and graded in a simpler and more effective manner to realize higher yields or an extra added value. In one exemplary embodiment, a processing apparatus for a foot of the poultry is provided that includes a foot pad inspection apparatus. | 2014-07-10 |
20140194043 | FISH FILET GRIPPER TOOL - A gripper tool is employed for clamping the fish filet to facilitate the removal of skin from the filet. The gripper tool has a handle which is adapted to be gripped by the user and a gripping surface defined by a matrix of protrusions which clamp against the fish filet. | 2014-07-10 |
20140194044 | POULTRY PROCESSING APPARATUS HAVING ONE OR MORE TRANSFER UNITS - A processing apparatus for poultry is provided. In an exemplary embodiment, the apparatus includes one or more transfer units placed intermediate of conveying poultry from, a first line to a subsequent second line, wherein both the first line and the second line are selected from the group including a slaughtering line, an evisceration line, a chilling line, a sorting line and a cutup line. Each transfer unit is embodied with a circulating support that includes material that is magnetically conductive and transfer means are provided with at least one magnet so as to induce eddy currents in the circulating support that counteracts relative motion between the transfer means and the circulating support. | 2014-07-10 |
20140194045 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR SORTING COINS - The invention relates to a device for sorting coins, the diameter and thickness of which are within predefined size ranges. | 2014-07-10 |
20140194046 | Method for Preventing Water Intrusion in Vehicle Systems - A method for controlling a vehicle system includes receiving, at a control system, a request to open an ambient air inlet valve of a vehicle component, wherein the ambient air inlet valve is operable to move from a closed position to an open position in response to an open signal that is transmitted to the ambient air inlet valve from the control system. The method also includes determining whether a towing condition is present, determining whether at least one submergence risk criterion is present, and transmitting the open signal to the ambient air inlet valve, in response to the request to open the ambient air inlet valve, if the towing condition is not present or the at least one submergence risk criterion is not present. | 2014-07-10 |
20140194047 | AIR CONDITIONER FOR VEHICLE - An air conditioner for a vehicle, including: an air conditioning case including a rear console vent through which introduced air is discharged toward a rear console, a defrost vent through which air is discharged toward a front window, a face vent through which air is discharged in a direction of a front passenger, and a foot vent through which air is discharged in a foot direction of front and rear seats; a door unit including a defrost door, a face door, and a foot door that are rotatably disposed in the air conditioning case and adjust a degree of openness of each of the defrost vent, the face vent, and the foot vent; and a door driving unit that individually drives and controls the defrost door, the face door, and the foot door and establishes an air conditioning mode. | 2014-07-10 |
20140194048 | Heating, Ventilation And/Or Air-Conditioning Apparatus Including An Air Flow Channel Bypassing A Heat Exchanger - A heating, ventilation and/or air-conditioning apparatus ( | 2014-07-10 |
20140194049 | VEHICLE AND COOLING STRUCTURE FOR POWER SOURCE APPARATUS MOUNTED ON VEHICLE - The efficiency in layout of an exhaust space for a power source apparatus mounted in an in-car space is increased and uncomfortableness is suppressed due to air discharged from the power source apparatus into the in-car space. A vehicle on which a power source apparatus is mounted includes the power source apparatus disposed in an in-car space of the vehicle, a cooling apparatus supplying air within the in-car space to the power source apparatus, and a cooling duct which the air discharged from the power source apparatus flows. The cooling duct is connected to any one of a first cooling flow path formed by a pillar of the vehicle, a second cooling flow path formed by a frame portion of the vehicle and a stepped portion provided for the frame portion, and a third cooling flow path formed by the frame portion and a scuff plate portion. | 2014-07-10 |
20140194050 | GAS PURIFIER FOR WAFER SUBSTRATE ACCOMMODATING UNIT - A gas purifier to be applied on a wafer substrate accommodating unit with an inlet hole includes an outer tube and an inner tube. The outer tube is disposed on the wafer substrate accommodating unit and has a plurality of first gas filling apertures. One end of the inner tube is a closed end and the other end is an open end. The inner tube has a plurality of second gas filling apertures, and its open end is interconnected with the inlet hole. The inner tube is movably disposed within the outer tube between a first operating position and second operating position. The second gas filling apertures are correspondingly configured to an inner wall of the outer tube when the inner tube is at a first operating position, and interconnected with the first gas filling apertures when the inner tube is at a second operating position. | 2014-07-10 |
20140194051 | Indoor Unit of Air Conditioner - An indoor unit of an air conditioner is provided, comprising: an air duct, an air outlet in communication with the air duct, and an air deflector for guiding the direction of outflow of the air conditioner, with a volute tongue being provided at an end of the air duct proximately to the air outlet, wherein the indoor unit of the air conditioner further comprises an air deflector opening and closing mechanism in drive connection with the air deflector which is rotatably provided at the outer side of the air outlet. The indoor unit of the air conditioner can sealingly close the air outlet with respect to the air deflector and avoid any gap from being formed between the air deflector and the air outlet when the air deflector is closed. | 2014-07-10 |
20140194052 | GRILLE APPARATUS FOR VEHICLE - A grille apparatus for a vehicle includes a first cover arranged at an opening portion of a front grille, a second cover arranged at the opening portion of the front grille, and a drive mechanism changing a relative position of the first cover and the second cover in response to a driving force of a drive source, in which the drive mechanism changes an opening amount of the front grille by performing an opening operation moving the second cover to a rear of the first cover, and by performing a closing operation returning the second cover to a fully-closed position, the fully-closed position before moving the second cover to the rear of the first cover while maintaining the first cover and the second cover within the opening portion of the front grille. | 2014-07-10 |
20140194053 | Vertical Vent Stack Cap - A vent cap may include a hollow tube comprising a side wall defining at least one airway; a cap coupled to a first end of the hollow tube, the cap configured to deter one or more unwanted objects from entering the hollow tube through the first end; and a mesh material covering the at least one airway, the mesh material configured to allow air to pass through the at least one airway, the mesh material configured to deter the one or more unwanted objects from entering the hollow tube through the at least one airway. The vent cap may comply with one or more plumbing and/or building codes. | 2014-07-10 |
20140194054 | MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATION REPEATER FOR CANCELING FEEDBACK SIGNALS - A mobile telecommunication wireless repeater includes: a combination stage for combining a received signal with a feedback cancellation signal; a comparison stage for comparing an input signal of the combination stage with an output signal of the combination stage and determining a weighted value and a time offset value for a feedback signal to be cancelled, based on the comparison; and a recombination stage comprising one or more adaptive filters and configured to receive the weighted value and the time offset value and generate the feedback cancellation signal according to the weighted value and the time offset value. | 2014-07-10 |
20140194055 | Near Field Communication Apparatus - A system for use in a near field communications (NFC) reader, for detecting the presence of an NFC tag, is disclosed. The NFC reader has an antenna tuned to a resonant frequency. The system comprises: a first signal generator for generating a carrier signal whose frequency varies about the resonant frequency; a second signal generator for generating a modulating signal for modulating the carrier signal; a modulator for modulating the carrier signal with the modulating signal; a driver for driving the antenna with the modulated signal; and a detection system for detecting harmonics of the modulating signal in a signal present in the antenna as a result of the modulated signal. The detector is configured to generate an output when a third or higher order harmonic is detected. | 2014-07-10 |
20140194056 | AUTOMATIC DEVICE INITIALIZATION AND PAIRING - An example embodiment includes an automatic pairing system. The automatic pairing system includes a vehicle initialization module, a vehicle pairing module, and a triggering mechanism. The vehicle initialization module is loaded onto a vehicle abstraction device configured to interface with a vehicle. The vehicle pairing module is loaded on the vehicle abstraction device. The vehicle pairing module is configured to be launched by the vehicle initialization module. After being launched, the vehicle pairing module is configured to automatically communicate vehicle pairing data stored on the vehicle pairing module to establish one or more communication channels between the vehicle and a mobile device. The triggering mechanism is configured to trigger the vehicle initialization module to launch the vehicle pairing module. | 2014-07-10 |
20140194057 | PROXIMITY SENSING METHOD USING LOOPBACK MECHANISM AND WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS DEVICE THEREOF - A proximity sensing method employed by a wireless communications device includes the steps of: performing a first predetermined operation to detect a presence of at least a transponder in the proximity of the wireless communications device; when the presence of a transponder in the proximity of the wireless communications device is not detected by the first predetermined operation, performing a second predetermined operation to obtain a first characteristic value and after a period of time, performing the second predetermined operation to obtain a second characteristic value sequentially; checking if the first characteristic value and the second characteristic value satisfy a predetermined criteria; and when the predetermined criterion is satisfied, performing the first predetermined operation again to check the presence of the transponder in the proximity of the wireless communications device. | 2014-07-10 |
20140194058 | IMPLANTABLE MEDICAL DEVICE AND POWER CONTROLLING METHOD THEREOF - An implantable medical device includes a secondary coil for receiving an RF signal from the external terminal by an induced electromotive force excited by an external terminal primary coil. RF signal includes a power signal for energizing the medical device and data signal generated upon modulation of the power signal for use in controlling the medical device. The implantable medical device further comprises: a power processing block for converting the received power signal into DC for use by the implantable medical device; a data communication circuit activated by the DC supplied from the power processing block for demodulating the modulated data signal from the RF signal; a charge unit for charging a battery with the DC supplied from the power processing block; and a control unit to be operative by a power supply from the battery for controlling the implantable medical device according to the demodulated data signal. | 2014-07-10 |
20140194059 | TELECONFERENCING SYSTEM, METHOD OF COMMUNICATION, COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT AND MASTER COMMUNICATION DEVICE - According to an aspect of the invention a teleconferencing system is conceived, which teleconferencing system comprises a master communication device and a plurality of satellite communication devices, wherein the master communication device is arranged to communicate with a far-end communication device through a global communication channel and to communicate with the plurality of satellite communication devices through a plurality of local communication channels, wherein the master communication device is further arranged to act as a portal between the far-end communication device and the satellite communication devices by forwarding voice communications received from the far-end communication device to the satellite communication devices through the local communication channels, and by mixing voice communications received from the satellite communication devices into a unified voice signal and sending said unified voice signal to the far-end communication device through the global communication channel. | 2014-07-10 |
20140194060 | COMMUNICATION APPARATUS, COMMUNICATION METHOD, AND PROGRAM FOR EXCHANGING DATA WITH A TARGET - A communication device includes a first processing unit that detects a target and receives a first command for activating an interface upon a detection of the target. The communication device also includes a second processing unit that exchanges data with the target through the first processing unit. Further, the communication device includes an interface between the first processing unit and the second processing unit. The first processing unit selects a predetermined interface level from among a plurality of interface levels based on the first command and exchanges data with the second processing unit based on the predetermined interface level. | 2014-07-10 |
20140194061 | DEVICE FOR COMMUNICATING THROUGH THE BODY, CUSTOMISABLE WITH AN ACCESSORY - The invention concerns a portable electronic device having a module for communicating through the body, the module including a contact surface for electrical contact with the skin of a wearer, a base containing the module, a mechanism for securing the device to a part of the body of the wearer, in contact with the skin, and structure for attaching a personal accessory or a watch case to the device. The device differs in that it comprises structure for attaching a personal accessory or a watch case arranged on the base or on the securing mechanism. | 2014-07-10 |
20140194062 | METHOD, APPARATUS, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR WIRELESS SHORT-RANGE COMMUNICATION - Method, apparatus, and computer program product example embodiments enable devices to invoke a programmed process, if the one or more wireless communication messages received over the wireless communication connection, has a measured power level greater than a threshold value. In an example embodiment, a method includes measuring, by an apparatus, a power level of one or more wireless communication messages received from a selected wireless device over a wireless communication connection; and invoking, by the apparatus, a programmed process, if the one or more wireless communication messages received over the wireless communication connection, has a measured power level greater than a threshold value. | 2014-07-10 |
20140194063 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PAIRING MOBILE DEVICES - An apparatus and method for pairing mobile terminals are provided. The method includes detecting, by a first mobile terminal, a touch input corresponding to a request to pair a first mobile terminal with at least one other mobile terminal, broadcasting, by the first mobile terminal, pairing information, and connecting the first mobile terminal with the at least one other mobile terminal. | 2014-07-10 |
20140194064 | TRANSMISSION AND RECEPTION SYSTEM, TRANSMITTING AND RECEIVING UNIT, AND TRANSMITTING AND RECEIVING METHOD - In a transmission and reception system, a transmitting and receiving unit is configured to acquire a message, and generate candidates of a reply message to the acquired message. A wearable computer is configured to perform a short-distance communication with the transmission and reception unit to receive the candidates of the replay message transmitted from the transmission and reception unit, and transmit a desired reply message selected from among the candidates of the replay message to the transmission and reception unit. | 2014-07-10 |
20140194065 | AD-HOC Network - The invention is a mobile device collaboration framework (MDCF)—a form of communications framework, which enables devices to discover other devices that support the framework, access applications and services on those devices and exchange a variety of media and application-specific data. It is not tied to any one communications medium or protocol. It supports access restriction and data security at many levels. Sessions can involve multiple devices, creating subnets of devices, each with a shared purpose or task. | 2014-07-10 |
20140194066 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR SHARING SCREENS FROM MULTIPLE MOBILE DEVICES - An apparatus and method for sharing screens among multiple mobile devices are provided. The mobile device includes a sensor, a communication unit for determining whether at least one other mobile device is substantially in contact with the mobile device, based on information received from the sensor, and for communicating with the at least one other mobile device, a display unit including a physical screen for displaying a graphical component, and a controller for combining the physical screen of the display unit with physical screens of the at least one other mobile device into a single logical screen such that graphical components displayed on one physical screen may be moved to another physical screen as if both physical screens were part of a single screen. | 2014-07-10 |
20140194068 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ADJUSTING COMMUNICATION PARAMETERS - The disclosed embodiments include a network management system for managing communications of a wireless device. The network management system includes memory for storing data and executable instructions; and a processing component in communication with the memory. In one embodiment, the processing component configured to execute the executable instructions to perform operations such as, but not limited to, receiving network performance information from a plurality of wireless access points; and sending an instruction to the wireless device that modifies at least one wireless connectivity parameter of the wireless device to improve communications on the wireless device based on the network performance information. | 2014-07-10 |
20140194069 | Methods for Testing Receiver Sensitivity of Wireless Electronic Devices - A test system may include test equipment for testing the radio-frequency performance of wireless electronic devices. The test equipment may provide radio-frequency downlink signals to a wireless electronic device under test (DUT). The test equipment may perform a power sweep by stepping down the downlink signals in signal power level to test receiver sensitivity for the DUT. The DUT may gather measurement data from the downlink signals. The test equipment may retrieve measurement data from the DUT after downlink signal transmission has ended. The test equipment may identify a trigger in the retrieved measurement data to ensure that the data is synchronized with the power sweep in the transmitted downlink signals. The test equipment may identify path loss information associated with the test system. The test equipment may compute receiver sensitivity values for the DUT based on the path loss information and retrieved measurement data. | 2014-07-10 |
20140194070 | Proprietary Radio Control Head With Authentication - A combination of a radio receiver with a detachable controller that determine sends either reduced or enhanced metadata about received programming to the detachable controller based upon periodic authorization. A connection from the detachable control device to the radio receiver carries commands to the radio receiver and carries only the reduced set of metadata, such as tuned channel and tuned channel name, from the radio receiver to the controller. The controller is authorized by sending a radio identifier from the radio receiver to the control device, determination of an authentication code at the controller and communication of the determined authentication code back to the controller for validation. Upon validation, an enhanced set of metadata, including song title and artist, is sent to the controller. The enhanced metadata, the reduced metadata, or both, are optionally able to be encrypted. The radio receiver periodically performs this authorization processing. | 2014-07-10 |
20140194071 | TRANSMITTER NOISE SUPPRESSION IN RECEIVER - Systems and methods for suppressing transmitter noise in a receive band of a co-located receiver that are suitable for wideband applications are disclosed. In one embodiment, an analog radio frequency transmit signal output by a transmitter includes a desired signal in a transmit band of the transmitter and transmitter noise in a receive band of a main receiver. A secondary receiver obtains a secondary receiver input signal that is representative of at least the transmitter noise in the receive band of the main receiver and outputs a digital feedforward signal. A digital feedforward transmit noise cancellation subsystem generates a digital transmitter noise cancellation signal that is representative of the transmitter noise in the receive band based on the digital feedforward signal and subtracts the digital transmitter noise cancellation signal from a digital receive signal output by the main receiver to thereby provide a compensated digital receive signal. | 2014-07-10 |
20140194072 | DUPLEX FILTER ARRANGEMENTS FOR USE WITH TUNABLE NARROW BAND ANTENNAS HAVING FORWARD AND BACKWARD COMPATIBILITY - A transceiver module and duplexer within a communication device supports a minimized antenna volume and enhances a transfer gain for transmit and receive channels. The duplexer is communicatively coupled to one of multiple antenna and filter matching configurations which include a first configuration that couples receive and transmit filter matching circuits to a single antenna matching circuit. When the duplexer is coupled to the first configuration, receive and transmit filters of the duplexer are respectively coupled to the receive filter matching circuit and the transmit filter matching circuit. As a result, the antenna matching circuit and the filter matching circuits collectively provide the enhanced transfer gain. The duplexer is placed within an integrated circuit (IC) package to provide a duplexer IC having a specific number of input/output (I/O) pins arranged in a pre-established I/O pin mapping to maintain duplexer functionality and provide compatibility with various antenna and filter matching configurations. | 2014-07-10 |
20140194073 | DIGITAL SUPPRESSION OF TRANSMITTER INTERMODULATION IN RECEIVER - Systems and methods for suppressing transmitter noise in a receive band of a co-located receiver that are suitable for wideband applications are disclosed. In one embodiment, a transmitter is configured to upconvert and amplify a digital transmit signal to provide an analog radio frequency transmit signal at an output of the transmitter that includes a desired signal in a transmit band of the transmitter and transmitter noise in a receive band of a main receiver. The main receiver is configured to amplify, downconvert, and digitize an analog radio frequency receive signal to provide a digital receive signal. The digital feedforward transmit noise cancellation subsystem is configured to process the digital transmit signal to generate a digital transmitter noise cancellation signal that is representative of the transmitter noise in the receive band and is subtracted from the digital receive signal to thereby provide a compensated digital receive signal. | 2014-07-10 |
20140194074 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONDEVICE MULTIBAND TUNABLE RADIO ARCHITECTURE - A method and apparatus provide a wireless communication device multiband tunable radio architecture. The apparatus can include a multiband transceiver configured to transmit and receive wireless communication signals. The apparatus can include a tunable transmit notch filter coupled to the multiband transceiver. The tunable transmit notch filter can provide low insertion loss in a transmit band and attenuation at a receive frequency. The apparatus can include a tunable circulator coupled to the tunable transmit notch filter. The tunable circulator can provide transmit to receive isolation. The apparatus can include a tunable receive filter coupled to the multiband transceiver. The tunable receive filter can provide low insertion loss at a receive frequency and attenuation at other frequencies. | 2014-07-10 |
20140194075 | VARIABLE ANTENNA MATCH LINEARITY - In embodiments of variable antenna match linearity, a wireless device includes a first transceiver and a second transceiver, an antenna via which signals are received, and a linearity controller that varies a linearity of an antenna match circuit associated with the antenna. The linearity controller can determine whether a frequency of an intermodulated signal that includes transmissions from the first and second transceivers is within one of a respective receive band of the first transceiver or the second transceiver. The linearity controller can increase a linearity of the antenna match circuit to mitigate an amplitude of the intermodulated signal in the receive band. | 2014-07-10 |
20140194076 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MINIMIZING SPURS THROUGH DUTY CYCLE ADJUSTMENT - A frequency source, such as for a wireless communications device, configured to have a duty cycle adjustment. A selected harmonic spur resulting from operation of the frequency source at one duty cycle may be avoided or minimized by operating the frequency source at a second duty cycle. Determination of the appropriate duty cycle may be based on measuring the amplitude of the harmonic spur as it appears in the output of a receive chain of the wireless device. Alternatively, the duty cycle may be set to desired value to avoid or minimize a given harmonic. | 2014-07-10 |
20140194077 | Passive Interface for an Electronic Memory Device - A passive interface for connecting an electronic memory device to an exterior circuit is provided. The passive interface includes a signal connection point, a power connection point and a ground connection point on an electronic memory device. A first passive component forms an electrical connection between the signal connection point and the power connection point. A second passive component forms an electrical connection between the power connection point and the ground connection point. And the power connection point receives a conditioned voltage signal through the electrical connection between the signal connection point and the power connection point. Such a passive interface can be used in a variety of devices, including headsets for intrinsically save applications. | 2014-07-10 |
20140194078 | WIRELESS COMMUNICATION DEVICE - A wireless communication device includes an antenna element for carrying out wireless communications, a power feeding section for supplying power to the antenna element, a conductor other than the antenna element, and a dividing part for dividing the conductor, the dividing part being provided so as to divide the conductor into parts so that each of the parts has a length equal to or less than a quarter of wavelength at an operating frequency at which the antenna element carries out wireless communications. | 2014-07-10 |
20140194079 | INCREASING EFFICIENCY OF A RADIO RECEIVER WITH AN ADAPTIVE TUNER - A mobile radio receiver for a vehicle includes a tuner front-end section, a location data port for receiving tuner location data, a sensor port for receiving sensor signal measurement data from at least one vehicle sensor, a tuner front-end section parameter server port for sending the tuner location data, the sensor signal measurement data for receiving a set of tuner front-end section parameter data, and a data processing unit. The data processing unit is operably connected to the tuner front-end section, the location data port, the sensor port, and the tuner front-end section parameter server port. The mobile radio receiver provides an operational mode, a checking mode, a tuner parameter retrieval mode, and a tuner parameter application mode. | 2014-07-10 |
20140194080 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CALIBRATING TIME ALIGNMENT - A method includes setting a circuit to a mode. A test tone having a first frequency is provided to the circuit for use in calibrating the circuit. A received signal is generated based on an output signal of the circuit, the received signal including a component having a second frequency that is a harmonic of the first frequency. A magnitude of the component having the second frequency in the received signal is measured. A delay of the circuit corresponding to the mode is adjusted according to the magnitude of the component. | 2014-07-10 |
20140194081 | Superheterodyne Receiver - The invention relates to a superheterodyne receiver, comprising: a sampling mixer being configured to sample an analog radio frequency signal using a certain sampling rate (f | 2014-07-10 |
20140194082 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR COMMUNICATION WITH EMERGENCY DISPATCH SERVICES - Emergency reporting is described in which user input is received in an emergency call that is used to classify the call. Based on the classification process, emergency calls are processed to give priority to certain calls. The calls that are given the highest priority may be transmitted by a voice network and other calls may be transmitted by a data network. The reporting includes receiving user input identifying an emergency perspective of the user and selecting a data call based on the emergency perspective indicating the user is a bystander. It also includes recording an audio message from the user and transmitting the audio message to a public service answering point (PSAP) over a data network. | 2014-07-10 |
20140194083 | THREE BUTTON CELL PHONE - A communication device that communicates via a base station through a radio link that includes: a display that displays an inquiry from a plurality of inquiries, a first input, which upon being activated, indicates an agreement in response to the inquiry, a second input, which upon being activated, indicates a disagreement in response to the inquiry, an emergency input, which upon being activated, indicates an emergency situation, a controller that selects and dials the phone number corresponding to the contact name from a plurality of phone numbers corresponding to a plurality of contact names based on the indicated agreement, the indicated disagreement, and the indicated emergency situation, such that the agreement and the disagreement with each inquiry of the plurality of inquiries guides the controller in selecting and dialing the phone number corresponding to the contact name from the plurality of phone numbers. | 2014-07-10 |
20140194084 | Systems and Methods for Detecting and Controlling Transmission Devices - A method of detecting, controlling and managing transmission of a transmitting device within a facility is disclosed. The method involves transmitting information to the transmission device at a power greater than a power of an available base station covering the facility, detecting a response transmission from the transmission device by a least one transmission detection facility, extracting identification information associated with the transmission device in response to the transmitted information; and determining a location of the transmission device based on the response transmission received by the at least one received transmission detection facility, wherein the response transmissions are sorted by the identification information, determining an allowability of the located transmission device with the set area and interacting and manipulating transmission of the detected transmitting device. | 2014-07-10 |
20140194085 | Augmented Location Information for Wireless Communication - An Augmented Information server enables inclusion of augmented location data, in relation to an emergency call, expanded beyond that which can be fit into a pre-determined fixed length ALI data response field. A specific type of URI (Uniform Resource Identifier) is included in the ALI data response field, addressing specific augmented location data maintained by the augmented information server, e.g., a map image file, building floor plan, etc. The Augmented Information URI addresses to information accessed by the Augmented Information Server, inserted into an ALI data response field. The augmented, extended or additional location information is stored at a particular web address accessed through a query to the Augmented Information server. | 2014-07-10 |
20140194086 | Adaptive Network Searching in Out-of-Service Scenarios - Adaptive out-of-service search behavior by a wireless user equipment (UE) device. The UE may perform cellular communications according to a radio access technology (RAT). It may be determined that cellular service according to the RAT is not available. A search algorithm may be selected from at least two possible search algorithms. A search for cellular service according to the RAT may be performed according to the search algorithm. The various possible search algorithms may specify different ratios of time spent scanning for cellular service to time spent sleeping. The selected search algorithm may be chosen based on any or all of an estimated remaining battery life of the UE, a user activity level, user input, or various other considerations. | 2014-07-10 |
20140194087 | Remote PBX System and Advance Communication Terminals - A method for providing a remote PBX service by a customer's phone service provider. More than one telephone number is assigned to one customer's telephone communication link in communication with at least one telephone. A connect signal is received by the customer's phone service provider including one of the telephone numbers assigned to the customer's telephone communication link. A called telephone code is generated indicative of the number included in the connect signal. The called telephone code is sent to the customer's telephone communication link whereby a user of the customer's telephone communication link is capable of knowing which of the more than one telephone numbers assigned to the customer's telephone communication link was called prior to answering the telephone connected to the customer's telephone communication link. Thus, the customer's phone service provider provides the remote PBX service for the customer without the necessity of a local PBX. | 2014-07-10 |
20140194088 | Methods, Systems, and Computer Program Products for Mobile Network Subscriber Incentive Programs - A number of reward programs can be offered to subscribers of a mobile network as an incentive to use fewer allocated resources, rather than more. For example, in some embodiments, a subscriber may elect to participate in a reward program wherein a portion of the unused resources are used to determine a monetary amount to be returned to the subscriber at, for example, the end of a year. In some embodiments, a subscriber may elect to participate in a reward program wherein a portion of the unused resources (such as unused minutes under their plan) are used to offset the costs of “green programs”, which may be implemented by the operator of the network. In other words, the subscribers can be encouraged to use fewer resources by allowing a portion of those unused resources (in the form of for example, cash) to offset the cost of a program, which the subscriber believes provides some benefit. The reward programs offered may recognize any societal issue. | 2014-07-10 |
20140194089 | METHOD OF DISPLAYING ICONS ACCORDING TO SERVICE USAGE STATES AND MOBILE TERMINAL SUPPORTING THE SAME - A method and apparatus for displaying icons according to data communication service usage states are provided. The method includes collecting information on the remaining service amount for at least one service having a service usage limit; and displaying a color adjusted icon based on the remaining service amount. | 2014-07-10 |
20140194090 | REGISTRATION, VERIFICATION AND NOTIFICATION SYSTEM - A registrant provides at least one registrant electronic contact, such as a telephone number, during a registration process. The registrant's information may be compared to a database of such information. The registrant is verified by establishing a connection with the registrant via the registrant contact. The verification code is communicated to the registrant, which is input into an on-line form. Notification events are established, and the registrant is notified of the occurrence of a previously established notification event by establishing a connection with the registrant via the registrant contact. | 2014-07-10 |
20140194091 | Method and System for User Signup by a Network Service Provider - A system and a method for performing purchase transactions over a network are provided. The system includes a server controlled by a service provider, including a link to a network; a processor circuit, the processor circuit configured to receive purchase requests from a mobile phone, and to transfer funds from a user account to a vendor account; and a memory circuit storing a plurality of mobile phone numbers and a plurality of personal identification numbers (PINs), wherein each mobile phone number and PIN is associated with a user account. A non-transitory machine-readable medium may include a plurality of machine-readable instructions which when executed by one or more processors of a server controlled by a service provider are adapted to cause the server to perform a method as above. | 2014-07-10 |
20140194092 | Charging of Battery-Operated Devices Over Wireless Connections - The technology described herein provides wireless charging for battery-operated electronic devices ( | 2014-07-10 |
20140194093 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD - There is provided an information processing apparatus, an information processing method and a program for causing a computer to execute the method, the information processing apparatus including an acquisition unit configured to acquire communication quality at a time of communication between a base station and a wireless communication apparatus that connects to a predetermined network via the base station and performs the communication, and a charging processing unit configured to perform charging processing related to the communication based on the acquired communication quality. | 2014-07-10 |
20140194094 | DATA LOSS PREVENTION FOR MOBILE COMPUTING DEVICES - System calls to a kernel of a mobile computing device are monitored. A particular system call is intercepted relating to input/output (I/O) functionality of the mobile computing device. A data loss prevention (DLP) policy is identified that is applicable to the particular system call. An action is performed on the particular system call based at least in part on the DLP policy. | 2014-07-10 |
20140194095 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MESSAGE IDENTIFICATION AND NOTIFICATION - A message identification and notification method is provided which includes detecting an incoming message from a first user to a mobile communication device corresponding to a second user. A particular indication in the incoming message is detected, and a notification is provided to the second user using the mobile communication device responsive to detecting the particular indication in the incoming message. One or more of an application and a functional component of the mobile communication device is disabled responsive to detecting the particular indication. A communication from the second user to the first user is detected, the communication initiated after the incoming message from the first user, and the one or more of the application and the functional component of the mobile communication device is enabled responsive to detecting the communication from the second user to the first user. A mobile communication device is also provided. | 2014-07-10 |
20140194096 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR VERIFICATION OF A TELEPHONE NUMBER - The invention relates to a method and apparatus for verification of a mobile telephone number. The method comprises: storing a mobile telephone number and a corresponding mobile subscriber identity number; receiving a request for verification of the mobile telephone number; sending, in response to the request, an IMSI query requesting a mobile subscriber identity number registered in association with the mobile telephone number in an HLR; receiving, in response to the IMSI query, the mobile subscriber identity number associated with the mobile telephone number in the HLR; comparing the stored mobile subscriber identity number and the received mobile subscriber identity number, and, if the comparison shows that the received mobile subscriber identity number corresponds to the stored mobile subscriber identity number; initiating the performance of the messaging-or-positioning service in relation to the mobile telephone number. | 2014-07-10 |
20140194097 | METHOD OF DEVICE AUTHENTICATION AND APPLICATION REGISTRATION IN A PUSH COMMUNICATION FRAMEWORK - A server system and a mobile device establish a push data framework for communication. The mobile device includes a push client, and runs one or more applications requiring push data communications. The push client transmits a device authentication and application validation request to a push server. Upon the push server successfully authenticating and validating the device and application, the push client receives a session identifier for establishing a persistent communication connection with the push server. Once established, an application server can push data to the mobile device via the persistent communication session. The session identifier remains valid for an extended period of time, and allows the push client to maintain and re-establish push connections with the push server for the duration of the extended period of time. | 2014-07-10 |
20140194098 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DISABLING THE RF FUNCTIONALITY OF A MULTI-FUNCTION WIRELESS COMMUNICATION DEVICE WHILE MAINTAINING ACCESS TO LOCAL FUNCTIONALITY - A method and apparatus for disabling the communication functionality (i.e., disabling the transmission and/or reception of RF signals) of an integrated device, while still providing access to the local functionality of such device. A control and select function, such as a switch that is implemented by hardware or software or a combination thereof, is provided in an integrated device to allow the end user of the device to access the local data processing functionality of the device, even while the wireless communication functionality of such device is disabled. | 2014-07-10 |
20140194099 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DISPLAYING INFORMATION ABOUT WIRELESS CHARGING PAD IN ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A method and apparatus for providing information about a plurality of wireless charging pads to an electronic device such that the electronic device performs wireless charging efficiently is provided. The method includes receiving information about the plurality of wireless charging pads and displaying the information about the plurality of wireless charging pads on a screen of the electronic device. | 2014-07-10 |
20140194100 | ENABLING A WIRELESS COMMUNICATION DEVICE TO SWTICH FROM ONE LOCAL NETWORK TO A SEPARATE WIDE AREA NETWORK FOR A HIGH PRIORITY MULTICAST GROUP COMMUNICATION - The disclosure is related to group communications over multimedia broadcast/multicast services (MBMS). An aspect determines whether a number of one or more user devices in an MBMS coverage area participating in a group call is less than a threshold, and delivers a media stream for the group call to a user device of the one or more user devices over a wireless local area network (WLAN) to which the user device is connected based on the number of the one or more user devices in the MBMS coverage area being less than the threshold. | 2014-07-10 |
20140194101 | ALTERNATE NOTIFICATION SELECTION - Embodiments of the invention relate to management of notifications responsive to the arrival and departure of mobile devices in a defined area. A prioritized list is shared among mobile devices in a defined area. Upon detection, mobile devices add their respective selected notifications to the prioritized list. A mobile device entering the defined area receives the prioritized list and in response to detecting a shared selected notification on the prioritized list, one of the mobile devices in the area changes its selected notification to an alternative notification. A second mobile device entering the defined area would likewise receive the prioritized list and change its selected notification to a second alternative notification responsive to a shared selected notification on the list. At such time as a device leaves the area, the list is again updated and all notifications exclusive to the device are removed from the list. | 2014-07-10 |
20140194102 | INTELLIGENT MUTING OF A MOBILE DEVICE - A device includes a transceiver, a microphone, a sensor, and a controller coupled to receive signals from the sensor and to place the device into a mute mode when the signals from the sensor are indicative of a user action to reduce transmission of the user's voice. | 2014-07-10 |
20140194103 | SOFTMODEM ACTIVATION AND CUSTOMIZATION - Systems and methods are provided for activating, configuring, and/or re-configuring a “softmodem” in a computer device. The softmodem can be specially configured to accept firmware specifications that control the operation of communication by the softmodem. According to one embodiment, in conjunction with a firmware download and installation, at activation an unlocking key can be provided to enable, for example, data service through any selected provider using the softmodem. In some embodiments, the softmodem is specially configured to accommodate a variety of data signal protocols (e.g., CDMA, GSM, etc.) through firmware downloads and configuration. Installation of the firmware on the softmodem enables the softmodem to communicate according to a selected communication protocol and further enables re-configuration of the softmodem between the variety of data signal protocols. | 2014-07-10 |
20140194104 | Alternate Notification Selection - Embodiments of the invention relate to management of notifications responsive to the arrival and departure of mobile devices in a defined area. A prioritized list is shared among mobile devices in a defined area. Upon detection, mobile devices add their respective selected notifications to the prioritized list. A mobile device entering the defined area receives the prioritized list and in response to detecting a shared selected notification on the prioritized list, one of the mobile devices in the area changes its selected notification to an alternative notification. A second mobile device entering the defined area would likewise receive the prioritized list and change its selected notification to a second alternative notification responsive to a shared selected notification on the list. At such time as a device leaves the area, the list is again updated and all notifications exclusive to the device are removed from the list. | 2014-07-10 |
20140194105 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING A NEAR FIELD COMMUNICATION FUNCTION IN A PORTABLE TERMINAL - An apparatus and a method of providing a Near Field Communication (NFC) function in a portable terminal are provided. The method includes recognizing a tag and reading an NFC message from the tag, storing second data in the memory when the NFC message includes first data of a predetermined record type, the second data corresponding to other data except for the first data among all data included in the NFC message, determining whether a particular application corresponding to the first data has been installed, and when the particular application has been installed, executing the particular application and providing the second data to the particular application so as to enable the particular application to execute a particular function by using the second data. | 2014-07-10 |
20140194106 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING MOBILE DEVICE OPERATION - Implementations herein include receiving a first signal from a first mobile computing device, the first signal indicative of a first state change and receiving a second signal from a second mobile computing device, the second signal indicative of a second state change. The method may also include determining that the first state change and the second state change are related, and that the first mobile computing device and the second mobile computing device are currently located at a common geographic location. The method may further include determining that a third mobile computing device is currently located at the common geographic location. The method may also include transmitting to the third mobile computing device, a third signal indicative of a recommended state change, the recommended state change being based on the first state change at the first mobile computing device and the second state change at the second mobile computing device. | 2014-07-10 |
20140194107 | Personalized Cloud of Mobile Tasks - A dynamically created and automatically updated personalized cloud of mobile tasks may be displayed on an interactive visual display via a personalized cloud generator application. The personalized cloud generator application may receive and/or capture information representing a mobile task performed by a mobile computing device user. The personalized cloud generator application may then store the information and determine a relevance of a given performed mobile task. If the relevance of the performed mobile task meets a prescribed threshold, the personal cloud generator application may display a selectable visual representation (e.g., selectable icon) of the performed mobile task. Given a user's activity, the visual representation may be automatically updated (displayed, removed, moved, resized, etc.) based on the information received and/or captured. Subsequent selection of the displayed visual representation allows quick and easy access or performance of the associated mobile task. | 2014-07-10 |
20140194108 | METHOD AND ARRANGEMENT IN A COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - The present invention relates to a method and an arrangement for reducing a state transition time from a power saving state for a user equipment ( | 2014-07-10 |
20140194109 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MEASURING NETWORK OPERATION RELATED PARAMETERS IN A MOBILE COMMUNICATION NETWORK - A method for measuring network operation related parameters in a mobile communication network with a core network and a radio-access network, preferably in form of a LTE- or UMTS-network, includes the steps of a) configuring an entity in the mobile communication network for measuring including network operation related parameters to be measured, b) selecting a measuring entity, c) measuring the network operation related parameters by the measuring entity, and d) analyzing the measured parameters wherein a filtering is performed prior to step d), wherein the filtering is performed on an entity in the radio access network of the mobile communication network and wherein the filtering reduces the amount of data of the measured network operation related parameters for step d). A system for measuring network operation related parameters is also described. | 2014-07-10 |
20140194110 | ENERGY SAVING IN A COMMUNICATIONS NETWORK - A method of energy saving is applied to a mobile communications network comprising at least two radio access technology systems ( | 2014-07-10 |
20140194111 | COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, USER TERMINAL, AND COMMUNICATION DEVICE - Disclosed is a technique for starting an application used to receive a message for the application efficiently in order to reduce the processing load on and the battery consumption of a user terminal. According to this technique, a network is requested to transmit a control message to a user terminal when receiving a message addressed to an application on the user terminal, and when receiving, from a server, a message addressed to the application on the user terminal, the network transmits a control message such as paging to the user terminal. The user terminal receives the paging from the network even in the connected mode, and starts an application used to receive a message for the application on the user terminal in response to the reception of the paging so that the application can be started at timing where there exists the message to be received. | 2014-07-10 |
20140194112 | INTERACTIVE SYSTEM AND PROCESS - A method of delivering an instruction ( | 2014-07-10 |
20140194113 | Radio Base Station, Radio Network Node and Methods Therein for Detecting a Faulty Antenna - Embodiments herein relate to a method in a first radio base station ( | 2014-07-10 |
20140194114 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ESTABLISHING A DIRECT CONNECTION IN A PROXIMITY-SERVICES COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - A method and apparatus for establishing a direct connection in a ProSe (Proximity Services) communication system are disclosed. The method includes a first UE initiating a direct connection with a second UE and receiving a CID (Connection Identifier) from an administration entity of the ProSe communication system, wherein the CID is used for identifying the direct connection. The method further includes the administrative entity of the ProSe communication system receiving a request from a first UE (User Equipment) to establish a direct connection with a second UE and sending a CID (Connection Identifier) to a first UE connection, wherein the CID is used for identifying the direct connection. | 2014-07-10 |
20140194115 | METHOD FOR DISCOVERY IN DEVICE-TO-DEVICE COMMUNICATIONS AND APPARATUS FOR THE SAME - A method for discovery in device-to-device communications and an apparatus for the same are disclosed. The method performed in a device-to-device server supporting device-to-device discovery between a discovery terminal and a discoverable terminal may include receiving a device-to-device discovery participation message from the discoverable terminal, requesting a gateway to measure a proximity between the discovery terminal and the discoverable terminal, receiving a proximity measurement result from the gateway, and requesting the discovery terminal and the discoverable terminal to initiate a procedure of device-to-device discovery when the proximity measurement result satisfies a predetermined threshold. Thus, the procedure of device-to-device discovery may be performed efficiently. | 2014-07-10 |
20140194116 | Method for Scanning in a Multi-Mode Multi-Antenna Device - A method and system are provided in which a device comprising a first or main phase locked loop (PLL) and a second or reference PLL, is operable to communicate utilizing a first and a second receiving antenna. The first PLL may generate a first signal based on a reference signal generated by the second PLL. A second signal may also be generated based on the reference signal. Data associated with a first radio access technology (RAT) may be received via the first receiving antenna utilizing the generated first signal. The first RAT or another RAT may be scanned via the second receiving antenna utilizing the generated second signal. The scan via the second receiving antenna may be performed concurrently with the reception of data via the first receiving antenna. A switch may be utilized to enable or disable scanning operations via the second receiving antenna. | 2014-07-10 |
20140194117 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR SELECTING A CELL ACCORDING TO A SPEED OF A TERMINAL IN A MOBILE COMMUNICATION NETWORK - The present invention defines an efficient method for (re)selecting a cell according to a speed of a terminal in a HetNet where cells having various regions such as macro cells, pico cells and femto cells are arranged in the same frequency band in a mobile communication system. A cell selection control method of a terminal in a mobile communication system, according to an embodiment of the present invention, comprises a step of receiving, from a base station, cell list information for not allowing a terminal moving at a high speed to select a cell and a step of setting the terminal so that cells included in the cell list information are considered or not considered to be targets of selection or reselection when the terminal moves at the high speed. According to the present invention, in a network consisting of various types of cells using the same frequency band, the terminal can determine whether to select or reselect a cell according to the speed of the terminal. That is, the terminal moving at the high speed does not select or reselect a frequent service cell, thereby efficiently performing the cell selection or reselection. Further, power consumption of the terminal can be reduced. | 2014-07-10 |
20140194118 | SEAMLESS TRANSITION OF DATA SERVICES IN A SINGLE-SIM MULTI-ACTIVE CELLULAR DEVICE - Systems, apparatuses and methods are described for seamless transition of data services in a single-SIM multi-active (SSMA) cellular device operating in a mixed technology cellular network. An SSMA device provides multiple virtual terminals capable of simultaneously maintaining multiple active services on different technology networks. The virtual terminals maintain service continuity by coordinating to seamlessly migrate data services from one network technology to another as a user geographically navigates a mixed technology network. This technology may be implemented in user equipment without modifying the various networks in the mixed technology network. This technology improves user experience and customer satisfaction with network providers. | 2014-07-10 |
20140194119 | WIRELESS COMMUNICATION APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING WIRELESS COMMUNICATION APPARATUS - Provided is a wireless communication apparatus including an accepting unit that accepts a transfer operation to transfer a connection right from a first wireless communication apparatus to which the connection right to connect to a predetermined network using wireless communication is set to a second wireless communication apparatus to which the connection right is not set, and a control unit that, when the transfer operation is accepted, transmits a transfer request that requests the connection right to be transferred from the first wireless communication apparatus to the second wireless communication apparatus with information included in the transfer request, the information being used for synchronizing data in the second wireless communication apparatus with predetermined data in the first wireless communication apparatus. | 2014-07-10 |
20140194120 | Method and Apparatus for Use in a Mobile Communication Network - There is provided a method of operating a network node in a communication network, the communication network comprising a mobile device, a first base station and a second base station, the first base station having a lower transmission power than the second base station and being located within the coverage area of the second base station, the mobile device being located within an imbalanced region between the first base station and the second base station and being served by the first base station, the method in the network node comprising configuring the mobile device, the first base station and the second base station such that the mobile device transmits uplink data to the first base station, and the mobile device receives downlink data only from the second base station. Corresponding methods are provided for operating a mobile device and a second base station. A network node, mobile device and second base station are also provided that are configured to perform the respective operating methods. | 2014-07-10 |
20140194121 | Handover Event Prioritization - A method, implemented by a communications device, for communicating wireless handover events, the communications device being associated with a serving cell of a cellular communications network, the method comprising: determining, based on at least one or more first measurement results indicative of cell quality parameters of a plurality of cells of the cellular communications network, a first handover event associated with a first one of the cells; initiating communication of a first handover message indicative of the determined first handover event to a network entity of the cellular network; determining, based on at least one or more second measurement results, a plurality of further handover events associated with respective ones of the cells, resulting in a plurality of pending handover events waiting to be communicated to a network entity of the cellular network; determining a priority order for at least a subset of the pending handover events, wherein the subset comprises handover events associated with different cells. | 2014-07-10 |
20140194122 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PERFORMING HANDOVER IN A WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - An operating method of a serving Base Station (BS) in a communication system is provided). The method comprises transmitting a first message to a Mobile Station (MS), wherein the first message includes information related to a random access resource that is allocated to the MS by a target BS, and wherein the random access resource is distinguishable from other random access resources of the target BS. | 2014-07-10 |
20140194123 | METHOD, APPARATUS, AND SYSTEM FOR DETECTING A RADIO NETWORK PROBLEM - A system, base station and method are disclosed for detecting a radio network problem. For a handover failure occurs on a user equipment (UE), a first base station receives, problem information about the occurred handover failure from the UE, after a radio resource control (RRC) connection is reestablished or established between the UE and a cell controlled by the first base station. The first base station then transmits the received problem information to a second base station controlling a cell where the handover failure occurs. In this way, the network side can automatically identify and detect the handover failure. As such, the network can perform self-adjustment and optimization, therefore improving the network performance and satisfying use requirements of users. | 2014-07-10 |
20140194124 | METHOD, APPARATUS, AND SYSTEM FOR CONTROLLING AND MEASURING CELL HANDOVER - The present invention discloses a method, an apparatus, and a system for controlling and measuring a cell handover, where the method for controlling a cell handover includes: acquiring terminal information; and after a random access request sent by a terminal is received, performing, according to the terminal information, beamforming for a random access response corresponding to the random access request, and sending the random access response to the terminal, where the random access response includes: configuration information of a resource required by the terminal during communication after the terminal hands over from a source cell covered by a source base station to a target cell covered by a target base station. A success rate of performing a cell handover by the terminal is improved in embodiments of the present invention. | 2014-07-10 |
20140194125 | METHODS IMPLEMENTING A CONFIGURATION OF DRX AND MEASUREMENT IN A UE AND AN ENODEB EQUIPMENT - In order to solve the technical problem that the discontinuous reception (DRX) decreases the accuracy and reliability of cell handover measurement, the invention proposes methods implementing a configuration of DRX and measurement in the UK and the EnodeB equipment. The method comprises, determining that a neighboring cell is discovered, the UE updates the DRX configuration, and the eNodeB equipment update the DRX configuration synchronously with the UE; the UE implements a measurement used for handover with respect to the neighboring cell based on the updated DRX configuration, and transmits a measurement report to the eNodeB equipment serving the UE, the eNodeB equipment receives the measurement report transmitted by the UE. The flexibility of measurement is improved. Preferably, the updated DRX configuration matches with the measurement opportunity, which can provide more accurate and reliable measurement results. | 2014-07-10 |
20140194126 | MOBILE STATION, BASE STATION, AND METHOD FOR MANAGING SYNCHRONIZATION STATE - A synchronization state is efficiently managed in a mobile station to which cells are allocated. A base station notifies the mobile station of information about whether or not a transmission timing before a handover for each of cell groups of the mobile station is to be applied after the handover. The mobile station sets whether or not the transmission timing adjusted for each cell group is to be applied after the handover, on the basis of the received information. | 2014-07-10 |
20140194127 | RELAY NODE HANDOVER METHOD, BASE STATION, AND COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - The present invention relates to the field of communications technologies and provides a relay node handover method. The method includes: receiving, by a target base station, a handover request sent by a source base station serving a relay node; acquiring, by the target base station, first transport network layer TNL information from the source base station; and establishing, by the target base station, a connection with the relay node according to the first TNL information. The present invention further provides a base station and a communication system. The present invention may implement the handover of a relay node from a source base station to a target base station, thereby ensuring the establishment of a connection between the relay node and the target base station. | 2014-07-10 |