31st week of 2010 patent applcation highlights part 51 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20100197276 | METHOD OF REGISTERING A TELEPHONE DIRECTORY IN A MOBILE PHONE AND THE MOBILE PHONE - A telephone directory registration method in a mobile phone is provided which is capable of preventing damage caused by nuisance mails and of supporting the individual content of registration that differs for each different for each different model of a mobile phone. It is determined whether or not an electronic mail received from another mobile phone is electronic mail that is to be registered in a telephone directory. If so, it is determined whether or not the originating address of the electronic mail is an address which is permitted to be registered in a telephone directory. If so, the content of said electronic mail to be registered is registered in the telephone directory of the mobile phone, provided that the content of the electronic mail is in accordance with a telephone directory registration format. | 2010-08-05 |
20100197277 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SUPPORTING CSG SERVICE IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - A method and apparatus for supporting a closed subscriber group (CSG) service is provided. The apparatus includes a memory configured to store CSG subscription information, and a processor operatively coupled to the RF unit and the memory and to implement a radio interface protocol. The processor is configured to access to a base station (BS), transmit the CSG subscription information to the BS, receive an access mode from the BS, wherein the access mode is determined based on the CSG subscription information, and negotiate with the BS on a CSG service if the access mode supports a CSG to which the apparatus belongs. | 2010-08-05 |
20100197278 | Interactive Multimodal Messaging - Disclosed herein is a method and system that enables a recipient to interact with an interactive multimodal message triggered on the recipient's mobile device. A sender creates the interactive multimodal message using a client application. A server stores the created interactive multimodal message. The server sends a notification to the recipient's mobile device. The notification comprises a pointer to the stored interactive multimodal message. The stored interactive multimodal message is triggered on the recipient's mobile device when the pointer in the notification is accessed. Service information is transmitted to the recipient's mobile device through the triggered interactive multimodal message. The interactive multimodal message triggered on the recipient's mobile device enables the recipient interaction. The interactive multimodal message may be forwarded to one or more second recipients simultaneously. At least a part of the forwarded interactive multimodal message is displayed differently to each of the second recipients. | 2010-08-05 |
20100197279 | User Data Notification in a Mobile Communications System - Data stored about user equipment, such as mobile phones, that is stored in a Home Location Register of at least one wireless, cellular voice network communications system configured, for example, as a 3G network deployment, is augmented with supplemental information and is communicated automatically to active users in the network. The invention is particularly advantageous for mobile systems that are deployable where normal networks have been disrupted, such as among emergency personnel who need to communicate and cooperate as a group at a disaster scene. Supplemental information includes, for example, the identity of a user or device that has entered or exited the network, the function, position, rank, responsibility level, etc., that each user has, and what group the user is affiliated with. | 2010-08-05 |
20100197280 | TRANSCEIVER WITH MESSAGE NOTIFICATION - A transceiver, comprising an interface for receiving at least one message, a display unit provided to assume at least one switched-on operating state and at least one switched-off operating state, a message indicator indicating a receipt of a message by a unit of a signal, independent of the operating state of the display unit, wherein the message is associated with at least one message parameter, and a unit for evaluating the message parameter with the signal provided as a function of evaluation of the message parameter. | 2010-08-05 |
20100197281 | Single Operator, Single SIM, Single Billing Entity Supporting Simultaneous Use Of Multi-Radio Device And/Or Phone - A mobile wireless communication device may communicate information to a first network device for enabling authentication, authorization and/or management of accounting for the mobile wireless communication device for use within a first network. A SIM may enable a communication session with a second network based on data sent to the second network related to the authentication, authorization and/or accounting management for use in the first network. The mobile wireless communication device may be handed-off to the second network and/or may establish simultaneous communication sessions with the first network and the second network without communicating authentication, authorization and/or accounting information to the second network. The first and/or second network and/or another network device may comprise and/or share a session control server. The mobile wireless communication device may receive, store and/or modify additional information associated with the authentication, authorization and/or accounting management from the second network device. | 2010-08-05 |
20100197282 | DATA PROCESSING METHOD FOR PORTABLE COMMUNICATION TERMINAL AND PORTABLE COMMUNICATION TERMINAL - A terminal data storage section ( | 2010-08-05 |
20100197283 | LINGUISTIC CONTENT MANAGEMENT METHOD AND SYSTEM, AND LINGUISTIC CONTENT TRANSMITTING APPARATUS AND LINGUISTIC CONTENT RECEIVING APPARATUS - An image data acquired by imaging an important document by an information terminal such as a mobile phone is securely transmitted to a desired destination in a public network. A document printed on a piece of paper or the like is imaged by the mobile phone, the acquired document image is transmitted to a transmitting server via a mobile communication network, the transmitting server transmits the document image to the receiving server via a VPN in the Internet, and the receiving server stores the document image received from the transmitting server. Since unauthorized acquisition and alteration of the document image in a mobile communication network and the VPN are substantially impossible, the document image taken by the mobile phone can be securely transmitted to the remote receiving server. | 2010-08-05 |
20100197284 | METHOD OF CREATING CUSTOMIZED RINGTONE - A method includes determining customization options available for customizing a recording based on ringtone capabilities of a phone and communicating the available customization options to the phone. The method further includes customizing the recording according to the available customization options selected by a user of the phone to thereby generate a customized recording. The method further includes generating a customized ringtone based on the customized recording and transmitting to the phone the customized ringtone to the phone for use by the phone in alerting of incoming communications. | 2010-08-05 |
20100197285 | CSG MEMBERSHIP INDICATION - Problems caused by interaction between paging optimization and synchronizing CSG information are mitigated by setting a network indication indicating, for example, that a subscriber is no longer a member of a CSG, but the network has not yet received confirmation that an access terminal associated with the subscriber has been informed of this. A timer-based scheme may be employed for removing a CSG ID from the subscriber information for a subscriber once it is determined that the subscriber is no longer a member of the CSG. In addition, a temporary member of a CSG may determine whether it is still a member of a CSG upon expiration of a CSG timer. Also, the frequency with which an access terminal registers may be changed based on various criteria. Furthermore, an allowed CSG list may be selectively included in a page message depending on the destination of the page message. | 2010-08-05 |
20100197286 | System and Method for Improving Cellular Telephone User Experience - A method for determining an amount of time required to download a data file to a wireless device includes receiving information indicating a first amount of wireless bandwidth allocated for the download of the data file, calculating a first length of time required to download the data file to the wireless device based on the first amount of wireless bandwidth allocated, and comparing the first length of time required to a predetermined amount of time. If the first length of time required is less than the predetermined amount of time, the download begins. If the first length of time required is more than the predetermined amount of time, information indicating the first length of time required is sent to the wireless device, a start download signal is received from the wireless device, and download of the data file to the wireless device begins in response to the start download signal. | 2010-08-05 |
20100197287 | TECHNIQUE FOR REQUESTING AND PROVIDING IN-CALL SERVICES - A technique for requesting and providing in-call services encompasses a method of calling an information service during an ongoing call between two or more call parties. The method comprises the steps of receiving, during the ongoing call, a message from a first call party, determining that the message requests the provision of information associated with a second call party, obtaining a first identifier indicative of the second call party and sending a service request including the first identifier to the information service. | 2010-08-05 |
20100197288 | Call Routing Method and Device - A wireless device uses a software application that enables the device to communicate with a remote service provider device over a wireless link. The user initiates a call to a third party by dialling the telephone number of the third party the user wishes to communicate with. The software application then automatically initiates a data communication to the remote service provider and automatically providing to the remote service provider device all the required information needed by the service provider device to correctly route the communication. | 2010-08-05 |
20100197289 | System and method for managing a wireless device from removable media with processing capability - Systems and methods for managing a wireless device from removable media with processing capability are described. One aspect may include a system for operating the radio hardware of a wireless device from a media device, comprising a media device, including a processor; a memory, coupled to said processor; and a radio host side peer layer, adapted to run on said memory and said processor, and adapted to communicate with the radio hardware of said wireless device. | 2010-08-05 |
20100197290 | TELECOMMUNICATIONS POLICY PROGRAM SYSTEMS, PROCESSES AND DEVICES - Telecommunications Policy Program Systems, Processes and Devices for the reduction of radiation hazard and/or other risks involved in the use of wireless telecommunication devices, are disclosed in the present application. According to the invention an Authorized User, using a Policy Program, can enable and/or disable at least one of the sound input and/or output channels of a telecommunication device in order to force a Subordinate User to use radiation-safer, and/or otherwise safer, sound input and/or output channels of said telecommunication device. According to two of the several preferred embodiments described in the application, the Policy program can be transferred to the telecommunication device from an external source or be built-in into said device. | 2010-08-05 |
20100197291 | MOBILE TERMINAL AND PRESENCE INFORMATION MANAGEMENT METHOD THEREOF - Disclosed are a mobile terminal and a presence information management method thereof, wherein a reception range of presence information preset by a user is pre-stored and then presence information is received from a server according to the pre-stored reception range of the presence information upon an initiation of a presence service to thusly display on a screen, whereby upon receiving the presence service, part of presence information can be received according to the preset reception range of the presence information, or presence information relating to contacts who are not in interest or infrequently engaged in a call is not needed to be processed, resulting in reducing a current consumption due to processing of the presence information and improving a UI performance. | 2010-08-05 |
20100197292 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR GENERATING USER NOTIFICATIONS ASSOCIATED WITH TASKS THAT ARE PENDING COMPLETION - A device and method for generating user notifications associated with tasks that are pending completion on a mobile device. When additional input is required from a user of the mobile device to complete performance of a task and is not being received from the user within a predefined time period, at least one form of user notification is generated. The particular form or forms of user notification are defined by a user profile associated with the user. User notifications may comprise visual, audible, and/or vibratory alerts, and different forms of these user notifications may be generated in a sequence. The volume of audible alerts or the period between periodic user notifications may vary over time. | 2010-08-05 |
20100197293 | REMOTE COMPUTER ACCESS AUTHENTICATION USING A MOBILE DEVICE - A method for establishing access to a computer ( | 2010-08-05 |
20100197294 | IMPLEMENTATION OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS NETWORK ACCESS RESTRICTIONS - A system and method for restricting public access to a mobile telecommunications network in order to prevent congestion. The system and method are particularly useful in situations where the number of end users exceeds, or is likely to exceed, network capacity, for example in emergency situations or for large public gatherings, such as sporting events or New Years Eve celebrations. The system and method disclosed uses filtering by network elements, such as the base stations and MSCs. In particular the system and method can filter low data messages, such as SMS, from more demanding services, such as voice calls, so that all low data messages are transmitted, while the more demanding services are terminated, unless special conditions are met. | 2010-08-05 |
20100197295 | Femtocell Base Station - In one aspect, there is provided method. The method may include determining, at a base station, identity information for a mobile station, the base station configured to determine the identity information when the mobile station is in a proximate contact with the base station; and providing the identity information to a message generator. Related systems, articles, and methods are also described. | 2010-08-05 |
20100197296 | Platform Test Environment and Unit Test Framework for a Telecommunications Gateway - A platform test environment is described for testing the functionality of a gateway. The platform includes a number of clients that simulate the functionality of a service provider application and a number of simulators that simulate the functionality of a telecommunications network component. These clients and simulators can be used to test functionality within a gateway that manages request traffic between the application(s) and the telecommunications network component(s). Once the platform test environment is configured, it can be used to execute a series of testing operations on the gateway by transmitting requests between the clients and simulators via the gateway. Furthermore, a unit test framework is provided that can be used to generate unit tests for the platform environment. These unit tests can be used to input data into the system, obtain a set of results and compare the results to expected values. | 2010-08-05 |
20100197297 | Apparatus and method for measuring uplink thermal noise power and uplink interference power in wireless communication system - An apparatus for use in a base station capable of checking whether a frequency is illegally used in a wireless communication system are provided. Operations of the base station for checking whether the frequency is illegally used includes setting a silence interval in which a resource is not allocated to a terminal, using silence interval setting information provided from a system manager; when the silence interval arrives, measuring RSSI; and transmitting the RSSI to the system manager to examine at least one of a frequency illegal use and a reception path error using the RSSI. | 2010-08-05 |
20100197298 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MEASUREMENT REPORT IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORK HAVING MACRO CELLS AND FEMTO CELLS - In a wireless communication network including several macro cells each having several femto cells, when a trigger event occurs for a measurement report, user equipment creates a measurement report message which includes a cell identifier of a target femto cell for the measurement report in response to the trigger event, measuring results for the target femto cell, and a neighbor cell identifier having a cell identifier of at least one neighbor femto cell around the target femto cell. Then the user equipment transmits the measurement report message to an evolved node B (eNB). When receiving the measurement report message, the eNB distinguishes the target femto cell from others in the femto cells based on the neighbor cell identifier in the received measurement report message. | 2010-08-05 |
20100197299 | METHOD FOR TESTING A MOBILE RADIO DEVICE - A reproducible method for testing mobile radio devices in different tolerant test modes by generating an instruction sequence that can be programmed or that can be obtained from measurement data, for controlling a protocol test that simulates a mobile radio network and that sends signals to the mobile radio device and tolerates allowable deviations of the received response signals of the mobile radio device according to mobile telephony standards in the tolerant mode while keeping a protocol of the unacceptable deviations as errors, and that terminates the test upon ever deviation in the strict mode and outputs the protocol on an output device once the test is finished. | 2010-08-05 |
20100197300 | USER EQUIPMENT AND METHOD OF ITS OPERATION - A User Equipment (UE) apparatus for use in a cellular wireless communications network, and method for its operation, are provided. The apparatus includes a measuring unit for measuring signals received from at least one of a serving cell of the network and from neighboring cells, a memory for storing information defining a plurality of conditions for triggering the UE to send a measurement report to the network, the measurement report comprising a result of at least one measurement performed by the UE, a determining unit for determining when one of the plurality of conditions is met, and a sending unit for sending, in response to one of the plurality of conditions being met, a measurement report for reception by the network, wherein each of the plurality of conditions is defined by a respective plurality of at least one of parameters and variables. | 2010-08-05 |
20100197301 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR NETWORK SCANNING BASED ON NEIGHBOR INFORMATION - A wireless device receives neighbor information broadcasted by a current serving network. The neighbor information includes frequency information of neighbors and overlay RAT (radio access technology). According to an embodiment of the disclosure, the wireless device avoids various frequency blocks when scanning for a RAT when it is known from the neighbor information that those frequency blocks are used for a different RAT. Those frequency blocks can either be skipped altogether or scanned only after other frequency blocks are scanned. Therefore, the amount of network scanning can be reduced. | 2010-08-05 |
20100197302 | TECHNIQUES FOR EXTRACTING A CONTROL CHANNEL FROM A RECEIVED SIGNAL IN A WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - A technique for extracting a control channel from a received signal includes storing interleaved control channel elements of the received signal in a control channel region of a memory. First addresses for first elements that are included in a first control channel are then generated using a first circuit. Finally, the respective first elements are read, using a second circuit, from the control channel region of the memory according to the generated first addresses to provide the first control channel in a deinterleaved form. | 2010-08-05 |
20100197303 | Radio Communication System, Radio Communication Terminal, Radio Base Station and Radio Communication Method - The radio commutation terminal ( | 2010-08-05 |
20100197304 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR ACCESS STRATUM MANAGEMENT OF WIRELESS DEVICES - An apparatus and method for access stratum management comprising reading system information from at least one broadcast channel from a current serving cell; and determining if an available cell is suitable for a user equipment (UE) based on information included in the broadcasted system information, wherein the determining step comprises at least one of the following: comparing system release information of the user equipment (UE) from the broadcasted system information; determining if the available cell supports a specific feature which makes the available cell suitable for optimum performance of the UE; or determining if the available cell and a frequency combination are suitable for a UE type. | 2010-08-05 |
20100197305 | CORRELATING REGISTRATIONS ORIGINATING FROM A DEVICE - Systems and methods for correlating multiple registrations from a single device are disclosed. A private ID used in an prior registration may be used to obtain subsequent private IDs. The subsequent private IDs may be used in subsequent registrations. An instance ID from an prior registration may be used in conjunction with different registration IDs in subsequent registrations. | 2010-08-05 |
20100197306 | BASE STATION AND A METHOD OF OPERATION THEREFOR - A base station ( | 2010-08-05 |
20100197307 | ACCESS CONTROL FOR ACCESS TERMINALS - Problems caused by interaction between paging optimization and synchronizing CSG information are mitigated by setting a network indication indicating, for example, that a subscriber is no longer a member of a CSG, but the network has not yet received confirmation that an access terminal associated with the subscriber has been informed of this. A timer-based scheme may be employed for removing a CSG ID from the subscriber information for a subscriber once it is determined that the subscriber is no longer a member of the CSG. In addition, a temporary member of a CSG may determine whether it is still a member of a CSG upon expiration of a CSG timer. Also, the frequency with which an access terminal registers may be changed based on various criteria. Furthermore, an allowed CSG list may be selectively included in a page message depending on the destination of the page message. | 2010-08-05 |
20100197308 | Handover Using Dedicated Resources Reserved For A Limited Time Interval - A method and arrangement for handover wherein the handover resource (the dedicated random access preamble) is reserved by the target radio base station (RBS) for a limited period of time, thus increasing the handover efficiency and thereby allowing random access preambles to be used for initial access to a larger extent. The information about the reserved time interval is sent to the UE in the handover command message by means of a frame number offset between the source RBS and the target RBS. The UE uses the information to calculate when to send its synchronisation message to the target RBS. The frame number offset is calculated either by source RBS or by target RBS. | 2010-08-05 |
20100197309 | VIRTUAL GROUPS FOR FEMTO-CELL HAND-IN - Techniques, apparatuses, and systems for handling femto-cell hand-in requests can include operating a macro-cell base station to provide wireless service to wireless devices in a geographical coverage area; receiving, from a wireless device, a message indicative of the wireless device's reception of a base station radio signal, the message including a base station identifier; controlling multiple femto-cell base stations that are assigned to the base station identifier to communicate with the wireless device and to report a reception of a radio signal from the wireless device; and transferring the wireless device from the macro-cell base station to a femto-cell base station of the multiple femto-cell base stations that reports a reception of the radio signal from the wireless device. The multiple femto-cell base stations can provide wireless service in different nonadjacent portions of the geographical coverage area. | 2010-08-05 |
20100197310 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PERFORMING CELL SELECTION IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - A method and apparatus for performing cell selection is provided. The apparatus includes a memory configured to store basic priorities of a plurality of frequencies, and a processor configured to measure the signal strength of at least one cell in at least one of the plurality of frequencies, and perform cell selection based on an overrided priority if a cell with a highest measured signal strength is a closed subscriber group (CSG) cell and the highest measured signal strength is greater than a CSG threshold. When the quality of a serving CSG cell deteriorates, another cell from a different frequency may be selected. | 2010-08-05 |
20100197311 | HANDOVER FROM A MACRO CELL BACK TO A FEMTO CELL - A method for a cellular network ( | 2010-08-05 |
20100197312 | Wireless Telephone System, Relay Device, and Wireless Telephone Device - A wireless telephone system may be provided with a relay device, first and second wireless telephone devices. The relay device may receive a call request from the first wireless telephone device, determine whether the second wireless telephone device is being located within a wireless communication area of the relay device, and send connection information of the second wireless telephone device to the first wireless telephone device on a condition that it is determined that the second wireless telephone device is being located within the wireless communication area of the relay device. The first wireless telephone device may send a connection request for a direct communication with the second wireless telephone device with the connection information of the second wireless telephone device as a destination thereof. The second wireless telephone device may receive the connection request. | 2010-08-05 |
20100197313 | Optimization of uplink resource grant procedure - A method is disclosed that includes receiving a radio resource control message for which a response message is required to be transmitted to a network access node; performing at least one procedure specified by the radio resource control message; and transmitting the response message using network radio resources that are received in a non-solicited manner from the network access node. Also disclosed is an apparatus that includes a controller configured to operate with a radio frequency receiver and a radio frequency transmitter. The controller is further configured to transmit a radio resource control message for which a response message is required to be received from a user equipment, and to specify to the user equipment in an un-solicited manner those network radio resources to be used by the user equipment for transmitting the response message. | 2010-08-05 |
20100197314 | System and Method for Opportunistic Cell Edge Selection in Multi-Cell MIMO OFDMA Networks - A method for allocating resources in an orthogonal frequency division multiple access (OFDMA) network, where each cell in the network has a center region and an edge region. The cell center region uses a frequency band orthogonal to the frequency band used by the cell edge region. The frequency band is made up of resource blocks (RBs) or non-overlapping sets of subcarriers. Upon availability of cell-center RBs, cell-center user equipment (UEs) are assigned resource blocks. A fixed number of cell edge regions from a few adjacent cells form a cluster, and only the cell edge regions with the highest achievable throughput rate within each cluster gets to transmit in a given scheduling instance. | 2010-08-05 |
20100197315 | CONDITIONAL PARALLEL EXECUTION OF ACCESS STRATUM (AS) AND NON-ACCESS STRATUM (NAS) SIGNALING - The present invention relates to methods and arrangements for facilitating an efficient connection setup. The present invention specifies rules for defining the signaling of connection setup messages from user equipments such as to apply one single transmission if an assigned uplink transmission grant for transmitting the connection setup messages is sufficiently large while applying separate transmissions if the size indicated in said uplink transmission grant is not sufficient. Thus, a sufficiently large grant allows a parallel execution of the connection setup messages. | 2010-08-05 |
20100197316 | RADIO TRANSMITTING/RECEIVING METHOD AND RADIO COMMUNICATION TERMINAL - A radio communication terminal capable of efficiently performing DRX or DTX. The terminal comprises an on-period determining section ( | 2010-08-05 |
20100197317 | MULTICHANNEL DYNAMIC FREQUENCY SELECTION - Multichannel dynamic frequency selection in wireless networks begins with an access point for a wireless network broadcasting a list of unused channels that are available for communication within the area served by the access point. The various access terminals within this service area receive the broadcast and measure various interference characteristics of each of the channels in the list. The access terminals then send this interference information to the access point, which compiles a matrix of interference information that is associated with the quality of each signal as related to each access terminal. Using this information, the access point selects the appropriate channels to serve the most number of access terminals at the highest possible channel qualities. | 2010-08-05 |
20100197318 | ANONYMOUS CROWD TRACKING - A system and method for tracking crowds of users are provided. In one embodiment, a central system, which includes one or more servers, operates to obtain current locations for users of mobile devices. Based on the current locations of the users, the central system forms crowds of users. As a result of movement of the users and corresponding location updates, the crowds move and change over time. In order to track at least some of the crowds, crowd snapshots for those crowds are created over time and stored. The crowd snapshots preferably maintain anonymity of the users in the crowd at the time the crowd snapshots are created. Thereafter, the crowd snapshots may be used to generate crowd tracking data for select crowds. | 2010-08-05 |
20100197319 | MODIFYING A USER'S CONTRIBUTION TO AN AGGREGATE PROFILE BASED ON TIME BETWEEN LOCATION UPDATES AND EXTERNAL EVENTS - A system and method that maintain current locations for users of a number of mobile devices and compute confidence levels for the current locations of the users are provided. In one embodiment, the confidence levels of the users are computed as a function of amounts of time since location updates were received for the users. In addition, detection of location confidence events may be used to modify the confidence levels for the current locations of the users. The location confidence events may include positive location confidence events that result in an increase in the confidence levels of the current locations of corresponding users, negative location confidence events that result in a decrease in the confidence levels of the current locations of corresponding users, or both. Once computed, the confidence levels of the current locations of the users may then be utilized in a desired manner. | 2010-08-05 |
20100197320 | Accessibility of Private Base Station - A user terminal receives at least one signal with information depending on a location of the user terminal. The user terminal processes the at least one signal for providing data related to the location while it is in a cell of an accessible private base station and saves the data as a reference data. After that, the user terminal receives at least one signal with information depending on the location of the user terminal and a broadcast from a private base station. The user terminal processes the at least one signal for providing data related to a location of the user terminal and compares the data and a reference data with each other. The controller enables a contact to the private base station if the data and the reference data match each other and, otherwise, disables a contact to the private base station. | 2010-08-05 |
20100197321 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING POSITION - A position determination device calculates a first estimate of positioning information of a terminal based on a non-dynamic model from a measurement value for calculating the positioning information of the terminal. The position determination device calculates a plurality of second estimates of the positioning information of the terminal from the first estimate based on each dynamic model. The position determination device combines the first estimate and the second estimates, and calculates the positioning information of the terminal from the combined value. | 2010-08-05 |
20100197322 | METHOD FOR IN-BAND SIGNALING OF DATA OVER DIGITAL WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATIONS NETWORKS - An inband signaling modem communicates digital data over a voice channel of a wireless telecommunications network. An input receives digital data. An encoder converts the digital data into audio tones that synthesize frequency characteristics of human speech. The digital data is also encoded to prevent voice encoding circuitry in the telecommunications network from corrupting the synthesized audio tones representing the digital data. An output then outputs the synthesized audio tones to a voice channel of a digital wireless telecommunications network. | 2010-08-05 |
20100197323 | Proactive menu-driven links or triggers for location-based services and mobile advertising - Example embodiments provides low-cost, effective methods of mobile advertising to mobile users. The methods provide both transmitting and receiving broadcast text-formatted, category-based data relating to services from local businesses and on-demand services, to capable mobile devices in a zone formed by network nodes, without user interaction. The data may be viewed as lists with menu-driven ‘contact-list’ type software, familiar to most mobile device users and configurable by nearly all types of mobile devices. The methods also notify a user of a mobile device when new events occur or service information is updated. Example embodiments use the broadcast-multicast capability of Radio Access Networks (RAN) to transmit to mobile devices served by sectors or cells in a localized zone (e.g., one or more cells that cover a shopping mall and nearby areas). | 2010-08-05 |
20100197324 | Method And System For Call Management Based On Geographical Location - A method and a system for providing call management based on geographical location of an electronic communication device. Based on the location or rather a position area of the electronic communication device, a local policy is determined and is employed to a call service serving the electronic communication device. | 2010-08-05 |
20100197325 | System and Methods for Distributed Tracking of Public Transit Vehicles - A system and methods are provided for collecting and aggregating the movements of location-aware wireless devices and corroborating them with the routes of public transit vehicles. Individual public transit agencies transmit details of their covered routes, including scheduled times and stop locations, to a central processing system. Individual end users of public transit systems carry their own mass-produced, location-aware wireless devices that transmit their location and other relevant information to the central processing system for analysis. The central processing system assigns the specific devices to transit vehicles, uses their locations to determine the actual locations of the vehicles they are traveling on, and communicates this information to the end user of the device, and other users. | 2010-08-05 |
20100197326 | INTERACTIVE SYSTEM AND PROCESS - A method of delivering an instruction ( | 2010-08-05 |
20100197327 | Mobile Communication Device Dynamic Service Application and Dynamic Service Application Scripting - A dynamic service application is stored and executed on a mobile or wireless communication device (e.g., a cellular telephone) to enable it to be programmed without specialized hardware, software, and other proprietary information. For example, dynamic service application programs or scripts may be entered directly by a user or may be received as a wireless or radiated digital message transmission. The dynamic service application executes the dynamic service application script, which is of a format to accommodate wireless or radiated transmission and storage on the device. The dynamic service application script may be written by a user on a computer or a mobile communication device or may be written with the aid of scripting “wizard” software. In addition to being received as radiated transmissions, dynamic service application scripts may also be sent as radiated transmissions from mobile communication devices to other devices or computers. | 2010-08-05 |
20100197328 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PERMITTING MAINTENANCE OF PRIVACY OF MAIN NUMBER ASSIGNED TO WIRELESS DEVICE - A wireless communications system is depicted in which a message can be delivered to a wireless device. In the communications system, a first number included within a true address for communication with the device is associated with the device. A second number distinct from the first number is also associated with the device. A communication is received that includes a phantom address, at least a portion of which includes the second number, and a message. The true address is derived by at least deriving the first number from the second number. The message can then be delivered to the device based upon the derived true address. | 2010-08-05 |
20100197329 | Data message processing - Processing data messages is disclosed. A mobile data message is received. It is determined whether the mobile data message requires communication policy compliance handling. The mobile data message or a copy thereof is sent to a communication policy compliance destination if it is determined that the mobile data message requires communication policy compliance handling. | 2010-08-05 |
20100197330 | METHOD AND ARRANGEMENT IN A TELECOMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM - A receiving unit or a transmitting unit of a wireless network, for facilitating noise and interference measurements on an air interface. The receiving unit includes: a network interface which obtains information relating to a time-varying layout of a silent resource element (RE) grid; an electronic memory having code in communication with the network interface which stores the information; and a processing unit in communication with the electronic memory that takes a presence of a silent RE grid into account in the reception of a control or a data channel. | 2010-08-05 |
20100197331 | Method for Allocation of Communication Parameters in a Multiuser Wireless Communications System | 2010-08-05 |
20100197332 | TARGETED GROUP SCALING FOR ENHANCED DISTRIBUTED SPECTRUM SENSING - A method, wireless device, and information processing system dynamically update spectrum sensing groups in a wireless communication system. A set of wireless devices ( | 2010-08-05 |
20100197333 | Method and System for Communicating Media Based on Location of Media Source - A method for communicating media based on location of media source includes receiving communications from a plurality of endpoints. Each communication comprises a media message and location information identifying a location of its transmitting endpoint. The method includes receiving a selection of a geographical area and comparing the location information of each communication with the selected geographical area. The method also includes presenting to a user each message received from each endpoint of the plurality of endpoints located within the selected geographical area. | 2010-08-05 |
20100197334 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PUSH-TO-TALK COMMUNICATION IN AN ORTHOGONAL FREQUENCY DIVISION MULTIPLEXED COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - A system to permit push-to-talk communications in an orthogonal frequency division multiplexed (OFDM) communication network. Individual wireless communication devices that are part of a Group Call are assigned the same set or sets of OFDM tones for a downlink timeslot. Because each wireless communication device receives the same set of tones, each device will receive a communication simultaneously. The assigned OFDM tones need not be contiguous within a block of available tones. Because a large number of OFDM tones are available, the concept may be extended to a large number of groups that each separately support a Group Call function. | 2010-08-05 |
20100197335 | Methods And Apparatus For The Immediate Acceptance And Queuing Of Voice Data For PTT Communications - In one illustrative example, methods and apparatus for use in buffering PTT voice communications are described. A mobile station sends a PTT voice communication request in a wireless communication network. Prior to receiving a floor grant in response to the PTT voice communication request, the mobile station receives voice input signals and buffers digital voice data corresponding to the voice input signals, where the digital voice data is produced by encoding and compressing the voice input signals. The mobile station receives the floor grant in response to the PTT voice communication request. Upon receipt of the floor grant, the mobile station retrieves the buffered digital voice data and continues to buffer digital voice data corresponding to the voice input signals, until all of the buffered digital voice data has been sent. | 2010-08-05 |
20100197336 | TRANSMIT POWER CONTROL METHOD, BASE STATION APPARATUS AND USER APPARATUS - Even if no uplink transmission grant is assigned from a base station, transmit power can be controlled in uplinks with accuracy to some extent. An aspect of the present invention relates to a base station apparatus for use in a radio communication system using a shared channel, comprising: a transmit power control information generation unit configured to generate transmit power control information for a user apparatus based on an uplink signal transmitted from the user apparatus; a radio resource control unit configured to transmit the generated transmit power control information together with an uplink assignment message if an uplink radio resource is assigned to the user apparatus and to supply radio resource assignment information to transmit the generated transmit power control information as independent transmit power control information if no uplink radio resource is assigned to the user apparatus. | 2010-08-05 |
20100197337 | TARGET UPDATE POWER CONTROL METHOD IN A WIRELESS SYSTEM - A method, an apparatus and a computer program for updating a signal quality target for power control of an ongoing radio transmission in a radio communication system. A change in transmission format from a first transmission format to a second transmission format is detected ( | 2010-08-05 |
20100197338 | METHOD AND A DEVICE FOR ADJUSTING THE TRANSMISSION POWER OF SIGNALS - The present invention concerns a method for adjusting the transmission power of signals transferred by or to a first base station, the first base station being located in the cell of a second base station, the first base station:
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20100197339 | Uplink Power Control For Multiple Component Carriers - A first method includes determining if a sum of the transmit powers of individual component carriers is less than a maximum user equipment transmit power, adjusting the transmit power of one or more of the component carriers if the sum of the transmit powers of the individual component carriers is not less than the maximum user equipment transmit power, and transmitting the component carriers to a network access node. A second method includes identifying a component carrier with minimum transmit power and a component carrier with a maximum transmit power, calculating a power difference, determining if the power difference is greater than a predetermined maximum power difference and, if it is, increasing the transmit power of the component carrier with minimum transmit power by a first amount and decreasing the transmit power of the component carrier with the maximum transmit power by a second amount. | 2010-08-05 |
20100197340 | MONITORING AND ADJUSTING TRANSMIT POWER LEVEL(S) IN A COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM - A method and an apparatus is provided for monitoring and adjusting a power level of a transmitting component. The method comprises receiving a request from a remote unit to provide a power level associated with a transmitting component, wherein the request is transmitted over a communications protocol. The method includes measuring a power level of a signal provided by the transmitting component in response to receiving the request from the remote unit, and providing the measured power level to the remote unit over the communications protocol. | 2010-08-05 |
20100197341 | POWER CONTROL OF POINT TO MULTIPOINT PHYSICAL CHANNELS - A method and apparatus are used to determine an efficient transmit power for point to multipoint (PtM) transmissions by maintaining a database at a base station which specifies which of a plurality of wireless transmit/receive units (WTRUs) are members of each PtM group. The transmit power of each WTRU's downlink dedicated channel is adjusted to the minimum required power necessary and the PtM transmit power for each PtM group is set such that the PtM transmit power of a PtM group is equal to the greatest of a WTRU in the PtM group plus a PtM power offset. | 2010-08-05 |
20100197342 | MOBILE TERMINAL AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE MOBILE TERMINAL - A mobile terminal includes a case, a key module to be moveable between a first point and a second point along the case; a mode identification unit to identify a position of the key module as the first point or the second point, and to identify mode information associated with the position of the key module; and an application drive unit to drive an application based on the mode information. A method for controlling a mobile terminal includes verifying a position of a moveable key module as a first point or a second point along a case of the mobile terminal, identifying mode information associated with the position of the moveable key module, and driving an application based on the mode information. | 2010-08-05 |
20100197343 | Mobile device, management apparatus, phone number modifying system, and control circuit - When a mobile device falls within a range in which the mobile device can communicate with an IC tag, the mobile device transmits a phone number acquisition request including an IC tag ID and a device number to a management apparatus. The management apparatus receives the phone number acquisition request, acquires a phone number corresponding to the IC tag ID and the device number included in the phone number acquisition request from a phone number management table, and informs the mobile device of the acquired phone number. The mobile device receives the phone number and modifies its own phone number to the received phone number. | 2010-08-05 |
20100197344 | POWER CONSUMPTION CONTROL APPARATUS IN PDA PHONE - A power consumption control apparatus and a method thereof in the PDA phone comprise: transiting the PDA phone from an idle mode to a sleep mode automatically after a certain amount of time or by user's input signal; transiting the PDA phone from a called mode to the sleep mode automatically after a certain amount of time or by user's input signal; transiting the PDA phone from a calling mode to the sleep mode automatically after a certain amount of time or by user's input signal; and transiting the PDA phone from an in-call mode to the sleep mode automatically after a certain amount of time or by user's input signal, so that the power consumption control apparatus and the method thereof in a personal digital assistant (PDA) phone in accordance with the present invention can reduce power consumption of the PDA phone by transiting the PDA phone from a called mode, an in-called mode and a calling mode to a sleep mode, and cope with the circumstances which may occur in every state of the PDA phone. | 2010-08-05 |
20100197345 | Remote video recorder for a mobile phone - The remote video recorder for a mobile phone is an installation that includes a third generation (3G) mobile phone having a call filtering program, a video call answering program either built into the phone or in a device connected to the phone, and a memory storage device connected to the phone. When a user takes a photograph or streaming video on a mobile phone that he wishes to store on the remote video recorder, he presses a shortcut button that calls the 3G phone connected to the remote video recorder. The call filtering program limits access only to the user(s) phone. The video call answering program detects that the incoming call is for the transmission of a still photograph or video, and routes the incoming transmission to the memory device, which may be a computer, for storage. | 2010-08-05 |
20100197346 | COMPACT REMOVABLE VOICE HANDSET FOR AN INTEGRATED PORTABLE COMPUTER SYSTEM/MOBILE PHONE - A compact removable voice handset for an integrated palmtop computer system/mobile phone is presented. The present invention is used in conjunction with a personal digital assistant (PDA). The PDA comprises electronics for wireless communications and a contact information database and a means for coupling the handset to the PDA. The present invention is compact such that when coupled to the PDA, there is minimal increase to the overall size and weight of the PDA. The present invention comprises a microphone and a speaker, and is communicatively coupled, via either a wireless connection or a wired connection, to the PDA. The handset comprises control elements such that the handset can be operated independent of the PDA. In one embodiment, the handset comprises a display and control elements configured for accessing the contact information database of the PDA, adjusting the volume of the handset, and for initiating or ending wireless communications. | 2010-08-05 |
20100197347 | System and method for remotely operating a wireless device using a server and client architecture - The present disclosure relates to a system and method for remotely operating one or more peripheral devices of a wireless device using a server and client architecture. In one aspect, the system may comprise a wireless device that includes a processor, a memory, a peripheral device, and a server adapted to communicate with the peripheral device; and a removable media device that includes a memory, a processor, and a client adapted to communicate with the server of the wireless device. In another aspect, the method may comprise the steps of emulating a hardware interface on a removable media device; mapping a peripheral device of a wireless device to the interface; mapping a processor of the media device to the peripheral device; wrapping and sending hardware commands from a client of the media device to a server of the wireless device; and executing the commands on the peripheral device. | 2010-08-05 |
20100197348 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE, METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME, AND PROGRAM - An electronic device that is accessible to a first storage medium that has no communication function and a second storage medium that has a communication function and is detachable to the device, comprising: an input unit configured to input image data; a designation unit configured to designate at least one of the first storage medium and the second storage medium as a storage medium serving as a storage destination of the image data input by the input unit; and a control unit configured to, if the first storage medium is designated as the storage destination of the image data and the second storage medium is not designated, store the image data in the first storage medium and store the image data in the second storage medium as well so as to transmit the image data to an external apparatus by the communication function of the second storage medium. | 2010-08-05 |
20100197349 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE, PORTABLE COMMUNICATION TERMINAL, IC CARD, AND MICROCOMPUTER - The present invention provides a noncontact interface technique capable of performing communication operation without stopping an internal operation even when a clock signal cannot be extracted from a carrier wave. In a semiconductor device that receives a modulated carrier wave from an antenna, generates an internal clock signal on the basis of a clock signal extracted from the received carrier wave, and performs operation synchronously with the internal clock signal, a PLL circuit that receives the extracted clock signal and generates the internal clock signal is provided with a voltage control oscillation function. In the case where the clock signal extracted from the carrier wave is discretely interrupted, the function makes the internal clock signal maintained at a frequency immediately before the interruption. With the configuration, even when the clock signal extracted from the carrier wave is interrupted, internal data processes such as decoding and bus interfacing can be continued. | 2010-08-05 |
20100197350 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING THE UICC APPLICATION FILE - A method and an apparatus of controlling an application dedicated file included in a universal integrated chip card (UICC) in a mobile station are disclosed. In one embodiment, the method includes analyzing an element file directory (EFDIR) stored in the UICC to check whether there are a plurality of application dedicated files that perform a same function; and activating one of the plurality of application dedicated files corresponding to a predetermined execution information according to the checked result. With at least one embodiment of the present invention, one UICC can provide a plurality of USIM application files and a user can select any one of the plurality of USIM application files. | 2010-08-05 |
20100197351 | APPARATUS FOR AND SYSTEM FOR ENABLING A MOBILE COMMUNICATOR - Disclosed herein is a mobile communicator that includes a contact operable between an open configuration and a closed configuration and positioned to complete an electric circuit when the contact is in the closed position thereby activating the mobile communicator and providing the mobile communicator with functionality. The mobile communicator includes a display, a notification mechanism, a user interface, a transmitter and a receiver. Further, the mobile communicator includes an initial default disabled state, wherein at least one of a plurality of functions are disabled. The mobile communicator remains in the initial default disabled state even when the contact is in the closed position and the activating electrical circuit is complete. A logic of the enabling system is configured to change the initial default disabled state of the mobile communicator to an enabled state, wherein the at least one of the plurality of functions become enabled, when a condition is satisfied. | 2010-08-05 |
20100197352 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ACCESS CONTROL IN A PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A method of access control in an electronic device includes monitoring for input at the electronic device, for each input determined to be one of a plurality of predefined gestures including gestures from a touch-sensitive input device or from a movement sensor, mapping the input to a respective Unicode character and adding the respective Unicode character to a passcode to provide an entered passcode, comparing the entered passcode to a stored passcode, and changing an access state at the electronic device if the entered passcode matches the stored passcode. | 2010-08-05 |
20100197353 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR IMPLEMENTING A VIRTUAL ROTARY DIAL PAD ON A PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A portable electronic device that allows a user to dial a telephone number using a virtual rotary dial pad configuration. The device includes a physically depressible touch screen display. Speed dialing is enabled by touching and dragging a selected numeric or non-numeric symbol to a predetermined location on the touch screen display and by holding the selected symbol at the predetermined location for a predetermined duration of time. Successful dialing of a symbol results in tactile, audio or visual feedback. Touching and dragging selected symbols may be replaced by touching the selected symbol and physically depressing the touch screen. Both numeric and non-numeric symbols may be dialed. | 2010-08-05 |
20100197354 | PORTABLE TERMINAL HAVING PROJECTING FUNCTION - A portable terminal is provided and the portable terminal includes a terminal body, a projector operatively connected to the terminal body, and a door movably mounted to the terminal body, the door being moveable between a first position covering the projector and a second position exposing the projector. | 2010-08-05 |
20100197355 | Mobile Terminal, Display Switching Method and Display Switching Program - A mobile terminal is a transformable terminal such as a sliding mobile telephone and a folding mobile telephone. The mobile terminal includes a sensor for detecting whether or not the mobile terminal is in a predetermined form. When keys for entering characters are exposed and the sensor detects that the mobile terminal is in the predetermined form, the mobile terminal displays a reply mail. When the sensor detects that the mobile terminal is not in the predetermined form, the mobile terminal displays the received mail. Thus, the mobile terminal can switch display content between the reply mail and the received mail by a simple operation of changing a form of the mobile terminal. | 2010-08-05 |
20100197356 | MOBILE TERMINAL HAVING WIDE DISPLAY UNIT - A mobile terminal having a wide display unit is provided. The mobile terminal includes a main body having a first display unit therein. The mobile terminal includes a folder unit having a second display unit at an inner surface opposite to the first display unit. The terminal also includes a sliding unit connected to one end of the folder unit to guide the folder unit capable of performing a slide movement. The terminal includes a hinge coupler to connect the sliding unit and the main body such that the sliding unit rotates based on the main body. The folder unit positions the second display unit to be adjacent to the first display unit by performing a slide movement toward the main body when the folder unit is opened as the sliding unit rotates based on the hinge coupler, and a wide display unit is formed when a surface of the first display unit and a surface of the second display unit become in a single plane. Thereby, mobility of a mobile terminal while providing a wide display unit can be provided. | 2010-08-05 |
20100197357 | Portable Terminal - A portable terminal displays on a selection screen not only contents stored in the portable terminal but also contents stored in a contents server communicatable via a network with the portable terminal. The selection screen displays information regarding the size and location of each of the contents, as well as estimated time and cost required to obtain each of the corresponding contents based on information regarding communication speed and communication path such as communicatable areas. The portable terminal is also equipped with a function to search another communication path that becomes available when moving the portable terminal to another location, and a function to suggest to obtain the contents using such a communication path if the new communication path provides faster and/or more inexpensive connection. | 2010-08-05 |
20100197358 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR VISUAL ALERTING MECHANISMS ON A MOBILE COMMUNICATION DEVICE - A mobile communication device includes an alerting mechanism comprising a light source, wherein the light source is configured to alert the user via a visual alert that an event has, or is, occurring. The event can be an incoming communication, a voice message, an alarm etc. The visual alert can be synchronized with an audible alert also included in the mobile communication device. | 2010-08-05 |
20100197359 | Automatic Detection of Wireless Phone - Cell phone in the area of the driver is detected. The detection of the cell phone in the area of the driver causes an action. The phone can be automatically paired with a Bluetooth capability in the vehicle. That pairing can be temporary. The vehicle can be made less pleasant to drive, e.g., by using a buzzer or limiting the speed of the vehicle. | 2010-08-05 |
20100197360 | EARPHONE DEVICE AND METHOD USING IT - An earphone device and a method for operation saves power and time when a user is interrupted from listening to communications. The earphone device includes a cable of a predetermined length, an ear jack, an earphone, a light sensor, and a controller. The ear jack is installed at one end of the cable, and is preferably arranged into an ear jack hole provided in a terminal for providing sound or voice reproduction. The earphone is installed at the other end of the cable and includes a speaker, and preferably inserted into and/or on a user's ear. The light sensor is positioned to periodically sense brightness. The controller determines whether or not the earphone is actually in use (or non-use) based on the brightness periodically sensed by the light sensor. The transmission of audio signals to the earphone is enabled/disabled according to the determination by the earphone. | 2010-08-05 |
20100197361 | METHOD FOR CONTROLLING MOBILE TERMINAL HAVING PROJECTION FUNCTION BY USING HEADSET - Provided is a method of controlling a portable terminal having a projector module using a headset, which includes: receiving a command signal from the headset; determining whether the projector module is in an execution or driving state; recognizing the command signal as a signal for controlling the projector module, in case the projector module is in the driving state; and controlling the projector module according to the recognized signal. | 2010-08-05 |
20100197362 | HANDSFREE APPARATUS FOR USE IN VEHICLE - At least one of outbound call history data, inbound call history data, and phone book data is transferred to a handsfree apparatus for use in a vehicle at a predetermined timing for the purpose of obtaining near realtime update of the inbound/outbound call history data from a cellular phone. By utilizing simultaneous connection of HFP and PBAP, the handsfree apparatus establishes a Bluetooth communication with the cellular phone through HFP first, and then establishes another communication through PBAP simultaneously, for receiving the inbound call history data and the outbound call history data stored before establishing the Bluetooth communication from the cellular phone. The handsfree apparatus can thus be capable of placing a call by using the outbound call history data and the inbound call history data stored in a work memory after receiving those data. | 2010-08-05 |
20100197363 | TECHNIQUE FOR REDUCING INTERFERENCE TO RADIO OPERATIONS ON A COMPUTING DEVICE - During a telephony session, a determination is made on a mobile computing device that one or more designated conditions exist by which radio interference generated from the mobile computing device is to be reduced. In response, a power state of a set of one or more components of the mobile computing device is lowered. This reduces radio interference from those components. The set of components are ancillary to the mobile computing device's ability to maintain the telephony session, so that the telephony session is not affected by the reduction of power to the components. | 2010-08-05 |
20100197364 | Apparatus controllable by mobile phone for power management - An apparatus controllable by a mobile phone for power management is provided. A processor controller is adapted to instruct a GSM/CDMA wireless module to send a short text message in the form of SMS to a mobile phone user who is at a remote location and is in charge of the management of a predetermined facility equipped with the via an antenna and a mobile network if power outage occurs. The mobile phone user is capable of sending a short text message in the form of SMS to the processor controller via the antenna and the GSM/CDMA wireless module to shut down the processor controller. | 2010-08-05 |
20100197365 | ERROR VECTOR MAGNITUDE CONTROL WITHIN A LINEAR TRANSMITTER - In a portable radio transceiver, such as a mobile wireless telephone, conditions indicative of transmitter distortion (as represented by error vector magnitude (EVM)) are sensed, and transmitted RF power is adjusted in response, so as to reduce distortion and decrease EVM. The conditions can include high VSWR or a combination of high VSWR and low battery power. | 2010-08-05 |
20100197366 | INTERFACE AND COMMUNICATION PROTOCOL FOR A MOBILE DEVICE WITH A SMART BATTERY - Various embodiments are described herein for a mobile communication device that utilizes a smart battery. The mobile device includes a main processor for controlling the operation of the mobile communication device. The smart battery is coupled to the main processor and provides supply power. The smart battery includes a battery processor for controlling the operation of the smart battery and communicating with the main processor, and a battery module having one or more batteries for providing the supply power. A battery interface is provided for coupling between the main processor and the battery processor for providing communication therebetween. The battery interface comprises a data communication line and protection circuitry for protecting the main processor from electrostatic discharge. A communication protocol is also provided for communication between the main processor and the battery processor. | 2010-08-05 |
20100197367 | INTERFACE AND COMMUNICATION PROTOCOL FOR A MOBILE DEVICE WITH A SMART BATTERY - Various embodiments are described herein for a mobile communication device that utilizes a smart battery. The mobile device includes a main processor for controlling the operation of the mobile communication device. The smart battery is coupled to the main processor and provides supply power. The smart battery includes a battery processor for controlling the operation of the smart battery and communicating with the main processor, and a battery module having one or more batteries for providing the supply power. A battery interface is provided for coupling between the main processor and the battery processor for providing communication therebetween. The battery interface comprises a data communication line and protection circuitry for protecting the main processor from electrostatic discharge. A communication protocol is also provided for communication between the main processor and the battery processor. | 2010-08-05 |
20100197368 | CABLE HARNESS BODY - To provide a connecting means that can facilitate electrical connection between the circuit boards mounted in an electronic apparatus and can attain the miniaturization of connecting parts. A cable harness body comprising a plurality of cables for electrically connecting circuit boards mounted in an electronic apparatus and the terminal members disposed on both ends of said cables, wherein at least one of said terminal members is comprised of a flexible circuit board and an adhesive layer on the surface of the electric connecting part of said flexible circuit board. | 2010-08-05 |
20100197369 | DEVICE PROVIDING BIOLOGICAL PROTECTION AGAINST THE ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES EMITTED BY A MOBILE TELEPHONE - This present invention concerns the field of individual biological protection devices against harmful electromagnetic emissions, and more particularly a device providing biological protection against the electromagnetic waves emitted by a mobile telephone. | 2010-08-05 |
20100197370 | SLIDER MECHANISM AND CONFIGURATION FOR A MOBILE COMMUNICATION DEVICE - A mobile device comprising a base and a cover operatively coupled with a hinge-less slider mechanism and configured to move on an angle between a closed position and an open position. The base includes a keypad which is accessible when the cover is in the open position and the cover includes a display module for facilitating telephony and data functions such as email, text messaging, web browsing and voice calling. According to an embodiment, the mobile device is configured to provide a thinner profile in the open position which provides the ergonomic feel of a thinner mobile device. | 2010-08-05 |
20100197371 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND OPERATION METHOD THEREOF - An electronic device and an operation method thereof are provided. The electronic device includes a fixing element, a first main body and a second main body. The fixing element has a first arc-shaped groove, which passes through the fixing element. The second main body has a second arc-shaped groove and a first straight groove, wherein the second arc-shaped groove and the first straight groove are interconnected. The first main body has a first protrusion which passes through the first arc-shaped groove and lodges in the first straight groove. While the first protrusion is slid for a first predetermined distance from one end of the first straight groove, the first arc-shaped groove and the second arc-shaped groove are overlapped, so that the first protrusion is slid along the first arc-shaped groove which overlaps the second arc-shaped groove for driving the first main body. | 2010-08-05 |
20100197372 | INFORMATION TERMINAL APPARATUS AND HINGE UNIT - An information terminal apparatus includes a base plate fixed on the surface of a first housing, having a guide opening formed in the base plate and extended in a direction parallel to the surface of the base plate; and a swing plate including a shaft portion protruding perpendicularly to the surface of the swing plate and engaging with the guide opening, the swing plate being rotatable about the shaft portion with respect to the base plate. The information terminal apparatus further includes a cam mechanism having a cam groove provided on one of the swing plate and the base plate, and a cam pin provided on the other of the swing plate and the base plate, the cam pin engaging with the cam groove, the swing plate being rotatable while sliding in the direction with respect to the base plate when external force is applied to the swing plate. | 2010-08-05 |
20100197373 | CELLULAR WIRELESS UNIT - Antenna characteristics of a folding cellphone are adjusted to appropriate values. The cellphone includes a first casing | 2010-08-05 |
20100197374 | FANTASY FOOTBALL SYSTEM AND METHOD - An on-line, multi-player internet based application that is adapted for playing fantasy football in the trenches, i.e., for playing fantasy football in a way that accounts for the values associated with the contributions to the overall game made by the special units and players who fight in the trenches, that is, the linemen and special team players. | 2010-08-05 |
20100197375 | GAME CONTROL PROGRAM, GAME DEVICE AND GAME CONTROL METHOD - A game device includes an object arrangement changing unit for changing the arrangement of objects, which are of plural kinds, placed in a game field following an instruction from a user, an arrangement condition determining unit for determining objects that meet an arrangement condition for erasure out of a plurality of objects placed in the game field and selecting the objects that meet the arrangement condition as objects to be erased, an object kind changing unit for changing the kind of the objects selected as objects to be erased, and an object erasing unit for erasing the objects selected as objects to be erased. The arrangement condition determining unit determines again objects that meet the arrangement condition and further selects objects that newly meet the arrangement condition as objects to be erased, during a time from when the kind of the objects selected as objects to be erased is changed by the object kind changing unit until when the objects are erased by the object erasing unit. | 2010-08-05 |