36th week of 2015 patent applcation highlights part 44 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20150249861 | BROADCASTING SIGNAL RECEIVING APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD OF THE SAME - A broadcasting signal receiving apparatus a method of controlling the same are provided. The broadcasting signal receiving apparatus includes: a signal receiver configured to receive a broadcasting signal including a stream of data for displaying an image; a buffer configured to store the stream; an interface configured to interface the buffer and a storage device including a storage space for reproducing the stream; a controller configured to control the interface to receive storage information about the stream from the buffer, to receive the stream from the buffer based on the received storage information, and to store the stream in the storage device. | 2015-09-03 |
20150249862 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE, CHARGING CONTROL METHOD OF ELECTRONIC DEVICE, BATTERY POWER-LEVEL DISPLAY METHOD OF ELECTRONIC DEVICE, SOURCE DEVICE, AND SINK DEVICE - Successful communication required between external devices is achieved. | 2015-09-03 |
20150249863 | Method and Apparatus for Distributed Display Monitoring - A method for monitoring a monitored display monitors data to be output from a monitored display. The monitored data is analyzed to generate one or more content identifiers. The content identifiers are compared to a set of rules to determine if the monitored data should be blocked from being output or if an alert should be transmitted to a supervisor device. One or more supervisor devices may be used to respond to alerts and may also be used to control the output of the monitored display. | 2015-09-03 |
20150249864 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CONTROL OF MEDIA ACCESS BASED ON CROWD-SOURCED ACCESS CONTROL DATA AND USER-ATTRIBUTES - Systems and methods for controlling media access based on crowd-sourced access control data and user attributes are provided. Crowd-sourced data is received from several sources in order to determine what media assets consumers are accessing, and catalog attributes of the media assets and attributes of the accessing consumers. A user-attribute-based access control function, such as a parental control feature of an interactive media guide, uses this data to control access to media assets provided by the system. When a user attempts to access a media asset, the access control function determines whether the media asset has an attribute similar to assets accessed by other users having one or more user-attributes similar to those of the accessing user. If the media asset is not sufficiently similar to assets accessed by other sufficiently-similar users, access to the media asset will be blocked unless an appropriate access code is entered. | 2015-09-03 |
20150249865 | CONTEXT-BASED CONTENT RECOMMENDATIONS - Various implementations provide one or more recommendations for content, for example, to a user, based on one or more context categories. In one particular implementation, an ordered set of options is provided for a context category related to content selection. The ordered set of options for the context category is ordered based on a previously determined option for one or more other context categories. An ordered set of options is provided for one or more additional context categories related to content selection. The ordered set of options for the one or more additional context categories is ordered based on an identification of an option from the provided options for the context category. In various implementations, a user provides a selection for the one or more other context categories, the context category, and/or the one or more additional context categories. | 2015-09-03 |
20150249866 | System and Method for Displaying and Searching Multimedia Events Scheduling Information - Disclosed are computer implemented methods, systems, and non-transitory media for representing a plurality of time-bounded events in first and second grids. The first grid has a larger size than the second grid. The second grid represents a second set of time-bounded events in the plurality of time-bounded events. A user-movable window is presented at a first position within the second grid where it encompasses a first portion of the second grid. The time-bounded events in the first portion of the second grid are displayed as a first set of time-bounded events in the first grid. Responsive to user instructions to move a position of the window from the first position to a second position within the second grid, the window is moved to the second position where it encompasses a third set of time-bounded events. Further, the first grid is updated to display the third set of time-bounded events. | 2015-09-03 |
20150249867 | Internet Protocol Television Via Public Wi-Fi Network - An apparatus, e.g. a wireless media access point, includes a transceiver, a non-transitory storage medium, and a processor operably coupled to the transceiver and the storage medium. The processor is configured by instructions stored on the storage medium to transmit a first multicast channel associated with a first group temporal key (GTK), and to simultaneously transmit a second multicast channel associated with a second GTK. | 2015-09-03 |
20150249868 | INTERNET PROTOCOL TELEVISION TIERED SERVICE DELIVERY OVER WI-FI NETWORKS - Systems and methods that provide different levels of Internet Protocol Television (IPTV) services on Wi-Fi networks utilizing concurrent multicast streams. One embodiment comprises a Wi-Fi Access Point (AP) that identifies IPTV channel subscription information for users of Wi-Fi client devices. The AP utilizes multiple Group Temporal Keys (GTKs) to concurrently encrypt and multicast different IPTV channels, and provides the appropriate GTKs to the client devices based on the subscription information to allow different users of the Wi-Fi client devices to receive different packages of IPTV channels. | 2015-09-03 |
20150249869 | Media Playback Control - Disclosed herein are systems, methods, and non-transitory computer-readable storage media for performing an action during playback based on a media manifest file. A system, such as a media player, configured to practice the method receives a media manifest, extracts, from the media manifest, a list of media chunks and at least one tag associated with the list of media chunks. The list of media chunks can describe two or more separate media assets. Then the system parses the at least one tag to identify an action to perform during playback and a playback position to perform the action. The system retrieves, for playback, at least one media chunk associated with the playback position from the list of media chunks, and, during playback of the at least one media chunk and at the playback position, performs the action. Modifying the media playback control can include temporarily disabling a media playback control. | 2015-09-03 |
20150249870 | IMAGE DISPLAY APPARATUS, EXTERNAL INFORMATION TERMINAL AND PROGRAM TO BE EXECUTED THEREBY - According to one embodiment, an image display apparatus includes an auto content recognition module configured to automatically recognize a feature of content delivered, a communication module configured to transmit and receives information to and from an external information terminal, and a controller configured to acquire advertisement information associated with the content from a server which stores the advertisement information associated with the content, based on the feature of the content which is recognized by the auto content recognition module, and configured to transmit the advertisement information to the external information terminal in response to an operation by a user which is performed as a trigger. | 2015-09-03 |
20150249871 | Information Push Method And System, Digital Television Receiving Terminal, And Computer Storage Medium - An information push method, includes acquiring a photo of an environment in which a client is located; recognizing a target object from the photo and collecting statistics on a frequency value or a frequency of appearance; and pushing related information of the target object to the client according to the frequency value or the frequency. An information push system, a digital television receiving terminal, and a computer storage medium are further provided. Statistics are collected on quantized data of how often a target object appears in an environment in which a client is located by using a scientific and technical means and the statistical data is used as a reference for push. | 2015-09-03 |
20150249872 | Distributed, Unfolding, Embedded Transaction and Inventory Apparatuses, Methods and Systems - The Distributed, Unfolding, Embedded Transaction and Inventory Apparatuses, Methods and Systems (“DUETI”) transforms site traversal, site request, embed data request, purchase request inputs via DUETI components into contextual activity payload, digital/media/actual asset procurement outputs. DUETI is a distributed transaction and transformer mechanism. DUETI, in one embodiment, provides a cloud based, distributable, site agnostic purchasing account, and in essence, may act as a commerce enabling media distribution platform. DUETI may provide distributed: advertising, asset browsing, electronic transactions, social sharing and gifting, etc., all disjoined from any one server/site/source. As such, the DUETI may operate with native (e.g., paid) media assets wherever they exist and unfurl around such asset to bring a user the ability to operate on and with the asset wherever it may reside. In one embodiment, the DUETI system includes a processor, and memory with instructions to: provide a video advertisement to a user and receive a user input indicating the user is interested in the video advertisement. The DUETI system may then determine enhanced advertisement content based on the user indication of interest in the advertisement and display enhancement content to the user. | 2015-09-03 |
20150249873 | VIDEO BROADCAST OF CUSTOMER REVIEWS - A processor implemented method of enabling video broadcast of reviews includes connecting social media profiles of a user to a web portal, receiving video settings at a user interface, displaying a list of reviews, accepting from the user a selection of from the list of reviews, creating a review video, generating a posting queue and publishing the selected review to the social media profile associated with the user in the form of the review video. | 2015-09-03 |
20150249874 | OPTICAL COMMUNICATION APPARATUS AND OPTICAL COMMUNICATION METHOD - An optical communication apparatus includes: a first interface unit configured to receive packets; a conversion unit configured to convert a header of a packet of the packets received by the first interface unit, which is to be transmitted to a device other than an adjacent relay device; and a second interface unit configured to transmit the packet of which the header is converted by the conversion unit. | 2015-09-03 |
20150249875 | MULTIMEDIA DEVICE - A multimedia device includes electrical circuitry and a rechargeable power source connected to audio circuitry, stored multimedia data, and a speaker within a weatherproof housing for playback of media. An operator initiates playback of the media by energizing a capacitor assembly by rotation of a dynamo operably connected to a hub at the exterior of the device. The power circuitry monitors charging of the capacitor assembly and permits playback of the multimedia data when the capacitors contain enough energy to playback the data. | 2015-09-03 |
20150249876 | GROUNDING CIRCUIT FOR ALTERNATE AUDIO PLUG DESIGNS - Circuits, methods, and apparatus for grounding contacts in an audio jack. One example may provide a driver, such as a charge pump, driving a first transistor or switch coupled between a first contact in an audio jack and ground, and a second transistor or switch coupled between a second contact in the audio jack and ground. The first transistor or switch and second transistor or switch may be p-channel transistors or n-channel transistors depletion or enhancement-mode transistors, floating-gate transistors, MEMs, relays, or other switching devices. The first and second transistors or switches may be on and conducting when power is removed from the driver. | 2015-09-03 |
20150249877 | MUSIC EARPHONE - The present disclosure discloses a music earphone, which comprises an auricle-shaped shell, a cover, and a cavity formed by the auricle-shaped shell and the cover. A receiver(s) is disposed in the cavity, a sound aperture is disposed at an upper end of the shell, an edge of the sound aperture extends towards the interior of the cavity to form a cylindrical hearing tube, a lower end of the hearing tube is fixedly connected with the receiver(s), and a lower end of each of the receiver(s) is connected with a conductor. The music earphone allows the shell to match the auricle of a user in a breathable manner, filter out the external noise while still enabling the user to hear the external communication sound, improve the music quality, and guard the traffic safety of the user. | 2015-09-03 |
20150249878 | HIGH BASS SPEAKER MONOMER AND A HIGH BASS EARPHONE STRUCTURE - A high bass speaker monomer comprises a framework, a magnetic air loop component and a vibration membrane. The frame work is disposed at a central position of the frame work. A hollow structure is formed on the framework and around the magnetic air loop component. An isolation ring formed on the framework divides the hollow structure into at least one high tone region and bass region respectively located near and far away from the magnetic air loop component. The vibration membrane is disposed on the framework and covers the magnetic air loop component and the two regions. The high bass speaker monomer is disposed in a casing body to construct a high bass earphone structure. The isolation ring separates the high tone from the low tone to prevent them from mixing. Therefore, the sound of the earphone is more stable and the quality of the sound is better. | 2015-09-03 |
20150249879 | EARPHONE DEVICE - An earphone device includes a housing having a driver unit, and a sound guide tube mounted on a front surface of the housing to protrude from the front surface, in which the sound guide tube is disposed at a position deviated from a center position of the housing. | 2015-09-03 |
20150249880 | Hands-free device - A hands-free device includes upper and lower earphones; a hands-free main body having opened top and bottom surfaces; a control unit mounted in the hands-free main body and configured to apply an operation signal; and an earphone protruding unit formed in the hands-free main body and configured to protrude the upper earphone through a rear surface of the hands-free main body in response to a protrusion operation signal of the control unit; and an earphone drawing unit formed in the hands-free main body and configured to draw one or more of the upper and lower earphones through one or more of the top and bottom surfaces of the hands-free main body in response to a draw operation signal of the control unit. | 2015-09-03 |
20150249881 | POWER CONTROL FOR MULTICHANNEL SIGNAL PROCESSING CIRCUIT - A circuit includes an input channel array that includes a plurality of channels to receive a plurality of input signals and generate a plurality of channel output signals. A processor to processes the plurality of channel output signals from the input channel array. The processor and the input channel array are configured to operate in a sleep mode when all of the analog input signals are inactive or an active mode when at least one of the analog input signals is active. A secondary channel samples the plurality of input signals and generates a secondary output signal indicative of activity for at least one of the input signals. A secondary channel detector determines a level of signal activity for any of the input signals during the sleep mode based on the secondary output signal. | 2015-09-03 |
20150249882 | DIRECT SELECTION OF AUDIO SOURCE - When an indication is received from a user input, a name of an audio source from an ordered list of audio sources to which a headset is currently connected is output. Whenever a successive indication is received within a predefined amount of time, the name of the next wireless audio source in the list is output. If the next wireless audio source in the list is the last wireless audio source in the list, and the successive indication from the user input is received before the elapsed time exceeds the predefined value, the name of the audio source to which the headset is currently connected is output as the next selected wireless audio source in the list. When an amount of time greater than the predefined value elapses without a successive indication from the user input, the last wireless audio source that had its name output is connected. | 2015-09-03 |
20150249883 | AUDIO SIGNAL ADAPTER DEVICE, INTERFACE DETECTING SYSTEM OF THE SAME AND ELECTRONIC SIGNATURE TOKEN - An audio signal adapter device includes a first interface, a second interface, an audio signal amplifying circuit, and an impedance circuit. The first interface includes an audio signal receiving pin, a microphone pin and a ground pin, and the second interface includes an audio signal output pin. The audio signal amplifying circuit is configured to amplify an audio signal received by the audio signal receiving pin and to output the amplified audio signal to the audio signal output pin. The audio signal received by the audio signal receiving pin flows to the microphone pin or the ground pin via an impedance equivalent part of the audio signal amplifying circuit. The impedance circuit is coupled between the microphone pin and the ground pin. An interface detecting system and an electronic signature token are also provided. | 2015-09-03 |
20150249884 | POST-PROCESSED REFERENCE PATH FOR ACOUSTIC ECHO CANCELLATION - A system includes a speaker, an acoustic echo canceller, a post-processor configured to create a post-processed render signal associated with an audio input, and a reference path operatively connected to the speaker, the post-processor, and the acoustic echo canceller. The reference path provides the acoustic echo canceller with access to the post-processed render signal. | 2015-09-03 |
20150249885 | APPARATUS SUPPRESSING ACOUSTIC ECHO SIGNALS FROM A NEAR-END INPUT SIGNAL BY ESTIMATED-ECHO SIGNALS AND A METHOD THEREFOR - In an echo suppressing apparatus suppressing from a near-end input signal acoustic echo signals caused by a far-end signal, an estimated-echo path characteristic is multiplied by a far-end signal to produce an estimated-echo signal for each frame, and frames of the estimated-echo signals thus obtained are stored in an estimated-echo signal storage. A delay amount estimator calculates the total of differences between the near-end input signal and each estimated-echo signal thus stored, and determines the amount of frame delay having its total of differences minimal. A delay estimated-echo signal calculator uses the amount of frame delay to read out an optimum frame and near frames respectively preceding and following the optimum frame and to calculate a corrected, delay estimated-echo signal. An echo suppressor uses the estimated-echo signal thus corrected to suppress the acoustic echo signals from the near-end input signal. | 2015-09-03 |
20150249886 | NOISE MITIGATION SEATING - A noise mitigation seating system includes a listening component to detect ambient noise from the surrounding area as perceived inside a vehicle cabin. A control component analyzes the ambient noise for noise mitigation. The control component generates a noise mitigation output based on the analyzed ambient noise and a sound profile. Sound profiles describe criteria for noise mitigation. A speaker component renders the noise mitigation output to interfere with the ambient noise such that the ambient noise is reduced or canceled. | 2015-09-03 |
20150249887 | SPEAKER DEVICE AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - A frequency setting unit ( | 2015-09-03 |
20150249888 | Amplifier and Frequency Response Correction Method - The invention relates to amplifiers of audio power which operate with loudspeaker systems. The main technical result is significant extension of the reproducible frequency range without reduction of the loudspeaker system fundamental resonance frequency. This result can be obtained by means of adding only one low power resistor and one low capacitance capacitor to a typical power amplifier. In the described embodiment this is achieved by means of a rise of the amplifier FR at low frequencies using positive feedback and the quasi-resonance effect. | 2015-09-03 |
20150249889 | DIGITAL SIGNAL PROCESSOR FOR AUDIO EXTENSIONS AND CORRECTION OF NONLINEAR DISTORTIONS IN LOUDSPEAKERS - Digital filters for processing an input audio signal for extending the audio capabilities and reducing distortion of a loudspeaker. Such extension may include a general sound pressure level (SPL) extension or a more targeted low frequency (LF) extension. This may be accomplished by modifying an original frequency response of the loudspeaker to achieve a particular extension, and applying a digital linear filter based on the modified frequency response to the audio signal. A nonlinear digital filter may also be applied to the audio signal reduce nonlinear distortions of the loudspeaker. The nonlinear digital filter may be based on an inverse of an electro-mechanical model of the loudspeaker. In this manner, a loudspeaker may be driven close to its maximum theoretical power capability without increasing distortion in the loudspeaker output. | 2015-09-03 |
20150249890 | AUDIO OUTPUTTING APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD THEREOF AND AUDIO OUTPUTTING SYSTEM - An audio outputting apparatus, controlling method thereof, and audio outputting system are provided. The controlling method of an audio outputting apparatus that outputs multi channel audio with at least one other audio outputting apparatus includes: receiving profile information representing audio characteristics from the at least one other audio outputting apparatus; determining whether or not the received profile information is the same as pre-stored profile information of the audio outputting apparatus; and in response to the received profile information being different from the pre-stored profile information, re-configuring the pre-stored profile information based on the received profile information according to pre-set conditions. | 2015-09-03 |
20150249891 | MICROPHONE PACKAGE - The microphone package includes: a package substrate including a lead frame and an insulating portion; and an acoustic device mounted on the package substrate and having a space formed in a lower surface thereof, wherein the package substrate includes an acoustic space connected to the space of the acoustic device. | 2015-09-03 |
20150249892 | METHOD FOR OPERATING A BINAURAL HEARING SYSTEM AND BINAURAL HEARING SYSTEM - The present invention proposes a method for operating a binaural hearing system with two hearing devices ( | 2015-09-03 |
20150249893 | HEARING AID WITH A PRE-STRESSED BATTERY SPRING - A hearing aid comprises a battery compartment prepared for receiving a battery ( | 2015-09-03 |
20150249894 | REMOVABLE ATTACHMENT OF A PASSIVE TRANSCUTANEOUS BONE CONDUCTION DEVICE WITH LIMITED SKIN DEFORMATION - An external component including a vibratory portion configured to vibrate in response to a sound signal to evoke a hearing percept via bone conduction and including a coupling portion configured to removably attach the external component to an outer surface of skin of a recipient of the hearing prosthesis while imparting deformation to the skin of the recipient at a location of the attachment, in a one-gravity environment, of an amount that is about equal to or equal to that which results from the external component having mass. | 2015-09-03 |
20150249895 | HEARING DEVICE WITH CLOSURE MECHANISM - A closure member and a hearing device are disclosed. The hearing device comprising a housing; a battery door attached to the housing and configured to pivot in relation to the housing about a pivot axis; closure member attached to the housing and having a first closure arm with a first distal end; the battery door comprising a closure device comprising a first primary closure element configured to engage with the first closure arm when the battery door is in a closed position, wherein the first closure arm is flexible such that the first distal end displaces in a first direction when the battery door is moved from an open position to the closed position. | 2015-09-03 |
20150249896 | ENCAPSULATED HEARING DEVICE - The present invention relates to an encapulated hearing device ( | 2015-09-03 |
20150249897 | TRANSFORMABLE SPEECH PROCESSOR MODULE FOR A HEARING PROSTHESIS - A method for operating an external component of a cochlear implant hearing system. The external component includes a speech processor module operable in a stand-alone mode of operation and a body-worn mode of operation, and a protective case. The method includes operating the speech processor module in the stand-alone mode, determining when the speech processor module is mounted in the case, and operating the speech processor module in the body-worn mode in response to determining that the speech processor module is mounted in the case. | 2015-09-03 |
20150249898 | BIONIC HEARING HEADSET - A bionic hearing headset for enhancing directional sound from an external audio source. The headset includes a pair of headphones, each having a microphone array that connects listeners to the environment through a plurality of microphones, even while listening to content presented over the headphones from an electronic audio source. The microphone array signals are first converted into beam-formed directional signals. Diffuse signal components may be suppressed using a common, noise-reduction mask. The audio signals may then be converted to binaural format using a plurality of head-related transfer function (HRTF) pairs. | 2015-09-03 |
20150249899 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR GENERATING A PLURALITY OF PARAMETRIC AUDIO STREAMS AND APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR GENERATING A PLURALITY OF LOUDSPEAKER SIGNALS - An apparatus for generating a plurality of parametric audio streams from an input spatial audio signal obtained from a recording in a recording space has a segmentor and a generator. The segmentor is configured for providing at least two input segmental audio signals from the input spatial audio signal, wherein the at least two input segmental audio signals are associated with corresponding segments of the recording space. The generator is configured for generating a parametric audio stream for each of the at least two input segmental audio signals to obtain the plurality of parametric audio streams. | 2015-09-03 |
20150249900 | MTC MONITORING METHOD - The present invention relates to a machine-type communication (MTC) monitoring method. The MTC monitoring method includes the steps of: detecting an MTC monitoring-related event while an MTC device in operation having a first priority drives a delay timer; and, when the detected event needs to be reported, transmitting a request message including a report for the detected event to a network node even when the delay timer is being driven, wherein the request message can include an indicator indicating that the request message has been transmitted due to the event detection. | 2015-09-03 |
20150249901 | M2M SERVICES ENABLEMENT ARCHITECTURE FOR CELLULAR ACCESS NETWORKS - A Machine-to-Machine (M2M) services enablement architecture ( | 2015-09-03 |
20150249902 | METHOD FOR VIRTUALLY CONNECTING TWO PERSONS, CORRESPONDING MEDIA AND SYSTEM - The invention specifically relates to a method for virtually connecting two persons, with the first person having a first NFC device and the second person having a second NEC device. One of the NFC devices is a telecommunications terminal comprising an application, and both NFC devices comprise the identity of the person to which they belong. According to the invention, the method includes transmitting the identity of the first person from the first NFC device to the second NFC device; transmitting the identity of the second person from the second NFC device to the first NFC device; generating a secret shared by the persons using the application, with the shared secret giving access to an Internet space shared by the persons; and storing the shared secret in the NFC devices, with a reference relating to the virtual connection thereof. | 2015-09-03 |
20150249903 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND TRANSFER CONTROL METHOD - According to one of aspects, an electronic device includes: a first communication unit configured to perform communication with a first electronic device using a first communication scheme; a second communication unit configured to perform communicate with the first electronic device using a second communication scheme; and a control unit. In a state in which the first communication unit cannot be used for informing the first electronic device of an incoming call from a second electronic device, the control unit informs the first electronic device of the incoming call using the second communication unit. | 2015-09-03 |
20150249904 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR INDICATING A STATE OF A GEOGRAPHIC AREA BASED ON MOBILE DEVICE SENSOR MEASUREMENTS - A method and corresponding system for providing an indication of one or more states of a geographic area. The method includes acquiring sensor data including sensor measurements taken by a plurality of mobile devices at a plurality of locations and acquiring location data corresponding to the plurality of locations of the sensor measurements. At least one processor determines one or more states of a geographic area corresponding to the plurality of locations based on the sensor data, and an indication is provided of the one or more states of the geographic area to a particular user. | 2015-09-03 |
20150249905 | APPARATUS AND METHOD OF DETERMINING A LIFE CHANGE OF A USER OF A MOBILE DEVICE BASED ON BEHAVIORAL ABNORMALITY - Method of determining user's life change based on behavioral abnormality starts with processor receiving first location data and first proximity information from first mobile device. First proximity information includes identification of mobile devices within proximity sensitivity radius of first mobile device. Processor determines whether first location data and first proximity information are included in historical location data and historical proximity information, respectively, associated with first mobile device. When first location data and first proximity information is not included, processor determines whether subsequent location data and subsequent proximity information received from first mobile device over predetermined time period is included. Processor signals to monitor life change of user of first mobile device when subsequent location data and subsequent proximity information received from first mobile device over predetermined time period is not included in historical location data and historical proximity information, respectively, associated with first mobile device. Other embodiments are described. | 2015-09-03 |
20150249906 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR ENCOURAGING BEHAVIOUR WHILE OCCUPYING VEHICLES - Methods and systems are disclosed herein for encouraging particular behavior while occupying vehicles. For example, by granting and restricting access to media and other user comfort devices based on whether or not a user is conforming to a predetermined rule set, the media guidance application may encourage a user to adhere to the rule set. | 2015-09-03 |
20150249907 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR LOCATION ESTIMATION - Several systems and methods for location estimation in a multi-floor environment are disclosed. In an embodiment, the method includes performing wireless scanning so as to receive wireless signals from one or more access points from among a plurality of access points positioned at plurality of locations, respectively at one or more floors from among a plurality of floors within the multi-floor environment. A first set of RSSI measurements is computed corresponding to the wireless signals. Absolute floor location information is determined based on the first set of RSSI measurements and a pre-defined objective function. The pre-defined objective function is configured to maximize a probability of a user being located at a floor so as to receive the wireless signals. A user floor location is determined based on the absolute floor location information. The user location is estimated at least in part based on the user floor location. | 2015-09-03 |
20150249908 | Method and Apparatus for Detecting a Left-Behind Phone - A system includes a vehicle computing processor. The processor is configured to, through wireless communication with a phone, and after determining that a vehicle engine is not running, request and receive motion sensor data from the phone. The processor is further configured to determine if a phone is moving with a driver based on the motion sensor data. Also, the processor is configured to alert the driver if the phone is not moving with the driver. | 2015-09-03 |
20150249909 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR EFFICIENT AND DETERMINISTIC GROUP ALERTING - Systems and methods are provided for reliable, wireless group messaging or alerting in a system having a database, switch, wireless network, and a plurality of intelligent mobile receivers. A message is broadcast to and received by a selected group of the mobile receivers. The network replies to the sender with detailed information about the individual members in the group. Each of the mobile receivers in the group can acknowledge the group message back to the system such as when the message is received, when the message is read, and a response when sent. The system employs centralized management to provide the sender with response information of the mobile receivers. | 2015-09-03 |
20150249910 | WIRELESS NETWORK PROMOTIONS - A method and system is provided for offering new wireless informational content that will appear on mobile devices when a user browses for wireless network hotspots. The informational content offers a more user friendly/intelligent way to display available Wi-Fi networks by including text, image or video in each Wi-Fi network description that is in range of a mobile device by displaying this new content in either a static or dynamic display format. | 2015-09-03 |
20150249911 | COMMUNICATIONS VIA A MEDIA CONTENT DEVICE - Various aspects are described that may provide various communications services. These services may provide for the ability of a user to initiate or request a communication with a third party, such as an emergency service party or a vendor, using a network-coupled device that may be pre-associated with a physical address. | 2015-09-03 |
20150249912 | METHOD OF RECEIVING A DISASTER WARNING MESSAGE USING A PAGING MESSAGE IN MOBILE COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - A base station (BS) for transmitting an Earthquake and Tsunami Warning System (ETWS) message in a mobile communication system. The BS according to one embodiment includes a processor configured to transmit, to a user equipment (UE), a paging message including an ETWS indication indicating a presence of the ETWS message, after the paging message is transmitted, transmit system information in a system information block (SIB) through a control channel, the system information including scheduling information for the ETWS message, and transmit the ETWS message through a downlink channel according to the scheduling information. | 2015-09-03 |
20150249913 | LOCATION-BASED SECURE WAVE - Methods and systems for pairing communication instruments are described. To initiate pairing, at least one user waves a device at a location. Based on the location, a service provider determines and provides the user who waved the device a list of other communication instruments in the area that the user may want to be paired with. For example, the service provider determines if any other communication instruments at the location was waved at about the same time, if a static device (e.g., merchant point of sale device) is present at the location, if a physical advertisement with a message to be communicated (e.g., a billboard with a QR code) is present at the location, or if any device that the user has been paired with previously is present at the location. The devices may be automatically paired or mutual confirmation may be required before the communication instruments are connected. Pairing can take place between two or more consumers or consumers and merchants. | 2015-09-03 |
20150249914 | Massive Discovery of Devices - There is provided a method, including acquiring, by a first device, information indicating a type of radio signals to detect and a predetermined time interval for the detection to take place; detecting, by a first device, that radio signals of the indicated type are transmitted from a plurality of second devices during the predetermined time interval; and estimating the amount of the second devices in a geographically limited area based on the detection of the radio signals. | 2015-09-03 |
20150249915 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING SERVICE USING TERMINAL SCANNING DEVICE, TERMINAL SCANNING DEVICE APPLIED TO SAME, AND OPERATION METHOD OF TERMINAL SCANNING DEVICE - Disclosed are a system and a method for providing a service using a terminal scanning device. When the terminal scanning device scans for a terminal located within a particular range, executes a particular application pre-installed in a terminal found through the scanning, and provides user information of the found terminal to a service server, the found terminal receives a particular service related to the user information from the service server through a link with the particular application executed by the terminal scanning device. Therefore, necessary information can be automatically provided to the terminal when the terminal approaches a particular place such as a shop or a building without a continuous scanning operation. | 2015-09-03 |
20150249916 | Adjustable Wireless Circuitry with Antenna-Based Proximity Detector - An electronic device such as a portable electronic device has wireless communications circuitry. Antennas in the electronic device may be used in transmitting radio-frequency antenna signals. A coupler and antenna signal phase and magnitude measurement circuitry may be used to determine when external objects are in the vicinity of the antenna by making antenna impedance measurements. In-band and out-of-band phase and magnitude signal measurements may be made in determining whether external objects are present. Additional sensors such as motion sensors, light and heat sensors, acoustic and electrical sensors may produce data that can be combined with the proximity data gathered using the antenna-based proximity sensor. In response to detecting that an external object such as a user's body is within a given distance of the antenna, the electronic device may reduce transmit powers, switch antennas, steer a phased antenna array, switch communications protocols, or take other actions. | 2015-09-03 |
20150249917 | SERVICE IN WLAN INTER-WORKING, ADDRESS MANAGEMENT SYSTEM, AND METHOD - An address management method is provided, for use when a mobile terminal accesses a service from a WLAN access network, wherein the service is provided in a 3GPP network or in a service provider network via the 3GPP network. First, the mobile terminal connects to the WLAN access network. Second, the mobile terminal sends a tunnel setup request message from the WLAN access network to a network entity located in the 3GPP network, wherein the tunnel setup request message includes a service request identifier for accessing a requested service and a mobile terminal identifier. Third, the network entity receives the tunnel setup request message, and allocates an address for use by the mobile terminal to access the requested service based on the service request identifier and the mobile terminal identifier. | 2015-09-03 |
20150249918 | ESTABLISHING COMMUNICATION BETWEEN DEVICES - When a first device receives an indication to establish a communication with a second device, a feature character string is generated. The first device is associated with a first public key and a first private key. The second device is associated with a second public key and a second private key. The second public key of the second device is obtained. The second public key is used to encrypt the feature character string. A first identification of the first device is at least partly based on the encrypted feature character string and is published. When the feature character string is obtained after decryption, the first public key of the first device is obtained. The second identification is an identification encrypted by the first public key. In response to a determination that the feature character string is obtained after decryption of the second identification, the communication between the first device and the second device is established. | 2015-09-03 |
20150249919 | CONTROL SYSTEM INCLUDING DEVICE AND OBJECT DEVICE TO BE CONTROLLED - A device that includes circuitry configured to: perform first communication that is proximity wireless communication with a communication device; perform second communication with the communication device; perform third communication with an object device; store a first access key; send the first access key to the communication device by the first communication; receive a second access key from the communication device; receive a control command for controlling the object device from the communication device; and send the received control command to the object device in the case that the received second access key is determined to be valid. | 2015-09-03 |
20150249920 | PRESSURE-ENABLED NEAR FIELD COMMUNICATIONS DEVICE - A method and a near field communication (NFC) device are described for authenticating NFC devices to limit or prevent unauthorized use. The method and NFC device selectively enable an NFC tag, so that communication between the NFC device and another NFC device may be enabled only after a user has provided authentication. The authentication device of the NFC device may include a piezoelectric element that provides power and authentication data to a processor that performs the authentication operation, which may include matching an authentication signal to a stored authentication signal. | 2015-09-03 |
20150249921 | Authentication Method and System for Wireless Mesh Network - The disclosure discloses an authentication method and system for a wireless mesh network. The method comprises: when a new node accesses a network and the node is a Mesh Point (MP), the MP selects one authenticated node from neighbor nodes as a father node, and a uniquely identified secure path exists between the father node and an AC; the MP uses the father node as an authentication point to perform authentication; and after being transmitted to the AC through the secure path between the father node and the AC, which then forwards an authentication message to an AS; similarly, a return message of the AS is forwarded by the AC to the father node through the secure path, and the MP is authenticated. The authentication message is saved on the AC at the same time, so as to facilitate the second authentication of the MP. | 2015-09-03 |
20150249922 | Motion-based authentication for a gesture-based device - A motion-based authentication method is operative in a mobile computing device having a display interface and that includes an accelerometer. Normally, the device software includes a locking mechanism that automatically locks the display interface after a configurable timeout. The authentication method operates to un-lock the display interface (and thus allow the user access to the device) by movement of the device in a predetermined series of physical movements and without display-based entry of a password or other access code on the display itself. In this manner, the user can un-lock the device without display-based entry of a password (on the display itself) by simply holding the device and performing the necessary movement(s) to generate the unique code. | 2015-09-03 |
20150249923 | COMMUNICATION CONTROL APPARATUS, SYSTEM, AND METHOD THEREFOR - In a communication control method for wireless communication between a first communication device and a second communication device through a wireless communication unit, identification information is notified from the second communication device to the first communication device by using a communication unit other than the wireless communication unit. Wireless communication between the first and second communication devices is performed by the wireless communication unit using the first communication parameter shared in advance, and authentication processing based on identification information is performed. When authentication is acquired by this authentication processing, the second communication parameter to be set with respect to a wireless communication unit is shared by the first and second communication devices through the above wireless communication. Parameters for wireless communication between the first and second communication devices are set in the wireless communication unit by using the second communication parameter shared in this manner. | 2015-09-03 |
20150249924 | INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE - The present disclosure discloses an information processing method and an electronic device. A first operation on an unlocking graphic interface of the electronic device is acquired in a locked state. It is detected whether digit information corresponding to the first operation matches a phone number. The phone number is called when the digit information matches the phone number. | 2015-09-03 |
20150249925 | APPARATUS AND METHOD OF DETERMINING FRAUDULENT USE OF A MOBILE DEVICE BASED ON BEHAVIORAL ABNORMALITY - Method of determining fraudulent use based on behavioral abnormality starts with processor receiving first location data and first proximity information from first mobile device. First proximity information includes identification of mobile devices within proximity sensitivity radius of first mobile device. Processor determines whether first location data and first proximity information are included in historical location data and historical proximity information, respectively, associated with first mobile device. When first location data and first proximity information is not included, processor determines whether subsequent location data and subsequent proximity information received from first mobile device over predetermined period of time is included. Processor signals to monitor fraudulent use of first mobile device when subsequent location data and subsequent proximity information received from first mobile device over predetermined period of time is not included in historical location data and historical proximity information, respectively, associated with first mobile device. Other embodiments are described. | 2015-09-03 |
20150249926 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MANAGING DYNAMIC SHARING OF SPECTRUM SERVICES - An approach is provided for managing a dynamic sharing of available spectrum services. The approach involves causing information corresponding to one or more available spectrum services provided by one or more spectrum service holders to be stored in a cloud spectrum service database. The approach also involves processing a request for spectrum sharing to cause a determination to share one or more of the one or more available spectrum services with a source of the request for spectrum sharing based on a matching of one or more spectrum sharing criteria stored in the cloud spectrum service database and one or more service criteria associated with the source of the request for spectrum sharing. The approach further involves causing one or more of the one or more available spectrum services to be allocated to the source of the request for spectrum sharing based on the matching. | 2015-09-03 |
20150249927 | Multi-Antenna Distribution of Wireless Broadband in a Building - The disclosed embodiments include methods and systems for distributing a broadband wireless signal in a building. The disclosed methods and systems feature a wireless broadband transmitter associated with multiple base antennas, where the base antennas are inserted into one or more ducts of the ventilation system of the building. Communication between the transmitter and receivers within the building may be optimized by selecting, modifying or controlling a configuration parameter of at least one of the multiple base antennas to enhance distribution of the wireless broadband signal within the ducts of the ventilation system and between the transmitter and device receivers. | 2015-09-03 |
20150249928 | Network Range Extender with Multi-RF Radio Support for Plurality of Network Interfaces - A networked system for managing a physical intrusion detection/alarm includes a network of end nodes, e.g., sensor nodes including one or more constrained sensor nodes for sensing physical conditions, and a gateway to provide network connections for the constrained sensor nodes. The system also includes a range extender for connecting the one or more constrained sensor nodes to the gateway, with the range extender including first and second radios and corresponding processors to wirelessly communicate with the gateway and constrained nodes. | 2015-09-03 |
20150249929 | WIRELESS COMMUNICATION METHOD AND WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - A wireless communication method for performing communication between a respective plurality of base stations and a corresponding plurality of terminal stations, each base station having a plurality of beams and being capable of switching the plurality of beams, including selectively switching a combination of beams used by the respective base stations among a plurality of combinations of beams and transmitting, synchronously and sequentially, training frames to the plurality of terminal stations, storing information representing the plurality of combinations of beams for the plurality of base stations based on a result of reception of the training frames, and selecting, from the stored information representing the combinations of beams for the plurality of base stations, a combination of beams that provides a best overall performance of the plurality of base stations, and allowing it to perform communication to be performed between the plurality of base stations and corresponding terminal stations. | 2015-09-03 |
20150249930 | RADIO LINK FAILURE REPORT FILTERING - Embodiments of the invention include a method for collecting RLF data in a wireless network. The method may include receiving, by a first radio access node, RLF data related to a connection failure experienced by a UE. The method may then include determining whether the RLF data satisfies at least one condition and, when it is determined that the RLF data satisfies the at least one condition, sending the RLF data to at least one of a second radio access node and an RLF data collection entity. In one embodiment, the RLF data may be received from a second radio access node or the UE. | 2015-09-03 |
20150249931 | SUPPORT OF PACKET DATA CONNECTIVITY IN A MOBILE NETWORK - In an embodiment, there is provided a method for the support of packet data connectivity in a mobile network, said mobile network comprising a Radio Access network RAN and a Core Network CN, said method including, in case no connectivity is available between a RAN node and the Core Network, support of said packet data connectivity in a mode referred to as resilient mode wherein said packet data connectivity is provided locally by said RAN node to at least one User Equipment UE in the coverage of said RAN node, referred to as authorized UE, that is authorized to operate in said resilient mode. | 2015-09-03 |
20150249932 | Method for Handling User Consent for MDT Data Collection - According to an aspect of the present invention, a method of operating a NE network node of a communication network is provided, the network node being connected via the communication network to at least one user device. The method comprises: receiving a request at the NE network node to carry out a MDT measurement for one of the at least one user device; determining, at the NE network node, whether carrying out the MDT measurement or processing or reporting a result of the MDT measurement requires a user consent, based on data of a MDT privacy matrix; determining, at the NE network node, whether a consent indicator which is assigned to the user device indicates allowance to carry out the MDT measurement, or indicates allowance of processing or reporting the result of the MDT measurement if the MDT privacy matrix indicates that a user consent is necessary; and carrying out the MDT measurement at the NE network node and/or processing the result of the MDT measurement and/or reporting the result of the MDT measurement to a further network node of the communication network if the consent indicator indicates that the MDT measurement can be carried out or the result of the MDT measurement can be processed or reported. | 2015-09-03 |
20150249933 | Method and Apparatus for Processing Measurement between Network Systems - A method and an apparatus for processing measurement between network systems are provided. The method comprises: a UE receives measurement information configured by a first mode network, wherein the measurement information is information used by the UE to perform measurement on the first mode network in a second mode network; and after the UE is switched or reselected to the second mode network, the UE performs measurement on the first mode network according to the measurement information. It is solved the problem that in the related art poor user experience is caused because measurement cannot be performed on another network in one network and normal user service cannot be performed, while through the disclosure, so that measurement can be performed on another network in one network, thereby accelerating the measurement speed, shortening the cell reselection delay, and improving the effect of user experience. | 2015-09-03 |
20150249934 | Bandwidth-Based Configuration of Measurement Gaps - Method and apparatus for improving the quality of measurements performed on non-serving frequencies and/or the quality of serving cell data reception by intelligently configuring measurement gaps during which a wireless device is to perform those measurements. The intelligent configuration processing entails obtaining information that identifies, for each of a plurality of candidate non-serving frequencies, one or more measurement bandwidths over which one or more corresponding measurements on that non-serving frequency are to be performed. In at least some embodiments, such candidate non-serving frequencies represent frequencies for which the device has requested measurements gaps. The processing further includes selecting a subset of the candidate non-serving frequencies based on the measurement bandwidths. The processing finally includes configuring measurement gaps during which the wireless device is to perform one or more measurements on the selected non-serving frequencies. | 2015-09-03 |
20150249935 | DATA FORWARDING IN HYBRID MESH NETWORKS - A system and method are disclosed for forwarding data in hybrid wireless mesh networks. The method includes configuring a number of mesh network nodes as potential relay nodes (PRNs) in an overlay network associated with a hybrid wireless mesh network, streaming data packets from a source node to a destination node using a native data forwarding algorithm of the hybrid wireless mesh network, dynamically identifying relay nodes (RNs) among PRNs in the overlay network, creating secondary paths for sending data packets towards selected RNs in the overlay network, and relaying data packets from RNs to the destination node using the overlay network. | 2015-09-03 |
20150249936 | PARALLEL AGGREGATE MAC PROTOCOL DATA UNITS FOR FAST LINK ADAPTATION - A method of wireless data transmission may include generating, by a processor, two or more aggregated MAC protocol data units (A-MPDU's) in parallel. Each A-MPDU may be generated by aggregating MAC protocol data units (MPDU's) for different modulation coding schemes. The processor may determine a modulation coding scheme for data transmission. The processor may further transmit one of the A-MPDU's based on the determined modulation coding scheme. | 2015-09-03 |
20150249937 | METHOD FOR D2D RADIOCOMMUNICATION - The present disclosure relates to a method of a first radio device in non-network assisted device-to-device (D2D) communication with a second radio device using a first frequency resource and a first communication protocol. The method comprises determining that the first radio device is within coverage of a cellular network. The method also comprises connecting to the cellular network. The method also comprises sending a message to the second radio device, informing said second radio device that the first radio device is within coverage of the cellular network. The method also comprises receiving a message from the cellular network comprising information about a second frequency resource and a second communication protocol. The method also comprises initiating a handover of the D2D communication from the first frequency resource and communication protocol to the second frequency resource and communication protocol. | 2015-09-03 |
20150249938 | Interference-Protected Control Message Transmission in a Mobile Communications Network - For protecting transmission of a control message ( | 2015-09-03 |
20150249939 | VIRTUAL NEIGHBOR OBJECTS FOR MANAGING IDLE MODE MOBILITY IN A WIRELESS NETWORK - Idle mode reselection is presented herein. A virtual neighbor component can create at least one virtual neighbor object and associate the at least one virtual neighbor object with wireless access points. Further, a reselection component can facilitate idle mode reselection between a base station and a wireless access point of the wireless access points based on the at least one virtual neighbor object. | 2015-09-03 |
20150249940 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PERFORMING CALL RECOVERY AFTER CALL DROP - Aspects of the methods and apparatus relate to performing call recovery after a call drop. A cell selection update procedure may be initiated to recover a call in response to the call being dropped with a serving cell. Link conditions may be determined for the serving cell and for different candidate cells. The aspects of the methods and apparatus also include selecting a cell, based on the link conditions, from among the serving cell and a candidate cell with a highest signal power parameter in a Primary Common Control Physical Channel (PCCPCH) across a set of neighboring frequencies of the different candidate cells. Call recovery may be performed using the selected cell. In some aspects, the highest signal power parameter may be a highest Received Signal Code Power (RSCP). | 2015-09-03 |
20150249941 | Method and Apparatus for Configuring Resource of Machine-type Communication - Embodiments of the present invention provide a method and apparatus for configuring resource of machine-type communication. The method includes: allocating a frequency domain resource by an eNB for MTC UE accessed into the eNB; and transmitting RRC signaling by the eNB to the MTC UE according to the frequency domain resource allocated for the MTC UE, so that the MTC UE determines to perform conventional cell handover or frequency domain resource adjustment according to the RRC signaling. With the method and apparatus of the embodiments of the present invention, the MTC UE may be supported to be quickly handed over to an operating frequency configured by the eNB for it, and normal communication may be performed. | 2015-09-03 |
20150249942 | SYSTEMS, METHODS AND APPARATUS TO FACILITATE IDENTIFICATION AND ACQUISITION OF ACCESS POINTS - Systems, apparatus and methods for facilitating identification and/or acquisition of an access point are provided. Methods can include transmitting or receiving access point information (“API”) indicative of an identification of the access point (“AP”). The API can be provided at the AP through hardwiring or receipt of configuration information input by a user or transmitted to the AP by a network operator through Over-The-Air (“OTA”) signaling. The API can be computer-readable and, in some embodiments, the API can also be human-readable. The API can be transmitted on a paging channel from which user equipment (“UE”) can receive information. The frequency at which the API is transmitted can be fixed, dynamic and/or configurable. Upon receipt of the API, acquisition of the AP is attempted if the AP is determined to be a permitted AP. | 2015-09-03 |
20150249943 | MOBILE COMMUNICATION METHOD - A mobile communication method includes the steps of: in a case where the mobile station UE is in communication in a macro cell and the radio base station PhNB is selected as a transmission path of user data of the mobile station UE, causing the radio base station eNB to start addition processing of adding the radio base station PhNB to the transmission path of the user data of the mobile station UE, causing the radio base station PhNB to reset header-compression related information, security setting information, and sequence-number management information in the addition processing, and causing the radio base station eNB to forward downlink user data destined for the mobile station UE, without forwarding uplink user data of the mobile station UE, to the radio base station PhNB in the addition processing. | 2015-09-03 |
20150249944 | MOBILE COMMUNICATION METHOD - A mobile communication method includes: a step of transmitting, by a radio base station eNB# | 2015-09-03 |
20150249945 | ENHANCED FAILED CELL ACQUISITION OPERATION - Embodiments of the present invention include devices, systems and methods for enhanced failed cell acquisition operation. For example, a method for wireless communication is described. The method includes performing subsequent combined acquisition of a neighbor cell based on a stationary mode and a mobility mode. Other aspects, embodiments, and features are also claimed and described. | 2015-09-03 |
20150249946 | NETWORK CONNECTION METHOD AND DEVICE SUPPORTING SAME - A network connection method and a device supporting the same are provided. A network connection method by which a first wireless communication device supporting a first network system and a second network system connects to a second wireless communication device may include: transmitting, to the second wireless communication device supporting the first networking system, a handover request message for requesting for information in order to connect to the second networking system by using an out of band channel of the first networking system; receiving, from the second wireless communication device, provisioning information on an authorization for forming a group in the second networking system in response to the handover request message; and transmitting and receiving additional information for connecting the second networking system to the second wireless communication device according to information included in a handover select message. | 2015-09-03 |
20150249947 | INTER-RAT MOBILITY OF IN-DEVICE COEXISTENCE - Embodiments of system, device, and method configurations for managing inter-radio access technology (inter-RAT) mobility of handovers between a UMTS Terrestrial Radio Access Network (UTRAN) or GSM EDGE Radio Access Network (GERAN) and an evolved UMTS Terrestrial Radio Access Network (E-UTRAN) to avoid scenarios of in-device coexistence (IDC) interference are disclosed herein. In one example, the existence and types of IDC interference with an E-UTRAN Long Term Evolution (LTE)/Long Term Evolution-Advanced (LTE-A) network are determined and communicated to the UTRAN/GERAN in an IDC indication signal. The IDC indication signal may communicate the existence and type of IDC interference occurring at user equipment, such as between licensed LTE/LTE-A and unlicensed industrial scientific medical (ISM) radio frequency bands. Accordingly, the UTRAN/GERAN may use information provided from the IDC indication signal to prevent a handover to the E-UTRAN that would result in IDC interference. | 2015-09-03 |
20150249948 | MOBILE COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, MOBILE COMMUNICATION METHOD, MOBILE STATION, PROGRAM, AND RECORDING MEDIUM - A mobile communication system includes a mobile station provided in a moving object moving along a predetermined route, and a plurality of base stations provided along the route. The mobile station includes an interruption time determining unit that determines whether an interruption time, in which the base station communicating with the mobile station which is currently connected is interrupted communication with the mobile station, is within a predetermined permissible time range for a travel direction side of the route more forward than a current position of the moving object, and a handover processing unit that performs handover processing when the interruption time determining unit determines that the interruption time is not within the permissible time range. | 2015-09-03 |
20150249949 | COMMUNICATION APPARATUS - A communication apparatus includes a detection unit that detects a first apparatus that is able to wirelessly communicate with the communication apparatus; a first selection unit that determines a route for communication between the communication apparatus and a communication destination, the route may include an intervening apparatus that relays communication between the communication apparatus and the communication destination, and selects, if plural routes are determined, a first route where a number of the intervening apparatuses is smallest from among the determined routes; and a second selection unit that, when two or more first routes are selected by the first selection unit, calculates, for each of the first routes, a sum of squares of each of first signal strength between two apparatuses in the determined first route as a second signal strength, and selects the route having the highest second signal strength from the determined first routes. | 2015-09-03 |
20150249950 | Mobility and/or Access Selection Between Cells - There is provided a method, performed by a network node, for steering of access between cells. The method comprises receiving ( | 2015-09-03 |
20150249951 | METHOD FOR CONTROLLING ACCESS IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM AND APPARATUS FOR SUPPORTING SAME - Provided is a method for a terminal controlling access in a wireless communication system. The method comprises: obtaining service-specific access control information; obtaining service group access control information; and controlling access to a specific type of service based on the service group access control information and the service-specific access control information. The service-specific access control information includes a service-specific barring factor parameter which is applied to the specific type of service. The service group access control information includes a service group barring factor parameter which is commonly applied to specific service groups that include at least one type of service. | 2015-09-03 |
20150249952 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR RECEIVING SYSTEM INFORMATION IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - A method and apparatus for receiving system information in a wireless communication system is provided. A user equipment (UE) receives a system information modification from an eNodeB (eNB) on a UE-dedicated channel via a radio resource control (RRC) connection reconfiguration message, and receives at least one system information block from the enB according to system information modification. | 2015-09-03 |
20150249953 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR FAST LINK SYNCHRONIZATION IN WLAN SYSTEM - The present invention relates to a wireless communication system, and more specifically, a method and a device for the scanning of a station (STA) in a WLAN system are disclosed. The whereby an STA performs scanning in a wireless communication system according to one embodiment of the present invention comprises the steps of: transmitting a first frame, including a BSSID-AP CCC pair, to one or more access points (AP); and receiving a second frame from an AP among the one or more ALs, wherein the system information of the AP, which is included in the second frame, includes dynamic information and can configure the second frame to be optimized according to the dynamic information. | 2015-09-03 |
20150249954 | ACCESS POINT INITIATED NEIGHBOR REPORT REQUEST - Methods, apparatuses, and systems are described that implement techniques and protocols to enable a station to receive a neighbor query request from a first associated access point that is associated with the station. The station may wirelessly communicate a neighbor report of a second access point to the first access point while the station is unassociated with the second access point. | 2015-09-03 |
20150249955 | Dialling method and device - Provided is a dialling method, which includes: acquiring a list of hot spots, and setting strategy configuration information corresponding to hot spots; displaying a user interface for user selection according to the strategy configuration information; and executing dialling access according to the selection of the user. A dialling device is also provided. | 2015-09-03 |
20150249956 | SYSTEMS, METHODS AND MEDIA FOR MOBILE MANAGEMENT ENTITY (MME) SELECTION BY EVOLVED NODE B (ENODEB) - A method for mobile management entity (MME) selection includes receiving at a base transceiver station (BTS) a message from each of multiple MMEs including information for advertising functionalities of each of the MMEs. The functionalities include at least one type of communications session supported by each of the MMEs. The method also includes receiving at the BTS a message from a user equipment (UE) to request for a communications session. The request message includes session type information indicating a type of session requested by the UE. At least one of the MMEs is capable of serving the requested type of session. The method further includes generating a list of candidate MMEs capable of serving the requested type of communications session from the MMEs by matching the session type information with the capability information, and selecting a serving MME from the list based on the information relating to the advertised functionalities. | 2015-09-03 |
20150249957 | DEEP SLEEP IN 1X M2M DEVICES - A wireless apparatus including a machine-to-machine (M2M) device. The M2M device has an applications processing element, RF transceive elements, and a deep sleep controller. The applications processing element executes one or more functions corresponding to an M2M processing environment, and directs the transmission and reception of radio frequency (RF) messages. The RF transceive elements are operationally coupled to the applications processing elements and transmit and receive the RF messages over the one or more wireless communications links. The deep sleep controller is coupled to the applications processing element and the RF transceive elements, and directs the applications processing element to request a sleep time from a corresponding base station, and causes the M2M device to enter a deep sleep mode upon acceptance of the sleep time by the corresponding base station, where the deep sleep mode is entered by removing power from the RF transceive elements. | 2015-09-03 |
20150249958 | APPARATUS AND METHOD TO EFFICIENTLY SEND DEVICE TRIGGER MESSAGES - With the proliferation of Machine-Type Communication (MTC), an excessive use of device trigger messages in a Long Term Evolution (LTE) network can have negative effects on user equipment (UE). These effect can include a shortening of UE battery life and/or excessive signalling caused by the frequent changing from an idle mode to an active mode. An MTC Interworking Function (MTC-IWF) can be configured to determine the status of a UE to which a device trigger message is intended. If the device trigger message is low priority and the UE is in an idle state, the MTC-IWF or Mobile Management Entity (MME)/Serving GPRS Support Node (SGSN)/Mobile Switching Center (MSC) can buffer the device trigger message. | 2015-09-03 |
20150249959 | Power Management and Distributed Scheduling for Uplink Transmissions in Wireless Systems - To schedule uplink transmission time slots for a collection of mobile communication devices, a set of base station target interference patterns is associated with base stations. A time slot target interference pattern is assigned for each time slot and it repeats after several time slots. The time slot target interference pattern in a given time slot specifies the interference allowed by each time slot to a given base station by any single mobile. A priority index may be determined for each time slot for each mobile associated with the particular base station. The priority index may be based, in part, on a determined correlation between the time-slot target interference patterns and a potential interference profile of a mobile to which a time slot is to be allocated. A mobile's throughput requirement, the throughput already received over a specified past duration, the system fairness requirement, as well as the amount of data available for transmission are also used for evaluating the priority index. | 2015-09-03 |
20150249960 | Method for Power Control, User Equipment, Computer Program and Storage Medium - The present invention provides a method for power control, a user equipment, a computer program and a storage medium. Based on an adjustment trend of the UE with respect to signal transmission power of a base station and a variation trend of the received signal quality, a current power control mode of the UE is determined, and then a target value of the received signal quality of inner-loop power control is reset after the power control mode of the UE tends to normal, so as to return the transmission power of the base station to the UE to a normal level as soon as possible, thereby to inhibit adverse influences caused by the windup effect. | 2015-09-03 |