39th week of 2010 patent applcation highlights part 66 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20100248650 | PROGRAMMABLE ANTENNA ASSEMBLY AND APPLICATIONS THEREOF - A programmable antenna assembly includes a configurable antenna structure, a configurable antenna interface, and a control module. The configurable antenna structure includes a plurality of antenna elements that, in response to an antenna configuration signal, are configured elements into at least one antenna. The configurable antenna interface module is coupled to the at least one antenna and, based on an antenna interface control signal, provides at least one of an impedance matching circuit and a bandpass filter. The control module is coupled to generate the antenna configuration signal and the antenna interface control signal in accordance with a first frequency band and a second frequency band such that the at least one antenna facilitates at least one of transmitting and receiving a first RF signal within the first frequency band and facilitates at least one of transmitting and receiving a second RF signal within the second frequency band. | 2010-09-30 |
20100248651 | Antenna Matching for MIMO Transceivers - A multiple antenna system is described herein that mitigates the negative effects of mutually coupled antennas on the connected transmitters and/or receivers. The antenna system comprises a directional coupler and two or more antennas. The directional coupler comprises multiple communication ports that each connect to corresponding antenna ports. The connection ports each connect to a different transmitter, receiver, or transceiver. A transmission line connects each antenna port to an antenna. The lengths of the transmission lines and the coupling factor of the directional coupler are selected to decouple the communication ports of the directional coupler. More particularly, the coupling factor and the transmission line lengths are selected so that antenna crosstalk signals caused by mutual coupling between the antennas and the coupled signals produced by the directional coupler have the same magnitude but opposite phase at the communication ports of the directional coupler. | 2010-09-30 |
20100248652 | RADIO FREQUENCY INTERFACE SWITCHING DEVICE - An exemplary radio frequency interface switching device includes a plurality of signal interfaces, a plurality of switches electrically connected to the signal interfaces, and a switch unit electrically connected to the switches. The signal interfaces are electrically connected with each other by operating different combinations of the switches and the switch unit to receive/send corresponding signals. | 2010-09-30 |
20100248653 | TRANSCEIVING CIRCUIT FOR CONTACTLESS COMMUNICATION - A transceiving circuit ( | 2010-09-30 |
20100248654 | SELECTIVELY RENDERING A COMMUNICATION AT A COMMUNICATION DEVICE - A method to selectively rendering a communication at a receiving communication device comprises receiving a communication and determining whether an association exists between the receiving communication device and a source of the communication. If an association does not exist between the receiving communication device and the source of the communication, rendering the communication at the receiving communication device or distributing the communication to the receiving communication device in order for the communication to be rendered at the receiving communication device. If an association does exist between the receiving communication device and the source of the communication, preventing the communication from being rendered at the receiving device. | 2010-09-30 |
20100248655 | MOBILE ELECTRONIC DEVICE - An impact resistant mobile electronic device is disclosed. A case comprises a first circuit board and a second circuit board, and is elongated in a first direction. The second circuit board is smaller than the first circuit board and is elongated in a second direction substantially perpendicular to the first direction. The second circuit board comprises one or more electrical components elongated in a fourth direction. The first circuit board may be elongated in a third direction substantially perpendicular to the second direction. | 2010-09-30 |
20100248656 | WIRELESS COMMUNICATION METHOD, WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, AND WIRELESS COMMUNICATION APPARATUS - A wireless communication method MIMO communication using a wireless communication apparatus having N antennas includes performing first inverse-matrix determining processing which determines, using a channel matrix for a first antenna selected from the N antennas, a first inverse matrix of the channel matrix; performing second inverse-matrix determining processing which determines, with respect to a (n+1)th antenna selected from antennas other than the first to nth antennas already selected, a second inverse matrix of a channel matrix for a group of the first to (n+1)th antennas, by performing computation using a value from one of the first inverse matrix and the second inverse matrix, and performing communication using, from a plurality of combinations of the L antennas selected from the N antennas, a combination of L antennas with which an inverse matrix value determined in the first and second inverse-matrix determining processing satisfies an antenna selection criterion. | 2010-09-30 |
20100248657 | POWER CORRECTION MODULE FOR POWER AMPLIFIERS - A power correction module for use with an amplifier driving a load impedance is configured to sample the supply current and to cause a change in a control voltage, which corrects the supply voltage in response to a change in the load impedance. The supply voltage is corrected to cause the power amplifier to have a substantially constant output power. The power correction module is further configured to output a corrected peak voltage determined by an average value of the supply current. | 2010-09-30 |
20100248658 | METHOD AND SYSTEM OF ADAPTIVE PREDISTORTION OF A WIRELESS TRANSMITTER - A method of adaptive predistortion of a power amplifier, characterised in that the method comprises the steps of: storing values of a plurality of corresponding first and second coefficients; selecting one of the stored first coefficients; processing a first signal with the first coefficient to produce an input signal for the power amplifier; amplifying the input signal in the power amplifier to produce an output signal; calculating an error value from the output signal and a previously selected first coefficient; selecting a stored second coefficient corresponding with the previously selected first coefficient; updating the previously selected first coefficient with a value calculated from the error value and the second coefficient; updating the second coefficient; and replacing the previously selected first coefficient and corresponding second coefficient with the updated first and second coefficients respectively. | 2010-09-30 |
20100248659 | WIRELESS COMMUNICATION DEVICE AND DIRECTIONAL ANTENNA CONTROL METHOD - A wireless communication device includes a directional antenna that transmits radio signals, and an antenna control unit that measures, in a plurality of directions, spatial lengths from the wireless communication device to an object nearest the wireless communication device, and directs a directional antenna beam radiation direction toward a direction having the longest of the measured spatial lengths, when transmitting the radio signals. | 2010-09-30 |
20100248660 | RF Multiband Transmitter with Balun - A multi-band RF transmitter circuit ( | 2010-09-30 |
20100248661 | Activatable data transmitter system - A method of combining three types of technologies: wireless communication, a stand alone independent activatable power source and one or more sensors or detectors to form an Activatable Data Transmitter device (ADT) that can capture and transmit environmental data proximal to the ADT. In any specific application or use the sensor type and power component would be coupled or integrated with a wireless transmitter. Multiple and various ADT types would be employed in spaces or places where no battery or wired power source exists, access is difficult or impossible, use of wired power or wired signal or both would be expensive or impossible or some combination thereof. As part of the invention the ADTs would forward the sensed data to a Receiver System either directly for use, processing and/or display or via a Data Repeater. | 2010-09-30 |
20100248662 | ALTITUDE-DEPENDENT POWER MANAGEMENT - The subject matter disclosed herein relates to changing at least one power state of a mobile station at least in part in response to information indicating a change in altitude from one or more sensors. | 2010-09-30 |
20100248663 | ANTENNA INSTALLATION METHOD IN A MULTIPLE INPUT MULTIPLE OUTPUT COMMUNICATION METHOD - A communication system includes a first communication apparatus and a second communication apparatus. The second communication apparatus transmits different signals from first and second antennas, and first and second antennas of the first communication apparatus receive the signals, respectively. An angle formed by a first line connecting the first communication apparatus and the first antenna of the second communication apparatus and a second line connecting the first communication apparatus and the second antenna of the second communication apparatus is set to be equal to or smaller than 180 degrees. A distance between the first and second antennas of the first communication apparatus is set to a specified value, which is determined by a signal wavelength and the angle formed by the first line and the second line. | 2010-09-30 |
20100248664 | DIVERSITY RECEIVERS AND METHODS FOR RELATIVELY-DELAYED SIGNALS - Methods, software and apparatuses for decoding received delayed path signals are described. A receiver receives a signal via different paths with relative delay, e.g., on the same frequency channel. The signal is sampled at at least one sample per symbol. A channel estimator determines channel coefficients associated with the channel over which the signals were transmitted. A processor selects samples that include a dependence on a particular symbol being decoded and computes an error metric for each possible value of the particular symbol, for combinations of hypothesized future symbol values on which the selected samples depend, and for single values of previous symbols on which the selected samples depend. Error metrics calculated for each symbol are stored in memory. A soft symbol is generated based on said signal samples from the sampler, the channel coefficients and estimates of symbols computed. | 2010-09-30 |
20100248665 | Automatic Gain Control in Multi-Carrier Wireless Systems - Methods and apparatus for providing automatic gain control (AGC) for received multi-carrier signals are disclosed. A receiver circuit comprises a common analog signal path, which includes an analog variable-gain circuit and an analog-to-digital converter, and further comprises first and second carrier-specific, digital variable-gain circuits corresponding to first and second carriers of the received multi-carrier signal, respectively. The receiver circuit further includes a gain control circuit configured to control the analog and digital variable-gain circuits and to allot gain adjustments to the analog variable-gain circuit based on a difference between carrier signal levels for the first and second carriers. In some embodiments, the gain control circuit selectively operates in an all-carrier mode, in which analog gain adjustments are calculated from both of the carrier signal levels, or in an unequal-priority mode, in which analog gain adjustments are calculated from only one of the first and second carrier signal levels. | 2010-09-30 |
20100248666 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR SYNCHRONIZATION AND CHANNEL ESTIMATION IN A RADIO RECEIVER - A device and method in a radio receiver for generating synchronization and channel estimation information based on three parameters consisting of a synchronization position, at least one whitening filter parameter, and a channel estimate. A spatially and temporally stacked signal model is generated by stacking successive samples of temporally adjacent received signal vectors and corresponding training vectors. Initial estimates of a first one or two of the three parameters are then generated based on the spatially and temporally stacked signal model. The rest of the three parameters are then computed based on the initial estimates of the first one or two parameters. If a stopping criterion is met, the method ends and the parameters are used to process the signal. If the stopping criterion is not met, additional iterations are performed to improve the synchronization and estimation information. | 2010-09-30 |
20100248667 | ENHANCED JAMMING DETECTION - Systems and methods are disclosed that include measuring power within at least one part of a wireless frequency band. These systems and methods also include calculating a variance, a mean, and a mean-to-variance ratio based upon the power measured in at least one part of the wireless frequency band using a processor. In addition, these systems and methods include comparing the mean, variance, and mean-to-variance ratio to known thresholds and determining if jamming is present within the at least one part of the wireless frequency band. | 2010-09-30 |
20100248668 | POSITIONING RECEIVER AND POSITIONING METHOD FOR USER EQUIPMENT - A positioning receiver and a positioning method for user equipment in which errors in the position when the position of the user equipment is calculated can be reduced even in an environment in which the user equipment moves at high speed to improve the accuracy of the position. User equipment (UE) ( | 2010-09-30 |
20100248669 | DUAL-BAND TRANSCEIVER - A dual-band transceiver is disclosed. In one embodiment, the system includes a first mixer circuit that generates a first signal having a first frequency that is within a first predefined frequency range. The system also includes a second mixer circuit that generates a second signal having one of a second frequency that is within a second predefined frequency range and a third frequency that is within a third predefined frequency range, and wherein each of the first mixer circuit and the second mixer circuit are used for at least two frequency bands. | 2010-09-30 |
20100248670 | DIRECT CONVERSION RF TRANSCEIVER FOR WIRELESS COMMUNICATION - A single chip radio transceiver includes circuitry that enables received wideband RF signals to be down converted to base band frequencies and base band signals to be up converted to wideband RF signals prior to transmission without requiring conversion to an intermediate frequency. The circuitry includes a low noise amplifier, automatic frequency control circuitry for aligning the LO frequency with the frequency of the received RF signals, signal power measuring circuitry for measuring the signal to signal and power ratio and for adjusting frontal and rear amplification stages accordingly, and finally, filtering circuitry to filter high and low frequency interfering signals including DC offset. | 2010-09-30 |
20100248671 | RECEIVING APPARATUS - A receiving apparatus includes: an electronic device; a first antenna which is provided so as to be separate from a main body of the electronic device and receives broadcast waves; and a power transmission cable which transmits power to the electronic device. In the power transmission cable, a high-frequency blocking section is disposed on the side of a power source, and at least a part of the power transmission cable functions as a second antenna receiving a broadcast wave. The electronic device includes a diversity processor executing a diversity process on a signal received by the first antenna and a signal received by the second antenna. | 2010-09-30 |
20100248672 | Beamforming in Wireless Vehicular Networks - Beams are used to communicate in a wireless network including mobile and stationary receivers. The network operates according to the IEEE 802.11p in wireless access to vehicular environments (WAVE). A direction from the mobile transceiver to the stationary receiver is predicted using geographic information available to the mobile transceiver. A set of signals are received in the mobile transceiver from the stationary transceiver, wherein the signals are received by an array of antennas, and wherein the signals are received using a set of beams, and wherein each beam is approximately directed at the stationary receiver. A signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) is measured for each beam, and the beam with an optimal SNR is selected as an optimal beam for communicating data between the mobile transceiver and the stationary transceiver. | 2010-09-30 |
20100248673 | Method and Device for Radio Reception Using a Plurality of Antennas - The invention relates to a method for radio reception using a plurality of antennas and to a receiver for radio transmission using a plurality of antennas. In a receiver for radio transmission with multiple antennas of the invention, 3 antennas are connected to the input ports of a device for transmission which transmits the electrical signals stemming from the 3 antennas to the input terminals of a multiple-input-port and multiple-output-port amplifier having 3 input ports and 3 output ports. Each output port of the multiple-input-port and multiple-output-port amplifier is connected to the input of an analog processing and conversion circuit which outputs digital signals. The output of each analog processing and conversion circuit is connected to an input of a multiple-input signal processing device, whose output is connected to the destination. | 2010-09-30 |
20100248674 | Switchable Mode Filter for Overlaid Signal Extraction in Noise - A method of extracting predetermined narrowband microwave signals having common transmission center frequency is presented through the teachings of the invention. In an embodiment of the invention a software based signal processing approach is employed to identify the microwave signals present and control an adaptive bandwidth filter to provide an approximately optimal transmission bandwidth of the adaptive bandwidth filter for the selected microwave signal and minimized noise into the correlation process. | 2010-09-30 |
20100248675 | DISCRETE FILTER, SAMPLING MIXER, AND RADIO DEVICE - Provided is a discrete filter capable of increasing degree of freedom of design including a DC gain. A sampling mixer ( | 2010-09-30 |
20100248676 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - A semiconductor device includes a p-type semiconductor layer and an n-type semiconductor layer that are joined by sandwiching a depletion layer with a thickness that allows transmission of a plurality of electrons and holes by direct-tunneling. | 2010-09-30 |
20100248677 | Method of Improving Battery Life - The specification and drawing figures describe and show an apparatus, system and method of extending and improving battery life that includes identifying one or more parameters that affect linearity of a receiver, assigning the one or more parameters to one or more modes, and adjusting the linearity of the receiver based on the one or more parameters. | 2010-09-30 |
20100248678 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MANAGING POWER CONSUMPTION - GPS navigation devices or GPS receivers can consume less power by using a temperature recorder circuit and/or a power manager in maintaining the accuracies of the GPS receiver time and reference frequency to improve battery life. A representative receiver includes a time reference device and the temperature recorder circuit that operate while the receiver hibernates. The time reference device generates clock signals and the temperature recorder circuit receives and operates using the clock signals from the time reference device. The temperature recorder senses the temperature of the time reference device. The temperature recorder circuit is designed to send a wake-up signal to at least one electrical component of the receiver to wake up the electrical component of the receiver. The electrical component of the receiver includes at least one of the following: a GPS signal processing system and a frequency reference device. | 2010-09-30 |
20100248679 | RESUSCITATION TEAM MOBILIZATION SYSTEM, DEVICE AND METHOD. - A resuscitation team mobilization system, device and method are disclosed that minimize the delays frequently associated with responding to a resuscitation emergency. In one preferred embodiment, the system comprises a control station[ | 2010-09-30 |
20100248680 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING USE OF UPLINK RANDOM ACCESS CHANNELS (RACHS) BASED ON MULTI-DIMENSIONAL SUBSCRIBER CLASSIFICATION - Systems and methods are provided for controlling use of uplink random access channels (RACHs) based on multi-dimensional subscriber classification. These systems and methods are useful in cellular communication networks that implement, for example, a public safety cellular system. | 2010-09-30 |
20100248681 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PRODUCING EMERGENCY NOTIFICATIONS - A method and system for producing an emergency notification based on profile information associated with a subject is disclosed. In one embodiment, an application for a mobile phone or the like allows parents to quickly produce an emergency notification for a missing child. The application may facilitate the collection of the profile information before the subject becomes missing. Consequently, if and when the subject becomes missing, the profile information of the subject has already been collected, allowing prompt generation of an emergency notification in part from the profile information. | 2010-09-30 |
20100248682 | Method And Apparatus For Providing Visual/Audible Beacon To Assist In Locating An Emergency Caller - A visual and/or audible beacon is provided by an access device or an external device to assist emergency response personnel to locate the person that initiated the emergency call. A communication server that handled the emergency call can cause lights on the access device to blink in a specified pattern, so that emergency personnel may more easily locate the access device that was used to place the emergency call. The communication server can also cause the access device to output a series of audible tones that may be used to locate the access device that was used to place the emergency call. Emergency response personnel may control the audible/visual beacon through the communication server to cause the beacon to be selectively activated or deactivated as necessary. Optionally the beacon may be turned off from the access device as well. | 2010-09-30 |
20100248683 | Systems and Methods for Third Party Emergency Call Termination - Various systems and methods for servicing emergency calls are disclosed. One such method includes providing a location database that includes physical location information about a communication device. This location information can be accessed either directly or indirectly by an emergency service answering system, while concealing the information from a network responsible for terminating the call. | 2010-09-30 |
20100248684 | Telephone apparatus having calling card support function and handsfree apparatus - A telephone apparatus having a calling card support function is disclosed. The telephone apparatus includes: a card information storage section for storing therein card information on a calling card; a controller for making a telephone call with use of the card information stored in the card information storage section, by using telephone communication means; and a card information reception section for receiving the card information stored in a cellular phone from the cellular phone. The controller allows the card information reception section to receive the card information stored in the cellular phone from the cellular phone. The controller records the received card information in the card information storage section when the card information reception section receives the card information stored in the cellular phone from the cellular phone. | 2010-09-30 |
20100248685 | METHOD, APPARATUS AND SYSTEM FOR SUPPORTING DISTRIBUTED IMS CHARGING - The present invention relates to communication technology, and in particular, to a method, apparatus and system for supporting distributed IMS charging. The system for supporting distributed IMS charging, comprises: a plurality of nodes, and a index server ( | 2010-09-30 |
20100248686 | METHOD OF PRINTING AND RETRIEVING INFORMATION USING A MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATIONS DEVICE - A method of printing first information using a mobile telecommunications device and retrieving further information. The method comprises the steps of: providing a print medium having a linear data track and a two-dimensional coding pattern; printing the first information; automatically reading and decoding the data track during printing to determine a print media identifier; communicating the print media identifier to a computer system; interacting with the print medium and sensing the coding pattern; decoding the sensed coding pattern to determine the print media identifier and a two-dimensional coordinate position; and retrieving further information. | 2010-09-30 |
20100248687 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR ENCODING AND DECODING AUDIO SIGNALS - Methods and systems for encoding and decoding audio signals are described. In one embodiment, a first DTMF tone in an audio signal may be identified and decoded. A second DTMF tone in the audio signal may be identified and decoded at a time delay from the first DTMF tone. A requested action is determined for an electronic figurine associated with the first DTMF tone and the second DTMF tone. The second DTMF tone is different than the first DTMF tone. Additional methods and systems are disclosed. | 2010-09-30 |
20100248688 | Notifications - Notification techniques are described. In an implementation, an unlock screen is displayed by a mobile communications device that indicates that one or more keys of the mobile communications device are locked. If an input is detected at the mobile communications device to remove the lock, an animation is displayed that gives an appearance that the unlock screen is a page that is being turned and removing the lock of the one or more keys. | 2010-09-30 |
20100248689 | Unlock Screen - Unlock screen and notification techniques are described. In an implementation, an unlock screen is displayed by a mobile communications device that indicates that one or more keys of the mobile communications device are locked. If an input is detected at the mobile communications device to remove the lock, an animation is displayed that gives an appearance that the unlock screen is a page that is being turned and removing the lock of the one or more keys. | 2010-09-30 |
20100248690 | SUBSCRIBER IDENTITY MODULE (SIM) FOR MOBILE STATIONS - Methods and systems for associating a mobile station subscriber with at least one application or service are provided. The subscriber is provided with a subscriber identity module (“SIM”) identifier, which identifies a SIM associated with the subscriber. The SIM identifier is bound to the application or service The SIM identifier and the application or service are registered with a home location register (“HLR”) to bind the SIM identifier to the application or service. If the SIM is a virtual SIM, the provider of an application or service may cover the data costs associated with the use of that application or service. | 2010-09-30 |
20100248691 | COMMUNICATION SESSION PERMISSIONS IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS - Systems, apparatuses and methods of determining whether to permit a call to an access terminal are disclosed. A second party is determined to be available for a communication session between a first party and the second party. Location information associated with a call permissions rule set is obtained, where the call permissions rule set includes at least one rule related to whether a communication session between the first and second parties is permissible. Further, at least one rule includes one or more location-based rules. Location information is obtained that is associated with the second party. Then, it is determined whether to permit the communication session based on the obtained location information associated with the call permissions rule set and the obtained location information associated with the second party. | 2010-09-30 |
20100248692 | METHOD OF AFFILIATING A COMMUNICATION DEVICE TO A COMMUNICATION GROUP USING AN AFFILIATION MOTION - A device receives a motion-based affiliation request message and, upon receipt, enters an affiliation motion detection state. If an affiliation motion is detected while in the detection state, a message is sent to a server. The message comprises a request to affiliate to a communication group and/or an indication that the device has detected the affiliation motion. From the perspective of the server, a motion-based affiliation initiation request message is received, and based on the message, at least one device is determined to receive a motion-based affiliation request message. The server sends the affiliation request message to the device and determines whether a message was received. The message comprises one of a request to affiliate to the communication group and/or an indication that the device has detected an affiliation motion. If a message was received, affiliation of the device to the communication group is initiated. | 2010-09-30 |
20100248693 | Mail operating device and method for controlling transmission of mail information - A cellular phone device stores mail information related to an electronic mail exchanged with a communication network. A communication unit is configured to connect with the cellular phone device via a wireless communication. Immediately after connection of the wireless communication between the communication unit and the cellular phone device, a receiving unit receives specific mail information among mail information stored in the cellular phone device. The specific mail information is related to an electronic mail exchanged in a time period between previous disconnection from the cellular phone device and present connection with the cellular phone device. | 2010-09-30 |
20100248694 | Mail handling apparatus and method for handling e-mail - An in-vehicle hands-free apparatus transfers, from a cellular phone to the hands-free apparatus, information regarding all the e-mails received from a communication network and stored in the cellular phone, right after the connection of a Bluetooth (BT) communication channel between the cellular phone and the hands-free apparatus. Thus, received e-mails that are received by the cellular phone from the communication network during a BT communication channel disconnection time can be synchronized between the cellular phone and the in-vehicle hands-free apparatus, thereby allowing the user to handle, on the hands-free apparatus, the received e-mails that have been received by the cellular phone while the BT communication channel is absent between the cellular phone and the hands-free apparatus. | 2010-09-30 |
20100248695 | Restoring Connectivity To A Desubscribed Telematics Unit - Aspects of the invention include a method and system for restoring connectivity from a telematics service provider to a desubscribed telematics unit, and therefore, restored a capability of providing telematics services to a vehicle owner. A vehicle owner with a lapsed subscription and a desubscribed telematics unit installed in his vehicle may have the need to request certain telematics services from the telematics service provider. Aspects of the invention provide for a vehicle owner with a lapsed subscription and a desubscribed telematics unit to request certain “a la carte” services from a telematics service provider using the vehicle owner's personal cellular telephone connected to the desubscribed telematics unit across a personal wireless link. | 2010-09-30 |
20100248696 | INTEGRATING DEVICE FUNCTIONALITY INTO A TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICE COMPOSITION - Techniques for integrating device functionality into a composition of telecommunication service are provided. The techniques include using a service specification to generate a composition, wherein the composition comprises one or more telecommunication network blocks, one or more non-telecommunication blocks, and one or more place holders for device functionality, and integrating device functionality into the composition based on a target device. | 2010-09-30 |
20100248697 | Apparatus, Method and Computer Program Product Providing Signaling of Blocking, Pilot Measurements and Neighbor Cell List For Facilitating Adaptive Interference Coordination - In accordance with an exemplary embodiment of the invention there is a method that includes.receiving a network device originated signaling, where the signaling comprises an indication of an occurrence of a call blocking event, and using the received signaling to make an adaptive interference control algorithm (AIC) decision, where the AIC decision results in at least a modification of a transmitted power pattern of the own device or one other network device for reducing inter-cell interference. | 2010-09-30 |
20100248698 | MOBILE TERMINAL DEVICE INLCUDING MOBILE CLOUD PLATFORM - Provided is a mobile terminal device including a mobile cloud platform. The mobile cloud platform includes a mobile cloud platform layer, a mobile cloud application layer, and a mobile cloud service layer. The mobile cloud platform layer virtualizes resources provided from the mobile terminal device. The mobile cloud application layer provides a service requested by a user to the user through a virtual mobile terminal user interface. The mobile cloud service layer provides the requested service constantly regardless of a change of mobile terminal environment. The mobile terminal device forms a mobile cloud together with other mobile terminal devices. Each of the mobile terminal devices includes a mobile cloud platform. | 2010-09-30 |
20100248699 | REMOTE APPLICATION STORAGE - A method, server and system for delivering an application are provided. In one example embodiment, the method comprises receiving application data associated with an application from a first mobile communication device; in response to receiving the application data, storing the application data in a memory; receiving a request for the application from a second mobile communication device which is associated with the first mobile communication device; and in response to receiving the request: retrieving the application associated with the request; sending the application to the second mobile communication device; retrieving the application data associated with the application; and sending the application data to the second mobile communication device. | 2010-09-30 |
20100248700 | MOBILE TERMINAL - To provide an information processing device which transmits a mail to all the users when a mobile information processing terminal has reached to a check position. The information processing device acquires terminal position information indicating a position of a mobile information processing terminal. The device correlates plural pieces of address information expressing a mail address with check position information indicating a check position when storing the check position information. The device compares the acquired terminal position information to the check position information and transmits mail information including address information stored in correspondence with the check position information as information indicating the transmission destination mail address, according to the comparison result. Thus, the mail information can be transmitted to all the mail addresses indicated by the plural pieces of address information stored in correspondence with the check position information. | 2010-09-30 |
20100248701 | GROUP BASED INFORMATION DISPLAYS - Group-based information displays correspond to the collection of display objects representative of either contacts associated with a user or applications or executable components executable, or otherwise accessible, via the telecommunication device. The group-based information displays can be logically organized according to organizational criteria. The organizational criteria can include, for example, organization or other affiliates criteria, event-based or activity based criteria, topic-based criteria and the like. Through group-based information displays, telecommunication device users can initiate one or more actions corresponding to the selection of display objects. Additionally, as applicable, the user can limit, or otherwise apply, the initiated actions to contacts identified, or otherwise associated, with specific group-based information displays. | 2010-09-30 |
20100248702 | Methods and system for enhanced directory assistance using wireless messaging protocols - Directory assistance provides telephone number look up services to callers based on the business or caller name as listed in a telephone directory. In the prior art, directory assistance provides a value-added service to telephone users and an expense that must be charged back to telephone callers or absorbed by telephone carriers. In enhanced directory assistance (EDA) services as described in the disclosure, EDA is further developed to deliver a keyword targeted advertising service to telephone listing owners and advertisers. The present invention provides a method and system to extend EDA services to the wireless messaging systems used by telecommunications operators. The invention further discloses methods to support both one-way and two-way communications on these devices, as well as systems to support the distributed EDA Transaction business model. | 2010-09-30 |
20100248703 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING PICTURE CALLER IDENTIFICATION FEATURE - An apparatus having a picture caller identification (“CID”) feature provides enhanced entertainment value and is also capable of preventing screen burn. According to an exemplary embodiment, the apparatus includes a memory operative to store data indicating an association between a first plurality of pictures and a first phone number, and a processor operative to enable display of the first plurality of pictures in response to receiving a phone call from the first phone number. | 2010-09-30 |
20100248704 | PROCESS AND DEVICE FOR THE ACQUISITION, TRANSMISSION, AND REPRODUCTION OF SOUND EVENTS FOR COMMUNICATION APPLICATIONS - A process for the stereophonic acquisition, transmission, and reproduction of sound events for communication applications in telephony with headphones and microphones available for each participant which to each ear area of every participant is assigned a combination consisting of an earphone or a headphone as well as a microphone each, provided in close proximity one to the other in connection that has no acoustic echo or feedback, whereby the real, binaurally acquired environment, related to the head of the respective acquiring participant with respect to its reflection, diffraction, and resonance behavior is transmitted to each of the participants in the form of corresponding stereophonic sound and acoustic images via a two-channel connection. | 2010-09-30 |
20100248705 | WIRELESS COMMUNICATION APPARATUS, WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORK AND SOFTWARE UPGRADING METHOD - A base station control portion | 2010-09-30 |
20100248706 | AUTONOMOUS, NON-INTERACTIVE, CONTEXT-BASED SERVICES FOR CELLULAR PHONE - Embodiments include but are not limited to cellular phones, methods practice thereon, for autonomously servicing a call or a message, on behalf of the user, without interacting with the user, are disclosed herein. In various embodiments, data about a user of the cellular phone, internal conditions of the cellular phone, or external environment of the cellular phone are locally collected and from a wireless communication network. In various embodiments, multiple agents are provided to the cellular phone, wherein each agent is configured to determine, on receipt of a received call or message, a current service context based at least in part on some of the data stored, and autonomously servicing the received call or message based on the results of the determination. Other embodiments may be described and claimed. | 2010-09-30 |
20100248707 | WIRELESS DEVICE REMOTE RECOVERY - Disclosed techniques enable wireless remote recovery for a wireless device that has encountered a potentially unrecoverable programming error during execution of a primary program controlling operations of the wireless device, e.g. an error that might otherwise prevent network communications. In response to the error, program execution changes over from the primary program to execution of a backup program. Under control of the backup program, the wireless device initiates a communication with a recovery server, over the air through a wireless network serving the wireless device. The communication utilizing the backup program enables the wireless device to receive programming from the recovery server, including a replacement version for at least a portion of the primary program. The primary program can then be corrected by replacing the portion thereof with the received replacement version. The wireless device then resumes normal operation, by resuming execution using the corrected primary program. | 2010-09-30 |
20100248708 | Method, Apparatus and Computer Program Product for Reducing Outage Probability for Mobile Devices - An apparatus for enabling dual mode communication may include a processor. The processor may be configured to receive ( | 2010-09-30 |
20100248709 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR NETWORK INITIATED UNINSTALLATION OF APPLICATION PROGRAM OVER WIRELESS NETWORK - Network-initiated uninstallation of programs on remote modules, such as wireless telephones, is performed over a wireless network to recall programs stored on the wireless telephone that are faulty or harmful to the wireless telephone, the wireless network, or a user of the wireless telephone. If one or more recall criteria are met for uninstallation of a targeted application program, a recall command source constructs a recall command. A program manager, using a database containing information about each program downloaded onto each wireless telephone in the network, identifies, for the recall command source, which wireless telephones carry the targeted application program. The recall command includes a unique application identification for the targeted application program and an instruction to the wireless telephone to uninstall the targeted application program. The recall command is broadcast over the wireless network to the wireless telephones. In response to the recall command, the wireless telephone automatically uninstalls the targeted application program by executing a recall program on the wireless telephone. | 2010-09-30 |
20100248710 | Methods, Systems and Apparatus for Selecting an Application in Power-Off Mode - An embodiment relates generally to a method of selecting applications. The method includes positioning a powered-down mobile device into a close proximity of a near field communication device and selecting an application from a plurality of applications stored on the powered-down mobile device. The method also includes executing the application in the powered-down mobile device to interact with the near field communication device. | 2010-09-30 |
20100248711 | PLUS CODE DIALING IN A MOBILE DEVICE - A mobile device include processes that allow the mobile device to make international calls using network-based plus code dialing even when the current network does not inherently support network-based plus code dialing. The mobile device obtains, via a set-up process, state information describing whether the network supports network-based plus code dialing. The mobile device transmits, in response to a request from a user and when the state information indicates the network supports network-based plus code dialing, a message to the network to initiate the international call based on a network-based plus code dialing scheme. The mobile device transmits, in response to the request from the user and when the state information indicates the network does not support network-based plus code dialing, a message to the network to initiate the international call using a handset-based plus code dialing scheme. | 2010-09-30 |
20100248712 | ADAPTIVE INTERFERENCE ALIGNMENT PRECODING AND DECODING TO PREVENT MULTI-CELL INTERFERENCE - A mobile station and a network control apparatus are provided. The network control apparatus may generate beamforming information, associated with an interference alignment of a plurality of mobile stations, and transmit the beamforming information to a plurality of base stations. The mobile station may receive a signal from the plurality of base stations based on the beamforming information. | 2010-09-30 |
20100248713 | NETWORK BACKHAUL SYSTEMS AND METHODS - An exemplary system includes a mobile telephone switching office (“MTSO”) subsystem having a first aggregation router and a second aggregation router, and a mobile telephone cell site router communicatively connected to the MTSO subsystem via a network backhaul connection. The cell site router is configured to establish at least one communication tunnel from the cell site router to the first aggregation router, establish at least one backup communication tunnel from the cell site router to the second aggregation router, detect at least one traffic forwarding failure associated with the communication tunnel, and redirect network backhaul traffic directed to the first aggregation router via the communication tunnel to the second aggregation router via the backup communication tunnel in response to the detected traffic forwarding failure. In certain embodiments, establishment of the backup communication tunnel includes pre-signaling the backup communication tunnel as backup to the communication tunnel. | 2010-09-30 |
20100248714 | METHOD OF TRANSMITTING SIGNAL IN SATELLITE COMMUNICATION SYSTEM WITH TERRESTRIAL COMPONENT - The present invention relates to a method of transmitting a signal in a satellite communication system with a terrestrial component. The present invention transmits a signal using a method of transmitting a space-time code for joint communication between a satellite and a terrestrial component in a satellite system with a terrestrial component. Therefore, using the method of transmitting a space-time code, it is possible to obtain a space-time diversity gain in a satellite communication system with a terrestrial component. Further, it is possible to improve the receiving quality of a satellite signal at an area where the terrestrial component is located and increase the coverage of the terrestrial component. | 2010-09-30 |
20100248715 | SYSTEMS AND METHOD FOR OPTIMIZING WIRELESS LOCAL AREA NETWORK CHANNEL SCANNING - The present disclosure optimizes wireless local area network (WLAN) channel scanning by collecting roaming data and passing summary information to wireless clients. The wireless clients are configured to utilize the summary information for WLAN channel scanning, roaming, etc. The present invention further includes a scanning algorithm associated with wireless clients that is weighted to scan more likely channels. Also, the present invention may weight the scanning algorithm to avoid radar avoidance channels, such as in IEEE 802.11h. Further, the scanning algorithm may be weighted to scan more often of channels with fast rates of change in wireless signal strength and the like. Advantageous, the present invention utilizes real data to optimize channel scanning at wireless clients thereby improving battery life and user experience while roaming. | 2010-09-30 |
20100248716 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ZONE-BASED PERSONALIZED INFORMATION PROVIDING - A system and method for providing zone-based personalized information to a user of mobile communication terminal located in a specific zone are presented. The system comprises a zone management system which acquires MIN information of a mobile communication terminal entering a specific zone, a zone information management server which receives the MIN information and zone identification information, requests location registration of the terminal to HLR and retrieves transmission information to be transferred to the terminal, and a SMS server which receives the transmission information and the MIN information from the zone information management server, gets location information of the terminal corresponding to the MIN information from the HLR, and transfers the transmission information and the MIN information to base station of the cell where the terminal is located. According to the system, distinct information according to the present location of the user can be provided for the user. | 2010-09-30 |
20100248717 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING A NETWORK SEARCH PROCEDURE - An approach is provided for performing a cell search procedure. System information that specifies a list of cell identifiers of a wireless network is generated for transmission to a terminal. The list of cell identifiers is used for performing a cell search procedure within the wireless network. | 2010-09-30 |
20100248718 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR IMPROVING QUALITY OF SERVICE IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - An apparatus and a method for scanning neighbor networks in a mobile terminal are provided. In the method, the strength of a signal received from a serving station is measured. Whether to scan at least one neighbor network is determined with consideration of the strength of the signal. When it is determined to scan at least one neighbor network, the terminal switches to a power save mode, an at least one channel of the at least one neighbor network is scanned during an operation of the power save mode. | 2010-09-30 |
20100248719 | SELF-CONFIGURING MAN-MACHINE INTERFACE FOR A COMMUNICATION TERMINAL - A communication device comprising a man-machine interface operable to be dynamically updated in accordance with predefined conditions, the man-machine interface being updated to reflect services offered by at least one service provider in a particular operating environment. | 2010-09-30 |
20100248720 | Detecting Cloning of Network Devices - Techniques are provided to detect cloning of network device identity when network device is seeking registration for service in a network. A control server manages access to the network in which a plurality of network devices are configured to communicate and serve client devices. The network devices require registration with the service gateway in order to provide services. When network devices register with the service gateway, the service gateway performs local clone detection by looking for active registrations from devices with the same identity and by further communicating with the control server. The control server receives registration request messages associated with network devices seeking registration for service from gateway devices, wherein each registration request message includes data comprising an identifier of the network device that is seeking registration that is derived from data stored within a memory of the network device, and an identifier of the gateway device from which the registration request message is received. The control server evaluates the data contained in registration request messages with respect to stored data in order to determine whether a network device identity has been cloned when its registration request message contains an identifier that is already being used by at least one other network device. | 2010-09-30 |
20100248721 | METHOD FOR ESTABLISHING A POINT TO POINT CALL A CALL SERVER AND COMMUNICATION SYSTEM FOR ESTABLISHING A POINT TO POINT CALL - The invention relates to a method for establishing a call between a first access point and a second access point, by means of a network for multipoint broadcasting. The method comprises a step for attribution ( | 2010-09-30 |
20100248722 | METHOD FOR PREVENTING COVERAGE GAPS ON THE BORDERS OF A CELLULAR MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS - The invention relates to a method for operating a first cellular communications network, particularly for operating cells in the border region of the first cellular mobile communications network, wherein the first mobile communications network is identifiable by an identifier and, at least in border regions of the first mobile communications network, transmits the identifier of a second neighboring mobile communications network that is considered equivalent to a mobile communications terminal device to which a communications connection exists, wherein an at least partial spatial overlap of the communications ranges of the two mobile communications networks is present, wherein the mobile communications terminal device measures the communications signal strengths of the mobile communications networks currently receivable at the current location of the mobile communications terminal device, wherein the communications signal strengths measured by the communications terminal device and the associated identifiers of the respective mobile communications network are sent to the first mobile communications network for analysis, wherein the communications connection is transferred to the second neighboring mobile communications network if the communications signal strength of said network exceeds a predeterminable threshold value or is greater than the communications signal strength of the first mobile communications network. | 2010-09-30 |
20100248723 | INTERFACE ESTABLISHING METHOD IN RADIO COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, MANAGEMENT APPARATUS AND RADIO NODE APPARATUS IN RADIO COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - An interface establishing method in a handover procedure, includes: managing an occurrence status of handover for a plurality of radio node apparatuses; transmitting an establishment instruction from the management apparatus to a first radio node apparatus to establish a first link between the first radio node apparatus and a second radio node apparatus according to the occurrence status of handover, the first radio node apparatus and the second radio node apparatus being accommodated in the management apparatus; and establishing the first link between the first radio node apparatus and the second radio node apparatus based on the establishment instruction. | 2010-09-30 |
20100248724 | Communication System Receiver and Method for Concurrent Receiving of Multiple Channels - A method and apparatus in a communication system provide for concurrent processings of signals at the different frequencies. A received signal is down converted in a RF/IF system ( | 2010-09-30 |
20100248725 | Handoff Method, Switching Device and Terminal - A handoff method, a switching device, and a terminal are provided. A first service link is established between a first terminal and a second terminal through a switching device. The method includes the following steps. A first switching device receives a call request from the first terminal, and the first switching device sends a link establishment request to the switching device on the first service link according to the call request. A switching device and a terminal are also provided. By adopting the handoff method, the switching device, and the terminal, only the switching device on the first service link is updated to support the universal handoff logic, and there is no requirement of whether the first switching device supports the universal handoff logic. In the case that it is difficult to update all the switches one by one to support the universal handoff logic in the current network, the handoff method is simple to operate and has wide universality. | 2010-09-30 |
20100248726 | Communication Method, Communication System And Base Station - A communication method in a communication system, wherein the communication system includes a mobile terminal, a communication server that distributes data to the mobile terminal, and plural base stations that are capable of relaying the data, and one of the base stations among the plural base stations is responsible for relaying the data. The communication method includes transmitting, to the communication server, restriction instruction information to restrict a data transmission rate, by a first base station that is responsible for relaying the data among the plural base stations, and hand-overing, by the first base station, causing a second base station different from the first base station to take over the responsibility of relaying. | 2010-09-30 |
20100248727 | COMMUNICATION SESSION SOFT HANDOVER - While receiving content for a service at a user device via a particular delivery route, detecting a request for delivery of subsequent content for the service via a secure alternate delivery route. The user device may concurrently receive delivery of the subsequent content via the particular delivery route and the secure alternate delivery route. The detected request may be generated based on QoS associated with the received content of the service. The detected request may be received from a communication network and may comprise identification information for the particular delivery route. The secure alternate delivery route may be determined based on the identification information for the particular delivery route. A communication session profile may be generated and/or determined based on the secure alternate delivery route. The communication session profile is utilized for the requested delivery of the further content via the secure alternate delivery route. | 2010-09-30 |
20100248728 | USER GROUP-BASED ADAPTIVE SOFT FREQUENCY REUSE METHOD TO MITIGATE DOWNLINK INTERFERENCE FOR WIRELESS CELLULAR NETWORKS - A novel soft fractional frequency reuse (FFR) technique is disclosed. The novel FFR technique includes reuse partition and power restriction, dynamic user grouping, channel quality indicator feedback based on reuse, and a user group-based interference aware scheduler. The FFR technique reduces co-channel interference for cell edge users. | 2010-09-30 |
20100248729 | Apparatus and method for bidirectional relaying in a relay wireless communication system - An apparatus for use in a relay wireless communication system is capable of bidirectional relaying with precoding. A Base Station (BS) includes a plurality of antennas. The BS can receive a relay signal that includes a transmit symbol vector of the BS and a transmit symbol vector of a Mobile Station (MS) from a Relay Station. The BS determines power difference values corresponding to all of symbol vectors available as the transmit symbol vector of the MS. The BS further determines the transmit symbol vector of the MS or per bit Log Likelihood Ratios using the power difference values. | 2010-09-30 |
20100248730 | METHOD AND APPARATUS TO FACILITATE PARTITIONING USE OF WIRELESS COMMUNICATION RESOURCES AMONGST BASE STATIONS - A central controller ( | 2010-09-30 |
20100248731 | Method of Controlling Channel Access and Related Mobile Device - A method of controlling channel access for a mobile device in a wireless communication system includes receiving a dynamic persistence level from a base station, determining a persistence value according to the dynamic persistence level and at least a one persistence coefficient stored in the mobile device, comparing the persistence value with a random number of the mobile device, and determining whether access to a channel is permitted to be accessed for sending a message from the mobile device to the base station according to a comparison result of the persistence value and with the random number. | 2010-09-30 |
20100248732 | Methods and Devices for Communicating Over a Radio Channel - The invention relates to methods and communication devices for transmitting data on a radio channel comprising the steps of determining a first preamble format to be used in a cell of the second communication device, determining a basic cyclic shift value from a set of basic cyclic shift values, the set is selected based on the preamble format, and transmitting data comprising indication of the determined first preamble format and a basic cyclic shift value pointer indicating the basic cyclic shift value in the set of basic cyclic shift values. | 2010-09-30 |
20100248733 | MOBILE STATION APPARATUS, BASE STATION APPARATUS, COMMUNICATION METHOD AND COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - In the case that periodical transmission of transmission signal number-of-sequence quality indicative signal cannot be performed, the number of transmission signal sequences is clarified in association with reception quality information that is generated immediately after the case, and the base station apparatus performs appropriate communication resource allocation. A mobile station apparatus has a feedback information control section | 2010-09-30 |
20100248734 | Communication Control Method, Communication System and Communication Control Apparatus - Based on a first weighting factor adopted for a first wireless base station | 2010-09-30 |
20100248735 | WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, WIRELESS COMMUNICATION METHOD, BASE STATION, CONTROL METHOD OF BASE STATION, AND CONTROL PROGRAM OF BASE STATION - To provide appropriate communication quality for a mobile station that is permitted to connect to a femto base station regardless of the place at which the femto base station is installed and the place at which the mobile station is used while reducing the transmission power of the femto base station as much as possible, a femto base station | 2010-09-30 |
20100248736 | Inter-System Interference Control - It is provided a solution for controlling interference in a cellular telecommunication system. An interference controller of the cellular telecommunication utilizes interference level information received from another cellular telecommunication system in controlling interference towards a target cell suffering from high interference which degrades the grade of service in the target cell. The interference level information comprises information on levels of interference between neighboring cells of the other cellular telecommunication system. The interference controller analyzes the received interference level information and controls communication links in cells of the cellular telecommunication system determined to cause the highest interference towards the target cell. The cells determined to cause the highest interference towards the target cell are determined from the received interference level information. | 2010-09-30 |
20100248737 | System and Method for Interference Mitigation in a Wireless Communications System - A system and method for interference mitigation in a wireless communications system are provided. A method for interference mitigation in a controller includes coordinating with other controllers to establish a cooperative agreement, receiving information from a communications device served by the controller, scheduling a transmission opportunity for the communications device based on an indicator and the cooperative agreement, and receiving a transmission from the communications device at the scheduled transmission opportunity. | 2010-09-30 |
20100248738 | LOAD BALANCING IN WIRELESS NETWORKS - A load balancing system for a wireless network comprises: a base station parameter extraction unit able to extract base station availability parameters of currently available base stations; and a base station quality of service selector associated with said base station parameter extraction unit configured to determine from said parameters which of said available base stations is able to provide a currently required quality of service. The system requests resources from one such base station, thereby to ensure that mobile stations are distributed in a balanced manner between the available base stations. As well as quality of service, interference with other links may be taken into account, and uplinks and downlinks may be considered separately. | 2010-09-30 |
20100248739 | Dynamic Frequency Band Allocation between Radio Communication Networks - The present invention relates to cellular communications and in particular to a frequency spectrum shared by two cellular networks. The object is flexible utilization of the spectrum. This is achieved by a method wherein a first of the networks occupies part of the shared spectrum in relation to the traffic load in the first network. The first network informs a second of the networks on the extent the shared spectrum is occupied, for the second network to be free to use the shared spectrum outside the occupied part. The invention also relates to a RRM unit arranged for carrying out the inventions, to a BSC and to a radio base station adapted for carrying out the method. One advantage is that spectrum can be lent from an old system when a new system is introduced. | 2010-09-30 |
20100248740 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MANAGING CREATED LOCATION CONTEXTS IN A LOCATION SERVER - A system and method for handling a location request for a target device using a location uniform resource identifier (“URI”). A location request may be received for a target device from a requesting entity, the target device having a location context information represented by a location URI and including starting information, initial validating information and policy information. The form of the location URI may be verified by a location information server (“LIS”), the form including at least an encrypted context string. This string may be extracted and decrypted by the LIS and it may be determined whether the request can continue as a function of the policy information. If the request can continue, then an estimated location of the target device may be determined as a function of the starting information. Additional validating information may be collected and correlated the initial validating information. If these validating information correlate, then the estimated location of the target device may be provided to the requesting entity. | 2010-09-30 |
20100248741 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ILLUSTRATIVE REPRESENTATION OF A TEXT COMMUNICATION - In accordance with an example embodiment of the present invention, a method comprises receiving a text communication using a mobile electronic device, receiving location information and generating an illustrative representation of said text communication utilizing the text communication and the location information and displaying the illustrative representation. In accordance with an another example embodiment of the present invention, an apparatus comprises a network interface for receiving a text communication, a location determining unit, at least one sensor, and a processor communicatively coupled with the network interface, the location determining unit and the at least one sensor; the processor configured to generate an illustrative representation of the text communication, and a display configured to display the illustrative representation. | 2010-09-30 |
20100248742 | REGULATING THE SCOPE OF SERVICE GEOGRAPHICALLY IN WIRELESS NETWORKS BASED ON PRIORITY - A network communication entity (e.g., an access terminal, access network and/or application server) obtains a location associated with a given access terminal that is attempting to participate in a given communication service, obtains a priority level of the given access terminal, determines a given level of service restriction for the given access terminal's participation in the given communication service based on the obtained location and the obtained priority level and restricts the given access terminal's participation in the given communication service based on the given level of service restriction. In an example, the priority levels can be established such that low-priority access terminals obtain a first level of service restriction within a defined location region, and a second level of service restriction outside of the defined location region, whereas high-priority access terminals obtain the first level of service restriction both inside and outside of the defined location region. | 2010-09-30 |
20100248743 | FREQUENCY CONTROL DEVICE, FREQUENCY CONTROL METHOD, AND BASE TRANSCEIVER STATION - A frequency control device receiving a signal transmitted from each of a plurality of mobile stations, the frequency control device includes a first detecting unit to detect a frequency deviation generated from the signal, a second detecting unit to acquire information about at least a current position or movement of each of the mobile stations as classification information, and a classifying unit to classify mobile stations estimated to be moving in a same moving direction with a same moving speed as a first mobile station based on the classification information. The frequency control device includes a first calculating unit to calculate a first frequency deviations of a signal received from the first mobile station, and a compensation unit to compensate the frequency deviation of the signal received from the first mobile station based on the first frequency deviation. | 2010-09-30 |
20100248744 | LOCATING MOBILE CONTACTS USING A GEO-CONTACT LIST - A system for locating a mobile device user, including a memory, housed within a mobile device, for storing a contact list including records for a plurality of contacts, each record including (i) a name of a contact, (ii) a phone number for the contact's mobile device, if the contact uses a mobile device, and (iii) a list of at least one location entry, each location entry comprising (iii.a) a name of a location associated with the contact, (iii.b) a phone number at the location, (iii.c) an address for the location, and (iii.d) geographic coordinates of the location, and a locator for receiving as input the name of a designated contact in the contact list, for obtaining current geographic coordinates of the designated contact's mobile device, for obtaining current geographic coordinates of at least one mobile device for at least one contact in the contact list, other than the designated contact, and for generating as output at least one proximal entity, each proximal entity including either (I) the name of a contact, other than the designated contact, whose mobile device is located currently close to the designated contact's mobile device, or (II) the name of a contact, other than the designated contact, and the name of a location associated with the contact, the location being currently close to the designated contact's mobile device. A method is also described and claimed. | 2010-09-30 |
20100248745 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING POSITION INFORMATION SERVICE - An apparatus for providing a position information service includes a position acquisition section for acquiring first position information of a current position; an input section for inputting search information related to a destination; an acquire section for acquiring, on the basis of the search information, destination alternative information including at least an alternative destination related to the destination and a second position information of the at least the alternative destination; an output section for outputting first screen information including the destination alternative information and position relation information between the at least the alternative destination and the current position, and, when one of the at least the alternative destination is selected, second screen information including the position relation information between the selected alternative information and the current position; and a display for displaying the first screen information and the second screen information. | 2010-09-30 |
20100248746 | PREDICTIVE SEARCH WITH LOCATION-BASED APPLICATION - A system and method are disclosed for rendering geographically and/or temporally relevant POI information on a mobile client device. A mobile device client transmits its current location to a server. The server determines and transmits to mobile client device geographically and/or temporally relevant POI information based on the received current location of the mobile client device and its predicted future locations. The mobile client device renders the received POI information when it becomes geographically relevant. | 2010-09-30 |
20100248747 | System and Method for Location Transparency - A service that augments a key element of Unified Messaging and Unified Communications initiatives—i.e., Mobile Subscriber Location Awareness—to enhance substantially the value, usefulness, etc. of the presence awareness, place shifting, etc. components of such initiatives. The service may optionally leverage the capabilities of a centrally-located, full-featured Messaging Inter-Carrier Vendor. | 2010-09-30 |
20100248748 | RADIO COMMUNICATIONS DEVICE, UNIVERSAL INTEGRATED CIRCUIT CARD AND RELATED METHOD AND COMMUNICATIONS DEVICE - The present invention provides for a UICC interface and related interfacing method, for use in a mobile radio communications device and including means enabling the UICC to provide an indication that at least one service requiring location data is present in the UICC, means for UICC to receive notification that a source of location data is available, means for allowing the UICC to initiate transfer of location data thereto, means for the actual transfer of the location data to the UICC, and means enabling the UICC to terminate the transfer of the location data, and wherein the location data can be provided from a GPS module or remotely in a contact-less manner. | 2010-09-30 |
20100248749 | System and Method for Low Overhead Paging in a Wireless Communications System - A system and method for low overhead paging in a wireless communications system is provided. A method for controller operation includes generating a compressed map, receiving an incoming call intended for a communications device, and broadcasting the compressed map to communications devices served by the controller. The compressed map includes indications of paging groups of the controller. | 2010-09-30 |