43rd week of 2012 patent applcation highlights part 43 |
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20120270546 | 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. | 2012-10-25 |
20120270547 | MOBILITY MANAGEMENT METHOD, SERVING GPRS SUPPORT NODE OR MOBILITY MANAGEMENT ENTITY, AND TERMINAL - The present invention discloses a mobility management method, a serving GPRS support node or mobility management entity (SGSN/MME), and a terminal to solve the problem of setting or dynamically modifying the mobility management frequency of a particular terminal among numerous terminals. The technical solution of the present invention includes: obtaining subscription data of a terminal, where the subscription data carries periodic routing area update or tracking area update (RAU/TAU) setting information; obtaining a periodic RAU/TAU timer of the terminal according to the periodic RAU/TAU setting information; sending the periodic RAU/TAU timer of the terminal to the terminal; and setting a value that is a little longer than the periodic RAU/TAU timer of the terminal as a mobile reachable timer for monitoring the periodic RAU/TAU of the terminal. The embodiments of the present invention may be applied in low-mobility machine-type communication. | 2012-10-25 |
20120270548 | MOBILE COMMUNICATION METHOD AND MOBILE STATION - A mobile station UE according to the present invention includes a control unit | 2012-10-25 |
20120270549 | Home Network Name Displaying Methods And Apparatus For Multiple Home Networks - In one illustrative example, a technique for use in selecting a wireless communication network for a mobile station is described. The mobile station receives a plurality of Mobile Country Code (MCC) and Mobile Network Code (MNC) pairs corresponding to a plurality of available wireless networks. The mobile station selects and registers with an available wireless network from the plurality of available wireless networks that corresponds to a home public land mobile network (HPLMN) of a HPLMN list which identifies a plurality of HPLMNs. If none of the available wireless networks correspond to an HPLMN of the HPLMN list, the mobile station selects and registers with an available network that corresponds to a preferred PLMN of a preferred PLMN list which identifies a plurality of preferred PLMNs. | 2012-10-25 |
20120270550 | Method and System for Managing Neighboring Cell Information - The present disclosure discloses a method and a system for managing neighboring cell information. The method includes: a radio network controller sends a notification message to user equipment (UE), wherein the notification message includes an indication which notifies the UE to measure inter-frequency cells which are not in an inter-frequency neighboring cell list or inter-system cells which are not in an inter-system neighboring cell list; after receiving the notification message, the UE measures the inter-frequency cells, which are not in the inter-frequency neighboring cell list, indicated in the notification message, or measures the inter-system cells, which are not in the inter-system neighboring cell list, indicated in the notification message, and reports the measurement result. In the present disclosure, the UE reports a measurement result to the network side after measuring the cells which are not in the neighboring cell list, to improve the capability of the network side to obtain neighboring cell information. Based on the measurement result reported by the UE, the network side decides inter-frequency handover or inter-system handover, so that the UE performs handover in time and the call drop is prevented effectually. | 2012-10-25 |
20120270551 | Resource Allocation Method and Apparatus for Multi-ModeTerminal - In a resource allocation method for a multi-mode terminal, a control network element of a first network technology type obtains information about a radio resource of a second network technology type. The radio resource of the second network technology type is used by the multi-mode terminal and the information about the radio resource of the second network technology type indicates a carrier frequency. The control network element of the first network technology type determines that a carrier frequency allocated to the multi-mode terminal serves as a radio resource of the first network technology type according to the carrier frequency indicated by the information of the radio resource of the second network technology type and according to a maximum spectral width between a service of the first network technology type and a service of the second network technology type. | 2012-10-25 |
20120270552 | Method for Processing Handover Capability and Base Station - The present invention discloses a method for processing handover capability and a base station, wherein the method includes: before the Radio network Resource Control Re-establishment (RRC) is initiated in User Equipment (UE), a target base station of a target cell of the UE obtains Closed Subscriber Group (CSG) handover capability of the serving cell from the serving base station; when the RRC connection is in reestablishment, the target base station of the target cell processes the RRC connection reestablishment according to the obtained CSG handover capability. The present invention enables the behavior in UE and in the network keep in alignment after the UE finishes RRC connection reestablishment in the target cell while before it receives the first RRC connection reconfiguration message which is transmitted by the target cell. | 2012-10-25 |
20120270553 | LOAD BALANCING IN FEMTOCELLS - A method may be provided for load balancing in femtocells. Determination may be made as to whether a cell load status of the femtocell base station exceeds a certain load level. When the cell load status of the femtocell base station reaches and/or exceeds the certain load level, handover of at least one user equipment coupled to the femtocell base station to a target base station may be initiated by shrinking cell coverage of the femtocell base station. | 2012-10-25 |
20120270554 | Connection set-up between two terminals - The invention relates to the setting up of a connection between an originating terminal and a terminating terminal. Both terminals may connect via the same access network. The access network accesses a core network through an access gateway. The access gateway transmits and/or receives connection set-up signalling transmitted along a signalling path through at least the core network. Using an information element in the connection set-up signalling, information on media plane access needs of nodes in the signalling path is collected and provided for determining whether a local shortcut of a media path can be established in the access network. | 2012-10-25 |
20120270555 | COMMUNICATION SYSTEM FOR SUPPORTING CARRIER AGGREGATION AND METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR UPDATING SYSTEM INFORMATION THEREOF - A communication system for supporting carrier aggregation and a method and apparatus for updating system information thereof are disclosed. A method for providing system information in the communication system supporting carrier aggregation includes: when system information of said communication system changes, generating first information including information for indicating the change of system information; determining a first cell of a terminal related to the change of system information, wherein said first cell is one of cells to which said terminal connects, and corresponds to a carrier unit currently used by said terminal for keeping connection with a base station of said communication system; and transmitting said first information to said terminal through said first cell. | 2012-10-25 |
20120270556 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ALLOCATING PAGING AREAS - A method for allocating paging areas includes: determining a basic paging area currently visited by a User Equipment (UE); and allocating a paging area to this UE according to a history record of motion trace of UEs located in the basic paging area currently visited by this UE. An apparatus for allocating paging areas is disclosed. | 2012-10-25 |
20120270557 | DRX CONFIGURATION - A method performed by a mobile communication device of a communication network, the method including receiving allocation data defining an allocation of resources to allow the mobile communication device to communicate data with the communication network, the allocation data defining an allocation of resources for both a real time service and a non real time service. Storing a Discontinuous Reception/Transmission (DRX/DTX) pattern which includes i) duration data defining a duration of on periods in which the mobile device can communicate data with the communication network, and ii) interval data defining an interval between adjacent on periods. Using the DRX/DTX pattern to control times at which the mobile communication device can power down circuitry thereof. Communicating non real time data after the real time data in a same on period as the real time data. | 2012-10-25 |
20120270558 | System and Method for Providing Geographically-Relevant Informantin to Mobile Users - Geographically-relevant information is provided to mobile users by having an information source provide location-referenced information to one or more backend server systems. In response, the backend server system determines a region for which the received location-referenced information is relevant, and then identifies one or more specific cellular base stations that provide wireless broadcast service over an actual broadcast region which covers at least a majority of the determined region. A condition message may then be provided to each of the identified cellular base stations, which are correspondingly instructed to wirelessly broadcast the message over the actual broadcast region. | 2012-10-25 |
20120270559 | TRACKING SYSTEM - A tracking system for tracking the location of an individual, the tracking system including a tracking device worn by the subject in use, the tracking device including a processor for determining a tracking device location and transferring location information indicative of the tracking device location to a base station via a communications network, the base station being for generating a location indication indicative of the tracking device location using the location information and providing the location indication to at least one user via a user end station and a communications network. | 2012-10-25 |
20120270560 | METHODS TO AUTHENTICATE ACCESS AND ALARM AS TO PROXIMITY TO LOCATION - Methods for authenticating access and providing positional awareness using mobile phones. Embodiments for authenticating access include receiving identification indicia from a person seeking access, sending a message to a person having authority for access, and receiving either a second message indicating that the person has taken an affirmative action to indicate authorization, or a password that was provided in the first message. Access may be computer access or physical access, as examples. Methods of providing positional awareness include obtaining or storing location coordinates, monitoring the location of a mobile phone, and providing an alarm, for example, through a second mobile phone. In a number of embodiments, location coordinates are automatically obtained from Internet websites. In some embodiments, parents can monitor the location of their children to make sure they do not get too close to a reported residence of a registered sex offender, for instance. | 2012-10-25 |
20120270561 | LOCATION OF BASESTATION - Techniques and mechanisms relating to a basestation for a cellular communication system, and in particular to a method and a system for determining the location of the basestation, are disclosed. Methods are provided for use in a basestation of a mobile communications network, or in the network itself, for determining information about the position of the basestation itself, and/or for determining the position of mobile devices having a connection to the basestation. According to other aspects of the invention, there are provided basestations and network nodes for performing these methods. | 2012-10-25 |
20120270562 | Facilitating Use of a Device Based on Short-Range Wireless Technology - Various devices may include a short-range wireless transmitter and/or one or more short-range wireless readers. When a first device including the transmitter is placed near a second device including the one or more readers, a relative location of the first device may be determined. Information regarding the relative location of the first device, may be used to facilitate use of the first device with a processing device. In one embodiment, the processing device may automatically configure itself, such that the first device may be used with the processing device. In another embodiment, the processing device may provide feedback, such as, for example, step-by-step instructions to facilitate setup and use of the first device with the processing device. In some embodiments, an application program interface may provide information about the device to an application executing on the processing device. | 2012-10-25 |
20120270563 | LOCATION BASED ASYNCHRONOUS THREAD COMMUNICATIONS - Communication by location method that geoplaces asynchronous message threads to a specific first geographic location geo-fence within which they are visible, and a second sub geo-fence for replies. This geopinning process may be done by remote users. The message threads have a first viewing distance parameter, a second reply parameter, and other parameters. Users with mobile devices such as GPS equipped smart phones may set their devices to discover message threads that are within a specified radius of the actual device itself, or a device virtual map location, allowing very distant threads to be viewed. However only users with a real geographic proximity to the thread within the specified reply distance may reply to the thread. The method will generally be implemented by software residing on mobile devices and host servers, and may additionally use data from map servers to place the treads in a map context. | 2012-10-25 |
20120270564 | METHODS AND APPARATUSES FOR USE IN A MOBILE DEVICE TO DETECT SIGNALING APERTURES WITHIN AN ENVIRONMENT - Methods, apparatuses and articles of manufacture are provided that may be implemented in a mobile device to determine whether one or more signaling apertures may be present within an environment based, at least in part, on a presence or an absence of a reflected version of a detection signal in a received signal, and affect an operation of at least one function based, at least in part, on a determination as to whether a signaling aperture is determined to be present or absent within the environment. | 2012-10-25 |
20120270565 | LOCATION-BASED SERVICE SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR GENERATING SECONDARY INFORMATION - Provided are a location-based service system and method for generating secondary information. The location-based service system, which includes a processor, may include an information receiving unit to receive location information corresponding to a location in a route of a user, and an information adding unit to add to multimedia content that the user created, using the processor, at least a part of the received location information and location-related information which is associated with the received location information. | 2012-10-25 |
20120270566 | WEATHER PREDICTION FOR PRESSURE SENSOR - The invention relates to a method and an apparatus for updating application information of an application in a portable communication device. The updating involves determining the current location and the connectivity to a communication network, adaptively creating a visitation history based on the current position and previously visited locations of the portable communication device, and also on the connectivity to a communication network of the current and previously visited locations. Then the next visitation location is predicted based on the visitation history, and if the next location is determined to not have any connectivity, up-to-date application information is downloaded from a server for updating the application information in the portable communication device. | 2012-10-25 |
20120270567 | System and method for anonymous location based services - Provided is a fully automated web service with location based services generally involved in transmission of situational location dependent information to automatically located mobile receiving data processing systems. The web service communicates with a receiving data processing system in a manner by delivering information to the device when appropriate without the device requesting it at the time of delivery. There are varieties of configurations made by different user types of the web service for configuring information to be delivered, and for receiving the information. The web service maximizes anonymity of users, provides granular privacy control with a default of complete privacy, and supports user configurable privileges and features for desired web service behavior and interoperability. The web service is fully automated to eliminate human resources required to operate services. | 2012-10-25 |
20120270568 | METHODS, SYSTEM AND APPARATUS FOR SHARING AND USING LOCATION INFORMATION IN PORTABLE TERMINAL - Methods, apparatus and a system are provided for sharing and using location information in a portable terminal. A setting indicating whether location-information sharing is activated is received for each application of the portable terminal that uses location information. The settings are transmitted to a server. An application for which location-information sharing is activated is executed. A request for sharing of location information with respect to the executed application is transmitted to the server. Location information of a portable terminal in which location-information sharing is activated for the executed application is received from the server. The received location information is processed through the executed application. | 2012-10-25 |
20120270569 | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF WIRELESS PROXIMITY AWARENESS - The present application provides a system for proximity awareness for mobile data communication on an electronic communication device comprising a client application on an electronic communication device communicating across a wireless network, and an awareness server that includes a plurality of server objects that monitor multiple devices on a wireless communication network. In addition, the client application on the electronic communication device comprises a plurality of software objects. The client application periodically broadcasts the current wireless tower that the device is communicating on to the awareness server. The awareness server tracks the location of other Tower IDs of other users in the individual's contact list. If there is a match in Tower IDs, an alert is sent to both users that they are in proximity to each other. | 2012-10-25 |
20120270570 | METHOD FOR CHECKING THE PRESENCE OF A MOBILE IN A CELL - The present invention concerns a cellular base station and a method, at the cellular base station for checking the presence of a mobile device in a cell, the mobile device having previously camped on the cell, the method comprising sending (S | 2012-10-25 |
20120270571 | ANNOTATING ELECTRONIC DATA WITH GEOGRAPHIC LOCATIONS - Embodiments of the present invention provide an approach for annotating electronic data with geographic locations. Specifically, a first geographic location of a device (e.g., a camera, a cellular/smart phone, etc.) can be determined using technology such as GPS technology, a wireless Internet signal, and/or a cellular signal. Then, a motion detector associated with the device (e.g., integrated with the device, carried by a user of the device, etc.) will determine a positional difference of the device from the first geographic location (e.g., by detecting a series of movements of the device from the first geographic location). Based on the first geographic location and the positional difference, a second geographic location will be determined/computed. Thereafter, a set of electronic data available to the device (e.g., on the device's internal memory, on a removable memory card inserted into the device, etc.) can be annotated/tagged with the second geographic location. In one embodiment, the second geographic location may only be annotated to the electronic data that was captured/received at the second geographic location. | 2012-10-25 |
20120270572 | NETWORK-SIDE POSITIONING OCCASION ADJUSTMENT VIA ASSISTANCE DATA ADJUSTMENT - A network node ( | 2012-10-25 |
20120270573 | POSITIONING SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SINGLE AND MULTILEVEL STRUCTURES - A system for determining the position of users, stores, products, or brands inside one or more structures, such as a store, shopping center, cruise ship, etc. In some embodiments, the system utilizes an image capture module of a wireless device to capture information relating to an object disposed at a known location. The information regarding the location of the object is used to provide navigation information, product information, advertising information, and the like to the user while inside the structure. In other embodiments, a positioning system capable of determining the locations of RF signal sources within one or more structures and then using the determined locations of the RF signal sources to determine locations of users' wireless devices is provided. | 2012-10-25 |
20120270574 | MOBILE COMMUNICATION METHOD, SESSION CONTROL NODE, GATEWAY DEVICE, AND MOBILITY MANAGEMENT NODE - A mobile communication method according to the present invention includes a step of establishing, by a session control node S/P-CSCF, a prioritized-call bearer between a gateway device P-GW and a mobile station UE when an Invite signal including prioritized-call information is received; a step of transmitting, by the session control node S/P-CSCF, the Invite signal including the prioritized-call information to the gateway device P-GW after the prioritized-call bearer is established; and a step of transmitting, by the gateway device P-GW, the Invite signal including the prioritized-call information to the mobile station UE. | 2012-10-25 |
20120270575 | HANDHELD ELECTRONIC DEVICE USING STATUS AWARENESS - Through status awareness, a handheld communications device may determine the location, activity, and/or physical or emotional state of the user. This information may in turn be used for various purposes, such as 1) determining how to alert the user of an incoming communication, 2) determining what format to use for communicating with the user, and 3) determining how to present the user's status to another person's communication device. | 2012-10-25 |
20120270576 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PARTNERED MEDIA STREAMING - A system and method for delivering a content stream, for example, deadline driven (live) content stream or non-deadline driven (pre-stored) content stream, from a content source to a content player associates a plurality of smartphones with a partnered smartphone group that share their resources for delivering the content stream transmitted from the content source based on a partnership profile stored in a partnership profile storage device. A content segmentation process is executed at a segmentation processing node that converts the content stream into a plurality of content segments according to a segmentation rule. The plurality of content segments are transmitted to the partnered smart phone group over a first plurality of communication links and the plurality of content segments from the smartphone group are transmitted towards the content player over a second plurality of communication links. The transmission over the second plurality of communication links is based on information stored in the partnership profile that specify at least one condition information for at least one of the plurality of smartphones to share its resource with resources of one or more other smartphones of the plurality of smartphones. | 2012-10-25 |
20120270577 | Method for short message signaling intercommunication and short message service center - The present disclosure discloses a method for short message signaling intercommunication and a short message service center (SMSC), relating to the field of mobile number portability (MNP) service in mobile communications technology, and applying to solve the problem in the prior art that the process of the short message signaling intercommunication cannot be applied to the MNP service. The method includes: step | 2012-10-25 |
20120270578 | System and Method for Graphical Expression During Text Messaging Communications - A system and method are described herein that allow computing device users to convey emotional expressions graphically to other computing device users during a text messaging session. During the text messaging session, users run a text messaging application on their respective computing devices, each storing in memory a library of graphical expressions. A sender transmits a graphical expression by triggering a sensor which causes an expression command to be sent to the recipient. The expression command identifies for the application running on the recipient's computing device the graphical expression to retrieve from the memory of the recipient's computing device. The graphical expression is then displayed on the recipient's computing device using avatars that represent the sender and the recipient. | 2012-10-25 |
20120270579 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MANAGING PUSH SERVICE - An apparatus and a method for managing a push service used by an application, and a recording medium storing a program source for the method which includes, when there is a request for use of a push service from an application installed in a mobile station, determining whether another application using the push service exists, determining a message type of a message to be transmitted to a push server to make a push service registration request depending on the determination of another application using the push service, and configuring a message for a push service registration request according to a determined message type and transmitting the configured message to the push server. | 2012-10-25 |
20120270580 | System and Methods for Integrating Short Message Service Messaging with Contact Center Applications - A system for routing short message service (SMS) messages to endpoints in a contact center includes a first node for receiving SMS message streams from multiple sources operating variant protocols and for multiplexing the multiple streams into a single message stream following a universal protocol, a media gateway server connected to the first node for receiving the single message stream and for forwarding individual ones of the messages therein to individual ones of a plurality of connected servers, and a router connected to at least one of the connected servers for routing individual messages represented therein to individual ones of a plurality of network-supported endpoint devices. | 2012-10-25 |
20120270581 | CONTROLLING THE INTERFERENCES GENERATED BY RADIO SIGNALS - The present invention concerns a method for controlling the interferences generated by radio signals transferred by or to wireless telecommunication devices of a wireless cellular telecommunication network. The method comprises the steps of:
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20120270582 | INTERFERENCE CONTROL IN A WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - For interference control, a sector m estimates interference observed from terminals in neighbor sectors and obtains an interference estimate. Sector m may generate an over-the-air (OTA) other-sector interference (OSI) report and/or an inter-sector (IS) OSI report based on the interference estimate. Sector m may broadcast the OTA OSI report to the terminals in the neighbor sectors. These terminals may adjust their transmit powers based on the OTA OSI report. Sector m may send the IS OSI report to the neighbor sectors, receive IS OSI reports from the neighbor sectors, and regulate data transmissions for terminals in sector m based on the received IS OSI reports. Sector m may control admission of terminals to sector m, de-assign admitted terminals, schedule terminals in sector m in a manner to reduce interference to the neighbor sectors, and/or assign the terminals in sector m with traffic channels that cause less interference to the neighbor sectors. | 2012-10-25 |
20120270583 | TRANSMIT POWER CONTROL TECHNIQUES FOR WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS - Methods and systems of controlling transmit power in a multi-user wireless communication system is provided. A transmit power level for a transmitter is determined according to an algorithm based in communication theory, such as an iterative water-filling procedure, which takes into account an assumption of transmit behaviours of transmitters in the communication system. Actual transmit behaviours of transmitters in the communication system are monitored using a learning algorithm to determine whether any transmitters exhibit transmit behaviours which are not consistent with the assumption. | 2012-10-25 |
20120270584 | Method and Device for Utilizing Cell Edge Frequency Band Resource and Base Station - Embodiments of the present invention disclose a method, a device and a base station for utilizing cell edge frequency band resources, and are related to the field of mobile communications. The method includes: receiving a message transmitted from another cell, wherein the message is used for indicating information of an edge frequency band resource block used by the another cell; acquiring information of a remaining available resource block; and according to the acquired information of the remaining available resource block, utilizing the remaining available resource block according to a set probability that a current cell utilizes each remaining available resource block. | 2012-10-25 |
20120270585 | Data Transmission Method, Base Station and Terminal - Embodiments of the present invention disclose a data transmission method, a base station, and a terminal. The method includes: configuring a band of standard bandwidth within transmission bandwidth of a base station as terminal-specific standard bandwidth when the transmission bandwidth of the base station is nonstandard bandwidth; notifying a terminal of configuration information of the terminal-specific standard bandwidth; and performing data transmission with the terminal within the terminal-specific standard bandwidth. The preceding technical solution is applicable to data transmission between a base station and a terminal in a communication system. | 2012-10-25 |
20120270586 | APPARATUS AND METHOD OF SELECTING RESOURCE OF APPLICATION IN WIRELESS TERMINAL - An apparatus and a method of selecting a resource of an application in a wireless terminal, which can selectively download an optimum resource of the application appropriate for the wireless terminal are provided. The apparatus includes a controller for, when a download of an application is selected, downloading an application having a resource corresponding to screen information of the wireless terminal from applications for respective resources for the application provided by an application provider. | 2012-10-25 |
20120270587 | WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, AND WIRELESS COMMUNICATION DEVICE AND CONTROL METHOD - This invention has as its object to set a one-to-one relationship upon establishing a wireless communication channel between a wireless communication device on the information transmitting side and a wireless communication device that receives and processes the information even in an environment including a plurality of wireless communication devices, and to assure simple user's operations at least until the communication channel is established. To this end, when the user inputs a wireless communication channel establishment instruction to both a digital camera and printer having wireless communication functions, these devices execute wireless communication establishment processes within an allowable time period which is specified by a time set in a timer and a retry count. When the devices can seize each other within that time period, the communication channel is established. After that, the digital camera sends a sensed image to the printer, which prints the sensed image. | 2012-10-25 |
20120270588 | METHOD, APPARATUS, AND SYSTEM FOR INITIALIZING COGNITIVE SYSTEM SUPPORTED BY COGNITIVE PILOT CHANNEL - The present invention discloses a method, an apparatus, and a system for initializing a cognitive system supported by a cognitive pilot channel, where implementation of the method includes: sending a frequency initialization request message to a CPC AP; receiving a frequency initialization response message sent by the CPC AP, where the frequency initialization response message includes CPC private resource description information; broadcasting cognitive information of a base station and description information of an uplink access channel to a terminal over a channel specified in the CPC private resource description information; receiving cognitive information of the terminal over CPC private resources, deciding a work frequency according to the cognitive information of the terminal, and sending the decided work frequency to the terminal; establishing, on the decided work frequency, a link with the terminal. . | 2012-10-25 |
20120270589 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR IDENTIFYING USER EQUIPMENT, AND METHOD FOR TRANSMITTING AND ALLOCATING A TEMPORARY IDENTIFIER - A method and an apparatus for identifying a UE in an SAE network, and an MME are provided herein. The method includes: receiving an SAE-TMSI which is allocated to a UE that accesses an SAE network and includes at least: a pool-ID, an MME-ID, and a UE temporary identifier; using the SAE-TMSI to temporarily identify the UE in the SAE network. The apparatus includes: a receiving unit and a temporary identifying unit. The MME includes a temporary identifier allocating unit. Moreover, a method for transmitting and allocating a temporary identifier, and a method for receiving and transmitting information according to the temporary identifier are disclosed herein. | 2012-10-25 |
20120270590 | METHOD FOR INDICATING CSG ID, METHOD FOR INDICATING BASE STATION TYPE, AND METHOD FOR OBTAINING CSG ID INDICATION - There are provided a method for indicating a CSG ID, a method for indicating a base station type and a method for obtaining CSG ID indication. The method for indicating the CSG ID includes: a base station notifying a terminal of whether the base station has a CSG ID. The present solution solves the problem of access delay in the related art resulted from that the terminal cannot obtain the specific base station type and whether the base station has a CSG ID, ensures the easy operation of the accessed base station information needing to be maintained by the terminal, and thus improves the quality of service of the whole system for the terminal. | 2012-10-25 |
20120270591 | Transmission power configuration method and apparatus for demodulation reference signal - The present disclosure discloses a transmission power configuration method for a Demodulation Reference Signal (DMRS), and the method comprises: configuring the ratio between transmission power of a DMRS at each layer in a Resource Element (RE) and transmission power of data at a corresponding layer to be a constant value. Meanwhile, the present disclosure discloses a transmission power configuration apparatus for the DMRS. The present disclosure greatly improves the correct rate of data frame decoding, and improves decoding performance. The present disclosure enables the network side not need to notify a UE of the corresponding relationship between transmission power of DMRS at each layer and transmission power of data at the corresponding layer, which simplifies the overhead of the control signalling in the network side. As the corresponding relationship between transmission power of DMRS at each layer and transmission power of data at the corresponding layer is configured in the UE, the UE can implement channel estimation without waiting for the notification from the network side, which improves the channel estimation efficiency. | 2012-10-25 |
20120270592 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DYNAMIC TRANSMISSION POWER LIMIT BACK-OFF FOR SPECIFIC ABSORPTION RATE COMPLIANCE - This disclosure provides systems, methods and apparatus for providing transmission power limit back-off for Specific Absorption Rate (SAR) compliance. In one aspect, a method implemented in a wireless communication apparatus is provided. The method includes receiving an indication of at least one operating mode indicative of a proximity and an orientation of at least one transmitting antenna of the wireless communication apparatus. The method further includes selecting from a plurality of transformations associated with the at least one operating mode. The method further includes applying a selected transformation to adjust a relationship between a power transmission level of a first transmitter and a power transmission level of a second transmitter. The method further includes determining a target power transmission level of the first transmitter based on the adjusted relationship and a current power transmission level of the second transmitter. | 2012-10-25 |
20120270593 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR POWER CONTROL AND LOAD BALANCING BASED ON LOAD ESTIMATION OF NEIGHBOR CELL IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - A Base Station (BS) operation method for reducing load terminals based on load estimation of a neighbor cell in a wireless communication system includes receiving information for estimating a load of a neighbor BS, determining whether to determine the power control and handover terminal set using the number of terminals serviced by the neighbor BS, the number of overload terminals among the terminals serviced by the neighbor BS, and the backoff counter value, and, when it is determined to determine a power control and handover terminal set, deciding the power control and handover terminal set to minimize load terminals, based on the first power variation and the second power variation. | 2012-10-25 |
20120270594 | Synchronization of PICO-Nodes in a Heterogeneous Cellular Network Deployment - A high-power point ( | 2012-10-25 |
20120270595 | ADAPTING TXOP REQUESTS FOR MULTI-RADIO PLATFORMS - A first radio in a wireless network may request a transmit opportunity (TXOP) of a certain duration, with the duration being based a likelihood that a TXOP of that duration would cause interference with a co-located second radio. The duration may be dynamically adjusted based on the likelihood of such interference. | 2012-10-25 |
20120270596 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING A CAMERA IN AN ELECTRONIC DEVICE - An apparatus and a method in an electronic device provide for controlling a camera, wherein the camera can selectively operate in a first focus mode and in a second focus mode. The first focus mode is initially selected. In response to detecting a state of the electronic device, the second focus mode is selected. The first focus mode can be an autofocus mode. The second focus mode can be an extended depth of field mode, wherein software processing is used to extend the focus range of the camera. The detected state of the electronic device can be a previous user selection, a low power mode, or a continued request for taking photographs following taking a photograph in the autofocus mode. | 2012-10-25 |
20120270597 | MOBILE PHONE WITH MOUSE AND KEYBOARD FUNCTION - A mobile phone with mouse and keyboard functions includes a communication unit, a mouse unit, a keyboard unit, and a mode switch. The mode switch is capable of selectively activating the mobile phone to act as a mobile phone, or whereby the mobile phone acts as a mouse, or whereby the mobile phone acts as a keyboard. | 2012-10-25 |
20120270598 | 3D Camera Phone - A 3D camera or camera phone capable of producing 3D or stereoscopic images includes a normal mode for creating 3D images of relatively far away objects and a macro mode for creating 3D images of relatively close objects. In one embodiment, the invention is a 3D camera system comprising first and second camera modules. The second camera module is movable relative to the first camera module between a first imaging position wherein the optical axes of the first and second camera modules are parallel and facing in the same direction, and a second imaging position wherein the optical axes of the first and second camera modules are converging. | 2012-10-25 |
20120270599 | MOBILE ELECTRONIC DEVICE ACCESSORY AND METHOD OF PROVIDING THE SAME - Some embodiments include one or more mobile electronic device accessories. Other embodiments of related mobile electronic device accessories and methods of providing the same are also disclosed. | 2012-10-25 |
20120270600 | CASE FOR PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE - This invention relates to a case for portable, handheld electronic devices such as those manufactured by Apple Inc., including the iPod touch, iPad and/or the iPhone, which case supplements the functional properties which are not present on a particular model of the portable, handheld electronic devices such as the iPod touch, iPad and/or the iPhone by providing an integrated speaker and/or microphone and/or at least one camera, in addition to providing the usual protective and/or cushioning aspects of an ordinary case. | 2012-10-25 |
20120270601 | INTELLIGENT GRAPHICS INTERFACE IN A HANDHELD WIRELESS DEVICE - Various embodiments of the invention may allow applications and information to be clustered together in ways that simplify and automate various tasks. Other embodiments may present a graphical user interface to the user that allows the user to choose from a matrix of information categories and applications that can help provide that information. Still other embodiments may provide different user interface methods based on status awareness. | 2012-10-25 |
20120270602 | MULTIPLE SUBSCRIBER IDENTITY MODULE CONTROLLER - The present application discusses, among other things, apparatus to reduce the amount of processor general purpose input or outputs consumed to interface simultaneously with multiple subscription identification modules (SIMs). In an example, an apparatus can include a controller, first and second subscriber identity module (SIM) ports configured to transmit SIM information between the controller and first and second SIMs coupled to the first and second SIM ports, and a communication controller configured to couple to a base band processor using a two-wire serial communication bus, the communication controller configured to transmit the SIM information between the controller and the base band processor. | 2012-10-25 |
20120270603 | DEVICE, SYSTEM, AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING WIRELESS DATA ACCESS, DIGITAL TV ACCESS, RADIO, AND STORAGE CAPABILITY - A portable memory device dimensioned and configured as any of a removable flash memory card, a USB flash drive, and a jump drive and a method of wireless communication, wherein the portable memory device comprises a single housing component; a data storage component within the single housing component; and a wireless receiver operatively connected to the data storage component and within the single housing component, wherein the wireless receiver is adapted to receive wireless signals comprising radio signals, satellite signals, TV signals, and Bluetooth™ specification signals, and wherein the wireless receiver is adapted to wirelessly communicate with a LAN. The portable memory device may further comprise an interface component adapted to connect to a host computing device. Preferably, the TV signals comprise mobile TV signals. | 2012-10-25 |
20120270604 | MOBILE COMMUNICATION DEVICE WITH LOW POWER CONSUMPTION AND METHOD FOR OPERATING THE SAME - When a mobile communication device receives a call notification or is used for making a phone call, it is determined whether a touch event occurs on a touch panel of the mobile communication device and whether the touch event matches an error condition. If the touch event matches the error condition, the mobile communication device is configured to operate in a power-saving mode. | 2012-10-25 |
20120270605 | Vibration Sensing System and Method for Categorizing Portable Device Context and Modifying Device Operation - A portable device includes: an enclosure, one or more processors for executing one or more programs; one or more actuators in or on the enclosure for generating mechanical vibrations; one or more sensors in or on the enclosure for detecting mechanical vibrations; and memory storing one or more programs for execution by the one or more processors. The device analyzes one or more signals produced by the one or more sensors with respect to mechanical vibrations to determine a holding state of the portable device, and conditionally modifies operation of at least one application executed by the one or more processors in accordance with the determined holding state. | 2012-10-25 |
20120270606 | MOBILE TERMINAL AND CONTROLLING METHOD THEREOF - A mobile terminal including a wireless communication unit configured to wirelessly communicate using at least two different communication systems; a display unit including a backlight configured to apply light to a display screen of the display unit; a sensing unit configured to measure a temperature of the mobile terminal if the at least two different communication systems are simultaneously used; and a controller configured to adjust a brightness of the backlight based on the measured temperature and a preset temperature. | 2012-10-25 |
20120270607 | PROTECTIVE SHROUD FOR HANDHELD DEVICE - An apparatus for communicating with a handheld device (e.g., a cellular telephone) is provided herein. A protective shroud is configured to enclose the handheld device and protect it against incidents that commonly cause damage to handheld devices. Integral to the protective shroud is at least one of an input component configured to receive user input and a wireless transceiver configured to transmit signals to and/or receive signals from the handheld device. In one example, where both the input component and the wireless transceiver are integral to the protective shroud, signals related to received user input (e.g., where the shroud serves as a keypad) may be transmitted to the handheld device even if the protective shroud is removed from the handheld device. | 2012-10-25 |
20120270608 | COMMUNICATION TERMINAL - There is provided a communication terminal comprising: a readout unit which reads out, from a plurality of storage media each storing an identifier concerning a communication line, the identifiers; a communication unit which determines the communication lines based on the identifiers read out by the readout unit, and performs communication using the determined communication lines; a display unit; and a display control unit which displays, on the display unit, information corresponding to the identifiers, wherein the display control unit generates a plurality of display screens for displaying information corresponding to the plurality of communication lines determined based on the plurality of identifiers, and displays the plurality of display screens after dividing a display area of the display unit. | 2012-10-25 |
20120270609 | CONTROLLING METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR HANDHELD COMMUNICATION DEVICE AND RECORDING MEDIUM USING THE SAME - A controlling method and a controlling system for a handheld communication device are provided. In the present method, a tilting state of the handheld communication device is detected by using a G-sensor when a notice is activated. Then, whether the tilting state is changed from a face up state to a face down state is determined. The handheld communication device is controlled to perform a function when the tilting state is confirmed to be changed from the face up state to the face down state. Accordingly, the handheld communication device may be controlled to perform a function timely according to the positioned state of the device without going through complicated procedures, so as to provide a more intuitive and convenient way to control the handheld communication device. | 2012-10-25 |
20120270610 | MOBILE TERMINAL WITHOUT MICROPHONE HOLE - A mobile terminal is provided that does not have a separate dedicated microphone hole. The mobile terminal preferably includes an ear jack assembly and a microphone unit. The ear jack assembly includes an ear jack plug insert hole. The microphone unit is disposed in a neighborhood of the ear jack assembly. The microphone unit is realized to use a microphone hole for receiving an external note also as an ear jack plug insert hole. Since a microphone hole for a speaker phone is excluded, the microphone unit is advantageous in space utilization, and can contribute to designing an elegance appearance of the mobile terminal. In addition, since the microphone unit is manufactured integrally with the ear jack assembly, manufacturing costs reduce and working efficiency may increase. | 2012-10-25 |
20120270611 | METHOD FOR CONTROLLING MOBILE TERMINAL - A method for controlling a mobile terminal is provided. The method includes obtaining operation mode switching information made by a sensor, and determining whether an operation mode switching condition of the mobile terminal is satisfied based on the information; and switching an operation mode of the mobile terminal, if the switching condition is satisfied, wherein obtaining and switching are performed by an application that invokes and uses an Application Programming Interface (API). | 2012-10-25 |
20120270612 | SUPPORT SYSTEM FOR SEPARATOR GRATES OF A HARVESTER - A support system for separator grates of a harvester includes a first member and a second member extending substantially parallel to an axis of rotation of a threshing rotor. The first member extends from a staging portion to a first support portion rearwardly positioned from the staging portion. The second member extends along a second support portion that corresponds to the first support portion. Separator grate segments may be selectably installed and removed from the first member and second member. | 2012-10-25 |
20120270613 | CROP RESIDUE DISTRIBUTION APPARATUS AND SYSTEM WITH COOPERATIVELY MOVABLE DEFLECTOR DOOR AND SPREADER ASSEMBLY - The crop residue distribution apparatus and system use a horizontal crop spreader assembly and deflector door independently relatively positionable to be configurable in a straw windrowing and chaff spreading configuration in which straw flow is directed through an aperture between drive units of the spreader assembly while the chaff is directed to the spreader disposed in a lower opening; in a straw and chaff spreading configuration wherein the door closes the aperture and both straw and chaff are directed to the spreader; and in a straw and chaff windrowing configuration wherein the spreader is withdrawn from the lower opening such that the straw and chaff are both discharged therethrough to form a windrow without requiring removing disks of the spreader. | 2012-10-25 |
20120270614 | METHOD FOR PLAYING FANTASY SPORTS - A method is provided for playing a fantasy sport, where the fantasy sport corresponds to an actual sport in which players have specified positions. Fantasy team rosters are built by selecting names of players so that the roster has a predetermined number of players at each position; these selections are made without other restrictions. Fantasy team scores correspond to actual performance of the players on that team's roster. The players are ranked in accordance with the point value corresponding to actual performance of each player. The highest-ranking player at each position is identified (over a week's games and/or a season's games or playoffs). If any fantasy team is determined to have the highest-ranking players at all of the positions, that fantasy team is characterized as a perfect fantasy team, and a bonus prize may be awarded to that perfect fantasy team. | 2012-10-25 |
20120270615 | VIDEO GAMES INCLUDING REAL-LIFE ATTRIBUTES AND/OR FANTASY TEAM SETTINGS - A video gaming system and related network interfaces with an online fantasy sports game. The video game play is enhanced using various features of a fantasy sports game. Similarly, the fantasy sports game can be enhanced using various features of the video game play. In one aspect of the invention the video game system acquires a team roster of the fantasy sport game and the team roster is used to define the sports video game team. The sports video game also acquires sports video game parameters that are associated with real-life attributes of video game team members that are associated with the real-life team members. The video game play changes frequently over a sports season due to the changing video game parameters and fantasy sports settings being used to define video game play. | 2012-10-25 |
20120270616 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR GENERATING CUSTOMIZED ODDS BET FOR AN EVENT - A system for managing bets comprises a memory and a processor. The memory stores information associated with a field of participants for an event, each participant associated with particular odds for the event. The processor receives a bet that a lead participant from the field of participants will finish in a particular subset of finishing positions in the event, wherein the bet is associated with customized odds. The processor further select one or more additional participants from the field of participants to add to the bet such that the odds associated with the lead participant combined with the odds associated with the one or more selected additional participants at least approximates the customized odds for the bet. | 2012-10-25 |
20120270617 | Man Trouble Gaming Application, System, and Methods - The disclosure describes an application, system and method of a video game that simulates real world human relationships. In one embodiment, the video game first allows a game player to configure at least one target character, a fight situation and an initial level. The video game then generates at least one target character and a fight situation and a plurality of weapons relative to the fight situation. Then the video game displays the at least one target character moving in the fight situation towards a safe zone, a plurality of weapons for use by the game player, and controls at least one of the plurality of weapons based on the controls produced by the game player. The game player chases and attacks the at least one target character, preventing them from reaching the safe zone. The game player wins the game after having earned all required points by attacking the at least one target character. | 2012-10-25 |
20120270618 | GAMING EVENT PREDICTION SYSTEM AND METHOD - The system and method for operating an online gaming event prediction game involves obtaining answers from a plurality of players at a plurality of game playing consoles to a plurality of predictive questions relating to possible outcomes of a plurality of elements of one or more scheduled competitive events, assigning point values to the answers, determining cumulative point scores for each of the plurality of players, and awarding prizes to the plurality of players, via an online game server and a communication network. | 2012-10-25 |
20120270619 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR OPERATING AND PARTICIPATING IN FANTASY LEAGUES - A computer-implemented method for operating a league using at least one fantasy server system includes the following. Fantasy player information including performance history of one or more real-world athletes selected as fantasy players is provided. The fantasy player information is updated in real-time based on fantasy player performance information from a real-world performance. At least one substitution factor is provided. A real-time injury information is received. A real-time fantasy player substitution is determined based on the real-time injury report and the at least one substitution factor. | 2012-10-25 |
20120270620 | AVATAR PROTECTION WITHIN A VIRTUAL UNIVERSE - Methods, program products, services and devices are provided for protecting a protected avatar from actions of a second avatar within a virtual universe. Protection is implemented for a protected avatar from a second avatar within a virtual universe, including identifying an activity of the second avatar and disqualifying the second avatar from engaging in the identified activity within the virtual universe as a function of a relation of the identified activity to the protected avatar. A protective action is defined, associated with the identified activity and executable against the protected avatar or the second avatar. Activity of the protected avatar or the second avatar is monitored within the virtual universe for an occurrence of the identified activity, and the protective action is executed against the protected avatar or the second avatar in response to detecting the occurrence of the identified activity. | 2012-10-25 |
20120270621 | Smarty Smart Sticks - A game is described which includes playing media such as sticks or cards. The playing media have a first side with an identifying indicia and a second side with a question and its corresponding answer. The game consists of players collecting sticks for providing correct answers to the questions on the media. The object of the game is to collect the most media in a specified period. | 2012-10-25 |
20120270624 | Card deck and card game - Disclosed is a composite deck of 100 playing cards. The composite deck includes five identical sets of cards, each set including the five highest ranked cards of 10, Jack, Queen, King and Ace in four different suits, preferably each of the four suits of Diamonds, Clubs, Hearts and Spades. The composite deck includes five equal cards of each value and suit, which, when the deck is used in a Poker game, significantly increases the number of possible winning hands compared to any other deck used in conventional Poker games. It is a further advantage of the composite deck of the invention that unique and new winning hands are achievable, in particular winning hands with 5 cards of equal value, most importantly winning hands with 5 cards of equal value and/or suit. In a variant of the composite deck, at least one card is replaced with a Joker card. | 2012-10-25 |
20120270625 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR PLAYING BACCARAT JACKPOT - A method and system for playing jackpot and live baccarat games are provided. One feature of the jackpot method involves the use of card combinations that may include, e.g., at least one zero-point card. Another feature of the jackpot method involves initial jackpot contribution from the banker who operates the baccarat game. It is also provided a software program or a set of software program for carrying out any or all the steps of the disclosed gaming method. | 2012-10-25 |
20120270627 | GAMING SYSTEM HAVING MULTIPLE ADJACENTLY ARRANGED GAMING MACHINES WHICH EACH PROVIDE A COMPONENT FOR A MULTI-COMPONENT GAME - A gaming system including a plurality of adjacently arranged gaming machines which are linked by a multi-component game. Each of the gaming machines includes a base or primary game which is operable upon a wager by a player. Upon the occurrence of a component triggering event at one of the gaming machines, that gaming machine generates one or more components of the multi-component game. Upon an evaluation triggering event at one of the gaming machines, that gaming machine determines a multi-component game outcome to provide to the player based on that generated components of other gaming machines. The gaming system determines an award, if any, for that player based on the multi-component game outcome. | 2012-10-25 |
20120270628 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ANONYMOUSLY SERVICING LOTTERY PLAYERS - A system and method for servicing at least one lottery player while protecting an identity of the at least one lottery player. The system includes a server platform of a third party organization that facilitates the method. The method includes receiving a client request of a client at a server platform of a third party organization via a communication network, obtaining a lottery ticket from an authorized distributor of lottery tickets in response to the client request and securely holding the lottery ticket for the lottery player specified in the client request, automatically determining a status of the lottery ticket via an authorized lottery agency over the communication network, transforming the lottery ticket into a monetary amount when a status of the lottery ticket is or changes to a winning status, and securely transferring at least a first portion of the monetary amount to an account or trust. | 2012-10-25 |
20120270629 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PURCHASING GAME AND LOTTERY TICKETS - A system and method for buying tickets for games or lotteries in which a seller receives predicted game or lottery outcome data communicated from a buyer over a communication path. The seller generates a printed ticket based on the received outcome data and the seller transfers the printed ticket to a custodian that holds the printed ticket on behalf of the buyer. The custodian transmits data relating to the printed ticket to the buyer over the communication path and notifies the buyer if the printed ticket corresponds to an actual game or lottery outcome. | 2012-10-25 |
20120270630 | GAMING SYSTEM, DEVICE AND METHOD INVOLVING A PLURALITY OF ROTORS INTERCHANGEABLY OPERABLE IN A DECOUPLED MODE AND A COUPLED MODE - A gaming table, method and device including a plurality of rotors interchangeably operable in a decoupled mode and a coupled mode. The system includes a rotor coupler and a coupler actuator. The system provides an award associated with an indication of a combination of symbols of the rotors. | 2012-10-25 |
20120270631 | Bingo Apparatus - Described is a method of constructing prize structures that are particularly useful in gaming systems which can be used to implement various games such as bingo and poker. In particular the described pay structures and game systems can have sufficient granularity such that the outcome or payoff of the game being played can be expanded to provide higher payout amounts as well as closely replicate the payoff of a second game. Included are methods and apparatus for playing bingo games and determining which bingo cards are winners. In addition, methods and apparatus for evaluating or checking each card in a bingo game using a bit marked card technique and vector operations are described. | 2012-10-25 |
20120270632 | METHOD AND ARRANGEMENTS FOR DISPLAYING AN EGM BONUS FEATURE - A method of incorporating a bonus symbol into a plurality of symbols to be displayed in an EGM display adapted to display at least a selected portion of a plurality of standard symbols, the method including the steps of: determining the number of bonus symbols to be displayed ( | 2012-10-25 |
20120270633 | Gaming machine and game with dynamic accumulative bonus round - A method and apparatus for a gaming machine is disclosed. A wager is made to play an underlying symbol game, and if a predetermined trigger is present in the symbol game outcome, a bonus game is provided wherein a predetermined amount of free spins is provided. A first Available Benefit is made available on the first spin. If the first spin results in the first Available Benefit being achieved, a second Available Benefit is made available upon the next spin. If the first spin does not result in the first Available Benefit being achieved, the same first Available Benefit is made available upon the next spin. Each free spin offers a feature opportunity as an Available Benefit, the feature opportunity being comprised from a predetermined set of features, with each Available Benefit being activated in conjunction with all previously activated Available Benefits. | 2012-10-25 |
20120270634 | GAMING SYSTEM AND METHOD HAVING A PARTIAL SELECTABLE SYMBOL MATRIX - A gaming device including a plurality of symbol generators adapted to generate a plurality of symbols at a plurality of symbol positions. In one embodiment, a player selects a first symbol position, the selected symbol position is activated and the gaming device reveals whether a terminator is associated with the selected symbol position. In this embodiment, the player continues selecting symbol positions (and the gaming device continues activating the selected symbol positions) until a terminator is revealed to be associated with a selected symbol position. After a terminator is revealed, the gaming device randomly generating a symbol at each of the activated symbol positions. The gaming device determines an outcome based on the symbols or combinations of symbols generated at the activated symbol positions and provides the player the determined outcome. | 2012-10-25 |
20120270635 | EVENT-BASED GAMING SYSTEMS AND METHODS - A method of playing a game, the method comprising selecting a predefined number of player indicia; providing an event reference, the event reference being viewable on a display device, the event reference comprising a plurality of event participants, the plurality of event participants being ranked; randomly generating a plurality of randomly generated indicia, the plurality of randomly generated indicia comprising a first indicia and a second indicia; associating the first indicia with a first event participant; associating the second indicia with a second event participant; obtaining the ranking of the participants based on the order they finish in the event reference; ordering the plurality of randomly generated indicia based on the ranking of their respective associated participants; and determining a game outcome, the game outcome comprising comparing the player indicia to the plurality of randomly generated indicia. | 2012-10-25 |
20120270636 | METHOD OF PRESENTING AND PLAYING A REPEAT OUTCOME GAME - In a method of presenting or playing a wagering game, if a winning outcome is received in the play of a first game, a first award is awarded and the awards associated with one or more winning outcomes for the game are then enhanced for potential award in a subsequent game or games. In one embodiment, a base pay table or award structure is modified or enhanced, such as by adjusting awards or associating multipliers or bonus values such as progressive awards, to create an enhanced pay table or award structure. The game offers a player an enhanced award if a winning outcome that is received in a first game is repeated within a defined number of subsequent games. | 2012-10-25 |
20120270638 | GAMING MACHINES WITH FREE PLAY BONUS MODE PRESENTING ONLY WINNING OUTCOMES - A gaming machine includes a processor and a presentation device coupled to the processor. The processor is programmed to determine that a free play trigger condition is satisfied, and to execute one or more free plays based on the free play trigger condition to create one or more free play outcomes. Each free play outcome is a winning free play outcome or a non-winning free play outcome. The presentation device is configured to present winning free play outcomes when at least one free play outcome is a winning free play outcome. Non-winning free play outcomes are not presented. | 2012-10-25 |
20120270639 | GAMING SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING AND REDEEMING PARTIAL WAGERING GAME OUTCOMES - Methods, computer readable media and systems related to wagering games, and in particular those that concern providing and redeeming partial game outcomes. One example method includes receiving a completion request from a player who is operating a gaming device to complete at least one partial game outcome. The partial game outcome was previously provided to the player, who used a first device that is different than the gaming device. This example method includes determining that the player is entitled to a complete game outcome, displaying the partial game outcome on the gaming device, determining the complete game outcome, and then displaying the complete game outcome. | 2012-10-25 |
20120270640 | SERVER BASED GAMING SYSTEM HAVING SYSTEM TRIGGERED LOYALTY AWARD SEQUENCES - A gaming system including a central server linked to a plurality of gaming machines. In one embodiment, the gaming system provides players with one or more loyalty incentives, such as one or more loyalty awards, utilizing one or more loyalty incentive award sequences. In one embodiment, the gaming system determines a loyalty award to provide to a player and then determines an appropriate loyalty award sequence to utilize to provide the player the determined loyalty award, wherein the loyalty award sequence is determined based on the individual gaming device that the player is currently playing. | 2012-10-25 |
20120270641 | GAMING SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING AN ADDITIONAL GAMING CURRENCY - A gaming system including a central server linked to a plurality of gaming machines. The gaming system includes a point or count based system to provide one or more awards to one or more players. Such points are accumulated by a player based on one or more events associated with the player's gaming experience. The points or counts utilized in the gaming system are selectively redeemed by the player in exchange for one or more opportunities to win an award. It should be appreciated that in one embodiment, the equalizing units disclosed herein are different, separate and independent from any monetary based points or credits, any promotional based points or credits, or any player tracking points. | 2012-10-25 |
20120270642 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR AWARDING A MYSTERY PROMOTIONAL TICKET - A gaming machine award system acts over a gaming machine network having a plurality of gaming devices coupled thereto. The award system includes a bonus server coupled to the network and having stored thereon a trigger condition. A game play tracker tracks game play across the network of gaming devices and detects an occurrence of the trigger condition. The bonus server sends out a selection signal over the network to a selected gaming machine responsive to the detected trigger condition. A printer associated with the selected gaming machine is structured to generate a mystery ticket printed output responsive to receipt of said selection signal including machine-readable indicia corresponding to a record of value stored at the bonus server, and human readable indicia that indicates only a range of possible values of the ticket but not a specific value. The printed ticket is a cashless instrument that may be redeemed or played per the nature and characteristics of the award given with the specific value awarded to the player. | 2012-10-25 |
20120270643 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DYNAMIC MATCHMAKING POPULATION HERDING - Techniques are disclosed for dynamically herding a matchmaking population for a multi-player game. A new player requesting to play a multi-player game is presented with a gameplay selection mode interface based on metrics gathered by monitoring the matchmaking population for the different gameplay modes of the multi-player game. The metrics are evaluated by a metric evaluation engine to determine a configuration of the gameplay mode selection interface that is designed to herd the matchmaking population to evenly balance the players across the different gameplay modes of the multi-player game. A herding incentive may be determined based on the evaluation of the metrics and included in the gameplay mode selection interface. | 2012-10-25 |
20120270644 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR USE IN PRESERVING A GAME STATE - Several embodiments of the invention advantageously provide systems, apparatuses, processes and methods of providing an interactive electronic game. Some of these methods comprise: detecting a loss of connection over a distributed network with a first user remotely accessing and participating in an interactive electronic game in progress; determining, in response to detecting the loss of the connection with the first user, a game state associated with the first user; determining whether a confirmation is received from the first user confirming that the first user intends to rejoin the interactive game; and retaining, in response to determining that the confirmation is received, the game state. | 2012-10-25 |
20120270645 | Contributing Data to an On-Line Gamer Database - Systems and method for providing a single sign in a gaming console that associates online activity that is out-of-game/cross game, and/or online activity that is in-game, and/or activity that is offline and in-game with that account. While online, a service tracks activity of gamers and provides usage statistics in a profile. While offline, the game console tracks the player's activity via a mechanism to collect detailed information about a specific player's in-game statistics and accomplishments. The offline activity is cached and uploaded when the console connects to the online service. Players can accumulate achievements offline that are credited towards online activities. | 2012-10-25 |
20120270646 | Display of Notifications to Members of a Gaming Group - Methods for providing notification during an online casino game is provided. One method includes detecting a first gameplay session of the online casino game, the first gameplay session associated with a first user. The method then detects a second gameplay session of the online casino game. The second gameplay session is associated with a second user, and at least part of the second gameplay session occurring simultaneously with the first gameplay session. The method then determines whether the first user and the second user are members of a common group. If so, then the method displays a message to the first user during the first gameplay session. The message to the first user identifying the second user. The methods provided herein provide for social interaction during online game play and social friend interactions that facilitate or advance game play in an online environment. | 2012-10-25 |
20120270647 | OBJECT BASED OBSERVATION - Embodiments of the present invention provide a library of video related to game play involving the use of particular objects. By observing game play of users in a game play environment, determinations may be made as to users who excel at the use of a particular object. Video of game play related to these users and a particular object may be created, cataloged, and stored for later use by users that lack proficiency with that object. By observing video of game players with particular skill as to an object, less skilled players may improve their game play thereby avoiding frustration with a game, which may lead to a loss of interest. Acquisition and proffering of video may be facilitated through the use of an analytics server or functional software module that observes game play and identifies players of particular skill or lack thereof. | 2012-10-25 |
20120270648 | Multi-Layer Wagering Game Display - In one aspect, a wagering game system includes a display device including a projector, a rear switchable liquid crystal panel positioned in front of the projector to receive light output from the projector, a front switchable liquid crystal panel positioned in front of the rear switchable liquid crystal panel to receive light output through the rear switchable liquid crystal panel, and a liquid crystal panel assembly disposed in front of the front switchable liquid crystal panel. The front switchable liquid crystal panel and/or the rear switchable liquid crystal panel are configured to provide one or more regions controlled by the controller that may be independently maintained in a different state than other regions of the respective one of the front switchable liquid crystal panel and the rear switchable liquid crystal panel. The projector is configured to output light to the liquid crystal panel through the front switchable liquid crystal panel and the rear switchable liquid crystal panel to provide a backlight for the liquid crystal panel. | 2012-10-25 |
20120270649 | MULTI-LAYER PROJECTION DISPLAYS - A multi-layer projection display including first and second panels separated by a predetermined distance, wherein at least a portion of the first panel overlaps at least a portion of the second panel, and the first panel is disposed between a viewing location and the second panel. The display also includes a controller configured to cause the first and second panels to alternate between substantially opaque and substantially transparent states at a determined frequency, such that the first panel is substantially opaque when the second panel is substantially transparent, and the second panel is substantially opaque when the first panel is substantially transparent. The display further includes a projector configured to project an image onto the first panel when the first panel is substantially opaque, and further configured to project the image onto the second panel when the second panel is substantially opaque. | 2012-10-25 |