44th week of 2008 patent applcation highlights part 52 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20080268842 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR UTILIZING A TEMPORARY USER IDENTITY IN A TELECOMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM - A system and method for allocating an S-TMSI in a telecommunication system. The System includes a UE operating within a tracking area of a Public Land Mobile Network. A Mobility Management Entity controls allocation of the S-TMSI to the UE. The S-TMSI has a 32-bit structure with a discriminator for discriminating Circuit Switched, CS, services and Packet Switched, PS, services utilized by the UE. The discriminator utilizes the two significant bits to indicate the CS or PS services. | 2008-10-30 |
20080268843 | Apparatus, method and computer program product providing priority setting for multi-rat interworking - Apparatus, methods and computer program products operate an electronic device to receive through from a wireless communications network a prioritized list of radio access technologies; to store the prioritized list of radio access technologies in a memory of the electronic device; and to consult the prioritized list of radio access technologies during cell selection and reselection operations. In variants the radio access technologies listed in the prioritized list of radio access technologies can be E-UTRAN, UTRAN or GERAN. In a further variant to consult the prioritized list may mean to compare at least one of a signal measurement and a quality measurement with at least one threshold established for a certain radio access technology appearing in the prioritized list, and to select/reselect to the certain radio access technology only if the at least one of the signal measurement and the quality measurement exceeds the threshold. | 2008-10-30 |
20080268844 | Handoffs and Handoff Selection in a Wireless Access Network - The present invention facilitates handoffs for a mobile terminal in a wireless access network that is capable of supporting different types of handoffs. The different handoff types may include soft handoffs and fast base station switching (FBSS). In operation, context information associated with supporting wireless communications between the wireless access network and the mobile terminal are determined. Based on whether the context information is shared between base stations involved in the handoff or transferred from one base station to another of the base station involved in the handoff, a particular handoff type is selected from the different handoff types that are available. Selecting the specific type of handoff to use may also be based on the level of context information that is available, the actual content of the context information, application preferences, channel conditions, base station or mobile terminal capabilities, or any combination thereof. | 2008-10-30 |
20080268845 | Method and System for Efficient DRX Operation During Handover in LTE - A method and system for efficient DRX operation during handover in LTE in which a user equipment expects handover to occur, the method having the steps of: checking whether a no handover initiation decision is received within a predetermined time period; if no, performing the steps of: ensuring the user equipment is not in a DRX sleep period during reception of a handover grant; checking whether a handover grant is received, and if yes, performing a handover procedure; and if no, resuming a DRX sleep interval; and if yes, ending the process. | 2008-10-30 |
20080268846 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SUPPORTING HANDOFF FROM GPRS/GERAN TO LTE EUTRAN - A method and apparatus for supporting a handoff (HO) from a general packet radio service (GPRS), global system for mobile communication radio access network (GERAN), and long term evolution (LTE) evolved universal terrestrial radio access network (EUTRAN) includes receiving an LTE measurement report. An HO is initiated to the LTE network and a relocation request signal is transmitted. A relocation command signal that includes an evolved Node-B (eNB) identifier (ID) is received. | 2008-10-30 |
20080268847 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR A SERVER TO OBTAIN INFORMATION ABOUT USER PREFERENCES AND SUBSCRIPTIONS - An apparatus and method makes a decision whether or not to handover a wireless transmit-receive unit to a new network in a wireless or fixed network communication system. In a specific embodiment, a media-independent handover application server, operating according to IEEE 802.21 protocol, exchanges information with a server by using a Third Generation Partnership Project standardized interface. The method allows for an IMS based handover server to extract user preference and subscription information from a subscription server. The improvement allows new kinds of information to be exchanged between the handover and subscription server for optimized handover decisions. | 2008-10-30 |
20080268848 | BASE TRANSCEIVER STATION APPARATUS AND MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM - When carrying out a downlink handover, a source base transceiver station from which a mobile node is moving receives packets to be transmitted, via a wireless section, to the mobile node from an IP network, and copies and transfers them to a destination base transceiver station to which the mobile node is moving. On the other hand, when carrying out an uplink handover, the source base transceiver station compares the reliability of transport blocks which are received via a wireless section, from the mobile node and which are demodulated and decoded by the local station with that of transport blocks which are received via an IP network, from another base transceiver station and which are demodulated and decoded thereby, packetizes selected transport blocks with a better quality, and transmits them to a communications-partner node according to a route table, thereby implementing distribution of traffic via the IP network. | 2008-10-30 |
20080268849 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR HANDOVER IN A WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - A method and apparatus for handover of a mobile station ( | 2008-10-30 |
20080268850 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR HANDOVER IN A WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - A method and apparatus for handover in a wireless communication system. A connection can be established with a mobile station ( | 2008-10-30 |
20080268851 | CHANGES OF FORWARD-LINK AND REVERSE-LINK SERVING ACCESS POINTS - In a communication system in which a mobile station accessing the main network via a plurality of base stations, the mobile station can freely select any of the base stations as a forward link (FL) serving station. In addition, the mobile station can also freely select another or the same base station as a reverse link (RL) serving station. The mobile station has stored in its memory a plurality of routes corresponding to the plurality of base stations, with each route dedicatedly assigned to a particular base station. During handoff of one base station to another as either the FL or the RL serving station, exchanged data packets are processed in the respective routes of the base stations involved. | 2008-10-30 |
20080268852 | Delayed Base Station Relocation in Distributed Radio Access Networks - The present invention relates to a method for relocating control plane functionality of a serving base station in a mobile communication system comprising a mobile terminal and a plurality of base stations. Further, the present invention relates to a base station in a mobile communication system and to the mobile communication system. To tackle potentially intolerable delay of control signaling due to frequent serving network element relocations in the network architecture the present invention suggests a partial relocation of a serving network element wherein the control plane functionality is relocated but connection to the core network via a gateway is maintained through the previous serving network element. A further aspect of the present invention suggests a total relocation, where control plane functionalities are relocated and where a new connection to the core network is established between the new serving network element and the gateway. Also decision criteria on whether to perform partial or total relocation are provided. | 2008-10-30 |
20080268853 | METHOD OF SHARING MOBILE UNIT STATE INFORMATION BETWEEN BASE STATION ROUTERS - The present invention provides a method of operating a first base station router. The method may include transmitting state information associated with at least one inactive mobile unit to at least one second base station router. The state information is usable to initiate an active session with the at least one inactive mobile unit. The first base station router retains the state information for initiating an active session with the at least one inactive mobile unit and the least one second base station router is capable of initiating an active session with the at least one inactive mobile unit based on the state information when the state information is unavailable to the first base station router | 2008-10-30 |
20080268854 | Multi-Stage Setup for Long-Term Evolution Multimedia Broadcast Multicast Service Transmissions - A system for providing a service is provided. The system includes a central control to promote a plurality of cells to use a first counting method to determine whether user equipment within the plurality of cells are interested in the service. Based on responses from at least one of the cells having interested user equipment, the central control promotes the at least one of the cells to either provide the service via point-to-multipoint broadcast, or use a second counting method to determine whether to provide the service via point-to-multipoint broadcast or point-to-point communication. | 2008-10-30 |
20080268855 | Real Time Peer to Peer Network - A method of managing data transmission in a mesh-topology ad-hoc network. The method includes transmitting management information by a plurality of mobile stations of the network, selecting a mobile station to serve as a master, responsive to the transmitted management information, transmitting to the master requests for bandwidth, allocating bandwidth by the master, responsive to the requests and forwarding the bandwidth allocation to the mobile stations of the network. | 2008-10-30 |
20080268856 | Method For Assigning Scrambling Codes In A Cdma Cellular Mobile Communications Network - A method of assigning scrambling codes to cells of a CDMA cellular mobile communications network includes assigning to each cell of a set of cells of a network area a cell attribute adapted to identify a cell typology, and, for each cell, assigning a respective primary scrambling code according to the cell typology, exploiting said cell attribute. The cell attribute includes a first attribute value adapted to identify a cell in which a complexity of computation to be performed by the user equipment for determining the cell primary scrambling code is to be minimized, and a second attribute value adapted to identify a cell in which a synchronization time of mobile communications user equipment is to be minimized. If the cell has an attribute value equal to said first attribute, the cell is assigned a primary scrambling code different from the primary scrambling codes assigned to neighboring cells. If the cell has an attribute value equal to said second attribute, the cell is assigned a primary scrambling code not belonging to a code group to which a primary scrambling code assigned to a neighboring cell belongs. | 2008-10-30 |
20080268857 | CHANNEL SOUNDING TECHNIQUES FOR A WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - A technique of operating a wireless communication system includes determining respective geometries of multiple subscriber stations, which include a first subscriber station and a second subscriber station, with respect to a serving base station. Respective channel sounding bandwidths for sounding the channel between the multiple subscriber stations and the serving base station are then scheduled, based on the respective geometries. The respective channel sounding bandwidths include a first channel sounding bandwidth (associated with the first subscriber station) and a second channel sounding bandwidth (associated with the second subscriber station). The first channel sounding bandwidth is greater than or equal to the second channel sounding bandwidth and the first subscriber station has a lower geometry than the second subscriber station. | 2008-10-30 |
20080268858 | METHOD AND SYSTEM OF CHANNEL NEGOTIATION BETWEEN NEIGHBOR BASE STATIONS - A method and system of channel negotiation between neighbor BSs are provided. The method includes: a first BS obtaining channel information of all second BSs which neighboring to the first BS in response to starting of the first BS; selecting a channel in the network as a first working channel of the first BS, and requesting all third BSs which are the second BSs occupying the first working channel to switch channel; and determining another channel for each of the third BSs excluding the first working channel as the target channel of the third BS, and switching the working channel of the third BS to the target channel, then occupying the first working channel. The method and system of channel negotiation between neighbor BSs adjust channels between neighbor BSs by negotiation automatically, and resource distribution for the whole network is optimized. | 2008-10-30 |
20080268859 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR RESOURCE ALLOCATION CONTROL IN RADIO COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM - A resource allocation control method and device that can reduce inter-cell interference in a radio communications system are provided. According to a method for resource allocation control between a plurality of cells in a radio communications system, radio communication devices respectively controlling at least two cells notify information about control resources of its own cell to each other. In the resources of its own cell, each of the radio communication devices sets a buffer resource within a predetermined resource range corresponding to a control resource of the other cell. At a request for information transmission in its own cell, each of the radio communication devices restricts the allocation of the set buffer resource. | 2008-10-30 |
20080268860 | Coherent and non-coherent control signaling - A method is provided where unused uplink code resources of a shared control resource are used for non-coherent acknowledgement/negative acknowledgement transmission to increase the total number of user equipment that can be supported. The method including defining a shared uplink control resource to include N out of a possible M uplink control resources as being coherent uplink control resources, where M>N, defining at least one of the remaining M−N uplink control resources as non-coherent uplink control resources, and assigning the N coherent uplink control channel resources and the at least one M−N non-coherent uplink control resources to user equipment as needed. | 2008-10-30 |
20080268861 | Method for Configuring a Telecommunications Network, Telecommunications Network and Corresponding Managing Entities - In a telecommunications network that is able to manage cellular radio-mobile systems, base radio stations can be dynamically reconfigured through an exchange of messages from a configuration managing unit of radio resources adapted to be interfaced with many base radio stations and the affected base radio stations for dynamically reducing telecommunications network block conditions. | 2008-10-30 |
20080268862 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR BEST-M CQI FEEDBACK TOGETHER WITH PMI FEEDBACK - Aspects of a method and system for best-M CQI feedback together with PMI feedback may include generating a plurality of feedback messages, which may be communicated from a mobile station to a base station, wherein at least one of the generated plurality of feedback messages may be associated with each corresponding selected one of a plurality of Channel Quality Indicator (CQI) reporting units. The at least one of the generated feedback messages may comprise CQI information and Pre-coding Matrix Index (PMI) information, which may both be associated with the selected one of the plurality of CQI reporting units. At least one other of the generated plurality of feedback messages may comprise an aggregate CQI information, which is based on one or more of the plurality of CQI reporting units. | 2008-10-30 |
20080268863 | Method and Apparatus for Reporting Channel Quality - An approach is provided for efficient signaling for reporting of channel quality information. A parameter is set for a silent period associated with reporting of channel quality information. The channel quality information is transmitted by the terminal only during a time instant outside of the silent period. The silent period is a time interval before transmission of the quality information by the terminal to an inactive state from an active state. | 2008-10-30 |
20080268864 | Method and Apparatus in a Telecommunication System - The present invention relates in general to the radio communications field and, in particular, to a method and apparatus for detecting congestion in a spread spectrum Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA) cellular communication system. By measuring the number of Signal-to-Interference Ratio Error reports being received at the Radio Network Controller a potential congestion can be detected in the cell when the number of reports being received is above a threshold. Further can a differentiation be made between a potential or a serious congestion and different actions be performed dependant on if a potential or a serious congestion is detected. | 2008-10-30 |
20080268865 | BEAMFORMING WITH GLOBAL POSITIONING AND ORIENTATION SYSTEMS - A wireless communication system for transmitting signals having a wireless positioning system being responsive to incoming signals for processing the same to generate coordinate information for determining the position of said wireless communication system, in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention. The wireless communication system further includes a phase controller module being responsive to said coordinate information for controlling the phase of the output signals for transmission in a specified direction by performing beamforming, said wireless communication system for performing beamforming to increase the range of transmission of said output signals. | 2008-10-30 |
20080268866 | Configurable telematics and location-based system - A GSM-based wireless gateway device for facilitating of Telematics and Location-Based Services using GPS via a wireless communications network and a centralized management system. The GSM-based wireless device includes dynamically configurable Virtual SIM Card, a Telematics and Location-based Services virtual client, and event profiles which allow the wireless device to be dynamically reconfigured. The wireless device is a Telematics and Location-Based Services ASIC that will allow installation on the assembly lines of vehicle manufacturers. | 2008-10-30 |
20080268867 | Notification Apparatus and Method for Cellular Communication System - A notification apparatus for a cellular communication system may transmit a notification message to nearby remote terminals if a first remote terminal ( | 2008-10-30 |
20080268868 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MERCHANT SEARCH AND OFFER PRESENTATION - Systems, methods, apparatus, computer program code, and means for receiving a search request from a user operating a wireless device, determining at least one of a location and a desired search location of the user, determining a search response based on a user profile and the at least one of a location and a desired search location, and transmitting a response to the wireless device. In some embodiments, the response includes at least one of an offer and a display sequence selected based at least in part on the user profile. | 2008-10-30 |
20080268869 | LOCATION BASED TRACKING - The subject matter disclosed herein relates to obtaining position fixes using a position determination method in response to a change in an RF environment. | 2008-10-30 |
20080268870 | Method and System for Obtaining Location of a Mobile Device - Method and platform for providing the location of a first mobile device to a second device in which the second device generates a query for the location of the first device which is in the form of an SMS or push e-mail message and which is directed to the first device. Upon receipt of the query, the first device initiates a determination of its location, either by itself or by providing information to a central server, and the determined location of the first device is then directed to the second device, either directly from the central server or via the first device. The central server may direct a transmission of the location of the first device to the second device in an SMS message. | 2008-10-30 |
20080268871 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING LOCATION BASED SERVICES IN A MOBILE COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - A system for providing LBS in a mobile communication system. An AAA server manages information on an anchor authenticator (AA) of an ASN GW. Upon receipt of a location information service request message from an LBS client, a location information server receives routing information for routing to an AA of an associated mobile station from the AAA server, and transmits a request for location information of the mobile station to the ASN GW. Upon receipt of the location information request from the location information server, a location information controller performs a location estimation procedure between the mobile station and an interconnected base station when the mobile station is in the idle mode, and upon receipt of location information from the base station, transmits the received location information to the location information server. | 2008-10-30 |
20080268872 | Wireless communications device and integrated circuits with global positioning and method for use therewith - A circuit includes a global positioning system (GPS) receiver that receives a GPS signal and that generates GPS position data based on the GPS signal. A wireless telephone transceiver section coupled to generate an outbound RF signal from an outbound symbol stream, and to convert an inbound RF signal into an inbound symbol stream. A processing module is coupled to convert outbound data into the outbound symbol stream, convert the inbound symbol stream into inbound data, to weight the GPS position data with a first weighting factor when the wireless telephone transceiver section is generating the outbound RF signal to produce first weighted GPS position data and weight the GPS position data with a second weighting factor with a second weighting factor when the wireless telephone transceiver section is not generating the outbound RE signal to produce second weighted GPS position data, and to generate position information based on at least one of the first and second weighted GPS position data. | 2008-10-30 |
20080268873 | Cooperative localization for wireless networks - A system and corresponding method using a cooperative localization technique for self identifying a location of a wireless device in a wireless network is presented. The system may estimate an arbitrary signal metric as a function of a signal received by the wireless device from the at least one other wireless device in the wireless network. The system may also convert at least one belief representing a distribution of at least one possible location of the at least one other wireless device to generate at least one converted belief. The system may further determine a self-belief as a function of the at least one converted belief and identify a self location, as a function of the self-belief, within the wireless network. | 2008-10-30 |
20080268874 | Cellular phone with special GPS functions - Mobile cellular phone with integrated positioning system and archiving in this way advanced functions based on its location and navigation capabilities. Based on its location and internal consumption statistics can notify the user if the expected battery-level won't be enough for the next period of time outside such location. Based on its location can automatically send predefined or programmed messages (SMS) to defined users. In its internal call log register keeps also the location where the call has been received or done, and can display this back to the user on request. Can encode navigation instructions to the user when walking through mechanic vibration signals. | 2008-10-30 |
20080268875 | LOCATOR SYSTEM - A locator system is disclosed. An e911-enabled wireless network including a switching center is configured receive a request to generate location information regarding a remote mobile station, and send said location information to a subscriber only after obtaining consent from the remote mobile station. | 2008-10-30 |
20080268876 | Method, Device, Mobile Terminal, and Computer Program Product for a Point of Interest Based Scheme for Improving Mobile Visual Searching Functionalities - Systems, methods, devices and computer program products which relate to utilizing a camera of a mobile terminal as a user interface for search applications and online services to perform visual searching are provided. The system consists of an apparatus that includes a processor that is configured to capture an image of one or more objects and analyze data of the image to identify an object(s) of the image. The processor is further configured to receive information that is associated with at least one object of the images and display the information that is associated with the image. In this regard, the apparatus is able to simplify access to location based services and improve a user's experience. The processor of the apparatus is configured to combine results of robust visual searches with online information resources to enhance location based services. | 2008-10-30 |
20080268877 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR EXCHANGING SIGNALING A WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - A communication system provides for an expedited access attempt by a mobile station, wherein the mobile station attempts to access an access network despite unsuccessfully decoding an overhead message such as a paging message. The mobile station decodes a first overhead message, such as a quick page message, comprising one or more indicators, wherein each indicator is associated with a mobile station being paged. When the mobile station determines, based on the one or more indicators, that the mobile station is an intended target of the first overhead message, the mobile station attempts to decode a second overhead message, such as a paging message, comprising another one or more indicators associated with the mobile stations being paged and, in response to unsuccessfully decoding the second overhead message, conveys a response to the second overhead message to the access network without waiting for a successful decoding of an additional overhead message. | 2008-10-30 |
20080268878 | METHOD AND APPARATUS OF MEASUREMENT MECHANISM AND EFFICIENT PAGING AND BROADCASTING SCHEME IMPLEMENTATION IN MBMS DEDICATED CELL OF LTE SYSTEMS - A WTRU configured to receive a multicast, a unicast or mixed signal. A multimedia signal may be a Multimedia Broadcast Multicast Signal (MBMS). The WTRU switches between an MBMS and a mixed signal and determines optimal time to switch between the MBMS and mixed signal. The WTRU switches between receiving the MBMS and mixed signal in an adaptive or semi-static pattern. A flat broadcast channel (BCH) structure in an MBMS dedicated cell is provided, eliminating need for a dedicated broadcast channel (D-BCH). An MBMS-dedicated cell uses a single paging channel for both paging-indicators and paging-record-blocks. A system information broadcast indicates flexible resource usage and paging-record-block limits. Tracking area (TA)/cell association is provided for an MBMS-dedicated cell and geographically co-located non-MBMS-dedicated cells. MBMS-dedicated cell system information is broadcast to regulate WTRU operation while receiving MBMS within said cell. Generic Access Profile (GAP) definitions is part of system information. | 2008-10-30 |
20080268879 | Cordless Telephone System With IP Network Application - A cordless telephone system includes a base station operable to connect to an internet protocol (IP) network and at least one handset running a short messaging service (SMS) application. The at least one handset is operable to transmit and receive both voice data and SMS data to and from the base station. The voice data is transmitted from the base station via a multimedia terminal adapter (MTA) to the IP network and the SMS data is transmitted from the base station via a modem to the IP network. | 2008-10-30 |
20080268880 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR REMOTE OPERATION OF A NODE - A wireless communication method includes monitoring WWAN signals for a device while a primary processor of the device is in a low-power or power-off mode, determining if a WWAN signal includes a message including instructions to wake up the device, and transmitting a signal to the primary processor to wake up the device if the message includes said instructions to wake up the device. | 2008-10-30 |
20080268881 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SILENTLY FETCHING INFORMATION | 2008-10-30 |
20080268882 | SHORT MESSAGE SERVICE ENHANCEMENT TECHNIQUES FOR ADDED COMMUNICATION OPTIONS - Various embodiments for short message service (SMS) enhancement techniques for added communication options are described. In one or more embodiments, a computing device may comprise an enhanced SMS client arranged to send and receive enhanced messages comprising embedded meta-language. The embedded meta-language may be interpreted and/or executed as programming instructions to provide added communication options for message composition and device interaction. The exchange of enhanced messages may convey richer information and/or provide additional functionality beyond the capabilities available using standard SMS messaging. | 2008-10-30 |
20080268883 | SPAM SHORT MESSAGE BLOCKING SYSTEM USING A CALL BACK SHORT MESSAGE AND A METHOD THEREOF - A spam SMS blocking system and a method thereof for blocking reception of SMS messages which are transmitted in large quantities for the purpose of advertisement using short messages (SMS messages) through a wireless communication network are disclosed. A spam short message blocking system for authenticating a short message transmitted from a sender terminal prior to reception by a receiver terminal includes an SMS processing server for receiving the short message from the sender terminal, requesting authentication as to whether the short message is transmitted by the sender terminal, and transmitting the short message to the receiver terminal if a response to the request is received. | 2008-10-30 |
20080268884 | Method and System For Transmitting Short Message Service Using Messenger, and Computer Readable Recording Medium Recording Program For Implementing the Method - A method of transmitting an SMS message using a messenger, the method including: generating a predetermined SMS transmission area associated with an SMS transmission; providing a user with a messenger chat window including the generated SMS transmission area; displaying a received message in a display area of the messenger chat window when the message is received through an input area of the messenger chat window from the user; calculating a capacity of a selected message when the displayed message is selected by the user: dividing the message into a plurality of massages according to a predetermined reference capacity when the message capacity exceeds the reference capacity; displaying the divided message and the divided message capacity in the input area; and transmitting the SMS message including the message when a request for transmitting the message is received from the user, and a system using the method is provided. | 2008-10-30 |
20080268885 | LOW-COMPLEXITY PRIMARY SYNCHRONIZATION SEQUENCES - Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a transmitter, a receiver and methods of operating a transmitter and a receiver. In one embodiment, the transmitter is for use with a base station in a in a cellular communication system and includes a scheduling unit configured to provide a primary synchronization signal selected from a group of multiple sequences, wherein at least two of the sequences have complex conjugate symmetry in the time domain. The transmitter also includes a transmit unit configured to transmit the primary synchronization signal. Additionally, the receiver includes a receive unit configured to receive a primary synchronization signal. The receiver also includes a detection unit configured to identify one of a plurality of primary synchronization signals corresponding to a communication cell location of the receiver, wherein at least two of a group of multiple sequences have complex conjugate symmetry in the time domain. | 2008-10-30 |
20080268886 | Beacon Group Merging - A method of merging two or more beacon groups (BGs), each BG comprising one or more wireless devices, the method comprising, determining a leader BG based on merging information broadcast by two or more devices of different BGs, said devices being within radio range of each other, and merging the two or more BGs into the leader BG; wherein the merging information of each device comprises an extension indication, the extension indication being positive if another device of a same BG as said each device is out of radio range of said each device, and negative otherwise. | 2008-10-30 |
20080268887 | Multipoint data transmission - A semi-single frequency network (SFN) concept is presented. According to the SFN concept, the same data signal is transmitted from multiple base stations to a mobile terminal simultaneously on the same frequency band. Accordingly, the transmitted signals are combined in the radio channel and the mobile terminal experiences the transmitted signals as one signal propagated through a multipath channel. Additionally, each base station transmits a base station specific pilot signal. The mobile terminal carries out a channel estimation procedure for each received pilot signal and combines the channel estimates to obtain information how to equalize the received data signal. Then, the mobile terminal calculates equalization weights from the combined channel estimates and equalizes the received data signal. | 2008-10-30 |
20080268888 | TECHNIQUES FOR IMPROVING CONTROL CHANNEL ACQUISITION IN A WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - A technique of operating a wireless communication system includes determining respective geometries of multiple subscriber stations, which include a first subscriber station and a second subscriber station, with respect to a serving base station. Respective control channels, which include a first control channel associated with the first subscriber station and a second control channel associated with the second subscriber station, for the multiple subscriber stations are then scheduled based on the respective geometries. The first control channel is scheduled to be encountered earlier in a control channel search procedure, of the one or more control channel symbols, than the second control channel. The first subscriber station has a lower geometry than the second subscriber station. | 2008-10-30 |
20080268889 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MANAGING ACTIVE SET IN A MOBILE COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - A method is provided for managing active sets of a terminal that receives a pilot channel from a base station in a mobile communication system. Reception strength of the pilot channel is measured. It is checked whether the number of active sets being managed by the terminal is greater than or equal to the predetermined maximum number of supportable active sets. It is determined whether to transmit a pilot to the base station according to the checking result. | 2008-10-30 |
20080268890 | Enchanced Transmission Quality In Push-To Talk System - The present invention relates to methods and arrangements to enhance transmission quality in a Push-to-Talk system comprising a sending mobile unit MB | 2008-10-30 |
20080268891 | Method and Device for Power Overload Control of the Trunking Group Forword Supplimental Channel - A method and device for power overload control of the trunking group forward supplimental channel are disclosed, the method includes: reducing or increasing the higher limit of forward supplimental channel transmitting power of the sector trunking group users correspondingly based on whether the sector power is overload, and setting it as the target maximum transmitting power of the trunking group forward supplimental channels; dividing the trunking group users into groups based on the channel board, and determining the adjusting step size based on the ratio between the trunking group combining transmitting power of the users divided and the forward supplimental channel shared transmitting power of the sector trunking group, and the comparison between the forward supplimental channel shared transmitting power of the sector trunking group and the target maximum transmitting power of the trunking group forward supplimental channels, and adjusting the higher limit of the forward supplimental channel transmitting power of sector trunking group based on the adjusting step size. The invention solves the problem of the trunking group calling forward supplimental channel shared transmitting power overloads caused by nonlinear addition of the trunking group calling forward supplimental channel shared transmitting power. | 2008-10-30 |
20080268892 | POWER CONTROL IN COGNITIVE RADIO SYSTEMS BASED ON SPECTRUM SENSING SIDE INFORMATION - For cognitive radio systems, the transmit power of a cognitive radio device is controlled so that the cognitive, unlicensed radio device does not interfere with the use of a shared spectrum by a primary, licensed device. Controlling the transmit power includes determining a distance, or a function of the distance, between a primary transmitter of the primary device and the cognitive radio device based on sensing information from a spectrum sensing process. The maximum transmit power of the cognitive radio device is then dynamically controlled based on the distance, or the function of the distance, while considering a worst case scenario of an underlying cognitive radio model, to guarantee a quality of service requirement of the primary device. | 2008-10-30 |
20080268893 | CONTROL METHOD AND DEVICE OF UPLINK ACCESS TRANSMISSION POWER IN RADIO COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM - A control method and device for uplink access transmission power are provided that can control inter-cell interference in a radio communications system. In a radio communications system including a plurality of radio communication devices which control a plurality of cells respectively, each radio communication device detects an uplink access delay in its own cell, compares the uplink access delay with a target delay, and, based on the result of this comparison, controls a value related to uplink access transmission power. | 2008-10-30 |
20080268894 | POWER CONTROL OF POINT TO MULTIPOINT PHYSICAL CHANNELS - A method and apparatus are used to determine an efficient transmit power for point to multipoint (PtM) transmissions by maintaining a database at a base station which specifies which of a plurality of wireless transmit/receive units (WTRUs) are members of each PtM group. The transmit power of each WTRU's downlink dedicated channel is adjusted to the minimum required power necessary and the PtM transmit power for each PtM group is set such that the PtM transmit power of a PtM group is equal to the greatest of a WTRU in the PtM group plus a PtM power offset. | 2008-10-30 |
20080268895 | Method and Device for Message Delivery - Electronic device ( | 2008-10-30 |
20080268896 | Data storage device and data storage device tracing system - A data storage device tracing system includes at least one container configured to maintain at least one electronic data storage device, a two-way radio coupled to each of the container(s), and a network including a network coordinator configured to transmit to and receive data from the two-way radio. In this regard, the two-way radio communicates real-time container location data to the network coordinator to enable real-time tracing of the container(s) and the electronic data storage device(s). | 2008-10-30 |
20080268897 | ADVISORY ALERT OF LOW SIGNAL STRENGTH FOR CELL PHONE USER - The invention provides an advisory alert indicating conditions are such that an ongoing telephone call involving a cellular telephone may be dropped due to insufficient signal strength. A decrease in signal strength over time that exceeds a specified percentage decrease provides the primary basis for triggering the advisory alert. This advisory alert warns one or more participants of the call of the possibility of the call ending due to low signal strength. The advisory alert provides for conclusion of the call before the call is lost, and/or lowers the frustration level associated with a call lost for an unknown reason. In operation, signal strength is assessed during a series of time intervals. Signal strength of consecutive time intervals is compared. If the percentage drop in signal strength exceeds a specified percentage, an advisory alert is effectuated. The criteria that trigger an advisory alert may be non-programmable, or is modifiable in programmable embodiments. | 2008-10-30 |
20080268898 | Identification Device Comprising a Transponder Integrated Into a Mobile Telephone - An identification device comprising a transponder ( | 2008-10-30 |
20080268899 | VIDEO COMMUNICATION TERMINAL AND METHOD OF DISPLAYING IMAGES - A mobile terminal includes a communication unit, a display, a camera for obtaining images, and a processor for causing an image to be displayed on the display and for causing images to be communicated via the communication unit. The processor may be further configured to obtain a first image from the camera, obtain a substantial mirror image of the first image to form a second image, display the second image on the display, and communicate the first image to a receiving device via a wireless communication link. | 2008-10-30 |
20080268900 | Mobile Terminal Which Enables Image Projection - Disclosed herein is a mobile terminal having an image projection function. The mobile terminal includes a camera module, a projection type display device, a light source module, and a control unit. The camera module includes a camera lens and an image detection device. The projection type display device displays images. The light source module includes a light emission device for emitting light having a predetermined brightness. The control unit performs control so that the light source module is operated, thus, the images are projected through the camera lens of the camera module. | 2008-10-30 |
20080268901 | Slider twister phone - A personal entertainment and communication device that provides cell phone, MP3, and video game capabilities. The front of the device includes two touch screens. The bottom touch screen displays a telephone keypad while in the telephone mode, and music player control buttons while in the MP3 mode. The bottom half of the device can be twisted around 180 degrees to expose a set of video game control buttons. An extension can slide out from behind the top half of the device to expose a second set of the video game control buttons. The top touch screen displays telephone information in the telephone mode, and video animation while in the video game mode. In an alternative embodiment, the bottom half of the device can be twisted and the top half extension slid open to expose a full qwerty keyboard. | 2008-10-30 |
20080268902 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MANAGING SCHEDULE OF USER - A method and apparatus for managing a user schedule, the method including: receiving a reservation message from a service provider with which a service reservation by a user is registered; updating the user schedule by adding an entry to the user schedule according to information included in the reservation message; and providing the updated schedule of the user. According to the apparatus and method, the user can conveniently manage the schedule even when the user schedule information is not input manually. | 2008-10-30 |
20080268903 | Information processing apparatus - According to an aspect of the invention, there is provided an information processing apparatus including a dividing unit configured to divide coded audio data in unit of frame when the audio data is transmitted to an external device; a generating unit configured to generate packets to be transmitted to the external device based on the divided coded audio data; a transmitting unit configured to store the generated packets and transmit the stored packets to the external device; an acquiring unit configured to acquire, from the external device, parameter information supported by the external device; a determining unit configured to determine, by comparing acquired parameter information and designated parameter information, whether the transmission of the coded audio data is acceptable, and determine whether the parameter information designated by the external device includes protection information. | 2008-10-30 |
20080268904 | INFORMATION EXCHANGING APPARATUS - An information exchanging apparatus capable of exchanging information with a plurality of outside apparatuses has: a first wireless communicator including a telephone transmitter and telephone receiver for wireless telephone communication with one of the outside apparatuses; a second wireless communicator other than the first wireless communicator; a transmitter arranged to transmit original information to the plurality of outside apparatuses through the second wireless communicator; a processor arranged to process response information from the plurality of outside apparatuses to be received through the second wireless communicator in response to the original information; and a distributor arranged to distribute result information from the processor to the plurality of outside apparatuses through the second wireless communicator. | 2008-10-30 |
20080268905 | Mobile communication terminal including of which menu can be constructed by using mobile flash - Disclosed is a mobile communication terminal of which menu can be universally constructed using a mobile flash according to a user's taste. The mobile communication terminal comprises an input device section for inputting a reproduction request of a flash movie; a Man Machine Interface (MMI) loading a corresponding movie file based on the reproduction request; a bridge module performing a communication with the MMI to monitor navigation events; a memory section for storing a Extendible Markup Language (XML) document having information about a handset configuration and a menu tree configuration of the terminal; an engine section parsing the XML document read from the memory section to map the XML document with the flash movie and analyzing the parsed XML document according to the navigation events; and a play section for outputting the analyzed XML document contents through a display section. According to the invention, a user can provide a universal and efficient menu and a contents provider can easily produce a menu flash. | 2008-10-30 |
20080268906 | Mobile Terminal - To provide a mobile terminal capable of switching an unlocked IC card to a lock state with optimum timing for the IC card user while preventing an unlocked IC card from being skimmed. | 2008-10-30 |
20080268907 | Switching in a Distributed Access Network - The present invention provides conversion between SDUs transmitted between a central network controller and base stations and PDUs transmitted between the base stations and mobile terminals. For downlink communications, SDUs are transmitted from the central network controller and forwarded to the base stations in an active set. One base station will break down the SDUs to create PDUs to transmit to the mobile terminal. For uplink communications, the base station will receive PDUs from the mobile terminal, create SDUs from the PDUs, and transmit the SDUs to the central network controller. During switching events, continuity information received from a previously serving base station is processed by the mobile terminal and used to create continuity information to send to the currently serving base station and used to determine the appropriate PDU from which to start transmissions to the mobile terminal after the switching event. | 2008-10-30 |
20080268908 | Antenna and wireless network device having the same - An antenna applied to a wireless network device comprises a base, a pair of embedded portions, and an antenna portion. The base has two sides opposite to each other. Each of the embedded portions has a side wall portion and a locking wing portion. The side wall portion is substantially vertical to the base and connected to the sides of the base, while the locking wing portion is connected to the side wall portion, substantially parallel to the base, and spaced apart from the base with a first height. The antenna portion is provided with a ground member, a radiation member, and a signal member. The ground member is substantially vertical to the base, connected to one of the two sides of the base, and spaced apart from the embedded portion with an interval. The radiation member is connected to the ground member, substantially parallel to the base, and spaced apart from the base with a second height. The signal member is connected to the radiation member, substantially vertical to the base, and formed with a free end separated from the base. When the antenna is positioned in at least one slot formed on a substrate of the wireless network device, the radiation member is spaced apart from the substrate with a height difference between the second height and the first height. | 2008-10-30 |
20080268909 | Method for Displaying Time on a Mobile Telephone - A method for time display on a mobile phone is disclosed. The method includes setting a pseudo power off identifier for said mobile phone responsive to receiving a pseudo power off setting from a user of said mobile phone. The method also includes entering said pseudo power off state upon receiving a pseudo power off indication from said user when said pseudo power off identifier is set. The method additionally includes periodically obtaining a new time value through a bottom clock, and displaying said new time value on a LCD of said mobile phone in said pseudo power off state. | 2008-10-30 |
20080268910 | Portable terminal and method for displaying preference item therein - A portable terminal and a method for displaying a preference item in the portable terminal that provides a distinguishing view of the preferential item(s). The method includes: displaying, upon receipt of a request to display an item list, the item list; checking, while searching the item list, whether a preference is set for an item to be displayed; and applying, if a preference is set for an item to be displayed, an event to the preference item and displaying the preference item. Applying an event to the preference item and displaying the preference item may include: determining the event that is set for the preference item, and applying the event to the preference item and displaying the preference item. | 2008-10-30 |
20080268911 | Method and Device for Embedding Event Notification Into Multimedia Content - The present invention provides a method and a device for embedding event notification into multimedia content being reproduced on an electronic device. The method comprises reproducing multimedia content on said electronic device, detecting an event requiring notification of a user of said electronic device and responsive thereto applying a modification to said reproduction of said multimedia content, according to said event, wherein said modification achieves a user-perceivable variation in said reproduced multimedia content. | 2008-10-30 |
20080268912 | Wireless headphone - A wireless headphone, such as a Bluetooth wireless headphone, includes a Bluetooth wireless module and a modulated module. The Bluetooth wireless module is configured to receive a Bluetooth communication signal and the modulated module is configured to receive a FM audio signal. The Bluetooth wireless module and the modulated module are electrically connected. | 2008-10-30 |
20080268913 | Method and Device for Wireless Sound Production Into User's Ear - The invention relates to a method, by which a personal communication system is formed, and a device arrangement for forming sound wirelessly to the ear. The arrangement includes an earphone part ( | 2008-10-30 |
20080268914 | Wireless earphone with unidirectional and omnidirectional microphones - A wireless earphone (e.g., a Bluetooth earphone) is disclosed that includes a housing having a first hole and a second hole, a unidirectional microphone disposed rearward of the first hole; an omnidirectional microphone disposed rearward of the unidirectional microphone and under the second hole, and a mounting assembly in the housing for fastening the omnidirectional and unidirectional microphones. The earphone can substantially block out external noise and greatly reduce echo. | 2008-10-30 |
20080268915 | Mobile Telephone, Transmission Power Control Method, And Program - The present invention provides a mobile phone having a control mechanism for controlling transmission power according to changes in various environmental conditions. A mobile phone for performing transmission at a transmission frequency of an assigned channel, the mobile phone comprising: a temperature detecting unit operable to detect a temperature in the mobile phone; a correction value specifying unit operable to specify a correction value for correcting transmission power, according to the temperature detected by the temperature detecting unit and the transmission frequency; and a control unit operable to control the transmission power based on the correction value specified by the correction value specifying unit. | 2008-10-30 |
20080268916 | COMMUNICATION DEVICE CHARGED WITH SOLAR ENERGY - A communication device charged by solar energy forms a foldable mobile phone by pivotably connecting a first pivot provided on one end of a host to a display. One end face of the display is provided with a second pivot. A solar plate is pivotably connected to the second pivot of the display to foldably cover on the display. With the above structure, if the electricity of the battery of the mobile phone is insufficient, the user can unfold the solar plate from the display to charge the electrically-connected battery of the mobile phone, thereby to overcome the inconvenience in supplementing the electricity of the battery. | 2008-10-30 |
20080268917 | POWER MANAGEMENT IN A PORTABLE COMMUNICATION DEVICE BASED ON RADIO CONFIGURATION VERSION - A portable communication device transmits, to a communication network, a radio configuration (RC) request indicator requesting assignment of a power saving radio configuration for reverse link transmissions. The power saving radio configuration is one a plurality of radio configurations including the power saving radio configuration and at least one other radio configuration defined by a communication standard different than the communication standard defining the power saving radio configuration. Average power consumption at the portable device when the portable communication device participates in the call using the power saving radio configuration is less than if the other radio configuration is used for the call. | 2008-10-30 |
20080268918 | Methods and apparatuses for power reduction in transceivers - In a method for power reduction at a receiver, a first radio frame is processed to recover transmitted data based on transport format information. The transport format information is determined based on a combination of transport format information associated with a plurality of received radio frames rather than a single frame. In another method for power reduction at a receiver, whether transport format information associated with a first radio frame is different from transport format information associated with a second radio frame is determined. The transport channel data is then processed based on the determination. The first radio frame is received prior to the second radio frame, and the transport format information indicates a transport format for transport channel data received in the first and second radio frames. | 2008-10-30 |
20080268919 | CURRENT CONSUMPTION CONTROLLING APPARATUS AND METHOD IN PORTABLE TERMINAL - A current consumption controlling apparatus and method in a portable terminal are provided. The apparatus includes a first transceiver for outputting a signal indicative of a transmit burst time of a first communication system mode supported by the first transceiver to a second transceiver, and adjusting a gain of a power amplifier by receiving a signal indicative of a transmit burst time of a second communication system mode from the second transceiver; and the second transceiver for outputting the signal indicative of the transmit burst time of the second communication system mode to the first transceiver, and adjusting a gain of a power amplifier by receiving the signal indicative of the transmit burst time of the first communication system mode. | 2008-10-30 |
20080268920 | Turbulence sensitive mobile device power control - A mobile communication device may include one or more sensors to detect shaking and/or swinging of the device when the device is in a low-power or power-down mode. The device may include logic to determine if shaking and/or swinging occurred within an interval of time after the device was used, and logic to remove the device from low power or power down mode (and thus initiate a power-up mode) if shaking and/or swinging occurred within the interval of time after the device was used. | 2008-10-30 |
20080268921 | Portable Terminal Apparatus - A portable terminal apparatus where a talking can be speedily switched to that using a bone conduction speaker even in the talking. In this device, an upper housing ( | 2008-10-30 |
20080268922 | Information processing apparatus and cellular phone - According to an aspect of the invention, there is provided an information processing apparatus including: a storing unit configured to store a coded audio data corresponding to one of a plurality of codec types, an acquiring unit configured to acquire first information which indicate codec types supported by an external device, a receiving unit configured to receive second information, which designates a codec type to be used for decoding received coded audio data, from the external device, a determining unit configured to determine whether the designated codec types is acceptable to transmit the coded audio data stored in the storing unit by comparing codec type corresponding to the coded audio data and the codec type designated by the external device, and a requesting unit configured to request the external device to switch the designated codec type to another codec type which is one of the codec types detected based on the second information. | 2008-10-30 |
20080268923 | Folding Rotary Portable Terminal - In a folding rotary portable terminal, a first case having a display section for at least displaying information and side face keys and are coupled to a second case having at least a camera section and side face keys and through a hinge part having at least two degrees of freedom in rotation, namely open/close and orthogonal directions. When the first case is rotated by 180° about the rotary shaft of the hinge part from an opened state of the first case and the second case to a folding state where the first case is superposed on the second case with the display section directed outward, the side face keys on the different side faces of the first case and the second case come to the same side. Thus, even in the folding state, various functions can be operated easily. | 2008-10-30 |
20080268924 | RF Shielding System - A cellular phone to be investigated is placed within an RF shielding bag that is formed with conductive materials. A computer transmits investigation commands to a data acquisition device to obtain data stored in the cellular phone. An RF emitter also placed within the RF shielding bag is coupled between the data acquisition device and the cellular phone. At least a portion of a signal line connecting the data acquisition device to the RF emitter is outside the RF shielding bag and may act as an antenna that transmits unwanted RF signals to the cellular phone. The RF emitter corrupts such incoming RF signals not shielded by the RF shielding bag. This helps ensure a forensic sound investigation of the cellular phone. | 2008-10-30 |
20080268925 | ANTENNA MODULE FOR A MOBILE PHONE - An antenna module for a mobile apparatus, wherein an antenna, a speaker and/or a camera are integrated in a housing; the antenna module is designed in the mode of optimal modularization to reduce interference of the speaker upon the antenna, thus the feature of the antenna can be improved; and the cost of product assembling and the period of product development can be reduced. | 2008-10-30 |
20080268926 | Dual Autodiplexing Antenna - A dual autodiplexing antenna ( | 2008-10-30 |
20080268927 | Apparatus and method for automatically setting operating parameters for a remotely adjustable spreader of an agricultural harvesting machine - Apparatus and a method for automatically recognizing a header connected to a harvesting machine and setting operating and/or adjustment parameters of a spreader of the machine for use with the header. The apparatus includes a memory containing information representative of predetermined spreader settings for at least one header connectable to the harvesting machine, such as a grain header and a corn or maize header. A detector element is operable for automatically identifying a header connected to the machine and outputting a signal or information representative thereof, to a controller automatically operable for using that information for retrieving the stored information representative of the predetermined spreader settings for that header. Input commands and/or information, for instance, relating to crop type, and/or crop and environmental conditions, can also be inputted using either an onboard or remote input device. The controller then responsively controls a crop residue spreader connected to the machine as a function of the retrieved information and any inputted commands or information, if within predetermined permissible ranges. | 2008-10-30 |
20080268928 | DOUBLE SHEAR MATERIAL CHOPPER - A material chopper for chopping a material is provided. The double shear chopper may include a counter shear bar, a plurality of stationary knives associated with the counter shear bar, a shaft, at least one rotor section operatively connected to the shaft, each of the at least one rotor section configured to rotate with the shaft, at least one knife holder in each of the at least one rotor section, at least one knife operatively connected to each of the at least one knife holder, and slots in each of the at least one knife holder, wherein edges of the slot provide counter shear surfaces for the plurality of stationary knives. The material chopper may be added to or incorporated into a harvesting machine such as a combine. | 2008-10-30 |
20080268929 | Game representing real sporting event with play call feature - An online gaming system provides a virtual field representing a field of play for a live or simulated game, the virtual field including areas that may be operated in order to select a play prediction. | 2008-10-30 |
20080268930 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR GENERATING AND DISPLAYING A HORSE RACING FORM FOR USE WITH A VIRTUAL HORSE RACE - The present invention is a system and method for generating and displaying a horse racing form for a completely virtual horse racing environment. The present invention stores a database of values for a virtual horse, each value corresponding to an attribute typically listed in a published daily racing form. In order to simulate horse racing performance, calculations are applied to the values, which are adjusted to account for an individual horse's running style, track preference, track condition preference, age, or other factors. The results of these calculations are then displayed on a horse racing form. Users of the present invention will be able to place educated bets, or handicap, using the horse racing form. The form may be used in a number of open or closed environments. As a result, the present invention provides a complete virtual horse racing environment based upon fully calculated and realistically weighted mathematical algorithms used to generate the horse racing form. | 2008-10-30 |
20080268931 | GAME WITH PLAYER ACTUATED CONTROL STRUCTURE - In various embodiments, motion is used to control games played on a mobile gaming device. | 2008-10-30 |
20080268932 | GAMING MACHINE WITH A PLURALITY OF TOUCH PANELS AS AN INPUT DEVICE - A gaming machine includes a display device, a plurality of input devices, and a controller. Each input device that is made of transparent material allows an image of a card displayed on the screen of the display device to be externally observable. The plurality of input devices is configured to output independently of one another data related to a position in a coordinate system. The controller is configured to: (a) start a card game; (b) cause the display device to display a plurality of images of cards at specified positions in the coordinate system on a screen; and (c) cause the display device to display an image of a card corresponding to each of the plurality of input devices in a specified manner in response to reception of a signal indicating data related to a position in the coordinate system from each of the plurality of input devices. | 2008-10-30 |
20080268933 | Methods for multiple player slot machine game system - Systems and methods for playing live casino games. The systems have changeable displays which portray virtual symbols to live participants. Assignment of symbols are accomplished using data processing functions within on electronic game processor or processors which enable these functions to be performed. The invention allows casinos to speed play and reduce the risk of cheating while allowing multiple participants to play a multiple participant capable slot machine. | 2008-10-30 |
20080268934 | Technique for displaying gaming machine information using machine readable display mechanisms - Various aspects are directed to gaming machines, and more particularly to techniques for dynamically generating and displaying gaming machine related information in at least one format which can be read (and/or otherwise interpreted) by appropriately configured electronic devices. | 2008-10-30 |
20080268935 | GAMING DEVICE AND METHOD UTILIZING AT LEAST TWO RNG OUTCOMES - Embodiments of the present invention are directed to electronic gaming devices utilizing at least two randomly generated outcomes along with methods of implementing the multiple randomly generated outcomes during game play. In one embodiment, a gaming device includes a display, a first game initiating button associated with a first random outcome, and a second game initiating button associated with a second random outcome. | 2008-10-30 |
20080268936 | Interactive walkway and gaming method employing same - An interactive walkway includes a plurality of walkway segments, each of the walkway segments being associated with a signal generator, a physical location, and an identifying indicium, and at least one receiver in communication with the signal generators, the at least one receiver being adapted to receive a transmission and activate at least one of the signal generators upon receipt of the transmission. Gaming methods that make use of the interactive walkway are also disclosed. | 2008-10-30 |
20080268937 | GAMING MACHINE WITH LOYALTY BONUS - A gaming machine is provided, which awards loyalty points to players playing the game who have identified themselves to the machine. The machine is arranged to award loyalty points to the player and to play two game means wherein, the first or base game may be provided by the slot machine game as a stand alone function with no dependence upon a supporting communications network, the second game may be linked game in which a plurality of network connected machines ( | 2008-10-30 |
20080268938 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR GAMBLING USING COMBINATIONS OF GAMING DEVICES - Method and systems are provided for using electronic game-pieces or e-tokens in games of chance. Electronic game-pieces allow players of games of chance to participate in real-time in games of chance, to effect real-time wagers, to dynamically adjust the players' odds of winning, and to re-use or create combinations of game-pieces to increase players' odds of winning or players' odds of winning different prizes. Multi-player games are also described in which multiple players may engage in cooperative or competitive wagering or game play. | 2008-10-30 |
20080268939 | Multiple player slot machine game system - Systems and methods for playing live casino games. The systems have changeable displays which portray virtual symbols to live participants. Assignment of symbols are accomplished using data processing functions within an electronic game processor or processors which enable these functions to be performed. The invention allows casinos to speed play and reduce the risk of cheating while allowing multiple participants to play a multiple participant capable slot machine. | 2008-10-30 |
20080268941 | GAMING DEVICE HAVING TRANSFORMABLE WILD SYMBOLS OR CARDS WITH WILD SIGNAL INDICATORS - A gaming device having a transformable wild symbol or card on a set of reels or a transformable wild card in a set of cards, wherein the transformable wild symbol or card provides a signal to a player through a wild indicator or a non-wild indicator. The wild indicator indicates that the transformable wild symbol or card is in a wild state. The non-wild indicator indicates that the transformable wild symbol or card is in a non-wild state. In a wild state, the transformable wild symbol or card acts as a wild symbol or card on a set of reels, or a wild card. | 2008-10-30 |
20080268942 | "Electronic Lighted Die" - A device comprised of: a shell forming a chamber within the shell; a sphere allowed to freely rotate within the chamber of the shell and a display unit with multiple light sources within the sphere. The display unit is weighted such that light sources always face upward when the device comes to rest. When dropped, the display unit randomly illuminates at least one of the light sources to indicate a number, simulating the roll of a die. | 2008-10-30 |