45th week of 2009 patent applcation highlights part 22 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20090274006 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ACOUSTIC IMAGING - The invention relates to an imaging method and system for providing acoustic images of a surface and more particularly, but not exclusively, to acoustic imaging of a surface within a confined space. Also described are an acoustic probe and a transmit/receive sensor array configuration to implement the imaging method and system. The probe has an array of acoustic transmitters arranged in juxtaposed or spaced relationship around at least a portion of the circumferential surface of the probe, and an array of acoustic receivers also disposed around at least a portion of its circumferential surface. A beam-former is used for focussing and steering the acoustic beams from the acoustic transmitter array onto portions of the structure to be examined and for focussing and steering the receive beams onto said surface portions, said beam-former adapted to cause the acoustic transmit beams to be focussed in a plane orthogonal to the plane used to focus the receive beams. High resolution in the near field can be achieved by focussing the transmit and receive beams onto a surface at a focus region, the focus region being narrow in both the orthogonal planes. | 2009-11-05 |
20090274007 | Electronic Rodent Repeller - A rodent repeller having an elongated body, an end cap, an apex, a power supply, a buzzer, and a buzzer transformer. Connection of the power supply to the audible signal generator via the audible signal generator transformer produces a signal in the form of a chatter sound that mimics a frightened rodent to discourage rodents from remaining in a vicinity of the rodent repeller. The rodent repeller can further utilize solar power. | 2009-11-05 |
20090274008 | Thermoacoustic device - A sound wave generator includes one or more carbon nanotube film. The carbon nanotube film includes a plurality of carbon nanotubes joined end to end by van der Waals attractive force therebetween. At least part of the one or more carbon nanotube film is supported by a supporting element. The one or more carbon nanotube film produces sound by means of the thermoacoustic effect. | 2009-11-05 |
20090274009 | Thermoacoustic device - A sound wave generator includes a carbon nanotube structure. At least part of the carbon nanotube structure is supported by a supporting element. The sound wave generator produces sound by means of the thermoacoustic effect. | 2009-11-05 |
20090274010 | CHINESE MECHANICAL CALENDAR TIMEPIECE - The described watch comprises a mechanical or electromechanical timepiece movement, analog time indicators ( | 2009-11-05 |
20090274011 | Radio-Controlled Timepiece And Control Method For A Radio-Controlled Timepiece - A radio-controlled timepiece that receives a standard time signal containing a time code and adjusts internal time data, the radio-controlled timepiece including a reception unit that receives the standard time signal, and a control unit that controls the reception unit. The reception unit has an amplifier circuit that amplifies a reception signal of the standard time signal, and an analog/digital conversion circuit that digitizes the amplified reception signal and acquires a time code. The control unit sets the reception mode of the reception unit to a normal reception mode or to a high sensitivity reception mode that improves reception performance compared with the normal reception mode, sets the reception mode to the high sensitivity reception mode for a specific period that is set based on the time code of the standard time signal after establishing at least second synchronization with the time code of the standard time signal, and otherwise sets the reception mode to the normal reception mode. | 2009-11-05 |
20090274012 | MECHANISM TO AVOID RATE VARIATIONS DUE TO GRAVITATION IN A SPRUNG BALANCE REGULATING ORGAN, AND TIMEPIECE PROVIDED WITH SUCH A MECHANISM - The mechanism avoids the rate variations due to the effect of gravitation on a regulating organ of a timepiece whose regulating organ includes a sprung balance and an escape wheel mounted onto a platform. The platform includes an unbalance and is mounted so as to freely rotate about at least a first axis relative to a plate of the movement so that this platform will rotate about the first axis under the effect of terrestrial gravitation. This mechanism includes a wheelwork with a driving kinematical chain linking the escape wheel to a barrel system of the timepiece, and a corrective kinematical chain compensating the movements and speed of the platform relative to the plate, so that these movements of the platform will not perturb the chronometry of the timepiece, this wheelwork including one or several epicycloidal gear trains, each of which contains wheels with straight toothing exclusively. | 2009-11-05 |
20090274013 | TIMING DEVICE WITH POWER WINDER - A timing device utilizes hybrid power to drive a movement of the timing device, the hybrid power supply functioning as an auxiliary unit to deliver power to an electro-magnetically driving unit through an automatic control unit manipulated by a mechanical energy storage status detection unit to produce mechanical energy in time to prevent the movement from stopping; a main spring barrel or a potential difference weight of the kinetic energy storage unit being driven to further drive a wheel chain of the timing device and automatically suspend driving upon the completion of winding the wheel train. | 2009-11-05 |
20090274014 | Calculating clock (multiplication figure) - The invention is a clock with of two interrelated parts. The first utilizes the clock (time measuring device/timepiece) so that the multiplication table maybe obtained therefore in an easy, orderly manner, hence division operations maybe performed in an opposite way. The second is to design the clock embodying the 1×1 to 12×12 multiplication table called a “Formation (Genesis) clock, as the 12×12 table results in number 144, which is equivalent to the total of six days, representing the days of creation and formation (genesis), as mentioned in the Holy Quran and the Bible (Old Testament). Utilizing the clock (time measuring device/timepiece) so that the multiplication table maybe obtained therefore in an easy, orderly manner, hence division operations maybe performed in an opposite way. | 2009-11-05 |
20090274015 | WATCH HAVING A WATCH STRAP WITH A MULTI-PRONG CLOSURE TONGUE - A watch is provided with a case provided having a display. A first strap and a second strap are connected to the case. At least one of the first and second straps has an expandable material portion provided therein. The expandable material portion has a network of apertures. A multi-tongue prong fastener is mounted on one of the first and second straps. The multi-tongue prong fastener selectively engages the expandable material portion of the other of the first strap and the second strap by expanding the expandable material portion. The expandable material portion accommodates a portion of the multi-prong closure within the network of apertures to form a closure circumference at least partially defined by the first and second straps. | 2009-11-05 |
20090274016 | MAGNETO-OPTICAL DEVICE - A magneto-optical device is disclosed that includes a non-magnetic support body and a fine particle arrangement layer on the non-magnetic support body. The fine particle arrangement layer includes multiple regularly arranged fine metal magnetic particles. In the magneto-optical device, magnetization is generated by applying an external magnetic field to the fine metal magnetic particles, and linearly polarized light is made incident on the fine metal magnetic particles, so that a magneto-optical effect is increased by the interaction between the incident light on the fine metal magnetic particles and the surface plasmon oscillation of the fine metal magnetic particles. | 2009-11-05 |
20090274017 | MIXED-SIGNAL SINGLE-CHIP INTEGRATED SYSTEM ELECTRONICS FOR DATA STORAGE DEVICES - An integrated data storage control system provides, in a single integrated circuit, RDC, servo logic, ATA interface, microprocessor, and other formerly discrete components in one highly integrated system design. The integrated circuit is rendered using a single integrated circuit technology type (e.g., digital CMOS) for all components. Analog and digital circuits are combined in such a way as to eliminate or reduce noise or interference in digital circuits from analog circuit components. Individual elements may have their outputs and inputs MUXed together such that individual elements can be selectively switched (during testing modes) such that the integrated circuit emulates or behaves in the same or similar manner as one of the prior art components. The present invention may be applied to magnetic hard disk drives (HDDs) or other types of storage devices such as floppy disk controllers, optical disk drives (e.g., CD-ROMs and the like), tape drives, and other data storage devices. | 2009-11-05 |
20090274018 | RECORDING DEVICE AND RADIAL OFFSET CALIBRATION METHOD - The present invention relates to a method of calibrating a radial offset of an optical recorder after a recordable record carrier is inserted ( | 2009-11-05 |
20090274019 | Optical Scanning Apparatus for Appliances for Recording or Reproducing Information Using an Optical Recording Medium - The invention provides an optical scanning apparatus for appliances for recording or reproducing information using an optical recording medium, said scanning apparatus automatically matching itself to the curvature of a curved recording medium or of a recording medium with axial runout without there being different wire diameters for the resilient support of the lens holder (LH) or other additional damping means or an additional control loop for this purpose. This object is achieved by virtue of an arrangement comprising coils and magnets being provided which has an asymmetrical magnetic field distribution which is provided for matching the orientation of a lens (L) in the optical scanning device to a curved recording medium or to any axial runout in the recording medium. The asymmetrical magnetic field distribution is achieved with magnets arranged offset laterally or with magnets (MS) which are bevelled on one side or with a focusing coil which is asymmetrically shaped or is arranged asymmetrically with respect to the magnets. The individual embodiments for achieving an asymmetrical magnetic field distribution can be combined with one another. | 2009-11-05 |
20090274020 | OPTICAL HEAD UNIT AND OPTICAL INFORMATION RECORDING/REPRODUCING APPARATUS - An optical head unit is configured as an optical head unit corresponding to an optical recording medium of BD standard, and an optical recording medium of HD DVD standard. A magnification-variable lens includes convex lens, concave lens, and convex lens. The magnification-variable lens allows each lens to be movable along the optical axis direction, and has the function of changing the ratio of diameter of light incident from the convex lens to the diameter of light that exits from the convex lens within a specific ratio. The magnification-variable lens emits light having a diameter corresponding to the numerical aperture, 0.85, of the objective lens towards the objective lens upon recording/reproducing on a disk of BD standard, and emits light having a diameter corresponding to the numerical aperture, 0.65, of the objective lens upon recording/reproducing on a disk of HD DVD standard. | 2009-11-05 |
20090274021 | Optical Information Recording/Reproducing Method and Optical Information Recording/Reproducing Device - An acceleration pulse waveform adjusting circuit ( | 2009-11-05 |
20090274022 | OPTICAL DISC DEVICE - A focus error signal is generated by a first-order diffracted light diffracted by regions | 2009-11-05 |
20090274023 | DISC DRIVE AND PHOTO-DETECTOR CIRCUITS - A method of reducing power dissipation in a variable-gain photo-detector circuit is described. The variable-gain photo-detector circuit has an output to output a main spot signal and at least one side spot signal. The main spot (M) and the side spot (Si or S | 2009-11-05 |
20090274024 | OPTICAL-IRRADIATION-POWER CALIBRATION METHOD AND INFORMATION RECORDING/REPRODUCING UNIT - The optical information recording/reproducing unit distinguishes an unrecorded area of a set optical disc (step A | 2009-11-05 |
20090274025 | METHODS AND DEVICES FOR CONTROLLING ACCESS TO AN OPTICAL DISC - A device for controlling access to an optical disc includes a control word calculator and a numerically controlled oscillator (NCO). The control word calculator is arranged to calculate a control word corresponding to a radius where the optical disc is accessed. In addition, the NCO is arranged to generate an output frequency according to the control word, wherein the output frequency is utilized for accessing the optical disc. An associated method for controlling access to an optical disc includes: calculating a control word corresponding to a radius where the optical disc is accessed; and generating an output frequency according to the control word, wherein the output frequency is utilized for accessing the optical disc. | 2009-11-05 |
20090274026 | OPTICAL STORAGE MEDIUM, INFORMATION RECORDING APPARATUS, AND INFORMATION REPRODUCING APPARATUS - An optical storage medium can be provided by which illegal usage of the optical storage medium involving an infringement on the copyright can be prevented effectively without impairment of the functions for reproducing physical format information and optical storage medium manufacturing information. The optical storage medium includes a main information region in which encrypted data information is recorded as a pit row that is capable of being read out by means of light and a control data region. In the control data region, key information for decoding the encryption of the data information, the physical format information and the optical storage medium manufacturing information are recorded by wobbling a groove. | 2009-11-05 |
20090274027 | STORAGE DEVICE AND ITS DRIVE STARTUP METHOD - The time required for starting up drives in a storage device mounted with both hard disk drives and solid state drives is shortened. A storage controller of the storage device identifies the type (HDD/SSD) of the mounted drives before starting up the drives. The storage controller thereafter performs staggered spinup to the HDDs in several batches. After the startup of HDDs is complete, the storage controller collectively starts up the SSDs. The storage controller determines the drive startup processing based on a pre-set drive startup policy such as reduction of the peak current reduction or shortening of the startup time, and the drive type identification result. | 2009-11-05 |
20090274028 | Multi-bit phase alignment for synchronization mark pattern matching - Embodiments of the present invention relate to the detection of synchronization marks in data storage and retrieval. To detect a synchronization mark, embodiments of the present invention require both pattern matching and proper phase alignment, following a repeating synchronization field. According to one particular embodiment, proper phase alignment following a repeated four bit synchronization field, is utilized in conjunction with pattern matching, to identify a synchronization mark. By allowing a synchronization mark to be identified only with proper phase alignment at the earliest possible occurrence of the synchronization mark, accuracy of synchronization mark detection may be improved. | 2009-11-05 |
20090274029 | OPTICAL PICKUP AND INFORMATION DEVICE - An optical pickup ( | 2009-11-05 |
20090274030 | OPTICAL PICKUP AND OPTICAL DISC APPARATUS - A base of an optical pickup includes a first bearing portion through which one of two guide shafts disposed in parallel to each other is inserted and a second bearing portion through which the other guide shaft is inserted, and is slidable along the two guide shafts. Under the first guide shaft that is inserted through the first bearing portion, a nut hold portion for holding a nut that connects a member of a drive mechanism for driving the base and the base to each other is disposed on the base. The nut hold portion includes an insertion opening that allows the nut to be inserted along a direction substantially parallel to a longitudinal direction of the first guide shaft. | 2009-11-05 |
20090274031 | OPTICAL PICKUP AND INFORMATION DEVICE - An optical pickup for irradiating an information recording medium, such as a DVD, with a laser beam when an information signal is recorded or reproduced, and information equipment provided with the optical pickup. | 2009-11-05 |
20090274032 | OPTICAL DISC DEVICE - This optical disc drive can read and/or write data from/on an optical disc | 2009-11-05 |
20090274033 | OPTICAL RECORDING MEDIUM AND PRODUCTION METHOD THEREFOR, AND SPUTTERING TARGET AND PRODUCTION METHOD THEREFOR - An optical recording medium includes a substrate having features that define track regions, an optical recording layer disposed on the substrate, and a light-transmitting layer disposed on the optical recording layer. The optical recording layer has a composition of (Sb | 2009-11-05 |
20090274034 | OPTICAL RECORDING MEDIUM, VISIBLE INFORMATION RECORDING METHOD AND METHOD FOR USING DYE COMPOUND - There is provided an optical recording medium having, on a substrate, a visible information recording layer including a dye compound represented by Formula (1). | 2009-11-05 |
20090274035 | Dynamic Interleaving Method and Device - An interleaving method ( | 2009-11-05 |
20090274036 | HARQ BASED ICI CODING SCHEME - Method and apparatus for transmitting data in an OFDM communication system, the method including transmitting over a channel, an original data packet that includes original data, the original data packet including at least one modulated data symbol encoded onto at least one sub-carrier using a first coding scheme. The method further includes transmitting a retransmitted data packet corresponding to the original data packet in response to a non-acknowledgement (NACK), the retransmitted data packet including a copy of the original data packet wherein the at least one modulated data symbol is encoded onto the at least one sub-carrier using a second coding scheme. | 2009-11-05 |
20090274037 | METHOD FOR MAPPING PHYSICAL HYBRID AUTOMATIC REPEAT REQUEST INDICATOR CHANNEL - A method for mapping a physical hybrid automatic repeat request indicator channel (PHICH) is described. The method for mapping a PHICH includes determining an index of a resource element group transmitting a repetitive pattern of the PHICH, according to a ratio of the number of available resource element groups in a symbol in which the PHICH is transmitted and the number of available resource element groups in a first or second OFDM symbol, and mapping the PHICH to the symbol according to the determined index. In transmitting the PHICH, since efficient mapping is performed considering available resource elements varying with OFDM symbols, repetition of the PHICH does not generate interference between neighbor cell IDs and performance is improved. | 2009-11-05 |
20090274038 | Digital broadcasting receiving apparatus with channel estimation function - A delay profile generating circuit | 2009-11-05 |
20090274039 | WIRELESS COMMUNICATION DEVICE ADOPTING OFDM MODULATION - A wireless communication device includes a converting circuit, a discrete Fourier transformer, a separating circuit, a correcting unit. The converting circuit converts an analog signal having an in-phase component and a quadrature component into a digital signal having a real part and an imaginary part of complex number respectively. The discrete Fourier transformer converts the real part and the imaginary part of the digital signal obtained in the converting circuit from a time domain to a frequency domain. The separating circuit separates the digital signal into a first sum of a symmetrical component of the real part and an antisymmetrical component of the imaginary part of the digital signal and a second sum of the antisymmetrical component of the real part and the symmetrical component of the imaginary part of the digital signal. The correcting unit corrects a value of the second sum. | 2009-11-05 |
20090274040 | Mid-call Redirection of Traffic Through Application-Layer Gateways - A method and apparatus are disclosed for redirecting traffic associated with an application so that the traffic advantageously traverses (or “hairpins”) through an application-layer gateway. Because the present invention advantageously redirects traffic without any participation by routers, no changes to or replacement of routers in a network is required. The illustrative embodiment is disclosed in the context of Internet telephony, but is also applicable to other kinds of applications and types of communication (e.g., Internet Protocol Television [IPTV], instant messaging [IM], videoconferencing, etc.) | 2009-11-05 |
20090274041 | Fast feedback contention-based ranging procedure in wireless communications systems - A fast feedback mechanism is provided in a contention-based ranging procedure. A Subscriber Station (SS) initializes a ranging procedure by sending a ranging code on a selected ranging opportunity for resource access to a Base Station (BS) on a shared ranging channel in a previous uplink frame. The SS also starts a time associated with the ranging code. In response to all received ranging opportunities, the BS broadcasts an acknowledgement (ACK) in a subsequent downlink frame. The ACK comprises a reception status message that indicates the decoding status of the ranging opportunities. With the novel fast feedback mechanism, when ranging collision or failure occurs, upon receiving the reception status report, the SS will proceed with the next round of contention without continuing wait for the entire timeout period. As a result, the total latency due to the ranging collision or failure is reduced. | 2009-11-05 |
20090274042 | NETWORK BASED SWITCHOVER TO ORIGINAL CONTENT AFTER AD-INSERTION DEVICE FAILURE - In one embodiment, a network device joins a first multicast tree to receive post-ad-inserted video content. The network device also joins a second multicast tree to receive the pre-ad-inserted video content. The content from the first multicast tree is forwarded by the network device to the receiver(s). The network device determines if it does not receive the content on the first multicast tree due to any failure, in which case, it delivers the content from the second multicast tree to the receiver(s). This enables the receiver to receive the original (pre-ad-inserted) content during the failure in first multicast tree. When the failure is resolved, the network device can go back to sending the content from the first multicast tree to the receiver(s). | 2009-11-05 |
20090274043 | MULTI-LEVEL INTERCONNECTION NETWORK - A method and system for providing a multi-level interconnection network is provided. A multi-level interconnection network comprises basic cells that are aggregated into higher level cells at each level of the network. At the first level, the basic cells are aggregated into first level cells. Each first level cell is an aggregation of a number of basic cells that is one more than the number of devices in a basic cell. The basic cells of a first level cell are fully connected; that is, each basic cell has a first level link or connection to each other basic cell. In a first level cell, each device of a basic cell has a first level link to each other basic cell. The multi-level interconnection network has higher level cells that are aggregations of lower level cells in a similar manner. | 2009-11-05 |
20090274044 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR DECENTRALIZED RAPID RECOVERY FOR ETHERNET RINGS - A telecommunications system including a plurality of switches defining an Ethernet ring; a plurality of virtual local area networks defined on the Ethernet ring, defining a number of virtual local area networks (VLANs) equal in number to the number of links; and a ring recovery system configured to recover from a link failure by rerouting traffic to a destination on the Ethernet ring via a VLAN not including a failed link | 2009-11-05 |
20090274045 | QOS PROVISIONING IN A NETWORK HAVING DYNAMIC LINK STATES - A network node for a network having dynamic link states includes a processing unit and computer-readable memory for causing the processing unit to monitor a link state of the network; perform QoS provisioning and make appropriate updates to the QoS provisioning based on changes in the link state and QoS provisioning demands of QoS-aware applications; and provide notification to the QoS-aware applications to allow those applications to dynamically adapt to the link state changes. | 2009-11-05 |
20090274046 | TRANSPARENT OPTIMIZATION FOR TRANSMISSION CONTROL PROTOCOL FLOW CONTROL - A system and method that optimizes transmission control protocol (TCP) flow control without intruding upon TCP's core algorithms. A control module relatively near a sender's local area network (LAN) automatically identifies a packet flow that has become window-limited. After the packet flow has been identified as window-limited, the control module relatively near the sender's LAN and another control module relatively near a receiver's LAN optimize the packet flow by increasing the window size indicated in the receiver's acknowledgment packet. Both control modules operate synchronously to transparently manage the packet flow between the sender and the receiver. | 2009-11-05 |
20090274047 | Distributed Bi-Directional Flow Control in Wireless Mesh Networks - A distributed, bidirectional congestion control and starvation avoidance system for wireless mesh networks. In particular implementations, the nodes of the wireless mesh network monitor their respective local buffers for traffic load, and signal upstream and downstream nodes in response to detected congestion or excess capacity to dynamically allocate transmit capacity between neighboring nodes. Particular implementations are capable of mitigating congestion and preventing starvation in a fully distributed, low-overhead, scalable and efficient manner. | 2009-11-05 |
20090274048 | Methods and Apparatus for Dynamic Load Balancing With E-AICH - Systems and methodologies are described that facilitate dynamic load balancing in a communications network. In particular, one or more mobile devices can send random access preambles on an uplink frequency paired to a downlink frequency employed to connect the one or more mobile devices to a base station. The base station can determine if an uplink frequency load imbalance exists based upon the random access preambles. The base station can transmit an indicator on an acquisition indicator channel to at least one mobile device wherein the indicator includes a command to transition to a new uplink frequency. The mobile device can switch uplink frequencies in response to the command. | 2009-11-05 |
20090274049 | NON-BLOCKED NETWORK SYSTEM AND PACKET ARBITRATION METHOD THEREOF - A non-blocked network system and a packet arbitration method thereof are provided to dynamically adjust packet arbitration policy, thereby avoiding the congestion of packet traffic. The non-blocked network system includes a switch network, a source device and a target device. The switch network includes at least a first switch unit and a second switch unit. A first path and a second path connect between the first and second switch units. The target device is coupled to the second switch unit, and the source device is coupled to the first switch unit. Before issuing a first packet to the target device via the first path, the source device issues a corresponding token of the first packet to the second switch unit via the second path, so as to inform the second switch unit that the first packet will pass the first path soon. The second switch unit dynamically adjusts its packet arbitration policy according to the token, so as to determine the forwarding sequence of a second packet to be forwarded on the first path. | 2009-11-05 |
20090274050 | LOAD CONTROL OF UE MBMS MEASUREMENT REPORTING - An improved method and a communication means node implementing the method for load control in connection with a multimedia service transmission intended for multiple receivers over a wireless network are disclosed. The receivers in the wireless network are able to respond to requests communicated from an ordering entity by feeding back responses to a management entity in said wireless network. The feedback of these responses uses a different communication means, separate from said wireless network. This different communication means has limited communication resources. A transmission load caused in said different communication means by said feedback of said responses is according to the invention controlled by the different communication means itself. | 2009-11-05 |
20090274051 | Dynamic Switch Contact Protection - A dynamic switch contact protection circuit and technique to protect a channel switch within an electrical system by limiting transients when the switch is turned on or turned off. The protection circuit comprises switching between a high resistance path and a low resistance path. The high resistance path comprises a resistor. A bypass switch is connected in parallel to the resistor to affect the low resistance path. The protection circuit can connect or disconnect switch cards to the electrical system enabling the creation of a larger switching structure. Disconnected switch cards within a switching structure preserves system bandwidth by limiting capacitive loading. Electing which switch to close last or open first can prolong the length of usage of the switches. | 2009-11-05 |
20090274052 | AUTOMATIC OUTAGE ALERT SYSTEM - An outage notification system is provided which includes a first communication network, a second communication network, a plurality of first communication units communicatively coupled to the first communication network and the second communication network, a network monitoring unit communicatively coupled to the first communication network and configured to detect a failure in at least one of the plurality of first communication units or the first communication network, a plurality of second communication units communicatively coupled to the second communication network and associated with corresponding first communication units, and a message alert unit communicatively coupled to the first and second communication networks and configured to receive an alert notification from the network monitoring unit via the first communication network indicating a failure in at least one of the first communication units or the first communication network. | 2009-11-05 |
20090274053 | Methods, Devices and Computer Program Products For Capturing Events Associated Network Anomalies - Methods, devices and computer program products are provided for capturing information associated with a triggering event at a network-enabled device. A triggering event is detected at a first network-enabled device. A message is transmitted to at least one other network-enabled device responsive to the detected triggering event. The message includes an indication of a time period associated with the triggering event and a request that the at least one other network-enabled device mark information associated with the at least one other network-enabled device during the associated time period as having significance, such that this information is retained rather than discarded. | 2009-11-05 |
20090274054 | System and method for detecting a network loop - A system and methods of detecting a loop in a network having at least one access point with a first interface and a second interface, at least one switch with multiple ports, and at least one client with a first interface and a second interface, including: the access point first interface intermittently transmitting a loop check packet to the switch; the switch receiving the loop check packet at one of the ports and transmitting the loop check packet to the client through another one of the ports; the client first interface receiving the loop check packet; the client second interface retransmitting the loop check packet to the access point; and the access point second interface being configured to receive the retransmitted loop check packet. The access point detects a loop when the access point second interface receives the retransmitted loop check packet. Other embodiments eliminate the loops in various ways. | 2009-11-05 |
20090274055 | Method for Determining a Route in a Network and a Quality-Related Parameter for Said Route - A routing method for a network burdens the network with less routing messages. According to said method, routing hellos for calculating the link metrics are used. The method thus removes the need for metric beacons. | 2009-11-05 |
20090274056 | Method of Identifying at Least One Route Satisfying at Least One Constraint Between a Source Node and a Destination Node in a Telecommunications Network | 2009-11-05 |
20090274057 | Systems, Methods and Software for Identifying a Preferred Egress Gateway in a Bypass Network for Accessing a Content Server in Another Network - A bypass computer network has multiple egress gateways for communicating with one or more content servers in other computer network(s). The bypass network is configured to test the performance between each egress gateway and a content server, and to identify at least one preferred egress gateway for accessing the content server based on the testing. The preferred egress gateway may perform Network Address Translation to translate the source IP address of a client seeking data from the content server to a publicly addressable IP assigned to the preferred egress gateway. | 2009-11-05 |
20090274058 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR HEARTBEAT SIGNAL GENERATION - A system and method for heartbeat signal generation are provided. The method includes determining a communication condition and generating heartbeat signals based on the determined communication condition. The system includes a plurality of communication cells and at least one communication device configured to generate heartbeat signals. A rate of generating the heartbeat signals is based on one of (i) a service priority or user group and (ii) communication requirements for a network type for each of the plurality of communication cells. | 2009-11-05 |
20090274059 | Method and system for switching antenna and channel assignments in broadband wireless networks - A method and apparatus for antenna switching, grouping, and channel assignments in wireless communication systems. The invention allows multiuser diversity to be exploited with simple antenna operations, therefore increasing the capacity and performance of wireless communications systems. Channel characteristics indicative of signal reception quality for downlink or bi-directional traffic for each channel/antenna resource combination are measured or estimated at a subscriber. Corresponding channel characteristic information is returned to the base station. Channel characteristics information may also be measured or estimated for uplink or bi-directional signals received at each of multiple receive antenna resources. The base station employs channel allocation logic to assign uplink, downlink and/or bi-directional channels for multiple subscribers based on channel characteristics measured and/or estimated for the uplink, downlink and/or bi-directional channels. | 2009-11-05 |
20090274060 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR REMOTE MONITORING IN A WIRELESS NETWORK - A technique for combining operations of a wireless access point with a remote probe. An access point links a wireless client to a wireless switch. A remote probe captures wireless packets, appends radio information, and forwards packets to a remote observer for analysis. In an embodiment, the observer may provide a protocol-level debug. A system according to the technique can, for example, accomplish concurrent in-depth packet analysis of one or more interfaces on a wireless switch. The system can also, for example, augment embedded security functions by forwarding selected packets to a remote Intrusion Detection System (IDS). In an embodiment, filters on the probes may reduce overhead. | 2009-11-05 |
20090274061 | COMPUTER READABLE STORAGE MEDIA FOR WIRELESS OFDM COMMUNICATION - Messages transmitted between a receiver and a transmitter are used to maximize a communication data rate. In particular, a multicarrier modulation system uses messages that are sent from the receiver to the transmitter to exchange one or more sets of optimized communication parameters. The transmitter then stores these communication parameters and when transmitting to that particular receiver, the transmitter utilizes the stored parameters in an effort to maximize the data rate to that receiver. Likewise, when the receiver receives packets from that particular transmitter, the receiver can utilize the stored communication parameters for reception. | 2009-11-05 |
20090274062 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR UPDATING DNS OF HOST IN IPV6 STATELESS ADDRESS CONFIGURATION - Disclosed is a method for updating DNS of host in IPv6 stateless address auto-configuration, wherein an option is added in the RS message sent by a host and/or RA message sent by a router, said option including information for negotiation of updating DNS of host. Based on said information, the host negotiates with the router to determine whether the host or the router register, the mapping between the global address of the host and the full domain name of the host, to a DNS server, to complete updating the DNS of the host. This invention enables the host to correctly identify the matching relation between domain name suffix information and address prefix, and achieves the negotiation of updating DNS domain name between the host and the router. Since DNS updating is performed by a router instead of the host, the DNS updating would become simple and safe. | 2009-11-05 |
20090274063 | MULTI-LEVEL INTERCONNECTION NETWORK - A method and system for providing a multi-level interconnection network is provided. A multi-level interconnection network comprises basic cells that are aggregated into higher level cells at each level of the network. At the first level, the basic cells are aggregated into first level cells. Each first level cell is an aggregation of a number of basic cells that is one more than the number of devices in a basic cell. The basic cells of a first level cell are fully connected; that is, each basic cell has a first level link or connection to each other basic cell. In a first level cell, each device of a basic cell has a first level link to each other basic cell. The multi-level interconnection network has higher level cells that are aggregations of lower level cells in a similar manner. | 2009-11-05 |
20090274064 | LIGHT SWITCH AS A WIRELESS HUB - The current invention is directed to using utility outlets as wireless hubs within a premise so as to avoid the use of stand-alone wireless access points. Using utility outlets as wireless hubs requires the use of less cables and enhances security of wireless communication in a premises. | 2009-11-05 |
20090274065 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SETTING WIRELESS LOCAL AREA NETWORK BY USING BUTTON - A method and apparatus for setting a wireless local area network (LAN) based on manipulating a button is provided. In the method, an existing wireless network links with a network that supports a wireless security setup. The method includes storing setup information about a currently associated wireless network if the currently associated wireless network exists, and performing the wireless security setup of the network that supports the wireless security setup, according to the stored information about the currently associated wireless network. | 2009-11-05 |
20090274066 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR IMPLEMENTING MULTI-TOPOLOGY SUPPORT FOR LABEL DISTRIBUTION PROTOCOL (LDP) OF A MULTIPROTOCOL LABEL SWITCHING NETWORK - System and method for support multiple topology in Label Distribution Protocol of Multi-Protocol Label Switching (MPLS) network are disclosed. The system includes a number of network elements and a communication mechanism used to connect the network elements. The network elements discover LDP peers within the network topology, and create and maintain LDP sessions for each of the network topologies. The network elements further establish LSPs by mapping network layer routing information within each network topology to data link layer switches paths. Furthermore, the communication mechanism enables the network elements to advertise the multi-topology capability and exchange the mapping information of label and FECs within each network topology. | 2009-11-05 |
20090274067 | System and Method for Network Planning - A method for designing a communication network is provided. Network demand data is gathered and network architecture data is gathered. Based in part on the network demand data and the network architecture data, a network plan is automatically generated. | 2009-11-05 |
20090274068 | Network Having Redundancy Properties, Ethernet Switch for Such a Network and Method for Configuring Such a Network - There is described a network having redundancy properties, an Ethernet switch, and a method for configuring the network. At least two network segments which are formed with a plurality of Ethernet switches are connected to one another by means of a redundant connection comprising at least two coupling channels. During configuration, a programming device stores a logic name for the redundant connection in the respective memory of associated coupling devices. In a network startup phase, said coupling devices determine the respective other connection partner associated with the same redundant connection by distributing special messages in which they enter the logic name of the redundant connection. They use an order criterion to determine which coupling channel is active and which coupling channel is deactivated during trouble-free operation. | 2009-11-05 |
20090274069 | INTER-ACCESS NETWORK TOPOLOGY DISCOVERY - The disclosure relates to building a topology map that can be used to provide a requesting wireless terminal with information relevant to its current location. Information on neighboring cells of different access networks is maintained in the topology map. An inter-access network (IAN) topology apparatus builds to topology map based on results of previous IAN session transfers such as handovers from one access network to a different access network. When the requesting wireless terminal currently accessing a current network makes a request for topology information, the IAN topology apparatus provides a list of cells of other than the current access network in the area of the requesting wireless terminal. The requesting wireless terminal uses the information to scan for cells of other access networks to potentially perform the IAN session transfer. The requesting wireless terminal conserves power by scanning only for accessible cells indicated to be in its area. | 2009-11-05 |
20090274070 | POWER MANAGEMENT OF NETWORKED DEVICES - A network-centric, power management system and method is disclosed for monitoring and controlling device nodes attached to a network. The monitoring and controlling includes collecting and processing information available on the network about the device nodes and using the collected information to manage power on the device nodes. | 2009-11-05 |
20090274071 | Aggregation of Resources Over Multiple Frames in a TDD Communication System - According to embodiments of the present invention, multiple frames or sub-frames on an uplink channel may be aggregated into one logical unit for demodulation and decoding to allow one data packet to span over multiple frames. Multi-frame aggregation is enabled by modifying the uplink resource allocation messages transmitted to the user terminals. The multi-frame resource allocation message includes a BEGIN FLAG field indicating whether a corresponding frame is the first frame in a multi-frame allocation and a REMAINING RESOURCES field to indicate the number of units (e.g., slots or frames) remaining in the multi-frame allocation. | 2009-11-05 |
20090274072 | Antenna feed network for full duplex cummunication - The present invention provides a wireless device for effecting two way wireless transmission, an antenna feed network, and a patch antenna. The wireless device includes an antenna assembly having two inputs accepting two feed signals shifted a feed signal phase difference apart. The antenna assembly receives a radiated signal and produces first and second received signals. First and second reflected feed signals are also produced at the two antenna inputs. A transmitter produces a transmission signal and a receiver receives the radiated signal while the transmission signal is transmitted by the antenna assembly. The antenna feed network interconnects the transmitter port, the receiver port, and the antenna assembly and produces the received signal while effecting substantial cancellation of the first and second reflected feed signals. Additionally, or alternatively, first and second transmission leakage signals at the received signal output substantially cancel each other. | 2009-11-05 |
20090274073 | TRANSMIT EMISSION CONTROL IN A WIRELESS TRANSCEIVER - Methods and apparatus for control of uplink resource allocation and undesirable transmit emissions from a wireless transceiver in a frequency division duplex (FDD) or hybrid frequency division duplex (H-FDD) wireless system. The bandwidths spanned by the receive band and the transmit band may be symmetric or asymmetric. Additionally, each of the receive band or the transmit band may be contiguous or may be an aggregate of multiple discontinuous frequency bands. The wireless transceiver can control undesirable transmit emissions from occurring in a predetermined frequency band by using an offset LO frequency and restricting transmit signals to frequencies away from the predetermined frequency band. Alternatively, in an asymmetric FDD system where a receive band is larger than a transmit band, the transceiver can limit transmit signal allocation to the transmit band. The transceiver can further limit out of band transmit emissions using an offset LO frequency. | 2009-11-05 |
20090274074 | Method for Channel Quality Measures in a Multiple Antenna System - The invention relates to a laminate structure comprising a first active layer having a first electrode potential, a second active layer having a second electrode potential, wherein the second electrode potential being different from the first electrode potential and wherein the first and second active layers are arranged at a distance from each other, and wherein the laminate further comprises a third layer of an electrically weakable adhesive at least partly bridging said distance between the first and second layers. | 2009-11-05 |
20090274075 | Radio Communication Apparatus - A radio communication apparatus performing time division duplex alternately switching a transmission period and a reception period by time dividing an identical frequency, includes the steps of: detecting a transmission signal to be transmitted to the antenna so as to perform radio transmission from an antenna commonly used for transmission and reception; and calculating a deviation time between the detection timing of the detected transmission signal and a preset reference timing, and for controlling switchover timing between the transmission period and the reception period based on the deviation time. | 2009-11-05 |
20090274076 | Sounding Reference Signal User Equipment Specific Sub-Frame Configuration - A method of wireless communication including a plurality of fixed basestations and a plurality of mobile user equipment with each basestation transmitting to any user equipment within a corresponding cell a sounding reference signal sub-frame configuration indicating sub-frames when sounding is permitted. Each user equipment recognizes the sounding reference signal sub-frame configuration and sounds only at permitted sub-frames. Differing user equipment may have differing sounding reference signal sub-frame configurations. There are numerous manners to encode the transmitted information. | 2009-11-05 |
20090274077 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DOWNLINK DATA ARRIVAL - A method is provided to generate messages for wireless communications. The method includes encapsulating a first message protocol within the framework of a second message protocol and generating a message from the first message protocol and the second message protocol. The method transmits the first message protocol to an allocation space designated for the second message protocol. | 2009-11-05 |
20090274078 | METHOD, BASE STATION, AND USER TERMINAL FOR IMPLEMENTING UPLINK RESOURCE INDICATION - A method, a base station (BS), and a user terminal for implementing uplink resource indication are provided. The method includes: carrying an uplink resource index in an uplink resource grant indication (ul grant), in which the uplink resource index is corresponding to at least one uplink resource in terms of indication; and sending the ul grant. The BS includes an index carrying module and an instruction sending module. The user terminal includes an instruction receiving module, an instruction resolving module, and an execution module. | 2009-11-05 |
20090274079 | Radio Frequency (RF) Signal Multiplexing - In a radio frequency (RF) receiver, a receiver RF chain is tuned to a first (e.g., global positioning system (GPS)) channel to permit receipt of a first (e.g., GPS) signal over the first (e.g., GPS) channel on the receiver RF chain during a first time duration. The receiver RF chain is tuned to a second (e.g., cellular page) channel to permit receipt of a second (e.g., cellular page) signal over the second (e.g., cellular page) channel on the receiver RF chain during a second time duration, following the first time duration. The first (e.g., GPS) signal is processed during the first time duration and the second time duration, without any apparent interruption of the first (e.g., GPS) signal during the second time duration. The processing, for example, treats the actual interruption as a temporary, short term fade of the first (e.g., GPS) signal during the second time duration, or provides a bridge signal (e.g., an estimated GPS signal on the receiver RF chain or an actual GPS signal received on another receiver RF chain) during the second time duration. | 2009-11-05 |
20090274080 | Method for Unifying Operations of Boards by Using Logical Addresses Thereof - The present invention relates to a method or unifying operations of a plurality of boards in a CDMA communication system by using logical addresses of the boards. Conventionally, since a board with a physical slot ID must be attached to a slot of the system corresponding to the physical slot ID, the board cannot be recognized by the system if it is attached to another slot of the system. In the present invention, a board is attached to a slot of the system on the basis of a logical address of the board, which is stored in a board configuration information. According to the present invention, since a board can be attached to any slot of the system regardless of the physical slot ID of the board, the boards can be easily managed. | 2009-11-05 |
20090274081 | DEVICE TO SENSE FREQUENCY BAND TO SHARE OPERATING FREQUENCY BANDS IN HETEROGENEOUS COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS AND METHOD THEREOF - A cognitive radio communication device and method are provided. The cognitive radio communication device includes a reception unit to receive reference signals from a first communication device, a frequency division unit to divide operating frequency bands of the first communication device into a plurality of sub frequency bands, a first sensing unit to sense each of the plurality of sub frequency bands using the reference signals to estimate whether the first communication device uses each of the plurality of sub frequency bands, and to determine an unused frequency band group including at least one sub frequency band not used by the first communication device based on the estimated result, and a transmission unit to transmit data to a second communication device using the sub frequency band included in the unused frequency band group. | 2009-11-05 |
20090274082 | Methods and Apparatus for Power Saving for Mesh Nodes - Methods and apparatus for implementing power saving in mesh nodes include transmitting a receive window start frame prior to each awake period. The receive window start frame is a short frame, and nodes in the mesh network passively monitor for this frame. Upon detection, a mesh node can transmit data to its destination during its awake period. | 2009-11-05 |
20090274083 | Methods and Apparatus for Scanning for Mesh Nodes - Methods and apparatus are provided for scanning for mesh nodes. A communication device monitors a shared communication channel to detect receive window start frames indicating that a mesh node is awake and available to receive data. The scanning device transmits a probe request during the awake window. | 2009-11-05 |
20090274084 | USER EQUIPMENT HAVING IMPROVED POWER SAVINGS DURING FULL AND PARTIAL DTX MODES OF OPERATION - The present invention achieves power savings by turning off all or some of the baseband processing for codes and timeslots that have not been transmitted due to full or partial DTX. With respect to partial DTX, the transmitted codes and associated timeslots and radio frames within the shortest TTI in the CCTrCH are determined from the received TFCI. Thereafter, the receiver is turned off for the unused codes as indicated by the received TFCI. With respect to full DTX, following TFCI reception, the receiver is turned off for all timeslots within the shortest TTI. | 2009-11-05 |
20090274085 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING MULTICAST AND/OR BROADCAST SERVICES - A method for a base station to provide a multicast and/or broadcast service (MBS) in a communication system. The method includes: transmitting system information on a system control information block (SCIB); transmitting MBS control information that is changed with relatively high frequency on a secondary multicast/broadcast control information block (S-MCIB); and transmitting MBS content data based on the MBS control information. | 2009-11-05 |
20090274086 | IMPROVED ACQUISITION OF SYSTEM INFORMATION OF ANOTHER CELL - Method for informing a mobile terminal (MN), which is located in a first cell, on system information of a second cell. In particular, pointers to the system information are transmitted from the base station of the first cell to the mobile node, while the mobile node is located in the first cell. The MN processes said pointer, comprising e.g. information on the transmission format and timing of system information in the second cell. Using an acquisition gap assigned by the network, the MN changes the frequency to the second frequency so as to acquire the system information based on the previously received scheduling information. Thus, the acquisition time for important system information may be reduced, as no Master Information Block on the second frequency has to be processed first, in order to acquire the system information. | 2009-11-05 |
20090274087 | UTILITY OUTLETS AS REMOTE CONTROL REPEATERS - The current invention is directed to using utility outlets as remote control repeaters. Using utility outlets as remote control repeaters extends the coverage distance of the remote controller. Additionally, using the utility outlets as repeaters avoids interferences such as walls in premises. | 2009-11-05 |
20090274088 | Methods and Apparatus for Enabling Relay-Model Tethered Data Calls in Wireless Networks - A method and apparatus for enabling a data call in a wireless network comprising determining if the data call in a packet app is a relay model tethered data call; and determining if default link flow type Flow 1 is deactivated for the data call. In one aspect, one or more of the following is also included: determining if the type of the data call is CDMA 2000 1X, IS-95A/B, EVDO Rev. 0, EVDO Rev. A or EVDO Rev. B; determining the type of the packet app; requesting to deactivate default link flow type Flow 1; and determining if default link flow type Flow 1 is deactivated for the data call; and wherein the type of the packet app is of a default packet app (DPA), a multi-flow packet app (MPA), an enhanced multi-flow packet app (EMPA) or a multi-link multi-flow packet app (MMPA). | 2009-11-05 |
20090274089 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ESTABLISHING AND MAINTAINING COMMUNICATIONS ACROSS DISPARATE NETWORKS - A system for establishing and maintaining communications across disparate networks comprises a satellite dish and control unit comprising a network management server and a satellite data conversion component. The control unit may further comprise an application server and a satellite dish alignment component. The system may further comprise at least one access point and a plurality of wireless routers. In certain embodiments, the system is relatively easy to deploy and can even be used when traditional network infrastructure is unavailable. | 2009-11-05 |
20090274090 | Push-To-Talk Optimization - A push to talk message protocol operating on a communication network between an originating and terminating communication device operates to transmit compressed message formats to initiate the push to talk message protocol. Four compressed session protocol message formats are used in the preferred embodiment. A compressed originating session initiation invite message is transmitted from the originating mobile station. A compressed terminating session initiation invite message is received by the terminating mobile station. A compressed session initiation protocol ping message is transmitted from the originating mobile station and received by the terminating mobile station. A compressed 200 OK session initiation protocol message is transmitted from the terminating mobile station and received by the originating mobile station. Finally, the originating mobile decompresses the 200 OK session initiation protocol message. These compressed massages are used to initiate the push to talk communication session. | 2009-11-05 |
20090274091 | SYSTEM FOR INTERCONNECTING BROADBAND WIRELESS NETWORK WITH WIRED NETWORK - A system for interconnecting a broadband wireless network with a wired network comprises: as for a broadband wireless network required to be interconnected with a wired network, in equipment selected in the corresponding broadband wireless access (BWA) network, setting an interface communicating with at least one kind of wired network; through communicating with equipment of the at least one kind of wired network by the interface, transmitting information required to be transferred between the BWA network and the wired network; and then implementing the interconnection between the broadband wireless network and the wired network. For example, it can implement the interconnection between the worldwide interoperability for microwave access (WiMAX) network and the multi-service operator (MSO) network and/or the digital subscriber line (DSL) network as the wired network. Therefore, the implementation of the present invention enables subscribers of the broadband wireless network and subscribers of the wired network to inter-utilize the corresponding access network and to acquire the corresponding access services, and thus the services are developed for the subscribers more smartly and conveniently. | 2009-11-05 |
20090274092 | Transmission of internet packets according to a priority - A telecommunications system is operable to provide a facility for a communications session to a mobile node using an internet protocol. When changing affiliation from one of a first and second packet data network to the other of the first and second packet data network, a mobile node is operable to generate a service level identifier representing a requested priority to be afforded to the internet packets communicated to and from the mobile node with respect to other internet packets communicated to and from other nodes. The mobile node is also operable to generate a binding update internet packet providing a care of address of the mobile and an indication of the service level identifier in the binding update internet packet and to communicate the binding update internet data packets to a home agent of the mobile node. The home agent is operable in response to the binding update to identify the service level identifier and to communicate the internet packets in accordance with the requested priority represented by the service level identifier. The telecommunications system can prioritise the transmission of internet packets according to a priority requested by the mobile node represented by the service level identifier thus reducing a likelihood that mobile node will experience delays or interruptions in the transmission of data. | 2009-11-05 |
20090274093 | Process for Routing Data Packets in a Mobile Node Network and Associated Terminal - A method of routing data packets (P) between a source node (S) and a target node (C) in an ad hoc network comprising mobile nodes ( | 2009-11-05 |
20090274094 | ADVERTISING SUPPORT FOR A PLURALITY OF SERVICE NETWORKS BY A WIRELESS ACCESS POINT - To advertise capabilities of a wireless access point, the wireless access point communicates, to a mobile station, messages at plural levels of detail to advertise that the wireless access point supports a plurality of service networks. The messages at the plural levels of detail include a first message indicating that the wireless access point supports multiple service networks, and a second message containing information identifying the plurality of service networks. | 2009-11-05 |
20090274095 | MOBILE WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM AND WIRELESS BASE STATION - A mobile wireless communication system includes: a wireless base station that controls, for each timing, a transmission state of a radio wave repeatedly transmitted at timings that respectively differ; and a plurality of wireless mobile devices that are respectively allocated one of the timings, receive the radio wave at the timing allocated, and based on the radio wave received, respectively detect a connection destination. The wireless base station controls the transmission state of the radio wave transmitted at an arbitrary timing to be any one of a complete suspension state of continuously suspending transmission, a discontinuous suspension state of discontinuously suspending transmission, and an invalid information transmission state of transmitting invalid information. | 2009-11-05 |
20090274096 | Method of network entry in OFDM multi-carrier wireless communications systems - A unified two-stage network entry procedure is provided for OFDM multi-carrier wireless communications systems. During a first stage, a mobile station performs a common network entry procedure using a primary radio frequency carrier and then exchanges multi-carrier capability information with a base station. In one embodiment, the base station transmits a network entry allowance indicator to assist the mobile station in selecting the primary carrier. The network entry allowance indicator comprises information of preference of one or more available carriers. During a second stage, the mobile station enables multi-carrier transmission over multiple frequency channels if both the mobile station and the base station support multi-carrier capability. Before enabling multi-carrier transmission, the mobile station may optionally perform additional ranging by transmitting a ranging request for a secondary carrier. In one embodiment, the base station replies with a ranging response in response to the ranging request through the primary carrier. | 2009-11-05 |
20090274097 | INFORMATION TRANSMISSION TO AN AIRCRAFT - A system and a method for information transmission to an aircraft and for the subsequent provision of the information, which includes an information system for an aircraft including a receiver for receiving a message in a mobile communication standard from a ground system. The message contains a message header and a message body including information prepared with a further header. An interpreter analyses the further header of the message and separates the information, and at least one display device is provided for presenting the information. The receiver is connected to the display device by way of the interpreter so as to be able to communicate. The messages transmitted are, for example, SMS messages or MMS messages. | 2009-11-05 |
20090274098 | DATA TRANSMISSION METHOD AND DATA RETRANSMISSION METHOD - A method which can reduce loss in data transmission is provided. A data block is prepared in a high-level layer and the data block is transmitted in a low-level layer. Status report information associated with reception or non-reception of the data block is received through the low-level layer. When a receiver fails to receive data transmitted from a transmitter, the transmitter can rapidly recognize the reception failure and can retransmit the data. | 2009-11-05 |
20090274099 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR COMMUNICATING TRANSMITTER INFORMATION IN A COMMUNICATION NETWORK - Methods and apparatus for communicating transmitter information in a communication network are disclosed. The methods and apparatus communicate transmitter specific information, in particular, which includes location information about network transmitters for use in location or positioning type services. The disclosed methods and apparatus include inserting such transmitter specific information within either a data flow of at least one transmission frame or a control channel in the at least one transmission frame. In addition, a transmitter identifier is encoded in a positioning pilot channel (PPC) within the at least one transmission frame, and the configured transmission frame transmitted to a user device. The user device may use the transmitter specific information of numerous transmitters along with the transmitter identifiers to measure how far it is from the transmitters, and then triangulate to determine position. | 2009-11-05 |
20090274100 | UPLINK RESOURCE MANAGEMENT IN A WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - Management of uplink resources in a wireless communication is presented. In one embodiment, management of uplink resources comprises receiving a multi-bit acknowledge (multi-bit A/N) that is available for uplink transmission and receiving other information that is available for uplink transmission along with the multi-bit A/N. Next, it is determined whether a condition has been met. If the condition has been met, an uplink message is created comprising the multi-bit A/N but dropping the other information. If the condition has not been met, an uplink message is created which jointly codes the multi-bit A/N and the other information. The uplink message is then transmitted to a receiver. | 2009-11-05 |
20090274101 | WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, WIRELESS COMMUNICATION DEVICE AND WIRELESS COMMUNICATION METHOD, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM - Access control based on CSMA is favorably carried out with the RTS/CTS method used together. | 2009-11-05 |
20090274102 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR EXTENDING MOBILE IP - Methods and apparatus for extending Mobile IP to enable a Mobile IP Home Agent to forward to a default proxy MN server when it does not have a current binding for a MN home address. This can be used to route traffic when the MN is absent and to add processes onto the Proxy MN server that enables application intelligence at the Proxy MN server to act on behalf of the MN when the MN so wishes, e.g., substituting for the MN while the MN is in sleep mode or otherwise unavailable. | 2009-11-05 |
20090274103 | SYSTEM AIDED PAPR REDUCTION SCHEME BASED ON TR ALGORITHM - A peak-to-average power ratio (PAPR) reduction method, known as system-aided PAPR reduction (SAPR), is disclosed. Based on a TR algorithm, the SAPR method avoids the drawbacks of conventional tone reservation implementations, and reduces PAPR significantly, in some embodiments. The SAPR method may be applied to next generation OFDMA-based wireless broadband technologies, to increase system throughput and cell coverage. | 2009-11-05 |
20090274104 | FIXED MOBILE CONVERGENCE TECHNIQUES FOR REDUNDANT ALARM REPORTING - Alarm reporting systems and methods for reporting alarms to a central monitoring station using fixed mobile convergence (FMC) techniques. An alarm reporting system comprises a plurality of sensors, an alarm reporting module that receives alarm signals from the plurality of sensors, and a logic unit that generates an alarm message related to the alarm signal. The alarm reporting module further comprises at least two transceivers, the first of which is a wi-fi transceiver that communicates with a central monitoring station via a wireless access point further connected to an internet connection. The second transceiver is a cellular tranceiver that communicates with the central monitoring station via a cellular network further connected to an internet gateway. The second tranceiver provides redundancy in case the wireless access point or the first internet connection become unavailable. | 2009-11-05 |
20090274105 | OFDMA contention-based random access channel design for mobile wireless systems - Short spreading is used within a random access channel in an OFDM based network to spread data for transmission through the channel. The resource allocation of the random access channel is divided into a number of resource blocks in frequency, time, or both frequency and time. Each resource block has a dimension that is only a portion of the overall size of the resource allocation. During contention, a randomly selected short spreading code may be used to provide data spreading within a randomly selected resource block. | 2009-11-05 |