50th week of 2009 patent applcation highlights part 49 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20090305618 | TRUING APPARATUS OF GRINDING WHEEL - A wheel truing apparatus adapted for use in a cylindrical grinding machine wherein a work head with a work spindle for support of a workpiece and a wheel head with a grinding wheel for grinding the workpiece are mounted on a bed for relative movement in a Z-axis direction parallel with the rotation axis of the work spindle and in an X-axis direction crossing the Z-axis direction, characterized in that the wheel truing apparatus comprises a rotary drive portion mounted on the work head or a member united therewith, and a wheel truing tool supported on the rotary drive portion for rotation therewith, the wheel truing tool being provided at its outer periphery with a truing portion for truing a grinding surface of the wheel brought into contact therewith, wherein the rotary drive portion is placed in a position adjacent to said work head in a tooling area defined by a stroke of the relative movements of said wheel head and said work head in the Z-axis direction and apart from said work spindle radially outward and is arranged in such a manner that the rotation axis line of said truing tool is oriented toward the rotation axis line of said grinding wheel in a condition where said truing portion is retained in contact with the grinding surface of said wheel, whereby the truing portion of said tool is brought into contact with the grinding surface of said wheel by relative movement of said wheel head to said work head for truing the grinding surface. | 2009-12-10 |
20090305619 | FAN-TYPE GRINDING WHEEL - A fan-type grinding wheel comprises a rigid support plate and is provided with grinding elements. These grinding elements comprise a main portion forming a first working face and a bending portion forming a peripheral working face. Furthermore, they comprise an outer portion forming a second working face. | 2009-12-10 |
20090305620 | Coin Sorting System - The coin sorting system includes a feed unit (A), a sorting unit (B), and a passageway member (P). Each unit (A; B) has a rotary disc ( | 2009-12-10 |
20090305621 | HEIGHT-ADJUSTABLE DEVICE FOR AN EXTRACTOR HOOD WHICH IS FIXED TO A COVER AND EXTRACTOR - A height-adjustment device for a ceiling-mounted exhaust hood includes a guide bar, a detent pawl and a snapping disposed on the detent pawl. The guide bar includes a plurality of notches and is disposed on a first part of the exhaust hood. The detent pawl is disposed on a second part of the exhaust hood. The first and second parts of the exhaust hood are movable relative to one another. The detent pawl, when moved along a longitudinal axis of the guide bar in a first direction is automatically movable from an unlocked position to a locked position by an interaction of the snapping device with a first actuating device. The detent pawl, when moved in a second direction along the longitudinal axis, is automatically movable from the locked position to the unlocked position by an interaction of the snapping device with a second actuating device. | 2009-12-10 |
20090305622 | PROCESS AND SYSTEM FOR CONTROLLING THE PRESSURE IN AN AIRCRAFT CABIN - In a process and a system for controlling the pressure in an aircraft cabin the status of at least one aircraft door is detected by at least one detection device by transmitting a signal indicative of the status of the aircraft door to a unit for controlling an avionics ventilation system which is controlled in dependence upon the signal indicative of the status of the aircraft door in such a way that a build-up of pressure in the aircraft cabin is prevented when the signal indicative of the status of the aircraft door indicates that the aircraft door is not fully closed and secured. | 2009-12-10 |
20090305623 | VENTILATION CONTROLLING APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING VENTILATION IN MOTOR VEHICLES - A ventilation controlling apparatus for feeding windshield defrost outlets and side window demist outlets in motor vehicles with one or more air passages and respective doors for each outlet. The apparatus supports a mode in which the demist door opens up to a predefined angle without the defrost door opening, too, with the predefined angle depending on the design of a cam attached to the demist door and a pin engaged with that cam and attached to the defrost door. | 2009-12-10 |
20090305624 | Air Conducting Device for a Vehicle Interior - An air conducting device includes a rigid support, an outlet, a flexible element that is fixedly connected to the outlet and a deflecting means which allows the outlet to be tilted about at least one axis of rotation at least into a first and a second position. The flexible element is fixedly connected to the support at a distance from the outlet such that at least one of the axes of rotation is defined as a substantially stationary axis of rotation in the area of the outlet, at the level of the connection to the flexible element. The air conducting device includes a small size of the components and a small number of required individual parts. | 2009-12-10 |
20090305625 | SYSTEM AND METHOD TO ROUTE AIRFLOW THROUGH DYNAMICALLY CHANGING DUCTS - The invention generally relates to ventilation systems and methods, and more particularly to selectively configurable climate control systems and methods for use in data centers and the like. A system includes a first structural element and a second structural element spaced apart from first structural element to define a space between the first and second structural elements. The system also includes a plurality of partitions moveable into the space between the first and second structural elements and a controller arranged to control movement of the plurality of partitions. | 2009-12-10 |
20090305626 | PREVALIDATED, MODULAR GOOD MANUFACTURING PRACTICE-COMPLIANT FACILITY - The invention is directed to a ready-to-use modular cleanroom and facility, in particular for the production of drugs and biological substances, which is equipped with pre-approved manufacturing equipment cores. The modular cleanroom is implemented in the interior space of a container, such as a standard shipping container, and includes at least one bioreactor station. The modular facility can be installed on-site from pre-approved cleanroom modules without further regulatory approval. The cleanroom and facility comply with FDA-approved good manufacturing practices (GMP) and good laboratory practices (GLP). | 2009-12-10 |
20090305627 | ROOM VENTILATING AND AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM HAVING AT LEAST ONE FLOW DUCT FOR A MEDIUM FLOWING THEREIN AND HAVING AT LEAST TWO AIR-RELATED COMPONENTS - A room ventilating and air conditioning system has at least one flow duct for a medium flowing therein and at least two air-related components. One component has a receiver and one component has a transmitter and the two components are connected via a wire-free connection, in particular a radio connection. At least one of the transmitters should project, at least with a subregion, to such an extent into the interior of the flow duct that the waves emitted by this transmitter are conducted substantially through the flow duct and/or at least one of the receivers should project, at least with a subregion, to such an extent into the interior of the flow duct that it is able to receive the waves conducted substantially through the flow duct. | 2009-12-10 |
20090305628 | Method of obtaining single wire transmission line - A method of obtaining single wire transmission line ( | 2009-12-10 |
20090305629 | Receiving Apparatus, Receiving Method and Wireless Communication System - There is provided a receiving apparatus including a plurality of antennas, a phase difference detection unit to detect a phase difference of each of a plurality of received signals received by the plurality of antennas, a phase adjustment unit to align phase of the plurality of received signals based on the phase difference detected by the phase difference detection unit, an adding unit to add the plurality of received signals with the phase aligned by the phase adjustment unit together, and a synchronous detection unit to perform synchronous detection using a signal obtained by addition in the adding unit. | 2009-12-10 |
20090305630 | INFORMATION MANAGEMENT APPARATUS, METHOD, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT, AND COMMUNICATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, METHOD, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT - An information management apparatus includes a communication unit configured to receive, from a plurality of communication processing apparatuses, a plurality of pieces of communication history data of near-field communication performed in the plurality of communication processing apparatuses; a data comparison unit configured to perform comparison of the plurality of pieces of communication history data received by the communication unit; and a data registration unit configured to register a plurality of pieces of user information associated with the plurality of communication processing apparatuses as a group in a database on condition that it is verified by the data comparison unit, in accordance with the plurality of pieces of communication history data of the near-field communication, that near-field communication has been performed between the plurality of communication processing apparatuses. | 2009-12-10 |
20090305631 | Method And System For A Bluetooth Headset With A Clock - Aspects of a method and system for a Bluetooth headset with a clock are provided. A Bluetooth headset may have an access to real-time clock information such as a real-time clock value at a specific time instant and generate corresponding audio and/or visual representations to a user via Bluetooth communication. The real-time clock information to the Bluetooth headset may be originated within or external to the Bluetooth headset. The timing of the real-time clock of the Bluetooth headset may be maintained by a Bluetooth clock of the BT headset. The Bluetooth headset may provide respective real-time updates by pressing a button on the Bluetooth headset or from timing events such as calendar entries or personal alarms downloaded into the BT headset from a Bluetooth device, and/or from timed Bluetooth messages communicated to the Bluetooth headset from the peer device. | 2009-12-10 |
20090305632 | Mobile Telephony Presence - Systems and methods for reporting of presence information associated with use of a mobile telephone are presented. In one example, a headset that is paired with a cellular mobile phone relays presence information to a presence application running on a computer. | 2009-12-10 |
20090305633 | Identification of Mobile Electronic Terminal Through Wireless Interface Capabilities - The present invention provides a method for determining an identification of a mobile electronic terminal comprising at least one wireless interface, the method comprising maintaining a database storing a plurality of data sets, wherein each data set is indicative of capabilities of a wireless interface and associated with at least one identification of a mobile electronic terminal, receiving wireless interface capability data from said wireless interface, comparing said received wireless interface capability data with said stored data sets, and determining an identification of said mobile electronic terminal on the basis of said comparison. The invention further provides a device for determining an identification of a mobile electronic terminal which comprises at least one wireless interface, the device comprising a database access component adapted for accessing a database comprising a plurality of data sets, wherein each data set is indicative of capabilities of a wireless interface and is associated with at least one mobile electronic terminal, a wireless interface adapted for requesting wireless interface capabilities from said wireless interface of said mobile electronic terminal, and for receiving wireless interface capability data from said wireless interface, and a controller adapted for comparing said received wireless interface capability data with said plurality of data sets, and for determining an identification of said mobile electronic terminal on the basis of said comparison. | 2009-12-10 |
20090305634 | Device, Method, Computer Program and Chipset for Facilitating Data Exchange Between Two Piconets - A low power radio frequency device, comprising: a low power radio frequency transceiver; and a processor operable to control the transceiver to transfer first data between the low power radio frequency device and a further low power radio frequency device using slots allocated according to a predetermined regular schedule, to shift the predetermined regular schedule to free slots previously allocated to transferring first data, and to transfer second data using at least one of the freed slots between the low power radio frequency device and at least one other low power radio frequency device, different to the further low power radio frequency device. | 2009-12-10 |
20090305635 | PACKAGING MATERIAL WITH ELECTROMAGNETIC COUPLING MODULE - A packaging material with an electromagnetic coupling module for a RFID system, is constructed such that a radio IC chip is protected from external shock and environmental change without adversely affecting the planarity of the packaging material, the assembly of a radiator and an electromagnetic coupling module is facilitated, and the radiation characteristics are satisfactory. A packaging material includes a liner and a wave-shaped core material, wherein an electromagnetic coupling module and a radiator that are electromagnetically coupled to each other are arranged inside of the packaging material. The electromagnetic coupling module includes a radio IC chip and a feeder circuit board, on which the radio IC chip is mounted, the feeder circuit board including a resonant circuit that includes an inductance element. The radiator electromagnetically couples with the electromagnetic coupling module to transmit/receive high frequency signals. | 2009-12-10 |
20090305636 | METHOD AND ARRANGEMENT FOR INTERFERENCE MITIGATION - In a method of interference mitigation in a multi user detection capable radio base station in a communication system, which radio base station comprises a set confined detection modules, at least one of which is capable of handling multiple user connections, first and at least a second subset of detection modules are formed from said set, wherein the second set comprises at least one interference mitigation capable detection module. Interference information from the first subset is communicated to the second subset, interference originating in user connections of the first subset are then mitigated from the user connections of the second subset. Subsequently, interference is mutually mitigated between the connections within the interference mitigation capable detection module. | 2009-12-10 |
20090305637 | System and Method for Minimizing Interference Between Rfid Reader - Disclosed is a method for minimizing interference between RFID readers built in a mobile terminal, it is possible to minimize interference between readers by assigning an operating time specific to the mobile terminal at a specific point of time of a cycle of a mobile communication network signal according to an identity number of a mobile terminal, even when several readers are scattered in a predetermined area and they try to detect one tag at the same time. | 2009-12-10 |
20090305638 | Method and System for Selecting Radiation Diagrams of Antennas for Mobile-Radio Communication Networks - The radiation diagram of an antenna for serving a cell in a cellular communication network is selected from a plurality of available radiation diagrams by: classifying the plurality of available radiation diagrams in terms of a related radiation gain value; identifying for each one of the sectors a plurality of variations of the radiation gain value associated with the available radiation diagrams; estimating for each sector an initial value of at least one indicator of network operative functionality; estimating for each sector at least a desiderate value of variation of the related radiation gain value; and selecting at least one configuration that approximates the variation of the radiation gain value involving the desiderate value. | 2009-12-10 |
20090305639 | Transmit Power Control for Dynamic Spectrum Access - A transceiver and a method of transmitting data are provided. A frequency band, such as a licensed frequency band, is monitored during a sensing block. Based upon the use of the frequency band during the sensing block, a probability of non-interfering is calculated during a plurality of time periods in a subsequent inter-sensing block. The probability of non-interfering is used by the transceiver to determine a transmit power level such that the possibility of interference with licensed use on the frequency band is reduced. Embodiments of the present invention may be used to improve the transmission rate of the cognitive radio user. | 2009-12-10 |
20090305640 | Vehicle locating unit with improved power management method - A method of checking messages from a network of communication sources includes initially testing the signal strength of a plurality of communication sources, storing the identity of the communication sources with the two strongest signals, and alternatively entering a sleep mode and a wake-up mode, the wake-up mode synchronized to the communication source with the strongest signal. The method further includes testing the signal strength of one additional communication source, switching synchronization to the additional communication source if said source presents a signal stronger than the signal of a stored communication source with the strongest signal, and replacing the identity of any stored communication source if an additional communication sources tested in sequence presents a signal stronger than the signal of said stored communication source. | 2009-12-10 |
20090305641 | COMMUNICATION APPARATUS, COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, AND COMMUNICATION METHOD - There is provided a communication apparatus including a reference electrode; a signal electrode which electrostatically couples to a communication medium a measurement unit for measuring an impedance of a circuit system including between the reference electrode and the signal electrode; and a transmission processing unit for creating a potential difference between the signal electrode and the reference electrode based on a transmission power corresponding to the impedance of the circuit system measured by the measurement unit, and transmitting a signal to another communication apparatus electrostatically coupled to the communication medium. | 2009-12-10 |
20090305642 | RADIO COMMUNICATION APPARATUS AND FREQUENCY OFFSET CALCULATION METHOD - In a radio communication apparatus, a frequency offset calculator of the radio communication apparatus calculates a frequency offset of the received radio signal from the reception frequency of the radio communication apparatus. An averaging unit averages the frequency offset calculated by the frequency offset calculator. A moving speed calculator calculates the moving speed of an associated radio communication apparatus with which the radio communication apparatus is communicating, based on the frequency offset calculated by the frequency offset calculator. An averaging time changer changes an averaging time for which the frequency offset is averaged by the averaging unit, in accordance with the moving speed of the associated radio communication apparatus calculated by the moving speed calculator. | 2009-12-10 |
20090305643 | RADIO RECEIVER - A radio receiver ( | 2009-12-10 |
20090305644 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR A WIRELESS CONTROLLER - The energy management system and/or method includes at least one wireless controller in a wireless network and/or a management server. The wireless controller manages at least one energy device based on one or more parts of an energy profile. The management server manages one or more parts of the energy profile, transmits one or more parts of the energy profile to the wireless controller, and receives energy data from the wireless controller. | 2009-12-10 |
20090305645 | Radio Communication Device - A radio communication terminal | 2009-12-10 |
20090305646 | AM/FM/SW RECEIVER COUPLED WITH FM TRANSMITTER FOR PERSONAL MULTIMEDIA PLAYERS FOR LISTENING AND RECORDING - An AM/FM/SW receiver coupled with an FM transmitter for personal multimedia players for both listening and recording uses innovative antenna and shielding design and placement to raise the signal-to-noise ratio of the intended broadcast content to a level which is acceptable to the listener. | 2009-12-10 |
20090305647 | Communication transceiver having a three-line balun with power amplifier bias - A balun that includes a first conductor, a second conductor, and a third conductor. The first conductor has a first length. The first conductor also has a first end connected to a first balanced power amplifier output port. The second conductor has substantially the same first length. The second conductor also includes a first end connected to a second balanced power amplifier output port and a second end connected to a second end of the first conductor. The third conductor has substantially the same first length. The third conductor has a first end connected to an antenna port and a second end connected to a ground potential. | 2009-12-10 |
20090305648 | SELF-CALIBRATING MIXER - Mixer circuits ( | 2009-12-10 |
20090305649 | SIGNAL PROCESSING DEVICE AND METHOD FOR OPERATING A SIGNAL PROCESSING DEVICE - A control circuit may be provided. In this case, an output of the control circuit is connected to a control input of a signal generator. Depending on internal signals which identify an operating state of a signal processing device, the control circuit generates a regulating signal at the output. The operating point of the signal generator is thereby set in such a way that a current consumption of the signal processing device is reduced, so that the signal quality is ensured in a sufficient manner. | 2009-12-10 |
20090305650 | WIRELESS TRANSCEIVER - The present invention relates to a method for determining a distance between a wireless transceiver and a wireless receiver arranged to communicate with each other in a wireless communication network, the wireless receiver having an active and an inactive reception state, the method comprising transmitting, with the wireless receiver in the active reception state, a first transmission signal, receiving a first reflection signal, the first reflection signal being a reflection of the first transmission signal and influenced by the active reception state of the wireless receiver, transmitting, with the wireless receiver in the inactive reception state, a second transmission signal, receiving a second reflected signal, the second reflection signal being a reflection of the second transmission signal and influenced by the inactive reception state of the wireless receiver, and determining a distance between the wireless transceiver and the wireless receiver based on the second reflection signal. | 2009-12-10 |
20090305651 | Communication device for rock climbing and other activities - A communication system for rock climbing and other activities is provided. The communication system comprises a first communication device having a first front surface. A first faceplate is mounted on the first front surface of the first communication device with the first faceplate preferably having three columns. A plurality of depressible status command buttons are mounted on the first front surface of the first communication device outside the first faceplate. A plurality of depressible action command buttons are mounted on the first front surface of the first communication device outside the first faceplate. A depressible variable command button is mounted on the first front surface of the first communication device outside the first faceplate. A depressible confirmation button is mounted on the first front surface of the communication device outside the columns. | 2009-12-10 |
20090305652 | Dielectric antenna device for wireless communications - A wireless transceiver station including an antenna device and a casing, the antenna device including at least one resonator element cooperating with the casing of the wireless transceiver station and having a shape with a low aspect ratio so as to be conformal with the casing, the at least one resonator element including a composite material and being adapted to be excited by a feed system which is positioned inside the resonator element so as to allow the antenna device to irradiate with a substantially omnidirectional radiation pattern. | 2009-12-10 |
20090305653 | FM RECEIVER - An arctangent detector according to the present invention generates a demodulated signal based on the result of arctangent calculation of the ratio between an in-phase component and a quadrature component obtained from a frequency modulation (FM) received signal that are perpendicular to each other. A median filter substitutes the median value of the sample values obtained by sampling the demodulated signal generated by the arctangent detector as many times as the point number for the current value of the demodulated signal and outputs a resultant signal. The point number altering unit alters the point number in the median filter based on the signal intensity of the FM received signal. | 2009-12-10 |
20090305654 | SYSTEM AND METHODS FOR DETERMINING RADIATED RADIO FREQUENCY (RF) RECEIVER SENSITIVITY - A test method is for determining RF sensitivity of an RF receiver for a plurality of channels extending over a frequency band(s) using an RF source coupled to the RF receiver by an RF communications link. The plurality of channels may include channels having a predictable RF sensitivity and a channel(s) having a non-predictable RF sensitivity. The test method may include measuring an RF sensitivity for one or more of the channels having the predictable RF sensitivity, and generating a partial RF sensitivity function for the channels having the predictable RF sensitivity based thereon. The method may further include measuring an RF sensitivity for the channel(s) having the non-predictable RF sensitivity. Additionally, an overall RF sensitivity function may be generated for the plurality of channels based upon the partial RF sensitivity function, and based upon the measured RF sensitivity for the channel(s) having the non-predictable RF sensitivity. | 2009-12-10 |
20090305655 | RECEIVER HAVING A GAIN-CONTROLLABLE INPUT AMPLIFIER - A receiver has an input amplifier (RFAMP) that comprises a signal-voltage amplifier (SVA) and a feedback path (FBP). The signal-voltage amplifier (SVA) provides a voltage gain (VG) from an input node (SESf) to an output node (SON). The voltage gain (VG) is controllable. The feedback path (FBP) provides a transadmittance (GM) from the output node (SON) to the input node (SIN). The transadmittance (GM) is controllable. | 2009-12-10 |
20090305656 | DIRECT CONVERSION RECEIVER AND DC OFFSET CONCELLATION METHOD - A direct conversion receiver and a DC offset cancellation method are provided. An RF module receives a transmission signal to generate an RF signal. A mixer converts the RF signal to a mixer output comprising baseband and imaginary parts. A filter module filters out the imaginary part of the mixer output and adjusts gain of the baseband part to generate a baseband signal. A calibrator performs a calibration to determine a mismatch value of the mixer. A static DC offset canceller provides a constant offset compensation according to the mismatch value; wherein the mismatch value is used to minimize component mismatching effects of the mixer. | 2009-12-10 |
20090305657 | ANTENNA DEVICE AND RADIO WAVE-USING APPARATUS - An antenna device receives radio waves, excites received signals corresponding to the received radio waves, and transmits the received signals to a radio wave-using operation module block including received signal using elements. The radio wave-using operation module block includes a pair of flat surfaces facing in opposite directions and an outer circumferential surface connecting the peripheral edges of the flat surfaces to each other. The antenna device includes an elongate antenna core member which extends along the outer circumferential surface of the radio wave-using operation module block, and an antenna coil which is wound around at lease a part of the antenna core member in the longitudinal direction thereof and which is connected to the received signal using elements of the radio wave-using operation module block. | 2009-12-10 |
20090305658 | Method Of Operating Radio Receiver Implemented In A Single CMOS Integrated Circuit - A single chip superhetrodyne AM receiver is disclosed herein. To compensate for process variations in the implementation of the IC, bias currents setting the operating conditions for various amplifiers and other components in the system are adjusted based on frequency control signals in a PLL circuit in the local oscillator. Since the magnitude of the control signal reflects the process variations, the bias currents are adjusted based on the control signal to offset these variations in other portions of the receiver. To further improve the signal to noise ratio of the receiver, the IF filter is tuned within a range so as not to include any integer multiple or integer divisor of the timing reference frequency. Various techniques are described for enabling a complete superhetrodyne AM receiver to be implemented on a single chip which receives an antenna input signal and outputs a digital data signal. | 2009-12-10 |
20090305659 | EMERGENCY ALERTING METHOD AND SYSTEM - A method and system of notifying individuals at a location of an event. The method includes the steps of receiving, at a first device, a data broadcast system (DBS) message, wherein the first device is associated with at least one group and analyzing, by the first device, the DBS message. After analyzing, the first device performs at least one of the following: (1) presenting, by the first device, an alert message, wherein the alert message comprises an audio or visual message including text that is descriptive of the event, and (2) transmitting, by a mesh network transceiver of the first device, the DBS message so that it may be received by at least one additional device within the group. | 2009-12-10 |
20090305660 | SYSTEM FOR CONVEYING AND ANNOUNCING EMERGENCY BROADCAST MESSAGE WITH RADIO - Disclosed is a system for conveying and announcing an emergency message with radios, which provides a broadcast system to be set up in a building, a community, or a public place such as an organization or a school. An emergency receiving device combines at least one radio receiver unit to receive an emergency event message transmitted from a public channel or an on-site channel in radio frequency and incorporates a speech amplifier to amplify and broadcast a voice signal to announce the emergency message to people within the area. | 2009-12-10 |
20090305661 | MOBILE TERMINAL - A mobile terminal as a mobile terminal includes a storage unit which stores an action pattern record table having at least one action pattern registered preliminarily in correlation with addressee information, a control unit which obtains position information of the mobile terminal via a GPS antenna to identify the action pattern based on the position information obtained by a receiver in reference to the stored action pattern record table responding to the request for activating a redial function, and a main display which displays the addressee information in accordance with the priority of the addressee information correlated with the action pattern identified by the control unit in reference to the action pattern record table. | 2009-12-10 |
20090305662 | Generation of Charging Information in Group Communications System - The present invention relates to a method for collecting inter-operator charging information in a group communications system comprising a first group communications network element and a second group communications network element. An intermediate charging information collection unit is provided in an interface between the group communication network elements. The charging information collection unit examines a group communications message received from the first group communications network element or the second group communications network elements. A charging information unit is generated based on at least a portion of the message and the charging information unit is applied for inter-network charging to charge for use of inter-network resources. | 2009-12-10 |
20090305663 | KIOSK INITIATED TELEPHONE SERVICE - A user of a mobile device with a subscription on a primary network is able to interact with an automated mobile network account setup kiosk to setup a subscription (temporary or permanent) for access to services (one or more) on the secondary network. The billing system of the primary network is used to bill for services subscribed to by the user on the secondary network. Subscriber information and subscription information from the primary network is selectively used to setup a new subscription for the user on the secondary network. A mobile device, built in accordance with the present invention, is capable of interacting with a mobile network account setup kiosk, in order to configure access to a secondary network selectively employing subscription information from a primary network currently subscribed to by the user. | 2009-12-10 |
20090305664 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ATTEMPTING ACCESS IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS - A method and apparatus for processing an AttemptAccess command in a wireless communication system is provided, comprising setting a ProbeSequenceNumber to 1, setting a ProbeNumber to 1, setting a TerminalAccessRetryPersistence value to a TerminalAccessClass number field of an AccessRetryPersistence value and setting a PilotPN value. | 2009-12-10 |
20090305665 | METHOD OF IDENTIFYING A TRANSMITTING DEVICE - An exemplary method of identifying a transmitting device includes receiving a signal. A discrete Fourier transform of at least one portion of the signal produces a plurality of frequencies that indicate at least one unique characteristic of the transmitting device. A determination is made whether the transmitting device is a known device based upon the plurality of frequencies. | 2009-12-10 |
20090305666 | Method for handling roaming of mobile device to restricted area - As a mobile device moves from one location area to another, the mobile device detects the different location identifiers broadcast by the wireless network(s) in those locations areas. The mobile device stores the location identifier for the last location area in which the mobile device was located. By comparing a received location identifier to the stored location identifier, the mobile device determines if the mobile device has entered a new location area. If so, the mobile device sends a location update request. In one embodiment, if the location update request is for a location area to which access by the mobile device is restricted, the network sends a communication to the mobile device that triggers the mobile device to update a location identifier stored at the mobile device to the location identifier for the restricted location area so that the mobile can update the network after entering/selecting a different location area. | 2009-12-10 |
20090305667 | Method and system for mobile identity verification and security - A system and method for mobile identify identification and security over a communications network is provided. The system and method include validation processes which provide for an increasing level of intrusion and/or user interaction. | 2009-12-10 |
20090305668 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PROTECTION AGAINST THE UNAUTHORIZED USE OF A TERMINAL - A method and system for protecting against unauthorized use of a mobile terminal operating with a subscriber identity module (SIM) card is provided. The method for protecting against unauthorized use of a terminal operating with a subscriber identity module (SIM) card compares a secondary version of a temporary identity information stored in a storage unit and a primary version of the temporary identity information stored in the SIM card; sends a message containing a unique identity information to a network when the primary version and the secondary version of the temporary identity information differ from each other; and restricts operation of a function of the terminal when a registration reject message is received in response to the message containing the unique identity information. | 2009-12-10 |
20090305669 | TRANSACTION METHOD BETWEEN TWO SERVERS INCLUDING A PRIOR VALIDATING STEP USING TWO MOBILE TELEPHONES - Before effecting a transaction between two servers, this method sets up a communications channel in a wireless telecommunications network between each server and a mobile terminal. One of the servers sends a signal on its wireless communications channel. That signal is received by the mobile terminal in wireless communication with the server, emitted by the loudspeaker of that mobile terminal, picked up by the microphone of the other mobile terminal, and sent by wireless communication to the other server. If the received signal is validated by one or both of the two servers, the transaction is effected. | 2009-12-10 |
20090305670 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR AUTOMATED KNOWLEDGE BASED AUTHENTICATION - Systems and methods of automatically authenticating identities are provided through an integration of interactive voice response technology with knowledge-based authentication methodology. An audible communications event is established between an individual and a computing device. Verification trigger data, relating to the individual, may be collected at the computing device. Identity verification questions are audibly presented to the individual, who provides audible responses, such as with speech or using DTMF tones. The responses may be scored according to a set of predetermined parameters whereby an authenticity of the identity is gauged. A client, who requests the identity authentication, may do so during a communication with the individual. Communication between the client and the individual may be reestablished after authentication using a whisper greeting. | 2009-12-10 |
20090305671 | Network access control methods and apparatus - Methods and apparatus that provide user access control within wireless networks such as those having both fixed and portable nodes. In one embodiment, the network comprises a 3G cellular network or Interworking WLAN (iWLAN), and the portable nodes comprise Home Node B (HNB) base stations. The HNB is configured to authenticate new users, and provide network access while still maintaining user privacy. The portable nodes also may operate in a number of different operating modes which provide different functional control over user access. In one variant, an easy-to-use owner-assigned ID based access control mechanism with a reliable unambiguous user ID is utilized. Methods for providing access control across differing network architectures and protocols, such the aforementioned iWLAN, and business methods, are also described. | 2009-12-10 |
20090305672 | CASH CARD SYSTEM INTERFACE MODULE - A wireless device, for each of a plurality of wireless networks, establishes communications with each wireless network and transmits SIM card information to the wireless network. The plurality of wireless networks transmit SIM card authentication information requests to a cash card SIM server computer and, if a service agreement exists with an operator of the cash card SIM server, receives SIM card authentication challenge information. At least two of the wireless networks then authenticate the wireless device and prepare and transmit wireless service terms to the wireless device. The wireless device selects a servicing wireless network from the at least two wireless networks based upon the corresponding received wireless service terms and receives wireless service from the selected wireless network. The wireless network and cash card SIM server coordinate billing for such service and deduct appropriate amount(s) from the account of the SIM card. | 2009-12-10 |
20090305673 | SECURE SHORT MESSAGE SERVICE (SMS) COMMUNICATIONS - Embodiments of the present disclosure provide systems and methods for secure Short Message Service (SMS) communications. According to an embodiment, a method of providing secure Short Message Service (SMS) communications comprises requesting that SMS data to be sent from a client device to a remote location be encrypted. The method also comprises encrypting the SMS data by processing the SMS data with a Message Authentication Code (MAC) and a timestamp and/or counter along with second factor authentication information. The method further comprises sending the encrypted SMS data to the remote location by a secure SMS application via a regular SMS channel of the client device. | 2009-12-10 |
20090305674 | Device management in visited network - An apparatus and method perform device management (DM) operations for a wireless network. One example includes receiving, at a network device, connection information of a roaming device in the wireless network. Next, at least one of a user profile and a corresponding roaming device profile are created in response to receiving the connection information, and a device management session may be established. In addition, a bootstrap message may be created based on at least one of the user profile and the corresponding roaming device profile and may be forwarded in order to initiate the device management session. | 2009-12-10 |
20090305675 | MESSAGING INTERCHANGE SYSTEM - Machine-readable codes are read, decoded and resolved by a messaging system in order to perform a desired function. If the code is not native to that (home) messaging system, then a resolution request is made to a central messaging interchange system to determine which other (destination) messaging system is native to and can resolve that code. The messaging interchange system then either returns the appropriate routing information back to the home messaging system (in which case the home messaging system sends the resolution request directly to the destination messaging system) or forwards the resolution request to the destination messaging system itself. The destination messaging system transmits a resolution response message to the home messaging system, either directly or via the messaging interchange system | 2009-12-10 |
20090305676 | COMMUNICATION DEVICE, AUTOMATIC MESSAGE REPLY METHOD AND SYSTEM - A communication device includes an automatic message reply system. The automatic message reply system includes a presetting unit, a storing unit, a searching unit, an obtaining unit, and a reply unit. The presetting unit receives users operation to preset at least one set of key words, and at least one reply message corresponding to the at least one set of key words. The storing unit stores the at least one set of key words, and the at least one reply message corresponding to the at least one set of key words preset by the presetting unit. The searching unit searches whether a received message contains a set of key words. The obtaining unit obtains a preset reply message corresponding to the set of key words if the received message contains the set of key words. The reply unit sends a message obtained by the obtaining unit to the sender of the received message. | 2009-12-10 |
20090305677 | INTERACTIVE SERVICES - A method and a device ( | 2009-12-10 |
20090305678 | COMMUNICATION APPARATUS - A communication apparatus having a filter function of rejecting mail reception from an address that differs from a permitted address specified beforehand, includes: a transmission unit configured to transmit a mail to a predetermined mail address that differs from the permitted address; a first storage unit configured to store a mail address of a destination; a judging unit configured such that, when there is an incoming mail from a mail address that differs from the permitted address, the judging unit judges whether or not the mail address of the transmitter of this incoming mail matches a mail address thus stored; and a receiving unit configured such that, in a case in which the judging unit has judged that the mail address of the incoming mail matches that thus stored, the receiving unit receives this incoming mail. | 2009-12-10 |
20090305679 | MOBILE COMMUNICATION TERMINAL HAVING A DIRECT DIAL FUNCTION USING CALL HISTORY AND METHOD FOR PERFORMING THE FUNCTION - A mobile communication terminal call history displays call distinguishing icons representing the types of calls performed with counterparts. The call types include sent and received voice calls, video calls, and messages. If a user selects one call distinguishing icon displayed on a mobile communication terminal's display unit, a voice call or a video call is sent to the counterpart or a screen on which a message can be written to the counterpart is displayed, according to the call type of the selected call distinguishing icon. The user can directly select a counterpart and the call type to be sent to the counterpart by selecting one of the call distinguishing icons displayed on the display unit. A desired call distinguishing icon can be selected by entering a command on a touch screen, a keypad, or by voice command. | 2009-12-10 |
20090305680 | METHODS AND APPARATUS TO MONITOR MOBILE DEVICES - Methods and apparatus to monitor mobile devices are disclosed. A disclosed example method involves operating first and second wireless telephone device terminals. In the example method, the first wireless telephone device terminal includes a first media decoder configured to decode a first media encoding format and the second wireless telephone device terminal includes a second media decoder configured to decode a second media encoding format. The example method also involves receiving a first media presentation via the first wireless telephone device terminal and a second media presentation via the second wireless telephone device terminal. The first media presentation is encoded using the first media encoding format and the second media presentation is encoded using the second media encoding format. The first and second media presentations include substantially similar media content. The example method also involves generating a first reference signature of the first media presentation and a second reference signature of the second media presentation. The first reference signature is stored in association with first device identifier information indicative of the first wireless telephone device terminal. The second reference signature is stored in association with second device identifier information indicative of the second wireless telephone device terminal. | 2009-12-10 |
20090305681 | Internet, Cellular Broadcast Phone Set and Software - Internet, cellular, wireless communication broadcast device that functions with software application that provides a means to utilize the internet, make telephone calls via an always connected ISP and cellular service provider. Touch screen base, mobile devices and remote devices can create, receive, store content submitted by broad cast software application and camera use. Broadcast software provides a targeted medium to send content to a network of recipients. All devices comprise wireless technologies (i.e. Bluetooth, satellite, cellular) that provide a means to switch telecommunication functions between the base device and mobile device to the technological advantage of the user. Thus allowing alternating functionality of the mobile device | 2009-12-10 |
20090305682 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR WEBPAGE DISPLAY IN A PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE - An improved system and method for displaying webpage content on a portable electronic device is provided. An entire webpage may be displayed in a display of the portable electronic device. Layout parameters may define a plurality of focus areas of content portions within the webpage. A user may select a focus area, and display settings may be applied to the focus area to provide an enhanced display of the focus area. In addition, the system may store the layout parameters and display settings for future application. When a user accesses a previously accessed webpage, or one similar to a previously accessed webpage, the stored layout parameters and display settings may be applied automatically. In this manner, an enhanced display of webpage content is provided with minimal user effort. | 2009-12-10 |
20090305683 | System, Method and Apparatus for Remotely Configuring Selective Call Features - A method, system and apparatus for remotely configuring selective call features includes receiving a selective call feature request message addressed to a feature configuration address associated with a first communication device from a second communication device. The selective call feature request message includes a selective call feature command. The method further includes enabling a selective call feature indicated by the selective call feature command for the first communication device. In various embodiments, the selective call feature request message is a text message. In some embodiments, the method further includes sending a selective call feature acknowledgment message to the second communication device. The selective call feature acknowledgment message indicates that the selective call feature is enabled for the first communication device. In various embodiments, the selective call feature request message includes a selective call forwarding command, a selective call acceptance command, or a selective call rejection command. | 2009-12-10 |
20090305684 | Long-Term Evolution (LTE) Policy Control and Charging Rules Function (PCRF) Selection - The PCRF Selection Function selects the PCRF for an IP-CAN session. In embodiments, the PCRF Selection Function is located in the HSS and/or the 3GPP AAA server. The PCRF Selection Function is only required to be located in the HSS if a Bearer Binding and Event Reporting Function (BBERF) is deployed in the serving gateway. In this case, the PCRF selection takes place at the time that the PDN Gateway is selected and returned by the HSS to the serving gateway over the HSS to MME interface (S6a). | 2009-12-10 |
20090305685 | TERMINAL DEVICE, CONTENT DISPLAYING METHOD, AND CONTENT DISPLAYING PROGRAM - A terminal device capable of displaying content, comprising a content data analyzing means for analyzing content data; a data extracting means for extracting data satisfying a predetermined condition among the content data, based on the analyzed result; a location information associating means for associating to each of the extracted data, corresponding location information in the content obtained as the analyzed result; a display element generating means for generating each of the associated extracted data as selectable display element; a rendering means for rendering the generated display element and for displaying in a mode in which the display element is displayed; and a selecting means for selecting the rendered display element. When a certain display element is selected, the rendering means renders the content data so that the display element appears on a screen, and switches representation to a normal mode in which the content data is to be displayed originally, based on the location information associated with the display element. | 2009-12-10 |
20090305686 | MOBILE UNIT, CALL ORIGINATION CONTROLLING METHOD, AND CALL TERMINATION CONTROLLING METHOD - A mobile unit | 2009-12-10 |
20090305687 | Method and System for Updating Applications in Mobile Communications Terminals - A method is disclosed for checking updates of a software application installed in a wireless communications terminal adapted to be used in a wireless communications network in combination with a subscriber identity module. In the subscriber identity module, a web server function adapted to interact with the software application installed in the wireless communications terminal is provided. When an update of the software application is available, the wireless communications terminal is notified, so that information about availability of the update is made available to the web server function. The software application sends at least one update availability request to the web server function in the subscriber identity module, in order to check if an update is available. | 2009-12-10 |
20090305688 | Method of Enabling a Combinational Service and Communication Network Implementing the Service - A method for enabling a combinational service in a communication network in which a plurality of terminals can operate, includes: establishing a first plurality of connections toward the plurality of terminals based on first terminal identifiers, providing a management entity with the first identifiers; providing the management entity with second identifiers of selected terminals included in at least part of said plurality; associating the first identifiers and the second identifiers with the combinational service; and establishing, by means of the management entity, a second plurality of connections toward said selected terminals by employing the second identifiers. | 2009-12-10 |
20090305689 | LOAD REDUCTION IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION TOWERS - Metal-based (coaxial) cables traditionally found on communication towers, which are a significant part of payload weight on the tower, are reduced/eliminated by using optical communication between an on-ground electronics box and an on-tower electronics box through a fiber line. Payload weight and cabling cost may be significantly reduced simplifying tower design process. Reliability may also be increased through reduced failure rate (fewer cables) and optical communication. The use of fiber-optic feed lines reduces the wind load on the tower and allows the tower to be smaller in size and to be built at less cost. A smaller size tower also reduces the negative impact on the aesthetic appeal of the surrounding area. | 2009-12-10 |
20090305690 | RADIO TRANSMISSION DEVICE AND RADIO TRANSMISSION METHOD - Disclosed is a radio transmission device capable of improving a transmission stream error resistance and preventing lowering of a throughput of a communication system. In this device, according to the feedback information from the radio reception device, a repetition control unit ( | 2009-12-10 |
20090305691 | MOBILE TELEPHONE, TELEPHONE NUMBER MANAGING SERVER, TELEPHONE NUMBER CHANGING SYSTEM, TELEPHONE NUMBER REQUESTING METHOD, AND TELEPHONE NUMBER REQUESTING PROGRAM - It is desired from the viewpoints of accessory and economy to make common use of one telephone number among a plurality of mobile telephones. A server makes an ID intrinsic to a mobile telephone and a telephone number correspond to each other thereby to relay communications between the mobile telephones made to correspond. A mobile telephone requests the server managing the telephone number and the ID of the mobile telephone from itself via the Internet, to change the correspondence between the telephone number and the mobile telephone ID. In response to this request, the server changes the correspondence between the telephone number and the mobile telephone ID. | 2009-12-10 |
20090305692 | MOBILE COMMUNICATION TERMINAL AND MOBILE COMMUNICATION CONTROL METHOD - A mobile communication terminal holds a frequency cancellation list that is information related to cells that cannot be connected, and controls execution/non-execution (frequency cancellation) of the cell search according to the content of the cancellation list. In a case where a frequency is not assigned in a unified manner (when a frequency is assigned to different communication providers in some cells), a frequency cancellation time is set shorter than a case where the frequency is assigned in a unified manner. For example, a frequency f | 2009-12-10 |
20090305693 | RADIO COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, BASE STATION AND RANDOM ACCESS CHANNEL TRANSMISSION METHOD THEREOF - A random access channel transmission method in which a user terminal selects a preamble pattern from among a plurality of known preamble patterns and transmits that preamble pattern to a base station, where that transmission method comprises: a step of dividing a cell into a plurality of areas, and setting one or more preamble patterns and the number of repetitions for transmitting the preamble pattern for each area; and a step wherein a user terminal that exists in an are close to the base station transmits a specified preamble pattern one time, and a user terminal that exists in an area far from the base station transmits another specified preamble pattern a plurality of times. | 2009-12-10 |
20090305694 | AUDIO-VIDEO SHARING SYSTEM AND AUDIO-VIDEO SHARING METHOD THEREOF - An audio-video sharing method and a corresponding audio-video sharing system are disclosed. The audio-video sharing system includes a short-range wireless network, a first mobile communication apparatus storing audio-video data, and a second mobile communication apparatus. The audio-video sharing method includes the following steps. At first, the first mobile communication apparatus reads the audio-video data. The first mobile communication apparatus then multiplexes the audio-video data into a media stream by a peer-to-peer streaming protocol. Then, the first mobile communication apparatus transmits the media stream through the short-range wireless network. Then, the second mobile communication apparatus receives the media stream. Then, the second mobile communication apparatus de-multiplexes the media stream into audio-video data by the peer-to-peer streaming protocol. At last, the second mobile communication apparatus plays the audio-video data. | 2009-12-10 |
20090305695 | REAL-TIME COMMUNICATIONS ARCHITECTURE AND METHODS FOR USE WITH A PERSONAL COMPUTER SYSTEM - A system and method for improved real-time communications in a computer system that eliminates the distinctions between various communication devices, communication channels and types of communication, including voice, text and video, is provided. When connected for communication, the user may easily move between modalities, including switching devices on which the user is communicating, switching networks, and transitioning between types of communication. A computer system includes various integrated communications-related devices, and a controller controls those devices based on user actions entered via buttons or user interface software and provides notifications to the user. The user is able to input data via any appropriate input mechanism, and receive data on any suitable output mechanism. Improved non-linear caller ID navigation is also provided. | 2009-12-10 |
20090305696 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR TERRESTRIAL REUSE OF CELLULAR SATELLITE FREQUENCY SPECTRUM IN A TIME-DIVISION DUPLEX MODE - A space-based component, such as a satellite, is configured to receive wireless communications from radiotelephones in a satellite footprint over an uplink satellite radiotelephone frequency, and to transmit wireless communications to the radiotelephones over a downlink radiotelephone frequency. An ancillary terrestrial network, that may include one or more ancillary terrestrial components, is configured to transmit wireless communications to, and receive wireless communications from, the radiotelephones over the downlink satellite radiotelephone frequency in a time-division duplex mode. By terrestrially transmitting and receiving wireless communications over the downlink satellite radiotelephone frequency in a time-division duplex mode, interference at the space-based component and/or at the gateway, by the ancillary terrestrial network and/or the radiotelephones due to terrestrial reuse of cellular satellite frequency spectrum, may be reduced or eliminated. | 2009-12-10 |
20090305697 | COORDINATED WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM FREQUENCY REUSE - A system and method of operation for efficiently reusing and/or sharing at least a portion of the frequency spectrum between a first satellite spot beam and a second satellite spot beam, and/or an underlay terrestrial network associated with a second satellite spot beam. The spectrum is efficiently reused and/or shared between respective spot beams and/or associated underlay terrestrial systems in a manner minimizes interference between the respective satellite and terrestrial systems. | 2009-12-10 |
20090305698 | Downlink control information format for multiple codeword transmission - Systems and methods are disclosed that relate to a wireless communication system. Theses systems and methods include providing information from a base station to a mobile device than enables the mobile device to use at least one DCI format. In some embodiments, this information is provided by receiving data over a wireless communication channel. The transmitted data comprises identification information that identifies the format of the transmitted data being transmitted. These systems and methods may also include identifying the format of the transmitted data and processing the transmitted data using the identified format of the transmitted data. | 2009-12-10 |
20090305699 | REGISTRATION AND ACCESS CONTROL IN FEMTO CELL DEPLOYMENTS - Systems and methodologies are described that facilitate distributing and/or utilizing a Closed Subscriber Group (CSG) Identifier (ID) that identifies a CSG corresponding to a base station and a CSG indication that distinguishes between the base station permitting access to members of the CSG and permitting access to members and non-members of the CSG. For instance, the CSG ID can uniquely identify the CSG corresponding to the base station. A mobile device can receive the CSG ID and the CSG indication from the base station. Further, the received CSG ID can be compared to CSG IDs included in an allowed CSG list to recognize whether the mobile device is a member or a non-member of the CSG. Moreover, a preference for selecting the base station as compared to a disparate base station can be generated as a function of the received CSG ID and CSG indication. | 2009-12-10 |
20090305700 | Optimizing the Connection Between a Mobile Communication Terminal and a Signaling Server Through an Address Translation Device - A mobile communication terminal (T) comprising connection means (M | 2009-12-10 |
20090305701 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PCC ENHANCEMENT FOR FLOW BASED MOBILITY - Systems and methods are described that facilitate multiple registrations and flow based mobility in a wireless communication network. A flow routing component can be included in a mobile device, home agent/p-gateway, or a policy and charging rules function server that determines the manner in which to route one or more IP flows through a set of network access entry points. The flow routing component can determine the routing based on a set of policies and/or network data, such as quality of service requirements, bandwidth requirements, network congestion, currently active IP flows, and so forth. | 2009-12-10 |
20090305702 | BLOCKING OF SERVICE IN CELLULAR RADIO SYSTEM - Blocking of service in cellular radio system. An apparatus comprises a processor configured to control a stand-alone base station so that an emulated cell is formed by transmitting a control channel with information of a real cell and with such a transmission power that a subscriber terminal of a cellular radio system is forced to camp in the emulated cell, and to control the stand-alone base station to block service from the subscriber terminal before an integrity protection process is performed between the stand-alone base station and the subscriber terminal. | 2009-12-10 |
20090305703 | BASE STATION SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CALL SETTING UP, HANDING OVER AND RELEASING IN HYBRID NETWORK - A base station system and method for call setting up, handing over and releasing in hybrid network are disclosed. The base station system consists of BSC, TC, several BTSs and a band-width guaranteed IP network among them, IP mode transport and traditional TDM mode transport between BSC and TC are simultaneity supported in the system, and BTS supports TDM mode or IP mode. The invention is provided with such advantages: compatibility with TDM, which maximumly protects the providers' investment; smooth transition from TDM to IP, which decreases investing risk; flexible choice for different physical layer or data link layer transmission apparatuses to bear IP message, which facilitates the providers to constitute their networks. In IP mode, data service can share bandwidth with the mute frames of voice service, the system can coexist with different IP networks such as 3G or WiMax, and the control plane and the user plane is independent each other so as to simplify the developing procedure and reduce the maintaining cost. | 2009-12-10 |
20090305704 | HANDOVER CONTROL APPARATUS, MOBILE COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, AND HANDOVER METHOD - A handover control apparatus includes a service determination unit determining a type of a service being communicated with by a mobile station and a handover processing unit performing handover in accordance with either a network initiative type handover procedure or a mobile station initiative type handover procedure based on the determination. If the service being communicated with by the mobile station belongs to a communication quality guaranteed type service, the handover is performed in accordance with the network initiative type handover procedure. | 2009-12-10 |
20090305705 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PERFORMING HANDOFF IN COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS - A communication system including a closed loop power control system. Prior to allowing a handoff to a new base station, the subscriber station verifies that its reverse link signal is being received by the destination base station with sufficient energy. The determination is made based on the received reverse link power control commands from the base station. Moreover, a handoff may be forced when the base station providing the best forward link signal in not receiving the reverse link signal from the subscriber station with sufficient energy. | 2009-12-10 |
20090305706 | COMMUNICATION TERMINAL, BASE STATION CONTROLLER AND MOBILE COMMUNICATION METHOD - A communication terminal according to the present invention includes a determination unit configured to determine whether or not each channel should be set as a handoff candidate on the basis of receiving quality of a pilot signal, and a channel information report transmitter configured to transmit a channel information report for setting a specific channel as a handoff candidate if the number of channels set as handoff candidates in the same sector reaches a predetermined number or more by setting the specific channel as a handoff candidate. | 2009-12-10 |
20090305707 | Telecommunications Network - A method of controlling selection of a data transmission network node, such as a base station, node B, eNodeB, GGSN or LTE PDN-GW, for a mobile device in a telecommunications network is disclosed. The mobile telecommunications network includes a plurality of mobility management nodes, such as SGSN and LTE MME. When the mobile terminal moves from a first one of the mobility management nodes to a second of the nodes, it is determined at the second node whether to cause the mobile terminal to re-select a data transmission network node. The determining step may be performed in response to a periodic routing area/periodic tracking area update request generated by the mobile terminal or in response to the mobile terminal being in an idle communication state. When the data transmission network node is re-selected, a data transmission network node that is relatively geographically near to the mobile terminal is selected. | 2009-12-10 |
20090305708 | MOBILE TERMINAL, STORE-AND-FORWARD MULTIHOP COMMUNICATION METHOD AND PROGRAM - A mobile terminal includes a mobile phone function unit, a storing unit, a communication control unit, and a store-and-forward multihop communication function unit. The mobile phone function unit confirms status of connection with a mobile base station and exchanges information with the mobile base station when the status of connection is a connection state. The storing unit stores information received and generated by the mobile phone function unit. The communication control unit receives connection information including the status of connection from the mobile phone function unit and generates a control signal when the connection information indicates a disconnection state. The store-and-forward multihop communication function unit builds a first session with a first mobile terminal after starting in response to the control signal, stores information received from the first mobile terminal and generated information in the storing unit, transmits information stored in the storing unit after building a second session with a second mobile terminal, and stores information received from the second mobile terminal in the storing unit. | 2009-12-10 |
20090305709 | Method for Planning a Cellular Mobile Telecommunications Network - A method for planning cellular mobile telecommunications network including at least one network cell and intended to provide network services to user equipment located in the network cell, wherein the network services include at least one network service deliverable at a plurality of provisioning rates, including evaluating an uplink coverage of the network in a predetermined service area. The evaluation of the uplink coverage includes: a) forecasting a number of user equipment located in the service area; b) setting a current provisioning rate to the highest of provisioning rates; c) estimating a power required for each user equipment for accessing the at least one network service in the service area at the current provisioning rate; and d) comparing the estimated required power to a maximum power deliverable by each user equipment. If the estimated required power exceeds the maximum deliverable power: e) determining a reduced service area wherein the estimated power required to each user equipment of a reduced number of user equipment located therein for accessing the at least one network service at the current provisioning rate does not exceed the maximum deliverable power; f) updating the current provisioning rate to the immediately lower provisioning rate of the plurality; and g) repeating steps c) and d) and, if required, steps e) and f). | 2009-12-10 |
20090305710 | Super Economical Broadcast System and Method - A super economical broadcast system and method are provided. The system includes a plurality of base transceiver stations that define a plurality of respective cells, each base transceiver station includes a phased-array antenna having a plurality of sectors, each sector has a plurality of vertically-arranged antenna panels, and each antenna panel has a plurality of vertically-arranged radiators disposed in at least two staggered columns. The method includes forming a horizontally and vertically shaped beam using a plurality of vertically-arranged antenna panels, in which each antenna panel has a plurality of vertically-arranged radiators disposed in at least two staggered columns, and transmitting a power distribution that has an essentially uniform field strength over a near zone, a middle zone and at least a portion of a far zone. | 2009-12-10 |
20090305711 | Discontinuous Transmission/Reception in a Communications System - Allocation information is transmitted in a communications system in accordance with at least one allocation rule for indicating allocation of sets of transmission resources to communications devices. The at least one allocation rule is defined for associating sequences of sets of transmission resources with communications devices, and a communications device monitors allocation information of sets of transmission resources associated with it. Communications devices are informed of their respective allocation rules. Transmission resources for the communications devices are allocated based at least on said allocation rules. | 2009-12-10 |
20090305712 | Method and system for transmitting content to a plurality of users of a mobile communication network - A method of distributing information content to at least two user equipments includes: setting up a common downlink channel common to the at least two user equipments; setting up at least two uplink channels, each uplink channel being dedicated to a respective one of the at least two user equipments; delivering the information content to the at least two user equipments over the common downlink channel; and controlling transmission powers related to the common downlink channel and the at least two uplink channels in a closed-loop fashion. The closed-loop fashion power control includes: receiving from the at least two user equipments common downlink channel quality indications over the respective dedicated uplink channels; adjusting a transmission power in respect to the common downlink channel based on the common downlink channel quality indications received from the user equipments; evaluating a channel quality with respect to each of the at least two dedicated uplink channels; and based on the evaluation, sending to the at least two user equipments a transmission power control command over the common downlink channel. | 2009-12-10 |
20090305713 | Base Station Device and Channel Allocation Method - Upon receipt of a new channel allocation request from a mobile communication terminal, a suitable channel is allocated. A base station device performs communication with communication terminals by implementing an adaptive process using a plurality of antennas, and includes an interference recognizing unit that recognizes a level of interference on empty channels for use in the communication, a channel selector that selects an empty channel to be allocated based on a result recognized by the interference recognizing unit, and a channel allocator that, when there is a new channel allocation request from a communication terminal, allocates the empty channel selected by the channel selector to that communication terminal. | 2009-12-10 |
20090305714 | Wireless Communication System, Wireless Communication Terminal, Base Station and Wireless Communication Method - Provided is a wireless communication system in which a plurality of channels are shared and one of the channels is adaptively allocated to a wireless communication terminal by a base station. The wireless communication terminal is provided with a channel requesting unit that requests the base station to allocate an individual control channel when a communication request is received from an upper control unit of its own terminal or the base station, and a state control unit that controls the state of its own terminal so that the state transits to an individual control channel connected state in which control information is transmitted/received by wirelessly connecting the individual control channel allocated from the base station. The base station is provided with a channel allocating unit that allocates one of a plurality of traffic channels as the individual control channel to be exclusively used for the wireless communication terminal in response to the request from the wireless communication terminal. | 2009-12-10 |
20090305715 | CHANNEL QUALITY REPORTING IN A WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - A wireless communication system comprises a scheduler for scheduling air interface data for a plurality of user equipments. A control channel scheduler estimates a scheduling time for a scheduling of air interface data to a first user equipment of the plurality of user equipments in response to a current scheduling metric for the first user equipment and a reporting processor generates a channel quality reporting request for the user equipment in response to the scheduling time. The channel quality reporting request is transmitted to the user equipment which proceeds to provide channel quality reports in accordance with the request. The approach may improve performance in a wireless communication system by reducing channel reporting resource requirements while still providing channel quality information when needed. The invention may be particularly suitable for a Long Term Evolution 3 | 2009-12-10 |
20090305716 | TRANSMISSION PERIOD CONTROL METHOD OF RADIO RESOURCE ALLOCATION REQUEST - Transmission period of scheduling request SR to be optimal is adaptively controlled for each user terminal, so that useless SR transmission is reduced. For the controlling, a base station modifies a transmission period of a radio resource allocation request in an adaptive manner during communication based on communication quality between with a user terminal; notifies the user terminal of the modified transmission period of the radio resource allocation request; and transmits the radio resource allocation request requesting the radio resource from the user terminal to the base station at the notified transmission period. | 2009-12-10 |
20090305717 | Method and System for Configuring a Communication Network, Related Network and Computer Program Product - An antenna site equipped with reconfigurable antennas in a communication network and having capacity to serve communication traffic in a respective area of competence is configured by partitioning the area the area of competence into a set of cells. The number of cells in the set is optimized by ensuring that the traffic is evenly distributed among the cells. This result is preferably achieved starting from a reference set of cells by locating: —i) areas of superposition between adjacent cells covered jointly by traffic capacity of adjacent cells in the reference set of cells, and—ii) uncovered areas between adjacent cells, that is, areas not covered by traffic capacity of any cells in the reference set of cells. The areas of superposition are removed and the traffic capacity thus made available is assigned to the uncovered areas. If any uncovered areas remain, the number of cells in the reference set of cells is increased and the process repeated. If no uncovered areas between adjacent cells are located, the possibility exists of decreasing the number of cells in the reference set of cells and the process is repeated to check whether the area of competence can be properly covered with a lower number of cells. | 2009-12-10 |