50th week of 2012 patent applcation highlights part 42 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20120315856 | TERMINAL AND METHOD FOR COMMUNICATING IN RESPONSE TO CONTACT - A terminal to convert data based on contact includes a receiver condition storage to store condition information for selecting or converting original stored data to be transmitted to a terminal of a second user, a contact sensor to sense contact between the first user and the second user; and a controller to modify the stored data to be transmitted from the terminal of the first user to a terminal of the second user based on the condition information if contact exists between the first user and the second user. A method for communicating data between a first terminal of a first user and a second terminal of a second user, includes: detecting contact between the first user and the second user; generating a signal corresponding to the contact; converting the signal to a digital signal; and transmitting stored data according to the digital signal. | 2012-12-13 |
20120315857 | WIRELESS COMMUNICATION METHOD AND APPARATUS - A wireless communication method and apparatus that produce only a small amount of transmission delay even when carrier sensing is performed. Intensity indication data indicating the radio wave intensity of a received wireless signal is generated. The intensity indication data is intermittently captured and retained. An average of the retained intensity indication data is calculated. If the average is less than or equal to a threshold, a wireless transmission operation is enabled. The average is calculated with a frequency according to the frequency of capturing of the intensity indication data. The average and the threshold are compared at a frequency corresponding to the frequency of calculation of the average. | 2012-12-13 |
20120315858 | DYNAMIC CELL BONDING (DCB) FOR RADIO-OVER-FIBER (RoF)-BASED NETWORKS AND COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS AND RELATED METHODS - Communication devices, systems, and methods for dynamic cell bonding (DCB) for networks and communication systems are disclosed. In one embodiment, a method of operating a wireless communication system is provided. The method includes determining a first plurality of remote units in a cloud bonded to a communication session, measuring a received signal strength from each of the first plurality of remote units, and measuring a received signal strength from each of a second plurality of remote units in the cloud not bonded to the communication session. One or more of the second plurality of remote units is dynamically bonded to the communication session if the measured received signal strength of the one of the second plurality of remote units is greater than the measured received signal strength of the first plurality of remote units. | 2012-12-13 |
20120315859 | METHOD AND USER EQUIPMENT FOR MEASURING INTERFERENCE, AND METHOD AND BASE STATION FOR RECEIVING INTERFERENCE INFORMATION - A method and apparatus for providing information indicating radio resources for multi-cell interference measurement at a BS so that a UE can more accurately measure interference are disclosed. | 2012-12-13 |
20120315860 | Assessing Interference Environment for Wireless Communication Devices - Disclosed is a device and method to automate the process of measuring RF noise, correlating measured noise with known sources, and making adjustments to the noise-measuring and reporting process. A wireless communication device is coupled to equipment at a fixed location, and transmits data about the operation of the equipment back to an operator, via a provider's network. Examples include fixed wireless terminals. A management entity aboard the wireless communication device performs the measurements via a transceiver, and performs remedial actions when required, without requiring an onsite technician or remote assistance. The management entity may include a spectrum analyzer. | 2012-12-13 |
20120315861 | RADIO FREQUENCY CIRCUIT AND SIGNAL TRANSMISSION METHOD - A radio frequency circuit and a signal transmission method are provided. The radio frequency circuit comprises a primary antenna, a secondary antenna and a radio frequency integrated circuit. The primary antenna is electrically coupled to the radio frequency integrated circuit to transmit and receive at least one transmission/reception signal. The secondary antenna is electrically coupled to the radio frequency integrated circuit to receive at least one diversity reception signal. The radio frequency integrated circuit is configured to receive a specific diversity reception signal via the primary antenna and to transmit and receive a specific transmission/reception signal via the secondary antenna. | 2012-12-13 |
20120315862 | SENSING WIRELESS TERMINAL - A sensing wireless terminal may include a sensor unit having at least two sensing modes, a wireless communication unit configured to wirelessly transmit sensing data corresponding to a signal sensed by the sensor unit to another terminal, the wireless communication unit receiving control data transmitted from the other terminal, and a control unit configured to determine whether or not to change a mode from a first mode to a second mode based on the signal sensed by the sensor unit, the control unit determining whether or not to change the mode from the second mode to the first mode based on the control data received by the wireless communication unit, wherein, comparing the two sensing modes of the sensor unit, a mode having a relatively long sensing interval is defined as the first mode and a mode having a relatively short sensing interval is defined as the second mode. | 2012-12-13 |
20120315863 | WIRELESS COMMUNICATION TERMINAL - A wireless communication terminal may include a power supply unit that supplies direct current (DC) power, a wireless communication antenna, a wireless communication module that transmits communication data to an external terminal through the wireless communication antenna, an activation signal output unit that converts an electromagnetic wave received through the wireless communication antenna into DC power, and generates and outputs an activation signal if the converted DC power is greater than or equal to a predetermined power value, and a control unit that performs control such that the DC power is supplied from the power supply unit to the wireless communication module if the activation signal is output from the activation signal output unit. | 2012-12-13 |
20120315864 | WIRELESS ADAPTER FOR MEDIA PLAYER SYSTEM - A media player system is disclosed. One aspect of the media player system pertains to a docking station that allows a media player to communicate with other media devices. Another aspect of the media player system pertains to a wireless media player system that includes a hand held media player capable of transmitting information over a wireless connection and one or more media devices capable of receiving information over the wireless connection. Another aspect of the media player system pertains to a method of wirelessly connecting the hand held media player to another device. The method includes selecting a media item on the hand held media player; selecting one or more remote recipients on the hand held media player; and transmitting the media item locally to the hand held media player, and wirelessly to the selected remote recipients. | 2012-12-13 |
20120315865 | MICROWAVE TRANSMISSION METHOD, APPARATUS, AND SYSTEM USING CCDP AND XPIC - Embodiments of the present invention disclose a microwave transmission method, apparatus, and system using CCDP and XPIC, and relate to the field of mobile communication technologies. The microwave transmission method includes: sending two channels of service that are corresponding to the same frequency and have different polarization directions, where the two channels of service are paired into one logical group; and when receiving, through a feedback channel, a failure signal sent by another end, closing sending of a channel of service that is indicated by the failure signal. In the embodiments of the present invention, after the failure signal sent by the another end is received, the sending of a channel of the service that is indicated by the failure signal is closed, so that no interference is caused to another channel of service, thus ensuring that another channel of service is received correctly. | 2012-12-13 |
20120315866 | OSCILLATORS HAVING ARBITRARY FREQUENCIES AND RELATED SYSTEMS AND METHODS - Systems and methods for operating with oscillators configured to produce an oscillating signal having an arbitrary frequency are described. The frequency of the oscillating signal may be shifted to remove its arbitrary nature by application of multiple tuning signals or values to the oscillator. Alternatively, the arbitrary frequency may be accommodated by adjusting operation one or more components of a circuit receiving the oscillating signal. | 2012-12-13 |
20120315867 | Interactive Multi-Channel Communication System - An interactive system, centered around a web application, securely hosted on one or more secured servers and connected to the internet, designed to facilitate and expedite critical communications among a group or groups of individuals. The web application maintains the capacity to send automated text messages to an individual's mobile phone regarding an urgent matter or emergency. The recipient is afforded the ability to respond securely via a mobile version of the web application, preferably to indicate the best course of action pertaining to the matter to the sender. In the event that a response is not achieved, or other rules are followed, the present invention automatically escalates notification to a back-up individual to address the matter. The present invention is preferably intended or best suited to function within a clinical setting, such as a hospital or nursing home. | 2012-12-13 |
20120315868 | QUEUE MANAGEMENT - Disclosed are methods and devices for queue management that allow a person waiting in the queue to choose to receive at least one warning communication, for example on a wireless communication device such as a cellular telephone. In some embodiments, the person agrees to “buy” the warnings and concomitant free time by agreeing to pay for at least one warning communication and/or by agreeing to accept advertisements. | 2012-12-13 |
20120315869 | METHOD FOR OBTAINING LOCATION INFORMATION FOR EMERGENCY SERVICES IN WIRELESS MULTIMEDIA NETWORKS - A method and apparatus for obtaining end-user location information for emergency services within a multimedia network is presented. The multimedia network may include a network implementing the Session Initiation Protocol, H.323, etc. In one embodiment, a Location Application Server (LAS) in the multimedia network and an interface between the LAS and a gateway mobile location center (GMLC) is defined. | 2012-12-13 |
20120315870 | MOBILE COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, NETWORK DEVICE AND MOBILE COMMUNICATION METHOD - A mobile communication system | 2012-12-13 |
20120315871 | MOBILE CALL MANAGEMENT SYSTEM - The invention provides a method and a system for analyzing mobile telephony connectivity transaction information by the use of a code appended to a transaction. | 2012-12-13 |
20120315872 | METHODS, SYSTEMS, AND COMPUTER-READABLE-MEDIUMS FOR MANAGING ROLLOVER USAGE UNITS OF COMMUNICATION SERVICES - A rollover management system (RMS) receives and stores rollover data that includes subscriber identification and a balance of the rollover usage units that may be “rolled-over” to offset overage units used by a subscriber in excess of package plan usage units in a subsequent billing cycle. In response to receiving requests, the RMS presents rollover data elements to the requesting entities. The balance of the rollover usage units may be rolled over and measured in at least one of a plurality of billable units and may be shared by the subscriber's multiple communication services. The rollover usage units expire after a predetermined number of billing cycles where the predetermined number may vary between package plans. The RMS receives post-billing data elements to update the rollover data elements. The RMS is further operative to account for and present for review unbilled communication service usage to subscribers. | 2012-12-13 |
20120315873 | LOCK CODE RECOVERY SYSTEM - A lock code recovery system for selectively sending a lock code to a proximate personal electronic device is provided. A recognizable code is associated with the proximate personal electronic device. The lock code recovery system includes a user input device for receiving feedback and a control module. The control module is in communication with the user input device, and has a memory with an application and at least one recognizable code stored thereon. The application has the lock code associated with the application for at least activating or deactivating the application. The control module includes control logic for monitoring the user input device for feedback indicating the lock code associated with the application should be sent to the proximate personal device. | 2012-12-13 |
20120315874 | METHOD, MOBILE MANAGEMENT UNIT AND GATEWAY FOR RESTRICTING MTC DEVICE TO ACCESS AND COMMUNICATE - A method, a mobility management unit and a gateway unit for restricting access and communication of a machine type communication (MTC) device are provided by the present invention. The method includes: a mobility management unit judging whether an access request or a service request of the MTC device is currently in a permission period according to the permission period of the MTC device; when the access request or the service request is not in the permission period, rejecting the access request or service request of the MTC device and notifying the MTC device of the rejection cause and/or the permission period at a meantime. The present invention can ensure that the MTC device only communicates in the permission period, and the MTC device is restricted to access the network or communicate in the non-permission period according to the requirement of the operator. | 2012-12-13 |
20120315875 | SIM Information Based SIM Validation - The present invention relates to a method for operating a RF communication device, a RF communication device ( | 2012-12-13 |
20120315876 | LOCATION, TIME, AND CONTEXT-BASED DEFERRED NOTIFICATIONS ON A MOBILE DEVICE - A method and system for a first user to provide a future notification (referred to as a deferred notification) on second user's mobile device based on the second user's location are disclosed. | 2012-12-13 |
20120315877 | GPS Pathfinder Cell Phone And Method - A device and system for use before and after a disaster which incorporate a “Whole Community” response is illustrated. The system can be readily customized for use in other markets and scenarios and easily adapted into uses by emergency management. The device incorporates a GPS radio and/or cell phones with, pre-programmed instructions which are uploaded automatically in the device's memory via wireless technology prior to the unit's first use. Radios on the units can enable the searchers to audibly communicate with each other without cell towers. The system can be employed by cleanup teams, insurance adjusters, and any number of pre/post response teams focused on mitigation, preparedness, response, and recovery operations. The system can contain a modifiable and functional, virtual badge and can export data gathered in the field, as well as integrate this data with other, pre-existing software via software APIs contained within the system and cell phone software. | 2012-12-13 |
20120315878 | Method and system for realizing integrity protection - The disclosure provides a method and system for realizing integrity protection. The method includes: a radio connection is reestablished between a base station and a terminal, and the base station notifies the terminal of integrity protection configuration information included in a first Radio Resource Control (RRC) connection reconfiguration signaling after the radio connection is reestablished. With the method in the disclosure, the terminal explicitly acquires the point in time of applying integrity protection, and explicitly knows a data packet to which the integrity protection is applied; furthermore, a Data Radio Bearer (DRB) integrity protection configuration is modified through the first RRC connection reconfiguration signaling after the radio connection is reestablished, thereby it is avoided that the point in time of modifying integrity protection configuration is directly introduced into the RRC signaling, thus reducing the air interface load. | 2012-12-13 |
20120315879 | INTELLIGENT PRESENCE NOTIFICATION SERVICE - Various exemplary embodiments relate to a method performed by a messaging server in a wireless network, the method including: establishing a messaging connection with an intelligent presence server; establishing a messaging connection with a user equipment; receiving a message from the intelligent presence server; and pushing the message to the user equipment. | 2012-12-13 |
20120315880 | DYNAMIC CONTEXT-BASED AUTO-RESPONSE GENERATION - A portable communication device holds an incoming call for a user when the user is temporarily unavailable to pick up the call. In response to an incoming call signal and an indication to hold the call, the portable communication device can answer the call and play back a pre-recorded message to the caller while holding the call. In some embodiments, the portable communication device can determine a set of attributes, e.g., based on the user, the phone, and/or the caller and automatically select a pre-recorded message from several based at least in part on the determined set of attributes. The phone can then answer the call and play the automatically selected pre-recorded message to the caller. Enabling automatic context-sensitive selection of a pre-recorded message by the portable communication device facilitates convenient while accurate user interaction with the caller. | 2012-12-13 |
20120315881 | AUTOMATED NOTATION TECHNIQUES IMPLEMENTED VIA MOBILE DEVICES AND/OR COMPUTER NETWORKS - Various aspects disclosed herein are directed to different types of automated personal assistant techniques for facilitating call event notation, tagging, calendaring, etc., particularly those implemented on mobile communication devices. Users of mobile devices are provided with a relatively easy way to record and organize personal notes relating to one or more selected telephone conversations conducted by the user. Users can also manage notes, tasks, and schedule items related to the user's contacts and social network(s). In at least one embodiment, a Mobile Application running on a user's mobile device may be configured or designed to automatically detect an end of phone call event at the mobile device, and to automatically display a “pop-up” dialog GUI prompting the user to record a personalized note or other content (if desired), to be associated with the phone call which just ended. | 2012-12-13 |
20120315882 | MOBILE COMMUNICATION TERMINAL AND OPERATION METHOD THEREOF - A mobile communication terminal and an operation method may be provided. This may include connecting to a first communication network, and executing an adaptive application that allows the mobile terminal to display either a first user interface screen or a second user interface screen depending on the connected communication network. This may also include connecting to a second communication network, determining that the mobile communication terminal is connected to the second communication network, and while executing the adaptive application and in response to the determination that the mobile terminal is connected to the second communication network, displaying a second user interface screen corresponding to the second communication network. | 2012-12-13 |
20120315883 | System, Apparatus and Methods for Storing Links to Media Files in Network Storage - A network includes user information comprising terminal capabilities and readiness information for a terminal device. A network element receives the terminal capabilities and readiness information from the terminal device and communicates the terminal capabilities and readiness information such that it is received and stored. The information is accessed to set media delivery parameters for the terminal device. | 2012-12-13 |
20120315884 | MOBILE DEVICE ACCESS OF LOCATION SPECIFIC IMAGES FROM A REMOTE DATABASE - Methods, systems, and devices are described for identifying images to a user. Mobile devices are used to provide position information that may be used to identify a set of images associated with the position information. The position information may include location, ordinal direction, and orientation information of the mobile device, all of which can be used to identify an object or location where a user of the mobile device desires an image. A data store of images is queried to identify a set of images having location information similar to that provided by the mobile device. Images from the set of images are provided to the user, such as through a display at the mobile device and/or a separate system such as a personal computer of the user. A user may select one or more images for local storage, in some cases making a payment for the received image. | 2012-12-13 |
20120315885 | MOBILE COMMUNICATION TERMINAL, NETWORK-SIDE DEVICE, MOBILE COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, PROGRAM AND METHOD OF CHANGING OPERATION PERIOD OF MOBILE COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - When it is determined that a terminal is present in a femtocell, a request signal for requesting a network-side device to change a cycle of a cyclic operation is transmitted from the terminal to the network-side device, via a communication path that includes the femtocell. In response to the request signal, the network-side device changes the cycle of the cyclic operation, and transmits, to the terminal, a response signal for notifying of a change to the cycle, via the same communication path. In response to the response signal, the terminal changes the cycle of the cyclic operation. | 2012-12-13 |
20120315886 | METHOD AND COMMUNICATION DEVICE FOR ASSISTING MOBILE DATA OFFLOADING AND MOBILE DEVICE - A method and communication device for assisting mobile data offloading and a mobile device are provided. An embodiment provides a method for assisting mobile data offloading. The method includes the following steps. In a mobile communication mode, a mobile communication signal is received by an auxiliary communication device for accordingly verifying whether to allow a sender of the mobile communication signal to be linked to the auxiliary communication device. If the verification passes, then the sender establishes a first communication link with the auxiliary communication device in the mobile communication mode. The network configuration information is sent to the sender through a first communication link, wherein the network configuration information is for activating the sender to enter the first wireless network mode in which network access is performed accordingly. | 2012-12-13 |
20120315887 | COMMUNICATION TERMINAL - A communication terminal includes: a touch panel, which receives a contact operation and outputs position information representing the contact position, and which includes a first operation area configured to receive a position designating operation and a second operation area configured to receive a response operation to respond to an event occurring according to an execution of another function; a control unit, which determines whether the position information represents the first operation area or the second operation area, wherein, in a case where the position information represents the first operation area, the control unit outputs the received position information to the transmitting unit, and wherein, in a case where the position information represents the second operation area and the notification signal is received, the control unit controls to perform a process corresponding to a notification signal. | 2012-12-13 |
20120315888 | METHOD FOR REMOTELY CONTROLLING A DEVICE BY MEANS OF A FIXED TRANSCEIVER STATION, DEVICE, USE OF A FIXED TRANSCEIVER STATION AND PROGRAM - A method for remotely controlling a device by a fixed transceiver station in a radio cell of a cellular mobile telecommunications network, the cellular mobile telecommunications network being at least one of a Long Term Evolution (LTE) network or a Universal Mobile Telecommunications System (UMTS) Terrestrial Radio Access Network (UTRAN), includes: transmitting to the device on a control channel, by the fixed transceiver station, control information specific to the radio cell; wherein the control channel is a channel or a portion of a channel used to broadcast location information; wherein the control information comprises an identification part for specifying the device; and wherein the device is not required to have a registration with the network. | 2012-12-13 |
20120315889 | DYNAMIC BINDING OF SERVICE ON BEARER - Methods that facilitate automatic selection of service bearers in a mobile based on user-initiated policies and service-provider-initiated policies set forth in a policy document are described herein. The mobile device initially receives a policy document from either the mobile device manufacturer or the service provider before the mobile device is provisioned on a communications network. The mobile device user and the service provider may make subsequent changes to the policy document. When a user-initiated policy change conflicts with a service-provider-initiated policy, the user-initiated policy change is disregarded in favor of the service-provider-initiated policy. The mobile device automatically selects an appropriate bearer based at least on the availability of service bearers in the current environment and the policies set forth in the policy document. | 2012-12-13 |
20120315890 | METHODS AND APPARATUS TO PERFORM MEASUREMENTS - Methods and apparatus to perform measurements are disclosed. An example method disclosed herein for a user equipment (UE) comprises receiving configuration information from a network, the configuration information to configure the UE to perform logging of measurements in an idle mode, wherein the configuration information includes a duration, and storing the configuration information at the UE. | 2012-12-13 |
20120315891 | BASE STATION, COMMUNICATION SYSTEM AND COMMUNICATION METHOD - Provided is a base station including a plurality of branches that perform CoMP transmission with another base station, a multiplying unit that multiplies a transmission signal from each of the plurality of branches by a calibration coefficient of each of the plurality of branches, wherein the calibration coefficient is a coefficient obtained by adjusting an individual calibration coefficient acquired by branch calibration between the plurality of branches in the base station based on a branch calibration result between a branch of the base station and a branch of the other base station. | 2012-12-13 |
20120315892 | DISTRIBUTED INTERFERENCE MANAGEMENT - A method of interference management in a wireless network includes determining a level of interference within a wireless receiver and transmitting a signal indicative of excessive interference. Within a wireless transmitter, a beam forming vector or a sub-set of transmitter antenna is randomly selected from a set of transmitter antenna available to the transmitter and switching signal transmission from a preceding transmission mode to a transmission mode using the selected beamforming vector or the selected antenna sub-set, following receipt of a signal indicative of excessive interference. It is then determined, within the receiver, whether a level of interference has improved since the transmission of the signal. If not, a signal indicative of a deterioration of said level of interference is sent. If the signal indicative of a deterioration of the level of interference is received at the transmitter, the transmitter reverts to using the preceding transmission mode for signal transmission. | 2012-12-13 |
20120315893 | INTELLIGENT NETWORK MANAGEMENT OF SUBSCRIBER-RELATED EVENTS - Various exemplary embodiments relate to a method and related network node including one or more of the following: receiving, at the network node, an indication of an event from a network monitor, the event associated with a subscriber; identifying, based on the event, an applicable rule of a plurality of rules, the applicable rule specifying at least one action; and initiating performance of the at least one action with respect to at least one session associated with the subscriber. Various embodiments additionally include one or more of the following: identifying a group of sessions associated with the subscriber, wherein the steps of identifying an applicable rule and initiating performance of the at least one action are performed for each session of the group of sessions. | 2012-12-13 |
20120315894 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR REDUCING DESENSITIZATION OF A BASE STATION TRANSCEIVER FOR MOBILE WIRELESS REPEATER SYSTEMS - A repeater system including bi-directional amplifier circuitry that is configured for repeating signals between at least one device and a first signal source. Receiver circuitry is coupled with the amplifier circuitry provides at least one signal associated with at least one of a device or the first signal source or a second signal source. Controller circuitry is configured for monitoring a parameter of a provided signal that is reflective of a property of a signal source or a device. The monitored parameter is used to make a determination of whether repeated signals associated with the first signal source will desensitize the operation of the second signal source. The controller circuitry is also operable for adjusting the power level of the signals that are repeated by the bi-directional amplifier circuitry based on the determination that repeated signals will desensitize the operation of the second signal source. | 2012-12-13 |
20120315895 | METHOD FOR IDENTIFYING MISSING NEIGHBORS AND FOR UPDATING CURRENT NEIGHBORS IN WIRELESS NETWORKS - A method for identifying a missing neighbor in a wireless network includes receiving a report about two or more pilot signals measured by a mobile station; determining that one or more of the reported pilot signals is a missing neighbor not comprised in a current neighbor list of the mobile station; choosing one or more candidate sectors having a pilot signal with the same pilot identity as the missing neighbor; and selecting a most likely sector as the missing neighbor from the one or more candidate sectors, based on calculated distances between the mobile station and a source sector, between the mobile station and at least one of the one or more candidate sectors, and between the source sector and at least one of the one or more candidate sectors, so as to identify the missing neighbor in the wireless network. | 2012-12-13 |
20120315896 | ACCURATE GNSS TIME HANDLING IN DUAL/MULTI-SIM TERMINALS - Method, apparatus, and computer program product example embodiments are disclosed for improving the speed and sensitivity of position determination by wireless communication devices using assisted Global Navigation Satellite Systems (A-GNSS). Example embodiments include multi-SIM mobile wireless devices having an A-GNSS location detection capability, with one or more RF modems that may communicate with one or more wireless carriers. | 2012-12-13 |
20120315897 | Mobile Communication Device with Subscriber Identity Module - In one embodiment, a method of directing calls on a mobile communication device comprises receiving a call at the mobile communication device; determining that the received call is directed to subscriber identity information associated with a short-range enabled communication device; selecting on which of the mobile communication device and the short-range enabled device to answer the call; and directing the call to the selected device. | 2012-12-13 |
20120315898 | Mobile Communication Device with Subscriber Identity Module - In one embodiment, a method of directing calls on a mobile communication device comprises receiving a call signal at the mobile communication device from a short-range enabled communication device operably connected with the mobile communication device, accessing subscriber identity module data of the short-range enabled communication device, preparing an outgoing call signal using the accessed subscriber identity module data of the short-range enabled communication device, establishing a communication session between the short-range enabled communication device and a network, and transmitting the outgoing call signal to the network. | 2012-12-13 |
20120315899 | DEVICE ROAMING IN HYBRID WI-FI/WIRELINE AND MULTI-AP NETWORKS - A method for communication includes communicating between a first transceiver and a wireless communication terminal on a first channel, while identifying the first transceiver to the terminal with a transceiver identity. A roaming condition, which determines whether the terminal is to roam to a second transceiver operating on a second channel, is evaluated. Upon meeting the roaming condition, the terminal is instructed to switch to the second channel, and the terminal is subsequently communicated with using the second transceiver on the second channel while identifying the second transceiver to the terminal with the same transceiver identity as the first transceiver. | 2012-12-13 |
20120315900 | Method and apparatus for switching between different network standards - The disclosure provides a method for switching between different network standards, which includes the following steps performed by a terminal: when switch is to be performed, sorting in a history record target cells corresponding to a source cell which the terminal is leaving, to form a search list, choosing the target cell from the search list and accessing the target cell. The disclosure further provides an apparatus for switching between different network standards. By means of the method and the apparatus of the disclosure, the rate of the switching between the different network standards is increased, the user experience is improved and the power consumption of the terminal is reduced. | 2012-12-13 |
20120315901 | CENTRALIZED CONTEXT AWARENESS THROUGH NETWORK ASSOCIATION - A user's context is determined based on the wireless network to which the user is connected. Targeted information, based on the determined context, is then delivered to the user. A centralized mechanism associates identifiers of wireless access points to one or more providers, such as retail establishments, that have set up those access points and have been registered by the centralized mechanism. The providers also provide targeted information that they wish to have delivered to users whose context indicates that they are in or near that provider's store. The centralized mechanism further has information associating the wireless computing device with contact information that can be utilized to deliver targeted information. The targeted information can be delivered to the user via the wireless network, a cellular network or through other communicational mechanisms. The provider, or retail establishment, can also be informed of the presence of the user near its premises. | 2012-12-13 |
20120315902 | WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, WIRELESS COMMUNICATION TERMINAL, AND SUBSCRIBER INFORMATION MANAGEMENT DEVICE - A wireless communication system includes: a first wireless communication terminal to register an external device, wherein a subscriber information management device transmits a location of the external device to the first wireless communication terminal based on a search result of the external device based on a search request for the external device, the search request being transmitted from the subscriber information management device to a second wireless communication terminal within a search target area, the second wireless communication terminal being identified by the subscriber information management device based on registration information including certain information and location information of the external device. | 2012-12-13 |
20120315903 | MOBILE COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, LOCATION REGISTRATION METHOD, RELAY NODE AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF, AND STORAGE MEDIUM OF CONTROL PROGRAM - A communication processing system includes a user equipment, a base station and a relay node for relaying the user equipment and the base station. The relay node includes a timer unit which measures a prescribed time after detecting movement between tracking areas and a user equipment registration unit which registers the user equipment, which is a transmission source of a location registration request signal to a location information management unit, which manages location information, received by the relay node during the prescribed period, as a subordinate of the relay node. | 2012-12-13 |
20120315904 | OPTIMIZED USER RE-DISTRIBUTION OVER S-CSCF ENTITIES - Embodiments of the present invention provide a network entity of an IMS network, in which a registered user is being served by an assigned Serving-Call Session Control Function, S-CSCF. The network entity includes a memory storing data that includes an identity of at least one better-matching S-CSCF in the IMS network having capabilities better suited for serving the registered user than the assigned S-CSCF. The network entity is configured to obtain an indication of the availability of the better-matching S-CSCF, and when the better-matching S-CSCF entity is available to initiate a transfer so that the registered user is served by the better-matching S-CSCF. The network entity may be the assigned S-CSCF, or may be an I-CSCF. Embodiments of the present invention provide a method of transferring a registered user to a better-matching S-CSCF. | 2012-12-13 |
20120315905 | MULTI-RADIO HANDOVER MANAGER SYSTEM AND ALGORITHMS FOR HETEROGENEOUS WIRELESS NETWORKING - A multi-radio handover manager and supporting algorithms are disclosed. The multi-radio handover manager (MRHM) minimizes the “on” time of one radio when the other radio is connected to the Internet. The MRHM also prevents unnecessary inter-RAT (radio access technologies) WLAN-to-WWAN handovers in a “multi-AP” WLAN, where intra-RAT WLAN-to-WLAN (layer 2) roaming is possible. The MRHM minimizes the impact of IP address changes due to WWAN-to-WLAN handover on an active TCP/IP session. And, the MRHM optimizes its handover-triggering algorithm based on traffic and environment. | 2012-12-13 |
20120315906 | NETWORK ELEMENTS PROVIDING COMMUNICATIONS WITH POOLED SWITCHING CENTERS AND RELATED METHODS - A network element may provide communications with a wireless communications network including a plurality of pooled mobile switching centers coupled to a base station controller so that each of the plurality of pooled mobile switching centers is configured to control communications with respective wireless terminals communicating through the base station controller. Operations of the network element may include transmitting a ping message from the network element to a primary pooled mobile switching center of the plurality of pooled mobile switching centers. Responsive to receipt of a ping response message at the network element from the primary pooled mobile switching center, a communication may be transmitted from the network element to the primary pooled mobile switching center. Responsive to non-receipt of a ping response message at the network element from the primary pooled mobile switching center, the communication may be transmitted from the network element to a secondary pooled mobile switching center of the plurality of pooled mobile switching centers. | 2012-12-13 |
20120315907 | Methods and Mechanisms to Enable Priority Calls in a Cell Through Pre-Emption of Other Calls - A method is provided for managing a priority call in a serving cell. The method comprises, when a priority call is in progress in the serving cell, an access device in the serving cell determining an amount of resources available in the serving cell. The method further comprises when the amount of resources available in the serving cell is below a threshold, the access device causing at least one non-priority call in the serving cell to be handed over to a target cell. | 2012-12-13 |
20120315908 | METHOD, APPARATUS AND SYSTEM FOR PERFORMING HANDOVER IN AN OVERLAPPING NETWORK ENVIRONMENT - The present invention relates to a method, apparatus and system for performing a handover in an overlapping network environment. Particularly, the present invention provides a method for performing a handover when a user terminal enters a femtocell from a macrocell. According to a preferred embodiment, a femtocell in which there is confusion caused by an allocation of a duplicate PCID is discriminated to perform a handover in an efficient manner when the user terminal moves from the macrocell to the femtocell. | 2012-12-13 |
20120315909 | MOBILE COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, NETWORK APPARATUS AND MOBILE COMMUNICATION METHOD - A network apparatus | 2012-12-13 |
20120315910 | System Information Cache - For each of a plurality of received system information SI a cache entry is stored in a SI cache of a user equipment UE, each including at least some of the received SI, a timestamp of when the SI was first stored, and at least some of the cache entries also have relevance data relating the respective cache entry to one or more other cache entries. While the UE is in a state such as a CELL-FACH state (no dedicated physical channel allocated to the UE), a cache entry is selected for at least one neighbor cell, and that cache entry is related by its relevance data to the cache entry of the serving cell or determined from its timestamp to be in close proximity to the serving cell. The UE then identifies the selected neighbor cell in an uplink message as a suitable candidate for multipoint communications with the UE. | 2012-12-13 |
20120315911 | COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, FEMTO CELL THEREOF, AND CLUSTERING AND HANDOVER METHOD OF THE SAME - A communication system, femto cell, and clustering and handover method of the same are provided. The method includes storing identity information and customer information for a plurality of femto base stations, generating, when location information of the corresponding femto base stations are received, at least one cluster including at least one of the femto base stations according to the customer information and location information, sharing the identity information of the corresponding femto base station in the cluster. The method is capable of supporting handover between femto base stations so as to secure reliable communication service connectivity for the terminal on the move. | 2012-12-13 |
20120315912 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR HANDOVER BETWEEN A HETEROGENEOUS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM AND A BROADBAND WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - An operating method, a base station, and terminal of a cell of a first communication system for a handover between the first communication system and a second communication system are provided. The method includes, when a terminal initiates a handover between the first communication system and the second communication system, transmitting, by the base station, a message, requesting to measure a signal level of a downlink, to the terminal, when a signal level measured by the terminal falls below a preset threshold, requesting, by the base station, a handover to the second communication system over a core network, receiving, by the base station, a message, including radio channel parameters the that is required when the terminal accesses to the second communication system, from the second communication system, and forwarding, by the base station, the message, including the radio channel parameters of the second communication system, to the terminal. | 2012-12-13 |
20120315913 | METHOD, DEVICE AND SYSTEM FOR SELECTING SERVICE CELL - The present invention discloses the method, equipment and system for selecting a donor cell, and the method comprises the following steps: a relay node acquires the donor cell configuration information for the relay node; if the relay node determines, based on the donor cell configuration information, that the currently serving cell is listed in the donor cell configuration information, the relay node continues to work in the cell; otherwise, the relay node selects another cell listed in the donor cell configuration information to access. The present invention can improve the controllability of the selection of a donor cell by a relay node, thereby causing the relay node to quickly select a donor cell and access to the donor cell. | 2012-12-13 |
20120315914 | HANDOVER PROCESSING METHOD AND DEVICE - A handover processing method includes obtaining, by a relay station, information, where the information is used for determining whether a mobility management entity (MME) of a user equipment is in a mobility management entity pool (MME pool) to which a neighboring eNB belongs; and determining, by the relay station, that an X2 interface between a serving eNB of the relay station and the neighboring eNB cannot be used for handover if the MME of the user equipment is not in the MME pool to which the neighboring eNB belongs. The foregoing technical solutions may enable the relay station to initiate a correct handover procedure. | 2012-12-13 |
20120315915 | METHOD FOR COMMUNICATING IN A WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORK - The invention provides a method for communicating in a wireless communication network ( | 2012-12-13 |
20120315916 | Handing Over Relayed Connections in Mobile Environment - A method, apparatus, and computer program for continuing transmission during handover are presented. A communication connection is established between a source base station and a mobile relay base station comprising a distributed antenna system (DAS). The DAS includes multiple spatially distributed antenna units (DAUs), wherein at least part of the DAUs are used for forming a cluster of sub-cells within a coverage area of the mobile relay base station and at least part of the DAUs are used for communicating with a fixed cellular network infrastructure over multiple backhaul links. A first backhaul link is then handed over from the source base station to a target base station. After the handover, data transfer between the source base station and at least one backhaul link still linked to the source base station is continued, and remaining backhaul link(s) are released from the source base station according to a determined criterion. | 2012-12-13 |
20120315917 | DETERMINING A COORDINATING SET OF CELLS FOR MULTIPOINT RECEPTION OF UPLINK TRANSMISSION FROM A MOBILE TERMINAL - Methods and apparatus are provided for determining a set of cooperating cells for a mobile terminal in a mobile communication network for CoMP transmission or reception. A cell map is stored in memory of serving base station. The cell map associates one or more coordinating areas within the serving cell with corresponding sets of neighboring cells. To determine the set of cooperating cells for a given mobile terminal within a serving cell, the serving base station determines the current location of the mobile terminal. The current location of the mobile terminal is compared to the cell map stored in memory to determine the coordinating set for the mobile terminal. | 2012-12-13 |
20120315918 | PREDICTION OF INDOOR LEVEL AND LOCATION USING A THREE STAGE PROCESS - A mobile computing device may be localized in an indoor area based on the strength of wireless network signals accessible in the indoor area from different access points. For efficiency, the localization may be performed in stages. In a first stage, a general geographic area, such as an “island” as will be described below, in which the mobile device is located is identified. In a second stage, an altitude or building level of the mobile device is identified. In a third stage, a position of the mobile device on the identified building level is determined. At least some of these stages of localization may utilize information received at the mobile device from surrounding access points. For example, the island on which the user is located may be determined by identifying at least one access point on that island. Further, decision trees may be executed using input related to a received signal strength from the surrounding access points, and outputs of the decision trees may indicate the device's location. | 2012-12-13 |
20120315919 | THIRD PARTY DEVICE LOCATION ESTIMATION IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS - A third party device location estimation mechanism can be implemented in a wireless communication network. In one embodiment, a distance between an observing communication device and a reference communication device and a distance between the observing communication device and a target communication device are determined. An exchange of messages between the target communication device and the reference communication device is detected at the observing communication device. Timing information associated with the exchanged messages is determined at the observing communication device. A distance between the target communication device and the reference communication device is determined at the observing communication device based, at least in part, on the distance between the observing communication device and the reference communication device, the distance between the observing communication device and the target communication device, and the timing information associated with the messages exchanged between the target communication device and the reference communication device. | 2012-12-13 |
20120315920 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ANALYZING SPATIOTEMPORALLY AMBIGUOUS EVENTS - Principles of the invention provide techniques for analyzing spatiotemporally ambiguous events. In one aspect, an exemplary method includes the steps of storing event data representative of an event, the event data comprising spatiotemporally ambiguous measurements; storing side information, the side information comprising at least one of spatial data and temporal data related to the event in space-time: associating the event data with the side information by soft association to form association data; applying one or more estimation techniques to the association data to form estimation data; and determining at least one of a rate, a factor, a likelihood, a value, a time, a location, and a cause for the event by applying one or more characterization techniques to the estimation data. | 2012-12-13 |
20120315921 | INTEGRATION OF WIRED INFORMATION AND WIRELESS INFORMATION TO LOCATE A WIRELESS DEVICE - One embodiment described herein includes a method of determining the location of a wireless device. The method includes capturing wired information about layer one and layer two used by wired components in a network; capturing wireless information about a wireless device communicatively coupled to the network; integrating at least some of the wired information and the wireless information; and using the integrated wired information and wireless information to locate the wireless device. | 2012-12-13 |
20120315922 | WIRELESS USER BASED NOTIFICATION SYSTEM - A group of wireless device users are notified of an event. A location data determination algorithm is provided to a wireless device, where the algorithm determines a frequency at which the device interacts with network elements to determine its location. The location data is stored in a notification server and used to identify a user at a specific location. When a governmental or commercial entity wishes to issue a notification, a message is provided to those users whose location is identified as being in an area defined by the entity. | 2012-12-13 |
20120315923 | APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING LOCATION INFORMATION OF HAND-HELD DEVICE AND METHOD THEREOF - A method and apparatus for providing location information of a user terminal is provided, which makes it possible to mark the location of a user terminal using geographical information stored in a broadcast receiver. | 2012-12-13 |
20120315924 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR LEAVING AND/OR DISCOVERING LOCALLY RELEVANT PIECES OF INFORMATION - Methods and apparatus for storing user generated information, e.g., reviews, comments, suggestions relevant to a particular geographic region, using local access nodes and/or facilitating discovery of the availability of the locally stored and locally relevant content through the use of peer-to-peer signals are described. In various embodiments, the locally stored and available content can be discovered when passing within range a local access point, storing the locally relevant user provided content. User generated information, in some embodiments, can be stored subject to user specified sharing restrictions. In various embodiments, users can limit the information they are provided by controlling profile setting and/or a setting used to control what information is provided as they move through a region. In some embodiments, user provided information distribution and/or access can be, and sometimes is, restricted based on group membership, user identity and/or interests. | 2012-12-13 |
20120315925 | SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING ALERT-BASED SERVICES TO MOBILE STATIONS IN A WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS NETWORK - System for providing alert-based communication services for which corresponding alert conditions to be met by mobile stations are defined. The system includes an alert engine capable of firing alerts associated with the alert-based communication services if location data regarding the mobile stations is indicative of the mobile stations meeting the alert conditions corresponding to the alert-based communication services. A requirements engine determines an expected earliest future time at which at least one alert condition is capable of being met by a particular mobile station and outputs a data element indicative of a requirement to obtain updated location data about the particular mobile station in advance of the expected earliest future time. A scheduler receives expiry times data and processes the expiry times data for determining an order for servicing the location requests. | 2012-12-13 |
20120315926 | METHOD FOR AUTOMATICALLY LOCATING RADIO STATIONS - Method and device for automatically locating radio stations, of the type which comprises at least a first database of radio and/or television stations ( | 2012-12-13 |
20120315927 | METHOD OF AND APPARATUS FOR ACCESS GEOGRAPHICAL LOCATION INFORMATION SERVICE - The invention provides a solution to accessing for a geographical location information-based service in a server of a machine type communication based communication system, where firstly a server broadcasts or multicasts a content request message, the content request message comprising information on requested content and information on a target geographical location; then the server receives a response message from at least one user equipment, the response message indicating that the at least one user equipment possesses the requested content and the at least one user equipment being located within the target geographical location; and finally the server acquires the requested content from the at least one user equipment. | 2012-12-13 |
20120315928 | MOBILE TERMINAL AND LOCATION MEASUREMENT METHOD - A mobile terminal and a location measurement method that can reduce measurement loads on the terminal. A GPS positioning unit performs location measurement in predetermined cycles or in accordance with user instructions. In performing the measurement, a control unit determines a movement state of the mobile terminal. The control unit, when determining that the mobile terminal is in a stationary state and the mobile terminal has not moved from a most recently measured location by referring to state information stored in a state information management table, can cause the location information storage table to store therein the most recently measured location stored in the location information storage table as a current location of the mobile terminal. | 2012-12-13 |
20120315929 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR COMMUNICATING WITH A PAGING NETWORK OPERATIONS CENTER THROUGH WIRELESS CELLULAR DEVICES - Systems, methods, and media are provided for facilitating bidirectional communication between a wireless device, such as cellular device, and a paging operator's network operations center (NOC). Messages from the paging NOC are received over a paging network through paging circuitry included in the wireless device. Certain embodiments are directed to systems and methods for transmitting status messages or response messages pertaining to the received messages from the wireless device to the paging NOC through an alternate network, such as a cellular network or the Internet. Other embodiments are directed to systems and methods for displaying the received messages, and for determining and displaying user response actions, based on data included in the messages and/or stored on the wireless device. These systems and methods take advantage of the benefits provided by paging and wireless devices in order to maximize the reliability and minimize the delay associated with the messaging system. | 2012-12-13 |
20120315930 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR PROCESSING PAGING MESSAGE WHEN IDLE STATE SIGNALLING REDUCTION IS ACTIVE - The present invention discloses a method and device for processing paging message when Idle State Signalling Reduction (ISR) is active. The method includes the following step: a Mobility Management Entity (MME) determines that a Mobile Switching Center (MSC)/Visited Location Register (VLR) is a default MSC/VLR and the paging message is used for a Short Message Service (SMS), the MME does not send the paging message to a Serving General Packet Radio Service (GPRS) Support Node (SGSN). The present invention can reduce the unnecessary paging signalling in an Evolved Packet System (EPS) and the 2nd Generation (2G)/3rd Generation (3G), therefore avoiding the network resource waste occurred in the interface of the MME and the SGSN, in the air interface of a General Packet Radio Service/Enhanced Data Rate for Global System for Mobile communication Evolution Radio Access Network (GERAN)/Universal Terrestrial Radio Access Network (UTRAN), and in the MSC/VLR. | 2012-12-13 |
20120315931 | SHORT MESSAGE PROCESSING METHOD AND APPARATUS - A short message processing method and apparatus in short message interactive communication is disclosed that allocates identification codes to each service instance and performs short message interaction with uses using numbers embedded with the identification codes. In the short message processing method and apparatus of the present invention, in response to receiving of a short message from a communication terminal, a service instance for the short message is determined based on a server-side communication number contained in the short message, and then a reply short message is sent to the communication terminal using the server-side communication number that is embedded with a service instance identification code corresponding to the determined service instance. The present invention is capable of accurately and conveniently correlating a plurality of short messages with corresponding service instances, thereby enhancing users' experience during an interactive process. | 2012-12-13 |
20120315932 | MESSAGING SYSTEM AND METHOD - A system of the invention processes messages to and from application servers. The system monitors parameters such as number of incoming messages to a particular service and from a particular subscriber. Based on this parameter and possibly also on analysis of content in a message an action is automatically triggered. The system may allow a user to generate a limit as to the number of messages they are willing to receive before they sign up for a service. This is performed by either pre-configuring the system with default limits or allowing the user to add additional text to a subscription message to state the limit they wish to set. Once the user signs up for a service the system generates a counter to track how many messages the service provider sends to the user and once this counter reaches 0 the service provider is sent an automated STOP request. | 2012-12-13 |
20120315933 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR INTEGRATING IMAGE UPLOAD OBJECTS WITH A MESSAGE LIST - There is disclosed a system and method for integrating an image upload object with a message list. In an embodiment, the method comprises: creating an image upload object for each image to be uploaded; and displaying the image upload object in a message list such that the image upload object may be selected and opened as a message. In another embodiment, the method may further comprise associating with the image upload object at least one of a text description, a thumbnail of the image, a date, and a file link to the uploaded image. In another embodiment, an image upload object in the message list may be configured such that the image upload object may be forwarded to another user as a message, and the associated uploaded image may be accessed by the other user via the file link. | 2012-12-13 |
20120315934 | Automatic Quality Of Service Based Resource Allocation - A system can provide quality-of-service based network resource allocation and utilization in a dynamic network environment. A system may determine a current quality level of current media data presented to a user by a remote system in communication with the first system. The system may determine if it can provide subsequent media data to the remote system at a higher quality level than the current quality level. As one example, the system may identify a network connection with the remote system that supports providing the subsequent media data at the higher quality level to the remote system. The system may then obtain the subsequent media data at the higher quality level and send the subsequent media data at the higher quality level to the remote system. | 2012-12-13 |
20120315935 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING THE SEVERITY OF INTERFERENCE IN DIFFERENT AREAS OF A CELLULAR RADIO NETWORK AND COORDINATING RADIO RESOURCE MANAGEMENT FEATURES IN RESPONSE - An interference analysis tool for identifying an interference problem area in a cellular radio network in which at least a first User Equipment (UE | 2012-12-13 |
20120315936 | COMMUNICATION CONTROL METHOD, COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, AND MANAGEMENT SERVER - A management server in a network including a first transmitting device that communicates with a first receiving device and a second transmitting device that communicates with a second receiving device. The management server includes a network interface that receives a parameter corresponding to a level of improvement of communication quality at the second receiving device, and a processor that calculates an allowable interference amount at the first receiving device based on the parameter. | 2012-12-13 |
20120315937 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR MAINTAINING THE PERFORMANCE QUALITY OF A COMMUNICATION SYSTEM IN THE PRESENCE OF NARROW BAND INTERFERENCE - A system that incorporates teachings of the subject disclosure may include, for example, a method for scanning wireless signals in a wide frequency band, measuring power levels in narrow frequency bands from the wireless signals, determining a threshold according to an average wideband power level or at least a portion of the power levels in the narrow frequency bands, detecting from the wireless signals a narrow band interferer based on the threshold, and initiating a strategy for responding to interference in the wide frequency band caused by the detected narrow band interferer. Other embodiments are disclosed. | 2012-12-13 |
20120315938 | COMMUNICATION DEVICES FOR MULTIPLE GROUP COMMUNICATIONS - A base station for communicating with multiple groups of wireless communication devices is described. The base station includes a processor and executable instructions stored in memory that is in electronic communication with the processor. The base station determines a number of wireless communication devices. The base station also splits the number of wireless communication devices into groups. The base station further determines a precoding matrix for each group. The base station additionally transmits a beamformed signal to each group using the precoding matrix for each group. | 2012-12-13 |
20120315939 | METHOD FOR REPORTING CHANNEL QUALITY INFORMATION AND SYSTEM THEREOF - A method for reporting channel quality information in a wireless telecommunication network, wherein the network includes a radio base station in wireless communication with a plurality of user equipments by user transmission channels, and wherein the method includes the radio base station: detecting a coherence bandwidth associated to a total transmission channel, the total transmission channel including the user transmission channels of the plurality of user equipments; selecting one reporting technique for reporting channel quality information among a plurality of available reporting techniques, the selection being based on the coherence bandwidth; and transmitting a first message to each of the plurality of user equipments, the message reporting an indication of the selected reporting technique. A radio base station, a public mobile network and a user equipment suitable to implement the method are also disclosed. | 2012-12-13 |
20120315940 | Methods and Apparatus for Overlapping MIMO Physical Sectors - A system for communicating with wireless devices. The systems includes radio groups whose MIMO physical sectors overlap. The MIMO physical sectors communicate using different channels. The MIMO physical sectors overlap to form an area of overlap. Each radio group includes directional antennas and radios. Radios are selectively coupled to the antennas. The antennas that are oriented so that the physical sectors of the antennas overlap to operate as MIMO antennas and form the MIMO physical sector for the radio group. The antennas operate as a MIMO antenna. | 2012-12-13 |
20120315941 | Finding Carriers in a Radio Communication Network - A mobile station comprises a radio communication unit ( | 2012-12-13 |
20120315942 | REDUCING SPECTRUM INTERFERENCE BETWEEN WIRELESS NETWORKS - A method and apparatus for reducing spectrum interference between wireless networks. This is realized by arranging at least one sub-coordinating apparatus, namely, a monitoring apparatus, in respective wireless network, and by arranging a coordinating apparatus, namely, an allocation apparatus in the whole network. Wherein, the sub-coordinating apparatus monitors the spectrum utilization situation of the wireless network where it is located, reports it to the coordinating apparatus, and requests the coordinating apparatus for spectrum resource when new spectrum resource is needed. The coordinating apparatus maintains the spectrum utilization information of each wireless network, and allocates appropriate spectrum resource to the sub-coordinating apparatus which requests spectrum resource based on the maintained information. Therefore, the interference of inter-wireless networks is reduced or even avoided through such overall management that the coordinating apparatus allocates corresponding spectrum resources to a plurality of wireless networks capable of sharing spectrum resources. | 2012-12-13 |
20120315943 | SP/CBP SCHEDULE INFORMATION DISTRIBUTION - The distribution of the service period (SP) and contention-based period (CBP) scheduling information in the data transfer time (DTT) of a beacon interval (BI) defined under the WGA Draft Specification 0.8 is selectively scheduled to optimize channel access contention. STAs in a single antenna scope or groups of STAs in multiple antennas scopes is allocated to different CBPs to decrease collisions. Simultaneous CBPs is further allocated to STAs in multiple antennas scopes where STAs have peer-to-peer traffic with other STAs in the same antenna group during part of the CBP when the personal PCP/AP is unavailable to that antenna group resulting in an increase in network throughput. | 2012-12-13 |
20120315944 | Method and Apparatus for Receiving Sensing Results in a Wireless LAN System - The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for receiving sensing results in a wireless local area network (LAN). According to one aspect of the present invention, in a wireless LAN system, a method for receiving a sensing result through a first station (STA) serving as an unlicensed device, which is allowed to operate in a usable channel not being used by a licensed device in a TV white space (TVWS) band, the first station transmits a frame including a first element (having information on a point when sensing is performed) and a second element (having a reporting sequence bitmap (RSM) that represents stations selected from a plurality of second stations for performing sensing and the sensing result report order of the selected stations) to the plurality of second stations; receives a measurement report frame, including a sensing result at the point when the sensing is performed, from each of the selected stations according to the sensing result order; and determines, using the measurement report frame, whether or not a licensed device is using a channel being used by the first station. | 2012-12-13 |
20120315945 | SYSTEM INFORMATION CACHE - For each of a plurality of received system information SI a cache entry is stored in a SI cache of a user equipment UE, each including at least some of the received SI, a timestamp of when the SI was first stored, and at least some of the cache entries also have relevance data relating the respective cache entry to one or more other cache entries. While the UE is in a state such as a CELL-FACH state, a cache entry is selected for at least one neighbor cell, and that cache entry is related by its relevance data to the cache entry of the serving cell or determined from its timestamp to be in close proximity to the serving cell. The UE then identifies the selected neighbor cell in an uplink message as a suitable candidate for multipoint communications with the UE. | 2012-12-13 |
20120315946 | Electronic Message Exchange Over Multiple Wireless Communication Networks with a Single Device - Electronic messages such as pages are exchanged between a user device and a message service using one of multiple wireless communication networks. The wireless communication networks may include mobile and/or fixed wireless networks. The user device registers with the message service through at least one of the wireless communications networks. The user device may register through multiple wireless communication devices when available. The user device sends messages through the wireless network through which registration has been established and may apply rules to choose when registration has occurred via multiple wireless networks. | 2012-12-13 |
20120315947 | COMMUNICATION BASE STATION AND POWER AMPLIFICATION PROCESSING METHOD OF COMMUNICATION BASE STATION - A method for implementing power amplification processing includes: obtaining power amplifier feature information and service requirement information of a power amplifier, where the service requirement information includes requirement information of a real-time service and requirement information of a non-real-time service; determining a regulation parameter and a scheduling parameter of the power amplifier according to the service requirement information and the power amplifier feature information; and performing, by the power amplifier, transmit power regulation according to the regulation parameter to obtain amplified transmit power. | 2012-12-13 |
20120315948 | Method and Apparatus for Controlling Energy Consumption in a Multi-Antenna Base Station - The present invention relates generally to a method for use in a radio base station of a wireless communications network and to an energy control apparatus ( | 2012-12-13 |
20120315949 | Method and System for Collecting Terminal Measurement Data - The present invention discloses a method and system for collecting terminal measurement data, an integration reference point manager system, an integration reference point agent system, a home subscriber server, a mobility management entity, a NodeB and a user equipment. Specifically, an integration reference point agent (IRP Agent) receives a terminal measurement data start operation or terminal measurement data stop operation sent by an integration reference point manager (IRP Manager), where the terminal measurement data start operation is used to start terminal measurement data collection and carries configuration parameters used to collect terminal measurement data, and the terminal measurement data stop operation is used to instruct stop of terminal measurement collection. The present invention enables a terminal to collect and report terminal measurement data | 2012-12-13 |
20120315950 | DUAL MODE MOBILE COMMUNICATION TERMINAL - A dual mode mobile communication terminal includes a GSM antenna, a GSM radio frequency (RF) circuit, a baseband circuit, a CDMA antenna, and a CDMA RF circuit. The GSM antenna and the CDMA antenna receive and transmit GSM signals and CDMA signals respectively. The baseband circuit processes the GSM signals and the CDMA signals, and generates corresponding signals. The CDMA RF circuit includes a low noise amplifier (LNA). The baseband circuit controls the LNA according to the transmission power levels of the GSM signal to lower the strength of the GSM signal in the LNA, to reduce and prevent mutual or other interference between the GSM signal and the CDMA signal so as to provide high-quality CDMA signals. | 2012-12-13 |
20120315951 | Mobile Communication Device Providing N-Way Communication Through A Plurality Of Communication Devices - A device may provide N-Way communication through multiple communication services. The device may receive user data from a user interface and incoming data from a communication interface. The incoming data may be received through a first communication service. The device may combine the user data and incoming data, including through any combination of encoding or decoding processes. The device may also send the combined data using the communication interface, such as through a second communication service. The device may also receive first incoming data through a first communication service and second incoming data through a second communication service. The device may combine the first incoming data and second incoming data for display on a user interface or to send across a third communication service. | 2012-12-13 |
20120315952 | IMAGE CAPTURE SYSTEMS WITH FOCUSING CAPABILITIES - Embodiments of the invention describe providing image focusing capabilities for a lens unit of an image capture system by disposing a solid state die over the lens unit. The solid state die may include a plurality of electrodes to receive a voltage or electric signal to generate an electric field. The refractive index of the solid state die will change in response to the generated electric field to focus the image or scene captured by the lens unit. The solid state die is mounted to a folded flexible printed circuit board in a housing or a molded housing having electrodes on its inner wall. | 2012-12-13 |
20120315953 | ENCLOSURE FOR IMAGE CAPTURE SYSTEMS WITH FOCUSING CAPABILITIES - Embodiments of the invention describe an enclosure for an image capture system that includes an image capture unit and a solid state die to provide focusing capabilities for a lens unit of the image capture unit. The enclosure may electrically couple the solid state die to the image capture unit and/or other system circuitry. The enclosure may further serve as EMI shielding for the image capture system. | 2012-12-13 |
20120315954 | MOBILE DEVICE AND AN IMAGE DISPLAY METHOD THEREOF - Systems, circuits, and devices for displaying a captured image are disclosed. In one embodiment, a mobile device includes a memory; a display unit; an input device, and a processor coupled to the memory, the display unit and the input device, where the processor is configured to display an image in a first orientation irrespective of an orientation of the display unit when the image is accessed for displaying on the display unit, wherein the first orientation is an orientation of an image capturing device rendered during a capture of the image. The processor is further configured to provide a user interface configured to process a user input for reorienting the image into a second orientation and display the image in the second orientation in response to the user input. | 2012-12-13 |
20120315955 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TRACKING PACKAGE DELIVERIES - A system and method for verifying receipt of a postal mail item mailed by a sender of the postal mail item is presented. A method reads postal information from a postal mail item that identifies the postal mail item. The postal information is combined with identification information that identifies the recipient of the postal mail item. The postal information and the identification information are sent to the sender of the postal mail item. | 2012-12-13 |