51st week of 2008 patent applcation highlights part 44 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20080311859 | WIRELESS COMMUNICATION APPARATUS - Channel estimation in a MIMO communications system comprises performing a decomposition of an initial channel matrix estimate associated with a first subcarrier of a plurality thereof defined in the channel to identify eigenvectors associated with that subcarrier of the received signal, and defining a first beamforming transformation to be applied to the received signal on the basis of the eigenvectors. Then, for each of the other subcarriers, an additional decomposition is performed in order to determine a further beamforming transformation for each of said one or more other subcarriers, wherein said additional decompositions are carried out incrementally such that information determined in one of said decompositions contributes to a later executed decomposition. Further described is a method of transmitting from a multiple antenna transmitter defining a plurality of subcarriers in space, and time or frequency, comprising the same iterative process. This transmitting can be carried out using smoothed beamforming applied in accordance with aspects of the invention. | 2008-12-18 |
20080311860 | TRANSCEIVER - The transmitter of the transceiver includes: a transmitter-side mixers of a transmitter-side modulator; a transmitter-side voltage-controlled oscillator; and a transmitter-side divider. The divider having a dividing factor of a non-integral number is supplied with an oscillating output of the oscillator. A pair of non-quadrature local signals having a phase difference of 90° plus a predetermined offset angle is produced by the divider and supplied to the mixers. The transmitter includes a phase-shift unit which converts a pair of quadrature transmit signals having a phase difference of about 90° on an analog basis into a pair of non-quadrature shifted transmit signals. Consequently, quadrature modulation is performed by the mixers. Use of a similar configuration enables the reduction in interference of an RF signal with local signals supplied to receiver-side mixers of the receiver. | 2008-12-18 |
20080311861 | TRANSPONDER, VERFAHREN ZUM BETRIEB EINES TRANSPONDERS - A transponder and method for operating a transponder, which has a capacitor (C | 2008-12-18 |
20080311862 | INTEGRATED GALVANIC ISOLATOR USING WIRELESS TRANSMISSION - An embodiment of a wireless galvanic isolator device is formed by a transmitter circuit, a receiver circuit, and a wireless coupling structure, arranged between the transmitter circuit and the receiver circuit. The wireless coupling structure is formed by a pair of antennas each arranged on an own die and integrated together with the respective transmitter and receiver circuit. The two dice may be arranged adjacent to each other in a planar configuration or arranged on top of each other and bonded together. | 2008-12-18 |
20080311863 | Radio Communication Device and Radio Communication Method - A radio communication device capable of lightening the influence of a frequency selective fading in the wide-band transmission of a single carrier thereby to prevent deterioration of error rate characteristics. In this device, an FFT unit ( | 2008-12-18 |
20080311864 | Determining the Current Value of Transmission Power of a Radio Telecommunication Device - A radio telecommunication device able to determine the current value of the transmission power comprises: a capturing unit to measure at least one operating condition of an amplifier influencing the value of the transmission power corresponding to a given gain setting value, and a determining module ( | 2008-12-18 |
20080311865 | Transmission scheduling control of average transmit signal power - A method and apparatus for a method of transmitting information is disclosed. The method includes analyzing information to be transmitted. Transmit time durations are set based upon the information to be transmitted. A transmit signal power level is determined based on the transmit time durations, and a predetermined average transmit signal power threshold per predetermined period of time. | 2008-12-18 |
20080311866 | Reconfiguration in Radio Communication Systems - A radio communication system ( | 2008-12-18 |
20080311867 | MOS RESISTANCE CONTROLLING DEVICE, MOS ATTENUATOR AND RADIO TRANSMITTER - A MOS resistance controlling device includes: a plurality of MOS transistors having a first MOS transistor to N-th (the integer N is larger than 1) MOS transistor being serially connected, the source of the first MOS transistor being set to a first reference potential, the drain the N-th MOS transistor being set to a second reference potential, and the drain of an I-th MOS transistor being connected to the source of an I+1-th MOS transistor, where I is an integer from 1 to N−1; a current source which is electrically disposed at connection node between the drain of the N-th MOS transistors and the second reference potential; and an operational amplifier having a first input terminal being supplied with a third reference potential, a second input terminal connected with the connection node and an output terminal being connected with gates of the MOS transistors. | 2008-12-18 |
20080311868 | Air coil RF transponder and method of making same - An RF air coil transponder includes a rotatable carrier, such as a rigid reel. A coil is wound about the reel and at least one field influencing body for influencing the electric and/or the magnetic field within the coil is supported by the reel. The rigidity of the reel enables the coil to keep its form and guarantees precise distances between windings, especially when a winding machine forms the coil. Adjusting the angular position, shape, composition, size, and/or surface are of the body effects adjustment of the resonant frequency. | 2008-12-18 |
20080311869 | Broadcast Information Receiving Terminal - A broadcast information receiving terminal which notifies a user, when a broadcast program is unreceivable, of such unreceivability, and also notifies the user, when a reception of the broadcast program has been recovered, of such recovery of the reception is provided. | 2008-12-18 |
20080311870 | POSITION DETERMINATION USING RECEIVED BROADCAST SIGNALS - A radio device that is capable of positioning itself within a broadcast radio system includes a receiver operable to receive a plurality of broadcast radio signals, each broadcast from a respective one of a plurality of broadcast radio signal sources. The radio device further includes processing circuitry operable to determine respective call station identification information for each of the broadcast radio signal sources from the broadcast radio signals, measure respective signal quality characteristics for each of the received broadcast radio signals, identify station position data associated with each of the broadcast radio signal sources from the respective call station identification information, and calculate a location of the radio device using the signal quality characteristics and station position data associated with at least three broadcast radio signal sources. | 2008-12-18 |
20080311871 | SYSTEM FOR DETERMINING TOTAL ISOTROPIC SENSITIVITY (TIS) USING TARGET RECEIVED SIGNAL STRENGTH INDICATOR (RSSI) VALUE AND RELATED METHODS - A test method is for determining total isotropic sensitivity (TIS) of a mobile wireless communications device using an RF source controllable to a plurality of source values having a relatively small uncertainty associated therewith. The mobile wireless communications device may includes an antenna and a RF receiver coupled to the antenna and outputting an RSSI value having a relatively large uncertainty associated therewith. The method may include measuring a sensitivity of the RF receiver, and measuring an antenna gain pattern for the antenna based upon controlling the RF source to respective source values causing the RE receiver to generate a same target RSSI value as the RF source and wireless communications device are angularly moved relative to one another to thereby reduce the relatively large uncertainty of the RSSI value. The TIS may be determined based upon the measured sensitivity of the RF receiver and the measured antenna gain pattern. | 2008-12-18 |
20080311872 | Broadcast Signal Receiving Apparatus | 2008-12-18 |
20080311873 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR SFBC/STBC IN A COMMUNICATION DIVERSITY SYSTEM USING ANGLE FEEDBACK - Aspects of a system for STBC/SFBC in a communication system using angle feedback may include a receiver, which enables reception of signals via a plurality of receiving antennas. The receiver may enable computation of a rotation factor value based on the received signals and utilization of the computed rotation factor value to receive subsequent signals via the plurality of receiving antennas. The received signals may comprise preamble data. The receiver may enable computation of channel estimate values based on the received preamble data. A rotation angle value may be computed based on the computed channel estimate values. The rotation factor value may be computed based on the computed rotation angle value. The receiver may enable transmission of feedback information comprising the computed rotation factor and/or the computed rotation angle. | 2008-12-18 |
20080311874 | Antenna Diversity Device - In an antenna diversity device, at least one of the receive bands of the diversity antennas is frequency converted on the antenna side in such a way that the receive bands in the frequency spectrum are next to one another. This enables the diversity signals to be transmitted via a shared transmission medium to the receiver. | 2008-12-18 |
20080311875 | REDUCING INTERFERENCE BETWEEN DEVICE COMPONENTS - Systems and methods that are adapted to avoid radio frequency interference, electromagnetic interference, and/or electromechanical interference originating from modules, peripherals and interconnects of an electronic device, such as a mobile terminal, that are generating unintentional radiation (e.g. memory cards, camera flashes, data buses etc.) and coupling to the radios of the same electronic device are disclosed. The systems may include a controller unit that schedules the operation of the components to avoid concurrent operation of radios and sensitive peripheral devices which may interfere with each other during concurrent operation. | 2008-12-18 |
20080311876 | Signal Receiver for Wideband Wireless Communication - A signal receiver for use in a 60 GHz wireless area network, in which the received RF signal band ( | 2008-12-18 |
20080311877 | DETERMINATION OF WIRE METRIC FOR DELIVERY OF POWER TO A POWERED DEVICE OVER COMMUNICATION CABLING - A method of powering from a power sourcing equipment to a powered device over communication cabling, the method comprising: determining the effective resistance between a power sourcing equipment and a powered device; determining the length of communication cabling between the power sourcing equipment and the powered device; calculating a metric of the constituent wires of the communication cabling between the power sourcing equipment and the powered device responsive to the determined effective resistance and the determined length of communication cabling; and setting current limits for the powering of the powered device from the power sourcing equipment responsive to the calculated metric. In one embodiment the metric is one of a cross-sectional, an effective resistance per unit length and a current carrying capability of the constituent wires. | 2008-12-18 |
20080311878 | Alarm system with two-way voice - Techniques are described for establishing a two-way voice communication session with an alarm system. The alarm system may establish a two-way voice communication session with an operator associated with a monitoring service that provides monitoring services for alarm events detected by the alarm system. The alarm system also may establish a two-way voice communication session with a notification recipient that is interested in receiving notifications associated with events detected by the alarm system. | 2008-12-18 |
20080311879 | Alarm system with two-way voice - Techniques are described for establishing a two-way voice communication session with an alarm system. The alarm system may establish a two-way voice communication session with an operator associated with a monitoring service that provides monitoring services for alarm events detected by the alarm system. The alarm system also may establish a two-way voice communication session with a notification recipient that is interested in receiving notifications associated with events detected by the alarm system. | 2008-12-18 |
20080311880 | Checkinsafe.com - An integrated method and system for entry, storage and timed forwarding of user-controlled, event specific, content is described herein. User securely accesses the system through a computing device, enters and stores event information. User's event information is stored in a remote, secure computer server device. User sets a timer within the system that forwards the user's stored information by means of electronic mail (email) or text message (SMS). User established timer can be turned off by user through Internet interface with Internet website to stop message from forwarding. In the event that user does not check in from self-registered event, information stored about said event is forwarded automatically to the users contacts by email or text message or through both methods. | 2008-12-18 |
20080311881 | EMERGENCY CALL SERVICES FOR WIRELESS NETWORK ROAMING - A method and apparatus for emergency call services for wireless network roaming. An embodiment of a method includes receiving a request for an emergency telephone call from a mobile device, the mobile device communication over the Internet, the mobile device roaming in a visited wireless network when the emergency call is made. The method further includes establishing a session for an emergency services call and connecting the mobile device to emergency services. | 2008-12-18 |
20080311882 | MULTI-HAZARD ALARM SYSTEM USING SELECTABLE POWER-LEVEL TRANSMISSION AND LOCALIZATION - A personal alarm system includes a monitoring base station and one or more remote sensing units in two-way radio communication. An electronic handshake between the base station and each remote unit is used to assure system reliability. The remote units transmit at selectable power levels. In the absence of an emergency, a remote unit transmits at a power-conserving low power level. Received field strength is measured to determine whether a remote unit has moved beyond a predetermined distance from the base station. If the distance is exceeded, the remote unit transmits at a higher power level. The remote unit includes sensors for common hazards including water emersion, smoke, excessive heat, excessive carbon monoxide concentration, and electrical shock. The base station periodically polls the remote units and displays the status of the environmental sensors. The system is useful in child monitoring, for use with invalids, and with employees involved in activities which expose them to environmental risk. Alternative embodiments include a panic button on the remote unit for summoning help, and an audible beacon on the remote unit which can be activated from the base station and useful for locating strayed children. In another embodiment, the remote unit includes a Global Positioning System receiver providing location information for display by the base station. | 2008-12-18 |
20080311883 | Charging Mechanisms for Ip Multimedia Services - A method of reserving credit for a mobile subscriber in respect of an IP multimedia service. The method comprises, following initial registration of the subscriber to the IP Multimedia service but prior to invocation of an IP Multimedia service, using the early session establishment procedure to reserve a credit amount at a charging control node and to notify an IP Multimedia Serving Element of the credit reservation, whereupon, at invocation of said IP multimedia service, the IP Multimedia Serving Element is able to proceed immediately with the session establishment. | 2008-12-18 |
20080311884 | BILLING IN A PACKET DATA NETWORK - A method for billing in a packet data network (WISP1) comprising at least one user's terminal (MN), comprising the steps of: | 2008-12-18 |
20080311885 | Traffic Shaping of Cellular Service Consumption Through Delaying of Service Completion According to Geographical-Based Pricing Advantages - Changes in user behavior of usage of wireless services from a mobile device are encouraged in order to effect shaping of traffic and utilization patterns among a plurality of cells within a rate plan region, wherein a discount indicator disposed in said mobile device is provided to notify a user of a discount available for consuming wireless service from a given cell. A geo-cost policy established for that user or mobile device in which rules and conditions according to the available discounts and class of service are defined. A service completer queues services and automatically completes queued services upon present conditions meeting said geo-cost policy rules, such as delaying and later delivering messages when the mobile device relocates to a cell where discounts are being offered. | 2008-12-18 |
20080311886 | SERVER FOR COMMUNICATING WITH MULTI-MODE DEVICES USING MULTI-MODE APPLICATIONS - Multi-mode communication devices capable of multiple wireless and/or wired network communication modes can be configured to communicate for backend services (e.g. Web Services, database, events) via a network gateway to operate in response to available modes. For example, for some activities, the devices are configured to communicate in any available mode while for other activities (e.g. high bandwidth communications), they are restricted to certain mode(s). Component applications for execution by the devices can specify message delivery properties to indicate the mode(s) to be used. The network gateway comprises at least one communication subsystem for communicating with the multi-mode device in accordance with selectable modes of communication; a message processor for processing messages for sending to the multi-mode communication device; and a mode selector for selecting a mode for sending a particular message in response to delivery mode properties received from the multi-mode communication device. | 2008-12-18 |
20080311887 | Network support for voice mail preemption - An apparatus in one example has: a mobile terminal operatively coupled to a mobile switching center; a subscriber database operatively coupled to the mobile switching center; a first terminal operatively coupled to the mobile switching center; a voice mail system operatively coupled to the mobile switching center; and a voice mail functionality whereby a voice mail message is created from the first terminal, and whereby the first terminal is accessible from a mobile terminal at least during a period in which the voice mail message is being created. | 2008-12-18 |
20080311888 | Techniques for providing multimedia communication services to a subscriber - A technique for providing multimedia communication services to a subscriber includes receiving a communication query for the subscriber, the communication query having an associated requested communication mode. The technique also includes servicing the communication query for the subscriber using the requested communication mode when the requested communication mode corresponds to one of one or more selected communication modes. | 2008-12-18 |
20080311889 | PORTABLE COMMUNICATION DEVICE AND METHOD FOR SHARING A USER PERSONALITY - A portable communication device is equipped with a personality profile application that facilitates creation and sharing of a user personality profile that is based on user activities and user preferences involving the portable communication device. The personality profile may be shared with third parties, thereby allowing a third party to experience their portable communication device though the “lens” of the personality creator. | 2008-12-18 |
20080311890 | IMS network support for remote video recording and access - A method in one example has: registering remotely controlled devices and terminals of subscribers with at least one remote service server in an IMS network, the remotely controlled devices having respective IMS clients, and the terminals of the subscribers having respective IMS clients; and allowing the terminals of the subscribers to interface with respective remotely controlled devices via the IMS network. A subscriber is able to control a remote video recording device, for example, change channels, view scheduled programs, schedule recording, view a previously recorded program or a program currently being aired via the IMS network. | 2008-12-18 |
20080311891 | TECHNIQUES FOR LAWFUL INTERCEPTION IN WIRELESS NETWORKS - An embodiment of the present invention provides an apparatus, comprising a transceiver operable in a wireless network, wherein the transceiver is configured to enable wireless interception by a predetermined third party without the knowledge of a user of said transceiver. | 2008-12-18 |
20080311892 | Method for Transmitting and Receiving a Mbms Service in Mobile Communication System - A method for transmitting and receiving a Multimedia Broadcast/Multicast Service in a mobile communication system. The mobile communication system transmits the same service in different streams by having first bearer information and a second bearer information for the same service. The mobile terminal effectively receives the MBMS service by receiving second bearer information based on the first bearer information received through a downlink control channel. | 2008-12-18 |
20080311893 | Method and Apparatus for Regulating Gambling Applications at a Mobile Device - Methods and apparatus for controlling access to an online gambling activity are disclosed. In response to an access request from a mobile terminal, a game server sends a location request comprising an identifier associated with the mobile terminal to a location service and selectively initiates an online gambling activity based on a response to the location request. | 2008-12-18 |
20080311894 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PRESENTING AND CONTROLLING INFORMATION FOR MANAGING AN EVENT - The invention includes a method and apparatus for displaying and controlling information for managing an event. A method according to one embodiment includes displaying accountability information associated with a unit deployed to the event where the accountability information is indicative of accountability of the unit with respect to at least one function to be performed for the event, displaying communication information in a manner for facilitating communications for the event, and displaying status information associated with the at least one unit deployed to the event, wherein the information is displayed in a manner tending to enable control of the information for managing the event. | 2008-12-18 |
20080311895 | Colorful Ring Back Tone Copying Method - The present invention relates to a Colorful Ring Back Tone (CRBT) copying method, the method comprises: a calling mobile terminal initiating a call to a called mobile terminal and receiving a Ring Back Tone (RBT) sent by the CRBT service center; the mobile communication network authenticating it after receiving a CRBT copying request; if the authentication is passed, copying the RBT being currently played to a ring database of the calling mobile terminal and keeping playing the RBT until off-hook or on-hook; otherwise, keeping playing until off-hook or on-hook. The present invention relates to another CRBT copying method, the method comprises: a calling mobile terminal initiating a call to a called mobile terminal and receiving a RBT sent by the CRBT service center; the mobile communication network authenticating it after receiving a CRBT copying request; if the authentication is not passed, keeping playing the RBT until off-hook or on-hook; if the authentication is passed, enquiring the calling mobile terminal whether the copying should be taken; if it chooses to copy, copying the RBT being currently played to the ring database and keeping playing until off-hook or on-hook; otherwise, keeping playing until off-hook or on-hook. | 2008-12-18 |
20080311896 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR A MOBILE MULTI-SERVICE INTERFACE DEVICE - A mobile communication interface (MCI) device may enable utilizing a plurality of communication interfaces to enable connectivity to a plurality of available networks, user interface devices, resources, and/or communication devices; and to support a plurality of users of the MCI device. The communication interfaces may be wired and/or wireless; and may be based on standard network interfaces and/or device-based interfaces. The user devices and/or resources may be local and/or remote, and may comprise service provider devices. Users may interact directly with the MCI device and/or indirectly via communication interfaces. The MCI device may enable concurrent use of the device by a group of supported users; and user specific profiles may be utilized enable determining each user's preferences and operation settings. The user specific profiles may be generated, stored, updated, and/or utilized via the MCI device directly and/or external to the MCI device via its connectivity. | 2008-12-18 |
20080311897 | NETWORK CONTEXT BASED POLICY MANAGEMENT | 2008-12-18 |
20080311898 | Network support for swimming pool monitoring and control - An apparatus in one example has: a controllable system having a plurality of controllable parameters; a plurality of sensors for respectively detecting the plurality of controllable parameters, the sensors providing respective sensor data indicative of the plurality of controllable parameter; a control center that is operatively coupled to the controllable system, the control center receiving the sensor data; a communication module in the control center, the communication module having a transceiver that communicates with a mobile terminal in a wireless telecommunication network wherein the communication module sends the sensor data and receives respective control data in response thereto; wherein the control center applies the control data to the controllable system to respectively change the controllable parameters. In one embodiment the controllable system is a swimming pool. | 2008-12-18 |
20080311899 | Mobile Communication Network Subscriber Information Management System, Subscriber Information Management Method, Communication Control Device, Communication Terminal Device, and Communication Control Method - By adding a public identifier for designating a PAN configured by a communication terminal owned by a user to subscriber information managed in a mobile communication network, it is possible to manage a plurality of communication terminals as a group. The mobile communication network | 2008-12-18 |
20080311900 | CELL SELECTION - To determine a cell for usage in wireless communication, a signal-to-noise ratio or a signal-to-power ratio can be used in selecting an appropriate cell. However, cell selection can also configure to take both signal-to-noise ratio and signal-to-power ratio into account. Multiple available cells can be analyzed and a highest ranking cell can be selected through balancing the aforementioned ratios. In addition, to minimize transferring between cells, a limitation can be placed such that a cell is not left unless there is better of both the aforementioned ratios at another cell. | 2008-12-18 |
20080311901 | Method and Apparatus for Evaluating the Performance of a Radiomobile Transmission System - A method for evaluating the performance of a radiomobile system including a core network, includes the steps of generating a signal through a first device and transmitting the signal to a second device through the core network, wherein the transmission step includes emulating a radio access network interposed between the first device and the core network. | 2008-12-18 |
20080311902 | Technique for Providing Broadcast Services in a Cellular Network - A technique for providing broadcast services to a subscriber station includes determining ( | 2008-12-18 |
20080311903 | Techniques for managing dual-channel wireless devices - Techniques for managing dual-channel wireless devices are described. A dual-channel wireless device may comprise a first transceiver operative to communicate control information over a data channel using a packet-switched network. The dual-channel wireless device may further comprise an enhanced call module communicatively coupled to the first transceiver, the enhanced call module comprising a back-to-back user agent operative to establish a session between the back-to-back user agent and a call terminal using the control information. The dual-channel wireless device may also comprise a second transceiver operative to communicate voice information over a voice channel using a circuit-switched network during the session. Other embodiments are described and claimed. | 2008-12-18 |
20080311904 | Communication Network with Relaying of Radio Signals By Relay Terminals - A radiocommunication network includes at least one communication station (GW) adapted to exchange data by radio with radiocommunication terminals (T | 2008-12-18 |
20080311905 | Call Routing in a Mobile Communication System - A method and a system for handling a mobile terminating call in a mobile communications network, wherein interrogation ( | 2008-12-18 |
20080311906 | MOBILE COMMUNICATION NETWORK AND METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR AUTHENTICATING MOBILE NODE IN THE MOBILE COMMUNICATION NETWORK - A method and apparatus for performing device authentication and user authentication in a mobile communication network are provided. A connection is established between an MS and an SRNC that controls communications of the MS through a BS. The SRNC receives a D-MSK for device authentication of the MS from an AAA server that has completed an EAP negotiation with the MS and stores the D-MSK by the SRNC, when the BS triggers an EAP authentication after the connection establishment. The SRNC receives an R-MSK from an AG and stores the R-MSK after the connection establishment. The R-MSK is generated using a U-MSK for user authentication of the MS received from the AAA server by the AG. The SRNC generates a PMK for use during a session using at least one of the D-MSK and the R-MSK, and one of the BS and the SRNC generate a key set using the PMK, for use in at least one of data encryption, data integrity check, and session management during the session. | 2008-12-18 |
20080311907 | Identifying Communications Between Telecommunications Networks - A telecommunications system is disclosed including a host telecommunications network (A) having a radio access network ( | 2008-12-18 |
20080311908 | Method and Apparatus for Zonecode-Based Registration in Active State in Wireless Communication System - A method and apparatus for ZoneCode-based registration is described. A list of RegistrationZoneCodes is stored, wherein the list of RegistrationZoneCodes is associated with subnets visited by the access terminal. It is determined if a protocol cache information is keyed by a (Subnet, RegistrationZoneCode) pair. The cached information is deleted when the (Subnet, RegistrationZoneCode) pair is deleted from a RegistrationZoneCodeList. N | 2008-12-18 |
20080311909 | HANDOFF OF A MOBILE STATION FROM A FIRST TO A SECOND TYPE OF WIRELESS NETWORK - Methods and apparatus for moving or transferring a mobile station from one type of wireless network to another type of wireless network are described herein. The methods may include employing a source radio access technology (RAT) device, a target RAT device, and a cross wireless network type inter-RAT server to collaboratively communicate with each other to move the mobile station between the different types of wireless networks. | 2008-12-18 |
20080311910 | MOBILE STATION AND HANDOVER CONTROL METHOD - A mobile station includes a handover controller. When the mobile station simultaneously communicates with a plurality of radio base stations by using first channels and communicates only with a certain one of the plurality of radio base stations by using a second communication channel, and even when the radio quality of the certain radio base station communicating by using the second communication channel becomes deteriorated, the handover controller maintains communications with the certain radio base station communicating by using the second communication channel. | 2008-12-18 |
20080311911 | Handover trigger for an inter-access-gateway interface - An apparatus and method are provided in which multiple options are configured to deliver a base-station ID (BSID), which acts as a trigger for an initiation of a handover at an access gateway level. The handover triggers may be based on a proactive handover between at least one mobile station and a gateway and base station in a serving and target networks or on a reactive handover in which the at least one mobile station does not perform any handover preparation prior to the handover. In addition, the handover trigger may be based on a network initiating and controlling the handover. | 2008-12-18 |
20080311912 | SYSTEM SELECTION BASED ON APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS AND PREFERENCES - Techniques for performing system selection based on requirements and preferences of applications are described. A terminal maintains a policy table containing applications supported by the terminal, priorities of the applications, radio technologies that can be used for each application, and priorities of the radio technologies for each application. The terminal manages policies associated with the supported applications and radio technologies, determines the most suitable radio technology for each application, and activates and deactivates radio technologies in response to events, e.g., the terminal being turned on, a call being placed, the terminal leaving the coverage of a radio technology, etc. | 2008-12-18 |
20080311913 | METHOD FOR MOBILITY MANAGEMENT IN A SYSTEM ARCHITECTURE SUPPORTING MOBILITY BETWEEN DIFFERENT ACCESS SYSTEMS - One object of the present invention is a method for Mobility Management MM in a system architecture supporting mobility between different access systems having separate Core Network CN-level MM entities while using common MM Area, said method comprising a step of:
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20080311914 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR NEIGHBOR DISCOVERY OF BASE STATIONS IN A COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - An automated neighbor discovery by a base station with the assistance of an access terminal are disclosed. An exemplary method includes receiving a first message from an access terminal based on detecting an identification signal by the access terminal from the first base station in a communication system. Determination whether the first base station is a known base station is then made. If the first base station is not known, a second message is transmitted to the access terminal requesting a network identification of the first base station. A third message from the access terminal is received in response to the second message including the requested network identification. A request for identification data is sent by the second base station to the first base station via a network link based on the network identification. Corresponding apparatus and other exemplary methods are also disclosed. | 2008-12-18 |
20080311915 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PERFORMING HANDOVER IN A WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - A system and method for performing a handover in a wireless communication system are provided. In the system and method an MS receives a mobile neighbor advertisement message including PDR information about a serving BS and neighbor BSs from the serving BS, selects candidate BSs based on a location of the MS and the PDR information, determines communication states of the candidate BSs, determines a target BS for the handover according to the determined communication states, and performs the handover to the target BS. | 2008-12-18 |
20080311916 | Network Controller Messaging For Ciphering in an Unlicensed Wireless Communication System - An unlicensed wireless service is adapted to generate the interface protocols of a licensed wireless service to provide transparent transition of communication sessions between a licensed wireless service and an unlicensed wireless service. In one embodiment, a mobile station includes level 1, level 2, and level 3 protocols for licensed wireless service and an unlicensed wireless service. An indoor base station and indoor network controller provide protocol conversion for the unlicensed wireless service into a standard base station controller interface of the licensed wireless service. | 2008-12-18 |
20080311917 | Methods, systems, and computer program products for identifying a serving home subscriber server (HSS) in a communications network - Methods, systems, and computer program products for determining a serving home subscriber server (HSS) in a communications network are described. One method includes obtaining a subscriber identifier from a query message. An exceptions-based data structure contained in a database is accessed to locate a database entry associated with the subscriber identifier. Similarly, a range-based data structure contained in the database is accessed to locate the database entry associated with the subscriber identifier if the exceptions-based data structure does not contain the database entry. The method also includes acquiring serving HSS data corresponding to the located entry from either the exceptions-based data structure or the range-based data structure. | 2008-12-18 |
20080311918 | USF CODING - Systems and methods are provided for transmitting and receiving an uplink state flag (USF) in a cellular network. A base station may transmit the USF to plurality of mobile stations that share the same frequency channel, and each mobile station can use the USF to determine whether that mobile station can transmit data in an upcoming uplink time period. The base station can encode the USF bits into a plurality of encoded USF symbols, where the encoded USF symbols may be selected from corner signal points in a QAM signal constellation set or from signal points adjacent to the corners of a QAM signal constellation set. The base station can interleave the encoded USF symbols and modulate the encoded USF symbols for transmission using the signal constellation set. A mobile station that can communication with the base station can include a corresponding receiver, de-interleaver, and decoder. | 2008-12-18 |
20080311919 | USE OF THE PHYSICAL UPLINK CONTROL CHANNEL IN A 3RD GENERATION PARTNERSHIP PROJECT COMMUNICATION SYSTEM | 2008-12-18 |
20080311920 | Methods and Apparatus for Balancing Modulation in Cellular Communications Over Noisy Channels - Methods and apparatus for balancing multi-symbol modulation schemes in cellular communications are provided. The modulation schemes include a plurality of modulation symbols, each of which codes a predefined bit group, which includes one or more bits. The bit groups define different bit positions for bits within the bit groups. The bit positions of the modulation symbols are associated with different error probability levels. Each error probability level defines a probability level of an erroneous bit value at a defined bit position in the bit group, which is obtained by a mapping operation from the modulation symbol transmitted over a radio frequency channel with noise. Binary content to be modulated is provided in form of code blocks I (where i=1 to n). Each of the code blocks is carried on a corresponding code channel i. The code blocks on the code channels are supplied to the modulation schemes in that each code channel is associated with one predefined bit position of the bit groups to enable a mapping to modulation symbols. The bit groups are formed from the binary content of the code blocks in accordance with the code channel-to-bit position association defined above. The binary content of at least two code blocks is shuffled, distributed, or scattered in accordance with predetermined shuffling, distributing, or scattering rules. The shuffling, distributing, or scattering aims to achieve substantially balanced or same error probability levels for said code channels. The shuffling operation should be performed to achieve a substantially evenly distribution of the binary content upon the involved code blocks. | 2008-12-18 |
20080311921 | COMMUNICATION RESOURCE SIGNALING - A method for communication resource signaling including determining whether an event has taken place which indicates that communication resources being allocated to a communication terminal for a communication service are currently not needed by the communication terminal for the communication service; and sending a signaling message, if the event has taken place, to the communication terminal indicating that the communication resources continute to be allocated to the communication terminal for the communication service or that the communication resources are no longer allocated to the communication terminal for the communication service. | 2008-12-18 |
20080311922 | METHOD FOR TRANSMITTING DATA AND TRANSMITTER - A method for transmitting data includes using a plurality of time slots of a physical channel for transmission of the data, the plurality of time slots being grouped into at least a first time slot group and a second time slot group, transmitting data items of the data being associated with a first priority using time slots of the first time slot group, and transmitting data items of the data being associated with a second priority using time slots of the second time slot group. | 2008-12-18 |
20080311923 | Fast Radio Bearer Establishment in a Mobile Communication System - The invention relates to methods for establishing a radio bearer between a network element terminating radio resource control protocol and a mobile terminal. The invention provides RNC for establishing a radio bearer between the RNC and a mobile terminal, especially adapted mobile terminals and a system comprising the network element and at least one mobile terminal. In order to reduce the delays implied by the signaling in the procedure the invention proposes two mechanisms. The first mechanism aims at reducing the delay implied by setting up the radio link for the radio bearer by preconfiguring a pool of resources comprising a set of at least radio bearer configuration and making the available radio bearer configurations known to the mobile terminals. The second mechanism aims at avoiding the delay implied by the explicit assignment of a radio network temporary identifier by signaling a set of available identifiers from which the mobile terminal may choose an identifier. | 2008-12-18 |
20080311924 | Method for Allocating Communication Resources and Radiocommunication System Therefor - A method of allocating communications resources in a radio communications system comprising a first subsystem ( | 2008-12-18 |
20080311925 | BASE STATION, MOBILE COMMUNICATION SYSTEM AND CHANNEL ASSIGNMENT METHOD - A base station communicates with plural terminals with using plural frequency channels having different bandwidths. The base station includes: a carrier-sensing unit that carrier-senses the plurality of frequency channels; a first calculating unit that estimates whether the frequency channels are used or not, and calculates first priorities of respective frequency channels; a second calculating unit that calculates a plurality of second priorities of respective communication frequency channels having a bandwidth to be used in communication with a terminal based on the first priorities of the communication frequency channels and the first priorities of reference frequency channels having a bandwidth wider than the communication frequency channels have; a third calculating unit that calculates an assignment order of the communication frequency channels based on the plural second priorities; and a channel assigning unit that assigns a communication frequency channel to the communication in accordance with the assignment order. | 2008-12-18 |
20080311926 | NETWORK SIGNALING FOR POINT-TO-MULTIPOINT SERVICE OVER SINGLE FREQUENCY NETWORK MODE - The present invention relates to communicating between a network and a mobile terminal in a wireless communication system. The invention includes receiving a message from the network for announcing a service. The message includes an attribute for identifying whether the service is to be received according to a specific mode. The specific mode is a mode wherein information is communicated on a frequency having no associated uplink service. The attribute is included in the message according to a session description protocol describing the service. | 2008-12-18 |
20080311927 | System, An Arrangement And A Method For Providing Core Network Nodes With Mobile Station Related Information - The present invention relates to a system for providing a core network node with location related information about one or more mobile user stations accessing the core network over an access network. It comprises a number of radio access network nodes (RNC; BSC) a number of first network nodes or core network nodes serving communication of data (SGSN | 2008-12-18 |
20080311928 | APPLICATION FOR AUTOMATIC TRACKING OF MOBILE DEVICES FOR COMPUTER NETWORK PROCESSOR SYSTEMS - A method and system is provided for tracking mobile devices combining packet processing technology with Global Positioning System (GPS) technology. A central network system comprising a packet processing subsystem receives transmitted GPS location data from a mobile device transmitting GPS location data, wherein the packet processing subsystem uses a table access scheme to process the GPS location data and produce responsive mapping data, and the central network processing system compares the mapping data to a map and identifies a corresponding map location. Embodiments may also correlate device identification data, tracking table entries, and/or billing zone charges. In some embodiments a look-up key is built responsive to the GPS location data and used to identify map locations. The table access scheme may be a key hashing scheme and, in particular, a longest prefix match type scheme. | 2008-12-18 |
20080311929 | SCHEDULING TASKS DYNAMICALLY DEPENDING ON THE LOCATION OF A MOBILE USER - Systems, methods, and computer program products for automatically scheduling and rescheduling tasks based on predictable, observable, or measurable events, and on conditions occurring in the vicinity of the user's location. A plurality of tasks are defined by the user. Events or conditions depending on the user's location and affecting the opportunity or the feasibility of the tasks are associated with these tasks. Task schedules are assigned, merged, or permuted to dynamically provide the user with a feasible and convenient agenda. | 2008-12-18 |
20080311930 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR IMPLEMENTATION OF AD HOC MESH NETWORK - By using current positions or predictions of future positions of mobile wireless communication devices, the performance of an ad hoc mesh network is improved. Current positions and predictions of future positions can be used to determine when to set up communication channels between devices. Current and future positions can be determined by the use of a Global Positioning System (GPS) Receiver or other position-determining devices. The GPS Receiver uses signals received from Satellites to determine current position, velocity and acceleration of a mobile wireless communication device. The predictions using current position, velocity and acceleration can be further improved by using devices that “know” the final destination or route of the mobile wireless communication device. An example of such a device would include, but not be limited to, automobile navigation systems that use internal maps and GPS Receivers to guide a driver to a final destination. | 2008-12-18 |
20080311931 | LOCATION SUPPORT IN WIRELESS NETWORKS - Various embodiments of the invention determine and/or enhance the location of a wireless mobile station in a WiMAX network, and provide that location to a requesting device. Some embodiments produce more that one determination of the location, using different sources for the information, and combine the different determinations to produce an enhanced version of the location. | 2008-12-18 |
20080311932 | Method and Apparatus for Improving DRX Operation in a Wireless Communications System - In order to avoid system malfunction, the present invention provides a method for improving Discontinuous Downlinik Reception (DRX) operation for a user equipment (UE) in a wireless communications system. The method includes stopping a timer when the UE allocated with a dedicated HS-DSCH Radio Network Temporary Identifier (H-RNTI) moves from a CELL_PCH state to a CELL_FACH state due to an uplinik data transmission, wherein the timer is started when the UE enters the CELL—PCH state and is utilized for determining a time length for using a first DRX cycle. | 2008-12-18 |
20080311933 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR OPERATING AN IDLE MODE IN A WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - An apparatus and method for operating an idle mode in a wireless communication system. The method includes transmitting, by a Mobile Station (MS) to a Base Station (BS), a RaNGing REQuest (RNG-REQ) message for changing a paging cycle while operating the idle mode; transmitting, by the BS to the MS, a RaNGing ReSPonse (RNG-RSP) message including paging information to be changed; and operating a new idle mode by the MS and the BS according to the paging information transmitted and received while operating the idle mode. | 2008-12-18 |
20080311934 | MOBILE CONTEXTUAL SMS ADVERTISING - A mobile device, system, and method are directed towards employing a social SMS question and response interaction to identify and provide an advertisement to questioner, along with the response. In one embodiment, the questioner may register for discounts to the SMS server in return for receiving advertisements. As the questioner sends a question to another user, the question may be intercepted and a copy stored. When the other user provides a response to the question, the response may be intercepted and used to socially refine the question. The refined question may then be used to select a contextual advertisement sent with the response. In one embodiment, the questioner may receive a discount for receiving the contextual advertisement. | 2008-12-18 |
20080311935 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR USING SUBJECTS IN INSTANT MESSAGING SESSIONS ON A MOBILE DEVICE - A system and method are provided that incorporate subjects or subject lines into instant messaging sessions or conversations on a mobile device. During an instant messaging session, the user is provided with an option to specify a subject for at least the current portion of the session or for the entire session. The subject is proposed to the other users in the session, who can accept, ignore or modify the subject at their end. Multiple subjects can be specified for a single conversation if desired, and the subjects can be displayed with the contact in a message list. The instant messaging sessions may then be searched using search tools that are typically used for search email and other data messages. | 2008-12-18 |
20080311936 | System and method for enhanced UAProfile management - Given the growing number of Wireless Devices, and the increasingly varied characteristics (including for example screen size, color depth support, audio and video support, etc.) that Wireless Device vendors or manufacturers provide within their Wireless Devices, an infrastructure that various entities (such as for example Content Providers, Service Providers, etc.) may use to quickly retrieve a quality-controlled User Agent Profile based just on a Wireless Device's Telephone Number. The infrastructure may optionally leverage the capabilities of a centrally-located Messaging Inter-Carrier Vendor. | 2008-12-18 |
20080311937 | WAP PUSH OVER CELL BROADCAST - A system provides push services and information to mobile stations via broadcast messages. The broadcast messages are made on predetermined cell broadcast channels, which are associated with an inbox on the mobile stations. Contained within the messages are Uniform Resource Locators (URL) that, when accessed, provide multimedia and other rich content to the mobile station. The system allows wireless carriers to provide features such as Wireless Access Protocol (WAP) push operations via cell broadcast to many mobile stations in a geographic area without the need to individually address messages to the mobile stations. | 2008-12-18 |
20080311938 | Tone based congnitive radio for opportunistic communications - Within both the licensed and unlicensed wireless spectrum, benefits are obtained in allowing devices to form and communicate based upon opportunistic spectrum availability. At present such ad-hoc networks are established using either directly existing Media Access Control protocols or proposing modifications to them. According to the invention, there is provided a method for allowing abstract wireless links, i.e., arbitrary cooperation among a set of proximite wireless nodes, to be established between devices in a fast and efficient manner. Beneficially the approach allows multi-standard cognitive radios to operate in ad-hoc environments and non-ad-hoc environments. Accordingly a wireless module monitors a plurality of sensing tones and polling tones, each pair of sensing and polling tones associated with a transmission channel. A wireless module determines a vacant transmission channel by the absence of both a sensing tone and its associated polling tone. An abstract wireless link could be established by the wireless module transmitting the polling tone associated with the vacant transmission channel and detecting from second other wireless modules the sensing tone associated with the vacant transmission channel. | 2008-12-18 |
20080311939 | Acknowledgment aided space domain user scheduling for multi-user mimo - An apparatus includes a modulator configured to modulate a plurality of data sequences, where individual ones of the plurality of data sequences correspond to individual ones of a plurality of user equipment; a transmitter configured for operation with a plurality of antennas and further configured to simultaneously transmit the modulated data sequences to the plurality of user equipment; and a receiver configured to receive one of an acknowledgment or a non-acknowledgment indication from individual ones of the plurality of user equipment indicating success or failure, respectively, of an individual one of the user equipment correctly receiving a corresponding transmitted data sequence. The apparatus additionally includes a controller that is configured to respond to a predetermined number of non-acknowledgment indications being received from a particular one of the user equipment, for a particular one of the transmitted data sequences, to retransmit the corresponding data sequence only to the particular user equipment. Corresponding methods and computer programs are also disclosed. | 2008-12-18 |
20080311940 | ALTERNATE RADIO CHANNEL SELECTION ADAPTED PER USER PATTERNS - Methods, systems, and apparatuses for selecting alternate channels for broadcast radio channels, and for tracking alternate channel selections, are provided. Some radio systems provide alternate frequencies for tuned radio frequencies to use when the tuned radio frequency signal is no longer receivable. In aspects of the present invention, historical information is generated from alternate channel switching attempts. In further aspects, the generated historical information is used to aid in making a subsequent switch to an alternate channel. | 2008-12-18 |
20080311941 | METHOD AND DEVICES FOR BANDWIDTH ALLOCATION IN A WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM - A method is provided by the present invention for allocating channel resources in a wireless network. The method comprises: a) transmitting at least one message which comprises information that would allow association of at least one service flow for conveying data from/to a subscriber terminal, with at least one group of service flows; b) transmitting from a base station messages adapted to provide information which relate to the allocation of resources of a channel along which data will be transmitted to/from said subscriber terminal via one or more service flows associated with that at least one group of service flows, and wherein the information comprises an identification of the at least one group of service flows; and c) transmitting data from/to the subscriber terminal in accordance with the allocation of the channel resources for the at least one group of service flows. | 2008-12-18 |
20080311942 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ALLOCATING AND ACQUIRING ACK/NACK RESOURCES IN A MOBILE COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - A method for allocating resources for transmission of an uplink Acknowledgement (ACK)/Negative ACK (NACK) used for indicating success/failure in reception of downlink transmission data by a base station in a mobile communication system. The resource allocation method includes determining a mapping rule between control channel elements constituting a downlink control channel and resources for ACK/NACK transmission; transmitting, to at least one User Equipment (UE), control information used for indicating to acquire the determined mapping rule and resources for ACK/NACK transmission allocated using the mapping rule; transmitting a downlink data channel though a predetermined scheduling operation; and transmitting the downlink control channel to the UE. | 2008-12-18 |
20080311943 | Audience Response And Communication System and Method - A method and system for interacting with and between audience members located in the same or different locations is described including a central computer, at least one base station connected to the central computer, and a plurality of keypad units arranged to wirelessly transmit and receive signals from the base station. The keypad units may also be located remote to the central computer and the base station, and transmit and receive signals with the central computer via a communication network. The keypad units contain a data connector for transmitting and receiving signals via a wired connection to the central computer or the base unit. The keypad units are configured to enable numeric, text, and voice interaction with and between audience members. | 2008-12-18 |
20080311944 | Method And System For 60 GHZ Antenna Adaptation And User Coordination Based On Base Station Beacons - Information may be communicated between two or more wireless devices via adaptive or steered antennas or antenna systems and 60 GHz signals. The adaptive or steered antennas or antenna systems may be initialized based upon location information determined from a beacon signal and/or a reference system. The beacon signal may be swept through an angle and may be utilized along with reference system information to determine the direction and/or distance between the two or more wireless devices. Spatial relationships between the two or more wireless devices may vary. The two or more wireless devices may communicate and coordinate communications between them via alternate lower frequency signals. | 2008-12-18 |
20080311945 | AUTOMATICALLY SWITCHING A TDMA RADIO AFFILIATED WITH A FDMA SITE TO A TDMA SITE - A method and system for dynamically triggering re-connection of a TDMA-capable radio to a TDMA-based talk group via a TDMA site. The dynamic re-connection is triggered by the group call controller when an initial request for connection to the TDMA-based talk group is made through an FDMA site by the TDMA-capable radio. | 2008-12-18 |
20080311946 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DYNAMICALLY PROVIDING CONTROL PLANE CAPACITY - A system and method for dynamically provisioning control plane signaling capacity for each base site in a communication system. Each base site is configured to monitor at least one criteria, such as a control plane traffic throughput level, of at least one control channel. If the criteria indicate that that additional control plane signaling capacity is required, the base site assigns an available communication channel as an additional control channel to transmit control plane signaling and causes selected talk groups to move to the additional channel. If the criteria indicate that the control plane signaling capacity should be decreased, the base site selects a control channel to be de-assigned from the control plane and causes talk groups associated with the selected control channel to another available control channel. | 2008-12-18 |
20080311947 | Method of and apparatus for reducing power consumption in a mobile telephony system - A method of decoding data comprising a plurality of data-bursts, comprising the steps of:
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20080311948 | Method of regulating the transmission power of a master station and a slave station for implementation of the method - A slave station and a method of regulating the transmission power a master station are described, which permit an estimate of the signal/interference ratio in a transmission system without sending a pilot sequence, the transmission power being regulated as a function of an estimate of the signal/interference ratio. In a transmission system, in particular a CDMA transmission system, useful signals assigned to different communicating subscribers are separated by orthogonal codes. A useful signal assigned to one communicating subscriber is derived by using one of the codes from a signal received at least in the slave station from the master station and is compared as a reference signal with the received signal to estimate the signal/interference ratio. | 2008-12-18 |
20080311949 | Determining a Transmission Window for Transmission Bursts of Broadcast Service - In an embodiment, a method, apparatus and system are provided for determining a transmission window for transmission bursts of broadcast service. In one embodiment, the apparatus includes a link-terminating element configured to receive a multimedia broadcast and multimedia multicast service message from a network control element. The apparatus also includes a processor configured to define a burst transmission window for the multimedia broadcast and multimedia multicast service message. The apparatus also includes a transceiver configured to transmit the multimedia broadcast and multimedia multicast service message within the burst transmission window. | 2008-12-18 |
20080311950 | DEVICE FOR COMMUNICATING IN MULTIPLE MODES USING MULTI-MODE APPLICATIONS - Multi-mode communication devices capable of wLAN and WAN wireless network communication modes and/or wired modes can be configured to communicate for backend services (e.g. Web Services, database, events) via a network gateway to operate in response to available modes. For example, for some activities (e.g. notification messages), the devices may be configured to communication in any available mode (WAN or wLAN) while for other activities (e.g. high bandwidth communications), the devices may be restricted to one mode only (e.g. wLAN). Component applications for execution by the devices can specify message delivery properties to indicate the mode(s) to may used for a particular message. Runtime mode information may be provided and maintained automatically by a communications subsystem interface for determining mode availability. A programming tool and gateway are also described. | 2008-12-18 |
20080311951 | Methods and Apparatus for Supplying Alternative Contact Information in a Communication System - A technique for supplying alternative contact information when a communication attempt is unsuccessful is described. The technique comprises receiving an inquiry that includes an indication of an unsuccessful communication attempt and an identifier or address for the target of the failed communication attempt. Next, it is determined whether the identifier or address is associated with a group. If so, a response is generated, the response including one or more other identifiers or addresses associated with the group. Finally, the generated response is transferred in response to the inquiry. | 2008-12-18 |
20080311952 | Local broadcast channel selection control for mobile handset - A mobile handset and method therefor automatically limit user selection of local broadcast channels to those that are active. Location-related information sourced by an external node, such as RNSS position information from RNSS satellites or a cellular identification value sourced by a network access node, and received on the handset is applied to identify active local TV channels and the mobile handset limits selection of local TV channels by a user of the mobile handset to the active local TV channels. Identification of active local TV channels includes a first instance identification based on a lookup operation performed on the mobile handset and a second instance identification based on an active channel query/response exchange between the mobile handset and a server node, wherein the second instance identification is applied to update the first instance identification. | 2008-12-18 |
20080311953 | Mobile communication device with combinative body function detecting modules - A mobile communication device with combinative body function-detecting modules mainly comprises a body function-detecting module to be combined with the mobile communication device, so that the body function-detecting module may monitor or detect the signals of the body function and the signals, as received, may be displayed, stored, announced or transmitted to remote sites through the mobile communication device for the user to monitor or detect the signals of the body function in real time with the mobile communication device. Further, the body function-detecting module is connected to the mobile communication device in external, built-in, built-out or short-distance wireless transmission ways. According to the present invention, the body function-detecting module may be combined with various mobile communication devices to provide added value to the utility of mobile communication devices, by which the user may monitor or detect himself at any time regarding to see whether his physiological signals are normal so that his health conditions may be known and monitored at any time. | 2008-12-18 |
20080311954 | COMMUNICATION DEVICE WIRELESSLY CONNECTING FM/AM RADIO AND AUDIO DEVICE - A communication device includes a Bluetooth module, an audio interface, a FM/AM radio wave module, and a microphone. The Bluetooth module receives a first audio signal. The audio interface receives a second audio signal. The first audio signal and the second audio signal are selectively sent out through the FM/AM radio wave module. The microphone receives a third audio signal which is selectively sent out through either the Bluetooth module or the audio interface. | 2008-12-18 |
20080311955 | DEVICE-ADAPTIVE CONNECTION ESTABLISHING METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR A MOBILE TERMINAL - A device-adaptive connection establishing method and system for a mobile terminal that is capable of identifying an external device based on a variation of signals exchanged between the mobile terminal and the external device and establishing an electrical connection adaptive to the external device is provided. A device-adaptive connection establishing method of the present invention includes detecting a connecting of an external device to the mobile terminal, detecting a signal transmitted between the external device and the mobile terminal, comparing the signal with previously stored reference values, and determining a type of the external device based on a result of the comparison. | 2008-12-18 |
20080311956 | FIELD PROGRAMING OF A MOBILE STATION WITH SUBSCRIBER IDENTIFICATION AND RELATED INFORMATION - Apparatuses and methods for field programming a private security key into a mobile station are described herein. The methods may include a server initially accepting in a wireless network a connection from a mobile station that is without a factory programmed subscriber identification module (SIM). The server may then collaborate with the mobile station to field program the mobile station with an international mobile subscriber identification (IMSI) and a private security key (K | 2008-12-18 |
20080311957 | ESTABLISHING WIRELESS LINKS VIA ORIENTATION - A system for establishing a wireless link from a wireless communication device (WCD) to at least one target device. The process of both identifying the target device and establishing a link to this device may incorporate the orientation and/or movement of the WCD into the procedure in lieu of the extensive use of traditional menu interfaces. A WCD may interpret a combination of orientation and/or movement as an approximate target device location that may be utilized to narrow the total population of all located devices into a subset containing those devices located within of near the approximate target device location. The subset of devices may be formulated and displayed as potential target devices for selection by a user. If any of the potential target devices are known by the WCD, a link may be established automatically. | 2008-12-18 |
20080311958 | TWIST ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHODS THEREFOR - Disclosed is an electronic device including a first and second housing. Each housing may include at least one display that may be on a front face or a rear face of the housing. A hinge may couple the first housing and the second housing and may be configured to allow the first housing and the second housing to change their orientation relative to one another with a twist motion around an axis defined by the hinge. With a twist motion, the housings can form a closed configuration and at least one open configuration. Multiple display screen and communication modes may be enabled based on a relative orientation of the housings. In this way, a “twist phone” form factor may provide the shape and function to add and/or improve features that may be desirable to a user. | 2008-12-18 |