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Telecommunications inventions 04/06

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   04/27/2006 > 90 patent applications in 63 patent subcategories.

20060089097 - Method and system for managing digital satellite content for broadcast to a target fleet: A method of managing digital satellite content for delivery to a target fleet is provided. At least one member of the target fleet is identified. Digital satellite content to be transmitted is determined and addressed to the identified member of the target fleet. The digital satellite content is then transmitted....

20060089098 - Mobile terminal, control method of recording and playing back of broadcast program in a mobile terminal and program: Disclosed is a mobile terminal capable of receiving a broadcast signal, in which two housings are joined. The mobile terminal includes a relative position detecting unit for detecting a change in relative position of the two housings, and a control unit to control recording and playing back of a broadcast...

20060089099 - Method and apparatus for allowing communication units to utilize non-licensed spectrum: A method and apparatus for allowing communication units to utilize non-licensed spectrum is provided herein. In particular, when a radio determines a need to transmit within non-licensed spectrum, the radio searches for a beacon being transmitted. The beacon identifies a priority of the current user of the non-licensed spectrum. If...

20060089100 - System and method of billing for minutes shared between a portable wireless communication device and a telematics unit: A method of tracking short-range wireless communication in a vehicle. The method includes tracking a total usage time of a short-range wireless connection between a telematics unit and a portable wireless communication device, sending the tracked total usage time from the telematics unit to a call center via a wireless...

20060089101 - Source driver capable of controlling source line driving signals in a liquid crystal display device: There is provided a source driver capable of controlling the timing of source line driving signals in a liquid crystal display device. The source driver includes a plurality of output circuits, each output circuit including an output buffer and a switch. The output buffer amplifies an analog image signal, and...

20060089102 - Radio communication apparatus and radio communication method: A CIR measuring section 307 measures CIRs of all blocks received and a block selection section 308 makes a threshold decision based on the CIR measurement result and threshold information according to an amount of traffic in the own cell and neighboring cells. As a result of the threshold decision,...

20060089104 - Method for improving an hs-dsch transport format allocation: This invention describes a method for a new methodology for improving a high speed downlink shared channel (HS-DSCH) transport format allocation in communication systems (e.g., mobile phone networks) using, e.g., a network element such as a node B. As CQI (channel quality indicator) reports made by a user terminal) are...

20060089103 - Wireless interference detector: A radio frequency (RF) source detector detects and analyzes RF signals in order to determine the source of interference. The source detector is useful for installing and troubleshooting a wireless local area network (WLAN) or similar communication devices. The detector includes a receiver to receive RF signals from unknown RF...

20060089105 - Radio communication apparatus and transmission power control method: A transmission power control information section issues an indication to a variable gain control amplifier at a predetermined control cycle. The variable gain control amplifier controls a transmission power according to the given indication amount. An adjustment amount generator adjusts the indication amount to be given to the variable gain...

20060089106 - Wireless adaptor: A wireless adaptor is proposed to make at least a wired device able to be used in a wireless manner. It can be used together with a wireless transmitting/receiving device. The wireless adaptor includes at least a connecting port for connecting with a wired device and receiving signals sent therefrom;...

20060089107 - Transmit-receive switch architecture providing pre-transmit isolation: A transmit-receive switch architecture comprises a first switch coupled to transmit circuitry and to an antenna, a second switch coupled to receive circuitry and to ground, wherein the second switch is configured to couple the receive circuitry to ground during a time period in which a power source associated with...

20060089108 - Mechanical latch including rf antenna: A portable electronic device, including a base mechanically coupled to a display enclosure with a hinge, is built including latches on the display enclosure configured to mechanically lock the display enclosure to the base when the display is closed. The latches are permanently coupled to the display enclosure and are...

20060089109 - Transmitting apparatus of communication system: A transmitting apparatus according to the present invention includes a prefilter for compensating a previously measured estimated impulse response of a communication system by assuming a communication system in which the transmitting apparatus and the receiving apparatus are directly connected. The prefilter included in the transmitting apparatus compensates an original...

20060089110 - Digital modulation signal mixer: The present invention includes a mixer circuit integrating a voltage-to-currrent conversion in the same stage. A mixer device 20 of a transmission system comprises a pair of transistors 41 and 42 forming a differential circuit having two differential inputs receiving a carrier VLO, two differential current outputs delivering a differential...

20060089111 - Polar modulator and method for determining an amplitude offset in a polar modulator: A polar modulator contains a first input for supplying an amplitude modulation word and a second input for supplying a phase modulation word. The first input is connected to a first signal path, and the second input is connected to a second signal path. The polar modulator contains a converter...

20060089112 - Wireless neural data acquisition system: A Wireless Neural Data Acquisition System, including a headstage, an RF receiver, an analog-to-digital converter, a digital signal processor, and a communication interface; the headstage including: at least one input pre-amplifier band-pass filter and amplifier, a multiplexer (MUX), an RF Modulator comprising a voltage control oscillator (VCO), a transmitting antenna,...

20060089113 - Radio control receiver system for multiple bands, frequencies and modulation protocol coverage: The present invention provides a radio receiver system for a radio controlled device with the ability to select an operating frequency for a radio controlled receiver unit using a modular programmer to be plugged into the receiver unit in order to select and program the receiver unit with an operating...

20060089114 - Receiver architectures utilizing coarse analog tuning and associated methods: A technique includes receiving a signal spectrum that includes a plurality of channels within a first frequency range. The technique includes receiving a selection signal that identifies at least one desired channel to be tuned. The technique includes providing an oscillator that has a second frequency range that is substantially...

20060089115 - Dual band superheterodyne receiver: A MMIC based superheterodyne receiver for converting at RF energy in an upper and a lower frequency band includes at least one attenuator for the RF energy input, a mixer for mixing the lower band input with a LO1 signal, another mixer for mixing the upper band input with the...

20060089116 - Automatic adjustment circuit, automatic adjustment method, and portable terminal: An automatic adjustment circuit, including: a passive element disposed in an end portion of a circuit board; and an impedance adjustment circuit disposed between the passive element and a ground section of the circuit board to adjust impedance of the passive element....

20060089117 - Mobile terminal device and antenna switch: A mobile terminal device having an antenna switch able to efficiently switch connection between reception signals from a first antenna, a second antenna, and a third antenna able to be plugged into an antenna socket to at least a first wireless circuit and a second wireless circuit. The antenna switch...

20060089118 - System and method for automated identification of end user devices by a universal remote control device: A system and method for more efficient and simple configuration of a universal remote control device is disclosed. The inventive system and method includes a universal remote control device which incorporates a transceiver. Further, end user devices, which the universal remote control issues function command include a transceiver. The universal...

20060089120 - Desktop cellular phone with security features: A system and method for implementing security features in a desktop cellular phone. One or more operating conditions, which may be based on physical location of the phone, on features of a SIM card in the phone, or on any other suitable factors, are defined for the phone. A current...

20060089119 - Method and a device for scatternet formation in ad hoc networks: The invention relates to a method and a device for scatternet formation in a wireless ad hoc networks, a device (306) executing the described method tries to establish connections (318) to as many devices as allowed utilizing applicable search techniques (312), such as inquiry and inquiry scan in case of...

20060089121 - Method and apparatus for automatic connecting of virtual private network clients to a network: A device is disclosed. The device includes a virtual private network (VPN) to automatically retrieve user VPN credentials and to automatically establish a VPN using the credentials whenever a network connection is established to a network access point....

20060089122 - Method and apparatus for balancing wireless access based on centralized information: A method and apparatus for managing and balancing wireless access based on centralized information is provided. A request to provide service to a wireless client is received from a first access node in a plurality of access node. An access policy, applicable to the first access node, is selected from...

20060089126 - Key revocation in a mobile device: A system for revoking access to a mobile device comprises a mobile device providing a plurality of applications and an agent providing a plurality of revocation procedures for revoking access by the mobile device to the plurality of applications running on the mobile device. Access to a first application is...

20060089125 - Multiple time outs for applications in a mobile device: A method for revoking access to a mobile device includes providing a plurality of authenticated applications accessible by the mobile device, and providing a plurality of revocation timeout intervals for revoking access by the mobile device to the plurality of authenticated applications. Access to a first authenticated application is revoked...

20060089124 - Systems and methods for providing security to different functions: Methods and systems are provided that use smartcards, such as subscriber identity module (SIM) cards to provide secure functions for a mobile client. One embodiment of the invention provides a mobile communication network system that includes a mobile network, a mobile terminal, a server coupled to the mobile terminal via...

20060089123 - Use of information on smartcards for authentication and encryption: Methods and systems are provided that use information on smartcards, such subscriber identity module (SIM) cards for authentication and encryption. One embodiment of the invention provides a mobile communication network architecture that includes a mobile network, a mobile terminal, a server coupled to the mobile terminal via the mobile network,...

20060089127 - Wireless lan system, wireless terminal, wireless base station, communication configuration method for wireless terminal, and program thereof: A wireless LAN system in which a user who is already authorized to access a network need not repeat again the process of obtaining the authorization even when the network topology has changed, a wireless terminal, a wireless base station and a server used in the same. The wireless base...

20060089128 - Method of an apparatus for handling messages in a mobile communications enviroment: A method and system of transferring messages from a message source to a mobile station in a cellular system comprises assigning to each message a priority characteristic before the message is transmitted to mobile station. The message is then transmitted together with the assigned priority characteristic, depending on the priority...

20060089129 - Mobile communication terminal and method therefore: A method for organizing data records in a memory in a mobile telecommunication terminal is disclosed. The method comprises receiving a plurality of digits, which identify a subscriber terminal in a telecommunication network, in a control unit in the mobile telecommunication terminal. The method moreover comprises storing the plurality of...

20060089130 - Communication method, communication terminal apparatus, communication server apparatus, and communication system: Upon receiving a message, a mail server (20) causes an SMSC (30) to transmit a reception notice. In response to the reception notice, a digest acquisition unit (211) of a cellular phone (60) requests information (digest information) about the message of the mail server (20). In accordance with a user's...

20060089131 - Delay timers for managing internal state changes and messages in user equipment for real-time multimedia applications: Timers in push-to-talk (PTT) enabled client devices are used to regulate packet traffic to and from the client device. In one embodiment, during a real-time multimedia session, a suspend timer is activated during data communication channel suspension. The session is held until suspend timer times out. If the data communication...

20060089132 - Channel switching in a mobile station: A mobile station adapted for channel switching comprises an input unit adapted to receive user input associated with selection of content. The mobile station also comprises a timer generating unit operatively coupled to the input unit, adapted to generate a timer related to transmission of a command derived from the...

20060089133 - Communication device, address search device, address acquisition method, authentication method, communication disconnection method, and address search method: A search device communicates with a first device and a second device through a network. The search device includes a storage unit that stores therein a first telephone number of the first device, a second telephone number of the second device, and a first communication address of the first device...

20060089134 - System and method for using location information to execute an action: A system and method is provided for using location information associated with wireless devices. The system includes a wireless device, a location system, and a feature server. The wireless device includes any wireless apparatus having wireless communications capabilities. The location system can generate location information pinpointing the location of the...

20060089135 - Cellular phone and automatic program update method used therefor: A cellular phone includes a key input determination unit, key input information storage unit, program storage unit, time decision unit, download execution unit, download execution unit, and program update unit. The key input determination unit determines whether a key input is done, and outputs a determination result as determination information....

20060089136 - System and method for provisioning broadcast and multicast services in a wireless network: A method of provisioning broadcast services and multicast services in a mobile station is provided. The method includes receiving a selection of a program to be transmitted by a base station at a subsequent predetermined time. A BCMC Request Order is generated based on the selection. The BCMC Request Order...

20060089137 - Method for reducing wireless communication procedure failure: A method for reducing wireless communication procedure failure. The method can include initiating a procedure over an existing radio resource control connection on a universal mobile telecommunication system. The method can also include receiving a connection release signal prior to receiving a response from a core network regarding the initiated...

20060089138 - Method of scanning for beacon transmissions in wlan: A wireless station (114) is within range of more than one access point (120, 124) transmitting on the same channel. The wireless station is associated with one access point and not the other. Consequently the wireless station may receive undesired beacons (304) and desired beacons (302) on the channel. To...

20060089139 - Telecommunications and telephony network: An integrated telecommunications and telephony network (AT), which is independent from the conventional service companies, and can guarantee global connectivity (geographical, vocal, data, fax, video, points of access for dedicated mobile devices. Internet access) between users of the same network as well as with users of networks which belong to...

20060089140 - Network and method of realizing local roaming for subscribers: The present invention provides a network and a method for implementing localized roaming of mobile subscribers; said network comprises BTS, BSC, VLR, HLR, and RNM that is connected to HLR; said RNM is used to manage mobile phone numbers in the home region and the contracted roaming region and allocate...

20060089142 - Active set update (asu) with high speed downlink shared channel (hs-dsch) information: Because the current RRC: ACTIVE SET UPDATE message presently used in soft handover does not contain HS-DSCH related information, which could be utilized for a Serving HS-DSCH cell change, a separate Radio Bearer Control procedure is needed between the UE (10) and the RNC (20) for carrying out the Serving...

20060089143 - Devices, softwares and methods for handling off live calls between legs of csv and vox modalities: Devices, softwares methods hand off a live call from an original leg of a first modality (such as Circuit Switched Voice) to an alternate leg of another modality (such as Voice over Internet Protocol). An original leg of a call is established using the first modality. Then the alternate leg...

20060089141 - Method and apparatus for allocating a beacon signal in a wireless communications network: A method and apparatus for transmitting beacon signals in a wireless communications network. For a given cell site, a single frequency may be used for the beacon signal by assigning different beacon signal time slots to different sectors of the cell site. During one time slot, the beacon signal is...

20060089144 - Method and system for transmitting/receiving neighbor base-station advertisement message in broadband wireless access system: Disclosed is a method and system for transmitting/receiving a neighbor base-station information message in a broadband wireless access system. A base station sets and transmits a neighbor base-station information message, which includes a specific flag field for limiting neighbor base-station information and a reserved field and omits iterative neighbor base-station...

20060089146 - Method and apparatus for controlling call routing when testing nodes of a network in which mobile services switching centers and serving gprs support nodes are pooled: The present invention ensures that a tester's call for testing a MSC or SGSN when it is brought back on line will be routed to the proper MSC or SGSN to be tested. In accordance with one embodiment, a call from a tester is identified by, for example, comparing the...

20060089147 - Mobile network infrastructure for applications, personalized user interfaces, and services: A mobile network infrastructure or platform for applications, personalized user interfaces and services is disclosed. The mobile platform provides a plurality of applications and services to subscribers or end-users of mobile or wireless devices. The platform allows the subscribers or end-users to personalize the look-and-feel of the mobile desktop and...

20060089145 - Wireless vehicle-specific data management: System and method for providing vehicle-specific data to vehicles is provided. A preferred embodiment comprises downloading vehicle-specific data to mass-transit vehicles when vehicles are within a predetermined area, such as a garage, parking lot, gas station, or the like, via a wireless interface, such as a WiFi communications link. The...

20060089148 - Method and system for creating and deploying a mesh network: A method and system for creating and deploying a mesh network are disclosed. In one embodiment, the method comprises providing a mesh router having a plurality of radios. The mesh router is used in a cell of a plurality of cells that covers a geographic region. Channels are assigned to...

20060089149 - Radio communication apparatus and radio communication method: A radio communication apparatus determines whether a reception signal is received normally. The apparatus measures strengths of the reception signal, assesses frequency channels using a result whether the reception signal is received normally and a strength of the reception signal, and decides that zero or more of the frequency channels...

20060089150 - Method of managing processing resources in a mobile radio system: A method of managing processing resources in a mobile radio system, in which a first entity manages radio resources and corresponding processing resources, the latter being provided in a second entity separate from the first entity. The second entity signals to the first entity its global processing capacity, or capacity...

20060089152 - Location-based synchronization of mobile terminals: This invention describes a new methodology for a location-based synchronization of content in mobile terminals (e.g., wireless devices, portable devices, mobile communication devices, mobile phones, etc.). The present invention enables a new usage model for mobile terminals: it makes it possible to have the content of the mobile terminal be...

20060089153 - Location-sensitive calibration data: A system, method and device are provided for determining the position of a mobile station through the identification of an approximate position of the mobile station. Thereafter received signal strength (RSSI) fingerprint data for the approximate position is requested and retrieved. The fingerprint data and received signal strength data collected...

20060089151 - System and method for controlling modulation: A system and method for controlling modulation. The system includes a plurality of modulators and a transmitting unit. The plurality of modulators decodes data from a data signal and also encodes the data into a clock signal. The transmitting unit transmits the encoded clock signal. According to the system and...

20060089155 - Positioning system, terminal device, information provision device, terminal device's control method, and terminal device's control program: A positioning system that reduces an increase in a terrain information transmission/reception processing burden on a recording unit of a terminal device such as a GPS receiver is provided. An information provision device can store terrain information. By way of a divided terrain information obtainment unit, the terminal device can...

20060089156 - Positioning system, terminal device, positioning device, control method for terminal device, control program for terminal device, and computer-readable recording medium for recording control program for terminal device: A positioning system capable of reducing the volume of data communication in a server positioning system is provided. A terminal device has the information for a positioning transmitting section and can transmit information for positioning containing the actually measured current positioning basic information and/or the estimated basic information to the...

20060089154 - Wireless terminal location using apparatus and methods employing carrier diversity: Wireless terminals, e.g., mobile nodes, receive, identify, and measure broadcast signals from a plurality of cells. They determine relative transmission power relationships corresponding to the received measured signals and determine at least two channel gain ratios. A geographic area is determined corresponding to the obtained at least two channel gain...

20060089157 - Mobile caching and data relay vectoring systems and methods: The present invention provides systems and methods for providing mobile users with requested resources. In one such method, first and second location indicators for the mobile user are received, with each of the location indicators having a time associated therewith. The method includes calculating a mobile vector of the mobile...

20060089158 - Method of determining a phs mobile phone user's exact position: The prevent invention is to provide a method of determining a PHS mobile phone user's exact position, which comprises the steps of establishing a positioning database containing a plurality of CS (cell station) numbers and position information associated with the CS numbers respectively in the mobile phone; entering into a...

20060089159 - Open location management device: The invention provides an open location management device, an open location management system and an open location management method, in which an open location management device receives a user location management request from a location information requester, and selects one location management provider from one or more location management providers...

20060089160 - Systems and methods for displaying location-based maps on communication devices: Tickers are populated with location-based information that is selected according to the geographic location of communication devices. The location of a communication device is identified based on a GPS system, proximity to transmitters in a wireless network, user input, or using other techniques. Location-appropriate content is obtained either in real-time...

20060089161 - Performing idle mode in a wireless access system: A method for controlling an idle mode in a mobile station comprises transmitting an idle mode request message to a serving base station to enter the idle mode. The method also comprises determining whether a skip threshold parameter has been exceeded, the skip threshold parameter associated with a number of...

20060089162 - Arrangement and method for the channel-selective reception of a signal taking account of a time-dependent occurrence of a final range of a signal section of the signal: In an arrangement (1) for processing a signal (S) which has successive signal sections (SP), wherein each signal section (SP) comprises a useful information item (UI) and an additional information item (AI) and wherein a time-dependent occurrence of a final range (EA) of a signal section (SP) can be determined...

20060089163 - Method and system for delivering messages: The invention concerns a method (300) and system (100) for delivering messages. The method can include the steps of receiving (314) a message from a sender, selectively storing (316) the message from the sender and notifying (322) a user of a target portable electronic device (134) of the message when...

20060089164 - Method and system for transmitting mms notification message: Disclosed is a method for transmitting an MMS notification message including the steps of transmitting the MMS notification message including information used for receiving an MMS message to a receiving subscriber terminal, and retransmitting the MMS notification message to another subscriber terminal designated in advance by a subscriber of the...

20060089165 - Virtual network solution for sms message exchange between gsm and ansi (tia/eia 41) networks: Systems and methods for exchanging a short message service (SMS) message between networks operating in accordance with different standards. An intermediary system operates between a first network operating in accordance with a first standard and a second network operating in accordance with a second standard. A routing information request for...

20060089166 - Radio communication system: A radio communication system for leveling off the processing loads of radio stations (access points) to which mobile terminals are connected, to improve the quality of service in radio communication. A mobile terminal searches for a beacon signal and transmits a connection request to a radio station which has sent...

20060089167 - System and method for initiating push-to-talk sessions between outside services and user equipment: Outside services are connected to user equipment via a push-to-talk (PTT) session by signing-up the user equipment with the outside service, generating a request to establish the PTT session between the user equipment and the outside service, establishing the PTT session, and transmitting media from the outside service to the...

20060089168 - Communication system, communication method, and program thereof: A communication system, a communication method and program thereof capable of easily constructing a system in which communication between an IC tag and a mobile information terminal having a built-in or externally-attached reader/writer is used. URL information in the Web page for disclosing personal information stored on the IC tag...

20060089169 - Method and system of providing cellular/wlan dual mode telecommunication services: A method and a system of providing cellular/wireless network dual mode communication services are provided. The wireless network interface normally stays in the standby mode, and the cellular interface is closed. When receiving calls, the cellular system receives the calls and wakes up the wireless network system to communicate to...

20060089170 - Combination wireless communications device and portable stereo: A hand-held wireless communications device operates in a communications mode and a stereo mode. The device comprises a housing, a long-range transceiver within the housing to communicate with a base station in the communications mode, and a receiver within the housing to receive radio signals from a broadcast radio station...

20060089171 - Mobile phone with usb interface: A mobile phone having a USB interface and including a main body and a battery pack removably mounted to the main body is provided. The mobile phone includes a USB connector that may be connected to an external device to allow data transmission between the external device and the mobile...

20060089172 - Method for accessing a sim in composite terminals: A method for accessing an SIM in a composite terminal. The method includes determining, by a Personal Digital Assistant (PDA) module, whether a subscriber identification information request signal occurs; and directly accessing the SIM and reading the subscriber identification information stored in the SIM when the subscriber identification information request...

20060089173 - Apparatus and method for utilizing trunk in mobile communications system: An apparatus and method for utilizing a trunk in a mobile communications system capable of efficiently utilizing and operating the trunk when accepting subscribers for various services in one base station, wherein the one base station can accept subscribers for mobile communications services in any mobile communications system using different...

20060089175 - Call switchover in wireless headset: A method for call switchover in a wireless headset that is wirelessly coupled to a mobile station comprises transmitting user input related to a call service from the wireless headset to the mobile station. The method also comprises determining whether the user input related to the call service is received...

20060089174 - Mobile computing device with a physical button for wireless communications: A mobile computing device includes a wireless communication interface and a physical button for wireless communications. The wireless communication interface communicates with other devices and is switchable between a number of different wireless communications states. The physical button is used to both switch the wireless communications state of the wireless...

20060089176 - Acoustic device for vehicle: The vehicle-mounted acoustic apparatus of the present invention can be connected to a mobile phone 50; can receive hands-free conversations from the mobile phone 50 and radio broadcasts; and provides a microphone 3 for collecting the sounds of a user, and a speaker 2 for producing the sounds of a...

20060089177 - Battery modem using short range wireless technology: The present invention is directed to a battery modem using Short Range Wireless technology. A battery modem using a short range wireless technology in a data communication apparatus capable of performing wired/wireless data communication depending on whether a battery is mounted therein, wherein the battery modem detects base band communication...

20060089178 - Cordless telephone set: A cordless telephone set includes a charger base and a telephone apparatus. A concave retaining section of the charger base has an inclined surface and an open section. A power feeding terminal for supplying power with a charging terminal of the telephone apparatus is provided on a lower part of...

20060089179 - System and method of controlling audio output in mobile communication terminal having television function: Disclosed are a system and a method of controlling an audio output in a mobile communication terminal, and more particularly to a system and a method of controlling an audio output of mobile communication terminal, wherein when a broadcasting channel is changed, an audio signal of the mobile communication terminal...

20060089180 - Mobile communication terminal: A mobile terminal has means for providing push-to-talk functionality, a volume control member, and a controller associated with the volume control member. The controller is adapted to cause a change in an acoustic output level of the mobile terminal in response to a user actuation of said volume control member....

20060089181 - Depressible hinge and mobile stations using same: The present invention is directed to an opening mechanism for a mobile station. The mobile station includes a first portion foldably coupled to a second portion via a hinge region. The mobile station includes inner and outer surfaces, which are separated by opposing lateral edges provided therebetween. According to various...

20060089182 - Elastomeric tensioner and mobile stations using same: The present invention provides an improved hinge design for a mobile station or other electronic device that simplifies hinge assembly and thus, provides a more cost-effective manufactured product. Moreover, the improved hinge assembly complements the aesthetic appeal of the foldable mobile station and provides less stress on various internal elements....

20060089183 - Portable communication apparatus: Disclosed is a portable communication apparatus. The portable communication apparatus includes a first housing including a plurality of keys, a second housing including a main display unit and being movable from the first housing about a first hinge axis and being rotated about a second hinge axis, which is perpendicular...

20060089184 - Built-in antenna module in portable wireless terminal: Disclosed is a built-in antenna module for a portable wireless terminal, in which an antenna carrier allows a distance between a radiator and a mainboard. In the built-in antenna module, the antenna carrier includes a plate type junction panel to which the radiator is fixed, an outer barrier rib extending...

20060089185 - Buglarproof apparatus and its method using mobile phone for an automobile: Disclosed is a burglarproof apparatus for an automobile using a mobile phone, which includes a door sensor for recognizing opening and closing of a door and sending a control signal accordingly, an input unit installed near a driver seat for receiving image and voice and sending it to an in-car...

20060089186 - Modular apparatus holder with multipurpose intermediate support member for supporting minicomputers, cell phones and similar apparatus: In a modular holder for supporting an apparatus or instrument such as a minicomputer or a cell phone, comprising a support member with a support head and an apparatus holder supported thereby, an intermediate box is releasably mounted with one side thereof by an engagement structure onto the support head...

  
04/20/2006 > 107 patent applications in 65 patent subcategories.

20060084376 - Information providing method: The name of a broadcasting station, transmitting broadcast signals being received by a user, is to be informed extremely readily to the user. A radio receiver (2) transmits frequency data corresponding to the frequency of FM broadcast signals being received, and territory data corresponding to the territory where the radio...

20060084377 - Method for controlling broadcasting signal transmission in wireless communication system providing broadcasting service and corresponding system: Disclosed are a method for broadcasting signal transmission in a wireless communication system providing a broadcasting service and a corresponding wireless communication system. In such a method and a system, a terminal receives a signal transmitted from a repeater to calculate received performance information of the signal and then transmits...

20060084378 - Phased array antenna intermodulation suppression beam smearing method: An intermodulation suppression method using phased array antenna electronics insignificantly degrades the desired primary main beams while substantially suppressing undesired intermodulation product beams, and particularly undesired third-ordered intermodulation product beams. The beam smearing method has two aspects, including phase smearing and angle smearing for respective subarrays to reduce the intermodulation-product...

20060084379 - Repeater system for strong signal environments: A repeater system combines co-located antennas, an intentional imbalance in signal amplification between downlink and uplink, stability management and an amplification indicator to create a user-installed solution to co-channel interference within cellular systems, in strong signal environments such as elevated locations or high-rise building. The invention may be particularly relevant...

20060084380 - Systems and methods for short range wireless communication: A magnetic induction data transmission network comprising a master hub, at least one sensor node communicatively coupled to the master hub and a magnetic induction coil preferably adapted to be worn about a bodypart of a subject such as an individual's waist or neck. In at least one embodiment of...

20060084383 - Method and system for collocated ieee 802.11 b/g wlan, and bt with fm in coexistent operation: A method and system for collocated IEEE 802.11 b/g WLAN, and Bluetooth (BT) with FM in coexistent operation are provided. A single chip comprising an integrated BT radio and an integrated FM radio in a coexistence station may generate a priority signal to disable WLAN transmissions in a WLAN radio...

20060084382 - Method and system for selective equalization enablement based on modulation type: Aspects of a method and system for selective equalization enablement based on modulation type may be found in a method for processing a radio frequency (RF) signal that comprises receiving a Bluetooth signal via an RF channel, detecting a modulation type of the received Bluetooth signal, and selecting an equalization...

20060084381 - Method for establishing a connection between a mobile device and a second device: The present invention relates to a method for establishing a connection from a mobile device (10) to a second device (20) both provided with a short range wireless communications module (11, 21). To reduce the set-up time for establishing such a connection significantly the method according to the present invention...

20060084385 - Efficient attribute collection technique for mappers: This invention integrates a novel technique for mappers to efficiently collect attributes utilizing various wireless systems such as bluetooth. The wireless technique in the data-gathering device allows the flag-man/data gatherer to input useful information into the device, which can readily be available to the mapper at the other end. This...

20060084384 - Mobile communications terminal, accessories and method therefore: An accessory device for an electric device is disclosed. The accessory device including a control unit adapted to determine at least one parameter value related to a current operational status of the accessory device and for use by the electric device, and a transceiver connected to the control unit and...

20060084386 - Dc offset calibration system: A division ratio of a first frequency divider that generates a local signal and a division ratio of a second frequency divider that generates a RF interfering signal are different, and a first frequency synthesizer that generates the local signal and a second frequency synthesizer that generates the RF interfering...

20060084387 - Method and system for suppressing unwanted responses in wireless communication systems: A method and system is disclosed for suppressing unwanted responses in wireless communication systems. The system comprises a transmitting terminal and a receiving terminal. The transmitting terminal comprises an antenna array including a primary antenna and a secondary antenna. The primary and secondary antennas are configured so that signals transmitted...

20060084388 - Determining a power control group boundary of a power control group: Determining a power control group boundary includes receiving a plurality of samples having power control groups, where each power control group corresponds to a time period. The following are repeated for a predetermined number of iterations: a window is set at a point of a sample; a number of power...

20060084390 - Measurement reporting in a telecommunication system: The basic idea of the present invention is to specify at least two different triggers for sending a measurement report from the mobile station to the network. According to the invention, the network specifies the triggers to be used in different measurement report types. The triggers are preferably upper or...

20060084389 - Retransmission scheme in a cellular communication system: An apparatus 300 for a cellular communication system (100) comprises a buffer (303) which receives data for transmission over an air interface (115). The buffer (303) is coupled to a scheduler (305) which schedules the data and allocates the physical resource of the air interface (115). The transmissions are performed...

20060084391 - Method and apparatus for providing limiting power adjustment in a wireless communication system: An approach provides for limiting power adjustment in a wireless system (e.g., cellular network) to extend, for example, talk time. Parameter values specifying operating conditions of the wireless terminal are collected for power adjustment of a radio frequency (RF) amplifier within the wireless terminal. A power adjustment factor is computed...

20060084392 - Transceiver system and method of using same: A chip comprises and operational section and an input/output section. The operational section includes a controller. The input/output (I/O) section is coupled to the operational section. The I/O section comprises a transformer and a switching device. The transformer includes a primary side connected to first and second I/O ports and...

20060084393 - Luminescent signaling displays utilizing a wireless mobile communication device: The present invention includes a wireless mobile communication device with a body casing having an exterior surface, and a number of light sources (LS) disposed on the exterior surface. A machine accessible medium is provided with instructions to selectively activate the number of LS in a spatial movement dependent manner...

20060084394 - Visualization supplemented wireless wireless mobile telephony: A wireless mobile phone is provided with the capability to visually convey various information to users, using a number of light emitting devcies (LEDs). The information may include notification of an incoming call, text messages of a call (in Morse code representations), complementary graphics for non-graphics contents, and visual representations...

20060084395 - Method of controlling a plurality of internal antennas in a mobile communication device: By using multiple antennas in a diversity arrangement, a mobile communication device is operable to automatically optimize the best antenna or antenna combination in reaction to the device's immediate environment. The individual antenna designs can be optimized to provide high antenna system efficiency for a number of likely device environments....

20060084396 - Smart tuning am transmitter: A radio transmitter is adapted to automatically adjust aerial impedance for a selected radio frequency. The radio transmitter includes a tunable radio frequency signal generator that has an impedance and is adapted to generate a radio frequency signal in the range of approximately 510 kilohertz to approximately 1705 kilohertz. The...

20060084397 - Shielding assembly for an rf sensor current transducer: An RF sensor is provided herein. The sensor comprises a clamping mechanism (101), a metal collar (113) disposed about the clamping mechanism, an RF current transducer (203) having a transducer coil (213) disposed on a circuit board (126), the RF current transducer being disposed adjacent to the collar, and a...

20060084398 - Method and apparatus for predictively optimizing efficiency of a radio frequency (rf) power amplifier: An approach provides for predictive and continuous supply voltage adjustment of a Radio Frequency (RF) power amplifier in a wireless terminal. A voltage value is predictively determined to continuously control a voltage converter of the wireless terminal for maximizing RF power amplifier efficiency. A control signal is output based on...

20060084399 - Semiconductor device and module having a transceiver with a built-in regulator: An object of the present invention is to provide a transmitter-receiver RF-IC having a built-in regulator, which can reduce a minimum value of an input voltage of the regulator without increasing its area, the input voltage being supplied from a battery, the transmitter-receiver RF-IC being capable of normal operation with...

20060084400 - Simplified practical rank and mechanism, and associated method, to adapt mimo modulation in a multi-carrier system with feedback: A method of adapting transmission parameters in a multicarrier communication system having multiple transmit antennas and/or multiple receive antennas, whereby a statistical parameter of a wideband channel is computed, one type of matrix modulation scheme is selected to be used for a given multicarrier modulation symbol, one type of signal...

20060084401 - Integrated structure of inductances with shared values on a semiconductor substrate: An integrated circuit including a structure of inductances on a semiconductor substrate, intended for operating at frequencies greater than several hundreds of MHz, including a first inductance formed by a conductive track and having first and second terminals respectively connected to each of the two ends of the conductive track,...

20060084402 - Filter control method, signal processing circuit and integrated circuit for wireless receiver: A conventional method of controlling the passband of a filter involves an increase in cost for a chip due to a large area of a detection circuit for determining the level of an interference wave. The present invention utilizes a result obtained by detecting the amplitude level of a signal...

20060084403 - Radio frequency power amplifier: A radio frequency (RF) power amplification circuit including a power amplifier is provided for preventing breakdown of the power amplifier. The power amplifier includes an input for receiving RF signals and an output for providing amplified RF signals. The RF power amplification circuit also includes a bias circuit coupled to...

20060084404 - Methods and apparatus for selecting between multiple carriers using a single receiver chain tuned to a single carrier: Receivers accommodating carrier frequency selection methods in wireless communications systems employing multiple carrier frequencies are described. Although the receiver is tuned to a single band, an estimate of the channel quality corresponding to the currently used carrier and an alternative carrier is generated without switching between carriers. Transmitters of different...

20060084405 - Circuitry for a receiving system with improved directivity and signal to noise ratio: A receive system, including special integrated circuits, for providing enhanced directivity in the form of a narrowed receive beam and a relatively small antenna with performance comparable to a much larger antenna at similar frequencies. Received signals are converted to digital values and stored in a manner which enables subsequent...

20060084406 - Systems and methods for increasing bandwidth of wireless communications: An improved radio transmitter encodes at least one data bit on each cycle of a carrier signal. The data is encoded on the carrier signal using phase modulation. Because at least one data bit is encoded on each cycle of the carrier signal, a carrier signal having a frequency (f)...

20060084407 - Power management method for reducing data transmission error: A power management method for reducing data transmission errors is applicable in a mobile phone to be executed before the mobile phone enters into in a power-saving mode. The method comprises the following steps. First, whether transmitted data is accessed by a data transmission mechanism during the period of a...

20060084408 - Discontinuous reception method for mobile communication terminal device and mobile communication terminal device: A discontinuous reception method for a mobile communication terminal device and a mobile communication terminal device which, when a PTT (Push-to-Talk) system call is provided, make it possible to reduce the amount of electrical power consumed by the mobile communication terminal device and to start a PTT-system telephone call with...

20060084409 - Systems for and methods of programming a remote control: A remote control comprises a receiver and a configuration circuit. The receiver is operable to receive a programming signal that includes programming instructions corresponding to an electronic device, and the configuration circuit is coupled to the receiver and is operable to configure the remote control according to the programming instructions...

20060084410 - Flexible billing architecture: A flexible billing system captures communication events on a more granular level then current communication systems. The captured communication events can then be aggregated into different event categories and combined with other event parameters to provide a wider variety of billing options to mobile network operators. The flexible billing system...

20060084411 - Wireless infrastructure device for providing security in a wireless network: A method and wireless infrastructure device is provided. A wireless infrastructure device is configured so that the wireless infrastructure device includes security information, associated with providing security to a wireless network. The wireless infrastructure device is also provided with an interface, via which, the wireless infrastructure device is operable to...

20060084413 - Mobile terminal for real-time audio file downloading and method thereof: A mobile terminal enabling real-time bell sound downloading and coloring services by data communication with a service file download server without requiring separate manipulation of the terminal by a user is disclosed. The mobile terminal includes a profile managing module for comparing a profile set in the mobile terminal and...

20060084412 - Wireless messaging system: Messages are routed via a cellular communications network to multiple cellular communications receivers configured for answering calls placed to a common subscriber number, such that a message originated with a single cellular call may reach multiple recipients. The geographic area of message distribution may be controlled by selectively enabling different...

20060084414 - Directory assistance with location information: A method for a mobile station to receive directory assistance by calling (501) a directory assistance system and providing (503) a directory assistance request. Depending on the preference of the user, the mobile station receives (550) a data message from the directory assistance system that includes a resulting telephone number...

20060084415 - Transmitter and receiver: Specifically, a transmitter (100) in a transmission and reception system comprising the transmitter (100) for transmitting program contents (21) and attribution information (22) of program and a receiver (200) for receiving the program contents (21) and accumulating part or whole of the program contents (21) transmits meaning information (24) indicating...

20060084416 - Mobile terminal device: A mobile terminal device includes a communication portion, a display plane, a first storage portion, and a control portion which controls to display a standby screen on the display plane during a standby operation of the communication portion. When the communication portion receives a communication message, the control portion controls...

20060084418 - Apparatus and method for limiting communication range of fixed wireless terminal: Disclosed are an apparatus and a method for limiting a communication range of a fixed wireless terminal. The method comprises the steps of generating and radio-transmitting communication maintaining data through a transmitting unit in a fixed device; receiving, through a receiving unit of a mobile device, the communication maintaining data...

20060084417 - Interface selection from multiple networks: An arrangement is disclosed that enables a mobile device to manage multiple network interfaces in order to be substantially always reachable on the Internet. Wired LAN, Wireless LAN, Wireless PAN and cellular systems are technologies that are employed in the exemplary embodiment described. Scanning of the available network infrastructures is...

20060084419 - Electrical system controlling device with wireless communication link: A system for remotely controlling and monitoring an electrical system includes an electrical system controlling device connected to the electrical system for monitoring and controlling the electrical system and electronic controls for monitoring and controlling the electrical system controlling device. A wireless communications interface enables remote wireless access to the...

20060084422 - Control glove: A control glove includes a contact point provided on the thumb and the four fingers of the glove and a controller. The contact point on the thumb is a common point, and the contact points on the four fingers respectively direct one it e m of operations different from one...

20060084420 - Method and integrated system for networked control of an environment of a mobile object: A controller (301), for example on a field interface of a resource management system (300), determines a location of a mobile object (303a, 303b, 303c) and controls an environment thereof. The controller (301) receives, via a first transceiver (307), a communication including information representative of the mobile object; receives a...

20060084421 - Universal remote control system: The present invention relates to a universal remote control system comprising a remote control means and one or more receiver modules installed in the device to be controlled by the remote control means. The remote control means includes an input means and a signal emitter means. The receiver module includes...

20060084428 - Apparatus and method for detecting communication operation resulted from an erroneous content in mobile platform: Disclosed are an apparatus and a method for detecting whether a content executed in a mobile platform of mobile communication terminal perform a communication operation without a user's reservation or permission, thereby preventing an unexpected communication operation. In this invention, if a content performs the communication operation due to its...

20060084424 - Locking/unlocking a portable electronic device: A portable electronic device operable in a first mode and a second mode, comprising: input means having a first key and a second key, wherein, when the device is in the first mode, the device is not responsive to the individual actuation of the first key and, when the device...

20060084425 - Maximum ratio combining of channel estimation for joint detection in td-scdma systems: The embodiments of the present invention relate to the general area of wireless communication systems and, in particular, to channel estimation for joint detection of data signals in TD-SCDMA systems. While time slots and spreading codes separate the users in a TD-SCDMA system, multiple access interference affects all its users....

20060084423 - Means and method for measuring the status of a core interface between two core subnetworks in a telecommunication system: The invention relates to a signaling method for GSM/GPRS communication systems. The status of a core interface between two core subnetworks is measured in the core network (S2), preferably through a keep-alive mechanism (S1). A status indication message is then sent to the radio network (S3). In this way, the...

20060084427 - Mobile communication system including scheduler and mobile communication terminal of the system: Each mobile communication terminal receives an evaluation function threshold value of each base station transmitted from the base station, and calculates the evaluation function value of each base station on the basis of communication quality between the mobile communication terminal and base station. The mobile communication terminal compares the calculated...

20060084426 - Vector network analyzer with independently tuned receivers characterizes frequency translation devices: A Vector Network Analyzer is equipped with receivers for measuring a1, b1, a2 and b2 and which can each be tuned to track either the RF signal (F1) applied to the FTD or to the IF (F2) produced by the FTD. Additional forward side and reverse side mixers are provided...

20060084429 - Apparatus and method for monitoring and analysis of communication over a wireless network: In the method for monitoring communication in a wireless communication network, a network explorer may be passively attached to the wireless communication network. The network explorer may store data associated with received communication over the wireless communication network and performs an analysis on the stored data. In the apparatus of...

20060084430 - System and method for categorizing information into zones to determine delivery patterns: The present invention relates to a system and method of exchanging information that can be specific to a person and their current location. The method uses the location of a wireless device held by a stakeholder, i.e. a person that is related to the information, and routes information to the...

20060084431 - Method and apparatus for facilitating interaction between a home subscriber server (hss) and a home location register (hlr) in a legacy network: A technique and system are provided to allow home subscriber servers (HSSs) to retrieve a subscriber's dynamic location/state information from a legacy home location register (HLR). For example, a mobile application part (MAP) operation ATI (AnyTimeInterrogation) messaging technique may be used by the home subscriber server (HSS) to query the...

20060084432 - Differentiated access parameters for random access channel: Two or more different sets of access parameters are stored in mobile station memory. When the mobile station sends an access message on the reverse access channel, it selects a set of access parameters based on the type of service. For high priority services, the mobile station selects a set...

20060084433 - Communication terminal system and method of displaying status of wireless terminal of the same: In a communication terminal system and a method of displaying status information relative to at least one wireless terminal, terminal status information is received so as to enable current status information on registration, conversation, etc. of wireless terminals to be displayed on a display unit of a main device thereof....

20060084434 - Mobile terminal and mobile communication method: A mobile terminal in a mobile communication system in which a server performs routing control based on registration information sent from the plurality of mobile terminals, including; an exchanging unit configured to exchange, with another mobile terminal, link information showing a link set in the another mobile terminal, and operational...

20060084438 - Method and system for controlling hard handoff in mobile network: A method and system for controlling an inter-mobile switching center hard handoff in a mobile network are provided. The method includes recognizing, at a terminal, a target cell whose pilot strength is equal to or higher than a candidate qualification reference value and transmitting a pilot strength measurement message to...

20060084436 - Methods and apparatus for inter-bsc soft handoff: A method for performing a soft handoff, including establishing a first control channel via a network between a first BSC and a first BTS. The method also includes establishing a second control channel via the network between a second BSC and a second BTS. A call between a mobile station...

20060084435 - Signaling mechanism for handover in digital broadcasting: A time slicing digital broadcast system includes a dynamic handover process switching a handheld terminal receiving services in a first signal to a second signal providing the same services, while roaming among cells in the digital broadcast system. The terminal takes into account the varying intervals between bursts in the...

20060084437 - Soft handover control method, soft handover control program and mobile communication terminal device: When the calling out of a mobile communication terminal connected to a base station by a RL causes a control unit in the terminal to start a call connection sequence, and the electric field level measurement of a base station pilot signal after transition to a CELL_DCH state causes a...

20060084439 - System and method to facilitate inter-frequency handoff of mobile terminals in a wireless communication network: A system and method for facilitating inter-frequency handoff of a mobile node (102) in a wireless communication network (100). The system and method permit a mobile node (102), equipped with a single receiver, to perform handoffs seamlessly from one infrastructure node (106-1) to another infrastructure node (106-2) without having to...

20060084440 - Method and apparatus for handing over a subscriber unit between celluar communication systems: The invention relates to handover of a subscriber unit (301,305) from a first cellular communication system (201) to a second cellular communication system (203). The first communication system is for example a UMTS communication system supporting a plurality of connections, and the second communication system is for example a GSM...

20060084442 - Method and apparatus for reducing communication latency in a wireless group call: A wireless handheld communication device (102) for reducing a communication delay at a proximate wireless communication device is disclosed. The wireless handheld communication device simultaneously transmits to a remote station (106) through a base station (108), and transmits to the proximate wireless communication device (104) directly. The method includes communicating...

20060084441 - Wireless communication method and system for restoring services previously provided by a disabled cell: A method and system for restoring services previously provided by a disabled cell. A wireless communication system includes a plurality of cells, and each cell includes a base station. The system detects the disabled cell, and selects at least two base stations included by two respective cells that neighbor the...

20060084443 - Cell reselection for improving network interconnection: This invention describes a new methodology for a cell reselection by a mobile station (MS) for improving network interconnection and interoperability in a limited mobile access environment. The invention is applicable to any kind of networks and their interconnections. The invention describes how the MS can better recover from failed...

20060084444 - System and method utilizing a cognitive transceiver for ad hoc networking: The present invention provides methods and apparatuses for utilizing unused portions of an allocated frequency spectrum in a wireless communications system that broadcasts content to wireless stations. A first wireless station may communicate with a second wireless station on an idle broadcast channel while keeping the resulting interference level below...

20060084445 - Method of controlling sharing of radio resources in mobile communication system: A radio network controller in a mobile communication network detects characteristics of mobile devices that are wireless connected to a radio base station managed by the radio network controller. The radio network controller decides whether the mobile devices can be classified into at least one group according to the detected...

20060084446 - Mobile station with a plurality of interfaces: A method and a mobile station, in which the CPU memory of the mobile station provides interfaces for a plurality of applications that are external to the mobile station. Applications program modules for the external applications are stored in that part of the CPU memory of a mobile station which...

20060084447 - Method and apparatus for enhanced 911 location using power control in a wireless system: A method of locating a mobile telephone includes steps of receiving, transmitting, increasing and determining. In the receiving step, a first base station receives a call from a mobile telephone, the call including a dialed number and a TDMA signal. In the transmitting step, the base station transmits a control...

20060084448 - Method and apparatus for determining adjacency of wireless device to pos terminal: One or more stationary wireless readers are used to determine the relative strength of calibration signals sent from fixed locations adjacent to POS terminals. Then, the signal strength of signals being transmitted by wireless devices within range of the one or more wireless readers is evaluated to determine the relative...

20060084449 - Method and apparatus for evaluating locations according to feng shui principles: A communication device (112) includes a communications receiver (120), an AM/FM receiver (124), a three-dimensional Hall-effect sensor (226), a digital camera (128), and a GPS receiver (130), which each have multiple uses. In addition to their usual functions, the various capabilities of the respective elements (112, 120, 124, 226, 128,...

20060084450 - Communication apparatus and a method of indicating receipt of an electronic message, and a server, a method and a computer program product for providing a computerized icon ordering service: A communication apparatus has a controller (800); an interface (806; 850) adapted to receive an electronic message (852); a display (836); and a memory (802; 804). The memory is adapted to store image data representing at least one predefined icon to be presented on the display so as to indicate...

20060084451 - Method and apparatus for routing short messages in mobile telephone networks: A method for routing short messages using a router in a mobile telecommunications network. The method comprises: receiving a short message from a short message element; attempting to deliver a short message without passing through a store and forward function; and if said attempted delivery fails, directing said short message...

20060084452 - Radio communication terminal device and radio communication method for forming radio communication terminal network: A radio communication terminal network with a tree structure is formed in such a way that a plurality of receiving side terminal devices on a downstream side of a source terminal device are connected to the source terminal device, and other receiving side terminal devices on a further downstream side...

20060084453 - Message transmission in wireless access system: A method for transmitting messages to alter the operating status between a mobile station and a base station in a wireless access system comprises, at the mobile station, transmitting a first message to the base station, setting a first count to a first predetermined value and enabling a first, the...

20060084455 - Apparatus and method for requesting or allocating a push-to-talk right to talk and/or for requesting or communicating queuing information: A push-to-talk communication system is described in which a decision unit (chair) and/or a queue are provided for allocating the right to talk during a push-to-talk communication, and corresponding control messages, request messages and information messages are transmitted....

20060084454 - Call processing system and method based on answer mode of push to talk over cellular user: A call processing system and method based on an answer mode of a Push-to-Talk over Cellular (PoC) user are provided. A data format is defined, which inserts an indicator indicating a manual answer override into a payload of a Real-time Transport Control Protocol (RTCP) in a format of a new...

20060084457 - Method and apparatus for reducing transport delay in a push-to-talk system: In real-time critical wireless data applications, such as Push-to-talk over Cellular (PoC) or Push-To-Talk (PTT) and Voice-over-IP (VoIP), a user of a PTT mobile station pushes a button to indicate his desire to communicate with a pre-defined group (e.g., a buddy list) of people. This action triggers the PTT mobile...

20060084456 - Site dependent buddy list addition for temporary ptt communication: A system and method of creating a temporary site dependent push-to-talk/media (PTT/M) group for allowing PTT/M communications among a visiting PTT/M equipped mobile device and site based PTT/M equipped devices while the visiting PTT/M equipped mobile device is on-site. An on-site device is responsible for detecting when a visiting PTT/M...

20060084458 - Adaptive power control mode apparatus and method for increased radio frequency link capacity: A method of adaptive power control in an electronic device comprising the steps of receiving a signal from a wireless radio access network indicating a method for setting a supplemental threshold; determining a value for the supplemental threshold utilizing the indicated method from the RAN; and setting the supplemental threshold....

20060084459 - Outer loop power control of user equipment in wireless communication: A faster power control method especially of use in case of a UE device communicating with a SAP (e.g. a Node B) of a UTRAN via E-DCH, where instead of the SAP (e.g. a Node B) receiving from the serving RNC a new SIR target to use because of changing...

20060084460 - Terminal transmit power control with link adaptation: Methods for coordinating power usage and link adaptation in wireless communications are described. Terminals and/or access points (APs) may attempt to modify terminals' transmit power in relation to a desired communication data transfer rate. Link adoption may also be used in conjunction with the described methods....

20060084461 - Wireless communication apparatus and wireless communication system: A wireless communication apparatus includes an M-number of (M is an integer of 2 or more) receiving portions connected to respective antennas, a frame analyzing section configured to analyze a reception signal received by the M-number of receiving portions, and a selecting section configured to select a receiving portion to...

20060084464 - Apparatus and method for firmware download in a mobile audio platform: A cellular phone includes a host processor, a system memory for storing at least one program, a mobile audio platform unit coupled to the host processor for processing a first signal and transferring the processed first signal to the host processor, a program memory coupled to the mobile audio platform...

20060084467 - Apparatus and method for selectively connecting mobile communication terminal to telephone network: A mobile communication terminal includes an input unit having a plurality of number keys and a plurality of call keys; a controller for instructing a call connection to a wired communication network or to a mobile communication network with reference to a ‘telephone network connection method’ arbitrarily set by a...

20060084466 - Hinge unit and mobile terminal having the hinge unit: A mobile terminal including a main body, a folder body rotatably connected with the main body, a hinge connection part rotatably connecting the main body and the folder body, and a hinge unit mounted at the hinge connection part and configured to variably control a torque applied to the folder...

20060084468 - Mobile communication device having speaker unit: A mobile communication device is provided that includes a first body, a second body hingedly-coupled to the first body and speaker unit installed in the second body such that sound generated when the first body is folded closed with respect to the second body can be directly transferred outside the...

20060084465 - Mobile communication terminal: A mobile communication terminal with dedicated keys for controlling an integrated functional component such as an audio player, in which the dedicated keys are situated at convenient positions for use. The mobile communication terminal includes a housing that accommodates parts which enable wireless communications with an external device and has...

20060084463 - Mobile communication terminal having emergency call function and method of processing emergency call request in the mobile communication terminal: Disclosed herein are a mobile communication terminal equipped with a subscriber identification module and a method of processing an emergency call request in the mobile communication terminal. The mobile communication terminal includes: a keypad; a display unit; a RF module for communicating with a base station; and a controller for...

20060084462 - Presenting an information item on a mobile device: This invention relates to a method of and a mobile device (10) for presenting an information item. Said mobile device can be a personal digital assistant, a palm top, a cell phone or a mobile phone. Said method including the steps of: retrieving an identification of at least one of...

20060084470 - System for establishing data transmission path between mobile phone terminals: In a network system including base stations accommodated in a mobile phone network through an IP network, when a mobile phone terminal as a calling terminal makes a calling request and the calling request from the calling terminal is sent through a source base station to the mobile phone network...

20060084469 - Transmitter and receiver architecture for multi-mode wireless device: A multi-mode wireless device having a transceiver including a multi-mode transmitter and a multi-mode receiver. The transmitter can include a multi-mode transmit baseband portion configured to support all of the transmit modes. Similarly, the receiver can include a multi-mode baseband portion that is configured to support all of the receive...

20060084471 - System and method for making and receiving cellular telephone calls at a wired analog telephone device: A cellular telephone docking station is provided and includes a semiconductor device that has a processor and a memory device that is coupled to the processor. An identification device is coupled to the semiconductor device and the identification device includes a docking station identification. The cellular telephone docking station also...

20060084472 - Method for managing personal identification information of a subscriber identity module card in a mobile communication terminal: A method by which a user can use a function of a subscriber identity module (SIM) without directly inputting a personal identification number (PIN). The user can directly input the user's personal information corresponding to a predetermined security question for user authentication of the mobile communication terminal. The security question...

20060084473 - Base station architecture: The invention relates to a macro base station, comprising at least one module for implementing the base station functionality between external interfaces of the base station, wherein the module is mountable as one unit....

20060084474 - Method and system for managing a cell sectorized by both an angle in azimuth and a distance from a base station: A method and system for managing a cell sectorized by both an angle in azimuth and a distance from a base station are disclosed. A wireless communication system comprises a base station and a cell. The base station comprises an antenna array for generating a plurality of directional beams which...

20060084475 - Mobile communication systems, mobile communication methods, base stations, mobile stations, and signal transmission methods in the mobile communication systems: A mobile station is configured to measure receiving qualities of respective signals from a first antenna and a second antenna of a base station (S3, S5), store the results of the measurement, and request the base station to retransmit a signal from an antenna with a higher receiving quality, based...

20060084476 - Push to talk voice buffering systems and methods in wireless communication calls: Systems and methods are provided for voice buffering for a VOVC PTT call. The buffering starts before the VOVC call is established....

20060084477 - Custom navigation menu for a mobile device: A method of customizing a navigation menu of a mobile device is provided. The method comprises selecting a first screen displayed on the mobile device in accordance with a first navigation order; and assigning to the first screen a second navigation order....

20060084479 - Method and network apparatus for selectively displaying multiple information items related to network: A method and network apparatus for selectively displaying multiple information items related to network are provided. The network apparatus for selectively displaying multiple network information items, includes a network transceiver transmitting and receiving data through a network and providing information relating to the activation status of the network and information...

20060084478 - Most frequently used contact information display for a communication device: A method of displaying most frequently used information on a mobile communication device is provided. The method comprises monitoring usage of a plurality of contact information associated with a process for initiating contact with an entity, wherein said plurality of contact information is stored in a database accessible by the...

20060084480 - Apparatus and method for stimulating one or more areas on a wearer: A system includes a wireless device (101) and at least one stimulator pad (400, 500). The stimulator pad (400, 500) has a set of electrodes (404) that are in communication with the wireless device (101). The stimulator pad (400, 500) is worn on the skin of a user. The wireless...

20060084481 - Communication device: A communication device. The communication device comprises a body, a battery unit and an ejecting device. The body comprises an opening, a first port, a first positioning portion and a receptacle. The opening is formed on one end of the body, and the receptacle is a hollow rectangular space connecting...

20060084482 - Electronic hand-held device with a back cover keypad and a related method: A hand-held device such as a mobile terminal or a PDA comprising a display on one side, or alternatively, means for connecting to an external display, and a keypad on another side is presented. A light key press is visually indicated (202) to the user of the device via the...

  
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20060079175 - Broadcast editing apparatus of mobile terminal and method thereof: The present invention relates to a broadcast editing apparatus and me