Telecommunications inventions 07/06

20060166616 - Broadcast signal and receiver and method of decoding digital broadcast signal: A tuner included in a digital broadcast receiver tunes a broadcast signal from a transmitter via a re-transmitter. A demodulator demodulates the broadcast signal, and an identification information detector detects identification information of a re-transmission service provided by the re-transmitter from the demodulated broadcast signal. A decoder arranged to decode...

20060166617 - Broadcast data processing: A method and computer programs for a radio device and a server in a system in which a radio device receives (410) radio a broadcast item of entertainment content and associated information identifying it, plays it (420) and detects (450) if it is preferred by a user, and if yes,...

20060166618 - Adaptive relay management: A method of controlling a plurality of relays in communication with a base station in a cell. The controlling method comprises the steps of evaluating usage requirements in a cell, and varying the number and/or type of relays used in order to meet the usage demands based on the evaluation....

20060166619 - Method for adjusting acquisition speed in a wireless network: A method is provided for acquiring incoming signals in a wireless network device. This method uses three different types of preamble: a normal preamble, a short preamble, and a long preamble. One of these preambles will be used as a default preamble. Then, depending upon signal parameters, the device can...

20060166620 - Control system including an adaptive motion detector: The invention relates to a control system including control means and a user interface, the user interface including means for communication of control signals from a user to the control means, the user interface being adaptive. According to the invention the user may interact with the user interface and thereby...

20060166621 - Method and apparatus for effectively performing wusb communication: A method and apparatus for wireless universal serial bus (WUSB) communication are provided. The communication method for a host includes allocating a dedicated channel interval, which is an interval in which an allocated device can use the channel of the wireless interface exclusively, to the allocated device from among devices...

20060166622 - Detecting wireless noise within time period in which no data is purposefully wirelessly communicated: Wireless noise is detected within a time period specifically held after a data packet is wirelessly communicated, where no data is purposefully wirelessly communicated during this time period. The time period may be an inter-frame space (IFS) period within which no data is to be wirelessly communicated, and that is...

20060166624 - Measuring a talking quality of a communication link in a network: Device and method for measuring a talking quality of a communication link in a communications network (10). The device comprises measurement means (22; 31, 36) connected to the communication link, which are arranged to subject a degraded speech signal s′(t) with respect to a reference speech signal s(t) to an...

20060166623 - Service provisioning method, system and computer program product: The invention relates to a method, system and computer program product for provisioning in a communications network. The provisioning method includes at least a step for sending at least one request for defining measures relating to customers and/or services and/or network elements, the method including processing (20-23) each request, executing...

20060166626 - Rate-adaptive multiple input/multiple output (mimo) systems: A rate-adaptive method of communicating over a multipath wireless communication system uses multiple links such that each end of a link uses multiple transmit and receive antennas. A number of independent streams that are to be transmitted for each link is determined based on an overall system performance measure. In...

20060166625 - Transmitter apparatus, receiver apparatus, and radio communication system: An SINR estimating unit of a receiver apparatus measures first and second demodulated signals to calculate SINR (ratio of signal power to sum of interference power and noise power) for each signal sequence. A transmission parameter deciding unit decides, based on the SINR, a transmission parameter used by a transmitter...

20060166627 - Staged locking of two phase locked loops: Data synchronization is achieved in devices which transmit and/or receive audio and/or video data through the staged locking of phase locked loops. According to an exemplary embodiment, a transmitter includes a serial data source. An encoder provides encoded data and includes a first PLL. A controller includes a second PLL...

20060166628 - Dynamic antenna allocation system: A communication system which manages an antenna array by a software-implemented control system that has prior knowledge of the potential interactions among Communications/Navigation and Identification modules. When any transmission/reception combination from a particular antenna is predicted to result in interference with another particular antenna by the interference matrix, then the...

20060166629 - Method and apparatus for providing emc class-b compliant rf transmitter for data monitoring an detection systems: Method and apparatus for providing EMC Class-B compliant RF transmission for a data monitoring and detection system having a sensor for detecting one or more glucose levels, a transmitter configured to transmit a respective signal corresponding to each of the detected glucose levels using a data transmission protocol including wireless...

20060166630 - Dynamic bias for rf power amplifiers: A method for wireless communication that dynamically adjusts RF amplifier operating bias for the subscriber unit's transmitter in response to a power control signal. The invention provides high-efficiency RF power amplification for applications where the available power source is limited. The invention uses a power control signal resident in wireless...

20060166631 - Method and system for providing personalized services to a mobile vehicle: A method and system for providing personalized services to a mobile vehicle includes receiving broadcast data at a telematics unit of the vehicle, sending the received broadcast data from the telematics unit to a portable processing device via short range wireless connection, and providing at least one personalized service at...

20060166632 - Apparatus and method for automatically tuning frequency: An automatic frequency tuning apparatus including an FM radio receiver for receiving a frequency tuning identification sound signal corresponding to a reception frequency of the FM radio receiver and then outputting the received frequency tuning identification sound signal; and a terminal's FM transmitter for outputting a frequency tuning identification sound...

20060166633 - Methods and apparatus for automatic gain control in broadband tuners: In one aspect, an automatic gain control (AGC) for applying a variable gain to a broadband signal is provided. The AGC comprises a variable gain amplifier adapted to receive the broadband signal as an input, the variable gain amplifier configured to apply a variable gain to the broadband signal based...

20060166634 - Diversity receprtion device and diversity reception method: The circuit size of a diversity receiver for an orthogonal frequency division multiplexing signal is reduced, and the diversity effect is increased, by providing a power ratio comparator that calculates a difference value as a ratio of powers derived from channel estimation results for subcarrier components received from two antennas...

20060166635 - Receiving apparatus and receiving circuit: The invention arranges an auxiliary antenna in the neighborhood of an antenna, and a voltage applied to the auxiliary antenna is changed based on the reception quality of a received signal received by the antenna. Thereby, the reception characteristic of the antenna is changed. Moreover, the optimum antenna is selected...

20060166636 - Apparatus for receiving radio signal using magnetic oscillator: A receiver apparatus includes a preamplifier to amplify an input signal, an equalizer configured to subject an amplified signal to an equalization process, an identification reproducer to reproduce the input signal based on an output signal of the equalizer, and a magnetic oscillator arranged on a pre-stage of the preamplifier...

20060166637 - Mixer: To realize a mixer with a charge subsampling circuit with which a base band signal can be readily obtained without being affected by noise from wide bandwidth signals or undesired signals. A current generating circuit 8 outputs a current in proportion to the input signal voltage. In response to a...

20060166638 - High frequency receiving circuit provided with controller for turning on and off power supply to local oscillator: A receiving circuit for receiving a high frequency signal is provided which includes a mixer, a local oscillator, a switch circuit, and a controller. The switch circuit switches over between first and second cases. The controller controls in the first case to turn on power supply to the local oscillator,...

20060166639 - Superheterodyne circuit with band-pass filter for channel selection: A superheterodyne circuit includes at least one reception input, at least one production output wherefrom can be produced a baseband signal and at least one band-pass filter for channel selection interposed in the signal path between the input and the output. The filter is adapted to be connected to elements...

20060166640 - Low power, low noise figure, latch driver circuit: A latch driver circuit is provided as a local oscillator driver for driving a passive mixer of an RF receiver. The driver circuit includes a differential amplifier stage coupled to a supply and a biasing circuit. The amplifier stage is operative to receive and process first and second input signals...

20060166641 - Vooms-virtual office or mobile system: VOOMS-Virtual Office or Mobile System consists of a personal communications gateway device, a pocket-personal computer, and a simulated, wide-view presentation device to communicate with the personal communications gateway device and pocket-personal computer. It works by utilizing several known technologies already in use for accessing the internet and home and office...

20060166644 - Distributed gps traffic information system: An embodiment of the present invention includes a technique to use distributed traffic information. A communication device is connected to a center via a wireless connection. The communication device receives global positioning system (GPS) information. The center is communicated with via the communication device using the GPS information to report...

20060166642 - System, device, & method for rule-based configuration: Certain exemplary embodiments comprise a method, comprising: for each of a plurality of service offerings, via a rules interface, receiving a plurality of variables and corresponding values, the received variables and values defining the service offering; and representing the plurality of service offerings as a set of rules, each rule...

20060166643 - System, device, & method for rule-based configuration: Certain exemplary embodiments comprise a method, comprising: via an antecedents user interface, receiving a plurality of customer antecedents, each of the customer antecedents corresponding to one of a plurality of variables associated with one or more rules from a set of rules defining a plurality of service offerings; generating a...

20060166645 - Electronic transaction service in a mobile communication network: A mobile communication terminal wirelessly coupled to at least one mobile communication network comprising a memory for storing user payment information; a first modem for communicating over a first mobile communication network to provide the user payment information to the memory; a second modem for a communicating over a second...

20060166647 - Method and apparatus for obtaining information about the status of a party requesting information about a mobile subscriber: A mobile subscriber can elect to grant permission for the release to a requesting party of information relevant to the mobile subscriber release information. In order to make the decision to provide the information to the requesting party, the mobile subscriber can first determine if the request is being made...

20060166648 - Method and apparatus for providing information in response to a delayed grant of subscriber permission: A grant of permission is operative to release the personal information of a user, such as mobile subscriber of a mobile telephone network, prior to transmitting that information to a requesting party. If the permission grant is delayed, however, the delivery of the mobile subscriber's information can be provided at...

20060166646 - Method and apparatus for providing information in response to the grant of a subscriber's permission: Confirmation of a mobile subscriber's permission to release their personal information is completed prior to transmitting the information to a requesting party. The mobile subscriber can view the requesting party's identity prior to making a decision to release their directory information. In the alternative, the mobile subscriber can contact the...

20060166649 - Method and apparatus for screening and retaining the identity of a party requesting information: A mobile-oriented information system that requires a grant of permission from a mobile subscriber to release information requested by a requesting party while retaining the identity of the requesting party. The identity of the requesting party can be stored in an electronic telephone book or storage area for a mobile...

20060166652 - Apparatus and method for automatically reporting a speakerphone call mode of a portable wireless terminal to a calling partner: Disclosed is a method for automatically reporting a speakerphone call mode of a portable wireless terminal having a speakerphone module to a calling partner. The method includes entering a call mode when a call is initiated; determining whether the speakerphone call mode is turned on after the initiation of the...

20060166650 - Message accessing: A request to retrieve a message, such as a voice mail message or an email message, may be provided by a user a of an electronic device. The message has one of at least two different presentation modes by which it may be revealed to the user at the electronic...

20060166651 - Method for managing duplicated arrival notification message in multimedia messaging service: Disclosed is a method for managing a duplicated MMS arrival notification message. The method includes the steps of receiving, by the MMS proxy server, a download completion notification message transmitted from the receiving mobile terminal and transmitting a duplicated-message deletion message to the receiving mobile terminal in response to the...

20060166653 - Multicast transmission in a cellular network: The invention relates to a mechanism for performing multicast transmission in a cellular network. In order to enable establishment of resources only in cells containing members of the multicast group and to avoid congestion on the uplink channel, a multicast service notification is transmitted to mobile stations, thereby informing members...

20060166654 - Method for providing absence information: Disclosed is a method for providing absence information in a telecommunication system comprising several subscribers, wherein the absence information is produced and captured by means of a first subscriber on a first terminal which is associated with said subscriber. The presence information is then transmitted to a switching node and...

20060166655 - Methods and system for enhanced directory assistance using wireless messaging protocols: Directory assistance provides telephone number look up services to callers based on the business or caller name as listed in a telephone directory. In the prior art, directory assistance provides a value-added service to telephone users and an expense that must be charged back to telephone callers or absorbed by...

20060166656 - Cell or mobile phone, and wireless pda traffic advisory method: Disclosed herein is a method which allows the cell phone operator to download traffic information on the operators cell phone display with a minimum of keystrokes. The cell phone can have a option mode, voice activation or a sequence of keystrokes programmed within the cell or mobile phone to facilitate...

20060166657 - Remote caller id projection device: A data projection apparatus is provided for projecting caller identification data received from a telephone service provider. The apparatus includes a base telephone unit configured to receive the caller identification data from the telephone service provider and to transmit the caller identification data to a remote projection device. The apparatus...

20060166658 - Receiving, recording and forwarding voice messages: A called party phone and method therefor performed within the called party phone includes receiving a call and corresponding caller ID information, connecting to the received call, playing a pre-recorded message to the calling party, terminating the call and, thereafter, forwarding at least one of caller ID information and time...

20060166660 - Cell-phone operation giving increased full service in manual/select mode: In the manual/select mode of scanning, if the manually-selected network is not available, the phone performs a general search, and settles on a suitable alternative network. The phone is programmed to provide full call service on that found network. Upon returning home, the phone automatically switches back to home/auto scanning...

20060166659 - Mobile telephone device: The present invention relates to a mobile telephone device (30) including a single transceiver (33) for connecting the telephone device to a mobile telephone network and a controller (58) coupled to the transceiver, the controller operative to place the mobile telephone device in either a telephone condition thereby allowing a...

20060166662 - Mobile terminal for performing call and method therefor: A method for performing a call is disclosed. When a user attempts a call at a certain phone number of another party but ends in a call unavailable state, the user can automatically make a call at another contact of the another party's contacts stored in the phone book of...

20060166661 - Wireless communication device having a telephone number-limited back calling function: A wireless communication device having a number-limited back calling function is disclosed, comprising a receiving module receiving a telephone number corresponding to an in-coming call, a memory storing at least a limited telephone number, a comparison module comparing if the telephone number of the in-coming call is the same as...

20060166663 - System and method for increased wireless communication device performance: One way to deliver increased wireless communication device performance without using a higher performance processor is to offload processor functions in a wireless communications device. In one example a wireless device selects a processor function to be performed for the wireless device and evaluates the selected processor function to determine...

20060166664 - Wireless radio resource management system using a finite state machine: Radio resource management (RRM) components and methods for a wireless telecommunications system utilize Finite State Machines (FSMs), preferably dividing RMM functions on the basis of Real Time (RT) and Non Real Time (NRT) communications and also UpLink (UL) and DownLink (DL) functions. The use of FSMs for RRM functions promotes...

20060166665 - Radio communication system: A mobile station apparatus 101-1 detects and reports a reception quality value of a known signal transmitted from a base station apparatus 102-1. Base station apparatus 102-1 has a quality deficiency signal generation section 1021 that compares the reception quality value with a predetermined threshold value and generates a quality...

20060166666 - Method and apparatus for hiding the identity of a mobile subscriber in response to a permission request: A mobile subscriber can elect to grant permission for the release to a requesting party of information relevant to the mobile subscriber release information. In the alternative, the mobile subscriber can elect to establish a communications path directly with the requesting party. The mobile subscriber can initiate this communications path...

20060166667 - Method and apparatus to track count of broadcast content recipients in a wireless telephone network: A base station (110) in a wireless communications network (100) counts mobile stations (114) receiving broadcast content via multi-user channel. The base station broadcasts (608) a repeating message identifying at least one broadcast content stream and, for each stream, a REGISTER (R) or DO NOT REGISTER (DNR) indicator. Mobile stations...

20060166668 - Method for selecting a service provider for a service, which can be received by a mobile station via a radio access network and which is provided by at least two service providers, and a corresponding selecting device: A method for selecting a service provider for a service, which can be received by a mobile station via a radio access network and which is provided by at least two service providers, as well as to a corresponding selecting device are shown. During a method for selecting a service...

20060166669 - Brokering services between wireless device users and operators: The present invention provides a method and an apparatus for brokering a service contract between a user of a mobile communication device and an operator to provide a service over a network. Specifically, the method comprises receiving information on traffic load on a network and a negotiated price of a...

20060166671 - Handoff mechanism for cdma wireless network using dynamically scalable traffic channels: A handoff mechanism for a mobile station and wireless network preferably operating in a ZxEV-DV mode, using scalable traffic channels where Z is a multiple of a 1xEV-DV channel, including a distance-based handoff. The disclosed handoff mechanism can be used in conventional wireless telecommunications systems....

20060166670 - Information disclosure system: An object of the invention is to provide an information release system capable of limiting information release only to a mobile station existing in a specific range area. A mobile station (12) includes an input unit (101) for entering release range information; a position information detection unit (102) for detecting...

20060166672 - System and method for performing network re-entry in a communication system: In a communication system, a mobile station (MS) sends a target base station (BS) a notification indicating that it is to perform a handover from a serving BS to the target BS. The target BS transmits to the MS handover process optimization information indicating a possibility of omitting at least...

20060166673 - Integrating rate or power control with scheduling of reverse link wireless transmissions in a handoff zone: The present invention provides a method and an apparatus for controlling a wireless transmission in a handoff zone. The method includes receiving a schedule grant selectively from a first base station sector of a multiplicity of base station sectors in an active set of a mobile station and receiving a...

20060166674 - Call re-routing upon cell phone docking: A method and apparatus are provided for call setup in a communication network that comprises at least one mobile station to facilitate the hand-off of a wireless headset from a mobile station that has been docked to a landline base unit that includes a radio front end operable to communicate...

20060166675 - Apparatus and method for automatically converting broadcast channel using gps: An apparatus and method for automatically converting a broadcast channel using a global positioning system is provided. The apparatus includes a storage unit for storing a lookup table; a global positioning system module for receiving position signals, and determining a current position; a receiver for receiving a broadcast signal; a...

20060166676 - Apparatus and method for dynamic and scalable bandwidth in a cdma wireless network: A wireless network and base station capable of communicating with a plurality of mobile stations in a coverage area of the wireless network, wherein the base station is configured to transmit information indicating the bandwidth and frequencies supported by that base station....

20060166677 - Balancing load of cells in inter-frequency handover of wireless communications: The present invention provides a method and an apparatus for allocating frequency bands associated with a multi-band network across a first and a second cell in a communications system. The method comprises determining a load parameter associated with the first and second cells in the communications system, selecting a target...

20060166679 - Gps enabled cell phone location tracking for security purposes: A wireless terminal enacts a boundary violation notification rule that includes geographic boundary and an action or a mobility violation notification rule that includes a mobility parameter and an action. The wireless terminal determines its location and/or rate of motion by accessing the GPS receiver of the wireless terminal. The...

20060166678 - Profile selection and call forwarding based upon wireless terminal gps location coordinates: A wireless terminal adjusts its profile settings based upon its GPS coordinates. The wireless terminal accesses its GPS receiver to determine its location coordinates, which may include elevation. The wireless terminal then accesses a plurality of location based profile rules, each of which includes location parameters and corresponding profile settings....

20060166680 - Radio communication terminal unit and method of transmitting base station identification number: A cellular phone unit, upon turning from a standby mode to a data communication mode, responds to a user's instruction of location positioning to turn from the data communication mode to the dormant mode, receives again base station identification numbers from several base stations through a paging channel, and designates...

20060166682 - Cell phone relative position indication on displayed map using gps coordinates: A wireless terminal tracks a tracked wireless terminal and displays tracking information to a user. The tracking wireless terminal sends a tracking request for the tracked wireless terminal via a supporting wireless network infrastructure. When the tracking request is valid, the tracking wireless terminal receives a tracking response for the...

20060166681 - Method and apparatus for position sensing: Embodiments of the present invention include one or more wireless transmitting devices and an array of receiver units for receiving wireless communications from the transmitting devices. The transmitter devices and receiver units can be arranged in one, two or three dimensional configurations. Signals are transmitted from the devices for identification...

20060166683 - Method and system for use of the same time slot of the same channel by multiple pairs of devices via a direct link protocol: Disclosed are a method and a system for simultaneous direct link communications among a plurality of devices associated with a wireless network. Each associated device has a radio range, within which it can transmit information or data to other associated devices. Each device creates a list of devices that are...

20060166684 - Gps coordinates downloaded to gps enabled cell phone in response to information request: A wireless terminal transmits an information request regarding a business via a supporting wireless network infrastructure. The wireless terminal receives an information response via the supporting wireless network infrastructure that includes information regarding the business and the GPS coordinates of the business. The wireless terminal determines its location coordinates. The...

20060166685 - Transmitter controlled communication links: A wireless communication system is disclosed herein. The wireless communication system may include transmitter units and a receiver. In one embodiment, each transmitter has an address and logic programmed to perform the steps of receiving a user selection and, responsive to the receiving, repeatedly transmitting a wireless selection signal until...

20060166686 - Method for sharing data using sms: Disclosed is a method for sharing data between mobile terminals and between a server and a mobile terminal using SMS. The server provides a search engine necessary to search for data requested by a mobile terminal and share the requested data. The server also has a group list of mobile...

20060166689 - Apparatus, and associated method, for selectably delaying synchronization of database copies in a radio communication system: Apparatus, and an associated method, for selectably delaying performance of synchronization operations in which database copies are placed in match with one another. A user of a mobile node at which a database copy is maintained selectably actuates an actuator to select delay of performance of the synchronization operations. Once...

20060166687 - Direct cellular communication: The invention relates to radio communication in a mobile station operating on cellular frequency bands, and/or on a frequency band separated from cellular frequency bands, for transmitting and receiving calls outside a cellular network through direct communication between cellular mobile stations. It also relates to a method in a cellular...

20060166688 - Method and system for maintaining uplink synchronization with peer-to-peer communication in wireless communication system: A method is proposed for maintaining uplink synchronization with P2P communication in wireless communication networks, comprising steps of: the wireless communication system overhears the P2P communication between two UEs (user equipments), determines the SS (synchronization shift) information of said UEs according to the overheard information transferred by each UE in...

20060166691 - Method and apparatus for the outer loop of the power control system of a mobile communication system: Method and apparatus for the power control system outer loop of a mobile communications systems in a cellular infrastructure that allows fulfilling a given Quality of Service (QoS) with the minimum power level necessary. This outer loop is in charge of setting the desired signal to interference target ratio SIRtgt...

20060166692 - Mitigating interference to nearby radio systems based on characterization of adjacent channels: A wireless device dynamically controls a power level for each channel in a transmission spectrum. The power level is adjusted based on characteristics of signals received in the adjacent channels which results in the wireless device working at maximum ranges consistent with not causing interference to other users of the...

20060166690 - Transmission power control method and base station device: In order to appropriately control transmit power of a common channel for an MBMS (Multimedia Broadcast/Multicast Service) so as not to become excessive, a mobile station 1 transmits a TPC command for an S-CCPCH to a base station through an uplink DPCH1 and a mobile station 2 transmits a TPC...

20060166693 - Method and apparatus for allowing user equipment to determine validity of system information before receiving the same in a network sharing system: A method and apparatus are provided for receiving system information during inter-cell movement of a user equipment (UE) in a network sharing (NS) system. The UE moves from a previous cell to a new cell. After the movement, the UE compares a public land mobile network (PLMN) identity indicating a...

20060166694 - Method and apparatus for transmitting/receiving network sharing information about neighbor cells in a network sharing system: A method and apparatus is provided for signaling network sharing information about neighbor cells in an NS system where a RAN is shared among a plurality of CN operators. In the signaling method, it is determined whether each of neighbor cells of a current cell in which a UE is...

20060166695 - Automatic switching between mobile radios: The present invention relates to a method for switching between a first mobile communication device and a second mobile communication device of a subscriber. The first and second mobile communication devices have a common telephone number and billing is carried out on the common account. Switching is carried out automatically...

20060166696 - Mobile telephone: A portable telephone is provided with a first memory 1, a second memory 2, a first CPU 3, a second CPU 4, an interface 5, an antenna 6, a battery 7, and a switch 8. When buildings are collapsed and the user of the portable telephone is left under rubble,...

20060166698 - Speaker system, mobile terminal device, and electronic device: A speaker system includes a display panel for displaying an image; a transparent panel provided such that the image displayed in the display panel is viewed through the transparent panel; an electric-mechanical-acoustic-transducer having a diaphragm for outputting a sound by vibrating the diaphragm in accordance with an electric signal; and...

20060166697 - Wireless communication device capable of automatically sending a message and method of the same: A wireless communication device capable of sending a message and a method of automatically sending a message are disclosed. The wireless communication device comprises a message inputting interface inputting a message to the device, a setting module setting data corresponding to the message, wherein the data comprises a predetermined time...

20060166699 - Method of discovering multi-mode mobile terminals: whereby said home radio communication network (11) may store a database comprising a mapping between a multi-mode mobile terminal identity, a home network indicator and a foreign network indicator, to facilitate interworking of said home and foreign radio communication networks....

20060166700 - Electronic apparatus with antenna: The invention relates to an electronic apparatus with an antenna apparatus. The antenna apparatus comprises an active antenna for receiving a radio frequency signal, a low noise amplifier for receiving the radio frequency signal from the active antenna and outputting a first signal, and a connection part for connecting to...

20060166701 - Method and apparatus for providing downlink delay diversity: A method and apparatus for providing downlink transmit delay diversity (TDD). In accordance with the invention, a BTS includes at least one simplex transceiver (S-TRX) that does not implement downlink TDD and at least one duplex transceiver (D-TRX) that does implement TDD. In accordance with the preferred embodiment, the BTS...

20060166702 - Cellular telephone with ear proximity display and lighting control: A cell phone includes illuminated components and a proximity sensor. The proximity sensor detects when the cell phone is coupled to the ear of a user. Therefore, the proximity detector is placed, in part, near the loudspeaker of the cell phone. The proximity sensor controls the illumination of the illuminated...

20060166703 - Gps enabled cell phone with compass mode mapping function: A wireless terminal displays its location and a map segment on a display of the wireless terminal. Operation commences with the wireless terminal accessing its GPS receiver to determine its location coordinates. Based upon its location coordinates, the wireless terminal accesses a map segment. The wireless terminal determines its orientation...

20060166704 - Method for alerting a subscriber of an emergency call request: The present invention provides a method for alerting a communication unit of an emergency call request from an emergency calling unit. A Mobile Switching Center (MSC) receives an emergency call request from an emergency calling unit. The MSC determines if a communication unit should be alerted of the emergency call...

20060166705 - Battery management in a modular earpiece microphone combination: A modular wireless headset to support voice communications that includes a wireless microphone, a wireless earpiece, and a tether. Both the wireless microphone and wireless earpiece have receptacles operable to receive the tether and one or both of the wireless microphone and wireless earpiece have portable power supplies operable to...

20060166706 - Combination of high-side and low-side current sensing in system for providing power over communication link: A system for supplying power to a load over a communication link has high-side current sensing circuitry for measuring a high-side current value, low-side current sensing circuitry for measuring a low-side current value, and control circuitry responsive to both the high-side current value and the low-side current value to detect...

20060166707 - Control apparatus for an end key and a portable terminal employing the same: A control apparatus for an end key in a portable terminal employing a keypad that enables a cathode control and the portable terminal incorporating therein the apparatus are provided. The control apparatus comprises a main power supply switch connected to a power supply unit and having at least control port...

20060166708 - Device and method for processing system-related events in a portable terminal: Provided is a device and a method for processing system-related events generated in a portable terminal. The method includes the steps of storing system-related events generated in the portable terminal, confirming specialists set in advance so that the system-related events can be processed by the specialists respectively, calling the confirmed...

20060166709 - Battery powered devices: A method for managing the power consumption of a battery powered radio device, the method comprising performing (104) a radio function according to a first operating mode; monitoring (106) the battery capacity; and, where the battery capacity is less than a pre-determined amount, maintaining (112) the radio function according to...

20060166710 - Input device with user balanced performance and power consumption: Operational characteristics of a wireless input device are modified so as to balance performance and power conservation. Power management algorithms may include an algorithm that improves device performance and increases device power consumption, as well as an algorithm that decreases device power consumption and reduces device performance. An algorithm that...

20060166712 - Apparatus for automatically projecting or retracting lens in response to the display of an electronic device incorporating the apparatus being opened or closed: The present invention is to provide a retractable lens assembly for automatically projecting or retracting its lens in response to a display of an electronic device (e.g., cellular phone or notebook) incorporating a lens assembly being opened or closed, which includes a downwardly extended first projection at one end of...

20060166713 - Electronic device having an adjustable display area: An electronic device includes a flexible display panel having an intermediate extended display section that interconnects a normal display end section fitted in a panel-mounting frame movable along an outer surface of a housing, and a coupling end section disposed in the housing, that extends through a vertical slot in...

20060166711 - Enclosure, particularly a housing for a mobile telephone and method for the producing a housing part: The invention relates to an enclosure, particularly a housing for a mobile telephone, comprised of a first enclosure base body and of a second enclosure base body with a seal made of a sealing material. This seal is joined in a fixed manner to the first enclosure base body and...

20060166716 - Earpiece/microphone (headset) servicing multiple incoming audio streams: The present invention provides a modular wireless headset with which to service multiple incoming audio streams. This modular wireless headset includes a wireless microphone and wireless earpiece. The wireless earpiece may exchange radio frequency (RF) signals with a base unit and render content contained within the exchanged RF signals to...

20060166715 - Integrated and detachable wireless headset element for cellular/mobile/portable phones and audio playback devices: A modular wireless headset having integrated but detachable elements is operable to service a cellular wireless terminal, streamed media or playback device. This modular wireless headset may include a wireless microphone and a wireless earpiece. The wireless earpiece may physically couple to the wireless microphone and a base unit in...

20060166717 - Managing access of modular wireless earpiece/microphone (headset) to public/private servicing base station: This modular wireless headset supports voice communications over a servicing network when paired to a public base unit. This modular wireless headset provides access to servicing networks that is both secure and private. The headset includes a wireless microphone and wireless earpiece. This wireless microphone and earpiece may communicate between...

20060166719 - Mobile device multi-antenna system: Systems for improving radio reception on a mobile device are provided. In exemplary embodiments, the system comprises a headset apparatus having a plurality of antenna elements. In exemplary embodiments, the plurality of antenna elements may be positioned in such a manner as to result in low-correlation between the plurality of...

20060166718 - Pairing modular wireless earpiece/microphone (headset) to a serviced base portion and subsequent access thereto: The present invention provides a modular wireless headset to support voice communications when registered to a base unit. This modular wireless headset includes both a wireless microphone and wireless earpiece. The wireless earpiece may further include a wireless interface, a processing circuit, a speaker, a user interface, a pairing circuit,...

20060166714 - Wireless personal listening device: A wireless personal listening device comprising a transmitter that is connected via wiring or directly built into an electronic device and transmits wirelessly via radio frequency to the receiver that is attached or built into the listening device which reconstructs the radio frequency signal in its originally transmitted form....

20060166720 - Universal wrist worn holder for cellular phones: These leg holders are the flexible materials which holds the object to be carried in place atop the band, in this case (52) a cellular phone. Each leg holder has attached to its inner wall toward center a strip of hook and loop material (30A) left, and (30B) right, matching...

20060166721 - Wireless communications system and method: A MIMO communications device comprises a detector and an antenna, the antenna comprising a plurality of antenna elements. Each antenna element is operable to receive a signal carried on electromagnetic radiation impinging on the antenna element substantially aligned with a predetermined direction relative to the antenna element, the antenna elements...

20060166722 - Mobile phone back clip device: The utility model provides a mobile phone back clip device comprising a casing and a clip at the back of the casing, the clip is rotatablely connected with the casing, and the back clip device is also provided with a fixing structure for keeping a rotation angle of the casing...

20060160486 - Method and system for converting streaming digital data to fm modulated data: A system (10) for converting streaming digital data to frequency modulated data includes a digital decoder (12) providing content and associated data, a system controller (14) for formatting the associated data into frequency modulated sub-carrier data, and a frequency modulator (20) for modulating (24) the content and combining (25) the...

20060160487 - Attachable near field communication module: Disclosed is a Near Field Communication (NFC) device that is attachable to a portable wireless terminal as an accessory. In the attachable NFC device, a locking unit is connected with a string to a portable wireless terminal for being jointly carried with the portable wireless terminal and an NFC module...

20060160488 - Short-range wireless communication apparatus and cellular phone terminal: There is provided a short-range wireless communication apparatus and a cellular phone terminal that can surely and immediately notify a user of the optimum distance between a contactless IC card reader/writer and a contactless IC card not through an MPU or a CPU and if the contactless IC card function...

20060160489 - Method and system for multiple 60ghz system antennae: In a wireless 60GHz data communication system, one or both of the source and receiver can have multiple antennae, with the antenna providing the best signal strength being dynamically selected. In this way, if a person or other object momentarily crosses between the source and receiver, blocking data communication from...

20060160490 - Reporting communication link information: A method for reporting link information in a communication system including a communication terminal and a plurality of transceivers with each of which the communication terminal can communicate over a respective communication link; the method comprising: the communication terminal determining link information for each of the communication links; and the...

20060160491 - System and method for monitoring communication: A system including at least two distally separated devices that are in wireless communication with each other, wherein at least one of the two devices is provided with a warning mechanism configured to indicate an existing or imminent interruption or disturbance of communication. The inventive system may include a base...

20060160492 - Pll frequency synthesizer architecture for low phase noise and reference spurs: A frequency synthesizer for use in a transceiver generates a relatively high reference frequency with fine frequency resolution and low in-band phase noise by using a digital processor to generate a digital reference signal at a finely-tuned reference frequency. A Digital-to-Analog Converter (DAC) converts the digital reference signal to an...

20060160493 - Mobile phone device having inbuilt earphone structure: A mobile phone having an inbuilt earphone structure comprises a main body, an earphone and a reel. The main body comprises a space. The earphone has a transmission line and is detachable attaching to the main body by the transmission line. The reel is located in the main body for...

20060160494 - Simple communication apparatus: A communication apparatus features a transmitter unit and a separate receiver unit for communication between the locations thereof. The transmitter unit features a control switch used to select from one of multiple directions. A display on the receiver unit displays one of the directions when selected on the transmitter unit...

20060160495 - Dual payload and adaptive modulation: A wireless broadband communications system that provides higher performance and increased spectral efficiency in point-to-point and point-to-multipoint applications. The wireless communications system includes a plurality of transceivers and a plurality of transmit and receive antennas. The system can be configured as a 1:n SIMO system that transmits and receives signals...

20060160496 - Communication apparatus and communication method: Modulated signal A is transmitted from a first antenna, and modulated signal B is transmitted from a second antenna. As modulated signal B, modulated symbols S2(i) and S2(i+1) obtained from different data are transmitted at time i and time i+1 respectively. In contrast, as modulated signal A, modulated symbols S1(i)...

20060160497 - Signal processing with certain materials: Signal processing electromagnetic signals with specific materials. A processing portion may be composed of a specific material having a particular shape, a certain dielectric constant and a crystal structure that permits efficient propagation of the signals being processed. Such processing is very fast and utilizes little or no power due...

20060160498 - Multi-carrier transmitting apparatus and multi-carrier transmitting method: A coding section 101 turbo-codes transmit data and outputs parity bit data, and systematic bit data for which good quality is required. A modulation section 102 modulates the parity bit data and systematic bit data. A subcarrier allocation section 103 rearranges the transmit data so that systematic bit data is...

20060160499 - Polar modulator and method for modulation of a signal: A modulated carrier signal is produced from a phase modulation signal in a phase locked loop in a polar modulator. This carrier signal is converted via a limiting amplifier to a square-wave signal, which is supplied to an amplifier. At the same time, an amplitude modulation signal at one input...

20060160500 - Vsat block up converter (buc) chip: A Block Up Converter (BUC) chip includes a base board with opposing top and bottom metal layers and having radio frequency (RF) circuits at the top metal layer and ground and signal pads at the bottom metal layer. Microwave Monolithic Integrated Circuit (MMIC) chips are carried by the base board...

20060160501 - Tunable microwave devices with auto-adjusting matching circuit: An embodiment of the present invention provides an apparatus, comprising an input port and a dynamic impedance matching network capable of determining a mismatch at the input port and dynamically changing the RF match by using at least one matching element that includes at least one voltage tunable dielectric capacitor....

20060160502 - Feedforward spur cancellation approach using low ip amplifier: A power amplifier circuit (40) that includes an error correction loop (44) having a lower IP3 error correction amplifier (54) than a main power amplifier (46) in a main signal path (48). A first attenuator (52) in the error loop (44) attenuates the RF signal, and provides more attenuation of...

20060160503 - Multi-mode power amplifier module for wireless communication devices: A power amplifier can amplify an input radio frequency signal to produce an output radio frequency signal in response to a bias control signal. A programmable digital control unit produces the bias control signal and to transmit the bias control signal to the power amplifier....

20060160504 - System-in-package wireless communication device comprising prepackaged power amplifier: A substantially rectangular shaped power amplifier module includes a power amplifier for amplifying radio frequency signals, a bias control terminal and a power sensing terminal disposed on the same side of the power amplifier module, an input terminal and a ground terminal disposed on the same side of the power...

20060160505 - System-in-package wireless communication device comprising prepackaged power amplifier: A substantially rectangular shaped power amplifier module includes a power amplifier for amplifying radio frequency signals, a bias control terminal and a power sensing terminal disposed on the same side of the power amplifier module, an input terminal and a ground terminal disposed on the same side of the power...

20060160506 - Methods and apparatus for calibrating and controlling output power levels in a broadband communication system: The present invention provides methods and apparatus for calibrating and controlling output power levels in a broadband communication system. The power level of an intermediate frequency (IF) signal may be varied at a first attenuator. The IF signal from the first attenuator may be frequency converted at a mixer to...

20060160507 - Gps receiver in moblie communications devices: GPS functionality is added to a wireless communication device in an efficient and cost effective manner. Disclosed is a wireless communications device that has a common mixer constructed to be used for a GPS signal and another signal, a common IF filter constructed to be used for a GPS signal...

20060160508 - Method and apparatus for scheduling wireless lan traffic: To conserve energy, components in mobile devices normally have to transition less frequently between “active” and “sleep” modes, and to sleep for longer intervals. In accordance with at least one presently preferred embodiment of the present invention, there is broadly contemplated herein an approach to reduce energy consumption by using...

20060160509 - Information providing method: An information provision apparatus previously stores associated information concerning an on-air program. The apparatus accepts a request for associated information from a client terminal CT which receives a program's broadcast signal. In synchronization with timing of accepting the request, the apparatus reads the associated information and transmits it to the...

20060160510 - Method and apparatus providing calibration technique for rf performance tuning: A method is disclosed for operating a RF receiver of a communications equipment, as is circuitry for implementing the method. The method includes, while operating under the control of a data processor of the communications equipment, generating a calibration signal; injecting the calibration signal into a low noise amplifier (LNA)...

20060160512 - Frequency modification circuitry for use in radio-frequency communication apparatus and associated methods: Frequency modification circuitry may be employed as part of a crystal oscillator circuit to generate a reference signal with adjustable frequency. The frequency modification circuitry may be implemented as part of a crystal oscillator circuit that includes digitally controlled crystal oscillator (“DCXO”) circuitry and a crystal. The frequency modification circuitry...

20060160511 - High speed controller area network receiver having improved emi immunity: A CAN receiver architecture design that provides better immunity against EMI interference than conventional designs is disclosed herein. This CAN receiver includes a voltage divider network connected to a front-end amplifier for dividing down the input signal from a two wire line by a predetermined amount and amplifying the signal...

20060160513 - Multi-band wireless communication device and method: The present invention relates to a wireless communication device, such as a transponder, that has a plurality of antennas for multi-frequency usage. The wireless communication device comprises a control system, communication electronics, memory, and the aforementioned antennas. A wireless communication device having a pole antenna may be used with one...

20060160514 - Millimeter wave-band radio communication method and system: A receiver receives an RF-band modulated signal transmitted from a transmitter, as well as an un-modulated carrier also transmitted from the transmitter and having a phase noise characteristic coherent with that of the modulated signal, and a product of the two components is generated to thereby restore an IF-band transmission...

20060160515 - Method and apparatus for an enhanced rfid tag interrogator: An apparatus for an enhanced receiver for an RFID Tag Interrogator having a current transformer and an antenna, the enhanced receiver comprising: a zero cross detector for receiving an input current waveform from the current transformer and for producing a sampling signal based on the input current waveform; a phase...

20060160516 - Pulse shaping optimizer in uwb receiver: A receiver for receiving a signal is provided. The receiver comprises a pulse shaper that shapes a received signal using a transfer function, the pulse shaper being adapted to determine a set of coefficients for the transfer function based on the received signal. The receiver also comprises a mixer that...

20060160517 - Apparatus and method for using ambient rf power in a portable terminal: An apparatus and method for using ambient RF power in a portable terminal are provided. In the charging apparatus, an antenna array receives RF signals left derelict in the air, a rectifier rectifies the RF signals to DC voltages, and a power storage stores the DC voltages as power....

20060160518 - Harmonic reject receiver architecture and mixer: Receiver architectures and methods of processing harmonic rich input signals employing harmonic suppression mixers are disclosed herein. The disclosed receivers, mixers, and methods enable a receiver to achieve the advantages of switching mixers while greatly reducing the mixer response to the undesired harmonics. A harmonic mixer can include a plurality...

20060160519 - Direct-conversion receiver system and method, especially a gps receiver system with high pass filtering: The invention relates to a direct conversion receiver and a method in a direct conversion receiver for processing received radio signals that are modulated and centered at a carrier frequency, the modulation extending a sideband above and below the carrier frequency. The method comprises the steps of mixing a local...

20060160520 - Radio frequency switch: A switch that selectively changes radio frequency signals includes at least three FETs, which are connected in series. The source electrodes or drain electrodes arranged at an intermediate stage have a width narrower than that of the source electrodes or the drain electrodes arranged at the initial and final stages....

20060160521 - Method for using radiotelephoneterminal as remote control for automatic devices supplying fee-paying services: The invention concerns a method providing a user with the use of a radiotelephone terminal for remotely controlling automatic devices supplying fee-paying services. In particular, the invention concerns a method including a call by the user to a central server, the user dialing, using his terminal, a control number, storing...

20060160522 - Method and system for managing communication in emergency communication system: A method and system for managing communication in an emergency communication network is described. The emergency communication network receives a plurality of radio messages from a plurality of channels. The incoming radio messages sometimes overlap in time. Incoming radio messages can be prioritized and played back on the basis of...

20060160523 - Method and system for providing supervisory control over wireless phone usage: A system for controlling wireless phone usage enables a supervisor to establish user profiles for supervised users of wireless phones across a range of parameters which are stored in a user profile database. Such parameters may include one or more locations at which use of the wireless phone is restricted...

20060160525 - Authentication system for mobile terminal having electronic money function: A user of a mobile phone photographs himself/herself, and sends a password to an authentication server. After the authentication server authenticates the user, the mobile phone stores the photographed image of the user in a memory accessible only by authentication software. When the authentication software detects a billing apparatus at...

20060160524 - Method and apparatus to facilitate the support of communications that require authentication when authentication is absent: A network element (300) having a mobile Internet Protocol call processor (301) is provisioned with at least a first mode of operation and a second mode of operation. The first mode of operation causes the processor to require authentication information from an authentication server before supporting a mobile Internet Protocol...

20060160526 - Communication apparatus and method for sounding dual tone multiple frequency sound corresponding to phone numbers: A mobile communication apparatus is provided. The mobile communication apparatus includes an input device, a storage device, a processing device and a sounding device. The storage device stores a plurality of phone numbers and a plurality of dual tone multiple frequency (DTMF) sound data. The processing device is electrically connected...

20060160527 - Methods and devices for broadcasting and accessing a service offer specific to a geographical area in a wireless telecommunications network: Service areas are defined in a wireless telecommunications network, each area being defined by the addresses of fixed stations for accessing the network situated in that area. The access devices to those services obtain the file defining the areas and a file defining the services in the areas from a...

20060160531 - Method for improving communication success rate in simultaneous call trial between subscribers in mobile communication systems: Disclosed is a method for improving a communication success rate in a simultaneous call trial between subscribers in a mobile communication system. The method includes receiving by a second subscriber network an LAM message from a first subscriber network when a first subscriber tries a call to a second subscriber;...

20060160528 - Mobile communication device with a transition effect function: A mobile communication device includes a memory for storing a first frame image corresponding to a first menu and a second frame image corresponding to a second menu, a display unit coupled to the memory for displaying frame images, and a control unit coupled to the display unit for controlling...

20060160530 - Silent radio communications: A method and apparatus for providing silent communications allows for a radio user to transmit preprogrammed audio messages to a calling unit. A wireless communication device includes a receiver for receiving a call from a calling unit and a transmitter. A user control coupled to the transmitter when activated causes...

20060160529 - Systems and methods for the automatic customization or configuration of mobile devices: Systems and methods for the automatic or streamlined customization or configuration of mobile devices are provided. In accordance with one embodiment of the present invention, a mobile device is provided with an installation agent that aids in installation of new device applications by fully or partially automating the installation process....

20060160533 - Method and system of network management and service provisioning for mobile broadband wireless networks: A method and system for network management and service provisioning for mobile broadband wireless networks. The method and system employ a network management system (NMS) to manage nodes corresponding to base stations (BS) and mobile subscriber stations (MSS). A service flow database is used to store data relating to pre-provisioned...

20060160532 - Scheme for providing regulatory compliance in performing network selection in a foreign country: In one embodiment, a scheme is disclosed for providing regulatory compliance in network selection by a user equipment (UE) device that is operable to discover an equivalent home network in a foreign country. Upon receiving a network identity code from a network node, a determination is made if the network...

20060160534 - Transceiver device capable of calibration and calibration method used by the same: A transceiver device capable of calibration, and a calibration method used by the transceiver device. The transceiver device includes a reference transceiver, a plurality of remaining transceivers, and a plurality of transmission calibration paths connecting the remaining transceivers to the reference transceiver for transmission calibration of the remaining transceivers. An...

20060160535 - Method and system for improved monitoring, measurement and analysis of communication networks utilizing dynamically and remotely configurable probes: In a method and system, one or more communication devices within a communication network are provided with a dynamically and remotely configurable probe element, implemented at least partially in software and controllable by the network operator via one or more communication links, capable of monitoring, measuring and capturing user interaction...

20060160536 - Methods and apparatus for transferring service flow context of mobile broadband wireless access networks: Embodiments of methods and apparatus for transferring service flow context are generally described herein. Other embodiments may be described and claimed....

20060160538 - Method for automatic frequency band selection in multi-band supported mobile station: Disclosed is an automatic frequency band selection method in a multi-band supported mobile station. In the method, the mobile station checks a Mobile Country Code (MCC) and a Mobile Network Code (MNC) from system information when international roaming has occurred, selects a frequency band corresponding to the MCC and MNC...

20060160537 - Network selection when multiple networks are available in a coverage area: In one embodiment, a scheme is provided for network selection by a user equipment (UE) device that is operable to discover multiple PLMNs in a location area. Each discovered PLMN is identified and an indicium associated with the PLMN is presented to the user so that the user can select...

20060160539 - Handoff control methods and related devices: Handoff control methods. User equipment measures the strength of a first pilot signal in an active set. The first pilot signal is transmitted from a base station currently providing services to the user equipment. Handoff parameters for handoff are dynamically set according to the strength of the first pilot signal,...

20060160540 - System and method for determining the mobility of nodes in a wireless communication network: A system and method for determining the mobility of a node (102) in a wireless communication network (102). The system and method determine the distance between the node (102) and at least one stationary neighboring node (102, 106, 107) at at least two or more time points, using at least...

20060160541 - Method of gsm cell reselection: Disclosed is a method for cell reselection in a global system for mobile communication, the method including measuring reception powers and reception qualities of signals provided from a current serving cell and neighboring cells; finding a cell corresponding to a predetermined criterion from among the neighboring cells by comparing the...

20060160542 - Method and system for allocating channels in a cellular communication network: A method of channel allocation in a cellular communication network wherein a radio channel is to be selected for establishment of a connection in an environment with potentially interfering signals, the method comprising: establishing a radio channel candidate; processing the radio channel candidate with potentially interfering signals and calculating a...

20060160543 - Method and system for dynamic spectrum allocation and management: An arrangement for dynamic account allocation is achieved by pooling together spectrum and network availability, as well as congestion information, from different service providers in a central database and by the purchase of wholesale volume of network capacity or accounts with predetermined monthly usage. The purchased network capacity is dynamically...

20060160544 - Distance dependent direct mode peer -to-peer communication establishment in a tdd cdma network: A method for establishing P2P (peer-to-peer) communication in wireless communication networks, comprising steps of: determining whether two user equipments (caller and call) are in the same cell, and computing whether the distance between the two user equipments (UEs) meets the requirement for P2P communication according to the registry information and...

20060160545 - Methods and apparatus for identifying asset location in communication networks: The location of unmodified wireless assets in a wireless communication network may be identified using time differences of arrivals of a communication sequence at different network receivers. Time-stamping devices may include correlator circuits in parallel with signal decoders to time-stamp communication sequences. Cellular wireless networks may be frequency-multiplexed to increase...

20060160546 - Methods, systems and computer-readable media for dynamically recognizing and processing service order types in a network management system: Methods, systems, and computer-readable media are provided for dynamically recognizing and processing service order types in a network management system. Service type data for a new service order type is registered in a database table while the network management system is operating. Then, a service order is received in the...

20060160548 - Method and system for information feedback based on instant messaging communication: Disclosed herein is an information feedback method and system based on instant messaging relating to telecommunication techniques. An instant messaging system obtains a location of a mobile terminal from a mobile positioning system according to request information of the mobile terminal. An automatic information processing system generates location-based information according...

20060160547 - Time calibration method for mobile phone: A simplified time calibration method for a telecommunication device, such as a mobile phone. The method comprises: (a) having the mobile phone send a short message to itself, (b) recording successively the uncalibrated time of sending and receiving the short message; (c) extracting the calibrated time included in the received...

20060160549 - Wireless base station, wireless base station selection method, multicast signal transmission method, and wireless terminal: One preferred embodiment of the invention provides a wireless base station which provides a multicasting service to simultaneously transmit identical data to a plurality of wireless terminals. A wireless base station is connected to a plurality of wireless terminals and provides a multicasting service for a plurality of wireless terminals....

20060160551 - Frequency band allocation device and method: A frequency band allocation device is disclosed. The frequency band allocation device comprises an RF database (112) for storing frequency category information indicating a dedicated frequency band, a registered frequency band or unlicensed frequency band; a user information database (113) for storing user information; a frequency band selecting unit (1161,...

20060160550 - Uplink interference reduction in wireless communication systems: A wireless communications system has a plurality of uplink and downlink channels available for use. Channels are distributed among different operators who may plan their networks in a non-ideal manner. A terminal uses an uplink channel and a downlink channel selected from those available and performs a method to check...

20060160552 - Radio communication apparatus and radio communication method: A radio communication apparatus includes a carriage path through which a radio communication medium is carried, a communication antenna provided in the carriage path, and a detector provided on an upstream side of the antenna in a carrying direction of the moving radio communication medium. The detector detects the passing...

20060160554 - Broadband wireless communication system: A wireless communication system and its method of operation are disclosed. The wireless communication system comprises a subscriber system and a base station system. The subscriber system transfers a request for a communication service comprising a voice communication or web browsing. The base station system receives the request and receives...

20060160553 - Uplink communication in gsm/edge system: The invention relates to uplink communication in a GSM/EDGE telecommunication system. In the method according to the invention, at least one wide-band carrier wave in the group of carrier waves is generated in the mobile station by applying linear modulation at a second modulation symbol rate, the second modulation symbol...

20060160556 - Adjusting measurement reports: A method for selecting a communication parameter to be used in a communication system based on inputs including an estimate of communication quality between a first node and a second node, the method comprising selecting the parameter based on the estimate of communication quality and also the age of the...

20060160555 - Controller apparatus, mobile terminal, and communication control method: A controller apparatus is configured to control an ad hoc network formed by a plurality of mobile terminals. The controller apparatus includes a transmission power determining unit configured to determine transmission power of a certain mobile terminal joining in the ad hoc network, based on traffic distribution in the ad...

20060160558 - Method and apparatus for transition of operation mode in a wireless communication system: A method is provided for reducing power consumption of a mobile station (MS) in a wireless communication system. If a period of time for state transition from a normal mode to a sleep mode or an idle mode expires, the MS transmits a request message for state transition to a...

20060160559 - Reducing idle power consumption in a networked battery operated device: An improved method and system for reducing the power consumption of computing devices capable of communicating over a wireless network allows longer device operation and/or the use of smaller batteries. The wireless computing device supports a low power channel for receiving control signals during idle periods of operation. When the...

20060160557 - Wind-up power control method and apparatus in mobile communications system: A power control method in a mobile communication system, which includes changing an original step size for adjusting a target quality of service (QoS) of a downlink channel to a larger step size when a wind-up power control process is released, and adjusting the target QoS using the changed step...

20060160562 - Automatic deactivation/activation of cellular phones in restricted areas: Means of controlling cell phone features or usage are described. In the first embodiment, transmitter is a low-power Bluetooth, or similar data transmitter, local to the venue or area in which control of, for example, ringer volume is desired. A receiver receives data only when in the venue, and causes...

20060160561 - Communication terminal: A communication terminal capable of efficiently performing download of a file is provided. A communication terminal 1 includes an input detection section 10, a request section 12, a reception section 14, and a recognition section 16. When the input detection section 10 detects an input of an information request number...

20060160560 - Mobile communication device cover and method for its operation: A portable radio communication device has an exchangeable cover. Specifically the invention relates to a system of a mobile phone to provide multiple functionality and user interoperability to a mobile terminal device. The present invention provides a mobile communication device cover comprising a keyboard and a cover processor. The keyboard...

20060160563 - Apparatus and method for efficiently using antennas in a mobile communication terminal having bluetooth and wireless local area network modules: A Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN) module and a Bluetooth module for a mobile communication terminal. A baseband unit for WLAN and Bluetooth, generates a signal indicating whether WLAN and Bluetooth services are in progress. A switch switches the at least two antennas to the Bluetooth module if only the...

20060160564 - Integrated multi-band transceiver for use in mobile communication device: A multi-band communication device configured with a mobile communication device for voice or data communication over a cellular, satellite or other communication network and configured with an auxiliary communication system configured to receive and/or transmit an auxiliary communication signal. The mobile communication device and auxiliary communication system are integrated into...

20060160566 - Mobile branch exchange: A mobile branch exchange (MBX) allows a user of a mobile telephone to exploit the functionality of a private branch exchange (PBX) as if the user were using a PBX-connected wire line telephone in an office setting. A server is placed on corporate premises and the server is configured to...

20060160565 - System and method for private wireless networks: A method and system for private wireless network communications is provided. A private wireless network controller is coupled to a Private Branch Exchange (PBX), a private base transceiver station, and a Public Switched Telephone Network (PSTN). The private base transceiver station is coupled to a wireless macro network. The private...

20060160567 - Integrated detachable pda and cellular phone: In accordance with the present invention, a system includes a personal digital assistant (PDA) and a cellular phone adapted to be coupled to the PDA so that upon coupling the cellular phone to the PDA the combined cellular phone and PDA forms a single body....

20060160568 - Telephone system enabling operation of a telephone set by way of a portable terminal: In a telephone system which includes a main device and a telephone set connected to the main device and which further includes a portable terminal having a display unit, the portable terminal further has an interface portion for interfacing the display unit with the main device to present, as an...

20060160571 - Cellular docking station: A system for communicating with the user of a cellular telephone via the cellular mobile radio (CMR) system and the public switched telephone network (PSTN). A communications interface appends the telephone exchange number of an outgoing communication to include an identifier unique to the communications interface. The outgoing communication is...

20060160569 - Cellular phone and portable storage device using the same: A cellular phone is provided. A connector is used for connecting cellular phone physically to a connection port of a computer. A nonvolatile storage device stores data received from the computer. A controller determines whether the cellular phone operates in a storage mode or a phone mode. When the cellular...

20060160570 - Communication network terminal, a terminal accessory device and an assembly containing the terminal and the accessory device: A mobile terminal (MS) and a remote unit (RU) communicate via a short-range wireless interfaces (LR, LR′). Each comprises a memory (ME, ME′) processor (PR, PR′). The complexity of the combination of the mobile terminal and the remote unit is lowered by having a character generator logic (CG) only in...

20060160572 - Radio base station apparatus, radio terminal apparatus, mobile communication system, and reception operation control program: In response to a connection request from a terminal, a base station provides a signal indicating a reception operation adapted to a transmission operation of the base station to the terminal. Based on the indicating signal, the terminal selects and performs the optimum reception operation. The terminal also provides its...

20060160574 - High speed electrical interconnect using an optically distributed carrier signal: Described are a method and a device for high speed transmission of a data signal across an electrical interconnect in an integrated circuit. An optical carrier is modulated with a local oscillator signal at a modulation frequency substantially greater than the data signal to generate an optical local oscillator signal....

20060160575 - Method to reduce modem call establishment time to a telematics unit: A method for recognizing an attempted data connection in a wireless network between a telematics unit and a call center using a modem. During the connection attempt, a determination is made whether frequencies received through the modem are audio frequencies or data frequencies. The connection is abandoned prior to a...

20060160573 - System for determining user preferences: The invention relates to a system for determining user data, particularly user preferences or evaluations. The system comprises a multitude of mobile end apparatuses (1) which may be integrated in a portable apparatus such as a mobile phone or a watch (7) and are carried or worn by members of...

20060160576 - Broadcast reception device: When electronic mail is arrived while digital broadcasting is being viewed in a portable receiving terminal (2), a process for automatically opening the electronic mail, or a process for opening the electronic mail according to an instruction by a user is to be carried out. In addition, when the process...

20060160578 - Method for operating a cellular telecommunications network, and method for operating a personal cellular telecommunications device: For use in a cellular telecommunications network including a plurality of individually addressable Base Transceiver Stations (BTSs) providing bidirectional signal coverage over a predefined geographical area, capable of transmitting Point-To-MultiPoint (PTMP) messages over a Point-To-MultiPoint Service (TMPS) functionality, and capable of transmitting Point-To-Point (PTP) messages, streaming of a substantially continuous...

20060160577 - Mobile communication device: A mobile communication device has a main body, a display unit, an input unit. The display unit is pivotally connected