Telecommunications inventions 12/06

20060292980 - Remotely configurable radio audience loyalty-generating and pick-up devices and broaucast network system: The invention relates to a system comprising a control centre (45), a network of master emitters (60) and a park of radio broadcasting receivers (30) which are remotely configured. The control centre (45) send the master emitters (60), via any means such a the Internet (46), encoded digital information which... Agent: Opalo, 27

20060292981 - Satellite beacon for faster sky-search and pointing error identification: An apparatus for determining the identity of a first detected satellite and to determine a second scan position for a satellite of interest based in part on the identity of the first detected satellite is disclosed. In one example the identity of the first detected satellite may be determined based... Agent: Delphi Technologies, Inc.

20060292982 - Method for accomodating timing drift between base stations in a wireless communications system: A method is provided for controlling communications between a base station and a mobile device. The method comprises enlarging a search window in which a transmission is expected to be received in response to the absence of an external timing signal, such as when the global positioning system (GPS) is... Agent: Williams, Morgan & Amerson

20060292983 - Method for data transmission to a receiving station according to the temporal course of the pilot signals: A data transmission is sent from an emitting station to a receiving station in a radio communication system via an antenna device in the emitting station that produces an electromagnetic field with a temporally changing field intensity at the site of the receiving station. An emission moment for data transmission... Agent: Staas & Halsey LLP

20060292985 - Bluetooth earpiece with two-way audio transmissions: A Bluetooth earpiece with two-way audio transmissions adopts a base body combined with a Bluetooth headset containing a signal transmitting end. An electrically connected amplifying unit, loudspeaker unit and audio signal capture unit are installed in the base body. The amplifying unit of the Bluetooth headset is fixed into the... Agent: Rosenberg, Klein & Lee

20060292986 - Coexistent bluetooth and wireless local area networks in a multimode terminal and method thereof: The present invention generally to a multimode terminal including a wireless local area network (WLAN) system and a Bluetooth system that avoids radio interference between the two systems by collaborative coexistence methods that include time-sharing, combined frequency and time-sharing, and forward looking combined frequency and time-sharing between the WLAN system... Agent: Texas Instruments Incorporated

20060292987 - Method of wireless local area network and bluetooth network coexistence in a collocated device: A collated wireless local area network/Bluetooth (WLAN/BT) device avoids radio interference between the two wireless systems by collaborative coexistence mechanisms. The collocated WLAN/BT device and coexistence methods include time division multiplexing based on various operating states of the collocated WLAN and BT systems, respectively. Such operating states include the transmission... Agent: Texas Instruments Incorporated

20060292984 - Rfid vehicle-tracking system using mobile transceivers and stationary transponders: The invention disclosed in this document is a vehicle tracking system using Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) transponders and an RFID transceiver, which is attached to a moving vehicle to collect vehicle location data. Each location code is encoded on a transponder, which is then embedded at a location along a... Agent: Anthony A. Teate

20060292988 - System and method for determining channel quality in a wireless network: A system and method for Access Point (AP) channel selection based upon a Channel Quality Index (CQI) is described. The Channel Quality Index (CQI) is a value which quantifies a transmission quality of a channel. The transmission quality is evaluated based on a combination of different types of measured interference... Agent: Mcguinness & Manaras LLP

20060292989 - Method for uplink interference coordination in single frequency networks, a base station, a mobile terminal and a mobile network therefor: The invention concerns a method for coordination of the interference in the uplink between cells (C1,C6) of a single frequency network with the frequency band used for uplink being subdivided into at least two subsets (F1, F2 . . . FR), whereby a dedicated subset (F1) of said at least... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20060292990 - Communications systems including adaptive antenna systems and methods for inter-system and intra-system interference reduction: Methods of forming a downlink beam in an adaptive antenna system of a communications system that may reduce inter-system and/or intra-system interference include receiving vectors of signals including signals transmitted by user terminals of the communications system and signals transmitted by transceivers of an independent communications system, obtaining spatial information... Agent: Myers Bigel Sibley & Sajovec

20060292991 - Dynamically optimized smart antenna system: A wireless communications network includes a plurality of wireless devices equipped with direction- agile antenna systems to allow the wireless devices to establish and maintain wireless data links with each other.... Agent: Procopio, Cory, Hargreaves & Savitch LLP

20060292992 - Communication method in mobile communication system, and mobile station and base station in the same system: The present method adds uplink data to a transmission request sent to the base station from the mobile station for obtaining permission for data transmission, or to a channel establishment request sent from the mobile station to the base station for establishing a channel in order to send the transmission... Agent: Edward A. Pennington Swidler Berlin LLP

20060292993 - Portable terminal with display capability based on tilt angle: A detecting unit 5a detects the slope of a portable terminal 10. An input key 4 includes a plurality of keys. A control unit 3 generates a code C based on the slope of the portable telephone terminal 10 as detected by the slope detecting unit for displaying a pattern... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20060292994 - Transmitter-receiver of mobile communication system: According to a transmitter-receiver of a mobile communication system of the present invention, it is possible to preferably perform the communication with a desired user without deteriorating the quality of service of an interference user even when the desired user and the interference user are present in the same direction.... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20060292995 - Method for reducing the number of pins required for an interface to an electronic device and devices using the method: A single signal trace can be multiplexed between a circuit that provides a reference voltage and another circuit that is not operational while the reference voltage is needed. Fewer signal connections will be needed due to the multiplexing. As one possible example, a clock signal that is used at initial... Agent: Kyocera Wireless Corp.

20060292996 - Integrated wireless transceiver: An integrated wireless transceiver is described. The integrated wireless transceiver may include a radio, a frequency converter coupled to the radio, a switch coupled to the frequency converter, and at least one antenna coupled to the frequency converter. The radio may be configured to convert a first signal from a... Agent: Swernofsky Law Group PC

20060292997 - Tool handle having radio: A tool includes a handle having a chamber for receiving a radio facility and for communicating with radio stations while using or operating the handle. The radio facility includes a radio device having a circuit board disposed within a housing and having a number of electric elements and a volume... Agent: Charles E. Baxley, Esq.

20060292998 - Wireless signal transmitter: A wireless signal transmitter is disclosed as including a sensor for detecting signals signifying heart beat of an individual, rotation of a wheel of a bicycle or rotation of a pedal of a bicycle, and two antennae for wirelessly transmitting the signals detected by the sensor, in which the two... Agent: Buchanan, Ingersoll & Rooney PC

20060292999 - Systems and methods of rf power transmission, modulation, and amplification, including a cartesian-polar-cartesian-polar (cpcp) embodiment: Methods and systems for vector combining power amplification are disclosed herein. In one embodiment, a plurality of signals are individually amplified, then summed to form a desired time-varying complex envelope signal. Phase and/or frequency characteristics of one or more of the signals are controlled to provide the desired phase, frequency,... Agent: Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox PLLC

20060293000 - Systems and methods of rf power transmission, modulation, and amplification, including a direct cartesian 2-branch embodiment: Methods and systems for vector combining power amplification are disclosed herein. In one embodiment, a plurality of signals are individually amplified, then summed to form a desired time-varying complex envelope signal. Phase and/or frequency characteristics of one or more of the signals are controlled to provide the desired phase, frequency,... Agent: Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox PLLC

20060293001 - Apparatus for mobile communication system: Disclosed is an apparatus for mobile communication system capable of constructing a system such as a mobile phone by setting a voltage corresponding to the characteristic variation of a PA even when a PA having characteristic variation is used. The mobile phone is the one employing the polar loop method,... Agent: Mattingly, Stanger, Malur & Brundidge, P.C.

20060293002 - High-efficiency modulating rf amplifier: The present invention, generally speaking, provides for high-efficiency power control of a high-efficiency (e.g., hard-limiting or switch-mode) power amplifier in such a manner as to achieve a desired modulation. In one embodiment, the spread between a maximum frequency of the desired modulation and the operating frequency of a switch-mode DC-DC... Agent: Mcdermott Will & Emery LLP

20060293003 - High-efficiency modulating rf amplifier: The present invention, generally speaking, provides for high-efficiency power control of a high-efficiency (e.g., hard-limiting or switch-mode) power amplifier in such a manner as to achieve a desired modulation. In one embodiment, the spread between a maximum frequency of the desired modulation and the operating frequency of a switch-mode DC-DC... Agent: Mcdermott Will & Emery LLP

20060293004 - Semiconductor integrated circuit device and wireless communication system: The dynamic range is changed by switching a current applied to an amplifying circuit to obtain the minimum ICP required to keep linearity with the number of multiplexes even when the number of multiplexes of data is changed by switching the operation current of the amplifying circuits of the transmission... Agent: Mattingly, Stanger, Malur & Brundidge, P.C.

20060293005 - Wireless transmission apparatus, polar modulation transmission apparatus, and wireless communication apparatus: A wireless transmission apparatus of multi-mode operation with superior power efficiency is provided. Switches (115 and 117) are switched over in such a manner that a modulation signal outputted from a wireless GSM/EDGE (UB) signal formation circuit (101-3) of a high-frequency signal processing circuit (101) is outputted to a high-frequency... Agent: Stevens, Davis, Miller & Mosher, LLP

20060293006 - Diversity type receiver apparatus and receiving method: The diversity receiving apparatus of the present invention can arbitrarily determine the master branch which is the reference to synchronize the output timing among the symbols of the signals received by a plurality of branches depending on the receiving condition. This structure allows the master branch to be replaced with... Agent: Wenderoth, Lind & Ponack L.L.P.

20060293007 - Display system and fm signal transferring method thereof: Provided is a display system for transmitting FM signals to an external audio system having an FM reception function. The display system includes: a tuner for receiving an RF signal and dividing the RF signal into a video signal and an audio signal; an audio processor for receiving the audio... Agent: Fleshner & Kim, LLP

20060293008 - Mobile station apparatus and channel quality indicator control method: A mobile station apparatus is provided that allows efficient performance of processing related to CQI and reduces unnecessary power consumption and interference against other mobile stations. In this mobile station apparatus, a signaling detector (71) detects a timing the HSDPA serving cell changes, that is, a timing the base station... Agent: Stevens Davis Miller & Mosher, LLP

20060293009 - Agc circuit: An AGC circuit comprises a variable gain amplifier that has a gain set variably and amplifies an input signal with the gain; a detection circuit that detects an output signal amplified by the variable gain amplifier; an error amplifier that outputs an error voltage corresponding to a difference voltage between... Agent: Fish & Richardson P.C.

20060293010 - Composition purpose signal generating apparatus, ic chip, gps receiver, and cellular phone: A composition purpose signal generating apparatus, which includes an oscillator for outputting a composition purpose signal, a frequency divider for dividing the frequency of the composition purpose signal, a reference oscillator for outputting a reference signal, a phase comparator for outputting phase difference data which indicates a phase difference between... Agent: GlobalIPCounselors, LLP

20060293011 - Doherty amplifier and transmitter using mixer: A transmitter and a signal amplifier are provided. The signal amplifier includes a digital-to-analog converter converting an input digital signal into an analog signal, a local oscillator signal generator outputting in-phase and quadrature-phase oscillator signals, a first mixer mixing the analog signal with the in-phase local oscillator signal to output... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20060293012 - Terrestial digital multimedia broadcasting receiver: The present invention relates to a terrestrial DMB receiver capable of eliminating image noise and minimizing the number of external elements. In the invention, a terrestrial DMB signal is down-converted into a baseband I/Q signal and then up-converted into a predetermined intermediate frequency signal. The invention solves the problematic image... Agent: Lowe Hauptman Berner, LLP

20060293013 - Phased array antenna for indoor application: A novel phased array antenna assembly is hereto presented. This antenna is adapted for reducing severe radiation hazards to the human body, and is useful for transmitting and receiving signals while taking into account the indoor electromagnetic field strength. The antenna comprising a micro-strip small-size antenna; a switching device, having... Agent: Daniel J Swirsky

20060293014 - 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... Agent: Christensen O'connor Johnson Kindness PLLC

20060293015 - Reception terminal apparatus: The present invention provides a reception terminal apparatus that can receive signals in a stable state with a simple configuration and hence is highly suitable for mobile reception. The reception terminal apparatus includes an input section that selectively inputs a reception signal from reception signals of a plurality of types... Agent: Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner LLP

20060293016 - Frequency extension of harmonic signals: A system and methods are provided for extending the frequency bandwidth of a harmonic signal. Harmonic content of a band-limited signal is extended to frequencies outside the signal's passband by performing a non-linear transformation on the complex spectrum of the band-limited signal in the frequency domain. The non-linear transformation may... Agent: Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione

20060293017 - Circuit and method for receiving and mixing radio frequencies in a direct conversion receiver: A frequency mixing circuit and a frequency mixing method. The frequency mixing circuit includes first and second differential amplifiers, a subtracter and a mixer. The first differential amplifier amplifies a first pair of input signals having a first frequency to generate a first differential signal. The second differential amplifier amplifies... Agent: F. Chau & Associates, LLC

20060293018 - Rfid reader front end: An RFID reader analog front end architecture employs multiplexed use of a single analog to digital converter in order to digitize the inphase and quadrature components of the incoming signal from the reader's receiving antenna. The Type 1 architecture includes an analog I/Q switch that controls which of the baseband... Agent: Norma E Henderson Henderson Patent Law

20060293019 - Methods of operating electronic devices, and methods of providing electronic devices: Some embodiments include a method disposing an integrated circuit die within a housing, the integrated circuit die having integrated circuitry formed thereon, the integrated circuitry including first transponder circuitry configured to transmit and receive radio frequency signals, wherein the integrated circuit die is void of external electrical connections for anything... Agent: Wells St. John P.s.

20060293020 - Radio frequency receiver including a limiter and related methods: A radio frequency (RF) receiver system includes an antenna element, a receiver circuit, and an RF signal path connecting the antenna element to the receiver circuit. A limiter may be connected to the RF signal path and include a positive voltage clamp for clamping the RF signal path to a... Agent: Allen, Dyer, Doppelt, Milbrath & Gilchrist P.A.

20060293021 - Method and system for wireless number portability: A method and system for providing improved wireless number portability. This invention allows the mobile switching center (MSC) to use a separate database to store the number portability information gathered earlier through sending NPreq messages to the number portability database (NPDB) and various strategies for refreshing or updating the internal... Agent: Fay Sharpe/lucent

20060293022 - Emergency session handling over a communication network: Emergency session systems and corresponding methods are described that allow a subscriber to initiate an emergency session over a communication network in anticipation of an emergency event. The emergency session system includes a subscriber database that is operable to store a plurality of subscriber profiles for a plurality of subscribers... Agent: Duft Bornsen & Fishman, LLP

20060293024 - Methods and apparatus for improved 911 support for voip service: Systems and methods are presented for routing 911 or other emergency calls from VoIP terminal equipment, wherein the terminal includes GPS or other means to obtain geographic location information for the current location when a 911 call is initiated, and the terminal includes the geographic location information in a call... Agent: Fay Sharpe/lucent

20060293023 - System and method for position equipment dusting in search and rescue operations: A wireless communication system useful in locating users of mobile communication units (MUs) in emergency situations. In one embodiment, the system includes a plurality of aircraft-deployable, wireless position determining equipment (PDE) to generate position information from an emergency call request received from an MU, and a wireless mobile positioning center... Agent: Sprint Nextel Corporation

20060293025 - Method and system for identifying mobile user cluster by call detail record: A system and method for identifying a mobile user cluster by call detail records (CDRs) is provided. The system and method identifies at least one mobile user cluster according to a plurality of CDRs generated by a plurality of mobile users during a first period and a second period of... Agent: Troxell Law Office PLLC

20060293026 - Method for monitoring and controlling a central ip budget available to a subscriber in a packet-based communication network during online charge assessment with monitoring limit of data transmissions: The invention relates to a method for monitoring and controlling a central IP budget of a subscriber in a packet-based communication network during online charge assessment with the monitoring a maximum limit of data transmissions. The control function is provided in a network node of the communication network, administrated by... Agent: Morrison & Foerster LLP

20060293027 - Apparatus and method for preventing wireless interrogation of portable consumer devices: An apparatus and method is provided to prevent contactless portable electronic consumer devices such as an RF identification device (RFID), tokens, mini-cards, key fobs, cellular phones, smart card, etc. from being wirelessly interrogated. In one embodiment, a decoy circuit capable of detecting wireless interrogation signals transmitted to a contactless portable... Agent: Townsend And Townsend And Crew, LLP

20060293029 - Apparatus and methods for protecting data on a wireless device: Apparatus, methods, and programs for protecting data on a wireless device may include a wireless device having a computer platform with a processing engine operable, based upon configurable parameters, to log data access attempt on the wireless device and transmit the log to a remote device. Furthermore, the wireless device... Agent: Qualcomm Incorporated

20060293030 - Security module and method of controlling usability of application modules: For a communication terminal (10), proposed is a security module (1) configured to authenticate a telecommunications network (2). The security module (1) comprises a locking module (12), for disabling usability of an application module (11), an unlocking module (13), for re-enabling usability of the application module (11), and a control... Agent: C. Irvin Mcclelland Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland, Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20060293028 - Techniques to manage network authentication: A system, apparatus, method and article to manage network authentication are described. The apparatus may include an authentication management module to manage authentication of a first mobile device to access a wireless local area network using subscriber information stored on a second mobile device. Other embodiments are described and claimed.... Agent: Kacvinsky LLC C/o Intellevates

20060293032 - Email sms notification system providing enhanced message retrieval features and related methods: A communications system may include at least one wireless communications device and at least one electronic mail (email) server for storing email messages for the at least one wireless communications device. The system may further include an email relay server for detecting a new email message on the at least... Agent: Allen, Dyer, Doppelt, Milbrath & Gilchrist P.A.

20060293031 - Email sms notification system providing selective server message retrieval features and related methods: A communications system may include at least one wireless communications device and a plurality of electronic mail (email) servers for storing email messages for the at least one wireless communications device. The system may further include an email relay server for detecting a new email message on a given one... Agent: Allen, Dyer, Doppelt, Milbrath & Gilchrist P.A.

20060293033 - Event moderation for event publishing environments: An event moderating architecture is provided for exporting event notification messages from an event publishing environment. The event moderating architecture includes: a mobile network device residing outside of the event publishing environment and operable to formulate a subscription request for receiving event notification messages; and an event moderation module adapted... Agent: Gregory A. Stobbs

20060293034 - Managing permission for accessing third party applications on a telecommunications network: A method and system are presented that controls which TPAs are authorized to access user data and execute services provided by a service delivery platform in a telecommunications network. The method defines a level of access authorized for each user to protect the privacy of data that populates the TPA.... Agent: Dillon & Yudell LLP

20060293035 - System and method of secure message processing: A system and method for handling message indicator processing on a wireless mobile communications device. Message state data is stored in a cache for use in generating message indicators.... Agent: John V. Biernacki, Esq. Jones Day

20060293036 - System for identifying mobile terminal device automatically and system for value added service access: The present invention involves a method for mobile terminal equipment service center to identify the mobile terminal equipment and it consists of mobile terminal equipment, mobile network communication platform and mobile terminal equipment service center. The mobile terminal equipment is loaded with an automatic terminal subscriber information transmission software package.... Agent: Calfee Halter & Griswold, LLP

20060293037 - Method for alerting a mobile unit of a missed call upon movement of the mobile unit: The present invention provides a method for alerting a mobile unit of a missed call. A mobile unit receives a call request. If the mobile unit does not answer the call request and the mobile unit is stationary, the mobile unit waits for the mobile unit to move. Upon movement,... Agent: Lucent Technologies Inc. Docket Administrator

20060293038 - Home cellular system: The present invention discloses a method and apparatus for receiving a plurality of cellular telephone signals over an RF communication system. The present invention receives at least one signal at a cellular frequency, identifies a user associated with the cellular signal, converts the signal to an RF signal, and sends... Agent: Paul S Madan Madan, Mossman & Sriram, PC

20060293039 - Method and system for transferring messages to a mobile station according to specific parameters: A method and system may allow for storing a mobile station user's parameters at a center such as a wireless communication system database and transferring messages to a mobile station according to the user's parameters. The user's parameters may include for example an indication of a user's language, and messages... Agent: Pearl Cohen Zedek Latzer, LLP

20060293040 - Reliability for wireless data communications: Methods and apparatus are provided for using a proxy communication module within a vehicle telematics unit to provide external data connectivity for vehicle applications. The method comprises receiving a request from one or more vehicle applications to retrieve data from a server on an external network. In response to the... Agent: General Motors Corporation Legal Staff

20060293041 - Reward based interface for a wireless communications device: A wireless communications device includes a motion-detecting device, such as a pedometer, that generates a signal upon detecting the user's motion. Quantified characteristics of the user motion are stored in memory of the wireless communications device. The quantified characteristics represent a predetermined objective that the user desires to achieve by... Agent: Coats & Bennett/sony Ericsson

20060293042 - Radio communicatiion system base station and mobile station: A radio communication system includes a base station of a radio communication system A, a base station of a radio communication system B operation in non-synchronized way with the base station, and a mobile station capable of communicating with both of the radio communication system A and the radio communication... Agent: Ratnerprestia

20060293043 - Wireless communication network and method for broadcasting high priority information using downlink common channels: A wireless communication network can reliably deliver high priority broadcast information from base stations to mobile terminals located deep in building and those located in scarcely populated areas that are remote from the base stations. Each of the base stations of the wireless communication network comprises a broadcast information input... Agent: Paul J. Esatto, Jr. Scully, Scott, Murphy & Presser

20060293045 - Evolutionary synthesis of a modem for band-limited non-linear channels: A method of selecting optimized encoding symbols and decoding parameters for a communications neural network using a genetic algorithm. A population of individuals representing the symbols and parameters of the communications neural network is evolved through successive generations to create increasingly effective neural network characteristics. In one embodiment, the final... Agent: Blakely Sokoloff Taylor & Zafman

20060293046 - Method and system for using cellular date for transportation planning and engineering: Using data from a wireless telephony network to support transportation planning and engineering. Data related to wireless network users is extracted from the wireless network to determine the location of a mobile station. Additional location records for the mobile station can be used to characterize the movement of the mobile... Agent: King & Spalding LLP

20060293044 - Test fixture for assembled wireless devices: A fixture for radio frequency (“RF”) testing of an assembled wireless device, the wireless device having a removable casing concealing one or more RF spring connectors, the fixture comprising: a retainer for receiving the wireless device with the removable casing removed; a coaxial connector mounted through the retainer, the coaxial... Agent: Ogilvy Renault LLP

20060293047 - Data signaling channel within a digital spreading signal: A method and system for transmitting and receiving a control data signal within spreading signal and an intelligence/analog signal. The control data is interleaved within the spreading data signal at a transmitter side. Before transmitting to a remote receiver side, the spreading/control data signal, after passing a high-pass filter, and... Agent: Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman, LLP

20060293048 - Wireless classroom response system: A wireless classroom response system wireless network is located proximate to a classroom, a base station that coordinates the activities of the wireless network, and a plurality of handheld units. Each handheld unit is associated with an attendee of a class (either on a long-term or “owned basis, or on... Agent: Gardner Carton & Douglas LLP Attn: Patent Docket Dept.

20060293049 - Communication network acceleration system and method: A system and method for mobile ground-to-air and air-to-ground communication network acceleration. The system and method can reduce the cost of airborne communication services by creating a faster connection and thus increasing data throughput. In one embodiment, the communication network acceleration system and method provide as much as a four-fold... Agent: Patterson, Thuente, Skaar & Christensen, P.A.

20060293051 - Method for deferred location reporting: The invention relates to the provision of deferred location reporting wherein the reporting is triggered by a trigger location change event. Trigger location change events are either related to a user of a cellular telecommunication network entering, leaving or changing an area, or to an area, which is entered or... Agent: Ericsson Inc.

20060293050 - Temporary data service in wireless networks: A wireless network and method are disclosed that provide temporary data service to a party. For the invention, a temporary data service system receives a request from a first party to establish temporary data service for a second party. The temporary data service system then configures the wireless network to... Agent: Duft Bornsen & Fishman, LLP

20060293052 - Method and apparatus for transmitting position data using control channels in wireless networks: A cellular telephone for use with a cellular telephone network includes a GPS receiver section. Position determination related information is transmitted to and from the cellular telephone using a control channel.... Agent: Hogan & Hartson L.L.P.

20060293054 - Radio control apparatus and link securing method: A radio control apparatus 10 is provided with a call management system 18 configured so that, when a mobile station in communication with a first base station by a first communication link requests diversity handover with a second base station, the call management system 18 retrieves a potential information rate... Agent: C. Irvin Mcclelland Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland, Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20060293055 - Rrc signalling for fast hs-dsch serving cell change: When a Universal Terrestrial Radio Access Network (UTRAN) receives an indication on Layer 3 (L3) (an L1/L2 indication is also possible) from the User Equipment (UE) that it is switching the High Speed-Data Shared Channel (HS-DSCH) reception to another cell in the active set (AS), the UTRAN sends a reconfiguration... Agent: Ware Fressola Van Der Sluys & Adolphson, LLP

20060293053 - Silent wireless communication system and method: A method of processing data through handover communications in one or more mobile devices that is in a standby mode within a cell of a mobile telecommunications network according to neighboring lists of other mobile devices. In the method, the data is processed from an initiating mobile device to a... Agent: Agilent Technologies Inc.

20060293056 - Method and apparatus for transmitting/receiving downlink data for ue in soft handover region in an ofdm system: A method and apparatus for transmitting and receiving downlink data for signal combining at a UE in an OFDM cellular system are provided. A Node B sends combining information to the UE, and combinable cells use the same radio resources and the same scrambling sequence in data transmission to the... Agent: Roylance, Abrams, Berdo & Goodman, L.L.P.

20060293057 - System and method for secure web-based mobile phone parental controls: A wireless system and method for implementing call controls (such as parental controls) for wireless telephones via a call-intercept platform (including a soft switch and/or an SS7 interconnection node, and SQL database), and a conventional mobile phone that makes and receives all outgoing calls through the call intercept platform. The... Agent: Ober / Kaler C/o Royal W. Craig

20060293058 - Methods and apparatus for design of wireless networks to aid in location identification of mobile units: Techniques and systems for designing a network providing communication and location identification services are described. A solution point comprising parameters for each of a plurality of base stations is generated. A coverage and locatability performance value for the solution point is computed, as well as derivatives of the performance value.... Agent: Priest & Goldstein, PLLC

20060293059 - Method and apparatus for frequency planning in a cellular communications system using modified neighbour lists: A method, and apparatus for, determining frequency planning measurement data in a cellular communications system (1), comprising: allocating neighbour lists (208, 210, 212) to provide measurement data for frequency planning; wherein the neighbour lists (208, 210, 212) are allocated on a per call basis. Thus different neighbour lists (208, 210,... Agent: Motorola, Inc.

20060293060 - Load balancing method for wireless communication systems: A method and system is disclosed for load balancing in a wireless communication system. The method has two major processes for load balancing purpose: the first process moves a mobile terminal from its host base station to some less loaded base station after the expiration of a switch time interval... Agent: Howard Chen, Esq. Preston Gates & Ellis LLP

20060293061 - Radio communication device and route search method: A radio communication device includes a reception unit for receiving a route request message from another radio communication device, a route control message processing unit for judging whether the received route request message is addressed to itself or not, a route request message management unit for deciding a delay amount... Agent: Ratnerprestia

20060293062 - Method for estimating the position of a subscriber station of a radio communication system and network device: In a method for estimating the position of a subscriber station of a radio communication system, a receiver station receives reports from the subscriber station, said reports containing information relating to the signal strength of a receiving signal of at least one transmitting station in the locality of the subscriber... Agent: Staas & Halsey LLP

20060293063 - Peripheral resource location determination method, apparatus and system: An embodiment of the present invention provides a method of peripheral resource location determination in a wireless environment, comprising determining an access point ID from an access point providing access to a wireless station (STA) in the wireless environment; querying a server on which resides a table of resources for... Agent: Blakely Sokoloff Taylor & Zafman

20060293064 - Probabilistic location prediction for a mobile station: A probabilistic prediction is made of the location of a wireless-enabled mobile station in a wireless local area network. The prediction includes calculating a vector representing movement of the mobile station through a space in which two or more access points of the network are located, and determining a region... Agent: Integral Intellectual Property Inc.

20060293065 - Dynamic information on demand: Systems and methods are presented for providing dynamic temporally and geographically relevant information or content to mobile communications devices, in which a profile and a current location are obtained for a mobile device, profile specific geographically and temporally relevant content from a data store according to the user profile, the... Agent: Fay Sharpe/lucent

20060293066 - Efficient periodic location reporting in a radio access network: A user equipment (UE) communicating with a radio access network (RAN) sends to a network entity (e.g., an MSC/SGSN) a request for periodic reporting of the UE location to a client entity. After the request is approved, the MSC/SGSN sends to the RAN signaling to initiate periodic location reporting for... Agent: Qualcomm Incorporated

20060293067 - Method and apparatus for controlling sleep intervals of a mobile unit: The present invention provides a method of wireless communication with a base station. The method may include providing a resource request message comprising information indicative of entry into a sleep mode and receiving an acknowledgment from the base station in response to providing the resource request message.... Agent: Williams, Morgan & Amerson

20060293071 - Document access method: The invention relates to methods of accessing a document linked to a message sent to a mobile terminal via an operator. This is a document access method comprising: a step of an operator sending a mobile first terminal a message linked to a document; a step of a user consulting... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20060293069 - Method and system for controlling an electronic device: A method and a system for controlling an electronic device (102) are provided. The method includes receiving a first control message from a network (110). After the first control message is received, a second control message is received from a local device. Further, an application corresponding to the second control... Agent: Motorola Inc

20060293068 - Method for communicating messages to an electronic communication equipment: Communicating data messages, such as MMS (multimedia messaging service) messages, to addressed electronic communication equipment involves downloading to the communication equipment only messages known and identified by a MMSC... Agent: Myers Bigel Sibley & Sajovec

20060293070 - Mobile terminal and method for processing messages apparatus: Disclosed is a method for processing messages in a mobile terminal having a communication service cutoff mode for disabling voice calls and message transmissions. The method includes the steps of storing one or more input messages when a user presses a key to send the messages during the communication service... Agent: Roylance, Abrams, Berdo & Goodman, L.L.P.

20060293072 - Doppler frequency detector, doppler frequency estimating method, and recording medium recorded with a program for allowing a computer to execute the method: Disclosed is a Doppler frequency detector for detecting a Doppler frequency of a received signal. The detector includes a channel estimating unit, a channel phase variation amount calculating unit, a Doppler frequency estimating unit and a calculation interval calculating unit. The channel estimating unit calculates a channel estimate based on... Agent: Mcginn Intellectual Property Law Group, PLLC

20060293073 - Method and apparatus for mixed mode multimedia conferencing: A method and apparatus is provided for mixed mode conference call setup. The method includes the steps of inviting users to a mixed mode conference call by providing invitation information from an inviting user to a server and thereby providing invitations from the server to each of the users. The... Agent: Ingrassia, Fisher & Lorenz, P.C.

20060293075 - Method to improve outer loop power control: A method, apparatus and system for improving outer loop power control in a communications system. A quality value for a plurality of data channels is adjusted for the plurality of data channels, while maintaining a target value.... Agent: Squire, Sanders & Dempsey L.L.P.

20060293076 - Ofdma reverse link scheduling: Systems and methodologies are described that facilitate scheduling via a power control algorithm that dynamically update a scheduling metric (e.g., adjusting transmission power for sub-carriers) based on a prediction function and/or inference model of expected power requirements. In one aspect, the power prediction component can include two further components, namely:... Agent: Qualcomm Incorporated

20060293074 - System and method for adaptive broadcast service: A system and method for adapting a broadcast service in a cellular communication network. A base station receives indications of channel quality from registered users of the broadcast service, and adapts broadcast transmission parameters to improve channel quality for the broadcast users if at least one of the broadcast users... Agent: Ericsson Inc.

20060293077 - System, terminal, method, and computer program product for allocating memory for storage of content: A terminal, system, method, and computer program product are provided that are capable of allocating memory for content storage in the terminal. Content may be stored as either fixed or replaceable content. Storing some content as replaceable content enables a service provider to take advantage of favorable network connections to... Agent: Alston & Bird LLP

20060293079 - Energy-aware communications for a multi-radio system: Described herein is an implementation that reduces the battery consumption of an energy-constrained computing device that is capable of communicating over a wireless network. As conditions and circumstances warrant, the implementation selects one of multiple radios (e.g., two)—with each having a unique combination of characteristics (in terms of power-consumption, data-rate,... Agent: Lee & Hayes PLLC

20060293078 - Mobile wireless communications device comprising multi-frequency band antenna and related methods: A mobile wireless communications device may include a housing and a multi-frequency band antenna carried within the housing. The multi-frequency band antenna may include a main loop conductor having a gap therein defining first and second ends of the main loop conductor, a first branch conductor having a first end... Agent: Allen, Dyer, Doppelt, Milbrath & Gilchrist P.A.

20060293080 - Connector assembly for connecting mobile phone to peripheral device: A connector assembly having two connector terminals linked by a short cable to reduce the overall size thereof. The connector assembly is used to connect a mobile phone to a peripheral device and has a structure including a cable; a first connector terminal provided at one end of the cable... Agent: Dilworth & Barrese, LLP

20060293081 - Multi-phone programming application: Automated provisioning of radiotelephone handsets 20 at a fulfillment center and automated quality assurance uses a computer database of specifications 16 for authentication and activation from multiple handset manufacturing vendors, radiotelephone service providers, and distributors. A universal interface system 10 is provided to efficiently access diverse makes and models of... Agent: Lundeen & Dickinson, LLP

20060293082 - Extension of the sim card in gsm devices: Circuit arrangement as an interface between a SIM card and a GSM modem, which has a bidirectional data line that connects a card data input/output of the SIM card to a modem data input/output of the GSM modem, with the data line being coupled to at least one edge driver.... Agent: Bell, Boyd & Lloyd, LLC

20060293083 - External phone book memory card and method of use: A method of using an external phone book memory card with a portable electronic device including an electronic address book with personal contact information, a memory card receiving slot, a memory card reader, and a display includes the steps of receiving an external phone book memory card in the memory... Agent: Kyocera Wireless Corp.

20060293084 - Mobile phone and use management system thereof: A mobile phone use management system which manages use of the mobile phone includes the mobile phone and a signal transmitting device which transmits the signal for controlling the power supply of the mobile phone. The mobile phone having a non-contact IC card function includes a mobile phone including a... Agent: Ladas & Parry LLP

20060293085 - Order method for mobile radio network users: Method for making services available to mobile users with the following method steps: the mobile subscriber reads an electronic code (100) stored in an RFID element (10) with an RFID reader device (2); said electronic code (100) is transmitted over a telecommunication network to a server (5); the server (5)... Agent: Pearne & Gordon LLP

20060293086 - Method and apparatus for cooling with a phase change material and heat pipes: A cooling apparatus (10) includes a housing defined by two aluminum parts (12, 13) which are brazed to each other. A plurality of sector-shaped recesses (21-28) are provided within the housing, and collectively define a chamber having a plurality of ribs (41-48) extending therethrough. Each recess contains a sector-shaped piece... Agent: Baker Botts LLP

20060293087 - Wireless communication apparatus and phase-variation correction method: Disclosed is a wireless communication apparatus having an array antenna constituted by a plurality of antennas, radio receiving circuits, which are provided for respective ones of the antennas, for amplifying respective ones of antenna receive signals and applying a frequency conversion to the baseband signals, and a demodulator for demodulating... Agent: Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

20060293088 - Task display switching method, portable appartus and portable communications apparatus: A task display switching method, a portable apparatus and a portable communications apparatus which, when a plurality of software applications are activated and processed in parallel, make it possible to switch a display between each of the software applications with ease. According to the task display switching method, a portable... Agent: C. Irvin Mcclelland Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland, Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20060293090 - Network-based services for misplaced cellular mobile stations: A computer readable medium stores a computer program for a mobile station with a network-based wireless mobile station locator feature. The computer program includes a receiving segment. A control segment controls a mobile station speaker to ring when the receiving segment receives a misplaced mobile station signal. A storing segment... Agent: Greenblum & Bernstein, P.L.C

20060293089 - System and method for automatic creation of digitally enhanced ringtones for cellphones: There is provided herein a system and method for automatically enhancing or creating ringtones for use on cellular phones. In the preferred embodiment, a user will be able to create an enhanced ringtone that is recognizable and distinct when played via a cell phone. The user will preferably begin by... Agent: Fellers Snider Blankenship Bailey & Tippens

20060293091 - Microphone coupler for a communication device: The invention provides a communication device comprising: a cover; a printed circuit board; a microphone on the printed circuit board; an antenna located at least in part within the cover; and a RF shield can shaped to fit over the microphone about the PCB. In the device, the cover is... Agent: Mccarthy Tetrault LLP

20060293092 - Wireless helmet communications system: The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for a wireless communication system for a motorcycle and motorcycle helmets.... Agent: Delphi Technologies, Inc.

20060293095 - Bi-axial swivel assembly in electronic apparatus: A bi-axial swivel assembly allows the rotation of a bracket around the longitudinal axis of a support shaft when the restriction cam lies inside an imaginary reference plane. The attitude of the bracket is allowed to change around the longitudinal axis of the support shaft. Only if the bracket allows... Agent: Armstrong, Kratz, Quintos, Hanson & Brooks, LLP

20060293096 - Hinge mechanism of folding type information processing unit: An information processing unit such as a folding type mobile phone whose first casing having a display and second casing having buttons are connected by a hinge. A first fixing mechanism of the hinge temporarily fixes the first and the second casing by a predetermined holding force when an opening... Agent: Armstrong, Kratz, Quintos, Hanson & Brooks, LLP

20060293093 - Portable device with text-entry keyboard: A housing for a mobile communication device comprises first, second and third housing sections. The second housing section is slidably connected to the first housing section and rotatably connected to the third housing section. Movement of the first housing section from a closed position to an open position exposes a... Agent: Coats & Bennett/sony Ericsson

20060293094 - Portable electronic device: A portable electronic device comprising a first panel supporting a user-operable input device on a first face and a second panel mounted for slidable movement over the first face of the first panel between a first position in which the user-operable input device is concealed and a second position in... Agent: Ware Fressola Van Der Sluys & Adolphson, LLP

20060293097 - Antenna device and radio communication apparatus using the same: An antenna device includes a signal-band separating circuit that is interposed between a communication antenna and a ground portion that are disposed on a circuit board. The communication antenna is connected to a communication circuit by a signal line via a signal-band separating circuit. A telecast-receiving antenna is connected to... Agent: Murata Manufacturing Company, Ltd. C/o Keating & Bennett, LLP

20060293098 - Ancillary apparatus for portable information processors: An ancillary apparatus for portable information processors that provides a multifunctional ancillary structure with functionality to reduce temperature, provide audio amplification and broadcasting, provide a power source, and so on, having a configuration that includes a case, a cover and coupling devices. A support device is affixed interior of the... Agent: Che-wen Lin

20060286926 - System for onsite program distribution: A program re-transmitting system for onsite re-transmission of a program, the re-transmitted program being received from a commercial transmission system, demodulated and re-transmitted via low-power RF signal that may be received by a standard radio. The program may further be presented to the listener as a repetitive program that ramps... Agent: St. Onge Steward Johnston & Reens, LLC

20060286927 - Hybrid power line communications digital broadcast system: A hybrid power line communication systems (PLCS) and method for satellite broadcast communications and power line communications is provided. In one example embodiment, a broadcast receiver and antenna may be coupled to, or integrated with, a transformer bypass device that is coupled to both a low voltage and a medium... Agent: Capital Legal Group, LLC

20060286928 - Method and apparatus for storing dmb audio data in a dmb terminal: A method and apparatus for storing DMB audio data in a DMB terminal are provided. In a DMB reception mode, DMB audio data of a currently received music file is output in real time, while being temporarily stored. Upon receipt of a recording request from a user at any time... Agent: Dilworth & Barrese, LLP

20060286929 - System for universal distribution of short duration programming: A system for transmission of a relatively short-duration program to a receiving device, the program transmitted to the receiving device and stored in memory such that the program may be presented to the user based upon a schedule selected by the user. The program content may be tailored to the... Agent: St. Onge Steward Johnston & Reens, LLC

20060286930 - Wireless communication device management: A method and system that limits the use of a communication device present in an area controlled by an intelligent controller. The intelligent controller detects any present communication devices in the area and conducts an inventory providing information about each detected device. The intelligent controller compares that information to a... Agent: Ward & Olivo

20060286931 - Underwater communications system and method: An underwater communications system is provided that transmits electromagnetic and/or magnetic signals to a remote receiver. The transmitter includes a data input. A digital data compressor compresses data to be transmitted. A modulator modulates compressed data onto a carrier signal. An electrically insulated, magnetic coupled antenna transmits the compressed, modulated... Agent: Heller Ehrman LLP

20060286932 - Retractable headset for an audio playback system: An improved headset system for an audio playback system is provided. The headset system is integrated into the audio playback system and comprises a headset, a cord compartment, and a cord retractor. The headset comprises an earbud that is operable to provide audio information and a cord that is operable... Agent: Docket Clerk

20060286933 - Wireless short range communication system: A wireless communications system defining an wireless personal area network enables reliable communications between members of workers in a group wearing compatible systems. Each member of a group is fitted with a communications system having a microphone, a transceiver and a speaker.... Agent: Ipsolon LLP

20060286935 - Apparatus and method for wireless communication: There is disclosed a wireless communication apparatus using any of a plurality communication bands. A detection device detects a cyclic interference with a first communication band of the plurality of communication bands. An assignment device assigns the first communication band to an extension channel and assigns a second communication band... Agent: C. Irvin Mcclelland Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland, Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20060286934 - Method and apparatus for dynamic spectrum sharing: A technique for dynamic spectrum sharing includes identifying (705) a plurality of radio nodes (115, 120), measuring (710) a local signal value (SV) at each radio node (110, 200), and determining (715) a transmit decision. Each radio node can measure a local signal value (SV) of a protected transmission and... Agent: Motorola, Inc.

20060286936 - Method for trasmitting data between an emitter and a receiver which are interconnected by means of an intermidiate device: A transmitter and receiver are connected together via an intermediate device including a controller for managing a signaling port able to (a) receive connection authorization requests and to deliver such authorizations, and (b) manage a listening port to which the transmitter and receiver are able to be connected after having... Agent: Lowe Hauptman Berner, LLP

20060286937 - Method and apparatus for wireless communication: A wireless communications device employs a method of access technology selection that comprises analysing radio signals for indications of the device's current physical environment. In response to this analysis, it is determined which of two or more candidate environments are the most likely current physical environment of the wireless communications... Agent: C. Irvin Mcclelland Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland, Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20060286938 - Methods and devices for the suppression of harmonics: An antenna for suppressing harmonics of a signal transmitted from the antenna, the signal having a carrier with an imposed modulated data signal, the antenna including a modulator associated with a controlled variable impedance in series, the modulator being operable to modulate in accordance with the data signal, and being... Agent: Jenkens & Gilchrist, PC

20060286939 - Local signal generation circuit: The present invention relates to miniaturization of a local signal generation circuit to supply signals to a frequency converter in communication terminals such as a transmitter, a receiver, a transmitter-receiver, and the like that use one or more frequency bands. The local signal generation circuit comprises first and second oscillators... Agent: Stanley P. Fisher Reed Smith LLP

20060286940 - Array antenna transmission/receiver: An array antenna transmission and reception apparatus that is simply configured to make it possible to reduce the size and weight and that separates and extracts respective phase calibration signals from radio signals to be transmitted and radio signals to be received passing through the same path. A directivity coupler... Agent: Stevens, Davis, Miller & Mosher, LLP

20060286942 - High frequency module: A high frequency module comprises: a switch circuit connected to first and second antenna terminals; a first diplexer connected to first and second reception signal terminals and the switch circuit; a second diplexer connected to first and second transmission signal terminals and the switch circuit; and a layered substrate for... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20060286941 - Selection of antenna patterns: A wireless transceiver is disclosed. The wireless transceiver includes an antenna having an adjustable setting to perturb an antenna pattern of the antenna. A receive/transmit signal quality is determined for all available antenna patterns, and the adjustable setting is selected to provides the best signal quality. For an embodiment, the... Agent: Tropos Networks Patent Department

20060286943 - Universal mobile gaming docking station and controller: The universal game controller is provided for use with a plurality of different types of cellular phones and permits gaming software on the cellular phones to be played in a convenient manner. The controller includes a phone dock for replaceably receiving any of a plurality of types of cellular phones.... Agent: Casella & Hespos

20060286944 - Vehicle information/control system: An instrument panel, for use with a vehicle including a body, wheels, a driver seat, and an engine, is configured to be disposed at least partially in front of the seat and includes a steering wheel disposed in front of the seat, a display configured to provide information to a... Agent: Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky And Popeo, P.C.

20060286945 - Inter-frequency handover for multiple antenna wireless transmit/receive units: A method and an apparatus for a Wireless Transmit/receive Unit (WTRU) to perform inter-frequency measurements and inter-frequency soft handover from an originating Base Station (BS) operating at a first frequency to a destination BS operating at a second frequency. The WTRU has at least two antennas, where each antenna initially... Agent: Donald M. Boles, Esq. Interdigital Communications Corporation

20060286946 - Peak to average mitigation: A method and transmitter for generating a transmission signal are disclosed in various embodiments. In one step, a first magnitude relationship of a received first plurality of symbols is determined to see if it qualifies for modification. At least one of the first plurality of symbols are modified when the... Agent: Qualcomm Incorporated

20060286947 - Transmission output control apparatus: Provided is a transmission output control apparatus including: a level control circuit operable to adjust a level of an inputted signal; a power amplifying circuit including a plurality of amplifying stages and being operable to amplify the signal whose level has been adjusted by the level control circuit; an antenna... Agent: Armstrong, Kratz, Quintos, Hanson & Brooks, LLP

20060286948 - Receiving apparatus: A receiving device receives by multiple antennas a signal carrier-modulated with digital multivalued modulation, compares the distance between received signal points with a threshold preliminarily stored, to select complex signals to be synthesized when demodulating, and adjusts a ratio for synthesizing to correct likelihood for error correction. With such a... Agent: Steptoe & Johnson LLP

20060286949 - Frequency sweeping receiver: A frequency sweeping receiver is provided for locating a target signal having the greatest strength of the signals received by the receiver. The receiver includes circuitry which performs a sweeping operation to receive a plurality of input signals, one at a time. The strength of the input signals is compared... Agent: Trexler, Bushnell, Giangiorgi, Blackstone & Marr, Ltd.

20060286950 - Mobile radio receiver with improved real-time precision: The invention relates to a mobile radio receiver comprising a receiving device (22, 19) for receiving time reference signals. In order to allow a precise real-time indication on mobile radios, a mobile radio is proposed comprising a GSM receiving unit (1) with a next-in-line analog-to-digital converter (3) for converting analog... Agent: Philips Intellectual Property & Standards

20060286951 - Music information,updating system, music information broadcasting apparatus, terminal apparatus having music information updating function, music information updating method, music information broadcasting method, and music information updating method of: A broadcasting apparatus 20 is configured by a broadcasting side memory function unit 21 for storing music information including track data and music database information and a transmission function unit 23 for broadcasting the music information on a broadcast channel, and a terminal 30 is configured by a reception function... Agent: Fogg And Associates, LLC

20060286952 - Digital tuner: A digital tuner of a digital broadcast receiver provided. The digital tuner includes: an IB IF unit for converting an IB signal of the RF signal output into an ID IF signal; an OOB IF unit for converting an OOB signal of the RF signal output into an OOB IF... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20060286953 - Signal measuring device: A signal measuring device controls the width of a signal for controlling frequency sweep, in accordance with a signal to be measured. The signal measuring device includes a local oscillator (10) for generating a local signal, a mixer (12) for mixing a signal to be measured with the local signal;... Agent: Greenblum & Bernstein, P.L.C

20060286954 - Method and apparatus for matching receiver carrier frequency: A carrier recovery method and apparatus using multiple stages of carrier frequency recovery are disclosed. A receiver uses multiple frequency generation sources to generate carrier signals used to downconvert a received signal. An analog frequency reference having a wide frequency range and coarse frequency resolution is used in conjunction with... Agent: Qualcomm Incorporated

20060286955 - Adaptive antenna reception method and device: An adaptive antenna receiver whose follow-up performance is improved with respect to the angle change of the arrival direction of a desired signal. An antenna weight adaptive update section (11-1) adaptively updates the antenna weight according to a signals received by each antenna element and an error signal obtained from... Agent: Dickstein Shapiro LLP

20060286956 - Signal processing device and method for operating a signal processing device: A signal processing device implemented in a semiconductor body includes a frequency conversion device and a converter connected to the frequency conversion device. The conversion device is coupled by a terminal to a terminal on the surface of the semiconductor body. One terminal of the converter is connected to a... Agent: Eschweiler & Associates, LLC National City Bank Building

20060286957 - Direct conversion radio apparatus: A direct conversion radio apparatus comprises a local oscillator which generates a high-frequency signal of almost the same frequency as that of a signal to be received, a modulator which modulates the high-frequency signal generated from the local oscillator in carrier sensing, mixers which frequency-convert a received signal into a... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20060286958 - Access pointer for interconnecting power line communication network and wireless network and method therefor: An access pointer for interconnecting a power line communication (PLC) network of a home network and a wireless network and a method therefor are provided. When data is received from the PLC network through media access control of a data link layer, data on upper layers above a network layer... Agent: Ladas & Parry LLP

20060286959 - Rf front-end module for picocell and microcell base station transceivers: An RF module adapted for direct surface mounting to the top surface of the front end of the motherboard of a picocell. The module comprises a printed circuit board having a plurality of direct surface mounted electrical components defining respective signal transmit and receive sections for RF signals. The signal... Agent: Daniel J. Deneufbourg Cts Corporation

20060286960 - Wireless patient pendant system and method: A communications and remote control system is provided for a patient. The system includes a portable wireless patient pendant having a transmitting unit which sends a wireless staff call signal, a wireless patient voice signal, and a wireless entertainment module control signal. The wireless patient pendant also includes a receiving... Agent: Baker & Hostetler LLP

20060286961 - System and method for determining a location of an emergency call in a sparsely-populated area: A wireless communication system useful in assisting and locating users of mobile communication units (MUs) with emergency situations. In one embodiment, the system includes position determining equipment (PDE) to generate position data information related to receiving an emergency call request, wherein some of the PDEs are associated with a first... Agent: Sprint Nextel Corporation

20060286963 - Controlling provision of services in a communications network: A method of controlling provision of services from a network element to a subscriber comprising: defining a credit threshold representing the amount of credit remaining to the subscriber below which services will no longer be provided to that subscriber; responsive to a request for a first service from the subscriber,... Agent: Squire, Sanders & Dempsey L.L.P.

20060286962 - System and method for providing communication services and intervening when necessary to provide service: A method includes receiving a request for a communication service and determining if intervention is required to provide the communication service. The method also includes providing the communication service if no intervention is required. The method further includes performing an intervention in response to the request to gather information from... Agent: Dallas Office Of Fulbright & Jaworski L.L.P.

20060286964 - Communication method: A method and controller in a communication system for determining a usage value of the communication system in a predefined area. At least one charging parameter is set for the predefined area based on the determined usage value. The controller includes a monitoring means for determining a usage value of... Agent: Squire, Sanders & Dempsey L.L.P.

20060286965 - Method to challenge cell phone user for fraudulent use: A method and system for monitoring calls being made from a cellular phone and preventing calls being made to unauthorized numbers, as defined by the owner of the cellular phone. A security challenge is issued to a cell phone user when a suspicious, previously unknown telephone number is attempted to... Agent: Dillon & Yudell LLP

20060286966 - Safety system for mobile telephone keys: An apparatus and method is disclosed for protecting a mobile telephone against an unintentional switch-on wherein a pressure produced on a key is stored and evaluated, along with a substantially simultaneous pressure on one or several other keys. The mobile telephone being switched into a operating mode only when the... Agent: Bell, Boyd & Lloyd, LLC

20060286967 - System and method for performing authentication in a communication system: In a communication system, a terminal receives user information while an initial network entry operation is performed. The terminal transfers the received user information to an authentication server and receives an authentication information mapped to the user information required for the authentication from the authentication server. The terminal performs authentication... Agent: Dilworth & Barrese, LLP

20060286968 - Method and apparatus for dynamic session placeholder for message collection user interface: A method and apparatus for representing a conversation of related messages is provided. In a message collection user interface for displaying messages sent and received by a communications device, a dynamic session placeholder is used for a respective conversation of related messages. The message collection user interface is displayed including... Agent: Ogilvy Renault LLP

20060286971 - Automatic storage of contact information on a cellular phone: Client-side and server-side methods and systems for the automatic storage of contact information on a cellular phone are disclosed. Contact information is received from a directory assistance service, and stored in the memory of a cellular phone. The contact information may be placed in memory associated with a contact list... Agent: John W. Maly, Esq.

20060286969 - Personal authentication system, apparatus and method: A remote authentication system for authenticating remotely located users of authenticable communication devices, comprises a device authenticator for obtaining an authenticated device identity, a user authenticator for obtaining a personal biometric measure from voice transmitted from the communication device by the user, and a database of biometric measures and device... Agent: Martin Moynihan Prtsi

20060286972 - System and method for wearable electronics: A system for wearable electronics devices configured to intercommunicate through wireless communication and, optionally, to communicate with other electronic devices such as cellular telephones, computers, computer networks, etc. is described. In one embodiment, a communication module receives information from one or more devices and provides audio and, optionally, stimulatory information... Agent: Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP

20060286970 - Telephone apparatus for displaying local time of the other end of communication method therefor, and program: A telephone stores information indicating a region in which a callee is currently situated in a region code column (112) of a personal information table (110), calculates the local time of the region indicated by the region information, and displays the calculated local time, thus enabling the local time of... Agent: Armstrong, Kratz, Quintos, Hanson & Brooks, LLP

20060286973 - Collect callback: In an implementation of collect callback, a call-in service establishes a communication link with a call source, and initiates a collect callback option for the call source. A telecommunications switch can receive callback data from the call-in service and utilize the callback data to establish a collect call via a... Agent: Lee & Hayes, PLLC

20060286974 - Adaptive sectorization in cellular systems: Apparatuses and methodologies are described that enhance performance in a wireless communication system using beamforming transmissions. According to one aspect, a set of transmit beams are defined that simultaneously provides for space division multiplexing, multiple-input multiple output (MIMO transmission and opportunistic beamforming. The addition of a wide beam guarantees a... Agent: Qualcomm Incorporated

20060286975 - Wireless communication apparatus: A wireless communication apparatus includes wireless communicating unit that carries out a wireless communication with a telephone base unit to be connected to a communication line and carries out the wireless communication with a telephone remote unit that performs the wireless communication with the telephone base unit, communicating unit connected... Agent: Stevens, Davis, Miller & Mosher, LLP

20060286976 - System and method for assigning a network address: A method relates to a network identification that uniquely identifies a communication device. The method includes determining a network address corresponding to the network identification. Another step is determining which device manager, of multiple device managers, is assigned the network address. Information and the network address is transmitted to the... Agent: Joseph M. Sauer, Esq.

20060286978 - Method and system for cellular network traffic redirection: A method and system for countering anti-traffic redirection of a roaming mobile station is provided. Observing registration messages exchanged between the visiting network and the home network, the disclosed invention detects if the visiting network has deployed an anti-traffic-redirection mechanism as aimed at fooling the home network into permitting connection... Agent: Arent Fox PLLC

20060286977 - System selection and acquisition for wwan and wlan systems: A preferred roaming list (PRL) carries system and acquisition records for wireless wide area network (WWAN) systems and wireless local area network (WLAN) systems. New system and acquisition records may be defined for WLAN. The PRL and system and acquisition records may be defined to be backward compatible with TIA-683-C.... Agent: Qualcomm Incorporated

20060286982 - Method and apparatus for adaptive registration and paging area determination: Accordingly, a method adaptive registration is disclosed, wherein the access terminal adjusts the registration area based on mode and its location. Accordingly, the network also adjusts its paging area. Generally, the access terminal will transition from small registration area to large registration area based on its mobility.... Agent: Qualcomm Incorporated

20060286979 - Method for checking a radio module into a cellular radio network: A method for logging a radio module into a cellular radio network, where the radio module automatically logs into the radio network when it is turned on by virtue of it transmitting a login message to the radio network, the radio network storing login data for the radio module and... Agent: Bell, Boyd & Lloyd, LLC

20060286980 - Methods and systems for managing multiple registration and incoming call routing for mobile user equipment in wireless/ims networks: Systems and methods are presented for registering and routing incoming calls to a dual mode user equipment operable in a plurality of mobile communications networks. A latest registered network indicator is maintained and updated to indicate the network with which the user equipment has most recently registered, such as cellular... Agent: Fay Sharpe/lucent

20060286981 - Unlicensed mobile access support in mobile networks of the third generation: A method and system provides support of unlicensed mobile access to a core network. A mobile terminal and a network controller also provides for unlicensed mobile access which are configured therefor.... Agent: Squire, Sanders & Dempsey L.L.P.

20060286983 - Code-division-multiple-access mobile communication system accommodating increased number of mobile stations: A system for mobile communication based on code division multiple access includes base stations, each of which communicates with mobile stations by using a plurality of radio frequencies covering respective cells, the respective cells including a first cell covered by a first radio frequency and a second cell covered by... Agent: Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

20060286985 - Method, system and device for improving performance during cell change: The invention discloses a communication system, method and devices for controlling transmission of packets to a user equipment during cell change. The communication system is configured so that data to be transmitted to the user equipment are first transmitted, e.g. from a network controller, to a serving cell and then... Agent: Squire, Sanders & Dempsey L.L.P.

20060286984 - Multi-mode handset services: Delivery of dual-mode GSM/WiFi voice and data services to a consumer with support for transparent network registrations and handovers between GSM and WiFi networks. Aspects include transparently and wirelessly automating call redirection procedures of calls and data (e.g., SMS messages) to legacy telephone devices, to GSM handsets via broadband, and... Agent: Himanshu S. Amin Amin & Turocy, LLP

20060286986 - System for managing frequency resources in multiple radio access networks and method thereof: Disclosed is a system and method for managing frequency resources, that is, a system and method for dynamically allocating and managing frequency resources in multiple radio access networks (RAN). In multiple radio access networks, the system and method manages frequency resources in consideration of the priorities of radio access networks... Agent: Dilworth & Barrese, LLP

20060286987 - Method for determining mobile communication terminal user's point of interest and apparatus for providing geographic information using the method: A method for determining a mobile communication terminal user's points of interest, in which geographic information of an area where the mobile communication terminal user stays longer than a threshold time, and an apparatus for providing the geographic information using the method. The method includes providing identification information received from... Agent: Staas & Halsey LLP

20060286988 - Method for providing data to a mobile terminal which is moving: The invention relates to a method by which a wireless communication 1 system provides a service, e.g. video streaming, for