Telecommunications inventions 03/07

20070072544 - Accident broadcasting guidance system for providing accident broadcasting guidance service and method: Disclosed is a method for providing an accident broadcasting guidance service of an accident broadcasting guidance system connected to mobile communication terminals. The method includes when an accident has occurred, generating a view-recommendation message of an accident broadcasting sent from a broadcasting station; and transmitting the view-recommendation message to mobile... Agent: Dilworth & Barrese, LLP

20070072542 - Communication system comprising a wireless communication network, a radio broadcasting network and a wireless device which can receive signals from both networks: The present invention relates to a communication system comprising wireless telecommunication network, a radio broadcasting network and a wireless telecommunication device, which can receive signals from both of said wireless telecommunication network and radio broadcasting network, said telecommunication network providing position of said wireless device. The communication system comprises means,... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, PC

20070072543 - Enhanced signaling of pre-configured interaction message in service guide: Provided are apparatuses and methods for transmitting and receiving ESG fragments associated with an event or program. The event or program may have an interaction service component in which a subscriber can interact with the program in real-time. The program content information, such as audio and video data associated with... Agent: Banner & Witcoff

20070072545 - Space-based network architectures for satellite radiotelephone systems: A space-based network for a satellite radiotelephone system includes at least one receive-only satellite and at least one transmit satellite. The transmit satellite can be a transmit-only satellite or a transmit and receive satellite. The receive-only satellite(s) are configured to receive wireless communications from a radiotelephone at a location over... Agent: Myers Bigel Sibley & Sajovec

20070072546 - Satellite communication system: A satellite communication system and related method for collecting data in space and transmitting it to a processing center on the earth. The communication system includes at least one satellite orbiting the earth that has a device for collecting the data. The satellite transmits the data to a plurality of... Agent: Warn Hoffmann Miller & Lalone PC Northrop Grumman Corporation

20070072547 - Wireless system for automatic ordering of maintenance parts for equipment: A wireless equipment management system is provided which automatically orders parts in connection with equipment maintenance schedules generated using sensors remotely located with the equipment. The system additionally uses diagnostic software to analyze fault conditions within the equipment using the sensors, and parts are automatically ordered in conjunction with equipment... Agent: Qualcomm Incorporated

20070072548 - Apparatus and method to provide multiple wireless communication paths to and from remotely located equipment: A controller may be provided to monitor and record various activities associated with remotely located equipment, e.g. a vending machine or a service vehicle. The controller may also be operable to communicate over multiple wireless communication paths with remotely located equipment, handheld devices and/or a network operations center over multiple... Agent: Baker Botts L.L.P. Patent Department

20070072551 - Communication method, receiver and base station: A multi-user receiver which uses at least two antenna elements and in which the influence of interference is reduced, the receiver comprises: means (200) for pre-filtering a wideband antenna signal, the pre-filtering means being determined on the basis of a spatial covariance matrix estimate, which spatial covariance matrix estimate is... Agent: Squire, Sanders & Dempsey L.L.P.

20070072550 - Method and apparatus for mitigating multiuser access interference: A method of mitigating interference in a multiple access interference wireless communication system is disclosed. More specifically, the method comprises receiving at least one signal from at least one transmitting end, constructing a group of first signal signatures based on a predetermined number of received signals and at least one... Agent: Lee, Hong, Degerman, Kang & Schmadeka

20070072549 - Method for reducing electromagnetic emissions in a multiple micro-controller device: A method for reducing electromagnetic emissions in an electronic device having a multiple micro-controllers includes identifying the number of micro-controllers installed in the electronic device. An operating frequency range of the electronic device is determined based on the operating frequency range of each micro-controller. A frequency spacing for each micro-controller... Agent: Clifford P. Kelly Alix, Yale & Ristas, LLP

20070072552 - Determination of a channel estimate of a transmission channel: A method of determining a channel estimate of a first transmission channel in a communications system. The method comprises deriving a first set of channel estimates from symbols received through said first transmission channel; deriving a second set of channel estimates from symbols received through a second transmission channel in... Agent: Potomac Patent Group, PLLC

20070072553 - Safety features for portable electronic device: A portable electronic device includes a safety feature configured to prevent at least some forms of use of the device when the user is traveling beyond a speed threshold. The device may detect its linear speed, compare that speed to a threshold, and provide a response or blocking function upon... Agent: Frost Brown Todd, LLC

20070072554 - System and method for automatic roaming in land mobile radio systems: A system and method for automatic roaming in land mobile radio (LMR) systems are provided. The method includes determining a signal quality value for each of a plurality of communication channels in the LMR system and determining if a signal quality level of a current communication channel is below a... Agent: Brian C. Oakes Tyco Electronics

20070072555 - Automatic cable loss compensation: Method and apparatus are provided for compensation of an RF link between a transmitter and amplifier of a communication system. The apparatus comprises a signal source coupled to the transmitter for providing an RF test signal of a first magnitude to the RF link, a test signal measuring apparatus at... Agent: Honeywell International Inc.

20070072556 - Variable gain frequency multiplier: A variable gain frequency multiplier comprises a multiplier circuit and a control circuit configured to receive a power control signal, the power control signal being proportional to a power output signal.... Agent: Smith Frohwein Tempel Greenlee Blaha, LLC

20070072557 - Wireless microphone device having built-in memory element: A wireless microphone device having a built-in memory element is provided herein. The wireless microphone device mainly contains a memory element for storing digital audio information. The stored audio information is retrieved and processed by a decoder element of the wireless microphone device, and then sent out via radio frequency... Agent: Leong C Lei

20070072558 - Digital variable gain mixer: A method includes controlling a mixer gain to provide a range of selected power output levels from the mixer using a first control scheme for a low portion of the range and using a second control scheme for a high portion of the range. Using the selected mixer gain, incoming... Agent: Trop Pruner & Hu, PC

20070072561 - Method and apparatus for signal power loss reduction in rf communication systems: Multiple power amplifiers in an RF front end are coupled to multiple antennas without diversity switching between the PAs and antennas. Diversity switches direct signals to broadcast by a selected antenna to a PA coupled to the selected antenna. Multiple LNAs are similarly coupled to the diverse antennas. Having one... Agent: Bever Hoffman & Harms, LLP

20070072560 - Site diversity operating method and program: In a site diversity operating method in which a channel is divided into a plurality of slots by time division multiple access, and voice and data are transmitted between controlling stations and controlled stations via a plurality of sites through the slots whereby controlled stations are controlled based on instructions... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20070072559 - Transmitter delay and phase adjustment: A transmitter, including at least two transmitter units, each transmitter unit being configured to input an instance of a digital transmit signal, to convert the digital transmit signal to an analog radio signal, and to amplify the analog radio signal. The transmitter is configured to determine a timing difference between... Agent: Squire, Sanders & Dempsey L.L.P.

20070072562 - Wireless communication module, wireless communication apparatus having wireless communication module, and control method thereof: A wireless communication apparatus including: an antenna; a signal processor which processes and converts a radio frequency (RF) signal received from the antenna into a baseband signal; an antenna connector which interconnects the antenna and the signal processor; a connection check part which checks whether the antenna is connected properly... Agent: Stein, Mcewen & Bui, LLP

20070072564 - Rendering subject identification on protected messages lacking such identification: Rendering subject information for a protected message received and stored at an electronic communications device, wherein the message is initially received by the electronic communications device without subject information. Selected information is extracted from the protected message and stored on the electronic communications device as subject information for the protected... Agent: Ridout & Maybee Suite 2400

20070072563 - Server selection in a wireless communications network: Disclosed is a method and system for selecting a server base station based on reverse link signal strength measurements. The method and system involve receiving, at a network controller or a server base station, signal strength measurement indications from a set of base stations for a reverse link signal transmitted... Agent: Lucent Technologies Inc. Docket Administrator - Room 3j-219

20070072566 - Data transmission system, data transmitter and data receiver used in the data transmission system: In a data transmission system, a transmitter adds control data to transmission data, and modulates the resultant signal by a predetermined modulation method, and sends the result in a wireless manner. A receiver detects a reception power intensity by use of the control data contained in the transmitted signal. A... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20070072565 - System and method for reducing power consumed by a wireless communication device: A system and method are provided for facilitating reduced power consumption when communicating between a wireless communication device and a wireless communication controller. A power management controller comprising a power saving detection unit and a power level controller is provided. The power savings detector detects when power savings can be... Agent: Gowling Lafleur Henderson LLP

20070072567 - Radio-frequency communication device: A radio-frequency communication device arranged to transmit a transmitted signal from a transmitter antenna device toward a communication object, and to receive through a receiver antenna device a reply signal transmitted from the communication object, for radio communication with the communication object, the radio-frequency communication device including a transfer-function calculating... Agent: Baker Botts LLP C/o Intellectual Property Department

20070072568 - High speed receiver: In one embodiment, a receiver includes a voltage margin controller, a set of first components coupled to the voltage margin control, and a set of offset compensation controllers coupled to the set of first components.... Agent: Blakely Sokoloff Taylor & Zafman

20070072569 - Linear voltage controlled variable attenuator with linear db/v gain slope: A variable attenuator and method of attenuating a signal is presented. The variable attenuator contains an input that receives an input signal to be attenuated. A voltage divider between a resistor and parallel MOSFETs provides the attenuated input signal. The MOSFETs have different sizes and have gates that are connected... Agent: Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione

20070072570 - Transmission antenna diversity: In mobile communications systems transmission antenna diversity is used e.g. to compensate for fading caused to the signal on the radio path. It is known to make the choice of transmission antenna jointly for all subscriber connections, but it is not hereby possible to offer the optimum transmission antenna to... Agent: Squire, Sanders & Dempsey L.L.P.

20070072571 - Dc offset cancellation circuit for a receiver: Techniques for cancelling DC offset are described. A DC offset cancellation circuit in a receiver cancels DC offsets caused by leaked LO (local oscillator) signals from a LO signal generator. The receiver first calibrates itself by using the DC offset cancellation circuit during a transmit mode. During the calibration, the... Agent: Qualcomm Incorporated

20070072572 - Radio frequency signal receiver for controlling bias current and method for controlling bias current: A radio frequency (RF) signal receiver for controlling a bias current and a method for controlling a bias current are provided. The RF signal receiver includes an antenna which receives an RF signal and an RF signal processing module which processes the received RF signal. The RF signal processing module... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20070072573 - Pulse modulation circuitry: A resistor 8 for dividing a voltage applied to an anti-parallel diode pair 5 for mixing a DC pulsed signal and a local oscillation signal LO is disposed in pulse modulation circuitry. Therefore, the ratio of the output power of an RF pulsed signal outputted to an RF pulse output... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20070072574 - Receiver and methods for use therewith: A receiver includes a mixing module for mixing an input signal by at least one mixing sequence to produce a mixed signal. The mixed signal is filtered to produce a first filtered signal. A first downsampler downsamples the first filtered signal to produce a first decimated signal, wherein the decimation... Agent: Garlick Harrison & Markison

20070072575 - Direct conversion receiver having a subharmonic mixer: A differential radio frequency (RF) receiver includes a fully differential direct conversion receive chain, a subharmonic mixer in the receive chain, the subharmonic mixer configured to receive a differential radio frequency (RF) input signal and a local oscillator (LO) signal that is phase-shifted by a nominal 45 degrees, and a... Agent: Smith Frohwein Tempel Greenlee Blaha, LLC

20070072576 - Passive mixer: A passive mixer for converting a radio frequency (RF) signal to an intermediary frequency (IF) signal or vice versa. The mixer comprises a voltage controlled mixing means for mixing a local oscillator signal with either an RF or IF signal. A bootstrapping technique is used for feeding back a low... Agent: Potomac Patent Group, PLLC

20070072577 - Single chip gsm/edge transceiver architecture with closed loop power control: A single chip GSM/EDGE transceiver comprises a fully differential receive chain, a subharmonic mixer in the receive chain, the subharmonic mixer configured to receive a radio frequency (RF) input signal and a local oscillator (LO) signal that is phase-shifted by a nominal 45 degrees, and a synthesizer having a voltage... Agent: Smith Frohwein Tempel Greenlee Blaha, LLC

20070072578 - Method and apparatus for saving power by controlling listening periods in wireless telecommunication device having a plurality for power-saving modes: A method and apparatus for reducing power consumption by controlling listening periods in a wireless telecommunications device having a plurality of power-saving modes are provided. The method includes: setting a first power-saving mode and a second power-saving mode, each of the first and second power-saving modes having a power-saving mode... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20070072579 - Datacast services: Service component files are received at an input (11) from one or more service operators. An encapsulation and multiplexing system (12) organises service components (20-23, see FIG. 2) relating to a service sequentially in a burst. In a burst, the service components include content data of different data types. A... Agent: Harrington & Smith, PC

20070072580 - Smart wireless switch: One or more aspects of the present invention relate to a wireless switch component and an associated control module component that facilitate wireless control over a load device. The load device is operatively coupled to the control module component and is selectively activated thereby in accordance with a wireless control... Agent: Eschweiler & Associates, LLC National City Bank Building

20070072581 - Method and apparatus for marking of emergency image data: A method and apparatus is provided for recording and preserving information in an emergency situation. A portable communication device (120) automatically activates (310) its recording device (228) thereof, which includes a still or video camera (232), to record emergency data in response to detecting an emergency input (302) and provides... Agent: Motorola Inc

20070072583 - Emergency reporting system: Provided is an emergency locator system adapted for GPS-enabled wireless devices. Global Positioning System (GPS) technology is and Location Based Services (LBS) are used to determine the exact location of a user and communicate information relating to the emergency status of that location. The user initiates the locator application via... Agent: Smith Hopen, Pa

20070072582 - Radio frequency scan: It is provided a method for performing a radio frequency scan in a portable electronic device. The location of the portable electronic device is determined. It is defined a search area dependent on the location of the portable electronic device. The portable electronic device receives radio signals from a plurality... Agent: Ware Fressola Van Der Sluys & Adolphson, LLP

20070072585 - Apparatus and method for credit based management of telecommunication activity: The present invention provides an apparatus for credit based management of a telecommunication system. One embodiment of the apparatus includes an interface for communicating credit information on a particular subscriber and for receiving call records for the particular subscriber that are derived from a switch which establishes connections between telecommunication... Agent: Foley Hoag, LLP Patent Group, World Trade Center West

20070072584 - Cellular telephone credit management: A system and method are provided for controlling a cellular telephone account User Terminal (UT). The method includes: registering a UT with an account in a cellular telephone network; uploading a credit for cellular telephone network services to the UT from a second party; and, converting the credit to an... Agent: Qualcomm Incorporated

20070072586 - Method and computer-readable medium having a program for managing billing for a telecommunications campus: Method and computer-readable medium for managing billing for calls within a user's telecommunications campus. According to the method and computer-readable medium for managing billing for calls within a user's campus, users can make unlimited calls within the campus by determining whether a call from a user begins in a predetermined... Agent: Sprint Nextel Corporation

20070072587 - Tracking roaming cellular telephony calls for anti-fraud and other purposes: An anti-fraud system for controlling fraudulent activity at a cellular telephone roaming networks. The system comprises a fraud management unit that is configured to monitor telephony activity on the network, detect fraudulent patterns within the activity and take action to manage detected fraudulent activity. The system further comprises a roaming... Agent: Martin D. Moynihan Prtsi, Inc.

20070072588 - System and method for reconciling email messages between a mobile wireless communications device and electronic mailbox: A system for reconciling electronic mail (email) messages between a mobile wireless communications device and an electronic mailbox on an email server, which is operative for forwarding user email messages from the electronic mailbox at an email service provider to a mobile wireless communications device. An email reconciliation module, such... Agent: Allen, Dyer, Doppelt, Milbrath & Gilchrist P.A.

20070072591 - Enhanced directory assistance system and method including location search functions: A method for sending a targeted advertising campaign to a plurality of mobile phone devices, comprises the step of receiving geographic information relating to geographic location of mobile phone devices, wherein the information is collected from a plurality of corresponding mobile service providers. The method includes the step of maintaining... Agent: Sofer & Haroun LLP.

20070072590 - System and method for providing wireless services to aircraft passengers: A wireless communications system and method for use with aircraft includes an airline network and an aircraft communications system. The airline network includes a reservation system having a database storing passenger and flight information, an interface to an external network and a home location register. The reservation system includes logic... Agent: Sprint Nextel Corporation

20070072589 - System and method for provisioning a mobile wireless communications device to display account or device-specific characteristics: A system of provisioning a mobile wireless communications device to display account or device specific characteristics includes a database for storing a plurality of display characteristics for different wireless carriers, electronic mail (email) service providers, and device types. A configuration module accesses the database and uploads the display characteristics of... Agent: Allen, Dyer, Doppelt, Milbrath & Gilchrist P.A.

20070072592 - Method of receiving a call and wireless terminal implementing the same: Disclosed is a method and wireless terminal for receiving a call. Voice data received through an automatic response for a received call are converted into text data, and the converted text data are displayed. The user easily checks received calls when it is difficult to make communication with a caller.... Agent: Roylance, Abrams, Berdo & Goodman, L.L.P.

20070072593 - Call prioritizing systems and methods: Systems and methods allow a mobile wireless communication device user to designate a priority level of the contacts in a contact list. During an existing call, incoming higher priority calls can be handled differently than lower priority calls. For example, higher priority calls can be automatically answered, without any need... Agent: Kyocera Wireless Corp.

20070072596 - Caller identification queue for wireless telephones: A method and system are provided for collecting and storing caller identification information associated with a calling party directed to an out of service wireless telephone. When calls are made to a wireless telephone, a determination is made as to whether the telephone is registered for service, that is, whether... Agent: Attention Of D. Kent Stier Merchant & Gould P.C.

20070072594 - Method and apparatus for enhanced distributed indication of voip telephone calls: A telecommunications system includes a wireless network; a telephony client operably coupled to the network; and an indication device operably coupled to the network and configured to receive an audio file from the telephony client indicative of an incoming telephone call. In certain embodiments, the audio file comprises calling party... Agent: Siemens Corporation Intellectual Property Department

20070072595 - Mobile communication device with network selection and method for same: A network selection method automatically selects a communication network for a multi-mode mobile communication device, which has operability in two or more communication networks. Plural of digit map strings and a network priority setting are provided and stored in the mobile communication device. An input phone number is compared with... Agent: PCe Industry, Inc. Att. Cheng-ju Chiang Jeffrey T. Knapp

20070072597 - Feature sharing: According to one aspect of the present invention, there is provided a mobile telephone operable to use a feature of a second mobile telephone comprising a share module for obtaining details of one or more features on the second mobile telephone which are available for use by the mobile telephone... Agent: Hewlett Packard Company

20070072598 - Controlling wireless communication devices with media recording capabilities: A wireless communication system (20) includes the capability of controlling when a media recording device such as a camera (32) associated with a mobile station (30) may be used. In a disclosed example, if the mobile station (30) is in a restricted area where audio recordings, photographs or video are... Agent: Carlson, Gaskey & Olds, P.C.

20070072599 - Device manufacturing using the device's embedded wireless technology: Embodiments describe manufacturing, programming, testing, and servicing of wireless computing devices utilizing the embedded wireless technology in the device. According to an aspect is a method for efficient batch processing of a plurality of devices. The method includes sending data to a plurality of wireless devices though a wireless communication.... Agent: Qualcomm Incorporated

20070072601 - Method and apparatus for providing information during a call and a mobile device including the same: An apparatus and a method for providing information during a call by delivering the current state and changes of state of a mobile device by tactile information, and which does not interfere with the phone conversation. The apparatus for providing information during a call comprises an information-sensing unit sensing at... Agent: Staas & Halsey LLP

20070072600 - Method and system for reporting link state in a communication system: Disclosed is a method and system for link state report in order to select an optimum route in a wireless communication system which includes a mobile station, a base station for providing a service to the mobile station, and one or more relay stations for relaying information between the base... Agent: Dilworth & Barrese, LLP

20070072602 - Automated reply to voice call: Some embodiments provide reception of a voice call and associated caller information, presentation of one or more selectable predetermined responses to the voice call, reception of a selection of one of the predetermined responses, and transmission of the selected predetermined response using the caller information. According to some embodiments, the... Agent: Siemens Corporation Intellectual Property Department

20070072603 - Method and apparatus for providing wideband services using medium and low earth orbit satellites: A method and apparatus for mitigating communications interference between satellite communications systems in different orbits is disclosed. The method comprises the steps of evaluating a geometrical relationship between a second ground station and the satellites in the second satellite constellation, and directing communications between the second ground station and the... Agent: The Directv Group Inc

20070072604 - Method and system for a wireless multi-hop relay network: A Point to Multipoint (PMP) multi-hop relay network includes a base station, one or more relay stations and one or more subscriber stations. Active service flows in a PMP multi-hop relay network have a 16-bit connection identifier (CID). A CID defines the connection that a packet is servicing. Before traffic... Agent: Smart & Biggar P.o. Box 2999, Station D

20070072605 - Seamless mobility management with service detail records: A method for enhancing mobility of a subscriber in a telecommunications environment. The method includes deploying with a first network operator a service that is accessible by a subscriber via a first network. The method continues with creating a service detail record containing information related to an identity of the... Agent: Hogan & Hartson LLP

20070072606 - Method and system for mitigating interference from analog tv in a dvb-h system: Certain embodiments of mitigating interference from analog TV in a DVB-H system may include receiving feedback information from at least one mobile terminal that receives digital broadcast television signals and interfering analog broadcast television signals. The feedback information may comprise channel estimates. Subsequently transmitted digital broadcast television signals may be... Agent: Mcandrews Held & Malloy, Ltd

20070072607 - Cellular telephone service management: A system and method are provided for the management of user terminal (UT) cellular network services. The method includes: registering a UT in a cellular telephone network; accessing a management server; receiving UT-specific management instructions for cellular network services; and, requesting cellular network services for the UT in response to... Agent: Qualcomm Incorporated

20070072610 - cellular/wlan hybrid-terminal handover techniques: Real-time handover decision techniques are provided which can utilize prior known system behavior in making a handover decision to avoid averaging delay and hysteresis delay.... Agent: Ingrassia Fisher & Lorenz, P.C.

20070072609 - Cellular/wlan hybrid-terminal handover techniques: Real-time handover decision techniques are provided which can utilize prior known system behavior in making a handover decision to avoid averaging delay and hysteresis delay.... Agent: Ingrassia Fisher & Lorenz, P.C.

20070072614 - Handover control in radio communication system: A handover control method and a radio communication system comprising a mobile station and one or more base stations are provided. The mobile station receives transmissions from one or more base stations, and measures the signal strength of each received base station transmission. The base stations determine radio resource management... Agent: Squire, Sanders & Dempsey L.L.P.

20070072615 - Handover execution and communication resumption in wireless access system: Handover execution and communication resumption in a wireless access system is provided. Performing a handover includes communicating with a serving base station through a first communication link and receiving from the serving base station, handover information associated with at least one candidate target base station. The method also includes transmitting... Agent: Lee, Hong, Degerman, Kang & Schmadeka

20070072612 - Hsdpa wireless communication system: A wireless (radio) communication system having a high-speed packet communication function, which is based on an HSDPA (High Speed Downlink Packet Access) system, the wireless communication system including a base station control device, the base station control device including a unit receiving from a handover source base station, when handover... Agent: Bingham Mccutchen LLP

20070072611 - Information for media independent handover: At least data link information generated at a medium access control layer or physical link information generated at a physical layer is used to send information to a media independent handover layer.... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20070072608 - Mobile communication method and mobile communication apparatus: A mobile communication apparatus includes a registration request part (47) requesting a correspondent node to make location registration, a BU list memory (45) keeping a list of the correspondent nodes which have made the location registration, a handover detection part (41) detecting the start of a handover, and a registration... Agent: Ratnerprestia

20070072613 - Wireless communication device and method for communicating in site selection diversity mode: A wireless communication device receives CDMA signals and communicates with remote base stations in site selection diversity transmit (SSDT) mode. During communications with a primary base station, communication state parameters, such as signal to interference ratio (SIR) target values and carrier frequency estimates, are maintained for other base stations of... Agent: Schwegman, Lundberg, Woessner & Kluth, P.A.

20070072616 - Preventing cellphone usage when driving: A method for preventing cellular phone usage while driving. In one embodiment a GPS system incorporated into the workings of the cellular phone is used to detect that the phone is in motion, and that the rate of movement exceeds some preset value indicating that the phone is in a... Agent: Cyrus Irani

20070072617 - Pushback methods and apparatus for use in communicating messages to mobile communication devices: One illustrative method for use by a host server in pushing messages to a mobile communication device involves the steps of causing a message to be sent to a relay network for delivery to the mobile communication device through one of a plurality of wireless communication networks which are communicatively... Agent: John J. Oskorep, Esq. One Magnificent Mile Center

20070072618 - Methods and apparatus for allocating resources in a distributed environment based on network assessment: Methods and apparatus are provided for allocating resources in a distributed environment, such as a packet network, based on a network assessment. One or more resources are allocated to a request in a distributed environment by identifying one or more potential resources to handle the request; obtaining a network connection... Agent: Ryan, Mason & Lewis, LLP

20070072623 - Gps application using network assistance: A Global Positioning System (GPS) system comprises a user end, a mobile terminal, a positioning server, a GPS application server, and a base station network. The mobile terminal has a GPS receiver to receive GPS information from a plurality of GPS satellites. The positioning server is coupled to the user... Agent: Wagner, Murabito & Hao LLP

20070072622 - Information processing device and method, program, and recording medium: An information processing device for transmitting information to be provided to a user to a terminal held by the user, including: current position obtaining means for obtaining the current position of the user of the terminal, based on information transmitted from a signal processing device capable of communicating with the... Agent: Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner LLP

20070072619 - Method and system for generating automated location indicating responses: A method and system for generating an automated location-indicating response to a call is useful for identifying a present location of a callee mobile device. The method includes receiving a call, transmitted from a caller device, at a callee mobile device (step 305). An automated response to the call is... Agent: Motorola Inc

20070072624 - Mobile access network server: A mobile access network server for supporting location position services comprising: receiving means arranged to receive at least one location request message; and transmitting means arranged to transmit a first message to a location server based on the received location request message and to transmit a second message to at... Agent: Foley & Lardner LLP

20070072621 - Position location using transmitters with timing offset: Systems and methods are provided for determining position location information in a wireless network. In one embodiment, timing offset information is communicated between multiple transmitters and one or more receivers. Such information enables accurate position or location determinations to be made that account for timing differences throughout the network. In... Agent: Qualcomm Incorporated

20070072625 - Remote method for wireless transmission of location data: A method to remotely determine a location of a mobile unit without intervention by a user of the mobile unit is provided. The mobile unit may receive a location query, download location data from a GPS, and transmit the location data via a wireless telecommunications network. For example, a call... Agent: Stoel Rives LLP

20070072626 - System and method for aggregating information to determine a user's location: Provided is a system and method that acquires and aggregates information to determine the location of a user. Information from multiple sources is collected and evaluated. Location sources include mobile electronic devices such as mobile telephones, cell phones, hand-held computers, personal digital assistants, pagers, Global Positioning System (GPS) devices, and... Agent: Greg Goshorn, P.C.

20070072620 - System and method for recovering a lost or stolen wireless device: A user may locate a missing wireless device through a location server storing user-associated location information. A wireless device includes a client location application adapted to determine a current geographic location and transmit location data to a location server, a power source, and a power management application adapted to detect... Agent: Sprint Nextel Corporation

20070072628 - Apparatus and method for providing relay station type information in a multi-hop relay broadband wireless access communication system: An apparatus and method for transmitting relay station (RS) type information in a multi-hop relay cellular communication system are provided. In the RS type information providing method, an RS transmits a message including information about RS's type to an MS. The MS acquires the RS type information from the message... Agent: Dilworth & Barrese, LLP

20070072627 - Method for dual-mode access terminal to respond to 1x paging in hrpd network: A method for a dual-mode terminal in a HRPD network to respond to 1× paging, the method comprising steps of: after a MS/AT turns to the HRPD network and informs a MSC of the related information via PCF, the MSC sending a 1× service arrive notification message to the MS/AT... Agent: Roylance, Abrams, Berdo & Goodman, L.L.P.

20070072629 - Mobile terminal for managing schedule and method therefor: A mobile terminal for managing a schedule and a method therefor are discussed. According to an embodiment, the mobile terminal includes a storage unit to store schedule notification information including at least one notification time information assigned to each of a plurality of priority levels, and a control unit to... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20070072632 - Communication network terminal supporting a plurality of applications: A terminal for a communication network, the terminal being capable of supporting a plurality of applications and communicating user messages. The terminal is configured to receive user messages having data and a header relating to one of the applications and address the data to a respective application according to the... Agent: Perman & Green

20070072631 - Method and apparatus of gauging message freshness in terms of context: A wireless communication device (200) capable of gauging message freshness from the context of a receiver of a message response can include a transceiver (202) and a processor (206) coupled to the transceiver. The transceiver can be programmed to determine (312) if a message response is stale from the context... Agent: Akerman Senterfitt

20070072630 - Method of providing sms callback: The invention discloses a method of connecting two or more phone lines in a cross-country connection through a rented device (44). The device may be a mobile phone or a SIM card. An SMS message (42) is sent from the rented device (44) to a service provider (47) bearing the... Agent: Michael J Mcgovern Quarles & Brady

20070072634 - Mobile communication device with audio recorder: A mobile communication device that has self-contained audio recorder and playback circuitry therein.... Agent: Thomas, Kayden, Horstemeyer & Risley, LLP/ Bellsouth I.p. Corp

20070072633 - Mobile communication terminal and message display method therein: A method is provided for displaying a message in a mobile communication terminal. According to one example, the method includes the steps of receiving a first message, displaying the first message on a first display of the terminal, and displaying a message preparation window on a second display of the... Agent: Workman Nydegger (f/k/a Workman Nydegger & Seeley)

20070072635 - Integrity protection count synchronization method: An integrity protection count synchronization method (200) initiates (210) a new connection when a user equipment (UE) is already in connected mode with a network. If new security keys are pending, the UE sends (250) a START value of zero in an initial direct transfer message. If no new security... Agent: Motorola Inc

20070072636 - Synchronization of media access control (mac) superframes: A device and method for of synchronizing a MAC superframe of a wireless device is disclosed. The wireless device can be located within a chain of a plurality of other wireless devices. The method includes receiving beacons from at least one other device during a superframe of the wireless device,... Agent: Tzero Patent Department

20070072637 - System and method for group session communication: The present invention is directed to a system and method for distributing voice data information as presence information to all members participating in the group session communication when the presence status of participants has changed. A call control server accepts a request from one of group members for joining or... Agent: Whitham, Curtis & Christofferson & Cook, P.C.

20070072638 - Protocol extension for a high density network: A set of new information elements are defined that are to be used between an access point and a client that allow an access point to advertise its capabilities, configuration, and/or parameters allowing the client to tune to the parameters prior to, during, or after associating with the access point.... Agent: Tucker, Ellis & West LLP

20070072640 - Electrically adaptive mechanical connection for electronic devices: An electronic device, like a mobile telephone, has a first section and a second section. The first section and second section are coupled together by a mechanical connection, for example a hinge, swivel or sliding connector. Electronic components in the first section are coupled to electronic components in the second... Agent: Motorola Inc

20070072639 - Flight recorder wireless interface: Methods and systems for wirelessly offloading data recorded on a flight recorder. In one embodiment, a method of offloading data recorded on a flight recorder includes determining whether to enable a wireless transmitter and wirelessly transmitting previously stored data on the flight recorder via the wireless transmitter according to the... Agent: Honeywell International Inc.

20070072641 - Methods and apparatus for mobile equipment depersonalization: A method and apparatus for unlocking a mobile station operating in a limited service state, the method having the steps of: storing one or more predetermined contacts on the mobile station, and allowing, while said mobile station is operating in the limited service state, the mobile station to communicate with... Agent: Eckert Seamans Cherin & Mellott

20070072642 - Mobile communication terminal and method: A method is presented for initiating communication in a mobile terminal capable of providing at least a first mode of communication and a second mode of communication, the mobile terminal comprising a communication initiation element. The method involves the steps of detecting a user actuation of the communication initiation element,... Agent: Perman & Green

20070072643 - Evaluating lost communication links with mobile stations: A wireless communication system (20) includes an ability to discern whether an end of a communication link between a mobile station (22) and a base station (26) corresponds to the mobile station (22) tuning away from a first service to a second, different service. In a disclosed example, a radio... Agent: Carlson, Gaskey & Olds, P.C.

20070072645 - Capacity allocation in a wireless communication system: A wireless communication system (20) includes a capacity allocation module (35) that adjusts an allocation of an authorized total capacity among a plurality of base stations (22, 24, 26). A disclosed example includes determining a peak capacity requirement for a plurality of base stations at any given time. An authorized... Agent: Carlson, Gaskey & Olds, P.C.

20070072646 - Wireless base station and communication method therefor: In a wireless base station comprising a center unit, and a remote unit provided with an array antenna and connected to the center unit through an optical fiber, the center unit outputs to the optical fiber a transmission signal in a base band state prior to array processing, the remote... Agent: Mattingly, Stanger, Malur & Brundidge, P.C.

20070072644 - Wireless communication base station with current limiting capability: A wireless communication system base station (20) includes a base station transceiver (26) that has at least one operative component (32) for facilitating wireless communications. A current limiting device (36) includes at least one field effect transistor for selectively controlling current flow to a capacitive stability device (34) associated with... Agent: Carlson, Gaskey & Olds, P.C.

20070072647 - Multi-tap keyboard user interface: There is provided a multi-tap keyboard user interface with auditory feedback. In one embodiment, there is provided a method for controlling operation of a mobile device having a plurality of input devices, comprising associating groups of one or more keys of the input devices to define at least one input... Agent: Gowling Lafleur Henderson LLP

20070072648 - Method and apparatus for identifying a calling party: A subscriber uploads to a hosted Web site an image of himself that has been taken, for example, by the internal camera of his mobile terminal. Through interaction with the Web site, the subscriber is able to manipulate that image by animating certain facial features and/or selecting different static or... Agent: Lucent Technologies Inc. Docket Administrator - Room 3j-219

20070072649 - Multi-functional bluetooth headset: Provided is multi-functional Bluetooth® headset for performing short-range wireless communications with a portable terminal and transferring data with a PC. In the multi-functional Bluetooth® headset, a body is formed into a shape, a speaker is installed at an position of the body, and a microphone is spaced from the speaker... Agent: Dilworth & Barrese, LLP

20070072650 - Handsfree device: A handsfree device replaces a non-displayable character code in a registration name of each data entry in telephone number data with a space code in the course of reception from a mobile communication device. The registration name entirely replaced with the space code is stored in a memory medium as... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20070072651 - Information terminal controller and information terminal control method: An information terminal controller and an information terminal control method for controlling usually wireless information terminals allows easy registration of these terminals as respective control objects for a plurality of functions of the terminals. List registration part judges whether the information terminal detected by information terminal detecting part has plural... Agent: Young & Basile, P.C.

20070072652 - Controlling power output of a transceiver: In one embodiment, the present invention includes a method for transmitting radio frequency (RF) data of a first slot via an RF signal path from a transceiver to a power amplifier, squelching the RF signal path during a predetermined portion of an inter-slot period, and transmitting RF data of a... Agent: Trop Pruner & Hu, PC

20070072653 - System and method for improving battery life of a mobile station: At least one Radio Frequency (RF) operating condition associated with a mobile station (102) is obtained. The RF operating condition is compared to an optimum value. When the RF operating condition is substantially different from the optimum value, the paging cycle is adjusted in order to conserve power in a... Agent: Motorola, Inc.

20070072655 - Hat cell phone or wireless device for hands-free user-safe operation: A cellphone or wireless phone device has separate components which are carried or mounted in corresponding parts of a hat, cap, or other headgear worn by the user. The cellphone microphone or voice pickup component, preferably as a unidirectional device, may be carried in the forward brim of a hat... Agent: Evelyn M. Sommer Suite 825

20070072654 - Multi speaker two part electronics device: A multi-speaker two part electronics device (100) with a first housing portion (110) with a first speaker. A first ear mount (255) is attached to the first housing portion (110), the first ear mount (225) being shaped to mount the first housing portion (110) to an ear of a user.... Agent: Motorola Inc

20070072658 - Clam type mobile phone: A clam type mobile phone includes a base, a motherboard, a hinge seat, a display device and a vibrator. The motherboard is configured in the base. The hinge seat is mounted on one side of the base. The display device is mounted on the hinge seat. The hinge seat enables... Agent: Thomas, Kayden, Horstemeyer & Risley, LLP

20070072656 - Foldable electronic device: A foldable electronic device includes a first body, a second body, a magnetism sensing element and a rotation element. The second body is pivoted on one side of the first body. The magnetism sensing element is disposed inside the first body. The rotation element is disposed inside the second body... Agent: Jianq Chyun Intellectual Property Office

20070072659 - Mobile communication terminal: A mobile communication terminal is provided that can be opened or closed when the mobile communication terminal is shaken in one direction. By simply shaking the mobile communication terminal held in hand to move a weight pendulum, a second body of the terminal can be opened and closed with respect... Agent: Jonathany Y. Kang. Esq. Lee, Hong, Degerman, Kang & Schmadeka

20070072657 - Portable terminal foldable to form a triangular prism: A portable terminal is provided. The portable terminal includes first, second and third housings. The second housing is rotatably engaged with one portion of the first housing. The third housing has one end engaged to linearly move closely beneath the rear surface of the second housing and the other end... Agent: Roylance, Abrams, Berdo & Goodman, L.L.P.

20070066217 - Portable cellular phone: Music data stored in a data card 101 is input into a portable cellular phone 110, and also a plurality of pieces of application software (131, 133) suitable for a music data format defined in connection with the music data is selected by a user and downloaded from a remote... Agent: Pearne & Gordon LLP

20070066219 - Recovery system with de-queue logic: A recovery system with repeating communication capabilities. The system includes a station configured to send an activation message, at least a first “primary” remote transmitting unit responsive to the station and configured to transmit the activation message and at least a one “secondary” remote transmitting unit. That unit includes a... Agent: Iandiorio & Teska

20070066218 - Recovery system with repeating communication capabilities: A recovery system and method with repeating communication functionality includes a station configured to send a first message and at least a first remote transmitting unit responsive to the central station and configured to transmit a second message to a locating unit. At least a second remote transmitting unit includes... Agent: Iandiorio & Teska

20070066220 - Non-frequency translating repeater with downlink detection for uplink and downlink synchronization: A non-frequency translating repeater (110, 210, 300) for use in a time division duplex (TDD) radio protocol communications system includes detection retransmission and automatic gain control. Detection is performed by detectors (309, 310) and a processor (313). Detection can be overridden by processor (313) using logic elements (314). Antennae (220,... Agent: Posz Law Group, PLC

20070066224 - High efficiency rf amplifier and envelope modulator: An RFID reader, comprising a high-efficiency Class-C power amplifier having an input, an output, and a supply voltage, a modulator coupled to the supply voltage of the Class-C power amplifier, and an RF carrier signal coupled to the input of the Class-C power amplifier. The modulator changes the supply voltage... Agent: Haynes And Boone, LLP

20070066221 - Method and apparatus for activating and managing voip phone with rfid: An apparatus equipped with Radio Frequency Identity (RFID) reader and LAN/WAN access reads an RFID tag attached to a Video and Voice Over Internet Protocol (VoIP) phone. The apparatus retrieves phone information, including such information as an Ethernet Media Access Control (MAC) address from the RFID tag and requests that... Agent: Cooley Godward Kronish LLP Attn: Patent Group

20070066222 - Methods, electronic devices, and computer program products for coordinating bluetooth and wireless local area network communication: An electronic device may be operated by providing Bluetooth communication duty cycle information to a Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN) module. A determination is made, based on the Bluetooth communication duty cycle information, if there is sufficient time during a current Bluetooth inactive communication interval to complete a WLAN communication.... Agent: Myers Bigel Sibley & Sajovec, P.A.

20070066223 - Power control loop and lo generation method: A method for use in a RFID reader, the method comprising providing an output signal from an amplifier of a transmitter, attenuating the output signal via a step attenuator, detecting and comparing the attenuated output signal to a reference value, and adjusting power to the amplifier until the attenuated output... Agent: Haynes And Boone, LLP

20070066225 - Double search algorithm of user group selection for multiuser mimo downlink transmission: A method and system for a double search algorithm of user group selection for multiuser MIMO downlink transmission are provided. The use of optimal brute-force user group selection may require high computational expense. A first search operation may be based on a first user having a channel gain greater than... Agent: Mcandrews Held & Malloy, Ltd

20070066226 - Apparatus and method for interference cancellation in wireless mobile stations operating concurrently on two or more air interfaces: An apparatus and method for interference cancellation in wireless mobile stations operating concurrently in two or more wireless modes.... Agent: Docket Clerk

20070066227 - Method and apparatus for adaptive activation or deactivation of the coordination of the radio activities of two mobile-radio transmitting and/or receiving devices: The method is based on the capability for coordination of the radio activities of two mobile radio transmitting and/or receiving devices (3, 4). In the case of the method, a value of at least one characteristic variable (PRSSI,BT, N; 15, 16, 17) is first of all determined, which is characteristic... Agent: Baker Botts, L.L.P.

20070066233 - Antenna aiming system and method for broadband wireless access: A system and method are provided for automatically aiming an antenna to communicate with a remote broadband wireless communication device.... Agent: Baker & Daniels LLP

20070066234 - Method and apparatus for high throughput multiple radio sectorized wireless cell: Methods and apparatus for high throughput wireless cells, capable of functioning as access points, are described. The wireless cells may be equipped with multiple radios to increase the amount of throughput available through a single wireless cell. Multiple antennas attached to the radios through RF switches may enable the wireless... Agent: Letham Patent Group LLC

20070066230 - Method and system for a range reduction scheme for user selection in a multiuser mimo downlink transmission: Various aspects of a method and a system for a range reduction scheme for user selection in a multiuser MIMO downlink transmission are presented. Aspects of a system for range reduction may comprise a range reduction processor that determines a plurality of channel measurements corresponding to a plurality of signals.... Agent: Mcandrews Held & Malloy, Ltd

20070066229 - Method and system for finding a threshold for semi-orthogonal user group selection in multiuser mimo downlink transmission: Various aspects of a method and a system for finding a threshold for semi-orthogonal user group selection in multiuser MIMO downlink transmission are presented. Aspects of a system for semi-orthogonal user group selection may include a processor that computes an orthogonality measurement between one of a plurality of signals and... Agent: Mcandrews Held & Malloy, Ltd

20070066228 - Operating multi-service receiver in non-interfering manner: A method for operating a receiver and a device are provided. The device comprises a first and a second antenna, a receiver operationally coupled to the first antenna and a transceiver operationally coupled to the second antenna. The receiver receives information in bursts on a first band of radio frequencies.... Agent: Hollingsworth & Funk, LLC

20070066232 - Pilot grouping and route protocols in multi-carrier communication systems: Embodiments disclosed herein relate to methods and systems for pilot grouping, route protocols, and scheduling in multi-carrier communication systems. In an embodiment, an access terminal may group a plurality of pilot signals characterized by different frequencies into one or more pilot groups, each pilot grouping being identified by a plurality... Agent: Qualcomm Incorporated

20070066231 - Transfer of calibrated time information in a mobile terminal: A method of and system for calibrating un-calibrated time information within a mobile terminal 101 is disclosed. The terminal has a receiver 203 capable of receiving signals from which calibrated time information carried by a calibrated system (a satellite positioning system) can be extracted, and a receiver 200 capable of... Agent: Roylance, Abrams, Berdo & Goodman, L.L.P.

20070066235 - Method and apparatus for high rate packet data transmission: In a data communication system capable of variable rate transmission, high rate packet data transmission improves utilization of the forward link and decreases the transmission delay. Data transmission on the forward link is time multiplexed and the base station transmits at the highest data rate supported by the forward link... Agent: Qualcomm Incorporated

20070066236 - Calibrating a communication link using frequency ramps: A method for calibrating a communication link that uses frequency ramps to locate the frequency response of a receiver. A method for calibrating according to the present teachings includes generating a transmit signal that includes a series of frequency ramps and determining a timing of gain peaks in a receiver... Agent: Avago Technologies, Ltd.

20070066239 - Communication system: The present application relates to a wireless communication system and related methods and apparatuses for transmitting a signal from a source apparatus to a destination apparatus, via at least one intermediate apparatus. In particular, the present invention relates to techniques which seek to improve the throughput of data in multi-hop... Agent: Bingham Mccutchen LLP

20070066240 - Communication system: The present application relates to a wireless communication system and related methods and apparatuses for transmitting a signal from a source apparatus to a destination apparatus, via at least one intermediate apparatus. In particular, the present invention relates to techniques which seek to improve the throughput of data in multi-hop... Agent: Bingham Mccutchen LLP

20070066241 - Communication system: The present application relates to a wireless communication system and related methods and apparatuses for transmitting a signal from a source apparatus to a destination apparatus, via at least one intermediate apparatus. In particular, the present invention relates to techniques which seek to improve the throughput of data in multi-hop... Agent: Bingham Mccutchen LLP

20070066238 - Double search user group selection scheme with range reduction for fdd multiuser mimo downlink transmission with finite-rate channel state information feedback: Aspects of a double search user group selection scheme with range reduction for FDD multiuser MIMO downlink transmission with finite-rate channel state information feedback are provided. The method may comprise maximizing system capacity using feedback information for a plurality of signals in a frequency division duplex system to reduce a... Agent: Mcandrews Held & Malloy, Ltd

20070066237 - Method and system for greedy user group selection with range reduction for fdd multiuser mimo downlink transmission with finite-rate channel state information feedback: Aspects of a greedy search user group selection scheme with range reduction for FDD multiuser MIMO downlink transmission with finite-rate channel state information feedback are provided. The method may comprise receiving feedback information via a communication channel for a plurality of users in a frequency division duplex system. The system... Agent: Mcandrews Held & Malloy, Ltd

20070066242 - System and method for allocating mcs level in a broadband wireless access communication system: A method is provided for transmitting data based on an Adaptive Modulation and Coding (AMC) technique in a Broadband Wireless Access (BWA) communication system. The method includes: measuring a channel quality information (CQI) difference for each of mobile stations (MSs) according to channel information fed back from the MSs; estimating... Agent: Dilworth & Barrese, LLP

20070066244 - Method and system for assigning a receiving antenna: Method, system and apparatus for receiving antenna selection, comprising a receiving step, a determining step, an estimating step, and an assigning step. The receiving step involves receiving data and second data associated with a first antenna and a second antenna. It follows the determining step determining first and second throughputs... Agent: Thomas, Kayden, Horstemeyer & Risley, LLP

20070066245 - Multiband or multimode front end antenna switch: A multi-band communication device with a front end antenna switch module having a reduced number of control inputs is disclosed. Control over an antenna switch modules occurs via control inputs from a controller or processor to enable operation over multiple bands or under numerous different standards. In one embodiment an... Agent: Weide & Miller, Ltd.

20070066243 - Rf circuit module: An RF circuit module includes a laminated dielectric substrate defining an RF circuit module and including an upper layer and a lower layer. An IC and an RF filter are disposed in the upper layer, and a power amplifier and an antenna switch are disposed in the lower layer. The... Agent: Murata Manufacturing Company, Ltd. C/o Keating & Bennett, LLP

20070066246 - Transceiver assembly: A transceiver assembly including an antenna input/output transition, a transmit module, a receive module, and a diplexer. The diplexer has opposing planar surfaces and the transmit module, receive module and antenna input/output transition are placed on the same planar surface of the diplexer.... Agent: Townsend And Townsend And Crew, LLP

20070066248 - Dustproof and pluggable transceiver: A dustproof and pluggable transceiver includes a transceiver body, a first cover and a first rebounding member. The transceiver body on which the first cover is pivoted has a first opening, and the first rebounding member has a first end coupled with the transceiver body and a second end coupled... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20070066247 - Hand-held make-up mirror: A make-up mirror is attached to a basic structure of a cell phone. The mirror is a one-way see-through mirror and attached over the data display screen of the cell phone. When the cell phone is turned ‘on’, the one-way mirror allows the displayed data to appear there through. When... Agent: Kiersten Mooney

20070066249 - Programmable baseband filters supporting auto-calibration for a mobile digital cellular television environment: Methods and systems for programmable baseband filters supporting auto-calibration in a mobile digital cellular television environment are provided. Aspects of the method may include generating within a single-chip multi-band RF receiver, at least one control signal based on signal strength of a baseband frequency signal generated within the single-chip multi-band... Agent: Mcandrews Held & Malloy, Ltd

20070066250 - Electronic parts for high frequency power amplifier and wireless communication device: The present invention provides electronic parts for amplifying high frequency power capable of expanding a dynamic range of an output power detection circuit, obtaining a continuous detection output having no inflexion point from a low region of output power to its high region and thereby improving controllability of the output... Agent: Mattingly, Stanger, Malur & Brundidge, P.C.

20070066251 - Systems and methods of rf power transmission, modulation, and amplification, including cartesian-polar-cartesian-polar (cpcp) embodiments: 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

20070066252 - Systems, and methods of rf power transmission, modulation, and amplification, including multiple input single output (miso) amplifiers: 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

20070066253 - Systems, and methods of rf power transmission, modulation, and amplification, including multiple input single output (miso) amplifiers: 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

20070066254 - Analog signal processing circuit and communication device therewith: An analog signal processing circuit including: a frequency conversion unit for receiving a plurality of radio frequency signals having different center frequencies or a plurality of radio frequency signals having the same center frequencies but different amplitude-characteristics or phase-characteristics and converting the frequencies of the signals; a frequency selection unit... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland, Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20070066256 - Apparatus and method for receiving multi band signals in a mobile communication system: An apparatus and method for receiving multi band signals in a mobile communication terminal are disclosed. The apparatus includes a tunable band pass filter for selecting a band signal among Radio Frequency (RF) band signals received through an antenna using switched capacitors and a tunable switching low noise amplifier for... Agent: Dilworth & Barrese, LLP

20070066255 - Network device for receiving a plurality of signals of different bands: A network device (10) includes a communication slot (100), a first signal processing circuit (300), a second signal processing circuit (400), and a central processing unit (200). The communication slot is used for receiving signals of different bands. The first signal processing circuit is connected to the communication slot, and... Agent: PCe Industry, Inc. Att. Cheng-ju Chiang Jeffrey T. Knapp

20070066257 - Wireless communication system: A wireless communication system includes: wireless IC chips used for identifying objects; a transceiver for transmitting and receiving information to/from the wireless IC chips by radio waves; and a radio wave direction unit for directing the traveling directions of the radio waves from the transceiver toward the wireless IC chips.... Agent: Foley And Lardner LLP Suite 500

20070066258 - Method to improve cmfb phase margin of variable-output-bandwidth mixer: An improved method and apparatus for using common mode feedback to maintain a predetermined DC level for an intermediate frequency output signal. A common mode feedback capacitor-select switch module is operable to use a bandwidth control signal from a radio interface of a wireless device to selectively connect a plurality... Agent: Garlick Harrison & Markison

20070066259 - Automatic gain control and low power start-of-packet detection for a wireless lan receiver: A digital AGC system for burst operation, particularly suited for receiving packets in a wireless local area network. One embodiment includes a log detector that provides a signal strength measure, called the received signal strength indication (RSSI) over a wide dynamic range. The AGC system includes estimating the power in... Agent: Dov Rosenfeld

20070066260 - Method and apparatus for compensating dc level in an adaptve radio receiver: A radio frequency receiver 30, 32, includes a first component block 12, 16, 18, 20; a second compensating component block 22, 22a-22b, 34; and control circuitry 26 operable for controlling the state (e.g., load, bias, gain) of the first component block. When the control circuitry 26 causes a change in... Agent: Harrington & Smith, LLP

20070066261 - Method and system for a fractional-n synthesizer for a mobile digital cellular television environment: Aspects of a method and system for a fractional-N synthesizer for a mobile digital cellular television environment are presented. Aspects of the system may include circuitry, within a phase locked loop, that enables determination of a division number at a time instant within a division cycle. A local oscillator signal... Agent: Mcandrews Held & Malloy, Ltd

20070066262 - Frequency synthesizer architecture for multi-band ultra-wideband system: The present invention provides a frequency synthesizer for a wireless communication system. The synthesizer includes an oscillator that generates an electronic signal as well as frequency dividers, frequency selectors and mixers. The signal generated by the oscillator is sequentially divided by the frequency dividers to produce a first group of... Agent: Carstens & Cahoon, LLP

20070066263 - Digital signal receiver with a built-in antenna: An antenna unit, a receiver, and an interface controller are positioned in a case. The antenna unit is for receiving digital television signals and digital broadcasting signals. The receiver is coupled to the antenna unit and includes at lease a tuner for processing signals from the antenna unit. The interface... Agent: North America Intellectual Property Corporation

20070066264 - Receiver and a method of attenuating a disturbance signal by a trap circuit having its resonance frequency adjustable: A receiver for receiving a radio frequency signal includes an attenuator for attenuating a disturbance signal such as an image signal which causes disturbance to a received frequency of the radio frequency signal, on the basis of set information of the received frequency. The attenuator includes a trap circuit for... Agent: Nixon Peabody, LLP

20070066265 - Method to adjustably convert a first data signal having a first time domain to a second data signal having a second time domain: The present invention provides a method to adjustably sample a first digitized signal having a first data rate to produce a second digitized signal having a second data rate. This involves processing the second digitized signal to produce an output signal having a timing component contained therein. An error sensing... Agent: Garlick Harrison & Markison

20070066266 - Noise filter circuit: Provided is a noise filter circuit capable of outputting only a normal signal pulse in synchronization with a clock signal without passing the noise pulse on to a subsequent stage, even if a noise pulse having a width that is larger than a delay time is inputted. The noise filter... Agent: Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione

20070066267 - System and method for frequency translation using an image reject mixer: Frequency translation, such as frequency up conversion of a video baseband or intermediate frequency to a desired frequency division broadcast channel, is provided utilizing a single sideband or image reject mixer and filtering having relaxed selectivity requirements. According to a preferred embodiment, a first single sideband mixer accepts an input... Agent: Dallas Office Of Fulbright & Jaworski L.L.P.

20070066268 - Systems, methods, and apparatus for frequency control: A receiver according to one embodiment includes a frequency control unit configured to receive a stream of samples including a plurality of received instances of a transmitted signal. The frequency control unit is configured to output a first correction signal (e.g. indicating a rotation) that is based on more than... Agent: Qualcomm Incorporated

20070066269 - Balanced circuit arrangement and method for linearizing such an arrangement: The present invention relates to a balanced circuit arrangement and methods for linearizing and calibrating such a circuit arrangement, wherein linearization is obtained by introducing a load imbalance between the output branches of the balanced circuit arrangement. Thus, a controllable extraneous imbalance is created between the output loads of the... Agent: Harrington & Smith, LLP

20070066270 - Method and system for providing supplementary services for a wireless access network: A method and system for providing supplementary services for a wireless access network includes downloading supplementary service triggers from a call agent to a mobility control function (MCF) for a wireless access network. Wireless-specific signaling of the wireless access network is communicated to the MCF. The MCF detects events associated... Agent: Baker Botts L.L.P.

20070066271 - Method and system for a programmable biasing mechanism for a mobile digital television environment: Certain aspects of a method and system for programmable biasing mechanism for a mobile digital television environment are disclosed. Aspects of one method may include controlling a bias of components within each of a plurality of radio frequency (RF) front-ends that comprise low noise amplifiers (LNAs) integrated within a single... Agent: Mcandrews Held & Malloy, Ltd

20070066272 - Method and system for multi-band direct conversion cmos mobile television tuner: Aspects of a method and system for a multi-band direct conversion CMOS mobile television tuner are provided. A single-chip multi-band RF receiver in a mobile terminal comprising UHF and L-band front-ends receives and amplifies an RF signal utilizing an LNA integrated into the front-end that corresponds to the type of... Agent: Mcandrews Held & Malloy, Ltd

20070066273 - Wireless terminal methods and apparatus for use in a wireless communications system that uses a multi-mode base station: Wireless terminal for use with a multi-mode base station that supports a transmit standby mode and an active mode is described. Transmit standby mode of base station operation is a low power/low interference level of operation as compared to active mode. In transmit standby mode at least some of the... Agent: Straub & Pokotylo

20070066274 - Antenna integrated speaker assembly, manufacturing method thereof, and wireless communication device having the same: An antenna integrated speaker assembly, a manufacturing method thereof, and a wireless communication device having the same. The antenna integrated speaker assembly comprises a speaker unit for outputting sound corresponding to an electric signal of a controller; and an antenna unit formed at the speaker unit, for transceiving an electric... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20070066275 - Multiple-processor wireless mobile communication device: A wireless mobile communication device includes a first processor configured to execute a software application and a second processor configured to manage wireless communication over a wireless network. The processors are located in the same communication device and configured for one of the processors to send data to the other... Agent: Joseph M. Sauer, Esq. Jones Day

20070066276 - System for transmitting an emergency call: An emergency call system transmits an emergency call with emergency information from a vehicle using a communication system. The emergency call system includes an emergency call device that connects with an emergency assistance center during an emergency. The emergency call device may be automatically or manually triggered to transmit data... Agent: Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione

20070066277 - Method for obtaining location information for emergency services in wireless multimedia networks: In accordance with the teachings of the present invention, a method and apparatus for obtaining end-user location information for emergency services within a multimedia network is presented. The multimedia network may include a network implementing the Session Initiation Protocol, H.323, etc. In one embodiment, a Location Application Server (LAS) in... Agent: Docket Clerk

20070066278 - Mobile communication terminal including rfid reader and transception method thereof: A mobile communication terminal including a Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) reader includes a base band unit for controlling communications, a Radio Frequency (RF) unit for transceiving a signal representing voice and data communications with an external mobile communication terminal, and an RFID unit for transceiving an RFID signal with a... Agent: H.c. Park & Associates, PLC

20070066279 - Bill per card print: A method of printing content on a print medium and charging using a mobile telecommunications device, comprising the steps of: identifying the content on the mobile telecommunications device; printing, using a printer module of the mobile telecommunications device, the content on the print medium; and transmitting, using the mobile telecommunications... Agent: Silverbrook Research Pty Ltd

20070066280 - Connection management system, method and program: A connection management system for efficiently managing registration data used to authorize communication between a wireless communication device and a wireless terminal in a secure manner. A wireless terminal registration server includes a wireless terminal data storage unit that stores a MAC address for which connection is permitted. An access... Agent: Freescale Semiconductor, Inc. Law Department

20070066282 - Method and apparatus for resource sharing over handset terminals: A mechanism and supporting apparatus to enable resource sharing among groups of users over mobile terminals. The system presented leverages the carrier infrastructure to simplify the requirements at the terminals, and describes a graphical user interface binding mechanism that allows developing generic graphical users interfaces that can be customized to... Agent: Blakely Sokoloff Taylor & Zafman

20070066281 - System and method for operating intravendor and intervendor messaging systems: A system and method for enabling the operation of intervendor and intravendor messaging service systems within an operator network includes correctly routing data messages and handshaking messages between the various system components. In one aspect, the present invention uses the uniform resource identifier of a particular messaging system to route... Agent: Hollingsworth & Funk, LLC Suite 125

20070066283 - Mobile communication terminal and method: A method in electronic messaging in a mobile telecommunications network for mobile communication terminals is disclosed. The method involves, in a sender terminal, the steps of generating an electronic message, associating the electronic message with a message notification, and representing the electronic message and the message notification in a signal... Agent: Perman & Green

20070066284 - System and method for transmitting messages to a wireless communication device: In accordance with one embodiment of the present invention, a method for communicating information to a user includes transmitting a plurality of indicator messages to a communication device associated with a particular user, each indicator message associated with an audio message for the user. The method also includes receiving, from... Agent: Baker Botts L.L.P.

20070066286 - Inter-access mobility and service control: The invention provides a method, system, network elements and computer programs, for providing service control. A Policy and Charging Rules Function, PCRF, sends rules for service control not only to a gateway but also to another network element such as a home agent, upon request, e.g. when a user equipment... Agent: Squire, Sanders & Dempsey L.L.P.

20070066287 - Method and system of advertising in a mobile communication system: A method for advertising in a mobile communication system may include generating a request for advertisement information, transmitting the request for advertisement information to an advertisement device, wherein the advertisement device stores a plurality of advertisement information, receiving requested advertisement information from the advertisement device, storing the requested advertisement information... Agent: Cooper & Dunham LLP

20070066285 - Type-specific sticker: A method of generating an association between a sticker and an object of an object type, the sticker having disposed therein or thereon coded data at least partially indicative of a sticker identity and the object type, the method including, in a computer system: receiving indicating data from a sensing... Agent: Silverbrook Research Pty Ltd

20070066288 - System and method for sharing a personal contact directory: A mobile communications network system includes a centralized data storage device and a plurality of wireless communication devices, wherein the centralized data storage device stores a personal contact directory of a first user that can be accessed by a second user. Preferably, the mobile communications network system further comprises a... Agent: Gardner Groff Santos & Greenwald, P.C.

20070066294 - Communication system and method for executing application program that specifies no communication parameter: In a TCP/UDP communication system, a communication process begins with a receipt of a communication request from an application program that does not specify a predetermined communication parameter such as source port number. A port number is dynamically assigned to the communication request to the communication request. The communication process... Agent: Foley And Lardner LLP Suite 500

20070066293 - Mobile communication device, method for downloading configuration files, and wireless communication system: A mobile communication device (10) includes a Man-Machine Interface (MMI) module (310), a network connection detecting module (340), a message module (330), an automatic setting activating module (320), and a provision module (350). The MMI module saves preset network setting data and network setting modes. The message module is connected... Agent: PCe Industry, Inc. Att. Cheng-ju Chiang Jeffrey T. Knapp

20070066292 - Over the air provisioning of a wireless mobile station using ip multimedia subsystem mode: A method is provided enabling communication infrastructure equipment to initially provision and update shared secret data of a mobile station where the mobile station only uses IP Multimedia Subsystem protocol signaling to accomplish the provisioning and updating.... Agent: Carmen B. Patti & Associates, LLC

20070066290 - Print on a mobile device with persistence: A method of printing content on a print medium using a mobile telecommunications device, comprising the steps of: allowing the print medium to be inserted into a media feed path of the mobile telecommunications device; reading a print media identifier from the print medium using a sensor module of the... Agent: Silverbrook Research Pty Ltd

20070066289 - Print subscribed content on a mobile device: A method of printing subscribed content on a print medium using a mobile telecommunications device, comprising the steps of: receiving, at a server, a request for the subscribed content; and, transferring the subscribed content to the mobile telecommunications device on a periodic basis; wherein, the mobile telecommunications device includes a... Agent: Silverbrook Research Pty Ltd

20070066291 - Retrieving a program via a coded surface: A method of retrieving a program using a print medium, comprising the steps of: determining a print media identifier from the print medium using a sensor module of a mobile telecommunications device, the print media identifier having been linked to the program; and, retrieving, using the mobile telecommunications device and... Agent: Silverbrook Research Pty Ltd

20070066295 - Method and network for downloading data to mobile devices: The method is for downloading data to mobile devices belonging to a mobile telecommunications network. When downloading of update information to one or more mobile devices is initiated in some way, a message with update information to be sent to the mobile devices is formed on the basis of the... Agent: Fasth Law Offices (rolf Fasth)

20070066296 - Method and apparatus for providing information: A method and apparatus for providing information to a portable wireless device. The method comprises the steps of: arranging apparatus including a storage device, a transmitter and an antenna to define a zone of coverage; storing information in the storage device; detecting a portable wireless device within the defined zone;... Agent: Silber & Fridman

20070066298 - Allocation of a performance indicator among cells in a cellular communication system: A performance indicator is allocated among a plurality of cells in a cellular communication system, in order to monitor operation of the system as experienced by a user thereof, by monitoring occurrence of signalling messages in the system.... Agent: Paul D. Greeley Ohlandt , Greeley, Ruggiero & Perle, L.L.P.

20070066299 - Method and apparatus to transmit and receive data in a wireless communication system having smart antennas: In a wireless communication system having smart antennas and comprising a plurality of wireless transmit/receive units (WTRUs), a method and apparatus for transmitting and receiving data comprises a first WTRU transmitting a request for antenna (RFA) frame to a second WTRU. The second WTRU receives the RFA frame and determines... Agent: Volpe And Koenig, P.C. Dept. Icc

20070066297 - Network monitoring system and method: A network monitoring device that can be configured to monitor the performance of a communication network is provided. The network monitoring device can be configured to monitor the performance of a wired or wireless network and can include an appropriate communication interface configured to associate the network monitoring device with... Agent: Morrison & Foerster LLP

20070066300 - Wireless communication apparatus: There are provided a main master station for transmitting control data by setting, as a synchronization slot, a specific transmission slot of a time division multiple access communication frame, a sub master station for transmitting the control data by setting, as a broadcast slot, a slot which does not overlap... Agent: Stevens, Davis, Miller & Mosher, LLP

20070066301 - Apparatus and method for making measurements in universal mobile telecommunications system user equipment: A method and apparatus for taking measurements in a mobile telecommunications system is disclosed, the system comprising a network of a plurality of cells and at least one user equipment device. The user equipment device scans frequency bands to generate measurement data for signals received from cells of the network;... Agent: Docket Clerk

20070066303 - Changing a first subscriber identifier to a second identifier: The invention relates to telecommunications systems, in which a subscriber is identified in a network with a first identifier and with a second identifier in a server providing services to the subscriber through the network. In the invention the first identifier is changed (3-3) in a message to be transferred... Agent: Berkeley Law & Technology Group

20070066304 - Method and apparatus for connecting to stable access point using connection history: A method and apparatus to provide guidance to be associated with a stable access point using a previous connection history, the method includes receiving data from a plurality of access points which are available in a wireless network and searching connection information related to a connection history corresponding to the... Agent: Stein, Mcewen & Bui, LLP

20070066302 - Method and system for operating a radio communication network: A method and a system for operating a radio communication network which is characterized in that a first radio communication network uses at least one function of a second radio communication network by connecting the first radio communication network to at least one module of the second radio communication network.... Agent: The Maxham Firm

20070066305 - Radio communication terminal and hand-over control method: A Radio communication terminal receives orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) signals transmitted from a plurality of base stations respectively, detects a symbol timing of each of the OFDM signals received by the receiving unit, measures a reception condition of each of the OFDM signals received by the receiving unit, selects,... Agent: Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner LLP

20070066306 - Automatic commandable ssid switching: A system and method on for automatically switching from a first local area network (LAN) to a second LAN is provided. A transmission data application is requested and transmitted on the first LAN in accordance with a first service set identity (SSID). A second SSID is retrieved that is associated... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20070066307 - Controlling visibility of a wireless device in discoverable mode: A wireless device in a discoverable mode controls its visibility by determining whether to ignore or respond to an inquiry, received from an inquiring device that is searching for discoverable devices, based at least in part on one or more properties of the inquiring device.... Agent: Integral Intellectual Property Inc.

20070066308 - Method and apparatus for removing phantom children in an ad-hoc communication system: A method and apparatus for removing phantom children in an ad-hoc network is described herein. During operation messaging between the parent and child nodes allows the parent node to detect when a node has become a phantom node, and take action to correct it. In particular a maintenance message is... Agent: Motorola, Inc.

20070066315 - Method of setting a path suitable for a wireless mesh network using an evaluation parameter: A network path setting method sets a path of a session specified in a wireless mesh network including wireless stations, two of the wireless stations being defined as one end and the other end of the session. First, one or more potential paths are obtained for the session based on... Agent: Venable LLP

20070066312 - Mobile ad hoc network system: In ad hoc systems using OLSR, when a mobile node moves out of the fixed node's communication area, communication is impossible in the period from leaving the communication area until the time-out, even if there is a node to relay communications between the fixed node and mobile node. Switching from... Agent: Stanley P. Fisher Reed Smith LLP

20070066310 - Mobile communication terminal and method: A mobile telecommunications system, and associated methods and mobile communication terminals, is suitable for use by a first user of a first mobile communication terminal and a second user of a second mobile communication terminal, the mobile telecommunications system comprising electronic messaging infrastructure capable of conveying a non-language message, generated... Agent: Perman & Green

20070066316 - Multi-channel internet protocol smart devices: A communications smart device that can be added to an existing network and immediately start monitoring the network for communication information. Each smart device includes at least one output means, such as a speaker or a display screen. When information destined for the smart device is recognized, the smart device... Agent: Seto Patents

20070066309 - Prepaid call management in intelligent network: Architecture and a method for a cost-effective implementation of new services using existing triggers, network elements, and messaging protocols in a telecommunications network. An industry wide uniformity is maintained among providers of the services while maximizing the utilization of the existing network, and without the need to wait for future... Agent: Manelli Denison & Selter PLLC 7th Floor

20070066311 - Spread spectrum wireless communication and monitoring arrangement and method: A method and system for wireless monitoring is implemented in a variety of embodiments. In one such embodiment, a monitoring system method is implemented for, wireless communication between a central device and monitoring devices. Each of the devices includes a wireless communication circuit to effect wireless communications. Power consumption from... Agent: Crawford Maunu PLLC

20070066313 - System and method for a forward link only protocol suite: Systems and methods are provided for processing forward link only (FLO) signals. A device for receiving forward link only (FLO) wireless communications comprises a receiver for receiving a forward link only (FLO) signal, a demodulator for demodulating the FLO signal, a processor for processing the FLO signal according to a... Agent: Qualcomm Incorporated

20070066314 - System and method for wireless communication systems coexistence: System and method for enabling the coexistence of multiple wireless communications on a single unit. A preferred embodiment comprises receiving a schedule of reserved message transfer times from a coexistence unit of a first wireless network in a mobile unit at a coexistence unit of a second wireless network in... Agent: Texas Instruments Incorporated

20070066317 - Method and system for planning and evaluation of radio networks: Method and system for the planning and/or evaluation of a radio network, the radio network comprising at least one base station defining at least one cell. More specifically the invention provides a method and system for the planning and evaluation in existing radio networks that need coverage improvement, where the... Agent: Michaelson & Associates

20070066318 - Computer system and method for data transmission: A computer system (2) for transmitting context-specific data via a mobile radio network to a mobile communication terminal (3, 3′) and configured to receive and store condition data assigned to data elements of a data delivery unit (1). The computer system (2) checks whether the mobile communication terminal (3) satisfies... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland, Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20070066320 - Method and apparatus for high rate packet data transmission: In a data communication system capable of variable rate transmission, high rate packet data transmission improves utilization of the forward link and decreases the transmission delay. Data transmission on the forward link is time multiplexed and the base station transmits at the highest data rate supported by the forward link... Agent: Qualcomm Incorporated

20070066319 - Network configuration method allotting channels to wireless stations by generating a broadcast tree: All wireless stations included in a wireless multi-hop network are allocated to one of channels available to the network as a common channel. A broadcast tree beginning from any one of the wireless stations is generated based on link information including path information on all links formed between two wireless... Agent: Venable LLP

20070066321 - Method and apparatus for applications including position determination: To provide a method and apparatus for a plurality of applications including position determination, there is provided a radio communication device comprising a positioning member configured to determine a position of the radio communication device, an antenna, a receiver connected to the antenna, a controller connected to the receiver and... Agent: Frishauf, Holtz, Goodman & Chick, PC

20070066322 - Systems and methods for locating geographical regions of mobile computer users: System and methods for locating a mobile computing unit are described. In some cases the systems and/or methods determine a geographical region in which a mobile computing unit is located using received radio frequency (“RF”) signals from a plurality of RF beacons having known locations and using environmental profiling to... Agent: Lee & Hayes PLLC

20070066323 - Intuitive real spatial aiming-based system, identification and communication methods using the same: An intuitive real spatial aiming-based system, and identification and communication methods using the intuitive real spatial aiming-based system. The intuitive real spatial aiming-based system includes aiming device, target devices and an indoor location-based service server. The aiming device includes a mobile computer or a Personal Digital Assistant (PDA), which is... Agent: Bachman & Lapointe, P.C.

20070066324 - Method for reporting activation status of feature service in mobile communication system: A method for reporting an activation status of an feature service such as termination conversion or termination rejection to a subscriber comprising the steps of activating a certain feature service using a feature code, and reporting the activation status of the feature service if a mobile station requests a location... Agent: Fleshner & Kim, LLP

20070066325 - Readily attachable ceiling antenna housing: A ceiling antenna housing includes a lower receptacle having a number of orifices, an upper receptacle disposed on the lower receptacle and having a number of cavities aligned with the orifices of the lower receptacle, an antenna member received between the lower receptacle and the upper receptacle, one or more... Agent: Charles E. Baxley, Esq.

20070066326 - Methods, systems, and computer program products for facilitating delivery of messaging service messages between domains of different type: Methods, systems, and computer program products for facilitating delivery of messaging service messages between domains of different type are disclosed. According to one method, a messaging service message including a messaging service address parameter storing a first address value is received. It is determined whether the messaging service message is... Agent: Jenkins, Wilson, Taylor & Hunt, P. A.

20070066327 - Sms+4d: short message service plus 4-dimensional context: A Short Message Service (SMS) enables a sender to send an asynchronous short text message from his source device to one or more receiving devices specified by the sender that represent one or more recipients. SMS+4D embeds, and allows the recipient to elicit contextual and explanatory information concerning the meaning... Agent: George S. Cole, Esq.

20070066328 - Universal short code administration facility: Systems and methods for assigning a short codes to provide uniformity among wireless carriers. In the systems and methods, a Universal Short Code (USC) Administrator maintains a list of short codes and their lease status so that SMS messages sent to a particular short code may be routed to the... Agent: Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker LLP

20070066329 - Methods and apparatus for use in a wireless communications system that uses a multi-mode base station: A multi-mode base station includes a transmit standby mode and an active mode. Transmit standby mode of base station operation is a low power/low interference level of operation as compared to active mode. In transmit standby mode at least some of the synchronization signaling such as pilot tone signaling is... Agent: Straub & Pokotylo

20070066330 - Fast macrodiversity switching in mobile wireless networks: Fast macrodiversity switching (FMS) of channels that employ interleaving. The fast macrodiversity switching dynamically switches radio links used for traffic and control channels for a mobile station among a number of base transceiver stations (BTS) without switching the radio resource, using the same frequency and time slot combination (TDMA) in... Agent: Berkeley Law & Technology Group

20070066331 - Method and system for a double search user group selection scheme with range reduction in tdd multiuser mimo downlink transmission: Certain aspects of a method and system for processing signals in a communication system may include maximizing system capacity for a time division duplex (TDD) multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) system, based on reducing a search range within which to find a group of signals having maximum channel gain. At least one... Agent: Mcandrews Held & Malloy, Ltd

20070066332 - Method and system for a greedy user group selection with range reduction in tdd multiuser mimo downlink transmission: Certain aspects of a method and system for processing signals in a communication system may include maximizing system capacity for a time division duplex (TDD) multiuser multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) downlink system, based on a single signal for a single user within a reduced search range or the single signal for... Agent: Mcandrews Held & Malloy, Ltd

20070066333 - Method of uplink preemption by later entry user equipment in trunking group with established group call: Disclosed is a method of uplink preemption by UEs later entering a trunking group with an established group call. With different priorities assigned for the UEs in the trunking group, after the uplink of the trunking group with an establish group call is occupied by a talker, the trunking group... Agent: Marshall, Gerstein & Borun LLP

20070066337 - Communication system: The present application relates to a wireless communication system and related methods and apparatuses for transmitting a signal from a source apparatus to a destination apparatus, via at least one intermediate apparatus. In particular, the present invention relates to techniques which seek to improve the throughput of data in multi-hop... Agent: Bingham Mccutchen LLP

20070066335 - Controlling mobile station response to a common rate control command: A wireless communication system (20) includes an overload control technique that comprises selectively controlling whether a mobile station (30-40) will respond to a common rate control command. In a disclosed example, a statistical rate control is used such that each mobile station responds to the relative grant based upon a... Agent: Carlson, Gaskey & Olds, P.C.

20070066340 - Establishing additional reverse link carriers in multi-carrier wireless systems: A method and apparatus for reliably and quickly establishing multiple reverse links in multi-carrier wireless networks is provided. Signaling channels are established the on an existing forward link in order to transmit reverse link power control bits and the acknowledgment indications.... Agent: Lee, Hong, Degerman, Kang & Schmadeka

20070066334 - Locating system utilising adjustable transmission power in a micro-cellular network: A communications system and a method of wireless communication for mobile units (MU) within a facility having a central controller (FP server), a plurality of wireless base stations (BS1-BS11) having an adjustable transmission power. The base stations are distributed throughout the facility for wireless communication with the controller and the... Agent: Brooks Kushman P.C.

20070066338 - Method and apparatus for operating network application in communication devices in power save mode: An apparatus and method are provided for allowing UPnP devices to exchange power mode information with one another in a unified home network. The method of relaying a message in a unified network including at least first and second networks, the method includes receiving information regarding a power mode of... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20070066336 - Method and apparatus for reducing packet assistant channel power usage: There is provided a method and apparatus for reducing packet assistant channel power usage in a wireless telephone system. More specifically, there is provided a method comprising measuring a power usage for a packet assistant channel, determining whether the power usage is above a threshold, and discontinuing transmission over the... Agent: Michael G. Fletcher Fletcher Yoder

20070066339 - Transmission rate control method, mobile station, radio base station, and radio network controller: A transmission rate control method includes: measuring, at a radio base station, a reception power of a DPCH transmitted from the mobile station; extracting, at the radio base station, a transmission data block size of the uplink user data from an E-DPCCH; acquiring, at the radio base station, a transmission... Agent: Ndq&m Watchstone LLP

20070066344 - Mobile device with dual network connectivity: A mobile device for communicating in a first network or a second network includes a user interface (10, 10′), a call routing module (20, 20′), a network interface (60, 60′), a first communication module (30, 30′), a second communication module (40, 40′), and a phonebook management module (50, 50′). The... Agent: PCe Industry, Inc. Att. Cheng-ju Chiang Jeffrey T. Knapp

20070066343 - Print remotely to a mobile device: A method of printing content on a print medium using a mobile telecommunications device, comprising the steps of: receiving, at a server, a request for the content, the request initiated by activation, on the mobile telecommunications device, of an information link; and, transferring the content to the mobile telecommunications device;... Agent: Silverbrook Research Pty Ltd

20070066341 - Printing an advertisement using a mobile device: A system for printing an advertisement on a print medium, the system comprising: a mobile telecommunications device which comprises: a printer module to print the advertisement on the print medium; and, a sensor module to sense a print media identifier of the print medium.... Agent: Silverbrook Research Pty Ltd

20070066342 - Printing an almanac using a mobile device: A system for printing an almanac on a print medium, the system comprising: a mobile telecommunications device which comprises: a printer module to print the almanac on the print medium; and, a sensor module to sense a print media identifier of the print medium.... Agent: Silverbrook Research Pty Ltd

20070066345 - Dual mode front end module and mobile terminal having the same: A dual-mode front end module (FEM) includes an antenna switch module (ASM), a first filtering unit which filters signals of a first type that are outputted from the ASM, a single pole double throw (SPDT) switch, a second filtering unit which filters signals of a second type that are inputted... Agent: Greenblum & Bernstein, P.L.C

20070066346 - Link object to sticker: A method of generating an association between an object and a sticker on a surface, the sticker having disposed therein or thereon coded data at least partially indicative of a sticker identity, the method including, in a computer system: receiving indicating data from a sensing device, the indicating data being... Agent: Silverbrook Research Pty Ltd

20070066347 - Printing a puzzle using a mobile device: A system for printing a puzzle on a print medium, the system comprising: a mobile telecommunications device which comprises: a printer module to print the puzzle on the print medium; and, a sensor module to sense a print media identifier of the print medium.... Agent: Silverbrook Research Pty Ltd

20070066348 - Retrieving a program state via a coded surface: A method of retrieving a program state using a print medium, comprising the steps of: determining a print media identifier from the print medium using a sensor module of a mobile telecommunications device, the print media identifier having been linked to the program state; and, retrieving, using the mobile telecommunications... Agent: Silverbrook Research Pty Ltd

20070066349 - Reusable sticker: A method of performing an action in relation to a first association between a reusable sticker and an object, the reusable sticker having disposed therein or thereon coded data indicative of a sticker identity and of a first interactive element representing the action, the method including: receiving first indicating data... Agent: Silverbrook Research Pty Ltd

20070066359 - Cooperative transceiving between multiple wireless interfaces of a wireless device: A wireless device includes host device components, a Wireless Personal Area Network (WPAN) interface, a Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN) interface, and shared TX/RX resources communicatively coupled to the WPAN interface and to the WLAN interface. For WPAN connection setup operations of the WPAN interface, the WPAN interface is operable... Agent: Garlick Harrison & Markison

20070066356 - Link object to card: A method of linking an object to a print medium, comprising the step of: submitting a request to associate the object with a print media identifier of the print medium, submission of the request facilitating identification of the object and the print media identifier; wherein, the association of the object... Agent: Silverbrook Research Pty Ltd

20070066350 - Print card with linked object: A method of printing content representative of an object on a print medium using a mobile telecommunications device, comprising the steps of: identifying an object using the mobile telecommunications device; receiving the print medium in a media feed path of the mobile telecommunications device; determining a print media identifier from... Agent: Silverbrook Research Pty Ltd

20070066351 - Printing a receipt using a mobile device: A system for printing a receipt on a print medium, the system comprising: a mobile telecommunications device which comprises: a printer module to print the receipt on the print medium; and, a sensor module to sense a print media identifier of the print medium.... Agent: Silverbrook Research Pty Ltd

20070066354 - Printing a reminder list using a mobile device: A system for printing a reminder list on a print medium, the system comprising: a mobile telecommunications device which comprises: a printer module to print the reminder list on the print medium; and, a sensor module to sense a print media identifier of the print medium.... Agent: Silverbrook Research Pty Ltd

20070066357 - Printing content on a reverse side of a coded surface: A method of printing content using a print medium, comprising the steps of: determining, using a sensor module, a print media identifier from the print medium, the print media identifier having been linked to the content, and the content associated with previously printed content on the print medium; and, printing,... Agent: Silverbrook Research Pty Ltd

20070066353 - Printing dating information using a mobile device: A system for printing dating information on a print medium, the system comprising: a mobile telecommunications device which comprises: a printer module to print the dating information on the print medium; and, a sensor module to sense a print media identifier of the print medium.... Agent: Silverbrook Research Pty Ltd

20070066355 - Retrieve information via card on mobile device: A method of retrieving information linked to a print medium using a mobile telecommunications device, comprising the steps of: reading a print media identifier from the print medium using a sensor module of the mobile telecommunications device; and, retrieving information linked to the print medium using the print media identifier... Agent: Silverbrook Research Pty Ltd

20070066352 - Retrieving a document via a coded surface: A method of retrieving a document using a print medium, comprising the steps of: determining a print media identifier from the print medium using a sensor module of a mobile telecommunications device, the print media identifier having been linked to the document; and, retrieving, using the mobile telecommunications device, the... Agent: Silverbrook Research Pty Ltd

20070066358 - Retrieving a product via a coded surface: A method of retrieving a product using a print medium, comprising the steps of: determining a print media identifier from the print medium using a sensor module of a mobile telecommunications device, the print media identifier having been linked to the product; and, retrieving, using the mobile telecommunications device and... Agent: Silverbrook Research Pty Ltd

20070066360 - Wireless communication method and information processing apparatus storing different wireless modules in same apparatus: The Bluetooth (BT) module 24 secures a frequency band used by the wireless LAN module 23 in case of communicating with other apparatus such as a headset for IP telephone not shown, and then communicates by using a frequency of channel available in the other frequency region other than the... Agent: Beyer Weaver LLP

20070066361 - Apparatus and method for selecting an antenna in a communication system: An apparatus and a method for selecting an antenna appropriate for a data service type in a communication system employing multiple antennas. The method of performing data communication through a transceiver using multiple antennas includes determining the type of the data services contained in a received signal, selecting one of... Agent: Dilworth & Barrese, LLP

20070066362 - Frame structure, system and method for ofdm communications: A method and apparatus are provided for performing acquisition, synchronization and cell selection within an MIMO-OFDM communication system. A coarse synchronization is performed to determine a searching window. A fine synchronization is then performed by measuring correlations between subsets of signal samples, whose first signal sample lies within the searching... Agent: Smart & Biggar P.o. Box 2999, Station D

20070066364 - Customized data retrieval applications for mobile devices providing interpretation of markup language data: Systems and techniques, including computer software, for retrieving information to a mobile device involve installing a data retrieval application on the mobile device. The data retrieval application includes instructions for presenting a structured data display on the mobile device, defining a structure of the structured data display, requesting selected hyperlinks... Agent: Fish & Richardson P.C.

20070066363 - Mobile cellular telephone with a display that is controlled partly by an incline sensor: A mobile cellular telephone including an incline sensor arranged to detect inclination of the mobile telephone in a first plane. The mobile cellular telephone has an inclinometer mode, in which a processor receives an indication of the detected incline in the first plane from the incline sensor and controls a... Agent: Harrington & Smith, LLP

20070066365 - System and method for providing messages on a wireless device connecting to an application server: A system and method for providing a message on the graphic display of a wireless device while the wireless device is connecting to an application download server across a wireless network. When the wireless device attempts to communicate with an application download server or changes files while navigating an application... Agent: Qualcomm Incorporated

20070066366 - Method and system for implementing an emergency alert receiver system in a cellular phone: A cellular phone includes a cellular section and an emergency alert system (EAS) section. The cellular section receives and transmits communications over a cellular network. The EAS section receives emergency alert messages independent of the cellular network. The emergency alert messages are then broadcast to a user.... Agent: Agilent Technologies Inc.

20070060042 - System for providing interactive broadcast service and method thereof: A system for providing an interactive broadcast service and method thereof are disclosed, by which a communication service and an interactive broadcast service can be unitedly supported in an IMS (Internet protocol Multimedia Subsystem) environment. The present invention includes a first server receiving a message of the protocol from the... Agent: Lee, Hong, Degerman, Kang & Schmadeka

20070060043 - Wireless communication device and methods for protecting broadcasted management control messages in wireless networks: Embodiments of wireless communication devices and methods for protecting broadcasted management control messages from insider forgery in wireless network are generally described herein.... Agent: Schwegman, Lundberg, Woessner & Kluth, P.A.

20070060044 - Portable music system: The present invention provides a portable music system, comprising a remote control for transmitting signals over a wireless connection, an audio player for receiving the signals from the remote control, and conventional audio output wiring that is employed by a listener to listen to audio files that are stored on... Agent: Peter K Hahn Luce, Forward, Hamilton, Scripps, LLP.

20070060045 - System and technique for situational awareness: A situational awareness system includes a first local network having a plurality of digital communication devices, each device capable of gathering information pertinent to an area in proximity of the device and providing information to a control station capable of collaborating the information and provide such information to the devices... Agent: Raytheon Company C/o Daly, Crowley, Mofford & Durkee, LLP

20070060046 - Apparatus for repeating signal using microstrip patch array antenna: An apparatus for repeating a signal from a satellite using a microstrip patch array antenna is disclosed. The apparatus includes: a receiving unit for receiving the signal and amplifying the receiving signal; a radiating unit for radiating the amplified signal to the shadow area; and a feeding unit for feeding... Agent: Ladas & Parry LLP

20070060047 - Repeater: A repeater used in a radio communication system and a radio transmission system locally forms in a blind zone a wireless zone in which these systems can be accessed. The repeater is capable of properly allocating a radio resource to a blind zone and a non-blind zone without having a... Agent: Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

20070060049 - Apparatus and method for relaying neighbor base station information in a multi-hop relay wireless access communication system: An apparatus and method for relaying neighbor BS in a multi-hop relay broadband wireless access (BWA) communication system are provided. In the BWA communication system, a BS transmits a neighbor BS advertisement message to a relay station (RS) within a cell area of the BS. The RS configures a relay... Agent: Dilworth & Barrese, LLP

20070060050 - Apparatus and method for supporting multi-link in multi-hop relay cellular network: Provided is an apparatus and method for constructing a frame for transmitting a direct link and a multi-hop relay link signal in one frame in a multi-hop relay cellular network. The signals are multiplexed on a time-division multiplexing basis and a base station downlink and relay station uplink subframe are... Agent: Dilworth & Barrese, LLP

20070060051 - Method for receiving data of mobile terminal and apparatus thereof: A method for receiving data in a mobile terminal and the apparatus thereof according to the present invention can reduce the areas incapable of data reception by allowing a user's mobile terminal to receive data from a first mobile terminal with a good data reception state that receives data from... Agent: Lee, Hong, Degerman, Kang & Schmadeka

20070060048 - Scanning apparatus and method in a multi-hop relay broadband wireless access communication system: A scanning apparatus and method in a multi-hop relay Broadband Wireless Access (BWA) communication system are provided. In the scanning method, a Mobile Subscriber Station (MSS) sends a scan request message requesting scanning to a Base Station (BS) via a Relay Station (RS). The BS sends a scan response message... Agent: Dilworth & Barrese, LLP

20070060052 - Method for controlling the transfer of signals by a first communication device to a second communication device through a wireless network: The invention concerns a device for controlling the transfer of signals by a first communication device (20) to a second communication device (10) through a wireless network (15), the second communication device having at least N antennas, the first communication device having at least Mk antennas. The device for controlling... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland, Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20070060053 - System and method for unscheduled wireless communication with a medical device: Unscheduled wireless communication with a medical device is achieved by operating a receiver of the medical device in a series of modes. Each mode provides an increasingly selective evaluation of received RF energy. The receiver, when operating in a first mode, is capable of detecting the presence of RF energy... Agent: Medtronic, Inc.

20070060055 - Method and system for antenna and radio front-end topologies for a system-on-a-chip (soc) device that combines bluetooth and ieee 802.11 b/g wlan technologies: Certain embodiments of the invention may be found in a method and system for antenna and radio front-end topologies for a system-on-a-chip (SOC) device that combines Bluetooth and IEEE 802.11 b/g WLAN technologies. A single chip radio device that supports WLAN and Bluetooth technologies receives a WLAN signal in a... Agent: Mcandrews Held & Malloy, Ltd

20070060056 - Remote access method and device: A system and method enable remotely accessing a host, such as an automobile or the like, using short range wireless communication functionality integrated into a mobile device.... Agent: Whitaker Law Group

20070060054 - Wireless home communication system method and apparatus: A method and apparatus for interfacing a television with a cellular telephone during wireless voice communication sessions is described herein. According to an exemplary embodiment, the television operates as a hands-free interface for the cellular telephone during communication sessions. In one embodiment, the television receives a call notification from the... Agent: Coats & Bennett/sony Ericsson

20070060057 - Access point interference control and selection methods: In some embodiments, a system and method is disclosed for, among other things, reducing interference in a first wireless network from a second wireless network. In some embodiments, the method includes that an Interfered AP, which Interfered AP either itself receives interference or has a station in the Interfered AP's... Agent: Watchstone P + D

20070060058 - Cancellation systems for multicarrier transceiver arrays: Frequency-dependent cancellation separates a plurality of interfering signals received by a plurality of receivers. Received wideband single-carrier signals or multicarrier signals are separated into a plurality of narrowband subcarriers. Sub-carrier frequencies and frequency-band characteristics may be selected with respect to channel characteristics (e.g., coherence bandwidth, interference, etc.). A cancellation circuit... Agent: Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal LLP

20070060059 - Method and system for automatic control in an interference cancellation device: Signals propagating on an aggressor communication channel can cause detrimental interference in a victim communication channel. A signal processing circuit can generate an interference cancellation signal that, when applied to the victim communication channel, cancels the detrimental interference. The signal processing circuit can dynamically adjust or update two or more... Agent: King & Spalding LLP

20070060061 - Multiple hypothesis decoding: A multiple-input receiver for processing one or more communication signals is disclosed. The receiver includes a first and second demodulators, a decoder and decision logic. The first and second demodulators respectively use a first algorithm and a second algorithm and are both coupled to the receiver. The first algorithm includes... Agent: Qualcomm Incorporated

20070060060 - Power-efficient signaling for asymmetric multi-carrier communications: A method and system for reducing transmission power when signaling in groups. For a group of identically-sized signals a majority value can be determined. The majority value may be transmitted as an additional signal, and all indications of the group that match the majority indication can be gated “off.” The... Agent: Martin J. Jaquez, Esq. Jaquez & Associates

20070060062 - Transmission power range setting during channel assignment for interference balancing in a cellular wireless communication system: The present invention relates to a method for balancing the distribution of interference between radio cells in a wireless communication system comprising cells in which subcarrier blocks are used for communication. A number of adjacent cells build a cell cluster. Moreover, the present invention relates to a corresponding method adapted... Agent: Stevens, Davis, Miller & Mosher, LLP

20070060063 - Wireless, frequency-agile spread spectrum ground link-based aircraft data communication system: A flight information communication system has a plurality of RF direct sequence spread spectrum ground data links that link respective aircraft-resident subsystems, in each of which a copy of its flight performance data is stored, with airport-located subsystems. The airport-located subsystems are coupled by way communication paths, such as land... Agent: Allen, Dyer, Doppelt, Milbrath & Gilchrist P.A.

20070060064 - Adaptive control of transmission power and data rates of transmission links between access nodes of a mesh network: A method of optimizing link transmission parameters between access nodes within a mesh network is disclosed. The method includes each access node within the mesh transmitting packets at N different combinations of data rates and power levels. Each receiving node that receives the data packets at one or more of... Agent: Tropos Networks

20070060065 - System and method for detection of primary spectrum users: An external primary spectrum user detector (ESUD) is used to take over the role of integral radar detectors, and relieve user devices of the constraints associated with Primary Spectrum User detection. The ESUD can establish a relationship with the user devices by means of a cryptographic signature. The ESUD installation... Agent: Tucker, Ellis & West LLP

20070060066 - System and method for preventing performance degradation in communication circuitry: A system comprising first interface circuitry that includes a first input pad of first receiver circuitry, and control circuitry configured to operate the first interface circuitry in a first mode to prevent the first receiver circuitry from receiving a first signal using the first input pad and a second mode... Agent: Dicke, Billig & Czaja, P.l.l.c.

20070060067 - Use of measurement pilot for radio measurement in a wireless network: Various embodiments are disclosed relating to use of a measurement pilot for radio measurement in a wireless network, such as, for example, for use in the measurement and generation of beacon reports. In an example embodiment, a radio measurement request may be received from a requesting wireless node and a... Agent: Brake Hughes PLC C/o Portfolioip

20070060068 - Technique of detecting the propagation environment of radio wave: In a detector device 10 of the invention, a wave detection module 20 receives and detects radio wave in a predetermined frequency band, which is used by a target wireless communication device for telecommunication. An extraction module 30 extracts a pattern representing a time-series variation in presence or absence of... Agent: Beyer Weaver LLP

20070060069 - System and method for reducing spurious emissions in a wireless communication device including a testing apparatus: A wireless communication device is disclosed wherein isolation buffers couple to respective active circuits or stages of the device to convey test information regarding such active circuits to a test data line from which status information may be collected. The communication device operates in two modes, namely a normal operational... Agent: Mark P. Kahler

20070060070 - Wireless communication system and method using digital calibration to control mixer input swing: A wireless communication device is disclosed wherein the voltage swing of a local oscillator (LO) signal is controlled to prevent overstressing semiconductor devices in a mixer to which the LO signal is supplied. A quadrature divider supplies the LO signal to the mixer. Digital calibration methodology controls the current that... Agent: Mark P. Kahler

20070060071 - Wireless communication system and method using digital calibration to control mixer input swing: A wireless communication device is disclosed wherein the voltage swing of a local oscillator (LO) signal is controlled to prevent overstressing semiconductor devices in a mixer to which the LO signal is supplied. A quadrature divider supplies the LO signal to the mixer. Digital calibration methodology controls the current that... Agent: Mark P. Kahler

20070060072 - Portable electronic device: A portable electronic device includes a body and a signal transmitter/receiver. The body has a display having a first display mode and a second display mode. The signal transmitter/receiver is pivotally connected to the body through the first pivot and the second pivot. The transmitter/receiver may be rotated to a... Agent: Rabin & Berdo, PC

20070060073 - Method and apparatus for communicating symbols in a multiple input multiple output communication system using interleaved subcarriers across a plurality of antennas: A method and apparatus are provided for transmitting one or more symbols in a multiple antenna wireless communication system. Subcarriers from one or more symbols are interleaved across a plurality of antennas. The symbols may be, for example, long or short training symbols based on a single-antenna long or short... Agent: Ryan, Mason & Lewis, LLP

20070060074 - High-efficiency modulating rf amplifier: The present invention, generally speaking, provides for high-efficiency power control of an amplifier apparatus. In one example of the present invention, the amplifier apparatus comprises a power control circuit for producing a specified signal using a magnitude signal and a power source in accordance with a control signal, produced independently... Agent: Mcdermott Will & Emery LLP

20070060075 - Systems and methods for an rf nulling scheme in rfid: Systems and methods for an RF nulling scheme are provided. An RF nulling scheme can minimize the level of unwanted RF signal reflections entering the receiver without attenuating the desired signal response from an RFID tag. In one aspect of the RF nulling scheme a synthesizer signal can be split... Agent: Baker & Mckenzie LLP Patent Department

20070060076 - Systems, and methods of rf power transmission, modulation, and amplification, including multiple input single output (miso) amplifiers: 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

20070060078 - Last inch communication system: Methods and apparatus for a high speed, highly directional, wireless communication system are disclosed. The high speed wireless links (16) are accomplished using relatively narrow beams (<1°) that allow for virtually unlimited links in any geographic area, and which allow virtually any individual or company to implement fiber-speed links qui... Agent: Giaccherini

20070060077 - Receiver architecture for wireless communication: A bandpass-sampling receiver is proposed, comprising: the first Sigma-delta ADC, for converting the received RF signal into the first channel of digital signal under the control of the first sampling clock signal; the second Sigma-delta ADC, for converting the received RF signal into the second channel of digital signal under... Agent: Philips Electronics North America Corporation Intellectual Property & Standards

20070060079 - Receiver, frequency deviation measuring unit and positioning and ranging system: In a system for measuring a time difference of arrival of signals for positioning, an accurate time difference is measured by a receiver which is reduced in power consumption, size, and cost. The system comprises a node (under measurement) for transmitting a positioning signal, a reference station for transmitting a... Agent: Reed Smith LLP

20070060080 - Receiver: A receiver includes (i) a first filter coupled to a first antenna and passing a signal in a first frequency band, (ii) a first receiver part for receiving the signal in the first frequency band from one of input terminals thereof coupled on the output side of the first filter,... Agent: Ratnerprestia

20070060081 - Calibration of phase locked loop parameters based on static band information: A technique includes selecting one out of a plurality of frequency bands and providing a voltage controlled oscillator to generate a mixing signal for the selected frequency band. The technique includes adjusting a frequency gain of the voltage controlled oscillator based on the selected frequency band.... Agent: Trop Pruner & Hu, PC

20070060082 - Receiving apparatus: A receiving apparatus 10 receives a broadcasting wave to which service information indicating at least a channel number, a transmission broadcasting station name, and a broadcast target area are added. A control CPU 20 controls a tuner 11 so as to determine whether the broadcasting wave can be received in... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20070060083 - Network searching in a mobile communication terminal: A network search method for a mobile communication terminal is disclosed. In one example embodiment, a mobile communication terminal employing a Digitally Controlled Crystal Oscillator (DCXO) performs a network search method including the act of searching for a frequency using a value stored in an Automatic Frequency Control (AFC) mode.... Agent: Workman Nydegger (f/k/a Workman Nydegger & Seeley)

20070060085 - Broadcast system and channel setting method therein: A broadcast system and a channel setting method therein are provided. The broadcast system includes a channel searching unit for setting a center frequency for at least one broadcasting channel, and a searching frequency of n-th and (n+1)-th channels according to each center frequency, and storing channel information obtained from... Agent: Robert E. Bushnell

20070060084 - Tower discovery and failover: Described is a communication system including wireless client devices. In the described system, the client devices may be wrist-worn watches such as are in common use today, except that the watches are specially configured to receive transmissions from broadcast towers. A client device is associated with one or more home... Agent: Merchant & Gould (microsoft)

20070060086 - Candidate system search and soft handoff between frequencies in a multi-carrier mobile communication system: The present invention encompasses a mobile station comprising a transmitter for transmitting outgoing signals from the mobile station and a receiver for receiving incoming signals, the receiver coupled to the transmitter and having N subreceivers, where N is an integer greater than one and each of the N subreceivers may... Agent: Qualcomm Incorporated

20070060087 - Low noise high linearity downconverting mixer: This invention presents a low noise high linearity downconverting mixer, comprising a switch circuit, an intermediate frequency IF circuit, a RF amplifier circuit, and a DC bias current circuit, whereas the present invention is used at RF front end in wireless communication devices.... Agent: Law Offices Of Clement Cheng

20070060088 - Apparatus for automatically adjusting amplitude of audio signal based on background environment: The invention provides an apparatus that is adapted to adjust the amplitude of an audio signal based on the background. The apparatus, according to a preferred embodiment of the invention, includes an audio receiving module. The audio receiving module is adapted to receive a first audio and a second audio... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20070060089 - Wi-fi network locator with directional antenna and wireless adaptor: A wireless network locator device with a directional antenna and network adaptor. When the directional antenna is deployed, it allows the users to pinpoint the source of the RF signals. The network locator also has a network adaptor circuit to allow the users to readily connect to the RF source,... Agent: Philip K. Yu

20070060090 - Phase-lock loop, method for frequency switching in a phase-lock loop, and use of said phase-lock loop: The invention relates to a phase comparison circuit including a reference input and a feedback input, and an output provided with a controlled oscillator which is connected thereto. A frequency divider with an adjustable division ratio resides in the feedback path of the phase-lock loop. The phase-lock loop includes a... Agent: Eschweiler & Associates, LLC National City Bank Building

20070060091 - Method of recognizing frequency bandwidth of base station in a mobile communication system with frequency bandwidth scalability: A method is provided for recognizing the frequency bandwidth of a base station in a mobile communication system with frequency bandwidth scalability where the transmission frequency bands of base stations and mobile stations having different frequency bandwidths are overlaid with one another. The base stations transmit to a mobile station... Agent: Dilworth & Barrese, LLP

20070060092 - Extension device: An antenna (8), mounted to a roof (3) of a building (1), receives digital broadcast transmissions and feeds a signal through a cable (9) to a desk stand (2). The desk stand has an amplifier and a loop antenna. A mobile telephone handset (6) capable of receiving digital broadcast transmissions... Agent: Ware Fressola Van Der Sluys & Adolphson, LLP

20070060093 - Quasi non-volatile memory for use in a receiver: Image rejection factors are calibrated for a receiver circuit (106) during an initialization period. The image rejection factors are stored in a quasi non-volatile memory (124) associated with the receiver circuit (106). The quasi non-volatile memory (124) is powered from a first source (VDD A) during a first receiver mode... Agent: Larson Newman Abel Polansky & White, LLP

20070060094 - Rf receiving apparatus: A level comparator supplied with oscillation signal of local oscillator for comparing the signal level of oscillation signal with a certain predetermined threshold value, and a driving section interposed between the output of level comparator and a control section are provided. When the level comparator recognized that the signal level... Agent: Ratnerprestia

20070060095 - Quick detection of signaling in a wireless communication system: Quick frequency tracking (QFT), quick time tracking (QTT), and non-causal pilot filtering (NCP) are used to detect sporadically transmitted signaling, e.g., paging indicators. For QFT, multiple hypothesized frequency errors are applied to an input signal to obtain multiple rotated signals. The energies of the rotated signals are computed. The hypothesized... Agent: Qualcomm Incorporated

20070060096 - Communications system, presence server, and communications method used for them: The present invention provides a communications system, presence server, and communications methodused for them, which determines an optimum operation for phone call taken into account presence information of caller. The presence server compares a priority level allocated to caller presence information with a priority level allocated to receiver presence information,... Agent: Law Offices Whitham, Curtis & Christofferson, P.C.

20070060097 - Voip emergency call support: Techniques to support emergency voice-over-Internet Protocol (VoIP) calls are described. The techniques may be used for various 3GPP and 3GPP2 networks, various location architectures, and various types of User Equipment (UE). A UE communicates with a visited network to send a request to establish an emergency VoIP call. The UE... Agent: Qualcomm Incorporated

20070060098 - Radio frequency location determination system and method with wireless mesh sensor networks: A radio frequency (RF) system and method for determining the location of a wireless node in a wireless mesh sensor network is disclosed. The wireless node can be a wireless terminal, a wireless transceiver, or a wireless transmitter. The wireless network includes a plurality of wireless nodes linked to a... Agent: Gardere Wynne Sewell LLP Intellectual Property Section

20070060099 - Managing sponsored content based on usage history: Improved search capabilities are disclosed for mobile communications devices such as cell phones, as well as improved techniques for delivering sponsored content in a mobile communication environment.... Agent: Strategic Patents P.C..

20070060102 - Billing in mobile communications system employing wireless application protocol: The invention relates to a network part and a method for generating billing data in a mobile communications system employing a wireless application protocol. The network part of the mobile communications system comprises: means for setting up a bi-directional wireless data transmission connection to a subscriber terminal; means for transmitting... Agent: Berkeley Law & Technology Group

20070060101 - Method for controlling charging of packet data service: A method for controlling the charging of packet data service includes: monitoring a number of event triggers; and when one of the event triggers is met, a Traffic Plane Function (TPF) requesting charging rules from a Charging Rule Function (CRF). In the preferred embodiments, the event triggers, which the TPF... Agent: Marshall, Gerstein & Borun LLP

20070060100 - Systems and methods for mobile station service control: Systems and methods wherein the wireless device operates as a service control point (“SCP”) in a wireless service network. The billing system controls the service control point in the wireless device by periodically supplying increments of value from a master account balance. The billing system may also periodically update the... Agent: Townsend And Townsend And Crew, LLP

20070060106 - Authentication in a packet data network: Authentication method for authenticating a mobile node to a packet data network, in which a shared secret for both the mobile node and the packet data network is arranged by using a shared secret of the mobile node and a telecommunications network authentication centre. In the method, the mobile node... Agent: Perman & Green

20070060104 - Method and apparatus for improving communication security: Each of a terminal (102) and an access point (104) has a communication system (200) having a transceiver (202), and a processor (204). The processor is programmed to interleave (302) data between two or more packet streams, encrypt (306) each packet stream, and transmit (310) each encrypted packet stream in... Agent: Akerman Senterfitt

20070060105 - System and method for optimizing a wireless connection between wireless devices: Described is a method where a wireless mobile unit (“MU”) transmits an association request and an authentication request to an access point (“AP”). The association request includes an identifier of the MU and the authentication request includes authentication data of the MU. An authentication procedure of the MU is performed... Agent: Fay Kaplun & Marcin, LLP

20070060103 - System and method of modifying communications policy settings in a wireless network: The present invention provides a system and method of modifying policy settings in a network having a plurality of subscriber devices. An embodiment includes a plurality of base stations, each capable of wirelessly transmitting across a geographic region. A cell-phone, capable of roaming between regions is operable to establish a... Agent: Torys LLP

20070060111 - Adaptive communication data retrieval system: A system for providing a mobile communication device with information, the system including at least one server being communicable with the mobile communication device to communicate service choices and the information to the mobile communication device. Upon selection of at least one of the service choices, the mobile communication device... Agent: Reed Smith LLP

20070060110 - Communication system, communication apparatus, communication method, communication control method, communication control program, and program storage medium: A communication system is provided for performing communication by setting system information, which includes a first communication apparatus having communication control means for setting system information, communication means based on the system information, system information storage means, and system information providing means for providing a user with the information; and... Agent: William S. Frommer, Esq. Frommer Lawrence & Haug LLP

20070060109 - Managing sponsored content based on user characteristics: Improved search capabilities are disclosed for mobile communications devices such as cell phones, as well as improved techniques for delivering sponsored content in a mobile communication environment and managing sponsored content based on mobile communication facility user characteristics.... Agent: Strategic Patents P.C..

20070060107 - Method of enabling a wireless information device to automatically modify its behaviour: An end-user enters time sensitive information into an application; this, for example, may be an entry (e.g. ‘meeting’, or ‘lunch with Bob’) against specific times in an agenda or calendar application. Then, a different application on the device can utilise that information to modify the device behaviour appropriately. For example,... Agent: Synnestvedt Lechner & Woodbridge LLP

20070060108 - System and method of obtaining directions to scheduled events: A wireless communications device includes application logic and scheduling logic. The scheduling logic allows a user to create and maintain a schedule of events the user is interested in, and notifies the user of a scheduled event based on event data stored in memory of the wireless communications device. The... Agent: Coats & Bennett/sony Ericsson

20070060112 - Identifying events: Events may be identified by storing information in response to activating an event stamp function. As a result of activating the event function, the information collected may immediately be compared to event information in a database. Alternatively, the information collected may later be compared to event information in a database.... Agent: David Lewis

20070060116 - External memory management apparatus and external memory management method: An objective is to prevent an unauthorized application from falsifying and assuming specific information generated for access to an external memory, without permission, and to achieve safer management of access to the external memory. An external memory function module 15 is a function module to control access of applications 101A... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland, Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20070060115 - Method and apparatus for improved calling in a mobile communication terminal: A method and an apparatus for adding a code for a service including, but not limited to, an info-mobile service, an international call service and a zone rate service prior to a calling number, in a mobile communication terminal are provided. A code adding mode is provided when the calling... Agent: Dilworth & Barrese, LLP

20070060113 - Model driven application framework: A system, apparatus, method and article for a modular electronic mail software architecture are described. The apparatus may include a processing sub-system having a processor and memory. The memory may store software components for execution by the processor. The software components may comprise an application program implemented using a model... Agent: Kacvinsky, LLC

20070060114 - Predictive text completion for a mobile communication facility: In embodiments of the present invention improved capabilities are described for predicting a search query term, wherein the prediction is based at least in part on a plurality of keystrokes entered on a mobile communication facility and wherein the prediction is further based at least in part on information relating... Agent: Strategic Patents P.C..

20070060117 - Short-range wireless architecture: A short-range wireless architecture is presented that allows a wireless user device, such as a personal digital assistant, to communicate and enter into transactions with an application server or back-end device. A wireless tier is utilized, which may provide services for the wireless user device such as security and authentication,... Agent: Fliesler Meyer LLP

20070060118 - Centralized voice recognition unit for wireless control of personal mobile electronic devices: Described are a method and system for controlling the operation of personal mobile electronic devices disposed about a user. Each device is adapted to receive command according to a common wireless protocol. A voice signal is generated in response to a voice command spoken by the user. Command data are... Agent: Ibm Lotus & Rational Sw C/o Guerin & Rodriguez

20070060119 - Early auto-on mobile communications device: Apparatuses and methods for starting a mobile communications device are disclosed. The mobile communications device is operated by a device user. The device includes an output device for emitting a sensible signal. An input device receives user input from the device user. An alarm application receives an input time and... Agent: Ridout & Maybee Suite 2400

20070060120 - Telemetry system and facsimile machine: The systems and methods disclosed herein relate to digital data communication systems, and more particularly, the systems and methods relate to systems and methods for facilitation digital communication between a first modem equipped facsimile machine and a second modem equipped facsimile machine. In one example, the system has the second... Agent: Thomas, Kayden, Horstemeyer & Risley, LLP

20070060121 - Systems and methods for delivering a stored message to a subscriber: A method for delivering a stored message to a satellite radio receiver is disclosed. The method includes receiving a request to retrieve the message, receiving the message, encoding the message for satellite transmission, and transmitting the message for delivery to the satellite radio receiver.... Agent: Lee & Hayes, PLLC

20070060122 - Method and system for implementing roam restriction: A method for implementing roam restriction and a system thereof are disclosed in the present invention, by setting up a list of areas where the terminal is allowed to roam. The method includes: the terminal sends a wireless service request to the mobile switching center on the wireless communication network... Agent: Wood, Phillips, Katz, Clark & Mortimer

20070060123 - Roaming across different access mechanisms and network technologies: In one embodiment, a method of allowing a user to roam from one wireless network and interact with an Internet-based application is disclosed. The method comprises establishing a connection between a wireless mobile device and a first wireless network, wherein the connection allows the wireless mobile device to interact with... Agent: Townsend And Townsend And Crew LLP

20070060124 - Mobile services control platform providing a converged voice service: A mobile services control platform supports an enhanced service, Voice Forwarding to Wi-Fi or Wi-Fi Voice. Functionally, the service allows a subscriber to use a Wi-Fi device to receive voice calls directed to his or her mobile number. In a representative example, when the user connects over a Wi-Fi network,... Agent: Law Office Of David H. Judson

20070060128 - Apparatus and method for detecting data transmission mode of access point in wireless terminal: An apparatus and method for detecting a data transmission mode of an access point (AP) in a wireless terminal is provided. When the AP switches the data transmission mode in a state where a Wi-Fi wireless link is connected between the AP and the wireless terminal or not, the AP... Agent: Robert E. Bushnell

20070060126 - Mobile communication system detectable mobile station moving out of communication range: In a mobile communication system, a base station controller has a handoff information management table for storing distance information for each mobile station notified from each of base stations and a detection unit for updating the handoff information management table each time a new handoff information was received from the... Agent: Antonelli, Terry, Stout & Kraus, LLP

20070060127 - Secure session keys context: Handoffs must be fast for wireless mobile nodes without sacrificing the security between a mobile node and wireless access points in an access network. A secure session keys context approach is shown having all the good features, like mobility and security optimization, of the currently existing proposals of key-request, pre-authentication,... Agent: Ware Fressola Van Der Sluys & Adolphson, LLP

20070060125 - System and method for detecting an unlicensensed mobile alliance (uma) service in gsm wireless communication networks: Techniques are provided for scanning for access points with a wireless communication device including a baseband processor and a WLAN processor. A data download command which defines a preferred network list can be sent from the baseband processor to the WLAN processor. In addition, a first scan command can be... Agent: Ingrassia Fisher & Lorenz, P.C.

20070060129 - Mobile communication facility characteristic influenced search results: Improved mobile content presentation capabilities are disclosed for mobile communications facilities, such as cell phones. Information relating to mobile communication facilities and other capabilities are employed to improve the presentation and relevance of mobile content to appropriate or desirable mobile communication facilities.... Agent: Strategic Patents P.C..

20070060130 - Method and apparatus for creating a fingerprint for a wireless network: The disclosure is directed to a wireless communication device and method for using the device. The wireless communications device may be used by accessing information in memory, the information relating to a first communications network. The information, along with one or more reference signals from a second communications network, is... Agent: Qualcomm Incorporated

20070060147 - Apparatus for transmitting data packets between wireless sensor networks over internet, wireless sensor network domain name server, and data packet transmission method using the same: Provided are an apparatus for transmitting data packets between wireless sensor networks over the Internet, a wireless sensor network domain name server, and a data packet transmission method using the same. The data packet transmission apparatus includes: a radio frequency (RF) interface; an ethernet interface; and a network processor connected... Agent: Ladas & Parry LLP

20070060140 - Communication system: A communication system makes throughput preferable by reducing wireless frame collision which occurs when a plurality of control stations cannot recognize one another. When a wireless communication device that is operating as a dependent station of a first control station detects a second control station, DEVice operates as a dependent... Agent: Morgan & Finnegan, L.L.P.

20070060149 - Frame communication apparatus and method in broadband wireless communication system: A frame communication apparatus and method for a broadband wireless communication system are provided that employ a transmitter. In the transmitter, a control channel generating unit generates burst allocation information including a receiver identification (ID) with respect to a transmission packet, a burst generating unit constructs data burst by adding... Agent: Roylance, Abrams, Berdo & Goodman, L.L.P.

20070060144 - Interoperable communications system and method of use: The present invention is directed to a system and method for providing an interoperable communications system including a plurality of otherwise disjunct communication systems each including at least one communications device. The system includes a plurality of system interface controllers each coupled to one of the communication systems and a... Agent: Mccormick, Paulding & Huber LLP

20070060136 - Managing sponsored content based on device characteristics: Improved search capabilities are disclosed for mobile communications devices such as cell phones. These and other capabilities are employed to improve delivery of sponsored content, such as advertisements and sponsored links, to appropriate or desirable mobile communication facilities.... Agent: Strategic Patents P.C..

20070060141 - Mesh deterministic access: A deterministic access system and method is provided that may be used for gaining access to a shared communication medium in a mesh or decentralized network. The deterministic access method enables QoS prioritization for periodic data flows such as those used in streaming media or VOIP communications without the direction... Agent: Texas Instruments Incorporated

20070060142 - Method and apparatus for efficient operation of an enhanced dedicated channel: A method and apparatus for efficient operation of an enhanced dedicated channel (E-DCH) are disclosed. A physical layer processing includes computation of various control parameters followed by actual processing of the data to be transmitted. In accordance with the present invention, the computation of the control parameters is performed asynchronously... Agent: Volpe And Koenig, P.C. Dept. Icc

20070060139 - Method and apparatus for transmitting/receiving packet data using pre-defined length indicator in a mobile communication system: A method and apparatus for enabling efficient use of radio resources by reducing an RLC PDU size in a mobile communication system supporting voice service over a packet network are provided. An RLC layer constructs an RLC PDU without inserting information indicating the start and end of an SDU or... Agent: Roylance, Abrams, Berdo & Goodman, L.L.P.

20070060135 - Method and device for streaming wireless digital content: A device for streaming wireless digital content uses a processor, an output unit and a wireless communication module. The processor has an arbitration circuit module used to manage streaming, storage and output of digital content packets. The wireless communication module is electrically connected to the processor to connect to a... Agent: Rosenberg, Klein & Lee

20070060145 - Method for allocating downlink resources in a communication system: Disclosed is a method for resource allocation for a data burst in a communication system having a frame which is divided according time and frequency and includes a data burst allocation region. The method includes constructing the frame to have a structure in which the data burst allocation region is... Agent: Dilworth & Barrese, LLP

20070060143 - Method for defining, allocating and assigning addresses in ad hoc wireless networks: A method allocates and assigns addresses to nodes in an ad hoc wireless network. A set of potential addresses of nodes in an ad hoc wireless network are defined as having N fields, in which the number of bits in each field is one or more bits. A subset of... Agent: Mitsubishi Electric Research Laboratories, Inc.

20070060137 - Methods, systems, and computer program products for call/message routing based on determined subscriber activity: A method of providing communications can include selectively routing subscriber calls/messages to among a plurality of associated subscriber devices based on determined subscriber activity. Related systems and computer program product are also disclosed.... Agent: Myers Bigel Sibley & Sajovec, P.A.

20070060148 - Packet scheduler: A packet scheduler for scheduling transmission over a wireless communications high speed downlink connection of at least one data packet addressed to at least one user equipment. The data packets are stored in a buffer. The packet scheduler includes a processor arranged to determine from the buffer at least one... Agent: Squire, Sanders & Dempsey L.L.P.

20070060134 - Structured addressing scheme for wireless networks: A method assigns addresses to nodes in a wireless network. An address space is defined as an n-dimensional grid. Each grid intersection has coordinates of a corresponding possible node of a wireless network. A number of components of each coordinate is equal to a dimensionality of the grid, and the... Agent: Mitsubishi Electric Research Laboratories, Inc. Patent Department

20070060133 - System and method for a private wireless network interface: A private wireless network interface provides wireless signaling and protocols of a wireless macro network to allow a consumer to operate over a private wireless network. The private wireless network interface receives wireless signals compatible with a wireless macro network and transmits the signals over a broadband connection to a... Agent: Sprint Nextel Corporation

20070060146 - System and method for transmitting/receiving resource allocation information in a communication system: A system is provided for transmitting/receiving downlink resource allocation information in a communication system. In the system, a base station generates first information including downlink resource allocation information necessary for supporting a first mode supported by the base station, generates second information including length information of the first information, and... Agent: Dilworth & Barrese, LLP

20070060131 - Telecommunications services apparatus and methods: The apparatus stores for a first user a number of addresses representing members of one of a number of groups of users, the addresses being configurable by the first user. The first user may send a text message to a service address corresponding to that group of users such that... Agent: Renner Otto Boisselle & Sklar, LLP

20070060138 - User equipment and method for controlling data rate thereof: An apparatus and method for controlling a data rate by a user equipment (UE) that receives a scheduling command for uplink data transmission from a non-serving Node B in a mobile communication system that transmits packet data over an uplink are provided. A scheduling command receiver receives a down command... Agent: Roylance, Abrams, Berdo & Goodman, L.L.P.

20070060132 - Wireless ad hoc communication with different power levels for message header and payload: A method of communicating messages among a number of radio communications devices via a communications medium, each of said messages comprising a message header and a message payload. The method comprises transmitting the message header of a first message, where the first message is to be transmitted from a first... Agent: Ericsson Inc.

20070060150 - Automatic partitioning of wireless access points into overlay and underlay networks: Methods, apparatuses and systems directed to partitioning access points into two or more network access layers, such as overlay and underlay network access layers. According to one implementation of the present invention, a wireless network management system partitions a set of wireless access points into an overlay network for low-functionality... Agent: Law Office Of Mark J. Spolyar

20070060151 - Power line communication system: A power line communication system is applied in a building and a plurality of power lines is laid in the building. Alternating current and at least a power line communication signal can be transmitted via the plurality of power lines. The power line communication system comprises at least a wireless... Agent: Law Offices Of Lai & Associates, P.C.

20070060165 - Asymmetric mode of operation in multi-carrier communication systems: A method and system for providing asymmetric modes of operation in multi-carrier wireless communication systems. A method may assign a long code mask (LCM) to an information channel associated with a plurality of forward link carriers to transmit data from an access network to an access terminal; and multiplex the... Agent: Qualcomm Incorporated

20070060158 - Channel partitioning forwireless local area networks: The present application discloses, inter alia, a system for improving the aggregate throughput of a wireless local area network which includes: at least one access point that is equipped with at least one transceiver configured to simultaneously transmit and receive at multiple frequencies using multiple channels; and the access point... Agent: Watchstone P + D

20070060157 - Collaborative communication for wireless local area networks: A helper station system is disclosed that can enhance communications in a wireless network having at least one slow or unreliable link. In preferred embodiments, the helper station system includes at least one helper station configured to wirelessly re-transmit an original wireless transmission from at least one sender station to... Agent: Watchstone P + D

20070060160 - Device for avoidance and resolution of channel time reservation conflict in distributed wireless mac systems, and reservation system having the same and method therefor: A data slot reservation system in a distributed wireless personal area network including at least one or more devices. The data slot reservation system includes a first device for broadcasting an extended distributed reservation protocol (DRP) availability information element storing data slot reservation information of at least one neighboring device... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20070060153 - Direct transition to cell dch: The present invention relates to methods and arrangements for reducing the time delay associated with the initialisation of a data transfer in a UMTS Radio Access Network. The Radio Network Controller, RNC, (102) connectable to a UMTS network and to a plurality of User Equipments, UEs, (108) wherein the UEs... Agent: Ericsson Inc.

20070060164 - Method and apparatus for controlling reduced slot cycle mode for paging in a mobile communication system, and system thereof: A reduced slot cycle (RSC) mode control method is provided for observing a paging slot by a mobile station to receive a message transmitted from a base station in a mobile communication system. The method includes the steps of determining at least one parameter related to an operation time of... Agent: Roylance, Abrams, Berdo & Goodman, L.L.P.

20070060156 - Method and apparatus for radio resource allocation in a wireless communication system: A method and apparatus for re-allocating radio resources in a wireless communication system includes observing an original allocation of radio resources within the system. The method collects system statistics over an observation interval, determines an optimal allocation of radio resources based on the observed statistics, and re-allocates the radio resources... Agent: Volpe And Koenig, P.C. Dept. Icc

20070060168 - Method and apparatus for using single-radio nodes and multi-radio nodes in a network: A method, apparatus and computer program product for using a single-radio node and a multi-radio node in a wireless network having a control channel and at least one data channel is presented. One radio of the multi-radio node is kept tuned to the control channel. The single-radio node and the... Agent: Chapin Intellectual Property Law, LLC

20070060154 - Method and device for transmitting user-selected data with a request for connection signal over a telecommunications network: Provided is a method of establishing a communications connection that enables the party requesting such connection to send data regarding the connection together with the request signal connection. In one embodiment, the method includes (1) transmitting user-defined information data together with a request for connection signal from a first communications... Agent: Hitt Gaines, PC Agere Systems Inc.

20070060162 - Methods and apparatus to perform transmission bandwidth detection in wireless local area networks: Methods and apparatus to perform transmission bandwidth detection in wireless local area networks are disclosed. A disclosed example method comprises receiving a first plurality of samples representative of a first signal transmitted on a first wireless local area network (WLAN) channel, computing a first correlation of a first portion of... Agent: Texas Instruments Incorporated

20070060163 - Methods and system for communications between equipment using one or more interleaved mobile level stuffing sequences: A method of interleaving one or more messages during a mobile level set-up procedure between a first terminal and a second terminal. The method includes initiating a communication session between the first terminal and the second terminal through a telecommunication medium and transferring a first message from the first terminal... Agent: Townsend And Townsend And Crew, LLP

20070060167 - Multiplexing and feedback support for wireless communication systems: A control scheme using packet headers allows GSM EDGE Radio Access Network (GERAN) systems to increase spectral efficiency through multiplexing techniques, such as superposition coding, multi-user packet transmission, joint detection, and/or joint decoding. A fast feedback scheme for GERAN allows Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) frames to be transmitted over... Agent: Qualcomm Incorporated

20070060159 - Radio communication apparatus: A radio communication apparatus includes an acquiring device which acquires information required to determine a ratio between a first period length making a radio communication by using either of two first channels each having a first bandwidth and a second period length making a radio communication by using a second... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland, Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20070060161 - Radio communication using ofdma and ifdma: In a method for communicating by radio, a frequency band divided up into a plurality of subcarriers is used for the communication. Messages are sent from a base station to a user station and/or from the user station to the base station. Messages are processed at some times using a... Agent: Staas & Halsey LLP

20070060155 - System and method to dynamically adapt a cca threshold: The present invention relates to a method, device and system for dynamically adapting a clear channel assessment threshold of a wireless communications channel by determining the status of a busy channel indicator for at least a first parameter (105) and dynamically changing the clear channel assessment threshold based on the... Agent: Motorola, Inc.

20070060166 - Traffic detection system and communication-quality monitoring system on a network: A communication-quality monitoring system includes a receiving unit for receiving packets to detect packets of a traffic, a frequency-distribution calculator for calculating frequency distribution of the arrival times of the received packets, and a degradation detection unit for detecting degradation of communication quality in the network by comparing statistic parameters... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20070060152 - Wireless terminal, base device, wireless system, wireless terminal control method, wireless terminal control program, and computer-readable storage medium storing same program: A wireless AV system includes a central wireless unit, serving as a base device, and a TV main unit. The TV main unit includes an SS transmitter/receiver (T/R) unit, a TV section, a TV microcomputer, and a second SS-CPU. The SS T/R unit receives an MPEG-2 stream and command transmission... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20070060169 - Traffic control method: The invention relates to traffic handling in multi-access communication systems (100). A network-level solution is proposed, in which the access networks (20) provide a network-based ATC server (61) with access-related information comprising measured performance parameters. The ATC server may also receive information from the multi-access terminal (10), e.g. about available... Agent: Ericsson Inc.

20070060172 - Locating a mobile computing unit: System and methods for locating a mobile computing unit are described. In some cases the systems and/or methods determine, at a mobile computing unit, the mobile computing unit's absolute coordinates using received radio frequency (“RF”) signals from RF beacons using known coordinates for the RF beacons and an environmental profile.... Agent: Lee & Hayes PLLC

20070060171 - Method and apparatus for developing location-based applications utilizing a location-based portal: A system for developing location-based applications comprising: a mobile device. A carrier-positioning infrastructure, communicating with the mobile device for enabling the use of location-based applications by the mobile device. A mobile location-based application provider providing location-based applications to the at least one mobile device. A mobile location-based application server. A... Agent: Edwards & Angell, LLP

20070060170 - Position estimating system: A position estimating system capable of accurately estimating the position assumed by a target terminal user based upon measurement of wireless reception signal levels of signals from a target terminal is provided. The position estimating system includes a target terminal that wirelessly transmits a position estimation request, a plurality of... Agent: Rabin & Berdo, PC

20070060173 - Managing sponsored content based on transaction history: Improved search capabilities are disclosed for mobile communications devices such as cell phones, as well as improved techniques for delivering sponsored content in a mobile communication environment.... Agent: Strategic Patents P.C..

20070060174 - Methods, systems, and computer program products for updating message routing profiles: A method of providing communications can include updating a message routing profile for a subscriber responsive to location associated information received from a communications device proximate to the subscriber.... Agent: Myers Bigel Sibley & Sajovec, P.A.

20070060175 - Paging methods and apparatus: Improved paging methods and apparatus are described. Paging requirements for a page are determined from paging information. Paging requirements may include, e.g., transmission delay constraints, paging resource requirements, whether or not a page is to be acknowledged, quality of service information, etc. A page is generated and transmitted by the... Agent: Qualcomm Incorporated

20070060177 - Methods and apparatus for facilitating the delivery of e-mail using different data communication services: Methods and apparatus for facilitating the delivery of e-mail messages from a mobile communication device are disclosed. In one disclosed example, an end user of the mobile device enters e-mail message information corresponding to a new e-mail message through a user interface. Preferably, the user interface is an e-mail graphical... Agent: John J. Oskorep, Esq. One Magnificent Mile Center

20070060176 - Type-ahead keypad input: Type-ahead keypad input is described. In an embodiment, keypad inputs that are entered as characters of a search term on a keypad of an input device, such as a television remote control, are received by a television-based client device. A user interface displays the keypad inputs as they are received,... Agent: Lee & Hayes PLLC

20070060178 - Segment sensitive scheduling: Systems and methods of scheduling sub-carriers in an OFDMA system in which a scheduler takes into account channel conditions experienced by the communication devices to optimize channel conditions. The scheduler can partition a set of sub-carriers spanning an operating bandwidth into a plurality of segments. The segments can include a... Agent: Qualcomm Incorporated

20070060179 - Method of assigning radio channel: A base station assigns a most appropriate carrier from wide frequency bands in response to a re-request for channel establishment received from a mobile station, even if a same slot as a slot last assigned is assigned. Furthermore, a frequency management table is managed in which carriers that form a... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20070060180 - System and method for ranging: A system operable for ranging synchronization is provided. The system includes a first component that is operable to analyze a set of signals. The first component is operable to determine a subset of the set of signals based on a condition, at least some of the set of signals including... Agent: Texas Instruments Incorporated

20070060181 - Communication method, communication system, and communication terminal: A one-to-multitude group communication method and group communication system enabling a user of each communication terminal to predict transmission permission and a communication terminal used in this one-to-multitude group communication system, where when a communication terminal requests the transmission permission from a communication management system, the information concerning communication terminals... Agent: Hogan & Hartson L.L.P.

20070060182 - Method of uplink preemption by users in a trunking group: The present invention discloses a method of uplink preemption for users in the trunking group, the trunking system network side allocates uplink and downlink group call channels for the group call trunking group, and allocates a dedicated channel for the speaker in the trunking group, the method further comprises: when... Agent: Baker & Hostetler LLP

20070060189 - Adjusting transmission power: The present invention relates to a method of adjusting transmission power of a physical channel of a base station in a radio communication system, wherein at least one transport channel is mapped to the physical channel. In the method a transport format of the at least one transport channel is... Agent: Trop Pruner & Hu, PC

20070060184 - Digital broadcast receiving apparatus and receiving method: This invention allows a factor in deterioration for receiving characteristics of the antenna to be automatically determined and the deterioration for receiving characteristics to be automatically improved. In an apparatus 100 for receiving digital broadcast signal, when receiving the signal, a received signal sent from the antenna 1 is orthogonally... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland, Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20070060187 - High speed shared radio channel transmit power control: To increase throughput efficiency and attain a higher achieved bit rate for data transmissions over a high speed shared channel, a variable transmit power increase factor is used to control the maximum rate at which the power at which data is transmitted over the high speed shared channel can increase.... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, PC

20070060186 - Method and apparatus for managing a communication link: A method and apparatus of managing a communication link may include monitoring at least one of a plurality of physical links and a plurality of communication links associated with a plurality of data communications, calculating a statistical quantity of a noise element of a selected one or more of at... Agent: Motorola, Inc.

20070060188 - Method and system for controlling power in portable internet system: Disclosed is a power control method in a portable Internet system for controlling data transmission output on a mobile communication system by using an AMC table in a mobile communication network employing an AMC scheme, the AMC table including modulation levels of data transmitted on the mobile communication system and... Agent: Lahive & Cockfield, LLP

20070060185 - Method for adjusting a transmitting power in a wireless communications network: Entities of a wireless communication network adjacent to a given sending entity, i.e. entities of the network from which the sending entity is able to receive messages are identified. Among the adjacent entities, a minimum constellation associated with the sending entity is further identified as the smallest set of entities... Agent: Grossman, Tucker, Perreault & Pfleger, PLLC

20070060190 - Method for optimizing up-link transmission power for a wireless terminal in a multi-carrier system: A method for optimizing up-link transmission power from a wireless terminal to a base transceiver station in a multi-carrier system is disclosed. The method includes steps of: determining a pathloss between the wireless terminal and the base transceiver station; assigning at least one sub-carrier to the terminal based on the... Agent: Howard Chen, Esq. Preston Gates & Ellis LLP

20070060183 - Radio communication system, method of operating a communication system, and a mobile station: In a mobile communication system comprising a base station (100) and a plurality of mobile stations (200) and operating closed loop transmitter power control, power control commands for transmission on an uplink are derived from measurements made on received downlink signals comprising nonpredetermined data values. Optionally the non-predeterrnined data values... Agent: Philips Intellectual Property & Standards

20070060191 - Apparatus and method for power measurement summation in mobile telecommunications system user equipment: Apparatus and a method for deriving a power measurement summation for use in universal mobile telecommunications system user equipment are disclosed. Conversion from a logarithm scale to a linear scale for summation and back again is avoided. The technique obviates the need for a mathematical processor to convert power measurements... Agent: Research In Motion, Ltd

20070060192 - Mobile station, base station, communications system, and communication method: A mobile station comprises a reception unit configured to receive a signal transmitted from a base station; a selection unit configured to select a communication area to perform communication from a plurality of communication areas based on traffic load in the plurality of communication areas where the reception unit can... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland, Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20070060195 - Communication apparatus for playing sound signals: A communication apparatus for playing sound signals includes a cellular phone and wireless earphones. The cellular phone primarily communicates with the wireless earphones via Bluetooth signals. The cellular phone has a first sound processing module for encoding, a music playing module for outputting music data, and a first Bluetooth module.... Agent: Rosenberg, Klein & Lee

20070060194 - Mobile communication apparatus: A mobile communication apparatus includes a housing having a recess formed on a top surface thereof, N sets of resilient pins disposed in the recess, and a keypad. The keypad is rotatably mounted in the recess, and N guiding grooves are formed on a bottom surface of the keypad. Each... Agent: Hoffman Warnick & D'alessandro, LLC

20070060193 - Mobile terminal for sending and receiving contents using messaging service and method thereof: A mobile terminal and method for sending and/or receiving contents, are provided. According to an embodiment, the mobile terminal for sending/receiving contents includes: a transceiver for sending/receiving one or more contents; a display unit for displaying the one or more received contents; and, a controller for controlling the transceiver and... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20070060196 - Call delivery between networks serving a dual mode wireless communication device: Communication networks and methods are disclosed that provide call delivery to a dual mode wireless communication device served by a wireless data network (e.g., an IMS/WiFi network) and a wireless voice network (e.g., cellular network). A common subscriber database includes subscriber data for the dual mode device. A call received... Agent: Duft Bornsen & Fishman, LLP

20070060197 - Method for setting communication mode in wireless terminal: A method for setting a communication mode in a wireless terminal which can reduce the inefficiency due to frequent handover in a wireless terminal that performs a communication service through a GERAN/UTRAN network and a wireless network. The method for setting a communication mode in a wireless terminal that performs... Agent: Roylance, Abrams, Berdo & Goodman, L.L.P.

20070060199 - Electronic apparatus with sim card and phone directory management method thereof: An electronic apparatus with a subscriber identity module (SIM) card and the phone directory management method thereof are provided. The electronic apparatus allows the user to store a group of phone numbers which belong to the same contact name in the SIM card using specially designed identity codes.... Agent: Jianq Chyun Intellectual Property Office

20070060198 - Structure for housing a sim card and a flash memory card: A housing structure located in an electronic communication device to hold a SIM card and a flash memory card includes a SIM card holding bracket and a flash memory card holding bracket. The SIM card holding bracket has two elastic clips on two opposite sides thereof to clamp and hold... Agent: Bruce H. Troxell

20070060200 - Subscriber identity module card: A SIM card for a phone has a first memory partition on which a phone user identity and phone network access data are stored. A service usage monitoring application is stored in a memory. The service usage monitoring application (a) logs information about a service used via the phone, (b)... Agent: Sachnoff & Weaver, Ltd.

20070060201 - Self-structuring antenna with addressable switch controller: A self-structuring antenna system comprises a plurality of antenna elements, a plurality of switch elements arranged with the antenna elements to, when selectively closed, electrically couple ones of the antenna elements to one another, and a switch controller for opening and closing the switch elements. The switch controller is operatively... Agent: Delphi Technologies, Inc.

20070060202 - Wireless communications methods and systems using a remote, self-contained communications antenna unit: This invention provides wireless communications using a remote, self-contained communications antenna unit that transceives signals from a disconnected cell site and communicates these signals with a communications network, In an exemplary embodiment, the remote, self-contained communications antenna unit includes a transportation vehicle that carries a generator for power, backup batteries,... Agent: Thomas, Kayden, Horstemeyer & Risley, LLP/ Bellsouth I.p. Corp

20070060203 - Data entry systems: A data entry system includes a hand held data entry unit having a reading sensor for sensing commands and/or data, rewritable storage for storing information relating to selectable items, a controller (a microprocessor or other processing circuitry) and a display screen for displaying a user readable representation of the commands... Agent: Brian P. Hopkins, Esq. Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky And Popeo, P.c

20070060206 - Communication apparatus and a method of indicating receipt of an electronic message, and a server, a method and a computer program product for providing a computerized icon ordering service: A communication apparatus has a controller (800); an interface (806; 850) adapted to receive an electronic message (852); a display (836); and a memory (802; 804). The memory is adapted to store image data representing at least one predefined icon to be presented on the display so as to indicate... Agent: Ware Fressola Van Der Sluys & Adolphson, LLP

20070060205 - Event display apparatus for mobile communication terminal and method thereof: A mobile communication terminal including a memory unit configured to store at least one call related event, a display configured to display a time line, and a controller configured to display the at least one call related event on the time line based on a time information of the at... Agent: Mckenna Long & Aldridge LLP Song K. Jung

20070060204 - Folder type cellular phone foldable backward with large display: Disclosed herein is a folder type cellular phone foldable backward with a large display, which is folded in the opposite direction to a folded direction of conventional cellular phones, in order to prevent that a phone body covers the display. The folder type cellular phone includes: a phone body; a... Agent: Mccarter & English, LLP

20070060207 - Multifunctional actuator and mobile terminal: The present invention is a multifunctional actuator including a magnetic circuit, a suspension that supports the magnetic circuit, a diaphragm positioned facing the magnetic circuit, and a voice coil that is mounted on the diaphragm and inserted in a circular air gap of the magnetic circuit, comprising a housing to... Agent: Nixon Peabody, LLP

20070060208 - System and method for alert by a calling user of a telecommunication terminal: A system for alert, in a telecommunications network, by a calling user a receiving user belonging to a community of users defined by an alert identifier, and the system including: a telecommunication terminal which belongs to the calling user and includes elements which can be activated by means of a... Agent: Young & Thompson

20070060209 - Retractable telephone holding unit: An apparatus for enabling hands free operation of cell phones and other portable electronic devices is disclosed. The apparatus may include a headset having a housing and a set of extendable links coupled at a base end to the housing and coupled at an opposite end to an end cap.... Agent: Mcguirewoods, LLP

20070060212 - Method & apparatus for disabling the rf functionality of a multi-function wireless communication device while maintaining access to local functionality: A method and apparatus for disabling the communication functionality (i.e., disabling the transmission and/or reception of RF signals) of an integrated device, while still providing access to the local functionality of such device. A control and select function, such as a switch that is implemented by hardware or software or... Agent: Berkeley Law & Technology Group

20070060211 - Methods and apparatus for reducing power consumption during network scanning operations with adverse battery conditions: In a mobile communication device, a scanning operation is performed with use of a wireless transceiver to identify one or more available wireless communication networks in a given coverage area. Each time the scanning operation fails to result in any connection between the mobile device and a wireless network, the... Agent: John J. Oskorep, Esq. One Magnificent Mile Center

20070060210 - Strap attached with a cell unit: A strap of a bag containing an electronic product such as a notebook, PDA, or cellular phone, is attached with a cell unit; the a cell unit connected and supplying power to the electronic product by means of a or a plurality of connection member.... Agent: Troxell Law Office PLLC

20070060213 - Communication apparatus and control method thereof: A digital camera 210 and a printer 220 mutually determine if each other supports PS mode. If both of them support PS mode, these two apparatuses form a network for PS by themselves and wirelessly communicate with PS mode enabled. If at least one of them does not support PS... Agent: Fitzpatrick Cella Harper & Scinto

20070060214 - Portable electronic device: A portable electronic device includes a body, a signal transmitter/receiver. The body includes a display which has a first display mode and a second display mode. The signal transmitter/receiver has a ball spiral, a first ball and a second ball. The signal transmitter/receiver is pivotally connected to the body of... Agent: Rabin & Berdo, PC

20070060218 - Mobile communication terminal: A mobile communication terminal includes a folder unit or a slider, where an input unit is located on or included on a surface of the folder unit or slider, and the input unit includes at least one function key that generates a scroll signal that is used to scroll through... Agent: Mckenna Long & Aldridge LLP

20070060217 - Mobile communication terminal having a mode selector and a mode selection method thereof: A mobile communication terminal having a first body and a second body rotatably coupled by a hinge assembly, and a mode selector that sets an operation mode of the mobile communication terminal based on an angle between the first body and the second body. The mode selector includes a rotation... Agent: Greenblum & Bernstein, P.L.C

20070060215 - Mobile terminal apparatus: A positional relation sensing section (23) of a control section (22) senses the relative position relation between first and second cabinets (30 and 31) based on output of magnetic sensing elements (20a and 20b) and outputs a position determination signal (S3). If the state is “transition state” in which one... Agent: Pearne & Gordon LLP

20070060216 - Portable communication apparatus: A portable communication apparatus equipped with basic communication functions and game functions include a first body and a second body. The first body has a bi-directional axle, a display screen and a first keyboard area on the top surface. The second body is hinged on the bi-directional axle, and includes... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20070060220 - Gliding structure for glide-open type mobile phone: A gliding structure is arranged between a case and an envelope of a mobile phone. The gliding structure includes a bottom plate member, an upper cap and an elastic member. The bottom plate member includes a guiding section and a turning section on inner side of the guiding section. The... Agent: Hdsl

20070060219 - Sliding shell: A sliding shell comprises a first shell body with a first surface, a first interface layer formed by coating a smooth material on the first surface, a first sliding assembly formed on the first surface of the first shell body, a second shell body with a second surface, and a... Agent: Rosenberg, Klein & Lee

20070060222 - Combination antenna with multiple feed points: A combination antenna provides a common structure to combine a first electromagnetic radiation element and a second electromagnetic radiation element. The first electromagnetic radiation element and the second electromagnetic radiation element are tuned to operate independently and simultaneously over a first and second frequency band respectively. The common structure, which... Agent: Haynes And Boone, LLP

20070060223 - Manufacturing method for a wireless communication device and manufacturing apparatus: A method for manufacturing wireless communication devices for use in tracking or identifying other items comprises a number of cutting techniques that allow the size of the antenna for the wireless communication device. Further, the chip for the wireless communication device is nested so as to be flush with the... Agent: Christensen O'connor Johnson Kindness PLLC

20070060221 - Speaker voice coil antenna: A wireless communication device (50) can include a radio frequency transceiver (52), an audio drive circuit (58) coupled to the transceiver, a speaker (10) having a voice coil (16) coupled to the audio drive circuit, and an antenna feed or radiating circuit (20) such as an RFID or NFID circuit... Agent: Akerman Senterfitt

20070060224 - Mobile phone case: A mobile phone case has two shells and an elastic piece. The shells each have an inner concave. As the two shells are closed to each other, the two inner concaves face to each other to form a chamber. The elastic piece is bent and two ends of the elastic... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20070054613 - Receiving device, rebroadcast content scheduling device, reception state notifying method, rebroadcast content scheduling method, rebroadcast content scheduling system, rebroadcast content scheduling program, and recording medium: A portable telephone is provided with a broadcast wave receiving section, a reception state detection section for detecting a packet loss ratio (reception defection degree) in the reception of the broadcast wave received by the broadcast wave receiving section, and a reception defection notice mail section and mail process section... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20070054614 - Method to minimize compatibility error in hierarchical modulation using variable phase: The present invention provides a method, receiver and transmitter for use in a SDAR system. The method involves generating a first modulated signal based on first input data. Additional modulation is superimposed on the first modulated signal based on additional input data, being spread across a plurality of symbols in... Agent: Delphi Technologies, Inc.

20070054615 - Metadata provision system and method: A metadata provision system and method is described. The system comprises a transmitter (30) and a receiver (60). The transmitter (30) is arranged to transmit metadata corresponding to content data. The receiver (60) is arranged to receive the transmitted metadata, wherein the receiver (60) is arranged to store the metadata... Agent: Philips Intellectual Property & Standards

20070054616 - Rfid network arrangement: A system for automatic configuration and authentication of network devices is disclosed. A network base station, e.g., a wireless router, includes an RFID transceiver. A network device includes an RFID tag. Then the network device is brought into proximity with the base station, an exchange of information takes place between... Agent: Wong, Cabello, Lutsch, Rutherford & Brucculeri, L.l.p.

20070054617 - Directivity optimization for short-range wireless mobile communication systems: The present invention provides a short-range wireless mobile communication system with a first terminal (1) and a mobile terminal (2) that are each adapted for transmitting and receiving an information carrying signal wave, whereby at least the first terminal (1) or the mobile terminal (2) comprise a directional signal wave... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland, Maier & Neustadt, P.c.

20070054618 - System and method for wireless access point with integrated emergency devices: Wireless access points integrate building functions for improved building safety and reduced building wiring. A battery associated with a wireless access point is charged using power from a Power over Ethernet cable. The battery supports functions of the wireless access point and one or more building devices in the event... Agent: Hamilton & Terrile, LLP

20070054619 - Method and arrangement for radio resource control: The invention relates to a radio network, comprising means for receiving an uplink signal from a user using the radio network, means for performing interference cancellation on the received uplink signal, means for estimating a load factor for the received uplink signal, the load factor indicating the load the uplink... Agent: Squire, Sanders & Dempsey L.l.p.

20070054620 - Method and system for determining correct escape mechanisms and controlling interference in third generation wireless systems: A correct escape mechanism is determined according to interference type. Transmission is arranged so that interference may be measured at all time slots as needed to compute a measure of variance in interference in time slots. If the variance is above a predetermined value, time division duplex escape mechanisms are... Agent: Volpe And Koenig, P.c. Dept. Icc

20070054621 - Advanced multi-sensor processing: The invention considers a plurality of receiving nodes (120-1, 120-2 and 120-3) such as base stations in a wireless network. Each receiving node (120) converts a superposition of signals received from a plurality of transmitting nodes such as mobile terminals (10) to produce soft complex signal information. A basic idea... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, Pc

20070054622 - Hybrid power line wireless communication system: In a hybrid communication system a wireless communication link is maintained between a power line communication medium and a non-power line communication medium. Wireless communication is established within an unlicensed frequency band and monitored for quality. If the quality falls below a threshold, a wireless communication link is established within... Agent: Capital Legal Group, Llc

20070054623 - Wireless communication device and method: The present invention provides a wireless communication device improving a communication quality by properly determining a beam transmitting direction. The wireless communication device has antennas receiving signals transmitted from a terminal respectively through a plurality of paths, a detection unit detecting each of a received timing, arrival angle information and... Agent: Bingham Mccutchen LLP

20070054624 - Broadcasting base station device, mobile terminal device, hierarchical modulation setup method, broadcast system, and hierarchical modulation setup computer program: A broadcasting base station device transmits broadcast signals modulated by a hierarchical modulation scheme to a mobile terminal device. A hierarchical modulation setup section compares the reception quality of the broadcast signals at the location of the mobile terminal device to predetermined reference quality. Based on the result of the... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20070054625 - Compatible broadcast downlink and unicast uplink interference reduction for a wireless communication system: Embodiments of the current invention reduce interference from a mobile station (UE) uplink transmission to a received broadcast downlink transmission through a network-based scheduling of time-slotted downlink broadcast transmissions, so that they do not occur concurrently with uplink transmissions. The invention allows low cost, low power UEs to be designed... Agent: Morrison & Foerster LLP

20070054626 - Multi-carrier communications wit adaptive cluster configuration and switching: A method and apparatus for allocating subcarriers in an orthogonal frequency division multiple access (OFDMA) system is described. In one embodiment, the method comprises allocating at least one diversity cluster of subcarriers to a first subscriber and allocating at least one coherence cluster to a second subscriber.... Agent: Fulbright & Jaworski L.l.p

20070054627 - Method and system for transferring an application state from a first electronic device to a second electronic device: The present invention provides a method for transferring an application state, of a first application being executed on a first electronic device, from the first electronic device to a second electronic device that is coupled to communicate with the first electronic device. The method comprises transmitting at least one application... Agent: Ogilvy Renault LLP

20070054628 - Transmit and/or receive channel communication system with switchably coupled multiple filtering components: A communication system includes a front-end multi-throw switch, a back-end multi-throw switch, multiple filters and a switch controller. The front-end multi-throw switch includes front-end throws and a front-end pole. The front-end pole is coupled to a receive channel or a transmit channel. The front-end pole is switchably coupled to one... Agent: Mcdermott Will & Emery LLP

20070054629 - Partitioning of radio-frequency apparatus: Components of a radio-frequency (RF) apparatus including transceiver circuitry and frequency modification circuitry of a crystal oscillator circuit that generates a reference signal with adjustable frequency may be partitioned in a variety of ways, for example, as one or more separate integrated circuits. The frequency modification circuitry may be implemented... Agent: William W. Enders O'keefe, Egan & Peterman

20070054630 - Arrangement and method for supplying electrical power to a field device in a process installation without the use of wires: An arrangement is described for supplying electrical power to a field device (10) with a housing (11) for monitoring a technical process in a process installation, without the use of wires, which field device (10) has a wire-free communication interface (5). The field device (10) has at least one field... Agent: Buchanan, Ingersoll & Rooney Pc

20070054631 - Ruggedized tradesworkers radio: A tradesworker's radio has a weather and impact resistant features to enable a tradesworker to use the radio under adverse working conditions, such as construction or other work sites. Louvered grills covering moisture resistant loudspeakers are angled downward to protect the speakers from direct splash in case the radio is... Agent: The Black & Decker Corporation

20070054632 - Wireless network scheduling data frames including physical layer configuration: A wireless network is disclosed in which individual wireless stations can be configured to implement any of a plurality of physical configurations including antenna configurations. Such antenna configurations may include, without limitation, multiple input multiple output (MIMO) and single input single output (SISO). Different types of MIMO configurations can also... Agent: Texas Instruments Incorporated

20070054633 - Data transmission scheme in wireless communication system: The invention provides a data transmission solution in a telecommunication system. According to the invention, a data transmission scheme is selected for a first transceiver unit, which comprises a plurality of transmit antennas, on the basis of the quality of a communication link and transmit antenna correlation information associated with... Agent: Squire, Sanders & Dempsey L.l.p.

20070054634 - Adapting location based broadcasting: Provided are apparatuses and methods for providing a program or service transmission with associated ESG fragment(s) to a receiver within a designated location. Parameters, elements or sub-elements may be included in a service guide or other data fragment indicating the location within which the program, service and corresponding ESG fragment(s)... Agent: Banner & Witcoff

20070054635 - Wireless transmitter having polar loop controller with current feedback and methods: A wireless transmitter (100) including an amplifier (112), an automatic output controller (116) (AOC) having an output coupled to a control signal input. The AOC detects a second amplifier parameter that changes with a change in load impedance during a transmission, and the AOC reduces a change in transmitter output... Agent: Motorola Inc

20070054636 - Mobile communication terminal having opening mechanism: A mobile communication terminal includes a first body, a second body foldably coupled to the first body, and an opening mechanism that rotates the second body with respect to the first body in response to a sliding movement of the second body.... Agent: Greenblum & Bernstein, P.L.C

20070054637 - Device and method for searching digital broadcasting channel using position information: Provided is a device and method for searching a digital broadcasting channel using position information of a mobile communication terminal. The device includes a broadcasting information management server for collecting broadcasting information from program servers each positioned in a broadcasting area, and managing the collected broadcasting information; a mobile communication... Agent: Dilworth & Barrese, LLP

20070054638 - Apparatus and method to control audio volume in d class amplifier: An apparatus and method to control audio volume through adjustment of a carrier level in a D class amplifier. The apparatus includes a control unit to generate a volume control signal, a PWM unit to adjust the level of a carrier signal according to the volume control signal generated by... Agent: Stanzione & Kim, LLP

20070054639 - Apparatus and method for improving the reception of an information signal: The present invention is an apparatus and method for improving the reception of a first radio signal by receiving the first radio signal at a first frequency using a first modulation scheme and transmitting the information gleaned or received from the first radio signal onto a second radio signal at... Agent: Mark Allison Bauman

20070054640 - Mobile terminal device, reception quality notification method, broadcast base station device, reception quality notification program, and storage medium: A mobile terminal device receives and reproduces a broadcast program on air. At this moment, in the mobile terminal device, a reception quality measuring section measures the reception quality by measuring electric field intensity of the broadcast waves. A reception quality notifying section notifies the user of the measured reception... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20070054641 - Method of establishing a wireless communication connection: The invention relates to a method of establishing a wireless communication connection between a source apparatus (20) and the spatially closest target apparatus (12). The source apparatus (20) transmits search signals (21) at an increasing range (Rd), and a communication connection (22) is established with that target apparatus (12) which... Agent: Philips Intellectual Property & Standards

20070054642 - Automatic gain control (agc) for multichannel/wideband communications system: Automatic Gain Control (AGC) system for multi-channel signals attenuates an incoming multi-channel signal by providing a gain. The system further adjusts each individual channel, of the multi-channel signal, by supplying a second gain if needed. The AGC system is designed to ensure a received signal power is at an optimal... Agent: Hamilton, Brook, Smith & Reynolds, P.c.

20070054643 - Receiver and method for operating a receiver: A receiver includes a receiver clock oscillator controllable with regard to its receiver oscillator frequency, means for detecting a number of clock periods that the receiver clock oscillator performs in a specifiable period of time, means for extracting a first and a temporally following second reference entry in a received... Agent: Thomas, Kayden, Horstemeyer & Risley, LLP

20070054644 - Wireless transmit-only apparatus and method: A wireless transmit-only apparatus (20) has a controller (21) that responds to a user interface 25 by correlating specific user input with a corresponding characterizing transmission parameter(s) as is stored in a memory (35) and by selecting a corresponding resonant device (31 and 32). The latter devices serve to drive... Agent: Fitch Even Tabin And Flannery

20070054645 - Method of evaluating channel bandwidth utilization ratio, wireless communication system, apparatus for evaluating channel bandwidth utilization ratio and program thereof: An inputting unit 10 of a channel bandwidth utilization ratio evaluating server 1 inputs various traffic parameters and transmission parameters. A packet sending-out time computing section 21 obtains a packet sending-out channel time based upon a packet size and the transmission rate. Further, a probability computing section 22 obtains a... Agent: Sughrue Mion, Pllc

20070054646 - Circuitry and method for processing receive signals of a receive system: A circuit for providing enhanced directivity in the form of a narrowed receive beam and a relatively small antenna with performance comparable to a much larger antenna at similar frequencies. Received signals are converted to digital values and stored in a manner which enables subsequent processing directed to improving the... Agent: Roylance, Abrams, Berdo & Goodman, L.l.p.

20070054647 - Circuit and method for filtering a radio frequency signal: A circuit for filtering a radio frequency signal at a given frequency comprises an input terminal, a filter device, and an active AC shunt circuit having first and second input terminals and an output terminal, where the first input terminal of the active AC shunt circuit is connected to the... Agent: Maginot, Moore & Beck Chase Tower

20070054649 - Frequency stability measuring apparatus: A frequency stability measuring apparatus for measuring a frequency fluctuation of a signal outputted from a given signal source includes: a reference signal output unit that outputs a reference frequency signal; a mixer that mixes a signal outputted from the signal source with the reference frequency signal outputted from the... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20070054648 - Low noise mixer: A low noise mixer comprises a first mixer core configured to receive a radio frequency (RF) input signal having an RF frequency, and a first local oscillator signal, wherein the first local oscillator signal is at a frequency that is nominally twice the frequency of the RF frequency, the first... Agent: Smith Frohwein Tempel Greenlee Blaha, Llc

20070054650 - Tuner-compatible switch mode power supply architecture: The present invention relates to a power supply arrangement (10) comprising a first power supply (11) which produces a first output voltage and supplies it to a first device (12), e.g. an AM/FM tuner, a receiver or some other equipment sensitive to switching operations, and a second power supply (14)... Agent: Philips Intellectual Property & Standards

20070054651 - Power management for electronic devices: A cordless electronic device with power management system and method is provided that includes an outer surface, a power consumption circuit operable to consume power and for use in a cordless electronic device, a power supply circuit operable to regulate the power from a power source used to power the... Agent: Gardere Wynne Sewell LLP Intellectual Property Section

20070054652 - Wireless communication method and apparatus for generating a serving grant based on a received relative grant: A wireless communication method and apparatus for generating a scheduling grant based on a relative grant are disclosed. A wireless transmit/receive unit (WTRU) receives an absolute grant from a serving radio link set (RLS) and receives a relative grant from the serving RLS and at least one non-serving radio link... Agent: Volpe And Koenig, P.c. Dept. Icc

20070054653 - Apparatus and method of explicit indication of call from emergency call centre: Herein are disclosed an apparatus and method of explicit indication of call from emergency call centre. The method includes the steps of forming an emergency signal in relation to the mobile station terminated call; sending the emergency signal to the mobile station on behalf of the emergency call centre; and... Agent: Joseph M. Sauer, Esq. Jones Day

20070054654 - Method and system for verifying network resource usage records: A system and method for enabling verification of billing data received from an operator of a network resource access gateway by a billing service provider. An access gateway device is coupled to a network user device and to a billing service provider's system. The network user device generates billing data.... Agent: Blakely Sokoloff Taylor & Zafman

20070054655 - Method and system for controlling resources via a mobile terminal, related network and computer program product therefor: Access to resources is controlled via a mobile terminal operatively connected to a network operator, wherein the mobile terminal has an associated authentication module configured for authenticating the mobile terminal with the network operator. The method includes the steps of providing in the mobile terminal at least one facility having... Agent: Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner LLP

20070054656 - Inter-carrier digital message with user data payload service providing phone number only experience: A phone number only messaging experience is provided in an Inter-Carrier Messaging System service. Subscriber to subscriber digital messages containing user data are routed between carrier's networks using an Inter-Carrier messaging module with appropriate MIN/carrier/carrier routing look-up capabilities. Digital messages containing user data (e.g., short messages, email, digital messages in... Agent: Manelli Denison & Selter Pllc

20070054657 - System and method for notifying users of an event using alerts: An alert engine module receives an alert for an event in a generic communications format and delivers an alert for the event to a target address in a communications format that is preferred by a user based on the alert content. The generic format can be an e-mail message, such... Agent: Allen, Dyer, Doppelt, Milbrath & Gilchrist P.a.

20070054658 - Method for downloading files onto a mobile device: The invention relates to a method for downloading a digital file by a user, from a content server to a mobile terminal via a mobile telecommunication network, said method consisting of the following steps: the mobile terminal is connected to the server via the network; the file is downloaded from... Agent: Blank Rome LLP

20070054659 - Multimode communication device having an automatic call-back setting mechanism and its method: The present invention relates to a multimode communication device having an automatic call-back setting mechanism that includes a first wireless communication module for transmitting a first radio frequency signal and having a decision process; a second wireless communication module coupled to the first wireless communication module for transmitting a second... Agent: Troxell Law Office Pllc One Skyline Place

20070054660 - Wireless backup telephone device: A wireless telephone backup device for landline telephone equipment that may be located on the customer side of the landline service connection, typically in a restricted access location, such as an attic, basement, or utility closet. An interconnection circuit in the backup device detects service interruptions in the subscriber's landline... Agent: Thomas, Kayden, Horstemeyer & Risley, LLP/ Bellsouth I.p. Corp

20070054661 - Method for managing information in a mobile communication terminal: A mobile terminal and a method for managing information in the mobile terminal is achieved by storing a plurality of digital files for one or more persons that respectively have a dedicated memory location, linking the stored digital files with their respective persons previously stored in a contact list, and... Agent: Lee, Hong, Degerman, Kang & Schmadeka

20070054662 - Reconfigurable radio system with error recognition and treatment: Error configuration information is stored in a radiocommunication device in addition to normal operation configuration information. The error configuration information is activated in the event of an error to establish a communication connection to a computer for treating errors.... Agent: Staas & Halsey LLP

20070054665 - Apparatus and method for limiting accidental roaming activity in border areas: A remote preference unit for influencing visited network selection by roaming mobile units, comprises a detection signaling relay/probe on International signaling connections, for detection of roaming activity by mobile units, a database indicative of preferred networks in the given country that the network operator prefers his roamers to use, application... Agent: Martin D. Moynihan Prtsi, Inc.

20070054663 - Method for assigning an emergency temporary directory number to a roaming mobile unit: The present invention provides a method for assigning an emergency temporary directory number to a roaming mobile unit. A request is received from a mobile unit for an emergency temporary directory number. The communication system determines if the request is a valid request. If the request is a valid request,... Agent: Lucent Technologies Inc. Docket Administrator

20070054664 - Wireless communication terminal and method for emergency call connection using hand-off: The present invention relates to a wireless communication terminal for emergency call connection using hand-off. The communication terminal includes a wireless transceiver unit for transmitting and receiving a message, a storage unit for storing a protocol roaming list; an input unit for receiving a request signal, and a control unit... Agent: H.c. Park & Associates, Plc

20070054666 - Method and apparatus of inter-plmn cell re-selection in a mobile communication terminal: A method and apparatus of performing an inter-PLMN (Public Land Mobile Network) cell reselection in a mobile communication terminal is disclosed. The invention includes checking whether system information including another PLMN BCCH (Broadcast Control CHannel) allocation list and an inter-PLMN cell reselection offset value is received and determining a reselection... Agent: Dilworth & Barrese, LLP

20070054667 - System and method for performing handover in a wireless mobile communication system: A system and method for performing handover in a wireless mobile communication system are provided. In a Mobile Station (MS)-initiated scanning method of an (MS) in a wireless mobile communication system having at least two frequency bands with different central frequencies, the MS receives from a serving Base Station (BS)... Agent: Dilworth & Barrese, LLP

20070054668 - Private base station with exclusivity: A private base station (PBS) configured to connect to the Internet and establish a small area of wireless coverage includes an exclusivity database allowing registered mobile phones to use services within the cell and not allowing use of the services by unregistered mobile phones.... Agent: Paul A. Mendonsa Blakely, Sokoloff, Taylor, & Zafman LLP

20070054669 - Mobile communication terminal and call connection method using the same: A call connection method in a mobile communication terminal is disclosed. The call connection method includes (a) attempting origination of a call to a first terminal, (b) receiving a call from a second terminal, (c) stopping the call origination attempt at the step (a), and storing information as to the... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20070054670 - Node placement method within a wireless network, such as a wireless local area network: The disclosure includes a method of and associated system for placing nodes (104-109) in a wireless local area network (WLAN). The method includes receiving user-specified parameters regarding the network. The parameters can include a layout of a building or other space, and requirements for the WLAN. An algorithm then employs... Agent: Perkins Coie LLP Patent-sea

20070054671 - Reverse link load control: A reverse link load control strategy utilizes a total call load metric in place of a reverse signal strength indicator metric for managing reverse link resources. In a disclosed example, a load control module (40) measures the reverse signal strength indicator (62) and measures an active cell load (64) using... Agent: Carlson, Gaskey & Olds, P.c.

20070054674 - Heading-dependent routing: Apparatuses, methods and systems are described that are configured to act on a heading-dependent suitability indicator of a channel through a mobile communication system that can have a defined heading, such as a passenger vehicle or other motor-propelled vehicle. The indicator may also use other determinants such as a latitude... Agent: Searete Llc Clarence T. Tegreene

20070054672 - Information distribution system, information distribution server, mobile terminal, and information distribution method: There is provided an information distribution system capable of distributing a content to a mobile terminal in a predetermined area, distributing content guide information to the mobile terminal, and distributing the content selected by the mobile terminal, within the area. The information distribution system includes an information distribution server, a... Agent: Westerman, Hattori, Daniels & Adrian, LLP

20070054673 - Method and apparatus for locating multimode communication devices: A location services controller (104) for locating multimode communication devices (MCDs) (102) has a communication element (302) for communicating with two or more communication networks (106) and MCDs coupled thereto, a memory (304), and a processor (306) for controlling operations thereof. The processor is programmed to request (402) location information... Agent: Akerman Senterfitt

20070054676 - Disposal method of location information request in location service: The present invention discloses a method for processing a location information request in a location service, comprising: a location information request initiator sending a location information request containing a processing indication to a location information request receiver; after receiving the location information request, the location information request receiver determining whether... Agent: Baker & Hostetler LLP

20070054675 - Interactive method for reporting location report by target user equipment in location service: Disclosed is an interactive method for reporting location reports by a target UE in an LCS. The method comprises: the target UE receiving a location request initiated by an applicant and reporting a location report to the LCS system after detecting the occurrence of an event triggering a location report;... Agent: Baker & Hostetler LLP

20070054677 - System and method for enforcing a vehicle code: A vehicle and system for providing a communication link among a plurality of mobile vehicles comprises a broadband RF transceiver with antenna, a GPS receiver, an audio-visual interface, and a microprocessor with associated memory, whereby said microprocessor generates a communication by constructing data packets from a plurality of data fields,... Agent: Benesch, Friedlander, Coplan & Aronoff LLP Attn: Ip Department Docket Clerk

20070054678 - Method of generating a sms or mms text message for receipt by a wireless information device: A spoken message that a user wishes to have converted to a SMS or MMS message is received at a voicemail server and converted to an audio file format; it is then sent or streamed over a wide area network to a voice to text transcription system comprising a network... Agent: Synnestvedt Lechner & Woodbridge LLP

20070054679 - Mobile communication terminal and method of the same for outputting short message: A mobile communication terminal and a method for outputting a short message thereof are provided. The mobile communication terminal according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention includes a short message interpretation unit which extracts a phone number of a sender from a header of a short message, a... Agent: Sughrue Mion, Pllc

20070054680 - Method of band multiplexing to improve system capacity for a multi-band communication system: A control method of synchronizing communications between or among a plurality of devices in a communication system includes detecting beacons from the plurality of devices in the communication system, and establishing a reservation for at least a portion of the plurality of devices in the communication system. Each reservation is... Agent: Ratnerprestia

20070054681 - System and method for acquiring cell in a frequency overlay communication system: A system for performing cell acquisition in a frequency overlay communication system having a first frequency band and a second frequency band including the first frequency band. A base station (BS) generates a reference signal used for identifying a cell using a specific sequence in a predetermined frequency band, and... Agent: Dilworth & Barrese, LLP

20070054682 - Broadband carrier frequency selection: The present invention relates to broadband wireless communication using multiple carrier frequencies, and the selection or allocation of those frequencies. The invention is particularly but not exclusively related to ultra wideband (UWB) technologies. The present invention provides a method of dynamically selecting carrier frequencies for carrying a broadband channel, the... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland, Maier & Neustadt, P.c.

20070054683 - Dynamic frequency selection in a wireless communication network: A method and apparatus for dynamic frequency selection in a wireless communication system or network includes processing that begins when an access point determines interference on a wireless channel that is being used by the access point. When the interference exceeds an interference threshold, the access point provides a request... Agent: Garlick Harrison & Markison

20070054684 - Multimode wireless radio access network with distributed processing: A multimode Radio Access Network (RAN) for wireless communication is disclosed. The RAN separates the control signals from the data streams for their distributed processing. The control signals are transmitted between base stations and a Radio Resource Server (RRS), while the data streams are communicated between the base stations and... Agent: Kaplesh Kumar

20070054685 - Vehicle-to-vehicle communication: A method for vehicle-to-vehicle communication. The method includes receiving data about a first vehicle and a second vehicle within a proximity of an intermediate node, where the receiving is at the intermediate node. The first vehicle is notified about the presence of the second vehicle and/or the second vehicle is... Agent: General Motors Corporation Legal Staff

20070054687 - Device and method for sending information on push-to-talk groups: A push-to-talk data transmission device that creates and manages groups of participating terminals dynamically. A PoC data transmission device is deployed to support push-to-talk sessions in a prescribed area. This device has a data transmitter that broadcasts a group profile repetitively in the prescribed area. The group profile is a... Agent: Staas & Halsey LLP

20070054686 - Methods and apparatus for providing ptt data buffering support indications from mobile devices and ptt data buffering control by wireless networks: In one illustrative example of the present application, a mobile communication device has one or more processors, a wireless transceiver adapted to provide communications through a wireless communication network, and a buffer memory for use in buffering a Push-To-Talk (PTT) communication from the mobile communication device. The one or more... Agent: John J. Oskorep, Esq. One Magnificent Mile Center

20070054688 - Mobile terminal for transmitting emergency message and method thereof: A mobile terminal includes a memory unit for storing a phonebook including at least one telephone number and registering emergency (SOS) phrases and SOS message recipients; a display unit for displaying a picture for SOS message transmission; an audio unit for converting voice data into an audio signal through a... Agent: Dilworth & Barrese, LLP

20070054690 - Adaptive power control mechanism in wlan: A method for power control in WLAN, performed by a wireless equipment, comprises steps of: receiving signals from another wireless equipment in the WLAN; detecting the strength of the received signals; inserting the detecting result of the signal strength as the power control information into the signals to be transmitted... Agent: Philips Intellectual Property & Standards

20070054691 - Method and apparatus for reliable transmit power and timing control in wireless communication: Techniques for improving reliability of control information are described. A transmitter determines if improved reliability is applicable for at least one control symbol to be sent in a timeslot. The transmitter sends the control symbol(s) without improved reliability if deemed not applicable and with improved reliability if deemed applicable. A... Agent: Qualcomm Incorporated

20070054692 - Methods and apparatus to perform noise estimation for frequency-domain equalizers: Methods and apparatus to perform noise estimation for frequency-domain equalizers of high-speed downlink packet access (HSDPA) receivers are disclosed. An example method comprises measuring a total power associated with a code division multiple access (CDMA) signal received through a plurality of multipaths, measuring a plurality of channel responses for respective... Agent: Texas Instruments Incorporated

20070054689 - Radio communication system: A radio communication system (50) which uses a transmit power control loop to adjust downlink (160) transmit power from a base station (100) to a mobile station (200) and periodic reports of downlink channel quality (CQI) transmitted by the mobile station (200) on an uplink (260) to select a downlink... Agent: Philips Intellectual Property & Standards

20070054694 - Method for activating specific function in mobile communication terminal: A method of activating only a specific module in a mobile communication terminal having a plurality of additional modules is provided. In the method, it is checked if a first hot key is input in order to activate only the specific module. If the first hot key is input, power... Agent: Dilworth & Barrese, LLP

20070054693 - Mobile phone with fm antenna: A mobile phone with FM antenna includes a mobile phone body, an FM antenna, an FM microchip and a phone case. The FM antenna is fixed to an outer side of the mobile phone body. One end of the FM antenna has a feed point, and the other end of... Agent: Lin & Associates Intellectual Property

20070054695 - Method of and system for managing client resources and assets for activates on computing devices: A method of and system for enabling a distributed entertainment system over a computing device is described herein. When implementing a distributed entertainment system wherein the entertainment system is directly correlated to live events or televised programs, there are a number of issues that must be addressed such as differing... Agent: Haverstock & Owens LLP

20070054697 - Mobile network communication device and kit for a wireless network: A system and kit for establishing voice, video and data communication between network communication devices of a wireless local area network are provided. The network communication devices each have a wireless access control unit operable at a computer-based device. The wireless access control unit is adapted to provide wireless network... Agent: Wildman Harrold Allen & Dixon

20070054696 - Wireless terminal and method of using same: A wireless terminal device is provided for use in a wireless system, wherein the wireless terminal device is communicatively connectable to a host computer. The device comprises a case having a power supply and an input device to accept input from a user, wherein the input is directed to the... Agent: Warner J Delaune Jr Adams And Reese LLP

20070054698 - Calibration system architecture for calibrating multiple types of base stations in a wireless network: A method of calibrating a base station that comprises an adaptive antenna array is provided. The method includes selecting one operational mode from a plurality of operational modes for the base station. An operational mode component set corresponding to the selected operational mode is selected from a plurality of operational... Agent: Docket Clerk

20070054699 - Method and system for calibrating multiple types of base stations in a wireless network: A method of calibrating multiple types of base stations is provided. The method includes selecting one of a plurality of technology types for the wireless base station. The wireless base station has an adaptive antenna array. A calibration is performed for the wireless base station based on the selected technology... Agent: Docket Clerk

20070054700 - Method and apparatus for beam selection in a smart antenna system: A method of beam selection in a smart antenna system is provided. The method includes receiving a plurality of uplink beams by a plurality of receivers, each corresponding with one of the plurality of uplink beams. Each uplink beam includes signals transmitted by a mobile station. The method further includes... Agent: Berkeley Law & Technology Group

20070054701 - Method and apparatus for collecting information for use in a smart antenna system: A method of obtaining information for use in a smart antenna system is provided. The method includes monitoring an interface between a base station controller and a base station transceiver to receive signaling information being communicated via the interface. The method further includes extracting from the signaling information a subset... Agent: Berkeley Law & Technology Group

20070054702 - Mobile device enhancement via a vehicular telematics system: An apparatus and method for enhancing a handheld communication device via a telematics system in a vehicle is disclosed. Audio received at the handheld device is transferred to the telematics system in the vehicle. The received audio is then analyzed to determine whether it contains speech, and if so, an... Agent: Motorola, Inc.

20070054704 - Information addition system and mobile communication terminal: An information addition system acquires data and a control signal from a hands-free apparatus and a navigation apparatus. The hands-free apparatus is connected to a mobile communication terminal and includes an address-book data storage unit that associates communication-partner information of the mobile communication terminal with name information and stores the... Agent: Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione

20070054703 - Wireless earring assembly: A wireless earpiece assembly configured to physically contact a user substantially exclusively at an outer ear location of a user's ear when in use. For example, the outer ear location may be an ear lobe providing the assembly with an appearance of an earring. The assembly is configured to distribute... Agent: William F. Ryann Ste. 1629

20070054705 - Wireless apparatus with multiple power and input sources: There is provided a wireless apparatus for providing sound signals directly to at least one ear of a user, including: at least one power source to power the apparatus; at least one earphone; at least one receiver coupled to the at least one earphone; and at least one antennae connected... Agent: Creative Labs, Inc. Legal Department

20070054706 - Wireless headset device having recharging battery: A wireless headset device having a recharging battery is provided herein. The device mainly contains a wireless headset member and a charging member, with an appropriate electrical connection there between. While connected, the charging member constantly charges the wireless headset member. When a Bluetooth module inside the wireless headset member... Agent: Leong C Lei

20070054707 - Portable terminal device: The present invention relates to a portable terminal device, such as a cellular phone, which has a screen display section, such as an LCD module, in its upper part and a key manipulation section having an array of plural keys in its lower part. The portable terminal device has a... Agent: Westerman, Hattori, Daniels & Adrian, LLP

20070054708 - Duplex-transmission lock-in device between a wireless microphone and a receiver: A duplex-transmission lock-in device between a wireless microphone and a receiver comprises respective infrared duplex transmission modules, each further comprising a receiving/transmitting unit, a plurality of resistors and a plurality of capacitors. Thereby, the infrared duplex transmission module within the microphone will transmit signals to the infrared duplex transmission module... Agent: Te-wei Kung

20070054711 - Key button assembly for portable terminal: Provided is a portable terminal having a plurality of key buttons serving as a data input unit. Characters and numbers are engraved on the key buttons at a tilt angle. Therefore, the visibility of the assigned characters and numbers is improved in inputting data when the terminal is rotated for... Agent: Dilworth & Barrese, LLP

20070054709 - Multi-mode foldable electronic apparatus and method thereof: A multi-mode foldable electronic apparatus and the method thereof are provided. The multi-mode foldable electronic apparatus includes a first housing, a second housing, a first hinge, a second hinge and a system. The first hinge and the second hinge are used for connecting the first housing and the second housing.... Agent: Jianq Chyun Intellectual Property Office

20070054710 - Portable electronic device: A portable electronic device including a first body, a second body and a hinge is provided. The hinge includes a carrier, a movable element, an elastomer, a first rotate element and a second rotate element. The elastomer disposed between the carrier and the movable element for enabling the movable element... Agent: Thomas, Kayden, Horstemeyer & Risley, LLP

20070054712 - Antenna device for portable terminal: An antenna device for a portable terminal, which includes an antenna module disposed in an antenna jack of a terminal capable of TV service, the antenna module receiving broadcasting signals depending on mounting/demounting of an external antenna. The antenna device for a portable terminal includes an antenna module disposed along... Agent: Dilworth & Barrese, LLP

20070049191 - Digital broadcast receiving device, digital broadcast receiving method, and program therefor: Provided is a digital broadcast receiving device (20) which can display a high resolution image longer without burdening users with a cumbersome operation. The digital broadcast receiving device (20) of the present invention switches, based on vehicle information, between switching thresholds by which switching is made between plural digital broadcast... Agent: Antonelli, Terry, Stout & Kraus, LLP

20070049192 - Digital satellite radio systems and associated methods for providing indoor reception: A digital satellite radio system includes a content server for providing a digital satellite radio channels, and a satellite for broadcasting the digital satellite radio channels. For overcoming indoor reception problems, a modem is connected to the content server via the Internet for receiving a selected digital satellite radio channel... Agent: Michael W. Taylor

20070049193 - Satellite receiver for building selection list based on time: The present invention provides an improved receiver system including a tuner and a database. The tuner is configured to receive a signal including program signal data and program information data. The database is in communication with the tuner, allowing the tuner to store the program information data into the database... Agent: Visteon

20070049194 - System to combine antenna topologies to improve performance of satellite receivers: The present invention provides a system for receiving satellite signals. The system includes antennas, amplifiers, switching circuits, a combining circuit, and a tuner. The antennas provide a satellite signal to the amplifiers. The combining circuit selectively receives an amplified signal from the amplifier through the switching circuits. The combining circuit... Agent: Visteon

20070049195 - Wireless operational and testing communications network for diverse platform types: An intra-platform wireless communications system is disclosed. The wireless intra-platform communication system comprises a first wireless transceiver, coupled to a platform processor and a second wireless transceiver, coupled to at least one of the subsystems. Platform operational data is communicated between the platform processor and the at least one subsystem... Agent: Gates & Cooper LLP

20070049197 - Control device for audio players: This invention relates to accessories for audio players used for downloading, storing and playing of audio files, i.e. music or spoken word content. More specifically the invention relates to a control device for a digital audio player including an FM transmitter, a wireless receiver for receiving mobile phone status information... Agent: Stephen D. Scanlon

20070049196 - Method and system for optimized architecture for bluetooth streaming audio applications: Methods and systems for processing data are disclosed herein and may include compressing audio information on-chip within a Bluetooth® transceiver chip utilizing an audio codec implemented within the Bluetooth® transceiver chip. The audio codec may be a low complexity sub-band codec (SBC). An audio stream with the audio information may... Agent: Mcandrews Held & Malloy, Ltd

20070049198 - Remote headset configuration: Systems and methods for modifying mobile communication device settings are disclosed. The method generally includes providing a server at the headset, transmitting headset settings from the server to a client device, receiving modified settings, and implementing the modified settings.... Agent: Plantronics, Inc.

20070049199 - Interference cancellation method and module for ofdma mobile communication system: The present invention relates to an interference cancellation receiving method in an OFDMA mobile communication system, and an apparatus using the same. For this purpose, the present invention provides an interference cancellation receiving method for outputting a data symbol from which an interfering signal is canceled by receiving subcarriers including... Agent: Dilworth & Barrese, LLP

20070049200 - Radio-frequency receiver device: A radio-frequency receiver device including an adaptive processing portion for controlling weights to be given to respective received signals respectively received by a plurality of antenna elements, wherein the adaptive processing portion includes a plurality of frequency analyzing portions operable to convert the received signals received by the antenna elements,... Agent: Baker Botts LLP C/o Intellectual Property Department

20070049201 - Wireless lan system having priority data transmission function: A communication control device constitutes an access point of a wireless LAN system. The communication control device includes a unit receiving a movement advance notification of a terminal into a wireless zone under control; and a unit transmitting a transmission standby instruction so that a terminal transmitting data is brought... Agent: Bingham Mccutchen LLP

20070049202 - Electronic device: An electronic device that can receive an AM radio broadcast signal and has a switching power supply circuit, wherein a switching frequency of the switching power supply circuit is detected and a reception frequency of the AM radio broadcast signal is detected, and when a frequency as an integral multiple... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland, Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20070049203 - System and method for adjusting the coverage footprint of an antenna: At least one weighting factor associated with at least one user operating in a wireless network is obtained. A common channel coverage footprint (104) of a smart antenna (103) is adjusted based upon the at least one weighting factor.... Agent: Motorola, Inc.

20070049205 - Adaptive radio transceiver with an antenna matching circuit: An exemplary embodiment of the present invention described and shown in the specification and drawings is a transceiver with a receiver, a transmitter, a local oscillator (LO) generator, a controller, and a self-testing unit. All of these components can be packaged for integration into a single IC including components such... Agent: Mcandrews Held & Malloy, Ltd

20070049206 - Employing different signal thresholds based on type of information transmitted: A method is disclosed for determining whether to transmit from a first unit to a second unit, where the transmission is one of a first type and a second type. In the method, a signal from the second unit is received at the first unit, and the strength of the... Agent: Potomac Patent Group, PLLC

20070049204 - Wireless spacecraft operational and testing communications network: An intra-spacecraft wireless communications system is disclosed. The wireless intra-spacecraft communication system comprises a first wireless transceiver, coupled to a spacecraft processor and a second wireless transceiver, coupled to at least one of the subsystems. Spacecraft operational data is communicated between the spacecraft processor and the at least one subsystem... Agent: Gates & Cooper LLP

20070049211 - Apparatus and method for controlling auxiliary pilot channel in a cdma2000 wireless network: A base station for use in a wireless network capable of communicating with a plurality of mobile stations in a coverage area of the wireless network. The base station comprises a controller for controlling use of an Auxiliary Pilot channel. The controller causes the base station to i) terminate use... Agent: Docket Clerk

20070049207 - Communication apparatus and method using forward error correcting statistics for adaptive modulation feedback: Methods and apparatus for wireless communications systems provide adaptive modulation feedback to enhance wireless communications for wireless stations that use forward error correcting (FEC) by basing the adaptive modulation feedback on FEC statistics.... Agent: Volpe And Koenig, P.C. Dept. Icc

20070049208 - Mobile communication apparatus and method including base station and mobile station having muti-antenna: A mobile communication apparatus that utilizes multiple base station/mobile station antennas and a mobile communication method performed therein are provided. The mobile communication apparatus includes a base station having at least two antennas and at least two mobile stations having at least one antenna, respectively. The base station restores weight... Agent: Dilworth & Barrese, LLP

20070049209 - Transmission rate control method, and radio network controller: A transmission rate control method for controlling a transmission rate of uplink user data to be transmitted by a mobile station, includes: determining, at the radio network controller, that the mobile station is shifted between a soft-handover state in which the mobile station establishes radio links with a plurality of... Agent: Ndq&m Watchstone LLP

20070049210 - User data transmission method, and radio network controller: A user data transmission method for transmitting uplink user data via an E-DPDCH, including: determining, at a radio network controller, that the mobile station transmitting the E-DPDCH to only a first cell transmits the E-DPDCH to the first cell and a second cell; notifying, at the radio network controller, E-HICH... Agent: Ndq&m Watchstone LLP

20070049212 - Discrete amplitude calibration of oscillators in frequency synthesizers: In one embodiment, this disclosure describes a frequency synthesizer for use in a wireless communication device, or similar device that requires precision frequency synthesis but small amounts of noise. In particular, the frequency synthesizer may include a phase locked loop (PLL) and an integrated voltage controlled oscillator (VCO). The frequency... Agent: Qualcomm Incorporated

20070049214 - Transmit antenna switching apparatus and method in mimo system: A transmit antenna switching apparatus and method in a MIMO system are provided. The transmit antenna switching method includes determining modulation orders of users by using reception strengths of user signals with respect to each antenna; summing the determined modulation orders for each antenna; and determining an antenna having the... Agent: Dilworth & Barrese, LLP

20070049213 - Tunable dual-antenna system for multiple frequency band operation: A tunable dual-antenna system for multiple frequency band operation is disclosed, which allows a device to switch between multiple frequencies and/or multiple modes, such as CDMA and GSM. The system may comprise a tunable transmit antenna and a tunable receive antenna. One configuration may comprise multiple transmit antennas and multiple... Agent: Qualcomm Incorporated

20070049215 - Downconversion mixer with im2 cancellation: A downconversion mixer with IM2 cancellation includes a mixer, an IM2 generator, and a scaling unit. The mixer frequency downconverts an input RF signal with an LO signal and generates an output baseband signal. The IM2 generator includes first and second field effect transistors (FETs) that receive the input RF... Agent: Qualcomm Incorporated

20070049217 - Electronic equipment connectable to external equipment: In order to protect a connection portion for connecting to external equipment, a voice recording apparatus includes a main body case having a battery housing portion for housing a battery and a connection portion housing portion arranged in line with the battery housing portion, a base portion having a connection... Agent: Westerman, Hattori, Daniels & Adrian, LLP

20070049216 - Single chip multimode baseband processing circuitry with a shared radio interface: A multimode communication integrated circuit comprising baseband processing circuitry with a shared radio interface. Various aspects of the present invention may comprise a processor module adapted to perform various processing (e.g., baseband processing) in support of multimode communications. A first radio module may be communicatively coupled to the processor module... Agent: Mcandrews Held & Malloy, Ltd

20070049218 - Precoding and sdma support: Embodiments are described in connection with enhancing performance in a wireless communication system using codebook technology. According to an embodiment is a method for enhancing performance in a wireless communication environment. The method can include receiving a user preference for a transmission mode, associating the user preference with an entry... Agent: Qualcomm Incorporated

20070049219 - Digital baseband system and process for compensating for analog radio transmitter impairments: In order to compensate for performance degradation caused by inferior low-cost analog radio component tolerances of an analog radio, a wireless communication transmitter employs a control process to implement numerous digital signal processing (DSP) techniques to compensate for deficiencies of such analog components so that modern specifications may be relaxed.... Agent: Volpe And Koenig, P.C. Dept. Icc

20070049220 - Apparatus and method of local oscillator leakage cancellation: A transmitter includes a first mixer to generate a first output signal by up-converting a first baseband signal having a first DC offset component. A second mixer generates a second output signal by up-converting a second baseband signal having a second DC offset component. The second output signal is subtracted... Agent: Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox PLLC

20070049221 - Multiple output rf signal generator: A multiple output RF signal generator has a frequency translator. A modulator modulates the frequency translator. A number of power control modules each has an input that receives an output from a frequency translator.... Agent: Law Office Of Dale B. Halling, LLC

20070049222 - Front end module: A front end module is provided. The front end module includes: a first LC tank passing a first signal and a second signal and cutting off a third signal in signals received from an antenna; a diplexer connected to an output terminal of the first LC tank to transfer the... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20070049223 - Radio receiver and radio receiving method: The present invention is directed to the provision of a radio receiver and of a radio receiving method that can reliably detect IBOC hybrid broadcast carrier waves. The radio receiver includes a tuning section for tuning to the frequency of a broadcast carrier wave, a detection section for detecting the... Agent: Fogg And Associates, LLC

20070049224 - Radio-frequency tuner with differential converter: A system for tuning a radio-frequency signal includes a first input path, a second input path, a common reference generator, a selector, a mixer, and a filter. The first input path and the second input path propagate a first single-ended input signal and a second single-ended input signal, respectively, to... Agent: Baker Botts L.L.P.

20070049225 - Apparatus for protecting receiver circuit in time division duplexing wireless communication system: Provided is an apparatus for protecting a receiver circuit in a Time Division Duplexing (TDD) wireless communication system. In the protecting apparatus, an antenna switch transmits an output signal of a power amplifier to an antenna feed line and transmits an output signal of the antenna feed line to a... Agent: Dilworth & Barrese, LLP

20070049226 - Enhancing signals in a two-way radio system: Embodiments of the present invention can be used to enhance signals in a peer-to-peer radio system, such as a two-way radio system. In one embodiment, the invention includes receiving a communications signal on a channel from a remote radio at a radio using a plurality of antenna elements, such as... Agent: Berkeley Law & Technology Group

20070049227 - Noise blanker control: A noise blanker for use in a radio receiver includes an audio blanker (115) configured to mitigate impulse noise associated with a signal received by the radio receiver and a blanker controller (117) configured to selectively enable the audio blanker and further comprising at least a first blanker enabler and... Agent: Law Office Of Charles W. Bethards, LLP

20070049228 - High-frequency receiver: A high-frequency receiver capable of improving both an interference-resistant characteristic and reception sensitivity is provided. A gain switch control unit includes: a signal level determination unit comparing a gain control voltage of an amplifying circuit with a reference voltage; and a gain switch controller provided between an output terminal of... Agent: Wenderoth, Lind & Ponack L.L.P.

20070049229 - Device, system and method of wireless signal detection: Some embodiments of the invention provide devices, systems and methods of wireless signal detection. For example, an apparatus in accordance with an embodiment of the invention includes a detector to determine whether an incoming input is a wireless communication signal intended for reception, based on an operation applied to a... Agent: Pearl Cohen Zedek Latzer, LLP

20070049230 - Handheld audio system with radio receiver and method for use therewith: A radio receiver, optionally used in conjunction with a handheld audio system, includes a radio stage for processing a received radio signal into an audio signal. An audio stage produces an audio output, based on the audio signal. An overload monitor detects an overload condition in the radio stage and... Agent: Garlick Harrison & Markison

20070049231 - Joint demodulation filter for co-channel interference reduction and related methods: A joint demodulation filter for reducing co-channel interference between a desired signal and a co-channel interfering signal may include an input receiving samples of the desired signal and the co-channel interfering signal, a Viterbi decoder, and a first signal path between the input and the Viterbi decoder comprising a first... Agent: Allen, Dyer, Doppelt, Milbrath & Gilchrist P.A.

20070049232 - Joint space-time optimum filter (jstof) using qr and eigenvalue decompositions: A filter for reducing co-channel interference within a communications receiver may include a multi-channel, space-time filter circuit that filters n signal parts that have been split from a communications signal by jointly estimating space-time filter weights and multi-channel impulse responses (CIRs) based upon QR and eigenvalue decompositions. The filter may... Agent: Allen, Dyer, Doppelt, Milbrath & Gilchrist P.A.

20070049233 - Wireless communications device including a joint space-time optimum filters (jstof) using singular value decompositions (svd): A wireless communications device may include a wireless transmitter and a wireless receiver. The wireless receiver may include a filter for reducing co-channel interference and may include a multi-channel, space-time filter circuit that filters n signal parts that have been split from a communications signal by jointly estimating space-time filter... Agent: Allen, Dyer, Doppelt, Milbrath & Gilchrist P.A.

20070049235 - Apparatus and method for transmitting signals: A signal transmission apparatus may transmit and receive a differential signal using transmission lines. The apparatus may include a transmitter and a receiver. The transmitter may transmit a mixed signal obtained by mixing the differential signal with a single ended signal. The receiver may restore the differential signal and the... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20070049234 - Wideband variable gain amplifier in an ultra wideband receiver: A method (700, 1100) and apparatus (300) are provided in a receiver for applying a variable gain to a received signal including a transmitted codeword in accordance with an Ultra Wideband (UWB) protocol. A first signal is generated and input to a selectable gain stage including a series of selectable... Agent: Posz Law Group, PLC

20070049236 - Frequency conversion apparatus and frequency conversion method for suppressing spurious signals: A frequency conversion apparatus includes an SSB mixer and a signal input unit. The signal input unit includes a first input unit and a second input unit. The first input unit inputs a square wave signal to one of the input terminals of the SSB mixer. The second input unit... Agent: Westerman, Hattori, Daniels & Adrian, LLP

20070049237 - Semiconductor integrated circuit device and high frequency power amplifier module: Switching characteristics in an SPDT switch are improved to reduce the rise delay in a low power slot following after a high power slot. Control terminals of an SPDT switch are respectively provided with backflow prevention circuits. The backflow prevention circuit is configured to have two transistors and a diode.... Agent: Mattingly, Stanger, Malur & Brundidge, P.C.

20070049239 - Method and apparatus for controlling power consumption of portable devices connected to wireless network: A method of and apparatus for controlling power consumption in a wireless device that transmits and receives data to and from another wireless device based on a predetermined unit time, includes receiving at least one data frame from the other wireless device within the range of a maximum reception mode... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20070049238 - Method for managing power of a mobile communication device: The method for managing power includes the steps of: setting up a wake up time; checking the power supply status of the mobile communication device during the wake up time, and setting up the power supply status as an initial status; waking up the mobile communication device as the unattended... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20070049240 - Satellite receiver system with time delayed signal: A satellite receiver system including an antenna, an amplifier, a tuner, a base band processor, and a buffer is provided. The antenna is configured to receive a satellite signal. The amplifier is in communication with the antenna and configured to generate an amplified signal based on the satellite signal. The... Agent: Visteon

20070049242 - Electrical control system: An electrical control system.... Agent: Haynes And Boone, LLP

20070049241 - Remote controller device having a multi-function module that facilitates location of a wireless user-operated module: A remote controller device includes a wireless user-operated module and a multi-function module. The wireless user-operated module is operable so as to generate control signals for controlling operation of an electrical appliance, and includes a signal receiver, a sound generator, and a signal processor coupled to the signal receiver and... Agent: Benesch, Friedlander, Coplan & Aronoff LLP Attn:IPDepartment Docket Clerk

20070049243 - Method and system for monitoring operation of a mobile telecommunications network: A method and system for monitoring operations of a mobile telecommunications network, which includes a multiplicity of different types of communications links for conveying communications data between end users, with each different type of communications link having a separate respective signaling information protocol, includes recording signaling information from each communications... Agent: Agilent Technologies Inc.

20070049245 - Cellular-internet communication system and method: A cellular-Internet (CellNet) communications system, and a corresponding method, provides routing between a cellular telephone-originated call and Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP). The system includes a cellular-Internet switch, where cellular-originated telephone calls are received, the switch routing a cellular call as a VoIP call and an authentication device, where a... Agent: Allan M. Shapiro

20070049246 - Mobile data management using association table: Middleware for mobile data management may include an association table and a message store. The middleware may operate to receive a business object instance from a backend system, determine one or more mobile devices associated with the business object instance, associate the business object instance with the one or more... Agent: Sap Ag C/o Buckley, Maschoff & Talwalkar LLC

20070049247 - Pre-paid wireless interative voice response system with variable announcements: A wireless communications system providing interactive voice response is disclosed. The system is menu-driven, and can accept information and requests from customers. In response to one type of request, the system can provide the customer with information regarding one or more previous transactions. The system also includes provisions that permit... Agent: Withers & Keys For Bell South

20070049244 - Subscriber device lock based on carrier billing cycle and resource allocation: A wireless subscriber device (100) can include a transceiver (102) and a processor (114) coupled to the transceiver. The processor can be programmed to pre-set (202) the wireless subscriber device to a locked mode if a periodic airtime allocation is exceeded for a current billing cycle and lock (208) the... Agent: Akerman Senterfitt

20070049249 - Method and apparatus to facilitate detection of an unauthorized communication system user: A correlating receiver is used (102) at a code division multiple access base transceiver station to monitor what may comprise possible multi-path versions of a transmission from an authorized communication system user to provide monitoring results. These monitoring results are then used (103) to detect when one of the possible... Agent: Motorola, Inc.

20070049248 - Method for remotely connecting to a secure telephone network: A system and method for allowing remote callers to access a secure telephone network maintains a registry (i.e. a database) of all remote callers that have access to the network. The registry contains an electronic serial number (ESN) and a personal identification number (PIN) for each remote caller. The ESN... Agent: Whitham, Curtis, & Christofferson, P.C.

20070049250 - Authenticating data units of a mobile communications device: The present invention provides a method for authenticating a digital data unit of a mobile communications device. In one embodiment, the invention provides for the capture of a digital data unit with a mobile communications device and generating authentication data to confirm at least one of the source or integrity... Agent: Hitt Gaines, PC Agere Systems Inc.

20070049252 - Failure handling during security exchanges between a station and an access point in a wlan: A method and a machine readable storage for handling failures during security exchanges between a station (125) having a wireless network adapter (130) and a first access point (110) of a wireless local area network (WLAN) (105). As part of a WLAN association process, the method can include transmitting from... Agent: Cuenot & Forsythe, L.L.C.

20070049251 - Method and system for wireless communication in emergency situations: A method and a system for enabling an enhanced operating mode of a mobile communication device (102) are disclosed. The method includes receiving (502) an authorization message from an authority (104) that is capable of communicating wirelessly with the mobile communication device. The authorization message is then checked (504) for... Agent: Motorola, Inc Intellectual Property Section

20070049253 - Method to input an identification code: A method for transferring an identification code from a first unit to a second unit in a vehicle is provided, where the identification code is intended to unlock an electronic security function in the second unit. The method includes steps of storing a plurality of identification codes in the first... Agent: White, Redway & Brown LLP

20070049254 - Mailbox answerphone service for mobile communications: An apparatus for use in a mobile communications system is provided. The apparatus is adapted to store messages for subsequent retrieval by a subscriber of the mobile communications system. The apparatus is further adapted to identify a first subscriber making a call to retrieve a message by using an identification... Agent: Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP

20070049255 - Informing wireless device users of incoming calls or pages in environments inhospitable for notification: Methods 300 and systems 100 are provided for notifying a mobile telephone user of an incoming call in a loud ambient environment. A call notification system registers mobile devices located within the boundary of the area it serves, and couples to the mobile devices using a short range communication technology... Agent: Mcgrath, Geissler, Olds & Richardson, PLLC

20070049256 - Mobile wireless communication terminals, systems, methods, and computer program products for providing a song play list: A mobile wireless communication terminal includes a wireless communication module and a controller. The wireless communication module is configured to communicate with other communication terminals over a wireless interface. The controller is configured to establish a connection with a participant wireless communication terminal via the wireless communication module, to maintain... Agent: Myers Bigel Sibley & Sajovec, P.A.

20070049257 - Processing calls in a selective call radio and methods thereof: A selective call radio (100) has a radio frequency transceiver (102), and a processor (104) for controlling operations of the transceiver. The processor is programmed to cause (202) the transceiver to receive a third party call while the SCR is actively engaged in an end user call, and respond (203)... Agent: Motorola, Inc Intellectual Property Section

20070049258 - System and method of mobile to desktop document interaction using really simple syndication: A novel system and method for initiating, via a mobile device utilizing really simple syndication (RSS), the sending of messages from a user's desktop computer to one or more recipients. The mechanism establishes a connection between the mobile device and the user's PC whereby data is served from the user's... Agent: Zaretsky & Associates PC

20070049259 - Portable communication terminal, evacuation route display system, and emergency alert broadcasting device: A portable communication terminal and a evacuation route display system are arranged to guide a user to a safe area in emergency situation, and a emergency alert broadcasting device is arranged to detect smoke or noxious gas and to broadcast the detected information to a plurality of portable communication terminals.... Agent: GlobalIPCounselors, LLP

20070049260 - System and method for providing weather warnings and alerts: A method is provided for providing weather data to a vehicle comprising the steps of: (a) receiving a broadcast signal containing weather data referenced to a plurality of cells arranged in a grid corresponding to a geographic map; (b) determining the present location, speed, and direction of the vehicle; (c)... Agent: Brian M. Berliner O'melveny & Myers LLP

20070049261 - System and method for connecting to an audio conference service using a mobile communications device: A mobile communications device (116) for connecting to a conference call hosted by an audio conference service (120). After receiving a meeting invitation and storing information relating thereto, the mobile communications device (116) dials a first sequence contained in a first link (604) to connect to the audio conference service... Agent: Danamraj & Youst, P.C.

20070049263 - Maintenance of over the air upgradeable wireless communication device software: Disclosed is a system and method for maintaining software instructions stored in a wireless communications device memory. The software is organized using code sections, where each code section is in a contiguous portion of memory and relocatable independently of other code sections. Maintenance includes the ability to run a unique... Agent: Kyocera Wireless Corp.

20070049262 - Mobile communication terminal and method for running an application therein: A mobile communication terminal and method for running an application therein. When a user inputs a variable in an idle state, variable-related applications are displayed. When the user selects a predetermined application, the input variable is input as an input value of a predetermined input field of the selected application.... Agent: Dilworth & Barrese, LLP

20070049264 - Cell phone muting override system: The disclosed invention relates to a system for restricting radio frequency transmissions within a restricted area and more particularly to a mechanism for overriding the restriction of radio frequency transmissions within a restricted area using an override mechanism. A restricted area is defined wherein all radio frequency transmissions are restricted.... Agent: Cook, Alex, Mcfarron, Manzo, Cummings & Mehler Ltd

20070049265 - Apparatus and method for local device management: A method and apparatus for local device management. A signing server can generate a local provisioning packet and send the local provisioning packet to a requesting device management server. The device management server can transfer the local provisioning packet to a wireless communication device. The wireless communication device can compare... Agent: Motorola Inc

20070049267 - Embedded wireless location validation benchmarking systems and methods: Systems, methods, and software are described for benchmarking the location determination capabilities of a wireless communications network. A mobile communications device is configured to receive data identifying a reference location for the device. A communications network, communicatively coupled with the mobile communications device, calculates a computed location for the device... Agent: Townsend And Townsend And Crew, LLP

20070049266 - Method for testing performance of a mobile telecommunications network: A method for testing performance of a mobile telecommunications system includes the steps of using a link probe for coupling a signaling analyzer to a mobile telecommunications link between a wireless network controller and a wireless transmission/reception station, collecting signaling information with the signaling analyzer for the predetermined telecommunications activities... Agent: Agilent Technologies Inc.

20070049268 - Method and apparatus of displaying a character input in a portable terminal: Disclosed is a method for displaying a character input in a portable terminal and an apparatus thereof. The method includes determining whether a dynamic input effect is set when a character input mode is started, and displaying a character corresponding to a key input if it is determined that the... Agent: Dilworth & Barrese, LLP

20070049269 - Dialing services via sim toolkit: A remote preference unit for influencing visited network selection by roaming mobile units, comprises a detection signaling relay/probe on International signaling connections, for detection of roaming activity by mobile units, a database indicative of preferred networks in the given country that the network operator prefers his roamers to use, application... Agent: Martin D. Moynihan Prtsi, Inc.

20070049270 - Mobile wireless terminal device: An appearance of other mobile wireless station within a communication area of a second wireless communication system of a main mobile wireless station when the main mobile wireless station is in the communication area of a wireless base station of the first wireless communication system, is automatically detected. Communications with... Agent: Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

20070049271 - Location register and accommodation transfer control method: HLR installed in an environment in which there are a plurality of mobile communication networks, is provided with a whole managed object manager for storing and managing subscriber number IDs and HLR information to manage the subscriber number IDs, in correspondence to each other; a subscriber data manager for storing... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland, Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20070049272 - Method and apparatus for simultaneously communicating on a voice channel and broadcast channel: A method and apparatus is provided for simultaneously accessing a broadcast channel which allows for maintaining registration on the broadcast channel and a second channel. The broadcast channel includes a reverse link access channel for a portable communication device (120) to send registration messages to a base station and the... Agent: Ingrassia Fisher & Lorenz, P.C.

20070049274 - Hard handoff from a wireless local area network to a cellular telephone network: A system and a method are provided for supporting a hard handoff procedure for a call from a wireless local area network (WLAN) to a cellular telephone network. The method includes: establishing a link between a user terminal (UT) and a serving WLAN, and a call via the WLAN link;... Agent: Qualcomm Incorporated

20070049277 - Iub/iur hsdpa/hsupa mobility procedures when rl addition/rl deletion condition triggers simultaneously, in srnc, with the hs-dsch/e-dch serving cell change condition: Data structure is shown for radio link addition messages and radio link deletion messages of a mobility procedure in a wireless telecommunications system, each message for at least temporary storage in a computer-readable medium during transfer of said message, wherein each radio link addition message and each radio link deletion... Agent: Ware Fressola Van Der Sluys & Adolphson, LLP

20070049275 - Method and apparatus for canceling cross-correlation noise due to strong serving cell signals: A method and apparatus for canceling cross-correlation noise due to a strong serving cell signal in a wireless communication system is disclosed. The wireless communication system includes a serving cell, at least one neighbor cell and at least one wireless transmit/receive unit (WTRU). The WTRU receives a signal including a... Agent: Volpe And Koenig, P.C. Dept. Icc

20070049273 - Method and system for switching a mobile device in a mobile network: A method and a system for switching a mobile device (102) from a source Base Transceiver Station (BTS) to a target BTS in a mobile network (100) are disclosed. The method includes detecting an intention to switch the cell transmitted by the mobile device. A Base Station Controller (BSC) (112)... Agent: Motorola, Inc.

20070049276 - User terminal-initiated hard handoff from a wireless local area network to a cellular network: A system and method are provided for supporting a multi-mode portable user terminal (UT) hard handoff procedure for a call from a wireless local area network (WLAN) to a cellular telephone network. The method includes: establishing a link between a UT and a serving WLAN; establishing a call via the... Agent: Qualcomm Incorporated

20070049278 - Robust radio resource control signaling for hsdpa: A radio network controller is operable in both a unicast signaling mode and a bi-cast signaling mode. In unicast signaling mode, the radio network controller is operable to send radio resource control signals to a mobile station through a serving cell. The radio network controller is operable to go into... Agent: Coats & Bennett, PLLC

20070049279 - Method and system for performing a soft handoff in an ofdma wireless network: A method for performing a soft handoff for a mobile station from a source base station to a target base station in an Orthogonal Frequency-Division Multiple Access (OFDMA) wireless network that is capable of communicating with a plurality of mobile stations in a coverage area of the OFDMA wireless network... Agent: Docket Clerk

20070049280 - Uplink soft handoff support in umts tdd systems for efficient uplink power and rate control: Systems and methodologies are described that facilitate supporting uplink soft handoff in a UMTS TDD wireless communication environment. A virtual active set (VAS) for each user device can be generated at the network side of the communication environment, and sectors listed in each VAS can be informed of their respective... Agent: Qualcomm Incorporated

20070049281 - Method and apparatus for dual mode mobile station call delivery: A method and apparatus for routing a call to a dual mode mobile station (102) when the dual mode mobile station is in one of a plurality of domains (104, 106) is described. If the mobile station (102) is compatible with the domain (104, 106) in which the mobile station... Agent: Motorola, Inc.

20070049282 - Telephone call manager: A call management method is provided for giving notification of calls unanswered at a destination telephone number and real-time management options for the unanswered call. When control of a call is passed to a call management server, notification of an incoming call is sent to a subscriber associated with a... Agent: Fish & Richardson P.C.

20070049283 - Method for allocating resources in a wireless communication system: Disclosed is a cellular-based wireless communication system, and more particularly a method for allocating resources for data transmission in a cellular-based wireless communication system employing a multicarrier scheme. Frequency resources are divided into time slots defined by one frame and the divided time slots are allocated to an uplink and... Agent: Dilworth & Barrese, LLP

20070049284 - Supporting communication sessions at a mobile node: Supporting communication sessions at a mobile node includes determining at a mobile node an address for one or more interior network elements of a network system. A interior network element is distinct from an edge network element of the network system, and is operable to establish a communication session. An... Agent: Baker Botts L.L.P.

20070049285 - System and method for upgrading service class of a connection in a wireless network: A system and method for upgrading service class of a connection in a wireless network includes identifying a congested CoS in a sector of a wireless network. Bandwidth availability in the sector is determined at an enhanced CoS in relation to the congested CoS. A communications session is selected in... Agent: Baker Botts L.L.P.

20070049288 - Creating optimum temporal location trigger for multiple requests: A technique evaluates overlapping request intervals, and from them determines a temporal reporting interval that satisfies requirements for all that overlap. The temporal reporting interval represents a temporal trigger used to best support multiple triggers on the same target, without modification or support by the target mobile. Disclosed embodiments relate... Agent: Manelli Denison & Selter PLLC

20070049294 - Floating ip address for roaming internet connected subscriber units: A system apparatus for wireless communication that includes receiving, receiving data for a subscriber, determining the subscriber to whom the data is addressed, determining which cell the subscriber currently resides, and transmitting the data accordingly.... Agent: Hamilton, Brook, Smith & Reynolds, P.C.

20070049292 - Gps data management module for use in location-based service systems: A system and method are presented to provide radio and GPS coverage versatility in a location-based service (LBS) system, such as an automatic vehicle location (AVL) system. A mobile client in communication with one or more servers of an LBS system includes one or more mobile communication devices and one... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, PC

20070049289 - Location based service system and position information updating method thereof: A location based service system and a position information updating method thereof are disclosed. The position information updating method includes the steps of positioning an actual position through a global positioning system inside a mobile communication terminal, calculating predicted motion position of the mobile communication terminal, comparing the actual position... Agent: Mckenna Long & Aldridge LLP

20070049291 - Method and system for indoor positioning using mobile terminal: A method and system for indoor positioning using a mobile terminal, the method including designating a plurality of virtual locations using the mobile terminal while the mobile terminal is in motion; and tracking a location of a specific terminal by performing a localization measurement communication with the specific terminal based... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20070049293 - Provisioning of wireless private access subscribers for location based services: A private wireless network access point is associated with a predetermined telephone number corresponding to a physical location. The associated predetermined telephone number is included with call setup information when a wireless terminal in a private wireless network communicates via the access point so that a location of the wireless... Agent: Greenblum & Bernstein, P.L.C

20070049287 - System and method for call processing in a mobile device with position location capability: An exemplary wireless device includes a communication radio and a position location receiver. When the wireless device has established a call with the communication radio, and a request for position location is received, the communication radio is deactivated while the position location information is collected using the position location receiver.... Agent: Kyocera Wireless Corp.

20070049286 - System and method for determining position of mobile communication device by grid-based pattern matching algorithm: Provided is a method and system for determining a position of a mobile communication device in a mobile communication network, the method including the steps of: dividing an area covered by the mobile communication network into a plurality of grids and collecting a first base station signal information with respect... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, PC

20070049290 - Systems and methods for locating cellular phones and security measures for the same: Systems and methods for locating a cellular phone are provided. More particularly, systems and methods for providing the location of a requested user's cellular phone from a requesting user's device (e.g., a second cellular phone) based on access rights defined by the requested user. Location descriptions may be provided at... Agent: Jeffrey D. Mullen

20070049295 - Method and apparatus for classifying user morphology for efficient use of cell phone system resources: A system and method for classifying the user's morphology, and using that classification to control the UE in order to provide more efficient operation of the UE. The classification may be used to assist the user in determining its location more efficiently, without needless interruption or unnecessary use of system... Agent: Qualcomm Incorporated

20070049296 - Method and device for provisioning content to a plurality of remote devices within a proximity area: A system, method and device for transmitting content from a wireless communication network (102) to a plurality of remote devices (104-116) within a proximity area (126) according to a proximity map (400, 600). The method includes a server (118) bundling content into a first bundle in which the first bundle... Agent: Motorola Inc

20070049297 - System and method for locating mobile devices through a direct-connection protocol: Described is a system and method for retrieving information from a direct connection protocol (“DCP”) server, the information including a unique identifier for a mobile device, wherein the DCP server received the information in a communication from the mobile device. A correlation is maintained between the DCP server and a... Agent: Fay Kaplun & Marcin, LLP

20070049298 - Communication device for transmitting/acquiring a phone number via a link network and method thereof: A communication device for transmitting/acquiring a phone number via a link network and method thereof are provided. In an embodiment, two communication devices are linked together via a link network to directly transfer a phone number stored in a communication device to the other via the link network. Further, the... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20070049299 - Hopping hardware resources during paging in a wireless communications system: Embodiments of the present invention can be used to send apage from a base station to a user terminal using a hardware resource indicated by a hopping sequence. In one embodiment, the invention includes the base station selecting a hardware resource from a plurality of distributed and independent hardware resources,... Agent: Blakely Sokoloff Taylor & Zafman

20070049300 - Method and apparatus to facilitate scheduling transmissions to group recipients: Upon detecting (201) a communication need for a group of communication recipients that entails attempting to make at least one transmission to each of the communication recipients in the group (wherein at least one of the communication recipients has both a scheduled personal communication opportunity and a scheduled group communication... Agent: Motorola, Inc.

20070049301 - Articulating emotional response to messages: A method (1000) and a communication device (120) for articulating an emotional response from a first user to a second user. The communication device can include a positioning system (230) that senses a rotational input received by the communication device or an orientation of the communication device, and generates corresponding... Agent: Cuenot & Forsythe, L.L.C.

20070049304 - Melting information on a client device: Melting information of a client device is described. The device melting includes receiving a melt message at an inbox of a client device. A source of the melt message is authenticated using identification information of the melt message. The client device automatically deletes client state information of the client device... Agent: Courtney Staniford & Gregory LLP

20070049303 - Message transmission and received message activation methods and mobile communication terminal having message transmission and received message activation functions: A method for transmitting a message including inputting, at a transmitting terminal, a message body and an activation condition indicating when the message body is to be activated on a receiving terminal, and transmitting message data to the receiving terminal. The message data includes the message body and the activation... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20070049302 - Method and system for handling files with mobile terminals and a corresponding computer program and a corresponding computer-readable storage medium: A method and system for handling files with mobile terminals and a corresponding computer program and a corresponding computer-readable storage medium, which can be used in particular for handling e-mail attachments and the like on mobile terminals (PDAs, Smartphone, mobile phone) are described. According to the described method, an original... Agent: Norris, Mclaughlin & Marcus, P.A.

20070049306 - Communications system: When communications between mobile terminals MS1 and MS2 are terminated, a TRAU1 judges whether the communications between mobile terminals MS1 and MS2 are synchronous and notifies the mobile terminal MS1 of this information through both a base station control center BSC1 and a base station BTS. The mobile terminal MS1... Agent: Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

20070049305 - Method for adjusting timing of channels in a wireless communications system: A method is provided for adjusting timing of transmissions within a wireless communications system. The method comprises receiving a request for a timing adjustment and adjusting timing of a DPCH in a first frame. The timing of at least one of an E-RGCH and an E-HICH is then adjusted in... Agent: Williams, Morgan & Amerson

20070049308 - Selection of channel for radio resource control signaling in hsdpa: A Radio Network Controller (RNC) is configured to send Radio Resource Control (RRC) messages to a mobile station using a selected downlink channel. Depending on the mobility rate of the mobile station, the RNC is configured to configure a signaling connection to use either a first downlink channel or a... Agent: Coats & Bennett, PLLC

20070049309 - Wireless communication method and apparatus for processing enhanced uplink scheduling grants: A method and apparatus for processing enhanced uplink scheduling grants are disclosed. A wireless transmit/receive unit (WTRU) detects an absolute grant (AG) and a relative grant (RG). Once the WTRU detects an AG or a RG, a new serving grant (SG) is generated and a hybrid automatic repeat request process... Agent: Volpe And Koenig, P.C. Dept. Icc

20070049307 - Wireless communications network incorporating voice over ip using shared supplemental spreading codes: Disclosed is a method and system thereof for transmitting a Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) packet over a primary channel and a supplemental channel belonging to a shared pool of supplemental channels in a wireless communications network such that Orthogonal Variable Spreading Factor (OVSF) codes associated with higher spreading factors... Agent: Lucent Technologies Inc. Docket Administrator

20070049310 - Data storage device with wireless interface for autonomous operation: A wireless interface is included in an electronic product for connecting the product to a remote storage device. When the memory in the electronic product reaches a threshold level, the wireless interface initiates a connection to the remote storage device. Once the connection is established, the contents of the electronic... Agent: Procopio, Cory, Hargreaves & Savitch LLP

20070049311 - Detection of control messages for hsdpa: A adaptive method implemented by a mobile station improves the likelihood of detecting control messages transmitted to the mobile station in band on a shared downlink traffic channel. When the mobile station expects a control message to be transmitted on the shared downlink traffic channel, the mobile station may adapt... Agent: Coats & Bennett, PLLC

20070049312 - Rapid push-to-talk call setup method and apparatus: A system (20) of establishing a rapid PTT call setup in a multi-wireless network environment, can include a first wireless network (24 and 26) such as an iDEN network optimized for rapid push-to-talk call setups in typically less than one second and a second wireless network (23 and 27) such... Agent: Akerman Senterfitt

20070049313 - Wirelessly networked gaming system having true targeting capability: A first mobile station (102) can be wirelessly linked to a second mobile station (104). A physical location of the second mobile station with respect to a physical location of the first mobile station can be determined. A first player (112) using the first mobile station can be presented an... Agent: Cuenot & Forsythe, L.L.C.

20070049315 - Computer-aided conference session having priority indication: A priority indication, which is used to prescribe at least one priority with which a conference session to which the at least one participant communication terminal is to be invited is to be conducted, is added to a conference session invitation message.... Agent: Dickstein Shapiro LLP

20070049314 - Push-to-talk group call system using cdma 1x-evdo cellular network: A push-to-talk (“PTT”) group call system, for use as, e.g., a public safety wireless network, includes a CDMA-based 1x-EVDO radio access network operably connected to a PTT server over an IP network. The radio access network includes base stations for radio communications with a number of distributed mobile stations. In... Agent: Mccormick, Paulding & Huber LLP

20070049317 - Controlling transmission power in a reverse link of a feedback-based spread spectrum wireless network: The present invention provides a method and an apparatus for communication with at least one wireless unit over a forward and a reverse link in a wireless network. The method includes receiving a feedback indication on at least a first channel over the forward link for reception of a transmission... Agent: Williams, Morgan & Amerson

20070049316 - Power control and automatic repeat request (arq) in a radio communications system: A radio network entity in charge of outer loop power control for a communication with a mobile radio is informed about erroneous data units, requested retransmissions, and/or data units transmission attempts associated with the data units sent by the mobile radio to the radio network. Another radio network entity, which... Agent: Ericsson Inc.

20070049319 - Radio planning for wlans: Described herein are a computer-implemented method of determining a power plan/frequency plan combination assigning transmit frequency channels and transmit powers for a plurality of managed access points (APs) of a wireless network. Also described herein is a carrier medium carrying computer readable code configured to cause one or more processors... Agent: Dov Rosenfeld

20070049318 - Reducing call drops in spread spectrum wireless communication systems: The present invention provides a method and an apparatus of wireless communication with at least one wireless unit The method includes detecting an indication of error in a plurality of traffic frames to control transmit power between at least a first and second forward link based on the indication of... Agent: Williams, Morgan & Amerson

20070049320 - Transmission power control method, and mobile communication system: A transmission power control method for controlling a transmission power of an E-HICH for uplink user data transmitted from a cell controlled by a radio base station to a mobile station, includes: notifying, from a radio network controller to at least one radio base station controlling a first cell and... Agent: Ndq&m Watchstone LLP

20070049321 - Transmission power control method, and radio network controller: A transmission power control method for controlling a transmission power of an E-DPCCH, includes: determining, at a radio network controller, that a mobile station transmitting the E-DPCCH to only a first cell transmits the E-DPCCH to the first cell and a second cell; determining, at the radio network controller, an... Agent: Ndq&m Watchstone LLP

20070049322 - Transmission rate control method, and radio network controller: A user data transmission method for transmitting uplink user data via an E-DPDCH, including: determining, at a radio network controller, that the mobile station transmitting the E-DPDCH to only a first cell transmits the E-DPDCH to the first cell and a second cell; notifying, at the radio network controller, E-RGCH... Agent: Ndq&m Watchstone LLP

20070049324 - Fast cell selection in td-cdma (umts tdd): Systems and methodologies are described that facilitate performing fast cell selection in a user device wherein the user device can select a serving sector from a list of sectors in its virtual active set (VAS), while in communication with a wireless network. The serving sector can be different from a... Agent: Qualcomm Incorporated

20070049325 - Method and apparatus for reselecting a cell in a network with the hierarchical cell structure: A method and apparatus for reselecting a cell in the network with the hierarchical cell structure, are provided. According to an embodiment, the method includes measuring a received signal code power of each of a current serving cell and adjacent cells; and designating the current serving cell as a candidate... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20070049323 - Rogue access point detection and restriction: A method for securing a network having a number of access points which comprises detecting a rogue access point and responsive to the detecting, hindering a client from accessing the network via the rogue access point. The network comprises a number of access points and a first device having stored... Agent: Richard J. Coldren Eckert Seamans Cherin & Mellott, LLC

20070049327 - Methods of recording voice signals in a mobile set: The present invention relates to a mobile set integrating a memory efficient data storage system for the real time recording of voice conversations, data transmission and the like. The data recorder has the capacity to selectively choose the most relevant time frames of a conversation for recording, while discarding time... Agent: Mcandrews Held & Malloy, Ltd

20070049326 - Mobile terminal with internal antenna structure having a sound resonance chamber: A mobile terminal comprising a sound output unit; and an internal antenna in communication with and located behind the sound output unit, wherein the internal antenna is adapted to allow transmission and reception of radio frequency signals, and formed to have a resonance chamber therein to allow resonance of sounds... Agent: Lee, Hong, Degerman, Kang & Schmadeka

20070049328 - Portable terminal device and communication connection method thereof: A connection operation for connecting a portable terminal to a prescribed server device can be carried out in an extremely simple and prompt manner. Thus, for example, an inquiry operation for inquiring about mail reception to the server device can also be performed extremely simply and quickly. A cellular phone... Agent: Staas & Halsey LLP

20070049329 - Ip-enhanced cellular services: A portable, multimedia terminal adapter cellular (MTAC) has input/outputs for a cellular phone, a PSTN, a cellular network, an IP network and a telephone, which may be integrated. The MTAC has a Digital Subscriber Line (DSL) adapted for connection to both the IP network and the PSTN, and connects signaling,... Agent: Davidson Berquist Jackson & Gowdey LLP

20070049330 - Wireless transceiver for supporting a plurality of communication or broadcasting services: A wireless transceiver for receiving and processing a wireless local area network (WLAN) radio frequency (RF) signal and a satellite Digital Multimedia Broadcasting (DMB) RF signal, and generating and transmitting a WLAN RF signal, is provided. The wireless transceiver includes a reception antenna for receiving the WLAN RF signal or... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20070049331 - Continuing a call on a call appearance that has been excluded from the call: A method and apparatus are disclosed that enable a user who is on a call using a call appearance at a first terminal to continue the call on a call appearance at a second terminal, wherein the second terminal has been excluded from the call. In the illustrative embodiment of... Agent: Demont & Breyer, LLC

20070049333 - Accessory apparatus for mobile terminal for receiving and reproducing dmb data and method thereof: Provided are a method and an accessory apparatus for receiving and reproducing DMB data. The DMB accessory apparatus receives DMB data, converts data formats of the received DMB data into multimedia data formats which can be reproduced by a typical mobile terminal, and transmits the DMB data converted into the... Agent: Dilworth & Barrese, LLP

20070049334 - Electronic apparatus and method for automatically selecting communication settings: An electronic apparatus is connected to a mobile communication terminal such that the electronic apparatus can perform data communications with the mobile communication terminal. The electronic apparatus includes an information obtaining unit that obtains information from the connected mobile communication terminal, and a network determining unit that subsequently determines a... Agent: Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione

20070049332 - Electronic apparatus, reception control method and recording medium: In a cellular phone 100, a directional coupler 20 provided between a transmitter for communication 32 and a duplexer 30 extracts a transmitted signal, and a detector 21 detects the signal and detects a transmission power level. Next, the comparator 22 compares a comparison level generated by a base voltage... Agent: Cohen, Pontani, Lieberman & Pavane

20070049335 - Operating multiple views on a computing device in connection with a wireless communication session: Embodiments described herein include a computing device that is configured to generate a multi-view presentation. The computing device may include a wireless communication application that performs at least one of transmitting and receiving data wirelessly during a communication session. The computing device may generate a view for the communication session... Agent: Shemwell Mahamedi LLP

20070049336 - Wireless communication device with call screening: A cellular telephone maintains a screening list of calling party numbers, and specifies call handling therefor. A mobile switching center is responsive to selected types of the specified call handling. The call handling can depend on whether the call is local or non-local, which is affected by the location of... Agent: Klarquist Sparkman, LLP

20070049337 - Wireless communication device with call screening: A cellular telephone maintains a screening list of calling party numbers, and specifies call handling therefor. A mobile switching center is responsive to selected types of the specified call handling. The call handling can depend on whether the call is local or non-local, which is affected by the location of... Agent: Klarquist Sparkman, LLP

20070049339 - Method and apparatus of multiple entity wireless communication adapter: Embodiments of the present invention provide a method and apparatus for a multiple-entity wireless communication adapter, including at least a first connection module to communicate first signal traffic corresponding to a basic service set station entity, a second connection module to communicate second signal traffic corresponding to an entity that... Agent: Pearl Cohen Zedek Latzer, LLP

20070049338 - Mobile communication terminal and wireless communication module thereof: The present invention provides a mobile communication terminal comprising a wireless communication module and a host, wherein the wireless communication module further comprises a first interface connector and a module case; the host reserves positions for the insertion of the wireless communication module, and further comprises a second interface connector... Agent: Dickstein Shapiro LLP

20070049340 - Mobile device with a digital camera and assembly method thereof: A mobile device having a digital camera and an assembling method for a ring is disclosed. The mobile device includes a housing, a digital camera module and the ring, wherein the housing has a through hole which a notch is formed therein. The digital camera module has an arm. The... Agent: Bacon & Thomas, PLLC

20070049341 - Communication terminals with pull-based digital information distribution capability and pull-based methods for digital information distribution: Wireless communication terminals include a memory, a wireless communication module configured to communicate with other communication terminals over a wireless interface, and a controller that is configured to store a digital information signal in the memory and to receive a distribution command from a user of the wireless communication terminal.... Agent: Myers Bigel Sibley & Sajovec, P.A.

20070049343 - Electronic device, data processing system, data processing method and recording medium: A nonvolatile memory stores the contents ID of a downloaded content in association with the identification information of a removable UIM card. When downloading of contents data is requested, the CPU determines whether or not contents data which is identical to the requested contents data is already stored in a... Agent: Cohen, Pontani, Lieberman & Pavane

20070049342 - Mta-cradle personal gateway: A portable, personal, multimedia terminal adapter cellular internet protocol gateway (MTAC IPG) bridges between a cellular phone of a cellular network and an IP network to: select SIM card programming of the cellular phone based upon geographic location of the MTAC IPG, with reference to database information of geographic location... Agent: Davidson Berquist Jackson & Gowdey LLP

20070049345 - Base station, control station and radio communication control method: To provide a base station, a control station, and a radio communication control method which can prevent occurrence of breakage of data sending toward a mobile station or data loss at a cell change. An inflow amount controlling function 4021 of a source base station 40a controls the amount of... Agent: Crowell & Moring LLP Intellectual Property Group

20070049344 - Mechanisms for the addition of new system information block (sib) types in telecommunication message(s): System information is transmitted over an air interface (32) between a node of a telecommunications network and a user equipment unit (30). The system information includes system information blocks which use extended system information block types, e.g., system information block type values which are outside a range of nominal system... Agent: Ericsson Inc.

20070049346 - Antenna distribution system: An antenna distribution system used to facilitate transmission and reception of wireless communications within demised premises (indoors). The antenna distribution system includes a ceiling grid having an antenna element formed integral with or attached to the ceiling grid. The antenna is operably coupled to a wireless communications network. The antenna(s)... Agent: Scully Scott Murphy & Presser, PC

20070049348 - Diversity transceiver for a wireless local area network: A wireless local area network system comprises a 5.0+ GHz radio transceiver with two receiving antennas and one transmitting antenna. A transmitter power amplifier output is connected to the transmitting antenna through a 6-8 pole filter to control spurious signal output. Each receiving antenna is fitted with its own low-noise... Agent: Dov Rosenfeld

20070049347 - Method and system for partitioning an antenna array and applying multiple-input-multiple-output and beamforming mechanisms: A system and method are provided for configuring an antenna array having a predetermined number of antennas. After providing an antenna correlation matrix for all antennas with regard to a mobile terminal, the antenna array is virtually partitioned into two or more sub-arrays based on the antenna correlation matrix such... Agent: Howard Chen, Esq. Preston Gates & Ellis LLP

20070049349 - Simple smart-antenna system for mud-enabled cellular networks: A “smart antenna” method and system for use in cellular networks where the wireless transmit receive unit and/or the base station utilize multi-user detection (MUD). The interference to and from other users is taken into consideration to maximize the desired signal while eliminating or reducing interfering signals, thereby increasing overall... Agent: Volpe And Koenig, P.C. Dept. Icc

20070049350 - Method and apparatus of preventing message input error in mobile communication terminal: A method and an apparatus f preventing transmitting message input error in a mobile communication terminal are provided. When another event is generated while the transmitting message is being inputted, character input keys are inactivated and an event window is displayed. It is checked whether an ENTER key is pressed... Agent: Dilworth & Barrese, LLP

20070049351 - Wireless earpiece: A wireless earpiece assembly configured with a casing to at least optionally be secured to an upper garment of a user. The assembly is configured to distribute a significant portion of its weight and bulk away from the isolated location of a user's ear for long term user comfort without... Agent: William F. Ryann

20070049352 - Semiconductor integrated circuit device and high frequency power ampifier module: In a SPDT switch, a resistor for leak path is connected between a terminal for antenna and a reference potential. The resistor for leak path allows charge capacitances accumulated in electrostatic capacitor elements provided as DC cut capacitors connected to transmission signal terminals and reception signal terminals to be discharged... Agent: Mattingly, Stanger, Malur & Brundidge, P.C.

20070049353 - Endless powered anywhere cellphone system: A cellphone system, cellphone flip or non flip types (10) removable or collapsible hand crank to dynamo (12) external dynamo attachment (14) external solar cell attachment (16) dynamo and solar cell attachment jack (18) solar cells (20) cellphone charging dock (22).... Agent: Nick Trozzi

20070049354 - Methods and apparatus for expeditiously releasing network resources for a mobile station based on low battery and lost signal conditions: Methods and apparatus for expeditiously releasing network resources for a mobile station based on low battery and lost signal conditions are disclosed. The wireless network (104) receives a power down warning message from the mobile station (102) indicative of a low battery condition. The wireless network (104) then identifies whether... Agent: John J. Oskorep, Esq. One Magnificent Mile Center

20070049358 - Mobile telecommunication handset having touch pad: A mobile telecommunication handset including a display unit configured to display information, a touch pad configured to generate input when being touched, and a control unit configured to control the display unit and the touch pad and to perform a function corresponding to the generated input from the touch pad... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20070049357 - Portable communication tool: There are provided a speaker for outputting sound, a plurality of sound output holes formed in a reverse side cabinet, a mesh sheet, a two-sided tape, and a transparent sheet. The sound output holes, the mesh sheet, the two-sided tape, and the transparent sheet control the direction of sound output... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20070049355 - Portable wireless keyboard: A portable wireless keyboard is disclosed. The portable wireless keyboard of the present invention may be used with all types of cell phones and PDAs currently available on the market. A detachable rack is disposed inside the keyboard, and a cell phone or a PDA may be placed on the... Agent: Rosenberg, Klein & Lee

20070049356 - Slide module for portable terminal: A slide module of a portable terminal that provides relative sliding movement in longitudinal and transverse directions between a first body and a second body. The portable terminal includes a first body, a second body positioned facing the first body, and a slide module provided between the first body and... Agent: Greenblum & Bernstein, P.L.C

20070049359 - Sound guide for speaker and handset for mobile communication using the same: A sound guide for a speaker is capable of guiding a sound of a desired volume to a desired position regardless of installation structure of the speaker. The sound guide for a speaker includes a speaker support for supporting the speaker in a case, and a sound guide groove formed... Agent: Fleshner & Kim, LLP

20070049360 - Cell phone interface to personal protection device: In one aspect the invention relates to apparatus comprising a personal protection device, a microphone and speaker on the device, a cell phone, and a cable for electrically connecting the microphone and the speaker with the cell phone. In another aspect the invention relates to apparatus comprising a personal protection... Agent: Calfee Halter & Griswold, LLP

20070049361 - Side mounted wireless headset: In accordance with the teachings described herein, a side mounted wireless headset is provided. The wireless headset may be configured to communicate with a remote device over a short range wireless link. The wireless headset may include an eartip extending from a headset body that is configured to be inserted... Agent: Stephen D. Scanlon

20070049363 - System and method for remotely controlling a device or system with voice commands: A remote command system is provided for controlling a device, for example a device or machine used in a manufacturing process. The system may include one headset with a microphone or a plurality of wireless headsets each having a microphone and configured to receive voice sounds from a user and... Agent: Stevens Law Group

20070049362 - Wireless earpiece assembly: A wireless earpiece assembly configured to physically contact a user exclusively at an ear support behind a user's ear when in use. The ear support does not exceed about 0.25 inches in width. The assembly is configured to distribute a significant portion of its bulk away from the isolated location... Agent: William F. Ryann

20070049364 - Wireless communication device with strategically positioned antenna: A wireless communication device (200) is provided, the wireless communication device (200) can include at least one antenna (240), the antenna (240) positioned beneath the face plate (252) and base plate (255) of a user interface (245) of the wireless communication device (200) in which the antenna (240) can be... Agent: Motorola, Inc Intellectual Property Section

20070049365 - Pocket pager protector: A shock and water resistant wireless pager enclosure comprises a bottom having thickened walls, a top lip and interior foam strips. The top edges of the strips are coplanar with the top. A transparent film is supported thereon and on the lip and secured by a cover removably hinged to... Agent: Stites & Harbison PLLC