Telecommunications inventions 07/07

20070173196 - Built-in low power fm/vhf transmitter for use of transmitting stored or streamed voice, music of video signals to entertainment systems wirelessly: A built in FM Transmitter and/or VHF Transmitter, referred to as “transmitter”, for cellular, portable, or other wireless communication devices, referred to as “cell phone”, establishing stored voice, music or video over home or automobile entertainment centers, referred to as “entertainment centers”. The cellular or portable phone would have music... Agent: Daniel Gallic

20070173209 - Radio frequency signal transmission/reception apparatus and radio frequency signal trasmission/reception method: A radio frequency (RF) signal transmission/reception apparatus and an RF signal transmission/reception method are disclosed. The RF signal transmission/reception apparatus is adapted to perform a transmission/reception duplex function using a bi-directional mixer at the IF band or baseband, not at the RF band. When a reception signal of the RF... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20070173194 - Method and system for signaling neighboring signals in tps bits: Provided are apparatuses and methods for detecting neighboring cells in a communication network based on Transmission Parameter Signaling (TPS) bits received in a signaling frame. In one example, a signaling frame contains a field of TPS bits that indicate a type of the signaling frame. The type of the signaling... Agent: Banner & Witcoff, Ltd.

20070173195 - Simultaneous two-way transmission of information signals in the same frequency band: This invention provides designs for communication systems that use adaptive filters in circuits whose purpose is to enable two-way transmission of information signals in the same frequency band at the same time over twisted pair channels, coaxial cable channels, fiber optic channels, or wireless channels. The methodology allows two-way DSL... Agent: Perkins Coie LLP

20070173197 - An integrated device using bluetooth technology: This invention comprises an integrated device using bluetooth transmission technology. It is composed of a case having a compartment for a music player and a compartment for an audio dongle with the audio input located on the audio dongle and a bluetooth transmitter and receiver located inside. Each of the... Agent: Jack Shore Much Shelist Freed Denenberg Ament&rubenstein,pc

20070173198 - Method and system for allocating resource in a communication system: A method for allocating resource in a communication system. The resource allocation method includes dividing a data transmission region into a first region and a second region; allocating resource of the first region when a first Mobile Station (MS) among MSs is an MS located in a non-interference region; and... Agent: The Farrell Law Firm, P.C.

20070173201 - Method and apparatus for generating a correction term: A method and apparatus for generating a correction term is disclosed. A plurality of data packets are received from a transmitter. An acknowledgement (ACK) signal is generated for each data packet in which an error does not exist, and a negative-acknowledgement (NACK) signal is generated for each data packet in... Agent: Volpe And Koenig, P.C. Dept. Icc

20070173200 - Method of selecting one of dual antennas: A wireless headphone assembly has left and right speakers attached to ends of a headphone body, and at least two antennas, e.g., one located at each speaker. Reception can be improved by selecting a “best” one of the antennas based on a quality metric.... Agent: Rogitz & Associates

20070173199 - Systems and methods for wireless intrusion detection using spectral analysis: Systems and methods for using wireless radios for spectral analysis. Systems and methods include using wireless radios that are included in wireless devices communicating on the wireless network to perform a spectral scan of frequencies on a wireless network.... Agent: Fish & Richardson P.C.

20070173202 - Apparatus and method for frequency shifting of a wireless signal and systems using frequency shifting: Systems, methods and apparatus for improving the coverage of a wireless network based on frequency shifting scheme. A wireless signal in a frequency band is shifted to another distinct band, and carried in the shifted band, using wired or wireless mediums to another location, wherein the wireless signal is shifted... Agent: Browdy And Neimark, P.l.l.c. 624 Ninth Street, Nw

20070173203 - Frequency offset compensation for communication systems: In communications between a pair of stations using modulated carrier signals, a first station estimates the carrier frequency offset with respect to the second station and transmits signals that are responsive to the estimated carrier frequency offset. The first station may adjust the carrier frequency of the signals it transmits... Agent: Mendelsohn & Associates, P.C.

20070173204 - Radio channel control method and receiving apparatus: A base station used in a radio communication system includes a transmitting unit operable to transmit a signal to a receiver and a receiving unit operable to receive control signals indicating a changing in transmission power and another transmission parameter of the base station from the receiver which generates the... Agent: Bingham Mccutchen LLP

20070173205 - Radio channel control method and receiving apparatus: A base station used in a radio communication system includes a transmitting unit operable to transmit a signal to a receiver and a controller operable to control a modulation or coding of a radio channel according to a decision made by using information which indicates increment or decrement of reception... Agent: Bingham Mccutchen LLP

20070173206 - Radio channel control method and receiving apparatus: A radio channel control method for controlling, in a radio communication system having a transmitter and a receiver, a radio channel from the transmitter toward the receiver. The method includes receiving a signal transmitted from the transmitter by the receiver, measuring reception quality of the signal, generating information which indicates... Agent: Bingham Mccutchen LLP

20070173207 - Techniques to decrease fractional spurs for wireless transceivers: Various embodiments are disclosed relating to techniques to reduce spurs in wireless transceivers. In an example embodiment, a first fractional-N divide ratio for a first frequency synthesizer may be set based on a selected channel. A second fractional-N divide ratio for a second frequency synthesizer may be set to a... Agent: Brake Hughes Bellermann LLP

20070173208 - Mobile station device and transmission antenna selection method in the mobile station device: A mobile station apparatus enabling increases in communication system capacity when uplink high-speed packet communication is performed and the like. The mobile station having a plurality of antennas, antenna 1 and antenna 2, compares the reception power of a signal r21 received in antenna 1 with the reception power of... Agent: Stevens, Davis, Miller & Mosher, LLP

20070173210 - Signal processing apparatus: Provided is a signal processing apparatus. The apparatus comprises a first signal separating unit and a second signal separating unit. The first signal separating unit receives first reception signals via an antenna, allows first transmission signals to be transmitted via the antenna, and blocks second reception signals. The second signal... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20070173211 - Optical communication device: In one of many possible embodiments, an apparatus is provided that includes a main body; and a plurality of visual indicators coupled to said main body, said visual indicators including at least one directional command indicator.... Agent: Steven L. Nichols Rader, Fishman & Graver PLLC

20070173212 - Remote control system and related method and apparatus: The invention provides for an audio system 10 comprising an audio signal generating means (12) for output of an audio signal (24), and a remote control device (14) for control of the audio signal generating means (12), the audio signal generating means (12) including means for including an identification signal... Agent: Philips Electronics North America Corporation Intellectual Property & Standards

20070173213 - Cartesian loop transmitter and method of adjusting an output level of such transmitter: In accordance with the present invention there is those provided a Cartesian loop transmitter having an isolator eliminator circuitry comprising a set of low pass and band pass filters for each of an I- and Q-channels, root mean square detectors and a divider connected to a comparator are received by... Agent: Motorola, Inc Intellectual Property Section

20070173214 - Wireless autonomous device system: A method of powering a wireless autonomous device having energy harvesting circuitry, on-board electronic circuitry, and RF transmitter circuitry using an RF transmitting profile that includes a plurality of RF pulses. That same profile may also be used to simultaneously communicate information to the wireless autonomous device in a number... Agent: Eckert Seamans Cherin & Mellott

20070173215 - Detection of an in-band reset: Methods and apparatuses for detecting an in-band reset using digital circuitry.... Agent: Blakely Sokoloff Taylor & Zafman

20070173216 - Method and circuit for squelch detection in serial communications: A method, algorithm, architecture, circuits, and/or systems for squelch detection in serial communications are disclosed. In one embodiment, a squelch detector can include: (i) a first comparator having first and second inputs configured to receive a differential signal, and a third input configured to receive a signal substantially derived from... Agent: Epson Research And Development Inc Intellectual Property Dept

20070173217 - Digital qp detecting apparatus, spectrum analyzer having the same, and digital qp detecting method: A QP detection unit includes digital circuit elements. There is provided a digital QP detector which detects an electric power signal Vi, which is an input signal, and outputs a detection signal Vo. The digital QP detector includes a register which records input digital data, a first multiplier which multiplies... Agent: Greenblum & Bernstein, P.L.C

20070173219 - Phase locked loop and method thereof: A phase locked loop and method thereof are provided. The example phase locked loop may include a loop filter filtering a charge pump output signal to generate a voltage signal and a voltage-controlled oscillator configured to operate in a given one of a plurality of frequency zones, the given frequency... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20070173218 - Offset local oscillator without using frequency divider: A local oscillator without a frequency divider is provided. The local oscillator includes a quadrature voltage controlled oscillator generating I and Q signals having a frequency which is one-third of a local oscillation frequency, and a differential second-harmonic signal having a frequency which is two-thirds of the local oscillation frequency,... Agent: The Webb Law Firm, P.C.

20070173220 - Second-order intermodulation distortion compensating circuit: A second-order intermodulation distortion (IMD2) compensating circuit that detects a variation of DC level of a voltage pair of a mixer load and adjusts the variation of the DC level of the voltage pair. The second-order intermodulation distortion compensating circuit also calibrates a mismatch of a mixer as well as... Agent: F. Chau & Associates, LLC

20070173221 - Mobile communication terminal and method for controlling broadcast program: A mobile communication terminal and method of controlling a broadcast program are disclosed, by which the inability to view or record a reserved broadcast program is prevented and by which information related to the availability of a reserved broadcast program for viewing or recording with reference to a battery capacity... Agent: Lee, Hong, Degerman, Kang & Schmadeka

20070173222 - Intelligent network interface: The present invention provides methods and apparatus for interconnecting disparate communications systems. A call request that originates from a communications network is directed to a network interface. The network interface consequently redirects the call request to a communications entity, such as a radio or a cellular radio system that serves... Agent: Banner & Witcoff, Ltd.

20070173224 - Methods and apparatus for use in communicating short messages of the emergency type from mobile communication devices: Methods and apparatus for use by mobile communication devices for communicating short messages of the emergency type via wireless communication networks are disclosed. In one illustrative example, a first message center address associated with a home message center and a second message center address associated with an emergency message center... Agent: Research In Motion, Ltd

20070173225 - Methods, user terminals, computer program products, and components for providing communications in emergency situations: A method for providing communications services in a network can include adjusting a mode of communication for devices operating in the network based on emergency state information. Related user terminals, computer program products, and components are also disclosed.... Agent: Myers Bigel Sibley & Sajovec, P.A.

20070173223 - Real-time e911 location information in a consumer voip solution: An apparatus in one example has: a VOIP telecommunications network; a VOIP telecommunication device operatively coupled to the VOIP telecommunications network; and the VOIP telecommunication device having a detector that recognizes a predetermined pattern in a data stream from the VoIP telecommunication device, and a call processor that initiates a... Agent: Carmen B. Patti & Associates, LLC

20070173226 - Converged service control for ims networks and legacy networks: Systems and methods are disclosed to provide converged service control and converged charging in legacy networks and IMS networks. A converged service control system of the invention includes a protocol interface and a service controller. The protocol interface receives call messages from the legacy networks and the IMS networks, and... Agent: Duft Bornsen & Fishman, LLP

20070173228 - Apparatus and method of handling simultaneous universal terrestrial radio access network radio resource control procedures which change the security configuration in a universal mobile telecommunications system user equipment: The details of an apparatus and method of handling simultaneous universal terrestrial radio access network radio resource control procedures which change the security configuration in a universal mobile telecommunications system user equipment are disclosed herein. According to one aspect of the present application, there is provided a user equipment apparatus... Agent: Research In Motion, Ltd

20070173227 - Headset: A communication unit, e.g. a headset, constructed as a slave station which may be coupled to a plurality of master stations, e.g. a mobile telephone, via a short-ranged communications connection, such as of the Bluetooth type or the DECT type, and has a plurality of address fields in which one... Agent: Altera Law Group, LLC

20070173229 - Authentication method: A method for network equipment to generate authentication information in the mobile communication system, at least includes the following process: set security key corresponding to mobile terminal in network equipment; and network equipment generates authentication information corresponding to mobile terminal based on said security key and a random number. And,... Agent: Leydig Voit & Mayer, Ltd

20070173231 - Multimedia data transfer for a personal communication device: In a portable multimedia device, data is passed between a sender and receiver unit by way of voice channel only. Multimedia data is vocalized and then forwarded to a receiver unit by way of the voice channel without the use of a backend server. Once received at the receiver unit,... Agent: Beyer Weaver LLP

20070173230 - Wireless communication unit and a method of operation thereof: A wireless communication unit for use in a digital radio communication system comprising means for signal transmission, means for signal reception, a vocoder, a digital-to-analog converter and a microprocessor. The wireless communication unit further comprises a means for storing messages. The microprocessor, when activated, is adapted to stop playing a... Agent: Motorola, Inc Intellectual Property Section

20070173232 - Incoming call notification device: An incoming call notification device includes a first connecting unit for the connection with a portable media player; a second connecting device for communicating with the communication device and receiving an incoming call signal; an interrupting module for sending an interruption signal to the portable media player to interrupt the... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20070173233 - Methods and apparatus for reliable voicemail message deletion alerts at mobile communication devices: In one illustrative method of processing voicemail information at a mobile communication device, a first voicemail notification message corresponding to a voicemail message associated with a voicemail system is received through a wireless transceiver of the mobile device. The first voicemail notification message includes a first voicemail message time expiration... Agent: John J. Oskorep, Esq. One Magnificent Mile Center

20070173236 - Methods for marketing digital content to mobile communication device users: Systems and methods are provided for allowing mobile device users to select digital content for use or to recommend to other mobile device users to facilitate marketing of digital content among mobile device users. In addition, systems and methods are provided to facilitate sharing of mobile device user's ratings of... Agent: Edell, Shapiro & Finnan, LLC

20070173234 - Method and device for communication mode processing of a mobile communication terminal: The present invention relates to the field of telecommunication and concerns a method and a device that prevent a multimedia mobile terminal, capable of utilizing videophone calls, from transmitting or receiving a videophone call in a certain situation.... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20070173237 - Method and system for enhancing voice calls, such as enhancing voice calls with data services: A method and system for enhancing voice calls is described. In some examples, the system receives a dialed number from a user associated with a voice call, determines that the voice call is associated with a party capable of providing data services to the user, and provides data services to... Agent: Perkins Coie LLP Patent-sea

20070173235 - System and/or method for interactive merchandising of digital content: Embodiments of methods, devices and/or systems for interactive merchandising of digital content are described.... Agent: Berkeley Law & Technology Group, LLP

20070173238 - Method and application for arranging a conference call in a cellular network and a mobile terminal operating in a cellular network: The invention relates to a method for arranging a conference call with mobile terminals operating in a cellular network. At first, a group of the participants of the conference call is formed either by selecting the participants from a list saved in the memory of the mobile terminal in by... Agent: Harrington & Smith, PC

20070173239 - Method for controlling communication service in a telecommunication and communitator associated therewith: A mobile first terminal (1) has a call in progress with a second terminal (2) under a first communications service via a base station (10) of the access network of a first subsystem. A condition for transferring the call to a base station (20) of the radio access network of... Agent: Trop Pruner & Hu, PC

20070173241 - Transmission of database records between mobile communication terminals: A method for transmitting a phone number stored in a first mobile communication terminal to a second mobile communication terminal is provided. The method comprises selecting a phone number stored in a database in the first mobile communication terminal, by way of interacting with a user interface of the first... Agent: Lee, Hong, Degerman, Kang & Schmadeka

20070173240 - Handwriting style data input via keys: The subject disclosure pertains to an input system and method. Patterns can be received with respect to one or more keys. Based in part on selected keys, a pattern can be identified or inferred. Accordingly, a user is able to gesture over or with respect to a keypad to input... Agent: Amin. Turocy & Calvin, LLP

20070173242 - Event reminder method: A method is performed by first and second mobile wireless communication devices used respectively by first and second users. In the method, a first user selects, on the first device, a first task for the first user to perform. The first device sends to the second device a request to... Agent: David B. Cochran, Esq. Jones Day

20070173244 - A method for establishing a service connection: The present invention provides a method for establishing a service connection, comprising: before initiating a service request, UE will select a cell that can provide the said service; if a cell that can provide the said service is selected, UE will send a service request to the network in the... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20070173243 - Method for communicating by means of a plurality of network-side transmission antennas: A method communicates through a radio communications system having network side devices and radio stations. A message from the radio station is received by the network side antennas. Subsequently, a useful data message is transmitted to the radio station by transmitting network side antennas. The transmitting network side antennas received... Agent: Staas & Halsey LLP

20070173245 - Mobile communication system: A method of transmitting a multicast or broadcast data from a plurality of base stations forming a multicast zone, which is included in a service area of a mobile communications system includes performing at a base station among a plurality of base stations a transmission of multicast or broadcast data... Agent: Bingham Mccutchen LLP

20070173246 - Mobile communication system: A mobile communication system for transmitting broadcast data or multicast data including a plurality of base stations forming a multicast zone, which is included in a service area of the mobile communications system, the plurality of base stations transmitting a same multicast or broadcast data. Each of the plurality of... Agent: Bingham Mccutchen LLP

20070173247 - Mobile communication system: A mobile communication system for transmitting broadcast data or multicast data from a base station forming a multicast or broadcast zone includes a first controller for determining a base station among a plurality of base stations and a second controller for performing the transmission of the broadcast data or the... Agent: Bingham Mccutchen LLP

20070173250 - Apparatus and method for preventing call from being dropped in mobile communication system: Disclosed is an apparatus for preventing a call from being dropped in a mobile communication system, including a Mobile Station (MS) for reporting a temporal reception-impossible mode to a network if the MS enters a temporal reception-impossible state in a state where a call has been connected, and maintaining a... Agent: The Farrell Law Firm, P.C.

20070173249 - Mobile communication apparatus having capability of housing temperature control: A mobile communication apparatus capable of controlling housing temperature is provided. The mobile communication apparatus includes a first and a second modules, an operating mode manager for managing a plurality of modes based on a combination of whether the first and the second modules each are supplied with power, and... Agent: Frishauf, Holtz, Goodman & Chick, PC

20070173248 - System and method for analyzing a wireless connection: Described is a system and method for analyzing a wireless connection. The method comprises receiving input data corresponding to communications between a mobile unit and a first access point. The input data is classified into at least one of a first plurality of sets, each set corresponding to a range... Agent: Fay Kaplun & Marcin, LLP

20070173251 - Validation of mobile stations in unlicensed radio access networks: An unlicensed-radio access network includes an access controller (303) adapted to communicate with the core network portion of a public mobile communication network (20) and connected to a broadband packet-switched network (302). The access controller receives messages from mobile stations via the broadband packet-switched network. The access controller comprises a... Agent: Ericsson Inc.

20070173252 - Inbound traffic redirection system: A system for controlling traffic of an inbound roaming mobile station between a first Visiting Public Mobile Network (VPMN), a second VPMN and a Home Public Mobile Network (HPMN) is provided. The system includes a detection unit for detecting a possible change in registration of the inbound roaming mobile station... Agent: Arent Fox PLLC

20070173253 - Handling method after updating of privacy profile of target user equipment: The present invention discloses a handling method after updating of privacy profile of a target user equipment (UE). When the location service (LCS) system is aware that the privacy profile of a target UE was updated, for every outstanding Location Request against that UE, the location service (LCS) system perform... Agent: Baker & Hostetler LLP

20070173254 - Methods, devices and systems relating to reselecting cells in a cellular wireless communications system: Cell reselection comprises monitoring a first indicator indicative of a signaling level of the serving cell, and monitoring second indicators, each indicative of a signaling level of one of plural potential target cells. A timer associated with a potential target cell is initiated when the respective second indicator indicates that... Agent: Qualcomm Incorporated

20070173255 - Methods, devices and systems relating to reselecting cells in a cellular wireless communications system: Signals of different cells in a cellular wireless communications system are observed during associated intervals to predict a signal behavior in future. A target cell is selected by observing over time signal characteristics of potential target cells. Thereafter a target cell is selected by using the observed characteristics to predict... Agent: Qualcomm Incorporated

20070173256 - Methods and apparatus for performing handoffs in a multi-carrier wireless communications system: A mobile communications device initiates a handoff from its current base station (BS) sector network attachment point to a new BS sector. The mobile sends a handoff request over its current wireless link to the current BS sector, which forwards the request to the new BS sector, e.g., via a... Agent: Qualcomm Incorporated

20070173257 - Method, base station, and communication network supporting high-speed uplink packet access (hsupa) with soft handover mechanisms: m

20070173258 - System and method for adaptive assignment of unique words in a communication system: A method and system for assigning unique words in an SDMA (spatial division multiple access) communication system is provided. A network management system logically arranges cell stations into clusters of stations, and monitors for a heavy traffic condition. Responsive to determining that a heavy traffic condition exists, the network management... Agent: Kyocera Wireless Corp.

20070173259 - Autonomous cell shaping method: A newly-installed wireless base station collects, in an on-demand manner, cell setting information that includes position information, transmission power information, and radio frequency information from one or more neighboring base stations without using radio wave information, and determines its own radio frequency and transmission power level based on the cell... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20070173262 - Method and system for providing channel assignment information used to support uplink and downlink channels: A method and wireless communication system for providing channel assignment information used to support an uplink (UL) channel and a downlink (DL) channel. The system includes at least one Node-B and at least one wireless transmit/receive unit (WTRU). The WTRU communicates with the Node-B via a common control channel, the... Agent: Volpe And Koenig, P.C. Dept. Icc

20070173261 - Predetermined transmission mode sequence and feedback reduction technique: A system for using a predetermined sequence of transmission modes together with power sequencing in order to reduce signaling while improving SNIR levels. Each sequence comprises a vector of transmission modes, where each mode can include a signal constellation, a concatenated channel coding type and rate and, for multiple-input multiple-output... Agent: Foley & Lardner LLP

20070173260 - Wireless communication network scheduling: A method in a wireless communication network infrastructure scheduling entity, including allocating a radio resource to a schedulable wireless communication entity in the wireless communication network, the radio resource allocated based on a maximum power available to the schedulable wireless communication entity for the radio resource allocated, the radio resource... Agent: Motorola Inc

20070173265 - Method and apparatus for setting the boundaries of virtual operations: A wireless communications device with positioning capabilities is used to mark a boundary of a virtual operations area, and used to mark one or more obstacles within the boundary. Virtual operations may be conducted by users having a wireless communications device, and the wireless communications device generates an alert when... Agent: Qualcomm Incorporated

20070173263 - Method and system for collecting and surveying radio communications from a specific protected area of operations in or around a compound: Sensitive operations areas need accurate, efficient, and effective tools to monitor any suspicious transmissions from specified sub-areas. These specific areas to be monitored can be as small as an individual room in a building. A fundamental change in RF detection and monitoring efficiency is needed for the modem organization to... Agent: Karl M. Steins Steins & Associates

20070173264 - Method for processing requests for location: The present invention discloses a method for processing requests for location, which comprises: A target UE sending a request for location to the Location Service (LCS) system and asking the LCS system to provide a requestor with the location information of the target UE; the LCS system positioning the target... Agent: Christie, Parker & Hale, LLP

20070173266 - Portable communications device and method: A device and method of providing wireless communications is provided. In one embodiment, the method includes storing location criteria in a memory, determining a location of the device, determining whether a location of the device substantially corresponds to the location criteria, and wirelessly transmitting a notification via the wireless data... Agent: Melvin L. Barnes, Jr.

20070173268 - System of interoperability between mms messages and sms/ems messages and an associated exchange method: A message system is associated with a message domain which includes a mobile radio network, a message server conforming to a first standard referred to as the Enhanced Message Service and/or Short Message Service standard and/or a message server conforming to a second standard referred to as the Multimedia Message... Agent: Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP

20070173267 - Text messaging conversation user interface functionality: A computer readable medium, method and user device for a user interface functionality for SMS and SMS-like message conversations is provided. A group of individual SMS messages is treated as a single entity by the SMS conversation UI, the SMS conversation history UI saves space by including the SMS editor... Agent: Smart & Biggar P.o. Box 2999, Station D

20070173269 - Apparatus and method for use in the multicast of traffic data in wireless multiple access communications systems: In a wireless communications system, multicast messages are transported to groups of wireless terminals by employing a common control channel to transmit a multicast paging message indicating that multicast traffic data is to be transmitted to a particular group of wireless terminals. In an embodiment of the invention, the essential... Agent: Ryan, Mason & Lewis, LLP

20070173270 - Managing master and slave devices in a communications network: Systems and methods are provided for communication between master and slave devices on a network, such as a piconet or Bluetooth network. A master notifies the slave of a change in the link supervision timeout associated with the piconet. The slave stores the new link supervision timeout value and uses... Agent: Banner & Witcoff, Ltd.

20070173271 - Radio channel allocation and link adaption in cellular telecommunication system: A network element, a terminal and a method of allocating a radio channel to a connection between a terminal and a base station in a telecommunication system are provided. The number and properties of potential interferers in a plurality of available radio channels are determined, and channel allocation is performed... Agent: Squire, Sanders & Dempsey L.L.P.

20070173272 - Method and apparatus for receiving site selection diversity transmit (ssdt) signal in a wideband code division multiple access (wcdma) system: Disclosed is a UE and a method to operate the UE in the Site Selection Diversity Transmit mode. The method includes detecting a case where no base station is transmitting to the UE; inserting predetermined values into a received signal; and decoding the predetermined values. The predetermined values preferably correspond... Agent: Harrington & Smith, PC

20070173273 - System and method for forming ad-hoc location-based multicast group: A system, method, and media for providing group communication services to an ad-hoc group formed according to vicinity with other users of communication devices in a communication system. Communicating among a communication group of a plurality of wireless communication devices in a communication system includes forming the communication group including... Agent: Qualcomm Incorporated

20070173279 - Transmission power control technique and wireless communications system using the same: A transmission power control method that reduces the possibility of going out of synchronization is presented. In a reduced power mode, a target SIR is set equal to or higher than SIR_reduced where deemed appropriate, whereby frequent issues of Out-of-sync and the probability of generation of RL_Failure are suppressed. To... Agent: Foley And Lardner LLP Suite 500

20070173281 - Adjustment of target signal-to-interference in outer loop power control for wireless communication systems: A method for outer loop power control which compensates for changing channel conditions. A target metric, preferably target signal-to-interference ratio (SIR), is adjusted with differing step up and step down levels to converge on a relatively low steady state level of step up and step down target metric adjustments. The... Agent: Volpe And Koenig, P.C. Dept. Icc

20070173278 - Fast power control step-size adaptation: A mobile terminal for communicating with a network entity includes a RF module for communicating with the network entity, a display for displaying information to a user, a memory for storing data relating to operation of the mobile terminal, and a processor. The processor may be configured to adjust power... Agent: Lee, Hong, Degerman, Kang & Schmadeka

20070173275 - Method of reverse link dynamic power control in a wireless communication system using per-flow quality feedback for multi-flow data traffic: A closed loop power control based on receiving a continuous quality feedback is described. A main reverse link (RL) pilot is controlled by the quality feedback of a substantially continuous delay sensitive traffic stream, such as Voice-over-IP (VoIP), when such a stream is enabled. When such a stream is not... Agent: Lucent Technologies Inc. Docket Administrator-room 3j-219

20070173276 - Power control in schedulable wireless communication terminal: A wireless communication entity schedulable in a wireless communication network, including a controller (603) communicably coupled to a power amplifier (608), wherein the controller varies a maximum transmit power of the wireless communication entity based on the radio resource assignment information receiver by the radio receiver.... Agent: Motorola Inc

20070173274 - Power control method for a reverse data service: An external circuit power control method for a reverse data service is provided. The system efficiency can be improved in a reverse data service at 144 Kbps by adopting an optimized reverse channel external circuit power control algorithm. The power control method of the present invention applies a new outer... Agent: Mcdonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLP

20070173277 - Power control with signal quality estimation for smart antenna communications systems: A method for power control with signal quality estimation for smart antenna communication systems is described. The method, for example, starts with a transmit power assignment. Receive weight vector determination is carried out with this assigned transmit power, and the new weights used. An estimate of the resulting received signal... Agent: Blakely Sokoloff Taylor & Zafman

20070173280 - Transmission power control apparatus and control method thereof: A receiving side compares measured quality of received data with target quality and performs variable control of a target SIR, as well as, compares that target SIR with measured SIR and transmits transmission-power information (TPC information) that is created based on the comparison result to a transmitting side, then the... Agent: Bingham Mccutchen LLP

20070173282 - High frequency receiver, integrated circuit used therefor, portable equipment using them, transmitter used therefor, and manufacturing method thereof: A high frequency receiver capable of stably canceling interference by a transmission signal even if a transmission signal input from a TV antenna is changed. Phase shifter (212) for changing a phase of an interfering distributed transmission signal, detector (216) for detecting a level of a transmission signal included in... Agent: Mcdermott Will & Emery LLP

20070173284 - Method of processing radio frequency signal in mobile terminal, and mobile communication system and mobile terminal using the same: A mobile terminal adapted to process a received call signal or message signal by mapping a response mode corresponding to present user status information and a method thereof are provided. The method includes confirming user status information in the mobile terminal according to the received radio frequency signal, mapping a... Agent: Lee, Hong, Degerman, Kang & Schmadeka

20070173283 - Mobility middleware architecture for multiple radio access technology apparatus: A multiple radio access technology (RAT) apparatus with mobility middleware provides a user with access to various RAT networks, such as a frequency division duplex (FDD) network and a wireless local area network (WLAN). In one embodiment, the apparatus is a dual mode FDD/WLAN converged wireless communication handset which includes... Agent: Volpe And Koenig, P.C. Dept. Icc

20070173285 - Cellular phone line replacement adapter: The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for automated processing and routing of data messages or packets, via a cellular network, from analog or digital data devices where said routing is accomplished without the need for call origination on the cellular network. The present invention may consist of... Agent: Malin Haley And Dimaggio, Pa

20070173286 - Distribution of shared local oscillation to multiple rf intefaces of a wireless device: A Radio Frequency (RF) transceiver Integrated Circuit (IC) includes a plurality -of RF transceivers, local oscillation generation circuitry that produces a local oscillation, and local oscillation distribution circuitry. The local oscillation distribution circuitry couples to the local oscillation generation circuitry and includes a plurality of local oscillation repeater circuits. Each... Agent: Garlick Harrison & Markison

20070173287 - Wireless handset and methods for use therewith: A wireless handset includes a long range wireless transceiver for selectively providing an inbound communication and an outbound communication through a wireless telephone network. A battery monitor module monitors a remaining power of a battery and produces a control signal when the remaining power compares unfavorably to a reserve power... Agent: Garlick Harrison & Markison

20070173288 - Method and apparatus for reducing combiner loss in a multi-sector, omni-base station: An omni-radio base station with multiple sector antenna units uses frequency division of sector signals to achieve increased coverage or capacity at reduced cost. Each sector antenna unit has an antenna for receiving a carrier signal associated with an antenna frequency in an available frequency band. At least one of... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, PC

20070173289 - Method and related apparatus for eliminating an audio signal component from a received signal having a voice component: Audio signal processing includes encoding a first audio signal into a second audio signal according to a first code, outputting the first audio signal and the second audio signal from a speaker, and receiving a received signal with a microphone. The received signal includes a voice signal, third audio signal,... Agent: North America Intellectual Property Corporation

20070173292 - Foldable cellular telephone: A cellular phone includes a first case and a second case, which are connected in a foldable manner through a hinge. When the cellular phone is in a folded state, a second display unit displays an image with the side (upper side) closer to the hinge as the upper side.... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20070173291 - Information communication terminal, information processing method and information processing program: Disclosed herein is an information communication terminal including: a light emitting section configured to emit light in accordance with an operation carried out by said information communication terminal; a state detection section configured to detect an operating state of said information communication terminal; and a control section configured to execute... Agent: Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner LLP

20070173290 - Mobile communication terminal and method therefore: Method in a mobile communications device, said communications device comprising a display unit, and on which mobile communications device one or more user applications are running under supervision of an operating system of the mobile communications device, the method comprising: selecting one of said applications, wherein the selected application is... Agent: Perman & Green

20070173294 - A multi-functional bluetooth loudspeaker: This invention comprises a multi-functional loudspeaker including a loudspeaker body and a bluetooth transmission and reception device. It further includes at least one media player or a series of functional port(s), such as a DVD player, a three-in-one card reader, a FM/RDS radio receiver, a USB port, audio/visual outputs and... Agent: Jack Shore Much Shelist Freed Denenberg Ament&rubenstein,pc

20070173293 - Mobile phone hand-free extension device: A hand-free extension device to support a mobile phone capable of networking with a personal area network (PAN) includes a PAN wireless transceiver having a processor and a cellular audio signal output; and a sound source selecting switch coupled to the cellular audio signal and to a car stereo audio... Agent: Tran & Associates

20070173295 - Device and method for augmenting cellular telephone audio signals: A system and method is described for augmenting cellular telephone signals for a cellular telephone. In an exemplary embodiment, a cellular battery is equipped with a sound generating device that stores one or more audio signals that are activated upon receipt of a telephone call. Optionally, the battery may store... Agent: Withers & Keys For Bell South

20070173297 - Apparatus and method for controlling keypad backlight of mobile phone: The present invention controls the keypad backlight of the mobile phone so as to avoid the waste of battery power, resulting in increases of the operation use time and user convenience. The method for controlling keypad backlight of a mobile terminal according to the present invention includes determining whether or... Agent: The Farrell Law Firm, P.C.

20070173296 - Communication apparatus having power-saving communication function, and communication method: A communication apparatus which starts communication using a power-saving function changes, with its communication counterpart, a key for a confidential mode and performs power-saving communication. When terminating the power-saving function, the communication apparatus returns, with its communication counterpart, the key for the confidential mode to the original one. Then, after... Agent: Canon U.s.a. Inc. Intellectual Property Division

20070173299 - Foldable cellular telephone: A cellular phone includes a first case and a second case, which are connected in a foldable manner through a hinge. When the cellular phone is in a folded state, a second display unit displays an image with the side (upper side) closer to the hinge as the upper side.... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20070173298 - Keypad assembly: A keypad assembly is mounted on a substrate of a cellular phone and has a metal sheet, a base sheet and a template. The metal sheet has a bottom and a top. The base sheet is mounted on the bottom of the metal sheet. The template is mounted on the... Agent: Rosenberg, Klein & Lee

20070173300 - Wireless headphones with dual antennas: A wireless headphone assembly has left and right speakers attached to ends of a headphone body, and at least two antennas, e.g., one located at each speaker. Since multiple antennas are used, reception can be improved using one of several approaches, e.g., simple selection of the “best” antenna, multiplexing antenna... Agent: Rogitz & Associates

20070173301 - Specific absorption rate reducer, mobile terminal using the same and method therefor: A mobile terminal and a specific absorption rate reducer method are provided, in which a printed circuit board (PCB) is installed in a main-body, a liquid crystal display (LCD) module is installed in a sub-body, a hinge connects the main-body and the sub-body rotatively and generates a current in the... Agent: Roylance, Abrams, Berdo & Goodman, L.L.P.

20070173302 - Radiative focal area antenna transmission coupling arrangement: The present invention comprises a docking system for connecting a portable communication device to a further signal transmission line. The docking system may be arranged within a workstation such as a desk or a tray. The system may also envelope a room in a building or be located in a... Agent: Donald N. Halgren

20070173303 - Self-installable switchable antenna: A system, method, and apparatus for selecting a set of antennas, for use during operation of a radio system, from a plurality of antennas. The system, method and apparatus may include selecting one antenna that is part of an array of antennas. Then measuring characteristics of radio signals received at... Agent: Procopio, Cory, Hargreaves & Savitch LLP

20070167140 - Method and apparatus for distributing beacon information: A method and apparatus for distributing beacon information includes a first WTRU modifying a physical layer convergence protocol (PLCP) header in a physical protocol data unit (PHY PDU) frame to include beacon information. The first WTRU transmits the modified PLCP header to a second WTRU. The second WTRU receives the... Agent: Volpe And Koenig, P.C. Dept. Icc

20070167131 - Display apparatus, wireless transmitting and receiving system, display method, display control program, and recording medium: A display apparatus of the present invention has been made so that: in cases where a video signal cannot be normally received, the display apparatus allows a display by which one can recognize whether or not a jamming electric wave in an operation frequency band used for wireless communication makes... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20070167132 - Systems and methods for collecting and processing satellite communications network usage information: A system and method provide the ability to collect, store and transmit information statements concerning satellite communication system use. The satellite system may collect billing information, such as roaming data, network use in terms of both total time and total bandwidth and functionality utilized on a user by user basis.... Agent: White & Case LLP Patent Department

20070167133 - Ultrasound communication system and related methods: Embodiments of the present invention beneficially provide an ultrasound communication system and methods of ultrasound communication for diagnostics and prognostics of structures. For example, ultrasound transmitters are connected to a metal or composite structure and modulated to produce Lamb waves that travel to an ultrasound receiver. The ultrasound transmitters can... Agent: Bracewell & Giuliani LLP

20070167136 - Automatic detection and notification of proximity of persons of interest: A computing device is configured to monitor a local vicinity around a user and detect identification devices located in the vicinity. When an identification device is detected, data is read from the device and a person associated with the device is identified. One or more user applications are searched to... Agent: Microsoft Corporation

20070167137 - Communication device, and method and computer program for information processing thereof: A communication device relates a plurality of identification information to specifying information included in the identification information and manages them, and thereby enhances easiness of identifying and specifying of a device of the other party and usability of a connection with the device of the other party. The communication device... Agent: Staas & Halsey LLP

20070167138 - Garage door opener communications gateway module for enabling communications among vehicles, house devices, and telecommunications networks: A garage door opener (GDO) communications gateway module includes a receiver for receiving garage door signals and a transmitter for transmitting control signals to a GDO operable for opening and closing a garage door of a garage of a house. The transmitter transmits a control signal to the GDO to... Agent: Brooks Kushman P.C. / Lear Corporation

20070167134 - Method of managing a plurality of electronic microcircuit chip readers and equipments for implementing said method: Method and system for coordinated management of a plurality of contactless radio-frequency readers of chips incorporating electronic microcircuits. The method includes transmitting, in a first time interval, transmit operations composed of command instructions from each of the plurality of readers to the electronic microcircuits of the chips associated with each... Agent: Greenblum & Bernstein, P.L.C

20070167135 - Rf communication system and method: The present invention relates to an RF communication system and method for control of user devices via wireless RF communication. In order to provide a flexible use and a number of different applications and, in particular, in order to avoid the need for training user devices beforehand and the need... Agent: Philips Electronics North America Corporation Intellectual Property & Standards

20070167139 - Information access system and active-type contactless information storage device: In an information access system, an active contactless information storage device senses a carrier of an RF signal at a first frequency in first predetermined periods occurring in a predetermined cycle and senses a carrier of an RF signal at a second frequency in second predetermined periods occurring in the... Agent: Staas & Halsey LLP

20070167141 - Radio communication system: A radio communication system has a memory for storing a channel number specifying a transceiving channel, one of a plurality of group codes allocated to each transceiving channel, an ID code which is unique to the radio communication system, and names of other radio communication systems, and a control unit... Agent: Intellectual Property / Technology Law

20070167142 - Mobile phone for controlling diversity: Disclosed is a mobile phone for selectively performing transmission/receipt diversity when radio frequency signals are transmitted and received. The mobile phone includes control means for controlling transmission/receipt of the radio frequency signal and controlling transmission/receipt diversity; receipt adjusting means for controlling receipt of the radio frequency signal and controlling receipt... Agent: Paul D. Greeley Ohlandt, Greeley, Ruggiero & Perle, L.L.P.

20070167143 - Receiver and electronic device using the same: A receiver and an electronic device are provided that suppress deterioration of the signal waveform of a symbol. The receiver has filter (12) that sends out an output signal having a symbol at an arbitrary time interval; and intermittent operation part (13) that controls filter (12) intermittently at an arbitrary... Agent: Wenderoth, Lind & Ponack L.L.P.

20070167144 - Communication apparatus and communication method: A communication apparatus 100 is equipped with, as plural communication sections capable of communicating with another communication apparatus over different transmission lines, a powerline communication section which performs a wired transmission using a powerline PL and a wireless communication section which performs a wireless transmission. The communication apparatus 100 causes... Agent: Stevens, Davis, Miller & Mosher, LLP

20070167146 - E911 behavior with gsrm in a wireless communication device: A wireless communications device attempts to originate an emergency E911 call on a first system. If the system sends a global service redirection message (GSRM), including a redirect list, then the device scans alternate systems from the redirect list. if the redirect systems are not available, the device and again... Agent: Kyocera Wireless Corp.

20070167145 - Method for providing a system with position information from a mobile unit: The invention relates to a method for providing a system that is operated by a first party, with position information from a mobile unit provided with a unique identity that belongs to a second party. The first party provides a service that is dependent of the position of the mobile... Agent: The Webb Law Firm, P.C.

20070167147 - Method and apparatus for communicating emergency information using wireless devices: A method and apparatus for providing emergency notification by a wireless mobile device in response to triggering a sensor. A detection system, which may be located within a vehicle, comprises one or more sensors configured to sense an emergency event and transmit a message via a wireless link regarding the... Agent: Qualcomm Incorporated

20070167148 - Mobile communication terminal and computer program thereof, ic card and computer program thereof, and mobile communication terminal system: A mobile communication terminal includes a communication unit, a wireless communication unit, a contents acquisition unit, a contents storage unit, a verification unit, and an output permission determination unit. The communication unit communicates with an IC card. The wireless communication unit provides wireless communication using user information stored in the... Agent: Ostrolenk Faber Gerb & Soffen

20070167149 - System and method for communicating with a network access node: A system and method for crediting an account of a network access node includes receiving a data signal at a network access node, forwarding the data signal wirelessly to a network user node, and providing account crediting information to an accounting system. The account crediting information represents a credit to... Agent: Foley & Lardner LLP

20070167150 - System and method for providing wireless communications services: A method for providing wireless communications services including setting a given rate associated with a given period of time for the wireless communications services in a service area for at least one subscriber. Unlimited use of the wireless communications are enabled for the at least one subscriber within the service... Agent: Reed Smith LLP

20070167151 - System and method wireless messaging in a wireless communication system: A wireless communication system, comprising a host service, a wireless router system coupled to the host service, a wireless network coupling the wireless router system and a wireless mobile communication device (“mobile device”), adaptively delivers data to the mobile device in the wireless communication system. In another embodiment, a receive... Agent: John J. Oskorep, Esq. One Magnificent Mile Center

20070167153 - Apparatus and method for providing incoming and outgoing call information in a mobile communication terminal: An apparatus and method for providing incoming and outgoing call information in a mobile communication terminal. A display unit displays detailed incoming/outgoing call information integrated for a particular phone number. A memory stores an incoming/outgoing call list according to an incoming/outgoing event. A controller controls an operation for adding the... Agent: The Farrell Law Firm, P.C.

20070167152 - Mobile communication terminal and operation control method thereof: The present invention relates to a mobile communication terminal and operation control method thereof: A mobile communication terminal according to the present invention comprises: an input unit having at least one searching keys specified for a section search of multimedia data; and a controller allocating the searching keys to predetermined... Agent: Lee, Hong, Degerman, Kang & Schmadeka

20070167154 - Position data interpolation method, position detecting sensor and position measuring device: A position data interpolation method, comprising: a step of continuously taking digital images of scenes in the surrounding in a process of moving from a first point, which is a known point, via a second point, which is a known point, to a third point, which is an unknown point;... Agent: Nields & Lemack

20070167155 - Tester and test system for wireless device: A tester for a wireless device includes a memory for storing a communication command program that makes the tester to transmit a communication command signal to the wireless device so that a test corresponding to the communication command signal is performed in the wireless device, wherein the communication command program... Agent: Sughrue-265550

20070167156 - System and method for communicating over a data network or the pstn using a hybrid cordless telephone device: A hybrid cordless telephone system allows a user to place or receive a call over either a data network or a PSTN network. In one aspect, a system router and PSTN unit are coupled with a communications manager to avoid extensive redesign of router components and PSTN components while providing... Agent: Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker LLP

20070167157 - System and method for communicating over a data network or the pstn using a hybrid cordless telephone service: A hybrid cordless telephone system allows a user to place or receive a call over either a data network or a PSTN network. In one aspect, a system router and PSTN unit are coupled with a communications manager to avoid extensive redesign of router components and PSTN components while providing... Agent: Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker LLP

20070167158 - Method and system to enable roaming on demand in wireless communication networks: A method and system for enabling a first communication device to communicate with a second communication device. The first communication device is in a first network. The second communication device is in a second network. The second communication device has network connectivity only in its home network. When a first... Agent: William L. Botjer

20070167160 - Radio communications system, and base station apparatus and mobile radio terminal apparatus employed in the system: The present invention relates to a system conducting multi-carrier communications between a base station and a plurality of mobile terminals. When a transmission format of an individual information channel transmitted from the base station to the mobile terminals is output over a control channel from the base station to the... Agent: Frishauf, Holtz, Goodman & Chick, PC

20070167159 - Broadcast-centric cellular communication system, method, and mobile station: A broadcast-centric cellular communication system improves broadcast channel performance by exploiting the benefits of macro-diversity in a cellular communication system having a plurality of base stations that transmit signals within a plurality of associated cells. The system constructs an identical paging signal at the plurality of base stations, and controls... Agent: Ericsson Inc.

20070167162 - Multi-functional communication terminal device and communication relay device for use in noise environment: Disclosed herein is a multi-functional communication terminal device and communication relay device for use in a noise environment. To this end, the present invention provides a multi-functional communication terminal device for use in a noise environment, comprising: a cellular phone which is hand-carried by each individual worker within a company;... Agent: Vidas, Arrett & Steinkraus, P.A.

20070167161 - Remote sim card replacement and activation process: A data processing device including a microcontroller and configured to communicate with at least one remote system distributed on a network. The data processing device and the remote system are adapted to store a plurality of parameters identifying a user account belonging to a subscriber. The data processing device comprises... Agent: Cohen, Pontani, Lieberman & Pavane

20070167164 - Hard handover method and controller: The invention is related to a controller of a communication system that includes a module for exchanging messages indicating a traffic channel change between communication system units before hard handover, a module for changing a downlink traffic channel, a module for detecting a communication system unit on a handover target... Agent: Squire, Sanders & Dempsey L.L.P.

20070167163 - Receiver status message management during handoff: Described herein are mechanismns and methods that facilitate generation of receiver status message (e.g., acknowledgments and/or negative acknowledgments) before, during, and after a handoff of an access terminal (user equipment) from a first transceiver module to a second transceiver module. A network module can generate receiver status messages during a... Agent: Qualcomm Incorporated

20070167165 - Handover methods and apparatus for mobile communication devices: A mobile communication device assists in a handover procedure between a first base station and a second base station using reliable and efficient techniques. The mobile device has a wireless transceiver and one or more processors coupled to the wireless transceiver. In one illustrative example, the one or more processors... Agent: John J. Oskorep, Esq. One Magnificent Mile Center

20070167166 - Advanced intelligent single telephone number routing: A method for location-based communications routing includes determining a location of a requesting party in accordance with an originating communications address of the requesting party. The method also includes determining whether the location of the requesting party is in a first subscriber service area and, when the location of the... Agent: Greenblum & Bernstein, P.L.C

20070167167 - Network-based system for rerouting phone calls from phone networks to voip clients for roamers and subscribers who do not answer: A system, method, computer product and service are provided which, when a subscriber's VoIP client is online and the subscriber's non-VoIP wireless or fixed line number is called, will automatically route the call over IP to the subscriber's VoIP client. This routing may be performed by the subscriber's wireless or... Agent: Arent Fox PLLC

20070167170 - Method and device for determining location-enhanced presence information for entities subscribed to a communications system: System and method for determining location-enhanced presence information for a particular entity subscribed to a communications system. Location information indicative of a current location for the particular entity is obtained, as well as presence information indicative of a current activity status of the particular entity within the communications system. A... Agent: Fetherstonhaugh - Smart & Biggar

20070167172 - Providing congestion and travel information to users: Processing link information related to traffic and travel information, in which link information is received including a link identification value associated with a particular link, a link identifier component enabling a determination of a link system to be employed in identifying the particular link referenced by the received traffic information,... Agent: Fish & Richardson P.C.

20070167171 - Determining the location of a device having two communications connections: Wireless devices connected to a network backbone may be physically located by establishing communications between an unknown device and one or more known devices. Through distance estimation and/or directional estimation, the physical location of a network device may be determined by triangulation. In some instances, the new device may passively... Agent: Mediacell Licensing Corp

20070167169 - Positioning systems: The invention provides a method for installing a positioning system, the positioning system comprising two or more base stations (BS1 to BS4), and comprises the steps of; collocating the base stations (BS1 to BS4); quantifying any lack of synchronisation between the clocks of the base stations; relocating one or more... Agent: Philips Electronics North America Corporation Intellectual Property & Standards

20070167168 - Worker-in-charge command system and worker-in-charge command method: A central processing unit (11) in a call center receives a work request (for example, repair of a home electric appliance) of a client, allocates a worker in charge satisfying a predetermined condition based on the work contents for the received work request, and determines articles needed for the work.... Agent: Greenblum & Bernstein, P.L.C

20070167173 - Generating and dynamically updating databases of wifi hotspots locations and performance metrics via location mappers: A method, system, and computer program product for efficiently generating a substantially accurate list of available hotspots in geographic locations. A computer system configured with a hotspot location utility operates as a Provider. The Provider receives from a mobile device a hotspot operability/ayailability transmission (HOT), which includes an identification of... Agent: Dillon & Yudell LLP

20070167174 - On-device mapping of wifi hotspots via direct connection of wifi-enabled and gps-enabled mobile devices: A WIFI-enabled and GPS-enabled user device executes a hotspot location utility, which enables the device to detect WIFI hotspots and update a locally-stored hotspot location database (LHLD) containing geographically-mapped hotspots. When a hotspot is detected, the device accesses the hotspot, retrieves identification information and usage terms from the hotspot, and... Agent: Dillon & Yudell LLP

20070167175 - Wireless virtual-network systems and methods to operate the same: Wireless virtual-network systems and methods to operate the same are disclosed. An example method comprises receiving a positioning system signal identifying a location of a mobile device, determining a service zone for the mobile device by comparing the location to a database identifying geographic locations of service zones, and determining... Agent: Texas Instruments Incorporated

20070167178 - Short message service (sms) parser: A short message service parser is disclosed. The short message service parser is typically a computer server programmed by computer software. The short message service parser has the ability to handle different short message service messages from different senders and process, analyze, parse, and reformat the messages. The messages are... Agent: Mr. Walter J. Tencza Jr.

20070167176 - Management of the divert facility of a communication device: The invention relates to a method for managing, in a data communication network, communication addressed to a wireless communication device. The wireless communication devices communicating in the data communication network are equipped with at least one identifier (IMSI1-IMSI3) and in which, the communication device is equipped with a control feature... Agent: Harrington & Smith, PC

20070167177 - Terminal status discovery in secure user plane location positioning procedure: Upon receiving a location request for a mobile terminal, the status of the mobile terminal is discovered before initiating a SUPL positioning procedure. For this purpose, status information is retrieved from a database or location register outside SUPL and it is determined from the status information whether a SUPL session... Agent: Squire, Sanders & Dempsey L.L.P.

20070167179 - Ubiquitous connectivity and control system for remote locations: A thermostat control system for monitoring and controlling environmental characteristics of a building includes a base station unit and a remote access unit continuously interfacing through instant wireless private direct connectivity. The system also includes a plurality of sensors that measure the environmental characteristics and provide the thermostat unit with... Agent: Ishman Law Firm P.C.

20070167180 - Broadcast-centric cellular communication system: A broadcast-centric cellular communication system improves broadcast channel performance by exploiting the benefits of macro-diversity in a cellular communication system having a plurality of base stations that transmit signals within a plurality of associated cells. System-specific control information common to all cells is synchronously and simultaneously broadcast from multiple base... Agent: Ericsson Inc.

20070167181 - Mobile station for operating in a broadcast-centric cellular communication system: A mobile station for operating in a broadcast-centric cellular communication system. The system improves broadcast channel performance by exploiting the benefits of macro-diversity in a cellular communication system having a plurality of base stations that transmit signals within a plurality of associated cells. System-specific control information common to all cells... Agent: Ericsson Inc.

20070167182 - System, apparatus, and method for dynamically configuring application access point settings: Systems, apparatuses, computer program products, and methods for dynamically customizing and/or configuring applications on devices. Current access point information associated with the terminal is transmitted from the terminal. In response to providing this current access point information, the terminal receives updated access point information via the network. The terminal is... Agent: Hollingsworth & Funk, LLC

20070167184 - Method and device for dynamic adjustment of network operating voltage: The present invention is to provide a method and device of dynamically adjusting the operating voltage of a network integrated circuit including the steps of detecting and ranking the signal-to-noise ratio of N ports to single out a port for arbitration, dynamically controlling the operating voltage according to the signal-to-noise... Agent: Bacon & Thomas, PLLC

20070167183 - Method of reverse link dynamic power control in a wireless communication system using quality feedback from a delay-sensitive traffic stream or overhead channel: A closed loop power control based on receiving a continuous quality feedback is described. A main reverse link (RL) pilot is controlled by the quality feedback of a substantially continuous delay-sensitive traffic stream, such as Voice-over-IP (VoIP), when such a stream is enabled. When such a stream is not enabled,... Agent: Lucent Technologies Inc. Docket Administrator-room 3j-219

20070167186 - Apparatus, system and method of providing auto-dimming and state transition signal functionality to telephone systems: An apparatus, system and method of providing auto-dimming and state transition signal functionality to a telephone system are provided. Generally, when the telephone system is in use, it will have an illuminated screen that may distract others. Because of this, when the telephone system is entering a state that does... Agent: Ibm Corporation (ve) C/o Volel Emile

20070167185 - Handsfree car mounting kit: A handsfree car mounting kit for a mobile telephone (6) coupled to a head-set (4) via a Bluetooth radio module consists of a passive communications unit (1), which has a loudspeaker and a microphone (5), optionally coupled to an amplifier, arranged in a cabinet which has a bearing or a... Agent: Altera Law Group, LLC

20070167187 - Wireless multimedia handset: A wireless multimedia handset can include one or more of wireless system support, a platform to handset features, and multiple features. The multiple features may include, by way of example but not limitation, multiple-antennae, multimedia storage with advanced search capability, a high fidelity sound system, peer-to-peer networking capability, seamless handoff... Agent: Perkins Coie LLP

20070167188 - A system and a device for mobile radio communication: The present invention relates to a telephone service device and a system comprising a telephone service device for providing telephone services to a television apparatus (10). The technical field of this invention will be a convenient solution how to use an ordinary TV apparatus, normally in the home environment, as... Agent: Young & Thompson

20070167189 - Specification safety cap with mp3 play function: A safety cap with MP3 play function includes a safety cap, a MP3 play device, a card read device, an audio output device, a power supply system and a tact switch. The MP3 play device is mounted inside the safety cap. The card read device is mounted inside the safety... Agent: Rosenberg, Klein & Lee

20070167190 - Component-based mobile device: A component-based mobile device includes a server component for performing voice and data communication functions and a user interface (UI) unit for performing input/output functions. The server component is a larger unit with a larger server battery and more processing power and includes a engagement portion. The UI unit has... Agent: Bereskin And Parr

20070167191 - Method and arrangement for minimizing intracell interference in a data transmission system: The invention refers to an arrangement and a method for minimizing intracell and/or intercell interference for a data transmission system comprising a scheduler (2). A first base station (BS) receives information from user equipments (UE1-UE4) in a first cell (1), by means of a first antenna system (Rx, Tx). The... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, PC

20070167192 - Singular value decomposition beamforming for a multiple-input-multiple-output communication system: For one embodiment, a MIMO (Multiple-Input-Multiple-Output) communication system where a first sequence of beamformed signals is transmitted, a beamformed channel is observed in response to transmission of the first sequence of beamformed signals, a QR decomposition of the observed beamformed channel is performed to provide a unitary matrix, and a... Agent: Intellevate 900 Second Avenue South

20070167193 - Portable wireless terminal: A portable wireless terminal has a GPS receiver which obtains the position information of the portable wireless terminal from a GPS satellite, a display which displays an image, a storage device which stores an image database in which common coordinates are defined in each of the portable wireless terminals without... Agent: Intellectual Property / Technology Law

20070167194 - Plural wirelessly connected devices with user alarm if wireless connection is lost or endangered: A portable wireless user communication device is wirelessly coupled to a second device over a monitored link. If the link is lost or endangered, then a user alarm is activated at the portable wireless user device and/or at the second device to which it is linked (which may also be... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, PC

20070167195 - Communication system, method for extending stand-by time, and computer readable medium therefor: A communication system, a method for extending stand-by time, and a computer readable medium therefor are provided. The communication system includes a mobile communication apparatus and a core network. The method and the computer readable medium therefor perform the following steps. When the mobile communication apparatus is in a low... Agent: Patterson, Thuente, Skaar & Christensen, P.A.

20070167197 - Portable electronic device: In a foldable cellular phone, a cross key is provided on an operating surface of a second casing and a side right-and-left key having the same function as two direction keys of the cross key is provided on one side surface of the second casing. Further, a side up-and-down key... Agent: Cohen, Pontani, Lieberman & Pavane

20070167198 - Audio system for portable device: An audio system includes an enclosure having a transducer. The transducer creates a vibration in the enclosure in response to being driven by an audio signal having a frequency range. A cradle assembly mechanically couples a portable device to the enclosure through an isolator. A portion of the vibration is... Agent: Fish & Richardson PC

20070167196 - Mobile communication device and method for controlling mobile communication device: An openable/closable mobile phone has a function of locking external keys disposed on an external surface of a main body of the mobile phone, whereby the lock function can be temporarily cancelled without opening the main body. A user holds down a side key (203) provided on a main body... Agent: Armstrong, Kratz, Quintos, Hanson & Brooks, LLP

20070167199 - Apparatus and method for sensing folder rotation status in a portable terminal: An apparatus and a method for sensing rotation angle of a folder in a portable terminal are provided. In the apparatus and method, a first motion sensor measures a roll, which is an up/down rotation angle of a main body and a pitch, which is a left/right rotation angle of... Agent: The Farrell Law Firm, P.C.

20070167200 - Method and apparatus for initiating communication via a multi-mode system in a vehicle: A system and method for initiating and realizing communication via a multi-mode system is disclosed. The method and system include realizing a preferred mode of communication. A signal indicating the preferred mode of communication is transmitted and followed by a response signal in the preferred mode. In response, the multi-mode... Agent: General Motors Corporation Legal Staff

20070161347 - Enabling a digital wireless service for a mobile station across two different wireless communications environments: A method and an apparatus for enabling a digital wireless service across a first and a second wireless communications environment is provided. The method comprises translating a receive signal carried on a forward link and having a first carrier frequency in the first wireless communications environment from a first frequency... Agent: Williams, Morgan & Amerson

20070161348 - Cellular base station subsystem: A method of operating a cellular base station subsystem such as a smart bias tee. The method comprising: modulating a first control data signal to generate a first modulated carrier signal; multiplexing said first modulated carrier signal with a first RF antenna signal onto a feed line; demultiplexing a second... Agent: Eric D. Cohen 22nd Floor

20070161349 - Enhanced 2-wire and 3-wire wlan bluetooth coexistence solution: Methods and systems for enhanced 2-wire and 3-wire WLAN Bluetooth coexistence solution may include determining whether adaptive frequency hopping is active in a Bluetooth communication device. If the adaptive frequency hopping is active, handshaking with a collocated non-Bluetooth communication device may be disabled. The collocated non-Bluetooth communication device may be... Agent: Mcandrews Held & Malloy, Ltd

20070161350 - Method of separating signals in a cellular multi-carrier telecommunication system: A cellular multi-carrier telecommunication system in which the signals can be separated from each other even if another signal, or even a multitude of such signals, occupies the same frequency band. In one embodiment it is suggested that cells of the telecommunication system use pilot systems different from each other,... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20070161351 - Methods and apparatuses for measuring transmission quality of multimedia data: Methods and apparatuses for measuring transmission quality of multimedia data are provided. The method comprises the steps of a transmitter transmitting multimedia data through a channel, a receiver, having received the multimedia data from the transmitter, transmitting information on transmission error of the multimedia data to the transmitter through a... Agent: Mayer, Brown, Rowe & Maw LLP

20070161352 - Selective activation of field devices in low power wireless mesh networks: A control system uses a wireless network to provided communication between a host computer and field devices. The field devices are normally maintained in a lower power or sleep state. Only field devices that will be involved in a communication with the host computer are turned On and maintained On... Agent: Kinney & Lange, P.A.

20070161353 - High frequency switch and method for manufacturing the same: A high frequency switch includes electrically connected switching elements, such as a first diode, a second diode, inductors, capacitors, and a resistor. A diode having a smaller charge capacity in the ON state is used as the first diode, while a diode having a larger charge capacity in the ON... Agent: Murata Manufacturing Company, Ltd. C/o Keating & Bennett, LLP

20070161354 - Electro-acoustic transducer for a portable communication device: The present invention relates to an electro-acoustic communications unit (10) and a portable communication device (20, 30) for producing a desired frequency characteristics in alert mode and phone mode, comprising a housing with a wall (12) defining an interior, having a certain volume and an exterior of the housing, an... Agent: Harrity Snyder, L.L.P.

20070161355 - Method and system for remote communication of telematics data: The invention embodies a remote communication device and a remote communication system. The invention also embodies a communication protocol and method to communicate between remote devices and data service centers. During the transmission, the data is modulated into a voice signal, instead of using expensive wideband resources, which reduce the... Agent: Xianguang Zeng

20070161356 - Method and apparatus for improved carrier feed thru rejection for a linear amplifier: Improved carrier feed thru rejection is achieved for a linear amplifier in a transmitter. The DC training capabilities of a radio frequency mixer are used, not only to correct DC offset of the radio frequency mixer, but also to adjust the DC offset of any baseband circuit and filtering coupled... Agent: Motorola, Inc.

20070161357 - Multiband antenna switch: The invention relates to a multiband antenna switch, and more particularly an antenna switch implemented in the radio interface of a mobile telephone device. The antenna switch comprises a power amplifier module with an antenna port 1 connectable to an antenna, and at least one input port connectable to a... Agent: Albihns Stockholm Ab

20070161358 - Multiband radio module: The invention relates to a radio module configured to accommodate multiple bands in a telecommunication terminal. The radio module comprises: a power amplifier module (1) with an antenna port (2) connectable to an antenna, and an input port connectable to a transmitter section of a transceiver (11); a reception front... Agent: Albihns Stockholm Ab

20070161359 - Amplifier with improved noise performance and extended gain control range: An amplifier and method of amplifying a signal is presented. The amplifier contains a fixed gain stage, a digitally controllable gain stage, and a continuously variable attenuator connected between the fixed and controllable gain stages. The attenuator and controllable gain stage are controllable such that the gain of the controllable... Agent: Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione

20070161360 - Communication semiconductor integrated circuit device and a wireless communication system: In a communication semiconductor integrated circuit device using offset PLL architectures and including an oscillator circuit and a frequency divider circuit generating an intermediate frequency signal, the oscillator circuit includes an oscillator, a programmable frequency divider which frequency-divides the oscillation signal in accordance with frequency division information, a phase comparator... Agent: Mattingly, Stanger, Malur & Brundidge, P.C.

20070161361 - Interference rejection in telecommunication system: An interference suppression scheme is provided for a radio receiver. According to the provided interference suppression scheme, the bandwidth of a received pilot signal and a data signal is divided into a plurality of frequency sub-bands. The pilot signal and the data signal have been transmitted according to single carrier... Agent: Squire, Sanders & Dempsey L.L.P.

20070161362 - Apparatus and method for receiving signals transmitted over a distorting channel: A receiver, in particular a digital receiver, for receiving signals transmitted over a distorting channel, comprising a prefilter for converting an impulse response of the channel into its equivalent minimum phase, a prefilter for use in such a receiver, and a method for receiving signals transmitting over a distorting channel... Agent: Squire, Sanders & Dempsey L.L.P.

20070161363 - Single sideband mixer and method of extracting single sideband signal: Single sideband (SSB) mixers and methods of extracting a SSB signal, which are capable of outputting a single frequency using a plurality of mixers and a local oscillating frequency without having to implement phase-shifting. In one embodiment, a single sideband (SSB) mixer comprises a first mixer and a second mixer,... Agent: F. Chau & Associates, LLC

20070161364 - Method and apparatus for scheduling in a wireless communication network: Techniques to efficiently schedule and serve stations in a wireless network are described. An access point may aggregate stations with flows carrying traffic having similar characteristics, e.g., VoIP flows. The access point may schedule these stations together in an overall service period. The access point may serve each station in... Agent: Qualcomm Incorporated

20070161365 - Detachable electronic device: The present invention is to provide a detachable electronic device comprising a first housing and a second housing releasbly secured together. Within the first housing there is provided a first circuit board including a first connection member provided at one end of the first circuit board and extended beyond one... Agent: Bacon & Thomas, PLLC

20070161367 - Control of field device on low power wireless networks: A control system uses a wireless network to provide communication between a host computer and field devices. The host and the field devices communicate with one another using control messages and response messages based upon a known control system protocol. The control and response messages are embedded as a payload... Agent: Kinney & Lange, P.A.

20070161366 - Mobile terminal, method and computer program product for playing active media sound during a call: A mobile terminal for dynamically controlling delivery of active media during a call includes an output device and a processing element. The output device is capable of providing an audible output. The processing element is capable of delivering the active media to the output device of the mobile terminal while... Agent: Alston & Bird LLP

20070161368 - Method for searching a function option of a mobile communication device: The present invention is to provide a method for searching a function option of a mobile communication device having a search program including a search procedure and a search look up table, wherein the search look up table includes a plurality of setting signals and a plurality of function options,... Agent: Bacon & Thomas, PLLC

20070161369 - Methods for intelligent number dialing assistance and related marketing techniques: A method is provided for assisting a mobile communication device user in entering a phone number for which a call is desired to be placed. When a user enters the alphanumeric characters upon initiating a calling session, the characters are analyzed together with criteria information to generate a list of... Agent: Edell, Shapiro & Finnan, LLC

20070161370 - Method of transmitting data and discontinuous coverage network: m

20070161371 - Visual mapping of field device message routes in a wireless mesh network: A control system uses a wireless mesh network to provide communication between a host computer and field devices. Performance of the wireless mesh network is monitored by collecting network performance data from each node, such as the nodes with which it is communicating, received signal strengths over links to different... Agent: Kinney & Lange, P.A.

20070161372 - Cordless phone system with integrated alarm & remote monitoring capability: A cordless telephone system provides home security. Each handset associated with the cordless telephone system detects a noise level. If the detected noise level exceeds a threshold level, the handset detecting the noise level exceeding the threshold level initiates a telephone call through the base unit to an alert telephone... Agent: Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker LLP

20070161373 - Method for joint use of a radio access network by several mobile radio providers: A method for mobile radio suppliers to provide or share or jointly use a mobile radio access network is provided. Said method is characterized in that a single radio access network (9; 12), which is operated according to UMTS standard, cdma2000 standard, or GSM standard, for example, is jointly used... Agent: Norris, Mclaughlin & Marcus

20070161374 - Co-channel handover in a cellular network: Method for transferring service for a mobile station call signal from a first base transceiver station to a second base transceiver station in a wireless mobile telecommunication system. The first base transceiver station can automatically terminate RF transmissions from the first base transceiver station to the mobile station on a... Agent: Sacco & Associates, Pa

20070161375 - Method and system for mobile ip-nodes in heterogeneous networks: The invention relates to a method for establishing an optimized communication link (SC/DC) between mobile network nodes (10, 11, 12), an interface management module (40) of a first mobile network node (10) checking the mobile network node (10) for available network interfaces (30) and establishing a look-up table (401) with... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland, Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20070161376 - Timeslot reuse for a service based interference control: The specification and drawings present a new method, system, apparatus and software product for a timeslot (TSL) reuse typically combined with a frequency reuse for a service based interference control in communication systems. TSL reuse method can be applied to a service with a wider spectrum or a higher symbol... Agent: Ware Fressola Van Der Sluys & Adolphson, LLP

20070161377 - Initial connection establishment in a wireless communication system: A method, user equipment, network equipment and a system for initiating a wireless connection and subsequent communication over a shared physical resource in a wireless communication system between user equipment and network equipment comprising: processing a UE-derived temporary identifier; determining a set of channels that the user equipment will monitor;... Agent: Morrison & Foerster LLP

20070161380 - Apparatus and methods for geographic position approximation of an event occurring on a wireless device: Apparatus and methods may approximate a location of an event occurring on a wireless device based upon at least one of a first set of location fix information corresponding to a first set of location fix information corresponding to a first position fix of the wireless device prior to the... Agent: Qualcomm Incorporated

20070161381 - Location estimation method: A location estimation method is provided. The method locates coordinates of a mobile station (MS) by referencing a plurality of base stations (BS). A geometric distribution of the BS is analyzed to provide a list of conditional equations. A virtual BS is allocated, having a virtual distance to the MS... Agent: Thomas, Kayden, Horstemeyer & Risley, LLP

20070161378 - Method of evaluating the number of individuals present in a geographical area: The measurement method makes use of the mobile telephones of individuals as an indicator of their presence in a geographical area. The method makes it possible to distinguish between variation in the population usually present in a geographical area and variation in the population additional thereto.... Agent: Clark & Brody

20070161379 - Positioning system: A positioning server (20) is equipped with a database in which required-number-of-measurements judgment information that serves as judgment information with which to decide the number of measurements is associated with wireless terminal station-to-be-positioned information with which to identify objects to be positioned. The positioning server (20), which decides the number... Agent: Dickstein Shapiro LLP

20070161382 - System and method including asynchronous location-based messaging: A system and method including asynchronous location-based messaging is provided. Multimedia content may be created and associated with a specific geographic location. Notification messages associated with location-based content may be designated for receipt by particular users, for example, when the users are located within a predetermined distance of the geographic... Agent: Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman, LLP

20070161383 - Method and apparatus for locating a wireless device: Disclosed is a method and apparatus for locating a wireless device especially useful for locating a cellular telephone making a call from an unknown location. The call may be a request for emergency assistance, or for location-based commercial services, for example. Various embodiments may optionally include a mobile location component,... Agent: Miles & Stockbridge PC

20070161384 - Wireless communication method and system for coordinating paging occasions on a common paging channel: A method of paging a plurality of users by synchronizing user equipment (UE) specific paging and Point-to-Multipoint (PtM) user group paging to reduce power consumption when the UE is in a discontinuous reception state. The UE identities are defined such that paging occasions and common paging channels are synchronized for... Agent: Volpe And Koenig, P.C. Dept. Icc

20070161385 - Gps synchronization for wireless communications stations: A method and system are specified to determine, provide, and exploit the precise time base relations between the distinct signal timings of the Global Positioning System (GPS) and a wireless communications system (WCS) for which the internal WCS downlink time base standards are not inherently synchronized to GPS timing. These... Agent: Woodcock Washburn LLP

20070161386 - Systems and methods to provide availability indication: Methods and apparatuses to provide services to people who wish to make connections for real time communication, such as live telephone conversation, chat, video conferencing, etc. In one embodiment, a method includes: an application receiving a representation of an object including a reference to a remote system and a callee;... Agent: Greenberg Traurig, LLP (sv)IPDocketing

20070161387 - Optimization process for radio resources allocated to mbms services and mobile terminal for receiving mbms services: The process according to the present invention includes: a step for counting mobile terminals present in a geographical zone; a step for determining a first criterion representing the minimum level of reception quality attained by mobile terminals for services broadcast in geographical zones; a step for determining a second criterion... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20070161388 - Signal strength guided intra-cell upstream data forwarding: Intra-cell upstream data forwarding is utilized in a wireless network such as a wireless local area network. A network forwarding path is determined based on the signal strength of an access point signal received at client stations within the network, referred to as the OASS. In particular embodiments, a station... Agent: At&t Corp.

20070161390 - Data processing apparatus, data processing method, data processing system, storage medium and program: A data processing apparatus is disclosed which includes a reproducing element for reproducing each of a plurality of content data items a reproduction status detecting element for detecting status of each content data item being reproduced by the reproducing element a selecting element for selecting the content data item being... Agent: Wolf Greenfield & Sacks, P.C.

20070161389 - Disjoint and common link operation in a wireless communication system: Techniques for supporting communication with disjoint links and common links are described. A sector may broadcast an overhead message and/or send unicast messages to indicate whether the sector supports disjoint links. A terminal may receive at least one message indicating whether disjoint links are supported by at least one sector.... Agent: Qualcomm Incorporated

20070161391 - Method and system for protocol feature communication: Systems and methods for communicating support or absence of support of a plurality of protocol features are disclosed. Generally, a plurality of bits is received, each individual bit indicating support or absence of support of a different protocol features. The received plurality of bits are analyzed to determine which protocol... Agent: Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione

20070161392 - Group management assistance apparatus, group management apparatus, group management assistance method, and group management method: A group management assistance method includes a presence information receiving step (step S142) of receiving presence information of a client in which presence information changes, a change occurrence group detecting step (step S143) of determining whether a group to be generated by the presence information, a group in which constituent... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20070161393 - Method and a system for talk burst control and an moderator terminal therefor: A method and a system for talk burst control in wireless PoC in the field of group talk technology and a moderator terminal therefore, wherein the method comprises: determining, by a moderator terminal, a talk burst sequence and delivering a talk burst dispatch message to a PoC server; dispatching, by... Agent: Ladas & Parry

20070161394 - Transport format combination selecting method, wireless communication system, and mobile station: In a method of selecting a transport format combination according to the present invention, a mobile station calculates the transmission power of a first physical channel using a first TFC with respect to each of first TFCs, and determines whether the mobile station is in a transmission capable state or... Agent: Scully Scott Murphy & Presser, PC

20070161395 - Wireless communication device: A wireless communication device includes a wireless transmitting section, a distance measuring section, a transmission method sorting section, a link quality determining section, and a wireless transmission method determining section. The wireless transmitting section performs communication using one of a plurality of predetermined wireless transmission methods. The distance measuring section... Agent: Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner LLP

20070161398 - Electronic mobile device having a turnable game handle: The present invention discloses an electronic mobile device having a turnable game handle that includes a main body, a display screen disposed on a lateral side of the main body, a first press key portion separately disposed on both ends of the display screen of the main body, and a... Agent: Bacon & Thomas, PLLC

20070161397 - Erect mobile phone device: An erect mobile phone device comprises a main body having a sunken area, a direction key set on a side of the sunken area, and a press key portion on the same side of the sunken area of the main body; a display screen portion having a screen on a... Agent: Bacon & Thomas, PLLC

20070161399 - Mobile communication terminal: In a mobile communication terminal, when a base station of a communication destination is switched from a base station having a first communication rate to a base station having a second communication rate higher than the first communication rate, a calculated remaining communication time necessary to complete a data communication... Agent: Frishauf, Holtz, Goodman & Chick, PC

20070161396 - Portable communication device with rotating display: The present invention is to provide a portable communication device with a rotating display, which comprises a phone body and a cover hingedly connected to the phone body. Thus, the cover may pivot about the phone body either in one direction to close onto the phone body or in the... Agent: Bacon & Thomas, PLLC

20070161400 - Portable device: A portable electronic device comprising a user input device, a device for presenting information to a user, and a processor for receiving inputs from the user input device and altering the operating state of the portable electronic device accordingly, the processor being operable to present a menu of items to... Agent: Alston & Bird LLP

20070161401 - Location-aware multimodal communication system: A system and method for providing a multimodal list of transceiver devices to a remote terminal is disclosed. A positioning unit determines a location of a remote terminal. A processor identifies transceivers for communicating in at least a first communication mode and a second communication mode according to the location... Agent: Qualcomm Incorporated

20070161402 - Media data exchange, transfer or delivery for portable electronic devices: Methods and systems that facilitate data delivery to electronic devices are disclosed. One aspect pertains to data delivery to electronic devices that are portable, such as, mobile devices. In one embodiment, one mobile device discovers another mobile device within its vicinity. The mobile devices can then wirelessly transmit data from... Agent: Beyer Weaver LLP/apple Inc.

20070161405 - Call volume adjustment method and mobile communication terminal using the same: A call volume adjustment method and a mobile communication terminal using the same are disclosed. The method includes sensing if a pressure part of the mobile communication terminal is pressurized, determining the level of pressure applied to the pressure part upon sensing that the pressure part is pressurized, and adjusting... Agent: Lee, Hong, Degerman, Kang & Schmadeka

20070161404 - Wireless communication module for mobile communication: To reduce costs of developing mobile communication terminals such as PHS communication terminals and facilitate development of mobile communication terminals by a manufacturer that does not have wireless communication technology. A new wireless communication module that is a separate small module comprising only wireless communication portion and a new terminal... Agent: Eric Robinson

20070161403 - Wireless electronic device with retractable earphones: The present invention is to provide a wireless electronic device comprising a main body and an earphone assembly being retractably disposed in the main body with two ends provided at one side of the main body capable of being pulled outward and a cable portion between the two ends adapted... Agent: Bacon & Thomas, PLLC

20070161408 - Amplifier gain control method and apparatus in multi-antenna radio system: A base transceiver station (BTS) identifies the number of currently connected antenna units by receiving a signal to which 1 is added in each antenna unit via a signal line (16) connecting the antenna units (AU1 to AUn) in series. The target output power of each antenna unit, which is... Agent: Bingham Mccutchen LLP

20070161406 - Method and apparatus for synchronizing a smart antenna apparatus with a base station transceiver: A method of synchronizing a smart antenna apparatus with a base station transceiver includes receiving at the smart antenna apparatus control signals being communicated from a base station transceiver to one or more mobile stations via an antenna unit. The control signals are operable to be used to synchronize the... Agent: Berkeley Law & Technology Group, LLP

20070161407 - Method and apparatus for synchronizing a smart antenna apparatus with a base station transceiver: A method of synchronizing a smart antenna apparatus with a base station transceiver includes receiving at the smart antenna apparatus control signals being communicated from a base station transceiver to one or more mobile stations via an antenna unit. The control signals are operable to be used to synchronize the... Agent: Berkeley Law & Technology Group, LLP

20070161409 - Mobile telephone and mobile telephone network connection system: A user accesses a search server from a cellular telephone, and enters on a search page a numeric string obtained by numerical conversion of a keyword related to a desired site in accordance with an assignment relationship between characters and numerical keys. The search server searches a database by using... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland, Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20070161410 - Mobile phone capable of controlling keyboard lock and method therefor: The present invention discloses a method and a mobile phone capable of controlling a keyboard lock thereof, wherein an optical sensor and a software are installed to the mobile phone, and the software controls the locking and unlocking of the keyboard of the mobile phone according to a light source... Agent: Bacon & Thomas, PLLC

20070161411 - On-demand service performance upgrade for wireless network: A quantity of bandwidth currently allocated to a communication unit is determined and a display component of the communication unit is caused to graphically display information that indicates the determined quantity of bandwidth. The display information may also indicate a quantity of additional bandwidth that is available for allocation to... Agent: Siemens Corporation Intellectual Property Department

20070161412 - Augmentation of ringtones and other signals: The present invention is directed to a system and method for providing calling parties the ability to augment, modify, or supplement ringtones or other signals annunciated at a called station. Users interact with the system to allow for modifications of the network service. At the same time, users are given... Agent: Ward & Olivo Suite 410

20070161414 - Communication device with flip-cover: The present invention is to provide a communication device comprising a flip-cover including a screen on its inner surface, a phone body including an input unit on its top surface, and a connection member including a first portion pivotably connected to a portion of the flip-cover such that the flip-cover... Agent: Bacon & Thomas, PLLC

20070161415 - Foldable cellular telephone: A cellular phone includes a first case and a second case, which are connected in a foldable manner through a hinge. When the cellular phone is in a folded state, a second display unit displays an image with the side (upper side) closer to the hinge as the upper side.... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20070161416 - Foldable cellular telephone: A cellular phone includes a first case and a second case, which are connected in a foldable manner through a hinge. When the cellular phone is in a folded state, a second display unit displays an image with the side (upper side) closer to the hinge as the upper side.... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20070161417 - Portable terminal devices: The stationary body 12 comprises a plurality of operation keys 18 and two or more microphones 22 and 24. The movable body 16 comprises a receiver 34 and a liquid crystal image displaying surface 32, and is connected to the stationary body 12 by the hinge 14 so that the... Agent: Arent Fox PLLC

20070161413 - Radio operated communication terminal: A radio operated communication terminal includes at least two housing parts which can move in relation to each other. The housing parts move by means of miniature motors. As a result, it is possible to use the constructive configuration thereof for haptic output of events.... Agent: Bell, Boyd & Lloyd, LLP

20070161418 - Sliding cover of smartphone: The present invention provides a smartphone comprising a sliding cover including two troughs provided at both sides thereof, a first signal contact provided under one of the troughs, and a phone body including a keypad for mobile phone provided adjacent to one end thereof, a button region for video games... Agent: Bacon & Thomas, PLLC

20070161419 - Mobile telephone device: A mobile telephone device includes a display casing having display panels and a television antenna unit, an operation casing having an operation unit and a mobile telephone device antenna unit, and a hinge unit for rotatably connecting the display casing to the operation casing. The television antenna unit is provided... Agent: Dickstein Shapiro LLP

20070161420 - Handheld electronic device with shockproof mechanism: The present invention is to provide a handheld electronic device comprising a phone body including an LCD display screen and a keypad disposed on a front surface thereof, and at least one first cutting surface formed at a corner between two adjacent side surfaces; and at least one padding block... Agent: Bacon & Thomas, PLLC

20070161421 - Removalbe customizable inserts and faceplate for electronic devices: A method and apparatus is disclosed for the customization of electronic equipment of which portable audio players, portable disc players, portable digital games and laptop computers are representative. The electronic equipment may be fitted with a substantially transparent faceplate that may cover removable inserts. These inserts may be customizable to... Agent: Trop Pruner & Hu, PC

20070155307 - Media data transfer: Methods and systems that facilitate data delivery to electronic devices are disclosed. One aspect pertains to data delivery to mobile devices. In one embodiment, a local server is provided at a particular location, such as at an establishment, venue, etc. The local server can operate to locally wirelessly transmit data... Agent: Beyer Weaver LLP/apple Inc.

20070155321 - Method of locking an input device: An input device with a lock mechanism is provided. The input device has a storage unit, a pressure sensor, a microcontroller, and a locking unit. The storage unit is for storing information, typically private, sensitive files/documents. The pressure sensor is for generating pressure sensing signals if pressed. The microcontroller is... Agent: North America Intellectual Property Corporation

20070155326 - Instant message audio connection management system and method: An instant message monitoring and controlling system includes an instant message monitoring and controlling module, a user operation interface and a bluetooth module. The instant message monitoring and controlling module is used for monitoring and controlling plural instant message tools. The user operation interface is used for defining a bluetooth... Agent: Madson & Austin Gateway Tower West

20070155333 - Doppler effect compensation for radio transmission: The goal of the invention is to keep the delay of a communication signal between a moving vehicle (mobile body) and a fixed base station constant. This is achieved by a Doppler compensation method for data to be transmitted within frames via radio transmission between a mobile body and some... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20070155344 - Wireless multimode co-band receiver device and method employing receiver bypass control: A wireless multimode radio access technology (RAT) handheld device (100) utilizes first and second wireless radio access technology receivers (108 and 110) includes at least one shared receiver component (120 or 121 or 123) that is within a shared receive path that is shared by both the different RAT receivers... Agent: Vedder Price Kaufman & Kammholz

20070155345 - Frequency switch for multiband power amplifier applications and multiband/multistandard power amplifier module: A frequency switch (1), in particular for use in a multiband/multistandard power amplifier module (11, 17), comprising at least two output ports, a first output port (7) being arranged within a first output path (8) and a second output port (9) being arranged within a second output path (10), said... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20070155306 - Media content delivery and recording over broadcast network: The present invention is a system for facilitating the selection and downloading of a digital multimedia program based on broadcast information. A single keystroke may trigger a series of events that result in an authorized copy of the desired digital media being saved on a user device. The desired program... Agent: Morgan & Finnegan, L.L.P.

20070155308 - Digital broadcasting system and method thereof: Disclosed is a digital broadcasting system that includes a broadcasting station for transmitting digital broadcast data through a digital broadcasting network; a server for receiving broadcast information about the digital broadcast data from the broadcasting station, and transmitting the broadcast information through a mobile communication network; and a digital broadcasting... Agent: The Farrell Law Firm, P.C.

20070155311 - Broadcast response system: A broadcast response system provides, e.g., a radio broadcast listener with the ability to obtain media content such as music or speech while listening to the radio. The user can respond to items in the radio broadcast such as advertisements, fund raising drives, or interactive listener polls during the broadcast.... Agent: Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP

20070155312 - Distribution of music between members of a cluster of mobile audio devices and a wide area network: A system and apparatus for identifying a first mobile device that introduces a music selection to a second mobile device. In one aspect, the first device transmits a music signal to a second device. The music signal comprises a music selection, a music identifier and an identifier of the first... Agent: The Mcintosh Group

20070155310 - Interrupting and resuming a media player: In an embodiment, a method is provided. The method includes playing a content file with a media player on a cellular telephone. Also, the method includes receiving an interrupt event. Moreover, the method includes saving state of the media player on the cellular telephone in the media player.... Agent: Fulbright & Jaworski, LLP (adobe)

20070155313 - Modular interunit transmitter-receiver for a portable audio device: The invention pertains to a modular inter-unit transmitter/receiver for a portable audio device such as an MP3 player, a handheld device for playback of audio signals, a telephone, etc. More particularly, the unit is configured for an audio player device to enable the player device for wireless transmission and reception... Agent: The Mcintosh Group

20070155309 - Using local codecs: In one embodiment, a method is provided. The method includes evaluating local codecs of a cellular telephone. The method further includes playing a content file with a media player on the cellular telephone. The method also includes accessing encoded media referred to by the content file in a format determined... Agent: Fulbright & Jaworski, LLP (adobe)

20070155315 - Apparatus and method for transparent relaying in a multi-hop relay cellular network: An apparatus and method for transparently relaying a signal using a plurality of frequency bands in a multi-hop relay cellular network are provided, in which a Relay Station (RS) communicates with a Base Station (BS) via a relay link in a first frequency band and communicates with a Mobile Station... Agent: The Farrell Law Firm, P.C.

20070155314 - Short-range cellular booster: A repeater mediates traffic between a network transceiver and a user transceiver in a wireless communication system. The repeater comprises a network unit that maintains a network link with the network transceiver, a user unit that maintains a user link with the user transceiver, a two-way communication pathway between the... Agent: Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky And Popeo, P.c

20070155316 - Satellite communication system employing a combination of time slots and orthogonal codes: A satellite communication system is disclosed which provides multiple beams and employs a plurality of user terminals (UT) and at least one gateway connected to a PSTN which communicates with at least one UT over the constellation wherein each of the UTs within a given frequency band is distinguished one... Agent: Karambelas & Associates

20070155318 - Satellite communication system employing a combination of time slots and orthogonal codes: A satellite communication system is disclosed which provides multiple beams and employs a plurality of user terminals (UT) and at least one gateway connected to a PSTN which communicates with at least one UT over the system wherein each of the UTs within a given frequency band is distinguished one... Agent: Karambelas & Associates

20070155317 - Satellite communication system for communicating packet data messages: A satellite communication system is disclosed which provides at least one satellite employing multiple beams to a plurality of user terminals. A gateway is employed to connect to either a PSTN or an Internet communicating with the user terminal over the constellation so that the users within a given frequency... Agent: Karambelas & Associates

20070155319 - Satellite communication system for communicating packet data messages: A satellite communication system is disclosed which provides at least one satellite employing multiple beams to a plurality of user terminals. A gateway is employed to connect to either a PSTN or an Internet communicating with the user terminal over the system so that the users within a given frequency... Agent: Karambelas & Associates

20070155320 - Unmanned lighter-than-air safe termination and recovery methods: Innovative new methods in connection with lighter-than-air free floating platforms, of facilitating legal transmitter operation, platform flight termination when appropriate, environmentally acceptable landing, and recovery of these devices are provided. Especially, termination of radio transmissions and flight related to regional, governmental and international border requirements, regulations and laws. The new... Agent: Morrison & Foerster LLP

20070155322 - Security methods for input device: An input device is provided. The input device has a storage unit, a microcontroller, and a plurality of input units for generating operational inputs. The storage unit is for storing information, typically private, sensitive files/documents. Furthermore, when locked, the storage unit is not allowable for access. The microcontroller includes a... Agent: North America Intellectual Property Corporation

20070155323 - Transmitting/receiving apparatus and transmitting/receiving method: A transmission/reception apparatus capable of preventing degradation in system capacity, improving system throughput, and minimizing power consumption of an apparatus is disclosed. In this apparatus, a propagation path determining section (131) determines a propagation path state in all the regions in the used frequency band of a received multicarrier signal... Agent: Stevens, Davis, Miller & Mosher, LLP

20070155324 - Bluetooth communication through a single virtual port: A system that provides for Bluetooth communications from a first Bluetooth enabled device to a second Bluetooth enabled device is provided. The system comprising a Bluetooth manager that provides a graphical user interface, an Outgoing Port Driver that shares configurational information with and is started by the Bluetooth manager, a... Agent: Pearne & Gordon LLP

20070155327 - Determining presence of radio frequency communication device: A radio frequency communication device includes a receiver; a transmitter; an interface for receiving one or more sensor signals based on sensor-acquired data that is indicative of a predetermined condition; and electronic components. The electronic components are arranged and configured such that the device operates in at least two states.... Agent: Tillman Wright, PLLC

20070155325 - Modular communications apparatus and method: Briefly, and in accordance with an embodiment of the invention, a modular device for providing wireless services and a network of such devices. The modular device may include one or more modules including, but not limited to, a module for providing cell phone services, a module for providing conditioned power... Agent: Derek H. Maughan Dykas, Shaver & Nipper, LLP

20070155328 - Self-powered radio integrated circuit with embedded antenna: A radio frequency circuit is generated as an integrated circuit that is arranged to provide transmission, receipt, and storage of data. The data is transmitted and received across a radio frequency band. An antenna is included within the integrated circuit, wherein the antenna is manufactured at the time the integrated... Agent: Merchant & Gould (microsoft)

20070155329 - Detection of radio frequency interference in wireless communication systems: A device causes at least one access terminal that is configured to transmit datal to a radio node in a sector of a radio access network to alter transmission. While transmission is altered, the device determines a power of a signal received at the radio node, and updates an average... Agent: Fish & Richardson PC

20070155330 - Methods and sets of piconets using time frequency division multiple access: A set of piconets and corresponding methods and computer programs may reduce contention time between piconets. In one embodiment, a seven-length code architecture may be used with group(s) of bands so that contention time cannot exceed 1/7 of the time. Up to seven different bands can be used within each... Agent: SprinkleIPLaw Group

20070155331 - Data transmission method and arrangement: A method for determining weight factors of antenna beams, the method comprising using at least one directional antenna beam implemented with an antenna array to establish a radio link, forming a radio cell with the antenna beam, dividing the radio cell into at least two different cells by dividing the... Agent: Squire, Sanders & Dempsey L.L.P.

20070155332 - Method and mobile communication device for characterizing an audio accessory for use with the mobile communication device: A mobile communication device (100) is attached to an audio accessory (114, 124) and characterizes the audio response of the audio accessory. Upon detecting attachment to the mobile communication device (204), the mobile communication device plays an audio test regimen over the speaker of the audio accessory (210, 212, 214,... Agent: Motorola, Inc Intellectual Property Section

20070155334 - Adaptive channel quality estimation algorithm to support link adaptation: RF communications received by a wireless terminal from a servicing base station are used to determine the channel quality such as reported bit error probability (BEP). The RF communications may be in the form of RF bursts that are part of a data frame. An estimated BEP may be determined... Agent: Garlick Harrison & Markison

20070155336 - Apparatus and method for eliminating multi-user interference: Provided are an apparatus and method for eliminating multi-user interference in a codebook-based beamforming system. A transmitter for providing a service to multi-users in the codebook-based beamforming system includes a beamformer for generating beamformed user signals by multiplying transmit data of users, to whom the service is to be provided,... Agent: The Farrell Law Firm, P.C.

20070155338 - Apparatus and method for transmitting data using adaptive modulation and coding in mobile communication system having a relay station: Provided are an apparatus and method for transmitting data using an Adaptive Modulation and Coding (AMC) scheme in a mobile communication system with a Relay Station (RS). A relay indicator value is received indicating a strength of a downlink signal transmitted to a destination through a relay path including the... Agent: The Farrell Law Firm, P.C.

20070155335 - Method and apparatus for power reduction for e-tfc selection: A method for data rate selection of a data transmission on a wide band code division multiple access (WCDMA) radio frequency (RF) channel in a portable communication device (100) is provided. The portable communication device (100) has transmitter circuitry (108) which includes a power amplifier (250). The method includes the... Agent: Ingrassia Fisher & Lorenz, P.C.

20070155337 - Method and apparatus for scheduling in a communication system: Disclosed is a scheduling method in a communication system including a plurality of mobile stations (MSs) and a base station (BS) for providing a communication service to the MSs. The scheduling method includes determining candidate transmission formats of the MSs according to channel status information fed back from the MSs... Agent: The Farrell Law Firm, P.C.

20070155340 - Apparatus and method for frequency conversion: An apparatus for frequency up conversion and down conversion using frequency multiplier circuits. The frequency multiplier circuits receive a lower frequency signal and are operated in a forward direction to provide a higher frequency output. The same frequency multiplier circuits are operated in a reverse direction by receiving a higher... Agent: Ladas & Parry

20070155339 - Method and apparatus for initialization of integrity protection: A method of starting Integrity Protection in a receiving end of a radio communications system starts with receiving a first Radio Resource Control (RRC) message for starting Integrity Protection. Then, a first Signaling Radio Bearer (SRB) is used to output a second RRC message to a network end of the... Agent: Birch, Stewart, Kolasch & Birch, LLP

20070155342 - Method and apparatus for adjusting frequencies of radio communication devices: Methods and systems with different control rates for uplink and downlink oscillators. The method comprises obtaining the frequency offsets between a receiver oscillator frequency and a carrier frequency of received signals, adjusting the receiver oscillator frequency at a first rate according to the frequency offsets, and adjusting the transmitter oscillator... Agent: Thomas, Kayden, Horstemeyer & Risley, LLP

20070155341 - Temperature compensated crystal oscillator: An apparatus, comprising: a first oscillator made from piezoelectric material to oscillate at a first frequency; a second oscillator to oscillate at a second frequency; a comparator to compare the first frequency to the second frequency; and a controller to change the first frequency in response to the comparing of... Agent: Blakely Sokoloff Taylor & Zafman

20070155343 - System and method for tuning a frequency synthesizer: An apparatus for generating an output signal having a particular frequency includes an oscillator, a first tuning module, and a second tuning module. The oscillator generates an output signal associated with an output frequency. When coupled to the oscillator, the first tuning module is capable of inducing, within a first... Agent: Baker Botts L.L.P.

20070155346 - Transcoding method in a mobile communications system: The present invention involves a method that allows a user of a Push-to-talk over Cellular PoC system to select more flexibly the mode of transmitting. By means of the present invention, the user of a PoC terminal (UE1) is able to send text during an ongoing PoC session to a... Agent: Squire, Sanders & Dempsey L.L.P.

20070155347 - Matching network: A matching network for matching an antenna to a transmitter or receiver comprises an input port for receiving high-frequency power, an output port and a switchable impedance transformation circuit, which is connected between the input port and the output port. The impedance transformation circuit comprises a CMOS switch in a... Agent: Maginot, Moore & Beck

20070155348 - Apparatus and method for ultra wide band architectures: The present invention describes a transmitter/receiver architecture that uses a Weaver architecture in conjunction with digitally controlled adder/subtractor components to insert/extract a signal into/from the multi-channel system. In the transmitter, the selection of the band select bit causes the up/downconverted IF baseband I and Q signals to insert/extract on either... Agent: Thaddeus Gabara

20070155349 - Systems and methods for selectively controlling electrical outlets using power profiling: A system for selectively controlling electrical outlets using power profiling is disclosed. There is a plurality of electrical outlets that each comprises a power socket capable of receiving a plug, an outlet identification and a switch that when in a first position no power is available at the power socket,... Agent: Madson & Austin Gateway Tower West

20070155350 - Method of frequency planning in an ultra wide band system: The present invention provides reduces the number of required synthesizers thereby reducing the area and power concerns to extract/insert a signal from/to a multi-channel communication system and is also known as frequency planning. The highest frequency of operation required for the synthesizers or oscillators is approximately the midpoint of the... Agent: Thaddeus Gabara

20070155351 - Receiving apparatus: In an AGC circuit using an IF detection method, to detect an IF level of a mixer output, a variable low-pass filter is provided before a detector, in addition to a low-pass filter for extracting an IF signal. Analog television channels which are interfering waves are defined according to digital... Agent: Stevens, Davis, Miller & Mosher, LLP

20070155352 - Receiving apparatus and receiving method of communication system with multiple antennas: A receiving method and apparatus of an orthogonal frequency division multiplexing access system having multiple antennas that is capable of improving system design and realization of integration degree by reducing complexity of fast Fourier transform (FFT) and noncoherent combination is provided. The receiving apparatus of a communication system having multiple... Agent: The Farrell Law Firm, P.C.

20070155353 - Method of secure wlan communication: Some demonstrative embodiments of the invention include a method device and/or system of secure communication in a wireless network using a spatial division multiple access transmission scheme. The method, according to some demonstrative embodiments may include generating a set of N spatial channels to be transmitted, using a set of... Agent: Pearl Cohen Zedek Latzer, LLP

20070155354 - Interference rejection in radio receiver: The invention relates to interference cancellation in a receiver in a radio system. The receiver receives at least two input data signals, and extracts an interference estimate signal specific to each input data signal. An interference estimate signal covariance matrix is calculated, and autoregressive parameters and covariance parameters are estimated... Agent: Squire, Sanders & Dempsey L.L.P.

20070155355 - Apparatus and method for frequency conversion: An apparatus for frequency up conversion and down conversion using frequency multiplier circuits. The frequency multiplier circuits receive a lower frequency signal and are operated in a forward direction to provide a higher frequency output. The same frequency multiplier circuits are operated in a reverse direction by receiving a higher... Agent: Ladas & Parry

20070155356 - Control system having compound function: A control system having a compound function is disclosed. The control system is used for switching on an electronic apparatus and simultaneously makes the electronic apparatus implement an action required from an instruction signal. The control system uses a transmission body to transmit a compound signal to a receiving unit.... Agent: Law Offices Of Lai & Associates, P.C.

20070155357 - Contactless integrated circuit with high-efficiency electrical power supply circuit: A circuit and method for supplying an electronic circuit with a direct supply voltage using high frequency antenna signals. The method includes producing a primary direct voltage equal to a fraction of the supply voltage using at least one antenna signal, producing at least two pumping signals having a frequency... Agent: Seed Intellectual Property Law Group PLLC

20070155358 - Rechargeable audio/video link and docking station: A wireless transmission system is disclosed containing a rechargeable transmitter and receiver. The transmitter is able to receive an input A/V signal and wireless transmit the A/V signal to a receiver which outputs the A/V signal to a receiving device.... Agent: Vector Products, Inc. Robert Powell

20070155359 - Latching trough-coupling system: A telecommunications infrastructure includes first and second trough members for routing signal-carrying fibers. A coupler is used to releasably couple the first and second trough members together. The coupler includes a first pair of rotatable latches for releasably securing the first trough member to the coupler, and a second pair... Agent: Lee & Hayes, PLLC

20070155360 - Methods, apparatuses and systems for the reporting of roadway speed and incident data and the constructing of speed map database: A method and architecture for constructing, updating, and maintaining a map database extended with real-time roadway speed data is described. The method and system include a plurality of mobile reporting devices, communication channels, and servers that receive the speed and incident reports and maintain an extended map database. The extended... Agent: Yafan An

20070155361 - Virtual mobile service provider: Methods and systems are disclosed for a virtual mobile service provider. In one embodiment, a method comprises providing a first service enabler for a first mobile service, the service enabler having a first interface using a first format for communicating with a first set of content providers; and providing a... Agent: Townsend And Townsend And Crew LLP

20070155362 - First responder communication system: The first responder communication system provides a digitally signed data object identifying first responders. Utilizing the digitally signed data object, a mobile cellular switching system (MCS), has a call completion protocol to verify first responder call status and permit the connection to queue. Upon emergency declaration, non-first responders are denied... Agent: Litman Law Offices, Ltd.

20070155363 - Method and apparatus for providing a subscription lock for a wireless communication device: A method and system for restricting at least partial usage of a wireless communication device 300, like a mobile telephone, includes a comparison of identification information 308 read from a user configuration module 307 with one or more restricted access identification codes. Where there is a match, some or all... Agent: Motorola Inc

20070155364 - Method and system for content based obligation enforcement in an electronic equipment: A method of managing content in a portable electronic equipment includes receiving content with the portable electronic equipment. The content has a use restriction that is liftable by user action with the portable electronic equipment to satisfy a user obligation associated with the content. The method includes receiving input from... Agent: Warren A. Sklar (soer) Renner, Otto, Boisselle & Sklar, LLP

20070155365 - Securing quality of service (qos) according to type of wireless local area network (wlan) service: A wireless network system and method to secure Quality of Service (QoS) according to a type of Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN) service in a WLAN communication system based on IEEE 802.11 includes: an authentication server adapted to set a priority for an access category of a wireless network service... Agent: Robert E. Bushnell

20070155366 - Method, apparatus, and system for biometric authentication of user identity: Various methods and apparatuses are described for a portable computing device cooperating with a wireless phone handset. The portable computing device has a first wireless communication module that causes the portable computing device to act as a wireless base station. The portable computing device also has a biometric authentication module... Agent: Blakely Sokoloff Taylor & Zafman

20070155367 - Communication system with remote applications: A communications system including providing a communication device, accessing a communication network with the communication device, contacting a server system through the communication network, and communicating commands from the server system to the communication device through the communication network.... Agent: Irene Y. Hu

20070155368 - Method of updating software code or operating parameters in telematic devices: A system and method for updating software code or operating parameters on a remote telematics device using a first communications mode and a second broadcast communications mode and a geo-location device.... Agent: General Electric Co. Global Patent Operation

20070155369 - Replay recommendations in a text entry interface: A method includes receiving a current set of characters in response to a sequence of user commands. The current set of characters includes a current sequence of words. A respective word in the current sequence of words includes one or more characters in the current set of characters. The user... Agent: Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP/ Apple Computer Inc.

20070155370 - Disablement of simultaneous ringback: Universal caller identification services are provided to enable a subscriber to maintain his or her identity by communicating an outgoing communication from any one of a plurality of different communications and communicating a communications signal to a called party communications address with a Universal CallerID to always identify the calling... Agent: Walters & Zimmerman, PLLC

20070155373 - Method for executing menu in mobile communication terminal and mobile communication terminal using the same: A method for executing a menu in a mobile communication terminal. The method includes identifying a particular key among a plurality of keys, identifying a location of the particular key, and assigning a first menu function and at least a second menu function to the particular key based on a... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20070155371 - Disablement of simultaneous ringback: Simultaneous ring control services provide control features for a priority communication, such as a communication from an emergency provider or an emergency party, within a communications network to override or otherwise disable a simultaneous ring service to multiple associated communications addresses such that only a communications address of a priority... Agent: Scott P. Zimmerman, PLLC

20070155372 - Method and system for detecting a mobile model: A method and system for detecting a mobile model are provided. The system gathers model IDs by receiving a customized massage from a sender and then storing the model ID, issuing a WAP PUSH message containing an access URL to a mobile station, receiving a request with a UserAgent attached... Agent: Bacon & Thomas, PLLC

20070155374 - Method and system for keeping a scene secret: A method for keeping a scene secret includes the following steps: setting restricted area information containing an identifier of the restricted area, an identifier of a restricted user and a restricted user function in the restricted area; judging whether a mobile phone belongs to the restricted user if determining that... Agent: Ladas & Parry LLP

20070155377 - Cellular communication system, management station and communication control method: There is provided with a communication control method including: measuring signal quality of signals which reach a terminal device from base stations; determining one or more base station to communicate with the terminal device based on the signal quality, and transmitting an instruction signal to instruct to communicate between determined... Agent: Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner LLP

20070155375 - Cellular telecommunications system and methods of monitoring, control and communications: A cellular telecommunications system and methods of monitoring, control and communication within such a system. In one aspect redundancy is provided by a second mode of communication for control signals should the primary mode be unavailable. In one embodiment a secondary wireless network is provided in case of failure of... Agent: Eric D. Cohen

20070155376 - Seamless handoff between access networks with saved session information: More seamless handoff between access networks is achieved by saving session information for each access network upon being handed off from the access network and invoking the saved session information upon being handed back to the access network. An access terminal establishes a first session with a first access network,... Agent: Qualcomm Incorporated

20070155378 - Method and device for searching and deallocating abnormal terminal in wireless portable internet system: The present invention relates to a method for searching and releasing an abnormal subscriber station in a wireless portable Internet system, and an apparatus using the same. The apparatus searches for an abnormal group including abnormal subscriber stations based on a ranging code provided in a periodic ranging process, and... Agent: The Farrell Law Firm, P.C.

20070155379 - Ubiquitous connectivity and control system for remote locations: A thermostat control system for monitoring and controlling environmental characteristics of a building includes a base station unit and a remote access unit continuously interfacing through instant wireless private direct connectivity. The system also includes a plurality of sensors that measure the environmental characteristics and provide the thermostat unit with... Agent: Ishman Law Firm P.C.

20070155380 - Remote switching for handset handsfree speakerphone: A remote switching for handset handsfree speakerphone operation in a telephone system including an “off of shelf” analog half duplex switching speakerphone IC on a base unit and routs handset handsfree signals via a RF link to and from a microphone and a speakerphone of at least one cordless handset.... Agent: Michael Bednarek Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP

20070155381 - In-vehicle pico-cell system and method therefor: An apparatus (100) generates a preferred roaming list (108) for a wireless mobile station (404) that includes area identification data (such as GEO GROUP_ID) (200) corresponding to an area serviced by at least one wireless wide area network, such as a ground based CDMA system and an area services by... Agent: Vedder Price Kaufman & Kammholz

20070155382 - Scalable, indirect-routing method and system for mobile number portability: A system and method for providing mobile number portability. The system includes a first Mobile Number Portability Node (MNPN) coupled to a first network. The first MNPN receives a first query for one or more ported-out numbers from a Home Location Register (HLR), coupled to the first network. The first... Agent: Arent Fox PLLC

20070155383 - System and method for verifying subscriber data records in a telephone system: A consistency verification tool performs a consistency check on subscriber data records stored in the cellular telephone system. One such consistency check analyzes subscriber data records in a home location register (HLR) and a billing system to determine the presence of duplicate records. Duplicate records can be stored in a... Agent: Attention Of D. Kent Stier Merchant & Gould P.C.

20070155384 - Control of cellular data access: The present invention provides methods and apparatus for controlling cellular access to data services from a mobile device such as a cellular telephone or PDA. The wireless network monitors IP traffic to and from the mobile device. Attempts to access an data service are checked to determine whether the requested... Agent: Sidley Austin LLP

20070155386 - Method of providing seamless session mobility: A method of performing a handover of a real time communication session, as well as a call signaling server for performing the handover of the real time communication session. The real time communication session is established between a first terminal of a subscriber and a terminal of a communication partner... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20070155385 - Queue prediction to reduce virtual handoff latency: In a high-rate packet data (HRPD) wireless communication network, an Access Terminal (AT) selects its serving cell, and additionally provides an advance indication of a pending cell selection. Upon receipt of the advance indication, the network directs data packets destined for the AT to the indicated target cell, which queues... Agent: Coats & Bennett, PLLC

20070155387 - Techniques for scheduling and adaptation to combat fast fading: Techniques to perform scheduling and adaptation to combat fast fading are described. An embodiment is a scheduling/adaptation scheme for a communications system for which different Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing (OFDM) symbol durations and subcarrier spacing are employed for slow and fast subscribers, respectively. Other embodiments are described and claimed.... Agent: Kacvinsky LLC C/o Intellevate

20070155388 - Serving base station selection during soft handover: The present invention relates to methods for controlling a plurality of base stations in a mobile communication system comprising a communication terminal, the plurality of base stations and a control unit connected to the plurality of base stations, wherein the communication terminal is in a soft handover. Further, the present... Agent: Stevens, Davis, Miller & Mosher, LLP

20070155389 - Method for controlling header compression during handoffs in a wireless system: A method is provided for controlling a communications session with an access terminal during a handoff between first and second radio network controllers. The method comprises receiving an indication that a call is being transferred from the first radio network controller to the second radio network controller. A compression technique... Agent: Williams, Morgan & Amerson

20070155391 - Apparatus and method of providing transparent relay service to mobile station in a multihop relay broadband wireless access (bwa) communication system: Apparatus and method of providing transparent relay service to a Mobile Station (MS) in a multihop relay Broadband Wireless Access (BWA) communication system. The communication method includes checking, at at least one relay station (RS), a sounding channel allocated to an MS by analyzing a message broadcast from a Base... Agent: The Farrell Law Firm, P.C.

20070155390 - Initial connection establishment in a wireless communication system: A method, user equipment, network equipment and a system for initiating a wireless connection and subsequent communication over a shared physical resource in a wireless communication system between user equipment and network equipment comprising: processing a UE-derived temporary identifier; communicating the temporary identifier as an identifier to the network equipment;... Agent: Morrison & Foerster LLP

20070155392 - Method and apparatus for allocating channel quality information channel in a wireless communication system: A method and apparatus for dynamically allocating and releasing a Channel Quality Information CHannel (CQICH) to and from a Mobile Station (MS) in a Base Station (BS) communicating with a plurality of MSs on a common radio channel in a wireless communication system are provided, in which the BS determines... Agent: The Farrell Law Firm, P.C.

20070155393 - Radio communication apparatus: A reception processing unit measures reception states of input reception signals of each of a plurality of channels, generates local channel reception information, and applies a reception processing to the input reception signals to generate decoded signals. A media-access-control unit generates transmission frames for each of the channels using transmission... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20070155394 - System and method for facilitating the transfer of information relating to quality of an organization: A system and method transfers information relating to quality or standards of an organization from a server to a wireless handheld computing device and from the wireless handheld computing device to the server in real-time or near real-time. Each member of an organization can have the same policies and procedures... Agent: King & Spalding LLP

20070155396 - Interactive traffic information providing method and apparatus: A traffic information providing method and apparatus. The traffic information providing a method and apparatus provides for collecting real-time traffic information and supplementary information; broadcasting the collected real-time traffic information; storing the collected supplementary information in a supplementary information database; receiving a supplementary information request from a user who confirms... Agent: Dilworth & Barrese, LLP

20070155398 - Apparatus and method for accounting in wireless communication system: The present invention relates to an accounting method and an accounting apparatus in a mobile communication system. The amount of radio resources and traffic used by a mobile terminal of each subscriber accessing a base station can be measured and analyzed without changing a structure of the mobile communication system.... Agent: The Farrell Law Firm, P.C.

20070155397 - Apparatus and method for measuring amount of user traffic in wireless communication system: The present invention relates to a method and device for measuring an amount of user traffic in a mobile communication system. Without changing a configuration of the mobile communication system, the amount of traffic used in a subscriber station for each subscriber may be measured and analyzed by using information... Agent: The Farrell Law Firm, P.C.

20070155395 - Scheduling mobile users based on cell load: A scheduling 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 call load (64) using known techniques. A... Agent: Carlson, Gaskey & Olds, P.C.

20070155401 - User plane uplink time difference of arrival (u-tdoa): A system for locating a mobile wireless device is configured to communicate with a wireless communications system via a control plane and a user plane. The user plane includes a data channel, and the system includes a server configured to communicate via the data channel with a wireless device to... Agent: Woodcock Washburn LLP

20070155405 - Computing device with environment aware features: An electronic device is provided that includes a processor, an output device connected to the processor for issuing a stimulus to a user of the electronic device, and at least one input device connected to the processor and responsive to user interaction. The electronic device also includes a device lock... Agent: Ridout & Maybee Suite 2400

20070155399 - Devices and methods for synchronizing location information in an access point: Disclosed are methods of synchronizing, by a mobile station, location information between a plurality of networks of different types. A method includes entering into the coverage area of a first access point of a first network by-the mobile station, the first access point having associated location information including a first... Agent: Motorola Inc

20070155406 - Geographical web browser, methods, apparatus and systems: A geographical web browser allows a user to navigate a network application such as the Word Wide Web by physically navigating in geographical coordinates. For example, a geographical web browser is implemented in a mobile unit such as a dashboard computer. The mobile unit includes one or more transducers such... Agent: Eric M. Dowling

20070155404 - Method for displaying traffic information and navigation system: There is provided a method for displaying traffic information, a navigation system, and a program for displaying the traffic information. A data processing unit receives a specified time 1203, which is a future or current time, through an operation input unit, specifies an area of a map to be displayed,... Agent: Crowell & Moring LLP Intellectual Property Group

20070155400 - Method, apparatus and computer program product for determining location of a mobile terminal: A method of determining a location of a mobile terminal using a user identity module (UIM) includes issuing an instruction from the UIM to the mobile terminal instructing the mobile terminal to perform a positioning event and receiving position data from the mobile terminal responsive to the positioning event.... Agent: Alston & Bird LLP

20070155402 - Methods, systems, and apparatus for providing enhanced telecommunication services: A first method for facilitating personal contacts among a plurality of subscribers to a location-based person contact service provided by a service provider; a second method for processing a product identifying code that identifies a product; a third method for communicating information to a user of a wireless device by... Agent: Schmeiser, Olsen & Watts

20070155403 - Rogue detection using geophysical information: Network devices have an internal or external geophysical location detection device that is used to verify the physical location of the network device. The physical location may be compared to the expected location of the device, the network connection point, or connection with neighboring devices to determine if the network... Agent: Mediacell Licensing Corp

20070155407 - Mobile communication terminal equipped with function of indicating direction of destination and method of indicating direction of destination: A method for indicating a direction of a destination in a mobile communication terminal includes: receiving network identification information from a mobile communication network that is currently accessed; reading current location and declination information corresponding to the network identification information from a mobile communication network information table; obtaining true north... Agent: Blakely Sokoloff Taylor & Zafman

20070155408 - Method and apparatus for determining distances between wireless communication devices using low frequency signals: A wireless communication device (e.g., 102) employs a method and apparatus for determining distances between wireless communications devices in a wireless communication network (100). The wireless device receives an incoming message signal (117) from at least one other wireless device (e.g., 101, 103-104) in the network. The message signal(s) includes... Agent: Motorola, Inc Intellectual Property Section

20070155410 - Device and method for sending reply or forward messages in mobile communication terminal: Disclosed are a device and a method for sending or receiving a reply or forward message in a mobile communication terminal. When a user selects a reply or forward menu in relation to a specific original message, the title of the original message is extracted and set as the title... Agent: The Farrell Law Firm, P.C.

20070155411 - Interactive mobile messaging system: An interactive mobile messaging system (IMMS) for mobile telephone marketing and promotional campaigns integrates interactive voice response (IVR), SMS, fast analysis of shared multidimensional information, and online analytical processing. Online interactive message communication protocols are managed through mobile-originated, short code-based message platforms which are interfaced with an IVR query system.... Agent: Jones Day

20070155409 - Message and address book interchange via short message service: Users can send short message service (SMS) communication with the purpose of the communication being implied therein. An SMS broker described herein can derive the implied purpose by parsing the communication at least in part according to defined set of rules of syntax and in light of a current context... Agent: Klarquist Sparkman LLP

20070155412 - Sms initiated emergency conference calling system: An apparatus for the location of an object of value, such as a vehicle, includes a cell phone disposed in the vehicle and under microprocessor control. The cell phone is adapted to call an owner on detection of an alarm condition as well as to place a call to 911.... Agent: Carr & Ferrell LLP

20070155413 - Frequency calibration of wireless telecommunication device: A wireless telecommunication device, a method of frequency calibrating a wireless telecommunication device, and a computer program are provided. The method comprises: receiving a reference radio signal of the wireless telecommunications system; frequency synchronizing the wireless telecommunication device with the reference radio signal by adjusting a control parameter controlling a... Agent: Hollingsworth & Funk, LLC

20070155414 - System for configuration of enhanced dedicated channels: A method and system for configuration of the E-DCH is disclosed. The method and system for configuration of the E-DCH includes transmitting by a Serving Radio Network Controller (SRNC) RRC messages with an Added or Reconfigured UL TrCH information for configuration of MAC-d flow list to an user equipment (UE).... Agent: Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld, LLP

20070155416 - Method and apparatus for an up-to-date transportation notification system: A method for receiving up-to-date transportation information at a user entity (120) in a wireless communication system (100) includes requesting up-to-date transportation information (502), determining which up-to-date transportation information is desired (506), requesting access to the desired up-to-date transportation information (510), and obtaining the desired up-to-date transportation information and providing... Agent: Ingrassia Fisher & Lorenz, P.C.

20070155415 - Push-to-talk (ptt) voice log method: A push-to-talk voice log method is disclosed. The method includes designating group members for a push-to-talk group call (302); implementing a push-to-talk group call between at least two of the group members (304); recording the push-to-talk group call (306); record metadata associated with PTT group call (308); notify available and... Agent: Motorola Inc

20070155417 - Method and apparatus to facilitate selecting a wireless point-of-attachment opportunity: When a mobile communication station detects (101) a plurality of available wireless point-of-attachment opportunities (and where at least one of the mobile communication station and at least one of the plurality of available wireless point-of-attachment opportunities is in motion), the mobile communication station selects (102) a given one of the... Agent: Motorola, Inc.

20070155418 - Expandable functions for cellular phones: The present invention provides structures and methods for expanding the functions of cellular phones. Practical applications in using cellular phones to support the functions of remote controllers, credit cards, automatic teller machine (ATM) cards, membership cards, insurance cards, business cards, and entertainment applications are discussed. Security features for cellular phone... Agent: Jeng-jye Shau

20070155419 - Mobile wireless communications device with reduced interfering energy from the keyboard: A mobile wireless communications device includes a circuit board carried by a housing and having RF circuitry and a processor operative with the RF circuitry. A keyboard is carried by the housing and includes a keypad array circuit. A keypad connector is carried by the keypad and is operatively connected... Agent: Allen, Dyer, Doppelt, Milbrath & Gilchrist P.A.

20070155420 - Method and system for mapping provisioning information of different communications networks: A wireless communications device is configurable to communicate with either one of two networks over a wireless medium, each of the two networks having a different air interface protocol. Additionally, the wireless device includes stored provisioning information for a set of networks of a first type and can map this... Agent: Qualcomm Incorporated

20070155421 - In-vehicle pico-cell system and methods therefor: An apparatus (100) generates a preferred roaming list (108) for a wireless mobile station (404) that includes area identification data (such as GEO GROUP_ID) (200) corresponding to an area serviced by at least one wireless wide area network, such as a ground based CDMA system and an area services by... Agent: Vedder Price Kaufman & Kammholz

20070155424 - Portable communication device with changeable transmitter: A device and a method for removably installing a transmitter 6 into a portable communication device 4 that involves device that has a port for a removably attached transmitter. A new transmitter is installed and selected for. Alternately, the original transmitter may be used in a new portable communication device.... Agent: Brad Close Tighe Patton, PLLC

20070155422 - Method for controlling mobile data connection through usb ethernet management of mobile station: A method and system of communication is disclosed. The method comprises the steps of: establishing an universal serial bus (USB) connection between a computing device and a mobile communication device; the mobile communication device identifying itself as an USB Ethernet adapter to the computing device; configuring an Ethernet interface between... Agent: Potomac Patent Group, PLLC

20070155423 - Multiprotocol wireless communication backbone: Methods, devices and systems for integrating multiple communication systems including multiple wireless communication protocols into a single system are discussed. In an illustrative example, a communication system includes a device adapted to communicate via first and second wireless communication protocols. The system may further include local area network or other... Agent: Honeywell International Inc.

20070155425 - Enabling rapid and de-coupled ui development for a cellular telephone: In an embodiment, a method is presented. The method includes receiving specifications for a cellular telephone. The method further includes developing a platform independent user interface implemented by a media player for a cellular telephone separately from an operating system for the cellular telephone. The method also includes integrating the... Agent: Fulbright & Jaworski, LLP (adobe)

20070155426 - Application access to cellular telephone settings: In an embodiment, a method is presented. The method includes presenting a user interface to a user on a cellular telephone by operating a media player with a content file. The method also includes receiving user commands. The method further includes translating the user commands to device specific commands in... Agent: Fulbright & Jaworski, LLP (adobe)

20070155427 - Wireless mobile video: Systems and methods are disclosed to operate an electronic device having a mobile wireless broadband radio frequency (RF) circuit, a cellular RF circuit, one or more baseband processors connected to the cellular RF circuit and the mobile wireless broadband RF circuit. The system selects a multimedia stream from one of... Agent: Tran & Associates

20070155429 - Device, system and method of processing received wireless signals: Embodiments of the present invention provide a method, apparatus and system of processing received wireless signals. The apparatus, according to some demonstrative embodiments of the invention, may include a network interface configured to convert the received wireless signals into output signals to be provided to a host processor, the network... Agent: Pearl Cohen Zedek Latzer, LLP

20070155430 - External device for mobile communication terminal and nfc method using the same: Disclosed herein are an external device for a mobile communication terminal, which enables non-contact NFC with the outside through a Near Field Communication (NFC) unit, and an NFC method using the external device. The external device for a mobile communication terminal includes a serial communication unit, an NFC unit, a... Agent: Lowe Hauptman Berner, LLP

20070155431 - Method of semidynamic centralized interference coordination for cellular systems: A radio access network, wherein the RAN comprises a plurality of base stations and a base station controller, wherein the BSC allocates radio resources (space, time, frequency, energy) of a resource domain, and wherein each base station may handle within a corresponding base station area a plurality of subscriber stations,... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20070155432 - Apparatus for improved reception sensitivity of base transceiver station: In a transmission/reception apparatus in a base transceiver station (BTS), a commercial surface acoustic wave filter (SAW filter) can be used for suppressing transmission signals interfering with the reception path. By suppressing the interference signals, the reception sensitivity can be improved. In one embodiment of the present invention, an apparatus... Agent: Mcdonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLP

20070155433 - Wireless communication system, receiving apparatus, modulating method for use therein, and program therefor: It is an object to provide a receiving apparatus which is capable of demodulating signals with a very simple arrangement. Receiving apparatus 1 has N reception antennas 11-1-11-N, and reception antennas 11-1-11-N receive signals. Channel coefficient estimator 12 estimates and outputs channel coefficients from the signals received by respective reception... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20070155435 - Generation and use of temporary phone numbers: A wireless service network includes logic to receive one or more requests for temporary dialable numbers from wireless devices, and logic to determine temporary wireless numbers and to provide the temporary wireless numbers to the wireless devices in response to the requests.... Agent: Fsp LLC

20070155434 - Telephone interface for a portable communication device: A method of using a portable communications device includes displaying a first image of a rotary dial in a display of the portable communications device in response to a first contact by a user with a click wheel. The first image of the rotary dial includes a plurality of icons... Agent: Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP/ Apple Computer Inc.

20070155436 - Handheld electronic device having a replaceable glass cover for lcd thereof: The present invention is to provide a handheld electronic device having a replaceable glass cover for an LCD thereof. The electronic device includes a phone body including an LCD disposed beneath a top of a front surface thereof, a slot formed on a top edge of the front surface thereof... Agent: Bacon & Thomas, PLLC

20070155438 - Audio alert system and method: An audio alert system, device, and method includes an audio alert created by a user and programmed into a device, such as a wireless telephone. A user stores in the device a data structure relating an audio alert triggering event to the audio alert. When the device detects an occurrence... Agent: Merchant & Gould, PC

20070155437 - Paging transceivers and methods for selectively retrieving messages: A paging transceiver and method for selectively paging provides a page to a paging transceiver but does not automatically provide an associated message. The paging transceiver receives the page and alerts the user that a message is waiting and preferably provides a short description of the message. The user can... Agent: Rothwell, Figg, Ernst & Manbeck, P.C.

20070155439 - Dial system for a steering wheel of an automobile: A dial system for steering wheel of an automobile includes two dials respectively mounted on the steering wheel and each having a first housing and a dial set received in the first housing. The dial set includes a number button and multiple functional buttons partially extending the first housing for... Agent: Connolly Bove Lodge & Hutz LLP

20070155440 - Fm transmitter for an mp3 player: A device for connecting a personal audio/video player to a vehicle equipped with a FM radio. The device connects to the lighter/DC connector of the vehicle with a power block 1 to provide a source of power for the player and recharges the internal battery of the player. The device... Agent: Lariviere, Grubman & Payne, LLP

20070155441 - Network control system adapted to provide services to mobile devices regarding mobile device battery life: A network control system adapted to receive battery characteristics from a mobile device. The battery characteristics are transmitted to the network control system upon the entry of an on-demand feature code into the mobile device. The network control system processes the received battery characteristics, as well as received information specifying... Agent: Duft Bornsen & Fishman, LLP

20070155443 - Battery pack for mobile communication terminal and nfc communication method using the same: Disclosed herein are a battery pack for a mobile communication terminal, which enables non-contact NFC with the outside through an NFC unit, and an NFC method using the battery pack. The battery -pack for a mobile communication terminal includes an NFC unit, a smart card unit and an antenna. The... Agent: Lowe Hauptman Berner, LLP

20070155444 - Power supply ic having switching regulator and series regulator: An integrated circuit for supplying power includes an IC chip having a rectangular shape and having a first edge and a second edge opposite the first edge, a switching regulator implemented on the IC chip and having a driver transistor whose ON time of switching is controlled to adjust an... Agent: Dickstein Shapiro LLP

20070155442 - Semiconductor integrated circuit device, and non-contact type ic card and portable information terminal using the semiconductor integrated circuit device: The present invention provides a semiconductor integrated circuit device and a non-contact type IC card and a portable information terminal which uses the semiconductor integrated circuit device. The semiconductor integrated circuit device includes antenna terminals LA, LB which are connected to an antenna L1, a power source circuit B5 which... Agent: Antonelli, Terry, Stout & Kraus, LLP

20070155445 - Metal case for portabel terminal and method for manufacturing the same: Disclosed are a metal case for a portable terminal and a method for manufacturing the same. The metal case for the electronic device is manufactured by a method including manufacturing an initial metal case using electro-forming method; trimming the initial metal case or removing foreign material from the initial metal... Agent: The Farrell Law Firm, P.C.

20070155446 - Connecting mechanism and electronic device: An electronic device includes a body, an input device and a connecting mechanism. The connecting mechanism includes a first connector and a second connector installed on the body and the input device, respectively. The connectors are connected via a magnetic interaction. When the electronic device approaches the input device, the... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20070155450 - Portable electronic device: A portable electronic device includes a main body, a sliding cover, and a transmission assembly. The sliding cover is disposed on the main body in a manner such that the sliding cover can slide within a fixed range. The transmission assembly is connected to the main body and the sliding... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20070155449 - Mobile communication terminal having two keypads: A mobile communication terminal having two keypads is provided. A mobile communication terminal comprises a first body having a left keypad installed at the left side of a front surface, and a second body having a display window installed at its left side and a right key installed at its... Agent: Roylance, Abrams, Berdo & Goodman, L.L.P.

20070155451 - Slider assembly for sliding-type mobile phone and cellular phone having the slider assembly: Disclosed is a slider assembly for a sliding-type cellular phone. The slider assembly includes a fixing plate formed with a guide section for guiding a linear motion of a sliding plate and fixed to an surface of a main body of the sliding-type cellular phone, a sliding plate guided linearly... Agent: Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP

20070155448 - Sliding mechanism of handheld electronic device: A novel sliding mechanism for a handheld electronic device is provided, which contains a first member fixedly jointed to a first part of the handset, a second member fixedly jointed to a second part of the handset, and a pair of resilient elements having their two ends attached to the... Agent: Leong C Lei

20070155447 - Sliding motion arrangement for electronic devices: A sliding mechanism (104) is provided in an electronic device (101) including a housing having first and second portions (102, 103) movable between a closed position and an open position. The sliding mechanism (104) includes a cam plate (201, 1101) secured to the first portion (102) of the housing. A... Agent: Motorola Inc