Telecommunications inventions 05/08

20080125029 - Autocellsafe - a method for the selective disabling of cellular communications while a motor vehicle is being operated.: AutoCellSafe (ACS) is a method to allow for the selective disabling of cellular communications while a motor vehicle is being driven. The implementation is such that the inbound and outbound communication to a cellular hand set would be blocked when the ignition circuit of the motor vehicle was closed and... Agent: Douglas M. Kernan

20080125031 - Media player system: A media player system is disclosed. One aspect of the media player system pertains to a docking station that allows a media player to communicate with other media devices. Another aspect of the media player system pertains to a wireless media player system that includes a hand held media player... Agent: Townsend And Townsend And Crew, LLP

20080125030 - System and method for sending and receiving images via wireless audio channels: A system and method for adding images to a wireless audio service. The invention is adapted for use in a system for wirelessly transmitting and receiving an audio data stream and includes an arrangement for providing an image and a mechanism for inserting the image into the data stream prior... Agent: Benman, Brown & Williams

20080125032 - Apparatus and method for relaying in a wireless communication system: An apparatus and method for supporting relaying in a wireless communication system are provided. The apparatus and method include a transmitting apparatus which acquires channel information between the transmitting apparatus and an RS, pre-encodes a transmission signal to be transmitted to the RS with the channel information, transmits the pre-coded... Agent: JeffersonIPLaw, LLP

20080125033 - Radio frequency repeater for cancelling feedback interference signal with built in antenna:

20080125034 - Method of executing control mode of radio frequency unit in mobile terminal and mobile terminal for performing the same: A method of executing a control mode of a radio frequency (RF) unit in a mobile terminal and a mobile terminal for performing the same are provided. The mobile terminal includes an RF unit to receive electric waves and a controller. The controller compares the intensity of the electric waves... Agent: H.c. Park & Associates, PLC

20080125036 - Communication system: A communication system includes: a transmitter including a transmission circuit unit generating an RF signal for transmitting data and an electrical-field coupling antenna transmitting the RF signal as an electrostatic field or an induction field; a receiver including an electrical-field coupling antenna and a reception circuit unit subjecting an RF... Agent: Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner LLP

20080125035 - System for controlling electrical consumers of an electrical installation: There is described a system for controlling electrical consumers of an electrical installation, comprising in addition to the consumers control and operating elements. The system has means for near field communication, by which data and control commands are transmitted, are assigned to the consumers and the actuation and control elements.... Agent: Siemens Corporation Intellectual Property Department

20080125041 - Ad-hoc connectivity system and method: The invention includes a method for a wireless connection of a wireless portable device 10 to a selected wireless device 10a in a group of nearby wireless devices 10a-10c, which device 10 is provided with a short-range-unit 50 for a wireless communication with said group of nearby devices 10a-10c, a... Agent: Harrity Snyder, L.L.P.

20080125044 - Audio output system and method for mobile phone: An audio output system and method for a mobile phone that enables a sound effect to be applied to an audio signal at a headset are provided. The audio output method for a portable device outputting a sound through a sound output device includes establishing a communication channel between the... Agent: Cha & Reiter, LLC

20080125042 - Bluetooth remote ptt and handsfree communication system and method of providing the same: A Bluetooth remote PTT (Push-To-Talk) and handsfree communication system and a method of providing the same are disclosed. The Bluetooth remote PTT and handsfree communication system includes a dongle, connected to the handset transceiver or the CDMA terminal, for toggling a transmission mode and a reception mode in accordance with... Agent: Ladas & Parry LLP

20080125040 - Location discovery using bluetooth: A method and system for locating objects using a Bluetooth communications protocol is provided. A first device can be paired, using a Bluetooth protocol, with one or more second devices. In that case, the first device is referred to as the master device and one or more second devices are... Agent: Ropes & Gray LLP

20080125037 - Method and system for routing of fm data to a bluetooth a2dp link: Certain aspects of a method and system for routing of FM Data to a Bluetooth A2DP link may comprise converting FM data to A2DP format by processing the FM data within a single chip with integrated Bluetooth and FM radios. The A2DP formatted data may be communicated to a Bluetooth... Agent: Mcandrews Held & Malloy, Ltd

20080125043 - Protection of access information in wireless communications: Protection of access information in wireless communications is achieved by transmitting access information related to configuration to a terminal, receiving a result of a countermeasure procedure performed by the terminal, deciding whether the configuration is correct or not based on the received result, and if not correct, allowing the terminal... Agent: Lee, Hong, Degerman, Kang & Schmadeka

20080125038 - Synchronized indicator light for secure connections: A secure communication channel between first and second radio frequency communication devices is indicated by the synchronized indicators on each of the two devices. The indicator may be a light or speaker. After a secure channel is established, the indicators may be simultaneously operated so that a user may definitively... Agent: Microsoft Corporation

20080125039 - Virtual short range interface for long range wireless communication: The present invention provides a method involving at least one device belonging to a defined set in which a plurality of devices communicate with each other. The method includes encoding first information according to a first protocol for transmissions over at least one first air interface between at least two... Agent: Mark W. Sincell Williams, Morgan & Amerson, P.C.

20080125045 - Communication method for performing communications between two radio apparatuses according to channel characteristics and a radio apparatus using the communication method: A communication unit, which includes a modem unit, performs communications with a targeted radio by setting a communication rate variably. A control unit acquires a delay characteristic in a radio channel between the communication unit and the targeted radio apparatus and an error vector by the radio channel. As the... Agent: Mcdermott Will & Emery LLP

20080125046 - Transmission system with interference avoidance capability and method thereof: The present invention relates to a transmission system with interference avoidance capability, which includes a transmission apparatus and a receiving apparatus. The transmission method thereof receives first data by means of an interference-processing module of the transmission apparatus and adds a plurality of extension data to the first data to... Agent: Rosenberg, Klein & Lee

20080125049 - Communication terminal apparatus, communication system, communication method, and program: A communication terminal apparatus, communication system, communication method, and program are provided that enable a decoding section of a mobile communication apparatus to be controlled and operated only when necessary even when receive data retransmission occurs. A radio communication apparatus 100 is equipped with a radio antenna 101, a demodulation... Agent: Greenblum & Bernstein, P.L.C

20080125048 - Method and apparatus for estimating and reducing interference in wireless communication systems: Methods and apparatuses for estimating and reducing interference in wireless communication systems are disclosed. As one example, a method for reducing interference in a wireless communication system is disclosed. The method includes the steps of generating a tile for transmission, the tile including a first portion and a second portion,... Agent: Fogg & Powers LLC

20080125047 - Reducing interference in a wireless network via antenna selection: Apparatus and method for reducing or avoiding at least in part one or more interferences in a wireless communication device are described herein. The method may include initially sensing by the device an interference from an interference source received by one or more of a plurality of sector antennas of... Agent: Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt, P.C.

20080125050 - Signal processing circuit: A signal processing system is disclosed. The system includes: a first synthesizer and a second synthesizer, for respectively generating a first frequency and a second frequency; a first RF circuit; a first analog front end (AFE); a second RF circuit; and a second AFE, wherein the first RF circuit and... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20080125052 - Apparatus and method for estimating noise in a communication system: A method and apparatus for estimating noise in a signal reception apparatus of a communication system are provided. The method and apparatus include a channel estimator for estimating a channel for a signal vector received from multiple cells, and a noise estimator for estimating noise using the received signal vector,... Agent: JeffersonIPLaw, LLP

20080125051 - Apparatus and method for transmitting/receiving data in a closed-loop multi-antenna system: An apparatus and method for transmitting and/or receiving data in a closed-loop multi-antenna system, the method of receiving data including: acquiring CQIs of data streams by channel estimation of a received signal; selecting at least one CQI from among the acquired CQIs; calculating a common CQI using the acquired CQIs;... Agent: Stein, Mcewen & Bui, LLP

20080125053 - Rf test chamber: A system for testing radio frequency (RF) communications of a device capable of such communications is provided. The system includes a chamber for isolating the device from RF interference, an antenna that is suitable for RF communications with the device wherein the antenna is capable of communications over a range... Agent: Pearne & Gordon LLP

20080125054 - Method and system for determining a time delay between transmission and reception of an rf signal in a noisy rf environment using phase detection: The present application describes a method and system for determining a time delay between a transmission and a reception of an RF signal in a noisy environment. The method comprises: transmitting the RF signal; shifting a phase of the RF signal after a first time period of the transmitting of... Agent: Ogilvy Renault LLP

20080125055 - Apparatus and method for controlling mobile communication terminal based on user's contact: An apparatus and method for controlling a mobile communication terminal based on contact that allows input of various user's contact information through a contact sensor are provided, which includes a contact sensor contact sensor that includes a plurality of contact switches arranged in a grid array and sensing the user's... Agent: Roylance, Abrams, Berdo & Goodman, L.L.P.

20080125056 - Scheduling device, scheduling method and host device: In a WUSB system having a host device and devices being connected, a scheduling unit included in the host device for scheduling a data transmission of the device outputs resume request transmission control information at an output interval specified by a control unit, where the resume request transmission control information... Agent: Young & Thompson

20080125057 - Binding wireless devices in a building automation system: Wireless transceivers connect with or in building automation components. The components are bound. Since the transceivers control the access media, the transceivers are likewise bound. The transceiver associated with a component queries the component for the component address. When a request from a controller addressed to the component is received,... Agent: Siemens Corporation Intellectual Property Department

20080125058 - Rf receiver with harmonic blocking in lo: A RF receiver includes a low noise amplifier and blocking module, a down conversion module, and a local oscillation module. The low noise amplifier and blocking module is coupled to receive an inbound RF signal, wherein the amplified inbound RF signal includes a desired RF signal component and a blocking... Agent: Garlick Harrison & Markison

20080125059 - Push-to-talk (ptt) contact group event management system and methods: A method and system for PTT management includes a PTT server (100) and a plurality of PTT devices (110) associated with the members of a PTT group (120) via a wireless network (130). The PTT server can include, or be coupled to, a mass storage device storing a database of... Agent: Akerman Senterfitt

20080125060 - Radio frequency transceiver: A wireless communication device. The wireless communication device comprises first and second programmable frequency dividers, a mixer, a modulator, a phase detector, and a variable controlled oscillator. The first programmable frequency divider divides the frequency of a reference signal by a factor N to generate a modulating signal. The second... Agent: Thomas, Kayden, Horstemeyer & Risley, LLP

20080125062 - Digital transmission circuit and method providing selectable power consumption via multiple weighted driver slices: A digital transmission circuit and method providing selectable power consumption via multiple weighted driver slices improves the flexibility of an interface while reducing power consumption when possible. A cascaded series of driver stages is provided by a set of parallel slices and a control logic that activates one or more... Agent: Ibm Corporation (mh) C/o Mitch Harris, Attorney At Law, L.L.C.

20080125061 - Rf power amplifying device and wireless communication terminal device: A RF power amplifying device is constituted by a system of a balanced amplifier including first phase shifters, a first RF power amplifier, a second RF power amplifier, second phase shifters, and a power combiner. Transmitting power Pout is detected by a first power level detector connected to an output... Agent: Miles & Stockbridge PC

20080125063 - Digital transmission circuit and interface providing selectable power consumption via multiple weighted driver slices: A digital transmission circuit and interface provide selectable power consumption via multiple weighted driver slices, improving the flexibility of an interface while reducing transmitter power consumption, area and complexity when possible. A cascaded series of driver stages is provided by a set of parallel slices and a control logic that... Agent: Ibm Corporation (mh) C/o Mitch Harris, Attorney At Law, L.L.C.

20080125064 - Remote controls and ambulatory medical systems including the same: Remote controls that are configured to prevent inadvertent signal transmission.... Agent: Henricks Slavin And Holmes, LLP Advanced Bionics Corporation

20080125065 - Remote controls and ambulatory medical systems including the same: Remote controls that are configured to prevent inadvertent signal transmission.... Agent: Henricks Slavin And Holmes, LLP Advanced Bionics Corporation

20080125066 - Radio receiving apparatus for vehicle: A radio receiving apparatus for a vehicle includes a radio receiver, a control circuit, a storage device, a manual switch. The radio receiver receives a radio broadcast signal at a predetermined reception frequency. The control circuit records sound information contained in the received broadcast signal on the storage device and... Agent: Posz Law Group, PLC

20080125067 - Mobile communications device access from personal computer: A method is described for providing files to a mobile communications device from an associated personal computer over one of a plurality of potential communication paths between the mobile communications device and the computer. The method includes receiving at the computer a user request that a selected file stored on... Agent: Ridout & Maybee Suite 2400

20080125068 - Pseudo digital gain control for broadband tuner: A digital level control circuit, such as an Automatic Gain Control, includes a plurality of digitally selectable signal levels with transitions between levels gradually varied to avoid signal output level discontinuities. An up/down counter may be used to incrementally stepwise transition an output signal between the digitally selectable output levels.... Agent: Fulbright & Jaworski L.l.p

20080125069 - Radio device: Radio devices (31 to 43) receive a prescribed number of Hello packets from each of n radio devices existing within one hop from each radio device, detects six pairs of maximum and minimum values MAX[1] and MIN[1] to MAX[6] and MIN[6] based on the plurality of reception signal strengths of... Agent: Mcdermott Will & Emery LLP

20080125070 - Method and apparatus for automatic frequency correction with a frequency error signal generated by block correlation of baseband samples with a known code sequence: The present invention is related to a method and apparatus for automatic frequency correction of a local oscillator. The apparatus receives a carrier signal. The carrier signal includes a code sequence known to the apparatus. The apparatus downconverts the carrier signal to a baseband signal using the local oscillator. The... Agent: Volpe And Koenig, P.C. Dept. Icc

20080125071 - Signal frequency band detection device: A signal frequency band detection device is disclosed that is able to separately handle plural co-existing signals, and able to separately detect frequency bands used for transmission of these co-existing signals. The signal frequency band detection device includes a signal decomposition unit that decomposes a received signal into plural signal... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20080125072 - High performance low noise amplifier: A signal processing circuit is proposed, which is intended to receive a pair of input signals Sp and Sn in phase opposition on two input terminals and to provide two pairs of output currents SIp and SIn in phase opposition on four output terminals. Each input signal Sp and Sn... Agent: Nxp, B.v. Nxp Intellectual Property Department

20080125073 - Mixer and signal processing method, system-on-chip comprising such a mixer: A radiofrequency mixer multiplies a first radiofrequency signal by a second radiofrequency signal, wherein the first radiofrequency signal is: either a differential signal, corresponding to the difference between a first signal component and a second signal component, each corresponding to a respective approximately square signal of a duty cycle strictly... Agent: Seed Intellectual Property Law Group PLLC

20080125074 - Single chip lna and vco having similar resonant circuit topology and using same calibration signal to compensate for process variations: In one aspect this invention provides a radio frequency receiver for coupling to an antenna. The receiver includes a downconversion mixer, an amplifier having an input coupled to the antenna and an output coupled to a first input of the mixer for providing a received frequency signal to the mixer... Agent: Harrington & Smith, PC

20080125075 - Functional module and assembly of at least one telecommunications module and at least one functional module: A functional module (10) in the field of telecommunications is fittable to a telecommunications module (12) and comprises outer edges (14, 16, 18, 20), corners (22) and an accessible contact area (24), at least one rigid step (26), projection (28) and/or recess (30, 68) being formed on at least one... Agent: 3m Innovative Properties Company

20080125076 - Mobile terminal apparatus: A mobile terminal apparatus includes a light source that emits light and a housing. The housing has: a box section with an opening section and the light source fitted in the opening; and a panel that is fitted to the box section and that covers a front of the light... Agent: Westerman, Hattori, Daniels & Adrian, LLP

20080125077 - Methods and apparatus to update geographic location information associated with internet protocol devices for e-911 emergency services: Example methods and apparatus to enable 911 services to an internet protocol (“IP”) communication device are disclosed. A disclosed example method involves receiving a media access control address associated with the IP communication device and a first internet protocol address associated with a gateway through which the IP communication device... Agent: Hanley, Flight & Zimmerman, LLC

20080125078 - Mobile information device for performing emergency notification: When the intensity of stimulus to a mobile information device from an external environment has attained a certain level or above, the mobile information device transmits an emergency code to a reference station. The reference station transmits an emergency response code to the mobile information device so as to forcibly... Agent: Greer, Burns & Crain

20080125080 - Method and system for value transfer between mobile-phone users: Embodiments of the present invention are directed to enhancing mobile-phone networks to allow mobile-phone users to exchange value among themselves through mobile-phone networks. In certain embodiments of the present invention, mobile-phone users exchange value among themselves by exchanging minutes of mobile-phone usage purchased by the mobile-phone users from their carrier-service... Agent: Olympic Patent Works PLLC

20080125079 - Methods, systems and computer products for remote monitoring and control of application usage on mobile devices: Methods, systems and computer products for notifying a customer if particular telephone numbers are in communication with the mobile network, and when a particular application associated with the telephone numbers are in use. Exemplary embodiments include a methods, systems and computer products for providing a mobile network notification service, including... Agent: Cantor Colburn LLP - Bellsouth

20080125081 - System for authentication of network usage: Apparatus for collecting subscription data for subscribers in a telecommunications system for use in metering usage of network resources includes a data storage device operatively arranged to store subscriber records, and a data processor. The subscriber records include a plurality of fields including a group field for storing data indicative... Agent: Frishauf, Holtz, Goodman & Chick, PC

20080125082 - Serialized prevention of duplicate charging data records: The invention allows serialized prevention of duplicate charging records so that loss of charging data records does not occur even in cases of multiple charging gateways being down or otherwise unreachable at a time. In response to detecting no acknowledgement received from a first charging data record collection unit for... Agent: Squire, Sanders & Dempsey L.L.P.

20080125083 - Wireless methods and devices employing steganography: A wireless device includes a data capture system, a radiant-energy data transmission system, and a steganographic encoder that hides a plural-bit auxiliary code within data captured by the data capture system prior to its transmission by the data transmission system. An illustrative system, operable with audio input data, is a... Agent: Digimarc Corporation

20080125094 - Method and system for controlling the locking/unlocking of the network access functions of a multifunction terminal: w

20080125084 - Method of securely unlocking a mobile terminal: A method of unlocking a mobile terminal after a period of use and ensuring that the first operator who sold the terminal receives adequate payment prior to the use thereof. The identity of the terminal is saved and a security algorithm, which is not known to the operator, is implemented... Agent: Buchanan, Ingersoll & Rooney PC

20080125085 - Methods and systems for securing content played on mobile devices: Methods and systems are disclosed herein for managing content, including advertising content, delivered to various network-connected devices, including screens, mobile devices, computers, televisions, radios, and the like, based on usage profiles associated with device-specific identifiers for mobile devices, short-distance wireless technologies for transmission of content and detection of proximity, and... Agent: Strategic Patents P.C..

20080125086 - Methods and systems for securing content played on mobile devices: Methods and systems are disclosed herein for managing content, including advertising content, delivered to various network-connected devices, including screens, mobile devices, computers, televisions, radios, and the like, based on usage profiles associated with device-specific identifiers for mobile devices, short-distance wireless technologies for transmission of content and detection of proximity, and... Agent: Strategic Patents P.C..

20080125087 - Methods and systems for securing content played on mobile devices: Methods and systems are disclosed herein for managing content, including advertising content, delivered to various network-connected devices, including screens, mobile devices, computers, televisions, radios, and the like, based on usage profiles associated with device-specific identifiers for mobile devices, short-distance wireless technologies for transmission of content and detection of proximity, and... Agent: Strategic Patents P.C..

20080125088 - Methods and systems for securing content played on mobile devices: Methods and systems are disclosed herein for managing content, including advertising content, delivered to various network-connected devices, including screens, mobile devices, computers, televisions, radios, and the like, based on usage profiles associated with device-specific identifiers for mobile devices, short-distance wireless technologies for transmission of content and detection of proximity, and... Agent: Strategic Patents P.C..

20080125089 - Methods and systems for securing content played on mobile devices: Methods and systems are disclosed herein for managing content, including advertising content, delivered to various network-connected devices, including screens, mobile devices, computers, televisions, radios, and the like, based on usage profiles associated with device-specific identifiers for mobile devices, short-distance wireless technologies for transmission of content and detection of proximity, and... Agent: Strategic Patents P.C..

20080125090 - Methods and systems for securing content played on mobile devices: Methods and systems are disclosed herein for managing content, including advertising content, delivered to various network-connected devices, including screens, mobile devices, computers, televisions, radios, and the like, based on usage profiles associated with device-specific identifiers for mobile devices, short-distance wireless technologies for transmission of content and detection of proximity, and... Agent: Strategic Patents P.C..

20080125091 - Methods and systems for securing content played on mobile devices: Methods and systems are disclosed herein for managing content, including advertising content, delivered to various network-connected devices, including screens, mobile devices, computers, televisions, radios, and the like, based on usage profiles associated with device-specific identifiers for mobile devices, short-distance wireless technologies for transmission of content and detection of proximity, and... Agent: Strategic Patents P.C..

20080125092 - Methods and systems for securing content played on mobile devices: Methods and systems are disclosed herein for managing content, including advertising content, delivered to various network-connected devices, including screens, mobile devices, computers, televisions, radios, and the like, based on usage profiles associated with device-specific identifiers for mobile devices, short-distance wireless technologies for transmission of content and detection of proximity, and... Agent: Strategic Patents P.C..

20080125093 - Methods and systems for securing content played on mobile devices: Methods and systems are disclosed herein for managing content, including advertising content, delivered to various network-connected devices, including screens, mobile devices, computers, televisions, radios, and the like, based on usage profiles associated with device-specific identifiers for mobile devices, short-distance wireless technologies for transmission of content and detection of proximity, and... Agent: Strategic Patents P.C..

20080125096 - Message modification system and method: A method of, and system for, performing message modification on the basis of group membership of the sender and/or recipient of the message. The system includes a device which modifies a message for transmission through a data communications network. The message includes transmission data which identifies a sending party and... Agent: Frishauf, Holtz, Goodman & Chick, PC

20080125095 - Method of recognizing an event transpiring at a terminal device: A method of recognizing an event transpiring at a terminal device is disclosed. An apparatus that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, a terminal device having a User Interface (UI) element that radiates at least one among a light emission pattern and a tactile emission pattern... Agent: Akerman Senterfitt

20080125097 - Apparatus and method for the diffusion of voice messages relating to sites, such as museums, parks, places of public interest, etc.: An apparatus for the diffusion of voice messages relating to sites, such as museums, parks, places of public interest etc., comprising one or more fixed transmitter units each provided with respective electronic memorization members, in which a corresponding voice message is memorized and each suitable to transmit the respective voice... Agent: Novak Druce + Quigg, LLP

20080125098 - System and method of providing call information: A method for providing call information is disclosed and includes receiving information related to a call at a set-top box device, the call received at a wireless phone. The method also includes sending the information related to the call to a display device coupled to the set-top box device when... Agent: Toler Law Group

20080125099 - System and method for sharing address book entry between wireless devices: Apparatus and methods provide for transmitting a contact record including a telephone number associated with a contact to another wireless device. The contact may be transmitted during a voice telephone call, or following a voice telephone call.... Agent: Qualcomm Incorporated

20080125100 - Mobile device outbound personality portability: An embodiment of the present invention includes a method to provide a calling number identifier for a non-mobile telephone associated with a mobile identification number. The method includes placing a telephone call from a non-mobile telephone, processing the telephone call placed by the non-mobile telephone, wherein processing the telephone call... Agent: Adam K. Sacharoff Much Shelist Freed Denenberg Ament&rubenstein,pc

20080125104 - Apparatus and method for sharing video telephony screen in mobile communication terminal: Provided is an apparatus and method for sharing a screen in video telephony in a mobile communication terminal. The method includes transmitting a screen share request signal to a connected terminal if an event occurs for screen share in the video telephony, and capturing an image displayed on the screen,... Agent: The Farrell Law Firm, P.C.

20080125101 - Method, apparatus and computer program product for cross triggering and detection of platform dependent resources, features, actions and events: An apparatus for cross triggering and detection of platform dependent actions and events includes a communication element and a processing element. The communication element is configured to establish, at the apparatus, a seamless communication connection with an electronic device, the seamless communication connection providing the electronic device with access to... Agent: Alston & Bird LLP

20080125102 - Mobile device manners propagation and compliance: The present invention includes methods and technologies for defining and administering device manners policy (“DMP”), propagating DMP, reception and recognition of, and compliance with DMP. Such policy may be used to communicate to various mobile and other devices the “manners” with which compliance is expected or required. Similar to some... Agent: Microsoft Corporation

20080125105 - Open update framework for mobile handsets capable of processing firmware and software update packages based on mime-types: Disclosed herein is a mobile handset, part of an open update framework, that uses a mime-type to determine if an update package received is appropriate for an update activity, or is currently supported. In addition, it uses the mime-type to determine where the downloaded update package needs to be stored... Agent: Hewlett Packard Company

20080125103 - Prioritizing and presenting service offerings within a mobile device based upon a data driven user context: A method for dynamically selecting user presented services that are based upon a situation context. The method can include a mobile communication device that can identify situational data. Situational data can include items such as the device location, a user profile, and additional data elements. Next the situation context can... Agent: Patents On Demand, P.A.

20080125106 - Wireless communication out of range indication: With respect to a wireless network, an out of range warning provides an estimate of an amount of time remaining until a wireless device is out of range of the wireless network. In this way, the user is presented with an opportunity to take corrective measures, if desired... Agent: Beyer Law Group LLP/apple Inc.

20080125107 - Transparent enforcement of bluetooth encryption: A system and method for automatically controlling the enforcement of security in a wireless transaction. In a short-range wireless medium, such as Bluetooth™, a device (e.g., a client) may transmit information to another device (e.g., a server) over a wireless connection. If circumstances permit, security may be automatically enabled, or... Agent: Morgan & Finnegan, L.L.P.

20080125108 - System and method for mobile network tuning field measurement: A system for measuring the performance of a mobile network includes a field measurement device with a global positioning system and a server having application software. The field measurement device is capable of continuously scanning an assigned frequency of the mobile network to collect measurement data by executing a command... Agent: Pai Patent & Trademark Law Firm

20080125109 - Calibration method to achieve reciprocity of bidirectional communication channels: The present invention relates to a method and arrangement to enhance the communication performance in wireless communication systems. The method of the invention provides a method of calibrating at least one first radio node in a wireless communication network. The communication network comprises at least a first radio node and... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, PC

20080125110 - Method and system of human perception in combination with mobile communications systems: The present invention concerns a system and method for assigning a number of terms (1.4, 1.5) and objects that are on at least two levels (1.1, 1.2) on a mobile device (3) of a user. Through this knowledge, the perception of the corresponding terms and objects is additionally promoted. Thanks... Agent: Pearne & Gordon LLP

20080125111 - Encapsulating upper layers of cdma signaling between a multi-mode device and a signaling gateway: Methods and systems are provided for encapsulating upper layers of CDMA signaling messages between a multi-mode device and a signaling gateway. In an exemplary embodiment, a multi-mode device has a CDMA mode and a Wi-Fi mode. In Wi-Fi mode, the device generates an upper-layer portion of a CDMA signaling message.... Agent: Sprint

20080125112 - Mobile telephony: A satellite telephone system for communication between a fixed network (4) and a moveable network (1) on board a vehicle, has means for suspending operation of the moveable network, for example when the moveable network could interfere with a fixed network, during safety-critical stages of a flight, or to enforce... Agent: Steptoe & Johnson LLP

20080125113 - Mobile terminal: A mobile terminal according to this invention determines, if a communication request is input, whether a connection determination mobile communication network system is the first mobile communication network system as a subscription mobile communication network system or the second mobile communication network system as a roaming destination mobile communication network... Agent: Frishauf, Holtz, Goodman & Chick, PC

20080125116 - Method and system for providing roaming services to inbound roamers using visited network gateway location register: The present invention provides a method for providing roaming services to one or more subscribers, correspondingly associated with the one or more HPMNs, while the one or more subscribers are registered with the VPMN. The method includes allocating a pool of GTs to a Gateway Location Register (GLR) that is... Agent: Arent Fox LLP

20080125117 - Method and system for providing roaming services to outbound roamers using home network gateway location register: The present invention provides a method for providing roaming services to a subscriber associated with an HPMN, while the subscriber is registered with the VPMN. The method includes allocating a pool of Global Titles (GTs) to a Gateway Location Register (GLR) that is associated with the HPMN, where the pool... Agent: Arent Fox LLP

20080125114 - Method and system for registering multiple addresses of record for a mobile station: A method and system for registration of an MS with a home communication network of the MS when the MS roams into a visited communication network is provided. The method includes communicating a register message from the visited communication network to the home communication network. The register message is a... Agent: Motorola, Inc.

20080125115 - Mobile radio terminal: When active software makes a request for measuring position information, during roaming, a control unit does not execute GPS measurement, but notifies the software of an error indicating that, for example, measurement is failed, and thereby prevents establishment of communication for a function which cannot be executed by the software.... Agent: Frishauf, Holtz, Goodman & Chick, PC

20080125118 - Frequency control: The invention provides for a mobile radio communications device, and related method, arranged for communication by way of at least two RATs and having at least first and second RAT systems and related respective automatic frequency controls for control of an internal clock of the device, the mobile radio communications... Agent: Mcginn Intellectual Property Law Group, PLLC

20080125119 - Mobile registration system: A method and system for registering for a course of an educational institution with a telecommunication device via a mobile registration system being executed on a server is disclosed. The server sends registration notifications to the telecommunication devices of a student eligible to participate the mobile registration system. A student... Agent: Polsinelli Shalton Flanigan Suelthaus PC

20080125121 - Method and apparatus for utilizing historical network information for mitigating excessive network updates when selecting a communications channel: A method and apparatus for selecting a base transceiver station from a plurality of available base transceiver stations. The method comprises identifying an incremental value associated with an adjacent base transceiver station; selecting, from a plurality of available margin values, a selected margin value according to the incremental value associated... Agent: Research In Motion Attn: Glenda Wolfe

20080125120 - Registration messaging in an unlicensed mobile access telecommunications system: Methods and messages for performing registration of mobile stations (MS) in an unlicensed mobile access network (UMAN). URR (UMA radio resource) registration messages are exchanged between an MS and a UMA network controller (UNC) operating in the UMAN to register the MS. The MS may access the UMAN via a... Agent: Adeli & Tollen, LLP

20080125127 - Apparatus and method for handover in broadband wireless communication system: Provided is an apparatus and method for performing a handover in a broadband wireless communication system. In a method for a handover operation of a mobile station in a broadband wireless communication system, the mobile station determines a value of a forced switching timer in consideration of the time to... Agent: Docket Clerk

20080125124 - Method and arrangement for improved handover by muting interfering nodes: In a telecommunication system, a method for improved handover signaling includes temporarily enhancing the radio environment of a user engaged in handover signaling by muting one or more dominant interfering cells during the signaling process, and coordinating the muting with the actual handover signaling.... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, PC

20080125125 - Method and system for handover in mobile communication network: A handover method according to an embodiment of the present invention includes: receiving neighboring base station information at a wireless relay station providing a wireless communication service moving together with a plurality of subscriber stations that move along the same moving path; performing scanning to check a wireless environment state... Agent: Cantor Colburn, LLP

20080125123 - Method and system for to enable communication for a wireless device having a plurality of identifiers: A method and systems for communication between a first device migrated from a second communication network to a first communication network and a second device in a second communication network is provided. The first device uses a first Identifier (ID) in the first communication network and the second device uses... Agent: Motorola, Inc.

20080125126 - Mobile station initiated load balancing in wireless communication networks: Techniques for load balancing across different access networks based on procedures initiated by a wireless terminal or mobile station and examples of using load balancing within the same access network to hand off a mobile station from one base station to another based on procedures initiated by the mobile station.... Agent: Fish & Richardson, PC

20080125122 - Resource management method for multiple services in a heterogeneous network: Provided is a method in which a subscriber can receive a desired service at the lowest price in a heterogeneous network and a network provider can maximize its own revenue according to situation. A handoff to a target cell for a terminal is performed by considering a handoff probability as... Agent: The Farrell Law Firm, P.C.

20080125128 - Apparatus and method for avoiding interference during a call in a portable terminal: Provided are a method and apparatus for avoiding interference during a call in a portable terminal that supports Unlicensed Mobile Access (UMA). The method includes measuring a Carrier to Interference and Noise Ratio (CINR) of a channel in which a call is established, and comparing the CINR with a predetermined... Agent: The Farrell Law Firm, P.C.

20080125129 - System for providing redundant communication with mobile devices: Systems and methods for providing network access to mobile devices that travel with a vehicle, such as a train, a bus, a boat, etc. along or adjacent to a relatively fixed path that may extend over a large geographic area. Mobile devices access the network through stationary access points arranged... Agent: Lowrie, Lando & Anastasi, LLP

20080125131 - Communication system incorporating mobile communication network and video broadcast network and method of same: This invention discloses a communication system incorporating a video broadcast network and a mobile communication network in which a plurality of base stations constitutes at least one cell cluster, said communication system comprising: a central control node which allocates time slots for broadcast video data to a broadcast transmission tower... Agent: Dickstein Shapiro LLP

20080125130 - Process for planning a communications network, related planning system, and related communications networks and computer program product: A communications network includes a set of user terminals to which communication services are provided by means of a set of service areas identified by cells with respective associated cell serving stations, each serving station having certain output transmission power and service capacity values. The cells are divided into pixels... Agent: Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner LLP

20080125132 - Communication method, base station, and user terminal for a wireless communication network: The present invention comprises a method for communicating in a wireless communication network (1) comprising a number of cells (2.1, 2.2, 2.3) served by respective base stations (3). According to the proposed method, the following steps are performed: splitting up one at least one of a frequency bandwidth and a... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20080125133 - System and method for adaptable multimedia download resulting in efficient airlink usage: Apparatus and methods provide for a way to intelligently maximizing capability for a media download service over a wireless network. An available bandwidth of the wireless network is estimated and compared against a threshold. If the available bandwidth is above a predetermined threshold, the service is operated in a high... Agent: Qualcomm Incorporated

20080125135 - Mobile communication system: In a mobile communication system, a mobile switching center 27 changes a transmission rate of communication data transmitted from a mobile station 16 and so on to a database 11 or a transmission rate of communication data transmitted from the data 11 to the mobile station 16 and so on,... Agent: Rothwell, Figg, Ernst & Manbeck, P.C.

20080125136 - Scheduling method in a cellular system using wired relay station: A method, apparatus and computer product for scheduling in a cellular system using a wired RS is disclosed. In one aspect, a BS collects CQIs of all MSs within a cell, calculates a transmittable data amount for each of the MSs according to the CQI, selects an MS having a... Agent: Cha & Reiter, LLC

20080125134 - Transmission rate control method, mobile station, radio base station, and wireless line control station: The present invention relates to a transmission rate control method of controlling a transmission rate of user data transmitted from a mobile station via an uplink. When a serving cell performing a scheduling control in the uplink of the mobile station transmits, to mobile station, an absolute rate grant channel... Agent: Mots Law, PLLC

20080125137 - Method and device ack/nack slot positioning: Embodiments describe reducing interference in a wireless communication network, including an ad hoc network. According to an embodiment, a method for reducing interference includes receiving a data packet and determining a channel quality level of the received data packet. The method further includes calculating a number of groups to divide... Agent: Qualcomm Incorporated

20080125138 - Data call control method and apparatus for mobile station: A data call control method for a mobile station includes detecting reception of a Release order message from a corresponding base station during a data call for a service option, determining if call retry restriction is necessary on the basis of the received Release order message, and restricting, if call... Agent: H.c. Park & Associates, PLC

20080125139 - Mobile communication system, radio base station device, and congestion control method: A radio base station device detects congestion on transmission lines between the radio base station and a radio base station controller shared by a plurality of radio communication terminals based on the results of error detection that is carried out for each of the plurality of radio communication terminals and... Agent: Nec Corporation Of America

20080125140 - Method and system for sending ring setting reminders to mobile devices within a predetermined area: A method and a system for sending a ring setting reminder to one or more mobile devices within a predetermined area are provided. The ring setting reminder may be a reminder signal sent to cell phones and other mobile devices within a movie theater complex or other predetermined area to... Agent: Verizon Patent Management Group

20080125141 - Mobile communication device with positioning capability and related gps receiver: A mobile communication device with positioning capability is provided, including: a global navigation satellite system (GNSS) receiver; a communication circuit for generating a control signal; an oscillator shared between the communication circuit and the GNSS receiver, for providing a clock signal having a frequency value corresponding to the control signal;... Agent: North America Intellectual Property Corporation

20080125142 - Mobile apparatus and method for downloading of map: The invention provides a method for downloading of maps for a mobile apparatus connected to a map server. Furthermore, the method of the invention includes four major steps. First of all, determine a present location of the mobile apparatus. Subsequently, determine a pre-set distance. Then, determine a first map information... Agent: Hoffman Warnick & D'alessandro, LLC

20080125144 - Location determination: Apparatus and a software module are shown based on a method comprising determining in which sector of a split cell in a cellular network a mobile device is located by processing communications data associated with communications between the mobile device and a reference cell in the cellular network; and determining... Agent: Ware Fressola Van Der Sluys & Adolphson, LLP

20080125145 - Portable communicator: This communicator makes it possible for the user to do telephone, facsimile, and data communication at any location. On a pen input device, a space eye 2, a telephone control system, a facsimile control system, and a data transmission system are mounted. All of them are operated by an input... Agent: Kinney & Lange, P.A.

20080125143 - Positioning device using information database: The present invention links a portable electric device to an information provider. The portable electric device takes a photograph and shows a map of the location where the photograph is taken. Through a request from the portable electric device, the information provider provides information for daily life around the location.... Agent: Troxell Law Office PLLC

20080125146 - Accurate timing of sms messages: A method of obtaining timing information regarding the sending of an SMS messages across a mobile communications network is described. The method comprises: receiving an SMS message forwarded via the local SMSC to the virtual mobile telephone number of a virtual mobile redirector unit, the SMS message incorporating timestamp information... Agent: Ohlandt, Greeley, Ruggiero & Perle, LLP

20080125148 - Conveying relation information using electronic business cards: One aspect of the present invention can include a method for exchanging relation information between mobile devices. The method can include a step of identifying a first mobile device associated with a first user that includes a first contact list and identifying a second mobile device including a second contact... Agent: Patents On Demand, P.A.

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20080125150 - Message transmission method for a mobile communication terminal: A message transmission method for a mobile communication terminal is includes the steps of: inputting a message including a plurality of unit messages; matching a unit message to a receiver address; and transmitting the matched unit message to a mobile communication terminal having the particular receiver address identified by an... Agent: Cha & Reiter, LLC

20080125153 - Messaging system in a hybrid network and mobile communication environment: Providing communication between a network communication device and a mobile communication device is disclosed. A server is in communication with a mobile communications network. The server communicates with mobile communication devices in the mobile communications network using a first protocol. The server monitors the state of each mobile communication device,... Agent: Thomas, Kayden, Horstemeyer & Risley, LLP/ At&t Delaware Intellectual Property, Inc.

20080125152 - Method, system and short message service center for getting user equipment information through short messages: A method for getting user equipment information through short messages includes: sending, by a third party service equipment, a request message for inquiring current state information of a user equipment to a short message service center; sending, by the short message service center, a get routing message to a Home... Agent: Leydig Voit & Mayer, Ltd

20080125151 - Mobile terminal supporting internet access and data processing method for the same: Provided are a mobile terminal supporting Internet access and a data processing method for the same. The data processing method includes connecting to a Web server on the Internet, and displaying a search box; transmitting a search word entered in the search box to the Web server; receiving, in reply... Agent: The Farrell Law Firm, P.C.

20080125147 - Text message broadcasting: In an embodiment, a first text message is received from a messaging initiator agent, the first text message comprising subscriber content. The subscriber content is sent in a second text message to one or more wireless communication units on a subscription list. A third text message may be sent to... Agent: Hamilton, Brook, Smith & Reynolds, P.C.

20080125154 - Method for reducing interference in a radio communication system: According to the invention, a method for reducing interference in a radio communication system is proposed, wherein a user terminal is equipped with at least two antennas for receiving at least two signal streams using a space-time processing technique, wherein the at least two signal streams are received from at... Agent: Schoppe, Zimmerman , Stockeller & Zinkler

20080125155 - Radio access method, radio base station and radio terminal: A radio terminal receives a directional multibeam from a radio base station and obtains each of correlation between orthogonal code series of the received directional multibeam and its own orthogonal code series to determine an orthogonal code series having the highest autocorrelation and further advertises orthogonal code series identification information... Agent: Bingham Mccutchen LLP

20080125156 - Communication program and communication terminal: The present invention aims at extending a talkable time allocated by a server at the user's will of the equipment. In a PoC service that implements a half duplex talk session using a packet communication among a plurality of equipments via a PoC server, the PoC server receives a talking... Agent: Pearne & Gordon LLP

20080125157 - Method, system and apparatuses for sharing presence information: Embodiments of the present invention provide a method for sharing presence information, including: acquiring group presence information and sending the group presence information to a group member. Embodiments of the present invention also provide a system and apparatuses for sharing presence information. The system includes a group presentity sub-system capable... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20080125158 - Heterogeneous device chat room system and method: A chat group system and method are provided that permit a communications system to implement an easy-to-use, multi-user, push-to-talk, instant communications functionality with heterogeneous access devices.... Agent: Dla Piper US LLP

20080125159 - Personnel tracking system: The system for tracking and communicating with individuals as they move through a complex structure involves wireless communication over a first channel, called herein a front channel, between transceivers carried by the individuals being tracked and repeaters. This provides distance information signals between repeaters and transceivers within range of each... Agent: Patent Docket Clerk Cowan, Liebowitz & Latman, P.C.

20080125160 - System and method of reducing interferences in wireless communication networks: A system and method of reducing interference in a wireless communication network is disclosed. The method comprises adapting a transmission power of a signal of a wireless communication device when a clear channel assessment threshold equals a predetermined limit and a packet error rate exceeds a predetermined packet error rate... Agent: Intel Corporation C/o Intellevate, LLC

20080125161 - Method and system for hybrid positioning using partial distance information: The present invention provides a method and system for positioning one or more anchor nodes or one or more non-anchor nodes in one or more communication networks. A non-anchor node may be in communication with two or more anchor nodes. The method comprises determining two or more distance measurements, corresponding... Agent: GlobalIPServices, PLLC

20080125163 - Apparatus, method, and computer readable medium for transmitting data via a plurality of network interfaces: An apparatus, a method, a computer program, and a computer readable medium for transmitting data via a plurality of network interfaces are provided. The apparatus derives statuses of transmission media and then transmits data based on the statuses. In addition, each base station adopts tunneling technique by adding a tunnel... Agent: Patterson, Thuente, Skaar & Christensen, P.A.

20080125162 - Communication device, method for providing data, and corresponding interface: To further simplify the input of information into a communication device, the present invention suggests a communication device, in particular a mobile telephone, for using information which is provided to the communication device incorporated in data, such as image data, having a recognition unit for ascertaining the information incorporated in... Agent: Collard & Roe, P.C.

20080125164 - Hand-held, portable electronic device with a retainer port for removably coupling an attachable wireless audiophone thereto: A hand-held, portable electronic device is provided with a retainer port for removably coupling an attachable wireless audiophone thereto. By removably coupling the attachable wireless audiophone, the retainer port may detachably retain the attachable wireless audiophone on the hand-held, portable electronic device. For securely holding the attachable wireless audiophone on... Agent: Sanjeev Kumar Singh

20080125165 - Midlet execution through terminal: A method for identifying receipt of a message at a mobile terminal comprising a first body and a second body positionable between open and closed states includes receiving a message via a wireless communication, determining an open state of the mobile terminal, and selectively providing a notification indicating the receiving... Agent: Lee, Hong, Degerman, Kang & Schmadeka

20080125166 - Information exchange between communications devices: A communications device includes a bidirectional communications module configured to enable bidirectional communications. A memory stores information, and a destination address obtainer obtains a destination address, determined based on predetermined criteria, for sending selected stored information.... Agent: Greenblum & Bernstein, P.L.C

20080125167 - Mobile station capable of using two communication systems: A disclosed mobile station capable of using a plurality of communication systems may reduce power consumption when located in a service area other than that of a communication system that is set during use as a single-mode mobile station. The mobile station has communication processors respectively supporting the two communication... Agent: Bingham Mccutchen LLP

20080125168 - Timing transitions between wireless communication systems: Interoperability between wireless communication systems, such as the IS2000-1x and IS856 systems, is facilitated by using supervision timers. A wireless communication device starts one or more supervision timers and performs an intersystem transition. When the wireless communication device returns from the transition, the supervision timers are used to estimate the... Agent: Qualcomm Incorporated

20080125170 - Apparatus and method for mobile communication by using non-volatile memory device: A mobile communication apparatus configured to communicate with an opposite communication device is provided. The mobile communication apparatus includes a transceiver configured to receive an incoming signal sent from the opposite communication device. The transceiver is configured to produce an interrupt signal upon receiving the incoming signal. The mobile communication... Agent: Frishauf, Holtz, Goodman & Chick, PC

20080125169 - Communication apparatus and method: A communication apparatus includes a distinct set of keys dedicated to producing musical notes, by which musical patterns can be created, stored and shared between users. The musical patterns may be used as identifiable audio signals to contact other users, and to signal incoming communications from other users. A method... Agent: Glenn Patent Group

20080125171 - Portable terminal with protrusion type mic module: Provided is a portable terminal with a protrusion type mic module. The portable terminal includes a camera module installed at a predetermined portion of the portable terminal, and a mic module selectively protruding from the portable terminal according to user's manipulation, the mic module for audio recording.... Agent: The Farrell Law Firm, P.C.

20080125175 - Connection box: Field devices for measuring a pressure or a fill level are connected, by way of a cable connection or a radio connection, to stationary evaluation- and display devices. According to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention, a parameterisation- and data recording system for a field device is stated, which... Agent: Fay Kaplun & Marcin, LLP

20080125173 - Mobile electronic apparatus, method, and computer readable medium thereof for dynamically arranging the display sequence of function options: A mobile electronic apparatus, method, and computer readable medium for dynamically arranging the display sequence of a plurality of function options are provided. A sensing module senses a plurality of environment parameters. An input module receives a user's input to choose the function options. A storage module stores information which... Agent: Patterson, Thuente, Skaar & Christensen, P.A.

20080125172 - Mobile wireless communication terminals, systems, methods, and computer program products for managing playback of song files: A mobile wireless communication terminal includes a wireless communication module that is configured to communicate with other communication terminals over a wireless interface, and a controller. The controller is configured to establish a connection with at least one participant wireless communication terminal via the wireless communication module, to receive from... Agent: Myers Bigel Sibley & Sajovec, P.A.

20080125174 - Portable devices for providing acoustic source information, apparatuses for providing acoustic source information, and methods of providing acoustic source information: Disclosed are portable devices having function for providing information and contents related to various kinds of acoustic sources, apparatuses for providing acoustic source information, and methods for providing acoustic source information. The portable device includes characteristic code extractor and controller. The characteristic code extractor receives acoustic source to divide the... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20080125176 - Mobile communication system, base band server, and signal transfer method used therein: A weighting coefficient calculator reads “R1” to “R4” from incoming RSSI signals of serial signals, and sets weighting coefficients in multipliers. The multipliers multiply incoming received signals of the serial signals by the weighting coefficients. The weighting coefficient calculator calculates a total sum of the weighting coefficients that is the... Agent: Foley And Lardner LLP Suite 500

20080125177 - Point-to-multipoint antenna structure using multiple passive antennas: A fixed-position transmitter node makes wireless links to two or more fixed-position receiver nodes located within a non-omnidirectional composite coverage volume. The antenna structure for the transmitter node includes an RF power splitter, two or more passive antennas, and an enclosure that houses the antennas. An RF signal is split... Agent: Fenwick & West LLP

20080125178 - Mobile communication terminal and method for processing event that user missed: A mobile communication terminal and method for processing missed events are disclosed. A user can check missed events on a wait screen at a glance and rapidly respond to the missed events. A controller stores the missed events received in a wait state. When the wait state is changed to... Agent: The Farrell Law Firm, P.C.

20080125182 - Input device for mobile terminal using scroll key: The present invention is related to an input device for a mobile terminal. The input device of the present invention comprises a rotatable scroll key providing rotational information based on movement of the scroll key, a sensing device for sensing a position of a user's finger relative to the scroll... Agent: Lee, Hong, Degerman, Kang & Schmadeka

20080125179 - Mobile communication device and application execution environment software for mobile communication device: There is provided a mobile communication device comprising an environment as a mobile communication device platform and an application execution environment configured on the mobile communication device platform. The application execution environment has a function of a first software interface, for receiving an operation regarding a wallpaper setting which is... Agent: Morrison & Foerster LLP

20080125181 - Mobile terminal having dual display unit and method of changing display screen using the same: A mobile terminal having a dual display unit and a method of changing a display screen using the same are disclosed. The mobile terminal includes a main body, a front display unit for providing a multimedia mode, a rear display unit for providing a normal mode, and a screen control... Agent: The Farrell Law Firm, P.C.

20080125180 - User-interface and architecture for portable processing device: A user interface for a portable device is disclosed. The method includes a computer-implemented method for providing a user interface for interacting with a computing device, the method including the steps of: representing an indicator of an application on the computing device in a highlighted state when a user navigates... Agent: Berry & Associates P.C.

20080125184 - Electronic device, incoming call notification control method, and incoming call notification control program: Disclosed is an electronic device having a communication function, the device comprising: a condition detection section 11 that detects user's operating conditions in the electronic device; a controller 1 that switches an incoming call notification mode based on at least one of the operating conditions; and a notification section that... Agent: Staas & Halsey LLP

20080125185 - Integrated mobile phone ring scheduler: A mobile telephone comprises a ringer to provide an audible alert of an incoming telephone call. The mobile telephone has a ringer control schedule. The ringer control schedule indicates times at which a parameter of the ringer is to change. The mobile telephone further comprises a ringer controller to automatically... Agent: Toler Law Group

20080125183 - Method and apparatus for lighted push-to-connect: A method (10) and system (200) of lighted or colored push-to-connect can include awaiting (11) for a incoming push to connect signal (having caller identification information) such as a push to talk signal, retrieving (12) caller settings from a phonebook, look-up table or other source, and displaying (15) a push-to-connect... Agent: Akerman Senterfitt

20080125186 - Bluetooth earphone capable of switching between multiple connections: A Bluetooth earphone capable of switching between multiple connections is provided. The claimed Bluetooth earphone has a transceiver, a micro-processing unit, a memory storing unit, and a switching module. The transceiver is used to receive wireless signals transmitted from one or more remotely connected devices. Moreover, the micro-processing unit is... Agent: Rosenberg, Klein & Lee

20080125187 - Wireless transmission system suitable for large space and method thereof: A wireless transmission system suitable for a large space and a method thereof are provided, which are applied to a wide space having a main power switch connected with power lines. Each of the power lines is respectively connected to a power outlet. A wireless base station is disposed beside... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20080125188 - Cellular phone case capable of charging battery by solar energy: A cellular phone case includes a container having a box and a lid to close the opening of the box. A solar cell is provided on the lid to be exposed under sun light. A circuit board is provided in the box and is electrically connected to the solar cell.... Agent: Sinorica, LLC

20080125190 - Enhanced ieee power save in ad hoc wireless mode: In accordance with the invention, a method, system and apparatus for saving power consumed by a station in an ad hoc wireless network are presented. The method comprises transmitting or receiving a signal by a station in the ad hoc wireless network during a beacon interval. The station enters a... Agent: Marvell/finnegan Henderson LLP C/o Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garnett Et. Al.

20080125189 - Radio communication apparatus and power consumption control method of radio communication apparatus: According to one embodiment, a radio communication apparatus includes: a first radio communication device; a second radio communication device which is faster than the first radio communication device; a first switching control device raising gradually a communication speed with another radio communication apparatus, the communication using the first radio communication... Agent: Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP

20080125193 - Input apparatus and mobile device having the same: An input apparatus and a mobile device having the input apparatus are disclosed. By using an input apparatus, incorporated in a terminal comprising a circuit board and a case that forms an overall outer shape, which includes: a maneuver part, of which one side faces one side of the circuit... Agent: Staas & Halsey LLP

20080125194 - Keypad and microphone arrangement: Disclosed is a keypad and microphone arrangement for a communication device. The arrangement comprises: a key having a cap portion and a stem portion; a base layer attached to the stem portion; a key circuit to recognize activation of the key; a support member to support the key and base... Agent: Mccarthy Tetrault LLP

20080125192 - Keypad for mobile phone: A keypad for a mobile phone including a key arrangement having 9 number-keys and a 4-direction key surrounding one of the number-keys.... Agent: H.c. Park & Associates, PLC

20080125191 - Transformable communication device: A transformation arrangement in a communication for connecting an interface unit and a casing in the communication device, where the transformation arrangement is a hinge mechanism including a holding part, two elongated parts and two attaching parts, and where the interface unit and hinge mechanism are arranged in a recess... Agent: Harrity Snyder, L.L.P.

20080125199 - Exchangeable decor panel for portable cellular phone: A structure of exchangeable décor panel for portable cellular phone that is applied to the folding portable cellular phone having a continuing groove located on a proper position of flip cover and base portion thereof for accommodating a décor panel made of flexible material, wherein said flexible décor panel is... Agent: Bruce H. Troxell

20080125195 - Hinge arrangement: A hinge arrangement including a living hinge adapted to movably connect two members to each other; and at least one plate spring adapted to connect to the two members. When the two members are in a folded position, the living hinge has a general “U” shape and the plate spring... Agent: Harrington & Smith, PC

20080125196 - Mobile communication terminal having roll-key and method of processing input signal using the same: A mobile communication terminal having a roll-key and method of processing an input signal using the same are disclosed, by which a hot-key function can be performed using a rotational input device in a standby screen mode. The present invention includes a roll-key outputting a signal according to a rotational... Agent: Lee, Hong, Degerman, Kang & Schmadeka

20080125197 - Mobile terminal apparatus: The mobile terminal apparatus of the present invention includes a housing having an opening section in which an accommodated object is fitted; a lid covering the opening section, the lid having a protrusion which surrounds the opening section and shields the accommodated object from water, on a surface facing the... Agent: Westerman, Hattori, Daniels & Adrian, LLP

20080125198 - Portable multimedia communication apparatus: A multimedia portable communication apparatus includes a first housing, a second housing including a display unit, a first hinge unit, and a third housing. The second housing is adapted to rotate in a transverse direction of the first housing to fold onto or unfold from the first housing. The first... Agent: H.c. Park & Associates, PLC

20080125200 - Portable electronic device: A portable electronic device including a first body having a first pair of opposing sides, a second body having a second pair of opposing sides, the second pair of opposing sides being in slidable engagement with the first pair of opposing sides to move the first body from a first... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20080125201 - Sliding/swing module and mobile terminal having same: A sliding/swing module is provided for use in a mobile terminal having a first housing and a facing second housing coupled to the first housing, the sliding/swing module including a fixed member mounted on the first housing; and a movable member mounted on the second housing and coupled to the... Agent: The Farrell Law Firm, P.C.

20080119130 - Systems and methods for proactively enforcing a wireless free zone: The present disclosure is directed to systems and methods for proactively enforcing a wireless free zone over an enterprise's airspace using Open Systems Interconnect (OSI) layer one, two, and three based techniques. The systems and methods prevent wireless communications over IEEE 802.11 (WiFi), IEEE 802.16 (WiMax), and IEEE 802.15.1 (Bluetooth)... Agent: Clements Bernard Miller

20080119132 - Media distribution server that presents interactive media to a mobile device: A media distribution server presenting interactive media on mobile devices and receives mobile user response interactively. During the presentation of interactive media the user is prompted with multiple choices for their selection, which can be provided using softkeys on the mobile device. The media distribution server prepares the subsequent portions... Agent: Bindu Rama Rao

20080119131 - System for providing interactive user interactive user interest survey to user of mobile devices: A system for mobile devices that facilitates the creation and dissemination of user interest surveys to a plurality of mobile devices and PCs/laptops that comprise a user interest survey client component. A computer or PC comprising an user interest survey generator is used to generate audio assisted user interest surveys... Agent: Bindu Rama Rao

20080119134 - Mobile device and distribution server for surveys using interactive media: An electronic infrastructure consisting a plurality of client mobile devices, a distribution server and network that communicatively couples the plurality of client mobile devices and distribution server, wherein the distribution server collects survey questionnaires from a questionnaire source, distributes survey questionnaire to the plurality of client mobile devices. Then, the... Agent: Bindu Rama Rao

20080119133 - Mobile device that presents interactive media and processes user response: An electronic infrastructure consisting a plurality of client mobile devices, a distribution server and a media creator computer, wherein the client mobile devices present interactive media upon user request. The plurality of client mobile devices support dynamic screen display and, contain a plurality of soft keys. The distribution server that... Agent: Bindu Rama Rao

20080119135 - Communication system and communication apparatus: A communication system, including a transmitter having a transmitting circuit unit to generate a data transmission-adaptive RF signal and an electric-field-coupling antenna to send out the RF signal as an induction field and/or an electrostatic field, a receiver having a electric-field-coupling antenna and a receiving circuit unit to receive and... Agent: Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner LLP

20080119136 - Access point with bluetooth transducer: An access point having a memory storing configuration settings for the access point and a Bluetooth receiver receiving data, wherein the data includes new configuration settings for the access point, the memory storing the new configuration settings. A method for receiving, by an access point, a first Bluetooth communication including... Agent: Fay Kaplun & Marcin, LLP

20080119138 - Bluetooth headset with built-in antenna module: A Bluetooth headset is disclosed that includes a body having a microphone and an earphone having a Bluetooth module therein; an ear hook having a curved shape, fixed to the body, and worn on a user's ear; and an antenna module disposed to the ear hook. The antenna module includes... Agent: The Farrell Law Firm, P.c.

20080119137 - Multi-band multi-mode terminal having short-range wireless communication module: A multi-band multi-mode (MBMM) terminal having a short-range wireless communication module and communication method thereof are disclosed. In one embodiment, the method comprises i) receiving data, at a first modem of the MBMM terminal, from a first communication network, wherein the MBMM terminal comprises a short-range wireless communication module, ii)... Agent: Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP

20080119139 - Signal processing circuit for a contactless communicating communication partner device: In a signal processing circuit (3) for a contactlessly communicating communication partner device (1), there are provided a transmitted-signal path (9) and a received-signal path (10), the received-signal path (10) branching off from a branch point (AP) present on the transmitted-signal path (9), a filter stage (11) and a matching... Agent: Nxp, B.v. Nxp Intellectual Property Department

20080119141 - Selecting apparatus for receiving antenna of multiple input multiple output wireless system and method thereof: A selecting apparatus for receiving antennas of a Multiple Input Multiple Output wireless system and a method thereof are disclosed. The method for selecting antennas includes the following steps. Select a set of receiving antenna sequentially by a selective and control unit so as to receive an input data. Then... Agent: Rosenberg, Klein & Lee

20080119140 - System and method for reducing interference in a highly integrated radio frequency apparatus: A method and apparatus is provided for use in a time domain isolated apparatus in which the operation of various radio-interfering circuits can be altered or controlled to mitigate levels of interference to the radio to acceptable levels based on current or predicted link requirements. Techniques are provided that allow... Agent: Johnson & Associates

20080119142 - Spread spectrum isolator: An apparatus comprising a functional circuitry on a first die. Said function circuitry configured to drive an RF voltage isolation link with an RF signal responsive to receipt of a logic signal at a first logic state. Control circuitry modifies the frequency of the RF signal to spread harmonics to... Agent: Howison & Arnott, L.l.p

20080119143 - High impedance state for digital subscriber line transceivers on copper twisted pairs: The high speed communication device can present a high impedance to the transmission line with respect to the normal line impedance when the transmitter is not coupled to the transmission line interface, and the high speed communication device can present an impedance to the transmission line that is substantially equal... Agent: Maitreya P. Jani Welsh & Katz, Ltd.

20080119144 - Label with integrated controller: This invention provides a label affixed to an article of clothing or a piece of luggage comprising an integrated controller device for remote control of an electronic device.... Agent: Cooper & Dunham, LLP

20080119145 - Hybrid duplex apparatus and method for supporting low-complexity terminal in wireless communication system: Hybrid Duplex (DUAL MODE) apparatus and method for supporting a low-complexity terminal in a wireless communication system are provided. The apparatus includes a frequency generator and controller for selecting a frequency for one of the dual mode according to a scheduling and generating a control signal for a Duplexer/Switch switching... Agent: Docket Clerk

20080119146 - Device for monitoring transmission antennae of electromagnetic detection systems: The invention concerns electromagnetic detection systems designed to detect stolen objects, and comprising at least a transmission antenna and at least a reception antenna, the or each transmission antenna being powered by a power amplifier. The device consists of at least a transmission antenna (4) proper, not frequency-tuned, at least... Agent: Cantor Colburn, LLP

20080119147 - Frequency modulation system circuit for antennas: A frequency modulation (FM) circuit, built in an electronic device, comprises an antenna circuit for signal receiving, an FM module connected with the antenna circuit for transforming FM signals of incoming signals into respective audio signals, and a controller connected with the FM module for forwarding the audio signals. The... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20080119148 - Radio receiver and method of dynamically setting tuning parameters based on location: A method of dynamically setting tuning parameters and a radio receiver are provided. The method includes the step of storing one or more tuning parameters for each of a plurality of geographic locations. The method also includes the steps of determining a current geographic location of the radio receiver, and... Agent: Delphi Technologies, Inc.

20080119149 - Radio receiver and method of dynamically setting tuning parameters based on location: An antenna device, a wireless cellular network, and a method of capacity expansion are provided. The antenna device includes: a contact element adapted to connect a base station to receive input signals from the base station; an amplitude and phase allocating element adapted to allocate the input signals received by... Agent: Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner LLP

20080119150 - Multi-antenna receiver using single tuner and method thereof: A multi-antenna receiver using single tuner and method thereof are disclosed. By using single tuner, a multi-channel switch, a demodulator and an antenna-selecting mechanism, the receiver will be able to choose a signal, whose quality can meet the quality requirement, from multiple signals received by multiple antennas. By the present... Agent: Jianq Chyun Intellectual Property Office

20080119151 - Configuration setting device of integrated circuit and the configuration setting method thereof: The present invention provides an configuration setting device of integrated circuit and the configuration setting method thereof, in which the configuration setting device comprises a signal receiving terminal, a voltage output unit coupled to the signal receiving terminal, and a detector coupled to the signal receiving terminal. The signal receiving... Agent: Apex Juris, Pllc Tracy M Heims

20080119152 - Automatic gain control apparatus and method in mobile communication system: The present invention relates to an automatic gain control apparatus and method in a mobile communication system. According to the automatic gain control apparatus of an embodiment of the invention, when downlink signals include both directional beam signals and beam signals traveling in all directions due to the antenna system,... Agent: Jefferson Ip Law, LLP

20080119153 - Multiband wireless device and semiconductor integrated circuit: When switching over from a portable telephone system of 800 MHz band to a UWB communication system of 9 GHz band, depending upon a signal for changing over a high pass filter and a low pass filter, a reactance element, which is determined to be matching with a load Z... Agent: Antonelli, Terry, Stout & Kraus, LLP

20080119154 - Programmable variable gain amplifier and rf receiver including the same: A programmable variable gain amplifier includes at least three amplifiers. A first amplifier is configured to amplify an input signal. A second amplifier, which includes a programmable output load stage, is configured to receive an output signal from the first amplifier and to output a first differential output signal. The... Agent: Volentine & Whitt Pllc

20080119155 - Coordinated antenna array and multinode synchronization for integer cycle and impulse modulation systems: An improved antenna arrangement and synchronization system for use when multiple radio base stations, using a deterministic over the air MAC layer, are located within overlapping coverage areas is disclosed and more specifically the method described here discloses an improved antenna and coordination arrangement for use at the base station... Agent: Dennis L. Cook, Esq. The Law Offices Of Dennis L Cook Pllc

20080119156 - System and method for radio signal reconstruction using signal processor: A waveform reconstruction circuit receives an rf signal from an antenna, digitizes it, and then generates an undistorted reconstructed waveform. The reconstructed waveform can then be conventionally mixed and demodulated to extract useful signal information with enhanced receiver fidelity and sensitivity.... Agent: Rogitz & Associates

20080119157 - Frequency converter circuit and satellite position signal receiving device: A mixer mixes respective signals of L1, L2C, and L5-E5a with a local oscillation signal where the frequency of the L1 signal has an image relationship with the frequencies of the L2C and L5-E5a signals to conduct frequency conversion. An image removal mixer mixes the respective position signals of 1stIF... Agent: Posz Law Group, Plc

20080119158 - Frequency changer circuits: In accordance with one aspect of the disclosure, apparatus are provided. A filter is provided to receive from an antenna a receive signal of a given type and a low noise amplifier is provided to amplify the received signal. A translator down translates the receive signal carried at a radio... Agent: Qualcomm Incorporated

20080119159 - Battery-less electronic device: Automated software loading into a battery-less mobile phone is accomplished through attachment of a special non-standard USB On-The-Go cable to a serial connector of the mobile phone, thereby delivering power supply and unique signals for placing the phone in a special mode of operation used for production or distribution. In... Agent: Craig J. Yudell Dillon & Yudell LLP

20080119160 - Enhanced location-based billing for gprs/umts networks: A method of processing communication transactions associated with a mobile node communicating with a serving network, the method comprising receiving a first data communication, from an external Location Based Service, the first data communication relating to a first location of the mobile node, processing a communication transaction based on a... Agent: Schwegman, Lundberg & Woessner, P.a.

20080119161 - Prepaid wireless service and billing system, apparatus and method: An embodiment of the present invention provides an apparatus, comprising a service and billing platform including a program administration interface associated with a prepaid wireless handset adapted to allow for the creation and management of programs, business rules, customer communications, reports, back end processes, trial and upgrade plans and shared... Agent: Manuel Valcarcel, Esq Greenberg Traurig, P.a.

20080119162 - Sharing prepaid mobile telephony credit among a group: The present invention discloses a concept of a prepaid credit sharing group that includes a set of prepaid user accounts. A prepaid credit pool can be established for members of the prepaid group, where each group member is able to use credit from the pool and/or contribute credit to the... Agent: Patents On Demand, P.a.

20080119163 - System and method for analyzing wireless communication data: In general, a system and method for analyzing wireless communication records and for determining optimal wireless communication service plans is disclosed. A transceiver is configured to receive billing information associated with a subscriber of a telecommunications service under a current rate plan. A storage unit stores the billing information. A... Agent: Thomas, Kayden, Horstemeyer & Risley, LLP

20080119164 - Method and apparatus for performing security error recovery in a wireless communications system: A method for performing security error recovery in a wireless communications system includes a Packet Data Convergence Protocol layer of the wireless communications system performing a security protection procedure for a Non-Access Stratum message, and the Packet Data Convergence Protocol layer including a protocol error detection and recovery function, for... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20080119166 - Method for secure transmission of third party content to cdma1x user for broadcast and multicast services: The present invention provides a method involving a mobile shell, a removable user identity module communicatively coupled to the mobile shell, a home location register, and a broadcast/multicast controller. One embodiment of the method includes receiving, at the home location register, a first random number provided by the broadcast/multicast controller... Agent: Williams, Morgan & Amerson

20080119167 - System for providing interactive advertisements to user of mobile devices: A system for mobile devices that facilitates the creation and dissemination of interactive media to a plurality of mobile devices and PCs/laptops that comprise a client component. The interactive media may comprise of a list of products that are for sale and the user can select one or more for... Agent: Bindu Rama Rao

20080119165 - Call routing via recipient authentication: A computer-implemented method for authenticating a cellular recipient to facilitate a call from a first caller's first communication device to a cellular recipient's cellular telephone is provided. The first caller dials an enterprise extension number and a server employs a cellular telephone number associated with cellular telephone to attempt to... Agent: Ipsg, P.c.

20080119169 - Audio guided system for providing guidance to user of mobile device on multi-step activities: An audio guided system (AUGUST) for mobile devices that facilitates the creation and dissemination of audio guided activities (AGAs) from a source computer/device to a plurality of other recipient mobile devices, wherein the AGA is disseminated to the recipient mobile devices in a form that is compatible with the capabilities... Agent: Bindu Rama Rao

20080119168 - System and method for using terminal resources to consume and disseminate advertisements: A mobile terminal is provided that includes one or more resources configured for consuming an advertisement. In addition, the mobile terminal includes a processor configured for operating a client application that is configured for receiving an advertisement and directing the one or more resources to consume the advertisement. In response... Agent: Alston & Bird LLP

20080119171 - E-mail alert method and apparatus thereof: An e-mail alert apparatus used in a cell phone includes a determining means and a first alert means. The determining means is used for determining whether a received e-mail belongs to a specific e-mail group. The first alert means is used for performing a first alert action when the received... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20080119170 - Mobile communication terminal and method: A terminal includes a memory, a controller for operating programs in the memory, and one or more light emitting diodes for providing multicolor illumination to show information, controlled by the controller. The terminal may be a mobile communications terminal.... Agent: Perman & Green

20080119172 - Multicasting push-to-media content: In addition to other aspects disclosed, in response to an attempt by an access terminal in a sector of a wireless network to provide push-to-media content to another access terminal, the push-to-media session content is transmitted from the first access terminal over a multicast flow to the other access terminal.... Agent: Fish & Richardson Pc

20080119173 - Multimedia hold method and apparatus: A multimedia hold system is provided. The system is comprised of a first mobile device and a second mobile device operable to communicate with the first mobile device. The system also includes a component such that when the users of the first and second mobile device are communicating and the... Agent: Conley Rose, P.c.

20080119174 - System and method for pushing advertisements: A server of an operator of a resource is provided that includes a processor configured for operating a service provider application, which is configured for receiving one or more advertisements that are directed to one or more advertised products or services, and are received from one or more advertising merchants.... Agent: Alston & Bird LLP

20080119175 - Apparatus and method for setting terminal state in portable communication terminal: A terminal-state-setting apparatus and a method using a distance between a portable communication terminal and a user are provided. The terminal-state-setting method in the portable communication terminal includes measuring a distance between the terminal and a user-distance-recognizing device using a radio communication; and setting a state of the terminal according... Agent: The Farrell Law Firm, P.c.

20080119177 - Metadata content delivery system for wireless networks: A system and method of delivering metadata content relevant to a wireless access point to a user of the wireless access point. A user accessing the network via a wireless access point may be initially directed to an interactive metadata page related to the wireless access point they are using.... Agent: Synnestvedt Lechner & Woodbridge LLP

20080119176 - Method for sharing data by instant message and electronic apparatus thereof: The present invention discloses an apparatus and a method of sharing data by an instant message. The electronic apparatus sends user ID information to an instant message platform through an instant message program to complete a logon procedure, such that the electronic apparatus can transmit position information or multimedia stream... Agent: Rosenberg, Klein & Lee

20080119178 - Allocating compression-based firmware over the air: Computer readable medium, a system, and a method for providing an image for use in a mobile device are provided. Object files are selected that include at least some code and some data for use by the mobile device. Components are generated from the object files. A size of a... Agent: Conley Rose, P.c.

20080119179 - Method and system for remotely controlling a portable wireless communication handset: A method and system for remotely controlling a portable wireless communication handset is disclosed. The method includes receiving (304) a control signal at a wireless accessory transceiver of the portable wireless communication handset. The method also includes interpreting (308) the control signal to control a function of the portable wireless... Agent: Motorola Inc

20080119181 - Radio base station, radio communication terminal and radio communication system: A radio base station, a radio communication terminal, and a radio communication system that can efficiently utilize broadband resources even if many packets of different sizes and different QoS requirements are mixed when sent and received. When a data transmission request is sent from a radio terminal to a base... Agent: Antonelli, Terry, Stout & Kraus, LLP

20080119180 - System for managing a communication system: A system for managing a communication system is disclosed. A system that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, a network management system having a network configuration element that identifies for each of a plurality of wireless base terminals (WBTs) a resultant communication path to a mobile... Agent: Akerman Senterfitt

20080119182 - Apparatus and method for performing handover in broadband wireless communication system: An apparatus and method for performing a handover in a broadband wireless communication system is provided. In the broadband wireless communication system, a base station includes: a grouping unit for grouping mobile stations by using information on a movement path of each mobile station and information on a received signal... Agent: Docket Clerk

20080119183 - Wireless communication terminal, program and communication method: A wireless communication terminal including: a switching section for switching between a first communication system in which an upper limit value of a transmission rate varies and a second communication system; a reception section for receiving an information indicating the upper limit value of the transmission rate in the first... Agent: Procopio, Cory, Hargreaves & Savitch LLP

20080119184 - Method for fast, secure 802.11 re-association without additional authentication, accounting, and authorization infrastructure: A method wherein an access point authenticates itself with neighboring access points and establishes secure and mutually authenticated communication channels with its neighboring access points. When an access point learns of a neighboring access point, it initiates an authentication with an authentication server through the neighboring access point. Once access... Agent: Tucker Ellis & West LLP

20080119185 - Wireless communication system, terminal, message sending method, and program for allowing terminal to execute the method: Upon receiving a beacon, a terminal B sends a RTS control message to a terminal A before sending a registration request message to the terminal A. Upon receiving the RTS control message, the terminal A sends a CTS control message. The terminal B measures the time from when the RTS... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.c.

20080119187 - Apparatus for supporting the handover of a telecommunication session between a licensed wireless system and an unlicensed wireless system: The invention discloses a wireless communication handset comprising licensed wireless communication signal processing circuitry and unlicensed wireless communication signal processing circuitry. The invention further discloses a control circuit connected to both the licensed wireless communication signal processing circuitry and the unlicensed wireless communication signal processing circuitry, and a computer readable... Agent: Adeli & Tollen, LLP

20080119188 - Method and related apparatus for ciphering algorithm change in a wireless communcations system: In order to ensure a successful inter-system handover, the present invention provides a method for ciphering algorithm change in a wireless communications system. The method includes allowing a ciphering algorithm of a user equipment to be changed during an inter-system handover, where the inter-system handover is preferably a handover from... Agent: Birch, Stewart, Kolasch & Birch, LLP

20080119186 - Method of updating channel information in mobile internet system, and mobile communication terminal and mobile internet system using the same: A method of updating channel information in a mobile Internet system, and a mobile communication terminal and mobile Internet system using the same are disclosed. According to an embodiment, the method of updating channel information in a mobile Internet system includes receiving, by a mobile communication terminal, a handover related... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20080119190 - Co-channel wireless communication methods and systems using relayed wireless communications: Wireless communications are transmitted from at least two radioterminals to a base station co-channel over a return link using a return link alphabet. Wireless communications are also transmitted from the base station to the at least two radioterminals over a forward link using a forward link alphabet that has more... Agent: Myers Bigel Sibley & Sajovec

20080119189 - Method, system and base station for transmitting data during cell handover: A method for forwarding data during cell handover includes: forwarding, by a source base station, user plane data of Packet Data Convergence Protocol, PDCP, data units that have not been transmitted to a User Equipment, UE, to a target base station in a PDCP layer during cell handover. In addition,... Agent: Leydig Voit & Mayer, Ltd

20080119191 - Call drop and call block reduction during bts and cbsc planned outage or upgrade: A network device for causing a wireless device to hand off Base Transceiver Stations (BTSs) includes a processor for determining at least one BTS that is a neighbor of a candidate BTS, a power level controller for increasing a communication power level of the at least one neighbor BTS so... Agent: Motorola, Inc.

20080119192 - Method for handover in wireless communication, mobile electronic device, and wireless communication handover system: A wireless LAN device determines whether there is a necessity to search for a base station based on base station information as to a currently associated first base station, and selects all or a part of base station search conditions stored in advance to search for the base station when... Agent: Cohen, Pontani, Lieberman & Pavane

20080119194 - Method and system for assigning radio resources in cellular system using wired relay stations: A method of assigning radio resources in a cellular system using wired Relay Stations (RSs) includes: a Base Station (BS) gathering feed-back control information of all Mobile Stations (MSs) via the RSs in a cell of the BS; a first process, wherein the MSs are divided into two groups according... Agent: Cha & Reiter, Llc

20080119193 - Mobile communication method and mobile station: A mobile communication method according to the present invention includes: transmitting, from a mobile station, a retransmission-control applied dedicated physical data channel to which a retransmission control processing is applied and which is configured not to contain any transmission data blocks, when there is no transmission data block that should... Agent: Mots Law, Pllc

20080119195 - Method, call setup device and computer product for controlling and setting up calls with reduced costs: The invention relates to a method, call setup device (10) and computer program product for controlling telephone call setup for an associated user and having access to different communication networks. The call setup device (10) comprises a data receiving unit (52) receiving a first data message (DM1) from the user... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20080119196 - Communication method, communication apparatus and communication system: A communication method enabling communication on a predetermined mobile communication network and communication on a predetermined wireless communication network different from the predetermined mobile communication network, includes the step of: switching, means for carrying out predetermined data transfer while maintaining a communication channel on the predetermined mobile communication network, between... Agent: Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

20080119197 - Antenna diversity arrangement and method: The invention relates to an antenna diversity arrangement and a radio base station in a frequency divided mobile cellular system with sectorized cells. Space diversity or polarization diversity is provided by providing at least two branches. In accordance with the invention an operator frequency band is divided into a plurality... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, Pc

20080119198 - Method and system for wireless cellular indoor communications: The invention relates to a method for wireless cellular indoor communications, the method comprising at least one base station connected to a cell management unit through a first digital connection interface, the cell management unit connected to at least one RF hub through a second digital connection interface, and the... Agent: Sughrue Mion, Pllc

20080119199 - Communication method, communication apparatus and communication system: A communication method enabling communication on a predetermined mobile communication network and communication on a predetermined wireless communication network different from the predetermined mobile communication network, includes the step of: switching, means for carrying out predetermined data transfer while maintaining a communication channel on the predetermined mobile communication network, between... Agent: Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

20080119200 - Method and system for flexible product and service bundling: Systems and methods for user-initiated location-based services through messaging. Using a messaging client running on a communication device, a user transmits location information via a text and/or instant message to a recipient. The location information may be obtained from a GPS program or other location determining program accessible or installed... Agent: Verizon Patent Management Group

20080119201 - System and method for matching users of mobile communication devices: A system and method for matching Mobile Communication Device (MDC) users, comprising users of mobile communication devices, comprising: a control module; a first and second MCD in communication with the control module; first and second profile module, associated with the first and second MCD, respectively; a tracking module; and an... Agent: Advantia Law Group

20080119202 - Area watcher for wireless network: Dynamic and current information is provided regarding a wireless device's entry into or exit from a geographically defined “watched” area. An area watcher application monitors preconfigured wireless devices entry/exit into preconfigured watched areas. The watched areas may watch for any/all subscribers, or for select, preconfigured subscribers listed in an appropriate... Agent: Manelli Denison & Selter Pllc

20080119203 - Method and system for providing location based services: A method and system for providing a location based service (LBS) over at least one wireless network to a mobile unit in communication with the at least one wireless network. A LBS request is received via the at least one wireless network, the LBS request comprising a request for a... Agent: Perry + Currier Inc.

20080119204 - Location derived presence information: The number of messages required in networks where both location and presence services are deployed may be reduced, by retrieving presence data from messages otherwise intended to provide only location information. Thus, information determined in a location service scheme is utilized to provide a presence service as well. A location... Agent: Manelli Denison & Selter Pllc

20080119205 - Method of operating a gateway with a location information system: In response to a first location request message from a client terminal, a gateway stores the message and requests the location information of a target mobile terminal from a location information system. If a second location request message is received from other client terminal requesting the location information of the... Agent: Young & Thompson

20080119206 - method of providing advertising to mobile units: A method of delivering advertising to a mobile unit via at least one wireless network, in association with a Location Based Service (LBS) is provided A LBS request is received. Location information associated with the mobile unit is requested. First location information is received. Location Based Advertising (LBA) is provided... Agent: Perry + Currier Inc.

20080119207 - Applications of broadband media and position sensing phones: A cellular telephone is used as a remote control device to control operations on the users nonportable computer which is remote location to the cellular telephone. The user can carry out various operations on the cellular telephone which cause the remote computer to take some additional action.... Agent: Scott C Harris

20080119208 - Locating a mobile station inside a building: Locating mobile stations used for wireless communications even when the mobile station is within a building includes determining whether at least one indicator associated with a signal used by the mobile station identifies a single, known building location. Example types of indicators include a base station and sector identifier of... Agent: Carlson, Gaskey & Olds, P.c./alcatel-lucent

20080119209 - Selection of wireless communication cells based on a mobility state of a wireless device: Disclosed are a wireless communication system, method, and information processing system for optimizing paging channel utilization. The method includes determining a mobility state of the wireless device (104). If the mobility state of the wireless device (104) is a mobile state, a signal is generated for a page to be... Agent: Motorola, Inc.

20080119211 - Apparatus, and associated method, for alerting a user of a mobile station of a received data message: Apparatus, and an associated method, for visually alerting a user of a newly-received data message at a mobile station. A detector detects delivery of the message at the mobile station. And, in response to the detection of the delivery, a display driver causes display on a display device of an... Agent: Docket Clerk

20080119210 - Wireless messaging address system and method: Service Access Codes (SACs) are special codes that are part of the standard North American Numbering Plan (NANP). Presented herein is a solution for which these special SACs can be used as addresses to wireless data and messaging applications without precluding their traditional use for voice calls. Accordingly, provided herein... Agent: Blakely Sokoloff Taylor & Zafman

20080119212 - System and method for communicating between mobile units: A method for communicating information between mobile units includes identifying by an establishment a receiving mobile unit using a unique identifier. The method also includes generating baseband message data representing a message by constructing at least one data packet from a plurality of data fields. The data fields include a... Agent: Benesch, Friedlander, Coplan & Aronoff LLP Attn: Ip Department Docket Clerk

20080119213 - Method for establishing fast feedback channel and transmitting information in a wireless communication system: A method of transmitting information in a wireless communication system is disclosed. More specifically, the method includes a base station (BS) which receives data from a mobile subscriber station (MSS) via an uplink channel. Using the antennas) received data, the BS determines quality of the uplink channel. Thereafter, the BS... Agent: Lee, Hong, Degerman, Kang & Schmadeka

20080119216 - Apparatus and method for controlling power in cellular system using wired relay stations: A method of controlling power in a Base Station (BS) of a cellular system using wired Relay Stations (RSs) includes the RSs and the BS individually performing scheduling of packets to be transmitted to Mobile Stations (MSs) in respective areas of coverage, the BS increasing a difference between a sum... Agent: Cha & Reiter, Llc

20080119215 - Serving sector interference broadcast and corresponding rl traffic power control: Systems and methodologies are described that facilitate broadcasting an interference level and adjusting transmit power corresponding to a reverse link in accordance with the interference level. An interference indication can be broadcasted on a broadcast channel in a wireless communication system. In response to the broadcast, mobile devices can adjust... Agent: Qualcomm Incorporated

20080119214 - Transmitter with improved power efficiency: A power amplifier (PA) line-up (210) and a method (500) for more efficiently utilizing battery power are disclosed. PA line-up (210) includes a driver (220), a matching circuit (214), and a PA (230) coupled to a matching circuit (216), wherein matching circuit (216) is configured to be coupled to a... Agent: Ingrassia Fisher & Lorenz, P.c. (fs)

20080119218 - Adjustable download rate for a portable electronic device: A method for downloading data from a server to a portable electronic device operating on a wireless network includes determining a network speed of the wireless network, setting a chunk size based on the network speed, sending a request to the server including the chunk size and receiving data from... Agent: Eckert Seamans Cherin & Mellott

20080119220 - Methods, systems, and computer program products for jumping calls between different modes of the same device: Methods, systems, and computer program products for jumping a call between modes of the same device are disclosed. According to one method, a call is established between a first mode of a calling device and a call device. An indication is received to jump the call to a second mode... Agent: Jenkins, Wilson, Taylor & Hunt, P. A.

20080119221 - Mobile phone and ambient noise filtering method used in the mobile phone: An exemplary ambient noise filtering method includes: sampling ambient noise signals to obtain multiple groups of sampled signals; analyzing each group of the sampled signals in each sampling period to determine ambient noise frequency band(s) in each sampling period, wherein the ambient noise frequency band is a frequency band where... Agent: Pce Industry, Inc. Att. Cheng-ju Chiang

20080119217 - Portable communication having accidental key press filtering: A portable communication device is equipped with keypad filter circuitry, which is operable to eliminate or otherwise minimize calls, such as emergency calls and non-emergency calls, due to accidental or unintentional key press sequences. The keypad filter circuitry receives keypad input, analyzes the received keypad input and determines if the... Agent: Warren A. Sklar (soer) Renner, Otto, Boisselle & Sklar, LLP

20080119219 - Portable terminal having hard disk: A portable terminal is provided. The terminal includes a hard disk, a housing having an opening formed thereon, and a motor protruding out of the hard disk while being received in the opening. Even when the space for receiving the hard disk is the same, the distance between the body... Agent: Jefferson Ip Law, LLP

20080119225 - Apparatus and method for efficient memory use in portable terminal: Provided are an apparatus and a method for saving a memory in a portable terminal, the method includes receiving a request for basic data and an address indicating a storage position of the basic data; determining whether the requested basic data has been stored in a paging buffer; if it... Agent: The Farrell Law Firm, P.c.

20080119222 - Combined navigation and communication device: A combined navigation and communication device (1) with mobile telephone module (2), integrated into the device (1), with telephone hands-free function, with a navigation unit (3) for route guidance and with a display unit (5), activated jointly by the mobile telephone module (2) and the navigation unit (3), is constructed... Agent: Whitham, Curtis & Christofferson & Cook, P.c.

20080119223 - Mobile telephone: When transmitting image data photographed using a camera mounted on a mobile phone to a PC connected with the camera, if an incoming-call is received and a call starts, the photographing cannot be continued. A user of the PC cannot find such state. Storage unit 101 stores first image data... Agent: Kratz, Quintos & Hanson, LLP

20080119224 - Mobile terminal for providing camera roaming service and method thereof: A camera roaming service method of a mobile terminal is provided. The method includes the steps of, if camera roaming of a roaming country in which the mobile terminal is currently located is requested by a user during a roaming service, determining whether a power source frequency of the roaming... Agent: Jefferson Ip Law, LLP

20080119226 - Apparatus for controlling power consumption in pda phone: An apparatus for controlling power consumption in a Personal Digital Assistant (PDA) phone is provided. The apparatus includes a PDA controller for applying a first signal or a second signal to a PDA voltage module, for sensing a voltage of a first capacitor changed according to the first or second... Agent: Jefferson Ip Law, LLP

20080119227 - Mobile communication device capable of performing group communication between a cellular communication system and a voip system: A mobile communication apparatus capable of performing group communication between a cellular communication system and a VoIP system includes a first wireless communication module for processing signals of a cellular network corresponding to the cellular communication system, a second wireless communication module for processing signals of a WLAN corresponding to... Agent: North America Intellectual Property Corporation

20080119228 - System for providing interactive media to user of mobile device: A system for mobile devices that facilitates the creation and dissemination of interactive media to a plurality of mobile devices. A computer or PC comprising an interactive media generator is used to generate interactive media and communicate it to a distribution server. Mobile devices have an interactive media client component... Agent: Bindu Rama Rao

20080119229 - Subscriber identification module card and portable wireless terminal using the same: A Subscriber Identification Module (SIM) card for a portable wireless terminal is provided. The SIM card includes a SIM contact pad group which is exposed to an outer surface of the SIM card, and is electrically connected when the SIM card is placed in the portable terminal so as to... Agent: The Farrell Law Firm, P.c.

20080119232 - Duplex supporting apparatus and method of base station system using multi-antenna: Duplex supporting apparatus and method in a base station system which supports a multi-antenna are provided. The duplex supporting apparatus in a base station system which supports K(≧1)-ary sectors and M(≧1)-ary antennas per sector, includes a plurality of channel cards for generating M-ary data to be sent to the M-ary... Agent: Docket Clerk

20080119230 - Rf selection diversity module: An integrated circuit radio transceiver and method therefor includes circuitry and logic for transmitting outgoing or ingoing communication signals as well as one of a digital data signal or a digital clock on the same antenna signal paths between a radio and a switch fabric. The switch fabric is operable... Agent: Garlick Harrison & Markison

20080119231 - Switchable divider and combiner assembly having multiple inputs and outputs: A switchable divider and combiner assembly (SDCA) (10) that includes a base station (12) that encloses a transceiver circuit (14), a transmitting section (16), a receiving section (30) and a control circuit (40). The sections (16,30) each include a switchable divider circuit (18) and a swithable combiner circuit (24). The... Agent: Albert O Cota

20080119233 - Terminal and method for controlling operation of the terminal: A method for controlling an operation of a mobile terminal. The method includes: entering a speed dial setting mode for setting a speed dial operation on the mobile terminal, displaying speed dial keys on the mobile terminal, when the speed dial setting mode is entered, selecting a specific speed dial... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20080119234 - Cellular phone provided with key lock function: A mobile phone 100 includes a plurality of operation keys and a key lock function. If an operation is performed on any of the plurality of operation keys while the key lock function is being executed, the mobile phone 100 detects the operation, and notifies a user which of the... Agent: Kratz, Quintos & Hanson, LLP

20080119238 - Device and method for inputting characters or numbers in mobile terminal: A device for inputting characters or numbers in a mobile terminal having a touch screen, the device including a display screen for displaying characters or numbers at a display area and a wheel for selecting a desired character or number at another display area in a text input mode; and... Agent: The Farrell Law Firm, P.c.

20080119236 - Method and system of using mobile communication apparatus for translating image text: A method and a system of using mobile communication apparatus to translate image text are provided, which are applicable to a translation service of transmitting an image text captured by a front-end mobile communication device via a wireless communication network to a back-end server for identification and translation, and feeding... Agent: Rabin & Berdo, Pc

20080119235 - Mobile data and handwriting screen capture and forwarding: The claimed subject matter provides a system and/or a method that facilitates communicating data utilizing a portable device. An interface component can receive annotation data related to a display associated with a portable device. An annotation component can append a screen shot corresponding to the display with the annotated data... Agent: Amin. Turocy & Calvin, LLP

20080119237 - Mobile terminal and screen display method thereof: A mobile terminal and a screen display method of the mobile terminal are disclosed. The mobile terminal includes: a display that comprises a user interface display region and an information display region; and a controller that changes positions of display regions and displaying the changed positions on the display according... Agent: Lee, Hong, Degerman, Kang & Schmadeka

20080119239 - Audio transmitting apparatus and mobile communication terminal: There is provided an audio transmitting apparatus connectable to an audio playing apparatus via a short distance wireless communication network. The audio transmitting apparatus comprises: a transmission buffer configured to store an audio signal; and a short distance wireless transmitting unit configured to cause the audio signal to be stored... Agent: Frishauf, Holtz, Goodman & Chick, Pc

20080119240 - Method and system for informing a vehicle telematics user of a connection status: A method for informing an in-vehicle telematics unit user of a connection status generally includes establishing a connection between the telematics unit and a call center, and initiating communication between the user and a call center service advisor. Next, the communication may be temporarily suspended while maintaining the connection. A... Agent: General Motors Corporation Legal Staff

20080119241 - Charging arrangement for electronic accessories: An arrangement for charging an electronic accessory (such as a wireless headset) using a docking station that obtains power from at least one of a power port and a data port of an attached electronic device (such as the pairing cellular phone). The docking station provides mechanical support and a... Agent: Ipsg, P.c.

20080119242 - Mobile terminal for receiving digital broadcasting and method for the same: A mobile terminal for receiving digital broadcasting is disclosed. The mobile terminal includes a battery capacity detector, a digital broadcasting receiving unit, a power consumption amount database, and a controller. The battery capacity detector detects a current usable capacity of a battery, and the digital broadcasting receiving unit receives the... Agent: Jefferson Ip Law, LLP

20080119243 - Voice communication apparatus connectable to wireless lan, radio circuit activation method, and radio circuit activation program: In order to reduce power consumption while an incoming call is detected by each of a plurality of communication methods, a mobile phone includes a radio circuit, a wireless LAN circuit, and a control portion to control power supply to them. The control portion cuts off power supply to the... Agent: Westerman, Hattori, Daniels & Adrian, LLP

20080119244 - Aesthetic and protective case: A case for a portable electronic device comprises a solid portion bonded to a pliable layer. The solid portion comprises a solid inner surface, a solid outer surface, and a solid edge. The pliable layer comprises a pliable inner surface, a pliable outer surface, and a pliable edge. The pliable... Agent: Elliot Furman

20080119247 - Information processing terminal: There is provided a portable information processing terminal that places a reduced strain on a finger and is improved in operability. A housing of a cellular phone has a 15-key keypad. Of the buttons of 15-key keypad, the buttons disposed at the opposite ends of each row have a curved... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20080119246 - Mobile terminal: A mobile terminal including a terminal housing having a first ground, a printed circuit board disposed in the terminal housing and having a second ground, and a leakage current preventing member installed between the first and second grounds and configured to block a direct current (DC) and passing an alternating... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20080119245 - Mobile terminal having a buffer: A mobile terminal including a body having an exterior surface, an input device, at least a portion of the input device extending above the exterior surface, and a buffer protecting the input device from external impact. The buffer may be connected to a circuitry supporting substrate in the mobile terminal,... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20080119250 - Magnetic levitation sliding structure: A magnetic levitation sliding structure is provided for a portable electronic device. The sliding structure includes a first slider member with a guide portion, a second slider member with a receiving portion that mates with the guide portion, a first magnet coupled with the guide portion and having magnetic poles... Agent: Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP Attn: Patent Docket Dept.

20080119248 - Music control key: A mobile telephone including a housing; electronic circuitry; and a user interface. The electronic circuitry is located inside the housing and includes a transceiver, a memory and a controller. The electronic circuitry is adapted to play at least one music file stored in the memory. The user interface is located... Agent: Harrington & Smith, Pc

20080119249 - Sliding type mobile terminal: A mobile terminal having a first body, a second body slidably attached to the first body, the second body being movable between an open and a closed position, and an input device at an exterior surface of the mobile phone that is exposed when the second body is in the... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20080119251 - Sliding-type portable terminal: A portable terminal includes a first housing and a second housing combined with the first housing while facing the first housing. The second housing translates about an axis perpendicular to a top face of the first housing while facing the first housing, thereby sequentially opening portions of the first housing... Agent: The Farrell Law Firm, P.c.

20080113614 - Personal media devices with wireless communication: Systems and methods are provided for personal media devices having the ability to communicate wirelessly, and in particular, communicate wirelessly using a short-range communications protocol (e.g., Wi-Fi and Bluetooth). Such communication provides users of personal media devices with access to several Wi-Fi oriented applications. For example, in one embodiment a... Agent: Ropes & Gray LLP

20080113615 - Method for forwarding mac protocol data units in a mobile radio communication network, corresponding communication end point and relay station: s

20080113616 - Method of forming frame in multi-hop relay system and system for implementing the method: A method of forming a frame in a Mobile Multi-hop Relay (MMR) system, and a system for implementing the method are provided. In a multi-hop relay system, when a relay station of a specific layer receives data, the relay station receives data from both a higher layer and a lower... Agent: Ladas & Parry LLP

20080113617 - Stability recovery for an on-frequency rf repeater with adaptive echo cancellation: A wireless repeater includes an internal feedback path for adaptively cancelling an echo between an output antenna and an input antenna. The internal feedback path employs an adaptive algorithm implementing a list having a plurality of list elements. Each list element has one or more echo cancellation parameters and one... Agent: Myers Dawes Andras & Sherman, LLP

20080113619 - Authenticating devices for rf communications: A communications system includes a first and second device capable of transmitting and receiving RF communications; a controller for the first device capable of receiving or transmitting a code via a non-RF communication; a controller for the second device capable of receiving the code via a non-RF communication; and a... Agent: Novak Druce Deluca + Quigg LLP

20080113618 - Pairing system and method for mobile devices: A method and device are provided for pairing devices using a short-range wireless communication protocol. Pairing may be performed by causing a device to output a visual pattern. The visual pattern may be detected and the device may be identified based on the detected pattern. Upon identification, pairing may be... Agent: Harrity Snyder, L.l.p.

20080113620 - Radio communication apparatus and power control method of radio communication apparatus: According to one embodiment, a radio communication apparatus includes: a radio communication device connecting a communication link with an other radio communication equipment to perform radio communication therewith; a detection device determining the presence or absence of the other radio communication apparatus when the radio communication device is not connecting... Agent: Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP

20080113621 - Wireless medical device communication system: The present invention is directed to a system and method which allows for the transfer of data captured by a medical device to be processed and moved to another location in accordance with pre-established criteria without requiring user interaction at the time of data capture. In one embodiment, medical data... Agent: Fulbright & Jaworski L.l.p.

20080113622 - System and method for probing a channel in a communication system: A system and method for probing a channel by a base station in a communication system is provided. The channel probing includes performing pre-probing for selecting a subchannel, adjusting a subcarrier distance of a probing signal according to frequency selectivity indicative of frequency-domain channel selectivity based on a time channel... Agent: Jefferson Ip Law, LLP

20080113623 - Signal quality in a wireless network: Methods and apparatus, including computer program products, for determining signal quality in a wireless network. A computer-implemented method in a wireless network includes determining values for parameters of a wireless signal, comparing those values to predetermined parameter threshold values corresponding to those parameters, assigning parameter quality index values to the... Agent: Holland & Knight LLP

20080113624 - Method and apparatus for adjusting waveform parameters for an adaptive air interface waveform: Adjusting parameters of a waveform includes facilitating wireless communication between a transmitting node and receiving nodes, where the transmitting node communicates with a receiving node over a channel. Spectrum conditions are estimated, where a spectrum condition describes spectrum utilization in the vicinity of surrounding nodes. Channel conditions are estimated, where... Agent: Baker Botts LLP

20080113625 - Integrated circuit and device for mobile communications: When generating an RF test signal for mismatch calibration for receiver in order to calibrate reception mismatch of an I-phase signal and a Q-phase signal that are output from demodulated signal processing circuits coupled to mixers for receiving, a Tx VCO avoids covering the higher frequency of an RF received... Agent: Miles & Stockbridge Pc

20080113627 - Regulating signal monitoring: A system comprising a transceiver and processing logic coupled to the transceiver. The processing logic is configured to determine an activity level of a network associated with the system and, based on the activity level, adjust a frequency with which the processing logic monitors signals broadcast by the network.... Agent: Texas Instruments Incorporated

20080113628 - Methods and apparatus to provide an auxiliary receive path to support transmitter functions: Methods and apparatus to provide an auxiliary receive path to support transmitter functions are disclosed. An example transceiver includes an antenna and a duplexer coupled to the antenna. A transmitter is coupled to the duplexer to output a transmit signal at a transmit frequency. A receiver is coupled to the... Agent: Texas Instruments Incorporated

20080113630 - Frequency modulation circuit, transmission circuit and communication device: Provided is a frequency modulation circuit for outputting a frequency-modulated signal with a high precision. A VCO 13 includes a first variable capacitor 132 having a predetermined capacitance change rate, and a second variable capacitor 133 having a greater capacitance change rate than that of the first variable capacitor 132.... Agent: Wenderoth, Lind & Ponack L.l.p.

20080113631 - System and method for controlling radio frequency transceiver and method thereof: A system and a method of controlling an RF transceiver are provided. The system includes a key input unit for detecting a key selection, a memory unit storing control data required for operating the RF transceiver and a code table matching with a key value, a liquid crystal display (LCD)... Agent: Lexyoume Ip Group, Llc

20080113626 - Mobile communication apparatus and method including base station and mobile station having multi-antenna: A mobile communication apparatus that utilizes multiple base station/mobile station antennas and a mobile communication method performed therein are provided. The mobile communication apparatus includes a base station having at least two antennas and at least two mobile stations having at least one antenna, respectively. The base station restores weight... Agent: The Farrell Law Firm, P.c.

20080113629 - Radio communication apparatus and method: In a radio communication apparatus having a plurality of transmitting and receiving functions that enable simultaneous signal transmission and reception, an arbitrary number of transmitting and receiving functions are assigned to another radio communication apparatus based on channel states.... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.c.

20080113633 - Apparatus and method for tx mode feedback in communication system: Provided is a method for a MIMO TX mode feedback operation of a user terminal in a MIMO communication system. The user terminal receives allocation information about a feedback channel and a feedback period of a MIMO TX mode from the base station. The user terminal determines whether the current... Agent: Docket Clerk

20080113632 - Apparatus and method of space time frequency block code: The present invention relates to a transmitter and a transmission method in communication system using three Tx antennas in order to maximize STFBC coding gain. An input symbol sequence is transmitted through a plurality of Tx antennas in a predetermined method.... Agent: The Farrell Law Firm, P.c.

20080113634 - System and method for reducing multi-modulation radio transmit range: Systems and methods are provided for reducing multi-modulation radio transmit range. The method comprises determining a data modulation type at which a transmitter is operating, and adjusting a transmitter power according to the data modulation type to control transmit range. Each data modulation type may be determined to operate at... Agent: The Eclipse Group

20080113635 - Regulation of an amplification apparatus: An amplifier module comprises an amplifier having an output, a coupler coupled to the output to receive a first signal provided at the output and a power detector to provide a power signal from the first signal. It further comprises an input to receive a second signal. A switch is... Agent: Infineon Technologies Ag Patent Department

20080113636 - Wireless communication system, wireless communication device, and valid path detection method therefor: A wireless communication system according to an exemplary aspect of the present invention is a wireless communication system which performs wireless communications between a first wireless communication device and a second wireless communication device, wherein the first wireless communication device includes: a delay profile calculation unit for calculating a delay... Agent: Mcginn Intellectual Property Law Group, Pllc

20080113637 - Lock for mobile communication equipment: A system includes an integrated circuit card, a tray configured to receive the integrated circuit card, a connector, and a housing configured to receive the connector. The housing is configured to attach to a mobile communication device, the connector is configured to couple the tray and the integrated circuit card... Agent: Schwegman, Lundberg & Woessner, P.a.

20080113638 - Controlled signal-to-noise ratio generator circuit: The invention is an electronic circuit for testing a receiver. In detail, the circuit includes a RF signal generator providing an RF signal to a first mixer. A first oscillator providing a first signal to the first mixer. The first mixer receives the RF signal and the first signal and... Agent: Louis L. Dachs

20080113639 - Low-noise amplifier and antenna device having the same: To provide an antenna device adapted to interrupt jamming waves and enable cost reduction, a high-pass filter (HPF) adapted to interrupt general-use frequencies at least near a low-frequency side of a pass band intended for use is provided as a frequency selection circuit 11A on the antenna 1 side in... Agent: Frishauf, Holtz, Goodman & Chick, Pc

20080113640 - Adaptive network supporting single to concurrent interfering wireless transmissions: A wireless network infrastructure supporting a plurality of wireless end point devices containing a wireless access point and a plurality of end point wireless devices that supports single transmission and reception and/or concurrent interfering transmission and reception. The wireless access point transmits data to the end point wireless devices that... Agent: Garlick Harrison & Markison

20080113641 - Radio communication apparatus and frequency generating method thereof: A radio communication apparatus and a frequency generating method thereof the communication apparatus including a frequency generator to generate a plurality of local oscillator (LO) frequencies; and a mixer to convert a frequency of an input signal by mixing the input signal with at least two of the LO frequencies... Agent: Stein, Mcewen & Bui, LLP

20080113643 - Multi-transformer architecture for an active rf circuit: A circuit features a balun having an unbalanced input and a balanced output, and a differential coupler having a symmetrical structure about a center axis. The differential coupler has a differential input and a differential output, the differential input being coupled to the balanced output of the balun. An impedance... Agent: Blakely Sokoloff Taylor & Zafman

20080113642 - Precision phase generator and method for phase generation: A phase generator includes a delay element configured to receive an input signal and delay the input signal by a predetermined amount to develop a delayed version of the input signal, a logic element configured to receive the input signal and the delayed version of the input signal, the logic... Agent: Kathy Manke Avago Technologies Limited

20080113644 - Low noise mixer: A mixer apparatus has a double-balanced or Gilbert-cell based mixer core and respective transmission lines, inductors in particular, between the local oscillating (LO) differential pair of transistors and the radio frequency (RF) transistors, wherein the transmission lines are so formed as to minimize the noise, improve common-mode stability of said... Agent: Eschweiler & Associates Llc

20080113645 - Push rod and sliding type portable terminal having the same: A push rod for a sliding type portable terminal including a first housing and a second housing which is placed on and slidably coupled to the first housing. The push rod provides driving force for slidingly moving the second housing. The push rod includes a casing; support members coupled to... Agent: The Farrell Law Firm, P.c.

20080113646 - Method and system for restricting minute usage of a mobile phone address book entry: A method of enabling a mobile phone to manage the minute usage of a mobile phone subscriber. The mobile phone contains a database with multiple records for people and/or businesses known to the user. Within each record, the user may define a minute limit and specify an enforcement action that... Agent: Dillon & Yudell LLP

20080113647 - Method and apparatus for low cost telephone: A wireless telephone includes a chipset that includes a controller and radio frequency electronics. A voice recognition module is ported to the controller. The input key cooperates with the voice recognition module to activate a set of functions of the telephone. The voice recognition module simplifies the operation of the... Agent: Procopio, Cory, Hargreaves & Savitch LLP

20080113648 - Controlling a shutoff/restart of mobile virtual network operations prepaid services: This invention relates to a feature for controlling resellers of telecommunications services. A service provider may freeze the accounts, and therefore service, for all customers of a reseller if that reseller is behind on payments to the service provider. In one preferred embodiment, all customers of a reseller are identified... Agent: Werner Ulrich

20080113649 - Providing safety in relation to mobile stations: The security of a mobile station which is associated with a safety handling server is enhanced by routing, using a control unit in the mobile station, a data message according to a standardised transmission format sent from the safety handling server to a main safety handling application in the mobile... Agent: Myers Bigel Sibley & Sajovec

20080113651 - Data execution control method and system therefor: A data execution control method and system for a mobile phone are provided. The execution method and system control the execution of user data stored in the mobile phone on the basis of access/execution authentication levels assigned to multiple Subscriber Identity Modules (SIMs). The data execution control method includes receiving... Agent: Jefferson Ip Law, LLP

20080113650 - Wireless mobile phone with authenticated mode of operation including heart beat profile based authentication: A wireless mobile phone is equipped to operate in an unauthenticated and an authenticated mode of operation, depending on whether a user has been authenticated. In one embodiment, the wireless mobile phone includes a number of sensors to enable a user's heart beat profile to be captured and be used... Agent: Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt, P.c. Pacwest Center, Suite 1900

20080113652 - Apparatus and method for acquiring service information in wireless network: A service list acquisition apparatus is provided for acquiring, from at least one service list provision apparatus located in a wireless network coverage area, a service list related to a wireless network which can embody a portion where a service list is exchanged with the service list provision apparatus in... Agent: Roylance, Abrams, Berdo & Goodman, L.l.p.

20080113654 - Advertising information display method, advertising information display system, advertising information display program, and advertising information transmission program: An advertising information display method obtains the terminal location information, which is transmitted from a mobile telephone device, a terminal, retail store location information, which is transmitted from a plurality of retail stores, and advertising information, selects the neighborhood advertising information, which should be transmitted to the mobile telephone device,... Agent: Ditthavong Mori & Steiner, P.c.

20080113653 - Personal communications server: An improved system and method for a personal communications server is provided. The system and method may provide seamless multi-functional wireless communications for different integrated applications desired by a user. To this end, a computing device with a telecommunications interface is provided for coupling to a mobile phone network. The... Agent: Workman Nydegger/microsoft

20080113655 - System and method for service selection in a portable device: A portable device for use of a service provided by a remote service system comprises a communication system and a service selection application. The communication system receives a service message from the remote service system. The service message comprises at least one service descriptor. Each of the at least one... Agent: Warren A. Sklar (soer) Renner, Otto, Boisselle & Sklar, LLP

20080113656 - System and method for updating contents: A method and system for updating contents is provided. According to the method and system for updating the contents, a content provision server determines scheduling of update time information, which is classified by each member, and transmits the update time information to each mobile terminal of each member, and the... Agent: Pearne & Gordon LLP

20080113657 - Method of non-intrusive control of mobile device: The method of non-intrusive control of mobile device provides for remote control of ringer sound level and auditory volume of a mobile device, dependent upon the location of the device. A set of location-dependent rules are established and stored in a database. The location of the mobile device is determined... Agent: Litman Law Offices, Ltd.

20080113662 - Method and apparatus of selecting mbms operating frequency for user equipment in a wireless communications system: In order to prevent a user equipment, called UE hereinafter, from wasting unnecessary radio resources and occurrence of software failure of the UE, a method of performing an operating frequency transferring request for the UE in a wireless communications system includes reporting a request message to request for transferring to... Agent: Birch, Stewart, Kolasch & Birch, LLP

20080113660 - Method of dialing phone number prediction: A method of dialing phone number prediction to facilitate a phone user to dial a phone number. When the user enters a few digits (not the whole phone numbers) and the screen of the telephone will show possible dialing targets for user to select. Therefore the user does not have... Agent: Bacon & Thomas, Pllc

20080113661 - Mobile device service provider management: A method is provided that provides a user with additional options for managing service providers for mobile devices that wirelessly connect to service providers. The method includes: in response to detecting a plurality of signals corresponding to a plurality of service providers to which a mobile electronic device may wirelessly... Agent: Harrington & Smith, Pc

20080113658 - Portable communication device and method for creating wishlist: A portable communication device is equipped to create and manage a wishlist database by wirelessly receiving product information from a tag associated with a product and storing the received product information in a wishlist database associated with the portable communication device. The wishlist database may be shared with third parties... Agent: Warren A. Sklar (soer) Renner, Otto, Boisselle & Sklar, LLP

20080113659 - System and method for browsing web pages on a mobile communication device: A mobile device (102) for browsing web pages is described. The mobile device (102) comprises a wireless transceiver (202), a processor (204) and a display (208). The wireless transceiver (202) is configured to receive (306) a web page from a remote server (104) via a wireless communication link (106, 108,... Agent: Motorola Inc

20080113663 - Method and system for managing an electronic device: A method and system for managing an electronic device is provided. The method includes detecting (404) a change in orientation of a first electronic device, which is performed by the first electronic device. The method also includes communicating (406) the change in the orientation from the first electronic device to... Agent: Motorola, Inc

20080113664 - Method for configuring mobile units: The present invention provides a method involving a base station and at least one mobile unit. The mobile unit is configured for communication with the base station using a first wireless communication medium. The method includes providing, over the first wireless communication medium, information indicating a modification to at least... Agent: Mark W. Sincell Williams, Morgan & Amerson, P.c.

20080113665 - System, method and mobile device for management of wireless connections: Embodiments relate generally to mobile devices comprising a processor, a display responsive to the processor, a plurality of wireless communication subsystems responsive to the processor and a memory. The memory stores program code executable by the processor for executing a connection manager application. The connection manager application is configured to... Agent: Bereskin And Parr

20080113666 - Ancillary terrestrial component services using multiple frequency bands: A satellite radio telephone system employing at least two space-based components, each of which is configured to communicate with a plurality of radio telephones. Each space-based component employs its own frequency band and its own air interface and includes an ancillary terrestrial component that is configured to communicate terrestrially with... Agent: K&a Associates

20080113667 - Bearer selection and negotiation in autonomous dynamic spectrum access systems: Communicating between a plurality of nodes includes sensing spectrum activity on at least one channel; generating spectrum awareness data based at least in part on the sensed spectrum activity; determining at least one selected bearer based on the spectrum awareness data; negotiating among nodes to select at least one bearer... Agent: Baker Botts LLP

20080113668 - Community management server, communication terminal, content transmission system, and content transmission method: Direct content redistribution between users belonging to the same community is enabled. A portable telephone set issues a request to a community management server to register portable telephone sets belonging to a community, in association with the community, and the community management server performs community registration. The portable telephone sets... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.c.

20080113669 - Subscription method and device: A subscription method and device based upon the session initiation protocol are disclosed, such that a function of permanent subscription and temporary subscription is achieved, and a time at which a notification is sent can be customized. In the present invention, a mechanism of permanent subscription and temporary subscription is... Agent: Ladas & Parry LLP

20080113670 - Method for managing a list of neighboring cells in a cellular telecommunications network: A method and a radio network manager (RNM) for managing a list of target cells associated to a source cell in a telecommunications network. The RNM comprises an input/output (I/O) unit for receiving a file containing at least one record associated to the source cell from a base station controller... Agent: Ericsson Canada Inc. Patent Department

20080113671 - Secure location session manager: A Secure Location Session Manager (SLSM) is an intelligent router for open mobile alliance (OMA) Secure User Plane Location (SUPL) Version 1.0 (and later) messages best implemented when multiple, geo-diverse SUPL servers are deployed in a distributed environment, such as an active-active redundant configuration within a wireless carrier's network. In... Agent: Manelli Denison & Selter Pllc

20080113672 - Multiple location estimators for wireless location: A wireless location system is disclosed that may be configured as a gateway for receiving a plurality of requests for locating mobile stations for, e.g., E911 requests, vehicle location or tracking. For each mobile station (MS) location request, the system: (a) activates one or more location estimators for locating the... Agent: Dennis Dupray

20080113673 - System and program for providing user location information with a personal information management program: Provided are a system, program, and data structures for providing user location information with a personal information manager program. Position coordinates of a wireless device associated with a user are generated, along with time information indicating a time when the position coordinates were generated. The position coordinates and time information... Agent: Konrad Raynes & Victor, LLP. Attn: Ibm37

20080113674 - Vicinity-based community for wireless users: A method and apparatus for providing vicinity-based community services at a wireless access location by a public network service provider. The method includes the steps of receiving over a public network, at least one request for vicinity-based community services from at least one end-user accessing the wireless access point, grouping... Agent: Abelman, Frayne & Schwab

20080113675 - Applications of broadband media and position sensing phones: A cellular telephone is used as a remote control device to control operations on the users nonportable computer which is remote location to the cellular telephone. The user can carry out various operations on the cellular telephone which cause the remote computer to take some additional action.... Agent: Scott C Harris

20080113676 - Rapidly deployable communications system: A communications node for use in forward areas includes a hardened housing. Within the hardened housing are modules which transform communication in a first protocol to communication in a second protocol. Power is supplied to the communication modules by any one of a variety of power sources available in the... Agent: Strasburger & Price, LLP

20080113677 - Mobile to mobile service invocation framework using text messsaging: A system, process and methods for providing a mobile to mobile service invocation framework in which a mobile device can invoke a service or request a data from another mobile or non-mobile device. The request from a mobile device is sent as a text message to another mobile device's phone... Agent: Rajeev Madnawat

20080113678 - Social capitalization network communication system: An interactive network service uses communications technology such as the Internet (e.g.; Web pages), Short Message Service (SMS) text messaging, Multi-Media Messaging (MMS), WAP and E-mail to combat community deterioration and create social capital by filling the structural holes that exist between and within individuals, civic groups, and business.... Agent: Quarles & Brady LLP

20080113679 - System and method for providing converged messaging service: Provided is a system and method for providing a converged messaging service, which can be compatibly used with or replace various services, such as an Instant Messaging (IM) service, a Short Message Service (SMS), a Multimedia Message Service (MMS), a Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) service, and a PTT over... Agent: The Farrell Law Firm, P.c.

20080113680 - Apparatus and method for operating broadcast message in broadband wireless communication system: Provided is an apparatus and method for transmitting neighbor base station information in a broadband wireless communication system. In the method, the priorities of subcells included in neighbor base stations that use at least one frequency allocation are determined. Subcells are selected among the subcells according to the determined priorities,... Agent: Docket Clerk

20080113681 - Method and apparatus for setting and executing function profiles in mobile communication terminal: A method and apparatus for setting and executing a function profile in a mobile communication terminal to manage its battery usage. The method includes determining whether a function profile setting function is set; selecting, if a function profile setting function is set, a specific function and executing the function according... Agent: Cha & Reiter, Llc

20080113682 - Communication apparatus and low noise amplifying method: A communication apparatus and a low noise amplifying method. The communication apparatus includes a gain adjusting unit to adjust a gain of an input signal; a combiner to generate an output signal using the signal gain-adjusted at the gain adjusting unit; and a feedback unit which provides a feedback signal,... Agent: Stein, Mcewen & Bui, LLP

20080113684 - Method for transmitting and receiving data in a mobile communication system: A method for transmitting and receiving data in a communication system. The method generates a frame for mapping each of multiple communication service modes of a base station providing the multiple communication service modes to a user terminal, in units of subframes each having a time interval and a frequency... Agent: The Farrell Law Firm, P.c.

20080113683 - System, method and mobile device for displaying wireless mode indicators: Embodiments relate to a mobile device comprising: a processor; a display responsive to the processor; a plurality of wireless communication subsystems responsive to the processor; and a memory. The memory is accessible to the processor and stores program code executable by the processor for executing a user interface application. The... Agent: Bereskin And Parr

20080113685 - Apparatus, method, and program for fingerprint authentication, and portable terminal device: The present invention relates to finger authentication and improves a fingerprint authenticating function by excluding errors caused depending on detection forms. When a fingerprint is detected, form data representing the detection form are captured and, when inputted fingerprint data are compared with registered fingerprint data, authentication is executed referring to... Agent: Staas & Halsey LLP

20080113686 - Electronic tuner and portable telephone device using the same: A high-frequency amplifier inserted between a television input terminal and a first filter and having a current control input for controlling a current value is provided, together with a current control unit for controlling the current of the high-frequency amplifier, and the current of the high-frequency amplifier is set larger... Agent: Pearne & Gordon LLP

20080113687 - Methods and systems for managing and/or tracking use of subscriber identity module components: Methods and systems for managing and/or tracking use of SIM smart cards with integrated or external SIM module systems that are utilized with information handling systems. A SIM module system may be locked with a generic locking code to lock a SIM module system of a given information handling system... Agent: O'keefe, Egan, Peterman & Enders LLP

20080113688 - Mobile communication terminal and method of displaying information using an information display function: A mobile communication terminal and method of displaying information using an information display function are provided in which at least one of a gravitational motion of a display unit and a rotational motion of a display unit is detected. An information display direction is adjusted according to the detected motion.... Agent: Lee, Hong, Degerman, Kang & Schmadeka

20080113689 - Voice activated dialing for wireless headsets: Provided are methods and systems for hands free communication with a wearable telecommunication device configured to recognize a command associated with the audio message and executing the command by communicating wirelessly with at least one communication device or a mobile telecommunication system. The wearable wireless telecommunications headset includes a casing... Agent: Withers & Keys For Bell South

20080113690 - Apparatus for processing event data: An apparatus for processing event data for use with a communications system comprising a wireless device operable for use in a vehicle. The apparatus in accordance with an embodiment includes: a receiver for receiving event data associated with the vehicle; a logic analyzer, responsive to receipt of the event data,... Agent: Hoffman, Warnick & D'alessandro Llc

20080113691 - Charge control apparatus and charge control method for portable telephone terminal: There is provided a charge control apparatus and a charge control method for a portable telephone terminal in which an operation to charge a battery is controlled according to a voltage of the battery and a use state of the user to prevent generation of heat in the portable telephone... Agent: Mcginn Intellectual Property Law Group, Pllc

20080113693 - Apparatus and method for controlling electric power of battery according to received signal strength indicator of dual band dual mode terminal: An apparatus and method for battery power management are disclosed utilizing Received Signal Strength Indicator (RSSI) of a dual band dual mode terminal, that includes a mobile communication unit; a portable Internet unit for transmitting/receiving a portable Internet signal; a battery measuring unit for measuring remaining battery capacity; a power... Agent: The Farrell Law Firm, P.c.

20080113692 - Apparatus and methods for reducing power consumption and/or radio frequency interference in a mobile computing device: Various embodiments for reducing power consumption and radio frequency (RF) interference in a mobile computing device are described. In one or more embodiments, the mobile computing device may support cellular voice communication, wireless wide area network (WWAN) data communication, and wireless local area network (WLAN) data communication. The mobile computing... Agent: Kacvinsky Llc C/o Intellevate

20080113694 - Apparatus for redistributing radio frequency currents and corresponding near field effects: The present invention provides a chassis for a radio frequency communication device. The chassis includes an electrically conductive chassis portion having a length and a width, where the electrically conductive chassis portion has a line of symmetry substantially centered widthwise and running along the length of the electrically conductive chassis... Agent: Motorola Inc

20080113695 - Keypad assembly for a mobile terminal: A keypad assembly for a mobile terminal includes a shielding element to prevent sound leakage from or into a sound port that is used to guide sound to a terminal microphone. A mobile terminal may include a printed circuit board (PCB) coupled to a keypad assembly and mounted within a... Agent: Lee, Hong, Degerman, Kang & Schmadeka

20080108298 - Certified two way source initiated transfer: An audience response system comprising a base unit and a plurality of remote units communicating using wireless communication operating on a frequency pair. When a response key on a remote unit is activated, the remote unit transmits a voting signal packet to the base unit. The base unit registers the... Agent: Olson & Cepuritis, Ltd.

20080108297 - Multicast reception measurement system: A business model of satellite digital audio broadcasting, also referred to as multicasting, teaches computer improvements in business operations for the determination of the number of listeners and listeners' preferences of multicast satellite transmissions and more particularly to the detection of signals from a multitude of individual client radios that... Agent: David S. Bettinger

20080108299 - Delivering content to mobile electronic communications devices: Methods, apparatuses, and machine readable media relating to content delivery are described herein. A method, according to one embodiment described herein, includes delivering content to a mobile electronic communications device, such as a cell phone, wherein the content is delivered as a predetermined group of images. A server may store... Agent: Blakely Sokoloff Taylor & Zafman

20080108300 - System, method, computer program product, and computer readable medium for new node joining the wireless network: A system, a method, a computer program product, and a computer readable medium thereof for a new node joining a wireless network are disclosed. The wireless network system comprises a plurality of child nodes and a plurality of father nodes corresponding to those child nodes. Each of the child nodes... Agent: Patterson, Thuente, Skaar & Christensen, P.a.

20080108301 - Method and apparatus for synchronizing programming content between a vehicle and a residential network: A method and apparatus is provided for synchronizing programming content between a mobile apparatus (e.g., a vehicle) and a residential network. The method begins by receiving a wireless content-identifying signal from a mobile apparatus through an access device located on a premises. The wireless content-identifying signal identifies a first source... Agent: Motorola, Inc. Law Department

20080108302 - Multi-radio mobile application: Architecture for playing audio content multiple audio sources of different types is provided. A processor is configured to locate the audio sources of different types that are each associated with a network address, and transmit data identifying the audio sources of different types to the mobile device. The mobile device... Agent: Carr & Ferrell LLP

20080108305 - Scheduling method for wireless multihop relay communication systems and system thereof: A scheduling technique for wireless multihop relay communication systems is provided. With spatial separation caused by the shadowing effect of surrounding buildings, a base station and its relay stations in a single cell are divided into several groups by following the rule that stations with severe potential interference are separated... Agent: Jianq Chyun Intellectual Property Office

20080108306 - Adaptable headset: Communications systems that include an adaptable headset are described. In various embodiments, the communications system comprises a handheld device and a headset device that can be removably coupled to the handheld device. The headset device can comprise a replenishable power source that recharges via electrical power when the headset device... Agent: Perkins Coie LLP/msft

20080108307 - Method and related apparatuses for automatically controlling target devices: A control method for automatically controlling a target device is provided. The method comprises the following steps. First, present position information is acquired according to a locating signal. Next, the present position information and position information of the target device are compared to determine whether the target device is being... Agent: Thomas, Kayden, Horstemeyer & Risley, LLP

20080108311 - Radio communication system: A radio communication system includes a user apparatus, a base transceiver station and a radio network controller. The base transceiver station requests the user apparatus to resend data when the base transceiver station does not receive the data, and counts the number of sending of the data sent from the... Agent: Nec Corporation Of America

20080108312 - Switchable transceiver for relay station: A transceiver which includes amplifier operating as a power amplifier when amplifying a signal to be transmitted by the transceiver and as a low-noise amplifier when amplifying a signal received by the transceiver, and switching circuitry switchable to a first configuration in which the amplifier operates as a power amplifier,... Agent: Staas & Halsey LLP

20080108313 - Systems and methods for manufacturability and serviceability of communication device(s): The present invention is directed generally to providing systems and methods for designing a communication system that is both modular and easy to service. As such, the present invention includes various embodiments showing methods, systems, and apparatus for manufacturing and servicing a communications system(s) that may, at least in part,... Agent: Wolff Law Office, Pllc

20080108303 - Radio base station, relay station and radio communication method: A relay station has a reception unit receiving a signal sequence indicating a connection request, from among a predetermined signal sequence group; a control unit generating a ranging request message indicating that a radio terminal newly requesting connection exists; and a transmission unit transmitting the ranging request message to a... Agent: Bingham Mccutchen LLP

20080108304 - Radio base station, relay station, and relay method: A disclosed relay station is provided between a radio base station and a radio terminal for relaying a radio signal. The relay station includes a receiving unit configured to receive data transmitted from the radio base station or the radio terminal; a storage unit configured to hold the data; and... Agent: Bingham Mccutchen LLP

20080108308 - Methods and systems for using mobile device specific identifiers and short-distance wireless protocols to manage, secure and target content: Methods and systems are disclosed herein for managing content, including advertising content, delivered to various network-connected devices, including screens, mobile devices, computers, televisions, radios, and the like, based on usage profiles associated with device-specific identifiers for mobile devices, short-distance wireless technologies for transmission of content and detection of proximity, and... Agent: Strategic Patents P.c..

20080108309 - Display device and display system: The display system of the present invention includes: a body unit (1) for transmitting image data that has been generated; and a display device (2) for displaying an image in accordance with the image data that has been transmitted from the body unit (1), and said display system is characterized... Agent: Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge LLP

20080108310 - Closed loop mimo systems and methods: Systems and methods for closed loop MIMO (multiple input and multiple output) wireless communication are provided. Various transmit formats including spatial multiplexing and STTD are defined in which vector or matrix weighting is employed using information fed back from receivers. The feedback information may include channel matrix or SVD-based feedback.... Agent: Smart & Biggar P.o. Box 2999, Station D

20080108314 - Wireless communication system, and apparatus and method for wireless communication: An embodiment of the invention provides a wireless communication system for carrying out a spatial multiplexing communication between a transmitter, and a receiver, the system including: a channel information matrix acquiring section for acquiring a channel information matrix; a weighting factor matrix arithmetically operating section for obtaining a weighting factor... Agent: Robert J. Depke Lewis T. Steadman

20080108315 - Method and arrangement for controlling transmission power and a network element: This invention relates to a method and arrangement for controlling transmission power in a mobile communications system, and to a network element. In the method according to the invention a certain target level is defined for a value representing the quality of a signal, which target level should be reached... Agent: Harrington & Smith, Pc

20080108316 - Method for generating test signal for testing accuracy of carrier to interference plus noise ratio measurement of subscriber station through base station emulator: Disclosed herein is a method for generating a test signal for testing the accuracy of the CINR measurement of a subscriber station. The method includes step (a) of checking a preamble code corresponding to a predetermined cell ID, reading corresponding preamble data from a preamble code table, and taking it... Agent: Rothwell, Figg, Ernst & Manbeck, P.c.

20080108317 - Signal relay apparatus, method, and computer readable medium adapted for wireless network: A signal relay apparatus, method, application program, and computer readable medium adapted for wireless network are capable of saving power consumption due to failure of adjusting amplifying gain dynamically and solving the difficulty of demodulation since noise is also amplified during relay. For wireless access network, the present invention decreases... Agent: Patterson, Thuente, Skaar & Christensen, P.a.

20080108318 - Ultra low-power wake-up receiver: Provided is an ultra low-power wake-up receiver capable of reducing an operating time of an analog receiver by controlling operation on/off of the analog receiver according to a clock signal from a digital receiver in an amplitude-shift keying (ASK) or on-off keying (OOK) radio receiver. The ultra low-power wake-up receiver... Agent: Lowe Hauptman Ham & Berner, LLP

20080108319 - Method and system for determining the location of an unlicensed mobile access subscriber: A method and system for locating an unlicensed mobile access (UMA) subscriber. The method enables a user of a mobile station comprising a hand-set or the like that supports voice and data access via both licensed and unlicensed radio spectrums to be located. Accordingly, services requiring location information, such as... Agent: Adeli & Tollen, LLP

20080108320 - Method and apparatus for announcement for session: A method for an announcement for a session includes: adding at least one playing termination in a context of a session; setting up a topology descriptor between a playing termination and a termination which is about to listen to the announcement in the context; and playing the announcement by the... Agent: Marshall, Gerstein & Borun LLP

20080108321 - Over-the-air (ota) device provisioning in broadband wireless networks: Embodiments of the invention pertain to methods and systems for providing over-the-air provisioning to newly activate mobile station in a broadband wireless access (BWA) network. In one implementation, a newly activated mobile station accessing the BWA network will be checked for hardware compliance certification via a certificate authority. If the... Agent: Intel Corporation C/o Intellevate, Llc

20080108322 - Device and / or user authentication for network access: Various embodiments are described for authenticating a wireless device (101) and/or an associated user subscription. By using a single authentication exchange with the wireless device to obtain a device credential, a connectivity service network (CSN) (231) authenticates and validates the device credential to establish a device identity. For device-identity-based subscription,... Agent: Motorola, Inc.

20080108326 - Handover method in a wireless communication system: A handover method in a wireless communication system is provided, in which upon receipt of a handover request message requesting a handover from a mobile station, a serving base station transmits a handover notify message to a target base station indicated by the handover request message, receives a handover notify... Agent: Docket Clerk

20080108323 - Information processing apparatus: According to an aspect of the invention, there is provide an information processing apparatus, comprising: a first control unit configured to judge whether or not the information processing apparatus is in a state where a remote lock operation is impossible; an input unit configured to accept input of authentification information... Agent: Frishauf, Holtz, Goodman & Chick, Pc

20080108325 - Method and apparatus for preventing unauthorized use of mobile terminal: A method and apparatus for preventing unauthorized use of a mobile terminal are provided, in which an execution code processor decrypts an Mobile Phone Certificate (MPC) using an MPC decryption code stored in it, when the mobile terminal is booted, an MPC processor compares a pre-stored MPC decryption execution code... Agent: The Farrell Law Firm, P.c.

20080108324 - Methods of authorizing actions: Methods for authorizing actions using mobile phones. Embodiments include receiving from a person having authorize the action, an identification of a phone number for obtaining authorization for the action, receiving from a person seeking the action a request for authorization of the action, sending an automated first message through a... Agent: Lewis And Roca LLP

20080108327 - Method and communication device for transmitting message: A method and a communication device for transmitting a data message to a remote device are provided. The communication device includes a storage unit, a message editing module, and a communication module. The storage unit is for storing a plurality of multimedia data. The message editing module is for editing... Agent: Reed Smith LLP

20080108328 - System and method for enhanced public address system: A service that leverages established wireless messaging paradigms such as, possibly inter alia, Short Message Service, Multimedia Message Service, Wireless Application Protocol, and IP Multimedia Subsystem to yield an infrastructure that enhances aspects of a conventional Public Address System (as found at, for example, an airport, a train station, a... Agent: Edell, Shapiro & Finnan, Llc

20080108329 - Mobile terminal and method and medium for controlling the same: The present invention relates to a mobile terminal having a terrestrial magnetic sensor and a method and medium for controlling a mobile terminal. The mobile terminal compares a reference offset value of the terrestrial magnetic sensor and an offset value of the terrestrial magnetic sensor that is measured when the... Agent: Staas & Halsey LLP

20080108331 - Methods and apparatus for limiting communication capabilities in mobile communication devices: Methods and apparatus for limiting communication capabilities in mobile communication devices are disclosed. In one illustrative example, an operating variable of a mobile communication device is detected to be within one of a first range of values, a second range of values, and a third range of values. The mobile... Agent: John J. Oskorep, Esq. One Magnificent Mile Center

20080108330 - Methods, systems and computer products for notification to a remote party of mobile party presence status change: Methods, systems and computer products for notifying a customer if particular telephone numbers are in communication with the mobile network, when a status change has occurred, and the use of network intelligence to track the reason for the status change. Exemplary embodiments include a method for providing a mobile network... Agent: Cantor Colburn LLP - Bellsouth

20080108334 - Method and system for providing real time ringback tone, and terminal therefor: The invention discloses a method for providing a real time ringback tone in a communication network and the method includes: establishing a call connection between a calling party and a called party according to a received calling request; receiving a ringback tone indication value from the called party; obtaining a... Agent: Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner LLP

20080108332 - Method and system for subscribing for presence information: A method for subscribing for presence information, wherein: a delegated watcher client or an application server sends a subscription message of a watcher client to a presence server; when determining that the subscription message is a delegated subscription, the presence server processes the message according to delegation authorization rules; when... Agent: Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner LLP

20080108333 - System and method for mediating service invocation from a communication device: A system and method for enabling a number of service providers to respond to communication device user service invocations through a service invocation distribution center. A telecommunications switch is provisioned with a trigger that operates based on a service prefix code in a service invocation message. Calling events that include... Agent: Weingarten, Schurgin, Gagnebin & Lebovici LLP

20080108335 - Architecture for delivering data to mobile telematics units: An improved mobile connectivity system and method allow for data transfers, such as related to service delivery, to and from mobile wireless units in an economical and secure manner. The system utilizes existing IP connectivity when available and otherwise determines an appropriate data exchange mechanism based on the length and... Agent: Leydig Voit & Mayer, Ltd

20080108336 - Location-based services in wireless broadband networks: Embodiments of the invention relate to an end-to-end architecture for providing location-based content for mobile users in a broadband wireless access (BWA) network. In certain implementations, a mobile user may request content relevant to its location from a content provider such as an application service provider (ASP) in a public... Agent: Intel Corporation C/o Intellevate, Llc

20080108337 - Method for advertising on mobile devices: A method for mediating messages between an advertiser and a user of a mobile device, the method including the steps of: providing the mobile device with: a local storage memory having a locally-stored database, residing in the mobile device, with at least one advertising message of the advertiser; an ADM,... Agent: Mark M. Friedman

20080108338 - Speech/multimedia mode switching technique in a wireless communications network: A technique is provided for use by a user terminal or mobile services switching centre (MSC) for responding to a request to switch an on-going call from speech mode to multimedia mode within a wireless communication network conFig.d to automatically disconnect a call if a requested mode switch is not... Agent: Ericsson Inc.

20080108339 - Video controlled virtual talk groups: In one particular embodiment, surveillance information is determined from a surveillance system. The surveillance information provides information on an event being monitored by the surveillance system. It is determined if a virtual talk group should be created for the event. If so, the virtual talk group is created such that... Agent: Trellis Intellectual Property Law Group, Pc

20080108341 - Communication terminals and methods with rapid input string matching: A portable electronic device includes a display, a user input device, and a controller that is coupled to the display and the user input device, and that is configured to execute an application program. The device further includes a user input management unit that is configured to receive an input... Agent: Myers Bigel Sibley & Sajovec, P.a.

20080108340 - Environmental function changing: A computer implemented method, apparatus, and computer usable program code are provided for changing functionality for an electronic device. A set of signals is received from a set of sensors in the electronic device. Each signal in the set of signals includes a type of sensor from which the signal... Agent: Duke W. Yee Yee & Associates, P.c.

20080108342 - System for advertising on mobile devices: A system for selecting and presenting advertising to a user, the system including: a storage memory, residing in a mobile device, having program code, wherein the program code is configured: to locally select at least one context-dependent advertising message from a locally-stored database residing in the mobile device; and to... Agent: Mark M. Friedman

20080108343 - Broadcasting terminal and method of controlling vibration of a mobile terminal: A method of controlling vibration of a mobile terminal includes receiving broadcast data including vibration control information for controlling the vibration of the mobile terminal and vibrating the mobile terminal responsive to the vibration control information. A mobile terminal includes a vibration device for generating vibration, a broadcast receiver for... Agent: Lee, Hong, Degerman, Kang & Schmadeka

20080108344 - Coordination operation method and communication terminal: When a character input is necessary during an execution of an engine application 39k in an engine section, a character input processing request section 65 of the engine section issues a character input processing request FRQ depending on a request from the engine application 39k. After receiving the character input... Agent: Kratz, Quintos & Hanson, LLP

20080108345 - Method and apparatus for network growth planning in wireless networks: The invention includes a method and apparatus for determining network growth information for a radio access network (RAN) and a wired network supporting communications of the RAN (denoted as a core network). The method includes obtaining RAN configuration information including RAN component configuration information and RAN component connectivity information, obtaining... Agent: Patterson & Sheridan, LLP/ Lucent Technologies, Inc

20080108346 - Efficient search for wireless networks in connected mode: Techniques for searching for wireless networks are described. In one scheme, a user equipment (UE) performs a manual search for detectable wireless networks while operating in a connected mode. The UE operates in the connected mode for communication with a wireless network and receives a request to search for detectable... Agent: Qualcomm Incorporated

20080108347 - Method and system for providing inbound traffic redirection solution: The present invention provides a method for redirecting roaming traffic of a roamer associated with an HPMN and currently roaming in a first VPMN. The method includes detecting by a detection unit coupled to the first VPMN, a registration attempt of the roamer at a second VPMN, upon receipt of... Agent: Arent Fox LLP

20080108349 - Method, network element and communication system for optimized selection of an agent entity as well as modules of the network element: A method for selecting an agent entity for a terminal in a communication system, including allocating an address to a terminal, the terminal being configured to access a communication network using a selected access technology out of at least one access technology common to the terminal and the communication network,... Agent: Squire, Sanders & Dempsey L.l.p.

20080108348 - Registration timer adjustment based on wireless network quality: The disclosure is directed to managing registration of a wireless communication device (WCD) operating in a wireless network. The WCD may support registration according to a signaling protocol, such as session initiation protocol (SIP). The WCD adjusts a registration timer based on network quality experienced by the WCD. When network... Agent: Qualcomm Incorporated

20080108350 - Intermediate station and method for facilitating handover in a multi-hop communication system: An intermediate station and method for facilitating handover in a multi-hop communications system is disclosed. The method may include receiving a handover trigger, finding a target station to receive handover, determining whether the handover requires a timing change, wherein if it is determined that a preamble and broadcast timing change... Agent: Prass & Irving LLP

20080108351 - Seamless transmission of media traffic for roaming mobile terminals during handoffs: Methods for seamless transfer of media traffic for roaming mobile terminals during hard handoffs from one base station system to another are described. In one embodiment, a base station controller forwards media traffic after handoff occurs to a second base station controller where the mobile terminal is currently registered. The... Agent: Mcdonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLP

20080108353 - Method and device for mobility management of mobile station in mobile communications system: A method and an apparatus for mobility management of a mobile station that can efficiently avoid interruption of services to the mobile station, without imposing loads on a network and the mobile station, are provided. Upon change of serving cell, a mobile station receives a neighbor list from a new... Agent: Dickstein Shapiro LLP

20080108352 - Link quality measurements based on data rate and received power level: A mobile station associated with a base station determines a measure of the quality of a communication link between the mobile station and the base station. The measure takes into account (a) RF power levels of signals received at the mobile station over the link and (b) an actual data... Agent: Eckert Seamans Cherin & Mellott

20080108354 - Mobile communcation system, base station and hand-over method used in mobile communication system: Disclosed is a mobile communication system which includes user equipment, radio base stations which communicate with the user equipment, and an upper level apparatus which communicates with the radio base stations. Each of the radio base stations includes a control unit and an inter-node communication unit. The control unit hands... Agent: Nec Corporation Of America

20080108355 - Centralized-scheduler relay station for mmr extended 802.16e system: Centralized scheduling of service flows from a base station to a plurality of stations in a multi-hop mobile relay system is accomplished by a centralized scheduler disposed in the base station. The centralized scheduler schedules the service flows by determining a frequency and a timeslot in which a relay station... Agent: Staas & Halsey LLP

20080108356 - Method and system for mobile communications: When a network pages the temporary user mobile identifier of a mobile station, the mobile station sends a response to the network. Next, the network checks the authenticity of the user using a ciphering key, corresponding to the temporary user mobile identifier and a random number. If the temporary user... Agent: Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione

20080108357 - Method of conditionally routing a call made to a fixed telephone number: The invention relates to a method of routing a call made by a calling party to a fixed telephone number of a called party, wherein the call is routed to one or more mobile terminals (34) via an Internet Protocol network (12) and a wireless access point (10) associated with... Agent: Ericsson Inc.

20080108358 - Interference mitigation and recovery: A subscriber unit (107) operates in a communication system (100) with at least two servers (102, 103). The subscriber unit (107) receives a plurality of received signal samples that each include a color code value (304) identifying on cell server of a plurality of cell servers transmitting signals in a... Agent: Fleit, Kain, Gibbons, Gutman, Bongini & Bianco P.l.

20080108359 - Reuse pattern network scheduling using interference levels: Interference levels occurring at one or more stations are mapped, and a reuse pattern is generated, based on the mapped interference levels, including one or more reuse sets of stations capable of sharing a transmission resource. The stations within each reuse set are listed in increasing order based on their... Agent: Staas & Halsey LLP

20080108363 - Apparatus and method for interference cancellation in broadband wireless communication system: An Apparatus and a method for interference cancellation in a wireless communication system are provided. When a resource of an Interference Cancellation (IC) zone is allocated to a terminal traveling in a service coverage, resource allocation information relating to an IC zone of neighbor cells is gathered. Resource allocation information... Agent: The Farrell Law Firm, P.c.

20080108362 - Method, system and apparatus for alternate data service provisioning: A method, system and apparatus for providing an alternate data service to a mobile communication device. The apparatus includes a logic module operable to identify a wireless network accessible by the mobile communication device, a logic module operable to determine whether a packet data service is available to the mobile... Agent: Danamraj & Emanuelson, P.c.

20080108361 - Multiradio priority control based on modem buffer load: A system for controlling communications in a multiradio wireless communication device (WCD) by monitoring a backlog of messages waiting to be wirelessly transmitted through one or more radio modems as compared to a predetermined threshold. If the amount of pending messages meets and/or exceeds the predetermined threshold then a potentially... Agent: Morgan & Finnegan, L.l.p.

20080108360 - System and method for reassigning an active call to a new communication channel: A zone controller is configured to send a first channel grant signal to a base site to assign a call to a first communication channel and then subsequently send a second channel grant signal to the base site upon determining that the call should be reassigned to a second communication... Agent: Motorola, Inc.

20080108364 - Communication system, multicast switching device, and communication method: A communication system includes an MP high-order switching device which determines, for each of a plurality of switching devices, transmission timing at the which the switching device transmits packet data to a plurality of devices connected to the switching device so that data reception timings at a mobile terminal become... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.c.

20080108365 - Method and apparatus for spectrum allocation in wireless networks: The invention includes a method and apparatus for dynamically allocating spectrum available within a region including a plurality of base stations. The method includes obtaining a plurality of spectrum demands associated with at least a portion of the base stations, each spectrum demand requesting a portion of the available spectrum,... Agent: Patterson & Sheridan, LLP/ Lucent Technologies, Inc

20080108366 - Scheduling methods for connection-based, over-the-air, inter-system communications for wireless networks: A method for communications between neighboring wireless cells such as wireless regional area networks operating according to IEEE 802.22 specifications. The method involves scheduling inter-base station communications for over-the-air connections to allow neighboring base stations to communicate in environments where a single available channel is shared between the neighboring cells... Agent: Stmicroelectronics, Inc.

20080108367 - System and method for supporting multiple technologies in a wireless communication cell: Systems and methods for supporting multiple wireless communication technologies within a cell are provided. A base station can transmit a second wireless communication technology in a smaller coverage than the coverage of the first wireless communication technology, thereby producing an underlay-overlay cell radiation pattern. Whether a mobile station communicates with... Agent: Sprint Nextel Corporation

20080108368 - Apparatus and method for supporting mobility of wireless terminal in wireless communication network: A method and apparatus for informing terminals in a UMTS regarding state information of an MBMS in order to prevent terminals from requesting a service that cannot be provided in a cell in which it is newly located. The mobile communication network informs the terminals about its service provision state... Agent: Lee, Hong, Degerman, Kang & Schmadeka

20080108369 - Method and apparatus for determining an appropriate link path in a multi-hop communication system: A determination of link quality (CSR) is made from the subscriber station to a relay station. A determination of link quality (CRB) is made from the relay station to the base station, and a determination of link quality (CSB) is made from the subscriber station to the base station. A... Agent: Motorola, Inc.

20080108371 - System and method for estimating positioning error within a wlan-based positioning system: The invention features a method of estimating an expected error of a position estimate for use in a WLAN positioning system that estimates the position of a WLAN-enabled device. The WLAN-enabled device receives signals transmitted by a WLAN access point in range of the WLAN-enabled device. The method estimates the... Agent: Wilmerhale/boston

20080108370 - System and method for tracking, monitoring, collecting, reporting and communicating with the movement of individuals: A tamper resistant and easily adjustable mobile tracking device (26, 100) is provided, or alternatively may be created by adding appropriate programming to a GPS enabled cellular communications device (23, 132), by which location data and other information is transmitted to an administrative hub (10) for processing and distribution according... Agent: Dla Piper Us LLP

20080108372 - Inductively powered asset monitoring system: Asset including an arrangement for monitoring objects in an interior of the asset includes a sensor system arranged on or in the asset to obtain data about the asset or an object in the asset and a communication system arranged on the asset and coupled to the sensor system. The... Agent: Brian Roffe, Esq

20080108373 - Auto-focused information services tailored to location of end user: Communication networks and methods are disclosed that provide an information service that is tailored (or “auto-focused”) to individual customers or subsets of customers based on the location of those customers. The information service is implemented in one embodiment within a communication network (e.g., IMS network or traditional wireless network) having... Agent: Lucent Technologies Inc. Docket Administrator

20080108374 - Standalone positioning in 3g umts systems: A communications device (101) for a 3G network (115) includes a user equipment (UE) processor (206) able to determine a standalone location based on a Standalone Position Method type or standalone position method transmitted in a radio resource control (RRC) measurement control message. The 3G network (115) may command the... Agent: Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione

20080108375 - Apparatus and method for reducing call set-up time for time-sensitive applications in a wireless network: For use in a wireless network, a base station that reduces the call set-up time for a time-sensitive application. The base station comprises a message controller for receiving an incoming control message that initiates the time-sensitive application in a mobile station. In lieu of a conventional page message, the message... Agent: Docket Clerk

20080108376 - Apparatus and methods for communicating system state information change to wireless devices: Apparatus and methods for communication system state information change to wireless devices in a content server network in a resource and power efficient manner are disclosed. In particular, a disclosed method for conveying system state information to a wireless device includes sending a primary message including first information configured to... Agent: Qualcomm Incorporated

20080108377 - Apparatus and method for canceling interference in wireless mobile communication system: Provided is an apparatus and method for canceling interference by a base station in a wireless mobile communication system. The method includes measuring a state of a channel with a mobile station, determining metric function values for channels that act as interference to the channel of the mobile station, selecting... Agent: Docket Clerk

20080108378 - Flexible network architecture with user group support: A base station of a mobile communication network is connected to a core network and is operable in a normal mode and in a direct mode. The base station detects a request originating from a first user equipment to communicate with a second user equipment. The first user equipment is... Agent: Ditthavong Mori & Steiner, P.c.

20080108379 - System and method for controlling power in a communication system: A method for controlling power in a communication system. The power control method in a base station includes receiving channel information from a plurality of mobile stations, and generating power control information of the mobile stations according to the received channel information; mapping the generated power control information to transmission... Agent: The Farrell Law Firm, P.c.

20080108380 - Mobile radio apparatus: To provide a mobile radio apparatus enabling an effective use of a communication channel by reducing a retransmission time. The mobile radio apparatus includes a transmitter for transmitting data to a transmission destination apparatus via a radio network; after the lapse of a predetermined time from the data transmission, a... Agent: Staas & Halsey LLP

20080108382 - Method for transferring and separating telephone call data: The invention consists of equipment and a method for allowing old line capacity to provide near dsl or superior dsl quality telephone connections. A method of handling a telephone call with an associated data package over a telephone system having a power pair of lines and a second pair of... Agent: Dority & Manning, P.a.

20080108381 - Mobile device having display button and method and medium of displaying using the display button: Provided is a mobile device having buttons having a display function and a display method for the mobile device. The mobile device includes a plurality of buttons, which display a plurality of characters in response to a control signal, and a controller generating the control signal for commanding the plurality... Agent: Staas & Halsey LLP

20080108383 - Method and system for a mobile architecture that supports a cellular or wireless network and broadcast utilizing an integrated single chip cellular and broadcast silicon solution: In an RF communication system, aspects for supporting cellular or wireless network and broadcast utilizing an integrated single chip cellular and broadcast silicon solution may comprise processing cellular frequency signals and video signals. The processing may be executed by cellular processing modules and video processing modules. The processing of the... Agent: Mcandrews Held & Malloy, Ltd

20080108384 - White balance adjustment: A white balance adjustment device for a colour display of a portable communication device, said white balance adjustment device (1) comprising: a first image signal adjuster (2) for adjusting a signal level of a first digital image signal (2acorresponding to a first colour, a second image signal adjuster (3) for... Agent: Harrity Snyder, L.l.p.

20080108385 - Radio controller system and method for remote devices: A system and method for remote device control are disclosed. A system incorporating teachings of the present disclosure may include a radio controlled toy and a controller for controlling the toy. In some embodiments, the controller may have an input mechanism and a housing component that defines a cavity, within... Agent: Larson Newman Abel Polansky & White, LLP

20080108386 - mobile communication terminal and method therefor: A mobile communications terminal includes an internal memory having a file structure and connection means arranged to upon connection to a docking station enable direct access to the file structure through the docking station. The terminal can include an application and a key associated with the application that activates the... Agent: Perman & Green

20080108387 - Carrying case with integrated input-output device: This invention provides a carrying case for holding a personal audio player or cellular phone, wherein the case is of a size sufficient to hold up to twice the volume of the personal audio player or of the cellular phone, and the case comprises an input-output interface compatible with the... Agent: Cooper & Dunham, LLP

20080108388 - Appliance network for a networked appliance and a cellular phone: An appliance network to establish communication between a first networked appliance and a cellular phone.... Agent: Mcgarry Bair Pc

20080108389 - Method for in-band signaling of data over digital wireless telecommunications networks: An inband signaling modem communicates digital data over a voice channel of a wireless telecommunications network. An input receives digital data. An encoder converts the digital data into audio tones that synthesize frequency characteristics of human speech. The digital data is also encoded to prevent voice encoding circuitry in the... Agent: Stolowitz Ford Cowger LLP

20080108390 - Apparatus and method for beamforming in a communication system: An apparatus and method for beamforming in a communication system are provided, in which a base station receives a channel vector from each of a plurality of mobile stations, generates an uplink channel matrix using the received channel vectors, generates a beamforming weight vector using the uplink channel matrix and... Agent: Docket Clerk

20080108392 - Method and apparatus for displaying a plurality of images in mobile terminal: A method and an apparatus for displaying a plurality of different images in a mobile terminal in an external display device and a display unit in various modes. The mobile terminal operates according to a Different Image In and Out (DIIO) mode when the external display device is connected to... Agent: Cha & Reiter, Llc

20080108393 - Multi-panel display apparatus: A display apparatus includes a main display panel displaying a first image by means of a backlit Liquid Crystal Display (LCD), a sub-display panel displaying a different second image by using electrophoretic particles having respective electrical polarities and colors, and a main printed circuit board providing image signals to the... Agent: Macpherson Kwok Chen & Heid LLP

20080108391 - Process for transferring multimedia data: d

20080108394 - Mobile communication device with dedicated speakerphone microphone: Disclosed is a mobile communication device having a first housing and a second housing proximally coupled to the first housing. The first housing and the second housing can be, for example, rotationally or translationally coupled. A clamshell form factor and a rotator form factor are rotationally coupled. In another example,... Agent: Motorola Inc

20080108395 - Portable sub-battery pack, portable communication terminal, and system for cradling portable communication terminal: A sub-battery pack capable of providing a charging function, a sub-battery pack function, and a cradling function is disclosed. A sub-battery pack for a portable communication terminal includes a cradle housing to receive the portable communication terminal, a battery pack to cradle the portable communication terminal at an incline when... Agent: H.c. Park & Associates, Plc

20080108397 - Reduction of power consumption in wireless communication terminals: The invention relates to a mechanism for decreasing power consumption in a wireless terminal intended for a communication system where availability of a common air medium is to be determined by the terminal prior to transmission. The terminal selects at least one communication device as a communicating peer and adjusts... Agent: Hollingsworth & Funk

20080108396 - Wireless communications terminals that selectively power radio communications components: A wireless communications terminal includes a radio communications component, a non-radio communications component, a battery, and a power controller. The radio communications component is configured to transmit/receive RF signals through a wireless air interface to carry out radio communications functionality with a separate wireless communications device. The non-radio communications component... Agent: Myers Bigel Sibley & Sajovec, P.a.

20080108398 - Electronic device and rotating mechanism: An electronic device and a rotating mechanism thereof are provided. The electronic device includes a first casing, a second casing, and a rotating mechanism. The first casing has a first receiving space and a first hole disposed a first side thereof, wherein the first receiving space is intercommunicated with the... Agent: Thomas, Kayden, Horstemeyer & Risley, LLP

20080108399 - Universal, multi mobile device holder: A universal, multi-mobile device holder for securing multiple mobile devices in an automobile while they are being charged with a charging cable obtained by the users from the mobile device provider. The holder includes vertical and lateral control bars to secure the mobile devices and to obtain the best viewing... Agent: Owen O. Daniels

20080102745 - Passive system and method to determine distortion in an rf satellite chain: A system 10 that is used for analyzing a broadcast system includes a receiving device 60 that generates a baseband demodulated RF signal and digitizes the RF signal to form a digitized signal. A data capture module such as the IQ monitor board 90 is coupled to the receiving device... Agent: The Directv Group, Inc. Patent Docket Administration

20080102746 - Method and system for transferring a designated call to a cellular telephone: The present invention is a method and system of transferring any telephone call designated to a first user to the cellular telephone of a second user. The system authenticates an end user's biometric information and then allows the end user to answer an incoming landline telephone call from any location... Agent: Ibm Corporation C/o Darcell Walker, Attorney At Law

20080102747 - Ssl-based mobile virtual private networking solution: A system for a mobile handset to access an organization infrastructure is provided. The system includes an organization system within the organization infrastructure that is operable to maintain data for a user, such as email messages. The system includes an aggregator that is operable to aggregate at least some of... Agent: Conley Rose, P.C.

20080102750 - Broadcast method and system: A method and system for airing broadcast signals is disclosed. Preferably, the system includes a production truck interface panel receiving a broadcast signal. A transmission relay circuit relays the signal from the interface panel to a broadcast network, and preferably including a broadcast signal detection circuit, and a signal processing... Agent: Fellers, Snider, Blankenship, Bailey & Tippens Sutie 800

20080102752 - Multiple satellite mobile system using multiple antennas: A communication system 10 includes a plurality of satellite antennas 26A-26n and a plurality of receivers 28A-28n that generate a plurality of channel requests. A switch 27 is in communication with the plurality of receivers 28A-28n and the plurality of satellite antennas 26A-26n. The switch 27 has a plurality of... Agent: The Directv Group, Inc. Patent Docket Administration

20080102751 - Passive system and method to equalize distortion in an rf satellite chain: A system and method for configuring an equalizer 48 for a transmission link includes a computer 82 that forms a mathematical model of an analog equalizer having a plurality of mathematical model filter stages. The computer 82 determines a desired response and tunes each of the plurality of mathematical model... Agent: The Directv Group, Inc. Patent Docket Administration

20080102754 - Automatic, secure identification and parameterization of coupled automation components via near field communication: Disclosed is an automatic, secure identification and parameterization of coupled automation components via close-range communication. Means for short-range communication are used in automation technology... Agent: Henry M Feiereisen, LLC

20080102757 - Apparatus and method for monitoring state of rf front end in wireless communication system: Provided is an apparatus and method for monitoring the state of an RF front end in a wireless communication system. The apparatus includes a band-pass filter, a thermal noise measurer, and a state detector. The band-pass filter passes only signals that lie within a communication band among signals received through... Agent: Docket Clerk

20080102756 - Enhanced location based service for positioning intersecting objects in the measured radio coverage: A method, apparatus or tangible computer medium (which stores computer executable code or program code) performs or facilitates obtaining information concerning one or more characteristics of one or more monitored wireless signals or links, such as radio frequency (RF) signals, transmitted across a geographic area; and detecting a presence of... Agent: Morgan & Finnegan, LLP

20080102759 - Circuit and method for biasing a gallium arsenide (gaas) power amplifier: A circuit for biasing a gallium arsenide (GaAs) power amplifier includes a reference voltage generator circuit implemented in a gallium arsenide (GaAs) material system, a field effect transistor (FET) bias circuit implemented in the gallium arsenide material system and adapted to receive an output of the reference voltage generator circuit... Agent: Smith Frohwein Tempel Greenlee Blaha, LLC

20080102758 - Method and apparatus for controlling output power in power amplifiers: Some embodiments discussed relate to a method and apparatus, comprising a power amplifier module, a transceiver module coupled to provide a signal to an input of the power amplifier module. The transceiver module comprising an integrated temperature sensor to sense an instantaneous operating temperature of the transceiver and providing a... Agent: Schwegman, Lundberg & Woessner / Infineon

20080102761 - System and method for compensation of phase hits: A frequency synthesizer module with phase hits compensation, comprises an enclosure; a frequency synthesizer within the enclosure; and a heater module including a heater element in thermal communication with the frequency synthesizer for producing heat to adaptively adjust frequency synthesizer temperature. The frequency synthesizer module may be in an ODU... Agent: Thelen Reid Brown Raysman & Steiner LLP

20080102763 - Apparatus for tx/rx antenna switch in tdd wireless communication system: An apparatus including a TX/RX antenna switch (TRAS) in a time division duplex (TDD) wireless communication system is provided. In particular, an apparatus for protecting an RX low-noise amplifier (LNA) from a radio-frequency (RF) TX signal using a 180° hybrid coupler is provided. The TRAS apparatus includes a 180° hybrid... Agent: JeffersonIPLaw, LLP

20080102762 - Methods and apparatus for a hybrid antenna switching system: A hybrid antenna switching system in a communications device generally includes an antenna, a first switching device, and a second switching device. The first switching device is configured to selectively couple the antenna to a first set of communication paths within the communications device, wherein the first set of communication... Agent: Ingrassia Fisher & Lorenz, P.C. (fs)

20080102764 - Methods and systems for signal selection: A signal of interest (SOI) may be selected from among a plurality of cochannel signals based on one or more internal or external structural feature/s of the SOI, e.g., automatically selected based on any one or more internal or external structural features of the SOI that is known a priori.... Agent: O'keefe, Egan, Peterman & Enders LLP

20080102765 - Wireless adaptor power control: A wireless adaptor for a portable electronic device enables the electronic device to communicate over wireless networks with remote devices. The wireless adapter includes a communication circuit configured to communicate data with a remote device over a wireless network. The wireless adaptor may further include a battery and a power... Agent: Coats & Bennett/sony Ericsson

20080102749 - Providing information on the individual bearers' relationships to mobile terminals receiving a multicast or broadcast service: The invention relates to a method providing a multicast or broadcast service to (the user of) a mobile terminal via a radio access network of a mobile communication system. The multicast or broadcast service is associated to a plurality of bearers for providing the multicast or broadcast service: Further, the... Agent: Stevens, Davis, Miller & Mosher, LLP

20080102753 - Transmission method in a wireless telecommunication system including at least a base station intended to communicate with terminals: The present invention concerns a transmission method in a wireless telecommunication system including at least a base station intended to communicate with terminals over bidirectional communication channels, each channel supporting frames being divided into downlink sub frames and uplink sub frames, each downlink sub frame including a number of symbols... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20080102755 - High-speed internal wireless bus: Multiple computing devices are connected together using a high-speed wireless link. The wireless link enables expansion of available resources to the host device, such as one or more of volatile memory resources, non-volatile memory resources, and additional processor resources.... Agent: Perkins Coie LLP/msft

20080102760 - Centralized wireless communication system: A centralized wireless communication system for a host device having a host processor and one or more host wireless communication modules includes a controller, one or more antenna elements, and an RF multiplexer coupled to the one or more antenna elements. The RF multiplexer includes one or more ports and... Agent: Thelen Reid Brown Raysman & Steiner LLP

20080102766 - System and method for user identity authentication via mobile communication devices: Various embodiments of the present invention enable user identity authentication, which accepts and validates information of a user applying and/or possessing a mobile communication service, establishes an identity of the user, and associates the identity of the user with a mobile communication number of the user or a third party.... Agent: Perkins Coie LLP

20080102767 - Method and apparatus for optimizing output power levels in power amplifiers: Some embodiments discussed relate to an apparatus comprising a power amplifier module. The power amplifier module includes a plurality of sensors, and a first digital communication port configured to provide a monitor signal from at least one of the plurality of sensors. The apparatus includes a transceiver module coupled to... Agent: Schwegman, Lundberg & Woessner / Infineon

20080102768 - Method for obtaining a covariance matrix of a transmitting channel in a wireless network: The present invention disclosed a method for obtaining a covariance matrix of a transmitting channel in a wireless network. The method comprises calculating a speculative transformation matrix, generating a covariance matrix of a receiving channel, and transforming the covariance matrix of the receiving channel into a covariance matrix of a... Agent: L. Howard Chen Kirkpatrick & Lockhart Preston Gates Ellis, LLP

20080102769 - Method for tuning a system to a plurality of service signals: A method for tuning a system to a plurality of service signals. The method uses a first and a second tuning process. The first tuning process is adapted and performed to search and find carrier signals of potential service signals and to determine frequencies of potential services corresponding to the... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20080102772 - Carrier growth planning based on measured airlink transmission latency in 1x-evdo wireless network: For carrier growth planning in a wireless network, one or more airlink data transfer performance indicators are measured for a plurality of wireless units at a number of different times. The performance indicators may include user perceived throughput (UPT) and transmission latency or delay, as relating to batch or burst... Agent: Mccormick, Paulding & Huber LLP

20080102771 - Method and system for providing service in a network: A method (300) and a network device (112) for providing a service in a network (100) are disclosed. The network includes an originator device, a network device and one or more target devices. The method includes receiving (304) a request from the originator device for initiating the service with the... Agent: Motorola, Inc.

20080102770 - Method for synchronizing bluetooth accessories in audio applications: A method and apparatus for delivering content wirelessly to a remote wireless device (103) includes withholding content delivery until a link ready acknowledgment has been received. A communication device (201), such as a mobile telephone, includes a client capable of delivering content. For example, an audio client (101) is configured... Agent: Philip H. Burrus, Iv

20080102773 - Method and apparatus to facilitate use of intermodulation product results to control gain for a received wireless signal: A wireless receiver receives a desired wireless signal and then detects self-sourced intermodulation products other than with respect to the desired wireless signal to provide corresponding detected results. The wireless receiver then uses these detected results to control gain as corresponds to the desired wireless signal.... Agent: Motorola, Inc.

20080102774 - Automatic gain control for enhanced bit error rate performance: An apparatus including automatic gain control (AGC) includes at least one variable gain amplifier (VGA) operative to receive an input signal and to generate an amplified signal. A gain of the VGA is controlled as a function of at least a first control signal. The apparatus further includes an AGC... Agent: Ryan, Mason & Lewis, LLP

20080102775 - Offset determination arrangement, offset compensation arrangement, synchronization clock generator, method for determination of an offset and modulation method: An offset determination arrangement includes a comparator device to compare an input signal with a reference value. A synchronization unit is provided to forward a comparison result of the comparator device as a function of a synchronization signal which can be generated by a synchronization clock generator. The synchronization signal... Agent: Eschweiler & Associates LLC

20080102776 - Antenna for a radio base station in a mobile cellular telephony network: An antenna device for a radio base station in a mobile cellular telephony network. The device includes a first sub-antenna with a first feed network for distributing signals within the first sub-antenna, and a second sub-antenna with a second feed network for distributing signals within the second sub-antenna. The first... Agent: Ericsson Inc.

20080102777 - Sub-harmonically pumped mixer: A mixing circuit is described in connection with various embodiments.... Agent: Kathy Manke Avago Technologies Limited

20080102778 - Techniques for passive subharmonic mixing: Particular embodiments of mixer designs permit greater integration on standard chips with an improvement in power and linearity to enable low-power, high-performance reception. Some embodiments feature a method of frequency conversion using at least two stages of switches to mix an input signal with reference signals. The method involves mixing... Agent: Fish & Richardson P.C.

20080102779 - System and method for wireless communication in a frequency division duplexing region: A method and system for using half-duplex base stations and half-duplex nodes in a Frequency Division Duplexing region to provide wireless connectivity between the half-duplex base stations and customers in multiple sectors of a cell. The method and system can use two physical channels to form two logical channels. Each... Agent: Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt, P.C. Pacwest Center, Suite 1900

20080102780 - Mobile device equipped with am radio: A mobile device equipped with an AM radio, wherein noise to be mixed with AM radio output audio can be reduced. A cellular phone 100 is a mobile device equipped with an AM radio, the mobile device comprising a telephone processing section 10 for performing a predetermined process, while displaying... Agent: Patenttm.us

20080102781 - Pin-jointed structure of a mobile electronic device: A pin-jointed structure connected between a cover member and a base member of a mobile electronic device is disclosed to include a pivot holder affixed to the base member, a mounting plate affixed to the cover member and pivoted to the pivot holder, and a spring plate connected between the... Agent: John G. Chupa Law Offices Of John Chupa & Associates, P.C.

20080102782 - Mobile communication terminal providing ring back tone: Provided are an apparatus and a method for providing a ring back tone in a mobile communication terminal. Character information is received through a wireless data communication or generated through a user input. The character information is transformed into voice using a text-to-speech transformer and then provided as a ring... Agent: The Farrell Law Firm, P.C.

20080102785 - Apparatus, system and method of enabling a person in distress to covertly communicate with an emergency response center: A means for a person in distress to use a mobile device to communicate covertly with an Emergency Response Center is provided. The means contains a response designed not to alert an abductor of the communication as well as to indicate whether the person is indeed in distress. The means... Agent: Ibm Corporation (ve) C/o Volel Emile

20080102784 - Emergency call handing in a wireless communication system: This disclosure describes techniques for efficiently handling emergency calls in a wireless communication system. The techniques are executed in a wireless communication device (WCD) that is interoperable between radio access technologies (RATs). For example, the WCD may support interoperability between the Global System for Mobile Communications (GSM) and the Universal... Agent: Qualcomm Incorporated

20080102783 - Method and communication unit for inidicating urgency of a communication: The invention concerns a communication unit (102) and a method (200) of indicating urgency of a communication at the communication unit (102). In one arrangement, the method can include the steps of receiving (204) a first call from a caller (108), receiving (212) a subsequent second call from the caller,... Agent: Motorola, Inc

20080102786 - Alarm system for a wireless communications device: A wireless communications device includes a location-dependent alarm which a user can set to be triggered at a target location. A GPS receiver embedded in the wireless device provides position data representative of the current location. When the current location matches the target location, the alarm is triggered. This enables... Agent: Ogilvy Renault LLP

20080102787 - Mobile communications handover method: A power saving method for connecting a mobile communications device to a network. In one embodiment the method includes; (1) detecting an approximate location; (2) comparing the approximate location with a database of location related information; and (3) automatically activating or deactivating an interface with the network based on the... Agent: Hitt Gaines, PC Lsi Corporation

20080102788 - Method for reporting back a status of a mobile phone and related mobile phone: A method for reporting back a status of a mobile phone includes: (a) a second mobile phone sending a monitoring message to a first mobile phone via a telecommunication system service terminal when the first mobile phone is at a first status; (b) sending a reporting message to the second... Agent: North America Intellectual Property Corporation

20080102789 - Apparatus and method for determining paging group size in broadband wireless communication system: Provided are an apparatus and method for optimizing a paging cost and a location update cost in a broadband wireless communication system. The apparatus includes: a generating unit for sequentially outputting possible combinations of the paging group size and the idle mode timer value; a first computing unit for computing... Agent: Docket Clerk

20080102792 - Media distribution method for mobile communication device: A media distribution system includes a service provider and at least a mobile terminal. The service provider includes at least two district servers which communicate with each other through Internet. The mobile terminal is communicatively linked to at least one of the district servers for wirelessly communicating with a mobile... Agent: Raymond Y. Chan

20080102790 - System and method for user identity verification via mobile communication devices: Various embodiments of the present invention enable user identity verification, which associates a user's identity with a mobile communication number and allows the user to authorize or deny, via a mobile communication device associated with the mobile communication number, an activity being initiated at a service provider.... Agent: Perkins Coie LLP

20080102791 - Method to challenge cell phone user for fraudulent use: A method and system for monitoring calls being made from a cellular phone and preventing calls being made to unauthorized numbers, as defined by the owner of the cellular phone. A security challenge is issued to a cell phone user when a suspicious, previously unknown telephone number is attempted to... Agent: Dillon & Yudell LLP

20080102793 - Automated secure pairing for wireless devices: Systems, methods, and/or techniques (“tools”) are described herein that relate to automated secure pairing for devices, and that relate to parallel downloads of content using devices. The tools for pairing the devices may perform authentication protocols that are based on addresses and on keys. The address-based authentication protocol may operate... Agent: Lee & Hayes PLLC

20080102795 - Mobile station, system, network processor and method for use in mobile communications: A method of operation in a mobile communication system includes a mobile station, a first network capable of serving the mobile station as a home network and a second network capable of serving the mobile station as a visited network, including carrying out in the home network the steps of:... Agent: Motorola, Inc.

20080102794 - Self-configuring cellular basestation: A basestation for cellular wireless communications network is able to configure itself for the operation in the network, by selecting appropriate operating frequencies (in the case of a GSM network) or scrambling codes (in the case of a UMTS network), and appropriate transmit powers. This makes it practical for a... Agent: Beyer Weaver LLP

20080102798 - Communication method, communication system, key management device, relay device and recording medium: A key management device for communicating with relay devices is provided, and one of the relay devices, which is communicating with a communication device based on master key information, transmits the master key information to the key management device. If the communication with the communication device has been enabled, the... Agent: Westerman, Hattori, Daniels & Adrian, LLP

20080102797 - Method and system for wireless intrusion detection, prevention and security management: A method and system for wireless intrusion detection, prevention and security management. The method and system provides autonomous wireless intrusion detection and prevention, with minimal or no operator intervention. The method and system includes a smart wireless radio frequency (RF) antenna subsystem with an adaptive RF beamformer for adaptively and... Agent: Lesavich High-tech Law Group, P.C.

20080102796 - Wireless transmission system: A wireless transmission device makes it possible to access the internet from a wireless LAN terminal, and notifies the state of wireless connection to a public wireless transmission network to the wireless LAN terminal, thereby alleviating uncertainty and disquiet on the part of the user when connecting to this network.... Agent: Hogan & Hartson L.L.P.

20080102799 - Method and apparatus for message identification: A method and apparatus for identifying an unwanted short message service (SMS) message from SMS messages received by a cellular mobile communication system, which comprises at least a history database (HB) for storing a set (H) of the messages received by the cellular mobile communication system. The method includes the... Agent: Anne Vachon Dougherty

20080102800 - System and method for implementing multimedia ring back tone service: A Multimedia Customized Ring Back Tone (MRBT) service platform, a terminal and a system for implementing an MRBT service are provided in the present invention. A method for implementing an MRBT service is further disclosed, which includes: performing, by a Multimedia Ring Back Tone (MRBT) platform, a first media capability... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20080102801 - System and method of exchanging identification information for mobile stations: A system is provided for allowing mobile stations to exchange identification information using a predetermined communication path for the purpose of obtaining identification information to use in establishing a different communication path for communicating.... Agent: David B. Cochran, Esq. Jones Day

20080102802 - Presence information delivery apparatus and method for mobile communication network: A presence information delivery apparatus and method for use in a mobile communication network using a short message service (SMS) is provided. An information transmission method for a mobile handset includes generating presence information file; generating a presence information message containing the presence information file; and transmitting the presence information... Agent: The Farrell Law Firm, P.C.

20080102803 - Project planning database for prospective wireless networking sites: A search ring generation system comprises a receiver component that receives indicia that can be utilized to identify a proposed cell site. An implementation component automatically creates a search ring with respect to the proposed cell site. A search ring as used herein is defined as a document that formally... Agent: Amin, Turocy & Calvin, LLP

20080102804 - Information providing system, information notification apparatus and information providing apparatus: If the user carrying the mobile telephone rides into a vehicle and sets the ignition key in the accessory-ON state or the state of starting the engine and if the parking brake is set in the ON state or the user requests the information through the input unit, the information... Agent: Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner LLP

20080102805 - Method and system for service provider awareness: Embodiments of the present disclosure are directed to a method and system for service provider awareness by receiving information associated with a potential call between an originator and an intended recipient, determining whether the potential call is in-network or out-of-network, notifying at least one of the originator or the intended... Agent: Verizon Patent Management Group

20080102806 - System and method for providing caller information service in mobile communication terminal: A method and system for providing a caller information service in a mobile communication terminal is disclosed. The method enables viewing and modification of caller information stored on a network while providing the caller information service. The method for providing a caller information service includes requesting caller information containing a... Agent: Cha & Reiter, LLC

20080102807 - Method and apparatus for terminating alarm service of mobile terminal: A method and apparatus for terminating an alarm service of a mobile terminal are provided. The method of terminating an alarm service of a mobile terminal includes determining whether an event monitoring time is included in a set alarm service, determining whether an event is input during the event monitoring... Agent: H.c. Park & Associates, PLC

20080102809 - Method of providing cell phones in a cell phone signal strength chart of multiple cell phones in a communication network: A method, a combined cellular, PDA communication device and system having specialized software applications for allowing a plurality of combined cellular phone/PDA device users to monitor each others' locations and status, to initiate cellular phone calls by touching a symbol on the touch screen display with a stylus which can... Agent: Malin Haley And Dimaggio, Pa

20080102808 - Third party call control utilizing a voice user interface: A method is described herein which enables a person to use their mobile phone to establish a voice connection with a central server, then send call control information in-band in the voice channel (via a voice user interface (VUI), digital tone multi-frequency (DTMF) or Multi-Frequency (MF) signaling) to setup a... Agent: Alcatel Lucent Intellectual Property & Standards

20080102810 - System, method, and computer-readable medium for implementing intelligent network service functionality in a network: A system, method and computer-readable medium for simulating intelligent network triggers in a network system are provided. A mobile terminal is configured with an intelligent network Simulator adapted to detect call events and originate simulated intelligent network triggers in response to the call events. Call progressions implemented according to the... Agent: Haynes And Boone, LLP

20080102812 - Air-to-ground cellular communication network terrestrial base station having multi-dimensional sectors with alternating radio frequency polarizations: The Multi-Link Aircraft Cellular System makes use of multiple physically separated antennas mounted on the aircraft, as well as the use of additional optional signal isolation and optimization techniques to improve the call handling capacity of the Air-To-Ground cellular communications network. These additional techniques can include polarization domain and ground... Agent: Patton Boggs LLP

20080102811 - Method and apparatus for sharing transport channel for node serving plural cells with multimedia broadcast/multicast: A radio access network (11) facilitates transmission of a Multimedia Broadcast/Multicast Service to plural user equipment units served by a radio base station. A radio network controller node (26) includes in a first message (70) of a Common Transport Channel Setup procedure an indication that sharing of a common transport... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, PC

20080102813 - Multi-link aircraft cellular system for simultaneous communication with multiple terrestrial cell sites: The Multi-Link Aircraft Cellular System makes use of multiple physically separated antennas mounted on the aircraft, as well as the use of additional optional signal isolation and optimization techniques to improve the call handling capacity of the Air-To-Ground cellular communications network. These additional techniques can include polarization domain and ground... Agent: Patton Boggs LLP

20080102814 - System for managing the multiple air-to-ground communications links originating from each aircraft in an air-to-ground cellular communication network: The Multi-Link Aircraft Cellular System makes use of multiple physically separated antennas mounted on the aircraft, as well as the use of additional optional signal isolation and optimization techniques to improve the call handling capacity of the Air-To-Ground cellular communications network. These additional techniques can include polarization domain and ground... Agent: Patton Boggs LLP

20080102816 - Automatic device detection system and method: A system and method for automatically detecting the device in the network communication field. A terminal identity-acquiring module in a device management server receives the terminal information reported by the terminal, acquires the entire terminal identity information based on the terminal information, updates the associate terminal information currently stored based... Agent: Ladas & Parry

20080102815 - System, method, and computer-readable medium for user equipment decision-making criteria for connectivity and handover: A system, method, and computer-readable medium are provided for decision-making criteria in a multi-mode, multi-radio user equipment to choose which radio network to use for connectivity and handover. Decision making depends on a number of different criteria: a user profile that specifies one or more user preference connectivity attributes, available... Agent: Haynes And Boone, LLP

20080102821 - Control of electronic devices: Methods, systems, apparatuses, and computer readable media for controlling one or more electronic devices are described. According to one described aspect, an embodiment of a method includes providing a plurality of schemes, each scheme defining features that are operable on an electronic device and which features each of the features... Agent: Blakely Sokoloff Taylor & Zafman

20080102818 - Method and computer program product for managing privileges of a communications device: A method for a principal to modify privileges of a communications device of an agent, is provided and includes: determining a set of instructions for modifying the privileges; loading the set of instructions into a communications infrastructure for the communications device; and modifying the privileges by at least one of... Agent: Cantor Colburn LLP - IBM Austin

20080102817 - Method and system for sharing cellular phones: A method (40) and system (10 or 200) for sharing a cellular phone includes sending (41) a request to use a second cellular phone (12) as a server from a first cellular phone (11), exchanging (43) audio streams between the cellulars phone, receiving (44) a dialing signal at the first... Agent: Motorola, Inc.

20080102820 - System and method for processing connection requests in a mobile terminal: A mobile terminal is provided. The mobile terminal comprises a communication unit and a controller. The communication unit receives a connection request. The controller checks whether a call-receiving function of the mobile terminal has been disabled, and if so, processes the connection request without completing RR (radio resource), MM (mobility... Agent: Thomas, Kayden, Horstemeyer & Risley, LLP

20080102819 - System and method for verifying contact data: A method of verifying contact data that has been entered into an electronic device by a user includes transmitting alphanumeric characters of the contact data to a server. In turn, verification data associated with the contact data is received from the server and the verification data is displayed.... Agent: Warren A. Sklar (soer) Renner, Otto, Boisselle & Sklar, LLP

20080102822 - Method of scheduling uplink resources in cellular communication system: A method of scheduling resources in an uplink of a wireless cellular communication system, comprising the steps of measuring, by each user equipment in a present cell, pilot strengths of adjacent cells to find base stations within adjacent cells on which the user equipment has the strongest inter-cell interferences and... Agent: Blakely Sokoloff Taylor & Zafman

20080102823 - System and method for managing power of dbdm terminal: A method and a system for managing the power of a DBDM terminal. The method includes monitoring an event occurring when a portable terminal enters into a portable Internet mode; checking a power saving mode when occurrence of the event has been detected; transmitting phone information regarding the portable terminal... Agent: The Farrell Law Firm, P.C.

20080102824 - Message transmission in onboard and off board aircraft communications networks: A method for transmitting one or more messages over a secure communications network is disclosed. The method involves receiving the one or more messages from a plurality of message sources at a management unit within the secure communications network, the one or more messages protected with information security and authorizing... Agent: Honeywell International Inc.

20080102828 - Broadcast roaming: Embodiments are directed to broadcast roaming, i.e., providing service/content to a terminal from a visited service provider. An embodiment is directed to sending a roaming rule request to a service provider, receiving a roaming rule response from the service provider, acquiring service guide fragments from the service provider and processing... Agent: Banner & Witcoff, Ltd.

20080102825 - Method and apparatus for system acquisition in a mobile communication terminal: A method and an apparatus are provided for acquiring, in a reduced time, a system using location information in a mobile communication terminal. When a mobile communication terminal is turned on or disconnects with a base station, a Preferred Roaming List (PRL) is searched in order of closeness of a... Agent: The Farrell Law Firm, P.C.

20080102827 - Method for operating mobile communication terminal, mobile communication system, and method for providing contents thereof: The present invention relates to a method for operating a mobile communication terminal, a mobile communication system, and a method for providing contents. The mobile communication system includes a mobile communication network and a mobile communication terminal for receiving a contents service through the mobile communication network. The mobile communication... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20080102826 - Methods and devices for determining a tracking area of a wireless cellular telecommunication network comprising plural tracking areas: The present invention concerns a method for determining a tracking area of a wireless cellular telecommunication network comprising plural tracking areas, each tracking area comprising plural cells in which mobile terminals are located, at least two tracking areas comprising cells comprised in the at least two tracking areas and cells... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20080102829 - Method and system for providing prepaid roaming support at a visited network that otherwise does not provide it: The present invention provides a method for providing wireless services to a prepaid subscriber of an HPMN in a VPMN when the prepaid subscriber attempts to register at the VPMN having a non-WIN phase 2 support. The method includes detecting at a Signal Gateway (SG) coupled to the VPMN, a... Agent: Arent Fox LLP

20080102830 - Apparatus and method for connecting network in portable terminal: A method and an apparatus for connecting a network in a portable terminal. The method for connecting a network in a portable terminal includes searching a network from which a signal is received, receiving network identifying information from the searched network, retrieving connection information corresponding to the network identifying information,... Agent: The Farrell Law Firm, P.C.

20080102831 - Method, system, network and device enabling deactivating a signalling free mode: A user equipment initiates a signalling free mode after detecting a ping-pong effect of repeated changes between routing areas of two networks. The user equipment starts a timer and monitors whether a switch of networks occurs. Such a switch indicates a change of a routing area to which the user... Agent: Squire, Sanders & Dempsey L.L.P.

20080102832 - System, method, and computer-readable medium for user equipment managing multiple radio networks for handover and low-power operations: A system, method, and computer-readable medium for a communications system to manage multiple radios and protocol stacks in a network and in a user equipment are provided. When active communications takes place over one radio system, an alternate radio system is managed in such a way that promotes both low-power... Agent: Haynes And Boone, LLP

20080102833 - Apparatus, and associated method, for facilitating network selection at a mobile node utilizing a network selction list maintained thereat: Apparatus, and an associated method, for facilitating with which network of a group of wireless local area networks that a mobile node attempts to communicate. Network selection utilizes a network selection list. The network selection list is contained at a SIM card, or the like, if the SIM card is... Agent: Docket Clerk

20080102835 - Motion based handoff control: Motion-based handoff control techniques are disclosed. For example, an apparatus may include a signal strength determination module, a motion determination module, and a handoff controller. The signal strength determination module generates signal strength information corresponding to the strength of a wireless signal received from a first wireless link. From this... Agent: Kacvinsky LLC C/o Intellevate

20080102834 - Selecting a target cell for a blind handover: The present invention provides methods for selecting a target cell for a blind handover. The methods may include selecting at least one target cell for a blind handover of a first mobile unit based on at least one measurement performed by the first mobile unit or at least one second... Agent: Williams, Morgan & Amerson

20080102837 - Method for inter-system handover: A method for inter-system handover is provided by the present invention, including: changing a first handover-related information into a second handover-related information, wherein the first handover-related information is supported by a serving communication system and the second handover-related information is supported by a target communication system; and handing over the... Agent: Leydig Voit & Mayer, Ltd

20080102836 - Method for performing a handoff in a telecommunication system: A method is disclosed for performing a handoff in a telecommunication system. The method comprises: performing a first multi-cell joint detection process for decoding the communications within the home cell when a mobile terminal enters a handoff region between a home cell and one or more neighboring cells; performing a... Agent: Eschweiler & Associates, LLC National City Bank Building

20080102838 - Handover control system, handover control method, mobile communication system usting the same, and base station used for the same: the source base station compares a reception quality of a communication signal from the mobile station with the reception quality of the predetermined signal reported from the target base station to select a base station with the highest reception quality as a target base station candidate, and instructs the mobile... Agent: Mcginn Intellectual Property Law Group, PLLC

20080102839 - Radio communication system: In making a switching by hand-over, it takes a shorter time to redecide a radio base station of destination candidate to be connected that is capable of securing a required radio band, even in case the radio base station of destination to be switched to refuses the connection to a... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20080102840 - Apparatus and method for providing voice service without discontinuance in mobile communication system: Provided is an apparatus and method for providing a voice service without discontinuance in a mobile communication system. The apparatus includes a controller for receiving a system information block of a first network system or a system information block of a second network system from an interface module, and transmitting... Agent: The Farrell Law Firm, P.C.

20080102842 - Method for coping with ranging error in broadband wireless communication system: Provided is a method for performing a ranging process in a broadband wireless communication system. In the method, a ranging request message is transmitted from a mobile station to a base station. A ranging response message including cause information of a ranging status is transmitted from the base station to... Agent: Docket Clerk

20080102841 - Mobile communication system, wireless base station and hand over reconnection method for use therewith: The invention provides a mobile communication system capable of transferring data to be sent to mobile terminal equipment from one wireless base station to another during hand over, the wireless base station of a transfer source of the data including an accumulation portion that holds the data until the data... Agent: Mcginn Intellectual Property Law Group, PLLC

20080102843 - Wlan-to-wwan handover methods and apparatus using a wlan support node having a wwan interface: Methods and apparatus for use in switching communication operations between a wireless local area network (WLAN) (e.g. an IEEE 802.11-based network) and a wireless wide area network (WWAN) (e.g. a cellular telecommunications network) for a mobile communication device are disclosed. A network support node which is utilized to facilitate such... Agent: John J. Oskorep, Esq. One Magnificent Mile Center

20080102844 - Method and apparatus of domain selection for routing control: A method of domain selection for routing control, applied to a communication system including a Circuit Switched (CS) network and an IP Multimedia Subsystem (IMS) includes: obtaining call status(es) of a user in any one or both of the CS network and the IMS; selecting a domain via which an... Agent: Marshall, Gerstein & Borun LLP

20080102848 - Apparatus and method for renewal-based resource allocation in a broadband wireless access communication system: An apparatus and method for renewal-based resource allocation in a Broadband Wireless Access (BWA) system are provided. A Base Station (BS) allocates resources to a Mobile Station (MS) by resource allocation information. It is determined whether the MS requires continuous resource allocation or whether the MS does not have transmission... Agent: The Farrell Law Firm, P.C.

20080102847 - Method and apparatus for cell re-selection in mobile terminal: Provided is a method and apparatus for cell re-selection in a dual mode terminal supporting GSM and WCDMA. The method includes measuring a cell re-selection parameter for a WCDMA cell and a GSM cell when attempting a cell re-selection from the GSM cell to the WCDMA cell; determining an additional... Agent: The Farrell Law Firm, P.C.

20080102845 - System and method for dynamic channel selection in ieee 802.11 wlans: A method comprising receiving a link quality value of a current channel from each of a plurality of wireless stations in a wireless network; using the received link quality values to determine whether link quality of the current channel fails a link quality threshold; and if the link quality fails... Agent: Thelen Reid Brown Raysman & Steiner LLP

20080102846 - Method for allocating resources to uplink control channel: A method for adaptively allocating resources of an uplink control channel according to a system situation is disclosed. If a base station (BS) recognizes the system situation, establishes control information for resource allocation, and transmits the control information to a mobile station (MS), the mobile station (MS) allocates resources for... Agent: Lee, Hong, Degerman, Kang & Schmadeka

20080102850 - Apparatus and method for allocating channel quality information (cqi) channel in wireless communication system: Apparatus and method for allocating a Channel Quality Information CHannel (CQICH) in a wireless communication system are provided. The method includes determining CQICH patterns required for users using information of one or more users to which CQICH resources are to be allocated, and selecting a CQICH pattern block, including all... Agent: The Farrell Law Firm, P.C.

20080102849 - Beacon aided low complexity distributed autonomous dynamic frequency selection: When implemented on a single access point, the system autonomously adjusts the operating channel of an 802.11h compliant network so the network operates on the channel with the least interference. When deployed on the access nodes in a campus or urban setting, the system rapidly converges to a stable interference-minimizing... Agent: Whitham, Curtis & Christofferson & Cook, P.C.

20080102851 - Dynamic routing: A method for managing transactions across a large number of service providers includes determining performance metrics associated with each of a plurality of service providers and generating a score for each service provider based on the performance metrics associated with each of the plurality of service providers taken over a... Agent: Cohen, Pontani, Lieberman & Pavane

20080102852 - Method and apparatus for access point selection in wireless lan: A method and an apparatus select an access point (AP) in a wireless LAN to associate or reassociate, based on considerations that take into account the quality-of-service (QoS) status of the stations (STAs) and the potential hidden terminal effect. The method utilizes advertised or requested information obtained from an AP... Agent: Macpherson Kwok Chen & Heid LLP

20080102853 - Congestion control method and device in mobile communication network: A congestion control method in a mobile communication network includes the steps of recognizing by a base station control unit of the mobile communication network that the base station control unit or a base station or a cell under the same becomes in a congestion state (Yes in #11), determining... Agent: Bingham Mccutchen LLP

20080102856 - Determining mobile content for a social network based on location and time: A device, system, and method are directed towards updating location information for a social network. A request for the location information associated with a GPS coordinate is received from a client device associated with a member of the social network. In response to the request, a location name associated with... Agent: Yahoo! Inc. C/o Darby & Darby P.C.

20080102855 - Location mapping of federated devices: The present invention provides technologies for mapping the locations of federated devices, such as their physical locations. Individuals carrying mobile devices on their person may make use of such devices to determine their relative physical location or the relative physical location of others carrying such devices, such as family or... Agent: Microsoft Corporation

20080102854 - Method of establishing a data connection with a telematics-equipped vehicle: A method for establishing a wireless, mobile-terminated data connection with a telematics-equipped vehicle so that data can be sent to and received from the vehicle. Generally, the method involves receiving network address update information from a wireless carrier system, using the network address update information to determine if a network... Agent: General Motors Corporation C/o Reising, Ethington, Barnes, Kisselle, P.C.

20080102859 - Location of cooperative tags with personal electronic device: The present disclosure relates to location and communication systems that can be utilized for locating people, pets and other objects with a software defined radio set. A personal electronic device (PED) such as a cellular telephone, personal data assistant (PDA) or other device that include a software defined radio set... Agent: Merchant & Gould PC

20080102857 - Method and apparatus for displaying map information: A method for providing road guidance information includes displaying supplemental local area information in response to a prompt by a user on a map displayed for road guidance. In another method, the method includes receiving an information request for supplemental local area information, selecting supplemental local area information conforming to... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20080102858 - Method and apparatus for providing position -related information to mobile recipients: A system for providing position-related information to a mobile user includes a central site server and mobile unit that has circuitry for allowing a user selection and for receiving position signals that may emanate from, for example, GPS satellites. The mobile unit further includes circuitry for establishing a wireless bidirectional... Agent: Qualcomm Incorporated

20080102860 - Provision of location information: Embodiments of the invention include an apparatus comprising a network node configured to pass location data within a communications network to a third party, the location data being indicative of a geographical location of the mobile telecommunications device. The apparatus is configured to send an access request to said network... Agent: Squire, Sanders & Dempsey L.L.P.

20080102861 - Method and apparatus for reduced complexity short range wireless communication: A reduced complexity short range wireless communication system and method are described providing a very low complexity, low cost, and low power version of Bluetooth Wireless Technology. In one embodiment, the low complexity version relies upon mechanisms and procedures already present in existing standards, such as Version 1.2 of the... Agent: Qualcomm Incorporated

20080102866 - Advanced lawful interception of sms: The present invention relates to methods and arrangements to intercept Short Message Services (SMS) in a telecommunication system (TS). The telecommunication system comprises a telecommunication Network (PLMN-A) that comprises a Short Message Service Centre (SMSC; ICE, IAP) responsible for relaying Short Messages (SMs) to/from all subscribers belonging to the telecommunication... Agent: Ericsson Inc.

20080102862 - Enhanced short message service (sms): A facility for sending enhanced SMS messages is provided. The facility at a sending SMS subscriber unit encodes the original text of an SMS message to produce an encoded SMS message, and transmits the encoded SMS message for receipt by the intended recipient of the SMS message. The facility at... Agent: Perkins Coie LLP/msft

20080102867 - Network support for non-compliant mobile terminals and core network nodes: A system node, and method in a radio telecommunication network for efficiently serving non-compliant mobile terminals (UE/MSs) and core network (CN) nodes without negatively affecting features available to compliant UE/MSs and nodes. A network service node such as an SGSN sends a standardized message to a UE/MS or CN node... Agent: Ericsson Inc.

20080102864 - System and method for running an international telephony messaging campaign: A method of running a telephony messaging (e.g., SMS) campaign directed at users in a plurality of countries is provided. An international messaging destination number is selected for the campaign and comprises an international country code for a particular country or region followed by a national destination number for that... Agent: Young & Thompson

20080102863 - System, method, and user interface for searching for messages associated with a message service on a mobile device: Embodiments of a system, method, and user interface for searching for messages associated with a message service on mobile devices are disclosed. In one embodiment, a messaging application is programmed such that, in operation, a user is presented with a search screen in which the user may define search parameters... Agent: Bereskin And Parr

20080102865 - Techniques for identification of connected and idle mode users in wireless networks: An embodiment of the present invention provides a method, comprising using short Subscriber Station Identification (short SS ID) to identify idle mode Subscriber Stations in a wireless network. Further, in an embodiment of the present invention the short SS ID is used instead of other methods including systems such as... Agent: Intel Corporation C/o Intellevate, LLC

20080102868 - Data communication apparatus, data communication system, and data communication method: Cellular phones (1a, 1b) adjust the brightness of an image before sending mail with an attached photograph, so that it is possible to visually verify the mail text when the mail text is overlaid over the image, which serves as a background image attached to the mail text at the... Agent: Hogan & Hartson L.L.P.

20080102871 - Communication integration unit: A communication integration unit and method of use for forming a communications network for transmitting and receiving information between non-compatible first and second communications apparatus. The network comprises at least a first and a second member. The method comprises the steps of: providing each member with a communication integration unit... Agent: J. Gordon Thomson

20080102869 - Method and system for providing information about a push-to-talk communication session: A method for providing information about a push-to-talk communication session includes facilitating a push-to-talk communication session among a plurality of endpoints and receiving from a first endpoint of the plurality of endpoints a request for floor control comprising a request to transmit communications in the communication session. The method includes,... Agent: Baker Botts L.L.P.

20080102870 - Push-to-talk-over-cellular (poc) method: A method for communicating in a radio-communication system including an infrastructure network and user stations, wherein the infrastructure network enables the user stations to communicate by way of a so-called push-to-talk method wherein messages can be transmitted using a first type of recipient-identification information to a plurality of user stations... Agent: Lerner Greenberg Stemer LLP

20080102880 - Compressed mode operation and power control with discontinuous transmission and/or reception: Techniques to support operation in a compressed mode and/or a continuous packet connectivity (CPC) mode are described. In an aspect, a user equipment (UE) may obtain an assignment of enabled subframes for the CPC mode and an assignment of transmission gaps for the compressed mode. The transmission gaps may be... Agent: Qualcomm Incorporated

20080102874 - Control of transmit power of a second transmitter based on antenna loading parameters measured on a first transmitter: A method (300) of controlling transmit power of a communication device (100). The method can include, on a first transmitter (105), measuring at least one parameter that corresponds to a loading characteristic of an antenna (115) operatively coupled to the first transmitter. An antenna load indicator (160) that is based... Agent: Cuenot & Forsythe, L.L.C.

20080102872 - Downlink power control method and apparatus in the distributed antenna system: The application discloses an apparatus for controlling downlink power of the complex cell in the centralized base station system based on remote radio frequency units, said base station system having a plurality of radio frequency unit and a RAKE receiver connected to said plurality of radio frequency units, the apparatus... Agent: Alston & Bird LLP

20080102881 - Method and apparatus for adaptively allocating transmission power for beam-forming combined with ostbcs in a distributed wireless communication system: An apparatus that adaptively allocates transmission power for beam-forming combined with orthogonal space time block codes in a distributed wireless communication system, the apparatus including: sub-arrays for beam-forming, which are geographically distributed and each of which includes a plurality of distributed antennas placed in random groups. A central processing unit... Agent: Cha & Reiter, LLC

20080102873 - Power controlled fading communication channel system: A power controller in a communication system adjusts the transmitted power level using adaptive prediction of channel fading for maintaining the power level for improved communications by using an adaptive nonlinear predictor that explicitly takes into account the propagation delay and channel fading where the transmitted power is determined on... Agent: The Aerospace Corporation

20080102876 - Power link margin for high-speed downlink packet access: A radio access network node and method of allocating cell downlink power to a set of channels (e.g., DPCH channels) and to a high-speed shared channel such as a high-speed downlink shared channel (HS-DSCH) or a high-speed shared control channel (HS_SCCH). After allocating part of the cell downlink power to... Agent: Ericsson Inc.

20080102875 - Radio communications system, base station apparatus and method of transmission power control: A transmission power of a communication apparatus can be appropriately determined in accordance with different communication multiplicities between two or more communication channels. A mobile communication system in which a base station apparatus and a mobile station apparatus communicate with each other by using configuration channels (CCH) or random access... Agent: Hogan & Hartson L.L.P.

20080102879 - Method for setting transmission power of data channel in a frequency division multiple access system and mobile station apparatus for the same: A method and apparatus for setting transmission power of a data channel by a mobile station in a Frequency Division Multiple Access (FDMA) system. The power setting method and apparatus includes receiving scheduling information from a base station; comparing a data rate of desired transmission data with a data rate... Agent: The Farrell Law Firm, P.C.

20080102878 - Methods and apparatuses for fast power control of signals transmitted on a multiple access channel: A method and apparatus for controlling the transmission of signals from one or more of a plurality of mobile stations to a base station on a plurality of M multiple access channels is described. A power control information packet formed from a plurality of power control bits is transmitted from... Agent: Qualcomm Incorporated

20080102877 - Radio base station and base station control apparatus: A base station control apparatus for controlling a radio base station which carries out radio communications with a mobile communication terminal is characterized in that it includes a control unit for performing a control process of making the radio base station selectively perform either of two or more processes with... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20080102884 - Apparatus and method for storing unregistered phone number in mobile terminal: Provided is an apparatus and method for storing a phone number in a mobile terminal. The apparatus includes a memory that stores a call history in which an outgoing call number and an incoming call number are listed; a phonebook manger that detects a recent phone number from the call... Agent: The Farrell Law Firm, P.C.

20080102883 - Controlling communication connection in mobile terminal: The present invention relates to controlling a communication connection in a mobile terminal. Preferably, the present invention comprises transmitting a communication request signal for attempting a communication connection with a device, receiving a signal for indicating the progress of the communication connection, wherein a ring-back tone is generated upon receiving... Agent: Lee, Hong, Degerman, Kang & Schmadeka

20080102882 - Display control for cellular phone: A cellular phone comprises a transceiver that wirelessly transmits and receives wireless cellular signals, a display, an input device, a microphone that generates audio signals and a light sensing module that senses ambient light. A control module communicates with the transceiver, the display, the input device, the microphone and the... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce P.L.C

20080102885 - Coordination among multiple co-located radio modules: Techniques involving the coordination of wireless activities are disclosed. For example, an apparatus may include two or more transceivers. These transceivers may include a first transceiver to communicate wirelessly across cellular links, and a second transceiver to communicate wirelessly across wireless data networking links. The apparatus may also include controllers,... Agent: Kacvinsky LLC C/o Intellevate

20080102886 - Wireless mobile station apparatus and communication switching deciding method: A wireless mobile station apparatus has at least first and second transmitting/receiving units whose functions can be changed by rewriting software. The wireless mobile station apparatus also has a control unit for performing alternate switching between a transmitting/receiving function and a communication counterpart station detecting function of a plurality of... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20080102887 - Method and system for zoomable attachment handling on a portable electronic device: A method for viewing a full image of a server stored original attachment on a portable electronic device including: building a graph structure within the server representing a map of the original image, downloading and displaying a re-sized image from the server to the portable electronic device, the original image... Agent: Eckert Seamans Cherin & Mellott

20080102888 - Mobile communications station: A mobile communications device, preferably a mobile communications device, which is preferably a so-called clamshell type portable communications device, PDA-device (Personal Digital Assistance) or a corresponding portable communications device, the parts (107, 108) of which can be turned 360° around a hinge unit (101) and which is provided with a... Agent: Schwegman, Lundberg & Woessner, P.A.

20080102889 - Portable electronic device and method for transmitting calendar events: A method of transmitting a calendar event from a portable electronic device includes receiving an attach calendar event command, attaching a selected calendar event to a message in response to the calendar event command, receiving a send command associated with the message, and transmitting the message including the calendar event... Agent: Perry + Currier Inc. (for Rim)

20080102890 - Effecting a predetermined communication connection: A handheld computing device includes a housing, a processor supported by the housing, a wireless telephony device coupled to the processor, a display having a graphical user interface coupled to the processor, and a plurality of input keys. The device is programmed to effectuate a predetermined communications connection when a... Agent: Foley & Lardner LLP

20080102892 - Method and apparatus for transferring images from an imaging device to a remote device: A wireless adapter enables a camera or other digital camera without inherent networking capability to post or send images to a remote destination. The wireless adaptor comprises a wireless interface for communicating with a remote destination over a wireless network, a camera interface to interface the wireless adaptor to a... Agent: Coats & Bennett/sony Ericsson

20080102891 - Method for updating session initiation information in connection with a telephone call and a terminal device using the method: The invention relates to a method for updating session initiation information saved in a terminal device (14, 15) of a data communications network (12), and a data communications network arrangement utilizing the method and a mobile terminal device (14, 15, 40) belonging to the data communications network arrangement, in which... Agent: Harrington & Smith, PC

20080102893 - Wireless communication interface for portable wireless terminal: A wireless communication interface for a portable wireless terminal and a system for wirelessly communicating by a portable wireless terminal with another device via a free space. The interface facilitates aligning the portable wireless device with another devices for improved communication. The interface including: a light source for generating a... Agent: Cha & Reiter, LLC

20080102895 - Method of extracting a smart card from a smart card socket: An improved smart card is provided, which is adapted for easy extraction from a smart card socket, or example, in a mobile telephone. Facilitating the easy extraction is a structural deviation in the plane of at least one of the sides of the smart card to enable an increase of... Agent: Mark M. Friedman

20080102894 - Mobile terminal and data display method by individual sim cards: A mobile terminal of displaying data by individual SIM cards and a display method of sorting data according to individual SIM cards includes the steps of authenticating a SIM card that is inserted into the mobile terminal when the power is on by retrieving subscriber information stored in the SIM... Agent: H.c. Park & Associates, PLC

20080102896 - Method and apparatus for implementing tracking area update and cell reselection in a long term evolution system: The invention performs long term evolution (LTE) tracking area updates (TAUs), and tracking area code (TAC) and public land mobile network identification (PLMN-ID) assisted optimized wireless transmit/receive unit (WTRU) cell reselection. An evolved Node-B broadcasts system information including at least one system information block (SIB) based at least in part... Agent: Volpe And Koenig, P.C. Dept. Icc

20080102897 - Device and method for remotely measuring and monitoring antenna system using mobile terminal: An antenna system measurer (110a, 110b, 110c) for a repeater and a base station (10) measures powers of a progressive wave and a reflected wave of a transmit/receive antenna, and transmits measured results to a monitoring server (200) in a radio data format such as an SMS message. The monitoring... Agent: Alston & Bird LLP

20080102898 - Method for improving the performance of a wireless network utilizing beamforming weighting vectors: The present invention discloses a method for selecting one or more downlink beamforming vectors for a wireless channel to create beamformed signals. The method comprises estimating a downlink channel covariance matrix by using an uplink covariance matrix of the wireless channel, computing a plurality of downlink eigenvectors of a downlink... Agent: L. Howard Chen Kirkpatrick & Lockhart Preston Gates Ellis, LLP

20080102901 - Portable information terminal: A portable telephone is provided that allows change of image pick-up mode of an image on a display, with the display being in at least one of portrait orientation and landscape orientation. A portable information terminal includes a camera unit, an image processing controller configured to display an image that... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20080102899 - Settings system and method for mobile device: A handset is provided. The handset comprises a data input component, a display screen, and a processor. The processor is programmed to display a model of the handset on the display screen. The model comprises a plurality of virtual components. At least one of the virtual components is selectable by... Agent: Conley Rose, P.C.

20080102900 - System, method, and user interface for controlling the display of images on a mobile device: Embodiments of a system, method, and user interface for controlling the display of images to users of mobile devices are disclosed. In one embodiment, a set of options to manipulate, navigate, and/or view images, common among multiple applications executable on a mobile device, is provided to users. Images may also... Agent: Bereskin And Parr

20080102902 - Methods, devices, and computer program products for providing ambient noise sensitive alerting: Methods, devices, and computer program products for providing ambient noise sensitive alerting. The methods comprise receiving ambient noise, converting the ambient noise to an electrical signal, detecting a parameter of the electrical signal which is indicative of ambient noise, sensing an incoming call or message, and controlling the volume of... Agent: Cantor Colburn LLP - Bellsouth

20080102903 - Emergency plan battery energy reservation: A method (500) for reserving energy resources on a communication device (115, 120, 300). The method can include receiving an emergency indicator (135) associated with an emergency plan. Based on the emergency indicator, an amount of energy to reserve on a communication device can be selected. The selected amount of... Agent: Cuenot & Forsythe, L.L.C.

20080102905 - Hand-held electronic apparatus: A hand-held electronic apparatus including a main body, an elastic fixing element, a display module and a cover is provided. The elastic fixing element is provided at the main body, and the display module having a display area is provided at the elastic fixing element. Furthermore, the cover is assembled... Agent: Jianq Chyun Intellectual Property Office

20080102904 - Mobile communication device: A mobile communication device is provided. The mobile communication device includes a terminal body, and a speaker module located in the terminal body. The speaker module includes an enclosure located in the terminal body, the enclosure defining a chamber therein, and a speaker having a front surface and a rear... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20080102906 - Communication system and method of operating the same: There is provided a communication system, comprising a transmission unit to be worn at a user's body at or below the user's neck for transmitting audio signals via an inductive link; and an earpiece to be worn at least in part in the user's ear canal including a receiver unit... Agent: Roberts, Mlotkowski & Hobbes

20080102907 - Hinge mechanism combined with electric wire, portable end device, and cellular phone: A hinge mechanism includes a rotation center shaft and a shaft rotationally supporting member, supported by first and second members respectively. One of the shaft and the supporting member includes a configuration to make an intermediate portion of a flexible electric wire extending between the first and second members being... Agent: Frishauf, Holtz, Goodman & Chick, PC

20080102908 - Sliding mechanism and portable communication device utilized the sliding mechanism: A sliding mechanism for connecting a display housing and an input housing of a portable communication device. The sliding mechanism includes a slide and a sliding element. The slide is fixed on the input housing and the sliding element is fixed on the display housing. The sliding element is slidably... Agent: Thomas, Kayden, Horstemeyer & Risley, LLP

20080102909 - Reinforcing apparatus for mobile phone: A reinforcing apparatus for a housing of a bar-type mobile phone is provided to allow the housing to bend and straighten. The mobile phone includes a first housing having a liquid crystal display and a second housing having a key pad. The apparatus includes a first reinforcing member in the... Agent: JeffersonIPLaw, LLP