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Method of doing a broadcast service of a short message in a communication system

Patent Number: RE43153
Publication Date: 2012-01-31
Inventor: Heo, Cheol Kyun

This invention relates to the method of doing a broadcast service of a short message in a communication system. According to the present invention, a transmission request message of a broadcast message including the name and telephone number of an information provider is received from the information provider through a message center. The transmission request message of the broadcast message processed in the message center is transmitted from the message center to a base station and ...

Apparatus and method of interacting with a mobile phone using a TV system

Patent Number: RE43139
Publication Date: 2012-01-24
Inventor: Lee, Jae Kyung

An apparatus and a method for interacting with a mobile telephone are provided. A remote control unit receives a user command and transmits it to a TV system which recognizes the user command as a telephone function command and transmits the function command to the mobile telephone if the TV system is set to Telephone Mode. The TV system may also output data received from the mobile telephone in response to the transmitted function command. Thus, a user may interact with a mobile telephone ...

Mobile communication system enabling efficient use of small-zone base stations

Patent Number: RE43138
Publication Date: 2012-01-24
Inventor: Hasegawa, Hajime

A mobile communication system includes a plurality of radio base stations forming respective radio zones and a mobile station selecting a wait zone and a base station to which a request for a message channel is to be issued. Each of the plurality of radio base stations is assigned an order of priority. Information relating to the order of priority is used by the mobile station to select a wait zone and a base station to which a request for a message channel is to be ...

Filters for combined radiotelephone/GPS terminals

Patent Number: RE43137
Publication Date: 2012-01-24
Inventor: Karabinis, Peter D.

A satellite radiotelephone system includes a space-based component, a plurality of ancillary terrestrial components, and a plurality of radiotelephones. The space-based component is configured to provide wireless radiotelephone communications using satellite radiotelephone frequencies. The plurality of ancillary terrestrial components include a plurality of ancillary terrestrial component antennas configured to provide wireless radiotelephone communications using at least one of the ...

Domain-based management of distribution of digital content from multiple suppliers to multiple wireless services subscribers

Patent Number: RE43113
Publication Date: 2012-01-17
Inventors: Chan, William; Kjellberg, Rikard M.; Lund, Tomas G.; Liang, Sheng

A network server system includes a download manager that manages the publication, purchase and delivery of digital content from multiple content suppliers to wireless services subscribers in multiple domains. Each domain is defined as a different grouping of subscribers, such as a wireless carrier or subsidiary thereof, a business enterprise, or other defined group of subscribers. The download manager maintains data defining the multiple domains and associations between the domains and ...

Keypad and slide type mobile terminal having the same

Patent Number: 8112133
Publication Date: 2012-02-07
Inventors: Minamide, Keiichi; Hayashi, Hideki; Lee, Jong Seong; Okada, Norio

A keypad and a slide type mobile terminal having the same are provided. The slide type mobile terminal includes a first main body; a keypad having an upper surface part and a lower surface part, and a second main body coupled to the first plate positioned at one end of the upper surface part of the keypad and slidably connected to the first main body. The upper surface part has a plurality of parallel first plates that form an upper surface of the keypad, and the first plates positioned at ...

Mobile device having cord retractor

Patent Number: 8112132
Publication Date: 2012-02-07
Inventor: Chan, Yuet Ming

A mobile device, particularly a wireless headset, includes a cord to which an earpiece is fixed and a module having a spring-actuated retractor reel into which the cord is retracted for storage. A fastener on the module makes the device wearable. A rotary encoder generates a position data output according to the rotational position of the reel, and a controller receives the position data output from the sensor, and, in response, controls a function such as placing the device in an on-hook ...

Radiative focal area antenna transmission coupling arrangement

Patent Number: 8112131
Publication Date: 2012-02-07
Inventors: Crowley, Robert J.; Halgren, Donald N.

The present invention comprises a docking system for connecting a portable communication device to a further signal transmission line. The docking system may be arranged within a workstation such as a desk or a tray. The system may also envelope a room in a building or be located in a vehicle, to control and restrict the radiative emission from the communication device and to direct such radiation to a further remote antenna and or signal distribution system connected to the transmission ...

Receiver acoustic system

Patent Number: 8112130
Publication Date: 2012-02-07
Inventors: Jenks, Kenneth A.; Seguin, Chad G.; Howarth, Richard P.; Mittleman, Adam D.

A mobile communications device has an outer housing with a front wall in which an acoustic opening is formed. A tub is disposed inside the housing, wherein an acoustic opening is formed in a bottom of the tub and is positioned to be aligned with the acoustic opening in the outer housing. A receiver is disposed within the tub so that a sound port hole of the receiver faces an inside face of the tub and is aligned with the acoustic openings in the outer housing and in the tub. A plate piece ...

Seal structure, electronic apparatus, and sealing method

Patent Number: 8112129
Publication Date: 2012-02-07
Inventors: Shinoda, Takao; Yamaguchi, Shingo; Hizuka, Hidehiko

A seal structure or a sealing method that seals the housing (case) and allows the signal line to pass through a seal portion of the housing is provided. A recessed level difference is formed on at least one of junction faces of first and second housing units (case units) joined together, and, at a portion including the recessed level difference, a first sealing material (double-faced adhesive sheet), the signal line (flexible cable) or circuit unit, and a second sealing material are held ...

Discreetly positionable camera housing

Patent Number: 8112128
Publication Date: 2012-02-07
Inventor: Lee, Wicky

A camera housing positionably coupled to an electronic appliance is disclosed. Preferably, the camera housing is positionable in two discrete positions such that the camera can be positioned to face towards or away from the user. The appliance includes a recess sized to receive the camera housing. A cellular telephone includes a camera housing which is positionable in two discrete positions. In the first position, the camera faces the user. In the second position, the camera faces away from ...

Communication system capable of adjusting power consumed thereby

Patent Number: 8112127
Publication Date: 2012-02-07
Inventors: Lee, An-Ming; Yang, Chun-Wei; Huang, Chin-Wei

A communication system capable of adjusting power consumed thereby is adapted for receiving connection information. The communication system includes first and second transceiving devices. The first transceiving device includes a transmitting end and a service end for receiving the connection information. The second transceiving device includes a receiving end capable of forming a communications link with the transmitting end. A power state of each of the first and second transceiving ...

System and method for changing instant messaging presence of a user profile relative to the active call mode of a communication device

Patent Number: 8112126
Publication Date: 2012-02-07
Inventor: Mikan, Jeffrey Clinton

The present invention is a method and system for changing the presence of a user profile logged into a communication device on a communications network relative to the active call mode of the communication device. In the first embodiment, the communication device first receives an indication that an event involving the communication device has triggered active call mode. The communication device next determines the new presence corresponding to the event triggering active call mode, and ...

Voice activated dialing for wireless headsets

Patent Number: 8112125
Publication Date: 2012-02-07
Inventor: Bailey, II, William P.

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 containing a speaker for receiving an audio message, a microphone for sending an audio message, transceiver and a processor ...

Electronic device and method for rapidly displaying pictures

Patent Number: 8112124
Publication Date: 2012-02-07
Inventor: Liao, Chien-Liang

A method for rapidly displaying pictures on an electronic device receives an identifier of a picture to be displayed. If processed data of the picture exists in a second memory of the electronic device, the processed data is retrieved from the second memory, and the picture is displayed. Otherwise, if processed data of the picture does not exist in the second memory, raw data of the picture is retrieved from a first memory of the electronic device, and the processed data is generated by ...

Information processing apparatus

Patent Number: 8112123
Publication Date: 2012-02-07
Inventor: Fujimoto, Yuji

According to an aspect of the invention, there is provided an information processing apparatus including: a first display unit configured to display on a standby screen a first indicative information indicating a first unconfirmed information having higher priority than a short-cut function of activating a predetermined function associated beforehand by being selected on the standby screen; a second display unit configured to display on the standby screen a second indicative information ...

Mobile communication terminal having a context sensitive keypad and method thereof

Patent Number: 8112122
Publication Date: 2012-02-07
Inventor: Nieminen, Mika

A mobile communication apparatus comprising a numeric keypad is disclosed, wherein a number of functions are associated with keys of said keypad. The functions are related to a context of a present application running on said mobile communication apparatus, and associated with one or more further applications, wherein actuation of any of said keys results in activation of any of said one or more further functions to perform said related function by said associated ...

Method and apparatus of preventing message input error in mobile communication terminal

Patent Number: 8112121
Publication Date: 2012-02-07
Inventors: Kim, Hee-Woon; Lee, Ki-Tae; Choi, Kyu-Ok; Joung, Hyo-Jin

A method and an apparatus f preventing transmitting message input error in a mobile communication terminal are provided. When another event is generated while the transmitting message is being inputted, character input keys are inactivated and an event window is displayed. It is checked whether an ENTER key is pressed while the event window is displayed. If the ENTER key is pressed, the event window and an icon notifying generation of the event are closed. Accordingly, a user of the mobile ...

Contact details retrieval using a printed medium

Patent Number: 8112120
Publication Date: 2012-02-07
Inventors: Pickup, Colin John; Hollins, Michael; Lapstun, Paul; Silverbrook, Kia

A system for retrieving contact details using a print medium is disclosed. A sensor module senses data encoded on a surface of the print medium is sensed using. The sensed data encodes a print media identifier which uniquely identifies the print medium, and a two-dimensional position with respect to the surface of the print medium. A processor determines from the sensed data the print media identifier and the position of the sensor module relative to the surface of the print medium. The ...

Portable electronic device

Patent Number: 8112119
Publication Date: 2012-02-07
Inventor: Zhou, Ri

An electronic device includes a first housing, a second housing, a drive mechanism and a voice-activated module. The drive mechanism connects the first housing with the second housing. The voice-activated module control the drive mechanism to drive the first housing moving relative to the second ...

System and method for using a temporary electronic serial number for over-the-air activation of a mobile device

Patent Number: 8112118
Publication Date: 2012-02-07
Inventors: Wong, Gregory A.; Shieh, Hugh H.

A system and method for activating a subscriber identification module (SIM) based mobile device in a PCS/ANSI type wireless network. The method comprises pre-programming the SIM card of the mobile device with temporary activation identifiers, such as an international mobile station identity (IMSI) and/or a mobile identification number (MIN), and a temporary electronic serial number. The temporary electronic serial number, rather than the mobile device actual electronic serial number, is ...

Methods for handling apparatus originated communication requests and communication apparatuses utilizing the same

Patent Number: 8112117
Publication Date: 2012-02-07
Inventors: Jheng, Yu-Syuan; Lin, Keng-Chung

A communication apparatus is provided. A first subscriber identity card camps on a first cell belonging to a first wireless network via a radio transceiver module and stores first contact entries each having a destination address. A second subscriber identity card camps on a second cell belonging to a second wireless network via the radio transceiver module and stores second contact entries each having a destination address. A processor receives an apparatus originated communication request ...

Bidirectional dynamic offloading of tasks between a host and a mobile device

Patent Number: 8112116
Publication Date: 2012-02-07
Inventors: Sadovsky, Vladimir; Alexander, Robin A.

One or more functions are exposed by a mobile device to a host connected to the mobile device. A function of the one or more functions is executed at the mobile device in response to a request from the host, wherein the function is associated with a host task. The result of the function is returned to the ...

Portable base station device and charging method

Patent Number: 8112115
Publication Date: 2012-02-07
Inventors: Yamada, Kazuhiro; Natsuno, Takeshi; Kano, Izua

A mobile base station device and billing method, which can provide an incentive for use at a specific position, while securing convenience for users, are provided. In a mobile base station device 10, upon installation by an owner, registered user terminal-specific information transmitted from a network N, and installation position information specifying the installation position, are stored. When there is transmission from a portable terminal 30, judgment is made as to whether ...

Multiple access communications cell phone (MAC cell phone)

Patent Number: 8112114
Publication Date: 2012-02-07
Inventor: Bubien, Jr., Walter J.

The MAC Cell Phone is an automated transparent programmable telecommunication multiple access call and high-speed digital data stream facilitator as a router device for use by a consumer as a facilitator for receiving or sending VoIP telephone calls, fax transmissions, Internet access, digital file sending; receiving; storage, and video streaming which via the means and function of the MAC Cell Phone, stores determined data transmission to facilitate user subscribership interconnected MAC ...

Mobile terminal

Patent Number: 8112113
Publication Date: 2012-02-07
Inventors: Nitta, Daisuke; Kumagai, Tomonori; Nakagaki, Tatsuru; Tomita, Tetsuo; Shinada, Yuki

A mobile terminal includes a reception unit to receive, from at least one of a plurality of communication systems, an initial beacon containing information for establishing communication according to each of the plurality of communication methods, a request unit to generate a request by use of the initial beacon to transmit the request to the at least one of the plurality of communication systems, and a determination unit to determine, based on information as a response to the request, the ...

Radio apparatus and radio receiving method

Patent Number: 8112112
Publication Date: 2012-02-07
Inventor: Kousai, Shouhei

A radio apparatus includes a receiver which receives a wirelessly transmitted signal as a reception signal, a transmitter which is provided in the vicinity of the receiver and generates a transmission signal having a frequency different from that of the reception signal, and a reception signal extracting unit which extracts a reception signal from an input signal containing the reception signal and the transmission signal, at a timing of a zero crossing of the transmission signal in the ...

Access selection in wireless networks

Patent Number: 8112111
Publication Date: 2012-02-07
Inventors: Pettersson, Mattias; Larsson, Conny

In a communication system including mobile terminals and different wireless networks the mobile terminals can estimate the speed with which the mobile terminals move and communicate estimated values of the speed to a selection function (17) selecting one of the wireless networks communicating information from and to the respective mobile terminal. In the estimating, first estimated speeds and/or positions of a mobile terminal are determined (11) particularly for each of the ...

Phone video mobile internet television (TV) and cellular system

Patent Number: 8112110
Publication Date: 2012-02-07
Inventor: Feher, Kamilo

Method for receiving, demodulating and processing a Global Positioning System (GPS) and a first video Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexed (OFDM) modulated signal into a position finding GPS and a video OFDM processed baseband signal in a phone. Providing video processed signal and processed GPS position finding signal to an interface unit of a first mobile device. Generating in first mobile device by a video camera a second video signal and a photo camera generated signal and ...

Reflecting unit for a portable electronic device

Patent Number: 8112109
Publication Date: 2012-02-07
Inventor: Park, Su-Bum

A reflector for a mobile terminal includes a plate having a front and rear side, such that the plate is configured to be located on a mobile terminal. The reflector further includes a recess formed in the rear side of the plate, such that the recess is shaped to form a concave portion, and reflecting material positioned along the concave portion to reflect light incident on the front side of at least a portion of the ...

Methods and apparatus facilitating and/or making wireless resource reuse decisions

Patent Number: 8112108
Publication Date: 2012-02-07
Inventors: Tavildar, Saurabh; Wu, Xinzhou; Li, Junyi

Methods and apparatus related to reuse of a wireless resource are described. Various methods and apparatus are well suited to wireless communications systems lacking centralized control, e.g., an ad hoc peer to peer wireless communications system. A first wireless device of a first connection generates and transmits one or more control signals to be used by a wireless device of a second connection to make a resource reuse decision. The first connection is, e.g., an existing active ...

Wireless communication system for updating logic-circuit data for implementing logic circuit in variable logic circuit unit

Patent Number: 8112107
Publication Date: 2012-02-07
Inventor: Kusuhara, Takashi

A transmission source device transmits a test signal to a transmission destination device and a transmitting device by wireless communication. The transmission destination device and the transmitting device add to a received test signal an identification number thereof and a receiving time and return the data-added test signal to the transmission source device. The transmission source device determines a communication route with a shortest communication time based on the received data-added ...

Method and apparatus for obtaining group information by an invited user during a session

Patent Number: 8112106
Publication Date: 2012-02-07
Inventors: Wu, Xugang; Wang, Zheng

The present invention relates to a method for obtaining group information by an invited user in a Push-to-Talk over Cellular (PoC) session. The method comprises: sending, by a PoC client where a user initiating the session is located, a session request message carrying information about the user initiating the session and the session group member information to a PoC server; and sending, by the PoC server, the session request message carrying the information about the user initiating the ...

Method, apparatus and system for estimating channels

Patent Number: 8112105
Publication Date: 2012-02-07
Inventors: Wan, Lei; Zhou, Mingyu; Zhao, Yajun; Cheng, Xingqin

A method, an apparatus and a system for estimating channels are disclosed. A method for estimating channels includes: receiving downlink signals inclusive of reference signals from two or more Access Points (APs), where the relative frequency shift between reference signals sent by different APs is zero; and performing channel estimation according to the reference signals. Another method for estimating channels includes: receiving downlink signals inclusive of reference signals from two or ...

Adaptable communication techniques for electronic devices

Patent Number: 8112104
Publication Date: 2012-02-07
Inventors: Tong, Peter P.; Thomas, C. Douglass

Improved approaches for users of electronic devices to communicate with one another are disclosed. The electronic devices have audio and/or textual output capabilities. The improved approaches can enable users to communicate in different ways depending on device configuration, user preferences, prior history, etc. In one embodiment, the communication between users is achieved by short audio or textual ...

Methods and systems for mobile device messaging

Patent Number: 8112103
Publication Date: 2012-02-07
Inventors: Yeh, Kuang-Chao Eric; Lin, Lynn; Shih, George

Embodiments of the present invention relate to methods, systems, and computer-readable media for mobile device messaging. Mobile device messaging comprises collecting from an originating system information including content data to be sent to the mobile device. One or more short messages are generating for encapsulating the content data. The one or more short messages are formatted to be readable by a web service and the content data is formatted to be readable by the mobile device. The one ...

Method for reading dynamic system information blocks

Patent Number: 8112102
Publication Date: 2012-02-07
Inventor: Fischer, Patrick

In a wireless mobile communications system, a method of controlling or updating system information included in system information blocks (SIBs). The mobile communication system allows the network (i.e., RNC) to trigger the terminal (i.e., UE) to apply new timer values and information values independently of whether the UE has read the timer and/or values of the SIBs based on a previous timer ...

Communication terminal, position notification method, and communication system

Patent Number: 8112101
Publication Date: 2012-02-07
Inventor: Mine, Masaya

A communication terminal which communicates with a communication device includes a position detecting section which detects a current position of the communication terminal, and a control section which automatically notifies the communication device of the current position obtained from the position detecting section, in response to an instruction from the communication ...

Location-based status checking

Patent Number: 8112100
Publication Date: 2012-02-07
Inventors: Frank, Scott; Starr, Robert; Tischer, Steven; Zellner, Samuel; Ruckart, John

Embodiments of the present disclosure provide systems and methods of location-based status checking. Such a method comprises scheduling an event to occur at a scheduled time at a defined location; inviting an individual to attend the event; querying the individual as to whether the individual will attend the event; and tracking a physical location of the individual to determine whether the individual is on schedule to appear at the event by the scheduled time. Other methods and systems are ...

Anonymous positioning of a wireless unit for data network location-based services

Patent Number: 8112099
Publication Date: 2012-02-07
Inventors: Cedervall, Mats; Ekerborn, Thomas

This invention concerns a process and a system for providing location information for a wireless unit in a wireless network to a location-based service provider, using a data network. In particular, the location information is provided to the location-based service provider without necessarily providing the identity of wireless unit, e.g., a subscriber's wireless identification number, to the service provider. In this regard, a subscriber's identification number may be hidden from the ...

Method of determining optimal cell configuration based upon determined device location

Patent Number: 8112098
Publication Date: 2012-02-07
Inventor: Karaoguz, Jeyhan

A configuration device for configuring a wireless device within a wireless cell can include a receiving unit configured to receive a request message from a wireless device within a wireless cell. In addition, the configuration device can include a first processing unit configured to determine location information of the wireless device, and a second processing unit configured to determine a communication capacity of the wireless device, and to estimate a communication requirement based on ...

Base station

Patent Number: 8112097
Publication Date: 2012-02-07
Inventor: Nakayama, Shusuke

A base station FLC powered by a commercial power source includes a registration unit 122 for registering information of at least one mobile station using the base station, a battery 160 for supplying power to the base station, a power control unit 150 capable of switching a power supply for the base station from the commercial power source to the battery, and a transmission unit 110, 140 for transmitting a message to a mobile station registered at the ...

System and method for locating an unknown base station

Patent Number: 8112096
Publication Date: 2012-02-07
Inventors: Mazlum, Selcuk; Islam, Tariqul

A system and method for estimating a location of an unknown Node B in a wireless communication system having a plurality of other nodes and a plurality of location measurement units. A first value may be determined based on a network timing characteristic for one of the nodes, and a second value may be determined based on a network measurement report characteristic from a user equipment (“UE”). An observed time difference of arrival (“OTDOA”) hyperbola may then be calculated based ...

Sum rate of broadcast channels with outdated 1-bit feedback

Patent Number: 8112095
Publication Date: 2012-02-07
Inventors: Haimovich, Alexander M.; Simeone, Osvaldo; Niu, Bo; Somekh, Oren S.

A single-input single-output (SISO) downlink channel with K users is analyzed in the presence of Rayleigh flat fading. A limited channel state information (CSI) feedback scheme is included, where only an outdated 1-bit feedback per user is available at the base station for each fading block. A closed-form expression for the achievable ergodic sum-rate of the 1-bit feedback scheme is presented for any number of users, as a function of the fading temporal correlation coefficient, the ...

Radio access layer management

Patent Number: 8112094
Publication Date: 2012-02-07
Inventor: Wellington, Daniel P.

Architecture that efficiently adds additional carrier(s) (e.g., UMTS) to a wireless operator's network which allows the additional carrier(s) network to co-exist with other technologies by sharing the spectrum in geographically adjacent sites. When employing UMTS, the UMTS is CDMA-based such that all users utilize the same frequency 5 MHz band. With this innovation, additional carriers (e.g., a 2^nd5 MHz UMTS carrier) can be added when capacity is needed on a site-by-site basis ...

Iub/Iur HSDPA/HSUPA mobility procedures when RL addition/RL deletion condition triggers simultaneously, in SRNC, with the HS-DSCH/E-DCH serving cell change condition

Patent Number: 8112093
Publication Date: 2012-02-07
Inventors: Nakamata, Masatoshi; Hakuli, Tuomas

Data structure is shown for radio link addition messages and radio link deletion messages of a mobility procedure in a wireless telecommunications system, each message for at least temporary storage in a computer-readable medium during transfer of said message, wherein each radio link addition message and each radio link deletion message is a request including an optional information element identifying a connection frame number and an information element including a radio link ...

Mobile station apparatus, program for controlling thereof and data transmitting method

Patent Number: 8112092
Publication Date: 2012-02-07
Inventors: Yamada, Shohei; Aiba, Tatsushi

In case that an uplink grant from a base station apparatus is detected on PDCCH, a data designated by the uplink grant, channel state information measured at the time of transmission are transmitted by PUSCH as an uplink transmission signal. Then, in case that a notice that indicates retransmission is received, the data to be retransmission and the channel state information measured at the time of retransmission are transmitted by PUSCH. Accordingly, the mobile station apparatus can ...

Allocating radio resources in mobile communications system

Patent Number: 8112091
Publication Date: 2012-02-07
Inventors: Jung, Myung-Cheul; Park, Sung-Jun; Lee, Young-Dae; Chun, Sung-Duck

Allocating radio resources in a mobile communication system, comprises transmitting first information to a network, wherein the first information is utilized by the network to allocate radio resources to a mobile terminal for allowing communication between the mobile terminal and the network, and receiving second information from the network, wherein the second information is related to an allocation of radio resources for the mobile ...

Channel assignment method, radio communication system and channel structure in radio section

Patent Number: 8112090
Publication Date: 2012-02-07
Inventors: Sawahashi, Mamoru; Higuchi, Kenichi; Tanno, Motohiro

In a radio communication system, a user terminal transmits a reservation packet to a base station using a common control channel (1), and the base station assigns an uplink data channel to the user terminal according to the reservation packet, and assigns a first shared control channel (2b) to the user terminal in association with the uplink data channel, and the mobile station transmits a control signal to the base station using the associated uplink shared control ...

Radio parameter determination method and device for a radio communication system

Patent Number: 8112089
Publication Date: 2012-02-07
Inventors: Aoyama, Akio; Hamabe, Koujirou

The present invention is directed toward realizing a radio parameter determination method for improving values indicating the communication service quality of important areas in a radio communication system. The configuration of the present invention includes: a second step for determining a second radio parameter based on the first radio parameter and the weighted sum of values indicating communication service quality in, as regards the areas in which a plurality of radio base stations are ...