http://www.freshpatents.com/Telecommunications-dtnewntc455.php USPTO Class 455 - Telecommunications en-us Wed, 9 Jul 2008 07:44:58 -0700 1000 Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday 141 31 http://www.freshpatents.com/index.php?rss=true http://www.freshpatents.com/images/freshpatentsnav_rss.gif http://www.freshpatents.com/Discrete-media-transfer-progress-status-indication-dt20080703ptan20080160906.php Wed, 9 Jul 2008 07:44:58 -0700 A method and information processing system provide discrete media transfer status information. The method includes receiving a discrete media transfer request (904) from a wireless device (104) including discrete media. A request for discrete media transfer status information is received. A request (912) for discrete media transfer status information is... http://www.freshpatents.com/Propagation-of-data-throughout-an-area-using-distributed-transponders-and-scanners-with-relative-movement-dt20080703ptan20080160907.php Wed, 9 Jul 2008 07:44:58 -0700 A method is provided for propagating data among multiple locations in an area. The method includes using a plurality of transponders distributed throughout the area, each able to receive, store, and transmit data. The method further includes using scanners moving relative to the transponders, and able to transfer data to... http://www.freshpatents.com/Apparatus-and-methods-for-playing-digital-content-and-displaying-same-dt20080703ptan20080160909.php Wed, 9 Jul 2008 07:44:58 -0700 A system is presented providing content to a plurality of handheld devices (including musical selections). The devices can access a server over the Internet via a WIFI or other similar wireless interconnection and can download songs requested by a user from the server or from other users using, e.g., a... http://www.freshpatents.com/Audio-visual-player-apparatus-and-system-and-method-of-content-distribution-using-the-same-dt20080703ptan20080160908.php Wed, 9 Jul 2008 07:44:58 -0700 A system is presented providing content to a plurality of handheld devices (including musical selections). The devices can access a server over the Internet via a WIFI or other similar wireless interconnection and can download songs requested by a user from the server or from other users using, e,g, a... http://www.freshpatents.com/Device-for-accessing-a-digital-media-service-dt20080703ptan20080160910.php Wed, 9 Jul 2008 07:44:58 -0700 A portable wireless communications subscriber audio and/or video player apparatus and system and method for selecting, requesting, downloading, and playing audio and/or video data content files from an Internet-based database server. The wireless link is preferably implemented in accordance with the WiFi protocol, which allows connectivity to the Internet by... http://www.freshpatents.com/P2p-based-broadcast-system-and-method-using-the-same-dt20080703ptan20080160911.php Wed, 9 Jul 2008 07:44:58 -0700 The present invention is to disclose a peer-to-peer based broadcast system for broadcasting video contents, comprising at least one video head-end means for receiving a plurality of original video contents, said video head-end means comprising a splitter to split each original video content into a plurality of video files for... http://www.freshpatents.com/Apparatus-and-method-for-collaborative-hybrid-automatic-repeat-request--harq--in-broadband-wireless-communication-using-relay-station-dt20080703ptan20080160912.php Wed, 9 Jul 2008 07:44:58 -0700 A collaborative Hybrid Automatic Repeat reQuest (HARQ) in a broadband wireless communication system using a relay station is provided. A transmitting end includes a distance estimator for estimating a distance to a relay station; a controller for determining whether to execute a collaborative HARQ using the estimated distance to the... http://www.freshpatents.com/Continental-size-single-frequency-network-dt20080703ptan20080160913.php Wed, 9 Jul 2008 07:44:58 -0700 A single frequency network [100] includes a main central site [200] and a remote site [300]. The main central site [200] (a) generates a digital symbol based on an input source, (b) receives external reference information from a common source, (c) stores the digital symbol in a local memory buffer... http://www.freshpatents.com/Secure-pairing-of-networked-devices-dt20080703ptan20080160914.php Wed, 9 Jul 2008 07:44:58 -0700 In one embodiment, a secure communication is initiated between two devices by generating a pairing message from a predetermined static identification on the first device, transmitting the pairing message to the second device, generating a pairing identification from the static identification, and initiating a secure communication between the first and... http://www.freshpatents.com/Far-end-crosstalk--fext--canceller-dt20080703ptan20080160915.php Wed, 9 Jul 2008 07:44:58 -0700 A novel and useful mechanism for the detection, estimation and correction of far-end cross talk (FEXT) caused by transmissions over adjacent wire pairs or cables. The detection, estimation and correction technique of the invention can be used to identify and compensate for FEXT impairments in Ethernet and DSL systems. The... http://www.freshpatents.com/Interference-detection-identification-extraction-and-reporting-dt20080703ptan20080160916.php Wed, 9 Jul 2008 07:44:58 -0700 An adaptive notch filter (ANF) module selectively filters a received wideband communication signal to eliminate narrowband interference that lies within the frequency spectrum of the wideband communication signal. To determine the presence of narrowband interference, the ANF module scans various known narrowband channels that lie within the frequency spectrum of... http://www.freshpatents.com/Measurement-method-and-apparatus-of-user-equipment-having-variable-measurement-period-in-a-mobile-communication-system-dt20080703ptan20080160918.php Wed, 9 Jul 2008 07:44:58 -0700 A method and apparatus for performing measurement by a User Equipment (UE) in a mobile communication system are provided. The UE has a Discontinuous Reception (DRX) mode for discontinuously receiving data and a continuous reception mode for continuously receiving data. The mobile communication system also has a serving cell where... http://www.freshpatents.com/Methods-for-channel-quality-prediction-error-calculation-and-transmission-power-adjustment-in-a-wireless-network-dt20080703ptan20080160917.php Wed, 9 Jul 2008 07:44:58 -0700 One embodiment includes determining a channel quality prediction error indicative a channel quality for a first time interval. The first time interval includes of a plurality of subframes, and the channel quality prediction error is calculated based on a first channel quality indicator associated with a first sub-frame and a... http://www.freshpatents.com/Radio-access-point-testing-method-and-testing-apparatus-dt20080703ptan20080160919.php Wed, 9 Jul 2008 07:44:58 -0700 The normality verification and radio characteristics test of a radio communication system are executed. RF-SWs (radio-frequency coaxial switches) change-over the paths of signals which are transmitted to and received from an access terminal function portion included in an access point. RF-SWs connect the access terminal function portion 122 with a... http://www.freshpatents.com/Device-for-reducing-wireless-interference-dt20080703ptan20080160920.php Wed, 9 Jul 2008 07:44:58 -0700 A method, apparatus, and system in which a receiver circuit includes an RF power detector, a suppression filter having a band rejection frequency range targeted to suppress interference between a transmitter and the receiver circuit when enabled, and a filter logic to enable and disable the suppression filter while the... http://www.freshpatents.com/Method-and-system-for-mitigating-interference-in-communication-system-dt20080703ptan20080160921.php Wed, 9 Jul 2008 07:44:58 -0700 A method and system for mitigating interference in a communication system, comprising at least one base station and at least one terminal, are disclosed. The base stations and terminals communicate through a channel existing between them, and the channels include at least a first signal channel and a second signal... http://www.freshpatents.com/Method-system-and-apparatus-for-transmit-diversity-control-dt20080703ptan20080160922.php Wed, 9 Jul 2008 07:44:58 -0700 A method, apparatus and system for modifying a transmit diversity signal by receiving at least one input parameter, collecting at least one interval of feedback data, computing a transmit diversity parameter, and modifying a transmit diversity signal based on the computed parameter. In some embodiments of the invention, the diversity... http://www.freshpatents.com/Signal-transmission-system-for-driving-a-power-semiconductor-switch-and-a-converter-having-such-a-signal-transmission-system-dt20080703ptan20080160923.php Wed, 9 Jul 2008 07:44:58 -0700 A signal transmission system is used to drive at least one power semiconductor switch (S1, S2, . . . , Sn) from a controller (11). The controller (11) can transmit at least one control signal to at least one modulator (M1, M2, . . . , Mn) using at least... http://www.freshpatents.com/Collision-avoidance-for-communications-within-a-device-dt20080703ptan20080160925.php Wed, 9 Jul 2008 07:44:58 -0700 A radio transceiver device includes circuitry for radiating electromagnetic signals at a very high radio frequency both through space, as well as through wave guides that are formed within a substrate material. In one embodiment, the substrate comprises a dielectric substrate formed within a board, for example, a printed circuit... http://www.freshpatents.com/Frequency-division-multiple-access-communications-within-a-device-dt20080703ptan20080160924.php Wed, 9 Jul 2008 07:44:58 -0700 A radio transceiver device includes circuitry for radiating electromagnetic signals at a very high radio frequency both through space, as well as through wave guides that are formed within a substrate material. In one embodiment, the substrate comprises a dielectric substrate formed within a board, for example, a printed circuit... http://www.freshpatents.com/Mesh-network-within-a-device-dt20080703ptan20080160926.php Wed, 9 Jul 2008 07:44:58 -0700 A radio transceiver device includes circuitry for radiating electromagnetic signals at a very high radio frequency both through space, as well as through wave guides that are formed within a substrate material. In one embodiment, the substrate comprises a dielectric substrate formed within a board, for example, a printed circuit... http://www.freshpatents.com/Method-and-system-for-stable-throughput-of-cognitive-radio-dt20080703ptan20080160927.php Wed, 9 Jul 2008 07:44:58 -0700 In one embodiment, a cognitive radio system includes a first transmitter in communication with a first receiver via a wireless channel. The first transmitter receives a plurality of first packets, and transmits the first packets to the first receiver via the channel. A second transmitter in communication with a second... http://www.freshpatents.com/Apparatus-for-and-method-of-automatic-radio-link-establishment-dt20080703ptan20080160928.php Wed, 9 Jul 2008 07:44:58 -0700 A novel and useful mechanism for automatically establishing a radio link between a communications device and a commercially available FM radio receiver, thereby eliminating the need to manually configure both the target FM radio receiver and the FM transmitter to a suitable FM station. The mechanism scans the RF spectrum... http://www.freshpatents.com/Front-end-module-and-fabricating-method-thereof-dt20080703ptan20080160929.php Wed, 9 Jul 2008 07:44:58 -0700 Provided are a front end module (FEM) of a mobile communication terminal and a method of fabricating the FEM. The FEM includes a multiband RF switching unit mounted on a substrate, and a wire having one end connected to a bonding pad of an input end of an antenna and... http://www.freshpatents.com/Positioning-dt20080703ptan20080160930.php Wed, 9 Jul 2008 07:44:58 -0700 A system, including: an electrical network fitted to a building, for distributing electrical power within the building to make the building operational, the network comprising a plurality of nodes for outputting the electrical power each node comprising a receptacle for receiving a lighting element; and a plurality of radio devices,... http://www.freshpatents.com/Integrated-circuit-printed-circuit-board-substrate-structure-and-communications-dt20080703ptan20080160931.php Wed, 9 Jul 2008 07:44:58 -0700 A radio transceiver device includes circuitry for radiating electromagnetic signals at a very high radio frequency both through space, as well as through wave guides that are formed within a substrate material. In one embodiment, the substrate comprises a dielectric substrate formed within a board, for example, a printed circuit... http://www.freshpatents.com/Pulse-transmitters-having-multiple-outputs-in-phase-relationship-and-methods-of-operation-dt20080703ptan20080160932.php Wed, 9 Jul 2008 07:44:58 -0700 A transmitter provides a plurality of output signals. The transmitter includes a processor, a modulator, a first circuit, and a second circuit. The modulator provides a modulated signal responsive to the processor. The modulated signal includes an amplitude modulated radio frequency for transmitting a pulse. The first circuit provides a... http://www.freshpatents.com/Method-and-apparatus-for-generating-constant-envelope-modulation-using-a-quadrature-transmitter-dt20080703ptan20080160933.php Wed, 9 Jul 2008 07:44:58 -0700 A multi-mode communication device (100) uses a quadrature transmitter (102) for transmitting both amplitude and constant envelope angle-modulated signals. For angle modulation, a separate feedback path is used from that used for amplitude modulated signal transmission. An FM receiver (136) is used to produce error signals (214, 216) used in... http://www.freshpatents.com/Polar-modulation-transmission-apparatus-dt20080703ptan20080160934.php Wed, 9 Jul 2008 07:44:58 -0700 A polar modulation transmission apparatus is disclosed, which reduces the circuit scale by removing isolators and which reduces the heat loss of a power amplifier. In this apparatus, current detecting section 130 detects current value Icc of current flowing from power supply voltage section 120 to power amplifier 180, and... http://www.freshpatents.com/Iq-modulator-pre-distortion-dt20080703ptan20080160935.php Wed, 9 Jul 2008 07:44:58 -0700 An IQ-modulator pre-distorter includes means for pre-distorting each IQ-vector by a 2-dimensional linear transformation that depends on the value of the IQ-vector to be pre-distorted. The transformation is based on polynomials in the I- and Q-components. In a preferred embodiment the transformation is based on a 2×2 dimensional lookup table... http://www.freshpatents.com/Computer-apparatus-and-low-power-consuming-detection-device-of-wireless-transmission-ability-dt20080703ptan20080160936.php Wed, 9 Jul 2008 07:44:58 -0700 A computer apparatus comprises a CPU, power supply unit, and low power-consuming detection device for wireless transmission ability. The power supply unit supplies a detection-device power as a detection event is triggered ; and a system power to the CPU as a power-on event is triggered. The detection device detects... http://www.freshpatents.com/Wireless-sensing-systems-and-control-methodologies-dt20080703ptan20080160937.php Wed, 9 Jul 2008 07:44:58 -0700 A method of operating a wireless sensing system includes activating a sensor to generate an output. A transmitter is activated, and is in electrical communication with the sensor to receive the sensor output signal. The sensor output signal is transmitted by the transmitter to a receiver. The transmitter is then... http://www.freshpatents.com/Ubiquitous-home-network-system-dt20080703ptan20080160938.php Wed, 9 Jul 2008 07:44:58 -0700 A system for processing data in a ubiquitous home network is provided. The system uses RF signals based on combination of the remote-controller and the ubiquitous sensor network (USN) technologies and integrally controls a plurality of control targets. Although the remote-controller is spaced relatively far apart from the control targets,... http://www.freshpatents.com/Boosted-bias-tunable-filter-with-dynamic-calibration-dt20080703ptan20080160939.php Wed, 9 Jul 2008 07:44:58 -0700 In a signal communication device, a frequency-selective filter has at least one component that is biased by a control signal to establish a center frequency of the frequency-selective filter. A closed-loop bias generator is provided to generate the control signal and to adjust the control signal based, at least in... http://www.freshpatents.com/Assembly-and-associated-method-for-providing-follow-up-information-regarding-received-content-dt20080703ptan20080160941.php Wed, 9 Jul 2008 07:44:58 -0700 An assembly, and an associated methodology, for providing a listener of content, such as songs played out at a radio receiver of an automotive vehicle, with follow up information related to the content. The listener actuates a user actuator. In response to actuation of the user actuator, a signal is... http://www.freshpatents.com/Radio-advertisement-based-on-rds-dt20080703ptan20080160940.php Wed, 9 Jul 2008 07:44:58 -0700 A mobile station capable of receiving FM broadcasts including RDS information and having means for communicating with a server (205) where the mobile station comprises means (150, 110, 130, 165, 170, 175) for communicating a trigger message based on RDS information from the currently tuned FM broadcast radio station to... http://www.freshpatents.com/Communication-common-carrier-selecting-method-and-mobile-comunication-terminal-dt20080703ptan20080160942.php Wed, 9 Jul 2008 07:44:58 -0700 In a mobile communication terminal device 1: a storage means 23 has first through fifth registration regions; a business with which communication can be established extraction means 21a analyzes information carried by a radio wave which is received at the current position and extracts communication businesses with which communication can... http://www.freshpatents.com/Method-and-apparatus-to-post-process-an-audio-signal-dt20080703ptan20080160943.php Wed, 9 Jul 2008 07:44:58 -0700 A method and apparatus to post process an audio signal. The method includes selecting one of a plurality of audio signal processing modes classified based on at least one of timbre, sound intensity, and rhythm of the audio signal, and modifying at least one of the timbre, the sound intensity,... http://www.freshpatents.com/Common-spectrum-transmission-method-for-audio-and-video-signals-and-system-therof-dt20080703ptan20080160944.php Wed, 9 Jul 2008 07:44:58 -0700 Embodiments of the present invention relate to a common-spectrum transmission method for audio and video signals and a system thereof. The method comprises: a step A of performing a first frequency mixing process to a modulated carrier signal f0 of audio and video signals and a local oscillation signal f1... http://www.freshpatents.com/Automatic-gain-controller-for-rf-transceiver-dt20080703ptan20080160945.php Wed, 9 Jul 2008 07:44:58 -0700 The present invention comprises an automatic gain controller for an RF transceiver that comprises a digital engine that selects a gain level responsive to a signal power level of a signal of interest received by the RF transceiver. The digital engine is configured to select the gain level from a... http://www.freshpatents.com/Systems-and-methods-for-reducing-broadband-image-noise-through-a-programmable-bandwidth-rf-variable-gain-attenuator-dt20080703ptan20080160946.php Wed, 9 Jul 2008 07:44:58 -0700 Systems for suppressing image noise are provided. In this regard, one embodiment includes a system for suppressing image noise comprising a low noise amplifier (LNA) configured to amplify a received RF signal, an RF variable gain attenuator with an image rejection filter with programmable bandwidth configured to suppress image noise... http://www.freshpatents.com/Mechanism-for-controlling-amplifier-gain-in-a-radio-receiver-dt20080703ptan20080160947.php Wed, 9 Jul 2008 07:44:58 -0700 A radio receiver such as a frequency modulation (FM) receiver, for example, includes a radio frequency (RF) amplifier having an adjustable gain output. The RF amplifier may be configured to receive and amplify an incoming RF signal. The receiver also includes an intermediate frequency (IF) amplifier having an adjustable gain... http://www.freshpatents.com/Broadcasting-receiving-apparatus-and-method-thereof-dt20080703ptan20080160948.php Wed, 9 Jul 2008 07:44:58 -0700 Provided are a broadcasting receiving apparatus and a broadcasting receiving method using the same. The broad-casting receiving apparatus including: a low noise amplifying unit low- noise-amplifying an RF signal received from an antenna; an RF attenuating unit attenuating the received RF signal to output the attenuated RF signal; a supply... http://www.freshpatents.com/Mixer-having-filtering-module-to-filter-out-low-frequency-components-to-minimize-noise-dt20080703ptan20080160949.php Wed, 9 Jul 2008 07:44:58 -0700 A mixer for down-converting an input signal to an output signal is disclosed. The mixer includes an amplifying circuit and a down-converting circuit. The amplifying circuit is utilized for amplifying the input signal to generate an amplified signal. The down-converting circuit includes a filtering module, a loading module, and a... http://www.freshpatents.com/Communication-device-mixer-and-method-thereof-dt20080703ptan20080160950.php Wed, 9 Jul 2008 07:44:58 -0700 An IQ mixer and a method thereof. The IQ mixer comprises a pair of Gilbert cells and a degeneration inductor. Each pair of Gilbert cells comprises a pair of first current generators and a pair of switching networks. The pair of first current generators converts an RF signal pair to... http://www.freshpatents.com/Methods-for-reducing-power-consumption-at-transmitters-and-receivers-dt20080703ptan20080160951.php Wed, 9 Jul 2008 07:44:58 -0700 Whether to process a control channel corresponding to a data channel carrying transmitted data based on a re-transmission indicator and a threshold value is determined at the receiver. The re-transmission indicator indicates a number of times the transmitted data has been transmitted. Control information received on the control channel is... http://www.freshpatents.com/Emergency-wireless-location-system-including-a-location-determining-receiver-dt20080703ptan20080160952.php Wed, 9 Jul 2008 07:44:58 -0700 A wireless location system may include geolocation of a wireless device connected to Voice-over-Internet-Protocol (VoIP) adapter. The VoIP adapter may include a wireless transceiver or a wireless location determining receiver that facilitates the location of a wireless device connected to the VoIP adapter. The wireless transceiver or the location determining... http://www.freshpatents.com/Emergency-wireless-location-system-including-a-wireless-transceiver-dt20080703ptan20080160953.php Wed, 9 Jul 2008 07:44:58 -0700 A wireless location system may include geolocation of a wireless device connected to Voice-over-Internet-Protocol (VoIP) adapter. The VoIP adapter may include a wireless transceiver or a wireless location determining receiver that facilitates the location of a wireless device connected to the VoIP adapter. The wireless transceiver or the location determining... http://www.freshpatents.com/Methods-systems-and-computer-program-products-for-performing-prepaid-account-balance-screening-dt20080703ptan20080160954.php Wed, 9 Jul 2008 07:44:58 -0700 Methods, systems, and computer program products for performing prepaid account balance screening are disclosed. According to one aspect, the subject matter described herein includes a method for performing prepaid account balance screening. The method includes receiving, at a network entity for processing network signaling messages, a signaling message containing information... http://www.freshpatents.com/Method-and-apparatus-for-improved-billing-for-converged-wireless-networks-dt20080703ptan20080160955.php Wed, 9 Jul 2008 07:44:58 -0700 The invention includes a method and apparatus for computing a bill for a wireless subscriber communicating using a converged wireless network. The method includes obtaining service usage information for communications by the wireless subscriber using a wide-area wireless network, obtaining service usage information for communications by the wireless subscriber using... http://www.freshpatents.com/Method-and-system-for-delivering-and-or-displaying-targeted-content-to-a-mobile-handheld-device-dt20080703ptan20080160956.php Wed, 9 Jul 2008 07:44:58 -0700 A method and system for delivering and displaying content on a mobile handheld device with voice telephony capability. Content is received from or on behalf of a content provider. For each individual one of a plurality of mobile handheld devices, content appropriate for each device is determined. The content determined... http://www.freshpatents.com/Information-providing-system-mobile-terminal-wireless-access-point-and-charging-server-used-in-the-system-and-information-providing-method-dt20080703ptan20080160957.php Wed, 9 Jul 2008 07:44:58 -0700 There are provided an information providing system that enables a mobile terminal, when it is located within a communicable area of a wireless access point, to easily acquire information content related to the communicable area, a mobile terminal, a wireless access point, a charging server and an information providing method.... http://www.freshpatents.com/Application-access-control-in-a-mobile-environment-dt20080703ptan20080160958.php Wed, 9 Jul 2008 07:44:58 -0700 A system and method are described whereby a mobile device controls access to mobile applications based on access conditions associated with a current access network. To prevent mobile applications from running when the access conditions are not suitable, the mobile device includes a policy database used to store a list... http://www.freshpatents.com/Message-receiving-method-authentication-server-application-server-and-mobile-terminal-dt20080703ptan20080160961.php Wed, 9 Jul 2008 07:44:58 -0700 In an authentication server, when a mobile terminal is connected with a mobile network constructed by an IP network, a network-connection authentication of the mobile terminal is performed. A setup of a path from the mobile terminal to a home agent according to a mobile IP is performed after the... http://www.freshpatents.com/Method-for-roaming-user-to-establish-security-association-with-visited-network-application-server-dt20080703ptan20080160959.php Wed, 9 Jul 2008 07:44:58 -0700 The present invention provides a method for a roaming user to establish security association with the application server in the visited network. When receiving the service request from the roaming user, the application server in the visited network establishes security association with the roaming user by making use of the... http://www.freshpatents.com/Remote-processing-device-management-dt20080703ptan20080160960.php Wed, 9 Jul 2008 07:44:58 -0700 In various embodiments, a first processing device may detect an occurrence of an event associated with an alert message. The alert message may include at least one selectable item and may be generated by the first processing device and transmitted to a second processing device. The second processing device may... http://www.freshpatents.com/Method-of-scheduling-message-delivery-in-a-wireless-communication-system-dt20080703ptan20080160962.php Wed, 9 Jul 2008 07:44:58 -0700 In one embodiment, a network element of the wireless communication system receives a request from a scheduling party. The request is for scheduling message delivery to a destination party. Message delivery parameters are obtained in response to the request. The message delivery parameters may include a date of delivery and... http://www.freshpatents.com/Method-of-modifying-ring-tone-dt20080703ptan20080160963.php Wed, 9 Jul 2008 07:44:58 -0700 In an example embodiment, the method includes receiving a service request from a first user in association with a call request. The call request requests call origination to a second user, and the service request requests that a voice message of the first user be played by a communication device... http://www.freshpatents.com/System-and-method-for-transmitting-and-display-of-visual-messages-on-screens-of-connected-mobile-devices-dt20080703ptan20080160964.php Wed, 9 Jul 2008 07:44:58 -0700 A method for conveying a message to a user of a mobile device. The mobile device includes a display and memory. Message content is transferred from a server attached to the mobile device over a mobile network. Metadata is also transferred from the server. The metadata includes instructions for displaying... http://www.freshpatents.com/Method-of-performing-communication-in-mobile-terminal-dt20080703ptan20080160965.php Wed, 9 Jul 2008 07:44:58 -0700 A method of performing communication in a mobile terminal includes performing data communication, determining whether a release order message received while data communication is being performed indicates that there is a voice communication request, allocating a traffic channel for voice communication if the release order message indicates that there is... http://www.freshpatents.com/Method-and-computer-program-product-for-premium-mobile-service-for-discovery-payment-personalization-and-access-of-mobile-content-dt20080703ptan20080160970.php Wed, 9 Jul 2008 07:44:58 -0700 A method and computer program product for providing mobile content to a user of a mobile device. The mobile content is offered by a mobile content provider. Further, a launcher is provided and is installed on the mobile device. The launcher dynamically provides identity information associated with the user, context... http://www.freshpatents.com/Method-system-and-computer-program-product-for-delivering-smart-services-dt20080703ptan20080160968.php Wed, 9 Jul 2008 07:44:58 -0700 A method, system, and computer program product are described for delivering smart services. According to an exemplary embodiment, a method for delivering smart services includes receiving a request to determine an availability of a service subscriber for responding to an event associated with a service. The service is defined in... http://www.freshpatents.com/Remote-control-system-and-method-for-portable-terminals-dt20080703ptan20080160971.php Wed, 9 Jul 2008 07:44:58 -0700 Provided are a remote control system and method for controlling portable terminals. The remote control system includes a control terminal which is a portable terminal that performs a remote control operation, a target terminal which is a portable terminal that is subject to the remote control operation performed by the... http://www.freshpatents.com/Service-zones-for-providing-location-based-services-in-a-wireless-network-dt20080703ptan20080160966.php Wed, 9 Jul 2008 07:44:58 -0700 Systems and methods are provided for defining a plurality of services zones within a wireless network and providing common content to users located within a particular service zone. The method comprises defining a plurality of service zones within the wireless network. The service zones are defined for providing location-based services... http://www.freshpatents.com/System-and-method-for-delivery-data-between-a-data-provider-and-a-mobil-telephone-network-subscriber-dt20080703ptan20080160969.php Wed, 9 Jul 2008 07:44:58 -0700 The invention relates to a switching system and a switching method for a mobile radio network. Data is switched and adapted to the technical specifications of a mobile station according to a profile. The adapted data is transmitted to the mobile station upon request through the mobile radio network.... http://www.freshpatents.com/Tag-ticker-display-on-a-mobile-device-dt20080703ptan20080160967.php Wed, 9 Jul 2008 07:44:58 -0700 A method of providing a link to mobile content on a mobile device includes receiving a plurality of tags at the mobile device, each tag having at least one piece of mobile content associated therewith. The mobile content is in a format suitable for transmission over a wireless communication network.... http://www.freshpatents.com/Apparatus-for-and-method-of-detecting-loss-of-signal-in-a-radio-frequency-cable-dt20080703ptan20080160973.php Wed, 9 Jul 2008 07:44:58 -0700 A novel apparatus and method of detecting loss of signal events in RF cable. The loss of signal may be caused malicious cable cuts, inadvertent disconnects, loss of signal from the cable head-end or for any other reason. The invention is particular applicable to use in cable modems which provide... http://www.freshpatents.com/Mobility-based-service-in-wireless-environment-dt20080703ptan20080160972.php Wed, 9 Jul 2008 07:44:58 -0700 A system and method are described for providing proximity-based Internet server access in mobile network environments such as cellular environments to reduce latency and enhance customer satisfaction. In an embodiment of the invention, a Mobile Positioning Center (MPC) caches location information regarding the mobile device. When the mobile device later... http://www.freshpatents.com/Method-apparatus-and-system-for-processing-broadcasting-application-in-digital-broadcasting-dt20080703ptan20080160975.php Wed, 9 Jul 2008 07:44:58 -0700 Disclosed is a method, apparatus and system for processing a broadcast application in digital broadcasting. The system includes a digital broadcasting server for generating guide data, including content genre information corresponding to respective programs, and transmitting the guide data and digital broadcasting data corresponding to the respective programs; and a... http://www.freshpatents.com/Transferring-task-completion-to-another-device-dt20080703ptan20080160974.php Wed, 9 Jul 2008 07:44:58 -0700 A mobile communication device is adapted to identify a task for postponed transfer to a computing device over a local communication link. A similar transfer task function is established on the computing device for receiving the identified task and any required related data. The user is provided with the ability... http://www.freshpatents.com/Teleconference-group-formation-using-context-information-dt20080703ptan20080160977.php Wed, 9 Jul 2008 07:44:58 -0700 Teleconferencing and, in particular, distributed teleconferencing may use methods and systems for location grouping to reduce feedback and other audio anomalies. Terminals and users connected to the same teleconference and in the same location might not need to receive audio signals from the other terminals and users in the same... http://www.freshpatents.com/Teleconferencing-configuration-based-on-proximity-information-dt20080703ptan20080160976.php Wed, 9 Jul 2008 07:44:58 -0700 Teleconferencing systems may adapt to changes associated with participating terminals by monitoring characteristics of the terminals and modifying audio streams in accordance with detected changes. A terminal moving from a location shared with one or more other participating terminals may be detected in a variety of ways. In response to... http://www.freshpatents.com/Apparatus-and-method-for-implementing-detection-of-system-information-changes-in-universal-mobile-telecommunications-systems-dt20080703ptan20080160981.php Wed, 9 Jul 2008 07:44:58 -0700 In a mobile telecommunications system comprising a network of a plurality of cells and at least one user equipment device, the user equipment is arranged, when the user equipment re-configures itself to enter a new state or performs cell reselection, to read broadcast system information and, when the broadcast system... http://www.freshpatents.com/Apparatus-method-and-computer-program-product-for-controlling-output-volume-dt20080703ptan20080160979.php Wed, 9 Jul 2008 07:44:58 -0700 A mobile terminal is provided that includes a communications unit configured to receive data via a wireless link. The mobile terminal also includes an audio output unit configured to receive audio data and output the audio data as sound having an output volume. A processor in communication with the communications... http://www.freshpatents.com/Apparatus-method-and-computer-program-product-for-outputting-data-dt20080703ptan20080160978.php Wed, 9 Jul 2008 07:44:58 -0700 A mobile terminal, such as a mobile data device, is provided. The mobile terminal includes an audio device and a display device configured to output, perhaps selectively, respective audio and visual representations of data. The mobile terminal also includes an interface for detecting and generating an indication of an external... http://www.freshpatents.com/Method-and-apparatus-for-determining-a-group-call-wait-time-dt20080703ptan20080160980.php Wed, 9 Jul 2008 07:44:58 -0700 A user initiates a group call from an initiating communication device to a plurality of group call recipients' communication devices. Then, a processor circuit determines a wait time for commencing communication of the group call according to a predetermined function. The predetermined function is based least in part on status... http://www.freshpatents.com/Method-for-selecting-a-preferable-wireless-communications-service-provider-in-a-multi-service-provider-environment-dt20080703ptan20080160982.php Wed, 9 Jul 2008 07:44:58 -0700 A communication device locates a preferable wireless service provider in a multi-service provider environment using a frequency or frequency band search schedule. Initially, the communication device registers with a less preferred service provider in a first frequency. While remaining registered with the less preferred service provider, the device examines several... http://www.freshpatents.com/Distributing-mobile-device-applications-dt20080703ptan20080160983.php Wed, 9 Jul 2008 07:44:58 -0700 The present invention provides an “update forwarder” function to facilitate downloading applications to mobile devices. The update forwarder receives updates on its “network side” from one or more device management servers, stores the updates, and then delivers them from its “device side” to one or more mobile devices. By using... http://www.freshpatents.com/Method-and-apparatus-for-altering-mobile-device-behavior-based-on-rfid-tag-discovery-dt20080703ptan20080160984.php Wed, 9 Jul 2008 07:44:58 -0700 A communication system is provided that comprises a Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) network coupled to a service provider network. An RFID reader of the RFID network detects an RFID tag associated with a mobile station when the mobile station is present in, or proximate to, a controlled area. The RFID... http://www.freshpatents.com/Location-based-dialing-over-wireless-media-dt20080703ptan20080160985.php Wed, 9 Jul 2008 07:44:58 -0700 In one embodiment, a first endpoint initiates a voice communication with an undetermined second endpoint. A second endpoint is selected that is within a predetermined proximity of a location and voice communication between the first s endpoint and the second endpoint is initiated. The second endpoint may be selected based... http://www.freshpatents.com/Method-for-mobile-communication-service-using-dedicated-frequency-and-apparatus-thereof-dt20080703ptan20080160986.php Wed, 9 Jul 2008 07:44:58 -0700 A method and device for mobile communication service using a dedicated frequency is disclosed. In one embodiment, the method for providing mobile communication service, in which a dedicated frequency conversion unit utilizes a dedicated frequency in a predetermined area may comprise i) receiving a signal of the dedicated frequency transmitted... http://www.freshpatents.com/Methods-systems-and-computer-program-products-for-silence-insertion-descriptor--sid--conversion-dt20080703ptan20080160987.php Wed, 9 Jul 2008 07:44:58 -0700 Methods, systems, and computer program products for silence insertion descriptor (SID) conversion are disclosed. According to one aspect, the subject matter described herein includes a method for silence insertion descriptor (SID) conversion. The method includes receiving a wireless frame, the frame identifying a first node as a frame source and... http://www.freshpatents.com/Orthogonal-code-noise-simulator-for-high-speed-downlink-packet-access-dt20080703ptan20080160988.php Wed, 9 Jul 2008 07:44:58 -0700 Disclosed is a system and method for testing mobile communications in a High Speed Downlink Packet Access (HSDPA) mobile communications network by generating one or more virtual users. Specifically, a high speed downlink shared channel is scheduled for a user (e.g., a real user or a virtual user) in a... http://www.freshpatents.com/Cellular-wireless-communiction-device-and-method-for-managing-the-receipt-of-a-handover-command-dt20080703ptan20080160989.php Wed, 9 Jul 2008 07:44:58 -0700 The present invention provides a cellular wireless communication system, a cellular wireless communication device and a method for managing the receipt of a handover command, where in instances that the synchronization of the target base station of a handover command has been relatively recently lost, the mobile station will not... http://www.freshpatents.com/System-method-and-apparatus-for-identification-of-power-control-using-reverse-rate-indication-dt20080703ptan20080160990.php Wed, 9 Jul 2008 07:44:58 -0700 A method, system and apparatus for determining power control signals, for example, power control bits received by a mobile station. Some applications requiring power control information may not have access to the baseband processor, which may decode the relevant information sent by the base station. According to embodiments of the... http://www.freshpatents.com/Voice-continuity-among-user-terminals-dt20080703ptan20080160991.php Wed, 9 Jul 2008 07:44:58 -0700 The present invention moves service control, including call control, for a user element from any number of subsystems to a multimedia subsystem (MS). Call control for originating or terminating a call in any subsystem as well as transferring the call between user elements is anchored at a continuity control function... http://www.freshpatents.com/Communications-systems-and-methods-including-emission-detection-dt20080703ptan20080160993.php Wed, 9 Jul 2008 07:44:58 -0700 A system for communications on an extraterrestrial body may include a space-based component and an ancillary extraterrestrial component on the extraterrestrial body. The space-based component may be configured to provide wireless communications with a plurality of radioterminals located on the extraterrestrial body over a satellite frequency band wherein the space-based... http://www.freshpatents.com/Handset-transmit-antenna-diversity-in-mobile-satellite-systems-dt20080703ptan20080160992.php Wed, 9 Jul 2008 07:44:58 -0700 A wireless communication device (WCD) used as a satellite telephone is provided with multiple antennas for communicating with its satellites. If signal quality is determined to be poor, then an evaluation is made as to whether switching antennas will result in an improvement in the communication link between the WCD... http://www.freshpatents.com/Mobile-access-dt20080703ptan20080160994.php Wed, 9 Jul 2008 07:44:58 -0700 The disclosure relates to accessing a communication system. In accordance with the disclosed method a communication device communicating in a first access system based on an address is transferred to a second access system. The communication device sends an indication that the same address is to be used in the... http://www.freshpatents.com/Device-for-controlling-access-of-subscriber-terminals-of-a-cs-domain-to-services-of-an-ims-communication-network-dt20080703ptan20080160995.php Wed, 9 Jul 2008 07:44:58 -0700 The invention concerns a device (D) dedicated to controlling access of a terminal (UE), connected to a CS domain of a mobile network comprising a MSC center (VMSC) running CS communications, to a IMS network services of which its user is a subscriber. Said device (D) comprises: i) a GMSC... http://www.freshpatents.com/International-automatic-roaming-service-method-dt20080703ptan20080160997.php Wed, 9 Jul 2008 07:44:58 -0700 A method which can allow subscribers to select an international telephone service provider and appropriately provide a wireless communication service to a mobile station subscribed to a foreign wireless communication system is disclosed. The method includes the steps of: a) storing information as to whether the international roaming mobile station... http://www.freshpatents.com/Method-of-session-processing-in-an-ims-and-interrogating-call-state-control-function-dt20080703ptan20080160996.php Wed, 9 Jul 2008 07:44:58 -0700 A method of session processing in the Internet Protocol (IP) Multimedia Subsystem (IMS) comprises: Interrogating-Call State Control Function (I-CSCF) accessing the Home Subscriber Server (HSS) to query the registration location of the called user, the I-CSCF sending the Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) request to the Serving-Call State Control Function (S-CSCF)... http://www.freshpatents.com/Apparatus-method-and-computer-program-product-providing-faster-handover-in-mobile-wimax-system-dt20080703ptan20080161000.php Wed, 9 Jul 2008 07:44:58 -0700 Herein there is a method for reducing handover latency on a wireless communication system, which includes receiving a handover request at a target base station; and prior to receiving a handover confirm message at the target base station, sending information descriptive of a mobile station handover resource allocation towards the... http://www.freshpatents.com/Handover-of-a-mobile-station-dt20080703ptan20080160999.php Wed, 9 Jul 2008 07:44:58 -0700 The invention relates to a method for supporting a handover of a mobile station 1 from a first radio access unit 3, 8 of a wireless communication network 2 to a second radio access unit 4, 9 of a wireless communication network 2. In order to improve a context transfer... http://www.freshpatents.com/Method-and-apparatus-for-effecting-handoff-between-different-cellular-communications-systems-dt20080703ptan20080161001.php Wed, 9 Jul 2008 07:44:58 -0700 A method of effecting handoff of a mobile station from a first base station in a first cellular communications system controlled by a first mobile switching control station to a second base station in a second, different cellular system controlled by a second mobile switching control station is described. The... http://www.freshpatents.com/Method-and-apparatus-for-handoff-in-a-wireless-network-dt20080703ptan20080160998.php Wed, 9 Jul 2008 07:44:58 -0700 In response to a determination that a received pilot signal identification is not present in a current neighbor list of a mobile station, a network controller identifies one of a plurality of sectors associated with the missing pilot signal identification that is a most likely handoff candidate. In one embodiment,... http://www.freshpatents.com/Distributed-multi-radio-transmission-diversity-dt20080703ptan20080161002.php Wed, 9 Jul 2008 07:44:58 -0700 A method of communicating provides multi-radio transmission diversity (MRTD). A base station receives downlink measurement reports from a mobile station regarding each of a plurality of downlinks between the mobile station and a plurality of base stations. The base station determines which of the base stations will transmit a selected... http://www.freshpatents.com/Method-of-determining-when-a-mobile-station-is-ready-to-be-served-during-a-handoff-in-a-wireless-communications-network-dt20080703ptan20080161003.php Wed, 9 Jul 2008 07:44:58 -0700 A method of determining handoff of a user equipment (UE) to a transferee serving station from a transferor serving station at the transferee serving station is provided. The transferee serving station (e.g., a Node B) measures an energy level in a first portion of an uplink channel (e.g., an uplink... http://www.freshpatents.com/Allocating-memory-to-low-usage-packet-data-sessions-in-a-wireless-communication-system-dt20080703ptan20080161004.php Wed, 9 Jul 2008 07:44:58 -0700 The present invention provides a method involving at least one mobile unit having at least one first session with a base station router. The method includes determining at least one activity level associated with said at least one first session and allocating memory to the at least one first session... http://www.freshpatents.com/Radio-propagation-estimating-method-and-radio-propagation-estimating-apparatus-dt20080703ptan20080161005.php Wed, 9 Jul 2008 07:44:58 -0700 A radio propagation path from a transmitting point to a receiving point is estimated accurately with a relatively small amount of calculation. A predetermined-size receiving area including the receiving point is set, radio propagation paths from the transmitting point to the receiving area is estimated by a ray launching method,... http://www.freshpatents.com/Simulating-a-mobile-network-with-shared-access-channels-dt20080703ptan20080161006.php Wed, 9 Jul 2008 07:44:58 -0700 A method for simulating a mobile telephone network with shared-access channels. The simulation method includes the steps of simulating at least a first and a second configuration of the mobile telephone network that are statistically independent one from the other. Each one of the steps of simulating includes at least... http://www.freshpatents.com/Method-and-system-for-identification-of-a-communication-device-in-a-wireless-communication-network-dt20080703ptan20080161008.php Wed, 9 Jul 2008 07:44:58 -0700 According to some embodiments of the invention, the device itself may carry out the allocation, according to a predefined algorithm. At least one list of identifiers may be stored at the device. The communication device may enable, for example, randomly allocating of the identifier to be used, where the communication... http://www.freshpatents.com/Vacating-low-usage-packet-data-sessions-in-a-wireless-communication-system-dt20080703ptan20080161007.php Wed, 9 Jul 2008 07:44:58 -0700 The present invention provides a method involving at least one mobile unit having at least one first session with a base station router. The method includes vacating at least one first session associated with the at least one mobile unit.... http://www.freshpatents.com/Method-and-system-for-collecting-and-reporting-interference-source-information-dt20080703ptan20080161009.php Wed, 9 Jul 2008 07:44:58 -0700 Method, and system for collecting and reporting interference source information, the method includes: each terminal receives broadcast message containing NBS identification information sent by NBS when initializing, terminals which can demodulate and check accurately contain the broadcast message and receiving time information in interfered reporting message and send the interfered... http://www.freshpatents.com/Wireless-communication-control-device-and-wireless-device-dt20080703ptan20080161010.php Wed, 9 Jul 2008 07:44:58 -0700 During interactive radio wave transmission between two radio devices, at least one of the radio devices transmits a radio wave containing power control information for controlling the transmission power of the radio wave transmitted from the other radio device according to the radio wave received from the other radio device.... http://www.freshpatents.com/Device-for-locating-a-mobile-terminal-by-means-of-corrected-time-stamping-signals-from-base-stations-of-an-asynchronous-mobile-network-dt20080703ptan20080161014.php Wed, 9 Jul 2008 07:44:58 -0700 The inventive device is used for locating one or several mobile terminals (UE1, UE2, UE3) situated in cells (C1, C2, C3) of an asynchronous mobile communications network (R) controlled by the base stations (BTS1, BTS2, BTS3), wherein said network comprises an assistance server (SA) storing time offsets of clocks of... http://www.freshpatents.com/Inter-working-location-gateway-for-heterogeneous-networks-dt20080703ptan20080161012.php Wed, 9 Jul 2008 07:44:58 -0700 A system and method are described for providing and using an inter-working location gateway (IWLG) that allows a trusted/non-trusted user plane mobile node to successfully utilize user location services while data roaming. In an embodiment, once the mobile node establishes a data connection while roaming, the mobile node uses IP... http://www.freshpatents.com/Method-enabling-indoor-local-positioning-and-movement-tracking-in-wifi-capable-mobile-terminals-dt20080703ptan20080161011.php Wed, 9 Jul 2008 07:44:58 -0700 A method, apparatus, and electronic device for determining a location of a mobile device are disclosed. A receiver may asynchronously receive an access signal from at least three access points of a wireless local area network with the mobile device. A processor may measure an access signal strength for the... http://www.freshpatents.com/Pico-cell-system-access-using-cellular-communications-network-dt20080703ptan20080161013.php Wed, 9 Jul 2008 07:44:58 -0700 A network device sends information on at least one cell of second cell layer of a second technology access network, the at least one cell of second cell layer being located in an area of a cell of first cell layer of a first technology access network, wherein the information... http://www.freshpatents.com/Robust-efficient-localization-system-dt20080703ptan20080161015.php Wed, 9 Jul 2008 07:44:58 -0700 Replica correlation processing, and associated representative signal-data reduction and reconstruction techniques, are used to detect signals of interest and obtain robust measures of received-signal parameters, such as time differences of signal arrival and directional angles of arrival, that can be used to estimate the location of a cellularized-communications signal source.... http://www.freshpatents.com/Synthetic-aperture-for-locating-mobile-transmitters-dt20080703ptan20080161016.php Wed, 9 Jul 2008 07:44:58 -0700 The present invention provides a module for locating a mobile device. In one embodiment, the module is configured to determine a location of a mobile device based on phase-sensitive measurements of wireless signals transmitted by the mobile device. Correspondingly, the module is configured to determine the location based on the... http://www.freshpatents.com/Mobile-apparatus-geographical-information-system-and-method-of-acquiring-geographical-information-dt20080703ptan20080161017.php Wed, 9 Jul 2008 07:44:58 -0700 A mobile apparatus, a geographical information system and a method of acquiring geographical information are disclosed. The geographical information system is used for acquiring geographical information of a geographical object. The system at least includes a geographical object message and a mobile apparatus. The geographical object message is provided by... http://www.freshpatents.com/System-for-dynamically-pushing-information-to-a-user-utilizing-global-positioning-system-dt20080703ptan20080161018.php Wed, 9 Jul 2008 07:44:58 -0700 A method for transmitting advertisements includes receiving information regarding location of a user, and user profile or user demographic information; and transmitting a targeted advertisement to the user, the targeted advertisement is selected from a set of advertisements as a function of the location of the user, and the user... http://www.freshpatents.com/Method-and-system-for-monitoring-a-location-dt20080703ptan20080161019.php Wed, 9 Jul 2008 07:44:58 -0700 A method and system for monitoring a location via a called telephony communication device is disclosed. The method at the called telephony communication device includes receiving (304) a request from a calling telephony communication device. Further, the method includes determining (306) whether the received request is for monitoring the location.... http://www.freshpatents.com/Methods-and-devices-for-sharing-location-information-in-a-calendar-dt20080703ptan20080161020.php Wed, 9 Jul 2008 07:44:58 -0700 Disclosed are a device and a method of an AGPS enabled mobile first communication device having a memory with a calendar or other type of organizer. The method may include saving a waypoint in memory, the waypoint having coordinates ascertained according to an AGPS capability of the first communication device,... http://www.freshpatents.com/System-and-method-for-transmitting-a-sequence-of-pages-in-a-communication-system-dt20080703ptan20080161021.php Wed, 9 Jul 2008 07:44:58 -0700 A system and method for transmitting a series of pages in a communication system. The system includes a paging console for placing a plurality of pages in a queue for transmission to one or more targets devices. Each page includes a Dependent-Upon (DU) field that indicates whether the page is... http://www.freshpatents.com/System-and-method-to-conduct-idle-mode-paging-channel-monitoring-within-a-cellular-wireless-network-dt20080703ptan20080161022.php Wed, 9 Jul 2008 07:44:58 -0700 A method and system to determine when a wireless terminal has been paged by a servicing base station. An encoded paging burst is received on a paging channel and then decoded to produce a decoded paging burst. The decoded paging burst is processed to determine if it is a null... http://www.freshpatents.com/Cordless-communication-system-dt20080703ptan20080161024.php Wed, 9 Jul 2008 07:44:58 -0700 A cordless communication system includes a base unit and a handset. The base unit is connectable to a communication line. The handset includes a handset wireless communicating unit, a handset communicating unit, a handset switching unit, and a handset starting unit. The handset wireless communicating unit implements wireless communications with... http://www.freshpatents.com/Decorative-wireless-earphone-device-dt20080703ptan20080161023.php Wed, 9 Jul 2008 07:44:58 -0700 A decorative wireless earphone is a single piece integrated with a necklace, a microphone, a main unit and an earpiece. The main unit has a shape of pendant and the earplug is hidden behind the ornamental part. The lead wire is received in the necklace. The distance between the microphone... http://www.freshpatents.com/Communication-device-performing-communication-according-to-two-communication-methods-dt20080703ptan20080161025.php Wed, 9 Jul 2008 07:44:58 -0700 A communication device includes a CPU, a wireless LAN communication controller, and a digital cordless communication controller. The wireless LAN communication controller is capable of communicating wirelessly with the access point according to a data communication method. The digital cordless communication controller is also capable of communicating wirelessly with the... http://www.freshpatents.com/Active-messaging-that-triggers-future-reminders-dt20080703ptan20080161027.php Wed, 9 Jul 2008 07:44:58 -0700 A method of providing an appointment reminder includes: creating an appointment reminder message; sending the appoint reminder message from a first device of a first party to a second device of a second party; receiving the appointment reminder message at the second device at a first point in time; storing... http://www.freshpatents.com/Expandable-text-messaging-service-protocol-for-use-with-a-two-way-radio-transceiver-dt20080703ptan20080161026.php Wed, 9 Jul 2008 07:44:58 -0700 An expandable text messaging service protocol for use with a two-way radio transceiver includes an extension bit field for creating an expandable header for controlling the overall size of data packets used for communicating message traffic. The protocol further includes a control bit field for designing the message as a... http://www.freshpatents.com/Methods-systems-and-computer-program-products-for-a-redundant-geographically-diverse-and-independently-scalable-message-service--ms--content-store-dt20080703ptan20080161028.php Wed, 9 Jul 2008 07:44:58 -0700 The subject matter described herein includes methods, systems and computer program products for a redundant, geographically diverse, and independently scalable message service (MS) content store system. According to one aspect, the system includes a content store function (CSF) including at least one content store (CS) configured to store message service... http://www.freshpatents.com/Apparatus-methods-and-computer-program-products-providing-pattern-masking-and-traffic-rule-matrix-scheduling-for-multiradio-control-dt20080703ptan20080161030.php Wed, 9 Jul 2008 07:44:58 -0700 Disclosed herein are apparatus, methods and computer program products for implementing pattern masking scheduling in a multiradio terminal having multiradio control. When a message to be carried by a modem is configured by a multiradio controller, it is given a priority and connection properties (such as, for example, frequency band,... http://www.freshpatents.com/System-and-method-for-managing-communication-channel-assignments-for-different-types-of-communication-units-in-a-communication-system-dt20080703ptan20080161029.php Wed, 9 Jul 2008 07:44:58 -0700 System and method for efficiently managing communication channel assignments within talkgroups having dual mode communication units capable of operating on a first communication channel type and on a second communication channel type, and single mode communication units capable of operating only on the first communication channel type. If, at a... http://www.freshpatents.com/Coordination-of-transmissions-in-wireless-communications-devices-dt20080703ptan20080161031.php Wed, 9 Jul 2008 07:44:58 -0700 Techniques involving network access are disclosed. For instance, an apparatus may include first and second transceivers, a first control module, and a second control module. Each transceiver may send one or more wireless transmissions, which are scheduled by the control modules. For example, the first control module may schedule transmissions... http://www.freshpatents.com/Method-of-digital-trunked-communication-system-fast-call-setup-dt20080703ptan20080161032.php Wed, 9 Jul 2008 07:44:58 -0700 The present invention discloses a method of fast call setup in digital trunking communication system, including: the terminal user initiating a PTT call; the base station receiving said PTT call request, assigning channel resource for the call, establishing forward service channel according to the distribution of channel, transmitting an empty... http://www.freshpatents.com/Method-and-appartus-for-adjustments-for-delta-based-power-control-in-wireless-communication-systems-dt20080703ptan20080161033.php Wed, 9 Jul 2008 07:44:58 -0700 Systems and methodologies are described that provide techniques for performing adjustments for delta-based power control and interference management in a wireless communication system. A terminal can utilize one or more delta-based power control techniques described herein upon engaging in a reverse link transmission after a predetermined period of silence or... http://www.freshpatents.com/Communication-apparatus-dt20080703ptan20080161035.php Wed, 9 Jul 2008 07:44:58 -0700 A communication apparatus, includes unit extracting a reception key feature of a temporal change in received power in each frequency band contained in a received signal, unit storing, in correspondence with one another, a system name of a system which uses the frequency band, event information indicating that a communication... http://www.freshpatents.com/Mobile-phone-state-switching-method-for-use-in-mobile-phone-and-transmitter-dt20080703ptan20080161034.php Wed, 9 Jul 2008 07:44:58 -0700 A state switching method includes the steps of: receiving a state switching instruction signal for instructing a local terminal to switch to at least one of two or more states; determining whether to switch the local terminal to the state specified by the above-mentioned state switching instruction signal on the... http://www.freshpatents.com/Intelligent-mobile-phone-module-dt20080703ptan20080161038.php Wed, 9 Jul 2008 07:44:58 -0700 An intelligent mobile phone module is described. The intelligent mobile phone includes a main antenna, an assistant antenna, a switch, an RTR6275 chipset, a triplexer, and an RFR6500 chipset. The main antenna can receive and transmit quad-band GSM signals, CELL850 signals and PCS1900 signals. The assistant antenna can assist to... http://www.freshpatents.com/Method-and-apparatus-for-concurrent-wimax-and-gsm-operation-dt20080703ptan20080161037.php Wed, 9 Jul 2008 07:44:58 -0700 Concurrent WIMAX and GSM operation is facilitated in a user device by coordinating for WiMAX absence periods during WiMAX frames that may conflict with corresponding GSM frames.... http://www.freshpatents.com/Network-access-across-wireless-technologies-dt20080703ptan20080161036.php Wed, 9 Jul 2008 07:44:58 -0700 Techniques for accessing wireless networks are disclosed. For instance, an apparatus may include a control module to broadcast messages for transmission within a coverage area of a first type of a wireless communications network. In addition, the apparatus may include a storage medium that stores access parameters for wireless network(s)... http://www.freshpatents.com/Dual-band-dual-mode-mobile-communication-terminal-and-control-method-thereof-dt20080703ptan20080161039.php Wed, 9 Jul 2008 07:44:58 -0700 The present invention relates to a dual band/dual mode mobile communication terminal, which can perform stable roaming between synchronous and asynchronous mobile communication networks. The mobile communication terminal of the present invention includes an antenna (410), an asynchronous RF device (420), a synchronous RF device (430), and a common module... http://www.freshpatents.com/Dual-mode-mobile-handset-and-call-processing-method-thereof-dt20080703ptan20080161042.php Wed, 9 Jul 2008 07:44:58 -0700 A dual mobile handset supporting CDMA and GSM communication and call processing method for the dual mode mobile handset, implemented to receive CDMA and GSM calls and process CDMA and GSM signals using different applications, thereby adaptively receiving the CDMA and GSM calls, are provided. The dual mode mobile handset... http://www.freshpatents.com/Multiradio-synchronization-and-scheduling-control-dt20080703ptan20080161041.php Wed, 9 Jul 2008 07:44:58 -0700 A method, device, component and computer program product are described for controlling radios/modems in a multiradio device so as not to interfere with one another. A first set of timeslots for a first modem of the device is mapped to a master clock. A second set of timeslots for a... http://www.freshpatents.com/Systems-and-methods-for-configuring-and-operating-a-cellular-telephone-as-a-cordless-telephone-handset-dt20080703ptan20080161040.php Wed, 9 Jul 2008 07:44:58 -0700 The present disclosure describes systems and methods for configuring and operating a cellular telephone as a cordless telephone handset. Some illustrative embodiments may include a communications device that includes a cellular telephone radio frequency (RF) transceiver, a radio frequency identification (RFID) transceiver; and control logic coupled to the cellular telephone... http://www.freshpatents.com/Waveform-multimode-wired-and-wireless-communication-dt20080703ptan20080161043.php Wed, 9 Jul 2008 07:44:58 -0700 Waveform processed modulated and demodulated multimode wireless and wired communication systems used in cellular systems and in wireless networks. Global Positioning System (GPS) satellite signals used in multimode wireless and cellular systems. Modulation, transmission reception and demodulation of Time Division Multiple Access (TDMA) and of spread spectrum signals in combination... http://www.freshpatents.com/Image-capture-reporting-based-on-content-associated-wireless-identification-dt20080703ptan20080161044.php Wed, 9 Jul 2008 07:44:58 -0700 An electronic device. The device comprises circuitry for capturing data representing an image and circuitry for detecting a wireless signal associated with an object. The device also comprises circuitry, responsive to the detecting circuitry, for storing image data from said circuitry for capturing and associating and storing, with same image... http://www.freshpatents.com/Method-apparatus-and-computer-program-product-for-providing-a-link-to-contacts-on-the-idle-screen-dt20080703ptan20080161045.php Wed, 9 Jul 2008 07:44:58 -0700 An apparatus for providing a link to contacts on an idle screen may include a processing element. The processing element may be configured to provide an identifier associated with a particular contact for display on an idle screen. In response to receipt of a selection of the identifier, the processing... http://www.freshpatents.com/Mobile-telecommunications-device-having-dual-drive-shafts-dt20080703ptan20080161046.php Wed, 9 Jul 2008 07:44:58 -0700 A mobile telecommunications device comprising: a printhead for printing upon print media; a first drive shaft for feeding the print media past the printhead; and a second drive shaft for passing the print media past the printhead once disengaged from the first drive shaft whilst the printhead continues to print... http://www.freshpatents.com/System-and-method-for-radio-frequency-communication-with-a-personal-digital-assistant-in-a-vehicle-dt20080703ptan20080161047.php Wed, 9 Jul 2008 07:44:58 -0700 A system for communicating information is described. The system comprises a radio frequency (RF) transceiver coupled to a vehicle. The transceiver is configured to communicate with a personal digital assistant (PDA) located external to the transceiver using wireless RF signals to transmit information between the transceiver and the PDA.... http://www.freshpatents.com/Wireless-handheld-communication-device-dt20080703ptan20080161048.php Wed, 9 Jul 2008 07:44:58 -0700 A wireless handheld communication device is described. A main body has a first interfering portion in inner walls thereof. A keyboard structure has a frame and a flexible body, wherein the plastic frame has a second interfering portion for engaging with the first interfering portion so as to fix the... http://www.freshpatents.com/Information-processing-terminal-data-selection-processing-method-and-program-dt20080703ptan20080161052.php Wed, 9 Jul 2008 07:44:58 -0700 There is provided an information processing terminal that has a plurality of data communication portions that receive data from a read/write unit by a non-contact method. The information processing terminal includes a data processing portion that selects and processes one of the data received by a first data communication portion... http://www.freshpatents.com/Method-for-configuring-a-wireless-communication-device-to-operate-in-a-wireless-communication-system-through-automatic-sim-pairing-and-associated-wireless-communication-device-dt20080703ptan20080161050.php Wed, 9 Jul 2008 07:44:58 -0700 A wireless communication device performs a method for automatically configuring itself to operate in a wireless communication system managed by a system controller. The wireless device includes an internal memory device containing a first memory identifier associated with a first removable memory device and a first user identifier associated with... http://www.freshpatents.com/Methods-and-systems-for-sim-based-radio-technology-modules-and-non-sim-based-radio-technology-modules-dt20080703ptan20080161049.php Wed, 9 Jul 2008 07:44:58 -0700 A device is provided, the device having a processor and a Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) card interface coupled to the processor. The device further comprises a radio technology interface coupled to the processor, the radio technology interface being compatible with a SIM-based radio technology module and a non-SIM-based radio technology... http://www.freshpatents.com/Module-for-data-transmission-and-peripheral-device-for-holding-the-module-dt20080703ptan20080161051.php Wed, 9 Jul 2008 07:44:58 -0700 The invention relates to a data transmission module which comprises a first central processing unit CPU1 (1), a first memory unit (3) interacting with the CPU1 (1) and comprising a multi-layer operating system (SI, 52, S3), a transceiver (2) for the wireless data exchange with a network comprising a plurality... http://www.freshpatents.com/Portable-communication-device-with-dual-configuration-storage-and-the-method-for-the-same-dt20080703ptan20080161053.php Wed, 9 Jul 2008 07:44:58 -0700 The present invention discloses a portable communication device with a dual configuration storage unit comprising a master storage unit and a backup storage unit. A flash memory is utilized therein as a storage medium. Because the flash memory is easily corrupted and may have bad blocks situations, the dual configuration... http://www.freshpatents.com/Node-selection-function-for-multipoint-radio-network-configurations-dt20080703ptan20080161054.php Wed, 9 Jul 2008 07:44:58 -0700 An apparatus is configured to be operably connected to an access network controller device as well as to a pool of network elements which all comprise the same radio network configuration. The apparatus further comprises a selection functionality configured to select and connect one or more of the network elements... http://www.freshpatents.com/Base-station-architecture-using-decentralized-duplexers-dt20080703ptan20080161055.php Wed, 9 Jul 2008 07:44:58 -0700 Disclosed is a base station comprising an antenna and a plurality of integrated transceiver modules. Each integrated transceiver module includes a radio and a decentral duplexer connected to the radio and the antenna for transmission of and reception of communication signals. The integrated transceiver module therefore modularizes the base station... http://www.freshpatents.com/Method-and-apparatus-for-monitoring-information-for-use-in-a-smart-antenna-system-dt20080703ptan20080161056.php Wed, 9 Jul 2008 07:44:58 -0700 A method of obtaining information for use in a smart antenna system is provided. The method includes monitoring an interface between a base station controller and a base station transceiver to receive signaling information being communicated via the interface. The method further includes extracting from the signaling information a subset... http://www.freshpatents.com/Voice-conversion-in-ring-tones-and-other-features-for-a-communication-device-dt20080703ptan20080161057.php Wed, 9 Jul 2008 07:44:58 -0700 A voice conversion processing framework is operatively associated with the central processing unit (CPU) and audio processor of a communication device to convert default voice presentations generated by, for example text readers, ring tone applications and the like, to target voice presentations based on selected target voice files stored in... http://www.freshpatents.com/Method-and-mobile-communication-terminal-for-providing-function-of-hyperlink-telephone-number-including-short-message-service-dt20080703ptan20080161058.php Wed, 9 Jul 2008 07:44:58 -0700 Disclosed are a mobile communication terminal and a method for detecting and extracting a phone number included in an SMS message and activating a hyperlink function on the extracted phone number to initiate an outgoing call to the phone number or store it in a phonebook of the mobile communication... http://www.freshpatents.com/Information-processing-apparatus-dt20080703ptan20080161060.php Wed, 9 Jul 2008 07:44:58 -0700 In a mobile phone applicable to an information processing apparatus, an illumination sensor detects a state of the mobile phone and generates a detection signal, a main controller determines whether or not the generated detection signal is larger than a predetermined reference value and allocates predetermined functions of operation to... http://www.freshpatents.com/Intelligent-phone-book-dt20080703ptan20080161059.php Wed, 9 Jul 2008 07:44:58 -0700 A method including detecting a time and day that communications are made to a contact, recording the time and day communications are made for a respective communication type and presenting the contact information to a user depending on the use pattern of the contact information and the time and day... http://www.freshpatents.com/Mobile-terminal-having-dual-display-unit-and-method-of-controlling-dual-speaker-and-dual-microphone-thereof-dt20080703ptan20080161061.php Wed, 9 Jul 2008 07:44:58 -0700 A mobile terminal having a dual display unit, a dual speaker and a dual microphone, and a method of controlling the dual speaker and the dual microphone thereof are provided. The method of controlling a dual speaker and a dual microphone of a mobile terminal having a dual display unit... http://www.freshpatents.com/Method-and-apparatus-for-the-selective-use-of-imperceptible-invites-dt20080703ptan20080161062.php Wed, 9 Jul 2008 07:44:58 -0700 A communication device [400] includes a transceiver [405] to receive and transmit data. A message detection element [410] detects at least a first message and a second message in the data received by the transceiver [405]. A processor [400] modifies a state of the communication device [400] based on the... http://www.freshpatents.com/Methods-and-devices-for-adaptive-ringtone-generation-dt20080703ptan20080161063.php Wed, 9 Jul 2008 07:44:58 -0700 Disclosed are methods and devices for adapting a ringtone in accordance with ambient noise. In one embodiment a method includes processing an ambient noise signal to determine an ambient noise volume. When there is an incoming communication and it is determined that the ambient noise has a low ambient noise... http://www.freshpatents.com/Methods-and-devices-for-adaptive-ringtone-generation-dt20080703ptan20080161064.php Wed, 9 Jul 2008 07:44:58 -0700 Disclosed are methods and devices for adapting a ringtone in accordance with ambient noise. In one embodiment a method includes processing an ambient noise signal to determine an ambient noise volume. When there is an incoming communication and it is determined that the ambient noise has a low ambient noise... http://www.freshpatents.com/Mobile-communication-terminal-for-providing-tactile-interface-dt20080703ptan20080161065.php Wed, 9 Jul 2008 07:44:58 -0700 A mobile terminal for use in a wireless communication and method therein is provided. The mobile terminal includes a terminal body configured to house a mobile communication module to engage in the wireless communication, a touch input device disposed in the terminal body, the touch input device including a touch... http://www.freshpatents.com/Method-and-apparatus-for-wireless-dialing-dt20080703ptan20080161067.php Wed, 9 Jul 2008 07:44:58 -0700 A wireless headset includes a first transceiver configured to establish a first wireless connection with the cellular-capable device, and a second transceiver configured to establish a second wireless connection with a wireless dialer. In one embodiment, the wireless headset receives user communication data transmitted over the second wireless connection from... http://www.freshpatents.com/System-and-method-for-wireless-communication-dt20080703ptan20080161066.php Wed, 9 Jul 2008 07:44:58 -0700 A wireless communication system includes a cellular-capable device, a wireless headset and a wireless dialer. The wireless dialer is usable to establish a first wireless connection with the wireless headset, while the wireless headset is configured to establish a separate second wireless connection with a cellular-capable device. In one embodiment,... http://www.freshpatents.com/Device-method-and-system-for-implementing-an-echo-control-on-hand-free-phones-dt20080703ptan20080161068.php Wed, 9 Jul 2008 07:44:58 -0700 First of all, local speech signals on a sending channel as well as remote speech signals on a receiving channel are sampled. Then call status of a current network is determined based on energy of the obtained remote and local speech signals samples. Finally, a corresponding echo control treatment to... http://www.freshpatents.com/Apparatus-and-method-for-current-control-in-mobile-terminal-dt20080703ptan20080161070.php Wed, 9 Jul 2008 07:44:58 -0700 An apparatus and method for current control in a mobile terminal are provided. The apparatus includes a monitoring unit for measuring a total required current amount that is the sum of current amounts required by respective components of the mobile terminal and detecting whether the total required current amount is... http://www.freshpatents.com/Portable-communication-apparatus-and-a-battery-pack-dt20080703ptan20080161069.php Wed, 9 Jul 2008 07:44:58 -0700 A battery pack has a case for storing a battery can, and a metal plane made of a conductive material and connected to the battery can in high frequency is provided on the outer circumference plane of the case. A mounting recessed part for removably mounting the battery pack is... http://www.freshpatents.com/Apparatus-for-and-method-of-managing-peak-current-consumption-of-multiple-subsystems-in-a-mobile-handset-dt20080703ptan20080161071.php Wed, 9 Jul 2008 07:44:58 -0700 A novel and useful mechanism for regulating and managing the peak current consumption of the subsystems in a mobile handset device. The mechanism of the present invention is operative to limit the current consumption at any point in time to a predetermined level that is within the current handling capability... http://www.freshpatents.com/Methods-and-apparatus-to-manage-power-consumption-in-wireless-devices-dt20080703ptan20080161072.php Wed, 9 Jul 2008 07:44:58 -0700 Methods and apparatus to manage power consumption in wireless devices are disclosed. A disclosed example apparatus comprises a motion detector to detect motion, and a wireless modem to perform a background scan when motion is detected.... http://www.freshpatents.com/Radio-frequency-integrated-circuit-dt20080703ptan20080161073.php Wed, 9 Jul 2008 07:44:58 -0700 Embodiments of an RFIC and methods for same and mobile terminals can internally reduce an input voltage to provide a prescribed voltage to a radio frequency transceiver. Embodiments of an RFIC can have a high efficiency and/or a low noise. In one embodiment, a device can include a PMIC and... http://www.freshpatents.com/Mobile-device-having-a-hinge-portion-with-which-a-hardware-accessory-is-coupleable-dt20080703ptan20080161074.php Wed, 9 Jul 2008 07:44:58 -0700 A mobile device comprising a first casing portion, a second casing portion comprising circuitry, first and second separated pivotable hinge portions connecting the first and second casing portions to allow the first casing portion to be hingedly openable and closable with respect to the second casing portion, and a fixed... http://www.freshpatents.com/Slide-up-opening-and-closing-mechanism-for-portable-terminal-dt20080703ptan20080161075.php Wed, 9 Jul 2008 07:44:58 -0700 Disclosed herein is a slide-up opening and closing apparatus for a communications terminal. The apparatus includes a slider unit, a slider assembly and an angular positioning member in order to open a slider body with respect to a main body. With the apparatus, the slider body can be opened with... http://www.freshpatents.com/Case-for-communication-terminal-and-communication-terminal-using-the-same-dt20080703ptan20080161076.php Wed, 9 Jul 2008 07:44:58 -0700 A case for a communication terminal and a communication terminal using the case are provided. The case includes a coupling unit configured to electrically couple the communication terminal and the case, and an extension device formed in the case and configured to extend a communication performance of the communication terminal...