Patents Examined by Nghi Ly
  • Patent number: 8107996
    Abstract: A display is mounted in a display housing for displaying information to a user. An input is mounted in an input housing for inputting data. The input housing is permanently attached to the display housing and movable relative to the display housing between an open position and a closed position. In the open position, the input and the display face in the same direction to allow simultaneous input of the data and viewing of the information. In the closed position, the input is behind the display and facing away from the display and operable for inputting the data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2012
    Assignee: Research In Motion Limited
    Inventors: Jason T. Griffin, Norman M. Ladouceur
  • Patent number: 8103270
    Abstract: A communication system has a high altitude communication device that has an antenna for directing beams to a fixed cell pattern with a polarity of cells. A specific pattern of cells having the same communication resource is provided. Cells having the same resource may be separated. The antenna is shaped to suppress interference with locations having the same resource. The areas not having the same resource are not suppressed to allow the system to have maximum capacity and allow a smaller antenna aperture.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2012
    Assignee: The DIRECTV Group, Inc.
    Inventors: Harold Rosen, Ying Feria, Parthasarathy Ramanujam
  • Patent number: 8103285
    Abstract: A wireless access point receives a reverse link (RL) wireless wide area network (WWAN) signals from a wireless communication device and forwards wireless local area network (WLAN) location information related to the received RL WWAN signal to a position determining entity (PDE). The PDE uses the WLAN location information and, in some cases, other location information to determine the geographical location of the wireless communication device. The WLAN location information is any information that at least assists the PDE in determining the geographical location of the wireless communication device and may include any combination of data related to signal strength of the WWAN RL signal, a propagation time of WWAN RL signal, a distance between the access point and the wireless access point, a geographical location of the access point, and/or a geographical location of the wireless communication device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 2007
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2012
    Assignee: Kyocera Corporation
    Inventor: Amit Kalhan
  • Patent number: 8095122
    Abstract: A method for routing a special number call to an appropriate answering position using a common telecommunication network includes: (a) placing an extant special number call to a switching center; (b) ascertaining the appropriate answering position for receiving the extant call; (c) providing to a gateway switch call-information for routing the extant call to the appropriate answering position; (d) in no particular order: (1) associating the call-information with a temporary number; and (2) providing the temporary number to the switching center; (e) employing the temporary number as a called party number for routing the extant call through the network to the gateway switch; and (f) operating the gateway switch to employ the call-information associated with the temporary number for routing the extant call to the appropriate answering position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2012
    Assignee: West Corporation
    Inventor: John Lawrence Snapp
  • Patent number: 8095141
    Abstract: Systems and methodologies are described that facilitate dynamically supplementing resource assignments to mobile devices in a wireless network environment without requiring transmission of replacement assignments. Supplemental assignments can be generated based on information related to mobile device need and resource availability. Additionally, assignment validation can be performed to mitigate generation of conflicting resource assignment to multiple devices. Moreover, resource assignments can be persisted for a mobile device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2005
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2012
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventor: Edward Harrison Teague
  • Patent number: 8095151
    Abstract: In a communication system, a method for providing a location service with geographical location information associated with a user equipment capable of communicating with the communication system is disclosed. The method includes the steps of: storing connection information identifying a connection of the user equipment in the communication system; and determining whether the user equipment is currently connected in the network. Wherein, responsive to the user equipment not currently being connected in the network, the location of the user equipment is determined in dependence on the last stored connection information for the user equipment. The method also includes the step of translating the connection information into geographical coordinates.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2012
    Assignee: Nokia Corporation
    Inventors: Jan Kall, Tomi Varonen
  • Patent number: 8090392
    Abstract: A method and system for reporting short message (SM) capability over an IP multimedia subsystem (IMS) using a session initiation protocol (SIP) are disclosed. A wireless transmit/receive unit (WTRU) registers with a core network and sends a message indicating its SM capability via the IMS to the core network. The core network then updates the WTRU capabilities based on the message and routes an SM to the WTRU via the IMS.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2006
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2012
    Assignee: InterDigital Technology Corporation
    Inventor: Kamel M. Shaheen
  • Patent number: 8089949
    Abstract: An apparatus for Internet-Protocol based communications in a wireless network includes a network interface, a controller, and memory. The interface receives a series of multicast data packets. The controller identifies one or more receiving nodes in the wireless network requesting data corresponding to the series of multicast data packets and determines that the effective unicast rate for one or more unicast data packets exceeds a minimum data rate of the series of multicast data packets using an 802.x protocol. The memory stores instructions that may be executable by a processor. Upon execution of the instructions by a processor, the received series of multicast data packets is converted into one or more unicast packets, the execution and conversion occurring in response to instructions received from the controller. A system for Internet-Protocol based communications in a wireless network implements such an apparatus in the context of an access point.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2012
    Assignee: Ruckus Wireless, Inc.
    Inventor: William S. Kish
  • Patent number: 8089694
    Abstract: A stabilizer for an optical device that forms part of an electronic device may include a platform that has an optical device mounted thereon. A gimbal mount may retain the platform so that the platform is pivotal about a first axis and the gimbal mount being further pivotal about a second axis so that the optical device is pivotal about both the first and second axes. A first actuator may be controlled to manage movement of the optical device about the first axis and a second actuator may be controlled to manage movement of the optical device about the second axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2007
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2012
    Assignee: Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications AB
    Inventor: Mats Göran Henry Wernersson
  • Patent number: 8081979
    Abstract: Blocking of service in cellular radio system. An apparatus comprises a processor configured to control a stand-alone base station so that an emulated cell is formed by transmitting a control channel with information of a real cell and with such a transmission power that a subscriber terminal of a cellular radio system is forced to camp in the emulated cell, and to control the stand-alone base station to block service from the subscriber terminal before an integrity protection process is performed between the stand-alone base station and the subscriber terminal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2011
    Assignee: Nethawk Oyj
    Inventors: Hannu Toppinen, Janne Pauna
  • Patent number: 8072947
    Abstract: A mechanism for establishing a wireless communication environment in which a wireless mesh network and a wireless local area network (LAN) are structured in a single plane and communicate with each other. A method of providing mobile station information includes obtaining information of at least one mobile station located in a wireless LAN from among a plurality of wireless LANs using a first frame received through the wireless LAN and transmitting a second frame including the obtained information over a network of mobile nodes including a mobile node that coordinates the wireless LAN.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2006
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2011
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Song-yean Cho, Min-soo Kim, Jl-young Kong, Hyeong-seok Kim
  • Patent number: 8073454
    Abstract: A method for scheduling resources for uplink transmissions in a radio access network includes each of a plurality of access points (APs) placing its resources to the disposition of other APs and transmitting a blocking signal if it does not allow other APs to use any of its resources. The method includes a user terminal (UT) listening for blocking signals and an AP scheduling the UT on the AP's own resources and/or on resources belonging to one or more other APs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2005
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2011
    Assignee: Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
    Inventors: Stefan Parkvall, P{dot over (a)}l Frenger, Erik Dahlman, Jonas Pettersson
  • Patent number: 8072948
    Abstract: A wireless communication system and method of implementing an evolved system attachment procedure are disclosed. The system includes a first core network and a second core network which is evolved from the first core network. A wireless transmit/receive unit (WTRU) sends an attach request message to the second core network. The second core network activates a packet data protocol (PDP) context and sends an attach accept message to the WTRU. The attach accept message includes information regarding the PDP context. The second core network constructs a session and mobility management (SMM) context for session management (SM) and mobility management (MM) for the WTRU.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2006
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2011
    Assignee: InterDigital Technology Corporation
    Inventor: Kamel M. Shaheen
  • Patent number: 8072956
    Abstract: A processing system is described that includes a wireless communication interface that wirelessly communicates with one or more wireless client devices in the vicinity of an establishment. The wireless communication interface receives a remote order corresponding to an item selected by at least one of the wireless client devices. A local server computer located in proximity to the establishment generates instructions for processing the remote order received from the wireless communication interface. The local server computer then passes the processing instructions to an order processing queue in preparation for processing of the remote order.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2011
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventor: Anthony M. Fadell
  • Patent number: 8064901
    Abstract: Systems and methods for remotely evaluating antenna installations in a mobile radio communication system, wherein each antenna installation comprises at least one pair of antenna elements arranged for diversity reception. The received signal strength from a plurality of mobile stations is measured at the respective antenna elements of each pair of antenna elements; the signal strength values from each antenna element are compared for each pair of antenna elements; and, a plurality of comparison results are visually presented on a display as a function of both the comparison result and a parameter related to the position of each of the plurality of mobile stations relative to the location of the base station, whereby differences in reception characteristics between antenna elements of each pair can be detected and such pair can be identified for maintenance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 2006
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2011
    Assignee: Telefonaktiebolaget L M Ericsson (Publ)
    Inventors: Benny Lennartson, Krister Sundberg
  • Patent number: 8064962
    Abstract: A portable electronic device, for example a cellular telephone or a personal digital assistant, has an internal screen for the display of information, the electronic device also having an external screen arranged to receive information from the electronic device and being capable of displaying this information on an electro-optic medium. There is also provided a cellular telephone having a visual indicator comprising an electro-optic medium having at least two different display states, the electro-optic medium being arranged to change its display state when a call is received by the telephone.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 2006
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2011
    Assignee: E Ink Corporation
    Inventors: Russell J. Wilcox, Gregory L. Goldfarb, Holly G. Gates, Pehr C. Anderson
  • Patent number: 8055240
    Abstract: There is provided a method of notifying a caller of confirmation of a voice or text message in a wireless communication system. A calling mobile station transmits a voice or text message to a called mobile station. If the called mobile station senses confirmation of the received voice or text message, it notifies a calling mobile station of the message confirmation via a confirmation message. Upon receipt of the confirmation message, the calling mobile station alerts a caller to receipt of the confirmation message.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2000
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2011
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd
    Inventor: Hyun-Jeong Kim
  • Patent number: 8045963
    Abstract: Irrespective of the current situation of a recipient, a message storing service can be actively used by an originator's will, and the recipient can know without a delay that a message addressed to the recipient has been stored. A service for message originator can be specified so that even if a mobile communication terminal device on a recipient side is in a state where it can immediately perform communication when a message is transmitted from a mobile communication terminal device on an originator side, the message is temporarily stored in a message storing box of a telephone answering service subscribed to by a subscriber A as the originator of the message, and the message is delivered to the mobile communication terminal device on the recipient side at timing intended by the originator A.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2011
    Assignee: NTT DoCoMo, Inc.
    Inventors: Takuji Sakaguchi, Aya Hokamura, Masami Yabusaki, Motoshi Tamura
  • Patent number: 8041294
    Abstract: An exemplary embodiment of the present invention described and shown in the specification and drawings is a transceiver with a receiver, a transmitter, a local oscillator (LO) generator, a controller, and a self-testing unit. All of these components can be packaged for integration into a single IC including components such as filters and inductors. The controller for adaptive programming and calibration of the receiver, transmitter and LO generator. The self-testing unit generates is used to determine the gain, frequency characteristics, selectivity, noise floor, and distortion behavior of the receiver, transmitter and LO generator. It is emphasized that this abstract is provided to comply with the rules requiring an abstract which will allow a searcher or other reader to quickly ascertain the subject matter of the technical disclosure. It is submitted with the understanding that it will not be used to interpret or limit the scope or the meaning of the claims.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2011
    Assignee: Broadcom Corporation
    Inventors: Ahmadreza Rofougaran, Maryam Rofougaran, Brima Ibrahim, Jacob Rael, Shahla Khorram, Shervin Moloudi, Stephen Wu, Hooman Darabi, William T. Colleran, Ed Chien, Meng-An Pan
  • Patent number: 8041401
    Abstract: A method includes previously downloading, to a device of a user, media content chosen by a buddy of the user and an indication that it is to be associated with the buddy, passing the downloaded media content to the device as the media content to be associated in a contact list with the buddy and playing the media content in response to an identification of the buddy.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 2007
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2011
    Assignee: Vringo Inc.
    Inventor: David Elliot Goldfarb