Abstract: Space division multiple access scheduling for a transmitter having an antenna array with multiple beams includes determining, and storing at the transmitter, angles of arrival of signals and identifiers from user equipments, such as cellular telephones. The user equipment identifiers are sorted at the transmitter in order of angle of arrival to form an ordered list. The ordered list is subdivided into ordered sub-lists of user equipment identifiers in order of angle of arrival. The transmitter sequentially transmits simultaneously to a group of each respective ordinal member of each sub-list of user equipments, which are well-spaced.

Abstract: Discovery of services between devices is provided prior to establishing a connection between devices, including wireless-enabled devices or devices that are communicatively coupled to wireless access points. Discovering services prior to establishing a connection may facilitate finding a desired service. The services that may be discovered may be, for example, print services, camera services, PDA services or any other suitable services. Services may be discovered using 802.11, UWB or any other suitable wireless technology. As one example, particular services may be requested. As another example, services that are provided by a device may be advertised.

Abstract: A mobile router notifies a care-of address to a home agent apparatus, and generates a tunnel for local scope packet transmission between it and the home agent apparatus, and thereby, even if a terminal device moved onto a foreign link, communication becomes available in the same manner as on a home link. In addition, the home agent apparatus and the mobile router carry out transfer only to a necessary destination, by use of information of the terminal device which is accommodated in itself. Further, the home agent apparatus manages information of the terminal device which is accommodated in the mobile router, and thereby, it is possible to carry out packet communication only to the terminal device which corresponded to a destination, and it becomes possible to reduce useless transmission processing and reception processing in a network.

Abstract: A method for operating a near field communication system (10) of at least a first and a second near field communication device (21, 22) is proposed. It is a basic aspect of the inventive method to provide a step (S10) of supplying action data (AD) from at least one near field communication device (22) to another one second near field communication device (21), wherein said action data (AD) are descriptive for at least one action or application to be performed within a processing section (PR) of the inventive method.

Abstract: A wireless communications device is a hub for a conference call between a user of the device, a first remote party, and a second remote party. The wireless communications device communicates with the first remote party over a first connection and with the second remote party over a second concurrently active connection. A circuit in the wireless communications device transcodes voice data received over the first and second connections so that the voice data may be shared between the parties.

Abstract: Security vulnerability assessment for wireless networks is provided. Systems and methods for security vulnerability assessment simulate an attack upon the wireless network, capture the response from the wireless network, and identify a vulnerability associated with the wireless network after analyzing the response from the wireless network.

Abstract: The invention relates to the field of wireless communications and more specifically to an high quality, low power wireless audio system. More specifically, the invention comprises an audio source for receiving audio signals (e.g. music) and audio status information (e.g. song title) from a first external device (e.g. an MP3 player) and transmitting the audio signals and the audio status information over a wireless connection; and at least one audio sink for receiving the audio signals and said audio status information from the audio source and communicating the audio signals and the audio status information to a second external device (e.g. headphones), wherein a specified one of the at least one audio sink receives audio control information (e.g. pause) from the second external device and transmits said audio control information to said audio source via said wireless connection.

Abstract: A method for enhancing mobility of a subscriber in a telecommunications environment. The method includes deploying with a first network operator a service that is accessible by a subscriber via a first network. The method continues with creating a service detail record containing information related to an identity of the service, e.g., defining the service. The method then involves publishing the service detail record in a service registry that is accessible by a second network operator operating a second network. The second network operator receives over the second network a request from the subscriber for the service and in response, processes the service detail record and based on such processing provides the service to the subscriber via the second network. To provide the services, the service is executed on the first network using resources of the first network allocated to the service, such as by the service detail record.

Abstract: Disclosed is an apparatus and a method for performing a cell search in a wireless communication system. A subscriber station calculates the power of subcarriers according to their positions in a preamble signal of a frequency domain and identifies a segment of a cell to which the subscriber station belongs. Then, the subscriber station correlates PN sequences, which correspond to the segment of the cell that has been identified, with the preamble signal of the frequency domain. Therefore, the number of calculations for determining correlation values in a cell search is remarkably reduced.

Abstract: A targeted message is sent to a mobile vehicle using a satellite broadcast system. A satellite broadcast message including a vehicle identification tag and the targeted message is received at the mobile vehicle. A determination is made on whether to play the targeted message at the mobile vehicle based on the vehicle identification tag, and the targeted message is played based on the determination. A system for sending a targeted message to a mobile vehicle and related computer programming code are also disclosed.

Abstract: In a UMTS wireless communication system, the enhanced dedicated physical control channel (E-DPCCH) that is usually always transmitted together with the enhanced dedicated physical data channel (E-DPDCH) on the uplink from a UE to a NodeB is instead only transmitted when a predetermined “start criterion” is met and is turned off when a predetermined “stop criterion” is met until a “start criterion” is later met again. The UE starts transmitting E-DPCCH whenever the corresponding E-DPDCH transport format combination is different from the previous one in the same HARQ process or some other “start criterion” is met. Multiple mechanisms can be used to decide when the UE should switch off E-DPCCH transmission after the transport format combination of E-DPDCH has changed.

Abstract: The content access control system has a content permissions field in the Home Location Register database for each mobile subscriber. The content permissions data are managed by a content manager who has content access responsibility for the mobile subscriber pursuant to an existing management relationship, such as parent-child or employer-employee. The content manager initiates a communication connection to a designated content access control administration system and uniquely identifies the subscriber via their mobile communication device identification and assigns one or more content rating access permissions to each identified subscriber. The content rating permissions comprise a definition of the content that is prohibited and/or permitted by indicating via selecting content ratings or other such code definitions to identify the appropriate content.

Abstract: A server (101) designates and assigns each of a plurality of communication devices to at least one of a plurality of groups. The server (101) prepares a communication having presence information corresponding to a status of the communication devices in the group; determines network infrastructure device(s) serving the group; and transmits, at a pre-determined time, the communication to the network infrastructure device(s). A network infrastructure device (103a-c, 105a-f) receives the communication and transmits, as a common channel signal during the pre-determined time, a signal with the presence information. A communication unit (107a, 107b, 107c) receives an indication of the pre-determined time; transmits, at an interval proximate to the pre-determined time, a signal indicating the communication device's status; and receives, at the pre-determined time, the signal with the presence information.

Abstract: A first network node may include a wireless transmitter, a wireless receiver, a user interface and a controller. The controller may be configured to cause information that is received by the receiver to be delivered to the user interface, if that information is encoded to be delivered to the user interface of the network node. The controller may also be configured to cause information to be transmitted in a format encoded for a first target node by the transmitter, if that information is encoded to be forwarded by the network node. The controller may also be configured to cause information from the user interface to be transmitted in a format encoded for a second target node by the transmitter. Related processes are also disclosed.

Abstract: Disclosed is a method and device for searching for a telephone number in a mobile terminal having a direction key that consists of a left arrow, a right arrow, an up arrow and a down arrow. The method includes displaying one or more consecutive digits input by a user in a standby mode of the mobile terminal; and when a quick search key and any arrow of the direction key are pressed simultaneously, searching for a telephone number including the displayed digits in a position corresponding to the pressed arrow.

Abstract: Synchronization of a group of mobile devices so that each mobile device substantially simultaneously and synchronously plays a selected piece of content (e.g., a compressed music file). Implementations can selectively allow mobile devices to transfer content and control information via a wireless connection such as a Bluetooth connection. Via this data transfer, each mobile device can be synchronized with respect to content to be played and the timing of the playback. Each of the users of the group of mobile devices can have a personal experience (i.e., experiencing the playback without disturbing people that are not part of the group), but at the same time share the experience with the other users of the group. For example, users can experience a musical performance in a public place that no one but themselves can hear.

Abstract: A redundant powering system for a powered device receiving power over communication cabling, the redundant powering system comprising: a redundant power supply comprising a first power sourcing equipment and a second power sourcing equipment; a powered device; communication cabling connecting the redundant power supply to the powered device, the communication cabling comprising a first path connecting the first power sourcing equipment to the powered device and a second path connecting the second power sourcing equipment to the powered device, the first and second paths at least partially being constituted of a single structured cable, the at least one powered device comprising at least one signature impedance, the redundant power supply being operable so that power is operably supplied to the powered device from only one of the first and second power sourcing equipment.

Abstract: An improved architectural approach for implementation of a low power, scalable topology for a software defined radio (SDR). Low power processors and switching elements forming building blocks are employed in an embedded switched fabric architecture network having a repeating building block topology that advantageously employs wormhole routing and has self-healing, fail-safe properties. Differential signaling is used and data rates in excess of 250 Mbps are possible. In one embodiment a dual civilian and military channel SDR is disclosed; in other embodiments, a plurality of independent SDR channels, with or without encryption, are disclosed. A plurality of different topologies are disclosed including torodial topologies having a planar topology with orthogonal connections, a planar topology with orthogonal and diagonal connections, and a cube topology with both orthogonal and/or diagonal connections.

Abstract: A communication system, method, computer program product, and apparatus include common equipment shared between multiple independently administered networks. The common equipment is reconfigurable and expandable and provides changed communication capacity and functions when additional elements are added or reconfigured. Configurable features include, for example, communication bandwidth, Quality of Service, and a number of communication satellites included in the communication system. The common equipment includes expandable elements including, for example, a single hub modem chassis that can expand to communicate with more than one communication satellite and a protocol processor that can share a protocol processing task with another protocol processors.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method, a device and a process for distributing various tasks performed by a mobile terminal (101) over time. The idea of the invention is to increase talk and standby times of said terminal (101) by executing as many power consuming, delayable tasks as possible when the terminal is connected to a charging device (102). Advanced solution exploits e.g. ideal task execution time intervals, the calculation of which is based on gathered user profile information. An intelligent charging device (102) with memory and processing means to share the task execution with said terminal (101) or to completely take care of some tasks on behalf of said terminal (101) is presented.