Abstract: A system (i.e. apparatus, combination, etc.) for use in the transportation of a person (e.g. patient, handicapped person, invalid, etc.) from one location to another. The system may in particular be a steerable person handling system wherein the manoeuvrability thereof is facilitated by a steering mechanism wherein one forward swivelable castor wheel and one rear swivelable castor wheel, which are on opposite sides of the system, are connected or coupled together with a steering control component such that the steering control component may induce a controlled and simultaneous swivelling of these steerable castor wheels in opposite directions.

Abstract: A method and system for mapping radio measurements and quality parameters to location information within a cell of a wireless telecommunications system. Mobile Stations (MSs) report radio measurements such as downlink Bit-Error-Rate (BER) and downlink Signal Strength (SS) to Base Stations (BSs), which further relay the radio measurements, along with radio quality parameters to a switching node that identifies adds a time stamp and a call identification (or MS identification). The switching node then forwards the radio data to a Radio Network Management node (RNM). For the radio measurements, the RNM requests positioning information from a Positioning Device Equipment (PDE), and associates the positioning information to the radio measurements. For the radio quality parameters, the RNM correlate positioning information using the time stamp and the CallID/MSID.

Abstract: A winch assembly comprising

Abstract: A winch assembly for the displacement of a person between a first vertical position and a second vertical position comprising: a winch for displacing a person in a harness between said first and second vertical positions; a first winch attachment means for realizably engaging said harness, said first winch attachment means being attached to said winch for the displacement of a person between said first and second vertical positions; and a second winch attachment means for realizably attaching the winch to an overhead support, the improvement wherein said first attachment means comprises two opposed support arms and displacement means associated with each said support arms whereby at least part of each arms is displaceable between a working extended position for engaging said harness and a non-working retracted position. The winch has a reduced or more compact aspect during non-working periods as well as in the case of a moving of the winch assembly during non-working periods.

Abstract: A head component for an anchor assembly for mounting a load bearing track to a hanger component attached to an overhead structure (e.g.

Abstract: A winch assembly for the displacement of a person between a first vertical position and a second vertical position comprising:

Abstract: The present invention relates to support structures. The present invention in particular relates to a telescopic track as well as a telescopic mast assembly which may for example be exploited in the context of a person (e.g. patient) handling system.

Abstract: A winch assembly comprising

Abstract: The present invention relates to support structures. The present invention in particular relates to a telescopic track as well as a telescopic mast assembly which may for example be exploited in the context of a person (e.g. patient) handling system.

Abstract: There is disclosed a system and method for over the air (OTA) activation of a previously activated mobile station in a wireless telecommunications network. During the new activation, an over the air processor requests the data configuration of the mobile station. The mobile station may issue a first challenge to the over the air processor and in so doing transmits a challenge message including certain mobile station parameters to the over the air processor. The over the air processor then communicates this information to the network authentication center which produces a challenge return message from the certain mobile station parameters and sends the challenge return message to the mobile station. The mobile station validates the challenge return message and if validation is successful the mobile station completes the transfer of mobile station data configuration to the over the air processor.

Abstract: There is disclosed a system and method for over the air (OTA) activation of a mobile station in a wireless telecommunications network. During activation, a network OTA processor requests the data configuration of the mobile station. The mobile station may issue a challenge the OTA processor and in so doing transmits a challenge message including certain mobile station parameters and a code lock indicator to the OTA processor. The OTA activation processor determines if a new or first code lock parameter has been forwarded to the OTA activation processor by the network for the code lock indicator. If so, the OTA activation processor includes the first code lock parameter in a challenge message forwarded to the authentication center for processing a response to be validated by the mobile station. If not, the OTA activator forwards the challenge message to the home location register that has previously stored the code lock parameter.

Abstract: A mobile station sends information concerning mobile station supported calling services to a serving switching node using a reverse digital traffic channel (DTC) message. With respect to data calling services, the DTC message includes information identifying whether the mobile station supports, for example, asynchronous data communication, G3Fax communication, half rate DTC communication, double rate DTC communication, triple rate DTC communication, STU-III, or asymmetrical bandwidth communication. In a preferred implementation, a fast associated control channel (FACCH) of the reverse digital traffic channel is used by the mobile station to communicate the supported calling services information. With knowledge of this capability information, a communications network may engage in selective (i.e., intelligent) paging.

Abstract: A method of handling SMS messages in a radio telecommunications network when an originating mobile station-based Short Message Entity (MS-SME) sends a SMS origination message while operating in a first Mobile Switching Center (MSC) and then moves into a second MSC before the MS-SME receives a SMS acknowledgement message. The method begins by including a R.sub.-- Transaction ID parameter in the SMS origination message sent over the Digital Traffic Channel (DTC) from the originating MS-SME to the first MSC. If the MS-SME moved back to an anchor MSC, a SMS.sub.-- Transaction ID (SMSTID) parameter is included in an ANSI-41 SMS Delivery Backward (SMDBACK) Invoke message sent from the first MSC to the anchor MSC. The SMSTID parameter utilizes information from the R.sub.-- Transaction ID parameter to enable the MS-SME to correlate a SMS acknowledgement message with the SME origination message.

Abstract: A device is provided for a system for displacing (e.g. lifting, transporting, lowering, etc.) persons between various positions or areas such as for example between a bed and a chair, a bed and a bathroom etc. The device comprises a winch assembly whereby a reel component and a motor may be decoupled so as to allow for the manual paying out of an elongated flexible support member to facilitate the attachment thereto of a harness holding a person.

Abstract: A cellular telephone network includes plural areas each having a plurality of cells. The cells individually supporting certain service capabilities. Inter-exchange messaging is provided for distributing from a second exchange to a first exchange information on the service capabilities supported by a cell serviced by the second exchange. Using the distributed service capability information, the first exchange may identify, in the context of a potential inter-exchange hand-off, whether to request that cells serviced by the second exchange be instructed to make verification signal strength measurements. Furthermore, responsive to received verification signal strength measurement reports, the first exchange screens candidate cells based on the distributed service capability information to select an appropriate target cell served by the second exchange for hand-off.

Abstract: A method for dynamically controlling the length of an R.sub.-- DATA message on a random access channel is disclosed. Initially, a set of threshold values for traffic load levels are established with respect to the usage of a random access (RACH) channel. A particular R.sub.-- DATA message length is then associated with each of these threshold values. The RACH channel is monitored to track the traffic load on the RACH, and once one of the established threshold levels are reached, the R.sub.-- DATA message length is set to the value associated with that threshold level. R.sub.-- DATA messages are then transmitted according to the new length.

Abstract: A system and method of ensuring that a called mobile station's expected service type matches a calling party's service type in a radio telecommunications network in which both voice service and data service are provided. A service code generator in a serving mobile switching center (MSC) generates a service code that indicates the calling party's service type. The service code is sent in a page from the serving MSC to the mobile station, and includes the service code. An expected service code generator in the called mobile station generates an expected service code that indicates the called mobile station's expected service type. The expected service code is sent in a page response from the mobile station to a border MSC that borders the serving MSC. The border MSC extracts the expected service code and sends it to the serving MSC where it is compared with the calling party's service code. If the service codes match, the call is connected to the mobile station.

Abstract: In connection with instances of inter-exchange hand-off, certain hand-off related parameters assigned to border cells within a first system area are evaluated and considered by the second system area in making the inter-exchange hand-off. To communicate these hand-off related parameters from the first system area to the second system area, a request for the parameters is transmitted from a mobile switching center serving the second system area to a mobile switching center serving the first system area. Responsive thereto, the mobile switching center for the first system area retrieves and delivers the requested parameters for subsequent second system area mobile switching center processing in connection with making the inter-exchange hand-off determination.