Abstract: A method in a wireless communications network including receiving (310) a network connection request from a subscriber device having an invalid subscriber identity, connecting (340) the subscriber device, from which the network connection request was received, to the wireless communications network for limited purposes only upon determining (320) that the subscriber device has in invalid subscriber identity in the absence of a limited network connection indicator in the network connection request. In some embodiments, a limited attach message indicates that the attach request is for limited purposes.

Abstract: A block edge detector (310) determines (510) whether a wireless communication transmission with a first modulation having excess spectral emissions will be transmitted at a frequency on a block edge (120). In response, a modulator selector (320) changes (530) the wireless communication transmission to a second modulation with lessened spectral emissions. Preferably, the second modulator (340) is operably coupled to an alternative lookup table (360) wherein phase trajectory entries likely to cause excess spectral emissions such as spurious emissions are smoothed. The entries may be smoothed by filtering, non-linear extrapolation, and/or linear extrapolation. Alternatively, the second modulator (340) uses an alternative lookup table (360) that is a GMSK modulator with BT less than 0.3.

Abstract: GPS assistance message and data issue identifiers for transmission to GPS enabled mobile stations in cellular communications networks and methods therefore. The GPS data issue identifiers indicate whether GPS data, for example corresponding ephemeris and almanac data, stored at the mobile station requires updating. In the exemplary 3rd generation (W-CDMA/UMTS) architecture, the GPS assistance message is a System Information Block (SIB), and the GPS ephemeris data identifier and corresponding satellite identifier is encoded in a value tag included in a Master Information Block (MIB).

Abstract: Radio communication network software downloading methods wherein terminal unique information pertaining to the downloading transaction is communicated on corresponding dedicated communication channels, for example, download initiation (300), capability exchange (320), digital signature (332) and activation and billing (360) communications, among others. Software content, or data, is transmitted (334) from the network to the plurality of terminals on a shared communication channel. In some applications, the software content includes multiple files multiplexed on the shared communication channel, wherein the content may be adjusted dynamically to optimize spectral efficiency.

Abstract: A cellular communications network including a base station subsystem (110) including a base station controller communicably coupled to a plurality of base stations (112), a user accessible mobile wireless communications device configuration control server (140) coupled to the base station subsystem (110), an network broadcast transmitting assisting base station (130), which may be coupled to the user accessible mobile wireless communications device configuration control server or to the base station subsystem. A mobile station is configured with configuration information associated with the assisting base station when the mobile station monitors the assisting base station.

Abstract: A mobile wireless communication device, and methods therein, including producing a user-configurable sensory output (620) upon the occurrence of some event on the device, for example, the transition between sleep and active modes, or the mechanical actuation of a portion of the device. In some embodiments, the user-configurable sensory output terminates (630) after a specified time period. In other embodiments, a service provider selects the sensory output and associates it with a particular event that occurs on the device, whereupon the sensory output is produced on the device upon the occurrence of the event, for example, to communication information from the service provider.

Abstract: A mobile wireless communication device like a cellular handset includes multiple communication addresses stored in its memory. Each address is associated with one or more inputs of an input key. For example a first telephone number is associated with a single input of a particular key, and a second telephone number may be associated with two sequential inputs of the same key. The communication address is transmitted from the wireless communication device upon entering the one or more key inputs associated therewith and upon maintaining a last of the sequential key inputs for a predetermined time interval.

Abstract: An assisted global positioning satellite (Assisted GPS) system has a GPS reference network node (260) that collects GPS satellite broadcast messages and prepares separate GPS assistance messages to be modulated by a base transceiver station (BTS) (202) on a cellular carrier signal (201) and sent to single or multiple handset (204). In a first preferred embodiment, instead of the handset (204) receiving standard ephemeris and clock correction data elements in a GPS assistance message, a compressed GPS assistance message containing XYZ information contains a GPS satellite's coordinate position modified according to the satellite clock correction. In a second preferred embodiment, there is a first type of compressed GPS assistance message containing subframe 1, 2, 3 data of a GPS satellite broadcast message and a second type of compressed GPS assistance message containing subframe 4, 5 data of a GPS satellite broadcast message.

Abstract: A method in a mobile wireless communication device capable of receiving a paging message transmitted in a series of bursts over successive time frames including receiving (210) not more than one burst of an incoming paging message, determining (220) whether the incoming paging message corresponds to a known paging message, and (230) reducing power consumption of radio circuits of the mobile wireless communication device during time frames when other bursts would be received if the incoming paging message corresponds to the known paging message. If the incoming data does not correspond to the known data, additional burst are received and decoded.

Abstract: Mobile station communication architectures for supporting circuit and packet modes of operation and methods therefor, for example time division multiple access (TDMA) and general packet radio services (GPRS) in a cellular telephone handset. In one exemplary embodiment, the architecture includes a router and operating mode switch (108) coupled to an RF transceiver (112), a packet stack (102) coupled to the RF transceiver, a circuit stack (104) coupled to the router and operating mode switch and to the packet stack, the RF transceiver, and to the circuit stack coupled to the packet stack, and an interoperability entity (106) coupled to the router and operating mode switch and to the packet and circuit stacks.

Abstract: A mobile wireless communication device (200) including a wireless transceiver (210) communicably coupled to a processor (220), a satellite positioning system receiver (250), wherein the processor controls an operating mode of the satellite positioning system receiver based on satellite positioning system operating mode information received by the wireless transceiver when the mobile wireless communication device is in a vicinity of a location or will be in the vicinity on which the satellite positioning system operating mode information is based. Controlling the operating mode includes controller whether and when and the frequency with which location measurements are made.

Abstract: A method in a communications network, for example a messaging server, including receiving (410) a message having a first message format, converting (420) the message to a format different than the first message format, the conversion of the message based upon either content type or content length of the message received. In one embodiment, the message is converted without regard for a messaging capability of the recipient.

Abstract: A method in a satellite positioning system receiver, including acquiring (210) a set of satellite positioning system satellites, determining (220) satellite subset time based on over-determined position solutions for at least two different subsets of the satellites acquired, determining (230) satellite time from at least two satellite subset times, computing (250) a position solution based on the satellite time or a refined (240) satellite time.

Abstract: A method in a wireless communication network (100) wherein information is communicated in a frame structure wherein each frame includes multiple sub-frames, including grouping at least two wireless communication terminals in a group, assigning the group to less than all sub-frames constituting a communication frame, and assigning a radio resource assignment control channel of one or more assigned sub-frames to the group. The control channel is used to assign radio resources to one or more terminals of the group.

Abstract: A method for access network (112) sharing, for example, a GSM or UMTS 3G wireless communications radio access network (RAN), among multiple core networks (120, 12, 124 & 126), for example, wireless communications services networks, including transmitting information about the core network sharing the common access network, e.g., a pseudo network identity or the number of core networks sharing the common access network or pointer information, in a system information message. The communication device (102) uses the information provided in the system information message to connect to a core network.

Abstract: A multimedia terminal (200) that receives a document descriptor file in response to a content download request, parses the document descriptor file for a reference to a specification file that controls the usage of the requested content, and thereafter the terminal obtains the specification file. The specification file enhances the user experience and/or allows content servers to exert more or less control over how hosted content is presented to the end user at the terminal.

Abstract: A method and system for evaluating the validity of location fixes of a mobile station by comparison of a location fix for which a validity determination is desired with one or more prior reference location fixes. In one embodiment, a satellite positioning system based location fix of a satellite positioning system enabled cellular mobile station in a cellular communications network is validated by comparison of the satellite positioning system based location fix to one or more of a plurality of network based location fixes, or to an estimated future location fix of the mobile station.

Abstract: A circular polarized signal receiving antenna (100) including an active element having first and second ends separated by a gap, a dimension of the active element, between the first and second ends thereof, corresponding to approximately one wavelength of a resonant operating frequency of the antenna. A feed-point is coupled to the active element, wherein the feed-point is located approximately one-quarter of the wavelength from the first end of the active element and approximately three-quarters of the wavelength from the second end of the active element. In one embodiment, the feed-point is reactively coupled to the active element.

Abstract: Methods and devices for end-user generation of content previews including selecting digital content stored on a communications device, and generating a content preview on the communications device from the digital content selected based on content transcoding information. In one embodiment, a mobile wireless communications device (300) includes a content preview generator (340) for generating content previews from content stored in memory based on content transcoding information, and a transmitter (380) for sharing the content previews with other mobile wireless communications devices, for example, in peer-to-peer communications.

Abstract: Real-time handover decision techniques are provided which can utilize prior known system behavior in making a handover decision to avoid averaging delay and hysteresis delay.