Patents Represented by Attorney The Farrell Law Firm
  • Patent number: 8351846
    Abstract: A CID management method and apparatus in a multi-hop relay BWA communication system are provided. A BS combines data destined for an RS and data to be relayed to an MS via the RS in a payload, distinguishing the data by CIDs, attaches a relay CID to the payload, and sends the payload with the relay CID to the RS. Among the data of the payload, the RS processes its data and relays to the MS the data destined for the MS by distinguishing them by the CIDs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 3, 2007
    Date of Patent: January 8, 2013
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd
    Inventors: Sung-Jin Lee, Jung-Je Son, Hyoung-Kyu Lim, Yeong-Moon Son, Hyun-Jeong Kang, Pan-Yuh Joo, Jun-Young Jung
  • Patent number: 8351930
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for providing automatic international and local call dialing in a mobile communication terminal. Country identification information is received from a network in which the mobile communication terminal is currently located. When a request for an outgoing is received from a user, a country code corresponding to the received country identification information is extracted, and the extracted country code is compared with a country code included in a phone number for the outgoing call. Based on the comparison it is determined whether the outgoing call is an international or local call. The phone number is then changed in accordance with the outgoing call being the international or local call.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 8, 2013
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Sun-Haeng Jo, Bo-Ram Park, Ji-Young Kim, Seong-Hoon Kang, Hye-Soo Lee
  • Patent number: 8350671
    Abstract: Provided is a method and an apparatus for controlling a NEW MESSAGE alert in a portable wireless terminal. In a sender-side terminal, a NEW MESSAGE alert is set after a message is written. The NEW MESSAGE alert setting is designated at a header of the message. The message having the header with the NEW MESSAGE alert setting is transmitted. In a receiver-side terminal, a message is received and it is determined whether a NEW MESSAGE alert is designated at a header of the received message. If a NEW MESSAGE alert is designated at the header of the received message, the designated NEW MESSAGE alert is generated. Therefore, both a sending user and a receiving user can have equal authority over the NEW MESSAGE alert.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2006
    Date of Patent: January 8, 2013
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Min-Ho Kim
  • Patent number: 8351969
    Abstract: A method and system for transmitting and receiving media according to the importance of a media burst in a PTT over Cellular (PoC) system are provided. The method includes transmitting a Media Burst Control Protocol (MBCP) Request message containing importance indication information by a sending PoC client: a controlling PoC server receiving the MBCP Request message, and if the importance indication information is contained in the MBCP Request message, determining that an important message will be transmitted, creating an MBCP Taken message containing the importance indication information, and transmitting the MBCP Taken message to a receiving PoC client via a participating PoC server: and receiving, by the receiving PoC client, the MBCP Taken message, and if it is determined that the importance indication information is contained in the MBCP Taken message, informing that an important message will be transmitted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2007
    Date of Patent: January 8, 2013
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd
    Inventors: Sung-Jin Park, Sang-Kyung Sung, Ji-Hye Lee, Wuk Kim
  • Patent number: 8351410
    Abstract: Provided are an apparatus and a method for receiving PSI/SI in a DVB-H receiver, in which packets carrying PSI/SI are detected from TS packets received over a wireless network and counted, and the PSI/SI packets are read if the packet count number reaches a predetermined packet number.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2007
    Date of Patent: January 8, 2013
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd
    Inventors: Jae-Hong Lee, Seok-Min Hwang
  • Patent number: 8352821
    Abstract: An apparatus and method for generating a Scheduling Assignment (SA), which reduces a probability of an incorrect action by a User Equipment (UE) in response to a reception of the SA, in a communication system wherein a base station transmits the SA being a first type or a second type and including at least one Information Element (IE). The method includes setting at least one bit in the at least one IE with an arbitrary value, if the SA is of the first type; setting the at least one bit in the at least one IE with a predetermined value, if the SA is of the second type; and setting any remaining bits in the at least one IE with arbitrary values.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 8, 2013
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd
    Inventors: Aris Papasakellariou, Soeng Hun Kim, Gert-Jan Van Lieshout
  • Patent number: 8351732
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for bit resolution enhancement and edge enhancement in an electronic device are provided. The method includes determining a Contour Counter (CC) and determining a type of each region of the input image, determining a Bit Resolution Enhancement (BRE) parameter and an edge enhancement parameter of each region according to the determined region type, determining a first weight for each region of the image and enhancing a bit resolution of the input image, and determining a second weight for each region of the image and performing edge enhancement for the image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 8, 2013
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd
    Inventors: Min-Kyu Park, Seung-Joong Hwang, Doo-Hyeon Kim
  • Patent number: 8351380
    Abstract: An Automatic Repeat reQuest (ARQ) method in a communication system having a protocol layer structure, in which a Layer 2 (L2) transmitter for generating an upper layer packet in a size suitable for transmission over a radio channel and transmitting the upper layer packet to a lower layer, transmits, to a receiver, polling information representative of an indicator for ordering the generation of a status report, and performs packet ARQ according to whether the status report is received within a predetermined time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 8, 2013
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd
    Inventors: Soeng-Hun Kim, Gert Jan Van Lie Shout, Himke Van Der Velde
  • Patent number: 8352844
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for transmitting control information in a wireless communication system using a Low Density Parity Check (LDPC) code is provided. The number of LDPC blocks, through which L1 post-signaling information is to be transmitted, is determined according to the total number of bits of the L1 post-signaling information. The number of input information bits of each LDPC block is calculated when the determined number of LDPC blocks is plural. The number of puncturing bits among parity bits of each LDPC block is determined considering a modulation order. A frame including one or multiple LDPC blocks generated through the preceding steps is transmitted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 8, 2013
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd
    Inventors: Seho Myung, Hwan-Joon Kwon, Jae-Yoel Kim, Yeon-Ju Lim, Sung-Ryul Yun, Hak-Ju Lee, Hong-Sil Jeong
  • Patent number: 8351852
    Abstract: A method for transmitting, by a mobile device, a data object, is provided, and includes estimating expected transmission times required for transmitting an object between devices by an acoustic communication link and supported radio interfaces, based on a size of the object, transmitting the object through an acoustic communication channel when the link is estimated to provide a shortest expected transmission time, and determining rankings of the radio interfaces according to the expected transmission times when the acoustic communication link does not provide a shortest expected transmission time, transmitting rankings information and configuration information on the supported radio interfaces through the acoustic communication channel by a configuration container, and transmitting the object through a radio interface through which a response is received.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 8, 2013
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd
    Inventors: Hee-Won Jung, Jun-Ho Koh, Sang-Mook Lee, Gi-Sang Lee, Sergey Zhidkov
  • Patent number: 8347311
    Abstract: An operation method of a mobile application model is provided. An application model is composed that separates applications into individual views and executes the individual views with independent processes. Only a code for a running view is loaded in a memory and a corresponding application is executed in the composed application model when switching to the running view for execution of the corresponding application.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 4, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 1, 2013
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd
    Inventors: Seok-Jae Jeong, Jin-Hee Choi
  • Patent number: 8342698
    Abstract: Disclosed is a focusing device for a beam projector, which includes an adjustment member mounted on a housing of the beam projector to be linearly movable, a pivoting member rotatably mounted on the housing, a link member extending from the pivoting member at a point separated from a rotation axis of the pivoting member, and a lens assembly mounted to be linearly movable within the housing while interfering with the pivoting member, in which the link member rotates the pivoting member according to the linear movement of the adjustment member and the lens assembly linearly moves within the housing according to the rotation of the pivoting member. The focusing device can perform fine focusing and adjust the focusing distance without using a gear or motor to make the beam projector compact and mount the beam projector on the portable terminal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 1, 2013
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd
    Inventor: Dong-Hi Lee
  • Patent number: 8345690
    Abstract: An apparatus and method for performing duplicate avoidance of broadcast data packets in a (UE). The includes receiving a broadcast data packet from a plurality of cells; storing, if a sequence number of the received broadcast data packet does not fall within a reception window, the broadcast data packet in a buffer and updating the reception window based on the sequence number; determining, if the sequence number of the received broadcast data packet falls within the reception window, whether a broadcast data packet having the sequence number has previously been stored in the buffer; discarding the broadcast data packet, if the broadcast data packet has previously been stored in the buffer; and storing the broadcast data packet in the buffer, if the broadcast data packet has not previously been stored in the buffer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 1, 2013
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd
    Inventors: Soeng-Hun Kim, Kook-Heul Lee, Sung-Ho Choi, Gert Jan Van Lieshout
  • Patent number: 8344851
    Abstract: Provided is a remote mobile device access and control method, and particularly a generic approach for providing remote mobile device access and control. To this end, there is provided a method for a user to access and control his/her mobile device at a remote location by using a remote mobile device access and control architecture that allows the user to access an application and data of his/her mobile device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2007
    Date of Patent: January 1, 2013
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Man Mohan Singh Bisht
  • Patent number: 8345612
    Abstract: Disclosed is a system and a method for communication using different IPs, i.e. a mobile IP supporting mobility and a simple IP, according to the service by a UE. The method includes network initiated IP allocation (i.e. the network allocates different IPs to the UE) and UE initiated IP allocation (i.e. the UE directly requests an IP corresponding to a specific service). As such, the IP is selected and used based on consideration of continuity of the service to be supported by the UE.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 1, 2013
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd
    Inventors: Han-Na Lim, Yegin Alper, Sung-Ho Choi, Ji-Cheol Lee, Tae-Sun Yeoum
  • Patent number: 8345626
    Abstract: Provided is a function of minimizing a delay time of a packet call disconnect due to a handover between communication networks providing a communication service using different mobile communication technologies. To do this, even though a handover situation is generated during a packet service, the packet service is continuously provided by maintaining a current mode and performing a mode change after registration in a handover target network succeeds. Accordingly, since the packet service is not provided only while a packet call connecting process is performed, a delay time according to a packet call reconnection can be minimized.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2007
    Date of Patent: January 1, 2013
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd
    Inventor: Jeong-Min Noh
  • Patent number: 8345714
    Abstract: A cell search method and apparatus for an asynchronous mobile communication system are provided. A Secondary Synchronization Code (SSC) correlator despreads a signal at every slot boundary in accordance with a z-sequence to output a SSC correlation value. The signal is received over a first symbol duration. A Primary Synchronization Code (PSC) correlator despreads the received signal in accordance with a PSC to output a PSC correlation value. A dot product calculator performs dot product calculation between the SSC correlation value and the PSC correlation value to output a correlation result of the SSC. A frame synchronization detector extracts frame synchronization information from the correlation result.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 1, 2013
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd
    Inventors: Dong Ryeol Ryu, Kwang Man Ok
  • Patent number: 8340513
    Abstract: A camera and a method for performing auto-focusing applying thereto are provided. The camera adjusts a focus using two auto-focusing methods if specific photographing conditions are satisfied.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2012
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd
    Inventor: Woo-Seok Choi
  • Patent number: 8340440
    Abstract: Provided is an apparatus and a method for inserting additional data into an image file in an electronic device. According to the method, when an event of inserting additional data into the image file occurs, an identification code representing insertion of additional data is recorded in a corresponding header within the image file, and the additional data is added to an end portion of the image file.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 2007
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2012
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd
    Inventors: Sin-Jae Lee, Jae-Hwan Kim
  • Patent number: 8340129
    Abstract: A method for compressing an extension field to be selectively included in a Real-time Transport Protocol (RTP) header is provided. It is determined whether an RTP header extension field is included in the RTP header. Information indicating a determination result is recorded. Profile information of the RTP header extension field is recorded. Total length information of the RTP header extension field is recorded. Information indicating whether changed data exists is recorded using a header extension information map.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2012
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd
    Inventors: Sung-Kee Kim, Tae-Sung Park, Jae-Hoon Kwon, Do-Young Joung, Jae-Sung Park, Yong-Gyoo Kim, Ji-Wan Song