Patents Assigned to AND Communications
  • Publication number: 20120135687
    Abstract: A method includes detecting one or more physical contacts between the device and another device and determining whether the one or more physical contacts correspond to one or more taps. The method further includes initiating a discovery request to the other device, when it is determined that the physical contact corresponds to the one or more taps, and communicating to the other device when a communication link is established between the device and the other device based on the discovery request.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 11, 2009
    Publication date: May 31, 2012
    Applicant: SONY ERICSSON MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS AB
    Inventors: Ola Karl Thorn, Darius Katz
  • Publication number: 20120135782
    Abstract: A dual mode mobile terminal system includes an antenna, a diplexer, a first communication module, a first power amplifier, and a second communication module. The diplexer receives and transmits a first wireless signal, and isolates the receiving path and the transmitting path of the first wireless signal. The second communication module receives a second wireless signal from the switch. The first power amplifier amplifies the second wireless signal. The antenna is selectably connected to the diplexer or the first power amplifier through the switch. The antenna, the switch, the diplexer, and the first communication module form a first signal transmission path to transmit and receive the first wireless signal; the antenna, the switch, the first power amplifier, and the second communication module form a second signal transmission path to transmit and receive the second wireless signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2010
    Publication date: May 31, 2012
    Applicants: CHI MEI COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS, INC., SHENZHEN FUTAIHONG PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: XIAO-DONG WANG
  • Publication number: 20120135780
    Abstract: Provided is a power control method, etc., in cognitive radio communication, by which power control can be effectively performed without a large indirect cost. In the power control method, a target value of SNR is estimated on the basis of the control information relating to interference. Subsequently, communication power used for the cognitive radio communication is adjusted on the basis of the estimated target value of SNR. Thereby, power control can be effectively performed without a large indirect cost.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 15, 2010
    Publication date: May 31, 2012
    Applicant: National Institute of Information and Communications Technology
    Inventors: Chen Sun, Yohannes Alemseged Demessie, Ha Nguyen Tran, Hiroshi Harada
  • Publication number: 20120133572
    Abstract: An antenna is used in an electronic device. The electronic device includes a circuit board. The antenna includes a first antenna portion, a second antenna portion, a first feed portion, and a second feed portion. The first antenna portion is longer than the second antenna portion. The first antenna portion and the second antenna portion are perpendicularly disposed around the circuit board and in one exemplary embodiment may be spaced from the perimeter edge of the circuit board.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 21, 2011
    Publication date: May 31, 2012
    Applicant: CHI MEI COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS, INC.
    Inventors: CHO-KANG HSU, CHIA-HUNG SU
  • Publication number: 20120134322
    Abstract: A cell search method in a multiple carrier wireless network includes a step of trying to select, among a list of candidate couples [carrier frequency; bandwidth], at least one candidate associated with at least one cell of the multiple carrier wireless network. The cell search method includes: a step of obtaining and ordering an initial list of possible candidate couples [carrier frequency; bandwidth] according to the multiple carrier wireless network; a step of reducing the initial list, delivering a reduced list, the reduced list including only candidates compatible with a predetermined communication mode of the multiple carrier wireless network, through a differential cross correlation of the candidate couples [carrier frequency; bandwidth] of the initial list; a cell search step in which a cross-correlation is performed by testing all time/frequency hypothesis for at least one candidate of the reduced list of candidates, delivering synchronisation information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2011
    Publication date: May 31, 2012
    Applicant: SEQUANS COMMUNICATIONS
    Inventors: Fabien Buda, Joséphine Hus
  • Patent number: 8190672
    Abstract: A system for posting web logging (blog) messages, retrieving blog messages, and being notified of the posting of blog messages by way of dispatch communications. The system includes a wireless communication system capable of setting up dispatch communications links between subscriber units and a dispatch server. The dispatch server interfaces with a blog server. Using dispatch communications, subscriber units may send messages to the blog server for posting by way of the dispatch server, may receive notification of the posting of messages from the blog server by way of the dispatch server, and may retrieve messages from the blog server by way of the dispatch server.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2005
    Date of Patent: May 29, 2012
    Assignee: Nextel Communications Inc.
    Inventors: Erich Joseph Izdepski, Ojas Thakor Choksi
  • Patent number: 8189052
    Abstract: Media, systems, and methods are provided for evaluating a video processing technology based on subjective feedback. Videos from a plurality of sources for one or more subjective feedback targets are randomly selected. The selected videos with a video processing technology are processed, such that the selected videos include at least one impairment. The selected videos are transmitted to the one or more subjective feedback targets. Subjective feedback is received from the one or more subjective feedback targets regarding a perceptional aspect of the selected videos.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 29, 2012
    Assignee: Sprint Communications Company L.P.
    Inventors: John David Lynch, Eric Eugene Miller, Monika Kishor Panpaliya, Charles Daniel Todd
  • Patent number: 8189790
    Abstract: A technique for using a key repository to store data encryption keys provides a way to access key records in the key repository using a key identifier constructed from a media identifier associated with a data storage medium on which encrypted data is or will be stored. The media identifier is hashed and added to a counter value to produce the key identifier. In some embodiments, the technique is implemented in an encryption switch that provides data-at-rest encryption for a storage access network, but in other embodiments, the technique may be implemented in other devices, including data storage devices and hosts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 14, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 29, 2012
    Assignee: Brocade Communications Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Prakash Bilodi, Lyndon Siao, Narada Hess, Jitendra Kumar Singh
  • Patent number: 8190429
    Abstract: A codebook spectral envelope may be used to extend the bandwidth of a bandwidth limited signal. A system includes codebooks that list codebook spectral envelopes. A codebook spectral envelope may be selected based on a characteristic of the spectral envelope of the bandwidth limited signal. Modifications of selected codebook spectral envelopes may generate a bandwidth extension signal that may be added to the bandwidth limited signal to improve the quality of the signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 29, 2012
    Assignee: Nuance Communications, Inc.
    Inventors: Bernd Iser, Gerhard Uwe Schmidt
  • Patent number: 8189457
    Abstract: A multi-tone modem with components forming a transmit path and a receive path configured to couple to a wired communication medium for at least intermittent communication of frequency division multiplexed multi-tone modulated communication channels thereon. A Fourier transform component transforms received communication channels between a time domain and a frequency domain and vice-versa. Selected components on the receive path determine alignments between the received multiplexed communication channels in the time domain using alignment determinations made in both a time domain and frequency domain portions of the receive path. The Fourier transform component transforms a stream of digitized samples of the received multiplexed communication channels from the time to the frequency domain using the alignment determinations made by the selected components on the receive path.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 29, 2012
    Assignee: Ikanos Communications, Inc.
    Inventors: Darren Hutchinson, Sigurd Schelstraete
  • Patent number: 8191055
    Abstract: The present invention is related to a method and a software program for optimizing the positioning of software functions in a memory of a computing device. The present invention hereby comprises the steps of identifying each of a number of software functions and the respective number of calls between the identified software functions; positioning the two software functions sharing the highest number of calls next to each other to form a group of software functions and updating the number of calls between the newly formed group and the other software functions, and repeating the positioning step and the updating step for the software functions and/or groups of software functions sharing the respective highest number of calls in the next calculation step and so forth until all software functions are positioned in a sequential order.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2006
    Date of Patent: May 29, 2012
    Assignee: Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications AB
    Inventors: Tobias Ritzau, Rickard Moller
  • Patent number: 8189465
    Abstract: A data packet is selected from a flow of data traffic communicated between a wireless device and a network. An attribute of the data packet is inspected to associate the packet with a profile. Based on the profile, a network policy associated with the wireless device is determined. The network policy may be enforced by causing a message to be sent to the wireless device instructing the wireless device to enter a dormant mode. The network policy may be enforced by causing a message to be sent to the wireless device that causes the wireless device to not request air-interface resources from a sector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 29, 2012
    Assignee: Sprint Communications Company L.P.
    Inventors: Hemanth Balaji Pawar, Shilpa Kowdley Srinivas, Badri Prasad Subramanyan, Piyush Upadhyay
  • Patent number: 8190140
    Abstract: A method, system, and medium are provided for capturing an image of information on a device. The information is stored on the device. The device is reset, and information from the captured image is restored on the device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 29, 2012
    Assignee: Sprint Communications Company L.P.
    Inventors: Sanjay K. Sharma, Benjamin P. Blinn, Lois E. Fagan, Kenneth R. Steele
  • Patent number: 8190091
    Abstract: A method for setting data transmission parameters of a first communication connection comprising determining information about data transmission parameters of at least one established second communication connection and setting the data transmission parameters of the first communication connection taking into account the information about the data transmission parameters of the at least one second communication connection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 27, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 29, 2012
    Assignee: Intel Mobile Communications GmbH
    Inventors: Andreas Schmidt, Achim Luft
  • Patent number: 8191091
    Abstract: A unified system of programming communication. The system encompasses the prior art (television, radio, broadcast hardcopy, computer communications, etc.) and new user specific mass media. Within the unified system, parallel processing computer systems, each having an input (e.g., 77) controlling a plurality of computers (e.g., 205), generate and output user information at receiver stations. Under broadcast control, local computers (73, 205), combine user information selectively into prior art communications to exhibit personalized mass media programming at video monitors (202), speakers (263), printers (221), etc. At intermediate transmission stations (e.g., cable television stations), signals in network broadcasts and from local inputs (74, 77, 97, 98) cause control processors (71) and computers (73) to selectively automate connection and operation of receivers (53), recorder/players (76), computers (73), generators (82), strippers (81), etc.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 1995
    Date of Patent: May 29, 2012
    Assignee: Personalized Media Communications, LLC
    Inventors: John Christopher Harvey, James William Cuddihy
  • Patent number: 8190977
    Abstract: In a method of decoding data symbols into codewords, reliability information of the data symbols is provided. A first group of symbols from a first set of groups of symbols is selected, wherein the first set of groups of symbols is defined by at least a first parity-check of a parity-check matrix of a linear block code which has been used to encode the data symbols. The selection is based on the reliability information. A second group of symbols from a second set of groups of symbols is selected, wherein the second set of groups of symbols is defined by at least a second parity-check of the parity-check matrix. The selection is based on the selected first group of symbols and the reliability information. At least a part of the codeword is composed on the basis of the first group of symbols and the second group of symbols.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 29, 2012
    Assignee: Intel Mobile Communications GmbH
    Inventors: Michael Lunglmayr, Jens Berkmann
  • Patent number: 8190132
    Abstract: Embodiments disclosed may include a mobile terminal for communication in a wireless communication network comprising a transmitter for transmitting a contact message, a user interface for entering contact information sent in the contact message, a processing unit for executing commands entered by means of the user interface and a visual presentation unit for displaying the user interface and contact message to be transmitted. The user interface is adapted for providing means for adding to the contact message a selectable contact identifier which represents a contact and wherein the processing unit is adapted for associating the selectable contact identifier with a contact number. Also, embodiments disclosed include a method and computer program as well as a signal in a wireless communication network operating along the lines outlined for the mobile terminal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 29, 2012
    Assignee: Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications AB
    Inventor: Rikard Pantorp
  • Patent number: 8190084
    Abstract: Systems and methods of supporting a communication session are provided. A first endpoint is authenticated with a terrestrial wireless communication network, wherein the first endpoint is in wireless communication with a satellite communication network. A quality of service is determined for communications exchanged between the first endpoint and a second endpoint supported by the terrestrial communication network. Communications are exchanged between the first and second endpoints in accordance with the determined quality of service.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 29, 2012
    Assignee: Nextel Communications Inc.
    Inventor: Don Gunasekara
  • Patent number: 8189473
    Abstract: Computer-readable media, systems, and methods for dynamic overflow pool allocation are described. In embodiments, a new session registration request is monitored for and, upon receiving the new session registration request, it is determined whether an existing pool associated with a home agent has crossed below a minimal threshold. In various embodiments, if it is determined that the existing pool has crossed below a minimal threshold, an overflow is obtained. In various other embodiments, it is determined whether an existing home agent pool has crossed a maximum threshold and, if so, it is determined whether at least one session remains using the overflow pool. In various other embodiments, if no sessions remain using the overflow pool, the overflow pool is returned.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 29, 2012
    Assignee: Sprint Communications Company L.P.
    Inventors: Jeremy R. Breau, Ray R. Doerr, Frederick C. Rogers
  • Patent number: 8190399
    Abstract: A computer implemented method for creating architectural blueprints is provided. The method includes selecting a project, defining the project requirements, and selecting one or more parameters to be used to analyze the project. The method further includes importing the selected parameters, selecting proposed hardware and software combinations capable of meeting the project requirements, and displaying the ramifications of the selected hardware and software. The method also provides for generating architectural blueprints.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 2006
    Date of Patent: May 29, 2012
    Assignee: Sprint Communications Company L.P.
    Inventors: William S. Anderson, Charles L. Micklavzina, Haidar Yousif