Abstract: This invention relates to monitoring and maintaining a network in telecommunications networks which comprise a large number of network elements. These network elements are presented as a hierarchical diagram or as a map display on a graphical user interface. The graphical user interface presents performance information of the network element as a graphical presentation in connection with the network element symbol in such a way that the operator can, at one glance, identify the network elements that are the most important in terms of operation of the network or the network elements most affected by faults. In accordance with an embodiment of the invention, the alarm situation of each element is displayed as a graphical presentation along with the network element symbol on the graphical user interface simultaneously with the graphical presentation representing the performance.

Abstract: An arrangement for configuring a device of a system by transferring control information from a removable controller thereto. The controller includes an input apparatus for receiving control information for configuring the device, a memory circuitry arranged to store and retrieve control information for configuring the device, and an output apparatus for transferring to the system retrieved control information for the device. The system includes apparatus for coupling with the output apparatus of the removable controller to transfer retrieved control information therefrom, and a controller arranged to configure the device in dependence upon the transferred control information.

Abstract: A method for selecting a diversity mode to be applied by a transmitter having two cross-polarized antenna arrays, each representing a diversity branch, comprising the steps of: providing a plurality of diversity mode performance chart look-up tables, mapping a respective individual diversity mode to a respective pair of time correlation value and space correlation value for the two cross-polarized antenna array beams, wherein a respective individual diversity mode is presented by a mapping area, wherein the plurality of performance chart look-up tables is parameterized by an indication of a ratio of received powers from the diversity branches, first selecting one of the performance chart look-up tables dependent on determined ratio of received powers from separate beams, and second selecting one of the individual diversity modes according to the mapping to the determined actual time relation and space correlation values from the first selected performance chart look-up table.

Abstract: A method provides for operating a wireless communication system having packet data capabilities, and includes steps of: (a) sending a message from a mobile station to a network on a same physical channel that is used to transmit packet data, the message specifying individual ones of packet system information (PSI) messages that are required for reception by the mobile station; and (b) in response to receiving the message, transmitting only the specified individual ones of the PSI messages from the network to the mobile station over the same physical channel used to transmit the packet data.

Abstract: A control system comprising a device for setting up a short distance wireless second data transmission connection to a wireless communication device when it is within a short distance, the connection being arranged at least for transmitting an identification message to the communication device, the message containing data for identifying the control system; a receiver for receiving messages via a communication channel from a mobile communication network which is arranged to set up a wireless first data transmission connection to the communication device for the transmission of messages, and which mobile communication network also comprises an authentication module for identifying the communication device and for allowing the transmission of messages, and a processor at least for interpreting a control message transmitted from the communication device and received via the communication channel, the message containing at least data for controlling the control system in a desired manner.

Abstract: A method and system for minimizing data transmission between a mobile station and a gateway server. The method provides that a mobile station transmits to a gateway server a request for a content and/or a resource located on a web server using a first protocol. The gateway server then transmits the request to the web server using a second protocol that is compatible with that used by the web server. The gateway server receives a redirection message from the web server indicating a new location of the content and/or resource. In response to the redirection message, the gateway server creates and transmits another request for the content and/or resource at the new location. After receiving the requested content and/or resource from the web server or another web server, the gateway server transmits the requested content and/or resource to the mobile station using the first protocol.

Abstract: A set top box for a television includes a hard drive, a random access memory, and a non-volatile memory. To maintain functionality of the device after a crash of the hard drive, the non-volatile memory includes an executable program for downloading a secondary operating system from a remote server or other secondary storage during a startup when the primary operating system in the hard drive is not accessible. The secondary operating system is stored in the random access memory and is a functional subset of the primary operating system to allow the use of the primary functionality of the set top box until the hard disk drive is repaired or replaced.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for use in a wireless telecommunications system including a wireless telecommunications network which communicates with a plurality of mobile terminals using radio signals, wherein each mobile terminal includes a display for displaying information. In the invention each mobile terminal is configured to receive a message containing information. Each message is inspected to determine whether the information contained in the message is of a predetermined type. If the message contains information of a predetermined type, the information is automatically displayed on the mobile terminal. If the message does not contain information of the predetermined type, the message is processed in a normal manner.

Abstract: A portable vibrating device has two electrical motors each having an axle and a weight element coupled to the axle. The axles couple the electrical motors to the weight elements. The weight elements form a weight unit having a total mass m and having a mass center with an offset r in respect to a rotational axis. The weight units are angularly dispositioned to different angular dispositions for varying the amplitude of vibration according to a desired scheme. The angular disposition is controlled by the rotation of the electrical motors. The device may be able to receive messages and to play the by varying the amplitude of vibration accordingly.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for controlling connections in the gateway of a wireless system, such as the WAP system, which gateway comprises means for implementing the protocol layers. The method is characterized in that it assigns a connection handle to each connection upon the establishment of the connection, in order to identify the connection, maintains a reference count for each connection on the basis of certain conditions that pertain to the connection handle in order to control the connections, increases the value of the reference count of the connection by one unit upon the creation of a protocol object for the connection handle, reduces the value of the reference count of the connection by one unit upon the elimination of the protocol object created for the connection, and releases the connection, and the connection handle which is related to this connection, when the reference count of the connection receives the value zero.

Abstract: A method, system, device and computer program product are provided for analyzing a cellular wireless communication network of a first type. For analyzing the cellular wireless communication network of the first type, communication connection condition parameters for one cell are measured, which communication connection condition parameters are derived from signals received by a mobile station from the one cell and from a plurality of other cells. The communication connection condition parameters are transmitted to a network control element in the form of mobile measurement reports. A network analysis functionality associated with the network control element processes the mobile measurement reports and evaluates, on the basis of processing results, a potential of the one cell for a usage in a wireless communication network of a second type, and/or estimated network parameters of the wireless communication network of the second type, like network performance or network dimensioning.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method and an apparatus for performing a location update of a user equipment in a mobile network, wherein it is decided on the basis of the result of a negotiation with an old location register whether to use an identification information obtained from the old location register or to retrieve the identification information from a user database. Accordingly, whenever a fall-back to a protocol version not supporting the required identification information is determined, the identification information is retrieved from the user database, to thereby guarantee that the correct identification information is used in the new location register. The identification information may comprise security or authentication parameters.

Abstract: An electrically erasable writing surface is provided. The writing surface includes a bistable display layer that responds to electrical and mechanical inputs. A touch pad is located above or below the display layer. The writing surface facilitates writing complex characters and increases accuracy by displaying a user input created by a passive stylus.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method (300, 400, 500) for transmitting information related to tandem free operation, where a cellular network comprising a tandem free operation capable coding-decoding unit is connected to a packet network, an entity, which can be a second network or a terminal, is connected to the packet network and data is transmitted over the packet network between said coding-decoding unit on a first side of the packet network and said entity on a second side of the packet network. The method according to the invention is characterized in that information about the decoding capabilities and tandem free operation capabilities on the first side of the packet network is transmitted (320, 420, 520) over the packet network to the second side of the packet network. The invention relates also to a decoding information exchange arrangement (611), to a gateway (610), to a decoding information transmission arrangement (601) and to a cellular network element (600).

Abstract: The invention relates to radio terminal equipment arrangement comprising radio terminal equipment and one or more secondary terminal units, the radio terminal equipment being configured to communicate with the one or more secondary terminal units by using wireless low-power radio frequency (LPRF) connections, and to use a predetermined transmitter power class. The radio terminal equipment is further configured to detect a change in a usage environment of the radio terminal equipment; and to change the transmitter power class of the radio terminal equipment based on the changed usage environment of the radio terminal equipment.

Abstract: User Equipment (UE) in receipt of a session start signal indicating a session frequency to use for a session along with other user equipment uses the session frequency until a session stop message is received and then changes to a frequency selected to avoid subsequent use of a same frequency used by the other user equipment. For instance, when the UE receives a Multimedia Broadcast Multicast Service (MBMS) session start signal and it contains a preferred frequency, the Radio Resource Control (RRC) layer of the UE could store the frequency of the serving cell for later reference. The UE then converges to the preferred frequency for the duration of the session. When the UE receives a session stop, RRC layer retrieves the previously stored information about the pre-session frequency and requests the physical layer (L1) to select a cell on the frequency where it was previously camped on.

Abstract: Methods and systems for managing access to a wireless local area network are provided. A wireless access point (AP) may use a unified approach that utilizes an out-of-band channel to communicate authentication key and network address information to a guest device, and utilizes an in-band channel to establish communications with the guest device, and also provides support for in-band setup on all devices. The ability to use out-of-band where possible provides for an increase to security and usability, and the possibility of delegating access from one device to another. The unified approach thereby also provides easy management of guest access to the WLAN.