Abstract: A maintenance and supervising system and method for a multiplex communication system having mutually connected multiple pieces of multiplex communication equipment. A call controller executes call control by common channel signaling. A multiplexer multiplexes multiple communication data, and a fixed connection allocation device allocates multiplexed data within a multiplex circuit fixedly. A dynamic connection allocation device allocates multiplexed data within the multiplex circuit dynamically, and a piece of connection form switching equipment is provided. A piece of terminal equipment for maintenance and supervising is connected to one of the pieces of multiplex communication equipment.

Abstract: The invention has a purpose of making the operability and functionality of a simultaneous all together communication (a broadcasting communication) good. A dealing communication system of the embodiment provides with COT 1-2 to be called with a public line, DBDLIN 1-7 connected to BD 1--1 and CLU 1-6 accommodating and being connected to COT 1-12 and DBDLIN 1-7.

Abstract: A portable cellphone, with or without its docking system, is integrated as an accessory to a host system such as by providing a terminal interface (terminal mode) to the host for the purpose of user interface and control of the host. The portable also provides radio frequency (RF) communication capability which is integrated and controlled by the application running on the host. While functioning in a terminal mode of operation, the portable generates and communicates to the host, through the reverse data line, data representing manipulation of the portable keypad. Likewise, the portable relinquishes control of the portable display to the host according to display control commands received by the portable from the host on the forward data line. A user is also provided the ability to use the portable to notify the host through the reverse data line that the portable is available for use in terminal mode.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for providing a telephone operating company with the ability to rapidly deploy advanced services into a public switched telephone network includes a programmable service node interacting with a programmable switch matrix. The call processing of a call (associated with one or more ports on the programmable switch matrix) is controlled externally when particular triggering criteria is met (i.e., the call requires or desires external control). When the triggering criteria is met, the service node outputs a new call event notification message over a communications link to an external unit and receives one or more messages over the same link. Call control processing is achieved through this high-speed communications link between the programmable switch matrix and the external unit using a communications protocol defining a comprehensive set of primitives (instructions) for call manipulation and control at the programmable switch matrix which are received by the programmable service node.

Abstract: A communication process in a telecommunications network between a processing member and at least one terminal (11) remote therefrom allows a subscriber equipped with a multi-user terminal or an identification module to choose at least one access area (21) to the network in which he benefits from special conditions.

Abstract: A call line selector of a cable telephony terminal device is connected to one telephone and this telephone is commonly used by two telephone systems. The call line selector automatically selects an optimum line from CATV and PSTN lines in correspondence with a dial number input from the telephone at the calling time, thereby connecting the selected line and the telephone and thereby enabling a user to have a telephone conversation. Also, at the receiving time, the call line selector detects a reception (incoming call) signal and, in correspondence with the detected result, connects the cable telephony line or PSTN line and the telephone and rings the bell of the telephone to notify the user of the reception of the incoming call signal.

Abstract: The present invention relates to high power semiconductor laser device and method for fabricating the same utilizing ion implanting process, by which a beam steering phenomenon of an optical output due to filaments is eliminated. This elimination is achieved by a periodically varying gain given for a resonator of the semiconductor laser device. That is, this invention changes a gain distribution which causes the generation of filaments in the resonator into different distribution. According to the present invention, there is formed an insulation layer through ion implantation to an active layer to adjust current density implanted to the active layer, thereby eliminating non-uniform distribution of the light along the longitudinal direction of the resonator.

Abstract: A bidirectional optical communication module using a single optical fiber is disclosed. The module includes an optical fiber having a cut-away surface polished to have an acute angle between the cut-away surface and an axis of the optical fiber, a semiconductor laser emitting a transmission light coupled with a light fiber core, and a bidirectional optical device having a light receiving portion absorbing a receiving light outputted from the light fiber core for thereby optically coupling a bidirectional optical device in which a light receiving device is integrated into a light transmitting semiconductor laser as a single chip and an optical fiber when fabricating an optical module for implementing a light signal transmission and receiving operation using one optical fiber.

Abstract: A switch that has a plurality of inputs in which cells are received at these inputs. Each cell received at the inputs of the switch contain routing information. A routing means is employed to route the cells received at the inputs of the switch to outputs using routing information in which a number of the cells are misrouted by the routing means during the process of routing the cells to the outputs. Bus means is employed to route a cell to the destination in which the bus means is connected to the routing means. The bus means routes misrouted cells that are misrouted from the destination by some selected amount.

Abstract: A method for performing a hard handoff of a call from a first cell site of a CDMA cellular network to a target cell site of a second cellular network, such as an AMPS network or a second CDMA network. As a mobile unit operating in the first CDMA network moves toward the second cellular network, the first cell site uses two separate RTD thresholds for comparison with a measured RTD distance between the mobile unit and the first cell site. Handoff is initiated when the RTD distance exceeds the first RTD threshold and is completed when the RTD distance exceeds the second RTD threshold. If the first cell site is not co-located with a cell site of the second network, the first cell site utilizes receivers placed in the target cell site for handoff. If the first cell site is co-located with a second cell site of the second network, the second cell site of the second network is always the target cell site.

Abstract: The low profile antenna assembly comprises a generally rectangular frame member housing a planar antenna. A radar absorbing material is attached to the front side of the housing with a radome covering the front side of the planar antenna and attached to the frame member. The planar antenna is a microstrip array fed by a beam forming network that uses either delay lines or phase shifters to electronically steer the antenna pattern horizontally and vertically. The antenna assembly is weatherproofed, painted and flush mounted against a building surface for camouflaging the antenna assembly from observers at a distance.

Abstract: A method for the manufacture of a buried structure laser device for integration with an optical guide in a photonic circuit. This method brings about the successive growth, on a buffer layer doped with carriers of a first type and covering the entire surface of a substrate doped with carriers of the same type, a first guiding layer formed by a non-doped quaternary compound, an extremely thin intermediate layer highly doped with carriers of the first type. A second active layer is formed by a non-doped quaternary compound, and a protection layer is doped with carriers of a second type where only the active layer is etched in the form of one or more steps and then buried in a layer of sheathing doped with carriers of the second type.

Abstract: The present invention relates to radio communications antennas and in particular relates to an antenna for such. An inverted E antenna is disclosed comprising a radiating element and a ground plane. The antenna is suitable for placement in a mobile communications handset. The antenna finds particular applicability in dual mode handsets, where two or more antennas may be located in close proximity. The small dimensions of the antenna relative to the operating wavelength, achieved by folding back an element of the antenna provides a simple solution to such problems as antenna coupling since its small size allows it to be placed as far away as possible within the small confines of a radio communications handset. A method of operating a mobile communications arrangement is also disclosed, the arrangement comprising a microphone, an audio speaker, a transceiver, and an antenna; wherein the antenna is in the form of an inverted E.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a smart battery charging system, a charging method therefor and a power supply system for portable computer using the same that executes various charging operations securely corresponding to types of the smart batteries connected to the notebook computer. A smart battery charger 60 supplies charging voltage and charging current to the smart battery 70 selectively by controlling data input through an SM bus. The smart battery charger 60 and the smart battery 70 are connected to a keyboard controller 80 through the SM bus. The keyboard controller 80 determines the power on-off status of the notebook computer, based on second power voltage outputted from an SMPS 130, and identifies the types of the smart batteries, based on battery identifying signals outputted from the smart battery charger 60.

Abstract: A thermal management device for an enclosure, the enclosure disposed in an environment exposed to ambient air and having an interior area for housing heat generating electronic components includes a heat exchanger having an evaporator portion and a condenser portion, the evaporator portion is adapted for mounting within the enclosure interior area adjacent to the heat generating electronic components. The condenser portion is exposed to the ambient air for removal of heat from the enclosure interior area generated by the electronic components adjacent to the heat exchanger evaporator portion. The device is incorporated in a system which includes an air duct disposed within the enclosure interior area. The duct includes an air inlet port and air outlet port. The ports communicate with the ambient air to thereby create an airflow path through the air duct from the inlet port to the outlet port.

Abstract: A variable attenuator circuit provides variable attenuation responsive to received signal strength in a receiver to reduce intermodulation (IM) distortion. In a dual-mode frequency modulation/code division multiple access (FM/CDMA) cellular telephone implementation, the variable attenuator circuit decreases IM distortion by variably attenuating received radio frequency (RF) signals before an initial RF amplification stage to reduce the level of undesirable frequency mixing products. The variable attenuator circuit is turned on (activated) and off (deactivated) at a single, relatively low, input power level. An attenuator enable signal is also supplied from a logic unit of the mobile station to enable operation of the variable attenuator circuit throughout operation in a digital mode.

Abstract: A data access and retrieval system comprises a plurality of user data sources each storing electronic data signals describing data specific to a user, or enabling services selected by a user; an agent device which is configurable to select individual ones of the user data sources and present selections of user data and service data to a set of callers who may interrogate the agent device remotely over a communications network; a plurality of service terminals capable of communicating with the agent device over a communications network the service terminals operable by said callers; and a plurality of key devices, storing caller information and security code information for enabling remote access of selections of user data and/or services to be transmitted over a communications network to a caller located at a said service terminal.

Abstract: The disclosure relates to wireless networks, and particularly a method and apparatus for assigning carrier frequencies to base station antenna sites.Base stations are represented as a matrix of interconnected nodes and links, the nodes representing carrier frequency sites and the links being dimensioned in accordance with disallowed frequency slots. A first algorithm is used to assign carrier frequencies to the carrier frequency sites in a non-interfering manner resulting in a partial frequency assignment plan. A second algorithm assigns carrier frequencies to the remaining vacant carrier sites in a manner which seeks to minimise the amount of interference. The order in which the carrier sites are assigned carrier frequencies is determined by either a random ordering, an order generated by simulated annealing, or an ordering generated by a genetic algorithm.

Abstract: An idle address controller for a shared buffer type ATM switch controls the addresses of output cells in a common memory to be stored directly in an idle address buffer without passing through the conventional idle address delay controller, by improving the idle address control scheme of a unit switch. The idle address controller includes an idle address control signal generator for generating idle address control signals based on the buffer length information from counters, idle address control signal buffers for storing the idle address control signals, and an idle address control signal multiplexer. Therefore, the idle addresses can be efficiently provided, and this mechanism lowers cell loss and reduces required memory capacity.

Abstract: An Earth station having an antenna is configured to establish communication with a satellite. The Earth station stores a table of satellite position data for a plurality of satellites and is configurable to enable its own location position on the surface of the Earth as well as the azimuth and elevation of its antenna to be obtained. The tabulated satellite position data is then utilised to calculate the position of the satellite in relation to the location position. Thereafter at least one of the satellites is selected with which to establish communication and in response to the selection and the obtained azimuth and elevation, a direction is determined in which to configure the antenna for operation with the at least one selected satellite. Following determination of the direction, the antenna is configured for operation with the at least one selected satellite. The location position and the azimuth and elevation of the antenna may be determined through the Earth station comprising a GPS receiver.