Patents Examined by Brandon Miller
  • Patent number: 8989770
    Abstract: An apparatus and method for estimating displacement of a user terminal are provided. The method includes estimating, by the user terminal, a moving state of the user terminal; determining a first moving direction probability index of a user, based on the estimated moving state of the user terminal; and determining a moving state of the user terminal and estimating a moving direction of the user terminal, based on the first moving direction probability index.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2015
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd
    Inventors: Jae-Myeon Lee, Yung-Keun Jung, Hyun-Su Hong, Sun-Young Park
  • Patent number: 8977262
    Abstract: An apparatus for providing closed subscriber group access control may include a processor. The processor may be configured to maintain a non-access register including an identifier of a communication cell associated with a closed subscriber group to which a communication device associated with the non-access register does not have access rights, and enable subsequent communication with another communication cell based on the other communication cell not being identified in the non-access register. A corresponding method and computer program product are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2015
    Assignee: Nokia Solutions and Networks Oy
    Inventors: Lars Dalsgaard, Jarkko T. Koskela, Benoist Pierre Sebire
  • Patent number: 8977321
    Abstract: The present invention includes a device, method, and user interface for providing optimized entry of alphanumeric text. In one form, a method for providing selectable characters within a user interface includes determining an operating mode of a communication device and receiving an input associated with a selected input key. The method determines a group of characters associated with the selected key based on the operating mode and displays the group of characters within the user interface. The user interface may display a first character of the group of characters within a first portion of the user interface and the group of characters proximal to the first character within a second portion of the user interface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2015
    Assignee: Cisco Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: John A. Toebes, Ilya N. Slain
  • Patent number: 8971885
    Abstract: Access terminals and network nodes are adapted to conduct access terminal registrations. In one example, an access terminal may obtain a data message for transmission, and registration information associated with the access terminal. The access terminal may send a message including the data message and the registration information. A network node can receive a message from an access terminal, where the received message includes a data message and access terminal registration information. The network node can register the access terminal with a network based on the access terminal registration information included in the received message. The network node can also process the data message included in the received message. Other aspects, embodiments, and features are also claimed and described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2015
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Ravindra Manohar Patwardhan, Rashid Ahmed Akbar Attar, Christopher Gerard Lott, Jun Ma
  • Patent number: 8971901
    Abstract: Systems and method for allocation and optimization of sub-carriers by a plurality of cells based, at least in part, on aspects of user equipment utilizing the wireless communication network. A wireless network management component classifies user equipment with at least a portion of the wireless communication network as cell edge user equipment or cell central user equipment. Based on the classification of the user equipment, the management component determines resource requirements for the cells. The resource requirements can include the designation of sub-carriers as primary sub-carriers and associated power levels based on the designation for the group of cells in the wireless network. Additionally, each cell within the wireless network can utilize the designation of sub-carriers and association of power levels in configuring communications with user equipment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2015
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Shankarakrishnan Venkatraman, Ali Fakoorian
  • Patent number: 8965340
    Abstract: A technique is described that determines if a request for authentication is made on the mobile device belonging to the authorized user by examining non confidential memory parameters of the mobile device, for example a total free memory, or a number of stored phone numbers. The technique examines past authorized user values for the memory parameters and performs a statistical analysis and projects a current memory range for each of the parameters for the authorized user. The projection may include factors such as the amount of time elapsed since the mobile device was acquired, the normal variation over a day, a week, a month or a year, and cyclic variations such as many new applications during a specific month each year. The projection may also include baseline variations which may be provided by analysis of a large number of different people. If the device used for the authorization request has memory parameters different from the projected range of authorized user values, then authorization may be refused.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 24, 2015
    Assignee: EMC Corporation
    Inventors: Ayelet Biger-Levin, Orit Yaron, Triinu Magi-Shaashua, Asaf Shoval
  • Patent number: 8965446
    Abstract: A method for reducing the consumption of the transmission power in the base station by adjusting the transmission interval between the control signals comprises the steps of: changing the interval between the control signals transmitted from the base station from a first interval to a second interval and transmitting the control signal; receiving a first message including transmission interval adjustment request information of the control signal; and changing the interval between the control signals to the first interval and transmitting the control signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 24, 2015
    Assignee: Pantech Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kibum Kwon, Sungjin Suh, Kyoungmin Park
  • Patent number: 8958805
    Abstract: A method of managing a terminal and controlling an interference in a small base station is provided. The small base station, including: an access preamble control unit to assign a unique preamble for each terminal registered in the small base station; a transmitting/receiving unit to receive a random access request message from each of the terminals through the unique preamble, to transmit a reply message to each of the terminals, and to receive information about each of the terminals and a Radio Resource Control (RRC) connection request Message from each of the terminals in response to the reply message; and a terminal verification unit to verify whether each of the terminals is a registered terminal using the information about each of the terminals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 17, 2015
    Assignee: Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute
    Inventors: Jae Heung Kim, Kyoung Seok Lee, Jae Young Ahn, Yeong Jin Kim
  • Patent number: 8958781
    Abstract: A first network device receives a message that identifies a relationship between a wireless user device and a client device, the relationship is to allow for caller identification information, for calls associated with the wireless user device, to be sent to the client device. The first network device stores the information identifying the relationship. The first network device receives caller identification information for a call associated with the wireless user device. The first network device determines to send the caller identification information to the client device, based on the information identifying the relationship stored by the first network device; and the first network device sends the caller identification information to the client device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 17, 2015
    Assignees: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc., Cellco Partnership
    Inventors: Ashish R. Gandhi, Mark Gallion, Bindu Balan
  • Patent number: 8954040
    Abstract: A method includes sending media clips provided by date candidates to a device of a seeker for viewing by the seeker, receiving a selection of a candidate from the seeker device, sending a media clip provided by the seeker to a device of the selected candidate for playing and facilitating a call between the seeker and the candidate if the candidate agrees.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 10, 2015
    Assignee: Informedia Services Limited
    Inventors: Mark Gerald Granat, Itay Tal
  • Patent number: 8948814
    Abstract: Video signals for a mobile terminal are converted to accommodate reproduction by an alternative display terminal. The video signal is processed to provide a converted video signal appropriate for an alternative display terminal that is separate from the mobile terminal. This converted video signal is then provided for the alternative display terminal to accommodate the corresponding video display on a screen provided by the alternative (e.g., external) display terminal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 3, 2015
    Assignee: Virginia Innovation Sciences Inc.
    Inventors: Tiejun Wang, William E. Halal, Tiehong Wang, Ximing Wang
  • Patent number: 8948753
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method that includes generating, in response to a non-access stratum (NAS) message transmitted between a mobility management entity and a visiting location register, a response message including information indicating a message type, an identifier of a mobile unit associated with the NAS message, and a cause associated with generating the response message. The method also includes transmitting the response message.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 3, 2015
    Assignee: Alcatel Lucent
    Inventors: Jennifer J. N. Liu, Michael Edwards, Frances Chin, John Gafrick
  • Patent number: 8942709
    Abstract: Systems and methods provide a single E.164 number for voice and data call redirection and telephony services such as caller identification, regardless of in which type of network a dual mode mobile device operates. When the dual mode device registers and is active in a GSM network, temporary routing and status updates are triggered and resultant information is maintained in both networks. A mobile terminated call is routed through an enterprise WLAN with call control within the enterprise being handled by SIP or H.323 signaling, and the call is redirected to the mobile device in the GSM network, where call control is assumed by the SS7 network. Services are provided using the protocols native to the active network, and the single E.164 is used consistently along with or lieu of the temporary routing information for subscriber identity specific functions, such as caller identification and voice mail.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 27, 2015
    Assignee: Shoretel, Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas Wayne Bonner, Nhan Thanh Tran, Mark Enzmann, Simon Richardson
  • Patent number: 8942714
    Abstract: A method of controlling femtocell interference considering a macrocell is provided. The method of controlling the interference includes a method of setting transmission power of the femtocell and methods of avoiding the interference of the femtocell. The methods of avoiding the interference include a PRB rotation method, a PRB transmission power restriction method, a hybrid method and a UB rotation method. The method of setting the transmission power and the methods of avoiding the interference may be implemented independently or implemented in combination with each other. Hence, according to the present invention, the femtocell itself can control the interference without affecting an interface of an existing macrocell base station and without signaling through the interface with the macrocell.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 27, 2015
    Assignee: Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute
    Inventors: Soon Gi Park, Yeon Seung Shin, Pyeong Jung Song, Young Jick Bahg, Yeong Jin Kim
  • Patent number: 8923832
    Abstract: The present invention provides methods, devices, and systems that provide the ability to playback multiple VoIP audio streams simultaneously with a single RTP session and further provides the ability to conference all streams together prior to transmission. More specifically, the present invention focuses on the transport layer and sample-based multiplexing employed to provide this capability.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 30, 2014
    Assignee: Avaya Inc.
    Inventor: Simon Boland
  • Patent number: 8923869
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provide a handover method and system in a relay network, a relay node, a control base station and a base station. The method includes: receiving, by a relay node, a first area identifier that identifies the relay node; sending a system information broadcast message carrying the first area identifier to a terminal in a coverage area; receiving a handover request message forwarded by a control base station; and performing, according to the handover request message, a control operation of accessing the relay node on the terminal. The first area identifier that identifies the relay node is allocated to the relay node, so that the terminal in the relay network can be normally handed over from the base station to the relay node.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 30, 2014
    Assignee: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Tao Zhang
  • Patent number: 8918106
    Abstract: A relay station includes a reception section that receives a first radio frame sent from a base station, and a transmission section that sends a second radio frame that includes a downstream data signal included in the received first radio frame, to a mobile station located in a cell of the relay station. When it is determined that a first identifier of a handover-destination cell, included in a first radio frame, matches a second identifier of the cell of the relay station, included in the second radio frame, and that the transmission timing of the first identifier matches the transmission timing of the second identifier, a time shift section of the relay station shifts the transmission timing of the second radio frame sent from the transmission section so as to make the transmission timing of the first identifier different from the transmission timing of the second identifier.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 23, 2014
    Assignee: NTT Docomo, Inc.
    Inventors: Yasufumi Morioka, Junichiro Hagiwara
  • Patent number: 8909264
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a server system is provided for receiving, processing and reporting sensor data from remote sources. The server system comprises a database; a Geographic Information System (GIS) application; and programs for receiving geographic sensor data from the remote sources representative of geospatial-type information through connections to a computer network and to a cellular network transmitted by the remote sources through computer network communication protocols or short message service (SMS) cellular network communication protocols; processing the received geographic sensor data for storage in the database; and displaying the processed geographic sensor data through the GIS application to users via the cellular network or the computer network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 9, 2014
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy
    Inventors: Evan Y. Higuchi, Nackieb M. Kamin, Adrianne Tom
  • Patent number: 8909206
    Abstract: A communications system includes a caller device, a receiver device, and a communications device. The communications device includes a storage unit, a communications unit, and a processing unit. Each called party is assigned an identifier, and has one or more receiver device. Each receiver device is assigned a phone number. The storage unit stores a phone number of each receiver device associated with a called party. The processing unit includes a request receiving module for receiving a request, a request recognition module for determining whether the identifier from the request matched one of the identifier of the called party; an acquiring module for acquiring the phone numbers of one called party when matching. The communications unit dials the acquired phone numbers to establish communications with the receiver device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 9, 2014
    Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Po-Hsien Liu, Chen-Huang Fan
  • Patent number: 8909247
    Abstract: The disclosed subject matter provides for sharing a network access credential based on location information. Location information can include timed fingerprint location information. In an aspect, location information can be associated with a location of user equipment. This location information can be correlated with network access credentials. Location information can be used to access a relevant network access credential. The relevant network access credential can be shared with other devices. In an embodiment, sharing a network access credential can be between mobile devices. In another embodiment, sharing a network access credential can be between a remote computing device and a mobile device. Sharing a credential can allow for access to a network without having to generate or input new credentials.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 9, 2014
    Assignees: AT&T Mobility II LLC, AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.
    Inventors: Rick Tipton, Mark Austin, Mario Kosseifi, Mostafa Tofighbakhsh