Patents Examined by Cong Tran
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Patent number: 9301275Abstract: A communication system includes a development sector for registering a plurality of wireless devices, a business sector for controlling utilization of an application program and for receiving application data, a service sector for deploying the application program and for providing the application data to the business sector in accordance with communication with at least one wireless device of the plurality; and a mobile sector comprising the plurality of wireless devices, each device for receiving the application program deployed by the service sector, executing the application program in response to the business sector, and communicating with the service sector to support provision of the application data to the business sector. The wireless device, such as a cell phone, personal digital assistant, or palm top computer may include an auxiliary device such as a bar code scanner, a magnetic stripe card reader, or a printer.Type: GrantFiled: October 15, 2008Date of Patent: March 29, 2016Assignee: Apriva, LLCInventors: Paul D. Coppinger, Michael S. Klingen, Rinaldo Anthony Spinella
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Patent number: 9301214Abstract: In a method in a central node of a cellular radio network the central node is adapted to deciding if a mobile station connected to the cellular radio network via a first radio access technology controlled by the central node is to be moved to another radio access technology when a circuit switched call of the mobile station is ended. It is assumed that the cellular radio network is adapted to use a fallback to circuit switched procedure. First it is decided that a CS call for a particular mobile station has ended. Then in it is checked if the CS call was the result of a fallback to CS procedure. The central node then decides if the mobile station is to be moved to another radio access technology based at least partly on the, i.e. if the CS call was a result of a CS fallback procedure.Type: GrantFiled: March 26, 2015Date of Patent: March 29, 2016Assignee: Telefonaktiebolaget L M Ericsson (publ)Inventors: Pär Gustavsson, Thomas Johansson, Magnus Olsson, Paul Schliwa-Bertling
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Patent number: 9290145Abstract: The present invention provides a system and method that provides a standardized and portable automatic emergency event notification, or AEEN, device which detects a vehicle or other transport emergency event and then automatically and directly dials 911 emergency services and further provides the 911 operator with important information pertaining to the emergency event. Ordinary transport owners may readily install the AEEN device of the present invention into their vehicle or other transport. The AEEN device does not involve a subscription service and the device cellphone which places the 911 call does not require activation on a wireless service network.Type: GrantFiled: March 5, 2014Date of Patent: March 22, 2016Assignee: GUARDITY TECHNOLOGIES, INC.Inventors: Joseph Thomas Mader, Thomas Edward Mader, Russell Carl McKown
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Patent number: 9295104Abstract: A telecommunication system for transferring SMS messages between a first terminal and at least one second terminal or intelligent network service. The system comprises a mobile telecommunication system (5) and one or more mobile network switching nodes (2) acting as gateway between the mobile telecommunication system (5) and the remainder of the telecommunication system for sending and receiving SMS messages to and from mobile terminals (6a-6z), coupled to an Intelligent Network control node (1) and one or more message servers (3). The Intelligent Network control node (1), is coupled to the mobile network switching nodes (2) and the message servers (3) for providing Intelligent Network services in the telecommunication system. One or more message servers (3), routing messages in the telecommunication system are coupled to the Intelligent Network control node (1) and the mobile network switching nodes (2).Type: GrantFiled: October 15, 2010Date of Patent: March 22, 2016Assignee: TELEFONAKTIEBOLAGET LM ERICSSON (PUBL)Inventor: Rogier August Noldus
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Patent number: 9288310Abstract: A method and system for initial personalization of a smart card coupled with a communication device of a user who is not yet a subscriber of any telecommunication network are disclosed. A temporary international identity and a temporary authentication key are stored in the smart card and in a home location register connected to a roaming entity of a telecommunication network. A series of signals are exchanged between the smart card, the roaming entity, an application server and a personalization server to establish a secure session between the smart card and the personalization server. During the secure session, the smart card receives a message containing an initial international identity from the personalization server, and replaces the temporary international identity and the temporary authentication key by the initial international identity and the initial authentication key.Type: GrantFiled: August 23, 2013Date of Patent: March 15, 2016Assignee: Alcatel LucentInventors: Yacine El Mghazli, Abdullatif Shikfa
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Patent number: 9288090Abstract: The present disclosure relate to a spectrum sensing method and a spectrum sensing device. The spectrum sensing method includes: (a) sampling a received signal: (b) calculating a first operation value relating to a strength of the received signal based on the sampled signal; (c) searching for a first frequency band having the largest correlation with an input signal based on the sampled signal; (d) calculating a first residual component signal by removing a signal component in the first frequency band from the received signal; (e) calculating a second operation value relating to a strength of the first residual component signal; and (f) determining whether the frequency band occupied in the received signal is present based on a relative value of the first operation value and the second operation value.Type: GrantFiled: January 19, 2015Date of Patent: March 15, 2016Assignee: ELECTRONICS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS RESEARCH INSTITUTEInventors: Hoi Yoon Jung, Jung Sun Um, Byung Jang Jeong, Jae Ick Choi
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Patent number: 9277384Abstract: Methods and apparatus for handling positioning information by sending a positioning result, which can include uncertainty information, in at least one of a graphical format and a text-encoded graphical format. Positioning result accuracy, which can be important for emergency services, is improved by avoiding conversion between positioning result formats. Positioning results can be flexibly delivered, without concern for the particular radio access technology used in a communication network. The graphical format can be a vector graphics format, such as Scalable Vector Graphics and Wireless Vector Graphics. The text-encoded graphical format can be based on the extensible Markup Language, the positioning information in the graphical and/or text-encoded graphical format can be signaled by a messaging service.Type: GrantFiled: September 20, 2011Date of Patent: March 1, 2016Assignee: TELEFONAKTIEBOLAGET L M ERICSSON (PUBL)Inventors: Iana Siomina, Torbjörn Wigren
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Patent number: 9277530Abstract: A method performed by a notification handler process running on a device includes receiving a first push notification for a first application while the recipient device is inactive; determining that delivery of the first push notification would cause the device to become active without prompting a user of the device to interact with the first application; in response to determining what delivery of the first push modification would cause, locally storing the first push notification; receiving a second push notification for a second application while the recipient device is still inactive; determining that delivery of the second push notification would cause the device to become active prompting the user to interact with the second application; and in response to determining what delivery of the second push modification would cause, delivering the received second push notification to the second application and the stored first push notification to the first application.Type: GrantFiled: May 30, 2014Date of Patent: March 1, 2016Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Brian E. Korver, Jason R. Thorpe, Gokul P. Thirumalai, Justin Wood
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Patent number: 9271258Abstract: Systems and methods for performing distance and velocity measurements, such as by using carrier signals, are disclosed. A measurement method may include transmitting a first signal from an originator device to a transponder device, the first signal having a first carrier frequency; and determining a carrier phase of the first signal at the transponder device. The method may include transmitting a second signal from the transponder device to the originator device, the second signal having a second carrier frequency; and determining a carrier phase of the second signal at the originator device. The method may include estimating a distance between the originator device and the transponder device using the carrier phase of the first carrier signal and the carrier phase of the second carrier signal. The method may include estimating the distance between the originator device and the transponder device using a frequency difference between the first carrier frequency and the second carrier frequency.Type: GrantFiled: June 2, 2014Date of Patent: February 23, 2016Assignee: ENSCO, INC.Inventors: David W. A. Taylor, Jr., Bradley David Farnsworth, Edward Joseph Kreinar
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Patent number: 9264973Abstract: A wireless communication system for use in a process environment uses mesh and possibly a combination of mesh and point-to-point communications to produce a wireless communication network that can be easily set up, configured, changed and monitored, thereby making a wireless communication network that is less expensive, and more robust and reliable. The wireless communication system allows virtual communication paths to be established and used within the process control system in a manner that is independent of the manner in which the wireless signals are sent between different wireless transmitting and receiving devices within the process plant. Still further, communication analysis tools are provided to enable a user or operator to view the operation of the wireless communication network to thereby analyze the ongoing operation of the wireless communications within the wireless communication network.Type: GrantFiled: February 28, 2012Date of Patent: February 16, 2016Assignee: FISHER-ROSEMOUNT SYSTEMS, INC.Inventors: John R. Shepard, Joe Nelson
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Patent number: 9258677Abstract: Systems and methods disclosed herein may include tracking one or more geo-fences using a GNSS hardware processor within a computing device. The tracking may use at least one GNSS signal. State changes of the one or more geo-fences during the tracking may be saved in a shared state database. The shared state database may be shared between the GNSS hardware processor and an application processor within the computing device. Upon detecting a deterioration of the at least one GNSS signal, tracking the one or more geo-fences may be switched from using the GNSS hardware processor to using the application processor. After the switching, an initial state of each of the one or more geo-fences may be set by using states currently stored in the shared state database prior to the switching.Type: GrantFiled: November 21, 2013Date of Patent: February 9, 2016Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLCInventors: Sanjib Saha, Fernando Gonzalez, Shaun Hedrick, Parmjeet Singh, Ashish Gadre, Frank Gorgenyi, Mark Inderhees, Janet Schneider, Stuart Harper
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Patent number: 9253719Abstract: Technologies are generally described to provide a distributed scheme that enables a Green-energy Aware and the Latency Aware (GALA) user-base station (BS) associations in wireless networks, whose BSs are powered by both on-grid energy and green energy. According to some examples, the GALA approach may consider traffic delivery latency and green energy generation rate in BSs to determine the user-BS association. The GALA approach may converge to a particular solution, which may reduce the summation of the weighted latency ratios of BSs, while enabling a trade-off between the on-grid power consumption and the average traffic delivery latency.Type: GrantFiled: December 3, 2013Date of Patent: February 2, 2016Assignee: NEW JERSEY INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGYInventors: Nirwan Ansari, Tao Han
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Patent number: 9247414Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus are presented for enabling unlimited roaming service on a roaming partner switch. In one aspect, a method includes configuring a billing system corresponding to a home wireless service provider to authorize a subscriber device to receive unlimited roaming service on a roaming partner switch; receiving, by the home wireless service provider, a registration request from the roaming partner switch identifying the subscriber device; registering the subscriber device in the billing system as an unlimited roaming service subscriber device; and providing unlimited roaming service to the subscriber device. Further, a call request associated with the subscriber device can be received from the roaming partner switch and billing associated with the call request can be suspended.Type: GrantFiled: January 31, 2014Date of Patent: January 26, 2016Assignee: AT&T Mobility II LLCInventors: Michael Shkut, Thomas J. Cieslak, Nathaniel Robeson
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Patent number: 9241322Abstract: Techniques disclosed herein provide for enhanced LTE Positioning Protocol (LPP) Reliable Transport where the receiver of an LPP message sends a non-piggybacked acknowledgement.Type: GrantFiled: January 23, 2015Date of Patent: January 19, 2016Assignee: QUALCOMM IncorporatedInventors: Yongjin Jiang, Rui He, Stephen William Edge, Kirk Allan Burroughs, Sven Fischer
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Patent number: 9232074Abstract: A device is provided to access the Internet via a mobile communication network, including a data processing module arranged in a casing and a flexible cable extending outside the casing and connected to the data processing module. The cable ends in a connector for connection of the device to an item of equipment. The casing includes at least one main engagement element for the connector. The casing is configured so that when the connector is engaged in the main engagement element, the cable forms a loop defining a space between the casing and the cable to hang the device.Type: GrantFiled: June 11, 2014Date of Patent: January 5, 2016Assignee: OrangeInventors: Clement Laurenziani, Jerome Augui
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Patent number: 9226147Abstract: A wireless communication device, computer program product and method of establishing secure communications between a first wireless communication device and a second wireless communication device for an instant messaging application is provided. Contact information representing a contact associated with a second wireless communication device is received at the first device. The contact information includes capability information. The first device determines from the capability information whether the second device is capable of communicating using an enhanced encryption scheme, and if so, establishes a protected communication session by sending a pass phrase to the second device via an out of band channel and receiving the pass phrase back from the second device via the instant messaging application. Communication between the devices is performed using an enhanced encryption scheme.Type: GrantFiled: June 2, 2014Date of Patent: December 29, 2015Assignee: BlackBerry LimitedInventors: Ryan Conrad Brander, Shiladitya Sircar
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Patent number: 9220048Abstract: A communication system comprising moving relay/s including base- and mobile-station functionality and a radio manager, all co-located, emergency moving relay/s further including a simulated stationary network that includes a simulated IP connectivity gateway communicating with a simulated mobility management entity and simulating the operation of a stationary network; the emergency moving relay being a root of a subtree including moving relay/s and mobile station/s, and utilizing its mobile-station functionality, base station functionality and radio manager for normal and emergency operation including communicating to a designated mobile station in the subtree each message received from a moving relay mobile in the subtree, the message having an IP address of the designated mobile station; or communicating to the simulated stationary network each message received from a moving relay/mobile station in the subtree and having an IP address not matching any mobile station in the subtree.Type: GrantFiled: March 8, 2012Date of Patent: December 22, 2015Assignee: ELTA SYSTEMS LTD.Inventors: Adi Schwartz, Yaakov Shoshan, Itay Sherman, Udi Weinsberg
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Patent number: 9215596Abstract: A level 3 (L3) sparse network almanac (SNA) is generated using data from a base station almanac with information for a plurality of base stations. The information for base stations includes cell identifiers that include an L3 region code that is one layer above a cell tower identification level. Cell boundaries are determined from the base station information. The cell boundaries are used to estimate a region of coverage for the L3 SNA, which may be stored in a database. For example, region points may be generated from the cell boundaries, and used to estimate the region of coverage for the L3 SNA. The region of coverage may be determined, e.g., as a minimum enclosing circle or other similar techniques. The larger of an estimated region size parameter, e.g., a radius of a circle, and a default size may be used for the region of coverage.Type: GrantFiled: September 4, 2013Date of Patent: December 15, 2015Assignee: QUALCOMM IncorporatedInventors: Weihua Gao, Gengsheng Zhang, Sai Pradeep Venkatraman
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Patent number: 9210628Abstract: A mobile station includes a parameter retrieval unit that retrieves information representing carrier frequencies of a serving cell and a neighboring cell from a radio base station, a frequency band setting unit that sets a frequency band for measuring radio quality of the serving cell and the neighboring cell, based on the information representing the carrier frequencies of the serving cell and the neighboring cell, and a measurement unit that measures the radio quality of the serving cell and the neighboring cell, based on the set frequency band.Type: GrantFiled: February 13, 2013Date of Patent: December 8, 2015Assignee: NTT DOCOMO, INC.Inventors: Takeshi Nakamori, Masashi Ishihara
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Patent number: 9210568Abstract: A hardware-capability update method for a portable device with at least first and second SIM cards is provided. The method includes detecting whether a hardware capability for a first SIM card has to be responded to a requesting terminal; determining whether the hardware capability for the first SIM card can be responded immediately; transmitting the information about hardware capability to the requesting terminal when the hardware capability for the first SIM card can be responded immediately; and storing the information about pending updated hardware capability when the hardware capability for the first SIM card cannot be responded immediately.Type: GrantFiled: June 13, 2014Date of Patent: December 8, 2015Assignee: MEDIATEK INC.Inventors: Chia-Lan Chang, Jian-Nong Li