Patents Examined by Diane Mizrahi
  • Patent number: 9226114
    Abstract: Systems and methods establish passive-based proximity regions to determine position of a device and an area. Example embodiments may be utilized in a wireless network where passive-based proximity regions are established for one or more access points in a wireless network. When a wireless device enters or moves through such a passive-based proximity region, one or more resources associated with the wireless network or wireless device may recognize the presence of the passive-based region and utilize this information to determine positioning data for the wireless device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2015
    Assignee: Hong Kong Applied Science and Technology Research Institute Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Chi-Lun Mak, Manming Andrew Hon, Vincent Wan-Ming Lau
  • Patent number: 9220039
    Abstract: In one of its aspects the technology concerns a method of operating a telecommunications system comprising a serving radio base station and a candidate radio base station. The serving radio base station comprises a radio base station to which a wireless mobile station provides measurement reports. The serving radio base station and the candidate radio base station are different with respect to at least one of frequency and radio access technology. The method comprises the serving radio base station allowing the mobile station to obtain information broadcasted by the candidate radio base station. The information is either information for locating Cell Global Identity (CGI) of the candidate radio base station or the Cell Global Identity (CGI) itself of the radio base station. The mobile station obtains the information from the candidate radio base station during at least one reading gap.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 22, 2015
    Assignee: Telefonaktiebolaget L M Ericsson (publ)
    Inventors: Mehdi Amirijoo, Pal Frenger, Fredrik Gunnarsson, Harald Kallin, Johan Moe, Kristina Zetterberg
  • Patent number: 9210634
    Abstract: Disclosed are an interference information processing method and device. The method comprises: a user terminal determining completion of reestablishment of an RRC connection; and the user terminal reporting interference indication information to a target cell. In the embodiment of the present invention, after a connection is established between the user terminal and a target cell except a source cell, the target cell may obtain interference indication information of the user terminal through the user terminal or the source cell, so as to avoid in-device interference of the user terminal according to the interference indication information of the user terminal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 8, 2015
    Assignee: China Academy of Telecommunications Technology
    Inventors: Nan Yan, Haitao Li
  • Patent number: 9204118
    Abstract: A mobile communication terminal having a menu that can be constructed using a mobile flash includes an input device section for inputting a reproduction request of a flash movie; a Man Machine Interface (MMI) loading a corresponding movie file based on the reproduction request; a bridge module performing a communication with the MMI to monitor navigation events; a memory section for storing a Extendible Markup Language (XML) document having information about a handset configuration and a menu tree configuration of the terminal; an engine section parsing the XML document read from the memory section to map the XML document with the flash movie and analyzing the parsed XML document according to the navigation events; and a play section for outputting the analyzed XML document contents through a display section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 11, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 1, 2015
    Assignee: Pantech Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jong Hwan Oh, Sang Bum Kim
  • Patent number: 9201134
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for determining a positioning measurement interval in a wireless communication system are disclosed. The method includes acquiring a message including Observed Time Difference of Arrival (OTDOA) related data in a higher layer, wherein the OTDOA related data includes a plurality of cell identifiers and Positioning Reference Signal (PRS) configuration information of corresponding cells, transmitting the ODTOA related data to a physical layer from the higher layer, and determining the RSTD measurement interval by the following Equation by using a plurality of cell-specific PRS periods obtained using the PRS configuration information in the physical layer: TRSTD=TPRS·(M?1)+? where TRSTD denotes the length of the RSTD measurement interval, TPRS denotes the largest of the plurality of cell-specific PRS periods, M denotes the number of PRS positioning occasions, and ? denotes a measurement time for one PRS positioning occasion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 1, 2015
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Daewon Lee, Kyungsoo Woo, Suhwan Lim, Chijun Ahn
  • Patent number: 9203877
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention disclose a method for a mobile terminal to process text, a related device, and a system. The text processing method for a mobile terminal includes: sending a request message, which carries text information and start-processing position information, to a cloud application platform, where the text information includes at least one of or any combination of text to be processed, an obtaining address of the text to be processed, and an identifier of the text to be processed; and when or after receiving a response message, which is returned by the cloud application platform, of the request message, receiving and playing an audio stream from the cloud application platform. The technical solutions provided in the present invention can satisfy a requirement of a user for “listening to” text on a mobile terminal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 1, 2015
    Assignee: Huawei Device Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Lei Wang, Weiguang Kong, Shunan Fan, Wenmei Gao, Xiaoqiang Lv
  • Patent number: 9197996
    Abstract: A method and system for dynamically tracking the location of mobile nodes (104, 106, 108, 110n) in a wireless network (102) is disclosed. The method comprises: for each mobile node, dynamically measuring the range between the mobile node and at least one neighboring node (step 202); and executing a Bayesian tracking algorithm for each mobile node (step 204). The algorithm has the measured range as an input, exchanges data with tracking algorithms for neighboring mobile nodes, and utilizes a statistical model of error in measured range and a statistical model of node motion to dynamically determine location.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2015
    Assignee: Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation
    Inventors: Thuraiappah Sathyan, Mark Hedley
  • Patent number: 9198009
    Abstract: System and method for providing end to end interactive mobile applications are described. The present invention provides a complete solution for implementing and distributing interactive mobile applications via short message service. The instant invention is a new process for developing, managing, transmitting and rendering mobile interactive applications through short messaging service. The mobile interactive application is developed using web based interactive development environment. Once the application is developed, the application is delivered to large number of mobile stations through SMS channel by an application provider. The received application on the mobile station is rendered and executed, and the user is able to interact with the application. Further, the user can also send the response to the application provider resulting in a two way communication.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2015
    Assignee: Hughes Systique India Private Limited
    Inventors: Pawan Kumar, Madhu Sudan Kapoor
  • Patent number: 9185217
    Abstract: Systems and methods for handling emergency notification messages such as Commercial Mobile Alert System (CMAS) alerts. In an example scenario, a call center maintains personal profiles of a number of clients, including contact information for persons or other entities designated by the clients to receive information about the clients. The call center receives from a device associated with a particular client of the call center that the client's device has received a text-based emergency notification message. The call center notifies one or more of the designated entities. The notification may include the content of the emergency notification message, and may include an audio version of the notification message. An indication or the notification message may also be placed in a database accessible to one or more of the designated persons or entities.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 31, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2015
    Assignee: GREATCALL, INC.
    Inventors: Dean Williams, Pat Merritt, Krijn van der Raadt
  • Patent number: 9185559
    Abstract: A method and apparatus are provided for a subsidizing service provider entity to personalize a subscriber device to ensure the subscriber device cannot be used in a network of a different service provider entity. As the service provider entity subsidizes the subscriber device, it desires to ensure that subscriber device is personalized such that the subscriber device may operate only in its network and not a network of a different service provider entity. The subscriber device is pre-configured with a plurality of provider-specific and/or unassociated root certificates by the manufacturer of the subscriber device. A communication service is established between the service provider entity and the subscriber device allowing for the mutual authentication of the subscriber device and the service provider entity. After mutual authentication, the service provider entity sends a command to the subscriber device to disable/delete some/all root certificates that are unassociated with the service provider entity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2015
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Adrian Escott, Anand Palanigounder, Brian M Rosenberg
  • Patent number: 9185561
    Abstract: A method for protecting information contained in a security module of a telecommunication device provided with a near-field communication router, wherein a routing table between the ports of the router contains at least one channel identifier calculated from an identifier of a radiofrequency port of a near-field communication circuit associated with the router.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2015
    Assignee: PROTON WORLD INTERNATIONAL N.V.
    Inventors: Thierry Huque, Olivier Van Nieuwenhuyze
  • Patent number: 9178843
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provide a method for sending an electronic mail receipt and a mobile terminal. In the method, a first mobile terminal obtains an electronic mail sent by a second mobile terminal. A header of the electronic mail contains indication information about whether it is required to send a receipt for the electronic mail. When the first mobile terminal determines according to the indication information that it is required to send a receipt, the first mobile terminal obtains a phone number of the second mobile terminal from the electronic mail and sends a short message with preset content to the phone number of the second mobile terminal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2015
    Assignee: Huawei Device Co. Ltd.
    Inventor: Jun Peng
  • Patent number: 9179439
    Abstract: Methods, apparatus, and computer readable storage media are described. The apparatus may receive a next cell broadcast message or a schedule message according to schedule information in first-received cell broadcast message. The schedule information may indicate timing of the next cell broadcast message or the schedule message. The first cell broadcast message may be received before timing information associated with a cell broadcast channel is known, including after a reselection procedure or after termination of a voice call. The schedule information may relate to a discontinuous reception schedule defined in a missed schedule message. Presence of the schedule information in the first cell broadcast message may be indicated in a page parameter of a header of the first cell broadcast message or in a block identifier of the first cell broadcast message. A network entity is described that adds the schedule information to the first cell broadcast message.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 1, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2015
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Srinivasarao Pasumarthi, Sudheer Kulakcherla, Naveen Kumar Hanchate
  • Patent number: 9179434
    Abstract: A computing device may be locked and contact information associated with an owner of the computing device may be displayed. For example, a request to lock the computing device may be received. In response to such a request, at least some of the functionality of the computing device may be disabled. For example, control input or input keys of the computing device may be at least partially disabled. Furthermore, contact information may be shown on the display of the computing device. For example, the phone number, address, email address, or other information of the owner of the computing device may be displayed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2015
    Assignee: LOOKOUT, INC.
    Inventors: Kevin Patrick Mahaffey, John Gunther Hering, James Burgess
  • Patent number: 9173094
    Abstract: A method and device for performing handover is provided. A terminal acquires information related to a target base station (BS) through scanning, transmits a ranging request message to the target BS, the ranging request message including authentication information used for a connection with a serving BS and indication information indicating direct handover to the target BS, receives a ranging response message including a handover procedure optimization flag from the target BS and performs a network entry procedure to the target BS according to the handover procedure optimization flag.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 11, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 27, 2015
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Inuk Jung, Yongho Kim, Kiseon Ryu
  • Patent number: 9173054
    Abstract: A wireless transmit/receive unit (WTRU) may detect another WTRU over bluetooth. The WTRU may send to the another WTRU a message to transfer selected media. The WTRU may transfer the selected media to the another WTRU over WiFi.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 11, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 27, 2015
    Assignee: InterDigital Patent Holdings, Inc.
    Inventors: Alan G. Carlton, Alexander Reznik
  • Patent number: 9167550
    Abstract: A security policy may be applied to a mobile communications device based on a location of the mobile communications device. For example, a first location of the mobile communications device may be obtained and a first security policy may be applied to the mobile communications device based on the first location. Furthermore, a change in the location of the mobile communications device may be detected. For example, the location of the mobile communications device may change from the first location to a second location. In response to the mobile communications device now being located at the second location, a second security policy may be applied to the mobile communications device. Thus, different security policies may be applied to a mobile communications device as the current location of the mobile communications device changes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2015
    Assignee: LOOKOUT, INC.
    Inventors: Kevin Patrick Mahaffey, John Gunther Hering, James Burgess
  • Patent number: 9167431
    Abstract: A system for verifying an association between an application and a mobile computing device. The application is identified by an application instance identifier, which uniquely identifies the instance of the application on the mobile computing device. The system receives a request to verify the application, including the application instance identifier. The system also obtains a mobile device identifier used to communicate with the mobile computing device. The system initiates one or more telephone call setup messages, which signal a voice call request, to the mobile computing device using the mobile device identifier. Based on receiving an indication that the one or more telephone call setup messages were detected at the mobile computing device, the system associates the application instance identifier with the mobile device identifier.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2015
    Assignee: Vokee Applications, Ltd.
    Inventor: Elad Pinhas Barkan
  • Patent number: 9161204
    Abstract: A computer-implemented mobile device locating method is provided. The method includes determining a current cell sector of a mobile device and comparing the current cell sector with a cell sector list of previously determined cell sectors. A current location of the mobile device is determined if the current cell sector is not listed in the cell sector list. The current location is compared with a last determined location. The current cell sector is added to the cell sector list if the current location is substantially the same as the last determined location. The cell sector list is cleared if the current location is not substantially the same as the last determined location.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2015
    Assignee: Location Labs, Inc.
    Inventors: Scott Hotes, Anthony Polito, Tasos Roumeliotis
  • Patent number: 9161222
    Abstract: A system for verifying an association between an application and a mobile computing device. The system receives a request to verify the application, which has an application instance identifier, on the mobile computing device. The system also obtains a mobile device identifier used to communicate with the mobile computing device. The system initiates one or more telephone call setup messages, which signal a voice call request, to the mobile computing device using the mobile device identifier. Based on receiving an indication that the one or more telephone call setup messages were detected at the mobile computing device, the system associates the application instance identifier with the mobile device identifier.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2015
    Assignee: Vokee Applications, Ltd.
    Inventor: Elad Pinhas Barkan