Patents Examined by Dinh P Nguyen
  • Patent number: 7809353
    Abstract: A mobile communications device, method and computer program product for providing security are described. In one embodiment, the device comprises: a processor; a communications subsystem; a storage element having application modules and data; and a security module operable to detect a locked state of the device and initiate a lockout data protection timer for a predetermined duration upon detection of the locked state. The security module is operable to, after the lockout data protection timer has been initiated, detect if a password is entered through a user input device within the predetermined duration and to terminate the lockout data protection timer if entry of the password is detected to perform a security action comprising erasing or encrypting at least some of the data if entry of the password is not detected.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2007
    Date of Patent: October 5, 2010
    Assignee: Research In Motion Limited
    Inventors: Michael S. Brown, Neil Adams, Steven Fyke, Herbert Little
  • Patent number: 7809355
    Abstract: An embodiment of the present invention provides a method, comprising using short Subscriber Station Identification (short SS ID) to identify idle mode Subscriber Stations in a wireless network. Further, in an embodiment of the present invention the short SS ID is used instead of other methods including systems such as CID in the case of connected mode users and the short SS ID is used instead of its MAC address in the case of idle mode users.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2007
    Date of Patent: October 5, 2010
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Shantidev Mohanty, Muthaiah Venkatachalam
  • Patent number: 7805134
    Abstract: An approach is provided wherein a lack of wireless connectivity between a wireless network device and a wireless network is detected, and the wireless network device connects to an administrator device over a separate wireless network. Network configuration data is transmitted from the administrator device to the wireless network device over the separate wireless network and based on the network configuration data the wireless network device attempts to reconnect to the wireless network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 2007
    Date of Patent: September 28, 2010
    Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventor: Attaullah Mirza-Baig
  • Patent number: 7801528
    Abstract: A method for changing a standby order of waiting mobile terminals includes displaying a standby order of a plurality of mobile terminals according to an audiovisual communication request order when a first mobile terminal receives requests for audiovisual communication from the plurality of mobile terminals while the first mobile terminal performs audiovisual communication with a second mobile terminal, sending a standby order change request message from the first mobile terminal to a mobile communication network when the first mobile terminal receives a standby order change request, changing the standby order at the first mobile terminal when the first mobile terminal receives a standby order change completion message from the mobile communication network corresponding to the standby order change request message, and displaying the changed standby order.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2007
    Date of Patent: September 21, 2010
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Jae-Wan Park
  • Patent number: 7796993
    Abstract: A method for providing a location value of a Target (SET) in a location information providing system is provided, wherein an Home Secure User Plane Location (SUPL) Location Platform (H-SLP) also checks a period for a positioning and it transmits a positioning start inducing message to the Target SET if an Secure User Plane Location (SUPL) TRIGGERED START message does not arrive from the Target SET within a specific time interval from a beginning of the corresponding period. Therefore, there is a complementary effect on that the positioning can be performed in the preset period.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2007
    Date of Patent: September 14, 2010
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Joo-Young Kim, Wuk Kim
  • Patent number: 7756099
    Abstract: A method selects antennas in an OFDMA network. A channel state of a downlink is measured using a downlink subframe received in a mobile station from a base station. A channel state of an uplink is measured using an uplink subframe received in the base station from the mobile station. Next, the method compares the channel states to determine whether the downlink and the uplink are reciprocal or not. The mobile station can perform receive antenna selection based on the quality of the downlink channel state. The mobile station can also perform transmit antenna selection when instructed by the base station.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2007
    Date of Patent: July 13, 2010
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric Research Laboratories, Inc.
    Inventors: Zhifeng Tao, Chun Nie, Neelesh B. Mehta, Andreas F. Molisch, Jinyun Zhang
  • Patent number: 7653384
    Abstract: A control unit of a remote service terminal, for which a contract for using services is still valid, compares data of a vehicle inspection certificate with data in a user database to detect if an owner of a vehicle has changed. When the owner has changed, the control unit notifies the change of data to a management center through a cellular communication unit. The management center retrieves a contractor database based on the notified content to confirm if the owner of the vehicle has changed. When the owner change is confirmed, processing is executed through the remote service terminal to inquire if the contract for using services is canceled or the name of the contractor is changed. The contract is cancelled or the name of the contractor is changed based on a response by the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 2007
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2010
    Assignee: Denso Corporation
    Inventor: Kazunao Yamada