Abstract: A location system comprises a communication terminal for transmitting a location request specifying a target mobile terminal and a type of location information, and a location network. In response to the location request, the location network produces current location information of the target mobile terminal if the type of location information of the received request specifies current location information and transmits the current location information to the communication terminal and stores the last known location information in a memory as last known location information of the target mobile terminal. If the type of location information specifies last known location information, stored last known location information of the target mobile terminal is copied from the memory and transmitted to the communication terminal if the location request is verified by a privacy check and if the stored information is reusable.

Abstract: An apparatus and a method for improving the transmission efficiency when a retransmission of a communication is attained based on a Hybrid-ARQ (Automatic repeat ReQuest) system. A mode determining unit of a base station executes calculations to obtain a received signal quality difference between a received signal quality at the current stage and that of a past stage at a terminal, and supplies the received signal quality difference to a control unit. The control unit controls a power setting unit based on the received signal quality difference to control a transmission power of a signal transmitted from an adaptive coding and modulation unit. The present invention can be applied to a base station of a portable telephone communication network.

Abstract: The present invention supports a message protocol on a wireless communication network to setup a shortened slot cycle operation for a mobile station. During wireless, packet-based communication, a mobile station can utilize a shortened slot cycle to increase the frequency a communication channel is monitored by a mobile station while in idle state. While this is advantageous to communication requiring a fast response, it increases power consumption and decreases battery charge time. Under present usage, the shortened slot cycle must be used by all mobile stations connected to the base transceiver whether required or not. To increase efficiency and avoid unnecessary power consumption, the invention allows only those mobile stations that require it to implement the shortened slot cycle. Signaling messages sent from the mobile station to the base station controller will initiate a shortened slot cycle only for that mobile station.

Abstract: A method for creating and assigning TMGI, comprising steps of: sending a message to a SGSN when an UE joining a MBMS service group; if a MBMS TMGI has been added to SGSN records, the SGSN directly replying to the UE with the TMGI corresponding to a service; if there is no record for this service in the SGSN, the SGSN sending a message to the GGSN, and if the TMGI corresponding to this service is created by the GGSN, the GGSN sending it to the SGSN; if there is no record in the GGSN and a TMGI is created by the GGSN, the GGSN creates a TMGI for the MBMS service; e. the SGSN sending the TMGI received from the GGSN to the RNC. f. The UE receiving signal from the RNC by using the TMGI.

Abstract: The present invention relates to wireless communications systems, and in particular the selection of one or more available wireless connections suitable for use with a desired service or set of services. The present invention provides a method of and apparatus for selecting one or more wireless connections from a plurality of available wireless connections between a mobile terminal and one or more base stations for a service requested by a user of the terminal or base stations, the method comprising: determining one or more connection characteristics for each said available connection; determining a utility value for each said available connection; selecting one or more said connections based on said determined utility values; wherein each said connection utility value for a said available connection is based on the acceptability for said service of the determined connection characteristics for that connection according to a fuzzy logic determination.

Abstract: A mobile terminal acquires an advertising display program with advertising information from an advertising agency server by issuing an advertising display program acquisition request and displays the advertising information on its rear display by executing the acquired advertising display program. The mobile terminal executes the advertising display program at the time of voice conversation or mail creation.

Abstract: In a mobile communication terminal 10, a position information assigning section 24 associates images acquired by the photographing section 20 with position information concerning the positions at which these images are acquired. A video generating section 30 generates, by using the images, a video including frames associated with the position information. A video searching section 70 specifies the frame of the video associated with position information, which is close to the position information acquired by a position detecting section 22. A playback section 72 displays the specified frame.

Abstract: A telephone apparatus 100 having a mail transmitting function, comprising: a calling unit operable to originate a call to a phone number of a recipient; a response judging unit operable to judge whether a response to the call is returned; and a mail program control unit operable to start up a mail transmission program if the response judging unit judges in the negative.

Abstract: Briefly, in accordance with one embodiment of the invention, an indicator to indicate a parameter of data transportation is provided. In standby mode, the indicator may indicate a parameter related to an estimated available bandwidth and in an active mode, the indicator may indicate a parameter related to a data throughput. A method for indicating the parameter of data transportation is also provided.

Abstract: A system and method of instant messaging is provided. A plurality of messaging clients capable of transmitting instant messages to one another are each configured to share presence information with one another via a network. A determination is made, with respect to each of the messaging clients, as to whether the messaging client is in a state in which it is receptive to receiving presence information from the other messaging clients, and if so, then the presence information is provided to the messaging client. The presence information may be provided directly between the messaging clients, or it may be provided through one or more centralized proxy servers that store and propagate the presence information. A special state is provided, referred to herein as the unknown state, which when entered by a particular messaging client will cause the system to cease further transmissions of presence information to that client and/or transmissions about that client.

Abstract: Presuming a case of dividing a control plane of a base station controller (RNC) into an apparatus to control a cell resource and an apparatus to control each of mobile stations (MS), it is a problem to be solved to distribute a load on the mobile station controller by setting an additional mobile station controller due to an increase in subscribers. Cell control radio control servers (Cell control RCS) 7a, 7b are nodes to control common resources, e.g., radio common channel, cell spread code, electric power, etc., bound to a cell, mobile station control radio control servers (Serving RCS) 8a, 8b are nodes to control each of mobile stations (MS) 5, and movement control/location management of the mobile stations (MS) 5, radio individual channel control, etc. are performed.

Abstract: A radio communication terminal, being used in a radio communication systems in which the transmission rate varies depending on radio wave conditions and communication statuses of other users, comprises a reception module which receives packets transmitted by a base station in an idle state of the radio communication terminal, a signal processing module which estimates a transmission rate available in communication based on the packets received by the reception module, and a display module which displays information indicating the transmission rate estimated by the signal processing module.

Abstract: An integrated mobile terminal device including an external display unit, a personal digital assistant (PDA) unit and a cellular phone unit combined with one another, and a timer controlled by either the PDA unit or the cellular phone unit for enabling the PDA unit at given time intervals is provided. The cellular phone unit controls the external display unit in an enabled state, directs the PDA unit to control the external display unit when the cellular phone unit is switched off and the cellular phone unit detects the PDA unit to be in an enabled state, and transitions to an off state after activating the timer when the PDA unit is in a disabled state. The PDA unit determines whether the cellular phone unit is in the off state when the PDA unit transitions to the enabled state, and transitions to the disabled state after activating the timer when disabled.

Abstract: The availability of one or more resources consumable in operating a mobile terminal and in downloading a file or collection of files to the terminal is reviewed before the file or collection of files is downloaded to the mobile terminal. An estimate is made of the amount of the resource(s) that would be consumed in the download. The download proceeds only if the available resource(s) are sufficient The estimate of the amount of the resource that will be consumed in the download may be based on a prior download of a header of the file(s) to be downloaded. Alternatively, the estimate may be based on the transmission rate of incoming data in combination with one or more of signal strength, bit error rate and the distance between the mobile terminal and a base station from which the file is to be transmitted to the mobile terminal.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a holder for a clamshell-type mobile phone with two parts connected to each other and foldable onto each other by a hinge. The holder includes a holding structure having two opposing sidewalls for releasably holding one part of the mobile phone. The holder includes a lower sidewall with a connector configured to connect to a corresponding connector of the mobile phone. The two opposing sidewalls and the lower sidewall together define an inside portion of the holding structure. The two opposing sidewalls respectively include a protruding element protruding towards the inside portion of the holding structure and configured to engage into respective apertures of the hinge of the mobile phone.

Abstract: The disclosed system, is arranged as an adapter for mounting a wireless LAN card 3 on a data terminal device 2, and it obtains a detection output based on the intensity of wave in a predetermined wireless LAN band. Based on this output, the system informs to a user as an output representing a content as to whether the pertinent wireless LAN can be utilized for light emission from an LED that the user is in a hot spot region.

Abstract: A device, method, and computer program product for identifying and communicating with digital communication devices within a communication range that includes a transmitter configured to transmit a control signal and a voice signal, a receiver configured to receive the control signal and the voice signal, a user interface unit having a display area, and a computational unit configured to control the transmitter to periodically transmit identifying information as the control signal. The control signal is received as remote identifying information by the other digital communication devices within the communication range. The remote identifying information is displayed on the display area of each of the digital communication devices receiving the control signal.

Abstract: In a mobile communication system using a mobile IP, a mobile terminal determines a main home agent and a main home address. When the mobile terminal moved to a network different in service form, a home address for use on a moved-in domain network is registered as a primary care of address to the main home agent, thereby enabling communications by using the main home address even upon accessed from the other than the belonging domain network. This makes it possible to flexibly cope with an incoming call from the external by the use of a representative home address even on the Internet as a distributed network.

Abstract: A method for displaying a call record list in a wireless telecommunication terminal is disclosed. The method includes the steps of: reading a stored call record in response to a call record list searching request; collecting call records having identical caller information in form of a list in sequence of time; and displaying caller information together with more than one icon of the call records.

Abstract: A system and method for improved mobile assisted handoff in a digital cellular communication system that gives the mobile station the ability to synchronize to candidate base station transmissions in order to read the transmitted digital voice color code (DVCC) of the candidate station. This process is performed during the idle period between two designated time slots in a TDMA frame. The invention is an enhancement to the existing mobile assisted handoff procedures described in the existing IS-136 standard. The present invention improves on the IS-136 standard's use of received signal strength measurements in that it allows the mobile station to acquire and report information regarding the digital verification color code (DVCC) of the candidate base station channels. Since the DVCC uniquely identifies the cell site to which a channel belongs, it is used to distinguish the candidate base station channel from its co-channel interferers, allowing the network to make a more informed handoff decision.