Patents Examined by Emem Stephen
  • Patent number: 8705453
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for receiving system information on a neighboring cell by means of a terminal in a wireless communication system, the method comprising the steps of receiving a system information read command for a neighboring cell from a serving cell over a certain period of time; ending communication with the serving cell, and reading system information from the adjacent cell; and relaying the system information to the serving cell after the certain period of time elapses, wherein a reference signal from the adjacent cell is received over the certain period of time to measure a channel state value. If the channel state value is reduced to a preset value or less, a further step may comprise ending the reading of the system information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 22, 2014
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Sung Hoon Jung, Sung Duck Chun, Seung June Yi, Young Dae Lee, Sung Jun Park
  • Patent number: 8676166
    Abstract: According to embodiments described in the specification, a method, system and apparatus for managing messages at a mobile electronic device is provided. The method comprises: receiving a message and storing the message in a memory of the mobile electronic device; determining, at a processor of the mobile electronic device, if the message passes at least one filter criterion maintained in the memory, the filter criterion for use in generating a primary message view; when the message does not pass the filter criterion, adding a device-side label to the message; generating the primary message view according to the filter criterion; detecting an interaction with the message; and in response to detecting the interaction, automatically removing the device-side label from the message.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2014
    Assignee: BlackBerry Limited
    Inventors: Darsono Sutedja, Umesh Miglani
  • Patent number: 8666405
    Abstract: The present invention relates to methods and arrangements to perform monitoring-continuity in case of number portability in a telecommunication system. The method comprises a step wherein a monitored user (B) requires number portability from an operator of a donor network (DNW) to an operator of a recipient network (RNW). The method further comprises the receiving of a number portability event—temporary address (NPE1) to an agency controlled receiving entity (LEMF, ADRS), which event (NPE1) comprises information related to the user's ported identity and the user's new identity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2014
    Assignee: Telefonaktiebolaget L M Ericsson (Publ)
    Inventors: Amedeo Imbimbo, Biagio Maione
  • Patent number: 8649769
    Abstract: A method and device for detecting whether a missed call is valid are disclosed in the present invention. Wherein, the method for detecting whether a missed call is valid includes the following steps: when a call is not successfully established, a network side prompting a caller to enter authentication information and sending the authentication information entered by the caller to a called terminal side in a form of a short message; the called terminal side receiving and identifying an authentication short message, judging whether the authentication short message is valid, and authenticating the corresponding incoming call number to be authenticated in a cache by using the authentication information when the authentication short message is judged to be valid; and the called terminal side writing the incoming call number passing the authentication into a missed call record.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2014
    Assignee: ZTE Corporation
    Inventor: Fei Teng
  • Patent number: 8620394
    Abstract: Communication networks are implemented using a variety of devices and methods. In a particular embodiment for use in a communication network having RF-communication devices that communicate using a RF protocol, an RF-communication device is implemented with an RF transceiver (110) to communicate over the network using the RF protocol and being controllable in a reduced power-consumption mode in which the RF transceiver does not communicate over the network. The device also includes an RF receiver (104, 106) including an envelope detector (104) and a pulse generator circuit (106). The envelope detector circuit (104) providing an envelope-based signal to a pulse generator circuit (106) that, in response to the envelope-based signal and after generating a number of pulses that exceeds a predetermined number of pulses, prompts the RF transceiver (110) to transition out of the reduced power-consumption mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2008
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2013
    Assignee: NXP, B.V.
    Inventors: Fabio Sebastiano, Salvatore Drago, Lucien Johannes Breems, Dominicus Martinues Wilhelmus Leenaerts
  • Patent number: 8615239
    Abstract: An LTE base station (10-1) sets another LTE base station, which has an X2 connection established with the LTE base station (10-1), as a handover destination when at least one other LTE base station which has an X2 connection established with the LTE base station (10-1) is present among other LTE base stations that have been determined as handover destination candidates.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 24, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 24, 2013
    Assignee: Kyocera Corporation
    Inventor: Kyoko Fujito
  • Patent number: 8615232
    Abstract: Systems and methods of mobile communication roaming where a subscriber's home network and a roaming network used by the subscriber do not have a roaming agreement. Roaming between an alliance of coordinated operators having bilateral roaming relationships and operators who do not have roaming agreements with the alliance is provided. By subscribing to the system, a non-alliance operator can gain roaming access to alliance networks having existing bilateral roaming relationships. An authentication message is received from a roaming network in which a subscriber is roaming and the message is authenticated if there is a roaming relationship. The authentication message is forwarded to the home network via an alliance network and responsive to the indication that the authentication message was received at a roaming network, roaming transactions are enabled for the subscriber within the roaming network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 24, 2013
    Assignee: Megasoft, Ltd.
    Inventors: Gandarvakottai V. Kumar, Harish Amilineni, Mohan Kumar, Prakash K. Senapati
  • Patent number: 8611953
    Abstract: An integrated global positioning system (GPS) receiver and cellular transceiver module including (i) a printed circuit board substrate, (ii) a cellular multiband antenna disposed on the printed circuit board substrate, (ii) at least one first integrated circuit disposed on the printed circuit board substrate for processing signals from and signals to the cellular multiband antenna, (iii) a GPS antenna attached to the printed circuit board substrate, (iv) at least one second integrated circuit disposed on the printed circuit board substrate for processing signals from the GPS antenna and the at least one first integrated circuit, and (v) an electrical connector disposed on the printed circuit board substrate for establishing a data communication path between the at least one first and the at least one second integrated circuits and an electronic system of a vehicle, where the GPS receiver and cellular transceiver module is capable of being integrated into the electronic system of the vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 17, 2013
    Assignee: M/A-COM Technology Solutions Holdings, Inc.
    Inventors: David F. Jordan, Thomas S. Laubner
  • Patent number: 8600456
    Abstract: A Proxy ARP Server in an AP maintains IP/MAC bindings for associated clients. In an example embodiment, when the AP receives a proxy ARP request for a client, the AP may respond for the client. In another example embodiment, when the AP receives a proxy ARP request for the client, the AP buffers the request until the client is in an awake state. Optionally, the AP may convert the broadcast destination MAC address in the ARP request to a unicast address that corresponds to the target IP address.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 2007
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2013
    Assignee: Cisco Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert C. Meier, Mark Bilstad
  • Patent number: 8594641
    Abstract: A mobile telephone (1) includes associated with a processor (18) a reminder controller (22). A reminder can be entered either using the phone (1) or using a remote terminal, such as a PC or another phone. Each reminder is associated with an event being the start of a particular application, or an event being an identifier in a software application becoming a preset value. For example, a reminder may be entered to thank a friend or family member for a birthday card the next time that a call handler application (31) is commenced and it is determined that a call is being made to or received from that person. The phone (1) operates to detect an application start event, following which it is determined whether a parameter associated with the reminder matches a parameter associated with the application (for example, the outgoing phone number, or CLI), and announces the reminder as appropriate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 2003
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2013
    Assignee: Nokia Corporation
    Inventor: Peter Dam Neilsen
  • Patent number: 8577415
    Abstract: A wireless communication system and a wireless network accessing device are disclosed. The wireless communication system comprises an intelligent terminal and a wireless network accessing device. The intelligent terminal comprises a first card holder and a first interface. The first card holder is configured to receive a first SIM card, and the first interface is electrically connected to the first card holder. The wireless network accessing device comprises a second card holder, a second interface, a baseband chip and a switch module. The second card holder is configured to receive a second SIM card, the second interface is removably electrically connected to the first interface, and the switch module is electrically connected to the second card holder, the second interface and the baseband chip so that the baseband chip is selectively electrically connected to the first card holder or the second card holder.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2013
    Assignee: Huizhou TCL Mobile Communication Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shiqing Zhao, Dexiang Edward Luo, Xuelong Ronald Hu
  • Patent number: 8543107
    Abstract: An Internet Protocol Multimedia Subsystem (IMS) network uses the Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) to provide communication services to mobile nodes. A short message service gateway (SMS-GW) in the IMS network receives a request to deliver a message to a mobile node. The SMS-GW determines whether the mobile node is IMS registered. If the mobile node is IMS registered, the SMS-GW may transmit a SIP MESSAGE request to a call session control function (CSCF) serving the mobile node in order to deliver the message to the mobile node. If the mobile node is SIP-capable but is not IMS registered, the SMS-GW may instead transmit a SIP MESSAGE request to the mobile node's IP address. To obtain the mobile node's IP address, the SMS-GW may query a domain name server (DNS) that stores associations between hostnames and IP addresses of mobile nodes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2007
    Date of Patent: September 24, 2013
    Assignee: Sprint Spectrum L.P.
    Inventors: Lyle T. Bertz, William J. Routt, Ihab A. Guirguis, Ronald E. Lewis, Christopher R. Melus
  • Patent number: 8538412
    Abstract: A mobile station capable of communication through a plurality of radio interfaces differing in at least one among radio scheme and frequency band, includes a determining unit that determines execution of concurrent communication based on a communication state of the mobile station, the concurrent communication concurrently using the radio interfaces for communication; and a communicating unit that performs the concurrent communication based on a determination result obtained by the determining unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2013
    Assignee: Fujitsu Limited
    Inventor: Hitoshi Yokoyama
  • Patent number: 8538421
    Abstract: System(s) and method(s) are provided to manage utilization of radio network technology and display thereof when multiple services and radio network technologies are available to a multi-technology mobile device. Management relies at least in part on a subscriber profile that comprises a network selection profile constructed through market policy, subscriber policy, and application policy for radio technology utilization. Network preference(s) profile is generated on per subscriber, or per subscriber type, basis and is conveyed to a subscriber station over the air. Initial subscriber profile can be delivered at a time of provisioning a multi-technology mobile device, and updated based at least upon subscriber demand, a schedule established by a network operator or service provider, or an event related to coverage area relocation or contracted services.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2013
    Assignee: AT&T Mobility II LLC
    Inventors: Arthur Brisebois, Sharat Chander, Yung Choi-Grogan
  • Patent number: 8532681
    Abstract: In accordance with a method for implementing Short Message Service (SMS) in a WiMAX network, a mobile station may send a mobile station SMS request message to a base station. The mobile station SMS request message may include mobile-originated SMS data. In response, the base station may send a base station SMS response message back to the mobile station. For mobile-terminated SMS data, the base station may send a base station SMS request message to the mobile station. The base station SMS request message may include the mobile-terminated SMS data. In response, the mobile station may send a mobile station SMS response message to the base station. Ranging procedures and medium access control (MAC) management messages may be used to allocate bandwidth for the various messages.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2013
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Tom Chin, Steven Cheng, Kuo-Chun Lee, Guangming Carl Shi
  • Patent number: 8532608
    Abstract: A computer system determines location probabilities for defined sub-areas (41, 43) of a geographical area (4), e.g. for squares arranged in a grid (40), based on field strengths expected in the small sub-areas (41, 43) from the antennas (A1, A2 A3, A4), and based on the antenna used by the mobile communication terminal. The location probabilities indicate for a sub-area (41, 43) the probability that the mobile communication terminal is located in the respective sub-area (41, 43). The computer system determines at least one ellipse defining the location area, based on the location probabilities of the sub-areas (41, 43). The location probabilities make it possible to determine elliptical location areas of mobile users much smaller than the area each antenna does cover physically, but without the need for measuring at the mobile communication terminal signal properties such as signal strength or observed time differences.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2013
    Assignee: Swisscom AG
    Inventors: Ernst Versteeg, Eric Taillard, Patrick Bailly, Maxence Laurent
  • Patent number: 8521239
    Abstract: A mobile telephone includes a cartilage conduction unit for making contact with the ear cartilage. The cartilage conduction unit is provided to at least one of two corner parts at an upper side of the mobile telephone. The mobile telephone can include a surface of an outer wall and a cartilage conduction vibration source arranged inward from the surface of the outer wall, the vibration of the cartilage conduction vibration source being transmitted to the surface of the outer wall, wherein when the surface of the outer wall is brought into contact with at least a part of the ear cartilage around the entrance part to the external auditory meatus without making contact with the auricular helix, the sound pressure inside the external auditory meatus at about 1 cm from the entrance part of the external auditory meatus has an at least 10 dB increase compared to the non-contact state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2013
    Assignees: Rohm Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hiroshi Hosoi, Yoji Hosoi, Masashi Morimoto, Masahide Tanaka
  • Patent number: 8521220
    Abstract: A media transfer and control system that includes a handheld device and an audio/visual system. The media transfer and control system provides for: (i) the transfer of media files between the handheld device and the audio/visual system, (ii) the transmission of control commands from the handheld device to the audio/visual system for controlling the function and operation of the audio/visual system through a user interface provided on the handheld device, and (iii) the unsolicited transfer of media descriptive data between the handheld device and the audio/visual system to create a synchronized global view on the handheld electronic device and/or the audio/visual system of all of the media content currently stored on and/or available through both the handheld device and the audio/visual system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2013
    Assignee: BlackBerry Limited
    Inventor: Mihal Lazaridis
  • Patent number: 8515502
    Abstract: The embodiments of the present invention provide an apparatus and method for state detection and terminal equipment. The apparatus for state detection includes: capacitive touch sensors arranged in the first cover of the terminal equipment a metal structure arranged in the second cover of the terminal equipment and grounded, the capacitive touch sensors being triggered by the metal structure, such that the capacitance of the capacitive touch sensors is changed and a state determiner to determine that the second cover is opened or closed relative to the first cover according to the changed capacitance of the capacitive touch sensors. The opening and closing of the terminal equipment may be detected without the participation of the user, thereby providing a better user experience with high precision of detection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2013
    Assignees: Sony Corporation, Sony Mobile Communications AB
    Inventor: Yinong Liu
  • Patent number: 8509764
    Abstract: A method and system for setting transmission rate of messages transmitted and received by a mobile unit. The method and system include monitoring the speed of the mobile unit; and adjusting the transmission rate based on the speed of the mobile unit. Prevailing conditions may also be determined and the transmission rate may be further adjusted based on the prevailing conditions. The prevailing conditions may be determined based on at least one of states of one or more sensors local to the mobile unit and information provided from an external source over a communication system. The prevailing conditions may include at least one of slick pavement, limited visibility, road construction, object in roadway, accident, dense traffic, and anomalous driving behavior.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2013
    Assignee: Kapsch Trafficcom AG
    Inventors: Justin Paul McNew, John Thomas Moring, Khaled I. Dessouky