Patents Examined by Frank Donado
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Patent number: 8386559Abstract: This invention relates to a method for exchanging requests between the computer application of a mobile terminal (A) and an instantaneous messaging server (1), wherein: the computer application sends requests (2) to server (1) relative to the detection of an event (3), requests (2) are sent according to a request frequency set to a first value, whereby: when requests (2) are sent, if the event (3) is not detected by server (1), said server controls the computer application so that the latter sends the requests (2) according to a request frequency set to a second value that is lower than the first value, as soon as server (1) detects the event (3), said server controls the computer application so that the latter sends the requests (2) according to a request frequency set to the first value.Type: GrantFiled: February 1, 2008Date of Patent: February 26, 2013Assignee: MiyowaInventor: François Colon
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Patent number: 8340658Abstract: Systems and methodologies for sharing functionality among mobile devices in a peer to peer manner are described herein. A mobile device can include a plurality of functional components that can each perform respective functionality. Examples of the functionalities can include transceiver communications, processing, power, memory, input and output for the mobile device. Further, the mobile device can include a sharing component that enables sharing a particular third party functional component to replace or supplement operation of a corresponding functional component of the mobile device. The third party functional component, for instance, can be made available for sharing by at least one of a disparate mobile device or a stand alone functional component. Moreover, a host component can allow a disparate mobile device to use an available one or more of the plurality of functional components of the mobile device.Type: GrantFiled: March 25, 2008Date of Patent: December 25, 2012Assignee: Tuen Solutions Limited Liability CompanyInventors: Chi Ying Tsui, Ross David Murch, Roger Shu Kwan Cheng, Wai Ho Mow, Vincent Kin Nang Lau
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Patent number: 8290509Abstract: Methods and systems for deactivation of one or more applications operating on a transferable device are provided.Type: GrantFiled: January 14, 2010Date of Patent: October 16, 2012Assignee: The Invention Science Fund I, LLCInventors: Edward K. Y. Jung, Royce A. Levien, Robert W. Lord, Mark A. Malamud, Michael L. Moskowitz, John D. Rinaldo, Jr., Clarence T. Tegreene, Lowell L. Wood, Jr.
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Patent number: 8280366Abstract: Using radio frequency sensing to detecting that a cellular base station has been moved to a new geographic location is disclosed. A determination is made that a sensed radio frequency environment does not match a stored baseline. It is concluded, based at least in part on the determination that a sensed radio frequency environment does not match a stored baseline, that the cellular base station has been moved.Type: GrantFiled: December 21, 2006Date of Patent: October 2, 2012Assignee: Broadcom CorporationInventors: Mike Hirano, M. Sue McMeekin, Ahmed Tariq
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Patent number: 8280398Abstract: A positioning system includes an illumination device, a terminal, and a positioning server. The illumination device transmits identification information. The terminal transmits the identification information received from the illumination device, to the positioning server. The positioning server uses the identification information received from the terminal, thereby searching an illumination installation position database registered in advance so as to identify the terminal position. This eliminates power supply for positioning infrastructure and facilitates attachment to a ceiling, thereby realizing the positioning infrastructure at a low cost.Type: GrantFiled: March 3, 2005Date of Patent: October 2, 2012Assignee: NEC CorporationInventors: Kenichi Ishii, Junichi Matsuda
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Patent number: 8260372Abstract: Embodiments of the invention include a method comprising monitoring a traffic pattern relating to a terminal, and regulating states of the terminal according to the monitored traffic pattern. Other embodiments relate to associated apparatus, communication systems, network elements and computer program products.Type: GrantFiled: June 30, 2006Date of Patent: September 4, 2012Assignee: Nokia CorporationInventor: Serge Haumont
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Patent number: 8254848Abstract: A distributed antenna system (DAS) provides a plurality of DAS coverage areas for a wireless network. A plurality of statically deployed monitoring devices, each of which includes at least one radio frequency (RF) transmitter/receiver, are configured to run application tests, for example, for voice, messaging, or locations-based services, to provide testing of the wireless network to thereby generate test information related to the wireless network. An evaluation component and a control component respectively analyze the test information and adjust one or more parameters of the wireless network based on the test information.Type: GrantFiled: December 9, 2011Date of Patent: August 28, 2012Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I, LPInventors: Shane Michael Elliott, Blaine Thomas
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Patent number: 8255019Abstract: A slidable portable electronic device comprising a first cabinet and a second cabinet slidably coupled on a surface of the first cabinet, the first cabinet comprising at least one of an operating unit and a display unit provided on a surface of the first cabinet to be exposed when the second cabinet is slidingly moved in the opening direction, a through-hole formed extending to an inner space from a surface of the first cabinet that remains unexposed when the second cabinet is slidingly moved in the opening direction, a microphone having a sound collecting face and provided on the inner space side of the first cabinet, with the sound collecting face facing the through-hole, and a gap formed between the first cabinet and the second cabinet and communicating with the through-hole.Type: GrantFiled: March 24, 2011Date of Patent: August 28, 2012Assignee: KYOCERA CorporationInventors: Shinya Hayashi, Nobuyuki Kitamura
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Patent number: 8249590Abstract: A power management system is described where the handset can enter sleep or hibernation mode for a particular service, when the particular service is either not used or not available. The handset is capable of using the service, even in response to a non-user initiated incoming request for communication. The handset receives the request over the active service. The handset can then check for the availability of the inactive service, activate it, and a selection can be made between them.Type: GrantFiled: August 14, 2006Date of Patent: August 21, 2012Assignee: Varaha Systems IncorporatedInventors: Rangaprasad Govindarajan, Anurag Vohra, Jogen K Pathak
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Patent number: 8249525Abstract: A mobile electronic device stores a standard voice command and a voice command identification standard. When an incoming call is regarded as a missed call and a voice command is detected, the mobile electronic device compares characteristics of the voice command with characteristics of the standard voice command, so as to determine if the voice command satisfies the voice command identification standard. The mobile electronic device further activates a ringing circuit to play a predetermined ring tone in response that the voice command satisfies the voice command identification standard, so as to help a user locate the mobile electronic device even if the mobile electronic device is in a silent mode.Type: GrantFiled: September 22, 2009Date of Patent: August 21, 2012Assignee: Chi Mei Communication Systems, Inc.Inventor: Tang-Yu Chang
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Patent number: 8213977Abstract: The invention includes a method and apparatus for displaying and controlling information for managing an event. A method according to one embodiment includes displaying accountability information associated with a unit deployed to the event where the accountability information is indicative of accountability of the unit with respect to at least one function to be performed for the event, displaying communication information in a manner for facilitating communications for the event, and displaying status information associated with the at least one unit deployed to the event, wherein the information is displayed in a manner tending to enable control of the information for managing the event.Type: GrantFiled: March 25, 2008Date of Patent: July 3, 2012Assignee: Alcatel LucentInventors: Thierry E. Klein, John F. Lertola, Dorel Livescu
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Patent number: 8200235Abstract: A cellular communication system (100) a first Radio Network Controller (107) supporting different communication service types. A first resource controller (203) controls resource allocation for a first communication service type from a first resource partition and a second resource controller (205) controls resource allocation for a second communication service type from a second resource partition. A partition processor (207) partitions a shared resource into at least the first and second resource partition in response to a first admission failure measure for the first communication service type. Optionally, the partition processor (207) may partition the shared resource into at least the first and second resource partition in response to a second admission failure measure for the first communication service type.Type: GrantFiled: November 28, 2006Date of Patent: June 12, 2012Assignee: Motorola Mobility, Inc.Inventor: Eric Villier
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Patent number: 8195248Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of determining the location of a mobile terminal using disguised power-off, wherein if a mobile terminal is powered off in a state where a mobile communication service subscriber does not intend to do so, only the location indication function of the mobile terminal operates, but the remaining functions are terminated as if power of the mobile terminal is turned off. In accordance with the present invention, it is determined whether the subscriber terminal is actually powered off or powered off in a disguised manner. All the power of the subscriber terminal is shut off, or all the power except for power for a function of sending a location signal is shut off, depending on the type of power-off.Type: GrantFiled: June 29, 2005Date of Patent: June 5, 2012Assignee: SK Telecom Co., Ltd.Inventors: Dohoon Ha, Sangwoon Kwon, Jaeyoung Ju
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Patent number: 8185108Abstract: The present invention relates to a multi-mode communication system and a method thereof. The multi-mode communication system uses a first mode among a plurality communication modes for accessing a first mobility control entity (MCE) among a plurality of MCEs, and communicates data with the first MCE. The multi-mode communication system receives a paging request that has been transmitted from a multi-mode control entity (MMCE) for accessing a second MCE from the first MCE and analyzes the paging request, and puts the first mode into a sleep mode and a second mode for accessing the second MCE into an awake mode based on the analysis. Subsequently, multi-mode UE accesses the second MCE by using the second mode in the awake mode. According to the present invention, an MMCE for multi-mode control is provided to integrate and manage an idle state for each access mode of multi-mode user equipment, thereby minimizing power consumption due to access of the multi-mode UE to a radio access system.Type: GrantFiled: September 22, 2006Date of Patent: May 22, 2012Assignees: Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute, SK Telecom Co., Ltd., KTFreetel Co., Ltd.Inventors: Kwang-Ryul Jung, Hye-Yeon Kwon, Ae-Soon Park
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Patent number: 8150402Abstract: A method for planning a cellular mobile telecommunications network includes at least one network cell and is intended to provide network services to users located in the network cell.Type: GrantFiled: September 30, 2005Date of Patent: April 3, 2012Assignee: Telecom Italia S.p.A.Inventors: Massimiliano Panico, Indro Francalanci
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Patent number: 8149843Abstract: Techniques for exchanging capabilities in a wireless network are provided. In one embodiment, a first device receives a capability message over a communication link from a second device in a WiMAX network. The communication link may be between any combination of base stations and gateways. For example, the R4, R6, or R8 interface may be used. Other interfaces may also be appreciated in a WiMAX network. The capability message includes one or more capabilities supported by a second device in the WiMAX network. Capabilities to support are then determined based on the one or more capabilities. These capabilities will be supported by the first device for communications with the second device. The first device is then configured to support the determined capabilities. Accordingly, the first device is dynamically configured based on the capability message received.Type: GrantFiled: June 28, 2006Date of Patent: April 3, 2012Assignee: Cisco Technology, Inc.Inventors: Anand K. Oswal, Jayaraman Iyer, Bhaskar Bhupalam
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Patent number: 8144666Abstract: Spatial Division Multiple Access (SDMA) offers multiplicative spectral efficiency gains in wireless networks. An adaptive SDMA beamforming technique is capable of increasing the traffic throughput of a sector, as compared to a conventional tri-cellular arrangement, by between 4 and 7 times, depending on the environment. This system uses an averaged covariance matrix of the uplink signals received at the antenna array to deduce the downlink beamforming solution, and is equally applicable to Frequency Division Duplex (FDD) and Time Division Duplex (TDD) systems. A scheduling algorithm enhances the SDMA system performance by advantageously selecting the users to be co-scheduled.Type: GrantFiled: May 4, 2006Date of Patent: March 27, 2012Assignee: Rockstar Bidco LPInventors: Fiona Wilson, Keith Wilson
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Patent number: 8140090Abstract: A method for estimating a territorial distribution of traffic in a selected area of a cellular radio mobile communications network, includes: dividing the selected area into a plurality of traffic-generating area elements; determining overall traffic in respect of said selected network area; and distributing the overall traffic across the plurality of traffic-generating area elements.Type: GrantFiled: September 27, 2005Date of Patent: March 20, 2012Assignee: Telecom Italia S.p.A.Inventors: Antonio Bernini, Paola Bertotto, Stefano Macagno, Guglielmo Tomaselli
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Patent number: 8134993Abstract: A method for polling transmission status in a wireless communications system includes determining whether a buffer of a transmitter contains at least a packet that has been transmitted, has not been discarded, and has not yet been acknowledged when there is no packet scheduled for transmission or retransmission while a polling procedure is triggered and is not prohibited, selecting a packet in order to transmit a poll, and scheduling the selected packet for retransmission.Type: GrantFiled: April 28, 2006Date of Patent: March 13, 2012Assignee: Innovative Sonic LimitedInventor: Sam Shiaw-Shiang Jiang
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Patent number: 8112073Abstract: The present invention relates to a communications system for mobile radio telephony comprising mobile devices, comprising modules which can be inserted into the mobile devices, with at least one subscriber territory being fixed inside the total territory covered by the communications system, within which subscriber territory communication takes place from and/or to the mobile devices under special conditions, and comprising means by which it can be determined whether the mobile device is located inside the subscriber territory. In accordance with the invention, the means are arranged on the module or in a determination unit which can be accessed by means of remote polling. The present invention furthermore relates to a method of operating a communications system for mobile radio telephony.Type: GrantFiled: April 8, 2004Date of Patent: February 7, 2012Assignee: O2(Germany) GmbH & Co. oHGInventors: Tobias Schweiger, Agustin Macarro, Gary Waite