Patents Examined by Keith T. Ferguson
  • Blind identification of advanced modulation and coding modes
    Patent number: 7715786
    Abstract: Methods and apparatuses for acquiring and demodulating a data stream transmitted in a communication system. A method in accordance with the present invention comprises finding a boundary of a physical layer frame (PLFrame) in the data stream, finding a first 26 bits of a Unique Word (UW) associated with the data stream, finding a scrambling code utilizing the UW, and using a decoding procedure to determine a modulation type and code rate used for desired signals within the data stream.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 11, 2010
    Assignee: The DIRECTV Group, Inc.
    Inventors: Joseph Santoru, Guangcai Zhou, Ernest C. Chen, Dennis Lai, Shamik Maitra
  • System, method, and user equipment for managing the floor for multimedia communication service in PoC system
    Patent number: 7711381
    Abstract: Disclosed is a method and a system for a Push-To-Talk (PTT) over Cellular (PoC) session open between PoC clients supporting various types of media. Although a PoC client providing an Open Mobile Alliance (OMA) PoC multimedia communication service supports a plurality of uncommon types of media, it is possible to open a session according to media types in an independent and easier manner. Also, when a new media type is supported by a new participant during a session, it is possible to add the new media type when granting the next floor. In addition, it is possible to selectively transmit media according to media types based on the PoC user's choice.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2006
    Date of Patent: May 4, 2010
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd
    Inventors: Sang-Kyung Sung, Ji-Hye Lee, Sung-Jin Park
  • Method and system for broadcasting in a satellite communication system when switching between a primary site and a diverse site
    Patent number: 7706747
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for broadcasting in a satellite communication system includes uplinking first uplink signals using a primary site, determining a switchover event and determining a primary site switch time. The primary site switch timer is determined along with a diverse site switch timer that is after the primary switch time. The uplink signal is discontinued from the primary site and the uplinking second uplink signals from the diverse site.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2006
    Date of Patent: April 27, 2010
    Assignee: The DIRECTV Group, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael Anthony (Tony) Rossell, Paul Christenson, Cecilia C. Comeaux, Salvador A. Lozano, Wayne Ladrach
  • Integrated mobile communication and broadcast program reproduction device
    Patent number: 7706741
    Abstract: A method for controlling operation of an integrated mobile communication and broadcast program reproduction device and of operating the device includes monitoring an occurrence of a trigger event at the device; and upon occurrence of the trigger event, recording a broadcast program signal received by the device. An integrated mobile communication and broadcast program reproduction device has a trigger event monitor and a broadcast program recorder for recording a broadcast program when a trigger event occurs. A trigger event may be receipt of an incoming call, the making of an outgoing call, the identification of predetermined content in a received program and the start of a predetermined program. Different trigger events may be prioritized. Recorded material may be reproduced, with broadcast material being received being recorded whilst previously recorded material is reproduced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 2006
    Date of Patent: April 27, 2010
    Assignee: Cisco Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Labhesh Patel, Mukul Jain, Joseph Khouri, Sanjeev Kumar
  • Method and system for synchronizing a base station of a wireless communication system and a subscriber communication equipment
    Patent number: 7706823
    Abstract: A method of synchronizing a base station of a wireless communication system and a subscriber communication equipment located in the coverage area of the base station by compensating a sampling frequency offset in the subscriber equipment by interpolating input and/or output signals of a radio frequency part of the communication equipment to generate samples corresponding to the original symbol timing of the base station, and compensating the carrier frequency offset from the estimate of the sampling clock error.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2006
    Date of Patent: April 27, 2010
    Assignee: Sequans Communications
    Inventors: Fabien Buda, Emmanuel Lemois, Bertrand Debray
  • Low power radio device for providing access to aircraft communications (or other specialized communications) to the general public via commercial radio bands and receivers
    Patent number: 7706743
    Abstract: One embodiment of a radio device, in which a specialized receiver and antenna (10 and 11), an input mechanism (14), a storage area (12), a timer/multiplexer (16) and timer/multiplexer switch (17), control signals (13, 15, 18, and 19), low power transmitter (20) and low power transmitter antenna (21), under FCC Part 15 low power transmitter rules, provide aircraft communications to the general public on commercial AM and FM bands.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2006
    Date of Patent: April 27, 2010
    Inventor: Michael David Moore
  • Communication systems and methods for providing a group play list for multimedia content records
    Patent number: 7693535
    Abstract: Methods for providing a group play list for a plurality of multimedia content records include associating respective ones of a plurality of users associated with a user network with corresponding ones of the multimedia content records on the group play list. A presence status of the respective ones of the users associated with the user network is detected. Rendering of the multimedia content records on the group play list to the users associated with the network is automatically adjusted based on the detected presence status. The user network may be, for example, a computer based social network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2006
    Date of Patent: April 6, 2010
    Assignee: Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications AB
    Inventor: Gregory Dunko
  • Method and system for operating a satellite communication system with regional redundant sites and a central site
    Patent number: 7693483
    Abstract: A method and system for operating a satellite communication system with regional redundant sites and a central site includes a satellite and a regional site uplinking regional uplink signals to the satellite and condition signals to a terrestrial communication link. The satellite generates regional downlink signals from the regional uplink signal. A central site receives the regional downlink signals from the satellite and terrestrially receives the condition signals and generates control signals for the regional site through the terrestrial communication link.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2006
    Date of Patent: April 6, 2010
    Assignee: The DIRECTV Group, Inc.
    Inventors: John L. Norin, Cecilia C. Comeaux, Benjamin Mui
  • Communication system and method
    Patent number: 7680517
    Abstract: A communication system including a first station having at least two first narrow beam antennas and a second station having at least two second narrow beam antennas. The first and second stations establish a first communication path for wireless communication via a pair of first and second narrow beam antennas. When communication via the first communication path is disturbed by obstacles, the first and second stations automatically establish at least one alternative communication path, which is spatially different from the first communication path, for wireless communication using the at least two first narrow beam antennas and the at least two second narrow beam antennas.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2005
    Date of Patent: March 16, 2010
    Assignee: Sony Deutschland GmbH
    Inventors: Masahiro Uno, Zhaocheng Wang, Volker Wullich, Kao-Cheng Huang
  • Distributed hierarchical scheduling in an ad hoc network
    Patent number: 7676236
    Abstract: An ad hoc network with distributed hierarchical scheduling is disclosed. In one aspect, stations in a network mesh detect interfering neighbor stations and form interference lists. Stations transmit their interference lists. Scheduling stations schedule allocations for child stations in response to interference lists, received remote allocations, or a combination thereof. Coordination messages are transmitted including frame structure, allocations, and interference lists, among others. In another aspect, an ad hoc mesh network may be organized into a tree topology. In an example wireless backhaul network, this matches traffic flow. Distributed, hierarchical scheduling is provided where parents schedule communication with children while respecting already scheduled transmissions to/from interferers and to/from interferers of their respective children.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 9, 2010
    Assignee: Qualcomm Incorporated
    Inventors: Sanjiv Nanda, Jay Rodney Walton
  • Method and apparatus for dynamic session placeholder for message collection user interface
    Patent number: 7672663
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for representing a conversation of related messages is provided. In a message collection user interface for displaying messages sent and received by a communications device, a dynamic session placeholder is used for a respective conversation of related messages. The message collection user interface is displayed including any dynamic session placeholders in the list of messages. As messages from the conversation are occasioned, the dynamic session placeholder is updated. When the message collection is displayed, it is displayed in accordance with the updated session placeholder.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 2, 2010
    Assignee: Research In Motion Limited
    Inventors: Gerhard D. Klassen, Shaul Wisebourt
  • Secure remote repeater
    Patent number: 7668503
    Abstract: Disclosed is a secure remote repeater. The secure repeater includes a first remote control signal detector, a remote control signal processor and an emitter. Among other functions, the secure repeater can forward secure remote signals to an electronic device using non-secure commands native to that electronic device. Additionally, the secure remote repeater can filter remote signal chatter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2005
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2010
    Inventors: Robert Wilhelm Schumann, David G Grossman
  • Radio transmission scheduling according to multiradio control in a radio modem
    Patent number: 7664532
    Abstract: A system for managing the simultaneous operation of a plurality of radio modems in a single wireless communication device (WCD). The multiradio control may be integrated into the WCD as a subsystem responsible for scheduling wireless communications by temporarily enabling or disabling the plurality of radio modems within the device. The multiradio control system may comprise a multiradio controller (MRC) and a plurality dedicated radio interfaces. The radio interfaces are dedicated to quickly conveying delay sensitive information to and from the radio modems. The modems may further include control features that take information from the MRC as an input in determining the priority of messages to be sent out to a receiving device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 2006
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2010
    Assignee: Nokia Corporation
    Inventors: Arto Palin, Päivi M. Ruuska, Jukka Reunamäki
  • Methods and apparatus for data communication for mobile electronic devices
    Patent number: 7664529
    Abstract: According to one embodiment of the invention, a method for discovering the presence of at least one source and target mobile device, automatically displaying a graphical interface to show the dataset from the source mobile device, and initiating the transmission of data between the mobile devices, is provided. The method further includes automatically receiving the dataset from the source mobile device, where the dataset is at least a representation of the data on the source device. In one embodiment, the representation is a subset of the data on the device and/or a description of the data on the mobile device. In another embodiment, a method for a navigation system to discover the presence of at least one mobile device, to automatically receive data from the mobile device, and to process the data with navigation operations, is provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2010
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Muralidharan Sundararajan, Vinod Balakrishnan, John J. Light, Trevor A. Pering, Roy Want
  • Communication method
    Patent number: 7664531
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention is capable of communication and exchanging images with a different information processing apparatus, and comprises a storage unit for storing a display pattern dictionary including one or a plurality of finger character images, each finger character image corresponding to a character and/or a numeral and representing a finger character, an operation unit for inputting a character and/or a numeral, an image selecting unit for selecting, from the display pattern dictionary, a finger character image corresponding to the character and/or numeral input by the operation unit, and a transmitting unit for transmitting the selected finger character image to the different information processing apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2006
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2010
    Assignee: Fujitsu Limited
    Inventors: Masakazu Kojima, Yoshiko Tahara, Fumio Mitamura
  • Adjusting a transmit power of a subscriber device of a communication network by a transmit/receive means
    Patent number: 7664522
    Abstract: A device for adjusting a transmit power spectrum of a subscriber device of a communication network, having a means for receiving an attenuation measure for an attenuation, which a signal experiences on its way from a transmit/receive means to the subscriber device of the communication network connected to the transmit/receive means, from the subscriber device, a means for determining a modified attenuation measure and shaping coefficients for a frequency-dependent shaping of the transmit power spectrum based on the attenuation measure determined by and received from the subscriber device, and a means for transferring the modified attenuation measure and the shaping coefficients to the subscriber device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 2006
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2010
    Assignee: Infineon Technologies AG
    Inventors: Reinhard Stolle, Bernd Heise
  • Base station and mobile apparatus
    Patent number: 7664523
    Abstract: When a judging unit judges that there is no mobile-apparatus transmission data, a first generating unit decreases a reference value for generating a transmission-power control command, by a value equivalent to an amount of an outer-loop adjustment. A second generating unit compares generated reference value and a line quality that is measured by a measuring unit, when the former is larger than the latter, generates a transmission-power control command for reducing a transmission power of the mobile apparatus, and when the former is smaller than the latter, generates a transmission-power control command for increasing the transmission power of the mobile apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 2004
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2010
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Koji Kaneko, Kuniyuki Suzuki
  • Apparatus and method for transmitting information for MBMS
    Patent number: 7657279
    Abstract: An apparatus and method for transmitting information for a Multimedia Broadcast/Multicast Service (MBMS) is provided that facilitates a mobile communication device receiving a specific MBMS without any difficulty when the device moves from one area to another area. By providing MBMS status information to a controller in the area from which the device moved, the controller in the area from which the device moved can either establish an additional channel to provide the MBMS to the device or initiate a relocation of control of the device to a controller in the area into which the device has moved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 17, 2006
    Date of Patent: February 2, 2010
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Young Dae Lee, Sung Duck Chun, Myung Cheul Jung
  • Digital multimedia broadcasting system and method for managing multimedia broadcast channels
    Patent number: 7653343
    Abstract: A method for managing a digital multimedia broadcasting channel includes receiving a broadcast data frame that includes an occurrence change field, and performing a service update responsive to reconfiguration version data defined within the occurrence change field. Alternatively, the method includes transmitting a broadcast data frame that includes an occurrence change field, and causing a receiving terminal to perform a service update for a new channel responsive to reconfiguration version data defined within the occurrence change field. A digital multimedia broadcast terminal includes a receiver for receiving a broadcast data frame that includes an occurrence change field, and a controller configured to generate a control signal causing a service update responsive to reconfiguration version data defined within the occurrence change field.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2006
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2010
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventor: Hye Won Eum
  • Communication terminal device, communication system, communication method, and program
    Patent number: 7653346
    Abstract: A communication terminal device, a communication system, a communication method, and a program which allow efficient communication processing via multicast communication, along with power saving. The communication terminal devices includes a wireless communication unit comprising: a multicast ACK generating unit which makes it possible to transmit packets having an ACK function; a multicast ACK analysis unit which analyzes received packet data for ACK information; wireless transmission and reception units which perform modulation and demodulation processing; and a central control unit and a timing control unit which control these components. The ACK function is thus implemented by multicast packets in multicast communication. This makes it possible to check if its own transmission data is received by other stations (communication terminals).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2006
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2010
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Jun Nishihara, Hirofumi Shimizu