Patents Examined by Nathan Brittingham
  • Patent number: 8565829
    Abstract: A mobile terminal includes: a main device having a display unit and performing a mobile communication function, and a sub-device having an input unit, communicating with the main device, and detachably coupled to the main device, wherein the input unit includes a transparent touch panel, and at least a portion of the transparent touch panel overlaps with the display unit in a state that the main device and the sub-device are coupled. The main device and the sub-device communicate with each other when they are coupled or separated to remotely control each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2013
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Jong-Hwan Kim, Sang-Yun Oh, Ji-Woon Kim, Sang-Hyuck Lee, Nam-Yong Park
  • Patent number: 8559954
    Abstract: A method, device and system for sending and acquiring information is provided, which relates to the field of communication, for solving the problem that user equipment (UE) cannot judge whether information transmitted in a time-frequency resource block is pilot measurement information or not that result in inaccurate detection on signal quality of a neighboring cell by the UE. A technical solution according to the present invention includes: acquiring antenna configuration information of the neighboring cell; and sending a message carrying the antenna configuration information of the neighboring cell to the UE. The embodiments of the present invention can be applied in a wireless communication network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2013
    Assignee: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Weiwei Song, Yinghui Yu
  • Patent number: 8548456
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a method for making mobility measurements in a cellular telephone network that includes assessing the quality of the downlink signal from an active cell during multiple discontinuous operation time periods. If the quality metric exceeds a threshold, the method calls for performing a mobility measurement on the downlink signal during a first time interval. If the quality metric is less than the threshold, the method calls for performing the mobility measurement on both the downlink signal from the identified cells and a downlink signal from a previously un-identified cell during a second time interval that is greater than the first time interval.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2013
    Assignee: Marvell International Ltd.
    Inventor: David Ben-Eli
  • Patent number: 8538431
    Abstract: Even when a general user's mobile station in communication enters a use-prohibited cell, the use of the use-prohibited cell is prevented while the communication is being maintained. Regarding a mobile station 100 that enters an area of a cell C12 under handover restriction, the connection utilizing the use-prohibited cell is prohibited and handover of the mobile station is performed to an effectively-operating cell C22 covering an area including the current position of the mobile station within the use-prohibited cell and having another frequency. Alternatively, the handover is performed to a base station of an effectively-operating cell C32 belonging to another mobile communication system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2013
    Assignee: NTT DoCoMo, Inc.
    Inventors: Kazunori Obata, Naoaki Harada
  • Patent number: 8538425
    Abstract: An apparatus and method comprising determining if the timing of a registration system information (RSI) or a paging occasion occurs first; if the paging occasion occurs first, checking for a page and answering the page on the target cell after collecting system information (SI) if the page exists; or if the timing of the RSI occurs first: reading RSI and obtaining a registration area indicator of the target cell; determining if the registration area indicators of a source cell and of the target cell are the same; if not, determining whether checking the page in the source cell would overlap with receiving SI from the target cell; if overlap, or if same, collect SI and monitor a paging channel in the target cell; or if no overlap, checking for the page in the source cell, and if no page, collect SI and monitor the paging channel in the target cell.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2013
    Assignee: Qualcomm Incorporated
    Inventors: Amer Catovic, Francesco Pica, Mukesh K. Mittal, Mustafa Saglam
  • Patent number: 8519971
    Abstract: Techniques for reflowing content around obscuring objects are described herein. For instance, in one example the techniques may render content on a display of a handheld electronic device before detecting that a user's grasp of the device obscures at least a portion of the content. Thereafter, and in response, the device may reflow the content around the grasp of the user, thus allowing the user to consume the content without the need to alter her grasp when she reaches the obscured portion of the content. In some instances, the device includes a touch-sensitive display that recognizes the grasp that obscures the content. In other instances, the device may recognize that the grasp obscures the content via a camera, a strain gauge, a light sensor, or in any other suitable manner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2013
    Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
    Inventor: James D. Mackraz
  • Patent number: 8515463
    Abstract: A mobile communication method, in which communication is performed using the 3G1X protocol prescribing that mobile terminal MS receives a paging message from a 1x base station through an EV-DO base station, includes the steps of: receiving, at the mobile terminal MS, the paging message through the EV-DO base station BS#1 after starting use of the 3G1X protocol; and transmitting a paging response message for the paging message addressed to the mobile terminal MS to the 1x base station BS#1 without receiving the broadcast information from the 1x base station BS#1, after stopping use of the 3G1X protocol in response to reception of the paging message addressed to the mobile terminal MS.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2013
    Assignee: Kyocera Corporation
    Inventor: Makoto Tomizu
  • Patent number: 8463275
    Abstract: In a mobile communication system, definite resources in radio sectors are allocated to more users in an aspect that the users hardly feel stress during communication. When a call corresponds to an active call based on an active connection request that has been generated by a user's operation (that is, transmitting and obtaining delivery information of pull-type by means of arrows AC, DL or the like), as a trigger, more resources (communication rate is higher) are allocated to the call. When the call corresponds to a non-active call (that is, receiving and obtaining delivery information of push-type by means of an arrow SU or the like), fewer resources (communication rate is lower) are allocated to the call.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2008
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2013
    Assignee: NTT DoCoMo, Inc.
    Inventors: Kazunori Obata, Hideyuki Matsutani
  • Patent number: 8457606
    Abstract: Methods and systems are provided to connect telephone calls, such as international phone calls, using data and telephone networks of a mobile communication device such as a cellular phone. A routing engine determines from the available communications interfaces (e.g., a cellular voice interface, a cellular data interface, and non-cellular data interfaces such as WiFi and WiMax) and from a set of user preferences what type of routing should be used for an outbound call. For example, call routing can be performed using VoIP calls over non-cellular networks, VoIP calls over cellular data networks, voice calls using substitute number termination, voice calls using calling card routing, voice calls using bridge-based calling and conventional cellular voice calls.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2013
    Inventor: Binyamin Bauman
  • Patent number: 8447329
    Abstract: A system to determine positions of mobile computing devices and provide direction information includes a first mobile computing device configured to broadcast a first chirp signal, a second mobile computing device configured to broadcast a second chirp signal indicating receipt of the first chirp signal and a first time information about when the first chirp signal is received, and a third mobile computing device configured broadcast a third chirp signal indicating (a) receipt of the first and second chirp signals and (b) a second time information about when the first and second chirp signals are received. The first mobile computing device is configured to use the first and second time information to determine a position of the second mobile computing device. The first mobile computing device is also configured to transmit text messages to the second mobile computing device to direct a user of the second mobile computing device to a position of a user of the first mobile computing device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2013
    Assignee: Longsand Limited
    Inventors: Mahapathy Kadirkamanathan, Sean Mark Blanchflower
  • Patent number: 8442486
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for invoking online charging of a service requested via a communications network and to be accessed according to a first protocol, wherein subscriber information is received from a first network element (102) including information for invoking the online charging, and the received subscriber information is interpreted and in response to a service request online charging is invoked from a second network element (103) for the service by means of a second protocol.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2006
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2013
    Assignee: Telefonaktiebolaget L M Ericsson (publ)
    Inventors: Robert Tornkvist, Juergen Bos, Stefan Karlsson, Damir Svoboda, Christoph Sous
  • Patent number: 8437812
    Abstract: An active-noise-reduction (ANR) headset includes at least one auxiliary connection to an output of at least one device, such as a personal communications, computing, and/or entertainment device. An exemplary headset also includes a primary connection to an aircraft two-way radio or public-address system and circuitry for automatically suppressing or muting the volume of an auxiliary input signal relative to that of a primary input signal. Other exemplary features include a headset power supply, a microphone, a microphone preamplifier, and a device-detection circuit. The device-detection circuit selectively couples the power supply to the microphone preamplifier, enabling it to provide audio signals to the microphone input of the auxiliary device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2013
    Assignee: Lightspeed Aviation, Inc.
    Inventor: Michael J. Wurtz
  • Patent number: 8433323
    Abstract: A communication terminal according to the present invention includes a determination unit configured to determine whether or not each channel should be set as a handoff candidate on the basis of receiving quality of a pilot signal, and a channel information report transmitter configured to transmit a channel information report for setting a specific channel as a handoff candidate if the number of channels set as handoff candidates in the same sector reaches a predetermined number or more by setting the specific channel as a handoff candidate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2006
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2013
    Assignee: Kyocera Corporation
    Inventors: Makoto Tomizu, Kenji Kono
  • Patent number: 8432384
    Abstract: An active matrix substrate (5) for use as a substrate of a liquid crystal panel (display panel) (2) includes a plurality of source wirings (data wirings) (S) and a plurality of gate wirings (scanning wirings) (G) arranged in a matrix and a plurality of pixels (P) provided in the vicinities of intersections of the source wirings (S) and the gate wirings (G). A plurality of gate drivers (scanning wiring drive circuits) (24-1 to 24-6) that sequentially output scanning signals to a plurality of the gate wirings (G) in a predetermined scanning direction are provided along the scanning direction. Further, each of the gate drivers (24-1 to 24-6) has a vacant terminal that is not connected to the gate wiring (G).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2013
    Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Takashi Sasaki
  • Patent number: 8423033
    Abstract: A method and system for allocating bandwidth in a wireless communication system arranged as a tree structure having a plurality of nodes that are each either a subscriber node or a base station node. A given one of the base station nodes within the tree structure directly serves a plurality of child nodes including at least one child base station node that itself directly serves at least one child subscriber node. The method of bandwidth allocation includes (i) determining a total number of descendant subscriber nodes of the given base station node and (ii) using the total number descendant subscriber nodes of the given base station node as a basis to proportionally allocate a quantity of data bandwidth at the given base station node among the total number of descendant subscriber nodes of the given base station node.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 2005
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2013
    Assignee: Sprint Spectrum L.P.
    Inventors: John M. Everson, Jeremy G. Titus, Jason R. Delker
  • Patent number: 8422997
    Abstract: A system and computer-readable media are provided for facilitating playback of voicemails using a mobile device having a display. Furthermore, embodiments of the present invention allow users to customize the grouping of voicemails, and view and play back voicemails according to these groupings. Additionally, users are able to automatically play back subsets of groups of voicemails in an order that is most meaningful to them without having to intervene during playback.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2013
    Assignee: Sprint Communications Company L.P.
    Inventors: Michael T. Lundy, Kristen Elizabeth Miller, Teresa Marie Meseke, Clyde Cornelius Heppner
  • Patent number: 8417236
    Abstract: Some embodiments disclose methods for classifying user equipment in a network, comprising: recording a first number of times a tracking area identity has changed for a user equipment device during a period of time based on messages exchanged between the user equipment device and a mobility management entity; recording a second number of times the user equipment device is paged during a second period of time; classifying the user equipment device into one of at least three categories based on the first and second recorded numbers; generating a tracking area identity list for the user equipment based device on its category; and sending the generated tracking area identity list to the user equipment device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2013
    Assignee: Cisco Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Vinod Kamalaraj, Jacob Eipe, Pradeep Dakshayani, Jay Navali, Ravi Chamarty, Lingesh Munagala
  • Patent number: 8410994
    Abstract: A method and system for displaying graphics on a display of a second module remotely connected with a first module via a data communications medium. A first controller for the first module and a second controller for the second module are connected to first and second graphics processors, respectively, both graphics processors being operative to request data from the first module when ready to process data. The first controller interfaces between the first graphics processor and the first module. The second controller interfaces between the second graphics processor and the first module via the data communications medium and the first controller. The first controller duplicates data returned to the first graphics processor by the first module in response to data requests, and transmits the duplicated data to the second controller via the data communications medium.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2013
    Assignee: Matrox Graphics Inc.
    Inventors: André Testa, Eric Saulnier, Stéphane Tremblay
  • Patent number: 8390602
    Abstract: A stylus retaining mechanism is configured for retaining a stylus to a housing. The stylus includes a latching portion. The stylus retaining mechanism includes a locking assembly. The housing includes a fixing portion, an opening and a receiving chamber communicating with the opening. The receiving chamber is configured to receive a stylus, the housing including. The locking assembly is attached to the fixing portion. The locking assembly includes a locking member and an elastic member. One end of the elastic member is attached to the fixing portion, and the other end resists the locking member. The locking member includes a protrusion to engage with a latching portion of the stylus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2013
    Assignees: Shenzhen Futaihong Precision Industry Co., Ltd., FIH (Hong Kong) Limited
    Inventor: Shi-Xu Liang
  • Patent number: 8390601
    Abstract: A stylus retaining mechanism for portable electronic device includes a housing, a button assembly and a rejection assembly. The housing defines a receiving chamber to receive a stylus. The button assembly attached to the housing includes a button and a first elastic member. One end of the first elastic member is attached to the housing, and the another end resists the button. The button includes a locking portion to engage with a latching portion of the stylus. The ejection assembly is attached to the housing. The ejection assembly contacts with one end of the stylus and pushes the stylus out when the stylus is disengaged from the locking portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2013
    Assignees: Shenzhen Futaihong Precision Industry Co., Ltd., FIH (Hong Kong) Limited
    Inventor: Shi-Xu Liang