Abstract: A method for intercepting calls from a remote or mobile device for customer self-support detects when users or subscribers dial one or more predetermined numbers. If the number corresponds to one of the predetermined numbers (such as a customer support number), the phone may intercept the call and display a list of potential solutions to the subscriber's problems. Various other features and embodiments art disclosed.

Abstract: The method for requesting an Internet Multimedia Sub-system (IMS) unregistered User Equipment (UE) to perform IMS registration including initiating an IMS domain session or sending an IMS relevant signaling to a called subscriber by a UE A; informing the UE A information that the called subscriber has not registered with the IMS by the network; requesting the called terminal to conduct IMS registration by the UE A; and restarting the IMS session after the called terminal completes the IMS registration. An IMS unregistered UE can also perform IMS service.

Abstract: A service providing system, including a service using device; a service providing device for providing a service to the service using device, the service providing device being communicably connected to the service using device; and a template transmitting device for transmitting a template to the service using device, the template containing: transmission destination information indicating a transmission destination to which the service using device transmits data for use in authentication; and user input assisting information based on which display device either provided in the service using device or communicably connected to the service using device displays an interface for use by a service user entering data to the service using device.

Abstract: A method and system for filtering unwanted wireless telecommunications includes structure and steps/function for monitoring traffic associated with roaming subscribers, the traffic being carried via inter-network Internet Protocol links. Structure and steps/function are also provided for intercepting a send-routing-information message from an originating node within the traffic, and initiating a response to the originating node so as to direct the originating node to send a short message service (SMS) or Multimedia Messaging Service (MMS) associated with the send-routing-information message to a SPAM-filter via an SMS or MMS delivery message. Structure and steps/function are further provided for receiving the SMS or MMS at the SPAM-filter, and determining, at the SPAM-filter, whether the SMS or MMS constitutes an unwanted message. Also, structure and steps/function are provided for invoking an action for managing the SMS based on results of the determining process.

Abstract: When an instruction to change the display size of the content of a 1-segment broadcast received by a television broadcast communication unit is given while the content is being displayed on a display screen, and if it is possible to receive the content of a 12-segment broadcast continuously to the content of the 1-segment broadcast, a CPU switches to receiving the 12-segment broadcast and displays the broadcast content in the standard display size (second display size) of the 12-segment broadcast. If it is not possible to receive the 12-segment broadcast continuously to the 1-segment broadcast, the CPU displays the content of the 1-segment broadcast by changing it to the second display size.

Abstract: A call flow is provided in a wireless communication system to enable quality of service (QoS) parameters to be retrieved and provided to a base station when a wireless device requests service. The QoS parameters may include or represent a QoS profile associated with the wireless device, a QoS profile associated with a user of the wireless device, or a QoS policy for a session involving the wireless device. The base station uses the QoS parameters to control access to the system by the wireless device. Another call flow is provided to transfer the QoS parameters from the base station to a packet control function for storage when a packet data session associated with the wireless device becomes dormant. If the packet data session is later reactivated, the QoS parameters are provided from the packet control function back to the base station.

Abstract: A system and method for adaptive contextual communications is disclosed. A system that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, a call gateway having a controller element that retrieves a communication context from a call setup request directed to a called party's Terminal Device (TD) by a calling party's TD, and informs a first mapping generator of said communication context to determine a content mapping scheme for content exchanged between the calling party's and called party's TDs. Additional embodiments are disclosed.

Abstract: Methods and apparatus for positioning antennas of a first wireless cell to form MIMO physical sectors and MIMO virtual sectors. Selecting a MIMO virtual sector for communication responsive to throughput, data throughput, signal-to-noise ratio, signal error rate, data error rate, retransmission requests, interference, rejection of multipath signals, transmission rate, and signal strength.

Abstract: A wireless communications system including a network application server; and a base station to receive an expedited request packet from a subscriber unit by way of a radio frequency interface, attempt to reserve channel resources for a traffic channel to communicate with the subscriber unit, and notify the network application server of whether the channel resources have been reserved. The base station may notify the network application server by marking the expedited request packet received from the subscriber unit, and sending the marked expedited request packet to the network application server.

Abstract: Methods and systems for generating information about a physical context of a user are provided. These methods and systems provide the capability to render a context avatar associated with the user as a composite image that can be broadcast in virtual environments to provide information about the physical context of the user. The composite image can be automatically updated without user intervention to include, among other things, a virtual person image of the user and a background image defined by encoded image data associated with the current geographic location of the user.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method of estimating the speed (v) of a mobile station connected by a radio transmission channel to a remote station, said method including the following successive steps: receiving and filtering a transmission signal (s) to obtain a measuring signal reflecting time variations of said transmission channel, determining a correlation function (R(?)) of said measuring signal parametered by the mobile station speed (v), seeking the value (R?(0)) of the second derivation of said correlation function at the origin, estimating the first derivative (?0) of the measuring signal and calculating the variance (C) of the estimate, and identifying the results obtained during the preceding two steps (R?(0)=C).

Abstract: A reconciliation system automatically updates cell face transfer data in one form to match cell face transfer data in another form. The system includes an automatic read and comparison module for reading cell face transfer data from one form and automatically comparing the cell face transfer data to the data in another form. An automatic modification module automatically changes cell face transfer data entries in one form to match data in entries of another form.

Abstract: A communication system and method for communicating teletext information to mobile stations. A wireless access protocol (WAP) server is coupled to a television station and receives a signal which includes teletext information from the station. The WAP server includes a teletext decoder which decodes the teletext information in the transmitted signal. The decoded information is stored in memory using a server controller. The controller receives information requests from a network interface coupled to the mobile stations. The controller accesses the teletext information stored in memory and transmits the information to the mobile station through the network interface.

Abstract: Adaptive image rejection in a wireless communication receiver is implemented using a dual conversion technique where a first mixer is used to downconvert the received RF signal to a first IF. A second mixer is used to downconvert the first IF to a baseband signal. A Local Oscillator (LO) drives the first mixer. The baseband signal is filtered and data is extracted. A bit error rate is determined from the extracted data. If the bit error rate falls below a predetermined threshold, a controller adjusts the frequency of the LO. If the LO was previously configured as a low side LO the controller adjusts the frequency of the LO to a high side LO frequency. Conversely, if the LO is configured as a high side LO the controller adjusts the frequency of the LO to be the low side LO frequency.

Abstract: A random access channel receiver used in a base station of a CDMA mobile communication system is provided. The receiver is only provided with a single signal decoding part for performing burst reception of control request signals having different off-set timing each other. A synchronizing circuit calculates correlation value at each off-set timing, and a synchronism determining and establishing circuit determines the off-set timing to be used for a synchronizing signal for receiving the signal frame currently arriving by monitoring correlation values of respective off-set timings, and alters the off-set timing for the synchronizing signal to better quality of signal if a plurality of signal frames of different off-set timing are arrived. The signal frame of less quality is discarded, or abandoned its decoding processing.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for controlling the transmit power levels of first and second base station transceivers, wherein the first and second base station transceivers are respectively associated with first and second sectors of a cell. The received signal strength of a communication signal arriving at the mobile station is initially determined. A power control value that is based on the received signal strength is then transmitted from the mobile station to the first and second base station transceivers. A first received power control value is next generated by attempting to receive the transmitted power control value at the first base station transceiver, and a second received power control value is generated by attempting to receive the transmitted power control value at the second base station transceiver. A common transmit power value is calculated at a base station controller for the first and second base station transceivers when the first and second received power control values are unequal.

Abstract: This invention relates to a method of modifying a current transmitted power distribution used by at least two base stations transmitting a signal to a mobile station on the macro-diversity principle. A mobile station using this method is also disclosed. According to the invention, the method consists substituting the current transmitted power distribution by a new transmitted power distribution, selected among several hypothetical transmitted power distributions, under the condition that this new transmitted power distribution provides a better quality of service at the mobile station than the current one.