Abstract: A radio base station includes: a table storage unit storing a table in which an E-TFCI indicating a transport format combination indicator of the physical data channel to be transmitted by a mobile station is associated with ?ed that is used to determine a SG and is an offset value of transmission power of the physical data channel to be transmitted by the mobile station; a parameter selector selecting the ?ed associated with the E-TFCI from the table; and a communication controller determining a SG based on the ?ed thus selected and an E-TFCI associated with the selected ?ed, and controlling transmission power of the mobile station by using the SG thus determined.

Abstract: Embodiments of systems and methods for automatic backup of a user's data stored on a mobile device are disclosed. In one embodiment, a method includes storing a user information from a memory of a mobile communication device into a database; determining a status of the mobile communication device; and when the status indicates that the mobile communication device requires replacement, notifying a user of an availability of the user information from the storage facility for creation of a replacement device.

Abstract: A receiving unit 28 includes a tuner circuit board 104 that receives a satellite signal. The tuner circuit board 104 demodulates and decodes the satellite signal to form a second signal. The second signal is provided to a processor board 112 that is separated from the tuner and formats the second signal to form an audio signal and a video signal. An integrated bus 100 couples the tuner circuit board 104 and the processor circuit board 112. The integrated bus 100 comprises the second signal, the audio signal and the video signal.

Abstract: A transmission power control method for controlling a transmission power of an E-AGCH including an absolute transmission rate of uplink user data, which is transmitted from a cell controlled by a radio base station to a mobile station, includes: notifying, from a radio network controller to the radio base station which controls a serving cell, an offset between the transmission power of the E-AGCH and a transmission power of a DPCH, when the mobile station is performing a soft-handover with the serving cell and non-serving cells; determining, at the serving cell to which the offset is notified, the transmission power of the E-AGCH based on the notified offset; and transmitting, at the serving cell, the E-AGCH to the mobile station using the determined transmission power.

Abstract: A transmitter/receiver for a wireless communication system is provided. The transmitter for a wireless communication system includes: an external amplifier connected to a next stage of a power amplifier amplifying a signal to be transmitted to a required power level; a transmission selector configured to directly output the signal amplified by the power amplifier to an antenna or control the external amplifier to amplify the signal, based on a mode control signal; and a mode selector configured to compare a power level of a signal provided from a receiver with a predetermined power level to generate the mode control signal for determining whether or not to operate the external amplifier.

Abstract: The present disclosure teaches an active antenna array for a mobile communications network. The active antenna array comprises a plurality of antenna elements, at least one first splitter, at least one amplifier and at least one first coupler. The first splitter forwards at least one of at least one individual first protocol receive signal and at least one individual second protocol receive signal in a receive direction from an individual one of the plurality of antenna elements. The at least one amplifier amplifies at least one of the individual first protocol receive signal and the individual second protocol receive signal. The at least one first coupler is located in the receive direction downstream of the at least one amplifier and is adapted to forward the at least one individual second protocol receive signal to a second protocol receiver.

Abstract: An embodiment of the present invention provides a method, comprising optimizing the location and configuration of relay stations in a wireless network that includes at least one base station and at least one relay station by taking into account at least one or more of the following: the distinct antenna heights of said at least one base station and said at least one relay station; the data dependency between said at least one relay station and said at least one base station; the service outage of said wireless network; and the network throughput of said wireless network.

Abstract: A communication system has a controller for transmitting data to be played back by a plurality of playback devices corresponding to a plurality of channels, and a plurality of adapters required for executing playback by the playback devices. The controller has a setting unit which sets data to be played back by the playback devices and control information required to control playback of the data in time slots of a sync transmission frame, and a transmission unit which transmits the sync transmission frame the by the setting unit to the adapters. Each adapter has a reception unit which receives the transmitted sync transmission frame, and a playback control unit which extracts data corresponding to the channel to be played back by the adapter from the sync transmission frame, and controls the playback timing of the data based on control information corresponding to the data.

Abstract: An outdoor broadband unit receives a current time and maintenance mode parameters from a network device. The outdoor broadband unit also determines a mode associated with selection of an antenna beam, provided on an antenna of the outdoor broadband unit, based on at least one of the current time and the maintenance mode parameters. The outdoor broadband unit further selects an antenna beam or a serving cell to use based on the determined mode.

Abstract: The area density of broadcast stations having respective service areas and broadcasting on the same channel is increased without exceeding a specified level of co-channel interference within the service areas by a method in which the field strength of the signal transmitted by the first broadcast station is monitored, and a field strength determining property of the first broadcast station is controlled in response to the monitoring.

Abstract: A mobile communications device can have a locked mode in which the mobile communications device is protected against unauthorized use. A mobile communications device includes device applications implemented by a software program or firmware program that enables an application to be temporarily operable or operable under certain conditions when the mobile communications device is locked. Device applications can include a camera enabled for image data acquisition and a microphone or an audio recorder or a microphone and an audio recorder enabled for audio data acquisition. Acquired image data and audio data can be stored locally to the mobile communications device or stored externally to the mobile communications device. The mobile communications device can be configured to operate applications under different conditions. The mobile communications device can be configured to display a message that applications have been operated while the mobile communications device was locked or in a locked mode.

Abstract: Disclosed is a method for displaying a character input in a portable terminal and an apparatus thereof. The method includes determining whether a dynamic input effect is set when a character input mode is started, and displaying a character corresponding to a key input if it is determined that the dynamic input effect is set. Accordingly, various methods of displaying an input character in the portable terminal can be provided.

Abstract: A method for maintaining transmit audio quality under harsh environmental conditions, the method includes receiving audio signals into a microphone of a portable communication device and determining at least one parameter associated with the received audio signals. In accordance with an embodiment, the at least one parameter is compared with a received audio parameter threshold. When the at least one parameter falls outside of the received audio parameter threshold, the audio routing is switched from the microphone to the loudspeaker. Subsequent communication may revert back to the microphone or remain at the loudspeaker depending on monitored audio conditions.

Abstract: A relay gain assignment method and a relay gain assignment device are provided. The method and the device are performed in a MIMO relay system comprising M spatial degrees of freedom and L relay terminals, wherein M and L are positive integers. The relay gain assignment method comprises the steps of: (a) defining a system model for the MIMO relay system, wherein the system model comprises a relay-connected noise and a destination-connected noise; (b) calculating power of the relay-connected noise and power of the destination-connected noise; (c) determining the dominating one between the power of the relay-connected noise and the power of the destination-connected noise; (d) defining a proper noise dominating model based on the determination result of the step (c); (e) calculating L relay gains for the L relay terminals; and (f) assigning each of the relay gains to the corresponding relay terminal of the MIMO relay system.

Abstract: A mobile terminal having a touch sensor-equipped input device and its control method are disclosed. The mobile terminal includes: a user input unit in which a keypad-printed layer and a touch sensor overlap with each other; and a controller that controls an operation mode of the user input unit in a touch pad and/or a touch keypad mode according to whether or not a cursor is in use.

Abstract: Certain aspects of the present disclosure provide techniques for wireless communications, wherein first number of transit antennas is advertised, but a different number of transmit antennas are actually used for transmission.

Abstract: Disclosed is an apparatus and method for supporting cognitive radio access by communication mode guide data in a mobile terminal supporting a multi communication mode. When the mobile terminal supporting the multi communication mode needs to change an available communication mode according to a movement situation, the mobile terminal can select an optimal available communication mode at the current location, the movement spot or the movement prediction spot.

Abstract: A method and an apparatus of adjusting transmission power are provided. Transmission power configuration information is acquired, where the transmission power configuration information includes a transmission power lower limit and a transmission power upper limit; modulation mode configuration information is acquired, where the modulation mode configuration information includes a lower limit modulation mode and an upper limit modulation mode; current channel information is acquired; calculation is performed according to the current channel information, the transmission power configuration information and the modulation mode configuration information to obtain first transmission power and a first modulation mode; and signal transmission is controlled according to the first transmission power and the first modulation mode.

Abstract: Portable user devices are provided that communicate wirelessly with base stations. A user device may include a transceiver, a power amplifier, a voltage supply, and a global positioning system (GPS) unit. The device may transmit signals at a certain transmit power to a neighboring base station. The device may log the time spent transmitting at each power level. Each data point may be tagged with the current location of the device. The logs of each device may be aggregated by a power optimization server. The power optimization server may calculate optimum power settings for each region and for each type of device. A region may be any desirable size ranging from the size of a single cell to an entire continent. Device users may download updated optimum settings. A device may automatically detect and select the optimum transmit power setting during operation depending on its current location.

Abstract: A method and computer-readable medium for establishing a push-to-talk social group are provided. According to the method, group setup information is received from a member of the push-to-talk social group, and a data transmission, including an internet address of an internet application that manages push-to-talk social groups, is sent to each member of the push-to-talk social group. Push-to-talk calling may be monitored in a push-to-talk gateway application, based upon the group setup information. When a push-to-talk call is detected in which a first member of the push-to-talk social group is active, other members of the push-to-talk social group are informed that the first member is active on the detected push-to-talk call. Other members of the group may then initiate a push-to-talk call with the first member.