Abstract: The present invention is directed to interrupting use of a frequency layer convergence scheme that favors selection of a cell on a preferred frequency of a joined point-to-multipoint service, specifically, a mobile terminal that has joined a point-to-multipoint service having a preferred frequency uses a frequency layer convergence scheme for selecting a cell, the frequency layer convergence scheme favors the selection of a cell on the preferred frequency layer, however, use of the frequency layer convergence scheme is interrupted upon an occurrence of a trigger.

Abstract: The present invention provides a system and method for radio video transmission which switches a radio frequency band or a compression rate for video data to enable appropriate video transmission even if a radio environment is degraded. A pair of a transmitter and a receiver transmits video data in the radio environment. The receiver periodically transmits a status message to the transmitter. If the transmitter fails to receive reception of the periodically transmitted status message, the failure is used as a trigger to cause the transmitter to switch the channel (radio frequency band) or the video data compression rate. It is therefore possible to switch the radio frequency band or video data compression rate for the transmitter and receiver even if the radio environment is degraded.

Abstract: An imaging apparatus is wirelessly connected to a cellular phone, and additional information of image data is inputted on the cellular phone. When establishing the input, a file name is transmitted to the imaging apparatus from the cellular phone, and a file name of the image data stored on the imaging apparatus is rewritten. The imaging apparatus transmits the cellular phone a program for inputting the file name.

Abstract: A method, system, computer readable medium and subscriber access unit for transferring session context in wireless communication are disclosed.

Abstract: A hands free cellular phone system combining a full featured cellular phone with a form factor of a conventional audio cassette is provided. Several embodiments enabling real time interactive multimedia applications are also provided. Said hands free cellular phone system comprises a cellular phone device (1) in form factor of a conventional audio cassette (9). Device (1) can be inserted into any conventional audio cassette player (22) to transfer audio content into conventional audio cassette player (22) by using electromagnetic coupling with electromagnetic transducer (28) of said device (1) and electromagnetic transducer of conventional audio cassette player (35). Said device (1) provides a full featured, forward compatible, low installation cost hands free cellular phone system.

Abstract: The present invention provides a system for wireless data communications that allows, in P-MP wireless data communications, equally giving communications opportunities to mobile stations that directly communicate with a wireless base station and mobile stations that indirectly communicate therewith via a relay station and a communications method thereof. In comparison with the OFDM frame configuration prescribed in IEEE802.16, an OFDM frame configuration is characterized in that, in an uplink subframe, a ranging period and BW (bandwidth) request periods for a relay station are provided, and furthermore, a remaining message number notice period for which each relay station notifies the wireless base station of the number of remaining messages is provided. These periods are not of a contention base but bandwidths dedicated to the relay station.

Abstract: This invention is to prevent deterioration in communication quality of closed loop transmission power control, which may occur when the change in transmission power cannot keep up with a sudden change in the state of a transmission path. Transmission power control command extractor 4 extracts a transmission power control command from the uplink signal that has been received by receiver 2. Mobile position predictor 7 predicts the future position of the mobile station from its present position as recognized by mobile position recognizer 5 and from its present rate of movement as recognized by mobile velocity recognizer 6. Database 8 records the state of the downlink transmission path as a function of mobile position. Transmission power controller 9 looks up database 8 on the basis of the predicted future position of the mobile station and controls the downlink transmission power of base station BS on the basis of (i) the result of this lookup, and (ii) the transmission power control command.

Abstract: A portable-terminal holder for holding a portable terminal that has a rechargeable battery and a first radio communication device is constituted by a base and c communication module. The base has a portion on which the portable terminal is placed, and a charging device for charging the rechargeable battery of the portable terminal while said portable terminal is placed on the portion. The communication module has a second radio communication device communicating with the first radio communication device for wireless data transmission between the portable terminal and the communication module, and a cable communication device communicating with an external host computer for cable data transmission between the host computer and the communication module. The communication module is configured to be detachable from the base.

Abstract: A mobile device including a multi-video interface is disclosed herein. The multi-video interface is configured to permit information present at the mobile device to be viewed at an external display. The external display is not required to specially process the output signals from the mobile device or otherwise implement an adapter.

Abstract: Presented herein is a method and system for facilitating registration of a wireless push to talk device with various network components of a cellular system. In the exemplary embodiment, subsequent attempts to register with the network component are timed according to the Reg_PRD value of the IS-95 System Parameter Message. Other values associated with the applicable wireless carrier protocol may similarly be used.

Abstract: A wireless network allocates special base-station resources to mobile user devices in the inter-station overlapping fringes that are also serviceable by a neighboring base-station. Included-fringe mobile user devices interoperate with a base-station that has been assigned to handle those particular mobile user devices. If a central controller has assigned another base-station to service them, they are referred to as an excluded-fringe mobile user device. Mobile user devices that are not visible to other base-stations can access the general base-station resources, but not any of the special base-station resources reserved for overlapping fringe area use. If no mobile user devices are operating in the overlapping fringe areas, then all the special base-station resources can be returned to the main pool of general base-station resources. A global scheduler, one part of split-level scheduling, in the central controller determines the amount of special and general base-station resources.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and computer program products for over the air provisioning of soft cards on devices with wireless communications capabilities are disclosed. According to one method, a soft card provisioning application is instantiated on a device with wireless communications capabilities. A card number for a soft card desired to be provisioned on the device is obtained from a user of the device. The card number is communicated to a provisioning configuration server over an air interface. Card-issuer-specific challenges corresponding to the card number and a provisioning issuer server network address are obtained from the provisioning configuration server. The challenges are presented to the user, and the user's responses to the challenges are received. A connection is made to the provisioning issuer server corresponding to the network address. The challenge responses are communicated to the provisioning issuer server.

Abstract: Methods and apparatus for detecting local maximums in a two-dimensional data set. Apparatus is provided for detecting a local maximum in a two-dimensional data set, where a stream of data elements represents the data set. The apparatus includes first detection logic that receives the data stream and operates to detect a first data element that represents a peak in a first dimension of the data set. The apparatus also includes second detection logic that receives the data stream and operates to detect a second data element that represents a peak in a second dimension of the data set, wherein a local maximum is detected if the first and second data elements are the same element.

Abstract: A mobile telephone in which a camera portion is rotatably provided in a coupling portion for rotatably coupling a first casing and a second casing to each other, and a main display part and a manipulating part are provided in a casing surface and is hidden when the first and second casings are closed relative to each other. A sub-display part and an image pick-up button are provided in a surface of the first casing and are always exposed. A switch is provided for changing over the display condition of the sub-display part between a camera mode and an equipment status display mode, whereby the image pick-up by the camera portion can be simply carried out with no affect resulting from any folding motion of the casings.

Abstract: A method and system for providing the active members of a Voice Group Call Service with additional information. The additional information is transmitted in a message on the associated control channel for the downlink traffic channel of the voice group. The additional information is transmitted simultaneously to an ongoing voice group call.

Abstract: A registration server (40) is connected to a mobile terminal (20) via a communication network (10) and registers desired scene information specifying a desired scene of a user in a broadcast program together with the communication address information (telephone number or mail address or the like) of the mobile terminal (20). A scene management server (42) classifies and manages the scene information on the real scene appearing in the broadcast program. A message transmission server (46) checks whether the real scene corresponds to the desired scene. If it does, the scene management server (42) transmits scene information indicating that broadcast of the desired scene is or has been started via the communication network (10) or the data broadcast to the user, i.e., the mobile terminal (20). In response to the notification of the scene information, the user of the mobile terminal (20) can view the scene substantially in real time by the TV On instruction without performing channel setting.

Abstract: The present invention provides a method for reducing transmitted energy based on early decoding. The method includes accessing a first portion of a block including a plurality of symbols indicative of an encoded message. The first portion has been transmitted at a first transmission power and having less than all of the plurality of symbols. The method also includes attempting to decode the encoded message using the first portion of the block, determining whether the encoded message was decoded, and providing an indication of a second transmission power in response to determining that the encoded message was decoded.

Abstract: A communication bit rate computing unit (24) computes the cumulative bit rate of downlink communication data, at which a base station communicates with a terminal, and totalizes the bit rates for each sector area. A amplitude/phase control unit (23) checks whether the cumulative bit rate for each sector area, reported from the communication bit rate computing unit (24), is higher than a first threshold or lower than a second threshold. If the cumulative bit rate is higher than the first threshold, the amplitude/phase control unit (23) performs directing characteristic control so as to narrow the area range of the corresponding sector area to a range smaller than a standard area range. If the cumulative bit rate is lower than the second threshold, the amplitude/phase control unit (23) performs directing characteristic control so as to widen the area range of the corresponding sector area to a range larger than the standard area range.

Abstract: The present invention provides a method and an apparatus for communicating a multimedia messaging service message from a source mobile device to a target mobile device in a telecommunications network. The method comprises receiving a request for a multimedia message and associating the multimedia message to the multimedia messaging service message. The multimedia messaging service message along with the associated multimedia message may be provided for transmission to the target mobile device. For example, an advertisement from a gateway associated with a telecommunication company network may be appended to a multimedia messaging service message as an add-on multimedia messaging service message. An engine may determine content of the appended add-on multimedia messaging service message based on a profile for an end-user and a subscriber profile of an advertising service. A database may store a record of a call to provide information including billing data to one or more concerned parties.

Abstract: One object of the invention is a method for improving the performances of a mobile radiocommunication system using a power control algorithm, said power control algorithm including an inner-loop power control algorithm for adjusting a transmit power according to received power control commands, said method including: a step of deciding if the transmit power should be increased according to a received power control command (TPC(k)) requiring a power increase, having regard to a cumulative power variation (?sum(k)) already obtained for last received power control commands, a step of determining a cumulative power variation (?sum(k)) to be used by said step of deciding, said step of determining including taking into account, further to power adjustments due to said inner-loop power control algorithm, at least one other factor that may affect said cumulative power variation.