Abstract: A low power base station with a VOIP telephone line is used to combine fixed and wireless services, The device uses the Internet to communicate with a Mobile Switching Center, The base station is configured to connect to the Internet at a user-selected location and establishes a small area of wireless coverage within a greater macrocell network and providing a fixed line connection for the analog telephones at home or in the office.

Abstract: A method for discovering a data routing path via satellite link to a mobile platform from a ground segment of a communications network. The mobile platform and ground segment communicate via satellite transponder. Each transponder has a dedicated ground segment equipment chain. A unique path signature is assigned to each chain. The ground segment multicasts, via the chain(s), message(s) containing the path signature corresponding to the chain(s). The platform transmits, to the ground segment, path signature(s) received by the platform via the message(s). The ground segment maintains information for controlling path discovery. Thus misrouting due to differences in transponder path identification is eliminated.

Abstract: A system and a method for receiving and transmitting information in a multipath environment provide a wireless communications system. The wireless communications system provides a switching module that is adapted to couple a receiver module to either a first antenna or a second antenna as a function of reception characteristics of the first antenna and the second antenna. The switching module is also adapted to couple a transmitter module to the either the first antenna or the second antenna as a function of transmission characteristics of the first antenna and the second antenna.

Abstract: Apparatus, methods and articles of manufacture for output impedance matching in multi-band power amplification are provided, wherein an output matching configuration comprising one or more output matching sections, a multi-band diplexer and a switch are connected to an active device.

Abstract: A source SCR (106) coupled to a half-duplex radio communication system (100) includes a transceiver (202), and a processor (203) coupled to the transceiver. The source SCR and the half-duplex radio communication system are programmed to receive at the half-duplex radio communication system a monitor request message from a source SCR of the plurality of SCRs to determine a call availability status for each of a first list of at least one target SCR of a group member list of the source SCR, submit from the select one radio base station a call availability status request to each of the first list of at least one target SCR, submit from the half-duplex radio communication system to the source SCR a response state corresponding to the call availability status request of each of the first list of at least one target SCR, and update the group member list according to the response state for each of the first list of at least one target SCR.

Abstract: Provided are wireless and standalone handheld devices, such as PDAs and wireless telephones, that are configured for inputting a unique contact identifier that uniquely identifies a desired contact record, querying a central database of contact information to obtain the desired contact record, receiving the record and storing it, In various embodiments, such requests can be made directly over a wireless network or indirectly when synchronizing the handheld device with a computer connected to the Internet or to another network.

Abstract: A home wellness system includes a server having a wireless transceiver, a plurality of sensors each of which has a wireless transceiver adapted to communicate sensor information to the server wireless transceiver, and a portable display and configuration fob, the portable fob includes a rotary thumbwheel encoder, a display and a wireless transceiver communicating with the server wireless transceiver, the thumbwheel encoder and the display cooperate to provide a first rotary menu for displaying the sensor information of the sensors and a second rotary menu for configuring the sensors.

Abstract: Disclosed is an apparatus and method for transmitting information for distinguishing between a packet data service in all of a plurality of frequency bands and a packet data service of a specific frequency band from a Radio Network Controller (RNC) to a User Equipment (UE) in a mobile communication system providing a plurality of packet data services through a plurality of frequency bands, the method including the steps of starting a packet data service which the UE has joined, and transmitting indicator information to said all frequency bands, the indicator information indicating if the packet data service can be provided in said all frequency bands.

Abstract: A user of a camera equipped communication terminal is aided by the use of the invention when, e.g., dialing a phone number, sending a message to a recipient associated with the phone number, or simply store the phone number in a contact database in the terminal, The camera is pointed in the direction of a surface on which a sequence of symbols presumed to be a telephone number is written, The field of view is aimed using the guiding pattern and, e.g. by pressing a button or selecting an action from a menu, the symbol sequence is recorded in an image, The image, i.e. a sub-image containing the sequence of symbols, is then subjected to optical character recognition (OCR) processing that interprets the sequence of symbols as a telephone number to be used in an application that performs the dialing, message sending or storage into the contact database.

Abstract: A simplified de-correlation method in CDMA multi-user detection comprises: a. receive wireless symbols S; b. obtain a channel correlation matrix R, take a part from R to get a partial correlation matrix RP; c. do inversion operation to the partial correlation matrix RP, then obtain matrix V(m); d. recover original data symbols D from received symbols S by V(m) that the location of original data symbols D corresponds to.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for reducing transient impacts of beam switching in a switched beam antenna system are disclosed, a switch beam antenna system generates a plurality of beams in a predefined beam pattern and switches the current beam position to one of the plurality of predefined beams in accordance with measurement results for each of the beams, quality of signals is periodically measured for each of the plurality of predefined beams, and the best beam is determined, the current beam is switched to either the best beam or an intermediate beam in accordance with the separation between the best beam and the current beam.

Abstract: A method of utilizing communication channel resources between nodes in a network of nodes is provided. Communication between a set of nodes in a communication network uses a time division multiple access protocol that includes a plurality of time slots. A set of time slots is allocated from the plurality of time slots to a first node of the set of nodes for transmission of a communication signal. At the first node, a time slot of the allocated set of time slots is identified that is no longer needed for transmission of the communication signal. Instead, the first node tunes to a network synchronization frequency during the identified time slot and receives a synchronization signal transmitted by a second node. The second node is not one of the set of nodes in the communication network. The first node synchronizes with the second node using the synchronization signal thereby allowing communication between the second node and the set of nodes.

Abstract: The method provides talk around in an OFDMA communication system by sending a talk around request from a subscriber unit to a base unit. At the subscriber unit a RSSI (received signal strength indication) of a signal received from the base unit is determined and sent back to the base unit, in the base unit the RSSI is compared to a predetermined window, if the RSSI is above the window, the request from the subscriber unit is denied, if the RSSI is within the window, a sub-channel of the OFDMA communication system and a power level are assigned to the subscriber unit, the subscriber unit thereby going into talk around mode, if the RSSI is below the window, the subscriber unit does not respond and the subscriber unit goes into a direct communication mode independent of the OFDMA communication system.

Abstract: Disclosed is a method and a system for efficiently distributing electronic content such as game software to a plurality of users in a mobile communication network or a system including a plurality of mobile stations, In order to distribute an electronic content to a plurality of mobile stations after one mobile station receives and stores the electronic content having a license or a copyright from a server or a system having content, the mobile station distributes duplicates of the electronic data to other mobile stations, In addition, when the distributed content is executed, each mobile station determines whether or not operational grant is permitted so as to use the electronic content, Furthermore, when the distributed electronic content is executed in each mobile station, the mobile station uses electronic content after determining whether or not a mobile station distributing the content permits operational grant.

Abstract: In a mobile communication system for transmitting broadcast data and/or multicast data to a mobile station, a second network is configured to notify the mobile station of a service identifier of the second network for identifying the broadcast data and/or multicast data available in the second network, when the mobile station performs roaming from a first network to the second network; and the mobile station is configured to receive the broadcast data and/or multicast data from the second network, by using the service identifier of the second network.

Abstract: A device (10) for reducing vibration effects on position measurement includes a receiver (12) for providing position signals (13); and a vibration control circuit (18) operative to control position information generation based on the position signals (13), to prevent position information generation during mechanical vibration of the device (10). A method for reducing vibration effects on position measurement includes receiving position signals through a receiver; and controlling position information generation based on the position signals to prevent the position information generation during mechanical vibration of the device.

Abstract: A system for communications on an extraterrestrial body may include a space-based component and an ancillary extraterrestrial component on the extraterrestrial body. The space-based component may be configured to provide wireless communications with a plurality of radioterminals located on the extraterrestrial body over a satellite frequency band wherein the space-based component includes at least one satellite orbiting the extraterrestrial body. The ancillary extraterrestrial component may be configured to provide wireless communications with the plurality of radioterminals located on the extraterrestrial body. Moreover, the ancillary extraterrestrial component may reuse at least one satellite frequency of the satellite frequency band, and the space-based component and the ancillary extraterrestrial component may be configured to relay communications therebetween. Related methods are also discussed.

Abstract: A base station for use in a 1xEV-DV wireless network comprising: 1) a radio frequency (RF) transceiver for transmitting to mobile stations in voice traffic channels and in at least one packet data channel and 2) a power allocation controller for adjusting the total transmit power allocated to the voice traffic channels and the at least one packet data channel in response to changing conditions in the 1xEV-DV wireless network, the power allocation controller monitors and detects trends in the traffic channel transmit power requirements of the voice-user mobile stations and adjusts the total transmit power according to the detected trend.

Abstract: Parameters of radio propagation between a mobile terminal and at least one fixed transceiver are measured. Report messages indicating at least a part of the measured parameters, in accordance with a mode of reporting specified by the radio network controller are transmitted to the radio network controller. An estimate of speed of movement of the mobile terminal is obtained at the radio network controller. The report messages are processed at the radio network controller so as to determine, by taking account of the said estimate of speed, a mode of reporting to be specified for a part at least of the report messages.

Abstract: A method and a system for providing signaling in cellular telephone system providing broadcast services to fully integrate broadcast services with the services provided by the cellular telephone systems. The signaling method coordinate interaction between an access network and the subscriber station to allowing the subscriber station to decode the broadcast service, to receive paging messages while receiving the broadcast service, to properly transition between operation states, and other functions known to one of ordinary skill in the art.