Abstract: A method and apparatus for circumventing jamming of receivers for a global positioning system (GPS) include determining that a receiver is being jammed by a jamming signal not originating from the GPS. A first signal is transmitted from a portable unit including the receiver to a component of a second positioning system that is different from the GPS. A second signal is received from the second positioning system. The second signal includes data that indicates a position for the portable unit determined in the second positioning system based at least in part on the first signal.

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: During a group call, each remote unit (113–118) receives a downlink supplemental transmission (109–110) that contains high-speed data (e.g., video). A single supplemental channel is utilized for each base station (101–102). On the uplink side, the supplemental channel is shared among all remote units, however only one remote unit (113–118) is allowed to transmit at a time utilizing the uplink supplemental channel. A decision is made as to which remote unit is providing a highest-voice-energy fundamental channel uplink, and that remote unit is assigned the uplink supplemental channel. The remote unit, that is currently transmitting utilizing the uplink supplemental channel, has its transmission broadcast (via downlink supplemental channels (109–110)) to all other remote units participating in the multicast.

Abstract: Disclosed is a method for determining transmission power of a second TFCI bit indicating transport format information of data on a downlink shared channel transmitted from a selected Node B to a UE in a mobile communication system including the UE existing in a handover zone and a plurality of Node Bs in an active set of the UE. The Node Bs transmit dedicated channel data including a first TFCI bit to the UE over dedicated channels. A first Node B transmits dedicated channel data over a dedicated channel and transmits downlink shared channel data over the downlink shared channel. The first Node B determines a transmission power level of the second TFCI bit to be higher than a ratio of transmission power of the dedicated channel data from a Node B transmitting only the dedicated channel data to transmission power of the first TFCI bit.

Abstract: The method provides talk around in the communication system by sending a talk around request from one of the subscriber units 101–108 to the base unit 100. 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 100. In the base unit 100 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 frequency channel and 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 communication system.

Abstract: A portable radiotelephone can be shifted between a first condition wherein the radiotelephone does not receive or transmit voice communications by radiotelephone transmissions over radiotelephone channels and a second condition wherein the radiotelephone receives and transmits voice communications by radiotelephone transmissions over radiotelephone channels. The radiotelephone automatically calls a central voice-activated phone dialing system remote from the portable radiotelephone in response to producing the second condition in the radiotelephone. The radiotelephone includes a switch for producing the first and second conditions.

Abstract: In a disclosed embodiment, a maintain and adjust threshold module determines the desired signal to noise and interference ratio for a first channel. Next, a delta computation module produces a threshold delta, which is then added to a base threshold by way of an adder. The resulting sum is the outer-loop set point that is used in a comparator. The comparator compares a receive signal strength with the outer-loop threshold. The comparator output is inputted to a generate up/down command module. The generate up/down command module sends a down command to the mobile unit if receive signal strength is greater than the outer-loop threshold, otherwise it sends an up command.

Abstract: The power level of multicast data transmissions in a wireless communications network are controlled. Power level information is provided in a transmitted channel received by a user equipment. The user equipment measures the power level of a received signal. It compares the measured power level to the power level indicated by the power level information provided in the transmitted channel. Power level measurement information is included in a message sent by the user equipment depending on the results obtained when the power level measured by the user equipment is compared to the power level indicated by the power level information provided in the transmitted channel.

Abstract: To provide a wireless communication system and a wireless communication method including: a first terminal apparatus comprising a computer main body and a second terminal apparatus comprising a displaying section, wherein the two terminal apparatuses perform wireless communication with each other without communication crossing. A management center obtains the positional information of a first terminal apparatus, and then records the positional information. The management center determines a communication channel free from communication crossing, depending on the positional information. The communication channel determined by the management center is transmitted to the first terminal apparatus. The first terminal apparatus and a second terminal apparatus perform wireless communication with each other through the received communication channel.

Abstract: In a wireless communication system having sometimes mobile subscriber units and a plurality of fixed network devices located at cell sites, a multimode acquisition protocol is provided at each subscriber unit which first senses whether the subscriber unit is static or mobile from the nature and quality of the communication links with nearby network devices and then enables an acquisition protocol suited to either static mode or mobile mode. In a specific embodiment, the protocol initiates procedures to change acquisition mode from static to mobile upon failure of the subscriber unit to sense three consecutive scheduled polling packets sent by a linked network device or upon loss of communication with any locally-known network device or upon failure to transmit 25 consecutive data packets. In such case, the procedure is initiated to determine whether it is appropriate to switch to a mobile mode for purposes of acquisition.

Abstract: Method and apparatus for determining a transmission configuration for a dedicated channel in a wireless communication system. In one embodiment, an optimum configuration is determined based on minimizing Peak-to-Average Ratio (PAR) of the channel. The configuration is defined as a transmission pair of transmission branch and spreading code. The transmission branch may be the In-Phase (I) branch or the Quadrature (Q) branch. PAR analysis may be performed off-line to determine the optimum configuration. In operation, if the spreading code of the optimum configuration is used by another channel, the next best optimum code is used.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method and system using dynamic beam forming for wireless communication signals in a wireless network. Base stations and/or UEs are provided with antenna systems having a range of beam forming selections. Relative base station and UE locations are one type of criteria used to make beam forming decisions.

Abstract: A digital radio relay system has a control station having a line control unit, the control station having at least a first mobile station located in its communication zone, and a relay station coupled to the control station by a radio channel, the relay station having at least a second mobile station located in its communication zone, so that the control station and the relay station can be communicated by the radio channel, wherein when the first and second mobile stations communicate with each other, the line control unit has a timing control unit for adjusting timing of a communication between the first and second mobile stations, and the timing control unit adjusts a difference between a line connection time of the control station and the mobile station in the control station zone and a line connection time of the control station and the mobile station in the relay station zone.

Abstract: A mobile phone with base-detachable hinge structure is provided. The mobile phone compromises a base unit, a display unit, a hinge structure and a protection casing. The hinge structure, which can be attached to and detached from the base unit by means of a fixing device, is detachable from the display unit and the base unit. The design of base-detachable hinge structure in the invention facilitates the assembly and repair of the mobile phone, lest the hinge structures would be damaged during the process of disassembly resulting in discarded base units. As a result, it becomes environmentally friendly that unnecessary waste is reduced and the usefulness of the base unit improved.

Abstract: A HSDPA type mobile communication system includes a base station and a mobile station. The base station sets the uplink control channel with the mobile station to transmit a pilot signal. The mobile station measures a reception quality of the pilot signal to transmit the quality information to the base station using the uplink quality control channel. The base station performs transmission control of data for the mobile station using the quality information. The mobile station is set to perform control of starting and stopping transmission of the quality information so that the quality information is transmitted only as required. Therefore, power consumption in the mobile station can be reduced, interference wave power in the uplink can be reduced, and capacity of the uplink can be increased.

Abstract: According to some embodiments of the present invention, an impedance transformation circuit is provided for use with a transmitter, a receiver, and an antenna. The transmitter may provide transmission signals for transmission by the antenna. The antenna may provide received signals having an associated signal parameter to the receiver. The impedance transformation circuit includes an impedance adjusting circuit and a controller. The impedance adjusting circuit is connected between the antenna, the receiver, and the transmitter. The impedance adjusting circuit is configured to change an impedance difference presented between at least one of: 1) the transmitter and the antenna, and 2) the antenna and the receiver, in response to a control signal. The controller generates the control signal to change the presented impedance difference in response to a signal parameter.

Abstract: A repeater system combines co-located antennas, limited and controlled downlink signal amplification, stability management and an amplification indicator to create a user-installed solution to co-channel interference within cellular systems, in strong signal environments such as elevated locations or high-rise building. The invention may be particularly relevant to cellular systems, such as CDMA, that allow limited imbalance between uplink and downlink path losses, thus enabling the design of an inexpensive downlink repeater which creates moderate signal amplification for selected line-of-sight signals, defeating co-channel interference over a small area. Signal amplification is maintained at a level below the capacity of the system to support imbalance, guaranteeing reliable cellular calls.

Abstract: A radio communication terminal network with a tree structure is formed in such a way that a plurality of receiving side terminal devices on a downstream side of a source terminal device are connected to the source terminal device, and other receiving side terminal devices on a further downstream side are connected to at least one of the plurality of the receiving side terminal devices.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for synthesizing high-frequency signals, such as wireless communication signals, includes a phase-locked loop (PLL) frequency synthesizer with a variable capacitance voltage controlled oscillator (VCO) that has a discretely variable capacitance in conjunction with a continuously variable capacitance. The discretely variable capacitance may provide coarse tuning adjustment of the variable capacitance to compensate for capacitor and inductor tolerances and to adjust the output frequency to be near the desired frequency output. The continuously variable capacitance may provide a fine tuning adjustment of the variable capacitance to focus the output frequency to match precisely the desired frequency output. During fine tuning adjustment, the PLL may include an analog control loop in which a phase detector circuit and sample and hold circuit are utilized. The output of the sample and hold circuit may be provided to the PLL VCO as VCO input control signals.

Abstract: An information processing device (10) includes first (12) and second (13) wireless communication units, and a communication monitoring and controlling unit (11). When the first communication unit is communicating with another information processing device (20), the monitoring and controlling unit monitors the communication state of the second communication unit and adjusts a transmission condition of a wireless transceiver of the first communication unit based on the monitored communication state of the second communication unit. When the second communication unit establishes or maintains a connection, the transmission power of the transceiver of the first communication unit is lowered, and when the transceiver of the second communication unit neither establishes nor maintains a connection, the transmission power of the first communication unit is at a higher level.