Abstract: An electronic device with a display and a touch-sensitive surface displays, on the display, a first visual indicator that corresponds to a virtual touch. The device receives a first input from an adaptive input device. In response to receiving the first input from the adaptive input device, the device displays a first menu on the display. The first menu includes a virtual touches selection icon. In response to detecting selection of the virtual touches selection icon, a menu of virtual multitouch contacts is displayed.

Abstract: An electro-mechanical housing for forming electronic components' wire leads to make plug-together parts or building blocks using only the wire leads of the electronic components to make electronic circuits incorporated in the mechanical structures. A reusable electro-mechanical plug that has means for attaching external devices to the plug-together parts or building blocks using only the wire leads from these external devices and a non-conductive housing to form an electro-mechanical plug.

Abstract: An electro-mechanical housing for forming electronic components' wire leads to make plug-together parts or building blocks using only the wire leads of the electronic components to make electronic circuits incorporated in the mechanical structures. A reusable electro-mechanical plug that has means for attaching external devices to the plug-together parts or building blocks using only the wire leads from these external devices and a non-conductive housing to form an electro-mechanical plug.

Abstract: An interactive book, or other material, that may be edited by the general public is provided. The interactive material may also hold imbedded links to dedicated Internet websites. The present interactive book allows for multiple people to be able to constantly update and track information contained in the book.

Abstract: The embodiments relate to a base station and/or radio unit for creating overlaid sectors with carrier aggregation. The radio unit includes a first antenna array including a plurality of first antenna elements. The plurality of first antenna elements are arranged to provide wireless coverage for user equipments on a first frequency carrier in a first coverage area of a cell site. The radio unit also includes a second antenna array including a plurality of second antenna elements. The plurality of second antenna elements are arranged to create at least one sector for providing wireless coverage for the user equipments on a second frequency carrier in a second coverage area within the first coverage area. The radio unit also includes a central unit configured to dynamically adjust one of a location of the second coverage area within the first coverage area and a size of the second coverage area.

Abstract: The embodiments relate to a base station and/or radio unit for creating overlaid sectors with carrier aggregation. The radio unit includes a first antenna array including a plurality of first antenna elements. The plurality of first antenna elements are arranged to provide wireless coverage for user equipments on a first frequency carrier in a first coverage area of a cell site. The radio unit also includes a second antenna array including a plurality of second antenna elements. The plurality of second antenna elements are arranged to create at least one sector for providing wireless coverage for the user equipments on a second frequency carrier in a second coverage area within the first coverage area. The radio unit also includes a central unit configured to dynamically adjust one of a location of the second coverage area within the first coverage area and a size of the second coverage area.

Abstract: When performing load balancing in a wireless extended self-organizing network (extended SON), network health status is monitored by collecting network measurement data and identifying network nodes that require policy adjustment. Based on the network measurement data, network and/or user policies are automatically adjusted and policy updates are disseminated by a policy and charging rule function module to a packet gateway (PGW) as well as to one or more non-PGW network nodes (e.g., base stations, mobility management entity (MME) nodes, radio network controller (RNC) nodes, and the like). The automated policy updates are locally enforced at the nodes that receive the updates, rather than solely at the PGW node.

Abstract: The present invention provides a method of wireless communication involving at least one first uplink channel associated with a first protocol and at least one second uplink channel associated with a second protocol. The method may include providing signaling information associated with the first uplink channel over a signaling channel associated with the at least one second uplink channel in response to determining that the signaling channel associated with the at least one second uplink channel is available.

Abstract: In the method for selecting a channel rate, link quality between the serving portion of the network and a mobile station is determined from at least one signal strength measurement. A channel rate is then selected based on the determined link quality. Also, a physical channel is assigned to the mobile station on a prioritized basis with respect to the selected channel rate.

Abstract: In the method for selecting a channel rate, link quality between the serving portion of the network and a mobile station is determined from at least one signal strength measurement. A channel rate is then selected based on the determined link quality. Also, a physical channel is assigned to the mobile station on a prioritized basis with respect to the selected channel rate.

Abstract: A method of insuring the accuracy of transmitted or stored digital data involves the use of a cyclical redundancy check (CRC) code. The method is particularly useful for ensuring the accuracy of frames transmitted between multi-mode vocoders. The method allows a different CRC code to be used for each mode of a transmitting multi-mode vocoder. A receiving multi-mode vocoder checks the CRC code against the CRC coding formulas of the various modes. If the CRC code is satisfied under any one of the modes, the frame is labeled as “good”. If the CRC code fails under all the modes, the frame is labeled as “bad”. If the bit frame includes bits for indicating the mode of the transmitting multi-mode vocoder, the receiving multi-mode vocoder checks the CRC code against the CRC coding formula for the indicated mode only. If the CRC code passes for the indicated mode, the frame is labeled as “good”, otherwise, the frame is labeled as “bad”.

Abstract: A method for reducing multiple dominant pilots in a CDMA communication system comprises determining nulls of a first cell and pointing a sector antenna of a neighboring second cell towards one of said nulls of the first cell. A system is also described.