Patents Issued in August 28, 2014
  • Publication number: 20140242998
    Abstract: Disclosed are handover and connection of a terminal and control of connection of a terminal by a base station in a communication environment including a plurality of communication cells having different ranges of communication coverage. According to an exemplary embodiment, a terminal of a wireless communication system including a plurality of hierarchical cells determines whether the terminal accesses a microcell in a macrocell as the terminal moves based on whether a control signal transmitted from a micro-base station managing the microcell is detected in a communication environment including a plurality of hierarchical cells divided according to communication coverage, determines whether the terminal connects to the microcell based on a connection criteria for the microcell, and connects to the microcell when the connection criteria for the microcell are satisfied and conducts communications using the macrocell when the connection criteria for the microcell are not satisfied.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 26, 2014
    Publication date: August 28, 2014
    Applicant: Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute
    Inventors: Don Sung OH, Min Ho CHEONG, Sok Kyu LEE, Seung Chan BANG
  • Publication number: 20140242999
    Abstract: Provided herein is a dynamically coordination of a distribution of radio signals via distributed remote radio units, with respect to changing numbers and locations of user equipment. A distributing and combining unit combines uplink radio signals from the remote radio units and distributes downlink radio signals from the access unit according to dynamically changing specified criteria. A measurement unit measures performance indicators of the communication between the remote radio units and the mobile communication devices into a matrix of performance indicator values, calculates cost functions therefrom and generates output execution parameters by applying a decision process based on the calculated cost function. Communication criteria are dynamically updated according to the generated output execution parameters and the process is continuously iterative. The invention allows incorporating “smart” capabilities into legacy networks without any major physical changes of the network.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2013
    Publication date: August 28, 2014
    Inventors: Tomer GOSHEN, Rafi Zack
  • Publication number: 20140243000
    Abstract: This invention relates to a cellular basestation, and in particular to a basestation for a cellular communications network, that can conveniently be used to provide a cellular service, for example within a home or office.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 11, 2014
    Publication date: August 28, 2014
    Applicant: Ubiquisys Limited
    Inventors: Peter Keevill, William Franks, Richard Byrne, Andrea Giustina
  • Publication number: 20140243001
    Abstract: A mobile communication system employs moving base stations moving in the direction of flow of traffic moving along a roadway. The moving base station communicates with fixed radio ports connected to a gateway office. A plurality of moving base stations are spaced apart on a closed loop and move with the flow of traffic along one roadway on one leg of the loop and with a flow of traffic on another roadway in another leg of the loop. The moving base stations communicate with a plurality of fixed radio ports connected by a signal transmission link to a gateway office which, in turn, is connected to the wire line network. The moving base stations are each provided with a pair of directional antennas with one antenna directed toward the flow of traffic and another antenna directed to the fixed radio ports.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 3, 2014
    Publication date: August 28, 2014
    Inventor: Charles D. Gavrilovich
  • Publication number: 20140243002
    Abstract: A method for communication in a wireless telecommunication network is provided. The method comprises transmitting, by a first cell, to a first UE, a first signal on a resource block configured to be shared by more than one cell; and transmitting, by a second cell, to a second UE, a second signal on the same resource block, wherein a specification of a location of the resource block is included in configuration information available to the first cell and the second cell.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 26, 2013
    Publication date: August 28, 2014
    Applicant: RESEARCH IN MOTION LIMITED
    Inventors: Siva Dharshan Muruganathan, Yongkang Jia, Yi Song, Hua Xu, Vahid Pourahmadi, Robert Mark Harrison, Shiwei Gao
  • Publication number: 20140243003
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for radio resource control (RRC) messaging. A method in a wireless communication system includes receiving, at a wireless transmit/receive unit (WTRU) an RRC change command including a plurality of commands from a Node B and receiving, at the Node B, an RRC change response from the WTRU, wherein the RRC change command includes a command for performing a measurement gap configuration procedure and a command for performing a measurement gap activation procedure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2014
    Publication date: August 28, 2014
    Applicant: InterDigital Technology Corporation
    Inventors: Shankar Somasundaram, Ulises Olvera-Hernandez
  • Publication number: 20140243004
    Abstract: Communication parameter selection techniques are presented to reduce interference in small cells of wireless networks. A list of neighboring radio access points with respect to a particular radio access point in a wireless network is obtained. The list includes a unique identifier for each neighboring radio access point. A set of candidate communications parameters are obtained for use in the wireless network by the particular radio access point. A prediction is made of candidate communications parameters in the set of candidate communications parameters which can be used by the neighboring radio access points. The communication parameters in the set of candidate communication parameters which are available for use by the particular access point are determined based on the predicted set of communications parameters. A communication parameter is selected for use by the particular radio access point based on the communication parameters determined to be available for use.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 26, 2013
    Publication date: August 28, 2014
    Applicant: Cisco Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Mickael Graham, Anton Okmyanskiy, Jeffrey Antoline
  • Publication number: 20140243005
    Abstract: One example method is provided for dynamic allocation of air interface resources in a cellular network comprising at least three wireless cells located within a geographical proximity of each other, the method comprising determining, by a central managing entity, one or more classification rules for classifying each of said plurality of mobile devices according to the one or more classification rules; providing, by the central management entity, to a group of base stations associated with the at least three cells, information that comprises: information that relates to the determined one or more classification rules; information that relates to semi-static allocation of blocks of air interface resources adapted for use by one or more specific members of the group of base stations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 21, 2014
    Publication date: August 28, 2014
    Applicant: Intucell Ltd.
    Inventors: Vladimir Yanover, Ziv Nuss
  • Publication number: 20140243006
    Abstract: Various embodiments provide for the management of wireless resources, which can reduce call blocking by allowing high priority services, under suitable conditions, to use resources allocated to low priority services. Thus high priority services can pre-empt the usage of wireless resources by low priority services. This has the advantage of reducing call blocking for high priority calls, while permitting low priority calls to have more access to radio resources than conventional systems with the same call blocking rate. Thus a base station can implement a preemption mechanism that would reclaim Walsh Code and Forward Power resources from an active Supplemental Channel (SCH) burst in order to accommodate incoming Fundamental Channel (FCH) requests.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2014
    Publication date: August 28, 2014
    Inventors: Xixian Chen, Xiao-Dong Li, James Weisert, Qiang Yuan, Miroslav Budic
  • Publication number: 20140243007
    Abstract: Redistribution of network capacity in a network having a plurality of base stations is contemplated. The redistribution may include reallocating or otherwise reusing primary channels assigned to the plurality base stations to increase capacity proximate one or more of the base stations. The network capacity may be increased in this manner without having to add new base stations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 9, 2014
    Publication date: August 28, 2014
    Applicant: Cable Television Laboratories, Inc.
    Inventors: Luis Alberto Campos, Thomas Williams, Daniel Rice
  • Publication number: 20140243008
    Abstract: A method for load balancing for charging system clusters includes, with a load balancing system, receiving a request from a mobile device, maintaining load data related to current loads for a plurality of charging system clusters communicatively coupled to the load balancing system, and forwarding the request to one of the plurality of charging system clusters based on the load data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2011
    Publication date: August 28, 2014
    Inventor: Bo Wang
  • Publication number: 20140243009
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a system for allocating unused radio frequency spectrum channels with the TV White space frequency band. A spectrum manager is arranged to allocate available white space channels to requesting wireless access point devices. When more than two devices request channels, the spectrum manager determines any mutual interference that may be caused by those devices and allocates channels so as to minimise mutual interference. Where there are more requesting devices than available channels, the spectrum manager is arranged to auction the channels until the demand is equal to the available channels.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2012
    Publication date: August 28, 2014
    Inventor: Maziar Nekovee
  • Publication number: 20140243010
    Abstract: Determining a geo-location estimate of a mobile device determined based on detected radio transmitters needs to uniquely identify at least one of the visible cellular towers. The estimate may be improved if multiple cellular towers can be uniquely identified. However, mobile devices may not determine unique identifiers for each visible cellular tower based upon configuration of the cellular radio protocol stack implementation. It is possible to disambiguate non-unique parameters detected at a mobile device to unique IDs of the cellular towers to aid in geo-location. The disambiguation is accomplished using disambiguation information that is associated with the cellular tower the mobile device is currently camped on.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2013
    Publication date: August 28, 2014
    Applicant: Research In Motion Limited
    Inventors: Anand Ravindra OKA, Sean Bartholomew SIMMONS, Khenaidoo NURSIMULU
  • Publication number: 20140243011
    Abstract: Embodiments of techniques and systems for distance and location estimation in wireless systems are described. In embodiments, a wireless device may receive wireless signals from reference points in a spatial arrangement. The wireless device may identify a closest reference point and generate arrangement-based distance values for each of the reference points based on a propagation model. The wireless device may adjust the propagation model based on the received wireless signals and the arrangement-based distance values, and may generate adjusted distance values using the adjusted propagation model. The wireless device may use the adjusted distance values and the spatial arrangement to estimate the location of the wireless device. Other embodiments may be described and claimed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 12, 2012
    Publication date: August 28, 2014
    Inventors: Xiaoyong Pan, Justin Lipman
  • Publication number: 20140243012
    Abstract: A system obtains information on positions stored for a communication node and criteria that are met by the node. The system selects a-priori information on a coverage area size that is stored for nodes meeting the criteria. Different a-priori information is stored for nodes meeting different criteria. The system estimates a value of at least one parameter representing a coverage area of the node based on the information on the positions and the selected a-priori information. The value of the at least one parameter is stored. For generating the a-priori information, the system may extract from a memory information indicating a size of a coverage area for each of a plurality of communication nodes, compute a statistical value based on information indicating a size of a coverage area that is extracted for a plurality of nodes meeting the same criteria, and provide the computed statistical value as a-priori information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 20, 2014
    Publication date: August 28, 2014
    Applicant: Nokia Corporation
    Inventors: Lauri Aarne Johannes Wirola, Laura Wirola, Jari Tapani Syrjärinne, Matti Samuli Raitoharju
  • Publication number: 20140243013
    Abstract: In some implementations, a system for determining an estimated location of a base station includes a server that receives location information from mobile devices located within a communication range of base stations of a wireless communication network, processes the location information, and stores the location information in a data repository. The location information includes a location of a mobile device, the location associated with an identifier of a base station and a received signal strength indication between the mobile device and the base station. The server excludes at least one location of the mobile device from a set of locations of the mobile device using a previously determined coverage area length and a previously determined transmission signal range, and calculates a geographic location of each base station using non-excluded locations of the mobile device by accessing a base station information table using an identifier of each base station.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 21, 2014
    Publication date: August 28, 2014
    Applicant: Marvell World Trade Ltd.
    Inventors: BoChih Liu, Zhike Jia, Jing Yu, Jian Chen
  • Publication number: 20140243014
    Abstract: A mobile computing device comprises a wireless transceiver and a processing circuit. The processing circuit is configured to identify a location, to identify a wireless access point within a predetermined distance of the location, to detect a wireless access point identifier using the wireless transceiver, to compare the detected wireless access point identifier to the identified wireless access point, and to initiate location determination based on the comparison.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 2, 2014
    Publication date: August 28, 2014
    Applicant: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventor: Nitin Kumar
  • Publication number: 20140243015
    Abstract: Data concerning the strength of signals received from electromagnetic signal sources within a building is obtained at a plurality of points. Instead of storing the raw data for use in positioning, the data for each electromagnetic signal source is fitted to a function of received signal strength with distance from the electromagnetic signal source. This data is then used to estimate the position of a user device. The advantage of the invention is that the amount of data which requires to be stored is significantly reduced.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 24, 2012
    Publication date: August 28, 2014
    Inventors: Syed Usman Basha, Tughrul Sati Arslan, Firas Alsehly, Zankar Upendrakumer Sevak
  • Publication number: 20140243016
    Abstract: A method for positioning a node within a wireless sensor network in which each node measures RSSs from its neighboring nodes. Path loss parameters of a channel between a regular node and a neighboring node are first obtained. Distances separating each regular node from its neighboring nodes are then estimated on the basis of the measured RSSs, the allocated path loss parameters. Each distance estimate is further corrected by a systematic bias depending upon the actual sensitivity of the receiver. The positions of the regular nodes are estimated from the distance estimates thus corrected.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 16, 2012
    Publication date: August 28, 2014
    Applicant: Commissariat a I' energie atomique et aux ene alt
    Inventors: Benoit Denis, Laurent Ouvry
  • Publication number: 20140243017
    Abstract: Techniques for determining a position of a mobile device in an indoor environment are provided. An example method includes receiving a request for the position of the mobile device within the indoor environment from an application running on the mobile device, estimating the position of the mobile device within the indoor environment based on signals received from a plurality of wireless access points responsive to receiving the request for the position of the mobile device, identifying an ambiguity in estimating the position of the mobile device, identifying disambiguation information for resolving the ambiguity in the position, requesting disambiguation information for resolving the ambiguity associated with the position, receiving the disambiguation information for resolving the ambiguity associated with the position; resolving the ambiguity in estimating the position using the disambiguation information; and determining the position of the mobile device in the indoor environment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2013
    Publication date: August 28, 2014
    Applicant: QUALCOMM INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Saumitra Mohan DAS, Faraz MOHAMMAD MIRZAEI, Vinay SRIDHARA
  • Publication number: 20140243018
    Abstract: Methods and apparatuses are provided that facilitate allowing position determination of devices in wireless networks with home evolved Node Bs (HeNB). An HeNB can determine its location based at least in part on positioning measurements from one or more devices. The HeNB can additionally or alternatively register its location or other location parameters with a positioning server for subsequent provisioning as assistance information for determining a device position. Moreover, a device can request assistance information related to a different base station where the HeNB is not registered with the positioning server.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 2, 2014
    Publication date: August 28, 2014
    Applicant: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Ravi Palanki, Nathan Edward Tenny, Parag Arun Agashe
  • Publication number: 20140243019
    Abstract: A system and a method generate a recommendation on a mobile device. The system and the method may use a time, a location, a venue and/or an event to generate the recommendation. Further, the system and the method may use an event database to determine current interests of the user. Still further, the system and the method for generating a recommendation on a mobile device may use a transactional history of the user and/or behavior of other users to generate the recommendation. The system and the method may recommend, for example, digital media, news and event information, editorial content and/or physical or digital merchandise. As a result, the system and the method may generate a recommendation that corresponds to the current interests of the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 25, 2013
    Publication date: August 28, 2014
    Applicant: PacketVideo Corporation
    Inventors: Andrew Jenkins, Jeff Rayfield
  • Publication number: 20140243020
    Abstract: Location data and/or acceleration data of a mobile device may be received. The data may include timestamps. The timestamped data of the mobile device may be compared to timestamped data of another mobile device. Upon determining the timestamped data of the mobile device matches the timestamped data of the other mobile device, joint movement of the mobile devices may be signaled.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2013
    Publication date: August 28, 2014
    Applicant: SAP AG
    Inventor: Vedran Lerenc
  • Publication number: 20140243021
    Abstract: A database may be searched for prior meetings matching the proposed meeting. Each prior meeting may include attendees of each prior meeting and travel time of each attendee to the each prior meeting. Upon identifying one or more matched prior meetings, a notification for an attendee of the proposed meeting based on travel times of the attendee to the one or more matched prior meetings may be generated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2013
    Publication date: August 28, 2014
    Applicant: SAP AG
    Inventor: Vedran Lerenc
  • Publication number: 20140243022
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for informing on the presence of a remote devices holder, said remote devices holder carrying a remote device (10,11), characterized in that it detects when the remote devices holder (1) enters under coverage of a femto-cell (2,20) or leaves the coverage of the femto-cell (2,20).
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 18, 2011
    Publication date: August 28, 2014
    Inventors: Denis L'Heriteau, Frederic Knittel
  • Publication number: 20140243023
    Abstract: An LBS-based prompt information output method and system, and a storage medium according to the present disclosure, comprising: acquiring current time and/or a current geographic location, determining whether the current time falls within a preset time range, and/or determining whether a distance value between the current geographic location and a preset specified geographic location is smaller than or equal to a preset distance value; when a determination result is positive, outputting preset prompt information. The present invention is capable of enabling a user to acquire service information concerning the user and relating to the specified geographic location in time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 1, 2014
    Publication date: August 28, 2014
    Applicant: Tencent Technology (Shenzhen) Company Limited
    Inventor: Kang ZHOU
  • Publication number: 20140243024
    Abstract: Wireless communications services on a wireless communications device are selectively restricted in accordance with a location of the wireless device and specific permission and/or restrictions assigned to the wireless device while within/at the location. Services can be selectively blocked (denied), selectively modified, or selectively allowed on a wireless device based on lists indicating permissibility for specific services for specific devices at/within specific locations. A location can be a zone of coverage of a cellular tower, micro/pico/Femto cell or wireless access point, a sector of a zone of coverage, a geographic region within a zone of coverage, or any appropriate combination thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 7, 2014
    Publication date: August 28, 2014
    Applicant: AT&T Mobility II LLC
    Inventor: Brian Kevin Daly
  • Publication number: 20140243025
    Abstract: There is disclosed a method of estimating the position of a user device (902), the method comprising: receiving signal data from a plurality of electromagnetic signal sources (W) having known locations; dividing the plurality of electromagnetic signal sources (W) into a plurality of groups (G1, G2, G3, G4, G5) of the signal sources; processing the received signal data to generate group position data representing the position of at least one group location (910, 912, 914, 916, 918), each group location being characteristic of the location of a respective group of the signal sources; and processing the group position data to generate position data representing an estimate of the position of the user device (902); and outputting the position data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 21, 2012
    Publication date: August 28, 2014
    Inventors: Firas Alsehly, Zankar Upendrakumar Sevak, Tughrul Sati Arslan
  • Publication number: 20140243026
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for paging, by a network mobility management unit, a mobile entity in a cellular network. The method includes receiving plural location reports, each respectively including an indicator indicating a position of the mobile entity, determining whether indicators included in at least two successive location reports indicate a position in a same second area, selectively setting paging control information for the mobile entity to a first area mode or to a second area mode based on said determining, paging the mobile entity in a first area of the cellular network when the paging control information is set to the first area mode, or paging the mobile entity in said second area when the paging control information is set to the second area mode. The second area is a sub-area of the first area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 4, 2011
    Publication date: August 28, 2014
    Applicant: Telefonaktiebolaget L M Ericsson (publ)
    Inventor: Kurt Essigmann
  • Publication number: 20140243027
    Abstract: A method of communicating an importance level of a call to a recipient mobile device is disclosed. The method includes receiving call information for a particular call at a mobile switching center and generating an initial address message for the particular call. The initial address message may include a notification value field. The method further includes determining whether an importance level has been designated for the particular call, setting a value of the notification value field based on whether an importance level has been designated for the particular call, and transmitting the initial address message for the particular call to a recipient mobile device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2013
    Publication date: August 28, 2014
    Inventors: RAHUL GUPTA, SANDEEP AGARWAL, VISHNU MURTY KARROTU, DEEPU SYAM SREEDHAR.M
  • Publication number: 20140243028
    Abstract: Illustratively, and not by way of limitation, in one embodiment a software client supports basic rich communication suite (RCS) chat capabilities, wherein a user's chat/text message is sent to both an RCS chat server as well as a smart text services (STS) server. The STS server acquires tagged terms (e.g., “#movie-title”) and retrieves relevant information (e.g., showtimes, locations, reviews, ticket purchases, etc.). When a match is found (e.g., at the selection of the sender), the user interface integrates Smart Text results in a dedicated container (panel) to display the match and relevant actions to a receiver (e.g., and sender) of the message.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 25, 2014
    Publication date: August 28, 2014
    Inventors: Michael J. Colombo, Rich Wagner
  • Publication number: 20140243029
    Abstract: A system and method for a LTE network device is provided. The system includes a first signal processing center configured to obtain a plurality of metrics from an LTE network device. The first signal processing center includes a plurality of processors configured to calculate interference based on the plurality of metrics. The signal processing system further includes a second signal processing center configured to receive the calculated interference from the first signal processing center.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 22, 2013
    Publication date: August 28, 2014
    Applicant: Futurewei Technologies, Inc.
    Inventor: Yiqun Ge
  • Publication number: 20140243030
    Abstract: A method and an apparatus for cancelling interference in a wireless communication system are provided. The method includes acquiring interference signal information on a reception signal received from a base station based on a preconfigured constellation set, and cancelling an interference signal from the reception signal by using the acquired interference signal information. Accordingly, reception performance in a cell edge can be improved by acquiring dominant interference signal information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2014
    Publication date: August 28, 2014
    Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Taeyoon KIM, Mingoo KIM, Jonghan LIM, Chaeman LIM
  • Publication number: 20140243031
    Abstract: A method of provisioning a communications link between remote terminals within a hub-spoke network comprising receiving, by a first remote terminal, information about a second remote terminal from a hub, selecting, by the first remote terminal, a modulation factor, coding rate, symbol rate, center frequency, and power level based on the information received about the second remote terminal, transmitting, by the first remote terminal, a signal using at least one of the selected modulation factor, coding rate, symbol rate, center frequency, and power level, to the second remote terminal such that a communications link is created, and adjusting the modulation factor, coding rate, symbol rate, center frequency, or power level of the transmitted signal such that performance of the link is increased while maintaining a presence of the link.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 6, 2014
    Publication date: August 28, 2014
    Applicant: Comtech EF Data Corp.
    Inventors: Vasile Manea, Michael Beeler, Frederick Morris, Jeffery Harig
  • Publication number: 20140243032
    Abstract: A method of determining interconnections between at least two components in a base station. The at least two components connected to each other and any further components by one or more ports and the method comprising the steps of; in response to receipt of an interrogation message at a port of one of the components, replying to said interrogation message with a response message, said response message including identification information of said component in receipt of the interrogation message.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 6, 2014
    Publication date: August 28, 2014
    Applicant: NXP B.V.
    Inventor: Jaijith Kurichiyil Karipurillum Radhakrishnan
  • Publication number: 20140243033
    Abstract: A distributed antenna system (DAS) includes: first base station network interface unit that receives first downlink signals from first external device and converts them into first downlink data stream; second base station network interface unit that receives second downlink signals from second external device and them into second downlink data stream; first remote antenna unit communicatively coupled to first base station network interface unit that receives at least one of first downlink data stream and first downlink signal derived from first downlink data stream. First remote antenna unit has first radio frequency converter configured to convert at least one of first downlink data stream and first downlink signal derived from first downlink data stream into first radio frequency band signal and first radio frequency antenna that transmits first radio frequency band signal to first subscriber unit. DAS is configured to transmit a master reference clock to the first external device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 21, 2014
    Publication date: August 28, 2014
    Applicant: ADC Telecommunications, Inc.
    Inventors: Philip M. Wala, Dean Zavadsky, Jody Forland, Jeffrey J. Cannon, John M. Hedin
  • Publication number: 20140243034
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for talkgroup creation are provided herein. During operation context-aware circuitry will continuously monitor a given area for a specific event or condition. When triggered, the context-aware circuitry will notify a radio controller of the trigger causing talkgroups to be formed specific to the event or condition that is detected. Thus, various radios will be included within a talkgroup as a direct result of the triggering event or condition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 22, 2013
    Publication date: August 28, 2014
    Applicant: MOTOROLA SOLUTIONS, INC.
    Inventors: DAVID P. GURNEY, KAREN MARIE BARTUCH, HENRY F. CHIN, KENNETH W. DOUROS
  • Publication number: 20140243035
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus are provided for generating a communication group. An input for initiating generation of the communication group is received while the terminal operates in a communication group generation mode. One or more communication group participant terminals are sought in response to the input. When at least one communication group participant terminal is found, it is determined whether an owner terminal of the communication group exists among the at least one communication group participant terminal based on predetermined priority determination criteria. When the owner terminal of the communication group exists, an invitation message is received from the owner terminal. The owner terminal is connected to upon reception of the invitation message.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 24, 2014
    Publication date: August 28, 2014
    Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Buseop Jung, Chanki Cho
  • Publication number: 20140243036
    Abstract: A plurality of portable display devices are wirelessly connected to a central server which is connected to a computer aided dispatch center.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2014
    Publication date: August 28, 2014
    Inventor: Phillip A. Kouwe
  • Publication number: 20140243037
    Abstract: Devices, systems, articles of manufacture, and methods scheduling subscription procedures on a wireless communication device are described. According to some embodiments, a channel condition metric is obtained by the wireless communication device. The wireless communication device determines a number of uplink bursts to be transmitted at a non-reduced transmit power level based on the channel condition metric. The determined number uplink bursts are transmitted at the non-reduced transmit power level. Other aspects, embodiments, and features are also claimed and described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 26, 2013
    Publication date: August 28, 2014
    Applicant: Qualcomm Incorporated
    Inventors: Divaydeep SIKRI, Abeezar A. Burhan, Mungal S. Dhanda, Nita E. Joseph
  • Publication number: 20140243038
    Abstract: A radio communication terminal device may include: a cellular wide area radio communication technology circuit configured to provide a communication according to a cellular wide area radio communication technology; a circuit configured to provide a direct communication device to communication device communication; and a message generator configured to generate a message comprising information of a direct communication device to communication device communication provided by the circuit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2013
    Publication date: August 28, 2014
    Applicant: Intel Mobile Communications GmbH
    Inventors: Andreas Schmidt, Maik Bienas
  • Publication number: 20140243039
    Abstract: In various aspects of this disclosure, a communication terminal device may be provided. The communication terminal device may include a cellular wide area radio communication technology circuit. The cellular wide area radio communication technology circuit may be configured to provide a communication according to a cellular wide area radio communication technology. The communication terminal device may further include a circuit. The circuit may be configured to provide a direct communication terminal device to communication terminal device communication bypassing a radio access network according to information received via the radio access network. The communication terminal device may further include a message generator. The message generator may be configured to generate a message to transmit to a base station.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2013
    Publication date: August 28, 2014
    Applicant: Intel Mobile Communications GmbH
    Inventors: Andreas Schmidt, Maik Bienas
  • Publication number: 20140243040
    Abstract: A radio communication device may include a cellular wide area radio communication technology circuit configured to provide a communication according to a cellular wide area radio communication technology; a circuit configured to provide a direct communication device to communication device communication; and a message generator configured to generate a message indicating a request for a handover from an established direct communication device to communication device communication connection with a second radio communication device to a cellular wide area radio communication connection with the second radio communication device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2013
    Publication date: August 28, 2014
    Inventors: Maik Bienas, Youn Hyoung Heo, Umesh Phuyal, Pingping Zong
  • Publication number: 20140243041
    Abstract: A method for facilitating in-device coexistence between wireless communication technologies on a wireless communication device is provided. The method can include transmitting data traffic from the wireless communication device via an aggressor wireless communication technology; determining occurrence of an in-device interference condition resulting from transmission of the data traffic via the aggressor wireless communication technology interfering with concurrent data reception by the wireless communication device via a victim wireless communication technology; and reducing a bit rate of the data traffic transmitted via the aggressor wireless communication technology in response to the in-device interference condition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 4, 2013
    Publication date: August 28, 2014
    Inventors: Wen Zhao, Paul V. Flynn, William S. Burchill, Vinay R. Majjigi, Xiaowen Wang, Syed A. Mujtaba, Kee-Bong Song
  • Publication number: 20140243042
    Abstract: A mobile device having first and second RF transceivers performs a communication function in accordance with a communication protocol of the second RF transceiver. During performance of this function, the mobile device estimates the RF interference on a channel of the first RF transceiver, and stores parameters which characterize the estimated RF interference in association with an identifier corresponding to the function. These actions are repeated for a plurality of channels of the first RF transceiver, as well as for a plurality of different communication functions. When performing a communication function again, the mobile device receives an identifier corresponding to the function and retrieves stored parameters corresponding to the received identifier. The mobile device applies the retrieved parameters to the first RF transceiver for reducing the adverse effect of RF interference during reception on the channel of the first RF transceiver.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2013
    Publication date: August 28, 2014
    Applicant: RESEARCH IN MOTION LIMITED
    Inventors: Mohammed Nawaf Smadi, Ernst Slawomir Zielinski, Mohamed Darwish A. Mohamed, Holger Wirz, Vytautas Robertas Kezys
  • Publication number: 20140243043
    Abstract: A dual-band small cell backhaul radio comprises a first communication channel including multiple non-line of sight (NLOS) Sub-6 GHz antennas, a second communication channel including a line of sight (LOS) 60 GHz or E-band antenna, circuitry for managing the first communication channel and the second communication channel, and an interface for providing data and power from a small cell to the first communication channel and the second communication channel, respectively.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 12, 2014
    Publication date: August 28, 2014
    Applicant: ZTE (USA) INC.
    Inventors: Ying SHEN, Edwin Nealis
  • Publication number: 20140243044
    Abstract: A method of notifying an operation state change of a device is provided. The method includes forming a network including at least one device that is used by a user and that performs network communication; and when the operation state change of one of the at least one device in the network occurs, transmitting information regarding the operation state change of the one of the at least one device to another one of the at least one device. The information is displayed on a display unit of the another one of the at least one device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 6, 2014
    Publication date: August 28, 2014
    Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Seung-dong Yu, Woo-yong Chang, Se-jun Park, Min-jeong Moon
  • Publication number: 20140243045
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for provisioning of a SIM card by a backend platform of a mobile network, wherein the SIM card comprises an application for activating mobile network service functionalities of a mobile terminal using the SIM card, the application is started automatically when the mobile terminal is switched on and starts a timer of at least up to 10 seconds when the presently used combination of the SIM card and the mobile terminal was not used before, during the timer a browser application on the SIM card is started, which displays data stored in a memory of the SIM card on a display of the mobile terminal and initiates a data connection to the backend platform by using an URL stored in a memory of the SIM card, after the timer has expired the browser application displays data of the URL received from the backend platform as a menu on the display of the mobile terminal, whereby the menu comprises information selectable by a user of the mobile terminal for creating a request for acti
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 25, 2014
    Publication date: August 28, 2014
    Applicant: VODAFONE HOLDING GMBH
    Inventor: Joao SIQUENIQUE
  • Publication number: 20140243046
    Abstract: A mobile computing device hosts an operating system and mobile applications. A provisioning application communicates with a secure element and near field communication (NFC) subsystem. It causes display of an interface for users to enter personal attributes for storage in the secure element. Users discriminately select items from their personal attributes for transmission to a third party recipient so only attributes relative to the third party are sent. Software, interfaces, methods, and apparatus typify the embodiments.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 25, 2013
    Publication date: August 28, 2014
    Applicant: LEXMARK INTERNATIONAL, INC.
    Inventors: Forrest Steely, Samuel Leo Rhodus
  • Publication number: 20140243047
    Abstract: An apparatus and method for telephony tone signal and character code generation for QWERTY keyboards includes a QWERTY style keyboard, a processor and a keyboard mode control software module. The QWERTY style keyboard has a plurality of letter keys, wherein each letter key is configured to generate a unique input signal. The processor is coupled to the keyboard and is configured to convert each unique input signal generated by the letter keys into a character code and/or a telephony tone signal. The keyboard mode control software module operates on the processor, and controls whether the processor converts the unique input signals from the letter keys into character codes or telephony tone signals.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 7, 2014
    Publication date: August 28, 2014
    Applicant: BLACKBERRY LIMITED
    Inventors: Wen Zhao, Runbo Fu, Xin Jin, Pokin Yeung, Karen A. Rudnitski