Abstract: A mobile intercom system and method thereof are for providing a remote wireless transmission function to transmit a visiting message. The mobile intercom system comprises an intercom apparatus, a wireless station, and a mobile communication apparatus. The visiting message is transmitted by the intercom apparatus to the wireless station, and is then forwarded to the mobile communication apparatus. The mobile communication apparatus can further perform an intercom function through the wireless station after receiving the visiting message.

Abstract: The present invention provides a media-location ranker for use with a mobile electronic device. In one embodiment, the media-location ranker includes a media ranking unit configured to provide a media ranking of a plurality of media files. The media-location ranker also includes a location relating unit coupled to the media ranking unit and configured to produce a media-location ranking based on relating the media ranking to a location of the mobile electronic device. Additionally, the media-location ranker further includes a media playing unit coupled to the location relating unit and configured to select media files from the media-location ranking for playback consideration based on a playback location. The media-location ranker still further includes a ranking update unit coupled to the media playing unit and configured to update the media-location ranking based on playback preferences of media files at the playback location.

Abstract: A communication system and method for dialing a phone number by providing only a nickname. The user of a mobile terminal enters a nickname he wishes to dial to, then adapted software or hardware logic on the mobile terminal converts the nickname to a numeric code and broadcasts signals to a mobile switching center requesting to setup a call to said numeric code. The request to setup a call to the given numeric code is received by the mobile switching center, and is transferred to a communication server. The communication server looks up the numeric code in a translation database to recover the corresponding telephone number to the numeric code, and a call is setup between the corresponding telephone number retrieved and the mobile terminal.

Abstract: A base station (214) and the mobile station (202) can arrange the multiple antenna configuration by receiving a base station parameter that is related to a preference for one of a plurality of multiple antenna configurations of the base station. The method includes sending the selected multiple antenna configuration to a base station so that the base station can designate and establish the multiple antenna configuration to be used for communications between the base station and the mobile station. If conditions change at either the base station or the mobile station, the present invention can adjust the selected multiple antenna configuration to accommodate the changed condition.

Abstract: A delicate device attaches to cell phones, which enables the user to charge up their cell phone by squeezing the handle of the generator. The mechanical force is transformed into useable direct current by a highly magnetic flywheel and a diode circuit.

Abstract: A portable device includes a controller that is responsive to a remaining power capacity of the battery, and a power consumption level of the portable device and based on user prioritized functional processing capability features, dynamically controls functional processing capability features of the device. The controller provides power for a higher priority feature at the expense of a lower priority functional processing capability feature consistent with the user prioritized functional processing capability features. A wireless portable device is also disclosed that includes a wireless signal strength determinator that determines a received signal strength of the wireless device and a controller that adjusts the functional processing capability feature of the wireless device based on the determined received signal strength and based on battery capacity information.

Abstract: A system, method, and cellular communication device that is configured to communicate using half duplex communication over a cellular communication system includes a controller that, in response to a user input, maintains a talk mode for a talk mode duration longer than an input duration of the user input. The user input can be entered through a single user input, such as a switch, of the cellular communication device. The user input may comprise a plurality of activations of the switch within a time period. A user of the cellular communication device can thereby lock the talk mode by double clicking the PTT button.

Abstract: Embodiments of apparatuses, articles, methods, and systems for utilizing a subscriber identity module having a plurality of subscriber identities for communications within wireless networks are generally described herein. Other embodiments may be described and claimed.

Abstract: Provided are an apparatus for and a method of controlling electric power of a network-on-chip (NoC). The apparatus for controlling electric power of a network-on-chip (NoC), including: a transaction monitoring unit which monitors a transaction generated from at least one of a master and a module corresponding to the master; and a clock control unit which selectively controls clock signal with respect to modules comprising the NoC, based on the monitored transaction.

Abstract: A system and method detects an amount of data attributed to a device including reports sent to the device, and reduces the amount of data being used to provide reports to the device if the amount of data attributed to the device exceeds an amount assigned to the device. Data uploaded from the device is also minimized.

Abstract: A simplification of the process of deploying public services for mobile users Particular refinements in this vein involve the dynamic configuration of client software using available context information and the optimization of software provisioning based on historical usage information, which includes services accessed together with the location and time of access.

Abstract: A system for implementing a multi-radio wireless network includes a plurality of endpoints wirelessly coupled to a relay station. The system also includes a base station wirelessly coupled to the relay station. The relay station includes a first radio operable to use a first channel to communicate with the base station. The relay station also includes a second radio operable to use a second channel to communicate with the plurality of endpoints. The relay station further includes a processor coupled to the first radio and the second radio. The processor is operable to relay data between the base station and the plurality of endpoints.

Abstract: An apparatus and a method for managing schedule information in a mobile terminal are provided. The method includes converting, if the location of the mobile terminal changes, an execution time of a schedule to a local time of a city in which the mobile terminal is located and notifying, if the location of the mobile terminal does not change, the schedule at the converted execution time. Accordingly, the present invention provides an apparatus and a method for conveniently managing a schedule to be executed according to the location of the mobile terminal.

Abstract: The present invention provides a method of predicting at least one transmission rate adaptation associated with at least one mobile unit based on at least one signal-to-noise ratio for at least one transmission associated with the at least one mobile unit.

Abstract: A geolocation system (10) includes an emitter (12), a plurality of collection nodes (14,16,18), and a control station (20). Each collection node includes a receiver (24) that is operable to receive signals transmitted from the emitter (12), generate a reduced data stream that includes only signal data, and communicate the reduced data stream to the control station (20) along with navigation data. The receiver (24) identifies signal data by detecting an energy level of the raw collection data. More specifically, the receiver (24) determines a bandwidth and a signal-to-noise ratio of each portion of the collection data, and identifies each portion as including signal data if both the bandwidth and the signal-to-noise ratio exceed predetermined threshold amounts. The receiver (24) includes a digital signal processing component (36) for performing calculations used by the receiver (24) to determine the bandwidth and the signal-to-noise ratio.

Abstract: A wireless surveillance system includes an imaging device configured to produce an image; a wireless network device (such as an access port or mobile unit) connected to the imaging device; and a wireless switch coupled to the wireless network device and a network, the wireless switch configured to communicate with the wireless network device and route the image to a computer coupled to the network. Image processing may be performed, for example, by the wireless switch, and the image may be used for asset tracking and the like.

Abstract: Manually depressible keys are incorporated in a battery pack to reduce the overall height of an electrical assembly mounted in a battery-powered, key-operated, device.

Abstract: An access network of an apparatus in one example is configured to provide a wireless communication service over a coverage area and is configured to support a broadcast multicast system (BCMCS). The access network is configured to broadcast at least one broadcast control-signaling channel (BCC) over the coverage area via at least one BCMCS flow. Each of the at least one BCMCS flow is identified by a flow identifier. The access network is configured to select, based at least in part on a flow identifier registration by an access terminal, a selected BCC of the at least one BCC or another control channel for sending a signaling message to the access terminal.

Abstract: A container, a transponder, a method and a system are provided that are useful in determining the geographical position of a cargo container. In the event cargo containers are stacked one on top of another, those containers which lack a clear view of a satellite or terrestrial communications tower can transmit container ID information ultrasonically to containers that do have a clear view of a satellite or terrestrial communications tower. The containers having the clear views can transmit container ID information to remote networks using RF communications. The geographical positions of containers can be calculated locally or they can be calculated remotely by sending GPS data or trilateration data to a remote source for position determination.

Abstract: A method for monitoring voice quality in a communication network. In a first embodiment, the method comprises the steps of: establishing a voice communication pathway (VCPW) between first and second telephone terminals; establishing speech cadence between first and second terminals, wherein the terminals alternate between opposing send and listen/receive modes such that when one of the terminals is sending a voice test message the other terminal is either listening for or receiving the voice test message and vice versa; and calculating a voice quality score for one or more received voice test messages. In a second embodiment, synchronous cadence is established between a plurality of telephone terminals and a voice recognition server (VRS).

Abstract: A mobile terminal issues a signaling command such as a call divert message via the signaling link, along with a knowingly invalid number. The call divert request ends up being rejected by the caller's home operator due to the invalid number accompanying the call divert request. A communication server associated with the caller's mobile terminal receives the rejected request and knows how to interpret the invalid number as a service request. For example, the call divert request is to a number with a country prefix of 99 followed by a valid phone number. The communication server then interprets the request as a callback request to the valid phone number, wherein the number following the initial 99 is the destination number to call and connect with the mobile terminal.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provide methods and apparatus for a protected paging indication mechanism within wireless networks. Other embodiments may be described and claimed.

Abstract: Whether relative velocity between a transmitter and a receiver is higher than a predetermined amount is detected. This involves using a Doppler estimation technique to generate an estimate of Doppler spread, {circumflex over (f)}D(1), based on a received signal, and using an alternative velocity estimation technique to generate an estimate of velocity, {circumflex over (v)}, based on the received signal, wherein the alternative velocity estimation technique differs from the Doppler estimation technique. A plurality of estimates, including at least the estimate of Doppler spread and the estimate of velocity, are used to detect whether the relative velocity between the transmitter and the receiver is higher than the predetermined amount. The alternative velocity estimation technique may, for example, be a second Doppler estimation technique that differs from the other Doppler estimation technique.

Abstract: Multiple wireless user devices act cooperatively to communicate with a remote destination node through a MIMO channel. In at least one embodiment, a cooperative cluster of user devices is formed that makes use of vertical coding techniques to achieve enhanced communication performance.

Abstract: A method for searching for a frequency burst (FB) by a mobile station (MS) in a mobile communication system that acquires synchronization between a base station (BS) and the MS using a frame including the FB and a synch burst (SB). In the FB search method, the MS receives a signal on the frame, performs thereon filtering for extraction of the FB in units of 1 block with a first size, and determines whether a ratio of filter input energy to filter output energy is greater than or equal to a threshold. If the ratio of filter input energy to filter output energy is greater than or equal to the threshold, the MS calculates an energy ratio by collecting, in units of a window with a predetermined size, a ratio of the filter input energy to the filter output energy, calculated in units of a block with a second size being less than the first size. The MS determines, as a position of the FB, a position of a window of an energy ratio having a peak value among energy ratios calculated in units of the window.

Abstract: An RFID based apparatus mounted in each of a wireless microphone and a device includes a transceiver unit including a control panel a controller having a memory for storing data including a set frequency and set parameters, an encoder, a modulator, and an antenna; and a transponder unit including a demodulator and a decoder. In one embodiment, the antenna of the device is adapted to receive an incoming RFID signal from the wireless microphone, the demodulator of the device is adapted to recover the RFID signal, the decoder of the device is adapted to decode the data, and the controller of the device is adapted to read and write the data to the memory prior to transmitting a response to the transceiver unit of the wireless microphone.

Abstract: A communication network contains several nodes, which are equipped with transmitter/receiver units for wireless communication, including nodes referred to as mobile nodes that are installed on mobile machines. So that decentralized decisions can be made regarding the use of the mobile machines at the sites where the machines are located, a memory for storing the operating parameter profiles of several of the mobile machines is assigned to each node; every node is designed to transmit profiles stored in its assigned memory via its transmitter/receiver unit, and to update the profile of a particular mobile machine stored in its assigned memory based on a profile of this mobile machine that is received from another node.

Abstract: A method and an apparatus for wireless communication between a receiver and a transmitter in a cellular system are provided. The method comprises associating a channel of known structure at the transmitter with the transmission of a first control channel to indicate a variable structure of the first control channel to the receiver.

Abstract: To reduce overhead in a radio link control (RLC) protocol data unit (PDU) header, when a plurality of package data convergence protocol (PDCP) protocol data units (PDU) are multiplexed into a radio link control (RLC) PDU, a first PDCP sequence number (SN) of a first PDCP PDU of the plurality of PDCP PDUs is used, and all PDCP SNs of the plurality of PDCP PDUs other than the first PDCP SN are removed from the RLC PDU.

Abstract: Dedicated pilot signals are transmitted from a transmitting device to a receiving device through a multicarrier MIMO channel in addition to data signals and common pilot signals. The dedicated pilot signals may be used by the receiving device to validate whether a predetermined beamforming matrix (i.e., a beamforming matrix identified by the receiving device) was used by the transmitting device to precode the transmitted data. If a different beamforming matrix was used for the preceding, the receiving device may use this matrix to demodulate the received data.

Abstract: Remote programmable reference systems and methods are described. A remote programmable reference system maintains a set of parameters from which a reference signal can be generated to transmit the reference signal to a system platform. In an embodiment, a parameters update can be received from which a modified reference signal can be generated to transmit the modified reference signal. In another embodiment, the remote programmable reference system maintains multiple sets of parameters from which respective reference signals can be generated for any one or more system platforms having different system configurations. The system platforms can interface with the remote programmable reference system through a system interface via a communication network.

Abstract: A system is provided for adjusting settings of a power system device. In one embodiment, the setting adjusted is an identification setting of the power system device. The system generally includes an actuator having a select arrangement of magnets. A magnetic field sensor is provided for sensing the select arrangement of magnets. A microprocessor is coupled to the magnetic field sensor such that upon sensing the select arrangement of magnets by the magnetic field sensor, the microprocessor establishes an identification setting based upon the select arrangement. The various embodiments of the present invention provide an apparatus and system for adjusting settings of power system devices in harsh conditions, such as persistent in water.

Abstract: A band switchable type tuning circuit has first switch means interposed between a power supply Vcc and an anode of a switch diode, a first resistor whose one end is connected to a cathode of the switch diode, second switch means interposed between the other end of the first resistor and a ground, a second resistor connected between the power supply Vcc and a connection point of the first resistor and the second switch means, and the third resistor connected between the ground and a connection point of the first switch means and the anode of the switch diode. The first switch means and the second switch means are turned on or off together by means of a band switching voltage.

Abstract: The present invention encompasses a mobile station comprising a transmitter for transmitting outgoing signals from the mobile station and a receiver for receiving incoming signals, the receiver coupled to the transmitter and having N sub receivers, where N is an integer greater than one and each of the N sub receivers may independently be tuned to a desired frequency.

Abstract: An apparatus comprising a first circuit, a second circuit and a third circuit. The first circuit may be configured to filter an analog input signal in an analog domain in response to one or more control signals. The second circuit may be configured to convert the analog input signal to a digital signal. The third circuit may be configured to generate the control signals in response to the digital signal. The third circuit may also be configured to control skewing of the analog input signal within the first circuit to partially compensate for frequency dependent effects associated with a transmission medium.

Abstract: An analogue single conversion tuner comprises a plurality of channels (1, 2, 3) for covering the whole of a desired reception bandwidth. Each tuner comprises an image reject mixer (18) connected to the tuner input (4) by a single tracking filter (16), for example of the single-tuned type.

Abstract: An electronic alignment system for a television signal tuner utilizes first and second controllers for generating respective first and second control signals for respective first and second signal processing circuits of a signal processing arrangement, with the first and second signal processing circuits having respective first and second tunable elements responsive to the respective first and second control signals. A deviation range of the first control signal is higher than a deviation range of the second control signal.

Abstract: An apparatus and method allow either the driver or a passenger in a vehicle to operate a telematic unit in the vehicle. Communication requests may be prioritized, depending upon the type of communication desired and whether the request is being made by the driver or a passenger. Visual display units for the driver and passenger are positioned such that the passenger visual display unit is visible to a passenger seated in the passenger seat and not visible to a driver seated in the driver seat. Information displayed on the driver visual display unit may be restricted to certain types of communications, or include only limited information, so as not to distract the driver. A full display may be provided to the passenger, so that the passenger can assist the driver with verbal instructions based upon information included in the full display, viewable by the passenger but not the driver.

Abstract: The present invention encompasses a mobile station comprising a transmitter for transmitting outgoing signals from the mobile station and a receiver for receiving incoming signals, the receiver coupled to the transmitter and having N subreceivers, where N is an integer greater than one and each of the N subreceivers may independently be tuned to a desired frequency.

Abstract: It is typical for a car radio to have the last-played radio station be played when the radio is turned ON. For this invention, the frequency of the last-played radio station for each driver of a multi-driver car is stored into a radio memory. And the appropriate driver identity is then linked to that last-played radio station frequency. So that under retrieval when the radio is turned ON again, only the last-played radio station frequency that is linked to the matching driver identity will be tuned to and played.

Abstract: In order to simplify the circuitry upon integration of a mobile radio receiver in a terminal for mobile communication, the invention proposes the use of a receiving section in which at least one component is also arranged to receive broadcast signals, steps being taken so as to ensure that the gap arising in the broadcast reception is masked at instants at which control information is received for the mobile communication.