Radiotelephone Having Plural Transceivers (e.g., For Analog And Digital, Trunking And Cellular, Etc.) Patents (Class 455/553.1)
  • Patent number: 9077425
    Abstract: Various embodiments provide for systems and methods for signal conversion of one modulated signal to another modulated signal using demodulation and then re-modulation. According to some embodiments, a signal receiving system may comprise an I/Q demodulator that demodulates a first modulated signal to an in-phase (“I”) signal and a quadrature (“Q”) signal, an I/Q signal adjustor that adaptively adjusts the Q signal to increase the signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) of a transitory signal that is based on a second modulated signal, and an I/Q modulator that modulates the I signal and the adjusted Q signal to the second modulated signal. To increase the SNR, the Q signal may be adjusted based on a calculated error determined for the transitory signal during demodulation by a demodulator downstream from the I/Q modulator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2015
    Assignee: Aviat U.S., Inc.
    Inventors: Emerick Vann, Yen-Fang Chao, Youming Qin, Roland Matian
  • Patent number: 9076578
    Abstract: There is provided a dielectric composition, including; a base powder including BamTiO3 (0.995?m?1.010); a first sub-component including 0.05 to 4.00 moles of an oxide or carbonate containing at least one rare-earth element based on 100 moles of the base powder; a second sub-component including 0.05 to 0.70 moles of an oxide or carbonate containing at least one transition metal; a third sub-component including 0.20 to 2.00 moles of a Si oxide; a fourth sub-component including 0.02 to 1.00 mole of an Al oxide; and a fifth sub-component including 20 to 140% of an oxide containing at least one of Ba and Ca, based on the third sub-component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2015
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRO-MECHANICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Sung Hyung Kang, Du Won Choi, Min Sung Song, Sang Hoon Kwon, Chang Hoon Kim, Byoung Hwa Lee
  • Patent number: 9072017
    Abstract: A wireless station includes a first wireless communication circuit, a second wireless communication circuit, and a control circuit. The first wireless communication circuit communicates by a first wireless communication system in a first cell which includes a first service area, and the second wireless communication circuit communicates by a second wireless communication system in a second cell which includes a second service area narrower than the first service area. The control circuit switches a communication system between the first wireless communication system and the second wireless communication system to control communication. When switching the communication system between the first wireless communication system and the second wireless communication system, the control circuit controls the first wireless communication circuit and the second wireless communication circuit to set a communication system which is used before the switching to an idle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2015
    Assignee: FUJITSU SEMICONDUCTOR LIMITED
    Inventor: Tadashi Nakamura
  • Patent number: 9072119
    Abstract: Mobile communication devices and integrated circuits thereof are provided. The mobile communication device, communicating with a packet switched network and a second network, includes a transceiver, a first PLL circuit and a controller. When exchanging an ongoing data transmission with the packet switched network, the transceiver transmits a first message to the packet switched network, which indicates the mobile communication device will be tuned away from the packet switched network, and performs a subsequent procedure for the second network. The first PLL circuit provides a first clock to the transceiver. When the ongoing data transmission with the packet switched network is not completed, the controller controls the first PLL circuit to switch the first clock from a first clock frequency to a second clock frequency after the transceiver transmits the first indication message.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2015
    Assignee: VIA TELECOM CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hong-Kui Yang, Jian Gu, Guotong Wang, Jing Su
  • Patent number: 9065814
    Abstract: Call control messages and audio signals between a telephone device and a computer network telephone client on a computing device can be intercepted. For control messages from the computer network telephone client, the control messages can be translated from a first control protocol to a second control protocol and forwarded to the telephone device. For control messages from the telephone device, the control messages can be translated from the second control protocol to the first control protocol and forwarded to the computer network telephone client. For audio signals from the computer network telephone client, the audio signals can be translated from a first audio protocol to a second audio protocol and forwarded to the telephone device. For audio signals from the telephone device, the audio signals can be translated from the second audio protocol to the first audio protocol and forwarded to the computer network telephone client.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2015
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Sachin Sheth, Vinit Deshpande, Timothy J. Rang, Alexandre M. Gimenez, Yu An, Ajit Kalele
  • Patent number: 9054663
    Abstract: Apparatus and methods for reducing capacitive loading of a power amplifier supply control module are disclosed. In one embodiment, a method of power supply control in a power amplifier system includes controlling a voltage level of a supply voltage using a supply control module, amplifying a first radio frequency (RF) signal using a first power amplifier module, amplifying a second RF signal using a second power amplifier module, delivering the supply voltage to a first supply input of the first power amplifier module through a first resonant circuit, and delivering the supply voltage to a second supply input of the second power amplifier module through a second resonant circuit. The first resonant circuit includes a first inductor and a first capacitor electrically connected in parallel, and the second resonant circuit includes a second inductor and a second capacitor electrically connected in parallel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2015
    Assignee: Skyworks Solutions, Inc.
    Inventors: Russ Alan Reisner, Daniel Lee Kaczman, Yu-Jui Lin, Andy Cheng Pang Wu
  • Patent number: 9049659
    Abstract: A method and apparatus minimize current consumption related to accessing a local network in a multi-mode mobile terminal. Current location information of the multi-mode mobile terminal is checked through a first communication module. A second communication module for a local network is turned-on when the current location information of the multi-mode mobile terminal corresponds to stored location information. And the second communication module is turned-off when a connection to the local network is interrupted and the current location information of the multi-mode mobile terminal does not correspond to the stored location information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2015
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Seung Hoon Nam
  • Publication number: 20150148098
    Abstract: Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, an integrated circuit that includes at least one die having transceiver circuitry that generates outbound signals that convey outbound data and that receives inbound signals that convey inbound data. A first array of antenna elements arranged along the top portion of the IC package operate in conjunction with the transceiver circuitry to transmit at least a first portion of the outbound signals as first wireless transmissions and/or generate at least a first portion of the inbound signals from first wireless receptions. A second array of antenna elements arranged along the bottom portion of the IC package operate in conjunction with the transceiver circuitry to transmit at least a second portion of the outbound signals as second wireless transmissions and/or to generate at least a second portion of the inbound signals from second wireless receptions. Other embodiments are disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 25, 2014
    Publication date: May 28, 2015
    Applicant: BROADCOM CORPORATION
    Inventors: Alfred Grau Besoli, Nicolaos Georgiou Alexopoulos, Jesus Alfonso Castaneda, Chryssoula Angelakis Kyriazidou
  • Patent number: 9042941
    Abstract: A method includes selecting a subset k of N accessible antennas to use to process a transmission received at the N antennas and sent by a user equipment, and processing the transmission from the user equipment at least by using baseband information from the k antennas. An apparatus includes one or more processors and one or more memories including computer program code. The one or more memories and the computer program code are configured to, with the one or more processors, cause the apparatus to perform at least the following: selecting a subset k of N accessible antennas to use to process a transmission received at the N antennas and sent by a user equipment; and processing the transmission from the user equipment at least by using baseband information from the k antennas. Additional apparatus, computer programs, and computer program products are disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2015
    Assignee: Nokia Solutions and Networks Oy
    Inventors: Phil Fleming, Shirish Nagaraj, Alan Rottinghaus, Roy Yang, Yuda Luz, David Baietto, Gerald Gutowski
  • Patent number: 9042914
    Abstract: A wireless access device in a wireless network, whether a known or unknown entity, can be located using a geolocation system according to the present invention. A signal strength is determined by a wireless intrusion detection system (WIDS) node in a wireless network for each wireless access device that it detects. Based on the signal strength, an approximate distance from the node is determined, which, in one embodiment corresponds to a radius of a circle around the node. To account for error, an approximation band of the circle is calculated that will allow a user to determine the approximate location of the device within the wireless network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2015
    Assignee: TEKLA PEHR LLC
    Inventors: Elaine Harvey, Matthew Walnock
  • Patent number: 9042824
    Abstract: A vehicle computer system comprising a transceiver in a vehicle configured to wirelessly connect with a nomadic device, wherein the nomadic device is capable of running a contextual application which operates at least in part based on vehicle environment data. The vehicle computer system further comprises one or more vehicle modules configured to receive environment data and capable of causing the transceiver to provide the vehicle environment data to the nomadic device for processing by the contextual application.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2015
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Krishnaswamy Venkatesh Prasad, Christopher Peplin
  • Patent number: 9042401
    Abstract: A wireless device comprises a first wireless interface, a second wireless interface, and a power control module. The first wireless interface is configured to communicate with a first access network. The second wireless interface is configured to communicate with a second access network. One of the first and second wireless interfaces comprises a circuit-switched interface. The other one of the first and second wireless interfaces comprises a packet-switched interface. The power control module selectively disables the first wireless interface, provides registration information with respect to the first wireless interface to a remote system, and updates the registration information in the remote system prior to disabling the first wireless interface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2015
    Assignee: Marvell International Ltd.
    Inventors: Stefano Faccin, Mahesh Subramanian
  • Patent number: 9042939
    Abstract: A portable electronic device and a method of controlling are disclosed, each of which is capable of efficiently selecting a communication processing unit. The portable electronic device includes: a first communication processing unit conforming to a first communication scheme; a second communication processing unit conforming to a second communication scheme; a third communication processing unit conforming to a third communication scheme; and a control unit. When data communication is performed, the control unit controls each processing unit so as to preferentially use the first communication processing unit, the second communication processing unit, and the third communication processing unit in this order. In a case in which a network is disconnected while data communication is being performed by the second communication processing unit, the control unit executes control so as to continue the data communication by the third communication processing unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2015
    Assignee: Kyocera Corporation
    Inventors: Masaya Kawakita, Daisuke Mori
  • Patent number: 9037190
    Abstract: A dynamically tuned repeater system for improved communication system performance is disclosed. The repeater circuit consists of power amplifiers, low noise amplifiers, filters, switches and antennas along with tuning circuits integrated and controlled to provide an optimized system for RF transmission improvement. Dynamic tuning provides the ability to maintain optimized system performance as required by communication link characteristics. Inputs from proximity sensors are used to further optimize system performance. The repeater topology is capable of transmission and reception enhancement at a multitude of frequency bands.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2015
    Assignee: Ethertronics, Inc.
    Inventors: Laurent Desclos, Sebastian Rowson, Jeffrey Shamblin, Alexandre Dupuy
  • Patent number: 9036557
    Abstract: A wireless communication device communicates using a Long Term Evolution (LTE) wireless protocol and a different wireless protocol. The wireless device processes a first user input to direct a wireless transceiver to transmit and receive using the different wireless protocol and to direct a wireless paging receiver receive using the LTE wireless protocol. The transceiver then transmits and receives using the different wireless protocol, and the paging receiver receives pages using the LTE wireless protocol. The device processes a second user input to direct the transceiver to transmit and receive using the LTE wireless protocol, and the transceiver uses the LTE wireless protocol. In some examples, the device also processes the second user input to direct the paging receiver to receive other pages using the different wireless protocol, and the paging receiver receives the other pages using the different wireless protocol.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2015
    Assignee: Sprint Communications Company L.P.
    Inventors: George Jason Schnellbacher, Louis Eric Wingo, Zhisheng Chen
  • Patent number: 9037191
    Abstract: A cellular communication system includes a cellphone interface unit that includes a transceiver for low power RF communication; a microphone; an earphone; a display; a keypad; a hub device that includes a transceiver for low power RF communication; an antenna for high power RF communication and circuitry and appropriate software components for establishing a communication channel between the hub and a base station.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2006
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2015
    Inventor: Nisim Sela
  • Patent number: 9037097
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a circuit for controlling a switching time of a transmitting and receiving signal in a wireless communication system including: a high speed switch circuit unit receiving a signal transceived through an antenna to perform a high speed switching operation; a low speed switch circuit unit the signal transceived through the antenna to perform a low speed switching operation; and a controlling unit applying a control signal for controlling a switching time to the high speed switch circuit unit or the low speed switch circuit unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2015
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRO-MECHANICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yu Sin Kim, Sung Hwan Park, Sang Hee Kim
  • Publication number: 20150133130
    Abstract: Aspects of multi-subscriber identification module (SIM) small cell fingerprinting are described. In one embodiment, a first communication link is established with a first macro cell for a first communications service, and a second communication link is established with a second macro cell for a second communications service. Further, access neighborhoods of the first and second communications services are measured. Using the access neighborhood measurements, a fingerprint for a small cell may be generated. In this manner, fingerprints for various small cells may be generated, where each fingerprint includes measurement and/or positional data from two or more access networks of different communications services. Proximity to a small cell may be detected more reliably when using such fingerprints, because the fingerprints include measurement and/or positional data from two or more access networks.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 25, 2013
    Publication date: May 14, 2015
    Inventors: Sudip Alexei Gupta, Abhishek Pandit, Navin Kumar KARRA, Stephen James Richards
  • Publication number: 20150133187
    Abstract: A technique for communication with a local area network (LAN) via a wireless connection determines whether a first short-range, high-speed, wireless communication path is available and connects to the LAN using a longer range, lower speed wireless communication path if the short-range, high-speed wireless communication path is not available. The low-range, high-speed wireless communication path is a wireless communication path is a wireless LAN connection such as an IEE 802.11-compliant wireless LAN and the long-range, low-sped wireless communication mode is a cellular CDMA-type connection. Determining whether the first IEEE 802.11 mode is available can be done by detecting a beacon signal, or transmitting a probe request message and detecting a probe response message in response to the probe request, indicating the presence or availability of the short-range, high-speed wireless communication path.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 16, 2015
    Publication date: May 14, 2015
    Applicant: IPR LICENSING, INC.
    Inventor: Thomas E. Gorsuch
  • Patent number: 9031611
    Abstract: A method for transmitting data between a mobile communication device and a server. The method includes running a mobile application on the mobile communication device. The mobile application is hosted on the mobile communication device through the server as a Software as a Service (SaaS). The method further includes transmitting data associated with the mobile application between the mobile communication device and the server, in which transmission of the data between the mobile communication device and the server is monitored through the server.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2015
    Inventor: Michelle Fisher
  • Patent number: 9031498
    Abstract: A processor-implemented method is provided. The method comprises a communications control device installed in a motor vehicle receiving a wireless communication from a short range wireless device. The method also comprises the communications control device selecting a first radio from a plurality of radios available to transmit the wireless communication to the destination specified in the wireless communication, wherein the radios are components of the communications control device. The method also comprises the communications control device determining that a second radio is connected to a physical expansion slot, wherein the physical expansion slot is a component of the communications control device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2015
    Assignee: Sprint Communications Company L.P.
    Inventors: Lyle T. Bertz, Jason R. Delker, Matthew Oommen, Trevor D. Shipley
  • Publication number: 20150126243
    Abstract: Wireless communication devices, comprising: a first transceiver in wireless communication with a terrestrial base station, wherein the station is in wireless communication with wireless communication devices; and a second wireless LAN transceiver in wireless communication with computing devices located within a coverage area of the second transceiver, the second transceiver being coupled to the first transceiver wherein: the first transceiver receives a first signal from the station, the first signal intended for a first computing device of the computing devices, the second wireless LAN transceiver determines signal characteristics of the first computing device, and the second transceiver transmits the first signal to the first computing device based on the determined signal characteristics of the first computing device; and the second transceiver receives a second signal from the first computing device, the second signal intended for the station, and the first transceiver transmits the second signal to the s
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 12, 2015
    Publication date: May 7, 2015
    Inventor: Paul F. Struhsaker
  • Patent number: 9026173
    Abstract: A method and apparatus may be used for selecting one of a plurality of multi-band APs to associate with a multi-band WTRU. The multi-band APs may broadcast frequency band information regarding multiple frequency bands on which the multi-band AP is configured to operate. The multi-band WTRU may select a multi-band AP to associate with and a frequency band to use to communicate with the selected multi-band AP based on the frequency band information. The multi-band AP may transmit frequency band information from the that indicates that a characteristic, (e.g., throughput, path loss, load, capacity, backhaul), of the selected frequency band and disassociate with the multi-band WTRU or to continue to associate with the multi-band WTRU via a different frequency band.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2015
    Assignee: InterDigital Technology Corporation
    Inventor: Arty Chandra
  • Patent number: 9026168
    Abstract: A cluster of communications platforms can comprise a master platform and support platforms. The master platform can partition a data block into data partitions and transmit the data partitions via a short range transmitter to the support platforms. Each support platform can include a high power storage device for powering long range burst transmissions of a subset of the data partitions to a distant receiver. Burst transmissions of data partitions by the same support platform can be separated by a charging time period that allows a high power storage device in the support platform to charge from a relatively low average power Pa a relatively high power burst PB that is sufficient to transmit one of the data partitions to a distant receiver.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2015
    Assignee: L-3 Communications Corp.
    Inventors: Scott M. Lyon, Neil K. Harker, Douglas H. Ulmer, David M. Ellis
  • Patent number: 9026161
    Abstract: Disclosed subject matter relates to techniques for allowing multiple transmit/receive assignments to share antenna resources in an efficient manner. The techniques may be used with, for example, transmit/receive assignments that are non-deterministic in nature. In some implementations, transmit/receive assignments each have a corresponding priority value. Transmit/receive assignments are permitted to contend for available antenna resources based, at least in part, on priority.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2015
    Assignee: Raytheon Company
    Inventors: William B. Noble, Walter F. Schoonover, Jr., Larisa Angelique Natalya Stephan, James Skora
  • Patent number: 9026172
    Abstract: According to embodiments described in the specification, a method, system and apparatus for managing transports is provided. The method comprises: maintaining a transport preference in a memory of the mobile electronic device, the transport preference including an identifier of a preferred transport; monitoring available transports; and selecting a transport for use based on the transport preference and the available transports.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2015
    Assignee: Blackberry Limited
    Inventors: Zhigang Ruan, Marian Constantin Buzdugan
  • Publication number: 20150119104
    Abstract: A circuit module includes: an RFIC that has a transceiver circuit for processing high-frequency signals related to mobile phone communication and a reception circuit for processing reception signals related to GPS, which is a satellite positioning system; GPS front end components; and mobile phone front end components. The mobile phone front end components are mounted on one main surface of a circuit substrate, and at least one of the GPS front end components (a second band-pass filter) is embedded in the circuit substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 12, 2014
    Publication date: April 30, 2015
    Applicant: TAIYO YUDEN CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tetsuo SAJI, Hiroshi NAKAMURA
  • Patent number: 9020552
    Abstract: An apparatus includes a first wireless interface that includes a first antenna and a second wireless interface that includes a second antenna. The apparatus is configured to, in a first mode, exchange data with a first wireless access point using both the first wireless interface and the second wireless interface. The apparatus is configured to, in a second mode, (i) exchange data with the first wireless access point using the first wireless interface but not the second wireless interface, and (ii) scan for a second wireless access point using the second wireless interface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2015
    Assignee: Marvell International Ltd.
    Inventor: Costin Cocos
  • Patent number: 9020836
    Abstract: A method for transmitting data between a mobile communication device and a server. The method includes running a mobile application on the mobile communication device. The mobile application is hosted on the mobile communication device through the server as a Software as a Service (SaaS). The method further includes transmitting data associated with the mobile application between the mobile communication device and the server, in which transmission of the data between the mobile communication device and the server is monitored through the server.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2015
    Inventors: Michelle Fisher, Rathin Guha
  • Publication number: 20150111610
    Abstract: Aspects of the present disclosure are directed to apparatuses and methods that can improve Bluetooth (BT) and Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN) coexistence at a BT/WLAN co-located wireless communication device. Various coexistence schemes are provided such as dynamic WLAN fragmentation based on high priority BT traffic by utilizing various techniques and signaling schemes. In some aspects of the disclosure, narrow-band active interference cancellation may be combined with dynamic WLAN fragmentation to further improve BT/WLAN coexistence performance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 23, 2013
    Publication date: April 23, 2015
    Applicant: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Insoo Hwang, Soumya Das, Bongyong Song
  • Patent number: 9014752
    Abstract: A front end device includes an upper-level device and a lower-level device. The upper-level device includes an S/P interface unit. The lower-level device includes a parallel interface unit and a high-frequency processor. The S/P interface unit is connected to an RFIC and the parallel interface unit, receives a serial signal from the RFIC, converts the serial signal into a parallel signal, and transmits the parallel signal to the parallel interface unit. The parallel interface unit receives the parallel signal and supplies the parallel signal to the high-frequency processor. The high-frequency processor is connected between the RFIC and an antenna and performs certain processing on a high-frequency signal based on the parallel signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2015
    Assignee: Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Ryangsu Kim
  • Patent number: 9015063
    Abstract: A method for transmitting data between a mobile communication device and a server. The method includes running a mobile application on the mobile communication device. The mobile application is hosted on the mobile communication device through the server as a Software as a Service (SaaS). The method further includes transmitting data associated with the mobile application between the mobile communication device and the server, in which transmission of the data between the mobile communication device and the server is monitored through the server.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2015
    Inventor: Michelle Fisher
  • Publication number: 20150105121
    Abstract: Systems and methods for enabling a WLAN client to communicate simultaneously over more than one band at a time are described, where each client has at least one radio that is operational in each supported band. Load balancing based on traffic requirements optimizes the use of the multiple bands.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2013
    Publication date: April 16, 2015
    Inventors: Joseph Amalan Arul EMMANUEL, Chia-Wei LIU, Peiman AMINI, Shun-Liang YU
  • Publication number: 20150105122
    Abstract: Disclosed are apparatuses, methods and computer program instructions which receive or detect an in-device coexistence interference condition change in a user equipment equipped with a plurality of transceivers, send an indication of the in-device coexistence interference condition change to an access point and receive a media access control element configured for muting/unmuting at least one of a plurality of transceivers from the access point. The condition of in-device coexistence interference relates to interference among transceivers such as a long term evolution advanced transceiver and a Bluetooth transceiver in the same user equipment. The media access control element can be configured to either promote a measurement gap pause or short discontinuous transmission during a condition of in-device coexistence interference.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 10, 2012
    Publication date: April 16, 2015
    Inventors: Na Wei, Haiming Wang, Wei Hong
  • Patent number: 9008619
    Abstract: A mobile terminal that may be able to access a wireless communication network and a control method thereof are provided. The mobile terminal includes: a wireless communication unit configured to access a wireless communication network; a detection unit configured to detect a connectable wireless communication network through the wireless communication unit; and a controller outputting icons each corresponding to one or more wireless communication networks detected by the detection unit to a locked screen displayed in a locked state in which inputting of a control command with respect to an application is limited, releasing the locked state when selecting of any one of the output icons is detected, and controlling the wireless communication unit to access a wireless communication network corresponding to the selected icon.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2015
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Sanghyuck Lee, Eunju Lee, Byeongwook Kim
  • Patent number: 9008627
    Abstract: Information that is no longer valid due to the passage of time is not provided to a user. When a stock price information server acquires updated stock price information from a securities market network, a message that instructs that a predetermined application be started up and to which a term of validity has been attached is sent to a user terminal over a paging channel via an SMS server. When the user terminal receives the message, it determines whether or not the message is within the term of validity, and if it determines that the message is within the term of validity, starts up the instructed application from among a plurality of applications that are stored. The stock price information server then sends to the user terminal the stock price information that is requested by the started up application.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2006
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2015
    Assignee: KYOCERA Corporation
    Inventor: Takashi Endoh
  • Publication number: 20150099561
    Abstract: A communications apparatus includes a first radio module including at least a first baseband signal processing device and a first radio transceiver, a second radio module including at least a second baseband signal processing device and a second radio transceiver, and an RF front-end circuit, coupled to the first radio module and the second radio module and including a plurality of RF signal processing components. A portion of the RF signal processing components capable of processing the RF signals of both the first and second radio modules are coupled to both the first and second radio modules for being shared by the first and second radio modules, and the first and second radio modules are capable of establishing a dedicated wireless connection, simultaneously, via the RF front-end circuit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 2, 2014
    Publication date: April 9, 2015
    Inventors: Zhi-Yuan LIU, Ting-Chang HUANG, Cheng-Wei LAN
  • Patent number: 9002399
    Abstract: A docking station includes a first docking port configured to physically dock with a first mobile device, wherein the first docking port includes a Universal Serial Bus (USB) port. The docking station includes a subscriber line interface connected to one or more Plain Old Telephone Service (POTS) phones. The docking station further includes a switch configured to: receive a first call via the first mobile device docked in the docking station, and route the first call to the subscriber line interface, wherein the subscriber line interface rings the one or more Plain Old Telephone Service (POTS) with a first ringtone specific to the first mobile device. The first mobile device comprises a portable digital computing device that includes the capability to communicate via a mobile carrier network or via other network connections.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2015
    Assignee: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.
    Inventors: Elliot G. Eichen, Rafael Andres Gaviria Velez, Lee N. Goodman
  • Patent number: 9002282
    Abstract: A coexistence system including a first transceiver module in a first network device, generating a first request signal that requests transmission or reception for the first transceiver module, and operating according to a first wireless communication standard. An interface, based on the first request signal, generates a first priority signal, which indicates a first priority level of first data signals. A second transceiver module is in the first network device and generates a second request and priority signals. The second transceiver module operates according to a second wireless communication standard. The second request signal requests transmission or reception for the first transceiver module. The second priority signal indicates a second priority level of second data signals. An arbitration module (i) based on the first and second priority levels, arbitrates the first and second request signals, and (ii) based thereon, selectively connects antennas to the first and second transceiver modules.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2015
    Assignee: Marvell International Ltd.
    Inventors: Josselin de la Broise, Li-Fu Jeng, Deepak Jain, Rajesh Juluri
  • Patent number: 8995934
    Abstract: A wireless electronic device may be used to communicate using multiple wireless standards in adjacent frequency bands. The wireless standards may include Wi-Fi® and cellular standards such as Long Term Evolution (LTE). The wireless electronic device may be provided with wireless communications circuitry that handles Wi-Fi® and cellular signals in adjacent frequency bands such as the Wi-Fi® 2.4 GHz frequency band and LTE bands 38 and 40. The wireless communications circuitry may include a triplexer interposed between transceiver circuitry and an antenna. The triplexer may be used to handle radio-frequency signals in adjacent frequency bands by separating the radio-frequency signals into signals associated with each frequency band. The triplexer may include filters that each pass signals in a respective one of the frequency bands between the transceiver circuitry and the antenna.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2015
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Qishan Yu, James T. Yang
  • Patent number: 8996060
    Abstract: A communication apparatus associated with a system that uses two or more wireless standard in IMT and non-IMT bands. The invention is a wireless device with the ability to operate, transmit and/or receive, in one or more IMT bands and one or more non-IMT bands that are licensed to services and/or applications other than IMT. This is accomplished through inclusion in the wireless device of one or more radios operating in licensed IMT bands, an “IMT radio”, and one or more radios operating in licensed non-IMT bands, a “non-IMT radio”. A non-IMT radio could be a stand-alone, separate radio inside the wireless device or an extension or modification of the IMT radio in a way that it covers non-IMT bands.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2015
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Srikathyayani Srikanteswara, Carlos Cordeiro, Bahareh Sadeghi, Reza Arefi, Geoff O. Weaver, David M. Horne, Takashi Shono
  • Patent number: 8996062
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a working method of a multi-mode terminal and a multi-mode terminal and relates to the field of communications technologies, which can implement switching between multi-mode multi-standby and multi-mode single-standby, and improve user experience. The working method of a multi-mode terminal includes: determining, according to a network where a terminal currently camps, a currently applicable working mode of the terminal, where the currently applicable working mode is a multi-mode multi-standby mode and a multi-mode single-standby mode; and configuring a working mode of the terminal to the currently applicable working mode of the terminal. The present invention may be applied to the field of communications technologies.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2015
    Assignee: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jiwu Liu, Zhe Tan
  • Patent number: 8989754
    Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed for coordinating operation of WLAN and Bluetooth systems to manage an AMP connection based on an operational status of the WLAN transceiver.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2015
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Leela Prasad Kella, Imran Ansari
  • Patent number: 8989811
    Abstract: A wireless communication apparatus includes a first module, a second module, an inhibit module, a calculation module, and a control module. The first module constitutes a first system. The first system transmits and receives first data to and from a first device. The second module constitutes a second system. The second system transmits and receives second data to and from a second device in each interval time-divided with determined transmission timing. The inhibit module generates inhibit periods for preventing the first module from communicating by use of the first data. The calculation module calculates an occupation time required for the transmission and reception of the first data. The control module compares the period between the inhibit periods adjacent to one another with the occupation time and, according to the comparison result, instructs the first device to stop or delay the transmission of the first data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2015
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Masahiro Sekiya, Daisuke Taki
  • Patent number: 8989733
    Abstract: Systems and methodologies are described that facilitate improved multi-mode system selection in a wireless communication system. As described herein, various techniques can be utilized to synthesize system databases corresponding to disparate groups of radio access technologies (RATs), such as a Public Land Mobile Network (PLMN) list and/or a Preferred Roaming List (PRL), with one or more overlay databases and associated location information to generate a multi-mode list of preferred systems. As described herein, a preferred system listing can be constructed to leverage fine granularity of information in one or more databases while still supporting databases with coarser information. Techniques are additionally described herein for augmenting and/or grouping one or more overlay databases to facilitate a higher available granularity of information for various RATs than that provided in system databases corresponding to the RATs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 2009
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2015
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Young C. Yoon, Srinivasan Balasubramanian, Arvind Swaminathan
  • Patent number: 8989813
    Abstract: Embodiments of the invention provide novel solutions, including systems, methods and/or software, for handling calls in a dual-mode VoIP/cellular environment. Merely by way of example, some systems can be configured to determine whether to use a VoIP system or a cellular system to handle a particular call, and/or to transition a call from one network to the other network. Other systems can be configured to substitute a public number (which might be, for example, a VoIP number) for a private number (which might be, for example, a cellular number) when routing a call originating from a dual-mode phone on a cellular network. Further systems can be configured to allow a VoIP system to serve as an anchor for calls originated and/or delivered on a cellular system, for instance to facilitate a transition between cellular and VoIP service during a call.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 2006
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2015
    Assignee: Qwest Communications International Inc.
    Inventors: Lance LaBauve, Charles I. Cook, Gilman R. Stevens
  • Patent number: 8989810
    Abstract: An embodiment of the invention provides a method to be performed by a wireless communications device. The wireless communications device includes at least a first wireless module and a second wireless module. According to the method, the wireless communications device obtains a quality indicator of the first wireless module. Then, the wireless communications device examines the quality indicator to determine whether to restrain a transmission power of the second wireless module for the first wireless module.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2015
    Assignee: Mediatek Inc.
    Inventors: En-Chieh Hsia, Hsiao-Tung Lin, Chu-Wei Lo
  • Patent number: 8989814
    Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed for originating a call to a wireless number by a contact center while enforcing various compliance requirements. In one embodiment, a compliance server and a PBX cooperate to originate the call to the wireless number. The agent logs into the compliance server and the compliance server provides the agent with a wireless number to dial. The agent manually enters the wireless number using a phone connected to the PBX. The PBX queries the compliance server regarding establishing the wireless call. Upon authorization, the PBX establishes a first call leg to the compliance server, and a second call leg to the called party that is joined with the call leg to the agent's phone. Upon completion of the call, the agent dispositions the call to the compliance server, which then releases the first call leg. In response, the PBX then releases the second call leg.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2015
    Assignee: Noble Systems Corporation
    Inventors: Chad Hitchcock, Ellwood I. Neuer, III
  • Publication number: 20150080008
    Abstract: The various embodiments provide methods implemented in a MSMA communication device for managing a victim subscription's de-sense by proactively implementing an RF coexistence management strategy on the victim subscription when an RF coexistence event starts. In various embodiments, a MSMA communication device may implement an RF coexistence management strategy by determining when an aggressor subscription will de-sense a victim subscription and configuring the victim to anticipate and mitigate de-sense during the aggressor's transmissions. Thus, the various embodiments may provide dramatic improvements to the victim's overall reception performance and overall user experience.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 18, 2013
    Publication date: March 19, 2015
    Applicant: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Francis M. Ngai, Insung Kang, Reza Shahidi
  • Patent number: 8983533
    Abstract: A method for enabling a MIMO operation mode in a multimode communication terminal includes switching a first channel module to have parameter characteristics consistent with those of a second channel module, so that the multimode communication terminal enables the MIMO operation mode by using the first channel module and the second channel module at the same time. The method also includes extracting corresponding parameters from the second channel module and configuring the first channel module to be switched with the extracted parameters, such that the first channel module and second channel module enable the multimode communication terminal to perform MIMO communication. The method further includes issuing, upon determination of a switch, notification instructions to means in channel switch layer means and changing a data channel associated with the first channel module, such that the first channel module and second channel module can be adapted to the MIMO operation mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2015
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Yong Hua Lin, Hong Hua Song, Yu Dong Yang, Yu Yuan, You Zhou