Assignee: Cingular Wireless II, LLC

Location: Atlanta, GA
No. of patents: 162

Number	Title	Issue Date
8089339	Wireless device as programmable vehicle key Methods and wireless devices for providing secure operation of a vehicle. In one such method, a key for accessing a vehicle is detected, a vehicle operation policy associated with the key is retrieved, and operation of the vehicle consistent with the vehicle operati...	01/03/2012
8068825	Second party control over mobile device usage A mechanism is provided whereby a parent, or other second party, can monitor and/or control a child's or other first party's wireless device usage. An interface can allow the parent to set rules for the child's usage, and can specify that the parent should receive m...	11/29/2011
7853261	Multiple communication channel router A multiple communication channel router is provided. A communications device such as a telephone may send communications to the router, which may then determine an appropriate communications network, such as the circuit-switched network associated with the landline ...	12/14/2010
7811201	Fitness applications of a wireless device Methods and wireless devices for use in connection with a fitness program and/or an exercise apparatus. In one such method, fitness information is stored in a memory and operative communication is established with an exercise apparatus. At least a subset of the fitn...	10/12/2010
7796578	Resolution of IP addresses associated with a telephone number utilizing query flags Queries for IP addresses associated with a telephone number are conducted in accordance with query flags contained with an ENUM record. A query flag indicates the type of query to be initiated against the DNS databases. The query flag provides a means for interpreti...	09/14/2010
7764946	Geographic distribution of SMS alerts SMS alert messages are provided to the current geographic location of a registered SMS subscriber. When an SMS subscriber's mobile device is registered, the subscriber's profile is analyzed to determine if the subscriber wants to receive alert messages via SMS. If s...	07/27/2010
7764798	Radio frequency interference reduction in connection with mobile phones A wireless communications apparatus comprises a monitor component that analyzes transmitter operating parameters of the wireless communications apparatus. A generator component generates an acoustic anti-phase burst based at least in part upon the analyzed transmitt...	07/27/2010
7764245	Multi-band antenna A multi-band antenna for use in a wireless communications network provides frequency support for different wireless technologies in a single structure. This substantially reduces installation costs and can be the only solution in limited space installation sites. In...	07/27/2010
7747239	MSC based routing of SMS alerts SMS based alert messages are routed to subscribers via a Mobile Switching Center (MSC) such that SMS alert messages can be provided to specific cell sites. Also, SMS alert message can be provided to all subscribers registered in a specific cell site, including roame...	06/29/2010
7719414	Electronic medic alert A device and method for sending medic alert information electronically. The device may have a memory component and a processing component. The memory component may store medic alert information. The processing component may generate an electronic message containing ...	05/18/2010
7711344	Network-based subscriber calling restrictions Methods and systems are provided that enable communication with a wireless device. In one such method, a communication event that is intended for a wireless device is detected and a user account associated with the wireless device is identified. Information associat...	05/04/2010
7664022	Policy-based service management system A policy-based management mechanism is provided, whereby the mechanism provides for at least the controlling of access to network resources, the integration of different frameworks into a common open standard, and modular components for assembling integrated date an...	02/16/2010
7627344	Universal radio module A universal radio module for cellular communications devices is provided. The module can be plugged into any appropriately configured host device to supply the host device with cellular communication capability. The module can comprise three logical module-to-host i...	12/01/2009
7602277	Emergency alert information based upon subscriber location A subscriber of the Emergency Alert System (EAS) receiving an EAS alert message can obtain additional information based upon the location of the subscriber. The additional information can include information pertaining to available shelter, medical facilities, the l...	10/13/2009
7592795	Measurement of distortion in an amplifier Parametric measurement of first- and second-generation telecommunications equipment has been relatively straightforward. The evolution to more complex transmission schemes such as those proposed for third-generation (3G) telecommunications devices can employ the sub...	09/22/2009
7499704	Display caller ID on IPTV screen A system that automatically delivers telephony network services from a dual mode service technology platform to an external entity. The system includes a sensing component that detects the presence of a mobile handset registered on a cellular network, and registers ...	03/03/2009
7450967	Connection of one or more transceivers at a cellular base station to one or more control and radio interfaces In a combination of a transceiver cabinet housing a plurality of transceivers and one or more DECON boards for supporting said transceivers, and a cable for connecting one or more of said transceivers through a selected DECON board to selected control and radio inte...	11/11/2008
7450948	Method and apparatus for use in provisioning resources for a backhaul link Determining the amount of resources that needs to be provisioned for a wired backhaul link of a wireless network using a probabilistic approach that makes the determination based at least in part on the type of coding scheme selection algorithm used to encode data t...	11/11/2008
7362823	Maximum ratio transmission An arrangement where a transmitter has a plurality of transmitting antennas that concurrently transmit the same symbol, and where the signal delivered to each transmitting antenna is weighted by a factor that is related to the channel transmission coefficients found...	04/22/2008
RE40243	Method of wireless retrieval of information A mobile station subscriber can access data from an informational database and have it forwarded to a desired destination. A database associated with the informational database maintains subscriber profiles. When the informational database receives a data request, i...	04/15/2008
7328248	Method and apparatus for message transmission verification A method and apparatus improve the user-friendliness of messaging systems. A message sender is requested to create a message ID which is used to identify a message being sent by the message sender. At some later time the message sender can query the message center u...	02/05/2008
7327838	System and method for integrating call delivery for fixed-site and mobility services A system and method for call forwarding between a subscriber's fixed-site and mobility devices. An incoming call is received that is directed to a fixed-site device belonging to the subscriber. When a busy/no-answer condition is detected at the fixed-site device, a ...	02/05/2008
7319858	System and method for querying message information A method for querying message information includes assigning a unique identifier to a message transmitted in a wireless network, providing the unique identifier to a wireless device associated with the message, receiving the unique identifier in a query request, and...	01/15/2008
7283805	Methods and systems for providing application level presence information in wireless communication Methods and apparatus for determining and maintaining user presence information include capturing user presence data with an application presence server. The application presence server can be configured to update user presence data as a user initiates or exits an a...	10/16/2007
7280828	Service grant for GSM wireless networks based on signal strength A system and method for selectively granting access to GSM wireless service based upon signal strength is provided. A base station may measure uplink signal strengths of bursts transmitted by a mobile station on a RACH, a SDCCH, or a TCH, and determine downlink sign...	10/09/2007
7280503	TDMA messaging service microcell A cellular messaging network includes a switching controller connected to the wireless telephone network. One or more base station micro/picocell retransmitters are coupled to the switching controller. The base station micro/picocell transmitter uses simplified cont...	10/09/2007
7280803	Monitoring network performance using individual cell phone location and performance information A system and method of collecting call data from a Mobile Telephone Switching Office and combining this data with location information of a wireless device (or devices) to generate information reports concerning the electromagnetic coverage of a cell site. The colle...	10/09/2007
7280819	Interrogate-response communication system with privacy indication A method of and apparatus for obtaining information about a product or service offering having an associated receiver responsive to an information request or query. The method comprise providing a portable subscriber device linked with a communication network, prese...	10/09/2007
7277718	Methods and apparatus for formatting information for a communication The invention provides an apparatus and method for formatting information for a communication. The apparatus has an interface to receive an identifier that identifies at least one physical property or capability of a communication device or an identifier that identi...	10/02/2007
7277529	System and method for voice mail service in an environment having multiple voice mail technology platforms Voice mail service in an environment having multiple voice mail technology platforms is provide by an Automatic Message Attendant (AMA) device and a subscriber profile database. The AMA device has a platform selector element that queries the subscriber profile datab...	10/02/2007
7275053	Surveillance and table driven reporting tool A surveillance and reporting system (SRS) is provided that enables a user to monitor and generate reports from multiple related sources pertaining to events associated with each of these sources. The SRS is internet based, thereby providing access to remote users. T...	09/25/2007
7274752	Maximum ratio transmission An arrangement where a transmitter has a plurality of transmitting antennas that concurrently transmit the same symbol, and where the signal delivered to each transmitting antenna is weighted by a factor that is related to the channel transmission coefficients found...	09/25/2007
7272218	Subscription-based billing methods and systems for shared network modem pools Methods of billing telephone calls in networks that utilize shared modem pools. A request from a user of the network is received along with user identifying data. The user identifying data is correlated with records in a database of user identifying data and if a ma...	09/18/2007
7272393	Location-based services for a multi-technology wireless device operating in a foreign technology mode An existing network conversion element built to an existing standard is used to obtain the information needed to perform location-based services for a multi-technology wireless device operating in a foreign technology mode. A system includes a database relating temp...	09/18/2007
7272417	Systems and methods for implementing fully redundant antenna hopping with multi-carrier power amplifiers and combining schemes within a base station A Transmit Diversity Redundancy controller dynamically mediates implementation of diversity and antenna hopping by detecting and remediating faults on antenna branches while minimizing the capital investment required. The controller monitors the equipment along the ...	09/18/2007
7269407	Validating an invoice in a wireless telecommunication system A method that provides improved invoice validation in a wireless telecommunication system comprises receiving billing input data for a circuit and indicating a discrepancy if a billed amount and a calculated amount differ by greater than a threshold amount, the bill...	09/11/2007
7269164	Wireless adjunct to PBX system A wireless adjunct for routing communications data between a switching unit and a radio transmit point over a packet based network. The wireless adjunct includes a switching unit interface, a network interface, and a processor. The switching unit interface is for co...	09/11/2007
7269431	System for forwarding SMS messages to other devices Improved techniques for communicating short messages forward an electronic message to an alternate communications device if the system is unable to deliver the short message to a destination communications device. The electronic message is formatted to be compliant ...	09/11/2007
7266362	Virtual subscriber network A user device (e.g., a mobile telephone) communicates with an access node in a manner that causes the access node to provide call control and service options available through the access node. The capability and cost information is presented to a user device subscri...	09/04/2007
7266371	Activation and remote modification of wireless services in a packet network context A third generation (3G) mobile communication system supports an over-the-air activation scheme utilizing a wireless packet data protocol. A subscriber identity module (SIM) is preloaded with temporary operating parameters such as a temporary international mobile sub...	09/04/2007

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Assignee: Cingular Wireless II, LLC