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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8185575 | Apparatus and method for posting a web logging message via a dispatch communication A system for posting web logging (blog) messages, retrieving blog messages, and being notified of the posting of blog messages by way of dispatch communications. The system includes a wireless communication system capable of setting up dispatch communications links ... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8185574 | System and method for retrieving a web logging message via a dispatch communication A system for posting web logging (blog) messages, retrieving blog messages, and being notified of the posting of blog messages by way of dispatch communications. The system includes a wireless communication system capable of setting up dispatch communications links ... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8185573 | System and method for posting a web logging message via a dispatch communication A system for posting web logging (blog) messages, retrieving blog messages, and being notified of the posting of blog messages by way of dispatch communications. The system includes a wireless communication system capable of setting up dispatch communications links ... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8185144 | Gateway control system and method using push-to-talk In a method for managing a target system from a Push-to-Talk station, a Gateway receives a request to manage the target system from the Push-to-Talk station. The request includes an identifier for the Push-to-Talk station and an identifier for the target system. A p... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8175063 | System and method for circulating the assignment of walsh codes among mobile units in control/hold states Systems and methods for Walsh code assignment are provided. In accordance with the disclosed exemplary embodiments, when a set of mobile communication units (MU) is in a control/hold state, instead of a base transceiver station (BTS) assigning Walsh codes for respec... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8160628 | System and method of setting up a push-to-talk call Systems and methods of setting up a push-to-talk call are provided. When a push-to-talk server receives a request for a push-to-talk call from an originating mobile station, the server sends a push-to-talk call notification to a destination mobile station identified... | 04/17/2012 |
| 8160615 | Method and system for generating associations between a user profile and wireless devices A method is provided for generating associations between a user profile and a wireless device. The method comprises storing information about a location of a first wireless device associated with a first user profile and storing information about a location of a sec... | 04/17/2012 |
| 8155623 | System and method for obtaining information from a wireless modem Systems and methods for obtaining information from a wireless modem are provided. An information requesting device can send an information request to the wireless modem. The wireless modem authenticates the information request, obtains the requested information and ... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8150908 | System and method for notifying of the posting of a web logging message via a dispatch communication A system for posting web logging (blog) messages, retrieving blog messages, and being notified of the posting of blog messages by way of dispatch communications. The system includes a wireless communication system capable of setting up dispatch communications links ... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8149743 | System and method for seamlessly switching a full-duplex session to a half-duplex session A communication system that is particularly suited to switch a full duplex session to a half duplex session. The system includes a VoIP server that sets up a full duplex session; and a dispatch call controller server that receives a request to switch the full duplex... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8145229 | System and method for improving sector throughput in a broadband data-optimized multi-carrier environment A multi-carrier base transceiver system is configured to improve sector throughout by selectively allocating available carriers to subscribers based on Quality of Service (QoS) requirements, as well as the prevailing radio frequency (RF) environment for the subject ... | 03/27/2012 |
| 8130856 | Adjustable transmit diversity Systems and methods for adjustable transmit diversity (adjustable PSTD) are provided. A base station transmits information to a mobile station over two antennas. Using information received from the mobile station related to channel conditions, the base station can a... | 03/06/2012 |
| 8126697 | System and method for language coding negotiation Systems and methods are provided for establishing a communication session between a first and second communication device. A request may be received for a communication session from the first communication device, the request indicating a language for media streams ... | 02/28/2012 |
| 8126510 | Public safety communications network architecture A system and method for providing a communication between public safety officials is disclosed. In a system of the invention, a communications network architecture includes a base transceiver station hub where the base transceiver station hub includes public safety ... | 02/28/2012 |
| 8121604 | Systems and methods for operating wireless networks Systems and methods for wireless networks with inner and outer cells are provided. A base station determines an amount of traffic on an inner and outer cell. When the traffic exceed a predetermined threshold value, traffic is adjusted on the inner or outer cell. Tra... | 02/21/2012 |
| 8107970 | System and method for converged network services Systems and methods for providing services for stations supported by a residential gateway are provided. The residential gateway can support one or more fixed-line station and/one or more mobile stations. The mobile stations can be supported by a wireless macro netw... | 01/31/2012 |
| 8081600 | Systems and methods for communicating between base stations and wireless stations Systems and methods for communicating between a wireless station and a base station are provided. A base station can allocate both a TDD channel and an FDD channel pair for communicating with a wireless station. The base station can transmit and receive unicast mess... | 12/20/2011 |
| 8068865 | System and method for transmitting tones in a push-to-talk (PTT) system Systems and methods for allowing transmission of tones by a push-to-talk (PTT) communication station are provided. The communication station can decouple the PTT button of the PTT communication station, allowing the transmission of the tones without actuating the PT... | 11/29/2011 |
| 8068820 | Systems and methods for providing data to mobile stations Systems and methods for providing data to mobile stations are provided. An administrator can select one or more mobile stations and different types of data. The administrator can also set a priority level for the selected data. The selected data is then formed into ... | 11/29/2011 |
| 8060371 | System and method for voice interaction with non-voice enabled web pages Systems and methods for voice interaction with non-voice enabled web pages and browsers are provided. A communication unit that does not provide for voice enabled web browsing can be provided with a hardware and/or software plug-in. The plug-in can receive non-voice... | 11/15/2011 |
| 8060106 | Method and system for acquisition of a service provider communications network by a mobile communications device A method and system for acquisition of a service provider communications network by a mobile communications device is disclosed. In accordance with an embodiment of a method of the present invention, the method includes storing a control channel designation in a dat... | 11/15/2011 |
| 8060095 | Individual neighbor threshold and hysteresis assignment Systems and methods for handover of a mobile station to a base station are provided. Handover criteria for determining which base station to handover to is different for different candidate base stations. This difference can account for base station loading and/or e... | 11/15/2011 |
| 8059809 | Systems and methods of establishing group calls Systems and methods of establishing group calls are provided. Contact index information is synchronized between a communication unit and a contact synchronization server. A group call request message, including index information for one or more contacts, is sent fro... | 11/15/2011 |
| 8059665 | Systems and methods for providing location information Systems and methods for obtaining location information for a communication station in a first domain by a communication station in a second domain are provided. The communication station in the second domain embeds a location request message in a message formatted a... | 11/15/2011 |
| 8059660 | Communications routing systems and methods Systems and methods for switching communications across different data link layer protocols are provided. A switch which supports a first data link layer protocol can support differentiated services for a second data link layer protocol without performing routing in... | 11/15/2011 |
| 8059613 | Implementing redirect on interoperability gateway for CDMA terminated PTT calls A communications system includes a first PTT network, and a second PTT network having a plurality of interoperability gateways. A method for routing a PTT call terminated at the second PTT network includes receiving a PTT call request from the first PTT network, the... | 11/15/2011 |
| 8059566 | Voice recognition push to message (PTM) A system and method for using the packet data service of a dispatch wireless communication network converts a subscriber's voice to a text message. The system employs offline conversion and verification of the converted text message prior to transmitting over the In... | 11/15/2011 |
| 8057116 | Data input mechanism A user interface with a keypad having a reduced form factor is provided. The keypad includes a plurality of multi-position keys, each of which has a plurality of toggle positions for making a plurality of data selections. The user interface may also include a plural... | 11/15/2011 |
| 8055290 | Method to reduce push-to-talk call setup time System and method for reducing call setup time of a dispatch communication. In one embodiment, a method includes receiving a message from an originating dispatch device intended for a target dispatch device. The message may be inspected by a base transceiver station... | 11/08/2011 |
| 8055262 | Dispatch network and IMS integration with centralized event notification server Several embodiments of an IMS communications network are disclosed. In one embodiment, the network comprises a plurality of dispatch application servers (DAS), an S-CSCF, and an event notification server. The S-CSCF is adapted to receive an IMS registration request ... | 11/08/2011 |
| 8055201 | System and method for providing integrated voice quality measurements for wireless networks A system and method for providing integrated voice quality measurements for wireless networks, based on actual calls made by end devices, are provided. The system includes a plurality of end devices, each of which includes an algorithm for determining voice quality ... | 11/08/2011 |
| 8054783 | System and method for dividing subchannels in a OFDMA network A system and method for multiplexing subchannels in an OFDMA network is provided. The subchannels can be multiplexed by splitting the subchannels in the frequency domain. Alternatively, the subchannels can be code division multiplexed using N orthogonal spreading co... | 11/08/2011 |
| 8054757 | System and method for evaluation of network performance Systems and methods are provided for evaluating an effect of a simulated communication network to media data. The method includes encoding media data to produce a plurality of packets, each packet being associated with a packet index number, a packet size and a pack... | 11/08/2011 |
| 8050236 | System and method for transmitting information via hybrid CDM/OFDM modes in HSDPA and IP wireless A wireless communication system is disclosed comprising a communications network; and a plurality of base transceiver stations (BTS) coupled to the communications network. At one of the BTS is adapted to send traffic data modulated onto orthogonal frequency division... | 11/01/2011 |
| 8036651 | Systems and methods for enforcing call restrictions between domains Systems and methods for enforcing calling restrictions are provided. When a first and second communication station are located in different domains, calling restrictions for a first communication station can be based on a current geographic location of the second co... | 10/11/2011 |
| 8031669 | Systems and methods for increasing base station capacity Systems and methods for enhancing the capacity of base stations are provided. A base station can operate in a time division duplex mode within a first frequency band. When a second frequency band is acquired for the base station's geographic region, a duplexer can b... | 10/04/2011 |
| 8027316 | Efficient selection of interoperability gateway for CDMA terminated PTT calls A communications system includes a first PTT network, and a second PTT network having a plurality of interoperability gateways. A method for efficiently selecting an interoperability gateway for PTT calls terminated at the second PTT network includes receiving a PTT... | 09/27/2011 |
| 8015241 | Apparatus and method for notifying of the posting of a web logging message via a dispatch communication A system for posting web logging (blog) messages, retrieving blog messages, and being notified of the posting of blog messages by way of dispatch communications. The system includes a wireless communication system capable of setting up dispatch communications links ... | 09/06/2011 |
| 8009680 | System and method for a private wireless network interface A private wireless network interface provides wireless signaling and protocols of a wireless macro network to allow a consumer to operate over a private wireless network. The private wireless network interface receives wireless signals compatible with a wireless mac... | 08/30/2011 |
| 8009613 | Systems and method of coupling a wireless macro network to a wireless adapter Systems and methods of coupling a wireless network to one or more wireless adapters by way of powerlines are provided. A communication device can be employed to couple a wireless macro network to one or more wireless adapters. The communication device can provide qu... | 08/30/2011 |
