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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8448212 | Combined receiver for DVB-H and DVB-T transmission Provided are apparatuses and methods in a digital broadcast transmission system for receiving, processing and rendering transmitted content. A digital receiver capable of receiving and rendering both DVB-H and DVB-T signals may include a coupling means for connectin... | 05/21/2013 |
| 8448207 | System, method, mobile terminal and computer program product for providing push-to-talk chat in interactive mobile TV An apparatus for providing an interactive service during a broadcast service includes a transmitting element and a processing element. The transmitting element is capable of communicating broadcast content of the broadcast service to a plurality of receiving termina... | 05/21/2013 |
| 8447974 | Method and apparatus for managing access rights to information spaces An approach is provided for managing access rights of users to information spaces using signatures stored in a memory tag. A signature manager caused reading of a memory tag to initiate a request, from a device, for an initial access to an information space. The req... | 05/21/2013 |
| 8447835 | Method and apparatus for accessing data The present invention relates to accessing data on computer networks, and more particularly to accessing such data via remote terminals. The present invention provides that unsolicited information is received via a first communications network on a communications de... | 05/21/2013 |
| 8447715 | Apparatus and associated methods in relation to carbon nanotube networks In one or more embodiments described herein, there is provided an apparatus comprising a substrate, and a plurality of carbon nanotubes (semiconducting nano-elements) disposed and fixed with said substrate. The nanotubes are disposed and fixed on said substrate such... | 05/21/2013 |
| 8447359 | Electronic transactions A method of accomplishing a transaction by a user equipment. Transaction information is inserted in at least one data field of an information entity that associates with the transaction based on information available at the user equipment. The information entity is ... | 05/21/2013 |
| 8447327 | Method and apparatus for a buffering scheme for OTDOA based location positioning In accordance with an example embodiment of the present invention, a method comprises receiving a plurality of reference signals (RS) from a plurality of nearby cells over a positioning time window comprising a plurality of positioning occasions; grouping the receiv... | 05/21/2013 |
| 8447315 | Method and apparatus for facilitating device-to-device communication An apparatus for providing network assisted local communication offloading to unlicensed bands may include at least one processor and at least one memory including computer program code. The at least one memory and the computer program code may be configured, with t... | 05/21/2013 |
| 8446484 | Image processing architecture with pre-scaler Disclosed is an image signal processing chain or functionality having an image data scaler. A method includes receiving a stream of image data having a first resolution; scaling the received stream of image data using a substantially freely configurable downscaling ... | 05/21/2013 |
| 8446480 | Exposure control based on image sensor cost function The present invention relates to a method, a computer-readable medium, a computer program and an apparatus for exposure control. A histogram of the number of image sensor area elements of an image sensor that receive light at specific light reception rates from an i... | 05/21/2013 |
| 8442531 | Context transfers and multi-band operation for wireless networks Various example embodiments are disclosed relating wireless networks and relating to context transfers and multi-band operation in wireless networks. In an example embodiment, a multi-band scheduler may be provided for use in a wireless node. The multi-band schedule... | 05/14/2013 |
| 8442487 | Detecting a fraudulent mobile station in a mobile communication system using location information of mobile station The invention relates to a mobile communication system including mobile stations, a mobile switching center, and a subscriber register containing subscriber data, which includes location information indicating the location of mobile stations. In order to detect the ... | 05/14/2013 |
| 8442392 | Method and apparatus for operating the automatic focus or the optical imaging stabilizing system In accordance with an example embodiment, an apparatus comprises a printed wiring board. The printed wiring board comprising a coil and being coupled to an image sensor. The coil, using the magnetic circuitry, is designed to tilt the printed wiring board and automat... | 05/14/2013 |
| 8442349 | Removal of artifacts in flash images The present invention relates to a method, a computer-readable medium, a computer program and apparatuses for removal of artifacts in flash images. Image data of a reference image captured using a first level of flash energy and image data of a main image captured u... | 05/14/2013 |
| 8442317 | Method, apparatus and computer program product for compensating eye color defects Method, apparatus, and computer program product are provided. The method includes computing a first difference image for a first eye region based on a difference of red pixel intensity and green pixel intensity of each of a first set of pixels associated with the fi... | 05/14/2013 |
| 8442109 | Signaling of region-of-interest scalability information in media files A method for signaling ROI scalability information in a file format. The present invention provides an efficient signaling of ROI scalability information in the file format, wherein the signaling comprises providing the geometrical information of a ROI and an indica... | 05/14/2013 |
| 8442000 | Method and apparatus for communicating protocol data unit in radio access network A new protocol data unit is used in communications in a radio access network. When a user equipment requests a radio resource controller connection, the UE includes its identity in the request message. In establishing the connection to UE, a serving radio network co... | 05/14/2013 |
| 8441465 | Apparatus comprising an optically transparent sheet and related methods An apparatus includes an optically transparent sheet having an electrically conductive layer, an electrode element, and electro-vibration circuitry configured to provide a time-varying voltage signal across the electrically conductive layer and the electrode element... | 05/14/2013 |
| 8438702 | Flexible hinge for electronic devices In accordance with an example embodiment of the present invention, an apparatus comprises a flexible hinge comprising first and second layers; the first layer comprising an elastomer and the second layer comprising a composite fabric. ... | 05/14/2013 |
| 8438019 | Classification of audio signals An encoder comprising an input for inputting frames of an audio signal in a frequency band, at least a first excitation block for performing a first excitation for a speech like audio signal, and a second excitation block for performing a second excitation for a non... | 05/07/2013 |
| 8437437 | Apparatuses, methods and computer programs for conveying information The invention is related to an apparatus comprising: a receiver configured to receive a channel quality indication matrix; a processor configured to repeat, until the channel quality indication matrix is empty except for selected scheduling results, the following pr... | 05/07/2013 |
| 8437368 | System and method for handing over a call from a packet-switched network to a circuit-switched network A communications system and method are provided for handing over a call from a packet-switched network (e.g., IP network) to a circuit-switched network (e.g., PLMN, PSTN, etc.). The system includes a first terminal capable of communicating via a packet-switched netw... | 05/07/2013 |
| 8437327 | Method, apparatus and computer program product providing slow associated control channel (SACCH) repetition Techniques are presented for repetition on both uplink and downlink Slow Associated Control Channel (SACCH) channels. For instance, an exemplary method is disclosed that is performed by a mobile node. The method includes receiving from a network node a first block o... | 05/07/2013 |
| 8437125 | Housing for an electronic apparatus A portable electronic apparatus including: a plurality of electronic components; a unitary body having an exterior continuous surface, a first aperture in the exterior continuous surface and a second aperture in the exterior continuous surface, wherein a first porti... | 05/07/2013 |
| 8435048 | Connector A connector includes a connector assembly is supported by a moveable member that can move relative to a printed wired board in two directions and is urged to its center position by two oppositely disposed springs that each urge a contact member into a respective rec... | 05/07/2013 |
| 8433989 | Error checking with data presence detection The present invention relates to an apparatus and a method for detecting presence of data, wherein input data is decoded using a decoder metric to obtain decoded data, and an error check is performed for the decoded data. Furthermore, a threshold value is determined... | 04/30/2013 |
| 8433840 | Storage card having selectable contact elements and method of its operation The present invention relates to a storage card having selectable contact elements, a terminal capable of receiving said storage card, and method of its operation. The storage card with selectable contact elements, comprises an interface having a plurality of contac... | 04/30/2013 |
| 8433752 | Notification of a blocked user entering or participating in a multi-user chat session A method of managing chat services in a communications system comprising the steps of: a first user terminal initiating a chat session with a session manager; said first user terminal inviting a second user terminal to join the chat session, wherein the second user ... | 04/30/2013 |
| 8433354 | Reporting cell measurement results in a cellular communication system The present invention relates to reporting cell measurement results associated with a plurality of cells of a cellular communication system. The reporting is transmitted from a station via a radio interface to receiver element of a cell serving the station. The cell... | 04/30/2013 |
| 8433273 | Increasing sensitivity of radio receiver A direct-conversion radio receiver is provided. The receiver includes a first measurement unit configured to measure a signal level of a received signal at an input of the receiver. The receiver also includes a gain controller configured to stepwise adjust at least ... | 04/30/2013 |
| 8432363 | Optical actuators in keypads The specification and drawings present a new apparatus and manufacturing method for optical protrusions (e.g., dome pins or actuators) attached to a light guide for providing backlight, actuation function and/or tactile feedback in keypad modules of electronic devic... | 04/30/2013 |
| 8432321 | Antenna arrangement and antenna housing An antenna arrangement including an antenna occupying at least a first plane; a conductive structure that is isolated from the antenna but is arranged to be parasitically fed by the antenna, the conductive structure having a slot and occupying at least a second plan... | 04/30/2013 |
| 8432313 | Conformal and compact wideband antenna A substrate such as a printed wiring board defines a cutout of grounding metallization. A monopole radiating element is spaced laterally from edges of the grounding metallization in the cutout. A patch radiating element is spaced laterally from edges of the groundin... | 04/30/2013 |
| 8432273 | Method and apparatus for providing device recovery assistance An apparatus for providing device recovery assistance may include at least one processor and at least one memory including computer program code. The at least one memory and the computer program code may be configured, with the processor, to cause the apparatus to p... | 04/30/2013 |
| 8431819 | Casing with channel discontinuity that resists capillary action A casing (100, 200) for housing one or more electronic components for an electronic device in the casing interior, the casing comprising first (100) and second parts (200) having respective mateable surfaces having one or more mateable edges, th... | 04/30/2013 |
| 8429480 | User specific load balancing In accordance with exemplary embodiments of the invention there is a method and apparatus to detect with a hybrid automatic repeat request function a collision between an uplink packet re-transmission and a new uplink packet transmission within a hybrid automatic re... | 04/23/2013 |
| 8429398 | Method and apparatus of providing personalized virtual environment An approach is provided for providing a personalized virtual environment for a visitor of a service community. A comparison is made of identification information of the visitor with contact entries of a plurality of registered users of a service community. Additiona... | 04/23/2013 |
| 8429114 | Method and apparatus for providing low cost programmable pattern recognition An apparatus for providing pattern recognition may include at least one processor and at least one memory including computer program code. The at least one memory and the computer program code may be configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the apparatu... | 04/23/2013 |
| 8428583 | Managing subscriber information A method includes storing subscriber data at one or more locations, and storing, at least one of the one or more locations, one or more rules for managing the subscriber data at least one of the one or more locations. The subscriber data regarding at least one of th... | 04/23/2013 |
| 8427508 | Method and apparatus for an augmented reality user interface An approach is provided for an augmented reality user interface. An image representing a physical environment is received. Data relating to a horizon within the physical environment is retrieved. A section of the image to overlay location information based on the ho... | 04/23/2013 |
