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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8185935 | Method and apparatus for dynamic home address assignment by home agent in multiple network interworking A method and apparatus for dynamic home address assignment by a home agent in multiple network interworking. The invention provides a method and apparatus send a key authorization request from a mobile station to a network device, the request indicating that the mob... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8185726 | Sleep optimization based on system information block scheduling Methods and apparatuses are presented for sleep optimization based on system information block SIB scheduling. A method for invoking sleep states within user equipment (UE) is presented. The method includes decoding a broadcast control channel with a cell, determini... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8185725 | Selective powering of a BHT in a processor having variable length instructions In a processor executing instructions in at least a first instruction set execution mode having a first minimum instruction length and a second instruction set execution mode having a smaller, second minimum instruction length, line and counter index addresses are f... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8185721 | Dual function adder for computing a hardware prefetch address and an arithmetic operation value A system including a dual function adder is described. In one embodiment, the system includes an adder. The adder is configured for a first instruction to determine an address for a hardware prefetch if the first instruction is a hardware prefetch instruction. The a... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8185381 | Unified filter bank for performing signal conversions A unified filter bank for performing signal conversions may include an interface that receives signal conversion commands in relation to multiple types of compressed audio bitstreams. The unified filter bank may also include a reconfigurable transform component that... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8185307 | System and method for sending destination locations to navigation devices A navigation device receives a destination location to automatically calculate a route to the destination location over a wireless network. The destination location may be generated by a third party at a remote computer or wireless device. The destination location m... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8185140 | Methods and apparatus for supporting short burst messages over wireless communication networks In accordance with a method for supporting short burst messages over a wireless communication network, mobile-originated short burst messages may be sent using at least one of a message-based approach and a service flow-based approach. Also, mobile-terminated short ... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8185138 | Paging messages for power saving in a mobile WiMAX system Certain embodiments of the present disclosure provide a paging schedule that may allow a WiMAX mobile device to return to a low power state prior to the end of a listening interval, thereby reducing power consumption. For certain embodiments, the paging schedule may... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8185134 | Multimode GPS-enabled camera A method and device of geographically tagging images by capturing an image, determining a position based on detection of satellite signals and a wireless network signal, and tagging the image with the determined position is provided. ... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8185128 | Method and apparatus for supporting location services with roaming Techniques for supporting location services with roaming are described. A mobile station interacts with a home mobile positioning center (H-MPC) in a home network for location services even when roaming. The mobile station communicates with a visited network for a d... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8185060 | Serving base station selection using backhaul quality information Techniques for selecting a serving base station for a terminal by taking into consideration the backhaul quality of candidate base stations are described. In one design, a base station may determine backhaul quality information indicative of its current backhaul qua... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8184816 | Systems and methods for detecting wind noise using multiple audio sources A method for detecting wind noise is described. At least two audio signals are received. The at least two audio signals are filtered to reduce higher frequencies and to reduce lower frequencies to provide at least two filtered audio signals. The cross correlation of... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8184647 | Network element configuration scheme In a configuration scheme for one or more network elements, a network management entity determines a set of at least one parameter value from a set of operable parameter values and sends the determined set to a network element. The network element then selects a par... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8184615 | Wireless terminal methods and apparatus for establishing connections Methods and apparatus for establishing communication links, used to support communications sessions with one or more end nodes, e.g., mobile devices, are described. Various features are directed to a mobile node controlling the establishment of initial links to a fi... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8184611 | Mobile station assisted timing synchronization in a CDMA communication system In the present invention, the slave base station attains synchronization with the reference base station through messages transmitted from and received by a mobile station either in the soft handoff region between the reference base station and the slave base statio... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8184607 | Preamble channel decoding Rather than attaching a preamble to a data traffic subpacket, a preamble channel is transmitted along with a traffic channel. In a system wherein the data traffic subpackets are variably sized, preambles can also be variably sized if a target station can decode vari... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8184599 | Management of UE operation in a multi-carrier communication system Techniques for managing operation of a user equipment (UE) in a multi-carrier system are described. The system may support two or more carriers on the downlink and one or more carriers on the uplink. One carrier on each link may be designated as an anchor carrier. I... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8184574 | Method and apparatus for transmitting and receiving an accessparameters group message in a wireless communication system A method and apparatus for transmitting an AccessParameters group message in a wireless communication system, the method comprising generating the AccessParameters group message comprising a 2 bit AccessCycle Duration field wherein the AccessCycle Duration field det... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8184563 | Selecting a position fix to determine the location of a wireless communication device Different types of position fixes may be used to determine the location of a mobile station in a wireless communication system. The position fixes include terrestrial, or network, based techniques, and non-network based techniques, such as satellite, based technique... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8184533 | Systems and method for quality of service control over multiple accesses Systems and methods for quality of service control over multiple accesses, more particularly quality of service control over multiple accesses via enhanced quality of service rules. A policy rules and charging function, or similar network entity, can include an indi... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8184414 | Method and apparatus for forming I/O clusters in integrated circuits A first I/O pad has a first type transistor disposed at a first end of the first I/O pad. A second I/O pad has another first type transistor disposed at a first end of the second I/O pad. The first end of the first I/O pad abuts the first end of the second I/O pad, ... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8184196 | System and method to generate depth data using edge detection Systems and methods of generating depth data using edge detection are disclosed. In a particular embodiment, first image data is received corresponding to a scene recorded by an image capture device at a first focus position at a first distance. Second image data is... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8184038 | Two-way ranging with inter-pulse transmission and reception Relatively short turnaround times are provided in conjunction with two-way ranging to, for example, facilitate accurate ranging measurements when the relative clock drift between ranging nodes (e.g., devices) is relatively high. In some aspects, relatively short tur... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8183713 | System and method of providing power using switching circuits In a particular illustrative embodiment, a system is disclosed that includes a first power domain that is responsive to a first power switching circuit and a second power domain that is responsive to a second power switching circuit. The system also includes a logic... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8181079 | Data transmission with HARQ and interference mitigation Techniques for transmitting data with hybrid automatic retransmission (HARQ) and interference mitigation are described. In one design, a transmitter processes a packet of data in accordance with a rate and sends at least one transmission of the packet to a receiver ... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8180899 | Apparatus and method for supporting broadcast/multicast IP packets through a simplified sockets interface A method for configuring an IP address to receive broadcast or multicast data flow which modifies the bind( ) Application Programming Interface (API) to survey available local interfaces to determine their ability to be configured to receive data from a particular I... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8180644 | Method and apparatus for scrolling text display of voice call or message during video display session A method and communication device disclosed includes displaying a video on a display, converting voice audio data to textual data by applying voice-to-text conversion, and displaying the textual data as scrolling text displayed along with the video on the display an... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8180335 | System information modification notification and detection in wireless communications Systems and methodologies are described that facilitate notifying and detecting system information block (SIB) modification in subsequent modification periods. Access points can advertise information in a current SIB indicating a subsequent modification period in wh... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8179903 | Providing multiple levels of service for wireless communication devices communicating with a small coverage access point Local breakout is provided by one or more nodes (e.g., a local access point and/or a local gateway) in a wireless network to facilitate access to one or more local services. In conjunction with local breakout, multiple IP points of presence relating to different lev... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8179876 | Multiple modulation technique for use in a communication system A method for receiving an indication to apply a first modulation scheme to modulate one or more segments of a first portion includes determining a first segment set, having at least one segment of the first portion for applying the first modulation scheme. The metho... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8179865 | Method and apparatus for cancelling other cell interference in a wireless communication system A method and apparatus for reducing other cell interference in a wireless communication system are provided, in which a symbol generator for generating at least one modulation symbols to be transmitted, a resource mapper for mapping and assigning the modulation symb... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8179840 | Method for extending mobile IP and AAA to enable integrated support for local access and roaming access connectivity This document describes a way to extend Mobile IP Authentication Authorization and Accounting (AAA) signaling to enable a node to request from a network operator combinations of home and local service capabilities (when roaming) in an efficient and scalable manner. ... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8179833 | Hybrid TDM/OFDM/CDM reverse link transmission A communication system includes a plurality of access terminals, and an access network. The access network schedules a transmission of data in a time interval from one of the access terminals. The access network selects a multiple access transmission mode from a plu... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8179813 | Methods and systems for ranging using ranging loading factor Methods and apparatus for indicating a base station's amount of ranging traffic to a mobile station (MS) and for selecting a base station (BS) for performing ranging based on the ranging traffic indication are provided. This notification may occur via a ranging load... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8179811 | Data attachment point selection An algorithm for improving efficiency of data attachment points (DAPs) in a wireless access network (AN) is provided herein. By way of example, the algorithm can identify a serving access point (APs) coupling an access terminal (AT) to the wireless AN. A cost metric... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8179286 | System and method for sensing cargo loads and trailer movement The specification and drawing figures describe and illustrate a system for sensing cargo loads and trailer movement that includes a mobile wireless communications system. A mobile computing platform is mounted on a remote vehicle and operatively connectable across t... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8176167 | Methods and apparaus for requesting wireless communication device performance data and providing the data in optimal file size Methods, systems, devices and computer program products are presented for requesting wireless device performance data and providing an optimal file size for the performance data. Present aspects provide for estimating the size of requested performance data, at the t... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8175871 | Apparatus and method of noise and echo reduction in multiple microphone audio systems Multiple microphone noise suppression apparatus and methods are described herein. The apparatus and methods implement a variety of noise suppression techniques and apparatus that can be selectively applied to signals received using multiple microphones. The micropho... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8175660 | Wireless energy transfer Method for wireless energy transfer is disclosed. According to an embodiment, the method includes transferring electrical energy from one electronic device to another electronic device with the help of electromagnetic waves. An electronic device that requires electr... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8175656 | System and method of displaying incoming communication alerts at a wireless device A method of providing an alert of an incoming communication is disclosed and includes receiving an incoming communication at a wireless device and determining whether the wireless device has access to a photograph that is associated with an identified source of the ... | 05/08/2012 |
