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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8099404 | Method for testing browser-adapting server applications A method for testing a browser-adapting server application includes collecting and recording, using another server application, key information of a number of browser types and/or versions. The information adaptation method of the browser-adapting server application... | 01/17/2012 |
| 8089495 | Method for the display of standardized large-format internet pages with for example HTML protocol on hand-held devices with a mobile radio connection A method for the display of standardized Internet pages (for example, in HTML or XML standard), generated for display on large-size screens, on a small display on hand-held devices (mini-computer, PDA or mobile radio device) is disclosed, in which the hand-held devi... | 01/03/2012 |
| 8059742 | Method and device for operating MIMO air interfaces in mobile communications systems A method and device for operating MIMO air interfaces in mobile communications systems, according to which a radio signal is transmitted by a transmitting device via a MIMO channel comprising a number of m subchannels and is received by a receiving device having n a... | 11/15/2011 |
| 8019327 | Control of call delivery and call forwarding of telecommunication connections, especially in multi-device configurations The invention relates to a method and a system for controlling an arrangement of a configuration comprising two or more user devices (multi-device configuration) of telecommunication user devices in a public telecommunication network. According to the invention, the... | 09/13/2011 |
| 8010641 | Method for coupling online and internet services A method couples online and Internet services. Previously, personalized services in particular (e-mail etc.) are only available from Internet service providers via the telecommunications network and RAS/RADIUS access and not via the public Internet. Now the ISP is e... | 08/30/2011 |
| 8005491 | Method for controlling the delivery of messages in a telecommunications network while taking multi-device configurations into special consideration A method for controlling the delivery of messages in a telecommunications network, particularly in a mobile communications network, with data assigned to a subscriber relationship and to a terminal, that is, to the identification chip (for example, GSM, SIM, UMTS, U... | 08/23/2011 |
| 7962175 | Method for dimensioning hardware components for base stations of CDMA communications networks The invention relates to a method for dimensioning hardware components for base stations of CDMA communication networks, especially hardware components of a UMTS base Station (node B). The number of hardware components, that is Channel elements (CE) and modems (M), ... | 06/14/2011 |
| 7890093 | Method for testing SMS connections in mobile communication systems A method for testing SMS connections in mobile communication systems with automatic interchange of one or more SMS messages or SMS dialogs between a test device and at least one remote location and having complete tabular recording of the SMS message contents and pr... | 02/15/2011 |
| 7835748 | Method for analyzing the interference and supply situation in UMTS sub-networks The invention relates to a method for analyzing the interference and supply situation in universal mobile telecommunication system (UMTS) sub-networks. Said method enables supply assertions for each service in the considered sub-network to be determined using measur... | 11/16/2010 |
| 7787862 | Method for video monitoring objects by means of a mobile communications systems The invention is directed to a method for video object monitoring with a mobile communication system, whereby a connection between a transmitter provided with a video camera and at least one receiver is established for transmitting video data over the mobile communi... | 08/31/2010 |
| 7770216 | Transparent access authentication in GPRS core networks The present invention relates to a method for application layer authentication of subscribers connected to the authenticating network domain by a 2G or 2.5G GPRS core network or a 3G UMTS network, characterised by using data which are assembled by the network layer ... | 08/03/2010 |
| 7761716 | Method and arrangement for securing a man-machine dialogue The invention relates to a method and arrangement for securing a man-machine dialogue between a user and at least one application, which may be executed on a terminal, whereby a communication between user and application is achieved by means of input channels and ou... | 07/20/2010 |
| 7720709 | Method for controlling a machine dispensing good and charging of goods thus dispensed A method for controlling and operating a vending machine that incorporates a mobile radiocommunication transmit/receive unit and can be called from a user's mobile telephone unit over a mobile telephone network via an abbreviated mobile telephone number affixed on t... | 05/18/2010 |
| 7634445 | Method for billing internet transactions via mobile radio telephone service The invention relates to a method for billing internet transactions via mobile radio telephone service. By using WAP (Wireless Application Protocol), it is possible to select and, optionally, reserve goods and services (information, tickets, CD's, hotel rooms, etc) ... | 12/15/2009 |
| 7630378 | Method for improving the QoS mechanisms in the bandwidth allocation-in CDMA mobile communication systems The invention relates to a method for improving QoS mechanisms during bandwidth allocation in CDMA mobile communication systems, characterized in that the user terminal signals the minimal bandwidth (bit rate) which is required to the mobile communication system and... | 12/08/2009 |
| 7627316 | Method for registration of a communication terminal with an IMS services network utilizing an SMS message sent to the communication terminal The present invention relates to a method for the registration of a communication terminal with a IMS services network via at least one communications network. According to the present invention, it is checked on the part of a network element of the IMS services net... | 12/01/2009 |
| 7603270 | Method of prioritizing transmission of spectral components of audio signals A method for the transmission of audio signals between a transmitter and at least one receiver operates according to the prioritizing pixel transmission method. The audio signal is first broken down into a number of spectral fractions. The broken-down audio signal i... | 10/13/2009 |
| 7596645 | Method for automatically adapting to the capabilities of a data-transmitting terminal and a device supplying data to said terminal requesting the data A method for automatically adapting to the capabilities of a data transmitting terminal a device supplying data to said terminal requesting the data. The method is characterized in that the data supplying device receives information concerning the capabilities of th... | 09/29/2009 |
| 7593750 | Method and system for operating a radio communication network A method and a system for operating a radio communication network which is characterized in that a first radio communication network uses at least one function of a second radio communication network by connecting the first radio communication network to at least on... | 09/22/2009 |
| 7583843 | Method for the transmission of additional information when using a method for compressing data by means of prioritizing pixel transmission The invention relates to a method for the transmission of additional information when using a method for compressing data by means of a prioritizing pixel transmission, said data consisting of individual pixel groups, each of which comprises a positional value withi... | 09/01/2009 |
| 7526298 | Method and arrangement for the treatment of short message with directory number portability The invention concerns a procedure and a structure to handle short messages under phone number portability between multiple telecommunications networks, where the phone numbers do not permit an unambiguous linkage of the user to a specific telecommunication network ... | 04/28/2009 |
| 7519394 | Method for the provision of operator-specific performance features of different mobile radio network operators for a mobile radio customer The invention relates to a method for the provision of operator-specific performance features of different mobile radio network operators for a mobile radio customer, whereby the mobile radio customer has a smart card, on which a user relationship for the mobile rad... | 04/14/2009 |
| 7493102 | Method for determining charges in real time for value-added services in a telecommunication network A method for determining charges in real time for value-added services in a telecommunication network, having an intelligent network structure, in which a caller selects a value-added service by dialing an associated destination number. This destination number is in... | 02/17/2009 |
| 7492878 | Method for providing and billing for functionalities of a wireless identification module WIM in mobile communication terminals A method for providing and billing WIM functionalities in mobile communication terminals. The method is characterized in that the WIM internally counts each of the signatures initiated by the subscriber, wherein the signature function is blocked when a given number ... | 02/17/2009 |
| 7483527 | Method for operating a call-centre In a call-centre, external telephone calls form customers are distributed to terminals so that they can be answered by agents. The invention relates to a method for operating a call-centre, wherein an external call is initially connected to a free terminal. If an in... | 01/27/2009 |
| 7469044 | Callback when not engaged by means of automated redialling in communication networks The invention relates to a method of redialing in telecommunication networks for a call back when not engaged, whereby a caller carries out a call attempt to reach a callee, whereby the callee does not respond at firs. According to the invention, the callee may be r... | 12/23/2008 |
| 7460875 | Additional information for voice group call service A method and system for providing the active members of a Voice Group Call Service with additional information. The additional information is transmitted in a message on the associated control channel for the downlink traffic channel of the voice group. The addition... | 12/02/2008 |
| 7450693 | Method and device for improving voice quality on transparent telecommunication-transmission paths A method and a device for improving voice quality on transparent telecommunications-transmission paths. The audio-transmission channel is adapted to the respective audio-spectrum of the speaker at predetermined intervals. As a result, means for analyzing the voice s... | 11/11/2008 |
| 7444023 | Method for coding and decoding digital data stored or transmitted according to the pixels method for transmitting prioritised pixels A method for coding and decoding digital data stored or transmitted according to the pixels method for transmitting prioritized pixels. The content of the information to the coded or decoded consists of individual pixel groups. Each pixel group comprises a place val... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7415388 | Method for the automatically determining the indirect and direct extent of damages resulting from a failure of technical components in objects integrated in a production cycle A method is provided for the automated determination of the indirect and direct extent of damages in objects resulting from a failure of technical components integrated in a production cycle. The invention involves the detection of the components that are affected b... | 08/19/2008 |
| 7409426 | Method and system for providing easy access to an e-mail account via a mobile communication network A method and a system for providing easy access to an e-mail account, in particular a POP3/SMTP e-mail account, via a mobile communication network. The method comprises the steps of: providing a mobile terminal having a generic e-mail configuration with at least one... | 08/05/2008 |
| 7379736 | Method and device for selectively controlling network selection in an area covered by at least two mobile communication networks The invention relates to methods and systems for selectively controlling network selection in an area covered by at least two mobile communication networks. According to the first method, the area which is to be covered is divided up into zones and a specific code i... | 05/27/2008 |
| 7369154 | Method for transmitting additional data within a video transmission The invention relates to a method for transmitting additional data within a video data transmission between a transmitter and a receiver according to the prioritized pixel transmission method, wherein the video data consist of individual pixel groups, and each pixel... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7359560 | Method for compression and decompression of image data with use of priority values The invention relates to a method for compression and decompression of pixel-based image data. Each pixel first has the pixel value determined. A pixel difference value is then determined for each pixel, from a given number of neighboring pixels, which results from ... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7319679 | Method for reducing the latency during the transmission of information in a GPRS network The invention relates to a method for reducing the latency in a GPRS network, via which information is transmitted between a data requesting unit, i.e. a client (1), and a data-providing unit, i.e. a server (9), in the form of data packets. In order to... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7319856 | Method for the selection, transmission and playback of pieces of music by subscribers a digital mobile communication network The invention relates to a method for the selection, transmission and playback of pieces of music by subscribers of a digital mobile network, whereby a plurality of pieces of music is saved in digital form on a database server. The inventive device is characterised ... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7319855 | Method for charging internet services via a mobile telephone A method is provided for a mobile telephone users to pay small individual fees for certain content when surfing the Internet using a mobile telephone terminal, for example, a WAP-enabled terminal. The method establishes a payment gateway which is accessible by the m... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7299061 | Method for storing short data The invention concerns a method for storing short alphanumerical data determined for a subscriber mobile terminal of mobile radiotelephony, characterized in that said short alphanumerical data are simultaneously and automatically duplicated, independently of their r... | 11/20/2007 |
| 7280845 | Method for simplifying the exchange of a SIM card of subscribers of a digital mobile communications network With the present method for simplifying the exchange of a SIM card of subscribers of a digital mobile communications network, the subscriber disposes of an old active SIM card and makes us of a new inactive SIM card in a mobile terminal. The invention provides that ... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7277435 | Method for carrying out monitoring in packet-oriented telecommunication and data networks The invention relates to a method for carrying out monitoring in packet-oriented telecommunication networks and data networks. The method makes it possible to reduce the processor performance required to carry out legal monitoring of telecommunication subscribers in... | 10/02/2007 |
