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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8165611 | System and method of message delivery in a wireless communication network A router system maintains a status of a wireless device of either available or unavailable. The status of available may be indicative of the wireless device being in-coverage with a wireless network, whereas the status of unavailable may be indicative of the wireles... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8160543 | Methods and apparatus for use in processing disconnected emergency calls and other communications involving mobile communication devices and the remote monitoring thereof Techniques in a mobile communication device configured to operate using a wireless communication network are described. The mobile device operates to establish an emergency call with a public safety answering point entity, and subsequently monitors to receive an inc... | 04/17/2012 |
| 8160494 | Methods and apparatus for use in switching user account data and operations between two different mobile communication devices Methods and apparatus for use in switching communications associated with a user account from a first (“source”) mobile communication device to a second (“target”) mobile communication device are disclosed. The source and target devices may be possessed and/... | 04/17/2012 |
| 8150375 | Methods and apparatus for automatically recording Push-To-Talk (PTT) voice communications for replay In one illustrative example, a mobile station includes a wireless transceiver which operates with a wireless communication network; a processor; memory coupled to the processor; and a user interface which includes a Push-To-Talk (PTT) switch for transmitting a PTT v... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8135406 | Methods and apparatus for use in controlling the selection of communication networks while connected in a generic access network A mobile device maintains a communication link with a radio access network (RAN) which is part of a generic access network (GAN). The mobile device maintains, via the GAN, a serivce connection for a voice and/or data service with a core network of a visited Public L... | 03/13/2012 |
| 8121648 | Adaptive beamforming configuration methods and apparatus for wireless access points serving as handoff indication mechanisms in wireless local area networks In one illustrative example, a technique for use in operating a wireless access point (AP) for serving as a handoff indication mechanism in a first wireless network is described. The handoff indication mechanism is configured to communicate handoff indications in re... | 02/21/2012 |
| 8121610 | Methods and apparatus for associating mapping functionality and information in contact lists of mobile communication devices In one illustrative example, a method of providing mapping functionality in a contact list of a mobile communication device comprises the acts of providing a contact list organizer function in the mobile device for use in organizing a plurality of contacts of a cont... | 02/21/2012 |
| 8121069 | Adaptive data delivery A system and a method for a wireless communication system (700) for adaptively delivering data to a wireless mobile communication device (702) based upon an availability status of the mobile device (702) in the wireless communication system (... | 02/21/2012 |
| 8116712 | Methods and apparatus for controlling a gain state of a wireless receiver operating in an idle mode Techniques for controlling a gain state of a wireless receiver involve causing the wireless receiver to enter into a sleep mode; causing the wireless receiver to exit from the sleep mode and enter into a wake-up period; providing, via a multiplexer, a stored gain co... | 02/14/2012 |
| 8107985 | Data-capable network prioritization with reduced delays in data service In one illustrative method, a method in a mobile station for use in reducing delays for data communications is described. The mobile station causes a request for packet data service to be sent to a wireless communication network. If the request for the packet data s... | 01/31/2012 |
| 8107928 | Data session authentication credentials update for a wireless communication device Methods and apparatus in a wireless device for use in maintaining appropriate authentication credentials for receiving a message service provided by a service network which is external to a wireless network are described. The wireless device receives, via the wirele... | 01/31/2012 |
| 8107924 | Secure provisioning methods and apparatus for mobile communication devices operating in wireless local area networks (WLANS) A wireless local area network (WLAN) includes a plurality of wireless access points (APs) which provide communications for a plurality of mobile communication devices. One of the APs is designated as a provisioning AP and is set to have a substantially smaller RF co... | 01/31/2012 |
| 8107483 | IPv4-to-IPv6 address transitioning methods and apparatus for systems that push information to wireless communication devices A front end of an IPv6 communication network includes a network entry point device and a plurality of tunnel servers which facilitate the communication of user information between a host computer of an IPv4 communication network and an IPv6 wireless communication de... | 01/31/2012 |
| 8099121 | System and method for granting transmit capability in a push to communicate system One illustrative technique is performed in a requesting terminal of a plurality of terminals of a communication group for a communication session delivered via a network. Each terminal has communication capabilities within the communication group, such that a curren... | 01/17/2012 |
| 8099118 | Methods and apparatus for prioritizing voice call requests during data communication sessions with a mobile device A voice call request for a voice call involving the mobile device is received in a wireless network while the mobile device is engaged in a connected data communication service via the wireless network. The service utilizes a radio traffic channel between the mobile... | 01/17/2012 |
| 8099082 | System and method wireless messaging in a wireless communication system A wireless communication system, comprising a host service, a wireless router system coupled to the host service, a wireless network coupling the wireless router system and a wireless mobile communication device (“mobile device”), adaptively delivers data to the... | 01/17/2012 |
| 8098630 | Scanning methods and apparatus for system acquisition In one illustrative example, a system acquisition method suitable for use in W-CDMA utilizes a receiver having an automatic frequency control (AFC) circuit. A system acquisition scan is performed over a plurality of candidate frequencies in an RF band. During the sy... | 01/17/2012 |
| 8095175 | WLAN-to-WWAN handover methods and apparatus using a WLAN support node having a WWAN interface Methods and apparatus for use in switching communication operations between a wireless local area network (WLAN) (e.g. an IEEE 802.11-based network) and a wireless wide area network (WWAN) (e.g. a cellular telecommunications network) for a mobile communication devic... | 01/10/2012 |
| 8095117 | System and methods for wireless messaging Systems and methods for enabling data messaging in a wireless communications system is provided in one embodiment. Wireless messaging is enabled by having a host service send enable messages to a mobile communications device. Once an enable message has been received... | 01/10/2012 |
| 8090718 | Methods and apparatus for improving backward seek performance for multimedia files A multimedia player application is adapted to process multimedia data of one or more multimedia files (e.g. MPEG-4 files) to produce multimedia output data at an audio/video output device. A file allocation table (FAT) system is adapted to manage storage of these mu... | 01/03/2012 |
| 8090363 | System and methods for data communications in a wireless communication system In one embodiment, a method of operating a mobile device comprises receiving an enable message at the mobile device, the enable message being indicative of a pending message to be retrieved; opening an application at the mobile device subsequent to the receiving of ... | 01/03/2012 |
| 8085742 | Call forwarding methods and apparatus for mobile communication devices which operate in WWANS and WLANS Methods and apparatus for use by a mobile communication device in facilitating voice calls through a wireless local area network (WLAN) and a wireless wide area network (WWAN) are disclosed. When switching communication operations from a WLAN coverage region of the ... | 12/27/2011 |
| 8081588 | Methods and apparatus for increasing data throughput by grouping data packets into maximum transmissible units A mobile communication device has a wireless transceiver and one or more processors for communicating data in a wireless communication system. The one or more processors are operative to receive a plurality of data packets of varying payload size in a queue; associa... | 12/20/2011 |
| 8078195 | Methods and apparatus for facilitating the determination of GPS location information for a mobile station without disrupting communications of voice call Techniques for use in a mobile device for obtaining location information with use of a Global Positioning System (GPS) involve receiving, through a user interface of the mobile device, a voice call request for establishing a voice call; and in response to receiving ... | 12/13/2011 |
| 8078168 | Scanning and decoding methods and apparatus for mobile communication devices For each broadcast control channel of a plurality of broadcast control channels associated with a plurality of wireless networks, a mobile device decodes control information on the broadcast control channel and stores this control information in its memory. The cont... | 12/13/2011 |
| 8073883 | Methods and apparatus for concurrently executing a garbage collection process during execution of a primary application program A wireless mobile communication device has an application program and a garbage collection program stored in memory. The garbage collection program is configured to identify a root set of referenced objects of the application program with use of a reference indicato... | 12/06/2011 |
| 8073494 | Alert methods and apparatus for call appointments in a calendar application based on communication conditions of a mobile station In one illustrative example, a mobile device includes one or more processors, memory coupled to the one or more processors, a wireless transceiver coupled to the one or more processors, and a user interface which includes a visual display and a plurality of keys. Th... | 12/06/2011 |
| 8068816 | Voice mailbox configuration methods and apparatus for mobile communication devices In one illustrative example disclosed, a mobile communication device includes a user interface, a processor, and a wireless transmitter. The user interface includes, among other things, a visual display which is part of a graphical user interface (GUI). For configur... | 11/29/2011 |
| 8060098 | Handover methods and apparatus for mobile communication devices A mobile communication device assists in a handover procedure between a first base station and a second base station using reliable and efficient techniques. The mobile device has a wireless transceiver and one or more processors coupled to the wireless transceiver.... | 11/15/2011 |
| 8060039 | Methods and apparatus for reestablishing a data connection with a wireless communication network Methods and apparatus for use in a wireless communication device for communications with a wireless communication network are described. In one illustrative technique, the wireless device sends a message to the wireless network which causes data connection parameter... | 11/15/2011 |
| 8045969 | Methods and apparatus for limiting communication capabilities in mobile communication devices A mobile device detects whether its temperature is within a first or second range of values, and operates in a full communication state within the first range and a limited communication state within the second range. The mobile device receives a communication reque... | 10/25/2011 |
| 8041376 | Methods and apparatus for providing PTT data buffering support indications from mobile devices and PTT data buffering control by wireless networks In one illustrative example of the present application, a mobile communication device has one or more processors, a wireless transceiver adapted to provide communications through a wireless communication network, and a buffer memory for use in buffering a Push-To-Ta... | 10/18/2011 |
| 8036654 | Methods and apparatus for selecting a communication network A mobile communication device is adapted to provide voice communications with use of a voice service and data communications with use of a data service. The mobile device maintains a preferred network list as well as a service access list in its memory. The preferre... | 10/11/2011 |
| 8032547 | Methods and apparatus for use in controlling a scan rate for scanning operations in a mobile communication device Methods and apparatus for use in controlling scanning operations or a scan rate based on call appointments or reminders are disclosed. In one illustrative example, one or more processors of a mobile communication device are operative to identify whether a call appoi... | 10/04/2011 |
| 8032174 | Provisioning methods and apparatus for wireless local area networks (WLANS) with use of a provisioning ESSID Methods and apparatus for use in provisioning mobile communication devices in wireless local area networks (WLANs) are described. A mobile communication device associates with a wireless access point of a provisioning virtual local area network (VLAN) of the network... | 10/04/2011 |
| 8023994 | Provisioning methods and apparatus with use of a provisioning ESSID derived from both predetermined criteria and network-specific criteria Methods and apparatus for use in provisioning mobile communication devices in wireless local area networks (WLANs) are described. In one illustrative example, a provisioning network identifier (“provisioning ESSID”) is derived based on both predetermined provisi... | 09/20/2011 |
| 8019330 | Methods and apparatus for providing manual selection of a communication network for a mobile station Methods and apparatus for providing manual selection of a communication network for a mobile station are described. A plurality of communication networks are identified by scanning a coverage area within which the mobile station is operating. A plurality of network ... | 09/13/2011 |
| 8014796 | Map version control methods and apparatus for updating the use of network-maintained map data sets for mobile communication devices A map version control method of providing updates of network-maintained map data sets in mobile communication devices includes the steps of receiving a version of map data from a network database through a wireless communication network; causing the map to be visual... | 09/06/2011 |
| 8014402 | Methods and apparatus for use in forwarding short messages for mobile communication devices In one illustrative example, when a message forwarding function is enabled for a mobile communication device which operates in a wireless communication network, an address (e.g. an MSISDN) of the mobile device is assigned to “virtual mobile equipment” in the wir... | 09/06/2011 |
| 8005461 | Voicemail notification messaging for mobile communication devices Voicemail notification messaging for mobile communication devices is disclosed. Voicemail notification messages corresponding to voicemail messages are received through a wireless receiver of the mobile device and voicemail message header lines corresponding to them... | 08/23/2011 |
