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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20120129509 | OPTIMIZING LONG TERM EVOLUTION (LTE) CAPACITY USING AN ADAPTIVE DORMANCY TIMER A device classifies access or control channel signals into a first class or a second class, initializes a dormancy timer associated with the device, and sets the dormancy timer to a default value. The device also sets a signal target utilization threshold, receives actu... | 05/24/2012 |
| 20120129512 | CORDLESS TELEPHONE SET Disclosed is a cordless telephone set capable of suppressing power consumption during power failures to lengthen the time for a call. A cordless telephone (1) receives power supply from a handset (3) placed on a charging section (26) of a base unit ... | 05/24/2012 |
| 20120129510 | METHODS FOR REMINDING A USER OF A TASK ASSOCIATED WITH A COMMUNICATION Methods for reminding a user of a task associated with a communication are disclosed herein. One example of the method involves reminding the user of a task associated with an incoming communication, and another example of the method involves reminding the user of a tas... | 05/24/2012 |
| 20120129511 | MOBILE PHONE AND OPERATING METHOD THEREOF A mobile phone operating method including the following steps is provided. A first key of a mobile phone is pressed. The mobile phone is shaken as the first key is pressed, such that a first gesture is sensed by a g-sensor of the mobile phone. Whether a combination of t... | 05/24/2012 |
| 20120108225 | MOBILE TRAFFIC CATEGORIZATION AND POLICY FOR NETWORK USE OPTIMIZATION WHILE PRESERVING USER EXPERIENCE Systems and methods of mobile traffic categorization and policy implementation for network use optimization are disclosed. In one aspect, embodiments of the present disclosure include a method, which may be implemented on a system, of detecting an activity state of an a... | 05/03/2012 |
| 20120108224 | USING QUALITY OF SERVICE TO CONTROL HARDWARE FOR LOW BATTERY SCENARIOS Certain embodiments of the present disclosure relate to methods for reducing power consumption of a mobile device while maintaining QoS of communication links. If the available battery power is below a predefined threshold, then several power-saving techniques may be tr... | 05/03/2012 |
| 20120108221 | AUGMENTING COMMUNICATION SESSIONS WITH APPLICATIONS Embodiments include applications as participants in a communication session such as a voice call. The applications provide functionality to the communication session by performing commands issued by the participants during the communication session to generate output da... | 05/03/2012 |
| 20120108223 | FREQUENCY CONFIGURATION OF FEMTO-CELL BASE STATIONS A method and apparatus for reconfiguring an operational frequency and associated bandwidth used by a femto-cell base station are disclosed. The femto-cell is configured to provide coverage to a User Equipment by connecting to a core telecommunications network via a gate... | 05/03/2012 |
| 20120083258 | SYSTEM AND METHOD TO MANAGE PROCESSES OF A MOBILE DEVICE BASED ON AVAILABLE POWER RESOURCES A system and method to manage processes of a mobile device based on available power resources is disclosed. In a particular embodiment, an apparatus is disclosed that includes an interface configured to receive a user selection of a scheduled program to be received at a... | 04/05/2012 |
| 20120083259 | Methods, Devices and Computer Program Products for Presenting Screen Content Screen content from a first telecommunication device, such as a smartphone, is cast wirelessly and received by a second telecommunications device. The received screen content is formatted for presentation on the second telecommunications device. Screen content from amon... | 04/05/2012 |
| 20120083260 | INFORMATION TERMINAL, INFORMATION PRESENTATION METHOD FOR AN INFORMATION TERMINAL, AND INFORMATION PRESENTATION PROGRAM [Object] To enable a user to simply and easily confirm update information of a plurality of pieces of content data handled by a plurality of various application programs without any troublesome operation. [Solving Means] A plurality of update information display cards (... | 04/05/2012 |
| 20120071150 | CALL MANAGEMENT METHOD FOR MOBILE PHONE The present disclosure provides a call management method for a mobile phone. The mobile phone may be set with a preset period and a preset phone number. The mobile phone determines whether a call time of an incoming call is in the preset period. If the call time is in t... | 03/22/2012 |
| 20120071151 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SELECTIVELY RESTRICTING IN-VEHICLE MOBILE DEVICE USAGE Systems and methods are disclosed for computing various determinations at one or more mobile devices and/or central machines. In part, such determinations are computed based on analysis of one or more inputs originating at one or more sensors of one or more devices. Suc... | 03/22/2012 |
| 20120071141 | HETEROGENEOUS NETWORK ACCESS ON DEVICES WITH ONE OR MORE NETWORK INTERFACES A method for managing TCP flows in a mobile device adapted to connect to two or more wireless network types includes enabling connection to a number of networks of different types at the mobile device and executing a plurality of Internet-enabled applications on the mob... | 03/22/2012 |
| 20120071149 | PREVENTION OF ACCIDENTAL DEVICE ACTIVATION The present application allows wake-up and unlock operations to occur using a single event, such as a single keystroke. Additionally, a check is made to ensure that activation was caused by human touch, not an object. In one embodiment, an area of a mobile device is des... | 03/22/2012 |
| 20120052853 | PAGING FOR NON-REAL-TIME COMMUNICATIONS USING CELLULAR NETWORKS A method of paging to increase standby time of Wireless Terminals used for non-real-time communications via cellular network is disclosed. The method comprises synchronizing a wireless terminal clock to a server internal clock and deriving a paging window and a dormant ... | 03/01/2012 |
| 20120051453 | OPEN LOOP MIMO MODE FOR LTE-A UPLINK A precoding scheme to accommodate user equipment (UEs) having higher Doppler speeds. In such transmission schemes, a different precoding matrix is applied to each orthogonal frequency division multiplex (OFDM) symbol in the transmission stream. Additionally, a downlink ... | 03/01/2012 |
| 20120052852 | Mass Deployment of Communication Headset Systems The present disclosure relates to devices, systems and methods for programming base units of communication headset systems with new or updated configuration parameters by a portable or handheld programming unit.... | 03/01/2012 |
| 20120046019 | SYSTEM, METHOD AND COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM FOR RESTRICTING MOBILE DEVICE SERVICES In a mobile communications network one or more altered service zones may be defined. When a location aware mobile device enters an altered service zone, an application executing in the mobile device can alter the services of the device that are available to users. In on... | 02/23/2012 |
| 20120046020 | System and Method for Deactivating Mobile Communication Devices within a Vehicle A system and method of deactivating complete functionality of mobile communication devices while in a moving automobile. The system comprises a series of integrated chips that communicate vehicle status to a universal cell phone mount, which communicates to correspondin... | 02/23/2012 |
| 20120046021 | DYNAMICALLY CONFIGURABLE IP BASED WIRELESS DEVICE AND WIRELESS NETWORKS A wireless communication and control system including a wireless device. There is a central server for storing communication protocols and control protocols and communicating the communication protocols and selectively communicating the control protocols between the wir... | 02/23/2012 |
| 20120040654 | APPARATUS, AND AN ASSOCIATED METHOD, BY WHICH TO ACTIVATE A WIRELESS DEVICE FOR A TEMPORARY PERIOD An apparatus, and an associated method, for providing secured effectuation of a communication service at a substitute mobile station. A user desiring temporarily to use a substitute mobile station to carry out the communication service initiates a request at the mobile ... | 02/16/2012 |
| 20120040657 | Distributing an Application A network node comprising an input, a processor and an output, the processor being coupled to the input and the output; the input and output both being connected to at least one network; in which the processor is arranged so as to receive from the input an executable ap... | 02/16/2012 |
| 20120040655 | Cell Phone Based Tampon Monitoring System A cell phone based tampon monitoring system features a tampon with a sensor in it, a sensor hub in a wired signal connection with the sensor and in a wireless signal connection with a cell phone. Software installed on the cell phone initially identifies the sensor hub u... | 02/16/2012 |
| 20120040656 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE WORKING MODE THEREOF An electronic device includes a display, a location-positioning module, a timer, a storage unit. The location-positioning module detects a current location. The timer determines current time. The storage unit includes a mode switch module. The mode switch module control... | 02/16/2012 |
| 20120040658 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SECURE IMMEDIATE WIRELESS ACCESS IN A TELECOMMUNICATIONS NETWORK A wireless telephone and messaging system provides Secure Immediate Wireless Access (SIWA) to wireless telephones onto existing wireless networks. The SIWA protocol uses existing wireless network messaging to exchange information between wireless devices and a network s... | 02/16/2012 |
| 20120028625 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR GENERATING A MESSAGE NOTIFICATION BASED ON SENSORY DETECTION An electronic device (10) provides user message notifications as to messages that were received when the user was not in possession of or in the vicinity of the electronic device. The electronic device includes a communications circuit (46) for receiving a... | 02/02/2012 |
| 20120028623 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR COMMUNICATING BETWEEN USERS A social networking system comprises a mobile telephone device relating to a first user. that facilitates telephone calls between the first user and other users. User data including identity data and contact data of the other users is initially resident upon the mobile ... | 02/02/2012 |
| 20120028611 | Method of Handling Minimization of Drive Tests measurement and Related Communication Device A method of handling minimization of drive tests, hereafter called MDT, measurement for a mobile device in a wireless communication system is disclosed. The method includes registering to a first public land mobile network, and maintaining MDT measurement configuration ... | 02/02/2012 |
| 20120028624 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR IMPROVING MOBILE DEVICE SAFETY BY SELECTIVELY DISABLING DEVICE FEATURES DURING UNSAFE OPERATIONAL CONDITIONS A system for improving safe operation of mobile communication devices includes an operational module installable on a mobile communication device. The mobile communication device is able to communicate wirelessly over a mobile communications network and has a plurality ... | 02/02/2012 |
| 20120021732 | Cloud computing system configured for a consumer to program a smart phone or touch pad A cloud computing system is provided to support a consumer for programming a smart phone/touch pad. Set of accessory members is provided to enable said consumer to build and program a consumer designed article that comprises said consumer programmed smart phone/touch pa... | 01/26/2012 |
| 20120021731 | Cloud computing system configured for a consumer to program a smart phone and touch pad A cloud computing system is provided to support a consumer for programming a smart phone/touch pad. Set of accessory members is provided to enable said consumer to build and program a consumer designed article that comprises said consumer programmed smart phone/touch pa... | 01/26/2012 |
| 20120021722 | ENFORCING TIME-OUT PERIODS IN PAYMENT-ENABLED MOBILE DEVICE A mobile device includes a housing and an antenna mounted in or on the housing. The antenna is for transmitting and receiving transaction signals to and from a point of sale (POS) terminal. The device also includes at least one user interface element mounted on the hous... | 01/26/2012 |
| 20120021717 | Speed-Disabled Mobile Phone And Method An apparatus and method for safely using a speed-sensing mobile phone with a speed-disabled state, in order to prevent phone communications from distracting a driver in a vehicle yet still allowing emergency use. In a first form, the phone includes a traffic delay timer... | 01/26/2012 |
| 20120021733 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR A HOSTED MOBILE MANAGEMENT SERVICE ARCHITECTURE A hosted mobile management service is provided for enabling a user to access a centralized account through a user interface on a terminal in order to manage the user's media information, such as digital music and photos. Any modifications made by user through the user i... | 01/26/2012 |
| 20120015631 | SERVICE PROCESSING METHOD, COMMUNICATION SYSTEM AND RELEVANT DEVICES Embodiments of the present prevention disclose a service processing method, a communication system, and relevant devices to enable the user to more conveniently set ring tones and improve system security. The method includes: a management client located in a user termin... | 01/19/2012 |
| 20120015641 | CONTROL SYSTEM, MOBILE TERMINAL DEVICE, CONTROLLED DEVICE, CONTROL METHOD, AND COMPUTER-READABLE NON-TRANSITORY RECORDING MEDIUM STORING CONTROL PROGRAM Provided are a control system, a mobile terminal device, a controlled device, a control method, and a computer-readable non-transitory recording medium storing a control program which are capable of reducing misoperations by a user. The mobile terminal device of the con... | 01/19/2012 |
| 20120015640 | Handling of applications of mobile terminals in a serving node A method of supporting a communication between a mobile terminal UE and a serving node of a telecommunication network, the serving node comprising an application interface, a programming module and a basic code module storing and processing basic functions. The serving ... | 01/19/2012 |
| 20120009911 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ENHANCING DISCOVERABILITY AND USABILITY OF DATA NETWORK CAPABILITY OF A MOBILE DEVICE In a technique for enhancing discoverability and increasing usage of a web browser in a mobile device on a wireless network, a server system coupled to the wireless network receives a signal representing initiation of a voice call from the mobile device. In response, th... | 01/12/2012 |
| 20120009912 | METHOD, APPARATUS AND SYSTEM FOR CONTROLLING SELF-OPTIMIZATION SWITCH Embodiments of the present invention disclose a method, an apparatus, and a system for controlling a self-optimization switch. By using technical solutions provided in embodiments of the present invention, enabling and disabling of self-optimization can be controlled, a... | 01/12/2012 |
