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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7096280 | Data output controller An objective of the present invention is to provide a data output controller ideally suited for easily obtaining detailed information available on a network. A data output control terminal 300 is communicably connected to a portable terminal 100... | 08/22/2006 |
| 7096116 | Vehicle behavior detector, in-vehicle processing system, detection information calibrator, and in-vehicle processor A vehicle behavior detector obtains detection information from autonomous sensors to detect a change in vehicle behavior. The detection information is calibrated based on position, bearing, and vehicle speed information obtained from a GPS receiver. For example, the... | 08/22/2006 |
| 7096019 | Apparatus, and associated method, for allocating channels in a radio communication system responsive to mobile station movement Apparatus, and an associated method, for allocating channels within a cell of a cellular communication system. Allocations are made by an allocator based upon determinations made by a determiner of the likelihood of movement of the mobile station. Determinations mad... | 08/22/2006 |
| 7092943 | Location based data Data is provided with location-based access control information. Access to the data at a physical location is then limited according to the location-based access control information. A physical location of a device accessing the data can be determined, and the limit... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7092914 | Methods for matching, selecting, narrowcasting, and/or classifying based on rights management and/or other information Rights management information is used at least in part in a matching, narrowcasting, classifying and/or selecting process. A matching and classification utility system comprising a kind of Commerce Utility System is used to perform the matching, narrowcasting, class... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7092726 | Method and system for determining a location using a plurality of selected initial location estimates A method and system is provided for determining a location for each of a plurality of units, which is selected from one of multiple sets of locations, which are each estimated based upon different initial location estimates. The selected set of locations includes th... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7091851 | Geolocation system-enabled speaker-microphone accessory for radio communication devices A communication accessory device is provided for use with a portable communication device like a radio. The accessory device, which couples to the standard communication device, includes a network system that automatically assembles a wireless network among other si... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7091852 | Emergency response personnel automated accountability system An emergency response personnel automated accountability system, also referred to as a Firefighter Automated Accountability System (FAAS), is provided that supports automatic tracking of and limited communications among first responders including fire, police, emerg... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7091882 | Automated exchange for determining availability of assets shareable among entities An automated exchange for determining the availability of mobile assets that are shareable among mobile asset users. The automated exchange includes a plurality of mobile asset sources for providing mobile assets of one or more types, a data center for providing the... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7092426 | Matched filter for scalable spread spectrum communications systems A spread spectrum communications system uses long, scalable PN sequences to achieve variable communication rates. A low-complexity and scalable matched filter architecture is used to provide a large processing gain and robust recovery of multiple devices in long rea... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7089107 | System and method for an advance notification system for monitoring and reporting proximity of a vehicle Generally, the present invention monitors and communicates travel data transmitted from vehicles being monitored by the system to users requesting travel information on a particular vehicle. A travel data storage unit receives and stores the travel data. When a user... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7089303 | Systems and methods for distributed network protection By distributing various information and monitoring centers that monitor distributed networks and unauthorized access attempts, it is possible to, for example, more quickly defend against an unauthorized access attempts. For example, a Level 1 monitoring center could... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7089000 | Multi-node wireless communication system with multiple transponding platforms A mobile wireless communications system including a plurality of individual transponding platforms all in communication with a central processing hub. A signal processed by the central processing hub is radiated simultaneously through multiple paths to a plurality o... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7088698 | Method to sustain TCP connection The present invention relates to network communication systems for managing client/server connections in a wireless environment. In accordance with the invention, a mobile communication unit (i.e., client), deploys keepalive packets at selected times in order to res... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7088765 | Vector calibration system An exemplary signal processing system determines vector mismatch between a plurality of signal paths. Advantageously, the system can determine mismatch across a range of frequencies. A signal generator of the system can provide a periodic calibration signal having a... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7088671 | Multiple access technique for downlink multibeam digital radio systems A multiple access communication system with communication links between one or more central nodes each with a transmitter 1 including an antenna with one or more antenna beams, and user terminals 2 located in antenna beam coverage area 3. User t... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7084809 | Apparatus and method of position determination using shared information A hybrid position determination system is disclosed. A mobile device may determine a number of pseudo ranges based on a first position determination system, such as a Global Positioning System. In instances where the position of the mobile device is underdetermined ... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7085246 | Method and apparatus for acquisition of a spread-spectrum signal An apparatus for acquiring a pseudo-random (PN) sequence timing for a code division multiple access (CDMA) radiotelephone. A buffer stores samples of representations of at least one pilot signal. A correlator coupled to the buffer is operable to correlate at least a... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7085555 | Location blocking service from a web advertiser Location-blocking and identity-blocking services that can be commercially offered by a service promoter, e.g., a cellular service provider or a web advertiser. In the identity-blocking service, the service promoter may disclose the current physical location of a mob... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7084757 | Portable terminal and information provision system utilizing the portable terminal A portable terminal comprising a transmission part that transmits to information provision equipment or a server, a signal indicating presence at a prescribed location, presence of a communications counterparty at a prescribed location, a reception part that receive... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7084771 | Child alert system A child alert system that uses radio transmitters and receivers to provide the location of a child, adult or object to which a transmitter unit of the system is attached. The transmitter unit includes a panic button for allowing the wearer of the transmitter unit to... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7079509 | Time division protocol for an ad-hoc, peer-to-peer radio network having coordinating channel access to shared parallel data channels with separate reservation channel A novel protocol for an ad-hoc, peer-to-peer radio network that provides collision-free channel access with an emphasis on improving geographic reuse of the frequency spectrum. The protocol of the invention is executed on the reservation or control channel, and prov... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7079609 | Method and apparatus for reducing interference within a communication system A communication system is designed that reduces co-channel interference when heterogeneous users are sharing spectrum. The system design enables a plurality of pairs of users to communicate their channel utilization time periods by using the durations and start or s... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7080144 | System enabling access to obtain real-time information from a cell site when an emergency event occurs at the site Real-time information associated with a telecommunication network is obtained. A computing system includes one or more computers having one or more processors for executing logic instructions associated with one or more computer programs and a first memory for stori... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7079025 | Reconfigurable geolocation system A portable reconfigurable geolocation system is provided. The system includes a portable user node and one or more portable pseudolite nodes in communication one another and with the user node. Each of the user nodes and pseudolite nodes includes a transmitter that ... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7076257 | Telecommunications system A telecommunications system and a method for use in a telecommunications system is disclosed. The system comprises at least one station, means for determining the location of said station in said system, and means for providing information on said location of said s... | 07/11/2006 |
| 7076799 | Control of unciphered user traffic In a communications system, the subscriber data in a home network of a subscriber is provided with a subscriber ciphering profile, which indicates whether an unciphered call, session or data packet is to be rejected, accepted or handled in some other manner. A servi... | 07/11/2006 |
| 7075481 | System and method for determining freight container locations A system and method for determining the locations of freight containers in a freight yard is described. A remote unit that includes a GPS receiver is attached to the freight containers. The remote receivers have an independent power supply—a battery. Intermittentl... | 07/11/2006 |
| 7076204 | Multiple channel wireless communication system A wireless transmission device for communicating a plurality of audio streams to remote devices may include a plurality of inputs for receiving a plurality of digital audio streams, a combiner connected to the inputs for combining control codes and the received audi... | 07/11/2006 |
| 7072618 | Adaptive threshold selection system and method for detection of a signal in the presence of interference A system and method for providing adaptive threshold selection for detecting a signal in the presence of interference or noise. The system and method thus enables a node, such as a mobile user terminal, in an ad-hoc communications network to reduce the number of fal... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7072650 | Ad hoc peer-to-peer mobile radio access system interfaced to the PSTN and cellular networks An ad-hoc, peer-to-peer radio access system for cellular communications systems using time division duplex as a way of maximizing the bits/hz/km2 for cellular systems. The network architecture of the ad-hoc system allows the radio access to be integrated with the fi... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7072792 | Racecourse lap counter and racecourse for radio controlled vehicles A combination of a racecourse and a plurality of racing vehicles where the racecourse has a predefined path defined by at least one gate. This gate further includes a unique identifier. Each of the plurality of racing vehicles has a sensor capable of detecting the u... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7072612 | Repeater identification in position determination system A method of identifying whether a first signal received at a subscriber station has been relayed by a repeater. The method involves measuring at the subscriber station a time difference of arrival between the first signal and a second signal. A hyperboloid or other ... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7072666 | Method and system for communicating location in a cellular wireless system A method and system for communicating location information in a cellular wireless system. Each sector in a coverage area is characterized by a polygon of influence with respect to the other sectors. The polygon of influence is then used as a basis to characterize th... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7072410 | Multiple access system and method for multibeam digital radio systems A multiple-access digital radio communication system and method with communication links between user terminal transmitters and central node with a receiver system including a multibeam antenna. User terminal transmitters assigned to one beam coverage region use mlt... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7072380 | Apparatus for initial power control for spread-spectrum communications A code-division-multiple-access (CDMA) system employing spread-spectrum modulation. The CDMA system has a base station (BS), and a plurality of subscriber units (SUs). The signals transmitted between the BS and SU use spread-spectrum modulation. The apparatus for ma... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7072432 | System and method for correcting the clock drift and maintaining the synchronization of low quality clocks in wireless networks A system and method for establishing and maintaining node clock synchronization in a wireless network. The system and method calculates the clock shift, clock drift and propagation delay values using a series of message exchanges and control algorithms between a sel... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7072323 | System and method for performing soft handoff in a wireless data network A communications network which is capable of effectively and efficiently handling mobility of wireless user terminals between access point nodes of a packet-switched network with minimal overhead and packet loss, and a method for using the same. The communications n... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7072673 | Radio handset and position location system A radio handset includes: a signal receiver for receiving signals from a plurality of radio stations; a reception timing analyzer for analyzing reception timings of signals received by the signal reception means; a radio station selector for selecting radio stations... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7069028 | Device and method for mediating between questioners and answerer by using mobile telephone A mediation center apparatus 1 receives registration as answerers from mobile phones 9 owned by answerers. The mediation center apparatus 1 provides, responding to requests from a mobile phone 10 owned by a questioner, candidate list info... | 06/27/2006 |
