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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8189492 | Error recovery in an audio-video multipoint control component Architecture for enabling a communications endpoint to quickly recover from a packet loss, reducing duration of a signal dropout. A communications component sends a downlink of dependency-structured signals, such as audio and/or video signals using compressed frames... | 05/29/2012 |
| 8189491 | Apparatus and method of generating and maintaining non-orthogonal connection identifications (CIDs) for wireless peer-to-peer networks Apparatus and method are provided for generating transmission connection identifiers (CIDs) in a non-orthogonal or pseudo-random manner identifying peer-to-peer connections in a wireless communication network. When a transmitter terminal intends to transmit to its p... | 05/29/2012 |
| 8189493 | Method for triggering a measurement report of mobile terminal In a wireless mobile communications system, a method for transmitting and receiving a measurement report of a mobile terminal is provided. A network transmits a paging message to the mobile terminal for performing the measurement report or transmits a PDU (Protocol ... | 05/29/2012 |
| 8189490 | Message analyzer and analysis method A message analysis device serves for the analysis of messages transmitted via service access points on layers of an OSI reference model. The message analysis device comprises a storage device, for storing messages, a selection device, for reading a series of sequent... | 05/29/2012 |
| 8184550 | Gateway with improved QoS awareness A device and method for exchanging data frames are disclosed. In one aspect, the device exchanges data between a WAN and one or more LAN segments in an optimized way leading to a better quality of experience for the user. The device comprises an interface exchanging... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8184549 | System and method for selecting network egress A system and method for selecting communications routing. Network performance information is gathered from a communications network using performance information packet data packets. A network connection offering the best quality of service is selected between the c... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8184553 | Method and apparatus for measuring packet transmission quality Packet transmission quality in a communication network is measured by transmitting a measurement packet from a packet transmission node to a packet reception node. The packet transmission node is provided with a transmission counter counting the number of packets tr... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8184547 | Discrete choice method of reporting and predicting multiple transaction types The method for and system or apparatus for forecasting future communication transaction traffic from a customer include the steps of or structure for: collecting communication channel data on at least first and second communication channels; performing a numeric tra... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8184548 | Method and apparatus for providing a single bill for transactions involving multiple applications A method and apparatus for integrating billing of usage of multiple applications onto a single bill are disclosed. For example, in a single day, a user may download musical selections, watch on demand video sessions, and make numerous phone calls. All the sessions c... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8184552 | Communication terminal, control device, communication system, and program A communication terminal providing optimal communication services between content providers comprising a property management table with an appraised value registered for each of a predetermined set of communication media properties for various types of communication... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8184551 | Throughput-based rate adaptation for wireless transmissions A system and method of throughput-based transmission rate adaptation for wireless transmissions is provided. An adapted transmission rate is determined based on transmission feedback from previous wireless frame transmissions. The adapted transmission rate is determ... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8179816 | System and method for high resolution indoor positioning using a narrowband RF transceiver A sequence of two or more signals representing two or more data packets is transmitted through a wireless channel using a transmitter device. The two or more signals are a result of two or more transmissions that are made sequentially in time at different center fre... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8179814 | Automatic return path switching for a signal conditioning device A premise signal conditioning device is provided that can be inserted into a signal transmission line of a CATV system on a premise of a user. The device includes at least a first diplexer set, each diplexer set including a supplier side diplexer and a premise side ... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8179815 | Gathering and reporting data concerning communication channel conditions for a wireless device in a wireless network A device for wireless communication with at least one node in a wireless network is configured to obtain statistical data regarding one or more selected communication channels over which the device is adapted to communicate. The, device is further configured to repo... | 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 |
| 8179809 | Approach for allocating resources to an apparatus based on suspendable resource requirements An approach for allocating resources to an apparatus based on suspendable resource requirements generally involves a resource allocator determining that a particular resource requirement for an apparatus is to no longer be satisfied, such as for a suspendable resour... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8179810 | Low-complexity primary synchronization sequences Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a transmitter, a receiver and methods of operating a transmitter and a receiver. In one embodiment, the transmitter is for use with a base station in a in a cellular communication system and includes a scheduling unit co... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8179812 | System and method for providing status reports of transmitted data packets in a data communications system A digital communications system for delivering data blocks includes at least one transmit/receive unit (TRU). The TRU includes a storage element for receiving transmit data packets and retransmit data packets from a sending unit and a processing element communicativ... | 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 |
| 8175002 | Selective mode PHY device for managing power utilization There is provided a method of managing power utilization for use by a first communication system having a first communication mode and a second communication mode, for communication over a PHY connection through a cable connecting the two systems. The method compris... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8175000 | Method and apparatus for measuring forward load in sector, control method, and control apparatus thereof A method for measuring a forward load in a sector includes: acquiring the amount of best-effort (BE) service data respectively transferred by each BE service user in a sector in a predetermined period of time; acquiring a time used by each BE service user for transf... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8175001 | Network connectivity A method for managing a computer or communication network by obtaining connectivity configuration information from a plurality of networked devices; analyzing the connectivity configuration information from the plurality of networked devices; and, determining a stat... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8174998 | Network connecting apparatus and connection setup method In a network connecting apparatus, relations of targets and attributions of the targets are registered in a attribution table and relations of the attributions and available connection settings are registered in a connection setting table. An attribution determining... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8174994 | Selection of a communication interface A data processing mechanism is disclosed for selection of a communication interface for a communication device from a plurality of communication interfaces provided by a communication system. The mechanism comprises a first controller entity for executing a first se... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8174997 | Communication method and apparatus using received signal strength indicator in wireless sensor network A communication method and apparatus is disclosed that uses a received signal strength indicator (RSSI). In a sensor network including a plurality of nodes, a first node of the plurality of nodes receives a signal transmitted from a second node of the plurality of n... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8174999 | Home network system and method A home network, in one embodiment including a home wiring system; a demarcation point unit in electrical communication with the home wiring system; and a home network module in electrical communication with the home wiring system. The home network module is adapted ... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8174995 | Method and apparatus for flexible pilot pattern In accordance an aspect, a method for a wireless communication system, determining a location in time of a sub-frame when SFN transmission for data will occur, determining a first transmission pattern and a second transmission pattern for reference signals, wherein ... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8174996 | Adaptive test system for network function and performance evaluation A method may include receiving a first set of parameters associated with a test environment, the test environment including a test system for testing a network, receiving a test objective, conducting a first test case based on the received first set of parameters an... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8174993 | System, method and device for tuning a switched transmission line for ethernet local area network-on-motherboard (LOM) A method, system and device are disclosed for compensating or tuning one or more communication pathways between an external network and an information handling system. In one aspect, one or more inductive devices may be coupled to one or more transmission lines coup... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8169927 | Configuration management method and configuration management system of wireless access network, and wireless access network management device A configuration of a wireless cell contained by a wireless network control station in a wireless access network is optimized to efficiently achieve leveling of a processing load in the wireless network control station. A wireless access network management device inp... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8169928 | Base station, mobile station, and channel quality information reporting method A channel quality information reporting method includes a setting step, wherein the number N of blocks for which the mobile station reports channel quality information among the M blocks is set in accordance with an amount of traffic; a reporting step, wherein the b... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8169929 | Mobile communication method, mobile communication system, and radio base station A mobile communication method includes: causing a cell under control of a radio base station to determine an initial granted value when an uplink user data transmission channel is set up between a mobile station and the cell under the control of the radio base stati... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8169925 | Mapping of preamble sequence sets with frame control header (FCH) location for multi-hop wireless broadband access communications FCH locations are mapped to preamble sequence sets to allow more than three stations to transmit their FCHs with minimized or reduced interference. A lower interference environment may be provided to transmit the FCH within each DL relay phase when the number of sta... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8169926 | Enhanced channel changing within multi-channel communication systems Enhanced channel changing within multi-channel communication systems. A CMTS directs channel changing of a CM, sometimes between upstream data bursts. Logical channels, part of a single frequency channel, may be used, and the channel changing may be performed betwee... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8169930 | Communications method for a packet-switched network and network employing the method A communications method for a packet-switched network includes: a) receiving at a routing module operating in a low layer of a layered model defining communications on the network, a packet including an identifier associated to a protocol to be employed at a high la... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8169932 | QoS degradation point estimation method, QoS degradation point estimation device, and program A QoS degradation point estimation device includes a flow set decision unit, a flow quality information collection unit, a path information collection unit, a flow link table management unit, and a QoS degradation point estimation unit. Before generating a flow link... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8169931 | Method and apparatus for base stations and their provisioning, management, and networking In wireless system, a group of Base station (BTSs) with smaller footprints have the capability to communicate with each other as well as with the BTSs with relatively larger footprints via wireless air-interfaces. One of such example is coordinated cell systems. A c... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8165033 | Method and apparatus for performing generalized processor sharing scheduling A scheduler includes a sorting unit that has n comparators to identify a smallest virtual finish time (VFT) value from 2n VFT entries. Each of the VFT entries may include a valid bit to indicate its validity. ... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8165035 | ACK/NACK DTX detection In a first aspect of the invention there is a method, apparatus, and executable software product for receiving scheduling information, determining that at least one downlink allocation of the scheduling information was not received, sending a reply to the received s... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8165034 | Configurable zone-based location detection An improved technique provides location detection using wireless net-works such as Wi-Fi networks in a flexible, configurable manner that allows for variations in the environment and tracks target movement accurately in such an environment. Zones of different relati... | 04/24/2012 |
