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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7212505 | Roaming in a communication network Communicating over a network includes establishing a communication path between a mobile-device in a first communication area and a server through a home-agent, and maintaining the communication path through the home agent when the mobile-device moves to a second-co... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7212513 | Station for wireless network A wireless network device, such as a printer, to enter an infrastructure-type user wireless LAN as a station, has an additional access point function. A printer having an ESS-ID ‘MM’ as an initial setting is connected with a user wireless LAN, which includes an ... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7209735 | Mobile communication apparatus A method and apparatus are disclosed for automatically handling an incoming call by a mobile communication apparatus when the call is determined to be an international roam call. When an incoming international roam call is detected, the mobile communication apparatu... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7209736 | Method and apparatus for delivering messages to wireless devices A method and apparatus for sending messages to a wireless device is disclosed. The invention includes a system and a method that waits for a wireless device to register before sending information to the device. In another aspect, the invention includes provisions th... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7209766 | Wireless communication system including a Universal C-Chip and method thereof A wireless communication system and method therefore include a processor programmed with a protocol of a telecommunications provider downloaded from a network, so as to operate the wireless communication system in accordance with the protocol corresponding to a geog... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7209750 | Communication system, communication unit and method of power saving therein A communication system (200) comprises a system management function (246) for managing base-site resources and system throughput of data. The system management function (246) defines a number of resources. The system management function (236 | 04/24/2007 |
| 7209762 | Mobile radio communication system and base station, and mobile radio communication method used therefor There is provided a mobile radio communication system which is capable of reducing a group ID in length with respect to the number of mobile stations and realizing efficiency of air resources. Suspend control of mobile stations is performed by notifying not only con... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7206578 | Apparatus and method for system selection An apparatus and method of system selection. A synchronization channel is received. A synchronization channel message received on the synchronization channel is decoded. An acquisition assistance channel is received. An advanced services information message received... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7206301 | System and method for data communication handoff across heterogenous wireless networks A system and method of data communication handoff across heterogeneous wireless networks. A wireless telephony network comprises a base station system (BSS) and a visit location register (VLR). The BSS manages data communication in a cell. The VLR generates a tempor... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7206849 | Communication in a wireless communications network when a mobile computer terminal may be unreachable A method and apparatus for communication between a mobile computer terminal and a host computer in a system in which it is necessary for the mobile computer terminal to send a message to the host computer at a particular time. The specific time at which the mobile c... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7206604 | Controller for GSM and 3G base transceiver stations in a GSM core network with external handover possibility from 3G cells to GSM cells transparent to GSM core network A station controller (M-BSC) is connected to base transceiver stations BTS of the GSM (Global System for Mobile), or DCS (Digital Cellular System) mobile transceiver system, and to BTSC base transceiver stations of the TD-SCDMA (Time Division Synchronous Code Divisi... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7204746 | Wireless communication components and methods for multiple system communications A mobile wireless transmit/receive unit (WTRU), components and methods therefor provide continuous communications capability while switching from a wireless connection with a first type of wireless system to a wireless connection with a second type of wireless syste... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7203488 | Flexible software radio transceiver A method and apparatus is disclosed for receiving a wireless wideband signal and transmitting a converted signal to a transmitting unit. The transmitting unit may or not be wireless. The apparatus comprises a plurality of wireless wideband receiving units, a plurali... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7203496 | Storing query results to reduce number portability queries in wireless network A telecommunication system includes: a first mobile switching center associated with a directory number, a local number portability data storage device in communication with the first mobile switching center, and a second mobile switching center in operative communi... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7203492 | Mobile communication method and system In a communications network, a home domain of the network formulates a multicast packet destined to a first multicast address locally unique in the home domain, encapsulates the packet in a packet destined to a second multicast address other than an individual care-... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7203290 | Monitoring usage of telecommunications services Call detail records are generated for usage of a telecommunications service established in a telecommunications network, by monitoring messages in a signalling system for co-ordinating operation of the network and carried over signalling links in the signalling syst... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7200399 | Ciphering configuration procedure in an unlicensed wireless communication system An unlicensed wireless service is adapted to generate the interface protocols of a licensed wireless service to provide transparent transition of communication sessions between a licensed wireless service and an unlicensed wireless service. In one embodiment, a mobi... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7200397 | Method and system for determining availability of a radio network A mobile station communicating with a first radio network may detect that it has changed location and thereafter stopped moving. In response to determining that it has changed location and thereafter stopped moving, the mobile station may perform one or more predete... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7200398 | System and method for handover execution in a wireless environment A method for handover execution in a wireless environment is provided that comprises communicating, by a mobile network, a handover command message to a physical layer of a mobile station to initiate a handover execution. The handover command message is received by ... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7200384 | Method for storing and informing properties of a wireless communication device The invention relates to a method for storing and informing at least one property of a wireless communication device (MS1–MS4) to a mobile communication network (PLMN). Parameter data of said at least one property of said wireless communication devic... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7200395 | Wireless station protocol apparatus The performance and ease of management of wireless communications environments is improved by a mechanism that enables access points (APs) to perform automatic channel selection. A wireless network can therefore include multiple APs, each of which will automatically... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7200362 | Method, system, and program for connecting network service, storage medium storing same program, access point structure and wireless user terminal A network service connecting system is provided which is capable of eliminating waste in establishing association between a wireless user terminal and an access point. A service ID (Identification) producing section produces a service ID containing a service applica... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7200401 | Operator forced inter-system handover A communication network system is disclosed, which comprises at least two different types of radio access networks attached to a core network. In the network system, a subscriber communicates via a first radio access network with the core network which forces handov... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7200383 | Subscriber authentication for unlicensed mobile access signaling A system for ensuring that a first subscriber in a unlicensed mobile access system is prevented from unauthorized use of a second subscriber's identity when the first subscriber requests services from a mobile station to a core network. The system comprises authenti... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7200638 | System and method for automatic population of instant messenger lists A system and method that automatically adds contacts to a user's instant messaging buddy list is provided. The contacts are added based upon existing database (i.e., directory) information as well as meeting information extracted from the user's calendar. The list o... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7197312 | Data-capable network prioritization with reject code handling Reject code handling is utilized for a more time-efficient selection of data-capable networks. One illustrative method for use in selecting a wireless communication network for communications involves the steps of causing a request for data connectivity to be transm... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7197306 | Apparatus and method of registering home-zone location in portable radio telephone An apparatus and method used in a home-zone location registering process in a portable telephone which allows a different charging rate to be applied to a subscriber based on whether the call connection is made within the home-zone area. According to the method, the... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7197309 | Mobile station ciphering configuration procedure in an unlicensed wireless communication system An unlicensed wireless service is adapted to generate the interface protocols of a licensed wireless service to provide transparent transition of communication sessions between a licensed wireless service and an unlicensed wireless service. In one embodiment, a mobi... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7197308 | Enabling seamless user mobility in a short-range wireless networking environment The present invention provides methods, systems, and computer program instructions for enabling a variety of devices, particularly low-power hand-held devices, to travel seamlessly through a networking environment such as that encountered within a building by establ... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7193980 | Continuation session attribute A new message format and protocol in an IP mobility system. Deallocation of a mobile node's IP address during a multipart communication session on a foreign network can cause serious communication and accounting errors. The new message format and protocol should eli... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7194274 | Method and arrangement for transferring positioning information between controlling units in a mobile communication network The present invention relates to a method and arrangements in a mobile telecommunication network for providing a first radio network controlling unit with positioning information for a mobile terminal. The mobile terminal is located within a cell and served by a rad... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7194263 | System and method for concurrent operation of a wireless device in two disjoint wireless networks A system and method for wireless network communications provides a “dual-mode” wireless device that operates concurrently as a member of two disjoint wireless networks, such as an infrastructure (“IS”) network and an ad hoc (“AH”) network. The dual-mode ... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7192235 | Temporary messaging address system and method A messaging system is disclosed. The system includes a communications network including a wireless access point, a messaging server coupled to the communications network, and a mobile device in communication with the communications network via an access point. The m... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7194520 | Content player for broadcasting to information appliances The present invention is directed to a content player that allows a user to access media content through an information appliance. The content player is suitable for receiving media content from a network, then the media content may be transmitted to various informa... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7194430 | Shopping and payment/credit handling The invention relates to a method and a system for implementing a sequence for sales and provision of information at a retail establishment or in a similar area where a local radio communication is established between a central computer unit (30) and mobile t... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7194264 | System selection and acquisition for a wireless device Wireless devices with different capabilities may use a single file containing multiple (e.g., two) PRLs for system selection and acquisition. A first PRL in the file has a first (e.g., IS-683-A) format and includes PRL information for, e.g., 1x systems. A second PRL... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7194277 | Apparatus and method for handling messages that relate to a cell other than the currently operating cell in universal mobile telecommunications system user equipment Apparatus and a method for handling messages that relate to a cell other than the currently operating cell in universal mobile telecommunications system user equipment are disclosed. ... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7187927 | Global cell phone system and method for aircraft A global airborne cell phone system is used for cell phone calls by using a pico cell. A switch connected to the pico cell switches the cell phone call between a first radio that transmits to a first satellite system and a second radio that transmits to a second sat... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7187931 | Handover of mobile node to a new access router A method and apparatus are provided for handing over a mobile node from a first access router to a second access router. This may include moving a mobile node from a first geographic location associated with the first access router to a second geographic location as... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7188185 | Federated multiprotocol communication Methods, apparatus, and business techniques are disclosed for use in distributed communication systems comprising a plurality of communication protocols. In one embodiment a first air interface is used to initiate communication between a wireless client and a remote... | 03/06/2007 |
