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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8185103 | Cross-technology coverage mapping system and method for modulating scanning behaviour of a wireless user equipment (UE) device A network node provides coverage information to wireless UE devices from a database that correlates coverage information for a radio access network with geographic area locations. The network node accepts updates to the coverage information for the radio access netw... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8170550 | Wireless mobile call location and delivery for non-geographic numbers using a wireline SSP+SCP/wireless HLR interface A system and method is provided for establishing a call to a wireless directory number which is either a non-geographic directory number or a non-dialable directory number. A call is initiated from a wireline telephone to a geographic-based local access directory nu... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8170551 | Plus code dialing in a mobile device A mobile device include processes that allow the mobile device to make international calls using network-based plus code dialing even when the current network does not inherently support network-based plus code dialing. The mobile device obtains, via a set-up proces... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8165580 | Cell selecting apparatus and cell selecting method A cell selection apparatus is used in the environment in which multiple communication systems coexists and at least one of the communication systems use guard intervals inserted in the transmission signal. The apparatus includes delay profile creation means (722 | 04/24/2012 |
| 8160579 | Performing deep packet inspection for a communication session Performing deep packet inspection (DPI) includes facilitating a communication session for an access terminal. The access terminal is associated with a home network. A DPI policy is installed at an edge router. The DPI policy includes one or more DPI facets, where a ... | 04/17/2012 |
| 8155645 | Bypass routing to a mobile device A bypass server is placed in an outgoing link between a mobile device server and a relay used to distribute data from the mobile device server to remote mobile devices to which the data is addressed. Where a direct connection is established between a suitably config... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8126457 | Method and system for provisioning services in a telecommunications network The present invention is a telecommunication system, comprising of at least one base station connected to a telecommunication network, a plurality of subscriber stations each cooperating with the base station to establish a connection between a user device operably ... | 02/28/2012 |
| 8126456 | Mobile communication device monitoring systems and methods Systems and methods are directed to monitoring the communications to and from a mobile communication device in accordance with some embodiments of the present invention. For example in accordance with an embodiment, each of the data services on a mobile communicatio... | 02/28/2012 |
| 8081970 | System and method for provisioning a mobile wireless communications device, including indicators representative of image and sound data A system provisions a mobile wireless communications device for indicating account or device specific characteristics. A database stores a plurality of indicators that are indicative of different wireless carriers, email service providers and device types. A configu... | 12/20/2011 |
| 8081971 | Service in WLAN inter-working, address management system, and method The present invention provides a solution to the mobile terminal address management in the WLAN inter-working. By using the access control framework, the mobile terminal could obtain the address, and setup the tunnel together with the granting of service access. The... | 12/20/2011 |
| 8068831 | Digital personal assistance via a broadband access gateway A system and method supporting access, coordination, modification, updating, and management of multiple sources of multimedia information resident on a plurality of access device is disclosed. A broadband access gateway may support applications that perform user ser... | 11/29/2011 |
| 8045979 | Information communication terminal, mobile telephone, contents distributing apparatus, contents distributing system, and program product Provided is a mobile telephone easily associating ringing tones and an address book. A control unit implementing the mobile telephone includes an input unit accepting input of data, an instruction detecting unit detecting an instruction for executing an action speci... | 10/25/2011 |
| 8032136 | Service providing system, service using device, and template transmitting device A service providing system, including a service using device; a service providing device for providing a service to the service using device, the service providing device being communicably connected to the service using device; and a template transmitting device fo... | 10/04/2011 |
| 7996006 | Wireless mobile call location and delivery for non-geographic numbers using a wireline SSP+SCP/wireless HLR interface A system and method is provided for establishing a call to a wireless directory number (982) which is either a non-geographic directory number or a non-dialable directory number. A call is initiated from a wireline telephone (155) to a geographic-based... | 08/09/2011 |
| 7996005 | Mobile communication device monitoring systems and methods Systems and methods are directed to monitoring the communications to and from a mobile communication device in accordance with some embodiments of the present invention. For example in accordance with an embodiment, each of the data services on a mobile communicatio... | 08/09/2011 |
| 7979067 | Context avatar Methods and systems for generating information about a physical context of a user are provided. These methods and systems provide the capability to render a context avatar associated with the user as a composite image that can be broadcast in virtual environments to... | 07/12/2011 |
| 7937083 | Method, apparatus and computer program providing for rapid network selection in a multimode device A mobile station includes at least one radio frequency transceiver, a data processor and a memory coupled to the data processor. The memory stores information that includes an overlay function and overlay parameters for use by the data processor to perform system se... | 05/03/2011 |
| 7899455 | Managing sponsored content based on usage history Improved search capabilities are disclosed for mobile communications devices such as cell phones, as well as improved techniques for delivering sponsored content in a mobile communication environment. ... | 03/01/2011 |
| 7894812 | Automatic over-the-air updating of a preferred roaming list (PRL) in a multi-mode device, based on an account association between the device and a wireless local area network (WLAN) access point Methods and systems are provided for automatic over-the-air updating of a preferred roaming list (PRL) in a multi-mode device, based on an account association between the device and a wireless local area network (WLAN) access point. For each of a plurality of subscr... | 02/22/2011 |
| 7885653 | Fold mobile phone apparatus The present invention has operating section 3, provided on an opposing plane of lower chassis 200 that faces upper chassis 100 when folded; circuit plane 7, provided inside lower chassis 200; and spacer 5, provided between o... | 02/08/2011 |
| 7877091 | Method and system for executing a container managed application on a processing device There is provided a system for executing a container-managed application in a processing device, the system comprising a shared service container providing at least one common service for the processing device, executed in at least one process and at least one conta... | 01/25/2011 |
| 7865187 | Managing sponsored content based on usage history Improved search capabilities are disclosed for mobile communications devices such as cell phones, as well as improved techniques for delivering sponsored content in a mobile communication environment. ... | 01/04/2011 |
| 7853255 | Digital personal assistance via a broadband access gateway A system and method supporting access, coordination, modification, updating, and management of multiple sources of multimedia information resident on a plurality of access devices is disclosed. A broadband access gateway may support applications that perform user se... | 12/14/2010 |
| 7835736 | System and method for initializing a portable communication device within a group at a point of activation Methods and systems are provided for managing a group of portable communication devices. In accordance with one implementation, a method is provided for initializing a portable communication device in a group of portable communication devices at a point of activatio... | 11/16/2010 |
| 7822417 | Method for predictive maintenance of a communication network Systems and methods for predicting one or more service problems in a communication network are described. In one implementation, a threshold is set and signal data are collected at an interface component. The collected data are compared to the threshold, and dependi... | 10/26/2010 |
| 7801523 | System, method, and computer program product for charging a roaming network for a chargeable event A system, method, and computer program product are provided for charging a roaming network. In use, a home network identifies a chargeable event that is attributable to a roaming network. To this end, the roaming network may be charged for the chargeable event. ... | 09/21/2010 |
| 7801524 | Communication apparatus and signaling system thereof The invention provides a communication apparatus which includes a look-up table, a receiving/transmitting module, and a processing module. The processing module is electrically connected to the look-up table and the receiving/transmitting module respectively. The lo... | 09/21/2010 |
| 7729696 | Method and apparatus for accessing a wireless communication network A communication system is provided that minimizes access message collisions when multiple mobile stations attempt to access a network after updating configuration information and/or access parameters information via a same overhead message by providing for each such... | 06/01/2010 |
| 7684794 | Managing endpoint addresses separately from managing endpoint mobility Performing management operations for a mobile node present in a foreign network includes performing an address management operation and a mobility management operation. The address management operation includes receiving an address request message at a home address ... | 03/23/2010 |
| 7660581 | Managing sponsored content based on usage history Improved search capabilities are disclosed for mobile communications devices such as cell phones, as well as improved techniques for delivering sponsored content in a mobile communication environment. ... | 02/09/2010 |
| 7603119 | Automatic over-the-air updating of a preferred roaming list (PRL) in a multi-mode device, based on an account association between the device and a wireless local area network (WLAN) access point Methods and systems are provided for automatic over-the-air updating of a preferred roaming list (PRL) in a multi-mode device, based on an account association between the device and a wireless local area network (WLAN) access point. For each of a plurality of subscr... | 10/13/2009 |
| 7590417 | Method, system and computer program product for countering anti-traffic redirection A method and system for countering anti-traffic redirection of a roaming mobile station is provided. Observing registration messages exchanged between the visiting network and the home network, the disclosed invention detects if the visiting network has deployed an ... | 09/15/2009 |
| 7536184 | Seamless mobility management with service detail records A method for enhancing mobility of a subscriber in a telecommunications environment. The method includes deploying with a first network operator a service that is accessible by a subscriber via a first network. The method continues with creating a service detail rec... | 05/19/2009 |
| 7532884 | System for automatic selection of profile based on location Systems for automatically selecting a user's profile based on location include a device adapted to being tracked by location and a database that includes a user's preferences for routing calls. The user's calls are routed to the user based on the user's call routing... | 05/12/2009 |
| 7505769 | Signaling gateway with multiple IMSI with multiple MSISDN (MIMM) service in a single SIM for multiple roaming partners A method and apparatus for mobile communication in multiple mobile communications networks. Embodiments include installing a SIM that includes at least one IMSI and at least one MSISDN in a mobile communications device. The SIM is used to receive and place calls whi... | 03/17/2009 |
| 7505768 | Communication system and method, information processing terminal and method, information processing apparatus and method The present invention relates to a communication system and method, an information processing terminal and method, and an information processing apparatus and method which enable very suitable confirmation of details of an operation. In a PDA 11, an exterior ... | 03/17/2009 |
| 7474894 | System and method for IMEI detection and alerting A system and method for detecting and storing information regarding a mobile communications device within a mobile communications network. Initially, a first data record is received at a subscriber/device database comprising subscriber/device data. Next, a second da... | 01/06/2009 |
| 7433688 | System and method for upgrading service class of a connection in a wireless network A system and method for upgrading service class of a connection in a wireless network includes identifying a congested CoS in a sector of a wireless network. Bandwidth availability in the sector is determined at an enhanced CoS in relation to the congested CoS. A co... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7418262 | Mobile terminal for automatically managing country code and method for storing/finding phone number using the same A mobile terminal for providing a mobile service and a method for storing and finding a phone number using the mobile terminal. The mobile terminal stores and manages country code information, a mobile service subscriber's registration information, and mobile servic... | 08/26/2008 |
| 7412202 | Method and apparatus for generating recommendations based on user preferences and environmental characteristics A recommendation system is disclosed that generates recommendations for one or more items based on user preferences and one or more environmental factors. The user's preferences are learned under various environmental conditions using an environmental data collectio... | 08/12/2008 |
