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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7391753 | Method for handoff between an asynchronous CDMA base station and a synchronous CDMA base station An improved method for facilitating handoff between an asynchronous and a synchronous base station. A method for determining a pilot channel PN offset of a pilot channel transmitted by a wireless base station. In a first embodiment, the method includes correlating a... | 06/24/2008 |
| 7391724 | System and method with policy control function for multimedia broadcast/multicast system services A system and method with policy control function (PCF) for multimedia broadcast/multicast system (MBMS) services that includes a core network, one or more application servers, and one or more policy control functions (PCF). In one embodiment, the core network includ... | 06/24/2008 |
| 7391754 | System and method for seamless handoff of WLAN-UMTS interworking A seamless handoff system and method reduces delay and packet loss during handoff of user equipment (UE) from a Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN) network to a Universal Mobile Telecommunication System (UMTS) network. The handoff system and method performs pre-regis... | 06/24/2008 |
| 7391752 | Method for generation of unique mobile station IDs in a 1×EVDO network A method and apparatus are presented for generating unique MSIDs for access terminals (AT) that do not present an MSID to the access network controller (ANC). The electronic serial number (ESN) of the AT is first converted to an ASCII character string representing t... | 06/24/2008 |
| 7389110 | Mobile communication system and method for implementing handoff A handoff implementing method in a mobile communication system having a planar structure, in which at least two BSCs are connected to at least two BTSs through a RAN. An MT transmits a first Handoff Request message containing its information and information about it... | 06/17/2008 |
| 7389111 | Adaptive determination of hysteresis for facilitating base station selection, including handover, in a wireless communication system The present invention provides method and apparatus for facilitating base station selection/handover by a user terminal in a distributed (e.g., cellular-type) wireless communication system. In accordance with one aspect, hysteresis is adaptively determined as a func... | 06/17/2008 |
| 7389121 | Radio network relocation There is disclosed a method for serving radio network subsystem relocation from a first radio network controller to a second radio network controller for an established call to a user equipment, comprising transmitting a transmission power control combination index ... | 06/17/2008 |
| 7386296 | Controlling and enhancing handoff between wireless access points A process of maintaining access information between wireless hotspots is disclosed. A logon request from a wireless portable device is received by a first access point of a first wireless hotspot and use of the first access point by the wireless portable device is a... | 06/10/2008 |
| 7386306 | Multi-carrier communications methods and apparatus Methods and apparatus for implementing a multi-carrier communications system are described. Various approaches to a phased system deployment and system configurations resulting from different levels of deployment are described. In addition mobile node and methods of... | 06/10/2008 |
| 7386313 | Method for carrying out a handover procedure in a radio communications system having a number of transmitting/receiving units In order to carry out a handover procedure, in which a radio link between a mobile station and a radio communications system, which is set up via a first transmitting/receiving unit, is switched to a second transmitting/receiving unit, the mobile station sends a han... | 06/10/2008 |
| 7383046 | System and method for providing access points to assist in a handoff decision in a wireless environment According to a particular embodiment, a method for assisting in a handoff is provided that includes receiving signaling from one or more access points, which may transmit information to a mobile station. The information may be used to execute a handoff from an enter... | 06/03/2008 |
| 7379436 | Integrated cellular VoIP for call rerouting Integrated Cellular Voice over Internet Protocol (“VoIP”) systems (“ICV systems”) are described that redirect or reroute wireless network voice and data traffic to roaming subscribers via VoIP networks. The ICV system monitors roaming links of a first commun... | 05/27/2008 |
| 7379736 | Method and device for selectively controlling network selection in an area covered by at least two mobile communication networks The invention relates to methods and systems for selectively controlling network selection in an area covered by at least two mobile communication networks. According to the first method, the area which is to be covered is divided up into zones and a specific code i... | 05/27/2008 |
| 7379753 | Method and apparatus for communication, and computer product In a portable phone having installed therein a PHS and a WLAN, the PHS is used for standby as long as the PHS is in the coverage area. At the time of receiving an incoming call during standby by the PHS with only the PHS being ON, the power of WLAN is turned ON. If ... | 05/27/2008 |
| 7379430 | Dual band unidirectional scheme in a cellular mobile radio telecommunications system A cellular radio telecommunications system and method of operating the same is described which includes a first cellular radio telecommunications network for providing frequency division duplex radio transmissions over an air interface to one or more fixed or mobile... | 05/27/2008 |
| 7376120 | Radio base station synchronizing responsive to conditions being met In the case of radio base stations of different kinds, a synchronization in a radio section cannot be established so that the efficiently effective use of electric waves cannot be retained. According to the invention, therefore, there is provided a TDMA type mobile ... | 05/20/2008 |
| 7376421 | Delayed mobile node registration with home agent Mobile node registration with the home network of the mobile node is delayed when the mobile node moves to a foreign network. The mobile node has a home network in which the mobile node has a home address. In response to the mobile node moving to a foreign network (... | 05/20/2008 |
| 7376425 | Base station based methods and apparatus for supporting break before make handoffs in a multi-carrier system A mobile communications device initiates a handoff from its current base station (BS) sector network attachment point to a new BS sector. The mobile sends a handoff request over its current wireless link to the current BS sector, which forwards the request to the ne... | 05/20/2008 |
| 7376424 | Method for seamless inter-frequency hard handover in radio communication system A method for seamless inter-frequency hard handover in a radio communication system is disclosed. The method for seamless inter-frequency hard handover includes the steps of: a) at a mobile station, blocking a first uplink carrier frequency used for communication, t... | 05/20/2008 |
| 7376101 | Secure candidate access router discovery method and system Security mechanisms are disclosed that protect the integrity of the candidate access node discovery procedures in a mobile communication network. In accordance with an aspect of the invention, an access node stores information on candidate access nodes in the mobile... | 05/20/2008 |
| 7372831 | Packet transmission acknowledgement in wireless communication system Transmitting an acknowledgement/negative acknowledgement (ACK/NACK) signal in association with a packet transmitted on an uplink is disclosed. The method includes the steps of receiving a packet transmitted from a user equipment, decoding the packet, and determining... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7373157 | Method and apparatus for short-slot-cycle paging A method and apparatus for providing short-slot-cycle paging information from a communication device (CD) to a base station (BS) includes receiving system parameter messages from the BS, determining whether the BS is capable of short-slot-cycle paging, and indicatin... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7373171 | Front end module A front end module comprises a diplexer, a first duplexer, and a second duplexer. The first duplexer is connected to the diplexer through a first high frequency switch and separates transmission signals and reception signals of the N-CDMA from each other. The second... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7372835 | Handoff system and method of dual mode mobile for connecting mobile communication system and wireless network An active handoff system and method of a dual mode terminal capable of connecting to a wireless network, such as wireless local area network (LAN), and a mobile communication system are provided. The handoff method includes the steps of assigning, at a packet data s... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7373121 | Apparatus and method for processing a deterministic data flow associated with a wireless communication signal The invention is directed to an apparatus, method and system for providing reduced power consumption, fast processing of digitized communication signals and relatively easy reconfiguration for different applications, such as communication protocols/standards. The in... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7372868 | Mobile agent connectivity Mobile agent connectivity includes dynamically determining addressing information for a mobile device at a mechanism configured to provide the mobile device with access to a network. ... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7369848 | 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... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7369573 | Independent mode selection for forward and reverse links Implementation of communication in a multi-protocol wireless network communication network is performed according to protocols independently selected for forward and reverse communication links. A communication request is made according to predetermined criteria, an... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7370283 | Systems and methods for populating a ticker using multiple data transmission modes Content to be presented on a ticker of a communication device is conveyed by being transmitted using one or more transmission modes that are intelligently selected according to various criteria. The mode is chosen from among a plurality of transmission modes availab... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7369859 | Method and system for determining the location of an unlicensed mobile access subscriber A method and system for locating an unlicensed mobile access (UMA) subscriber. The method enables a user of a mobile station comprising a hand-set or the like that supports voice and data access via both licensed and unlicensed radio spectrums to be located. Accordi... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7369854 | Release of radio resources 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... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7369855 | Methods and apparatus for the utilization of core based nodes for state transfer Methods and apparatus for storing, manipulating, retrieving, and forwarding state, e.g., context and other information, used to support communications sessions with one or more end nodes, e.g., mobile devices, are described. Various features are directed to a mobile... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7369856 | Method and system to support fast hand-over of mobile subscriber stations in broadband wireless networks Method and system to support fast hand-over of mobile subscriber stations in broadband wireless networks. In connection with a hand-over process, a determination is made to which target base station (BS) an air interface for a mobile subscriber station (MSS) is to b... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7369853 | System and method for implementing a handoff in a traffic state in a broadband wireless access communication system A broadband wireless access (BWA) communication system including a serving BS for servicing an SS in at least one of a plurality of sub-carrier frequency bands, and a plurality of neighbor BSs adjacent to the serving BS. The SS measures CINRs of frequency band signa... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7369858 | Apparatus for self-adjusting power at a wireless station to reduce inter-channel interference 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... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7369852 | Methods for informing subscribers in a channelized network of adjacent sites A method for informing a mobile device of adjacent sites in a RF communication system is disclosed. The RF communication system comprises a first network and a second network. At a site in the second network of the RF communication system, information is maintained ... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7369849 | Method and system for registering an in-vehicle cellular phone The invention provides a method of registering a cellular phone in a mobile vehicle while in a quiescent mode. Whether timer-based registration is enabled is determined. Whether one of a counter or an interval timer has reached a predetermined threshold is determine... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7369564 | Method and system for service flow mobility in a wireless network Traffic for a mobile device is queued in one of a plurality of class of service queues for the mobile device. An association of the class of service queues for the mobile device is altered from a first sector to a second sector in response to at least a sector chang... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7369525 | Method for increasing the flexibility of a communication network with separated call control and bearer control A method in a communication network having separate call control and bearer control for interfacing the network with a further network that utilizes monolithic signaling. The method increases the flexibility of an existing payload connection, especially in the case ... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7366117 | Method and apparatus for sharing a downlink dedicated physical channel in a narrow-band time division duplexing system A method and apparatus for sharing a DL-DPCH in an NB-TDD system. Two time slots at the same position in two subframes forming one radio frame are allocated as a DPCH for two UEs. A Node B arranges data and control information for the UEs in the two time slots and t... | 04/29/2008 |
