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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8180353 | Routing method and system for mobile ad-hoc network A routing method and system for a mobile ad-hoc network is provided for efficiently routing a packet by quickly updating topology information shared by nodes adaptively to variation of the network topology while minimizing generation of redundant traffic. The routin... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8180351 | 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... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8180352 | Topology controlled discovery for next hop determination In a particular embodiment of the present invention, a particular node in an ad hoc network is configured with a desirable number of neighbor nodes and equipped with a transmission power level hierarchy. The particular node may adjust a transmission power level to a... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8170565 | Method and apparatus of domain selection for routing control A method of domain selection for routing control, applied to a communication system including a Circuit Switched (CS) network and an IP Multimedia Subsystem (IMS) includes: obtaining call status(es) of a user in any one or both of the CS network and the IMS; selecti... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8170566 | Telecommunications network A method of controlling selection of a data transmission network node, such as a base station, node B, eNodeB, GGSN or LTE PDN-GW, for a mobile device in a telecommunications network is disclosed. The mobile telecommunications network includes a plurality of mobilit... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8160593 | Apparatus, and associated method, for transposing short codes used to direct a call to a service center during operation of a mobile communication system Apparatus (58), and an associated method, for facilitating delivery of network-specific dialing codes to a mobile node (12). When a mobile node (12) is registered to a network part (18) of the network infrastructure of a radio communicati... | 04/17/2012 |
| 8160592 | Data relay apparatus and method using telephone number A data relay apparatus and method using a telephone number are provided. The data relay apparatus includes: a searching unit that searches for an IP address of a host apparatus corresponding to a receiver's telephone number received from a sender; and an output unit... | 04/17/2012 |
| 8150400 | Local point of presence Systems and techniques for providing a telecommunications service by receiving a request for a telecommunications service from a wireless client, providing a local exchange point of presence to the wireless client in response to the request, and providing the teleco... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8150401 | Method and system for communicating data from wireline terminals to mobile terminals Methods and systems are provided for communicating data from wireline terminals to mobile terminals in a telecommunications network, which includes a home node associated with the mobile terminal and one or more visited nodes. To establish communication with a mobil... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8145222 | Method, mobile communication device, and system for selective downloading to a mobile communication device A method, mobile communication device, and system for selective downloading to a mobile communication device are provided. In accordance with one embodiment, there is provided a method on a mobile communication device for downloading data from a content source to th... | 03/27/2012 |
| 8140082 | Communication system, mobile station, switch apparatus, and communication method A communication system according to the present invention includes: a mobile station 10; an access point located on a radio access system; and a switch apparatus 30 connected to the radio access system, wherein a secured connection between a mobile sta... | 03/20/2012 |
| 8135410 | Method and apparatus for communicating with one of plural devices associated with a single telephone number during a disaster and disaster recovery A system for (and a method of) selectively establishing communication with one of plural devices associated with a single telephone number during a disaster or disaster recovery period. The method can offer disaster recovery to an enterprise depending upon its size,... | 03/13/2012 |
| 8131300 | Routing protocol within hybrid-cellular networks In order to establish routing to/from a base station within a hybrid-cellular network, each network element is assigned a “class” based on a received signal strength of the base station. Each network element is allowed to choose a network element of lower class ... | 03/06/2012 |
| 8126468 | Apparatus, system and method for priority call management In response to detecting a call attempt for a priority call on the originating wireless network by an initiating access terminal, at least one active call having a priority level less than the priority call is transferred to an alternate technology wireless network.... | 02/28/2012 |
| 8126469 | Method and apparatus for call setup latency reduction Techniques for minimizing call setup latency are disclosed. In one aspect, a channel assignment message is sent with a flag to direct the use of previously negotiated service parameters. This aspect eliminates the need for service negotiation messages. In another as... | 02/28/2012 |
| 8103279 | Restrictive and preferential routing in a distributed mobile switching center environment with media gateway clusters A system and method for routing calls in a distributed mobile switching center environment involves receiving a call at a first node (115(1)) in a telecommunication network (100). The first node is associated with multiple trunks (430, 445 | 01/24/2012 |
| 8103237 | Method of communication between a source mobile set without network coverage and a target set A communication procedure between a source mobile equipment which at a given time has no mobile network coverage, and a target equipment, comprising: establishing communication between the source mobile equipment and the target equipment in stages via intermediary e... | 01/24/2012 |
| 8095138 | Resource allocation apparatus, central control apparatus, wireless base station, wireless communication system, resource allocation method and resource allocation program in computer-readable medium A wireless communication system allocates resource information used in performing wireless communication to wireless base stations in order not to generate interference between access-side wireless interfaces and backbone-side wireless interfaces. Each of the wirele... | 01/10/2012 |
| RE43065 | Procedure and system for the transmission of information and establishment of a telecommunication connection Procedure and system for optimizing the route of a telecommunication connection to be set up in a telecommunication system that includes a mobile switching center (MSC), a service switching point (SSP), a service control point (SCP), a gateway (GW), and a subscriber... | 01/03/2012 |
| 8090377 | Method and system for using signal quality information A method includes receiving destination information comprising a desired destination and receiving regional signal quality information comprising signal quality information associated with one or more regions of an area. The method also includes determining a first ... | 01/03/2012 |
| 8086238 | HLR-dual circuit switched and packet switched registration support A method and system for managing services for a mobile station by a network service provider includes receiving a first registration request associated with the mobile station at a registration node, registering a first switching node as a first serving node for acc... | 12/27/2011 |
| 8078179 | Mobility supporting method of mobile terminal based on prefix binding and mobility supporting system using the method A mobility supporting method and a mobility supporting system using the method are provided. The mobility supporting method includes a first access router for allocating a prefix to a mobile terminal, and registering the allocated prefix in an authentication server ... | 12/13/2011 |
| 8078180 | Subscriber server system for a cellular communication system A subscriber server system 200 for a cellular communication system 100 comprises a subscriber data storage 205 which stores public identities associated with subscribers of the cellular communication system. A request processor 207 receiv... | 12/13/2011 |
| 8078178 | Method and apparatus to restore always-on connectivity during network handover A method and apparatus to restore always on connectivity to user equipment, the method having the steps of: monitoring whether the user equipment has transitioned to a network that supports concurrent voice and data; performing, upon the monitoring step detecting th... | 12/13/2011 |
| 8064915 | Method for providing telecommunications services, related system and information technology product A method for providing telecommunications services in an environment in which a plurality of telecommunications systems operate according to different standards (WLAN, UMTS) and are reachable from a terminal (T) in an integrated manner, wherein at least one of said ... | 11/22/2011 |
| 8060101 | Mobile virtual network operator (MVNO) provisioning and voicemail routing by a mobile virtual network enabler (MVNE) According to various embodiments of the present invention, systems and methods for mobile virtual network operator (MVNO) telephone number provisioning and voicemail routing by a mobile virtual network enabler (MVNE) are disclosed. In one embodiment, a method includ... | 11/15/2011 |
| 8050684 | Wireless router system and method A wireless router employing a technique to couple a plurality a host services or host systems and a plurality of wireless networks. A method to route data items between a plurality of mobile devices and a plurality of host systems through a common wireless router. A... | 11/01/2011 |
| 8032143 | System for automatic selection of profile based 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... | 10/04/2011 |
| 8027684 | System for performing a task in a communication network and methods thereof A system, method, and computer program product for executing a task via a communication network, including devices configured to establish the communication network, wherein each of the devices includes a database having a capability of the devices, wherein the devi... | 09/27/2011 |
| 8023953 | Mapping wireless proximity identificator to subscriber identity for hotspot based wireless services for mobile terminals A hotspot access point enables a mobile wireless device to resume a service with a network server when service is interrupted by the mobile device moving out of the coverage area of the access point. A short-range communication link is established by the access poin... | 09/20/2011 |
| 8019349 | Telephone conversation resumption system, telephone conversation resumption program, telephone conversation resumption method, portable terminal and relay apparatus In a communication network including a relay apparatus and a call control apparatus, a telephone conversation resumption system includes: a reservation unit, when a judgment unit detects communication impossibility between a portable terminal and the relay apparatus... | 09/13/2011 |
| 8014780 | Method for transmitting the identity of a calling subscriber to a called subscriber in a mobile communication system The invention relates to a method and a mobile communication system for transmitting the identity of a calling subscriber to a called subscriber in a mobile communication system comprising a home location register for permanent storage of subscriber data on mobile s... | 09/06/2011 |
| 8000712 | Client device method and apparatus for routing a call A telecommunication method, server and system that route an outbound telephone communication initiated by a wireless remote device through an enterprise communication network. The system also routes an incoming call to a device associated with an enterprise communic... | 08/16/2011 |
| 7996012 | Method and apparatus for optimising the sending of tones/announcements during tandem-free operation (TFO) A method and telecommunications node for implementing Tandem-Free Operation (TFO) between a pair of TFO partners in a telecommunications network. At call setup, a TFO negotiation is performed between the partners. Thereafter, if TFO is interrupted in at least one di... | 08/09/2011 |
| 7996013 | Method, call setup device and computer product for controlling and setting up calls with reduced costs A method, call setup device (10) and computer program product for controlling telephone call setup for an associated user and having access to different communication networks are provided. The call setup device (10) comprising a data receiving unit ( | 08/09/2011 |
| 7983681 | System and method for enhancing interoperability between mobile communication system components using different audio encoding formats A system and method for improving the interoperability of communication system components using multiple audio encoding formats within a single talkgroup is provided. The system includes at least two base site repeaters, each of which may be configured to receive an... | 07/19/2011 |
| 7983682 | Context based connectivity for mobile devices A system for automatically creating a preferred wireless connection medium order in a wireless communication device (WCD) for connecting to a network. A server on the network detects when a new device has entered a designated space, identifies the device, determines... | 07/19/2011 |
| 7983680 | System and method for converged network services Systems and methods for providing services for stations supported by a residential gateway are provided. The residential gateway can support one or more fixed-line station and/one or more mobile stations. The mobile stations can be supported by a wireless macro netw... | 07/19/2011 |
| 7983683 | Communication method, communication apparatus and communication system A communication method enabling communication on a predetermined mobile communication network and communication on a predetermined wireless communication network different from the predetermined mobile communication network, includes the step of: switching, means fo... | 07/19/2011 |
| 7974628 | VoIP WLAN conference calling via home wireless routers A home wireless router establishes a Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN) and services a plurality of wireless terminals within the WLAN service area including at least one Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) wireless terminal. The home wireless router receives a requ... | 07/05/2011 |
