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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8150434 | Leadership support system determining a danger of isolation of a group member even under temporarily worsened communication conditions A leadership support system includes a leader terminal and plural member terminals. The member terminals, according to either the relay of communication information not addressed thereto or the reception of communication information addressed thereto, send back a re... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8041374 | Application execution method, file data download method, file data upload method, communication method, network identifier setting method and wireless communication terminal A game device is provided with an SSID setting unit and a channel setting unit. The SSID setting unit sets up an SSID (a network identifier) in accordance with a communication mode. Communication modes include a download standby mode, a download mode, a lobby mode a... | 10/18/2011 |
| 8005496 | System and method for interrupt control on a handheld device An interrupt message is sent over one of a plurality of transport mediums from a first mobile device to a second mobile device. The interrupt message may include a first mobile device identifier associated with a transport medium that is independent of the plurality... | 08/23/2011 |
| 7792538 | System and method for enabling subscribers of a communications carrier to access a network of wireless access points of subscribers of other communications carriers A system and method for enabling subscribers of a first communications carrier to communicate over wireless access points of subscribers hosted by a second communications carrier. In response to receiving a request signal from a wireless device via a wireless access... | 09/07/2010 |
| 7551936 | Method of radio transmission in a danger alarm system A method for radiotransmission in a danger alarm system that operates by way of repeaters but has a current-saving design, so that battery operation is possible. The reception means are switched on cyclically at preassigned points in time, and transmission-ready par... | 06/23/2009 |
| 7539503 | Controller device, mobile terminal and mobile communication method A controller device for performing communication control of a mobile terminal belonging to an ad hoc network, includes: a communication environment information obtaining unit configured to obtain communication environment information, which shows a communication env... | 05/26/2009 |
| 7457632 | Radio base station apparatus and transmission power control method A wireless base station unit (100) monitors total transmission power, which is a sum of transmission power to all of mobile station terminals (200-203) connected for communication. When the total transmission power exceeds a first threshold valu... | 11/25/2008 |
| 7440767 | Home system including a portable fob having a rotary menu and a display A home wellness system includes a server having a wireless transceiver, a plurality of sensors each of which has a wireless transceiver adapted to communicate sensor information to the server wireless transceiver, and a portable display and configuration fob, the po... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7433701 | Smart frame selection for improved backhaul bandwidth efficiency A wireless cellular network includes an access point selector that selects an access point for forwarding data from a wireless device. When data is received with an unacceptable quality level, the access point selector queries other access points for the same data. ... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7426047 | Electronic device and control method thereof In the energy saving mode, a card I/F circuit section is controlled to turn ON intermittently for a predetermined interval by using a switch. The I/F circuit section supplies electric power to an outside I/F part during the ON interval, and receives some communicati... | 09/16/2008 |
| 7421014 | Channel bonding of a plurality of multi-gigabit transceivers A method for channel bonding begins when a master transceiver receives a channel bonding sequence. The process continues with the master transceiver generating a channel bonding request and transmitting it and channel bonding configuration information to the slave t... | 09/02/2008 |
| 7418265 | System and method for interrupt control on a handheld device An interrupt message is sent over one of a plurality of transport mediums from a first mobile device to a second mobile device. The interrupt message may include a first mobile device identifier associated with a transport medium that is independent of the plurality... | 08/26/2008 |
| 7400897 | Implementing a web server on a mobile station A system and method are provided for implementing a web server on a mobile station. A first mobile station may include a database of information. A network address for the first mobile station may be transmitted to a second mobile station to enable the second mobile... | 07/15/2008 |
| 7398101 | Transmitter power level optimization and error correction technique A master transceiver automatically lowers its transmit power level at intervals until a slave transceiver no longer accurately receives the transmitted data. When the master detects an inaccurate transfer of data, the master incrementally increases the transmit powe... | 07/08/2008 |
| 7394782 | Reduced power time synchronization in wireless communication Methods, devices, and systems for wireless communication in which one or more devices are scheduled to awake from a low power sleep state at a scheduled time for data transmission. An illustrative embodiment addresses difficulties that may arise as a result of clock... | 07/01/2008 |
| 7386034 | Anti-jamming method for spread-spectrum radio signal receivers The invention relates to the improving of the resistance to intentional or unintentional jamming, of a receiver of spread spectrum radio signals transmitted by polarized wave. It consists in furnishing receiver with an array antenna composed of elementary antennas h... | 06/10/2008 |
| 7373151 | Distributed dynamic channel allocation technique for multi-carrier CDMA cellular systems with mobile base stations A distributed dynamic channel allocation algorithm for a multi-carrier CDMA cellular system having at least one mobile base station. The distributed dynamic channel allocation algorithm uses channel power measurements from both the requesting mobile station and the ... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7359726 | Push-to-talk signaling and media inter-working architecture An inter-working network for facilitating dispatch communications between subscribers of disparate dispatch networks includes core inter-working components and regional inter-working components. The core inter-working components include a network management system, ... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7356335 | Wireless communication apparatus A wireless communication apparatus coordinates communication among a set of mobile stations by giving the mobile stations permission to transmit packets. The mobile stations divide comparatively long packets into shorter fragment packets. When the wireless communica... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7346321 | Apparatus for associating access points with stations using bid techniques 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... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7343170 | System and method for allowing nodes in a wireless communication network to access multiple channels A method for allowing a node in a wireless communication network to access time slot assignment information on multiple channels includes assigning the node to a first channel associated with a channelized neighborhood having a plurality of nodes. The node communica... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7339977 | Signal strength assisted searcher and acquisition A code division, multiple access (CDMA) receiver includes an RF section for receiving a CDMA signal through a channel; a circuit for determining an instantaneous total received power (Io) of the received CDMA signal; and a searcher that is one of enabled for operati... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7336944 | Method and apparatus for legal intercept monitoring of a cellular telephone modem (CTM) device A method and apparatus for legal intercept monitoring of a cellular telephone modem (CTM) device. More particularly, a system incorporating a CTM-to-TTY/TDD converter and a Call Content Delivery Unit (CCDU) to facilitate the monitoring of calls made to or from a CTM... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7328042 | Architecture for facilitating group sessions across dispatch operators An inter-working network facilitating group communications among subscribers spanning a plurality of disparate dispatch networks, a signaling controller, a media gateway, a system for facilitating the monetization of inter-carrier dispatch communications and a group... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7310529 | Packet data traffic control for cellular wireless networks Data traffic over a plurality of data communications links of a wireless data communications system is controlled by identifying a poorly performing wireless link, and interrupting data communications over the poorly performing link. The data throughput of remaining... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7310350 | Mobile surveys and polling A method and system are provided for allowing mobile device users to participate in an online survey community by entering opinions and reading opinions of other through their mobile devices. The mobile devices need not support the same protocol as the server that m... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7310530 | Data transmission to a first node from a second node to another second node A method for transmitting data in a data transmission system comprising a first node and a plurality of second nodes, the first node being arranged to address the second nodes in a predetermined order, and each second node being arranged to transmit data to the firs... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7305212 | Message passing to a known location A message is carried towards a target receiver (T) at a known location by one or more mobile entities (L,Q) that receive and pass on the message by short-range communication. The message includes an indication of the location of the target receiver (T). Before a mob... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7302227 | Communication method, communication device, and computer program In order to solve a problem of an accumulation on the transmission side, a delay on the reception side, and the like at the time of transmission in a communication system such as a wireless LAN system, each communication station in a network transmits a beacon in wh... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7295817 | Wireless data communication unit A wireless data communication unit (700) shares a data communication resource with a plurality of other data communication units. The wireless data communication unit (700) receives channel status information from a wireless serving communication unit ... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7292870 | Instant messaging terminal adapted for Wi-Fi access points An instant messaging terminal manages multiple conversation sessions across multiple instant messaging services. The terminal includes a display for conversation session windows, a data entry device, a communications module for wireless network communication, and a ... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7292869 | Telephone equipment including a line holding system, an extension communication detecting system, and a notification system A telephone equipment having a main apparatus and a plurality of cordless handsets, which can perform an extension communication with being relayed by the main apparatus. Such a telephone equipment includes a line holding system that holds a connection between the m... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7286843 | Identifying remote radio units in a communication system A method for identifying a remote radio unit in a communication system comprises a plurality of remote radio units communicating with a central unit and pattern providing means for providing information about dedicated gain change patterns of the remote radio units.... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7280836 | System and method for coexistence in wireless networks A computing arrangement may include a first radio transceiver operating in accordance with a first communication protocol using a frequency band and a second radio transceiver operating in accordance with a second communication protocol using the frequency band. An ... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7274945 | Transmission channel selection 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... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7269448 | Method for recognizing request for data transmission by mobile/base station RRC using network transfer device A method recognizes a request for data transmission by a mobile/base station RRC (Radio Resource Control) using a network transfer device, by which the mobile/base station RRC can recognize the request for data transmission using the network transfer device in a sta... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7260156 | Modulation identification device A modulation identification device can be used for detecting the modulation type of a wirelessly transmitted and modulated RF signal without a-priori information on the kind of modulation used. The modulation identification device (1) comprises a n-port junct... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7260413 | Data transmission system having a high data transmission rate and method of transmitting the data A data transmission system has a base station and at least one mobile station. Data packets are interchanged between the base station and the mobile station using a time slot method. In this case, first measures are used for transmission of a first part of a data pa... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7251550 | Aircraft accessory monitor Methods and apparatus are provided for monitoring an aircraft accessory. The apparatus comprises a processor associated with said aircraft accessory, a transducer coupled to said processor and operable to produce parametric data relating to said aircraft accessory a... | 07/31/2007 |
| 7239859 | Method and system for establishing a telephony data connection to receiver The current invention provides a method for establishing a telephony data connection to a receiver. The telephony data connection is initiated at a source location. A carrier signal is generated for the connection and the carrier signal is modified. The modified car... | 07/03/2007 |
