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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8190185 | Method and system for decoding SACCH control channels in GSM-based systems with partial combining Methods and systems for signal processing are disclosed herein and may include storing bit sequences for a plurality of previously received control channels. A bit sequence for a currently received control channel may be correlated with at least one of the bit seque... | 05/29/2012 |
| 8165618 | Methods and systems for slow associated control channel signaling Methods and systems for slow associated control channel signaling are disclosed. An example method for securing communications in a mobile network disclosed herein comprises transmitting a first variant of a message of a first type on a first slow associated control... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8155684 | System and method for controlling use of uplink random access channels (RACHS) based on multi-dimensional subscriber classification Systems and methods are provided for controlling use of uplink random access channels (RACHs) based on multi-dimensional subscriber classification. These systems and methods are useful in cellular communication networks that implement, for example, a public safety c... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8155683 | Physical downlink control channel specific scrambling A method, apparatus, and electronic device for creating a connection between a base station and user equipment are disclosed. A transceiver 202 may receive a physical downlink control channel signal containing a control message subjected to an encoding. A pro... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8112105 | Method, apparatus and system for estimating channels A method, an apparatus and a system for estimating channels are disclosed. A method for estimating channels includes: receiving downlink signals inclusive of reference signals from two or more Access Points (APs), where the relative frequency shift between reference... | 02/07/2012 |
| 8086257 | Dedicated control channel detection for enhanced dedicated channel In a method of detecting a signal, a control channel associated with a physical channel may be decoded to produce at least one decoding metric. A control channel signal on the control channel may then be detected based on the decoding metric. ... | 12/27/2011 |
| 8078208 | Multi-radio unification protocol An invention is disclosed whereby a wireless network node, equipped with two or more radio transceivers statically tuned to non-interfering frequency channels, can make decisions regarding which channel to use when communicating with a neighboring wireless node. A m... | 12/13/2011 |
| 8046017 | Method and apparatus for random access channel probe initialization using transmit diversity Embodiments of the present invention extend the benefits of mobile transmit diversity to the initialization phase of communication with a base station over a random access channel. According to a method of the invention, the transmitter may attempt to initiate commu... | 10/25/2011 |
| 8046018 | Non-transitory storage medium with stored instructions for channelization of a dedicated physical channel in a wireless communication system Method and apparatus for determining a transmission configuration for a dedicated channel in a wireless communication system. In one embodiment, an optimum configuration is determined based on minimizing Peak-to-Average Ratio (PAR) of the channel. The configuration ... | 10/25/2011 |
| 8032168 | Method, apparatus and computer program product for monitoring data transmission connections A method, device and computer program product for monitoring data transmission connections. The method comprises monitoring data transmission connections between a cellular radio network and a subscriber terminal with two analyzers. With the first analyzer, first co... | 10/04/2011 |
| 8014805 | Reservation multiple access A mobile station accesses a base station by randomly selecting a first reverse link common control channel from a set of random access channels. The mobile station transmits a request portion of an access probe over the first reverse link common control channel. The... | 09/06/2011 |
| 7970423 | Context linking scheme The present invention relates to a method and system for linking a service context to a terminal connection in a network controlling device of a data network, wherein a service indication is forwarded via the terminal connection to the data network, and an associati... | 06/28/2011 |
| 7962164 | Method and system for extended network access notification via a broadband access gateway A system and method supporting extended network access notification via a broadband access gateway is disclosed. A representative embodiment of the present invention may comprise a wireless interface and may be capable of exchanging multimedia communication between ... | 06/14/2011 |
| 7949358 | Systems and methods for device discovery Systems and methods for enabling wireless devices to discover a number of other proximate wireless devices are disclosed. The discovery may include the discovery of network configuration parameters useful for establishing a connection between the wireless devices. T... | 05/24/2011 |
| 7933619 | Wireless control of access points A method including wirelessly receiving a communication from a wireless device at a receiving device where the communication designated for transmission through the receiving device, recognizing a non-address portion of the communication as indicative of a command f... | 04/26/2011 |
| 7925287 | Method and system for requesting and granting PoC user media transmission right Provided is a method and system for requesting and granting a media transmission right of a PoC user. The method includes a PoC client transmitting an MBCP Request message to a PoC server, the PoC server receiving the MBCP Request message, determining whether a curr... | 04/12/2011 |
| 7904102 | Mobile communication system and control method thereof and radio network controller and base station used for the same In a mobile communication system, the information on a downlink DCH actually not used is regarded as removable from the construction target of a TFI and a TFCI, so that a discrepancy of the perception regarding the TFI and the TFCI is not occurred between a base sta... | 03/08/2011 |
| 7873377 | Background scan process for wireless devices A method and system for implementing a background scan in a wireless device having at least two independent radio interfaces is disclosed. Aspects of the exemplary embodiment include using a first one of the radio interfaces for transferring data with an access poin... | 01/18/2011 |
| 7865204 | System and method for a multi-technology control channel for wireless devices A system and method for providing information to a mobile station in a wireless network are provided. According to the method, a mobile station receives a control channel message wrapped in a unified control channel from a base station, and the mobile station determ... | 01/04/2011 |
| 7822431 | Mobile communication device for accessing network isolated devices According to a method of relaying data originated from the network isolated device which is addressed to a target destination device, the method includes establishing a temporary wireless communication connection with the network isolated device, storing data receiv... | 10/26/2010 |
| 7813746 | Wireless network using shared traffic channel mode of operation for broadcast services A wireless network base station for transmitting broadcast data to a plurality of mobile stations in a coverage area of the base station. The base station transmits a first control message to the mobile stations that assigns a shared public long code mask (PLCM) to ... | 10/12/2010 |
| 7761107 | Multi-channel communication device A multi-channel communication device for transmitting on a first frequency band or a second frequency band is disclosed. The multi-channel communication device may include a first transceiver operating at the first frequency band, a second transceiver operating at t... | 07/20/2010 |
| 7734304 | Method of updating channel information by a mobile station that is in power saving mode A method of updating channel information by a mobile station (MS) that is in power saving mode is disclosed. More specifically, the method includes the MS which receives status information of a first channel descriptor and transmission frame information which includ... | 06/08/2010 |
| 7720497 | Method and apparatus for a dedicated physical channel in a wireless communication system Method and apparatus for determining a transmission configuration for a dedicated channel in a wireless communication system. In one embodiment, an optimum configuration is determined based on minimizing Peak-to-Average Ratio (PAR) of the channel. The configuration ... | 05/18/2010 |
| 7711379 | Method of updating channel information by a mobile station that is in power saving mode A method of updating channel information by a mobile station (MS) that is in power saving mode is disclosed. More specifically, the method includes the MS which receives status information of a first channel descriptor and transmission frame information which includ... | 05/04/2010 |
| 7693531 | Method and system for decoding SACCH control channels in GSM-based systems with partial combining Methods and systems for signal processing are disclosed herein and may include storing bit sequences for a plurality of previously received control channels. A bit sequence for a currently received control channel may be correlated with at least one of the bit seque... | 04/06/2010 |
| 7684812 | Method of updating channel information by a mobile station that is in power saving mode A method of updating channel information by a mobile station (MS) that is in power saving mode is disclosed. More specifically, the method includes the MS which receives status information of a first channel descriptor and transmission frame information which includ... | 03/23/2010 |
| 7668560 | Method and apparatus for accessing network isolated devices A first communication device without direct network access sends a message to a second communication device connected to a remote network by relaying the message through one or more mobile communication devices. In one embodiment, a mobile communication device compr... | 02/23/2010 |
| 7630729 | Method of updating channel information by a mobile station that is in power saving mode A method of updating channel information by a mobile station (MS) that is in power saving mode is disclosed. More specifically, the method includes the MS which receives status information of a first channel descriptor and transmission frame information which includ... | 12/08/2009 |
| 7623881 | Method of transmitting broadcast message in a mobile communication system A method of transmitting a broadcast message using a Forward Common Control Channel (F-CCCH) in a wireless communication system is disclosed. More specifically, a base station determines whether a periodic enhanced broadcast page is enabled or disabled, and then tra... | 11/24/2009 |
| 7536194 | Method and system for providing an energy efficient exchange of information in wireless networks A method and system to synchronize a first device and a second device includes generating a first tone by the first device, the first tone one of including an identity of the second device and generated at a predefined time, receiving the first tone by the second de... | 05/19/2009 |
| 7526304 | Method of increasing the capacity of enhanced data channel on uplink in a wireless communications system In a UMTS wireless communication system, the enhanced dedicated physical control channel (E-DPCCH) that is usually always transmitted together with the enhanced dedicated physical data channel (E-DPDCH) on the uplink from a UE to a NodeB is instead only transmitted ... | 04/28/2009 |
| 7515922 | Method of transmitting/receiving control message in a mobile communication system providing multimedia broadcast/multicast service A control message transmitting/receiving method in an MBMS-supporting mobile communication system. In the present invention, an RNC periodically transmits control messages related to MBMS RB setup to UEs. Thus, although a UE initially fails to receive an intended MB... | 04/07/2009 |
| 7502623 | Apparatus and method for use in identifying presence of wireless terminals in mobile wireless communications systems An unique arrangement including a so-called timing control order and timing control signals is employed to identify whether wireless terminals are reachable within a base station cell coverage area in a wireless communications system. To this end, detection of a par... | 03/10/2009 |
| 7486959 | Method of and apparatuses for cell selection in a mobile communications system A method for cell selection at access in a cellular radio communication system. A first hysteresis level for determining a first ranking level of serving cell is used at access, and a second hysteresis level for determining a second ranking level of the serving cell... | 02/03/2009 |
| 7436764 | Notification of control information in wireless communication system The present invention relates to notifying updated control information of a point-to-multipoint service in a wireless communications system. An indication about whether control channel information has been updated is transmitted and received during a time interval w... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7433335 | Method for selecting an access channel or a traffic channel for data transmission The present invention may provide a method of communication that includes selecting at least one access channel for transmission of data based on a channel condition. The present invention may also provide a method of communication that includes receiving data over ... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7428421 | Method and apparatus for congestion control in a wireless communication system Method and apparatus for congestion control in a wireless communication system. In one embodiment, the status of a congestion bit indicates the type of adjustment, such as increase or decrease, to be performed at an access terminal to determine the next data rate fo... | 09/23/2008 |
| 7418063 | DTX detection method with high success probability A wireless communications system receiver classifies a received burst as a DTX-high state normal burst or a DTX-low state truncated burst with a high probability of success. D1, the Euclidean distance between the known CDVCC and the bit position of CDVCC in a normal... | 08/26/2008 |
| 7415283 | Method and system for signaling in broadcast communication system A method and a system for providing signaling in cellular telephone system providing broadcast services to fully integrate broadcast services with the services provided by the cellular telephone systems. The signaling method coordinate interaction between an access ... | 08/19/2008 |
