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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8116719 | Techniques for determining communication state using accelerometer data Techniques for communicating with a user on a network include receiving acceleration data that indicates acceleration of a mobile network node associated with a user of a network. A communication state for the user is determined based at least in part on the acceler... | 02/14/2012 |
| 8078136 | Physical presence digital authentication system The interactive authentication system allows a consumer to interact with a base station, such as broadcast media (e.g., television and radio) or PC, to receive coupons, special sales offers, and other information with an electronic card. The electronic card can also... | 12/13/2011 |
| 8078135 | Method and apparatus for transmitting and receiving a quickchannelinfo block in active state in wireless communication system A method and apparatus for transmitting and processing a QuickChannelInfo block is described. A plurality of superframe indices are determined, and a QuickChannelInfo block is transmitted to an access terminal in the superframe with an odd superframe index. The cont... | 12/13/2011 |
| 8041329 | Method and apparatus for maintaining network performance in a communication system A method and apparatus is disclosed for method and apparatus for maintaining network performance in a communication system. A system that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, a network management server (NMS) that manages operat... | 10/18/2011 |
| 8019317 | Simultaneous nationwide update of database information on mobile communications devices A system and method for supporting updates of database contact information to mobile communications devices includes a system having a data entry computer for compiling database contact information for a group of mobile communications devices, a service provider com... | 09/13/2011 |
| 8014749 | Method and apparatus of transmitting preferred control channel cycle attribute in wireless communication systems A method and apparatus for transmitting Preferred Control Channel Cycle Attributes in a wireless communication system comprising generating a 8 bit Length field, a 8 bit AttributeID field, a 1 bit PreferredControlChannelCycleEnabled field, a 0 or 15 bits PreferredCo... | 09/06/2011 |
| 8005455 | Remotely configurable wireless intercom system for an establishment A remotely configurable wireless intercom system and method for an establishment having a staff. A base station is connectable to a wide area communication network. A plurality of headsets are in two-way wireless communication with the base station. Wireless communi... | 08/23/2011 |
| 7995987 | Telephony terminal Methods and apparatus implementing a telephony terminal for connecting a telephone to a data network. In one implementation, a telephony system includes: a phone connection for connecting to a telephone; a network connection for connecting to a network; and a contro... | 08/09/2011 |
| 7945235 | Network-based subscriber calling restrictions Methods and systems are provided that enable communication with a wireless device. In one such method, a communication event that is intended for a wireless device is detected and a user account associated with the wireless device is identified. Information associat... | 05/17/2011 |
| 7925240 | Mobile communication terminal and method of indicating speakerphone mode information thereof A mobile communication terminal and method of indicating speakerphone mode thereof are disclosed, by which a far-end user can be informed whether a speakerphone mode of the mobile communication terminal is entered. The present invention includes a radio frequency pa... | 04/12/2011 |
| 7912445 | Virtual service providers Methods and systems are disclosed for a virtual service provider. In one embodiment, a method comprises providing a first service enabler for a first mobile, communications, multimedia, or voice service, the service enabler having a first interface using a first for... | 03/22/2011 |
| 7885635 | Mobile device for accessing a common database and a computing device The present invention has been made in consideration of thin devices efficiently communicating ideas and transactions into data networks by using other devices with full functional user interface in the networks. According to one aspect of the present invention, the... | 02/08/2011 |
| 7881696 | Method and apparatus to initiate point-to-point call during shared-channel delivery of broadcast content in a wireless telephone network A method for managing a point-to-point call initiated (702) between a wireless mobile station (114, 400) and a remote party while the mobile is receiving broadcast content via one or more multi-user forward-link broadcast channels (508). The mob... | 02/01/2011 |
| 7860482 | Simplified high frequency tuner and tuning method A disclosed method tunes a signal from a channelized spectrum having a predetermined channel spacing. A signal of interest having a predetermined maximum bandwidth is mixed with a local oscillator signal, which has a frequency that is an integer multiple of the chan... | 12/28/2010 |
| 7853239 | Simplified high frequency tuner and tuning method A disclosed method tunes a signal from a channelized spectrum having a predetermined channel spacing. A signal of interest having a predetermined maximum bandwidth is mixed with a local oscillator signal, which has a frequency that is an integer multiple of the chan... | 12/14/2010 |
| 7844245 | Wireless data communication access activation Quick wireless access for data network communication is provided to a data device by provision of an access management unit incorporated in the data device. A default network access identifier (NAI), unique to the data device, permits limited access to a wireless ne... | 11/30/2010 |
| 7835719 | Detection of signals in a radio network In a radio network that includes at least one base station and at least one remote station, signals are modulated for transmission from the remote stations by embedding known information throughout the signal in a predetermined pattern and a group of sample vectors ... | 11/16/2010 |
| 7826820 | Non-homogenous telecommunications base stations A network reconfigurator (26) is provided for use in a telecommunications network (20) comprising a network (24) of radio base stations configured for providing radio access service to the telecommunications network for wireless stations (30 | 11/02/2010 |
| 7817981 | System and method for deploying application programs A communication system includes a development sector for registering a plurality of wireless devices, a business sector for controlling utilization of an application program and for receiving application data, a service sector for deploying the application program a... | 10/19/2010 |
| 7787854 | Scalable distributed radio network A scalable network is provided. The network includes a remote device coupled to an antenna and adapted to communicate with subscriber units over an RF link, a switching device coupled to the remote device, and a radio suite coupled to the switching device. The radio... | 08/31/2010 |
| 7738854 | External memory management apparatus and external memory management method An objective is to prevent an unauthorized application from falsifying and assuming specific information generated for access to an external memory, without permission, and to achieve safer management of access to the external memory. An external memory function mod... | 06/15/2010 |
| 7715818 | System for controlling additional function of communications terminal and the communications terminal A technology is disclosed for providing an additional function control system which permits a carrier to select whether or not an additional function possessed by a communications terminal can be made available. A communications network is connected to a communicati... | 05/11/2010 |
| 7653373 | Communication terminal, fixed-line phone, and computer readable medium A communication terminal includes a communication interface configured to exchange data via a communication network, a memory, a first table stored in the memory and configured to store identifiers of communication terminals which are senders of received data, a sec... | 01/26/2010 |
| 7634250 | Signal conditioner and method for communicating over a shared transport medium a combined digital signal for wireless service A signal conditioner (SC) and method for performing communications via a shared transport medium between a base transceiver station (BTS) and a remote antenna entity (RAE). A first SC is connected to the BTS and a second SC is connected to the RAE. Each SC interface... | 12/15/2009 |
| 7634249 | Method and device for authenticating a subscriber for utilizing services in a wireless LAN while using an IP multimedia subsystem of a mobile radio network An efficient authentication is made possible by a method for authenticating a subscriber MT (6) for utilizing services in a wireless LAN (WLAN) (10) while using an IP multimedia subsystem (IMS) (3). The inventive method is characterized in that ... | 12/15/2009 |
| 7627305 | Systems and methods for adding information to a directory stored in a mobile device In one aspect, the present invention provides systems and methods for adding information to a directory stored in a mobile device. ... | 12/01/2009 |
| 7627306 | Method and apparatus for maintaining network performance in a communication system A method and apparatus is disclosed for method and apparatus for maintaining network performance in a communication system. A system that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, a network management system (NMS) that manages operat... | 12/01/2009 |
| 7613444 | Dynamic building of monitored set A radio access network (24) comprises a radio network control node (26); a database (40); and a femto radio base station node (28f) serving a femtocell (Cf) of the radio access network. The femto radio base station n... | 11/03/2009 |
| 7613443 | Contents and information providing service system for using a code, user terminal, communication agency platform, operating agency platform, on-line relation member module, and the method from the same Disclosed is a platform for providing users with a variety of contents and information of on-line/off-line interested party using barcode, method for providing contents using the platform, and a billing system and method therefor. A system for providing wired/wirele... | 11/03/2009 |
| 7610036 | Space-time-frequency sensing of RF spectrum in cognitive radios A method detects unused frequency bands in a cognitive radio network. Multiple frequency bands for RF signals are sensed using an antenna array including a plurality of elements coupled to a receive RF chain, in which the plurality of elements are individually contr... | 10/27/2009 |
| 7606553 | Information processing apparatus with antenna switching function, communication apparatus, antenna switching control unit and computer-readable recording medium recording antenna switching control program In an information processing apparatus such as a notebook type personal computer having radio communication functions, for communication units to simultaneously carry out transmission/reception independently of each other without increasing the number of antennas, a... | 10/20/2009 |
| 7606554 | Systems for providing wireless account feature notifications to mobile communication devices Systems and methods for providing wireless account calling feature indications to a display of a mobile device associated with the account are described. Feature indications can be provided to inform a user of the mobile device that an incoming call or outgoing call... | 10/20/2009 |
| 7599679 | Remotely configurable wireless intercom system for an establishment A remotely configurable wireless intercom system and method for an establishment having a staff. A base station is connectable to a wide area communication network. A plurality of headsets are in two-way wireless communication with the base station. Wireless communi... | 10/06/2009 |
| 7567793 | Information system, mobile communication terminal, and information method A user sends a request signal to a delivery management server 60 by utilizing a mobile station 10 in response to a broadcast service provided by a broadcast station 70. The request signal includes a music song ID of music song data segments whic... | 07/28/2009 |
| 7555282 | Methods and systems for retrieving data stored in a database A computer-implemented, transaction-making, municipal bond trading system having a capability to conduct a private electronic auction of bid wanteds between a central brokers' broker and multiple prospective remote bidders and to maintain a reference database of acc... | 06/30/2009 |
| 7536168 | Method, emitter and receiver for transmitting data in a multi-access CDMA system by fully complementary code matrixes for two-dimensional data spreading in a frequency and time direction A method transmits data bits between at least one subscriber station and a transmitter in a radio communication system. Each data bit is transmitted on at least two different units of a first radio resource. On the emitter side, the data bits are spread for each uni... | 05/19/2009 |
| 7526267 | Single chip wireless communication integrated circuit A multi-mode wireless device on a single substrate includes an analog portion and a digital portion integrated on the single substrate. The analog portion includes a cellular radio core; and a short-range wireless transceiver core. The digital portion integrated on ... | 04/28/2009 |
| 7522904 | Customer premises equipment alternate path architecture for configuration and troubleshooting A communication system is provided. The communication system includes a customer premises equipment, a wireless device, and a configuration server. The customer premises equipment can provide communication services to a local area network and can also communicate wi... | 04/21/2009 |
| 7515899 | Distributed grid computing method utilizing processing cycles of mobile phones Additional computing power is captured using the idle processing power of mobile phones incorporated into a grid computing system, wherein the system is capable of pushing projects out to available mobile phones for processing during idle operation times. To further... | 04/07/2009 |
| 7502606 | Computer-readable medium, method, and device for associating information with a contact A method, computer-readable medium, and a computing device are provided for associating one or more data objects and other information with one or more contacts. In certain embodiments, an association application operates to access, analyze, and associate one or mor... | 03/10/2009 |
