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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8145204 | Communication terminal out of range determination method, wireless communication system switching method and communication terminal There is provided a communication terminal out of range determination method, a wireless communication system switching method and a communication terminal, capable of determining accurately whether or not a communication terminal is out of range. Determining whethe... | 03/27/2012 |
| 8135394 | Computational communications service maintenance methods and systems Methods and means provide for handling wireless signal sessions. A failure in wireless communication between a wireless device and a supporting wireless system is detected. The wireless signal session is preserved in a hold state for a limited time. The wireless sys... | 03/13/2012 |
| 8112073 | System for mobile radio communication with at least one subscriber area located in an overall area The present invention relates to a communications system for mobile radio telephony comprising mobile devices, comprising modules which can be inserted into the mobile devices, with at least one subscriber territory being fixed inside the total territory covered by ... | 02/07/2012 |
| 8086227 | Collaboratively locating disconnected clients and rogue access points in a wireless network Methods are described for using collaboration of neighboring wireless devices to enable location of disconnected wireless devices and rogue wireless access points. A central server computes the locations of the neighboring clients and uses those locations to estimat... | 12/27/2011 |
| 8081965 | Simple technique for detection of physical presence and management of information A method, system, and computer readable media that when executed determines and manages presence information and presents the information to a plurality of devices. A determination is made if a presence device is within a range of a detection device. If the presence... | 12/20/2011 |
| 8050669 | Beacon group merging A method of merging two or more beacon groups (BGs), each BG comprising one or more wireless devices, the method comprising, determining a leader BG based on merging information broadcast by two or more devices of different BGs, said devices being within radio range... | 11/01/2011 |
| 8023936 | Method and system for monitoring ad-hoc network nodes A method and system for monitoring a mobile ad-hoc network node (e.g. a network enabled aircraft) is provided. The method includes, receiving a message notifying when the ad-hoc node is preparing to join the ad-hoc network; and determining based on a threshold value... | 09/20/2011 |
| 7962131 | Channel mode converting method of a wireless portable internet system Provided is a channel mode converting method of a wireless portable Internet system. When a diversity channel mode is converted into an Adaptive Modulation and Coding (AMC) channel mode, a radio resource for transmitting Channel Quality Information (CQI) is allocate... | 06/14/2011 |
| 7945257 | Method and system for self-terminating a media service due to an out-of coverage condition A method and mobile device that self-terminates a media service if an out-of-coverage condition is detected. The media service operates on top of a connectionless peer-to-peer packet-based transport protocol. The out-of-coverage condition may relate to the mobile de... | 05/17/2011 |
| 7853250 | Wireless intrusion detection system and method A wireless access device in a wireless network, whether a known or unknown entity, can be located using a geolocation system. A signal strength is determined by a wireless intrusion detection system (WIDS) node in a wireless network for each wireless access device t... | 12/14/2010 |
| 7801516 | Communication terminal out of range determination method, wireless communication system switching method and communication terminal There is provided a communication terminal out of range determination method, a wireless communication system switching method and a communication terminal, capable of determining accurately whether or not a communication terminal is out of range. Determining whethe... | 09/21/2010 |
| 7747247 | Method and system for self-terminating a media service due to an out-of-coverage condition A method and mobile device that self-terminates a media service if an out-of-coverage condition is detected. The media service operates on top of a connectionless peer-to-peer packet-based transport protocol. The out-of-coverage condition may relate to the mobile de... | 06/29/2010 |
| 7742761 | Mobile communication system detectable mobile station moving out of communication range In a mobile communication system, a base station controller has a handoff information management table for storing distance information for each mobile station notified from each of base stations and a detection unit for updating the handoff information management t... | 06/22/2010 |
| 7720467 | User notification for digital mobile phones A method of notifying a user to set an internal clock in a mobile communication device having a visual display therein includes powering-up the mobile communication device; determining whether digital services are available, and, if not, activating notification indi... | 05/18/2010 |
| 7650146 | System and method for monitoring communication A system including at least two distally separated devices that are in wireless communication with each other, wherein at least one of the two devices is provided with a warning mechanism configured to indicate an existing or imminent interruption or disturbance of ... | 01/19/2010 |
| 7647042 | User interface methods and apparatus for processing voice call requests from a mobile station based on communication conditions User interface methods and apparatus for processing voice call requests based on communication conditions of a mobile communication device are disclosed. The mobile communication device includes one or more processors, a wireless transceiver coupled to the one or mo... | 01/12/2010 |
| 7630707 | Wireless communication out of range indication With respect to a wireless network, an out of range warning provides an estimate of an amount of time remaining until a wireless device is out of range of the wireless network. In this way, the user is presented with an opportunity to take corrective measures, if de... | 12/08/2009 |
| 7603115 | System and method for maintaining communication channels through coverage gaps A system and method for restoring communications through breaks in wireless coverage includes identifying a coverage gap in a wireless coverage area and notifying system users of the existence of the coverage gap. Connection information is distributed to other base ... | 10/13/2009 |
| 7599685 | Apparatus for playing of synchronized video between wireless devices A method and apparatus is disclosed for the shared playing of video by a first video player and a second video player. More particularly, the invention relates to a method for playing a video signal on a first portable video player synchronously with the same video ... | 10/06/2009 |
| 7437403 | Always-on wireless internet protocol communication In accordance with the teachings described herein, systems and methods are provided for always-on wireless IP communication. An access provider network (APN) that includes an always-on packet data serving node (PDSN) may be used to communicate over a wireless commun... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7433695 | Computationally-efficient estimation of the location of a wireless terminal based on pattern matching A method of using a non-GPS-derived technique to estimate the location of an Assisted-GPS-enabled wireless terminal for the purposes of generating location-specific assistance data for the wireless terminal is disclosed. The wireless terminal then uses the assistanc... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7424286 | Transmitter/receiver system, mobile transmitter/receiver apparatus, communication management apparatus, broadcasting station carrier receiver apparatus, and method of attempting communication of call origination information Besides a plurality of base stations (64) enabling telephone calls between mobile terminals (30) and between the mobile terminals (30) and fixed telephones (12), a call management apparatus (60) is further provided a broadcasting s... | 09/09/2008 |
| 7412263 | Advisory alert of low signal strength for cell phone user The invention provides an advisory alert indicating conditions are such that an ongoing telephone call involving a cellular telephone may be dropped due to insufficient signal strength. A decrease in signal strength over time that exceeds a specified percentage decr... | 08/12/2008 |
| 7400880 | Method of notifying an apparatus in a system A method of announcing an apparatus to a system containing a central apparatus and at least one individual apparatus is distinguished in that the announcement is effected by optical communication, preferably in the infrared range. In that respective information abou... | 07/15/2008 |
| 7397777 | Handoff control method and a mobile station employing the same There is disclosed a handoff control method for registering a CDMA mobile station in such a way that the waste of a power is prevented if successive attempts to register the station fail. If it is judged that registration fails (step S106), idle handoff is in... | 07/08/2008 |
| 7398086 | System and method to locate radiomobiles outside the coverage of a cellular network A method and system for detecting and locating at least one mobile in a standby mode using a search device located at a certain altitude above the at least one mobile. A simulation of a cellular network activates the at least one mobile within range of the simulated... | 07/08/2008 |
| 7392045 | Method and apparatus for searching for a base station using an adaptable search window A search receiver in a mobile communicator uses an adaptable search window to search for one or more base stations. ... | 06/24/2008 |
| 7383051 | Estimating the location of a mobile unit based on the elimination of improbable locations A method for determining the location of a mobile unit (mobile unit) in a wireless communication system is disclosed. The illustrative embodiment provides a computationally-efficient technique for reducing the number of possible positions that have to be analyzed. I... | 06/03/2008 |
| 7373144 | System and method for automatically providing user status in a messaging service A data communication service according to the present invention is capable of tracking a connection status of a wireless device on a wireless network, receiving electronic messages from one or more senders, waiting a period of time for the wireless device to move in... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7373152 | Radio signal strength mapping through a telematics system The invention provides a method of and system for determining a radio-frequency signal strength at a mobile vehicle. A signal strength measurement request is received from a call center for a selected radio frequency, a signal strength of the selected radio frequenc... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7373178 | Method for providing guide broadcasting for video phone by means of fallback between speech mode and data mode Disclosed is a method for providing a guide broadcasting in the same way as that for a voice call without changing hardware in a mobile communication system supporting a video phone. In the method, a Mobile Station transmits a ‘SETUP’ message for requesting mult... | 05/13/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7366675 | Methods and apparatus for increasing, monitoring and/or rewarding a party's compliance with a schedule for taking medicines Methods and apparatus are provided for increasing and/or for monitoring a party's compliance with a schedule for taking medicines. In a first embodiment, a method is provided that includes receiving information regarding whether at least two medicine containers were... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7366494 | Billing method in electronic switch in a cellular network A billing method in an electronic switch in a cellular network. A call processor calculates the time period for which service is temporarily interrupted to include only a normal service time period in billing data, and sends the billing data to a billing processor. ... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7363034 | Cellular docking station A system for communicating with the user of a cellular telephone via the cellular mobile radio (CMR) system and the public switched telephone network (PSTN). A communications interface appends the telephone exchange number of an outgoing communication to include an ... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7363042 | Cell phone muting override system The disclosed invention relates to a system for restricting radio frequency transmissions within a restricted area and more particularly to a mechanism for overriding the restriction of radio frequency transmissions within a restricted area using an override mechani... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7355506 | Systems and methods for deterring theft of electronic devices Systems and methods for remotely shutting down or preventing operation of device via a wireless network infrastructure are provided. The device may be disabled using a defined command the device receives on a wide area network, such as a SPOT network or wireless car... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7353018 | Enhanced wireless handset, including direct handset-to-handset communication mode A wireless handset is provided with enhanced features and capabilities. The wireless handset may be embodied as a full-featured handset that is capable of operating either within a wireless network (such as a cellular or PCS network) or in a direct handset-to-handse... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7349690 | Out-of-coverage service termination using proxy A method and system that employs a proxy server associated with a mobile device in a wireless network, wherein the proxy server monitors whether the mobile device is still in coverage. The media service operates on top of a connectionless peer-to-peer packet-based t... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7340017 | System and method for finger management in a rake receiver In a RAKE receiver capable of detecting and combining a plurality of multipath signals, a controller for managing the assignment of the plurality of multipath signals to fingers of the RAKE receiver. The controller determines a phase difference between a selected mu... | 03/04/2008 |
