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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8433315 | Wired cellular telephone system Telephone apparatus, including a cable television (CATV) network interface, which is adapted to be connected to a CATV network so as to receive downstream cellular telephone communication signals transmitted at a downstream intermediate frequency (IF) via the CATV n... | 04/30/2013 |
| 8428578 | System and method for enabling call originations using SMS and hotline capabilities A method for handling call originations is provided. The method includes sending origination information from a mobile device to an application server in an enterprise network using Short Message Service (SMS) and determining whether a hotline feature is present in ... | 04/23/2013 |
| 8428577 | Data processing apparatus, data processing method, data processing system, storage medium and program A data processing apparatus is disclosed which includes a reproducing element for reproducing each of a plurality of content data items a reproduction status detecting element for detecting status of each content data item being reproduced by the reproducing element... | 04/23/2013 |
| 8423015 | Relay system and method for cellular communication A relay method is disclosed in a cellular communication system including an access node for providing an access service using resources of a licensed band to a particular terminal among a plurality of terminals with a partial licensed band of the full frequency spec... | 04/16/2013 |
| 8412186 | Method and system for managing subscriber identity modules on wireless networks for machine to-machine applications A mobile station connected to a wireless network can comprise a subscriber identity module. The subscriber identity module can maintain a list of networks. The list can comprise forbidden public land mobile network data. Software can manage the forbidden public land... | 04/02/2013 |
| 8412184 | Communication switching method in communication system Upon detection of an environmental change in a neighborhood, a cellular phone makes selections of a communication device and a communication path, which are used for a communication. A communication packet transmitted from a communication corresponding terminal is d... | 04/02/2013 |
| 8412185 | Method and apparatus for switching devices using near field communication An approach is provided for switching devices using near field communication by transferring services. A first device executes an online service. The first device initiates communication to a second device over a near field communication link during the execution of... | 04/02/2013 |
| 8396469 | Association of a mobile user identifier and a radio identifier of a mobile phone A method of associating a mobile user identifier identifying a mobile interface of a mobile phone and a radio identifier identifying a radio interface of the mobile phone includes: at a device configured to communicate with the radio interface, detecting that the mo... | 03/12/2013 |
| 8391855 | Mail operation apparatus with short range wireless communications function Immediately after making connection of a Bluetooth communications link with a cellular phone, an in-vehicle handsfree apparatus makes connection of a handsfree phone call protocol while not making connection of a massage access profile. When a start trigger that an ... | 03/05/2013 |
| 8385912 | Digital media distribution system A system and method employs an online site for making stored digital video recordings available for selection and download to a wireless communications device. Upon receipt of a selection for a digital video recording, the system and method causes the selected digit... | 02/26/2013 |
| 8385913 | Using a first wireless link to exchange identification information used to communicate over a second wireless link Techniques for facilitating the exchange of information and transactions between two entities associated with two wireless devices when the devices are in close proximity to each other. A first device uses a first short range wireless capability to detect an identif... | 02/26/2013 |
| 8369847 | Mobile devices having a common communication mode A second communication mode can be enabled for a source device and a destination device. Each device can be a mobile device having a first communication mode and a default number for the first communication mode. The default numbers for the source device and the des... | 02/05/2013 |
| 8359025 | Determination of a network parameter A method of determining a network parameter in a telecommunication system is disclosed. The system has a coverage area including at least two sub-areas, and also includes a User Equipment (UE) being in idle mode and being registered in at least two of these sub-area... | 01/22/2013 |
| 8340660 | Method and apparatus for paging admission rate control The present invention relates to a method of controlling a paging admission rate in a signaling control node of a wireless communication network. After execution of paging message transactions into the wireless communication network, a success rate is determined as ... | 12/25/2012 |
| 8340661 | Low-cost multimode GSM monitoring from TD-SCDMA Embodiments of techniques for low-cost multimode operation in wireless communications involving the Time Division Synchronous Code Division Multiple Access (TD-SCDMA) standard and the Global System for Mobile telecommunications (GSM) standard are described. In one a... | 12/25/2012 |
| 8320905 | Method for exchanging data between a mobile telephone and a fixed line telephone The invention relates to a method for exchanging data between a mobile telephone and a fixed line telephone. According to the invention, a mobile telephone equipped with Near Field Communication (NFC) technology and a fixed line telephone that is also equipped with ... | 11/27/2012 |
| 8315624 | System and method for communicating over a data network or the PSTN using a hybrid cordless telephone device A hybrid cordless telephone system allows a user to place or receive a call over either a data network or a PSTN network. In one aspect, a system router and PSTN unit are coupled with a communications manager to avoid extensive redesign of router components and PSTN... | 11/20/2012 |
| 8301134 | Main device of cordless telephone system There is provided a main device of a cordless telephone system that performs communication with at least one additional device, each of which includes a search unit that intermittently searches for a radio wave generated from the main device, and a search stopping u... | 10/30/2012 |
| 8295829 | Wireless access point management in a campus environment A Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN) is operated in conjunction with a wired Local Area Network (wired LAN) to service a premises, e.g., a campus setting. The wired LAN services the wired communication needs of the premises and serves as the wired backbone of the WL... | 10/23/2012 |
| 8295827 | System and method for establishing optimal parameters for performing seamless call transfer between cordless and wireless modes A system and method for establishing a signal parameter threshold for switching between communications protocols by a multimode handset may include providing cordless telephones of different models. A dropout point at which a communications signal of each of the cor... | 10/23/2012 |
| 8295828 | Mobile terminal, mobile communication system, base station searching method, and storage medium storing base station searching program A first mobile terminal forming a mobile communication system connects to a base station by using a first wireless communication method (for example, GSM method). Further, a second mobile terminal acquires unique information of the base station (for example, cell in... | 10/23/2012 |
| 8285277 | Wireless protocol converter Methods and apparatuses for interfacing between broadband wireless communication systems and Local Area Network (LAN) systems are disclosed herein. For instance, the method can include receiving wireless data formatted according to the LAN protocol. The LAN-formatte... | 10/09/2012 |
| 8254912 | System and method for speeding call originations to a variety of devices using intelligent predictive techniques for half-call routing A mobile application gateway configured to interconnect mobile communication devices on a cellular network with an enterprise network is provided. The mobile application gateway includes a voice and data signaling gateway configured to provide routing functionalitie... | 08/28/2012 |
| 8238902 | Wireless DECT phone adaptor An embodiment of a method for initiating an outgoing call from a cellular handset to a fixed network using a DECT base station includes receiving an outgoing call request from a cellular handset by an adaptor module in communication with the cellular handset. The ou... | 08/07/2012 |
| 8238901 | Provision of position information in telecommunications networks A mobile or cellular telecommunications network includes a plurality of terminals which are registered. The terminal may be fixed in position, such as a terminal in a vending machine. Alternatively, the terminal may be fixed to a vehicle used for sending an SOS mess... | 08/07/2012 |
| 8229419 | Communication apparatus A cordless handset receives status information from two or more base units indicating at least one of a waiting status and a non-waiting status. The non-waiting status may further include an internal-line-call status and/or an external-line-call status. The cordless... | 07/24/2012 |
| 8219079 | System and method for microwave traffic routing A radio communication system has a primary communication pathway and a secondary communication pathway. When the primary communication pathway is implemented by a microwave radio link, it is susceptible to poor performance under adverse weather conditions. A system ... | 07/10/2012 |
| 8195149 | Wireless protocol converter Methods and systems for interfacing between broadband wireless communication systems and Local Area Network (LAN) systems includes a repeater station placed at a location that receives sufficient signal strength from a broadband wireless service provider. LAN device... | 06/05/2012 |
| 8185102 | Reducing co-interference on a multi-radio platform A wireless communications device in a first network with contention-based access may send a special frame to one or more other devices in the first network, informing them that it will not be available to receive any transmissions during a specified time period. The... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8160573 | Portable communications device coupled to first network by way of second network A portable communications device (PCD) is coupled to a first network by way of a second network. The PCD is normally in radio communication with the first network, and is coupled to the first network by way of the second network when the PCD is out of radio communic... | 04/17/2012 |
| 8150390 | Method of routing a call made to a fixed telephone number of a UMA-subscriber in a telecommunication network The invention relates to a method of routing a call made to a fixed telephone number of a UMA-subscriber in a telecommunication network. A service control entity stores a so-called ‘near list’ comprising a cell identifier of each cell overlapping a WLAN coverage... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8131286 | Technique for providing broadcast services in a cellular network A technique for providing broadcast services to a subscriber station includes determining (904) when a first broadcast frame that is to be transmitted on a broadcast channel includes broadcast information that is to be received by the subscriber station. Next... | 03/06/2012 |
| 8116760 | Method for implementing dual-homing The invention discloses a method for implementing dual-homing, including: setting each one of any two core control equipment as a standby for each other, connecting a network entity belonging to one of the core control equipment with the two core control equipment t... | 02/14/2012 |
| 8116761 | Modifying wireless network paging zone broadcast based on wireless access congestion What is disclosed is a method of operating a wireless access control system. The method includes monitoring a first wireless access node to determine when the first wireless access node experiences wireless access congestion, where the first wireless access node bro... | 02/14/2012 |
| 8112078 | System, method and program for configuring a mobile terminal to function as a two-way radio A system, method and program for enabling a mobile terminal to communicate with a transceiver via two-way radio over a communication network. The mobile terminal receives a first radio communication, converts the first radio communication into first data packets, ma... | 02/07/2012 |
| 8112077 | Method and apparatus for transmitting media data Media data from a first communication session and media data from a second communication session are received by a unit in the communication network and are combined therein to form at least one combined media data stream which contains the media data from the two c... | 02/07/2012 |
| 8103269 | Mobile terminal and method of selecting broadcast mode therein A mobile terminal including a wireless communication unit configured to receive a broadcast signal, and a controller configured to control the wireless communication unit to receive the broadcast signal corresponding to a first broadcast mode when the first broadcas... | 01/24/2012 |
| 8090367 | Information providing system for vehicle A cellular phone accumulates input information, which is inputted by a user using the cellular phone located not only inside but also outside of a vehicle, as parent population data for interest extraction, and extracts interest information, which reflects a present... | 01/03/2012 |
| 8078161 | Millimeter wave communication system A communication system includes a first communication module, and a second communication module. The first communication module may receive a first type of communication signal (e.g. a mobile telephone signal) and convert it into a second-type of communication signa... | 12/13/2011 |
| 8064902 | Communication apparatus and communication system A communication apparatus includes: a first communication unit which wirelessly communicates with a first device using a channel in a frequency band; a determination unit which determines a number of times by which the first communication unit transmits data to the ... | 11/22/2011 |
