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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8116767 | Method and system for retry of packet data calls A method and system for retry of a packet data call. The method can include the steps of attempting (210) an IP registration with a mobile unit (110) to make a packet data call using a first protocol on a network (120) that employs both the firs... | 02/14/2012 |
| 8116768 | Automatic selection of a background image for a display on a mobile telephone A method for providing a background image on a display of a mobile telephone, whereby the data of one or more background images are stored in at least one memory accessible for the mobile telephone, comprises an automatic selection of a background image to be displa... | 02/14/2012 |
| 8112083 | Method and system for dynamic adjustment of radio frequency registration period based on load conditions A method for handling registration requests in a cellular wireless communication system. The method includes determining that an air interface in the cellular wireless communication system has at least a threshold level of load. The method further includes, in respo... | 02/07/2012 |
| 8112084 | Method, system and apparatus for performing mobile internet protocol deregistering A method, a system and an apparatus for performing mobile Internet protocol deregistering, includes that the network element in the ASN to which the terminal attaches detects whether the MS terminates unconventionally, and sends the message with the MS identifier of... | 02/07/2012 |
| 8107956 | Providing over-the-top services on femto cells of an IP edge convergence server system A method is provided for enabling an over the top (OTT) service over a broadband network. The method includes receiving a registration request from a mobile User Equipment (UE) over a femto cell to register with a cellular operator of a cellular network. The registr... | 01/31/2012 |
| 8103276 | Method of controlling idle mode initiation of a mobile station in a broadband wireless access system A method of controlling entry into an idle mode in a wireless communication system is disclosed. More specifically, the method includes receiving from a base station (BS) a first message including a first action code, wherein the first action code requests a mobile ... | 01/24/2012 |
| 8103275 | System and method for identifying a wireless serving node for a mobile unit A system and method for identifying a wireless serving node for a mobile unit include the ability to receive a wireless registration request at a control node for a wireless serving node cluster and determine a control node associated with the registration request b... | 01/24/2012 |
| 8095132 | Remote SIM card replacement and activation process A data processing device including a microcontroller and configured to communicate with at least one remote system distributed on a network. The data processing device and the remote system are adapted to store a plurality of parameters identifying a user account be... | 01/10/2012 |
| 8090370 | Combined base transceiver station and base station controller optimized assignment of frame offsets A system, method, and computer readable medium for managing an availability of a call agent, comprising acquiring a session identification by a basestation (BS) and a call agent (CA), wherein the BS is coupled to the CA, if the CA's state is changed from an active s... | 01/03/2012 |
| 8086233 | Detecting cloning of network devices Techniques are provided to detect cloning of network device identity when network device is seeking registration for service in a network. A control server manages access to the network in which a plurality of network devices are configured to communicate and serve ... | 12/27/2011 |
| 8081977 | Mobile communication network A mobile communication network comprising a plurality of base stations and a plurality of mobile machines, the unit for supplying particular location information assigned to a predetermined particular area in advance to the mobile machines moving in the particular a... | 12/20/2011 |
| 8078169 | Methods and devices for set-up of a call in an intelligent network Methods and devices for set-up of a call in an intelligent network (300) comprising a switching entity (SE-31,SE10,SSF) and a control entity (CE-31,CE10,SCP) are described. The call is subjected to a control by the control entity (... | 12/13/2011 |
| 8064906 | Display caller ID on IPTV screen A system that automatically delivers telephony network services from a dual mode service technology platform to an external entity. The system includes a sensing component that detects the presence of a mobile handset registered on a cellular network, and registers ... | 11/22/2011 |
| 8064907 | Method and apparatus for network controller selection in a voice over long term evolution via generic access system Some embodiments provide a method of associating Mobile Management Entities (MMEs) of an evolved packet system (EPS) and Voice over long term evolution (LTE) via Generic Access (VoLGA) network controllers (VANCs). The method includes at a serving VANC, receiving a r... | 11/22/2011 |
| 8060089 | Paging success rate control mechanism A method for handling registration requests in a cellular wireless communication system. The method includes determining that a transmission-success rate of messages sent via the forward-link of an air interface is less than a threshold success rate. The method furt... | 11/15/2011 |
| 8060088 | Method, network element and communication system for optimized selection of an agent entity as well as modules of the network element A method for selecting an agent entity for a terminal in a communication system, including allocating an address to a terminal, the terminal being configured to access a communication network using a selected access technology out of at least one access technology c... | 11/15/2011 |
| 8055262 | Dispatch network and IMS integration with centralized event notification server Several embodiments of an IMS communications network are disclosed. In one embodiment, the network comprises a plurality of dispatch application servers (DAS), an S-CSCF, and an event notification server. The S-CSCF is adapted to receive an IMS registration request ... | 11/08/2011 |
| 8050676 | Community management server, communication terminal, content transmission system, and content transmission method Direct content redistribution between users belonging to the same community is enabled. A portable telephone set issues a request to a community management server to register portable telephone sets belonging to a community, in association with the community, and th... | 11/01/2011 |
| 8045984 | Method of informing a network of change of user equipment capability A method of informing a network of a change of user equipment capability includes: receiving, by a network, a register request message carrying information of new user equipment capability to from a user equipment; analyzing, by the network, the register request mes... | 10/25/2011 |
| 8045983 | Methods systems, and computer program products for providing internet protocol multimedia subsystem (IMS) services in response to advanced intelligent network (AIN) triggers The subject matter described herein relates to methods, systems, and computer program products for providing Internet protocol multimedia subsystem (IMS) services in response to advanced intelligent network (AIN) triggers. According to one aspect, a method for provi... | 10/25/2011 |
| 8041354 | Mobile switchboard, mobile unit, mobile communication system, and position-registration extending method A mobile unit transmits a request for position registration to a network when moving from a first area to a second area. When the number of incoming calls does not exceed a threshold and the number of movements between the first area and the second area exceeds a th... | 10/18/2011 |
| 8036660 | Call-handling for an off-premises, telecommunications terminal with an installed subscriber identity module An apparatus and method are disclosed that enable an organization's enterprise-wide network to accommodate roaming wireless terminals that are affiliated with the local enterprise networks within the enterprise-wide network. In particular, the illustrative-embodimen... | 10/11/2011 |
| 8036661 | Method and system for handling a faulty registration for a mobile communications device A method and system for handling a faulty registration for a subscriber with a mobile communication device in a communications network. A faulty registration comprises a registration missing identification information or having a field that is missing an identifier ... | 10/11/2011 |
| 8036659 | Method for requesting an unregistered UE to perform registration in the IMS The method for requesting an Internet Multimedia Sub-system (IMS) unregistered User Equipment (UE) to perform IMS registration including initiating an IMS domain session or sending an IMS relevant signaling to a called subscriber by a UE A; informing the UE A inform... | 10/11/2011 |
| 8027675 | Apparatus and method for controlling registration of mobile identification number of mobile communication terminals An apparatus and method for controlling registration of a mobile identification number (MIN) of a mobile communication terminal. A memory stores a table in which MIN groups uniquely assigned to common carriers are stored, and a MIN of a mobile communication terminal... | 09/27/2011 |
| 8027676 | Radio network controller and radio communications method A radio network controller can set up a connection with a mobile station located in a specific cell under control of the radio network controller. The radio network controller includes a connection setup request transmitter configured to transmit a connection setup ... | 09/27/2011 |
| 8023944 | Apparatus and method for performing attach procedure in mobile communication system A service network for handling abnormal interrupts, including tracking area updates, lower layer failures, and guard timer expiries, during an attach procedure with a user equipment is provided. The service network includes a radio access network and a control node.... | 09/20/2011 |
| 8019342 | Controlling and enhancing handoff between wireless access points A process of maintaining access information between wireless hotspots is disclosed. A logon request from a wireless portable device is received by a first access point of a first wireless hotspot and use of the first access point by the wireless portable device is a... | 09/13/2011 |
| 8014775 | Method and system for implementing messaging services and a message application server A method for implementing messaging services includes receiving a message body sent by a calling user, determining whether the calling user and a called user are in the same IP Multimedia Subsystem (IMS) domain according to user registration information, and sending... | 09/06/2011 |
| 8010104 | Method for performing RR-level registration in a wireless communication system Techniques to reduce the amount of registration required by a mobile station in a wireless communication system, especially if the registration zones are defined to be small areas. In one scheme, a mobile station registers (e.g., at RR-level) with a network entity (... | 08/30/2011 |
| 8000704 | Fast network attachment A method of facilitating Internet Protocol access by a mobile node to an access Network, the method comprising: sending an attachment request from the mobile node to an access router of the access network, the request containing a mobile node identifier and an Inter... | 08/16/2011 |
| 8000705 | Apparatus and method for connecting call in mobile terminal Provided is an apparatus and method for preventing successive failures in a call connection in a mobile communication terminal. When a call connection is attempted, a cell with the highest RX power is selected among cells and an RRC Connection Request message is tra... | 08/16/2011 |
| 7996009 | Method for authenticating access to an unlicensed wireless communications system using a licensed wireless communications system authentication process A method of authenticating a user seeking access to an unlicensed wireless communication system includes delivering to an unlicensed wireless communication subscriber device licensed wireless communication system security information. An authentication result produc... | 08/09/2011 |
| 7991396 | Method and apparatus for broadcast application in a wireless communication system Systems and methods are provided in which an origination station broadcasts a broadcast program to at least one of a plurality of destination stations. A first destination station (or a first group of destination stations) receives a first registration period parame... | 08/02/2011 |
| 7983673 | Mobile communication network system and location registration method The mobile communication network system having a plurality of mobile communication systems each including a base station performing wireless communications with a mobile station, comprises a storage unit storing location information of the mobile station, an acquisi... | 07/19/2011 |
| 7979069 | Mobile device and base station for a communication protocol with normal login and temporary login A mobile device communicates with a base station according to a communication protocol, the communication protocol having a first message for signaling a readiness of the base station for a normal login operation of the mobile device with the base station and a seco... | 07/12/2011 |
| 7974624 | Registration messaging in an unlicensed mobile access telecommunications system Methods and messages for performing registration of mobile stations (MS) in an unlicensed mobile access network (UMAN). URR (UMA radio resource) registration messages are exchanged between an MS and a UMA network controller (UNC) operating in the UMAN to register th... | 07/05/2011 |
| 7970398 | Method and apparatus for provisioning and authentication/registration for femtocell user on IMS core network A method for provisioning, registering and authenticating a mobile phone on a basestation is provided. The method includes receiving an addition request for the addition of a mobile station to a basestation authorization record via an interface. The method continues... | 06/28/2011 |
| 7966015 | System and method for assigning a network address A method relates to a network identification that uniquely identifies a communication device. The method includes determining a network address corresponding to the network identification. Another step is determining which device manager, of multiple device managers... | 06/21/2011 |
| 7957737 | Mesh node association method in a mesh network, and mesh network supporting the same A mesh network has a plurality of mesh nodes, including a moving mesh node. A serving mesh node initially associates with the moving mesh node at the request of the moving mesh node, transmits context information due to the initial association to at least one neighb... | 06/07/2011 |
