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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8081962 | Communication device The communication device which implements a voice communicating function, an attached file emailing function, a geographic location function, a dictionary function, a schedule notifying function, a multiple type TV program function, a multiple TV screen displaying f... | 12/20/2011 |
| 8068816 | Voice mailbox configuration methods and apparatus for mobile communication devices In one illustrative example disclosed, a mobile communication device includes a user interface, a processor, and a wireless transmitter. The user interface includes, among other things, a visual display which is part of a graphical user interface (GUI). For configur... | 11/29/2011 |
| 7844288 | System and method for the distribution of advertising and associated coupons via mobile media platforms A mobile terminal apparatus, systems, and methods for a mobile service provider to deliver advertising content, via a wireless protocol, to a user's mobile terminal are provided. The user's mobile terminal may be both multimedia and Bluetooth enabled, and may be abl... | 11/30/2010 |
| 7831260 | Mobile electronic device having a geographical position dependent light and method of and system for achieving the same The present invention provides a method and system for controlling an illuminating device on a mobile electronic device comprising determining in a global position of the device in real-time, determining a state of at least one light condition currently affecting am... | 11/09/2010 |
| 7831261 | Communication terminal A communication terminal capable of efficiently performing download of a file is provided. A communication terminal 1 includes an input detection section 10, a request section 12, a reception section 14, and a recognition section 16 | 11/09/2010 |
| 7801531 | Method of performing communication according to control information in a wireless communication system A method of communicating with a network in a wireless communication system is disclosed. More specifically, the method includes performing handover by a mobile station (MS) from a first cell to a second cell, and measuring signal strengths of neighboring cells by t... | 09/21/2010 |
| 7747266 | Data-capable network prioritization with reduced delays in data service In one illustrative method, a periodic location update timer value is broadcasted by a wireless communication network and received and stored in memory of a mobile station. A request for data service is transmitted by the mobile station to a wireless communication n... | 06/29/2010 |
| 7725133 | Mobile wireless communication devices with quick-send features and methods therefor A mobile wireless communication device like a cellular handset includes multiple communication addresses stored in its memory. Each address is associated with one or more inputs of an input key. For example a first telephone number is associated with a single input ... | 05/25/2010 |
| 7724777 | Quasi-orthogonal multiplexing for a multi-carrier communication system For quasi-orthogonal multiplexing in an OFDMA system, multiple (M) sets of traffic channels are defined for each base station. The traffic channels in each set are orthogonal to one another and may be pseudo-random with respect to the traffic channels in each of the... | 05/25/2010 |
| 7720014 | Method and apparatus for managing a supplemental channel in a mobile communication system Provided is a method and apparatus for managing an SCH in an MS in a mobile communication system are provided. The MS receives an SCH assignment message notifying assignment of the SCH from a BS. If the duration of the SCH expires, the MS receives at least one more ... | 05/18/2010 |
| 7715798 | Multiplying symbol streams by rectangular matrix of (P/M)×1 vectors Closed loop multiple-antenna wireless communications system with antenna weights determined by maximizing a composite channel signal-to-interference-plus-noise ratio minimum. Multiplexed symbol streams over subsets of antennas enhance throughput. ... | 05/11/2010 |
| 7706782 | System and method for developing information for a wireless information system A system and method is described for providing data to a mobile information system. A broadcast server receives information preferences from a plurality of subscribers to the mobile information system. The broadcast server aggregates these information preferences an... | 04/27/2010 |
| 7668555 | Method for computing beamforming weighting vectors with collaborated uplink sounding A method and system are provided for computing beamforming weighting vectors with collaborated uplink sounding in a wireless communications network. The method comprises selecting a designated uplink sounding region and a signal sequence from a set of orthogonal sig... | 02/23/2010 |
| 7649869 | Efficient cell measurements during transmission gaps in a compressed mode A terminal obtains a monitored set containing GSM neighbor cells and/or UMTS neighbor cells. The terminal operates in a compressed mode and obtains from a UMTS network at least two transmission gap pattern sequences for different measurement purposes, e.g., for “G... | 01/19/2010 |
| 7647046 | Maintaining uninterrupted service in a wireless access point and client stations thereof A method, an apparatus, and code in a carrier medium to operate in a first access point of a wireless network in communication with at least one associated client station. The method includes wirelessly broadcasting a management frame including an indication that th... | 01/12/2010 |
| 7647078 | Power-saving method for wireless sensor network A power-saving method of wireless communication device, which operates a sleep mode for minimizing power consumption except for an active mode for communication, initializes a sleep probability upon the device being turned on, operates the active mode for communicat... | 01/12/2010 |
| 7642936 | System and method for determining whether to dynamically suppress data in a communications environment A method for communicating data is provided that includes receiving a plurality of bits associated with a communications flow and inspecting the bits. The method also includes determining whether one or more samples included in the flow should be suppressed. A porti... | 01/05/2010 |
| 7643836 | Determining approximate locations of network devices that are inaccessible to GPS signals Methods, apparatus, and computer program products for determining approximate locations of network devices. Information is received concerning last known locations of portable network devices that attach to a network, and used to compute an approximate location of a... | 01/05/2010 |
| 7640006 | Directory assistance with multi-modal messaging A information assistance application is disclosed for use in a wireless communication environment. A requestor terminal is operable to generate a request for an information record associated with a subscriber terminal. The request is transmitted from the requestor t... | 12/29/2009 |
| 7636576 | System and method for determining and representing one or more potential physical locations of a newly detected wireless network device A previously unknown wireless device, which may be either an access point or a station, is detected by receipt of transmissions from that device at one or more access points that are currently operating within a managed wireless network. A graphic representation of ... | 12/22/2009 |
| 7636331 | Transmission of control information in wireless communication system The present invention relates to a method for indicating the validity of a channel configuration. Configuration information for establishing the reception of a physical channel carrying point-to-multipoint services is sent via a point-to-multipoint control channel t... | 12/22/2009 |
| 7634279 | System and method for partially time-based allocation of vocoder resources A system and method for allocating vocoder resources for interconnect calls includes consideration of whether an interconnect call request occurs during a known period of heightened network activity. In an embodiment a vocoder type is assigned to a given interconnec... | 12/15/2009 |
| 7630694 | Remote access unit and optical network for bidirectional wireless communication using the same Disclosed is a remote access unit for transmitting and receiving upstream and downstream data in which channels having different transmission scheme are multiplexed, and an optical network for bi-directional wireless communication using same. The remote access unit ... | 12/08/2009 |
| 7627335 | Cover plate for a mobile device having a push-through dial keypad A mobile electronic device having a keyboard has a cover plate acting as a dial keypad. The keypad has a push-through, hinge-spring design that activates only one of two keyboard keys underlying a dial key and allows backlighting transmissivity. A translucent materi... | 12/01/2009 |
| 7623853 | System and method for over the air programming A system and a method for performing over the air programming (“OTAP”) to update computer code in a remote computer. The method includes transmitting computer code over the air to the remote device and writing the computer code to at least one memory device loca... | 11/24/2009 |
| 7620401 | Wireless communications system, wireless communications method, wireless communications program and program recording medium A dual mode mobile terminal has a dual mode in which said mobile terminal can be connected to any of two different wireless communications systems (hereinafter referred to as systems 1 and 2). The mobile terminal can be connected to optimum wireless co... | 11/17/2009 |
| 7620018 | Apparatus and method for a multi-channel orthogonal frequency division multiplexing wireless network A flexible and scalable deployment of orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) technology in a mobile cellular system, including a system that deploys multiple channels within a common base station, in which overlapping subcarriers are accepted and a signif... | 11/17/2009 |
| 7620400 | Inter-system message delivery for SMS text messages The present Inter-System Message Delivery System increases the SMS text message delivery success rate. When a mobile subscriber station roams outside of the confines of the cell in which it is presently registered, the delivery of SMS messages to mobile subscriber s... | 11/17/2009 |
| 7620013 | Method and system for decoding control channels using repetition redundancy Methods and systems for decoding control channels using repetition redundancy may include generating enhanced soft bits by combining soft bits generated from the two GSM SACCH blocks. Combining may comprise averaging soft bits in one GSM SACCH block and correspondin... | 11/17/2009 |
| 7616942 | Alert system and personal apparatus An alert system and apparatus for an emergency alert system is provided to disseminate emergency information to the public utilizing a universal paging system through a personal alert device such as a cellular telephone, pager, PDA or E-FOB. The alert system utilize... | 11/10/2009 |
| 7616616 | Apparatus and method for enhanced quality of service in a wireless communications network A wireless LAN having a plurality of wireless phones with enhanced medium access control which enables QoS functionality and being further modified to provide priority transmission of frames of information are associated with one or more access points that have also... | 11/10/2009 |
| 7613466 | Systems and methods for evaluating changes in transmissions for a point of communication A computer-based program performs calculations to analyze, vary, test, manage, and/or improve the performance of channels and/or frequencies in the communication spectrum. The program varies parameters of a point of communication, such as the location, transmission ... | 11/03/2009 |
| 7613458 | System and method for enabling a radio node to selectably function as a router in a wireless communications network A system and method for enabling a mobile user terminal in an ad-hoc packet-switched wireless communications network to selectably operate as a router for other mobile user terminals in the network based on certain criteria. The user terminal comprises a transceiver... | 11/03/2009 |
| 7613465 | Systems and methods for determining feasibility of communication spectrum maximization A computer-based program performs calculations to analyze, vary, test, manage, and/or improve the performance of channels and/or frequencies in the communication spectrum. The program varies parameters of a point of communication, such as the location, transmission ... | 11/03/2009 |
| 7613454 | Network and method of realizing local roaming for subscribers A network for implementing localized roaming of mobile subscribers includes: a base transceiver station, a base station controller, a Mobile Switching Center (MSC), a Visiting Location Register (VLR) and a Home Location Register (HLR), and at least one Roaming Numbe... | 11/03/2009 |
| 7613119 | Self-configurable wireless local area network node In a wireless local area network including an access controller (AC) and an access points (AP), the AC transmits a functionality inquiry to the AP. Upon receiving the inquiry, the AP transmits a query response including the functional capabilities of the AP. The AC ... | 11/03/2009 |
| 7613464 | Systems and methods for scoring communication spectrum maximization A computer-based program performs calculations to analyze, vary, test, manage, and/or improve the performance of channels and/or frequencies in the communication spectrum. The program varies parameters of a point of communication, such as the location, transmission ... | 11/03/2009 |
| 7610047 | System and method for providing integrated voice and data services utilizing wired cordless access with unlicensed/unregulated spectrum and wired access with licensed/regulated spectrum Systems and methods provide integrated wireless and wired data voice and data services via a dual mode telecommunications device. A dual mode telephone operates as a digital cordless handset of a wired data network in a structure equipped with one or more wireless a... | 10/27/2009 |
| 7602763 | Distribution of frame synchronization information at base station A method and system distributes frame synchronization information at a base station implementing air interfaces of at least two different standards and to a base station implementing air interfaces of at least two different standards. Frame synchronization informati... | 10/13/2009 |
| 7602377 | Mobile device and method for preventing undesired key depression in the same Undesired key depression of a mobile device is prevented using a predetermined key activation pattern. This pattern includes successively pressing one or more keys of the mobile device a predetermined number of times. When this occurs, the mobile device converts fro... | 10/13/2009 |
