83results about "Radio/inductive link selection arrangements" patented technology

A proactive user interface, installed in (or otherwise control and/or be associated with) any type of computational device. The proactive user interface actively makes suggestions to the user, based upon prior experience with a particular user and/or various preprogrammed patterns from which the computational device could select, depending upon user behavior. These suggestions could be made by altering the appearance of at least a portion of the display, for example by changing a menu or a portion thereof; providing different menus for display; and/or altering touch screen functionality. The suggestions could also be made audibly.

One or more embodiments may concern a portable communication device comprising a detection unit and a control unit, said portable communication device being adapted to use an information template for generating a message. The detection unit is configured to detect a physical entity. The control unit is configured to insert information corresponding to the detected physical entity, detected by the detection unit into a pre-specified position in the message template. One or more embodiments may also concerns a method for generating a message in a portable communication device by using an adaptive information template.

Provided is a user privacy management apparatus and method on a Secure User Plane Location (SUPL) network including a SUPL Location Platform (SLP) and a SUPL Enabled Terminal (SET) and performing privacy authorization according to location of the SET, wherein when the location of the SET is calculated, the SLP (or SUPL Positioning Center (SPC) within the SLP) checks a privacy setup according to the calculated location, thereafter queries to a SET user whether to execute the privacy setup using a SUPL INIT message or a SUPL NOTIFICATION message, and then executes the privacy setup according to queries and responses transmitted through a SUPL START message or a SUPL NOTIFICATION RESPONSE message, whereby a user privacy can be managed more stably by notifying a user of the privacy setup according to the location of the user for reconfirmation.

A wireless device uses position-indicating data to determine its location in relation to multi-layered wireless networks that the device may see concurrently. If location information is available, the device employs a user-defined priority table to select the order of user-contracted available networks. If location information is unavailable, the device employs a technology learning table to automatically adapt CAI protocol options (e.g., GSM, cdma2000, IS-136, IEEE 802.11x, etc.) to search for an available network. Information is gathered and stored in databases within the device to allow automatic adaptation to multiple wireless networks. The device provides unique access to each wireless network with which a user has contracted, without the intervention of any “anchor” network. This allows the device to obtain network service no matter what network it is traveling through and allows the user to traverse multiple wireless networks with seamless access to multiple applications and services provided by those networks.

A method and system for automatically placing calls made from a mobile telephone in an economical manner via calling card and call-back programs, with minimal user overhead. The system may be installed on an existing telephone by the user. To operate, the user initiates the placement of a call in the regular manner, as if the call were placed directly, and the system automatically places the call in the most economical way, such as via calling card or call-back program. The user can employ any dialing conveniences offered by the mobile telephone, including “speed dialing”, “phone book” dialing, or recent call dialing. All interaction with the calling card/call-back server is handled automatically; the user need not be aware that the call is being placed via a calling card or call-back program. Additional automatic features include automatic calling card recharging and selection of SIM for telephones supporting multiple SIM's.

The invention provides a method of handover from an active network to a selected one of a plurality of potential other networks. In addition to the overall solution, the solution proposed has several individual aspects. All subsidiary aspects are related to the common problem mentioned above and sharing the underlying common solution concept of implementing a system in which selective handover is possible and in which a list of available other networks provided by an active network can be handled and selection made by a terminal, so that neighbor cell information can be transmitted based on expressed terminal preferences.

An apparatus is provided for creating a gateway between a wired telephone and a wireless telephone network. The gateway device is connected to a wired home telephone network having one or more wired telephones, a wired telephone network, such as the PSTN, and a wireless telephone network. The apparatus may operate in a first mode that allows the wired telephone network to be utilized as a primary telephone network for the wired home telephone network and the wireless telephone network to be utilized as a backup in case of failure of the wired telephone network. Alternatively, the apparatus may operate in a second mode that allows the wireless telephone network to be utilized as a primary telephone network for the wired home telephone network and the wired telephone network to be utilized as a backup in case of failure of the wireless telephone network. The selection of the operating mode for the apparatus may be based upon user selection, a user-specified time schedule, dialed digits, or other factors.

A radio communication apparatus includes a receiving section, a power supply section and a control section. The receiving section receives a radio signal when electric power is supplied, and the radio signal has a preamble field for storing a preamble pattern. The power supply section supplies the electrical power to the receiving section and stopping the supply of the electrical power in response to a supply stop signal. The control section generates the supply stop signal when presence of the preamble pattern can not be detected from the radio signal received by the receiving section, in a state in which a frame synchronization is established.

In a system and method for handoff using a hybrid network, a wireless local area network (WLAN) terminal determines its own position information through communication with a code division multiple access (CDMA) base station and a global positioning system (GPS) satellite, and a cell mapping server obtains information about a WLAN cell where the WLAN terminal is currently located from the WLAN terminal position information, determines information about a cell to which the terminal is expected to be handed off from the current position of the WLAN terminal, and provides the cell information to the WLAN terminal. This allows handoff to be performed without scanning a destination access point, thereby significantly reducing WLAN handoff time.

A mobile communication system with a packet switching function which enables sharing of radio resources among mobile stations, wherein a mobile station which has generated a request for communication quality assurance periodically sends a packet for requesting preferential use of a radio channel in order to prevent timeout of the state transition timer, timeout of which would cancel radio channel assignment to the mobile station and bring it into a dormant state if a certain period elapses without transmission or reception of a signal, so that it can remain in the active state and hold the radio channel continuously. In addition, when the mobile station requesting communication quality assurance moves from one cell to another or requests radio channel assignment, the base station controller controls the radio base station so that the mobile station can be assigned a radio channel by sending a priority request packet.

A method of locating and tracking a cellular terminal (1) is described. The method comprises the detection of one or more handover events that take place when the cellular terminal (1) moves between transmission regions (3) of a cellular terminal network provider. Information regarding the handover events is recorded within a database (4) so that the location of the cellular terminal (1) can be calculated. The calculation of the location of the cellular terminal (1) is achieved by either comparing the information with previously stored data or by extracting information regarding the location and geometry of the individual transmissions regions (3) such that a handover region (9) can be calculated. The precise location and area of the handover regions (9) takes account of various factors including power, time of flight of the transmitted signals and timing synchronization within transmission regions (3) and the effects of shadowing of the transmitted signals.

A method and system for determining a location of a vehicle, the method comprises determining reception location data within a first cell of a work area for a vehicle. A reception quality estimator estimates reception quality data for the corresponding reception location data for the first cell. Optical location data is determined within a first cell of a work area for a vehicle. An optical quality estimator estimates optical quality data for the corresponding optical location data for the first cell. A data processor selects at least one of the reception location data and the optical location data as refined location data associated with the first cell based on the estimated reception quality data and estimated optical quality data.

A sliding-type portable communication apparatus includes a body housing; a sliding housing sliding on an upper surface of the body housing while being in contact with the body housing; first and second angled housings, each of the first angled housings extending from one corner of one side of the body housing in an inclined direction gradually going far from a lower surface of the sliding housing, each of the second angled housing having a first surface and a second surface, the first surface being in contact with the first angled housing while extending in the inclined direction, and the second surface being opposite to the first surface and in contact with the sliding housing; a pair of connecting arms, each of which extends from an end of one of the second angled housings in the inclined direction; and a rotatable lens housing disposed between the connecting arms and having a camera lens, the camera lens being oriented in a direction passing through the lower surface of the sliding housing when the sliding housing has not been moved a predetermined distance, and the camera lens being oriented in a direction passing through the upper surface of the body housing when the sliding housing has been moved.

A method and system for preventing replay-type attacks on a vehicle communications system that sends short message service (SMS) messages between a call center and a fleet of vehicles. The method uses separate sequence counters maintained at the call center and at each of the vehicles in the fleet to help prevent or at least minimize the effects of unauthorized third party interference; such as replay-type attacks. Each wireless message is embedded with a sequence counter that is provided by the sender and is compared by the recipient with a separate sequence counter for purposes of validation. Some optional features that can be used in conjunction with the sequence counters include a tolerance window feature, a consecutive message feature, and a proximity feature, to name but a few.

The invention provides a method for automatically matching incoming call number or incoming short-message number and a communication terminal. The method for automatically matching incoming call number or incoming short-message number includes the following step: step A: whether the incoming call number or incoming short-message number is in a local telephone book is judged; step B: if the incoming call number or incoming short-message number is not in the local telephone book, the incoming call number or incoming short-message number is matched with a network blacklist of the communication terminal, the network blacklist is sent down by a network server requested by the communication terminal or automatically sent down by the network server; step C: the matching result is displayed onto the communication terminal. The invention can automatically match the coming calls and short messages with the network blacklist by establishing the network blacklist on the server and obtaining the network blacklist by the communication terminal. Additionally, the communication terminal has the functions of automatically refusing the incoming calls, automatically deleting short messages, etc. so that the communication terminal has the advantages of automatic authentication, garbage incoming call and short message interception, etc.

The invention discloses a communicating system apparatus and detecting method thereof. The apparatus includes an on-line testing controller, connected to a master control board for managing a testing database, wherein the controller is used for distributing testing data and transmitting testing data sequences to apparatus boards through the master control board, or colleting testing data sequences from apparatus boards; and board external testing interfaces, respectively set up on the back board in one-to-one correspondence with the plurality of apparatus boards, wherein, on-line testing terminal ports of integrated circuit chips on each apparatus are connected in series to form a board on-line testing chain, the input-output terminal ports of the board on-line testing chain are connected onto the back board and the board external testing interface corresponding to the apparatus board. The invention can perform on-line or periodically failure testing and locating to the communicating system apparatus, preventing and maintaining the probable existing faults beforehand, thereby improving reliability of the communicating system apparatus.

A method and apparatus determines whether a new node can be added to a wireless network at a specified position. Information concerning existing network nodes that are in the neighborhood of an inputted position of the new node is extracted from a dynamic network management database. The information extracted from the dynamic network management database may include dynamic position data and/or dynamic transmitting/receiving characteristics data of the existing network nodes. The information regarding the existing network nodes neighboring the inputted position of the new network node as extracted from the dynamic network management database is used to calculate a network coverage at the inputted position. Finally, the result of the calculated network coverage at the inputted position is outputted.

A radio communication apparatus includes: a transmitting section for transmitting a request message to a first cell and a second cell; a first combiner for demodulating a first common control channel transmitted from the first cell; a second combiner for demodulating a second common control channel transmitted from the second cell; a baseband controller for starting the first and second combiners, and for controlling the combiners into a state in which the combiners can demodulate the first and second common control channels simultaneously; and a radio communication controller for receiving a response message to the request message contained in one of the first and second common control channels. The radio communication apparatus can receive the response message contained in the common control channels positively even in a handover area where cell switching can occur frequently, and can improve the stability of the communication.

The invention relates to the wireless communication field and discloses a MBMS transceiving method and a device thereof to integrate a terminal which does not support the MBMS characteristics into the MBMS. In the invention, a network side receives a message indicating the MBMS selected by the terminal from the terminal and identifying carrying methods used by the MBMS selected by the terminal, and if PTM is used by the MBMS, the terminal is reconfigured to be in CELL_FACH status and the data of the MBMS is distributed by FACH. A DCH carrier is established by the network side for the terminal and the data of the MBMS is distributed by DCH if PTP is the carrying method used by the MBMS selected by the terminal.

A method for reducing interference in a mobile network in which a node A proposes a wireless link with node B. The method includes: (a) determining an angle between an incoming link from a node C to node B and the proposed node A to node B link, wherein the incoming link and the proposed link utilize the same frequency; (b) utilizing a nominal center of a beam of the proposed link, estimate an effective gain at node B to admit interference from the direction of node A into the incoming link from node C; (c) estimating a carrier intensity arriving at node B from node C; (d) determining a ratio of arriving node C to node B carrier to potential interference from the proposed node A to node B link; and (e) conditioning establishment of the proposed node A to node B link upon the determined ratio.

The invention discloses a recycle bin for deleted files arranged in a mobile phone, which is to preset a magnetic disk space for saving the deleted files in the mobile phone with certain configuration and store the deleted file information in the recycle bin. At the same time, a program is installed in the mobile phone and a recycle bin window which is the same as that of in a computer is arranged, which can ensure that files deleted a few days ago, even a few weeks ago are recovered. Therefore, important information does not need to worry to be accidentally deleted, and information which is of no use at that time but is extremely useful now can also be got back, thereby realizing the function of the recycle bin in the mobile phone. The recycle bin has the proposal with practicability and ensures that the use of the mobile phone is more convenient.

A method for setting transmission grant of a MIMO UE in a network of a wireless communications system for uplink transmission is disclosed. The method includes sending at least one control or configuration message corresponding to each HARQ entity of at least one HARQ entity or at least one HARQ process of an HARQ entity to the UE to set transmission grant of the UE when the UE performs uplink transmission through the at least one HARQ entity or the at least one HARQ process of the HARQ entity.