Abstract:
A method and apparatus for providing callback from a called party to an anonymous initiating user device after a dropped call in a packet data network communication system includes a first step of initiating a call from the user device on an originating network (30). A next step includes detecting a missing identity of the user device (32). A next step includes assigning an interim identity to the user device (34). A next step includes routing the call with the associated interim identity to the called party (36). A next step includes disconnecting of the call, with the user device roaming to a new network (38). A next step includes attaching of the user device on the new network with PDP context activation (40). A next step includes providing the interim identity of the user device and an originating network identity to the new network (42). A next step includes forwarding a callback of the called party from the originating network to the new network to the user device camped on the new network using the information from the providing step (44).
Abstract:
A method in a wireless communications network including receiving (310) a network connection request from a subscriber device having an invalid subscriber identity, connecting (340) the subscriber device, from which the network connection request was received, to the wireless communications network for limited purposes only upon determining (320) that the subscriber device has in invalid subscriber identity in the absence of a limited network connection indicator in the network connection request. In some embodiments, a limited attach message indicates that the attach request is for limited purposes.
Abstract:
A method and apparatus method of filtering packet data for an anonymous user device in a packet data network communication system includes a first step of defining a special context information element containing special context information. A next step includes sending the special context information element in an activate packet data protocol (PDP) context request to a network to initiate a call from an anonymous user device. A next step includes configuring the data packets so that only the special context is allowed. A next step includes assigning an interim IP address to the user device. A next step includes mapping the data packets of the configuring step to the interim IP address of the user device. A next step includes defining permissible routing identities per the special context. A next step includes routing the data packets between only those permissible routing identities from the defining step.
Abstract:
Fingerprint image processing methods for fingerprint security systems, for example, in wireless communications devices, including capturing fingerprint images (320), identifying features from images (330), matching the identified features with reference features (340), and providing access to the device based upon feature matching (350) results. In one embodiment, minutiae features are extracted from the image and matched to reference minutiae features.
Abstract:
A method and apparatus to transmit data between a communication network (114) and a mobile station (154) just before prior to the mobile station switching from a fast data rate mode, such as digital mode, to a slow data rate mode, such as analog mode. The mobile station (154) requests or the communication network (114) transmits data prior to the mobile station (154) entering the slow data rate mode, therefore eliminating the need to transmit data over a slow data rate mode, such as analog mode.
Abstract:
A method and apparatus (10) for providing navigation guidance via a land vehicle by providing a navigation route planner (24) having a road network database (12) for planning a navigation route along the road network, determining a current estimated position of the land vehicle, communicating maneuver instructions to a driver of the land vehicle at a predetermined maneuver distance base value before the land vehicle reaches a required maneuver along the planned navigation route, and detecting and quantifying current environmental travel conditions for assisting a navigation device in guiding the land vehicle along the planned navigation route.
Abstract:
A method and apparatus method of filtering packet data for an anonymous user device in a packet data network communication system includes a first step of initiating a call from an anonymous user device on a home network. A next step includes assigning an interim identity and interim IP address to the user device. A next step includes determining a level of service access of the data packets from the user device. A next step includes mapping the level of service access of the user device to the IP address. A next step includes defining permissible routing identities per the level of service access. A next step includes routing the data packets of the call along with the associated IP address to only those location addresses from the defining step.
Abstract:
Satellite positioning system enabled mobile receivers (310) and cellular communication network base stations (330) synchronized with satellite positioning system clocks and method therefore. In a network-assisted embodiment, a variable propagation delay for transmission of an assistance message (232) from the base station to the mobile receiver is determined for correcting the handset clock (318). In others embodiments, local clock drift of mobile receivers (310) and/or base stations (330) are determined by a ratio of local and satellite time differences, based on sequential time snapshots, for use in correcting the local clocks.
Abstract:
A wireless mobile terminal (10) and method for utilizing digital broadcast content records (204) selected digital broadcast content as received, for example, by a digital broadcast receiver (16) and provides editing of the selected digital broadcast content based on digital rights management data to generate customized clips of information. The selected digital broadcast content is edited (206) to produce mobile terminal edited digital broadcast content that may be, for example, distributed (208) by the mobile terminal to a plurality of peer devices. A broadcast content editor (24) allows for the editing of clips of content wherein the edited clips are then stored in memory as recorded clips for distribution by the mobile terminal. In another embodiment, a network element is remotely controlled by the mobile terminal to effect editing through the mobile terminal at the network element.
Abstract:
A method and apparatus method of filtering packet data for an anonymous user device (12) in a packet data network communication system (11) includes a first step of defining a special context information element containing special context information (60). A next step includes sending the special context information element in an activate packet data protocol (PDP) context request to a network to initiate a call from an anonymous user device (62). A next step includes receiving the activate PDP context request and the special context infromation element (64). A next step includes configuring the data packets so that only the special context is allowed (34). A next step includes assigning an interim IP address to the user device (36). A next step includes defining permissible routing identitites per the special context (40). A next step includes routing the data packets between only those permissible routing identities from the defining steps (42).