Author: claimsbot

1. Method for dialling a service in a mobile telecommunication network, comprising the following steps:
entering a desired call into a mobile user equipment,
mapping the desired call into a service identifier in the mobile user equipment,
transmitting the service identifier from the mobile user equipment to a node of the telecommunication network,
mapping the service identifier into a dialling number in the node of the telecommunication network,
setting up a call to the service allocated to the dialling number,
detecting that the mobile user equipment has switched to a visited telecommunication network, and
increasing the set of character strings stored in the mobile user equipment by the character strings that are used in the visited telecommunication network for dialling services.
2. Method according to claim 1, with the additional steps of
detecting that the mobile user equipment switched from the visited telecommunication network, and
reducing the set of character strings stored in the mobile user equipment by the character strings that are used in the left visited telecommunication network for dialling services.
3. Method according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the input of the desired call is done by entering a character string into the mobile user equipment, and wherein a comparison of the entered character string with pre-defined character strings is performed, and if the entered character string corresponds to a pre-defined character string the desired call is mapped into the service identifier and the service identifier allocated to said character string is determined.
4. Method according to one of claims 1 to 3, wherein pre-defined character strings are stored on a subscriber identification card.
5. Method according to one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the node of the telecommunication network is a control node of a core network of the telecommunication network.
6. Method according to one of claims 1 to 5, wherein an identification of the calling subscriber is transmitted and wherein a preferred language for the dialled service is determined by means of the identification of the calling subscriber.
7. Method according to one of claims 1 to 6, wherein a language indicator is additionally transmitted from the mobile user equipment to the node and a preferred language is determined for the dialled service by means of the language indicator.
8. Method according to one of claims 1 to 7, wherein the dialled service is an emergency call service.
9. Mobile user equipment comprising
a unit for entering a desired call,
a memory for storing a service identifier,
a processing unit for mapping the desired call into a service identifier allocated to the desired call,
a sending unit for sending the allocated service identifier,
a storage for storing character strings used for dialling services, and
a means for increasing the set of character strings stored in said storage by character strings used in a visited telecommunication network for dialling services.
10. Mobile user equipment according to claim 9, comprising means for reducing a stored set of character strings by character strings used in a visited telecommunication network for dialling services, if the mobile user equipment leaves the visited telecommunication network.
11. Mobile user equipment according to claim 9 or 10, wherein character strings are allocated to service identifiers.
12. Node for a telecommunication network, comprising
a receiving unit for receiving a service identifier,
a memory for storing a dialling number,
a processing unit for mapping the service identifier into a dialling number allocated to the service identifier,
means for setting up a call to the service allocated to the dialling number, and
means for updating a set of character strings used for dialling services stored in a mobile user equipment.
13. Node according to claim 12, comprising
means for recognising a language indicator, and
means for allocating dialling numbers to the language indicator.
14. Node according to claim 12, comprising
means for determining a country code of a home telecommunication network of a , and
means for allocating dialling numbers to a country code.
15. Use of the method according to claim 1, wherein the mobile telecommunication network is a GSM (Global System for Mobile Communication) network.
16. Use of the method according to claim 1, wherein the mobile telecommunication network is a UMTS (Universal Mobile Telecommunication System) network.
17. Computer program stored on a computer-readable medium realising a method according to one of claims 1 to 8.

The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.

1. A method for handover using a handover (HO) candidate set, comprising:
receiving measurement statistic parameters;
measuring statistics in a serving cell;
measuring statistics in potential target cells;
generating the HO candidate set based upon the measured statistics in the serving cell and potential target cells;
reporting the measured statistics; and
handing over to one of the potential target cells, wherein a decision to handover to the one of the potential target cells is based upon the measured statistics of the cells in the HO candidate set.
2. The method of claim 1, further comprising adding a potential target cell to the HO candidate set based upon a handover threshold statistic being greater than or equal to a handover threshold.
3. The method of claim 2, further comprising dropping a cell from the HO candidate set.
4. The method of claim 3 wherein the cell dropped from the HO candidate set is a cell having a lowest measurement statistic.
5. The method of claim 4 wherein a cell having a longest history in the HO candidate set of a plurality of cells in the HO candidate set is dropped, wherein the plurality of cells have the same lowest measurement statistic.
6. The method of claim 1, further comprising adding the serving cell to the HO candidate set.
7. The method of claim 1 wherein reporting the measured statistics included reporting cells added or dropped from the HO candidate set.
8. The method of claim 1, further comprising creating a priority list containing cells for measurements.
9. The method of claim 8 wherein cells in the priority list are measured at a different interval than cells not in the priority list.
10. The method of claim 8 wherein a cell is added to the priority list when it is measured above the handover threshold.
11. The method of claim 8 wherein a cell is added to the priority list when it is measured above the handover threshold and has a stronger measurement over a number of measurements.
12. The method of claim 8 wherein a cell is dropped from the priority list if it is measured below the handover threshold over a number of measurements.
13. A wireless transmitreceive unit (WTRU), comprising:
a receiver;
a transmitter; and
a processor in communication with the receiver and the transmitter, the processor configured to receive measurement statistic parameters, measure statistics in a serving cell, measure statistics in potential target cells, generate a HO candidate set based upon the measured statistics in the serving cell and potential target cells, report the measured statistics, and hand over to one of the potential target cells, wherein a decision to handover to the one of the potential target cells is based upon the measured statistics of the cells in the HO candidate set.
14. The WTRU of claim 13 wherein the processor is further configured to add a cell to the HO candidate set.
15. The WTRU of claim 14 wherein the processor adds a cell to the HO candidate set when the cell has a measurement greater than or equal to a handover threshold.
16. The WTRU of claim 13 wherein the processor is further configured to remove a cell from the HO candidate set.
17. The WTRU of claim 16 wherein the processor removes a cell from the HO candidate set having a measurement less than the handover threshold.
18. A Node-B, comprising:
a receiver;
a transmitter; and
a processor in communication with the receiver and the transmitter, the processor configured to transmit a measurement control signal that includes handover measurement parameters, receive a measurement report signal including a report of measurements of statistics in potential target cells for handover, determine a cell for handover, and transmit a handover command that indicates a cell for a wireless transmitreceive unit (WTRU) to handover.
19. The Node-B of claim 18 wherein the processor is further configured to perform a candidate query to determine a potential target cell for handover.
20. The Node-B of claim 19 wherein the processor is further configured to query an inter-eNB measurement database to gather the status of each candidate cell.
21. The Node-B of claim 19 wherein the processor is further configured to query each candidate cell for its handover acceptance status.

1. A method of fault-tolerant clocking comprising the steps of:
generating, by a first process controller, a first digital data value;
receiving the first digital data value, a first input reference signal and a first clock signal in a master clock synthesizer circuit;
generating a first output clock signal of a predetermined frequency by the master clock synthesizer circuit by converting the first digital data value to the first output clock signal at a conversion rate determined by the first clock signal;
receiving the first output clock signal of the master clock synthesizer circuit and a second clock signal in a slave clock synthesizer circuit;
generating a second output clock signal by the slave clock synthesizer circuit in response to the first output clock signal of the master clock synthesizer circuit and the second clock signal; and
transmitting the second output clock signal of the slave clock synthesizer circuit to the master clock synthesizer circuit as the first input reference signal.
2. The method of claim 1, further comprising the step of verifying validity of the first output clock signal of the master clock synthesizer circuit.
3. The method of claim 2, further comprising the step of performing a function of the master clock synthesizer circuit by the slave clock synthesizer circuit, if the first output clock signal is deemed invalid.
4. The method of claim 1, further comprising the step of performing a function of the master clock synthesizer circuit by the slave clock synthesizer circuit, if the master clock synthesizer circuit fails.
5. The method of claim 1, further comprising the step of tracking the first output clock signal of the master clock synthesizer circuit by a second slave clock circuit.
6. The method of claim 1, wherein the step of generating a first output clock signal of a predetermined frequency by the master clock synthesizer circuit is further in response to the first input reference signal.
7. The method of claim 1, further comprising the step of generating, by a second process controller, a second digital data value.
8. The method of claim 7, wherein the first process controller is a first baseboard management controller and the second process controller is a second baseboard management controller.
9. The method of claim 1, further comprising the step of receiving a second digital data stream in the slave clock synthesizer circuit.
10. The method of claim 9, wherein the step of generating a second output clock signal by the slave clock synthesizer circuit is further in response to the second digital data stream.
11. The method of claim 1, wherein the frequency of the first output clock signal varies within a predetermined range of frequencies.
12. The method of claim 1, further comprising the steps of generating, by a first crystal oscillator, the first clock signal and generating, by a second crystal oscillator, the second clock signal.
13. A fault-tolerant clocking apparatus comprising:
a first clock synthesizer circuit configured to receive a first input reference signal, a first digital data value and a first clock signal and, in response to the first clock signal, the first clock synthesizer circuit determining a rate of conversion of the first digital data value into a first output clock signal of a predetermined frequency, and
a second clock synthesizer circuit in data communication with the first clock synthesizer circuit configured to receive the first output clock signal of the first clock synthesizer circuit and a second clock signal and generate a second output clock signal in response to the first output clock signal and the second clock signal, wherein the first clock synthesizer circuit is further configured to receive the second output clock signal as the first input reference signal.
14. The apparatus of claim 13, wherein the second clock synthesizer circuit is further configured to verify validity of the first output clock signal of the first clock synthesizer circuit.
15. The apparatus of claim 14, wherein the second clock synthesizer circuit is further configured to perform a function of the first clock synthesizer circuit, if the first output clock signal is deemed invalid.
16. The apparatus of claim 13, wherein the second clock synthesizer circuit is further configured to perform a function of the first clock synthesizer circuit, if the first clock synthesizer circuit fails.
17. The apparatus of claim 13, further comprising a first process controller configured to generate the first digital data value and a second process controller configured to generate a second digital data value.
18. The apparatus of claim 17, wherein the second clock synthesizer circuit is further configured to receive the second digital data value.
19. The apparatus of claim 18, wherein the second clock synthesizer circuit is further configured to generate the second output clock signal in response to the second digital data value.
20. The apparatus of claim 13, wherein the first clock synthesizer circuit is further configured to generate the first output clock signal of a predetermined frequency in response to the first input reference signal.
21. The apparatus of claim 13, wherein the frequency of the first output clock signal varies within a predetermined range of frequencies.
22. The apparatus of claim 13, further comprising a first crystal oscillator configured to generate the first clock signal and a second crystal oscillator configured to generate the second clock signal.

The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.

1. A method of forming a TFTEC structure comprising;
forming at least one buried electrode within a substrate, wherein the at least one buried electrode comprises one of a p doped and an n doped silicon region of the substrate;
forming a first plurality of openings through a first surface of the substrate,
forming a p-type TFTEC material within the first plurality of openings;
forming a second plurality of openings substantially adjacent to the first plurality of openings through the first surface of the substrate; and
forming an n-type TFTEC material within the second plurality of openings.
2. The method of claim 1 wherein at least one of the first plurality and second plurality of openings comprises a depth of about 50 microns to about 200 microns.
3. The method of claim 1 wherein at least one of the first plurality and second plurality of openings is formed by reactive ion etching.
4. The method of claim 1 wherein forming at least one of the p-type TFTEC material and the n-type TFTEC material comprises forming at least one of bismuth, tellurium, selenium, germanium, antimony and silicon, and combinations thereof.
5. The method of claim 1 wherein forming the p-type TFTEC material within the first plurality of openings and forming the n-type TFTEC material within the second plurality of openings comprises forming a plurality of p-type TFTEC legs and a plurality of n-type TFTEC legs.
6. The method of claim 5 further comprising forming conductive traces on a top surface of at least one of the plurality of p-type TFTEC legs and a top surface of at least one of the plurality of n-type TFTEC legs.
7. The method of claim 5 wherein the at least one buried electrode is disposed on a bottom surface of at least one of the plurality of p-type TFTEC legs and a bottom surface of at least one of the plurality of n-type TFTEC legs.
8. The method of claim 5 further comprising wherein at least one of the plurality of p-type TFTEC legs and at least one of the plurality of n-type TFTEC legs are electrically coupled together to form a heat pumping structure.