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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20110169732 | METHODS AND ELECTRONIC DEVICES FOR PREVIEWING VIDEOS According to one aspect, an electronic device having a display for presenting a cursor and a graphic representation corresponding to a video. The electronic device also includes a selection mechanism for moving the cursor on the display, and a processor for detecting a ... | 07/14/2011 |
| 20110169632 | METHODS, DEVICE AND SYSTEMS FOR DELIVERY OF NAVIGATIONAL NOTIFICATIONS The disclosure is directed to a method, computer program product, mobile device for delivering a navigational notification generated for a mobile device. The delivering of the navigational notification comprises obtaining one or more notification parameters and one or m... | 07/14/2011 |
| 20110167484 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR INTEGRATING AUTHENTICATION PROTOCOLS IN THE ESTABLISHMENT OF CONNECTIONS BETWEEN COMPUTING DEVICES An apparatus and method for integrating authentication protocols in the establishment of connections between a controlled-access first computing device and at least one second computing device. In one embodiment, network access user authentication data needed to access ... | 07/07/2011 |
| 20110167392 | Methods And Apparatus For Retrieving And Displaying Map-Related Data For Visually Displayed Maps Of Mobile Communication Devices A cellular telephony device operatives to receive map data via a cellular network map data, and causes a region of a map having one or more selectable map elements to be displayed in a display in accordance with the map data. The cellular telephony device then causes se... | 07/07/2011 |
| 20110167137 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CORRELATION OF MOBILE CHANNEL SUBSCRIPTION WITH DELIVERY CONTEXT A method and system for establishing a delivery context for channel subscription in a mobile network comprising the steps of: establishing, from a mobile device in the mobile network, a subscription with a content provider; and passing a delivery context to a delivery s... | 07/07/2011 |
| 20110167124 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR EFFICIENTLY MANAGING "MESSAGES SENT" FILE AND RESENDING OF MESSAGES FROM MOBILE WIRELESS COMMUNICATION DEVICE An enhanced email system incorporating mobile wireless communication devices includes program logic for efficiently managing (i.e., at least partially synchronizing) “messages sent” files in the mobile device and in a related message server. The exemplary program lo... | 07/07/2011 |
| 20110165863 | Data Seesion Authentication Credentials Update For A Wireless Communication Device Methods and apparatus in a wireless device for use in maintaining appropriate authentication credentials for receiving a message service provided by a service network which is external to a wireless network are described. The wireless device receives, via the wireless n... | 07/07/2011 |
| 20110164577 | Intra-Donor Cell Coordinated Multi-Point Transmission with Type 1 Relay A method is provided for communication in a wireless telecommunications system. The method comprises an access node performing a coordinated multi-point (CoMP) transmission with a relay node toward a user equipment, wherein the access node provides CoMP control informat... | 07/07/2011 |
| 20110164542 | Intra-Donor Cell Coordinated Multi-Point Transmission with Type 1 Relay A method is provided for communication in a wireless telecommunications system. The method comprises an access node acting as a master control but not acting as a serving node in a coordinated multi-point (CoMP) transmission with a relay node toward a user equipment. Th... | 07/07/2011 |
| 20110164541 | Intra-Donor Cell Coordinated Multi-Point Transmission with Type 1 Relay A method is provided for communication in a wireless telecommunications system. The method comprises an access node performing a coordinated multi-point transmission with a relay node toward a user equipment, wherein the access node performs at least one master control ... | 07/07/2011 |
| 20110164390 | ELECTRICAL INTERCONNECT There is provided an electrical interconnect. The electrical interconnect is assembled by providing at least two elongated metallic strips, and joining each one of the at least two elongated metallic strips to an operative surface of an insulating layer. The electrical ... | 07/07/2011 |
| 20110163991 | PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING SAME A method includes applying, utilizing an actuator of a portable electronic device, a force of a magnitude to a touch-sensitive display of the portable electronic device, measuring a value resulting from the force at a force sensor, and calibrating the force sensor based... | 07/07/2011 |
| 20110163963 | PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING SAME A method of controlling a portable electronic device includes rendering characters on a display of the portable electronic device, detecting a touch and determining a touch location on a touch-sensitive input device, determining a plurality of the characters that are re... | 07/07/2011 |
| 20110163951 | MOBILE DEVICE WITH ON-SCREEN OPTICAL NAVIGATION A mobile computing device, including a main body, a processor and associated memory housed within the main body, a display screen housed within the main body and responsive to signals from the processor, an optical sensor fixed to the main body for capturing successive ... | 07/07/2011 |
| 20110163924 | MOBILE WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS DEVICE WITH ANTENNA CONTACT HAVING REDUCED RF INDUCTANCE A mobile wireless communications device includes a housing and at least one circuit board. Radio frequency (RF) circuitry is carried by the circuit board and includes a transceiver. A processor is carried by the at least one circuit board and operative with the RF circu... | 07/07/2011 |
| 20110163922 | Dual-Feed Dual Band Antenna Assembly and Associated Method A dual-feed dual band (DFDB) antenna module comprising a first antenna element disposed on a first planar surface, a second antenna element disposed on a second planar surface, and a third antenna element disposed on a third planar surface, wherein the first, second and... | 07/07/2011 |
| 20110163755 | SELF-ALIGNING TEST FIXTURE FOR PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD A printed circuit board (“PCB”) test fixture is provided comprising a PCB support, an electrical tester, first and second enclosure portions, and an actuator. The PCB support is configured for supporting a PCB being tested in a PCB test position. The first enclosure... | 07/07/2011 |
| 20110161832 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROCESSING DATA ON A COMPUTING DEVICE A method and apparatus for a method for processing data on a computing device are provided. The computing device comprises a processing unit interconnected with a memory device and a display device. First message data is stored in the memory device. An indication that f... | 06/30/2011 |
| 20110161001 | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF AUTOMATIC DESTINATION SELECTION When a user enters, initializes, or otherwise starts using a navigation function, such as a navigation function on a mobile phone or a stand-alone device, a destination is automatically selected for route generation and production of a navigation output (e.g., an Estima... | 06/30/2011 |
| 20110160988 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR FASTER DETECTION OF TRAFFIC JAMS Devices located with moving objects (e.g., people or cars) can function as probes of traffic conditions. One way that such probes can operate is by making sporadic reports (e.g., for example, after a given road segment is traversed, a report can be made). However, in su... | 06/30/2011 |
| 20110159895 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ALLOWING VARIED FUNCTIONALITY BASED ON MULTIPLE TRANSMISSIONS A method and apparatus for allowing varied functionality between a sending entity and a receiving entity, the method sending a first message from the sending entity to the receiving entity utilizing a first protocol, detecting an indication that the receiving entity did... | 06/30/2011 |
| 20110159842 | Motion-Based Disabling of Messaging On A Wireless Communications Device By Differentiating A Driver From A Passenger When a wireless communications device is traveling at a speed exceeding a lower threshold but less than an upper threshold, the device is presumed to be traveling in a motor vehicle. In order to inhibit operation of the wireless communication device by a driver without ... | 06/30/2011 |
| 20110159819 | MULTIPLE CLOCK SIGNAL GENERATION FROM A COMMON OSCILLATOR A system and method of providing a clock signal to a navigation satellite receiver in a device is disclosed. A clock signal generated by a voltage controlled temperature compensated crystal oscillator (VCTCXO) in a cellular engine of the same device is appropriated to c... | 06/30/2011 |
| 20110156979 | MOBILE WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS DEVICE WITH REDUCED INTERFERING RF ENERGY INTO RF METAL SHIELD SECURED ON CIRCUIT BOARD A mobile wireless communications device includes a housing and circuit board carried by the housing and having RF circuitry comprising at least one RF component and plurality of other components mounted on the circuit board. An RF metal shield is secured to the circuit ... | 06/30/2011 |
| 20110156968 | LOW PROFILE FULL WAVELENGTH MEANDERING ANTENNA A low profile antenna has a meander length based on the full electrical wavelength of the signal being transmitted or received. The antenna can have either an open-loop structure or a closed-loop structure with a matching network. The low profile enables the antenna to ... | 06/30/2011 |
| 20110154342 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING REMINDERS A method and computing device for providing task reminder data associated with event data stored in a database is provided. The computing device comprises a processing unit interconnected with a memory device. A list of tasks associated with the event data is received, ... | 06/23/2011 |
| 20110154225 | METHOD AND DEVICE TO MODIFY AN ELECTRONIC DOCUMENT FROM A MOBILE ENVIRONMENT WITH SERVER ASSISTANCE Methods and devices to modify an electronic document written in a markup language on a mobile communications device with assistance from a server. Objects referenced by the electronic document are evaluated by the server based on predefined object identifying criteria, ... | 06/23/2011 |
| 20110154135 | METHOD, SYSTEM AND APPARATUS FOR INSTALLING SOFTWARE ON A MOBILE ELECTRONIC DEVICE VIA A PROXY SERVER A system, method and apparatus for installing software at a mobile electronic device are provided, the mobile electronic device enabled for communication with a computing device. A query for available software for installation on the mobile electronic device receiving i... | 06/23/2011 |
| 20110154047 | USER-DEFINED PASSWORDS HAVING ASSOCIATED UNIQUE VERSION DATA TO ASSIST USER RECALL OF THE PASSWORD An electronic device includes password protected functionality using a password that can be changed by the user. A user-specified password is stored in association with unique version data that is subsequently provided to help user recall of the password associated ther... | 06/23/2011 |
| 20110154041 | METHOD TO SECURELY TRANSFER USER ENCRYPTION KEYS AND SERVICES BETWEEN MOBILE DEVICES A method for securely transferring a service from a first mobile device to a second mobile device, the service being associated with a server configured for facilitating provisioning of services to mobile devices over a wireless communications network. The method includ... | 06/23/2011 |
| 20110154028 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ADMINISTERING DIGITAL CERTIFICATE CHECKING Systems and methods for handling electronic messages. An electronic message that is associated with a digital certificate is to be processed. A decision whether to check the validity of the digital certificate is based upon digital certificate checking criterion. An IT ... | 06/23/2011 |
| 20110153857 | METHOD FOR PARTIAL LOADING AND VIEWING A DOCUMENT ATTACHMENT ON A PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE A method for downloading an attachment to an attachment viewer of a portable electronic device includes: sending an initial data request from said attachment viewer to a server in response to receipt of an email message including said attachment by said portable electro... | 06/23/2011 |
| 20110153668 | ACCESSING A DATA ITEM STORED IN AN UNAVAILABLE MOBILE COMMUNICATION DEVICE A method of retrieving a data item from a database synchronized with the contents of an unavailable mobile communication device. The owner of the unavailable mobile communication device uses a telephone such as a landline telephone, a cell phone or a VoIP telephone to c... | 06/23/2011 |
| 20110153048 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING VISUAL INDICATORS IN A MEDIA APPLICATION A method is provided for providing a visual indicator of content existing in a play list while displaying available media items for adding to the play list. The method comprises the steps of: retrieving information related to the available media items; retrieving inform... | 06/23/2011 |
| 20110151949 | MULTIPLE-BAND ANTENNA WITH PATCH AND SLOT STRUCTURES A multiple-band antenna having first and second operating frequency bands is provided. The antenna includes a first patch structure associated primarily with the first operating frequency band, a second patch structure electrically coupled to the first patch structure a... | 06/23/2011 |
| 20110151933 | METHOD FOR PROVIDING EXTENSION LIST SELECTION The disclosure is directed at a method of providing extension list dialing in a mobile communication device comprising storing a plurality of extensions within a single address book entry; sensing dialing of a phone number associated with the single address book entry; ... | 06/23/2011 |
| 20110151855 | METHOD FOR CONTROLLING POWER TRANSITIONS IN TRANSMITTER SYSTEMS A method for controlling a transmitter power control system in communication networks that include a modulation scheme having a non-constant amplitude envelope. The method includes generating a transmission signal and transitioning the transmission signal from a first s... | 06/23/2011 |
| 20110150199 | METHOD FOR DESIGNATING OF HOSTING CONTROL FOR A CONFERENCE CALL A conference calling system and method for designating of hosting control from a server device. In a conference call session, one of the client devices may be designated as a host device, wherein that host device is permitted to implement hosting functions. In some inst... | 06/23/2011 |
| 20110149874 | Methods And Apparatus For Use In Facilitating Access To Aggregator Services For Mobile Communication Devices Via Wireless Communication Networks In one illustrative example, a wireless local area network (WLAN) regularly broadcasts or otherwise communicates one or more aggregator service identifiers which identify one or more aggregator services made available via the WLAN. In addition, a mobile communication de... | 06/23/2011 |
| 20110149864 | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF EXCHANGING IDENTIFICATION INFORMATION FOR MOBILE STATIONS A system is provided for allowing mobile stations to exchange identification information using a predetermined communication path for the purpose of obtaining identification information to use in establishing a different communication path for communicating.... | 06/23/2011 |
