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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8170632 | Electronic device and operation method thereof An electronic device and an operation method thereof are provided. The electronic device includes a fixing element, a first main body and a second main body. The fixing element has a first arc-shaped groove, which passes through the fixing element. The second main b... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8165067 | Apparatus and method of 3G mobile communication capable of implementing a multi-channel protocol This invention discloses an apparatus and a method of 3G mobile communication capable of implementing a multi-channel protocol. The 3G mobile communication apparatus includes: an application layer, for providing applications to transmit voice data; a multi-channel p... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8145129 | Portable communication device having matching function and portable communication system and communication method therefor A portable communication device having a matching function and a portable communication system and a communication method thereof are provided. The portable communication device includes an operating interface, a wireless communication module, a determining unit and... | 03/27/2012 |
| 8140130 | Electronic device provided with a battery unit An electronic device includes a printed circuit board having a first ground contact and a second ground contact; an antenna unit having a ground contact end coupled to the first ground contact of the printed circuit board; and a battery unit. The battery unit includ... | 03/20/2012 |
| 8125191 | Early warning method for abnormal state of lithium battery and recording medium An early warning method for an abnormal state of a lithium battery and a recording medium applicable to a portable electronic device are provided. The method includes the following steps. A plurality of curves of voltage against electric quantity is obtained accordi... | 02/28/2012 |
| 8102672 | Device with button guiding element A device with a button guiding element comprises a device substance, a button, a button guiding element, and a circuit board. The device substance has a button opening. The button comprises a button substance, a first fixing element, a second fixing element, and a d... | 01/24/2012 |
| 8085215 | Base station antenna protection system and method thereof The present invention discloses a base station antenna protection system and the method thereof. The base station antenna protection system receives a wind moving in a direction, and comprises a base station antenna, a sensor, a protective surface and a rotatory dev... | 12/27/2011 |
| 8082116 | Method for estimating life status of lithium battery A method for estimating a life status of a lithium battery applicable to a portable electronic device is described. The method includes the following steps. Firstly, a plurality of lithium battery life status intervals are sectioned out by a plurality of voltage-ele... | 12/20/2011 |
| 8036666 | Wireless communication system and method for switching base station thereof A wireless communication system and a method for switching a base station (BS) thereof are provided. In the present invention, a globe positioning system (GPS) of a mobile apparatus is capable of obtaining a location information about the mobile apparatus. On receiv... | 10/11/2011 |
| 8018865 | Method for GSM and CDMA dual-mode mobile phone to control two GSM subscriber identification modules A method for a GSM/CDMA dual-mode mobile phone to control two GSM subscriber identification modules is provided. Without changing hardware of the GSM/CDMA dual-mode mobile phone, the method uses a GSM control module to operate a first GSM subscriber identification m... | 09/13/2011 |
| 7994989 | Handheld device with switchable signal receiving modes A handheld device with switchable signal receiving modes includes a telescopic antenna, a telecommunication transceiver module, a satellite signal module, and a switch circuit. Upon receiving a switch signal, the switch circuit couples the telescopic antenna to the ... | 08/09/2011 |
| 7991428 | Dual-mode dual-standby portable communication apparatus and method for enabling communication by sensing thereof A method for enabling communication by sensing of a dual-mode dual-standby (DMDS) portable communication apparatus. The DMDS portable communication apparatus includes a processing module, a first light-sensing module, a second light-sensing module, a first communica... | 08/02/2011 |
| 7978829 | Voice file retrieval method A voice file retrieval method comprising the steps of: inputting a word; determining if voicing of the word is needed or not; obtaining a storage home address of a voice file corresponding to the word from a voice field of the word if the voice of the word is needed... | 07/12/2011 |
| 7944475 | Image processing system using motion vectors and predetermined ratio An image processing apparatus and method is disclosed that is applied for image stabilization. The method comprises the following steps of: At least two images are captured by the image capture module. A sharpest image and a sharper image are selected from the at le... | 05/17/2011 |
| 7941190 | Mobile phone A battery cover of a mobile phone includes an input interface formed on one side thereof; and a wireless transmission module. The input interface is capable of operating thereon, and the wireless transmission module is capable of conducting wireless communication be... | 05/10/2011 |
| 7928963 | Input device An input device constructed in a carrier electronic apparatus comprises a letter button module and a number button module. The letter button module has a plurality of letter buttons to represent different letters respectively, and the number button module has a plur... | 04/19/2011 |
| D635974 | Handheld electronic device | 04/12/2011 |
| 7898440 | Keyboard for a handheld electronic device A keyboard for a handheld device includes several input keys; a front panel for mounting on an outer surface of the handheld and formed with a mounting hole for receiving a respective one of the input keys; a sliding and pressing mechanism disposed below the front p... | 03/01/2011 |
| 7860493 | Method of transmitting data through mobile communication equipment and mobile communication equipment utilizing the method The invention provides a method for transmitting data through mobile communication equipment. The mobile communication equipment has a first communication mode and a second communication mode. In the method, it is first determined whether the mobile communication eq... | 12/28/2010 |
| D627340 | Holder for a handheld device | 11/16/2010 |
| 7810396 | Test device for electronic product A test device for an electronic product includes a vertical pressing pole having a pushing end. The test device also includes a movable platform with a sticking point, wherein upward movement of the movable platform moves the vertical pressing pole upwards by the st... | 10/12/2010 |
| D624519 | Handheld electronic device | 09/28/2010 |
| 7801322 | Earphone spiro-device An earphone spiro-device is used in an electrical device for rolling up the wire of the earphone. The earphone spiro-device includes a rolling axle, a rotating element and a controlling element. The surface of the rolling axle has a spiral trough for containing the ... | 09/21/2010 |
| D621823 | Holder for a handheld device | 08/17/2010 |
| 7764234 | Antenna structure An antenna structure is disposed on a substrate. The antenna structure includes a -shaped radiation body and a first radiation body, and both share a feeding end and a grounding end. The feeding end and the grounding end are disposed to a side edge of the -shaped ra... | 07/27/2010 |
| 7715560 | Systems and methods for hiding a data group A system is provided for hiding a data group in a wireless communication device, in which a predetermined data group is hidden according to a hiding request. The system for hiding a data group comprises an encryption module for receiving the hiding request and the p... | 05/11/2010 |
| 7702297 | Mobile communication device capable of leaning A mobile phone includes a main body consisting of front and rear side parts; a retention groove formed in the rear side part and having pivotal holes; and a prop kept within the retention groove in the rear side part. The prop has two positioning posts pivotally ins... | 04/20/2010 |
| 7701711 | Waterproof part A waterproof part including a top case, a bottom case and at least one pin is provided. The top case has at least one first through hole. The bottom case has at least one second through hole that corresponds to the first through hole. The pin includes a conductive b... | 04/20/2010 |
| 7664560 | Portable media player with common earphone transmission port and signal adaptor cable thereof A portable media player comprises an earphone transmission port, a detection circuit, a switch circuit, and a processor. The earphone transmission port mounted on the portable media player is electrically connected to a connector for receiving a signal or power tran... | 02/16/2010 |
| 7664489 | Method for communication between cellular phones A method for a communication between two cellular phones is provided, in which the communication between the cellular phones includes an intercom communication and a telephone communication. The method includes steps of providing a telephone number of one cellular p... | 02/16/2010 |
| 7659831 | Hand-held device with lamp for displaying playtime for storage medium A hand-held device is provided. The hand-held device is used for playing a storage medium and has an indication apparatus. The indication apparatus is divided into a plurality of sections, and one of the sections is driven to twinkle according to the specific period... | 02/09/2010 |
| 7654861 | Connector and method thereof The invention discloses a connector, which includes a first connecting unit, a second connecting unit, a third connecting unit, and a determining unit. Moreover, the first connecting unit is capable of being electrically connected to a first power source and/or a fi... | 02/02/2010 |
| 7623845 | System for preventing unauthorized use of a mobile phone The present invention is to provide a system for preventing unauthorized use of a mobile phone, which comprises a portable object having a radio frequency identification component installed therein and a mobile phone installed with a decoding module and an identific... | 11/24/2009 |
| D598888 | Mobile phone | 08/25/2009 |
| D598887 | Mobile phone | 08/25/2009 |
| 7577463 | Fast booting method for mobile communication device The invention discloses a fast booting method for a mobile communication device. This method is accomplished by dividing a memory module of a mobile communication device into two areas, a virtual identity module storage and a mobile communication data storage. The v... | 08/18/2009 |
| 7567829 | Telecommunication apparatus provided with a stop member A flip phone includes a cover member having a tubular sleeve, a main body having left and right pivot seats sandwiching the tubular sleeve of the cover member therebetween, and a coupler axle disposed within the tubular sleeve to be co-movable together with the cove... | 07/28/2009 |
| 7564212 | Mobile communication device with solar cell A mobile communication device is provided. The mobile communication device includes a processing unit, a battery unit, a solar cell unit, an electronic switch circuit and an analog to digital converter (ADC). In the mobile communication device, the solar cell unit r... | 07/21/2009 |
| 7548860 | Method and apparatus for inputting Chinese characters An electronic apparatus, to which Chinese characters can be input by using a phonetic input method. The electric apparatus comprises a plurality of input keys and a switch circuit. The plurality of input keys are divided into three groups: initial consonant keys, co... | 06/16/2009 |
| 7547224 | Chip holding apparatus A chip holding apparatus includes a holding block disposed above a circuit board that is formed with a plurality of sockets for holding chips respectively. Each of the sockets is formed with a retainer for securely holding the chip. The chip holding apparatus furthe... | 06/16/2009 |
