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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7663486 | RFID tag user memory indication A system and method in a radio frequency identification (RFID) tag for writing and erasing user memory. A write command is received at the tag to write data into user memory of the tag. Based on receipt of the write command, a user memory flag in a first memory bank... | 02/16/2010 |
| D610118 | Communication device | 02/16/2010 |
| D610114 | Communication device | 02/16/2010 |
| D610084 | Charging stand | 02/16/2010 |
| 7660431 | Image recognition facilitation using remotely sourced content Upon determining (201) a need for image recognition facilitation content, a corresponding process (200) first determines (202 and 203) whether adequate local resources are available. When true, those local resources are used (204) ... | 02/09/2010 |
| D609695 | Headset for a communication device | 02/09/2010 |
| D609682 | Communication device | 02/09/2010 |
| D609677 | Communication device | 02/09/2010 |
| D609670 | Communication device | 02/09/2010 |
| 7657614 | Multiple participant, time-shifted dialogue management A virtual environment server. The server manages time-shifted presentation data between multiple participants in a shared virtual environment system. The server includes a routing module configurable for coupling to multiple participants, a real-time data management... | 02/02/2010 |
| 7657434 | Frame goals for dialog system A frame definition for use by dialog system during an interaction with a user, the frame definition includes at least one data field and at least one goal comprising a Boolean function of one or more filled predicates, each of which takes a reference to a field of t... | 02/02/2010 |
| 7656978 | Fast Q-filter An nonlinear digital signal processing filter (100, 200, 1100, 1308, 1310, 1312, 1346, 1604) maintains a magnitude ordering for successive windows of signal samples. A set of filter density generator values [f1, f2, f3 . . . f... | 02/02/2010 |
| 7656969 | Dual payload and adaptive modulation A wireless broadband communications system that provides higher performance and increased spectral efficiency in point-to-point and point-to-multipoint applications. The wireless communications system includes a plurality of transceivers and a plurality of transmit ... | 02/02/2010 |
| 7656956 | Data, power and supervisory signaling over twisted pairs A system and method for conveying supervisory signaling and power over the same twisted wire pairs in a cable as are used to carry data communications in accordance with a predetermined communications protocol. Supervisory signals having first and second differentia... | 02/02/2010 |
| 7656842 | Method and apparatus for MIMO transmission optimized for successive cancellation receivers A method for communicating a plurality of data streams between a transmitting device with multiple transmit antennas and a receiving device, is disclosed. The method comprises determining a list consisting of a subset of the multiple transmit antennas on which the t... | 02/02/2010 |
| 7656804 | Method and apparatus for operating an AD-HOC communication system An ad-hoc communication system is established where each node within the system may have multiple children nodes and parent nodes. An address scheme is proposed where each node may comprise more than one address, each address being based upon one of the parent's add... | 02/02/2010 |
| D609207 | Communication device | 02/02/2010 |
| 7653813 | Method and apparatus for address creation and validation All nodes within a communication system (100) will create an IP address based on a shared-secret key. The shared-secret key is unique for every node within the communication system and is known only to the node (102) and a server (103). The rout... | 01/26/2010 |
| 7653422 | Method and apparatus for a sliding hinge Disclosed is an apparatus and method for a slide and tilt hinge mechanism. The slide and tilt mechanism comprises an upper element (102) having a top (140) and a bottom (132) and an angled (130) portion located at an end (144) of t... | 01/26/2010 |
| 7653413 | Subscriber device and method therein for enhancing interfaces thereto A portable subscriber device that is arranged and constructed to augment and facilitate interfaces to the device includes a wireless local area transceiver; an internal user interface; and a controller coupled to the internal user interface and the wireless local ar... | 01/26/2010 |
| 7653383 | Method and apparatus for remote data access in a mobile communication device A method and apparatus for remote data access in a mobile communication device. A voice call can be initiated between a first voice and data wireless device and a second voice and data wireless device. A data access request can be communicated between the first voic... | 01/26/2010 |
| 7653352 | Method and apparatus for self-assigning addresses A method and apparatus for an electronic device 101 operating in a piconet 100 to assign itself a unique identifier 112 is provided. Once the device 101 assigns itself the unique identifier 112, which may be temporary in nature, th... | 01/26/2010 |
| 7653004 | Method and system for improving time of arrival (TOA) measurements in a wireless communication network A technique for improving the capability of measuring the distance between nodes of a wireless communication network is provided. Technique (800) includes receiving a measured signal, correlating the measured signal with a reference signal to output a measure... | 01/26/2010 |
| 7652699 | Color image sensor with tunable color filter An apparatus (20) for recording a color image, comprises an image sensor (22) having a plurality of pixels (24) formed in a monolithic substrate. Each of the plurality of pixels (24) includes three floating gate semiconductor devices (... | 01/26/2010 |
| 7652578 | Detection apparatus and method for near field communication devices A near-field communication circuit (100), such as a radio frequency identification circuit, includes a communication coil (104) and a communication circuit (108) configured to transmit data (109) through the communication coil (104... | 01/26/2010 |
| D608748 | Housing for a communication device | 01/26/2010 |
| 7650445 | System and method for enabling a mobile device as a portable character input peripheral device A portable electronic communication device, designed for voice and data communication is utilized as a peripheral input device for transmitting/providing character inputs, entered in the first device's touch input mechanism, to a second electronic device. The first ... | 01/19/2010 |
| 7649886 | Method and system for processing incoming packets in a communication network A method and electronic device (104) for processing incoming packets in a communication network (100) is disclosed. The method includes filtering (302) incoming packets in real time by using a recent offender list (212). The method also i... | 01/19/2010 |
| 7649873 | Method and apparatus for merging independently synchronized networks During operation, nodes that receive beacons from a different network will synchronize to the different network when a predetermined condition is met. Synchronization to the differing network will only take place if the node receiving the beacon from a different net... | 01/19/2010 |
| 7649842 | Method of selective dormant data session reactivation A method of selective dormant data session reactivation in a radio access network includes calculating an activation rate threshold as a function of a first plurality of packets received over a first time interval, where the first plurality of packets are coupled to... | 01/19/2010 |
| 7649839 | Method and device for managing data rate in a communication system A method is provided for managing a data rate in a communication system that includes a first device. The first device receives (202) at least one data packet from a second device over a link, wherein the at least one data packet is sent at a first data rate,... | 01/19/2010 |
| D608328 | Communication device | 01/19/2010 |
| D608327 | Communication device | 01/19/2010 |
| 7647615 | Method and system for distributing digital audio and video to an analog wireless device An audio input interface (122) receives a digital audio signal and identifies an audio bitstream which is optionally decrypted by a decryption unit (123), and decoded by an audio decoding unit (124). An audio digital to analog converter (126 | 01/12/2010 |
| 7647599 | Interprocessor communication network providing dynamic dedication of ports An IPC protocol/network allows for dynamic dedication of ports in order to reduce system latencies and power consumption. The IPC system allows for either the IPC server or any of the IPC clients to request that a port(s) be dedicated for use in the transfer of data... | 01/12/2010 |
| 7647052 | Method and gateway for controlling call routing A gateway (111, 200) and method for routing calls for a wireless communication unit (113) via a selected network (105, 124, 131) comprises an access point (217) supporting a wireless LAN and a modem (203, 229) for wireless connecti... | 01/12/2010 |
| 7646762 | Method and apparatus for providing session data to a subscriber to a multimedia broadcast multicast service A communication system that includes a Multimedia Broadcast Multicast Service (MBMS) service provides re-broadcasts of an event to subscribers to the MBMS service. An infrastructure included in the communication system and comprising a server coupled to a RAN contro... | 01/12/2010 |
| 7646704 | Method and apparatus for spur cancellation in an orthogonal frequency division multiplexing communication system A communication device is provided that is capable of operating in an OFDM or communication system and that provides for cancellation of in-band spurs. The communication device identifies a bin of multiple bins associated with an output of an inverse transformer and... | 01/12/2010 |
| 7646315 | Method and apparatus for keypad manipulation A method and apparatus are for manipulating a keypad of an electronic device (100, 200). The electronic device has a plurality of tactile keys (110, 115, 1230, 125, 130). The method includes sensing a proximity of a object to one of the plurality of ta... | 01/12/2010 |
| 7646257 | Method and apparatus to facilitate the provision and use of a plurality of varactors with a plurality of switches A plurality of varactors are coupled via a first electrode to a shared terminal that in turn can operably couple to a source of control voltage. A second electrode for each varactor couples to a corresponding switch, where each switch couples to at least two differe... | 01/12/2010 |
