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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7976337 | Palmtop computer docking system with USB cable assembly A method and system for coupling to a palmtop computer that supports both mobile computing and desktop use. A palmtop computer docking system is disclosed that includes a cable assembly and a base. The cable assembly includes a palmtop computer connection mechanism ... | 07/12/2011 |
| D641370 | Housing and keypad of a mobile computing device | 07/12/2011 |
| RE42306 | Apparatus and system for charging a portable electronic device A charging apparatus for a portable rechargeable electronic device is described. The charging apparatus contains a substantially flat conductive surface for receiving the electronic device placed thereon. Small conducting nodules of the device mate with the conducti... | 04/26/2011 |
| 7925307 | Audio output using multiple speakers An electronic device comprises an earpiece speaker, a loudspeaker, and a processing circuit. The processing circuit is configured to receive a wireless telephony audio signal, to separate the audio signal into a first portion and a second portion, the first portion ... | 04/12/2011 |
| 7894847 | Activation of mobile computing device A mobile computing device has a memory and a processing device. The memory has network settings for compatibility with a plurality of different wireless carriers. The processing device is configured to obtain network settings for a particular carrier from the memory... | 02/22/2011 |
| 7884815 | Interchangeable display modules for portable handheld devices A handheld computing device featuring interchangeable display units is disclosed. The handheld computing device includes a processing unit and a visual display unit detachable from the processing unit. The processing unit and the detachable visual display unit inclu... | 02/08/2011 |
| 7848781 | Techniques to manage contact information for a subscriber identity module Techniques to manage contact information are described. An apparatus may comprise a mobile computing device. The mobile computing device may include a subscriber identity module having a first set of contact information. The mobile computing device may also include ... | 12/07/2010 |
| 7876550 | Transparent cover with access to multi-way navigation assembly A cover for an electronic device made of a transparent material and having a form factor that protects function buttons of the device from inadvertent actuation. The cover has an opening of a size, shape and location to afford access to an interface device for multi... | 01/25/2011 |
| 7876272 | Antenna design for an attached accessory Various embodiments are directed to antenna designs that may improve the performance of a mobile computing device. Some embodiments are directed to a mobile computing device assembly comprising accessory incorporating a supplemental antenna designed to be adjacent t... | 01/25/2011 |
| RE42079 | Method and apparatus allowing a battery to regain charge in a handheld device without an applied external charge while still supplying power selected designated components An embodiment includes a power management method for regulating power to a handheld computer. A source voltage is received from a battery module. The source voltage is regulated to power a plurality of internal components, including a processor and a memory. If the ... | 01/25/2011 |
| 7873385 | Antenna sharing techniques Antenna sharing techniques are described. A mobile computing device may comprise an antenna, a switch to couple to the antenna, and multiple transceivers to couple to the switch. The mobile computing device may also comprise an antenna management module to couple to... | 01/18/2011 |
| 7873372 | Transmitting content to a mobile computing device A method and system for targeting content (e.g., a service or an advertisement) according to location-based information derived from a mobile wireless transceiver device. Position information as a function of time is used to calculate a rate of travel and a directio... | 01/18/2011 |
| 7865180 | Automated telephone conferencing method and system A computer implemented method of conducting a teleconference is disclosed. The method includes selecting a group of potential conferees using a graphical user interface tool displayed on a display screen, automatically setting up the teleconference by accessing tele... | 01/04/2011 |
| 7864120 | High isolation antenna design for reducing frequency coexistence interference Various embodiments are directed to high isolation antenna design for reducing frequency coexistence interference. In one embodiment, a computing device may comprise a printed circuit board including a first internal antenna and a second internal antenna operating i... | 01/04/2011 |
| 7861009 | Requesting a user account for services An automated network registration and activation system and method of the present invention automatically configures a communication network device for communicating on a network and automatically handles the communication network registration and activation. In one... | 12/28/2010 |
| 7860825 | Method for synchronizing software application and user data for asynchronous client-server and peer to peer computer networks Web Applications run as software which is served through a portal or browser. However this precludes their use offline or when connectivity is not present. The present invention is a method for creating offline web applications and managing associated user data whic... | 12/28/2010 |
| 7859518 | Interface for interaction with display visible from both sides A portable viewing and computing apparatus. In one embodiment, the present invention is comprised of a bus, a memory unit coupled to the bus, and a processor coupled to the bus. The memory unit is for storing data and instructions. The processor is for processing da... | 12/28/2010 |
| 7853730 | Method and system for automatic peripheral device identification Method and system for latency-independent peripheral device identification. The computer system receives an interrupt from a peripheral device via a communications port. In response, an interrupt notification message is posted to alert a notification handler, and co... | 12/14/2010 |
| 7852430 | Light guide spacers for backlighting a reflective display Light guide spacers for backlighting a reflective display. Embodiments of the present invention are directed to a reflective display assembly for an electronic device which is disposed above a backlight device. A light guide extends through the reflective display to... | 12/14/2010 |
| 7844297 | Task switch between two computing devices A method is provided to enable the person to switch use of computing devices when working with records and/or documents. A method such as described may be implemented for an individual operating two (or more) computing devices that share and synchronize sets of reco... | 11/30/2010 |
| 7844037 | Method and device for enabling message responses to incoming phone calls A computing device is configured to receive an incoming communication from another computing device. The incoming communication may be for purpose of initiating a voice-exchange session. In response to receiving the incoming call, the computing device may identify o... | 11/30/2010 |
| 7843437 | Hand-held browser transcoding A hand-held computer device with integral web page transcoding. A processor, forming a part of the handheld computer has a display coupled to the processor forming a part of the handheld computer, with the display having limited resolution of M×N pixels. A browser ... | 11/30/2010 |
| 7836216 | Connector system for supporting multiple types of plug carrying accessory devices Embodiments of the invention include a method and apparatus for intelligent handheld device accessory support. A method of one embodiment includes sensing the presence of an accessory plug in a jack of the handheld device, determining a type of accessory device atta... | 11/16/2010 |
| 7835712 | Apparatus and methods for providing multi-band operation in a mobile computing device Various embodiments for providing multi-band operation in a mobile computing device are described. In one or more embodiments, a mobile computing device may be arranged to support quad-band GSM communication in the GSM-850, GSM-900, GSM-1800, and GSM-1900 frequency ... | 11/16/2010 |
| 7835504 | Telephone number parsing and linking The present invention relates to identifying phone numbers in a text string including multiple data types and multiple number formatting types. A device such as a mobile device receives text strings from, for example, a memory, a networked content provider, another ... | 11/16/2010 |
| 7831934 | User-interface features for computers with contact-sensitive displays Embodiments described herein provide for a portable computer with a contact-sensitive display having a user-interface that is configurable through user-contact with the display. An active input area may be provided that is configurable in appearance and functionalit... | 11/09/2010 |
| 7829803 | Enhanced key structure with combined keycap for a mobile computing device A key structure assembly is provided for a mobile computing device. The key structure assembly includes a keycap having at least a first segment and a second segment. A first actuation member extends inward into the housing from the first segment of the keycap, and ... | 11/09/2010 |
| 7826577 | Method for frequency acquisition of a mobile communications device A method is provided for frequency acquisition, particularly for initial frequency acquisition, pursuant to a known synchronization sequence for synchronizing a mobile communications device having a local oscillator with previously known transmit frequencies of a ba... | 11/02/2010 |
| 7823790 | Integrated memory card holder with backcase and rotating door An apparatus for holding a SIM (subscriber identification module) card for an electronic device. The electronic device is implemented using integrated circuits on a PCB (printed circuit board) contained within a device housing. A SIM connector mounted on the PCB may... | 11/02/2010 |
| 7812817 | System and method for managing wireless communications utilizing a mobile device A portable electronic device includes a housing, a processor supported by the housing, a memory coupled to the processor, and a communications transceiver coupled to the processor. The transceiver is configured to support voice conference calling between more than t... | 10/12/2010 |
| 7804493 | Display system A display for providing information relating to an object relative to the display is disclosed. The display includes a plurality of pixels, and a plurality of light sensors. An individual light sensor of the plurality of light sensors is provided near an individual ... | 09/28/2010 |
| 7804451 | Wireless communication device having a reduced sar value In order to reduce the SAR value in a wireless communication device (MP), an additional, current-conducting corrective element (CE1) is coupled to and configured in relation to the printed circuit board (LP) and the antenna (AT1) such that the amplitud... | 09/28/2010 |
| RE41755 | Electronic device | 09/28/2010 |
| 7802206 | Dynamic sizing user interface method and system for data display Embodiments of the present invention relate to methods and devices for displaying information in a handheld device, comprising displaying information in a dynamically sizable cell in the display of the handheld device, wherein the cell comprises a portion of the dis... | 09/21/2010 |
| 7801941 | Apparatus and method for exchanging data between two devices A handheld computer is provided that includes a transport component that receives a request to perform an action from a handheld computer. A router is coupled to the transport component and identifies an action contained in the received request. An executor is coupl... | 09/21/2010 |
| 7801501 | Method for performing a frequency correction of a wireless device A method of performing a frequency correction of a radio module. Multiple samples of frequency data during a quiescent portion of the base station transmission is taken to estimate the amount of frequency correction needed. An embodiment applies the frequency data t... | 09/21/2010 |
| 7800591 | Three-dimensional contact-sensitive feature for electronic devices An electronic device is formed at least partially from a deflectable material that generates an electrical signal in response to contact. The first material is integrated with a display module to provide a shaped feature on the exterior surface of the display module... | 09/21/2010 |
| RE41637 | Stylus visual indicator system A handheld computer system includes a housing, a processor coupled to the housing, a stylus coupled to the housing, and a light source coupled to the housing. The light source lights up the stylus. ... | 09/07/2010 |
| 7788032 | Targeting location through haptic feedback signals A data processing apparatus and a method of operating a data processing apparatus are disclosed. The data processing apparatus comprises a memory for storing target location data representative of the location of a target, a position determining component configured... | 08/31/2010 |
| 7783993 | Content-based navigation and launching on mobile devices Techniques are disclosed for a content-based navigation and launching for portable computing devices such as PDAs and smart phones. A content navigator and launcher allows a user to personalize content groupings. The techniques can run on top of any OS file system t... | 08/24/2010 |
