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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 5384565 | Method and apparatus for identifying duplicate data messages in a communication system A method (200) and apparatus (100, 402) are shown for determining whether first and second data messages in a communication system are duplicates. The method comprises forming (304) from the first and second data messages a corresponding pair of first and... | 01/24/1995 |
| 5369399 | Tolerance accumulating circuit supporting mechanical shock isolator An electronic device (100) comprises a housing (222), a circuit supporting substrate (454, 456) within the housing and mechanically coupled thereto, and electronic circuitry (744, 746, 748, 750, 752) mechanically coupled to the circuit supporting substrat... | 11/29/1994 |
| 5361397 | Communication device and system capable of automatic programmable energizing The present invention allows for communication devices (106 and 108) operating in a communication system (100) to be guaranteed of not missing any important system message sent by the communication system controller (104). By transmitting a system time co... | 11/01/1994 |
| 5361294 | Method and apparatus for noise quieting during resynchronization of a digital communication system A method and apparatus eliminates an audible noise burst after reestablishment of an external timing signal in a radio base station (102). After a loss of the external timing signal, the base station (102) temporarily operates from an internal timing sign... | 11/01/1994 |
| 5359317 | Method and apparatus for selectively storing a portion of a received message in a selective call receiver A method and apparatus allows a user to selectively store (604) a portion of a received message in a selective call receiver (100). The selective call receiver (100) includes first and second memory elements (118) for storing the received message and the ... | 10/25/1994 |
| 5345500 | Method and apparatus for completing inbound calls in a wireless communication system A method and apparatus completes inbound calls for portable communication units (120) in a wireless communication system comprising portable communication units (120) and fixed communication units (102). The fixed communication unit (102) provides wireles... | 09/06/1994 |
| 5343319 | Apparatus for adapting an electrical communications port to an optical communications port An apparatus (100) couples first and second electronic devices (206, 202), the first electronic device (206) having an optical communications port (208) and the second electronic device (202) having an electrical communications port (204). The apparatus (... | 08/30/1994 |
| 5342707 | Battery pinned enclosure snap wall A latching device (110) for use in a latch system for a housing comprising first and second housing sections (102, 104), comprises a battery compartment (107) and a latch member (112) adjacent to the battery compartment. The latch member (112) is for coup... | 08/30/1994 |
| 5329555 | Method and apparatus for antenna diversity in a wireless communication system The present invention comprises a method and apparatus for selecting one of at least two antennas (202, 204) in a communication unit (102) for use in a wireless communication system (100). A signal is received by a radio frequency receiver (208) during a ... | 07/12/1994 |
| 5327480 | Method and apparatus in a communication system for completing an inbound call A method and apparatus for completing an inbound call from a telephone system to a portable communication unit (104) operating in a communication system comprising a base station (102) coupled to the telephone system (106, 124). The telephone system (106,... | 07/05/1994 |
| 5327120 | Stabilized electromagnetic resonant armature tactile vibrator A resonant armature system (109, 114, 116) for generating a vibrating motion in response to an alternating excitation force includes at least two planar suspension members (109), substantially parallel to each other and separated by a distance. The planar... | 07/05/1994 |
| 5323947 | Method and apparatus for use in forming pre-positioned solder bumps on a pad arrangement A method and apparatus for use in forming pre-positioned solder bumps (104) on a pad arrangement (100) of a substrate (101) include placing a predetermined pattern (306) of solder preforms (304) in contact with a meltable adhesive fluxing agent (302) on a... | 06/28/1994 |
| 5317308 | Circuit supporting mechanical shock isolator for radio receiver An electronic device (100) includes a housing (222), a circuit supporting substrate (902) within the housing (222) and mechanically coupled thereto, and electronic circuitry (904) mechanically coupled to the circuit supporting substrate (902). A mechanica... | 05/31/1994 |
| 5315637 | Apparatus and method for controlling the routing of incoming calls in a wireless communication system A wireless communication system (WCS) comprises a plurality of portable communication units (PCUs) (109) each PCU having a telephone number for receiving incoming calls. The WCS is coupled to the public switched telephone network (PSTN) (106), and has a p... | 05/24/1994 |
| 5311571 | Method and apparatus for performing inbound calling in a wireless communication system having fixed communication units coupled to a telephone system by a telephone line shared in common A wireless communication system includes a portable communication unit (PCU) (120) and a plurality of fixed communication units (FCUs) (102) covering a plurality of radio coverage areas (108, 110, 112). The FCUs are coupled to a telephone system (114) by ... | 05/10/1994 |
| 5311405 | Method and apparatus for aligning and attaching a surface mount component A method and an apparatus align and attach a leadless surface mount component (402) including a termination at each end of the component (402). The termination has bottom (704) and end (702) portions for attaching to a corresponding pad on a substrate (10... | 05/10/1994 |
| 5302947 | Method and apparatus for loading a software program from a radio modem into an external computer A method and apparatus in a selective call receiver (100) choose and load a software driver program (124) into an external computer (302). The apparatus comprises a data interface (118) for coupling with the external computer (302) and a memory (122) cont... | 04/12/1994 |
