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...that when IBM conducted a market study of Chester Carlson's invention in 1959, the company concluded that it would take only 5000 units of his new product to saturate the market? IBM therefore declined to be part of the new product introduction. Too bad for IBM. Carlson's invention was the xerography process, and his new product was the beginning of the Xerox Corporation. It is estimated that every day, worldwide, 3,000,000,000 copies are made!!
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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20120129486 | Help notification system and method A help notification system is provided according to the invention. The help notification system includes a help system adapted to receive a user-initiated help communication from a wireless communication device and a notification system adapted to receive a notification... | 05/24/2012 |
| 20120129485 | MEDICAL DATA ACCESS SYSTEM In order to access a user's medical data (DonM) saved within a mobile terminal (TM) of the user which has transmitted an emergency call to a call center (CA) over a telecommunications network (RT), the mobile terminal transmits an identifier (IdU) of the user to the cal... | 05/24/2012 |
| 20120129482 | ENABLING EMERGENCY CALL BACK TO A USER DEVICE Emergency call backs may be placed to a user device in a manner that bypasses certain features (e.g., call forwarding) that may be enabled by the device. A method may include receiving an emergency call from a user device; and creating, in response to the emergency call... | 05/24/2012 |
| 20120129483 | Method and system for a home NodeB of hybrid access mode to obtain the access mode of a user equipment A Method and a system for a Home NodeB (HNB) of Hybrid Access Mode to obtain the access mode of a User Equipment (UE) are provided by the present disclosure. During the registering process of the UE, a Home NodeB Gateway (HNB GW) determines the access membership of the ... | 05/24/2012 |
| 20120129484 | EMERGENCY WIRELESS CONNECTION SYSTEM AND EMERGENCY WIRELESS CONNECTION METHOD An emergency wireless connection system which operates as a normal information terminal in normal times and operates as a terminal to send and receive emergency information in emergency situation includes a line detection unit which detects an emergency communication ne... | 05/24/2012 |
| 20120108198 | Method and Apparatus for Supporting Emergency Calls (eCalls) Techniques for supporting eCalls are described. In an aspect, an eCall indicator may be used to indicate an eCall being established. In one design, a terminal may generate a message including an eCall indicator and may send the message to originate an eCall. The eCall i... | 05/03/2012 |
| 20120108196 | EMERGENCY COMMUNICATION RECOGNITION Emergency communication initiated from an internet protocol enabled device may be recognized and established. An address representative of a designated recipient with which communication is to be established may be provided to a first communication service operating on ... | 05/03/2012 |
| 20120108197 | RADIO BASE STATION AND METHOD A radio base station in a first mobile communication system is disclosed. The radio base station includes a radio communication unit; a network communication unit; and a determining unit. If a massage received by the network communication unit from a switching station i... | 05/03/2012 |
| 20120083237 | FALL DETECTION SYSTEM USING A COMBINATION OF ACCELEROMETER, AUDIO INPUT AND MAGNETOMETER A wearable device for detecting a user state is disclosed. The wearable device includes an accelerometer for measuring an acceleration of a user, a magnetometer for measuring a magnetic field associated with the user's change of orientation, a microphone for receiving a... | 04/05/2012 |
| 20120083240 | Enhancements to IP Multimedia Subsystems (IMS) Emergency Services Architecture Embodiments contemplate methods and systems that may route an emergency call from an enterprise user and/or a user in a private number plan, or an emergency call that may be initiated by a service on behalf of the user. Architectural extensions to the IMS emergency serv... | 04/05/2012 |
| 20120083238 | Method of Handling Network Initiated Detach Procedure A method of handling a detach procedure initiated by a network, for a mobile device in a wireless communication system is disclosed. The method comprises receiving a signaling request from the network to perform a re-attach procedure, performing the detach procedure, an... | 04/05/2012 |
| 20120083239 | BROADCAST INFORMATION NOTIFICATION METHOD AND NETWORK NODE A broadcast information notification method according to the present invention includes: starting to repeatedly transmit, at a network node, a broadcast message irrespective of transmission timing of a paging message, when the network node is instructed to notify a mobi... | 04/05/2012 |
| 20120071128 | MULTIMEDIA EMERGENCY SERVICES A system and method for remotely controlling one or more monitoring devices in a user's household in the event of emergency so as to more productively monitor the emergency situation on a real-time basis. The monitoring devices may include a number of multimedia instrum... | 03/22/2012 |
| 20120071129 | METHODS AND APPARATUSES FOR TRANSMISSION OF AN ALERT TO MULTIPLE DEVICES A system for exchanging GPS or other position data between wireless devices for purposes of group activities, child location monitoring, work group coordination, dispatching of employees etc. Cell phones and other wireless devices with GPS receivers have loaded therein ... | 03/22/2012 |
| 20120052832 | Emergency Call Handling A user terminal for use with a communications system. The user terminal comprises a non-volatile memory and a subscriber identity authentication unit configured in use to communicate with a removable subscriber identity module and with said communications system in orde... | 03/01/2012 |
| 20120052833 | MOBILE PANIC BUTTON FOR HEALTH MONITORING SYSTEM In one example, a mobile device with a panic button includes a surface structured to removably engage a surface of a docking station. The mobile device includes a first interface to communicatively couple the mobile device to the docking station at least when the surfac... | 03/01/2012 |
| 20120052836 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PERSONAL EMERGENCY MOBILE COMMUNICATION A method and system for personal emergency mobile communications includes providing a mobile communication device having a personal emergency button (PEB) and associated functionality, which may be powered by a secondary power source. Activation of the PEB by a user may... | 03/01/2012 |
| 20120052837 | EMERGENCY CALL NOTIFICATION SYSTEM AND METHOD A system and method for automatically notifying others when a 9-1-1 emergency call has been placed from a cellular phone. The user selects the people who she would like to be contacted in the case of an emergency. The contact information (e.g., phone numbers and email a... | 03/01/2012 |
| 20120046009 | Personal Emergency System for a Mobile Communication Device The occurrence of an accident is determined with the aid of a motion sensor disposed in an accessory (e.g. headset) of a mobile communication device. The accessory includes a body sensor to detect that the accessory is being worn, and a body movement sensor to detect bo... | 02/23/2012 |
| 20120040636 | Method and Apparatuses for Transmission of Warning Information in a Cellular Communications Network The present invention relates to arrangements and methods for distribution of warning information relating to an emergency to mobile users. Warning information is sent to UEs both within and outside an area affected, or an area estimated to be affected by the emergency.... | 02/16/2012 |
| 20120040635 | Mobile Interoperability Workstation Controller Having Video Capabilities Within an Incident Communications Network The present invention is directed to a mobile interoperability workstation (IWS) controller with capabilities for controlling designated communications resources under its command and having, inter alia, inbound receiving and outbound sharing video capabilities, data fi... | 02/16/2012 |
| 20120034897 | REAL TIME TEXT MESSAGING METHOD AND DEVICE Embodiments include communication devices and texting methods performed by communication devices. When the communication device detects that a text session has been initiated with a potential real time text (RTT) destination specified as a destination for text messages ... | 02/09/2012 |
| 20120034899 | COMMUNICATION METHOD AND MOBILE STATION A communication method in a mobile station includes the steps of placing the mobile station in a self mode; and allowing the mobile station to receive a radio wave during the self mode. The communication method may further includes the steps of receiving broadcast infor... | 02/09/2012 |
| 20120034898 | Method of Handling Emergency Sessions and Related Communication Device A method for handling an emergency session for a network in a wireless communication system is disclosed. The method comprises having an emergency context for a mobile device corresponding to the emergency session; not deactivating the emergency context for the mobile d... | 02/09/2012 |
| 20120028597 | OVERRIDING VEHICLE COMMUNICATIONS IN EMERGENCY SITUATIONS A system and method for controlling calls in a vehicle during an emergency situation that includes identifying an emergency situation and placing a voice call or a data call to the vehicle in response to the emergency situation. If the placed call cannot be connected be... | 02/02/2012 |
| 20120028598 | Privacy-Related Requests for an IMS Emergency Session A network component is provided that includes a processor configured, upon the network component receiving an IMS (Internet Protocol Multimedia Subsystem) emergency call from a user equipment (UE) 110, to detect in the emergency call an indicator requesting the n... | 02/02/2012 |
| 20120021714 | Method Of Network Paging User Equipment For Error Recovery In Wireless Communication System and Related Communication Device A method of a network paging a user equipment for error recovery in a wireless communication system when a network failure occurs includes the network sending a paging message to the user equipment according to an IMSI or an IMEI of the user equipment registered to the ... | 01/26/2012 |
| 20120021716 | Systems and Methods for Providing Updated Mobile Station Location Estimates to Emergency Services Providers A wireless communication system, including apparatuses and methods, for handling emergency calls from wireless communication devices to emergency services providers and for automatically providing updated location estimates for the wireless communication devices to duri... | 01/26/2012 |
| 20120021715 | Method of Handling Emergency Session And Related Communication Device A method of handling emergency session for a mobile device in a wireless communication system is disclosed. The method comprises having an ongoing PS (packet switched) emergency session; not initiating a PS detach procedure when SIM (subscriber identity module) contact ... | 01/26/2012 |
| 20120015620 | MOBILE COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, BASE STATION, GATEWAY APPARATUS, CORE NETWORK APPARATUS, AND COMMUNICATION METHOD A mobile communication system includes a mobile station, a base station that communicates wirelessly with the mobile station, a gateway apparatus that connects the base station to a core network, and a core network apparatus that is arranged in the core network. The bas... | 01/19/2012 |
| 20120015622 | SYSTEM FOR TRANSMITTING AN EMERGENCY CALL An emergency call system transmits an emergency call with emergency information from a vehicle using a communication system. The emergency call system includes an emergency call device that connects with an emergency assistance center during an emergency. The emergency ... | 01/19/2012 |
| 20120015623 | Privacy-Related Requests For An IMS Emergency Session A network component is provided that includes a processor configured, upon the network component receiving an IMS (Internet Protocol Multimedia Subsystem) emergency call from a user equipment (UE) 110, to detect in the emergency call an indicator requesting the n... | 01/19/2012 |
| 20120003953 | EMERGENCY CALL DEVICE An emergency call device which can be used to automatically detect and report criminal incidents. The device has a digital camera and/or a microphone having electronics interacting therewith for optically and/or acoustically recording events. An antenna having electroni... | 01/05/2012 |
| 20120003952 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR EMERGENCY NOTIFICATION FROM A MOBILE COMMUNICATION DEVICE A system and method enabling a mobile device user in an emergency to alert multiple parties to secure assistance. Using an enabled mobile communication device, a user is able to select a pre-configured emergency alert by actuating a button or icon presented on the mobil... | 01/05/2012 |
| 20120003955 | System and method for emergency notification from a mobile communication device A system and method enabling a mobile device user in an emergency to alert multiple parties to secure assistance. Using an enabled mobile communication device, a user is able to select a pre-configured emergency alert by actuating a button or icon presented on the mobil... | 01/05/2012 |
| 20120003954 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONDITIONALLY ATTEMPTING AN EMERGENCY CALL SETUP A system and method are provided for a communications device to conditionally attempt an emergency call setup The communications device maintains at least one condition for attempting emergency call setups. Upon receiving a message prompting an emergency call setup, the... | 01/05/2012 |
| 20110319048 | EMERGENCY ALERT DEVICE WITH SILENT GPS AND MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS CAPABILITIES An emergency alert device with tactile features to allow a user to discretely report an emergency without the need to look at the device is disclosed. The device may include a body with a cover. A processor, an antenna, and a battery may be located within the body. At l... | 12/29/2011 |
| 20110319050 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR A MOBILE STATION TO ENHANCE THE PROBABILITY OF SUCCESSFUL EMERGENCY CALL COMPLETION AND SUCCESSFUL CALLBACK FROM EMERGENCY SERVICE CENTRE A method and apparatus for enhancing the probability of a successful emergency call completion and emergency callback on a mobile station in a network, the method comprising the steps of: during an emergency call attempt, monitoring whether the mobile station has receiv... | 12/29/2011 |
| 20110319049 | System for Managing an Aircraft-Oriented Emergency Services Call in an Airborne Wireless Cellular Network The Aircraft Emergency Services Call Management System enables the unique identification of each passenger wireless device in use in an aircraft and the corresponding identification of the passenger associated with the passenger wireless device. This passenger wireless ... | 12/29/2011 |
| 20110320066 | VEHICLE INFORMATION DISPLAY An information display system for a vehicle includes a display screen disposed at an interior cabin of a vehicle so as to be viewable by a driver of the equipped vehicle. The information display system is operable to display on the display screen vehicle user informatio... | 12/29/2011 |
