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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20120046073 | Remote Monitoring Device & Process A remote monitoring device is integrated as part of a cell phone or personal digital assistant. By sharing computing resources of a communications transceiver, the cost of a monitoring device can be significantly reduced, while still permitting sufficient functionality ... | 02/23/2012 |
| 20110261269 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR A LAPTOP TRACKPAD USING CELL PHONE DISPLAY An input device is configured to act as a remote trackpad for an output device. The input device includes a touchscreen configured to display an image and receive either a single-touch or multi-touch user input. A communication interface configured to support wired or w... | 10/27/2011 |
| 20110230234 | INTEGRATED PERSONAL DIGITAL ASSISTANT DEVICE An integrated device provides functionality of both a PDA and cellular telephone. Features include a power button offering control of both the computing and telephony functions of the device; a lid that turns the device on and off and controls additional telephony funct... | 09/22/2011 |
| 20110137213 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR THERAPEUTIC EXERGAMING A computer program product comprising a non-transitory computer readable medium for storing or recording instructions in machine readable form. The instructions, when executed in a motion sensor enabled smart phone, record target data associated with a response of the m... | 06/09/2011 |
| 20110111799 | Systems and Methods for Predicting Battery Drain Time Caused by Smartphone Applications Predicting battery drain time that would be caused by a new application being considered for a smartphone. The battery drain time prediction is based on the type of smartphone and type of battery, the battery age, and hardware subunit usage levels. The system may provid... | 05/12/2011 |
| 20110111800 | Cellular Phone Memory Card With Voice Activated Component The present invention is a cellular phone card used in combination with a user's and a user's cellular phone. The cellular phone card includes a voice activated component that includes a voice receiver to receive the user's voice commands and instructions and a voice co... | 05/12/2011 |
| 20110081948 | MOBILE DEVICE VISUAL INPUT SYSTEM AND METHODS Systems and methods for processing an image on a mobile device, including a mobile device with a camera for capturing a digital image, a display for displaying the captured image, and an image processing module configured to detect one or more types of information conta... | 04/07/2011 |
| 20110059771 | TRANSMITTING APPARATUS AND METHOD, RECEIVING APPARATUS AND METHOD, PROGRAM AND RECORDING MEDIUM, AND TRANSMITTING/RECEIVING SYSTEM A receiving processing unit receives identical SD pictures transmitted a plurality of number of times, and performs addition for weighting an SD picture stored in a storage and the received SD pictures. The receiving processing unit stores the obtained values as a new S... | 03/10/2011 |
| 20110009164 | ULTRA MOBILE COMMUNICATING COMPUTER An Ultra Mobile Communicating Computer, that can have all of the features and capabilities of a smart phone and pocket computer combined and more, plus many other features such as hands free carrying, one-hand and desk free, walk & type, ready to use operation, a fa... | 01/13/2011 |
| 20110003616 | Detection and Function of Seven Self-Supported Orientations in a Portable Device An improved mobile electronic device 100 with a unique thin and cost-effective form and design can have a large display 170 in the outward surface of a flip 102, a large full qwerty keypad 138 in the outward surface of a base 108, and ... | 01/06/2011 |
| 20100331046 | HANDHELD MOBILE PHONE AND METHOD FOR RESETTING THE HANDHELD MOBILE PHONE THEREOF A handheld mobile phone includes at least two buttons, a logic circuit, and a processing unit, wherein each button is used for performing at least one specific function. The logic circuit is coupled to the at least two buttons for generating a corresponding specific sig... | 12/30/2010 |
| 20100323664 | DEDICATED MEMORY PARTITIONS FOR USERS OF A SHARED MOBILE DEVICE A system and method that allows a mobile device to be shared between multiple users by establishing dedicated memory partitions for each user of the mobile device is disclosed. In one embodiment, the mobile device establishes a memory partition for a user of the mobile ... | 12/23/2010 |
| 20100311465 | METHOD FOR SWITCHING CALL MODE OF A MOBILE DEVICE AND RELATED MOBILE DEVICE CAPABLE OF SWITCHING CALL MODE AUTOMATICALLY A method for switching a call mode of a mobile device includes the steps of starting an accelerometer sensor to detect an acceleration of the mobile device, starting a proximity sensor to detect a distance between the mobile device and an object, generating a first judg... | 12/09/2010 |
| 20100304754 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MOVEMENT DETECTION BY EVALUATING ELEMENTARY MOVEMENT PATTERNS The subject matter disclosed herein relates to a system and method for detecting a movement pattern of a mobile device based at least in part on one or more signals representative of one or more sensor measurements, and for determining whether the movement pattern corre... | 12/02/2010 |
| 20100283576 | Key for A Lock Having An Open Architecture An electronic key for opening a lock having a lock interface is disclosed. The key includes a housing, a key interface extending from the housing that can mate with the lock interface to move the key, a motor connected to the key interface for moving the key interface, ... | 11/11/2010 |
| 20100261503 | POWER CONSUMPTION CONTROL APPARATUS IN PDA PHONE A power consumption control apparatus and a method thereof in the PDA phone comprise: transiting the PDA phone from an idle mode to a sleep mode automatically after a certain amount of time or by user's input signal; transiting the PDA phone from a called mode to the sl... | 10/14/2010 |
| 20100262820 | METHOD OF CONTROLLING A PDA PHONE AND PDA PHONE USING THE SAME A method for controlling a PDA (personal digital assistant) phone is provided. A first interface configuration file and a second interface configuration file are provided. An interface selection command is received, designating the first or second interface configuratio... | 10/14/2010 |
| 20100240412 | OPERATING METHOD FOR INTEGRATED INTERFACE OF PDA AND WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM An operating method for an integrated interface of a PDA and a wireless communication system includes the following steps. Firstly, when the wireless communication system starts to operate from a standby mode, a state signal is transmitted from the wireless communicatio... | 09/23/2010 |
| 20100225589 | MULTI-OBJECT SWITCH TRANSMISSION METHOD A multi-object switch transmission method to establish a data transmission linkage between an input device and at least one information process system includes: starting an object detection mode; obtaining a device identification code (Bd_address) and a device authoriza... | 09/09/2010 |
| 20100203904 | HANDHELD ELECTRONIC DEVICE PDAs can be used to provide their users with various functions. One such function is the ability to contact other users who are stored in the PDA as contacts, for example by telephone of text message. The decision as to whether or not a particular user should be contact... | 08/12/2010 |
| 20100197344 | POWER CONSUMPTION CONTROL APPARATUS IN PDA PHONE A power consumption control apparatus and a method thereof in the PDA phone comprise: transiting the PDA phone from an idle mode to a sleep mode automatically after a certain amount of time or by user's input signal; transiting the PDA phone from a called mode to the sl... | 08/05/2010 |
| 20100184478 | WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM AND PERSONAL DIGITAL ASSISTANT A handset 2 comprises a transceiver 3 configured to transmit and receive data to and from a base 1, a data error detector 5 configured to determine whether or not there is an error in the data received by the transceiver 3, and a recep... | 07/22/2010 |
| 20100169831 | Information Product and Method for Interacting with User Disclosed are a method for displaying tree structure data and a hand-held electronic device and a computer program product thereof, wherein the tree structure data includes a node item and a sub-item and the sub-item is belong to the node item. The hand-held electronic ... | 07/01/2010 |
| 20100157079 | SYSTEM AND METHOD TO SELECTIVELY COMBINE IMAGES Systems and methods to selectively combine images are disclosed. In a particular embodiment, an apparatus includes a registration circuit configured to generate a set of motion vector data based on first image data corresponding to a first image and second image data co... | 06/24/2010 |
| 20100151904 | Television Channel Selection Canvas A channel selection canvas for display on a video display device is disclosed. The video display device can be a television, a laptop computer, or personal digital assistant device. The channel selection canvas allows a user to preview and choose video signals to be wat... | 06/17/2010 |
| 20100144376 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PRODUCING HARD COPIES OF ELECTRONIC INFORMATION EMPLOYING A PORTABLE PERSONAL RECEIVING DEVICE A method for producing hard copies of electronic information employing a portable personal receiving device includes the steps of selecting information to print and utilizing the receiving device to identify available printers based on the location of the receiving devi... | 06/10/2010 |
| 20100144389 | CORDLESS TELEPHONE WITH MP3 PLAYER CAPABILITY A cordless telephone which allows a user to play MP3 digital audio bit stream music, a video game, either alone or with a user of another cordless telephone, using the remote handset of a cordless telephone to control the functions of the MP3 player. The cordless teleph... | 06/10/2010 |
| 20100144388 | MONOLITHIC PHOTODETECTOR A photodetector including a photodiode formed in a semiconductor substrate and a waveguide element formed of a block of a high-index material extending above the photodiode in a thick layer of a dielectric superposed to the substrate, the thick layer being at least as a... | 06/10/2010 |
| 20100134437 | PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD FOR WAKING UP THE SAME FROM SLEEP MODE THROUGH TOUCH SCREEN A portable electronic device including a touch screen, a micro processing unit, a central processor and a display is provided. The central processor can operate in a normal operation mode or a sleep mode. The touch screen overlays the display, and includes a first touch... | 06/03/2010 |
| 20100106483 | POINTING DEVICE WITH INTEGRATED AUDIO INPUT AND ASSOCIATED METHODS A mobile personal digital assistant (PDA) allows a user to enter information using both a touch screen and voice commands with a stylus. The stylus includes a microphone positioned at one end, and a transmitter for transmitting received voice signals to either a persona... | 04/29/2010 |
| 20100098583 | Blood Glucose Tracking Apparatus and Methods A measurement module for glucose testing includes a glucose testing measurement module housing, a test strip receptacle formed in the housing, and a connector portion formed in the housing and shaped to permit mechanical removable attachment of the housing to a hand-hel... | 04/22/2010 |
| 20100099460 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR AUTOMATED PLANNING USING GEOGRAPHICAL DATA A portable device for collecting data at a geographic location and providing accurate, comprehensive, efficient and timely work prints. The portable device for collecting data at a geographic location, the device including a memory that stores preliminary site informati... | 04/22/2010 |
| 20100097403 | INPUT SHORTCUTS FOR A COMMUNICATIONS DEVICE A method of inputting an electronic address into an address field on a communications device, the electronic address including a plurality of text characters and non-text symbol characters. The method includes: receiving a plurality of inputs for the address field throu... | 04/22/2010 |
| 20100087185 | INTEGRATED PERSONAL DIGITAL ASSISTANT DEVICE An integrated device provides functionality of both a PDA and cellular telephone. Features include a power button offering control of both the computing and telephony functions of the device; a lid that turns the device on and off and controls additional telephony funct... | 04/08/2010 |
| 20100075602 | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF FACILITATING THE DISSEMINATION OF INFORMATION BY MEANS OF ACTIVE ADVERTISEMENTS IN PORTABLE INFORMATION TRANSCEIVERS A system and method to provide a user with a requisite receiving device, such as cell phone, with the ability to record contact information, from an interactive advertisement for storage and later use, or, at the user's option, to obtain the information at his or her co... | 03/25/2010 |
| 20100052939 | Lighting System and Related Method Capable of Reducing Electricity Consumption A lighting system capable of reducing electricity consumption includes a switch device, a mobile communication device and a control device. The mobile communication device includes a position detection module for detecting a position to generate a position data, a light... | 03/04/2010 |
| 20100056213 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE ELECTRONIC DEVICE An electronic device having a temperature sensor is provided. The temperature sensor detects information of a touch operation from an object on a surface of the temperature sensor, determines if the touch operation is valid by determining if the detected information mee... | 03/04/2010 |
| 20100056214 | Application control based on flexible interface conformation sequence status A system includes, but is not limited to: one or more conformation sensor modules configured to direct obtaining information associated with one or more changes in one or more sequences of two or more conformations of one or more portions of one or more regions of the f... | 03/04/2010 |
| 20100048244 | VEHICLE REMOTE CONTROL SYSTEM WITH ADJUSTABLE REPLACEMENT DEVICE An efficient vehicle remote control system for controlling vehicle sub-systems, devices and accessories. The system includes a connector device (110) connected to the vehicle central computer through a vehicle bus such as CAN bus. The system further includes remo... | 02/25/2010 |
| 20100009630 | MOBILE ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD FOR DISPLAYING CHARACTERS ON A BLUETOOTH DEVICE A system and method for displaying characters on a BLUETOOTH device using a mobile electronic device obtains a telephone number of an incoming call, and converts associated one or more characters into a bitmap picture in response to a determination that the telephone nu... | 01/14/2010 |
