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...that the x-ray was discovered purely by accident? When German physicist Wilhelm Konrad von Roentgen was experimenting with cathode rays in 1895, he put an activated Crookes tube in a book and went out to lunch. When he returned, he discovered that a key that had also been placed in the book showed up as an image on the developed film!
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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20080051139 | Dockable Cellular Phone A system that permits a cell phone user to insert a cell phone, which has a PCMCIA compliant connector, directly into a computer's PC card socket. The cell phone is hinged about a first component and a second component. The first component includes a keypad appropriate ... | 02/28/2008 |
| 20080051140 | Managing call control in computer telephone interface (CTI) system A method and apparatus to manage call control in a Computer Telephone Interface (CTI) system includes: a computer terminal to generate a call control message including call control identification information using a CTI application program in response to a call control ... | 02/28/2008 |
| 20080051141 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR BUNDLING INFORMATION A message status synchronization scheme. In one embodiment, a method may comprise: automatically detecting arrival of a message at a messaging server from a sender for a user having a mail address thereat, the message being displayable on a computer for the user with a ... | 02/28/2008 |
| 20080045266 | System and Method for Pushing Information from a Host System to a Mobile Data Communication Device A scheme for redirecting e-mail messages and message attachments to a user of a mobile data communication device that is associated with a host system and communicates therewith via a wireless gateway. In embodiment, a method comprises, among others, determining occurre... | 02/21/2008 |
| 20080045268 | System and Method for Bundling Information A message status synchronization scheme. In one embodiment, a method may comprise: automatically detecting arrival of a message at a messaging server for a user having a mail address thereat, the message being displayable on a computer for the user with a status indicat... | 02/21/2008 |
| 20080045267 | System and Method for Pushing Information from a Host System to a Mobile Data Communication Device in a Wireless Data Network A scheme for redirecting data to a mobile communication device from a messaging server. One embodiment comprises one or more of the following: receiving a connection request command from a store-and-forward server associated with a wireless packet data network; transmit... | 02/21/2008 |
| 20080039136 | NETWORKING OF BLUETOOTH SYSTEM The present invention relates to networking a Bluetooth system. The present invention includes receiving a Bluetooth signal from at least one Bluetooth device, searching for the at least one Bluetooth device, transmitting a pairable mode message to the at least one Blue... | 02/14/2008 |
| 20080032740 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PERFORMING ACQUISITION POWER SAVE MODE FOR WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS Techniques to efficiently attempt acquisition of a packet data system (e.g., an IS-856 system). If a terminal has acquired one or more channels in a voice/data system (e.g., an IS-2000 system), then it can attempt acquisition on channels in the packet data system that a... | 02/07/2008 |
| 20080026793 | Providing input and output for a mobile device Providing input and output for a mobile device may be provided. At a mobile device, input may be received from at least one of a plurality of remote input devices. The plurality of remote input devices may be remote from the mobile device. The mobile device may have at ... | 01/31/2008 |
| 20080026794 | Expanded Display For Mobile Wireless Communication Device A keyboard and a microphone for inputting information, a display screen and a speaker for viewing or hearing information, and a processor, all mounted to or within a housing in the form of a laptop computer or hand-held computer. A phone interface has a slot, channel, o... | 01/31/2008 |
| 20080020797 | Apparatus for the Reduction of Uplink Request Processing Latency in a Wireless Communication System Upstream requests such a bandwidth requests, are processed by CMTS out of order on a priority basis to reduce latency in responding to the request. Specifically, a cable modem termination system (CMTS) is connected to a plurality of cable modems by a cable plant. The CM... | 01/24/2008 |
| 20080014989 | CONVEYING COMMANDS TO A MOBILE TERMINAL THROUGH BODY ACTIONS Interactions with a trigger device and/or body motions, such as motions detected with an accelerometer, may be used to augment user input interaction with a mobile terminal. In one implementation, logic senses when a first trigger device enters close proximity to the mo... | 01/17/2008 |
| 20080004074 | Complex audio detection apparatus An audio detection apparatus connects to a panel socket on a host case, and supports AC 97/Azalia earphones and microphones. The apparatus comprises a panel header connecting to the panel socket, a control circuit connecting to an earphone output terminal and a micropho... | 01/03/2008 |
| 20080004894 | Mobile commerce execution method and apparatus A mobile commerce execution method and apparatus using a mobile device and an external mobile commerce module is provided. The method for executing mobile commerce includes detecting, at the mobile device, a connection of an external module, determining whether the exte... | 01/03/2008 |
| 20080004075 | UNIVERSAL MOBILE PRINT AGENT Methods and apparatus for enabling output from a mobile device are described herein. A mobile device having an image capture device can selectively generate a hard copy output of a captured image by interfacing with an output device. The mobile device can selectively in... | 01/03/2008 |
| 20070298841 | Approach for Module Configuration Management for an Integrated Telecommunication Platform An approach for module configuration management for an integrated telecommunication platform including the following steps: (a) the configuration management module sends the start instruction to the functional module and the digital signal processing module to start the... | 12/27/2007 |
| 20070293266 | Multimedia data communication method and system The present invention provides a multimedia processing system for communicating data among a baseband module, an image sensor module, and at least one display module in a wireless mobile phone. The multimedia processing system further comprises a serial baseband interfa... | 12/20/2007 |
| 20070287499 | System for transmitting two-way radio communications via computer networks A circuit for connecting radio frequency transceivers and cellular radio systems to a computer for improving the efficiency and distance of two-way radio communications devices. A device for connecting radio frequency transceivers and cellular radio systems to a compute... | 12/13/2007 |
| 20070281741 | Data communication system A data communication system comprises a radio frequency module, a baseband module, a memory unit, a parallel/serial module, a multimedia module, an image sensor module and a display module. The parallel/serial module performs digital signal processing and converts paral... | 12/06/2007 |
| 20070281745 | Personal multimedia communication system and network for emergency services personnel A personal multimedia communication system and network for emergency services personnel includes a plurality of personal communication systems linked together and to a base station in a network. Each personal communication system includes a PDA device mounted on a PASS ... | 12/06/2007 |
| 20070281744 | AUDIO OUTPUT DEVICE SELECTION FOR A PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE A portable electronic device can detect whether an output unit of an accessory is connected to the body of a user and determines audio output units to which its application will transmit audio signal. The portable electronic device comprises an interface connected to th... | 12/06/2007 |
| 20070281743 | Radio transmission scheduling according to multiradio control in a radio modem A system for managing the simultaneous operation of a plurality of radio modems in a single wireless communication device (WCD). The multiradio control may be integrated into the WCD as a subsystem responsible for scheduling wireless communications by temporarily enabli... | 12/06/2007 |
| 20070281742 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR FACILITATING DISCRETIONARY CONTROL OF A USER INTERFACE A device (300) having a user interface (303) is provided with an automatic discretionary capability of determining use of a wireless message. The wireless message may contain user interface preference information that is initially sourced by an end user pl... | 12/06/2007 |
| 20070281614 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DUAL MODE COMMUNICATIONS A first communication device configured for communications with a second communications device, and related system and method of operation, are disclosed. In at least some embodiments, the first device includes a first transceiver allowing the first device to send and r... | 12/06/2007 |
| 20070275746 | Multi-function wireless terminal A communication method includes establishing a first communication session over a first connection between a wireless terminal and a base station (BS) of a long-range wireless data network, which operates in accordance with a first protocol that defines a sequence of ti... | 11/29/2007 |
| 20070276572 | Wirelessly Controlled Motorized Vehicle System A wirelessly controlled motorized vehicle system may be utilized to facilitate operation of a motorized vehicle. The wirelessly controlled motorized vehicle system may comprise a motorized vehicle and a wireless communications system. The motorized vehicle may comprise ... | 11/29/2007 |
| 20070275757 | Multitasking method and mobile terminal enabled with the same A multitasking method and mobile terminal enabled with the multitasking method are provided for executing, while a function is running, another function. The multitasking-enabled mobile terminal includes an input unit for receiving a user command; a decision unit for de... | 11/29/2007 |
| 20070275756 | Apparatus and method for transmitting/receiving data using multi-channel of wireless LAN in a mobile communication terminal The present invention relates to a mobile communication terminal having a wireless LAN module. The wireless LAN module checks if used channel information exists. A mobile communication module transmits an idle channel information list. A channel list manager transmits t... | 11/29/2007 |
| 20070275755 | MOBILE WIRELESS CONSOLE A mobile wireless console which senses three dimensional motion in a mobile terminal to wirelessly transmit a sensing signal of the three dimensional motion to an electronic device such as a computer. In the console, an inputter allows communication mode and motion mode... | 11/29/2007 |
| 20070270184 | Accessory Functions A mobile terminal capable of supporting a plurality of accessory functions with one or more accessories, the mobile terminal capable of supporting each accessory function in two or more modes, and each accessory storing a capability array indicative of the capabilities ... | 11/22/2007 |
| 20070265033 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR STORING NEAR FIELD COMMUNICATION TAGS IN AN ELECTRONIC PHONEBOOK Disclosed is a system, method and computer application for exchanging information using near field communications. In one aspect, the method comprises: transmitting a request for information from a mobile telephone through a near field communication (NFC) adapter associ... | 11/15/2007 |
| 20070265035 | MOBILE ELECTRONIC APPARATUS, AND BATTERY PACK FOR THE APPARATUS A mobile electronic apparatus in which various functions can be easily added without impairing the mobility and without making any change in the hardware. The mobile electronic apparatus is carried by its authorized user to perform various types of electrical informatio... | 11/15/2007 |
| 20070265034 | Multiradio control interface element in modem A system for managing the simultaneous operation of a plurality of radio modems in a single wireless communication device (WCD). The multiradio control may be integrated into the WCD as a subsystem responsible for scheduling wireless communications by temporarily enabli... | 11/15/2007 |
| 20070259690 | DISTANCE-BASED PRESENCE MANAGEMENT Various operations may be performed based on a distance-related function associated with two or more devices. For example, an association procedure for two or more devices may be based on one or more determined distances. Similarly, presence management may be based on o... | 11/08/2007 |
| 20070252911 | DIGITAL CAMERA DOCK Use of a custom insert is obviated when a digital camera is attached to a base (dock). Two movable pins are provided, in such a way that a connector is sandwiched between the movable pins, on a digital camera attachment surface of a base (dock) which provides a digital ... | 11/01/2007 |
| 20070254710 | Wireless switch with integrated universal serial bus interface A wireless switch for a wireless local area network (WLAN) as disclosed herein includes an integrated universal serial bus (USB) interface that enables communication with USB compliant devices. A USB device can be utilized by the wireless switch and/or by other network ... | 11/01/2007 |
| 20070254709 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR UNAMBIGUOUS ACCESSORY ASSOCIATION A system (100) and method (400) for unambiguous wireless accessory association between a host device (102) having an optional transceiver (202) and a wireless accessory (110) can include a wireless adaptor (104), a transducer (<... | 11/01/2007 |
| 20070238484 | Wireless peripheral with a multi-function control A wireless peripheral described herein includes at least one multi-function control. Activation of the multi-function control controls different functions related to operation of a corresponding mobile device in different operating modes. In one non-limiting example, th... | 10/11/2007 |
| 20070232354 | Subscriber Identity Module and Mobile Communications Device Using Such Module Mobile communications device for accessing a wireless telecommunications network comprising an SIM for identifying the device in a wireless telecommunications network, the SIM comprising an International Mobile Subscriber Identity IMSI code stored therein. The IMSI code... | 10/04/2007 |
| 20070232355 | ACOUSTIC ENCODING OF DYNAMIC IDENTIFICATION CODES Methods for identifying a remote user of a portable device by using the portable device to encode sound corresponding to the identification of the remote user. The sound is received by a microphone external to the portable device and converted to an electrical signal. T... | 10/04/2007 |
