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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20120129512 | CORDLESS TELEPHONE SET Disclosed is a cordless telephone set capable of suppressing power consumption during power failures to lengthen the time for a call. A cordless telephone (1) receives power supply from a handset (3) placed on a charging section (26) of a base unit ... | 05/24/2012 |
| 20120129506 | DESKTOP TO MOBILE DATA AND ACTION TRANSFER Methods and systems for utilizing tags to transfer data are provided. Digital tags may be presented on a display device of a first computing device such that the tags are selectable by a second computing device. The tags may include tag content that is associated with a... | 05/24/2012 |
| 20120129511 | MOBILE PHONE AND OPERATING METHOD THEREOF A mobile phone operating method including the following steps is provided. A first key of a mobile phone is pressed. The mobile phone is shaken as the first key is pressed, such that a first gesture is sensed by a g-sensor of the mobile phone. Whether a combination of t... | 05/24/2012 |
| 20120108298 | PORTABLE DEVICE HAVING A VIRTUAL DISPLAY A mobile device is described. The mobile device includes a housing and a processor positioned within the housing for processing data related to the mobile device. An integrated display is coupled to the processor for displaying the data related to the mobile device. A m... | 05/03/2012 |
| 20120105244 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND OPERATION METHOD THEREOF An electronic device includes a main body, a display module, a storage module, an input module, and a control module all assembled to the main body. The storage module is used for storing a plurality of image files. The control module is electrically connected to the di... | 05/03/2012 |
| 20120108275 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DYNAMIC SESSION PLACEHOLDER FOR MESSAGE COLLECTION USER INTERFACE A method and apparatus for representing a conversation of related messages is provided. In a message collection user interface for displaying messages sent and received by a communications device, a dynamic session placeholder is used for a respective conversation of re... | 05/03/2012 |
| 20120083312 | MOBILE TERMINAL AND OPERATION CONTROL METHOD THEREOF A mobile terminal and an operation control method thereof are provided. The operation control method includes displaying a stereoscopic 3D image, which is created based on the disparity between left- and right-eye images, on a display module; determining a position of a... | 04/05/2012 |
| 20120083319 | RECEIVING CALLS IN DIFFERENT MODES Embodiments are described for handling receipt of call in a multi-screen device. In embodiments, the device may be in a closed mode in which a primary screen is being used. A message regarding the incoming call is displayed on the primary screen to a user so that a user... | 04/05/2012 |
| 20120083320 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MANAGING DYNAMIC CLOCK OPERATIONS DURING WIRELESS TRANSMISSIONS In accordance with embodiments of the present disclosure, an information handling system is provided. The information handling system may include a processor; a display coupled to the processor, the display comprising a pixel clock source configured to generate a pixel ... | 04/05/2012 |
| 20120083249 | VISUAL MANIPULATION OF AUDIO A mobile communication device displays, via a display, an audio waveform associated with a voicemail received by the mobile communication device, and receives selection and sustained contact with the audio waveform from a user associated with the mobile communication de... | 04/05/2012 |
| 20120071208 | MOBILE TERMINAL AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF A mobile terminal and a method of controlling the mobile terminal may be provided. The mobile terminal may display an application on a home screen and execute the application upon shifting to a page of the home screen on which the application is arranged. The mobile ter... | 03/22/2012 |
| 20120071210 | PORTABLE TERMINAL DEVICE A portable terminal device includes: a display; a display holder configured to fix the display and including a first arm including a first engaging piece and a first pin hole, and a second arm including a second engaging piece, a second pin hole and a projection and arr... | 03/22/2012 |
| 20120071211 | MOBILE TERMINAL AND SLIDE CONTROLLING PROGRAM A mobile terminal 10 includes a first case C1 and a second case C2. Furthermore, the mobile terminal 10 is a slidable mobile terminal in which the first case C1 is slidably coupled to the second case C2 so as to be stacked there... | 03/22/2012 |
| 20120071209 | MOBILE WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS DEVICE WITH REDUCED INTERFERING ENERGY FROM THE DISPLAY AND RELATED METHODS A mobile wireless communications device includes a housing and circuit board carried by the housing and includes radio frequency (RF) circuitry and a processor carried by the circuit board and operative with each other. A display connector for an LCD connector is mounte... | 03/22/2012 |
| 20120071149 | PREVENTION OF ACCIDENTAL DEVICE ACTIVATION The present application allows wake-up and unlock operations to occur using a single event, such as a single keystroke. Additionally, a check is made to ensure that activation was caused by human touch, not an object. In one embodiment, an area of a mobile device is des... | 03/22/2012 |
| 20120071212 | PORTABLE TERMINAL APPARATUS A portable terminal apparatus includes a first operation unit and a second operation unit. The first operation unit has an image area for displaying an image and an operation area for displaying operation keys. The second operation unit is configured to synchronously op... | 03/22/2012 |
| 20120071207 | MOBILE TERMINAL A mobile terminal as broadly described herein may include a first body, and a second body formed of a transparent material and attached to the first body. The second body may include a recess formed on a surface of the second body and recessed away from the first body, ... | 03/22/2012 |
| 20120071206 | TOUCH-SENSITIVE DISPLAY WITH OPTICAL SENSOR AND METHOD An electronic device includes a touch-sensitive display and a sensor configured to detect a force that results in depression of the touch-sensitive display. The sensor includes an optical device that receives a reflection of a pattern on a surface of the touch-sensitive... | 03/22/2012 |
| 20120052847 | MOBILE TERMINAL AND CONTROL METHOD A mobile terminal and control method to share content with a device and control the device are provide. The mobile terminal includes a communication unit to communicate with a host and the device; a search unit to receive content information and device information; an i... | 03/01/2012 |
| 20120052921 | MOBILE TERMINAL AND MULTI-TOUCH BASED METHOD FOR CONTROLLING LIST DATA OUTPUT FOR THE SAME A mobile terminal including a multi-touch based system method for controlling list data output and a method for the same. The mobile terminal is capable of controlling list data output and includes: a touchscreen for generating various multi-touch events. The mobile ter... | 03/01/2012 |
| 20120052918 | MOBILE TERMINAL AND METHOD OF MANAGING DISPLAY OF AN ICON IN A MOBILE TERMINAL A mobile terminal is provided. According to one embodiment, the mobile terminal includes: a display for displaying a folder icon corresponding to at least one application; a communication unit for receiving update information corresponding at least partially to the at l... | 03/01/2012 |
| 20120052909 | MOBILE TERMINAL AND CONTROLLING METHOD THEREOF A mobile terminal and controlling method thereof are disclosed, by which a user can control a mobile terminal and each device connected to the mobile terminal using a speech via the mobile terminal while the mobile terminal and external digital devices are connected tog... | 03/01/2012 |
| 20120052920 | MOBILE PHONE A mobile phone is disclosed. The mobile phone includes a touch panel, a correspondence execution determination part, and a correspondence selection part. The correspondence execution determination part determines whether or not to correspond with respect to an incoming ... | 03/01/2012 |
| 20120052917 | MOBILE TERMINAL AND CONTROLLING METHOD THEREOF A mobile terminal and controlling method thereof are disclosed. The present invention includes displaying a 3D user interface including at least one 3D object on a display unit, selecting at least one stereoscopic region from the 3D user interface by a first input via a... | 03/01/2012 |
| 20120052919 | PORTABLE COMMUNICATION DEVICE A portable communication device comprises a cover part in which the existing front cover part and the battery cover part are integrally formed with each other. The portable communication device includes a battery pack; a window; a keypad; a printed circuit board with an... | 03/01/2012 |
| 20120052916 | MOBILE WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS DEVICE HAVING FREQUENCY SELECTIVE GROUNDING AND RELATED METHOD A mobile wireless communications device includes a portable housing having a metallic front housing forming a peripheral sidewall as a metallic ring. A circuit board is carried by the portable housing and forms a chassis ground plane. A wireless communications circuit i... | 03/01/2012 |
| 20120046075 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING OUTPUT DEVICES According to embodiments described in the specification, a method and apparatus for controlling output devices is provided. The method comprises maintaining, in a memory of the mobile electronic device, a plurality of applications; providing, on a first display of the m... | 02/23/2012 |
| 20120046076 | MOBILE PHONE A mobile device includes a first housing, a second housing, and a hinge assembly rotatably coupling the first housing to the second housing and enabling movement of the device between an open configuration and a closed configuration. When the device is in the open confi... | 02/23/2012 |
| 20120046079 | MOBILE TERMINAL AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING MOBILE TERMINAL A mobile terminal is provided. The mobile terminal comprises: a touchscreen controllable to display at least one home screen or a lock screen; and a controller configured to: control the touchscreen to display the at least one home screen when the mobile terminal is in ... | 02/23/2012 |
| 20120046080 | MOBILE TERMINAL AND IMAGE DISPLAY METHOD FOR THE SAME A mobile terminal and method for supporting an image display are provided. The mobile terminal includes a display unit for outputting images according to an operation of the mobile terminal, an exterior case for enclosing the display unit, a film layer arranged so as to... | 02/23/2012 |
| 20120046081 | MOBILE DEVICE A mobile device includes a first housing, a second housing, and a hinge assembly rotatably coupling the first housing to the second housing and enabling movement of the device between an open configuration and a closed configuration. The hinge assembly includes a pair o... | 02/23/2012 |
| 20120046078 | MOBILE TERMINAL AND IMAGE DISPLAY METHOD THEREOF A mobile terminal is provided. The mobile terminal may include a display unit and a controller. The display unit may display a plurality of content items. The controller may display the plurality of content items on the display unit as a two-dimensional image and may co... | 02/23/2012 |
| 20120046077 | MOBILE TERMINAL AND CONTROLLING METHOD THEREOF A method of controlling a mobile terminal by displaying simultaneously a plurality of menu icons comprising at least one restricted use icon and at least one non-restricted use icon; performing a user authentication procedure responsive to user selection of the at least... | 02/23/2012 |
| 20120046082 | PORTABLE TERMINAL DEVICE A mobile phone of the present invention includes a first cabinet; a second cabinet that is slidable along an upper surface of the first cabinet; a first touch sensor that enables input by touching the upper surface; a projection that projects from the second cabinet tow... | 02/23/2012 |
| 20120040723 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND OUTER PANEL FOR ELECTRONIC DEVICE An electronic device includes a display unit, a protective member disposed on the display unit to protect the display unit, a surface member disposed on the same plane as the protective member and a waterproof sheet covering at least a gap between the protective member ... | 02/16/2012 |
| 20120040724 | METHOD FOR CONTROLLING COMMUNICATION SETTING OF MOBILE TERMINAL AND MOBILE TERMINAL THEREOF A method for controlling communication setting of a mobile terminal, includes: outputting a communication setting widget indicating an operational state of at least one data communication function associated with the mobile terminal; receiving a signal for changing the ... | 02/16/2012 |
| 20120040722 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE INCLUDING TOUCH-SENSITIVE DISPLAY An electronic device includes a housing, a touch-sensitive display exposed by the housing, a support tray disposed between the touch-sensitive display and a base within the housing and supporting the touch-sensitive display on a first side thereof, the support tray incl... | 02/16/2012 |
| 20120038552 | UTILIZATION OF INTERACTIVE DEVICE-ADJACENT AMBIENTLY DISPLAYED IMAGES A telecommunication device configured to project an ambiently displayed image at a location proximate to the telecommunication device on a surface that is substantially parallel to a plane formed by a body of the telecommunication device is described herein. The telecom... | 02/16/2012 |
| 20120041925 | Using HDMI-CEC to identify a codeset A home entertainment device eliminates the need to use multiple remote's. The device is connected (by wired and/or wireless links) to electronic consumer devices (ECDs) to be controlled. A user uses a portable display device to view pages served by the device, and there... | 02/16/2012 |
| 20120040721 | ACTUATOR ASSEMBLY AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE INCLUDING SAME An actuator assembly for use in an electronic device is provided. The actuator assembly includes a support tray formed of a conductive metal and defining an aperture extending through the support tray. A seat surrounds the aperture and supports an actuator. The actuator... | 02/16/2012 |
