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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20120052907 | Hands-Free, Eyes-Free Mobile Device for In-Car Use In one embodiment, a method determines an event at a mobile device and a movement value for a speed of movement of the mobile device based on the event. The movement value is compared to a threshold. If the movement value has passed the threshold, the method enables a m... | 03/01/2012 |
| 20110263301 | Bluetooth Control System for Mobile Devices Used In A Car A Bluetooth control system for mobile devices used in a car is disclosed for controlling Bluetooth communication. The Bluetooth control system comprises a separated controller and a main controlling box. The separated controller comprises a control panel and a controlle... | 10/27/2011 |
| 20110250933 | METHOD OF CONTROLLING DIALING MODES IN A VEHICLE A dialing mode of a telematics unit in a vehicle is controlled by monitoring for dialing digits from a vehicle occupant, determining whether the type of dialing digits are continuous dialing digits or discrete dialing digits, establishing a continuous mode for receiving... | 10/13/2011 |
| 20110153118 | TELEMATICS SYSTEM USING HUMAN BODY COMMUNICATION, PORTABLE DEVICE HAVING TELEMATICS FUNCTION USING HUMAN BODY COMMUNICATION, AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING TELEMATICS SERVICE USING HUMAN BODY COMMUNICATION Disclosed are a telematics system using human body communication, a portable device having a telematics function using human body communication, and a method for providing a telematics service using human body communication. The telematics system using human body commun... | 06/23/2011 |
| 20110136548 | Voice message outputting device A voice message outputting device includes: a voice message information data obtaining element for obtaining voice message information data that represents a content of a voice message; a number detector for detecting the number of the voice message information data, wh... | 06/09/2011 |
| 20110105197 | Universal mutilmedia bluetooth car handsfree device A universal multimedia bluetooth car handsfree device, aims to transmit signals stored in various types of multimedia storage devices to a car stereo for broadcasting. It includes a bluetooth wireless transmission unit, a handsfree speakerphone unit, a stereo switch uni... | 05/05/2011 |
| 20110105198 | Method of Enabling A Remote Communications Device with A Telematics Functionality Module Method of enabling a remote communications device (106) with a telematics functionality module (150) can include providing a docking apparatus (114) coupled to interface with a vehicle (109). The remote communications device is communicativel... | 05/05/2011 |
| 20110086678 | VEHICLE HANDS-FREE COMMUNICATION APPARATUS AND VEHICLE HANDS-FREE COMMUNICATION METHOD A vehicle hands-free communication apparatus includes an identifier receiver, a storage, a compatibility information receiver, a renewing device, a determination device, a connecting device, and an informing device. The identifier receiver is configured to receive a pho... | 04/14/2011 |
| 20110077057 | Speaker Device for a Vehicle The invention relates to a speaker device for a hands-free device in a vehicle, comprising at least one microphone (5) that is arranged on a guide element (6) encompassing a safety belt (4), wherein the guide element (6) is fixed to a free en... | 03/31/2011 |
| 20110070926 | OPTIMIZED METHOD OF FILTERING NON-STEADY NOISE PICKED UP BY A MULTI-MICROPHONE AUDIO DEVICE, IN PARTICULAR A "HANDS-FREE" TELEPHONE DEVICE FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE In the frequency domain, the method comprises the following steps:
| 03/24/2011 |
| 20110065484 | WIRELESS MOBILE COMMUNICATION DEVICES, CHIPSETS, AND HANDS-FREE MODE CONTROLLING METHODS THEREOF A wireless mobile communication device is provided. The wireless mobile communication device has, a wireless communication module for performing wireless communications, a hands-free conversation module for providing a hands-free mode of a phone conversation during the ... | 03/17/2011 |
| 20110034128 | Mobile Communication Device Linked to In-Vehicle System An in-vehicle system may detect an occurrence of a triggering event, detect a short-range communication connection between the in-vehicle system and a mobile communication device, send a prompt, including a request for information, to the mobile communication device, an... | 02/10/2011 |
| 20100311471 | METHOD OF DETECTING A DOUBLE TALK SITUATION FOR A "HANDS-FREE" TELEPHONE DEVICE The device comprises a microphone for picking up a speech signal from a near speaker, and a loudspeaker for reproducing a speech signal from a remote speaker. The processing for canceling the interfering acoustic echo implements an adaptive linear filtering algorithm. D... | 12/09/2010 |
| 20100304758 | HANDS-FREE DEVICE IN A VEHICLE The usefulness of a hands-free device in a vehicle having
| 12/02/2010 |
| 20100279612 | Method of Pairing a Portable Device with a Communications Module of a Vehicular, Hands-Free Telephone System A method of pairing Bluetooth™ enabled devices including a portable phone with a Bluetooth™ communications module of a vehicular, hands-free telephone system includes using vocal communications to prompt an operator of the phone to enter a given PIN number into the ... | 11/04/2010 |
| 20100233998 | In-vehicle apparatus having handsfree function and cellular phone having handsfree function An in-vehicle apparatus having a handsfree function is disclosed, which includes an incoming mail reception determination section, a mode determination section and a control section. The incoming mail reception determination section determines whether a cellular phone r... | 09/16/2010 |
| 20100210317 | In-vehicle apparatus with handsfree function An in-vehicle handsfree apparatus establishes concurrent connection between a BT interface device and a cellular phone with respect to a handsfree profile (HFP) for realizing a handsfree phone call, a message access profile (MAP) for realizing a mail transfer, and an au... | 08/19/2010 |
| 20100210316 | In-vehicle apparatus with handsfree function When an in-vehicle handsfree apparatus establishes concurrent connection with a cellular phone via a Bluetooth interface device with respect to a phone book access profile (PBAP) for realizing a phone book data transfer as well as a handsfree profile (HFP) for realizing... | 08/19/2010 |
| 20100210315 | Handsfree apparatus A handsfree apparatus notifies a user of the reception of a mail if the reception of the mail by a cellular phone happens during a call, and stores an unread history of the received mail in a memory unit if a mail content display operation is not performed. Further, the... | 08/19/2010 |
| 20100197359 | Automatic Detection of Wireless Phone Cell phone in the area of the driver is detected. The detection of the cell phone in the area of the driver causes an action. The phone can be automatically paired with a Bluetooth capability in the vehicle. That pairing can be temporary. The vehicle can be made less pl... | 08/05/2010 |
| 20100197362 | HANDSFREE APPARATUS FOR USE IN VEHICLE At least one of outbound call history data, inbound call history data, and phone book data is transferred to a handsfree apparatus for use in a vehicle at a predetermined timing for the purpose of obtaining near realtime update of the inbound/outbound call history data ... | 08/05/2010 |
| 20100151833 | In-vehicle apparatus, cellular phone device, and method for controlling communication therebetween A communication unit communicates with a cellular phone device simultaneously using a handsfree communication protocol for handsfree communication and a mail transfer protocol for mail transfer. The cellular phone device is selectively in one of: i) a handsfree communic... | 06/17/2010 |
| 20100144397 | In-vehicle apparatus, cellular phone device, and method for controlling communication therebetween A communication unit communicates with a cellular phone device simultaneously using a handsfree communication protocol for handsfree communication and a data transfer protocol for data transfer. The cellular phone device is selectively in one of: i) a handsfree communic... | 06/10/2010 |
| 20100144398 | In-vehicle apparatus having handsfree function An in-vehicle handsfree apparatus stores a mail operation state while a message access profile (MAP) is being connected with a cellular phone. An incoming voice call from a communication network arises in the cellular phone while the in-vehicle handsfree apparatus is re... | 06/10/2010 |
| 20100144400 | In-vehicle apparatus having handsfree function An in-vehicle apparatus having a handsfree function is disclosed. The in-vehicle apparatus is connectable with multiple cellular phones at a same time using a handsfree communication protocol. When a first cellular phone and a second cellular phone of the multiple cellu... | 06/10/2010 |
| 20100144401 | Hands-free apparatus A hands-free apparatus in a vehicle has two cellular phones connected through simultaneous HFP connections, with one of the two cellular phones having a private call and the other of the two cellular phones receiving a voice call. The hands-free apparatus displays on a ... | 06/10/2010 |
| 20100144399 | Handsfree in-vehicle device An in-vehicle device having handsfree communication function includes: a coupling element for coupling the in-vehicle device and a cell phone with a handsfree communication protocol and a mail transfer protocol, which are executed simultaneously; a status determination ... | 06/10/2010 |
| 20100120366 | WIRELESS HANDS-FREE AUDIO KIT FOR VEHICLE A portable plug device for use in a vehicle is disclosed for enabling wireless transmissions from an audio source, such as an mp3 player or the like, to a head unit of a car stereo for reproduction of the audio content over speakers in the vehicle. The portable plug dev... | 05/13/2010 |
| 20100113104 | HANDS-FREE TELEPHONE CONVERSATION APPARATUS A hands-free telephone conversation apparatus can reduce negative influence of an echo on a sound to be transmitted to a far-end user without deteriorating the sound. When a MPU determines that a mobile phone receives an incoming call, and a user starts to talk on the m... | 05/06/2010 |
| 20100097239 | MOBILE DEVICE GATEWAY SYSTEMS AND METHODS A control system (106) for mounting to a vehicle (100) and for providing information to an occupant of the vehicle from a first source device (116) is provided. The vehicle includes an audio system (130) and/or a display system (100). ... | 04/22/2010 |
| 20100081482 | Audio Usage Detection An audio handling device comprising: a source of audio data; a microphone; a loudspeaker; a transmitter for transmitting audio data; modification means for modifying the audio data; and a control unit for controlling the operation of the device, the control unit being c... | 04/01/2010 |
| 20100062714 | IN-VEHICLE HANDSFREE APPARATUS AND DATA TRANSFER METHOD An in-vehicle navigation apparatus with a handsfree function establishes a Bluetooth communication link with a cellular phone. When receiving from the cellular phone outgoing call history data and incoming call history data, which were stored in the cellular phone befor... | 03/11/2010 |
| 20100041443 | HANDSFREE CALL APPARATUS, ACOUSTIC REPRODUCING APPARATUS WITH HANDSFREE CALL FUNCTION, AND HANDSFREE CALL METHOD A handsfree call apparatus includes: a speaker held in the vicinity of a user's ear by a holding unit with a speaker unit thereof not being attached to a baffle board so as to mix sounds emitted from the front and back of a diaphragm thereof; a microphone, which is prov... | 02/18/2010 |
| 20100041397 | WIRELESS NETWORK SELECTION A method is provided for connecting an in-vehicle communication system to a plurality of wireless communication networks, including a mobile telephony network and an internet protocol network. The in-vehicle communication system is configured to roam between the plurali... | 02/18/2010 |
| 20100035663 | Hands-Free Telephony and In-Vehicle Communication The present invention relates to a signal processing system, comprising a number of microphones and loudspeakers, a hands-free set configured to receive a telephone signal from a remote party and to transmit a microphone signal supplied by at least one of the microphone... | 02/11/2010 |
| 20100029345 | ACOUSTIC ECHO REDUCTION CIRCUIT FOR A "HANDS-FREE" DEVICE USABLE WITH A CELL PHONE The device comprises: a circuit for picking up acoustic signals with the microphone (18); a circuit for playing back audio signals with an amplifier (30) and a loudspeaker (16); an interface circuit (20) for interfacing with a telephone netwo... | 02/04/2010 |
| 20100022282 | Echo Canceler Circuit and Method An echo canceler circuit (10) and method attenuates at least post-echo canceler uplink data (90) to produce attenuated uplink data (100) in response to uplink echo return loss based attenuation data (40). The echo canceler circuit (10)... | 01/28/2010 |
| 20090305746 | Device for Coupling and Housing a Mobile Telephone in a Motor Vehicle A system for accommodating a mobile telephone in a compartment in a motor vehicle. The compartment is electromagnetically shielded against the emission of radio signals from the mobile telephone. The system includes a connector for transmitting an antenna signal from an... | 12/10/2009 |
| 20090280870 | Hands-free unit for a vehicle with an adjustable microphone The invention relates to a hands-free unit for use of communication devices in vehicles which comprises a housing and an interface for connecting a cellular phone which has a directional microphone connected to said interface, wherein said directional microphone is acco... | 11/12/2009 |
| 20090280746 | Process for Transmitting Phone Book Data from a Mobile Telephone to an External Device and an External Device A process is provided for transmitting phone book data from a mobile telephone to an external device, wherein a Bluetooth communication channel is established between the mobile telephone and the external device. Based on the Bluetooth communication channel, as the firs... | 11/12/2009 |
