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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20120083227 | SINGLE-ANTENNA VEHICLE TRANSPONDER WITH A POWER-SAVE FUNCTION Embodiments of the present invention relates to a vehicle transponder comprising an active radio unit, an antenna, a wake-up unit and a power directing means which has a first port, a second port and a third port, where the power directing means is arranged to direct po... | 04/05/2012 |
| 20120015613 | Media sharing community The present invention enables a user to share his/her listening experience selectively with others without sharing headphones and without disturbing others who do not want to listen. In a preferred embodiment, a first listener can accomplish this by storing in a Portabl... | 01/19/2012 |
| 20110312289 | EMERGENCY BUTTON ASSEMBLY FOR A HANDHELD RADIO A push-button assembly for a handheld radio (100) is provided which permits off-axis actuation by a gloved user amongst a crowded radio control environment. The push-button (108) includes first and second guide posts (202, 204) of different length, ... | 12/22/2011 |
| 20110280409 | Personalized Hearing Profile Generation with Real-Time Feedback A personalized hearing profile is generated for an ear-level device comprising a memory, microphone, speaker and processor. Communication is established between the ear-level device and a companion device, having a user interface. A frame of reference in the user interf... | 11/17/2011 |
| 20110263205 | CONTAINER COMMUNICATION MODULE Systems and method for safely distributing software for electronic controllers in the refrigeration container industry, and also communication systems primarily for electronic controllers related to refrigeration containers in which fast software distribution in contain... | 10/27/2011 |
| 20110244814 | System and Method for Wirelessly Testing Integrated Circuits A system and method for wirelessly testing integrated circuits provides a multiple layer interface to wirelessly test integrated circuits. A wireless testing structure for an integrated circuit comprises a wireless transceiver and a wireless test interface. The wireless... | 10/06/2011 |
| 20110166629 | MEASURING ANTENNA MATCHING VIA TRANSMITTER CURRENT DRAW This document discusses, among other things, an implantable telemetry system including an RF transceiver configured to drive an antenna and a matching circuit, configured to be coupled to the antenna, the matching circuit including a control parameter configured to adju... | 07/07/2011 |
| 20110124978 | HEALTH AND FITNESS SYSTEM The present invention provides a health and fitness system, comprising a means for providing access to the health and fitness application, a means for retrieving data from a health and fitness data source, a means for selectively integrating health and fitness data amon... | 05/26/2011 |
| 20110117864 | MEDIA TRANSFER AND CONTROL SYSTEM A media transfer and control system that includes a handheld device and an audio/visual system. The media transfer and control system provides for: (i) the transfer of media files between the handheld device and the audio/visual system, (ii) the transmission of control ... | 05/19/2011 |
| 20110119289 | AUTOMATIC DETECTION AND APPLICATION OF ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY FEATURES There is described a computer-implemented method for launching an application on a mobile device, the method comprising: receiving a command to launch the application; determining if the application is an accessible application; if the application is an accessible appli... | 05/19/2011 |
| 20110035807 | Devices and Methods of Clustered Displays Disclosed are devices and methods of communication devices that are configured to be a part of clustered displays. A communication device may be a mobile communication device. Such a device may include a cluster module configured to determine that the device is a licens... | 02/10/2011 |
| 20110025524 | SIGNAL CLOTHING An article of signal clothing is provided. The signal clothing may comprise a clothing body, a signal generating unit, and a transceiving unit. The signal generating unit is disposed on the clothing body and configured to generate a signal periodically. The transfer uni... | 02/03/2011 |
| 20110013677 | CONFIGURABLE TRANSCEIVER INTEGRATED CIRCUIT A configurable radio frequency (RF) transceiver integrated circuit (IC) includes an RF input/output (IO) module, a plurality of switching modules, and a plurality of components. The RF IO module and selected components of the plurality of components are inter-connected ... | 01/20/2011 |
| 20110009162 | PORTABLE TERMINAL FOR EXPLAINING INFORMATION OF WINE AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF A mobile terminal including an output device configured to output information, a camera configured to captures an image of a wine label on a wine bottle; and a controller configured to extract wine identification information from a memory that corresponds to information... | 01/13/2011 |
| 20100311354 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING AIRBORNE AIRCRAFT WEATHER REPORTING AND SUPPLEMENTAL OCCUPANT SERVICES An embodiment of the present invention delineates a method for relaying information between a first transceiver and a second provided transceiver. The method comprises generating a signal for transmission from the first transceiver to the second provided transceiver. Th... | 12/09/2010 |
| 20100304672 | WIRELESS ACTIVE MONITOR SYSTEM FOR CONTAINERS AND CARTS Wireless active monitor system for containers/carts that hold item(s). Includes a container mount, and sensor for example to weigh the item(s), and a wireless transmitter/transceiver to transmit sensor data from the sensor to a database for remote access. The sensor may... | 12/02/2010 |
| 20100297964 | DUAL FUNCTION DEVICE A communication system for accessing media items via a display device. A receiver is coupled to the display device and a transmitter is coupled to a computer system. Media items stored locally on the computer system and/or remotely on a remote server may be wirelessly t... | 11/25/2010 |
| 20100290084 | HANDHELD FIELD MAINTENANCE TOOL WITH IMPROVED FUNCTIONALITY A handheld field maintenance tool with improved functionality is provided. The handheld field maintenance tool includes a keypad, a display, a short-range wireless transceiver and a processor. The processor is coupled to the keypad, the display and the short-range wirel... | 11/18/2010 |
| 20100255795 | Cellular Phone Enabled Medical Imaging System An imaging system, having: an imaging data acquisition device; a remote image reconstruction and data processing facility; and a handheld cell phone type-device, wherein the cell phone type-device wirelessly transmits raw data from the imaging data acquisition device to... | 10/07/2010 |
| 20100248653 | TRANSCEIVING CIRCUIT FOR CONTACTLESS COMMUNICATION A transceiving circuit (1, 1′, 1″) for contactless communication comprises transmitter means (3) being adapted to generate an electromagnetic carrier signal and to modulate the carrier signal according to transmitting data, and an antenna (5<... | 09/30/2010 |
| 20100223120 | SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND DEVICES FOR ADMINISTERING CONSUMER REWARD PROGRAMS THROUGH THE USE OF TONES SENT TO MOBILE DEVICES Systems, methods, and devices for administering consumer reward programs by providing reward identifier and/or reward content to mobile devices, such as cell phones, via information carrying tones to be used in additional rewards processing. One method may include recei... | 09/02/2010 |
| 20100213895 | WIRELESS POWER CHARGING TIMING AND CHARGING CONTROL Exemplary embodiments are directed to timing and control of wireless power transfer. A wireless power charging device includes at least one transmitter and a processor in communication with the at least one transmitter. The transmitter is configured for transmitting wir... | 08/26/2010 |
| 20100216415 | Wireless Communications System for tool A wireless communications system includes a tool having a first wireless communications unit and a transceiver having a second wireless communications unit to receive a signal transmitted from the first wireless communications unit. Further, the transceiver has a settin... | 08/26/2010 |
| 20100190454 | IN-VEHICLE DEVICE AND DELIVERY SYSTEM When notification information about a company code is received from a center device, a control unit of an in-vehicle device refers to uplink information which is generated for each qualified delivery company and stored in a storage unit and cross-checks the company code... | 07/29/2010 |
| 20100177080 | Electronic-ink signage device employing thermal packaging for outdoor weather applications A wireless electronic-ink based display device employing thermal packaging for cold outdoor-weather applications, comprising a power source module, a processor, a RF transceiver, and a power management module mounted on the first side of a printed circuit board (PCB) st... | 07/15/2010 |
| 20100164744 | Method and apparatus for bi-directional communication with a miniature circuit breaker A wireless electrically isolated plug-n-play communications system for branch circuit breakers. The system providing means for automatically connecting the wireless electrically isolated communication system between the branch circuit breaker and a communications strip ... | 07/01/2010 |
| 20100144291 | VISION ASSISTANCE USING MOBILE TELEPHONE Methods and system for providing vision assistance using a portable telephone with a built-in camera. In some embodiments, the system identifies the value of a bank note by determining the average number of transitions between black and white in each vertical line of pi... | 06/10/2010 |
| 20100145819 | WIRELESS COMMUNICATION TERMINAL SUSPENDING INTERRUPT DURING RF PAYMENT AND METHOD THEREOF A wireless communication terminal for mobile commerce that can suspend events during Radio Frequency (RF) payment includes: a keypad for receiving a mobile commerce request and an authentication number; a controller for requesting authentication for the mobile commerce ... | 06/10/2010 |
| 20100130141 | Account Tracking System The present invention is directed to a system and method for identifying and responding to missing or absent receivers. The invention includes determining, at a particular receiver that is a member of a group of receivers, that one member of the group is currently or wa... | 05/27/2010 |
| 20100112963 | Wireless intercommunicative alarm doorbell A wireless intercommunicative alarm doorbell comprising an outdoor bell and an indoor bell; the outdoor bell comprises an outdoor bell casing, an outdoor bell power supply, an outdoor bell loudspeaker, an outdoor bell microphone, an outdoor bell talk button, an outdoor ... | 05/06/2010 |
| 20100087155 | ON-PREMISES RESTAURANT COMMUNICATION SYSTEM FOR COLLECTING FEEDBACK An on-premises restaurant communication system for collecting feedback from the customers at the end of their meal. At the end of a meal at the restaurant, the bill to pay (usually called “the check”) is brought inside a small dish, pre... | 04/08/2010 |
| 20100075618 | SIGNAL PROCESSING APPARATUS AND RADAR APPARATUS A signal processing apparatus is to be incorporated in a radar transmitter receiver including a transmission antenna which is configured to transmit a transmission signal, a plurality of reception antennas each of which is configured to receive the transmission signal r... | 03/25/2010 |
| 20100065373 | Personal escape device and methods for using same The invention presents devices for controlled descent from buildings. Such a device includes a housing having a primary spool about which a cord is wound, a payload coupler for attaching a harness assembly to the housing, and an unwind control assembly for controlling t... | 03/18/2010 |
| 20100066558 | PERSONAL SECURITY DEVICE A security device with a locator module and an identifier module sends an alert signal to warn others of an emergency situation. The security device uses a wireless transceiver to transmit the alert signal and a monitoring center. Location information updates and an aud... | 03/18/2010 |
| 20100056076 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR THE DELIVERY OF USER REQUESTED PROGRAM CONTENT USING BROADCAST CHANNELS Aspects of the disclosure describe a method and system for the delivery and notification of user requested radio content. Aspects include a radio unit that is physically integrated with and is part of a telematics unit and receives user requested content data from a rad... | 03/04/2010 |
| 20100049528 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CUSTOMIZED PROMPTING A method for providing an audible prompt to a user within a vehicle. The method includes retrieving one or more data files from a memory device. The data files define certain characteristics of an audio prompt. The method also includes creating the audio prompt from the... | 02/25/2010 |
| 20100029219 | APPARATUS FOR BROADCASTING REAL TIME INFORMATION TO GPS SYSTEMS A system is described herein to broadcast real time information to a particular area. An area of interest is defined by a geographic locale and a remote station monitors activity within the area of interest The remote station includes a monitoring component that monitor... | 02/04/2010 |
| 20100008286 | WIRELESS SENSOR NETWORKS A wireless sensor network having mobile sensors (64, 65) is provided with a fixed grid of potential sinks, one of which (70) is currently active as the network sink. To re-position the sink, the current sink (70) finds candidate sinks (72-... | 01/14/2010 |
| 20090318191 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR CUSTOMISING A RADIO COMMUNICATION TERMINAL, CORRESPONDING RADIO COMMUNICATION TERMINAL, SIM CARD, SERVER, COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT AND STORAGE MEANS A method is provided for customizing a radio communication terminal possessing an operating mode requiring first customization data so as to allow a first radio communication link with a radio communication network. The method includes the following steps: placing the t... | 12/24/2009 |
| 20090303533 | ADVERTISING APPARATUS WITH HOOK A hook apparatus includes a front side and a back side. A hook extending from the front side is included for hanging objects. A shelter structure extends from the front side positioned around and apart from the hook. The shelter structure may serve as a second hook for ... | 12/10/2009 |
