Did You Know...
...that when IBM conducted a market study of Chester Carlson's invention in 1959, the company concluded that it would take only 5000 units of his new product to saturate the market? IBM therefore declined to be part of the new product introduction. Too bad for IBM. Carlson's invention was the xerography process, and his new product was the beginning of the Xerox Corporation. It is estimated that every day, worldwide, 3,000,000,000 copies are made!!
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7961869 | Hands-free voice communication apparatus with speakerphone and earpiece combo A hands-free voice communication apparatus includes a speakerphone and earpiece combo, a digital signal processing (DSP) module, and a communication module. The hands-free apparatus may be used as a speakerphone or an earpiece. The speakerphone and earpiece combo in... | 06/14/2011 |
| 7664255 | Hands free aural device holder Disclosed is a hands-free holder for hands-free use of a device that is designed to be held up to a user's ear. The holder is connectable to the device and includes a sleeve that includes a transparent elastically stretchable material that defines an opening for rec... | 02/16/2010 |
| 7492890 | Integrated corded system connector for a wireless communications device An accessory for a wireless communications device includes a cord that electrically connects a first peripheral device and a system plug. The system plug mates with a system connector on the wireless communications device, and electrically connects the first periphe... | 02/17/2009 |
| 7433715 | Mobile station for telecommunications system A mobile telecommunications system has a handset and a headset for connection to the handset. The handset includes an RF transceiver for transmitting an outgoing call and receiving an incoming call, and a processor coupled to the RF transceiver that provides audio s... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7359738 | Method and apparatus for establishing an audio link to a wireless earpiece in reduced time A mobile communication device (100) contains a local wireless controller (114) for operating with a remote audio processor (124). The remote audio processor is used for listening to and speaking with remote parties via the mobile communication d... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7340284 | Device for connecting ear-microphone to mobile phone through interface connector thereof Disclosed is a device for connecting an ear-microphone to a mobile phone through an interface connector of the mobile phone. The phone includes a codec which has hands-free-kit audio transmission and reception terminals connected to the interface connector. A contro... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7333837 | Universal hands-free unit for mobile telephones The invention pertains to mobile telephones and can be used during telephone conversations while, for example, operating a mode of transportation. The universal hands-free unit for mobile telephones contains the main module containing a speaker and control electroni... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7292823 | Bluetooth headset in-car holder/car kit A Bluetooth headset in-car holder/car kit has a main body having an end formed into a pivoted plug for plugging in a cigarette lighter on a vehicle to obtain a power supply, and another end into a holding seat for a wireless Bluetooth headset to seat therein. The ho... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7269446 | Hands-free signal processing device in a mobile communication terminal Disclosed is a hands-free signal processing device in a mobile communication terminal. More particularly, disclosed is a hands-free signal processing device in a mobile communication terminal, which may separate hands-free signals, such as a microphone signal and an... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7257422 | Portable radiotelephone apparatus A portable radiotelephone apparatus having a microphone and an earpiece electrically connected individually to respective wires of a two-wire electrical line, and a retraction mechanism with a one-way lock device for the line. ... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7242970 | Bluetooth™ hands-free kit structure The present invention is a Bluetooth™ hands-free kit structure. After the hands-free module according to the present invention executes Bluetooth™ functional pairing with a Bluetooth™-equipped mobile phone, it can be used as a acoustic type hands-free muting s... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7231038 | Eyeglasses with wireless communication features A microphone, transmitter, speaker, receiver, and power source, all mounted to an eyeglasses frame, for sending and receiving signals wirelessly to and from a remote cell phone or other electronic device. The microphone and the transmitter can be mounted to extensio... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7224992 | Four pole stereo headset with push to talk capability in a duplex radio A stereo headset (104) with push-to-talk function can be interfaced with a wireless communication device (102) via a connector interface. The connector interface preferably includes a jack at the wireless communication device (102) and a compati... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7215766 | Headset with auxiliary input jack(s) for cell phone and/or other devices Headsets are used in variety of applications to facilitate one- or two-way audio communications between users and/or devices. The present inventor recognized that conventional headsets lack means for successfully integrating more than one audio source, despite their... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7176896 | Position code bearing notepad employing activation icons A system for information management consists of a product, for instance a notepad sheet, which has a writing surface (3) with a position code (5), which codes a plurality of positions on the surface, and a device, which is adapted to record the informa... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7099706 | Hands-free car kit The hands-free car kit allows a mobile handset to enter and exit privacy mode without the user having to press a privacy button. The simple act of picking up the mobile handset out of its cradle switches the hands-free car kit from hands-free mode to privacy mode. W... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7092745 | Portable electronics device with variable sound output A portable device including a housing and an electro-acoustic transducer. The housing has a first surface with an outlet for the egress of an acoustic signal when in a loudspeaker mode and a second surface with an outlet for the egress of an acoustic signal when in ... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7013009 | Eyeglasses with wireless communication features A microphone, transmitter, speaker, receiver, and power source, all mounted to an eyeglasses frame, for sending and receiving signals wirelessly to and from a remote cell phone or other electronic device. The microphone and the transmitter can be mounted to extensio... | 03/14/2006 |
| 7003317 | Motorcycle helmet communication cable Motorcycle helmet communications cables connecting substantially all models of cellular telephones to a “CHATTERBOX” HJC-GMRS X1 rider-to-rider motorcycle helmet communication system. A length of audio cable is provided with a 3.5 mm stereo plug at one end desig... | 02/21/2006 |
| 6968161 | Portable telephone A portable telephone to which additional function units, such as a flip unit and a slide unit, that provide additional functions for the main body of a portable telephone, are easily mounted on the case of a basic unit that includes only the essential units required... | 11/22/2005 |
| 6957090 | Hands-free car kit The hands-free car kit allows a mobile handset to enter and exit privacy mode without the user having to press a privacy button. The simple act of picking up the mobile handset out of its cradle switches the hands-free car kit from hands-free mode to privacy mode. W... | 10/18/2005 |
| 6931124 | Soft mute circuit A soft mute circuit includes a programmable amplifier controlled by a register. Data is stored in the register from an adder that combines the current data in the register with a second number for increasing or decreasing the gain of the amplifier. A summation circu... | 08/16/2005 |
| 6923686 | Rotatable onboard mobile phone charger A mobile phone charger includes a connector having a connection tip formed on a first distal end of the connector and adapted for electrical connection with an onboard cigarette lighter socket and multiple adjusting holes defined in a second distal end opposite to t... | 08/02/2005 |
| 6836676 | Speakerphone accessory This invention includes a speakerphone accessory suitable for connection to either a battery charger having a phone in its pocket or to a cellular telephone. The speakerphone module includes a hemispherical upper housing. The upper housing includes a circular dimple... | 12/28/2004 |
| 6757387 | Supplementary hand free transceiver of a fixing network wired telephone A supplementary hand free transceiver of a fixing network wired telephone installed to a wired telephone for providing to a non-built-in, non-amplified hand free transceiver is disclosed. The present invention has a hand free transceiver formed by a circuit box suit... | 06/29/2004 |
| 6731956 | Retractable cord for a mobile phone or other wireless device A retractable cord for mobile phones or other wireless devices. The cord includes an ear piece having a speaker for delivering sound to a user and possibly having a microphone. The retractable cord can be contained within a separate unit with a connector for attachm... | 05/04/2004 |
| 6687513 | Device for attaching portable phones to vehicle A device includes a pair of arms attached to a housing for securing a portable phone to vehicles, a circuit board received in the housing and having two or more couplers for coupling to a microphone, a speaker, and for allowing the users to speak and to r... | 02/03/2004 |
| 6683952 | Headset adapter with detachable under-the-phone accessory deck A telephone headset adapter includes a deck with a top surface for supporting a telephone. The deck is placed underneath a telephone, and the weight of the telephone is applied on the deck and stabilizes the deck. The deck includes a primary or fixed deck... | 01/27/2004 |
| 6625282 | Hand free telephone picking up device A device for allowing a user to pick up a telephone handset without using his or her hands is disclosed. The device includes a control unit having a control circuit arranged inside a casing. The control circuit is connected between a telephone and a hands... | 09/23/2003 |
| 6611595 | METHOD FOR GENERATING MEASURING SIGNALS FOR MEASURING TRANSMISSION PROPERTIES OF TRANSMISSION LINKS MUTUALLY INFLUENCING ONE ANOTHER WITH CROSSTALK IN TELECOMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS, PARTICULARLY OF HANDSFREE EQUIPMENT In order to be able to measure the transmission properties of transmission links mutually influencing one another with crosstalk in electrical message systems, particularly of handsfree equipment (FSE) such that the measurement is not falsified by occurri... | 08/26/2003 |
| 6532374 | Distributed radio telephone for use in a vehicle A radiotelephone includes a base unit mounted within the vehicle having a wide area transceiver for communicating with a station outside the vehicle, a control unit disposed in the vehicle remotely from the base unit, and a local area network for establis... | 03/11/2003 |
| 6526142 | Clamp-to-combine sound collector assembly A clamp-to-combine sound collector assembly mainly comprises an upper clamping arm, a lower clamping arm, a sound pickup cup, a weight block, and a spring, the sound pickup cup is disposed at a bottom portion of the front end of the upper clamping arm. Th... | 02/25/2003 |
| 6512826 | Multi-directional hand-free kit A multi-directional hand-free kit. The kit has a main body receiving a printed circuit board therein for controlling audio signal sending and receiving incorporated with a mobile communication device and formed with a first oblique portion, a connector me... | 01/28/2003 |
| 6449364 | Programmable hands free telephone system A hands free telephone system includes a telephone having audio circuits for processing an audio signal and a telephone audio connector for transmitting the audio signal between the audio circuits and the telephone audio connector. A telephone holder has ... | 09/10/2002 |
| 6341218 | Supporting and connecting a portable phone An adaptor for supporting and connecting a portable electronic device, such as a portable phone, computer or other wireless communication device. The adaptor includes a pocket member and an interface module. The portable phone mechanically and electricall... | 01/22/2002 |
| 6208733 | Programmable hands free telephone system A hands free telephone system includes a telephone having audio circuits for processing an audio signal and a telephone audio connector for transmitting the audio signal between the audio circuits and the telephone audio connector. A telephone holder has ... | 03/27/2001 |
| 6198821 | Earphone-microphone adapter An adapter for connecting an earphone-microphone set to a mobile telephone such that a muting function is added to the system. Moreover, an older earphone-microphone set can also be connected to a mobile telephone via this adapter.... | 03/06/2001 |
| 6195570 | Mobile terminal provided with display controlling function by detecting insertion of earphone jack When a power source is turned on, a menu screen is displayed on LCD. When the insertion of an earphone jack is detected with the menu screen displayed, display on LCD is automatically switched from the menu screen to a dialing screen. A user can have conv... | 02/27/2001 |
| 6154663 | Portable telephone communications system A portable telephone communications system has a portable telephone terminal (300) and a repeater unit (100), and a remote receiver unit (200), wherein the repeater unit (100) includes a main power supply control device which includes detection means trig... | 11/28/2000 |
| 6122369 | Communication process device and method therefor A device for attaching a earphone key to an earphone-microphone used for a portable phone and performing communication operations and a method therefor. The communication process device of a portable phone including: an earphone-microphone having an earph... | 09/19/2000 |
