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 |
| 7809342 | Systems and methods for providing product information over a carrier wave A customer relationship management (CRM) method using IBOC-radio signals is provided. A message in the radio signal is parsed to obtain a key. The key is compared to a plurality of stored keys. When the received key matches a stored key, a data structure associated ... | 10/05/2010 |
| 7369825 | Selection of radio station based on preferred program content A method and apparatus for selecting radio stations for reception based on a preferred program content. A list of radio station identifiers is stored in a memory and organized according to program content specifiers. When a presently received signal fades, the memor... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7349688 | Mobile communications terminal, application program execution state control method, and execution state control computer program product In the mobile telephone 1 relating to the present invention, a control section 2 performs control for switching between a non-active state which refuses inputs to an application program, and an active state which permits inputs to an application progra... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7346319 | Method and apparatus for audio recall A system for use in a radio receiver that provides quick access to previously selected audio includes processor logic that evaluates at least a first user-selected audio that has been previously enabled and a second user-selected audio that is currently enabled. An ... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7271737 | Mobile communication device A mobile communications device comprising a location sensing system, producing a location output; a memory, storing a set of locations and associated events; a telecommunications device, communicating event and location information between a remote system and said m... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7268700 | Mobile communication device A mobile communications device comprising a location sensing system, producing a location output; a memory, storing a set of locations and associated events: a telecommunications device, communicating event and location information between a remote system and said m... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7233813 | Portable terminal apparatus and display control program thereof A mobile terminal apparatus is provided in order to effectively utilizing more than one display area. At least when a specific application is executed, a mobile terminal apparatus has a first display mode which uses its screen upon dividing its main display into top... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7190938 | Broadcast receiver A receiver for receiving a digital radio broadcast in which additional information is multiplexed with audio information includes a memory for storing the additional information, a liquid crystal display (LCD), and a bookmark button. When the bookmark button is depr... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7184796 | Personal communication device having a built in projection display A personal communication device comprising a dual mode display for a user's viewing in both a direct-view mode, wherein sufficiently-sized characters are displayed in a manner visible to the user without further magnification, and in “projection-view” mode, wher... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7177665 | E-mail handling method for portable telephone and portable telephone using said handling method A “mail” icon is selected (step 51). The e-mal processing is activated and the e-mail screen is displayed (step 52). Next, Whether e-mail processing is selected or not is determined (step 53). If selected, the “e-mail list” is displayed ... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7155198 | Enhanced weather and traffic information from mobile communication devices A network based information system has a server or other source management system connected to the network and to an information database, and a portable communication device enabled to access the server on the network by keypad entry, and to indicate geographic pos... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7142891 | Device bound flashing/booting for cloning prevention A method comprising downloading a boot image onto a mobile communication device and generating a device-bound certificate (“DBC”). The DBC preferably comprises an authentication code generated using a hashed message authentication code algorithm and a key specif... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7117019 | Display and keypad backlight management for portable electronic devices This invention is a portable electronic device (100) including a display (212), an input device (210), a lighting circuit (204), a light sensor (206) and a control circuit (208). The lighting circuit (204) includes a ... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7107063 | Selective display of display information packets in a packet-based communication medium An apparatus, program product, and method selectively display or render display information from display information packets provided in a digital radio broadcast or via another form of packet-based communication medium based upon local information associated with t... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7062365 | Personal computer for automobiles The present invention discloses a computer system for a vehicle. The computer system includes a processor having at least one supporting module connected to an automotive system of the vehicle. A display screen is connected to the processor for retrieving informatio... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7047547 | Electronic television program guide schedule system and method An electronic program schedule system which includes a receiver for receiving broadcast, satellite or cablecast television programs for a plurality of television channels and a tuner for tuning a television receiver to a selected one of the plurality of channels. A ... | 05/16/2006 |
| 7043276 | Portable terminal apparatus and display control program thereof A mobile terminal apparatus is provided in order to effectively utilizing more than one display area. At least when a specific application is executed, a mobile terminal apparatus has a first display mode which uses its screen upon dividing its main display into top... | 05/09/2006 |
| 6956470 | Method and device for actively assisting a motor vehicle driver in a motor vehicle In a method and device for actively assisting a vehicle driver in a motor vehicle by at least one control device and a data entry and display unit, the control device may access data of vehicle state-relevant sensors and of control devices and/or comfort control dev... | 10/18/2005 |
| 6941120 | Apparatus and method for automatically programming frequency scanning radio receivers A frequency scanning radio receiver scans and receives transmissions on discrete radio frequencies. The frequency scanning radio receiver is programmable to monitor frequencies in a geographical area where the receiver is located. The receiver is coupled to a commun... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6928614 | Mobile office with speech recognition A user interface for a mobile office is provided for allowing simple, safe, and convenient access to electronic mail, calendar, news, and web browser functions. The dialog or number of steps required to access desired items is minimized using a state controller resp... | 08/09/2005 |
| 6907232 | Receiver and receiving system and method A receiver and a receiving system capable of obtaining content related information corresponding to a retrieval key are provided. When a retrieval instruction is performed by a user, a retrieval key setting section sets the artist name of a musical piece provided by... | 06/14/2005 |
| 6904270 | Radio receiver for processing digital and analog audio signals A receiver contains a demodulator system that can derive an analog audio signal and compressed digital data from radio frequency signal. The receiver also contains a decompressor that can decompress the compressed digital data into uncompressed form. A digital to an... | 06/07/2005 |
| 6725022 | Method and apparatus for enabling the selection of content on a wireless communication device An internet radio for portable applications and uses such as in an automobile enables the selection of content on a wireless communication device comprising the steps of providing a format for displaying content on said wireless communication device; detecting the l... | 04/20/2004 |
| 6675001 | Two-dimensional tuning system for computer-controlled radio equipment A graphical tuning system for computer-controlled radio equipment, where a two-dimensional tuning field is displayed with one axis representing frequency and the other axis representing tuning resolution. The user tunes the equipment by moving a pointer i... | 01/06/2004 |
| 6624809 | Displayed information management method A displayed information management method allowing easy operation of a portable communication apparatus is disclosed. After selecting data from a set of data according to a desired condition inputted through a ten-key pad, a sequential index number is add... | 09/23/2003 |
| 6556131 | Method for indicating that only a portion of a received message can be displayed and communication device employing same A communication device (100) employs a method and apparatus for indicating to a user of the communication device that only a portion of a received message (120) can be displayed to the user. Some time after receipt of a message, the communication device d... | 04/29/2003 |
| 6556129 | Selective calling receiver and method of displaying received message data There is provided a selective calling receiver including a display, a radio signal receiver, a detector detecting and waveform-shaping a radio signal, a first memory storing therein at least one calling number of the selective calling receiver, a second m... | 04/29/2003 |
| 6529825 | Voice guidance switching device and method A voice guidance switching device for use in a car navigation device. When a navigation control section receives a signal from one of a controller and a controller, the navigation control section determines whether the signal is a first signal or a second... | 03/04/2003 |
| 6415164 | Arrangement for dynamic allocation of space on a small display of a telephone terminal An arrangement for dynamically varying how space on a small display is allocated for presentation of various types of user information is provided. The arrangement optimizes utilization of space on small displays by dynamically allocating lines on the dis... | 07/02/2002 |
| 6389271 | Receiver with program selection Selection of a program in a DAB receiver is facilitated. There are provided a data table 31 containing sets of a service ID and a time data indicating a broadcast time of that program in order of the time as well as a data table 32 containing the service ... | 05/14/2002 |
| 6289207 | Computerized radio receiver A radio receiver comprises an RF tuner (10) on a computer card (11) having a frequency selector (19) for determining the current selected frequency. A programmed computer functions as a control system 100 controlling the tuner and a display screen 200 pre... | 09/11/2001 |
| 6278887 | System and method for power conservation in a wireless communication handset A wireless communication handset includes at least one processor and is configured to shutdown at least one of a display, display backlight and keypad backlight of the handset. A first timer is set when the display is turned on, and the first timer is sta... | 08/21/2001 |
| 6263217 | Mobile telephone capable of automatically rebuilding menu tree and method for controlling the same A mobile telephone capable of automatically rebuilding a menu tree, including a display unit and a scroll key for scrolling the menu tree. The mobile telephone includes a nonvolatile memory for storing status information about respective menus in the menu... | 07/17/2001 |
| 6208877 | Methods and apparatus for selectively displaying information entered from a radiotelephone keypad In particular, according to the present invention, information is selectively displayed on a graphical display of a radiotelephone by suppressing display of information entered into the radiotelephone from a keypad of the radiotelephone as the information... | 03/27/2001 |
| 6195538 | Receiver for receiving text-based multiplex broadcasts and storing text-based data A FM receiver for receiving text-based multiplex broadcasts includes: a receiving circuit for receiving the text-based multiplex broadcasts; a decoding circuit for taking out the plurality of character program data from a multiplexed signal received by th... | 02/27/2001 |
| 6188878 | Receiver for receiving text-based multiplex broadcast An FM receiver for receiving a text-based multiplex broadcast includes a decoder for taking out text-based program data from a multiplexed signal received at a receiver circuit and a controller having first and second memory areas. Data taken out by the d... | 02/13/2001 |
| 6161002 | Apparatus and method for the reception of radio signals transmitted by RDS system An apparatus and a method for the reception of radio signals transmitted by an RDS system provide the selection and reception of a first frequency; the selection, during the reception of the first frequency, of a second frequency, different from the first... | 12/12/2000 |
| 6137808 | Receiver for receiving text-based multiplex broadcasts An FM text-based multiplex receiver has a plurality of preset keys. A display device displays a text-based program. A storage device stores selected broadcast data and corresponding text-based program data in a data area corresponding to the operated pres... | 10/24/2000 |
| 6134445 | Wireless terminal adapted for measuring signal propagation characteristics A wireless terminal is disclosed that functions as both a telecommunications device and as a wireless test tool. Illustratively, the terminal comprises a first electro-acoustic transducer for converting a first acoustic signal into an outgoing signal; a w... | 10/17/2000 |
| 6131046 | Altering displayed keys to indicate availability of service for a communications apparatus A communications apparatus which has a man/machine interface to prevent or dissuade a user from performing a wasteful calling operation. In one implementation, the communications apparatus is suitable for transmission and reception and includes a display ... | 10/10/2000 |
