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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6138074 | Monitoring station location determination for a satellite navigation system In a global positioning system, satellites transmit navigation signals to users which determine their position from the received navigation signals. A wide area differential correction system employs receiving stations in fixed positions on the ground and... | 10/24/2000 |
| 6108522 | Radio communication system with a stationary and a mobile radio device It is proposed to create a new radio communication system (SYS) which is based primarily on existing technologies, by using a stationary and a mobile radio device (DBS; MMS) with standard technology. The radio devices are modified in such a way that for s... | 08/22/2000 |
| 6108534 | Data and message retrieval communications system including remote receive-only communication unit A data and message retrieval communications system utilizes a base station such as a PC or cellular phone to transmit received messages and stored data in accordance with an operator customized data configuration and transmission scheme. The system includ... | 08/22/2000 |
| 6094146 | Method of, and communication system for, sending messages A method of transmitting messages in a communication system including a primary station and at least one secondary station, the secondary station being identifiable by an address code word, the primary station transmitting messages signals in the format o... | 07/25/2000 |
| 6067458 | Method and apparatus for pre-transmission power control using lower rate for high rate communication The present invention employs a method and apparatus for providing improved power control when changing the rate at which data is sent in a communications system. When data arrives at the transmitter for transmission at a high rate, power control feedback... | 05/23/2000 |
| 6047163 | Miniature radio apparatus having loop antenna including human body A miniature radio apparatus for use in transmission or reception of electic waves has a pair of antenna terminals insulated from each other. The pair of antenna terminals are so formed as to be brought into contact with, or to be capacitively-coupled to, ... | 04/04/2000 |
| 5995806 | Radio data transmitter and receiver A radio data transmitter includes radio switching circuit which is activated in response to first radio signal having a predetermined particular pattern, and a data transmitter unit. The data unit transmits a first radio signal include a carrier modulated... | 11/30/1999 |
| 5970392 | Information signal processing apparatus and method Information signal processing apparatus and method characterized in that an input information signal is converted into a transmission signal in a predetermined form and the converted transmission signal is transmitted by a selected one of a wire transmiss... | 10/19/1999 |
| 5941933 | Information transmitting apparatus and information receiving apparatus Provided is an information transmitting apparatus for transmitting information to an external receiving apparatus by means of a radio wave comprising: a control information attaching device for attaching control information representing a control processi... | 08/24/1999 |
| 5788500 | Continuous wave laser battlefield simulation system An improved battlefield simulation system based upon continuous wave lasers. The system uses continuous wave lasers and high-power light-emitting diodes (LEDs) to simulate weapons. A continuous wave laser energy beam is coded using pulse-code modulation (... | 08/04/1998 |
| 5784000 | Radio selective calling system In a selective calling receiver receiving a first message from a transmitting side, a plurality of selective calling signals including messages and linkage orders of the messages, respectively, are sequentially received, and the messages and the linkage o... | 07/21/1998 |
| 5742908 | Frequency error correction in a satellite-mobile communications system Mobile stations correct their frequencies using a signal received from the moving relay station including correction of any Doppler shift caused by the satellite's movement. The mobile station includes a receiver for receiving a paging channel signal broa... | 04/21/1998 |
| 5739762 | Time correction system for radio selective calling receiver A radio selective calling receiver which can improve the precision of a timepiece up to the clock precision of a reception signal from a base station is provided. A bit synchronization section establishes bit synchronization of a digital signal from a rec... | 04/14/1998 |
| 5697061 | Method and apparatus for providing information concerning products, using radio frequency transmissions A method and apparatus for providing information concerning products, using radio frequency transmissions. A host computer transfers information relating to a product to a radio frequency transmitter. The information is transmitted to a transceiver built ... | 12/09/1997 |
| 5649296 | Full duplex modulated backscatter system A duplex radio communication system includes an Interrogator which generates a first modulated signal by modulating a first information signal onto a radio carrier signal. The Interrogator transmits the first modulated signal to at least one remote Tag of... | 07/15/1997 |
| 5491839 | System for short range transmission of a plurality of signals simultaneously over the air using high frequency carriers A transmitter/receiver system for the simultaneous transmission and reception of plural audio signals over the air for a short range using carrier signals of frequencies over 900 MHz. A combined signal having a plurality of carrier signals, each modulated... | 02/13/1996 |
| 5453997 | Decoder selection The process of the present invention receives encoded data over a channel, decodes the data, and estimates the number of errors induced by the channel. The proper convolutional decoder is chosen by comparing the bit error rates to a threshold that is bias... | 09/26/1995 |
| 5378155 | Combat training system and method including jamming A combat training system which includes individual processing pods on each aircraft or combat platform. The pods use signals from GPS satellites to determine the position of the respective aircraft, communicate to signal ordnance launch, and determine hit... | 01/03/1995 |
| 5228854 | Combat training system and method A combat training system which includes individual navigation, communications and processing pods on each aircraft or combat platform. The pods use signals from GPS satellites to determine the position of the respective aircraft. Ordnance launch informati... | 07/20/1993 |
| 5203025 | Selection circuit in a space diversity reception system for a mobile receiver A selection system in a space diversity system of a mobile receiver combines the ultra high frequency signals after they have been frequency shifted to an intermediate frequency. The system combines the intermediate frequency signals depending on the rati... | 04/13/1993 |
| 5099319 | Video information delivery method and apparatus An apparatus having a central site and a remote site for customizing advertising for television using a video signal comprising a communications channel, studio processor, scheduling processor, network processor, transmittor, communications processor, vid... | 03/24/1992 |
| 5068916 | Coordination of wireless medium among a plurality of base stations Method and apparatus for coordinating a usage of a wireless transmission medium among a plurality of transmission units (12). The transmission medium is of a type that is utilized in accordance with a protocol having a transmission period that is comprise... | 11/26/1991 |
| 4974259 | Control system for unattended transport car A control system for an unattended transport car including a plurality of ground radio transmitters dispersed in a range within which the unattended transport car is movable, the transmitters transmitting positional information or the like by radio. The u... | 11/27/1990 |
| 4879756 | Radio broadcast communication systems The invention comprises a low power broadcast system that is applicable especially to the so-called "electronic shelf" for retail stores, wherein the shelf edge carries price displaying modules that can be addressed and controlled from a central computer ... | 11/07/1989 |
| 4876742 | Apparatus and method for providing a wireless link between two local area network systems In a data processing system network, apparatus and method are disclosed for coupling two local area networks by means of a wireless link. Typically, two local area network (LAN) systems are coupled by a bridge device, the bridge device receiving signal gr... | 10/24/1989 |
| 4839645 | Weather data transmitting system A system is disclosed for transmitting a sensed temperature from a transmitter to a remote receiver over a modulated carrier through the atmosphere. The transmitter and the receiver are battery powered and include timing circuitry having low power consump... | 06/13/1989 |
| 4665385 | Hazardous condition monitoring system Hazardous condition warning indications are transmitted from a site to a remote location on a conventional audio communication link. A variety of hazardous conditions including unconsciousness or inebriation of a workman at the site or his exposure to dan... | 05/12/1987 |
| 4492978 | Transmission system for TV signals A system for reducing the bandwidth and simultaneously transmitting a plurality of signals through a common transponder. The system is particularly useful for the transmissions of multiple TV signals via a geostationary satellite. Prior to transmission th... | 01/08/1985 |
| 4386434 | Vertical and horizontal detail signal processor A video signal is separated into a broad area luminance signal having attenuated vertical and horizontal detail components and a composite detail signal having horizontal and vertical detail components in a predetermined ratio. The broad area luminance si... | 05/31/1983 |
| 4340972 | Transmitter/receiver teaching apparatus A teaching apparatus including a transmitter portion, a receiver portion and a prompter portion, each of the portions being disposed in a separate self-contained unit, the transmitter portion being adapted to be worn on the head and including a peripheral... | 07/20/1982 |
| 4314104 | Narrow band voice modulator system A method and system for reducing the actual bandwidth required for the transmission of signals which are inherently time and frequency division multiplexed, e.g. human speech signals, input signals of the above type lying within a first fractional bandwid... | 02/02/1982 |
| 4218655 | Method and apparatus for transmitting intelligence over a carrier wave A method and apparatus for transmitting intelligence over a carrier wave are disclosed in which a signal waveform is added to a carrier wave to produce a composite wave having a recognizable pattern of variations in intervals that are defined by preselect... | 08/19/1980 |
| 4199761 | Multichannel radio communication system for automated power line distribution networks An automated electric power distribution network includes a radio communication system for transmitting multipurpose, multitone signals in one or more signaling channels over the auxiliary channel or channels of one or more commercial broadcast stations. ... | 04/22/1980 |
| 4176320 | Transmission trunk powering system An r.f. signal transmission line system in which a plurality of spaced apart A.C. power sources are respectively coupled by power combiners to a plurality of sequential segments of the transmission line for powering a group of spaced apart thru-powered r.... | 11/27/1979 |
| 4143251 | Circuitry and method for locating buried cable splices Circuitry and method for locating buried splices and features of concealed or buried telephone cables or other objects. A small, sealed, low power transmitter is encapsulated with the splice and is concealed or buried therewith. A pair of wires for provid... | 03/06/1979 |
| 4118598 | Amplitude modulated impatt diode oscillator and a low cost communication system using same A low cost microwave communication system is described in which a transmitter including an IMPATT diode operating CW (Continuous Wave) is amplitude modulated by a video signal such that the radiated RF (radio frequency) output from the transmitter is dire... | 10/03/1978 |
| 4106060 | Electronic mail box An electronic mail box includes an entry slot for receiving a letter to be transmitted electronically to a remote point, an optical reader for converting the letter text to electronic signals, and a keyboard for receiving the address of the addressee. The... | 08/08/1978 |
| 4032845 | Surface wave communication system A surface wave communication system is disclosed which provides a communication link between moving objects via a single conductor transmission line. The system includes a wire dispenser for storing and paying out transmission line as needed, and an RF co... | 06/28/1977 |
