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A combination beverage container and spittoon includes a bottom portion including outer wall and a first inner wall defining a spittoon space.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7158755 | Portable data terminal A short distance wireless communication function (140) such as Bluetooth is provided as a communication function part, which is subordinate to a main communication function having a communication function like that of a usual portable telephone set for making... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7155172 | RFID receiver apparatus and method An RFID backscatter interrogator for transmitting data to an RFID tag, generating a carrier for the tag, and receiving data from the tag modulated onto the carrier, the interrogator including a single grounded-coplanar wave-guide circuit board and at least one surfa... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7150407 | System for interchanging data between at least two contactless data storage media System for interchanging data between at least two contactless data storage media, particularly contactless chip cards, wherein at least one of the contactless data storage media controls the data interchange as a master, and the at least one other data storage medi... | 12/19/2006 |
| 7149473 | Interface An interface between base band circuitry and RF transceiver circuitry, particularly relating to the Bluetooth standard. The interface has a plurality of connectors (DBus) for controlling the RF transceiver circuitry including providing control information for changi... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7145437 | Method, terminal and computer program product for adjusting power consumption of a RFID reader associated with a mobile terminal The method, terminal and computer program product determine the context of the mobile terminal associated with the RFID reader and adjusts the power consumption of the RFID reader based upon the determined context relative to at least one previous context determinat... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7145453 | Harmonic wireless transponder sensor and method A method for detecting a latent environmental effect (such as a corrosive environment under insulation) or a latent structural change (such as a crack in a concealed structural member) at a known remote concealed location. The method of the instant invention include... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7146130 | Wireless local access network system detection and selection Method and apparatus for detection and selection of Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN) service. A cellular network may provide an advertisement for a WLAN, such as in an overhead signaling message. The advertisement may identify the Access Point(s) by an Extended Se... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7142811 | Wireless communication over a transducer device One aspect of the present invention is generally directed towards a system and method of tuning a transducer for transmitting and receiving a wireless signal. In an illustrative embodiment, a single transducer is coupled to a first or second circuit for either trans... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7142815 | Adjustment of the detection, transmission and/or reception parameters of an RFID reader as a function of ambient electromagnetic noise There is described a method for adjusting the detection, transmission and/or reception parameters (DET, GTx, GRx) of a radiofrequency reader (10) of an electronic radiofrequency identification system as a function of the ambient electrom... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7136677 | Portable terminal A portable terminal reading text, such as predetermined information sent as an electronic mail message, and/or viewable by using a browser in a convenient or user-friendly manner for a visually-impaired user. The portable terminal executes operations including, read... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7133641 | Wireless communication RF circuit and communication apparatus including the same A wireless communication RF circuit includes a transmitting-and-receiving antenna, a modulator circuit, an SPST switching circuit, and a demodulator circuit, which are arranged in a sequence. Upon signal reception, the SPST switching circuit is switched ON, and the ... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7133703 | Small electronic device having battery level detection unit A small electronic device has a battery level detection unit for real-time detection of the current battery level and a communication unit for transmitting report data on a detected battery level to another small electronic device, such as a pocket PC device. The re... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7130585 | Unified object transfer for multiple wireless transfer mechanisms A source wireless device is capable of transmitting items over a wireless network using a number of different wireless transfer mechanism such as, for example, Infra-Red (IR) or Bluetooth. Several potential destination wireless devices may be capable of receiving th... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7130581 | Wireless data communication device and communication system including such a device The wireless data communication device (1) is mounted in a portable object, such as a wristwatch. The device includes an oscillator circuit (6), which produces high frequency signals (SH), and a signal processing unit (7), connected t... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7127541 | Automatically establishing a wireless connection between adapters In one embodiment, a system for automatically establishing a wireless connection between adapters includes a master adapter coupleable to a peripheral device. The master adapter can automatically enter an inquiry mode in response to the occurrence of a first event. ... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7126481 | Methods, systems, devices and computer program products for providing dynamic product information in short-range communication Systems, devices and methods for providing dynamic tailored product information to mobile terminals as a result of reading short-range wireless communication tags, such as RFID tags. The invention is able to provide consumer related product information to consumer o... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7123180 | System and method for controlling an electronic device using a single-axis gyroscopic remote control A remote control device and method are described for controlling an input parameter to an electronic device. In one embodiment, the remote control device includes a housing sized to be held in the hand of a user during operation of the remote control device and a gy... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7123878 | Apparatus, method and system for a connectivity tool in bluetooth devices An apparatus, method, and system for a database of Bluetooth devices. The Bluetooth directory database accelerates, facilitates, and simplifies communications. Communications are made more efficient with a connectivity tool. Both the Bluetooth directory database and... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7117021 | Bluetooth cassette-like device for a hands-free cell-phone kit A hands-free kit for cell-phones combines the wireless capabilities of Bluetooth and the sound and visual functionalities of a tape player. A device that has a shape of a conventional magnetic cassette comprises a Bluetooth module. The module automatically detects a... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7113750 | Apparatus and method for input channel isolation within an electronic test instrument An electrical isolation device wherein a signal to be electrically isolated is mixed with a carrier signal by a multiplier to produce a modulated carrier signal which is passed through an isolation barrier and demodulated and filtered to extract thereby the initial ... | 09/26/2006 |
| 7113804 | Communication device and method of operation therefore A communication device (105) includes a first communication block (205) for operation within a first communication network (150); and a second communication block (210) for operation within a second communication network (160). The... | 09/26/2006 |
| 7113747 | Unified object transfer for multiple wireless transfer mechanisms A source wireless device is capable of transmitting items over a wireless network using a number of different wireless transfer mechanism such as, for example, Infra-Red (IR) or Bluetooth. Several potential destination wireless devices may be capable of receiving th... | 09/26/2006 |
| 7110799 | Mobile terminal for interoperating with a standard or push-button enabled headset The present invention relates to a mobile terminal that can interoperate with a plurality of headsets. The present invention further relates to systems and methodologies for facilitating communication to the mobile terminal from the plurality of headsets. The plural... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7109819 | Device for wideband electrical connection of two units that are movable relative to each other A device for signal transmission between units which are movable relative to each other along predetermined paths comprises at least one transmitter associated with a first unit for generating electrical signals, at least one conductor arrangement associated with th... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7110798 | Wireless headset The present invention teaches a hands free headset of small size. With the headset is a base transceiver unit which connects to the cell phone or other device having audio input and output. The base transceiver unit may advantageously contain a rechargeable battery ... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7106260 | Antenna device for portable wireless terminal Disclosed herein is an antenna device for use with a portable wireless terminal having a main body, and a sub-body slidably coupled to the main body. The antenna device includes a first antenna mounted in the main body, and a second antenna mounted on the sub-body. ... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7107073 | Communication device forming an interface between an electrically coupled read head in particular with contact, and an electromagnetically coupled contactless device The invention concerns a communication device (20) forming an interface between an electrically coupled reader (10), in particular with contact, and at least a radioelectrically coupled contactless device (30). The interface (20) comprise... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7107051 | Technique to establish wireless session keys suitable for roaming A method and an apparatus for establishing secured roaming among wireless devices are disclosed. In one embodiment, a first access point requests a first ticket from an authentication server and uses that first ticket to establish a first secured session with a wire... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7106173 | Tags, wireless communication systems, tag communication methods, and wireless communications methods Tags, wireless communication systems, tag communication methods, and wireless communications methods are described. In one aspect, a tag includes a plurality of antennas configured to receive a plurality of first wireless communication signals comprising data from a... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7107009 | Method, system and computer program product for personalizing the functionality of a personal communication device A method, system, apparatus and computer program product for personalizing the functionality of a personal communication device. A personal communication device receives a wireless communication signal from one or more electronic tags. The signal is decoded by the p... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7107008 | Validation of the presence of an electromagnetic transponder in the field of a phase demodulation reader A terminal for generating an electromagnetic field adapted to communicating with at least one transponder, and a method for controlling such a terminal including: an oscillating circuit adapted to being excited by a remote supply signal of the transponder; a phase d... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7103344 | Device with passive receiver A wireless communications apparatus includes a wake-up receiver adapted to receive a wake-up signal and an initially powered-off, sleeping wireless communications transceiver. When the wake-up receiver receives the wake-up signal, it can in turn power on the wireles... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7099692 | Infrared transceiver module for a wider working range An infrared transceiver module for enabling a multiple direction infrared communication includes a transfer element for enlarging the working angles of infrared emission and reception of a transmitter and receiver portion. The transfer element has a surface area lar... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7099621 | Electromagnetic field communications system for wireless networks An Electromagnetic Field Communications System for Wireless Networks for producing an electromagnetic field within a structure is disclosed. The electromagnetic field is produced by using common conductive elements already present within virtually all pre-existing r... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7095981 | Low power infrared portable communication system with wireless receiver and methods regarding same A portable communication system provides a universal transmitter that mechanically couples to a communication device having a sound output, e.g., a cellular phone handset, and which transforms the sound output into infrared signals, e.g., pulses, for transmission to... | 08/22/2006 |
| 7092762 | Low-power, high-modulation-index amplifier for use in battery-powered device An external transmitter circuit drives an implantable neural stimulator having an implanted coil from a primary coil driven by a power amplifier. For efficient power consumption, the transmitter output circuit (which includes the primary coil driven by the power amp... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7092671 | Method and system for wirelessly autodialing a telephone number from a record stored on a personal information device An automated telephone dialing system. The system enables a handheld PID to automatically dial a telephone number stored its memory by interacting with a telephone. The telephone is equipped with a wireless port for short-range wireless data transfer. Similarly, the... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7091860 | Multi-frequency identification device The present invention comprises a radio frequency identification device that utilizes multiple operating frequencies. In one embodiment of the present invention, one frequency (e.g., an ultra-high frequency such as 915 MHz, 800 MHz, 915 MHz, or microwave frequency s... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7088267 | Duplex-system digital-data transmitting method and apparatus A duplex-system digital-data transmitting apparatus includes a digital-data signal source which outputs serial data at a signal output end. The level of the data is converted by a first level converter circuit. The data is supplied to an FSK modulator circuit to be ... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7085577 | Mobile communication system and method A mobile communication system for designating a specific location and for selecting a call destination is provided. A server stores and manages the locational information (latitude and longitude) for the individual mobile stations. When each of the mobile stations t... | 08/01/2006 |
