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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8032083 | Method for establishing a wireless, autonomous communications network, transceiver and base station of a wireless, autonomous communications network and corresponding wireless, autonomous communications network The present disclosure provides optimal network performance and network illumination in a wireless, autonomous communications network with a dynamic network topology achieved by auto-configuration. Functional alogorthemic enhancements of the communications network a... | 10/04/2011 |
| 8027638 | Wireless communication system using custom earmold An apparatus for an ear of a user comprising a custom-fitted, in-the-ear earmold, receiver electronics detachably connected to the earmold and amplifier electronics detachably and electrically connected to the receiver electronics. In some embodiments, the amplifier... | 09/27/2011 |
| 8027640 | Acoustic suppression using ancillary RF link Methods and systems are described in which the feedback between a transmitter and collocated receiver is reduced so that the overall feedback loop gain is less than 0 dB. Audio is transmitted from the transmitter to the receiver through a primary RF link while RSSI ... | 09/27/2011 |
| 8027639 | System and method for secure short-range communication A system and method for enabling secure short-range communication. A close proximity transmitter is used that is designed with a relatively poor radiator as compared to a conventional transmitter supporting conventional transmissions such as mobile phone communicati... | 09/27/2011 |
| 8023893 | Method and system for wireless communication among integrated circuits within an enclosure A method and apparatus are disclosed for wireless communication among integrated circuit devices within a single enclosure. Each of a plurality of integrated circuit devices within a single enclosure has one or more antennas that permit wireless communication. A sig... | 09/20/2011 |
| 8023894 | Mobile communication station, base station apparatus, and dedicated-short-range-communications system A mobile communication station is provided with a type information registration unit (11) for registering type information indicating a type of data, which an application installed in an external device can use, therein. The mobile communication station trans... | 09/20/2011 |
| 8023895 | Location system for Bluetooth® enabled devices A method, apparatus, and system for tracking and locating Bluetooth enabled devices is described. A network of Bluetooth sniffers can be used to rapidly locate lost devices and their owners. Wearable child devices maintain low power contact with parent devices until... | 09/20/2011 |
| 8019282 | System and method for locating and accessing wireless resources A system and method are disclosed for locating resources available to portable electronic devices which are enabled for short range wireless communications. The system and method include creating and accessing a resource and access location history database accessib... | 09/13/2011 |
| 8019283 | Automatic data encryption and access control based on Bluetooth device proximity A method, apparatus, and system for using Bluetooth devices to secure sensitive data on other Bluetooth devices is described. A Bluetooth device is paired with a “trusted” Bluetooth device. When contact with the trusted device is lost, designated sensitive data ... | 09/13/2011 |
| 8019279 | System and method for using mobile phones as handsets for IP softphones The present invention is directed to a method, system and computer program for using a mobile phone as handset for an Internet Protocol (IP) softphone and for automatically transferring calls from an IP softphone running on a workstation to another IP softphone runn... | 09/13/2011 |
| 8019280 | System and method for avoiding interference in a dual-signal device A dual-signal wireless transceiver is provided, comprising: a first wireless transceiver circuit configured to transmit and receive first signals using a first protocol; a second wireless transceiver circuit configured to transmit and receive second signals using a ... | 09/13/2011 |
| 8019281 | Transmission method and transmission system A transmission method and a transmission system are provided. The transmission method is for communicating an electronic device and a wireless earphone. The wireless earphone has a normal mode and a sleep mode. The transmission method includes the following steps. I... | 09/13/2011 |
| 8014723 | Wireless transceiver and method for use therewith A wireless transceiver includes a first integrated circuit and a second integrated circuit. The first integrated circuit includes a memory module that stores a plurality of operational instructions for implementing a plurality of protocol layers of a wireless protoc... | 09/06/2011 |
| 8010047 | Radio communication system, radio communication device, and radio communication method A radio communication system for transmitting voice or music data includes a data supplying source device for supplying the voice or music data, the data supplying source device having a reflector for transmitting a reflected wave signal obtained by modulating a rec... | 08/30/2011 |
| 8010048 | Microradio design, manufacturing method and applications for the use of microradios A microradio (10) is provided with a hysteretic switch (16) to permit an optimum range increasing charging cycle, with the charging cycle being long relative to the transmit cycle. Secondly, an ensemble of microradios permits an n2 power enhancement to... | 08/30/2011 |
| 8005426 | Method and mobile terminal device including smartcard module and near field communications means According to the present invention, a method for controlling a mobile terminal device is provided, wherein said device comprises a smartcard module and a near field communication module. In a first operation a smartcard operation on said mobile terminal device is st... | 08/23/2011 |
| 8005427 | Apparatus and method for exchanging active profile in bluetooth communication system An active profile exchange in a Bluetooth communication system is provided. A method for exchanging a profile of a server device in the Bluetooth communication system includes receiving a request for a service support list from a client device; when there is no adeq... | 08/23/2011 |
| 8005428 | Arrangement of devices comprising at least one transmitter and method for improving the receiving field strength An arrangement of devices which may be worn on the body of a person comprising a first device for transmitting signals to at least one second device via electromagnetic fields or waves, with the first device comprising a transmitter for transmitting such signals and... | 08/23/2011 |
| 8000653 | Method and system for selective equalization enablement based on modulation type Aspects of a method and system for selective equalization enablement based on modulation type may be found in a method for processing a radio frequency (RF) signal that comprises receiving a Bluetooth signal via an RF channel, detecting a modulation type of the rece... | 08/16/2011 |
| 7995966 | Communication semiconductor chip, calibration method, and program A communication semiconductor chip performs wireless communication with another communication semiconductor chip. The semiconductor chip includes a communication module and a control unit. The communication module performs the wireless communication with another com... | 08/09/2011 |
| 7991357 | Intelligent sensor open architecture for a container security system A system and method for interfacing with sensors using an open architecture and standards based approach is provided. A sensor controller located on each container and any variety of one or more sensors are equipped with complementary short range wireless communicat... | 08/02/2011 |
| 7991356 | Wireless handset and wireless headset with wireless transceiver A wireless handset or wireless headset includes a Bluetooth transceiver that is coupleable to an external Bluetooth compatible device, that sends the first audio data to the external Bluetooth compatible device and that receives the second audio data from the extern... | 08/02/2011 |
| 7986917 | Method and system for data transfer from a hand held device A method of transferring data from a hand held electronic device to a target electronic device includes establishing a wireless interface between the hand held electronic device and the target electronic device. A transfer motion that includes rotation of the hand h... | 07/26/2011 |
| 7983616 | Method and system for improving client server transmission over fading channel with wireless location and authentication technology via electromagnetic radiation Wireless personal area network (Zigbee, Bluetooth, UWB) and wireless identification technologies (Near Field Communication (NFC), Radio Frequency Identification (RFID)) are implemented in particular client server functions and communications. Connected with an Authe... | 07/19/2011 |
| 7983615 | Configuring and connecting to a media wireless network A method performed by a wireless media device such as a wireless loudspeaker subsystem for configuring and connecting to a media wireless network. The wireless media device first associates to an existing infrastructure based wireless network at a first phase. At a ... | 07/19/2011 |
| 7979028 | Bluetooth communicator, short range wireless communicator and communication method While a handsfree device being multi-profile compatible is maintaining a connection for a handsfree profile (HFP) with a mobile phone handset, the handsfree device cuts off the connection for the HFP based on a user's operation. After cutting off, the handsfree devi... | 07/12/2011 |
| 7979026 | System and method for using a single antenna for active and passive radio functions A system and method for using a single antenna for active and passive radio functions. A wireless communication device includes a passive component that can be read using an antenna when the wireless communication device is in a low power sleep mode. When it is dete... | 07/12/2011 |
| 7979027 | Method and system for selecting, transmitting, and receiving an unused carrier frequency and transmitting over the unused carrier frequency In some embodiments, a method of transmitting electrical signals over at least one unused first frequency includes: (a) using a first electrical device to receive information identifying the at least one unused first frequency; (b) selecting a first transmission fre... | 07/12/2011 |
| 7979025 | Method and apparatus for handover in a wireless communication device between wireless domains A method and apparatus for handover in a wireless communication device between wireless domains is described. In one example, a signal employing a short-range wireless protocol is detected at the wireless communication device. For example, the short-range wireless p... | 07/12/2011 |
| 7974577 | Devices and systems for improved wireless communication A communication device for supporting wireless communication between a host system and a target system and methods for manufacturing and using same. In one preferred embodiment, the communication device can include a host adapter and a wireless transceiver. When cou... | 07/05/2011 |
| 7974579 | Frequency separation for multiple bluetooth devices residing on a single platform A single host device, comprising a plurality of Bluetooth devices, estimates bandwidth requirements such as maximum rates and/or an average data rate expected by each of a plurality of Bluetooth applications to be run on the single host. For each Bluetooth device, a... | 07/05/2011 |
| 7974578 | Baseband controller in a micronetwork A baseband controller includes a microsequencer with special hardware resources circuitry and a configuration that supports real-time micronetwork functionality for an upper limit of slave devices. The microsequencer includes a correlator that may also be used as an... | 07/05/2011 |
| 7970351 | System and method for direct communication between wireless communication devices A wireless communication device includes conventional components to permit a network communication link to be established with a wireless communication network. In addition, the wireless communication device includes a non-network short-range transceiver that detect... | 06/28/2011 |
| 7970352 | Wireless communication device According to one embodiment, a wireless communication device includes a housing provided with a first face, a radio-frequency coupler installed in the housing so as to face the first face, a close proximity wireless transfer device configured to execute close proxim... | 06/28/2011 |
| 7970353 | Reflective communication using radio-frequency devices A reflective communication system allows information from wireless communication devices, such as radio-frequency identification devices (RFID), to be reflectively communicated to a receiver. A transmitter at a known location transmits a communication signal to the ... | 06/28/2011 |
| 7965984 | Automatic information delivery using a plurality of networked devices Particular embodiments generally relate to providing information to a user. In one embodiment, a first information delivery device detects a headset associated with a user. The headset is detected when it is within a range of the first information delivery device. T... | 06/21/2011 |
| 7965983 | Method and system for conveying medical information to a medical service person A method and system for securely conveying patient medical information to a medical service person is described. The conveyance may be conditional upon authentication of a unique code associated with a patient apparatus and a unique code associated with a medical se... | 06/21/2011 |
| 7965982 | Reconfigurable wireless communications device and radio An apparatus for short-range wireless communications includes a transceiver configured to operate different modes. Each of these modes corresponds to a particular wireless link type. In addition, the apparatus includes a controller for selectively activating one of ... | 06/21/2011 |
| 7962098 | Antenna unit and receiving apparatus using the same To provide a receiving apparatus capable of dealing with various uses with a simple configuration. The receiving apparatus includes an antenna unit and a receiving apparatus main body. The antenna unit includes a receiving antenna that receives a radio signal includ... | 06/14/2011 |
| 7962096 | System and method for a RFID transponder file system A system and method for representing on a user interface a plurality of transponders in a file system of a computing device, the user interface provided by the device, the device configured for communicating with the transponders when present in an electromagnetic s... | 06/14/2011 |
