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...that in 1800 ether was first used by partyers as a fun diversion? Sniffing the gas led to hilarious and raucous laughter as people watched each other become more and more intoxicated and silly. Several doctors independently realized the value ether would have to anesthetize surgery patients. Of those who claimed rights to the "discovery," none had a happy ending. One had a seizure and died defending his rights. Another spent his life in an asylum because he had been denied acclaim. A third became addicted to chloroform and, in a New York City jail, he soaked a cloth in the drug, severed an artery and bled to death.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8190139 | Telematics system and method of communication A telematics system and method is provided, wherein the telematics system includes a processor having a core, a cell in communication with the core, and an applications processor in communication with the mobile processor. The system further includes at least one co... | 05/29/2012 |
| 8190138 | Mobile communication terminal to identify and report undesirable content Mobile phone 300 is registered with various types of specific keywords. When receiving an e-mail from an external terminal, mobile phone 300 determines whether the e-mail contains a specific keyword. When it is determined that the e-mail contains the s... | 05/29/2012 |
| 8185098 | Mobile terminal using variable menu icons A method for controlling a mobile terminal includes setting a variable menu icon to represent different functions for first and second operating modes, displaying a plurality of menu icons including the variable menu icon during the first operating mode, and switchi... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8185097 | System and method for locking and branding a mobile communication device to a network There is disclosed a system and method for locking and branding a generic mobile communication device to a carrier network. In an embodiment, the method comprises: inserting in the device a subscriber or user identification module specifying a selection of a carrier... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8180335 | System information modification notification and detection in wireless communications Systems and methodologies are described that facilitate notifying and detecting system information block (SIB) modification in subsequent modification periods. Access points can advertise information in a current SIB indicating a subsequent modification period in wh... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8175589 | Method for SIM card replacement Method for SIM card replacement, aimed to obtain the functionality of a first SIM card storing a real IMSI number associated to a real MSISDN (MSISDNrA,MSISDNrB), the method comprising: providing a user with a... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8170538 | Methods and apparatuses for programming user-defined information into electronic devices A device for programming user-defined information into an electronic device is provided. The programmer allows a user to program customized information, such as user-selected audio, video, or Internet access information into his or her programmable device. Such elec... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8165574 | Method and apparatus for providing circuit switched domain services over a packet switched network A method of establishing a call to or from a mobile station (MS) operating in a Long Term Evolution (LTE) access network. An interface is established between the MS and a Packet Mobile Switching Center (PMSC), and the call is initiated after the network accepts a se... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8165575 | Wireless router system and method A wireless router employing a technique to couple a plurality a host services or host systems and a plurality of wireless networks. A method to route data items between a plurality of mobile devices and a plurality of host systems through a common wireless router. A... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8160560 | Management of mobile device communication sessions to reduce user distraction Systems, methods and interfaces are disclosed for managing communications associated with a mobile communication device. Mobile communication devices process environmental inputs and transmit mobile communication device context information to a communication managem... | 04/17/2012 |
| 8160561 | Configurable and pushable carrier communications with rich content Apparatus, methods, data structures, and computer programming for the display on mobile wireless communications devices of information without the authorization or control of administrative servers. Displayed information can include, for example, carrier logos, news... | 04/17/2012 |
| 8160562 | Mobile terminal device and program selection method A portable terminal apparatus which can select terminal operations such as the activation of programs, the switching of the programs and the ending of the programs with a reduced number of times of operation of the operation buttons is provided. The portable termina... | 04/17/2012 |
| 8155634 | System and method for generating an alert signal when an additional data line between a packet-switched network and a wireless communications network should be installed The present invention provides methods and systems to determine whether to upgrade the infrastructure of a wireless communication network. The invention is directed to generating an alert signal indicating that an additional data line between a packet-switched netwo... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8155635 | Method for handling incoming call in screen lock state, communication device and recording medium thereof A method for handling an incoming call in a screen lock state, a communication device and a recording medium thereof are provided. In the present method, when a communication device in a screen lock state receives an incoming call, the communication device exits the... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8150381 | Wireless distribution network A wireless distribution network provides content delivery and data collection to and from portable devices. The network connects a server controlling access to content storage by home nodes, service center nodes and a plurality of wireless nodes. The wireless nodes ... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8150384 | Methods and apparatuses for gesture based remote control Methods and apparatuses are provided that may be implemented in and/or with a mobile device to allow gesture based remote control of one or more controllable devices. ... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8150385 | Automated reply messages among end user communication devices An exemplary method processes an electronic communication received by a first end-user communication device. A communication, received by the first end-user communication device, is a digital message sent from a second end-user device. A message processing program i... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8150382 | Method and apparatus for date-based integrated processing of data in mobile terminal A method and apparatus wherein data generated in a mobile terminal can be classified in an integrated manner based on dates and can be displayed in various forms. User data generated in the mobile terminal can be processed by the mobile terminal or can be sent to an... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8150383 | Arrangement and method for controlling service activation on a mobile terminal An arrangement and method in a wireless communication network provides users with full control of service management, defines how a user can enter or leave services, and defines dependencies between services. A mobile terminal initiates establishment of a group and ... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8145199 | Controlling mobile device functions This provides for controlling mobile device functions and features, along with systems incorporating these devices and methods. For example, it limits or disables the use of some of mobile device features which could cause distraction to the user, when the user is e... | 03/27/2012 |
| 8145198 | Method of initializing an electronic radio communication module, method of compressing and decompressing calibration parameters, corresponding computer programme product and storage means The invention relates to a method of initializing an electronic radio communication module making it possible to execute a radio communication program, stored in a first non-volatile memory, the initialization being based on values of calibration parameters. Accordi... | 03/27/2012 |
| 8140062 | Mobile device monitoring and control system Methods and apparatus, including computer program products, for surreptitiously installing, monitoring, and operating software on a remote computer controlled wireless communication device are described. One aspect includes a control system for communicating program... | 03/20/2012 |
| 8140063 | System and method for automatic updating of contact information A system and method automatically update contact information. The system comprises a recipient device, a dialer communications device, and an update manager. The recipient communications device receives calls forwarded from a service provider. The recipient communic... | 03/20/2012 |
| 8135392 | Managing notification service connections and displaying icon badges A method and apparatus to manage notification service connections. In one embodiment of the invention, a mobile device schedules a notification service connection message transmission interval for each of a plurality of notification service connections. The mobile d... | 03/13/2012 |
| 8131282 | System and method for providing feedback to wireless device users A user feedback generation and management capability, operating possibly within a Value-Added Service Provider, provides key feedback (e.g., information, updates, etc.) to a Mobile Subscriber (MS) during, for example, the MS′ receipt of rich content on the MS′ W... | 03/06/2012 |
| 8131280 | Wireless terminal, base device, wireless system, wireless terminal control method, wireless terminal control program, and computer-readable storage medium storing same program A wireless AV system includes a central wireless unit, serving as a base device, and a TV main unit. The TV main unit includes an SS transmitter/receiver (T/R) unit, a TV section, a TV microcomputer, and a second SS-CPU. The SS T/R unit receives an MPEG-2 stream and... | 03/06/2012 |
| 8131281 | Mobile device monitoring and control system Methods and apparatus, including computer program products, for surreptitiously installing, monitoring, and operating software on a remote computer controlled wireless communication device are described. One aspect includes a control system for communicating program... | 03/06/2012 |
| 8126448 | Methods for transfer of user identity between wireless communication devices Embodiments of methods are provided for transferring a user identity from one wireless communication device to another in a wireless communication system having a network system controller. A first device sends a deactivation request to the network controller, which... | 02/28/2012 |
| 8126445 | System for initiating geospatial functional control of mobile electronics A system for universally controlling the functionality of portable electronic devices in a localized geospatial area is disclosed. A control signal encoded with instructions based on a predetermined protocol is sent from a RF control point transmitter. The encoded s... | 02/28/2012 |
| 8126444 | Communication system and method for executing application program that specifies no communication parameter In a TCP/UDP communication system, a communication process begins with a receipt of a communication request from an application program that does not specify a predetermined communication parameter such as source port number. A port number is dynamically assigned to... | 02/28/2012 |
| 8126447 | Combined bluetooth/alternate radio environment with criterion for reporting a condition of the alternate radio defined in a physical abstraction layer associated with the alternate radio In a combined Bluetooth/alternate radio environment, an intermediate level software layer interprets operational conditions of a Bluetooth radio for an upper level, supervisory software layer. The intermediate level software layer also interfaces between the upper l... | 02/28/2012 |
| 8126446 | System and method for provisioning a third party mobile device emulator A method and apparatus for provisioning a third party mobile device emulator from desktop provisioning software, the method having the steps of: designating a common file space between the third party mobile device emulator and the desktop provisioning software; wri... | 02/28/2012 |
| 8121585 | Technique for synchronizing data with a mobile device based on a synchronization context The present invention discloses a technique for a user to control a manner in which a data store of a mobile device synchronizes with a remotely located data store. More specifically, synchronization actions can be automatically executed by comparing combinations of... | 02/21/2012 |
| 8121586 | Systems and methods for voice based search Systems and methods are provided to facilitate voice-based search of information. For example, a portable device may be in a first orientation to present a display of a graphical user interface, such as a search interface presented within a web browser of the portab... | 02/21/2012 |
| 8121587 | Communication device The communication device which implements a voice communicating function, an attached file emailing function, a geographic location function, a dictionary function, a schedule notifying function, a multiple type TV program function, a multiple TV screen displaying f... | 02/21/2012 |
| 8116753 | Mobile terminal and method for playing multimedia objects A mobile terminal and a method for playing at least one multimedia object are disclosed. The method for playing multimedia objects comprises synchronizing at least one attribute value of the at least one multimedia object with an attribute value of a multimedia play... | 02/14/2012 |
| 8116752 | Method and apparatus for controlling a mobile phone device A method and apparatus for controlling operation of a communication device is provided. In one embodiment, a mobile phone device includes: a communication section configured to perform radio communication; an operation section including number keys and a call-initia... | 02/14/2012 |
| 8107938 | System and method for establishing communication between wireless devices A method of communication is disclosed and includes attempting to establish a connection with a destination wireless device. The method also includes determining that the destination wireless device does not include required software. Additionally, the method includ... | 01/31/2012 |
| 8107939 | Software defined radio architecture A computing device with a software defined radio. The software defined radio has an architecture with separate components to provide control functions and data processing functions. The control components configure the data processing components so that the software... | 01/31/2012 |
| 8107937 | System and method for automatic provisioning detection and notification A system and method for automatically initiating provisioning procedures is provided. Terminals that have not been provisioned for connection to a network or service are automatically recognized at the network. When such an unprovisioned terminal has been detected, ... | 01/31/2012 |
