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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7386303 | Multi-function, multi-state input control device In a two-way radio communications system wherein subscriber units are provided with multiple features from the software running on a server, a user interface of the subscriber unit permits the subscriber unit user to change the control state of the server software d... | 06/10/2008 |
| 7386304 | Method and system for transferring data for upgrading features in portable electronic devices Systems and methods are described for providing connectivity to portable electronic devices, such as a cordless telephone, for the purpose of upgrading software features. In a preferred embodiment, portable electronic devices can be connected to a conventional house... | 06/10/2008 |
| 7386302 | Hotline routing of pre-activated GSM subscribers using pseudo-MSISDNs The present invention relates to hotline routing of calls originating from mobile stations. The hotline routing conserves MSISDNs for valid subscribers and provides a relatively generic solution. In one example, a computer system stores in a location register a subs... | 06/10/2008 |
| 7386326 | Programmable task-based co-processor A programmable co-processor system comprising a datapath, a microprogram, and a microcontroller is provided. The datapath includes one or more datapath elements operable to receive input signals. The microprogram memory includes a microprogram operable to control th... | 06/10/2008 |
| 7386443 | System and method for mobile automatic speech recognition A system and method of updating automatic speech recognition parameters on a mobile device are disclosed. The method comprises storing user account-specific adaptation data associated with ASR on a computing device associated with a wireless network, generating new ... | 06/10/2008 |
| 7386297 | Mobile communication system and mobile terminal having function of inactivating mobile communication viruses, and method thereof The present invention provides a mobile communication system and method for inactivating or curing mobile communication viruses. The mobile communication system for inactivating a virus includes: a database associated with the mobile communication system, for storin... | 06/10/2008 |
| 7383040 | Virtual technician for providing technical support for manipulation of radiotelephones The present invention relates to a virtual technician adapted to run on different platforms and to provide programming instructions and trouble shooting tips to users. The virtual technician can run on a computer or a radiotelephone. It allows a user to learn how to... | 06/03/2008 |
| 7383039 | Radio communication system having ID management apparatus, operation management apparatus and line controller A radio communication system includes ID control equipment, a operation control unit, line controller, pieces of base station, and radio terminals. In the radio communication system, environment information about identification information (IDs) etc. set for the rad... | 06/03/2008 |
| 7383038 | Modular, portable data processing terminal for use in a radio frequency communication network Modular, portable data collection terminals are disclosed for use in mixed wireless and hard-wired RF communication networks, wherein various radio transmitter modules and associated antennas may be selectively added to a base terminal unit to solve networking probl... | 06/03/2008 |
| 7379734 | Mobile communication terminal, game server and game program A mobile communication terminal includes a wireless communication device for wireless communication, an image displaying device for displaying an image, and a sound outputting device for outputting sound. The mobile communication terminal generates an execution vari... | 05/27/2008 |
| 7379731 | System for managing program applications storable in a mobile terminal Management server 16 may obtain application programs from content server 20 in response to requests of mobile terminal 11. Management server 16 may transmit the obtained application programs to mobile terminal 11 with information c... | 05/27/2008 |
| 7376415 | System and method for offering portable language interpretation services Language interpretation for users includes a portable system for providing access to interpretation services, such as a prepaid, debit or credit card for the user. The prepaid card has a number of minutes of language interpretation service associated with it in addi... | 05/20/2008 |
| 7373428 | Intelligent filtering for contact spanning multiple access networks A personal communications portal maintains presence information about a user who may be available at one or more terminal devices on one or more access networks comprising a multiple access network. The access networks may operate in different transmission modes and... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7373422 | Techniques for supporting multiple devices in mobile applications Techniques for interacting with a client process on a mobile device connected to a network over a wireless link includes managing information at a mobile applications server executing on a platform connected to the network. The information includes device profile in... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7373183 | Mobile telecommunications device with cigarette lighter A mobile communications device is provided with an integrally associated ignitor device for enabling the use of the device to light flammable items, such as cigarettes. The combined communications device and ignitor device facilitate the ready availability of an ign... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7373181 | Method and apparatus for sender controllable modalities A method and apparatus (110) for sender controllable modalities includes the step of generating a communication command (108). The method and apparatus further includes generating a priority command (110) wherein the priority command includes a ... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7373142 | Mobile device communication profile system and method A processor-implemented method of managing communications to contacts from a mobile device includes storing a list of contacts, associating with each contact one or more communication modes, and associating with each contact a communication profile defining one or m... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7373143 | Adaptive radio patch interface system The present invention is directed to an RF communications system that includes a first radio processor module having a first receiver portion programmed to convert a first analog receive signal into a first digital audio receive signal. The first analog receive sign... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7373106 | Mobile terminal device and method of updating program A method of updating a program in a terminal device is provided, wherein if a transmission of update data from a base station to a terminal device is interrupted due to any disconnection between them, then after it is verified that the terminal device becomes connec... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7373121 | Apparatus and method for processing a deterministic data flow associated with a wireless communication signal The invention is directed to an apparatus, method and system for providing reduced power consumption, fast processing of digitized communication signals and relatively easy reconfiguration for different applications, such as communication protocols/standards. The in... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7373180 | Method and apparatus for accentuating graphical elements on a mobile handset housing A transparent mobile handset housing with graphical elements such as alphanumeric characters, icons, and logos positioned directly onto the housing with visibility enhanced through backlighting. The transparent housing is covered with an opaque coating and omitted p... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7373153 | Method of locating a mobile terminal with its position being displayed on another mobile terminal The invention relates to the field of methods of locating a mobile terminal and displaying its position on another mobile terminal. The method comprises: a communications step between a first mobile terminal and a server, the first mobile terminal supplying t... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7373139 | Update notification system, update monitoring apparatus, mobile communication terminal, information processing apparatus, contents acquisition instructing method, contents acquiring method, and program storing medium An update notification system is capable of efficiently acquiring updated contents. Provided are an update monitoring apparatus 6 for monitoring contents stored in a server 7 for their update situations to transmit an update notification signal when th... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7373179 | Call queue in a wireless device A wireless phone includes a memory, a processor, and a call queue function, the call queue function to enable the configuration and storage in the memory of a call queue, the call queue comprising an ordered list of entries to dial, wherein the processor and the mem... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7369843 | Portable cellular phone having function of searching for operational function and method for searching for operational function in portable cellular phone A portable cellular phone having a search function to do a search for operational functions in which a focused search for a desired operational function by combining an icon search with a keyword search can be performed and the operational function for which the use... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7370276 | Interface for collecting user preferences Various techniques are disclosed for accepting preference information from a user, where the preference information is specific to content elements within a media asset, and the preference information is collected while the user is viewing a display of the media ass... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7370138 | Mobile communication terminal including NAND flash memory and method for booting the same A mobile communication terminal with a NAND flash memory is described. The terminal includes a memory for storing address information indicative of a start address of a specific area including boot data to be read from the NAND flash memory; and a sub-controller for... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7369846 | Delivery of mobile station operational and self-performance test results to network in response to encrypted request message A set of performance-related data that represents both normal and abnormal conditions in the network is determined and stored in a mobile station MS. The set or a sub-set of this data is transmitted to a computer for analysis upon a triggering event, and the MS user... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7369873 | Apparatus and method for remotely modifying reconfigurable hardware in a mobile station A multi-mode mobile station comprising 1) reconfigurable transceiver circuitry for communicating with wireless networks operating under different air interface standards; 2) a memory for storing at least a download configuration file and a home configuration file; a... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7369851 | Communications network capable of determining SIM card changes in electronic devices A communication network comprising a carrier network with a service coordinator is capable of acting upon SIM card change information detected by an agent located in the electronic devices used in the communication network. In general, the agent in electronic device... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7369839 | Method and apparatus for determining individual or common mobile subscriber number in mobile network for handling multiple subscribers having the same calling line identity The present invention provides a mobile network for handling multiple subscribers having the same calling line identity. Each multiple subscriber has an individual mobile subscriber number and a common mobile subscriber number that can be used to replace the individ... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7369845 | Managing features available on a portable communication device based on a travel speed detected by the portable communication device A portable communication device detects a current speed of travel of the portable communication device independent of any vehicle temporarily transporting the portable communication device. A speed based setting controller of the portable communication device compar... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7369865 | System and method for sending SMS and text messages A system and method for sending SMS messages between wireless communications networks. SMS messages are sent to a hardware device in the originating wireless network, which then forwards the message to a management server via the Internet. The management server forw... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7366498 | Control system and method for home network system A control method and a control system for a home network system in a multi-user environment are disclosed. The control system includes a plurality of slave devices, a user ID receiver receiving user ID data from a user, and a master device coupled to the slave devic... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7366767 | Dictation system employing computer-to-computer transmission of voice files controlled by hand microphone A dictation system is formed of two personal computers connected by an e-mail system. A hand microphone with control switches is provided at one personal computer and a foot pedal is provided at the other personal computer. The hand microphone is used to generate a ... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7366131 | Power saving method in a mobile communication terminal A power saving method in a mobile communication terminal is provided. The method comprises requesting a change from a first slot cycle index (SCI) used by a mobile communication terminal to a second SCI in a power saving mode; transmitting the second SCI to a base s... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7366515 | System and method of wireless device activity messaging A method and system of reachability indication between a wireless device and at least one push server, the method comprising the steps of: sending device status information from the wireless device to the at least one push server; and receiving the status informatio... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7366527 | Communication device for transmitting/acquiring a phone number via a link network and method thereof A communication device for transmitting/acquiring a phone number via a link network and method thereof are provided. In an embodiment, two communication devices are linked together via a link network to directly transfer a phone number stored in a communication devi... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7366523 | Method and system for providing location-based services A resource request that is originated by a short-range wireless communications device originates a request. A location indicator is added to the resource request that identifies a location of the WCD. The location indicator is based on a location of an access point ... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7366477 | Redundancy version implementation for an uplink enhanced dedicated channel This invention describes a method for a redundancy version implementation of an uplink (UL) enhanced dedicated channel (E-DCH) in mobile communication systems by calculating a redundancy version number (RVN) as a function of a connection frame number (CFN), a maximu... | 04/29/2008 |
