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Mouse device with a built-in printer
A mouse device for use as an input device of a computer is provided that includes a housing in which recording paper is loadable, and a printer unit provided within the housing for printing on the recording paper print information received from the computer.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8185134 | Multimode GPS-enabled camera A method and device of geographically tagging images by capturing an image, determining a position based on detection of satellite signals and a wireless network signal, and tagging the image with the determined position is provided. ... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8185135 | WiFi and GSM landmarks and neighborhoods for location based services A system for capturing and delivering location-based information and services captures wireless landmark information sent by mobile devices to build a map of locations based on the relationship between wireless landmarks that are visible to the mobile device at the ... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8185133 | Mobile location and map acquisition Providing a map and/or directions to a visitor to a facility may include and/or involve a wireless communication device signaling its presence at a location in a facility, and communicating to the wireless communication device a map of the facility indicating the lo... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8180377 | Method for capturing real-time video and audio data at specific location A method for capturing real-time video and audio data at a specific location is provided. A real-time video and audio data of people, objects and landscapes at a specific location may be obtained at any time and place. A user needing real-time video and audio data o... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8180376 | Mobile analytics tracking and reporting Mobile analytics data gathered from Internet sites accessed via mobile devices is tracked and reported. A tracking package at the publisher's server collects unique user, device and page data when a web page is accessed. The tracking package communicates the collect... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8180375 | Potential call drop indicator Mobile device user notifications of highly likely call drops or service losses are provided. A wireless network can determine from the location history of a mobile device if that mobile device is likely to lose connectivity to the wireless network or to a particular... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8175618 | Mobile device product locator Systems, methods, and software are described for identifying a location with a mobile communications device. According to various embodiments of the invention, an electronic image is captured via the mobile communications device. A first set of data identifying the ... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8175619 | Method and system for determining whether a terminal belongs to a target space in a communication network, related network and computer program product The system allows determining whether at least one terminal belongs to a target space in a communications network in order to provide a set of services linked to the fact that the terminal belongs or does not belong to the above target space. The belonging is determ... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8170584 | Providing an actionable event in an intercepted text message for a mobile device based on customized user information A network device, method, and apparatus are directed towards intercepting a message, such as an SMS, EMS, MMS message, email message, or the like, from a source device directed towards a mobile device. The intercepted message's contents are analyzed. In addition, a ... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8165605 | Automatic detection of personal networks A method may include receiving information about a geographic position of each of a plurality of mobile terminals for a particular time. The method may further include determining a relationship between two of the mobile terminals based on the geographic position an... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8165604 | Methods for processing and distributing location-based data A location-based messaging system and its methods of operation are disclosed, including methods for processing and distributing location-based data. Methods for sending geographic location information for a target address from a computing device to a receiving devic... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8160614 | Automated concierge system and method A method and system for providing automated concierge services to end users communicates with users over network devices, such as telephones and wireless devices, and utilizes third party network location-based service (LBS) applications, such as Internet/Web locato... | 04/17/2012 |
| 8160615 | Method and system for generating associations between a user profile and wireless devices A method is provided for generating associations between a user profile and a wireless device. The method comprises storing information about a location of a first wireless device associated with a first user profile and storing information about a location of a sec... | 04/17/2012 |
| 8160613 | Method and system for handover in cellular wireless using route programming and training processes A method and system for managing handover where a database that receives location information about a moving object includes information regarding which base station is used in a current radio link connection and which base stations were used from historic radio lin... | 04/17/2012 |
| 8160616 | Dead spot prediction method for wireless vehicular applications A wireless communication method includes identifying a location of a dead spot region within an expected route of a vehicle. It is estimated whether the vehicle will arrive at the dead spot region before a wireless application is completed. It is determined whether ... | 04/17/2012 |
| 8155670 | Cell notification A system and method for enabling an access point to determine that a mobile device has crossed a wireless coverage area boundary associated with the access point and select, for transmission to the mobile device, an audible notification indicating the mobile device ... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8155671 | Commercial mobile alerting system and method for broadcasting messages to geo-fenced target areas A commercial mobile alert system and method for processing a broadcast message from a broadcast message originator for delivery to a broadcast target area served by a wireless mobile network using point to multipoint cell broadcasting capability of the wireless mobi... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8155880 | Location tracking optimizations A computer-implemented method includes probing a first band along a centerline dimension for a distribution of Location Based Notifications (LBNs), the distribution including a majority of LBNs clustered along and overlapping with the centerline. ... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8154441 | Electronic device and method for positioning the electronic device A system and method for positioning an electronic device. The electronic device communicates with one or more monitoring electronic devices via a location server and a plurality of base stations. The system and method receives a standard command message, determines ... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8155669 | Methods for receiving and responding to location-based data A location-based messaging system and its methods of operation are disclosed, including methods for receiving and responding to location-based data. Methods for sending geographic location information for a target address from a computing device to a receiving devic... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8150420 | Mobile station assisted location based service A method for determining a location of a mobile station is provided. The mobile station is requested to identify pilot signals monitored by the mobile station. A pilot signal report is received from the mobile station identifying the pilot signals monitored. It is d... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8145239 | Location register for trusted WiFi devices that roam Devices and methods are disclosed which relate to the gathering and recording of network availability and attributes in a location in order to define location based services. Registration logics onboard mobile communications devices collect network data as they roam... | 03/27/2012 |
| 8145240 | Geographic position based reward system A computer-implemented method of rewarding a user based on compliance with predetermined geographic limitations is provided. The method includes receiving from a first user and storing an indication of one or more geographic areas. Mobile device location information... | 03/27/2012 |
| 8140093 | Wireless landmark-based operation of a wireless device A technique configures a wireless device to perform operations based on the wireless device being within or near a particular physical environment. A wireless signal source identifier (e.g., a cell site identifier) serves as a wireless landmark for the particular ph... | 03/20/2012 |
| 8126479 | Mobile alerting network A Mobile Alert Network service includes identifying an Alert Area related to an Event Location, identifying a group of subscribers in the Alert Area, and broadcasting an Alert Message to the identified subscribers in a push-to-talk-equivalent environment. The Alert ... | 02/28/2012 |
| 8126477 | Methods and devices for interworking of wireless wide area networks and wireless local area networks or wireless personal area networks Embodiments describe methods, systems, and devices that utilize positional information to determine location of other device and/or to provide a location-based message. A method can include receiving a location information of a mobile device and using an access poin... | 02/28/2012 |
| 8126480 | Mobile alerting network A Mobile Alert Network service includes identifying an Alert Area related to an Event Location, identifying a group of subscribers in the Alert Area, and broadcasting an Alert Message to the identified subscribers in a push-to-talk-equivalent environment. The Alert ... | 02/28/2012 |
| 8126478 | System and method of using location based systems for providing services A location based system is provided for providing messages to a user and, in particular, to a location based advertising system using multiple geo-boundaries and which is configured to provide advertisements to a user and to track the effectiveness of such advertise... | 02/28/2012 |
| 8116788 | Mobile telephony presence Systems and methods for reporting of presence information associated with use of a mobile telephone are presented. In one example, a headset that is paired with a cellular mobile phone relays presence information to a presence application running on a computer. ... | 02/14/2012 |
| 8112099 | Anonymous positioning of a wireless unit for data network location-based services This invention concerns a process and a system for providing location information for a wireless unit in a wireless network to a location-based service provider, using a data network. In particular, the location information is provided to the location-based service ... | 02/07/2012 |
| 8107973 | Class structured location based services A system for providing class structured location based services can include a memory and a processor. The memory can store instructions for execution by a processor, and rules. The processor can use location information provided by a location component, and the rule... | 01/31/2012 |
| 8103291 | Leveraging location based services for power conservation in multi-mode wireless communication devices A power saving and security enabling method, system, computer program product, and program storage device are disclosed. Wireless communication technology transceivers in a multi-mode wireless communication device are activated and deactivated based on a location de... | 01/24/2012 |
| 8103290 | Guiding system and method for guiding wireless communication device in wireless communication network The invention provides a method for guiding a mobile communication device in a wireless communication network. At first, the method according to the invention determines a plurality of referenced positions covered in the wireless communication network. Afterward, th... | 01/24/2012 |
| 8099108 | Mobile terminals including display screens capable of displaying maps and map display methods for mobile terminals A mobile terminal includes a communication module, a display screen, and control circuitry. The circuitry is configured to estimate a current geographic position of the mobile terminal, and to determine if the estimated current position of the mobile terminal is wit... | 01/17/2012 |
| 8099109 | Location-based advertising message serving for mobile communication devices Embodiments of a location sharing network manager process are described. The process is executed on a server computer coupled to a plurality of mobile communication devices over a wireless network. Each mobile device is a location-aware mobile communication device. ... | 01/17/2012 |
| 8099106 | Method and apparatus for classifying user morphology for efficient use of cell phone system resources A system and method for classifying the user's morphology, and using that classification to control the UE in order to provide more efficient operation of the UE. The classification may be used to assist the user in determining its location more efficiently, without... | 01/17/2012 |
| 8099107 | Method and apparatus for WLAN location services Methods, apparatuses and systems directed to providing location services in a wireless network. According to one implementation of the present invention, the wireless network infrastructure provides high-accuracy location information via location services to wireles... | 01/17/2012 |
| 8095154 | System and method for providing locally applicable internet content with secure action requests and item condition alerts Optimized delivery of locally applicable Internet content to users. A cache of locally applicable Internet content is maintained in a local content server, based upon a monitoring of locations of users requesting Internet content. Requests for Internet content are r... | 01/10/2012 |
| 8095153 | System and method for generating a recommendation on a mobile device A system and a method generate a recommendation on a mobile device. The system and the method may use a time, a location, a venue and/or an event to generate the recommendation. Further, the system and the method may use an event database to determine current intere... | 01/10/2012 |
| 8090387 | System and method for detecting wireless communications activity within a predetermined area and for generating messages to selected communication devices A system and method is disclosed for detecting the presence and level of wireless communications activity within a predetermined area, without disclosing the identity of the wireless users, and for generating a message to certain information and communications devic... | 01/03/2012 |
