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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8190194 | Femto cell visitation history for location based services System(s) and method(s) are provided for collection and communication of data on handset attachment procedure, or visitation, to one or more femto cells to provide location information. A mobility component receives actual subscriber and femto access point (AP) atta... | 05/29/2012 |
| 8190193 | Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, 3G quadrature and non-quadrature modulation methods The problem of simpler more efficient multimode wireless communication and of location finding in distinct cellular systems and wireless networks is solved by the current multimode wireless invention, having touch screen operation and touch screen generated control ... | 05/29/2012 |
| 8190195 | System and method for data correlation and mobile terminal therefor The invention relates to a system for data correlation, having: a receiving device 1 having an image acquisition element 10 and a data set generator 12 for generating at least one object data set from at least one acquired first image, which rep... | 05/29/2012 |
| 8190192 | Method and mobile device for operating in different data transfer modes Various embodiments are described for data communication between a host device and a mobile communication device having two processors. In a first mode of operation, data communication occurs between the host device and a main processor of the mobile device. In a se... | 05/29/2012 |
| 8190191 | Mobility middleware architecture for multiple radio access technology apparatus A multiple radio access technology (RAT) apparatus with mobility middleware provides a user with access to various RAT networks, such as a frequency division duplex (FDD) network and a wireless local area network (WLAN). In one embodiment, the apparatus is a dual mo... | 05/29/2012 |
| 8185149 | User programmable switch The various methods and devices described herein relate to devices which, in at least certain embodiments, may include at least one mechanical switch for user to select a user profile interface setting and at least one processor for causing the device to respond to ... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8185148 | System and method for notifying users of an event using alerts An alert engine module receives an alert for an event in a generic communications format and delivers an alert for the event to a target address in a communications format that is preferred by a user based on the alert content. The generic format can be an e-mail me... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8185147 | Wireless communication system integrated into a computer display An electronic device has a display in which the casing of the display includes a plurality of recessed cavities into which radio and antenna modules can be inserted to provide the electronic device with a wireless communication capability. The display can have cavit... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8175633 | Wireless communication apparatus, system, method, and program A wireless communication apparatus includes a first storage unit configured to store each of a plurality of upper limit values of absolute values of additional signals that are set for a corresponding one of a plurality of first wireless communication apparatuses an... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8175632 | Kit for establishing and maintaining communications across disparate networks A system for establishing and maintaining communications across disparate networks comprises a satellite dish and control unit comprising a network management server and a satellite data conversion component. The control unit may further comprise an application serv... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8175634 | Software switch for separating work and personal information on cell phone devices This is a cell phone system that provides for use of a single phone for both business and personal calls. This system permits the user to extract personal calls from the system, thereby preserving the confidential nature of some of these personal calls without the b... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8175631 | Mobile station and method A disclosed mobile station includes a switching unit for, when the mobile station is in a communication area of a first base station (BS), switching a reception operation to receive a signal transmitted from the first BS during a first period and not to receive the ... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8170603 | Differentiated access to a data item store A portable electronic device includes an interface unit for connection to a removable storage medium; at least one data item store; a group of application handling units, at least one application handling unit in the group of application handling units providing an ... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8170602 | Information acquisition device, information providing device, and information providing system An information acquisition device for acquiring digital Information includes: a first transmission unit (14) having directivity and transmitting by wireless an information request signal to be transmitted in a direction of the directivity; an information addi... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8165624 | Case for an electronic device with a wireless communication function and method for forming the same A method for forming a case of an electronic device with a wireless communication function includes: (a) providing a pair of outer prepreg layers, each containing a fiber that permits permeation of an electromagnetic wave; (b) providing a plurality of inner prepreg ... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8165622 | Method and apparatus for setting telephony mode of mobile terminal A method and an apparatus to set a telephony mode of a mobile terminal in which an audio call mode and a video call mode are automatically set using gyroscope characteristics and a user's behavior characteristics, the method including: detecting a direction of motio... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8165620 | Radio communication apparatus with a bus dedicated to data transmission Disclosed is the hardware construction of a radio communication apparatus that can meet advanced radio communications. A control bus for transferring control signals between a main processor and components is separated from a data bus for transferring transmission/r... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8165623 | Radio communication device A radio communication device that outputs an alarm when a reception level of a radio wave from a wireless unit is less than a threshold value, includes a reception level measuring section for measuring the reception level of the radio wave transmitted from the wirel... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8165621 | Memory emulation in a cellular telephone A cellular telephone using a memory array that is directly addressed and non-volatile is disclosed. The memory array can be used to replace and emulate multiple memory types such as DRAM, SRAM, non-volatile RAM, FLASH memory, and a non-volatile memory card, for exam... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8160637 | Input management in a mobile terminal device A mobile terminal device includes an input unit, an input detection unit for detecting input information at a predetermined interval from starting to the end of the input reception, and an application control unit which allows the application to execute the process ... | 04/17/2012 |
| 8160636 | Semiconductor device A semiconductor device is provided, which comprises a first circuit including a variable resistance element, a second circuit electrically connected to the first circuit, and an antenna circuit configured to supply power to the first circuit. A resistance value of t... | 04/17/2012 |
| 8155692 | Mobile communications device with rotating keyboards A mobile communication device is provided that includes at least two keyboards incorporated into a keyboard tray that both slides and rotates relative to the main body of the mobile communications device. When the keyboard tray is extended, the different keyboards m... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8150449 | Wireless communication device A wireless communication device for effecting wireless communication using a short-range wireless communication method having a ranging function, which carries out wireless connection establishment/disconnection control using ranging information. For example, the wi... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8150450 | System and method for two-way radio and telephone conferencing and collaboration Conferencing between two-way radio devices and telephone devices is achieved using a conference server that has a radio interface coupled to a radio network including one or more two-way radio devices and a telephone interface coupled to a telephone network includin... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8150451 | Portable terminal A portable terminal is capable of enhancing a Hearing Aid Compatibility (HAC) rating by having an arrangement to shift a peak region of an electromagnetic field occurring at the time of a wireless communication in a call mode, to a position far from a measuring regi... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8150452 | Providing a connection between a memory medium of a mobile device and an external device System and method for providing a high speed connection to a memory medium of a mobile device. The mobile device may be a mobile phone or other type of portable electronic device. The memory medium may be removable and/or may be flash memory, as desired. The mobile ... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8145256 | System, method and mobile unit to sense objects or text and retrieve related information A system, method and mobile unit to sense objects and/or text and retrieve related images, text or translations. The system may allow users to instantly access information about an object or text with a mobile device, such as a mobile phone, pager, personal digital ... | 03/27/2012 |
| 8145257 | Apparatus and method for providing mobile instant messaging service The present invention relates to apparatus and method for providing a mobile instant messaging service. The apparatus includes a buddy status managing unit for recording and managing a status information of at least one mobile messenger subscriber; a buddy list mana... | 03/27/2012 |
| 8145259 | Mobile terminal device A mobile terminal device includes a first case including a display section, a second case including a keyboard, and a slide holding mechanism which, when the first case slides with respect to the second case in the opening direction from a closed state wherein the f... | 03/27/2012 |
| 8145260 | Terminal device and method related thereto A terminal device includes a call control unit configured to process a phone call with a recipient, an application control unit configured to control execution of an application program, a determination unit configured, when the application control unit issues an in... | 03/27/2012 |
| 8145258 | Radio communication apparatus A radio communication apparatus includes housings that are connected via a hinge unit in an openable/closeable manner, and circuit boards in the housings. The circuit boards are connected via circuit connecting lines functioning as an inductor. One end of the hinge ... | 03/27/2012 |
| 8145261 | Ejectable component assemblies in electronic devices Electronic devices are provided with ejectable component assemblies that can be substantially flush with the external surfaces of the housings of the devices, despite variations in their manufacture. The ejectable component assemblies may include connectors coupled ... | 03/27/2012 |
| 8140108 | Website theme changing using a mobile device An apparatus and method for changing a theme of a website automatically. A mobile device includes a processor and a memory. The memory contains an application for detecting the selection of a theme and automatically changing a theme of a website to the selected them... | 03/20/2012 |
| 8140109 | Method of operating a mobile electronic device and mobile electronic device A method of operating a mobile electronic device, a mobile electronic device, as well as a method of operating a server and a sever are disclosed. The mobile electronic device comprises a receiver unit, a processing unit, a memory and an input unit. The memory store... | 03/20/2012 |
| 8135433 | Reduction in interference between components An apparatus is disclosed comprising a transducer, which transducer comprises at least one electrical connection point configured to enable an external electrical connection of the transducer. The transducer further comprises at least one decoupling coil configured ... | 03/13/2012 |
| 8135432 | Method and system for managing a communication link in a communication network A method and apparatus for managing a communication link in a communication network are provided. A continuous actuation button is configured to initiate a communication link between communication devices. The communication link is initiated when a force applied on ... | 03/13/2012 |
| 8135434 | Integrating device functionality into a telecommunications service composition Techniques for integrating device functionality into a composition of telecommunication service are provided. The techniques include using a service specification to generate a composition, wherein the composition comprises one or more telecommunication network bloc... | 03/13/2012 |
| 8126500 | Mobile communication apparatus A mobile communication apparatus usable for voice communication exchanging a received sound and a spoken sound is provided. The mobile communication apparatus includes a first section, a second section movably connected to the first section in an ordinary mechanical... | 02/28/2012 |
| 8126501 | Semiconductor device and electronic device This invention provides a high frequency power module which is incorporated into a mobile phone and which incorporates high frequency portion analogue signal processing ICs including low noise amplifiers which amplify an extremely weak signal therein. A semiconducto... | 02/28/2012 |
| 8121636 | Portable communication device for responding to incoming call A portable communication device includes a receiving module, a pulse signal generating module, a timer module, and detection module. The receiving module is configured for receiving incoming signals sent to the portable communication device. The pulse signal generat... | 02/21/2012 |
