Bizarre Patents
A helium-filled sun shade for protecting individuals engaged in outdoor activities.
PatentStorm News
Make the Most of Our Site
See this month's Top Inventors and Most Cited Patents.
Stay on top of the latest innovations by subscribing to an RSS feed.
Registered users: Manage your profile.
| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8190202 | Information processing apparatus and method, information processing system, and transmission medium When a user gets interested in some music he/she listens to somewhere, for example, in a coffee shop, the user records that music in a memory provided in a portable terminal. A processor reads the information stored in the memory and performs a predetermined process... | 05/29/2012 |
| 8190203 | Wireless earphone that transitions between wireless networks A wireless earphone that comprises a transceiver circuit for receiving streaming audio from a data source over a local ad hoc wireless network. When the data source and the earphone are out of range, they transition automatically to an infrastructure wireless networ... | 05/29/2012 |
| 8180395 | Modular wireless communicator A wireless communicator including a housing, wireless communication functionality located within the housing, native user interface functionality cooperating with the wireless communication functionality and including user interface surfaces located on at least one ... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8180394 | Wireless terminal having an extending layer body A wireless terminal in a wireless communication field is provided, which not only includes a top layer body and a bottom layer body, but also includes at least one extending layer body to provide an extending function. The extending layer body is connected in a stac... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8175640 | Mobile terminal and method of generating content therein A mobile terminal and method of generating a content therein are disclosed, by which a video file can be created using an image captured by a camera and playback music. The present invention includes a camera for capturing a picture, an audio output module outputtin... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8175638 | Virtual video message answering machine platform Enabling a user of a video chat application to a virtual video message answering machine to contextually provide a video message to at least one other user of the video chat application for play back if the user is unavailable. The video message can be arranged to b... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8175641 | Selective push-to-talk A push-to-talk (PTT) switch with biasing to a first center position in which in which the PTT function of neither one of up to two audio devices is engaged, also having a first operated position to which the switch may be moved by hand operation to cause the PTT fun... | 05/08/2012 |
| RE43370 | Communication device with two modes of operation The invention relates to a mobile station which comprises two separate user interfaces and an outer covering (10, 11) which can be unfolded. The device has the appearance and the size of a common mobile phone when the outer covering (10, 11) is closed,... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8175639 | NanoPC mobile personal computing and communication device It is the main object of this invention to provide a ubiquitous and multi-functional low power handheld mobile personal computing device which will function as a computing device the size of a PDA with large 17 inches or larger projection screen supporting various w... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8175644 | Task switching between two computing devices A method is provided to enable a user to operate a computing device to share data with another device. An event may be detected, where the event indicates the intent of the user to share content to the other device while already using a first computing device. Once ... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8175642 | Method and apparatus for disabling the RF functionality of a multi-function wireless communication device while maintaining access to local functionality A method and apparatus for disabling the communication functionality (i.e., disabling the transmission and/or reception of RF signals) of an integrated device, while still providing access to the local functionality of such device. A control and select function, suc... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8175643 | Switching states between two computing devices A method for switching use between a first computing device and a second computing device is provided. The method may be performed by the first computing device. An event is detected while a first application is operated on the first computing device. In response to... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8170610 | Combination personal data assistant and personal computing system dynamic memory reclamation In order to continually receive messages in a dual personal computer system (PC) and personal digital assistant system (PDA) computer architecture, the PC system is deactivated to conserve battery power while the PDA continues to receive messages. As PDA memory is f... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8170609 | Personal virtual assistant providing advice to a user regarding physiological information received about the user A personal virtual assistant is provided. The personal virtual assistant includes a medical device and remote station that is connectable via a wireless network to a server containing a control processor and rules engine. The medical device is used to provide physio... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8165630 | Communication device The communication device which includes a voice communicating means, an automobile controlling means, a caller ID means, a call blocking means, an auto time adjusting means, a calculating means, a word processing means, a startup software means, a stereo audio data ... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8165629 | Base station for electronic apparatus The present invention provides a base station for an electronic apparatus. The base station includes a main body, a groove, a verifier and at least one motor. The main body is an empty body and accommodates the at least one motor. The groove is defined in the middle... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8165631 | Sharing a radio frequency interface resource Applications may seek access to a radio frequency interface resource on a processor-based system that exceeds the available capacity of that resource. When more than one application needs access to an RF interface resource at the same time and the available capacity... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8160641 | Portable electronic device A portable electronic device is provided. The portable electronic device comprises a housing, a printed circuit board, an amplifier and a lens module. The housing comprises a loudspeaker division and a continuous wall. The continuous wall surrounds and defines the l... | 04/17/2012 |
| 8160642 | Communication device The communication device comprising the voice communicating implementer, the sound caller ID implementer, the calculation implementer, the word processing implementer, the stereo audio data output implementer, the digital camera implementer, the multiple language di... | 04/17/2012 |
| 8160640 | Multi-mode mobile communication device with motion sensor and methods for use therewith A mobile communication device includes a motion sensor for generating motion signals in response to motion of the mobile communication device. A motion data generation module generates motion data based on the motion signals. At least one transceiver sends the motio... | 04/17/2012 |
| 8155696 | Devices, systems and methods for scenario based services and intelligent user feedback Devices, systems and methods are provided to communicate using mobile or wireless devices having a plurality of interactive applications, wherein each application is useable interactively with other applications. Thus, a user is enabled to utilize multiple applicati... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8155698 | System and method for storing and displaying data with digital images A method for storing data with a digital image comprises providing a digital camera for capturing and storing digital images, the digital camera having a controller, a storage medium, a data entry mechanism, and a positioning system. The method further includes the ... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8155697 | USB stacking devices and applications A modular device formed with USB connectors. The USB can be used for connecting different kinds of devices, for example memories, user interfaces and the like. The USB devices can be piggybacked. In an embodiment, the USB devices can be located in a cavity formed in... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8150456 | Mobile phone with camera A mobile phone with camera includes a body, a display module, two support arms and a camera. The body has a first surface and a second surface. The first surface is perpendicular to the second surface, and the first surface has a concave section, which has two paral... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8150458 | Communication device A communication device which implements a voice communicating function, an OS updating function, a communication device telephone remote controlling function, a communication device computer remote controlling function, a shortcut icon displaying function, an OCR fu... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8150455 | Method and system for integrating a computer mouse function in a mobile communication device A method and system are implemented for controlling the position of a cursor on a display screen of a remote host device with a mobile communication device. The method comprises establishing a communication link between the mobile communication device and the select... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8150457 | Mobile radio apparatus A mobile radio apparatus wherein the degradation of communication performance caused by electromagnetic noise can be precluded with enhanced reliability. This mobile telephone unit (100) comprises a camera body (107); a circuit board (106) that ... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8145267 | Biological sample measurement apparatus A biological sample measurement apparatus includes a measurement component for detecting a blood glucose level, a transmitter for sending the detected blood glucose level to a portable terminal, a receiver for receiving an acknowledge signal and a portable terminal ... | 03/27/2012 |
| 8145268 | Methods, systems and apparatus for displaying the multimedia information from wireless communication networks Video signals for a mobile terminal are converted to accommodate reproduction by an alternative display terminal. The video signal is processed to provide a converted video signal appropriate for an alternative display terminal that is separate from the mobile termi... | 03/27/2012 |
| 8145266 | Portable audio/video playback apparatus A portable audio/video playback apparatus of the present invention comprises an apparatus main body 1 and a broadcast receiver unit 4 removably attached to the apparatus main body. The apparatus main body 1 includes interfaces 32, 33 for ... | 03/27/2012 |
| 8140114 | Receiving device and antenna An antenna, to be connected to a receiving device for receiving broadcast waves in first and second frequency bands, includes a core-wire-side cable for transmitting a signal or an electric power used in the receiving device, and a covered wire for covering a part o... | 03/20/2012 |
| 8140115 | Application interface A method and apparatus for detecting a shake by a user to invoke an invoked application, identifying whether there is a conflicting application. When a conflicting application is detected, storing state information for the conflicting application and halting the con... | 03/20/2012 |
| 8135437 | Cellular phone In a cellular phone a rotational position sensing part senses that a display casing has been rotated from a horizontally long state to a vertically long state, and a drive voltage is supplied to a TV broadcast receiving part by a drive voltage supplying part, and an... | 03/13/2012 |
| 8121641 | Communication device The communication device comprising a voice communicating implementer, a sound caller ID implementer, an auto time adjusting implementer, a calculation implementer, a word processing implementer, a stereo audio data output implementer, a digital camera implementer, ... | 02/21/2012 |
| 8121640 | Dual module portable devices A dual module portable device may be provided. A motion of a first module of the dual module portable device may be detected. Based at least in part on the detected motion, a position of the first module may be determined relative to the second module of the portabl... | 02/21/2012 |
| 8121639 | Local phone number lookup and cache A system and method for wirelessly connecting a computer device to a server. The system includes a computer device and a phone number look-up device. The computer device generates location data, retrieves a server phone number from memory based on the generated loca... | 02/21/2012 |
| 8116812 | Systems and methods for providing wireless communications for data and voice communications A wireless communications system that provides communication for a plurality of communication devices. The wireless communications system includes an interface including a local exchange carrier (LEC) connection port, a subscriber connection port and a wireless conn... | 02/14/2012 |
| 8112114 | Multiple access communications cell phone (MAC cell phone) The MAC Cell Phone is an automated transparent programmable telecommunication multiple access call and high-speed digital data stream facilitator as a router device for use by a consumer as a facilitator for receiving or sending VoIP telephone calls, fax transmissio... | 02/07/2012 |
| 8108000 | Electronic device and method of controlling the electronic device An electronic device having a temperature sensor is provided. The temperature sensor detects information of a touch operation from an object on a surface of the temperature sensor, determines if the touch operation is valid by determining if the detected information... | 01/31/2012 |
| RE43139 | Apparatus and method of interacting with a mobile phone using a TV system An apparatus and a method for interacting with a mobile telephone are provided. A remote control unit receives a user command and transmits it to a TV system which recognizes the user command as a telephone function command and transmits the function command to the ... | 01/24/2012 |
