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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8014822 | Accessorized cellphone apparatus The accessorized cellphone apparatus combines three typically separate devices into one. The cellphone device of the apparatus features a cellphone view window with accompanying keypad located proximally below. The top of the apparatus, which optionally includes an ... | 09/06/2011 |
| 8010154 | Retractable rotatable camera module for mobile communication device and method of operation thereof A mobile communication device having a camera module and a method of operating a mobile communication device having a camera module. In one embodiment, the mobile communication device includes: (1) a main body and (2) a camera module, coupled to the main body and co... | 08/30/2011 |
| 8010156 | Eyeglasses with electronic components A microphone, transmitter, speaker, receiver, and power source, all mounted to an eyeglasses frame, for sending and receiving signals wirelessly to and from a remote cell phone or other electronic device. The microphone and the transmitter can be mounted to extensio... | 08/30/2011 |
| 8010155 | Associating an electronic document with a print medium A method of printing an electronic document using a mobile telecommunications device is disclosed. The electronic document is first identified using the mobile telecommunications device. The electronic document is then printed on a print medium in a media feed path ... | 08/30/2011 |
| 8010157 | Communication device A communication device which implements a voice communicating function, a OS updating function, a voice recognition system, a tag function, a voice recognition noise filtering function, a sound/beep auto off function, a voice recognition system auto off function, a ... | 08/30/2011 |
| 8005506 | Mobile terminal having rotating input device A mobile terminal includes a display located on a front side of the terminal and an input device located on a rear side of the terminal and having a rotatable wheel. ... | 08/23/2011 |
| 8005505 | Identifying remote, external devices and facilitating communication therewith A method for enabling a portable electronic device, such as a personal data assistant (PDA), cellular telephone, or notebook computer, to identify remote, external devices with which communication by at least one wireless transmission protocol over which the portabl... | 08/23/2011 |
| 8000740 | Image translation device for a mobile device Systems, apparatuses, and methods for an image translation device for use with a mobile device are described herein. The image translation device may include an image capture module to capture surface images of a medium and a positioning module to determine position... | 08/16/2011 |
| 7996037 | Communication device A communication device, such as a mobile phone, which implements a voice communication mode, a digital mirror mode, and a voice dialing mode, wherein the image retrieved from the camera is displayed in an inverted manner when the digital mirror mode is implemented, ... | 08/09/2011 |
| 7996038 | Communication device A communication device which implements a voice communicating function, a OS updating function, a navigation system, a remote controlling system, an auto emergency calling system, a cellular TV function, a GPS search engine function, a mobile ignition key function, ... | 08/09/2011 |
| 7991431 | 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... | 08/02/2011 |
| 7986967 | Wireless communication system and method A first wireless communication device stores identification display information representing at least one other wireless communication device in a memory, and a second wireless communication device controls a display unit of the second wireless communication device ... | 07/26/2011 |
| 7979087 | Task switching between two computing devices A method is provided to enable the person to switch use of computing devices when working with records and/or documents. A method such as described may be implemented for an individual operating two (or more) computing devices that share and synchronize sets of reco... | 07/12/2011 |
| 7966038 | Wireless audio transfer system, wireless microphone, audio transmitting apparatus, audio receiving apparatus, image pickup apparatus, recording apparatus, and audio mixer Disclosed is a wireless audio transfer system. The wireless audio transfer system includes an audio transmitting apparatus including a microphone and a modulating/transmitting unit for transmitting radio waves modulated using an audio signal from the microphone, an ... | 06/21/2011 |
| 7962172 | Print onto a print medium taking into account the orientation of previously printed content A method is describe in which an orientation indicator on a print medium inserted into a printer is sensed, the orientation indicator identifying the orientation of content previously printed on the print medium, the orientation of the content previously printed on ... | 06/14/2011 |
| 7957766 | Method for controlling a camera mode in a portable terminal Disclosed is a camera control method for a portable terminal, by which a lens unit of a camera of the portable terminal can be automatically drawn into or out of the portable terminal when a call is received in a camera mode of the portable terminal. The method comp... | 06/07/2011 |
| 7957767 | Communication devices with integrated gyrators and methods for use therewith A device includes an on-chip gyrating circuit that generates a motion parameter based on motion of the device. An RF transceiver generates an outbound RF signal from an outbound symbol stream, transmits the outbound RF signal to a remote station of a wireless networ... | 06/07/2011 |
| 7957765 | Mobile phone with integrated wireless camera A wireless mobile telecommunications device includes a detachable camera that wirelessly communicates data with the device body. The device is usable not only to make and receive telephone calls in the conventional manner but also to take photographs or video. When ... | 06/07/2011 |
| 7953436 | Disabling operation of a camera on a handheld mobile communication device based upon enabling or disabling devices A handheld communication device capable of transmitting and receiving at least voice and text communication. The device has a body assembly including a front face arranged to be directed toward an operator of the device when held in a text communicating orientation.... | 05/31/2011 |
| 7949368 | Accessory functions A mobile terminal capable of supporting a plurality of accessory functions with one or more accessories, the mobile terminal capable of supporting each accessory function in two or more modes, and each accessory storing a capability array indicative of the capabilit... | 05/24/2011 |
| 7949369 | Computer apparatus, wireless network transmission system and transmission method thereof A computer apparatus, a wireless network transmission system and its transmission method are disclosed. The computer apparatus comprises a power supplier, a first circuit architecture, a second circuit architecture and a power controller. A power is provided by the ... | 05/24/2011 |
| 7949371 | Communication device A communication device, such as a mobile phone, which implements a voice communication mode, a digital mirror mode, and a color caller ID mode, wherein the image retrieved from the camera is displayed in an inverted manner when the digital mirror mode is implemented... | 05/24/2011 |
| 7949370 | Scanner for a mobile device Systems, apparatuses, and methods for a scanning device for use with a mobile device are described herein. The scanning device may include an image capture module to capture surface images of a medium to be scanned and a positioning module to determine positioning i... | 05/24/2011 |
| 7945287 | Communication device A communication device, such as a mobile phone, which implements a voice communication mode, a digital mirror mode, and a sound caller ID mode, wherein the image retrieved from the camera is displayed in an inverted manner when the digital mirror mode is implemented... | 05/17/2011 |
| 7945284 | Cordless telephone with MP3 player capability A cordless telephone which allows a user to play MP3 digital audio bit stream music, using the remote handset of a cordless telephone to control the functions of the MP3 player. The cordless telephone remains usable as a typical cordless telephone with all the featu... | 05/17/2011 |
| 7945285 | Integrating a digital encoded-audio bit stream player in a radio-frequency telephone handset In one embodiment, a method of integrating a digital encoded-audio bit stream player in a radio-frequency (RF) telephone handset is disclosed. An RF connection is established between the RF telephone handset and an RF unit connected to a network, wherein communicati... | 05/17/2011 |
| 7945286 | Communication device A communication device, such as a mobile phone, which implements a voice communication mode, a digital mirror mode, and an auto responding mode, wherein the image retrieved from the camera is displayed in an inverted manner when the digital mirror mode is implemente... | 05/17/2011 |
| 7941180 | Device for selective power management for a hand held host A hand held radio host includes circuitry for selectively providing power to radiating transceiver elements and non-radiating application elements according to a plurality of power modes of operation to achieve desired effects and in a way that saves power and exten... | 05/10/2011 |
| 7937108 | Linking an object to a position on a surface A method of generating an association between a software object and a position on a surface is disclosed. The method starts by sensing, by a sensing device placed on the position on the surface coded data at the position on the surface. The coded data at the positio... | 05/03/2011 |
| 7925298 | User interface for a secondary display module of a mobile electronic device A user interface (UI) for use with a secondary display module of a mobile electronic device. The UI allows the user to access application data without activating the operating system (OS) of the main portion of the mobile electronic device. The UI can allow the user... | 04/12/2011 |
| 7925300 | Printing content on a mobile device A method of printing content is disclosed. The method starts by a server receiving a request for content. The server renders the content into a pre-rendered format before transferring the content in the pre-rendered format to a mobile telecommunications device. The ... | 04/12/2011 |
| 7925299 | Messaging using a coded surface A method of sending a message using a print medium is disclosed. A tag on a surface of the print medium is sensed using a sensor module. The surface includes a plurality of tags with each tag encoding an identifier which uniquely identifies the surface and a positio... | 04/12/2011 |
| 7917171 | Printing a receipt using a mobile device A system for printing a receipt on a print medium, the system comprising: a mobile telecommunications device which comprises: a printer module to print the receipt on the print medium; and, a sensor module to sense a print media identifier of the print medium. ... | 03/29/2011 |
| 7912499 | Techniques for partitioning radios in wireless communication systems A method and apparatus is provided for partitioning a radio using a multi-chip module to group some or all of the components of the radio in a single package. In one example, a radio uses a multi-chip module, including a chip carrier. Various components of the radio... | 03/22/2011 |
| 7912500 | Mobile communication device, in particular in the form of a mobile telephone The invention relates to a mobile communication device, in particular in the form of a mobile telephone, with a computer device for simulating a virtual living being in respect of the development of said living being, with a display device for outputting the develop... | 03/22/2011 |
| 7912501 | Audio I/O headset plug and plug detection circuitry A single prong, multiple signal conducting plug and plug detection circuitry is provided. The plug may be electrically coupled to a stereo headset including a microphone. The plug may include four signal conducting regions arranged in a predetermined order along the... | 03/22/2011 |
| RE42210 | Video-voicemail solution for wireless communication devices An enhanced communication and voicemail solution for mobile phones is described where still images and/or video clips are injected into the voice stream creating a “video-voice” call. When a receiving party is not available to take a video-voice call, this combi... | 03/08/2011 |
| 7904113 | Method and apparatus for detecting and selectively utilizing peripheral devices A method and apparatus for providing a wireless transmit/receive unit (WTRU) with access to at least one peripheral device, and/or at least one peripheral device associated with an available auxiliary device. The current peripheral device requirements of the WTRU ar... | 03/08/2011 |
| 7899492 | 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 from a wireless communication network is processed to provide a converted video signal appropriate for an alternative display terminal.... | 03/01/2011 |
| 7899493 | 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... | 03/01/2011 |
