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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8190205 | Male plug connector A media player system is disclosed. One aspect of the media player system pertains to a docking station that allows a media player to communicate with other media devices. Another aspect of the media player system pertains to a wireless media player system that incl... | 05/29/2012 |
| 8190204 | Digital, wireless PC/PCS modem A digital, wireless PC/PCS modem is disclosed for incorporation with personal home computers, laptop units, hand-held computer units, and cellular phones for providing wireless communication via satellite transmission. The invention is a device that combines a perso... | 05/29/2012 |
| 8185155 | Smart interface system for mobile communications devices A universal smart interface and peripheral management system for portable devices such as mobile phones. The smart system includes a connector interface that connects peripherals to a phone and/or personal digital assistant (PDA), through the smart system. The smart... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8180396 | User augmented reality for camera-enabled mobile devices Disclosed are apparatus and methods for providing a user augmented reality (UAR) service for a camera-enabled mobile device, so that a user of such mobile device can use the mobile device to obtain meta data regarding one or more images/video that are captured with ... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8180397 | Mobile communications device accessory identification system, an improved accessory for use with a mobile communications device, and a method of identifying same An identification system includes a mobile communications device and an accessory having a connection plug with a conical tip. An insulating ring extends about the conical tip portion to define a tip detection contact. The device includes a tip detection pin positio... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8180399 | Wireless interface extension for mobile devices A wireless interface extension for mobile devices is provided. The wireless interface extension includes a user interface, a wireless communication link, and a processor. The processor communicates with a mobile device over the wireless communication link and enable... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8180398 | Multimedia data communication method and system A multimedia processing system is provided for communicating among a baseband module, an image sensor module, and at least one display module in a mobile phone. The system comprises: a serial baseband interface that transmits and receives processing data from the ba... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8175646 | Networking of multiple mode handheld computing unit A handheld computing unit includes a MMW transceiver, a hardware section, an operating system section, and an application section. When the handheld computing unit is in a extended mode: the hardware section is operably coupled to a hardware section of an extended c... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8175645 | System and method for modifying a device profile The present invention provides a system and method for modifying a profile of a user device prior to sending the profile to a destination server, wherein the destination server customizes content provided to the user device based on the modified profile. In general,... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8170611 | Internal accessory antenna system and method for wireless network Described is a method and system which includes an arrangement including an internal wireless communication antenna and a wireless communication device couplable to one of an external wireless communication antenna and the arrangement. When the arrangement is attach... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8170612 | Communication apparatus A communication device communicates with another communication device via an information managing device. The communication device includes a transmitter unit, a storage unit, and a control unit. The transmitter unit transmits presence information to the other commu... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8165634 | Female receptacle connector A media player system is disclosed. One aspect of the media player system pertains to a docking station that allows a media player to communicate with other media devices. Another aspect of the media player system pertains to a hand held music player that includes a... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8165632 | Position reporting microphone A position reporting microphone, adapted for use in an existing communication system is disclosed. The position reporting microphone communicatively networks with the existing communication system channels to send and receive information such as for example audio, p... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8165633 | Passive interface and software configuration for portable devices A universal passive interface for connecting external systems to smart devices such as cell phones and PDAs. The passive system includes a cradle for receiving a compatible smart device that connects the functionality of the smart device to a wide variety of externa... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8160643 | Radio accessory having pass through connector A radio accessory for a portable electronic device, such as a digital music player, includes a connector that allows the radio to use accessories designed to couple with the portable electronic device. In addition, the radio includes a pass through connector that al... | 04/17/2012 |
| 8150462 | Connection box Field devices for measuring a pressure or a fill level are connected, by way of a cable connection or a radio connection, to stationary evaluation- and display devices. To provide flexible parameterization or flexible measured-value inquiry, a connection box for the... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8150460 | Wireless speakers and dock for portable electronic device An accessory for use with a portable electronic device receives audio signals from the portable electronic device and broadcasts the signals to a set of wireless speakers. The accessory device includes a dock for coupling to the portable electronic device such that ... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8150463 | Method and apparatus for presenting a user interface A system that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, a tablet adapted to detect a presence of another communication device with a display, determine operating characteristics of the display, create according to the operating chara... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8150465 | Environmental monitoring using mobile devices and network information server Sensors mounted on vehicles (e.g., buses, taxis, police cars) and public personnel (e.g., policemen) are used to monitor various conditions and situations such as air quality, potential biological and chemical attacks, and road and traffic conditions. The invention ... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8150461 | System and method for using a wireless enabled portable computer system as a wireless modem A method and system for using a wireless enabled portable computer system as a wireless modem. The portable computer system may be a personal digital assistant (PDA) having an internal wireless modem. The internal wireless modem, e.g., GSM radio, contains a communic... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8150464 | Method and apparatus for providing a mobile video blog service A method and apparatus for providing a mobile video blog (vlog) service in a communication network are disclosed. For example, the method captures video content sourced from a mobile device used by a mobile user through a mobile vlog posting service portal, and prov... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8145269 | Mobile terminal and method for displaying menu on the same A mobile terminal configured to couple with a user-removable interface module includes a connector configured to couple or otherwise contact the removable interface module, a controller configured to determine whether a coupling exists between the mobile terminal an... | 03/27/2012 |
| 8140116 | Duplex audio for mobile communication device and accessory Duplex audio is provided for a mobile communication device and an accessory. In some embodiments, the accessory can selectably operate in a duplex audio mode, concurrently sending audio to and receiving audio from the mobile communication device, or in another audio... | 03/20/2012 |
| 8135438 | Managing call control in computer telephone interface (CTI) system A method and apparatus to manage call control in a Computer Telephone Interface (CTI) system includes: a computer terminal to generate a call control message including call control identification information using a CTI application program in response to a call cont... | 03/13/2012 |
| 8131316 | Cellular modem processing A cellular mobile station including a modem processor and memory. The memory includes instructions for the modem processor to perform layer 1 processor operations, layer 2 processor operations, and layer 3 processor operations. The modem processor executes the instr... | 03/06/2012 |
| 8126505 | Data verification system for a near field communications enabled display An NFC enabled telecommunications communication device is mounted behind the touch point of a smart poster. The content data downloadable from the smart poster is managed remotely, monitored and usage data of the smart poster analyzed at a server via the telecommuni... | 02/28/2012 |
| 8121642 | Wireless user network for handheld information terminals An example user network provides information and entertainment for users via handheld information terminals. The “look and feel” and personality of the handheld information terminals can be location-specific so that the most relevant information and entertainmen... | 02/21/2012 |
| 8116814 | Mobile communications terminal using multi-functional socket and method thereof A mobile communications terminal using a multi-functional socket and a method thereof, the mobile communications device comprising a connector capable of connecting the mobile communications device to at least one external device for establishing an electrical conne... | 02/14/2012 |
| 8116813 | System for product retrieval using a coded surface A system of retrieving a product using a print medium with a print media identifier linked to a product. A mobile telecommunications device with a sensor module for determines the print media identifier from the print medium such that the product is retrieved using ... | 02/14/2012 |
| 8112116 | Bidirectional dynamic offloading of tasks between a host and a mobile device One or more functions are exposed by a mobile device to a host connected to the mobile device. A function of the one or more functions is executed at the mobile device in response to a request from the host, wherein the function is associated with a host task. The r... | 02/07/2012 |
| 8112115 | Portable base station device and charging method A mobile base station device and billing method, which can provide an incentive for use at a specific position, while securing convenience for users, are provided. In a mobile base station device 10, upon installation by an owner, registered user terminal-spe... | 02/07/2012 |
| 8095183 | Portable electronic device with detachable keypad module A portable electronic device includes a first housing, a latching mechanism, and a keypad module. The keypad module can be removed from the electronic device without having to take apart the electronic device. ... | 01/10/2012 |
| 8086267 | System and method for provisioning a wireless networking connection A vehicle communication system includes a processor that may query a wireless device to determine, among other things, a carrier identity. The carrier identity is the identity of the service provider for the wireless device. If the carrier identity is known, the pro... | 12/27/2011 |
| 8086268 | Mobile communication terminal and method of controlling transmission characteristic thereof A mobile communication terminal includes: a signal transmission section having a predetermined default value for a transmission characteristic; an antenna to be used at least by the signal transmission section; a separate circuit section sharing ground with the sign... | 12/27/2011 |
| 8078224 | Male plug connector A male plug connector for connecting to a corresponding receptacle connector of a media player. In one embodiment the connector comprises a housing designed to accommodate a plurality of contacts spaced apart in a single row of contact locations that are sequentiall... | 12/13/2011 |
| 8078222 | Portable electronic device A portable electronic device includes a first main body, an audio processor mounted in the main body, a camera module mounted in the main body, and an earphone signal connected with the first main body. A first input-output port disposed on the main body is coupled ... | 12/13/2011 |
| 8078223 | Mobile terminal having expansion module and method of controlling operation of the mobile terminal A mobile terminal including a main body configured to provide a communication function, an expansion module configured to provide a number of additional functions to the main body, a connector including at least first, second and third pins and configured to electri... | 12/13/2011 |
| 8073488 | Information processing device, information processing method, and program An information processing device that includes processing devices and a relay device. Each processing device has at least one processing function associated with a unique function information item, a function determination portion, and a device information item noti... | 12/06/2011 |
| 8068873 | Cellular telephone without integrated speaker and microphone Disclosed herein is a cellular telephone that does not include an integrated microphone and an integrated speaker but that instead requires use of an externally connected microphone and speaker to facilitate voice communication. By omitting any integrated microphone... | 11/29/2011 |
| 8055299 | Mobile input device of mobile terminal A mobile input device of a mobile terminal includes: a selection unit for selecting an application program of the mobile terminal; an execution instruction unit for generating an instruction to execute the application program; and a wireless communication unit for t... | 11/08/2011 |
