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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7305254 | System and method of software transfer between a mobile phone and a mobile phone accessory A system and method of operating a mobile phone accessory communicable with a mobile phone. The present invention dynamically loads software into a mobile phone from a mobile phone accessory to enable better management of the accessory's resources and capabilities. ... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7302229 | Enabling desired wireless connectivity in a high frequency wireless local area network The present invention provides a method and an apparatus to enable desired wireless connectivity in a high frequency and/or high speed wireless local area network for providing mobile communications to a user of a wireless communication device which may be otherwise... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7302281 | Wireless LAN utilizability detecting system and method The disclosed system, is arranged as an adapter for mounting a wireless LAN card 3 on a data terminal device 2, and it obtains a detection output based on the intensity of wave in a predetermined wireless LAN band. Based on this output, the system info... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7302693 | Remote control inputs to Java applications A method of delivering input from a device's remote control to a Java™ application uses asynchronous method invocation in a processing device. The input from the remote control is captured in system-specific (native) code and delivered to a Java™ application asy... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7302063 | Audio system for an automobile An audio system for a motor vehicle includes a plurality of speaker units to which audio signals from various audio signal sources are supplied. The supply between at least one audio signal source and at least one speaker unit is at least partially redundant, includ... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7301988 | Enhanced uplink packet transfer An enhanced spread-spectrum uplink technique provides more efficient packet transfer in a wireless network. A mobile station requests to utilize an uplink channel, typically, a physical dedicated channel. If the network will grant access, a base station sends back a... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7301556 | Image signal transmitting/receiving apparatus and method based on a cut-off mode The present invention relates to an image signal transmitting/receiving apparatus and method for selectively performing transmission and display of a main image signal. The present invention transmits and display an sub-image signal instead of the received main imag... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7300041 | Vertical alternator holding apparatus and method for alternator testing An apparatus for supporting an alternator for testing uses a supporting pin mounted to extend in a first direction relative to the alternator. A first holding pin extends in a second direction relative to the alternator, and has two ends with a first end having a bo... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7301918 | Fixed cellular terminal with packet data transmission over analog interface A fixed cellular terminal (FCT) (30) includes a packet-service unit (154), an analog line interface (120), and a packet-service/analog line gateway (68). The packet-service unit facilitates radio frequency communication over an air interf... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7299066 | Telephone set attaching member and portable telephone set A portable telephone set comprises a substrate part and a telephone set and an accessory device, which are attached to the substrate part. The substrate part includes a first connector connected with the telephone set, a second connector connected with the accessory... | 11/20/2007 |
| 7296754 | IC card module An IC card module includes first external connecting terminals and second external connecting terminals both exposed to one surface of a card substrate, a microcomputer connected to the first external connecting terminals, a memory controller connected to the second... | 11/20/2007 |
| 7299067 | Methods and systems for managing the provision of training provided remotely through electronic data networks to users of remote electronic devices Methods and systems for providing and managing training through/over networks to remote multimedia device users are disclosed. Training can be provided through networks to computers and portable hand held devices. Handheld devices can include PDAs, pagers, and wirel... | 11/20/2007 |
| 7299149 | Portable device with action shortcut function A portable information device has an action recognizing function. An action detector precisely detects a single 3-dimensional movement of the device. A plurality of reference action patterns each linked to predetermined functions are registered in an action shortcut... | 11/20/2007 |
| 7295837 | Telecommunication module having a system-data processor for performing at least one telecommunication activity A telecommunication module is provided which includes a system-data processor for carrying out at least one telecommunication activity, a control data processor for automatically executing at least one control command sequence stored in the telecommunication module,... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7295841 | System and method for providing exhibition information service through wireless communication The present invention discloses a system and method for providing an exhibition information service through wireless communication. In the system for providing the exhibition information corresponding to a request signal, when wireless connection devices receive a s... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7292879 | Method and apparatus of alerting a user of a mobile electronic device A method and apparatus for receiving a user alert signal (110), and generating an external vibrator control signal (114) in response to the user alert signal (110), and moving a first mobile electronic device structure member (102) relati... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7293069 | Method and apparatus for supplying network path bookmark information remotely to a mobile device A method and apparatus for supplying information stored remotely to an appliance via a mobile device are provided. A client computer extracts the network path bookmark information from a predetermined directory in the client computer, and transmits the network path ... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7293118 | Apparatus and method for dynamically providing hub or host operations An apparatus and method for coupling a host computer to one or more peripherals or for coupling peripherals to one another. In one example, the apparatus includes a hub having an upstream port for coupling with the host computer and one or more downstream ports for ... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7290716 | IC card with radio interface function, antenna module and data processing apparatus using the IC card An SD memory card contains an RF circuit, a controller LSI and a flash memory. The RF circuit is connected to an antenna module attached to the SD memory card. The controller LSI executes radio interface control and interface control for the SD memory card. By runni... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7292838 | Terminal and standby operation control method There is provided a terminal which has wireless communication unit to perform wireless communication and which operates using power supplied from an external power supply or power of a battery. The terminal includes a detection unit configured to detect whether powe... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7292545 | Wireless LAN system To provide a wireless LAN system, a sleep mode is set for reducing consumed power and, when an arrival of the own address side is present, wake-up is caused to reliably receive the arrival. Specifically, a plurality of hosts 20 such as PC interconnected with ... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7290143 | Method of certifying transmission, reception and authenticity of electronic documents and related network unit A method of certifying transmission, reception and authenticity of electronic documents between a sender user (2) and addressee user (3) belonging to a telecommunication network (4) is disclosed, wherein the sender (2) carries out the fol... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7289831 | Endless powered anywhere cellphone system A cellphone system, cellphone flip or non flip types (10) removable or collapsible hand crank to dynamo (12) external dynamo attachment (14) external solar cell attachment (16) dynamo and solar cell attachment jack (18) solar cells... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7286806 | Detachable radio module A radio module that detachably connects with a host device. A radio module is provided that includes an antenna as an integral part of the radio module. The antenna satisfies regulatory requirements by being an integral part of the radio module. The radio module inc... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7286818 | Apparatus and method for increased security of wireless transactions A mobile communication device with security mechanisms is provided for enabling wireless personal information transfer with increased security. In another embodiment of the invention, a mobile communication device is used to confirm a transaction. ... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7286819 | Printing apparatus, print control method, and program product To improve usability by prevent a print output which is not desired by the user from being outputted, for example, whether an image is outputted when a deterioration state exceeds a specific deterioration degree or not is set by an operation panel 1012, and w... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7286822 | Automatic telephone service forwarding device An automatic telephone service forwarding device including a base or enclosure defining a socket for receiving a wireless telephone. Upon detecting the presence of the wireless telephone in the socket, the device automatically forwards telephone service for the wire... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7286799 | Remote caller identification (ID) device The present invention provides technical advantages as systems, devices and methods that enable a person to remotely identify the origin of an incoming call. ... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7286850 | Wireless communication module system and method for performing a wireless communication The present invention provides a wireless communication module system for use with a portable personal computer (PC) having a motherboard and an integral display screen. In one embodiment, the system includes a single wired interface having first and second ends, wh... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7286649 | Telecommunications infrastructure for generating conversation utterances to a remote listener in response to a quiet selection A user to conducts a telephone conversation without speaking. It does this by moving the participant in the public situation to a quiet mode of communication (e.g., keyboard, buttons, touchscreen). All the other participants are allowed to continue using their usual... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7286852 | Subscriber identity module and method of preventing access thereto, and mobile communication terminal device A subscriber identity module (SIM) for subscriber identification configured so as to be detachably loaded on a mobile communication terminal device has a application section for storing an externally downloaded application program, a processing section (or a SAT fun... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7286857 | Enhanced in-vehicle wireless communication system handset operation In-vehicle operation of a wireless communication system handset is enhanced by using a handset controller having large keys and a large display. The controller is mounted in the vehicle so that the keys and the display are accessible by a user while seated in the ve... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7286092 | Radiocommunications antenna with misalignment of radiation lobe by variable phase shifter A radiocommunications antenna, notably for cellular radiotelephony network base station, of radiation lobe depointing type induced by variable phase adjustment unit including an actuating device including an actuator (13 or 41) whereof the displacement... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7287058 | Methods, systems and computer program products for performing document-inclusion operations over a network Performing operations over a low bandwidth and/or high cost networks, the operations requiring access to a document. Such operations may include sending/forwarding an e-mail with an attachment or printing/faxing a document over a network. A client, such as a mobile ... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7287172 | System and method for locking user input elements for small computer devices A system and method for automatically locking user interface input elements to avoid negative impact of inadvertently pressing a user input element. The method receives an internally generated locking signal; sets a locked flag to indicate the user input elements ar... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7287100 | Portable computer system having wireless transmission for operating plurality of peripheral devices having external port signals that produce encoded priority signals A portable computer system includes a portable computer and an integrated device both having wireless data transmission interface. The integrated device is connected to various peripheral devices with different interfaces and controlled by corresponding external por... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7283849 | Assembly comprising a mobile telephone An arrangement including a base station, an adapter coupled to the base station, and a mobile telephone coupled to the adapter. The adapter carries out information matching between the base station and the mobile telephone, including electrical and protocol matching... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7283842 | Fitting-setup for hearing device A fitting setup for hearing aids (1), wherein a cell phone (1) is the input device. The cell phone is used to communicate with a server so as to change the fitting setup for the hearing aid to an optimal setting. The cell phone may also be used to comm... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7283850 | Method and apparatus for multi-sensory speech enhancement on a mobile device A mobile device includes an air conduction microphone and an alternative sensor that provides an alternative sensor signal indicative of speech. A communication interface permits the mobile device to communicate directly with other mobile devices. ... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7280854 | Portable information terminal cradle apparatus A portable information terminal device cradle apparatus includes a recording/reproducing apparatus for recording and reproducing data using a recording disk, disposed in an inner space enclosed by an enclosure including an upper plate and a lower plate, a main part ... | 10/09/2007 |
