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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7343462 | Method for using non-volatile memory and electronics device thereof A method for using non-volatile memory and an electronics device thereof is provided. The method includes the following steps. First, a non-volatile memory pre-loaded with a plurality of original data is provided. When updating the original data with new data, if fr... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7340271 | Dual input mobile communication device A dual input mobile communication device. The mobile communication device can include a housing having an exterior, the exterior including a first face side and a second face side, the second face side located on an opposite side of the housing from the first face s... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7340275 | Wireless communication unit A wireless communication unit of the present invention comprises: an interface portion signally connected to a connector of a main device, the connector being dedicated to a recording-medium; a recording portion performing non-volatile recording; a wireless communic... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7340284 | Device for connecting ear-microphone to mobile phone through interface connector thereof Disclosed is a device for connecting an ear-microphone to a mobile phone through an interface connector of the mobile phone. The phone includes a codec which has hands-free-kit audio transmission and reception terminals connected to the interface connector. A contro... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7340242 | Method for measuring service data amount of terminal A method for measuring a service data amount of a terminal in a call connection networking between a TE and a network, in which an amount of provided data is measured and displayed on a screen. Because information on the amount of data provided for service is provid... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7340615 | Method and apparatus for managing power in network interface modules A method and system for managing power consumption in a portable computing device having a network interface module is presented. A power management module receives inputs from other modules and determines when the network interface module is to be put in a doze sta... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7338328 | Cigarette lighter adapter device that interfaces with an external device via a port interface A CLA device comprises a CLA plug that is insertable into an external CLA socket, for example, a DC CLA socket inside a vehicle. The CLA device has a housing coupled to the CLA plug, for example, by integration or via a tethered wire, with the housing having a suppo... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7340007 | Apparatus, methods and articles of manufacture for pre-emphasis filtering of a modulated signal The invention is directed to a system for determining a transfer function for emphasizing an electromagnetic signal prior to being processed by determining a discrete transfer function for a processing system, such as a wideband phase modulator; determining a target... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7340274 | Cellular phone capable of receiving a plurality of broadcast waves A cellular telephone set is capable of receiving a plurality of broadcast waves while efficiently covering wide bands such as FM and TV broadcasts and reducing mutual effects on radio circuits if the cellular telephone set has the additional function of receiving FM... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7336705 | Smart receiver for wireless peripherals Systems and methods for evaluating a signal containing pulses received from a wireless computer peripheral device are provided. A received signal is analyzed to measure the strength of the received signal and determine whether sources of interference exist. Correcti... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7336933 | Method of maintaining communication with a device The present disclosure is directed to a method of maintaining communication with a device. The method comprises the steps of creating a first communication link between a first wireless communication device associated with a vehicle and the device associated with a ... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7336972 | Data processing system for a multi-function device To enable a main terminal device to implement specific functions in cooperation with a sub terminal device, when a fax machine serving as the main terminal device stores conversion request data in a shared area of its RAM (S130), a personal computer serving a... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7336462 | Alternator and starter tester protection apparatus and method An method and apparatus testing an alternator and/or starter assembly including a power source for energizing the alternator and/or starter, a computer processor for monitoring electrical current supplied to energize the alternator and/or starter wherein the compute... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7336237 | Portable computer A portable computer including a computer body having a main board and a display apparatus rotatably installed on the computer body. The portable computer also includes a radio communication module provided in a part of the main board formed with a through hole for r... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7336259 | Rechargeable wireless input device An input device has a body and a battery that is retained in the body. A receiver is coupled to a computer via a cable, with the body removably engaging the receiver. The computer delivers power through the cable and the receiver to charge the battery, while the inp... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7336200 | Data communication protocol in an automatic meter reading system An automatic meter reading (AMR) system includes a fixed or mobile reader and an endpoint. The endpoint is interfaced to a utility meter and the fixed or mobile reader is capable of communicating with the endpoint via RF communication. In this system the fixed or mo... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7333829 | Multi-mode wireless bridge system and method using a single-radio transceiver A system and method are provided for communicating utilizing a plurality of different communication standards. To accomplish this, included is a single transceiver that utilizes a plurality of different communication standards. ... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7333805 | Method for monitoring the transmission quality in a cellular radio communication system In a cellular radio communication system that supports in each of its cells a plurality of different codec modes for the purpose of radio transmission, the terminals working in a cell and a base station of the cell refer to the information relating to the use of cod... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7333771 | Mounting pedestal for a cellular signal enhancer A relatively low cost, easy to install and aesthetically pleasing cellular signal enhancer, also known as a wireless repeater, suitable for use in a home or business. The device includes a removable mounting pedestal that can be plugged into both an upper and a lowe... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7333833 | Low-noise block controller within a set-top box A low-noise block (LNB) control device within a set-top box is disclosed. The LNB control device is capable of controlling modulation of an alternating waveform on a direct current (DC) voltage from a DC power supply to an LNB amplifier. The LNB control device inclu... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7333836 | System and method for providing mobile device capability to a wireless network subscriber A method and system for alerting a mobile network subscriber to capabilities of a mobile station associated with a contact of the subscriber. The system receives registration information from the contact mobile station, whereupon an IMEI number of the contact mobile... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7333327 | Notebook computer support seat which can be conveniently folded and carried A notebook computer support seat which can be conveniently folded and carried is the support seat which is made by lightweight but stiff aluminum plates pivoted by hinges. A support arm on a base plate can be reversely inserted into an insertion hole of a front plat... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7330450 | Wireless network detection device A device for determining network parameters may include one or more antennae and a processor. For example, the device may include multiple antennae so that direction information for one or more wireless network sources may be determined. Network parameters may inclu... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7331050 | System and method for communicating information between application programs System and method for providing communications between at least two application programs. In one embodiment, the method may include receiving a registration request from at least one consumer application program, receiving event information regarding at lest one of ... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7330737 | Mobile phone multi-media cradle A multi-media cradle adapted to receive a mobile phone comprises a housing and a cradle mounted to the housing for seating the mobile phone. When seated, the multi-media cradle is electrically coupled with the mobile phone via a system bus line. A display is include... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7327775 | CDMA receiver A signal reception method including method and apparatus for receiving a signal, down converting the received signal through multi-tone down conversion to form an intermediate signal, and decoding the intermediate signal to extract data. In an embodiment, the receiv... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7327988 | Wireless communications system having reduced noise mode operation capability A wireless communication system having a terminal unit operates in a reduced noise state during receipt of a wireless transmission from a control unit. The terminal unit includes terminal circuitry, a radio and noise management circuitry. The noise management circui... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7328015 | Multiple personality telephony devices A mobile device supports concurrent registrations of different wireless personalities with one or more service provider networks. Potentially using a single wireless interface, the mobile device can register and maintain multiple personalities and monitor for notifi... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7328043 | Telephony apparatus for PBX system There is disclosed a telephony apparatus comprising a base station and a handset, one of the base station and the handset being connected to a telephony system via an IEEE 802.11 interface, the base station and the handset each further being provided with a Bluetoot... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7327687 | Wireless network virtual station address translation with external data source A method and system for the capture of data files transmitted over a wired network by a data traffic generator. The mapping and/or translation of network addressing data contained within the captured data frames is such that the frames, when transferred over the wir... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7324831 | Method and system for asymmetric dual-mode radio communications Transmitter and receiver functionality are separated in dual-mode radio transceivers to support high-rate services. Transceivers with highly asymmetric requirements that need only a high-rate transmission or only high-rate reception functionality are supported by in... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7324833 | System and method for connecting a portable audio player to an automobile sound system An audio system and method are disclosed. A system incorporating teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, an electronic device having a display, a memory, an audio file player, and a housing component at least partially defining a cavity in whic... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7324835 | Motherboard and daughterboard multi-swap system with communication module for a GPRS system A multi-swap communication module includes a motherboard and a daughterboard. The motherboard is provided with a plurality of necessary components for maintaining the operation of a wireless communication card and the daughterboard is connectable with the motherboar... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7324836 | Non-wireless communication using sound Method and apparatus are disclosed to allow non-wireless transmission or reception of data from one device to at least another device. More particularly, in one embodiment, a jack of a first device is configured to receive incoming analog signals encoded with digita... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7324346 | Plug-in module for portable computing device A plug-in module adds functionality to a portable electronic device. The module includes a housing that is accepted by a housing port of the portable electronic device. The module includes at least one latch to secure the module to the electronic device. Each latch ... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7324840 | Short-range automobile wireless communication device In a short-range on-vehicle radio communication system having in-car radio communication function, a two-way transmission antenna for radio communication is arranged at a panel portion outside a sheet metal chassis of a car navigation unit. As a result, the communic... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7325048 | Method for automatically creating a modem interface for use with a wireless device A method for automatically creating a modem interface on a computer device for use with a wireless device. The method of the present invention creates a modem interface without requiring the user to execute a standard operating system's manual modem installation pro... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7321784 | Method for physically updating configuration information for devices in a wireless network A method for providing configuration information for use in installing a new wireless station to a wireless network that minimizes errors is presented. The configuration information is distributed by storing the configuration information onto a device with a memory ... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7321785 | Eyeglasses with wireless audio capability A cellular telephone is used as a remote control device to control operations on the users nonportable computer which is remote location to the cellular telephone. The user can carry out various operations on the cellular telephone which cause the remote computer to... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7321769 | Method and apparatus for managing personal cache in a wireless network A method and apparatus for determining whether cache memory is available on a wireless network to store at least one user-selected electronic file. The cache memory may be provided to a user of a wireless device for a fee. If a user has cache memory available on the... | 01/22/2008 |
