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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7254708 | Apparatus and method for wireless device set-up and authentication using audio authenticationinformation An apparatus and method for wireless device set-up and authentication using voice stream identification information are described. The method includes the detection of a wireless device within communication range of a host device. Once detected, the device is authen... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7254416 | Mobile entertainment and communication device A mobile entertainment and communication device in a palm-held size housing has a cellular or satellite telephone capable of wireless communication with the Internet and one or more replaceable memory card sockets for receiving a blank memory card for recording data... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7254390 | System and method for deploying application programs having a browser A communication system includes a development sector for registering a plurality of wireless devices, a business sector for controlling utilization of an application program and for receiving application data, a service sector for deploying the application program a... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7253802 | User interface An electronic input device has a flexible keyboard for receiving user input and a housing defining a space for accommodating the keyboard. The input device has a compacted state and an extended state. The keyboard adopts a compacted spatial configuration in the comp... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7254418 | System, method, apparatus, control method thereof and computer program for wireless communications A PAN is easily constructed by carrying out mutual authentication with a plurality of equipment in a home. A memory card is used to mutually authenticate any random equipment among a plurality of equipment set up at home, and a piece of desired communications equipm... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7254561 | Method and device for performing electronic transactions A method and a device for carrying out electronic transactions. A sender produces, under his own full control, a transaction message in a smart card (1) and provides the message with his digital signature in the card for subsequent output and transmission. | 08/07/2007 |
| 7251501 | Mobile phone communications system with increased functionality The invention relates to a mobile telephone and a smart card transaction system in combination, where the functionality of a mobile telephone is increased so that the phone can be used in a large range of transactions for which smart cards are normally used. The pho... | 07/31/2007 |
| 7251485 | Wireless LAN terminal device, portable data terminal system, mobile phone, wireless LAN communication method, method for providing service, and method for transferring incoming call A portable wireless LAN terminal device attachable to an external connecting terminal installed in a portable external connection device, such as a portable data terminal device, includes a device body (2); means for transmitting and receiving (6-9 | 07/31/2007 |
| 7248895 | Controlling settings for mobile telecommunications apparatus A mobile telecommunications apparatus (1) is initialised with settings for use with one of a plurality of different operator networks. The apparatus, such as a mobile telephone handset has a micro-controller (12) with an associated non-volatile memory ... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7248896 | Desktop cellular phone having SIM card-related security features A system and method for securing a desktop cellular phone, having a SIM card inserted therein, includes turning on the phone and sending first data from a SIM card processor to the phone processor. The phone processor computes second data, using a first algorithm an... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7248888 | Method and apparatus for interactive audience participation at a live entertainment event A method and apparatus provide interactive audience participation at live entertainment events. Enjoyment for a plurality of participants is enhanced. Participants employ wireless interactive devices that present a promotional message and include user input and outp... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7248484 | Electro-magnetic suppressive structure Embodiments of the present invention provide an electro-magnetic suppressive structure. The electro-magnetic suppressive structure comprises a cover portion and an integrally formed conductive portion. ... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7248892 | Electrical devices An electrical device such as a portable communications device, domestic or personal care appliance has a main body adapted to couple to an accessory which may be in the form of a tool attachable to the main body or a housing portion. The accessory carries a passive ... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7248834 | Communication apparatus A portable terminal includes a near-field communication (NFC) device for performing information communication via near-field communication; a write button; and a read button. In order to write information stored in the portable terminal into an information providing... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7248886 | Public mobile communication system compatible wireless communication system A cordless communication system includes a mobile terminal of a public mobile communication system and a base station. The base station is connectable to a public fixed network and compatible at an air interface with the mobile communication system which has at leas... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7245901 | Mobile phone with internal accounting A mobile phone system with a mobile phone having internal accounting capabilities for real time call debiting to account for the billing parameters of a mobile phone unit that is operated in a multi zone communication network with a complex rate structure, the mobil... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7245937 | Network system, communication method of network system, electronic device, communication method of electronic device, communication apparatus, communication method of communication apparatus, storage medium, and computer program When an IC card is placed close to an IC card reader/writer in a hard disk recorder, the hard disk recorder writes the profile thereof including an IP address on the IC card. The hard disk recorder reads a card ID and a profile list including, for example, the profi... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7245904 | Reconfiguration of programmable components in an electronic apparatus For the reconfiguration of a radiotelephone unit including components programmable in configuration modes, the invention provides a removable electronic device having stored data defining a plurality of configuration modes which is connected to the apparatus. A conf... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7245896 | Apparatus for improving reception sensitivity of public wave receiver by reducing noise externally-emitted in the public wave receiver An apparatus for improving reception sensitivity of a public wave receiver includes power devices formed in a power supply of the public wave receiver, and a shielding plate for shielding noise generated by the power devices. A signal line for connecting an antenna ... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7240836 | Enhanced system and method for wireless transactions An attachment that may be coupled to a wireless communication device, such as a cellular telephone, personal digital assistant (PDA), or the like, to perform commercial or other information transactions, as well as to an apparatus or system for conducting such trans... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7239895 | Phone number replace code system and method A processor-implemented method of placing telephone calls includes determining if a phone call initiated to a phone number has connected. If the phone call did not connect, then the processor determines if the phone number has an associated replace code for any subs... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7239883 | Emergency calling with a GSM radiotelephone An apparatus and method for allowing emergency calling with a Global System for Mobile (GSM) radiotelephone during temperature extremes includes a Subscriber Identification Module (SIM) card, a temperature sensor; and a controller that detects when the radiotelephon... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7239884 | Method for providing improved access times for a communication device A high priority system access technique is provided in which an MS (310) instead of relying on its open loop power level routine to determine its power level for transmission of a system access request uses a higher power level to transmit its access request,... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7239863 | Method for requesting a subscriber communication to a communication system The invention concerns a method and a device for requesting subscriber communication to a communication system. Said communication system comprises a communication terminal having a first transmission/reception unit for a radio interface and a portable device having... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7239346 | System and architecture that supports a multi-function semiconductor device between networks and portable wireless communications products A system and architecture that supports an integrated imaging module for use between networks and portable communications products. The integrated imaging module contains a lens, memory, an input/output device, and a multi-function semiconductor device, such as a Co... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7236805 | Program sharing method using board identifications in a mobile communication system There is provided a program sharing method using board IDs in a mobile communication system. When power is on, a shared execution file is executed for a plurality of target board in the system. The ID of each target board is read and hardware is initialized accordin... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7233785 | Mobile terminal and remote locking program storage medium A mobile terminal having detachably mounted thereon a recording medium in which user-specific information is written, and besides the recording medium, having terminal-specific information recorded thereon, the mobile terminal performing radio communication with the... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7234014 | Seamless user interactions for portable storage devices A portable storage device 10 includes a body 12, an actuator 16, and an indicator 18. When coupled to a host device 22, a user depressing the actuator 16 causes an interrupt message to be sent to the host device, which initi... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7231372 | Method and system for paying for goods or services A method and system for paying for goods or services which includes a mobile radio device and a base telecommunication station which communicates with the mobile radio device via electromagnetic waves. The base telecommunication station transmits the data required f... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7231025 | Acoustic encoding of dynamic identification codes Methods for identifying a remote user of a portable device by using the portable device to encode sound corresponding to the identification of the remote user. The sound is received by a microphone external to the portable device and convened to an electrical signal... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7230939 | Home network using wireless module Methods and apparatus for implementing a home network including a wireless module. In one implementation, a home network includes: two or more host devices, where at least one host device includes a wireless module port, and where the host devices are connected in a... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7231187 | Test system for remotely testing switches within a telecommunications network A system for centrally and remotely testing cellular and conventional telecommunications network wherein a controller located at a remote location provides instructions to Remote Call Processor (RCP) to thereby prompt the RCPs to establish a communication link from ... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7231202 | Method for inhibiting use of mobile communication terminal having memory where card information is stored, mobile communication network, and mobile communication terminal In a mobile communication network equipped with a wireless communication interface with a mobile communication terminal, when a need arises for disabling calling and card functions of a mobile communication terminal with a plurality of card information stored, there... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7229014 | systems and methods for account number generation and provisioning A system for generating charge account numbers, wherein the charge account number is based on a number known to the consumer. For example, the consumer can provide a known number, such as their telephone number, and the system can generate a charge account number us... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7229016 | System, method and apparatus for use in a transportation system A fare payment system including a proximity card; an antenna to read and write information onto the card, preferably a Mifare antenna; a processor connected to the antenna; a validator or POS processor, where the processor is entirely independent from the validator ... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7228111 | Keypad structure A keypad structure. A mobile phone has a casing and an elastic sheet. The casing includes a plurality of resilient cantilever arms and a plurality of protrusions formed on the plurality of resilient cantilever arms. The elastic sheet includes a plurality of keypad b... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7228126 | Portable communication terminal and method of transmission of electronic mail A portable communication terminal includes a non-contact IC card. The non-contact IC card receives, from a passage verification apparatus, information indicating a passage of the non-contact IC card through the passage verification apparatus including a gate for ver... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7228430 | Security system for preventing a personal computer from being used by an unauthorized people A security system for preventing unauthorized use of a computer device. An extractable security piece includes an extractable main private key and a main PC public key. A PC security area which is a non-extractable part of the computer device includes a PC private k... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7228141 | Providing location-specific services to a mobile node A method for providing network services includes receiving a configuration request. The configuration request identifies a mobile node. The method also includes determining a location of the mobile node and selecting a directory agent based at least on the location ... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7228155 | System and method for remotely initializing a RF transaction The present invention relates to a process for providing a RF module configured to convert a nontraditional transaction device for traditional transaction completion. The RF module is placed in physical and logical communication with a microprocessor of a nontraditi... | 06/05/2007 |
