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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8116824 | Mobile terminal and key input method thereof A mobile terminal, method and computer program product for transferring a currently displayed first display from a first touchscreen of a first display unit on an outer surface of a first body of a device to a second display unit on an inner surface of the first bod... | 02/14/2012 |
| 8116825 | Two radio interface for mobile communication device for electronic commerce A mobile device (1) for electronic commerce. The device includes a mobile housing (2) and a microprocessor-based unit (6) coupled to a memory storage device (5) in the housing. The device has a power supply (3) that is coupled to t... | 02/14/2012 |
| 8112124 | Electronic device and method for rapidly displaying pictures A method for rapidly displaying pictures on an electronic device receives an identifier of a picture to be displayed. If processed data of the picture exists in a second memory of the electronic device, the processed data is retrieved from the second memory, and the... | 02/07/2012 |
| 8112123 | Information processing apparatus According to an aspect of the invention, there is provided an information processing apparatus including: a first display unit configured to display on a standby screen a first indicative information indicating a first unconfirmed information having higher priority ... | 02/07/2012 |
| 8112122 | Mobile communication terminal having a context sensitive keypad and method thereof A mobile communication apparatus comprising a numeric keypad is disclosed, wherein a number of functions are associated with keys of said keypad. The functions are related to a context of a present application running on said mobile communication apparatus, and asso... | 02/07/2012 |
| 8108006 | Method for displaying time on a mobile telephone The present invention relates to a method for time display on a mobile phone. The method includes the following steps: step 1, in a standby state, set a pseudo power off identifier for the mobile phone; step 2, when the mobile phone identifies that the pseudo power ... | 01/31/2012 |
| 8108008 | Electronic apparatus and controlling component and controlling method for the electronic apparatus An electronic apparatus includes a display screen, a physical button, a touch pad separated from the display screen, and a processor. The touch pad is segmented into a first touch area, a second touch area and a third touch area. The processor judges an action of th... | 01/31/2012 |
| 8108007 | Displaying directory information on a handset without simultaneous data and voice Directory information is displayed on a mobile handset of a user when a dialed telephone number is a directory-capable number. A directory processor receives the dialed telephone number and checks whether the dialed telephone number appears in a database of director... | 01/31/2012 |
| 8108005 | Method and apparatus for displaying an image of a device based on radio waves The present invention relates to an information processing apparatus and method, and a program in which information can be reliably exchanged when performing wireless communication by allowing a user to know a communication distance at which devices can be connected... | 01/31/2012 |
| 8103313 | Portable communicator This communicator makes it possible for the user to do telephone, facsimile, and data communication at any location. On a pen input device, a space eye 2, a telephone control system, a facsimile control system, and a data transmission system are mounted. All ... | 01/24/2012 |
| 8099135 | Systems and methods for managing dynamic clock operations during wireless transmissions In accordance with embodiments of the present disclosure, an information handling system is provided. The information handling system may include a processor; a display coupled to the processor, the display comprising a pixel clock source configured to generate a pi... | 01/17/2012 |
| 8099136 | Portable terminal A portable terminal displays on a selection screen not only contents stored in the portable terminal but also contents stored in a contents server communicatable via a network with the portable terminal. The selection screen displays information regarding the size a... | 01/17/2012 |
| 8099134 | Visual manipulation of audio A mobile communication device displays, via a display, an audio waveform associated with a voicemail received by the mobile communication device, and receives selection and sustained contact with the audio waveform from a user associated with the mobile communicatio... | 01/17/2012 |
| 8095187 | Communication device The communication device which includes a multiple & simultaneous speech-to-text mode implementor which converts a 1st voice data to a 1st text data and a 2nd voice data to a 2nd text data, wherein the conversions are performed simultaneously, and the 1st text data ... | 01/10/2012 |
| 8090413 | Portable electronic device and method for managing icons thereof A portable electronic device includes a main body, a slidable cover, a display panel, a sensor, and a controlling module. The slidable cover is slidably positioned on the main body. The display panel is positioned on the slidable cover. The sensor is configured to d... | 01/03/2012 |
| 8086276 | Communication device The wireless communication device, which implements voice communication, which further implements a first function and a second function, wherein when the first function is implemented, the video image generator generates a plurality of two-dimensional text images a... | 12/27/2011 |
| 8086275 | Alternative inputs of a mobile communications device In an implementation, a mobile communications device includes a display device having touchscreen functionality, a keyboard having a plurality of physical keys that include a dedicated key and letter keys arranged according to a QWERTY layout, and one or more module... | 12/27/2011 |
| 8086274 | Handheld electronic device including cross application use of phone related inputs, and associated method An improved handheld electronic device and an associated method provide added convenience for the user by enabling the user to quickly and easily initiate telephone related functions from applications other than the device's phone and address book applications using... | 12/27/2011 |
| 8082008 | User-interface and architecture for portable processing device A user interface for a portable device is disclosed. The method includes a computer-implemented method for providing a user interface for interacting with a computing device, the method including the steps of: representing an indicator of an application on the compu... | 12/20/2011 |
| 8078229 | Portable communication terminal, function menu display method and program to be used in portable communication terminal The present invention provides a portable communication terminal that allows users to use only basic functions without having to peruse an instruction manual. The basic module (21) of a memory device (2) includes a simple-mode basic module (2... | 12/13/2011 |
| 8078230 | Method and apparatus for providing a prioritized list of display devices for display of a media file A method and apparatus are disclosed for providing a prioritized list of display devices for display of a media file, the prioritized list being provided on a mobile computing device, the display devices being connected to the mobile computing device in a network. T... | 12/13/2011 |
| 8078228 | Method and apparatus for displaying messages in an idle state of mobile terminal, driving an application for an idle state in a mobile terminal and providing idle state contents for a mobile terminal The present invention relates to a method and apparatus of an idle state of a mobile terminal. One embodiment relates to a method and apparatus that display message in an idle state of a mobile terminal. Another embodiment relates to a method and apparatus for drivi... | 12/13/2011 |
| 8078231 | Device, methods, and user interface for providing optimized entry of alphanumeric text The present invention includes a device, method, and user interface for providing optimized entry of alphanumeric text. In one form, a method for providing selectable characters within a user interface includes determining an operating mode of a communication device... | 12/13/2011 |
| 8078232 | Portable terminal device A mobile phone of the present invention includes a first cabinet; a second cabinet that is slidable along an upper surface of the first cabinet; a first touch sensor that enables input by touching the upper surface; a projection that projects from the second cabinet... | 12/13/2011 |
| 8073493 | Portable electronic apparatus and operating method thereof A portable electronic apparatus is disclosed. The portable electronic apparatus comprises a casing, a first displaying module, a second displaying module, a communicating module, a sensing module, and a controlling module. The first displaying module and the second ... | 12/06/2011 |
| 8073492 | Simultaneously multi-networked handheld multimedia gateways A user may simultaneously access sources of multimedia information via multiple wireless networks using a handheld multimedia gateway. A user interface may support the selection of information services that are each provided separate, but possibly overlapping, viewi... | 12/06/2011 |
| 8072741 | Mobile device shutter door A mobile device has a first portion and a second portion. The first portion includes a body and a first magnet member. The second portion may be movably connected with the first portion and includes a body, a shutter door and a second magnet member. An opening is de... | 12/06/2011 |
| 8068880 | Communication device The wireless communication device, which implements voice communication, which further implements a first function and a second function, wherein when the first function is implemented, the video image generator generates a plurality of two-dimensional text images a... | 11/29/2011 |
| 8068879 | Displaying a message on a personal communication device Hardware not currently being used is re-oriented to a new purpose. Sensors on a personal communication device monitor the environment around the device. Based on an analysis of that monitoring, an appropriate visual message is shown on an outside display screen of t... | 11/29/2011 |
| 8064962 | Displays for portable electronic apparatus A portable electronic device, for example a cellular telephone or a personal digital assistant, has an internal screen for the display of information, the electronic device also having an external screen arranged to receive information from the electronic device and... | 11/22/2011 |
| 8064963 | Mobile wireless communications device with reduced interfering energy from the display and related methods A mobile wireless communications device includes a housing and circuit board carried by the housing and includes radio frequency (RF) circuitry and a processor carried by the circuit board and operative with each other. A display connector for an LCD connector is mo... | 11/22/2011 |
| 8065342 | Method and system for monitoring a mobile equipment fleet A method is disclosed. The method includes receiving a message from a remote device. The message includes data. The method further includes analyzing the data using a set of rules. The analyzing includes performing a maintenance analysis by analyzing the data using ... | 11/22/2011 |
| 8064964 | Communication device The wireless communication device, which implements voice communication, which further implements a first function and a second function, wherein when the first function is implemented, the video image generator generates a plurality of two-dimensional text images a... | 11/22/2011 |
| 8060148 | Method and appratus for wirelessly transmitting display signals, and display device The present invention discloses an apparatus for wirelessly transmitting display signals between a plurality of external host device and a display device. The apparatus comprises a wireless signal transceiver unit for establishing a network-transmission-protocol-bas... | 11/15/2011 |
| 8055304 | Mobile communications terminal having adaptive memo function and method for executing memo function Provided is a mobile communication terminal and more particularly a mobile communication terminal for easily executing a memo function and a method thereof, whereby the memo function can simply be executed according to a state of the mobile communications terminal t... | 11/08/2011 |
| 8055305 | Method and apparatus for inputting function of mobile terminal using user's grip posture while holding mobile terminal An apparatus for and a method of inputting a function of a mobile terminal such as a mobile phone, in which a grip posture of a user who holds the mobile terminal is recognized and a function corresponding to the recognized grip posture is detected. The method inclu... | 11/08/2011 |
| 8050721 | Mobile information terminal having operation keys and a display on opposite sides A mobile information terminal has a front surface on which a display surface of a display device is arranged and a rear surface on which a plurality of operation keys are arranged. The mobile information terminal further has a half-depressing sensor for detecting th... | 11/01/2011 |
| 8041398 | Method for realizing a presence service and presence system In one aspect, a method for realizing a presence service with a buddy list that can be displayed on a display device of a terminal is provided. In an activated state, the buddy list itself is displayed, and in a deactivated state, the buddy list itself is not visibl... | 10/18/2011 |
| 8041397 | Mobile communication terminal apparatus and recording medium which records data operation process program A mobile communication terminal apparatus having a panel used for a predetermined operation and image display and storage unit for recording various pieces of information includes a macro information setting unit, line model setting unit, macro information read unit... | 10/18/2011 |
| 8041400 | Event display method and apparatus for mobile terminal Disclosed is an event display method and apparatus for a mobile terminal, which displays events occurring in a mobile terminal on a multi time graphic (divided into a plurality of time graphics), thereby enabling easy checking and management of various types of even... | 10/18/2011 |
