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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7356332 | Mobile information system for presenting information to mobile devices Mobile communications devices display contextually relevant information based on the presence, status, and identification of a user. Lens templates control how the information is displayed and can be customized and designed for specific usage profiles. The lenses th... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7356132 | Tune master telephone Systems for providing a tune master telephone includes a telecommunications network and a communications device that is operatively coupled to the telecommunications network. The telecommunications network is configured to provide caller identification information f... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7356351 | Method and apparatus for disabling the RF functionality of a multi-function wireless communication device while maintaining local functionality A method and apparatus for disabling the communication functionality (i.e., disabling the transmission and/or reception of RF signals) of an integrated device, while still providing access to the local functionality of such device. A control and select function, suc... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7356353 | Wireless communication device, wireless communication method, and wireless communication system A wireless communication device and wireless communication method, which can perform wireless transmission switching through simple input/output switching in communication among a plurality of wireless communication devices, are provided. A wireless communication de... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7356357 | Passive display unit and system and method of use A device for displaying messages includes a passive display unit having a display screen, a receiver that receives downloaded information and a processor for processing and storing the downloaded information and providing control to the passive display unit. The dis... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7356769 | Method and apparatus for providing inputs to a communication or computing device A miniaturized user input device or input button (14) for a computing or communication device, such as a personal digital assistant device or a mobile phone. A user provides inputs to the computing or communication device by inserting an end (12) of a ... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7356537 | Providing contextually sensitive tools and help content in computer-generated documents A method and system are provided for creation, implementation, and use of computer-generated “smart” documents to which functionality is attached for providing contextually sensitive tools, controls and help content to users of those documents. Portions of docum... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7353069 | Electronic apparatus capable of adjusting display direction and display-direction adjusting method thereof An electronic apparatus capable of adjusting display direction and display-direction adjusting method thereof are disclosed. The electronic apparatus includes a sensing unit, a processing unit, and a display unit. The sensing unit is for outputting a sensing signal ... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7353050 | Portable digital communication apparatus with reversible dual-axis hinge A portable digital communication apparatus including a first housing extending along a longitudinal direction; a second housing which is shorter than the first housing and which is adapted to be opened away from or closed on the first housing through sliding and rot... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7353046 | Portable telephone A portable telephone has a phone-book capability of storing and searching plural pieces of receiver information including character information and image information and comprises phone-book memory means for registering plural pieces of receiver information includin... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7353049 | Foldable information apparatus A foldable information apparatus includes an upper unit having a display, a lower unit having operation keys, a biaxial hinge connecting the upper unit and the lower unit allowing the upper unit to be freely opened, closed, and rotated with respect to the lower unit... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7353035 | Method and system for selective display of the origination address and the call-back number of the originator of an electronic message A method and system for selectively displaying an origination address of a mobile message, e.g., an SMS message, includes the steps of: (1) determining that a mobile message includes an origination address that should not be displayed on a recipient device; and (2) ... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7352930 | Shared light pipe for a message indicator and light sensor A shared light pipe is set forth for transmitting light generated by a message waiting LED in a mobile communication device, in one direction, and transmitting ambient or surrounding light, in an opposite direction, to a light sensor for controlling a display backli... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7353043 | Mobile communication peripheral device A mobile communication peripheral device includes a main body, a circuit board, an earphone and a microphone. An identification card is disposed on a surface of the main body. The circuit board is disposed within the main body, and includes a transceiver for receivi... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7353016 | Call intercept methods, such as for customer self-support on a mobile device A method for intercepting calls from a remote or mobile device for customer self-support detects when users or subscribers dial one or more predetermined numbers. If the number corresponds to one of the predetermined numbers (such as a customer support number), the ... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7353041 | Mobile wireless communications device having improved RF immunity of audio transducers to electromagnetic interference (EMI) A mobile wireless communications device includes a housing and circuit board carried by the housing and having radio frequency (RF) circuitry and a processor operative with each other. Audio circuitry is carried by the circuit board and an audio transducer assembly,... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7350923 | Image-rendering device In a computing device configured to be connected to a wireless network, a method of projecting an image via a projection device over the wireless network, is provided, wherein the projection device is connected to the wireless network via an image-rendering device c... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7348967 | Touch pad for handheld device A media player having a touch pad is disclosed. ... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7349532 | Picture and video message center system A message originator sends a picture or video message to a message center along with caller identifying information. The message is stored in a memory and transmitted to a wireless picture phone, PDA or portable computing device, or stored at the message center in a... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7349688 | Mobile communications terminal, application program execution state control method, and execution state control computer program product In the mobile telephone 1 relating to the present invention, a control section 2 performs control for switching between a non-active state which refuses inputs to an application program, and an active state which permits inputs to an application progra... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7348958 | Apparatus and method for reducing power consumption of a backlight control unit of a mobile communication terminal A method and apparatus for reducing power consumption of a backlight control unit of a mobile communication terminal are disclosed. The output voltage of a voltage source is measured. If the output voltage is at least a predetermined value, the output of the voltage... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7349716 | Mobile terminal device, and method and computer program for information processing thereof A mobile terminal device, an information processing method and an information processing program make it possible to select an optional function process during execution of a specific function process, such as a dictionary function process during a call, and execute... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7346376 | Cellular phone A plurality of operation portions are arranged at a surface on a sub-display side of a cellular phone with a camera so that various kinds of setting, selection and control can be performed without opening the cellular phone in its folded state, and the cellular phon... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7346373 | Device and method for organizing a menu in a mobile communication terminal A device for organizing a menu in a mobile communication terminal. The device comprises a control unit for dynamically generating and deleting a plurality of menu planes according to a user's setting, each plane including at least one menu item; a control unit for p... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7346896 | Slowing network connection for application optimization A developer is provided with an emulation tool, which approximates speed conditions of an application executing on a target device, for example a MIDlet executing on a mobile information device, by matching network operations of a development platform to the lesser ... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7346367 | Electronic apparatus having communicating function and privacy mode An electronic apparatus has a communicating function and a privacy mode that prohibits access to and display of data and/or folders with respect to which a secret setting has been made. A storage part stores first contents, and second contents of the data and/or the... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7343152 | Method and apparatus for reducing bandwidth use in a portable device A method and apparatus for reducing bandwidth use in a portable device is provided. A method of using a storage module in a device comprises receiving data in the device and identifying a code in the data. The method further comprises replacing the code in the data ... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7343177 | Modular ear-piece/microphone (headset) operable to service voice activated commands The present invention provides a modular headset operable to support both voice communications and voice activated commands. This may involve the use of multiple voice CODECs to process voice communications and voice activated commands. The modular headset includes ... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7343178 | Mobile terminal, display switching method of mobile terminal, and recording medium for recording display switching program An operator presses an e-mail mode selecting key, and a control unit shifts an e-mail mode from a standby mode. A display device displays a menu selecting screen of an e-mail and the operator thereafter creates the e-mail while viewing a display screen. The operator... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7343052 | End-user-navigable set of zoomed-in images derived from a high-resolution master image The invention relates generally to improvements in systems used in the development (“authoring”) of interactive visual media. More particularly, the invention relates to (a) the automatic or semi-automatic generation of a set of files representing “zoomed-in... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7342806 | Portable electronic device with multiple input interfaces An electronic device has a main body, a flip attached to the main body and multiple input interfaces. A first input interface is disposed on the main body of the electronic device. Second and third input interfaces are disposed on apposing sides of the flip. The fli... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7342917 | Multimedia personalized call management (MPCM) The present invention provides methods and systems for managing a call based on multimedia data. According to one embodiment, the invention provides a method for managing a call. The method includes receiving first data related to a call sent by a calling party to a... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7343150 | Log-based ringtones A method is disclosed for determining properties of an output signal that notifies a user of an incoming message, based on information that is available to and associated with the user's telecommunications terminal. In particular, in the illustrative embodiment one ... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7339600 | Apparatus and method for displaying a picture in a wireless terminal A display apparatus and method for use in a wireless terminal are provided. A direction signal is sensed according to a position in which the wireless terminal is placed. A case when no direction signal is sensed is determined as a first direction signal, and displa... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7340264 | Methods and apparatus for providing consistency in SMS message timestamp formatting for mobile communication devices Methods and apparatus for providing consistency in Short Message Service (SMS) timestamp formatting (UTC or non-UTC) for mobile communication devices are disclosed. In one illustrative example, a method involves receiving an SMS message intended for a mobile communi... | 03/04/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7336270 | Display device and electronic apparatus To provide a display device and an electronic apparatus including a radio communication device, an embodiment of the radio communication device being an IC tag, which do not need a special space to attach the IC tag and is capable of reducing the amount of time and ... | 02/26/2008 |
| RE40116 | Mobile digital communication computing device including heart rate monitor A mobile client device, such as a wireless mobile or a palm sized personal digital assistant, is provided with a number of sensors and companion programming instructions/circuitry to generate a heart rate reading for a user holding the device. The sensors are used t... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7336782 | Wiring structure for folding portable device A wiring device is used in a folding portable device including a hinge unit permitting an upper unit to fold/unfold and/or to rotate with regard to a lower unit. The wiring device comprises a rotative direction wound portion having a first central axis corresponding... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7336977 | Communication apparatus The mobile communication apparatus informs occurrence of a missed event with a vibrator 54 in response to the detection of a second state that a case separates from the other case in the apparatus. For example, the missed event can be that the apparatus has a... | 02/26/2008 |
