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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7387256 | Mobile wireless communications device with reduced interfering energy from the keyboard A mobile wireless communications device includes a circuit board carried by a housing and having RF circuitry and a processor operative with the RF circuitry. A keyboard is carried by the housing and includes a keypad array circuit. A keypad connector is carried by ... | 06/17/2008 |
| 7388743 | Electronic device and keyboard thereof A keyboard is disposed in a base having a first connecting member and includes a first keyboard body, a second keyboard body, a second connecting member and a connecting assembly. The second keyboard body is adjacent to the first keyboard body. The second connecting... | 06/17/2008 |
| 7389125 | Mobile terminal for use with a control terminal in a wireless communications network A mobile terminal is suitable for use with a control terminal in a wireless communications network. The control terminal is configured with switching control identification data that are associated with predetermined ring tones parameters such that the control termi... | 06/17/2008 |
| 7385878 | Local time adjusting method of mobile communication terminal A local time adjusting method of a mobile communication terminal includes extending 6-bit local time offset contained in a sync channel message transmitted from a base station to a 7-bit local time offset to calculate an actual local time offset in a corresponding a... | 06/10/2008 |
| 7386303 | Multi-function, multi-state input control device In a two-way radio communications system wherein subscriber units are provided with multiple features from the software running on a server, a user interface of the subscriber unit permits the subscriber unit user to change the control state of the server software d... | 06/10/2008 |
| 7385875 | Dismiss all event reminders A hand-held mobile electronic device that includes a controller, a display, a user input device, a storage, and a rigid case dimensioned to be held in a hand of a user, the case housing the controller, the display, the user input device and the storage. The controll... | 06/10/2008 |
| 7386323 | Systems and methods for operating a computing device having image capture capabilities Systems and methods for operating a portable computing device having a broad set of functionality, such as image or audio/video capture capabilities, are provided. One or more specialized modes are provided in a portable computing device, such as a smart phone, for ... | 06/10/2008 |
| 7386332 | Mobile terminal device A mobile terminal device comprises a first case including display unit, and a second case arranged so as to slide with respect to the first case and including input unit. The mobile terminal device further comprises a heat radiation member for radiating heat generat... | 06/10/2008 |
| 7386279 | Context based main screen for mobile device An invention is provided for a context based mobile device display. The context based mobile device display includes a primary service icon representing a service most likely to be utilized by a user within a predefined period of time based on user profile informati... | 06/10/2008 |
| 7382291 | Numeric keypad having keys assigned multiple-strokes for ideographic character input A numeric keypad (100) for entering ideographic characters is provided. The numeric keypad (100) comprises a first set of input keys (102) corresponding to numerals 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5, and a second set of input keys (104) corresponding to ... | 06/03/2008 |
| 7382604 | Electronic apparatus A portable computer as an example of an electronic apparatus has a main unit, and a cover member placed on the upper surface of the main unit. The main unit has a housing. A component mounting part is formed on the upper surface of the housing. The component mountin... | 06/03/2008 |
| 7383037 | Lottery channel The present invention provides lottery content to a user on a mobile device. The lottery content is automatically delivered and stored on a mobile electronic device for access by a user. Using the device, users can quickly access the lottery information they are int... | 06/03/2008 |
| 7383061 | Peripheral device for a wireless communication device A peripheral device for a wireless communication device combines a full-sized input device and a full-sized display screen in a single device. A user interacts with data stored on the wireless communication device using the peripheral device as an input/output devic... | 06/03/2008 |
| 7379709 | Bluetooth smart mode switching for security and privacy The present invention automatically selects the wireless mode of a device. The user of a Bluetooth device has the benefit of discoverable mode with the relative safety of connectable mode. The mode of the device is automatically switched from discoverable to connect... | 05/27/2008 |
| 7379720 | Keypad lighting using polymer light emitting devices At least one key of a keypad of an electronic device, such as a wireless terminal, includes a polymer light emitting device, also referred to as a polymer LED, thereon. A polymer LED may be on the inner and/or outer surface of the face of the key and may be unpatter... | 05/27/2008 |
| 7379732 | System and method of wireless instant messaging A system and method of instant messaging is provided. A plurality of messaging clients capable of transmitting instant messages to one another are each configured to share presence information with one another via a network. A determination is made, with respect to ... | 05/27/2008 |
| 7375628 | Message transmission in one or more languages based on one or more personal information component inputs An information component of an apparatus in one example selects one or more languages for transmission of one or more messages to one or more personal information components based on one or more inputs from one or more of the one or more personal information compone... | 05/20/2008 |
| 7376393 | Communication control method in wireless data communication network A setting for formation of a network is facilitated for wireless data communications. When forming a network by Bluetooth, in a mobile phone serving as a master, a display screen for apparatus selection is displayed, so that a user can select an apparatus to be conn... | 05/20/2008 |
| 7376413 | Voice mailbox with management support Systems and techniques for providing telecommunications services by receiving a notification forwarded from a wireless device, the notification indicating that a voicemail message intended for a recipient associated with the wireless device was received. The voicema... | 05/20/2008 |
| 7376412 | Communication terminal for data communications A communication terminal generates a notification at the completion of data reception according to the amount of data received or a time period for receiving data. A communication system has a communication terminal and a content data server storing data. On request... | 05/20/2008 |
| 7376442 | Mobile communication terminal and application starting control method thereof In a mobile communication terminal for starting and simultaneously using a plurality of applications, one desired application starts fast to improve the operability when the number of started applications reaches a present limiting number of applications. An applica... | 05/20/2008 |
| 7372958 | Portable communication apparatus A portable communication apparatus includes arrow keys for moving a highlight bar to select one of a plurality of information items displayed on screen and an Enter key for executing a selected information item. The arrow keys and the Enter key are disposed close to... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7373603 | Method and system for providing data reference information Reference information related to data that is copied using computer software is provided. The data can be copied from a first computer application to a memory. Reference information related to the data can also be copied to the memory. The copied data can be pasted ... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7372470 | System and method for transmitting and displaying messages in a mobile terminal A method and system for transmitting and displaying messages in a mobile terminal using short messaging service (SMS) is disclosed. An SMS message having a primary format information is encoded with a secondary format information, wherein the primary and secondary f... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7372629 | Three-dimensional image display device, portable terminal device, display panel and fly eye lens In a three-dimensional image display device for displaying color three-dimensional images, a fly eye lens, a display panel, and a light source are provided in this order from the observer side. A display panel has four pixels arrayed in a (2×2) matrix correlated wi... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7373120 | Mobile communication terminal A mobile communication terminal which includes a plurality of lights, apparatus for controlling the activation of the lights, apparatus for storing a number of sequences of activation of the lights, and apparatus for assigning one of the stored sequences of the acti... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7371177 | Multiply interconnectable environmentally interactive character simulation module method and system A simulated character module and method of operation are presented. The simulated character module includes a processor, a display operably coupled to the processor and a communication device operably coupled to the processor. The processor is configured to control ... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7372518 | Display-positioning mechanism A display-positioning mechanism capable of reliably implementing, with a small number of components, relative positioning of a display aperture portion and a display. Gaps are formed between a screw head and a mounting portion and between a baseplate and an LCD unit... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7372447 | Microdisplay for portable communication systems The invention relates to a microdisplay system that utilizes a small high resolution active matrix liquid crystal display with an illumination system and a magnifying optical system to provide a hand held communication display device. The system can employ an LED il... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7373138 | Mobile wireless communications device enablement and methods therefor A method for enabling hardware and software features in wireless communications devices including (610) receiving key information and applying it to the communications device. The key information specifies one or more features of the wireless communications d... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7372452 | Portable terminal capable of displaying data in an upright direction regardless of rotation of screen and method therefore A portable terminal displays data received from the exterior or internally generated on its screen in an upright direction. The portable terminal includes a video processor, a display with the screen, a sensor, and a controller. The video processor converts data int... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7373180 | Method and apparatus for accentuating graphical elements on a mobile handset housing A transparent mobile handset housing with graphical elements such as alphanumeric characters, icons, and logos positioned directly onto the housing with visibility enhanced through backlighting. The transparent housing is covered with an opaque coating and omitted p... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7373181 | Method and apparatus for sender controllable modalities A method and apparatus (110) for sender controllable modalities includes the step of generating a communication command (108). The method and apparatus further includes generating a priority command (110) wherein the priority command includes a ... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7373383 | Location messaging method for delivering messages in a global virtual space A location messaging system creates and delivers messages in a global virtual space, at the best time and location, in the optimal context. The recipient can be either generally or specifically targeted. The location message criteria can be formatted so that only a ... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7372429 | Information module assembly and method of controlling access to different levels of information An information module and an information distribution system and method are disclosed, which permit information to be shared among individuals in a particular environment while avoiding visual access to other individuals displays. The information distribution system... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7373140 | Wireless communication system and method of changing language to be displayed in wireless client A wireless communication system is provided which supplies an only necessary font to a wireless client and avoids incorrect display on the wireless client. A wireless communication gateway server receives language information from the wireless client, and supplies a... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7373185 | Foldable mobile communication terminal and calling method thereof A foldable mobile communication terminal and a calling method thereof, in which calling operation to a telephone number is started from the open state of its cabinet, and the calling operation is executed smoothly by reducing one of processes of the calling operatio... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7372371 | Notification lights, locations and rules for a computer system Notifications to computer users are provided via indicators such as lights. The indicators are controlled according to rules, to convey computer-related state information to users in a consistent manner. Locations of visible indicators are chosen to facilitate easy ... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7373182 | Wireless mobile phone including a headset A wireless mobile phone is provided with an input-output interface and an output interface. The input-output interface may be employed singularly to facilitate removable attachment of a telephony headset to the phone to receive at least telephony audio signals from ... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7373187 | Portable digital communication apparatus having sliding/rotational hinge means A portable digital communication apparatus including a first housing having a lateral surface and other lateral surfaces disposed adjacently to it; a second housing having a lateral surface and other lateral surfaces disposed adjacently to it; a hinge unit adapted t... | 05/13/2008 |
