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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8082012 | Semiconductor integrated circuit device, and non-contact type IC card and portable information terminal using the semiconductor integrated circuit device The present invention provides a semiconductor integrated circuit device and a non-contact type IC card and a portable information terminal which uses the semiconductor integrated circuit device. The semiconductor integrated circuit device includes antenna terminals... | 12/20/2011 |
| 8073498 | Method of optimizing power consumption in a wireless device A method and apparatus are provided for operating a wireless communication device. The method includes the steps of providing a plurality of battery powered modules that are carried by a user and together operate as the wireless communication module (ensemble), dete... | 12/06/2011 |
| 8068885 | Method and circuit arrangement for determining a charge consumed within a period in mobile devices A method for calculating the power consumption of a mobile device, particularly of a mobile station of a mobile radio system, in an observation period Δt based on various possible system states sk in which the device can be in the period Δt. A value of ... | 11/29/2011 |
| 8060152 | Apparatus and method for current control in mobile terminal An apparatus and method for current control in a mobile terminal are provided. The apparatus includes a monitoring unit for measuring a total required current amount that is the sum of current amounts required by respective components of the mobile terminal and dete... | 11/15/2011 |
| 8055310 | Adapting portable electrical devices to receive power wirelessly Wireless power receiving apparatus (150) is retrofitted to a portable electrical device (100) to enable the device to receive power wirelessly. The apparatus comprises a power-receiving element (200) adapted to be attached to the device, e.g. by... | 11/08/2011 |
| 8050722 | Voltage supply control device and voltage supply control method In a voltage supply control device, a voltage conversion circuit receives a voltage from a battery and generates a desired voltage. A switching control unit executes switching so as to supply a voltage to a power amplification circuit through the voltage conversion ... | 11/01/2011 |
| 8032187 | Mobile device with a smart battery having a battery information profile corresponding to a communication standard Various embodiments are described for a mobile communication device having a main processor for controlling the operation of the mobile communication device; a device memory coupled to the main processor for storing a plurality of battery information profiles; and a... | 10/04/2011 |
| 8024012 | Intelligent wireless power charging system A system and methodology for intelligent power management of wirelessly networked devices. The system provides for reliable wireless communication via a wireless power charging method and, a method to maintain power capacity of batteries in a wireless device. The ba... | 09/20/2011 |
| 8014831 | Authorization status for smart battery used in mobile communication device A mobile communication device is capable of communicating with a battery authorization server. Determining an authorization status of a smart battery currently powering the mobile communication device involves an initial authorization process and a subsequent author... | 09/06/2011 |
| 8005514 | Field device and method for transferring the field device's signals The present invention provides a field device whereby the device's additional information can be transmitted wirelessly without the need for battery replacement or external wiring. The present invention also provides a field device whereby the firmware of a wireless... | 08/23/2011 |
| 7979096 | Energy efficient forwarding in ad-hoc wireless networks A system for conserving energy in a multi-node network (110) includes nodes (205) configured to organize themselves into tiers (305, 310, 315). The nodes (205) are further configured to produce a transmit/receive schedule at a first tier ... | 07/12/2011 |
| 7970441 | Battery and battery locking unit of mobile terminal In a battery locking unit of a mobile terminal capable of increasing space usability of a terminal body and simplifying battery detachment operation by installing a battery locking unit on a cover, the locking unit consists of a battery installed at the rear of a te... | 06/28/2011 |
| 7957775 | Low battery notification service for wireless device users A low battery notification service is provided to a user of a wireless device capable of monitoring the voltage level of its internal battery and sending a low battery warning message. The messages are received at a service provider that maintains subscriber profile... | 06/07/2011 |
| 7957776 | Integrated switch-mode power supply and linear regulator A power supply includes a switching voltage regulator, and a linear voltage regulator coupled electrically in series with the switching voltage regulator. The switching voltage regulator includes a first input for receiving a DC input signal, a semiconductor switchi... | 06/07/2011 |
| 7945295 | Portable radio and battery pack configuration A portable radio and battery pack configuration favoring higher available transmit power in explosive atmosphere applications includes a radio device (302) and a battery pack (304) removably attached to the radio device. The battery pack includes at le... | 05/17/2011 |
| 7933634 | Adapting portable electrical devices to receive power wirelessly Wireless power receiving apparatus (150) is retrofitted to a portable electrical device (100) to enable the device to receive power wirelessly. The apparatus comprises a power-receiving element (200) adapted to be attached to the device, e.g. by... | 04/26/2011 |
| 7929998 | Depicting signal strength and battery level of a mobile communications device Systems, products, and methods are disclosed for presenting signal strength and battery level of a mobile communications device and are provided. The method includes referencing an indication of the battery level, referencing an indication of the signal strength, wh... | 04/19/2011 |
| 7925308 | Radio-frequency (RF) power portal A system for powering a mobile device having an energy harvester which receives wireless energy and converts the energy into current includes a first portal in which wireless energy is transmitted for the energy harvester of the mobile device to receive and convert ... | 04/12/2011 |
| 7904121 | Generating device of trigger signal A trigger signal generating device includes a first power source terminal and a second power source terminal; a first current generator to generate a first current with a first amplitude in accordance with the amplitude of the input signal; a second current generato... | 03/08/2011 |
| 7899501 | Auxiliary power management method for cellular based device A method of operating a control module of a mobile device that communicates with a cellular network and that is powered by an auxiliary power supply comprises generating an interrupt signal based on a tick of a system timer interrupt of the control module; increment... | 03/01/2011 |
| 7856253 | Power supply IC having switching regulator and series regulator An integrated circuit for supplying power includes an IC chip having a rectangular shape and having a first edge and a second edge opposite the first edge, a switching regulator implemented on the IC chip and having a driver transistor whose ON time of switching is ... | 12/21/2010 |
| 7844305 | Method and apparatus for generating power in a mobile communication device An apparatus and a method of manufacturing an apparatus that creates power for a mobile communication device is disclosed. The apparatus may include a roller integrated into the mobile communication device configured to rotate in a counterclockwise direction when th... | 11/30/2010 |
| 7844304 | Method of filtering low frequency components from power lines A power supply for a communications device, including a controllable regulator that varies power drawn from a power input according to communications requirements of the communications device. The controllable regulator increases power drawn from the power input imm... | 11/30/2010 |
| 7840239 | Distributed power management A power management bus for controlling power over multiple device subsystems includes a master power bus controller which transmits power management information to control one or more power resources through a transmit interface. The transmitted information is recei... | 11/23/2010 |
| 7809408 | Method and system for a power switch with a slow in-rush current Aspects of a method and system for a power switch with a slow in-rush current are presented. Aspects of the system may include at least one resistive component, which is coupled between an input control signal and an output stage circuit of a power switch circuit, s... | 10/05/2010 |
| 7787911 | Electronic apparatus, communication system, and program When an emergency mode is set, a CPU outputs an alert from an alerting unit and notifies the current position obtained by a GPS processing unit to a predetermined destination by a communication unit. When the main power is switched off, the CPU determines whether or... | 08/31/2010 |
| 7751857 | Radio-frequency amplifier system A device for measuring voltage levels includes a root mean square (RMS) detector. The RMS detector includes a linear multiplier, a log converter, a low-pass filter and a temperature compensator. The linear multiplier multiplies a voltage of an input signal by the vo... | 07/06/2010 |
| 7738928 | Integrated switch-mode power supply and linear regulator A power supply includes a switching voltage regulator, and a linear voltage regulator coupled electrically in series with the switching voltage regulator. The switching voltage regulator includes a first input for receiving a DC input signal, a semiconductor switchi... | 06/15/2010 |
| 7734316 | User-specified outputs in mobile wireless communication devices and methods therefor A mobile wireless communication device, and methods therein, including producing a user-configurable sensory output (620) upon the occurrence of some event on the device, for example, the transition between sleep and active modes, or the mechanical actuation ... | 06/08/2010 |
| 7734317 | Battery management Systems and techniques are disclosed relating to wireless communications. The systems and techniques involve an efficient power source for prolonged battery life. The power source may include first and second batteries, and a power management module configured to op... | 06/08/2010 |
| 7725138 | Apparatus for control of in-battery module An apparatus (100) is provided for powering an in-battery electronic application module (118) without the use of an external on/off switch. A battery pack (102) is electrically coupled to a radio (104) via three interface contacts: power ... | 05/25/2010 |
| 7725137 | Battery device in a mobile terminal and operating method thereof Disclosed herein are a battery device for preventing danger caused by battery overheating in a mobile terminal, and a method of operating the battery device. In the battery device, a battery state sensor periodically monitors a change in the state of a battery durin... | 05/25/2010 |
| 7720514 | Receiver circuit using nanotube-based switches and logic Receiver circuits using nanotube based switches and logic. Preferably, the circuits are dual-rail (differential). A receiver circuit includes a differential input having a first and second input link, and a differential output having a first and second output link. ... | 05/18/2010 |
| 7720513 | Method for operating an electronic device, electronic device, and electronic assembly The present invention relates to a method for controlling an electronic device (10), to an electronic device (10) as such as well as to an electronic assembly (100). A key idea of the present invention is to provide a standby state in which no o... | 05/18/2010 |
| 7715884 | Mobile device with a smart battery having a battery information profile corresponding to a communication standard Various embodiments are described for a mobile communication device having a main processor for controlling the operation of the mobile communication device; a device memory coupled to the main processor for storing a plurality of battery information profiles; and a... | 05/11/2010 |
| 7697963 | Cellular phone docking station This patent discloses a docking station for a cellular phone. The docking station may include a housing, charger pins, keys, a red LED, a green LED, an upload button, a docking station memory, a signal emitter and a set of templates. The housing may have a slot, a c... | 04/13/2010 |
| 7668572 | System and method of polarity reversal for reload detection A system and method to remotely activate a procedure, preferably to Reload, a transceiver unit powered with an Ethernet cable. The system and method includes a power source including circuitry to reverse the polarity of voltage for a desired amount of time to a dete... | 02/23/2010 |
| 7657290 | Power management systems and methods for a mobile device Power management systems and methods are provided for a mobile device. A primary power management circuit may be configured to receive an input voltage and use the input voltage to supply power to the mobile device. A secondary power management circuit may be config... | 02/02/2010 |
| 7640041 | Multiple function handheld device A method for enabling at least a portion of a multiple function handheld device begins by enabling at least a portion of a digital audio functionality in response to a first mode selection. The method continues by disabling wireless communication functionality in re... | 12/29/2009 |
| 7623896 | Wireless communication circuit and wireless communication apparatus using the same When power to be transmitted varies, a control section instructs an AGC control section to control a gain of an IQ modulation processing section 6 in accordance with the power. A switch selects a power source voltage, corresponding to the power to be transmit... | 11/24/2009 |
