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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6977551 | Dual band power amplifier module for wireless communication devices A power amplifier module for amplifying radio frequency signals includes first and second radio frequency power amplifiers with one or more semiconductor transistors, adapted to receive an input radio frequency signal and a processed power-sensing control signal and... | 12/20/2005 |
| 6975890 | Mobile phone A mobile phone including a covering lid, a body, a battery and a battery lid is provided according to the invention. Of which, the body is a mono-block casting with an opening section on the top, while the covering lid is coupled to the body via a first hinge such t... | 12/13/2005 |
| 6975884 | Wireless local area network vehicular adapter A vehicular adapter system is described having wireless local area network (WLAN) capabilities. The adapter system includes an adapter configured to plug into a cigarette lighter socket of a vehicle. The adapter has a WLAN module contained therein, and is configured... | 12/13/2005 |
| 6972661 | Anti-interference relay device for signal transmission An anti-interference relay device has a receiving module and a transmitting module. The receiving module modulates a received IR signal from a remote controller and an identification (ID) code of the receiving module to an RF signal and then broadcasts the RF signal... | 12/06/2005 |
| 6973291 | Vehicle cradle system and methodology for hand held devices The present invention relates to a system and methodology to enable efficient storage and handling of hand held devices and conveniently provide access to information within the devices. Single-handed storage and removal features enable users to insert and remove th... | 12/06/2005 |
| 6972622 | Optimization of error loops in distributed power amplifiers Several feed-forward RF power amplifiers configured for use in a distributed array, each having a main amplifier within a carrier null loop and an error amplifier within an error loop. Each carrier null loop includes a switch configured to selectively disable the ca... | 12/06/2005 |
| 6970040 | Multi-mode/multi-band power amplifier The present invention provides a wideband power amplifier for a multi-mode or multi-band wireless communication device. The wideband power amplifier is configured to amplify signals in different frequency bands corresponding to different operating modes. In general,... | 11/29/2005 |
| 6970690 | Data processing apparatus and card-sized data processing device A data processing apparatus and card-sized data processing device that consume less power and operate more reliably. An antenna captures a radio wave sent from an external reader/writer device, and a receiver converts it into an electrical signal. From this electric... | 11/29/2005 |
| 6970710 | Radio data communication apparatus and radio data communication method A radio data communication apparatus and a radio data communication method are disclosed which prevent, even in a situation wherein a circuit state is bad and unstable, repetition of acquisition of an electric field strength and discrimination of whether or not conn... | 11/29/2005 |
| 6970725 | Radio communication device comprising a power extraction unit The invention relates to a radio device and method for transmitting radio signals including an electrical interface having at least one data terminal for connecting the radio device to an external data source, and comprising a transmitting device which is in communi... | 11/29/2005 |
| 6968218 | Method and apparatus for electrically coupling digital devices Apparatus for electrically coupling a first digital device (408) and a second digital device (406) includes an interface circuit at the first digital device coupled at an interface node (230) to the second digital device. The interface circuit i... | 11/22/2005 |
| 6965763 | Event coordination in an electronic device to reduce current drain A method of coordinating events in a microprocessor-based electronic device having a sleep mode to reduce current drain includes a first step of determining a list of times to perform associated operating system events requiring a wake-up period for the device. A ne... | 11/15/2005 |
| 6963765 | Card-type wireless communication device and wireless communication system incorporating it A card-type wireless communication device and a wireless communication system incorporating it, designed for low power consumption, comprises the first control block for controlling the first switching block so as to turn on or off power for each of the transmitter ... | 11/08/2005 |
| 6963736 | Method for receiving a radio frequency (RF) signal and RF receiver The invention relates generally to a method and an arrangement for receiving a radio frequency (RF) signal and an RF receiver. Particularly the invention relates to controlling and reducing power consumption in a radio receiver. The invention can advantageously be a... | 11/08/2005 |
| 6963763 | Methods and devices for controlling the connection of power supplies to circuitry within rechargeable devices The present invention provides a device for connecting a power supply to a rechargeable device, in which a detection unit is adapted to detect power levels of a battery to output a first signal when a low power level of the battery is detected, and a second signal w... | 11/08/2005 |
| 6961592 | Battery protection circuit A protection circuit for a cellular telephone battery includes a first memory for storing battery identification data and a second memory associated with the telephone includes data relating to which battery type may be used by this telephone. When the battery is co... | 11/01/2005 |
| 6961594 | Mobile device power saving A method of power saving in a mobile device (10) for use in conjunction with a plurality of beacon devices (12, 14, 20), together with a mobile device operable or configured to effect such method. The mobile device detects and receives data from such b... | 11/01/2005 |
| 6959181 | Transmitter device having means for automatically transmitting data remaining therein upon its re-activation Data formulated according to a user's request signal is transmitted from a transmitter device to a receiver device under a wireless or a wired system. The transmitter device includes a transmission controller that formulates the data to be transmitted and memorizes ... | 10/25/2005 |
| 6957090 | Hands-free car kit The hands-free car kit allows a mobile handset to enter and exit privacy mode without the user having to press a privacy button. The simple act of picking up the mobile handset out of its cradle switches the hands-free car kit from hands-free mode to privacy mode. W... | 10/18/2005 |
| 6957082 | Electronic device having power saving function and extension unit When the connector of an electronic card device is mated with the connector of a host device with the main power supply of the host device being turned off, a power supply control unit in the host device starts the supply of power to the card device. When no operati... | 10/18/2005 |
| 6957048 | Switching circuit for charge and discharge of multiple battery systems Multiple battery systems and switching networks are provided for portable electronic devices. A single switching cell is provided per battery and a load switch coupled to a battery power bus to achieve proper connectivity and isolation between batteries, a load and ... | 10/18/2005 |
| 6957091 | Portable multi-band communication device, and a method for determining a charge consumption thereof A portable multi-band communication device has a power amplifier, a battery for supplying power to the power amplifier, and a controller, which controls an output power level of the communication device by generating a digital control signal for the power amplifier.... | 10/18/2005 |
| 6954660 | Data device for cellular telephone and data backup method A data backup equipment (a charger 12A) has a charging connection terminal (22) to be connected to a charging terminal (20) of a portable telephone (10) and an information transmission connection terminal (26a) to be connect... | 10/11/2005 |
| 6954434 | CDMA mobile communication system and transmission power control method therefor A CDMA mobile communication system includes a base station and a mobile station. The base station includes a monitor section, calculating section, and notification section. The monitor section monitors a forward-link transmission power value radiated to the mobile s... | 10/11/2005 |
| 6954623 | Load variation tolerant radio frequency (RF) amplifier A power amplifier having a phase shift and impedance transformation element is disclosed. The power amplifier comprises a plurality of amplification paths, a first phase shift element at an input of each amplification path and a second phase shift element at an outp... | 10/11/2005 |
| 6954075 | Battery-powered test-configured electronic device with test-contact extensions Battery mounting and testing apparatuses and methods of forming the same are described. In one implementation, a substrate includes a surface area over which a battery terminal housing member is to entirely cover. A conductive first test contact is disposed on the s... | 10/11/2005 |
| 6950320 | Portable charging apparatus having a charging battery built-in Disclosed is a portable charging apparatus having a built-in charging battery, which can easily charge the charging battery of a cellular phone even in a place where home AC power or car power cannot be used and can be used for various kinds of portable equipment by... | 09/27/2005 |
| 6950683 | Battery life indication A method of indicating extant battery life has the steps of initially determining a first extant battery life value having a first confidence level and generating a perceivable indication of the first battery life value. The method also has the step of determining a... | 09/27/2005 |
| 6947774 | Variable delta voltage tracking regulator and method therefor A telematics communication system (100) receives an input supply voltage (Vin) (122) from a battery (102) charged by an alternator (101) in an automotive vehicle. The telematics communication system (100) includes a transceiver ( | 09/20/2005 |
| 6946224 | Battery mounting and testing method Battery mounting and testing apparatuses and methods of forming the same are described. In one implementation, a substrate includes a surface area over which a battery terminal housing member is to entirely cover. A conductive first test contact is disposed on the s... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6947775 | System, method, program and storage medium for saving power The invention relates to power saving in portable terminals (100) with recording media (200). Conventionally, there is the problem that a battery (104) in the portable terminal (100) may become exhausted and as a result the original funct... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6947776 | Method for operating a communications network in a power-saving mode In order to operate a communications network in a power-saving mode, a central processing unit decides, on the basis of activities and/or states, if it is possible to switch network elements to the power-saving mode. A forthcoming switch to the power-saving mode is ... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6944471 | Protection method for forward power saturation in CDMA communication system and its power control apparatus A protection method for forward power saturation in a CDMA communication system and its power control apparatus are provided. The power control apparatus includes a base station (BS) transmitting power control unit, a base station (BS) transceiver and a transmitting... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6944438 | Transconductance stage and device for communication by Hertzian channel equipped with such a stage A transconductance stage includes at least one principal bipolar transistor having a base linked to an input terminal, a collector linked to an output terminal, and an emitter linked to a supply terminal through a resistor. At least one bipolar compensation transist... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6941114 | USB-based wireless transmitting/receiving system A USB-based wireless transmitting/receiving system includes a transmitting portion connected to at least one USB-based peripheral device for receiving a signal from the peripheral device and a receiving portion connected to a computer host and coupled to the transmi... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6937874 | Power control in spread spectrum communications systems A method for power control in spread spectrum communication systems includes a first step of providing multiplexed registers coupled to a control circuit and controlled by a control signal. A next step includes measuring a transmit power. Next steps include receivin... | 08/30/2005 |
| 6931266 | Cellular phone in which memory is removably installable due to the removability of battery, and battery recharger capable of supporting date write to cellular phone memory A cellular phone in which a data storage means can be installed while meeting the requirements for a compact and lightweight design, imposed on the cellular phone, different types of batteries are selectively used on the basis that a battery used in the cellular pho... | 08/16/2005 |
| 6928273 | Radio transmission apparatus for communication using microwave signal A level detection circuit detects a signal level of an intermediate frequency signal which is superposed on a DC voltage input from an input terminal and is separately extracted by an input processing circuit, and converts the same into a corresponding DC voltage fo... | 08/09/2005 |
| 6928310 | Apparatus for supplying power to mobile phone using earphone-microphone connector An apparatus for supplying power to a mobile phone by utilizing an external power source when a battery of the mobile phone has been exhausted. In a mobile phone having an earphone-microphone connector which can be connected with an earphone-microphone set, the earp... | 08/09/2005 |
| 6928309 | Portable communication terminal charger system When a portable communication terminal is being charged by a charger, a control signal according to a command entered into the charger is fed from the charger to the portable communication terminal so that, according to this control signal, the portable communicatio... | 08/09/2005 |
