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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7359713 | Battery consumption optimization for mobile users Systems and methods are disclosed to provide power management for a mobile communication device having a location determination function. The frequency of the location determination function may be adjusted based on whether the mobile communication device is moving ... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7359739 | Portable electronics device A portable electronics device comprises an interior space for storing a fuel vessel, and a chassis that includes at least one transparent window opposing the interior space. ... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7360153 | Method and apparatus for importing digital switching system data into a spreadsheet program A method and apparatus for importing digital switching system data into a spreadsheet program. Via the switch data examiner of the present invention, raw data from a digital switch/switching system such as the 5ESS® is converted by the switch data examiner to a for... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7359424 | Spread spectrum communication system and method therefor A spread spectrum communication system and a method can provide resistance against selective fading and can prevent lowering of circuit use ratio with lowering reception bit error ratio. The spread spectrum communication system has a control unit for controlling a t... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7353897 | Telematic method and apparatus with integrated power source Telematic method and apparatus adaptively uses fuel cell power source in vehicle with integrated power system, electrical system, telematic system, and body/powertrain system. Telematic communications systems including internet, digital video broadcast entertainment... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7352159 | System and method for managing negative voltage in a power supply overvoltage failure event A synchronous Buck voltage regulator accepts an input voltage to provide a regulated output voltage to an information handling system processing component, such as a CPU. Input voltage is regulated by a control MOSFET, a synchronous MOSFET and a regulator controller... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7352277 | Antenna for tire pressure information sending apparatus and tire pressure information sending apparatus using the same An antenna 1 for a tire pressure information sending apparatus is constituted by a circuit board provided with feeding electrodes and a radiation electrode 8 having a loop surface substantially perpendicular to the principal surface, the radiation elec... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7349684 | Communication system for tracking assets A communication system comprises a mobile unit that generates mobile unit position signals and message signals. A base station is wireless two-way coupled to the mobile unit. The base station has a GPS receiver that generates base station position signals, a master ... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7349681 | Self-biased high-speed receiver A self-biased high-speed receiver is described. The receiver is powered by one power supply with the core operation voltage and one power supply with the IO operation voltage. The receiver is self-biased to provide a stable bias voltage. A reference voltage and an I... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7343180 | Wireless transmit/receive units having multiple receivers and methods A wireless transmit/receive unit (WTRU) has multiple receivers with an interface to combine received signals to provided enhanced reception. A control unit selectively controls the powering of the receivers to limit power consumption based on selected parameters. | 03/11/2008 |
| 7343175 | Peak current control in wireless network interface devices Methods of and apparatuses for varying and controlling the effective series resistance (ESR) of a power supply rail configured to transmit power from a power supply of a host device to a wireless network interface device (e.g. a wireless modem). Varying and controll... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7340275 | Wireless communication unit A wireless communication unit of the present invention comprises: an interface portion signally connected to a connector of a main device, the connector being dedicated to a recording-medium; a recording portion performing non-volatile recording; a wireless communic... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7340242 | Method for measuring service data amount of terminal A method for measuring a service data amount of a terminal in a call connection networking between a TE and a network, in which an amount of provided data is measured and displayed on a screen. Because information on the amount of data provided for service is provid... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7336978 | Mobile device having an overcurrent cutoff function A mobile device having an overcurrent cutoff function. In a mobile device having at least one function module, the mobile device includes a main power supply which supplies power to the mobile device, a power detection unit which detects whether power from the main ... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7336127 | Doherty amplifier configuration for a collector controlled power amplifier An efficient power amplifier circuitry for a mobile terminal or similar wireless communication device is provided. The power amplifier circuitry includes an output stage configured as a collector controlled Doherty amplifier, wherein the collector controlled Doherty... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7333783 | Mobile device with manually operated power source A mobile device with a manually operated power source which generates power sufficient to operate the device when shaken by a user. A cable connected between the power source and mobile device carries the generated power from the power source to the mobile device su... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7333860 | Dependent power supplying apparatus and electronic instrument A semiconductor power supplying apparatus driven by a power source includes at least two driven circuits for performing prescribed data processing when electric power is supplied. An electric power supplying circuit is provided so as to convert power from the power ... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7330695 | Bus powered wireless transmitter A process control system utilizes wireless transceivers to divorce the field devices from traditional wired network topologies. By providing field devices with wireless transceivers and shared wireless transceivers for adapting wired field devices, the field device ... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7330071 | High efficiency radio frequency power amplifier having an extended dynamic range A system and method are provided for efficiently amplifying a radio frequency signal. In general, the system includes power amplifier circuitry that efficiently amplifies an input signal under power back-off conditions. In one embodiment, the power amplifier circuit... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7328049 | Pre-resource checking before file download The availability of one or more resources consumable in operating a mobile terminal and in downloading a file or collection of files to the terminal is reviewed before the file or collection of files is downloaded to the mobile terminal. An estimate is made of the a... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7324834 | Speaker system A speaker system functioning as a stand capable of power supply to a mobile phone and hand-free communication and being capable of derived surround reproduction or stereo reproduction is provided. An enclosure (201), on which a mobile phone is placed, include... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7321783 | Mobile entertainment and communication device A mobile entertainment and communication device in a palm-held size housing has a cellular or satellite telephone capable of wireless communication with the Internet and one or more replaceable memory card sockets for receiving a blank memory card for recording data... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7321750 | Communication system, device and method A communication system such as a telephone system has at least a base station and a communication device to communicate with the base station, the communication device comprises an RF power amplifier having an RF output for coupling to an antenna and an RF output po... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7321521 | Assessing energy requirements for a refreshed device Method and apparatus for assessing a time interval during which a refresh device can be maintained in a self-refresh mode by an associated energy source. The refresh device is initially operated in a self-refresh mode to maintain the device in a selected state. The ... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7317903 | Wireless communication circuit, wireless communication apparatus, and wireless communication system A wireless communication circuit in accordance with the present invention, is the wireless communication circuit having an amplifier for amplifying a signal, includes an amplification route in which the signal passes through the amplifier; a bypass route for bypassi... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7313410 | Mobile phone and battery-releasing device thereof A mobile phone and a battery releasing device. The mobile phone includes a body, a releasing device, and a battery. The releasing device includes a first magnetic member, and is disposed on the body in a manner such that it can move between a first position and a se... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7313423 | Communication device with multiple detachable communication modules A communication device having multiple detachable communication modules includes a first communication module and a second communication module. The first communication module is configured to receive RF signals from a wireless network. The second communication modu... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7310697 | System and method for dynamic USB power source The dynamic VBUS power source provides a system and method for dynamically powering USB devices. Briefly described, one embodiment is a method comprising determining when the USB device is a master device or a slave device, powering the USB device over a USB connect... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7305253 | Combination audio/charger jack A personal electronic device includes a multi-function jack that has at least one contact configured for both power and data connections. In an exemplary embodiment, the jack is based on an industry standard audio or barrel jack for compatibility with standard audio... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7305259 | Apparatus and method for reducing power consumption in wireless RF systems A radio frequency (RF) transceiver having improved low power operating modes. The RF transceiver comprises: 1) a radio frequency (RF) modem section comprising: a) receive path circuitry for receiving and down-converting an incoming RF signal to thereby produce an in... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7301987 | Background processing and searching for a communication channel A method including searching for a communication channel by activating a receiver having a radio frequency (RF) module and a baseband module for storing a portion of received signals within a first time period, de-activating the RF module of the receiver, and backgr... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7294209 | Apparatus and method for depositing material onto a substrate using a roll-to-roll mask A battery-operated device provided on a thin-film battery and a method for making. Some embodiments provide a system that includes a vacuum chamber, a plurality of pairs of source and take-up reels within the vacuum chamber, including a first source reel that suppli... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7292838 | Terminal and standby operation control method There is provided a terminal which has wireless communication unit to perform wireless communication and which operates using power supplied from an external power supply or power of a battery. The terminal includes a detection unit configured to detect whether powe... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7291938 | Power supply apparatus and method based on parasitic power extraction Power supply apparatus and method based on parasitic power extraction is disclosed. Power is extracted from signals that are inbound and/or outbound from an equipment. The extracted power is converted to dc voltages for a device associated with the equipment. The po... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7289831 | Endless powered anywhere cellphone system A cellphone system, cellphone flip or non flip types (10) removable or collapsible hand crank to dynamo (12) external dynamo attachment (14) external solar cell attachment (16) dynamo and solar cell attachment jack (18) solar cells... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7289775 | Method for transmit power control A transceiver has power control circuitry integrated therein. In particular, the power control circuitry receives a signal indicative of the transmit power level and adjusts the gain on a variable gain amplifier within the transceiver such that the output of the tra... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7289832 | Mobile station used for CDMA mobile communication systems A mobile station for a CDMA communication system which comprises a transmitting section that transmits a location registration request signal to a base station, and a receiving section that receives an acknowledge signal transmitted from the base station after the l... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7286330 | Power supply device and method having a spark prevention function Disclosed is power supply device and method having a spark prevention function. The power supply device having a spark prevention function includes output connectors to which an external device is coupled to be supplied with electric power; and an output controller ... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7286861 | Rotary folder-type mobile communication terminal A rotary folder-type mobile communication terminal is provided, including a body part, a folder part, a folding hinge part mounted on a prescribed axis for opening/closing the folder part, and a rotating hinge part mounted on another prescribed axis different from t... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7286798 | Electronic shelf label An electronic shelf label with a modulated backscatter communication system which can actively transmit signals. The electronic shelf label includes a modulated backscatter receiver for receiving a first modulated radio frequency (RF) carrier signal, and a transmitt... | 10/23/2007 |
