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Cloaking System Using Optoelectronically Controlled Camouflage
A Cloaking System designed to operate in the visible light spectrum, utilizes optoelectronics and/or photonic components to conceal an object within it.
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| 8175660 | Wireless energy transfer Method for wireless energy transfer is disclosed. According to an embodiment, the method includes transferring electrical energy from one electronic device to another electronic device with the help of electromagnetic waves. An electronic device that requires electr... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8170623 | Charging arrangement for electronic accessories An arrangement for charging an electronic accessory (such as a wireless headset) using a docking station that obtains power from at least one of a power port and a data port of an attached electronic device (such as the pairing cellular phone). The docking station p... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8165643 | Charging cradle A charging cradle has a rectangular cradle body defined an upper surface, a front surface and two opposite lateral surfaces thereon. An end of the upper surface adjacent to the front surface is formed with a subjacent surface lower than the upper surface and connect... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8160655 | Automatic recharging wireless headset A wireless headset has a body, an ear clip, and at least two devices for converting at least two different sources of energy into electrical power. The body includes an RF integrated circuit in electrical communication with an antenna and a baseband circuit, the bas... | 04/17/2012 |
| 8155710 | Systems and methods for enhancing the provisioning and functionality of wireless instruments A system and method for enhancing the provisioning and functionality of wireless or portable devices, and more particularly a charging device configured to bi-directionally communicate to a database through the Internet or a private network to configure, update, and... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8155711 | Service search based on battery charger Aspects describe modifying a service search pattern based on whether a device battery is being charged or is not being charged (e.g., is connected to a battery charger or not connected to a battery charger). A power conservative search pattern can be utilized if the... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8126516 | Apparatus for charging a portable electronic device having a rotatable housing An apparatus (100) that charges a portable electronic device having a rotatable housing is disclosed. The apparatus can include a first portable electronic device housing (110) and first selective call receiver circuitry (121) contained within t... | 02/28/2012 |
| 8116827 | Portable electronic devices A portable electronic device is provided. The portable electronic device includes a housing, a circuit module, a solar module, and a keypad module. The circuit module is disposed in the housing. The solar module provides a supplied power to the circuit module. The k... | 02/14/2012 |
| 8099140 | Wireless power supply system and wireless power supply method An object is to provide a system for improving convenience for users, by which a portable electronic device or the like can be charged even in a place where utility power is not available. Another object is to provide a system which allows a service provider to easi... | 01/17/2012 |
| 8090415 | Intelligent battery warning system A method and system of providing a low battery charge warning in an electronic device that employs a rechargeable power source such as a rechargeable battery. The method and system determine whether a charge state of a battery is sufficient to provide the device wit... | 01/03/2012 |
| 8090414 | Recharging method and apparatus The present invention provides apparatus and an associated method for remotely energizing power storage devices. Energization may preferably be effected through the use of RF energy from a base station, ambient energy or ultra-wide band energy. The remote station pr... | 01/03/2012 |
| 8086281 | Apparatuses and methods that facilitate the transfer of power and information among electrical devices The present invention is directed to apparatuses, systems, methods, and computer readable media that can facilitate the transfer of power between at least two electrical devices. At least one of the electrical devices is preferably a battery operated device. The pre... | 12/27/2011 |
| 8073499 | Battery-less electronic device Automated software loading into a battery-less mobile phone is accomplished through attachment of a special non-standard USB On-The-Go cable to a serial connector of the mobile phone, thereby delivering power supply and unique signals for placing the phone in a spec... | 12/06/2011 |
| 8055311 | Mobile communication terminal driven by power received from secondary battery, charge mode switching method and charge mode switching program executed in mobile communication terminal A mobile phone includes an external power supply terminal receiving power from the external power supply, a secondary battery charging at least part of the received power and supplying the charged power to a load, a radio circuit receiving power from the secondary b... | 11/08/2011 |
| 8055312 | Portable electronic device A portable electronic device includes a battery and an electricity generating device. The electricity generating device includes at least one solar receiving board, at least one controller, a voltage transducer and an accumulator. The solar receiving board is mounte... | 11/08/2011 |
| 8050723 | Portable electronic device having solar cell module A portable electronic device includes a main body and a solar cell module. The main body has electric components. The solar cell module is mounted in the main body. The solar cell module is configured for supplying electric energy to the electric components of the m... | 11/01/2011 |
| 8036717 | Mobile phone terminal and charging system Disclosed is a mobile terminal incorporating a battery pack utilized as power supply. The mobile terminal includes a positive terminal connected to a battery pack positive electrode, a negative terminal connected to a battery pack negative electrode, a data communic... | 10/11/2011 |
| 8032188 | Cellular phone apparatus A cellular phone apparatus that is designed to mount at least one cellular phone and also alert an individual when any one of the cellular phones mounted within the apparatus receives a call. One embodiment of the apparatus can hold one cellular phones, while anothe... | 10/04/2011 |
| 8000755 | Information-communication terminal device and automatic backup system including the same An information-communication terminal device maintaining a low cost of a charger in the case of backup for the device at a charging time, having a high performance security at the backup and allowing users to easily handle the security control after the backup. A ch... | 08/16/2011 |
| 7929999 | Method and system for harnessing processor power of mobile devices A system for utilizing the processing power of a mobile device. It is determined whether an energy source within the mobile device is recharging. In response to determining that the energy source within the mobile device is recharging, it is determined whether the m... | 04/19/2011 |
| 7912514 | Electrical power generator, mobile terminal provided with the same and control method thereof An electrical power generator that generates power based on a carrier frequency of a received signal, a mobile terminal provided with the same and a control method thereof are discussed. The mobile terminal according to an embodiment includes an electrical power gen... | 03/22/2011 |
| 7912515 | Slim line battery pack A battery pack is configured to reduce weight, enhance battery identification, ensure proper placement of a lid retaining the battery, and facilitate battery pack removal. The battery pack has one or more cells that lack an outer coverage except for a polymer sheath... | 03/22/2011 |
| 7885061 | Portable electronic device with projection function A portable electronic device with a projection function includes a host, a display unit, a bracket, and a projection module. The display unit is pivoted to the host and has a back cover. The bracket is pivoted to the back cover. The projection module is pivoted to t... | 02/08/2011 |
| 7844306 | Power transmission network A network for power transmission to a receiver that converts the power into current includes a first node for transmitting power wirelessly in a first area. The first area has a minimum electric or magnetic field strength. The network includes a second node for tran... | 11/30/2010 |
| 7826873 | Contactless energy transmission converter The present invention is an efficient method of transferring energy wirelessly and an apparatus which efficiently transfers energy wirelessly. A high transmission frequency is modulated by a lower frequency in order to reduce the intensity of the resulting electroma... | 11/02/2010 |
| 7809409 | Multi-function device for performing at least telephone communication and facsimile functions A multi-function device for performing, at least, telephone communication and facsimile functions, comprising: a main unit, a wireless telephone, and a charger for charging a battery of the wireless telephone. The charger can be fixed to the main unit and can be sep... | 10/05/2010 |
| 7801573 | Magnetic holder for rechargeable devices A charger cradle used for charging a battery of a portable electrical device. An electromagnetic device is disposed within the charger cradle proximate a metal piece of the cordless handset when the cordless handset is placed in a receiving portion of the charger cr... | 09/21/2010 |
| 7769413 | Battery charging assembly A battery charging assembly for charging a battery of a mobile device includes a charging unit, an output assembly and an input assembly. The input assembly is detachably associated with the charging unit and includes an adapter for removable attachment to the charg... | 08/03/2010 |
| 7603144 | Active wireless tagging system on peel and stick substrate A radio frequency identification (RFID) device provided on a thin-film battery. A system includes the RFID device in communication with a remote radio frequency (RF) transmitter and/or receiver. In some embodiments, the RFID device of the system includes a flexible ... | 10/13/2009 |
| 7567824 | Recharging method and apparatus The present invention provides apparatus and an associated method for remotely energizing power storage devices. Energization may preferably be effected through the use of RF energy from a base station, ambient energy or ultra-wide band energy. The remote station pr... | 07/28/2009 |
| 7496386 | Rechargeable battery facilitated customer-premises equipment A Customer-Premises Equipment (CPE) device includes a power supply for generating a first power at a first voltage level; a rechargeable battery for generating a second power at a second voltage level; and a power amplifier coupled to the power supply and the rechar... | 02/24/2009 |
| 7493148 | Battery charging device for a mobile apparatus using an ear-microphone jack A battery charging device using an ear-microphone jack of a mobile apparatus. The battery charging device comprises a battery; an ear-microphone socket having a microphone contact, an earphone contact, and a common ground contact; a modem chip having a microphone in... | 02/17/2009 |
| 7489952 | Battery charging assembly A battery charging assembly for charging a battery of a mobile device includes a charging unit, an output assembly and an input assembly. The charging unit has a power converter for converting an input voltage to a desired output voltage. The output assembly is coup... | 02/10/2009 |
| 7444172 | Device and method for controlling radio mobile terminal connected to hands-free kit A device and method for automatically controlling power of a radio mobile terminal connected to a hands-free kit and for preventing the radio mobile terminal from malfunctioning. In a power control method for automatically turning on a radio mobile terminal connecte... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7440780 | Recharging method and apparatus The present invention provides apparatus and an associated method for remotely energizing power storage devices. Energization may preferably be effected through the use of RF energy from a base station, ambient energy or ultra-wide band energy. The remote station pr... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7439706 | Battery determination system for battery-powered devices This system provides a method for determining whether ordinary battery cells, a battery pack, and/or a charger unit are attached to a portable electronic device. The system provides a center contact in a battery shaft that contacts a battery pack or a point on an in... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7437186 | Sliding module for sliding-type portable terminal and sliding-type portable terminal using the same Disclosed is a sliding module for a sliding-type portable terminal having a pair of sliding rail modules adapted to slide the sliding housing of the terminal along a curved path. The sliding module includes a main housing extending along a longitudinal direction, a ... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7430439 | User hand detection for wireless devices A method for determining whether a wireless device is being held comprising: activating a vibration motor in the wireless device to vibrate the wireless device for a predetermined period; receiving at least one acceleration measurement from an accelerometer in the w... | 09/30/2008 |
| 7424315 | Communication bus system operable in a sleep mode and a normal mode The communication bus system comprises a plurality of node circuits (10a-d) and a relay circuit (12, 14, 16) coupling the node circuits (10a-d). The relay circuit (12, 14, 16) has a transceiver circuit (124,... | 09/09/2008 |
| 7424314 | Mobile phone charger with sterilization function and method for sterilizing mobile phone using the same A mobile phone charger with a sterilization function. The mobile phone charger includes a charging current generator and a sterilizer. The charging current generator generates a charging current to charge the battery of the mobile phone upon receiving an input curre... | 09/09/2008 |
