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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7212788 | Method and apparatus for signal power loss reduction in RF communication systems Multiple power amplifiers in an RF front end are coupled to multiple antennas without diversity switching between the PAs and antennas. Diversity switches direct signals to broadcast by a selected antenna to a PA coupled to the selected antenna. Multiple LNAs are si... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7209708 | Image information input/output device and control system for the same using mobile device A radio communication module accommodated in an image information input/output device capable of carrying out communication by varying a send output power to a plurality of mobile radio terminals located away from the image information input/output device through ar... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7209410 | Set of electronic apparatuses having first and second electronic devices, and computer program product A portable audio player (100) includes a decoder (14) and other devices for reproducing audio data, a microcomputer (16) for controlling starting and stopping the reproduction, and a radio communication device (24). An on-vehicle audio pl... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7206868 | Method and system for providing a peripheral service to a host computing device Disclosed is a method for one computing device (the “provider”) to provide peripheral services to another device (the “host”). A user directly runs the host. The host accesses the provider as if the provider were a set of peripheral devices attached to the h... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7206602 | Wireless telephone having analog or sensor input Provided is a wireless telephone that includes means for initiating, receiving and conducting telephone calls via a wireless link to a base station. An interface means interfaces with a user and an input means inputs an analog electrical signal from any of multiple ... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7206601 | Method for connecting a mobile radio communication apparatus to a plurality of radio communication systems A mobile radio communication apparatus comprises a wireless transmitter-receiver device configured to perform transmission/reception of a radio signal, a signal processing device including a resource to which functions are defined, wherein the resource handles at le... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7206544 | Self-service terminal A self-service terminal (10 or 200 or 300) comprises a plurality of intercommunicating modules (114 to 126, or 214 to 226, or 314 to 326). Each module includes a transceiver for wireless communication wi... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7206558 | Technique for determining a tuning frequency of an audio receiver A technique for determining a tuning frequency of an audio receiver includes interrupting a received radio frequency (RF) signal at an input of the audio receiver. Next, a modulated audio signal is injected into the input of the audio receiver. Then, it is determine... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7203460 | Automated test of receiver sensitivity and receiver jitter tolerance of an integrated circuit An automated test system (20) for testing a high-speed communications integrated circuit (10), such as a serializer/deserializer, is disclosed. The system (20) is able to test the parameters of receiver jitter tolerance and receiver sensitivity ... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7200363 | Communication device having a scent release feature and method thereof A communication device such as a cellular telephone (200) includes a heat-generating device (206) that generates heat energy. In thermal proximity to the heat-generating device (206) is a scent package (208) that includes a scented substa... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7200418 | Detection of lightning The invention relates to a mobile radio-frequency enabled device. In order to enable a lightning detection by means of such a device, it comprises an electromagnetic interferences detection component detecting electromagnetic interferences in at least one radio-freq... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7197278 | Method and system for communicating information between a vehicular hands-free telephone system and an external device using a garage door opener as a communications gateway A method and system for communicating information between a vehicle and a device located in a house. The system includes a vehicle appliance integrated in a vehicle. The vehicle appliance has a Bluetooth® enabled communications module. The system further includes a... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7194239 | Electronic device and method for managing its keyboard The invention relates to an electronic device and a method for managing the keyboard of the electronic device. The electronic device comprises a keyboard and a processing unit connected to the keyboard over a data transmission connection, the processing unit being c... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7194322 | Audio information reproducing apparatus, movable body, and audio information reproduction controlling system An audio information reproducing apparatus (NS) is provided with: a memory (HD) for storing audio information comprising a plurality of unit information, such as a plurality of music compositions; a transmitting device (HO) for transmitting correspondence informatio... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7190971 | Information processing apparatus and method, information processing system, and transmission medium When a user gets interested in some music he/she listens to somewhere, for example, in a coffee shop, the user records that music in a memory provided in a portable terminal. A processor reads the information stored in the memory and performs a predetermined process... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7190968 | Portable device displaying an image provided by photographing In a foldable cellular phone, an image taken and provided by a camera portion is displayed on a first or second display portion for previewing before storage in a third memory. The second display portion displays the image in the opposite directions corresponding to... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7187924 | Intelligent data network with power management capabilities In one embodiment, a method for implementing two-way communication between at least first and second devices comprises steps of: (a1) during finite time periods following transmission of respective first messages from the first device to the second device, us... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7187947 | System and method for communicating selected information to an electronic device Disclosed are a system and method for communicating selected information to an electronic device. The disclosed system may include a digital engine operable to maintain data representing the selected information in a digital format. In some embodiments, the digital ... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7187944 | Onboard cell phone automatic dialing device An onboard automatic cell phone dialing device includes a magnet received in a casing and selectively energized by a control circuit, a dialing finger selectively movable relative to a bracket which is adjustably sandwiched between two crossbars inside the casing an... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7184727 | Full-duplex antenna system and method A system and method is provided for full-duplex antenna impedance matching. The method comprises: effectively resonating a first antenna at a frequency selectable first channel in a first frequency band; generating a first antenna impedance at the first channel freq... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7184789 | Method and apparatus for data packet transport in a wireless communication system using an internet protocol Method and apparatus for data packet transport in a wireless transmission system supporting broadcast transmissions. A trigger recognized at the transmission node initiates a broadcast transmission, and the resultant set up of a transmission path. A termination trig... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7181478 | Method and system for exporting flight data for long term storage The availability of flight data used in the maintenance of aircraft engines is enhanced by exporting data from the database of an engine condition monitoring program to a long term database. The data export is accomplished by first reading a time file to determine t... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7181258 | Wireless communication device A wireless communication device with an embedded dual-band antenna system. The wireless communication device has a body, a housing, a shielding unit, a first antenna unit, a second antenna unit and a control unit. The shielding unit, the first antenna unit and the s... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7177526 | System and method for improving audio during post-production of video recordings A system and method for improving audio quality, by means of signal processing on a computer, during post-production of recordings is disclosed. A recording of a “chirp” tone at the beginning of a scene is followed by analysis of the recorded chirp on the comput... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7174145 | Method and apparatus for automatic channel search The invention reduces the time required for automatically searching for channels on a device receiving channels of various widths. The invention proposes a channel detection process which carries out successive passes with frequency spacings corresponding to channel... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7171188 | Communication system for working machines Provided is a communication system for working machines, which makes it possible to transmit desired messages from sites, where the working machines are arranged, to their corresponding work administration centers at timings as needed. When a mail switch 10 a... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7171197 | Mobile wireless local area network and related methods A wireless local area network adapted for use by users traveling on a mobile platform such as an aircraft. The network includes a network server located on the mobile platform, and at least one network access point connected to the server and accessible wirelessly b... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7164882 | Apparatus and method for facilitating a purchase using information provided on a media playing device An apparatus and method for providing information for facilitating a purchase in conjunction with media content information, including a receiver, wherein said receiver receives at least one of at least one of a transmission of media content and a broadcast of media... | 01/16/2007 |
| 7162532 | System and method for listening to teams in a race event A computer-implemented method and system allows a remote computer user to listen to teams in a race event. The method includes receiving audio signals from a plurality of audio sources at the race event; transmitting at least some of the audio signals to a remote co... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7162200 | Antenna calibration system and method An antenna calibration system consists mainly of a signal source, an antenna, a first radio frequency mixer, a first local oscillator, an power detecting device, a personal computer, and a servo amplifier. The signal source emits a signal, and the antenna receives t... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7162208 | Fixed setting AM/FM radio system for broadcast promotion A radio apparatus including an outer encasement, a radio signal receiver secured relative to the outer encasement and configured to receive at least one of AM and FM radio signals, an audio output operatively connected to the radio signal receiver, and wherein the a... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7162268 | Portable terminal with display capability based on tilt angle A detecting unit 5a detects the slope of a portable terminal 10. An input key 4 includes a plurality of keys. A control unit 3 generates a code C based on the slope of the portable telephone terminal 10 as detected by the sl... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7162270 | Dual communication mode wireless network transmission device A wireless network transmission device is disclosed. A network control chip, a communication control chip and a control chip set are arranged in parallel. The network control chip, communication control chip, and control chip set are connected to the first module an... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7162278 | Secured wireless handsets The present invention relates to secured wireless handsets that discourage or reduce unauthorized removal, loss, or theft of a handset, while allowing the person to communicate hands free. In an embodiment the wireless handset includes a first attachment of a T-nut ... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7158757 | Modular computer The invention concerns a computer comprising a central unit, an input device, a communication interface with a remote network and display and/or sound reproduction means. The invention is essentially characterised in that the computer can consist of elements already... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7155166 | Wireless pick-and-pack system Requesting the location of items in a storage area may include accessing an entry in a list of items to be selected from item storage subareas. The entry may be associated with an item identifier code corresponding to an item storage subarea. A short-range activatio... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7154056 | Method and arrangement in a digital communication system A user of a digital pen in an information management system is allowed to have a number of aliases when communicating in the system. The system includes a plurality of products, which are provided with a position code, a plurality of digital pens capable of reading ... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7154473 | Method for controlling position of indicator An apparatus and process for controlling the position of an indicator in a user interface using a menu is disclosed. By the method, when a menu having items selected and adjusted by an indicator is displayed, and the position and a size of the menu are changed, the ... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7154496 | Telemetry-based flight vehicle visualization system and method A flight vehicle image generation computer system is disclosed that displays preferably a 3D image of a flight vehicle and preferably on at least generally a real-time basis. The system stores data profiles in relation to any number of types or classes of flight veh... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7149612 | System and method for monitoring and reporting aircraft quick access recorder data Systems and methods for monitoring and reporting a quick access recorder (QAR) data in real time. The system includes a QAR for recording fault information, a removable portable hardware component that stores, analyzes and displays the fault information, an onboard ... | 12/12/2006 |
