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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7248567 | Method and system for integrating resource allocation between time division duplex and frequency division duplex in wireless communication systems The present invention integrates resource allocation between time division duplex (TDD) and frequency division duplex (FDD) in wireless communication systems. A radio network controller (RNC) receives a radio access bearer (RAB) request from a core network or a wire... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7245925 | System and method for using location information to execute an action Provided are methods for executing an action in response to a request for a service using location information in conjunction with service-specific parameters. A user may request a provider of a specified service (e.g., taxi, plumber, pharmacist, etc.). In evaluatin... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7242910 | Self-calibrating radio A self-calibrating radio is described. In one exemplary implementation, a radio signal from its local voltage controlled oscillator. The calibration system automatically calibrates the radio by: (i) receiving a reference signal having a calibrated reference frequenc... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7236802 | Coupling device for interfacing power amplifier and antenna in differential mode A coupling device for coupling an electronic circuit for at least one antenna unit to exchange electrical signals between the electronic circuit and the at least one antenna unit comprises a first input/output signal path, a matching unit coupled to the first input/... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7236741 | Methods and apparatus for tuning in an inductive system Electronic circuitry supports utilization of a series of pulses of varying width to tune a transducer (e.g., a coil that produces or receives a magnetic field) for transmitting or receiving. For example, a control voltage generator generates a sequence of digital pu... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7236758 | Integrated wireless multimedia integrated circuit An integrated circuit having a transmit chain configured to provide direct FM modulation of a voltage controlled oscillator of a frequency synthesizer by a composite signal that includes audio and video components, and a receive chain configured to provide a televis... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7224987 | System and method for controlling access to location information A system and method for providing location information associated with a location owner to location consumers. A location server includes an owner profile for controlling access to the owner's location information. The owner profile contains information describing a... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7206615 | Vehicle communication system A first transmitter outputs a request signal requesting a response to a mobile device toward an area including a driver's seat and its neighborhood, and a second transmitter outputs a request signal toward an area covering the entire vehicle. The mobile device trans... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7191507 | Method of producing a wireless communication device A method for manufacturing wireless communication devices for use in tracking or identifying other items comprises a number of cutting techniques that allow the size of the antenna for the wireless communication device. Further, the chip for the wireless communicati... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7194520 | Content player for broadcasting to information appliances The present invention is directed to a content player that allows a user to access media content through an information appliance. The content player is suitable for receiving media content from a network, then the media content may be transmitted to various informa... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7194459 | Information storage and retrieval device A method of providing directed search for a web site address identified via a media channel and a method for creating a database for such directed search are disclosed. A database is created by providing each information provider a plurality of identifier categories... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7184715 | Tuning a station A method of tuning a station is disclosed, wherein a first pilot signal is applied on a circuit of the station and the resulting output power of the signal circuit is subsequently detected. A second pilot signal is then applied to the circuit and the resulting outpu... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7181225 | System and method for surveying wireless device users by location The present invention is a system and method for conducting survey using wireless devices. The system architecture of the present invention comprises a location server and a location system. The location server can receive a survey request from a subscriber, delinea... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7167686 | Wireless communications transceiver: transmitter using a harmonic rejection mixer and an RF output offset phase-locked loop in a two-step up-conversion architecture and receiver using direct conversion architecture A wireless transceiver includes a transmitter having a harmonic rejection mixer and an RF output phase-locked loop in a two step up-conversion architecture, and a direct conversion receiver. The transmitter includes a local oscillator for producing a signal at a mul... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7162313 | Electronic equipment operating component function setting system In a system for function settings of operating components in a piece of electronic equipment, a microcomputer circuit (4) of a radio receiver outputs function control signals to a radio receiver circuit (2), based on operating input signals. An input-o... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7159174 | Data preparation for media browsing A system is described which includes a content retriever to retrieve and format data and a media file playlist generated by the content retriever from the data. The media file playlist includes a playlist entry title identifying a title for a media file, a filename ... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7149518 | Method of reconnecting radiocommunication terminal to a network, and a corresponding terminal A method of connecting to a radiocommunication network a terminal which is in a standby mode because of temporary unavailability of the signal from the network includes a step of periodically scanning frequencies of the radiocommunication network using one or more s... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7142811 | Wireless communication over a transducer device One aspect of the present invention is generally directed towards a system and method of tuning a transducer for transmitting and receiving a wireless signal. In an illustrative embodiment, a single transducer is coupled to a first or second circuit for either trans... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7142696 | Assistance device in a motor vehicle An assistance device in a vehicle is described. The assistance device may be used to create a user profile for a driver and to call up the user profile to perform the settings on the various components. The assistance device may include a computer, which may be conn... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7138727 | Vehicular accessory control panel An apparatus in an instrument panel of a vehicle includes a first accessory control unit disposed in the instrument panel and a second accessory control unit disposed in the instrument panel. The second accessory control unit is juxtaposed with the first accessory c... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7130630 | Location query service for wireless networks A location query service for use with a wireless network that tracks the location of network devices, such as a network complying with enhanced 911 standards. The service provides requesters with the locations of network users, based on the locations of the users' w... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7116937 | Electric appliance Electric appliance, in particular in the form of an automotive radio, having a control element (4) for manual control of the electric appliance by a user, and a transmission unit (5) for wireless transmission of data from and/or to the electric applian... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7116938 | Method and apparatus for mitigating radio frequency interference between transceiver systems Methods and apparatus are disclosed for mitigating radio frequency interference between transceiver systems within an electronic device. ... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7116977 | System and method for using location information to execute an action A system and method is provided for using location information associated with wireless devices. The system includes a wireless device, a location system, and a feature server. The wireless device includes any wireless apparatus having wireless communications capabi... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7110749 | Identity blocking service from a wireless service provider Location-blocking and identity-blocking services that can be commercially offered by a service promoter, e.g., a cellular service provider or a web advertiser. In the identity-blocking service, the service promoter may disclose the current physical location of a mob... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7107045 | Method and system for distribution of media A method and system for playing a media sample representing a full media selection on a wireless handset and, in turn, requesting the full media selection to be sent to a client station other than the wireless handset. The method and system provides for a user of a ... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7107028 | Apparatus, system, and method for up converting electromagnetic signals Methods, systems, and apparatuses for down-converting and up-converting an electromagnetic signal. In embodiments, the invention operates by receiving an electromagnetic signal and recursively operating on approximate half cycles of a carrier signal. The recursive o... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7103343 | Receiver, in particular for mobile radio A receiver, in particular for mobile radio, includes a receiver branch with a mixer, downstream of an analog/digital converter. A reference generator generates a reference clock, which is fed to the converters or PLL synthesizers of the mixer by integral multiplicat... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7103334 | Method and system for tuning quality factor in high-Q, high-frequency filters A method for tuning quality factor (Q) in a high-Q, high-frequency filter is provided that includes filtering an input signal to generate a filtered signal. The input signal comprises a specified frequency. The filtered signal comprises an actual phase shift with re... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7098850 | Grounded antenna for a wireless communication device and method A wireless communication device includes an antenna for wireless communication with a remote interrogator. Several embodiments are disclosed to increase the options available to designers of wireless communication devices. In some embodiments, the antenna is a quart... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7089329 | Subscription-based priority interactive help services on the internet The present invention includes a method and apparatus for providing an e-help service over a network. The e-help service provides one or more action sequences, i.e., recommended courses of action, for specialized circumstances over a network, such as an Internet Pro... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7089068 | Synthesizer multi-bus component An audio generation system produces streams of audio wave data and routes the audio wave data to audio buffers via logic buses that correspond respectively to the audio buffers. A logic bus, or buses, are assigned to an audio wave data source. Additionally, a logic ... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7085555 | Location blocking service from a web advertiser Location-blocking and identity-blocking services that can be commercially offered by a service promoter, e.g., a cellular service provider or a web advertiser. In the identity-blocking service, the service promoter may disclose the current physical location of a mob... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7082293 | Adaptive radio transceiver with CMOS offset PLL An exemplary embodiment of the present invention described and shown in the specification and drawings is a transceiver with a receiver, a transmitter, a local oscillator (LO) generator, a controller, and a self-testing unit. All of these components can be packaged ... | 07/25/2006 |
| 7076215 | Transmitter-receiver A transceiver having an RF receiver, in particular VHF receiver, with digital signal processing in a digital part. The transceiver having an input part, at least one mixer and an intermediate frequency/baseband processing device, having a local channel oscillator, t... | 07/11/2006 |
| 7072468 | Communication device having illuminated audio indicator A radio (100) provides multiple audio modes of operation, such as a cellular and dispatch modes. Illumination devices (108, 110) are located near the radio's audio sources (104, 106) and become activated to indicate to the user which mode of ope... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7072620 | System and method for regulating antenna electrical length A system and method are provided for regulating the electrical length of an antenna. The method comprises: communicating transmission line signals at a predetermined frequency between a transceiver and an antenna; sensing transmission line signals; and, modifying th... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7072631 | Mobile communication terminal and method of calibrating frequency in the same A mobile communication terminal includes (a) a first unit for calibrating a frequency, (b) a global positioning system (GPS) module, and (c) a processor which electrically connects the first unit and the global positioning system module to each other. The first unit... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7065331 | Resonator configuration A resonator system and method are provided which includes/uses a tunable reference resonator, parts for tuning the reference resonator to a reference value via a controlled variable for the reference resonator, a tunable circuit resonator, and parts for tuning the c... | 06/20/2006 |
| 7065326 | Millimeter wave communications system with a high performance modulator circuit A high data rate communication system operating at frequencies greater than 70 MHz and at data rates of about 1.25 Gbps or greater. Preferred embodiments include modulators with a resonant LC circuit including a diode which is back-biased for “off” (i.e., no tra... | 06/20/2006 |
