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A resilient headband in a shape for being mounted on the head of the user. The headband is equipped with a longitudinal slotted member for holding a placard.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7369576 | Managing scanning and traffic in a network The present invention provides a network communication device and method for simultaneous connection establishment and traffic delivery in a network. The network communication device comprises a first interface for exchanging information with a network device, a sec... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7355991 | Method and apparatus for message flooding within a communication system A method and apparatus for message flooding is provided that takes advantage of the availability of node locations. The transmission of a flood message by a node is based on location information of neighboring nodes. In particular, each node within the communication... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7350203 | Network security software A software facility for evaluating and reporting security vulnerabilities on a computer network that comprises an interactive interface for a network scanner that incorporates recovery points, a health metrics facility, a status pager for mobile user notification an... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7336646 | System and method for synchronizing a transport stream in a single frequency network A single frequency network (SFN) system is provided, where the system includes a head-end and a plurality of transmitters. The head-end is capable of calculating timing information based upon a time reference having a second resolution. Thereafter, the head-end is c... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7327699 | Method and device for synchronisation of distant clocks to a central clock via satellite The invention relates to a method and a device for synchronizing one or more remote clocks (2) to a central clock (1) via a bi-directional satellite radio link (9.1, 9.2). Time and data signals are exchanged via suitable transmitting (8, 12 | 02/05/2008 |
| 7218682 | Methods and apparatus for synchronously combining signals from plural transmitters Enhanced reception of transmitted signals in a communication system is achieved by synchronously combining transmissions from a cluster of transmitters at a distant receiver. The transmitters coordinate transmissions such that each substantially simultaneously trans... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7177308 | Switching methods with common time reference and plurality of time frame durations A time frame switching method and system of data units that utilize a common time reference, which is divided into a plurality of contiguous periodic time frames. The system is designed to operate with time frames, which have a plurality of predefined time durations... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7031329 | Telecommunication network synchronization A method of synchronizing nodes of a telecommunication network in which a master node is coupled to a Primary Reference Clock (PRC) and a plurality of slave nodes are each arranged to synchronize their internal clocks to the PRC using data received on incoming data ... | 04/18/2006 |
| 7006498 | System for transmitting local area network (LAN) data frames through an asynchronous transfer mode (ATM) crossbar switch An improved data transmission system including multiple local area networks (LANs) coupled by a hub that further includes multiple LAN adapters coupled to the LANs, and an asynchronous transfer mode (ATM) crossbar switch coupling all LAN adapters. LAN data frames ar... | 02/28/2006 |
| 6968472 | Serial data interface Serial Data Interface. A method of serial communication is provided with an integrated circuit. The operation of the integrated circuit is first interrupted on at least one input/output associated with the operation of the integrated circuit. Serial data is then tra... | 11/22/2005 |
| 6759972 | Tour group notification method The invention is a method of calling a group of tourists back to their conveyance, in which each passenger is given a portable alerting device when they leave the conveyance. When the conveyance is ready to leave, a transmitter on the conveyance transmits a wireless... | 07/06/2004 |
| 6625464 | Codeable programmable receiver and point to multipoint messaging system A point to multipoint messaging system includes utilizing the FM 57 kHz Radio Broadcast Data System (RBDS) standard and a novel receiver. A single broadcast source sends messages from multiple senders, in a variety of manners including automatically and s... | 09/23/2003 |
| 6509827 | Method and apparatus for postponed pager service for airlines A method and apparatus for receiving postponing reception of data by a pager during an airline flight. A pager is registered prior to the beginning of an airline flight. A data collector monitors for data directed to the pager. Responsive to detecting dat... | 01/21/2003 |
| 6462645 | Radio selective call receiver and a method of transferring the reception service area of a radio selective call receiver A radio selective call receiver and a method of transferring reception areas only when the received frequency/area information of the transfer destination is correct and to conserve battery power. Transfer destination service area information is extracted... | 10/08/2002 |
| 6141535 | Communication systems for controlling registration of selective call devices A method in a communication system (100) having at least a first and a second base stations (104, 108) for communicating with selective call devices (102) includes the steps of transmitting a first signal on a first frequency that indicates an alternate f... | 10/31/2000 |
| 6097930 | System and method for modeling simulcast delay spread and optimizing launch delays There is disclosed a launch delay controller, for use in a wireless messaging system having a defined coverage area. The launch delay controller controls the transmission of paging messages from a plurality of transmitters in the wireless messaging system... | 08/01/2000 |
| 6052064 | Method and apparatus in a wireless messaging system for dynamic creation of directed simulcast zones Base transmitters (116) of a wireless messaging system are pre-programmed (802) with location identifiers (216) for identifying the positions at which the base transmitters are located. In response to an inbound message from a portable subscriber unit (12... | 04/18/2000 |
| 6020878 | Selective call radio with hinged touchpad A selective call radio (10), includes a controller, a switch (33), and a selective call radio housing (12), including a display housing member (19) having a display (18) and a touchpad housing member (29) having a touchpad (22). The touchpad housing membe... | 02/01/2000 |
| 5995850 | Method and apparatus for on-the-fly mode change in a paging transmitter A method and apparatus for on-the-fly mode change in a paging system (201) is provided. A transmitter controller (301) in a base station (207) receives paging information. From the paging information, the transmitter controller (301) is capable of identif... | 11/30/1999 |
| 5963868 | Transmission controller for transmitters in base station for mobile telecommunication system A simulcasting transmitter control apparatus in a base station of a mobile telecommunication system controls the output timing of transmitters so as to achieve a simulcasting of their outputs in the same channel. The control apparatus including: a unit fo... | 10/05/1999 |
| 5901360 | Automatic adjustment delay technique for simulcast of paging system An automatic adjustment delay technique for a simulcast of a paging system includes: a reference clock supplying unit for supplying a synchronization signal used as a reference clock, a page data transmission board installed within the paging system for r... | 05/04/1999 |
| 5802453 | Radio paging transmitter which adjusts its transmission time based on detection of its own transmission delay In a radio paging system and a radio paging method, in which all transmitters are simply synchronized with each other with a satisfactory precision. A central exchange and each transmitter are each provided with a GPS clock for measuring time according to... | 09/01/1998 |
| 5754946 | Nationwide communication system A two-way communication system for communication between a system network and a mobile unit. The system network includes a plurality of base transmitters and base receivers included in the network. The base transmitters are divided into zonal assignments ... | 05/19/1998 |
| 5737322 | Selective call system and a secondary station for use therein A selective call system comprises at least one base station which transmits address code words at a predetermined data rate. High rate telescript information having a length of more than 500 characters, for example, an E-mail message, is transmitted at a ... | 04/07/1998 |
| 5732357 | Selective simulcast paging system A method of transmitting paging messages over a paging system configurable to provide coverage over a primary geographic area or region and at least two subregions defined within the primary geographic region. The paging system consists of a plurality of ... | 03/24/1998 |
| 5598148 | Method and a network for transmitting local and global radio calls A paging network having a master transmitter and several local radio transmitters is disclosed. The network is designed to allow the transmission of local and global messages. Global messages must be sent by all radio transmitters synchronously. Local mes... | 01/28/1997 |
| 5561701 | Radio paging system having a plurality of transmitter stations A global radio paging system in which a plurality of radio frequency carriers having the same frequency are synchronously modulated in a plurality of base stations corresponding in number to the radio frequency carriers with the same digital paging signal... | 10/01/1996 |
| 5535215 | Method and apparatus for providing control channels and message channels in a radio communication system A method and apparatus in a radio communication system (100, 101) provides simulcast control channels for a coverage area (500), and message channels transmitted in coverage zones (502) within the coverage area (500) on a time-division multiplex basis (FI... | 07/09/1996 |
| 5485463 | System for transmitting paging signals using time-division-multiplexing A time-division multiplexed paging system for transmitting multiple paging messages on the same frequency. A geographic area is divided into a plurality of cells having base stations that transmit radio frequency signals in the cells. Each base station is... | 01/16/1996 |
| 5481258 | Method and apparatus for coordinating clocks in a simulcast network A clock synchronization system for synchronizing a number of paging stations (24) with a system controller (23). Each paging station has a clock that includes a counter (52) that indicates the current local time and which is sequentially incremented by a ... | 01/02/1996 |
| 5475863 | Method and apparatus for delivering messages to portable communication units in a radio communication system A method of locating a portable communication unit (108) having a transmitter (852) for transmitting acknowledge back signals, consists of the steps of transmitting, to the portable communication unit (108) from the communication cell transmitters (104), ... | 12/12/1995 |
| 5473638 | Digital signal processor delay equalization for use in a paging system A method and apparatus provide an equalization time delay to synchronize a plurality of paging transmitters in a simulcast paging system. A delay equalization circuit (41 ) appropriate for use with an analog input signal includes a coder/decoder (CODEC) (... | 12/05/1995 |
| 5423063 | Method and apparatus for identifying a transmitter in a simulcast radio communication system A method and apparatus identifies (810) communication cells (500) in a simulcast radio communication system (100) comprising the cells (500) and a portable communication unit (PCU) (108). Identification bit .patterns (602, 604, 606) are assigned (802) to ... | 06/06/1995 |
| 5369682 | Digital simulcast transmission system A simulcast system for broadcasting the same signal for a number of spaced-apart broadcast sites is disclosed. The system (20) of this invention includes a hub (28) adapted to receive the signal to be simulcast and a number of stations (30) that actually ... | 11/29/1994 |
| 5365569 | Digital simulcast transmission system A simulcast system for broadcasting the same signal for a number of spaced-apart broadcast sites is disclosed. The system (20) of this invention includes a hub (28) adapted to receive the signal to be simulcast and a number of stations (30) that actually ... | 11/15/1994 |
| 5301354 | Satellite based global paging system A satellite based paging communication system comprises a plurality of terrestrial stations capable of communicating the paging information with at least one satellite. The satellite(s), in turn, are capable of communicating the paging information to at l... | 04/05/1994 |
| 5260700 | Enhanced throughput in simulcast communication systems A selective call receiver system includes a plurality of base sites capable of simultaneous operation. Each base site includes a transmitter and a base receiver capable of measuring the signal strength of a received signal. A controller coupled to the plu... | 11/09/1993 |
| 5239671 | Simulcast satellite paging system with provision for signal interruption A paging system includes a satellite uplink (40) for assembling paging information and transmitting it to a satellite (26). The satellite (26) is then operable to transmit in a simulcast manner all the information to various regional paging systems (42). ... | 08/24/1993 |
| 5201061 | Method and apparatus for synchronizing simulcast systems A method for measuring a time delay between a controller (302) and a plurality of base sites (306) in a simulcast system (300). The method begins with the controller (302) transmitting a synchronization signal to a selected base site (306A) and to a delay... | 04/06/1993 |
| 5128934 | Multiple transmitter message transmission system and method therefor A multiple transmitter message transmission system provides for the distribution of message packets from a central transmitter station to a plurality of remote transmitter stations on a common channel on which the messages are delivered to a plurality of ... | 07/07/1992 |
