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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7362757 | Optimizing 802.11 power-save for IP multicast groups A method for providing a superior quality of service for multicast data streams delivered over a wireless local area network. As Internet Protocol multicast data streams are received by an access point, the access point observes Internet Group Multicast Protocol reg... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7353416 | Wireless access point seek mode for wireless access clients A computer system that is configured to wirelessly access a local area network is further configured to search for the availability of wireless access points when the notebook computer is powered-off. A computer user activates this powered-off seek mode by pressing ... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7295827 | Mobile station dynamic power saving control A mobile station in an 802.11 wireless network dynamically adjusts a number of 802.11 beacon intervals to sleep based on a power savings level and a required wake-up time to receive packets from an access point. The power savings level is based on data traffic activ... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7292545 | Wireless LAN system To provide a wireless LAN system, a sleep mode is set for reducing consumed power and, when an arrival of the own address side is present, wake-up is caused to reliably receive the arrival. Specifically, a plurality of hosts 20 such as PC interconnected with ... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7289578 | Wireless local area network apparatus A wireless local area network apparatus includes a transmitter and a receiver in which operation of the receiver is accurately synchronized with periodic signals from the transmitter. The periodic signals contain timing data indicating the state of a timer in the tr... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7283801 | Circuit arrangement for phase locked loop, and phase locked loop based method to be used in cellular network terminals The invention relates to a circuit arrangement (4) for a PLL to be used in a terminal (50) of a time division cellular network. In a PLL according to the invention, the control voltage (32a) to a VCO (33) in the PLL is kept at a de... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7236470 | Tracking multiple interface connections by mobile stations A method and apparatus for communicating between devices is described. In one embodiment, the method comprises allowing a mobile station to have a first connection to a network over a first interface and determining that the mobile station is attempting to have a se... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7236810 | Using a low frequency timer to restore timing to a high frequency timer A low frequency timing circuit is used to reestablish a timing signal in a high-frequency timing circuit after the high frequency timing circuit has lost and regained power. The timing of the low frequency circuit is measured against the timing of the high frequency... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7222042 | System and method of measuring turn-on and turn-off times of an optoelectronic device Systems and methods are disclosed measuring the turn-on and turn-off times of an optoelectronic transceiver's transmitter circuitry. The method includes generating a two bit sequences from separate bit sequence generators using the same controlling pattern. The firs... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7215723 | Demodulator for an amplitude-modulated alternating signal The invention concerns a demodulator of an amplitude-modulated signal (Vdb), characterised in that it comprises a peak detecting cell (DCR) capable of extracting the reference modulating signal (Vpeak1) of the modulated signal (Vdb); a first demodulator (FE) ... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7206849 | Communication in a wireless communications network when a mobile computer terminal may be unreachable A method and apparatus for communication between a mobile computer terminal and a host computer in a system in which it is necessary for the mobile computer terminal to send a message to the host computer at a particular time. The specific time at which the mobile c... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7176810 | On-vehicle DSRC apparatus An on-vehicle DSRC apparatus capable of being operated with a battery power supply while decreasing power consumption includes a radio unit (1) for performing communication with an on-road radio equipment (30), a data processing unit (2) for pro... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7142812 | Wireless transmission system A wireless transmission system operating in a 60 GHz frequency range comprises fixed hubs (public download server) (2) and mobile terminals (1). The fixed hubs (2) have antennas (4) with a wide angle beam shape. The mobile terminals (1... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7130359 | Self calibrating receive path correction system in a receiver A receiver (50) includes a self-calibrating receive path correction system for correction of I/Q gain and phase imbalances in a radio frequency signal. The system includes a signal-processing block (53), an I/Q phase imbalance detection and correction ... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7130668 | Method and system for controlling sleep mode in broadband wireless access communication system A method and a system is disclosed for controlling a sleep mode in broadband wireless access communication system. The subscriber terminals are managed by grouping the subscriber terminals in a broadband wireless access communication system, so an efficiency for con... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7120403 | Circuit and method for providing an auto-off capability for a wireless transmitter The invention is a circuit and method for providing an auto-off capability for a wireless transmitter, of a type having an audio plug which mates with the output jack of an audio source. The portable transmitter modulates audio signals from the audio source onto a c... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7113450 | Wearable electronic device with multiple display functionality A wearable electronic device for conveying information in an analog manner at least in part by the use of at least one display hand positioned on the dial side of a dial, wherein the wearable electronic device uses the display hand(s) to convey information that is s... | 09/26/2006 |
| 7069002 | Message waiting indication operable to overcome a border condition between mobile switching centers There is therefore a need to forward the message waiting indication data to Mobile Switching Centers whose service areas overlap with the service area of the Mobile Switching Center presently serving this mobile subscriber's wireless communication device. In this ma... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7058426 | Communication terminal apparatus A communication terminal apparatus which improves the a quality of an additional function such as image processing, music reproduction etc. over repressing power consumption is provided. The communication terminal apparatus has a transmission and reception unit adap... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7058374 | Low noise switching voltage regulator A low-noise switching voltage regulator for supplying a voltage to a radio frequency (RF) power amplifier is disclosed. In one embodiment, the invention can be conceptualized as a power amplifier supply circuit, comprising a pair of oppositely polarized semiconducto... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7054416 | Modular multi-media communication management system The present multi-media communication management system comprises a controller that interfaces with a plurality of space station communication devices and with one or more communication medium service providers. The controller translates multi-media communications r... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7054630 | Selective processing of the common control channel Methods and apparatus are presented to reduce the amount of processing required by a remote station to successfully decode the Common Control Channel (CCCH). During periods when a remote station does not implement any update requests, CCCH messages are discarded. Du... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7010058 | Wireless local area network apparatus A wireless local area network apparatus includes a transmitter and a receiver in which operation of the receiver is accurately synchronized with periodic signals from the transmitter. The periodic signals contain timing data indicating the state of a timer in the tr... | 03/07/2006 |
| 6980083 | Radio communication system, radio communication apparatus, and radio communicating method A mobile station capable of connected to an information providing server via a radio link, comprises a reception history table which stores an identification of information which has been received, and a controller which prevents the same information from being rece... | 12/27/2005 |
| 6980823 | Intermediate wake mode to track sleep clock frequency in a wireless communication device Various techniques for improving a wireless communication device are described. The techniques may include reducing power in a wireless communication device for a first sleep period and then increasing power in the wireless communication device for an intermediate w... | 12/27/2005 |
| 6970092 | Short range communication system Short range communication systems and techniques are described. In an implementation an interrogator held near a person interrogates multiple transponders and receives information separately from the transponders. The interrogator and/or the transponders may be held... | 11/29/2005 |
| 6913087 | System and method for communicating over power terminals in DC tools A system and method for unidirectionally or bi-directionally communicating information and data to and from an electronic module housed within a cordless power tool, over power terminals of the cordless power tool, while a battery pack of the tool is removed from th... | 07/05/2005 |
| 6876635 | Current reduction by receiver linearity adjustment in a communication device A method for reducing current drain in a communication device includes a step of determining when the communication device is transmitting. A next step includes lowering the current level to the receiver when communication device is not transmitting. A next step inc... | 04/05/2005 |
| 6804542 | Sleep modes in peer-to-peer communications A system and method for conserving power in a radio communication network wherein a radio receiver periodically scans for a transmitted signal. If a signal is not received after a predetermined period of time, the period between scans is increased. In a multi-unit s... | 10/12/2004 |
| 6603390 | Pager capable of en bloc display of a set of messages If a received signal includes a message signal following the address of the pager concerned, a decoder section decodes the message signal and a control section stores it in a memory section together with a reception time. At this time, the control section... | 08/05/2003 |
| 6542726 | Personal data assistant terminal with radio The invention provides a personal data assistant terminal with radio having data transmission and reception functions by a radio wave wherein the applied power supply mode of a CPU can be changed over to a power supply mode required by a peripheral circui... | 04/01/2003 |
| 6374101 | Pager-based controller A pager-based controller including at least one pager configured to receive a signal from a remote location, the at least one pager being further configured to provide an output to change an on-off state of an external electrical component; a heater unit ... | 04/16/2002 |
| 6259892 | Pager transceiver and methods for performing action on information at desired times A pager transceiver and method for selectively paging provides a page to a paging transceiver but does not automatically provide associated information. The paging transceiver receives the page and alerts the user that information is waiting and preferabl... | 07/10/2001 |
| 6246888 | Radio paging receiver and method for controlling display auto-reset function A radio paging receiver having a display and a controller for controlling the display to be turned off automatically when no switch operation nor reception message is detected during a predetermined time period within a predetermined time zone.... | 06/12/2001 |
| 6229989 | Method of controlling power supplied to RF receiver and paging receiver employing the same A method for controlling the power supplied to an RF receiver in a paging receiver is provided. The method includes the step of synchronizing the paging receiver with a paging system which periodically transmits paging data at specified repetitive interva... | 05/08/2001 |
| 6101370 | Method and apparatus used in a simulcast radio communication system for providing improved local time A technique is used in a simulcast radio communication system (200) for providing improved local time information. The technique includes, in a fixed portion (300) of the simulcast radio communication system (200), alternatively transmitting in a radio si... | 08/08/2000 |
| 6081733 | Communication control apparatus and method A communication control apparatus (108) for use in an electronic device (102) includes a device (111), first and second communication lines (116 and 117), and a controller (110). The device (111) and the controller (110) are interconnected by the first an... | 06/27/2000 |
| 6058289 | Method and apparatus for low power mobile unit for cellular communications system A method and apparatus for efficient use of both power and bandwidth in a cellular communications system in which a Mobile Unit preferably enters Sleep-Mode when no communications have occurred between the Mobile Unit and the Base Station over a predeterm... | 05/02/2000 |
| 6055440 | Portable terminal device Disclosed is a portable terminal device that, by changing the operation of a portable terminal unit based on a selective-calling reception operation, can acquire preferable pager reception sensitivity. A portable terminal device comprises: selective-calli... | 04/25/2000 |
| 6049323 | Information message display method A method is used in a selective call receiver (SCR) (100) for displaying information messages received by the SCR on a multiline display (124) of the SCR. According to the method, a plurality of information messages is received (405), wherein each of the ... | 04/11/2000 |
