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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7327277 | Information transmission apparatus, information transmission method, and monitoring apparatus In an information transmitter (2) which is a portable personal information device, a system control circuit (26) analyzes information on vibration obtained from an acceleration sensor (22), information on temperature obtained from a temperature ... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7286658 | Method and apparatus for improved personal communication devices and systems A method for use in a wireless communication device, cellular telephone, pager or personal digital assistant (PDA) is shown in which Caller ID data originating from the public switched telephone network or other caller identifying data is received in a paging signal... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7265655 | Handheld computing device with power-saving notification A handheld computing device includes a notification lamp, a melody circuit coupled to the notification lamp for providing a first type notification, an electronic switch coupled to the notification lamp for providing a second type notification, and a notification co... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7254223 | Method and apparatus for improved personal communication devices and systems Contact data in a database for a wireless personal communication device are remotely updatable from, or transferable between, a computer system using a radio frequency connection. New contact data, and changes or updates to existing contact data, are input at the co... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7251318 | Method and apparatus for improved personal communication devices and systems An apparatus and method provide a database in a pager that contains menus that may be displayed on a pager display. A paging service sends a page including an identification, retrieves a menu from the pager database and displays the menu. The pager responds to the p... | 07/31/2007 |
| 7212839 | Visualization supplemented wireless mobile telephony-audio A wireless mobile phone is provided with the capability to visually convey audio to users, using a number of light sources, such as light emitting diodes (LEDs), in accordance with one or more attributes of the audio. The attributes may include different volume, spe... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7132956 | Electronic apparatus and remote controller A wireless AV station is furnished with an Internet browsing function, a TV viewing function, a TV recording and playback function and a message board function, and these multiple functions are activated by a command from a plurality of personal computers each opera... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7119706 | Method and apparatus for visual silent alarm indicator An apparatus and method thereof wherein a portable computer system or personal digital assistant generates a visual signal in response to an occurrence of a programmed event. For example, the portable computer system can use a light emitting diode to visually signal... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7047049 | Radio communications device including at least one light source An embodiment of the invention relates to a radio communications device that includes at least one light source to indicate at least two distinct statuses of the device and whose luminosity varies according to different rhythms based on these statuses. In at least o... | 05/16/2006 |
| 6946957 | Remote control system with LED indicators A method and system are provided for remotely notifying a user of incoming information. The system comprises detection tools for detecting incoming information on a processing device and a signal generator for generating and sending a signal to a remote control devi... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6864781 | Portable paging system A portable paging system for responsive signaling between a first person and a second person. The portable paging system includes a housing. The housing has a top side, a bottom side and peripheral wall integrally coupled to the bottom and top sides and extending th... | 03/08/2005 |
| 6850782 | Wireless device with vibrational communication capabilities A wireless communication device having vibrational communication capabilities in accordance with various embodiments is provided including a receiver to receive signals, a body casing, a vibrator coupled to the body casing to vibrate the wireless communication devic... | 02/01/2005 |
| 6850151 | Devices for locating/keeping track of objects, animals or persons Devices for enabling a user to locate an object, animal or person or reminding the user of the location of an object, animal or person. In a non-transmitter/receiver embodiment, the device includes at least one alert mechanism which is connected to a digital clock o... | 02/01/2005 |
| 6807433 | Mobile communication terminal with unanswered incoming-call notifying function A mobile communication terminal is provided with a light-emitting element for notifying an unanswered incoming call. When the cancellation of an incoming call is canceled in a state where an incoming call response operation has not been carried out, the mobile commu... | 10/19/2004 |
| 6762740 | Apparatus for lighting a display in a color dependent on information and method therefor A display lighting apparatus is disclosed, that comprises a first storing means for storing date information, a second storing means for storing color information correlated with the date information, a displaying means for displaying information, a lighting means f... | 07/13/2004 |
| 6745054 | User interface assembly, and associated method, for alerting placement of a call to a mobile station A user interface assembly, and an associated method, for a mobile station. An earpiece assembly, worn by a user of a mobile station at which the user interface assembly is implemented, receives local radio signals, such as Bluetooth™-formatted signals, when placem... | 06/01/2004 |
| 6720863 | Mobile electronic communication device with lights to indicate received messages A mobile electronic communication device includes a processor unit, a transceiver, a keypad and a light unit. Each key of the keypad is associated with a contact of a contact list. The light unit can perform light functions to notify a user of the reception and/or s... | 04/13/2004 |
| 6653930 | Urgency-based variable call notification A method and device are configured to generate alerts that are varied based upon whether an incoming communication is perceived to be mode (i.e., a non-urgency mode), with different tactile-based patterns being dependent upon the selection of the mode. Th... | 11/25/2003 |
| 6608996 | Cover for an electronic device A cover (1) of an electronic device (7) is at least partly formed or coated by using a material whose color is arranged changeable at least partly by means of at least one control signal.... | 08/19/2003 |
| 6574489 | Incoming call notification method and device for a multimode radio device A multimode radio has: an antenna that transmits and receives calls via radio signals of a plurality of communication modes; receivers that convert the received radio signals to signals for particular communication modes; an incoming call notifying unit h... | 06/03/2003 |
| 6462662 | Method and apparatus for remote cueing in the performing arts A wireless remote cueing apparatus controlled by an electronic triggering apparatus used to cue performers in a theater, film production stage, exterior set or other performing arts environment. The cueing device is a small disc which contains electronic ... | 10/08/2002 |
| 6459359 | Communication apparatus capable of displaying the number of unconfirmed messages A communication apparatus of the present invention includes a message storage and an unconfirmed message number storage. When the apparatus receives a radio signal, a message contained in the radio signal is written to the message memory. At the same time... | 10/01/2002 |
| 6433670 | Pager and a method of displaying the number of messages received by the same The accounting management of a user of a pager receiving a service in which the user is charged for the number of calls is desired to be facilitated by displaying an illustrated image representing the number of received messages within a fixed period of t... | 08/13/2002 |
| 6418323 | Wireless mobile phone with Morse code and related capabilities A wireless mobile phone, is provided with a couple of buttons and complementary logic to facilitate entry and transmission of Morse code representations of alphanumeric data. As a result, a user may use the provided facilities to engage in non-verbal comm... | 07/09/2002 |
| 6418329 | Portable radio information terminal, screen displaying method, recording medium and microcomputer A portable radio information terminal with a message-notification mode/message-storage mode setting unit, a message-notifying-device-operation control unit and a display-mark turning-on/off unit. The message-notification mode/message-storage mode set... | 07/09/2002 |
| 6411198 | Portable terminal device A portable terminal device of a calling party individually sets a sounding pattern to be used for reporting an incoming call, and a called party is informed of the thus-set sounding pattern beforehand. As a result, when the terminal device of the called p... | 06/25/2002 |
| 6408192 | Radio selective call receiving device capable of increasing operability In a radio select call receiving device, a memorizing device memorizes a message data from a message receiving device. A displaying device displays the message data which are memorized in the memorizing device when the displaying device is supplied with a... | 06/18/2002 |
| 6377823 | Cellular mobile telephone apparatus and an alarm device therefor A cellular mobile telephone apparatus including a main body, and an alarm device which is provided separately from the main body, the main body including: receiving/transmitting unit for receiving and transmitting radio frequency signals between a base st... | 04/23/2002 |
| 6157814 | Wireless subscriber unit and method for presenting advertisements as a message indicator A wireless subscriber unit (30) contains an advertisement manager (56). The advertisement manager (56) is programmed to assign an advertisement icon (54) to a message indicator (46) on the display (42) of the wireless subscriber unit (30). Assignment of t... | 12/05/2000 |
| 6097935 | Data receiver apparatus A data receiver apparatus (1) for receiving a stream of data includes a display (27) for displaying a message in accordance with the received stream of data; and a storage device (19, 28) for storing character data and display control data which respectiv... | 08/01/2000 |
| 6070055 | Radio Selective calling receiver with display and limited function menu A radio selective calling receiver with display, having a plurality of functions which can be set by a user, including a menu window display unit for displaying the plurality of functions which can be set. A function use/disuse setting determination unit ... | 05/30/2000 |
| 6032058 | Cellular mobile telephone apparatus and an alarm device therefor A cellular mobile telephone apparatus including a main body, and an alarm device which is provided separately from the main body, the main body including: receiving/transmitting unit for receiving and transmitting radio frequency signals between a base st... | 02/29/2000 |
| 5926086 | System and method for vehicle theft prevention and recovery A vehicle theft prevention and recovery system is activated by a pager upon receiving a telephonic signal from a pager service, in response to a call from a vehicle owner or operator, to activate anti-theft means including a warning to a thief in the vehi... | 07/20/1999 |
| 5861818 | Radio paging selective receiver with display for notifying presence of unread message based on time of receipt A radio paging selective receiver determines that a received message is unread based on the time difference between the message reception time and the current time being larger that some predetermined value of time, and the paging selective receiver provi... | 01/19/1999 |
| 5757280 | Structure of a selective calling receiver to connect with a vibration annunciator The present invention is a selective calling receiver comprising: a receiver having a power source; a vibration means having a secondary power source charged by the power source and a vibration generation source operated by the secondary power source; a f... | 05/26/1998 |
| 5546078 | Paging receiver capable of reporting the time of paging connection A paging receiver reporting paging when received a paging signal and storing and reporting the time when the paging signal is received. One or more LEDs selectively glow or intermittently flash in a particular color to inform the user of the time when the... | 08/13/1996 |
| 5495236 | Paging receiver with a display and a programmable altering device A paging receiver having a display and an alerting device which alerts the user to an incoming call by producing tones in any one of a plurality of different patterns. The paging receiver allows the user to replace any of the patterns with a desired patte... | 02/27/1996 |
| 5471204 | Radio communication apparatus capable of notifying reception of a call signal in a perceptual mode determined by counting a number of times of the reception In a radio communication apparatus for use in carrying out a receiving operation of selectively receiving a call signal specific to the apparatus, a counter is counted up one by one to produce a count each time when the call signal is received. The count ... | 11/28/1995 |
| 5239295 | Serial light interface which also functions as an ambient light detector A photodetector mounted on an electrical device serves as an ambient light sensor for low light illumination control and an optical receiver for receiving optically transmitted data.... | 08/24/1993 |
| 5087906 | Selective call receiver having a light channel for providing a visual alert A selective call receiver includes a fiber optic channel located along the length of at least one side thereof for providing a visual alert of a received message.... | 02/11/1992 |
