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Class 368/13 - Telephone


Subclass of Class 368 - Horology: time measuring systems or devices
Definition: Subject matter wherein the disparate device is a telephone.
No. of patents: 73
Last issue date: 04/17/2012


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NumberTitleIssue Date
8159905Portable telephone provided with a mechanical watch
Portable device, of all types, comprising a watch (1) with mechanical winding, characterized in that a mechanical device doing away with the need for the user to manually wind, uses the power of kinetic energy provided with simple actions making up normal usa...
04/17/2012
7468934Clock with link to the internet
The disclosure describes an alarm clock and a system for presenting pre-selected information from a website via the internet. The alarm clock includes a snooze button, a visual display, a speaker, a port for connecting to the internet, and a timer device for activat...
12/23/2008
7414922Water-resistant portable apparatus comprising an electroacoustic transducer
The present invention concerns a water-resistant portable apparatus including a case in which there is mounted an electroacoustic transducer separated from an inlet cavity in a water-resistant manner by a deformable membrane. This inlet cavity is arranged in said ca...
08/19/2008
7363511Method for processing audiovisual information in an electronic device, a system, and an electronic device
A method for processing audiovisual information in an electronic device comprises at least one control block for controlling the operation of the electronic device, and a memory. The audiovisual information is encrypted. The control block is provided with a protecte...
04/22/2008
7330402Portable device, method of notifying application execution in portable device, and computer product
In a foldable portable device, a detecting unit detects folding (closing) or unfolding (opening) of the portable device. When the portable device is folded, a first timer starts counting time. The first timer can count time until a first time. When the portable devi...
02/12/2008
7286063Method of input of a security code by means of a touch screen for access to a function, an apparatus or a given location, and device for implementing the same
The method relates to the input of a security code by means of a touch screen of an electronic device such as a watch for access to a specific function, an apparatus or a given location. This touch screen comprises control keys, which can be activated by a manual ac...
10/23/2007
7280844Wristwatch type cellular phone
A plurality of plane antennas 6-1 and 6-2 are embedded in the equipment body section 1, and every time occurrence of reception failure is detected by the internal electronics circuit, switching between the antennas used is establis...
10/09/2007
7251197Wrist-worn communications apparatus
A watch of the communications apparatus is worn on a user's wrist by bands. A support member pivoted on the band is then turned so as to extend in the transverse direction of the bands. A speaker unit is provided on the support member so as to face in a transverse d...
07/31/2007
7233809Efficient communication with passive devices
A system and method that provides data messages to a passive device. A passive device, for example watch, is registered together with the telephone number of a cellular telephone of a subscriber to the data message service. Since the cellular telephone periodically ...
06/19/2007
7225413Device for controlling a display screen
A device for controlling a display screen has an actuating element which can be rotated about a longitudinal axis and moved in the direction of the longitudinal axis, enabling a point of a menu structure consisting of menu, partial menus, functions and/or function v...
05/29/2007
7224260System and method of tracking time and activating an alarm using a distributed network
A clock includes a publicly accessible distributed network, a user interface, and a timing device or a personal computer. The timing device is configured to track universal time and harvest user selected media including text, graphics, sound, video and/or multimedia...
05/29/2007
7167689Crystal for a telephone watch
The telephone watch includes a crystal (1) including a keyboard (2) formed in particular of a plurality of capacitive sensors (3) disposed under the crystal. This crystal includes a thick zone (4) at its center and a thinned zone (5
01/23/2007
7104715Deployable keyboard device including displaceable keybutton positions for portable miniature electronic devices
In a miniature keyboard, keybuttons may shift their relative positions from a relatively smaller array when stored to deployment which results in a relatively larger array for active keyboard use. An application for this positional adjustment is the use of the keybo...
09/12/2006
7069055Mobile telephone capable of displaying world time and method for controlling the same
An apparatus and method for calculating and displaying local time for a plurality of cities in the world. The apparatus includes a memory for storing Greenwich mean time (GMT) information for each of the plurality of cities. The apparatus sets a reference time and c...
06/27/2006
6998961Alarm clock with voice message input
The subject device is an alarm mechanism having a voice message or other sound input wherein the mechanism incorporates a taping mechanism to receive and store voice or other audio sounds to be subsequently or simultaneously projected audibly as a signal to awaken t...
02/14/2006
6972698GPS e-marker
Method and system for a satellite network data communication enabled electronic bookmarking device for bookmarking positional information of a desired location or locations in addition to bookmarking broadcast music clips over registered radio or television stations...
12/06/2005
6959198Network system and information communicating device with time correction
This invention provides a network system and a information communicating device has a time correction ability, wherein a built-in clock of each of the plural devices connected with a communication network is capable of being corrected using a GPS time data without r...
10/25/2005
6925169Information entry device
The objective of this invention is to protect the information entry such as a PIN from theft by observation of the finger movement based on the conventional fixed arrangement of entry keys. The present invention is an information entry device including: keys ...
08/02/2005
6826120Child wristwatch type communications device
A child's wristwatch type device featuring simple safety and security communications capability. The device will allow a child to call one of several preset numbers, including 911, with a single push of a button, thereby providing peace of mind for both parents and ...
11/30/2004
6801476Wrist-worn phone and body-worn data storage device
A wrist-worn phone is disclosed which includes a main housing with a front surface and a rear surface, the rear surface including speaker holes, the front surface having a display. The wrist-worn phone further includes a first strap attached to a first end of the ma...
10/05/2004
6795377Personalized alarm clock
A personalized alarm clock allows a user to receive a predetermined audio and/or image signal, or to place a predetermined telephone call to a selected telephone number at a predetermined time. The personalized alarm clock is generally configured in the form of a po...
09/21/2004
6791904Method and apparatus to receive selected audio content
A method and apparatus to receive selected audio content. According to one embodiment of the invention, an audio playback system is described. The audio playback system includes an audio content server and a device. The audio content server includes audio content to...
09/14/2004
6775205Wrist-borne radiotelephone set
A radiotelephone set in which a case housing a miniature microwave transceiver is strapped to the wrist of a user's hand, a microphone mounted on the strap being connected to the transceiver input whereby when the hand is raised to bring the microphone adjacent the ...
08/10/2004
6775206Communication device
According to the present invention a radio communication device is presented. The device is operated by user input means. The user input means comprise a circular ring which surrounds a display. The ring is mounted for rotational movement and by movement of the ring...
08/10/2004
6762685Wrist portable information apparatus and speech method
A wrist portable information apparatus has a case containing a circuit board having a wireless communication circuit for performing wireless communication and a voice processing circuit for performing voice processing. First and second straps are connected to the ca...
07/13/2004
6707764Portable telephone
A portable telephone assembly comprising first and second portions arranged to be mutually detachably interconnectable is disclosed. The second portion is arranged to be removably attachable to a user. The first portion comprises a body portion and an extendible por...
03/16/2004
6678215Digital audio devices
An alarm clock radio is provided that handles downloaded audio files and streaming digital audio files. The alarm clock radio may have buttons and displays that allow the user to adjust various alarm clock radio settings. The user may also adjust settings...
01/13/2004
6634786Wristwatch provided with an antenna
The wristwatch (1) provided with a telephone device (3) able to receive and transmit messages broadcast by an antenna (4). The antenna (4) is integrated in a tongue (5) one (7) of the ends of which is attached to the wristband. The tongue can be arranged ...
10/21/2003
6535461Communication device
A radio communication device is presented. The device is operated by user input means. The user input means comprise a circular ring which surrounds a display. The ring is mounted for rotational movement and by movement of the ring the functions of the co...
03/18/2003
6529713Handset
A radio handset assembly comprising: a wearable element; and a radio handset demountable from the wearable element and comprising a flexible portion which is deformable between a curved configuration and a straighter configuration for extending between th...
03/04/2003
6464390Multifunction wrist watch with electronic device
A wristwatch with a usable dial, fitted with keys, includes an electronic device to form a multifunctional wrist worn device. The structure of the wristwatch is such that there is enough space to regularly actuate each key with a finger. The part of the m...
10/15/2002
6442106Curfew timer apparatus
A curfew timer apparatus for selectively disconnecting a signal line from an appliance. The apparatus includes a base and a timer coupled to the base. The timer is preferably a seven day timer configured to disconnect the signal line from the appliance du...
08/27/2002
6430110Multifunction wristwatch with electronic device
A wristwatch includes an electronic device to form a multifunctional wrist worn device. The watch portion of the wristwatch can be shifted into a position that exposes the electronic device (e.g., telephone) so that the user can operate the electronic dev...
08/06/2002
6373374Cordless phone system with speech recognition alarm
A method for transmitting an alarm over a cordless broadcast system having a base station in communication with a mobile unit and a computer. The computer includes a speech recognition system. The method includes requesting an alarm setting for a specifie...
04/16/2002
6359838Keypad arrangement for a watch radiotelephone
A watch radiotelephone (10) comprises a watch face (12) and a keypad (14). The watch face (12) indicates a time of day in an analog format. The analog format includes twelve indicia (32-43) positioned around a perimeter (30) of the watch face (12). The tw...
03/19/2002
6278567Apparatus and method for recording a video signal on a recording medium
A video signal recording apparatus for recording a video signal on a recording medium comprises a memory for temporarily memorizing the video signal, a synchronizing separating circuit for separating a synchronizing signal from the video signal, a write c...
08/21/2001
6143436Magnetic recording medium and information recording-reproduction method using the same
A magnetic recording medium having a recording layer made up of a ferrimagnetic material whose compensation temperature is included within room temperatures and an information recording-reproduction method using the magnetic recording medium. During recor...
11/07/2000
6091965Low-feedback compact wireless telephone
The present invention is directed to apparatus and methods for reducing sidetone feedback in a portable wireless telephone system by positioning the speaker and the microphone to reduce acoustic feedback and by controlling the amplifier gain in the transm...
07/18/2000
5960366Wrist-watch wireless telephone
Known is a wrist-watch telephone with an LCD display, and further a portable wireless data collection terminal. Such devices do not take into account all human factors that are to be considered for getting a true multimedia miniature and portable wireless...
09/28/1999
5872744Battery arrangement for a wrist-carried radiotelephone
A wrist-carried radiotelephone (10) comprises a housing (12), radiotelephone circuitry (90) and a bracelet (16). The radiotelephone circuitry (90) is disposed in the housing (12). The bracelet (16) is connected to the housing (12) and secures the housing ...
02/16/1999
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