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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7363003 | Mobile communication network using mobile station with relay-function and method for rewarding relay activities of mobile station A GSM network (1) includes a base station (2). A first mobile terminal (5) is outside a region of coverage. Using Bluetooth network, a second terminal (6) relays signals between the first terminal and the base station. The second terminal... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7116644 | Data sharing and linkage for IP telephony set-top boxes A data sharing methodology and structure for communication between users of digital Internet-accessible devices, such as set-top boxes, is described. Users of Internet-accessible devices can establish connections between trusted users of other Internet-accessible de... | 10/03/2006 |
| 6771675 | Method for facilitating simultaneous multi-directional transmission of multiple signals between multiple circuits using a single transmission line Digital signals from a group of three or more circuits (104, 105, 106) are used to create an encoded or combined signal on a common transmission line (108). The encoded signal is then decoded at each different circuit to produce or recreate the digital... | 08/03/2004 |
| 5781772 | Compressed prefix matching database searching Aspects of the invention include a method of conducting a reduced length search along a search path. A node which would otherwise occur between a previous and a following node in the search path is eliminated, and information is stored as to whether, had ... | 07/14/1998 |
| 5636264 | Radio telephone system which utilizes an infrared signal communication link A radio telephone system comprising a transceiver unit and an external device, such as a handset, computer or telecopier, in wireless infrared signal communication with the transceiver unit. The information transmitted between the transceiver unit and the... | 06/03/1997 |
