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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7334442 | Privacy keypad A privacy keypad providing privacy for keypad character entry and concealment of a joint in an escutcheon. A privacy keypad may include a faceplate, a keypad disposed on the faceplate, and at least one protrusion integral with the faceplate. An escutcheon for a door... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7264120 | Container lid information dial kit A container lid includes a recess that rotatably houses a dial. The dial may be manufactured from the material of the package in which the lid is sold, or the package in which an item being stored in the container is sold. The dial includes a handle that is pivotabl... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7180434 | Audio data code conversion transmission method and code conversion reception method, device, system, and program A system and a method of suppressing outstanding degradation of decoded audio quality due to a transmission error of audio coded data are provided without feedback information from a receiver, thereby reducing the increase of the number of necessary transmission ban... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7123735 | Method and apparatus to increase acoustic separation A method and apparatus for reducing the acoustic coupling between a sound receiving transducer and a sound transmitting transducer is disclosed. A housing, wherein the receiving transducer and the transmitting transducer are mounted, is provided to increase the acou... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7035402 | Portable communication unit A portable communication unit is provided that permits a cord to be received and stored easily, while preventing undesired unwinding of the cord. Even when the communication unit is carried and stored together with a magnetic card containing data, a magnetic-side so... | 04/25/2006 |
| 6925169 | Information 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 |
| 6904148 | Operation panel of portable telephone Three independent dialing buttons (10, 20 and 30) have rhombic shapes. Independent switching elements (S1)-(S4) are provided on four corners of the rear surface of each dialing button. Dial numbers (1-9 and 0) and symbols (# and *), group... | 06/07/2005 |
| 6633241 | Capacitively coupled keypad structure A keypad arrangement for an electronic device comprises a keypad comprising activatable keys. It comprises also input signal means (801, 802, 901, 1001, 1601) for bringing an electric input signal to the keypad, and signal conversion means (703, 705, 807,... | 10/14/2003 |
| 6520699 | Keyboard A user interface device for inputting and outputting information. The user interface device includes a plurality of keys slidably retained within a housing, each key being associated with a plurality of alphanumeric characters or functions. The keys are j... | 02/18/2003 |
| 6453170 | Mobile station user interface, and an associated method, facilitating usage by a physically-disabled user A user interface, and an associated method, facilitates operation of a mobile station by a physically-disabled user. In one implementation, concave-shaped face covers are provided for the telephonic keypad of a mobile station to facilitate its usage by a ... | 09/17/2002 |
| 6243460 | Telephone with character keypad A telephone that has dual keypads, wherein one of the keypads is a standard 12 number (1-9, 0, #, and *) keypad and the other keypad comprises a plurality of keys having a single character on each key. When a character key is pressed, it generates a DTMF ... | 06/05/2001 |
| 6239726 | Pushbutton arrangement A pushbutton arrangement includes a pushbutton switch mounted on a substrate and the pushbutton switch has an actuating position. The pushbutton arrangement further includes a supporting member fixed to the substrate and a button operation member for push... | 05/29/2001 |
| 5847695 | Method and apparatus for implementing a dialpad on the surface of a mouse input device An interface device, such as a mouse input device, is used to provide input to a computer system or alternatively to a telephone system. The motion of the mouse input device over a first surface is detected. Selections made by a user on a mouse selection ... | 12/08/1998 |
| 5768369 | Telephone test set keypad with integrated dynamic microphone Unwanted acoustic noise and environmental degradation associated with the use of a highly sensitive microphone in a telephone test set are eliminated by a microphone-integrated keypad laminate architecture, in which a microphone is snugly captured within ... | 06/16/1998 |
| 5715311 | Communication terminal apparatus A communication terminal apparatus having a speech input module arranged movable from a position adjacent to a main shell to a position distanced from the main shell for calling. The communication terminal apparatus includes a transmitter/receiver circuit... | 02/03/1998 |
| 5706340 | Telephone apparatus including circuit for producing dial data from serial key data A serial data generating circuit and a key input signal generating circuit are provided at a panel substrate side, and input key data are transmitted in series to a main substrate side of a telephone apparatus. The number of signal lines connected between... | 01/06/1998 |
| 5546457 | Terminal apparatus A telephone having a plurality of key tops and a small number of light sources for illuminating the key tops with a thin construction. A switch panel formed of a transparent material is mounted on a case of the telephone. The switch panel has a plurality ... | 08/13/1996 |
| 5509057 | Telephone body guard armor A telephone is secured against vandalism by a double layer face plate or assemblage of tough materials. The assemblage consists of an outer plate covering most of the front of a telephone upper housing or casing, and a second layer covering the housing ca... | 04/16/1996 |
| 5444775 | Telephone key selection aid A locator aid for identifying and permitting the actuation of the number "9" and "1" keys of a rotary or touch telephone keyboard. Each locator includes a base which is fixedly positioned with respect to the telephone, an elongated guide strip, and an int... | 08/22/1995 |
| 5404399 | Telephone visual signaling device A telephone visual signaling device is provided which consists of a telephone connected to an incoming signal line and a mechanism for producing an identifiable beam of light when the telephone receives a telephone call on the incoming signal line.... | 04/04/1995 |
| 5365570 | Emergency cellular telephone apparatus Emergency radio telephone apparatus includes a housing, a radio transceiver for receiving and transmitting modulated radio signals, an actuator connected to the housing for actuating the transceiver and initiating the process of making connection to a pre... | 11/15/1994 |
| 5157724 | Weighted telephone base assembly A weighted telephone base assembly and a method of providing a weighted telephone assembly. The telephone base assembly comprises a telephone housing having a base member, first and second printed circuit boards, and a weight having first and second parts... | 10/20/1992 |
| 5140632 | Telephone having voice capability adaptor An adaptor unit is designed to fit over the touch tone telephone pad of a cellular car phone. The adaptor unit has an electronic voice quality chip module in it so that when push buttons having numbers on them on the adaptor unit corresponding to the numb... | 08/18/1992 |
| 5130629 | Telephone terminal bases A telephone terminal base having a front plate holding dialing buttons in a set and a barrier layer behind the plate to protect a printed circuit board from environmental conditions. Ribs are provided on the front plate at each side of the set of buttons ... | 07/14/1992 |
| 4845748 | Method of assembling a telephone keypad The invention is directed to a telephone structure that eliminates the need for fasteners to assemble a keypad and secure the keypad in place in the telephone. This is accomplished by a telephone that comprises a hollow housing (100) having a face portion... | 07/04/1989 |
| 4773090 | Sub-assembly for electrical apparatus and electrical apparatus including such a sub-assembly A sub-assembly (20) of a housing for electronic equipment and which is capable of carrying electronic components. The sub-assembly (20) comprises an injection moulded plastics body having an area (21) in which a regular array of apertures (22) are formed,... | 09/20/1988 |
| 4734679 | Pushbutton keyboard assembly A pushbutton keyboard assembly has a plurality of pushbuttons mounted over a circuit board. A circuit pattern on the circuit board has a plurality of switch positions and a pushbutton is aligned with each switch position. A cap fits over each pushbutton, ... | 03/29/1988 |
| 4675653 | Keyboard arrangements A keyboard arrangement for computer equipment in which the full set of keys is utilized for computing functions has a restricted set of the full set of keys used for operating a telephony function. The equipment is normally mainspowered, but in the event ... | 06/23/1987 |
| 4621373 | Control surface for a trunking personal radio A control surface is positioned on the top horizontal surface of the case of a personal radio. A flexible printed circuit connects the control surface to the internal electronic circuits of the personal radio. A printed circuit board is connected to the f... | 11/04/1986 |
| 4593158 | Telephone subscriber station with a pivotably attached chassis and upper housing A telephone subscriber station with a lower housing component on which there are pivotably mounted a chassis, which contains all the main components of the subscriber station, and the upper housing component. The chassis, which is mounted so that it is di... | 06/03/1986 |
| 4491695 | Mounting for a dial in a telephone set base A mounting for a dial in a telephone set comprises two sets of interengaging brackets, support brackets extending up from the bottom surface of the telephone set base and mounting brackets extending down from the dial assembly. Each support bracket has sp... | 01/01/1985 |
| 4433216 | Faceplate assembly for telecommunications terminals and other terminals A faceplate assembly for a telecommunications terminal is of sandwich structure, having top and bottom members. A plurality of apertures through the members permit passage of pushbuttons and other activating members. Channels open at one end are associate... | 02/21/1984 |
| 4317968 | Multiple cantilever spring contact switch A multiple cantilever spring contact switch has a base, a housing and a cap. A plurality of pairs of contacts are mounted in the base and the housing fits over the base and contacts. A cap is mounted for movement up and down on the housing and has a plura... | 03/02/1982 |
| 4250495 | Touch sensitive control panel and a method of manufacture thereof A touch sensitive control panel is disclosed which is constructed of a support surface and a graphic display member secured thereto. The support surface has regions of conductive material deposited thereon and the graphic display member has functional ind... | 02/10/1981 |
| 4220828 | Telephone subset The housing of the telephone subset consists of one piece made of a plastic material preferably shaped by a blow-moulding technique. The housing has a frontal sloping opening which is covered by a detachable control panel to which all the usual built-in c... | 09/02/1980 |
| 4153822 | Telephone set A telephone set for use in a vehicle having a handset housing with a cramp-like shape with a transmitter microphone on one end and a receiver on the other end, and a detachable dial plate for dialing on the dorsal part of the handset housing approximately... | 05/08/1979 |
| 4143287 | Photo coupling line isolation circuit The circuit includes a signal input circuit having a light emitting diode that is optically coupled to a phototransistor in a signal output circuit comprising a noise suppression circuit and a Schmitt trigger circuit. The noise suppression circuit compris... | 03/06/1979 |
| 4081629 | Snap-in bracket for mounting a telephone dial within a telephone housing A quick-release, snap-in bracket assembly for mounting telephone dials within a telephone housing is disclosed. The assembly allows dials of the same or different types to be rapidly mounted within or removed from a telephone housing through use of a pair... | 03/28/1978 |
| 4078155 | Telephone apparatus for use in a conference room A telephone apparatus for use in a conference room has a housing, with a vertical central axis, with a loudspeaker at the upper end, coaxial with the vertical axis, and a microphone at the lower end. The loudspeaker faces upward with an unrestricted outle... | 03/07/1978 |
| 4032727 | Releasably locked mounting assembly for telephone dials Telephone dial mounting assemblies are disclosed wherein a uniquely constructed pair of resilient mounting elements, such as in the form of spring clips with bifurcated U-shaped leg sections, are secured to and interposed between the dial and associated s... | 06/28/1977 |
