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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8170202 | Method, terminal device and communication system for programming a button of a communication terminal device There is described a method, a terminal device, and a communication system for programming a button of a communication terminal device whereby a user input on the communication terminal device activates an application on a data processing device associated with the ... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8031864 | Dual-purpose hardware aperture Some embodiments of the present invention provide a system which supports a dual-purpose aperture for an electronic device. This system includes a first component configured to perform an acoustic function through the aperture and a second component configured to pe... | 10/04/2011 |
| 8005207 | Microphone coupler system for a communication device The invention provides a microphone coupler system for a communication device. The coupler system comprises: a microphone; a printed circuit board (PCB) to connect to the microphone; a platform having an aperture; a boot assembly to enclose the microphone and to dir... | 08/23/2011 |
| 7724895 | Cordless telephone apparatus A cordless telephone apparatus includes: a battery which is rechargeable with a direct current based on an electric energy supplied from an outside of the cordless telephone apparatus; a constant current circuit which limits the direct current charged into the batte... | 05/25/2010 |
| 7668307 | Reconfigurable and moldable electronic device A portable electronic device (10, 24, 30, 40, 50, 60, 70, 80, 90, 100, 110, 120, 130) is provided having a base unit (12) and a plurality of add-on components (14), each encased within a moldable/conformal material (22). Each component ( | 02/23/2010 |
| 7564966 | Recognition of audio device in portable terminal A portable terminal includes a jack interface for connecting an audio device thereto, a converter for converting an impedance of each of the poles, that correspond to a LEFT, RIGHT channel, and MIDDLE channel of a plug of an audio device, connected to the jack inter... | 07/21/2009 |
| 7564965 | Wire communication terminal having LCD module A wire communication terminal has a position adjusting member which allows an LCD module to slide to any angle within a predetermined rotational range. The terminal includes a first case having a through hole, a guide member fixed to a rear surface of the first case... | 07/21/2009 |
| 7555118 | Microphone coupler for a communication device The invention provides a communication device and a microphone coupler. The device comprises: a microphone; a printed circuit board (PCB) to connect to the microphone; a boot assembly to enclose the microphone and to direct acoustic signals to the microphone; a plat... | 06/30/2009 |
| 7519174 | Communication terminal with casing conductors for reducing antenna gain degradation An object of the invention is to provide a communication terminal capable of keeping the reception sensitivity good if the communication terminal is placed on a metal plate with the communication terminal laid on its side without the need for changing the size or th... | 04/14/2009 |
| 7436951 | Portable interconnection system for incompatible audio communication networks A portable interconnection system has a housing having and a plurality of communications ports adapted for connection to a plurality of audio communication networks; electronics substantially enclosed by the housing; the electronics including at least interconnectio... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7426595 | Desktop holder and portable terminal system A desktop holder includes a connector to be connected to a connector of a portable terminal inserted into an insertion inlet, a connector to be connected to a memory card inserted into a memory card slot, a cable which connects connectors, and a connector which conn... | 09/16/2008 |
| 7383029 | Transmitter having an inner plate for preventing an electronic substrate from coming off A transmitter having a structure causing no complicated manufacturing process and no damage of a sealing rubber and capable of certainly preventing an electronic substrate from coming off in exchanging a battery is provided. An inner plate is a component, which has ... | 06/03/2008 |
| 7369655 | Telephone handset universal connector A telephone handset universal connector is used to connect between a phone base having a set of four signal outlets, and a handset having a set of four corresponding signal ports. The telephone handset universal connector includes a universal circuitry and a selecti... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7366547 | Communications apparatus that displays data in a standby screen A communications apparatus able to attach to a standby screen of a mobile phone a plurality of memos adjustable in position and adjustable in size and able to execute communications data included in a memo by a simple action from a selected memo, provided with a dis... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7363064 | Asymmetric handheld electronic device An improved handheld electronic device includes a case having an asymmetry provided by an outwardly protruding corner. The handheld electronic device includes an earphone disposed at the outwardly protruding corner. The positioning of the earphone allows a user to r... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7353051 | Torque cell A hand held mobile terminal includes at least one torque cell for facilitating a torsionally stiff housing structure. The torque cell includes a plurality of first locking members located around a perimeter of a first housing and a plurality of second locking member... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7352859 | Audio earpiece for wideband telephone handsets A method of manufacturing a telephony earpiece is provided. The method includes providing a speaker diaphragm and constraining the speaker diaphragm using a cap to provide a thin cavity between the cap and the diaphragm. The first resonance peak of the diaphragm/cav... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7343177 | Modular ear-piece/microphone (headset) operable to service voice activated commands The present invention provides a modular headset operable to support both voice communications and voice activated commands. This may involve the use of multiple voice CODECs to process voice communications and voice activated commands. The modular headset includes ... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7340052 | Multifunctional electronic device A device for providing telephone communication and data transfer includes a base unit with a display screen and means for retrieving and displaying Internet information via a DSL connection or USB line, for example. A mechanism for recognizing and verifying handwrit... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7336980 | Outer decorative cover for attachment to a wireless communication device including a printed circuit board and an associated light source mounted in an interior of the wireless device An illuminated decorative cover for a device, and a cellular telephone having such a cover. The illuminated decorative cover includes a cover member having an inner surface and an outer surface, an optical fiber member having an input end and having a side surface a... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7302570 | Apparatus, system, and method for authorized remote access to a target system An apparatus, system, and method are provided for authorized remote access to a target system. The apparatus, system, and method include a security module and an authorization module that cooperate to authenticate a remote user using three passwords. The apparatus, ... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7294813 | Microwave oven having an illuminated guide line A microwave oven includes a main body, a door opening and closing the main body, and a control panel placed in one side of the main body and provided with a plurality of function operators. A guide line is provided on the control panel and lights up to guide manipul... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7265383 | Light emitting device The invention provides a light emitting device which is capable of displaying on both sides, has a small volume, and is capable of being used as a module. A light emitting element represented by an EL element and the like is used in a pixel portion, and two pixel po... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7266397 | Portable terminal apparatus Disclosed herein is a portable terminal apparatus having a novel surface lighting portion which can appeal to user's vision intensively and variously and can effectively make the notification of incoming calls or the like by means of light. The portable terminal app... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7260078 | Method and system for providing management protocol mediation in wireless communications networks A system for providing management protocol mediation between wireless networks includes a first wireless network (10) operable to communicate with a mobile station (12) over a wireless interface (48). The system also includes a second wireless n... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7242765 | Headset cellular telephones Headset cellular phones which may be worn continually and use voice recognition/speech activation for dialing telephone numbers and controlling other aspects of operation. Cell phones according to the present invention can include a microphone and preferably include... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7240290 | Telephone call initiation through an on-line search There are disclosed methods and apparatus for telephone call initiation through an on-line search. A search response includes at least one hit corresponding to a search request, an ad having a dial link, and instructions for triggering a multi-leg phone call with a ... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7224992 | Four pole stereo headset with push to talk capability in a duplex radio A stereo headset (104) with push-to-talk function can be interfaced with a wireless communication device (102) via a connector interface. The connector interface preferably includes a jack at the wireless communication device (102) and a compati... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7215761 | Information processing terminal, operation content notifying program and method for operation content notifying An information processing terminal of the present invention notifies a user that a call receiving sound-level set by operating a rotary operation unit provided on a main body of the information processing terminal comes to a maximum or minimum value. ... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7206406 | Call system This invention enables freely changing over a handsfree call and a handset call using an information terminal. A call system of this invention includes: a handsfree call microphone and a handsfree call loudspeaker; a first sound device that inputs and outputs a soun... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7200420 | Device control apparatus and method An electronic device such as a mobile telephone is provided with a reader for reading data from a physical data carrier. Physical data carriers are incorporated into accessories of the device, for example a telephone carrying case. The act of inserting the telephone... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7200218 | Method and apparatus for extending PBX features via the public network A system and method allow PBX features to be extended through the public network. A teleworker calls into a PBX system and is assigned a fictitious port. The fictitious port is controlled by a telework server and appears to the PBX to be a local device. PBX features... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7197137 | Interface class discovery method and device Methods and devices of determining the interface class used on a communication pathway are disclosed. The method compares information derived from the communication pathway to information about known interface classes to determine whether the derived information is ... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7197134 | DTMF generating assistant A DTMF generating device for automatically generating DTMF tones corresponding to a predefined phone number comprises a processor, a memory, and a speaker enveloped in a credit card sized casing. The memory has stored therein DTMF tone samples corresponding to the p... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7177670 | Mobile communication terminal provided with handsfree function and controlling method thereof Disclosed are a mobile communication terminal provided with a hands-free function and a controlling method thereof comprising the steps of: setting a hands-free function of a mobile communication terminal; certifying whether an originating call command or a calling ... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7159833 | Coupling device for portable terminal A coupling device couples a first member and a second member to be relatively slidable and horizontally rotatable. The device is provided with the first member having a keyboard unit section and the second member having a display unit section in respectively separat... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7162016 | Multimedia adapter for headset amplifier An adapter apparatus for coupling a headset and an audio device to a telephone headset amplifier includes a first interface for sending and receiving audio signals with the telephone headset amplifier, a second interface for sending and receiving audio signals with ... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7136670 | Mobile communication device with audio recorder A mobile communication device that has self-contained audio recorder and playback circuitry therein. ... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7136686 | Portable information terminal equipment Portable information terminal equipment having a function to perform the informing process at the time of reception in cooperation with a connecting section driving mechanism as well as a function to enable the open/close movement of the upper and lower units throug... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7129932 | Keyboard for interacting on small devices A QWERTY-based cluster keyboard is disclosed. In the preferred embodiment, the keyboard comprises fourteen alphabet keys arranged such that all the letters in the alphabet are distributed in three rows of keys and in the standard QWERTY positions. Stochastic languag... | 10/31/2006 |
