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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7466974 | Heavy-duty audio equipment In accordance with the present invention, an improved audio equipment is employed. The audio equipment includes a housing, audio circuitry installed within the housing, and a first protective bar flexibly connected to the housing. The audio equipment may also includ... | 12/16/2008 |
| 7457608 | Sharing of wireless telephone services for a personal wireless telephone and a vehicular wireless telephone Sharing of wireless telephone services between a subscriber's personal wireless telephone and the subscriber's vehicular wireless telephone. The shared service may be a connectivity service, allowing the subscriber's personal wireless telephone to communicate direct... | 11/25/2008 |
| 7433720 | Built-in antenna apparatus of portable wireless terminal A portable wireless terminal with a main body having a main board, and a battery pack detachably mounted in the main body and used as power supply means for the terminal, wherein the battery pack includes an upper case frame; a lower case frame coupled with the uppe... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7406339 | On-chip detection circuit off-chip mechanical switch's open and close actions An on-chip detection circuit automatically detects when an external switch has been activated. When the device is initialized, the detection circuit measures the operating current and coverts the information into an analog voltage. The analog voltage is then process... | 07/29/2008 |
| 7383056 | Processing apparatus, portable transmitter, and remote operation system A processing apparatus is mounted on a to-be-equipped body, transmits/receives signals to/from a portable transmitter portably carried by a user, and activates one of functions provided in the to-be-equipped body in accordance with instruction information included i... | 06/03/2008 |
| 7379712 | Wearable device A wearable device comprises one or more circuit substrates comprising electrically conductive parts, a radio unit and a loop antenna coupled to the radio unit. The loop antenna comprises a conductor formed into a loop, wherein the electrically conductive parts of at... | 05/27/2008 |
| 7361856 | Low impact switch apparatus A platform of the type holding a plurality of normally-open electric switches in position for activation of a selected individual switch by application of a force in a direction normal to a surface of the switch by a portion of a human body. An exemplary platform ac... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7355134 | Practice switch apparatus A platform of the type holding a plurality of normally-open electric switches in position for activation of a selected individual switch by application of a force in a direction normal to a surface of the switch by a portion of a human body. An exemplary platform ac... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7356361 | Hand-held device A hand-held device that provides communication services and symbol processing is described. The device includes a case having a front side comprising a display and a lid having a transparent portion through which the display can be seen in a lid-closed state. In one... | 04/08/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7339349 | Battery replacement mechanism for mobile device A mobile device including a battery mechanism that maintains power to the device when an old battery is replaced by a new battery. The device includes at least first and second pins that engage selected recesses defined by the old battery to control mechanically the... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7337899 | Pillbox A pillbox that can be used with a portable electronic device (“PED”) such as a cellular telephone or personal digital assistant includes a generally cubic body portion that is attached to one end of a PED. The body portion defines a compartment within which medi... | 03/04/2008 |
| RE40116 | Mobile digital communication computing device including heart rate monitor A mobile client device, such as a wireless mobile or a palm sized personal digital assistant, is provided with a number of sensors and companion programming instructions/circuitry to generate a heart rate reading for a user holding the device. The sensors are used t... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7331349 | Method and device for the prevention of snoring and sleep apnea Snoring and sleep apnea are prevented by advancing the mandible of an individual during sleep. Instead of using an intra-oral device that has the potential to cause movement of the teeth, an extra-oral device is used, having a rigid headpiece, mandibular cradles tha... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7321785 | Eyeglasses with wireless audio capability A cellular telephone is used as a remote control device to control operations on the users nonportable computer which is remote location to the cellular telephone. The user can carry out various operations on the cellular telephone which cause the remote computer to... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7319490 | Input switch with display and image capturing apparatus using the same An input unit of the present invention includes: an instruction input unit including a display part, a posture of the instruction input unit capable of being displaced by a pressure applied to a first face thereof including a display screen of the display part; a sw... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7265721 | Portable terminal apparatus A portable terminal apparatus can improve a communication efficiency while attempting a miniaturization of a housing. The portable terminal apparatus has a housing that accommodates component parts therein. An antenna and a battery are accommodated in the housing. T... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7263292 | Methods and apparatus for controlling multiple infrared devices A method and apparatus for controlling a plurality of infrared devices (ICDs) is provided herein. A remote controller is used to generate an optical signal for controlling a plurality of ICDs. The optical signal generated by the remote controller is converted into a... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7255595 | Electrical connection device with a position limiting button The present invention provides an electrical connection device, which includes a position holding bar, a switching device sleeved outside of the position holding bar, and a wire twining device with position limiting button. The wire twining device comprises an activ... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7247069 | Floating electronic platform for swimming pools and spas A stable, portable floating electronic platform is provided to enable wireless communications with at least one remote cellular phone while the platform is floating in a recreational water environment, such as a swimming pool or spa. The floating electronic platform... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7248904 | Belt covering for a mobile station and method of using the same A mobile station including a cover assembly and a wireless telecommunications signal receiving and generating assembly. Included in the cover assembly is a belt that substantially extends around the signal receiving and generating assembly, and a connector to hold t... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7245905 | Method and system for managing mobile handset portability within telematics equipped vehicles The present invention provides a method for managing mobile handset portability within a telematics equipped mobile vehicle. The method includes assigning a primary telematics unit identifier to a user account, assigning the primary telematics unit identifier to a m... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7230927 | Non-blocking expandable call center architecture An improved call center architecture includes a switch which communicates with agents either over a broadband network or through a conventional legacy PBX. The hybrid configuration also includes N+1 fault tolerance and the ability to linearly expand the capacity of ... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7231181 | Pen-type wireless transceiver for mobile communication terminal using bluetooth Disclosed herein is a pen-type wireless transceiver for a mobile communication terminal using Bluetooth. The pen-type wireless transceiver includes a pen type body, an LED, a pattern type antenna, a speaker, an LCD display, a button unit, a battery, a microphone, a ... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7219625 | Apparatus and a method for restraining an animal during washing and/or grooming of the animal An apparatus and a method for restraining an animal and/or washing and/or grooming an animal are provided. The animal is placed on the lid of a container to allow a person to wash and/or groom the animal. The container may also store materials used in restraining an... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7218925 | Method of initiating a telematics service The invention provides a method of initiating a telematics service to a mobile vehicle. A service initiation is received from a call center. A caller identification number of the service initiation is determined. A vehicle service function is determined based on the... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7215600 | Antenna arrangement for an electronic device and an electronic device including same A wristworn device comprising a radio communication device for receiving from and/or transmitting signals to a radio communication device external to the wristworn device. In at least one embodiment, the casing comprises a metallic watchcase having a slot, and where... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7215247 | Spatial position determination system A system is disclosed that determines a spatial position of a tracker device relative to an object sending a return signal to the tracker. Such a system advantageously maintains phase accuracy between a forward signal from the tracker device and the return signal fr... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7209738 | Portable communications device coupled to first network by way of second network A portable communications device (PCD) is coupled to a first network by way of a second network. The PCD is normally in radio communication with the first network, and is coupled to the first network by way of the second network when the PCD is out of radio communic... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7203533 | Multipurpose antenna accessory for protection of portable wireless communication devices A protector for a portable wireless communication device that has a housing and a keypad. One embodiment of the protector may comprise a cover member that is pivotally attached to the housing and selectively pivotable between a first position wherein the cover cover... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7200427 | Computer-equipped mobility device for connecting to a network A computer-equipped mobility device for transporting an occupant of the device over a distance and for providing access to a network comprises a personal mobility device and a computer. The computer is coupled to the personal mobility device and is configured to lin... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7191492 | Swivel structure having direction indication A swivel structure having direction indication is described. The swivel structure includes a first swivel base and a second swivel base. The first swivel base has at least a window and the second swivel base has at least a first direction indication mark and at leas... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7188491 | Recreational storage and multimedia apparatus A portable recreational container provides insulated storage for food and beverages. The container is divided into independent compartments, one of which houses a battery and a number of audio/video devices, such as radio, CD, DVD, TV and an amplifier. The electric/... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7155183 | Method and apparatus for adjusting reference oscillator frequency in a mobile wireless device A method and apparatus for using a conventional oscillator in a cellular telephone transceiver as a source of a reference signal for a GPS receiver. In one embodiment, the method comprises using a voltage-controlled oscillator (“VCXO”) within a cellular telephon... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7148802 | Direction finder and locator A direction finder is disclosed that is a hand-held device used to locate a vehicle in a parking lot using a two way radio link, operating in an unlicensed freely available band of the radio spectrum. Made for outdoor use, it is independent of GPS systems, cellular ... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7146199 | Cordless digital audio headphone A cordless digital audio headphone is disclosed. The headphone includes a pair of earphones connected to a headband. The earphones provide audible signals. The headphone also includes a memory unit positioned on the headband for containing digitally stored audio inf... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7142822 | Package device for accommodating a radio frequency circuit A compact package whose inner walls can be located near a radio frequency circuit without changing the characteristics of the radio frequency circuit has a planar circuit on the bottom of the package, which is enclosed with metal walls. A high impedance plate is for... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7143247 | Method and apparatus for parallel execution pipeline data storage in a computer memory A computer system having a plurality of parallel execution pipelines which may generate data for storing in a memory, data from the pipelines may be stored in a queue prior to accessing the memory and the system includes circuitry for reordering data from the differ... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7136291 | Connecting structure for a battery case and a main body of a portable electronic device A connecting structure for a battery case and a main body of a portable electronic device comprises a base (1), a connecting member (2), a cover (3), a shaft (4), a spring module (5) and a cylinder (6). The base has a receiv... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7126880 | Radio wristwatch In a wristwatch case, a nonmetal dial plate (305) is disposed so as to face a transparent window plate (304), and a movement (303) with a built-in antenna is disposed between the nonmetal dial plate (305) and a nonmetal back cover plate (... | 10/24/2006 |
