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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8175569 | Device control A device control is disclosed for controlling a device with a high-priority signal without interference by a low-priority signal. Panel keys, which serve as a high-priority signal receiver unit, receives a high-priority signal. A panel key signal processing unit, wh... | 05/08/2012 |
| 7580696 | Self-aligning vehicular transmitter system A method is provided for self-aligning a transmitting RF frequency between a portable transceiving device and a base station transceiving device. The base station transceiving device is mounted in a vehicle for controlling a vehicle accessory function in response to... | 08/25/2009 |
| 7428404 | Communication apparatus with external activation of communications link Herein disclosed is a communication apparatus to be operative in combination with first and second external devices for respectively producing first and second information, comprising: first information receiving means for receiving the first information from the fi... | 09/23/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7376448 | Heterodyne receiver and communication system with demodulator switchable between demodulation schemes based on received status signal The heterodyne receiver includes an antenna, a local oscillator, a mixer mixing a signal received by the antenna with a local oscillation signal generated by the local oscillator to produce an IF signal, and a demodulator demodulating the IF signal. The local oscill... | 05/20/2008 |
| 7376401 | Frequency matching and optimization system for an RF receiver A system for selectively changing the operating frequency of an RF receiver includes a receiver having a selection interface, and a frequency matching module removably attached to the barrier operator. After detecting an input on its selection interface, the receive... | 05/20/2008 |
| 7356260 | Residential signal beacon A residential signal beacon includes a prominent illuminated or reflective display for a resident's address along with a selectively activatable beacon for drawing attention to the resident's address. Beacon is operable by a remote control apparatus, so as to be sel... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7346016 | Method and system for transmission of signals to nodes in a system Method of and system for transmitting signals, e.g. control signals, request signals, interrogation signals etc. to a node in the form of a controllable unit associated with a device, e.f. a controllable device, measuring means, etc. and wherein said controllable un... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7333025 | Remote control apparatus, electronic apparatus, and available-button indicating method A remote control apparatus for remotely operating an electronic apparatus, is provided with: a reception device which receives a signal indicating available operation buttons transmitted from the electronic apparatus; and an indication device which explicitly indica... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7333805 | Method for monitoring the transmission quality in a cellular radio communication system In a cellular radio communication system that supports in each of its cells a plurality of different codec modes for the purpose of radio transmission, the terminals working in a cell and a base station of the cell refer to the information relating to the use of cod... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7327107 | System and methods for automatically moving access barriers initiated by mobile transmitter devices An operator system and related methods for automatically controlling access barriers which includes a base controller associated with at least one access barrier and at least one base receiver associated with the base controller. The system also includes at least on... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7301441 | Boarding environment controlling system, boarding environment controlling apparatus, and boarding environment controlling method A vehicle boarding environment controlling apparatus having a communicating element communicating with a communication device that detects a detection target object for personal authentication; a registration storing element for storing registration of setting statu... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7302267 | Apparatus and method for estimating a velocity of a mobile terminal in a mobile communication system A Base Station (BS) apparatus for estimating a velocity of a Mobile Station (MS) in a mobile communication system includes a channel estimator for performing channel estimation according to a velocity band, receiving a wireless channel signal from the MS, and perfor... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7289102 | Method and apparatus using multiple sensors in a device with a display In a device having a display, at least one sensor signal is generated from a sensor in the device. One or more context values are then generated from the sensor signal. The context values indicate how the device is situated relative to one or more objects. At least ... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7283802 | Remote control system A remote control device is proposed, in which a clip for securing to clothing is removably disposed. The clip can be attached to the body of the remote control device such that the grip portion of the clip opens and closes either in the direction of a headphone side... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7274927 | Mobile telecommunications data service A WAP enabled mobile telephone handset (MS 1) can access WAP servers using a browser which is located at a remote phone server (1). Image data produced by the browser at the phone server is converted into a bitmapped image that is sent to the handset f... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7266434 | Interactive system and method for customization of an adjustable vehicular feature An interactive system for customizing at least one operational feature on a vehicle by an operator comprises an input device for receiving operator selection data and a message generating device. To assist an operator during the customization process, the message ge... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7260402 | Apparatus for and method of creating and transmitting a prescription to a drug dispensing location A medical practitioner creates a prescription using a handheld portable device. The device uses a plurality of interactive screens that display information such as lists of drugs. The medical practitioner enters patient information and selects from the list the desi... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7248144 | Barrier operator with secure/unsecure transmitter and method of use A wireless transmitter used with an operator system controls movement of a barrier between limit positions can be used in an unsecure, single-button actuation mode, or a secure, multiple button actuation mode. The transmitter includes at least two transmitter switch... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7239416 | Printing method, portable communication terminal and portable printer A cellular phone is connected to a portable printer which uses an instant print film through connectors, and the printer prints an image according to image data stored in the cellular phone. The cellular phone can display the image to be printed on its LCD. The user... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7239891 | Portable telecommunication apparatus for controlling an electronic utility device A portable telecommunication apparatus has a user interface, a programmable controller, a memory coupled to the controller, and an information access program, such as a WAP browser, which is stored in the memory and is executable by the controller. The information a... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7228213 | Vehicle environment control device A vehicle environment control device for recognizing and controlling the state of vehicle-associated equipment and a vehicle environment has a personal data storage section for storing user's personal data associated with users of the vehicle M, a fingerprint inform... | 06/05/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7217192 | Game machine and game system A game apparatus that has a game machine for advancing a game according to a program and a mobile unit moving based on information data from the game machine. Further, a game system for a game player to play a game using a controller and a toy, comprising a storage ... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7212792 | Receiving device executing operation of kind corresponding to kind of received signal A remote controller includes a plurality of keys, which are operated to transmit infrared signals different for each key. A receiving device executes different kinds of operations based on the kind of signal received from the remote controller. The receiving device ... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7206559 | System and method for a mobile computing device to control appliances An appliance control system of the present invention comprises an appliance and a mobile computing device configured for controlling the appliance by at least one of determining an available content for the appliance, selecting the content used by the appliance, and... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7206326 | Unequal error protection for packet switched networks A method of encoding at least two sets of data bits into a single encoded block is provided, wherein each set of data bits includes a primary set of bits to be encoded and a secondary set of bits to remain unencoded, wherein the encoding technique requires a set of ... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7206600 | Method and apparatus of antenna detection and authentication Briefly, a method and apparatus for decoding and authenticating an antenna is disclosed. The method may include detecting attachment of an antenna to a transmitter by authenticating a cipher received from the antenna. The method further includes suspending transmiss... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7200389 | Dynamic interface software for wireless communication devices The present invention provides an improved wireless communication device capable of detecting the presence of an external device and dynamically updating its communication abilities to facilitate communication with the external device. The wireless communication dev... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7184759 | Modular software components for wireless communication devices Systems and methods for dynamic installation of modular software applications and operating system components are provided. A wireless communication device sends a request to a software module server identifying a requested software module. The software module serve... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7181189 | Vehicular remote control system and tire pressure monitoring system A vehicular remote control system has a mobile unit, a vehicle unit for establishing bidirectional wireless communication with the mobile unit, wherein the vehicle unit is able to transmit a wireless signal to the mobile unit through transmission antennas provided a... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7177633 | Remote control system, remote control apparatus, remote control method, program for implementing the method, and electronic apparatus A remote control system which can reliably provide desired control while saving power. A remote control apparatus is capable of carrying out two-way wireless communication with an apparatus to be controlled. A control signal corresponding to a key switch for remote ... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7161797 | Surface mount capacitor and method of making same A surface mount capacitor (10) and method for making the same. A solid slug or pellet anode body (1) is encapsulated in a case (6) of insulating material. An anode and cathode termination pair (2, 3) are formed with surface mount mounting... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7146129 | Remote control of functions via wireless transmission of text-based messages A remote control device is located in an environment proximate to conditions to be monitored and actions to be implemented. The remote control device is able to receive and transmit wireless text based communications. A user employing a wireless communication device... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7145495 | Process for duplicating remote control command codes A system and process is disclosed for duplicating or replicating remote control units for automobile locks and other common purposes. The system comprises a device that reads the remote control signal codes in an existing keyfob device, analyzes the code for type, s... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7142838 | Wake up device for a communications system The present invention teaches a communications system comprising a first communications device for receiving data and a wake up signal. The first communications device comprises an active mode of operation and a sleep mode of operation for reducing power consumption... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7142849 | Process for remote communication between a command transmitter and a command receiver A system for activating an object actuating system coupled to a movable object such as a gate or garage door includes a user command transmitter that is manipulable by a person to generate a signal representing an identification and a command. A repeater receives th... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7133653 | Receiver and composite component having local oscillator components and mixing circuit integrally formed on semiconductor substrate A receiver and a composite component for preventing noise produced by sneaking of a local oscillation signal. An FM receiver comprises a high-frequency amplifier circuit 11, a mixing circuit 12, a local oscillator 13, intermediate-frequency filt... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7127074 | Method and apparatus for sleep conditioning Disclosed is a baby monitor which includes a base unit having a microphone for receiving sound and a transmitter for conveying the sound to a remote unit, and a remote unit including a receiver for receiving the sound from the transmitter and a speaker for reproduci... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7116653 | Method for adapting the mode of operation of a multi-mode code to the changing conditions of radio transfer in a CDMA mobile radio network The invention concerns a procedure to adapt the operating mode of a multi-mode codec to the changing transmission conditions in a CDMA mobile transmission network. The object consists of the coordination of the adaption of the codec operating modes in both transmiss... | 10/03/2006 |
