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Neuroimaging as a Marketing Tool
Neuroimaging as a means for validating whether a stimulus such as advertisement, communication, or product evokes a certain mental response such as emotion, preference, or memory, or to predict the consequences of the stimulus on later behavior such as consumption or purchasing.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8116686 | Instant message audio connection management system and method An instant message monitoring and controlling system includes an instant message monitoring and controlling module, a user operation interface and a bluetooth module. The instant message monitoring and controlling module is used for monitoring and controlling plural... | 02/14/2012 |
| 8112037 | Bluetooth assistant A method and apparatus for facilitating carrying a Bluetooth assistant comprising two detachable parts, with an attachment system in the first part and a rotatable earpiece in the second part. A user can conveniently carry the Bluetooth assistant as a key chain or a... | 02/07/2012 |
| 8090317 | Personal wireless network user behavior based topology Point-to-point links making up a wireless network in which the point-to-point links connect at least personal portable devices are dynamically altered (i.e., new point-to-point links are established and/or other point-to-point links are removed) in response to recur... | 01/03/2012 |
| 8064832 | Method and test system for determining gate-to-body current in a floating body FET In one disclosed embodiment, the present method for determining a gate-to-body current for a floating body FET comprises measuring at least three unique gate-to-body currents corresponding to at least three unique body-tied FET structures, determining at least three... | 11/22/2011 |
| 8060018 | Data sharing based on proximity-based ad hoc network A system and method is described for constructing a proximity-based ad hoc network among a plurality of sensor-enabled devices and for using such a network to facilitate data sharing among users of those devices (referred to herein for simplicity as “sensors”). ... | 11/15/2011 |
| 8055197 | Apparatus and method for bluetooth connection in portable terminal Provided is an apparatus and method for connecting a Bluetooth portable terminal to a Bluetooth device closest to the Bluetooth portable terminal by measuring link qualities or Received Signal Strength Indications (RSSIs) of accessible Bluetooth devices to determine... | 11/08/2011 |
| 8041299 | Communication base system and method of using the same In order to enable several wearable devices to communicate with several communication devices over a range of types of networks simultaneously, the illustrative embodiments provide a communication base system and method of using that communication base system. The c... | 10/18/2011 |
| 8041300 | Adapter Circuits, methods, and apparatus that provide compatibility among incompatible accessories and portable media players. One example provides an adapter having a connector receptacle to mate with an accessory's connector insert and a connector insert to mate with a po... | 10/18/2011 |
| 7899398 | Portable karaoke system The present invention discloses a portable Karaoke system. The portable Karaoke system has a separate radio auxiliary microphone receiving module and a separate FM transmission module, which can be inserted/separated into/from the portable Karaoke system, such that ... | 03/01/2011 |
| 7894771 | Method for selecting desired item information in mobile terminal Provided is a method for selecting only desired item information in a mobile terminal. The method includes the steps of: a) setting up an item category desired and selected by a user in the mobile terminal; b) reading item information stored in tags attached to item... | 02/22/2011 |
| 7881668 | Receiving apparatus for swallow-type capsule endoscope A receiving apparatus is for receiving radio signals including image information transmitted by a mobile transmitting device through a plurality of receiving antennas. The receiving apparatus includes a plurality of frequency converters for outputting modulated sign... | 02/01/2011 |
| 7869765 | Device with broadcast receiver and local wireless interface A device that includes a broadcast receiver and a local wireless interface where the broadcast receiver is capable of receiving broadcast data, and the local wireless interface is capable of communicating with at least one wireless device and transmitting at least s... | 01/11/2011 |
| 7860460 | Wireless signal loss detection An apparatus included a receiver for receiving an audio file signal, a decoder for demodulating the audio file signal; and a processor for polling the decoder for a loss of a phase lock in the demodulating of the audio file signal. The processor resets and reinitial... | 12/28/2010 |
| 7848705 | Information processing apparatus and information processing method having communication function The present invention is an information processing apparatus which obtains identification information of an electronic device and makes communication with the electronic device via a network based on the identification information. When a portable telephone (11 | 12/07/2010 |
| 7840186 | Wireless SATA/SAS data transfer system A wireless data transfer system. The system includes a first hard disk, a first hard disk interface, and a first transmitter. The first hard disk interface is configured to retrieve first read data from the first hard disk and to create a first bit serial signal fro... | 11/23/2010 |
| 7773945 | RFID reader front end An RFID reader analog front end architecture employs multiplexed use of a single analog to digital converter in order to digitize the inphase and quadrature components of the incoming signal from the reader's receiving antenna. The Type 1 architecture includes an an... | 08/10/2010 |
| 7725078 | Wireless communication system for communication among a plurality of mobile game apparatuses that have differing priorities A service providing apparatus transmits, at a short distance, priority control data which indicates that the priority level of a short distance wireless communication of itself for providing service data is higher than the priority level of a short distance wireless... | 05/25/2010 |
| 7693487 | Radio communication apparatus and radio communication method A radio communication apparatus includes a carriage path through which a radio communication medium is carried, a communication antenna provided in the carriage path, and a detector provided on an upstream side of the antenna in a carrying direction of the moving ra... | 04/06/2010 |
| 7657227 | Method and system for dynamic display connectivity based on configuration information via RFID tag A method and system for providing enhanced display capability for mobile phones and handheld devices, such as Personal Digital Assistants (PDAs), when such devices are within range of external display devices equipped with Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) tags ... | 02/02/2010 |
| 7643798 | Passive NFC activation of short distance wireless communication A mobile terminal includes a passive wireless receiver and a wireless transceiver. The passive wireless receiver receives a first activation signal from another mobile terminal, and transmits a second activation signal using power from the first activation signal. T... | 01/05/2010 |
| 7570918 | Multimedia device for motor vehicle A multimedia device comprises a host, which comprises a connection unit, a control unit for controlling connection of the connection unit to an external mobile electronic device to charge the connected mobile electronic device and to transmit multimedia music from t... | 08/04/2009 |
| 7558531 | System and method for secure wireless connection A system and method for implementing a wireless communications link between two equipment envelopes through inductive coupling include two “U” shaped inductors. Wireless communications is achieved via mutual inductance between the two inductors. Circuitry is pro... | 07/07/2009 |
| 7551896 | Method, system and computer readable medium for providing an output signal having a theme to a device in a short distance wireless network A method, system, and computer readable medium allows a user to select an output signal for device/terminal in short distance wireless network. In embodiments of the present invention, the output signal is a ring tone, alarm, background image, vibration signal, font... | 06/23/2009 |
| 7526253 | Method and system for managing wireless connection between slave terminals and master terminal Slave terminals and a master terminal are wirelessly connected according to the Bluetooth protocol. When a number of the slave terminals exceeds a predetermined number of the slave terminals for the wireless connection, the wireless connections are controlled by a p... | 04/28/2009 |
| 7493086 | Methods of attribute collection for mapping This invention integrates a novel technique for mappers to efficiently collect attributes utilizing various wireless systems such as bluetooth. The wireless technique in the data-gathering device allows the flag-man/data gatherer to input useful information into the... | 02/17/2009 |
| 7444401 | Method and apparatus for inexpensively monitoring and controlling remotely distributed appliances A method and associated apparatus are described that enables unattended, remotely distributed appliances, such as vending machines, utility meters, thermostats and kitchen appliances (ovens, washing machines, refrigerators, etc.) to be connected inexpensively to eac... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7440743 | IP telephone system for saving power of mobile telephone When the presence of an RF ID tag is detected by a contactless reader/writer, an information processing terminal causes a contactless reader/writer to set a state flag in the RF ID tag to a first state which indicates that a wireless LAN communication unit of the mo... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7437151 | Remote control instructions generating system and remote control instructions processing system using bluetooth, and processing method thereof Disclosed is a remote control instructions generating system which is installed at a portable phone having Bluetooth communication function to perform a remote controlling function of a computer, the system including: a detection value inputting unit for receiving a... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7433647 | Transmit antenna multiplexing for vehicular passive entry systems An antenna coupler for a wireless communication system in a vehicle couples a transmit signal source to a plurality of antennas arranged within the vehicle. A first saturable reactor has a first load winding and a first control winding wound on a first saturable cor... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7433700 | Strategies for peer-to-peer instant messaging Strategies are described for establishing a peer-to-peer (P2P) direct coupling channel between two user devices at the commencement of an Instant Messaging (IM) conversation. Provisions are described for gracefully switching to a switchboard coupling channel when th... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7433648 | System and a node used in the system for wireless communication and sensory monitoring A system is provided for communication and sensory monitoring. The system comprises a plurality of nodes installed as a network in a structure. Each of the plurality of nodes comprises an internode transceiver for wireless communication between nodes, a wireless net... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7433651 | Information processing apparatus and information processing method having communication function The present invention is an information processing apparatus which obtains identification information of an electronic device and makes communication with the electronic device via a network based on the identification information. When a portable telephone (11 | 10/07/2008 |
| 7430398 | Radio frequency identification (RFID) system for dynamically and automatically establishing communication between a mobile wireless communicating device and a data processing system RFID tags to provide a relatively low power and power conserving wireless communication system to dynamically and automatically transfer all preselected data developed in designated digital devices to a centralized data processing system. Inclusion, in the target mo... | 09/30/2008 |
| 7424267 | Automatic resource availability using Bluetooth A method, apparatus, and system for automatically sharing data resources between Bluetooth devices. A Bluetooth device is paired with a “trusted” Bluetooth device. When paired devices are found, the Bluetooth device automatically allows the other device to prese... | 09/09/2008 |
| 7420956 | Distributed storage and aggregation of multimedia information via a broadband access gateway A system and method for the aggregation of multimedia information storage via a broadband access gateway is disclosed. Information about storage resources accessible to a broadband access gateway may be collected and used in selecting storage capacity used for stori... | 09/02/2008 |
| 7418277 | Hands-free apparatus working with Bluetooth earphone A hands-free apparatus working with Bluetooth earphone includes a Bluetooth earphone, a transmission element, and a car audio. Wherein the bluetooth earphone includes a connector plug for a first connector of a transmission element to connect with, and a second conn... | 08/26/2008 |
| 7412230 | Method of releasing communication between at least two communication devices In a method of releasing communication between at least two communication devices (4, 5, 6, 7, 8), a data carrier (36), that is able to be read from in a non-contacting manner and that contains an authorization code (AUC), is brought into the vicinity ... | 08/12/2008 |
| 7406105 | System and method for sharing a common communication channel between multiple systems of implantable medical devices A system and method that facilitates multiple systems of communicating devices, i.e., a master device and one or more implantable slave devices, to coexist on a common, e.g., RF, communication channel having a limited temporal bandwidth while maintaining the require... | 07/29/2008 |
| 7403766 | Telecommunication call management and monitoring system with voiceprint verification Disclosed is a secure telephone call management system for authenticating users of a telephone system in an institutional facility. Authentication of the users is accomplished by using a personal identification number, preferably in conjunction with speaker independ... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7403300 | Wireless wide area network printing A system that uses three different wireless technologies to print a document from a mobile device. The invention is comprised of a server and a client. The server is comprised of a controller, an 802.11x transceiver, a Bluetooth transceiver and a modem. The server w... | 07/22/2008 |
