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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8170537 | Playing local device information over a telephone connection Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium, for playing local device information over a telephone connection. In one aspect, a method includes establishing, by a first electronic client communication device, an ... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8170536 | Provisioning content formatting in a mobile device management system The method is for provisioning content formatting in a device management system to facilitate provisioning of mobile devices of different capabilities with contents in a device management system in a mobile network infrastructure. The system has a device management ... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8140059 | Portable information terminal device It is an object to provide a digital TV broadcast system and a cellular phone in which content of a data broadcast can be checked with a small display area, and work for checking desired content in detail is easy. Extracted character strings extracted from content d... | 03/20/2012 |
| 8131276 | Method for extracting content, content extraction server based on RSS and apparatus for managing the same and system for providing standby screen of mobile communication terminal using the same The present invention relates to a method for extracting a content, a content extraction server based on RSS and an apparatus for managing the same and a system for providing a standby screen of a mobile communication terminal using the same. a system for providing ... | 03/06/2012 |
| 8126442 | RF to IP bridge system and method of use A two component highly portable and lightweight system for extending the transmission capabilities of Land Mobile Radio systems into areas lacking coverage due to structures, depth below the earth's surface, or varying terrain or other dead zones lacking coverage. T... | 02/28/2012 |
| 8090361 | Methods and systems for monitoring computer systems using wireless devices Methods and systems for providing information regarding monitored computer systems to wireless devices are provided. Information may be requested by a wireless device and displayed on the wireless device in a browser. The web server application may detect the wirele... | 01/03/2012 |
| 8078153 | System and method for dynamic provisioning of contextual-based identities Systems and methods for communicating according to contextual identity are disclosed. Embodiments of the present invention provide identity management which may dynamically select appropriate identities or communication channels for communication between network use... | 12/13/2011 |
| 8060067 | Method and system for efficiently routing messages Efficient routing of a message over a data network. A first communication device sends a message to a telemetry gateway or short message arbitrator. The telemetry gateway or short message arbitrator determines the communication protocol of the first communication de... | 11/15/2011 |
| 8055247 | Mobile audible data services A method, system, and media provide audio services for mobile users. The system includes a mobile computing device, a content management server and a network over which the mobile device and server communicate. The method includes receiving a voice-based and/or gest... | 11/08/2011 |
| 8051369 | System and method for the creation and automatic deployment of personalized, dynamic and interactive voice services, including deployment through personalized broadcasts A system and method for the creation and automatic deployment of personalized, dynamic and interactive voice services, including information derived from on-line analytical processing (OLAP) systems and other data repositories is disclosed. The system and method inc... | 11/01/2011 |
| 8027669 | Optimized transmission of text sample format description for streaming timed text The present invention relates to a method for transmitting formatted text from a streaming server 100 to a mobile client 101 using an RTP protocol in a mobile communication system. The formatted text comprises at least one text sample having an associa... | 09/27/2011 |
| 8014766 | Method and system for filtering wavetable information for wireless devices A method for providing wavetable information to a wireless device from a content server over a wireless network, the wavetable information including a plurality of samples corresponding to a plurality of notes, comprising: in response to a request from the wireless ... | 09/06/2011 |
| 8014765 | Real-time captioning framework for mobile devices A system for providing caption information for one or more mobile devices includes a communication network, and one or more mobile devices connected to the communication network. The one or more mobile devices can include a cellular device, a personal digital assist... | 09/06/2011 |
| 8005466 | Real time reproduction method of file being received according to non real time transfer protocol and a video apparatus thereof Provided are a real time reproduction method of a file being received according to a non real time transfer protocol and a video apparatus thereof. The video apparatus includes a communication module which is connected to an external device to communicate with the e... | 08/23/2011 |
| 7996000 | Managing page sizes for a mobile device using estimation of content customizer techniques A network device, system, and method are directed towards enabling a determination for page size tailoring of content based, in part, on estimating of effects of processes applicable to preparing the content for use on a specified mobile device. Before performing th... | 08/09/2011 |
| 7970391 | Managing availability status in a communications network A system and a method are disclosed for a presence engine and a method of operating a presence engine for encoding or decoding availability status into a signal representative of an audio signal. The presence engine is configured to manage availability status of a u... | 06/28/2011 |
| 7941129 | Multi-way messaging with forwarding Systems and methods are disclosed which allow for enhanced SMS forwarding by providing a technique for seamless two-way messaging between a source party and a redirected destination. An advantage of the present technique lies in the ability to replace any routing in... | 05/10/2011 |
| 7933590 | DMB data receiving apparatus and method for improving DMB data receiving speed Disclosed is a DMB data receiving apparatus and method for improving a DMB data receiving speed. According to the DMB data receiving apparatus and method, if there are predetermined MSC data, which have not been received or received with an error when receiving MSC ... | 04/26/2011 |
| 7925245 | System and methods for wirelessly providing update information of and downloading previously obtained content to a newly activated mobile station A system and method for merchandizing content to wireless subscribers that have upgraded their mobile station or service is disclosed. The wireless carrier maintains a database of identifying data for content downloaded to subscribers' mobile stations. When a subscr... | 04/12/2011 |
| 7920852 | Compression of data transmitted between server and mobile device A remote wireless device receives a compressed message including an application definition file. The application definition file is associated with an application executing at a computing device and contains definitions for: a user interface format; a format for net... | 04/05/2011 |
| 7917130 | Broadcast response method and system A system and method for broadcast response generally employing RDS, DARC, or similar technology is provided, including a method for responding to a broadcast comprising extracting an event identifier from a broadcast signal; detecting a response by a user to the bro... | 03/29/2011 |
| 7881707 | Method and system for filtering wavetable information for wireless devices A method for providing wavetable information to a wireless device from a content server over a wireless network, the wavetable information including a plurality of samples corresponding to a plurality of notes, comprising: in response to a request from the wireless ... | 02/01/2011 |
| 7835728 | Voice processing unit and system, and voice processing method A client (10) transmits a service request signal to a Web server (20). The Web server which has received the service request signal generates an ID for each session, and transmits the ID to the client together with window information. The client then t... | 11/16/2010 |
| 7813724 | System and method for multimedia-to-video conversion to enhance real-time mobile video services A communication system converting multimedia data of enhanced services into video stream for transmission to a user's handset communication device. The system includes a database storing therein users profile data; a mailbox system storing therein users mailboxes an... | 10/12/2010 |
| 7805133 | Automatic application definition distribution A new master application definition is installed at a server. Responsively, the server determines the identity of a user associated with the server-side application related to the master application definition. The server may then generate an application definition ... | 09/28/2010 |
| 7764953 | Method, system and device for speech Codec negotiation in communication system The embodiments of the present invention disclose a method for speech Codec negotiation in a communication system in which a calling user initiates the speech Codec negotiation with a called mobile station. The method includes: receiving by a mobile switching center... | 07/27/2010 |
| 7706785 | System and method for context-aware unified communications A system and method for context-aware unified communication for enabling communications between users over a common communications platform or heterogeneous communications platforms. The system comprises: agents associated with a respective caller and callee communi... | 04/27/2010 |
| 7702319 | Communication apparatus including a mechanism for reducing loss of text telephone information during normal traffic channel preempting A communication apparatus includes a mechanism for reducing loss of text telephone information during normal traffic channel preempting. The communication apparatus includes a transmitter that may generate a signal including a plurality of text telephone symbols for... | 04/20/2010 |
| 7689206 | Handheld electronic device providing an alert when additional user action is required to initiate an outgoing phone call, and associated method A method of facilitating the initiation of an outgoing phone call on a handheld electronic device including receiving a request to initiate the outgoing phone call and determining whether additional user action is required in order to initiate the outgoing phone cal... | 03/30/2010 |
| 7603113 | Using local codecs In one embodiment, a method is provided. The method includes evaluating local codecs of a cellular telephone. The method further includes playing a content file with a media player on the cellular telephone. The method also includes accessing encoded media referred ... | 10/13/2009 |
| 7596369 | Translation of messages between media types Systems, methods, and machine-readable media are disclosed to provide content of various media types to various platforms or devices. In one embodiment, providing content of a first media type to a recipient end device can comprise receiving from an initiating end d... | 09/29/2009 |
| 7583958 | Integrated message delivery over a plurality of transport mediums Facilitating a communication directed to a communication device operable to receive data over a plurality of transport mediums includes determining present transport coverage of the communication device, determining which transport mediums the communication device i... | 09/01/2009 |
| 7565140 | Device, system and method of processing received wireless signals Embodiments of the present invention provide a method, apparatus and system of processing received wireless signals. The apparatus, according to some demonstrative embodiments of the invention, may include a network interface configured to convert the received wirel... | 07/21/2009 |
| 7561873 | Mobile handset as TTY device A mobile communication device 10 for converting between alphanumeric data and TTY formatted data. A conversion table 20, 40 is stored in a memory associated with microprocessor 16 of mobile 10. Microprocessor 16 converts alphanumer... | 07/14/2009 |
| 7546116 | Interface for message authorizing A unified messaging interface and associated methods that enables mobile communication device users to initiate the creation of a message for a recipient without being required to explicitly specify the type of message that is to be created. The mobile communication... | 06/09/2009 |
| 7496356 | Radio communication apparatus with the function of a teletypewriter A radio communication apparatus for use in a radio communication system having a radio link between a base station and the radio communication apparatus. The radio communication apparatus comprises determining unit, a receiver, a speaker, a demodulator, and a displa... | 02/24/2009 |
| 7424287 | Handheld electronic device providing an alert when additional user action is required to initiate an outgoing phone call, and associated method A method of facilitating the initiation of an outgoing phone call on a handheld electronic device including receiving a request to initiate the outgoing phone call and determining whether additional user action is required in order to initiate the outgoing phone cal... | 09/09/2008 |
| 7403768 | Method for using AIN to deliver caller ID to text/alpha-numeric pagers as well as other wireless devices, for calls delivered to wireless network A remote call notification system for incoming calls to a wireless telecommunications device. The system includes a switch, a service control point, an intelligent server, a monitoring module, and a wireless terminating trigger used on a mobile switching center. All... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7400594 | Method and system for automated distributed pairing of wireless nodes of a communication network A system for pairing wireless nodes includes a plurality of device nodes, such as lamp nodes, a plurality of sensor nodes, such as light switch nodes, and a context manager node. Each of the device nodes, the sensor nodes and the context manager node includes a firs... | 07/15/2008 |
| 7386238 | Method and system for infrared data communications A method and system for conveying contextually relevant information to a wireless client are disclosed. More particularly, a transmitter transmits a diffuse infrared signal to a client having an IrDA compliant communication interface. The transmitter communicates wi... | 06/10/2008 |
