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Mouse device with a built-in printer
A mouse device for use as an input device of a computer is provided that includes a housing in which recording paper is loadable, and a printer unit provided within the housing for printing on the recording paper print information received from the computer.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8116753 | Mobile terminal and method for playing multimedia objects A mobile terminal and a method for playing at least one multimedia object are disclosed. The method for playing multimedia objects comprises synchronizing at least one attribute value of the at least one multimedia object with an attribute value of a multimedia play... | 02/14/2012 |
| 8116752 | Method and apparatus for controlling a mobile phone device A method and apparatus for controlling operation of a communication device is provided. In one embodiment, a mobile phone device includes: a communication section configured to perform radio communication; an operation section including number keys and a call-initia... | 02/14/2012 |
| 8107939 | Software defined radio architecture A computing device with a software defined radio. The software defined radio has an architecture with separate components to provide control functions and data processing functions. The control components configure the data processing components so that the software... | 01/31/2012 |
| 8107942 | Uninterrupted usage and access of physically unreachable managed handheld device Techniques for uninterrupted usage and access to physically unreachable handheld devices are provided. A physically unreachable handheld device includes an automated agent that is configured to authenticate a message received without manual intervention and to forwa... | 01/31/2012 |
| 8107940 | System and method for providing advertising on a mobile device An advertisement display system and method of advertising has an initial step of loading a graphic advertisement onto a mobile computer-readable medium of a mobile device. The graphic advertisement has a time passage indicator for indicating the passage of time. An ... | 01/31/2012 |
| 8107937 | System and method for automatic provisioning detection and notification A system and method for automatically initiating provisioning procedures is provided. Terminals that have not been provisioned for connection to a network or service are automatically recognized at the network. When such an unprovisioned terminal has been detected, ... | 01/31/2012 |
| 8107938 | System and method for establishing communication between wireless devices A method of communication is disclosed and includes attempting to establish a connection with a destination wireless device. The method also includes determining that the destination wireless device does not include required software. Additionally, the method includ... | 01/31/2012 |
| 8107941 | Updating availability of an instant messaging contact A contact is determined to be unavailable if a predetermined period of time has elapsed since an instant message was sent to the contact and an expected notification for the instant message was not received during that predetermined period of time by the device that... | 01/31/2012 |
| 8103264 | Open update framework for mobile handsets capable of processing packages based on mime-types Disclosed herein is a mobile handset, part of an open update framework, that uses a mime-type to determine if an update package received is appropriate for an update activity, or is currently supported. In addition, it uses the mime-type to determine where the downl... | 01/24/2012 |
| 8103265 | System and method for assigning call priority A method for handling a call in an Intelligent telecommunications network, wherein the following steps are performed by a controller (3) providing logic for the Intelligent telecommunications network:—receiving (207, 304, 406) a first information ele... | 01/24/2012 |
| 8103263 | Apparatus and method for controlling portable terminal Provided is an apparatus and method for controlling a portable terminal. The apparatus includes a contact sensing unit which senses an area of an external surface of the portable terminal contacted by a user as the user holds the portable terminal, a recognizing uni... | 01/24/2012 |
| 8099091 | Method to control configuration change times in a wireless device A method to control configuration change times is performed at a mobile wireless communication device when the mobile wireless communication device is connected to a wireless network. The mobile wireless device is connected in a first configuration mode. The mobile ... | 01/17/2012 |
| 8095125 | Mobile terminal, operation control program, and data access control program In a cellular phone, when a coming-to-the-office signal is detected by a non-contact IC section, a CPU selects an official mode as a telephone number mode. Meanwhile, when a leaving-the-office signal is detected by the non-contact IC section, the CPU selects a priva... | 01/10/2012 |
| 8095124 | Systems and methods for managing and monitoring mobile data, content, access, and usage A system, method, and process for managing and monitoring mobile data, content, access, and usage of mobile devices are provided. The described exemplary system, method, and process provide an infrastructure for managing and monitoring various applications and servi... | 01/10/2012 |
| 8095126 | User-assisted programmable appliance control A transmitter is configured to transmit activation signals based on transmission schemes in which one of the schemes is an appropriate scheme such that the appliance activates upon receiving an activation signal that is based on the appropriate scheme and has a code... | 01/10/2012 |
| 8095123 | Wireless communication system A wireless communication system includes a first device having a communications control circuit configured to initiate transmission of a wireless communication signal, and a second device including a communication interface circuit and a number of other circuits. Th... | 01/10/2012 |
| 8086225 | Methods and apparatus for controlling the operation of wireless communications systems Methods and apparatus for controlling events, timing and operational characteristics of wireless communications devices. An exemplary wireless communications apparatus comprises a baseband processor, radio frequency (RF) generating circuitry, a programmable event co... | 12/27/2011 |
| 8086226 | Method and system for a hosted mobile management service architecture A hosted mobile management service is provided for enabling a user to access a centralized account through a web browser on a terminal in order to manage the user's media information, such as digital music and photos. Any modifications made by user through the web b... | 12/27/2011 |
| 8081960 | Device and method for processing data resource changing events in a mobile terminal A device and method are disclosed for processing a data resource changing event in a mobile terminal by recommending a change from a specific, currently used data resource to a new data resource when the data resource has not been changed for a long time. The method... | 12/20/2011 |
| 8081961 | Network management apparatus and method of selecting base station for software update A network management apparatus inputs a plurality of work dates and time periods to update software in a base station. The apparatus obtains an n-week average of the numbers of connection calls during each of the input time periods for each day of the week, based on... | 12/20/2011 |
| 8081962 | Communication device The communication device which implements a voice communicating function, an attached file emailing function, a geographic location function, a dictionary function, a schedule notifying function, a multiple type TV program function, a multiple TV screen displaying f... | 12/20/2011 |
| 8078157 | Method and system for distributing and updating software in wireless devices A method is disclosed. The method includes receiving an update package from a wireless service provider that includes information indicating that multiple language versions of an update are included in the update package. Based on the information, the method further... | 12/13/2011 |
| 8073437 | Mobile communication terminal for providing contents and method thereof A mobile communication terminal for providing contents to a user, comprises a transceiver for receiving one or more contents set as default and one or more new contents from a server; a display unit for displaying the contents set as default and the new contents; a ... | 12/06/2011 |
| 8073436 | Applications and/or situation responsive utilization of silent periods A mobile apparatus is disclosed that includes: a plurality of network interfaces; a processor; the mobile being configured to monitor applications running on it, including real time or non real time nature of said applications; the mobile being configured to monitor... | 12/06/2011 |
| 8064894 | Exchanging digital content A first content selection stored on a portable media device is associated with a first tag. In addition, a second tag that is associated with a second content selection and that indicates that supplemental content related to the second content selection is stored on... | 11/22/2011 |
| 8060073 | System and method for provisioning a communication device based upon device capability A method is presented for provisioning a communication device. In the method, a call initiated by the communication device to initiate a first form of provisioning of the device is received. In response to the call, capabilities of the communication device are reque... | 11/15/2011 |
| 8055251 | Terminal and method of setting service for data communication therein A terminal including a wireless communication unit configured to perform data communication with at least one other terminal, a display configured to display a screen for selecting a communication application for executing the data communication and a screen for sel... | 11/08/2011 |
| 8055249 | System and method of managing connections with an available network A system and method for automatically managing connections between a mobile device and one or more available networks (including dedicated connections), as a user changes locations, is disclosed. The connection manager determines the connection profiles and assigns ... | 11/08/2011 |
| 8055250 | Apparatus and method for function setting event in mobile terminal according to user position information An apparatus and method for a function setting event in a mobile terminal according to user position information are disclosed. According to the apparatus and method, a character agent function is added to a mobile terminal, and when an event occurs in the mobile te... | 11/08/2011 |
| 8050667 | Virtual terminal server, mobile communication terminal, communication control system, and communication control method In order to provide a new service even to a conventional mobile communication terminal without installing a new function when starting a new mobile communication service, a mobile communication terminal includes a virtual terminal server that controls the communicat... | 11/01/2011 |
| 8050668 | Determining presence of radio frequency communication device A RF data communication device operates in at least two states. In a first state, the device transmits a response to an RF transmission if specific data therein represents an inquiry as to the presence of one or more RF data communication devices and if specific dat... | 11/01/2011 |
| 8050666 | Appointment application for use in electronic equipment A method, device and computer program for coordinating a communication session between an individual and a user of a portable communication device. A portable communication device is provided having an appointment application program stored in memory. The appointmen... | 11/01/2011 |
| 8050665 | Alert reminder trigger by motion-detector Disclosed herein is a system and method for selectively providing an audible alert to remind the user of a mobile communication device that they have received an incoming message. A first alert is provided initially after the incoming messages is received. Thereafte... | 11/01/2011 |
| 8045969 | Methods and apparatus for limiting communication capabilities in mobile communication devices A mobile device detects whether its temperature is within a first or second range of values, and operates in a full communication state within the first range and a limited communication state within the second range. The mobile device receives a communication reque... | 10/25/2011 |
| 8041348 | Communication device The communication device which implements a voice communicating function, an attached file emailing function, a geographic location function, a dictionary function, a schedule notifying function, a multiple type TV program function, a multiple TV screen displaying f... | 10/18/2011 |
| 8036649 | Mobile communications device and method of updating telephone directory of mobile communications device A mobile communications device includes: a telephone directory storage unit for storing a telephone directory; a comparator for comparing a service identifier included in a received message with a service identifier stored in the telephone directory; and an update u... | 10/11/2011 |
| 8032128 | Methods and systems for handling software operations associated with startup and shutdown of handheld devices Systems and methods for improving software operations on startup. A system and method can provide for the storage of volatile memory contents of an application upon shutdown of a mobile device, and restoration of the contents upon startup. ... | 10/04/2011 |
| 8023932 | Managing subscribers on a cellular network A method for managing the assignment of addresses in a cellular network is described. Messages are sent to connected, but inactive, subscribers causing them to disconnect and then to reconnect. This occurs without the user knowing of the disconnection. ... | 09/20/2011 |
| 8023933 | Radio control method and radio control apparatus A radio control method is arranged to use a mobile station 10, an active set 20 to perform radio communication with the mobile station 10, and a radio control apparatus 30 for controlling the radio communication between the mobile station... | 09/20/2011 |
| 8023934 | Synchronizing communications and data between mobile devices and servers A system, method, and computer program product for synchronizing communications, data, application workflow events, and business processes between a mobile device and a server are described herein. In an embodiment, the method operates by determining whether there i... | 09/20/2011 |
