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...that the x-ray was discovered purely by accident? When German physicist Wilhelm Konrad von Roentgen was experimenting with cathode rays in 1895, he put an activated Crookes tube in a book and went out to lunch. When he returned, he discovered that a key that had also been placed in the book showed up as an image on the developed film!
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7620406 | Mobile radio terminal apparatus When a holder of a cellular telephone operates a specific-key, the cellular telephone composes an e-mail containing a location-name, location-information, positioning-accuracy and positioning-time and sends the e-mail to a mail-address registered in a location-notif... | 11/17/2009 |
| 7570972 | Scheme and algorithm to form direct links In a wireless network having an access point (AP) station and a first client station communicating over a selectable channel, the first client station includes a memory operable to store parameters corresponding to a mode of operation of the first client station. In... | 08/04/2009 |
| 7546143 | Multi-channel quiet calls A system and method for simultaneously conducting multiple telephone conversations is provided. In an embodiment, a user converses with one individual on a first channel while simultaneously transmitting audible utterances to a second individual or a second channel.... | 06/09/2009 |
| 7526315 | Command input device combinable with portable communication apparatus A command input device for use with a digital data processing system and a portable communication apparatus includes a signal connector and a command generator. The signal connector is detachably plugged to a socket of the portable communication apparatus. The comma... | 04/28/2009 |
| 7460886 | Garment having protective inflatable devices A garment is provided with at least one inflatable protecting device, adapted to be worn by a person travelling on a motorcycle or the like, includes a radio receiver, a trigger circuit and non-volatile memories. A programmable logic unit interfacing with the radio ... | 12/02/2008 |
| 7444159 | Data input device, systems using the device, and methods for operating such systems A data storage device 5 having a storage capacity of at least 8 Mbyte is surrounded by a housing including a stylus portion 23, having a tip 25 for indicating a position. The stylus permits the data storage device 5 to be used for data en... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7440773 | Method for protecting user data in a personal digital assistant (PDA) telephone Provided is a method for protecting user data in a PDA telephone having functions of a PDA and a telephone. The method includes checking a voltage of the PDA telephone through a first low voltage sensor when both the PDA and the telephone are in OFF states and prohi... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7440266 | Portable electronic device The present invention discloses a portable electronic device including a main body, a recess at an end of the main body for containing at least one first display module, and at least one connecting member between the recess and the first display module. An end of th... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7440774 | Wireless enabled memory module A wireless-enabled memory module provides host devices access to a memory via a standard memory expansion interface and further incorporates embedded processing capability and a wireless network capability. The wireless-enabled memory module can be used in any host ... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7440772 | Audio system and method An audio system and method are disclosed. A method incorporating teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, making a user interface available to a user. In practice, the user may indicate a desire to download a content file by selecting a link on ... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7437124 | Satellite radio receiver that displays information regarding one or more channels that are not currently being listened to A satellite radio receiver includes a display that displays information regarding one or more channels that are not currently being listened to. For a music channel, this information may include the name of the artist, the song title, time left in the song, etc. For... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7433967 | Method and system for routing SMS messages A method and system for routing messages received by a device is described. The router routes messages to applications associated with a provider that recognizes an incoming message type. Providers register with the router to receive messages of a particular type. T... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7433712 | Multi-access solid state memory devices and a telephone utilizing such A mobile telephone device, comprising, an enclosure; a plurality of hardware components that provide the functionality of a cellular telephone or a satellite telephone, at least some of said components being inside or on said enclosure; a solid state non-volatile st... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7430409 | Method and apparatus for dynamic session placeholder for message collection user interface A method and apparatus for representing a conversation of related messages is provided. In a message collection user interface for displaying messages sent and received by a communications device, a dynamic session placeholder is used for a respective conversation o... | 09/30/2008 |
| 7426382 | Contact validation and trusted contact updating in mobile wireless communications devices A method in a wireless communication device including receiving contact information with a signature from a source (310) not on a trusted contact list, validating (362) the signature by comparing the signature to an reference signature stored on the me... | 09/16/2008 |
| 7422523 | Handheld pinball game having a changeable display A hand-held pinball game has a changeable display. The pinball game has a housing having a front face. A display screen is formed in the front face of the housing. A first opening is formed in the housing. A display card is visible through the display screen. The di... | 09/09/2008 |
| 7412261 | Portable telephone A portable telephone has a telephone body (1) with a first liquid crystal display (2) formed on the frontal face of the telephone body, a swingable plate (4) connected by a hinge (3) to one of lateral edges of said body (1), and a ... | 08/12/2008 |
| 7409466 | Apparatus and method for managing address book in portable wireless terminal having a radio frequency identification (RFID) recognition section An apparatus and a method for managing an address book in a portable wireless terminal, allowing users to easily input private information into the apparatus. The apparatus includes an RFID recognition section for receiving information transmitted from an RFID chip ... | 08/05/2008 |
| 7409224 | Method and apparatus for selection of one data set from among multiple related data sets and beaming the selected data set A method and system of selecting one set of data from among multiple related data sets and beaming the data set from one handheld electronic device to another handheld electronic device. One embodiment discloses a method and system, which uses multiple cards, one fo... | 08/05/2008 |
| 7398106 | Dynamic readjustment of power A dynamically reconfigurable communications system is presented. The communications system comprises a server, including one or more radio head interface modules, a call processing software module, and a radio head unit coupled to the radio head interface module ove... | 07/08/2008 |
| 7398051 | Satellite radio receiver that displays information regarding one or more channels that are not currently being listened to A satellite radio receiver includes a display that displays information regarding one or more channels that are not currently being listened to. For a music channel, this information may include the name of the artist, the song title, time left in the song, etc. For... | 07/08/2008 |
| 7398094 | Systems and methods for transmitting global positioning system information from a wireless communication system base station A base station comprises a GPS receiver configured to periodically locate and receive information from GPS satellites, and a transmitter configured to periodically transmit the received GPS satellite information to at least one of a plurality of GPS enabled devices.... | 07/08/2008 |
| 7395029 | Communication system and method, information processing apparatus and method, and information processing terminal and method The present invention relates to a communication system and a method thereof, an information processing apparatus and a method thereof, an information processing terminal and a method thereof, which can start wireless communication easily and promptly. When an elect... | 07/01/2008 |
| 7395055 | Mobile wireless presence and situation management system and method A method for controlling the communications of a wireless transmit/receive unit (WTRU) in a wireless network using presence and situation information begins by generating presence and situation information pertaining to the WTRU. The presence and situation data is s... | 07/01/2008 |
| 7391758 | UMTS radio link control with full concatenation Enhanced throughput is achieved by using full concatenation of SDUs, SDU fragments, and STATUS PDUs within the protocol data units of a UMTS-based system. ... | 06/24/2008 |
| 7389124 | Handheld electronic device with text disambiguation A handheld electronic device includes a reduced QWERTY keyboard and is enabled with disambiguation software. The device provides output in the form of a default output and a number of variants. The output is based largely upon the frequency, i.e., the likelihood tha... | 06/17/2008 |
| 7386279 | Context based main screen for mobile device An invention is provided for a context based mobile device display. The context based mobile device display includes a primary service icon representing a service most likely to be utilized by a user within a predefined period of time based on user profile informati... | 06/10/2008 |
| 7386324 | System and method for dual path terminal connection For communication between a display device and a processing apparatus (host), two connection modes are prepared, a wired connection mode, for communication along a wired connection path, and a wireless connection mode, for communication along a wireless connection p... | 06/10/2008 |
| 7383061 | Peripheral device for a wireless communication device A peripheral device for a wireless communication device combines a full-sized input device and a full-sized display screen in a single device. A user interacts with data stored on the wireless communication device using the peripheral device as an input/output devic... | 06/03/2008 |
| 7383065 | Wireless transaction enabled handheld computer system and method A handheld computer system is disclosed. The handheld computer system includes a housing, a display supported by the housing, and a processor coupled to the display. The handheld computer system also includes a rechargeable battery configured to power the processor ... | 06/03/2008 |
| 7376442 | Mobile communication terminal and application starting control method thereof In a mobile communication terminal for starting and simultaneously using a plurality of applications, one desired application starts fast to improve the operability when the number of started applications reaches a present limiting number of applications. An applica... | 05/20/2008 |
| 7376428 | Positioning method and radio system The invention relates to a method for performing positioning in a radio system. At least two different antenna elements of an array antenna of a base station transmit mutually non-interfering identifier signals that are received by a terminal that generates a spatia... | 05/20/2008 |
| 7373172 | Multi-protocol interchip interface An interface between radios supporting different air interfaces is disclosed that avoids some of the costs and disadvantages associated with inter-radio interfaces in the prior art. The present invention enables the needed coordination across multiple wireless proto... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7373150 | Method and system for allocating frequency resources based on multiple frequency reuse factors in cellular communication systems Disclosed are a system and a method of allocating frequency resource in a cellular communication system. The method includes the steps of dividing a predetermined time duration into at least two sub-time durations, and forming the frequency resource by applying mutu... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7369864 | Electronic short messaging and advertising method and means An electronic short messaging and advertising method and means relates to an electronic advertising method, where minimal initiative is required from the consumer. Some embodiments of the invention may also be applied to an electronic sales method. The invention may... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7369851 | Communications network capable of determining SIM card changes in electronic devices A communication network comprising a carrier network with a service coordinator is capable of acting upon SIM card change information detected by an agent located in the electronic devices used in the communication network. In general, the agent in electronic device... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7369843 | Portable cellular phone having function of searching for operational function and method for searching for operational function in portable cellular phone A portable cellular phone having a search function to do a search for operational functions in which a focused search for a desired operational function by combining an icon search with a keyword search can be performed and the operational function for which the use... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7366540 | Hand-held communication device as pointing device A hand-held communication device capable of being configured as a pointing device employs a camera assembly for sensing movement of the device with respect to a surface, or movement of a user's finger over the camera assembly, allowing the hand-held communication de... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7366555 | Mobile station enclosure An enclosure for a mobile station such as a cellular telephone. The enclosure has a front cover and a back cover integrally formed with a living hinge, which may itself function as an end cover. The front and back covers rotate away from each other about the living ... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7366512 | Notification method and device for service providers A customer is alerted to the availability or completion of service by a service provider through communication with a wireless terminal of the customer. The terminal has an assigned identification number and a control channel, and as a first step, the identification... | 04/29/2008 |