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...that after Parker Brothers executives turned down the game of Monopoly because it had "52 fundamental errors" (including taking too long to play), a copy of the game wound up in the home of the company president who stayed up until 1 a.m. to finish playing it? He was so impressed by the game that the next day he wrote to inventor Charles Darrow and offered to buy it!
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7076241 | System and method for selectively transmitting electronic messages A client/server based system provides an integrated messages system for a user having access to accounts on a number of different terminal communication devices, including at least one wireless terminal device. In a preferred embodiment, the system includes an agent... | 07/11/2006 |
| 6865404 | Handset A handset including a user interface having an input, a display for presenting an item, and a selection device coupled to the input for selecting an item presented on the display. The item may be presented in contracted format and/or expanded format. ... | 03/08/2005 |
| 6856808 | Interconnect system and method for multiple protocol short message services A customer central location (CCL) communicates with multiple remote wireless devices employing mutually incompatible data formats or short message service (SMS) protocols. A communication, from the CCL to a remote device or from a remote device to the CCL, passes th... | 02/15/2005 |
| 6856809 | SMS conference A method, computer system, computer program product, and user interface for enabling SMS users to engage in many-to-many conversation, or an SMS conference, utilizing SMS services. Specifically, a user initiates an SMS conference by sending a short message, includin... | 02/15/2005 |
| 6850766 | Voice activated wireless locator service A voice activated wireless locator service provides an interactive voice response system whereby a user is walked through a sequence of voice prompts to select a desired destination. Using either geo-coded information provided during the voice call or speech recogni... | 02/01/2005 |
| 6836643 | Module specific interface for cellular phones A system for connecting between at least one radio communication transceiver and at least one conventional telephone including: (a) at least one detachable adaptor, each adaptor having (i) a cellular transceiver docking connector, the connector operatively connected... | 12/28/2004 |
| 6826402 | Pilot beacon trigger enhancement with hysterisis A method for providing wireless communications system providers to adjust when soft and hard handoffs occur relative to the signal strengths of surrounding antennae. This is achieved by providing two sets of parameters. The first set of parameters is used to adjust ... | 11/30/2004 |
| 6819919 | Method for providing matching and introduction services to proximate mobile users and service providers A system enabling mobile wireless users to obtain information on other proximate users both fixed and wireless. Said information is gathered from a central database that stores user profiles and real-time locations of system users. Mobile users can request informati... | 11/16/2004 |
| 6813492 | Satellite beam pattern for non-uniform population distribution A method of generating a beam pattern (202) covering a region of interest (100) is disclosed. The method includes generating a first set of beams having a first size (204). Each beam occupies a portion of the frequency spectrum which need not be... | 11/02/2004 |
| 6813498 | Apparatus, method and system for detection and recovery of missing wireless devices in communication systems Apparatus, method and system embodiments are illustrated which provide for detection and recovery of missing wireless devices in communication systems. The preferred system embodiment includes a mobile switching center, an adjunct network entity, a base station, and... | 11/02/2004 |
| 6813487 | Method and apparatus for securing data stored in a remote electronic device A method and apparatus for protecting data in a remote electronic device serviced by a network provider and used by a subscriber. Initially, a communication from the subscriber indicating loss of the remote electronic device by the subscriber is received at a site o... | 11/02/2004 |
| 6807435 | Apparatus and method for mobile communications Connection of a car adapter or a car battery in an automobile to a portable radio communication apparatus is detected; communication with a communication system not warranting communication during fast transit is forbidden; and switching over to a communication syst... | 10/19/2004 |
| 6804527 | System for coordination of TDD transmission bursts within and between cells in a wireless access system and method of operation There is disclosed, for use in a first radio frequency (RF) modem shelf associated with a first one of a plurality of base stations in a fixed wireless access network, a timing distribution apparatus for synchronizing the operations of a plurality of RF modems in th... | 10/12/2004 |
| 6799043 | Method and apparatus for a reverse link supplemental channel scheduling An apparatus and method for communications of scheduling information of reverse link transmissions are disclosed. A base station controller determines scheduling of a reverse link supplemental channel transmission for a mobile station in a communication system (1... | 09/28/2004 |
| 6785562 | Wireless device and method of operating the same The cellular phone of the present invention includes a display device provided on the front surface of a main body, and a cover movable relative to and preferably, rotatably mounted on, the main body and having keypads provided on the front and rear surfaces thereof... | 08/31/2004 |
| 6785534 | Prepaid/postpaid automatic change of payment option A prepaid/postpaid reconfiguration logic module in a service control point (SCP) of a wireless network allows a subscriber to a prepaid wireless service to change payment options between prepaid and postpaid without requiring assistance from a customer care represen... | 08/31/2004 |
| 6782278 | Dialing method for dynamically simplifying international call in cellular phone A method for dynamically simplifying an international call in a cellular phone utilizes a conversion table for storing system codes of a plurality of network companies worldwide and their international access codes, and a phone record for storing a plurality of tele... | 08/24/2004 |
| 6782279 | Method for simplifying cellular phone menu selection A method for simplifying a menu selection on a cellular phone, wherein an operating system installed in the cellular phone proceeds with a process comprising the steps of: (a) reading a memory of the cellular phone while the cellular phone is turned on; (b) determin... | 08/24/2004 |
| 6775534 | Telecommunications system There is described a system which, in a voice over IP radiotelecommunications system, allows a mobile station to make an emergency call, even though other calls would not be allowed at that time. The mobile station includes an emergency call indication in the... | 08/10/2004 |
| 6768903 | Method of controlling a channel between a radio terminal and a cellular radiocommunication infrastructure, and access network implementing such a method Ciphered information is transmitted over a first communication path in circuit mode between a core network and a terminal, passing through a first master controller, then over a second path between the core network and the terminal, passing through a second master c... | 07/27/2004 |
| 6766164 | System and method for providing radio frequency conditions for testing wireless communications equipment An apparatus and a method for recreating radio frequency (RF) conditions of a cellular network extracts significant RF effects from field test data, and recreates variable RF attenuation using a multi-channel attenuator. A field data processor converts the field tes... | 07/20/2004 |
| 6766170 | Method for the radio coverage of a mobile terminal of a mobile radio network A method for the radio coverage of a mobile terminal of a mobile radio network in the catchment area of an intermediate station which is used as a converter, wherein: in the case of an existing connection between the mobile radio network and the mobile terminal, a c... | 07/20/2004 |
| 6763249 | Electronic device and unique information management method An electronic device includes a device main body, card controller, and device controller. The use of the device main is permitted by inserting an authentic user identification card on which personal information of a holder is recorded. The card controller detects re... | 07/13/2004 |
| 6763253 | Device for bi-directional transmission of audio and/or video signals Proposed by the invention is a device for the bidirectional transfer of audio and/or video signals, in particular in the context of sound and/or image reports, with: at least one means (6) for providing an audio input signal; a first mixing devi... | 07/13/2004 |
| 6760587 | Forward-link scheduling in a wireless communication system during soft and softer handoff A method and apparatus for scheduling transmit rates and power levels for data in conjunction with a voice-data communication during conditions of soft and softer handoff. During conditions of no handoff, or hard handoff, an algorithm selects a slot reflecting a fav... | 07/06/2004 |
| 6757541 | System and method for sending a supplemental channel request message in a wireless communication device A mobile station (16) may include a terminal equipment (10), a mobile station modem (14), a mobile telephone (12), and other features. A CPU (52) selectively generates control signals to efficiently control transmission of suppleme... | 06/29/2004 |
| 6754507 | Folding-type mobile terminal having a metal hinge, metal chassis and synthetic-resin cases A folding-type mobile terminal comprises: a first body having a first printed-board module inside thereof and having an input unit on a surface of the first body; a second body having a second printed-board module inside thereof and having a display unit on a surfac... | 06/22/2004 |
| 6741874 | Method and apparatus for reducing echo feedback in a communication system A method and apparatus for reducing echo feedback in a wireless communication system (10) is accomplished when a receiving communication unit (24) senses a feedback signal, or echo, via an ancillary communication path. The receiving communication unit ... | 05/25/2004 |
| 6741864 | Associating image and location data Location stamping of digital photos provides a convenient way to subsequently catalogue the photos. However, most digital cameras are not provided with a location discovery mechanism. To overcome this, arrangements are provided for enabling location data to be separ... | 05/25/2004 |
| 6741856 | Communique system for virtual private narrowcasts in cellular communication networks The communiqué system for private virtual narrowcasts operates with existing cellular communication networks to provide private virtual narrowcast communication services, that are initiated by a narrowcast host, to subscribers. The Communiqué can be unidirectional... | 05/25/2004 |
| 6731932 | Methods and systems for handling subscriber data Subscriber data in a Super-charged network is handled in a network including a home network entity containing information regarding subscriber in the network and one or more visitor network entities containing subscriber to other networks. A subscriber profile in a ... | 05/04/2004 |
| 6731928 | Method for providing matching and introduction services to proximate mobile users and service providers A system enabling mobile wireless users to obtain information on other proximate users both fixed and wireless. Said information is gathered from a central database that stores user profiles and real-time locations of system users. Mobile users can request informati... | 05/04/2004 |
| 6731953 | Apparatus and method for asymmetrical frequency spectrum utilization in a wireless network Implementing asymmetrical wireless communications without significant wastage of bandwidth within the up-link block of frequency spectrum is becoming increasingly important. If the frequency spectrum is divided such that a single up-link block is paired with a plura... | 05/04/2004 |
| 6728534 | RADIO COMMUNICATION APPARATUS, HAVING COMBINED FUNCTIONS SUCH AS TERMINAL ADAPTER, DIGITAL RADIO COMMUNICATION APPARATUS, FACSIMILE COMMUNICATION APPARATUS AND SO ON, FOR BEING CONNECTED TO A DIGITAL PUBLIC COMMUNICATION LINE A radio communication apparatus capable of executing communication and processing of audio data and image data by simplifying the system structure where various apparatuses are connected via a terminal adapter (TA), which conventionally used a large area and whose c... | 04/27/2004 |
| 6725070 | Portable radio device A portable radio device which effectively prevents the property of transmission of radio waves from being degraded due to the user's body, is disclosed. A housing of the portable radio device has a lower end portion shaped to protrude from the major surface of the h... | 04/20/2004 |
| 6721542 | System for location specific, automatic mobile station behavior control A system and a method for modifying the behavioral characteristics of a mobile station terminal according to a functional location. A small transmitter, or button, which utilizes short range radio transmissions is used to define a functional location. The button is ... | 04/13/2004 |
| 6721556 | Radio communication apparatus and radio communication method A radio communication apparatus for performing the authentication processing with another apparatus via radio communication, comprises an antenna section composed to be detachably fitted to the apparatus, a connection section for detecting the detachment of the ante... | 04/13/2004 |
| 6711402 | Method and apparatus for displaying calling party information A mobile station in a cellular telecommunication network includes an apparatus and method for storing a calling party identification signal. This calling party identification signal is transmitted to an originating MSC along with the call set up signals. The origina... | 03/23/2004 |
| 6704584 | Mechanism for a wireless device to relinquish its network master status based on its power reserve A system and method for relinquishing a network master device status in accordance with a device power reserve level includes a system having a network master device for monitoring its own power reserve level and relinquishing its network master status fo... | 03/09/2004 |
| 6701147 | Method and system for handling a call from a mobile station within a wireless communication network An improved method and system for handling a call from a mobile station within a wireless communication network is disclosed. The mobile telephone communication network includes a mobile switching center (MSC) and a service control point (SCP). After a ca... | 03/02/2004 |
