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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7177597 | System and method for assigning contact information to an external device for communication purposes using a mobile device A system enables a user to communicate with another person via an external device, e.g. an audio, video, display interface. The external device includes a short-range transceiver, a memory, and an output interface. The mobile device includes two network transceivers... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7177635 | Sensor-based augmentation of blockage recovery A method for improving long-term blockage recovery of a communications signal is disclosed. The method includes monitoring a blockage source using at least one application specific-sensor. Time spent in the blockage source is ascertained. Information obtained from t... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7167684 | Rate control for multi-channel communications systems Techniques and apparatuses to determine a set of rates for a set of data streams to be transmitted in a multi-channel communication system. A group of transmission channels to be used for each data stream is initially identified. An equivalent system for each group ... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7167680 | Method, system and computer readable medium for adjusting output signals for a plurality of devices in a short distance wireless network responsive to a selected environment A system, method and computer readable medium allows a user to alter output signals for a respective plurality of devices in short distance wireless network in response to a selection of an environment. In embodiments of the present invention, the output signal is a... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7146135 | Method and adjusting transmission times in a mobile radio system In a method of adjusting transmit times at the radio interface between network and mobile stations in a mobile radio system adjustments effected by the mobile stations are controlled by the network. ... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7142847 | Mobile communication system, resource switching method thereof, network control apparatus included therein, same and network control method The present invention relates to a mobile communication system comprising a structure for realizing “network seamless” for roaming between different kinds of networks, “contents seamless” for converting different kinds of encoding or media therebetween, and ... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7130287 | Radio communication system In a radio communication system having narrow-band up- and down-link radio channels and a wide-band down-link radio channel, when a radio terminal is to receive data through the wide-band down-link radio channel, the narrow-band up- and down-link radio channels are ... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7127273 | Reduction scheme for network elements The invention relates to a radio communications system including a base station, a digital exchange, and a transmission system connecting the base station, and the digital exchange. The base station includes an antenna section, an RF receiver section for receiving a... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7120429 | System and method for licensing applications on wireless devices over a wireless network A system and method for controlling software applications on one or more wireless devices where each wireless device is in selective communication with one or more application managing servers over a wireless network. Each wireless device has one or more selectively... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7116992 | Mobile station using positional information When a person of holding a mobile station gets near to a previously set target position, application 200 is started and service of utilizing positional information is provided to the person of holding the mobile station or a third party. The mobile station in... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7110723 | Audible diagnostic information apparatus and method A control unit 11 responds in ordinary course to external stimuli. In addition, the control unit 11 further processes the external stimuli to characterize and otherwise seek to identify certain aspects and attributes. Unique audible signals that corres... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7107013 | Cooperative link characterization and MCS selection by wireless terminal and network for improved system performance RF communications received by a wireless terminal from a servicing base station are used to determine the downlink quality report and implement link adaptation decisions. This involves first implementing an initial transmission scheme between the servicing base stat... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7107018 | Communication device having multiple keypads A communication device having a front housing and first and second independent keypad housings having respective keypads functionally connected to the front housing. The front housing has a speaker, a microphone, and a display panel. Each keypad has a key configurat... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7103319 | Physical random access channel power control method for multimedia broadcast/multicast service In a telecommunication system (10) for providing multimedia broadcast services to many user equipments (40–45), a physical random access channel (39) is provided for uplink transmission of power control information from the user equipments to ... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7103321 | Power amplifier bypass in a half-duplex IC A communication device having a structure that utilizes a minimum number of switches to bypass a power amplifier in the communication device is disclosed. The communication device takes advantage of the half-duplex operation of the RF transmitter and receiver in the... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7103315 | Selective media capture via a communication device Methods and systems for selectively capturing content and delivering the captured content to mobile communications devices via wireless communications are disclosed. In some embodiments, a mobile unit sends a request for content to a nearby content server, to which ... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7099710 | Portable telephone case A portable telephone case structured to retain at least a portion of a portable telephone on an interior thereof and including a housing having a display portion disposed and structured to permit viewing of a display face of the telephone within the case, while the ... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7099621 | Electromagnetic field communications system for wireless networks An Electromagnetic Field Communications System for Wireless Networks for producing an electromagnetic field within a structure is disclosed. The electromagnetic field is produced by using common conductive elements already present within virtually all pre-existing r... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7096015 | Intelligent roaming system with over the air programming A mobile station is used by one of a plurality of subscribers of a home area wireless service provider. The mobile station includes a memory for storing a home area wireless network identity and a plurality of preferred wireless network identities. The mobile statio... | 08/22/2006 |
| 7089000 | Multi-node wireless communication system with multiple transponding platforms A mobile wireless communications system including a plurality of individual transponding platforms all in communication with a central processing hub. A signal processed by the central processing hub is radiated simultaneously through multiple paths to a plurality o... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7079877 | Foldable portable telephone In a foldable portable telephone, a shield box provided within an upper casing is connected via a flexible cable to an output terminal of a transmitting circuit provided within a lower casing, and the shield box is used as an antenna. Thus, compared to the conventio... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7072624 | Enclosure assembly for portable electronic device An enclosure assembly for a portable electronic device according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention includes a cover (1), a plurality of latching elements (2), and a housing (3). The cover has a plurality of hooks (124) at... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7069054 | Radio device A first reception circuit (SR1) separates a signal from a desired terminal among signals from an adaptive array antenna (#1 to #4), based on a reception weight vector calculated in a reception weight vector calculator (20.1). A remodulati... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7065349 | Method for automobile safe wireless communications A method and system for preventing an operator of a vehicle from using a handheld wireless communication device without a hands-free communication device associated therewith when the vehicle is in motion. ... | 06/20/2006 |
| 7062229 | Discrete amplitude calibration of oscillators in frequency synthesizers In one embodiment, this disclosure describes a frequency synthesizer for use in a wireless communication device, or similar device that requires precision frequency synthesis but small amounts of noise. In particular, the frequency synthesizer may include a phase lo... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7054595 | Systems and methods for amplifying a transmit signal in a RFID interrogator An RFID interrogator comprises an amplifier configured to amplify signals being transmitted by the RFID interrogator. The RFID interrogator also comprises a bypass path to direct received signals around the amplifier so that the amplifier does no block the reception... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7054624 | Safeguarding user data stored in mobile communications devices The present invention permits safeguarding of private data entered into a memory chip of a cell phone by permitting the cell phone owner to erase the data in a lost or stolen phone, using an preset erase code and erase command in the cell phone or the network base s... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7050836 | System and method for providing multimedia messaging service (MMS) ringing images on mobile calls System, apparatus and method for providing multimedia messaging service (MMS) ringing images on mobile calls. In one embodiment, a ringing image comprises a combination of sound and images/video with optional textual information and a presentation format. An exempla... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7047045 | Symbol estimation-based decorrelator for estimating spatial signatures in a wireless communications system Spatial and temporal characteristics of received radio signals in a multiple user radio system can be estimated based on signals received from the users. In one embodiment, the invention includes collecting measurements of radio frequency signals received at differe... | 05/16/2006 |
| 7047053 | Mobile terminal Disclosed is a mobile terminal comprising: a main body having a ceiling, a bottom, an inner wall between the ceiling and bottom, and a first receiving space surrounded by the ceiling, the bottom, the inner wall and a hinge axis; a sub-body rotatable around the hinge... | 05/16/2006 |
| 7042905 | Broadband wireless communication system The invention is comprised of communication devices designed to provide an array of communication services from network systems to a residential or business consumer through broadband wireless communications. The invention provides a diverse mixture of communication... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7039424 | Wireless communication system having mobility-based content delivery The delivery of content across a wireless communication link is based on a mobility state associated with a wireless transceiver. The system employs pricing tiers, which represent each subscriber's mobility-based privileges to specific content. That is, a mobile use... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7039423 | Method for operating a cellular telecommunications network, and method for operating a personal cellular telecommunications device For use in a cellular telecommunications network including a plurality of individually addressable Base Transceiver Stations (BTSs) providing bidirectional signal coverage over a predefined geographical area, capable of transmitting Point-To-MultiPoint (PTMP) messag... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7035616 | Two-stage variable-gain mixer employing shunt feedback A demodulator which includes an active balun circuit and at least one mixer driven by the active balun circuit. The active balun circuit includes a negative shunt feedback arrangement. ... | 04/25/2006 |
| 7031759 | Rotating user interface A rotating user interface for a portable electronic device (FIG. 2, through FIG. 5 et sequence) includes a circular portion that rotates relative to a housing portion. Rotation of the rotating user interface controls motion on a display such as a steer... | 04/18/2006 |
| 7024166 | Transmission diversity systems A time-varying transformation is used to correlate the magnitude of the interference between multiple antenna paths. Embodiments incorporating the time-varying transformations provide transmit diversity gains to remote stations that are not configured for transmit d... | 04/04/2006 |
| 7013110 | Radio receiver apparatus for concurrent reception of voice and related information A radio receiving apparatus is used at a sporting event to provide a spectator with additional information and contact with the participants in the event. In an automobile racing event, each of the automobiles can be equipped with a two-way radio for communication b... | 03/14/2006 |
| 7010273 | High-frequency composite switch module A high-frequency hybrid switch module arranged applicable to at least two different communications systems includes two low pass filters (LPFs), two phase shifters, a field effect transistor (FET) switch including FETs, and two SAW filters. The FETs and the SAW filt... | 03/07/2006 |
| 7006851 | Method and apparatus for providing power and wireless protocol capability to a wireless device, such as a wireless phone Disclosed embodiments include a apparatus for coupling with a vehicle having a wireless protocol-enabled device, such as a hands-free car kit, and a power supply and for coupling with a wireless device. The wireless protocol may be a protocol such as Bluetooth, and ... | 02/28/2006 |
| 7006822 | Distance alarm and notification device for use with mobile phone A mobile phone set including a mobile phone and a warning apparatus detects an electric field strength of a second electric wave transmitted from the mobile phone and the warning apparatus, and gives a warning sound and the like, which enables users to recognize the... | 02/28/2006 |
