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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8190095 | RF audio distribution system including IR presence detection A wireless communication access point is provided with an infrared beacon transmitter to signal a connection request to a portable wireless device, such as a microphone, using an IR room code. In response to this IR room code, the portable wireless device broadcasts... | 05/29/2012 |
| 8180296 | Providing haptic effects to users in a short range wireless system Systems, methods, and associated software for imposing a haptic effect upon a user are disclosed herein. A user device, which is operable within a wireless interaction system according to one implementation, includes a transceiver that is configured to communicate w... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8175530 | Personalizing entertainment experiences based on user profiles A method and wireless device (102) dynamically adapt a physical entertainment experience for a user of an entertainment system. At least one communication device (106) associated with an entertainment device (120) is situated in close proximity ... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8170489 | System and methods for determining radiated radio frequency (RF) receiver sensitivity A test method is for determining RF sensitivity of an RF receiver for a plurality of channels extending over a frequency band(s) using an RF source coupled to the RF receiver by an RF communications link. The plurality of channels may include channels having a predi... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8160507 | Transceiver single cable protocol system and method A single-cable protocol and associated methods and systems enable improved communication efficiency and/or reduced cost. Transmit information, receive information, telemetry information, and/or DC power may be multiplexed onto a single cable, eliminating the need fo... | 04/17/2012 |
| 8160641 | Portable electronic device A portable electronic device is provided. The portable electronic device comprises a housing, a printed circuit board, an amplifier and a lens module. The housing comprises a loudspeaker division and a continuous wall. The continuous wall surrounds and defines the l... | 04/17/2012 |
| 8155589 | Bluetooth device and bandwidth managing method thereof A Bluetooth device and a bandwidth managing method thereof are disclosed. The Bluetooth device is connected to a remote device by establishing a synchronous connection oriented (SCO) channel. The intensity of the sound signal is monitored. If the intensity of the so... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8155697 | USB stacking devices and applications A modular device formed with USB connectors. The USB can be used for connecting different kinds of devices, for example memories, user interfaces and the like. The USB devices can be piggybacked. In an embodiment, the USB devices can be located in a cavity formed in... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8150387 | Smart phone as remote control device A communication device such as a smart phone is enabled for remotely controlling set-top boxes (STBs) over Internet protocol networks using an applet running on the communication device. Authentication from within a multimedia content distribution network may be ach... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8150423 | Paging group network and method for updating mobile station locations A paging group network includes multiple paging groups formed by areas covered by base stations (BSs). The paging group network further includes an anchor paging controller (PC) and a relay PC. The anchor paging controller initiates a page to a mobile station (MS), ... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8140001 | Methods of suppressing GSM wireless device threats in dynamic or wide area static environments using minimal power and collateral interference Techniques for detecting wireless devices that are signaling in high proximity to a convoy or other operation and preventing messages from reaching the wireless devices. One class of the techniques uses surgical jamming methodologies that minimize power consumption ... | 03/20/2012 |
| 8140064 | Methods and apparatus to use an identity module in telecommunication services An identity module includes a memory and a processor. In the memory are stored installation code for installing in the memory a provider profile that associates the identity module with a communication services provider and communication code that, in combination wi... | 03/20/2012 |
| 8131253 | System and method for providing an emergency service in a communication system A system and method for providing an emergency service in a communication system are provided. The method includes transmitting a request message for requesting connection setup for service provision from a first station to a second station, the request message incl... | 03/06/2012 |
| 8126517 | Mobile telecommunications device An arrangement and technique for providing an educated indication of battery consumption for any particular mobile terminal usage type. This allows the user to be provided with an accurate indication of the battery life remaining for the current usage type and also ... | 02/28/2012 |
| 8121548 | Communication system A radio communication system includes a plurality of Bluetooth radio devices. Each device has a microphone, an audio output, such as a loudspeaker, and a short range radio transceiver capable of communicating digital data with a plurality of compatible neighboring r... | 02/21/2012 |
| 8099062 | CMOS transceiver analog front end having a combined power amplifier and low noise amplifier A complementary metal oxide semiconductor transceiver analog front end circuit includes a combined transmit and receive amplifier block that produces an amplified transmit differential signal and receives a receive differential signal through the same pair of input/... | 01/17/2012 |
| 8090324 | Radio communication terminal apparatus, display method in radio communication terminal apparatus and radio communication network system A radio communication terminal apparatus has a measuring part configured to measure radio field intensities of radio communication with other plurality of radio communication terminal apparatuses of a plurality of radio communication terminal apparatuses; a storing ... | 01/03/2012 |
| 8090369 | User equipment capability handling in long-term evolution systems Systems, methodologies, and devices are described that facilitate management of user equipment (UE) capability information in a network to facilitate improved connection and communications associated with a mobile device. A core network can include a capability mana... | 01/03/2012 |
| 8086266 | Cell phone based MEMS fourier transform infrared (FTIR) gas sensors A cell-phone based chemical sensor and communication/data management system has cell phones that are each provided with an integrated sensor (sensor enabled cell phone). Each cell phone comprises an infrared spectrometer for spectrally analyzing the ambient environm... | 12/27/2011 |
| 8082007 | Messenger strand mounted pico-cell radio A messenger strand mounted low-power pico-cell radio, having its own environmentally controlled box, mounted on utility messenger strands, connects to the cable using the Internet protocol (IP) for back-haul, and has in-band monitor and control capability. These pic... | 12/20/2011 |
| 8073395 | Channel sensing based on self-signal suppression A method and apparatus for channel sensing in a wireless communication device is provided. A self-signal intentionally transmitted to a first wireless device by another wireless communication device is detected in a signal received by the first wireless device. An o... | 12/06/2011 |
| 8060018 | Data sharing based on proximity-based ad hoc network A system and method is described for constructing a proximity-based ad hoc network among a plurality of sensor-enabled devices and for using such a network to facilitate data sharing among users of those devices (referred to herein for simplicity as “sensors”). ... | 11/15/2011 |
| 8055191 | Method and structure in support of the formation of substantially co-linear wireless device pairings and mitigation of interference effects in a digital multi-media communication environment A method and structure that supports the formation of co-linear device pairs and mitigation of undesired interference in a digital multi-media communication environment. Compass orientation information of co-located devices within range of one another in a wireless ... | 11/08/2011 |
| 8055197 | Apparatus and method for bluetooth connection in portable terminal Provided is an apparatus and method for connecting a Bluetooth portable terminal to a Bluetooth device closest to the Bluetooth portable terminal by measuring link qualities or Received Signal Strength Indications (RSSIs) of accessible Bluetooth devices to determine... | 11/08/2011 |
| 8050718 | Wireless base station The present invention utilizes a wireless base station having a first radio transceiver and a second radio transceiver connected to the first radio transceiver with a communication cable, a first baseband unit connected to the first radio transceiver with a communic... | 11/01/2011 |
| 8041407 | Sliding mechanism, electronic apparatus and portable device A sliding mechanism used for an apparatus such as a portable device suppresses shaking between housing units in an opened state, closed state or on the way to opening/closing. A slide module is provided for opposed surfaces against a first housing unit (upper housin... | 10/18/2011 |
| 8036604 | Transmitting and receiving circuit and semiconductor device including the same An object is to provide a circuit configuration with which the number of transistors can be reduced and power conversion efficiency can be prevented from being reduced, in a transmitting and receiving circuit. The transmitting and receiving circuit includes a voltag... | 10/11/2011 |
| 8036600 | Using a bluetooth capable mobile phone to access a remote network In one example, a Bluetooth enabled mobile device discovers the Bluetooth profile capability of a plurality of mobile phones and stores the profile information in a database. Thereafter, when access to a remote network such as an Internet Protocol (IP) network is ne... | 10/11/2011 |
| 8032173 | Intelligent roaming system with over the air programming A method for providing a wireless network connection between a device and a wireless network includes storing data related to wireless service providers. The method includes selecting at least one of the wireless service providers based on information related to at ... | 10/04/2011 |
| 8027692 | System and method of accessing and recording messages at coordinate way points The present invention is essentially a method and system for leaving and retrieving messages at specific coordinate way points within a commercial mobile radio service (CMRS) provider network. Users carry or transport interface devices for communicating over the net... | 09/27/2011 |
| 8019301 | Calibration techniques for 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... | 09/13/2011 |
| 8014828 | Method and device for transmitting signals in a wireless communication system and method and device for receiving signals in a wireless communication system The present invention relates to a transmitting device (1) for transmitting signals in a wireless communication system, wherein said signals are transmitted in consecutive frames (23a, 23b, 23c), each frame comprising... | 09/06/2011 |
| 8014845 | Information terminal device An information terminal device includes: a first housing that has a first operating unit on a face on one side thereof; a hinge member that is designed to rotate about a first axis, with respect to the first housing; a second housing that has a second operating unit... | 09/06/2011 |
| 7979030 | Circuit for transmitting a RFID signal A circuit for transmitting a RFID signal while conserving the battery power for a circuit in continuous operation is disclosed herein. The circuit includes a RFID component, a microprocessor, an accelerometer and a battery. The battery preferably has no more than 22... | 07/12/2011 |
| 7469156 | Portable information terminal An objective of the present invention is to provide a slide type portable information terminal having a favorable internal packaging efficiency and a compact shape. A first body and a second body, each having a wedge shaped outer appearance, where a dimension in the... | 12/23/2008 |
| 7463771 | Method for retrieving original intact characteristics of heavily polluted images and its image processing A method for retrieving original intact characteristics of images heavily polluted by Gaussian impulse noises is based on the fuzzy automata theory retrieves the characteristics of images heavily corrupted by Gaussian impulse noises. The retrieved characteristics ar... | 12/09/2008 |
| 7460827 | Radio frequency proximity detection and identification system and method Disclosed herein is a critical band encoding technology (CBET) system having at least one portable people meter (PPM) and a home base station and/or household hub, the CBET system containing a radio frequency (RF) proximity detection and identification system, compr... | 12/02/2008 |
| 7454172 | Wireless base station and terminal using combo of different wireless systems If a PHS wireless LAN combo is constituted in which a PHS base station and a wireless LAN base station are placed in the same case, their frequency bands are different but they interfere with each other due to an influence of higher harmonics, which decreases commun... | 11/18/2008 |
| 7447499 | 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... | 11/04/2008 |
| 7437151 | Remote control instructions generating system and remote control instructions processing system using bluetooth, and processing method thereof Disclosed is a remote control instructions generating system which is installed at a portable phone having Bluetooth communication function to perform a remote controlling function of a computer, the system including: a detection value inputting unit for receiving a... | 10/14/2008 |
