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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20100042662 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR BACKING UP A PHONEBOOK IN AN ELECTRONIC DEVICE A system and method for backing up a phonebook in an electronic device creates a backup file, copies data in the phonebook to the backup file, and sets an identification for the backup file. The system and method further attaches the backup file to an multimedia service... | 02/18/2010 |
| 20090124244 | METHOD FOR BOOTING UP A MOBILE PHONE QUICKLY AND THE MOBILE PHONE THEREOF A method for booting up a mobile phone quickly is disclosed. The method includes the steps of: driving hardware devices when the mobile phone is turned on; initializing application software installed in the mobile phone; loading data in the mobile phone from a storage t... | 05/14/2009 |
| 20090094016 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR TRANSLATING WORDS IN IMAGES A method for translating words in images is provided. The method includes the following steps of: providing a storing unit for storing multiple word libraries, each word library corresponds to a language; providing a translation mode for a user to select; acquiring an i... | 04/09/2009 |
