Patent application number | Description | Published |
20090143699 | Fluid sample collecting and analyzing apparatus - A spongy swab is mounted against the distal face of a piston at the end of a push rod. Once humected with a sample fluid, the swab and piston assembly is inserted into a tubular body like the plunger of a syringe. As the swab is pushed and squeezed against the distal end of the body up to a trippable stop, part of the fluid is excreted into a chromatographic immunoassay testing device through a first aperture in a distal section of the body. The remainder of the sample is kept in a sealed chamber between the piston and the end wall of the tubular body until it is excreted through a second aperture for a secondary test by pushing the piston beyond the trippable stop. That preserves the sample within the spongy swab that has been used to collect it; thus preventing the adsorption of the analytes on the surface of a reservoir, and to provide a convenient and rapid way to extract the remainder of the specimen. | 06-04-2009 |
20090164644 | WIRELESS SECURITY CONFIGURATION SYSTEM AND METHOD - A wireless network security method comprises a first communications device generating configuration settings for wireless access and transferring that information to a second communications device through a removable storage device or directly through a physical electrical interface. | 06-25-2009 |
20100266449 | Invertable assaying device with fluid level adjusting cover - An assay test device comprises a cup container having a detachable top cover that has a volume-reducing internal structure. A pocket shaped and dimensioned to nest a chromatographic test strip cartridge is mounted against a flattened transparent portion of the cup side wall. The cartridge is held in a vertical position with an aperture near the top edge of the cup. A splash shield projects for the brim region of the cup over that aperture preventing any part of the sample fluid poured into the cup from entering the cartridge and contacting the test strips prematurely. When the lid is installed and the cup flipped upside-down, the internally projecting structure raises the level of sample fluid for better access to the cartridge aperture. The structure can be adapted to extend all the way through the inside of the cup to contact its closed bottom. A central cavity in the structure having a open end captures a small volume of fluid and preserves it for later confirmatory analysis. In one embodiment of the invention the central cavity is created by a well secured to the bottom of the cup that is telescopically engage by a cap secured to an undersurface portion of the internally projecting structure. | 10-21-2010 |
20100268947 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR REGISTERING A CLIENT DEVICE IN A DATA COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - A two-way wireless communication system comprises a central authority in communication with a plurality of client devices via both a circuit switched data communication system and a packet switched data communication system. The packet switched communication system can assign packet switched network addresses to the client devices dynamically. Therefore, the central authority can be configured to send a circuit switched message, through the circuit switched data network, to a client device requesting the client device to register with the central authority through the packet switched data network | 10-21-2010 |
20100290390 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CONTROLLING DEVICE NETWORK ACCESS THROUGH A WIRELESS ROUTER - A wireless router comprises a wide area network radio interface configured to enable communications between a wide area network and the wireless router; a local area network radio interface configured to enable communications between the wireless router and a plurality of computing device; memory configured to store instructions; and a processor coupled with memory, the instructions configured to cause the processor to perform the following in response to an activation of the power input: automatically establish a data connection with a base station associated with the wide area network over the wide area network, automatically establish a data connection with the plurality of computing devices over the local area network, automatically discover, for each of the plurality of device, a device type, determine whether the device type is an authorized device type, and allow the associated computing device to access the wide area network only if the device type is an authorized device type. | 11-18-2010 |
20100290442 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR AUTOMATIC CONNECTION WITH A WIRELESS NETWORK - A Intelligent Mobile HotSpot (IMHS) comprises a wide area network radio interface configured to enable communications between a wide area network and the IMHS; a local area network radio interface configured to enable communications between the IMHS and a computing device; a power input configured to cause the IMHS to be powered on; memory configured to store instructions; and a processor coupled with memory, the instructions configured to cause the processor to perform the following in response to an activation of the power input: automatically establish a data connection with a base station associated with the wide area network over the wide area network, automatically establish a data connection with computing device over the local area network, and be in a ready state to route data packets from the computing device to the base station via the local area network data connection and the wide area network connection. | 11-18-2010 |
20100290444 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR AUTOMATIC CONNECTION WITH A WIRELESS NETWORK - A Intelligent Mobile HotSpot (IMHS) comprises a wide area network radio interface configured to enable communications between a wide area network and the IMHS; a local area network radio interface configured to enable communications between the IMHS and a computing device; a power input configured to cause the IMHS to be powered on; memory configured to store instructions; and a processor coupled with memory, the instructions configured to cause the processor to perform the following in response to an activation of the power input: automatically establish a data connection with a base station associated with the wide area network over the wide area network, automatically establish a data connection with computing device over the local area network, and be in a ready state to route data packets from the computing device to the base station via the local area network data connection and the wide area network connection. | 11-18-2010 |
20100291976 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR POWER CONSERVATION FOR AN ELECTRONIC DEVICE - An apparatus comprises a first interface module configured to wirelessly interface with one or more user devices; a second interface module configured to interface with a wireless communication network; and a controller. The controller is configured to detect a signal received through the second interface module, the signal including a command; and execute the command. Executing the command causes one or more components of the apparatus to exit a power conservation mode and enter a full operation mode. | 11-18-2010 |
20100311177 | Fluid sample collecting and analyzing apparatus and method - A spongy swab ( | 12-09-2010 |
20110149928 | SYSTEM, METHOD AND DEVICE FOR SWITCHING BETWEEN WWAN AND WLAN IN A MOBILE WIRELESS HOTSPOT DEVICE - An apparatus comprises a first interface module configured to interface with one or more user devices through a wireless local area network (WLAN) connection; a second interface module configured to interface with a wireless communication network through a wireless wide area network (WWAN) connection; and a controller. The controller is configured to detect availability of carrier hotspots; if no carrier hotspot is detected, route traffic to and from the one or more user devices through the WWAN connection; and if a carrier hotspot is detected, route traffic to and from the one or more user devices through the detected carrier hotspot. | 06-23-2011 |
20120171991 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONFIGURING NODES IN A WIRELESS NETWORK - Methods, systems, devices and computer programs for configuring nodes on a wireless network can include generating a security key for the network, setting the security settings on the access point based on the security key, and saving the security key in a profile data file on a removable memory device along with a portable configuration utility for using the profile data file for configuring other nodes on the network. The removable memory device can then be inserted into other nodes and the portable configuration utility can be run to match the same key on the other network nodes based on the information stored in the profile data file on the removable memory device. | 07-05-2012 |
20120179785 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR LOADING LANDING PAGE - A Universal Serial Bus (USB) modem/Wireless Wide Area Network (WWAN) device is provided that when connected to a host device, presents itself as an Ethernet endpoint to the host device, without requiring additional software/drivers to be downloaded to the host device. Embedded in the USB modem/WWAN device are various modules that provide functionality allowing either automatic connection to the Internet or redirection to a local Web User Interface (UI) that a user may employ to configure the USB modem/WWAN device and/or manually connect to the Internet. Additionally, the USB modem/WWAN device employs predetermined rules to determine whether or not/how the redirection occurs, including in scenarios where wireless connectivity to the Internet is unavailable. | 07-12-2012 |
20120221685 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR LOADING LANDING PAGE - A Universal Serial Bus (USB) modem/Wireless Wide Area Network (WWAN) device is provided that when connected to a host device, presents itself as an Ethernet endpoint to the host device, without requiring additional software/drivers to be downloaded to the host device. Embedded in the USB modem/WWAN device are various modules that provide functionality allowing either automatic connection to the Internet or redirection to a local Web User Interface (UI) that a user may employ to configure the USB modem/WWAN device and/or manually connect to the Internet. Additionally, the USB modem/WWAN device employs predetermined rules to determine whether or not/how the redirection occurs, including in scenarios where wireless connectivity to the Internet is unavailable. | 08-30-2012 |
20120258715 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR FACILITATING EFFICIENT VERTICAL HANDOFFS IN A WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - Systems and methods are provided for performing efficient vertical handoffs in a wireless user device are provided. The user device can comprise a mobile phone, computer table, handheld computer, or other computer system capable of connecting to more than one mobile wireless network that use different wireless communication protocols. Various efficient scanning methods are disclosed that are efficient in terms of battery usage, thermal performance, processing power, throughput performance, or a combination thereof. | 10-11-2012 |
20120331111 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SEAMLESSLY INCREASING DOWNLOAD THROUGHPUT - A system and method for seamlessly increasing download throughput in a wireless wide area network (WWAN) device is herein disclosed. Remote file servers frequently impose per connection transfer limits upon host devices that are requesting files for download. In order to bypass these limitations, a WWAN device acting as a proxy server can replace a single file request with a series of independent requests over multiple connections, each requesting a separate portion of the original file. The blocks of requested data can then be reassembled at the WWAN device before being transferred to the device requesting the file. A user of the requesting device can therefore benefit from increased download rates, yet without having to download or install any additional software within the requesting device. | 12-27-2012 |
20130017623 | Fluid sample collecting and analyzing apparatus and method - A spongy swab ( | 01-17-2013 |
20130130697 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR FACILITATING EFFICIENT VERTICAL HANDOFFS IN A WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - Systems and methods are provided for performing efficient vertical handoffs in a wireless user device are provided. The user device can comprise a mobile phone, computer table, handheld computer, or other computer system capable of connecting to more than one mobile wireless network that use different wireless communication protocols. Various efficient scanning methods are disclosed that are efficient in terms of battery usage, thermal performance, processing power, throughput performance, or a combination thereof. | 05-23-2013 |
20140153556 | SYSTEM, METHOD AND DEVICE FOR SWITCHING BETWEEN WWAN AND WLAN IN A MOBILE WIRELESS HOTSPOT - An apparatus comprises a first interface module configured to interface with one or more user devices through a wireless local area network (WLAN) connection; a second interface module configured to interface with a wireless communication network through a wireless wide area network (WWAN) connection; and a controller. The controller is configured to detect availability of carrier hotspots; if no carrier hotspot is detected, route traffic to and from the one or more user devices through the WWAN connection; and if a carrier hotspot is detected, route traffic to and from the one or more user devices through the detected carrier hotspot. | 06-05-2014 |
20140164630 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR LOADING A LANDING PAGE - A Universal Serial Bus (USB) modem/Wireless Wide Area Network (WWAN) device is provided that when connected to a host device, presents itself as an Ethernet endpoint to the host device, without requiring additional software/drivers to be downloaded to the host device. Embedded in the USB modem/WWAN device are various modules that provide functionality allowing either automatic connection to the Internet or redirection to a local Web User Interface (UI) that a user may employ to configure the USB modem/WWAN device and/or manually connect to the Internet. Additionally, the USB modem/WWAN device employs predetermined rules to determine whether or not/how the redirection occurs, including in scenarios where wireless connectivity to the Internet is unavailable. | 06-12-2014 |
20140269523 | MOBILE HUB DEVICES AND DOCKING STATIONS FOR CONTROLLED DELIVERY OF DIGITAL MULTIMEDIA DATA - Mobile hub devices and docking stations facilitate controlled delivery of digital multimedia data from a content service provider. A mobile hub device includes a transceiver configured to receive and transmit digital multimedia data over a plurality of communication links. The mobile hub device includes a processor for identifying content providers which permit the mobile hub device to download multimedia data hosted by the content providers. The processor schedules delivery of the multimedia data from the content providers to the mobile hub device. | 09-18-2014 |