Patent application number | Description | Published |
20090237364 | FEEDBACK-PROVIDING KEYPAD FOR TOUCHSCREEN DEVICES - Computer-readable media, computerized methods, and a touchscreen device manipulating user-input elements are provided. Generally, manipulation includes identifying a predefined configuration associated with a request received from a user and/or application, deriving configuration settings from the predefined configuration, and transmitting the configuration settings to an electromechanical device that adjusts a portion of user-input elements to an extended orientation and activates a portion of user-input elements. In embodiments, the extended user-input elements positioned in the extended orientation are activated, while the remainder are set to an idle condition. Typically, the extended user-input elements produce outwardly-extending protrusions expressed at a flexible touchpad incorporated in the touchscreen device. These outwardly-extending protrusions may replicate keys of a standard keyboard and correspond with the presently-running application implemented on the touchscreen device. User-initiated actuations of activated user-input elements provide a tactile feedback that substantially simulates a click generated by standard keyboard keys. | 09-24-2009 |
20100077448 | USER LEVEL SECURITY FOR AN EMULATED REMOVABLE MASS STORAGE DEVICE - A communication session is established, via a wireless communication link, with a mobile communication device that is connected to a computer system. The mobile communication device is enumerated by the computer system as a locally attached mass storage device. An authentication executable file is sent to the mobile communication device. A response generated by the computer system executing the authentication executable file is received from the mobile communication device. Based on the response generated by the computer system executing the authentication executable file, access to a data file that is stored by a mass storage system via a network is granted. | 03-25-2010 |
20110066702 | PLUG-IN FILE SHARING - A method of operating a wireless modem is described. The method comprises identifying a first wireless modem to a computer system as locally attached mass storage, wherein the first wireless modem is removable from the computer system without opening a case of the computer system, registering the first wireless modem on a wireless network, receiving information from the wireless network about shared data, wherein the shared data is data that is shared with a second wireless modem, sending a storage request to the wireless network, and receiving data that is shared with the second wireless modem. | 03-17-2011 |
20120023293 | EMULATING A REMOVABLE MASS STORAGE DEVICE - A wireless communication device transfers instructions to a host device over a USB connection responsive to being connected to the host device over the USB connection. The instructions direct the host device to enumerate the wireless communication device as a USB MSC device. The wireless communication device wirelessly transfers a device identifier for the wireless communication device to a wireless communication network responsive to being connected to the host device over the USB connection. The wireless communication network processes the device identifier to limit communication service for the wireless communication device to communications with a particular data storage system. | 01-26-2012 |
20120072228 | SELECTION OF SUPPLEMENTAL CONTENT FOR WIRELESS COMMUNICATION DEVICES BASED ON DEVICE STATUS - What is disclosed is a method of operating a wireless communication system. The method includes receiving a registration request from a wireless communication device, and in response, monitoring device status and updating a data structure with device status data for the wireless communication device. The method also includes processing the device status data to determine if a first device status condition is met by the device status data, and if the first device status condition is met by the device status data, selecting a supplemental content provider from a plurality of supplemental content providers based on the first device status condition. The method also includes receiving a content request from the wireless communication device for primary content from a primary content provider, and in response, determining an anonymous key associated with the wireless communication device and transferring the anonymous key for delivery to the selected supplemental content provider. The method also includes receiving supplemental content transferred by the selected supplemental content provider responsive to the transferred anonymous key, receiving the primary content transferred by the primary content provider, and transferring the primary content and the supplemental content to the wireless communication device. | 03-22-2012 |
20130109355 | PROXY REGISTRATION AND AUTHENTICATION FOR PERSONAL ELECTRONIC DEVICES | 05-02-2013 |
20140092721 | RECONNECTING DROPPED CALLS USING AN INTERNET PROTOCOL MULTIMEDIA SUBSYSTEM - A Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) system controls an Internet Protocol (IP) communication session between a first communication device and a second communication device. A SIP control server receives a SIP bye message from the first communication device indicating a loss of the IP communication session, and in response, transfers a notification request for the second communication device to a SIP registration server. The SIP registration server processes a SIP registration message from the second communication device, and in response to the notification request and the SIP registration message, transfers a registration notification for the second communication device to the SIP control server. The SIP control server receives the registration notification for the second communication device, and in response, transfers a SIP invite message to re-establish the IP communication session to the first communication device. | 04-03-2014 |
20140164134 | PROVIDING SUPPLEMENTAL CONTENT TO WIRELESS COMMUNICATION DEVICES BASED ON DEVICE STATUS - A wireless communication system monitors device status of a wireless communication device to generate device status data. The system associates a device identifier with the device status data and an anonymous key. The system receives a content request from the wireless communication device and transfers the anonymous key and the device status data to an advertising system. The transferred device status data does not identify the wireless communication device. The system receives the anonymous key and advertising data transferred from the advertising system and associates the advertising data with the wireless communication device based on the anonymous key. The system transfers the content and the advertising data to the wireless communication device. | 06-12-2014 |
20140219137 | COMMUNICATION SYSTEM PROVIDING INTEGRATED WIRELESS AND PACKET COMMUNICATION SERVICES - A communication system receives a communication for a phone number and determines if the phone number is shared by a wireless phone and a packet appliance. If the phone number is shared, then the communication system determines if the wireless phone is logged-in to a wireless network and if the packet appliance is logged-in to a packet network. If the wireless phone is logged-in, then the communication system transfers the communication to the wireless network for delivery to the wireless phone. If the packet appliance is logged-in, then the communication system transfers the communication to the packet network for delivery to the packet appliance. The communication may be simultaneously transferred to the wireless network and the packet network if the phone number is shared and the wireless phone and the packet appliance are both logged-in. | 08-07-2014 |