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| 20080200128 | Twisted Pair Communication System, Apparatus and Method Thereof - A communication system comprises a twisted pair communication link operably coupled to at least two driver stages for providing at least two independent input signals on the twisted pair communication link. The at least two independent input signals on the twisted pair communication link are summed and input to a comparator arranged to compare the summed signal to a reference value. The output of the comparator is input to the at least two driver stages. The outputs from the at least two driver stages are summed and fed back and summed with one or more of the independent input signals. | 08-21-2008 |
| 20080220724 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PERCEIVING AND REPORTING NEIGHBORHOOD OBJECT - An apparatus and method for perceiving and reporting a neighborhood object, the apparatus including: a message analysis unit to analyze information of an alive message received from the neighborhood object and to determine if the analyzed information lies within a predetermined range; a neighborhood object information control unit to update status information of the neighborhood object by adjusting a transmission cycle, according to which the neighborhood object transmits the alive message, based on a result of the determination by the message analysis unit; and a reporting unit to report the updated status information of the neighborhood object according to a reporting condition. | 09-11-2008 |
| 20080227399 | Mobile device system and mobile device - Situations such as mobile devices being left in the activated mode are avoided by efficiently reporting the statuses of a plurality of mobile devices. | 09-18-2008 |
| 20080242231 | Updating Presence Based on Detecting User Activity - A controller in a wireless communication device automatically generates and sends presence updates when a detector in the device senses user motion or other parameters related to the user's current activity. The presence updates may indicate that the user is performing the sensed activity. When the detector no longer senses the user motion or other parameters, the controller automatically generates and sends another presence update to indicate that the user is finished performing the activity. | 10-02-2008 |
| 20080248754 | Communication control system, information center, motor vehicle, communication control program, and system establishing the communication control system - A system controlling an operation of an information processing device mounted on a mobile apparatus such as a motor vehicle to cause it to efficiently receive data, while ensuring economy of the resources of the mobile apparatus, is provided. According to the device control system ( | 10-09-2008 |
| 20080248755 | WIRELESS AUDIO TRANSFER SYSTEM, WIRELESS MICROPHONE, AUDIO TRANSMITTING APPARATUS, AUDIO RECEIVING APPARATUS, IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS, RECORDING APPARATUS, AND AUDIO MIXER - Disclosed is a wireless audio transfer system that includes an audio transmitting apparatus including a microphone and a modulating/transmitting unit for transmitting radio waves modulated using an audio signal from the microphone, an audio receiving apparatus including a receiving/demodulating unit for receiving the radio waves and demodulating the audio signal, and an audio output terminal for outputting the audio signal demodulated by the receiving/demodulating unit. The system further includes an image pickup apparatus including an audio input terminal for inputting the audio signal. In the system, the audio transmitting apparatus includes a detecting unit for detecting distortion of an audio signal and a data transmitting unit for transmitting status data, the audio receiving apparatus includes a first communication terminal and a data processing unit for obtaining the status data from the received radio waves and outputting the status data from the first communication terminal, and the image pickup apparatus includes a second communication terminal for inputting the status data outputted from the first communication terminal, a display unit, and a first control unit for displaying whether audio distortion is present at the audio transmitting apparatus. | 10-09-2008 |
| 20080254746 | VOICE-ENABLED HANDS-FREE TELEPHONE SYSTEM FOR AUDIBLY ANNOUNCING VEHICLE COMPONENT INFORMATION TO VEHICLE USERS IN RESPONSE TO SPOKEN REQUESTS FROM THE USERS - A voice-enabled, hands-free telephone system includes an appliance, speakers, and a component connected to a communications bus of a vehicle. The component provides to the bus a signal indicative of a condition monitored by the component. During a call between a user using a Bluetooth enabled phone and another party the appliance wirelessly communicates voice signals from the user to the phone for transmission to the party and the appliance wirelessly receives voice signals of the party from the phone and outputs these signals to the speakers via the bus for the user to hear. In response to the user speaking a request for the status of the condition, the appliance obtains the component signal from the bus to determine the status of the condition and audibly announces a computerized voice signal indicative of the status of the condition through the speakers via the bus for the user to hear. | 10-16-2008 |
| 20080254747 | HANDHELD DEVICE AND COMMUNICATION METHOD - A handheld device includes a first wireless transceiver and a second wireless transceiver. The first wireless transceiver is used for implementing normal communication. The second wireless transceiver is used for abnormal conditions. When the first wireless transceiver is used, the second wireless transceiver is disabled for saving electrical energy. The second wireless transceiver uses a different frequency from the first wireless transceiver. The second wireless transceiver can be used to establish a wireless link directly between the handheld device and a rescuing center without using base transceiver stations. | 10-16-2008 |
| 20080261533 | METHOD AND ARRANGEMENT IN A COMMUNICATIONS NETWORK - A method in a first communications device for setting up a point-to-point IP connection to a second communication device is provided. The first device is adapted to communicate with the second device over a radio communication network IP connection. The first device and the second device use a point-to-point radio technology and are adapted to communicate over a point-to-point IP connection. The point-to-point radio technology allows for radio communication within a specific range. The first device is surrounded by a third communication device within the specific range. The third device uses point-to-point radio technology. The method may include: sending a request to the second device over a setup radio communication network IP connection, requesting a point-to-point identity associated with the second device; obtaining from the second device, a point-to-point identity associated with the second device over the radio communication network IP connection; sending a query to the third device, requesting if it is associated with the obtained point-to-point identity obtained from the second device, by using said point-to-point radio technology; receiving a message comprising information that the second device is retrieved and information how to retrieve the second device; and changing the setup IP connection to a point-to-point IP connection. | 10-23-2008 |
| 20080268784 | Wireless process communication adapter for handheld field maintenance tool - A wireless process communication adapter is provided. The adapter includes a plurality of plugs that are coupleable to a handheld field maintenance tool. A loop communication module is operably coupled to the plurality of plugs. The loop communication module is configured to communicate digitally in accordance with a process loop communication standard protocol. A controller is coupled to the loop communication module, and is configured to transform at least one message received from the loop communication module to at least one corresponding wireless protocol packet. A wireless communication module is coupled to the controller and configured to receive the at least one corresponding wireless protocol packet and generate a wireless signal based upon the at least one wireless protocol packet. | 10-30-2008 |
| 20080280564 | LOCATION ESTIMATION IN END-USER DEVICES USING PUBLIC RADIO SIGNALS | 11-13-2008 |
| 20080299909 | COMMUNICATION APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE SAME - An apparatus includes a storage unit to store communication parameters and a configuration processing identifier allocated to the communication parameters and an acquisition unit to acquire a configuration processing identifier from another apparatus. The apparatus determines whether to use communication parameters stored in the storage unit or acquire communication parameters from other communication apparatus, based on the configuration processing identifier stored in the storage unit and the configuration processing identifier acquired by the acquisition unit. | 12-04-2008 |
| 20080318529 | INTERACTIVE RADIO ADVERTISING AND SOCIAL NETWORKING - A portable device is used to capture, in real time, data sufficient to identify an item, such as a product or service promoted, or a music track played, on a broadcast medium such as radio or television. The capture device can be a standalone implementation, or an application program executable on a personal communication device such as a cell phone or Blackberry. The capture device communicates the captured data to a remote server via a selected wired or wireless channel, or the internet, and the server provides services to support the user in responding to the radio or television broadcast item that corresponds to the captured data. The server on demand downloads to the user additional digital content associated with the identified radio broadcast item. | 12-25-2008 |
| 20090004973 | Activity Illumination - A method to indicate that a first device is in communication with a second device is disclosed. The first device may receive an indication activity from the second device. The indication activity may change the display and the illumination object on the first device and the displays on the illumination object and the display are similar. | 01-01-2009 |
| 20090017764 | SYSTEM FOR SHOPPING IN A STORE - A system for shopping in a store is provided that includes a multi-network for communications in a store, a shopping cart that weighs items placed therein and then transmits that weight information through the multi-network, and a wireless end device that may be handheld and/or releasably attached to the shopping cart whereby a shopper uses the wireless end device to send and receive information to the store though the multi-network. | 01-15-2009 |
| 20090017765 | System and Method of Enabling a Cellular/Wireless Device with Imaging Capabilities to Decode Printed Alphanumeric Characters - A system and method for decoding printed alphanumeric characters from images or video sequences captured by a wireless device, including the pre-processing of the image or video sequence to optimize processing in all subsequent steps, the searching of one or more grayscale images for key alphanumeric characters on a range of scales, the comparing of the values on the range of scales to a plurality of templates in order to determine the characteristics of the alphanumeric characters, the performing of additional comparisons to a plurality of templates to determine character lines, line edges, and line orientation, the processing of information from prior operations to determine the corrected scale and orientation of each line, the recognizing of the identity of each alphanumeric characters in a string of such characters, and the decoding of the entire character string in digitized alphanumeric format. | 01-15-2009 |
| 20090029649 | Wireless Communication System - In a wireless communication system in which center station equipment A wirelessly communicates with slave station devices B and C, the slave station devices do effective reporting. In the center station equipment, sending means | 01-29-2009 |
| 20090047908 | DEVICE, METHOD AND SYSTEM OF ESTABLISHING A WIRELESS COMMUNICATION LINK - Some demonstrative embodiments include devices, systems and/or methods of wireless communication. A method of establishing a communication link between wireless video communication modules may include, for example, establishing a wireless communication link between first and second wireless video communication modules over an uncoordinated communication channel. Other embodiments are described and claimed. | 02-19-2009 |
| 20090061781 | TECHNIQUES FOR CONTROLLING A RADIO PROCESSOR IN A MOBILE COMPUTING DEVICE - Techniques for controlling a radio processor for a mobile computing device are described. An apparatus may comprise a mobile computing device to support cellular voice communication, wireless data communication and computing capabilities, the mobile computing device including an applications processor coupled to a radio processor. The applications processor may include a radio management module to manage operations for the radio processor, the radio management module having a radio control module arranged to enable and disable the radio processor in accordance with a radio control schedule. Other embodiments are described and claimed. | 03-05-2009 |
| 20090068954 | Method and apparatus for providing data communication in data monitoring and management systems - Method and apparatus for communicating with a sealed electronic device via the electronic device's existing data ports for programming, testing configuration or diagnosis of the electronic device such as a transmitter unit for use in a data monitoring and management system such as analyte monitoring and management system is provided. | 03-12-2009 |
| 20090088081 | Intelligent data network with power management capabilities - In one embodiment, a method for implementing two-way communication between at least first and second devices comprises steps of: (a1) during finite time periods following transmission of respective first messages from the first device to the second device, using the first device to listen for second messages transmitted from the second device to first device; and (a2) after each of the finite time periods following the transmission of the respective first messages from the first device to the second device, ceasing to use the first device to listen for second messages transmitted from the second device to the first device until after the first device transmits another first message to the second device. In another embodiment, a method for implementing two-way communication between at least first and second devices comprises steps of: (a1) during finite time periods following reception by the second device of respective first messages from the first device, using the second device to transmit second messages to the first device; and (a2) after each of the finite time periods following reception by the second device of respective first messages from the first device, ceasing to use the second device to transmit second messages to the first device until after the second device receives another first message from the first device. | 04-02-2009 |
| 20090117850 | Electronic device light messaging - Disclosed herein is an electronic device. The electronic device includes a housing and a transmitter. The transmitter is within the housing. The transmitter is configured to transmit an electronic communication. The electronic communication includes a light indicating signal. The electronic device is configured to allow a user to select the light indicating signal. | 05-07-2009 |
| 20090130983 | METHOD FOR ASSOCIATING A WIRELESS DETECTOR WITH AN IMAGING APPARATUS - A method for obtaining an x-ray image stores an association between a digital radiology receiver panel, a label that is applied to one or more surfaces of the digital radiology receiver panel, and an x-ray imaging room. A response to an operator instruction designates the digital radiology receiver panel having the stored association as an active digital radiology receiver panel in the x-ray imaging room. Instructions are transmitted wirelessly to the active digital radiology receiver panel. Image data is obtained from the active digital radiology receiver panel following exposure to x-ray radiation. | 05-21-2009 |
| 20090137209 | Method and apparatus for wireless charging - The invention provides a wireless charging method. In the wireless charging method, when a handheld device enters a presupposed range, an identification code is wirelessly received from the handheld device. Afterward, whether the identification code is a presupposed identification code is judged. If the result of judgment is yes, then the handheld device is wirelessly charged. Once the handheld device leaves the presupposed range, the charging of the handheld device will be stopped. | 05-28-2009 |
| 20090156128 | EYEWEAR COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM - An eyewear apparatus ( | 06-18-2009 |
| 20090156129 | SOFTWARE DEFINED RADIO ARCHITECTURE - A computing device with a software defined radio. The software defined radio has an architecture with separate components to provide control functions and data processing functions. The control components configure the data processing components so that the software defined radio provides desired operating characteristics. To facilitate programming the software defined radio to communicate according to one or more wireless technologies, the computing device may include a library of wireless technology specifications. By accessing a technology specification in the library, the control components can determine an appropriate configuration of the data processing components for a selected wireless technology. The data processing components may be hardware or software and, if hardware and software components are available to perform a data processing function, the control components may select between the hardware and software components depending on throughput, processor loading or other criteria. | 06-18-2009 |
| 20090186583 | ELECTRICAL ACCESSORY AND METHOD OF PROVIDING SAME - Some embodiments disclose an electrical accessory configured to transmit one or more first data signals from a first electrical device to a receiving device. The electrical accessory is also configured to transmit second data signals to the first electrical device. The first electrical device can include a first electrical connector and a second electrical connector. The electrical accessory can include: (a) a power acquisition unit configured to receive electrical power from an external power source; (b) a first electrical interface electrically coupled to the power acquisition unit and configured to mechanically and electrically couple to the first connector to provide the electrical power to the first electrical device; (c) a second electrical interface configured to mechanically and electrically couple to the second connector, the second electrical interface is configured to transmit the second data signals to the first electrical device and to receive the first data signals from the first electrical device; (d) a transmittal mechanism electrically coupled to the second electrical interface and configured to provide the first data signals to the receiving device; and (e) a first microphone electrically coupled to the second electrical interface and configured to receive sounds and convert the sounds into the second data signals. Other embodiments are disclosed in this application. | 07-23-2009 |
| 20090191816 | WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM FOR UPDATING LOGIC-CIRCUIT DATA FOR IMPLEMENTING LOGIC CIRCUIT IN VARIABLE LOGIC CIRCUIT UNIT - A transmission source device transmits a test signal to a transmission destination device and a transmitting device by wireless communication. The transmission destination device and the transmitting device add to a received test signal an identification number thereof and a receiving time and return the data-added test signal to the transmission source device. The transmission source device determines a communication route with a shortest communication time based on the received data-added test signal. The transmission source device transmits logic-circuit update data to the transmission destination device via the determined communication route. | 07-30-2009 |
| 20090275288 | Radio Communication System, Radio Communication Apparatus And Radio Communication Method - In a radio communication system, a first radio communication station transmits a radio signal including information for designating a condition for a radio communication counterpart. A second radio communication station which receives the radio signal transmitted by the one radio communication station, and transmits a response radio signal when a situation of the second radio communication station meets the condition designated by the information included in the radio signal. The condition for a radio communication counterpart is whether the radio communication counterpart moves, and the second radio communication station transmits the response radio signal when the second radio communication station meets the condition that the radio communication counterpart moves. | 11-05-2009 |
| 20090286483 | COMMUNICATION DEVICE, COMMUNICATION METHOD, COMMUNICATION SYSTEM AND SERVICE ISSUING METHOD - A communication device includes an antenna for transmitting and receiving signals with a reader/writer of a service issuing terminal; a recording unit recorded with data, and also recorded with a pattern in which information specifying an authentication key and access attribute indicating whether or not a readout process or a write process on the data is possible using the authentication key are corresponded; and a control unit for, when receiving one or plural information specifying a region of the data from the reader/writer of the service issuing terminal via the antenna, holding the received one or plural information specifying the region of the data. | 11-19-2009 |
| 20090311965 | Systems associated with receiving and transmitting information related to projection - The present disclosure relates to systems and methods that are related to projection. | 12-17-2009 |
| 20100048138 | COMMUNICATION DEVICE - According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a communication device including: an audio signal input member configured to receive a first audio signal; a high-frequency coupler configured to receive a second audio signal, the second audio signal based on a high-frequency signal transmitted from an external high-frequency coupler by communicating with the external high-frequency coupler through electric field coupling; an output unit configured to output one of the first audio signal and the second audio signal; and a switch configured to switch an output of the output unit between the first audio signal and the second audio signal based on a status of communication between the high-frequency coupler and the external high-frequency coupler. | 02-25-2010 |
| 20100056064 | APPARATUS FOR MULTI-PARTY CONVERSATION - An apparatus for multi-party conversation, used for transmitting and exchanging content of conversation, comprising an earphone socket, several connector lead wires and a print circuit plate, wherein the apparatus is connected with various communication devices via said several connector lead wires, and said each connector lead wire has an exchange circuit for control of the radio signals. Utilization of the apparatus increases the number of parties which are capable of joining the conversation simultaneously, and meets the demand of different type of communication devices for participating the multi-party conversation at the same time. | 03-04-2010 |
| 20100075608 | WIRELESS MOBILE COMMUNICATION SYSTEM FOR VEHICLE AND METHOD OF USE - The present invention relates to technology which performs wireless communications of a vehicle by selectively operating a wireless communications module of a vehicle connected to an AP (Access Point) which collects vehicle information according to the state of the vehicle. The present invention includes a vehicle information storage unit that stores vehicle information collected from each electronic control unit of a vehicle; a wireless communications module that performs wireless communications with an AP (Access Point); and a wireless communications controller that controls a connection state of the AP with the wireless communications module by selectively operating the wireless communications module according to the state of the vehicle, and sends the vehicle information to the AP through the wireless communications module. | 03-25-2010 |
| 20100075609 | Connectivity Device And Method Of Providing Same - In some embodiments, a connectivity device is configured to provide electrical power to a first electrical device and facilitate communications between the first electrical device and at least one second electrical device. The connectivity device further is configured to couple to a cigarette lighter and an external electrical power source. The connectivity device can include: (a) a first removable cigarette lighter adapter having: (1) a first electrical output interface; and (2) a power interface configured to removably couple to the cigarette lighter; (b) a base module having: (1) at least one first interface; (2) a second interface configured to removably couple to the first electrical output interface of the first removable cigarette lighter adapter and configured to also couple to the external electrical power source; (3) a third interface configured to removably couple to the first electrical device; and (4) a first control configured to receive operational instructions for the first electrical device. Other embodiments are disclosed herein. | 03-25-2010 |
| 20100136918 | METHOD FOR SHOPPING IN A STORE - A method for shopping in a store is provided using a multi-network for communication in a store and a wireless end device that may be held approximate to a shopper as a shopper moves about a store and whereby a shopper uses the wireless end device to send and receive information to the store though the multi-network. | 06-03-2010 |
| 20100144283 | Method and System for Creation and Control of Virtual Rendering Devices - Methods and systems for coordinating user terminals are disclosed. A user terminal may receive a user terminal identifier and a sensor identifier from a user terminal, determine a group topology based on the user terminal identifier and the sensor identifier to identify a spatial relationship relative to the user terminal, receive a media signal, and identify a subsection of the media signal. The user terminal also may generate subsection information to assign a subsection of the media signal to the user terminal corresponding to the spatial relationship, and may communicate the subsection information to the user terminal. | 06-10-2010 |
| 20100144284 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONFIGURING A WIRELESS CONTROL SYSTEM OF A VEHICLE USING INDUCTION FIELD COMMUNICATION - A system for mounting in a vehicle and for providing a control signal to a remote device based on information stored in a portable electronic device includes a radio frequency transmitter for transmitting a control signal to the remote device. The system also includes a first circuit configured to receive first information from the portable electronic device via inductive-coupling between the portable electronic device and the first circuit when the portable electronic device is brought within the induction field of the first circuit. The system also includes a second circuit configured to use the first information received from the portable electronic device and to at least one of format the control signal in accordance with the first information and to cause the radio frequency transmitter to format the control signal in accordance with the first information. | 06-10-2010 |
| 20100167656 | MULTI-MODE DEVICE REGISTRATION - A device configured to communicate with a second device may register a second device using one of multiple registration modes including a domain-registration mode, a device-registration mode, and a no-registration mode. The domain-registration mode allows the second device to register with the device and at least one other device registered with the device, the device-registration mode allows the second device to register with the device and with no other devices, and the no-registration mode does not allow any device to register with the device. The device receives a selection of one of the multiple registration modes and places the device in the selected registration mode. | 07-01-2010 |
| 20100178876 | Network-Extensible and Controllable Telephone - A system that includes a telephone adapted for connection to a data communications network. The telephone is capable of discovering other devices connected to the data communications network and using those devices to extend its own functionality. The telephone is also accessible and controllable by other devices on the data communications network. | 07-15-2010 |
| 20100184382 | CHARGING DEVICES FOR PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICES - The present invention provides a charging device ( | 07-22-2010 |
| 20100184383 | POWER MANAGEMENT IN LOW POWER WIRELESS LINK - The invention relates to a communication system comprising a first and a second communication device, each comprising transmit and receive units for establishing a wireless link between the devices, wherein the first device is a portable listening device. The invention further relates to a method, a data processing system and a medium. The object of the present invention is to control power consumption in a short range wireless link. The problem is solved in that at least the first communication device comprises a control unit for dynamically adjusting the transmit power of its transmit unit based on a measure of the quality of the link, wherein the system is adapted to use the dynamic transmit power regulation to implement a partial power-down mode of the system, when the two communication devices are expected NOT to be in a normal use, wherein the partial power-down mode at least comprises a power-down of the components related to the wireless link. This has the advantage of enabling an adaptation of the power consumption to the current needs. The invention may e.g. be used for wireless communication between (portable) low power devices, e.g. between a pair of hearing instruments. | 07-22-2010 |
| 20100210216 | Detecting Movement of Housing Sections in a Portable Electronic Device - In a wireless communication device having two housing sections that move relative to one another between open and closed positions, relative movement between the housing sections is detected using a pair of accelerometers. One accelerometer is disposed on or in a first housing section and one accelerometer is disposed on or in a second housing section. A control unit in the wireless communication device detects the opening and closing of the housing sections by detecting differences between the acceleration of the housing sections. | 08-19-2010 |
| 20100210217 | WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM IN AN AIRPLANE - There is provided a wireless communication system in an aircraft. The system has at least one wireless headset ( | 08-19-2010 |
| 20100222004 | TRANSMITTER AND HYBRID COMMUNICATION METHOD FOR CAPACITY OPTIMIZATION AND OUTAGE MINIMIZATION - Embodiments of a system and method for communicating over a fading channel are generally described herein. A transmitter uses a water-filling technique at lower power levels when the channel is not experiencing fading and uses channel-inversion technique at higher power levels when the channel is experiencing some fading. The transmitter refrains from communicating when the channel is experiencing deep fading. An average transmit power specification is maintained over a predetermined period of time even though transmissions using the channel-inversion technique may significantly exceed the average transmit power specification. | 09-02-2010 |
| 20100222005 | Self Focusing Distributed Communications Array - A method of processing signals received and transmitted between a satellite and sub-arrays of an antenna array. The satellite emits an analog signal received by the sub-arrays, each sub-array in turn produces a corresponding output. The array's total output is approximated by designating one of the sub-array's output as a reference output, and digitally forming a series of beams that consist of the reference output and permutations of the other sub-array outputs with either no time delay or with a time delay applied. A high power beam from the series is selected for cross correlation with each sub-array output to determine the signal's relative arrival time at each sub-array. Each sub-array output is time delayed based on the signal arrival time at that sub-array. The time delayed outputs are combined to form a high gain beam. | 09-02-2010 |
| 20100227564 | COMMUNICATION MODULE AND COMMUNICATION METHOD - A communication module mounted on a local device wirelessly communicating with a remote device having a wireless communication function on the basis of a predetermined communication protocol, includes a wireless communication section configured to wirelessly communicate with the remote device on the basis of the predetermined communication protocol, a storage section configured to store a plurality of parameters defined by the predetermined communication protocol, and a connection processing section configured to issue a connection request to the remote device using a parameter reported from the remote device as a result of inquiring of the remote device about a corresponding parameter when a connection to the remote device is made. | 09-09-2010 |
| 20100311344 | Echo light - A Projector mounted on a means of transport, henceforth vessel, displaying visual media on the surroundings of the vessel, and broadcasting a wireless audio signal which allows the users of the vessel to receive the sound associated with the visual media being displayed. | 12-09-2010 |
| 20100311345 | Method And System For Executing An Internet Radio Application Within A Vehicle - Various embodiments may include a computer-implemented method and system for operating a computer application stored on a nomadic wireless communication device (ND) located within the vicinity of a vehicle. An input may be received at a vehicle computer system (VCS) to pair the VCS with the ND for establishing a wireless communication link. A number of instructions may be received at the VCS from the ND over the wireless communication link. The instructions may include instructions for establishing a connection with an internet radio application and instructions for prompting a user for one or more internet radio application events. A request from the user for the one or more internet radio application events may be received at the VCS and the one or more internet radio application events may be executed. | 12-09-2010 |
| 20100317294 | Modular telecommunications device - A communication device is disclosed which includes a wireless communicator part for use with a cellular telecommunications network and a supplementary part to which the wireless communicator part is coupleable. The wireless communicator part has an associated identifier for uniquely identifying it to the network. The supplementary part also has an associated identifier for uniquely identifying it to the network. The identifiers enable the network to determine the functional attributes of the part with which the identifier is associated. Embodiments are described which allow the network to always be aware of the functional attributes of the device. The functional attributes of the device will change depending upon the coupling and uncoupling of the wireless communicator part to the supplementary part. The identifiers may be IMEIs and may be transmitted as a USSD string. | 12-16-2010 |
| 20110045777 | WIRELESS MONITORING SYSTEM CAPABLE OF ENSURING RELATIVELY LOW RADIATION TO AN OBJECT TO BE MONITORED - A wireless monitoring system includes a first terminal wirelessly transmitting an output associated with a monitored object to a second terminal. The first terminal includes an antenna unit including an antenna array of a number (N) of directional antennas each radiating a relatively high power density in a specific angular direction, where N≧ | 02-24-2011 |
| 20110045778 | TOOTHBRUSH, AND METHOD FOR WIRELESS UNIDIRECTIONAL DATA TRANSMISSION - The invention relates to a method for wireless unidirectional data transmission between a transmitter and a receiver, wherein the transmitter sends a data set to be transmitted several times in succession on a plurality of transmission channels, and the receiver receives data sets on only one transmission channel in each case. The number of transmission channels used is smaller than the number of repetitions that the transmitter uses to transmit the data set, and a series of transmission channels is used within which the sequence of transmission channels used is prescribed. The invention further relates to a toothbrush having a transmitter for performing the method described above, and to a system comprising a toothbrush and a separate auxiliary device, wherein a transmitter is present in the toothbrush and a receiver is present in the auxiliary device. The auxiliary device comprises a display device for displaying the transmitted data. | 02-24-2011 |
| 20110059698 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CALIBRATION OF RADIO FREQUENCY LOCATION SENSORS - A method includes receiving, in a scanner, at least one radio-frequency (RF) signal from a sensor proximate to the scanner. The method also includes storing location information, corresponding to a location of the scanner, and signal strength information corresponding to the scanner. The method further includes calibrating location records according to the signal strength information and location information. There is also a system for calibrating location records. The system includes a plurality of sensors each configured to transmit an RF signal. The system also includes a scanner configured to receive at least one RF signal from a sensor proximate to the scanner, store location information corresponding to a location of the scanner, and store signal strength information corresponding to the scanner. The system further includes a location manager configured to receive the stored signal strength information and location information from the scanner and to calibrate location records according to the stored signal strength information and location information. | 03-10-2011 |
| 20110076956 | MULTI-BEAM SATELLITE TELECOMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR FORMING BEAMS - A multi-beam telecommunications satellite, intended to be placed in orbit around the earth, and adapted to relay data between terrestrial terminals and at least one ground station and to form beams on a user link between the satellite and terrestrial terminals, includes a module for forming beams on board in the satellite, a module for processing beams in the ground station, and a module for routing signals received from the ground station and/or from terrestrial terminals, signals of beams formed on board being routed towards the on-board beam forming module, and signals of ground-formed beams being routed towards the ground-formed beam processing module. A telecommunications system including the multi-beam satellite, a ground station and a beam management center adapted to divide the beams into one group of ground-formed beams and one group of beams formed on board, as well as a method for forming beams are disclosed. | 03-31-2011 |
| 20110081866 | SERVER MATE - The present invention is a system that can be utilized in order for patrons of a restaurant, bar, coffee shop or other establishment to gain the attention of their server so they may make a request. This unique product can assist waiters and waitresses in being more attentive to their tables. This innovative item is also ideal in helping customers feel more satisfied with the service they are receiving. The present invention may be embodied in an arrangement of components that work together to give wait staffs a way to be more attentive to patrons. One component is to be used by customers. A paging device is used by the server. It may also have a touch-screen with a list of requests from first to last. It may list the table number, the request and the time it was placed. | 04-07-2011 |
| 20110081867 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING COMMUNICATIONS DURING AN E-READER SESSION - A gatekeeper function is employed to control communications intended for a target user, who is associated with an electronic reader (e-reader) device. The gatekeeper function detects an attempt for an originating user to communicate with the target user. Upon detecting the attempt to communicate with the target user, the gatekeeper function determines a communication processing action that controls how to handle the communication attempt based on e-reader session information that is collected while the target user is engaged in an e-reader session. The gatekeeper function will then effect the communication processing action to control how the communication attempt is to be handled. | 04-07-2011 |
| 20110105041 | REMOTE CONTROL DEVICE, INTERNET HOME APPLICANCE, REMOTE CONTROL SYSTEM, AND REMOTE CONTROL METHOD - Provided is a remote control device capable of remotely operating an Internet home appliance with little burden on the user. A remote control ( | 05-05-2011 |
| 20110111703 | Synchronization Method for Wireless Link and X-Ray System Using Such a Method - A synchronization method for a wireless link between a base station and a mobile cassette of an X-ray system is provided. The base station includes an X-ray generator and the cassette includes an X-ray detector. According to the invention, the method includes steps for the exchange of messages between the base station and the cassette, the exchanges initiating timers in the base station and the cassette, a radiation sequence and an image sequence being executed at the end of the respective timers. The invention makes it possible to subject a patient to a dose of X-rays only if said dose can be perceived and recorded by the X-ray detector, the radiation sequence being executed after the exchanges of messages. | 05-12-2011 |
| 20110159817 | Method and system for managing communications between sensor devices included in a tyre and a sensor coordinator device - A communication method between a sensor device associated with a vehicle tyre and a coordinator device on the vehicle body, includes: wirelessly transmitting data from the sensor device to the coordinator device with ultra wide band signals; at the coordinator device, wirelessly receiving the data transmitted by the sensor device by performing an energy detection of the signals received; wirelessly transmitting data from the coordinator device to the sensor device with narrowband radio signals; and at the sensor device, wirelessly receiving the data transmitted by the coordinator device by performing an envelope detection of the received signals. | 06-30-2011 |
| 20110230142 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MULTI-DEVICE COMMUNICATION - A medical data system including a plurality of receivers configured to wirelessly receive medical data via a signal. | 09-22-2011 |
| 20110244802 | SYSTEMS, METHODS AND DEVICES FOR PROVIDING FEEDBACK ABOUT A QUALITY OF COMMUNICATION BETWEEN A DEVICE AND A REMOTE CONTROL - Systems, devices and methods provide feedback about the quality of communication between a device and a remote control. A wireless signal is sent between a controlled device and the remote control. The quality of the signal can be measured and reported to a user, installer, troubleshooter, customer service agent or other person in any manner. Quality may be determined based upon the strength of the received signal as well as the amount of noise that is present. The quality measurements provide feedback that allows a user, installer, customer service representative or other person to change the positions of the device or the remote control, or to take other actions based upon the quality of the wireless signal that is received. | 10-06-2011 |
| 20110250845 | Communication System And Method - A communication system and method in which the communication system comprises a first communication module ( | 10-13-2011 |
| 20110263207 | BEACON FOR A ROAD TOLL SYSTEM - A beacon with a transceiver for radio communication with vehicle OBUs of a road toll system, wherein the transceiver has a directional antenna and is configured to communicate wirelessly with OBUs on a selected channel directed via the directional antenna wherein the transceiver is additionally equipped with an omnidirectional antenna and is configured to transmit, before the beginning of a directional radio communication, by means of the omnidirectional antenna a channel reservation message and/or to check, before the beginning of a directional radio communication, by means of the omnidirectional antenna whether the selected channel is free. | 10-27-2011 |
| 20110275327 | CIRCUIT BOARD FOR CONTROLLING WIRELESS DENTAL HANDPIECE - A system, method, and apparatus including a printed circuit board for wireless communication between the various components and devices used in a wireless dental device. The printed circuit board includes a substrate for mounting of a plurality of electronic components. The electronic components include a programmable controller; a radio frequency transceiver; an accelerometer; a wake-up device for generating a wake-up signal to the controller; and a 2.45 GHz antenna communicatively coupled with the RF transceiver. The electronic components are in electronic communication through printed circuit traces on the substrate and configured to communicate with at least one remote wireless controller. The PCB is configured to be mounted within a housing module of the hand-held dental hand piece. | 11-10-2011 |
| 20110306303 | INPUT APPARATUS AND INPUT METHOD USING HUMAN BODY CONTACT - Provided are an input apparatus and an input method using a human body contact in which an electric current at a contacted part of a human body varies at different parts of the human body, and an input corresponding to the measured electric current is sensed. | 12-15-2011 |
| 20110312278 | MOBILE COMMUNICATION DEVICE, COMMUNICATION METHOD, INTEGRATED CIRCUIT, AND PROGRAM - A mobile communication device ( | 12-22-2011 |
| 20120034876 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR VEHICLE-TO-VEHICLE COMMUNICATION - According to one embodiment, a vehicle-mounted apparatus includes a wireless communication unit, an authentication data acquisition unit, a data transmitting/receiving unit, and a controller. The authentication data acquisition unit is configured to perform an authentication process with a roadside apparatus, through the wireless communication unit, and thereby to acquire authentication data showing that the apparatus is authenticated in a specified area of a road. The data transmitting/receiving unit is configured to transmit and receive information containing the authentication data, to and from the vehicle-mounted apparatus mounted in any other vehicle. The controller is configured to control the data transmitting/receiving unit in accordance with the authentication data, causing the data transmitting/receiving unit to transmit and receive data other than the authentication data. | 02-09-2012 |
| 20120094606 | COMMUNICATION DEVICE, COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, AND COMMUNICATION METHOD - A communication device capable of maintaining service quality and reducing an amount of communication simultaneously when updated information is transmitted is provided. | 04-19-2012 |
| 20120129458 | Wireless Communication Network for Transportation Safety Systems - In a network for a safety system in a transportation system, the transportation system includes a shaft and a car arranged in the shaft. A first wall node is at a first end of the shaft and a second wall node is at a second end of the shaft to communicate safety messages with the car. Each wall node includes at least one wireless transceiver connected to one or more antennas. Each car in the shaft includes at least two wireless transceiver connected to one or more antennas, wherein the first transceiver of the car uses a first frequency and the second transceiver of the car uses a second frequency to communicate each safety messages in duplicate. A wired backbone connects the set of wall nodes to a controller of the safety system of the transportation system. | 05-24-2012 |
| 20120129459 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS OF DYNAMIC WIRELESS TRANSMITTING POWER CONTROL - The present disclosure relates to a method and system of dynamic wireless transmitting power control for a vehicle. The system of wireless transmitting power control comprises: a receiving unit, a state unit, a storing unit, a caution unit, a transmitting power decision unit and a transmitting unit. Accordingly, the system of dynamic wireless transmitting power control periodically adjusts a transmitting power level according to the number of driving vehicles so as to adjust transmission radius, decrease transmission interferences and accidents among cars and increase efficiency of wireless frequency usage. | 05-24-2012 |
| 20120142273 | IN-VEHICLE APPARATUS - An in-vehicle apparatus links up with a mobile device that executes an application. A memory of the in-vehicle apparatus stores acoustic data of a sound relevant to the application, and a receiver receives a direction signal transmitted from the mobile device at a timing specified by the application. An output part of the in-vehicle apparatus outputs the sound based on the acoustic data stored in the memory via a speaker in response to the direction signal received by the receiver. | 06-07-2012 |
| 20120149307 | Wireless Power Transmission System, Transmitter, and Receiver - A wireless power transmission system includes a receiver and a transmitter. The transmitter includes: a power transmission unit that transmits power; a power adjustment unit that adjusts power to be transmitted; and a communication unit. The receiver includes: a power receiving unit that receives power; a power detection unit that detects the received power; a power storage unit that stores the received power; and a communication unit. The power to be transmitted is adjusted on the basis of power transmission efficiency and the remaining energy storage level. The power transmission efficiency is the ratio between the transmitted power and the received power. | 06-14-2012 |
| 20120202433 | PORTABLE WIRELESS TERMINAL, WIRELESS TERMINAL, WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, AND WIRELESS COMMUNICATION METHOD - Disclosed is a wireless terminal for performing independent distributed-type wireless communication with a portable wireless terminal. The wireless terminal is provided with: a channel setting section for setting a channel on which wireless communication with the portable wireless terminal is performed; a trigger receiving section for receiving a trigger; a free channel search section for searching for a free channel in response to the trigger received, and for delivering a signal, which changes the set channel in accordance with the search result, to the channel setting section; and a transmission section for transmitting to the portable wireless terminal a signal which reports the change. | 08-09-2012 |
| 20120214420 | Aircraft Communication System - An aircraft communication system and corresponding method for establishing a datalink network between participating aircrafts, wherein each participating aircraft comprises a datalink transponder for sending and receiving standard communication messages (M) over a standard communication protocol; said datalink transponders are employed for establishing said datalink network using a standard communication protocol, and wherein said datalink transponders transmitting event driven messages (M) with a predefined structure identifying said messages (M) as test messages (TM) and at the same time comprising message data (MD) for establishing said datalink network, thus providing a datalink network established by transmission of solely messages (M) compliant with said standard communication protocol. | 08-23-2012 |
| 20120252367 | Auditory Speech Module For Medical Devices - The invention relates to a light, compact, and integrated speech module for attaching to a medical device and providing an auditory component to the device. The speech module comprises an audible signal generator, a recording means for recording data virtually simultaneously with daily activities stored for later viewing, a port or a connector for interchangeably connecting the module to the medical device, an on/off switch to start or stop the module operation, a switch to control the volume, and a switch to repeat the message emitted from the speaker. | 10-04-2012 |
| 20120258668 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ENVIRONMENTAL VEHICULAR SAFETY - A method is described for launching a vehicular camera application residing on a docked mobile communication device, such as a smartphone, tablet computer, or mp3 player, for example. A common feature for the many choices of a mobile communication device is that the mobile communication device comprises embedded data processing capability. The launching operation of the vehicular camera application includes detecting a communicative coupling of the mobile communication device with a docking device; and thereafter initiating the vehicular camera application that resides on the mobile communication device. Images are displayed on the mobile communication device that was captured by a vehicular camera or a camera integrated with the mobile communication device or communicatively coupled to the mobile communication device. The associated camera may be controlled by the vehicular camera application | 10-11-2012 |
| 20120264376 | Information Transmittal Techniques for Vehicles - Method for transmitting information to a vehicle in which, at a location separate and apart from the vehicle, a determination is made by a processor whether a condition relating to transmission of information to the vehicle is satisfied and only when the condition is determined to be satisfied, the information is transmitted to the vehicle using a transmitter. The condition may be a weather pattern, for example, snow in which case, the information being transmitted may be road icing information. | 10-18-2012 |
| 20120270505 | HEADLESS EXTERNAL SENSOR DISCOVERY AND DATA ACCESS USING MOBILE DEVICE - A device, system, and machine readable medium for headless sensor measurements are disclosed. In one embodiment, the device is exclusive of a display. The device includes a sensor head to retrieve an amount of measurement data from an environment. The device also includes an I/O interface, a memory, a non-volatile storage, processing logic, and sensor data access protocol (SDAP) manageability code. The SDAP manageability code may cause the processing logic to provide a sensor type and a measurement data payload type to a mobile communication device. The SDAP manageability code additionally may cause the sensor head to take a measurement, receive measurement data from the sensor head, packetize the measurement data, and transfer the measurement data payload to the mobile communication device. | 10-25-2012 |
| 20120295547 | VEHICLE, COMMUNICATION SYSTEM FOR VEHICLE, AND COMMUNICATION CONTROLLING METHOD FOR VEHICLE - A vehicle includes a wireless communication device, a PLC processing device, and a communication control device. The wireless communication device wirelessly communicates with a wireless communication device external to the vehicle. The PLC processing device communicates with a PLC processing device external to the vehicle by utilizing, as a communication path, a charging cable and a charging port to which the charging cable is connected. The communication control device controls communication by the wireless communication device and communication by the PLC processing device, depending on the remaining amount of data to be transmitted. | 11-22-2012 |
| 20120309319 | WIRELESS DEVICE AND COMMUNICATION METHOD - A wireless device, includes: a radio transmission path characteristic acquiring unit that acquires information related to a radio transmission path characteristic between a wireless device connected to a source device and a wireless device connected to a sink device; a revising unit that revises a table by deleting an unusable transmission parameter value from a table including a plurality of transmission parameter values usable by the sink device; a communication unit that executes wireless communication from the source device to the sink device in a range of a transmission parameter value represented by the table notified by the notifying unit; and a type information acquiring unit that acquires information related to a type of data which is a target of wireless communication in the communication unit. | 12-06-2012 |
| 20130035042 | WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM AND MANUFACTURING METHOD OF SAME - A wireless communication system has an in-vehicle system disposed in a vehicle and a portable device carried by a user, where the in-vehicle system and the portable device are communicably coupled. The in-vehicle system uses a transmitter for transmitting a request signal to the portable device in LF wave band, and the transmitter includes: a spread process unit for spread-modulating predetermined LF data by a spread spectrum method and for generating a spread data signal; and a modulation driver unit for converting the spread data signal to a modulation signal in the LF wave band and for outputting such modulation signal as a request signal to an antenna after amplifying the modulation signal. | 02-07-2013 |
| 20130065534 | WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR WIRELESS SIGNAL COMMUNICATION IN FLIGHT VEHICLES - Systems and methods for wireless signal communication in flight vehicles are disclosed. In an embodiment, a system includes a first portion that generates a first wireless zone. A second portion is decoupleable from the first portion and generates a second wireless zone. The first wireless zone and the second wireless zone communicate flight-related information while the first portion and the second portion are coupled, and discontinue the communication subsequent to the separation of the first portion from the second structural portion. In another embodiment, a method includes establishing a first wireless zone in a first portion of a flight vehicle, and establishing a second wireless zone in a second decoupleable portion of the flight vehicle. Flight-related information is communicated between the first wireless zone and the second wireless zone while the first portion and the second portion are coupled, and communication is discontinued after decoupling. | 03-14-2013 |
| 20130095763 | COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM FOR AN AIRCRAFT - The invention relates to a communications system ( | 04-18-2013 |
| 20130102257 | MOBILE SENSOR AND COMMUNICATION DEVICE - A device including an enclosure secured to a mobile entity, wherein the enclosure includes a first sensor module for obtaining first sensor information; and a radio frequency (RF) device for receiving the first sensor information and transmitting a first communication signal. | 04-25-2013 |
| 20130137377 | WIRELESS IMAGE COMMUNICATION SYSTEM AND WIRELESS IMAGE COMMUNICATION APPARATUS - A wireless image communication system comprises a transmitter that wirelessly transmits image data and a receiver that receives the image data transmitted by the transmitter. The transmitter comprises: a communication channel change instruction unit that accepts, from an operator, an instruction to change a communication channel currently used in the wireless communication with the receiver for the transmission of the image data to a predetermined communication channel different from the currently used communication channel; and a transmitting unit that wirelessly transmits, on the basis of the instruction, information related to the predetermined communication channel to the receiver. The receiver comprises: a receiving unit that receives the information wirelessly transmitted by the transmitter; and a wireless communication control unit that performs a process to change the communication channel currently used in the wireless communication with the transmitter to the communication channel indicated by the received information. | 05-30-2013 |
| 20130244581 | WIRELESS COMMUNICATION APPARATUS - According to an embodiment, the control unit produces a first control signal and a second control signal. The first control signal is to set an intermittent reception period. The second control signal is to control a start-up of reception of a wireless signal. When the reception processing is implemented during the intermittent reception period, the RF unit stops in accordance with an instruction of the control unit after the reception processing signal is outputted, the intermittent reception period is awoken. When the reception processing exceeds the intermittent reception period, the RF unit continues the reception, and stops in accordance with the instruction of the control unit after the reception processing signal is outputted. | 09-19-2013 |
| 20130331037 | LIGHT DEVICE AND POSITIONAL INFORMATION MANAGEMENT SYSTEM - A light device includes a substrate on which a light source is provided; and a positional information transmitter that is provided on a surface of the substrate on which the light source is provided and transmits predetermined positional information to a terminal device. | 12-12-2013 |
| 20130331038 | LIGHT DEVICE AND POSITIONAL INFORMATION MANAGEMENT SYSTEM - A light device includes a light emitting module in which a plurality of light sources are provided; caps that are provided at two ends of the light emitting module and are to be mounted in a lighting fixture; and a positional information transmission part that is provided between an outermost one of the plurality of light sources of the light emitting module and the corresponding cap and transmits predetermined positional information. | 12-12-2013 |
| 20130344813 | METHOD FOR TRANSMITTING DATA IN A BLOOD GLUCOSE SYSTEM AND CORRESPONDING BLOOD GLUCOSE SYSTEM - The present invention relates to a method for wireless transmission of data between components of a blood glucose system ( | 12-26-2013 |
| 20140018006 | BROADCAST CONTENT FOR VEHICLE AUDIO SYSTEMS - Providing content services for a vehicle include receiving a signal quality indicator value indicative of a signal quality of a radio station that is transmitting radio frequency-based content over-the-air. The content services also include searching, via a wireless interface, a network for an identifier of the radio station. Upon determining the signal quality indicator value has fallen below a threshold, and responsive to finding the identifier of the radio station from the searching, the content services include transitioning from transmission of the content broadcast via radio frequency-based signals, through a radio of the vehicle, to transmission of content associated with the network. | 01-16-2014 |
| 20140018007 | FAULT MONITORING DEVICE HAVING RADIO MAINTENANCE COMMUNICATION FUNCTION, AND FAULT MONITORING METHOD - An outdoor fault monitoring device carries out radio maintenance communication with a maintenance terminal, positioned at a remote place, wherein a fault monitoring function part monitors occurrence/non-occurrence of a fault in a primary device function part. Upon detecting occurrence of a fault, the fault monitoring function part activates a radio maintenance communication function part. Alternatively, the fault monitoring function part deactivates the radio maintenance communication function part due to non-occurrence of a fault. In this case, it is possible to deactivate the radio maintenance communication function part upon detecting disconnection of a radio maintenance communication. Thus, it is possible to improve security against communication jamming created by a malicious person. Additionally, it is possible to suppress power consumption and to reduce a processing load by preventing unnecessary radio communication. | 01-16-2014 |
| 20140045433 | MOBILE TERMINAL AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - A mobile terminal and method for communicating with a refrigerator, are discussed. According to an embodiment, the mobile terminal includes a communication unit configured to receive an electronic receipt containing purchased article information from a settlement terminal, and to receive storage article information from the refrigerator, the purchased article information identifying at least one purchased article that has been purchased, the storage article information identifying at least one stored article that is stored in the refrigerator; a display unit configured to display the purchased article information and the storage article information; and a controller configured to update the storage article information using the purchased article information based on a user input. | 02-13-2014 |
| 20140073260 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR MEASURING AN LF FIELD AND METHOD FOR ARRANGING AN ANTENNA - A method and a device for measuring an LF field of an LF transmitter. An LF signal is transmitted with the LF signal intensity by way of the LF transmitter. The LF signal is received by way of an LF receiver installed in a tire of a vehicle, wherein the LF receiver is located in an LF receiver position. An RF signal is transmitted in response to the reception of the LF signal. The RF signal is received by way of an RF receiver. Data representing the LF signal intensity and the LF receiver position are stored. Furthermore, there is provided a method for arranging an LF transmitter for transmitting an LF signal to an LF receiver installed in a tire of a vehicle and/or for arranging an RF receiver. | 03-13-2014 |
| 20140094126 | System for Delivering Data to Users - A system for delivering data to a user includes a beverage container provided with an electronic device having an electronic display, and a portable electronic apparatus, such as an electronic mobile phone or an electronic tablet, so that a user operates the portable electronic apparatus to compose data, which are transmitted via ultra-sound to the beverage container and displayed on its electronic display. | 04-03-2014 |
| 20140134954 | LED Illumination Device and LED Illumination Network System - A LED illumination device which includes LED light-emitting element, LED driver circuit and wireless routing module with routing function that receives and transmits wireless signals. The LED driver circuit is connected to the LED light-emitting element and wireless routing module respectively; an LED illumination network system which consists of at least two above mentioned LED illumination device units, each unit transmitting the wireless signals it receives to other units within the reach of its wireless signals. The LED illumination device referred in this invention makes a lamp work also as wireless network router, or wireless hub. Therefore, as long as one lamp receives a signal, the signal will be passed on one after another, extending constantly the covering range of the wireless network, thereby breaking through the limit of transmission distance and penetration capability of wireless signals. | 05-15-2014 |
| 20140141725 | WIRELESS PRESENTATION SYSTEM ALLOWING AUTOMATIC ASSOCIATION AND CONNECTION - A wireless presentation system includes communication means for line-of-sight communication links such that an association between a content holder and a desired presentation device can be automatically established using line-of-sight communication links. | 05-22-2014 |
| 20140154993 | Mobile Source Media Content Access - Embodiments are provided for accessing media content on a mobile device. In one embodiment, a user may add media from a mobile device carried by the user to a queue of media that may be rendered by a media system in communication with the mobile device. In one example, the user may select a subset of media from the mobile device to add to the queue, such that only the subset of media is accessible to the media system while the non-selected media on the mobile device remains private. In one case, the mobile device may become disconnected from the media system such that the added subset of media is no longer accessible by the media system. In this case, the media system may search for media equivalent to the subset of media, and replace the subset of media in the queue with the equivalent media. | 06-05-2014 |
| 20140154994 | Wireless Video/Audio Signal Transmitter/Receiver - This invention is new to the field in two ways: [1] it sends audio/video signals wirelessly between tablet computing devices and smartphones to projection devices instead of using attached cables, and [2] it does not require an app, a second computing device, a driver, a download, or a “jailbreak” of the computing device to function properly. | 06-05-2014 |
| 20140162562 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DISTRIBUTING TRACK INFORMATION IN A CONSIST - A system for communicating track information within a consist having at least a first and second locomotive may include a first transceiver associated with the first locomotive and configured to receive the track information from a remote transceiver. The system may include a communication link connecting the first locomotive with the second locomotive and a communication controller associated with the first locomotive. The communication controller may be configured to identify a lead locomotive and send a signal to the lead locomotive indicating that the track information is fully received from the remote transceiver. The communication controller may be configured to, if the lead locomotive is a locomotive other than the first locomotive, send the track information to the lead locomotive via the communication link, and if the lead locomotive is the first locomotive, send at least a portion of the track information to the second locomotive via the communication link. | 06-12-2014 |
| 20140179236 | HEADLESS EXTERNAL SENSOR DISCOVERY AND DATA ACCESS USING MOBILE DEVICE - A device, system, and machine-readable medium for headless sensor measurements are disclosed. In one embodiment, the device is exclusive of a display. The device includes a sensor head to retrieve an amount of measurement data from an environment. The device also includes an I/O interface, a memory, a non-volatile storage, processing logic, and sensor data access protocol (SDAP) manageability code. The SDAP manageability code may cause the processing logic to provide a sensor type and a measurement data payload type to a mobile communication device. The SDAP manageability code additionally may cause the sensor head to take a measurement, receive measurement data from the sensor head, packetize the measurement data, and transfer the measurement data payload to the mobile communication device. | 06-26-2014 |
| 20140206292 | ELECTRONIC SHELF LABEL SYSTEM - An electronic shelf label (ESL) system is disclosed. The ESL system includes a shelf, at least an ESL, and a radio-frequency (RF) signal transceiver. The ESL is disposed on the shelf. The ESL includes a RF antenna, and the RF antenna defines a signal transmitting H-plane. The RF signal transceiver transceives data with the ESL through the RF antenna, wherein, a connection line between the RF signal transceiver and the RF antenna has an included angle smaller than a pre-determined angle with the signal transmitting H-plane of the RF antenna. | 07-24-2014 |
| 20140242915 | COMMUNICATION APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD THEREFOR, AND PROGRAM - A communication apparatus selects at least one function out of a plurality of functions, searches for an external apparatus, identifies a service provided by the external apparatus searched for by the search unit, acquires functional information about a function of the external apparatus searched for by the search unit, and determines whether the searched-for external apparatus has a function corresponding to the function selected by the selection unit based on functional information acquired by the acquisition unit, wherein the determination by the determination unit is executed before participating in a wireless network, and performs control not to participate in a wireless network for communicating with the searched-for external apparatus if the searched-for external apparatus is determined not to have a function corresponding to the function selected by the selection unit. | 08-28-2014 |
| 20140273863 | SMART HELMET WITH MOBILE COMMUNICATOR INTEGRATION - Disclosed herein is a protective helmet that includes a protective outer shell, a head cavity and a computer processor housed within the protective helmet. Further disclosed is a transmitter and a receiver located in the protective helmet that is configured to establish a communication with a mobile communicator. Further disclosed is a microphone connected to the computer processor and located in a mouth region of the head cavity, the microphone configured to convert sound to an electronic transmission and provide the electronic transmission to the computer processor. Additionally, at least one speaker connected to the computer processor and located in an ear region of the head cavity. The computer processor is configured to receive verbal instructions from the microphone. The instructions are configured to control the mobile communicator. Moreover, the computer processor is configured to receive information from the mobile communicator and provide this information to the speakers in the form of an audio transmission. | 09-18-2014 |
| 20140273864 | INPUT/OUTPUT SYSTEM, INPUT/OUTPUT METHOD, AND MOBILE TERMINAL - An input/output system interconnects a mobile terminal, a cooperative processing apparatus, and a plurality of electronic devices, and is configured to implement a cooperative process of prompting an electronic device corresponding to an input apparatus to input electronic data and prompting an electronic device corresponding to an output apparatus to output the input electronic data. The input/output system includes an acquisition unit that acquires input/output apparatus information from the electronic device corresponding to the input/output apparatus, an input control unit that controls the electronic device specified by the input apparatus information to input electronic data, and an output control unit that controls the electronic device specified by the output apparatus information to output the input electronic data in an output format compatible with the electronic device specified by the output apparatus information if the electronic device is capable of directly outputting the input electronic data from the mobile terminal. | 09-18-2014 |
| 20140273865 | EXPANDABLE IN-WALL ANTENNA FOR A SECURITY SYSTEM CONTROL UNIT - The present disclosure relates to an expandable antenna for a security system that is installed within a wall. The security system may include a control unit. The control unit may include a casing that houses one or more internal components of the control unit and a radio-frequency (RF) communication module that is situated within the casing. The RF communication module includes an antenna connected that is exposed to the exterior of the casing. An expandable antenna connects to the antenna connector. The expandable antenna is fit through an aperture in a wall and is then expanded to an enlarged size within the gap of the wall. | 09-18-2014 |
| 20140287691 | SIGNAL ENHANCEMENT FOR LOAD MODULATION - Systems and methods are provided for enhancing a signal for load modulation from reading a smartcard. According to such methods, an antenna signal is generated by transceiver circuitry. An antenna signal field associated with the antenna signal can be transmitted. A reference signal that is substantially constant in amplitude and phase and substantially in phase with a carrier frequency of the antenna signal can be generated. A modulated antenna signal can be received. The modulated antenna signal can include the antenna signal that has been modulated as a result of the presence of a smartcard within the antenna signal field. The reference signal can be subtracted from the modulated antenna signal to produce a resultant signal. The resultant signal may be provided to receiving circuitry of the transceiver circuitry. | 09-25-2014 |
| 20140308901 | System and Method for Detecting Scattered Signals - A system for detecting electromagnetic surface waves scattered from a guiding medium, the system comprising: a guiding medium for guiding electromagnetic surface waves; a transmitter arranged to cause electromagnetic surface waves to be transmitted along the guiding medium; at least one transducer arranged to receive electromagnetic waves scattered from said guiding medium as a result of disruption to a surface wave passing over the guiding medium; and a sensor coupled to the transducer and arranged to detect said received electromagnetic waves. | 10-16-2014 |
| 20140308902 | VEHICLE TO VEHICLE SOCIAL AND BUSINESS COMMUNICATIONS - A system for vehicle to another party communications that includes a vehicle personality module adapted to create a vehicle personality and a communications system that utilizes the created vehicle personality for one or more communications instead of a user's profile. The one or more communications are associated with one or more of an identifier and an icon representing the vehicle personality, with this identifier and/or icon sent with at least one communication and displayable to the recipient of the communication. | 10-16-2014 |
| 20140357195 | ENCODED INFORMATION READING TERMINAL WITH WIRELESS PATH SELECTON CAPABILITY - A portable encoded information reading (EIR) terminal for incorporation in a data collection system can comprise a terminal module communicatively coupled to a wireless interface module via a wired interface. The terminal module can include a central processing unit (CPU), a memory, and an encoded information reading (EIR) device. The wireless interface module can include a microcontroller, a memory, and at least one wireless communication interface. The wireless interface module can establish one or more wireless links with one or more peer EIR terminals, to join a wireless network which is collectively formed by the peer EIR terminals. The wireless interface module can receive or transmit beacons containing at least an identifier of a path selection protocol which is used for unicast, multicast and broadcast frame transmission within the wireless network. | 12-04-2014 |
| 20150017921 | ADD-ON COMMUNICATION APPARATUS ATTACHED TO CABLE INSTALLMENT TYPE CHARGING CONTROL APPARATUS AND METHOD THEREOF - An add-on communication device attached to a cable-mounted charging control device integrated with a cable assembly for charging an electric vehicle includes a control unit and a plurality of communication modules for communicating with a terminal device. The control unit determines a first communication module for transmitting a message, from among the plurality of communication modules. The control unit determines a second communication module for retransmitting the message, from among the plurality of communication modules excepting the first communication module, when reception of an acknowledgement message indicating normal reception of the message by the terminal device is abnormal. | 01-15-2015 |
| 20150031306 | RAIL SYSTEM HAVING A WIRED COMMUNICATION ZONE - A rail system is disclosed. The rail system may have a track including a wireless communication zone and a wired communication zone. The rail system may also have an electrical contact that extends along the wired communication zone. The electrical contact may be configured to transmit electrical energy and a data communication. The rail system may further have a power source electrically connected to the electrical contact. The rail system may additionally have a controller selectively electrically connectable to the electrical contact and a wireless network. The power source may be configured to transmit electrical energy through the electrical contact. The controller may be configured to switch between data communication transmission via the wireless network and via the electrical contact, based at least in part on a location of a rail vehicle within the rail system. | 01-29-2015 |
| 20150038090 | VEHICLE SECURITY AND CUSTOMIZATION - Techniques are described for enhancing security, customization, and/or group interaction of users in vehicles. For instance, a mobile device of an owner of a vehicle may be registered in a manner that allows the mobile device to control operation of the vehicle and authorize guest user operation of the vehicle. In addition, the vehicle may be adapted to receive preferred vehicle settings from mobile devices positioned in the vehicle, such as a mobile device of a guest user, and customize the vehicle settings based on the retrieved preferences. Further, the vehicle may be equipped to communicate with in-pavement vehicle detection systems and enable interaction in an ad hoc group with other vehicles positioned to connect to the in-pavement vehicle detection systems. | 02-05-2015 |
| 20150056924 | POST-ACCIDENT NETWORK PROBE AND METHOD OF USING THE SAME - A post-accident network probe and a method of using such a probe are disclosed. The probe is configured to be deployed in a confined environment (e.g. an underground mine), typically after an accident has occurred, in order to establish a connection with the wireless network, or a portion thereof, located therein. The probe generally allows the rescuers to determine the position of potentially trapped miners and can allow the rescuers to have access to environment-related information collected by the network, to get vital signs information, and/or to communicate with the trapped miners. The probe can be deployed using different access methods such as bore holes (existing or new), ventilation shafts, preventive installations of probes, etc. Notably, since the probe establishes a connection with the network, the location of the probe does not have to be exactly where the miners are located as long as the miners are tracked by the network. | 02-26-2015 |
| 20150099472 | WEARABLE MOBILE BROADCASTING RECOVERY SYSTEM AND DEVICE - The system provides a wearable communications device for pets comprising a band and a communications unit. The communications unit comprises one or more processors, a communications chipset, one or more removable batteries, and a speaker with a sound generation circuit. The communications chipset can receive data packets comprising an audio segment file; the one or more processors may convert the data packets into electronic signals; the sound generation circuit may cause the speaker to play an audio message corresponding to the electronic signals. | 04-09-2015 |
| 20150336594 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CONTROLLING RADIO COMMUNICATION APPARATUS OF TRAIN, AND METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR REMOTELY MANAGING TRAIN - A system that controls a train radio communication apparatus is provided. The control system periodically detects performance of each of a first train radio communication apparatus and a second train radio communication apparatus. The control system selects either one of the first train radio communication apparatus and the second train radio communication apparatus based on the detected performance. The control system transfers a signal that is received from the selected train radio communication apparatus. | 11-26-2015 |
| 20150359012 | FACILITATING RADIO COMMUNICATION USING TARGETING DEVICES - A system for facilitating radio communication using targeting devices is disclosed. In one embodiment, the targeting device includes a wireless microphone. The wireless microphone is wirelessly connected to a communication device. Further, the targeting device includes an activation button to activate the communication device. In this embodiment, the wireless microphone transmits an audio signal to the communication device upon activating the communication device. | 12-10-2015 |
| 20150372751 | COMMUNICATION APPARATUS USING RADIO WAVES BETWEEN ROTATOR AND STATOR - An issue is to fabricate an insulating transmission medium with high insulation reliability, which transmits electromagnetic energy between circuits having different reference voltages, with low loss, in small size, and at low cost. | 12-24-2015 |
| 20160020813 | REMOTE RECEIVE ANTENNA FOR VEHICLE COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - A communication system for a vehicle that includes a transceiver having a transmit antenna disposed adjacent to an exterior component of the vehicle, the transceiver being configured to transmit at least one signal to a receiver external to the vehicle. The communication system also includes a controller having a processor and a memory storage device, the memory storage device being configured to store the at least one signal and to output the at least one signal to the transceiver. The communication system also includes a remote receive antenna disposed within an interior of the vehicle and communicatively coupled to the memory storage device, wherein the remote receive antenna is configured to receive the at least one signal from a training transmitter and to output the at least one signal to the memory storage device. | 01-21-2016 |
| 20160100444 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROCESSING AND TRANSMITTING SENSOR DATA - Systems and methods for processing, transmitting and displaying data received from an analyte sensor, such as a glucose sensor, are provided. The data can be displayed on a hand-held display device having a display such as a key fob device including a user interface, such as an LCD and one or more buttons allows a user to view data, and a physical connector, such as USB port. | 04-07-2016 |
| 20160100445 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROCESSING AND TRANSMITTING SENSOR DATA - Systems and methods for processing, transmitting and displaying data received from an analyte sensor, such as a glucose sensor, are provided. The data can be displayed on a hand-held display device having a display such as a key fob device including a user interface, such as an LCD and one or more buttons allows a user to view data, and a physical connector, such as USB port. | 04-07-2016 |
| 20160119055 | MEASUREMENT TRANSMISSION SYSTEM FOR HANDHELD METROLOGY TOOLS - A measurement transmission system is provided for being coupled to a handheld measuring device (e.g., a caliper, micrometer, etc.) for wirelessly transmitting measurement data to a remote system (e.g., a personal computer). An energy generation portion may be included that converts work done by a user (e.g., operating a button, slide, lever, etc.) into electrical energy for powering the wireless transmission. A data hold actuator may additionally or alternatively be included for freezing a set of measurement data to be used for subsequent wireless transmission (e.g., to preserve the accuracy of the measurement in case the caliper jaws are accidentally moved). In response to receiving the measurement data, the remote system may send a successful transmission signal back to the measurement transmission system (e.g., which may be used to trigger transmission cycle termination operations, data holding release operations, providing a notification to a user confirming the successful transmission, etc.). | 04-28-2016 |
| 20160127473 | Vehicle Communication System - A communication system for facilitating control over a function of a vehicle ( | 05-05-2016 |
| 20160136532 | Disclub Golf & Phonefly: xPhone with SFDPCC & Dual-Phone-Watch Pair Smart Flying Disc Phone for Cloud Computation - “Let the Bullet fly for a while, Let the Phone Fly, Phonefly!” The carrier of the Phonefly xPhone is the disclub golf. The next generation Phonefly xPhone is the dual-Phone-Watch pair having the flying capabilities and remote monitoring/watching capability. Due to the disclub golfrisbee, golf disc, having no impact force as the golf ball does, the disclub golf becomes the practical vehicle to carry the Phonefly xPhone to far end and monitoring with Watch. The complete set of Phonefly xPhone ecosystem includes the disclub, golfrisbee/disc/golfring, dual-phone-watch, disclub trolley, disclub retriever, disc-ball hybrid flagpole, disc-ball hybrid harvest machine and disc-ball hybrid vending machine, etc. The Phonefly xPhone is the pairs of smart phone sPhone, smart watch, game monitor and game controller, combining with disclub golf to have the extra dimension of freedom to have the remote access, control and monitoring of far end activities. It bridges the virtual world with the reality world. Accordingly, the dual-Phone-Watch pair of the xPhone has the new functions to perform the remote access, remote control, remote surveillance and monitoring of far end activities. It is the practical application of the disclub golf technology with golf disc, golfrisbee. There are versatile communication protocols between the xPhone and watch/monitor that it becomes the next generation Phonefly xPhone. | 05-19-2016 |
| 20160182144 | Fuel Dispenser Wireless Communication Arrangement | 06-23-2016 |
| 20160192110 | Method and Apparatus for Processing Operation on Endpoint Peripheral - The provided are a method and device for processing one or more operations for a device peripheral. The method includes that: a transaction including the one or more operations for the device peripheral is acquired, wherein the transaction includes operation content of the one or more operations for the device peripheral and a preset control parameter of the one or more operations for the device peripheral; the one or more operations for the device peripheral are executed according to the operation content; and operation execution information of the one or more operations for the device peripheral is determined according to the preset control parameter. The present disclosure solves the problem in related art thereby achieving the effect of processing the one or more operations for the device peripheral in time and effectively improving the transaction execution efficiency. | 06-30-2016 |
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