Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
455074000 | Convertible (e.g., to diverse art device) | 40 |
20080207137 | Seamlessly Switching among Unicast, Multicast, and Broadcast Mobile Media Content - In embodiments, the present invention provides a method and system for switching between broadcast and unicast content on a mobile device. The method and system involves making unicast content available to the mobile device, making broadcast content available to the mobile device; and providing an application on the mobile device which allows for switching between the unicast and broadcast content. | 08-28-2008 |
20080254751 | MEDIA TRANSFER AND CONTROL SYSTEM - A media transfer and control system that includes a handheld device and an audio/visual system. The media transfer and control system provides for: (i) the transfer of media files between the handheld device and the audio/visual system, (ii) the transmission of control commands from the handheld device to the audio/visual system for controlling the function and operation of the audio/visual system through a user interface provided on the handheld device, and (iii) the unsolicited transfer of media descriptive data between the handheld device and the audio/visual system to create a synchronized global view on the handheld electronic device and/or the audio/visual system of all of the media content currently stored on and/or available through both the handheld device and the audio/visual system. | 10-16-2008 |
20090004975 | Electrical device comprising analog frequency conversion circuitry and method for delivering characteristics thereof - An electrical device comprises analog conversion circuitry having an input and an output. The electrical device is essentially provided for converting a first input signal within a first frequency range applied to the input to a first output signal within a second frequency range different from the first frequency range at the output. The electrical device further comprises a signal adding means for adding at least a portion of the first output signal as second input signal to the first input signal. The analog conversion circuitry is also capable of converting the second input signal, which is within the second frequency range, back to the first frequency range. Additionally, a characteristic deriving means is provided for deriving at least one characteristic of the electrical device from the frequency converted second input signal, which appears at the output of the analog conversion circuitry. | 01-01-2009 |
20090093220 | KEYPAD DISPLAY UNIT - A remote control panel (RCP) is provided for controlling an operation of a radio ( | 04-09-2009 |
20090325508 | INITIALIZING A TRANSCEIVER IN A WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - A method and apparatus for initializing a transceiver in a wireless communication system. In one embodiment, a method for initializing a transceiver that is part of an apparatus for use in a wireless communication system for communicating with WirelessHD devices in a wireless network, where the apparatus comprises a host processor; a transceiver; a physical interface coupling the host processor and the transceiver; and a memory accessible by the host processor and the transceiver to exchange information between the host processor and the transceiver, the initialization method comprising resetting the transceiver by initializing internal hardware and software subsystems of the transceiver; after resetting the transceiver, the transceiver entering a configuration state to configure the transceiver; configuring the transceiver, such that the transceiver is configured as part of initialization; and after configuration, the transceiver entering a wait enable state during which the transceiver waits for its wireless interface to be enabled before wireless operation of the transceiver becomes active. | 12-31-2009 |
20100003930 | Personal content player - A Personal Content Player is disclosed. One embodiment of the present invention is a miniature electronic device which functions as an automatic content receiver and storage device. Digital content is transmitted to the device using the excess capacity in an existing network, such as one or more conventional broadcast radio stations. The content is received by the device, and stored in a memory. The content is then played at a time chosen by the user. | 01-07-2010 |
20100062726 | Reconfigurable UWB RF Transceiver - A reconfigurable RF transceiver capable of supporting MB-OFDM, DS-UWB, and impulse radio in different operation modes. | 03-11-2010 |
20100062727 | HIGH-FREQUENCY DEVICE AND COMMUNICATIONS APPARATUS - A high-frequency device having high-frequency-signal-treating circuits in and on a laminate substrate comprising pluralities of dielectric layers having conductor patterns, the high-frequency-signal-treating circuits having amplifier circuits and switch circuits; terminals including input and output terminals of high-frequency signals, the power supply terminals of the amplifier circuits and the power supply terminals of the switch circuits being formed on one main surface of the laminate substrate; power supply lines each having one end connected to each of the power supply terminals of the amplifier circuits and power supply lines each having one end connected to each of the power supply terminals of the switch circuits being formed on one dielectric layer to constitute a power supply line layer; a first ground electrode being arranged on the side of the main surface with respect to the power supply line layer, the first ground electrode overlapping at least part of the power supply lines in a lamination direction; a second ground electrode being arranged on the opposite side of the first ground electrode with respect to the power supply line layer, the second ground electrode overlapping at least part of the power supply lines in a lamination direction; and the high-frequency-signal-treating circuits being arranged on the opposite side of the power supply line layer with respect to the second ground electrode. | 03-11-2010 |
20100120376 | VOICE DATA RF GPS INTEGRATED CIRCUIT - An integrated circuit (IC) includes a baseband processing module, a GPS receiver, and an RF section. The baseband processing module is coupled to process voice signals and data signals. The global positioning satellite (GPS) receiver module is coupled to process GPS signals. The radio frequency (RF) section id coupled to: transceive the voice signals as RF voice signals; transceive the data signals as RF data signals; and convert GPS RF signals into the GPS signals. | 05-13-2010 |
20100159849 | Apparatus and Method for Providing Communications and Connection-Oriented Services to Devices - An apparatus and method for providing communications and connection-oriented services to devices are provided. According to one aspect, an interface device for providing communications between a first device and a second comprises an input, logic, and an output. The input of the interface device receives data in a first format from the first device. The logic performs a connection-oriented service on the data. The connection oriented service may include overriding caller identification information associated with the data, sending the data to a voicemail system, and storing a detail record associated with the data. The logic also identifies the second device for receiving the data. The logic then identifies a second format compatible with the second device and translates the data to the second format compatible with the second device. The translated data is then transmitted to the second device via the one or more outputs. | 06-24-2010 |
20100159850 | Remote Control Method of an Electronic Device by a Portable Communication Device - A remote control method by a portable communication device, comprises steps of providing said portable communication device with a remote control module, a RF module embedded in said portable communication device for wireless vocal communication; a built-in display embedded in said portable communication device for display, a memory embedded in said portable communication device for store information; downloading a remote control information from an external source by said RF module; storing said downloaded remote information into said memory; controlling an external electronic device by sending remote controlling signals from said remote control module. | 06-24-2010 |
20100261435 | MULTIPLE FREQUENCY BAND INFORMATION SIGNAL FREQUENCY BAND COMPRESSION - A wireless device includes processing circuitry and a Radio Frequency (RF) receiver section. The processing circuitry determines a set of information signals for receipt that are carried by a RF Multiple Frequency Bands Multiple Standards (MFBMS) signal having a plurality of information signal frequency bands with first frequency band separation. The RF receiver section, for each information signal of the set of information signals, down-converts the RF MFBMS signal by a respective shift frequency to produce a respective baseband/low Intermediate Frequency (BB/IF) information signal and band pass filter the respective BB/IF information signal. The RF receiver section combines the BB/IF information signals corresponding to the set of information signals to form a BB/IF MFBMS signal having second frequency band separation of the information signals that differs from the first frequency band separation(s). The processing circuitry extracts data from the first and second information signals of the BB/IF MFBMS signal. | 10-14-2010 |
20100279629 | Smartphone for interactive radio - A mobile device ( | 11-04-2010 |
20110039503 | Software Defined Radio Device and Configuration Method of the Same - The invention discloses a SDR (software defined radio) device and its configuration method. The SDR device has at least one memory for storing a plurality of configurable generic software modules to be configured based on predefined configuration parameters, so that the plurality of configurable generic software modules are adapted to a communication standard corresponding to the configuration parameters; and a plurality of generic hardware modules, for performing instructions in the plurality of configured generic software modules, to accomplish a corresponding function, so as to make the software defined radio device as a communication device complying with the communication standard. | 02-17-2011 |
20110065395 | PORTABLE TERMINAL, PORTABLE TELEPHONE - The invention relates to a portable terminal such as a portable telephone terminal and so forth for effecting communication, information processing and so forth, and to provide the portable terminal and a master slave portable telephone system capable of rendering a transmission and/or reception mode of information to be multi-functional to enhance communication function, thereby enhancing the convenience thereof. The portable terminal comprises an information transmission and/or reception part for effecting transmission and/or reception of information, a radio communication part for effecting communication by radio, and an information processing part for processing information. The portable terminal can effect transmission and/or reception of information relative to another portable terminal by any of a master terminal made up of the information transmission and/or reception part and the information processing part, a slave terminal made up of the information transmission and/or reception part and the radio communication part, and a normal terminal configured by combining the radio communication part with the information processing part via the information transmission and/or reception part. | 03-17-2011 |
20110124300 | AUDIO DEVICE AND METHOD - The present invention provides a method of operating a digital audio device, the method comprising: receiving a voice call; receiving another digital audio signal which is not a voice call; mixing the two received signals; transmitting the mixed signal wirelessly to another device. | 05-26-2011 |
20120282866 | RADIO TRANSCEIVER ARCHITECTURE - A radio transceiver architecture having transmitter and receiver paths. The receiver path has a frequency down conversion stage which creates an incoming IF signal from an incoming RF signal. The transmitter path has a frequency up conversion stage which creates an outgoing RF signal from an outgoing IF signal and a feedback IF signal. The feedback IF signal is created from the outgoing RF signal by the frequency conversion stage in the receiver path. | 11-08-2012 |
20130078930 | Mobile Communication Device with Receiver Speaker - An audio subsystem in a mobile communication device has a speaker. In one implementation, the audio subsystem has a higher-gain power amplifier, a lower-gain power amplifier, and a switching system configured to route signals produced by the lower-gain power amplifier to the speaker while the device is operative in a first mode and configured to route signals produced by the higher-gain power amplifier to the speaker while the device is operative in a second mode. In another implementation, the audio subsystem has a power amplifier coupled to the speaker and a power supply control controlled to provide voltage at a first voltage level to the power amplifier while the device is operative in a first mode and controlled to provide voltage at a second, higher, voltage level to the power amplifier while the device is operative in a second mode. | 03-28-2013 |
20130095773 | Cell phone with light emitter and light receiver - A cell phone having not only radio frequency (RF) emitter and RF receiver but also having light emitter and light receiver works together with an earphone having not only speaker and microphone but also having light emitter and light receiver. User will talk or listen with the earphone and cell phone will connect the system to the wireless communication network using RF signal. Communication between cell phone and earphone is carried out using light-wave in free space. By using light-wave based earphone to communicate with cell phone; users becomes less exposed to RF radiations. | 04-18-2013 |
20140030985 | DEVICE, SYSTEM AND METHOD OF TRANSFERRING A WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SESSION BETWEEN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION FREQUENCY BANDS - Some demonstrative embodiments include coordinating a session transfer between first and second multi-band wireless communication devices capable of communicating over at least first and second wireless communication frequency bands, wherein at least one device uses the same medium access control (MAC) address in both the first and second wireless corm frequency bands. An information element may be used to convey information between the devices to assist in the transfer. | 01-30-2014 |
20150351156 | TELECOMMUNICATION TERMINAL - A telecommunication terminal that integrated with a wireless access point is provided. According to one embodiment, a telecommunication terminal comprising a phone unit, a wireless access point unit, a local area network (LAN) port that is capable of connecting to a computer network and a housing that encloses said phone unit, said wireless access point unit and said LAN port. | 12-03-2015 |
455740100 | Cordless/corded conversion | 19 |
20080280568 | RF ADAPTER FOR FIELD DEVICE - An adapter for coupling to a process control transmitter of the type used to monitor a process variable in an industrial process is provided. The adapter includes I/O circuitry configured to couple to a two wire process control loop and to the process control transmitter and communicate on the process control loop. Wireless communication circuitry couples to the two wire process control loop and is configured to transmit an RF signal. Power supply circuitry provides power to the wireless communication circuitry. | 11-13-2008 |
20080280569 | System and Method for Carrying a Wireless Based Signal Over Wiring - A device, network and method wherein a standard wireless modem is coupled to wiring for carrying a wireless baseband signal that may be OFDM based, and may be directly generated by the wireless IF modem, or extracted from the modem RF signal. The wiring may be a building utility wiring, such as telephone, AC power or CATV wiring. The baseband signal is carried simultaneously with the utility service signal over the utility wiring using Frequency Division Multiplexing. The device may be enclosed with a data unit, a standalone dedicated enclosure, within an outlet or as a plug-in outlet adapter. Data units may couple the device by a wiring port such as standard data connector, or via wireless connection. The device may be locally powered or via a power signal carried over the wiring. This abstract is not intended to limit or construe the scope of the claims. | 11-13-2008 |
20090023395 | PASSIVE INTERFACE AND SOFTWARE CONFIGURATION FOR PORTABLE DEVICES - A universal passive interface for connecting external systems to smart devices such as cell phones and PDAs. The passive system includes a cradle for receiving a compatible smart device that connects the functionality of the smart device to a wide variety of external systems (e.g., printers, large display, input devices, etc.). The passive interface includes a USB hub, network port, and other common connector ports for peripherals and other systems. The smart device can connect to the passive system via the cradle slot, a tether, and/or wirelessly. The external systems to which the passive system serves at the interface to the smart device include, but are not limited to, large displays (e.g., television), external monitors, input devices such as mice and keyboards, external storage devices, and networks (wired and/or wireless). A wizard allows the user to configure the external systems to work with the smart device. | 01-22-2009 |
20090075602 | Communication systems and method - Users can make landline, wireless and/or internet calls from a conventional landline communication device. If the communication device is on a wireless call, that call may be placed on hold to answer an incoming call on the landline. Likewise, if the communication device is on a landline call, that call may be placed on hold to answer an incoming call on the wireless telephone. Wireless and landline calls may also be conferenced together. | 03-19-2009 |
20090156136 | INFORMATION COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, AND OPERATING TERMINAL - A controller | 06-18-2009 |
20090253383 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ADAPTING A LOOP POWERED FIELD INSTRUMENT FOR USE IN A WIRELESS NETWORK - A system and method are disclosed for adapting a loop powered wired field instrument for use in a wireless network of wireless field instruments without changing internal wiring of the loop powered wired field instrument. The invention comprises a wired to wireless adapter apparatus that connects to a wired field instrument. The apparatus comprises power conversion circuitry that receives either external power or battery power and converts the received power to loop power for the wired field instrument. The apparatus also receives and decodes a wired signal from the wired field instrument and converts the decoded signal for subsequent wireless transmission to a wireless network. It appears to the wireless network that receives the transmitted wireless signal that the wired field instrument is a wireless field instrument. | 10-08-2009 |
20090286489 | Wireless Communications Between Wired Devices with Adaptive Data Rates - Methods and apparatus are provided for communicating between a host and a peripheral. In one embodiment, a method comprises the steps: establishing, in a manner transparent to the host, a wireless data link between a wireless hub device and a wireless peripheral device coupled to the peripheral, the wireless hub device coupled to and configured to communicate with the host, wherein the host is configured to communicate with peripheral devices over a wireline link at a plurality of data rates when connected via the wireline link; and controlling a flow of data between the host and the wireless hub device so that the host is unaware of the wireless data link, wherein the data is to be communicated between the host and the peripheral. | 11-19-2009 |
20090311971 | RF ADAPTER FOR FIELD DEVICE WITH LOOP CURRENT BYPASS - A wireless adapter for use with a two-wire process control loop is configured to couple to a process field device in an industrial process control system. The wireless adapter is coupled to the two-wire process control loop and provides wireless communication to the process field device. The adapter includes first and second loop terminals configured to couple in series with the two-wire process control loop. Wireless communication circuitry is coupled to the first and second loop terminals and is adapted to provide wireless communication to the process field device. Loop current bypass circuitry is electrically connected between the first and second loop terminals and is configured to provide a loop current path therebetween in response to an open circuit in wireless communication circuitry. | 12-17-2009 |
20110281530 | System and Method for Carrying a Wireless Based Signal Over Wiring - A device, network and method wherein a standard wireless modem is coupled to wiring for carrying a wireless baseband signal that may be OFDM based, and may be directly generated by the wireless IF modem, or extracted from the modem RF signal. The wiring may be a building utility wiring, such as telephone, AC power or CATV wiring. The baseband signal is carried simultaneously with the utility service signal over the utility wiring using Frequency Division Multiplexing. The device may be enclosed with a data unit, a standalone dedicated enclosure, within an outlet or as a plug-in outlet adapter. Data units may couple the device by a wiring port such as standard data connector, or via wireless connection. The device may be locally powered or via a power signal carried over the wiring. This abstract is not intended to limit or construe the scope of the claims. | 11-17-2011 |
20120315864 | WIRELESS ADAPTER FOR MEDIA PLAYER SYSTEM - A media player system is disclosed. One aspect of the media player system pertains to a docking station that allows a media player to communicate with other media devices. Another aspect of the media player system pertains to a wireless media player system that includes a hand held media player capable of transmitting information over a wireless connection and one or more media devices capable of receiving information over the wireless connection. Another aspect of the media player system pertains to a method of wirelessly connecting the hand held media player to another device. The method includes selecting a media item on the hand held media player; selecting one or more remote recipients on the hand held media player; and transmitting the media item locally to the hand held media player, and wirelessly to the selected remote recipients. | 12-13-2012 |
20130178171 | MOBILE TERMINAL - The disclosure provides a mobile terminal, comprising: a fixed network access control module, configured to connect mobile terminal with analogue subscriber line and notify central processor that the mobile terminal is connected with fixed telephone network when analogue subscriber line is connected with analogue subscriber line interface, a frequency shift keying processing module, configured to identify the signaling from the analogue subscriber line, then send the signaling to the central processor, and to identify the signaling from the central processor, and then send the signaling to the analogue subscriber line, a call processing module, configured to extract the voice signal from the analogue subscriber line and send the voice signal to the voice output device of the mobile terminal to be played, and send the voice signal from the user to the analogue subscriber line, a mobile communication module, and a central processor. | 07-11-2013 |
20130225096 | UNIVERSAL DOCK AND CABLE - A docking station, method, and system are disclosed including a universal dock and connection cable to establish a network connection between a mobile device and a local data network such as an enterprise Private Branch Exchange (PBX). The cable connection is reconfigurable within so that the docking station can receive a mobile communications device in different orientations. Sliding tiles within the universal dock may be repositioned for different locations of the connection cable. USB and micro-USB cable connections are described. | 08-29-2013 |
20130237161 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TRANSMITTING CPRI SIGNAL BY MEANS OF COAXIAL LINE - Embodiments of the present invention disclose a method and an apparatus for transmitting a CPRI signal by means of a coaxial line. The method includes: converting a Common Public Radio Interface CPRI signal sent by a sending end into a parallel data stream; extracting valid data from the data stream by performing frame parsing; and converting the valid data into a transmittable analog signal, modulating the analog signal to a specified frequency, and sending it to a receiving end by means of a coaxial line. The present invention applies to transmission of a CPRI signal by means of a coaxial line. | 09-12-2013 |
20140018013 | Hands-Free Communication Devices For Corded And Wireless Communication - Wireless communication between a hands-free communication device and a telecommunication device is provided. A hands-free communication system and a method of enabling wireless communication between a telecommunication device ( | 01-16-2014 |
20140106683 | COMMUNICATION SWITCHING DEVICE - The communication switching device provides the plugin of a mobile communication device so that the mobile communication device is charged while plugged in. The mobile communication device has a signal transmission port. The communication switching device is also connected to the public switching telephone network and one or more telephone sets. As such, when the mobile communication device is plugged into the communication switching device for charging, the function of the mobile communication device is extended to the telephone sets through the communication switching device. A user can pick up an incoming call or make an outgoing call through the mobile communication device using any telephone set. | 04-17-2014 |
20140349591 | PORTABLE INFORMATION TERMINAL HOLDING BASE AND DESK TELEPHONE - To enable a portable information terminal to be freely held at a position desired by a user, a holding base capable of holding one of a first portable information terminal and a second portable information terminal that is larger than the first portable information terminal includes a holding base main body having a main mounting surface inclined with respect to a horizontal surface. A terminal cover to be fixed to a lower end of the main mounting surface supports a lower end of the portable information terminal. An extensible holding member, which is provided on a first side edge portion side of the holding base main body and includes a slide plate that is slidable inside the holding base main body, has an extensible mounting surface that is movable in parallel to the main mounting surface and is capable of holding the second portable information terminal when the extensible holding member is extended to a predetermined extension position. A plurality of cradle tabs provided on the main mounting surface are brought into a state of being embedded below the main mounting surface when the plurality of cradle tabs are folded, and are projected above the main mounting surface when the plurality of cradle tabs are raised, thereby being capable of supporting a lower end of the first portable information terminal on the main mounting surface. | 11-27-2014 |
20150087244 | PHONE - A phone comprises a shell, a first communication module for communicating via a first communication network, a detection signal acquisition component as well as a sensor chip and a processing module for security monitoring, wherein the first communication module, the sensor chip and the processing module are accommodated inside the phone shell, and the detection signal acquisition component is mounted on the surface of the phone shell. Due to the integration of additional components related to security monitoring, the phone disclosed herein becomes an integrated device with both functions of basic communication and security monitoring. In addition, the resulted phone with security monitoring function has good characteristics of stealth and invisibility. | 03-26-2015 |
20160088164 | PUBLIC PAY SMART PHONE KIOSK - A coin operated public phone kiosk with a base member, a rectangular frame mounted on a base member, the frame comprising planar side standards, lower panels, and transparent upper panels, a phone assembly mounted to the rectangular frame above the lower panels. The phone assembly has a triangular shaped housing mounted to the frame with one side inclined inward into the frame, and a phone and keyboard mounted on the inclined side. A monitor is mounted on the kiosk frame adjacent at least one transparent upper planar panel. A cap assembly is mounted on the top of the rectangular frame and contains a solar battery. | 03-24-2016 |
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