02nd week of 2010 patent applcation highlights part 41 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20100009560 | STORAGE DEVICE - A storage device is provided. The storage device includes a case; a connector arranged in the case so to be able to be slidingly moved; a printed circuit board (PCB) and a memory disposed in the case; and a flexible film arranged between the connector and the PCB to connect the connector to the PCB, wherein the flexible film includes a dielectric film and a metal layer disposed on the dielectric film. Thus, it is possible to easily accommodate the connector in the case and to properly protect the connector. | 2010-01-14 |
20100009561 | CABLE ASSEMBLY WITH DUSTPROOF COVER MODULE - A cable assembly, comprises at least one connector defining a mating portion; a cable electrically connected to the connector; and a dustproof cover module attached to the cable. The dustproof cover module comprises at least one dustproof cover for covering the mating portion of the connector and a carrier comprising a base portion having at least one receiving room therein and a tie extending from a rear surface of the base portion. The dustproof cover is received into the receiving room, the tie engages with the base portion to make the carrier surrounding the cable and holding the dustproof cover positioned in the base portion of the carrier. | 2010-01-14 |
20100009562 | CONNECTOR FOR AN ELECTRONIC CARD - A card connector ( | 2010-01-14 |
20100009563 | Socket Connector - A socket connector configured such that elongated guide holes are formed in the housing so as to receive guide members of a device to be connected, and a slide member is attached to the housing to be slidable in the longitudinal direction of the elongated guide holes so as to restrict the guide members to their initial positions. The socket enables direct placement of the device on the housing, can shorten the projection length of projection terminals of the device, can facilitate positioning of the device to thereby enhance the easiness of attachment operation, can prevent bending of the projection terminals, can cope with an increase in density of the projection terminals, and has a simple structure. | 2010-01-14 |
20100009564 | Connector Clamp - A connector clamp, for a hard drive having a first connector for mating with an external connector, having a top clamp and a bottom clamp. The top clamp includes a longitudinal section from which two arms extend, each arm including an integrally formed hole, and a bottom face, wherein a first gasket is attached to the bottom face and contacts the external connector when mated with the first connector. The bottom clamp includes an integrally formed first set of holes to receive a first set of screws for insertion into the hard drive, an integrally formed second set of holes to receive a second set of screws for insertion into the holes of the top clamp, and a top face, wherein a second gasket is attached to the top face and contacts the external connector when mated with the first connector. | 2010-01-14 |
20100009565 | Antenna Connector Assembly - Provided is an antenna connector assembly which eliminates adverse effects to a window glass when being fitted on a manufacture line, and is easily and surely attached and removed even in a small space. The antenna connector assembly for connecting an antenna element and a cable is composed of a plug section ( | 2010-01-14 |
20100009566 | CONNECTOR, A CONNECTOR ASSEMBLY AND A CONNECTING METHOD - A connector is provided with terminals ( | 2010-01-14 |
20100009567 | INSULATION DISPLACEMENT CONTACT AND CONTACTING DEVICE - An insulation displacement contact ( | 2010-01-14 |
20100009568 | CONNECTOR - Locking lances ( | 2010-01-14 |
20100009569 | PLUG CONNECTOR WITH IMPROVED CABLE ARRANGEMENT AND CONVENIENT ASSEMBLY - A plug connector ( | 2010-01-14 |
20100009570 | Method and Apparatus Involving a Housing with a Sealed Electrical Connector - A method and apparatus involve: configuring a wall portion to have an opening therethrough and to have a first annular surface extending around the opening; supporting on a circuit board an electrical connector having a plurality of electrical contacts and having a second annular surface; and resisting fluid flow from one side of the wall portion to an opposite side thereof through the opening, including compressing between the first and second annular surfaces a seal ring having third and fourth annular surfaces that respectively engage the first and second annular surfaces, the electrical contacts each having a portion that is accessible through the opening. | 2010-01-14 |
20100009571 | CARRIER ASSEMBLY AND SYSTEM CONFIGURED TO COMMONLY GROUND A HEADER - An electrical connector system includes a header and a carrier assembly attachable with the header. The header includes a leading end having a plurality of signal pins that are insertable into an electronic device and a stripline ground plate extending from the leading end toward a mating end. The carrier assembly is coupleable with the mating end of the header and includes a plurality of termination devices. Each termination device includes a cable terminated to a contact that electrically couples with one of the signal pins of the header, an insulator disposed around the contact, and a tubular shield disposed around the insulator. When the carrier assembly is connected to the header, the tubular shield contacts the stripline ground plate to commonly ground each signal pin/contact connection within the electrical connector system. | 2010-01-14 |
20100009572 | ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR HAVING A SHELL - An electrical connector includes an insulative housing ( | 2010-01-14 |
20100009573 | CARD CONNECTOR ASSEMBLY WITH A DAUGHTER BOARD - A card connector ( | 2010-01-14 |
20100009574 | ROTATABLE ELECTRICAL INTERCONNECTION DEVICE - An electrical interconnection device ( | 2010-01-14 |
20100009575 | Audio plug with cosmetic hard shell - Apparatus, systems and methods for assembling an audio plug with a cosmetic hard shell are provided. A plug may be coupled to a cable. An inner member may be molded about an end portion of the plug and an end portion of the cable. A strain relief member may be molded about a portion of the cable such that the strain relief member is adjacent to and substantially flush with the inner member. The seam between the inner member and the strain relief member may be covered by coupling a hard, smooth outer shell over a portion of the inner member and a portion of the strain relief member. Each of the inner member, the strain relief member, and the outer shell may be formed by injection molding, be of a cylindrical shape, and be formed from the same or different materials. | 2010-01-14 |
20100009576 | POWER-ENABLED CONNECTOR ASSEMBLY AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING - An advanced connector assembly enabled to receive and distribute power signals. In one embodiment, the connector comprises a multi-port modular jack, and incorporates a PSE controller board disposed in the rear portion of the connector assembly, e.g., outside the connector housing. The PSE controller board controls the power to a powered device and may be adapted to, for example, distinguish whether the device is a short circuit or a network interface card, guarantee the supply of power to selected ports, and prevent cables from transmitting abnormal power. Heat removal features are also optionally utilized to effectively dissipate heat produced by the electronic or signal conditioning components utilized on said multi-port modular jack. In some embodiments, the PSE controller board is also optionally made removable from the jack housing. | 2010-01-14 |
20100009577 | BALLAST MOUNTED CONNECTOR RECEPTACLE - A connector, method of connecting, and connector assembly preventing potting from disrupting the physical and electrical connection of a mated electrical connector assembly that can be connected and/or disconnected without cutting wires and with a single hand. | 2010-01-14 |
20100009578 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DYNAMIC ENERGY RECOVERY IN MARINE PROPULSION - A method for controlling operation of a propulsion system of a waterborne vessel, comprising adjusting recovery of energy generated from the propulsion system to maintain position of the waterborne vessel in response to at least an indication of vessel position. | 2010-01-14 |
20100009579 | SOLAR POWERED KAYAK OUTRIGGER - An outrigger for attachment to a host vessel, including: a flotation pod; a frame connected to the pod and connectable to the host vessel; at least one solar cell mounted on the frame; a battery connected to the at least one cell; and an electric motor mounted on the frame and connected to the battery. | 2010-01-14 |
20100009580 | FLEXIBLE OAR - The invention relates to a flexible oar in which the spoon that contacts with the water has a hard edge made from a conventional material and a soft, resilient, flexible core which is stretched upon impact with the water, thereby increasing the pressure applied by the crew and improving the performance of the vessel. | 2010-01-14 |
20100009581 | MEANS FOR FIRE PROTECTION OF PIPES, PIPE JOINTS, FLANGES, VALVES, INSULATION AND STEEL CONSTRUCTIONS - Means for fire protection of pipes, pipe joints, flanges, valves, insulation and steel constructions, where the fire protection ( | 2010-01-14 |
20100009582 | POLYURETHANE UREA SOLUTIONS - The present invention relates to polyurethane ureas dissolved in organic solvents, which may be used as an adhesive coat for the coating of textiles. | 2010-01-14 |
20100009583 | FLAME RETARDANT, STAIN AND SOIL RESISTANT TEXTILE ARTICLE - Disclosed are embodiments and methods relating to the treatment of textile, such as a textile substrate, with an aqueous dispersion of surface-functionalized particles and a fluorochemical, or a textile substrate treated with an aqueous dispersion of surface-functionalized particles, a fluorochemical, and a flame retardant chemical. Textiles treated in accordance with the disclosed embodiments (e.g., fluorine concentration of from 20 to 900 ppm) demonstrate an average burn rate less than about 4.0 inch/minute, and an average weight loss is less than about 40% of the original weight. During burning of the treated textile, flaming drips extinguish (on average) in less than about 2 seconds, or does not increase the peak heat release rate by more than about 70%, and the mass loss rate by more than about 50%. | 2010-01-14 |
20100009584 | ADHESION ACTIVATOR INTENDED FOR APPLICATION TO A THERMOPLASTIC POLYMER ELASTOMER SUBSTRATE OR PA SUBSTRATE, AND METHODS OF SURFACE TREATMENT AND OF ASSEMBLY BY CORRESPONDING ADHESIVE BONDING - The present invention relates to the assembly by adhesive bonding of a first substrate S1 made of thermoplastic polymer elastomer (abbreviation TPE) or of omopolymeric polyamide (abbreviation PA) or copolymeric polyamide (abbreviation coPA) and of a second substrate S2. The substrates S1 and S2 can be of the same kind, in other words made of TPE or of homopolymeric PA or of coPA, or may be of different kinds. Generally speaking, the thermoplastic polymer elastomer (TPE) substrates S1 are assembled by adhesive bonding with other substrates S2 by means of adhesives or glues based on organic solvent, which are also referred to as two-component solvent-borne polyurethane adhesives. | 2010-01-14 |
20100009585 | ENDLESS BELT FOR USE IN DIGITAL IMAGING SYSTEMS - An endless belt for use in digital imaging systems is provided having edge to edge uniform flatness, and precise circumferential and edge to edge thickness. The layers comprising the belt may be tailored as desired for use in either image recording, image transfer or sheet transport operations. In one embodiment, the belt includes an elastomeric base layer, a reinforcing support layer, and an elastomeric surface ply. The belt is preferably manufactured by building the layers on a workpiece and then curing the layers. | 2010-01-14 |
20100009586 | FLAME AND HEAT RESISTANT STRETCH FABRICS WITH IMPROVED CHEMICAL RESISTANCE AND DURABILITY - The present invention relates to flame and heat resistant stretch fabrics with improved durability. The stretch fabrics comprise crosslinked polyolefin elastic fibers which may be combined into a core spun yarn with inherently flame resistant fibers. The elastic fibers or yarns can be conveniently formed into fabrics using well-known techniques such as, for example, warp or weft weaving or by using co-knitting techniques with other flame resistant fibers or yarns. Such fabrics are useful in various durable or repeated-use fabric applications such as, but not limited to, clothing (in particular protective garments), and upholstery. | 2010-01-14 |
20100009587 | Disposable Protective Covering for Beds and Pillows - Products and materials providing disposable protective covering for beds and pillows. | 2010-01-14 |
20100009588 | Method of manufacturing lighted signs from electroluminescent panels - A method of manufacturing a lighted sign from an electroluminescent panel having a plurality of layers that illuminate the panel when electrically energized. In one embodiment, the panel layers comprise a rear electrode, dielectric layer, phosphor layer, front electrode and transparent substrate layer. The method comprises the step of utilizing a laser to remove at least one of the panel layers from around a desired design shape such that only the design shape is illuminated when the panel is energized. In a preferred embodiment, the design shape is designed with a standard design program and the design shape is transmitted to a laser controller that controls the operation of the laser to remove the unwanted areas of the panel and quickly and inexpensively form the lighted sign. The laser can remove the rear electrode, all layers except the transparent layer or all layers from the unwanted areas of the panel. | 2010-01-14 |
20100009589 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGE DISPLAY DEVICE - A method of manufacturing a three dimensional image display device includes: applying an adhesive member to any one of a lens plate and a display panel so as to form a continuous frame having an application height higher than a separation distance between the lens plate and the display panel in a bonding complete state; measuring the application height of the adhesive member; figuring out a volume of an enclosed space, which is formed by the display panel, the adhesive member and the lens plate, by using a lowest application height of the adhesive member, and figuring out a bonding pressure leading to obtaining of a necessary internal pressure in the enclosed space, by using the figured-out volume of the enclosed space; and bonding the lens plate and the display panel together with the adhesive member in a reduced pressure atmosphere with the figured-out bonding pressure. | 2010-01-14 |
20100009590 | Apparatus for fabricating liquid crystal display panels - A cut section checking/aligning unit simultaneously checks cut sections of unit liquid crystal display panels that are separated from within first and second base substrates and aligns the unit liquid crystal display panels to a reference position. A grinding unit grinds edges of the unit liquid crystal display panels. The cut section checking/aligning unit and the grinding unit are integrated within a grinding device. | 2010-01-14 |
20100009591 | Toy Vehicle Having Smoking Tire Function - The embodiments of the invention provide for a toy vehicle having a smoking tire function where during play of the toy vehicle the simulated smoke gives the toy vehicle an appearance of the toy vehicle performing a burnout, such as that which is seen as being performed by high horse powered drift cars, where the simulated smoke is generated by heating of a smoke fluid or through a water fogger. In either case the simulated smoke is released proximate the at least a wheel thereof to give the toy vehicle an appearance of having smoking tires. | 2010-01-14 |
20100009592 | Toy construction set - A toy construction set including a plurality of balls each having a plurality of bores formed on an outer surface thereof and a plurality of connectors for connecting the plurality of balls to form a toy structure. Each connector has first, second and third rod members oriented in a generally zigzag configuration. The first rod member is provided at one end for insertion into a bore of a first ball. The second rod member is provided at an opposite end for insertion into a bore of a second ball. The third rod member extends between the first and second rod members. The central axes of the first and second rod members intersects at a center of the first ball at an angle of about 5° to about 45°, and the third rod member extends along an arc intercepted by the angle. The toy construction set may also include rod-shaped, T-shaped and cross-shaped connectors. | 2010-01-14 |
20100009593 | TOY BUILDING SET, CONNECTOR FOR A TOY BUILDING BLOCK, AND TOY BUILDING BLOCK - A toy building set, including a set of building blocks, in at least some of the sides of which there are slots parallel to the sides, in which there is a locking recess and a connector series, including a set of connectors intended to join the building blocks to each other, in which there are arms joined to each other and equipped with tips, and which arms can be fitted into a slot of a building block, the tips fitting into the locking recess, to join the building blocks to each other. The locking recess is a locking slot pair arranged on the bottom of the slot, which is arranged to expand the slot in the direction of the side of the building block and the arms of the connectors are arranged to be formed of rigid lugs, at the end of which is the said tip, and a shank connecting the lugs to each other. | 2010-01-14 |
20100009594 | Swinging Spokes Kinetic Magnetic Amusement Device - A magnetically actuated amusement device includes a supporting structure having a fulcrum which pivotally supports rigid suspending elements each having a permanent magnet at its outer end. The magnetic swinging elements are arranged in an arc, sharing a common fulcrum, such that they will repel neighboring swinging elements in the arc, the motion of the swinging elements being constricted to swinging in the plane containing the arc. | 2010-01-14 |
20100009595 | DEVICE FOR ENHANCING SPORTING EVENT ON TELEVISION - A gaming device for enhancing sporting event on television including an assembled unit loaded with a number of pins/flags and a remote control through which the unit receives radio/infrared signals in order to actuate the device. A right arm of the figurine is connected to a stepper motor and can be placed on top of the assembled unit. When the user depresses the button on the remote control the stepper motor makes one revolution and the hand portion of the arm makes contact with the pin/flag and ejects the pin/flag out of the assembled unit in order to signal rule infractions associated with a game. The device simply gives users the satisfaction of calling their own penalties, and or counts the number of actual penalties in the game. | 2010-01-14 |
20100009596 | Hand puppet constructed out of original designs and temporary tattoo paper - This is made up of original designs printed on temporary tattoo paper. They are applied to the hand to create hand puppets. The objective is fun for all ages. Different faces are created including people, pets, pirates, anime, skeletons, punk, zoo animals, Goth, vampires, etc. This invention can also include accessories (3-D) such as stick-on mustaches, hair, clothes, etc. This idea also includes interactive books with matching hand puppets. | 2010-01-14 |
20100009597 | Toy Vehicle, And Wheel Device And Carriage Frame For The Toy Vehicle - A wheel device for a toy vehicle, in which one of a pair of wheels rolling on a pair of metal rails attracts with a magnet to reduce resistance caused by magnetic force and suppress load on a motor. The wheel device | 2010-01-14 |
20100009598 | Open front undergarment and method of making the same - An open front undergarment having a form that allows the back of the garment to be closed and the front of the garment to be completely open and free from clasps, fabric or fasteners in the front between the cups. The open front undergarment includes a brassiere having an underwire and an overwire to form a frame, a rear band, a pair of cups extending from opposite ends of the rear band a cover material and a slip-resistant band. The underwire runs through the lower perimeter of a lower portion of the brassiere and the overwire runs through the upper perimeter. The underwire and overwire can be formed of a metal or a metal coated with plastic. The frame can also be formed of a single ductile member. The brassiere also includes a flexure region at the rear band to allow for flexure of the back and torso of the wearer. | 2010-01-14 |
20100009599 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR POLISHING SEMICONDUCTOR WAFERS USING ONE OR MORE POLISHING SURFACES - An apparatus and method for polishing objects, such as semiconductor wafers, utilizes one or more polishing surfaces, multiple wafer carriers and at least one load-and-unload cup. The load-and-unload cup may be configured to move to and from the wafer carriers in a pivoting manner. The load-and-unload cup may be configured to move to and from the wafer carriers in a linear reciprocating manner. The wafer carriers may be configured to move to and from the load-and-unload cup in a pivoting manner. The wafer carriers may be configured to move to and from the load-and-unload cup in a linear reciprocating manner. | 2010-01-14 |
20100009600 | Grinding apparatus for a pin for use in power transmission chain and manufacture method of a pin for use - A disc-like grinding wheel | 2010-01-14 |
20100009601 | POLISHING PAD, POLISHING METHOD AND METHOD OF FORMING POLISHING PAD - A polishing pad, a polishing method and a method of forming a polishing pad are provided. The polishing pad includes a polishing layer and a plurality of arc grooves. The arc grooves are disposed in the polishing layer. Each of the arc grooves has two ends, and at least one end thereof has an inclined wall. The angle between the inclined wall of each groove and the surface plane of the polishing layer is less than 90 degree. | 2010-01-14 |
20100009602 | PORTABLE OPTICAL FIBER POLISHER - A polisher has an offset axis and a friction cam useful in a method of polishing that comprises a more random, elongated polishing pattern than known orbital polishers and is capable of portable use using a 9 volt battery. The method is capable of using lower contact pressures between fiber ends and a polishing surface and higher rates of rotation of the drive mechanism, reducing the polishing time for preparing fiber ends for applications. The polishing pattern changes when pressure is applied between a fiber end and the polishing surface. The fiber end provides one intermittent axis of rotation and the friction cam provides another intermittent axis of rotation. | 2010-01-14 |
20100009603 | MACHINE FOR SHAPING AN EYEGLASS LENS, THE MACHINE BEING PROVIDED WITH A TURNABLE TOOL-CARRIER HAVING A PLURALITY OF WORKING TOOLS MOUNTED THEREON - The machine includes: elements for supporting the lens and for driving it in rotation about a first axis of rotation, the rotation of the lens being driven by first driver element, a tool-carrier mounted to turn about a second axis of rotation, turning of the tool-carrier being driven by second driver element, a plurality of working tools mounted on the tool-carrier to rotate about tool axes, with at least two of the tools including tools for shaping the periphery of the lens for shaping having distinct tool axes, third driver element for driving relative spacing movements between the first axis of rotation and the second axis of rotation, swivel elements for enabling the tool-carrier to be pivoted relative to the first axis of rotation about a third axis of rotation that extends substantially transversely to the first axis of rotation. | 2010-01-14 |
20100009604 | LAMINATED FLEXIBLE RESILIENT ABRASIVE ARTICLE - A sheet-like abrasive article includes a resilient backing sheet having opposed major surfaces and a continuous abrasive sheet affixed to the backing sheet. The abrasive sheet includes an abrasive support layer with abrasive particles arranged thereon, thereby defining an abrasive surface. A sanding tool assembly including such a sheet-like abrasive article is also disclosed. | 2010-01-14 |
20100009605 | Method of manufacturing semiconductor wafer - A method of manufacturing a semiconductor wafer, including a step of differentiating the glossiness of a front surface from that of a rear surface of the wafer by holding the semiconductor wafer in a wafer holding hole formed in a carrier plate, and simultaneously polishing a front and back surface of said semiconductor wafer by driving said carrier plate to make a circular motion associated with no rotation on its own axis within a plane parallel with a surface of said carrier plate between a pair of polishing members disposed to face to each other, by using an abrasive body with a semiconductor wafer sink rate different in polishing from that of an abrasive body for one of a polishing member on an upper surface plate and a polishing member on a lower surface plate so as to simultaneously polish both the front and rear surfaces of the semiconductor wafer, or differentiating by differentiating the rotating speed of the upper surface plate from that of the lower surface plate. | 2010-01-14 |
20100009606 | CONVERSION ASSEMBLAGE ADAPTABLE FOR USE IN COMBINATION WITH A SURFACE MODIFYING APPARATUS AND METHOD THEREOF - The disclosure is directed to a conversion assemblage adapted for use in converting a surface modifying mechanism, such as a pole sander, having an attaching member. The surface modifying assemblage and method facilitate converting the pole sander with anyone of several different surface treating assemblages in an easy and reliable manner as well as provides for enhanced surface modifying efficiencies and improvements. | 2010-01-14 |
20100009607 | CONVERSION ASSEMBLAGE ADAPTABLE FOR USE IN COMBINATION WITH A SURFACE MODIFYING APPARATUS AND METHOD THEREOF - The disclosure is directed to a conversion assemblage adapted for use in converting a surface modifying mechanism, such as a pole sander, having an attaching member. The surface modifying assemblage and method facilitate converting the pole sander with anyone of several different surface treating assemblages in an easy and reliable manner as well as provides for enhanced surface modifying efficiencies and improvements. | 2010-01-14 |
20100009608 | ELECTRIC POLISHING GUN - An electric polishing gun has a body, a rechargeable battery, a drive motor, a transmitting device and an actuating device. The body has a battery seat, a handle section, a circuit board, a switch, a trigger and a holding cap. The rechargeable battery is attached detachably to the battery seat of the body to supply electric power to the electric polishing gun. The drive motor is mounted in the body, is electrically connected to switch, the trigger and the rechargeable battery and has a rotating shaft and multiple engaging teeth. The transmitting device is connected to the drive motor, is mounted in the holding cap and has a bevel gear and a mounting bracket. The actuating device is connected detachably to the transmitting device and has a cover, a drive shaft, an eccentric segment and an actuating segment. | 2010-01-14 |
20100009609 | CONVERSION ASSEMBLAGE ADAPTABLE FOR USE IN COMBINATION WITH A SURFACE MODIFYING APPARATUS AND METHOD THEREOF - The disclosure is directed to conversion assemblages adapted for use in converting a surface modifying apparatus, such as a pole sander, whereby the conversion assemblage includes a generally rigid body assembly including first and second major surfaces opposing each other, the first major surface is adapted for receiving the supporting member, and the second major surface is attachable to a surface modifying member. | 2010-01-14 |
20100009610 | NON-MOTORIZED HAND MANIPULATABLE SURFACE MODIFYING TOOL AND METHOD OF CONVERTING THE SAME - Disclosed is a non-motorized hand manipulatable surface modifying tool and method that facilitates improved surface modifying efficiency and ease of conversion to any one of several different surface treating assemblies. Included is a generally lightweight, low density supporting body assembly made of a block of generally rigid plastic foam material that is sized and shaped to allow a user to manipulate the tool by hand to modify a surface while retaining its shape under hand applying pressure; and a generally flexible surface modifying article. | 2010-01-14 |
20100009611 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING A POLISHING PAD - A method for inexpensively and easily manufacturing a polishing pad of excellent durability and polishing speed stability includes preparing a cell dispersed urethane composition by mechanical foaming, applying the cell dispersed urethane composition onto a base material layer, forming a polyurethane foamed layer having roughly spherical interconnected cells by curing the cell dispersed urethane composition, and regulating the thickness of the polyurethane foamed layer uniformly. | 2010-01-14 |
20100009612 | POLISHING PAD - The present invention provides a polishing pad which can improve qualities of an object to be polished by improving the flatness of the object. A polishing surface | 2010-01-14 |
20100009613 | Tool Having A Mounting Opening For Positive Connection To Different Drive Shafts - A tool is disclosed having a mounting opening for positive connection to a drive shaft that can be driven oscillatingly, the mounting opening comprising a plurality of outwardly extending projections each having an outer convex section that ends on both sides in concave lateral flanks, with neighboring lateral flanks joining each other on their way toward the center axis of the mounting opening to form a common bulge, concave on the outside, the shape of the outwardly extending projections, of the lateral flanks and of the bulges being such that there can be effected, optionally, either a positive connection to a first raised securing section of a first drive shaft, having a plurality of outwardly extending convex raised portions each having a rounded tip and rounded concave lateral flanks, or, optionally, a positive connection to a second securing section of a second drive shaft, having a plurality of raised positive-connection elements arranged in regular intervals on a circular line. | 2010-01-14 |
20100009614 | METHOD FOR AUTOMATIC CUTTING OF HAMS, AND AN APPARATUS FOR AUTOMATIC CUTTING OF HAMS - A method and an apparatus for automatic cutting of hams, with the hams conveyed on a first conveyor inwards below and to engagement with a carrier for the pubic bone of the ham, which is held by the carrier. The ham is conveyed further on by a second conveyor and an overhead conveyor for the carrier with the rind side lying on the second conveyor, where the pubic bone is pressed by a spring force against and is held by the carrier in a predetermined, vertical position. Cutting devices for the cutting of the hams are arranged at these conveyors. This apparatus and method makes it possible to position the hams precisely relative to the cutting tools which are to process tailbone, groin meat, groin fat and fat edge, irrespective of the sizes of the hams, owing to the engagement of the pubic bone with the carrier. | 2010-01-14 |
20100009615 | Modular Exhaust Gas Header And Method Of Incorporating Same In Design Layout For A Manufacturing Process Machine - A modular exhaust gas header designed for use with a process tool having a plurality of exhaust gas points of connection. Embodiments of the modular exhaust gas header include a plurality of branch ducts, at least one for each point of connection in the process tool. Branch ducts, and primary ducts with which they are fluidly connected, may be made from materials designed to withstand exhaust gases that have a high temperature, are corrosive, and/or include volatile solvents. If desired, flow control devices and pressure monitoring instrumentation that selectively measures pressure may be used in each branch duct. The header local to the processing system may be incorporated in a method of designing a layout for a manufacturing process tool and associated exhaust gas handling systems. | 2010-01-14 |
20100009616 | Portable spray containment enclosure - A portable overspray painting containment enclosure with an air curtain seal formed between the enclosure and a surface being painted that entrains overspray inside an air flow that is directed into the interior of the enclosure and through a filter system to prevent overspray from escaping into the atmosphere. | 2010-01-14 |
20100009617 | Aircraft Air Conditioning System With Cyclone Dischargers - The invention relates to an aircraft air conditioning system with at least one fresh air supply line ( | 2010-01-14 |
20100009618 | AIR DISTRIBUTOR DEVICE OR AIR MIXING DEVICE - The invention relates to an air distributor device ( | 2010-01-14 |
20100009619 | Window with a ventilation device - The present invention relates to a ventilation device for ventilation of a building with a double-window construction with an air space, wherein the device communicates with the air space and has at least a first throttle, a second throttle, a third throttle, ad a fourth throttle, wherein the first and the second throttles are able to selectively cut off the passage of air from the air space and into a first and a second chamber, respectively, of the device; wherein the third throttle is able to selectively cut off the passage of air from the first chamber and into the building; and wherein the fourth throttle is able to selectively cut off the passage of air between the open and the first and the second chamber; temperature-sensitive actuators for actuation of the throttles, whereby the air from the space will, in case of increasing temperature within a first low range of temperatures of the air in the air space, to an increasing extent be conveyed into the device via the first and the second throttle and on into the building; and temperature-sensitive actuators for actuation of the throttles, whereby the air will, in case of increasing temperatures within a second range of temperatures of the air in the air space | 2010-01-14 |
20100009620 | INSIDE AIR/OUTSIDE AIR SWITCHING DEVICE - An inside air/outside air switching device that includes: an inside air/outside air switching case that has an outside air inlet which opens into an engine room, a first inside air inlet and a second inside air inlet which open into a vehicle compartment; an inside air/outside air switching door that is provided in the inside air/outside air switching case, and that switches an open inlet between the first inside air inlet and the outside air inlet; an inside air introduction support door that opens and closes the second inside air inlet; and a noise insulation member that is provided in such a manner that an operation of the inside air introduction support door is not interfered with, and that blocks out noise which is generated in the engine room and which proceeds from the outside air inlet toward the second inside air inlet when the outside air inlet is open. | 2010-01-14 |
20100009621 | EXTERNAL ROTOR BRUSHLESS DC MOTOR DRIVEN EXHAUST FAN - An external rotor brushless DC motor driven exhaust fan is provided with an external rotor brushless DC motor and a LED illumination device in its inner space. The uses of the external rotor brushless DC motor and the low voltage driven LED illumination device enable the exhaust fan to have the functions of air exhausting and illumination, and to reduce the power consumption and noise. On top of that, the reduction in power consumption of the external rotor brushless DC motor can lower the carbon emission of the exhaust fan, so the exhaust fan is not only environmentally friendly but also energy saving. | 2010-01-14 |
20100009622 | Electronic Content Ordering Method and System - A system and method for ordering broadcast content using associated metadata. Metadata, which has been added to the broadcast transmission or otherwise transmitted is separated and transmitted to a personal communication device, preferably from the broadcast transmission receiver over a short-range radio frequency channel. The PCD uses the metadata to order the content from a content provider over a communications network and, if necessary, execute payment. The contact is then downloaded for storage and later use. | 2010-01-14 |
20100009623 | INTELLIGENT DEVICE SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DISTRIBUTION OF DIGITAL SIGNALS ON A WIDEBAND SIGNAL DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM - A plurality of intelligent device systems for use with a wideband signal distribution network, and methods for transmitting digital information and receiving digital and non-digital information onto and off of an RF carrier through a wideband signal distribution network, are disclosed. The intelligent device systems provide networks of intelligent devices that modulate and demodulate digital video, IP video/data/voice and digital wireless onto, and off of, a wideband signal distribution system, such as an analog carrier system, using existing EIA/TIA 568 standard wiring infrastructure. The methods modulate and demodulate digital video, IP video/data/voice and digital wireless onto, and off of, a wideband distribution system, such as an analog carrier system, and separate IP portions from non-IP portions. | 2010-01-14 |
20100009624 | METHOD OF PERFORMING RANGING THROUGH RELAY STATION AND SUPPORTING THEREOF - A method of performing ranging through a relay station (RS) and supporting thereof is disclosed. If ranging is performed in a system which performs communication between a mobile station and a base station through relay of a relay station, the ranging is performed under the leading of the relay station. In other words, if the relay station determines whether ranging between the mobile station and the relay station is required and also determines transmission parameter adjustment values and reports the determined result to the base station, the base station performs the ranging in such a manner that it prepares a message suitable for a specific format and forwards the message to the mobile station through the relay station. | 2010-01-14 |
20100009625 | Base Station Repeater - A cellular telecommunications network base station repeater for a mobile terminal in a network having a power control function causes, during an active communication session, mobile terminal uplink transmit power to decrease in response to an increase in signal strength of the received uplink signal. The gain of the repeater is increased in response to an increase in the uplink signal received at the repeater above a threshold, and subsequently decreasing the gain until the measured power in the received uplink signal exceeds the threshold. Due to the power control function, increasing the gain causes the transmit power of the mobile terminal, and hence the uplink signal received at the repeater, to decrease. Decreasing the gain causes the transmit power, and hence the received uplink signal, to increase. The threshold not being exceeded is indicative of the communication no longer being active, and the repeater will eventually deactivate. | 2010-01-14 |
20100009626 | SYSTEM AND METHOD TO PREVENT SPECIFIED CELL PHONE FUNCTIONALITY WHILE IN MOTION - A system and method for a mobile communication device, such as a cell phone, to prevent the usage of specified functionality, such as text messaging, while driving a vehicle based on the calculation of the velocity of the cell phone with respect to the earth. | 2010-01-14 |
20100009627 | NFC COMMUNICATOR AND METHOD OF DATA COMMUNICATION - An NFC communicator has a coupler operable to couple with a coupler of a near field RF communicator in near field range to enable communication of data between the communicators by modulation of a magnetic field, a demodulator to extract modulation from a modulated signal coupled to the coupler, and a modulator to modulate an RF signal in accordance with data to be communicated by the NFC communicator. The NFC communicator communicates with a data source and is arranged to at least one of provide timing data to the data source and receive timing data from the data source. | 2010-01-14 |
20100009628 | DATA COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - A data communication system includes a transmission medium such as a human body for transmitting an information signal via an electric field, a mobile device including a sender for imparting the electric field in which the information signal is modulated to the transmission medium, a stationary device including a receiver for detecting the electric field via the transmission medium and demodulating the electric field into the information signal, a floor cover arranging the stationary device and also being contacted by the transmission medium, in which the floor cover has a communication area contacted by the transmission medium where a data communication is performed between the mobile device and the stationary device, and the communication area is in a state of being electrically floating with respect to the floor cover. | 2010-01-14 |
20100009629 | WIRELESS COMMUNICATION METHOD, AND WIRELESS COMMUNICATION APPARATUS AND WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM USING THE SAME - A wireless communication method, and a wireless communication apparatus and wireless communication system using the same. The wireless communication method includes pairing with a specific device, extracting a media access control (MAC) address of the specific device, and communicating with the specific device. Accordingly, even when a MAC address of a counterpart device is not known, pairing with the counterpart device can be performed without interference with other devices. | 2010-01-14 |
20100009630 | MOBILE ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD FOR DISPLAYING CHARACTERS ON A BLUETOOTH DEVICE - A system and method for displaying characters on a BLUETOOTH device using a mobile electronic device obtains a telephone number of an incoming call, and converts associated one or more characters into a bitmap picture in response to a determination that the telephone number is associated with one or more characters in a character encoding packet. The system and method further reads a resolution of the bitmap picture and a resolution of a display of the BLUETOOTH device, and adjusts the resolution of the bitmap picture to match the resolution of the display of the BLUETOOTH device. Furthermore, the system and method sends the bitmap picture or the telephone number to the BLUETOOTH device, and displays the bitmap picture on the display of the BLUETOOTH device. | 2010-01-14 |
20100009631 | TRANSMITTING ACCESSORY UTILIZING POWER SYSTEM TRANSMISSION - An accessory for broadcasting audio from a portable electronic device to an automobile stereo receiver has an input/output port that couples the accessory to the device. The accessory receives an audio signal from the device and modulates the audio signal to a broadcast frequency. The modulated signal is coupled to the automobiles electrical system. The wiring in the automobiles electrical system then acts as an antenna that transmits the audio signal to vehicles stereo. Since the automobiles wiring is very close to the stereo antenna, an exceptionally clear, very low transmission can be achieved. The accessory is preferably adapted to be mounted in a | 2010-01-14 |
20100009632 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR BLUETOOTH 802.11 ALTERNATE MAC/PHY (AMP) TRANSMIT POWER CONTROL (TPC) - Aspects of a method and system for Bluetooth 802.11 alternate MAC/PHY (AMP) transmit power control (TPC) may include one or more processors, receiver circuits and/or transmitter circuits that are operable to determine a maximum input level based on signals received via a Bluetooth basic rate (BR) connection and/or via a Bluetooth extended data rate (EDR) connection. The processors and/or circuits may be operable to determine a transmitted signal power level based on the determined maximum input level. The processors and/or circuits may be operable to transmit subsequent signals via a distinct Bluetooth connection based on the determined transmitted signal power level. The data rate for signal transmission via the distinct Bluetooth connection may exceed the data rate for signal transmission via the BR connection and the data rate for signal transmission via the EDR connection. | 2010-01-14 |
20100009633 | SECURITY ENCRYPTION FOR WIRELESS PERIPHERALS - An apparatus is provided for securing data wirelessly transmitted between a wireless peripheral ( | 2010-01-14 |
20100009634 | INTER-CELL INTERFERENCE CANCELLATION FRAMEWORK - Communication techniques enable efficient communication to an UE (User Equipment) that is subject to a dominant interference signal that is transmitted by a different base station. Disclosed interference cancellation techniques, both UE-centric and network-centric, are suitable to this situation. These techniques are particularly advantageous when undesirable or difficult to introduce changes in the physical (PHY) and medium access control (MAC) layers at the existing base stations. UE-centric framework refers to an approach largely implemented by UEs to include pico or femto cells. Network-centric framework closed-loop coordination between base stations and UEs mitigate interference thereby improving network performance. In particular, an interfering base-station can help a “victim” UE by adjusting downlink pilot and control power and to adjust traffic data rates responsive to information that the “victim” UEs provide, including information about the interfering link and performance of the cancellation itself sent over the air or using the backhaul. | 2010-01-14 |
20100009635 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ANTENNA TRAINING OF BEAMFORMING VECTORS HAVING REUSE OF DIRECTIONAL INFORMATION - A system and method for reusing existing directional information to configure antennas in a wireless network is disclosed. The method includes retrieving existing directional information, the existing directional information having been established in a previous antenna training session with a receiver. The method further includes performing a signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) estimation procedure comprising: transmitting an SNR estimation probe message to the receiver via a directional antenna tuned with the existing directional information, and determining whether an estimated SNR value associated with the SNR estimation probe message is equal to or greater than a threshold SNR value. The method further includes transmitting a data message to the receiver via the directional antenna tuned with the existing directional information if it is determined that the estimated SNR value is equal to or greater than the threshold SNR value. | 2010-01-14 |
20100009636 | MOBILE STATION AND BASE STATION - A mobile station provided with first and second antennas with a distance therebetween includes a reception quality measurement unit that measures, when the mobile station moves in a direction from a location of the first antenna toward a location of the second antenna, a reception quality of a radio signal provided by a base station via the second antenna; a notification unit that notifies the base station of the reception quality measured by the reception quality measurement unit; and a reception processing unit that performs a reception process of a radio signal that is transmitted by the base station, which performs adaptive modulation based on the reception quality notified by the reception unit, and is received by the first antenna. | 2010-01-14 |
20100009637 | WIRELESS COMMUNICATION APPARATUS AND INDICATING METHOD - A wireless communication apparatus includes: a first unit which is connected in wireless to a base station by radio wave, and which includes: a measuring unit which measures a reception electric field strength of the radio wave in the first unit transmitted from the base station to the first unit; and a transmitter which transmits information of the reception electric field strength measured by the measuring unit; and a second unit which is connected to the first unit, and which includes: a receiver which receives the information of the reception electric field strength transmitted by the transmitter; and a first indicator which indicates on the second unit the information of the reception electric field strength received by the receiver. | 2010-01-14 |
20100009638 | WIRELESS COMMUNICATION APPARATUS AND METHOD OF SELECTING ANTENNA THEREOF - In a wireless communication apparatus for communicating by using a plurality of antennas, a degree of coupling between antennas is detected before communication is initiated, a combination of antennas is selected based on the degree of coupling and communication is executed using the selected antennas. | 2010-01-14 |
20100009639 | Radio frequency unit analog level detector and feedback control system - A Radio Frequency (RF) transceiver includes a baseband processor, a receiver section, and a transmitter section. The receiver section communicatively couples to the baseband processor and includes a plurality of tuned RF circuits. The transmitter section communicatively couples to the baseband processor and includes a plurality of tuned RF circuits. In a calibration operation, the transmitter section applies a RF test signal to its plurality of tuned RF circuits. The baseband processor applies a plurality of tuning control settings to each the tuned RF circuit. The baseband processor, for each of the plurality of tuning control settings, measures an output of the tuned RF circuit. The baseband processor selects a tuning control setting for the tuned RF circuit based upon at least one measured output of the tuned RF circuit. Finally, the baseband processor is operable to apply a selected tuning control setting to the tuned RF circuit. | 2010-01-14 |
20100009640 | Digital Architecture Using One-Time Programmable (OTP) Memory - In one aspect, the present invention includes an apparatus having a digital signal processor (DSP), a controller coupled to the DSP to provide control signals to the DSP, and a one-time programmable (OTP) memory coupled to the DSP and the controller. The OTP memory may include multiple code portions including a first code block to control the DSP and a second code block to control the controller. | 2010-01-14 |
20100009641 | DIGITAL RF PHASE CONTROL IN POLAR MODULATION TRANSMITTERS - An exemplary modulator apparatus for a polar modulation transmitter includes a phase difference extractor, a phase modulator, and a coarse phase controller. The phase difference extractor is configured to extract +180° and −180° phase differences represented in a phase-difference modulation signal in a phase modulation path of the polar modulation transmitter, or extract other phase differences exceeding other predetermined phase difference thresholds, to produce a bandwidth-reduced phase-difference modulation signal. The phase modulator includes a controlled oscillator having a tuning port that is modulated by phase differences represented in the bandwidth-reduced phase-difference modulation signal, to produce a phase-modulated RF carrier signal. The coarse phase controller operates to effectuate phase reversals or introduce other coarse phase changes into the phase-modulated RF carrier signal, based on the phase differences extracted from the original phase-difference modulation signal. | 2010-01-14 |
20100009642 | POWER CONTROL SYSTEM FOR A WIRELESS COMMUNICATION UNIT - A wireless communication unit comprises a transmitter having an analogue feedback power control loop with an input and a power amplifier having a power amplifier output, where the analogue feedback power control loop is arranged to feedback a signal to the input to set an output power level of the transmitter. The wireless communication unit further comprises an outer digital loop operably coupled from the power amplifier output to the transmitter. | 2010-01-14 |
20100009643 | REGULATING POWER DUTY CYCLE OF AN RF TRANSMITTER/RECEIVER RESPONSIVE TO DISTANCE MOVED - Various methods and associated wireless communication mobile terminals are provided that repetitively switch power on and off to a RF transmitter and/or to a RF transceiver, and that regulate the power duty cycle in response to movement of the associated communication terminal. Movement of the communication terminal may be sensed in response to an acceleration signal from an accelerometer, a position signal from a GPS receiver, a light level signal from an ambient light sensor, and/or a pressure level signal from a pressure sensor. | 2010-01-14 |
20100009644 | Receiving Apparatus, Radio Communication System, Position Estimation Method and Program - There is provided a receiving apparatus including a plurality of receiving antennas, each of which receives a radio signal in which sub-carriers of different frequencies are multiplexed, a phase calculation unit that calculates a phase difference of each radio signal received by the plurality of receiving antennas from that of a reference signal for each of the sub-carriers contained in the radio signals, and a path difference calculation unit that calculates a path difference, which is a difference of distances from a transmitting antenna from which the radio signals are transmitted to any two receiving antennas of the plurality of receiving antennas, based on the phase difference calculated by the phase calculation unit. | 2010-01-14 |
20100009645 | Controlling Fine Frequency Changes In An Oscillator - In one embodiment, the present invention includes a method for determining if a frequency control instruction would cause a first capacitor bank to reach a limit and adjusting the first capacitor bank in a first direction using a calibration value and adjusting a second capacitor bank in a second direction if the first capacitor bank would reach the limit. Furthermore, the calibration value may be calculated and stored in accordance with other embodiments. In such manner, small changes in capacitance and correspondingly small changes in frequency may be effected. | 2010-01-14 |
20100009646 | AUTOMATIC GAIN CONTROL OF RADIO DEVICES - A method of operating a RF device having a first RF gain stage ( | 2010-01-14 |
20100009647 | Receiving Apparatus - A receiving apparatus comprising: a first mixing unit to output first and second mixed signals each having a first frequency that is a frequency difference between a received signal and a first local oscillator signal, the first and second mixed signals having phases substantially orthogonal to each other; a phase control unit to output second and third local oscillator signals each having a second frequency, the second and third local oscillator signals having a phase difference from each other corresponding to a phase difference between the first and second mixed signals; and a second mixing unit to add a signal obtained by mixing the first mixed signal and the second local oscillator signal, and a signal obtained by mixing the second mixed signal and the third local oscillator signal, to output an intermediate frequency signal having an intermediate frequency that is a difference between the first and second frequencies. | 2010-01-14 |
20100009648 | Receiver for multiple signal spectra - A radio receiver for receiving first signals of a first frequency spectrum having principal energy in a first frequency band and second signals of a second frequency spectrum having principal energy in second and third frequency bands, located on either side of the first frequency band, includes (i) an input for receiving an incoming signal; (ii) frequency shifting means for frequency shifting the incoming signal to form an intermediate frequency signal; and (iii) a filter for filtering the intermediate frequency signal. The filter has a frequency response that has a first passband and a second passband separated by a central stopband. A control unit for controlling the frequency shifting means has first and second modes for reception of the first and second signals. In the first mode, the control unit controls the frequency shifting means so as to frequency shift the incoming signal so that (a) the first frequency band of the incoming signal is shifted onto one of the first and second passbands and (b) one of the second and third frequency bands of the incoming signal is shifted onto the central stopband. In the second mode, the control unit controls the frequency shifting means so as to frequency shift the incoming signal so that (a) the second and third frequency bands of the incoming signal are shifted onto, respectively, the first and second passbands and (b) the first frequency band of the incoming signal is shifted onto the central stopband. | 2010-01-14 |
20100009649 | CHANNEL ESTIMATOR - A radio receiver comprises a processing unit configured to subject a received radio signal to signal switching. A control unit is configured to output a control signal indicative of information related to the signal switching. A channel estimator is coupled to an output of the processing unit and configured to provide channel parameters based on the control signal received from the control unit. | 2010-01-14 |
20100009650 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ACTIVATING AN ELECTRONIC DEVICE - The disclosure provides a circuit and method for activating an electronic device from a low power state. The activation circuit comprises: a first accelerometer in the device; a second accelerometer which is activated upon receiving a movement signal from the first accelerometer; an input device; and a circuit to provide power to the input device when a series of connected movements signals from at least one of the first and the second accelerometers match a predetermined movement gesture. | 2010-01-14 |
20100009651 | COMMERICAL MOBILE ALERT SYSTEM INTERFACE - A system and method for facilitating the distribution of emergency alert messages to electronic devices via a communications network, such as a commercial mobile wireless network. The system includes a commercial mobile service provider (CMSP) gateway that is in communication with an alert gateway and the communications network. The CMSP gateway has a commercial mobile alert system (CMAS) interface, such as an application programming interface (API), that is configured to receive an emergency alert message from the alert gateway. The emergency alert message includes elements that have been mapped from a corresponding emergency alert message that was issued by an alert initiator. The CMAS interface is further configured to process the emergency alert message into a format suitable for distribution to electronic devices that are in communication with the communications network. The emergency alert message is then distributed to the appropriate electronic devices via the communications network. | 2010-01-14 |
20100009652 | POSITIONING-TRIGGERED HANDOVER - A method for estimating the location of a terminal operating in a communication system having at least two networks having overlapping areas of coverage, each network supporting at least one method for estimating the location of the terminal, and the terminal being in communication with a first one of the networks, the method comprising: assessing which of the networks is likely to form the more accurate estimate of the location of the terminal; and if that is the first one of the networks, estimating the location of the terminal by means of the first one of the networks, and if that is a second one of the networks, handling over the terminal to the second one of the networks and estimating the location of the terminal by means of the second one of the networks. | 2010-01-14 |
20100009653 | DETERMINING SIZE OF EMAIL MESSAGE SENT OVER WIRELESS NETWORK BASED ON CONTENT - A method, server and system for setting the size of email messages sent to mobile communications devices is provided. In one example embodiment, a method for for processing email messages sent to a mobile communications device is provided, comprising: receiving an email message having message content that contains at least a first type of content and a second type of content that is different from the first type; parsing the received email message to determine a quantity of the first type content contained in the email message until a predetermined first content quantity limit is reached, or until the end of the received email message is reached if the first content quantity limit is not reached first; and sending the message content that corresponds to however much of the received email message was parsed to mobile communications device. | 2010-01-14 |
20100009654 | PREPAID SECURITY CELLULAR TELECOMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM - A cellular telecommunications system having a security feature which allows only pre-authorized users to complete cellular telephone calls. The system and method recognizes a cellular radiotelephone's pre-programmed and pre-selected telephone number and an automated number identification code (ANI). The pre-selected telephone number is reserved to the pre-paid cellular telecommunications system. The cellular radiotelephone transmits the ANI and a dialed number identification system code (DNIS) to a cellular switch, which contacts a host computer for call validation by the pre-paid service provider. This system also allows pre-authorized users to receive and pay for incoming calls as well as purchase additional airtime and monthly access fees with convenient pre-paid cards. | 2010-01-14 |
20100009655 | PROMPT METHOD AND APPARATUS OF SHORT MESSAGE SPLITTING - The present invention discloses a prompt method of short message splitting including: pre-obtaining, by a terminal, splitting rule data for a short message transmitted by a subscriber of the terminal in various operators' networks; and calculating, by the terminal, the number of short message segments obtained by splitting the short message edited by the subscriber based on the splitting rule data and informing the subscriber of it. The present invention can prompt the subscriber timely and accurately with the exact number of short message segments obtained by splitting the short message transmitted by the subscriber in the operator's network. | 2010-01-14 |
20100009656 | NETWORK ACCESS AUTHENTICATION AND AUTHORIZATION METHOD AND AN AUTHORIZATION KEY UPDATING METHOD - A network access authentication and authorization method includes the steps of: constructing an access and authorization request packet; constructing a certificate authentication request packet, constructing a certificate authentication response packet; constructing an access and authorization response packet; constructing an access and authorization acknowledgement packet. And an authorization key updating method includes the steps of: constructing an access and authorization request packet; constructing an access and authorization response packet; constructing an access and authorization acknowledgement packet. The invention resolves the security problem that a mobile terminal accesses a base station in the wideband wireless multimedia network, and realizes both bi-directional identity authentication of a mobile terminal and a base station and unidirectional identity authentication from a base station to a mobile terminal. The authorization key negotiation calculation is simple, and the key management is simply realized by using message acknowledgement manner. The invention is applied to the wired network and the wireless network, such as the wireless local area network, the wireless metropolitan area network, and the broadband wireless multimedia network etc. | 2010-01-14 |
20100009657 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING PRIVACY AND LIMITED EXPOSURE SERVICES FOR LOCATION BASED SERVICES - A system and method is provided for providing privacy and limited exposure services for location based services. The system includes at least one module configured to provide fictitious location or route information of a mobile user to selected users or group of users based on a mobile user provided profile. | 2010-01-14 |
20100009658 | METHOD FOR IDENTITY AUTHENTICATION BY MOBILE TERMINAL - A method for identity authentication includes: providing a mobile terminal, displaying a plurality of input areas on the mobile terminal, inputting a password to the mobile terminal by tapping the input areas in a proper sequence with fingers of a user, and identifying fingerprints of the fingers on the input areas while inputting the password. | 2010-01-14 |
20100009659 | System and Method to Enable Subscriber Self-Activation of Wireless Data Terminals - A wireless telephone and messaging system provides Secure Immediate Wireless Access (SIWA) to wireless telephones onto existing wireless networks, such as GSM, CDMA, TDMA, and analog (AMPS). The SIWA protocol uses existing wireless network messaging to exchange information between wireless devices and a network server, referred to herein as an Intelligent Service Manager (ISM). The ISM acts as a gateway between wireless devices and wireless service provider, and provides the wireless devices with an immediate limited or unlimited access to the wireless network. The ISM can also deny access to the wireless network from unauthorized wireless devices. | 2010-01-14 |