04th week of 2010 patent applcation highlights part 43 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20100022133 | ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR SYSTEM WITH MAGNETIC MODULE - The electrical connector system comprises a substrate ( | 2010-01-28 |
20100022134 | FUSE BLOCK - A fuse block is provided. The fuse block includes a fuse box and a plurality of fusible links. The fuse box includes a bottom wall; a plurality of side walls, each side wall extending perpendicular to the bottom wall to define a continuous recess space; and a plurality of guide ribs formed along the side walls and extending in a guide direction which is perpendicular to the bottom wall. The plurality of fusible links are insertable into the continuous recess space, and each fusible link includes a housing, and a plurality of chases formed in the housing and extending in the guide direction. A position of each of the guide ribs within the fuse box corresponds to a position of one of the chases of the fusible links. | 2010-01-28 |
20100022135 | RECEPTACLE FOR ELECTRICAL CONNECTORS - A receptacle assembly for an electrical connector is provided. The assembly includes a housing, a plurality of electrical contacts and a shield. The housing includes a mating end and a mounting end that are orthogonal to each other. The mating end of the housing is elongated along a longitudinal axis of the housing. The electrical contacts are held by the housing and extend between a mating end presented at the mating end of the housing and a mounting end configured to be mounted to a circuit board. The shield has a mating interface elongated along a longitudinal axis. The shield is configured to receive the electrical connector. The housing and the contacts are located within the shield. The longitudinal axes of the housing and the mating interface are orthogonal to the circuit board. | 2010-01-28 |
20100022136 | CARD CONNECTOR - There is provided a card connector having a metallic ejection member. A card connector, in which a card accommodating space is formed by a base member and a cover member, comprises a plurality of contacts arranged on the base member, an ejection member capable of moving relative to the base member in a longitudinal direction, a compression coil spring biasing the ejection member rearward, and a heart cam mechanism including a heart cam and a cam groove. The ejection member includes a card push portion, a body, on a forward portion of which a coil spring accommodating space is formed, on a rear portion of which a swinging space is formed, and a coupling portion. The ejection member is formed integrally from a metallic sheet. The coil spring accommodating space and the swinging space are arranged in a row on the same line in a longitudinal direction. | 2010-01-28 |
20100022137 | CONTACT WITH TWIST PIN INTERFACE - A contact includes a conductive portion, a wire-receiving portion and a bundle of wound wires. The conductive portion has a compliant portion extending from a first end thereof. The compliant portion is configured to be positioned in an opening of a panel. The wire-receiving portion has a wire-receiving channel provided thereon. The bundle of wound wires is mounted in the wire-receiving channel and has a contact section which is configured to engage a mating connector. | 2010-01-28 |
20100022138 | CONNECTOR - The present invention provides a connector including an insulative body; a first differential signaling contact, disposed inside the body; a second differential signaling contact, disposed inside the body in spaced relation to and at an equal height level to the first differential contact; and a third contact, disposed inside the body, at a different height level from the differential signaling contacts, and positioned between the differential signaling contacts and offset toward one of the differential signaling contacts. The third contact includes a first overlapping portion that overlaps in plane position with the first differential signaling contact; and a second overlapping portion that overlaps in plane position with the second differential signaling contact. Overlap areas of the first and second overlapping portions relative to the first and second differential signaling contacts, respectively, are adjusted in accordance with an impedance difference between the first and second differential signaling contacts. | 2010-01-28 |
20100022139 | CONNECTOR STRUCTURE, PLUG CONNECTOR, RECEPTACLE CONNECTOR AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE - a connector structure includes: a receptacle connector including (a) a receptacle terminal in which a receptacle contact portion is provided and (b) a housing into which a fiber material is impregnated, and in which a storage space is provided to store the receptacle contact portion; a plug connector engaged into the receptacle connector, the plug connector having a plug terminal in which a plug contact portion is provided, the plug contact portion being inserted between the receptacle contact portion and a partition wall in the storage space; and a contact inhibition member which is provided between the partition wall of the storage space and the receptacle terminal to suppress the plug contact portion from contacting the partition wall of the storage space. | 2010-01-28 |
20100022140 | CONNECTOR ASSEMBLY WITH GROUPED CONTACTS - A connector assembly includes a housing and a plurality of contacts. The housing has a plurality of channels that extend between a housing mating end and an opposing back end. The housing mating end is configured to mate with a mating connector. The contacts each have a plurality of contact mating ends and a plurality of contact mounting ends. Each of the contact mating ends extends through one of the channels and is configured to provide a plurality of electrical connections with the mating connector. The contact mounting ends of each contact are arranged in a group and configured to be mounted to a circuit board. The contact mating ends are separated from one another by a first pitch and the contact mounting ends within each group are separated from one another by a second pitch that is smaller than the first pitch. | 2010-01-28 |
20100022141 | ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR - An electrical connector includes a rubber core body having a plurality of terminal holes and a plurality of open holes, the terminal holes penetrating front and rear sides of the rubber core body, the open holes being provided on upper and lower sides of the rubber core body and are in communication with the terminal holes respectively; and a plurality of conductive terminals inserted into the terminal holes of the rubber core body. Via this arrangement, the area between the conductive terminals is filled with air instead of solid media, which reduces permittivity. Therefore, the capacitance of conductive terminals is reduced and the impendence is increased. | 2010-01-28 |
20100022142 | ELECTRICAL CONNECTORS AND ASSEMBLIES HAVING SOCKET MEMBERS - An electrical connector is provided and includes a housing that has a mating face configured to engage a mating connector. The electrical connector also includes a plurality of conductors that extend through the housing and a plurality of socket members that project from the mating face. Each socket member is electrically coupled to one of the conductors and includes a shaft that is configured to be inserted into a cavity of the mating connector. The shaft forms a passage that is configured to receive an associated mating contact held within the cavity for establishing an electrical connection. | 2010-01-28 |
20100022143 | CARRIER STRIP FOR ELECTRICAL CONTACTS - An electrical contact carrier strip includes a main body, a plurality of electrical contacts integrally formed with and connected to the main body, and a plurality of support tabs extending from the main body. Each of the support tabs includes a stem connected to the main body and a free expanded base that is aligned with and wider than the stem. The support tabs provide a clearance gap in which at least portions of the plurality of electrical contacts reside. The plurality of support tabs support the portions of the plurality of electrical contacts over a plane in which distal ends of each of the free expanded bases of the support tabs reside. | 2010-01-28 |
20100022144 | CONNECTOR BLOCK - The invention relates to a connector block ( | 2010-01-28 |
20100022145 | WATERCRAFT REVERSE GATE OPERATION - A method of controlling a watercraft is disclosed which comprises actuating a reverse gate operator, sensing a speed of the watercraft, controlling a thrust generated by a jet propulsion system differently depending on whether the speed of the watercraft is above or below a predetermine watercraft speed when the reverse gate operator is actuated, and moving the reverse gate to a position in which the reverse gate redirects a jet of water expelled from the jet propulsion system in response to the actuation of the reverse gate operator. A watercraft implementing the above method is also disclosed. | 2010-01-28 |
20100022146 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING A MARINE VESSEL - One embodiment of the invention comprises a method for controlling a marine vessel having a first steerable propulsor, a corresponding first reversing device, a second steerable propulsor and a corresponding second reversing device. The method comprises receiving a first vessel control signal corresponding to a rotational movement and no translational movement command, generating at least a first actuator control signal and a second actuator control signal in response to the first vessel control signal, coupling the first actuator control signal to and controlling the first steerable propulsor and the second steerable propulsor, and coupling the second actuator control signal to and controlling the first reversing device and the second reversing device. The method creates rotational forces on the marine vessel with substantially no translational forces on the marine vessel. | 2010-01-28 |
20100022147 | Rotor Energy Augmented Marine Vessel - A marine vessel is constructed with a submerged front rotor/turbine that sheilds the vessel hull from water motion induced resistance force to a degree without significantly increasing the vessels water resistance while abstracting hydrodynamic energy from the vessel motion displaced water that would otherwise be dissipated/lost and couples or connects the resulting rotorary energy through mechanical or electrical means to assist in driving the vessel. | 2010-01-28 |
20100022148 | EXHAUST DEVICE FOR OUTBOARD MOTOR MULTI-CYLINDER ENGINE - An exhaust device for an outboard motor multi-cylinder engine includes an exhaust passage having a first end connected to the multi-cylinder engine, a catalyst provided in the exhaust passage, and an exhaust chamber connected to a second end of the exhaust passage as well as to a main exhaust passage positioned below the engine. The exhaust passage includes upstream portions for cylinders which have inlet ends respectively connected to exhaust gas outlets of a plurality of cylinders whose exhaust valve opening periods are different, a collecting portion arranged to connect the outlet ends of these upstream portions to each other, and a plurality of downstream portions which are branched from the collecting portion and connected commonly to the exhaust chamber. The catalyst is provided in each of the plurality of downstream portions. | 2010-01-28 |
20100022149 | ULTRA VIOLET PROTECTIVE PANEL - An ultraviolet protective panel having two layers of woven fabric that have UV transmissibility properties and combine to make an ultraviolet protective panel with a transmissibility to UVA and UVB radiation that is less than 1%. Muga silk or a flexible fabric treated with aluminum powder and impregnatable oil is preferably one of the two layers, and preferably the top or outer layer. Synthetic polymers are avoided. The panels are shaped to have multiple uses in producing articles of manufacture, including umbrellas, sleeves, awnings, tents, sheets, and garments. Each layers weave is different or the two weave orientations are not parallel. Garment sleeves may have straps for fastening and retaining and may have elastic panels. | 2010-01-28 |
20100022150 | Yarns with Coffee Residue and Preparation Thereof - The present invention provides to a preparation of a yarn with coffee residue. The present invention also provide to a novel yarn with coffee residue. | 2010-01-28 |
20100022151 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING AN ELASTIC NON-WOVEN COMPOSITE MATERIAL - The disclosure relates to a method for producing a web of an elastic non-woven composite material including the following steps: Feeding and delivering a first non-woven layer in a longitudinal direction; feeding and delivering a plurality of elastic filaments; connecting the plurality of elastic filaments to a first side of the non-woven layer to form a composite material; at least in some regions overstretching of the first non-woven layer in the longitudinal direction by feeding the composite material through the gap of a pair of profiled, intermeshing stretching rollers, by which the composite material is stretched in the longitudinal direction, wherein the elastic filaments are arranged in the non-woven composite material such that they are substantially oriented in the longitudinal direction, so that they have at most about 10 intersecting points with each other per cm | 2010-01-28 |
20100022152 | Method of recovering material and material recovering apparatus - The present invention provides a material recovering method in which an attached member attached to at least one surface of a glass substrate is removed from the glass substrate so that the glass substrate is recovered. The method includes: a step A of crushing part of the glass substrate so that a glass fragment is formed; and a step B of allowing the glass fragment to impact against the attached member so as to detach and remove the attached member from the glass substrate. This method allows an attached member attached to a glass substrate to be removed at low cost and achieves an improved yield of the glass substrate. | 2010-01-28 |
20100022153 | REPAIRING METHODS OF PIXEL STRUCTURE AND ORGANIC ELECTRO-LUMINESCENCE DISPLAYING UNIT - The invention provides a method of repairing the pixel structure, and the method includes the following. First, an electrical connection between the current control unit and the power line is cut. The power line is then electrically connected to the redundant active device, so that the current control unit and the redundant active device control the current provided by the power line. The invention provides a method of repairing the organic electro-luminescence display unit, suitable for repairing the above-mentioned organic electro-luminescence display unit, and the method includes the following. First, an electrical connection between the current control unit and the power line is cut. The power line is electrically connected to the redundant active device, so that the current control unit and the redundant active device control the current passing through the organic electro-luminescence layer. | 2010-01-28 |
20100022154 | LIGHT SHADES AND LIGHTING SYSTEMS - Light shades and lighting systems that create a spectral effect when a lighting element is illuminated within the shade, and features that reflect light originating within the shade. Embodiments of the invention incorporate hollow body having a diffraction grating thereon and an internal cavity to retain one or more lighting elements, and in some instances, to also retain one or more lengths of conductor. | 2010-01-28 |
20100022155 | ARRAY SUBSTRATE FOR LCD DEVICE - An array substrate for a liquid crystal display (LCD) device. An exemplary embodiment of an array substrate comprises a transparent substrate. A plurality of first and second conductive lines overlies the transparent substrate and cross over each other, thereby defining a plurality of display regions. At least one first spacer overlies a portion of the first or second conductive lines, wherein the first spacer is not formed over an intersection of the first and second conductive lines. A pixel electrode layer overlies the display regions, wherein the first spacer partially covers the pixel electrode layer. | 2010-01-28 |
20100022156 | Color filter on thin film transistor type liquid crystal display device and method of fabricating the same - A liquid crystal panel for a color filter on thin film transistor (COT) type liquid crystal display (LCD) device includes: first and second substrates facing each other and having a display area and a non-display area, the non-display area is at a periphery of the display area; a gate line and a data line on the first substrate, the gate line and the data line crossing each other to define a pixel region in the display area; a thin film transistor connected to the gate line and the data line; a color filter layer over the thin film transistor; a black matrix on the color filter layer; a pixel electrode contacting the thin film transistor on the color filer layer; a common electrode on the second substrate; a first alignment key on the second substrate in the non-display area; a sealant between the first and second substrates at a boundary between the display area and the non-display area; and a liquid crystal layer between the pixel electrode and the common electrode. | 2010-01-28 |
20100022157 | HELICOPTER - A helicopter includes a system to effect motion in a horizontal dimension thereby to direct the desired direction. The rotor blades are driven by a rotor shaft and which is hinge mounted on this rotor shaft, such that the angle between the plane of rotation of the main rotor and the rotor shaft may vary. A control for moving the angle of incidence of at least one blade of the rotor cyclically along at least part of a 360-degree rotation path around the rotor shaft. This causes a variation in a lift force of the blade along at least part of the rotations path. This causes the body to be urged in a relatively horizontal direction from a relative position of rest. The control includes an actuator for engaging with an assembly depending from the rotor, the inter-engagement of the actuator and assembly effecting a change in the angle of incidence of at least the one blade of the rotor. The system includes a rotor, preferably complemented with a stabilizer rotor. There is a control ring attached to the main rotor, and an actuator device connected with the helicopter body structure. The control ring is generally centered around the vertical rotor axis, and moves with the rotor when tilted around the feather axis. | 2010-01-28 |
20100022158 | Magnet And Pin for Block Toy - A rotary magnet and a fastening pin for block toys are disclosed. The object of the present invention is to provide a structure such that the production cost can be reduced, the magnet and the pin can be easily installed in a block, and appropriate attractive force can be easily generated between blocks. The fastening pin ( | 2010-01-28 |
20100022159 | YO-YO HAVING A STRING-FORMED RESPONSE SYSTEM - The invention is an improved yo-yo that has two side units and a string-formed response system incorporated into each side unit. In its most basic form, the response system employs a string that is threaded through spaced-apart apertures in a side unit to form at least one tether engagement pad. The pad may be contacted by the yo-yo's tether in order to cause a return of the yo-yo to a user's hand. | 2010-01-28 |
20100022160 | TOY GUN MECHANISM WITH A SLIDING BOLT ASSEMBLY - The present invention relates to a toy gun mechanism with a sliding bolt assembly that closely resembles a real gun when the toy gun is fired and comprises a housing, a motor, a gear assembly, a bolt assembly, a trigger assembly and a latch. The gear assembly is mounted in the housing and is connected to and driven by the motor. The bolt assembly is mounted slidably in the housing and is selectively moved to a cocked position by the gear assembly. The trigger assembly releases the bolt assembly and drives air from the bolt assembly as the bolt assembly moves forward. | 2010-01-28 |
20100022161 | Ideal Bee Hive Walls - Beehive walls created by using a thin metallic sheet and insulation, separated by an air space in order to protect the bees from harmful electromagnetic waves, create a warm environment, and properly ventilate the hive. This will increase honey production throughout the year while providing a comfortable living environment. This method is both effective and affordable. | 2010-01-28 |
20100022162 | Cleavage accessory for a brassiere - The invention is directed to an accessory which is fabricated and shaped to cover the bosom area of body. It is particularly useful when applied to a brassiere showing a cleavage of a human body at a center thereof. The accessory, when applied to a brassiere will cover the cleavage area of a wearer to simulate an undergarment. The inventive accessory can be removed from the brassiere when the person is in a different social setting. The accessory can be fabricated from different materials but it is preferred to be stretchable so that it can be applied to differently sized brassieres and the accessory, additionally, can move with the movements of the wearer. It is preferred that the fabric of the accessory be doubled over so that most of the fastening elements do not touch the skin of the wearer which ads to the comfort of wearing the accessory | 2010-01-28 |
20100022163 | Garment for Upper Breast Padding - Upper breast padding in a breast support garment, such as a bra, to fill hollow areas that may form in the upper breast area of a person when the person wears the breast support garment is disclosed. A pad for padding an upper breast area may include at least a portion that may have a thickness that gradually increases from the edges of the portion toward the center of the portion. The portion of the pad having the gradually increasing thickness may be disposed on and conformable to the person's upper breast area. The pad may be part of a breast support garment. Or the pad may be removable. | 2010-01-28 |
20100022164 | Absorbent pad for underwire brassiere - The absorbent pad for an underwire brassiere includes a sealed cover layer having opposed first and second surfaces and defining an open interior region therein. The first surface is porous, allowing for passage of perspiration into the open interior region. An absorbent layer is positioned within the open interior region of the sealed cover layer, and the absorbent layer is formed from a hydrophilic material. An adhesive layer is formed on the second surface of the sealed cover layer, so that the adhesive layer releasably adheres the absorbent pad to a lower edge of one cup of the underwire brassiere. The absorbent pad is dimensioned and configured to completely cover an underwire of the cup so that the absorbent pad absorbs perspiration of the wearer and provides protective padding over the underwire. | 2010-01-28 |
20100022165 | BREAST SHAPING AND LIFTING SUPPORT GARMENT - A breast support garment. The garment comprises a right fabric panel for overlying the woman's right breast when worn, a left fabric panel for overlying the woman's left breast when worn, the right and the left panels having a relatively flat configuration when the garment is not worn, a first variable-length material strip attached to the right panel beginning at a region between the breasts and extending along a lower region of the right breast when the support garment is worn, a second variable-length material strip attached to the left panel beginning at the region between the breasts and extending along a lower region of the left breast when the garment is worn and the first and second material strips expanding when the garment is worn to allow the wearer's breasts to be received within cups formed in the right and left panels and further for providing lifting and upwardly directed forces on the right and left breasts as the first and second material strips attempt to return to their relaxed state. | 2010-01-28 |
20100022166 | Substrate processing apparatus - A substrate processing apparatus having a polishing unit for polishing a periphery of a substrate. The substrate processing apparatus includes: a polishing unit configured to polish a periphery of a substrate; an imaging module configured to take an image of the periphery of the substrate polished by the polishing unit; and an image processing section configured to inspect a polished state of the substrate based on the image taken by the imaging module. The imaging module is configured to take the image of the periphery of the substrate when the polishing unit is not polishing the periphery of the substrate. | 2010-01-28 |
20100022167 | Superfinish Machine with an Endless Polishing Band and Method for Operating a Superfinish Machine - A superfinish machine and a method for operating a superfinish machine are proposed, wherein monitoring an endless polishing band of the superfinish machine is possible. | 2010-01-28 |
20100022168 | SYSTEM, DEVICE AND METHOD FOR LEVELLING FLOORS - The present invention relates to a system, a device and a method for leveling floor surfaces by means of a floor grinding machine ( | 2010-01-28 |
20100022169 | Base for a Rotating Grinding or Cutting Tool, and Grinding or Cutting Tool Produced Therefrom - In a rotating grinding- or cutting tool, in particular a grinding wheel or grinding roller, on one body, a coating of abrasive material, e.g. cubic boron nitride (CBN) or diamond is applied. The body ( | 2010-01-28 |
20100022170 | COATED ABRASIVE PRODUCTS CONTAINING AGGREGATES - A coated abrasive product includes a particulate material containing green, unfired abrasive aggregates having a generally spheroidal or toroidal shape, the aggregates formed from a composition comprising abrasive grit particles and a nanoparticle binder. Free abrasive products, bonded abrasive products, and the particulate material also contain aggregates. | 2010-01-28 |
20100022171 | Glass polishing compositions and methods - The present invention provides glass polishing compositions and methods suitable for polishing a glass substrate at a down force of about 110 g/cm | 2010-01-28 |
20100022172 | POST SHAVING ORBITAL SYSTEM FOR BLIND BOLT FASTENERS - The system comprises a headstock ( | 2010-01-28 |
20100022173 | Reciprocating drive mechanism of abrasive band grinding machine - The present invention provides a reciprocating lifting motion of abrasive band grinding machine, wherein two control boxes are arranged correspondingly at lower part of the grinding mechanism of the grinding machine; the grinding mechanism is driven by the drive axle of the control box; a motor is coupled below the control box, and the control box is provided with a lifting mechanism, which is adapted with the cam via a main drive axle with worm gear; based on the eccentric rotation characteristic of the cam, the main drive axle could generate reciprocating lifting motion, driving the continuous operation of the grinding mechanism for uniform grinding of the abrasive band surface. | 2010-01-28 |
20100022174 | Grinding tool and method for fabricating the same - The present invention relates to a grinding tool and a method for fabricating the same. The method comprises: (A) providing a grinding plate having a working surface and a non-working surface, a mold having an adjustment surface, and a backplane; (B) getting the working surface of the grinding plate to fit precisely and be retained on the adjustment surface of the mold by a binder; (C) forming an adhesive layer on the non-working surface of the grinding plate; (D) disposing the backplane on a surface of the adhesive layer to retain the backplane over the non-working surface of the grinding plate by the adhesive layer; and (E) removing the binder to separate the mold from the grinding plate. Accordingly, the present invention can significantly improve the precision and lifetime of products, reduce the cost of production, and enhance the machining efficiency. | 2010-01-28 |
20100022175 | Vacuum saw - A carcass processing system is provided. The carcass processing system includes housing, a splitting arrangement for splitting a carcass, elongate members attached to the housing for loosening unpalatable materials from the carcass, and vacuum suction ports coupled to the housing for collecting the loosened unpalatable materials. | 2010-01-28 |
20100022176 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR CONDITIONING SLAUGHTERED POULTRY AND PRODUCTION LINE FOR PROCESSING POULTRY CARCASSES - The invention relates to a device for conditioning slaughtered poultry, provided with a carries ( | 2010-01-28 |
20100022177 | DEHUMIDIFICATION AND HUMIDIFICATION APPARATUS FOR VEHICLES - The present invention relates to a dehumidification and humidification apparatus for vehicles using an adsorbent which is capable of feeding a dehumidified air for preventing fogging of window glass and a humidified air for improvement in comfortableness, and is simplified in construction thereof and reduced in size thereof. The dehumidification and humidification apparatus for vehicles according to the present invention comprises a casing ( | 2010-01-28 |
20100022178 | Vehicular air conditioning apparatus and air conditioning method - A control unit of a vehicular air conditioning apparatus calculates a front target temperature, a rear target temperature, and a reference air volume level based on a deviation between the front target temperature and the rear target temperature. The control unit further calculates a correction amount for correcting the reference air volume level based on a deviation between the front target temperature and the rear target temperature. | 2010-01-28 |
20100022179 | CLEAN ROOM - A dust-exhaust acceleration face of a dust-exhaust assistant member is disposed so as to face a top face of a heat radiating member of a production facility or the like so that a gap between the top face of the heat radiating member and the dust-exhaust acceleration face of the dust-exhaust assistant member is occupied by ascending air flows, each having a falling velocity (terminal velocity) that is not accelerated beyond a fixed velocity, to form a balanced state between the size of an object, such as a dust particulate or a chemical substance particulate, and air resistance when the object is freely falling in the air; thus, the object, such as a dust particulate and a chemical substance particulate, is prevented from falling onto the heat radiating member. | 2010-01-28 |
20100022180 | VENTILATED WINDOW ARRANGEMENT - A ventilated window arrangement includes a window and a window frame. The window frame includes an outer side and an inner side, an opening from the outer side to the inner side in which the window is mounted, and a ventilator passage extending from the outer side to the inner side. The ventilated window arrangement also includes a ventilator panel attached to the frame and movable from a closed position in which the ventilator panel seals the ventilator passage to an open position in which fluid communication between the outer side and the inner side is permitted. | 2010-01-28 |
20100022181 | HIGH EFFICIENCY & HIGH POWER PATCH ANTENNA AND METHOD OF USING - A patch antenna system and method comprising a base extending in a first plane; at least one patch mounted in a plane substantially parallel to the first plane; spaced from the base by at least one metallic post such that between the base and patch is substantially only gaseous fluid (which may be air). At least one power source may be operatively connected to the at least one patch for generation of electromagnetic waves at a center frequency of approximately 5.8 Gigahertz. The method of neutralizing unattended microwave devices comprises connecting a power source to a patch antenna and operating the patch antenna at a frequency in the range of approximately 3.89 to of 5.85 Gigahertz in the vicinity of a suspected unattended microwave device used to activate an explosive device to thereby jam any communication signal to the unattended microwave device and prevent the activation. | 2010-01-28 |
20100022182 | SATTELLITE RADIO SYSTEM AND METHOD OF ACTIVATING SAME - A satellite radio system may include at least one computing device configured to receive a transaction date associated with a vehicle, to determine a preactivation duration based on the date, and to determine whether the preactivation duration exceeds a predetermined time period. The at least one computing device may be further configured to initiate the transmission of deactivation information for a satellite radio module in the vehicle if the preactivation duration exceeds the predetermined time period to disable the module from playing satellite broadcast signals. | 2010-01-28 |
20100022183 | System and Method for Real-Time Wireless Transmission of Digital Audio Signal and Control Data - Disclosed is a system and method for the real-time wireless transmission of a digital audio signal and control data. A transmitter may be coupled to an audio source. The transmitter includes a processor to combine control data with a digital audio signal from the audio source and the processor wirelessly transmits the combined control data and digital audio signal to a receiver. The receiver includes a processor that is used to receive the combined control data and digital audio signal and to process the control data to perform a user pre-defined function. | 2010-01-28 |
20100022184 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SELECTIVE RELAYING IN WIRELESS NETWORKS - A method for selective transmission by a relay node in a wireless communications system is described. A signal is received. Channel quality information is received. A threshold value is determined. The channel quality information is compared to the threshold value. The signal is transmitted if the channel quality information is above the threshold value. | 2010-01-28 |
20100022185 | System and method of satellite communication that reduces the doppler frequency shift of the satellite signals - A system and method of communicating signals is provided. The system includes a plurality of satellites, at least one receiver, and at least one satellite uplink station. The plurality of satellites include at least one active satellite. The at least one receiver is in communication with the plurality of satellites, and receives a signal from the at least one active satellite. The at least one satellite uplink station is in communication with the plurality of satellites, and transmits the signal and alters a frequency of the signal based upon a location of the at least one active satellite to reduce a Doppler frequency shift when activating and deactivating the plurality of satellites. | 2010-01-28 |
20100022186 | Downstream Channel Bonding - A satellite system for broadband communication with a plurality of remote locations is described. The satellite system comprises service spot beams from a satellite. Forward channels may be transported on carriers of the service spot beams. A plurality of forward sub-channels may be passed on the forward channels. A plurality of logical downstreams may correspond one-to-one with the plurality of forward sub-channels. The satellite system may further include a satellite modem with a channel bonding unit that combines a plurality of logical downstreams into a downstream group and processes the downstream group to provide information to customer premises equipment. | 2010-01-28 |
20100022187 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND COMMUNICATION CONTROL METHOD - According to one embodiment, an electronic device comprises a close proximity wireless transfer device and a connection mode switching module. The close proximity wireless transfer device executes a close proximity wireless transfer. The connection mode switching module alternately switches, when the close proximity wireless transfer device is not connected to another close proximity wireless transfer device, a connection mode of the close proximity wireless transfer device between a first mode that requests connection to the other close proximity wireless transfer device and a second mode that detects a connection request from the other close proximity wireless transfer device. | 2010-01-28 |
20100022188 | COMMUNICATION APPARATUS AND COMMUNICATION CONTROL METHOD - According to one embodiment, a communication apparatus comprises a close proximity wireless transfer device, a closeness detection module and a device control module. The close proximity wireless transfer device executes a close proximity wireless transfer. The closeness detection module detects that the close proximity wireless transfer device and an external device are in a close proximity state. Power which the closeness detection module consumes is lower than power which the close proximity wireless transfer device consumes in an idle state. The device control module is configured to activate the close proximity wireless transfer device when the closeness detection module detects the close proximity state. | 2010-01-28 |
20100022189 | System and Method for Real-Time Wireless Transmission of Digital Audio at Multiple Radio Frequencies - Disclosed is a system and method for the real-time wireless transmission of digital audio signals. A transmitter including a processor may be used to: generate a first digital data stream and a second digital data stream from a digital audio signal and transmit the first digital data stream at a first radio frequency and the second digital data stream at a second radio frequency. A receiver including a processor may be utilized to: receive the first and second digital data streams at the first and second radio frequencies, respectively, and generate the digital audio signal from the first and second digital data streams. | 2010-01-28 |
20100022190 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SUPPORTING MULTI-HOP COMMUNICATIONS IN A PEER TO PEER COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - Methods and apparatus for wireless communications in networks, e.g., regional ad hoc peer to peer networks, are described. A communications node, e.g., a third node monitors for wireless communications between other peer communication nodes, e.g., a first node and a second node, in its local vicinity. The third node determines from the monitored wireless communication an indication of link quality corresponding to a communication link between the communication nodes which are communicating or seeking to establish a communications link. The third node generates an estimate of a link quality for a communications link between itself and the first node. Based on the indication of link quality and generated estimate of link quality, the third node decides whether or not to send a signal indicating availability to relay communication between the first and second nodes. The third node, when acting as an intermediary node after indicating its availability to so act, may receive traffic data e.g., user data communicated in a peer to peer traffic segment, from the first node. The third node communicates the received traffic data to the second node by transmitting the traffic data. | 2010-01-28 |
20100022191 | VERY SMALL APERTURE TERMINAL (VSAT) SITE DIAGNOSTICS - An exemplary device samples a converter signal (e.g., input to a block up converter or output from a low noise block) at a very small aperture terminal site and identifies, as between a site converter and a site modem, a more likely faulty component to aid site diagnosis and repair. | 2010-01-28 |
20100022192 | Systems and Methods for Transmitter/Receiver Diversity - Systems and methods for transmitter/receiver diversity for wireless communication systems are described herein. | 2010-01-28 |
20100022193 | Method and System for Multiple Antenna Communications Using Multiple Transmission Modes, Related Apparatus and Computer Program Product - A system for diversity processing a signal propagated via two diversity antennas includes: respective propagation paths for propagating two replicas of the signal, these propagation paths being coupled to the two diversity antennas so that the replicas are propagated via different antennas; a time variable delay element for subjecting at least one of the replicas to a time variable delay; and a level adjusting element, such as an asymmetric splitter, to produce a level imbalance between the power levels of the replicas propagated via the two diversity antennas. | 2010-01-28 |
20100022194 | AUTO-CALIBRATING RECEIVER AND METHODS FOR USE THEREWITH - A voice, data and RF integrated circuit includes an RF transmitter generates a transmit signal that includes a first calibration signal when at least one control signal indicates a receive calibration mode. An RF receiver receives a received signal that includes the first calibration signal and generates at least one receiver equalization parameter for equalizing the RF receiver, when the at least one control signal indicates the receive calibration mode. | 2010-01-28 |
20100022195 | IC HAVING AN RF BUS STRUCTURE - An integrated circuit (IC) includes a die and a package substrate. The die includes circuit modules and an RF bus transceiver module and the package substrate includes a micro-electromechanical (MEM) area. The RF bus transceiver module includes a baseband processing module, a transmitter section, a receiver section, a transformer, an impedance matching circuit, and a transmission line. At least one of the transformer, the impedance matching circuit, and the transmission line is within the MEM area. | 2010-01-28 |
20100022196 | TRANSMITTER DEVICE WITH QUASI-CONSTANT LO LEAKAGE, FOR WIRELESS COMMUNICATION EQUIPMENT WITH A DIRECT CONVERSION ARCHITECTURE - A transmitter device for wireless communication equipment, comprises at least one path (Pl) comprising i) a low-pass filter (LPF | 2010-01-28 |
20100022197 | WIRELESS COMMUNICATION APPARATUS FOR SIMULTANEOUSLY PERFORMING MULTIPLE WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS - A portable wireless communication apparatus is provided with antenna elements; a mobile phone signal processing circuit; a DTV tuner for receiving DTV low-band frequency signals and DTV high-band frequency signals; impedance matching circuits for the mobile phone signal processing circuit; and impedance matching circuits for the DTV tuner for receiving the DTV low-band frequency signals and DTV high-band frequency signals. A switch is changed to select either the DTV low-band frequency signals or the DTV high-band frequency signals, and output the selected signals to the DTV tuner. A tuner controller controls the switch to select the DTV high-band frequency signals by using the antenna element for transmission from the mobile phone signal processing circuit. | 2010-01-28 |
20100022198 | HIGH FREQUENCY AMPLIFIER CIRCUIT AND MOBILE COMMUNICATION TERMINAL USING THE SAME - A first FET is inserted in a series position between a signal input terminal and a signal output terminal, while second and third FETs are inserted in a shunt position respectively between the signal input terminal and a ground terminal and between the signal output terminal and a ground terminal. First and second reference voltage terminals and a control terminal are provided. A first reference voltage and a control voltage are applied to the first FET, while a second reference voltage and a control voltage are applied respectively to the second and third FETs, so that the first, second, and third FETs serve as variable resistors. As such, a gain control circuit is constructed. Further, a first resistor is provided in parallel to the first FET, while second and third resistors are provided respectively in series to the second and third FETs. | 2010-01-28 |
20100022199 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CALIBRATION OF GAIN AND/OR PHASE IMBALANCE AND/OR DC OFFSET IN A COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - An example of a radio frequency (RF) receiver system for communication may include a receive channel frequency converter configured to provide a second receive calibration signal during a receive calibration mode based on a first receive calibration signal and a receive reference signal. The system may include a receive pre-distortion module coupled to the receive channel frequency converter. The receive pre-distortion module may be configured to provide a fourth receive calibration signal during the receive calibration mode based on a third receive calibration signal and one or more receive calibration adjustment signals. The one or more receive calibration adjustment signals may comprise an offset parameter associated with DC offset and an imbalance parameter associated with at least one of gain and phase imbalances. | 2010-01-28 |
20100022200 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CALIBRATION OF GAIN AND/OR PHASE IMBALANCE AND/OR DC OFFSET IN A COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - An example of a method for off-line calibration of a radio frequency (RF) communication system may include one or more of the following: enabling an off-line calibration mode for an RF communication system; generating an off-line calibration signal; applying to a frequency converter a first off-line calibration signal corresponding to the generated off-line calibration signal; translating the first off-line calibration signal into a second off-line calibration signal; evaluating one or more calibration adjustment signals associated with the calibration signal to reduce error in the communication system, wherein the one or more calibration adjustment signals may include an offset parameter associated with DC offset and an imbalance parameter associated with at least one of gain and phase imbalances; storing one or more calibration adjustment signals; disabling the off-line calibration mode; applying a communication signal; and adjusting the communication signal based on the stored one or more calibration adjustment signals. | 2010-01-28 |
20100022201 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR REDUCING SELF-INTERFERENCE IN A RADIO SYSTEM - Full duplex radio wireless systems and methods and especially transceivers for full duplex radio wireless systems with reduction of self-interference are described. MIMO (=multiple input multiple output several antennas for output and input) is used within one device with multiple antennas to remove self-interference in a proactive way. For example, a transceiver is described having self-interference suppression, comprising, within one transceiver device: two or more transmitters comprising one or more signal generators for transmitting transmit signals having transmit center frequencies in a selected first subchannel; and one or more receivers having receiver inputs for simultaneously receiving a desired receive signal in a second subchannel and an undesired accumulated interference signal due to said transmitted signals; and at least one of said transmitters also comprising a precompensation circuit that modifies the transmit signals such that said accumulated interference signal at the receiver(s) inputs is reduced. | 2010-01-28 |
20100022202 | TRANSCEIVER REDUNDANCY IN AN ELECTRONIC TOLL COLLECTION SYSTEM - An electronic toll collection system wherein the reader includes a switching network and a plurality of transceivers operating under the control of a controller. The reader further includes failure detection circuitry for determining whether any of the transceivers have failed based upon the RF outputs of the transceivers. If the controller determines that a transceiver has failed, then it alters the switching pattern such that the switching network excludes the failed transceiver from being connected to the antennas. The reader thereby provides for adaptive RF channel assignment, as the particular transceiver used to excite a particular antenna may be dynamically altered, and the provision of at least two transceivers in the reader ensures transceiver redundancy. | 2010-01-28 |
20100022203 | CIRCUIT INTEGRATING A TUNABLE ANTENNA WITH A STANDING WAVE RATE CORRECTION - An integrated electronic radio-frequency transceiver circuit, including: at least one terminal intended to receive a signal to be transmitted or to transmit a received signal; at least one planar antenna, with a settable resonance frequency; at least one bidirectional coupler having a primary line interposed between the terminal and the antenna and having the respective terminals of a secondary line providing data representative of the transmitted power and of the power reflected on the primary line side; at least one detector of the transmitted power and of the reflected power; and a circuit for selecting the resonance frequency of the antenna according to the ratio between the transmitted power and the reflected power. | 2010-01-28 |
20100022204 | FULLY INTEGRATED MICRO-STRIP VCO - A radio transceiver device includes circuitry for radiating electromagnetic signals at a very high radio frequency both through space, as well as through wave guides that are formed within a substrate material. In one embodiment, the substrate comprises a dielectric substrate formed within a board, for example, a printed circuit board. In another embodiment of the invention, the wave guide is formed within a die of an integrated circuit radio transceiver. A plurality of transceivers with different functionality is defined. Substrate transceivers are operable to transmit through the wave guides, while local transceivers are operable to produce very short range wireless transmissions through space. A third and final transceiver is a typical wireless transceiver for communication with remote (non-local to the device) transceivers. Additionally, a multi-mode transceiver is operable to configure transmit and receive circuitry based upon transmission path. | 2010-01-28 |
20100022205 | Wireless Microphone Beacon - Disclosed is a method and system for a radio beacon to protect wireless microphones from interference. One embodiment involves providing each wireless microphone system with a signal detector that detects interfering signals and a ‘beacon’ transmitter that sends a multitone beacon signal. Users that transmit on a potentially interfering frequency employ a beacon detector that ‘listens’ for the beacon signal. The users inhibit transmission if such a signal is detected. | 2010-01-28 |
20100022206 | TRANSMISSION NOISE CANCELLATION - Exemplary embodiments of the disclosure are directed to down-converting an RF signal of a transmitter to baseband, filtering the down-converted signal, and generating a composite signal based on the filtered down-converted signal and a transmission based-band signal. | 2010-01-28 |
20100022207 | TRANSMITTER - To provide a transmitter wherein even in a case of sharing a detector circuit between or among a plurality of transmitting circuits, a high degree of detection accuracy can be achieved without increasing the signal power supplied to the detector circuit. In a transmitter including a detector circuit | 2010-01-28 |
20100022208 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CALIBRATION OF GAIN AND/OR PHASE IMBALANCE AND/OR DC OFFSET IN A COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - An example of a radio frequency (RF) transmitter system for communication may include a transmit pre-distortion module configured to provide a second transmit calibration signal during a transmit calibration mode based on a first transmit calibration signal and one or more transmit calibration adjustment signals. The one or more transmit calibration adjustment signals may include an offset parameter associated with DC offset and an imbalance parameter associated with at least one of gain and phase imbalances. The system may include a transmit channel frequency converter coupled to the transmit pre-distortion module. The transmit channel frequency converter may be configured to provide a fourth transmit calibration signal during the transmit calibration mode based on a third transmit calibration signal and a transmit reference signal. | 2010-01-28 |
20100022209 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR REDUCING PEAK CURRENT VARIATION IN A RADIO - The application discloses a method and apparatus for reducing peak current variation in a radio. The method includes monitoring ( | 2010-01-28 |
20100022210 | RECEIVING DEVICE AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS USING THE SAME - In an image rejection mixer of a receiving device of the invention, when a signal of a first radio frequency band is input to input terminal, first mixer and second mixer convert the input signal of the first radio frequency band into a signal of a first intermediate frequency band by the use of a first local signal from local signal oscillation unit and a filter circuit attenuates an image disturbing signal existing in the first intermediate frequency band, and when a signal of a second radio frequency band is input to the input terminal, first mixer and second mixer convert the input signal of the second radio frequency band into a signal of a second intermediate frequency band by the use of a second local signal from the local signal oscillation unit and the filter circuit attenuates an image disturbing signal existing in the second intermediate frequency band. The first intermediate frequency band and the second intermediate frequency band are partly overlapped with each other. | 2010-01-28 |
20100022211 | Low noise, highly linear amplifying stage and signal receiver using the same - The invention provides a signal amplifying stage, used in a signal receiver. The signal amplifying stage has: a fixed-gain low noise amplifier (LNA), amplifying an input signal; a variable-gain LNA (VG-LNA) array, amplifying the input signal, including a plurality of parallel VG-LNAs, the VG-LNA array being parallel with the fixed-gain LNA; a variable-gain amplifier (VGA), being in series with the fixed-gain LNA and the VG-LNA array, for amplifying output signals from the fixed-gain LNA and the VG-LNA array to generate an output signal; an attenuator, being in parallel with a combination of the fixed-gain LNA, the VG-LNA array and the VGA, for attenuating the input signal to generate the output signal; and a control loop, coupled to the VGA and the attenuator, for detecting power levels of the output signal to enable and control the fixed-gain LNA, the VG-LNA array, the VGA and the attenuator. | 2010-01-28 |
20100022212 | Radio Receiver - A radio receiver adapted to alternatively receive data over a communication channel in a first mode and a second mode. The second mode facilitates reception of data at higher data rates than the first mode. The radio receiver comprises a signal-processing unit and a control unit. The signal processing unit is adapted to determine a quality condition of the communication channel. The control unit is adapted to determine, based on the quality condition, whether the communication channel facilitates operation in the second mode and assess at least one configuration condition, one of the at least one configuration condition being that the communication channel is determined to facilitate operation in the second mode. The control unit is further adapted to configure the radio receiver to operate in the second mode when all of at least one configuration condition are fulfilled or to operate in the first mode otherwise. A method for controlling the radio receiver is also disclosed. | 2010-01-28 |
20100022213 | RADAR DETECTION ALGORITHM - A system includes a radio frequency transceiver. A baseband processor includes an automatic gain control module. The automatic gain control module has a gain that changes from and subsequently returns to a predetermined value each time the radio frequency transceiver receives a radio frequency signal. The baseband processor is configured to selectively generate an interrupt signal each time a radio frequency signal is received based on a magnitude of the change in the gain of the automatic gain control module and a length of time in which the gain returns to the predetermined value. A control module is configured to identify a radio frequency signal received by the radio frequency transceiver as a radar signal in response to the baseband processor having generated a plurality of interrupt signals at substantially equal time intervals. | 2010-01-28 |
20100022214 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR PROCESSING THE DC OFFSET OF A RADIOFREQUENCY RECEPTION SUBSYSTEM - A method may compensate for direct current (DC) offset in a radio frequency reception device. The method may include partitioning an analog portion of the reception device into a plurality of zones, for each zone, calibrating initial DC offset compensation to be applied within an operating range of a respective zone, the operating range of the other zones being limited to a threshold operating range, and determining DC offset compensation to be applied to the reception device throughout the operating range based on the basic DC offset compensations. | 2010-01-28 |
20100022215 | BASEBAND FILTERS FOR USE IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION DEVICES - An embodiment of a baseband filter in a transmitter subsystem of a wireless device comprises an operational amplifier (op-amp), a pole circuit, a feedback capacitor, and an active device. The op-amp is adapted to produce an amplified signal that includes noise gain produced by the op-amp. The pole circuit is electrically coupled with an output terminal of the op-amp, and is adapted to receive the amplified signal and to attenuate the noise gain to produce a filtered, amplified signal. The feedback capacitor is electrically coupled between the first pole circuit and an input terminal of the op-amp, and is adapted to compensate for a phase shift produced by the pole circuit. The active device is electrically coupled with the pole circuit, and is adapted to amplify the filtered, amplified signal and to produce a baseband filtered output signal. | 2010-01-28 |
20100022216 | Ambient Information for Usage of Wireless Communication Devices - Embodiments that indicate usage information of services for wireless communication devices via ambient elements are disclosed. Some embodiments determine usage of a service for a wireless communication device and manipulate one or more ambient elements to indicate the usage to a user of the device. Various embodiments may determine usage by measuring a quantity of data transferred or measuring a number of voice minutes consumed according to a rate plan. Changing ambient elements may comprise activating vibration modules or changing colors of screen elements, or changing screen brightness of the devices, as examples. Examples of wireless communication devices are cell phones, smartphones, satellite phones, and other types of mobile communication devices that use wireless communication services. | 2010-01-28 |
20100022217 | PROXIMITY ACCESS AND/OR ALARM APPARATUS - A method and system for securing portable electronic devices as well as access to data on the portable electronic device is described. | 2010-01-28 |
20100022218 | ADMINISTRATION AND SERVICE SYSTEM FOR WIRELESS TERMINAL DISPLAY DEVICES - An administration and service system for wireless terminal display devices comprises a digital supplier supplying digital images, digital video or digital music; an administration server including a user identity administration system, an authentication and authorization system and a digital content administration system, wherein the administration server exchanges digital data with the digital supplier and transmits the digital data; and a terminal display device, which is a digital electronic product communicating with the administration server via a wireless network and performing data transmission and identity administration. The wireless network is based on a Wi-Fi technology, and the terminal display device may be a digital photo frame. The primary objective of the present invention is to enable a user to administrate contents and transmit the contents to a wireless terminal display. | 2010-01-28 |
20100022219 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PLAYING RING BACK TONE, HOME LOCATION REGISTER AND MOBILE SWITCHING CENTER - A ring back tone playing method and system, a home location register and a mobile switching center, the method comprises the calling side mobile switching center transmitting a route request message to the called side home location register when the calling side mobile switching center has received the call request transmitted from the calling terminal to the called terminal; the calling side mobile switching center receiving the ring back tone service identifier returned from the called side home location register which instructs that the called side home location register has got the called terminal's absence response message and the called terminal has customized a ring back tone service; the calling side mobile switching center instructing the playing device to play the ring back tone to the calling terminal according to the ring back tone service identifier. | 2010-01-28 |
20100022220 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROJECTING INFORMATION FROM A WIRELESS DEVICE - A system and method for projecting information from a wireless messaging device. User preferences are received for projecting the information. An event is detected. Information regarding the event is projected onto a surface in response to detecting the event. | 2010-01-28 |
20100022221 | REAL-TIME INVENTORY TRACKING VIA MOBILE DEVICE - A computer-implemented method is disclosed for real-time inventory tracking with a mobile device, including: receiving a communication for a stationary inventory item via a cellular or wireless network from a tracking server that is coupled with the cellular or wireless network; and tracking the stationary inventory item on a registered consumer mobile device in real-time via the cellular or wireless network, wherein tracking comprises: receiving an updated status regarding a quantity and a location related to the stationary inventory item; and displaying the updated status on a screen of the mobile device in real time. | 2010-01-28 |
20100022222 | SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING SEARCH SERVICES OVER MOBILE MESSAGING - A system is described for providing search services over mobile messaging. The system may include a processor, a memory and an interface. The memory may store a search result and a mobile advertisement related to the search result. The mobile advertisement may include a link to a mobile web page related to the mobile advertisement. The interface may communicate with the device over a mobile messaging service. The processor may receive a first mobile message from the mobile device via the interface. The first mobile message may include a search query. The processor may retrieve the search result of the search query and may retrieve the mobile advertisement related to the search result. The processor may generate a second mobile message containing the search result and the mobile advertisement. The processor may provide the second mobile message to the mobile device via the interface. | 2010-01-28 |
20100022223 | Method and apparatus for producing a map for mobile reception at each cell tower - A method and apparatus for producing a video map for mobile reception, comprising generating the video map of an area having points of interest proximate to a cell tower and transmitting the video map over a dedicated channel, are described. Also described are a method and system for receiving a video map for mobile reception, comprising tuning to a dedicated channel and receiving the video map over the dedicated channel. Finally a method and apparatus for determining a location with respect to a point of interest, comprising receiving a video map over a dedicated channel, superimposing a moving jpeg image onto the video map and tracking vehicle movement on the video map. | 2010-01-28 |
20100022224 | MOBILE PHONE ALERT SYSTEM AND METHOD - A mobile phone alert system sets one or more alert conditions of a mobile phone, and sets a response message corresponding to each of the alert conditions. The system further monitors communication status of the mobile phone when the mobile phone is communicating with a contact mobile phone, determines if an alert condition occurs by determining if the communication status meets the one or more alert conditions, retrieves and sending a corresponding response message to the contact mobile phone number via a first network, in response to a determination that the alert condition occurs to the mobile phone. Additionally, the system may further search a second available network, sends the response message and a request of sending the response message to the contact mobile phone number to a service center via the second network, in response to the response message has not been sent successfully via the first network. | 2010-01-28 |
20100022225 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR SETTING, SCHEDULING, OPTIMIZING, AND INITIATING PERSONAL COMMUNICATION AND PRIORITIZING COMMUNICATION CHANNELS AND DEVICES - The present invention discloses methods for electronically organizing an event among users having personal communication devices (PCDs), the method including the steps of: providing event details, defined by an initiator, of the event to a control unit, wherein the event details designate invited users and at least one suggested event time; transmitting, by the control unit, the event details in an event request to the invited users; indicating intentions, using the PCDs, of the invited users to participate in the event in responses from the invited users; designating, using the PCDs, a compatibility of the suggested event time with the invited users in the responses; dynamically interacting, by the control unit, with the initiator and the invited users to find an optimal event time; and conveying, by the control unit, the responses in a response report, wherein the response report indicates the optimal event time to the initiator. | 2010-01-28 |
20100022226 | CALLING METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR VIDEO PHONE - A calling method for the video phone, includes: playing a Multimedia Ring Back Tone for a calling terminal via a first bearer of video phone established between a Multimedia Ring Back Tone server and the calling terminal; establishing a second bearer of video phone between a called terminal and the Multimedia Ring Back Tone server upon detecting that the called terminal answers the call; and performing a video phone communication between the calling terminal and the called terminal via the first bearer and the second bearer established. Another calling method for the video phone, comprises: playing a Multimedia Ring Back Tone for the calling terminal by the Multimedia Ring Back Tone server via a third bearer of video phone established with the calling terminal; establishing a fourth bearer of video phone between the calling terminal and the called terminal, and performing the video phone communication between the calling terminal and the called terminal via the fourth bearer. The present invention also provides the corresponding systems, thereby realizing the Multimedia Ring Back Tone service of video phone. | 2010-01-28 |
20100022227 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING MOBILE DEVICE CAPABILITIES - Methodologies and system functionality are provided to determine mobile device capabilities and/or configuration setting and user abilities and/or inclinations as a precursor to or as part of the management, delivery and/or assessment of the efficacy of promotional material. The determination of the mobile device capabilities and/or configuration settings and user abilities and/or inclinations may be performed, for example, when provisioning a new service or after such a service has been utilized by a mobile device user. Further, such a determination may be performed in connection with a mobile device service that provides free or subsidized service to mobile device users. | 2010-01-28 |
20100022228 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR DISPLAYING TRAFFIC INFORMATION USING WIDGETS IN MOBILE TERMINAL - An apparatus and method of displaying traffic information using at least one widget in a mobile terminal are provided. The method of displaying traffic information in a mobile terminal includes receiving traffic information from at least one broadcasting station through at least one digital broadcasting channel, and displaying the traffic information on a standby screen with at least one of an image file and a text file using the at least one widget. Thereby, a user can determine a traffic situation using the traffic information provided on the standby screen using the at least one widget. Further, even when no navigation device is provided in the mobile terminal, the user can conveniently receive traffic information. | 2010-01-28 |
20100022229 | METHOD FOR COMMUNICATING, A RELATED SYSTEM FOR COMMUNICATING AND A RELATED TRANSFORMING PART - The present invention relates to a method, a related system device and related transforming part for communicating a first multimedia communications signal from a first communication device to at least one further communications device over a communications network. This method first comprises the step of the first communications device sending the first multimedia communications signal to at least one further communications device wherein the communications network comprises a network element and where the method for multimedia communications further comprises the step of the first communications device sending a second, non verbal communications signal in addition to the first, multimedia communications signal towards said at least one further communications device and subsequently the step of transforming, by a transforming part, at least part of the second, non verbal communications signal into a predetermined third, multimedia communications signal said third multimedia communications signal being in support of said first, multimedia communications signal. | 2010-01-28 |
20100022230 | METHOD FOR RECEIVING INCOMING CALL IN MOBILE COMMUNICATION TERMINAL USING LOCAL WIRELESS COMMUNICATION DURING USER ABSENCE - The present invention provides a method for receiving an incoming call at a first mobile communication terminal including registering an identity of at least one second mobile communication terminal capable of performing local wireless communication with a first mobile communication terminal; checking, after receiving the incoming call at the first mobile communication terminal, whether a user's input is received by the first mobile communication terminal to accept the incoming call during a first time duration; and transmitting, if the user input is not received by the first mobile communication terminal, absence information to the second mobile communication terminal notifying the second mobile communication terminal of reception of the incoming call at the first mobile communication terminal using local wireless communication. | 2010-01-28 |
20100022231 | COLLABORATIVE COMPUTING FOR MOBILE DEVICES - Embodiments of the present disclosure include systems and methods for collaborative computing for mobile devices. The system includes methods for leveraging a mobile device and computing resources in a peer-to-peer network in a manner that does not require a central controlling entity, nor the transmission and/or downloading of computer-executable code (e.g., program applications) such that mobile device applications can defer the costly execution of said program applications to the collaborative computing resources in a peer-to-peer network where computing resources are cheaper and network bandwidth and connectivity is more reliable and less expensive in comparison to a mobile device. | 2010-01-28 |
20100022232 | Systems for Providing Wireless Account Feature Notifications to Mobile Communication Devices - Systems and methods for providing wireless account calling feature indications to a device are described. Feature indications are provided to inform a user of the device that an incoming call or outgoing call is eligible for an account calling feature based on whether the conditions for the calling feature to apply are currently met. The feature indications are provided to a display of the device and/or to a speaker of the device. | 2010-01-28 |