Quadrature generator with image reject mixer
While the conversion circuit shown in FIG. 5 may be a smaller and less expensive alternative to one that includes an image reject filter, it suffers from a susceptibility to changes in the frequency ... Read More
Inventors: Persico, Charles J.; Jaffee, James; Ciccarelli, Steven C.;, Assignee: Qualcomm Inc. (San Diego, CA) |
Software reconfiguration of communications apparatus
What is claimed is: 1. A method of reconfiguring software in a communications system, the method comprising: a first communications station transmitting a software reconfiguration message to a second ... Read More
Inventors: Bucknell, Paul; Pitchers, Stephen M.;, Assignee: Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V. (Eindhoven, NL) |
Speech recognition front end controller to voice mail systems
Briefly stated in accordance with one aspect of the invention, the aforementioned long felt needs are addressed by providing a speech recognition system (SRS) that is used as a front end to an attache... Read More
Inventors: O'Brien, Stephen Anthony;, Assignee: Lucent Technologies Inc. (Murray Hill, NJ) |
System and mobile cellular telephone device for playing recorded music
In one embodiment, the present invention is a system for transmitting encoded music from a remote, central facility to a wireless communications device, such as a cellular telephone or personal digita... Read More
Inventors: Rolf, Devon A.;, Assignee: GoFigure, L.L.C. (Paola, KS) |
Method of altering the destination telephone number of an incoming call
It is an object of the present invention to provide methods and apparatus which will overcome the disadvantages and meet the needs discussed above. It is one object of the invention to provide for coo... Read More
Inventors: Voit, Eric A.; Sours, Larry W.; Liptak, Lance S.; DePaul, Kenneth E.;, Assignee: Bell Atlantic Network Services, Inc. (Arlington, VA) |
Method and system for distributing multiband wireless communications signals
Although the following detailed description contains many specific details for the purposes of illustration, anyone of ordinary skill in the art will appreciate that many variations and alterations t... Read More
Inventors: Schwartz, Adam L.; Hart, David; Eisenberg, John; Forth, Peter;, Assignee: LGC Wireless, Inc. (San Jose, CA) |
Method for displaying status of radio terminal
It is therefore an object of the present invention to provide a method for displaying an initialization process of a radio terminal which is easily readable and ascertainable by the user. It is anothe... Read More
Inventors: Kim, Hoo-Ja;, Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. (KR) |
Telephone apparatus with audio recording function and audio recording method telephone apparatus with audio recording function
It is, therefore, an object of the invention to provide a telephone apparatus with an audio recording function which can record and reproduce a voice for a long time without using a memory of a large ... Read More
Inventors: Komiya, Kozo;, Assignee: Sony Corporation (Tokyo, JP) |
Hands-free device
In view of the foregoing, it is the object of this invention to provide a hands-free device that prevents a fellow passenger from hearing the telephone conversation voice of the other party of the tel... Read More
Inventors: Kindo, Tsuyoshi; Tomoda, Masaaki; Kurosaki, Toshihiko;, Assignee: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. (Osaka, JP) |
Image processing apparatus for an on-screen-display which displays one image over another image
It is an object of this invention to provide an image processing apparatus that can freely display onto an on-screen-display not only text information but also an image other than a text image and als... Read More
Inventors: Asano, Masanari;, Assignee: Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd. (Kanagawa, JP) |
Portable terminal
It is an object of the present invention to provide a portable terminal that can display an e-mail text by overlapping the same upon an attached image, and hence improve its usability as an e-mail rec... Read More
Inventors: Nakano, Hideo;, Assignee: Hitachi Kokusai Electric Inc. (Tokyo, JP) |
Using detail-in-context lenses for accurate digital image cropping and measurement
According to one aspect of the invention, there is provided a method for cropping a computer generated original image on a display, comprising the steps of: adjusting a user-selected movable boundary ... Read More
Inventors: Jetha, Zeenat; Carlisle, Andrew; Skiers, Andrew; Baar, David;, Assignee: Idelix Software Inc. (Vancouver, CA) |
Telephony security system
The present invention, accordingly, provides a system and method for performing security access control functions for an enterprise's telephone circuits between end-user stations and their respective ... Read More
Inventors: Heilmann, Craig; Beebe, Todd;, Assignee: SecureLogix Corporation (San Antonio, TX) |
System and method for mobile electronic messaging
Generally speaking, exemplary embodiments of the present invention enable mobile phone users to reply to electronic mail (referred to herein as "email") or create and send email that includes a voice ... Read More
Inventors: Wu, Christopher M.; Baldemor, Jay B.; Loo, Patrick S.;, Assignee: Yahoo! Inc. (Sunnyvale, CA) |
Graphical animation and sound for Internet Call-Waiting messages
OF THE INVENTION FIGS. 1 and 2 depict possible operating environments for an embodiment of the present invention. This embodiment of an Internet Call-Waiting Client Module 20 comprises a computer pro... Read More
Inventors: Simpson, Anita Hogans; Bradberry, John L.; Roberts, Linda A.;, Assignee: BellSouth Intellectual Property Corporation (Wilmington, DE) |
Speech coding selection based on call related information
In accordance with the principles of the present invention, a variable voice compression ratio device in a voice messaging device comprises a processor, a call related information detector/receiver, a... Read More
Inventors: Cannon, Joseph M.; Johanson, James A.; Iyengar, Vasu;, Assignee: Lucent Technologies Inc. (Murray Hill, NJ) |
Fraud detection based on call attempt velocity on originating number
It is an objective of the present invention to provide a method and system for detecting fraudulent calls made from an originating ANI. It is an objective of the present invention to have such detecti... Read More
Inventors: Marchand, Dean C.; Jackman, Erin C.;, Assignee: MCI, Inc. (Ashburn, VA) |
Image forming apparatus with space particle layer formed on transfer drum
An object of the present invention is to provide an image forming apparatus which can prevent fixing oil from transferring from a recording material bearing member to an image bearing member when imag... Read More
Inventors: Kubo, Takahiro; Murasawa, Yoshihiro; Hasegawa, Takashi; Tamura, Satoshi;, Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha (Tokyo, JP) |
Interactive television system and methodology
What is claimed is: 1. An interactive game system comprising: a controller for generating real time score values indicative of performances of players involved in an event; an interactive device for d... Read More
Inventors: Junkin, William W.;, Assignee: William Junkin Trust (Monarch Beach, CA) |
Database driven online distributed tournament system
An object of the present invention is to provide methods and devices for effectively operating multiple database-driven distributed electronic game tournaments for remotely located players. It provide... Read More
Inventors: Walker, Jay S.; Jorasch, James A.;, Assignee: Walker Digital, LLC (Stamford, CT) |
Interactive voice, wireless game system using predictive command input
The disclosed embodiments of the present application provide a system and a method for providing an interface to and customizing an interactive application for one or more users. The interactive game ... Read More
Inventors: Sinclair, Matthew Frazer; Schulz, Paul David; Larsen, Kenneth Bo;, Assignee: Nokia Corporation (Espoo, FI) |
Method for handling global challenge authentication registration, mobile switching center and mobile station therefor
The present invention provides a method for handling more efficiently global challenge authentication performed in conjunction with periodic registrations to reduce system load at a Mobile Switching C... Read More
Inventors: Ene, Daniel Marian;, Assignee: Telefonaktiebolaget L M Ericsson (Publ) (Stockholm, SE) |
Method, system, and article for telephone notification of an online status of a user
OF A PREFERRED EMBODIMENT Embodiments of the present invention beneficially place one or more telephone calls to notify off-line members of a buddy list that a user has gone on-line. Each member has ... Read More
Inventors: Lipton, Marc Ira;, Assignee: SBC Properties, LP (Reno, NV) |
Graphical message notification
The above problems are addressed by providing an addressee of a stored message with a graphical notification associated with the stored message, including presenting the addressee with an information ... Read More
Inventors: Cruickshank, Brian; Brennan, Paul Michael; Lumsden, John Eric;, Assignee: Nortel Networks Limited (St. Laurent, CA) |
Propagation environment notification methods and notification systems in radio communication systems, and record media recording control programs thereof
Object of the Invention When a general user establishes a radio communication system in the user's area, however, the user does not necessarily have expert knowledge associated with radio wave propaga... Read More
Inventors: Okanoue, Kazuhiro; Yamazaki, Shuntaro; Watanabe, Yoshinori; Furukawa, Hiroshi;, Assignee: NEC Corporation (JP) |
Dynamic insertion system and method for including selected enclosures/inserts in mailed statements
An object of the present invention is to provide a dynamic insertion system and method for including selected inserts in mailed statements which does not require the printing and scanning of machine-r... Read More
Inventors: Qutub, Motaz; Saldana, Daniel M.; Fehringer, Robert; Mulkey, Steven L.; Hines, William L.; Fagan, Marc J.; Emigh, Jonathan D.; Delfer, Frank W.; Carnesecca, Lino E.; Rader, George E.;, Assignee: International Billing Services, Inc. (Rancho Cordova, CA) |
Method and system for worldwide media selection, production, and delivery
According to the invention, the object is achieved and the disadvantages of the prior art are overcome by a method for selecting, producing, and delivering a finished mail piece. The method includes s... Read More
Inventors: Sansone, Ronald P.; Levitsky, Paul A.;, Assignee: Pitney Bowes Inc. (Stamford, CT) |
System for data extraction from a print data stream
The present invention provides a flexible system for retrieving reports and for extracting particular fields from printer code information, sometimes referred to as a print data stream, that may be mo... Read More
Inventors: Sherman, Steven P.; Xu, Chongshi; Moller, Torben; Liang, Hui-Tsung; Feng, Paul;, Assignee: Alysis Technologies, Inc. (Emeryville, CA) |
System and method for separating a print stream into an electronic document print stream and a physical document print stream
A print stream separator according to the present invention receives print stream data from an associated generator of such information, such as a legacy mainframe computer print stream output. Such i... Read More
Inventors: Woodman, Clare E.; Gardner, David P.;, Assignee: Pitney Bowes Inc. (Stamford, CT) |
Truly anonymous communications using supernets, with the provision of topology hiding
Accordingly, systems and methods consistent with the present invention substantially obviate one or more of the problems due to limitations, shortcomings, and disadvantages of the related art by provi... Read More
Inventors: Caronni, Germano; Gupta, Amit; Kumar, Sandeep; Markson, Tom R.; Schuba, Christoph L.; Scott, Glenn C.;, Assignee: Sun Microsystems, Inc. (Santa Clara, CA) |
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