Method and apparatus for scanning other frequency pilot signals in a code division multiple access communication system
The present invention is a novel and improved method and apparatus for detecting a pilot signal on a second frequency while monitoring a first frequency having an assigned paging slot and a plurality ... Read More
Inventors: Owen, Scott M.; Hughes, Robbin D.;, Assignee: Qualcomm Incorporated (San Diego, CA) |
Generic handset programming and configuration
Referring to FIG. 1, a cordless telephone apparatus according to a first embodiment of the invention is shown generally at 10. The apparatus includes a base 12 and a handset 14. The base 12 has a han... Read More
Inventors: Brown, Paul Richard; Bleile, Leonard George;, Assignee: Nortel Networks Limited (Montreal, CA) |
Method for autonomous handoff in a wireless communication system
OF THE DRAWINGS In order to address the above-mentioned needs, a method and apparatus for handoff to a rescue channel is introduced without the need to send and receive handoff control messages. In t... Read More
Inventors: Bonta, Jeffrey D.; Love, Robert T.; Dillon, Matthew J.;, Assignee: Motorola, Inc. (Schaumburg, IL) |
Direct conversion receiver with reduced even order distortion
OF PREFERRED EXEMPLARY EMBODIMENTS In FIG. 1, a direct conversion receiver (DCR) system 10 includes an antenna 12, a band-pass filter 14, a mixer or conversion circuit 20, a low-pass filter 16, and a... Read More
Inventors: Vagher, Michael R.;, Assignee: Rockwell Science Center, Inc. (Thousand Oaks, CA) |
Cellular telephone audio input compensation system and method
This invention relates generally to cellular telephones for communicating audio signals, and more particularly to a system of controlling audio signals in a cellular telephone transmitter to compensat... Read More
Inventors: Ahmed, Syed Arif; Millar, Douglas James;, Assignee: Sharp Microelectronics Technology, Inc. (Camas, WA); Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha (Osaka, JP) |
Rechargeable battery enabling reduction of battery overheating probability during charging
It is therefore an object of the invention to provide a configuration that overcomes the drawbacks noted above with respect to conventional arrangements. It is another object of the invention to provi... Read More
Inventors: Liu, Jiewen;, Assignee: Ericsson Inc. (Research Triangle Park, NC) |
Method and system for providing wideband communications to mobile users in a satellite-based network
What is claimed is: 1. A system for providing wideband communications to mobile users in a first satellite-based network, the system comprising: a plurality of satellites each having uplink and downli... Read More
Inventors: Wainfan, S. Lynne; Wesel, Ellen K.; Pavloff, Michael S.; Wang, Arthur W.;, Assignee: Hughes Electronics Corporation (El Segundo, CA) |
Wireless telephone with credited airtime
OF THE INVENTION Referring now to the drawing, and especially to FIGS. 1 and 2 thereof, a wireless telephone 10 is constructed in accordance with the invention and is seen to include an integrated bo... Read More
Inventors: Altschul, Randice-Lisa; Volpe, Lee S.;, Assignee: Dieceland Technologies Corp. (Cliffside Park, NJ) |
Optical transmission system
Referring to FIG. 1, there is illustrated a typical lightwave system. Normally several low rate (tributary-rate) electrical digital signals are multiplexed together in multiplexer 10 to generate a hi... Read More
Inventors: Fatehi, Mohammad T.;, Assignee: American Telephone and Telegraph Company (New York, NY); AT&T Bell Laboratories (Murray Hill, NJ) |
Selective call receiver with battery saving features and method therefor
A selective call receiver comprises means for receiving paging signals including a preamble, a synchronization codeword, and at least an address information. Means for controlling a supply of power to... Read More
Inventors: Erhart, Richard A.; Zuleta, Renee; Hayes, David J.;, Assignee: Motorola, Inc. (Schaumburg, IL) |
Infrared communications scheme
Accordingly, it is an object of the present invention to provide an infrared communications scheme in which multiple infrared remote control devices can transmit simultaneously without interference fr... Read More
Inventors: Martnelli, John K.; Ritchey, Wendell W.; Reading, Leslie J.;, Assignee: Interlink Electronics, Inc. (Camarillo, CA) |
Method for facilitating electronic communications
The present invention is a connectionless status reporting method that allows members of an affinity group to send status information to and receive status information from other members of the affini... Read More
Inventors: Waesterlid, Anders;, Assignee: Ericsson Inc. (Research Triangle Park, NC) |
Method of controlling a communication system and the system employing the method
FIG. 1 Part A shows one possible frame structure for the down-link communication between a base station and a mobile station. The signal comprises a number of time frames 2 arranged in sequence. Typi... Read More
Inventors: Moulsley, Timothy J.;, Assignee: Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V. (Eindhoven, NL) |
Method for selecting a broadcast voice channel served in a telephone switching network, and a system thereof
Therefore, an object of the present invention is to release the subscriber's task of hooking on and one by one dialing to select the broadcast voice in succession. Another object of the present invent... Read More
Inventors: Osada, Noriko;, Assignee: Fujitsu Limited (Kawasaki, JP) |
Call logging in a wireless telecommunications system
OF THE INVENTION FIG. 1 is a schematic overview of an example of a wireless telecommunications system. The telecommunications system includes one or more service areas 12, 14 and 16, each of which is... Read More
Inventors: Lamkin, Richard M.; Meakes, Gavin J.;, Assignee: Alcatel USA Sourcing, L.P. (Plano, TX) |
Intercom system
In accordance with one aspect of the invention, a communication system includes a master control unit and a plurality of station units which are all connected to a plurality of common lines including ... Read More
Inventors: Armstrong, William E.;, Assignee: Scovill Inc. (Waterbury, CT) |
Wireless transceiver for communicating with tags
In general, in one aspect, the invention features a method for communicating with a RFID tag. The method includes receiving a signal from a RFID tag, and identifying the tag type from the RFID tag sig... Read More
Inventors: Holtzman, Henry N.; Mock, Jeff;, Assignee: Presto Technologies, Inc. (Cambridge, MA) |
Fast connection establishment method for bluetooth device
The present invention provides a fast connection establishment method for bluetooth device. The three standard RS232 signal contacts of two bluetooth devices that a connection will be built between th... Read More
Inventors: Chen, James;, Assignee: Lite-On Technology Corporation (Taipei, TW) |
System, method and apparatus for utilizing transaction databases in a client-server environment
OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS I. Introduction The present invention relates to a method and system for automatically initializing and configuring a client device (e.g., a two-way paging device, a wire... Read More
Inventors: Fascenda, Anthony C.;, Assignee: Aether Systems, Inc. (Owings Mills, MD) |
Dictating machine arranged like a telephone handset
What is claimed is: 1. A device for electronic information technology, and constituting a dictating machine, comprising an elongated housing, having a mouth piece and an ear piece remote from each oth... Read More
Inventors: Graf von Zedlitz und Trutzschler, Helmut;, Assignee: U.S. Philips Corporation (New York, NY) |
Video decoder having asynchronous operation with respect to a video display
We claim: 1. Video decoder, receiving packets from a packet switching network, said packets containing control information (OV1; OV2) and video information (VI), and said video decoder being able to p... Read More
Inventors: Vermeulen, Christophe D. G.; Van Der Putten, Frank O.; Voeten, Bart F.;, Assignee: Alcatel N.V. (Amsterdam, NL) |
Telephone exchange including less display elements than channels
An object of the present invention is to provide a telephone exchange in which the state of use of a line having a plurality of channels is capable of being indicated using display elements the number... Read More
Inventors: Ozawa, Isamu;, Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha (Tokyo, JP) |
Continuous lengths of oxide superconductors
An object of the invention is to provide long lengths of superconductor and a process for preparing the same. Another object of the invention is to provide a method for the preparation of long lengths... Read More
Inventors: Kroeger, Donald M.; List, III, Frederick A.;, Assignee: Martin Marietta Energy Systems, Inc. (Oak Ridge, TN) |
Radio communication apparatus
In view of such an aspect, an object of the present invention is to provide a communication method and a communication apparatus in which terminals can be selected according to specific applications a... Read More
Inventors: Maeda, Satoru; Nonogaki, Masaru;, Assignee: Sony Corporation (Tokyo, JP) |
Telephone communication control system
OF THE INVENTION Referring to FIG. 1, there is shown a control box or housing 10. Basically, the housing 10 may be extremely compact and as shown in FIG. 1, is rectangular in configuration but may as... Read More
Inventors: Cutter, Albert F.;, Assignee: |
Keyless entry deadbolt lock
The present invention is directed to a deadbolt lock arrangement for a door that includes a bolt moveable between a retracted and extended position. A manual operator means is operably connected to th... Read More
Inventors: Bryant, Randy K.;, Assignee: |
Method and apparatus for rejecting image signals in a receiver
OF THE INVENTION In the following description, for purposes of explanation, specific numbers, materials and configurations are set forth in order to provide a thorough understanding of the present in... Read More
Inventors: Galal, Sherif H.; Tawfik, Mohamed S.;, Assignee: Mentor Graphics Corporation (Wilsonville, OR) |
Circuit and method for automatic memory dialing
We claim: 1. A method for storing a dialing sequence with a telephone device having a keypad for entering digits and a memory for storing digits, said telephone device being adapted to automatically t... Read More
Inventors: Goedken, James F.; Malek, Charles J.;, Assignee: Motorola, Inc. (Schaumburg, IL) |
Calling method for communication terminal device
An object of the present invention is to provide a communication terminal device which permits a user to direct plural communication channels to be connected in the same calling procedure series as in... Read More
Inventors: Ishinabe, Iwao; Matsuyama, Nobuyuki;, Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd. (Tokyo, JP) |
Frequency assignment among antennas in a cellular communications network
I claim: 1. A cellular telecommunications network including spaced apart base stations, each of said base stations comprising three directional antennas for transmission and reception of signals to su... Read More
Inventors: Brodie, Iain Richard;, Assignee: Ionica International Limited (GB) |
Cell Phones 
