Menu level indicator for a telephone terminal
Referring now to FIG. 1, there is shown an illustrative block diagram of a wireless telephone terminal 100 useful for describing the operation of the present invention. The terminal includes an input... Read More
Inventors: Davidson, Joanne W.; Dudley, Jr., William F.; Gresham, David M.; Moroze, Michael L.; Sanders, Elizabeth Bauer-Nilsen; Subrizi, Alessandro A.; Tuttle, Susan L.;, Assignee: Lucent Technologies Inc. (Murray Hill, NJ) |
Contacting apparatus for a smart card
What is claimed is: 1. A contacting apparatus for a smart card having smart card contacts, the contacting apparatus comprising: a frame in which are fixedly mounted contact elements for contacting the... Read More
Inventors: Bleier, Robert;, Assignee: Amphenol-Tuchel Electronics GmbH (DE) |
Method for foiling cellular telephone cloning
Accordingly, it is an object of the present invention to enable or verify a cellular telephone for an entire session (power-up until power-down of the cellular telephone) with a single initial telepho... Read More
Inventors: Rosa, Stephen P.;, Assignee: |
Method for integrated billing in an integrated wireline-wireless system
OF THE INVENTION In the drawing, wireline section 100 generally comprises a switch 101 and a AIN SCP 102 connected via an AIN link. Switch 101 is typically part of the Public Switch Telephone Network... Read More
Inventors: Mirza, Arshad; Liem, Susanna;, Assignee: Samsung Telecommunications America (Richardson, TX) |
Handling of a local phone number database
In accordance with the invention there is provided a method of handling entries into an already full phone book database for a phone, comprising detecting a user entry as a phone number and ID name to... Read More
Inventors: Ib, Peter;, Assignee: Nokia Mobile Phones Limited (Espoo, FI) |
Telephone dialler with easy access memory
The subject matter of the present invention relates generally to advanced use of the telephone directory in a telephone system for improved human interface and better access, retrieval and use of the ... Read More
Inventors: Draganoff, Georgi H.;, Assignee: GEZ Microsystems, Inc. (Toronto, CA) |
Telephone number lookup with reduced scrolling
FIG. 1 is a matrix (100) showing an example of partially entered numbers and resulting stored numbers. The left column (102) shows the sequence of digits which form a partially entered telephone numb... Read More
Inventors: Simon, Daniel; Sprigg, Stephen A.; Wong, Clarence C.;, Assignee: Qualcomm, Incorporated (San Diego, CA) |
Method of transmitting between a base station in an access network and an access network controller of a telecommunications system
In general terms, the present invention concerns a method of transmitting, over a physical link between a base station and a controller of a telecommunications system for data issuing from a plurality... Read More
Inventors: Pautonnier, Sophie;, Assignee: Mitsubishi Denki Kabushiki Kaisha (Tokyo, JP) |
Cordless telephone communication system
Therefore, the present invention has as its object to make it possible for a remote party to confirm that the line is still connected even if the handset unit has been taken out of the service area. T... Read More
Inventors: Matsushima, Kouji;, Assignee: Fujitsu Limited (Kawasaki, JP) |
Muting of radio-transmitter digital audio based on received signal strength
Briefly, according to the invention, a digital radio communication device comprises a radio receiver for receiving radio signals comprising digital information, a received signal strength indicator (R... Read More
Inventors: Alton, Kenneth D.; Sharp, Ronald E.; Stuglik, Mark S.; Brown, David L.;, Assignee: Motorola, Inc. (Schaumburg, IL) |
Controlled slew rate amplifier
There is provided herein an amplifier circuit that reduces off-channel frequency splatter caused by excessive input signal levels, including off-channel splatter caused by inpu test signals used to es... Read More
Inventors: Gailus, Paul H.;, Assignee: Motorola, Inc. (Schaumburg, IL) |
Linearized power amplifier
From the foregoing, it will be appreciated that it is desirable to linearize a non-linear RF power amplifier with the object of improving the linearity of an RF power amplifier and thus reducing its i... Read More
Inventors: Faulkner, Michael; Briffa, Mark A.;, Assignee: Victoria University of Technology (AU) |
Method and apparatus for enhancing an operating characteristic of a radio transmitter
We claim: 1. In a radio transmitter that includes a power amplifier and an antenna, a method for enhancing an operating characteristic of the radio transmitter in an environment of varying antenna loa... Read More
Inventors: Cygan, Lawrence F.; Gailus, Paul H.; Turney, William J.; Yester, Jr., Francis R.;, Assignee: Motorola, Inc. (Schaumburg, IL) |
Feedback control loop in a power supply circuit
According to the present invention there is provided in a power supply circuit comprising an input and an output and a feedback control loop for improving the quality of the input current waveform dep... Read More
Inventors: Walne, Michael;, Assignee: Advance Power Limited (West Yorkshire, GB2) |
Controller having feed-forward and synchronization features
In accordance with the invention, a controller IC of a switching power converter permits dual function use of certain pins. The controller has one pin which receives a supply voltage for powering the ... Read More
Inventors: Bazinet, John P.; O'Connor, John A.; Ziegler, John H.;, Assignee: Unitrode Corporation (Merrimack, NH) |
Control architecture for interleaved converters
A control system for a converter circuit using interleaved boost circuits is described which uses a single PWM controller to control the switches in both of the interleaved boost circuits. A voltage f... Read More
Inventors: Fasullo, Greg H.; He, Jin; Jacobs, Mark Elliott; Jiang, Yimin;, Assignee: Lucent Technologies, Inc. (Murray Hill, NY) |
Mapping and ablation catheter system
By means of the present invention, there is provided an array of readily controlled arcuate distal working catheter shapes that form the distal portion of an inner catheter carried by an outer cathete... Read More
Inventors: Avitall, Boaz;, Assignee: |
Remote unblocking of access to a telecommunication service
A mobile telephone system able to implement the invention includes subscription identification means SIM. These means SIM can be located on a plug-in printed circuit card in the mobile telephone unit... Read More
Inventors: Carrara, Jean-Louis;, Assignee: Gemplus (FR) |
System and method for mobile communications in coexistence with established communications systems
Briefly and in general terms, the invention is directed to a system and method for providing communications with mobile users in the interference zones of communications services having priority to th... Read More
Inventors: Otten, David D.;, Assignee: Celsat America, Inc. (Torrance, CA) |
Radiotelephone service planning system and method for determining a best server for a communication connection
OF A PREFERRED EMBODIMENT A radiotelephone service planning system and method is disclosed for determining best servers in communication systems based on an interference based communication threshold... Read More
Inventors: Bonta, Jeffrey D.; Gutowski, Gerald J.;, Assignee: Motorola, Inc. (Schaumburg, IL) |
Method for determining strength of co-channel signals, and a receiver
What is claimed is: 1. A method for determining strength of co-channel signals, the method being used in a digital radio system comprising several base stations and subscriber terminals, which operate... Read More
Inventors: Pukkila, Markku; Ranta, Pekka;, Assignee: Nokia Telecommunications Oy (Espoo, FI) |
Road-based evaluation and interpolation of wireless network parameters
The present invention provides improved techniques for evaluation and/or interpolation of network parameters for use in modeling wireless networks, and may be implemented in, e.g., a processor-based s... Read More
Inventors: Clarkson, Kenneth L.; Hampel, Karl Georg; Hobby, John D.; Polakos, Paul Anthony;, Assignee: Lucent Technologies Inc. (Murray Hill, NJ) |
Geolocation using enhanced timing advance techniques
The aforementioned problems of backward compatibility and location accuracy can be overcome or improved using timing advance principles and signal strength measurements. In one embodiment, the present... Read More
Inventors: Chen, Byron Hua; Chiang, Tung Ching;, Assignee: Lucent Technologies Inc. (Murray Hill, NJ) |
Systems for power interruption detection
To accomplish the foregoing objects, there is provided a method and apparatus for determining the existence of a condition, such as the presence of electrical power at a remote location, such as a res... Read More
Inventors: Davis, Glenn Albert; Patton, Mark Wayne; Todd, Douglas Wallace;, Assignee: Scientific-Atlanta, Inc. (Norcross, GA) |
Telecommunication switch having a universal API with a single call processing message including user-definable data and response message each having a generic format
The present invention is a universal host-to-switch application program interface (API) utilizing a generic message format for performing call control processing and capable of being customized to mee... Read More
Inventors: Hebert, Mark P.;, Assignee: Excel Switching Inc. (Hyannis, MA) |
Modular unit headset
In one aspect, the present invention includes a host electronic system, a modular unit electronically connected to the host electronic system, a headset, and means for communicating between the modula... Read More
Inventors: Rydbeck, Nils Rutger; Stein, Per;, Assignee: Telefonaktiebolaget L M Ericsson (SE) |
Method in conjunction with updating one or more HLR-databases included in a mobile telephone system
FIG. 1 shows two tables, 12 and 13, which are enclosed by a rectangle 11 which represents a VLR-database. The table 12 contains certain subscriber data which is stored in the VLR-database, in accorda... Read More
Inventors: Moberg, Jorgen; Lantto, Jorgen;, Assignee: Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (Stockholm, SE) |
Method and system for providing resource access in a mobile environment
Broadly speaking, the invention relates to techniques to facilitate participation of mobile devices in accessing resources over a data network. The data network can be wired, wireless or some combinat... Read More
Inventors: Martin, Jr., Bruce K.; Capitant, Arnaud P. Y.; Stein, Lawrence M.; Wulff, Jonathan M.; Laursen, Andrew L.;, Assignee: Openwave Systems Inc. (Redwood City, CA) |
Adaptive load and coverage management system and method
To overcome the above and other disadvantages of the prior art, methods and systems are provided for use in a wireless network that includes a base station and a mobile station. When a request for a s... Read More
Inventors: Padgett, Jay; Iwai, Hisato;, Assignee: Telcordia Technologies, Inc. (Piscataway, NJ); Toyota Motor Corporation (Aichi, JP) |
Reception of a selective call radio signal by using threshold levels detected in the signal in calculating optimum threshold levels
What is claimed is: 1. A selective call radio receiving method comprising the steps of: a. receiving a radio communication signal to produce a voltage signal which includes an intermittent succession ... Read More
Inventors: Ikka, Masahiro;, Assignee: NEC Corporation (Tokyo, JP) |
Cell Phones 
