Inter-system monitor function
The present invention provides a method and apparatus for monitoring one or more telecommunications systems supported by a wireless device with respect to which the wireless device is in an idle mode ... Read More
Inventors: Stattin, Hans; Hellmark, Martin; .ANG.kerberg, Martin;, Assignee: Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ) (Stockholm, SE) |
Data recorder
This technical problem is resolved by means of the data recorder stated in the beginning, whose invention consists in that the reset key or the resetting fuction is inhibited until after the data reca... Read More
Inventors: Holzrichter, Dieter;, Assignee: |
Method and apparatus for suggesting completions for a partially entered data item based on previously-entered, associated data items
The present invention satisfies the above-described needs by providing an automatic completion of a partial data entry by examining a suggested completion list, which is generated upon the entry of th... Read More
Inventors: Comer, Ross Ward; Stein, Adam Brett; Williams, Jr., David Russell;, Assignee: Microsoft Corporation (Redmond, WA) |
Web cache memory device and browser apparatus utilizing the same
What is claimed is: 1. A terminal apparatus comprising: a storage medium for storing information from a network as cache data, said storage medium being made freely detachable; and means for recording... Read More
Inventors: Yamamoto, Kazumichi; Umetani, Yukio; Suzuki, Norihiro; Yamaguchi, Muneaki;, Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd. (Tokyo, JP) |
Portable communication terminal device and character/picture display method
The present invention has been consummated to fully solve the above problems. The present invention provides a novel portable communication device and a novel method of displaying an image screen for ... Read More
Inventors: Muramatsu, Seiji;, Assignee: Sony Corporation (Tokyo, JP) |
Broadcast channel seizure with allocated single traffic channel per occupied cell in a cellular system
According to a first aspect of the invention, there is provided a cellular radio system comprising a switching center and a plurality of radio base stations each having an associated plurality of traf... Read More
Inventors: Yarwood, Anthony Charles;, Assignee: British Telecommunications public limited company (London, GB) |
Method and apparatus for sending a weather condition alert
OF THE INVENTION FIG. 1 depicts a block diagram of an alert system of the present invention. A weather condition alert system 100 comprises a weather-tracking service 102, a weather service provider ... Read More
Inventors: Tarlton, Peter B.; Millerick, Daniel P.; Walters, Craig R.;, Assignee: Wheelock, Inc. (Long Branch, NJ) |
Method and apparatus for automatic center frequency tuning of tunable bandpass filters
A radio having a tunable bandpass filter wherein the filter is tuned by apparatus within the radio is disclosed. The apparatus comprises a reference generator for generating a reference signal to tune... Read More
Inventors: Hoffmann, Theodore J.; Mulbrook, Mark M.;, Assignee: Rockwell Collins, Inc. (Cedar Rapids, IA) |
Piezoceramic vibrotactile transducer based on pre-compressed arch
The key to an effective means of communicating tactile feedback is the actuator (tactor). The present approach is to create a mild thumping sensation on the skin by utilizing PZT material in a unique ... Read More
Inventors: Lo, K. Peter; Nechitailo, Nicholas V.; Moses, Howard J.; Decker, Lawrence H.; Groger, Howard P.; Churchill, Russell J.;, Assignee: American Research Corporation of Virginia (Radford, VA) |
Method to alert a phone operator by magnetic means of an incoming call
OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Referring to FIG. 1, a magnetostrictive generator 10 constructed in accordance with a broad aspect of the invention includes an autotransformer 12 having a primary windin... Read More
Inventors: Lygas, Edward A.;, Assignee: Sony Electronics, Inc. (Park Ridge, NJ); Sony Corporation (Tokyo, JP) |
In-built antenna for mobile communication device
The present invention provides an in-built antenna which eliminates the conventional antenna connector between the antenna pattern and radio signal transmit and receive components described above. Thu... Read More
Inventors: Begic, Stjepan;, Assignee: Telefonaktiebolaget L M Ericsson (publ) (Stockholm, SE) |
Method for handling parallel transactions on telephone pre-paid accounts
It is, therefore, an object of the present invention to eliminate the risk for a service provider that the cost for parallel calls will not be covered by the amount in a telephone subscriber's pre-pai... Read More
Inventors: Smith, Ola; Sodren, Carl; Vincent, Karl Tage Goran;, Assignee: Telefonaktiebolaget L M Ericsson (Stockholm, SE) |
Call instance representation of a call for call management in a wireless telecommunications system
Viewed from a first aspect, the present invention provides a central terminal for managing calls between a telephone exchange connectable to the central terminal and a plurality of subscriber terminal... Read More
Inventors: Cooper, Guy A.; Meakes, Gavin J.; Lamkin, Richard M.;, Assignee: Alcatel USA Sourcing, Inc. (Plano, TX) |
Method and system for reduced-latency prepaid mobile messaging
OF AN EXEMPLARY EMBODIMENT OF THE PRESENT INVENTION The exemplary embodiment of the present invention described herein includes a system and method for providing a prepaid mobile messaging service wh... Read More
Inventors: Kupsh, Jerry; Chen, Xuming; Chen, Ben; Ephraim, Robert;, Assignee: Cellco Partnership (Bedminister, NJ) |
Electronic device with screen comprising a menu which can be customized by a user
It is an object of the present invention to largely remedy these drawbacks and provide an electronic device with screen comprising a menu system which allows of being configured according to the user'... Read More
Inventors: Charron, Didier;, Assignee: U.S. Philips Corporation (New York, NY) |
Handset
According to the present invention there is provided a communication terminal handset having a translucent outer casing and a light source arranged for illumination of a substantial area of the casing... Read More
Inventors: Lustila, Risto; Kinnunen, Timo; Salomaki, Lauri; Liukkonen-Olmiala, Tea; Hynninen, Tiina; Pirkola, Jani; Sippola, Leena; Kaartinen, Sanna;, Assignee: Nokia Mobile Phones Ltd. (Espoo, FI) |
System and method for proactive content delivery by situation location
OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS With reference now to detail of the drawings, the present invention is described. Obvious error handling is omitted from the flowcharts in order to focus on the key aspec... Read More
Inventors: Johnson, William J.;, Assignee: |
Text-to-speech preprocessing and conversion of a caller's ID in a telephone subscriber unit and method therefor
OF A PREFERRED EMBODIMENT As an overview, present application describes two embodiments of the present invention. The first embodiment of the present invention provides a solution to the aforemention... Read More
Inventors: Hamrick, Mendel Kieth; Multach, Kelly Ann; Hart, Elizabeth Marie; Kaschke, Kevin D.; Bossemeyer, Robert Wesley; Hardzinski, Mary Louise; McBlain, Thomas Joseph;, Assignee: Ameritech Corporation (Hoffman Estates, IL) |
System and method for delivery and updating of data transmitted to a mobile terminal
An embodiment of the present invention provides for a method and computer program for accessing, downloading, storing, and retrieving information from content providers using a cellular terminal. This... Read More
Inventors: Helle, Seppo; Koskinen, Topi;, Assignee: Nokia Corp. (Tampere, FI) |
Method and system for text-to-speech conversion of caller information
The present invention relates to an improved system and method for generating spoken caller information for presentation to a telephone service subscriber. The quality of the audible caller informati... Read More
Inventors: Bossemeyer, Jr., Robert Wesley; Hardzinski, Mary Louise; McBlain, Thomas Joseph;, Assignee: SBC Properties, L.P. (Reno, NV) |
Gaming device with sound recording changes associated with player inputs
OF THE INVENTION Gaming Device Structure Referring now to the drawings, two embodiments of the gaming device of the present invention are illustrated in FIGS. 1A and 1B as gaming device 10a and gamin... Read More
Inventors: Hecht, William L.; Landrum, Kristopher E.;, Assignee: IGT (Reno, NV) |
Method and system for controlling forward transmit power in a wireless system
In accordance with one aspect of the invention, a method and system for controlling down link transmit power during a soft hand-off in a spread-spectrum wireless system supports independent power cont... Read More
Inventors: Kamel, Raafat Edward; Kuo, Wen-Yi; Meyers, Martin Howard; Weaver, Carl Francis; Wu, Xiao Cheng;, Assignee: Lucent Technologies Inc. (Murray Hill, NJ) |
Interactive vibrator for multimedia
According to an embodiment of the invention, a vibrator for applying soothing and stimulating vibrations to a human body includes a vibrating device, a detector to detect electronic signals sent betwe... Read More
Inventors: Moriyasu, Hiro;, Assignee: |
Action recommendation system for a mobile vehicle
In one aspect of the present invention, a method of providing advertisements to an occupant of a mobile vehicle is disclosed. The method includes the steps of determining at least one of a vehicle sta... Read More
Inventors: Weber, James R.;, Assignee: Caterpillar Inc. (Peoria, IL) |
Centralized diagnostic system for loosely coupled processors
There is provided, in accordance with the present invention, a diagnostic system for data processing system having a plurality of processors and data links interconnecting the processors. The diagnost... Read More
Inventors: Loges, Barry L.; Sholander, Graciela B.;, Assignee: NCR Corporation (Dayton, OH) |
Micro-miniature beacon transmit-only geo-location emergency system for personal security
OF PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The three major configurations or modes of operation for this micro-miniature emergency geo-location system are shown in FIGS. 1, 2. The modes allowing global coverage are sh... Read More
Inventors: Schoen, Neil Charles; Schoen, Wendy Ann;, Assignee: |
Mobile telephone power savings method and apparatus responsive to mobile telephone location
The present invention overcomes the foregoing and other problems with a method and system for enabling a mobile telephone to save battery power based upon the location of the mobile telephone. The mob... Read More
Inventors: Croft, Thomas M.; Dent, Paul;, Assignee: Ericsson Inc. (Research Triangle Park, NC) |
Computer architecture with automatic disabling of hardware/software features using satellite positioning data
The present application relates to a method for selectively authorizing encryption features in a computer using the global positioning system ("GPS") for country/locale verification. BACKGROUND Satell... Read More
Inventors: Olarig, Sompong P.; Fridel, Derace M.; Angelo, Michael F.;, Assignee: Compaq Computer Corporation (Houston, TX) |
Methods, apparatus and data structures for providing a user interface, which exploits spatial memory in three-dimensions, to objects and in which object occlusion is avoided
The present invention provides a user interface, and in particular a graphical user interface, to organize and access information or content (also referred to as an "object"). The present invention pe... Read More
Inventors: Robertson, George G.; Robbins, Daniel C.; Van Dantzich, Maarten Roderik;, Assignee: Microsoft Corporation (Remond, WA) |
Method and base station system for voice transmission via a radio interface in a digital radio communication system
It is accordingly an object of the invention to provide a method and a base station system which overcome the above-mentioned disadvantages of the heretofore-known methods and systems of this general ... Read More
Inventors: Oestreich, Stefan; Farber, Michael; Kottkamp, Meik;, Assignee: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft (Munich, DE) |
Ring Tones 
