Patents Represented by Attorney Larry G. Brown
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Patent number: 8326918Abstract: A radio communication device has a baseband processor acting as an InterProcessor Communication (IPC) server and an application processor acting as an IPC client. The baseband processor and the application processor communicate with each other via an IPC network. The IPC server and the IPC client can switch functions via negotiation to allow the IPC client to become the new IPC server. The IPC network includes multiple IPC clients, and remaining IPC clients are instructed to change the IPC address of the IPC server if the IPC client becomes the new IPC server. The IPC network allows any processor that adopts the IPC as its interprocessor communication stack to co-exist together and operate as if the two were actually running on the same processor core sharing a common operating system and memory.Type: GrantFiled: November 3, 2008Date of Patent: December 4, 2012Assignee: Motorola Mobility LLCInventors: Charbel Khawand, Jean Khawand, Chin P. Wong
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Patent number: 8170604Abstract: The invention concerns a method (200) and system (100) for managing communications for a multi-mode communications device (130). The method can include the steps of establishing (210) communications with at least a first wireless network (110) and advising (216) the first wireless network of the multi-mode nature of the multi-mode communications device. As such, the first wireless network can be made aware that the multi-mode communications device is capable of communicating with a second wireless network (120).Type: GrantFiled: June 27, 2006Date of Patent: May 1, 2012Assignee: Motorola Mobility, Inc.Inventors: Glen S. Uehara, Dhiraj P. Gandhi, Robert A. Hartman, Srikumar K. Nayar, Albert S. Steele, Fred R. Villa
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Patent number: 8019340Abstract: A method (300) and mobile device (120) for reduced scanning within a uniform period in an out-of-service condition is described herein. In one arrangement, the method can include the steps of detecting (310) the out-of-service condition, during a wake-up interval (410), waking (314) up to scan one or more channels (510, 520, 530, 540) for service and maintaining a constant wake-up time for subsequent wake-up intervals. The method can also include the step of varying (320) the amount of time spent scanning the channels during the subsequent wake-up intervals. As an example, varying the amount of time spent scanning channels can be done by decreasing (322) the amount of time spent scanning for each successive, subsequent wake-up interval.Type: GrantFiled: March 7, 2007Date of Patent: September 13, 2011Assignee: Motorola Mobility, Inc.Inventors: William E. Welnick, Daniel J. Declerck
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Patent number: 7800046Abstract: The invention concerns a light detection power system (105). The system can include a solar cell charging circuit (120) having at least one solar cell (116) in which the solar cell charging circuit can provide power to a power source (114), a lighting circuit (122) that receives power from the power source and a controller (118) coupled to the solar cell charging circuit and the lighting circuit. The controller can enable the lighting circuit when a power level that the controller detects from the solar cell charging circuit fails to reach a first predetermined threshold. The solar cell charging circuit can include a switch (130) that is controlled by the controller. The controller can further enable the switch when the power level that the controller detects from the solar cell charging circuit reaches a second predetermined threshold.Type: GrantFiled: January 28, 2009Date of Patent: September 21, 2010Assignee: Motorola Mobility, Inc.Inventors: Joseph Patino, Russell L. Simpson
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Patent number: 7801571Abstract: The invention concerns a mobile communications unit (100) having at least one transducer (120) that can broadcast audio through a direct port (110), at least one leak port (114) for leak tolerance of the unit, in which the leak port can have a first opening (116) and a multi-use opening (118). The multi-use opening can be coupled to the first opening of the leak port to complete a path for the leak port, and the multi-use opening can also receive a part of an accessory. As an example, the mobile unit can be a monolith mobile unit. As another example, the accessory can be a holster having a hook mechanism that fits within the multi-use opening and can secure the mobile communications unit to the holster.Type: GrantFiled: November 30, 2005Date of Patent: September 21, 2010Assignee: Motorola Mobility, Inc.Inventors: Joseph M. Friedman, David I. Blatt, Chun L. Chong, Shlomo Gelbart, Karl F. Mueller, Eric S. Penrod
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Patent number: 7773714Abstract: The invention concerns a method (500) for employing adaptive event codes. The method includes the steps of generating (512) at least one adaptive event code in which the adaptive event code corresponds to a preexisting event code, storing (514) the adaptive event code in at least one table (154, 156), running (516) the table in which the adaptive event codes are at least initially disabled and enabling (522) the adaptive event code in response to a system event in which the preexisting event code that corresponds to the enabled adaptive event code is executed (526). The method can further include the step of ignoring (518) the adaptive event codes during the running step when the adaptive event codes are disabled.Type: GrantFiled: December 29, 2003Date of Patent: August 10, 2010Assignee: Motorola, Inc.Inventors: Charbel Khawand, Jianping Tao, John J. Vaglica
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Patent number: 7705565Abstract: The invention concerns a system (100) and method (300) for charging a battery. The method includes the steps of supplying (312) a charging current to a battery (110), sensing (314) the charging current to the battery and selectively signaling (316) an electronic device (118) from the battery to indicate at least one parameter of the battery as the battery is receiving the charging current. As an example, the charging current can be from a wireless charger (116). In addition, the parameter can be, for example, a charging state of the battery or a predetermined current threshold of the charging current.Type: GrantFiled: December 31, 2003Date of Patent: April 27, 2010Assignee: Motorola, Inc.Inventors: Joseph Patino, Ronald S. Coapstick
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Patent number: 7683965Abstract: The invention concerns a method (200) and system (100) for flash control. The method can include the steps of—in a portable electronic device (122)—detecting (212) a request to operate a flash component (132), determining (214) whether to delay a timing of the operation of the flash component and if the timing will not be delayed, selectively disabling (224) a transmission component (114) for the portable electronic device. The selective disablement can create an operational opportunity (324) for the flash component. The method can also include the step of operating (224) the flash component during the created operational opportunity. As an example, the portable electronic device can be a mobile communications unit having a camera (136), the flash component can provide a flash for the camera and the transmission component can be a power amplifier (128).Type: GrantFiled: December 29, 2004Date of Patent: March 23, 2010Assignee: Motorola, Inc.Inventors: Joseph Patino, Jose F. Rodriguez, Philip A. Schentrup
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Patent number: 7594318Abstract: A multilayer substrate assembly (80) includes at least one embedded component (52) within a plurality of stacked pre-processed substrates. Each pre-processed substrate can have a core dielectric (14), patterned conductive surfaces (12 and 16) on opposing sides of the core dielectric, and at least one hole (18) in each of at least two adjacently stacked pre-processed substrates such that at least two holes are substantially aligned on top of each other forming a single hole (19). The assembly further includes a processed adhesive layer (48) between top and bottom surfaces of respective pre-processed substrates. The embedded component is placed in the single hole and forms a gap (67 & 66) between the embedded component and a peripheral wall of the single hole. When the assembly is biased, the processed adhesive layer fills the gap to form the assembly having the embedded component cross-secting the plurality of pre-processed substrates.Type: GrantFiled: September 12, 2007Date of Patent: September 29, 2009Assignee: Motorola, Inc.Inventors: James A. Zollo, John K. Arledge, Nitin B. Desai
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Patent number: 7590079Abstract: A method for accessing a wireless local area network (WLAN) channel and providing quality of service (QoS) for voice in a system supporting both voice and data services. Under the method, a communication device (302, 303) contends for a medium (channel). Upon identifying a transmit opportunity, the device transmits a voice packet to an access point (AP) (304) and polls the AP for downlink traffic. A low power implementation is feasible because the communication device can sleep, wake up to contend for the medium, transmit a voice packet to the AP, request a voice packet from the AP, transmit an acknowledgement, and go back to sleep.Type: GrantFiled: October 2, 2003Date of Patent: September 15, 2009Assignee: Motorola, Inc.Inventors: Nattavut Smavatkul, Ye Chen, Stephen P. Emeott
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Patent number: 7587216Abstract: The invention concerns a method (300) and communications unit (112) for selective receipt of group calls. The method can include the steps of—at a communications unit—receiving (314) a request to participate in a group call having at least one identification and having a plurality of participating members, comparing (316) the identification associated with the group call with a set of predefined blocking configurations and selectively blocking (318) the request to participate in the group call based on the comparison of the identification associated with the group call with the set of predefined blocking configurations.Type: GrantFiled: April 29, 2005Date of Patent: September 8, 2009Assignee: Motorola, Inc.Inventors: Swetal A. Patel, Pragneshkumar B. Goyani, Jyh-Han Lin
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Patent number: 7577449Abstract: The invention concerns a method (200) and system (100) for coordinating a sleep mode wake-up time. The method can include the steps of entering (214) a sleep mode and selecting (214) a paging group, advising (216) a base station (110) of the sleep mode and the selection of the paging group and coordinating (218) a wake-up time of the sleep mode with a second power saving mode that includes a common availability time (312) for mobile stations (116) communicating with the base station to detect signals from the base station. As an example, the second power saving mode (300) can be an idle mode, and the common availability time can be a listening interval of the idle mode.Type: GrantFiled: June 29, 2006Date of Patent: August 18, 2009Assignee: Motorola, Inc.Inventors: Floyd D. Simpson, Huai Y. Wang
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Patent number: 7570963Abstract: The invention concerns a method (200) and system (100) for improving the efficiency of a mobile station (112) during a listening interval (310). The method can include the step of setting (212) a paging message indicator (414) or a neighbor advertisement message indicator (416) in which the paging message indicator indicates whether a paging message (314) is the last paging message designated for the mobile station in the listening interval and the neighbor advertisement message indicator indicates the presence of a neighbor advertisement message (316). The method can also include the step of transmitting (214) the paging message indicator or the neighbor advertisement message indicator to the mobile station. Based on these indicators, the mobile station can selectively enter a sleep state during and/or after the listening interval to conserve battery life.Type: GrantFiled: April 26, 2006Date of Patent: August 4, 2009Assignee: Motorola, Inc.Inventors: Huai Y. Wang, Floyd D. Simpson
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Patent number: 7508300Abstract: The invention concerns a method (200) and system (100) for providing a passenger profile. The method can include the steps of receiving (212) one or more passengers having mobile units (112) in a vehicle (110) in which at least some of the mobile units have been programmed with passenger profiles and receiving (214) the passenger profiles from the mobile units. The method can also include the step of informing (216) at least the driver of the vehicle of the passenger profiles once the passenger profiles are received. As an example, setting one or more parameters of the vehicle can be based on the received passenger profiles. In addition, setting the parameters of the vehicle based on the received passenger profiles may restrict the operation of the vehicle in a predefined manner.Type: GrantFiled: August 31, 2006Date of Patent: March 24, 2009Assignee: Motorola, Inc.Inventors: Von A. Mock, Isabel M. Fernandez, Juan C. Fernandez, Jorge L. Perdomo
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Patent number: D587666Type: GrantFiled: June 29, 2007Date of Patent: March 3, 2009Assignee: Motorola, Inc.Inventors: Michael J. Page, David I. Blatt, Julio C. Castaneda, Daniel Motta-Veiga, Etienne Thetard
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Patent number: D587667Type: GrantFiled: August 31, 2007Date of Patent: March 3, 2009Assignee: Motorola, Inc.Inventors: Alina R. Butan, Toshihiro Fujimura, Ryan M. Nilsen, William H. Robertson, Jr., Monika R. Wolf, Paul Bosveld, Nadim M. Sawabini, David I. Blatt
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Patent number: D588092Type: GrantFiled: July 30, 2008Date of Patent: March 10, 2009Assignee: Motorola, Inc.Inventors: Ryan M. Nilsen, William H. Robertson, Jr., Claudio S. Ribeiro
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Patent number: D588566Type: GrantFiled: October 31, 2007Date of Patent: March 17, 2009Assignee: Motorola, Inc.Inventors: Marcello Zuffo, David I. Blatt, Paul A. Bosveld, Ryan M. Nilsen, Ban Hin Ooi, Michael J. Page, Monika R. Wolf
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Patent number: D592630Type: GrantFiled: February 29, 2008Date of Patent: May 19, 2009Assignee: Motorola, Inc.Inventors: William H. Robertson, Jr., Francis M. Staszesky, Dan Mattano
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Patent number: D599766Type: GrantFiled: July 31, 2008Date of Patent: September 8, 2009Assignee: Motorola, Inc.Inventors: Michael J. Page, David I. Blatt, William H. Robertson, Jr., Alina R. Butan