Patents Assigned to AND Communications
  • Low-profile piezoelectric speaker assembly
    Patent number: 8094843
    Abstract: A low-profile speaker assembly comprises a substrate and a substantially plan piezoelectric element disposed in a plane substantially parallel to the substrate and mechanically connected to the substrate at one or more edges. A tuning mass is attached to a face of the piezoelectric element, to improve low-frequency performance of the speaker assembly. In some embodiments, the tuning mass is disposed on the surface of the piezoelectric element facing the substrate. The substrate, which may comprise a printed circuit board, may include a cut-out region arranged to allow movement of the tuning mass within the cut-out region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2012
    Assignee: Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications AB
    Inventor: William Chris Eaton
  • Portable electronic device with detachable keypad module
    Patent number: 8095183
    Abstract: A portable electronic device includes a first housing, a latching mechanism, and a keypad module. The keypad module can be removed from the electronic device without having to take apart the electronic device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2012
    Assignee: Chi Mei Communication Systems, Inc.
    Inventor: Kuan-Hung Chen
  • Multimodal disambiguation of speech recognition
    Patent number: 8095364
    Abstract: The present invention provides a speech recognition system combined with one or more alternate input modalities to ensure efficient and accurate text input. The speech recognition system achieves less than perfect accuracy due to limited processing power, environmental noise, and/or natural variations in speaking style. The alternate input modalities use disambiguation or recognition engines to compensate for reduced keyboards, sloppy input, and/or natural variations in writing style. The ambiguity remaining in the speech recognition process is mostly orthogonal to the ambiguity inherent in the alternate input modality, such that the combination of the two modalities resolves the recognition errors efficiently and accurately. The invention is especially well suited for mobile devices with limited space for keyboards or touch-screen input.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2012
    Assignee: Tegic Communications, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael Longé, Richard Eyraud, Keith C. Hullfish
  • Encoder for low-density parity check codes
    Patent number: 8095859
    Abstract: Encoding of a low-density parity check code uses a block-circulant encoding matrix built from circulant matrices. Encoding can include partitioning data into a plurality of data segments. The data segments are each circularly rotated. A plurality of XOR summations are formed for each rotation of the data segments to produce output symbols. The XOR summations use data from the data segments defined by the circulant matrices. Output symbols are produced in parallel for each rotation of the data segments.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2012
    Assignee: L-3 Communications, Corp.
    Inventors: Justin C. Peterson, Steven O. Hadfield, Ryan Hinton
  • Device and method for hands-free push-to-talk functionality
    Patent number: 8095081
    Abstract: A device for hands-free push-to-talk functionality may include a push-to-talk sensor or switch operable by at least one of a preset audible signal, a predetermined movement of the sensor or switch, air pressure or the like. The device may also include means to control operation of a communications device in response to signals from the push-to-talk sensor or switch.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2004
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2012
    Assignee: Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications AB
    Inventor: Scott LaDell Vance
  • Portable electronic device
    Patent number: 8093768
    Abstract: A portable electronic device includes a housing, a plurality of buttons mounted on the housing for operating the portable electronic device, a power supply received in the housing for supplying working electric power to the portable electronic device, and a generator unit. The generator unit includes a plurality of magnetic components mounted on the buttons and a plurality of windings received in the housing and electronically connected to the power supply. Thereby induced currents for charging the power supply are generated when the magnetic components are moved with the movements of the operated buttons.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2012
    Assignees: Shenzhen Futaihong Precision Industry Co., Ltd., Chi Mei Communication Systems, Inc.
    Inventor: Tao Zhang
  • Subscriber access network architecture
    Patent number: 8094661
    Abstract: A subscriber network architecture includes a packet processing node that communicates with a network backbone and with a plurality of access nodes. The access nodes also communicate with a plurality of subscriber devices. The packet processing node controls Quality of Service (QoS) levels for the subscriber devices, routes user data to subscriber devices based on downstream communication channels of the access nodes and QoS levels, and receives data from subscriber devices (via the access nodes) for forwarding across the network backbone.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2012
    Assignee: Comcast Cable Communications, LLC
    Inventors: Jorge Daniel Salinger, Sam Chernak, Chris Bastian, David Urban, Vik Saxena
  • SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR INDEXING CONTENT VIEWED ON AN ELECTRONIC DEVICE
    Publication number: 20120004575
    Abstract: An apparatus and method for collecting heart rate information associated with a user while the user is viewing and/or listening to multimedia content and/or experiencing real-life events. The heart rate information is interpreted to determine a level of physical arousal. The level of physical arousal may be stored with the multimedia content. Interpretation of emotional characteristic can provide several gradations of user's preference (e.g., the degree to which the user is aroused).
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2010
    Publication date: January 5, 2012
    Applicant: SONY ERICSSON MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS AB
    Inventor: Ola THÖRN
  • PAY-PER-RESTORE FOR DATA BACKUP RESTORATION
    Publication number: 20120005032
    Abstract: A data repository receives a user's request to subscribe to a data backup service, and receives data from one or more remote devices associated with the user. The data repository stores the data in storage at the data repository, and receives a request to restore at least a portion of the data to one of the remote devices. The data repository determines, responsive to the request, a restoration fee for restoring the at least the portion of the data, and determines whether the user agrees to the restoration fee. The data repository charges the user the determined restoration fee if the user agrees to the fee, and provides the at least the portion of the data to the one of the remote devices.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2010
    Publication date: January 5, 2012
    Applicant: SONY ERICSSON MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS AB
    Inventor: Richard Bunk
  • Mobile Device User Interface Change Based On Motion
    Publication number: 20120001843
    Abstract: Adapting a user interface of a mobile computing device when the mobile computing device is in a motion state is provided. Upon detecting that a mobile computing device is in motion by utilization of a location or motion determining system, such as a GPS navigation and/or accelerometer system, a motion mode UI may be activated on the device, wherein a display of device functionalities may be simplified by modifying one or more displayed elements of the device user interface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 1, 2010
    Publication date: January 5, 2012
    Applicant: Cox Communications, Inc.
    Inventor: Douglas David Gravino
  • DUAL-BAND ANTENNA
    Publication number: 20120001805
    Abstract: A dual-band antenna includes a radiator unit. The radiator unit includes a base portion, an extension portion extending from the base portion, a connecting portion extending from the extension portion, a transition portion extending from the connecting portion, and a u-shaped portion extending from the transition section. The connecting portion, the extension portion, and the base portion define a first slot. The u-shaped portion defines a second slot.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 8, 2011
    Publication date: January 5, 2012
    Applicant: CHI MEI COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS, INC.
    Inventor: HSI-CHIEH CHEN
  • PARTICLE CONCENTRATOR
    Publication number: 20120000362
    Abstract: Concentrating particles in a turbulent gas flow may include receiving, in a receptacle, a turbulent gas flow that includes particles. The concentration of particles in a gas flow exiting the receptacle at a first port is increased as compared with a concentration of the particles in the gas flow received by the receptacle. The increased concentration of particles is accomplished by removing a portion of the gas flow by using a second port, and fluidly communicating the gas flow through a tube in the receptacle. The tube has a smaller diameter at the end of the tube at which the gas flow exits the tube than diameter at the end of the tube at which the gas flow is received.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 19, 2011
    Publication date: January 5, 2012
    Applicant: L-3 Communications Security and Detection Systems, Inc
    Inventors: Thomas D. Plamondon, Nikolay Rolshud, Peter F. Cram, Mark Fraser
  • METHOD FOR RECEIVING SYNCHRONIZATION SIGNALS OF A MOBILE RADIO NETWORK AND TRANSMITTING/RECEIVING DEVICE FOR MOBILE RADIO SIGNALS
    Publication number: 20120004013
    Abstract: In a method for receiving synchronization signals of a mobile radio network, communication takes place with a mobile radio network via a dedicated communication link, by using a transmitting/receiving device for mobile radio signals, and synchronization signals of another mobile radio network are received during a transmission gap in the dedicated communication link by using the transmitting/receiving device, the transmitting/receiving device not being set up for receiving signals of the other mobile radio network independently of the dedicated communication link. A transmitting/receiving device for mobile radio signals is configured to carry out the method.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2011
    Publication date: January 5, 2012
    Applicant: INTEL MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY GMBH
    Inventors: Michael Esch, Wolfgang Wippich
  • Waterproof Structure and Electronic Equipment
    Publication number: 20120000687
    Abstract: With a waterproof structure for the space between a first case and a diaphragm doubling as a display panel provided facing the first case, a first resilient member is integrally formed at a surface of the diaphragm facing the first case, and the first resilient member is press-fitted into a groove formed in a surface of the first case facing the diaphragm side.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 16, 2011
    Publication date: January 5, 2012
    Applicant: Casio Hitachi Mobile Communications Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yasuhiko KAWASAKI, Yutaka Koyama
  • PULSE SIGNAL GENERATION DEVICE
    Publication number: 20120002388
    Abstract: To provide a microwave/milliwave band high-frequency pulse signal generating device that enables realization of structural simplification, high performance, compact integration, easy design, low power consumption, and low cost.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 6, 2009
    Publication date: January 5, 2012
    Applicants: COMMUNICATIONS RESEARCH LABORATORY, INC., NATIONAL INS. OF INFO. AND COMMUNICATIONS TECH.
    Inventors: Hitoshi Utagawa, Toshiaki Matsui
  • TRANSPONDER DECODER
    Publication number: 20120001788
    Abstract: An Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS-B) system for an aircraft and method of automatically harmonizing a transponder squawk code and an ADS-B system such that a squawk code broadcast by the ADS-B system matches the transponder squawk code, includes transmitting the transponder squawk code from a transponder positioned onboard an aircraft and receiving the transmitted transponder squawk code with a device positioned onboard the aircraft. The ADS-B system is updated with the received transmitter squawk code. The squawk code is transmitted using the ADS-B system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2011
    Publication date: January 5, 2012
    Applicant: L-3 Communications Avionics Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Lee R. Carlson, Blake R. Getson, James R. Troxel
  • GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM ANTENNA
    Publication number: 20120001817
    Abstract: A global positioning system antenna includes a radiator. The radiator includes a base section, an extension section connected to an edge of the base section, a first curved section connected to an edge of the extension section, and a second curved section connected to a distal end of the first curved section. The first curved section and the base section define a slot therebetween. The second curved section defines a first gap and a second gap thereon. The first gap and the second gap face each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2010
    Publication date: January 5, 2012
    Applicant: CHI MEI COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS, INC.
    Inventor: HSI-CHIEH CHEN
  • ANTENNA MODULE
    Publication number: 20120001827
    Abstract: An antenna module for a portable device includes a first antenna section, a second antenna section, a third antenna section, a feed section, and a ground section. The first antenna section and the third antenna section form a first groove. The feed section and the ground section are parallel to each other. The first antenna section and the second antenna section jointly connect with the feed section.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 25, 2010
    Publication date: January 5, 2012
    Applicant: CHI MEI COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS, INC.
    Inventor: HSI-CHIEH CHEN
  • Location Status Update Messaging
    Publication number: 20120003989
    Abstract: Provision of a location status update for a mobile computing device to a recipient based on navigation information is disclosed. The location status update may be sent to one or more recipients based on a predetermined criterion or upon user command. According to embodiments, a mobile device's GPS and/or network-based location technologies may be utilized to provide information as to whether a predetermined criterion is met. The location status update may be an SMS or MMS message, an e-mail, a text message, a voice call, a voice message, or a posting to a social networking site.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 1, 2010
    Publication date: January 5, 2012
    Applicant: Cox Communications, Inc.
    Inventor: Douglas David Gravino
  • DMR Private Network Communication Implementation Method, Terminal, Relay Station and System
    Publication number: 20120002684
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a private network communication technology, and it provides an implementation method, terminal, relay station and system for DMR private communication with respect to the existing defects that each of the communication terminals can only communicate with each other by using the same time slot in a group, and thereby a frequency width of 12.5 KHz can not be used sufficiently. The DMR private network communication terminal includes a communication module for receiving CACH information, receiving and transmitting DMR private network communication, a synchronization module for establishing synchronization and determining which time slot the received DMR private network communication occupies based on the received CACH information; and controlling the communication module to make a response for the received DMR private network communication in the time slot.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2008
    Publication date: January 5, 2012
    Applicant: HYTERA COMMUNICATIONS CORP., LTD.
    Inventor: Wanfook Tay