Abstract: A wireless peripheral interface is used for coupling with a Universal Serial Bus (USB) port for connecting a wireless peripheral with a host computer or controller. Wireless peripheral devices (e.g., keyboard, mouse, trackball, touch pad, joysticks, and game controllers) transmit communication signals, e.g., radio frequency (RF) signals, to the peripheral interface, which are received and processed into formats suitable for transmission to the host computer or controller via USB, either alone or in combination with other standard external bus systems, such as serial and PS/2.

Abstract: The invention enables a reliable end-to-end monitoring system by means of which the location of containers and other conditions related to the containers can be continuously or almost continuously monitored. The containers are equipped with such container units that are capable to co-operate with each other, which is especially needed in challenging radio environments. The co-operation of the container units is based on mesh network algorithms. Each container unit placed in a container includes a short range radio and a cellular network radio. Thus, the container unit is able to connect to two different types of communication networks. In addition, each container unit uses a certain connection set-up logic. When a set-up attempt results in a connection, the container transmits its message through the connection. The invention comprises the container unit, a mesh network composed of container units, and a system reporting container events.

Abstract: Provided are a direct current (DC) offset compensation apparatus and a method thereof. A DC offset compensation apparatus comprises an offset detection block detecting a DC offset, an offset compensation block operating according to an output signal of the offset detection block, and an offset compensation amplifying block controlled according to an output signal of the offset compensation block. Particularly, the offset compensation block comprises a counter that counts polarities of DC offsets for a predetermined period, a controller that comprises first to fourth mode units respectively operating fast down-compensation, regular down-compensation, fast up-compensation, and regular up-compensation modes, and a control device that controls the execution of one selected among the first to fourth mode units based on a value counted by the counter, and a register storing data to control the offset compensation amplifying block based on the one mode unit determined by the controller.

Abstract: In one embodiment, a method is provided. The method may include determining if electromagnetic interference (EMI) is emitted by a device in one or more regions of an electromagnetic spectrum occupied by other users, and if it is determined that EMI is emitted by the device in one or more regions of the electromagnetic spectrum occupied by other users, reducing the EMI in the one or more regions, and increasing the EMI in one or more other regions unoccupied by the other users.

Abstract: A mobile device comprises at least a program starter, a communication controller, a display controller, a display portion, and an instruction portion. The mobile device receives report information that is emitted in a predetermined period by a guidance information terminal upon entering the communication area of the guidance information terminal in a state where a guidance information display application has been started by the program starter. The mobile device causes the display portion to display a dialog screen for issuing an instruction with regard to whether to acquire guidance information by means of the display controller upon reception of the report information. When the acquisition of guidance information has been instructed by the instruction portion, the mobile device issues a request to the guidance information terminal to transmit the guidance information by means of the communication controller and receives the guidance information.

Abstract: A communication terminal apparatus is provided, with which a user can check contents of an incoming mail in the same manner as in an incoming call. A reading-out registration data YTD including a mail address MAD and a key word KWD is previously stored. When an address of a sender of the received mail coincides with the mail address MAD in the reading-out registration data YTD and a key word KWD corresponding to mail address MAD is included in the received mail, a phone number corresponding to the mail address of the sender is searched through an address book and the searched phone number is displayed on a display unit 4 while the incoming mail is notified and further contents of the incoming mail are read out in response to an off-hook operation, whereby incoming of a mail including a predetermined attribute is notified with an incoming-call alert which is generally used to notify an incoming call.

Abstract: A motorcycle helmet for permitting a user to listen to a compact disk while wearing a helmet. The motorcycle helmet includes a helmet being designed for protecting a head of a user from impact. The helmet has a perimeter wall defining an interior space. A playing assembly is positioned in the perimeter wall of the helmet. The playing assembly is designed for reading audio information from a compact disc. Each of a plurality of speakers is positioned in the perimeter wall of the helmet. Each of the speakers is operationally coupled to the playing assembly. Each of the speakers is designed for audibly playing the audio information read by the playing assembly.

Abstract: An integrated tuner circuit has an arbitrary IF (intermediate frequency) output. The tuner includes an integrated circuit with a fixed-frequency control loop and a matched external variable capacitance Ct, to achieve tracking of a tuned LC band-pass filter with an arbitrary oscillator.

Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for dynamically subscribing for access to a wireless wide-area network via an online process. Subscription information and user credentials are digitally transmitted by a network carrier to a networking device and is stored locally by the device in a SmartCard, other portable medium, or on the device's hard drive. The locally stored credentials and information may subsequently be updated wirelessly. No human interaction is required to subscribe, and access may be limited by a variety of criteria. A subscription may be used to access networks operated by multiple network carriers.

Abstract: A wireless distribution system includes a number of remote units distributed in a coverage area to receive wireless signals and to provide the signals through the distribution system to input ports of a node where the signals are combined, a number of input power monitors operatively connected to one or more of the input ports to determine power levels of signals received at the input ports, variable gain controllers to control signals received at some or all of the input ports, a node to combine a plurality of signals from the plurality of input ports, and a controller to provide control signals to control one or more of the variable gain controllers.

Abstract: A mobile terminal such as a cellular telephone can include a voice recording function. Upon arrival of an incoming call when the cellular telephone is executing a recording operation, the cellular telephone informs of the arrival of the incoming call by any one of or both of an incoming call display on a display unit and light emission of light emitting means. At this time, the cellular telephone stops a sound generating operation and a vibrating operation which affect the recording operation. The recording stops temporarily when a user answers the incoming call.

Abstract: The present invention provides systems and method for delivering information to a transmitting and receiving device. The device receives a notification alerting a user of the device that information is available to be obtained and, in some embodiments, providing a short description of the information. After receiving the notification at the device, the user can then use the device to obtain or otherwise act on the information at a time and at a place convenient to the user.

Abstract: A state of a programmable mixer is set during a calibration phase to minimize local oscillator feedthrough. During a calibration phase, inputs to the programmable mixer are set to zero, or to a known state and the local oscillator is set to a calibration frequency. Then, one of a plurality of known calibration states of the programmable mixer is entered and the local oscillator feedthrough is measured. For each of a plurality of operating states an amplified output of the programmable mixer is measured. In one operation, the state of the programmable mixer in which the programmable mixer operates during a next operation phase is the state that produces minimal local oscillator feedthrough. In another operation, operation continues until a state is found that produces a local oscillation feedthrough that meets an operating criteria and that state is used during the next operation phase.

Abstract: A power amplifier can amplify an input radio frequency signal to produce an output radio frequency signal in response to a bias control signal. A programmable digital control unit produces the bias control signal and to transmit the bias control signal to the power amplifier.

Abstract: A mobile radio receiver system for a vehicle providing recent segment replay function is disclosed. The wireless receiver is adapted to be contained within the vehicle. A digital delay line is coupled to receive the output of the wireless receiver. A delay selection switch is coupled to the digital delay line to route the output of the wireless receiver with a selected temporal delay in response to actuation by a person riding in the vehicle. In accordance with the preferred embodiment, the recent transmitted segment ends at the time that the delay selection switch is actuated. A control device is associated with the wireless receiver for receiving control selections from the person riding in the vehicle. An amplifier is coupled to receive the routed output of the wireless receiver. An audio transducer this adapted to receive the output of the amplifier and provide an audible signal to the person riding in the vehicle.

Abstract: Rejection of local oscillator harmonic response is provided in a mixing circuit with a pair of harmonic gating switches serially connected to the outputs of a balanced differential switching mixer and controlled by a gate clock signal having twice the frequency of a local oscillator signal controlling the switching mixer. An aperture or duty cycle of the gate clock signal determines which harmonic is rejected or suppressed, which is preferably a third and/or fifth harmonic since response of the balanced differential switching mixer to even harmonics is negligible. The resulting simple, efficient circuit is readily integrated directly into a phase-alternating mixer structure for a chopper-direct-conversion radio.

Abstract: The present invention contains a priority base station (20) placed in a sensitive area (19) to restrict unwanted calls using mobile telephones (5-7). In one example, the base station is a priority base station where a mobile telephone has a preference for the type of base station that it represents. The priority base station then exclusively manages communication with the mobile telephones to neutralize their sending-receiving.

Abstract: A channel quality feedback method for wireless transmission is described in which the rate for reporting channel quality information from a mobile station to a base station is variable as a function of the presence or absence of a transmission from the base station to the mobile station. In particular, the feedback rate from the mobile station to the base station is increased when the mobile station detects a transmission from the base station. As such, the feedback rate is slower when there is no data transmission for the mobile station and faster when the mobile station is receiving data.

Abstract: A communication system that can improve communication quality by accurately re-creating reproduction timing at the receiving end even at the time of receiving VBR data or in the case of the occurrence of a packet loss. A send rate recognition section recognizes a send rate from a time stamp. A memory stores data. A dummy data addition section adds dummy data for correcting the difference between a read rate set for reading out data from the memory and the send rate to the data written to the memory. A read clock generation section generates a read clock which is equal to the read rate. A dummy data removal section removes the dummy data from the data read out from the memory on the basis of the read clock.

Abstract: An exemplary embodiment of the present invention described and shown in the specification and drawings is a transceiver with a receiver, a transmitter, a local oscillator (LO) generator, a controller, and a self-testing unit. All of these components can be packaged for integration into a single IC including components such as filters and inductors. The controller for adaptive programming and calibration of the receiver, transmitter and LO generator. The self-testing unit generates is used to determine the gain, frequency characteristics, selectivity, noise floor, and distortion behavior of the receiver, transmitter and LO generator. It is emphasized that this abstract is provided to comply with the rules requiring an abstract which will allow a searcher or other reader to quickly ascertain the subject matter of the technical disclosure. It is submitted with the understanding that it will not be used to interpret or limit the scope or the meaning of the claims.