Abstract: An RFID tag device is associated with a mobile device to facilitate wireless transactions and identification. The RFID tag device includes two RF interfaces; one can communicate with RF tag readers, and one can communicate with the mobile device. The RFID tag device can be operated in a passive mode and stores transaction information for later retrieval by the mobile device, or it can be operated in an active mode where it is powered by the mobile device through the RF interface for communicating with the mobile device so that it can be read via the RFID interface. The RFID tag device can further detect and ignore communications between the mobile device and another device using the same communications mode and used by the RFID tag device to communicate with the mobile device.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for determining a distance traveled by a vehicle for the purpose of assessing and settling a road usage charge allows a mobile device to determine distance traveled with a vehicle while paired with a PAN transceiver of the vehicle by using GPS location information. The mobile device can also capture odometer images that are reported to a system that processes the images to obtain the odometer values and find the difference between the odometer values. Once the actual distance traveled by the vehicle is determined by the system, a road usage charge can be determined. Fuel excise taxes paid by the vehicle operator for fuel used by the vehicle can be subtracted from the road usage charge to determine a road usage settlement amount that can be paid from, or refunded to a financial account associated with the vehicle.

Abstract: A system, mobile device, backend server, and RFID toll module work in cooperation to automatically pay vehicular tolls to a toll agency that operates toll stations along a roadways traveled by the user of the mobile device. Upon approaching a toll station the mobile device enables the RFID toll module. The toll reader at the toll station transmits a toll reader signal that is received by the RFID toll module, which responds by transmitting a unique identifier. The unique identifier is associated with the mobile device at a toll account maintained by a toll service backend server. Upon completion of a toll transaction, the RFID toll module indicates the transaction to the mobile device, which forwards toll transaction information to the toll service backend server for payment from the toll account to the toll agency.

Abstract: An example energy management unit (EMU) with diagnostic capabilities is provided. The EMU with can receive and identify the operational status of a device by receiving an audio signal from the device generated by the device's self diagnostic system. The EMU can decode the diagnostic information and retransmit the decoded information as necessary for further processing.

Abstract: Methods and systems for trusted boot using an original design manufacturer secure partition using execute-in-place non-volatile memory (XIP NVM) can include forming a secure partition within the XIP NVM and loading an initial program load within the secure partition wherein the initial program load comprises computer instructions which when executed by a processor causes the processor to perform operations comprising a trusted boot. Other embodiments are disclosed.

Abstract: Methods and systems for trusted boot using an original design manufacturer secure partition using execute-in-place non-volatile memory (XIP NVM) can include forming a secure partition within the XIP NVM and loading an initial program load within the secure partition wherein the initial program load comprises computer instructions which when executed by a processor causes the processor to perform operations comprising a trusted boot. Other embodiments are disclosed.

Abstract: An example energy management unit (EMU) with diagnostic capabilities is provided. The EMU with can receive and identify the operational status of a device by receiving an audio signal from the device generated by the device's self diagnostic system. The EMU can decode the diagnostic information and retransmit the decoded information as necessary for further processing.

Abstract: An example energy management unit (EMU) with diagnostic capabilities is provided. The EMU with diagnostic capabilities can identify a potential failure or end-of-life condition by detecting a higher power consumption, an abnormal power waveform or by receiving a signal from an appliance or piece of equipment itself generated by the appliance's or piece of equipment's self diagnostic system. The EMU can be incorporated into a system that permits various power consumption and time-current information to be transmitted to a variety of devices and parties via a communication.

Abstract: Methods (10, 70, 90, and 100) and systems (50, 80, 150, and 200) for enhancing user experiences on a mobile device use non-volatile execute-in-place memory (60, 160, 207) to provide faster boot-up, reduce current drain, improve security, and facilitate storage decisions that all enhance the operation of the mobile device for a user. Methods and systems embodied herein can include power management for handheld mobile electronic devices. Other embodiments are disclosed.

Abstract: Methods (10, 70, 90, and 100) and systems (50, 80, 150, and 200) for enhancing user experiences on a mobile device use non-volatile execute-in-place memory (60, 160, 207) to provide faster boot-up, reduce current drain, improve security, and facilitate storage decisions that all enhance the operation of the mobile device for a user. Methods and systems embodied herein can include power management for handheld mobile electronic devices. Other embodiments are disclosed.

Abstract: While receiving a lower priority message, a remote transceiver unit in a trunked radio communication system is diverted immediately to a priority channel when a priority message is generated. In a first embodiment, a low speed, sub-audible sync word, transmitted by a system controller, causes the remote transceiver to momentarily interrupt the current message and receive priority data transmitted by the system controller. If the priority level of the priority messages exceeds that of the current message, it immediately switches to the priority channel. If not, the remote transceiver reverts to its normal receiving mode and continues its original communication. In a second embodiment, the priority data is transmitted entirely sub-sudible so as to not interrupt the current message. Lastly, in a more basic embodiment, a sub-audible word is transmitted to the remote units causing them to revert to the control channel to receive the priority call assignment.