Patents by Inventor Tal Engelstein
Tal Engelstein has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).
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Publication number: 20130184028Abstract: A method for predicting by a user's mobile phone to whom a phone call is being made, including identifying, by a user's mobile phone, at least one file being browsed by the mobile phone, wherein the mobile phone is operable to browse files, each file having one or more contacts associated therewith, when the mobile phone is currently browsing at least one specific file and the user is currently making a phone call, then predicting by the mobile phone that the user is calling a contact associated with the at least one specific file, and facilitating the user's making a phone call to one or more of the predicted contacts.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 27, 2013Publication date: July 18, 2013Inventors: Eyal Bychkov, Tal Engelstein, Yair Leshem, Uri Ron, Ron Levy, Hagit Perry, Yohan Yehouda Cohen, Yuval Refaeli
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Publication number: 20130165100Abstract: A wireless communication system including a wireless communicator, including a housing, wireless communication functionality, a first subscriber identifier module for accessing a wireless network, native user interface functionality, and pouching responsive electrical interconnection functionality responsive to pouching orientation of the housing in a pouch of an enhanced function device for causing the wireless communication functionality to adapt to cooperating with parenting user interface functionality forming part of the enhanced function device at least partially instead of with the native user interface functionality, and an enhanced function device, including a pouch, a second subscriber identifier module for accessing the wireless network, and parenting user interface functionality, wherein the wireless communicator is able to access the wireless network using either the first subscriber identifier module or the second subscriber identifier module, when the wireless communicator is pouched with the eType: ApplicationFiled: February 7, 2013Publication date: June 27, 2013Inventors: Dov Moran, Itay Sherman, Eyal Bychkov, Itay Cohen, Yaron Segalov, Tamir Demri, Eran Miller, Uri Ron, Tal Engelstein, Hagay Katz, Hagit Perry
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Patent number: 8451127Abstract: A locator system for electronic devices including at least one jacket for a modular wireless communicator, each jacket having an identifier, and a modular wireless communicator that attaches to each one of the at least one jacket, including a positioning system for identifying a location of the modular wireless communicator, a log manager for recording a plurality of entries in a log, each entry including the jacket identifier for a jacket currently attached to the modular wireless communicator, and a current location as identified by the positioning system, and a controller for notifying the log manager of occurrence of a log trigger event, wherein the log manager records a new entry in the log when it receives a notification of a log trigger event from the controller, and wherein the log trigger events enable determination of a location where a jacket was last actively used with the modular wireless communicator.Type: GrantFiled: August 5, 2012Date of Patent: May 28, 2013Assignee: Google Inc.Inventors: Eyal Bychkov, Tal Engelstein, Yair Leshem, Uri Ron, Ron Levy, Hagit Perry
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Patent number: 8447020Abstract: A method for predicting to whom a phone call is being made, including identifying at least one state parameter for a mobile phone, and at least one weighting factor corresponding to the at least one state parameter for each identified state parameter, predicting one or more likely contacts that a user of the mobile phone is calling, given that the user is making a phone call, based on the identified state parameter, for each likely contact, assigning a combined weight to the likely contact based on the at least one weighting factor, ranking the likely contacts according to the combined weights, and facilitating making a phone call to one or more of the likely contacts with the highest rankings. A mobile phone is also described and claimed.Type: GrantFiled: July 31, 2008Date of Patent: May 21, 2013Assignee: Google Inc.Inventors: Eyal Bychkov, Tal Engelstein, Yair Leshem, Uri Ron, Ron Levy, Hagit Perry, Yohan Yehouda Cohen, Yuval Refaeli
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Patent number: 8406814Abstract: A wireless communicator, including a modem operable to transmit and receive voice communication phone calls, a power amplifier coupled with the modem operable to dynamically apply a variable gain factor to voice communications transmitted by the modem, to produce an appropriate power output, and a controller coupled with the modem including a radiation monitor operable to monitor the power output of the power amplifier, the controller being operable to restrict operation of the modem, based on data provided by the radiation monitor, when the cumulative power output produced by the power amplifier exceeds a pre-designated daily cumulative power limit.Type: GrantFiled: July 20, 2012Date of Patent: March 26, 2013Assignee: Google Inc.Inventors: Eyal Bychkov, Lior Storfer, Itay Sherman, Hagay Katz, Uriel R. Brison, Uri Ron, Tal Engelstein, Sagiv Zeltser
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Patent number: 8391921Abstract: A wireless communicator including a housing, wireless communication functionality located within the housing, native user interface functionality cooperating with the wireless communication functionality and including user interface surfaces located on at least one outer facing surface of the housing, and pouching responsive electrical interconnection functionality responsive to pouching orientation of the housing in a pouch of an enhanced function device for automatically causing the wireless communication functionality to adapt to interoperation with parenting user interface functionality forming part of the enhanced function device at least partially instead of with the native user interface functionality. A method is also described and claimed.Type: GrantFiled: May 15, 2012Date of Patent: March 5, 2013Assignee: Google Inc.Inventors: Dov Moran, Itay Sherman, Eyal Bychkov, Itay Cohen, Yaron Segalov, Tamir Demri, Eran Miller, Uri Ron, Tal Engelstein, Hagay Katz, Hagit Perry
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Publication number: 20120306647Abstract: A locator system for electronic devices including at least one jacket for a modular wireless communicator, each jacket having an identifier, and a modular wireless communicator that attaches to each one of the at least one jacket, including a positioning system for identifying a location of the modular wireless communicator, a log manager for recording a plurality of entries in a log, each entry including the jacket identifier for a jacket currently attached to the modular wireless communicator, and a current location as identified by the positioning system, and a controller for notifying the log manager of occurrence of a log trigger event, wherein the log manager records a new entry in the log when it receives a notification of a log trigger event from the controller, and wherein the log trigger events enable determination of a location where a jacket was last actively used with the modular wireless communicator.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 5, 2012Publication date: December 6, 2012Inventors: Eyal Bychkov, Tal Engelstein, Yair Leshem, Uri Ron, Ron Levy, Hagit Gigi Perry
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Publication number: 20120289291Abstract: A wireless communicator including a housing, wireless communication functionality located within the housing, native user interface functionality cooperating with the wireless communication functionality and including user interface surfaces located on at least one outer facing surface of the housing, and pouching responsive electrical interconnection functionality responsive to pouching orientation of the housing in a pouch of an enhanced function device for automatically causing the wireless communication functionality to adapt to interoperation with parenting user interface functionality forming part of the enhanced function device at least partially instead of with the native user interface functionality. A method is also described and claimed.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 15, 2012Publication date: November 15, 2012Inventors: Dov Moran, Itay Sherman, Eyal Bychkov, Itay Cohen, Yaron Segalov, Tamir Demri, Eran Miller, Uri Ron, Tal Engelstein, Hagay Katz, Hagit Perry
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Publication number: 20120282912Abstract: A wireless communicator, including a modem operable to transmit and receive voice communication phone calls, a power amplifier coupled with the modem operable to dynamically apply a variable gain factor to voice communications transmitted by the modem, to produce an appropriate power output, and a controller coupled with the modem including a radiation monitor operable to monitor the power output of the power amplifier, the controller being operable to restrict operation of the modem, based on data provided by the radiation monitor, when the cumulative power output produced by the power amplifier exceeds a pre-designated daily cumulative power limit.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 20, 2012Publication date: November 8, 2012Inventors: Eyal Bychkov, Lior Storfer, Itay Sherman, Hagay Katz, Uriel R. Brison, Uri Ron, Tal Engelstein, Sagiv Zeltser
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Patent number: 8258960Abstract: A locator system for electronic devices including at least one jacket for a modular wireless communicator, each jacket having a unique identifier, and a modular wireless communicator that attaches to each one of the at least one jacket, including a positioning system for identifying a location of the wireless communicator, a clock for identifying a date & time, a log manager, coupled with the positioning system and with the clock, for recording a plurality of entries in a history log, each entry including (i) a jacket identifier, (ii) a location as identified by the positioning system, and (iii) a date & time as identified by the clock, and a controller coupled with the log manager for notifying the log manager of occurrence of a log trigger event, wherein the log manager records a new entry in the history log when it receives a notification of a log trigger event from the controller. A method is also described and claimed.Type: GrantFiled: June 2, 2009Date of Patent: September 4, 2012Assignee: Google Inc.Inventors: Eyal Bychkov, Tal Engelstein, Yair Leshem, Uri Ron, Ron Levy, Hagit Perry
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Patent number: 8238961Abstract: A wireless communicator, including a modem operable to transmit and receive voice communication phone calls, a power amplifier coupled with the modem operable to dynamically apply a variable gain factor to voice communications transmitted by the modem, to produce an appropriate power output, and a controller coupled with the modem including a radiation monitor operable to monitor the power output of the power amplifier, the controller being operable to restrict operation of the modem, based on data provided by the radiation monitor, when the cumulative power output produced by the power amplifier exceeds a pre-designated daily cumulative power limit.Type: GrantFiled: September 2, 2009Date of Patent: August 7, 2012Assignee: Google Inc.Inventors: Eyal Bychkov, Lior Storfer, Itay Sherman, Hagay Katz, Uriel R. Brison, Uri Ron, Tal Engelstein, Sagiv Zeltser
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Patent number: 8180395Abstract: A wireless communicator including a housing, wireless communication functionality located within the housing, native user interface functionality cooperating with the wireless communication functionality and including user interface surfaces located on at least one outer facing surface of the housing, and pouching responsive electrical interconnection functionality responsive to pouching orientation of the housing in a pouch of an enhanced function device for automatically causing the wireless communication functionality to adapt to interoperation with parenting user interface functionality forming part of the enhanced function device at least partially instead of with the native user interface functionality. A method is also described and claimed.Type: GrantFiled: February 6, 2008Date of Patent: May 15, 2012Assignee: Google Inc.Inventors: Dov Moran, Itay Sherman, Eyal Bychkov, Itay Cohen, Yaron Segalov, Tamir Demri, Eran Miller, Uri Ron, Tal Engelstein, Hagay Katz, Hagit Perry
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Publication number: 20100136948Abstract: A method for circulating a message to a group of people, including sending a circulated message by a 1st mobile communicator, and sequentially receiving the circulated message by an nth mobile communicator and sending the circulated message to an (n+1)st mobile communicator, n=2, 3, . . . , N-1, wherein each one of the N mobile communicators has a distinct phone number. A system is also described and claimed.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 30, 2008Publication date: June 3, 2010Applicant: Modu Ltd.Inventors: Eyal Bychkov, Uri Ron, Tal Engelstein
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Publication number: 20100093401Abstract: A wireless communicator including a housing, wireless communication functionality located within the housing, native user interface functionality cooperating with the wireless communication functionality and including user interface surfaces located on at least one outer facing surface of the housing, and pouching responsive electrical interconnection functionality responsive to pouching orientation of the housing in a pouch of an enhanced function device for automatically causing the wireless communication functionality to adapt to interoperation with parenting user interface functionality forming part of the enhanced function device at least partially instead of with the native user interface functionality. A method is also described and claimed.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 6, 2008Publication date: April 15, 2010Applicant: MODU LTD.Inventors: Dov Moran, Itay Sherman, Eyal Bychkov, Itay Cohen, Yaron Segalov, Tamir Demri, Eran Miller, Uri Ron, Tal Engelstein, Hagay Katz, Hagit Perry
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Publication number: 20100056210Abstract: A wireless communicator, including a modem operable to transmit and receive voice communication phone calls, a power amplifier coupled with the modem operable to dynamically apply a variable gain factor to voice communications transmitted by the modem, to produce an appropriate power output, and a controller coupled with the modem including a radiation monitor operable to monitor the power output of the power amplifier, the controller being operable to restrict operation of the modem, based on data provided by the radiation monitor, when the cumulative power output produced by the power amplifier exceeds a pre-designated daily cumulative power limit.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 2, 2009Publication date: March 4, 2010Applicant: MODU LTD.Inventors: Eyal Bychkov, Lior Storfer, Itay Sherman, Hagay Katz, Uriel R. Brison, Uri Ron, Tal Engelstein, Sagiv Zeltser
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Publication number: 20090295586Abstract: A locator system for electronic devices including at least one jacket for a modular wireless communicator, each jacket having a unique identifier, and a modular wireless communicator that attaches to each one of the at least one jacket, including a positioning system for identifying a location of the wireless communicator, a clock for identifying a date & time, a log manager, coupled with the positioning system and with the clock, for recording a plurality of entries in a history log, each entry including (i) a jacket identifier, (ii) a location as identified by the positioning system, and (iii) a date & time as identified by the clock, and a controller coupled with the log manager for notifying the log manager of occurrence of a log trigger event, wherein the log manager records a new entry in the history log when it receives a notification of a log trigger event from the controller. A method is also described and claimed.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 2, 2009Publication date: December 3, 2009Applicant: MODU LTD.Inventors: Eyal Bychkov, Tal Engelstein, Yair Leshem, Uri Ron, Ron Levy, Hagit (Gigi) Perry
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Publication number: 20090156188Abstract: An integrated cordless and cellular phone system, including a base station for one or more cordless phones, the base station being served by a fixed line telephone network operator, including one or more slots for attaching one or more cellular phone modules therein, the cellular phone modules being served by corresponding cellular network operators, wherein each of the one or more slots is associated with a corresponding cordless phone, and call routing circuitry (i) for identifying an incoming call to the base station as being intended for a specific one of the cellular phone modules, and (ii) for routing the incoming call to the cordless phone that is associated with the slot to which the specific cellular phone module is attached. A method is also described and claimed.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 12, 2009Publication date: June 18, 2009Applicant: MODU LTD.Inventors: Eyal Bychkov, Tal Engelstein, Yair Leshem, Uri Ron, Uriel R. Brison, Sigalit Klimovsky
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Publication number: 20090041224Abstract: A method for predicting to whom a phone call is being made, including identifying at least one state parameter for a mobile phone, and at least one weighting factor corresponding to the at least one state parameter for each identified state parameter, predicting one or more likely contacts that a user of the mobile phone is calling, given that the user is making a phone call, based on the identified state parameter, for each likely contact, assigning a combined weight to the likely contact based on the at least one weighting factor, ranking the likely contacts according to the combined weights, and facilitating making a phone call to one or more of the likely contacts with the highest rankings. A mobile phone is also described and claimed.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 31, 2008Publication date: February 12, 2009Applicant: MODU LTD.Inventors: Eyal Bychkov, Tal Engelstein, Yair Leshem, Uri Ron, Ron Levy, Hagit Perry, Yohan Yehouda Cohen, Yuval Refaeli