Abstract: A signaling device is disclosed that transmits a signal to a personal monitoring system. The signaling device may include an array of RLC components that determine the frequency of the signaling device. The frequency may be tuned by adding or removing RLC components from impacting the frequency. The signaling device may also include a wake-up mechanism for activating the signaling device for normal use and a signal indicating that a predetermined useful life is about to end.

Abstract: A signaling device is disclosed that transmits a signal to a personal monitoring system. The signaling device may include an array of RLC components that determine the frequency of the signaling device. The frequency may be tuned by adding or removing RLC components from impacting the frequency. The signaling device may also include a wake-up mechanism for activating the signaling device for normal use and a signal indicating that a predetermined useful life is about to end.

Abstract: A radio (100) provides multiple audio modes of operation, such as a cellular and dispatch modes. Illumination devices (108, 110) are located near the radio's audio sources (104, 106) and become activated to indicate to the user which mode of operation is present.

Abstract: An internet usage data recording system and method is described. In one embodiment, the present invention provides a network usage recording system. The network usage recording system includes a configurable collector. The collector includes an encapsulator for reading a plurality of network data records from a network data source and converting the network data records to a plurality of normalized metered events. An aggregator is provided for processing the normalized metered events to create aggregated normalized metered events. A data storage system is provided, wherein the aggregator periodically stores the aggregated normalized metered events in the data storage system.

Abstract: A radio (100) provides multiple audio modes of operation, such as a cellular and dispatch modes. Illumination devices (108, 110) are located near the radio's audio sources (104, 106) and become activated to indicate to the user which mode of operation is present.

Abstract: A system and method for facilitating and encouraging ridesharing, the method including tracking a quantity of rideshare participation by a rideshare participant, awarding an incentive to the rideshare participant based on the quantity, and receiving payments based on the rideshare participant's quantity of rideshare participation. A preferred embodiment awards incentives to commuters based on rideshare miles traveled or rideshare trips taken and pays for the incentives using credits earned by the commuters. The present invention reduces the number of single occupancy vehicles, reduces traffic congestion, and thereby reduces the pollution and greenhouse gases attributable to vehicle traffic. In this manner, the invention encourages more efficient use and conservation of energy resources, including the reduction of energy consumption relating to automobiles.

Abstract: An integrated antenna and input device is provided that includes an antenna for transmitting and/or receiving electronic signals, and strain sensing elements coupled to the antenna. The strain sensing elements detect directional movement of the antenna. Additionally, an electronic communication device is provided. The device includes a graphical display, a control circuit, an antenna, and at least one sensor. The control circuit displays information on the graphical display, and the antenna transmits and/or receives electronic signals. The sensor is coupled to the antenna and the control circuit, and relays directional movement of the antenna to the control circuit to navigate the displayed information or select specific functions of the communication device.

Abstract: A radio (100) provides multiple audio modes of operation, such as a cellular and dispatch modes. Illumination devices (108, 110) are located near the radio's audio sources (104, 106) and become activated to indicate to the user which mode of operation is present.

Abstract: A radio (100) provides multiple audio modes of operation, such as a cellular and dispatch modes. Illumination devices (108, 110) are located near the radio's audio sources (104, 106) and become activated to indicate to the user which mode of operation is present.

Abstract: A radio (100) provides multiple audio modes of operation, such as a cellular and dispatch modes. Illumination devices (108, 110) are located near the radio's audio sources (104, 106) and become activated to indicate to the user which mode of operation is present.

Abstract: Selected resources of a computing system are monitored. A user interacting with a resource management client discovers the resources currently available to be monitored and then selects which resources of the computing system are to be monitored. Also, the user selects monitor parameters for each resource. Then, for each resource selected, the resource management client forwards to a resource monitoring manager a monitor request to monitor the resource. The resource monitoring manager reformats the monitor request to form a reformatted monitor request. The resource monitoring manager forwards the reformatted monitoring request to one of a plurality of resource monitor modules. The resource monitor module which receives the reformatted monitoring request monitors the resource.

Abstract: A multi-mode wireless communication device (100) such as a cellular telephone. The communication device is capable of operating with a plurality of affiliations. A memory (110) contains timed affiliation profiles (111) for a plurality of timed affiliations (150, 160). Under control of a controller (112), time information broadcast over a system control channel is compared with information stored in memory (111) to determine which of a plurality of affiliations the communication device should be registered under. The controller (112) directs the communication device to register under a new affiliation or otherwise modify affiliations when a time associated with a timed affiliation profile (111) is reached.

Abstract: An antenna assembly (100) includes an antenna (114), antenna mounting base (108), and a radio housing (102). The antenna mounting base (108) includes a through-hole (112) and a snap beam (116). The antenna (114) is inserted into the mounting base (108) via the through-hole (112), and the mounting base snap fits into the radio housing (102) via the snap beam (116). The snap beam (116) operates as both a snap-fit feature for retaining the antenna mounting base within the housing ((102) and as a release mechanism for removing the antenna mounting base from the housing.

Abstract: In one embodiment of the invention, an antenna (104) includes an antenna cavity used for receiving a removable stylus (108). A retention feature such as a snap (112) helps retain the stylus (108) to the antenna (104) when not in use. In an alternate embodiment, the stylus (504) is an inlay to the outer wall of antenna (506). In still another embodiment of the invention, a removable antenna stylus (300) serves as an antenna when attached to radio (404) and as a stylus when removed from the radio (404).