Patents by Inventor Uri Ron
Uri Ron 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: 20100071003Abstract: A method for dynamic real-time content personalization and display, including collecting data about at least one viewer in the vicinity of a content presentation device, identifying the at least one viewer from the collected data, locating content associated with the identified at least one viewer, and automatically presenting the located content. A system is also presented and claimed.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 14, 2008Publication date: March 18, 2010Applicant: MODU LTD.Inventors: Eyal Bychkov, Uri Ron
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Publication number: 20100062805Abstract: A computer and cell phone assembly, including a communicator including a modem for communicating over a wireless network, and a notebook computer, including a pouch for physically attaching the communicator to the notebook computer, and a connection indicator for indicating arrival of an incoming phone call from the wireless network when the communicator is attached to the notebook computer, wherein the communicator is operative to receive the incoming phone call whether it remains attached to the notebook computer or whether it is subsequently detached from the notebook computer. A method is also described and claimed.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 26, 2009Publication date: March 11, 2010Applicant: MODU LTD.Inventors: Dov Moran, Eyal Bychkov, Uri Ron, Itay Sherman
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Publication number: 20100057875Abstract: A method for social interacting, including using a portable messaging device for designating, from time to time, a plurality of friends, selecting a mood, sending one or more representations of the selected mood to each of the plurality of designated friends, further selecting an updated mood, and further sending one or more representations of the updated mood to each of the plurality of designated friends, to supersede the previously sent one or more representations of the mood. A user interface is also described and claimed.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 4, 2009Publication date: March 4, 2010Applicant: MODU LTD.Inventors: Eyal Bychkov, Uri Ron, Dov Moran
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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: 20100004025Abstract: A mobile phone including a number keypad for entering the symbols 0-9, # and *, the keypad including at most five keys at least one of which corresponds to a list of at least two symbols, wherein the nth symbol in the list corresponding to a key is accessed by tapping on the key n times, with cycling from the end of the list back to the beginning of the list. A portable media player with dual use as a cell phone is also described and claimed.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 26, 2008Publication date: January 7, 2010Applicant: MODU LTD.Inventor: Uri Ron
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Publication number: 20090318197Abstract: A method for locating a misplaced mobile phone, including receiving, by a mobile phone, a transmitted message, identifying, by the mobile phone, the transmitted message as being an alert request, and in response to the identifying, generating, by the mobile phone, an alert. A mobile phone is also described and claimed.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 24, 2008Publication date: December 24, 2009Applicant: MODU LTD.Inventors: Uri Ron, Eyal Bychkov, Itay Sherman, Nataly Kremer
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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: 20090252117Abstract: A communication system including a communication system, including a modular cell phone, including a baseband modem for connecting to a core mobile network via a cellular network, and a connector for physically connecting the modular cell phone to a port of a mobile electronic device, and a mobile electronic device, including a modem for connecting to the core mobile network via an IP access network, a port for physically connecting the modular cell phone to the mobile electronic device, and a connection enhancer for receiving a connection of an ongoing cellular phone call, between the modular cell phone and the core mobile network via the cellular network, and seamlessly handing over the ongoing phone call to a voice over IP connection, between the mobile electronic device and the core mobile network via the IP access network, in response to the modular cell phone being connected with the mobile electronic device port. A method is also described and claimed.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 31, 2009Publication date: October 8, 2009Applicant: MODU LTD.Inventors: Itay Sherman, Eyal Bychkov, Uri Ron
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Publication number: 20090185667Abstract: A method for effective utilization of call idle time, including automatically detecting that a first person using a phone has initiated a phone call to a second person, and that the second person has not yet answered the call, wherein the phone is operative in an idle mode to present content pre-designated by the first person, and is operative in a normal mode to send and receive voice communications to and from the second person and to not present the pre-designated content, activating the idle mode of the phone in response to the automatically detecting, further automatically detecting that the second person has answered the call, and automatically activating the normal mode of the phone in response to the further automatically detecting. A cell phone is also described and claimed.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 17, 2008Publication date: July 23, 2009Applicant: Modu Ltd.Inventors: Eyal Bychkov, Uri Ron
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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: 20090135030Abstract: An electronic keyboard including a plurality of keys arranged as a matrix, each key including a plunger, and a conductive element on the bottom of the plunger, the conductive element having a characteristic resistance, an electronic circuit having an input current source, and mounted on a surface beneath the plurality of keys such that when a key is pressed its conductive element closes a switch in the circuit, an analog-to-digital convertor for converting an output voltage of the circuit to a digital signal, and a controller for determining from the digital signal when a key is pressed, and for identifying the key that is pressed.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 23, 2007Publication date: May 28, 2009Applicant: Infone Tech, Ltd.Inventors: Uri Ron, Eyal Bychkov, Itay Sherman
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Publication number: 20090124269Abstract: A method for a mobile phone to provide an unsuccessful call alert, including monitoring an outgoing call from a caller to a callee to determine if the callee is available, if the callee is not available, then automatically activating a message editor, automatically displaying a pre-defined call alert message, including an identifier of the caller and contact information for the caller, enabling the caller to edit the pre-defined call alert message, and sending the call alert message to the callee. A system is also described and claimed.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 9, 2007Publication date: May 14, 2009Inventors: Eyal Bychkov, Uri Ron
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Publication number: 20090106695Abstract: An electronic messager with a predictive text editor, including a storage unit for storing a data structure associating, for each one of a plurality of a user's contacts, usage data for the user's history of usage of words in communications with the user contact, a data manager coupled with the storage unit for generating the data structure in the storage unit, and for updating the data structure as additional communications with each user contact are performed and additional usage data is obtained therefrom, and a text predictor coupled with the storage unit, for receiving as input a character string and a designated user contact, and for generating as output an ordered list of predicted. A method is also described and claimed.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 21, 2007Publication date: April 23, 2009Inventors: Hagit Perry, Uri Ron
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Publication number: 20090083060Abstract: A system for generating and submitting reports about consumer electronics devices, including a consumer electronics device, including a host interface, for connecting a wireless communication card to a consumer electronics device, and a host memory storage unit, for storing technical information and usage information about the consumer electronics device, denoted INF-1, and a wireless communication card, including a controller, for executing programmed instructions, a power subsystem for supplying power to the communication card, a wireless modem coupled with the controller for receiving and transmitting data over the air, and a card interface for connecting the communication card to the consumer electronics device, wherein the controller is programmed to collect information INF-1, to generate a report including at least a portion of information INF-1, to collect recipient address information, denoted INF-2, and to submit the report to a recipient address as per information INF-2, via the wireless modem, overType: ApplicationFiled: September 25, 2008Publication date: March 26, 2009Applicant: MODU LTD.Inventors: Itay Sherman, Eyal Bychkov, Uri Ron, Hagay Katz, Hagit Perry, Ran Margalit
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Publication number: 20090078760Abstract: A system for automatically registering an appliance, including a storage housed within an electrical appliance for storing identifying information about the electrical appliance and its purchase, and a communication card including a controller, an interface connector for connecting the communication card to the electrical appliance, a wireless cellular modem for transmitting data, and a card memory for storing program code, wherein when the communication card is connected to the electrical appliance via the interface connector, the program code automatically instructs the controller to collect the identifying information about the electrical appliance and its purchase, to collect owner information and to transmit at least a portion of the collected information to at least one remote recipient using the cellular modem. A method is also described and claimed.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 25, 2008Publication date: March 26, 2009Applicant: MODU LTD.Inventors: Itay Sherman, Eyal Bychkov, Uri Ron, Hagay Katz, Hagit Perry, Ran Margalit
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Publication number: 20090083000Abstract: A system for maintaining an appliance, including a storage housed within an electrical appliance for storing identifying information about the electrical appliance and its purchase, and a communication card including an interface connector for connecting the communication card to the electrical appliance, and a wireless cellular modem for transmitting data, wherein when the communication card is connected to the electrical appliance via the interface connector, the communication card causes program code to perform at least one diagnostic test on the electrical appliance and to generate test results, to collect the identifying information about the electrical appliance and its purchase, and to transmit at least a portion of the collected information and the test results to at least one remote recipient using the cellular modem. A method is also described and claimed.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 25, 2008Publication date: March 26, 2009Applicant: MODU LTD.Inventors: Itay Sherman, Eyal Bychkov, Uri Ron, Hagay Katz, Hagit Perry, Ran Margalit
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Publication number: 20090049203Abstract: A switchable communicator, including a processor for running at least one communication service, up to at least communication layer 2, in conjunction with a computer to which the communicator is docked, a memory coupled with the processor for storing program code and data for the at least one communication service, a modem coupled with the processor for transmitting and receiving data for the at least one communication service, an input device coupled with the processor for inputting data to be transmitted by the at least one communication service, an output device coupled with the processor for displaying data that is received by the at least one communication service, and an interface for docking the communicator to the computer, and for synchronizing communication service data between the communicator and the computer when the communicator is docked to the computer, wherein the computer may be in an active mode or in an inactive mode, and wherein the processor switches to run the at least one communicationType: ApplicationFiled: August 16, 2007Publication date: February 19, 2009Inventors: Itay Sherman, Eyal Bychkov, Uri Ron
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Publication number: 20090045779Abstract: A power management system for a mobile electronic device, including a microprocessor for continually monitoring a voltage of a battery within a mobile electronic device, wherein the device can operate in either a standalone mode powered by the battery, or in an externally powered mode, and wherein the battery is charged when the device is in external power mode, and a power manager coupled with said voltage meter, for controlling operation of the device according to the following logic: if the monitored voltage falls below an upper turn-on threshold, UTOT, during operation of the device in standalone mode, but is above a lower turn-on threshold, LTOT, then automatically turning the device off, and enabling the device to be turned on in an emergency mode, wherein at least one emergency action is enabled, and if the monitored voltage falls below LTOT during operation of the device in standalone mode, then automatically turning the device off, and preventing the device from being turned on.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 13, 2007Publication date: February 19, 2009Inventors: Itay Sherman, Eyal Bychkov, Eran Miller, Uri Ron
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Publication number: 20090041221Abstract: A method for automatically scheduling phone calls, including dynamically assigning priorities to each of a plurality of a user's contacts, selecting one of the plurality of the user's contacts based on highest priority, wherein random selection is used in case more than one contact has the highest priority, placing a phone call to the selected contact, and updating the priority of the selected contact, if the placing a phone call successfully reaches the selected contact. A telephone and a computer-readable storage medium are also described and claimed.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 7, 2008Publication date: February 12, 2009Applicant: MODU LTD.Inventors: Itay Sherman, Eyal Bychkov, Hagit Perry, Uri Ron
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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