Abstract: A system, wireless device (102) and method improve speaker intelligibility in a multi-party call by receiving a plurality of individual voice signals, determining a pitch contour for each individual voice signal, determining that the pitch contours for at least two of the individual voice signals are within a predetermined range relative to each other, and shifting the pitch of at least one voice signal a predetermined amount for the duration of the call. The pitch of the individual voice is shifted one to approximately five semitones. The method is performed at a central control station (110) prior to summation of the signals, or at an individual receiving unit (204) when three or more wireless devices (102) are communicating without the use of a central control station (110).

Abstract: A method (300) of remotely controlling a wireless mobile device (105) can include the step of establishing (340) a communication channel between the wireless mobile device and a remotely located controlling device (120). At least one operation can be performed (355) using an interface (115) of the controlling device. Packetized data based upon the at least one operation can be conveyed across the communication channel. An indicator (111) can be presented (360) upon the wireless mobile device to indicate the device is being remotely controlled. A programmatic action can be performed upon the wireless mobile device responsive to the receipt to the packetized data.

Abstract: A wireless communication unit (101) is operable to reformat dialed numbers according to dialing plans for a plurality of communication networks (103, 107, 109), where the unit comprises a transceiver (201) for communicating with any of the plurality of communication networks; a user interface (211) operable to provide a number corresponding to a target unit (102, 102?) to be called; and a controller (209) implementing a corresponding method to provide a reformatted number (FIG. 3) corresponding to the number and according to a preference that is specific to the wireless communication unit, where the reformatted number is compatible with a dialing plan for a communication network that will be used to place a call to the target unit.

Abstract: A system, computer readable medium, mobile subscriber device and method determine that the device (306), operating on a first communications system is detecting a triggering event, which may be the detection of a wireless local area network border cell (210) or a degradation in signal quality. The device (306) then initiates a registration sequence with a second wireless communication system if the device (306) has detected the triggering event, determines the speed and/or displacement of the device (306), and conducts any present and subsequent calls via the second wireless communication system if the speed and/or displacement of the device exceeds a predetermined threshold. The registration sequence may be aborted if at least one of the speed and displacement of the device (306) does not exceed predetermined thresholds. Movement of the device (306) may be determined by an accelerometer (314) or GPS chipset.

Abstract: A communication device (200) operates on a plurality of communication networks (104, 110) and utilizes a method (400) for reformatting a caller identification received from one communication network (110) to match the caller identification format of a second communication network (104). The reformatted caller identification can be used to match an address book entry (318) or for dialing a call using the second communication network (104). A communication controller (300) is also used to provide the reformatted caller identification in an alternate embodiment.

Abstract: A selective call communication system (10) receives hand written information from a facsimile machine (14) to be delivered to a plurality of selective call receivers (40). The selective call receiver (40) is capable of receiving facsimile information and has a receiver (24) for receiving the hand written information, a processor (20) for processing the hand written information. The processor has an image thinner (206) for thinning each line of the hand written information, a line segment locator (208) for locating the lines of the hand written information having end points, a line segment extractor (210) for extracting the lines of the hand written information and defining the lines of the hand written information as line segments, and a line segment organizer (212) for organizing the line segments to recover the hand written information.

Abstract: A selective call receiver (12) having a pen input capable display screen (50) for inputting a message by pen stylus (60) to be facsimile transmitted. A auxiliary cradle unit (13) is provided which mates and electrically connects with the selective call receiver (12). The auxiliary cradle unit comprising a fax modem (64) for receiving as input the message to be facsimile transmitted and for modulating and transmitting the message. An electronic fax message form (100) may be used to transmit the fax message to another selective call receiver (40), or the fax message is transmitted to a fax machine (14).

Abstract: A fax selective call receiver system (10) featuring compression of a fax message with an optimal one of a plurality of compression code-books (50). At least a portion (44) of a source document (26) is compressed with each of a plurality of code-books (50) and the smallest resulting data file is selected as the optimal compressed file. The compressed data file is transmitted to a selective call receiver (40) together with an index identifying the optimal code-book. The selective call receiver (40) stores each of the plurality of code-books and accesses the particular code-book for decompressing the data file on the basis of the received index. In an alternative embodiment, the fax message is divided into composing segments (SI1, SI2 and SI3) and each segment is compressed with each code-book to determine the optimal code-book for each segment.

Abstract: A method, in a data communication receiver having a display, for processing received information comprises the steps of receiving (1100) an address, wherein the address is associated with a plurality of image data values, and comparing (1105) the address with stored addresses to determine which one of the stored addresses is equivalent to the address. The method further comprises the step of retrieving (1105) from memory a group of column values associated with the one of the stored addresses which is equivalent to the address, wherein the group of column values is stored in a form suitable for active-addressing columns of the display.

Abstract: A selective call communication system (100) includes an encoder (508) for encoding and compressing the data to form compressed data, and a controller (22) for transferring the compressed data to a selective call terminal (28). The selective call terminal (28) includes a receiver (302) for receiving the compressed data. A region detector (308) for recovering the compressed data within a predefined information region (42) and a processor (20) for processing the compressed data. The processor (20) includes an identifier (310) for identifying white spaces in the compressed data and an eliminator (312) for eliminating the white spaces being identified. A transmitter (30) for transmitting the compressed data being processed to at least one selective call receiver (40).

Abstract: A selective call receiver system includes a plurality of base sites capable of simultaneous operation. Each base site includes a transmitter and a base receiver capable of measuring the signal strength of a received signal. A controller coupled to the plurality of base sites, forwards an address to the plurality of base sites. The transmitters thereafter, simultaneously transmit the address to at least one of a plurality of selective call receivers having acknowledge-back capability. At least one of the plurality of base receivers receive an acknowledge-back signal from the at least one of the selective call receivers responding to the transmitted address. The signal strength of the acknowledge-back signal is detected by the plurality of base receivers receiving the acknowledge-back signal.