Terminal Patents (Class 379/419)
  • Patent number: 7747010
    Abstract: A telephony software client application for handling the insertion and removal of logical audio devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 2008
    Date of Patent: June 29, 2010
    Assignee: Avaya Inc.
    Inventors: Charles Rowe, Keith Weiner
  • Patent number: 7728209
    Abstract: A stringed instrument wireless communication device includes a wireless communication device housing including a front; graphical elements on the front corresponding to data to be input into the wireless communication device; and a stringed instrument keypad including a plurality of frets extending along the front of the wireless communication device housing and a plurality of strings extending substantially perpendicular to and above the plurality of frets. The graphical elements are respectively disposed on the front between frets and adjacent to the strings, and the stringed instrument keypad is configured to input data corresponding to a pressed string and a graphical element adjacent to the pressed string.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 1, 2010
    Assignee: Kyocera Wireless Corp
    Inventor: Thomas A. Arnold
  • Patent number: 7724895
    Abstract: A cordless telephone apparatus includes: a battery which is rechargeable with a direct current based on an electric energy supplied from an outside of the cordless telephone apparatus; a constant current circuit which limits the direct current charged into the battery to a constant current; a voltage-dividing resistor which divides a direct voltage inputted into the constant current circuit; an A/D converter which converts a value of the direct voltage divided by the voltage-dividing resistor into digital data; a charging-state acquiring portion which acquires a charging state of the battery based on the digital data from the A/D converter; and a charging-state informing portion which informs the charging state of the battery acquired by the charging-state acquiring portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 25, 2010
    Assignee: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki-Kaisha
    Inventor: Fumihiro Sunda
  • Patent number: 7711111
    Abstract: A mobile phone at least includes a first back cover, a second back cover and a main body. The first back cover has a first fastening part on its inner wall. The second back cover has a first interfering part on its inner wall. The first back cover and the second back cover are assembled with the main body. The main body has a resilient hook including a resilient arm, a second fastening part and a second interfering part. One end of the resilient arm is fixed to the main body, and the second fastening part is provided on the other end of the resilient arm. The second interfering part is provided on the resilient arm. When the second back cover is separated from the main body, the first interfering part pushes against the second interfering part to drive the second fastening part to separate from the first fastening part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 4, 2010
    Assignee: Asustek Computer Inc.
    Inventor: Chih-Hung Chuang
  • Patent number: 7668307
    Abstract: A portable electronic device (10, 24, 30, 40, 50, 60, 70, 80, 90, 100, 110, 120, 130) is provided having a base unit (12) and a plurality of add-on components (14), each encased within a moldable/conformal material (22). Each component (14) comprises component circuitry and communication circuitry for communicating with at least one of the base unit (12) and one of the other components (14). The base unit (12) and the component circuitry of the plurality of add-on components (14) comprise the electronics for the portable electronic device. A moldable material (22) encases at least a portion of each of the plurality of components (14) and the base unit (12), wherein the moldable material (22) of all of the components (14) and base unit (12) may be joined to form the integrated portable electronic device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2006
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2010
    Assignee: Motorola, Inc.
    Inventor: Joseph W. Bostaph
  • Publication number: 20100027773
    Abstract: A telephone apparatus has a base station (1) with a connection to a PSTN line (11), and a handset (2) connectable with the base station and to the PSTN therethrough. A memory stores a database of telephone numbers each associated with a picture, and a processor enables downloading of a picture to the database. An input device (18) enables the picture to be associated with a telephone number and the telephone number to be saved in the database in association with the picture. A display (18) displays pictures/and or numbers from the database by means of a selector such a scroll wheel (24) and a dialling initiator such as a key (21) causes the telephone apparatus to dial the number associated with the picture displayed on the display.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2007
    Publication date: February 4, 2010
    Inventors: Richard Frederick Wallis, Samuel David Wilson
  • Publication number: 20100026345
    Abstract: An apparatus having a plurality of power supply domains and a plurality of logic components. Each of the plurality of logic components residing within a different one of the plurality of power supply domains. Each of the plurality of logic components is configured to operate with a corresponding clock signal within a respective one of the plurality of power supply domains.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 12, 2009
    Publication date: February 4, 2010
    Applicant: Cypress Semiconductor Corp.
    Inventor: Gabriel Li
  • Publication number: 20090264147
    Abstract: A telephone terminal (10) includes: an operation unit (11) inputting an operation signal corresponding to an operation of a user; a sound input unit (16) inputting a sound signal corresponding to sound captured from an outside; a signal processing unit (14) converting the sound signal from the sound input unit to a transmission signal; a control unit (15) interrupting propagation of the sound signal inputted to the signal processing unit at the time when the operation signal from the operation unit is recognized. With the configuration, sound generated by a terminal operation such as a key operation during a telephone call in a telephone terminal can be easily prevented from being sent to the other party.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 26, 2006
    Publication date: October 22, 2009
    Inventors: Jun Kuroda, Yukio Murata, Ukyou Mori
  • Patent number: 7592899
    Abstract: A telemetry system is described in which a plurality of channels are coupled to a bus. A control subsystem controls the channels so that one of the channels presents to the bus during its designated time period a channel characteristic. The control subsystem interrogates in the analog domain each of the channels during its designated time period, and forms a signal representative of the channel characteristic. The control subsystem may combine one or more of the signals into a digital packet, and transmit the same via transceiver over a wireless network. The channels may be contained within a submersible enclosure and displaced at intervals along the bus, thereby forming an array for monitoring waterborne threats. The array may lie along an ocean floor, may be towed by a marine vehicle, or may suspended from a deployable buoy containing the control subsystem, transceiver, and a remote power source. The array may further comprise a defensive countermeasure deployable responsive to detecting a threat.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 2005
    Date of Patent: September 22, 2009
    Assignee: General Dynamics Advanced Information Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael D. Holt, Kenneth B. Tysinger, J. Lamar Chancey
  • Publication number: 20090232298
    Abstract: The invention provides a microphone coupler system for a communication device. The coupler system comprises: a microphone; a printed circuit board (PCB) to connect to the microphone; a platform having an aperture; a boot assembly to enclose the microphone and to direct acoustic signals to the microphone; and an acoustic channel formed in part by the boot assembly and a bottom surface of the platform when the boot assembly is mounted over the microphone and the platform is mounted over the boot assembly. The boot assembly has a coupling section shaped to hold the microphone with the aperture facing upward from the PCB and a lateral rib extending around its exterior to mate with an interior surface of the platform.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 27, 2009
    Publication date: September 17, 2009
    Inventors: Larry HAWKER, George Mankaruse, James Infanti
  • Publication number: 20090203330
    Abstract: There is provided a main device of a cordless telephone system that performs communication with at least one additional device, each of which includes a search unit that intermittently searches for a radio wave generated from the main device, and a search stopping unit that stops execution of the search unit after a state in which the search unit does not receive a radio wave continues for a predetermined time. The main device includes a radio wave generating unit, an operation stopping unit that stops an operation of the radio wave generating unit, and a temporary returning unit that temporality recovers the operation of the radio wave generating unit and stops the operation of the radio wave generating unit after the additional device executes multiple searches by using the search unit after stopping the operation of the radio wave generating unit, but before the predetermined time elapses.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 9, 2009
    Publication date: August 13, 2009
    Applicant: BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Hideki Arimoto
  • Patent number: 7564965
    Abstract: A wire communication terminal has a position adjusting member which allows an LCD module to slide to any angle within a predetermined rotational range. The terminal includes a first case having a through hole, a guide member fixed to a rear surface of the first case, a slide member having a circular arc shape provided at one side of the LCD module, and a cover member having a circular arc shape fixed to a rear surface of the first case. Arranged in this manner, the slide member can slide along a rear surface of the guide member to an optimal desired viewing angle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2006
    Date of Patent: July 21, 2009
    Assignee: LG-Nortel Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Sang-Moon Ahn, Jong-Won Lim
  • Patent number: 7564966
    Abstract: A portable terminal includes a jack interface for connecting an audio device thereto, a converter for converting an impedance of each of the poles, that correspond to a LEFT, RIGHT channel, and MIDDLE channel of a plug of an audio device, connected to the jack interface, to a voltage value in order to deliver the respective voltage values, a first comparator for comparing the voltage value, converted from the impedance of the pole corresponding to the LEFT channel, a second comparator for comparing the voltage value, converted from the impedance of the pole corresponding to the RIGHT channel, a third comparator for comparing the voltage value, converted from the impedance of the pole that corresponds to the MIDDLE channel, and a controller for recognizing the type of audio device connected to the jack interface based on a combination of the comparison results supplied from the first to third comparators, respectively.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2006
    Date of Patent: July 21, 2009
    Assignee: Nec Infrontia Corporation
    Inventor: Akihiro Sano
  • Patent number: 7555118
    Abstract: The invention provides a communication device and a microphone coupler. The device comprises: a microphone; a printed circuit board (PCB) to connect to the microphone; a boot assembly to enclose the microphone and to direct acoustic signals to the microphone; a platform; a housing to enclose the PCB, the microphone, the platform and the boot assembly and to provide an opening to access the microphone; and an acoustic channel connecting the microphone to the opening in the housing. In the device, part of the acoustic channel is formed by a channel formed when the above noted components are assembled together.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2005
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2009
    Assignee: Research in Motion Limited
    Inventors: Larry Hawker, George Mankaruse, James Infanti
  • Patent number: 7526081
    Abstract: A telephone is described that allows any arbitrary combination of key strokes, including numerical keys, extension keys, as well as function keys such as TRANSFER, CONFERENCE, etc., to be programmed such that the entire sequence of key strokes can be recalled with the touch of a single button. The phone can be programmed directly by operation of the telephone user interface on the phone (i.e., the keys, phone display, and speaker prompting the user) and a program button dedicated to the feature of programming a separate programmable button to map to the specified key sequence. The feature can be implemented in advanced telephones capable of voice over Internet Protocol networks, and supporting the Session Initiation Protocol. In these more advanced phones, the programming can be done by a system administrator or by the user of the phone via a computer with internet access.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2004
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2009
    Assignee: 3Com Corporation
    Inventors: Vikas Vashisht, Anoop Tripathi, Jaideep Abichandani, Hui Dai
  • Publication number: 20090097636
    Abstract: There is described a method, a system and a terminal for occupying a key and a display field, which is associated with the key, of a first end device of a first subscriber. An address identifies the second end device of a second subscriber, following user input of the first subscriber. The detected address is assigned to the key as a target address for setting up a future connection. Associated subscriber information is determined for the detected address, and the determined subscriber information is assigned to the display field.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 24, 2006
    Publication date: April 16, 2009
    Applicant: Siemens Enterprise Communication GMBH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Thomas Lederer, Stephan Schaade
  • Patent number: 7519174
    Abstract: An object of the invention is to provide a communication terminal capable of keeping the reception sensitivity good if the communication terminal is placed on a metal plate with the communication terminal laid on its side without the need for changing the size or the design of the main body of the communication terminal. A board (125) to which an antenna (107) is connected is provided inside a lower casing (105). The board (125) is provided with a GND plane to which a radiating element (121) is connected. An auxiliary bottom board (123) is joined to the radiating element (121) in a roughly perpendicular direction thereto. The radiating element (121) and the auxiliary bottom board (123) are conductors. A high-frequency current (131) flows into the board (125).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 2003
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2009
    Assignee: Panasonic Corporation
    Inventors: Nobuaki Tanaka, Kenji Sato, Eiji Saito
  • Patent number: 7486972
    Abstract: A hands-free telephone apparatus which supports a user so as not to restrict the functions of the hands-free telephone processor. The hands-free telephone processor inquires the state of the mobile telephone when the model of the connected mobile telephone is unknown. If the hands-free telephone processor receives the notification of the state of the mobile telephone in response to this inquiry, the hands-free telephone processor refers to the warning information stored in advance. The hands-free telephone processor determines whether the mobile telephone is in a state of restricting the functions of the hands-free telephone apparatus available to the user. If it is necessary to output a warning, the hands-free telephone processor outputs the warning message registered corresponding to the state of the mobile telephone in the warning information. The hands-free telephone processor issues a restart command to the mobile telephone to restart the mobile telephone.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2006
    Date of Patent: February 3, 2009
    Assignee: Alpine Electronics, Inc.
    Inventor: Yoshiyuki Kouno
  • Patent number: 7436951
    Abstract: A portable interconnection system has a housing having and a plurality of communications ports adapted for connection to a plurality of audio communication networks; electronics substantially enclosed by the housing; the electronics including at least interconnection electronics operative to selectively establish a plurality of independent connection sets, each connection set interconnecting at least a plurality of the communications ports for communications between a plurality of audio communication units operating in at least two different and incompatible ones of the audio communication networks; a user interface connected to the interconnection electronics and operative to control the interconnection electronics; wherein a combined weight of the housing and the electronics is not more than fifteen pounds. A display may show an interconnection status of the plurality of audio communication units for a plurality of the independent connection sets simultaneously.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2004
    Date of Patent: October 14, 2008
    Assignee: JPS Communications, Inc.
    Inventors: Peter W. Pflasterer, Kenneth H. Marks, Roger D. Williams, Douglas D. Hall, John D. Van Valkenburgh
  • Patent number: 7426595
    Abstract: A desktop holder includes a connector to be connected to a connector of a portable terminal inserted into an insertion inlet, a connector to be connected to a memory card inserted into a memory card slot, a cable which connects connectors, and a connector which connects an AC adaptor, thereby enabling a battery pack to be charged by the supply of charging DC voltage supplied from the AC adaptor to the portable terminal, as well as enabling the portable terminal to read and write from/to the memory card by key operation of the portable terminal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2005
    Date of Patent: September 16, 2008
    Assignee: NEC Corporation
    Inventor: Masahiko Osaka
  • Patent number: 7383029
    Abstract: A transmitter having a structure causing no complicated manufacturing process and no damage of a sealing rubber and capable of certainly preventing an electronic substrate from coming off in exchanging a battery is provided. An inner plate is a component, which has a bending type of unseparated segmentation structure and which is molded into one body, and the inner plate is molded with protruded portions engaging with grooves formed in an inner surface of an upper case and elastic pieces engaging with a periphery of the electronic substrate. The bent inner plate is placed on the electronic substrate and a force for canceling the bending state is added so that the protruded portions would engage with the grooves of the upper case and the elastic pieces would engage with the periphery of the electronic substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 24, 2004
    Date of Patent: June 3, 2008
    Assignee: OMRON Corporation
    Inventors: Satoru Sasaki, Manabu Sakai
  • Patent number: 7366547
    Abstract: A communications apparatus able to attach to a standby screen of a mobile phone a plurality of memos adjustable in position and adjustable in size and able to execute communications data included in a memo by a simple action from a selected memo, provided with a display portion for displaying a standby screen, an operation portion including a plurality of keys, and a control circuit enabling an attached memo corresponding to text data extracted by a user from a memory to be converted to a window having a certain display region and displayed in parallel and controlling the display portion to display at least part of the text data in that window, whereby a user does not have to operate the keys of the operation portion to display the content of a memo and can easily recall the matter of the memo since the content of the memo is continuously displayed on the standby screen.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2004
    Date of Patent: April 29, 2008
    Assignee: Kyocera Corporation
    Inventors: Junichi Hasegawa, Kouji Nakazato
  • Patent number: 7340052
    Abstract: A device for providing telephone communication and data transfer includes a base unit with a display screen and means for retrieving and displaying Internet information via a DSL connection or USB line, for example. A mechanism for recognizing and verifying handwriting is included for allowing a user to sign his/her name to confirm or validate a sales transaction. A voice recognition mechanism converts and translates speech input to text wherein a hearing-impaired user can read real time text messaging. A mechanism for providing access to an electronic phone directory via a CD ROM drive is also provided. The present invention further includes a handset for allowing a user to communicate via a plain old telephone system. Advantageously, an infrared mechanism for communicating with a portable electronic device is provided wherein a variety of devices employing either infrared or fiber-optic communication technology can send and receive wireless signals to the device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2004
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2008
    Inventor: Mark L. West
  • Publication number: 20080044000
    Abstract: A computer system including telephone functionality. The computer system includes a first keyboard and a first display. The computer system also includes a processor having at least a first functional unit and a second functional unit, and further includes a phone portion. The computer system may operate in a first mode, a second mode, or a third mode. In the first mode, only the phone portion is activated. In the second mode, the phone portion and first functional unit of the processor are activated. In the third mode, each of the phone portion, the first functional unit, and the second functional unit are activated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 1, 2007
    Publication date: February 21, 2008
    Applicant: VIA Technologies, Inc.
    Inventor: Chi Chang
  • Publication number: 20070291932
    Abstract: A land telephone device has a case having a wall and an on/off hook switch operable by a depressable button that protrudes from the wall of the case. One or more magnets are located at the wall of the case for attaching the telephone device onto a support surface by way of magnetic attraction, with the wall facing the support surface such that the button for operating the on/off hook switch is pressed inwards upon engaging the support surface to thereby put the telephone device on hook.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 19, 2006
    Publication date: December 20, 2007
    Applicant: Fei Yin KAO
    Inventor: Chuen Lam Kao
  • Patent number: 7242765
    Abstract: Headset cellular phones which may be worn continually and use voice recognition/speech activation for dialing telephone numbers and controlling other aspects of operation. Cell phones according to the present invention can include a microphone and preferably include both internal and external speakers to allow the user to communicate unobtrusively, check voice mail and conduct other activities while at the same time being able to hear ambient noise in the environment. Voice recognition/speech command functionally may also be used to generate and send touch tone or DTMF tones such as in response to call trees or voice recognition/speech activation functionality used by airlines, credit card companies, voice mail systems, and other applications.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2002
    Date of Patent: July 10, 2007
    Inventor: Tommy Lee Hairston
  • Patent number: 7215761
    Abstract: An information processing terminal of the present invention notifies a user that a call receiving sound-level set by operating a rotary operation unit provided on a main body of the information processing terminal comes to a maximum or minimum value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2003
    Date of Patent: May 8, 2007
    Assignee: Fujitsu Limited
    Inventors: Yoshikazu Watanabe, Ken Hayashida
  • Patent number: 7206406
    Abstract: This invention enables freely changing over a handsfree call and a handset call using an information terminal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 2004
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2007
    Assignee: NEC Infrontia Corporation
    Inventors: Hideo Kitami, Yoshikazu Kobayashi
  • Patent number: 7197137
    Abstract: Methods and devices of determining the interface class used on a communication pathway are disclosed. The method compares information derived from the communication pathway to information about known interface classes to determine whether the derived information is similar to the information corresponding to the known interface classes. Devices according to the present invention include hardware and computer readable storage mediums having encoded instructions for carrying out the method.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2000
    Date of Patent: March 27, 2007
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Steven G. DeNies, Robert H. Fritzinger, Joseph S. Ott, Thomas J. Greier
  • Patent number: 7197134
    Abstract: A DTMF generating device for automatically generating DTMF tones corresponding to a predefined phone number comprises a processor, a memory, and a speaker enveloped in a credit card sized casing. The memory has stored therein DTMF tone samples corresponding to the predefined phone number. When a user presses on a portion of the casing, the DTMF tone samples are played by the speaker.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2001
    Date of Patent: March 27, 2007
    Assignee: BellSouth Intellectual Property, Corp
    Inventor: John P. Ruckart
  • Patent number: 7136686
    Abstract: Portable information terminal equipment having a function to perform the informing process at the time of reception in cooperation with a connecting section driving mechanism as well as a function to enable the open/close movement of the upper and lower units through one-touch operation making use of the connecting section driving mechanism. Depending on informing modes, a motor drive circuit drives a motor under the control of a controller on receipt of a call or a message to apply a driving force to the open/close mechanism of a hinge unit. Thereby, the portable information terminal equipment is folded/unfolded, that is, the posture of the portable information terminal equipment is changed, and a user is informed of the receipt of the call or the message. Besides, the portable information terminal equipment performs conventional informing processes, such as ringing, light emitting, message or image display and the like, in combination with the open/close or rotative operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2003
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2006
    Assignee: NEC Corporation
    Inventors: Mika Fujii, Sumiyo Shiosaka
  • Patent number: 7136670
    Abstract: A mobile communication device that has self-contained audio recorder and playback circuitry therein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2002
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2006
    Assignee: BellSouth Intellectual Property Corp.
    Inventor: John P. Ruckart
  • Patent number: 7130418
    Abstract: Disclosed is a handset for a communication terminal that minimizes background noise, thereby increasing the clarity of transmitted voice communication. The terminal includes a handset, an acoustic signal path on the handset, a unidirectional condenser microphone within the handset, a microphone holder to secure the microphone within the handset, and a housing to encase the microphone. The microphone is arranged to receive an acoustic signal traveling through the acoustic signal path and within the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2003
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2006
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Chul Jin Kim, Gi Ho Ha, Dong Ha Song
  • Patent number: 7123948
    Abstract: A method of tuning an alert device in a portable communication apparatus having a microphone. The method involves the steps of recording, through the microphone, an acoustic signal which is emitted by the alert device in response to a drive signal; deriving a characteristic value of the recorded signal; comparing the characteristic value with a reference value and generating a comparison result; and controlling the drive signal of the alert device in response to the comparison result.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 2002
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2006
    Assignee: Nokia Corporation
    Inventor: Claus Peter Nielsen
  • Patent number: 7092519
    Abstract: A communication terminal has a user interface having a keypad and display means, said key pad is included in a releasable housing part assembly, a processor controlling the terminal in dependence of the operation of the user interface, and identification means included in said housing part assembly for identifying the housing part assembly. The processor controls the display means in dependence of the identified housing part assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 2000
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2006
    Assignee: Nokia Mobile Phones, Ltd.
    Inventor: Christian Lindholm
  • Patent number: 7088819
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a possibility to localize a telecommunications terminal over a local area network. More specifically, the invention provides a method for associating a port number of a powering equipment to which will be connected a telecommunications terminal with some identification characteristics of said telecommunications terminal. Furthermore, it provides a telecommunications terminal to be connected to a local area network while being localized when remotely powered. It provides also a supervisor engine like a server connected to a local area network and collecting identification characteristics of a telecommunications terminal for its localization over said local area network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 2002
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2006
    Assignee: Alcatel
    Inventor: Raymond Gass
  • Patent number: 7081837
    Abstract: A keyboard of reduced size is provided in which multiple characters are assigned to each of the primary keys. The selection of the characters to be assigned to each specific primary key is based on the touch typing rules associated with a specific standardized keyboard, preferably allowing at least three rows of keys to be reduced to a single row of keys. A disambiguating system is used to interpret which of the characters and/or symbols assigned to a particular key is intended, typically by applying a set of disambiguating rules to generated input sequences.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2003
    Date of Patent: July 25, 2006
    Inventor: Taylor Bollman
  • Patent number: 7016706
    Abstract: An image processing section reads out moving picture data from a memory section in accordance with an instruction from a control section, and subjects the moving picture data to a predetermined data process and converts it to image data and voice data. Based on the image data, a driver drives a display section for display control. The control section controls respective parts of a mobile radio terminal. Even while a moving picture is being reproduced, if call reception occurs, the control section temporarily suspends the reproduction of the moving picture and indicates the occurrence of call reception. If the call ends, the control section resumes the reproduction of the moving picture.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 2002
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2006
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Osamu Kurokawa, Masaaki Furusawa, Junichi Igarashi, Kiyoshi Wagai, Yasuhiro Tsukui
  • Patent number: 6990356
    Abstract: A cordless telephone system comprising a base unit, at least one handset, and one or more expansion units is provided. The handset and the expansion units communicate with the base unit via communication channels implemented in a wireless communication protocol. The expansion units can provide the system with communication interfaces to various external networks, such as an additional analog telephone line, a digital telephone line, or a cellular telephone. Conference calling functionality is provided between handsets and expansion base units within the primary base unit. Data services can also be provided by a wireless expansion base unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 8, 2003
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2006
    Assignee: VTech Telecommunications, Limited
    Inventors: Douglas Charney, Gordon Ryley
  • Patent number: 6987992
    Abstract: A multiple wireless microphone speakerphone system includes one or more wireless microphones. The wireless microphones accept speech and transmit the speech to receivers, one receiver corresponding to each wireless microphone. Audio processing and acoustic echo cancellation (AEC) are performed on the received speech signals. A signal handling unit generates an audio signal after echo cancellation. The generated audio signal is transmitted to a far end to be played through, for example, a speaker or an ear piece.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 8, 2003
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2006
    Assignee: VTech Telecommunications, Limited
    Inventors: Sukhdeep S. Hundal, Supajet Guy Pothiboon
  • Patent number: 6983144
    Abstract: A cordless telephone base unit having a dynamically changeable cellular telephone adapter and partially reconfigurable software is provided. The software includes a static portion containing core application software, and a dynamic portion containing reconfigurable driver software for interfacing with an external device such as a cellular telephone. The driver software can be downloaded from a removable cellular telephone adapter. The core software and the driver software each contain interface portions at fixed locations. The interface portions provide for transparent interaction between core application and driver software.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 8, 2003
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2006
    Assignee: VTech Telecommunications Limited
    Inventors: Holger Janssen, Gary Louie, James Dury, Sean Wong
  • Patent number: 6952785
    Abstract: A data communications device includes a supervisory circuit, a power supply, and a power circuit. The power circuit includes a data communications port, a power supply connection coupled to the power supply, and a power controller coupled to the data communications port and the power supply connection. The power controller is configured to provide a power signal from the power supply connection to the data communications port in response to communication with the supervisory circuit. Upon loss of communication with the supervisory circuit, the power controller is configured to selectively continue to provide the power signal from the power supply connection to the data communications port when a local parameter has a first value, and discontinue providing the power signal from the power supply connection to the data communications port when the local parameter has a second value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2002
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2005
    Assignee: Cisco Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Wael William Diab, Roger Karam, Premkumar Jonnala
  • Patent number: 6931265
    Abstract: A wireless Mobile Executive Assistant (MEA) in the form of a PDA/Phone having multiple, independently oriented screens configured to provide data, video independently or in combined fashion. Formed in the opposing first and second edges adjacent to a body having main display screen formed thereon are first and second slots, respectively, the first and second slots formed to receive first and second, slidingly engaging ancillary display screens. Each of the first and second display screens provide independent video or data information from the MEA, or video or other data transmission via the MEA, and can accordingly be used to conference simultaneously with three independent parties on three separate screens.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2002
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2005
    Assignee: Microsite Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Rene Reyes, Valerio Varela, Richard Kraemer, Pedro Galeas, Manuel Padilla
  • Patent number: 6931124
    Abstract: A soft mute circuit includes a programmable amplifier controlled by a register. Data is stored in the register from an adder that combines the current data in the register with a second number for increasing or decreasing the gain of the amplifier. A summation circuit includes a plurality of inputs coupled by gates to a summation node and the summation node is coupled to an input of the programmable amplifier. The gates are controlled by suitable logic for selecting input signals in any combination. A control loop maintains the gain of the amplifier at a predetermined level.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 2000
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2005
    Assignee: Acoustic Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Raymond Rubacha, Samuel L. Thomasson
  • Publication number: 20040247113
    Abstract: A key telephone set comprises a telephone main body, an interchangeable dial button unit, an interchangeable line button unit, and an interchangeable display unit. The interchangeable dial button unit, the interchangeable line button unit and the interchangeable display unit are attached to the telephone main body while they can be detached from the telephone body from a top surface side of the key telephone set without disassembly of the telephone main body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 27, 2004
    Publication date: December 9, 2004
    Applicant: NEC INFRONTIA CORPORATION
    Inventor: Masafuku Akatsu
  • Publication number: 20040234071
    Abstract: A desktop phone station for synchronizing desktop phone contact data with portable contact data stored in a portable data loading device. A communications port on the phone station provides a communications interface for the portable data loading device. The desktop phone station is capable of receiving the portable contact data from the portable data loading device through the communications port. A user interface is provided on the exterior of the phone. The user interface includes control buttons, one of which is a data synchronization button. When the data synchronization button is pressed, the portable contact data received through the communications port is synchronized with desktop phone contact data stored in a memory of the desktop phone station.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 8, 2003
    Publication date: November 25, 2004
    Inventors: Hyon S. Bae, Sang Yong Kim, Hyun Jin Chung
  • Publication number: 20040202312
    Abstract: The invention provides a device for enhancing performance of a portable cellular phone within a mobile vehicle. The device includes a housing located within the vehicle into which a portable cellular phone may be placed. The housing includes an exterior layer that reflects noise signals and an interior layer that reduces reflection of communication signals within the housing. Signals are transmitted between the cellular phone and an exterior-mount transceiver by means of a wireless RF coupling device that is contained within the housing and connected to the exterior-mount transceiver using a coaxial cable.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 17, 2002
    Publication date: October 14, 2004
    Applicant: General Motors Corporation
    Inventor: William E. Mazzara,
  • Publication number: 20040156497
    Abstract: A device connects a first member and a second member, which construct a small-sized electronics device, with each other to open and close, and is composed of a shaft, a cam member attached to the shaft, having a 180 degrees symmetric cam portion composed of a convex portion and a concave portion on one end phase thereof, and arrested its rotation by one connecting portion of either the first member or the second member, a slider cam attached slidably to the shaft facing to the cam member, having a 180 degrees symmetric cam portion composed of a convex portion and a concave portion on a side thereof facing the cam portion of the cam member, and arrested its rotation by the other connecting portion of either the first member or the second member, and a compression spring wound around the shaft to push the slider cam toward the cam member side, and wherein each cam portion provided on an opposed side of the cam member and the slider cam separate by the position of axial core side or the outside to provide each 1
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 26, 2004
    Publication date: August 12, 2004
    Inventor: Hideo Kato
  • Publication number: 20040132505
    Abstract: The invention provides a mobile radiotelephone comprising a casing, a printed circuit card placed inside the casing (30), and an antenna constituted by a radiating conductive element (44) and by a ground plane (50). The radiotelephone is characterized in that the radiating conductive element (44) is disposed outside the casing (30), is mechanically connected thereto, and extends substantially parallel to the printed circuit card. The printed circuit card (42) carries means forming a ground plane (50). The distance h between the radiating conductive element (44) and the printed circuit card (42) lies in the range 7 mm to 15 mm. The radiating conductive element is embedded in an insulating piece (44) mechanically connected to the housing and presenting sufficient mechanical strength to constitute a fastener system for the radiotelephone.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 14, 2003
    Publication date: July 8, 2004
    Inventors: Daniel Leclerc, Frederic Diximus, Ayoub Annabi
  • Publication number: 20040121819
    Abstract: Set forth are developments such as automatically optimizing interface configuration, entitlement checking, data encryption in relation to a commercially available hands-free device for the operation of mobile telephones in motor vehicles.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 21, 2004
    Publication date: June 24, 2004
    Inventor: Frank Vogel