With Multiple Display Functions Patents (Class 455/158.4)
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Patent number: 11265094Abstract: A method for decoding the name of detected radio stations, the method being implemented by a receiving system including at least one radio receiver, each of the received radio signals including a digital datum corresponding, at least intermittently, to the name of the radio station, the method including the following steps: for each radio station belonging to a list of radio stations preselected from the detected radio stations, a first decoding of the digital datum at a first sampling frequency, in order to determine a probable name; for any detected radio station not belonging to the list of preselected radio stations, a second decoding of the digital datum at a second sampling frequency lower than the first, in order to determine a probable name; and measuring a quality of the radio signal and inhibiting the first and second decodings if the quality of the signal drops below a preset threshold.Type: GrantFiled: September 4, 2018Date of Patent: March 1, 2022Assignees: CONTINENTAL AUTOMOTIVE FRANCE, CONTINENTAL AUTOMOTIVE GMBHInventors: David Lefrançois, Aymeric Moureau
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Patent number: 10133467Abstract: Creating deactivate a portion of the touch screen, and position the deactivated portion on a edge of the touch screen such that a user can hold the touch screen device with the thumb resting on the deactivated portion, without accidentally activating icons or active links on the touch screen. The deactivated portion can be moved, cloned.Type: GrantFiled: April 18, 2017Date of Patent: November 20, 2018Assignee: SHENZHEN SEEFAA SCITECH CO., LTD.Inventor: Zhigang Ma
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Patent number: 10032038Abstract: This application relates to a key rolling process for a file system of a computing device. The key rolling process allows for files to be transparently re-encrypted in a background process while still allowing applications to access files being re-encrypted. During re-encryption, a portion of the file is decrypted using a current key for the file and re-encrypted using a new key for the file. During re-encryption, the portion of the file can be relocated to another location in memory. Metadata associated with the file can be updated to include information pertaining to the location of the re-encrypted portion. The metadata can also be updated include information pertaining to how much of the file has been re-encrypted with the new key and how much of the file remains encrypted with the current key.Type: GrantFiled: April 29, 2015Date of Patent: July 24, 2018Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Christopher J. Suter, Eric B. Tamura, George K. Colley, Mark S. Day
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Patent number: 9411450Abstract: A display input device includes a display unit, a touch panel unit for accepting an operation on a button displayed on the display unit. When the touch panel unit accepts a predetermined first operation, the display unit performs a list display of a predetermined or smaller number of reduced screens in order from the higher layer screen, each of which is smaller than a screen in the normal mode and is selected so as to move toward a lower layer one by one from a next lower layer screen of the screen on which the first operation is made.Type: GrantFiled: November 12, 2014Date of Patent: August 9, 2016Assignee: KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc.Inventor: Takeo Shimizu
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Patent number: 9165280Abstract: Dynamic modification of user interfaces is disclosed, based upon identification of the current state of the user and the sensing of a particular situation in which the user is involved and/or environment in which the user is situated. In particular, emotional and mental states of a user are identified and these states are taken into consideration when creating and/or adapting an interface to be used by the user. The interface is modified/created automatically based on identified user biometrics, that is, measured physical properties of the user.Type: GrantFiled: February 22, 2005Date of Patent: October 20, 2015Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Sara H. Basson, Dimitri Kanevsky, Daniel A. Oblinger
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Patent number: 9014763Abstract: A mobile terminal and controlling method thereof are disclosed, which enables a user to keep watching contents via a communication-connected external device by transmitting real-time video data displayed on a play region to the external device despite that the play region in part disappears from a screen including the play region of the content. The present invention includes a display unit configured to display a screen including a play region for at least one content, a wireless communication unit configured to establish wireless communication with at least one external device, the wireless communication unit configured to transmit video data displayed on the play region to the at least one external device in order to display the transmitted video data, a controller configured to control the wireless communication unit to transmit the video data to the at least one external device in real time if a portion of the play region disappears from the screen in response to a scroll of the screen.Type: GrantFiled: April 22, 2013Date of Patent: April 21, 2015Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.Inventor: Juyung Jung
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Patent number: 8934943Abstract: An information display method in a mobile communication terminal. The method includes displaying information on a display unit of the mobile terminal, generating a scrolling start signal, and scrolling the information with a positive acceleration based on the generated scrolling start signal.Type: GrantFiled: October 5, 2010Date of Patent: January 13, 2015Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.Inventors: Hyun Ho Kim, Yung Hee Kim
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Patent number: 8914072Abstract: Techniques are described to implement a user interface for a display of a mobile device. In an implementation, the user interface may include a chromeless menu configured to be displayed when menu-based user input to the mobile device is available; a system tray configured to be displayed on the display when a notice containing status information affecting operability of the mobile device is available; and a task switcher module operable to cause a chromeless overlay be displayed over an active application being executed by the mobile device to allow selection of one or more applications of the mobile device.Type: GrantFiled: March 13, 2012Date of Patent: December 16, 2014Assignee: Microsoft CorporationInventors: Michael A. Smuga, Darren A. Apfel, Jason S. Schneekloth, Ryan M. Haning, Michael J. Kruzeniski, Michael K. Henderlight, Brian M. Wilson, Paula Guntaur, Chad A. Voss
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Patent number: 8892169Abstract: A mobile terminal according to an exemplary embodiment includes a display unit that displays predetermined information, a display control unit that controls the display unit, an input unit that allows input of predetermined information, and a setting unit that sets the display unit to a first low brightness display state, in which the first low brightness display state displays the display unit with low brightness. When the setting unit sets a display state of the display unit to the first low brightness display state, the display control unit controls the display unit to display only predetermined information that should be displayed while controlling the display unit to display a background screen of the display unit with lowest brightness or brightness near the lowest brightness, which is first low brightness, at the time of displaying the predetermined information on the display unit.Type: GrantFiled: October 11, 2012Date of Patent: November 18, 2014Assignee: NEC Casio Mobile Communications Ltd.Inventor: Toru Nakahara
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Patent number: 8892064Abstract: A method is provided that comprises tuning a radio system to a frequency band that contains a locally-broadcast terrestrial radio signal. The locally-broadcast terrestrial radio signal comprising a main signal component and a side data component is thereby received. In response to receiving the locally-broadcast terrestrial radio signal a determination is made as to a permissible time for processing the side data component using a time slot schedule. The side data component is processed at the permissible time. A message corresponding to the side data component is outputted to an output device. In some instances, the side data component includes the message. In other instances, the method further includes searching a message lookup list using a code included in the side data component. When a stored code is found that matches the code, the message corresponding to the matching stored code is outputted.Type: GrantFiled: September 10, 2012Date of Patent: November 18, 2014Assignee: E-Radio USA, Inc.Inventor: Jackson Kit Wang
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Patent number: 8878796Abstract: The virtual object indicator having dual image sensors for an electronic device comprises a housing to receive component therein. A user finger motion detecting device having the dual image sensors is attached on an upper surface of the housing for detection the motion of user finger. A controller is received in the housing for generating a control signal in responsive to the user finger motion detection, wherein the images captured by at least one of the dual image sensors is analyzed to drive a virtual object on a display of the electronic device, a communication interface is coupled to the controller for communication with the electronic device.Type: GrantFiled: January 10, 2012Date of Patent: November 4, 2014Inventor: Kuo-Ching Chiang
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Patent number: 8725130Abstract: A wireless device may include logic that enables the wireless device to interface with the external computing device. The wireless device may also include rule logic to direct handling by the external computing device of call events of the wireless device.Type: GrantFiled: April 16, 2012Date of Patent: May 13, 2014Assignee: AT&T Mobility II LLCInventors: Christopher A. White, Russell J. Waughman, Gregg J. Berretta
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Patent number: 8532596Abstract: A mobile terminal including a wireless communication unit configured to wirelessly communicate with at least one other terminal; a display configured to display a first screen layer corresponding to one of a back screen of the mobile terminal and an execution screen of an application installed on the mobile terminal, and to display a second screen layer corresponding to a note function of the mobile terminal; and a controller configured to control the display to selectively display the second screen layer based on an input request for requesting the second screen layer, to receive a touch input on the first or second screen layers and to execute a function corresponding to the received touch input on the first or second screen layers.Type: GrantFiled: October 24, 2012Date of Patent: September 10, 2013Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.Inventor: Jongseok Park
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Patent number: 8494590Abstract: An integrated media user interface is described. In an implementation, a user interface is output that includes a plurality of representations of media, each of the media rendered by the mobile device through execution of a respective one of a plurality of applications. Responsive to selection of at least one of the representations, a corresponding application is located to render the media represented by the at least one said representation. The media represented by the selected representation is rendered through execution of the located application.Type: GrantFiled: March 3, 2010Date of Patent: July 23, 2013Assignee: Microsoft CorporationInventors: Kerri I. H. Sheldon, Timothy J. Scudder, Veronica Y. Law, Marc S. Doll, Jonathan D. Wiswall, Megan L. Tedesco, Sergey Chub, Eric J. Hull
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Patent number: 8489146Abstract: A graphical user interface is used to display information on small screens that would otherwise be incomplete. The interface consists of a dialog box that appears over the existing screen, displaying the full information required, when a user makes an input to view the information.Type: GrantFiled: February 20, 2002Date of Patent: July 16, 2013Assignee: Research In Motion LimitedInventors: Anthony G. Burns, Ronald L. Roth
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Patent number: 8483765Abstract: A user terminal for running a plurality of applications simultaneously is disclosed. In the method for running a plurality of applications simultaneously in accordance with the present invention, a first application is run in a foreground mode in accordance with an inputted first operation start command, and then the operation mode of the first application is switched to a background mode if a mode conversion command is inputted. Then, a second application in accordance with an inputted second operation start command can be run in the foreground mode. With the present invention, a plurality of applications can be run simultaneously in a separate operation mode, maximizing the convenience of the user.Type: GrantFiled: August 26, 2005Date of Patent: July 9, 2013Assignee: KT CorporationInventor: Jung-Hee Cho
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Patent number: 8478351Abstract: A mobile terminal having an input device that performs an input operation in a touch manner is provided. The mobile terminal includes a first display module, a second display module located adjacent to the first display module, an integrated window located an outer portion of the first and second display modules, and a touch sensing unit located between the window and the second display module for sensing a touch applied to the window and applying an input signal. Marks for guiding input content can be varied and high capacity and high-density multimedia or communication information can be easily and quickly accessed or executed.Type: GrantFiled: October 21, 2010Date of Patent: July 2, 2013Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.Inventors: Sung-Chul Hong, Byung-Duck Park, Kyoung-Taek Lim, Sang-Chul Jeon
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Patent number: 8437806Abstract: A mobile terminal disposed with electronic paper and a method for displaying data in the mobile terminal are disclosed, wherein the mobile terminal comprises: a first display including a light emitting display; a second display including an electronic paper; and a controller configured to turn off the first display and to allow data to be displayed on the second display if a power event occurs.Type: GrantFiled: March 3, 2010Date of Patent: May 7, 2013Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.Inventor: Jong Hwan Kim
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Patent number: 8427511Abstract: A mobile terminal is provided including a projector module, a camera, and a controller. The projector module is configured to project an image for display on an external screen. The camera is configured to receive an input image of the image displayed on the external screen. The input image includes a pointer located over the image and a shadow of the pointer. The controller is configured to obtain a distance between the pointer and the shadow of the pointer from the input image, to recognize a touch by the pointer to a touch point in the displayed image according to the obtained distance, to project through the projector module a pointer cursor at the touch point, and to perform an operation corresponding to the recognized touch point.Type: GrantFiled: January 22, 2009Date of Patent: April 23, 2013Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.Inventors: Duck Moon Shin, Jong Hwan Kim
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Patent number: 8428658Abstract: A method for displaying items in mobile terminal and a mobile terminal using the same, the method comprising: storing a plurality of items in a memory of the mobile terminal; receiving a grouping command by a proximity touch on the plurality of items through a proximity sensor of the mobile terminal; and generating and displaying a classification menu including classified items with classifying the plurality of items by the grouping command and storing the classified items in the classification menu.Type: GrantFiled: February 25, 2010Date of Patent: April 23, 2013Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.Inventor: Seung Sook Han
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Patent number: 8315232Abstract: An apparatus and a method to display the availability of a wireless LAN, in which information about an area supporting a wireless local area network (LAN) is provided to a user carrying a mobile terminal, such as a mobile phone through a mobile phone network in the form of text, voice or images. The apparatus includes: an input unit to receive a command to request a search for a wireless LAN available in a designated location from a user; a packet generating unit to generate an information request packet according to the received command; a communicating unit to transmit the generated information request packet and to receive a result of the requested search for the available wireless LAN, in response to the transmitted information request packet; and a display unit to display the received result of the search.Type: GrantFiled: May 4, 2006Date of Patent: November 20, 2012Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventor: Soo-hong Park
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Patent number: 8301203Abstract: [Object] To provide a terminal with a display function such as a mobile phone that allows a user to select easily desired image information from stored image information. [Constitution] When a user selects one file from a list screen of reduced images M5 in a first display state and then performs a switching operation to move to a second display state, a display control section 110 enables a comparison screen mode. Specifically, the display control section 110 sends out image signals for intermediate images M7, M8, and M9 corresponding to the selected file and anterior and posterior to the selected file to a liquid crystal display device 500, thereby to display the intermediate images M7, M8, and M9 on a second display surface 21. The three intermediate images M7, M8, and M9 are shown in maximum sizes within the second display surface 21.Type: GrantFiled: February 3, 2009Date of Patent: October 30, 2012Assignee: KYOCERA CorporationInventor: Shintaro Watanabe
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Patent number: 8280446Abstract: A mobile terminal having an input device that performs an input operation in a touch manner is provided. The mobile terminal includes a first display module, a second display module located adjacent to the first display module, an integrated window located an outer portion of the first and second display modules, and a touch sensing unit located between the window and the second display module for sensing a touch applied to the window and applying an input signal. Marks for guiding input content can be varied and high capacity and high-density multimedia or communication information can be easily and quickly accessed or executed.Type: GrantFiled: February 15, 2008Date of Patent: October 2, 2012Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.Inventors: Sung-Chul Hong, Byung-Duck Park, Kyoung-Taek Lim, Sang-Chul Jeon
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Patent number: 8270964Abstract: The communication device comprising a voice communication implementer, an attached file email implementer, a geographic location implementer, a dictionary implementer, a schedule notification implementer, a multiple visual data display implementer, a touch panel implementer, a communication device search implementer, a resume enabled video game implementer, and an eticket download implementer.Type: GrantFiled: July 9, 2011Date of Patent: September 18, 2012Inventor: Iwao Fujisaki
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Patent number: 8265707Abstract: A cellular multiscreen system forms an image which can be a frame of a video or still image, divides that image into a number of parts, and sends each part to a different cellular telephone. The cellular telephones which receives the images collectively can display the images so that one can see the original image by looking at the multiple different cellular telephones. A game can also be played by determining which of the cellular phones receive which portion of the image.Type: GrantFiled: May 31, 2011Date of Patent: September 11, 2012Assignee: Ubiquity Broadcasting CorporationInventors: Christopher Carmichael, Kenneth Bailey
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Patent number: 8265576Abstract: A customer relationship management (CRM) method using IBOC-radio signals is provided. A message in the radio signal is parsed to obtain a key. The key is compared to a plurality of stored keys. When the received key matches a stored key, a data structure associated with the message is outputted. A device comprising a lookup table with a plurality of stored keys, a tuner unit that receives a CRM in an IBOC signal, and a controller in electrical communication with the lookup table and tuner is provided. The controller comprises (i) instructions for comparing a key in the CRM to one or more stored keys in the plurality of stored keys and (ii) instructions for permitting the display of a display text associated with the received key when there is a match between the received key and a key in the plurality of stored keys.Type: GrantFiled: September 13, 2010Date of Patent: September 11, 2012Assignee: E-Radio USA, Inc.Inventor: Jackson Kit Wang
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Mobile communication terminal and screen scrolling method thereof for projecting display information
Patent number: 8260364Abstract: A method of controlling a mobile communication terminal, and which includes projecting display information via a projector module onto an external surface; detecting, via a sensor included in the terminal, a motion of the mobile communication terminal; calculating, via a controller, an amount of the detected motion of the mobile communication terminal; and moving, via the controller controlling the projector module, the display information projected onto the external surface based on the calculated amount of the detected motion.Type: GrantFiled: September 9, 2009Date of Patent: September 4, 2012Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.Inventor: Jong Hwan Kim -
Patent number: 8233863Abstract: A mobile terminal having electronic paper and a method for controlling the same are provided, wherein the mobile terminal comprises: a first display unit configured to implement a role of electronic paper; a second display unit configured to be mounted at one side of the first display unit for implementing a role of a light emitting display unit; a memory configured to store a program for implementing a predetermined menu; and a controller configured to display the menu on the first display unit or the second display unit.Type: GrantFiled: January 20, 2010Date of Patent: July 31, 2012Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.Inventor: Jong Hwan Kim
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Patent number: 8219152Abstract: A mobile terminal is presented. The mobile terminal includes a display module comprising a front surface and a rear surface, a display controller for displaying an object associated with a first menu on at least one of the front surface or rear surface, a user input unit configured to receive a touch input via the front and rear surface of the display module for selecting one of the displayed objects, and a controller configured to execute an operation associated with the selected object according to which of the front and rear surface is touched.Type: GrantFiled: March 30, 2009Date of Patent: July 10, 2012Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.Inventors: Jung-A Oh, Tae-Hoon Kim
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Patent number: 8203530Abstract: The present invention provides a method of controlling a virtual object or instruction for a computing device comprising: detecting a user activity by a detecting device; generating a control signal in responsive to the user activity detection; controlling an object displayed on a display in responsive to the control signal to execute the instruction. The user activity is detected by CMOS or CCD. The user activity includes facial motion, eye motion, or finger motion.Type: GrantFiled: August 1, 2007Date of Patent: June 19, 2012Inventor: Kuo-Ching Chiang
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Patent number: 8195142Abstract: The communication device comprising a voice communication implementer, an attached file email implementer, a geographic location implementer, a dictionary implementer, a schedule notification implementer, a multiple visual data display implementer, a touch panel implementer, a communication device search implementer, a resume enabled video game implementer, and an oncoming destination name notification implementer.Type: GrantFiled: July 9, 2011Date of Patent: June 5, 2012Inventor: Iwao Fujisaki
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Patent number: 8175652Abstract: A mobile terminal having a display including a touch screen, and a control unit configured to display on the touch screen a plurality of key buttons, and when a first key button of the plurality of key buttons is touched, to display at least one item that is relevant to the first touched key button in an area of the touch screen defined by the key buttons.Type: GrantFiled: October 15, 2008Date of Patent: May 8, 2012Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.Inventor: Dong Kil Shin
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Patent number: 8160557Abstract: Information is received from a caller via a wireless device and communicated to an external computing device. Contact information for the caller is located using at least one of a name and phone number of the caller, and when the contact information for the caller is located, it is displayed on a display of the external computing device.Type: GrantFiled: September 15, 2003Date of Patent: April 17, 2012Assignee: AT&T Mobility I LLCInventors: Christopher A. White, Russell J. Waughman, Gregg J. Berretta
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Patent number: 8145275Abstract: A mobile device and corresponding service provider are configured to provide a user of the mobile device with access to one or more instant messaging help entities, from the mobile device. The one or more instant messaging help entities may be associated with the corresponding service provider or with a service that is external to the corresponding service provider. In some cases, some of the one or more instant messaging help entities may be embedded as part of the mobile device or service, so that access to the one or more help entities may not be permanently terminated by the user. In some cases, the user may control access to some of the one or more instant messaging help entities, such as by adding or removing the access to the instant messaging help entities from a list of instant messaging entities.Type: GrantFiled: March 27, 2008Date of Patent: March 27, 2012Assignee: AT&T Mobility II LLCInventors: Ivy Cunningham, Stacia Lynn Pache, Christopher White
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Patent number: 8121587Abstract: The communication device which implements a voice communicating function, an attached file emailing function, a geographic location function, a dictionary function, a schedule notifying function, a multiple type TV program function, a multiple TV screen displaying function, a touch panel function, a communication device finding function, and a voice message displaying function, independently or simultaneously.Type: GrantFiled: October 9, 2010Date of Patent: February 21, 2012Inventor: Iwao Fujisaki
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Patent number: 8107977Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for displaying a short message service (SMS) message on user media equipment, in which the user media equipment includes a set-top box and a display. In some embodiments, the set-top box receives an SMS message, wherein the SMS message includes information identifying a triggering event for displaying the SMS message. The SMS message is stored until the occurrence and detection of the identified triggering event. In response to detecting the occurrence of the identified triggering event, the SMS message is displayed on at least a portion of the display of the user media equipment.Type: GrantFiled: September 7, 2007Date of Patent: January 31, 2012Assignee: United Video Properties, Inc.Inventors: Craig Alan Olague, Kuan Hidalgo Archer, Henry C. Chilvers
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Patent number: 8081962Abstract: The communication device which implements a voice communicating function, an attached file emailing function, a geographic location function, a dictionary function, a schedule notifying function, a multiple type TV program function, a multiple TV screen displaying function, a touch panel function, a communication device finding function, and a resume enabled video game function, independently or simultaneously.Type: GrantFiled: October 9, 2010Date of Patent: December 20, 2011Inventor: Iwao Fujisaki
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Patent number: 8041348Abstract: The communication device which implements a voice communicating function, an attached file emailing function, a geographic location function, a dictionary function, a schedule notifying function, a multiple type TV program function, a multiple TV screen displaying function, a touch panel function, and a communication device finding function.Type: GrantFiled: January 13, 2007Date of Patent: October 18, 2011Inventor: Iwao Fujisaki
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Patent number: 7953452Abstract: A cellular multiscreen system forms an image which can be a frame of a video or still image, divides that image into a number of parts, and sends each part to a different cellular telephone. The cellular telephones which receives the images collectively can display the images so that one can see the original image by looking at the multiple different cellular telephones. A game can also be played by determining which of the cellular phones receive which portion of the image.Type: GrantFiled: September 12, 2007Date of Patent: May 31, 2011Assignee: Ubiquity Holdings, IncInventors: Kenneth Stephen Bailey, Christopher Carmichael
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Patent number: 7844302Abstract: A mobile communication terminal obtains analysis result from analysis of various information included in a received e-mail. The mobile communication terminal determines whether the received e-mail satisfies a notification condition based on the analysis result, and analyzes the importance degree of the received e-mail. If the received e-mail is an important e-mail satisfying the notification condition, the mobile communication terminal notifies the user that the e-mail is received irrespective of whether its cover is opened or closed. If the received e-mail is a non-important e-mail not satisfying the notification condition, the mobile communication terminal limits notifying the user that the e-mail is received until the cover is opened, i.e., the content of the e-mail is checkable by the user. This makes it possible to restrict notifying the reception of the e-mail depending on the e-mail's importance degree, while preventing the user from missing any e-mail of high importance.Type: GrantFiled: October 12, 2006Date of Patent: November 30, 2010Assignee: Casio Hitachi Mobile Communications Co., Ltd.Inventor: Hirohisa Koyama
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Patent number: 7831207Abstract: In an example embodiment, a technique that allows a device unable to display a confirmation value and/or unable to receive a keyed data entry to confirm a generated confirmation value with a confirmation value produced by a second device. The confirmation value is output one character at a time. For example, for performing a six digit numerical comparison (NC), each digit is presented one at a time enabling a user to compare the output digit with the corresponding digit output by the second device.Type: GrantFiled: October 1, 2007Date of Patent: November 9, 2010Assignee: Cisco Technology, Inc.Inventors: Gregory Scott Mercurio, Cullen Jennings
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Patent number: 7809342Abstract: A customer relationship management (CRM) method using IBOC-radio signals is provided. A message in the radio signal is parsed to obtain a key. The key is compared to a plurality of stored keys. When the received key matches a stored key, a data structure associated with the message is outputted. A device comprising a lookup table with a plurality of stored keys, a tuner unit that receives a CRM in an IBOC signal, and a controller in electrical communication with the lookup table and tuner is provided. The controller comprises (i) instructions for comparing a key in the CRM to one or more stored keys in the plurality of stored keys and (ii) instructions for permitting the display of a display text associated with the received key when there is a match between the received key and a key in the plurality of stored keys.Type: GrantFiled: February 8, 2005Date of Patent: October 5, 2010Assignee: E-Radio USA, Inc.Inventor: Jackson Kit Wang
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Patent number: 7804829Abstract: A wireless communication system includes a data transmitter, having an image pickup device, and a plurality of data receivers, for performing interactive wireless data communications between the data transmitter and each of the data receivers. The data transmitter includes a display for displaying an image of a data receiver photographed by the image pickup device, from among the plurality of data receivers, a data transmission destination recognizer, a directional antenna controller for directing a directional antenna to the data receiver recognized as a transmission destination of transmission data by the data transmission destination recognizer, a command transmitter for transmitting a communication designation command to the data receiver, and a device address storage for storing a device address of the data receiver. The data receiver includes a command receiver, and an ACK transmitter.Type: GrantFiled: January 10, 2006Date of Patent: September 28, 2010Assignee: Sony CorporationInventor: Jun Iwasaki
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Patent number: 7725134Abstract: A mobile terminal and an apparatus and method for processing an alert message of a mobile communication terminal, are discussed. The apparatus includes at least one module for generating at least one alert message and outputting the generated alert message, and a controller for selectively displaying the outputted alert message on a second display unit according to a type of a task being executed on a first display unit.Type: GrantFiled: November 16, 2005Date of Patent: May 25, 2010Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.Inventor: Chul-Min Lee
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Patent number: 7702316Abstract: When a communication regulation determining block determines that E-mail communication is regulated when an E-mail processing block prepares for communication or initiates communication, information indicative of alternative communicating section using another communication path in which communication is not regulated is displayed on a user interface section. Therefore, it is possible to easily check which communicating section is effective when communication regulation occurs, and hence the user can easily make a determination such as that alternative communicating section is used, or that communication is aborted.Type: GrantFiled: December 23, 2005Date of Patent: April 20, 2010Assignee: Kyocera CorporationInventor: Kenji Kono
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Patent number: 7664474Abstract: A method in a portable communication device for displaying information includes encoding data and transmitting the encoded data to a display associated with a vehicle. The encoded data is received by a receiver associated with the display, decoded and displayed.Type: GrantFiled: September 15, 2006Date of Patent: February 16, 2010Assignee: Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications ABInventor: Irina Fältman
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Patent number: 7647076Abstract: Customizing an image for display on a wireless device. A user accesses an image database and selects an image to customize. After the user selects an image, the image is retrieved from the image database based on a profile of the device. A customized image is produced from a composite of the selected image and a text layer generated from user text provided by a user. The customized image is formatted for the user's device based on the device profile and then transmitted to the user's device for display.Type: GrantFiled: November 11, 2005Date of Patent: January 12, 2010Assignee: Funmobility, Inc.Inventors: Adam Lavine, Yu-Jen Dennis Chen
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Patent number: 7634300Abstract: The mobile device described herein includes a display module. The display module rotates about one of two independent axes to provide different viewing angle options to the user. The mobile device includes a housing and a display module. The display module includes a display, first and second sides adjacent to the display, and first and second hinges associated with the first and second sides, respectively. The first hinge rotatably mounts the display module to the housing for rotation about a first axis. The second hinge rotatably mounts the display module to the housing for rotation about a second axis, independent of the first axis.Type: GrantFiled: July 28, 2006Date of Patent: December 15, 2009Assignee: Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications ABInventor: Stephen J. Bliss
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Patent number: 7616971Abstract: A system and method for enabling users to send and receive messages and other information from mobile devices and enabling users to access server-based information using mobile devices over wireless data networks are disclosed. The present invention provides a system and method for enabling users to access forms for displaying information on a wireless device, such as a mobile phone, interactive pager, PDA or other wireless device, via a wireless service provider. The forms of the present invention may facilitate a user's ability to retrieve, view and send various types of information from a wireless client device. Different types of forms may include facsimile, memorandum, invitation, user profile and other applications. Forms for each application may include predetermined form fields that are specific to each application. Forms may be created, modified and forwarded (or sent) to one or more selected recipients. Other operations may also be performed.Type: GrantFiled: June 20, 2001Date of Patent: November 10, 2009Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Andrew Rouse, Quinton Zondervan, Thomas Bentley, Timothy Lawson, Christopher Herot
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Patent number: RE49084Abstract: A display panel comprising a light guide plate; a main light source configured to emit light from a first lateral surface of the light guide plate in a first direction; a sub-light source configured to emit light from a second lateral surface vertical to the first lateral surface of the light guide plate in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction; and a liquid crystal panel provided in a front surface of the light guide plate and configured to output image information.Type: GrantFiled: March 16, 2020Date of Patent: May 24, 2022Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.Inventors: Seungmin Seen, Seongcheol Lee, Gunseek Oh, Jongin Im, Jeongwoo Lee