| Patent Number |
Title Of Patent |
Date Issued |
| 7430426 |
Apparatus, and associated method, for selectably delaying synchronization of database copies in |
September 30, 2008 |
| Apparatus, and an associated method, for selectably delaying performance of synchronization operations in which database copies are placed in match with one another. A user of a mobile node at which a database copy is maintained selectably actuates an actuator to select delay of perf |
| 7430409 |
Method and apparatus for dynamic session placeholder for message collection user interface |
September 30, 2008 |
| A method and apparatus for representing a conversation of related messages is provided. In a message collection user interface for displaying messages sent and received by a communications device, a dynamic session placeholder is used for a respective conversation of related messages. |
| 7427959 |
RF test access for testing antenna in mobile communication device |
September 23, 2008 |
| A housing for a mobile communication device includes a housing member that encloses the mobile communication device. An opening is positioned in the housing member for accepting a battery. A door is positioned over the opening in the housing member, with an access port defined through th |
| 7426569 |
System and method for maintaining a network connection |
September 16, 2008 |
| A system and method for maintaining a persistent connection is provided. In an embodiment, a system includes a client that connects to a web-server via a physical link that is bandwidth-constrained. The physical link also includes at least one network address translation ("NAT") rout |
| 7426234 |
Synchronization signal detector and method |
September 16, 2008 |
| A synchronization (sync) signal detector and associated method detect the occurrence of a known sync signal in a received signal. The known sync signal is generated and correlated with the received signal to generate a correlation waveform. A peak value of the correlation waveform, i |
| 7424302 |
Methods and apparatus for delivering a message to two or more associated wireless communication |
September 9, 2008 |
| Methods and apparatus for use in delivering a message, such as a Short Message Service (SMS) message, simultaneously to two or more associated wireless communication devices are described. In one illustrative example, a request to deliver an SMS message to a first wireless communicat |
| 7424287 |
Handheld electronic device providing an alert when additional user action is required to initiat |
September 9, 2008 |
| A method of facilitating the initiation of an outgoing phone call on a handheld electronic device including receiving a request to initiate the outgoing phone call and determining whether additional user action is required in order to initiate the outgoing phone call. If it is determ |
| 7423628 |
Track wheel with reduced space requirements |
September 9, 2008 |
| An input generating device for use in a hand held electronic device having a housing includes a core formed in a planar and semicircular in shape, forming a peripheral edge extending around said core and a track slidably engaged with the peripheral side edge. A curved portion of the peri |
| 7423605 |
Mobile wireless communications device including an electrically conductive director element and |
September 9, 2008 |
| A mobile wireless communications device may include a portable housing, a printed circuit board (PCB) carried by the portable housing, a wireless transceiver carried by the PCB, and an antenna connected to the transceiver and carried by the PCB. The mobile wireless communications dev |
| 7422461 |
Integrated circuit card holder |
September 9, 2008 |
| A holder for an integrated circuit card, such as a Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) card, has a laterally extending non-conductive base. A pair of opposed abutments extend above the base. A first abutment of the pair of abutments is resilient such that a distance between the first abutme |
| 7421644 |
Hybrid automatic repeat request system and method |
September 2, 2008 |
| A data communication method for puncturing of parity bits defining all parity data for a minimum code rate generated by an encoder is disclosed. The method initializes an accumulator associated with the parity bits to an initial value, and for each parity bit increments the accumulator b |
| 7420942 |
Different delivery traffic indication message (DTIM) periods for different wireless networks hav |
September 2, 2008 |
| A single access point may manage two or more wireless networks, each having a network name. The access point may be configured to store delivery traffic indication message (DTIM) period values on a per network name basis. A processor of the access point may manage, on a per network n |
| 7420478 |
Handheld electronic device having reduced keyboard and multiple password access, and associated |
September 2, 2008 |
| A reduced keyboard handheld electronic device and associated method that utilizes a plurality of passwords for controlling access thereto. The handheld electronic device has a non-predictive keystroke interpretation system, such as a multi-tap system. At least one of the passwords is |
| 7418356 |
System and method of battery capacity estimation |
August 26, 2008 |
| In accordance with the teachings described herein, systems and methods are provided for battery capacity estimation. A profile table may be used that relates a plurality of battery profile values with a plurality of operating parameter values. The profile table may be accessed to tra |
| 7418265 |
System and method for interrupt control on a handheld device |
August 26, 2008 |
| An interrupt message is sent over one of a plurality of transport mediums from a first mobile device to a second mobile device. The interrupt message may include a first mobile device identifier associated with a transport medium that is independent of the plurality of transport medi |
| 7417565 |
Keyboard for hand-held devices |
August 26, 2008 |
| A hand-held electronic device has a keyboard with a plurality of keys, each key having a substantially flat contact surface extending to the sides of each key. One of the sides of the key is beveled. |
| 7415176 |
Method and device to improve backlight uniformity |
August 19, 2008 |
| A hot spot filter for a light guide is created by taking an image of the light output pattern of an illiuminated light guide. The hot spot filter may be a film, a layer, or an additional liquid crystal display dedicated to attenuating bright spots from the light guide. The hot spot filte |
| 7412232 |
Method and system for controlling software loads on a third-party mobile station |
August 12, 2008 |
| A system and method for allowing a licensee having mobile station hardware to support its own set of carriers and software demands of these carriers, the software including licensor software, the method comprising the steps of: assigning a unique third party identifier to the licensee; |
| 7412225 |
Apparatus and method of explicit indication of call from emergency call centre |
August 12, 2008 |
| Herein are disclosed an apparatus and method of explicit indication of call from emergency call center. The method includes the steps of forming an emergency signal in relation to the mobile station terminated call; sending the emergency signal to the mobile station on behalf of the |
| 7409204 |
Method for eliminating multiple notifications for the same voicemail message |
August 5, 2008 |
| A method for eliminating voicemail notifications on a wireless device for a voicemail message that a user has previously been notified of, comprising the steps of: storing information on the wireless device about the voicemail message; comparing incoming information of a new voicemail |
| 7409058 |
Display cover for a communication device |
August 5, 2008 |
| A cover for a display device for a communication device is provided. The cover comprises: external dimensions shaped to fit said cover in a case for said communication device; a top surface; a bottom surface; a non-opaque region adapted to cover said display device allowing a user to |
| 7408786 |
Electrical connector and system for a component in an electronic device |
August 5, 2008 |
| The invention provides a printed circuit board (PCB) for use in an electronic device. The PCB comprises: a top side; a bottom side; an edge between the top side and the bottom side; a cavity from the top side to the bottom side; a region on the top side for mounting an electronic dev |
| 7405703 |
Mobile wireless communications device comprising a top-mounted auxiliary input/output device and |
July 29, 2008 |
| A mobile wireless communications device may include a housing having an upper portion and a lower portion, a dielectric substrate carried by the housing, circuitry carried by the dielectric substrate, and an audio output transducer carried by the upper portion of the housing and conn |
| 7404152 |
Displaying messages on handheld devices |
July 22, 2008 |
| A method of displaying messages on handheld devices. The device displays messages in a scrollable viewport of vertically arranged fields. Date separators inserted into the vertically arranged list of messages to enable the user to associate the messages with a date. The date separato |
| 7403188 |
Handheld electronic device with text disambiquation employing advanced word frequency learning f |
July 22, 2008 |
| A handheld electronic device includes a reduced QWERTY keyboard and is enabled with disambiguation software. An enhanced word frequency learning feature is provided. The device provides output in the form of a default output and a number of variants. The output is based largely upon the |
| 7403165 |
Mobile wireless communications device comprising non-planar internal antenna without ground plan |
July 22, 2008 |
| A mobile wireless communications device may include a housing, a main dielectric substrate carried by the housing, circuitry carried by the main dielectric substrate, and a ground plane conductor on the main dielectric substrate. The mobile wireless communications device may further |
| 7403163 |
Low profile antenna insert nut |
July 22, 2008 |
| An antenna mount comprising a front cylindrical mount, the front cylindrical mount having a threaded interior for installing an antenna; a flanged central portion; a base mount consisting of a hollow cylinder cut away along a longitudinal axis, leaving a half-circular cross section. |
| 7400897 |
Implementing a web server on a mobile station |
July 15, 2008 |
| A system and method are provided for implementing a web server on a mobile station. A first mobile station may include a database of information. A network address for the first mobile station may be transmitted to a second mobile station to enable the second mobile station to communicat |
| 7400878 |
Computing device with environment aware features |
July 15, 2008 |
| An electronic device that includes a processor, an output device connected to the processor for issuing a stimulus to a user of the device, at least one input device connected to the processor and responsive to user input activity, and a device lock module associated with the processor f |
| 7400602 |
Hysteresis methods for an always-on mobile station |
July 15, 2008 |
| A system and method of packet zone hysteresis for a mobile station is presented. When a short data burst is to be sent on the control channel, a check is made to see if packet zone hysteresis might have caused the PCF-PSDN interface to be torn down, and if necessary, this interface is |
| 7400300 |
Multiple-element antenna with floating antenna element |
July 15, 2008 |
| A multiple-element antenna for a wireless communication device is provided. The antenna comprises a first antenna element having a first operating frequency band and a floating antenna element positioned adjacent the first antenna element to electromagnetically couple to the first an |
| 7398079 |
Methods and apparatus for automatically recording push-to-talk (PTT) voice communications for re |
July 8, 2008 |
| In one illustrative example, a mobile station includes a wireless transceiver which operates with a wireless communication network; a processor; memory coupled to the processor; and a user interface which includes a Push-To-Talk (PTT) switch for transmitting a PTT voice communication |
| 7398072 |
Mobile wireless communications device with reduced microphone noise from radio frequency communi |
July 8, 2008 |
| A mobile wireless communications device includes a housing and circuit board in the housing and having radio frequency (RF) circuitry and a power amplifier and microphone mounted thereon. An antenna is carried within the housing and operative with the RF circuitry. An RF shield surro |
| 7398061 |
Method and apparatus for changing the behavior of an electronic device |
July 8, 2008 |
| A novel apparatus and method for changing the behavior of an electronic device is provided. In an embodiment, an electronic device includes the functionality of a cellular phone, a voice mail system and a calendar application. The device is configured to use the calendar application to |
| 7395083 |
Methods and apparatus for the communication of cellular network information between a wireless l |
July 1, 2008 |
| Methods and apparatus for the communication of cellular network information between a wireless local area network (WLAN) and a mobile station are disclosed. In one illustrative example, the mobile station receives a generic container message from the WLAN in an extensible authenticat |
| 7395051 |
Cellular communications system for providing non-real time subscription data and related methods |
July 1, 2008 |
| A cellular communications system may include a plurality of mobile cellular communications devices each associated with a respective user, and at least one cellular base station for wirelessly communicating with the mobile cellular communications devices. The at least one cellular ba |
| 7395046 |
Method and apparatus for a mobile station to enhance the probability of successful emergency cal |
July 1, 2008 |
| A method and apparatus for enhancing the probability of a successful emergency call completion and emergency callback on a mobile station in a network, the method comprising the steps of: during an emergency call attempt, monitoring whether the mobile station has received a non-voice |
| 7394434 |
Combination of tube assembly and clip for wireless antenna grounding |
July 1, 2008 |
| An antenna tube configured to accommodate a grounding clip and an antenna, the antenna tube having a cylindrical tube having an upper end and an inner end opposite the upper end; a circumferentially extending groove in the cylindrical tube located between the upper end and the inner end; |
| 7391164 |
Visual notification methods for candy-bar type cellphones |
June 24, 2008 |
| A wireless handheld communications device with a liquid crystal display, especially, a field sequential liquid crystal display, includes a visual notification for a powered up, inactive state. The visual notification is preferably through a light emitting diode that may be part of the |
| 7389426 |
Mobile software terminal identifier |
June 17, 2008 |
| An electronic device, including at least one software component and at least one hardware component, generates a hash value by performing a hashing algorithm on an identifier of the at least one software component and an identifier of the at least one hardware component. The electronic |
| 7389361 |
Web browser of wireless device having serialization manager for maintaining registry of converte |
June 17, 2008 |
| An information browser system and method enables sending of information requests to remote information sources and receiving of requested information from the remote sources on a wireless communication device. Information in any of a plurality of formats, including WML, HTML and WMLS |
| 7389128 |
Slim line battery pack |
June 17, 2008 |
| A battery pack is configured to reduce weight, enhance battery identification, ensure proper placement of a lid retaining the battery, and facilitate battery pack removal. The battery pack has one or more cells that lack an outer coverage except for a polymer sheathing. The battery p |
| 7389124 |
Handheld electronic device with text disambiguation |
June 17, 2008 |
| A handheld electronic device includes a reduced QWERTY keyboard and is enabled with disambiguation software. The device provides output in the form of a default output and a number of variants. The output is based largely upon the frequency, i.e., the likelihood that a user intended a |
| 7389119 |
Methods and apparatus for performing a subscriber identity module (SIM) initialization procedure |
June 17, 2008 |
| Methods and apparatus for performing a Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) initialization procedure are described. A terminal profile having a most recent release version format is communicated to a Subscriber Identity Module (SIM). An error from the SIM is detected in response to sending |
| 7389109 |
Methods and apparatus for selecting a communication network |
June 17, 2008 |
| Methods and apparatus for selecting a cellular network to provide one or more communication services for a mobile communication device are disclosed. A scanning operation is performed by the mobile device to identify a plurality of cellular networks that support a voice communication |
| 7388576 |
Handheld electronic device and keypad providing enhanced usability and reduced size, and associa |
June 17, 2008 |
| An improved handheld electronic device, keypad, and method in accordance with the invention meet these and other needs. An improved handheld electronic device having an improved keypad provides enhanced usability and reduced size by organizing its keys in pairs, with a pair of keys b |
| 7388571 |
System and method of integrating a touchscreen within an LCD |
June 17, 2008 |
| A touchscreen liquid crystal display that includes a liquid crystal display including a viewing surface, a liquid crystal area containing liquid crystal located behind the viewing surface, a plurality of spaced apart elongate first electrodes located on a viewing surface side of the |
| 7388352 |
Methods and apparatus for simultaneously charging multiple rechargeable batteries |
June 17, 2008 |
| A charger has two or more separate charging ports to which two or more rechargeable batteries can be coupled, respectively. Current from a single current source is allocated to the two or more separate charging ports so that the two or more rechargeable batteries will be fully charge |
| 7388160 |
Radio frequency isolation container |
June 17, 2008 |
| An RF isolation container that includes a counterweight system to assist an operator with opening and closing operations, an electromagnet locking mechanism for easier and consistent locking of the RF isolation container and a motion damping mechanism to relieve fatigue on operating comp |
| 7387256 |
Mobile wireless communications device with reduced interfering energy from the keyboard |
June 17, 2008 |
| A mobile wireless communications device includes a circuit board carried by a housing and having RF circuitry and a processor operative with the RF circuitry. A keyboard is carried by the housing and includes a keypad array circuit. A keypad connector is carried by the keypad and is |
