| Patent Number |
Title Of Patent |
Date Issued |
| 7305257 |
Portable alerter for wireless device |
December 4, 2007 |
| The present invention is a remove-able portable alerter for a portable wireless communication host device. The alerter provides a method to receive un-obtrusive alerts from the host device informing the user of incoming notifications. Users are informed of alerts without having to we |
| 7304254 |
Shock absorbent roller thumb wheel |
December 4, 2007 |
| A shock absorbing roller thumb wheel is disclosed. The shock absorbing thumb wheel includes a central hub that can be secured to an electro-mechanical switch, a rim encircling the central hub, and force dispersion spokes extending from the central hub and connected to the rim. The co |
| 7302637 |
System and method for abbreviating information sent to a viewing device |
November 27, 2007 |
| A system and method for transporting user-requested framed data from a gateway device to a handheld viewing device includes an information source, a gateway device, a relay network and a handheld viewing device. The gateway device includes a fetch and cache component, storage, and a |
| 7301305 |
System and method for determining available capacity of a rechargeable battery |
November 27, 2007 |
| A method and system for accurately reporting battery capacity is disclosed herein. The disclosed method and system prevent the reporting of discontinuous capacity values resulting from starting or stopping recharge cycles. The disclosed method and system prevent over or under reporti |
| 7299406 |
Representing spreadsheet document content |
November 20, 2007 |
| A representation of a spreadsheet is displayed on a mobile communication device after receiving a description of a spreadsheet. The description relates to a plurality of map cells, where each map cell corresponds to a cell block, and the description includes location information and prim |
| 7296067 |
Wireless/LAN router queuing method and system |
November 13, 2007 |
| A queuing method and system for wireless/LAN routers processes and routes an incoming data packet from a wireless mobile network to a destination server. The system uses a wireless transport module to initiate storage of the data packet in a permanent storage device while simultaneously |
| 7295945 |
Method and system for testing assembled mobile devices |
November 13, 2007 |
| A method and system for testing assembled mobile devices is provided. In accordance with one embodiment, there is provided a method for arranging test stages in a production line for the assembling and testing of wireless communications devices. The method comprises the steps of: det |
| 7295853 |
Methods and apparatus for the immediate acceptance and queuing of voice data for PTT communicati |
November 13, 2007 |
| In one illustrative example, a mobile station includes a wireless transceiver; a user interface including a Push-To-Talk (PTT) switch for initiating a PTT voice communication and a microphone for receiving voice input signals; one or more processors; and a First-In-First-Out (FIFO) b |
| 7295836 |
Advanced voice and data operations in a mobile data communication device |
November 13, 2007 |
| A system and method for integrating voice and data operations into a single mobile device capable of simultaneously performing data and voice actions. The mobile device working in a network capable of exchanging both cell phone calls and data items to the mobile device. By wearing an |
| 7295823 |
Combined discrete automatic gain control (AGC) and DC estimation |
November 13, 2007 |
| An automatic gain control (AGC) and DC estimation and correction technique for wireless communication devices is provided. An AGC signal, which controls a gain applied to a received signal by a gain stage to generate a scaled signal, is assigned one of a relatively small number of values |
| 7292822 |
Wireless communication system using surface acoustic wave (SAW) second harmonic techniques |
November 6, 2007 |
| An IDT produces a SAW when excited by a single electrical pulse and can be fabricated to embody a code, which code provides for a passive autocorrelation of a SAW input to the IDT and thereby lends itself to further application as a signal generator in a communication device. However |
| 7290090 |
Cache operation with non-cache memory |
October 30, 2007 |
| A system and method are provided for bypassing cache memory when reading data from system memory particularly when the primary memory could include memory types where the read operation mixes non-data with data. A system and method are provided for bypassing and invalidating cache me |
| 7289044 |
Handheld electronic device with text disambiguation |
October 30, 2007 |
| 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 |
| 7286820 |
Handheld electronic device providing an alert when additional user action is required to initiat |
October 23, 2007 |
| 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 |
| 7285972 |
Test fixture for assembled wireless devices |
October 23, 2007 |
| A fixture for radio frequency ("RF") testing of an assembled wireless device, the wireless device having a removable casing concealing one or more RF spring connectors, the fixture comprising: a retainer for receiving the wireless device with the removable casing removed; a coaxial c |
| 7284099 |
Detection of out of memory and graceful shutdown |
October 16, 2007 |
| A low memory manager configured to cause part of the memory allocated to a specialized application to be held in reserve so that it can be used to support the specialized application during an occurrence of low memory, thus providing time for data backup or remedial steps to be carried o |
| 7283819 |
Method and apparatus for CDMA timer-based registration on a mobile device |
October 16, 2007 |
| A method and apparatus for improved timer based registration for a mobile device with a network, the network having a standard slot cycle time for interrupts, the method comprising the steps of: receiving, at the mobile device, a system parameter message from the network, the message hav |
| 7283808 |
System, method and mobile device for remote control of a voice mail system |
October 16, 2007 |
| A unified messaging system, method and user interface is provided for a handheld mobile communication device. The method may include the following steps: (a) providing a unified event listing display comprising: a plurality of summary descriptors, each summary descriptor having one o |
| 7283507 |
Apparatus, and associated method, for facilitating WLAN selection by a mobile node |
October 16, 2007 |
| Apparatus, and an associated method, by which to facilitate selection of a WLAN through which a mobile node communicates. Selection takes into account the geographic positioning of the mobile node. The mobile node ascertains its geographic positioning by monitoring cellular-positioning |
| 7283097 |
Multi-band antenna with patch and slot structures |
October 16, 2007 |
| A multiple-band antenna having first and second operating frequency bands is provided. The antenna includes a first patch structure associated primarily with the first operating frequency band, a second patch structure electrically coupled to the first patch structure and associated |
| 7283065 |
Handheld electronic device with text disambiguation |
October 16, 2007 |
| 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 |
| 7281930 |
Electrical connector for a printed circuit board |
October 16, 2007 |
| An electrical connector is provided. The electrical connector has a housing which is supportable within an aperture of a printed circuit board. The electrical connector also has one or more electrical contacts that are disposed on the housing with at least some of the contacts each h |
| 7280855 |
Microphone coupler for a communication device |
October 9, 2007 |
| The invention provides a communication device comprising: a cover; a printed circuit board; a microphone on the printed circuit board; an antenna located at least in part within the cover; and a RF shield can shaped to fit over the microphone about the PCB. In the device, the cover i |
| 7280652 |
Handheld electronic device having improved phone call log, and associated method |
October 9, 2007 |
| An improved handheld electronic device and an associated method provide an improved call log that presents information relating to logged phone calls in a collapsed manner, meaning that for each phone number having a call stored in the memory of the device, only the most recent in time |
| 7280502 |
Method for a session initiation protocol push-to-talk terminal to indicate answer operating mode |
October 9, 2007 |
| A push-to-talk communication device including an operating answer mode indicates that operating answer mode to a Session Initiation Protocol/Internet Protocol based push-to-talk network server. The method includes employing as the operating answer mode of the push-to-talk communicati |
| 7277890 |
Method of finding a search string in a document for viewing on a mobile communication device |
October 2, 2007 |
| A server find process by which a user enters a search term for a document attachment into his/her mobile communication device. If no occurrences of the term are found on the device, the device then prompts the user to initiate a server side search. If the user accepts, then the server |
| 7277720 |
Apparatus, and associated method, for facilitating formation of an apparent push-to-talk communi |
October 2, 2007 |
| Apparatus, and an associated method, for facilitating formation of an apparent push-to-talk communication session connection at a mobile station operable in a conventional cellular communication system. Upon initiation of push-to-talk operation, a user of the mobile station immediate |
| 7277719 |
System and method of message transport selection |
October 2, 2007 |
| A method and system of message transport selection for a communication device configured for communication over a plurality of message transports are provided. A determination is made as to whether any of the plurality of message transports is available for sending an outgoing messag |
| 7274933 |
Home network name displaying methods and apparatus for multiple home networks |
September 25, 2007 |
| Home network name displaying methods and apparatus for multiple home networks are disclosed. A mobile station scans to receive a plurality of Mobile Country Code (MCC) and Mobile Network Code (MNC) pairs corresponding to a plurality of communication networks within a coverage area. T |
| 7274920 |
Methods and apparatus for reducing signal interference in a wireless receiver based on signal-to |
September 25, 2007 |
| One illustrative method of reducing signal interference in a wireless receiver includes receiving a radio frequency (RF) signal; amplifying the received RF signal with a gain G; producing a baseband signal from the amplified RF signal; producing a signal-to-interference (S/I) ratio from |
| 7272411 |
Dual-mode keypad for a mobile device |
September 18, 2007 |
| In accordance with the teachings described herein, systems and methods are provided for implementing a dual-mode keypad for a mobile device. The keypad may operate in a telephony mode and a text-entry mode. The keypad may include a plurality of dual-mode keys that each include an associa |
| 7271772 |
Mobile wireless communications device comprising multi-frequency band antenna and related method |
September 18, 2007 |
| A mobile wireless communications device may include a housing and a multi-frequency band antenna carried within the housing. The multi-frequency band antenna may include a main loop conductor having a gap therein defining first and second ends of the main loop conductor, a first bran |
| 7271568 |
Battery charger for portable devices and related methods |
September 18, 2007 |
| A battery charger may include a charger connector to be coupled to a corresponding device connector of a portable device including a rechargeable battery. The battery charger may also include a charging circuit connected to the charger connector, and a controller connected to the cha |
| 7268567 |
Probe assembly with multi-directional freedom of motion and mounting assembly therefor |
September 11, 2007 |
| An improved test probe assembly has an improved mounting assembly which provides the test probe multi-directional freedom of movement with respect to a base in order to resist damage frequently caused to the test probe. The improved mounting assembly may, for example, include at least |
| 7268519 |
Portable battery charger for a mobile device |
September 11, 2007 |
| A portable battery charger for a mobile device having a rechargeable battery includes battery contacts, a switching regulator, and a charger interface. The battery contacts are configured to receive a battery having a low-voltage value. The switching regulator is coupled to the batte |
| 7266395 |
System and method of wireless proximity awareness |
September 4, 2007 |
| The present application provides a system for proximity awareness for mobile data communication on an electronic communication device comprising a client application on an electronic communication device communicating across a wireless network, and an awareness server that includes a |
| 7266367 |
System and method of accessing contact information on a communication device |
September 4, 2007 |
| In accordance with the teachings described herein, systems and methods are provided for accessing contact information on a communication device. A communication subsystem may be used to send and receive communications over a communication network. A memory module may be used to store dat |
| 7266365 |
System and method for delayed transmission of bundled command messages |
September 4, 2007 |
| A system and method of pushing user-selected data items from a host system to a user's mobile data communication device upon detecting the occurrence of one or more user-defined event triggers is provided. The user may then move (or file) the data items to a particular folder within |
| 7265517 |
Charger unit for an electronic device including a system for protective storage of an adapter pl |
September 4, 2007 |
| A charger unit for an electronic device that includes a housing, a plurality of charging contacts provided on the housing, and a recess provided in the housing, preferably on a rear face thereof. A plug having a plurality of prongs may be selectively attached to and detached from the |
| 7263035 |
Early auto-on mobile communications device |
August 28, 2007 |
| Apparatuses and methods for starting a mobile communications device are disclosed. The mobile communications device is operated by a device user. The device includes an output device for emitting a sensible signal. An input device receives user input from the device user. An alarm ap |
| 7258550 |
Electrical connector assembly |
August 21, 2007 |
| An electrical connector assembly is provided for connecting at least one electrical contact pad on a first structure with at least one electrical contact pad on an opposing second structure. The connector assembly has a body and electrical connectors extending from the body, and is mount |
| 7257179 |
Method and apparatus for frequency tracking in a space time transmit diversity receiver |
August 14, 2007 |
| A system and method for obtaining a frequency error estimate representing the difference between a reference frequency and the frequency of a space-time transmit diversity signal is disclosed herein. The method includes taking the correlation of total sums, comprised of partial sums |
| 7256744 |
Mobile wireless communications device comprising non-planar internal antenna without ground plan |
August 14, 2007 |
| 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 |
| 7256741 |
Antenna with multiple-band patch and slot structures |
August 14, 2007 |
| A multiple-band antenna having a plurality of operating frequency bands is provided. The antenna includes a plurality of structures configured for operation in respective ones of the plurality of operating frequency bands, and a plurality of structures configured for operation in more |
| 7256355 |
Component assembly cushioning device for mobile devices |
August 14, 2007 |
| A spacer for use in a mobile device fills the space between a component assembly and a housing. The spacer includes a layer of compressible material for insertion between the component assembly and the housing. A plurality of compressible features are provided on a face of the layer. |
| 7254712 |
System and method for compressing secure e-mail for exchange with a mobile data communication de |
August 7, 2007 |
| A system and method are provided for pre-processing encrypted and/or signed messages at a host system before the message is transmitted to a wireless mobile communication device. The message is received at the host system from a message sender. There is determination as to whether any of |
| 7253775 |
Antenna with near-field radiation control |
August 7, 2007 |
| An antenna and a wireless mobile communication device incorporating the antenna are provided. The antenna includes a first conductor section electrically coupled to a first feeding point, a second conductor section electrically coupled to a second feeding point, and a near-field radi |
| 7252444 |
Switch configuration |
August 7, 2007 |
| A switch configuration for use with a keyboard comprises a plurality of support structures positioned adjacent each other in spaced relation and a plurality of dome switches, with at least one dome switch being coupled to each of the plurality of support structures. A keyboard and mobile |
| 7251727 |
System and method for surely but conveniently causing reset of a computerized device |
July 31, 2007 |
| Enhanced reset logic is included in a user's computerized device so that the device owner (e.g., the user's employer) can assure prompt reset (e.g., to insure device use of newly downloaded software versions or other control or security data) while still allowing user convenience (e. |
| 7251486 |
System and method for assigning a network address |
July 31, 2007 |
| A method relates to a network identification that uniquely identifies a communication device. The method includes determining a network address corresponding to the network identification. Another step is determining which device manager, of multiple device managers, is assigned the |