| Patent Number |
Title Of Patent |
Date Issued |
| 7164912 |
Apparatus, and associated method, for facilitating selection by a mobile node of a network throu |
January 16, 2007 |
| Apparatus, and an associated method, for facilitating selection of with which wireless local area network, or other network, that a mobile node should attempt to communicate. A plurality of listings are maintained at storage entities embodied at, or otherwise accessible by, a mobile node |
| 7164904 |
Multiple-processor wireless mobile communication device |
January 16, 2007 |
| A multiple-processor wireless mobile communication device is disclosed. A wireless mobile communication device includes a first processor with which software applications are configured to operate, a second processor configured to manage wireless communication operations, and a commu |
| 7162242 |
Method of system access to a wireless network |
January 9, 2007 |
| A method of system access from a wireless device to a wireless network, the network having a plurality of base stations includes the steps of: selecting at least one reverse link cost metric from a list of predetermined reverse link cost metrics; determining a reverse link cost accor |
| 7162025 |
Conference call dialing |
January 9, 2007 |
| A communication device recognizes a first string of characters as a telephone number and a second string of characters as additional information related to the telephone number. A menu is then displayed having a menu item including the telephone number and the additional information. |
| 7161784 |
Spark gap apparatus and method for electrostatic discharge protection |
January 9, 2007 |
| An apparatus for providing electrostatic discharge protection includes a first conductive trace and a second conductive trace. The first conductive trace defines a first conductive periphery and is deposited on a first surface. The second conductive trace defines a second conductive |
| 7161598 |
Method of rendering text on an output device |
January 9, 2007 |
| A method of rendering text on an output device using a pre-developed image of a custom font. An image file defines an image of a custom developed character set. The custom character set may be developed off-line using graphics development tools. Associated character information enables t |
| 7161496 |
Single point notification for a mobile device |
January 9, 2007 |
| A handheld communication device includes a single notification element, which may be, for instance, a plurality of light emitting diodes packaged together, and a microprocessor for controlling the single notification element such that the single notification element presents a temporal |
| 7159076 |
Cache operation with non-cache memory |
January 2, 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 |
| 7155583 |
Memory management system and method for a mobile device |
December 26, 2006 |
| In accordance with the teachings described herein, systems and methods are provided for managing memory on a mobile device. A maximum amount of available data storage memory may be allocated for storing data for each of a plurality of software applications loaded on the mobile device. If |
| 7153049 |
Mobile device |
December 26, 2006 |
| An apparatus has a keyboard panel with a QWERTY array of alphabetic key actuation indicia. The apparatus further has a QWERTY array of keys that are free of alphabetic key actuation indicia, and are located adjacent to corresponding alphabetic key actuation indicia on the keyboard panel. |
| 7151932 |
Methods and apparatus for facilitating the delivery of e-mail using a packet data service or a s |
December 19, 2006 |
| Methods and apparatus for facilitating the delivery of e-mail messages from a mobile communication device are disclosed. In one disclosed example, an end user of the mobile device enters e-mail message information corresponding to a new e-mail message through a user interface. Prefer |
| 7151493 |
Multiple-band antenna with shared slot structure |
December 19, 2006 |
| 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 |
| 7148846 |
Multiple-element antenna with floating antenna element |
December 12, 2006 |
| 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 |
| 7145553 |
Handheld electronic device having facilitated input and associated method |
December 5, 2006 |
| An improved handheld electronic device and an improved method facilitate the entry of data when the data is to be of a particular arrangement of alphabetic (A) and/or numeric (N) and/or other characters. In the depicted exemplary embodiment, the handheld electronic device includes a |
| 7142848 |
Method and system for automatically configuring access control |
November 28, 2006 |
| A method for automatically configuring an access control point based upon the network resource requirements of an application. The installation of a new application on a mobile device or other user device is accompanied, before, during, or after installation, with the distribution of acc |
| 7139549 |
Apparatus and method of explicit indication of call from emergency call center |
November 21, 2006 |
| 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 |
| 7136920 |
Wireless communication system congestion reduction system and method |
November 14, 2006 |
| A system and method for reducing congestion in wireless communication systems is provided. An unsolicited message reduction system includes a message detector and an all points bulletin (APB) generator. The message detector applies predefined filtering rules to identify and act upon |
| 7133707 |
Cover plate for a mobile device having a push-through dial keypad |
November 7, 2006 |
| A dial keypad is provided for use with a mobile device having a keyboard. The keypad has a push-through, hinge-spring design that activates only one of two keyboard keys underlying a dial key and allows backlighting transmissivity. A translucent material can be used to allow the keyboard |
| 7130886 |
System and method for providing secure message signature status and trust status indication |
October 31, 2006 |
| A system and method for providing secure message signature status and trust status indications are disclosed. When a secure message having a digital signature generated by a sender is selected for processing on a messaging client, the digital signature on the message and trust status |
| 7130667 |
Methods and apparatus for expeditiously releasing network resources for a mobile station based o |
October 31, 2006 |
| Methods and apparatus for expeditiously releasing network resources for a mobile station based on low battery and lost signal conditions are disclosed. The wireless network (104) receives a power down warning message from the mobile station (102) indicative of a low battery condition |
| 7130185 |
Handheld computing device having drop-resistant LCD display |
October 31, 2006 |
| A display for a handheld computing device includes a display panel; a circuit board carrying display electronics for the display panel; a cover assembly securing the display panel to the circuit board; and a resilient layer adhered to the circuit board for securing the display to the |
| 7126439 |
Bow tie coupler |
October 24, 2006 |
| A wide bandwidth coupler has two outer elements around a center element. The outer elements are rectangular at their outside portions and each have a tapered nose portion next to the center element. A matching network electrically connects the two outer elements and the center elemen |
| 7123900 |
System and method of secure message processing |
October 17, 2006 |
| A system and method for handling message indicator processing on a wireless mobile communications device. Message state data is stored in a cache for use in generating message indicators. |
| 7120438 |
System and method for assigning a network address to a wireless device |
October 10, 2006 |
| A system for assigning a network address to a wireless device includes a network server, a virtual device manager, and an address resolution (AR) module. In one embodiment, the system is operable to push information from an information source within a computer network to the wireless |
| 7119463 |
Vibration motor boot |
October 10, 2006 |
| A boot for a vibration motor of a mobile communication device is provided. The motor has a generally flat upper surface and is adapted to be installed in a mounting slot in a mobile communication device frame with the upper surface substantially parallel to an adjacent surface of said |
| 7117112 |
Method and system for the interactive testing of assembled wireless communication devices |
October 3, 2006 |
| A method for testing wireless communication devices in stages in a production line for the assembly of said devices, comprises assembling each respective wireless communication device such that each device includes an interactive test component for interactively testing the device; a |
| 7116079 |
Methods and apparatus for simultaneously charging multiple rechargable batteries |
October 3, 2006 |
| 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 |
| 7113670 |
Method and device to improve backlight uniformity |
September 26, 2006 |
| A hot spot filter for a light guide is created by taking an image of the light output pattern of an illuminated 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 filter |
| 7113111 |
Keyboard arrangement for handheld electronic devices |
September 26, 2006 |
| A handheld electronic device configured for thumb-typing by a user is disclosed. The handheld electronic device comprises a display and a keyboard comprising a first group of keys and a second group of keys. The first and second group of keys are arranged into a plurality of rows. Ea |
| 7109973 |
Mobile device with rotatable keyboard |
September 19, 2006 |
| A mobile device is provided having a rotatable keyboard. The keyboard is attached to the mobile device and is rotatable in a single plane with respect to the device's housing between a first and second position. A plurality of keys are provided having first indicia in a first orienta |
| 7107341 |
System and method of managing information distribution to mobile stations |
September 12, 2006 |
| A system for managing information distribution to a mobile station in communication with a wireless network includes a host service operable to receive a data item associated with the mobile station and determine whether a network resource is associated with the mobile station, and u |
| 7107161 |
Method and system for accurately reporting battery capacity |
September 12, 2006 |
| A method and a system for accurately reporting battery capacity that do not rely on a coulomb counter are disclosed herein. The method comprises the steps of determining if the battery is in a transition phase and determining the battery capacity based on a transition phase battery c |
| 7106314 |
User interface and method of adapting a sensor signal to actuate multiple dimensions |
September 12, 2006 |
| A user interface for a mobile device includes an input sensor having one degree of freedom operable by the user to generate a sensor signal, a screen having a two-dimensional surface showing a graphical user interface object, a processor coupled to the sensor and to the screen to act |
| 7106306 |
Keyboard assembly optimized for a mobile device |
September 12, 2006 |
| A keyboard assembly for a mobile device is provided that reduces the separation between keys by reducing the number of required dome switches. A reduction in the number of dome switches can alternatively reduce the amount of real estate taken up by dome switches on a printed circuit |
| 7104445 |
Content protection ticket system and method |
September 12, 2006 |
| Systems and methods for providing access to data. When an application needs to perform an action that requires access to data, the application acquires a "ticket" in order to access the data. While the application holds the ticket, it is given access to the data. |
| 7103656 |
System and method for administrating a wireless communication network |
September 5, 2006 |
| The invention disclosed is an administration system and method for administering user access to an Enterprise system that supports redirection of data from a user's desktop computer in a Local Area Network to a user's wireless device. The Enterprise system having a plurality of messa |
| 7103432 |
Auto-configuration of hardware on a portable computing device |
September 5, 2006 |
| A method of manufacturing a portable computing device, involves the steps of (1) maintaining a table comprising stimulus/response data for possible hardware components that may be interfaced in the computing device; (2) performing one manufacturing step in the manufacture of the portable |
| 7103333 |
System and method of exchanging identification information for mobile stations |
September 5, 2006 |
| A system is provided for allowing mobile stations to exchange identification information using a predetermined communication path for the purpose of obtaining identification information to use in establishing a different communication path for communicating. |
| 7099421 |
Synchronization signal detector and method |
August 29, 2006 |
| 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 |
| 7097511 |
Structure for SIM card assembly and disassembly |
August 29, 2006 |
| A smart card holder frame for an electronic device which comprises a card holder, a member, and an alignment structure. The card holder has a base, a first wall, a second wall, a connector clip, and an open region structured to receive a smart card therein, the open region being disp |
| 7096036 |
Dual-mode keypad for a mobile device |
August 22, 2006 |
| In accordance with the teachings described herein, systems and methods are provided for implementing a dual-mode keypad for a mobile device. The mobile device may operate in a telephony mode and a text-entry mode. The dual-mode keypad may include a plurality of dual-mode keys that each |
| 7096009 |
Advanced voice and data operations in a mobile data communication device |
August 22, 2006 |
| 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 |
| 7092746 |
Slim line battery pack |
August 15, 2006 |
| 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 |
| 7091911 |
Mobile wireless communications device comprising non-planar internal antenna without ground plan |
August 15, 2006 |
| 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 |
| 7089020 |
Method and apparatus for location marking |
August 8, 2006 |
| The present invention relates to a novel apparatus and method for location marking. In an embodiment, an electronic device is operable to identify it's location depending on the combination of base stations it receives signals from. Different geographic regions are defined and can be |
| 7088294 |
Mobile wireless communications device comprising a top-mounted auxiliary input/output device and |
August 8, 2006 |
| 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 |
| 7085139 |
Surface mountable clip suitable for use in a mobile communication device |
August 1, 2006 |
| A mobile communication device includes a printed circuit board (PCB); a radio frequency (RF) transceiver carried on the PCB; and an antenna coupled to the RF transceiver. A surface mountable antenna clip is mounted on the PCB for retaining the antenna. The clip is a metal structure h |
| 7081869 |
Test fixture for assembled wireless devices |
July 25, 2006 |
| 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 |
| 7076267 |
System and method for event-dependent state activation for a dual-mode mobile communication devi |
July 11, 2006 |
| A handheld mobile station system capable of automatically answering voice calls is disclosed. The system is comprised of a handheld mobile station, a magnet detection system within the mobile station, a magnet within a mobile station holster located in close proximity to the magnet detec |
| 7076244 |
System and method for pushing information to a mobile device |
July 11, 2006 |
| A system for pushing information to a mobile device includes a information source, a wireless network, and a proxy content server. The information source stores information. The wireless network sends and receives transmissions to and from the mobile device. The proxy content server is |
