| Patent Number |
Title Of Patent |
Date Issued |
| 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 |
| 7076239 |
System and method of connection control for wireless mobile communication devices |
July 11, 2006 |
| Systems and methods of connection control for wireless mobile communication devices enabled for communication via a plurality of communication connections are provided. Connection control information associates software applications with communication connections. When a connection r |
| 7076033 |
Bit rate matching system and method |
July 11, 2006 |
| A method and system of matching a bit rate to a transmit bit rate used to transmit data on a data link are disclosed. A bit pattern in data received on the data link is detected using a bit rate. Where the detected bit pattern comprises one of a plurality of expected bit patterns, th |
| 7073964 |
Staggered keyboard for a portable device |
July 11, 2006 |
| A staggered keyboard for use with a portable device is provided. The staggered keyboard includes a plurality of keys arranged into a plurality of rows of keys. For each row of keys, the labeling of the keys is arranged in either a linear or an arced relationship depending upon the ke |
| 7068230 |
Mobile wireless communications device comprising multi-frequency band antenna and related method |
June 27, 2006 |
| 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 |
| 7065063 |
System and method for balancing communication traffic loading between adjacent base stations in |
June 20, 2006 |
| A system for balancing communication traffic loading between adjacent base stations in a mobile communications network includes a mobile communications device having a communications subsystem, a processing device, a roaming software module, a storage device, and an RSSI adjustment s |
| 7062298 |
Phone number replace code system and method |
June 13, 2006 |
| A mobile telephone communication device includes a processing subsystem, a memory subsystem, and a mobile telephone communication device program code comprising program instructions executable by the processing subsystem and stored in the memory subsystem that upon execution cause th |
| 7062243 |
Combined discrete automatic gain control (AGC) and DC estimation |
June 13, 2006 |
| 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 |
| 7061403 |
Apparatus and method for input of ideographic Korean syllables from reduced keyboard |
June 13, 2006 |
| Systems and methods for input of text symbols into an electronic device comprising a reduced keyboard having keys representing a plurality of characters are disclosed. Possible symbol variants are identified based on character inputs received from the reduced keyboard. Each identified |
| 7057436 |
Clock circuit for a microprocessor |
June 6, 2006 |
| A clock circuit comprises an analog clock element, a digital clock element, and a controller. The analog clock element is configured to generate an oscillating output. The digital clock element is configured to generate a digital clock output. The controller is configured to switch b |
| 7057372 |
Battery management system and method |
June 6, 2006 |
| A battery management system for managing a plurality of subsystem circuits and functions of a mobile communication device powered by a battery is disclosed. The battery management system includes a battery monitoring circuit, a user interface, and a battery management module. The battery |
| 7057120 |
Shock absorbent roller thumb wheel |
June 6, 2006 |
| 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 |
| 7056043 |
Keyboard for a mobile device |
June 6, 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. |
| 7054441 |
Mobile device having a protective user interface cover |
May 30, 2006 |
| A mobile device having a protective user interface cover is provided. The mobile device includes a mobile device housing having a top surface. The user interface is preferably mounted within the top surface of the mobile device, and may include a display, a keyboard, a touch screen, a to |
| 7054232 |
Early auto-on mobile communications device |
May 30, 2006 |
| 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 |
| 7050785 |
Apparatus and method of explicit indication of call from emergency call centre |
May 23, 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 |
| 7047043 |
Multi-channel demodulation with blind digital beamforming |
May 16, 2006 |
| A communication signal receiver and associated method are disclosed. A plurality of communication signals are received at an atenna array and time multiplexed into a single multiplexed signal. Each of the communication signals comprises an unknown mixture of a plurality of source sig |
| 7046991 |
System and method for supporting multiple certificate authorities on a mobile communication devi |
May 16, 2006 |
| A system and method for supporting operations with multiple certification authorities (CAs) on a communication device. A common CA interface is provided between a plurality of secure communication applications and a plurality of CA-specific components, each of which interacts with a |
| 7038326 |
IC chip packaging for reducing bond wire length |
May 2, 2006 |
| An integrated circuit packaging assembly for reducing the length of bond wires transmitting radio frequency signals is disclosed herein. The die is offset in the packaging to position a subset of its bond pads in close proximity to package bond pads to allow for shorter bond wires, which |
| 7035630 |
Demand-based provisioning for a mobile communication device |
April 25, 2006 |
| In accordance with the teachings described herein, systems and methods are provided for providing demand-based provisioning for a mobile communication device. A provisioning server may be used to receive a provisioning update request from the mobile communication device and in respon |
| 7035618 |
System and method of wireless proximity awareness |
April 25, 2006 |
| The present application, a system for proximity awareness for mobile data communication on an electronic communication device comprising of a client application on an electronic communication device communicating across a wireless network, and an awareness server consisting of a plur |
| 7035070 |
Over-voltage protection circuit |
April 25, 2006 |
| An over-voltage protection circuit is disclosed herein for protection against over-voltage of an energy storage device while charging. The circuit operates within the operational limits of a battery-operated device, such as a mobile or handheld device. The over-voltage protection cir |
| 7034503 |
Circuit and method of operation for an adaptive charge rate power supply |
April 25, 2006 |
| A convenient source of charging power for portable communication devices is an integral power node of a computer data bus, such as a USB (universal serial bus) port. Unfortunately, USB ports have limited power capacity, making them generally incompatible with battery charge controlle |
| 7028263 |
User interface and method for viewing short messages on a wireless device |
April 11, 2006 |
| A user interface and method for viewing short messages on a wireless device includes a viewing screen, a processor, a memory device and a message software interface module. The memory device stores electronic messages that have been transmitted or received by the wireless device. The |
| 7027295 |
Compact design for handheld computing device having LCD display |
April 11, 2006 |
| A handheld computing device includes a system motherboard; and a display secured to the system motherboard. The display comprises a display panel, and a circuit board carrying display electronics for the display panel. The system motherboard includes a cavity, and the display electronics |
| 7026566 |
Printed circuit board for a mobile device |
April 11, 2006 |
| A printed circuit board is provided for use in a keyboard assembly of a mobile device having a plurality of keys in a key layout. The printed circuit board has a plurality of contacts, such as dome switches, arranged in a contact layout. The contact layout is such that it can be used |
| 7023387 |
Antenna with multiple-band patch and slot structures |
April 4, 2006 |
| 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 |
| 7020480 |
Apparatus and method of wireless instant messaging |
March 28, 2006 |
| A system and method of transmitting instant messages to a mobile communication device via a wireless data communication network is provided. Presence information for a plurality of instant message sources is detected at an instant messaging server that couples the instant message sou |
| 7019622 |
Handheld electronic device including vibrator having different vibration intensities and method |
March 28, 2006 |
| A handheld electronic device includes a housing adapted to engage a holster, and a sensor having an input adapted to sense engagement of the housing with the holster and an output responsive to that engagement. The output includes an out-of-holster state and an in-holster state. A pr |
| 7010303 |
Wireless router system and method |
March 7, 2006 |
| A wireless router employing a technique to couple a plurality a host services or host systems and a plurality of wireless networks. A method to route data items between a plurality of mobile devices and a plurality of host systems through a common wireless router. A point-to-point co |
| 7006588 |
System and method for synchronization signal detection and recovery from false triggers |
February 28, 2006 |
| A system and method for detecting a synchronization (sync) signal in a communication signal are disclosed. A received communication signal is stored in a memory and portions thereof are read from the memory and monitored to detect the sync signal. When a detected sync signal is deter |
| 7000174 |
Hybrid automatic repeat request system and method |
February 14, 2006 |
| A data communication method and system for uniform arbitrary puncturing of parity bits generated by an encoder. The parity bits are stored in a buffer, and an a-bit accumulator is incremented to a predetermined initial value. For each parity bit in the buffer, the following steps are |
| 7000001 |
Bookmark beacon system and method |
February 14, 2006 |
| A bookmark beacon system comprises a computer network, a wireless network configured to enable a wireless device to access the computer network, and a bookmark beacon that transmits a bookmark data packet to the wireless device. The bookmark data packet includes a resource address th |
| 6999729 |
Contact management for mobile communication devices in wireless packet switched networks |
February 14, 2006 |
| Methods and apparatus for maintaining contact with a wireless communication network improve the timeliness in which traffic is delivered to a mobile communication device in marginal coverage areas. The number of times the mobile device informs the network of its presence in such cove |
| 6999548 |
Communication channel detector and channel detection method |
February 14, 2006 |
| A communications channel detector which determines the availability of a desired type of communications channel in a communication system having at least one communications channel, the communications channels including data streams comprising a number of data symbols. The channel de |
| 6992513 |
Frequency divider system |
January 31, 2006 |
| A frequency divider circuit for providing a divided clock signal having a frequency that is an odd integer factor less than the frequency of an incoming system clock signal. The frequency divider includes a clock generator circuit coupled to a delay circuit which operates in an active |
| 6990672 |
System and method for an extendable mobile communications device user interface |
January 24, 2006 |
| A system and method for an extendable software interface includes a software architecture for use in a mobile device having a processor and a memory device. The software architecture comprises a plurality of application programs stored in the memory device and executed by the process |
| 6987954 |
Feedback compensation detector for a direct conversion transmitter |
January 17, 2006 |
| A feedback compensation detector for a direct conversion transmitter includes a baseband processor, a direct up-converter, an antenna, and an impairment detection and compensation feedback circuit. The baseband processor generates an in-phase (I) baseband signal and a quadrature-phas |
| 6985518 |
Adaptive generalized matched filter rake receiver system and method |
January 10, 2006 |
| An adaptive generalized matched filter (AGMF) rake receiver system includes a rake receiver and an AGMF weight determination module. The rake receiver is coupled to a spread spectrum input signal and applies a vector of weight signals to the spread spectrum input signal to compensate |
| 6982544 |
System and method of battery capacity reporting |
January 3, 2006 |
| 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 |
| 6980173 |
Floating conductor pad for antenna performance stabilization and noise reduction |
December 27, 2005 |
| An antenna in a wireless mobile communication device is often sensitive to its operating environment, such that variations in other device components typically affect performance of the antenna. A floating conductor pad comprising a patch of conductive material is configured to be positi |
