Patent application number | Description | Published |
20080220814 | WIRELESS DEVICE WITH PRIVACY SCREEN - A cellular telephone including a medical device to monitor he medical or health condition of a user is provided. The cellular telephone is provided with a keypad that is movable from a first position, where a first display and keypad is exposed, to a second position where a second display and keypad is exposed. In the first position, the cellular telephone operates in a conventional cellular telephone manner. In the second position, the cellular telephone operates as the medical device. The second display and/or keypad is hidden from public view when the keypad is in the first position. | 09-11-2008 |
20080254753 | DYNAMIC VOLUME ADJUSTING AND BAND-SHIFTING TO COMPENSATE FOR HEARING LOSS - A remote station apparatus comprises a transmit/receive circuit that is operable to transmit/receive signals to/from a communications network. A control processor receives signals from the transmit/receive circuit, the signals comprising an audio signal to be provided to a user through a user interface. The control processor is operable to modify the audio signal to shift, compress, and/or amplify one or more frequency bands based on predetermined audio signal modification parameters prior to providing the audio signal to the user interface. The audio signal modification parameters may be determined based on the user's hearing ability and/or preferences. | 10-16-2008 |
20090117861 | PERSONAL HEALTH MODULES SUPPORTED BY PORTABLE COMMUNICATION DEVICES - A wireless device having a remote station portion, such as a cellular telephone, PDA, laptop computer, handheld computer, or the like and a removably connectable medical device portion, such as a blood glucose monitor or the like, is provided. The medical device portion is separated from the remote station portion by an isolation circuit and electromagnetic shielding to inhibit the electronics and radio frequency transmission of the remote station portion interfering with the medical device. Moreover, a control processor in the remote station portion has a battery management module to disable functions as the charge in the power source falls to provide sufficient power for operation of the medical device. | 05-07-2009 |
20090117888 | WIRELESS DEVICE HAVING CONFIGURABLE MODES - A wireless device having user defined configurable modes includes a memory have at least one configuration segment containing configuration information relating to at least one application or mode. The user enters the user defined configuration that causes a control processor to configure the wireless device based on the configuration information. | 05-07-2009 |
20090119468 | SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND APPARATUSES FOR ERASING MEMORY ON WIRELESS DEVICES - A wireless device having a memory is provided. The memory or a protected portion of the memory is subject to a hard erasure of the memory vs. a soft erasure of the memory if a plurality of sensors indicate a threat to the device exists. The threat may be detected by a plurality of sensors, such as, a timer, a connectivity sensor, a location sensor or geo-fence, a breech sensor, an authentication procedure or the like. | 05-07-2009 |
20090156199 | MONITORING AND TROUBLESHOOTING A MODULE ASSOCIATED WITH A PORTABLE COMMUNICATION DEVICE - Methods, apparatuses, and software to monitor, troubleshoot, or diagnose one or more specialty modules associated with a portable communication device are provided. The methods, apparatuses, and software identify the specialty module, obtain and execute procedures to monitor, test, or diagnose the specialty module. If unsatisfactory, error, defective or the like performance is identified, a solution is applied to correct, the performance. | 06-18-2009 |
20090231220 | ADAPTIVE TUNABLE ANTENNAS FOR WIRELESS DEVICES - Techniques for adjusting one or more antenna parameters to optimize the performance of a wireless device are disclosed. In an embodiment, a variable antenna match is provided with a control signal for selecting a preferred antenna match setting. The preferred antenna match setting may correspond to the setting having a best signal quality metric. In a further embodiment, a variable antenna electrical length module is provided with a control signal for selecting a preferred antenna electrical length. Further techniques for accommodating multiple antennas are disclosed. | 09-17-2009 |
20100029350 | FULL-DUPLEX WIRELESS TRANSCEIVER DESIGN - Techniques are provided for full-duplex mobile wireless transceiver design without using duplexers. In an embodiment, separate antennas are provided for the TX and RX signal paths in the transceiver. In an embodiment, the antennas may be implemented as surface mountable ceramic antennas. In an embodiment, the antennas may incorporate integrated band-pass filtering. Further techniques for designing the antennas to have different relative physical characteristics, including antenna orientation, are disclosed. | 02-04-2010 |
20100142597 | DIGITAL MBOILE USB TRANSCEIVER - A digital mobile TV transceiver having improved performance is integrated as a USB dongle device for wireless devices. The antenna is not readily obvious to the user as it is hidden in the swing arms and cap of the device. The extendable arms act as telescoping antenna that increase the antenna length for improved antenna performance in the frequency range of 700 to 780 MHz. The antenna can swing into a position away from the body of the device, greatly improving the antenna gain performance and its radiation patterns. In addition, the antenna can be top-loaded design with dielectrics in the cap to further improve its performance. The USB transceiver comprises a USB adaptor, a retractable antenna, and a cap for protecting the USB adaptor when the antenna is retracted. The adaptor, antenna and cap lie in a plane rotatable by 360 degrees. | 06-10-2010 |
20110059748 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR LOCALIZED WIRELESS NOTIFICATION - Implementations relate to systems and methods for localized notification that provide localized information to one or more mobile devices in a wireless communication system that are located in one or more geographical regions. The wireless communication system includes a localized notification server that responds to geographically-targeted broadcast requests and localized service or information requests. The localized notification server localizes components of the wireless communication system into sets of localized components that provide wireless communication service to mobile devices in the specific geographical regions. | 03-10-2011 |
20120182699 | MODULAR SURFACE MOUNT PACKAGE FOR A SYSTEM ON A CHIP - A modular package may be utilized to mount an RF system-on-chip in one of plural configurations, such that the same modular package may be utilized to enable plural device formats, while reducing the amount of RF testing needed to change device formats. In one configuration, a surface mount device is mounted onto a first surface of a board, and the board is directly surface mounted onto a base board. Here, the base board includes a hole for accommodating the surface mount device, providing a thin device format. In a second configuration, a spacer is mounted onto the first surface of the board, such that a gap is provided between the board and the base board for accommodating the surface mount device, providing a relatively thicker device, but providing additional surface area where the hole otherwise would be, reducing the device size. | 07-19-2012 |
20120212382 | ADAPTIVE TUNABLE ANTENNAS FOR WIRELESS DEVICES - Techniques for adjusting one or more antenna parameters to optimize the performance of a wireless device are disclosed. In an embodiment, a variable antenna electrical length module is provided with a control signal for selecting a preferred antenna electrical length. Further techniques for accommodating multiple antennas are disclosed. | 08-23-2012 |
20130079034 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR LOCALIZED WIRELESS NOTIFICATION - Implementations relate to systems and methods for localized notification that provide localized information to one or more mobile devices in a wireless communication system that are located in one or more geographical regions. The wireless communication system includes a localized notification server that responds to geographically-targeted broadcast requests and localized service or information requests. The localized notification server localizes components of the wireless communication system into sets of localized components that provide wireless communication service to mobile devices in the specific geographical regions. | 03-28-2013 |
20140160699 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR CONFORMAL SHIELDING - Methods and apparatus for providing conformal shielding are disclosed to provide electromagnetic interference shielding of circuit components mounted on a circuit board. A print mold stencil is provided with one or more conductive shielding walls disposed within the stencil before its application to the circuit board and detachable therefrom, and also configured to encompass the circuit components. In this manner a shielded compartment volume is defined by walls of the print mold stencil and one or more of the conductive shielding walls, and may be easily and quickly applied to the circuit board to encompass the components for shielding. A conformal shielding layer is then formed from a molding material disposed in the shielded compartment volume that encompasses the components, as well as a conductive layer disposed on the outer surface of the material, and coupling of the shielding walls with a ground plane in the circuit board. | 06-12-2014 |
20140215805 | REMOVABLE CONFORMAL RADIO FREQUENCY SHIELDS - A method for manufacturing a removable metalized conformal shield for a circuit substrate having at least one circuit component includes: forming a cast representing the circuit substrate having the at least one circuit component; preparing a metalized conformal shield using the cast; applying the metalized conformal shield to the circuit substrate; measuring an output of the circuit component of the circuit substrate; removing the metalized conformal shield from the circuit substrate; and adjusting the circuit component based on the measured output. | 08-07-2014 |
20140254101 | SMART PHONE ON A CHIP AND METHOD MAKING SAME - Method and apparatuses for making a smart phone on a chip (SPOC) are described. Active components may be embedded into a copper core. In an aspect, and optionally, passive components may also be embedded into the copper core. Printed circuit board (PCB) laminate may be layered above and below the copper core. A copper ground plane may be fixed underneath the layer of PCB laminate below, and furthest from, the copper core. One or more additional components may be surface mounted on top of the PCB laminate layers above the copper core. A conformal coating may be applied to completely and thinly encase the one or more surface mounted additional components. The conformal coating may include trenching and a copper sputter coating finish. | 09-11-2014 |
20140254108 | THERMAL ISOLATION IN PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD ASSEMBLIES - A printed circuit board assembly for reducing the impact of heat generated from circuitry within a handheld or non-handheld device is provided. The printed circuit board assembly may include a printed circuit board comprising a plurality of conductive layers and a plurality of dielectric layers where each dielectric layer is disposed between a pair of conductive layers. Each conductive layer may include a first portion and a second portion separated by a gap where the gaps in the alternating conductive layers are misaligned. The first portion of each conductive layer may be substantially thermally isolated from the second portion of each conductive layer. | 09-11-2014 |
20140364152 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR LOCALIZED WIRELESS NOTIFICATION - Implementations relate to systems and methods for localized notification that provide localized information to one or more mobile devices in a wireless communication system that are located in one or more geographical regions. The wireless communication system includes a localized notification server that responds to geographically-targeted broadcast requests and localized service or information requests. The localized notification server localizes components of the wireless communication system into sets of localized components that provide wireless communication service to mobile devices in the specific geographical regions. | 12-11-2014 |