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| 20080244050 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SHARING RESOURCES AND INTERFACES AMONGST CONNECTED COMPUTING DEVICES - A computing device is provided that includes a plurality of user-interactive mechanisms. The computing device may also include a universal communication port that is capable of receiving a connection from a device that belongs to any one of a plurality of device classes or types. The device may be equipped or configured with logic. The logic may configure or otherwise enable an operative state of user-interface mechanisms on the device. Additionally, the logic may (i) detect a connected device that connects to the universal communication port, and (ii) determine a set of functionality that the connected device is capable of performing when connected to the universal communication port. The logic may perform, or cause performance, of operations that are for use with or by the connected device. The logic may also perform at least one of (i) selectively route data to the connected device over the universal communication port, or (ii) selectively disable one or more of the plurality of user-interactive mechanisms while performing the operations. | 10-02-2008 |
| 20090144509 | MEMEORY SHARING BETWEEN TWO PROCESSORS - A wireless device includes a memory having a data port configured to facilitate access to the memory and at least two processing units which are configured to share the memory. The device also includes an arbiter (separate from at least one of the processing units) configured to facilitate sharing of the memory. One or both of the processing units interacts with the arbiter as if the arbiter was the memory. The wireless device could also include one or more additional processing units, which additional processing units may share access to the memory (e.g. facilitated by the arbiter). | 06-04-2009 |
| 20090197640 | Flexible audio control in mobile computing device - A mobile computing device configured to communicate with an audio device comprises an interface circuit, a memory configured to store a plurality of sets of audio parameters for a device type, and a processing circuit. The processing circuit is configured to receive a device identifier, select one of the plurality of audio parameter sets based on the device identifier, generate an audio signal using the selected audio parameters, and transmit the audio signal to the audio device using the interface circuit. | 08-06-2009 |
| 20100063893 | METHOD OF AND SYSTEM FOR SECURE ON-LINE PURCHASES - A mobile computing device includes a display, a storage medium, and a processing circuit. The storage medium is for storing a secure element for transactions. The processing circuit is configured so that a user can purchase the product from an on-line merchant using the secure element to make an on-line payment. The mobile device can be a personal digital assistant, a handheld computer, a smart phone, a cellular phone or other computing device. | 03-11-2010 |
| 20100081473 | ORIENTATION AND PRESENCE DETECTION FOR USE IN CONFIGURING OPERATIONS OF COMPUTING DEVICES IN DOCKED ENVIRONMENTS - A mobile computing device (‘MCD’) and docking station (‘dock’) are individually equipped with features and components that enable charging/power signals to be communicated from the dock to the MCD without use of connectors. Other embodiments provide for the MCD or the dock to identify an orientation of the MCD as retained on the docking station. As an addition or alternative, magnetic coupling may be used to maintain and/or orient the two devices in a mated position. | 04-01-2010 |
| 20100211701 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING SERIAL BUS CONNECTIVITY - Versatile serial bus connectivity is provided for enabling detection and use of passive media output devices that connect to a host device through a serial bus connector. In addition, serial bus connectivity is extended to video output devices that can use analog video data. | 08-19-2010 |
| 20100266260 | Video Data Recorder With Personal Channels - A video data recordable having integrated channel guides allowing a user to control recording and storage of television signals into personal channels for later playback and viewing. In the described embodiment, the user may specify criteria for recording of shows from an input source such as a broadcast signal and shows are then selected based on the user specified criteria and recorded for later playback. Storage of the shows may be organized into personal channels in order to facilitate later playback, e.g., the user may specify a channel of action movies, a channel of nature programming, a channel for sports, etc. The shows to be recorded may also have a predefined format which may be used to ease playback of recorded programming by allowing the user to easily locate and playback sections of programming of interest. | 10-21-2010 |
| 20100266261 | Video Data Recorder With Personal Channels - A video data recordable having integrated channel guides allowing a user to control recording and storage of television signals into personal channels for later playback and viewing. In the described embodiment, the user may specify criteria for recording of shows from an input source such as a broadcast signal and shows are then selected based on the user specified criteria and recorded for later playback. Storage of the shows may be organized into personal channels in order to facilitate later playback, e.g., the user may specify a channel of action movies, a channel of nature programming, a channel for sports, etc. The shows to be recorded may also have a predefined format which may be used to ease playback of recorded programming by allowing the user to easily locate and playback sections of programming of interest. | 10-21-2010 |
