Abstract:
A wireless terminal displays its location and navigation information (map segment) on its display. The wireless terminal accesses a Global Positioning System (GPS) receiver of the wireless terminal to determine its location coordinates. The wireless terminal determines a maximum data size for navigation information to be downloaded. The wireless terminal sends a navigation information download request to a map server via a supporting wireless network infrastructure that includes the location coordinates and the maximum data size. The wireless terminal receives navigation information that has a data size no greater than the maximum data size and displays the navigation information on the display. The wireless terminal may display a map segment and an icon representing the wireless terminal at a location corresponding to the location coordinates of the wireless terminal with respect to the map segment. The wireless terminal may download a premises map from a premises map server.
Abstract:
This modular wireless headset supports voice communications over a servicing network when paired to a public base unit. This modular wireless headset provides access to servicing networks that is both secure and private. The headset includes a wireless microphone and wireless earpiece. This wireless microphone and earpiece may communicate between themselves wirelessly or via a direct physical link. The wireless earpiece may exchange radio frequency (RF) signals with the public base unit and render content exchanged within the RF signals to a user. The wireless earpiece includes a first wireless interface, a first processing circuit, a speaker, a user interface, and an authentication module. The wireless interface is operable to wirelessly communicate with the base unit as well as the wireless microphone. The processing circuit may recover content such as voice communications wirelessly communicated from the base unit. The speaker then renders these communications audible. The user interface couples to the processing circuit to receive user commands such as network interface commands that direct the headset to register with the base unit. The authentication module prepares the wireless earpiece and wireless microphone, registers of the wireless headset to the base unit, and handles authentication between the headset and certain servicing networks.
Abstract:
A modular wireless headset to support voice communications that includes a wireless microphone, a wireless earpiece, and a tether. Both the wireless microphone and wireless earpiece have receptacles operable to receive the tether and one or both of the wireless microphone and wireless earpiece have portable power supplies operable to power the containing module. The tether allows the wireless earpiece or wireless microphone to provide power to operate and/or recharge the microphone or wireless earpiece when the wireless microphone or wireless earpiece is coupled with the tether.
Abstract:
A wireless terminal transmits an information request regarding a business via a supporting wireless network infrastructure. The wireless terminal receives an information response via the supporting wireless network infrastructure that includes information regarding the business and the GPS coordinates of the business. The wireless terminal determines its location coordinates. The wireless terminal displays an indication of the relative position of the wireless terminal with respect to the business. The wireless terminal may access a map segment according to the location coordinates of the wireless terminal and to the GPS coordinates of the business and display the map segment along icons that represent the wireless terminal and the business. These icons are displayed on the map segment at locations corresponding to their location coordinates.
Abstract:
The present invention is directed to a multiple description transmission system that provides redundancy to combat transmission channel impairments. The multiple description transmission system includes a first and second wireless telephone. The first wireless telephone includes the following: an array of microphones, wherein each microphone in the array of microphones is configured to receive voice input from a user and to produce a voice signal corresponding thereto; an encoder coupled to the microphone array and configured to encode each of the voice signals; and a transmitter coupled to the encoder and configured to transmit each of the encoded voice signals. The second wireless telephone includes the following: a receiver configured to receive the transmitted signals; a decoder coupled to the receiver and configured to decode the signals received by the receiver, thereby producing an output signal; and a loudspeaker that receives the output signal and produces a pressure sound wave corresponding thereto.
Abstract:
A system for reporting and processing a matched trade from a market in response to orders submitted by traders includes a management subsystem for developing configuration data regarding products that are to be traded and traders who are authorized to trade. The system further includes a trade processing subsystem for receiving first data representing the matched trade and which processes the first data to create second data representing a processed trade wherein the second data are transmitted to a first recipient and a reporting subsystem for receiving market information and which processes the market information and transmits the processed market information to a second recipient. Methods of reporting and/or processing are also disclosed.
Abstract:
A method for processing and redistributing multiple signals is disclosed. The method includes the steps of receiving an input data signal, wherein at least a portion of the input data signal contains data received from a broadband access antenna, analyzing the input data signal, bridging at least a portion of the input data signal into a different protocol for redistribution and providing the bridged portion to one of a wired networking mode and a wireless networking mode to be redistributed.
Abstract:
A method and apparatus supporting the handling of multimedia information using simulcasting using a broadband access gateway are disclosed. A broadband access gateway supporting both a personal area network and a broadband network may receive multimedia information during exchanges between access devices over a wireless wide area network. The wireless wide area network may intercept multimedia information, and may, for example, determine that the access device of the recipient is incompatible with the multimedia information. The wide area network may then redirect the multimedia information to a broadband access gateway that may cause the storage of the received multimedia information. In another representative embodiment of the present invention, the wide area network may adapt intercepted multimedia information to be compatible with the access device of the recipient, and may also redirect the original intercepted multimedia information to a broadband access gateway. The broadband access gateway may then cause the original intercepted multimedia information to be stored for later access. A recipient of the multimedia attachment or information may be notified of the redirection of the multimedia attachment or information, and may retrieve the stored multimedia information using a wired or wireless access device.
Abstract:
A system and method for determining an information communication methodology based on energy requirements. Various aspects of the present invention provide a method that comprises identifying a plurality of information communication strategies that may be utilized to communicate information (e.g., one or more units of information). A communication strategy identification module may perform such identification. Respective amounts of energy to communicate the information may be estimated for at least a portion of the identified plurality of information communication strategies. A communication energy estimation module may perform such estimation. An information communication strategy may be selected from the identified plurality of information communication strategies based, at least in part, on the estimated respective amounts of energy. A communication strategy selection module may perform such selection.
Abstract:
Fluid monitoring methods, systems and apparatus are disclosed. Preferred embodiments comprise one or more flexural resonator sensing elements. In preferred embodiments a sensor or a sensor subassembly is ported to multiple fluidic systems.