摘要:
Charging systems (10, 70) are disclosed that generally employ forces generated by at least one magnet (16-22) or (76-82) to guide and urge a rechargeable, portable or mobile electronic device (12, 72) toward a charging position with respect to a charging base (14, 74) therefor. By using magnetic forces to guide or urge the device (12, 72) to the charging position, substantially frictionless charging systems (10, 70) can be provided herein for shifting the device (12, 72) to its charging position. Either repulsion or attraction forces can be employed. Accordingly, depending on which magnetic force is used to urge the device (12, 72) to its charging position, an opposite magnetic force is preferably provided to provide the user a tactile indication of improper alignment of the device (12, 72) and charging base (14, 74). Preferably, pairs of opposite single pole magnets are used so that there is one pair (16, 18) or (76, 78) associated with the device (12, 72) and another pair (20, 22) or (80, 82) associated with the base (14, 74).
摘要:
A wearable electronic product (50) includes an electronic host device (52), at least one peripheral device (54) that selectively couples and decouples to the electronic host device and activates independently of the electronic host device, and means (51) for wearing the wearable electronic product by a user. The peripheral device can activate automatically (107) upon being decoupled from the electronic host device and can also activate independently (109) of any other peripheral device. In this regard, the peripheral device can automatically sense (104) the need for its own power source to become active and can optionally automatically sense the need for activating a new wireless link (108) to the electronic host device using its own power source (57) when selectively decoupled from the electronic host device.
摘要:
A portable communication device (10) includes a transceiver (12 and 14), an acceleration sensor (20) coupled to the transceiver, and a processor (16) coupled to the acceleration sensor. The processor is programmed to monitor (32) an acceleration profile of the portable communication device and compare (48 and 52) the acceleration profile of the portable communication device with at least one pre-stored acceleration profile (18).
摘要:
A system (10) or method (50) for controlling remote controlled apparatus can include a remote controlled apparatus (18) and a remote controlling device (12). The remote controlling device can include a wireless transceiver (9) for controlling the remote controlled apparatus and a programmable memory (16) for storing profiles defining operation of the remote controlling device corresponding to the remote controlled apparatus. The wireless transceiver receives from the remote controlled apparatus data defining a profile or a selection signal for selecting among a plurality of stored profiles. The remote controlled apparatus can be an RC toy such as a car, boat or aircraft and the remote controlling device can be a phone or other transceiving device. The remote controlled apparatus can include a stored profile that can be modified using an exchangeable housing (26, 28 or 44) having a predefined set of mechanisms for activating switches on the remote controlled apparatus.
摘要:
A wireless communication product (10) can include an electronic host device (12) having a transceiver (13) for wide area communications and a modular peripheral device (30) having a speaker (31), a microphone (33) and a display (37) serving at least as a speaker and a display for the wireless communication product when attached to the electronic host device and the speaker and the microphone serving as a wireless headset and the display serving as an activation button when detached from the electronic host device. The display can serve as a push-to-connect activation when the modular peripheral device is undocked from the electronic host device. The modular peripheral device can include a hook shaped portion (39) formed between the display and the speaker enabling the modular peripheral device to grasp the electronic host device when serving as the speaker or the user's ear when serving as the wireless headset.
摘要:
A communication construct used for sharing podcast information associated with a podcast can include a link sent to a remote device (103) while playing the podcast, appended metadata to the link, and a communication packet enabling a user to transfer the link and the appended metadata while the user is playing the podcast. The link can be a universal record locator (URL) to the podcast and the appended metadata can include constructs having start times or end times for the podcast, bookmarks for portions of the podcast, digital rights management information, display description, podcast category, or relevant images. The appended metadata can also include URLs for mobile blogging, a sender's weblog, a video blog, a social contact site, contact information from a sender, or a vCard record. The communication constructs enable podcatcher software in a user's computer or remote device to automatically download the podcast associated with the link.
摘要:
A communication device provides voice communications addressed to destinations corresponding to relevant characters in a game (117) in play. The communication device (101) provides, for example, a transmitter (105) for transmitting calls when operably connected to a dispatch network (111), and a processor (107). The processor is configured to facilitate interfacing with a user to play a multi-player game, in play between players including a first player on the communication device (101) and one or more second players having communication devices (103). The processor (101) is configured to facilitate, responsive to a call request, communicating via the transmitter with one or more recipients of a call from the first player, including automatically determining, in accordance with information representing the relevant characters, the appropriate recipient or recipients of the call, and causing the transmitter (105) to call the recipient or recipients. According to one or more embodiments, the communication is made via a dispatch network (111) responsive, for example, to a dispatch request.
摘要:
A method for unifying speech user interface and graphic user interface commands includes the steps of receiving (52) user entered text via a GUI, processing (54) the user-entered text, monitoring (60) the user-entered text, adding input context (62) to the user-entered text, and, updating (74, 76, and 78) a speech recognizer with the user-entered text and semantic information. Updating the speech recognizer can include the step of accepting new text information and input context to update a speech grammar (74) and recognition vocabulary of the speech recognizer. The method can include the step of updating the GUI (72) by updating GUI directives (68) and elements (70) to maintain the GUI unified with the speech grammar. The method can further include the step of forming a window (402) enabling the display of a speech interface command as a user constructs the speech interface command using the GUI (400).
摘要:
Example methods and apparatus to implement electronic book viewers are disclosed. A disclosed example method involves presenting content on a display panel removably attachable to a binding element. The binding element is configured to receive one or more other display panels in a removably attached configuration to form an electronic book. The example method also involves enforcing a content protection policy associated with the content presented on the display panel based on an attachment status of the display panel. The attachment status is associated with the removable attachability of the display panel relative to the binding element.
摘要:
Example methods and apparatus to implement electronic book viewers are disclosed. A disclosed example method involves presenting content on a display panel removably attachable to a binding element. The binding element is configured to receive one or more other display panels in a removably attached configuration to form an electronic book. The example method also involves enforcing a content protection policy associated with the content presented on the display panel based on an attachment status of the display panel. The attachment status is associated with the removable attachability of the display panel relative to the binding element.