Abstract:
A method of substituting names in an electronic book (100) involves selecting an original name to be replaced. In one version the original name is selected by the user highlighting the original name. A substitute name is then determined and the electronic book (100) is updated with the substitute name. In one embodiment, the user types in the substitute name. The electronic book (100) has a book-shaped housing with a first housing member (102) pivotably connected to a second housing member (104) to facilitate opening and closing in a book-like manner.
Abstract:
An electronic book diary has an input unit (740) that the user uses to enter information into the electronic book diary. A processing unit (742) is in communication with the input unit (740). A storing unit (746) is coupled to the processing unit (742). Every input sensed by the input unit (740) is stored with a date. A presenting unit (744) is coupled to the processing unit (742).
Abstract:
A system (800) for inhibiting operation of an electronic device (810) during take-off and landing of an aircraft (802) includes a transmitter (804). A receiver (806) is in communication with the transmitter (804). A controller (808) coupled to the receiver (806) has an inhibit signal line coupled to the electronic device (810).
Abstract:
A method of measuring speed of a mobile unit for use in a wireless communication system (20). The method includes the steps of receiving a radio frequency (RF) signal from the mobile unit (202), measuring signal quality of the RF signal to produce a received quality signal (204), sampling the received quality signal during a first time period to produce a first group of samples (206), sampling the received quality signal during a second time period to produce a second group of samples (208), calculating a variation in signal quality of the RF signal in response to the first and second group of samples (210), and determining a speed measurement in response to the variation in signal quality (212).
Abstract:
A method for synchronizing timing of signal transmissions in a telecommunication system (100) determines a "fixed portion" (222) of the propagation delay between the central unit (102) and subscribers (206, 208) in a particular node (202). Any of the subscriber units with respect to the telecommunications system (100) may be implemented using the general subscriber cable access unit (CAU) (700). The CAU (700) includes an RF transceiver (702) that includes a cable interface (704), an UP converter (706), a modulator (708), and a DOWN converter (710). The cable interface (704) provides an interface to either coaxial or fiber-optic cables, whereby RF signals from the UP converter (706) are placed on the spokes (510) and RF signals from the spokes (510) are downloaded to the DOWN converter (710). The modulator (708) processes digital signals into analog signals that are converted to their proper frequency for transmission by the UP converter (706).
Abstract:
A method and apparatus for accessing a communications system (100) in which a cable control unit (102) is connected to subscribers (104) by a distribution network (106) and a combiner (108). The CCU (102) located at the cable company headend sends and receives telephone calls to and from the home subscribers (104), and includes cable port transceivers (112) which are connected to the combiner (108). The CPX (112) generates downstream carrier channels in the communications system (100). The transmissions from CCU (102) in the distribution network (106) are facilitated by downstream fiber trunks (120) and upstream fiber trunks (122). The fiber trunks are fiber optic cables and are connected to fiber nodes (124). Each fiber node (124) has a connection to at least one serving area (126). The serving area (126) includes coaxial cable, trunk amplifiers (128) and bi-directional line extenders (130). The CAU (134) provides telephone and television services at the subscriber premises (104).
Abstract:
An amplifier circuit comprising a carrier amplifier (24) producing a carrier amplifier output signal, a peaking amplifier (26) coupled to the carrier amplifier (24) in a Doherty configuration, and a combination circuit responsive to the carrier amplifier (24) and the peaking amplifier (26). The peaking amplifier (26) is voltage-biased to produce an adjusted intermodulation product signal. The combination circuit (35) combines the adjusted modulation product signal with the carrier amplifier output signal to produce a substantially linearized amplifier circuit output signal.
Abstract:
A selective call receiver such as a pager (44) sorts and stores received messages (24-32) by categories and, optionally, by sub-categories as well. The category of a received message is determined by comparing a received message to identifying data (106) stored in the pager (44). Both the identifying data (106) and the categories can be changed by the user. When the category of a received message has been determined, a user alert is generated, the alert being indicative of the category of the message.
Abstract:
A speech signal is sampled (110) to form a sequence of speech data (300). The sequence of speech data (300) is segmented (120) into overlapping segments (310). Speech coefficients are generated (130) by fitting a waveform equation to each segment. The speech coefficients are quantized (140) to produce quantized coefficients. The quantized coefficients are run length encoded (150) to produce run length encoded coefficients. The run length encoded coefficients are Huffman coded (160) to produce Huffman encoded coefficients as compressed speech data.
Abstract:
A method (100, 200), device (300) and microprocessor (400) are provided for selectively compressing video frames of a motion compensated prediction-based viedo codec based on a predetermined set of compression techniques. An energy estimate of the currrent displaced frame difference, DFD, is used to compute a ratio between the estimate and a historical mean of energy estimates. The ratio is iteratively compared to a predetermined set of thresholds which are associated with the predetermined set of compression techniques. The comparisons are used to choose a technique based on teh thresholds, and a technique is selected to be used for encoding the current DFD.