Abstract:
A method for sharing a common receiver (850) between a cellular telephone (870) and a pager (880) such that selectively tuning the receiver to receive cellular telephone system frequencies (C) and pager system frequencies (P) allows simultaneous operation as a cellular telephone and pager during periods when both devices are in sleep mode. The method includes prioritizing operation of one of the devices (320-360), anticipating the occurrence of both cellular system paging channel transmission (410, 510, 640) and pager system paging channel transmission (550, 610, 710), and tuning the common receiver to the appropriate frequency band (430, 530, 560, 620, 650, 730).
Abstract:
Exemplary embodiments of the present invention describe terminal position location methods and systems. Relative powers of nearby spot beams which are generated by array antennas are determined. For example, powers from six neighboring spot beams relative a center spot beam within which a mobile station is currently operating, can be measured relative to the power of the center spot beam. Using information from these measurements, the mobile stations position can be determined using, for example, an exponential model of the spot beam pattern.
Abstract:
A method for decoding encoded digital data. A decoder generates a replicated decoding trellis and performs some number D of decoding operations using the replicated trellis. Each decoding pass is offset by some amount delta , and the results of each pass are stored and compared with prior results to generate a final output information sequence.
Abstract:
A contact assembly provides a reliable contact between a battery pack and an electronic device. The assembly includes a plurality of contact members and an insulator molded to the contact members. The plurality of contact members preferably include a positive contact member and a negative contact member each having a weldable surface and a selectively plated surface. The weldable surfaces are welded to the positive and negative terminals of the battery pack, respectively. The selectively plated surfaces are preferably plated with gold to ensure a good connection between the device and the battery pack. The insulator serves to fix the contact members relative to each other. In addition, the insulator facilitates minimization of the battery pack size by enabling the contacts to be placed very close to each other.
Abstract:
A spring button assembly is integrally formed with a casing for an electronic device. The spring button assembly includes a press button disposed facing an exterior of the casing, the PCB contact extension disposed facing an interior of the casing, and a resilient connector connecting the press button and the PCB contact extension to the casing. The casing can be molded with many different configurations of the spring button assembly, enabling the button to be placed far from its corresponding PCB contact including around complex geometry. The PCB contact extension may be configured to actuate a contact switch on the PCB or may be provided with a conductive surface to connect conductive traces on the PCB. In one arrangement, the PCB contact extension includes a cam surface adapted to engage a contact block for activating the PCB contact. In yet another arrangement, the button assembly includes components to be an LED indicator.
Abstract:
Methods and apparatus for preventing tampering with memory in an electronic device, such as a cellular telephone, are disclosed. An electronic device having a memory and a processing means contains logic that is used to perform a one-way hash calculation on the device's memory contents whereby an audit hash value, or signature, of such contents is derived. The audit hash value si compared to an authenticated valid hash value derived from authentic memory contents. A difference between the audit and valid hash values can be indicative of memory tampering. In accordance with another aspect of the invention, electronic device memory contents can be updated by a data transfer device that is authenticated before being permitted access to the memory contents. Data transfer device authentication involves the use of a public/private key encryption scheme. When the data transfer device interfaces with an electronic device and requests memory access, a process to authenticate the data transfer device is initiated.
Abstract:
An electromagnetic antenna (20, 30) that is compact and easy to manufacture includes a portion of a coaxial cable (24) having a first predetermined electrical length, the cable's outer conductor (22) being removed from the portion for forming an electromagnetic monopole (28), a parasitic element (30) including a conductor spirally wound around the dielectric material (26) of the portion, the parasitic element having a second predetermined electrical length, and an electrical ground plane (22) disposed in an electromagnetically cooperative relationship with the portion and the parasitic element. The parasitic element may be secured with an adhesive to the dielectric material of the portion, and the first predetermined length may be substantially one quarter of a first predetermined wavelength and the second predetermined length may be substantially one half of a second predetermined wavelength. In particular, the first predetermined length may be 9.4 centimeters and the second predetermined length may be 7.9 centimeters. Also, the electrical ground plane may be disposed substantially perpendicular to the portion and the parasitic element, and the pitch angle of the parasitic element windings may be varied for generating selected spatial patterns of electromagnetic field intensity and power density. Methods of making an electromagnetic antenna from a coaxial cable are also disclosed.
Abstract:
A multi-mode mobile station receives a subscriber identity module (SIM) card storing at least certain communications standard required subscription information that is common to a plurality of types of cellular telecommunications systems. The mobile station also includes an internal memory for storing communications standard required subscription information unique to each type of cellular telecommunications systems for which mobile station operations are supported. If a certain type of cellular telecommunications system is selected for mobile station operation, and the inserted SIM card fails to include the necessary communications standard required subscription information for that type of system, the common information is extracted from the SIM card and used in combination with the internal memory stored unique information specific to the selected type of system in effectuating mobile station operation.
Abstract:
An internal telephone directory (800) for storing telephone numbers and communication protocol parameters. The telephone directory includes a contact entry type (100) and a data service entry type (110), which both entry types possessing an entry type flag to distinguish between them, and an alphanumeric tag for identification. The contact entry further includes a set of entry fields for storing telephone numbers associated with the alphanumeric tag. The data service entry further includes a set of entry fields for storing a data service telephone number and communication protocol parameters.
Abstract:
A vehicular repeater system communicates with a portable mobile radio using the same RF communication band and digital trunking protocol that it communicates with a base site. The repeater station may employ an operational radio within a vehicle which communicates with the base site. A separate repeater radio module is connected to the operational radio, preferably through hardwired links. The separate repeater radio module includes a transmitting section which receives messages from the base site through the operational radio, and forwards these messages through a passive RF interface to a portable radio. The separate repeater also includes a receiving section which receives messages from the portable radio, and forwards these messages through the operational radio to the base site. Additionally, the receiver section may include a padded receiving section with low power amplification and additional receiver attenuation for monitoring other nearby vehicular repeater systems for potential interference prior to allowing its own vehicular repeater to become active.