Abstract:
An improved system and procedure for allowing a user to post a route to another mobile user or to himself. In one embodiment, a user in a vehicle (26a) engages his user interface (51) to record and transmit the traveled route to a second user in a second vehicle (26b) or to himself at a later time. The recipient receives the route in accordance with his user ID and other parameters specified or messages left by the initiating user. The route can be displayed on a map, in text, or audibly broadcast. In an alternative embodiment, the route can be left by a non-mobile user for the benefit of a mobile user using, for example, a home computer.
Abstract:
An improved system and procedure for controlling the audio broadcast to users participating in a group conversation. In one embodiment, a communications server (24) employs arbitration logic (210) to decide which of the user has priority to speak, and accordingly mixes only the audio data steams for those users for broadcast to all users. The server can send notification to the user interfaces (51) to inform the users of their current priority status and to allow the users to request that their priority be increased, decreased, eliminated, or passed on for the benefit of another user. A user may also attempt at his user interface to affect the priority of identified other users by informing the arbitration logic (210) of a rating for that user. Additionally, a systems administrator may also arbitrate user priorities, either at his discretion or in conjunction with suggestions provided by the arbitration logic. Finally, and regardless of system-assessed priorities, a user may at his user interface (51) tailor the group conversation broadcast to him by either blocking reception of audio from certain users or by reducing their volume, or may tailor his outgoing audio transmission so they are blocked from being received by selected group conversation participants.
Abstract:
A dielectric block filter (501) which may be mounted on a printed circuit board or other substrate as a single component. The dielectric filter utilizes metallized hole foreshortened resonators (529-535) in the dielectric block (501), which employs capacitive coupling between resonators controlled in part by an electrode strip (553-558) coupled to the conductive material covering the majority of the dielectric block (501) surface. Input and output coupling is accomplished via terminals (505-507) asymmetrically arranged in a mounting bracket (503). Mounting tabs (515-523) on the bracket (503) opposite a recessed area holding the dielectric block secure the filter (501) to the circuit board and provide ground connection for the filter. Two or more filters (501) may be arranged on the circuit board to form a duplexer.
Abstract:
Un sistema y procedimiento mejorados para permitir a un usuario fijar una ruta en otro usuario movil o para el mismo. En una modalidad, un usuario en un vehiculo (26a) acopla su interfaz de usuario (51) para registrar y transmitir la ruta recurrida en un segundo usuario en un segundo vehiculo (26b) o para el mismo en un momento posterior. El receptor recibe la ruta de acuerdo con la ID de usuario y otros parametros especificos o mensajes dejados por el usuario de inicio. La ruta puede desplegarse en un mapa, en texto, o difundirse audiblemente. En una modalidad alternativa, la ruta puede dejarse por un usuario en un movil para el beneficio de un usuario movil que utiliza, por ejemplo, una computadora local.
Abstract:
of the Invention A dielectric block filter which may be mounted on a printed circuit board or other substrate as a single component is disclosed. The dielectric filter utilizes metallized hole foreshortened resonators in the dielectric block, which employs capacitive coupling between resonators controlled in part by an electrode strip coupled to the conductive material covering the majority of the dielectric block surface. Input and output coupling is accomplished via terminals asymmetrically arranged in a mounting bracket. Mounting tabs on the bracket opposite a recessed area holding the dielectric block secure the filter to the circuit board and provide ground connection for the filter. Two or more filters may be arranged on the circuit board to form a duplexer.
Abstract:
Un sistema y metodo para habilitar selectivamente comunicaciones en una interfaz de usuario (51) utilizando un perfil de usuario; el sistema y metodos tienen utilidad particular para interfaces de usuario de comunicacion (51) en vehiculos (26), pero tambien se pueden utilizar con otras interfases de usuario inalambricas (51); en una modalidad, un usuario (26a) utiliza su interfaz de usuario (51) para definir un perfil de usuario indicativo de los tipos de canales de comunicacion que desea recibir; este perfil de usuario es transmitido a un servidor de comunicaciones (24) y se utiliza para filtrar todos los canales potenciales para que el usuario (26a) solo tenga acceso a aquellos canales potencialmente de interes; el usuario (26a) tambien puede prioritizar canales preferidos o recibidos para que se les otorgue prioridad en su interfaz de usuario (51); en este aspecto, la activacion de los canales de prioridad puede presentar al usuario una notificacion que le informe al usuario sobre el canal de prioridad y le permita unirse, o el canal de prioridad puede ser automaticamente activado en la interfaz de usuario (51) sin participacion adicional del usuario.