Motorola Corporation

Freescale Semiconductor,inc.

Google Inc.

Blackberry Corporation

Motorola Mobility LLC

North Star Innovations Inc.

David Jeffery Hayes

Eric Thomas Eaton

Von Alan Mock

John J Vaglica

Charbel Khawand

Mieu Van Vu

Jianping Tao

Arthur M Goldberg

Christopher K Y Chun

Arnaldo R Cruz

Mark E Elledge

Ronald Hugh Evoy

Jose G Corleto-Mena

Richard Alexander Erhart

Christopher K Chun

Joan S DeLuca

David F Willard

Joseph L Dvorak

Tuan K Nguyen

Mark H Babcock

Charles E Batey, Jr

Matthew Joseph Stanislawski

Xuan-Khanh T Tran

Renee Zuleta

Yasushi Yamao

Shogo Ito

Annie Yalay Wang

NFC-enabled systems and devices, and related methods, for determining the orientation of an NFC-enabled mobile device within a covering. The orientation determination may include determining which way each face of an NFC-enabled mobile deviceis facing in the covering, and which end of the NFC-enable device is oriented in which way in the covering, through the use of particular arrangements of at least one NFC device attached to the covering and at least one NFC antenna of the NFC-enabled mobile device. By determining the orientation of the NFC-enabled device within the covering, the NFC-enabled device may then be configured for executing a particular command, such as to optimize some aspect of the NFC-enabled device based on the device orientation.

Smart covering for mobile communications device

A communication system () comprises a plurality of clients () including a first client () and a second client (). Within the communication system (), continuity of one or more of a plurality of broadcast events () is provided between the plurality of clients (). The first client () monitors a broadcast event (). Thereafter, the second client () launches monitoring of the broadcast event () in response to an occurrence associated with the broadcast event ().

System for providing continuity of broadcast between clients and method therefor

A cellular mobile station including a modem processor and memory. The memory includes instructions for the modem processor to perform layerprocessor operations, layerprocessor operations, and layerprocessor operations. The modem processor executes the instructions to perform processor operations for the cellular mobile station to communication data as per a cellular communications protocol. In one example, the mobile station includes different levels of memory to provide different deterministic access times.

Cellular modem processing

A method of prepaying for usage time for a communication device can include increasing an available balance of a prepaid account linked to a communication device of a first user by a designated amount responsive to a request from a second user () and allocating a portion of the available balance of the prepaid account that is attributable to the designated amount for communicating with a designated user (). The method further can include paying charges resulting from communications between the communication device of the first user and the designated user from the allocated portion of the available balance of the prepaid account ().

Prepaying usage time for another communication device

A cellular mobile station including a modem processor and memory. The memory includes instructions for the modem processor to perform layer 1 processor operations, layer 2 processor operations, and layer 3 processor operations. The modem processor executes the instructions to perform processor operations for the cellular mobile station to communication data as per a cellular communications protocol. In one example, the mobile station includes different levels of memory to provide different deterministic access times.

A method of tracking objects uses an anchor beacon that can emit a broadcast over a range that is detectable by an object tracking device. The object tracking device can automatically detect a presence or absence of the broadcast. When the broadcast is present, the object tracking device can take no action. When the broadcast is absent, the object tracking device can determine a current location for the object tracking device and can convey an OTA communication to a tracking server. The OTA communication can indicate the absence of the broadcast and can also including the current location. The tracking server can selectively send a notification to a previously designated communication device to notify a user that the object tracking device is outside the range.

Selectively sending notifications when an object tracking device is outside a range of an anchor beacon

An online communication system () includes a plurality of remote session clients () and one or more online servers (). The online communication system () provides continuity of an online session () between a server () and one of the remote session clients (). A first session client () participates in the online session (), including receiving and accumulating a plurality of session information () for the online session (). The first session client () initiates a transfer of the session information () to a second session client () to enable the second session client () to seamlessly continue the online session () in place of the first session client () after the transfer of the session information ().

System for providing continuity between session clients and method therefor

A method for tracking objects in a way that conserves power resources. The method can establish a designed range defining a safe area based upon the broadcast signal of an anchor beacon. When the tracking device is within the designed range, the tracking device can be placed in a mode of low power consumption. Should the tracking device move outside of the designated range, then the tracking device can be placed in mode for active tracking. The level of power consumption can be achieved by only enabling a WAN transceiver in the active tracking mode.

Tracking device that conserves power using a sleep mode when proximate to an anchor beacon

A method and apparatus for entering a low power mode is provided. In one embodiment, data processing system () has power control circuitry () which may be used to control power usage in data processing system (). Power mode select circuitry () may be used to select a power mode. Depending upon the power mode selected, power control circuitry () may use a cascaded approach to selecting which portions of data processing system () will be powered down, and thus how deeply data processing system () will be powered down.

Method and apparatus for entering a low power mode

A method for organizing and displaying multiple calendars (and) from multiple devices (and) to give an appearance of a single user calendar (and) on a user's device is disclosed. Each calendar event having associated user category such as time (), self (), family (), and work (), is organized based on a display preference selected by a user. Desired calendar events organized based on the display preference are displayed () on a selected device. Calendar events displayed have different visual attributes based on the corresponding associated users.

Method for sorting and displaying a multiple user database

A communication system () for providing dynamic management of a plurality of contacts () includes a messaging server () and a plurality of communication devices (). The messaging server () dynamically manages the plurality of contacts () for each messaging user () by using a plurality of contact information () for each contact () and a plurality of user settings () of the messaging user () to determine a current priority setting () for the contact (). Each of the plurality of communication devices () are used by at least one messaging user () for receiving the plurality of contacts () and the plurality of contact information () from the messaging server ().

Communication system for providing dynamic management of contacts and method therefor

A method for managing a task list utilizes location-based filtering to generate a reminder to a user of a communication device to perform an outstanding task. The communication device is provided with information on an outstanding task associated with a particular site and at least one proximity parameter for triggering a reminder for performing the outstanding task at a particular site (). The communication device obtains geographic location information for the particular site and obtains information on its current location (). The device determines whether it is located within an area in which the outstanding task can be completed, which area is defined by a boundary established based at least in part on the geographic location of the particular site, and on the proximity parameter specified (). A reminder is generated for the outstanding task when the communication device enters within this area, and also preferably generated if the communication device leaves the site or area without receiving a notification of task completion ().

Method and apparatus for managing a task list using location based filtering

A messaging communication system () includes a plurality of messaging clients (). A first messaging client () establishes a first communication connection () operating using a plurality of client data (). The first messaging client () transfers the plurality of client data () to a second messaging client (). The second messaging client () establishes a second communication connection () operating using the plurality of client data ().

System for providing continuity between messaging clients and method therefor

Disclosed is a system, method, and computer program product for tracking at least one item. The method on a device includes determining a location of the device and determining whether the location of the device is within a predefined area. The method further includes determining whether the at least one item is within a range. If the at least one item is not within the range and if the location of the device is not within the predefined area, the location of the device is stored. If the device is operating in active mode, an alarm is sounded indicating that the at least one item is not within the range.

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Lake Worth, FL, United States of America

David Jeffery Hayes