Motorola Corporation

Motorola Mobility LLC

Google Technology Holdings LLC

Greg R Black

Vijay L Asrani

Adrian Napoles

Charles Philipp Binzel

Michael D Kotzin

Mark Pecen

John P Boos

Rachid M Alameh

Kenneth Anderson Stewart

Armin Werner Klomsdorf

Robert A Zurek

Arnold Sheynman

Dale Gerard Schwent

Martin Rabindra Pais

Christopher N Kurby

Joel A Clark

Stephen Lee Spear

Steve C Emmert

Hugh Kennedy Smith

Peter Nanni

Niels Peter Skov Andersen

Mark R Braun

Robert S Witte

Thomas D Nagode

Robert Michael Johnson, Jr

Arthur Christopher Leyh

Michael A Newell

Mark J Carlson

Keith Andrew Tilley

Mark R Lemke

Gary H Shapiro

Simone Koo

Rafael Colorado

Matt Hayek

Louis M Nigra

Deven M Patel

Valdimir Sklovsky

Yi-Lin Pei

Nicholas Matthew McDonnell

Ben White

Pete Nanni

Matthew Biggerstaff

Mark E Pecen

A wireless communication device () and method () adapted to prolong the useful life of an energy storage device is disclosed. In its simplest form, it can include: detecting () a first threshold of an energy conversion module comprising at least one of a temperature threshold, oxygen threshold, voltage, a current threshold, a power threshold and moisture threshold; sensing () a temperature in proximity to a thermal module comprising at least one of a fuel tank, an electronic computing module, and a housing; and generating () an air stream based on the detected first threshold () and the sensed temperature (). The device () and method () can automatically and dynamically manage, for example, temperature, oxygen and/or moisture of an energy storage module, to maintain the energy storage module within desired specifications and tolerances. This can help to prolong the useful life of the energy storage module and its components and help to maintain a maximum recharging capacity.

Device and method for enhanced air circulation

Embodiments include systems and methods for controlling radiation of radio frequency (RF) energy by a wireless communication device that includes a transmitter, an antenna, a vector field sensor, and a processing system. The transmitter produces an analog RF signal, and the antenna radiates the analog RF signal into an environment. The vector field sensor senses an intensity of a vector field resulting from the analog RF signal radiated by at least the antenna (and possibly other portions of the device). The processing system determines whether a value representing the intensity is greater than a first threshold, and when the value is greater than the first threshold, the processing system causes the radiated RF energy produced by the wireless communication device to be decreased.

Radiated power control systems and methods in wireless communication devices

A wireless communication device or a split band diversity antenna arrangement (or) has a first multi-band antenna (or) located at a bottom portion () of the wireless communication device and selectively coupled to a diversity receiver (), a second multi-band antenna (or) located at a top portion () of the wireless communication device and selectively coupled to a dual band transceiver (), a band splitter () splitting an input from the first antenna into a first output and a second output where the first output serves as an input to the diversity receiver, and a band combiner () that combines the second output of the band splitter with a signal from the second antenna to provide an input signal to the dual band transceiver.

Split band diversity antenna arrangement

An embodiment relates generally to a method of selecting applications. The method includes positioning a powered-down mobile device into a close proximity of a near field communication device and selecting an application from a plurality of applications stored on the powered-down mobile device. The method also includes executing the application in the powered-down mobile device to interact with the near field communication device.

Methods, systems and apparatus for selecting an application in power-off mode

An apparatus () that charges a portable electronic device is disclosed. The apparatus can include a portable electronic device housing () including a first aperture () and at least one second aperture (). The apparatus can include a battery () coupled to the portable electronic device housing and a generator () coupled to the battery, where the generator can be configured to charge the battery. The apparatus can include a rotatable turbine () enclosed within the portable electronic device housing and coupled to the generator, where the rotatable turbine can be configured to drive the generator. The apparatus can include a conduit () coupled to the rotatable turbine and coupled to the first aperture, where the conduit can be configured to provide fluid flow to drive the rotatable turbine.

Apparatus for charging a portable electronic device using a rotatable turbine

A method () and a mobile station () for controlling communication via a radio link based on a multi-slot based power class designation are described herein. The mobile station () may provide a multi-slot based power class designation to the communication network () to establish a radio link for communication service. The designation may be associated with a power level of the mobile station () and a number of slots corresponding to the power level. Based on the designation, the mobile station () may communicate with the communication network () via the radio link.

Method and mobile station for controlling communication via a radio link

A dual autodiplexing antenna () redirects power flow () from an unloaded antenna to a loaded antenna, thereby improving communication performance under loaded conditions. The dual autodiplexing antenna () includes a first antenna () disposed at a first end () of a portable two-way communication device (). A second antenna () is disposed at the distal end () of the portable two-way communication device (). The first antenna () and second antenna () are coupled to a transceiver () by a first transmission line matching circuit () and a second transmission line matching circuit (), respectively. In one embodiment, the first antenna () is configured to primarily operate in a first bandwidth, while the second antenna () is configured to primarily operate in a second bandwidth. When one of the first antenna () or second antenna () is loaded, power flow () is redirected to the lesser loaded antenna.

Electronic device having a dual autodiplexing antenna

A wireless communication device () and method () adapted to prolong the useful life of an energy storage device is disclosed. In its simplest form, it can include: determining () a limit temperature discharge energy rate of an energy storage device; sensing () a temperature range threshold in proximity to the energy storage device; and adjusting () a discharge energy rate in response to the determined limit temperature discharge energy rate () and sensed temperature range threshold (). The device () and method () can automatically and dynamically manage current drain of an energy storage device when a certain temperature range threshold is reached, to maintain the energy storage device within desired specifications and tolerances. This can prolong the useful life of the energy storage device and help to maintain a maximum recharging capacity.

Device and method to prolong the life of an energy source

A communication deviceincludes a first audio output; a second audio output; an audio transducerfor dual mode use; a shuttered acoustic pathcoupled between the audio transducerand the first audio output; and an attenuated acoustic pathcoupled between the audio transducerand the second audio output

Communication device with single output audio transducer

A method and apparatus that transmits data transmission in a wireless communication device having a power supply that includes a plurality of power sources is disclosed. The method may include determining an amount of data to be transferred, determining at least one available communication mode, determining a power state of the power supply including an available amount of energy at a corresponding amount of at least one of power and current, selecting at least one communication mode based on the power state of the power supply and the amount of data to be transferred, and transferring the data using the selected at least one communication modes.

Method and apparatus for selecting a communication mode based on energy sources in a hybrid power supply

A method in a transmitter for data collision avoidance in an uncoordinated frequency hopping communication system is disclosed. The base station () first determines () that a first data set to be sent to a first device () and a second data set to be sent to a second device () are scheduled to be transmitted simultaneously on a first frequency of a frequency hop-set. The device then transmits () the first data set on the first frequency of the frequency hop-set. The base station delays () transmission of the second data set, and finally transmits () the second data set on a second frequency of a frequency hop-set.

Method and apparatus for reducing data collisions in a frequency hopping communication system

Dual autodiplexing antenna

A handset device () includes a substrate () defining a first audio port portion () and having a contact pad (). An adhesive () is operatively coupled to the substrate (). The adhesive () defines a second audio port portion () stacked with the first audio port portion () and defines a first electrical port portion (). A speaker () having an electrical connector () is operatively coupled to the contact pad () through the first electrical port portion (). The adhesive () is operative to seal the first and second audio port portions (and) from the electrical port portion (). In addition, in one example, the handset device () may include a substrate () defining a first audio port portion (), a speaker () operatively coupled to the substrate (), and a rear housing () operatively coupled to the substrate () and defining an audio cavity ().

Handset device with audio porting

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Vernon Hills, IL, United States of America

Greg R Black