Motorola Corporation

Motorola Mobility LLC

Joseph L Dvorak

Ryan M Nilsen

Sacha Benjamin Holland

Jaime Andres Borras

Joseph Patino

Wayne W Ballantyne

David Jeffery Hayes

Stuart S Kreitzer

Stephen O Bozzone

Charles D Estes

Carlos Antonio Miranda-Knapp

Alan R Beatty

Bettina Meles

Pablo Meles

A system () and method () providing a user with a qualitative indication of a freshness of location information with minimal user disruption can include the steps of obtaining () presentation data, associating () a location indication representative of a location when the presentation data was obtained, and altering () a data characteristic of the presentation data over time to provide an indication of a freshness of the location indication. The method can further include the step of presenting () the presentation data to a user. Note, presentation data for example can be data for a digital photograph or an audio sample. The step of altering the data characteristic can optionally involve altering () at least one among a contrast, brightness, sharpness, pixel resolution, vertical positioning, horizontal positioning, color setting, white balance, compression ratio, language setting, volume, pitch, and equalization setting.

Method and system for freshness indication of location data

A communication construct used for sharing podcast information associated with a podcast can include a link sent to a remote device () while playing the podcast, appended metadata to the link, and a communication packet enabling a user to transfer the link and the appended metadata while the user is playing the podcast. The link can be a universal record locator (URL) to the podcast and the appended metadata can include constructs having start times or end times for the podcast, bookmarks for portions of the podcast, digital rights management information, display description, podcast category, or relevant images. The appended metadata can also include URLs for mobile blogging, a sender's weblog, a video blog, a social contact site, contact information from a sender, or a vCard record. The communication constructs enable podcatcher software in a user's computer or remote device to automatically download the podcast associated with the link.

Architecture for sharing podcast information

A method for unifying speech user interface and graphic user interface commands includes the steps of receiving () user entered text via a GUI, processing () the user-entered text, monitoring () the user-entered text, adding input context () to the user-entered text, and, updating (and) a speech recognizer with the user-entered text and semantic information. Updating the speech recognizer can include the step of accepting new text information and input context to update a speech grammar () and recognition vocabulary of the speech recognizer. The method can include the step of updating the GUI () by updating GUI directives () and elements () to maintain the GUI unified with the speech grammar. The method can further include the step of forming a window () enabling the display of a speech interface command as a user constructs the speech interface command using the GUI ().

Method and system for unified speech and graphic user interfaces

A mobile communication device () embedded within a public safety officer's belt () can include a transceiver () integrated within the public safety officer's belt and a buckle () coupled to a first end of the public safety officer's belt having at least a portion of circuitry therein to enable the transceiver upon the buckling of the buckle to a mating portion () on a second end of the public safety officer's belt.

Embedded communication device within a belt

A system () includes a wireless device () and at least one transponder (). The wireless device () includes a memory () with an area () for storing coupling range profiles, a processor (), a bus (), a receiver (), a transmitter (), an alarm (), a location module (), a user interface (), an antenna () for receiving transmitted location information, a power controller (), an antenna () for transmitting and receiving, and a clock (). The transponder includes a memory () with an area () for storing a unique transponder ID, a processor (), a bus (), power controller (), a receiver (), transmitter (), and an antenna (). The wireless device () compares current context information to a coupling range profile and, based on the results of the comparison, transmits to at least one transponder () at an appropriate power level. If the transponder () is within the predetermined range, it will transmit and the wireless device () will receive a response signal. If the current location context changes, the wireless device () will automatically affect a change in coupling distance to the transponder ().

Mechanism for providing automatic item coupling with the coupling range determined by context information

Charging systems () are disclosed that generally employ forces generated by at least one magnet () or () to guide and urge a rechargeable, portable or mobile electronic device () toward a charging position with respect to a charging base () therefor. By using magnetic forces to guide or urge the device () to the charging position, substantially frictionless charging systems () can be provided herein for shifting the device () to its charging position. Either repulsion or attraction forces can be employed. Accordingly, depending on which magnetic force is used to urge the device () to its charging position, an opposite magnetic force is preferably provided to provide the user a tactile indication of improper alignment of the device () and charging base (). Preferably, pairs of opposite single pole magnets are used so that there is one pair () or () associated with the device () and another pair () or () associated with the base ().

Charging system for electronic devices

A system () and method () for preventing unauthorized use of a device (). The system () includes a biometric reader () and an authentication unit (). The biometric reader () measures a biometric characteristic and transmits the measured biometric characteristic to the authentication unit () over a communications link (). The device () is embedded within a garment (), and the authentication unit () transmits an authorizing signal to the device () when the authentication unit () biometrically identifies a user. In one arrangement, the authentication unit () can include a database () for storing authorized biometric samples. The authentication unit () can compare the measured biometric characteristic with the authorized biometric samples when the authentication unit () receives the measured biometric characteristic from the biometric reader ().

System and method for preventing unauthorized use of a device

Wireless communication device

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.

Item location tracking system and method

A portable communication device () includes a transceiver (and), an acceleration sensor () coupled to the transceiver, and a processor () coupled to the acceleration sensor. The processor is programmed to monitor () an acceleration profile of the portable communication device and compare (and) the acceleration profile of the portable communication device with at least one pre-stored acceleration profile ().

Method and apparatus for detecting loss and location of a portable communications device

A charging system () for charging electronic devices. The charging system () includes a power distributor () and a power receiver () in which the power distributor () transfers power to the power receiver () when the power receiver () engages the power distributor (). The power receiver () induces a charging current in an article that is supported by the power receiver (). The power receiver () can include an inductor plate () having a first charging coil (), and the article can be a garment () having an embedded electronic device (). The garment () can include a second charging coil (), and the first charging coil () can induce the charging current in the second charging coil ().

Charging system for charging electronic devices in garments

Accessory for a communication device

A virtual speech interface system and method ( ) for controlling a client device ( ) using speech commands for electronic devices that do not include integrated speech control capability includes a virtual speech interface client program ( ) installed within the client device for controlling a client device application ( ). A virtual speech interface server device ( ) that is separate from the client device ( is then used to interface with the client program ( ). The virtual speech interface server device ( includes at least one server ( ) for sending and/or receiving command information to the virtual speech interface client program ( ) for controlling the client device ( ) using speech commands.

Virtual speech interface system and method of using same

An application ( ) utilizing a speech recognition interface ( ) employs the use of verbal proxies to accomplish dynamic vocabulary updates. One or more proxies used by the application ( ) are defined ( ) and added to the vocabulary ( ) of the speech recognition interface ( ). Upon the speech recognition interface ( ) receiving a speech signal ( ) representative of a command containing a defined proxy, the recognized speech is converted to text by the speech recognition interface ( ) to generate a text version of the recognized speech ( ). The application receives the text version of the recognized speech ( ) and processes it in accordance with the received command ( ). A parsing function ( ) of the application ( ) receives the text version of the recognized speech and determines what proxy routine(s) of the application to send the speech information to ( ). The identified proxy function ( ) of the application receives the text version of the recognized speech, together with externally provided target information, and links a textual target contained in the target information to the defined proxy ( ). The proxy function ( ) further generates an update instruction ( ) that causes the speech recognition interface to insert the selected text-based target ( ), provided by the proxy function, into the grammar ( ) of the speech recognition interface, thereby updating the vocabulary ( ) and the grammar ( ) of the speech recognition interface.

Methodology for the use of verbal proxies for dynamic vocabulary additions in speech interfaces

Automatic assistance to unaided voice communication is provided by activating and deactivating a wireless communication link as needed ( ). A communication device, associated with a particular individual, monitors to determine whether unaided communication occurring with another individual is satisfactory according to a predetermined criteria ( ). The communication device automatically switches to provide aided communication, when the unaided communication is not satisfactory. Preferably, an open communication link is established between the communication device and one associated with the other individual when sound reception characteristics or separation characteristics do not meet a particular criteria ( ).

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Joseph L Dvorak