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https://drivepatents.com/patents/1004574 · 7 Mar 2012
A method and apparatus for generating and using location information is provided to a user of a mobile device. The method involves obtaining (110) and processing a location history of the mobile device to determine locations of significance (120); automati...
https://drivepatents.com/patents/1005003 · 29 Feb 2012
A method and system for detecting the use of an unauthorized battery pack in a portable electronic device. The method comprises monitoring a temperature profile of at least one battery cell in a battery pack during an operation of the portable electronic d...
https://drivepatents.com/patents/1004843 · 29 Feb 2012
A system and method for determining action spot locations relative to the location of a mobile device includes a display and a processor module communicatively coupled to the display. The processor module is configured to receive executable instructions to...
https://drivepatents.com/patents/1006088 · 18 Jan 2012
A method of generating a bitmap entails transmitting a request for map data from a computing device to a map server, the request comprising a location for a map, a height of the map, a width of the map, and an image format. The method further entails recei...
https://drivepatents.com/patents/1006087 · 18 Jan 2012
A method of interacting with a map displayed on a mobile device entails displaying a map in a map dialog on a display of the mobile device, displaying control buttons on the display but outside the map dialog, and receiving user input to switch between a m...
https://drivepatents.com/patents/1006084 · 18 Jan 2012
A mobile device can function as a probe to sense conditions on roads and other areas of interest. A mobile device can have a GPS receiver to receive traces of GPS fixes. In a system with many such probes, it may be desirable to reduce an amount of GPS data...
https://drivepatents.com/patents/1006936 · 21 Dec 2011
The disclosure is directed at a method and apparatus for controlling fuel cell operating characteristics. In certain situations, the operating efficiency of fuel cells is degraded to external conditions. Providing a method and apparatus to control operatin...
https://drivepatents.com/patents/1006910 · 21 Dec 2011
A mobile communication device that is compliant with the Hearing Aid Compliance Act. The device includes a coil and circuitry that can couple, through electromagnetic induction, the output of an audio codec of the device to a hearing aid. The coil and circ...
https://drivepatents.com/patents/1006867 · 21 Dec 2011
A method (100) and apparatus for presenting navigational information for a mobile device. The mobile device (810) is configured to determine its location, for example via GPS. One or more input images and navigational information are obtained (130). The in...
https://drivepatents.com/patents/1007818 · 16 Nov 2011
A charger device for use with a handheld communication device. the charger device comprises a cable, a connector element and a support element affixed to the connector element. The connector element includes a connector for engagement with a port of the ha...