Passive information devices are networked by formulating a network address for the information devices by combining a network address of an associated network node with at least a portion of a unique code of the passive information device.

A home wireless router establishes a Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN). The home wireless router services a plurality of wireless terminals within the WLAN service area, the plurality of wireless terminals including at least one Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) wireless terminal. The home wireless router receives a request to terminate a WLAN VoIP call to the VoIP wireless terminal. The home w...

Methods and apparatus for high throughput wireless cells and networks are described. The wireless cells may be equipped with multiple radios. Antennas may be arranged into overlapping and non-overlapping patterns. Channels may be assigned to foster servicing clients, and inter-cell communication. Attenuation may be used to decrease interference. Networks may be formed using a variety of methods an...

Methods, apparatus, and business techniques are disclosed for use in mobile network communication systems. A mobile unit such as a smart phone is preferably equipped with a wireless local area network connection and a wireless wide area network connection. The local area network connection is used to establish a position-dependent ecommerce network connection with a wireless product or service acc...

Methods, apparatus, and business techniques are disclosed for use in mobile network communication systems. A mobile unit such as a smart phone is preferably equipped with a wireless local area network connection and a wireless wide area network connection. The local area network connection is used to establish a position-dependent ecommerce network connection with a wireless product or service acc...

A wireless USB hub for connecting a plurality of remote peripheral devices to a computer for communication therewith without the need to physically connect the peripheral devices to the hub via a cable connection. The wireless USB hub includes a receiver for receiving wireless data transmissions from one or more remote peripheral devices. The wireless USB hub further includes a hub controller for ...

When a client server is permitted to be connected to a network through a first access point based on authentication by an authentication server, the authentication server informs the first access point of an encipher key such as a WEP key used for encipher communication between the client device and the first access point. Then, when the client device is moved to a communicable range of a second a...

Limiting RF signal reception outside of a perimeter boundary to enhance security in a wireless network. A central jamming controller (CJC) communicates with one or more access points within a wireless network to determine if link activity is present within a cell controlled by a specific access point. Link activity comprises transmissions from an authorized communication device (ACD) to the access...

A low-cost, flexible, high performance system and method comprises a means f or interfacing a code division wireless system to a fast packet-switched networ k for transmission over a core network to a destination terminal user via a destination access node and a destination access radio port. The method is for code division switchi ng at an originating terminal, the originating terminal being loca...

An intraocular coorection lens and a method of designing such a lens. According to the invention the lens is capable of reducing aberrations of an eye after its implantation and it is adapted to be placed between the cornea and the capsular bag of the eye. The method comprises according to the invention the steps of, (i) measuring the wavefront aberration of the uncorrected eye using a wavefront s...

A range of a wavefront sensor (36) is extended by focusing collimated light onto a lenslet array (33), an output creating a grid formed by edges of the lenslets (34) and a reference spot in the members of the grid. Each referenc e spot has a known relationship to the grid member and a centroid. A relationship between the reference centroids is determined. Next a wavefront emanating from an eye is ...

The present invention provides a method of manufacturing a multilayer wiring substrate, which can preserve the dimensional stability of a conductor pattern at a fine pitch, solve the restriction on a process from the viewpoint of material selection, and further reduce a manufacturing cost, and a multilayer wiring substrate. A second wiring substrate formed on a supporting sheet made of metal and a...

A bearing includes: an outside portion; an inside portion which is rotatably assembled to the outside portion; a rotating body arranged in a space formed when the outside portion and the inside portion are assembled; a first sealing portion which is integrally molded with the outside portion and seals the space by abutting against the inside portion through elastic deformation caused when assemble...

A trileaflet biological prosthetic heart valve ( 11, 41 ) comprising a thin, rigid annular outer frame ( 25, 43 ) which supports three elastic, laminated spring inner frames ( 18, 57 ) which in turn provide consistent geometric form and structure for attachment of tissue leaflets ( 15, 71 ).

The present invention relates to the reduction of oligomer content of melt-processible fluoropolymer so that the fluoropolymer has at least 25 ppm less oligomer than the as-polymerized fluoropolymer.

A system and method for generating a reset signal within a Phase Locked Loop (PLL) circuit is described. The reset signal is generated by inputting a reference signal and a lock detect signal into reset circuitry. The reset circuitry within the PLL comprises a series of interconnected latches, or D flip-flops, which are used to create a delay time. The delay time is the amount of time the reset ci...

Disclosed is an apparatus and method for controlling packet data transmission between a base station controller (BSC) and a base transceiver system (BTS) in a mobile communication network. The BSC transmits as much packet data as an amount that can be actually stored in a buffer of the BTS. The BTS has the buffer for temporarily storing the packet data, to be transmitted to a mobile station, recei...

A Bluetooth serial adapter comprising a Bluetooth connection module ( 21 ) for conducting Bluetooth communication with another Bluetooth enabled device, a serial connector SP allowing connection of a serial cable between the adapter and a device having a serial port, and a serial to Bluetooth interface ( 23 ) arranged for: receiving serial connection control commands input via the serial connector...

A broadband communications access device. The broadband communications access devices includes a gateway interface, wired interface, wireless interface and security interface for proving secure wired and wireless broadband communications access.

An optical device includes a first and a second splitting device. Each of the first and second splitting devices have respective first and second input ports, respective first and second output ports, and a respective transfer matrix. A first optical waveguide is optically coupled to the first output port of the first splitting device and the first input port of the second splitting device. A seco...