US 8,265,691 B2
Enhanced wireless handset, including direct handset-to-handset communication modeGeneral
US 8,265,691 B2
Enhanced wireless handset, including direct handset-to-handset communication mode
Tech Center:
2600 Communications
Examiner:
Tuan A Tran
Art Unit:
2618 Computer Graphic Processing, 3D Animation, Display Color Attribute, Object Processing, Hardware and Memory
Inventors:
Daniel W. Mauney; Marc A. Sullivan; Charles A. Green; Steven A. Harbin
Assignee:
Priority:
06/15/98
Filed:
09/12/11
Granted:
09/11/12
Expiration:
10/19/20
Abstract
A wireless handset is provided with enhanced features and capabilities. The wireless handset may be embodied as a full-featured handset that is capable of operating either within a wireless network (such as a cellular or PCS network) or in a direct handset-to-handset communication mode that is independent of the wireless network. Alternatively, the wireless handset may be embodied as a special purpose handset, that is capable of simply operating in a direct handset-to-handset communication mode. The wireless handset may additionally include features for supporting and enhancing direct communication between handsets. Such features may include a find feature that permits a user to determine which objects, including other wireless handset users, are located within a predetermined operating range of the wireless handset. A memorize feature may also be provided to permit handsets and other objects exchange information by wireless transmission.
Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC)
H04H04M1/7243H04W88/02H04M