A strand accumulator apparatus for the transitory accumulation of moving strand material is disclosed which includes a strand accumulator drum and first and second sets of rolls carried by the accumulator drum and arranged in a generally circular pattern about the central axis of the drum with a plurality of grooves formed in the peripheral surface of each roll. First and second guide means cooperate with first and second sets of rolls to guide the incoming and outgoing strands of material to an...

A serial telephone adapter for connection between a telephone and a personal computer to facilitate voice over computer-based networks such as the Internet. The adapter also includes an interface to the public switched telephone network for conventional voice communications when the personal computer is shut down.

A power supply circuit for powering a display monitor has a switching mode power supply (SMPS) circuit and a voltage phase information (VPI) combiner circuit. The SMPS circuit responds to a mains voltage signal (i.e. mains input) and to a voltage phase information combiner signal (VFB) from the VPI combiner circuit, for providing three different signals. The VPI combiner signal (VFB) contains information about a phase relationship between a current drawn by the switching mode power supply and a ...

Multiple participants can play a virtual game with each other utilizing respective mobile devices, regardless of location of the players. The virtual game can be implemented by a radio frequency protocol, such that the virtual game is played by multiple players determined to be within a radio frequency range of a requesting mobile device in accordance with a radio frequency protocol, or the virtual game can be implemented by a wireless application protocol (WAP) whereby the players can be locate...

A method and apparatus to collect risk factor information and location data associated with asthma patients and to provide information to these patients about the air quality is disclosed. A mobile two-way communication tool is used to facilitate air quality analysis based on human reactions and clustering methods. The method includes measuring predetermined physiological and dynamic parameters associated with a user, transmitting the measured predetermined parameters to an analysis tool, analyz...

An assembly, and an associated method, by which to remotely monitor a surveillance area. Wireless microphones are positioned at selected locations in the surveillance area, and signals generated by the microphones are detectable by a controller. A mobile terminal operable in a cellular, or other radio, communication system forms a communication link with the controller and signals generated by the wireless microphone are routed to the mobile terminal.

An apparatus, and an associated method, for scheduling when to retransmit a packet of data in a packet data communication system. Data is scheduled to be retransmitted according to a retransmission probability in the absence of a feedback acknowledgment indicating successful transmission of the packet of data. In one implementation, the apparatus forms a portion of a mobile terminal operable in a BRAN (Broadband Radio Access Network). Data throughput rates are increased by selecting retransmissi...

A display monitor power supply circuit has a primary side with a power factor correction circuit, a secondary side with a microcontroller for controlling a display monitor, and an isolation interface arranged between the primary side and the secondary side. The microcontroller provides a power correction circuit control signal to the power factor correction circuit for controlling a power correction factor of the display monitor power supply circuit. In operation, the power correction circuit co...

A system and method for voice browsing IVR services using a mobile terminal. A voice application is accessible via a server connected to a network. A call connection is established between the mobile terminal and the server using a dual-mode connection. The call connection includes a voice mode and a data mode for alternately transmitting voice and data via the network. The voice application sends a state-dependent grammar that defines the speech recognition results that the voice application is...

A method is provided for camouflaging an antenna, and especially a microcell antenna, by taking a photograph of an area the surface to which the antenna is to be mounted, transferring the photographed image to an image transfer paper, and mounting the image transfer paper in front of the mounted antenna to camouflage the antenna. The antenna will therefore be substantially invisible to the public and eliminate or at least minimize any public outcry over the mounting of the antennas.