An enhanced "Camel-back" or "Companion" Digital Organizer (CDO) is described that is designed to interface to a cellular telephone. The CDO is preferably implemented as an add-on component which can be easily attached and detached from a phone by a user and, once in place, can dramatically enhance the phone's functionality by converting the phone into a "smart" phone. Exemplary features of the CDO include an ability for the user to initiate a voice call on the phone from the CDO. Preferably, the...

An information communication system includes a first telephone operated by a first user, first proximity communication means operated when a first device comes into its vicinity so as to connect the both, a second telephone operated by a second user, and second proximity communication means operated when a second device comes into its vicinity so as to connect the both. The first telephone reads an IP address of the first device via the first proximity communication means, transmits it to the se...

The invention is a system for product selection at a location with a wearable mobile computer with memory and a processor, a bar code reader in communication with the wearable mobile computer, a viewing and input component with a display screen and a tactile input device, an audio output device and audio input device, both in communication with the wearable mobile computer, text-to-speech software, voice recognition software, order filling applications software, a printer, and a radio frequency ...

A mobile wireless communication terminal includes a wireless communication module that is configured to communicate with other communication terminals over a wireless interface, and a controller. The controller is configured to establish a connection with at least one participant wireless communication terminal via the wireless communication module, to receive from the at least one participant wireless communication terminal an identification of a compliant song file stored on the at least one p...

The present invention is to provide a cellular phone capable of measuring temperature including a liquid crystal display, a CPU and an IR temperature measurement means coupled to the CPU, wherein a first GPO pin and a second GPO pin of the CPU are adapted to control power supply of a power supply IC and start or stop of the IR temperature measurement means respectively, and in response to receiving a temperature measurement signal, the CPU performs a plurality of processing and conversion steps ...

A mobile terminal device, an information processing method and an information processing program make it possible to select an optional function process during execution of a specific function process, such as a dictionary function process during a call, and executes simultaneously each function process or make that execution possible. Also, the device, the method and the program make it possible to copy information indicated in an optional screen of an indication part, and make it possible to i...

A method for transferring a message from a first portable electronic device to a second portable electronic device through a server is disclosed. The method includes: utilizing the first portable electronic device to add a relay information to the message and then delivering the message to the server; utilizing the server to read the relay information from the message to determine a predetermined sending time for the message; and utilizing the server to send the message to the second portable el...

An apparatus and method for sending a message to a wireless device over a wireless network includes receiving the message transmitted over an external network in communication with the wireless network or a gateway in the network. The message includes a delivery instruction and delivery information indicating a time at which the message is to be delivered to the wireless device. The wireless network or gateway stores the message, and carries out the delivery instruction by delivering the message...

A mobile communication terminal having a hands-free speech state, in which a speech function and one of the other functions, such as a browsing information function on the Internet and an e-mail transmitting or receiving function, can be operated simultaneously, by not interrupting the speech function and by not using an earphone-microphone, is provided. The mobile communication terminal having the hands-free speech state provides a controlling section that controls each section in the mobile co...

27A central database is provided on an external device, such as a personal data assistant (PDA), that is used for local phone number translation. A communications link is provided between a mobile telephone and the central database to allow accessing and indexing of the central database. The mobile telephone obtains identification information from a base station upon which the mobile telephone is camped. The communications link is used to extract local phone number translation information from t...