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PORTABLE WIRELESS DEVICE [4 records]

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Record 1 2013-10-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Wireless and Mobile Communications
  • Telephony and Microwave Technology
  • Internet and Telematics
DEF

A portable wireless electronic device that enables the user to send and receive information.

CONT

Access e-mail, along with your personal calendar, contacts, task lists, and more, all from your mobile wireless device.

OBS

Examples of mobile devices are smartphones and tablets.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Communications sans fil et mobiles
  • Téléphonie et techniques hyperfréquences
  • Internet et télématique
DEF

Appareil électronique sans fil portable qui permet à l'utilisateur d'envoyer et de recevoir de l'information.

OBS

Exemples : Ordiphones (téléphones intelligents) et tablettes.

Spanish

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Record 2 2008-09-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Telephone Facilities
  • Telecommunications Facilities
CONT

A portable wireless device comprising : storage means for storing a telephone directory list including a plurality of telephone numbers; display means for displaying at least a part of said telephone directory list read from said storage means; selecting means for selecting a desired telephone number from said plurality of telephone numbers included in said telephone directory list displayed on said display means; data converting means for converting data stored in said storage means corresponding to said desired telephone number selected by said selecting means into numerical audio data for allowing voicing of said desired telephone number; and transmitting means for transmitting said numerical audio data converted by said data converting means to a distinct communication apparatus.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Installations (Téléphonie)
  • Installations de télécommunications
CONT

Grâce à ces outils, il sera possible de prendre les applications informatiques exécutées sur le réseau informatique, avec fil, d'un client et de les transformer rapidement en applications presque identiques prêtes à être exécutées sur des dispositifs portables sans fil.

Spanish

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Record 3 2008-05-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Informatics
  • Telecommunications
  • Wireless Telegraphy
DEF

A small portable computer and wireless communications device.

CONT

Several companies have already incorporated short-range radio-wave devices--based on an industry standard called Bluetooth--into their existing product lines. This same technology could also transmit data between the digital companion and any nearby device, including cash registers at supermarkets and other stores, thus making it possible for users to conduct transactions without cash, checks or credit cards.

OBS

Deluxe all-in-one digital companions will provide full access to all the resources on the Web, including graphics, video and music.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Informatique
  • Télécommunications
  • Radiotélégraphie
DEF

Dispositif de poche qui exploite les ressources du réseau Internet actuel.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Informática
  • Telecomunicaciones
  • Radiotelegrafía
CONT

Estos instrumentos se conectarán mediante cables o tecnologías sin cable como infrarrojos o frecuencias de radio. Serán parte del tejido de las actividades diarias. Cuando salga de la oficina, su acompañante digital le ofrecerá el correo electrónico que podría incluir la lista de la compra hecha por su esposa.

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Record 4 1996-08-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Radiotelephony
DEF

The portable wireless computing device that can roam from site to cell while communicating with the MDBS via CDPD. An end system that accesses the CDPD network through the airlink interface

CONT

The channel stream comprises a forward channel from MDBS [mobile data base station] to Mobile End System (M-ES), and a reverse channel from M-ES to MDBS ...

French

Domaine(s)
  • Radiotéléphonie
CONT

La disposition des canaux comprend un canal aller entre la SBSMD [station de base du service mobile de données] et la station mobile (M-ES) et un canal retour entre la station mobile (M-ES) et la SBSMD

Spanish

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