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US PatentsFlexiworld is an early pioneer of many technologies and has created many of the necessary features that are used today. Examples include Wi-Fi connectivity and Bluetooth connectivity added to the smart phone for cloud communication applications, streaming audio or video, wireless communicating with a variety of wireless peripheral devices such as wireless printers, Bluetooth headsets, smart televisions and smart speakers. Flexiworld is the inventor of the many core technologies that are widely used today. A list of patents shown below illustrate examples of Flexiworld's U.S. patents.

US Patents

Ref. No.US Patent #
(Issue date)		Title
W4AUS 11,169,756
Mar 31, 2022		Method for capturing, storing, accessing, and outputting digital content
C13US 10,873,856
Mar 29, 2022		Printing devices supporting printing over air or printing over a wireless network
W9US 11,204,729
Dec 21, 2021		Internet based digital content services for pervasively providing protected digital content to smart devices based on having subscribed to the digital content service
V6US 10,860,290
Aug 17, 2021		Mobile information apparatuses that include a digital camera, a touch sensitive screen interface, support for voice activated commands, and a wireless communication chip or chipset supporting IEEE 802.11
C18US 11,096,056
Aug 17, 2021		Output devices, such as televisions, output controllers, or audio output devices, that are setup to wirelessly receive digital content from a digital content service over the internet or from a wireless information apparatus that is in the same network as the output devices
W8US 11,029,903
Jun 08, 2021		Output systems, such as television controllers, televisions, display devices, or audio output devices, operable for playing digital content wirelessly received either from a digital content service over the internet or wirelessly received from a client device that is in the same network as the output system
PA3US 10,963,169
Mar 30, 2021		Integrated circuit device storing protected data for wireless transmitting, over short range wireless communication, the protected data to a wireless computing device
V7US 10,915,296
Feb 09, 2021		Information apparatus that includes a touch sensitive screen interface for managing or replying to e-mails
W7US 10,866,773
Dec 15, 2020		Information apparatus for playing digital content that is received from a digital content service provided over the internet
C8US 10,846,031
Nov 24, 2020		Software application for a mobile device to wirelessly manage or wirelessly setup an output system or output device for service
C17US 10,841,798
Nov 17, 2020		Information apparatus or client software that wirelessly discovers, within short range, one or more output devices for establishing a wireless connection
C16US 10,768,871
Sep 08, 2020		Wireless output devices or wireless controllers for establishing wireless connectivity and for receiving digital content
C15US 10,761,791
Sep 01, 2020		Wireless printing devices that provide printing services over a network without a need for a client device of the printing device to use, at the client device, a printer specific printer driver
M1US RE48066
Jun 23, 2020		Services that are provided, at least partly, over the internet for data mining user information
M3US RE48,088
Jun 07, 2020		Methods, devices, or applications for accessing a service provided over the internet for connecting to another user or device, the service data mines transactions and information of its user
W6US 10,606,535
Mar 31, 2020		Internet based digital content services that provide content upload, content storage, content sharing, and content playlist selection; and smart devices with access to the internet based digital content services
PD2US 10,592,201
Mar 17, 2020		Mobile information apparatus supporting mobile payment having security based, at least in part, on device identification number, password or pin code, data encryption, and short physical distance wireless communication
PD3US 10,592,202
Mar 17, 2020		Mobile information apparatus supporting mobile payment that includes security based, at least partly, on user pushbutton, user biometrics, data encryption, and short physical distance wireless communication
B1US 10,642,576
Mar 05, 2020		Mobile information apparatus that includes wireless communication circuitry for discovery of an output device for outputting digital content at the wirelessly discovered output device
W2US 10,489,096
Nov 26, 2019		Information apparatus and application for receiving digital content from a digital content service over the internet and for playing at least part of the received digital content at an output device
C12US 10,481,847
Nov 19, 2019		Information apparatus and software applications supporting output of digital content over a network to a registered output device
C11US 10,481,846
Nov 19, 2019		Software applications and information apparatus for printing over air or for printing over a network
C9US 10,387,087
Aug 20, 2019		Output systems or audio output devices that include an interface operable by a user to initiate wireless discovery for establishing wireless connections with mobile devices
PA2US 10,359,957
Jul 23, 2019		Integrated circuit device that includes a secure element and a wireless component for transmitting protected data over short range wireless point-to-point communications
W5US 10,346,114
Jul 09, 2019		Digital content services over the internet that transmit or stream protected digital content to mobile devices, display devices, audio output devices, printing devices, televisions, or television controllers
B2US 10,740,066
Dec 25, 2018		Output devices that establish wireless connection with an information apparatus subsequent to having been wirelessly discovered by the information apparatus
B0US 10,162,596
Dec 25, 2018		Portable electronic device configured to receive voice activated commands and to wirelessly manage or drive an output device
W1US 10,152,285
Dec 11, 2018		Mobile information apparatus that includes voice commands for playing digital content that is received from a digital content service provided over the internet
C2US 10,140,071
Nov 27, 2018		Printers, printer controllers, printer software, or printer firmware for supporting wireless printing or printing over air
C7US 10,140,072
Nov 27, 2018		Sound output system or internet appliance that supports voice activated commands, and that plays audio data received from a service over a network
C10US 10,140,073
Nov 27, 2018		Wireless devices that establish a wireless connection with a mobile information apparatus by wirelessly detecting, within physical proximity, the mobile information apparatus
C4US 10,133,527
Nov 20, 2018		Wireless Devices That Establish A Wireless Local Area Network Connection By Receiving, Via Direct Wireless Communications, Identification Or Authentication Information, From A Mobile Wireless Device
C14US 10,126,991
Nov 13, 2018		Output systems, information apparatus, or internet appliances supporting voice commands for receiving and for playing selected digital content from a service over a network
C3US 10,037,178
Jul 31, 2018		Wireless output devices or wireless controllers that support wireless device discovery for establishing wireless connectivity
T0US 9,971,555
May 15, 2018		Internet based digital content services that provide content upload, content storage, content sharing, content playlist selection, content editing, or content download; and smart phones, information pads, smart televisions and printers with access to the internet based digital content services
W0US 9,965,233
May 08, 2018		Digital content services or stores over the internet that transmit or stream protected or encrypted digital content to connected devices and applications that access the digital content services or stores
M0US RE46,637
Dec 12, 2017		Apparatus, methods, and systems for data mining user information
C1US 9,841,935
Dec 12, 2017		Wireless television or controller wire connectable to a television for receiving and rendering digital content
C5US 9,836,259
Dec 05, 2017		Televisions, output controllers, or speakers that are setup to wirelessly connect to a network and to receive digital content from a digital content service over the network
D0US 9,836,257
Dec 05, 2017		Mobile information apparatus that includes intelligent wireless display, wireless direct display, or transfer of digital content for playing over air the digital content at smart televisions, television controllers, or audio output devices
V3US 9,798,516
Oct 24, 2017		Smart phones that support wireless printing of emails over air to a wireless printer in a wireless local area network
WB2US 9,389,822
Jul 12, 2017		Mobile information apparatus that include support for receiving video digital content over the internet from a service, and for wireless displaying or playing over air at least part of the received video digital content from the mobile information apparatus to televisions, television controllers, display devices, or projection devices
V2US 9,383,956
Jul 05, 2016		Smart phones that include touch sensitive screen and supporting voice activated commands for managing or replying to E-mails
WB1US 9,298,407
Mar 29, 2016		Mobile information apparatus that are configurable to include applications for playing audio digital content received over the internet from subscribed audio digital content service(s)
US 9,116,723
Aug 25, 2015		Communication device or media device for providing phone calling service, internet access service, or digital content service
V4US 9,110,622
Aug 18, 2015		Internet-pads that include a digital camera, a touch sensitive screen interface, and support for voice activated commands
V1US 9,092,177
Jul 28, 2015		Smart phones that include a digital camera, a touch sensitive screen, support for voice activated commands, and support to at least part of a protocol within IEEE 802.11 standards
D7US 9,069,510
Jun 30, 2015		Touch sensitive screen information apparatus that includes close proximity or near distance radio frequency field communication
D6US 9,042,811
May 26, 2015		Specification of smart wireless television for rendering digital content
US 9,043,482
May 26, 2015		Portable communication device for providing phone calling service
D5US 9,036,181
May 19, 2015		Wireless printing device for printing digital content received via wireless communication compatible, at least partly, with IEEE 802.11 or Bluetooth
D9US 9,037,088
May 19, 2015		Smart phone that includes a wireless communication unit compatible with at least one protocol within bluetooth and/or IEEE802.11 standards for wireless transmission of audio digital content from the smart phone to a wireless audio output device for voice output or music playing
D1US 8,989,064
Mar 24, 2015		Wireless controller wire connectable to output devices such as televisions for accessing digital content and for wireless communication with mobile information apparatus
US 8,972,610
Mar 03, 2015		Portable communication USB device for providing mobile internet access service or for providing other communication services
D12US 8,964,220
Feb 24, 2015		Mobile devices supporting wireless synchronization over a wireless Network compatible, at least partly, with IEEE 802.11 standard(s)
WT2US 8,711,408
Apr 29, 2014		Smart television system having methods or means for accessing paid or subscribed digital content from the internet
WS1US 8,705,097
Apr 22, 2014		Internet applications and services for rendering digital content
D2US 8,630,000
Jan 14, 2014		Essential components for enabling a pervasive wireless digital ecosystem and wireless devices that support the wireless digital ecosystem
US 8,595,717
Nov 26, 2013		Memory controller that includes support for autorun of software or data
US 8,533,352
Sep 10, 2013		Method for internet access and for communication
DD2US 8,332,521
Dec 11, 2012		Internet-pad specification, the internet-pad specification may include a touch sensitive screen, a digital camera, a document application, an e-mail application, icons over the touch sensitive screen for user selection, a wireless communication unit for wireless connectivity, a digital content application for playing digital content, and an operating system supporting application programming interface (API)
US 8,296,757
Oct 23, 2012		Copy protection of software and/or data
DD1US 8,285,802
Oct 09, 2012		Internet-phone or smart phone with applications for managing and playing digital content, and a mobile device operating system supporting application programming interface
D11US 8,184,324
May 22, 2012		Mobile information apparatus for wireless search and data transfer
D10US 8,169,649
May 01, 2012		Mobile device methods for enabling pervasive wireless digital media
A1US RE43,181
Feb 14, 2012		Communication between parties or stations over a network
A2US RE42,828
Oct 11, 2011		Communication between parties over the internet without revealing personal or security information
WREUS RE42,725
Sep 20, 2011		Output service over a network
WTNUS 7,953,818
May 31, 2011		Output device and system for rendering digital content
WT0US 7,944,577
May 17, 2011		Output controller for mobile and pervasive digital content output
WD1US 7,908,401
May 15, 2011		Method and device for wireless communication between computing devices
A7US RE41,882
Oct 26, 2010		Apparatus, methods and systems for anonymous communication
US 7,805,720
Sep 28, 2010		Autorun for integrated circuit memory component
A6US RE41,689
Sep 14, 2010		Apparatus, methods and systems for anonymous communication
A5US RE41,532
Aug 17, 2010		Apparatus, methods and systems for anonymous communication
A4US RE41,487
Aug 10, 2010		Apparatus, methods and systems for anonymous communication
A3US RE41,416
Jul 06, 2010		Apparatus, methods and systems for anonymous communication
D8US 7,609,402
Oct 27, 2009		Methods for universal data output
WR0US 7,318,086
Jan 08, 2008		System for mobile and pervasive output
A0US 7,099,304
Aug 29, 2006		Apparatus, methods and systems for anonymous communication
WS0US 6,947,995
Sep 20, 2005		Mobile and pervasive output server