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Mark Twain (Samuel L. Clemens) received Patent No. 121,992 for "An Improvement in Adjustable and Detachable Straps for Garments." He later received two more patents: one for a self-pasting scrapbook and one for a game to help players remember important historical dates.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7650313 | Microbilling using a trust management system The present invention provides a microbilling system that integrates with existing billing systems and existing devices. In a preferred embodiment of the invention, the devices store digital certificates with short-lived expiration dates and specifying transaction l... | 01/19/2010 |
| 7646756 | Multipoll for QoS-driven wireless LANs A method and a system are disclosed for providing quality of service (QoS)-driven channel access within a basic service set (BSS) in a wireless network. At least one available TO is allocated to a selected non-PC station having traffic to transmit. A multipoll frame... | 01/12/2010 |
| 7639793 | Method and apparatus for reconfiguring network routes A method and apparatus for ensuring that every path in an IP network that interconnects a pair of VoIP network elements comprises diverse network routes and is engineered with adequate bandwidth to support VoIP phone calls are disclosed. In the event that a single p... | 12/29/2009 |
| 7639790 | Method and apparatus for providing an audible calling party identification for a call waiting service The present invention enables users of packet-switched network services, e.g., VoIP network services, to hear a very gentle whispering tone that quietly conveys the identity of the calling party when they are engaged in conversation and to receive a call-waiting sig... | 12/29/2009 |
| 7639657 | Centralized contention and reservation request for QoS-driven wireless LANs A method and a system is disclosed for providing quality of service (QoS)-driven channel access within a basic service set (BSS) in a wireless local area network (WLAN). A contention control (CC) frame is sent from a point coordinator (PC) of the BSS during a conten... | 12/29/2009 |
| 7639621 | Method and apparatus for analyzing source internet protocol activity in a network Method and apparatus for analyzing source internet protocol (SIP) activity in a network is described. In one example, a SIP address is obtained. Log data collected over a predefined time period by a plurality of network facilities is automatically queried using the ... | 12/29/2009 |
| 7636192 | Method, apparatus and system for cost effective optical transmission with fast Raman tilt transient control A method for cost-effective optical transmission with fast Raman tilt or other transient event control uses a combination of Erbium-doped fiber amplifiers (EDFAs) and Raman fiber amplifiers (RFAs), where EDFAs are used as the primary optical amplifiers to compensate... | 12/22/2009 |
| 7631074 | System and method for managing data streams A system for a data stream management system includes a filter transport aggregate for a high speed input data stream with a plurality of packets each packet comprising attributes. The system includes an evaluation system to evaluate the high speed input data stream... | 12/08/2009 |
| 7630949 | System and method for inferring traffic legitimacy through selective impairment Described is a system and method for determining a classification of an application that includes initiating a stress test on the application, the stress test including a predetermined number of stress events, wherein the stress events are based on a network impairm... | 12/08/2009 |
| 7630484 | Service and information management system for a telecommunications network A system for service control and operations for a telecommunications network. In particular, an architecture and method for a service control and operations element system. The system communicates with a plurality of interconnected telecommunications network element... | 12/08/2009 |
| 7630372 | Method and apparatus for providing access and egress uniform resource identifiers for routing A method and apparatus for providing routing of calls in a packet network, e.g., a Voice over Internet Protocol (IP) network, using one or more criteria extracted from signaling information to determine the routing for the calls are disclosed. In one embodiment, the... | 12/08/2009 |
| 7630359 | Technique for providing translation between the packet environment and the PSTN environment Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) calls received in a Hybrid Fiber Coax (HFC) network (12) maintained by a provider of HFC VoIP telephony services are advantageously translated into a Time-Division Multiplex (TDM) format by an Internet Protocol Device Termi... | 12/08/2009 |
| 7630353 | Method and apparatus for QoS improvement with packet voice transmission over wireless LANs A method for improving packetized speech transmitted over a wireless LAN is disclosed. Speech packets transmitted over the wireless LAN are monitored for errors. Any of the speech packets found to have errors are replaced with synthesized speech packets. The synthes... | 12/08/2009 |
| 7630351 | RSVP/SBM based up-stream session setup, modification, and teardown for QoS-driven wireless LANs A method and system is disclosed for setting up, modifying and tearing down an up-stream communication session in a basic service set (BSS) in a wireless local area network (WLAN), so that the communication session has a defined Quality of Service (QoS). Regarding s... | 12/08/2009 |
| 7630325 | Methods for reconciling trunk group identification information among various telecommunication network management systems A method includes retrieving a first data set from a switch within a network, the first data set including a set of switch records. Among the switch records included in the first data set is a first switch record associated with and including a field identifying a f... | 12/08/2009 |
| 7630290 | Interference suppressing OFDM system for wireless communications An IS-OFDM system for point-to-point wireless communications that suppresses narrow-band interference comprises an IS-OFDM transmitter and an IS-OFDM receiver, wherein a transmitted signal comprises a plurality of subcarriers, and further wherein each subcarrier con... | 12/08/2009 |
| 7627549 | Methods and systems for transferring data over electronics networks Methods and systems for managing the transfer of large data files across electronic data networks optimally in accordance with the desired results of the users. The present invention takes into consideration the user-defined transfer requirements, the data character... | 12/01/2009 |
| 7627529 | Method and system for allowing simultaneous usage of prepaid services A method and system allows multiple and simultaneous use of a pre-paid calling card. A call management system allows for the completion of multiple calls under one pre-paid calling card account number. Depending on the number of concurrent users, a billing system as... | 12/01/2009 |
| 7627326 | Spectrum management system for municipal spectrum using guided cognitive radio Described is a system and method for assigning a frequency to an access point in a wireless network comprising a plurality of access points. The system and method includes accessing a rule-base to obtain a set of rules for the wireless network, accessing a license d... | 12/01/2009 |
| 7627322 | Method for call forwarding a call from a mobile telephone A method of call forwarding a call originally placed to a mobile telephone number of a mobile telephone to a landline telephone number of a landline telephone is provided, wherein the call is routed through a telephone network by a service provider. A forwarding loc... | 12/01/2009 |
| 7627093 | Systems and methods for monitoring voice service feature failures in a telecommunication network A method includes receiving multiple alarm messages, each being associated with a failure associated with a service feature available within a telecommunication network. A failure rate for a type of failure having a common set of service feature failure characterist... | 12/01/2009 |
| 7626995 | Method and apparatus for scalable virtual private network multicasting In one embodiment, the present invention is a method and apparatus for scalable virtual private network multicasting. In one embodiment a service network builds a new data multicast distribution tree for each high-bandwidth multicast data flow (e.g., multicast data ... | 12/01/2009 |
| 7626986 | Method for operating a router having multiple processing paths A method for processing a packet having a header and a payload, the method including filtering the header to determine needs indicated by the packet header, selecting one of a time sensitive logical processing path, a non-time-sensitive logical processing path and a... | 12/01/2009 |
| 7626984 | Method and apparatus for providing congruent multicast and unicast routing A method and apparatus for enabling congruent multicast and unicast routing in a Virtual Private Network (VPN) are disclosed. For example, the present method receives a request to join a multicast group to receive multicast data traffic by a receiver behind a remote... | 12/01/2009 |
| 7626980 | Method and apparatus for enabling communications assistance for law enforcement act services The present invention enables packet-switched network providers, e.g., VoIP network providers, to use commonly deployed components and capabilities to support surveillance services, e.g., CALEA services. Specifically, signaling and media streams that flow through Bo... | 12/01/2009 |
| 7626941 | Method and apparatus for analyzing proposed service features in a communication network Method and apparatus for analyzing a proposed service feature in a communication network is described. In one example, a call flow for supporting the service feature in the communication network is created, where at least one network component supports the call flow... | 12/01/2009 |
| 7626757 | Multi-band hybrid SOA-raman amplifier for CWDM A multi-band hybrid amplifier is disclosed for use in optical fiber systems. The amplifier uses Raman laser pumps and semiconductor optical amplifiers in series to produce a relatively level gain across the frequency range of interest. Multiple Raman pumps are multi... | 12/01/2009 |
| 7626496 | Negative feedback loop for defect management of plant protection ticket screening This is a method for use in automated screening of tickets for plant protection based on negative feedback from past performance. In particular this invention provides an automated screening process that takes a dig ticket address from a ticket request and correlate... | 12/01/2009 |
| 7624100 | Method for web-based exploration of network infrastructure In accordance with the teachings of the present invention, a method of data drilling is presented. A network database is deployed in a network, such as the Internet, for broad-based user access. Network information is stored in the network database and is organized ... | 11/24/2009 |
| 7623850 | Voicemail system with calling party identification A voicemail header is modified to provide caller ID information in connection with the delivery of voice mail. The header may include an audible alert signal as is used in call waiting to alert a caller ID box in the customer's premises that caller ID information fo... | 11/24/2009 |
| 7623647 | Method and apparatus for using voice commands to activate network based service logic A method and apparatus for manipulating the service logic displayed in a display frame using voice commands are disclosed. Specifically, a subscriber can provide voice-activated commands through a wired or wireless headset to manipulate available network service log... | 11/24/2009 |
| 7623525 | Flexible multicasting in high-capacity switches In a communication system using multicasting, multicast packets are forwarded through a switch by destination ports after these ports receive the packets. A source node sends the multicast packet to a subset of nodes within the multicast group, which in turn, forwar... | 11/24/2009 |
| 7620807 | Method and apparatus for automatically constructing application signatures The present invention relates to a method and system for the automated construction of application signatures. In one example, an approach for automatically constructing accurate signatures for individual applications, with minimal human involvement or application d... | 11/17/2009 |
| 7620164 | Method and apparatus for providing extension management in voice over internet protocol premises A method and apparatus for allowing all the extensions connected to an enhanced Terminal Adaptor (TA) associated with a single phone number to place and receive phone calls independently are disclosed. For example, in the case of a call waiting scenario, if an exten... | 11/17/2009 |
| 7620155 | Method and apparatus for automated asymmetric digital subscriber line loop testing A method and apparatus for mechanizing the currently manual ADSL loop testing process is disclosed. In one embodiment, an automated loop testing device is disclosed, where the loop testing device has a pair of terminals, e.g., RJ-11 jacks on both sides of the device... | 11/17/2009 |
| 7620031 | Method and apparatus for code division switching Time division multiplexed input signals (i.e., separated into time slots) are spread in each time slot with a destination code. This spreading is applied for destination identification as opposed to signal information modulation. Each spreading signal is associated ... | 11/17/2009 |
| 7613288 | Method for handling incoming calls directed to a virtual communication service subscriber via a guest PBX A method of handling incoming calls directed to a virtual communication subscriber is disclosed. An incoming call intended for the virtual communication subscriber is received at a first communication device. A call is placed to a second communication device using c... | 11/03/2009 |
| 7613113 | Method and apparatus for introducing a delay during a call setup in a communication network A method and apparatus for providing a capability for placing a slight delay in processing call setup and termination signaling messages in conferencing applications so that the call processing rate requirement on a Call Control Element (CCE) is lowered. For example... | 11/03/2009 |
| 7606911 | System and method for providing status information from multiple information sources in a single display The present invention is a system and method for providing and displaying information collected from a variety of information providers such as an electronic mail server or an information content server. Each of the variety of information providers provides informat... | 10/20/2009 |
| 7606268 | Method and apparatus for handing off control of service access over a cable IP network In a communication network that provides a path through a cable IP network between sending and receiving terminals residing on respective networks (e.g., an HFC, and/or PSTN network) controlled by different network managers or service providers, a controller hands o... | 10/20/2009 |
