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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 5921817 | Multipin plug connector adapter The present invention in broadest terms includes an adapter for a plurality of multipin connectors, said adapter comprising: (a) a circuit board having a connector-mounting side; (b) a plurality of multipin connectors, each of said multipin connectors dis... | 07/13/1999 |
| 5796393 | System for intergrating an on-line service community with a foreign service A system and method are disclosed for integrating an on-line service community with a foreign service such as the Internet World Wide Web. To take advantage of the present invention, on-line service subscribers access a membership module to complete a mem... | 08/18/1998 |
| 5761425 | System for facilitating data transfers between host computers and workstations by having a first, second and third computer programs communicate in a matching application-level protocol A system is disclosed in which Local Area Networks and Wide Area Networks are connected and specialized services are provided to facilitate communication across the networks. For Wide Area Network to Local Area Network communications, users are authentica... | 06/02/1998 |
| 5758088 | System for transmitting messages, between an installed network and wireless device A system is disclosed in which electronic communications such as e-mail messages may be sent to a wireless device. The electronic communications originate or are transmitted through an information service that sends the communications to a wireless servic... | 05/26/1998 |
| 5758080 | System for providing closed captioning to an electronic discussion group An electronic discussion group includes interaction with closed captioning from a media program, in substantially real time. Video clips from the program may also be displayed on users' computer terminals.... | 05/26/1998 |
| 5740361 | System for remote pass-phrase authentication A system and method are disclosed for authenticating users and services communicating over an insecure network. Each user and service has a pass-phrase used for authentication. However, the pass-phrases are not revealed during the authentication process a... | 04/14/1998 |
| 5737538 | System for remote microcomputer access and modification of information in host computer An improved system for communication between a host that keeps and updates information and a microcomputer that accesses, varies or adds to the host information. The microcomputer displays information received from the host and sends information selected ... | 04/07/1998 |
| 5715466 | System for parallel foreign language communication over a computer network A system is disclosed which allows for an electronic discussion group user to communicate with another user who speaks a different language. Machine translators and other software are incorporated to translate messages, thereby creating parallel discussio... | 02/03/1998 |
| 5680549 | System for transferring network connections from first to second program where the first enters an inactive state and resumes control of connections when second terminates A system for network support of supplemental local applications allows one workstation application, communicating with a host computer on a network, to invoke a second workstation application that takes control of the first application's connection to the... | 10/21/1997 |
| 5680303 | Communication device sharing on a local area network The X.25 device driver allows an X.25 card to be shared by workstations on a local area network. The approach used for the X.25 device driver may be used for sharing other devices on a local area network as well. The device driver for the device to be sha... | 10/21/1997 |
| 5678010 | Automated routing of messages over a network A system for processing credit card transactions is disclosed. Transaction data to be processed is sent by point of sale terminal to a terminal node connected to a sophisticated communications network. The terminal node uses routing data contained in the ... | 10/14/1997 |
| 5649013 | Royalty tracking method and apparatus A system that facilitates tracking of computer files that have been received from on-line information services, such as CompuServe. Tracking is accomplished by adding a "handling list" to each file as an obscure part of its archive structure. The actual f... | 07/15/1997 |
| 5619559 | Financial card authorization system A credit card authorization network which takes advantage of an all digital system to eliminate the need for analog to digital signal conversion. This allows for faster response time as well as reduced telephone charges. A credit card company may operate ... | 04/08/1997 |
| 5615131 | System for providing closed captioning to an electronic discussion group An electronic discussion group includes interaction with closed captioning from a media program, in substantially real time. Video clips from the program may also be displayed on users' computer terminals.... | 03/25/1997 |
| 5563804 | System for providing closed captioning to an electronic discussion group An electronic discussion group includes interaction with closed captioning from a media program, in substantially real time. Video clips from the program may also be displayed on users'computer terminals.... | 10/08/1996 |
| 5541925 | Point of sale system that bypasses the public telephone network A system for communication between a POS terminal and a destination host, which may be a credit transaction authorization entity. The system includes a POS terminal, RF network port, a packet switched network, a destination node, and a destination host. T... | 07/30/1996 |
| 5528454 | Cooling device for electronic components arranged in a vertical series and vertical series of electronic devices containing same The present invention is a cooling device for a vertical array of electronic devices, which, in broadest terms, comprises an enclosure having a top and a bottom, each having at least one opening, and having first and second sides. The first opposing side ... | 06/18/1996 |
| 5426427 | Data transmission routing system A data transmission routing system which allows a terminal user to access an initial host within a computer network, the initial host determines a preferred target host to respond to the user's requests, the initial host communicates with a terminal or ga... | 06/20/1995 |
