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Glam girl Heddy Lamar may have used her good looks to good effect on the silver screen, but she put her smarts to better use as an inventor. During World War II, she co-patented a frequency-switching system for torpedo guidance that was considered years ahead of its time.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8009808 | System and method for maintaining a translations database to effect call control at a remote terminal A call control system comprising a control module, a translations database and a switching fabric are connected to a trunk group between a remote terminal and its controlling local switching office. The call control system monitors control signals from the switching... | 08/30/2011 |
| 7529352 | System and method to provide local service for all emergency services numbers and to provide language assistance for calls to such numbers A system and method to enable a local communications systems to respond appropriately to all extra-jurisdictional emergency dialing numbers by connecting the call to an interactive emergency language system. Additionally, and importantly, the system uses the dialed ... | 05/05/2009 |
| 7272386 | System and method for providing location and call back information for special number calls from phone sets serviced by a privately served network A system for handling special number calls placed from a phone coupled at a connection locus in a private network; includes: (a) a private switch controlling communications with the phone from outside the private network during a call session; (b) a control facility... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7251312 | Method and system for availing participants in a special number call event and others of information contained in a plurality of data stores A method for availing participants and others in a special number call event of information contained in a plurality of data stores includes the steps of: (a) in no particular order: (1) providing the plurality of data stores; (2) providing at least one respective d... | 07/31/2007 |
| 7200207 | Communication network for providing emergency services The invention comprises a communication network that includes a plurality of conforming emergency systems, a packet network, and an emergency services network. The emergency services network includes a plurality of response gateways and a plurality of emergency serv... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7177400 | System and method for providing a map image supplemental to automatic location identification information A system and method that provides a map image as part of, or along with, ALI information by dispatching a map query to a central map server after receipt of the ALI information, which includes an address, geo-coordinates or both. A map image corresponding to the req... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7177398 | Bi-directional messaging for an emergency services network The invention includes a communication network that comprises a conforming emergency system coupled to an emergency services network by a media channel. The emergency services network includes a resource coupled to a plurality of emergency services. When in operatio... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7177397 | Geographic routing of emergency service call center emergency calls The present invention is related to the delivery of requests for emergency service initially handled by an emergency service call center to a public safety answering point. The invention additionally allows for enhancement information to be provided to a public safe... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7123693 | Method and apparatus for increasing the reliability of an emergency call communication network The invention includes an emergency services network comprising a plurality of resources, a plurality of emergency services, and a Service/Name Resolution (SNR) system connected to a transport network. In operation, one of the resources receives a retrieval key for ... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7054611 | System and method for providing mobile caller information to a special number service station A system for providing particular information relating to a caller placing a call from a mobile calling instrument to a special number service station in a telecommunication network includes: (a) an information store for storing a body of information including the p... | 05/30/2006 |
| 6993118 | System and method for accessing personal information relating to a caller in a remote telecommunication network A telecommunication system for accessing personal information relating to a caller having a home network and being engaged in a call with a call taker in a remote network distal from the home network includes: (a) an internetwork communication system coupling a plur... | 01/31/2006 |
| 6963557 | System and method for routing telephone calls involving internet protocol network A system for routing telephone calls from a calling party instrument to a called party instrument and involving at least one internet protocol network includes: (a) a first internet protocol interface apparatus effecting a first communicative coupling between the ca... | 11/08/2005 |
| 6771742 | Geographic routing of emergency service call center emergency calls The present invention is related to the delivery of requests for emergency service initially handled by an emergency service call center to a public safety answering point. The invention additionally allows for enhancement information to be provided to a public safe... | 08/03/2004 |
| 6744859 | System and apparatus for providing telephone communication between a caller and a special number call answering facility A system is for providing communication between a caller and a special number call answering facility including call answering positions. Calls are in a first call format including caller identification information or a second call format without identification info... | 06/01/2004 |
