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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 |
| 8156186 | Method and system for organizing electronic messages using eye-gaze technology A method for organizing messages received and transmitted between at least two computer systems over a network and a system configured to implement the method are described. In one aspect, the method includes tracking where a user is gazing as the user is composing ... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8098811 | Methods and systems for selectively playing received ringtones Methods and systems are described for selectively playing received ringtones. Receipt at a communication device of an incoming voice call that includes a ringtone is detected. A ringtone preselected for the communication device is played in response to receiving the... | 01/17/2012 |
| 8078882 | Methods systems, and computer program products for entering sensitive and padding data using user-defined criteria Disclosed are methods, systems, and computer program products for identifying sensitive data from a user-entered input sequence based on user-defined criteria. According to one method, user-defined criteria for identifying sensitive data within user-entered input se... | 12/13/2011 |
| 8072392 | Integrated display system for a computer and a portable device A display-based device includes a display assembly having a first viewing portion and a second viewing portion within the first viewing portion and a docking station that removably docks a portable device having an imaging apparatus that includes a display apparatus... | 12/06/2011 |
| RE42973 | Camera network communication device A communication device for interconnecting a digital camera to a communication network for downloading data to a remote computer. The device has a network communication port for establishing communication with a network via a pre-defined protocol and communication m... | 11/29/2011 |
| 8041766 | Associating presence information with a digital image Presence information for an object in a digital image is determined. An identifier associated with at least one object depicted in the image is allowed to be stored as image metadata. The identifier is sufficient to determine presence information from at least one o... | 10/18/2011 |
| 8037425 | Methods, systems, and computer readable media for controlling presentation and selection of objects that are digital images depicting subjects The subject matter described herein includes methods, systems, and computer readable media for controlling presentation and selection of objects that are digital images depicting subjects. According to one aspect, a plurality of objects arranged in a plurality of ve... | 10/11/2011 |
| 8031857 | Methods and systems for changing a communication quality of a communication session based on a meaning of speech data Methods and systems are described for changing a communication quality of a communication session based on a meaning of speech data. Speech data exchanged between clients participating in a communication session is parsed. A meaning of the parsed speech data is dete... | 10/04/2011 |
| 7991548 | System and method for presenting a computed route A method for presenting a route includes receiving a starting point and a destination point and computing a route that includes a route segment between the two points. The method further includes determining, based on a user's travel history, whether the route segme... | 08/02/2011 |
| 7991544 | System and method for selecting and presenting a route to a user A method and system are provided for selecting and presenting a route to a user. An exemplary embodiment includes storing a plurality of associations, each association between a route taken by a user and user characteristics. Received from a particular user is a req... | 08/02/2011 |
| 7991124 | Method and system for collecting contemporaneous information relating to a critical event The present invention is directed to a method and system for collecting contemporaneous information relating to a critical event. The method includes receiving a call requesting an emergency response to a critical event and in response to the call, using at least on... | 08/02/2011 |
| 7979545 | Methods, systems, and computer program products for managing electronic subscriptions Methods, systems, and computer program products for managing electronic subscriptions are disclosed. According to one aspect, a method includes monitoring, at an electronic subscription client, receipt of one or more subscription messages associated with an electron... | 07/12/2011 |
| 7979527 | Methods, systems, and computer program products for managing electronic subscriptions Methods, systems, and computer program products for managing electronic subscriptions are disclosed. According to one aspect, a method includes monitoring, at an electronic subscription client, receipt of one or more subscription messages associated with an electron... | 07/12/2011 |
| 7962932 | Methods, systems, and computer program products for presenting a message on a display based on a display based on video frame types presented on the display Methods, systems, and computer program products for presenting a message on a display based on video frame types presented on the display are disclosed. According to one aspect, a method includes receiving a message having one of a plurality of priority levels for p... | 06/14/2011 |
| 7962460 | Methods, systems, and computer program products for determining availability of presentable content via a subscription service Methods, systems, and computer program products for determining availability of presentable content via a subscription service are disclosed. According to one aspect, a method includes receiving a selection of first presentable content associated with a first subscr... | 06/14/2011 |
| 7957635 | Method and system for providing background blurring when capturing an image using an image capture device A method and system are described for providing background blurring when capturing an image using an image capture device. According to one aspect, input is received for initiating an image capture process for capturing an image of a subject at an image capture devi... | 06/07/2011 |
| 7949554 | Methods, systems, and computer program products for calendar-based coverage monitoring Methods, systems, and computer program products for calendar-based coverage monitoring are disclosed. According to one aspect, a method includes receiving a coverage rule defining multiple covering entities for performing an activity for a covered entity and at leas... | 05/24/2011 |
| 7890768 | Methods, systems, and computer program products for entering sensitive and padding data using user-defined criteria Disclosed are methods, systems, and computer program products for identifying sensitive data from a user-entered input sequence based on user-defined criteria. According to one method, user-defined criteria for identifying sensitive data within user-entered input se... | 02/15/2011 |
| 7890752 | Methods, systems, and computer program products for associating an originator of a network packet with the network packet using biometric information Methods, systems, and computer program products for associating an originator of a network packet with the network packet using biometric information are disclosed. According to one method, biometric identification information is identified for a network user. The i... | 02/15/2011 |
| 7881295 | Establishing directed communication based upon physical interaction between two devices A method and system for establishing communication with a device is provided. Aspects of an exemplary embodiment include detecting, at a first device, a physical interaction between the first device and a second device; determining a network address usable for estab... | 02/01/2011 |
| 7869790 | Policy-based controls for wireless cameras A system and method of the present invention provide parental and corporate control for a camera-phone. An administration authority web site is provided that enables an owner of a camera-phone to log into a server and establish a set of control policies that specify... | 01/11/2011 |
| 7832000 | Device ownership transfer from a network A home relationship is established between a device and a network by storing an ownership record in the device that identifies the network, and storing in the network a device identifier that identifies the device. Thereafter, communication is established between th... | 11/09/2010 |
| 7831707 | Methods, systems, and computer program products for managing electronic subscriptions Methods, systems, and computer program products for managing electronic subscriptions are disclosed. According to one aspect, a method includes monitoring, at an electronic subscription client, receipt of one or more subscription messages associated with an electron... | 11/09/2010 |
| 7797337 | Methods, systems, and computer program products for automatically associating data with a resource as metadata based on a characteristic of the resource Methods, systems, and computer program products for automatically associating data with a resource as metadata based on a characteristic of the resource are disclosed. According to one method, a metadata association rule is defined for a metadata associator. The met... | 09/14/2010 |
| 7774851 | Methods, systems, and computer program products for protecting information on a user interface based on a viewability of the information Methods, systems, and computer program products for protecting information on a user interface based on a viewability of the information are disclosed. According to one method, a viewing position of a person other than a user with respect to information on a user in... | 08/10/2010 |
| 7747762 | System for transmitting data utilizing multiple communication applications simultaneously in response to user request without specifying recipient's communication information The present invention is related to a method for transmitting data utilizing a plurality of communication applications simultaneously in a communication device supporting the plurality of communication applications, and a communication device for implementing the me... | 06/29/2010 |
| 7719520 | Systems and methods for processing data entered using an eye-tracking system A method for processing data entered using an electronic device and an electronic device capable of implementing the method is described. In one embodiment, the electronic device includes at least one multi-value key associated with at least two input data values. E... | 05/18/2010 |
| 7712661 | System and method for registration of an electronic device A method for registering an electronic device includes receiving from a point-of-sale interface a transaction code and purchaser information associated with a purchase of an electronic device. While the transaction code is associated with the purchase of the electro... | 05/11/2010 |
| 7707239 | Using local networks for location information and image tagging The present invention provides a method for establishing a location for a digital image without the use of a GPS unit. Aspects of the invention include broadcasting over a network a location identifier (ID) identifying a location of the network; detecting the locati... | 04/27/2010 |
| 7702456 | System and method for presenting a computed route A method for presenting a route includes receiving a starting point and a destination point and computing a route that includes a route segment between the two points. The method further includes determining, based on a user's travel history, whether the route segme... | 04/20/2010 |
| 7698061 | System and method for selecting and presenting a route to a user A method and system are provided for selecting and presenting a route to a user. An exemplary embodiment includes storing at least a portion of routes taken by a plurality of users; receiving from a particular user a request for at least one recommended route from a... | 04/13/2010 |
| 7680940 | Method and system for managing dynamic associations between folksonomic data and resources Methods and systems are described for managing dynamic associations between folksonomic data and resources. One method includes receiving from a subscriber a subscription request to establish at least one of a first subscription to tag/resource association data asso... | 03/16/2010 |
| 7676543 | Associating presence information with a digital image The present invention provides a computer-implemented method and system for associating presence information with a digital image. Aspects of the preferred embodiment include allowing an identifier associated with at least one object depicted in the image to be stor... | 03/09/2010 |
| 7672248 | Methods, systems, and computer program products for automatically changing network communication configuration information when a communication session is terminated A network host device is enabled to initiate providing of network communication configuration information for a network to at least one network-enabled device for establishing a communication session via the network. It is determined when a last communication sessio... | 03/02/2010 |
| 7657171 | Method and system for providing background blurring when capturing an image using an image capture device A method and system are described for providing background blurring when capturing an image using an image capture device. According to one aspect, input is received for initiating an image capture process for capturing an image of a subject at an image capture devi... | 02/02/2010 |
| 7646854 | Method and system for collecting contemporaneous information relating to a critical event The present invention is directed to a method and system for collecting contemporaneous information relating to a critical event. The method includes receiving a call requesting an emergency response to a critical event and in response to the call, using at least on... | 01/12/2010 |
| 7631263 | Methods, systems, and computer program products for characterizing links to resources not activated Methods, systems, and computer program products for characterizing links to resources that are not activated are disclosed. According to one aspect, a page is presented via a user interface of a client device, the page including a link to a resource accessible via a... | 12/08/2009 |
| 7631007 | System and method for tracking user activity related to network resources using a browser A method and system are described for tracking user activity related to network resources using a browser. According to an exemplary embodiment, a user-initiated activity related to a network resource is detected in the browser. The detected user-initiated activity ... | 12/08/2009 |
| 7606856 | Methods, systems, and computer program products for presenting topical information referenced during a communication Methods, systems, and computer program products are disclosed for presenting topical information referenced during a communication. A topic key phrase is received during a communication between a first party and a second party. A topic descriptor associated with the... | 10/20/2009 |
| 7602424 | Method and apparatus for automatically categorizing images in a digital camera A method and apparatus for automatically categorizing images in a digital camera is provided. In one aspect, a digital camera includes a processor that converts raw image data into processed image data at the time of image capture, an analysis module coupled to the ... | 10/13/2009 |
