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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8185153 | Apparatus and method for a web programmable telephone A web programmable telephone and a method for operating a web programmable telephone are disclosed. In one embodiment of the present invention, a voice module of a wireless household telephone is controlled by an internal web module that can retrieve and execute dat... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8144844 | Method and system for announcement A method for delivering audio announcements, includes: receiving an announcement package, the announcement package including a package identity, a package update time, and one or more announcement items; and presenting the announcement package to an audio player. Ea... | 03/27/2012 |
| 8121613 | Method and system for obtaining emergency caller location Methods and systems for obtaining the location of a caller during an emergency or other telephone call. Before or during a call, a phone system can obtain from one or more sources a subscriber access line identity associated with a subscriber location record that in... | 02/21/2012 |
| 8032421 | Method and system to distribute online video An online video distribution network includes an online video portal and an online video merchant. In one embodiment, when the consumer orders a video, the merchant provides a pick-up ticket to the consumer. The portal uses the merchant identity in the pick-up ticke... | 10/04/2011 |
| 8032109 | Method and system for obtaining emergency caller location Methods and systems for obtaining the location of a caller during an emergency or other telephone call. Before or during a call, a phone system can obtain from one or more sources a subscriber access line identity associated with a subscriber location record that in... | 10/04/2011 |
| 8031844 | Communication sessions for a commercial transaction using telephone with a printer A method and system for providing a transaction using a telephone with a printer, includes: establishing a plurality of communications sessions between a first party and a second party to the transaction, where the first party comprises the telephone with the printe... | 10/04/2011 |
| 8019358 | Method and system for obtaining emergency caller location A method and system for determining if a phone has changed locations includes a subscriber phone equipment coupled to a phone system through a subscriber access line. The subscriber phone equipment includes a location test module and a datastore. The location test m... | 09/13/2011 |
| 7974422 | System and method of adjusting the sound of multiple audio objects directed toward an audio output device Embodiments of the present invention include methods and apparatuses for adjusting audio content when more multiple audio objects are directed toward a single audio output device. The amplitude, white noise content, and frequencies can be adjusted to enhance overall... | 07/05/2011 |
| 7961854 | System to record and analyze voice message usage information A voice message system records voice message usage information by creating voice message records when a voice message is sent and when it is received. The voice message record includes: the voice message, a voice message sender identity, a voice message recipient id... | 06/14/2011 |
| 7865179 | Telephone identity association and a method of distributing telephone identity association to telephone systems Embodiments of the present invention include methods of distributing telephone identity associations among multiple telephone systems in a telephone network. In one embodiment, the present invention includes methods of distributing, receiving, redistributing and wit... | 01/04/2011 |
| 7835765 | Apparatus and method for a web programmable telephone A web programmable telephone and a method for operating a web programmable telephone are disclosed. In one embodiment of the present invention, a voice module of a wireless household telephone is controlled by an internal web module that can retrieve and execute dat... | 11/16/2010 |
| 7817785 | Method and system for announcement A method for delivering audio announcements, includes: receiving an announcement package, the announcement package including a package identity, a package update time, and one or more announcement items; and presenting the announcement package to an audio player. Ea... | 10/19/2010 |
| 7733802 | Method to dynamically create a virtual network A method creates a virtual network dynamically, with automated configuration for the new virtual network to function. The virtual network creation is initiated by a network node sending a request for a virtual network to a network controller. The network controller ... | 06/08/2010 |
| 7700865 | Method and system for music program selection In providing a music program, a personal music player displays personal activity choices. A user selects a personal activity and provides a time duration for the activity. The player sends a request to a music program server for a music program. The request includes... | 04/20/2010 |
| 7668156 | Apparatus and method for a voice portal A voice portal and a method for operating a voice portal are disclosed. In one embodiment of the present invention, voice a voice portal is connected to multiple telephones of various protocols by both a voice signal interface and a data signal interface. The voice ... | 02/23/2010 |
| 7631063 | Operating and managing network application on a consumer network device using a control console incorporated into the consumer network device Embodiments of the present invention include apparatuses for a console controller in a network device. In one embodiment, the present invention includes a console controller, a display module and an input module in a network device so that a user can view, enter, or... | 12/08/2009 |
| 7613477 | Apparatus and method for a web programmable telephone A web programmable telephone and a method for operating a web programmable telephone are disclosed. In one embodiment of the present invention, a voice module of a wireless household telephone is controlled by an internal web module that can retrieve and execute dat... | 11/03/2009 |
| 7613451 | Telephone identity association and a method of distributing telephone identity association to telephone systems Embodiments of the present invention include methods of distributing telephone identity associations among multiple telephone systems in a telephone network. In one embodiment, the present invention includes methods of distributing, receiving, redistributing and wit... | 11/03/2009 |
| 7583662 | Voice virtual private network Embodiments of the present invention include a Voice Virtual Private Network (Voice VPN) and methods for providing access to remote peer users across same. In one embodiment, voice and communication services of one or more corporate network are provided to remote us... | 09/01/2009 |
