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"The wireless music box has no imaginable commercial value. Who would pay for a message sent to nobody in particular?"
David Sarnoff, American radio pioneer ; 1921
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8177402 | Light module for an illumination device for a motor vehicle The invention relates to a light module (1) for an illumination device (20), in particular for a headlight, for a motor vehicle. The light module (1) comprises a plurality of light sources (2) for emitting light beams (4, 5), at le... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8177109 | Method and apparatus for support of a medical device A catch plate is provided for supporting the weight of a tool by a connected cable. The catch plate includes an elongate formable body with a through opening at one end for attaching the plate to a vertical surface, and a hook feature formed in the elongate body at ... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8175243 | Systems and methods for facilitating teleconferencing without pre-reservation of conference resources A teleconferencing system is provided comprising a telephony interface for answering telephony events routed thereto from a router or switch, and one or more signal processing mechanisms coupled to the telephony interface and locatable by the system. The system incl... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8172083 | Systems for storing beverage containers during transport shipping and warehousing An apparatus for supporting liquid-filled containers having removable closures contacting an interface at one end, in a manner to attenuate escape of gas from the containers between the closures and the interface has a supporting framework and at least one insert wi... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8166731 | Method and apparatus for supplying gas to an area Embodiments of the present invention are directed to various designs and packaging methods for a gas delivery device and materials for supplying one or more predetermined gases to a target area as well as to application specific opthamological embodiments. With rega... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8150014 | System and method for transitioning a voice session in progress over a communication network into a voice and data session A system for effecting transition of a private branch exchange (PBX) system-hosted voice only telephone session in progress into a voice session optionally enhanced with a data collaboration channel hosted by a conference bridge includes a call escalation system (CE... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8145554 | Portfolio synchronizing between different interfaces An account coordination system includes an Internet-connected server executing software from a non-transitory, machine-readable medium. The software provides direct linking between the server and two or more financial enterprises hosting each at least one financial ... | 03/27/2012 |
| 8135791 | Interactive voice enabled email notification and alert system and method An interactive, voice-enabled email message notification and alert system 10 and method are disclosed. The system 10 relates to computer and communication systems and more particularly to delivery of electronic mail and other forms of electronic messag... | 03/13/2012 |
| 8135774 | Virtual contact center with dynamic routing A network-based interaction system includes a machine connected to the network for receiving and routing an interaction request, a server application having access to the network for matching an interaction request to a profile, and a data repository for storing pro... | 03/13/2012 |
| 8135699 | Summarization systems and methods A server-side summarization system includes a function for acquiring material to be summarized, along with source information about the material, a converter for converting the acquired material to machine-readable form, if not in that form when acquired, a summariz... | 03/13/2012 |
| 8130749 | Telephone network interface bridge between data telephony networks and dedicated connection telephony networks A computerized telephony bridge unit has a Data Network Telephony (DNT) Port and a Connection Oriented/Switched Telephony (COST) trunk port, each associated with circuitry for receiving a placing calls in the data format required by connected networks. The bridge un... | 03/06/2012 |
| 8117538 | Method for dynamically converting voice XML scripts into other compatible markup language scripts based on required modality In a contact center, a routing interface for enabling redirection of interactions from one scripted resource type to another includes a language transformation engine executable from a browser application resident on a digital medium installed on or accessible to a ... | 02/14/2012 |
| 8117089 | System for segmentation by product category of product images within a shopping cart A shopping cart utility for e-commerce has a first workspace for retrieving and storing electronic catalog items; a second workspace for receiving specific ones or combinations of the catalog items; and a device display mechanism for displaying the items and associa... | 02/14/2012 |
| 8112928 | Trigger-controlled select fire for M-16 rifle A trigger system for a firearm has an enclosure having a bottom surface, a trigger pivoted at a first pivot axis within the enclosure, a firing hammer pivoted at a second pivot axis within the enclosure, the firing hammer spring-loaded to rotate clockwise to fire, t... | 02/14/2012 |
| 8103587 | Interactive bill payment center A software suite that provides a bill-payment module and comprises an interactive main interface listing bills due and payment accounts, an interactive history link, an interactive set-up link embedded in the main interface, an interactive transfer-funds link an int... | 01/24/2012 |
| 8103501 | System and method for generation and authentication of a signed document using voice analysis The invention refers to a process and an arrangement for the generation of a signed text and/or image document, in particular a digital document for electronic sending and/or for electronic storage. The invention is characterized by the fact that the name and/or an ... | 01/24/2012 |
| 8092056 | Light module and lighting device The invention relates to a light module (1) for a lighting device for a motor vehicle. The lighting module (1) comprises a light source (3) for emission of electromagnetic radiation, preferably in the form of light which is visible for the human... | 01/10/2012 |
| 8086816 | Method for controlling performance aspects of a data storage and access routine A method for improving the performance of a computerized data storage and access system includes the steps (a) providing a virtual representation of an existing data storage controller accessible to a computing system, (b) providing a configuration interface executa... | 12/27/2011 |
| 8086795 | Onboard computer data storage, access, and caching system A controller and memory unit for a host computer has a primary controller coupled to a parallel bus interface connectable or connected to the host computer, and by cable connections to one or more remote memory disk units, one or more secondary controllers coupled b... | 12/27/2011 |
| 8086791 | Solid state memory device with PCI controller A system interface controller for enabling a computing appliance to read and write data to a fixed or removable non-volatile memory device includes a peripheral component interface having one or more disk and or bus controller registers, a flash memory controller, a... | 12/27/2011 |
| 8085693 | Virtualization of one or more sets of physical contact center resources for use by one or more virtual contact centers A system for virtual representation of physical contact center resources includes a server coupled to a wide-area-network (WAN), a digital medium accessible to the server, and a resource virtualization application executable from the digital medium to run on the ser... | 12/27/2011 |
| 8078312 | Methods for inserting a part into a storage section of a storage container and insertion tool arrangement The invention refers to a Method (69) for automatically inserting at least one part (13) into a storage section (15) of a container (11), wherein the storage section (15) comprises a plurality of holder means (17a-... | 12/13/2011 |
| 8075537 | Multiple cell therapeutic diffusion device A diffusing device for treating tissue has multiple cells arranged in a cell layer, the cells filled with or charged with a therapeutic agent, an occlusive layer in direct communication with the cell layer, and a diffusion layer in direct communication with the cell... | 12/13/2011 |
| 8075505 | Massage device utilizing an unanchored magnet for primary force generation A therapeutic system for massage comprises a massage device having an activation cell comprising a hollow pocket at least partially filled with a ferro-magnetic fluid, a permanent magnet suspended in the ferro-magnetic fluid, a coil of electrically-conductive materi... | 12/13/2011 |
| 8069407 | Method and apparatus for detecting changes in websites and reporting results to web developers for navigation template repair purposes A software application for enabling automated notification of applied structural changes to electronic information pages hosted on a data packet network is provided. The software application comprises, a developer-interface module for enabling developers to build an... | 11/29/2011 |
| 8064716 | Apparatus and methods for enhancing digital images A method for enhancing a digital image involves selecting an image as an original image to be enhanced, creating by a pixel mapping procedure at least two images altered from the original image in a first image attribute, each of the altered images differing in the ... | 11/22/2011 |
| 8064630 | Audio speaker utilizing an unanchored magnet for primary force generation A speaker apparatus has a container holding a volume of ferrofluid, a permanent magnet suspended in the ferrofluid, and a magnetic excitation apparatus proximate the container. Operation of the excitation apparatus causes movement of the permanent magnet, translated... | 11/22/2011 |
| 8028891 | System and method for authenticating and tracking products The embodiments herein provide an authentication and tracking and retail analytics system. The system comprises of code generation module, a database server, an authentication module and a communication channel. A code generation module generates unique authenticati... | 10/04/2011 |
| 8018921 | Using XML expressed primitives for platform and system-independent call modeling A system for providing third-party call control in a telecommunications environment is provided. The system comprises, a call-control mechanism for providing service logic and routing intelligence, a control application for providing service-logic description and co... | 09/13/2011 |
| 8014556 | Speaker system for head protective gear A headgear system enhanced for generating sound has at least one speaker apparatus connected to or integrated into the structure of the headgear system, the speaker apparatus including a magnet suspended in a magnetic fluid, and at least one resonator connected to t... | 09/06/2011 |
| 8014504 | Accumulative decision point data analysis system for telephony and electronic communications operations A system for generating usage statistics for a communications routing system from data generated at routing points and at end points of the system has a processor having access to the communications routing system for analyzing the data and generating the statistics... | 09/06/2011 |
| 8010092 | System for facilitating parallel data transfer from a wireless caller into a communications center A system for identifying and interacting with callers has: a telephone switch for receiving and distributing incoming calls; a messaging server for sending or receiving messages and attachments; and, a software routine for identifying wireless callers and for matchi... | 08/30/2011 |
| 8006279 | Distributive system for marking and blocking video and audio content related to video and audio programs A system is provided for rating multimedia content streamed over a data network as a series of data frames, segments, or packets and for administering display of the rated content. The system includes at least one content source device for creating raw multimedia co... | 08/23/2011 |
| 8005755 | System and method for syndicated transactions A software-based syndication and filtering platform for a first Web server hosted by a first enterprise has a rules-based filter for interacting with communications from customers of the first enterprise, the communications coming from a second Web-site of a second ... | 08/23/2011 |
| 8002672 | Gait analysis apparatus and method using a treadmill Gait analysis apparatus using a treadmill, comprising an endless belt, which is guided over at least two rollers and the upper surface of which serves as walking surface, a sensor system for determining a pressure/force distribution on a measurement plate located un... | 08/23/2011 |
| 8000977 | System and method to develop health-care information systems A method of and a system for development of health care information Systems (HIS) are disclosed. The method includes providing software programming interfaces for development of application modules, communication interfaces for establishing communication between var... | 08/16/2011 |
| 7993312 | Urinary device A urinary device for use by a person has an elongate tube having an outside wall, an inside wall and a length, a cup for collecting urine, the cup of greater diameter than the tube, formed at a free end of the tube, substantially concentric with the tube, for placin... | 08/09/2011 |
| 7991673 | Portfolio synchronizing between different interfaces A system for updating parameters of financial transactions associated with financial services initiated and completed on behalf of or directly by a user through access to a data-packet-network into more than one electronic interface accessible to the user is provide... | 08/02/2011 |
| 7990895 | Method and apparatus for configuring and establishing a secure credential-based network link between a client and a service over a data-packet-network A system for establishing a direct network connection between a first and a second node over a data-packet-network includes a third network node having connection to the data-packet-network for providing an electronic interface accessible to the first node; a naviga... | 08/02/2011 |
| 7988345 | Projection module of an automobile headlight The invention relates to a projection module of an automobile headlight. The module includes several semiconductor light sources to broadcast optical irradiation of a primary optics assembly to bundle the emitted irradiation, and a secondary optics assembly that pro... | 08/02/2011 |
