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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7542558 | Informing caller of callee activity mode A system and method provide callee activity mode information to a caller (including a potential caller). Thus the caller can find out the current callee activity mode, and the callee's availability to receive telephone calls. Callees can configure the system and met... | 06/02/2009 |
| 7240826 | Attention economy for attention to messages, tasks and resources A centrally tracked artificial currency is provided within the context of an enterprise. This currency serves as a unit of account, medium of exchange, and store of value in a corporate “attention economy.” Users (typically coworkers) in the enterprise are allot... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7201401 | Collapsible snowboarder pole A collapsible snowboarder pole is divided into a number of segments. The segments are stored in a housing that also functions as a handle when the pole is in use. Tent pole technology enables the segments to fold out and hold shape. The pole segments mate with one a... | 04/10/2007 |
| 5491685 | System and method of digital compression and decompression using scaled quantization of variable-sized packets A system and method of compressing and decompressing a digital signal using scaled quantization of variable-sized packets of difference samples. Difference samples are generated and subdivided into packets. Packet boundaries may be moved to maximize resol... | 02/13/1996 |
