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Method and apparatus for making a drink hop along a bar or counter
A method for generating a drink which appears to hop from a remote spot on the bar or counter and take one or more leaps, before landing in a patron's glass.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7602889 | Dynamically alerting callers of changes to menu structures in a telephone prompting system A method, system and apparatus for dynamically alerting calling parties of menu structure changes in a telephone prompting system. In a telephone prompting system, a menu structure change alert method can include determining whether a menu structure change has occur... | 10/13/2009 |
| 7596554 | System and method for generating a unique, file system independent key from a URI (universal resource indentifier) for use in an index-less voicexml browser caching mechanism A method and system of storing and accessing documents on a computer file system utilizing a file system-independent key for use in an index-less browser caching mechanism. The present invention is a method and system for storing a resource such as a document or gro... | 09/29/2009 |
| 7542560 | Guest services management service A method, system and apparatus for managing guest services to a telephone subscriber using identifying information provided through the PSTN to a guest services management center. In accordance with the present invention, a guest services management method can inclu... | 06/02/2009 |
| 7486783 | Bill payment system and method A method, system and apparatus for processing bill payments in a PSTN. The method of the invention can include, responsive to answering a telephone call from a caller over the PSTN, identifying the caller from a data communications source external to the telephone c... | 02/03/2009 |
| 7486784 | Bill payment service A method for processing the payment of a bill in the bill payment service can include detecting within a PSTN an attempt to establish a telephone call between a caller and a call center configured to process bill payments. An identity for the calling party can be re... | 02/03/2009 |
| 7424433 | Method and system for dynamic conditional interaction in a VoiceXML run-time simulation environment A method and system for testing voice applications, such as VoiceXML applications, is provided. The system provides a run-time simulation environment for voice applications that simulates and automates user interaction. A user simulation script is provided in a cust... | 09/09/2008 |
| 7401024 | Automatic and usability-optimized aggregation of voice portlets into a speech portal menu A system and method is provided for optimizing the usability of a hierarchical menu in voice portal directory. A voice aggregator is programmed to rearrange the menu into a new hierarchical structure having a single layer. Portions of the hierarchy are partially res... | 07/15/2008 |
| 7360239 | Biometric multimodal centralized authentication service A central system in communication with the one or more applications is configured for storing an identifying information of a user. The identifying information includes a biometric identifying data. The central system is further configured for prompting the user for... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7349836 | Method and process to generate real time input/output in a voice XML run-time simulation environment A method and system for testing voice applications, such as VoiceXML applications, is provided. The system provides a run-time simulation environment for voice applications that simulates and automates user interaction. A user simulation script is provided in a cust... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7346153 | Dynamically alerting callers of changes to menu structures in a telephone prompting system A method, system and apparatus for dynamically alerting calling parties of menu structure changes in a telephone prompting system. In a telephone prompting system, a menu structure change alert method can include determining whether a menu structure change has occur... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7336774 | Vote processing in a public switched telephone network A method, system and apparatus for vote processing in concert with a PSTN. In accordance with the present invention, a method for vote processing in a PSTN can include receiving a vote from a calling party over the PSTN. Caller information for the calling party can ... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7266430 | Medical applications in telematics A vehicle control system and method for facilitating operation of a vehicle by a driver with a potentially debilitating condition. At least one sensor provides sensor data corresponding to at least one of a vehicle condition or a driver condition. A database include... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7227935 | Bill payment configuration A method, system and apparatus for bill payment over a PSTN. The method can include processing a call in the PSTN to establish a telephonic connection between a caller and a call center configured to process bill payments. The method further can include resolving an... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7224783 | Subscriber service management A method, system and apparatus for service management. In accordance with the present invention, a service management method can include the steps of receiving a telephone call from a service subscriber over a PSTN and identifying the service subscriber through iden... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7224784 | Subscriber service management A method, system and apparatus for service management. A service management system can include a name resolution adapter disposed in a PSTN. The name resolution adapter can be communicatively linked to a LIDB also disposed within the PSTN. Notably, an enterprise app... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7145996 | Subscriber service management A method, system and apparatus for managing subscriber services. The system can include a service renewal system configured to renew service subscriptions based upon identifying information associated with the service subscriptions. The system also can include one o... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7099445 | Name-alias based delivery of subscriber services A method, system and apparatus for name-alias based delivery of services through the public switched telephone network (PSTN). A method for resolving caller identity in a PSTN can include detecting an attempt to establish a telephone call between a calling party and... | 08/29/2006 |
