Did You Know...
...that the Eveready Battery began as an invention called the "electric flowerpot," which was a tube with a battery and light bulb inside? The idea was to fasten this gizmo to the side of a flowerpot so it would illuminate the flowers from the bottom. The idea died on the vine and the businessman who licensed the flower pot, Conrad Huber, was left with a pile of useless tubes -- until he found a way to market them as batteries to light the world!
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| 20080000967 | Method to Detect False Purchases with a Consumer Service Device A method, system and computer program product for detecting false purchases is disclosed. The method includes detecting a motion across a product identifier in a self-service terminal and monitoring for a product identifier. In response to failing to detect the product ... | 01/03/2008 |
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| 20060214771 | Semiconductor device A function processing unit includes a control-signal input/output unit to which a control signal indicating that radio data for a semiconductor device is transmitted is input by a cable signal, and a reset-signal input unit to which a reset signal instructing reset of t... | 09/28/2006 |
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| 20050258938 | Portable electronic devices including customization circuits for customizing alert signals and methods of operating the same Portable electronic devices are provided including a customization circuit and a transmitter. The customization circuit is configured to customize an alert signal associated with an originating portable electronic device. The transmitter is configured to transmit the cu... | 11/24/2005 |
| 20050184875 | Methods and apparatus for connecting an intimate group by exchanging awareness cues and text, voice instant messages, and two-way voice communications A personal communicator with context awareness in a wristwatch form for connecting intimate friends and family via awareness cues and text, voice instant message, or synchronous voice connectivity. Sensors worn with the watch produce raw data tracking location (via GPS)... | 08/25/2005 |
| 20050140519 | Method and apparatus of koraoke storage on a wireless communications device A wireless communications device that alerts a user to a predetermined event includes a transceiver, a speaker, memory, and a controller. First and second pre-recorded audio files are stored in the memory, and may be, for example, pre-recorded music and the user's pre-r... | 06/30/2005 |
| 20050110611 | Method of giving the user information, portable device, and computer program product There is provided a portabledevice, comprising: control means for monitoring and controlling the operation of the device; and a user interface which comprises alarm means for performing a silent alarm producing a silent, invisible, tactile sensation in the user; the con... | 05/26/2005 |
| 20050096073 | Power efficient channel scheduling in a wireless network A method and system for optimizing channel access scheduling for multiple wireless computing devices over a wireless network improves channel access efficiency with respect to a primary channel. An access point, or host computer, includes a host transceiver for receivin... | 05/05/2005 |
