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Combination Beverage Container and Spittoon
A combination beverage container and spittoon includes a bottom portion including outer wall and a first inner wall defining a spittoon space.
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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20120106720 | Call authorization feature A call processing method, system and communication device for providing call authorization features. Generally described, the present application relates to authorizing communications between devices during call setup time. In one illustrative embodiment, communications... | 05/03/2012 |
| 20120106719 | System for establishing publicly accessible telephone numbers and methods thereof This application relates to providing an end user control of temporary numbers established and linked to a trusted phone number using traditional forwarding mechanisms. Temporary phone numbers can be created and assigned to individuals to provide them with a unique poin... | 05/03/2012 |
| 20120027186 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR THE SECURE STORAGE OF AUDIO SIGNALS In one embodiment, a method, system and apparatus for recording audio is provided so that the recording can be authenticated. The system may be implemented as a central server that is accessed via one or more lines for audio communication, or as a stand-alone unit. The ... | 02/02/2012 |
| 20110317822 | COMMUNICATION DEVICE, METHOD OF OPERATING THE SAME, AND COMMUNICATION SYSTEM A communication device includes a call unit, a transmitter, a network transmission unit and a display unit. The call unit can generate a call request based on a phone number of a phone device of a called party. The transmitter can send the call request to the phone devi... | 12/29/2011 |
| 20110299672 | System and methods for dynamic integration of a voice application with one or more Web services A system is provided for leveraging a Web service to provide access to information for telephone users. The system includes a first network service node for hosting the Web service, an information database accessible from the service node, a voice terminal connected to ... | 12/08/2011 |
| 20110293080 | COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, PROCESSING APPARATUS, AND COMMUNICATION METHOD IN COMMUNICATION SYSTEM A processing apparatus, including: a query statistics unit which inputs a query request for querying a destination for first telephone number, and counts the number of input query requests; and a restriction control unit which transmits to a restriction control apparatu... | 12/01/2011 |
| 20110261807 | MONITORING INMATE CALLS USING SPEECH RECOGNITION SOFTWARE TO DETECT UNAUTHORIZED CALL CONNECTING A system and method for managing and controlling telephone activity in a correctional facility comprises providing a first communicative connection between a caller and a recipient, delivering the conversation between the caller and the recipient over the first communic... | 10/27/2011 |
| 20110243313 | System apparatus and method for accessing scheduling information A system for accessing scheduling information. In one illustrative embodiment, a user can log into a phone system by entering their extension number and passcode, which allows the phone to assume their profile. The user then enters the credentials required to access the... | 10/06/2011 |
| 20110235790 | Computing Device With Remote Contact Lists In one implementation a computer-implemented method includes generating a group of telephone contacts for a first user, wherein the generating includes identifying a second user as a contact of the first user based upon a determination that the second user has at least ... | 09/29/2011 |
| 20110158393 | COMMUNICATION APPARATUS PERFORMING COMMUNICATION VIA NETWORK USING PHONE NUMBER, CONTROL METHOD FOR THE SAME, AND STORAGE MEDIUM A communication apparatus that enables to appropriately perform IP filtering even when communication via a network is performed by a user inputting a destination phone number. An IP filter permits or rejects communication on the basis of a set IP address. An input unit ... | 06/30/2011 |
| 20110142213 | PROFILE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM INCLUDING USER INTERFACE FOR ACCESSING AND MAINTAINING PROFILE DATA OF USER SUBSCRIBED TELEPHONY SERVICES Subscriber profile data is managed. The subscriber profile data is associated with a communications service subscribed to by a subscriber. A request to retrieve the subscriber profile data is received based upon a client sending a request for the subscriber profile data... | 06/16/2011 |
| 20110142212 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING SERVICE ORIENTED COMMON ACCESS NETWORK SERVICE Provided is an access node including: a receiver to receive subscriber information associated with a subscriber from a residential gateway of the subscriber and a service request from the subscriber; a storage unit to store registration information comprising the subscr... | 06/16/2011 |
| 20110135073 | METHODS TO IMPROVE FRAUD DETECTION ON CONFERENCE CALLING SYSTEMS BY DETECTION OF CONFERENCE MODERATOR PASSWORD UTILIZATION FROM A NON-AUTHORIZED DEVICE An embodiment of the invention includes a method for detecting fraudulent use in a conference calling system. An authorized device registry is created in an electronic database, wherein the authorized device registry identifies one or more authorized devices permitted t... | 06/09/2011 |
| 20110135074 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING MULTI-PROVIDER TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICES OVER A PASSIVE OPTICAL NETWORK A method for providing access to a passive optical network for services to homes or businesses from two or more telecommunications service providers and a billing means is described. A first service provider connects to a point of presence at one side of passive optical... | 06/09/2011 |
| 20110123008 | Method and apparatus for telecommunication session authentication using DTMF signaling Method and system for authenticating a telecommunication session request provides the steps of receiving the telecommunication session request, sending an authentication trigger request, receiving at least one authentication character encoded by a DTMF tone that is not ... | 05/26/2011 |
| 20110110504 | Controlling Communications A first network comprising: one or more first end-user computer terminals; a gateway to a second, packet-based network comprising one or more second end-user computer terminals installed with a communication client of the second network; one or more telephone units for ... | 05/12/2011 |
| 20110110364 | SECURE CUSTOMER SERVICE PROXY PORTAL A portal system for secure, aggregated and centralized management and access of disparate customer service and social networking environments is disclosed. A user interface provides multiple, parameter-based automated service scripts, each configured to utilize customer... | 05/12/2011 |
| 20110103561 | Dynamic Modem Bandwidth Checking Methods, systems, devices, and software are disclosed for providing controlled access to network characteristic data stored at a subscriber premises. In one embodiment, Internet services are provided to a subscriber through a subscriber's modem, connected to the Interne... | 05/05/2011 |
| 20110091025 | Service Entry Device A system is described in which, in some embodiments, a centralized service entry device may be used to coordinate communications going into and out of a home or premises. The service entry device may be physically connected to a plurality of external access networks, su... | 04/21/2011 |
| 20110064208 | Service Interfacing for Telephony During a telephone call between a telephone user and an interactive response system, the user is enabled to use only his voice and key presses on a numeric keypad of his telephone to interactively specify information that can be used to control delivery of content to a ... | 03/17/2011 |
| 20110058657 | NETWORK AUTODISCOVERY AS A LEVER TO DECORRELATED SERVICE ACTIVATION THROUGH EVENT DRIVEN ARCHITECTURE An autodiscovery system provides content credentials to customer premise equipment through an event-driven architecture. The autodiscovery system includes several modules for implementing the event-driven architecture, such as an autodiscovery front-end module, an autod... | 03/10/2011 |
| 20110051913 | Method and System for Consolidating Communication A method and system are described for collating all avenues of communication through a single source. A user provides communication information to a service provider. The service provider associates this communication information with an identification code. The user th... | 03/03/2011 |
| 20110051912 | Secure Key Management in Conferencing System Principles of the invention provide one or more secure key management protocols for use in a communication environment such as a conferencing system. For example, a method for managing a conference between two or more parties in a communication system comprises the foll... | 03/03/2011 |
| 20110044438 | Shareable Applications On Telecommunications Devices During voice communication between multiple telecommunications devices, a shareable application facilitates concurrent sharing of data and processes between the devices. The application may be configured to monitor the voice communication and execute a predetermined fun... | 02/24/2011 |
| 20110044439 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR AUTHORIZATION AND/OR ROUTING OF OUTDIAL COMMUNICATION SERVICES Methods and apparatus for authorization and routing of outdial communication services are disclosed. An example method disclosed herein comprises receiving a request to authorize an outdial communication service call initiated by a message center, and accessing an autho... | 02/24/2011 |
| 20110010404 | Device for collecting and managing documents and for controlling viewing thereof and method for using the device A device for collecting and managing documents and for controlling the viewing of the documents, with a related method comprises a telephone for calling a predefined reference telephone number, associated with a desired document, an exchange for collecting the calls rel... | 01/13/2011 |
| 20100322398 | Method and Apparatus for Exchanging Information in a Voice Communication System The present invention provides a method for exchanging information in a voice communication system, which includes a first communication device establishing a communication connection with a second communication device, and the first communication device exchanging digi... | 12/23/2010 |
| 20100316202 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR NEW SUBSCRIBER ACCESS TO TELEPHONY FEATURES A method and apparatus for gaining access to communication services includes receiving an initial inquiry for communication service access, collecting equipment information based upon the initial inquiry, sending a non-voice communication to said equipment and receiving... | 12/16/2010 |
| 20100260326 | Short Impromptu Communications In Presence-Based Systems An apparatus and methods are disclosed for enabling certain types of communications to occur, even when presence information might indicate that a particular user is unavailable. In the illustrative embodiment, a first user submits a request to communicate with a second... | 10/14/2010 |
| 20100239077 | MULTIMEDIA COMMUNICATION SESSION COORDINATION ACROSS HETEROGENEOUS TRANSPORT NETWORKS The present invention, in one embodiment, is directed to the use of a communication pathway traversing a digital telephone network to handle a portion of the signaling traffic associated with a communication method performed over the Internet.... | 09/23/2010 |
| 20100215160 | CALL MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS AND METHODS Call management systems and methods are provided. The call management system includes a touch-sensitive display unit, and a processing unit. The touch-sensitive display unit displays data including at least a body and a phone number, and receives a selection correspondi... | 08/26/2010 |
| 20100215159 | SECURE FEATURE ACCESS FROM AN OFF-PBX TELEPHONE A security plan for telephone clients allows the client to authenticate itself by sending a coded sequence of DTMF digits to a PBX at the beginning of each call. When the idle client telephone receives a call, it sends a coded DTMF sequence to the PBX. If the client mak... | 08/26/2010 |
| 20100183130 | Cybercrime detecting and preventing method and system establisheed by telephone number code, authorization codes and source identification code A cybercrime detecting and preventing method and system authorization code includes a cybercrime detecting and preventing website, an interface dynamic web page, a detecting search program, and a checking comparison database. When a network user inputs a “telephone nu... | 07/22/2010 |
| 20100111271 | SELECTIVE FACSIMILE DENIAL A system includes a switch responsive to a control module. The control module that determines whether an incoming telephone call from a telephone number to a telephone line is a facsimile call or a voice call and whether facsimile calls are authorized to be routed to th... | 05/06/2010 |
| 20100091959 | MANAGING ACCESS TO ELECTRONIC MESSAGES An electronic messaging system enables delivery of a stored message to a substitute recipient if the original intended recipient fails to access the message. When a message is being stored, the message originator is asked whether the originator will authorize making the... | 04/15/2010 |
| 20100091961 | System and Method to Identify Customer Premises Equipment Devices A computer implemented method includes sending a request from a customer service terminal to a broadband remote access server to retrieve a device identifier of a customer premises equipment device. The device identifier is received by the broadband remote access server... | 04/15/2010 |
| 20100040210 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR AUTOMATED USER AUTHENTICATION A method and system for authenticating a telephone number. The method includes receiving a user-inputted telephone number over a communication channel. The method includes providing a security code to a user over the communication channel. The method includes initiating... | 02/18/2010 |
| 20090304162 | USER AUTHENTICATING METHOD, USER AUTHENTICATING SYSTEM, USER AUTHENTICATING DEVICE AND USER AUTHENTICATING PROGRAM To reduce the operations required by a user to perform user authentication using the user's communication apparatus, a call module (4d, 5d, 6d) acquires, upon receiving a user ID, a unique ID corresponding to the user ID and bei... | 12/10/2009 |
| 20090290695 | Network Telephony Appliance and System for Inter/Intranet Telephony A network appliance (100) is provided having a network controller subsystem (110) for coupling the appliance (100) to a data network for providing and receiving data packets to and from a packet data network. A digital signal processing subsystem (<... | 11/26/2009 |
| 20090279677 | METHOD AND SYSTEM TO PREVENT UNINTENDED USERS FROM ACCESSING A RE-ROUTED COMMUNICATION A method, system, and computer-readable medium embodying a computer program for securing a communication against access by unintended users is presented. A communication is initiated from a person using an originating telecommunication device to an intended receiving wi... | 11/12/2009 |
