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Cloaking System Using Optoelectronically Controlled Camouflage
A Cloaking System designed to operate in the visible light spectrum, utilizes optoelectronics and/or photonic components to conceal an object within it.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7236485 | Call forwarding method The present invention relates to a call forwarding method for a web phone which connects to at least two networks and is mounted with at least two communication ports. According to the call forwarding method, if a call is received at the selective call forwarding mo... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7236580 | Method and system for conducting a conference call According to one embodiment of the invention, a method for conducting a conference call between two or more participants is provided. The method includes receiving an indication of a request for text from a participant. The method also includes converting, in respon... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7233580 | Apparatus and method for multiple party communication session A communication session support infrastructure comprises a networked packet based connection unit or gateway. The gateway includes a packet data interfacing unit for converting between protocols used by a plurality of current connecting devices in a session and a pa... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7231233 | Combined multi-media and in ear monitoring system and method of remote monitoring and control thereof A combined microphone and in-ear monitoring (IEM) system enhances sound and/or visual data transmission, production, recording, reinforcement and monitoring in real-time. ... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7230930 | Mode shifting communications system and method A digital network based communications system that establishes communications sessions to communicate via a simulated circuit-switch environment. Exemplary embodiments communicate between a first communications station (104) and a second communications statio... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7231423 | Interactive wireless device communication system for meetings and conferences A conference organizer uses conference software to define a conference and to store conference information on the organizer's computer system. The stored conference information includes a list of attendees, and a personal proxy mailbox for each attendee. Each attend... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7231187 | Test system for remotely testing switches within a telecommunications network A system for centrally and remotely testing cellular and conventional telecommunications network wherein a controller located at a remote location provides instructions to Remote Call Processor (RCP) to thereby prompt the RCPs to establish a communication link from ... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7231207 | Intelligent incoming call management during cordless intercom mode In one embodiment according to the invention, a cordless telephone comprises a base unit and a handset. An RF link between the base unit and the handset is adapted for use during a telephone conversation and for use as an intercom. When in an intercom mode, an incom... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7227922 | Method and device for the transmission of data in a packet-oriented data network Method of transmission of data between at least two communication devices which are connected together over a data network. The communication devices are respectively connected to a coding device and the sent data are source-and channel-coded by a coding method resp... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7224690 | Method and apparatus for managing transmission and reception of data over a network In a network which includes at least a transmission-side apparatus having a plurality of logical plugs and a reception-side apparatus having a plurality of logical plugs, correspondence between transmission-side logical plugs (e.g., P2 to P4) and recep... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7224957 | Apparatus and method for broadcasting messages to selected group(s) of users There is disclosed a method and apparatus for transmitting a message to at least one group of users selected from a population of the users. The method comprises the steps of assigning to each member of the one group a common characteristic or indication, collecting... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7225224 | Teleconferencing server and teleconferencing system Disclosed herein is a teleconferencing system that enables disabled persons to conveniently participate in teleconferences. The format converting means of the server converts text or voice data inputted from a transmitting party to the receiving method corresponding... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7224801 | Wireless secure device A method and apparatus for securely connecting one or more wireless peripheral devices such as keyboards, mice, gamepads, remote controllers, joysticks and one or more host systems such as personal computers or workstations, the secure connection reducing the vulner... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7219834 | System and method for tracking installed equipment and deploying spare parts There is disclosed a system and method of tracking installed equipment and deploying spare parts. In an embodiment, each piece of equipment may includes a unique electronic identifier configured to be accessible over a data network, and accessible locally via a RFID... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7221658 | Independent contact spanning multiple access networks A personal communications portal maintains presence information about a user who may be available at one or more terminal devices on one or more access networks comprising a multiple access network. The access networks may operate in different transmission modes and... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7221683 | Telecommunications system having a packet-switching communications network and method for operating such a telecommunications system A telecommunications system having a packet-switching communications network, and to a method for operating such a telecommunications system, wherein at least a first subscriber is connected to a packet-switching communications network, a network element of a circui... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7221662 | Tone detection elimination The present invention discloses a communication system comprising a first communication device, a first network control device for controlling a first network to which the first communication device is connected, and a first interface establishing device connected b... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7221903 | Communications terminal device allowing content reception and voice communication In a terminal, a content reproduction section reproduces a video signal and an audio signal from a received transport stream. A telephony processing section performs processing necessary for voice communication. A status detection section detects a time point at whi... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7221753 | Method and system for providing network interactive voice response with intelligent call routing integration An approach for providing interactive voice response services is disclosed. A voice response platform receives a call and generates an automated menu in response. The menu, according to one embodiment, includes an option to transfer the call to an available agent an... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7215752 | Intelligent switching system for voice and data A teleconferencing system for voice and data provides interconnections among user sites via a central station. User stations at user sites each alternate operation between a data mode connecting a user computer and modem to a user telephone communication path and a ... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7216143 | Instant messaging with voice conference feature An instant messaging or chat (IM/chat) communication method can include a series of steps. The steps can include inserting in an instant message (IM) a voice conference identifier comprising a voice conference call list identifying conference call nodes. The IM can ... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7212500 | ANS designed for a conference between conference room terminals and network system including the ANS In an ANS used for a television conference between calling and destined conference room terminals accommodated in an ATM network, an address of each conference room terminal is stored in an address database as address resolution data which have no hierarchical struc... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7213206 | Relationship user interface A user interface having a user icon and associate icons to visualize an interpersonal relationship and to communicate in order to nurture the relationship. In one embodiment of the invention, the user icon represents a user and the associate icons represent numerous... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7213050 | System and method for reserving conference resources for a multipoint conference using a priority scheme A system and method for reserving conference resources for a multipoint conference includes receiving a request for a multipoint conference reservation and a list of participants. Communication paths for a plurality of the participants may be predicted. A multipoint... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7209475 | System and method for providing on-hold content in a voice over internet protocol (VoIP) environment A method and system for providing on-hold content in a voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) environment includes receiving an indication of a call on-hold. On-hold content for the call may be selected based on revenue generation criteria such as, for example, prices ... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7209449 | Systems and methods for updating routing and forwarding information A forwarding system including a plurality of forwarding elements to receive and transmit data and a control element to receive and process route updates, the control element being connected to the forwarding elements and including at least one route management compo... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7209947 | Data network-assisted conference establishment A system and method for providing data network-assisted conference service to a wireless terminal. Conference-related information is received from a conference originator and stored. Prior to conference establishment time, a conference notification message is sent t... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7206395 | Telephone apparatus A portable telephone apparatus 100 according to the present invention comprises a call waiting section and a telephone number acquisition section that can acquire telephone numbers of telephone apparatuses on the other end of lines. A telephone directory info... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7206397 | Method for allocating network resources Network resources for a call between a calling party and a called party are allocated. The network resources for the call are reserved based on a reservation request. In particular, the network resources for the call are reserved based on a reservation request. Prio... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7200214 | Method and system for participant control of privacy during multiparty communication sessions A method and system for participant control of privacy during a multiparty communication session includes receiving a request from a first participant to a multiparty communication connection for a sidebar between the first participant and a second participant to th... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7200639 | Remote control system, server-client system, server for controlling terminal device, terminal device operating method, device information sharing method, storage media, and program transmission apparatus A remote control system includes: an electric home terminal device 11 having a control program; a server PC 12, for transmitting control data to the electric home terminal device 11 and for registering three-dimensional model data concerning the... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7200150 | System and method for bypassing data from egress facilities An open architecture platform bypasses data from the facilities of a telecommunications carrier, e.g. an incumbent local exchange carrier, by distinguishing between voice and data traffic, and handling voice and data traffic separately. An SS7 gateway receives and t... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7197126 | Human communication system A client terminal 201 comprises a presence provider 222 which sends information on a user's location to a presence server 110, a space modeling means 221 which calculates the user's location in a virtual space, an audio renderer 216 | 03/27/2007 |
| 7193987 | IP communication in a cellular telecommunications system A method of alerting a mobile wireless subscriber (11) registered with a mobile wireless communication network (1) to a session initiation request sent by a calling party (7). The method comprises receiving a SIP Invite message at a Home SIP ser... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7190412 | Video switching systems and methods Systems and methods for performing video switching between multiple inputs and outputs are disclosed. In one embodiment, a system includes a video box coupled to one or more user interfaces, a plurality of video inputs, and a plurality of video outputs. The video bo... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7187764 | Automatic speak-up indication for conference call attendees A conference call arrangement, conferencing device, conference unit and a method of managing conference calls. The conferencing device may be a speakerphone with a speak up indicator. Whenever a conference call attendee does not speak loudly enough for remote partic... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7185808 | Entering/leaving management system An entering/leaving management system includes a mobile terminal and a managing server. The mobile terminal and a room IC card are carried to a room when using the room, and a start key of the mobile terminal is depressed, so that an IC card reading unit reads room ... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7187672 | Connection rearrangement in communication switches A processor is programmed to reduce a problem of adding a new connection to a time-space-time (TST) switch of a communication network into a problem of graph theory, and to solve the problem using a heuristic instead of an exact algorithm. A solution, if provided by... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7187762 | Conferencing additional callers into an established voice browsing session A call conferencing method using a voice browser can include establishing a voice browsing session between a calling party and the voice browser. An inbound call from an additional party can be received and the additional party can be conferenced into the voice brow... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7184415 | Service access system and method in a telecommunications network A system and method of providing a subscriber service to service users in a telecommunications network. In networks utilizing Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) control signaling for call setup and control, the SIP REGISTER message is modified to indicate service cap... | 02/27/2007 |
