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...that it was melting ice cream that inspired the invention of the outboard motor? It was a lovely August day and Ole Evinrude was rowing his boat to his favorite island picnic spot. As he rowed, he watched his ice cream melt and wished he had a faster way to get to the island. At that moment the idea for the outboard motor was born!
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8169936 | Decoupled cascaded mixers architechture and related methods Methods for inter-mixer communication enable a “self-formed” cascaded mixer node tree topology. One method enables inter-mixer node signaling and includes first selecting a plurality of media flow payloads at a first cascaded mixer node. A set of conference payl... | 05/01/2012 |
| 7830824 | System and method for providing reservationless third party meeting rooms A video and/or audio conferencing system having virtual meeting room services is disclosed. The virtual meeting room services enables a third party to control and manage one or more virtual meeting rooms. Each third party organization may receive one or more dial in... | 11/09/2010 |
| 7656824 | Method and system for providing a private conversation channel in a video conference system A method for providing a private conversation channel in a videoconference session between at least three participants includes the steps of providing an ability to receive a private acceptance in response to the private invitation and providing an ability to exclud... | 02/02/2010 |
| 7492731 | Method for dynamically optimizing bandwidth allocation in variable bitrate (multi-rate) conferences Method for dynamically optimizing bandwidth allocation in a variable bitrate conference environment. Conference means with two or more outputs are provided, where each one can output data at different rates, in order to support two or more endpoints which may have d... | 02/17/2009 |
| 7444139 | Method and system for use of intelligent network processing to prematurely wake up a terminating mobile station A method and system for reducing latency in initiation of a real-time data session between wireless communication stations. In order to initiate a session with one or more target parties, an originating station will send a voice call origination message to a network... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7415499 | Method and apparatus for listening for incoming calls on multiple port/socket combinations In one embodiment, the invention provides a method comprising loading a set of transport components into a memory; initializing each transport component of the set of transport components to listen on a particular conferencing interface using a listen string to asso... | 08/19/2008 |
| 7336683 | Efficient communication system for reliable frame transmission over broad SNR ranges An exemplary satellite communication system comprises a service provider unit communicably coupled to a number of subscriber units via satellite transmission. The service provider unit includes an encoder configured to encode source data into a serial transmit seque... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7330460 | Method and apparatus for providing efficient VoIP gateway-to-gateway communication The invention comprises a system and method for transmitting and receiving multiplexed Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) traffic. The invention advantageously provides efficient gateway-to-gateway communication by reducing overhead where at least two conversations... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7286521 | Localized voice over internet protocol communication An approach to abstracting the circuit switched nature of the public switched telephone network (PSTN) by using VoIP to provide voice actuated services is disclosed. By carrying a telephone call using VoIP technology for a short distance (frequently within a server ... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7283537 | Network system and packet data transmission method A user terminal is connected to an IP network through an access gateway, and service provider networks are connected to the IP network through an exchange router and border gateways. A group of servers store, for example, information about users, information about s... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7209446 | Methods and apparatus for controlling a data stream using a host agent acting on behalf of a host computer A data communications device has a controller which includes means for intercepting a request signal transmitted from a source to a host computer having a host destination address. The request signal includes the host destination address. The request signal is origi... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7200139 | Method for providing VoIP services for wireless terminals The present invention relates to a system and method for wireless telecommunication in a packet-based network comprising a Software Radio Port (SRP) which functions as a radio base station and a VoIP gateway to interconnect the wireless network with the VoIP packet ... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7180912 | System and method for providing a plurality of multi-media services using a number of media servers to form a preliminary interactive communication relationship with a calling communication device A system and method for processing a plurality of requests for multi-media services received at a call control element (CCE) defined on the system from a calling communication device. The system includes a Network Routing Element, a Service Broker (SB), at least a p... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7174365 | System and method for controlling one or more multipoint control units as one multipoint control unit A video teleconferencing system for controlling multiple multipoint control units (MCU) from a single apparatus. The system utilizes a Virtual MCU (VMCU) (110) to communicate with a plurality of MCUs (135, 140, 145). A user initiates a reserve conferen... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7146410 | System and method for executing control protocols among nodes in separate IP networks Systems and methods for ensuring that control protocols can be used between Media Gateways 130, 140 and Media Gateway Controllers 110 that reside on separate IP networks 120, 150. Network Address Translation (NAT) is strategically implemented to... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7136372 | Adaption of services in a telephone network The present invention relates to an arrangement for improving the service architecture for a compound network, comprising several types of access, as well as comprising parallel service nodes/networks for respective access technologies, and for the purpose of making... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7116435 | Facsimile device A facsimile device for transmitting image data, using a computer communication network such as the Internet. A transmitting side facsimile device FAX1a determines whether the Internet NTW or the public switched telephone network PSTN is used, by confir... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7099310 | Method and apparatus for providing voice signals to and from a telecommunications switch A voice gateway (64) includes an input port (70) that receives a voice signal from an unbundled analog line (62) coupled to a Class 5 switch (52). The voice signal is converted to a digital format by an analog-to-digital and digita... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7082119 | Full PBX telephony feature preservation across a voice over packet network A method for providing supplementary services in a packet voice network. The method includes the steps of receiving a list of information elements from a sending station and then inserting the list into a call control message. The message is inserted in such a manne... | 07/25/2006 |
| 7072343 | Methods and apparatus for controlling a data stream using a host agent acting on behalf of a host computer Techniques are provided for controlling a data stream without communicating with a host generating the data stream. A host agent (associated with the host generating the data stream) runs in a computerized data processing device and receives a request signal from a ... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7072062 | Server device and communication method A server device (20) which receives, from a channel, electronic mail including information of a transfer destination, an authentication number to an authentication device and data, responds to the electronic mail, requests authentication to the authentication... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7069432 | System and method for providing security in a telecommunication network A method is provided for establishing a telephone call between a trusted Internet Protocol (IP) telephone and an untrusted device. The method includes receiving a call initiation request from the untrusted device that indicates a desired communication with the trust... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7042998 | Call routing system and method with rule-modifying ability A method and system is provided wherein routing information is obtained from previously cached information or from a gatekeeper. An originating gateway in a network receives a request for a connection and determines whether pertinent routing information is cached. I... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7039019 | Telephone exchanging apparatus and telephone system A telephone exchanging apparatus 30 comprises a joined terminal table 341, a joined terminal table operating portion 352, and a reception side designating portion 355. The joined terminal table 341 stores terminal identification in... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7035282 | Wideband telephones, adapters, gateways, software and methods for wideband telephony over IP network Wideband telephones, gateways, adapters, software, and methods are provided for implementing wideband telephony over a network. A WB IP telephone has a WB telephone, a codec for encoding voice into voice data bits, and a packetizer for encoding groups of the voice d... | 04/25/2006 |
| 7031450 | Call routing system and method A method and system is provided wherein routing information is obtained from previously cached information or from a gatekeeper. An originating gateway in a network receives a request for a connection and determines whether pertinent routing information is cached. I... | 04/18/2006 |
| 7020265 | Method for transmitting information to remote site using dynamic transmission network The invention relates to a method for transmitting information such as fax, voice or data to a destination information device via a dynamic transmission network. The dynamic transmission network includes one or more transmission control servers (TCSs) and one or mor... | 03/28/2006 |
| 7006490 | Method and apparatus for providing efficient circuit switch-to-switch communication The invention comprises a system and method for transmitting and receiving between voice switches compressed multiplexed packets. The invention efficiently utilizes a Digital Signal Level Zero (DS0) to provide multiplexed voice traffic between two voice switches. | 02/28/2006 |
| 7006487 | Voice frame network gatekeeper-to-intelligent peripheral interface method and apparatus Telecommunications apparatus between a voice frame network gatekeeper and intelligent peripheral such as an interactive voice response unit (IVR) is described. The apparatus includes a voice frame network connection for coupling a gatekeeper to an intelligent periph... | 02/28/2006 |
| 6999431 | Voice over internet protocol A voice over Internet protocol (VOIP) directory service for communications users of an enterprise locates a telephone or work station of a called party for the purpose of setting up real-time communication, either from a pulse code modulation (PCM) telephone or from... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6996093 | Architectures for clearing and settlement services between internet telephony clearinghouses A system for routing voice telephone calls over IP networks as opposed to traditional switched circuit networks. The voice communications during the telephone call are packaged as digital data and access the Internet through gateways. The system supports the linking... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6961148 | Web-based imaging service supporting specialized media detected through multipurpose tray Specialized encoded media are detected when inserted into the multipurpose paper input tray of the printer. Each specialized media is displayed in a list of available media provided by the web-based imaging service. Graphics representing each of the specialized medi... | 11/01/2005 |
| 6951023 | Message-based software system The present invention relates to logic systems which use a message-based API, and in particular to telecommunication systems. The present invention aims to overcome drawbacks in the way in which data is sent between, for example, a gatekeeper unit and a service appl... | 09/27/2005 |
| 6934282 | Gateway system for voice communication and controlling method thereof A gateway system for voice communication and its controlling method are provided in which a voice signal transmitted from terminals is compressed to be transmitted to the Internet and the compressed voice signal transmitted from the Internet is uncompressed to be tr... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6930999 | Scalable voice over IP system providing independent call bridging for outbound calls initiated by user interface applications An IP telephony gateway and a user interface resource enable a subscriber to place an outgoing call according to the voice over IP (H.323) protocol to a destination party from a user interface session of an intelligent dial tone service such as voice activated diali... | 08/16/2005 |
| 6907450 | Method and apparatus for the synchronized representation of network contents A method and accompanying apparatus forms a synchronized representation of network contents within a group of users. This makes it possible to realize a series of new applications, for instance electronic commerce, electronic consulting, call centers, telelearning, ... | 06/14/2005 |
| 6816469 | IP conference call waiting An Internet Protocol Telephony Network and public switched telephone network that allows one or more call waiting callers to dynamically join in an existing and to establish a multiple-party conference call including the call waiting call. A call waiting call may al... | 11/09/2004 |
| 6760422 | Apparatus and method for providing conference call service A telephone interface (110) that supports a first and a second conference call service is provided in a telephone-capable apparatus (102). An input device (122) is further provided, allowing a conference call conferee to provide participation st... | 07/06/2004 |
| 6728784 | Collaborative multimedia architecture for packet-switched data networks A collaborative multimedia system includes a plurality of notebook processes operatively interconnected over a computer network to a conference server, and, an optional podium process capable of controlling the priority of communications within the conference. The n... | 04/27/2004 |
| 6697342 | Conference circuit for encoded digital audio A conference system is provided for connection in a digital audio signal transmission system (50), for receiving N encoded audio signals from N conferees, wherein N is a positive integer greater than or equal to three. The system comprises a decoding syst... | 02/24/2004 |
