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Glam girl Heddy Lamar may have used her good looks to good effect on the silver screen, but she put her smarts to better use as an inventor. During World War II, she co-patented a frequency-switching system for torpedo guidance that was considered years ahead of its time.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7783017 | Plural-communication-line-containing apparatus, communication line naming program, communication line selection apparatus, and communication line selection program A plural-communication-line-containing apparatus capable of containing plural communication lines comprises: a communication-line-type discriminator for discriminating a type of communication line; a communication-line-number counter for counting the number of commu... | 08/24/2010 |
| 7720205 | Communications terminal unit and method for controlling the same A communication terminal unit has a system control section including a communication error detection section that detects a communication error, which occurs at the time of originating a call over an IP network or a public network. A communication error analysis sec... | 05/18/2010 |
| 7627097 | Communications terminal unit and method for controlling the same A communication terminal unit has a system control section including a call destination specification information analysis section that analyzes a destination number which is assigned to a communications terminal unit at the other end and input at the time of origin... | 12/01/2009 |
| 7436941 | Plural-communication-line-containing apparatus, communication line naming program, communication line selection apparatus, and communication line selection program A plural-communication-line-containing apparatus capable of containing plural communication lines comprises: a communication-line-type discriminator for discriminating a type of communication line; a communication-line-number counter for counting the number of commu... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7403311 | Network facsimile device A network facsimile device capable of Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP) receiving, via a network, electronic mail (email) to which facsimile image data is attached, the network facsimile device includes domain registration means for registering a domain of an add... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7400714 | Communication device and management server A communication device includes a communication unit carrying out a communication by a plurality of communication channels and a plurality of communication protocols and a management table including plural groups of registered information, wherein one group includes... | 07/15/2008 |
| 7355735 | Real time fax over packet based network A method of establishing a fax connection on a link which is a portion of a composite connection. The method includes transmitting at least some signals of a negotiation procedure on the link and initiating a retrain on the connection, without identifying a problem ... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7355758 | Automated facsimile monitoring and displaying methods and related systems Automated facsimile monitoring methods, systems, and computer program products can track response data from multiple facsimiles sent to different locations and generate electronically accessible failure reports to allow for error or faults to be tracked and assessed... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7330285 | Image processing apparatus and print control method therefor An image processing apparatus for processing image data comprises a printer for printing processed image data on recording paper; an image data receiver for receiving image data transmitted thereto via a network; storage unit for storing the image data received by t... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7330920 | Signal initiator and method for on-demand communication A method is provided for on-demand communications in a communication network with support for a plurality of communication units participating in a common communication, which includes multiple signal initiators, each supplying a signal, which are virtually simultan... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7312884 | Image reading apparatus selectively connectable to image forming apparatuses via a network When performing remote copying between different apparatuses on a network, authentication of a user ID at the original-reading side is appropriately performed. A copying machine, serving as an image reading apparatus, selects and connects a copying machine, serving ... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7295663 | Network communication system The present invention is directed to a network communication system that provides textual communication and call transferring between nodes. The system further allows simultaneous notification of multiple nodes of an incoming call. The system includes a local comput... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7257427 | System and method for managing mobile communications A system and method for managing mobile communications is disclosed. The system and method can determine which of several systems associated with a motor vehicle is permitted to communicate with a user interface in the motor vehicle. The user interface is used to as... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7224492 | Facsimile apparatus capable of detecting a line connection A facsimile apparatus can properly detect whether or not the facsimile apparatus is connected to a line. The facsimile apparatus comprises a network control device formed of a semiconductor DAA device having a primary line control part driven by a local power supply... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7184164 | Communication apparatus and method This invention provides a first communication apparatus, which makes a facsimile communication via a packet communication network and can describe different contents image header information each including a date, time, source information, destination information, a... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7164797 | Clustering Systems and methods for performing clustering of a document image are disclosed. A property of an extracted mark from a document is compared to the properties of the existing clusters. If the property of the mark fails to match any of the properties of the existing ... | 01/16/2007 |
| 7151949 | Wireless facsimile adapter and system for printer and all-in-one devices and methods using the same An apparatus for connecting a printer to a cellular radio system. The adapter allows the printer to conduct facsimile operations. The adapter has a facsimile module which includes executable instructions for decoding fax data and processing the fax data to generate ... | 12/19/2006 |
| 7145993 | Communication apparatus A communication apparatus includes a register for registering a facsimile number of a sending destination for an abbreviation number, a register for registering an electronic mail address of the sending destination for the same abbreviation number, a key correspondi... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7136184 | Communication apparatus and method This invention provides a first communication apparatus, which makes a facsimile communication via a packet communication network and can describe different contents image header information each including a date, time, source information, destination information, a... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7127043 | Secondary subscriber line override system and method A method and system of utilizing a secondary telephone line service, and in one embodiment encompasses analyzing a dialing sequence to convert from utilizing the secondary telephone line service to utilizing a primary telephone line service without the use of a manu... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7119915 | Communication apparatus and method This invention provides a first communication apparatus, which makes a facsimile communication via a packet communication network and can describe different contents image header information each including a date, time, source information, destination information, a... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7054022 | Image forming apparatus management system An image forming apparatus management system for setting various parameters of the image forming apparatus according to a job instruction from the client machine 2 comprises a host server 4 equipped with an external database 5 for storing variou... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7039205 | Techniques for audio transducer switching under programmatic and off hook interrupt control Techniques for configuring multiple audio transducers, including telephony devices, are provided. Audio configurations for the multiple audio input and output transducers can be selected by the user. When it is determined that a telephony device has gone off hook, t... | 05/02/2006 |
| 6985242 | Image communication apparatus, server apparatus, and capability exchanging method An Internet facsimile apparatus as a sender makes inquiry about capability, which a destination Internet facsimile apparatus possesses, to a local server in a local network. When the local server has no capability information of the destination stored, the sender ma... | 01/10/2006 |
| 6975420 | Communication connecting device with a reliable transmission capability and a data output control method A communication connecting device includes a terminal unit controller for temporarily storing data received from a sending terminal unit. A packetizer/depacketizer collectively codes the data sequentially read out in accordance with size information fed from a size ... | 12/13/2005 |
| 6972858 | Image communication apparatus and image communication method A network controlling section makes communication with a receiver side, and receives receiver side information including the presence or absence of Internet facsimile capabilities on a receiver side, mail addresses, and an apparatus possession capability. A receiver... | 12/06/2005 |
| 6968207 | Communication system capable of speech and facsimile communication In a communication system having a first communication apparatus capable of a first communication via a first communication line such as a wire line and a second communication apparatus capable of a second communication via a second communication line such as a wire... | 11/22/2005 |
| 6912273 | PBX switch incorporating methods and apparatus for automatically detecting call appearance values for each primary directory number on a basic rate interface A PBX switch incorporates methods and apparatus for automatically configuring Call Appearance values in an ISDN BRI. The methods and apparatus include providing means for one PDN to call the other PDN in the same BRI, recording the Call Appearance data for the first... | 06/28/2005 |
| 6906829 | Apparatus and method of performing a facsimile transmission through local area network A method of transmitting an information transfer request from a client data terminal which is coupled to a local area network to a called data terminal which is coupled to the local area network and a public switched telephone network includes the steps of collectin... | 06/14/2005 |
| 6825955 | Method and apparatus for facsimile that notifies an e-mail transmission using facsimile protocol A facsimile apparatus which is capable of notifying a called facsimile terminal of an electronic mail transmission includes a facsimile image transmitter and receiver, a memory, an electronic mail generator, an electronic mail transmitter and receiver, and an electr... | 11/30/2004 |
| 6751302 | Method and apparatus for providing an automated selection of a telecommunication service from among a plurality of telecommunication services A method and apparatus is provided for providing an automated selection of a telecommunication service from among multiple telecommunication services. In a telecommunication system (100) that includes multiple communication devices (102, 104) and a tel... | 06/15/2004 |
| 6700674 | Facsimile apparatus and storage medium A facsimile apparatus is capable of automatically transmitting image data through two communication routes, a communication route via an internet and a public communication switched network. The facsimile apparatus has the capability of establishing a pri... | 03/02/2004 |
| 6671063 | Network facsimile apparatus In this communication system, a terminal is connected through a network to a network facsimile apparatus which is a network connection type and has communication and printing functions, a printer driver for the network facsimile at the terminal directly r... | 12/30/2003 |
| 6657743 | Communication terminal and storage medium The invention provides a communication terminal which can automatically print required image information received via the Internet. Specifically, a communication terminal is provided with receiving means for receiving image information via the Internet an... | 12/02/2003 |
| 6654605 | Point to multipoint radio data service A point to multipoint radio service is disclosed which enables a mobile telephone network subscriber to transmit data simultaneously to a plurality of public switched telephone network subscribers. According to the present invention, a plurality of calls ... | 11/25/2003 |
| 6614892 | Data communication apparatus and method of data communication A data communication apparatus which first searches a plurality of addresses recorded for an input transmission destination. A communication line is selected which is suited to the set mode. Then, a check is made to determine whether or not the address is... | 09/02/2003 |
| 6590677 | Information management system capable of connecting facsimile machines which are incompatible with network systems to network systems The present invention is related to an information management system and device that makes it possible to connect the conventional facsimiles, to a network system such as a local area network (LAN).... | 07/08/2003 |
| 6535296 | Facsimile device for providing a user-to-user signaling function and a method for transferring and receiving facsimile data by using the same A facsimile device includes a device capable of transferring and receiving a message in a user-to-user signaling manner and an S-type interface card which is connected to an integrated service digital network (ISDN). According to the present invention, th... | 03/18/2003 |
| 6486970 | Multifunctional apparatus for transferring and receiving facsimile data and communication data by using an integrated service digital network A multifunctional apparatus transfers and receives facsimile data and communication data by using an integrated service digital network constructed with a computer interface conducting facsimile and communication data; a line interface transferring data t... | 11/26/2002 |
| 6417933 | Teleconferencing and facsimile communications system and method In a communications system for conducting a teleconference, a voice bridge is employed to establish communication connections with attendees of the teleconference. In addition, a facsimile bridge is employed to distribute facsimile data associated with th... | 07/09/2002 |
