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Mouse device with a built-in printer
A mouse device for use as an input device of a computer is provided that includes a housing in which recording paper is loadable, and a printer unit provided within the housing for printing on the recording paper print information received from the computer.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8184786 | Updating routing patterns in an enterprise network The present disclosure is directed to updating routing patterns in an enterprise network. In some implementations, a method for routing sessions includes identifying information associated with call sessions in an enterprise network. The information includes costs t... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8085912 | System and method for reducing toll charges to a customer service center using VolP A method and system are disclosed where a call center operator having multiple locations, including a call center is able to utilize existing network infrastructure to route telephone communications to the call center to the location where the lowest toll rate is ap... | 12/27/2011 |
| 7885394 | Method and system for call reverse A method (10) and system (200, 400, or 500) of call reverse can include initiating (12) a call by an originating party (204) to a terminating party (208), comparing (14) rate plans, and automatically reversing (26 | 02/08/2011 |
| 7668302 | System and method for reducing toll charges to a customer service center using VoIP A method and system are disclosed where a call center operator having multiple locations, including a call center is able to utilize existing network infrastructure to route telephone communications to the call center to the location where the lowest toll rate is ap... | 02/23/2010 |
| 7570749 | Method and system for determining a least cost path for routing international communications traffic A method, system, and medium for determining a least-cost, international-routing path to communicate data across a telecommunications network are provided. The path implementation variables can be presented on a user interface or used to automatically generate a swi... | 08/04/2009 |
| 7492879 | System and method for reducing toll charges to a customer service center using VoIP A method and system are disclosed where a call center operator having multiple locations, including a call center is able to utilize existing network infrastructure to route telephone communications to the call center to the location where the lowest toll rate is ap... | 02/17/2009 |
| 7463726 | Remotely selecting an economical communications transmission medium A method and apparatus for enabling a user to remotely select which communications device to use for a particular communications session from among a plurality of communication devices connected to standard residential telephone wiring. The user enters a predetermin... | 12/09/2008 |
| 7372950 | Method for supporting the communication of information via a communications system The invention concerns a method for supporting the communication of information via a communications system, as well as a service unit, an electronic agent, software products and servers for supporting the communication of information via a communications system whi... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7366493 | System and method for analyzing wireless communication data In general, a system and method for analyzing wireless communication records and for determining optimal wireless communication service plans is disclosed. A transceiver is configured to receive billing information associated with a subscriber of a telecommunication... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7359503 | Method of and system for providing services in a communications network A system for providing services in a communications network includes a service processing function, a universal directory function, and a nodal resource manager. The service processing function receives service requests, formulates requests for interworking function... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7353246 | System and method for enabling information associations A system and method for enabling information associations which parses objects contained within a document such a Web page, in order to form a list of “metalink” objects within the document for which related information may be available. Visual indications of me... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7352852 | Method and system for determining a least cost path for routing international communications traffic A method, system, and medium for determining a least-cost, international-routing path to communicate data across a telecommunications network are provided. The path implementation variables can be presented on a user interface or used to automatically generate a swi... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7352851 | Exchange and computer readable medium storing exchange control program An exchange is provided, the exchange receiving a number of a telephone terminal of a called party, selecting a network from a plurality of connectable networks including the Internet with the number and connecting to the network. In addition, the exchange calls the... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7339605 | Conference link between a speakerphone and a video conference unit A conference link between devices in teleconference system at one site is disclosed. The linked devices include video conference units, speakerphones or stand-alone loudspeakers. Audio data can be transmitted through the conference link between devices. Audio data p... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7333596 | Casual usage alternate billing The present invention relates generally to a casual usage alternate billing. More particularly, the invention encompasses a method and an apparatus for casual usage alternate billing. The invention intercepts a call, especially a dial-around call, to either verify t... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7327916 | Beam Homogenizer, laser irradiation apparatus, and method of manufacturing a semiconductor device The present invention provides a beam homogenizer being equipped with an optical waveguide having a pair of reflection planes provided oppositely, having one end surface into which the laser beam is incident, and having the other end surface from which the laser bea... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7313237 | Methods and systems for providing variable rates of service for accessing networks, methods and systems for accessing the internet Systems and methods for providing network access, e.g. Internet access, are described. An architecture includes a host organization network through which network access is provided. The host organization network can be advantageously deployed in public areas such as... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7313386 | Data processing system and method, communication system and method, and charging device and method In a communication system for serving data corresponding to a request from the user and charging the user for the data served to the user, when the user designates a result of a desired one of a plurality of different operations, a usage management unit selects a on... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7310511 | Monitoring and management of roaming users Roaming usage management apparatus for managing roaming mobile devices connected to roaming networks. The management apparatus includes a data gathering application for gathering roaming activity data, a database application, which aggregates the records into activi... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7305229 | Providing services in communications networks This disclosure is concerned with systems and methods for network communications. In one example, a cellular telecommunications network includes a radio access network with multiple geographically distributed cells, and further includes a core network for providing ... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7290009 | System and method for allocating resources using spot market and derivative market techniques A network computer server system for controlling a plurality of network access lines to provide subscriber access to a computer network comprising an access line interface for partitioning the plurality of network access lines as first and second stage lines, includ... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7286656 | Method and system for displaying customer information According to one embodiment of the invention, a method for displaying information is provided. The method includes providing an identity information section, a product information section, and a notes section. The method also includes identifying a plurality of cate... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7274926 | Method and device for transmitting messages A method for the transmission of messages between at least one main station and a terminal via a telecommunications network, and a matching device for it. The message exchange is controlled by matching device between the at least one main station and terminal as a f... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7269185 | Management and control of multi-layer networks A communications network has multiple resource-allocation layers and incorporates a management structure for allocating resources to allocate resources requested by a first layer of said layers from a second of said layers. At a first layer, the management structure... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7260193 | Method and system of rating in a charging system A method and system for determining rating data for services in a communication network, wherein an incoming charging request is received from a service element (105, 106), data such as a location number associated with a service or a subscriber (102) ... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7260208 | System, method and apparatus for least cost automatic routing of calls in telephone networks with data supplied on demand A system to be used in fixed and mobile telephone networks, based on telephone set types (1), (3) and (8) that have the capacity of storing in a memory (21) a number of carrier identification codes organized in table form (36) and ... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7257219 | Routing data based on comparative income values To select routing of communications in a network with a plurality of paths between a first location and a second location, a routing choice is determined from among the plurality of paths based at least in part upon at least one of a communication-success amount of ... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7254388 | System for MS-assisted location trigger, and service methods thereof Disclosed is a location trigger system for a location-based service comprising a mobile station in which a LAT detecting the location trigger is embedded; an LBS platform transmitting location trigger assisted information on a location trigger area to the MS, and ha... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7243224 | Preboot execution bootloading A method and apparatus are described for preboot execution bootloading. Under and embodiment of the invention, a method comprises requesting a memory address region and boot image data from a server; receiving the boot image data and a designated memory region from ... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7239689 | Apparatus and method for integrating phone communications and data transmission on LANs and for automatically selecting lowest-prices carrier and connection mode A apparatus for the integration of phone communications and IT data transmissions through a LAN provides central equipment and peripheral devices of said local area network comprising means, hardware and software, for the analogue/digital and digital/analogue conver... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7233784 | Method for selecting wireless path of portable communication terminal, portable communication terminal and wireless communication system for use thereof A wireless communication system comprises a portable telecommunication terminal and a server unit possessed by the communication service provider for the portable communication terminal. The portable communication terminal has a first communication section performin... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7233918 | Rating billing events in real time according to account usage information A method and system are provided for applying a volume discount scheme and rating transactions accordingly on a continuous basis, in a continuous processing system. At the time of a transaction or potential transaction, a cost including applicable volume discount is... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7231455 | System monitoring service using throttle mechanisms to manage data loads and timing A system and method for throttling transmissions of gathered computer system monitoring and asset data within a customer's communications network. A relay is provided within the network with an interface for transmitting messages to a downstream device such as the I... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7231026 | Detection of carrier mis-routing in telephone systems Methods to identify inter-carrier telephone calls in a telephone system that are being mis-routed in such a way as to violate existing regulatory tariffs and/or established inter-carrier contracts. The common name for this manipulation is “arbitrage”, and the in... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7224975 | Procedure and system for setting up a telecommunication connection In the inventive system, a telecommunication network includes a calling subscriber's terminal equipment, a called subscriber's terminal equipment, a home location register of the calling subscriber's subscription, a home location register of the called subscriber's ... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7224782 | Method for providing additional service by a communication company A communication company accumulates a communication time or the amount of communication for a call when the call is received, and provides additional service such as discount for a called party according to an accumulated communication time or the accumulated amount... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7215749 | Time, date and originating number display provided to calling party For analog telephone service subscribers, an apparatus and a method is provided for displaying a caller's originating number and/or the current time of day on the subscriber's incoming call line identification equipment. The subscriber's originating telephone number... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7212622 | Call routing system A networking system includes telephone switches and data network gateways for routing calls either over the public telephone network or over the packet switched data network. A router examines initiated calls and selects either the telephone network or a data networ... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7203304 | Call progress tone generation in a communication system In a communication system, call tones are individually associated with call messages. The communication system comprises a wireless communication system and a wireless user device. The wireless user device transfers a call tone request to the wireless communication ... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7197038 | Internetwork quality of service provisioning with reciprocal compensation Financial reciprocal compensation is provided for a predetermined Quality of Service (QoS) managed service path including various providers in an internetwork (such as the Internet). A user requests access to one or more of the services or resources advertised by a ... | 03/27/2007 |
