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Mark Twain (Samuel L. Clemens) received Patent No. 121,992 for "An Improvement in Adjustable and Detachable Straps for Garments." He later received two more patents: one for a self-pasting scrapbook and one for a game to help players remember important historical dates.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7280644 | Transaction processing platform for faciliating electronic distribution of plural prepaid services A transaction processing platform capable of facilitating the distribution to consumers of various types of prepaid products is disclosed. The transaction processing platform is configured to interface with one or more providers of such prepaid products in order to ... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7280818 | Mobile device notification with opinions Notifying users of mobile communication devices, which may include providing options for response to notifications. A component of a communication service provider system receives an indication of a notification for a user of a mobile communication device. The notif... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7245901 | Mobile phone with internal accounting A mobile phone system with a mobile phone having internal accounting capabilities for real time call debiting to account for the billing parameters of a mobile phone unit that is operated in a multi zone communication network with a complex rate structure, the mobil... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7110512 | Method and apparatus for providing prepaid local telephone services A system and method for providing prepaid dialtone services. The system includes a prepaid dialtone service center having an applications server that maintains a prepaid dialtone subscriber database including subscriber identification and service period information.... | 09/19/2006 |
| 6999749 | Conditional application invocation in a wireless device Disclosed embodiments include a mobile communication device that automatically receives signals indicating predetermined events, and automatically takes actions in response to the events. The actions include executing one or more software applications on the device.... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6999748 | Automated device behavior management based on network charging and rating conditions Disclosed embodiments include a method for automatically managing wireless device actions based on network provider-controlled financial conditions, such as the current rate (e.g., cents/minute) for a voice or data communication. In one embodiment, the user configur... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6990182 | Prepaid phone service for both wired and wireless telecommunication devices A system is provided for receiving prepayment of telecommunication services is provided. The system comprises a wireless communication network, a wireline communication network, and a pre-payment server communicating with both the wireless communication network and ... | 01/24/2006 |
| 6941134 | Automated device behavior management based on preset preferences A system and method for automated management of the behavior of a wireless communication device is disclosed herein. Behavior preference settings are configured and provided to a wireless network and the wireless communication device. The wireless network provides c... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6845234 | Wireless telephone system with discardable keyless instruments A telecommunication system incorporates individual station instruments simplified by wireless operation, voice dialing, prepaid accounting and out-call operation, all enabled by cooperative system operation including supporting central equipment. Wireless operation ... | 01/18/2005 |
| 6731729 | Method and a system for settlement of trading accounts A method settling accounts of buyers and sellers of telecommunications services by an online exchange system includes storing data representing a financial account of at least one seller and at least one buyer, wherein the financial account includes at least one of ... | 05/04/2004 |
| 6690779 | Method and apparatus for awarding and redeeming prepaid telephone time A slot card issued by a slot club, or a membership card in another incentive award program, that is also capable of being used as phone calling card is provided. Free calling time is credited to the member's card account in response to the playing of the ... | 02/10/2004 |
| 6675007 | Charging method and terminal equipment in the information and communication network system A charging system for use in a network composed of wireless terminals with a repeater function. As each terminal with a repeater function receives a communication session start request from a user terminal, it searches for a destination user terminal; whe... | 01/06/2004 |
| 6654599 | Call charges in a telecommunications network A method of providing call tariff information to a subscriber coupled to a telecommunications network 1, where the call tariff information relating to a call from a terminal 9 of the subscriber to a B-number 13. The method comprising sending a subscriber ... | 11/25/2003 |
| 6631840 | Telephone charge management system A system including a cellular phone or a telephone card having, pre-registered therein, the identification number of a connection telephone company and a user ID, a store processing terminal unit handling it, a point-of-sale POS terminal, and a management... | 10/14/2003 |
| 6532284 | Method and system for optimizing bandwidth cost via caching and other network transmission delaying techniques Methods and systems for optimizing bandwidth pricing for a data transmission system electronically connected to a source of bandwidth spot prices, where the data transmission system transmits data as packets to a predetermined destination, are provided. I... | 03/11/2003 |
| 6529593 | Prepaid phone service for both wired and wireless telecommunication devices A system is provided for receiving prepayment of telecommunication services is provided. The system comprises a wireless communication network, a wireline communication network, and a pre-payment server communicating with both the wireless communication n... | 03/04/2003 |
| 6473612 | Method for providing directory assistance services via an alphanumeric page A mobile telephone, or personal communication services subscriber who wishes directory assistance services is connected in the conventional manner to an operator who identifies a destination telephone number desired by the subscriber. As known in the prio... | 10/29/2002 |
| 6377670 | Method and system for ensuring the security of the supply of services of telecommunication operators The invention concerns a method and a system enabling a telecommunication operator (12) to identify rapidly and to debit in complete security the accounts of subscribers of a telephone network. The method comprises the following steps: the telecommunicati... | 04/23/2002 |
| 6377669 | Method and apparatus for awarding and redeeming prepaid telephone time A slot card issued by a slot club, or a membership card in another incentive award program, that is also capable of being used as phone calling card is provided. Free calling time is credited to the member's card account in response to the playing of the ... | 04/23/2002 |
| 6335970 | Automatic coin collection device for a payphone provided with no coin collection signal An automatic coin collection device for a payphone provided with no coin collection signal is disclosed, which has a solenoid to be activated to collect coins so as to start to count time and begin telephone communication. A call tone detector is connecte... | 01/01/2002 |
| 6327351 | Method and apparatus for awarding and redeeming prepaid telephone time A slot card issued by a slot club, or a membership card in another incentive award program, that is also capable of being used as phone calling card is provided. Free calling time is credited to the member's card account in response to the playing of the ... | 12/04/2001 |
| 5926531 | Transmitter for accessing pay-type telephones A system and method for providing remote access to a pay-type telephone. In accordance with one aspect of the invention, the system includes a pay-type telephone, and a receiver provided at the telephone for receiving data transmitted via a electromagneti... | 07/20/1999 |
| 5563934 | Pay phone call control apparatus for allowing calls using pre-paid cards A call control apparatus for a pay phone includes a reading unit, a calculating unit, and a call enable unit. The reading unit reads out value information of an inserted card. The calculating unit calculates a call time corresponding to a ratio of the val... | 10/08/1996 |
