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A combination beverage container and spittoon includes a bottom portion including outer wall and a first inner wall defining a spittoon space.
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| 7277427 | Spatially distributed routing switch A router has N1 local signal input terminals for connection to respective local signal sources for supplying respective local input signals, a local output interface including M1 local signal output terminals, and an input expansion terminal. A signal received at an... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7227931 | Method and system for providing enhanced caller identification screening using audible caller name announcement A method and system provide enhanced caller identification information to a called party. The system determines whether or not standard caller identification information associated with a calling party can be provided to the called party. The system preferably deter... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7227939 | Security features for an integral PLC modem At least one exemplary embodiment of the present invention includes a method comprising receiving a connection request at a modem integral to a programmable logic controller, and allowing access to the programmable logic controller via the modem. At least one exempl... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7194075 | System and process for automatic storage, enforcement and override of consumer do-not-call requests A method of implementing call compliance at a central facility, the method involving: receiving a call from a caller on an incoming connection; enabling the caller on the incoming connection to initiate an outgoing call on an outgoing connection; receiving over the ... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7035394 | Tone detector judging a detection of a predetermined tone signal by comparing a characteristic quantity of the tone signal with characteristic quantities of other signals A tone transmission part transmits a tone signal. A tone signal detection part detects data representing an echo signal of the tone signal transmitted by the tone transmission part, and detects data representing a predetermined tone signal targeted to be detected. T... | 04/25/2006 |
| 7027579 | System and method for managing incoming telephone calls A method for managing telephone calls including the steps of obtaining from a subscriber of a telephone line an authorization to activate a quiet time period, receiving an incoming call for a telephone number associated with the telephone line, determining whether t... | 04/11/2006 |
| 7003093 | Tone detection for integrated telecommunications processing Disclosed is an integrated tone detection processor for discriminating between tone and voice signals and determining the tones. The tone detection processor performs Automatic Gain Control (AGC) to normalize the power of the tone or voice signal. Further, the energ... | 02/21/2006 |
| 6963640 | Memory architecture for telephone dialer A telephone dialer includes tables in memory for determining a dialing sequence such as a long distance carrier code to be appended to a dialed telephone number. A variable length prefix portion of the dialed telephone number accesses a prefix table entry that defin... | 11/08/2005 |
| 6952751 | Method and apparatus for extending legacy computer systems A method and system for operating a bus according to a plurality of bus protocols, including a legacy bus protocol. A first signal is transmitted indicating a transaction request of a first kind. A second signal is transmitted indicating a transaction request of a s... | 10/04/2005 |
| 6937080 | Current-controlled CMOS logic family Various circuit techniques for implementing ultra high speed circuits use current-controlled CMOS (C3MOS) logic fabricated in conventional CMOS process technology. An entire family of logic elements including inverter/buffers, level shifters, NAND, NOR, X... | 08/30/2005 |
| 6907277 | Voice-based phone alert signal Method and system for providing a notification of an incoming call on a radiotelephone. When a signal indicating receipt of an incoming call is sensed, the radiotelephone provides a voice-based incoming call notification signal, using words spoken by a selected user... | 06/14/2005 |
| 6771767 | Signal detector with coefficient swapping transform unit A signal detector includes a transform unit and a post processing test unit. The transform unit is adapted to a transform unit adapted to receive at least first and second frames of input samples, determine a first plurality of energy values for the first frame base... | 08/03/2004 |
| 6434236 | PC server telecommunications power system A system within a PC server cabinet for receiving an externally supplied loop feed voltage (-48 VDC) and generating a ringing voltage (75 VAC) from the loop feed voltage. For universal applicability, the ringing voltage generator is preferably located in ... | 08/13/2002 |
| 6381330 | False tone detect suppression using multiple frame sweeping harmonic analysis Detection of alerting or other tone signals in a composite signal are reliably detected with an improved false tone detect suppression technique which employs the use of a moving window analysis on a subset of frequencies detected within an underlying spe... | 04/30/2002 |
| 6295345 | Method and system for translating call processing requests A generic translator (10) is provided for processing service requests sent by a digit collection client (16). Requests include billing validation (11), call routing (19), call screening (17), account code validation (15) or other services. These requests ... | 09/25/2001 |
| 6252956 | Switching system data inheritance method and system In a switching system data inheritance method of controlling hardware on the basis of a first database storing various management data such as subscriber information to inherit switching system data for various types of call connection processing, change ... | 06/26/2001 |
| 5968158 | Apparatus including a host processor and communications adapters interconnected with a bus, with improved transfer of interrupts between the adapters and host processor A pair of communications adapters each include a number of digital signal processors and network interface circuits for the attachment of a multi-channel telephone line. A bus connecting the communications adapters can carry data between a network line at... | 10/19/1999 |
| 5910984 | Fault tolerant service-providing apparatus for use in a telecommunications network A telecommunications network architecture is known comprising a switching system for effecting basic call processing to set up, maintain and clear calls, and service-providing means (SPA) communicating with said switching system for providing services add... | 06/08/1999 |
| 5887058 | Digit parsing for a flexible dial plan capability in a telecommunications switch A telecommunications switch (12) includes a dial plan database (300) used for creating, identifying, and verifying dial plan codes and dialing sequences of a desire dial plan (100). The dial plan (100) is created through a craft terminal (201) that commun... | 03/23/1999 |
| 5812553 | Multi-path bus digital processor A multi-path digital signal processor for use in a telephony system provides a first data path for interfacing to a local area network, a second data path for interfacing to a Versa-bus Modular Eurocard (VME) bus, and at least one third data path for inte... | 09/22/1998 |
| 5706031 | Computing and telecommunications interface system An icon positioning device with a keypad, telephone circuit, speaker and microphone is used as part of an interface system to a computer and a telephone network. The icon positioning device is used to control a position of an icon on the computer's displa... | 01/06/1998 |
| 5604740 | Multi-path bus digital signal processor A multi-path digital signal processor for use in a telephony system provides a first data path for interfacing to a local area network, a second data path for interfacing to an industry standard computer backplane bus, and at least one third data path for... | 02/18/1997 |
| 5598409 | Programmable telecommunications switch for personal computer A user-programmable telephone switch which resides within a commercially available personal computer. The switch is controllable by either the personal computer's microprocessor or a separate, external host connected to an interface provided within the sw... | 01/28/1997 |
| 5442691 | Method and apparatus for call routing in switched digital networks using call control tables A method and apparatus for routing calls in a switched digital network and a processor for use in such a network are provided in which tables of call control information store information for different categories of call control information in separate pa... | 08/15/1995 |
| 5418776 | Emergency local switching Disclosed is an apparatus and method for providing transmission between end users coupled to a digital loop carder access system. During normal operation, the access system functions to transmit data and supervisory signals between each end user and a loc... | 05/23/1995 |
| 5375124 | Method and apparatus for providing ISDN access ISDN access to a telecommunications network is provided to customers at different locations by sharing a D-channel controllers (DCC's) positioned within the network in close proximity to the ISDN-capable toll switches serving those customers. The customer... | 12/20/1994 |
| 5323452 | Visual programming of telephone network call processing logic A system and method for creating and modifying intelligent telephone network call processing logic trees which can be customized for individual customers and created in a user-friendly visual environment (10, 15, FIG. 3-5). Service primitives are defined ... | 06/21/1994 |
| 5086461 | Apparatus and method for providing existing 1ESS and 1AESS telephone switching equipment with the capability of using the SS7 protocol The invention relates to upgrading existing telephone central offices having 1ESS or 1AESS switching equipment to utilize the SS7 protocol. In particular, the 1ESS and 1AESS switching equipment is provided with the capability of controlling the connection... | 02/04/1992 |
| 5027347 | Intercom system The invention relates to an intercom system comprising a central unit and several remote stations connected by two-way lines to the central unit into a star network, whereby the lines are selectively interconnectable via the central unit for establishing ... | 06/25/1991 |
| 4899358 | Call announcement arrangement A call announcement arrangement that obtains the calling party name from a database search and uses a text-to-speech unit to generate speech signals for transmission to the called communication station. The calling party name is spoken at the station inst... | 02/06/1990 |
| 4882699 | Communications network routing and management system A large number of potential alphanumeric patterns are ordered in a predetermined sequence which is then used to construct a transition graph composed of machine states along one coordinate and alphanumeric symbols along the other. The intersections on tha... | 11/21/1989 |
| 4807282 | Programmable P/C compatible communications card A multi-protocol communications adapter (MPCA) is used to interconnect a Local Area Network (such as a store computing system) to a communications highway. The MPCA includes a plurality of protocol controllers, each one of the controllers being operable f... | 02/21/1989 |
| 4799144 | Multi-function communication board for expanding the versatility of a computer A single board multiple option card for expanding the versatility of a host computer includes an onboard microprocessor, a digital signal processor and a switched memory device. The switched memory is accessible by the onboard microprocessor and the digit... | 01/17/1989 |
| 4799256 | Telecommunication signalling arrangement A circuit arrangement for telecommunication installations, in particular, telephone exchange installations is disclosed in which type information is sent ahead of each communication to be transmitted. In bidirectional communication transmission with diffe... | 01/17/1989 |
| 4792970 | Expansion port for use in a communication system A system for expanding the number of signal ports accommodated by a base communication system having one or more switching circuits for interconnecting a plurality of local signal ports via a multiple line signal bus under control of a central controller.... | 12/20/1988 |
| 4782517 | System and method for defining and providing telephone network services A telephone system allows a user to provide new services to terminations in a telephone network. A server having program sequences for controlling its operation connects the terminations and the telephone network. Using certain of its program sequences, t... | 11/01/1988 |
| 4782506 | Arrangement for operating and maintaining a telecommunications system An operation support system architecture for a telecommunication system contains a control arrangement (BWS) inserted between the system (S) to be operated and an opertor station (DSS). The control arrangmeent comprises, besides a processor and an input/o... | 11/01/1988 |
| 4742534 | Telephone receiving equipment for recognizing predetermined combinations of voice-frequency signalling components A telephone signalling receiver comprising speech detectors for respective voice-frequency signalling components of push-button (TDK) signals which are in a frequency band divided into lower and upper frequency subgroups. Each detector calculates the Disc... | 05/03/1988 |
| 4720850 | Communication system control arrangement In a switched integrated wideband and narrowband multiservices digital network (FIG. 1), the network control complex (612) includes a program-controlled call processing arrangement (800) that comprises a point-to-point call processing portion (8001) for h... | 01/19/1988 |
| 4706280 | Electronic step-by-step telephone switching system An electronic step-by-step switching system utilizes much of the equipment now present in conventional electromechanical step-by-step telephone exchange switches. Conventional line finders, selectors and connectors are modified by removing the relay logic... | 11/10/1987 |
