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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 |
| 7945025 | Telephony based remote location monitoring A method, system, and program for telephony based remote location monitoring are provided. A telephone network receives the caller request to listen only to a remote location telephony device. The telephone network allocates a listen only channel between the caller ... | 05/17/2011 |
| 7764768 | Providing CALEA/legal intercept information to law enforcement agencies for internet protocol multimedia subsystems (IMS) A method and apparatus for providing useful packet data to a CALEA/Legal Intercept collection function. At an access point to a network such as the Internet, sources and destinations of data connections are examined to determine whether any of the bearer messages sh... | 07/27/2010 |
| 7684547 | Wiretapping VoIP calls A method, system and computer program for assisting law enforcement surveillance of a telephone call in accordance with the requirements of is presented. The method includes, but is not limited to, the steps of: receiving an indication of a call that is placed with ... | 03/23/2010 |
| 7676025 | Method of listening in to calls The invention relates to a method of listening in to calls between two or more subscribers of a communications network comprising one or more IP networks as well as to a listening server, a call control server, and an IP router for carrying out the method. When the ... | 03/09/2010 |
| 7570743 | Method and apparatus for surveillance of voice over internet protocol communications A method and apparatus for surveillance of voice over Internet protocol (VoIP) communications is provided. A server (112) associated with a network provider receives information to identify communications associated with a party under surveillance (200... | 08/04/2009 |
| 7428233 | IP voice call surveillance through use of non-dedicated IP phone with signal alert provided to indicate content of incoming call prior to an answer as being a monitored call Surveillance of IP telephony may be performed through the use of conventional telephone equipment, according to principles of the invention while preventing giving indication to the monitored phone by alerting the user of the monitoring phone to such surveillance us... | 09/23/2008 |
| 7415099 | Method and devices for monitoring subscribers of a telecommunications network during participation in group call connections The invention relates to a gas-insulated bus bar component comprising a grounded housing that is filled with protective gas and at least one bus bar conductor, which extends in the longitudinal direction of the housing and is supported on said housing by means of in... | 08/19/2008 |
| 7388947 | Controllable telecommunications switch reporting compatible with voice grade lines Data generated at a telecommunications network switching node is selectively delivered to one or more data receiving device (e.g., data “collection box”) connected to the network, and command and control signaling is transmitted from the data receiving device to... | 06/17/2008 |
| 7372872 | System and method for monitoring upstream and downstream transmissions in cable modern system A network monitor includes means for monitoring downstream traffic from a cable modem termination system (CMTS) to a cable modem (CM), means for monitoring upstream traffic from the CM to the CMTS, and means for identifying a data format used by the CMTS and the CM ... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7362973 | Protecting secret data entry from infrared and audio eavesdropping A method for protecting a data entry device from eavesdropping includes masking a signature of entry resulting from entry of data by a user of the data entry device so as to reduce the detectability of the signature by eavesdropping. The signature may include a temp... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7349533 | Telephony transitioning system The present invention provides a Universal Signaling Point (USP) that acts as a liaison between a call signaling network and a number of switching entities, which support lines, trunks, or a combination thereof. During a transition of the lines or trunks from a dono... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7333445 | Method and system for monitoring and recording voice from circuit-switched via a packet-switched network Some embodiments of the present invention are directed to a method and system for monitoring and recording voice from circuit-switched switches via a packet-switched network. A circuit-switched or VoIP recording system may record and/or live-monitor telephone calls ... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7324812 | Mobile communications device with hold mode A mobile communications device may incorporate a hold routine to hold incoming calls for a period of time, and allow a user to answer the call at his convenience. The hold indicator, such as a single ring or a vibration, to show that the mobile communications device... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7295829 | System, apparatus and method for managing telephone call records A system, method and apparatus is disclosed for communicating one or more telecommunication call records associated with a telecommunication system, the one or more call records are transmitted from a remote telecommunication device. The system includes a telecommun... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7283521 | System and method for reporting communication related information in a packet mode communication A method for lawful interception of communication related information is disclosed. In the preferred embodiment, the method includes detecting the occurrence of an event in a packet data network. The method also includes collecting communication related information ... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7277435 | Method for carrying out monitoring in packet-oriented telecommunication and data networks The invention relates to a method for carrying out monitoring in packet-oriented telecommunication networks and data networks. The method makes it possible to reduce the processor performance required to carry out legal monitoring of telecommunication subscribers in... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7277528 | Call-content determinative selection of interception access points in a soft switch controlled network By selecting access points specific to the various components of call-content of a call, a monitoring agency is ensured of obtaining the call-content of each participant in telephone call irrespective of call transfers and network reconfiguration. Devices in the tel... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7277532 | Call monitoring apparatus and method therefor In a signalling network employing the SS7 signalling protocol, it is known to use masks to mine CDR stores in order to obtain data for analysis in respect of a particular customer of a communications network associated with the signalling network. However, the use o... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7260185 | Method and apparatus for gradual application of a hitless monitoring access to a communications circuit employing a guided transmission media A monitor access is gradually applied an removed from a communications circuit, including a digital subscriber line (DSL), by a gradual monitor access (GMA) technique, in which a variable impedance element is gradually applied to the communications circuit until the... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7257199 | Telephony based remote location monitoring A method, system, and program for telephony based remote location monitoring are provided. A telephone network receives the caller request to listen only to a remote location telephony device. The telephone network allocates a listen only channel between the caller ... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7236582 | System and method for transparent consolidation of switches in a telecommunications network A signaling transfer point (STP) (or Signaling Server Global (SSG)) is described herein which includes a processor and a mapping database that can depending on the direction of a message change the Origination Point Code (OPC) or the Destination Point Code (DPC) and... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7231033 | System and method for providing a service to a customer via a communication link A system and a method for providing a service begins when a customer establishes a communication link, such as a telecommunications link, with a service provider, such as directory assistance. An exchange of information occurs, and a service, such as a telephone num... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7224686 | Method of and apparatus for mediating common channel signaling messages between networks using a pseudo-switch A communication network includes an SS7 Security Gatekeeper that authenticates and validates network control messages within, transiting, entering and leaving an overlying control fabric such as an SS7 network. The SS7 Security Gatekeeper incorporates several levels... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7218614 | Calling party control for an integrated service hub A method and apparatus for notifying a user device coupled to an integrated services hub (ISH) that a remote device has terminated communication with the user device. A network interface within the ISH receives a disconnect message from the remote device and routes ... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7212008 | Surveillance device detection utilizing non linear junction detection and reflectometry An apparatus for detecting concealed surveillance devices coupled to a transmission line uses either a time domain or frequency domain reflectometry operation to locate any impedance anomalies on the transmission line and a non-linear junction detection operation to... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7203285 | System and method for recording voice and the data entered by a call center agent and retrieval of these communication streams for analysis or correction The invention provides for a communications recording and analysis system including means for recording one or more communication streams, means for identifying the recorded stream, means for retrieving the content of said recordings by identifier tags, and wherein ... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7196630 | Method and apparatus for routing a communication to a user based on a predicted presence A method and apparatus are provided for analyzing a user's communication activity to determine presence patterns at one or more communication devices. A user's presence at one or more communication devices is monitored over time to detect at least one pattern of beh... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7190945 | Security alarm operation in telephone device An apparatus and technique for providing a monitoring alarm telephone which not only automatically dials a predetermined alarm notification telephone number upon activation of a suitable alarm device (e.g., tripping of a motion detector), but which also provides aud... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7181421 | Method and system for tracking computer system usage through a remote access security device A system and method for monitoring remote computer access and associated costs is provided. The system includes a remotely located communication server in communication with multiple host computer networks and in communication with a network access server. First and... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7171488 | Managing data delivery in a data communications network A method of managing network resources in a terminating node of an information delivery network can include receiving an inbound data container comprising a data item. The data container can specify a size of the data item and global positioning information for an o... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7158623 | Method and apparatus for dial stream analysis Interests of a person may be analyzed based on the dial stream to/from the person. When a call is being made to/from a person, signaling information from the dial stream is routed to an analysis server. Information in the signaling information, such as called party ... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7155207 | System and method of analyzing communications between a calling party and a called party A system and method of analyzing communications between a calling party and a called party is disclosed. In an embodiment of a method of the present invention, the method includes receiving a communication at a service provider network, recording the communication, ... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7155003 | Networks, systems and methods for routing data traffic within a telephone network based on available resources When a subscriber calls into its Internet Service Provider (ISP), a central office receiving the call is triggered to perform a Local Number Portability (LNP) query. This LNP query is sent to an Intelligent Traffic Routing and Control (INTRAC) unit resident on a Ser... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7155000 | Process, arrangement, devices for seizure of a shared telephone line The invention relates to the control of access of various appliances of an installation which are connected to a telephone line. The appliances have a priority level. There is provision for the dispatching, on the request of an appliance performing a line seizure op... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7151772 | Method for performing lawfully-authorized electronic surveillance Lawfully-authorized electronic surveillance is performed. A call associated with a first party to be surveilled is verified, on a per-call basis. Packets associated with the call are multicast to a second party and to a surveillance receiver. ... | 12/19/2006 |
| 7152103 | Lawful communication interception—intercepting communication associated information A method and apparatus are provided for extracting and reporting communication associated information of communications between a subject and an associate. This is achieved by populating an application identifier in the Network Layer 3, which the access networks exa... | 12/19/2006 |
| 7133500 | Method and apparatus for intercept of wireline communications Method and apparatus for conducting surveillance in a SS7 Intelligent Network (IN) or Advanced Intelligent Network (AIN) provides in the case of AIN that an Info Analyzed trigger is armed in an end office switch and notifies a delivery function when a call is proces... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7127263 | Private branch exchange system Each of a plurality of mobile stations is provided with a plurality of extension numbers including at least one unique extension number, and different lines are set for the plurality of extension numbers respectively. This enables a call using a line even when anoth... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7123710 | Method and systems for intelligent signaling router-based surveillance Methods and systems for intelligent signaling-router-based surveillance are disclosed. A surveillance and signaling router receives call signaling messages, identifies call signaling messages associated with users under surveillance and determines a surveillance typ... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7120239 | System and method for providing no answer detail service for telephone calls that are not completed Call detail service is provided using a trigger that only activates after the disposition of a telephone call is known, for example, a T-Busy and/or a T_NoAnswer. When a telephone call encounters the T-Busy or T_NoAnswer trigger a terminating central office switch a... | 10/10/2006 |
