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Mouthguard made at least partially from an edible candy
A mouthguard includes a U-shaped upper bite plate which removably fits over upper teeth of a person, with the entire upper bite plate being made from a soft, deformable and edible gummi candy.
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| 8150004 | Low-pass step attenuator A filter circuit is constructed as a triplex filter having a high-pass filter, a low-pass filter with attenuation in the passband, and a second low-pass filter without attenuation in the passband. The filter circuit has a frequency response with a high-pass portion,... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8144845 | Communication apparatus and communication method A communication apparatus 100 is equipped with, as plural communication sections capable of communicating with another communication apparatus over different transmission lines, a powerline communication section which performs a wired transmission using a pow... | 03/27/2012 |
| 8145658 | System and method for processing database queries The present invention provides a system and method for processing a database query between one or more clients and one or more databases. The database query, which is formatted using a first protocol, is received from one of the clients. One of the databases is sele... | 03/27/2012 |
| 8121268 | Web page creation by telephone A web page is composed for an entity using information obtained by a computer-based service provider during a telephone call. In some embodiments, a user calls the service provider using a telephone having a telephone number associated with the entity. The user rece... | 02/21/2012 |
| 8107603 | Contact number encapsulation system A contact number encapsulation system is disclosed that is operable to consolidate a plurality of contact numbers associated with a given user into a single contact number. The system includes a call processing application that uses information contained in a SIP me... | 01/31/2012 |
| 8102979 | Remote access to a computer telephony system A method of accessing a plurality of features of a second telecommunication system from a first telecommunication system includes receiving a telephone call on the second telecommunication system from a first device having a first telephone number and determining wh... | 01/24/2012 |
| 8050390 | Device and a method for feeding electric devices from a telephone line A system for powering an electric device with power drawn from a telephone line in a telephone network includes an exchange connecting a telecommunication network to a subscriber apparatus through one telephone line. The system includes a control and feeding device ... | 11/01/2011 |
| 8050391 | System and method for capturing accounting data for a communication session A method for creating an accounting record in a communication network may include receiving a SIP message and matching service point triggers with data. The method may also include invoking an application server associated with the service point trigger matched. The... | 11/01/2011 |
| 8031844 | Communication sessions for a commercial transaction using telephone with a printer A method and system for providing a transaction using a telephone with a printer, includes: establishing a plurality of communications sessions between a first party and a second party to the transaction, where the first party comprises the telephone with the printe... | 10/04/2011 |
| 8023626 | System and method for providing language interpretation A method and system of providing a language interpretation service is disclosed. A language access number, such as an 811 number, can be provided. The language access number can be used to place a telephone call to a language interpretation service for language assi... | 09/20/2011 |
| 7995721 | System and method for remote access to a telephone A remote access system between a remote client and an office telephone via a packet network on a point-to-point basis is provided. The office center includes a web server having a web page stored thereon and a PBX system. During a remote session, incoming communicat... | 08/09/2011 |
| 7970111 | Interactive community of interest profile A system for generating and working with communities of interests is disclosed. In various forms, the present system allows multiple users sharing common interests to interact with each other seamlessly, seek out times when each is available, and other such convenie... | 06/28/2011 |
| 7924988 | Method and system for managing voice mail acknowledgement A method and system for acknowledging receipt of a voice mail message sent by a first user to a second user and accessed by the second user. The first and second users are respectively connected to a first and second server. Responsive to receiving a request from th... | 04/12/2011 |
| 7899162 | Apparatus and method for report sharing within an instant messaging framework A computer readable medium includes executable instructions to facilitate an instant messaging conversation between a first computer and a second computer on a network. A first request for a report specified by the user of the first computer is processed. A first po... | 03/01/2011 |
| 7885393 | Location based format selection for information services A call control system comprises an interface configured to receive from a caller a session request for an information service, and a processing system configured to determine a location of the caller, select a format for the information service from a plurality of f... | 02/08/2011 |
| 7856089 | Method and apparatus for control lockout and transfer during service for systems controlled by multiple devices A printer, fax machine, copier, scanner, or any other office device used by multiple users from multiple locations is provided with improved apparatus and/or software for locking out all incoming commands from reaching the device's internal controller except for com... | 12/21/2010 |
| 7835505 | Phone-to-monitor connection device A device for connecting a phone to a television so that content available via the phone can be rendered on the television is provided. The phone-to-television device includes a telephone interface for receiving content from and sending commands to the connected phon... | 11/16/2010 |
| 7835506 | Method and system for real-time notification and disposition of voice services in a cable services network A method and system are provided for providing real-time notification and disposition of voice services in a cable television services system. A voice services application server enables communications between one or more telecommunications sources and subscriber se... | 11/16/2010 |
| 7715534 | Telephone outlet for implementing a local area network over telephone lines and a local area network using such outlets A network for transporting power and multiplexed data and digital telephone signals. The network includes at least three nodes and first and second wiring segments in a building for carrying the multiplexed data and digital telephone signals, and at least one of the... | 05/11/2010 |
| 7702085 | Dynamic FD coexistence method for PLC systems A power line communication method is provided for realizing data communication between at least one first or sending power line communication partner device (P1) and at least one second or receiving power line communication partner device (P10). The in... | 04/20/2010 |
| 7676029 | Guidance apparatus related to operation of information equipment and guidance method related to operation of information equipment To provide a technology indicating guidance for a usage method of information equipment and for solving an abnormality of the information equipment to not only users having knowledge about terminology of the information equipment but also users having none of the kn... | 03/09/2010 |
| 7664237 | Method and apparatus for providing emergency ring tones for urgent calls A method and apparatus for enabling calling parties to request the VoIP network to provide a special ring tone to be signaled as the occurrence of an urgent call to called parties are disclosed. Alternatively, a high frequency intercept tone or call waiting tone is ... | 02/16/2010 |
| 7542554 | Telephone outlet with packet telephony adapter, and a network using same An outlet for a Local Area Network (LAN), containing an integrated adapter that converts VoIP to and from analog telephony, and a standard telephone jack (e.g. RJ-11 in North America) for connecting an ordinary analog (POTS) telephone set. Such an outlet allows usin... | 06/02/2009 |
| 7539292 | Contents distribution system, contents server, contents receiving apparatus, contents distribution method, program and storage media In a network system for transmitting and receiving contents with one or more pieces of additional information corresponding to an internal attribute of the contents, a contents server can decide the data to be transmitted without regard to a division transfer method... | 05/26/2009 |
| 7522713 | Network for telephony and data communication A service outlet for coupling a data unit to a wired digital data signal and for coupling a service unit to an analog service signal, for use with a service wire pair installed in walls of a building, the service wire pair concurrently carrying a wired bi-directiona... | 04/21/2009 |
| 7522714 | Telephone outlet for implementing a local area network over telephone lines and a local area network using such outlets A network for transporting power and multiplexed data and digital telephone signals. The network includes at least three nodes and first and second wiring segments in a building for carrying the multiplexed data and digital telephone signals, and at least one of the... | 04/21/2009 |
| 7519167 | System and method for communicating system management information during network interface teaming An information handling system receives management information from a network, such as IPMI information, with plural network interface cards of the information handling system in a teaming configuration. Upon detecting management information, a network interface car... | 04/14/2009 |
| 7502449 | Contents distribution system, contents server, contents receiving apparatus, contents distribution method, program and storage media In a network system for transmitting and receiving contents with one or more pieces of additional information corresponding to an internal attribute of the contents, a contents server can decide the data to be transmitted without regard to a division transfer method... | 03/10/2009 |
| 7499532 | Method and system for communicating information to a caller on a telephone network by superimposing an audible information message over a dial tone A method for communicating information to a caller on a telephone network is herein proposed. The method includes the steps of (a) generating a signal suitable for producing an audible dial tone, (b) transmitting the signal to the receiver of a telephone set, when t... | 03/03/2009 |
| 7492875 | Network for telephony and data communication A service outlet for coupling a data unit to a wired digital data signal and for coupling a service unit to an analog service signal, for use with a service wire pair installed in walls of a building, the service wire pair concurrently carrying a wired bi-directiona... | 02/17/2009 |
| 7483523 | Time delay compensation device for the management of multimedia communications via an asynchronous network and a telephone network A device is dedicated to managing multimedia communications via an asynchronous network (IPN) and a telephone network (TDMN) between firstly a first audio communications terminal (T1) with a first video communications terminal (PC1), and secondly a sec... | 01/27/2009 |
| 7443967 | Second communication during ring suppression Systems and methods for second call during ring suppression are disclosed. After a communications device receives a first incoming call, the ringer is activated to produce an initial audible alert and thereafter, the ringer of the communications device is suppressed... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7440556 | System and method for using telephony controls on a personal computer A system and method including telephony controls for handling telephony applications on a personal computer with integrated telephony capabilities is provided. The telephony controls include a hook switch, a talk button, a speakerphone button, a mute button, a flash... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7433350 | Methods and apparatus for directory enabled network services Methods and apparatus for controlling the rules of engagement between a telecommunication carrier and a customer whose network is managed by the telecommunication carrier are provided. A computer system interviews a customer by determining a set of specific question... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7433451 | System and method for facilitating account-based transactions One embodiment of the present invention comprises associating a first person with an account, associating a second person with the account, receiving a request to authorize a transaction between the second person and a third party, and enabling communication between... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7430283 | Internet access to telecommunications relay service A method and a system that will allow a hearing impaired person to access a TRS (Telecommunications Relay Service) center via an Internet terminal on the World Wide Web instead of using a TTY device on the telephone network. The present invention represents a modifi... | 09/30/2008 |
| 7424537 | Communication capability coupons A system and method for establishing communications between first and second parties. In one embodiment, a request initiated by a first party is generated for establishing a communications channel over a first communications network between the first and second part... | 09/09/2008 |
| 7418088 | Monitoring and control module A method and apparatus for monitoring and controlling one or more aspects of one or more communication devices. In one embodiment the communication device is configured to transmit and receive packets of data via a packet-switched network. In one configuration the m... | 08/26/2008 |
| 7417566 | Sequential two-key system to input keyboard characters and many alphabets on small keypads This invention discloses a sequential two-key system to input letters of the English alphabet and of many world languages, numbers, punctuation marks, page-control characters, line-control characters, cursor-control characters and many other symbols on keypads with ... | 08/26/2008 |
| 7397806 | Method for integration of a packet-oriented network into a communication system A method for Integration of a packet-oriented network in a communication system has at least one central communication device embodied with an application interface for exchange of communication data with a computer system, with a number of communication control pro... | 07/08/2008 |
