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...that several people are credited with the invention of the flush toilet? Most people have heard of Thomas Crapper (1837-1910), the sanitary engineer who invented the valve-and-siphon arrangement that made the modern toilet possible. Another claimant to "the throne" was British inventor Alexander Cumming who patented a toilet in 1775. Then there's a nameless Minoan (a native of ancient Crete) who lived 4,000 years ago who supposedly was ahead of his time and created the first flush toilet!
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8140389 | Methods and apparatuses for pay for deal advertisements Methods and apparatuses for advertising where the advertisement performance is determined via tracking the deals made as a result of communication leads generated from the advertisements. One embodiment includes: providing an advertisement containing a communication... | 03/20/2012 |
| 7440446 | Voice over packet system using a plurality of digital signal processors and speech processing method therein A voice over packet (VoP) system using a plurality of digital signal processors (DSPs) and a speech processing method are provided. A plurality of first-stage DSPs perform encoding voice signal of calls allocated in advance, among calls from a circuit network, and o... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7436946 | Reliable call progress indication for SIP A method for communicating with a device in an unreliable messaging environment is provided. The method comprises: repeatedly sending an invite signal to the device, wherein the invite signal is sent until a ringing response is received from the device; receiving a ... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7433457 | Personalized assistance system and method The present invention is a personalized assistance system for a user of a telephone, comprised of a first database, the first database having a contact list for the user. The contact list includes at least one contact name and a corresponding contact number and incl... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7412541 | Tokenized compression of session initiation protocol data Systems and methods are provided for compressing and decompressing session initiation protocol (SIP) messages. A serializer and parser compress and decode SIP data structures according to a tokenized binary protocol. The compression/decompression protocol uses token... | 08/12/2008 |
| 7391856 | Intelligent switching system for voice and data A teleconferencing system for voice and data provides interconnections among user sites via a central station. User stations at user sites each alternate operation between a data mode connecting a user computer and modem to a user telephone communication path and a ... | 06/24/2008 |
| 7327842 | Arrangement for delivering applications to a network enabled telephony device A network-enabled user interface device, for example a VoIP telephony device, includes a display, a user input interface, an interface controller, and an application controller. The interface controller is configured for generating display elements for the display, ... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7280530 | Apparatus and method for integrated voice gateway An integrated voice gateway system for use within a company which can route a voice telephone call between parties at two different locations over an IP network or over the PST NETWORK. The system can route a voice telephone call from a first location within the sys... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7274684 | Method and system for implementing and managing a multimedia access network device In a complete network-in-a-box system acting as an enterprise network demarcation point, packets such as voice, video and data packets, are routed over common network connections, such as LAN and WAN. The packets are mapped from a public address field (such as an IP... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7272221 | System and method for providing telephony services to remote subscribers A system and method for providing telephony services, such as caller ID, voice mail, selective call forwarding, and the like, to a remote subscriber, typically located outside the providers regional territory. The system can include customer premise equipment (CPE) ... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7269163 | Remote control telephone dialing system and method An apparatus for allowing a calling party to initiate a telephone call from an Internet-enabled device. The apparatus includes a server for receiving an originating telephone number and a destination telephone number in response to a command from the Internet-enable... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7257218 | Presence enabled queue management The present invention allows a queue management system (QMS) to use presence information from a presence system to efficiently match requestors of information with qualified resources capable of providing the necessary response. The resources for information may be ... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7248683 | Call hold signaling One or more elements in a telecommunications network (10, 10′ and 10″) receive a call hold-initiating message when a first party places a second party to the call on hold, and in doing so, triggers a call hold event in the network. In response to t... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7245715 | Integrated chat client with receiving party choice Phone systems for an integrated chat client service are provided. A representative phone system includes a call processing system operable to check a chat server for accessibility of a calling party chat client associated with a calling party and coupled to the inte... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7227937 | Monitoring natural interaction for presence detection The present invention provides a presence system capable of monitoring state information derived from a plurality of sources over any number of disparate networks. The sources of state information are devices, which are frequently used by a user throughout a normal ... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7221751 | Method and system for call tracing The present invention is drawn to a call trace system and method that is simple to establish in a short amount of time. The call trace is implemented through a Web browser page which remotely programs central offices to trace calls to particular number. When a trace... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7215752 | Intelligent switching system for voice and data A teleconferencing system for voice and data provides interconnections among user sites via a central station. User stations at user sites each alternate operation between a data mode connecting a user computer and modem to a user telephone communication path and a ... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7216177 | Apparatus and method for supplying electronic content to network appliances A system and method communicates data from a web content provider to a wireless computing device (e.g., a PDA, a cellular phone) via a proxy server. The proxy server transforms web content “on-the-fly” into a streamlined format, optimizes it for display, and del... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7212520 | Net-aware telephone switch A net-aware telephone switch enabling a user to receive or send calls from/to both the Internet and the PSTN comprises a two-line switch connecting with the communication terminal for switching the outgoing call between IP call mode and PSTN call mode; a CPU, operat... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7193987 | IP communication in a cellular telecommunications system A method of alerting a mobile wireless subscriber (11) registered with a mobile wireless communication network (1) to a session initiation request sent by a calling party (7). The method comprises receiving a SIP Invite message at a Home SIP ser... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7194076 | Apparatus and method for network-initiated real-time multi-party communications A method for providing telecommunications services in a telecommunications network. A telecommunications service provider monitors data relating to communications initiation or termination criteria for at least two communicants in the telecommunications network and ... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7180890 | Phone connector component operationally connectable through packet network to any selected one or more switch components for originating and/or terminating telecommunication service A phone of a system comprises a connector component that is operationally connectable through a packet network to any selected one or more of a plurality of switch components. The any selected one or more of the plurality of switch components serve to provide one or... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7177944 | Trans-compression selection and configuration in modem over packet networks An apparatus and method for configuring a gateway device for a modem over packet network session is disclosed. For example, a system may include a first gateway device coupled to a first client device and a second gateway device coupled to a second client device, wh... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7162650 | Network switching apparatus for supplying power to network communication equipment through twisted pair line A network switching apparatus for supplying power to network communication equipment through a twisted pair line comprising a power control circuit having a plurality of sockets, each socket connected with a RJ-45 connector so as to electrically connect the switchin... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7155538 | Adaptive forward error correction for optimizing communications over packet networks An apparatus and method for providing adaptive error correction for a fax and/or modem over packet network session is disclosed. A gateway device configured in accordance with the present invention comprises a controller configured to receive a signal from its local... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7139797 | Presence information based on media activity The present invention provides presence information to a subscriber indicative of the availability of a user who is already actively participating in a communication session. A presence system receives and processes participation information, which bears on the degr... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7133934 | Adaptive error correction for communications over packet networks An apparatus and method for providing adaptive error correction for a fax and/or modem over packet network session is disclosed. A gateway device configured in accordance with the present invention comprises a controller configured to receive a signal from its local... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7120682 | Virtual private networks for voice over networks applications A method for providing virtual private networks for voice over data network users. A location server is provided that has more than one routing information database. A virtual private network is defined within that location server for each of the routing information... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7110790 | Quick access list for previously accessed network addresses A method of providing access to network addresses for use in a mobile telecommunications device allowing navigation between different addresses and displaying of information therefrom, comprises compiling a first list of addresses bookmarked by a user and then compi... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7095836 | Enhanced IP phone operation An enhanced IP telephone taking advantage of the many call-related functions provided by existing PBX systems. The enhanced IP telephone includes a thin computer telephony integration (CTI) client transmitting to a CTI server a command associated with a particular c... | 08/22/2006 |
| 7076460 | Interactive remote auction bidding system An interactive remote auction bidding system for conducting an auction utilizes a data input device for communication over a network to the auction site. The system includes a data processor located at the auction site for generating bid information for communicatio... | 07/11/2006 |
| 7069243 | Interactive remote auction bidding system An interactive remote auction bidding system for conducting an auction utilizes a data input device for communication over a network to the auction site. The system includes a data processor located at the auction site for generating bid information for communicatio... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7054428 | Telephone call interuption request via internet Apparatus and method for notifying an Internet user of an attempted incoming telephone call to the same telephone line used to interconnect the called-but-busy party with the Internet. The disclosed embodiment comprises an Internet communication module and a message... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7039716 | Devices, software and methods for encoding abbreviated voice data for redundant transmission through VoIP network Devices, software and methods are provided for encoding voice data to conceal packet loss. In addition to regular encoding, an abbreviated portion of the frame is encoded, and transmitted redundantly afterwards. Optionally the redundant encoding is in relation to an... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7035923 | Presence information specifying communication preferences The present invention provides a presence system capable of monitoring state information, communication capabilities, or a combination thereof derived from a plurality of sources over any number of disparate networks. The state information bears on the presence or a... | 04/25/2006 |
| 7027582 | Method and apparatus for resolving an entity identifier into an internet address using a domain name system (DNS) server and an entity identifier portability database The present invention provides an efficient way of resolving telephone numbers and other entity/device identifiers into Internet addresses as well as accommodating portability of those telephone numbers and other entity/device identifiers without having to substanti... | 04/11/2006 |
| 7023989 | Arrangement for delivering applications to a network enabled telephony device A network-enabled user interface device, for example a VoIP telephony device, includes a display, a user input interface, an interface controller, and an application controller. The interface controller is configured for generating display elements for the display, ... | 04/04/2006 |
| 7023987 | Method and apparatus for adapting a phone for use in network voice operations An interface is provided between a conventional telephone and a conventional computer configured for network voice applications including a sound card and modem. The interface allows for use of the telephone during network voice applications such as IP telephony and... | 04/04/2006 |
| 7020268 | System and method for providing telephony services to remote subscribers A system and method for providing telephony services, such as caller ID, voice mail, selective call forwarding, and the like, to a remote subscriber, typically located outside the providers regional territory. The system can include customer premise equipment (CPE) ... | 03/28/2006 |
| 7020265 | Method for transmitting information to remote site using dynamic transmission network The invention relates to a method for transmitting information such as fax, voice or data to a destination information device via a dynamic transmission network. The dynamic transmission network includes one or more transmission control servers (TCSs) and one or mor... | 03/28/2006 |
