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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8184783 | User interface for integrating diverse methods of communication An integrated communication interface is provided for composing and sending messages. The interface is multi-configurable to seamlessly switch between different communication methods, e.g., electronic mail, instant messaging, SMS, chat, voice, and the like, without ... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8180029 | Telecommunication and multimedia management method and apparatus A telecommunication and multimedia management apparatus and method that supports voice and other media communications and that enables users to: (i) participate in multiple conversation modes, including live phone calls, conference calls, instant voice messaging or ... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8180030 | Telecommunication and multimedia management method and apparatus A telecommunication and multimedia management apparatus and method that supports voice and other media communications and that enables users to: (i) participate in multiple conversation modes, including live phone calls, conference calls, instant voice messaging or ... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8175234 | Telecommunication and multimedia management method and apparatus The present invention is directed to a method for simultaneously rendering one or more conversations on a communication device. The method includes receiving at the first communication device media associated with the one or more conversations over a network and def... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8165275 | Network access with delayed delivery This invention provides a network access system that permits communication device users to access a network such as the Internet, a cable network, a Digital Subscriber Line (DSL) network or a broadband network (which may include cable and DSL networks). A network ac... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8130921 | Telecommunication and multimedia management method and apparatus A communication device capable of participating in a conversation over a network. The communication device includes an encoder to receive and encode media locally created using the communication device and associated with the conversation and a transmitter to transm... | 03/06/2012 |
| 8121271 | Telecommunication and multimedia management method and apparatus The present invention is directed to a node for transmitting data over a network. The node includes a first ascertaining element configured to ascertain the need to transmit one or more data streams from the node to a second node over the network, the one or more da... | 02/21/2012 |
| 8121270 | Telecommunication and multimedia management method and apparatus The present invention is directed to an improved media communication device for communicating over a communication network. The communication device includes an encoder, a time-shifting buffer and a transmitter to progressively encode, store in a time-based format, ... | 02/21/2012 |
| 8121269 | System and method for automatically managing participation at a meeting A participant managing system which identifies potential invitees to a conference. A storage means maintains storing records of associations of persons at least to one or more keywords. During the preparation of the conference the system responds to the user's input... | 02/21/2012 |
| 8107604 | Telecommunication and multimedia management method and apparatus A communication device for consecutively rendering one or more conversations. The device includes a receiver configured to receive at the communication device media associated with the one or more conversations over a network. The one or more conversations include a... | 01/31/2012 |
| 8023627 | Method and apparatus for retrieving information from appliances A method and apparatus for retrieving information from household appliances are disclosed. For example, the method receives a request from a user of an appliance. The method then receives stored information from the appliance as one or more Dual Tone Multi-Frequency... | 09/20/2011 |
| 8019060 | Telephone/transaction entry device and system for entering transaction data into databases Transaction data is entered by the user in response to prompts in a template. The template and entered data are accumulated into data transactions which are exploded and sent to an external database servers for processing and storage. Each database server may explod... | 09/13/2011 |
| 7961855 | Voice communications apparatus Voice communications apparatus intervenes between a telephone set and a broad-band transmission path that has a communication band broader than a voice band limited by the transmitter and receiver characteristics of the telephone set. The voice communications appara... | 06/14/2011 |
| 7949108 | Modem and method for switching operation modes thereof A modem (10) includes a signal tuner module (101), a signal processing module (103), and a mode switching module (105). The signal tuner module receives a radio frequency (RF) signal in a first operation mode, and converts the RF signal t... | 05/24/2011 |
| 7945031 | Internet-based method for alerting an individual with an unlisted telephone number that an acquaintance wishes to contact that individual An Internet-based method for alerting an individual with an unlisted telephone number that an acquaintance wishes to contact that individual, including the steps of: establishing, by a webmaster, a website having an administrator; registering, by the individual with... | 05/17/2011 |
| 7936862 | Intelligently providing dialup access numbers using an automated voice response system A method for an automated voice response system to present access numbers to dial-up Internet users. The automated voice response system can perform the step of establishing a telephony communication with a party responsive to a received telephone call from the part... | 05/03/2011 |
| 7916843 | Digital telephone data and control signal transmission system Techniques are disclosed for using Ethernet Layer 1 as a means for transporting audio, control, and status signals between telephones and an aggregator device in a telephone system. Techniques are also disclosed for using the aggregator to determine whether a teleph... | 03/29/2011 |
| 7912190 | Method and system for the mass sending of messages The present publication discloses a method and system for sending messages in a telecommunications network (1, 2, 6, 11, 12), in which method digital messages (40) which contain information on the desired reply address (32) are mass sent (3 | 03/22/2011 |
| 7899163 | XDSL modem and method for stabilizing XDSL operation thereof A method for stabilizing a connection between an xDSL modem (160) and a central office (120) is provided. The method includes detecting whether a signal on a telephone line is a ring signal; setting a ring signal flag if the signal on the telephone lin... | 03/01/2011 |
| 7856090 | Automatic spim detection A spim detection manager automatically detects and blocks spim. The spim detection manager detects a first incoming instant message from an unrecognized source, and sends a response to that source. The spim detection manager receives a second incoming instant messag... | 12/21/2010 |
| 7796740 | System and method for universal adaptation of a PSTN modem A modem adapter is provided to adapt a modem to operate with a telephone system. The modem adapter includes a conductor detector, a voltage generator, and a dial-tone generator. The conductor detector is configured to detect live conductors on a telephone jack. The ... | 09/14/2010 |
| 7792255 | Voice communications apparatus Voice communications apparatus intervenes between a telephone set and a broad-band transmission path that has a communication band broader than a voice band limited by the transmitter and receiver characteristics of the telephone set. The voice communications appara... | 09/07/2010 |
| 7773732 | DSL modem and method for establishing a data transfer mode therefore A modem for interconnecting a DSL line and a local bus comprises a DSL interface adapted to send and receive data on the DSL line at a DSL bandwidth selected from a first set of bandwidths, and a local bus interface adapted to operate at a local bus bandwidth select... | 08/10/2010 |
| 7769149 | Automated utility data services system and method An automated utility data service system for communicating over a telecommunication medium that also communicates user data is provided. One embodiment includes a first transceiver coupled to a telecommunication medium and configured to receive user data in a custom... | 08/03/2010 |
| 7729481 | User interface for integrating diverse methods of communication An integrated communication interface is provided for composing and sending messages. The interface is multi-configurable to seamlessly switch between different communication methods, e.g., electronic mail, instant messaging, SMS, chat, voice, and the like, without ... | 06/01/2010 |
| 7688955 | Method of transmitting one text message to many receivers A method of transmitting one text message to a plurality of receivers is disclosed. The method includes inputting numbers of the receivers and a text message to be transmitted, determining a type of a transmission speed of the inputted text message, and transmitting... | 03/30/2010 |
| 7664238 | Method of transmitting one text message to many receivers A method of transmitting one text message to a plurality of receivers is disclosed. The method includes inputting numbers of the receivers and a text message to be transmitted, determining a type of a transmission speed of the inputted text message, and transmitting... | 02/16/2010 |
| 7657010 | System and method for establishing a high speed non-switched data connection A system and method for establishing a high speed, substantially constant circuit based data connection over a conventional telephone line is provided. The circuit based connection is non-switched, thereby eliminating the need to establish a connection through a dia... | 02/02/2010 |
| 7649984 | Communication device There is provided a communication device, which is provided with a target time setting system that sets a determination target time to a time at which a predetermined setting operation is performed, and a determining system that determines whether the determination ... | 01/19/2010 |
| 7616743 | Methods and apparatus to self-configure a flexible residential gateway Methods and apparatus are disclosed to self-configure a flexible residential gateway providing access to an external communications network, and providing communications with an in home network. An example flexible residential gateway may include an xDSL (“x” va... | 11/10/2009 |
| 7606353 | Signal amplitude and clock signal frequency selection In one embodiment, a method is provided. The method of this embodiment may include, in response, at least in part, to receipt at a first node of a request issued from a second node to change from one mode of operation to another mode of operation, selecting an ampli... | 10/20/2009 |
| 7599477 | Telephone system using one or several micro-computers The telephone system of the invention combines at least one telephone terminal (40 to 43) and one microcomputer (38 to 40) using a set of software modules, especially a module for functions normally carried out by top range telephone stat... | 10/06/2009 |
| 7577240 | Two-way communication over a single transmission line between one or more information sources and a group of telephones, computers, and televisions A system for communicating data over a plurality of telephone lines between a source of information and a plurality of destinations of data, wherein each of the telephone lines connects to a different one of the plurality of destinations and also carries voice signa... | 08/18/2009 |
| 7570748 | Control and monitoring telecommunication system and method of setting a modulation method Using a network in which one master station modem 105 and multiple slave station modem 106, 107, 108 are physically connected by rudder connection or bus connection with a telecommunication line 121, the measurement result of the S/N ratio betwe... | 08/04/2009 |
| 7548613 | Method of transmitting one text message to many receivers A method of transmitting one text message to a plurality of receivers is disclosed. The method includes inputting numbers of the receivers and a text message to be transmitted, determining a type of a transmission speed of the inputted text message, and transmitting... | 06/16/2009 |
| 7529354 | Method of managing a connection release, corresponding system and device The present invention relates to a method usable for managing a connection release of an established connection between two or more parties via a communication network. When the reason for terminating a connection/session between at least two parties is caused by ci... | 05/05/2009 |
| 7443973 | Caller control of internet call waiting Caller Control of Internet Call Waiting (ICW) Services are provided to disconnect an active ICW session and data connection and to prevent establishment of a subsequent data connection. In an exemplary embodiment, a calling party places an incoming call to a called ... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7440889 | Sentence reconstruction using word ambiguity resolution Single stroke text entry via a telephone keypad is subject to ambiguities resulting from the overloading of three letters on one key. After text is entered the three letter per position code block represented by the key strokes for a word position is hashed to all m... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7418030 | Flexible initialization method for DSL communication systems A communication system 10 initialized using an iterative training portion is disclosed. The communication system 10 comprises a first transceiver 12 operable to communicate according to a digital subscriber line standard and a second transceiver... | 08/26/2008 |
| 7411941 | Text telephone modem communications over packet networks A modem detection method is provided for use by a first gateway, the first gateway capable of communicating with a second gateway over a packet network. The method comprises setting the first gateway to a voice mode having a first coding scheme, encoding an input si... | 08/12/2008 |
