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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8155286 | Communication apparatus A communication apparatus includes: a modem that modulates and demodulates a signal transmitted and received through a communication line; a caller information acquisition unit that acquires caller information for identifying a caller based on the signal output from... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8155287 | Systems and methods for providing user profile information in conjunction with an enhanced caller information system An enhanced caller-id service providing multi-media based caller information to subscribers via a server system. The server system can combine user-provided profile information with other data to provide more detailed reports for the subscriber. The server can also ... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8031845 | System for viewing information underlying lists and other contexts A system is provided for viewing extended text information associated with a particular item in place. A user may invoke a text scrolling area in order to view extended text in place without obstructing the view of other screen items. Multiple scrolling areas may be... | 10/04/2011 |
| 7894581 | Convergence of circuit-switched voice and packet-based media services In one embodiment, a service node will recognize an attempt to initiate a call from a first terminal to a second terminal, and automatically provide information to media clients associated with the first and second terminals such that a media session can be readily ... | 02/22/2011 |
| 7813486 | Method and apparatus for integrating phone and PDA user interfaces on a single processor Separate processors, a PDA processor, and a baseband processor are maintained in a PDA having an integrated telephone device. The PDA processor runs PDA related programs and a user interface for the telephone device. A link between the PDA processor and baseband pro... | 10/12/2010 |
| 7684550 | Customer information system A system is provided for managing incoming communications placed in response to advertising, online content, and/or special service numbers. Information extracted from incoming communications can be received by a system server and cross-referenced with a database to... | 03/23/2010 |
| 7664239 | Methods and computer-readable media for managing and configuring options for the real-time notification and disposition of voice services in a cable services network Methods are provided for managing and configuring voice services the notification and disposition of voice services, such as telephone calls, in a cable television services system. In response to receiving a notification of an incoming voice service in the cable tel... | 02/16/2010 |
| 7634069 | Method of and apparatus for communicating user related information using a wireless information device A mobile telephone which can supply or post ‘pre-answer’ information which the device owner considers of relevance to a potential call recipient. This information enables a potential call recipient to be given useful information about a potential call before act... | 12/15/2009 |
| 7590227 | Video-ready internet telephone Disclosed is a video-ready Internet telephone which is compatible with a VoIP (Voice over Internet Protocol) telephone providing a voice communication service over the Internet. The video-ready Internet telephone includes a video processing module for converting a d... | 09/15/2009 |
| 7505572 | Caller information system A system is provided for managing telephone calls made to special service numbers. Information extracted from incoming telephone calls can be received by a system server and cross-referenced with a database to obtain cross-referenced caller information pertaining to... | 03/17/2009 |
| 7386282 | Portable communication apparatus A portable communication apparatus including a first housing extending along a longitudinal direction, a second housing connected at substantially one end of the first housing, and a pair of link arms formed on the second housing facing each other, for connecting th... | 06/10/2008 |
| 7376222 | Phone appliance with display screen and methods of using the same A phone appliance and method of use are provided where the phone appliance can be used to make VoIP communications calls. In a preferred embodiment, the phone appliance includes an RF connection for connecting to a computer or other computing device for facilitating... | 05/20/2008 |
| 7363100 | Material application system with remote access A system and related methods for configuring and monitoring a spraying application system for installation and use at a site that is remotely located from the spraying system manufacturing site. The system provides a remote access module that provides spraying syste... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7363054 | System and method for wireless transactions Embodiments of the present invention are directed to an attachment that may be coupled to a wireless communication device, such as a cellular telephone, personal digital assistant (PDA), or the like to perform commercial or other information transactions, as well as... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7353046 | Portable telephone A portable telephone has a phone-book capability of storing and searching plural pieces of receiver information including character information and image information and comprises phone-book memory means for registering plural pieces of receiver information includin... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7349532 | Picture and video message center system A message originator sends a picture or video message to a message center along with caller identifying information. The message is stored in a memory and transmitted to a wireless picture phone, PDA or portable computing device, or stored at the message center in a... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7346367 | Electronic apparatus having communicating function and privacy mode An electronic apparatus has a communicating function and a privacy mode that prohibits access to and display of data and/or folders with respect to which a secret setting has been made. A storage part stores first contents, and second contents of the data and/or the... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7342888 | Method and apparatus for providing resource discovery using multicast scope A method and apparatus for providing resource discovery using multicast scope selection is disclosed. The method includes the discoverer sending a first request message having a first selected scope to a known multicast group, setting a timer after the first request... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7343316 | Network based work shift schedule generation utilizing a temporary work shift schedule A work management apparatus generates a temporary shift table in which scheduled work times of employees are temporarily set, based on an employee information file and work management file stored in a file memory. The work management apparatus sends the generated te... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7343312 | Event scheduling with optimization The present invention is a method for scheduling an event or meeting consisting of a plurality of persons which is determined by optimizing one or more variables. In the preferred embodiment, one or more requests for a meeting are pooled. A selected variable is opti... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7336775 | Image storage apparatus, image storage supporting apparatus, image storage system, image management apparatus and image saving apparatus An image storage system includes: an image storage apparatus; and a supporting apparatus. And the image storage apparatus includes an input unit to which image information is input, a first communication unit, a management unit that executes management so that the i... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7336950 | Communication address re-direction system for a mobile communication device A system and corresponding method supports voice communication using a mobile communication device employing a single user associated identification code in different relatively remote locations. A mobile communication device communicates a registration message to a... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7334190 | Interactive video tour system editor A computer system, method, and apparatus for editing an interactive image video tour. The system may include a computer including an image editor for providing a visual program interface for editing an interactive image video tour; a database in communication with t... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7334024 | System for transmission of voice and data over the same communications line A data transaction processing system in which transaction data is entered by the user in response to prompts in a template which is tailored to each user application. The template and entered data are accumulated into data transactions which are immediately transmit... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7327703 | Method for providing concurrent service in a mobile communication system There is provided a method for setting and clearing a concurrent service between a mobile switching center (MSC) and a base station, to provide a new service while providing an existing service. The base station forms a signaling link for a first service between the... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7324633 | Web integrated interactive voice response One embodiment of a representative system for web integrated interactive voice response includes an interactive voice response system adapted to provide a plurality of voice menus to a user over a telephone and a graphical user interface system adapted to provide a ... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7321902 | Mechanism for sharing web-based imaging information from a multi-function peripheral The method of the present invention is capable of providing distributed imaging capability to a user of a multi-function peripheral. Document creation, manipulation, editing, and output are provided by the present invention. Document design and image data are associ... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7319743 | Method for enabling a user interface for a network telephone According to the present invention, methods, data structures, and computer-readable media for processing input to a telephone having an interactive user interlace are disclosed. A telephone user inputs commands through buttons and keys on an interactive user interfa... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7310308 | Systems and methods for multiple mode voice and data communications using intelligently bridged TDM and packet buses Systems and methods by which voice/data communications may occur in multiple modes/protocols are disclosed. In particular, systems and methods are provided for multiple native mode/protocol voice and data transmissions and receptions with a computing system having a... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7310416 | Method and apparatus for improved personal communication devices and systems A system for adding or updating contact data in a wireless communication device, cellular telephone, pager or personal digital assistant (PDA) is shown. Contact data associated with actual or potential communicants may be entered into a database in the wireless comm... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7310629 | Method and apparatus for controlling file sharing of multimedia files over a fluid, de-centralized network Communication is established between a first client and a central index server in a fluid, de-centralized network. The central index server searches the memory of the first client for usable data files which lack authentication certificates issued by the central ind... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7305076 | Method and apparatus for improved paging receiver and system A wireless information communication system and method, such as a paging network, that provides caller identification information transmitted from the public switched telephone network to a pager, PDA (Personal Digital Assistant), a portable computing device, or per... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7305491 | Techniques for handling time zone changes in personal information management software A computer implemented method of providing time-zone capability to existing personal information management (PIM) software that lacks time-zone capability, the method comprising: executing the existing PIM software; executing a time-zone application in parallel with... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7295836 | Advanced voice and data operations in a mobile data communication device A system and method for integrating voice and data operations into a single mobile device capable of simultaneously performing data and voice actions. The mobile device working in a network capable of exchanging both cell phone calls and data items to the mobile dev... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7295242 | Electronic camera having a mode setting device In a divisional process for determining which of a camera mode, an OFF mode, and an audio mode is set by a mode setting switch, a process to close a lens cover of a taking lens is performed when the audio mode is set for achieving an audio play function that is unre... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7295835 | Wireless telephone device and computer readable medium storing program for controlling the same A wireless telephone device comprises: a unit for identifying a telephone number of a received call; a timer for measuring a time period from a time instant of receiving the call; a memory for storing a predetermined message and a predetermined time period both of w... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7293102 | Method and apparatus for storing data and replaying stored data in a temporally accurate manner The disclosed embodiments relate generally to monitoring and correcting failure conditions in networked computer systems and, more particularly, to improving the usefulness of stored video data retrieved for playback from a managed server. The disclosed embodiments ... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7289606 | Mode-swapping in multi-modal telephonic applications Multi-modal applications are capable of interacting with a user in a voice mode, a visual mode, and/or other modes of communication. Mode swapping refers to the process of changing from one mode of communication (or one combination of modes) to another. Mode swappin... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7286821 | Communication terminal having personalisation means In the development of mobile communication there is a trend towards more personalized ways of communication and forms of expression. By using a User-to-User Signalling (UUS) supplementary service that allows a served subscriber to send/receive a limited amount of su... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7283620 | Systems and methods for originating and sending a voice mail message to an instant messaging platform Systems and methods for originating and sending a voice mail message to an instant messaging platform. One particular system includes a voice mail service adapted to receive a voice mail message and information associated with a recipient subscriber, request an inst... | 10/16/2007 |
