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Method and apparatus for making a drink hop along a bar or counter
A method for generating a drink which appears to hop from a remote spot on the bar or counter and take one or more leaps, before landing in a patron's glass.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8024410 | Mechanism for facilitating organization and accessing of emails A mechanism is disclosed for generating a composite email for an email conversation. The composite email includes content automatically extracted from a plurality of the emails in the email conversation, and may be generated in response to a user accessing just one ... | 09/20/2011 |
| 8024411 | Security classification of E-mail and portions of E-mail in a web E-mail access client using X-header properties Web based e-mail classification is disclosed. A toolbar adds the ability to classify message such as web e-mail, calendar items and meeting appointments based on specific properties such as security classification, information type, document type, document retention... | 09/20/2011 |
| 8024408 | System and method for managing a computer-mediated discussion forum A forum monitoring device allows an agent to monitor the traffic in a computer-mediated discussion. When the agent determines that there is a significant degree of traffic on a particular topic, or other predetermined rules are satisfied, the agent proposes to the c... | 09/20/2011 |
| 8019822 | Personalized storage accounts in an electronic file delivery system An electronic file delivery system reduces the bandwidth an electronic mail server must dedicate to large files and decreases the storage space required for attachments in an electronic mail inbox. The system uploads the large file to the recipient's personalized st... | 09/13/2011 |
| RE42702 | Method and system for filtering electronic messages The present invention provides a system and method for filtering unsolicited electronic commercial messages. A system and method according to the present invention for screening out unsolicited commercial messages comprises the steps of receiving a message from a se... | 09/13/2011 |
| 8019823 | Method, system and device for increasing multimedia messaging service system capacity A method for increasing multimedia messaging service system capacity is provided, it comprises: a message distributing device determining a first multimedia messaging service center (MMSC) node for receiving multimedia message, and forwarding the multimedia message ... | 09/13/2011 |
| 8019820 | Service gateway decomposition in a network environment including IMS In one embodiment, a scheme is described with respect to a service network system adapted to interoperate in an Internet Protocol (IP) Multimedia Subsystem (IMS) environment wherein signaling and message media planes are decoupled. The service network system compris... | 09/13/2011 |
| 8019821 | Method for creating adaptive distributions A method to dynamically create an adaptive distribution list through an application of a combination of mathematical, logical and/or programmable operations to existing static distribution lists or user directories. This list is created as part of the information me... | 09/13/2011 |
| 8015250 | Method and system for filtering electronic messages Embodiments of the invention provide a system and methods for filtering electronic messages having data therein identifying a link to a remote processing system. One embodiment provides a method which includes interrupting the transmission of the electronic message,... | 09/06/2011 |
| 8015251 | Method and system for selectively requesting an acknowledgement to recipients of an electronic mail The present invention provides a method, system and computer program in a client side of an electronic mail management application, for selectively requesting a read mail acknowledgment to one or a plurality of recipients of a mail among a plurality of recipients. | 09/06/2011 |
| 8015253 | System and method for controlling inter-device media exchanges Systems and methods for enhancing the exchange of data, particularly media data, among remote locations. In one embodiment, instructions are added to a delivered media message. The instructions are such as to control the processing of the media at the receiving devi... | 09/06/2011 |
| 8015254 | System and method for selecting messaging settings on a messaging client A system and method of selecting messaging settings on a messaging client are provided. A data store configured to operate in conjunction with the messaging client stores records comprising messaging settings or characteristics for previously received and/or sent me... | 09/06/2011 |
| 8015255 | System and method for network device communication The disclosure is directed to a method for communicating with a monitoring device. The method includes sending an unsolicited-type message from a client program resident on the monitoring device coupled to a first secure network. The unsolicited-type message is sent... | 09/06/2011 |
| 8015252 | High availability transport A system provides high availability electronic message forwarding. When an electronic message is communicated to a first server, a copy of the electronic message is maintained at a second server. The electronic message is maintained on both servers until the electro... | 09/06/2011 |
| 8015249 | Mitigating data usage in messaging applications Data usage of a messaging application is mitigated based on a location of the application on the display screen or a mode of a device. If the location of the application is in the foreground of the display, presence update information of a contact is periodically re... | 09/06/2011 |
| 8010607 | Management of queues in contact centres Contacts are managed within a contact centre by representing each contact as a software object which contains skillset and priority identifiers. Contact objects are queued relative to one another by means of references to and/or from the object(s) immediately ahead ... | 08/30/2011 |
| 8010608 | Locked receive locations The subject invention provides a system and/or a method that facilitates enhancing an adapter utilizing a locking mechanism between a receive location and a process. An interface component can receive a message related to a receive location that is an endpoint. A lo... | 08/30/2011 |
| 8010616 | Method and system for managing message threads in converged IP messaging service A mechanism to enable multiple message threads management in the context of the Converged IP Messaging (CPM) service and in the context of CPM inter-working with SMS is provided. A CPM user can simply start a message-based conversation with another CPM or Short Mess... | 08/30/2011 |
| 8010615 | Instant messaging multilingual configuration A computer implemented method, computer usable recordable-type medium having a computer usable program code, and a data processing system provide a custom dictionary associated with an instant messaging contact. A chat window within an instant messaging application ... | 08/30/2011 |
| 8010610 | Handheld electronic device providing assisted entry of contact information, and associated method A method of facilitating the entry of information for a contact to be stored by an address book application of a handheld electronic device, wherein the information is entered into a plurality of fields. The method includes receiving first information in a first one... | 08/30/2011 |
| 8010611 | Method for processing deferred message A method for processing deferred messages includes a storing process, a notification process and a retrieving process of a deferred message. In the storing process, when a user presets and requires to store the deferred message, the system stores the deferred messag... | 08/30/2011 |
| 8010612 | Secure transactional communication Systems for providing sign-up email addresses are disclosed herein. A user may set up a sign-up email address for receiving emails from a trusted, Internet-based enterprise. The user may set up a dedicated mailbox folder associated with the sign-up email address or ... | 08/30/2011 |
| 8010613 | System and method for end-user management of E-mail threads using a single click The present invention provides various simple and easy ways for each end user to manage the thread in a way that suits them. In some cases, the user experience requires only a single click. Additional embodiments allow user to manage inbox space, recover suppressed ... | 08/30/2011 |
| 8010609 | Method and apparatus for maintaining reputation lists of IP addresses to detect email spam A method and system to maintain lists of IP addresses for detection of email spam are described. In one embodiment, the method includes receiving email messages from senders associated with Internet Protocol (IP) addresses, filtering the email messages to identify s... | 08/30/2011 |
| 8010614 | Systems and methods for generating signatures for electronic communication classification In some embodiments, fully-automated spam identification is facilitated by accelerating a signature extraction process, allowing the use of a relatively large number of signatures finely tailored to individual spam waves, rather than a smaller number of highly-accur... | 08/30/2011 |
| 8005900 | Retrieving information for processing a received electronic message System and techniques are described for retrieving information relating to a received electronic message. Upon receipt of an incoming electronic message in a computer system, meta information stored in the computer system is accessed. The meta information identifies... | 08/23/2011 |
| 8005901 | Mapping policies to messages Within a distributed system, e.g., Web service environment, the present invention provides a way for identifying policies mapped to messages associated with an application, without having to have code within the application for determining what policies should apply... | 08/23/2011 |
| 8005910 | Workflow systems and methods for project management and information management The present invention relates to workflow systems and methods. In one embodiment, the invention relates to integration of a calendar system with a workflow system where a calendar event can initiate a workflow by sending a message to a form route manager. The comple... | 08/23/2011 |
| 8005909 | System and method for facilitating a ready social network The invention provides system and method wherein the system collects user activity data including call log information from network equipment, handset and other context specific user activity data including time of call and location information to enable various app... | 08/23/2011 |
| 8005903 | Method and apparatus for managing locally stored E-mail messages A computer implemented method, apparatus, and computer usable program code for managing e-mail messages. A local copy of the e-mail message is stored on the data processing system for a selected period of time in response to sending an e-mail message to a recipient ... | 08/23/2011 |
| 8005905 | Dynamic information selection based on associated data An approach to handling dynamic information selection based on associated is presented. A user configures a plurality of endnotes in order to assign one of the endnotes to a recipient address. Each endnote may include signature text (e.g., name, phone number, etc.),... | 08/23/2011 |
| 8005904 | Electronic business card exchange system and method To provide a user with better experience of cooperation between an electronic business card processing program and a communication program when exchanging electronic business cards. Electronic business cards are stored in a DB server, which is one of storages for a ... | 08/23/2011 |
| 8005906 | Contextual mobile local search based on social network vitality information A system, apparatus, and method are directed to managing contextual based mobile searches. A context oriented user interface interprets inputs from a mobile user based on vitality information. In one embodiment, the input may be interpreted as a request to perform a... | 08/23/2011 |
| 8005859 | Maintaining contact with a document storage file owner Systems and methods of the present invention allow a file owner to upload and store a file to a File Storage Area. The file owner may synchronize a periodic clock to a time-based approval period during which the file owner may grant permissions to access the file. A... | 08/23/2011 |
| 8005907 | Selectively marking email as partially reviewed An extent to which a user has reviewed an email is estimated, and a review value is assigned to the email based upon the estimated extent of review. A visual indicator associated with the email is displayed, wherein the appearance of the visual indicator is determin... | 08/23/2011 |
| 8005908 | System for detecting information leakage in outbound e-mails without using the content of the mail A system for detecting information leakage in e-mails using neural network and support vector machines is provided. This system does not use the content of the e-mail or the content of the attachments in the e-mail. Instead, a set of non-sensitive variables or attri... | 08/23/2011 |
| 8005911 | Systems for communicating current location information among mobile internet users and methods therefor A computer-implemented method implemented via the Internet for coordinating a current or future event between a user of a mobile Internet device and other users communicating through the Internet. The method includes receiving the current or future activity informat... | 08/23/2011 |
| 8005899 | System and method for detecting and filtering unsolicited and undesired electronic messages A sending device locates and stores identifying information for each electronic message sent by the device. A receiving device, upon receipt of an electronic message, locates identifying information for the electronic message and the purported sending device of the ... | 08/23/2011 |
| 8005902 | System and method for accelerated dynamic data message generation and transmission The speed of generating and transmitting electronic messages to one or more recipients over a communication link is dramatically increased. When processing a new outgoing message for transmission, the system identifies one or more portions of the message as belongin... | 08/23/2011 |
| 8001194 | System, method, and computer program product for identifying objects as at least potentially unwanted based on strings of symbols A system, method, and computer program product are provided for identifying objects as being at least potentially unwanted based on strings of symbols identified therein. In use, strings of symbols are identified in a plurality of sequential lines of an object. Furt... | 08/16/2011 |
