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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7188760 | Counting apparatus A counting apparatus for counting the number of persons in an establishment. The counting apparatus includes a housing being designed for being held in a hand of a user. An intake assembly is coupled to the housing. The intake assembly is designed for being actuated... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7110512 | Method and apparatus for providing prepaid local telephone services A system and method for providing prepaid dialtone services. The system includes a prepaid dialtone service center having an applications server that maintains a prepaid dialtone subscriber database including subscriber identification and service period information.... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7046239 | Electronic apparatus An electronic device includes a display having a memory function and a communications capability. Display functions are controlled based on a state of the operation of the device and/or based on a state of received data. Also disclosed is a method of selectively dis... | 05/16/2006 |
