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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8001000 | Telecoms The invention concerns improvements to telecoms systems. In the proposed method and apparatus, an image (which may have advertising content) is displayed to a caller and a recipient prior to relaying a caller message. This supplementary image may take the place of c... | 08/16/2011 |
| 7400716 | Multifunctional intercom system with message recording/retrieval functions A multifunctional intercom system having message recording/retrieval functions, a remote control unit, and music playing capabilities, wherein the various buttons are labeled in Braille for use by hearing impaired individuals. The intercom system comprises a main co... | 07/15/2008 |
| 7336158 | Status indicating doorbell A doorbell unit capable of displaying several status indicators or messages next to its activation button. The activation button is located on a display panel. The user can set the display panel to show a variety of messages, including “Do Not Ring,” “Ring Wit... | 02/26/2008 |
| 6879670 | Collective housing intercom apparatus The invention makes it possible to call a resident of collective housing even when the apartment number of the resident is unknown. A collective housing entrance substation is connected to residential master stations through a controller, and a name retrieval module... | 04/12/2005 |
| 6711238 | Parallel-connected dialing signal transmission inhibiting device for data transfer over a telephone link A parallel-connected dialing signal detection and transmission-inhibiting device is disclosed which detects dual-tone multi-frequency dialing signals across tip and ring conductors of a telephone link and switches in an a.c. load that attenuates the dialing signals ... | 03/23/2004 |
| 6049598 | Facility for tying a door intercommunication system with a video camera to an integrated services digital network A telephone system with a video camera is connected to an integrated services digital network (ISDN) via a facility (EIN). To that end, the facility (EIN), for example, comprises an audio unit (AUD1) for coupling the audio signals from the door intercommu... | 04/11/2000 |
| 5612994 | Interphone system An interphone system includes an outdoor interphone device and a plurality of indoor interphone devices each of which is connected to the outdoor interphone device via a common interphone line, a plurality of televisions electrically connected to a camera... | 03/18/1997 |
| 5467387 | Method for influencing a signaling procedure with the assistance of communication terminal equipment of a communication system In a method for influencing a signaling procedure communication terminal equipment of a communication system, subscriber performance features are displayed on a display at the communication terminal equipment. The individual subscriber performance feature... | 11/14/1995 |
| 4961177 | Method and apparatus for inputting a voice through a microphone An apparatus and method for inputting a voice through a microphone mounted at a position facing a speaking person. An image of a speaking person is generated and used to detect the position of a mouth of the speaker. The microphone is then moved in accord... | 10/02/1990 |
