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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7437148 | Personal communications system and method A personal communications system includes an interface unit which transmits calls received on a mobile wireless phone to one or more hard-wired telephones. In one embodiment, the interface unit includes a connector which mates with a voice communications port of a w... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7366918 | Configuring and managing resources on a multi-purpose integrated circuit card using a personal computer The systems and methods provide for configuring and managing resources on a multi-purpose IC card. In one aspect, a user interface (UI) for an application is presented on a display device. A user is enabled via at least one graphical dialog screen of the UI to confi... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7333014 | Notifying users of device events in a networked environment Notifying a user of a device event, including receiving a device event, associating the device event with a user, receiving an RFID signal from a user's RFID tag, determining the user's location in dependence upon the RFID signal, selecting a user notification appli... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7280845 | Method for simplifying the exchange of a SIM card of subscribers of a digital mobile communications network With the present method for simplifying the exchange of a SIM card of subscribers of a digital mobile communications network, the subscriber disposes of an old active SIM card and makes us of a new inactive SIM card in a mobile terminal. The invention provides that ... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7274785 | System and method of manufacture for establishing local payphone calls through long distance carrier switches A method and system for establishing a local call from a payphone by a customer through long distance carrier switches. The payphone customer dials a long distance provider primary intralata carrier (PIC) code followed by a number sequence. The local call is routed ... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7260089 | Remote worker access on networked PBX systems using a VoIP platform A Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) feature server provides a remote worker feature over a VoIP platform of an IP network. The remote worker feature facilitates an individual, who is assigned a telephone number at his/her home PBX, to receive telephone service fro... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7257205 | Method and apparatus for communicating with one of plural devices associated with a single telephone number during a disaster and disaster recovery A system for (and a method of) selectively establishing communication with one of plural devices associated with a single telephone number during a disaster or disaster recovery period. In a preferred embodiment, the system includes two wireless connection units, ea... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7245709 | Portability of subscriber features in a telecommunication system A telephone subscriber is provided with call features associated with his home telephone line when the subscriber is at a remote (different) telephone line. Aspects include: registration of the subscriber at a remote telephone line with association of the subscriber... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7206849 | Communication in a wireless communications network when a mobile computer terminal may be unreachable A method and apparatus for communication between a mobile computer terminal and a host computer in a system in which it is necessary for the mobile computer terminal to send a message to the host computer at a particular time. The specific time at which the mobile c... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7178041 | Method, system and computer program product for a trusted counter in an external security element for securing a personal communication device Method, system and computer program product for implementing a trusted counter in a personal communication device. In particular, the method, system and computer program product utilizes cryptography and an external, read-write storage device that stores important s... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7123886 | Handheld mobile phone with a detachable battery pack In a handheld mobile phone (10) having a detachable battery pack (20) which can be removably mounted to a body (11) of the handheld mobile phone, the detachable battery pack has a memory card receiving recess (22) for removably receiving ... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7116975 | Systems and methods for automatic call forwarding in a wireless mobile station Apparatus, method and system for notifying a communications-switching center that subsequent communications directed to a wireless number associated with the wireless unit are to be routed to a destination number associated with the wireless unit. In response to a t... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7054416 | Modular multi-media communication management system The present multi-media communication management system comprises a controller that interfaces with a plurality of space station communication devices and with one or more communication medium service providers. The controller translates multi-media communications r... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7010314 | Method for remote connection of machines and corresponding electronic analog apparatus The method for remote connection consists in identifying poles of interest common to several persons according to a technique which detects the areas of activity and the poles of interest and broadcasts them. The itinerant apparatus (1) comprises a data proce... | 03/07/2006 |
| 7006846 | Credit card communication system A system for long range communications is disclosed. The system includes a base station and credit card sized wireless long range communications devices. The wireless long range communication devices each include a transceiver, a man machine interface (e.g., display... | 02/28/2006 |
| 6980830 | Method for arranging SIM facility to digital wireless terminal equipment and corresponding terminal equipment and server The invention concerns a method for arranging SIM (Subscriber Identity Module) facility to digital wireless terminal equipment communicating in a data communication network, wherein the said SIM facility is associated with a processor functionality and memory device... | 12/27/2005 |
| 6904141 | Method and device for remotely routing a voice call A device for implementing a method of remotely routing a voice call forward to a telematic device is disclosed. The device first maintains a call state of the voice call in response to an answering of call forwarding rings by the telematic device. The device then fo... | 06/07/2005 |
| 6687350 | Smart card reader and transaction system A smart card reader and transaction system which uses the voice path of a switched telephone network to effect smart card transactions are described. The smart card reader may be used with either a regular telephone or an ADSI telephone. If the telephone ... | 02/03/2004 |
| 5878124 | Universal telephone system and method A universal telephone located in a foreign country provides a consistent home country telephone appearance and functions for a caller visiting the foreign country. This service includes providing consistent dialing sequences, consistent directory services... | 03/02/1999 |
| 5724417 | Call forwarding techniques using smart cards Automatic call forwarding techniques for use in conjunction with a telephonic communications system such as a PBX or a central switching office. A telephonic device is associated with a smart card reader/writer and a communications unit RF transceiver. Su... | 03/03/1998 |
| 5524049 | Personal-servicing communication system A communication system offering specific services to specific persons bears a portable memory device with a record of personal information such as the bearer's identification number, class of service, personal data, etc. In making a call, the bearer of th... | 06/04/1996 |
| 5440625 | Personal-servicing communication system A communication system offering specific services to specific persons bears a portable memory device with a record of personal information such as the bearer's identification number, class of service, personal data, etc. In making a call, the bearer of th... | 08/08/1995 |
| 5414759 | Automatic personal search telephone system A telephone system which, when a call terminating subscriber which should receive a call from a call originating subscriber is not at the location of his telephone, a location registration unit is accessed so as to call the telephone nearest to the call t... | 05/09/1995 |
| 5218633 | Enhanced access to telecommunications network A public pay telephone station constructed to accept user carried media which may be in the form of CD disks which are capable of storing a variety of data or information for interacting with the public telephone station. The station is provided with a di... | 06/08/1993 |
| 5197096 | Switching method and apparatus having subscriber state management function A switching system is provided in which when a calling subscriber has transmitted an identification (ID) number of a called subscriber and an ID number of the calling subscriber from a calling terminal to a switching equipment having a subscriber control ... | 03/23/1993 |
| 5197092 | Location registration system for a personal communicator such as a cellular telephone A personal communicator receiving station, also known as a holster, is capable of receiving a personal communicator unit and communicating therewith. Such receiving stations may be at various locations, including a subscriber's home, office, automobile an... | 03/23/1993 |
| 5153906 | Personal-servicing communication system A communication system offering specific services to specific persons bears a portable memory device with a record of personal information such as the bearer's identification number, class of service, personal data, etc. In making a call, the bearer of th... | 10/06/1992 |
| 5138655 | Telephone apparatus capable of setting card unit therein A telephone apparatus includes an extension telephone for receiving data from a card, a timepiece unit, and a control unit for alarming a coincidence between time data included in the data received from the extension telephone and time data of the timepie... | 08/11/1992 |
| 4961217 | Personal-servicing communication system A communication system offering specific services to specific persons bears a portable memory device with a record of personal information such as the bearer's indentification number, class of service, personal data, etc. In making a call, the bearer of t... | 10/02/1990 |
| 4852156 | Private telephone system using a personal code number to access the telephone nearest to the code number holder A telephone system, wherein an IC card device storing a personal ID number is inserted into the telephone nearest the owner of the IC card device, thus registering the personal ID number in association with the nearest telephone. Once the personal ID numb... | 07/25/1989 |
| 4736405 | Communication system with operation-procedure guiding function by speech In a communication system, the user can be instructed by a speech message to execute an operation according to the procedure for each of various different services. The switching system within the communication system identifies the kind of service which ... | 04/05/1988 |
| 4634809 | Terminal systems A terminal system includes first and second terminals (7, 8 and 3a respectively). The terminals can be connected to a central equipment and the first terminals are used for a first functional mode, for example passage control, where persons allotted ident... | 01/06/1987 |
