"Transmission of documents via telephone wires is possible in principle, but the apparatus required is so expensive that it will never become a practical proposition."
Dennis Gabor, British physicist
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7366137 | Signal-to-noise estimation in wireless communication devices with receive diversity This disclosure is directed to techniques for estimating signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) of signals received by a wireless communication device. The techniques take advantage of spatial receive diversity in a wireless communication device to achieve accurate estimates o... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7054433 | Method and apparatus for transmitting data without establishing a call path The present invention provides a method and system for sending a server-specified message from an application server to Customer Premises Equipment (CPE) without setting up a call path between the application server and the CPE. The application server is coupled wit... | 05/30/2006 |
| 6895088 | System and method for controlling a call processing system A system and method for managing a call processing system includes a signaling interface that receives and processes message parameters and call signaling and transmits and receives call signaling and message parameters to and from a call processor. A call processor... | 05/17/2005 |
| 6681008 | Automated toll-free telecommunications information service and apparatus An automated toll-free telecommunications information service may be provided responsive to a user sending an E-Mail request via the Internet or by a caller dialing a toll-free telephone number and announcing a voice request. A service node interprets the... | 01/20/2004 |
| 6556663 | Guestroom telephone having single action message retrieval A telephone system is operatively coupled to a private automatic branch exchange (PABX) system and to a voice mail system, where the telephone system permits a user to retrieve recorded voice messages from the voice mail system. The telephone system inclu... | 04/29/2003 |
| 5576603 | Automatic distribution device for telecommunication and data lines An automatic distribution device for telecommunication and datalines, comprising connection terminals for exchange and subscriber cables and comprising a remotely controllable connection device with a grip element. In order to automate a distribution devi... | 11/19/1996 |
| 5483589 | Apparatus and method for routing control for composite network In a routing control apparatus and method for a composite network, a decision is automatically made as to whether a connection to a public telephone network via a leased line is allowed, by examining the dial information entered from a calling party and j... | 01/09/1996 |