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Mark Twain (Samuel L. Clemens) received Patent No. 121,992 for "An Improvement in Adjustable and Detachable Straps for Garments." He later received two more patents: one for a self-pasting scrapbook and one for a game to help players remember important historical dates.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7912184 | Voicemail test system A method and system for testing a Telephony User Interface is disclosed. Voice prompts of the Telephony User Interface are converted into tone prompts that are representative thereof. Each tone prompt can have a predetermined frequency and/or duration, so that it is... | 03/22/2011 |
| 7668301 | Simulated user calling test system and method with built-in digital SPC-exchange The present invention disclosed a kind of simulate user calling's test system and method which built-in digital SPC exchange, include background processing module, foreground calling control processing module and hardware subsystem, therein: background processing mo... | 02/23/2010 |
| 7295924 | Methods and systems for routing travel between origin and destination service locations using global satellite positioning Methods and systems are provided for obtaining information related to a customer service location and directions for routing a service technician from one customer service location to another. One embodiment includes requesting at least one set of coordinates associ... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7289604 | System and method for subscriber loop testing A method for testing subscriber loop conditions includes receiving test signal data from a test signal provider, receiving a request for transmitting a test signal described by the test signal data, and transmitting the test signal over a communication channel. The ... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7212496 | Remote test unit A remote test unit (RTU) and method of operation are provided for utilizes the ability of an access matrix ability to route signals. The RTU can emulate a central Digital Subscriber Line Modem (DSLM-C) for testing customer premises equipment containing a remote Digi... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7158616 | Automated and integrated call control server Allowing a tester of a telephonic device to issue call control commands to a call control server using an intuitive set of commands and using both data lines for data call control commands, and voice lines for touch tone or “DTMF” call control commands. The user... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7154856 | Multiplexing apparatus and cell discard method A multiplexing apparatus selectively performs cell discard processing in the case of congestion on the basis of a use state of the same connection formed by cells from the side of a switching unit and subscribers without installing UPC units, and the multiplexing ap... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7140004 | Method and apparatus for zero-footprint phone application development A zero-footprint remotely hosted phone application development environment is described. The environment allows a developer to use a standard computer without any specialized software (in some embodiments all that is necessary is a web browser and network access) to... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7103476 | Methods and systems for routing travel between origin and destination service locations using global satellite positioning Methods and systems are provided for generating directions for traveling from a first service location to at least a second service location. One exemplary method embodiment includes obtaining through a server at least one set of “from” coordinates associated wi... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7058162 | Apparatus for testing an asymmetric digital subscriber line This apparatus for testing an asymmetric digital subscriber line includes, arranged in a case, a low-frequency signal generator which generator is adapted to be connected to an input terminal block of an access multiplexer of a telephone exchange and which generator... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7039685 | Method and apparatus for conducting subscriber's phone testing remotely via the internet An apparatus for and method of remotely controlling electronic devices, such as telecommunication equipment attached to telephone lines, test equipment, and/or home electronics includes a master board (105) having its own IP address and arranged and construct... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7016475 | Extendable call agents simulator A method and associated apparatus for testing telephone system operation. The method comprising connecting a call agent simulator to a network. Call actions or events are applied from the call agent simulator to the network expected to produce expected results in th... | 03/21/2006 |
| 7013257 | Communication transmission impairment emulator A communication system emulator digitally emulates a plurality of signal impairments created by the transmitter and receiver components and communication medium in a typical communication system, for use in evaluating and refining modem design. A variety of linear a... | 03/14/2006 |
| 6950016 | Walk through test system The present invention provides a method and system of walk through testing a fire alarm system without disrupting the building occupants. A communications channel is setup between a control panel and a single human tester. The tester then triggers an alarm or troubl... | 09/27/2005 |
| 6920410 | Systems and methods for testing a network service Disclosed are systems and methods for testing a network service. In one embodiment, a system and a method pertain to sending an initial request to the network service, redirecting a related request sent by the network service to an actual network service such that t... | 07/19/2005 |
| 6915250 | Customer premises simulation for a service provider A simulation system that simulates a customer premises is disclosed that is tunable. The simulation system is comprised of a communication media simulator system and a device simulator system. The communication media simulator system receives a service provider sign... | 07/05/2005 |
| 6912269 | Test unit for use at a network interface device A test unit provides testing capability at a network interface device (NID). The test unit may be remotely activated so that testing is initiated upon activation from a remote site. In one embodiment, a characteristic signal is sent over a telephone line toward the ... | 06/28/2005 |
| 6901358 | Communication media simulation for a service provider A simulation system that simulates a length of communication media is disclosed that is tunable. Examples of communication media include wire, coaxial cable, and fiber. The simulation system is comprised of a communication media simulator system. The communication m... | 05/31/2005 |
| 6891929 | Automated and integrated call control server Allowing a tester of a telephonic device to issue call control commands to a call control server using an intuitive set of commands and using both data lines for data call control commands, and voice lines for touch tone or “DTMF” call control commands. The user... | 05/10/2005 |
| 6826259 | Method for emulating a terminal and test apparatus for testing a telecommunication network A method for emulating a terminal for testing a telecommunication network has the terminal being assigned a user interface programmable by a user for executing a communication sequence, the programming of the user interface having first of all the provisioning of a ... | 11/30/2004 |
| 6823051 | Traffic distribution generator A method for generating and distributing telephonic traffic. The method includes receiving a call profile from a user interface, generating a traffic distribution from the call profile. The method then creates a traffic profile from the traffic distributions and rec... | 11/23/2004 |
| 6792080 | System and method for testing enhanced 911 signalling over a digital loop carrier trunk A method and system for automatically testing E911 systems using digital loop carrier trunks in a laboratory. A testbed running a testing program evaluates the functionality of a digital loop carrier trunk, a channel unit pair, and an E911 switch by measuring a dela... | 09/14/2004 |
| 6519323 | Test unit for use at a network interface device A test unit provides testing capability at a network interface device (NID). The test unit may be remotely activated so that testing is initiated upon activation from a remote site. In one embodiment, a characteristic signal is sent over a telephone line ... | 02/11/2003 |
| 6516051 | Testing voice message applications This invention relates to bulk testing of voice messaging applications by playing back an interaction from a recorded script. During development of a voice response system and application it is necessary to simulate a plurality of calls to the system so t... | 02/04/2003 |
| 6483909 | System and method for providing service assurance for prepaid telecommunication services A prepaid service assurance system provides service assurance for a prepaid telecommunication system by generating a call to the prepaid telecommunication system. In response to the call, the prepaid service assurance system then receives an actual respon... | 11/19/2002 |
| 6430266 | Apparatus and method for examining and standardizing line connections An apparatus and a method a method for testing, configuring, and evaluating a transmission line. The method receives a set of command and data signals through an input/output interface and processes the command and data signals from the input/output inter... | 08/06/2002 |
| 6393103 | Method and apparatus for emulating telephone services A method and apparatus for simulating telephony services and providing information about telephony services and products without the use of a public carrier telephone system. The system includes at least one Telephone Interface (TI), connected between a t... | 05/21/2002 |
| 6292540 | Battery injection and loop supervision for DSL environment The invention presented herein is directed to a battery injection and loop supervision (BILS) system and method that can be used in the DSL environment. The BILS of the present invention provides battery injection, loop supervision, and butt set operation... | 09/18/2001 |
| 6282266 | Concentrated dynamic test path rooting A system in accordance with the invention dynamically establishes test connections upon initiation of a test sequence and does not need to maintain permanently "nailed up" test connections. To do so, each node in the system, e.g., COT, RT, maintains a log... | 08/28/2001 |
| 6154523 | Method and system for linking a toll switch A system and method for connecting a voice band link box to a telephone switch to facilitate trunk-related testing. The system includes a remotable trunk transmission unit being interconnected to the telephone switch and interfacing with the testing devic... | 11/28/2000 |
| 6134515 | Controlling a first type telecommunications switch upon translating instructions for a second type telecommunications switch A telecommunications exchange comprises a switching device (1201) of a first type through which telecommunications connections are routed. An access unit (1202) connects the switching device to a telecommunications network. The telecommunications exchange... | 10/17/2000 |
| 6091801 | Emulator for a telephone system An emulator (10) for a telephone system having an automatic call distributor (11), a reporting system (12) for receiving information for the call distributor (11) and having at least one output device, and a simulator (20) for supplying simulated informat... | 07/18/2000 |
| 6035192 | Mobile telephony standards converter An adapter/converter circuit converts transmissions by a mobile telephone built for one standard (e.g., PCS) from the telephone transmit/base station receive frequency of that one standard to the telephone transmit/base station receive frequency of anothe... | 03/07/2000 |
| 5982852 | Line performance test system Apparatus for interconnecting the analog subscriber loops of two devices, such as central office equipment and/or central office emulators. The apparatus that is capable of switching a second central office emulator into a series connection between a firs... | 11/09/1999 |
| 5960059 | Method for the activation of communications terminal equipment upon network-management-specific events In a method for the activation of communications terminal equipment upon network-management-specific events, predetermined events occurring in a network management system (e.g. an error message) are acquired in network management routines and are signaled... | 09/28/1999 |
| 5920608 | Measurement device for communication A measurement device for communication purposes is disclosed that enables a plurality of differing measurement functions, and moreover, the addition of measurement functions. A measurement device for communication that determines the quality of communicat... | 07/06/1999 |
| 5910977 | Device for testing telecommunication terminals, in particular mobile radio terminals, and telecommunication terminal adapted to be tested by means of a device of this kind A device for testing telecommunication terminals for telecommunication systems, in particular mobile radio systems, of the multiple access type, using a particular multiplex structure, transmits test information between the test device and a plurality of ... | 06/08/1999 |
| 5838767 | Method of simulative testing stored program control type electronic automatic exchange A simulation system analyzes a call control signal received from an electronic automatic exchange. When it is determined that the received signal is for a trunk connected to another electronic automatic exchange, the simulation system determines an addres... | 11/17/1998 |
| 5835566 | System and method for providing in-band and out-of-band testing of telecommunications network components For use in a telecommunications network containing a component to be tested ("UUT"), a system for, and method of, providing in-band and out-of-band signals to test and analyze the UUT. The system includes: (1) a programmable switch coupled to the UUT thro... | 11/10/1998 |
| 5822397 | Audio interface for telecommunications test system A telecommunication services test system which can be used to automatically interact with automated response units and the like. The test system provides a means to automate test cases for services that previously could not be automated due to the require... | 10/13/1998 |
