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Glam girl Heddy Lamar may have used her good looks to good effect on the silver screen, but she put her smarts to better use as an inventor. During World War II, she co-patented a frequency-switching system for torpedo guidance that was considered years ahead of its time.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7881440 | Method for automatic graphical profiling of a system A method and apparatus for processing unique dialogs from a dialog system to identify paths through the dialog system, each unique dialog having a corresponding identified path and generating a visual call flow representation as a function of the identified paths of... | 02/01/2011 |
| 7433450 | Method and system for connection verification The present invention provides a method and system for connection verification. An embodiment includes a DSL based system, with a tester resident at a central office respective to a DSLAM. When a problem is encountered by a subscriber, the tester can be readily conn... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7286251 | Peripheral device, printing apparatus, data acquisition method, print support method, print support system, portable communication terminal, and printing method A printer is connected to a portable communication terminal which is accessible to a server device on a network. The printer comprises an interface connected to the portable communication terminal, and an access device accessing to the server device by a circuit con... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7239323 | Color display driving apparatus in a portable mobile telephone with color display unit A color display driving apparatus that simultaneously on-screen displays an RGB format color image and a YUV format color image on the same color display unit. A first memory stores YUV data, and a YUV-RGB converter converts YUV data read from the first memory to RG... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7221938 | System and method for multi-modal monitoring of a network A system and method for multi-modal monitoring of a network are disclosed. In one embodiment of a system incorporating teachings of the present disclosure, a network management engine may be capable of issuing a request to a monitored network device and to receive n... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7136181 | Data output scheduling system, mobile terminal, and data pool apparatus The invention provides a data output scheduling system, a mobile terminal, and a data pool apparatus suitable that can provide a greater convenience to users when printing data. A data pool apparatus can include a storage device which stores print data so that the p... | 11/14/2006 |
| 6907196 | Arrangement and method for testing fiber optic telecommunications circuits over dense wavelength division multiplexing (DWDM) An arrangement and a method for testing a telecommunications circuit over Dense Wavelength Division Multiplexing (DWDM). A transmitter, which is optically coupled to the circuit, transmits a test-drive signal on the circuit. Through a network, a performance of the c... | 06/14/2005 |
| 6904129 | Twisted pair status indicator A twisted pair status indicator is provided. The twisted pair status indicator may be attached to a twisted pair access terminal to indicate whether the access terminal has available and properly functioning twisted pairs. The twisted pair status indicator may compr... | 06/07/2005 |
| 6834281 | Method and apparatus to support multi-node direct access to file system data Disclosed is a method for supporting coherent multi-node access to file system data. The method can be employed in a network having first and second nodes coupled to each other via a first communication link, and a peripheral data storage device coupled to the first... | 12/21/2004 |
| 6771739 | Pressure alarms and reports system module for proactive maintenance application Methods and systems for proactively maintaining a telephone system local loop. One embodiment includes communicating with a communications network and acquiring information associated with pressure or flow sensors along fiber optic cables. Proactive maintenance of t... | 08/03/2004 |
| 6762740 | Apparatus for lighting a display in a color dependent on information and method therefor A display lighting apparatus is disclosed, that comprises a first storing means for storing date information, a second storing means for storing color information correlated with the date information, a displaying means for displaying information, a lighting means f... | 07/13/2004 |
| 6757357 | Failure response procedure and system A failure response method is provided. The method includes preparing a bridge having an address of a telecommunication system for common access by a predetermined group of resources, sending an alpha communication communicating the telecommunication system address t... | 06/29/2004 |
| 6590963 | Modular test instrument A modular test instrument comprises a base unit and one of a selection of application modules, neither being capable of performing end-user functions without the other. When physically assembled to one another, the base unit and application module compris... | 07/08/2003 |
| 6480469 | Dial-up access response testing method and system therefor The present invention system automates the process of testing the integrity of the components residing at each node of a data network. After automatically dial connecting to a site of the network by selecting a telephone number from a retrieved list of te... | 11/12/2002 |
| 6389112 | Method and apparatus for on-line monitoring of telecommunication network switches Method and apparatus for on-line monitoring of a telecommunications network comprised of first and second switches. Data is collected at each of the first and second switches and transferred to a central data processing unit. The collected data for each o... | 05/14/2002 |
| 6385300 | Modular test instrument A modular test instrument comprises a base unit and one of a selection of application modules, neither being capable of performing end-user functions without the other. When physically assembled to one another, the base unit and application module compris... | 05/07/2002 |
| 6349131 | Apparatus and method for graphically outputting status of trunk in switching system In an apparatus and method for graphically outputting the status of a trunk in a switching system, if a trunk status graphics mode is selected, trunk installation information is received and displayed on a main window. If a specific trunk is selected amon... | 02/19/2002 |
| 6301336 | Method and apparatus for testing components in a communications system A method and apparatus for testing network elements within a communications system. A test is initiated at a data processing system located at a first site by the selection of one or more network elements for testing. In initiating the test, a communicati... | 10/09/2001 |
| 6239699 | Intelligent alarm filtering in a telecommunications network Redundant alarm messages generated by a plurality of Network Elements (NEs) in a Synchronous Optical Network (SONET) or Synchronous Digital Hierarchy (SDH) subnetwork are suppressed by a filter incorporated within a Subnetwork Controller (SBNC). In an ill... | 05/29/2001 |
| 6064372 | Touchscreen display system for a test instrument A graphical user interface implemented with touchscreen technology with associated indicators for a test instrument is provided. A set of indicators is mounted around the periphery of the touchscreen display so that each indicator is associated with a set... | 05/16/2000 |
| 6005696 | Backhauling test procedures for communications networks A communications network having a plurality of distributed offices includes a test center at a central location for testing line and/or trunk circuits (`links`) throughout the communication network. The links are selectively coupled to a maintenance port ... | 12/21/1999 |
| 6000049 | Physical packaging position information processing system A physical packaging position processing system of an exchange having exchange proper software and a terminal unit connected to the exchange and having terminal software. The exchange proper software has a system fixed database which is common to the whol... | 12/07/1999 |
| 5903625 | Automatic polling of direct access test unit to obtain usage data A line-conditioning test unit query system automatically queries direct access test units of respective telephone facilities that are used for conditioning and testing telephone lines, to obtain data representative of usage by the test units. A centralize... | 05/11/1999 |
| 5699403 | Network vulnerability management apparatus and method A data processing system is provided for identifying risks associated with abnormal conditions of network elements in a communications network. A data collection and processing module collects alarm message signals from a communications network and proces... | 12/16/1997 |
| 5228072 | Multiwire-pair telecommunications test system A dual unit diagnostic system for testing the physical status of a multi-pair cable. Each unit comprises connectors which are connectable to the cable wire pairs, and switches that are connected to the connectors, and are also activatable to provide disti... | 07/13/1993 |
| 4945555 | Method and means for remote testing of unused telephone lines A pair of unused telephone lines are connected together at a telephone office main frame by a device which is removably plugged in the main frame to connect a diode between said lines. At a point remote from the central office a testing circuit, which com... | 07/31/1990 |
| 4879739 | Wiring test device and method A battery powered, hand-held signal generator adapted to be connected to home or business telephone line at the interface between the telephone company wiring or the home or business wiring. The signal generator successively applies a uniquely coded pulse... | 11/07/1989 |
| 4756017 | Telephone test device The device is inserted at the jack between the tip-ring signals of a telephone company's line and the customer's telephone lines and equipment to isolate the location of telephone problems. A first tri-color light emitting diode shows either "off" or "gre... | 07/05/1988 |
| 4679224 | Telephone line testing circuit A telephone line testing circuit for determining whether a fault exists on a telephone line entering a customer's premises or whether the fault exits in the customer's wiring and equipment. The testing circuit comprises a test switch, a polarity detector,... | 07/07/1987 |
| 4606632 | Method of measuring impulse durations, error locations and attenuation (or absorption) on cables and lightwave conductors The invention relates to a method for measuring impulse periods, faults locations and attenuations in cables and light wave conductors. The object is to provide a particularly simple method which can be realized with little expense. The solution basically... | 08/19/1986 |
| 4588862 | Visual display network interface A visual display network interface for placement between the incoming telephone network access line to a structure and user telephone equipment within the structure for indicating the operational status of the network access line and the user equipment in... | 05/13/1986 |
| 4536703 | Method and apparatus for testing cable wire connected to terminals at a remote location The integrity and connection of cable wires (10-13) extending between two banks of terminals (20-1 to 20-4 and 16-19) are checked for shorts of the wires to ground, to battery wiring between each other and for opens and misconnections or cross-connections... | 08/20/1985 |
| 4527113 | Method for measuring impulse delays and fault locations in cables and light wave conductors The invention relates to a method for measuring impulse periods, faults locations and attenuations in cables and light wave conductors. The object is to provide a particularly simple method which can be realized with little expense. The solution basically... | 07/02/1985 |
| 4524321 | Method and apparatus for testing cable wire connected to terminals at a remote location The integrity and connection of cable wires (10-13) extending between two banks of terminals (20-1 to 20-4 and 16-19) are checked for shorts of the wires to ground, to battery wiring between each other and for opens and misconnections or cross-connections... | 06/18/1985 |
| 4467148 | Telephone line analyzer A telephone line analyzer provides automatic attenuation measurement of tie trunk lines and other telephone lines through measurement of the electrical level of a tone responder. The analyzer is primarily directed to testing telephone lines interconnected... | 08/21/1984 |
| 4388501 | Audio-visual line test termination device An audio-visual line test termination device for providing a characteristic signature to the telephone central office and a visual and an audible signal to the customer when a continuity test is made on a subscriber line having a pair of electrically cond... | 06/14/1983 |
| 4368363 | Audible line test termination device An audible test termination device for providing a characteristic signature to the telephone central office and an audible signal to the customer when a continuity test is made on a subscriber line having a pair of electrically conductive paths includes a... | 01/11/1983 |
| 4149044 | Method and apparatus for graphically displaying amplitude and phase jitter Amplitude and phase jitter can be individually or simultaneously viewed and immediately quantified on an oscilloscope by alternately applying both jitter signals to the vertical (or horizontal) deflection plates at a prescribed chopping frequency and appl... | 04/10/1979 |
| 4041254 | Telephone line characteristic display There is disclosed a telephone line characteristic measuring instrument of the type described in U.S. Pat. No. 3,814,868, provided with an oscilloscope display. A signal representing the impairments induced on a test tone by a tele-communication transmiss... | 08/09/1977 |
| 3985980 | Triggered display for telephone line characteristic measuring instrument There is disclosed an improved display, of the type described in my co-pending application Ser. No. 455,197 now Pat. No. 3,906,173 issued on Sept. 16, 1975, for use with a telephone line characteristic measuring instrument. A signal representing the insta... | 10/12/1976 |
