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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 |
| 7616758 | Method and system for implementing an intelligent redial system The present invention is directed to a system and method for implementing an intelligent redial system. A method for storing redial data for a connection between a user phone system and a remote phone system may include establishing a connection with the remote phon... | 11/10/2009 |
| 7512226 | IP-centric speed dial The present invention provides speed dial capability for traditional telephones, which are coupled to a terminal adaptor to facilitate calls over a packet network. In operation, the terminal adaptor will receive a speed dial code, such as 12#, from a traditional tel... | 03/31/2009 |
| 7505579 | Shortened dialing device and phone combined a frame Disclosed present invention is a shortened dialing device and phone combined with a frame. More particularly, the present invention relates to the shortened dialing device and phone combined with a frame which can be used to make a phone call in such a manner that s... | 03/17/2009 |
| 7443974 | Methods, systems, and products for processing calls Methods, systems, and products are disclosed for processing calls. A dialed digit string is received and analyzed to determine whether the dialed digit string is a complete string according to a dialing plan of a service provider. If the dialed digit string is a com... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7372371 | Notification lights, locations and rules for a computer system Notifications to computer users are provided via indicators such as lights. The indicators are controlled according to rules, to convey computer-related state information to users in a consistent manner. Locations of visible indicators are chosen to facilitate easy ... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7363059 | Method and system for presenting a graphical representation of telephone keys on a wireless terminal A wireless terminal may present a graphical representation of telephone keys serially along at least one edge of the display screen. A user may indicate selection of one of the telephone keys. The wireless terminal may detect the selection of the one of the telephon... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7356134 | Method of accessing a dial-up service A method of accessing a dial-up service involves the following steps: (a) dialing a service number (172); (b) speaking a number of digits to form a first utterance (174); (c) recognizing the digits using speaker independent speaker recognition (176 | 04/08/2008 |
| 7356038 | Systems and method for a communications broker Systems and method for a communications broker include a memory with a look-up table, one or more connections to associated communications networks and a processor. The processor is configured to receive a phone number and a request for information related to the ph... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7343154 | Apparatus and method to determine dialing prefixes for call origination to a telephone number In a communication device operable in at least two states, a method of transitioning between a call in a first state and a second state, each state having an associated number, each number having a prefix portion and a suffix portion, the call having at least one ca... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7334192 | System and method for enabling manipulation of graphic images to form a graphic image An instrument includes a display screen which includes a bitmap graphical user interface including an on-screen menu, and a control element which enables movement of the on-screen menu corresponding to movement of the control element, enables the user to manipulate ... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7305079 | Method and apparatus for communicating with one of plural devices associated with a single telephone number A system for (and a method of) selectively establishing communication with one of plural devices associated with a single telephone number is provided. In a preferred embodiment, the system includes a wireless connect unit connected between an enterprise private bra... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7286662 | Rapid telephone call methods and systems Methods and systems for providing rapid telephone call capability to a plurality of callers, the methods and systems including receiving a selection by a first party of a first code, wherein the first code is between two (2) and seven (7) characters in length, and r... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7251321 | Crescendo telephone ringer Crescendo telephone ringers and methods of providing a crescendo telephone ring signal. The crescendo telephone ringer provides a gradual increase in audible ringing volume as a sequence of incoming electrical ring signals is detected. According to one embodiment, u... | 07/31/2007 |
| 7248684 | System and method for processing conference collaboration records A telecommunications system includes a network (102) and a multimedia server (104) operably coupled to the network. The multimedia server (104) is adapted to manage a multimedia conference and includes a memory (103) for storing selectabl... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7238906 | Electrical switch of the normally closed type The invention proposes a switch (10) comprising a casing (12) which carries a pair of fixed contact elements (48), a contact bar (96) which is movable between a rear closure position and a front opening position, and a member (60) ... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7218728 | Telephone terminal device A power source is turned on by pressing a power source button in a key input part. Then, a telephone number is inputted from the ten keys in the key input part so that the telephone number is stored in a telephone number temporary memory part. After pressing a commu... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7215044 | Power distribution board having connectors with AC and DC power distribution capabilities A single power distribution board having pin coded connectors may be used for both AC and DC power distribution to appropriate AC and/or DC power supplies in an information handling system. A common conductive layer may be used for either AC neutral or DC power supp... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7212626 | Information terminal capable of originating a call, method of originating a call and recording medium which stores the program for originating a call An information terminal according to the present invention is provided where a telephone number is directly extracted from a window displayed, and call dialing is performed based upon the extracted telephone number. In the information terminal, a control OS executio... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7203307 | Method and apparatus for automatically initiating a telephone communication A system (100) for automatically redialing a telephone number includes a first telephone component (104, 106, 108, 132) operable to initiate a call to the telephone number and operable to transmit the telephone number and a second telephone component (... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7200417 | Method and apparatus for reformatting caller identification from different communication networks A communication device (200) operates on a plurality of communication networks (104, 110) and utilizes a method (400) for reformatting a caller identification received from one communication network (110) to match the caller identificatio... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7199892 | Facsimile apparatus and repeater When a multicast instruction is input, a facsimile apparatus transmits an input plurality of sub-addresses together with image data to a repeater in a single communication transaction. Thus, effective communication can be performed. ... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7170995 | Automatic dialing device, a system, and a method for automatically dialing a telephone number and/or placing an order An automatic dialing device, system, and method for automatically dialing telephone numbers, placing orders and making announcements are provided. A user of the device places the device near the receiver of a telephone and presses a button on the device. By pressing... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7167729 | Portable electronic apparatus A portable electronic apparatus includes guide areas associated one-to-one with preselected keys arranged on a key input section and displays, in each of consecutive operation steps, guidance information representative of items which can be selected by the user in t... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7162275 | Apparatus and method for performing a dialing operation using a phone book of a mobile communication terminal An apparatus and method for performing a dialing operation using a phone book of a mobile communication terminal, and an apparatus and method capable of displaying all telephone numbers of persons registered in a phone book when a dial history information is display... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7139827 | Communication means notification method and notification system Method and system for reporting to a source user before communication begins communication means usable by both the source and a destination user. Operable communication means at each user's information terminal are stored in a list DB 2 in advance for each u... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7130403 | System and method for enhanced multimedia conference collaboration A telecommunications system includes a network (102) and a multimedia server (104) operably coupled to the network. The multimedia server (104) is adapted to manage a multimedia conference and includes a memory (103) for storing selectabl... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7127487 | System and method for sidebar functionality in a regular conference system A system and method for establishing a conference between a first user and a second user. The first user has an audio stream. The second user has an audio stream. The conference has an audio stream. A temporary conference is created. The audio stream of the conferen... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7113585 | Method and apparatus for an intelligent telephone prefix dialer Method and apparatus for an Intelligent Prefix Dialer, eliminating the necessity for manually dialing a local area code as a prefix to a call within the same area code in telephone systems in which such action is a requirement. An Intelligent Prefix Dialer is quiesc... | 09/26/2006 |
| 7110513 | System and method for determining characteristics of international calls A system for providing termination information for an international telephone number includes a centralized database of terminating characteristics. The system may also include request processing logic that receives an international telephone number from a user. In ... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7106851 | System and method for connecting pending and preset telephone calls to facilitate transitioning to a phone call A system and method for connecting pending and preset telephone calls to facilitate transitioning to a phone call. Embodiments of the present invention include a method for anticipating and connecting a telephone call comprising identifying a trigger action associat... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7106466 | Method and apparatus for effectively controlling use of specific communications service A communications terminal is connected to at least one of a telephone line and a local area network and includes a first memory, a second memory, a detector, and an indicating mechanism. The first memory stores service information including availability information ... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7103168 | Methods and systems for implementing personal dialing plans A network-based personal dialing plan that allows a user to associate dialing strings of any length with easy-to-remember, user-selected aliases. A user may also define dialing rules, such as automatically adding digits to the directory number when the called number... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7099453 | Method and apparatus for enhanced call routing in a telecommunication system A method for routing calls in a telecommunication system includes detecting data for a call from a calling party to a called party, providing a menu of options to the calling party and routing the call in accordance with information about the calling party, informat... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7093203 | System and method for enabling manipulation of graphic images to form a graphic image An instrument includes a display screen which includes a bitmap graphical user interface including an on-screen menu, and a control element which enables movement of the on-screen menu corresponding to movement of the control element, enables the user to manipulate ... | 08/15/2006 |
| RE39231 | Communication terminal equipment and call incoming control method In a communication terminal equipment and in a method of controlling call incoming, unnecessary noises in a period from the start of an alert sound to carrying out of the next operation can be reduced. When a predetermined operation is effected under the condition t... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7072461 | Merging various request methods into a single unified user interface Methods and systems for allowing a user to enter a request, such as dialing input, without having to specify, or otherwise commit to, a particular request method. Upon detecting a user input that represents a user request for service, response data is retrieved that... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7065385 | Apparatus, methods, and computer program products for dialing telephone numbers using alphabetic selections A method is provided for dialing a telephone number from a communication device that includes an alphanumeric input device. The alphanumeric input device allows selection of a plurality of alphabetic characters and selection of a plurality of numeric characters. An ... | 06/20/2006 |
| 7065785 | Apparatus and method for TOL client boundary protection A telephony-over-LAN (ToL) system having a graphical user interface (GUI) wherein an authorized or guest user may be locked within a ToL window, having full access to the ToL features, but denied access to other parts of the computer system. In such a system, the te... | 06/20/2006 |
| 7062035 | Community dialing circuit apparatus for pots phone and IP phone A community dialing circuit apparatus for IP phone and POTS phone is provided. The apparatus includes an IP phone system, a POTS phone system, an insulation system connected between the IP phone system and the POTS system, and a keypad connected to the IP phone syst... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7058391 | Cellular telephone set, dial lock releasing method used in the same and program therefor A cellular telephone set is capable of allowing release dial lock function by a child even when parent manages an identification number. A control portion of the cellular telephone set is responsive to input of identification number through a key operating portion a... | 06/06/2006 |
