Did You Know...
...that Robert Adler has the dubious distinction of being the Father of the Couch Potato? Back in 1955 Adler was employed by what was then Zenith Radio Corp., where he was charged to invent something that would allow viewers to turn down the TV volume without leaving their chairs. After a series of flops (such as a wired contraption that people tripped over), Adler hit on the idea of using sound waves. Thus the Remote Control was born...
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7844046 | Method for generating a telephone number Method for generating a telephone number in a device comprising at least a display for presenting a first character string. At least one second character string (1) containing a telephone number is selected from the first character string presented on the dis... | 11/30/2010 |
| 7822191 | Multi-modal address book A method is provided for synchronizing disparate customized address books which each include contact information including an email address for a customer. The method includes storing identification information for each communications partner. Each communications pa... | 10/26/2010 |
| 7639794 | Service use device A service utilizing apparatus includes an interface that transmits, to a service providing apparatus, user information together with request information that requests a user registration, and receives registration completion information indicating a completion of th... | 12/29/2009 |
| 7259751 | Input systems and methods for the evaluation and optimization of same A method for evaluating an input system interfacing a human user with an electronic device uses empirically determined bi-action times for users to perform a second input action (e.g., pressing a second key) immediately after performing a first input action (e.g., p... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7260419 | Method for displaying call record list in wireless telecommunication terminal A method for displaying a call record list in a wireless telecommunication terminal is disclosed. The method includes the steps of: reading a stored call record in response to a call record list searching request; collecting call records having identical caller info... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7218724 | Methods, systems and computer program products for automatically updating long distance country codes Long distance country codes that are used by a group of users are updated by automatically sending an electronic message to the group of users that includes at least one new or changed long distance country code, in response to automatically obtaining a listing of l... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7184797 | Data transfer rate display selection A device for displaying data transfer rates on a display. The device includes a system for displaying the transfer rates in an alphanumeric mode or an alternative graphics mode; and a system for switching between displaying the transfer rates in the alphanumeric mod... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7162025 | Conference call dialing A communication device recognizes a first string of characters as a telephone number and a second string of characters as additional information related to the telephone number. A menu is then displayed having a menu item including the telephone number and the addit... | 01/09/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7088994 | Network address lookup for telephony devices Embodiments of the present invention generally provide systems, methods and articles of manufacture for locating one component of callee information in response to receiving another associated component of the callee information. In a particular embodiment, a user i... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7084858 | System and method for inputting characters using a directional pad A system and method for enabling a user to input characters using a directional pad of a computing device. The directional pad is configured to generate directional inputs. The invention creates mappings for the directional inputs where each of the mappings associat... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7006619 | System for accessing different resources having the same identification code A system having at least two communication systems which manage resources in each case, in which in each case an identification code is assigned to the resources for identification, and in which the resources managed by a single communication system can be different... | 02/28/2006 |
| 6971069 | Method and arrangement for retrieving an entry from an indexed memory A method and arrangement are disclosed for scrolling between entries in an indexed list as a response to scrolling commands given through the activation of selectors. The indexed list is arranged into sections so that all entries of a section have at least one equal... | 11/29/2005 |
| 6963639 | Phone apparatus having redialing function capable of surely preventing unauthorized person from intercepting stored contents A phone apparatus having a redialing function comprises a memory, a redialing button, a digit setting button which is used for setting a maximum digit number of limiting the digit number of the redialing number and which makes the memory record the maximum digit num... | 11/08/2005 |
| 6950652 | Remote management of an external phonebook The present invention permits access to information stored on a remote device from a local device without requiring that a complete physical copy of the remote information be made. An enhanced and refined hash table permits access to the remote information in order ... | 09/27/2005 |
| 6914977 | Method and apparatus for programming guestroom telephones A programmable telephone system includes a guestroom telephone, where each guestroom telephone includes at least one speed-dial key, a memory corresponding to the at least one speed key for storing data corresponding to speed-dial telephone numbers, a controller and... | 07/05/2005 |
| 6831974 | System and method for providing a caller identification to a called party for calls relayed through a call center A system for providing a telephone number of a calling party to a called party for calls being handled at a call center. First the call center receives a first call set-up message in a switching system to set-up an incoming call to a terminal in the call center. The... | 12/14/2004 |
| 6775379 | Method for automatic input and transmission of pass word in using telephone set A method for automatic input and transmission of a pass word when using a telephone set permits a simple pass word input by using only one pass word button when different pass words are used for various service fields or operations mode. The method for input and tra... | 08/10/2004 |
| 6668050 | Common access code routing using subscriber directory number A subscriber dialed common access code, e.g., pqr, such as for directory assistance (411), fire service (611), or voice mail service (222) is translated into a predetermined seven digit number, e.g., tuv-wxyz. All or part of the subscriber's directory num... | 12/23/2003 |
| 6643371 | Method and apparatus for alphanumeric data entry On a communication device, letters A to Z are assigned to data entry keys of a data entry keypad (330), and the letters assigned to each of the data entry keys are advantageously arranged in accordance with the frequency of occurrence of the letters in us... | 11/04/2003 |
| 6567675 | Programmable automatic prefix dialer for wireless A method, and apparatus for practicing the method, for eliminating the necessity for manually dialing, on a wireless telephone, 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. B... | 05/20/2003 |
| 6553116 | System and method for early detection of area code changes A telecommunications device able to automatically detect a pending change in an area code or numbering plan area (NPA) during the period when either the new area code or the existing area code may be used to dial a particular number. Such a telecommunicat... | 04/22/2003 |
| 6519479 | Spoken user interface for speech-enabled devices A spoken user interface for speech-enabled devices includes a processor and a set of software instructions that are executable by the processor and stored in nonvolatile memory. A user of the speech-enabled device is prompted to enter a voice tag associat... | 02/11/2003 |
| 6483913 | Method for interactively entering alphanumeric text into a multiline display device using a keypad A method for a human user to interactively enter an alphanumeric text message into a multiline display device (12) using a keypad (14) containing a number of keys. On one portion (22) of the display, the alphanumeric text message that the user is entering... | 11/19/2002 |
| 6430405 | Method for retrieval of stored telephone numbers in a radio communication device The unique method for implementing icons in a radio communication device (103) which provides a plurality of radio communication services such as radiotelephone, facsimile and electronic mail services enables a more efficient user interface. The radio com... | 08/06/2002 |
| 6393304 | Method for supporting numeric voice dialing A method is provided for enabling a user of a cellular radiotelephone (10) having a keypad (22) to assign selected speech utterances to keys 22a, 22b of the keypad 22. The method comprises the steps of: (a) prompting the user to depress at least one of th... | 05/21/2002 |
| 6115617 | Handling of a local phone number database When it is attempted to enter a phone number and a corresponding ID name into an already full phone book database for a phone, the phone temporarily stores the phone number and ID name in an intermediate memory. Then the phone asks the user whether he wan... | 09/05/2000 |
| 5946377 | Script-based DTMF information retrieval system User-customizable method and system for enabling a user easily and conveniently to navigate one or more IVR systems regularly accessed by the user are disclosed. In a preferred embodiment, a script-based DTMF information retrieval system of the present in... | 08/31/1999 |
| 5848356 | Method for implementing icons in a radio communication device The unique method for implementing icons in a radio communication device (103) which provides a plurality of radio communication services such as radiotelephone, facsimile and electronic mail services enables a more efficient user interface. The radio com... | 12/08/1998 |
| 5832074 | Intelligent telephone system The present invention relates to an intelligent telephone system, operating methods related to the system are also disclosed. The intelligent telephone is capable of programming operating procedures as a shortcut for re-operating in the future. Furthermor... | 11/03/1998 |
| 5606597 | User programmable configuration of a telephone A configuration parameter programming system of a telephone is presented which is executable by an end user or service person. The configuration parameter programming system is accessed through the use of a dial memory register or other data transfer mean... | 02/25/1997 |
| 5485513 | Circuit and method for automatic memory dialing A method provide delays during memory dialing by automatically inserting pause characters within the dialing sequence based upon the user's entry of the dialing sequence. The method establishes a time-out period (64) when storing dialing sequences, and ad... | 01/16/1996 |
| 5475743 | System and method for processing telephone numbers A system and method using canonical telephone numbers which allows automatic calling with any location in the world independent of the caller's location. The caller canonical telephone number and a plurality of caller prefixes are stored within the system... | 12/12/1995 |
| 5467392 | Dialing apparatus for displaying stored character with reduced key operations A dialing apparatus comprises a keypad (21) having digit keys for entering a digit corresponding to a set of characters and a function key (SND). Character strings and corresponding digit strings are stored in a memory (23). In response to a digit from th... | 11/14/1995 |
| 5425095 | Automatic dialing apparatus with numerical pause time setting In an operation of setting a pause when registering a dial number, if a pause key is not input in immediate succession for a predetermined number of times, first pause data for generating a predetermined pause time is stored. If the pause key is input in ... | 06/13/1995 |
| 5414457 | Multi-media communication apparatus A communication apparatus includes a storage unit for storing image information associated with a distant station, an instruction unit for instructing a read operation of image information stored in the storage unit, a display unit for reading out and dis... | 05/09/1995 |
| 5396547 | Arrangement for entering information into a directory on a telephone terminal A softkey directory for use in a telephone terminal is arranged such that a user of the terminal is prevented from entering the same name identifier at more than one softkey label. The directory is further arranged such that the user of the telephone term... | 03/07/1995 |
| 5392338 | Entry of alphabetical characters into a telephone system using a conventional telephone keypad A software driven, timing dependant method for entering alphanumerical characters using a conventional push button telephone system having automatic response functions is based upon the position (first, second or third) of each alphabetic letter upon each... | 02/21/1995 |
| 5390236 | Telephone answering device linking displayed data with recorded audio message A telephone answering device (TAD) which includes a means of intelligently organizing voice messages, associated entered codes such as personal IDs and home telephone numbers, and information stored in the memory of the TAD. These codes or numbers are dec... | 02/14/1995 |
| 5384836 | Facsimile apparatus automatically registrable of identification name A facsimile apparatus receives identification data identifying a particular destination terminal, at the time of transmitting document data to the destination terminal via a telephone line. A memory unit stores, as a data pair, a facsimile number input by manu... | 01/24/1995 |
