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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7260381 | Method and apparatus for storing activation data in a cellular telephone A method and apparatus for programming a cellular telephone with activation parameters. A cellular telephone to be programmed is connected to a computer via a communications interface. A user input device is provided to allow a user to provide programming informatio... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7245713 | Call monitoring Methods and systems are provided for monitoring calls routed to a telephone network-based voice mail system. When a subscriber receives a telephone call, a determination is made as to whether the call should be routed to the voice mail system. If call monitoring ser... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7158619 | Remote call monitoring Methods and systems are provided for monitoring calls routed to a telephone network voice mail system from a variety of remote telephone locations. When a subscriber receives a telephone call, a determination is made as to whether the subscriber's line is busy or wh... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7050559 | Monitoring a call forwarded to a network-based voice mail system An apparatus, system and method for monitoring calls that have been forwarded to a network-based voice mail system (VMS). The VMS receives the forwarded call and sends a start of greeting signal at the beginning and an end of greeting signal at the completion of the... | 05/23/2006 |
| 6545588 | Pager with rotating knob and character display for inputting messages A pager allows the input and transmission of a virtual unlimited range of messages. The pager comprises a character display control knob which controls the sequential display of alphabetic and numeric characters on a display. By rotating the knob, the dis... | 04/08/2003 |
| 5974311 | Method and apparatus for storing activation data in a cellular telephone A method and apparatus for programming a cellular telephone with activation parameters. A cellular telephone to be programmed is connected to a computer via a communications interface. A user input device is provided to allow a user to provide programming... | 10/26/1999 |
| 5761286 | Method for enabling communications between calling an called multmedia terminals Communications across a network (16) between a calling multimedia terminal (10) and at least one called multimedia terminal (12) is readily facilitated by assigning each terminal an endpoint identifier that establishes its communications path requirements... | 06/02/1998 |
| 5754645 | Electronic apparatus having keyless control The method and apparatus of the present invention permits data entry in an electronic apparatus without using a keypad. By rotating a moveable element (104), a function, letter, or number is selected. The moveable element (104) is then moved in another di... | 05/19/1998 |
| 5751702 | Network protocol for wireless broadband ISDN using ATM A networking protocol for wireless point (base station) to multipoint (user) networks where the users are stationary which utilized time-division multiplexing the in the direction of the base station to the user, heretofore called the downstream direction... | 05/12/1998 |
| 5491740 | Automated key actuating cellular telephone programmer The present invention relates to an automated programmer for actuating a sequence of keys on a handset of a cellular telephone, as required by manufacturer instructions, to initialize the telephone for operation in a cellular system. The programmer compri... | 02/13/1996 |
| 4020295 | Rotary dial restriction circuit A telephone station circuit is disclosed with restriction circuitry which allows a noncoin phone to be placed in a public location by preventing the generation of dial pulses on a call from the station except when a dialed number is preceded illustrativel... | 04/26/1977 |
| 4010330 | Automatic telephone dialer An automatic telephone dialer is disclosed for operation with both a rotary type and push button conventional telephone. The automatic dialer enables regular conventional dialing procedures to be employed with the automatic dialer in place without interfe... | 03/01/1977 |
