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Comic actor Danny Kaye received patent D166,807 for the co-design of "Blowout Toy or the Like". It's similar to one of those toys that unravels when you blow into at a birthday party except Kaye's has three blowouts going in different directions, not just one.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7903808 | Facsimile apparatus for outputting a melody when receiving a call from a specific party A facsimile apparatus can notify a user of the fact that facsimile data being received is sent from a specific party. A communication control part receives facsimile data and party information from a remote facsimile apparatus, the party information identifying the ... | 03/08/2011 |
| 7881456 | Music phone, station, and system and method of using same An audio system including an audio-enhancing station including at least one speaker and an audio-enhancing station docking connector, a music phone configured to play audio files and function as a wireless communication device separate from the audio-enhancing stati... | 02/01/2011 |
| 7844047 | Tune master internet protocol device Systems for providing a tune master internet protocol (IP) device includes a communications network configured to provide caller identification information for an incoming telephone call and a processor that is coupled to the communications network. The processor is... | 11/30/2010 |
| 7577247 | Apparatus and method for telephone, intercom, and clock The invention features a telephone, intercom, and clock. The telephone comprises a receiver adapted to receive a signal representing encoded first voice data; a processor comprising a media access controller adapted to obtain the encoded first voice data from the si... | 08/18/2009 |
| 7379760 | Data transmission-reception system and data transmission-reception method A data communication system is disclosed which comprises: first terminal devices for transmitting contents and content provider identification data identifying the providers of the contents; a server device for receiving and storing the transmitted contents and cont... | 05/27/2008 |
| 7368651 | Digital pulsing visual metronome The visual metronome provides an effective visual tempo signal that is easily discerned by a user without being dominating or harmful. Preferably a user will position the metronome to one side of the center of his expected line of site. The metronome visible within ... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7366295 | Telephone signal generator and methods and devices using the same A method or device includes a telephone with an audio or video effects generator to produce audio or video effects that are transmitted as part of a signal from the telephone. ... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7359737 | Data transmission-reception system and data transmission-reception method A data communication system is disclosed which comprises: first terminal devices for transmitting contents and content provider identification data identifying the providers of the contents; a server device for receiving and storing the transmitted contents and cont... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7356132 | Tune master telephone Systems for providing a tune master telephone includes a telecommunications network and a communications device that is operatively coupled to the telecommunications network. The telecommunications network is configured to provide caller identification information f... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7340050 | Apparatus and method for controlling incoming melody In an apparatus and method for controlling an incoming melody, a receiver's telephone terminal allows a caller who transmits a call request signal to select a specific receiver with whom the caller wants to establish a voice call. The receiver's telephone terminal o... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7336777 | Method and apparatus for managing presenting and changing ring-back sounds in subscriber-based ring-back sound service Disclosed herein is a method and apparatus for managing ring-back sounds in a subscriber-based ring-back sound service. The method includes the first step of storing common ring-back sounds and reporting details of use of the common ring-back sounds, the second step... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7333818 | System and method for call processing in a mobile device with position location capability An exemplary wireless device includes a communication radio and a position location receiver. When the wireless device has established a call with the communication radio, and a request for position location is received, the communication radio is deactivated while ... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7310683 | Message relaying scheme based on switching in units of flows A message relay device suitable for contructing a ultra-high-speed message relaying system is disclosed. In the message relay device, a flow is detected by a prescribed condition, while a bypass channel capable of transferring messages with an amount of calculations... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7305256 | Method, apparatus and program for providing user-selected alerting signals in telecommunications devices A method for operating a user communication device (18a, 18b, 19a, 19b), and a program and user communication device that operate in accordance with that method. An interface (2d, 2b, | 12/04/2007 |
| 7253352 | Music playing/processing device and method for playing music file according to playing order of tones The present invention relates to a music playing/processing device for playing a musical file in a wireless communication device and determining the playing order of a plurality of tones of the musical file. The music playing/processing device comprises: an analysis... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7253350 | Vibration source driving device A vibration source driving device that realizes various vibration functions on portable telephones. The vibration source driving device includes a sound source for generating musical tone signals in response to music data. A vibration source to generate vibration, a... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7241946 | Method and device for music format switching A method and device for music format switching. A tone editor is first selected to compose ring tones in accordance with a first music format. It is determined whether a switch operation has been executed. If the switch operation has been executed, the ring tones ar... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7242756 | Method for providing subscriber-based ringback tone in flexible paging mode The present invention provides a caller with an arbitrary sound chosen by a called subscriber instead of a conventional RBT (RingBack Tone) without fails even in a flexible paging mode. In the present method: both exchangers check individually whether first informat... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7242757 | Method for providing a subscriber-based ringback tone sound The present invention relates to a method for providing an arbitrary sound chosen by a called subscriber for a caller instead of a conventional RBT (RingBack Tone). The present method comprises: the first step, conducted by an HLR (Home Location Register), of furnis... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7236581 | Method for providing subscriber-based ringback tone with no progress tone The present invention relates to method for providing a calling subscriber with an arbitrary sound chosen by a called subscriber instead of a common ringback tone (RBT) with no progress tone. In this present invention, if a call is generated, a terminating exchanger... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7206571 | Call device, call control system, call management system, and call control method When a controller receives an incoming call signal, the controller supplies melody information stored in a melody information storage to a sound source. The sound source starts to output a melody, represented by the melody information, from a speech speaker. When an... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7197135 | Systems and methods for caller-controlled tune notification of a call A system and method for a caller to control a tune notification for a telephone call includes a service switching point and a service control point. The service switching point is operable to receive a tune notification service access code and a called directory num... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7196260 | Entry of musical data in a mobile communication device Within a mobile communication device (100), a method (300) of specifying two or more musical notes for substantially concurrent playback can include receiving (302) an input specifying a root note (FIG. 2 ) indicating a position on a neck... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7142656 | Location-based ringbacks An apparatus and methods are disclosed that enable a first user of a telecommunications terminal to receive, upon placing a call to a second user, a ringback signal that is based on one or more geo-locations (e.g., the geo-location of the first user, the geo-locatio... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7103390 | Method and system for transferring data in a hand-held electronic device A method and system for transferring data between a phone body and a phone cover having a functionality. The data can be divided into a sequence of bit patterns which can be assigned to different frequency ranges. By arranging the frequencies in a ringing tone accor... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7099457 | Personal ring tone message indicator A system and method of message indicating that enable the sender of a message to chose the ringing tone of the receiver's cellular telephone upon arrival of the sender's message. The sender has the ability to either choose or create the ringing tone to be played on ... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7099705 | Telephone and method for converting sound to image and displaying on screen thereof A telephone and a method for converting sound to image and displaying on a screen thereof are disclosed. Receiver receives a call signal. Storage section stores call sound information. Call sound output section outputs a call sound. Color display device displays a c... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7084692 | Control of a thyristor of a rectifying bridge A method and a circuit for controlling at least one thyristor constitutive of a rectifying bridge with a filtered output, including closing the thyristor when the voltage thereacross becomes greater than zero, and making the gate current of the thyristor disappear w... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7067731 | Sound source circuit and telephone terminal using same A sound source circuit is provided for a telephone terminal to reproduce chorus-effect imparted musical tones as incoming call sound or hold sound. Herein, original musical tone data ω c1 are slightly modified in pitches to produce musical tone data ω c2... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7062036 | Telephone call information delivery system A telephone call information delivery system includes answering circuitry to answer a telephone call incoming from a service provider and to attain information input by a caller. The system further includes an information signal provider to provide at least one sign... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7050573 | Method of generating ring tones using melody and communication terminal apparatus In a communication terminal apparatus such as a portable telephone, it is made possible to sound ring tones of good tone quality simply by using arbitrary music or the like. In a communication terminal that conducts radio communication with a predetermined station a... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7006622 | Method and apparatus for producing ringing tones in a communication device A method and apparatus for producing a ringing tone in a communication device, such as a mobile phone, an electronic organizer or a personal digital assistant, to signal an event in the communication device. The method includes the steps of generating a sequence of ... | 02/28/2006 |
| 6963761 | System and method for sounding a music accompanied by light or vibration Disclosed is a system for sounding a music accompanied by light including: a speaker for sounding a music including plural parts; a light emitter for emitting light; a driver for having the speaker sound the music, on the basis of music data of the music including t... | 11/08/2005 |
| 6947728 | Mobile phone with music reproduction function, music data reproduction method by mobile phone with music reproduction function, and the program thereof A mobile phone with music reproduction function has a reproduction unit that reproduces music data and a ring tone which are recorded in a music data recording medium, and a communication unit 108 that detects an incoming call from outside. The mobile phone | 09/20/2005 |
| 6944277 | Text-to-speech and MIDI ringing tone for communications devices A method and device for providing a mixed audible signal which includes a ringing tone and the identity of a calling party upon receiving the incoming call of the calling party. The incoming call can be a voice call, a call to convey an MMS message, or a call to con... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6944285 | Communication terminal device, holds melody sensing method, incoming melody playing and information storing medium A control block recognizes the other party of the telephone call when both calling and called case. When the user operates the reservation melody key of the key input block while talking over the telephone and the telephone call reservation is directed, the control ... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6940968 | Telephone terminal apparatus and method A telephone apparatus comprises a first audio input device, a second audio input device, a first audio output device, and a second audio output device. The telephone apparatus is operative to couple the first audio input device and the first audio output device to a... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6882860 | Method for issuing a incoming call alert according to service options in a composite cellular terminal A composite cellular terminal providing various service options issues different call termination alert tones and different call termination display messages according to types of terminated calls. The cellular terminal sets and stores the call termination alert ton... | 04/19/2005 |
| 6859530 | Communications apparatus, control method therefor and storage medium storing program for executing the method A communication apparatus having value added functions useful for musicians is provided. A tempo signal having a cycle corresponding to a tempo set by a user through an operation device is generated, a musical tone signal equivalent to a metronome sound is generated... | 02/22/2005 |
| 6823200 | Information processing terminal and method A user interface by which contents of what is being processed can be confirmed with the sense of touch is provided. On a first surface of a portable phone, first piezoelectric devices are arranged, and on a second surface of the portable phone, second piezoelectric ... | 11/23/2004 |
