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Mark Twain (Samuel L. Clemens) received Patent No. 121,992 for "An Improvement in Adjustable and Detachable Straps for Garments." He later received two more patents: one for a self-pasting scrapbook and one for a game to help players remember important historical dates.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8135114 | Method and apparatus for creating an answer tone for a computing device with phone capabilities or a telephone A method and apparatus for creating an answer tone for a computing device with phone capabilities or a telephone is disclosed. ... | 03/13/2012 |
| 8085906 | Method, system and apparatus for providing alternative multimedia ring back tone substitute service by using intelligent network Disclosed is a method, a system, and an apparatus for providing a sound source, which has been encoded by using an audio codec, as a ringback tone alternative having an improved quality by adaptively applying various audio codecs according to the service type so tha... | 12/27/2011 |
| 8077833 | Method for sending a previously recorded personalized message to a caller by a network voice mail system An embodiment of a method for providing a personalized greeting to a caller includes receiving an incoming call addressed to a first communication device from a caller using a second communication device, and determining a received caller identifier associated with ... | 12/13/2011 |
| 7323970 | Method and system for remote interaction with a vehicle via wireless communication A telemetry system coupled to a vehicle can communicate with a remote site using the overhead control channels of a wireless network, such as a cellular mobile radiotelephone network. The telemetry system can monitor or control aspects of the vehicle's operations ba... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7227936 | Method and system for providing directory assistance to erroneous telephone calls A system and a method for automatically routing calls made to an unavailable number to a directory assistance service for further assistance are disclosed herein. An intercept system intercepts these erroneous calls and automatically routes them to a directory assis... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7187761 | Method and system for providing advertising to telephone callers A system and method for providing one or more advertisements, services, surveys, offers for goods/services, and/or offers to modify a telephone service plan (“intercept actions” collectively) to one or more parties to a telephone call are provided. One or more a... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7117006 | Portable cellular phone system with automatic answering telephone function A portable cellular phone system with an automatic answering telephone function can perform data communication and has automatic answering telephone functions installed on both the network side and a terminal unit side. This system includes a section for transferrin... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7079629 | Method and apparatus for selective post-call audio logo/message A system relays a call from a calling party to a called party and, upon termination of the call by the calling party, a post-call announcement is played to the called party. Attributes of either the calling party, the called party, or both are passed to a database. ... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7069432 | System and method for providing security in a telecommunication network A method is provided for establishing a telephone call between a trusted Internet Protocol (IP) telephone and an untrusted device. The method includes receiving a call initiation request from the untrusted device that indicates a desired communication with the trust... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7065198 | System and method for volume control management in a personal telephony recorder A system and method for recording a telephone conference and replaying a portion of the recording during the conference. Users participate by connecting through different types of networks using a device having a communication line connection. The recording can be i... | 06/20/2006 |
| 7006494 | System and method for a virtual telephony intermediary A virtual telephony intermediary is provided that includes a first logical port associated with a first telephony device and a second logical port associated with a second telephony device. The virtual telephony intermediary also includes a data manipulation module ... | 02/28/2006 |
| 6985570 | Method for the establishment of a telecommunication link A method of establishing an initial telecommunication connection from a first telecommunications terminal to a second telecommunication terminal via a network unit of a telecommunications network, includes transmitting at least one message to the first telecommunica... | 01/10/2006 |
| 6977920 | CDMA mobile data communication system and a method of wireless data communication using the system A CDMA mobile data communication system and method of wireless data communication is provided for mobile-to-mobile data communication. The system may include a plurality of mobile stations, a plurality of base stations and base station controllers, a plurality of sw... | 12/20/2005 |
| 6954517 | Multiple service announcement method A method for providing multiple calling service announcements on a single circuit card within a telephone network. The method reduces the number of stored speech files necessary to generate announcements regarding a calling service such as Automatic Call Back or Enh... | 10/11/2005 |
| 6937616 | Method and apparatus for providing packet based and distributed xDSL communications A method and apparatus for digital subscriber line (xDSL) communications between one or more digital signal processors (DSPs) and analog front ends (AFEs) each coupled to corresponding subscriber line(s). The apparatus transports channels of data between subscribers... | 08/30/2005 |
| 6912270 | Communications system A message distribution system for distributing a message via a telecommunications network to a plurality of communications terminals comprises: a message unit for contacting each of the terminals and sending the message, memory for storing, for a plurality of said t... | 06/28/2005 |
| 6795536 | Automatic user preference selection for message playback based on caller line identification data A messaging system to store and retrieve messages for playback in response to input user commands includes memory to store user messages. The messaging system also maintains preference records associated with users of the messaging system. Each preference record is ... | 09/21/2004 |
| 6785364 | Sound source management system A sound source management system for a telephone switching network is disclosed in which, in response to a sound source capturing request from a subscriber through a call processing unit, a sound source management unit drives an idle sound source detection unit to r... | 08/31/2004 |
| 6781962 | Apparatus and method for voice message control A communication system and method are described. In one embodiment, the method comprises a server determining to examine contents of audio files in a storage facility, the server accessing one or more audio files stored in the storage facility, and sending a text me... | 08/24/2004 |
| 6697470 | Incoming call indicator A method for selecting from a plurality of modes for an incoming call indicator is provided. One of the plurality of modes comprises alternating playing one of a series of user-recorded messages as the incoming call indicator to a called party. When an in... | 02/24/2004 |
| 6636587 | Information reception processing method and computer-telephony integration system When a sender sends a transmission message to a receiver by use of a communication appliance such as telephone, portable telephone, facsimile or electronic mail, the transmission massage is temporarily received by a computer-telephony integration (CTI) se... | 10/21/2003 |
| 6580785 | Apparatus and method for simultaneous multiple telephone type services on a single telephone line Apparatus and method for simultaneously providing multiple telephone-type services to any/all POTS-type devices on a single wire pair at a user premises. The present invention provides for the ability to add separately addressable POTS devices on a single... | 06/17/2003 |
| 6493429 | Telephone with ability to push audible read out data In one embodiment according to the invention, a telephonic apparatus includes an interface to a network, a memory adapted to store a telephone number, a text-to-speech module adapted to produce audible signals associated with the stored telephone number, ... | 12/10/2002 |
| 6477241 | Sound recording controller for dealing speaking system The invention relates to a recording control apparatus in a dealing talk system, and aims at making it possible for a dealer to easily listen to a talk content recorded in a talk recording unit 1-29, and the invention is provided with a line control unit ... | 11/05/2002 |
| 6377663 | Call management system and associated method for a local telephone circuit A call management system includes a local telephone circuit, a first telephone set, a second telephone set, and a telephony device. The first telephone set, the second telephone set, and the telephony device, each coupled to the local telephone circuit. T... | 04/23/2002 |
| 6301342 | Method relating to telephone communications including the transmission of advertising messages A method relating to telecommunications in which the telephone of a first subscriber is connected to the telephone of a second subscriber via a standard telephone network and the call is billed to a third subscriber. The first subscriber first dials a sub... | 10/09/2001 |
| 6278976 | System for the delivery of audio recordings Audio information is distributed from a service center to a large group of subscribers on a regular basis, depending on the desires of the individual subscribers. The audio information can be educational, recreational, or informational in nature. The serv... | 08/21/2001 |
| 6226358 | Voice-mail greeting message notification The invention provides a method and system for prompt recipient notification of the active greeting on a voice message system, with the notification provided on initial recipient access of the voice message system, typically at the same time as the recipi... | 05/01/2001 |
| 6002761 | Multi-line programmable telephone call annunciator A user-programmable telephone call annunciator for use with a telephone includes a recording circuit configured to receive an audio signal from a user and to store the audio signal as an electronic signal. A playback circuit is connected to the recording ... | 12/14/1999 |
| 5822403 | Automated telephone hold device An automated telephone hold device including a housing with a visual indication mechanism, audible indication mechanism, and push button switch positioned on a top face thereof. Further included is a voice playback mechanism, decoder, phone interface, and... | 10/13/1998 |
| 5745551 | Telecommunication apparatus for receiving, storing and forwarding a plurality of voice signals to a wireless network, in response to a control signal therefrom In the present telecommunication system, a wired network receives a plurality of voice signals and transmits them. A first communication device is connected to the wired network. The first communication device includes means for receiving the plurality of... | 04/28/1998 |
| 5642407 | System and method for selected audio response in a telecommunications network A system and method for selected audio response to a telephone call that results in an unsuccessful connection. If a condition within the set of conditions is satisfied based on attributes associated with the caller or the telephone call, an action list a... | 06/24/1997 |
| 5550900 | Apparatus and method for routing messages in a telephone message center A telephone message system overcomes the problems and limitations of presently available systems that seek to enhance inter-and intra-premises communications. The system comprises a controller unit with Caller ID capabilities and one or more adjunct units... | 08/27/1996 |
| 5444768 | Portable computer device for audible processing of remotely stored messages A battery powered hand-held portable computer device for audible processing of messages stored at one or more remote central message facilities. A telephonic interface is included within the portable computer device. A connection between the portable comp... | 08/22/1995 |
| 5416770 | Method and apparatus for establishing dispatch audio communication in a communication system Audio communication may be established between a plurality of communication units in a communication system that includes a dispatch switching center in the following manner. A first communication unit generates information to be distributed to a second c... | 05/16/1995 |
| 5390237 | Weather information interface system A real time weather information access and distribution system having a central switching and interface unit accessed at least in part via a commercial telephone network. A remote weather station is selected by the incoming caller by means of a "decision ... | 02/14/1995 |
| 5349639 | Automatic electronic audio signal attenuating device and method therefor A combined audio system and automatic electronic audio signal attenuating device is disclosed which provides an audio system combined with an automatic electronic audio signal attenuating device comprising an audio attenuation portion for attenuating audi... | 09/20/1994 |
| 5172111 | Stored media screening device A program material screening device is provided whereby the owner/operator of a program material playback device such as a videocassette player, television, laser disc player, motion picture projector, phonograph or the like may automatically and selectiv... | 12/15/1992 |
| 5077785 | System for recording comments by patrons of establishments An establishment which provides goods and/or services to customers or patrons, such as a retail store or restaurant, is provided with a telephone handset in a stand located at a convenient and readily accessible spot but yet which is outside the congested... | 12/31/1991 |
| 5029198 | Telephone call responding system and control method and device therefor A telephone call responding system which allows the user to respond to an incoming telephone call without actually speaking to the caller personally, and, if desired, without having to pick up the telephone to answer a call. To activate the responder syst... | 07/02/1991 |
