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Decorative Jeweled Wheel Cover
An improved wheel is provided wherein decorative items such as gem stones are embedded in either the wheel surface, a special mounting section attached to the wheel surface, or to a spoke strap that wraps around each spoke and positions embedded gem stones on the outside surface of the spoke.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8170182 | Enhanced call tracing Methods, devices, and systems are provided for employing an efficient call tracing algorithm. Messages may be filtered according to an initial filter criteria, then messages that meet the initial filter criteria are analyzed to develop a secondary filter criteria. T... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8150002 | Method and apparatus for controlling unsolicited messaging in real time messaging networks A Voice over IP (VoIP) or Real Time Messaging (RTM) firewall device is claimed that protects VoIP or RTM network traffic by identifying and controlling the delivery of such network traffic that is unsolicited and undesired by the recipient (i.e. VoIP or RTM spam). T... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8046356 | Multimedia portal A system receives, from a first user, a communication request for a second user and determines, in response to receiving the communication request, whether a trigger is satisfied. The system may aggregate, in response to determining that the trigger is satisfied, co... | 10/25/2011 |
| 8036349 | Ordering telephone messages left for a user A method that associates the first telephone number of a first user with a second telephone number of a second user that has a relationship with the first user; tracks incoming and outgoing telephone calls; and stores a plurality of telephone messages received by th... | 10/11/2011 |
| 8014500 | Methods and systems for screening incoming calls Methods and systems for screening incoming calls for use in a device having telecommunication capability. An incoming call from a caller is received. In response to the incoming call, a prompt is generated to the caller, and a response corresponding to the prompt is... | 09/06/2011 |
| 8000455 | Methods and systems for call processing Systems and methods are described for processing calls. A call is received at a softswitch or other call processing system from a caller intended for a first subscriber. The first call is associated with signaling information, the signaling information including a p... | 08/16/2011 |
| 7940899 | Fraud detection, risk analysis and compliance assessment Techniques using data matching and clustering algorithms are disclosed to aid investigators in detecting potentially fraudulent activity, performing risk analysis or assessing compliance with applicable regulations. ... | 05/10/2011 |
| 7916842 | Systems and methods for providing voicemail services including caller identification A method for providing voicemail services includes receiving a voicemail message from a calling party and intended for a called party. The method further includes identifying a name associated with the calling party and storing the name associated with the calling p... | 03/29/2011 |
| 7734022 | Method and apparatus for managing call requests in a communication network Method and apparatus for managing call requests in a communication network is described. In one example, a call request for a public identifier associated with a recipient party is received from an originating device. A set of approved calling party identifiers asso... | 06/08/2010 |
| 7724881 | Communication device having advanced and pluggable telephony features A communication device includes one or more programmable modules for receiving and selectively handling a telephone call including pre-specified caller identification information. The programmable module includes a registry of caller identification information and i... | 05/25/2010 |
| 7646857 | Systems and methods for providing voicemail services including caller identification A method for providing voicemail services includes receiving a voicemail message from a calling party and intended for a called party. The method further includes identifying a name associated with the calling party and storing the name associated with the calling p... | 01/12/2010 |
| 7623634 | Network support for secure caller ID A method of supporting a secure caller ID service (22) is provided in connection with a telecommunications network (30). The method includes: processing a call from a calling party to a called party, the called party employing an end user terminal (... | 11/24/2009 |
| 7602890 | Telephone network messaging In a messaging system, a messaging server transmits signals over the telephone network to be received by equipment at, e.g., the customer premises. Upon receiving a specific signal, the receiving equipment automatically signals the telephone network to connect the c... | 10/13/2009 |
| 7580512 | Selection of incoming call screening treatment based on emotional state criterion An incoming call screening treatment is selected for a call to a called communication device based on an emotional state criterion input by a user of the called communication device. ... | 08/25/2009 |
| 7499528 | Method and communication system for identifying calling/called party A method and communication system is provided to identify a calling/called party when the call is being set up but before the call is answered. In the method, a first terminal and a second terminal are respectively provided with opposing terminal's image data before... | 03/03/2009 |
| 7460653 | Apparatus and methods for telecommunication authentication The present invention is related to telecommunications, and in particular to systems and methods of using telecommunication services for user authentication. Account information is stored for a user, the account information including at least a first phone number as... | 12/02/2008 |
| 7443963 | Call processing system with call screening A system is described in which call processing considers unique information about the call to better serve the caller and/or to enable the called party to more efficiently handle the call. In one embodiment, the unique information considered by the call processor is... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7436940 | Methods and systems for enabling a reply call to voice mail message Methods and systems for enabling a subscriber to reply to a voice mail message that has been made available for the subscriber at a voice mail system (VMS). In response to an indication, the VMS transmits a release message with respect to the subscriber's communicat... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7409048 | Call processing and subscriber registration systems and methods The present invention relates to telecommunications, and in particular, to systems and processes for processing telephone calls and providing telephony services. In one embodiment, a call processing system, compromises a first telephony interface configured to recei... | 08/05/2008 |
| 7373512 | Method and apparatus for providing information security to prevent digital signature forgery A method and apparatus utilizes a digital signature verification map containing a plurality of acceptable message header identifiers associated with a public key certificate identifier. In one embodiment, a method includes determining a digital signature verificatio... | 05/13/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7370283 | Systems and methods for populating a ticker using multiple data transmission modes Content to be presented on a ticker of a communication device is conveyed by being transmitted using one or more transmission modes that are intelligently selected according to various criteria. The mode is chosen from among a plurality of transmission modes availab... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7366285 | Multi-modal communications method A method of collecting information is provided. The method includes sending an interactive text markup programming language script, using a session initiation protocol (SIP) message, to a communications device. The interactive script includes a first query and a sec... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7359491 | Saving information from information retrieval systems A method and system for allowing a calling party to save information obtained from an information retrieval system. The caller may select options to save the information to a memory location, e.g., the caller's own network-based voice mail system or a temporary voic... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7359494 | System and method for restricted telephone message delivery A system for controlling restricted telephone calls that originate from a facility includes a facility resident telephone for calling a destination telephone number as a collect call, where the collect call is completed when accepted, a call processing platform elec... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7359502 | System for providing network information service using CID-type messages A network-based announcement and message delivery service for providing a landline customer with information of interest such as weather, financial market data, time/temperature, sporting event results, etc. The information is provided to the subscriber by way of in... | 04/15/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7359492 | Method and apparatus for converting a voice signal received from a remote telephone to a text signal A telephone call is established between a local telephone (110) associated with a local party and a remote telephone (104) associated with a remote party. The local telephone (110) receives a voice signal from the remote telephone (104) r... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7352855 | Method and system for providing a privacy management service A method for providing a privacy management service in a telephone system including initiating a telephone call from a subscriber telephone number to a called party telephone number. The initiating is performed by a subscriber. It is determined if the called party t... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7353274 | Method, apparatus, and system for determining whether a computer is within a particular location Some embodiments provide a method of determining whether a lottery player or the player's computer is within a particular location. The player's computer is connected to a computer network. The method transmits, through the computer network, a pass code and a teleph... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7352849 | SMS switching private branch exchange system and method An short message service switching private branch exchange system and a method can reduce costs. The method can include certifying whether a usable DSP exists or not when an office line and a speech path are connected to each other, and transmitting an short message... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7349532 | Picture and video message center system A message originator sends a picture or video message to a message center along with caller identifying information. The message is stored in a memory and transmitted to a wireless picture phone, PDA or portable computing device, or stored at the message center in a... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7343150 | Log-based ringtones A method is disclosed for determining properties of an output signal that notifies a user of an incoming message, based on information that is available to and associated with the user's telecommunications terminal. In particular, in the illustrative embodiment one ... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7342507 | Revenue meter with power quality features Power quality detection, monitoring, reporting, recording and communication in a revenue accuracy electrical power meter is disclosed. Transient events are detected by monitoring the wave shape of the electrical power and comparing deviations to a known threshold. S... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7343317 | Real-time wireless e-coupon (promotion) definition based on available segment Advertising messages are provided to mobile terminals of those users identified by user information as meeting certain criteria, such as users fitting particular user profiles and/or users located in a particular desired location. The content of the advertising mess... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7340043 | Voice extensible markup language-based announcements for use with intelligent network services An advanced intelligent network (AIN) telephony service provided in a public switched telephone network (PSTN) is controlled based on instructions from a subscriber, browsing a packet switched data network using a voice browser. A voice extensible markup language (V... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7336773 | Method and system for multi-mode communication with sender authentication Enabling control over multiple forms of communication to a recipient, such as email, instant messages, cell phone calls, conventional phone calls, faxes, and the like. The recipient defines rules for authenticating senders and for determining when, where, and how co... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7333599 | Method and system for providing enhanced caller identification information including total call control for all received calls All calls terminating to a customer's directory number are intercepted. If caller identification information can be presented, the call is forwarded to a service node for disposition. The service node reconfigures signaling information of the call so that the call i... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7333798 | Telecommunication call management and monitoring system A secure telephone call management system is provided for authenticating users of a telephone system in an institutional facility. Authentication of the users of the telephone call management system is accomplished by using a personal identification number, biometri... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7330538 | Closed-loop command and response system for automatic communications between interacting computer systems over an audio communications channel A system and method for enabling two computer systems to communicate over an audio communications channel, such as a voice telephony connection. Such a system includes a software application that enables a user's computer to call, interrogate, download, and manage a... | 02/12/2008 |
