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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7940900 | Communication control for device with telephonic functionality A system and a method are disclosed for controlling voice communications through a mobile computing device. In one embodiment, a mobile computing device enabled for telephony communications establishes a telephone call to transmit voice signals and mutes the establi... | 05/10/2011 |
| 7409224 | Method and apparatus for selection of one data set from among multiple related data sets and beaming the selected data set A method and system of selecting one set of data from among multiple related data sets and beaming the data set from one handheld electronic device to another handheld electronic device. One embodiment discloses a method and system, which uses multiple cards, one fo... | 08/05/2008 |
| 7379431 | Error correction method and apparatus for TTY on VoIP transmissions The present invention is directed to a system for reliably transmitting characters encoded as audible signals using voice over Internet protocol communication systems. According to an embodiment of the present invention, tones within a sequence of tones encoding a t... | 05/27/2008 |
| 7362243 | Apparatus and method using color-coded or pattern-coded keys in two-key input per character text entry Letters (more generally, language symbols) are entered electronically by selecting, in sequential fashion, two keys on a standard phone layout. The first key in the two-key sequence is that key on which the desired letter is displayed. The keys and the letters displ... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7352363 | Single finger or thumb method for text entry via a keypad A single press method for entering text using a keypad is disclosed. A conventional four-row by three-column 12-key keypad is used to enter all of the letters of the alphabet using single key actuation. Depending on the letter, either a single key or multiple side-b... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7274379 | Graphical object group management system A graphics rendering system (400) and method (500) are disclosed for forming object groups from input objects (431 through 438). The graphics rendering system (400) comprises an number of detection schemes (421 to 423... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7274779 | Telephone to telephone data passing system Various embodiments of the invention provide methods and systems for sending data in-band over a telecommunications network during an active call. Some embodiments provide a telephone user with a way to send alphanumeric data from his or her phone to a receiving par... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7257528 | Method and apparatus for Chinese character text input A method and apparatus for inputting Chinese character text into a machine such as a word processor or personal computer. The system consists of an apparatus which forms a closed feedback loop with the operator. The operator supplies stroke selections and other data... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7240031 | Bill payment system and method with a master merchant database A method and system for paying bills. A service provider receives, via a network, a request to pay a bill on behalf of a consumer. The consumer can request that any merchant be paid. The service provider searches a master database containing names of merchants to de... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7224292 | Reduced keyboard letter selection system and method A system and method of selecting a letter for display in a communication device having a display and a reduced-key keyboard is provided. One of the plurality of keys on the reduced-key keyboard is selected and a default letter associated with the selected key is dis... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7213003 | Bill payment system and method utilizing bank routing numbers A system and method for paying bills which uses bank routing numbers. A service provider receives a bank routing number from a consumer, the routing number belonging to the bank at which the consumer maintains a deposit account. The service provider verifies that th... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7162015 | Automated information access via the telephone line Disclosed is a method and apparatus for obtaining information from a remote database via a telephone network using an automated interactive system. Such information may include, for example, credit history information, address/telephone number information, and book ... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7145991 | Superposition of data over voice Method and apparatus for transmitting messages between communication devices via a communication channel allowing at least voice messages to be transmitted, the messages including data subdivided in a sequence of basic data units, the method including: a) encoding t... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7143110 | Information terminal, server, information display system and information display method An information terminal includes a history management section for recording history information about communication; an information management table for recording history related information indicating a processing state of the history information; and an informatio... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7107307 | Method of indicating user status in groupware and apparatus for use in the same Disclosed is a method of indicating a user status in groupware for recognizing the user status in the groupware. The method comprises the steps of (a) displaying a status row bar in a view window of each user; and (b) indicating the status whether or not each user h... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7103534 | Machine learning contextual approach to word determination for text input via reduced keypad keys Determination of a word input on a reduced keypad, such as a numeric keypad, by entering a key sequence ambiguously corresponding to the word, by taking into account the context of the word via a machine learning approach, is disclosed. Either the left context, the ... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7058393 | Transceiver and its transmitting method and receiving method A transceiver can simultaneously execute transmission of both a voice signal and an email. A memory in the transceiver previously stores a phone number, an email address, and a URL which are associated with each other. A caller can automatically transmit the email h... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7039600 | ATM customer marketing system A marketing system includes a plurality of automated transaction machines (74, 76, 78, 80, 82, 84, 86). The automated transaction machines operate to carry out financial transactions with associated host computers (90, 94, 100, 104). Marketing presenta... | 05/02/2006 |
| 6952597 | Wireless mobile phone with key stroking based input facilities A wireless mobile phone, is provided with an input keypad having a number of touch sensitive keys, and complementary logic to facilitate entry of alphanumeric data through stroking of the touch sensitive keys of the input keypad. Alphanumeric data or commands are en... | 10/04/2005 |
| 6917670 | Telephone with electronic mail management function, electronic mail management method, and storage medium storing electronic mail management program The present invention introduces that E-mails are managed effectively without imposing a burden on a mail server. A memory is provided in a telephone, whereby an E-mail from the mail server can be down-loaded. When this telephone is accessed from plural terminal dev... | 07/12/2005 |
| 6847706 | Method and apparatus for alphanumeric data entry using a keypad A keypad for entering letters includes an array of keys with each key being assigned to at least one letter of an alphabetical system based on the frequency of occurrence of the least one letter in a typical body of written work. Thealphabetical system comprises at ... | 01/25/2005 |
| 6778657 | Analog dialed digit unlock method and system A method and system for providing a dialed digit unlock and edit feature for an analog telephone connected to an advanced intelligent network (AIN) wireline network is disclosed. The analog telephone sends at least one digit of a called party number to an originatin... | 08/17/2004 |
| 6778658 | Digital dialed digit unlock method and system A method and system for providing a dialed digit unlock and edit feature for a digital telephone connected to an advanced intelligent network (AIN) wireline network is disclosed. The digital telephone sends at least one digit of a called party number to an originati... | 08/17/2004 |
| 6765556 | Two-key input per character text entry apparatus and method Letters (more generally, language symbols) are entered electronically by selecting, in sequential fashion, two keys on a standard phone layout. In preferred embodiments, the two keys in the sequence are located in the same row. The first key selected is that key on ... | 07/20/2004 |
| 6728348 | System for storing voice recognizable identifiers using a limited input device such as a telephone key pad The present invention is a system that uses a limited text input entry device to narrow the possibilities for the selection of a phonetically based name used in a voice dialer. The user enters a DTMF signature of a name using only one key for each letter of the name... | 04/27/2004 |
| 6693893 | Method and apparatus for accessing a telephone network from the internet A subscriber in communication with an IP network (12) such as the Internet, though a terminal (14) may launch an application on a Public Switched Telecommunications Network (PSTN) (16) by entering a data packet that takes the format of a telephone number ... | 02/17/2004 |
| 6690718 | Asymmetric digital subscriber line transceiver unit-card and method of controlling the same An asymmetric digital subscriber line transceiver unit-card (ATU-C) and a method of controlling the same. The ATU-C includes: a power supply unit; a plurality of modems to be connected to a plurality of asymmetric digital subscriber line transceiver unit-... | 02/10/2004 |
| 6681002 | Directionally-mapped, keyed alpha -numeric data input/output system A data entry and processing system providing for simple two stroke entry of numerous auxiliary alpha-numeric data in addition to the single stroke entry of numeric data, using conventional data entry keys. The key array includes a set of radial direction ... | 01/20/2004 |
| 6553061 | Method and apparatus for detecting a waveform A device for detecting a predetermined waveform in a received signal and synchronizing the detected waveform to the predetermined waveform is disclosed. The device includes a memory element for storing a reference set of encoded values. The reference set ... | 04/22/2003 |
| 6381472 | TDD/TTY-digital access Digital wireless telephone equipment is adapted to support existing data services for the hearing or speech impaired. The data devices use existing analog tone transmission protocols. The digital telephone equipment provides protocol conversions between t... | 04/30/2002 |
| 6282272 | Telephone web browser arrangement and method The present invention provides a method and interface for browsing the internet using a telephone circuit having keys for generating DTMF codes. The interface includes a memory and a processor and is coupled to the telephone circuit and display. The inter... | 08/28/2001 |
| 6246983 | Text-to-speech e-mail reader with multi-modal reply processor A multi-user e-mail reader system allows several users to access their e-mail accounts simultaneously and have the e-mail messages played back with speech synthesis. The user navigates through various functional states of the system using either touch-ton... | 06/12/2001 |
| 6236724 | Methods and apparatus for encoding and decoding data transmitted over telephone lines A method of generation and detection of acoustic signals carrying alpha-numeric data for reducing the effects of noise and thereby improving signal transmission without the need to boost the power of the signal. In accordance with one aspect of the invent... | 05/22/2001 |
| 6232892 | Method of using a nine key alphanumeric binary keyboard combined with a three key binary control keyboard This invention relates to a novel and way to use a twelve button telephone keypad for alphanumeric data entry. This invention also relates to a method of alphanumeric data entry using short duration or long duration binary key actuations using a simultane... | 05/15/2001 |
| 6184803 | Nine key alphanumeric binary keyboard combined with a three key binary control keyboard and combinational control means This invention relates to a novel and way to use a twelve button telephone keypad for alphanumeric data entry. This invention also relates to a method of alphanumeric data entry using short duration or long duration binary key actuations using a simultane... | 02/06/2001 |
| 6150962 | Predictive data entry method for a keyboard A predictive data entry method permits a user of a device to efficiently enter data using a keypad where each of a plurality of keys represents a plurality of different characters. When the user presses one of the keys representing multiple characters, th... | 11/21/2000 |
| 6137867 | Alphanumeric message composing method using telephone keypad An interactive method for composing an alphanumeric message by a caller using a telephone keypad includes storing (215) a lexical database (135) from which unigram probabilities, forward conditional probabilities, and backward conditional probabilities fo... | 10/24/2000 |
| 6133940 | Telephone web browser arrangement and method The present invention provides a method and interface for browsing the internet using a telephone circuit having keys for generating DTMF codes. The interface includes a memory and a processor and is coupled to the telephone circuit and display. The inter... | 10/17/2000 |
| 6107986 | Display A display 10 for an electronic apparatus e.g. a portable radio telephone comprises a two row by eight column array of character display elements 12 for displaying characters 13. The character display elements 12 in the first seven columns comprise a conve... | 08/22/2000 |
| 6081584 | Data transmitting/receiving apparatus and data communication system When receiving a conversion instruction from a key input section, a CPU reads character data stored in a message memory to a conversion buffer, converts the same into numeric data base on a conversion table, causes a tone signal generator to convert the s... | 06/27/2000 |
