Telephony control mechanism
Particular and preferred aspects of the invention are set out in the accompanying independent and dependent claims. Combinations of features from the dependent claims may be combined with features of ... Read More
Inventors: Patterson, David John Martin;, Assignee: Microsystems, Inc. (Palo Alto, CA) |
Integrated boiler/fuel cell system
According to this invention, water which is used to remove heat from a fuel cell unit, is utilized, at least in part, as a source for heating boiler feedwater and/or actually becoming a part of the bo... Read More
Inventors: Dunbar, William R.;, Assignee: Aqua-Chem, Inc. (Milwaukee, WI) |
System and method for recognizing and routing telephone calls involving hearing or speech impaired persons
OF PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Referring now to the drawings wherein like reference numbers refer to like parts, FIG. 1 is a block diagram of one embodiment of the invention for recognizing and routing tel... Read More
Inventors: Dowens, Jac P.;, Assignee: Lucent Technologies Inc. (Murray Hill, NJ) |
Data terminal apparatus
A data terminal apparatus comprising a wireless radio and a communications bridge is provided. The data terminal apparatus provides a link between data from a user equipment and a GSM network, connect... Read More
Inventors: Monroe, Daniel R.; Turner, Jeffrey E.; Rea, Gregory A.;, Assignee: Intel Corporation (Santa Clara, CA) |
Powering device for transmitters and receivers of a signal transmission system
The invention provides a more simple and economical technique of supplying voltage to the line side component of both transmitting and receiving stations. This problem is solved in accordance with the... Read More
Inventors: Laue, Hans-Bodo;, Assignee: Nixdorf Computer AG (Paderborn, DE) |
Ring-trip detector
With reference to FIG. 1, there is shown a circuit diagram of a ring-trip detector in accordance with the present invention. The ring-trip detector is incorporated as part of the remote terminal chan... Read More
Inventors: Arntsen, Tom D.; Toumani, Rouben;, Assignee: Bell Telephone Laboratories, Incorporated (Murray Hill, NJ) |
Telephone terminal device with means for detecting abandonment of call
Unlike conventional devices which determine whether a call was abandoned before engagement of the telephone line by detecting discontinuation of ringing signals, the present invention achieves its obj... Read More
Inventors: Hashimoto, Kazuo;, Assignee: Hashimoto Corporation (Tokyo, JP) |
Three-way call detection and response system
Briefly described, the present invention includes a three-way call detection and response system which enables, at a location distant from the location of the originator's telephone, the detection of ... Read More
Inventors: Richardson, Jr., Charles T.; Billingsley, III, Samuel F.; Livingston, Jr., Robert W.;, Assignee: United States Advanced Network, Inc. (Norcross, GA) |
Two-line subscriber system
From the foregoing, it may be appreciated that a need has arisen for a two-line device that can operate within a customer premises and does not rely on central office line power. In accordance with th... Read More
Inventors: Wilkinson, Philip A.;, Assignee: Alcatel USA Sourcing, L.P. (Plano, TX) |
Portable telecommunication device including a fingerprint sensor and related methods
In view of the foregoing background, it is therefore an object of the present invention to provide a portable telecommunication device and associated methods with enhanced security against use by an u... Read More
Inventors: Schmitt, John C.; Setlak, Dale R.;, Assignee: Authentec, Inc. (Melbourne, FL) |
Method for determining an entity responsible for billing a called party
OF PREFERRED EMBODIMENT While this invention is susceptible of embodiments in many different forms, there is shown in the drawings and will herein be described in detail a preferred embodiment of the... Read More
Inventors: Draizin, Nadia; Ramirez, Aytxa; Walsh, David J.;, Assignee: Evercom Systems, Inc. (Irving, TX) |
Delay compensation
This invention solves the delay compensation problem by providing the base station with the ability to measure the magnitude and angle of the phase of delay compensation tones transmitted by the remot... Read More
Inventors: Hoole, Elliott;, Assignee: AT&T Wireless Services, Inc. (Redmond, WA) |
Portable communications transmitter
We claim: 1. A portable radiocommunications transmitter comprising: an internal radiating system (16) for emitting radiation (20); a modulation system, including a microphone (14), controlling an elec... Read More
Inventors: Grangeat, Christophe; Moisson-Franckhauser, Francois; Maignan, Michel;, Assignee: Alcatel N.V. (Amsterdam, NL) |
Antenna assembly for telecommunication devices
To achieve the foregoing objects, and in accordance with the purpose of the invention as embodied and broadly described herein, a multiple-element directive antenna for a hand-held radio frequency tra... Read More
Inventors: Johnson, Greg F.;, Assignee: Rangestar International Corporation (Aptos, CA) |
Antenna with low reluctance material positioned to influence radiation pattern
OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT The present invention provides for an antenna having low reluctance material positioned to influence radiation pattern. The antenna includes a radiator that generates an e... Read More
Inventors: Faraone, Antonio; Balzano, Quirino;, Assignee: Motorola, Inc. (Schaumburg, IL) |
Antenna system with channeled RF currents
OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The present invention provides a radio communication device configured to control the flow of RF currents within a housing of the device so as to remove them from the pro... Read More
Inventors: Phillips, James P.; Krenz, Eric L.; Efanov, Andrew A.; Pulimi, Narendra;, Assignee: Motorola, Inc. (Schaumburg, IL) |
Incoming-call signaling melody data transmitting apparatus, method therefor, and system therefor
An incoming-call signaling melody data transmitting apparatus of the present invention transmits incoming-call signaling melody data to a terminal device and comprises: a remixing-method specification... Read More
Inventors: Suganuma, Kiwamu; Okada, Noriyuki;, Assignee: Improvista Interactive Music, Inc. (Campbell, CA) |
Modularized electric connector
It is the main object of the present invention to provide a modularized electric connector, which allows the user to connect a plurality of modularized electric connectors positively in a row without ... Read More
Inventors: Chih-Kai, Chang;, Assignee: Tekcon Electronics Corp. (Taipei Hsien, TW) |
Handheld electronic device having a stress releasing structure and method for releasing stress imposed thereto
Accordingly, it is one object of the present invention to solve the aforementioned problems and defects of handheld electronic equipment having a thin housing body with a relatively low rigidity again... Read More
Inventors: Murayama, Tomomi; Kinoshita, Teruo;, Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba (Kawasaki, JP) |
Apparatus for preventing unwanted telephone calls
In view of the foregoing disadvantages inherent in the known types of telephone screening devices now present in the prior art, the present invention provides an improved apparatus for preventing unwa... Read More
Inventors: Chen, Albert;, Assignee: |
Testing of an analog memory using an on-chip digital input/output interface
In accordance with an embodiment of this invention, a non-volatile memory device stores both analog and digital information in a single memory array, and has dual I/O interfaces which allow input and ... Read More
Inventors: Wong, Sau C.; So, Hock C.;, Assignee: Invox Technology (Campbell, CA) |
Analog signal characterizer for functional transformation
In order to achieve the above objects, the signal characterizer of the invention has a functional transformer, which serves as butterfly operation circuits. The functional transformation circuit is co... Read More
Inventors: Kawahara, Nobuaki; Urabe, Kenzo; Zhou, Changming; Shou, Guoliang;, Assignee: Kokusai Electric Co., Ltd. (Tokyo, JP); Yozan Inc. (Tokyo, JP) |
Transmission of network-connected device control information over a separate channel
The present invention overcomes the problems of security and availability in controlling network-connected devices by transmitting control signals over a secure and available secondary communications ... Read More
Inventors: Foladare, Mark Jeffrey; Goldman, Shelley B.; Juliano, Marie M.; Silverman, David Phillip; Weber, Roy Philip;, Assignee: AT & T Corp (Middletown, NJ) |
Self-serve checkout system
The present invention describes a method and apparatus which allows consumers to check out their purchases with a minimal of direct human assistance and which further improves the Schneider '104 inven... Read More
Inventors: Schneider, Howard;, Assignee: |
Audio/video price confirmation system
What is claimed is: 1. A price confirmation system in a retail establishment providing video and audio communication links, comprising: at least one checkout station having a cash register and a check... Read More
Inventors: Mulqueen, Dennis E.;, Assignee: |
Self-service checkout system
Briefly stated, the present invention is a checkout system comprising at least two automated checkout stations each having a customer side and a cashier side and which are arranged in generally adjace... Read More
Inventors: Hayward, Jonathan W.;, Assignee: Stores Automated Systems, Inc (Bristol, PA) |
Apparatus and method for requesting and dispensing negotiable instruments
It is therefore an object of this invention to provide an apparatus and method for requesting and dispensing negotiable instruments through which a bank customer can request and receive a negotiable i... Read More
Inventors: Novogrod, John C.; Kurlander, Glenn;, Assignee: Novogrod; John C. (New York, NY) |
Procedure for ensuring the activation of a V5 interface
What is claimed is: 1. Procedure for ensuring the activation of a V5 interface formed between a local exchange (LE) and an access node (AN) and comprising at least two links (L), in which interface th... Read More
Inventors: Lallukka, Tolvo; Rukajarvi, Arto;, Assignee: Nokia Networks Oy (Espoo, FI) |
Test trunk access controller
Accordingly, it is one object of the present invention to provide a test trunk access controller particularly adapted for use in a telemetry, or remote metering, system that overcomes the above recite... Read More
Inventors: Hargrave, Franklin; Zeller, Jr., David A.; Smith, Mark G.; Hull, III, William L.; Middleton, Francisco A.;, Assignee: ITT Corporation (New York, NY) |
Call in-bound remote reading and data collection system
What is claimed is: 1. A call in-bound remote reading and data collection system for the remote reading of utility meters, comprising: data processing means for collecting, storing and processing data... Read More
Inventors: Gray, Bruce E.; Fletcher, Donald R.;, Assignee: M & FC Holding Company, Inc. (Wilmington, DE) |
Ring Tones 
