| Patent Number |
Title Of Patent |
Date Issued |
| 6870927 |
Automatic area code detector and dialer for automatically selecting, preparing and entering supp |
March 22, 2005 |
| The present invention comprises four principal elements: (1) a telephone instrument; (2) a computer; (3) an automatic dialer; and (4) a telephone line. These elements allow for automatic dialing of local and long distance calls in the United States, as well as automatic dialing of in |
| 6201864 |
Automatic area code detector and dialer |
March 13, 2001 |
| The present invention allows for the automatic dialing of local and long distance calls in the United States, as well as automatic dialing of international calls. The automatic dialing feature is accomplished, in part, by implementing a computerized data base grouped in N--files. These |
| 5917904 |
Automatic area code detector and dialer |
June 29, 1999 |
| The present invention comprises four principle elements: (1) a telephone instrument; (2) a computer; (3) an automatic dialer; and (4) a telephone line. These elements allow for automatic dialing of local and long distance calls in the United States, as well as automatic dialing of in |
| 5642411 |
Anticipatory call distributor |
June 24, 1997 |
| A communications distribution system is disclosed for facilitating the handling of telephone calls within a plurality of groups. Each of the groups includes a line group and a channel group interconnected by an anticipatory call distributor (ANCD) for determining the availability of |
| 5639208 |
Rotary turbine and rotary compressor |
June 17, 1997 |
| A rotary turbine employs rotors that are rotated primarily by the frictional forces of a pressurized medium flowing through a gap that separates the rotors from the stationary housing. The rotors are coupled to a source of pressurized medium that creates a medium flow through the gap |
| 5577163 |
System for recognizing or counting spoken itemized expressions |
November 19, 1996 |
| A speech categorization system includes first and second timers which generate first and second measured durations indicative of duration of selected higher and lower amplitude segments included in a voice message. A higher amplitude segment is classified in a first category when the |
| 5518363 |
Rotary turbine |
May 21, 1996 |
| A rotary turbine including a source of a pressurized medium and a rotor assembly. In one embodiment, the rotor assembly includes first and second rotors, and the surface of each rotor is substantially smooth. The pressurized medium flows between the rotors, turning the rotors. The sm |
| 5315688 |
System for recognizing or counting spoken itemized expressions |
May 24, 1994 |
| A speech categorization system includes first and second timers which generate first and second measured durations indicative of duration of selected higher and lower amplitude segments included in a voice message. A higher amplitude segment is classified in a first category when the |
| 5301996 |
Method and apparatus for directing a stream of pressurized fluid at a location forward of a whee |
April 12, 1994 |
| Apparatus and method for reducing the air pressure ahead of the contact patch of a rotating wheel by directing an air jet substantially at right angles or forwardly of right angle to the plane of the wheel to increase, improve traction and the heating characteristics. In an embodiment th |
| 5201028 |
System for distinguishing or counting spoken itemized expressions |
April 6, 1993 |
| A speech categorization system includes first and second timers which generate first and second measured durations indicative of duration of selected higher and lower amplitude segments included in a voice message. A higher amplitude segment is classified in a first category when the |
| 4982420 |
Recording system with response categorization |
January 1, 1991 |
| A system which presents a user with a sequence of prompt messages and stores user responses to at least selected ones of these prompt messages, classifies the stored user responses in a first category when the user responds to a first one of the prompt messages and not to a second one of |
| 4856050 |
Telephone message retrieval system with improved message processor and retrieval console includi |
August 8, 1989 |
| A message retrieval system is disclosed which includes a plurality of answering machines, each connected to respected telephone line. Each answering machine records telephone responses on a respective message memory unit and all message memory units are connected to a single message |
| 4800583 |
Overflow call handling system |
January 24, 1989 |
| Overflow calls intended for a telephone answering center are automatically diverted to an overflow center which automatically answers the overflow calls and records information acquired from the overflow calls. This recorded information is digitally encoded and then transmitted back from |
| 4747125 |
Programmed conversation recording system with variable patience interval |
May 24, 1988 |
| A programmed conversation recording system presents a caller with a sequence of messages and records caller responses to these messages during respective calling periods. According to this invention, pauses in the caller response are automatically detected and timed and a patience in |
| 4719647 |
Telephone message retrieval system with improved processor and retrieval console |
January 12, 1988 |
| A message retrieval system is disclosed which includes a plurality of answering machines, each connected to respected telephone line. Each answering machine records telephone responses on a respective message memory unit and all message memory units are connected to a single message |
| 4692817 |
Programmed conversation recording system |
September 8, 1987 |
| A programmed conversation recording system utilizes distinctive control signals to condition voice actuated circuitry to respond to silence intervals, pause intervals, and speech length intervals to select and start the appropriate prerecorded message for creating a facsimile of a li |
| 4559416 |
Telephone line activity monitor |
December 17, 1985 |
| A line activity monitor for a plurality of telephone lines operates to record a log for each call indicative of the time at which the telephone line entered each of a plurality of states during the call. In this way, complete information regarding line usage is recorded for each call, an |
| 4539436 |
Programmed conversation recording system |
September 3, 1985 |
| A programmed conversation recording system utilizes distinctive control signals to condition voice actuated circuitry to respond to silence intervals, pause intervals, and speech length intervals to select and start the appropriate prerecorded message for creating a facsimile of a li |
| 4439635 |
Message delivery system |
March 27, 1984 |
| A message delivery system is described which includes a plurality of announce units, each of which includes means for storing a respective message segment. A controller activates selected ones of the announce units in sequence in order to broadcast a message made up of a plurality of |
| 4338494 |
Telephone call inventorying and sequencing system and method |
July 6, 1982 |
| An improved telephone call inventorying and sequencing system includes a plurality of automatic telephone answering machines and associated message memory units; a plurality of transcribing stations; and a matrix interconnecting the transcribing stations and the message memory units. A |
| 4328396 |
Total service telephone answering system |
May 4, 1982 |
| A total service telephone answering system including answering machines, for carrying on a programmed telephone conversation with a respondent, having an interface with the telephone line, and a control for altering the course of the programmed conversation when a disconnect signal is |
| 4152547 |
Selective monitor for an automatic telephone answering system |
May 1, 1979 |
| A selective monitor is provided for use with an automatic telephone answering system which operates to transmit to a monitor speaker only those portions of a caller's responses which meet certain selection criteria. Operating personnel can determine which calls in which to intervene |
| 4150255 |
Conversational telephone call distributor |
April 17, 1979 |
| A call distributor for use with a plurality of telephone lines is described which includes an automatic telephone answering machine which interrogates the calling party with a prerecorded message and transmits the calling party's response to this message to a recorder. The recorded respo |
