Patent application number | Description | Published |
20100241429 | Systems And Methods For Punctuating Voicemail Transcriptions - A system, method and software product punctuates voicemail transcription text. A transcription text of the voicemail message is generated and the pauses between words of the transcribed text are determined. Ellipses are inserted into the transcription text at the position of “er” and “ahh” type words and pauses between words of the transcribed text. | 09-23-2010 |
20120285085 | MODULAR GARDENING SYSTEM - A system for modular gardening including a water module having a reservoir coupled to an aperture such that water in the reservoir flows out the water module via the aperture. The system also including a plant module having a housing having an aperture arranged to transfer water with another module and further having an open region on a top surface of the housing, a first conduit within the housing coupling the aperture and a regulator, a second conduit coupled to the regulator, the second conduit providing water to one or more water absorbent layers arranged atop the second conduit, and plant life at least partially embedded in at least one of the one or more water absorbent layers and receiving light through the open region. | 11-15-2012 |
20130024520 | Systems And Methods For Managing Commercial Emails - Systems, methods and software products manage a commercial email message by (a) intercepting, within add-in software installed into an email client of a user, a request to send the commercial email message addressed to an addressee, (b) searching for an email address of the addressee within an unsubscribe list, and (c) if the email address is found in the unsubscribe list, removing the addressee from the commercial email message prior to sending the commercial email message. | 01-24-2013 |
20130070918 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MODIFYING COMMUNICATION INFORMATION (MCI) - A system for handling an outbound call from a call originator to a call target including a database storing a plurality of outgoing telephone numbers, each outgoing telephone number having one of two or more area codes; and an information processor controlled by the call originator. The information processor configured to process a trigger comprising at least an area code of a telephone number of the call target; select from the database a telephone number from the plurality of outgoing telephone numbers where the selected telephone number has at least an area code the same as the area code of the telephone number of the call target; set caller identification data of the outbound call to the selected telephone number; and transmit the caller identification data to the call target in connection with the outbound call. | 03-21-2013 |
20130124395 | Systems And Methods For Disabling Recurring Charges - A system, a method, and a software product disable recurring charges incurred on an account of a user. A plurality of transactions that occurred within a predefined period for the account is received within a server. The transactions are analyzed to identify a recurring charge, which is indicated to the user. A delete button is displayed proximate the recurring charge and the recurring charge is cancelled if the user clicks on the delete button. | 05-16-2013 |
20130139439 | MODULAR GARDENING SYSTEM - A system for modular gardening including a water module having a reservoir coupled to an aperture such that water in the reservoir flows out the water module via the aperture. The system also including a plant module having a housing having an aperture arranged to transfer water with another module and further having an open region on a top surface of the housing, a first conduit within the housing coupling the aperture and a regulator, a second conduit coupled to the regulator, the second conduit providing water to one or more water absorbent layers arranged atop the second conduit, and plant life at least partially embedded in at least one of the one or more water absorbent layers and receiving light through the open region. | 06-06-2013 |
20140029738 | System and Method for Modifying Communication Information (MCI) - A system for handling an outbound call from a call originator to a plurality of call targets, including a database storing a plurality of outgoing telephone numbers, each outgoing telephone number having one of two or more area codes. The system including an information processor configured to process at least an area code of a telephone number of the call targets, select from the database telephone numbers from the plurality of outgoing telephone numbers where the selected telephone numbers have at least an area code the same as the area code of the telephone number of the call targets, set caller identification data of the outbound calls to the selected telephone numbers, and transmit the caller identification data to the call targets in connection with the outbound calls. | 01-30-2014 |
20140111159 | Portable Device Charger - A charger for charging electronic devices, including a top having a perforated portion and a housing, the housing including a rechargeable battery; one or more cables electrically coupled to the battery; one or more cable retractors; two or more legs extending from the housing supporting the charger on a surface; one or more windows arranged between the legs that extend only partially toward the surface such that the cables and a charging head may pass through the space between the windows and the surface when the cables are in an extended state. | 04-24-2014 |
20140119524 | System and Method for Modifying Communication Information (MCI) - A system including a database storing a plurality of callback telephone numbers. The plurality of callback telephone numbers have area codes corresponding to at least two different area codes. An information processor is configured to process a trigger comprising at least an area code of a telephone number of a call target, select a telephone number from the database having at least an area code the same as the area code of the telephone number of the call target, set caller identification data to the selected telephone number for an outbound call to the call target, and transmit the caller identification data to the call target in connection with the outbound call. | 05-01-2014 |
20140329507 | System and Method for Automatic Call Scheduling - A computer system for connecting a user to a scheduled call, including a processor in communication with non-volatile memory and code for receiving a user phone number where the user may be contacted and information allowing access to the user's calendar or email, code for accessing the user's calendar or email and identifying the scheduled call in the user's calendar or email, the scheduled call having information including at least a scheduled call number and a scheduled call time, code for placing a call to the scheduled call number before the scheduled call time, code for placing a call to the user at the user phone number before the scheduled call time, code for confirming the user has answered the call to the user, and code for connecting the call to the user to the call to the scheduled call number. | 11-06-2014 |
20140369479 | System and Method for Live Voice and Voicemail Detection - A computer system for processing audio on a call having a processor in communication with non-volatile memory having code for converting recorded audio into a vector, comparing the recorded audio vector with a plurality of audio vectors and generating a comparative match number for each comparison, identifying a closest audio vector having a highest comparative match number above a predetermined threshold match number, connecting the call to an agent when the closest audio vector is designated as live-voice. | 12-18-2014 |
20150022618 | Wireless Entrance Communication Device - A device for communicating including a housing including a camera, a microphone, a speaker, a button, a battery, non-volatile memory, a processor, and a wireless communications module, wherein the non-volatile memory stores code operable by the processor for switching the processor from low-power mode to active mode in response to an activation trigger, receiving, from the one of the microphone and the camera, outbound audio and video signals, then sending a signal to a server via the wireless communications module during active mode, the signal including one or more of an alert signal, a signal based on the outbound audio signal, and a signal based on the outbound video signal, receiving from the server an inbound audio signal and outputting a signal based on the inbound audio signal via the speaker, and switching the processor from active mode to low-power mode in response to a deactivation trigger. | 01-22-2015 |
20150022620 | Wireless Entrance Communication Device - A device for communicating including a housing including a camera, a microphone, a speaker, a button, a battery, a sensor, non-volatile memory, a processor, and a wireless communications module, wherein the non-volatile memory stores code operable by the processor for switching the processor from low-power mode to active mode in response to an activation trigger, receiving, from the one of the microphone and the camera, outbound audio and video signals, then sending a signal to a server via the wireless communications module during active mode, the signal including one or more of an alert signal, a signal based on the outbound audio signal, and a signal based on the outbound video signal, receiving from the server an inbound audio signal and outputting a signal based on the inbound audio signal via the speaker, and switching the processor from active mode to low-power mode in response to a deactivation trigger. | 01-22-2015 |
20150063559 | System and Method for Controlling Calls for Contact Centers - A computer system for controlling calls to a call target, including a processor in communication with non-volatile memory, the non-volatile memory executing code including code for receiving call target information relating to the call target, code for accessing a database and retrieving a contact rate for a time period for the call target, code for placing a call target identifier in a queue indicating the call target will be called during the time period, when the time period has a contact rate greater than a threshold rate, code for placing a call to the call target during the time period, and code for updating the contact rate based on an outcome of the call. | 03-05-2015 |
20150180247 | Portable Device Charger - A charger for charging electronic devices, including a top having a perforated portion and a housing, the housing including a rechargeable battery; two or more legs extending from the housing supporting the charger on a surface; one or more windows arranged between the legs that extend only partially toward the surface. | 06-25-2015 |
Patent application number | Description | Published |
20080240380 | System And Method For Controlling Voicemail Transcription From A Communication Device - Systems, methods and software product control voicemail transcription from a communication device. An audio mode is monitored within the communication device to determine a change in status between a sound-on mode and a sound-off mode. Automatic transcription of voicemail messages is enabled if the audio mode status transitions from sound-on to sound-off and automatic transcription of voicemail messages is disabled if the audio mode status transitions from sound-off to sound-on. | 10-02-2008 |
20080253540 | System And Method For Managing Incoming Communication Based Upon Local Time - A system and method manage incoming communications to a communication device. An incoming communication is received for the communication device and a local time of the communication device is determined. The incoming communication is intercepted if the local time is within a restricted operating period of the communication device and the incoming communication is allowed if the local time falls outside of the restricted operating period. If the incoming communication is a call, the call may be answered to determine if it is urgent. A code may be used within a non-call communication to indicate that it is urgent. Communications deemed urgent are allowed to the communication device. | 10-16-2008 |
20080260114 | System And Method For Limiting Voicemail Transcription - Methods and systems for limiting voicemail transcription. The methods include answering a forwarded call from a caller to a subscriber of the voicemail transcription service, outputting an audio message to the caller prompting for the caller to leave a voicemail message, recording the voicemail message from audio of the forwarded call, and transcribing the audio of the forwarded call into text. The step of transcribing may be limited according to one or more of the following criteria: the duration of the recording, the number of characters transcribed, the number of text messages generated and filled from transcribed text, the caller ID of the call, the time the call is received, and the duration of the transcription. The systems include a call handler and a transcriber. At least one of the methods may be embodied by a software product including instructions for executing the steps of the method. | 10-23-2008 |
20080273675 | Systems And Methods For Displaying Voicemail Transcriptions - A System, method and software product manages voicemail messages and associated voicemail transcription text on a communication device. A voicemail message notification for a voicemail message is received from a voicemail transcription service and stored in a voicemail list. A transcription text of the voicemail message is received from the voicemail transcription service and stored in a text list in association with the voicemail message notification. A combined list of the voicemail message notifications and the transcribed text are displayed on the communication device. | 11-06-2008 |
20080300873 | Systems And Methods For Securely Transcribing Voicemail Messages - A system or method for securely transcribing voicemail messages includes answering a call within a secure communication provider, the secure communication provider recording audio of the call, sending the audio to a voicemail transcription service via a secure communication link, transcribing the audio into text, and sending the text to the secure communication provider via the secure communication link, the audio and the text not being permanently stored and not being available for interpretation by humans during this transcription method. | 12-04-2008 |
20120201363 | System And Method For Controlling Voicemail Transcription From A Communication Device - Systems, methods and software product control voicemail transcription from a communication device. An audio mode is monitored within the communication device to determine a change in status between a sound-on mode and a sound-off mode. Automatic transcription of voicemail messages is enabled if the audio mode status transitions from sound-on to sound-off and automatic transcription of voicemail messages is disabled if the audio mode status transitions from sound-off to sound-on. | 08-09-2012 |