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7573988 System and method for providing customized voice connection services via gatekeeper  
A computer-implemented system is provided, including a network consisting of the Internet, PSTN, and CATV network. The network is connected to multiple users' client systems, and also to multiple...
7561681 Interactive system for managing and remotely connecting customer utility loads  
An interactive system for managing and remotely monitoring and effecting the connection status of a customer utility load network is disclosed. Preferred embodiments of the interactive system are...
7558382 Monitoring service personnel  
An approach for monitoring interaction between individuals engaged in a communication session is disclosed. The individuals are described herein as a customer service representative and a customer...
7545919 Telematic system with an automatic reconnection support  
The system ( 1 ) according to the invention is arranged to support an automatic informing of callers (S 1 , S 2 , . . . , SN) upon an event of an interrupt in a telecommunication line engaged with...
7532708 Remote initiation of three-way calling at a telematics unit  
A method for operating three-way calling for a telematics unit including establishing a first connection between a call center and the telematics unit based on a trouble call request, sending call...
7532716 Communication system, and terminal device and communication device used in communication system  
A system to enable access information stored on a terminal device (cellular phone) to be utilized without imposing a load on a user when performing communications from a communication device (MFP)....
7460655 Picture phone monitor system  
Picture telephone monitoring system in which a picture telephone ( 14 ) in a monitoring side and another picture telephone ( 18 ) in an operating side are connected to each other, and the picture...
7457399 Sensing device for monitoring conditions at a remote location and method therefor  
The present invention is for a sensing device that monitors the conditions of a remote location. The device has a detecting means which detects the conditions at the remote location; a transmitting...
7418088 Monitoring and control module  
A method and apparatus for monitoring and controlling one or more aspects of one or more communication devices. In one embodiment the communication device is configured to transmit and receive...
7379542 Methods and systems for remote management of networked devices  
A remote device includes a device unit having a communications network interface. A management module is in communication with the device unit, and the management module is connectable to a powered...
7376118 System and method for optimizing contiguous channel operation with cellular reuse  
A method for communicating with automatic meter reading (AMR) endpoints in adjacent cells, when the endpoints are arranged in a cell pattern similar to a cellular telephone system, is disclosed...
7324825 Remote telemetry device  
The systems and methods disclosed herein relate to digital data communication systems, and more particularly, the systems and methods relate to systems and methods for facilitating digital...
7313231 Methods, apparatus and computer program products for routing phone calls to a PSTN or a packet switched network based on called number  
A phone call is selectively routed to a public switched telephone network or to a packet switched network based on a called number to which the phone call is directed. A phone call may be made as a...
7280643 Audio status communication from an embedded device  
An embedded device configured to provide an audio status output is disclosed. The embedded device includes a processor, an input button in electronic communication with the processor and a speaker...
7221746 Sensing method for monitoring conditions for a remote location  
The present invention is for a sensing device that monitors the conditions of a remote location. The device has a detecting means which detects the conditions at the remote location; a transmitting...
7110778 Remote telemetry device  
The systems and methods disclosed herein relate to digital data communication systems, and more particularly, the systems and methods relate to systems and methods for facilitating digital...
7102533 Automatic meter reading system and method using telephone line  
An automatic meter reading system includes meter-reading devices attached to respective utility meters and a remote control center collecting measured commodity utilization from the meter-reading...
7035923 Presence information specifying communication preferences  
The present invention provides a presence system capable of monitoring state information, communication capabilities, or a combination thereof derived from a plurality of sources over any number of...
6956934 Management system and method, and data processing apparatus  
A center apparatus manages a to-be-managed apparatus, wherein: the center apparatus performs a management operation on the to-be-managed apparatus by making a call to the to-be-managed apparatus so...
6940957 Method and apparatus for connecting a television interphone monitor system to a concierge station over the internet  
A method and apparatus for connecting a television interphone monitor system including at least one television interphone monitor connected via internal communication lines and a matrix selector...
6940956 Electric outlet based power status notification device, system, and method  
There is provided a device, system, and method for reporting a change in the power status of power supplied through an electric outlet. A power outage notification device detects the change in the...
6924747 System for exchanging data  
In a system for the exchange of data, including a teleservice terminal apparatus, a user apparatus adapted to exchange data with the teleservice terminal apparatus, a central control unit having...
6891936 Remote data control system and measuring data gathering method  
It is an object of the present invention to provide a remote data management system with which, by keeping the transmission of measured data from measurers from being concentrated at particular...
6870480 Maintenance service system for home electric appliances  
A maintenance service system for home electric appliances is disclosed which comprises a home electric appliance, a portable terminal which can communicate with the home electric appliance and an...
6836539 Machine remote monitoring system and management method  
An operating condition of an outboard motor 1 is detected by an ECU 3 , and then, is transmitted to a remote monitoring apparatus 6 using a mobile phone 5 . The condition data transmission is...
6778650 Circuit breaker remote service system  
A remote service system for a circuit breaker fixed in a remote allocation. Remote service is provided by any station that can be accessed through a communication network. The system is provided,...
6683526 Pager-based communications system  
A communications system is provided for communicating information to and from recipients scattered over wide geographic areas. A computer controlled head end communications interface adds address...
6674764 Communications system and method with telemetry device identification capabilities  
A system and method for polling communication lines in a communication system having a plurality of communication lines and at least one telemetry device coupled to one of the plurality of...
6665620 Utility meter having primary and secondary communication circuits  
A communication system for a utility meter that has a primary power supply includes a primary communication circuit and a secondary communication circuit. The primary power supply is operable to...
6658095 Customized presence information delivery  
The present invention provides a presence system capable of monitoring state information derived from a plurality of sources over any number of disparate networks. The state information bears on...
6628207 Method and apparatus for detecting and reporting a power outage  
A method and apparatus for detecting a power outage within an energy meter and alerting a remote central computer about the outage using call-in reporting via modem ( 35 ) within the meter to a...
6628764 System for requesting service of a vending machine  
The present invention is generally directed to an automated system for monitoring and supplying a vending machine. In accordance with one aspect of the invention, the system includes a set of...
6628759 Alert signal during telephone conversation  
An audible signal associated with an event is provided as part of the audio path of a telephone. In particular, a telephone according to one embodiment of the invention includes a microphone...
6529590 Systems and methods for remotely controlling a machine  
Systems and methods, including modem communications software, for controlling and/or monitoring one or more machines having an control board, such as, for example, compressors, from a remote...
6519329 Vehicle parking system  
A parking system in which a mobile telephone can be used to commence and terminate a parking period. A user sends at least one code to a receiving computer at the commencement and termination of a...
6487282 Apparatus and method for an inbound telemetry device to sense telephone line status  
A telephone-based automatic meter reading (AMR) system includes a telemetry device through which a host computer can collect meter readings remotely. So that the telemetry device does not interfere...
6483900 Method and apparatus for obtaining telephone status over a network  
A system and method for determining telephone status over a network. The system and method provides for off hook status to be determined by a switch or other monitor that then provides that...
6480586 Remote initiation of communications for control of multiple appliances by telephone line  
To control multiple electronic devices in homes and other buildings through telephone lines, a user may establish communication by utilizing Caller ID supplied by a local telephone service supplier...
6462644 Network of vending machines connected interactively to data-base building host  
A wide area network (WAN) of vending machines connected to a host that builds a database of vending-related information received from the vending machines. Also, a communications system within each...
6442255 Automatic subscriber callback system  
A subscriber callback modem, includes a source of callback data. A modem is coupled to a subscriber telephone line, and a control circuit is coupled between the data source and the modem, for...
6400811 System and method for off-line notifying a network user  
A system and a method for indicating to the subscriber of a network, which subscriber is not continually connected to the network host facility, of the existence of a reason for initiating such a...
6389122 Method and system for controlling and switching power source associated with electrical devices  
The present invention relates to a switching system which can control a corresponding load by means of manipulating a manual switch and a remote control switch, and optionally turn on/off any load...
6334060 Multi-channel or split-frequency, low frequency, telemetry circuit and method between transmitters and receivers  
A multi-channel system is provided for both wide-band and narrow band low frequency transmission/reception of digital telemetry. The multi-channel system uses coherent detection having a high...
6320677 Method and apparatus for remotely confirming and receiving message received by a facsimile machine  
A received message remote confirmation and reception method and apparatus transmits a list of messages received by a facsimile machine to a user who is remotely located so that the user can...
6212270 Control of telemetry interface gateway for a voice call  
Relates to apparatus and methods for permitting an agent of a utility or service bureau to access customer metering equipment before or during a conversation with the customer. For accessing before...
6169895 Landline-supported private base station for collecting data and switchable into a cellular network  
A data collection method, system and private base station collects data from at least one data generator positioned within a premises and forwards the data to a private base station along a...
6167258 Programmable wireless data acquisition system  
A programmable wireless data acquisition system, comprising a transmitting device and a receiving device. The transmitting device is capable of receiving multiple external inputs and generating and...
6163602 System and method for unified telephone and utility consumption metering, reading, and processing  
The system and method provides a conversion and interface between automated meter reading systems and telephone billing systems to enable a telephone billing system to collect, process, and combine...
6144848 Handheld remote computer control and methods for secured interactive real-time telecommunications  
An interactive bi-directional telecommunication method using a handheld low power user device to access a host computer server along a telecommunication path, and to command the host computer...
6137868 Outage notification device  
An embodiment of a electric power outage notification device is disclosed that combines several components including voltage transformation, a comparator circuit, a microprocessor and a data/fax...
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