Robert Howell

US Patent:

40788644, Mar 14, 1978

Filed:

Jul 8, 1976

Appl. No.:

5/703402

Inventors:

Robert E. Howell - West Palm Beach FL

Assignee:

United Technologies Corporation - Hartford CT

International Classification:

G01B 1102

US Classification:

356171

Abstract:

An optical viewing tube having an eyepiece at one end and a viewing prism at an optical tip at the other end is provided with an optical system therebetween which will provide a focus for an object being viewed. A distance indicating disk or device on said tube is movable by a focusing mechanism to indicate the distance from the optical tip of the viewing tube to a viewed object. A camera is provided to be attached to the viewing tube to take a picture of the viewed object, and an eyepiece with a properly marked reticle is placed on the photograph taken, to indicate proper distances between spaced points on the object as seen in the photographs. The viewing tube is calibrated along its length so that tube penetration can be accurately known and a retention adapter is used with the tube to rigidly fix it in place. The retention adapter includes a compass rose which indicates the position of the viewing prism. An alignment adapter can also be used to insure proper alignment of the tube with a housing to which it is being connected.

US Patent:

59206110, Jul 6, 1999

Filed:

Sep 30, 1996

Appl. No.:

8/724111

Inventors:

Robert Mark Howell - Boca Raton FL

Assignee:

Siemens Information and Communication Networks, Inc.

International Classification:

H04M 124
H04M 342

US Classification:

379 35

Abstract:

A method of intercepting the incoming and outgoing calls of a telecommunications subscriber. The call activity of the telecommunications line of the subscriber is monitored by a call processor of a telecommunications switch and predetermined types of call activity are recorded by a recording device. The switch monitors the call activity of a second telecommunications line upon the detection of a predetermined call feature occurring for the subscriber and the recording device records predetermined types of call activity on the second line upon the monitoring of the second line. The switch may also switch, upon the detection of the predetermined call feature, from monitoring the call activity of the subscriber line to monitoring the call activity of the second line. The switch may also switch the recording device from recording the call activity of the subscriber line to recording the call activity of the second line. This may be done by switching the connection of the recording device from the subscriber line to the second line.

US Patent:

59433930, Aug 24, 1999

Filed:

Sep 30, 1996

Appl. No.:

8/724110

Inventors:

Robert Mark Howell - Boca Raton FL

Assignee:

Siemens Stromberg-Carlson - Boca Raton FL

International Classification:

H04M 124
H04M 342

US Classification:

379 35

Abstract:

A telephone wiretapping system having a call-forward event and reporting processor for producing a call-forward event control signal when a call from a calling party to a predetermined telephone line is to be call-forwarded to a different telephone line. A switch is responsive to the control signal produced by the call forward event and reporting system for switching the recording device from the target telephone line to the call-forward event and reporting processor when the control signal indicates a call-forwarding event. With such an arrangement, the recording device will recorded calling event signals to, or from, the target telephone line even though the calling event signals are occurring at the call-forwarded telephone line. The call-forward event and reporting processor produces signalling information taking place between the telephone line of the calling party and the telephone line of the different, call-forwarded telephone line. The switch couples the signalling information taking place between the telephone line of the calling party and the telephone line of the different, call-forwarded telephone line produced by the call-forward event and reporting processor to the recording device when the call-forward event control signal is produced.