Thomas D Slagle

US Patent:

20030099345, May 29, 2003

Filed:

Nov 27, 2001

Appl. No.:

09/994405

Inventors:

Martin Gartner - Taufkirchen, DE
Thomas Slagle - Boca Raton FL, US

Assignee:

Siemens Information

International Classification:

H04M001/00
H04M009/00

US Classification:

379/387010, 379/388010

Abstract:

A telephone having a hands-free mode of operation. The telephone includes a pair of microphones spaced apart from each other. Each microphone receives sound in hands-free mode of operation and provides audio signals representative of received sounds. The audio signals from each microphone may be converted to digital audio signals. The digital audio signals are presented to a fixed delay path and a variable delay path. Audio signals from both paths are combined and filtered in an adjustable filter to remove noise based upon a prior determination of the noise source location and the voice spectrum derived from the digital audio signals.

US Patent:

20060067494, Mar 30, 2006

Filed:

Sep 28, 2004

Appl. No.:

10/951362

Inventors:

Thomas Slagle - Boca Raton FL, US
David VanderMeiden - Boca Raton FL, US

International Classification:

H04M 3/08
H04M 15/00

US Classification:

379114010, 379032010

Abstract:

Systems and methods for providing an alternative payment scheme for telecommunications services. The systems and methods according to preferred embodiments of the present invention may include a user communications device capable of playing an electronic content clip; a communications network for transferring electronic content to and from the user communications device; and an electronic content server that stores electronic content clips and provides electronic content clips to the user communications device such that an electronic content clip must be reviewed by a user prior to the user completing an electronic communication with the user communications device.