Abstract: A spill-resistant beverage container having a liquid freshness detector and notification device is described. The spill-resistant beverage container is comprised of cup, a beverage temperature sensor, a processing electronic circuit and a display device. The temperature sensor and processing electrical circuit are mounted within an enclosure on the bottom of the cup and the display device emits light or sound when the beverage temperature does not have a desired value.

Abstract: An automatic switching device that alternatively connects the customer's telephony devices via the in-home UTP wiring to the desired telephony service, primary or secondary, upon receiving an incoming call via that service is described. The new device will work reliably with any type of ringing signal provided by the telco, MSO, OTTP, or other service provider. The new device can switch over the entire in-home UTP wiring so that all customer premise equipment connected to the in-home wiring are connected to the desired telephony service no matter the location of the NID, EMTA, PC, ATA or whatever equipment that is providing the service. Furthermore, the new device can either simultaneously disconnect the alternate unused service from the entire in-home wiring or facilitate the use of both services at the same time by implementing call hold feature.