| Patent Number |
Title Of Patent |
Date Issued |
| 7415665 |
Methods and systems for compressing markup language files |
August 19, 2008 |
| A method and system is disclosed for compressing a file comprising computer markup language. Contents of a file containing markup language, including a first and second markup language tag, are read. Data corresponding to the first and second markup language tags is identified and th |
| 7415291 |
Device and method for augmenting cellular telephone audio signals |
August 19, 2008 |
| A system and method is described for augmenting cellular telephone signals for a cellular telephone. In an exemplary embodiment, a cellular battery is equipped with a sound generating device that stores one or more audio signals that are activated upon receipt of a telephone call. Option |
| 7412234 |
System and method for using location information to execute an action |
August 12, 2008 |
| Provided are methods for executing an action in response to a request for a service using location information in conjunction with service-specific parameters. A user may request a provider of a specified service (e.g., taxi, plumber, pharmacist, etc.). In evaluating the request, provide |
| 7412165 |
DCC loop plug |
August 12, 2008 |
| Systems and methods are disclosed for testing the functionality of a synchronous optical network having a data communication channel therein. The system includes a testing device connected to a network node within the synchronous optical network and a data communication channel loop |
| 7412049 |
System and method for real-time blocking of a telephone call |
August 12, 2008 |
| A preferred embodiment of the present invention includes a call blocking service to which a user subscribes. The preferred call blocking service includes maintaining an updateable list of calling parties that the user wishes to block from being able to complete telephone calls to the use |
| 7412048 |
Integrated chat client with receiving party choice |
August 12, 2008 |
| Phone systems for an integrated chat client service are provided. A representative phone system includes a call processing system operable to check a chat server for accessibility of a calling party chat client associated with a calling party and coupled to the internet, the call pro |
| 7412046 |
Customer relationship management for customer service requests |
August 12, 2008 |
| Providing customer relationship management (CRM) between a communications service operator and their customers includes obtaining information about a requested communications service requested by a customer, retrieving information about related and/or complimentary communications service |
| 7412040 |
Systems and methods for providing real-time conversation using disparate communication devices |
August 12, 2008 |
| Systems and methods for providing real-time conversation among a plurality of disparate communication devices include receiving a first communication from a first communication device operating in a first communication mode, translating the first communication into a second communica |
| 7412037 |
Method, system, and storage medium for providing comprehensive facsimile information within a vo |
August 12, 2008 |
| Exemplary embodiments relate to a method, system, and storage medium for providing comprehensive facsimile information within a voicemail system. The method includes receiving and storing a facsimile at a voicemail system. The method also includes interpreting elements of a facsimile |
| 7410137 |
Support device |
August 12, 2008 |
| A support device is disclosed for supporting an article. The device has a shank having a first and a second end. The first end may be driven into a member for securing the shank therein. A first and a second support member outwardly extend from the shank. The first and the second support |
| 7409593 |
Automated diagnosis for computer networks |
August 5, 2008 |
| Systems for providing automated diagnosis of problems for an electronic network include a central diagnosis engine configured to include modules that rank identified policy/configuration changes into potential causes, verify the ranked potential causes and determine whether any of the |
| 7409478 |
Peripheral hardware devices providing multiple interfaces and related systems and methods |
August 5, 2008 |
| A peripheral hardware device may be provided for a computing system including a software operating system. The peripheral hardware device may include functional electronics configured to provide functionality for the peripheral hardware device. The peripheral hardware device may also |
| 7409449 |
Network and method for call management |
August 5, 2008 |
| A communications network for accessing a call management profile. The network includes a database storing the call management profile, a server in communication with the database for generating an interface document including the call management profile, and an AIN in communication with |
| 7409352 |
System and method for managing sponsorships |
August 5, 2008 |
| A system and method for managing sponsorships by a sponsor, in which the party requesting the sponsorship requests to use content owned and protected by the sponsor, such as trademarks, logos, and copyrighted material. An embodiment of the method involves receiving, at a computer net |
| 7409055 |
DTMF Generating assistant |
August 5, 2008 |
| A DTMF generating device for automatically generating DTMF tones corresponding to a predefined phone number comprises a processor, a memory, and a speaker enveloped in a credit card sized casing. The memory has stored therein DTMF tone samples corresponding to the predefined phone nu |
| 7408874 |
Method for moving network elements with minimal network outages in an active ATM network |
August 5, 2008 |
| A method for moving permanent virtual circuits in an ATM network with minimal downtime includes creating a list of the permanent virtual circuits to be moved; building a set of shadow permanent virtual circuits using the new ATM port and a temporary set of virtual path identifier and |
| 7406710 |
System and method for controlling devices at a location |
July 29, 2008 |
| A system and method for controlling, by an outside entity, one or more devices associated with a location. A representative embodiment of the system architecture comprises an internal computer system through which a device may be remotely controlled by the outside entity during a com |
| 7406425 |
System and method for managing intellectual property life cycles |
July 29, 2008 |
| The present invention relates to methods and systems for managing intellectual property assets. In an embodiment, an intellectual property protection life cycle of an intellectual property asset is managed, and an intellectual property marketing life cycle of the intellectual propert |
| 7406171 |
Agent scheduler incorporating agent profiles |
July 29, 2008 |
| Systems and methods for scheduling of agents for a network, which in one embodiment among many, can be broadly summarized by a representative method of forecasting network data for a future time interval from past network data, determining a group of agents, forecasting group statistics |
| 7405535 |
Portable battery recharge station |
July 29, 2008 |
| A system and method for recharging secondary batteries. One embodiment of the present invention comprises a supervisory circuit, a voltage converter, a portable power source, and one or more of a holder and a socket. The holder is adapted to receive a specific type of secondary batte |
| 7404142 |
Systems and method for rapid presentation of structured digital content items |
July 22, 2008 |
| A structure file defines a hierarchical structure and a plurality of content files each define at least one digital content item. Each content file can be related to a position within the hierarchical structure, thereby organizing the content files into the hierarchical structure. To |
| 7403969 |
Network conferencing using method for distributed computing and/or distributed objects to interm |
July 22, 2008 |
| Prior to the intermediate host conference, an Intermediate Host Conferencing Module communicates a library of digital objects and the Intermediate Host Conferencing Module to an intermediate host communications device(s). During the conference, the intermediate host-resident Intermed |
| 7403898 |
Methods, systems, and storage mediums for implementing voice-commanded computer functions |
July 22, 2008 |
| Exemplary embodiments include a method, system, and storage medium for implementing voice-initiated computer functions. The method includes translating a voice command into a machine-readable format. The voice command requests implementation of a function. The method also includes ex |
| 7403768 |
Method for using AIN to deliver caller ID to text/alpha-numeric pagers as well as other wireless |
July 22, 2008 |
| A remote call notification system for incoming calls to a wireless telecommunications device. The system includes a switch, a service control point, an intelligent server, a monitoring module, and a wireless terminating trigger used on a mobile switching center. All components are in |
| 7403602 |
Internet-based message delivery with PSTN billing |
July 22, 2008 |
| A global computer network message delivery service is disclosed. A sender enters a short message for delivery to a recipient's telephone. The sender also enters the recipient's telephone number. The sender may also enter the telephone number that he can be reached at in case the reci |
| 7403600 |
Person to person telephone services |
July 22, 2008 |
| A method for delivering person to person services to a telephone subscriber. An embodiment of the present invention may be implemented on an Advanced Intelligent Network (AIN). A telephone number of a buddy of the subscriber is associated with a buddy rule on a buddy list. The buddy |
| 7401144 |
Technician intranet access via systems interface to legacy systems |
July 15, 2008 |
| Methods and apparatus are disclosed for a technician to access an intranet through a systems interface to back-end legacy systems. Generally, a technician logs a computer into a systems interface that permits access to back-end legacy systems. Preferably, the systems interface is located |
| 7400891 |
Methods, systems and computer program products for remotely controlling wireless terminals |
July 15, 2008 |
| Wireless terminals are remotely controlled by identifying a wireless terminal that is located at a premises and obtaining at least one operational authorization rule for the wireless terminal that was identified, and that applies to the premises at which the wireless terminal is loca |
| 7398298 |
Remote access and retrieval of electronic files |
July 8, 2008 |
| A system and methods for remotely accessing, retrieving, and transmitting data offering remote data management control and verification of data delivery is provided. In an illustrative implementation, the present invention comprises a computing application operating on at least one c |
| 7398281 |
Document repository |
July 8, 2008 |
| A document repository module provides document management control and flexible indexing of electronic documents associated with a document repository. According to some of the embodiments, the document repository provides a central location to store or to access files related to one |
| 7397423 |
GPS for communications facility records |
July 8, 2008 |
| Methods and systems are disclosed for enhancing communications line records with Global Positioning System coordinates. One embodiment acquires Global Positioning System information and provides the Global Positioning System information to assemble a line record. |
| 7395395 |
Methods, systems, and storage mediums for monitoring consumption of storage space and relocating |
July 1, 2008 |
| Exemplary embodiments relate to methods, systems, and storage mediums for managing content storage and selection activities. The method includes monitoring consumption of storage space with respect to storage capacity in at least one content device receiving content from a content provid |
| 7395329 |
Real-time notification of presence availability changes |
July 1, 2008 |
| Preferred embodiments of the present invention provide a system and method for providing presence and availability status information of a first user to a second user. The system includes a presence availability server for storing presence and availability status information of the first |
| 7394897 |
Method and system for routing service calls made from resold lines |
July 1, 2008 |
| A method and system for routing service calls made from lines resold to a competitive service provider includes advanced intelligent network and standard switching functionality. The call may be made into an AIN service switching point (60) or a non-AIN switch (62-64). All calls are |
| 7394895 |
Methods and systems for 1+ prepaid routing service |
July 1, 2008 |
| The present invention provides methods and systems for automatically routing a long distance call placed by a subscriber to a prepaid service provider. Six exemplary methods are discussed for allowing the prepaid subscriber to directly dial a called party's long distance telephone nu |
| 7392593 |
Angle meter and spirit level |
July 1, 2008 |
| The angle meter and spirit level apparatus can be affixed to a ladder and used to determine the angle at which the ladder is placed. The apparatus is also self-verifying in that it provides a way to know that the apparatus is operating properly. The apparatus also allows for a ladder |
| 7391853 |
Systems and methods for monitoring network-based voice messaging systems |
June 24, 2008 |
| Systems and methods for monitoring a call directed to a telephony network-based voice messaging service (VMS) implemented using packet-switched data network telephone conferencing resources, such as an IP-based voice-over-IP conferencing system. The systems and methods use one or mor |
| 7391761 |
System and method for voice over internet protocol using a standard telephone system |
June 24, 2008 |
| A system and method is provided for routing telephone calls on a standard telephone network to one of a PSTN network and a VoIP network. The system comprises at least one telephone capable of making local and long distance calls on the network. A Central Office is coupled to the tele |
| 7391739 |
System and method for creating a frame relay port mirror |
June 24, 2008 |
| Systems and methods for monitoring communications in a frame relay network are described. In an embodiment of the present invention, an analyst or automated system creates a command to instruct a network element to mirror a port to another network element in communication with the frame |
| 7389526 |
System and method for recording a digital video image |
June 17, 2008 |
| A method and system for recording a digital video image is described. An embodiment of the present invention includes a video-capture device, connected to a wireless-communication device. The wireless-communication device transmits images captured by the real-time video-capture device to |
| 7389348 |
System for alerting a monitoring device when call processing failures of a switch exceed a thres |
June 17, 2008 |
| A system, method and apparatus is disclosed for obtaining real-time information associated with a telecommunication network. The system includes a computing system including one or more computers having one or more processors for executing logic instructions associated with one or mo |
| 7389254 |
Systems and methods for automated customer order status processing |
June 17, 2008 |
| The present invention relates to systems and methods for automated customer order status processing associated with a service order. In an embodiment of the present invention, a system includes a first order processing system, a second order processing system, and an automated teleph |
| 7389239 |
System and method for managing intellectual property |
June 17, 2008 |
| The present invention relates to methods and systems for intellectual property management. In an embodiment, a system includes an intellectual property asset inventory system to manage an inventory of intellectual property assets. A product inventory system manages an inventory of pr |
| 7389089 |
Methods to remotely control a wireless unit |
June 17, 2008 |
| Methods for remote control of a wireless unit such as remote power-on and remote power-off. An authorized user may send a power-on communication to a remote wireless unit. The power-on communication may be sent by way of an activation system. The wireless unit may be in a sleep state or |
| 7388949 |
System and method for audio caller identification service |
June 17, 2008 |
| Methods and systems are disclosed for audibly announcing information associated with a calling party in an advanced intelligent network comprising a service switching point, a service control point and a services node. The service switching point is adapted to suspend calls directed |
| 7386540 |
Method and system for selectively presenting database results in an information retrieval system |
June 10, 2008 |
| An information retrieval system is described that dynamically prioritizes search request results prior to output to a user. When a database search yields multiple hits, the results are first categorized into a series of groups. Categories are determined from any number of different facto |
| 7386460 |
System and method for developing and implementing intellectual property marketing |
June 10, 2008 |
| The present invention relates to methods for the development and implementation of intellectual property marketing. A targeted innovation to fulfill an internal need is developed. Actions are taken to legally protect the targeted innovation as an intellectual property asset. The inte |
| 7386307 |
Methods and systems for providing wireless network services |
June 10, 2008 |
| Embodiments of the present invention relate to systems and methods for providing wireless network services. In an embodiment, a system includes a wireless communications network and a mobile switching center coupled to the wireless communications network. The mobile switching center is |
| 7385992 |
Internet caller-ID integration |
June 10, 2008 |
| One preferred embodiment of the present invention provides systems and methods for supplying calling party information to a receiving party having an Internet-connected device. Briefly described, in architecture, one embodiment, among others, includes an Internet caller-ID system con |
| 7385548 |
Remote control device with directional mode indicator |
June 10, 2008 |
| Methods, systems, and products are disclosed for a remote control device. Means for detecting orientation of the remote control device couples to a processor. The processor is operative to change a mode of operation of the remote control device in response to a change in the orientation. |
