| Patent Number |
Title Of Patent |
Date Issued |
| D388782 |
Voice response unit |
January 6, 1998 |
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| D379812 |
Compact disc interactive kiosk |
June 10, 1997 |
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| 6625170 |
Telecommunications network |
September 23, 2003 |
| A system and method for controlling on a worldwide basis two or more telecommunications networks which are themselves capable of exercising a form of common channel signaling network control. The system uses an architecture in which a destination telecommunications network having com |
| 6427006 |
Methods and apparatus for servicing directory assistance calls requesting non-published number i |
July 30, 2002 |
| Methods and apparatus for providing operator services to callers in a fully or partially automated manner are disclosed. In addition, the present invention is directed to methods and apparatus for providing new telephone services, e.g., the forwarding of messages to non-published telepho |
| 6424636 |
Variable rate and variable mode transmission system |
July 23, 2002 |
| A public switched telephone network (PSTN) provides communication of digital data from a data provider or LAN to one or more of a plurality of subscriber premises. Asymmetrical digital subscriber line interface units operating at variable rates and in variable modes (ADSL/AVRs) over a lo |
| 6411681 |
Traffic track measurements for analysis of network troubles |
June 25, 2002 |
| A monitoring system captures and processes messages from SS7 links, to compile call detail records (CDRs) for all interoffice call attempts. The CDRs are uploaded into a relational database. A data preparation operation utilizes external information to enhance the records for further |
| 6400707 |
Real time firewall security |
June 4, 2002 |
| A system and method for conducting a voice communication through a hybrid network which includes a packet internetwork, such as the Internet, connected to a circuit switched telephone network. The packet internetwork is connected to the switched telephone network through a static filter |
| 6377562 |
Wireless asymmetric local loop (WASL) communication |
April 23, 2002 |
| A wireless, cellular radio link is provided from a base station to a plurality of subscriber stations within a cell reception area. Information data, which may be of textual, video or other format, are communicated asymmetrically as high bandwidth transmissions in the downstream directio |
| 6351453 |
Internet service provider (ISP) finder |
February 26, 2002 |
| Specialized telecom network users who burden the network, such as Internet Service Providers (ISPs), are identified by analysis of network traffic data to identify addresses (e.g. telephone numbers) for destinations receiving unique patterns of incoming traffic. For an ISP, in particular |
| 6330308 |
Voice mail system for obtaining forwarding number information from directory assistance systems |
December 11, 2001 |
| A voice mail system today offers a user the option to forward a message that he or she has reviewed, alone or along with a message recorded by the user. However, to forward the message, the voice mail system needs to receive the telephone number of the party intended as the recipient of |
| 6330250 |
Telecommunications network |
December 11, 2001 |
| A system and method for controlling on a worldwide basis two or more telecommunications networks which are themselves capable of exercising a form of common channel signaling network control. The system uses an architecture in which a destination telecommunications network having com |
| 6317493 |
Automated system and method for subscriber line service control |
November 13, 2001 |
| A signal band width limiter is provided in a telecommunication path that includes a leased unbundled subscriber line. The limiter may be a programmable active filter such as a digital signal processor in which filter characteristics are set under control of a controller at a central |
| 6298123 |
Interconnect traffic tracking |
October 2, 2001 |
| Local exchange carriers (LECs) face increasingly stiff competition. The LECs provide interconnect services for many of the potentially competing carriers. To forecast business trends and manage its network, any carrier, particularly a LEC, needs to effectively estimate the size and reven |
| 6295292 |
Inbound gateway authorization processing for inter-carrier internet telephony |
September 25, 2001 |
| A communication system providing telephony communication across combined circuit switched and packet switched networks, such as a telephone network and the Internet, which are connectable to terminals, such as telephones and computers, for selective communication therebetween. The commun |
| 6292481 |
Inter-carrier signaling and usage accounting architecture for internet telephony |
September 18, 2001 |
| A communication system providing telephony communication across combined circuit switched and packet switched networks, such as a telephone network and the Internet, which are connectable to terminals, such as telephones and computers, for selective communication therebetween. The commun |
| 6292479 |
Transport of caller identification information through diverse communication networks |
September 18, 2001 |
| A voice call is transported through diverse network paths including a switched telephone network and a wide area data internetwork, for example, the Internet. In routing the call, common channel signalling is used to provide data identifying a calling subscriber line from a calling PSTN, |
| 6292478 |
Telecommunications system |
September 18, 2001 |
| A public switched telephone network utilizing program controlled switching systems controlled by common channel interoffice signaling (CCIS) is arranged in an architecture to provide a methodology to permit a caller to set-up and carry out a telephone call over the Internet from telephon |
| 6289010 |
Inbound gateway authorization processing for inter-carrier internet telephony |
September 11, 2001 |
| A communication system providing telephony communication across combined circuit switched and packet switched networks, such as a telephone network and the Internet, which are connectable to terminals, such as telephones and computers, for selective communication therebetween. The commun |
| 6285745 |
Analog terminal internet access |
September 4, 2001 |
| A system and method of affecting transfer of a message such as a voice message from one centralized messaging system in a first switched telephone network to a centralized messaging system in a remote second switched telephone network wherein each of said telephone networks includes |
| 6282574 |
Method, server and telecommunications system for name translation on a conditional basis and/or |
August 28, 2001 |
| An enhanced name translation server, for use on a packet data network such as the Internet, executes a conditional analysis in response to at least some queries or requests for name translations. For example, the server may return a different destination address at different times or in |
| 6282267 |
Network planning traffic measurement program |
August 28, 2001 |
| In a public switched telephone network, real time monitors on SS7 links will collect interoffice signaling messages. A site processor compiles data from the signaling messages relating to individual calls, to form call detail records (CDRs) for all interoffice call attempts. The site |
| 6272126 |
Internetwork telephony with enhanced features |
August 7, 2001 |
| Interconnect traffic between local exchange carrier (LECs) networks and other carrier networks, particularly competitive local exchange carrier (CLEC) networks, dictates a need for efficient monitoring and analysis of the interconnect traffic. In accord with the invention, monitor equipm |
| 6246875 |
Use of cellular digital packet data (CDPD) communications to convey system identification list d |
June 12, 2001 |
| An analog cellular voice telephone system and subscriber stations associated therewith are controlled to conserve power and to provide alternate service carriers. Acquisition of all of the service carriers is facilitated through the use of system identification numbers (SIDS) associa |
| 6246695 |
Variable rate and variable mode transmission system |
June 12, 2001 |
| A public switched telephone network (PSTN) provides communication of digital data from a data provider or LAN to one or more of a plurality of subscriber premises. Asymmetrical digital subscriber line interface units operating at variable rates and in variable modes (ADSL/AVRs) over a lo |
| 6243832 |
Network access server testing system and methodology |
June 5, 2001 |
| A network access test system includes a test computer system having a modem bank coupled to a network access server via a telephone switch. The network access server is coupled to one or more host computer systems, preferably over a local area network. The test computer system is con |
| 6243374 |
Telecommunications custom calling services using voice mail |
June 5, 2001 |
| A telephone network provided with an Internet connection and a call routing and control data base connected to the Internet is further provided with multiple geographically separated voice messaging systems connected to the Internet. Calls through the telephone network may be directed to |
| 6240337 |
Flywheel reserve power for outside plant of a communication network |
May 29, 2001 |
| To eliminate problems caused by the use of batteries for back-up power in outside plant facilities of a communication network or the like, the batteries are replaced with flywheel reserve power systems, in accord with the invention. Specific applications of flywheel power systems include |
| 6240094 |
Statistical time division multiplexer for a wireless asymmetric local loop communication system |
May 29, 2001 |
| A statistical time division multiplexer facilitates distribution of data from various sources through a wireless transmission system to a plurality of subscriber stations within a cell reception area. Controlled logical token passing governs a variable token interval for data transmissio |
| 6233315 |
Methods and apparatus for increasing the utility and interoperability of peripheral devices in c |
May 15, 2001 |
| Methods and apparatus for increasing the utility and interoperability of peripheral devices such as, voice mail devices and voice dialing platforms, used in communications systems are described. Methods of efficiently providing speech recognition functionality to multiple subscribes |
| 6233234 |
Secure LAN/internet telephony |
May 15, 2001 |
| A system and method for providing telephony communication through a packet switched data network such as the Internet and an organization having telephone and computer terminals connected to a local area network. Selectable security is provided for the telephony applications through the |
| 6229887 |
Advanced intelligent network (AIN) functionality for electronic surveillance |
May 8, 2001 |
| Following the Communications Assistance for Law Enforcement Act (CALEA), the FBI developed a standard set of communication services and interfaces. for lawfully authorized electronic surveillance, for both call data recording and content recording. Existing public switched telephone |
| 6229880 |
Methods and apparatus for efficiently providing a communication system with speech recognition c |
May 8, 2001 |
| Methods and apparatus for providing speech recognition capability to callers in a cost efficient manner as part of one or more telephone services are described. Multiple speech recognition units with differing capabilities and therefore implementation costs are provided. Calls are as |
| 6226359 |
Voice mail source address indentification blocking |
May 1, 2001 |
| In a voice messaging system, voice mailboxes can be designated as private boxes from which boxes messages can be forwarded, with their source identities concealed, to destination mailboxes. Communication of messages may be between remote VMS systems as well as between mailboxes in the sa |
| 6216098 |
Simulating work behavior |
April 10, 2001 |
| Methods and apparatus for modeling behavior. A computer model includes an agent having one or more beliefs, a world model, and facts. Behavior is modeled by frames including workframes modeling a time-consuming portions of an activity or thoughtframes modeling non-time-consuming portions |
| 6215858 |
Analog terminal internet access |
April 10, 2001 |
| A system and method of effecting transfer of a message such as a voice message from one multipurpose, multimode centralized messaging system in a first switched telephone network to a multipurpose, multimode centralized messaging system in a remote second switched telephone network, wher |
| 6215855 |
Loop certification and measurement for ADSL |
April 10, 2001 |
| The present invention involves a transmission of a known signal over a line intended for a digital subscriber line (xDSL) service, measurement of a resulting waveform received through the line and processing of the received signal to derive a set of eigenvalues characterizing the transfe |
| 6215790 |
Automatic called party locator over internet with provisioning |
April 10, 2001 |
| A system and method using enhanced processing, responsive to domain name translation requests, to provide selective routing services through a public packet switched data network. The name processing applies to translation of a domain name into a group of Internet Protocol (IP) addre |
| 6205139 |
Automatic called party locator over internet |
March 20, 2001 |
| A system and method using enhanced processing, responsive to domain name translation requests, to provide selective routing services through a public packet switched data network. The name processing applies to translation of a domain name into a group of Internet Protocol (IP) addre |
| 6195425 |
Telecommunications system with wide area internetwork control |
February 27, 2001 |
| A communications system including multiple telecommunications networks having common channel signaling hardware is controlled by a hybrid or combination of common channel interoffice signaling (CCIS) system with a data internetwork to link the signaling points in the telecommunications |
| 6195422 |
Method for providing equal access dialing for pre-paid telecommunication services |
February 27, 2001 |
| To provide toll services but limit the amount of such services, toll calls from a party's line are routed to selected calling card type processing equipment. However, so that such calling party's have equal access to multiple carriers and need not dial additional digits, the communicatio |
| 6185289 |
Mediated AIN control of short code access to information service providers |
February 6, 2001 |
| In an Advanced Intelligent Network, a central mediation point stores call processing records for controlling call routing and other call processing functions. To provide short code access to information service providers, each information service provider will operate an independent data |
| 6185204 |
Internet phone to PSTN cellular/PCS system |
February 6, 2001 |
| An Internet telecommunication system in accord with the invention combines the capabilities of the Advanced Intelligent Network (AIN) with those of the internetwork commonly known as the Internet. Functions associated with the Internet Domain Name Server system are enhanced using AIN dat |
| 6181695 |
Telecommunications network |
January 30, 2001 |
| A system and method for controlling on a worldwide basis two or more telecommunications networks which are themselves capable of exercising a form of common channel signaling network control. The system uses an architecture in which a destination telecommunications network having com |
| 6173051 |
Custom routing for multiple carrier interconnection |
January 9, 2001 |
| A system and method of customized routing in the interconnection of multiple public switched telecommunications networks for both unbundled switching and for resale. The arrangement utilizes a hybrid combination of an Advanced Intelligent Network (AIN), line class codes (LCC), and an |
| 6167253 |
Mobile data/message/electronic mail download system utilizing network-centric protocol such as J |
December 26, 2000 |
| In an information distribution system having mobile users, a method of distributing communication channels to mobile users includes transmitting information signals including at least one of Web related information and Internet related information received via one ore more of the Interne |
| 6167119 |
Providing enhanced services through SIV and personal dial tone |
December 26, 2000 |
| An intelligent telephone network provides personalized communication services based on subscriber prescribed double speech signal processing of utterances of both calling and answering parties on a subscriber line having multiple subscribers with a single directory number. Specifically, |
| 6163597 |
Method and apparatus for routing calls placed to a virtual telephone number |
December 19, 2000 |
| Territorial boundaries and the assignment of responsive telephone numbers are prescribed for a virtual telephone number. Telephone calls placed to that number, even though the territories are within a metropolitan or other relatively local area, are automatically routed to actual telepho |
| 6160880 |
Local number portability service saver |
December 12, 2000 |
| Local telephone number portability is effected with automatic changeover of local telephone service for a subscriber station from an incumbent local exchange carrier (ILEC) loop to a competing local exchange carrier (CLEC) loop. A relay device that may be placed remotely at the subscribe |
| 6157648 |
Network session management |
December 5, 2000 |
| A communication system providing telephony communication across combined circuit switched and packet switched networks, such as a telephone network and the Internet, which are connectable to terminals, such as telephones and computers, for selective communication therebetween. The commun |
| 6157636 |
Network session management with gateway-directory services and authorization control |
December 5, 2000 |
| A number of gateway objects interconnect circuit switched and packet switched networks, such as the telephone network and the Internet, for example to enable telephony communication across the combined networks. A directory object coupled to the packet network provides address transl |
