| Patent Number |
Title Of Patent |
Date Issued |
| 5933490 |
Overload protection for on-demand access to the internet that redirects calls from overloaded in |
August 3, 1999 |
| Overload protection for dial-up access to the Internet uses a hybrid network including the Internet and an intelligent switched telephone network. A first Internet service provider (ISP) connects to the Internet through its server and router interface. This ISP also connects to a swi |
| 5923659 |
Telecommunications network |
July 13, 1999 |
| 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 |
| 5920821 |
Use of cellular digital packet data (CDPD) communications to convey system identification list d |
July 6, 1999 |
| 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 |
| 5920815 |
Personal phone number system |
July 6, 1999 |
| A Personal Communication System (PCS) is operated using a Personal Phone Number (PPN) associated with each portable subscriber station within the system. Each portable subscriber station has an associated "home" cordless telephone base station associated therewith. When a particular port |
| 5915008 |
System and method for changing advanced intelligent network services from customer premises equi |
June 22, 1999 |
| An arrangement (apparatus and method) for enabling subscribers to use an advanced intelligent network (AIN) services to use existing customer premises equipment to remotely provision their services. Subscribers use existing customer premises equipment, such as personal computers, to |
| 5905799 |
Programmed computer for identity verification, forming joint signatures and session key agreemen |
May 18, 1999 |
| An article of manufacture for improving an RSA cryptosystem, includes computer readable storage medium with computer programming stored thereon. The stored computer programming is configured to be readable from the computer readable storage medium by a computer and thereby cause the |
| 5898771 |
Method and apparatus for universal telephone operator service |
April 27, 1999 |
| A local exchange carrier can provide operator service for a telephone call, whether intra-LATA or not, and in some cases to perform the service so that the call can be passed with the service already provided. Operator services for calls that require prior approval at a subscriber statio |
| 5897081 |
Method of replacing a telephone pole and suspension bracket useable therefor |
April 27, 1999 |
| A method of replacing an existing telephone pole having a terminal box mounted thereto is disclosed. The terminal box is dismounted from the existing telephone pole. The terminal box is then permanently suspended from at least one overhead cable. A new telephone pole is installed, ty |
| 5896445 |
Incoming call tracking with interactive data collection |
April 20, 1999 |
| A method and system is disclosed for tracking call transaction data from incoming telephone calls, including attempted calls that have not been completed, made to individual predetermined subscribers during a defined time period. Information, including demographic breakdowns of calls, su |
| 5892820 |
Directory assistance access to intercept telephone numbers |
April 6, 1999 |
| Directory assistance calls are routed to an operator tandem switch that distributes incoming directory assistance calls among available operator positions. For each call, the operator interacts with the caller to identify a directory listing sought by the caller and enters the listing |
| 5884262 |
Computer network audio access and conversion system |
March 16, 1999 |
| The computer document audio access and conversion system allows a user to access information originally formatted for audio/visual interfacing on a computer network via a simple telephone. Of course, files formatted specifically for audio interfacing can also be accessed by the system. A |
| 5881131 |
Analysis and validation system for provisioning network related facilities |
March 9, 1999 |
| An administration system for a public switched telephone network (PSTN) includes a service order processing system receiving a service request from a customer requesting service for a customer location, and determining whether the service request is provisionable responsive to the se |
| 5880864 |
Advanced optical fiber communications network |
March 9, 1999 |
| An advanced optical fiber communications network comprises a multimode optical fiber connection (one fiber or two) from a central office to an intelligent interface device in the subscriber's premises. The central office includes at least a narrowband switch and a broadband switch. The |
| 5864614 |
Intelligent peripheral and network control |
January 26, 1999 |
| A telecommunications network incorporating an Advanced Intelligent Network having a service control point including a centralized database and having a peripheral platform comprising an Intelligent Peripheral providing at least one auxiliary call processing capability. The service contro |
| 5864612 |
Caller selective identification for telephone calls |
January 26, 1999 |
| The advanced intelligent network (GAIN) is used to allow a calling party to specify what caller ID information to send to the called party for display. The telephone system Line Identification Data Base (LIB) contains listings for subscribers that may each include a plurality of assigned |
| 5864415 |
Fiber optic network with wavelength-division-multiplexed transmission to customer premises |
January 26, 1999 |
| A fiber optic network comprises an optical fiber connection (one fiber or two) from a central office to an intelligent interface device in the subscriber's premises. The central office includes a serving node transceiver providing communication links to/from at least a narrowband swi |
| 5859895 |
Auxiliary circuit switching for provisioning and/or repair in a fiber-to-the-curb system |
January 12, 1999 |
| The drop wiring from an optical network unit (ONU) to a customer premise includes one or more working circuits and at least one auxiliary circuit. The network interface device at the customer premises is switchable. The interface device normally couples the working circuits to correspond |
| 5854835 |
Telecommunications network circuit usage measurement |
December 29, 1998 |
| A system and method is provided for using underused or unused local telephone company local loops to subscriber premises for providing to such premises a connection to an alternate service provider having a common channel signaling controlled switched network. The use of the local loop |
| 5852612 |
Terminal for receiving simulcast digital video programs |
December 22, 1998 |
| An arrangement (apparatus and method) for obtaining a single copy of a received signal from a simulcast broadcast area. Within a desired service area, multiple transmitters at separately located sites simultaneously broadcast the same multi-channel, multi-program signal. Broadcast waves |
| 5850448 |
Programmed computer for generating pronounceable security passwords |
December 15, 1998 |
| A programmed computer for forming a pronounceable security password, includes storage medium having a plurality of first and second word segment portions stored thereon. Each second word segment portion is within one or more sets of second word segment portions, each set being associ |
| 5847771 |
Digital entertainment terminal providing multiple digital pictures |
December 8, 1998 |
| Two MPEG-encoded digital data streams are simultaneously decoded in a digital entertainment terminal to provide Picture-in-Picture (PIP) and Picture-on-Picture (POP) capabilities for a conventional television. A primary MPEG-encoded data stream is decoded using a digital video proces |
| 5838792 |
Computer system for centralized session key distribution, privacy enhanced messaging and informa |
November 17, 1998 |
| An article of manufacture for effecting secure communications during a communications session between users in a secured communication cryptosystem in which users are each associated with a public crypto-key and a private crypto-key, includes computer readable storage medium having c |
| 5838682 |
Method and apparatus for establishing communications with a remote node on a switched network ba |
November 17, 1998 |
| An Internet type access system includes an autodialer for automatically establishing communications with a merchant's facility over a switch network while maintaining Internet connectivity over a packet data network. The autodialer, in combination with the merchant's server, coordina |
| 5835583 |
Mediated AIN control of short code access to information service providers |
November 10, 1998 |
| 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 |
| 5826166 |
Digital entertainment terminal providing dynamic execution in video dial tone networks |
October 20, 1998 |
| Apparatus and method for selectively executing a resident terminal application and an information provider-specific application stored in a digital entertainment terminal adapted to decode broadband data signals from a video dial tone network. The digital entertainment terminal stores |
| 5826102 |
Network arrangement for development delivery and presentation of multimedia applications using t |
October 20, 1998 |
| A network arrangement for the delivery and presentation of multimedia applications includes one or more file servers, containing multimedia assets and program objects connected to the network. A user terminal connected to the network includes a display for displaying a plurality of t |
| 5825862 |
Method of altering the destination telephone number of an incoming call |
October 20, 1998 |
| An advanced intelligent network (AIN) comprises a services control point providing fully integrated service logic for both narrowband and broadband communications. When a terminating trigger of a switch on the phone number of the line serving a customer detects an incoming telephone call |
| 5822324 |
Simulcasting digital video programs for broadcast and interactive services |
October 13, 1998 |
| To provide interactivity, data communication through wireless telephone network (e.g. cellular) is combined with a broadband digital transmission through a broadcast network. In the preferred embodiment, the broadcast network utilizes multiple transmitters at separately located sites |
| 5820463 |
Method and apparatus for multi-player gaming over a network |
October 13, 1998 |
| Multiple player games implemented by computer are improved to permit playing without any delay penalty for stations remote from another station. Delay times are compensated using measurement of round trip delay times to each station and the stations participating in the game determine |
| 5812786 |
Variable rate and variable mode transmission system |
September 22, 1998 |
| 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 |
| 5812639 |
Message communication via common signaling channel |
September 22, 1998 |
| A system and method of effecting transfer of message information of varied types from one centralized messaging system to another messaging device in a switched communications network having a plurality of central offices connected to subscriber terminals and connected together by trunks |
| 5809120 |
Telecommunications network circuit usage measurement |
September 15, 1998 |
| A system and method is provided for using underused or unused local telephone company local loops to subscriber premises for providing to such premises a connection to an alternate service provider. The use of the local loop is leased to the ultimate service provider at a rate dependent |
| 5808767 |
Fiber optic network with wavelength-division-multiplexed transmission to customer premises |
September 15, 1998 |
| A fiber optic network comprises an optical fiber connection (one fiber or two) from a central office to an intelligent interface device in the subscriber's premises. The central office includes a serving node transceiver providing communication links to/from at least a narrowband swi |
| 5805997 |
System for sending control signals from a subscriber station to a network controller using cellu |
September 8, 1998 |
| A combined landline Advanced Intelligent Network (AIN) and Cellular Digital Packet Data (CDPD) system provides the capability of call feature selection using control signals generated by a mobile subscriber. The calling features are specified by the control signals which are sent wit |
| 5805682 |
Method for delivering call related information to a video display |
September 8, 1998 |
| An advanced intelligent network (AIN) comprises an services control point providing fully integrated service logic for both narrowband and broadband communications. When a terminating trigger event of a switch on the phone number of the line serving a customer detects an incoming telepho |
| 5805602 |
Network monitoring system for cell delay variation |
September 8, 1998 |
| An arrangement (apparatus and method) for monitoring jitter caused during transport of digitally-coded information in a packet switched network, and for managing network operations in accordance with the detected jitter. The detected jitter is used to determine whether corrective action |
| 5802283 |
Method and system for accessing multimedia data over public switched telephone network |
September 1, 1998 |
| A public switched telephone network for providing information from a multimedia information server to any one of a plurality of subscriber premises, comprises a central office receiving multimedia information signals from a multimedia information server and orders from a prescribed s |
| 5802146 |
Maintenance operations console for an advanced intelligent network |
September 1, 1998 |
| An arrangement for monitoring operations of advanced intelligent network (AIN) elements of a public switched telephone network by transporting standardized network management messages across a data network. A maintenance and operations console (MOC) sends and receives Simplified Netw |
| 5802145 |
Common channel signaling event detection and control |
September 1, 1998 |
| A system and method for utilizing a common channel signaling network controlling a communications system to detect predetermined events and to execute a predetermined script upon detection of those events. This is accomplished using the common channel signaling network in conjunction |
| 5793839 |
Common channel signaling event detection and control |
August 11, 1998 |
| A system and method for utilizing a common channel signaling network controlling a communications system to detect predetermined events and to execute a predetermined script upon detection of those events. This is accomplished using the common channel signaling network in conjunction |
| 5793413 |
Wireless video distribution |
August 11, 1998 |
| A system and method for providing interactive multimedia services to subscriber premises utilizing wireless distribution within the subscriber premise. The service is provided via a communications link delivering to the subscriber premises broad band digital information including video a |
| 5790952 |
Beacon system using cellular digital packet data (CDPD) communication for roaming cellular stati |
August 4, 1998 |
| A cellular telephone system is upgraded by modifying subscriber units for selective service provider acquisition during roaming. Priority of acquisition is given to those service providers associated with the home service provider. These preferred service providers are identified by |
| 5790634 |
Combination system for proactively and reactively maintaining telephone network facilities in a |
August 4, 1998 |
| In an administration system for a public switched telephone network, a combination proactive and reactive maintenance system analyzes the working status of customer network facilities in response to a customer request reporting a customer trouble. The combined maintenance system includes |
| 5790633 |
System for proactively maintaining telephone network facilities in a public switched telephone n |
August 4, 1998 |
| In an administration system for a public switched telephone network, a service analysis system is provided for proactively analyzing the working status of customer network facilities including a communication line in a communication cable associated with a customer. The service analysis |
| 5790631 |
Wireless drop |
August 4, 1998 |
| A wireless transceiver connects to a telephone line network terminal, in place of a disabled subscriber drop cable. A second wireless transceiver connects to customer premises wiring, typically at the network interface device and in place of the drop cable. The wireless transceivers |
| 5790548 |
Universal access multimedia data network |
August 4, 1998 |
| A system and method for providing Internet access via a Public Switched Telecommunications Network (PSTN) using full time asymmetric digital subscriber line connections between subscriber premises processor terminals and a local area network (LAN) node and router gateway on Telco pre |
| 5790543 |
Apparatus and method for correcting jitter in data packets |
August 4, 1998 |
| An arrangement (apparatus and method) for detecting jitter caused during transport of digitally-coded information, such as MPEG-encoded data packets, and for correcting time stamp reference values in accordance with the detected jitter. The disclosed arrangement detects program clock |
| 5790176 |
Media server for supplying video and multi-media data over the public switched telephone network |
August 4, 1998 |
| A media server receives, stores and forwards multi-media data and full motion video feature presentations within a public switched telephone network. The media server receives wide band digital video and MPEG encoded video signals. The wide band digital video is encoded using either |
| 5790174 |
PSTN architecture for video-on-demand services |
August 4, 1998 |
| A public switched telephone network (PSTN) provides digital video signals from a video information provider to one or more of a plurality of subscriber premises. A subscriber uses either a standard telephone instrument over the PSTN or a dedicated control device over an ISDN packet n |
| 5790173 |
Advanced intelligent network having digital entertainment terminal or the like interacting with |
August 4, 1998 |
| A digital entertainment terminal, such as a set top box, is used as a subscriber interface in the Advanced Intelligent Network (AIN). The digital entertainment terminal interacts with the Integrated Service Control Point (ISCP) and central office switches to permit a customer to cust |
