| Patent Number |
Title Of Patent |
Date Issued |
| 7406165 |
Direct route ISDN primary route interface |
July 29, 2008 |
| A method of operating a telecommunications network includes, in one embodiment, detecting a call at an originating switch of the telecommunications network and, when a destination for the call matches a predetermined destination, routing the call on designated data trunks. When traff |
| 7406161 |
System and method for real-time fraud detection within a telecommunication network |
July 29, 2008 |
| Real time detection of the fraudulent use of a telecommunications network is accomplished by analyzing data for each call that is occurring within the network. A signal protocol receiver is used to collect signaling protocol for each call that is occurring within the network. The Sig |
| 7403934 |
Script generator for automating system administration operations |
July 22, 2008 |
| A script generating system includes a data dictionary adapted to include table structure data. A database management system runs a script generator, which includes a plurality of user defined templates. Activation of the script generator utilizes built-in macros within the database m |
| 7391859 |
Method and system for providing enhanced call waiting |
June 24, 2008 |
| A method and system are disclosed for providing an enhanced call waiting message to a customer when the customer is busy on a previous call and receives a current call. The call waiting message preferably includes a call waiting indicator and an audible representation of information |
| 7388951 |
Access code enhancement for caller preview service |
June 17, 2008 |
| By manipulating parameters of call setup messages, calls made with a caller's access code in a caller preview service may be completed to the called party or voice mail box with caller identification information displayed. |
| 7372951 |
Call programming apparatus and method |
May 13, 2008 |
| A method of routing incoming telephone calls and programming routing options and apparatus that allows incoming calls to be routed according to various criteria programmed by a subscriber. |
| 7366284 |
Outage reporting for a telecommunications system |
April 29, 2008 |
| An outage reporting method and system are disclosed for a telecommunications system. The outage reporting system includes a processor to record a data element value. The data element value indicates a type of outage that occurred in the telecommunications system, such as an administr |
| 7356138 |
Method of operating a virtual private network |
April 8, 2008 |
| A method of operating a virtual private network includes the steps of: (a) dialing a custom number; (b) receiving the custom number at a switch (20) of a first carrier; (c) routing the call to a switch (18) of a second carrier based on having received the custom number; and (d) when the |
| 7356134 |
Method of accessing a dial-up service |
April 8, 2008 |
| A method of accessing a dial-up service involves the following steps: (a) dialing a service number (172); (b) speaking a number of digits to form a first utterance (174); (c) recognizing the digits using speaker independent speaker recognition (176); (d) when a user has used the dial |
| 7349682 |
Home gateway system for automation and security |
March 25, 2008 |
| The home gateway system (60) for home automation and security has a wireless local loop transceiver (62). A home automation controller (64) is capable of sending and receiving a message with the wireless local loop transceiver (62). A home security controller (66) is capable of sendi |
| 7343007 |
Method and system for providing calling name identification with advanced intelligent network |
March 11, 2008 |
| An advanced intelligent network (AIN) for providing the name and telephone number of a calling party to a called party comprising a plurality of central offices and a service control point (SCP). The central offices are equipped with AIN software which enables them to generate triggers |
| 7342892 |
Controlled exception-based routing protocol validation |
March 11, 2008 |
| An implementation of a routing protocol in a device is tested by testing how the device reacts to messages and message sequences having potentially adverse conditions. Examples include messages either having a specified message size which is intentionally out-of-conformance with the |
| 7319956 |
Method and apparatus to perform speech reference enrollment based on input speech characteristic |
January 15, 2008 |
| A speech reference enrollment method involves requesting a user speak a word; detecting a first utterance; requesting the user speak the word; detecting a second utterance; determining a first similarity between the first utterance and the second utterance; when the first similarity is |
| 7310418 |
Method of routing interLATA network traffic |
December 18, 2007 |
| A method of routing interLATA network traffic includes the steps of receiving a number of dialed digits at a first service switching point (18) in a first virtual network (10). Then a query is sent to a service control point (24). When the dialed digits result in the call to a facili |
| 7305080 |
Method, system and medium for plug-and-play downloading of speed dial lists |
December 4, 2007 |
| A speed dial list associated with a telephone line is received via at least one of a computer network and a telephone network. The speed dial list is stored in a database and associated with an identifier of the telephone line. An event of connecting a telephone set to the telephone |
| 7292682 |
Method and telecommunication system for transmitting a facsimile message |
November 6, 2007 |
| A method and system for transmitting a facsimile message uses a public-switched telecommunications network, the public-switched telecommunication network having a messaging platform capable of storing a plurality of facsimile messages. The initiation of a telephone call to a destinat |
| 7286660 |
Method and system for selectively performing call information query |
October 23, 2007 |
| A system and method for providing call information query stores modified call information associated with a telephone number within the local databases of a service provider's local network. The modified call information enables a service provider to unilaterally alter how calls are |
| 7286657 |
Method and system for providing enhanced caller identification information including tailored an |
October 23, 2007 |
| A system and method deliver audible caller identification information when standard Caller ID information can not be provided. A calling party is prompted by an announcement to provide the audible caller identification information. The announcement may be tailored by changing the languag |
| 7272221 |
System and method for providing telephony services to remote subscribers |
September 18, 2007 |
| A system and method for providing telephony services, such as caller ID, voice mail, selective call forwarding, and the like, to a remote subscriber, typically located outside the providers regional territory. The system can include customer premise equipment (CPE) selectively connec |
| 7263356 |
Global roaming services for telecommunications systems |
August 28, 2007 |
| A system and method for extending a user's communications services to an airplane seat telephone terminal proximate the user while the user is aboard an airplane is provided. The system includes a Subscriber Interface (SI) for providing a Subscriber Identity Record (SIR) including th |
| 7260825 |
System for providing DBS and DSL video services to multiple television sets |
August 21, 2007 |
| Each of a plurality of remote control devices receives user-initiated video selections of any of direct broadcast satellite (DBS) channels, digital subscriber line (DSL) video content, and combinations of DBS channels and DSL video content. Based on the selections, each of a pluralit |
| 7260385 |
Method of providing caller identification for calls placed over an internet |
August 21, 2007 |
| The invention uses the advanced intelligent network to provide caller identification for calls placed over the internet (24). A long distance call placed with an internet carrier results in the originating SSP (14) forwarding the call to an originating POP (22) for the internet carrier. |
| 7260196 |
Method and system for providing enhanced caller identification and privacy management |
August 21, 2007 |
| Processing a call from a calling party at a calling communication station to a called communication station includes detecting signalling information for the call, including determining whether standard caller identification for the calling communication station can be provided to th |
| 7257209 |
Calling-party-pays call processing for cellular and paging |
August 14, 2007 |
| An enhanced Calling Party Pays (CPP) or Paging Party Pays (PPP) system that enables 1) billing of calls originating from traditionally non-billable sources, 2) routing of incoming calls to voicemail if the caller does not wish to incur the additional charges, 3) allowing the caller t |
| 7257198 |
Method, system, and article for informing a telecommunication customer of a future performance e |
August 14, 2007 |
| A performance of a telecommunication feature for a telecommunication customer is monitored. Based on the monitored performance, if an estimate of future performance of the telecommunication feature for the telecommunication customer is determined to be unfavorable, the telecommunicat |
| 7254225 |
Call programming apparatus and method |
August 7, 2007 |
| A method of routing incoming telephone calls and programming routing options and apparatus that allows incoming calls to be routed according to various criteria programmed by a subscriber. |
| 7248681 |
System and method for real-time fraud detection within a telecommunication network |
July 24, 2007 |
| Real time detection of the fraudulent use of a telecommunications network is accomplished by analyzing data for each call that is occurring within the network. A signal protocol receiver is used to collect signaling protocol for each call that is occurring within the network. The Sig |
| 7242950 |
Location determination using historical data |
July 10, 2007 |
| A plurality of wireless network access points (NAPs) each having a known location are provided. The wireless NAPs comprise shorter-range NAPs and longer-range NAPs. An associated precedence is assigned to each of the NAPs. A history database is to track a sequence of the NAPs accessed by |
| 7233654 |
Method and system for providing the name of the state of a calling party |
June 19, 2007 |
| A method for providing the names of the city and state of a calling party to a called party when the calling party's name is unavailable. The method utilizes the calling party's telephone number to determine the names of the city and state from which the calling party is calling. The |
| 7233651 |
Method and system for providing enhanced call waiting and caller identification |
June 19, 2007 |
| An efficient and effective method and system for providing to a customer an audible call notification of a current call and a subsequently received call waiting call. The present embodiments notify the customer that a current call is waiting in an effective manner that reduces confus |
| 7225329 |
Enhanced CSU/DSU (channel service unit/data service unit) |
May 29, 2007 |
| In an embodiment, a communication node coupled to a first data network and a second data network is disclosed. The first data network is a wide area data network. The communication node includes a first data interface to the first data network, a second data interface to the second data |
| 7224789 |
System and method for routing both toll-free and caller-paid telephone calls to call service cen |
May 29, 2007 |
| A system and method of routing both caller-paid and toll-free telephone calls includes a local exchange network and an interexchange network in communication with a call routing processor. The call routing processor receives status information on at least two call service centers and |
| 7224785 |
Method and system for providing enhanced caller identification |
May 29, 2007 |
| A system (100) and method deliver audible caller identification information when standard Caller ID information can not be provided, even when a subscriber to the service has per line blocking. A service control point (106) detects the directory number to which a terminating attempt |
| 7222072 |
Bio-phonetic multi-phrase speaker identity verification |
May 22, 2007 |
| A speaker identity claim (SIC) utterance is received and recognized. The SIC utterance is compared with a voice profile registered under the SIC, and a first verification decision is based thereon. A first dynamic phrase (FDP) is generated, and a user is prompted to speak same. An FDP |
| 7221685 |
Method and system relating to bandwidth utilization |
May 22, 2007 |
| The present disclosure is generally directed to a system and method of measuring transport utilization of data that is to be multiplexed and transmitted over a digital transport facility. In a particular embodiment the method includes receiving at least one frame of a data channel at a |
| 7218717 |
Method, system, and article for audibly identifying a called party |
May 15, 2007 |
| A dialed number of a called party is received from a calling party. Based on the dialed number, a name of the called party is retrieved from a database. An audio message which includes the name of the called party is generated and communicated to the calling party. A call is routed betwe |
| 7209551 |
Provisioning unified messaging system services |
April 24, 2007 |
| In a particular embodiment, a method of assigning identifications for unified messaging system subscribers is provided. The method includes assigning a unique temporary identity to a subscriber of a unified messaging service and upon the subscriber's first access to the unified messa |
| 7206793 |
Generalized file matching method and system |
April 17, 2007 |
| A master file is updated based on a plurality of transaction files by reading the master file exactly once. A record and its associated key value are read from each of the files. A current key value is set to an optimum of the last-read key values for all of the files. A record in the |
| 7206396 |
Automated electronic telecommunications order translation and processing |
April 17, 2007 |
| A system and method for processing orders for telecommunication services received by a telecommunication services provider include receiving an electronic message in a first predefined format from a telecommunications customer, automatically processing the electronic message to identify |
| 7203296 |
Method, system, and article for placing a telephone call to a previously-called party |
April 10, 2007 |
| Upon receiving a service code from a calling party, a list of parties previously called by the calling party is retrieved. An audio message is generated based on the list, and communicated to the calling party. A dialed input indicating a selected party from the list is received from |
| 7200794 |
Method and system for adaptive interleaving |
April 3, 2007 |
| A method a system for automatically controlling an adaptive interleaver involves monitoring performance parameters of a transmission system and controlling the adaptive interleaver in response to the performance parameters. The SNR and the data rate of the transmission system are pre |
| 7197960 |
Method and system for generating a call processing control record |
April 3, 2007 |
| A method and system enable the automatic generation of a call processing control record. A user creates a schedule entry comprising a plurality of data entries on an electronic scheduler. The data entries are transmitted from the electronic scheduler to a call processing control record |
| 7197131 |
Web-based network monitoring tool |
March 27, 2007 |
| A monitoring tool for use with one or more automatic call distributors (ACD) which automatically and continuously polls or queries the ACDs to monitor not only alarm conditions but other conditions, such as agent staffing levels, call answering time, call routing and traffic conditio |
| 7190780 |
Method of operating a virtual private network |
March 13, 2007 |
| A method of operating a virtual private network includes the steps of: (a) dialing a custom number; (b) receiving the custom number at a switch (20) of a first carrier; (c) routing the call to a switch (18) of a second carrier based on having received the custom number; and (d) when the |
| 7190777 |
Method and system for providing calling name identification requery |
March 13, 2007 |
| A method for determining the name of a calling party where the calling party's name and corresponding telephone number are found in a remote database. The method first identifies whether the calling party's telephone number is contained within the local database. When it is determine |
| 7181495 |
Method and system for filtering notification of e-mail messages |
February 20, 2007 |
| A messaging system (10) for notifying subscribers of incoming e-mail messages includes an e-mail system (12) communicating with a notification system (14). The e-mail system (12) includes a user interface (22) that permits subscribers to populate filter lists (16) with e-mail message |
| 7181421 |
Method and system for tracking computer system usage through a remote access security device |
February 20, 2007 |
| A system and method for monitoring remote computer access and associated costs is provided. The system includes a remotely located communication server in communication with multiple host computer networks and in communication with a network access server. First and second memory dev |
| 7181201 |
System and method for routing a call to a called party's landline or wireless communication unit |
February 20, 2007 |
| A method and system are provided for routing a call to a called party's landline or wireless communication unit based on the availability of the wireless communication unit. A call placed to a called party's landline communication unit is routed to the called party's wireless communicati |
| 7180995 |
Method and apparatus for demonstrating telecommunications products |
February 20, 2007 |
| A telecommunication product demonstration system is comprised of three major components, including customer facility equipment, sales agent facility equipment, and telecommunication service simulation equipment. The system allows a sales agent to demonstrate various long distance ser |
| 7180989 |
Method and system for detecting a change in at least one telecommunication rate plan |
February 20, 2007 |
| A call schedule is received that includes a plurality of sample calls to be made by an automated calling station. The plurality of sample calls are automatically placed on the network using the automated calling station. At least one final billing record corresponding to the at least |
