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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7650618 | Methods and systems for providing information about programs available for viewing A user interface is presented on a monitor of a media device for providing information about available programs. The user interface includes an array having three columns (channel, current show, and next show) with commonly aligned rows. Each row of the channel colu... | 01/19/2010 |
| 7646734 | Method for traffic engineering of connectionless virtual private network services A method for traffic engineering of connectionless virtual private network (VPN) services that includes receiving physical connectivity data for a connectionless VPN. The data includes service nodes and links between the service nodes. One or more of the service nod... | 01/12/2010 |
| 7640359 | Method, system and computer program product for facilitating the design and assignment of ethernet VLANs A method for facilitating the design and assignment of Ethernet VLANs. The method includes receiving a VLAN name, a class of service and two or more access ports. The switches and trunks associated with the access ports are determined. A VLAN database is searched fo... | 12/29/2009 |
| 7636351 | Methods, systems, and storage mediums for providing database management services for a telecommunications system Embodiments relate to a method, system, and storage medium for providing database management services for a telecommunications system. The method includes extracting a first set of raw data from a legacy system relating to telecommunications transmission lines via a... | 12/22/2009 |
| 7634256 | Caller identification queue for wireless telephones A method and system are provided for collecting and storing caller identification information associated with a calling party directed to an out of service wireless telephone. When calls are made to a wireless telephone, a determination is made as to whether the tel... | 12/15/2009 |
| 7627661 | Methods, systems, and computer program products for implementing ontological domain services A method, system, and computer program product for implementing ontological domain services is provided. The method includes creating an ontological domain using information elements accrued from sources and in response to detectable behaviors of an individual or en... | 12/01/2009 |
| 7624187 | Method, system and computer program product for providing Ethernet VLAN capacity requirement estimation A method for providing Ethernet VLAN capacity requirement estimation. The method includes receiving a VLAN that contains VLAN access ports, VLAN switches and VLAN trunks. The VLAN access ports include VLAN bandwidth requirements and VLAN class of service. The VLAN t... | 11/24/2009 |
| 7624152 | Methods, computer programs, and apparatus for performing format conversion of files attached to electronic messages Methods, computer programs, and apparatus for performing format conversion of a file attached to an electronic message. A message entered by a user is accepted. The user's selection of a file is also accepted, and the file is copied for accompanying the message as a... | 11/24/2009 |
| 7623849 | Method, system, and storage medium for providing comprehensive originator identification services Embodiments relate to a method, system, and storage medium for transmitting enhanced originator information over a communications network. The method includes receiving information elements selected by an originator terminal from a database. The information elements... | 11/24/2009 |
| 7623645 | System and method for gathering information related to a geographical location of a caller in a public switched telephone network In a telecommunication system having at least two communicants (i.e., a caller and a callee), a system and method are presented for collecting information associated with the geographical location of either of the communicants. In one embodiment, the approach entail... | 11/24/2009 |
| 7623631 | Multimedia emergency services A system and method for remotely controlling one or more monitoring devices in a user's household in the event of emergency so as to more productively monitor the emergency situation on a real-time basis. The monitoring devices may include a number of multimedia ins... | 11/24/2009 |
| 7599482 | Systems and methods for caller-controlled tune notification of a call A system and method for a caller to control a tune notification for a telephone call includes a service switching point and a service control point. The service switching point is operable to receive a tune notification service access code and a called directory num... | 10/06/2009 |
| 7599480 | Exempting certain incoming callers from screening by a privacy system A privacy system determines in connection with a call from a particular calling party whether a name identification thereof is available, and if so allows the call to be put through to the called party with the name identification. The called party thus can review t... | 10/06/2009 |
| 7590223 | Telephone emergency response systems and methods An emergency system includes a gateway and a database in communication with the gateway. The database comprises first routing information for establishing a first communication link between a communication device and a controller, second routing information for esta... | 09/15/2009 |
| 7587753 | Methods, systems, and storage mediums for implementing issue notification and resolution activities Exemplary embodiments include methods, systems, and storage mediums for implementing issue notification and resolution activities. The method includes receiving a request for access to a network service from a user associated with an account that has been flagged as... | 09/08/2009 |
| 7587039 | Method, system and storage medium for providing automated call acknowledgement services Embodiments of the invention relate to a method, system, and storage medium for providing automated call acknowledgement services over a network. The method includes receiving a data request from a call-receiving device to acknowledge an incoming call from a calling... | 09/08/2009 |
| 7586898 | Third party content for internet caller-ID messages One preferred embodiment of the present invention provides a system and method for supplying third party announcements to a receiving party having a device coupled to the Internet. One embodiment of the present invention includes a method and system for providing In... | 09/08/2009 |
| 7584230 | Method, systems and computer program products for monitoring files A method for monitoring files including receiving a folder including at least one file path specifying a server machine and a directory. For one or more of the file paths in the folder, a query is transmitted to the server machine requesting current directory data c... | 09/01/2009 |
| 7580374 | Systems and methods for setting future teleconference calls Systems and methods relate to setting-up a future telephone conference between a host party and at least one participant party. The host party dials into a system and enters the meeting date/time and meeting parties' telephone numbers. At the meeting time, the syste... | 08/25/2009 |
| 7577519 | Methods, systems, and computer program products for implementing a locator service Methods, systems, and computer program products for implementing a locator service are provided. The method includes receiving, at a computer system, object identification information and location identification information from a vehicle. The location identificatio... | 08/18/2009 |
| 7568016 | Cookie management systems and methods A cookie management system serves as a central storage location for information and other data on users. A user's machine contains a cookie having a key and the cookie management system associates user information with this key. Upon receiving a request from a user,... | 07/28/2009 |
| 7567652 | Proactive maintenance application Methods and systems for proactively maintaining a telephone system local loop. One embodiment includes acquiring at least one type of information selected from information from a Dynamic Network Analyzer or information from a Loop Facilities and Control System. Anot... | 07/28/2009 |
| 7567519 | Remote testing and monitoring to a cell site in a cellular communications network Systems and methods provide remote performance monitoring and testing to a cell site in a cellular communications network. The systems and methods include a network management center having remote monitoring and testing capabilities utilizing an intelligent customer... | 07/28/2009 |
| 7567165 | Methods, devices, and computer program products for providing ambient noise sensitive alerting Methods, devices, and computer program products for providing ambient noise sensitive alerting. The methods comprise receiving ambient noise, converting the ambient noise to an electrical signal, detecting a parameter of the electrical signal which is indicative of ... | 07/28/2009 |
| 7565678 | Methods and devices for discouraging unauthorized modifications to set top boxes and to gateways Methods and devices are disclosed for discouraging unauthorized modifications to set top boxes and gateways. Resource information is received that describing the number of disk drives and/or the capacity of each disk drive. A processor communicates with a database t... | 07/21/2009 |
| 7564960 | Methods, systems and computer program products for dynamic caller ID messaging Methods, systems, and computer program products for caller identification messaging are disclosed. A calling party uses a Caller ID Messaging Device that supplants the incoming calling line identification (ICLID) signal with a Caller ID Messaging Signal and transmit... | 07/21/2009 |
| 7558833 | Method and system for selectively forwarding electronic-mail A method for selectively forwarding e-mail comprising receiving a first e-mail message at a first receiving host system from an originator at a sending host system. The first e-mail message is addressed to a recipient at a first mailbox on the first receiving host s... | 07/07/2009 |
| 7555675 | Methods, systems and computer program products for providing an internet protocol based device health check Methods, systems and computer program products provide an IP based device health check. The methods include initiating a health check to be performed at a customer location. The results of the health check are received and stored as an install state. A current state... | 06/30/2009 |
| 7551724 | Utilities module for proactive maintenance application A method of managing proactive maintenance tasks for a communication system. The method includes storing proactive maintenance tasks and searching the tasks using at least one search criteria. Deletion of a proactive maintenance tasks is permitted if the proactive m... | 06/23/2009 |
| 7546535 | Methods, systems, and computer program products for sorting electronic-mail messages Methods, systems, and computer program products for sorting e-mail. Methods include receiving an e-mail message for a user at a first mailbox. The e-mail message includes an attribute. A probability that a copy of the e-mail message belongs in a second mailbox is ca... | 06/09/2009 |
| 7529538 | Pre-paid wireless interactive voice response system A wireless communications system providing interactive voice response is disclosed. The system is menu-driven, and can accept information and requests from customers. In response to one type of request, the system can provide the customer with information regarding ... | 05/05/2009 |
| 7529457 | Methods and devices for tracing fiber optic cable Exemplary embodiments include a tracing clip for a fiber optic cable including: a clip body including an inner and an outer surface; a metal clip disposed on the outer surface; a metal tooth disposed on the inner surface, wherein the metal clip tooth connects to a m... | 05/05/2009 |
| 7526496 | Methods, systems, and computer program products for implementing data standardization activities A method, system, and computer program product for implementing data standardization activities. The method includes defining a data control structure using meta-data and rules. The method also includes receiving content from one or more source systems that provide ... | 04/28/2009 |
| 7526278 | System and method for providing short message targeted advertisements over a wireless communications network A method and system for providing targeted advertisement information to consumers over a wireless communications network. In one embodiment, local advertisers register to advertise on certain wireless communications devices that are in close proximity to the adverti... | 04/28/2009 |
| 7512222 | Methods and systems for automated prepaid service routing Methods and systems for automatically routing a long distance call placed by a subscriber to a prepaid service provider. Methods are discussed for allowing the prepaid subscriber to directly dial a called party's long distance telephone number, and then routing the ... | 03/31/2009 |
| 7505566 | Method, system and computer program product for facilitating the analysis of automatic line insulation testing data A method for analyzing automatic line insulation testing (ALIT) data comprising receiving an electronic version of ALIT test results and parsing the ALIT test results to extract error data. The error data is inserted into an ALIT database. A number of exceptions per... | 03/17/2009 |
| 7499533 | System and method for caller controlled time demarcation A method and system for providing a caller-controlled demarcation service is described. An embodiment of the present invention is advantageously implemented as an advanced service in an intelligent telecommunications network. An embodiment of the present invention a... | 03/03/2009 |
| 7495047 | Poly(arylene ether) composition, method, and article A synergistic flame retardant combination includes (a) a phosphorus salt having the formula wherein Md+ is a metal ion or an onium ion; d is 1, 2, 3, or 4 according to the identity of M and its oxidation state; e... | 02/24/2009 |
| 7466806 | Pre-paid wireless interactive voice response system with variable announcements A wireless communications system providing interactive voice response is disclosed. The system is menu driven, and can accept information as well as deliver information to the customer in the form of prompts or prompt information. The system includes provisions that... | 12/16/2008 |
