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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8027660 | Architecture for managing prepaid wireless communications services The present invention is directed to a system and method for managing a prepaid wireless account for voice and data communications services. According to one embodiment the communications system, having a prepaid architecture for managing a plurality of prepaid wire... | 09/27/2011 |
| 7653377 | 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 and requests from customers. In response to one type of request, the system can provide the customer with information regarding ... | 01/26/2010 |
| 7573982 | Methods and systems for managing a call session Methods and systems are provided for managing call sessions on public and private networks. The methods and systems operate to receive and send voice over internet protocol (VoIP) communications using a network, such as an IP network. The methods and systems also op... | 08/11/2009 |
| 7450931 | Providing real time call log data to a remote call log for calls to and from a mobile communications apparatus Methods, systems, appaatuses, and computer program products provide call data associated with calls to and from a mobile communication appartus. The call data supports a web-accessible call log feature that presents a summary of calling activity to a subscriber of c... | 11/11/2008 |
| 7440413 | Asynchronous digital subscriber line (ADSL) resource planning A system and methods to optimize the resource planning of ADSL services is provided. In an illustrative implementation, a network management system (NMS) communicates with an ADSL network to provision resources for participating users. The provisioning process yield... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7272493 | G.P.S. management system A management system using Global Positioning System receivers for tracking remote units from a central office and quickly and conveniently determining if those remote units have varied from a set of predetermined parameters of operation. The system also includes pro... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7263175 | Methods, systems, and computer program products for tracking breaks in physical plant during maintenance of a public switched telephone network Breaks in physical plant that occur in maintaining a public switched telephone network (PSTN) are tracked by receiving notices that correspond to incidences in which physical plant is broken in performing maintenance tasks on the PSTN for a defined time interval. In... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7263173 | Evaluating performance of a voice mail system in an inter-messaging network One preferred embodiment of the present invention provides a system and method for evaluating the performance of an inter-messaging network of voice mail systems. This preferred embodiment includes an evaluation test unit that connects to the inter-messaging network... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7263535 | Resource list management system A system for providing group accessibility is provided. A representative resource list management system includes a group management system operable to store a resource list for a user, and a service manager operable to detect a status of a contact associated with t... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7263176 | Diagnostic checking of an inter-messaging network One preferred embodiment of the present invention provides a system and method for checking the performance of sub-systems in an inter-messaging network of voice mail systems. This preferred embodiment includes a network diagnostic device that connects to the inter-... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7260203 | Method and apparatus for routing calls based on identification of the calling party or calling line A method and apparatus for routing calls for a subscriber based on the identification of the calling party or the originating line. Generally, the present invention operates to identify a calling party or originating line and then select a routing list based on this... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7257207 | Method and system for paying prepaid communications credit A method and system for prepaying credits to a user account for communications services is provided. A system receives an origination number and a code. The code corresponds to a predefined payment amount for prepaid credit. The system credits an account associated ... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7248688 | Virtual physician office systems and methods Methods and systems are disclosed for enabling a virtual physician office (VPO) that uses a network-based physician practice application and leverages the assets of a shared, communications network of legacy systems. A data connection is established with a rule-base... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7246327 | Interactive, menu-driven interface to database An interactive, menu-driven interface to a cellular site information database is disclosed. The user may enter a form name such as channel, cell, trkgrp, trkmem, etc. into a form selection screen. The user may enter the operation desired to be performed on the form ... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7245715 | Integrated chat client with receiving party choice 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 inte... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7245704 | Automated third party call activated when 911 dialed Methods, systems, and apparatuses that operate with different communications devices, different users, and/or different communications networks to generate, enable, disable, transmit, and/or otherwise control an Emergency Third Party Communications Signal. According... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7242925 | Wireless market place for multiple access internet portal Multiple access internet portals with wireless market place systems are provided. A representative system, among others, includes a wireless internet server and a wireless market place system. The wireless internet server routes internet content from a content provi... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7240095 | Electronic mail notification A system and method for notifying a subscriber of new email messages located at a post office. The system includes a proxy email client in communication with a post office via an external network, the proxy email client utilizing information from a file containing t... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7239693 | Network-based timed ring suppression Systems and methods for timed ring suppression are disclosed. After a communications device receives an incoming call and the ringer is activated to produce an initial audible alert, the ringer of the communications device may be silenced for subsequent audible aler... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7232009 | Ascension/descension apparatus and method A pole ascension apparatus and associated method are disclosed. According to one embodiment, the apparatus includes a track connected to a pole and a portable platform portion detachably connectable to the track. The portable platform portion may move upwardly and d... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7231201 | 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 ... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7231354 | Method, apparatus, and computer-readable medium for administering the implementation of product change notices A method, apparatus, and computer-readable medium for administering the implementation of product change notices (PCN). A PCN database application server computer is utilized to provide a method for implementing a change to telecommunications products. The method in... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7224978 | Location blocking service from a wireless service provider Location-blocking and identity-blocking services that can be commercially offered by a service promoter, e.g., a cellular service provider or a web advertiser. In the identity-blocking service, the service promoter may disclose the current physical location of a mob... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7225462 | Systems and methods for managing web user information Embodiments of the present invention relate to systems and methods for managing information concerning users of a network web site. The system includes a web server for providing access to various network resources, such as web pages and applications and an applicat... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7225230 | System and method for electronic message status notification This invention is directed to a system and method for providing a status notification for a message in a communications network. An embodiment of this invention is a voicemail system, which provides a caller in a telecommunications network with the option of request... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7224698 | Edge side assembler Methods, systems, and apparatuses are disclosed for enabling a virtual personalized network. Communications are established with a personal digital gateway to control access, sharing, security, and/or management of up-to-date personalized data exchanged between or a... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7224787 | Methods and systems for performing special service maintenance and installation operations in a telecommunications system Methods and systems are provided for processing data in association with an operation performed by a technician at a customer service location in a telecommunications system. In one embodiment, the method includes transmitting data related to at least one piece of e... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7221742 | Voicemail box with caller-specific storage folders A method and system are provided for creating and utilizing caller-specific memory locations or folders within a single voicemail box of a telecommunications network-based voicemail system. A subscriber to voicemail services sets up a plurality of caller-specific me... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7221739 | Callback function for messaging platform in public telephone system A messaging system includes a messaging platform storing a message from a calling party, a switching mechanism for receiving a call from a subscriber to access the stored message, and a routing application at a server. The subscriber accesses the message at the mess... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7221748 | Method for linking call log information to address book entries and replying using medium of choice A method for utilizing the caller identification information stored in call logs to retrieve address book entries stored in a database, enabling a reply to each call in the call log using the communication medium and contact address of choice. Using this method, a c... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7219366 | System and method for providing video services Set top boxes are provided with access to full EIT data streams without having to off-tune from one transport to another. If off-tuning is required, however, a locking mechanism substantially reduces or eliminates service interruption. Data in the additional EIT dat... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7218724 | Methods, systems and computer program products for automatically updating long distance country codes Long distance country codes that are used by a group of users are updated by automatically sending an electronic message to the group of users that includes at least one new or changed long distance country code, in response to automatically obtaining a listing of l... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7218918 | Systems and methods for a wireless messaging information service A method and system for sending information in the form of a wireless message to a wireless device subscriber requesting advertising, product, or service information is described. The method includes assigning an information request code by a service provider to the... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7216256 | Methods, systems, and products for verifying integrity of web-server served content Methods, systems, and products are disclosed for verifying the integrity of web server content. One method communicates with a server specified by a Uniform Resource Locator. Content specified by the Uniform Resource Locator is retrieved. If the content contains an ... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7215750 | System and method for providing custom caller-ID messages Systems and methods for providing a message in Caller-ID information are described. In one embodiment of the present invention, an applications server, such as service control point (SCP), substitutes a message for Caller-ID information when a switch serving the cal... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7212979 | System and method for identifying desirable subscribers Systems and methods for identifying a desirable subscriber by utilizing past subscriber content choices as well as subscriber is described. In one embodiment of the present invention, a content-access information database and a subscriber attribute database are merg... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7213058 | Systems and methods for processing and managing collocation application over a computer network The invention includes methods and systems of processing and managing applications for collocation space. In a computer network including a workstation, a web server, an application server, and a database, the invention assists users in completing applications for c... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7209452 | Method and system for retrieving link management interface status for a logical port Systems and methods for obtaining logical layer information in a frame relay and/or asynchronous transfer mode (ATM) network are described. In an exemplary embodiment, a physical layer test system, such as an integrated testing and analysis system, communicates with... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7209945 | Application services gateway Application services gateways that execute electronic application programs/services allows the application programs/services to be managed and administered out of a network rather than locally. The application services gateways are elements in a services delivery sy... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7209934 | Methods, 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... | 04/24/2007 |
