Assignee: Nynex Science & Technology, Inc.

Location: WhitePlains, NY
No. of patents: 22

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Number	Title	Issue Date
6188907	Enhanced telephone communication methods and apparatus incorporating pager features Methods and apparatus for implementing a telephone communication system incorporating pager features are described. In accordance with the present invention, when a call to a system subscriber is received, the subscriber is contacted by the telephone swit...	02/13/2001
6124880	Multi-user video switchable translator There is provided a video conferencing system for enabling multiple, remotely located transceivers to communicate with each other, including transceiver that utilize different communication formats or protocols. The video conferencing system includes a te...	09/26/2000
6055077	Multimedia distribution system using fiber optic lines System for distributing multimedia information from a central office to multiple subscriber premises includes an optical backbone for transmitting a plurality of optical bands from the central office into a vicinity of the subscriber premises. A controlla...	04/25/2000
6009084	Concentrating transmultiplexer for cable telephony A transmultiplexer is connected between digital facilities and analog facilities for translating information between TDM and FDM formats on the digital and analog facilities, respectively. Information in the TDM format is representative of a plurality of ...	12/28/1999
6001131	Automatic target noise cancellation for speech enhancement In a noise reduction communications system, where hands-free operations are utilized, a method and system are described for capturing the ambient noise immediately following speech, and using this sample as the basis for noise cancellation of the speech s...	12/14/1999
5978449	Qualifying telephone line for digital transmission service A telephone wire pair is qualified for digital signal transmission by central office testing. The tip-to-ring capacitance of the wire pair is measured while applying to the wire pair an AC test signal at 600 Hz. The test signal at this frequency minimizes...	11/02/1999
5923646	Method for designing or routing a self-healing ring in a communications network and a self-healing ring routed in accordance with the method A method for finding or routing a ring containing predetermined ring offices of a communications network while minimizing costs of communications channels used to route the ring. The ring may be a self-healing ring, the communications channels may be opti...	07/13/1999
5864602	Qualifying telephone line for digital transmission service A telephone wire pair is qualified for digital signal transmission by central office testing. The tip-to-ring capacitance of the wire pair is measured while applying to the wire pair an AC test signal at 600 Hz. The test signal at this frequency minimizes...	01/26/1999
5859898	Messaging architecture supporting digital and analog media A message system includes voice or data messages and which allows such messages to be retrieved at the convenience of the recipient. A preferred data messaging system architecture according to the present invention includes a digital signal processor at a...	01/12/1999
5842165	Methods and apparatus for generating and using garbage models for speaker dependent speech recognition purposes Methods and apparatus for the generation of speaker dependent garbage models from the very same data used to generate speaker dependent speech recognition models, e.g., word models, are described. The technique involves processing the data included in the...	11/24/1998
5832063	Methods and apparatus for performing speaker independent recognition of commands in parallel with speaker dependent recognition of names, words or phrases Methods and apparatus for activating telephone services in response to speech are described. A directory including names is maintained for each customer. A speaker dependent speech template and a telephone number for each name, is maintained as part of ea...	11/03/1998
5832435	Methods for controlling the generation of speech from text representing one or more names Improved automated synthesis of human audible speech from text is disclosed. Performance enhancement of the underlying text comprehensibility is obtained through prosodic treatment of the synthesized material, improved speaking rate treatment, and improve...	11/03/1998
5822414	Method and apparatus for automating telecommunications class charging and for reducing operator errors Methods and apparatus for automating telecommunications billing operations and reducing operator errors when processing operator assisted telephone calls is disclosed. In accordance with the invention, when an operator assisted telephone call is being ser...	10/13/1998
5812657	Telephone number data input methods and apparatus Methods and apparatus for inputting telephone number information into an operator workstation are described. In accordance with the present invention, telephone number information may be entered as either alphabetic information using, e.g., the alphabetic...	09/22/1998
5768760	System and method for automatically processing coin collection boxes A pipelined system for removing the contents of sealed coin-collection boxes, wherein each box requires a set of different operations to be performed in seriatim to remove the box contents. The operations include removing a seal, opening a box lid, removi...	06/23/1998
5761640	Name and address processor A name and address processor for processing text contained within an existing database for subsequent text-to-speech synthesis. The processor receives as input a listing contained within a textual source database, intelligently recognizes any fields conta...	06/02/1998
5751906	Method for synthesizing speech from text and for spelling all or portions of the text by analogy Improved automated synthesis of human audible speech from text is disclosed. Performance enhancement of the underlying text comprehensibility is obtained through prosodic treatment of the synthesized material, improved speaking rate treatment, and improve...	05/12/1998
5735661	Transporter for storing and carrying multiple articles, such as coin collection boxes A mobile article transporter for carrying and storing a plurality of similar articles in a compact configuration. The transporter comprises a plurality of relatively friction-free conveyors located one above the other. Each conveyor includes a set of roll...	04/07/1998
5727072	Use of noise segmentation for noise cancellation What is disclosed is a method and system for improving noise cancellation in a signal containing speech by classifying noise frames by their characteristics, and estimating noise based on only one classification at a time. In some instances, the disclosed...	03/10/1998
5715658	System and method for automatically processing coin collection boxes A pipelined system for removing the contents of sealed coin-collection boxes, wherein each box requires a set of different operations to be performed in seriatim to remove the box contents. The operations include removing a seal, opening a box lid, removi...	02/10/1998
5712897	Fault detection in broadband cable systems A fault detection system for a broadband network having a central switch for switched telecommunications connections among subscribers each provided with subscriber interface equipment. The subscriber interface equipment has a received voice path and gene...	01/27/1998
5502759	Apparatus and accompanying methods for preventing toll fraud through use of centralized caller voice verification An apparatus and accompanying methods for preventing telephone toll fraud that relies on the use of centralized voice verification to authenticate a party claiming a particular identity and requesting service, i.e. access to a telephone network. A voice v...	03/26/1996

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Assignee: Nynex Science & Technology, Inc.