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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7355130 | Cable sealing device A cable sealing device (10) includes a member (14) includes an elastomeric material and adapted to be fitted into a cable receiving aperture. The member includes a first wall (16) and a second wall (18) spaced apart from the first wall to... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7301903 | Method and apparatus for achieving an optimal response time in a telecommunications system Response time estimation is provided to forecast the response times of a telecommunications device, particularly, a media gateway (206a . . . n). A soft switch (216) switches communication data in a telecommunications network. A call feature ser... | 11/27/2007 |
| 6940963 | Methods and apparatus for automatically determining a call service request Methods and apparatus for automatically determining a call service request in a first communications device and for signalling the call service request determination to a second communications device. The second communications device can apply the service to the cal... | 09/06/2005 |
| D508568 | Outdoor enclosure | 08/16/2005 |
| 6834298 | System and method for network auto-discovery and configuration A Network Auto-Discovery service is provided. In operation, an administrator inputs a set of IP (Internet Protocol) address ranges inside which the distributed system exists. The Auto-Discovery Unit (104) steps through the IP addresses in the ranges testing e... | 12/21/2004 |
| 6829622 | Apparatus and method for mobile device synchronization Many portable computing devices include data based applications such as schedules, contact managers, and the like, which can be synchronized with another computing device, such as a desktop computer, whereby the data on both synchronized devices are conformed. The p... | 12/07/2004 |
| 6829739 | Apparatus and method for data buffering Memory segment overwrites are detected by providing a redundant header at the end of a segment and comparing a redundant header to an initial header. In specific embodiments, overwrites may be detected both after segment writes and prior to buffer reads. In further ... | 12/07/2004 |
| 6826178 | Apparatus for performing bit sensitive parallel bus peer addressing Methods and apparatus used in systems for communicating data (e.g., voice, video and alphanumeric data), including but not limited to telecommunications systems, computer systems, to efficiently utilize bandwidth by performing bit sensitive peer addressing. Apparatu... | 11/30/2004 |
| 6819745 | Method and apparatus of testing a POTS circuit and DSL circuit through a splitter A simple means is provided to test the cross connect wiring of a communications system which uses a POTS splitter to separate broadband and narrow band signals. A suitable frequency test signal such as 1 KHz tone is fed at sufficient amplitude to the broadband port ... | 11/16/2004 |
| 6819755 | Methods and apparatus for controlling call handling in a communications network Methods and apparatus for controlling call handling in a communications network. The methods and apparatus include special processing and network signalling (between network communications devices) which enable a caller to complete a critical transaction, without in... | 11/16/2004 |
| 6819756 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING CALL PULLBACK BY AN AUTOMATIC CALL DISTRIBUTION (ACD) SYSTEM FROM AN INTERACTIVE VOICE RESPONSE (IVR) SYSTEM AND FOR ALLOWING AN ACD CALLER TO COMPLETE A CRITICAL TRANSACTION WHILE CONNECTED TO THE IVR Methods and apparatus for controlling the ability of an ACD server to pull back a call from an IVR server and for allowing an ACD caller to complete a critical transaction while connected to an IVR include special processing and network signaling which enable the AC... | 11/16/2004 |
| 6810015 | Apparatus and method for optimizing the use of multiple gateway in ToL systems A system and method for a gatekeeper (108) to multicast commands to all gateways (106) in the system. The gateways (106) listen for one of their peer gateways (106) to accept. If one accepts, then the other gateways ignore the pending cal... | 10/26/2004 |
| 6804329 | Methods and apparatus for enabling a non-DID station of a PBX or MLTS to receive a PSAP call back Methods for enabling a non-DID station of a PBX or MLTS to receive a PSAP call back include assigning a special DID number for use by non-DID stations behind the PBX/MLTS, detecting when a non-DID station dials an emergency number, storing the station number of the ... | 10/12/2004 |
| 6804339 | Real-time object-oriented database for TAPI service providers A TAPI database system and method according to the present invention. According to one implementation, an object-oriented TAPI database (200) is provided which supports code re-use when using in other TAPI service providers. The database (200) models a... | 10/12/2004 |
| 6801521 | System and method for distributed call signaling in telephony-over-LAN networks A gateway (106) to an H.323 network configured to monitor and intercept in-band signaling from external networks. The gateway (106) further provides to the H.323 terminal (102) out-of-band signaling indicative of the nature of the in-band signal... | 10/05/2004 |
| 6801615 | Carrier identification codes (CIC) conversion A Carrier Identification Code (CIC) aware private communications network. International calls are placed with a CIC from a station at an originating server and routed over a private network to a connected public network gateway switch located in another country for ... | 10/05/2004 |
| 6801623 | Software configurable sidetone for computer telephony Techniques for software configurable sidetone are provided. A user can select one or more characteristics of the sidetone and the sidetone signal will be generated according to an input signal and the user selected characteristic or characteristics. A bipartite calc... | 10/05/2004 |
| 6792100 | Method and apparatus for sharing point codes in a network Migration of a circuit-based-switch to a packet-based-soft-switch in a SS7 telecommunications network is accomplished with no disruption to subscriber service and retains and reuses the assigned signaling point code (SPC) of the existing circuit-based-switch. The sy... | 09/14/2004 |
| 6792095 | Automatic feature changeover between a wired telephone and a wireless portable telephone A telecommunications system provides “feature forwarding” between a fixed telephone unit (such as a desktop wired telephone) and a portable telephone unit (such as a cellular telephone) that are assigned to the same prime telephone number. Thus, only one of the ... | 09/14/2004 |
| 6785381 | Telephone having improved hands free operation audio quality and method of operation thereof A telephone having a hands-free mode of operation. The telephone includes a pair of microphones spaced apart from each other. Each microphone receives sound in hands-free mode of operation and provides audio signals representative of received sounds. The audio signa... | 08/31/2004 |
| 6785867 | Automatic application loading for e-mail attachments A system and method for automatically loading an application program associated with an e-mail application attachment file upon reception of the e-mail. Alternatively, the application program may be loaded as soon as the e-mail message itself is opened, without wait... | 08/31/2004 |
| 6785223 | System and method for restarting of signaling entities in H.323-based realtime communication networks A system and method in an H.323 network for automatically reestablishing signaling that was interrupted due to gatekeeper failure. Primary and secondary gatekeepers (104a, 106a) establish a supervisory link (1b) with one ano... | 08/31/2004 |
| 6778647 | Redundant database storage of selected record information for an automated interrogation device A system for automated handling of call interactions includes an automated interrogation device, typically having interactive voice response (IVR) capability, with local memory for storing subset records. Each subset record corresponds to a master record that is rem... | 08/17/2004 |
| 6775247 | Reducing multipoint conferencing bandwidth A method, apparatus and communication system for efficiently and economically supporting a multipoint videoconference call is described. The multimedia conference unit determines which communication unit is a dominant communication unit, with the other communication... | 08/10/2004 |
| 6766422 | Method and system for web caching based on predictive usage The present method for predictive caching operation determines a time-based pattern of a high-access period for a web page, and pre-fetches the web page into a cache before the high access period begins. A table is generated where the table comprises a URL, a time o... | 07/20/2004 |
| 6760585 | Private user mobility (PUM) update and private integrated services network PUM alternative identifier translator (PP-AIT) system and methods In a network comprising call handling services for mobile users, services being requested by the mobile user for an active call and wherein each user registers for services with a personal identification number (PIN), a method for updating said personal identificati... | 07/06/2004 |
| 6757359 | Methods and apparatus for transmitting accurate emergency location identification numbers (ELINs) from behind a multi-line telephone system (MLTS) utilizing port equipment numbers Methods for accurate transmission of ELIN/callback number from an emergency caller calling from behind a PBX/MLTS include assigning a port equipment number to each device/trunk of the PBX/MLTS and associating ports/devices with ELINs and callback numbers. The appara... | 06/29/2004 |
| 6757277 | System and method for coding algorithm policy adjustment in telephony-over-LAN networks A bandwidth adjustment server (BWAS) (109) is provided which monitors system bandwidth usage, sends requests to terminals (102A, 102B and/or 106), to identify their coding capabilities, and directs each of the terminals to adjust their co... | 06/29/2004 |
| 6747999 | Jitter buffer adjustment algorithm A jitter buffer controller (110) allows the depth of the jitter buffer (113) to be adjusted dynamically according to the varying jitter of the current sequence. The jitter buffer controller (110) maintains a cache (109) of previous jitter... | 06/08/2004 |
| 6744857 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR TRANSMITTING OVER A PRIVATE NETWORK ACCURATE EMERGENCY LOCATION IDENTIFICATION NUMBERS (ELINS) FROM BEHIND A MULTI-LINE TELEPHONE SYSTEM (MLTS) UTILIZING PORT EQUIPMENT NUMBERS Methods for accurate transmission of ELIN/callback number from an emergency caller calling from behind a PBX/MLTS include assigning a port equipment number to each device/trunk of the PBX/MLTS and associating ports/devices with ELINs and callback numbers. The appara... | 06/01/2004 |
| 6738083 | Method and system of displaying telecommunication trace diagnostic information A display format for a distributed system and method using a catalog definition language (CDL) based integrated trace analysis (iTAS) application for decoding telecommunication tracer information originating from any telecommunication network element and utilizing a... | 05/18/2004 |
| 6728339 | Apparatus and method for E911 detection and callback monitoring In an enhanced 911 (E911) response system, a callback monitor including a microphone and a speaker is connected to a telephone. When a caller dials 911 from the telephone, upon the telephone going on-hook, the callback monitor is activated to allow a 911 operator wh... | 04/27/2004 |
| 6728771 | Generic transport option for transporting messages in relay or broadcast mode via combinations of ISDN B-channels or D-channels Generic transport option invoked by a system administrator module (104) which defines what data type to send, the destination to which the data should be sent, the dissemination method, the mode of transport, the schedule, and which transport facility to be u... | 04/27/2004 |
| 6724877 | User specified hold recall treatment A telecommunications server (12) includes a timed recall request unit (202) coupled to a timer (200). The timed recall request unit (202) interfaces to the call park service (100) and/or the call hold service (101). When a r... | 04/20/2004 |
| 6724860 | Methods and apparatus for transmitting accurate emergency location identification numbers (ELINs) from behind a multi-line telephone system (MLTS) after an emergency caller disconnects The invention is directed to methods for accurate transmission of ELIN/callback number from an emergency caller calling from behind a PBX/MLTS include assigning a port equipment number to each device/trunk of the PBX/MLTS and associating ports/devices with ELINs and... | 04/20/2004 |
| 6717959 | Methods and apparatus for automatically detecting call appearance values for each primary directory number on a basic rate interface Methods and apparatus for automatically configuring Call Appearance values in an ISDN BRI include providing means for one PDN to call the other PDN in the same BRI, recording the Call Appearance data for the first call, placing the first call on hold and calling the... | 04/06/2004 |
| 6707887 | System and method for automatic detection of loop start and ground start trunks Telephone equipment, such as a private branch exchange (PBX) is provided according to an implementation of the present invention. The telephone equipment includes one or more trunk interface cards. The trunk interface cards are configurable by software to operate wi... | 03/16/2004 |
| 6604871 | Method and apparatus for compensating for polarization mode dispersion (PMD) using a Mach-Zender interferometer To compensate for polarization mode dispersion (PMD) induced distortion in an optical signal, an optical pulse is split into two orthogonally polarized pulses. A polarization controller selectively aligns the arbitrarily oriented first and second principa... | 08/12/2003 |
| 6452946 | Apparatus and method for improving performance in master and slave communications systems A method and a system for improving the exchange of data between a master system and multiple slave systems involves bundling multiple abbreviated messages into a single frame and transmitting the single frame across a long delay communications link. The ... | 09/17/2002 |
| 6421392 | Single-source multidrop communication system A digital communications system can be configured with a single transmitter and passive remote stations that encode data by attenuating signals. In one optical arrangement, a single transducer serves as a receiver and modulator. In another arrangement, mu... | 07/16/2002 |
