Assignee: Verizon Services Corp.

Location: Arlington, VA
No. of patents: 124

Number	Title	Issue Date
7886350	Methodology for measurements and analysis of protocol conformance, performance and scalability of stateful border gateways Testing of Internet-Protocol packet network perimeter protection devices, e.g., Border Gateways such as Session Border Controllers, including dynamic pinhole capable firewalls are discussed. Analysis and testing of these network perimeter protection devices is perfo...	02/08/2011
7886348	Security management system for monitoring firewall operation A test method for Internet-Protocol packet networks that verifies the proper functioning of a dynamic pinhole filtering implementation as well as quantifying network vulnerability statistically, as pinholes are opened and closed is described. Specific potential secu...	02/08/2011
7756264	Method and apparatus for providing telephone support for internet sales Methods and apparatus for providing manned, e.g., live customer support to customers, e.g., people using the Internet to purchase goods and/or services are described. A person viewing a Web Site, e.g., a customer, is presented with a button which provides the opport...	07/13/2010
7738717	Systems and methods for optimizing bit utilization in data encoding In one of many possible embodiments, a system for optimizing bit utilization in data encoding is provided. The exemplary system includes a data processing subsystem configured to identify a total number of unique characters within a set of data, which number represe...	06/15/2010
7734031	Systems and methods for integrating PSTN and IP application platforms to enable advanced telephony services A service control point (SCP) (140) associated with a public-switched telephone network (PSTN) (110) includes a service logic module (210-N+1) and a network interface (215). The service logic module (210-N+1) enables the service co...	06/08/2010
7715312	Methods and systems for maintaining quality of service (QOS) levels for data transmissions A system is provided for maintaining Quality of Service (“QoS”) parameters of data transmissions. A packet-switched network framework is provided. The network framework includes at least one router for routing the data transmissions over the network framework. T...	05/11/2010
7702091	Methods and apparatus for interoperating communication networks PSTN functionality is enhanced by the addition of an external service bridging device (ESBD) between one or more devices, e.g., signal switching points (SSPs), and a service control point (SCP). The ESBD serves as a coupling device to one or more control devices, e....	04/20/2010
7693135	Methods and apparatus for transferring from a PSTN to a VOIP telephone network AIN based methods and apparatus for transitioning telephone numbers and customers from the PSTN to a VOIP network are described. AIN line number portability features are used to allow a few gateway switches that interconnect the PSTN and VOIP networks to service cus...	04/06/2010
7675864	Automated packet switch carrier health monitoring process A system, method and computer program product are provided for determining the status of a packet-switched network by a computing device monitoring components that comprise the packet-switched network including a call-server, one or more gate-keepers, a TDM voice ga...	03/09/2010
7665024	Methods and apparatus for controlling a user interface based on the emotional state of a user Methods and apparatus for modifying a user interface as a function of the detected emotional state of a system user are described. In one embodiment, stress analysis is performed on received speech to generate an emotional state indicator value, e.g., a stress level...	02/16/2010
7664247	Methods and apparatus for integrating automatic route selection with AIN services Methods and apparatus for providing automatic route selection (ARS) services through the use of advanced intelligent network (AIN) functionality are described. AIN based ARS services are provided through the use of a route selection table implemented outside a switc...	02/16/2010
7664097	Telephone service via networking A system and method for providing telephone type services over an Internet Protocol (IP) network, such as the internetwork commonly known as the Internet. In preferred embodiments, public switched telephone networks utilizing program controlled switching systems are...	02/16/2010
7623785	DWDM optical network planning method Various embodiments of the present invention are directed to a method for creating and optimizing a DWDM optical fiber network that is configured to service a set of demands associated with a region of interest. The method may include the following steps: 1) determi...	11/24/2009
7616747	Telephone network control system and method A method of providing a user the option to accept an incoming call, play a prerecorded message to the incoming party, ignore the incoming call or forward the incoming call to a separate telephone number is disclosed for use when the user is connected, via the same t...	11/10/2009
7609818	Methods and apparatus for reducing data capture and storage requirements for call and transaction related message monitoring and fraud detection Systems for monitoring, storage, and analysis of information in signaling messages, communicated from originating networks to a destination network through one or more intermediate networks are described. Correlation and comparison between signaling messages of inte...	10/27/2009
7606359	Methods and apparatus for automating the servicing of telephone calls including requesting directional and/or other types of information Methods and apparatus for providing operator services to callers in a fully or partially automated manner are disclosed. In addition, the present invention is directed to methods and apparatus for providing new telephone services, e.g., the forwarding of messages to...	10/20/2009
7606219	Services control point selection in an advanced intelligent network In a telephone network, an intelligent peripheral (IP) provides a variety of auxiliary call processing functions, such as announcement playback and digit collection. In response to each call, the IP queries a service control point (SCP) over a data network, for inst...	10/20/2009
7579547	Adjustable interface device A container suitable as an interface device is provided. The container includes a plurality of walls that define an internal space for storage. The walls include movable portions that correspond to a wiring area within the internal space. The container includes at l...	08/25/2009
7574094	Fiber drop receiving device An optical fiber drop receiving device may include a housing assembly including a duct entry port for receiving a drop conduit. A drop receiving cylinder may be rotatably mounted in the housing assembly and connected to the duct entry port. The drop receiving cylind...	08/11/2009
7573819	Methods and apparatus for controlling bandwidth and service in a communications system Methods and apparatus for performing admission control and bandwidth allocation from a centralized network location in a communications system which supports various IP based services are described. Admission control is performed based on user interaction with a Web...	08/11/2009
7561798	Testing a fiber link in a communication system without interrupting service There is provided a method for testing an optical fiber link. The method includes employing a wavelength division multiplexer (WDM) to receive a signal via a port of the WDM and multiplex the signal onto the optical fiber link. The signal is used in a test of the op...	07/14/2009
7555685	Method and apparatus for monitoring bit-error rate A test set for evaluating network performance is described, and which may include an output device, a processor, a power supply, a memory unit, and a control terminal. The test set may be configured to receive a user-entered selection of one of a plurality of differ...	06/30/2009
7554929	Mobility aware performance evaluation A first node in a network is configured to send, to a second node in the network, an initial message indicating a test, wherein the initial message is intended to be received by a third node in the network. A test application configured to conduct a test by sending ...	06/30/2009
7549802	Fiber optic connector A fiber optic connector may include a first cover with an integral restraining mechanism and a second cover with a reciprocal restraining mechanism. A fiber optic cable having a ferrule at a terminating end may be placed within the fiber optic connector. A dust cap ...	06/23/2009
7539290	Facilitation of a conference call There is provided a system for facilitating a conference call. The system includes a module to generate a real-time voiceprint from a voice input of a participant in the conference call, and a module to provide information indicative of the participant based on the ...	05/26/2009
7526154	Cover for optical fibers and/or optical devices Apparatus and methods are provided for controlling a light emission from an end of an optical fiber by utilizing a cover that blocks the light emission at the fiber end, a detector situated between the fiber end and the cover that detects the blocked emission, and a...	04/28/2009
7510419	Easily-removeable electrical connector An electrical connector with a release mechanism configured to prevent it from hooking other cables lying transverse to its path of removal from its receptacle, when it is being removed. The default or equilibrium state of the release mechanism is such that its end ...	03/31/2009
7493324	Method and computer program product for using data mining tools to automatically compare an investigated unit and a benchmark unit Sources of operational problems in business transactions often show themselves in relatively small pockets of data, which are called trouble hot spots. Identifying these hot spots from internal company transaction data is generally a fundamental step in the problem'...	02/17/2009
7492997	Fiber optic drop ribbon, system, and associated method A fiber optic drop ribbon is described that can be attached to structures, such as the walls of multi-dwelling units (MDUs), for connecting subscribers to a fiber optic communications network. A number of coated optical fibers are supported by a backing strip of the...	02/17/2009
7489936	System and method for locating mobile terminals in mobile communication networks In one of many possible embodiments, a method of locating a mobile terminal within a location area of a mobile communication network is provided. In the method, a threshold is set by calculating a sum of all location probabilities in the location area and dividing t...	02/10/2009
7486860	Multi-dwelling unit optical fiber splitting unit A multiple dwelling unit (MDU) optical fiber splitting unit (FBU). One or more fiber strands enters the FBU at the MDU. Each strand may be connected to a variable attenuator. Each strand is subject to a one to four split. Each of the four split fibers is connected t...	02/03/2009
7486660	Transport of caller identification information through diverse communication networks A voice call is transported through diverse network paths including a switched telephone network and a wide area data internetwork, for example, the Internet. In routing the call, common channel signalling is used to provide data identifying a calling subscriber lin...	02/03/2009
7483417	Telephony communication via varied redundant networks A switched telephone network is arranged in a manner to enable packet voice communication between telephone terminals via multiple redundant packet switched networks. The packet switched networks may utilize different protocols, be operated by different entities, an...	01/27/2009
7447983	Systems and methods for decoding forward error correcting codes Systems and methods for improving the performance of decoders of forward error correcting codes use the information contained in late packet arrivals to update (or recompute) the state of the decoder. These systems and methods are generally applicable to decoders th...	11/04/2008
7447413	Fiber drop receiving device An optical fiber drop receiving device may include a housing assembly including a duct entry port for receiving a drop conduit. A drop receiving cylinder may be rotatably mounted in the housing assembly and connected to the duct entry port. The drop receiving cylind...	11/04/2008
7433459	Methods and apparatus for providing telephone support for internet sales Methods and apparatus for providing manned, e.g., live customer support to customers, e.g., people using the Internet to purchase goods and/or services are described. A person viewing a Web Site, e.g., a customer, is presented with a button which provides the opport...	10/07/2008
7421734	Network firewall test methods and apparatus A test method for Internet-Protocol packet networks that verifies the proper functioning of a dynamic pinhole filtering implementation as well as quantifying network vulnerability statistically, as pinholes are opened and closed is described. Specific potential secu...	09/02/2008
7376221	Methods and apparatus for multi-mode telephone A multi-mode telephone, e.g., an enhanced cell phone, includes a battery powered telephone module and a POTS telephone module. The phone includes a telephone jack for coupling the phone to a landline. When connected through the landline, the phone includes a mode of...	05/20/2008
7363529	Automated DSL network testing software tool A DSL network testing tool [110] tests multiple elements 9141, 143] in a DSL circuit. The testing tool may operate in either a single circuit test mode or a batch mode. In batch test mode, the network testing tool receives multiple DSL phone numbers an...	04/22/2008
7359503	Method of and system for providing services in a communications network A system for providing services in a communications network includes a service processing function, a universal directory function, and a nodal resource manager. The service processing function receives service requests, formulates requests for interworking function...	04/15/2008

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