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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6738379 | Method of preserving data packet sequencing A method of preserving data packet sequencing between nodes in a radio telecommunications network in which the User Datagram Protocol/Internet Protocol (UDP/IP) is utilized to communicate between the nodes of the network. Sequencing numbers are added to the headers ... | 05/18/2004 |
| 6711157 | System and method of creating subscriber services in an IP-based telecommunications network A system and method of creating subscriber services in an Internet Protocol (IP)-based telecommunications network. A service creation architecture includes a Service Component Creator (SCC) that creates service proxy objects, and posts them on a Lookup Service (LUS)... | 03/23/2004 |
| 6711156 | System and method for providing enhanced user-service interaction in an integrated telecommunications network A system and method of providing enhanced user-service interactivity between a user and a service in an integrated telecommunications network including an IP-based packet-switched (PSN) portion and a circuit-switched network (CSN) portion. The network supports IN-ba... | 03/23/2004 |
| 6711143 | System and method in a GPRS network for interfacing a base station system with a serving GPRS support node A system and method in a General Packet Radio Service (GPRS) network for interfacing a Base Station System (BSS) and a Serving GPRS Support Node (SGSN). A protocol stack in the BSS and the SGSN includes a User Datagram Protocol (UDP) layer over an Internet Protocol ... | 03/23/2004 |
| 6707813 | Method of call control to minimize delays in launching multimedia or voice calls in a packet-switched radio telecommunications network A method of call control in a packet-switched radio telecommunication network that minimizes delays in launching a voice call from a first Internet Protocol (IP)-based mobile station (MS) to a second IP-based MS. The method includes the steps of preventing voice tra... | 03/16/2004 |
| 6687356 | System and method for providing device-aware services in an integrated telecommunications network A system and method of device-aware service provisioning in a hybrid/integrated telecommunications network having a packet-switched network portion (PSN) and heterogeneous circuit-switched network (CSN) portions. A user profile is provided which partition... | 02/03/2004 |
| 6687252 | Dynamic IP address allocation system and method In a General Packet Radio Service (GPRS) network, a system and method of dynamically allocating an Internet Protocol (IP) address to a mobile terminal (MT) operating in the network. A Gateway GPRS Service Node (GGSN) requests IP addresses over the Gi inte... | 02/03/2004 |
| 6667968 | System and method for providing multiple endpoints in a device disposed in a packet-switched network A system and method for providing multiple endpoints in a single proxy device disposed in a packet-switched network system comprising a gatekeeper. The proxy device is configured with an alias address and transport address. Each endpoint is provided with ... | 12/23/2003 |
| 6625141 | System and method for providing value-added services (VAS) in an integrated telecommunications network using session initiation protocol (SIP) A system and method for providing Value-Added Services (VAS) in an integrated telecommunications network having a packet-switched network portion (PSN) operable with Session Initiation Protocol (SIP). The integrated telecommunications network includes a S... | 09/23/2003 |
| 6614784 | System and method for providing supplementary services (SS) in an integrated telecommunications network A system and method of service provisioning in an integrated telecommunications network having a packet-switched network portion (PSN) and a circuit-switched network (CSN) portion with a gateway disposed therebetween. A service node comprising a Service C... | 09/02/2003 |
| 6604142 | Method of filtering responses to gatekeeper discovery multicast request message A method and apparatus for filtering responses to a gatekeeper discovery request message that is multicast from a mobile terminal to a plurality of gatekeepers in a communications network so that an optimum gatekeeper can be selected. When using the H.323... | 08/05/2003 |
| 6574469 | System and method of minimizing the number of voice transcodings during a conference call in a packet-switched network A system, method and access gateway for minimizing the number of transcodings of a speech signal during a Voice-over-IP (VoIP) conference call in a packet-switched network in which Tandem Free Operation (TFO) is utilized. The system includes a first gatew... | 06/03/2003 |
| 6546247 | Home location server and call processing method in a hybrid second/third generation radio telecommunications network A Home Location Server (HLS) and method of processing an incoming real-time call to a Mobile Station (MS) in a hybrid radio telecommunications network having both second generation (2G) and third generation (3G) service nodes. When a request for location ... | 04/08/2003 |
| 6496690 | Prepaid subscriber service for packet-switched and circuit-switched radio telecommunications networks A system and method of providing a prepaid subscriber service to a mobile subscriber in an integrated wireless telecommunications network having a circuit-switched portion and a General Packet Radio Service (GPRS) packet-switched portion. A prepaid subscr... | 12/17/2002 |
| 6186703 | Mechanical interlocking means for retaining wall An improved method and system for attaching a welded wire grid-work panel to a plurality of face panels of a retaining wall. The method first begins by providing a plurality of stackable face panels, each face panel having a plurality of anchor links fixe... | 02/13/2001 |
| 6097963 | Method of providing a multiple mobile subscriber access group in a radio telecommunications network A method in a radio telecommunications network of connecting an incoming call to a called subscriber in a Multiple Mobile Subscriber Access Group (MMSAG) which includes a plurality of mobile subscribers. The incoming call, which includes a group identific... | 08/01/2000 |
| 6097962 | Method of handling short message service acknowledgement messages between cooperating mobile switching centers in a radio telecommunications network A method of handling SMS messages in a radio telecommunications network when an originating mobile station-based Short Message Entity (MS-SME) sends a SMS origination message while operating in a first Mobile Switching Center (MSC) and then moves into a s... | 08/01/2000 |
| 6097937 | System and method of implementing a private charge rate in a radio telecommunications network A system and method for determining a charge rate for a call from a mobile station in a cellular telecommunications network in which a public system operates a macrocell which overlays a microcell operated by a private system. The private system reports w... | 08/01/2000 |
| 6084628 | System and method of providing targeted advertising during video telephone calls A system in a telecommunications network for providing targeted advertising to subscribers utilizing display screens to conduct a video telephone call. The system comprises a centralized database of subscriber advertising preferences, an information sourc... | 07/04/2000 |
