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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8126123 | Pre-biller in internet protocol multimedia subsystem (IMS) charging gateway function (CGF) This invention relates to apparatus and a method for assembling and coordinating call data records from a plurality of network elements of an Internet Protocol Multimedia System call to generate charging information. A pre-biller stores an integrated charging record... | 02/28/2012 |
| 7991131 | Control of prepaid balance status notification This invention relates to an enhanced method and apparatus for providing notification to a telecommunications customer using prepaid service that his/her prepaid balance is below a pre-specified threshold. The number of notifications is limited to a specified number... | 08/02/2011 |
| 7962120 | Allocation of internet protocol (IP) multimedia subsystem (IMS) charges This invention relates to methods and apparatus for providing customized cost allocations for telecommunications session in an Internet Protocol Multimedia Subsystem (IMS) network. A Home Subscriber Service stores data describing the policies and rules for allocatin... | 06/14/2011 |
| 7693523 | Implementation of collaborative telecommunications services This invention relates to methods and apparatus for establishing the flexible connections required to serve collaborative Telestar service requests. Telestar refers to services frequently described as being Tele* services such as teleeducation, teleconsultation and ... | 04/06/2010 |
| 7646860 | Enhanced private call screening A method and apparatus for identifying a caller who does not provide caller identification on an unanswered call. The caller is asked to record his/her name (or some other characteristic utterance). If the call is unanswered, the record is retained and can be access... | 01/12/2010 |
| 7643623 | Flexible mobile prepaid scratch card recharge This invention relates to a method and apparatus for flexibly controlling prepaid telecommunications charges. A scratch card recharge arrangement is used to prepay for future telecommunications calls. A flexible arrangement is provided to translate between the face ... | 01/05/2010 |
| 6539090 | Generalized arrangement for routing telecommunications calls Apparatus and a method for controlling the establishment of telecommunications calls. In response to a service request from a calling party, a switch serving the calling party transmits a query identifying the called party to a shared database. The databa... | 03/25/2003 |
| 6539004 | Time synchronization of packetized radio signals to base stations Methods and apparatus for transmitting packets from a source of such packets to one or more radio station sites so that the radio station sites can transmit the packets at the correct real time. Each radio site has an independent source of exact time base... | 03/25/2003 |
| 6532231 | Arrangement for changing the destination of single link, single destination data messages An arrangement and method for switching a single destination data channel to a different destination without losing any data messages. Such a switch is required, for example, when a switch is made to a standby control unit and the messages originally dest... | 03/11/2003 |
| 6493445 | Providing alerting/call waiting/call holding services to on-line internet users This invention relates to methods and apparatus for handling incoming or intra-office calls when a telephone subscriber having a POTS, (Plain Old Telephone Service) telephone instrument and line connecting that customer to a serving switch, is connected t... | 12/10/2002 |
| 6493549 | Over the air parameter administration for mobile telecommunications stations An improved method of updating parameters stored in memory of mobile telecommunications stations. An object model represents all the parameters that can be modified in an IS-683A mobile station. The details of the physical location of each parameter are d... | 12/10/2002 |
| 6459695 | System and method for determining radio frequency coverage trouble spots in a wireless communication system A method that rapidly and precisely determines the geographical location of areas of high concentration of usage (hot spots) and areas of poor RF frequency reception (dead spots) by measuring the number of failed call attempts, dropped calls and the like ... | 10/01/2002 |
| 6452490 | Home/commercial security monitoring system A method and apparatus for communicating between Customer Premises Equipment, (CPE) alarm sensing devices, and alarm monitoring stations. The sensing devices communicate with an end office switch by transmitting a message, such as a string of Dual-Tone Mu... | 09/17/2002 |
| 6453026 | Telecommunications network architecture for accessing customer premises equipment An architecture for communicating with telemetering interface units (TIUs). The system comprises an application controller which interfaces with service vendors who make requests for telemetering metering actions and/or control actions; or network server ... | 09/17/2002 |
| 6434121 | Telephone agent call management system A computer connected to an ISDN central office switch via an ISDN digital subscriber line, provides management information regarding activities of a plurality of telephone agents. The computer has shared call appearances with a number of telephone agent s... | 08/13/2002 |
| 6430175 | Integrating the telephone network and the internet web A method and apparatus for utilizing an Internet web server to direct the processing of operator assistance type calls. A Telephony web browser is connected to a switch to receive customer signals over a voice channel and switch signals over a data channe... | 08/06/2002 |
| 6415024 | System and method for special call detection and billing treatment It is desirable to be able to recognize data calls so that different charges can be applied to such calls and that vertical services, such as the use of special transmission facilities, may be offered to data callers. This recognition is accomplished by a... | 07/02/2002 |
| 6393104 | Enhanced life-line service for cable telephone customers An arrangement for enhancing the capabilities of emergency service provisions for telephone stations served by a cable system. In accordance with the prior art, telephone stations served by cable systems are frequently provided with access to an emergency... | 05/21/2002 |
| 6389131 | Enhanced initiate call attempt A method and apparatus for establishing calls initiated by an initial call attempt request to permit the characteristics of call connections established in response to the ICA request to be controlled by translation information of a defining port. The def... | 05/14/2002 |
| 6377690 | Safe transmission of broadband data messages An arrangement for providing secure transmission of information. The bulk of the information is transmitted over non-secure channels such as broadcast media which terminate on a plurality of receiving stations. However, a residue of data is transmitted ov... | 04/23/2002 |
| 6370112 | Seamless path switchover in a connection-oriented packet network In a connection-oriented packet switching network, different paths through the network from one point to another are likely to have different delay. The invention is a method and network architecture for rerouting data packets from one path to another pat... | 04/09/2002 |
| 6324280 | Optimum routing of calls over the public switched telephone network and the internet A method and apparatus for selectively establishing a connection via a telephone network, or via the Internet. A network access switch decides whether to use the telephone network or the Internet. If connections are established using the Internet, the est... | 11/27/2001 |
| 6324176 | Switching internet traffic through digital switches having a time slot interchange network Apparatus and a method for interfacing between the Internet and the Telephone Network. A time slot interchange is enhanced by the addition of a supplementary memory for storing data for accumulating Internet packets. When a packet has been accumulated, th... | 11/27/2001 |
| 6317601 | Automatic code gapping (ACG) for wireless systems In a wireless telecommunications network, apparatus and method for code gapping messages from mobile switching centers to switching control points. The switching control point, (SCP), sends a stand-alone message containing only code gap control informatio... | 11/13/2001 |
| 6310878 | Large packet switch router A large router for routing datagrams. The large router comprises a plurality of router slices, each of which receives switches and transmits datagrams. Each router slice has a routing memory for routing the packets. If a packet is received whose destinati... | 10/30/2001 |
| 6272358 | Vocoder by-pass for digital mobile-to-mobile calls Apparatus for performing a smooth by-pass of extra Vocoders in a mobile station to mobile station connection. Vocoders are used in mobile stations using digital signals to communicate with base stations. When the vocoded signals are to be transmitted over... | 08/07/2001 |
| 6263187 | Obtaining data for calls made by a specific/cellular mobile station The method and apparatus for automatically monitoring call processing transactions performed in base stations of a mobile cellular telecommunications switching system. A mobile switching center maintains a list of mobile stations whose calls are being mon... | 07/17/2001 |
| 6243400 | Subrate voice switching over switching and telecommunication networks Apparatus for switching full rate (e.g., 64 kilobit per second) signals and composite signals comprising a plurality of subrate signals (e.g., 32 kilobit per second subrate signal). The apparatus includes a unit for compressing selected ones of a pluralit... | 06/05/2001 |
| 6233325 | Calling party identification announcement service Calling party identification announcement service (CPIAS) provides an announcement of the caller's name to a called party, so that the called party may accept of reject a call. This invention relates to arrangements for providing CPIAS using centralized a... | 05/15/2001 |
| 6215782 | Method for reconnecting calls in a wireless telecommunications system A method for reconnecting calls affected by a loss of synchronization comprises detecting disconnect of a call and initiating a time-out sequence during which reconnection attempts are performed. The reconnection time-out sequence may be incremented a pre... | 04/10/2001 |
| 6212270 | Control of telemetry interface gateway for a voice call Relates to apparatus and methods for permitting an agent of a utility or service bureau to access customer metering equipment before or during a conversation with the customer. For accessing before a call, while the customer is still on-book, an alert sig... | 04/03/2001 |
| 6208725 | Arrangement for controlling remote telephones Apparatus and a method for controlling of a telecommunications station. A controlling computer establishes a data connection to a controlled computer. The controlled computer is connected via a data connection to the station. The controlled computer recei... | 03/27/2001 |
| 6201969 | Control of handoff in CDMA cellular systems This invention relates to an arrangement for efficiently providing an up to date neighbor list for base stations serving a wireless cellular telecommunications call. The neighbor list is required by a mobile station measuring signal strengths of signals f... | 03/13/2001 |
| 6198750 | ATM access interface: hardware based quick response flow control An arrangement for concentrating broadband data from a plurality of CPEs (customer premises equipments) for transmission over a link to an ATM network. Because each CPE can generate data at the full rate of the link, it is necessary to detect peaks of bur... | 03/06/2001 |
| 6198916 | Call screening in wireless systems An apparatus and a method for allowing a user of a wireless station to screen incoming calls by presenting to the user a displayed text generated by a speech-to-text converter, the text corresponding to the initial portion of a message that the caller is ... | 03/06/2001 |
| 6198738 | Communications between the public switched telephone network and packetized data networks A method and apparatus for completing intra-data-network calls and calls between a public switched telephone network (PSTN) and a data network. For the case of an Internet data network, an Internet Phone Register is provided to identify the User Location ... | 03/06/2001 |
| 6192115 | Obtaining information about a called telecommunications party Apparatus and a method for providing a caller with information about a called party. In one preferred embodiment, the information includes information concerning the charges to be incurred in making a call to the called party. Advantageously, in an enviro... | 02/20/2001 |
| 6178238 | Speed calling when away from home An arrangement for permitting callers to make speed dialing calls away from their home telephone. A speed dialing list is maintained for those who subscribe to this service for a particular telephone line. When the caller who normally uses that line and m... | 01/23/2001 |
| 6167042 | Communications between service providers and customer premises equipment A service provider accesses the customer premises equipment of an end user via a broad based data network such as the Internet. Security precautions are described for insuring that alias users cannot access the customer premises equipment. Advantageously,... | 12/26/2000 |
| 6157308 | Detecting hidden faults in reliable power systems A method and apparatus for detecting silent faults in feeding diodes of redundant DC power supplies. The voltages on both sides of the feeding diodes are measured. Arrangements are then made to ensure that if corresponding feeding diodes are both operativ... | 12/05/2000 |
