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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7212822 | Method and techniques for penalty-based channel assignments in a cellular network A cellular network configuration tool is described that performs frequency assignments for use in a cellular network. The channels are assigned in accordance with input configuration data such as a channel separation matrix, geographic data, and requested channel as... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7099281 | Passive system and method for measuring the subjective quality of real-time media streams in a packet-switching network In accordance with the present invention, a portion of a packetized data stream is copied from a data network without interfering with the flow of the data in the network. A known test signal is then substituted for the information contained in each copied packet to... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7092362 | Terminal extension repeater An extension repeater which interfaces between a digital service network and a local network span combines extensive diagnostic and operational functions in a single, space-efficient device. The functions include simultaneous loopback capability in both the directio... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7092357 | Anti-flooding flow-control methods and apparatus Methods and apparatus for providing an Anti-Flooding Flow-Control (AFFC) mechanism suitable for use in defending against flooding network Denial-of-Service (N-DoS) attacks is described. Features of the AFFC mechanism include (1) traffic baseline generation, (2) dyna... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7092888 | Unsupervised training in natural language call routing A method of training a natural language call routing system using an unsupervised trainer is provided. The unsupervised trainer is adapted to tune performance of the call routing system on the basis of feedback and new topic information. The method of training compr... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7086065 | Functional enterprise bean The disclosure is directed to a new software component, an enterprise application server component such as an enterprise bean, called a “functional bean,” which models a business method, and accords transactional persistence. The functional bean can be developed... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7076047 | Method and apparatus for determining the carrier used for an AIN call The present invention provides a method for determining the carrier that should be used for a particular AIN call. The following information is derived for each call: the originating calling party number, the terminating called party number, the originating LATA, th... | 07/11/2006 |
| 7062465 | Methods and apparatus for providing agent controlled synchronized browsing at a terminal Establishing a (secure) synchronized (web) browsing session between a customer at a first terminal (such as a kiosk for example) and a live agent at an agent station. A session manager may be used to establish this session. The first terminal does not need to downlo... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7062781 | Method for providing simultaneous parallel secure command execution on multiple remote hosts A system provides secure communication of commands from a client (600) to multiple hosts (1200) via a network server (700). The system receives at least one command from the client (600), initiates one or more remote execution processes (... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7054636 | Method and system for communicating data from wireline terminals to mobile terminals Methods and systems are provided for communicating data from wireline terminals to mobile terminals in a telecommunications network, which includes a home node associated with the mobile terminal and one or more visited nodes. To establish communication with a mobil... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7050812 | Methods and techniques in channel assignment in a cellular network A cellular network configuration tool is described that performs frequency assignments for use in a cellular network. The channels are assigned in accordance with input configuration data such as a channel separation matrix, geographic data, and requested channel as... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7050558 | Methods and apparatus for enabling/disabling calling forwarding service Methods and apparatus for implementing call forwarding services using AIN techniques and next event list messages are described. Methods of notifying a subscriber of a call forwarded using AIN techniques are also described. In accordance with one feature of the pres... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7047242 | Weighted term ranking for on-line query tool Disclosed is a system for performing online data queries. The system for performing online data queries is a distributed computer system with a plurality of server nodes each fully redundant and capable of processing a user query request. Each server node includes a... | 05/16/2006 |
| 7043633 | Method and apparatus for providing adaptive self-synchronized dynamic address translation A communication device is provided for a local enclave. The communication device processes packets to be transferred from the local enclave to a wide area network. The communication device intercepts packets originating from a host on the local enclave, the packets ... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7042880 | Congestion and throughput visibility and isolation Offering vertical services to subscribers and service providers is an avenue to immediately improve the competitiveness of digital subscriber line access service, for example of the type offered by a local exchange carrier. To deliver high-quality vertical services,... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7039192 | Methods for data encryption using multiple layer steganography A method for embedding a message within a file may include generating a session key [305] and encrypting the session key with a public key to produce an encrypted session key [310]. The message may be encrypted with the session key to produce an encryp... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7039166 | Apparatus and method for visually representing behavior of a user of an automated response system A system for visually representing user behavior within an interactive voice response (IVR) system of a call processing center generates a complete sequence of events within the IVR system for plural calls to the call processing center, the plurality of calls being ... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7039633 | Hyper video: information retrieval using multimedia Disclosed is a method and device for selecting documents, such as Web pages or sites, for presentation to a user, in response to a user expression of interest, during the course of presentation to the user of a document, such as a video or audio selection, whose con... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7039598 | Method of estimating expected revenues from business directory books A new system of analyzing advertising revenue derivation is provided that is particularly useful for predicting an amount of revenue that can be expected from advertisements placed in a business directory book having a certain geographic coverage. The system compris... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7035934 | System and method for improving traffic analysis and network modeling A system (800) improves a network designer's ability to analyze a data network having several routers. The system (800) accesses static routing information and/or open shortest path first route summarization information, determines an identity of a net... | 04/25/2006 |
| 7035817 | Electronic catalog method Disclosed herein is an electronic catalog protocol format and process for distributing and disseminating electronic catalogs. The electronic catalog protocol can be used on the Internet and other networks and in physical media such as CD-ROMS. ... | 04/25/2006 |
| 7031956 | System and method for synchronizing and/or updating an existing relational database with supplemental XML data A system and a method for synchronizing and updating a relational database with supplemental data in which the relational database has a set of tables defined by a relational schema. The supplemental data preferably comprises data in a tagged format having a documen... | 04/18/2006 |
| 7031438 | System for obtaining forwarding information for electronic system using speech recognition A unified message platform system integrates voice recognition and dialing capabilities with directory systems, including automated telephone directory systems and private database directory systems, to enable a user to access stored directory information related to... | 04/18/2006 |
| 7027997 | Flexible web-based interface for workflow management systems A flexible interface and a method for employing the same are provided for interconnecting a client program with a workflow server running a workflow management system having workflow-type functionality. The interface includes a set of predefined protocol user interf... | 04/11/2006 |
| 7027568 | Personal message service with enhanced text to speech synthesis A server in a network gathers textual information, such as news items, E-mail and the like. From that information, the server develops or identifies messages for use by individual subscribers. The same server that accumulates the text messages or another server in t... | 04/11/2006 |
| 7024627 | System and method for providing a graphical representation of a frame inside a central office of a telecommunications system A method is provided of presenting to a user a visual representation of a frame 275 resident at a central office 20 of a telecommunications system. The method includes the steps of: accessing a database including data as to a current condition of the f... | 04/04/2006 |
| 7023976 | Method and system for on-demand call waiting A method is provided for enabling a customer to activate a call waiting feature for a list of caller numbers specified by the user. Calls from numbers on the list generate call waiting tones if they call while the customer is talking to someone. Other callers will h... | 04/04/2006 |
| 7024416 | Semi-automatic index term augmentation in document retrieval Disclosed are methods and systems for indexing or retrieving materials accessible through computer networks. ... | 04/04/2006 |
| 7020249 | Voice interface unit for line conditioner control Interfacing to and controlling POTS line conditioning devices using a Voice Interface Unit (VIU) are described. Technicians perform tests and checks while a POTS line is in a conditioned state. The VIU provides a centralized voice input/voice output interface allowi... | 03/28/2006 |
| 7013148 | Method for providing a current location of a wireless communication device A method (36) for providing a current location (35) of a wireless communication device (24) within a wireless communication network (20) calls for activating an automatic location identification (ALI) process in response to a request from... | 03/14/2006 |
| 7012630 | Spatial sound conference system and apparatus The spatial sound conference system enables participants in a teleconference to distinguish between speakers even during periods of interruption and overtalk, identify speakers based on spatial location cues, understand low volume speech, and block out background no... | 03/14/2006 |
| 7012992 | Methods and apparatus for automating testing of signalling transfer points Methods and apparatus for automating network testing to determine device interoperability and standards compliance in a network setting are described. The invention provides for maintaining clock error information for multiple network clocks and for adjusting test r... | 03/14/2006 |
| 7012982 | Method and system for de-jittering of transmitted MPEG-2 and MPEG-4 video The present invention relates to an improved method of de-jittering MPEG-2 and MPEG-4 data that is transmitted over a network. First, a network system jitter associated with periodic reference data packets is estimated. Then, the estimated system jitter is used to a... | 03/14/2006 |
| 6999576 | System connection adapter and terminal Existing switch markings for telephone numbers are mechanically manipulated via the Recent Change channel to provide an appropriate treatment. In case a call to a vacant pooled-in number cannot be completed, a terminating switch, instead of generating a REL message ... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6999777 | Method for providing location information of a wireless communication device A method (36) for providing location information of a wireless communication device (24) within a wireless communication network (20) calls for determining the coverage areas (26) of particular cell sites (22) through which the dev... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6993355 | Methods and apparatus for connecting family members Communications methods for allowing groups of individuals, such as family members, to contact one another when no one is available to answer calls to a primary, e.g., family, telephone number are described. Calls which go unanswered are connected to a telephony devi... | 01/31/2006 |
| 6977996 | Fee collection system and method for call completion Methods and systems for administering calls on a voice network allow a user to selectively determine which calls will be accepted. The methods and systems may provide unwanted callers with an option to speak with the user for a fee. The methods and systems may provi... | 12/20/2005 |
| 6978091 | Methods and apparatus for generating local oscillation signals Generating oscillator signals with which selected signals may be mixed. Such oscillator signals may be generated by dividing a pilot tone, such as a 120 MHz pilot tone found on many cable TV systems. Oscillator signals for demodulating received selected signals may ... | 12/20/2005 |
| 6970554 | System and method for observing calls to a call center An observation system for observation calls to a call center includes an automatic call director (ACD) unit, an interactive voice response (IVR) unit, and a recorder unit. The ACD receives incoming calls to the call center and also queues and switches the calls to v... | 11/29/2005 |
| 6965890 | Hyper video: information retrieval using realtime buffers Disclosed is a method and device for selecting documents, such as Web pages or sites, for presentation to a user, in response to a user expression of interest, during the course of presentation to the user of a document, such as a video or audio selection, whose con... | 11/15/2005 |
