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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20120127895 | MANAGEMENT SYSTEM FOR MANAGING A VoIP NETWORK SERVICE A network device stores one or more mobile applications. The network device receives a message from another network device, where the message specifies multiple mobile devices to which the one or more mobile applications should be uploaded. The mobile devices include ce... | 05/24/2012 |
| 20120127896 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR IMPLEMENTING GROUP INTELLIGENT SERVICE OF MOBILE VIRTUAL PRIVATE NETWORK The present invention discloses a method and a device for implementing group intelligent service of a Mobile Virtual Private Network (MVPN). The method includes: configuring on a Service Management Point (SMP) a corresponding relationship between a group's number and a ... | 05/24/2012 |
| 20120106401 | PREVENTION OF VOICE OVER IP SPAM In one embodiment, a system is provided to prevent VoIP spam. The system may store call data that is associated with a call to a phone number made over a Public Switched Telephone Network. Subsequently, the system may accept an Internet Protocol telephony connection in ... | 05/03/2012 |
| 20120106400 | HOME NETWORK ENABLED ANSWERING SERVICE In a first embodiment of the present invention, a method for handling an incoming call for home network telephony is provided, the method comprising: receiving an incoming call at a device in a home network, the incoming call including identifications of a caller and a ... | 05/03/2012 |
| 20120069775 | Graphical User-Interface for Terminals with Visual Call Progress Indicator In one aspect, a user terminal is configured to access an IMS network, and to obtain from the network an indication of a current dial-tone condition of the terminal. The terminal displays a graphical user-interface, GUI, that includes a visual indication of the current ... | 03/22/2012 |
| 20120069774 | HIGHLY SCALABLE INTERNET PROTOCOL-BASED COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM A highly scalable Internet Protocol (IP) based communications system which provides voice and other communication services to end-users. The instant system incorporates a unique architecture which simplifies scaling of services to hundreds of thousands and even millions... | 03/22/2012 |
| 20120051268 | INDUCED ANSWERING METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CIRCUIT SWITCHING-BASED TELEPHONY A user terminal in a telecommunications network includes a circuit-switched (CS) telephony device and a packet-switched (PS) data processing device. The CS telephony device receives a CS-alert signal from the network for an incoming CS call and derives from the CS-alert... | 03/01/2012 |
| 20120051267 | Method And Apparatus For Providing An Identifier For A Caller Id Function In A Telecommunication System Method, system, and computer readable medium for providing an identifier for a caller identifier (ID) function when processing a communication request between a calling party and a called party in a communication network is described. In some examples, an initial identi... | 03/01/2012 |
| 20120033585 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR SERVICE DISCOVERY MANAGEMENT IN PEER-TO-PEER NETWORKS Certain embodiments of the present disclosure relate to a method and an apparatus for managing and optimizing service discovery in a peer-to-peer (P2P) wireless network. Nodes of the P2P network advertise their capabilities to their peers in the form of services. Effici... | 02/09/2012 |
| 20120026919 | METHOD, EQUIPMENT AND MOBILE COMMUNICATION SYSTEM FOR REALIZING EXPLICIT CALL TRANSFER A method, equipment, and a mobile communication system for realizing explicit call transfer are provided. The method for realizing explicit call transfer includes the following steps. A service centralization & continuity application server (SCC AS) receives a call ... | 02/02/2012 |
| 20120020253 | Method for Providing an International Number Transfer Service and Device A system and method for extending international roaming voice call services at cost effective rates which provides by enhancing the world wide mobility of Incoming and Outgoing voice call services on long distance calls at very nominal usage charges without losing the r... | 01/26/2012 |
| 20120020254 | COMPUTING DEVICE WITH REMOTE CONTACT LISTS In one implementation a computer-implemented method includes generating a group of telephone contacts for a first user, wherein the generating includes identifying a second user as a contact of the first user based upon a determination that the second user has at least ... | 01/26/2012 |
| 20120020255 | Local Route Groups and Transformation Patterns In one embodiment, method can include: receiving an address in a call agent, the address being associated with a call; triggering a trunk group selection algorithm in response to at least a portion of the received address, the trunk group selection algorithm providing a... | 01/26/2012 |
| 20120020252 | SERVICE EXECUTION ACROSS LEGACY AND INTERNET PROTOCOL MULTIMEDIA SUBSYSTEM DOMAINS Systems and methods for service execution across legacy telecommunications networks and Internet Protocol Multimedia Subsystem (IMS) domains are described. In one aspect, a convergence gateway is deployed in an IMS network to interface between the IMS network and a lega... | 01/26/2012 |
| 20120013702 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR LOCATING A VOICE OVER INTERNET PROTOCOL (VOIP) DEVICE CONNECTED TO A NETWORK A method and system for locating a device connected to a network by determining a current network address for the device and comparing the current network address to a network address in a user profile. If the network addresses match, the device is located based on a ph... | 01/19/2012 |
| 20120014292 | Access Management System and Access Management Method An access management system includes a Web page providing unit transmitting a Web page to a user terminal, a contact accepting unit receiving information purporting a request for the contact from the user terminal, a contact information generating unit setting informati... | 01/19/2012 |
| 20120014295 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE, STORAGE MEDIUM STORING INFORMATION PROCESSING PROGRAM AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD A mobile phone apparatus (10) includes a CPU (12), and when starting to record a PTT communication, the CPU (12) records voice data corresponding to a voice of a speaker in a flash memory (18). Furthermore, the CPU (12) records the ide... | 01/19/2012 |
| 20120008531 | ENHANCED DIRECTORY ASSISTANCE SYSTEM WITH VOICE OVER IP CALL HANDLING A method is provided for operating a directory assistance system is provided that includes the arrangement for storing a plurality of directory listings including listings relating to identification of Voice over IP devices. The directory assistance system is configured... | 01/12/2012 |
| 20110317545 | APPARATUSES AND METHODS FOR PACKET DATA PROTOCOL CONTEXT HANDLING FOR EMERGENCY BEARER SERVICES A Packet Data Protocol (PDP) context handling method for a Mobile Station (MS) with a PDP context for an emergency bearer service is provided, wherein a radio access bearer (RAB) associated with the PDP context is released by a network. The method comprises the steps of... | 12/29/2011 |
| 20110317591 | Presence Based DTMF Signaling Enablement Of Voice Communication Controller And Method A voice communication controller (e.g., private branch exchange (PBX)) is described herein which can automatically enable an outbound dual tone multi-frequency (DTMF) feature for one of it's extensions that is attached to a phone which belongs to a user while that user ... | 12/29/2011 |
| 20110310774 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ESTABLISHING EMERGENCY CALL A method for establishing an emergency call includes: if an emergency call request message sent by a User Equipment (UE) contains an Internet Protocol Multimedia Subsystem Public User Identity (IMPU) in a TEL URI format, a Proxy-Call Session Control Function entity (P-C... | 12/22/2011 |
| 20110310773 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR FAIL-SAFE CALL SURVIVAL The present invention provides a system and method for fail-safe call survival by detecting failure of an active call serving component and switching the service over to a standby component. The system and method will prevent an existing call, whether established or to ... | 12/22/2011 |
| 20110299428 | Dynamic Multiple Access Protocol for Use in an Audience Response System A dynamic multiple access protocol for use in an audience response system. The audience response system includes a wireless aggregation point (e.g., a base station) and multiple handsets communicatively coupled to the wireless aggregation point. In order for the handset... | 12/08/2011 |
| 20110299429 | METHODS FOR HANDLING PS AND CS COMMUNICATION SERVICE Methods for handling PS and CS voice services between a mobile communication device and a service network are provided. The method comprises providing, by the service network, a first type of communication service to the mobile communication device and concurrently rece... | 12/08/2011 |
| 20110292810 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR TRANSMITTING/RECEIVING DATA IN A COMMUNICATION SYSTEM A data transmission apparatus of a communication system includes a main data generator configured to generate main data corresponding to a main broadcasting service of broadcasting services; a main signal generator configured to generate a main signal of the main data; ... | 12/01/2011 |
| 20110292840 | System, Method, and Computer-Readable Medium for Implementing Intelligent Network Service Functionality in a Network A system, method and computer-readable medium for simulating intelligent network triggers in a network system are provided. A mobile terminal is configured with an intelligent network Simulator adapted to detect call events and originate simulated intelligent network tr... | 12/01/2011 |
| 20110292839 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR SELECTIVE CALL FORWARDING BASED ON MEDIA ATTRIBUTES IN TELECOMMUNICATION NETWORK A method of forwarding a call based on media attributes of the call in a telecommunications network is disclosed. The call forwarding services includes call forwarding based on SDP attributes, media-based partial call forwarding and partial call forwarding to multiple d... | 12/01/2011 |
| 20110286363 | FAX MESSAGING FOR NEW USERS Send and receive services are operated that send and receive fax messages, respectively, via fax protocols. Each new customer is offered a predetermined amount of the receive service, and a more limited amount of the send service, both free of charge to the customer, as... | 11/24/2011 |
| 20110286364 | APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR ESTABLISHING VIRTUAL PRIVATE NETWORKS IN A BROADBAND NETWORK Service providers can reduce multiple overlay networks by creating multiple logical service networks (LSNs) on the same physical or optical fiber network through use of an embodiment of the invention. The LSNs are established by the service provider and can be character... | 11/24/2011 |
| 20110286362 | SCHEDULING METHODS, APPARATUSES, AND SYSTEMS A method for scheduling functions at an electronic device is provided. The method includes generating time-based information based on a selection of one or more date instances from a date page and one or more time instances from a time page. The method further includes ... | 11/24/2011 |
| 20110280161 | Communications Systems And Methods For Exchanging Messages Between Users A communications system exchanges messages between users. A messaging store stores the messages. A messaging server accesses and manages messages of the message store. A plurality of servers interface between the messaging server and different networks of the users. Pro... | 11/17/2011 |
| 20110280160 | VoIP Caller Reputation System Methods and systems for collecting data from a plurality of voice over Internet protocol (VoIP) calls and determining at least one attribute for each of the plurality of calls. Relationships between the VoIP calls based on the determined attributes are identified, and a... | 11/17/2011 |
| 20110274013 | APPLICATION SERVER FOR DISPATCHING PHYSIOLOGICAL SIGNALS IN A HOSPITAL, IN REAL TIME An application server (AS) for dispatching physiological signals in a hospital, in real time, this hospital comprising a local area network infrastructure (HN) with a virtual local area (VN) supporting voice over IP telephony application, comprises:—means for receivin... | 11/10/2011 |
| 20110274011 | Method and Device for Data Service Provisioning The invention refers to a method for supporting a data service provisioning, a device adapted thereto, and a corresponding computer program product. The method comprises the steps of receiving a service request for the data service, receiving a time range requirement in... | 11/10/2011 |
| 20110274012 | TRANSITIONING OF A PACKET-SWITCHED EMERGENCY CALL BETWEEN FIRST AND SECOND TYPES OF WIRELESS ACCESS NETWORKS A mobile station that is initially attached to a first type of wireless access network is involved in a packet-switched emergency call. Upon detection of transitioning of the mobile station, a message is sent indicating transitioning of the mobile station from the first... | 11/10/2011 |
| 20110267985 | TECHNIQUES TO PROVIDE INTEGRATED VOICE SERVICE MANAGEMENT Techniques to provide integrated voice service management are described. An apparatus may comprise a mobile computing device having a voice service manager operative to receive control directives from one or more application programs, and manage one or more service feat... | 11/03/2011 |
| 20110267986 | IP-BASED ENHANCED EMERGENCY SERVICES USING INTELLIGENT CLIENT DEVICES Providing enhanced emergency services (E-911) to an IP Telephony-based PBX or similar system, by utilizing aspects of the intelligence of end-user SIP client devices to address challenges and difficulties associated with E-911-like services in LAN-based telephony enviro... | 11/03/2011 |
| 20110267984 | IP BASED EMERGENCY SERVICES SOLUTION IN WIMAX The present invention relates to a method and system for providing access to the emergency services over a network, particularly a WiMAX network. The method comprises the steps of identifying when a user device (51) sends a signal to the WiMAX network (52, 53,... | 11/03/2011 |
| 20110261726 | Emergency Call in Radio System Emergency call processing in apparatuses, methods, and computer programs is disclosed. A terminal and a base station include processors configured to have a packet-switched radio resource control connection between the terminal and the network, and to make/perform an em... | 10/27/2011 |
| 20110255446 | SESSION INITIATION PROTOCOL EXTENSIONS FOR CALL CONTROL AND RESOURCE STATUS MONITORING IN TURRETS AND TURRET SWITCHING SYSTEMS Systems, methods, and computer program products are provided for controlling calls and monitoring resource status for turret systems. A SIP message including at least one of a header field and an event package is received from a SIP user agent over a communication netwo... | 10/20/2011 |
