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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20120128136 | Telecommunications Patching System That Facilitates Detection and Identification of Patch Cords A telecommunications patching system includes a patch panel comprising a plurality of connector ports and a plurality of patch cords configured to selectively interconnect pairs of the connector ports. Each patch cord has opposite ends and a respective connector secured... | 05/24/2012 |
| 20120014514 | METHOD OF INDICATING PRESENCE OF TRANSIENT NOISE IN A CALL AND APPARATUS THEREOF A method and an apparatus for indicating presence of a transient noise in a call are provided. The method comprises the steps of determining activity at an endpoint of the call by monitoring presence of a signal input from the endpoint into the call and monitoring prese... | 01/19/2012 |
| 20110249809 | Telephony Content Signal Discrimination A method for discriminating a telephony content signal into a first category or a second category is described. The method comprises a filtering procedure for obtaining from the telephony content signal a band signal set comprising one or more band signals, each band si... | 10/13/2011 |
| 20110249810 | DELAY ESTIMATOR The present invention provides a method and apparatus for finding an estimate of the delay of a signal travelling between two points. A quantity is evaluated from the signal at a final number of time instants, at both a reference point and a reception point. The values ... | 10/13/2011 |
| 20110222669 | METHOD FOR ESTIMATING THE QUALITY OF EXPERIENCE OF A USER IN RESPECT OF AUDIO AND/OR VIDEO CONTENTS DISTRIBUTED THROUGH TELECOMMUNICATIONS NETWORKS A method for estimating a quality of experience of a user receiving an information content stream distributed through a telecommunications network, includes: collecting a plurality of measures of at least one characteristic parameter of the information content stream du... | 09/15/2011 |
| 20110216887 | FACSIMILE APPARATUS, FAILURE DETECTION METHOD, AND COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM A facsimile apparatus includes a first detecting unit and a second detecting unit. The a first detecting unit detects whether a facsimile communication is established or not with a communication destination in a prescribed time after a selection signal is sent to the co... | 09/08/2011 |
| 20110188496 | METHOD, TELEPHONE, TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEM AND DEVICE FOR CONTROLLING POWER CONSUMPTION OF A TELEPHONE The invention relates to a method for controlling the power consumption of a telephone (10), (310). A power saving mode is automatically switched on or off for the telephone (10), (310), depending on: at least one given timespan, within which... | 08/04/2011 |
| 20110188643 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING QUEUE DELAY OVERLOAD CONTROL A method and apparatus for handling an overload condition in a communication network are disclosed. For example, the method calculates a call target rate by at least one core signaling network element for at least one edge signaling network element. The method then send... | 08/04/2011 |
| 20110188642 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING RETRY-AFTER-TIMER OVERLOAD CONTROL A method and apparatus for handling an overload condition in a communication network are disclosed. For example, the method calculates a retry-after-timer parameter by at least one core signaling network element for at least one edge signaling network element. The metho... | 08/04/2011 |
| 20110188641 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR REMOVING NOISE SIGNAL FROM INPUT SIGNAL A method for removing a noise signal from an input signal that is received. In the method, the amount of energy of the input signal is detected, a noise signal included in the input signal is estimated, an intermediate output signal is generated by removing the estimate... | 08/04/2011 |
| 20110183665 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR THE SYNCHRONIZED TRANSMISSION OF TONE SEQUENCES A computer implemented method for transmitting dual tone multi-frequency (DTMF) tones is disclosed. The method includes sending an indication to a mobile device to start a cyclic ring tone including ring and pause periods. The delay incurred to send a DTMF tone to the m... | 07/28/2011 |
| 20110176664 | COMMUNICATION DATA USING WIDEBAND COMMUNICATIONS This disclosure relates to varying load and modulation applied to each of multiple frequency subchannels based on anticipated attenuation experienced by those subchannels. Communicating data includes identifying a static component of a transmission medium for wideband c... | 07/21/2011 |
| 20110170537 | One Way and Round Trip Delays Using Telephony In-Band Tones There is disclosed a method for measuring the delay between a source device and a destination device on a network. The source device may generate a timestamp and encode the generated timestamp as an in-band tone sequence. The source device may transmit the in-band tone ... | 07/14/2011 |
| 20110149949 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CLEARING HANG CALLS A method, computer readable medium and apparatus for clearing hang calls in a communication network are disclosed. For example, the method detects a failure of an adjacent call stateful network element in a signaling path, identifies one or more calls that are affected ... | 06/23/2011 |
| 20110150189 | INTEGRATED TESTING PLATFORM FOR CONTACT CENTRES A contact centre (120) is desirably tested for operating performance by simulating calls in the contact centre (120) in an automated manner. Simulation of calls is achieved with the use of virtual agents that mimic the behaviour of human agents that ordina... | 06/23/2011 |
| 20110143747 | Method for collecting communication information, test method and network device A method for collecting communication information, a test method and a network device are disclosed. The method for collecting communication information includes: presetting a command for collecting diagnostic information about voice quality, and obtaining Dual Tone Mul... | 06/16/2011 |
| 20110051904 | Facility Outage Restoration Simulator Inquiry Tool Methods, systems, and computer-readable media for preparing for a service disruption are provided. Information relating to an activity at a target location is received. Upon receiving information relating to at least the activity at the target location, stored data rela... | 03/03/2011 |
| 20110051905 | METHOD OF AND A DEVICE FOR QUANTIFYING A TONE SIGNAL RECEIVED IN A TELECOMMUNICATIONS NETWORK A tone signal received in a telecommunications network is bandpass filtered based on an identified type of the received tone signal, providing a bandpass filtered tone signal. The tone signal is also bandstop filtered based on the identified type of the received tone si... | 03/03/2011 |
| 20110044431 | Communications History Log System A method is provided in which information about one or more telecommunications session characteristics is stored in a communications history log. A prediction is then made for the occurrence of telecommunications session characteristic in the future on the basis of the ... | 02/24/2011 |
| 20110030004 | System and Method for Providing Advertisement Based on Speech Recognition This invention relates to a system and method for providing dedicated television advertisements based on speech recognition of telephone conversations. The home user makes telephone calls using a landline, cellular phone or VoIP phone. The user may also be watching TV. ... | 02/03/2011 |
| 20110019803 | Method and device for presenting reason prompt for video call failure A method for presenting a reason prompt for a video call failure includes: acquiring, by a network-side entity, a value of reason for a video call failure determined by an originating switch, with which a calling terminal is communicated; determining a reason prompt cor... | 01/27/2011 |
| 20110007880 | Call Setup Penalty Cost Categorization Embodiments of systems and methods presently disclosed generally relate to categorizing penalty costs associated with calls. More specifically, embodiments relate to identifying penalty costs generated in response to setting up calls in a network and determining one or ... | 01/13/2011 |
| 20100330960 | SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND COMPUTER READABLE MEDIA FOR THIRD PARTY MONITORING AND CONTROL OF CALLS Methods, systems, and computer readable media for third party monitoring and control of calls are disclosed. For example, a method performed at a signaling node includes receiving a signaling message indicating an attempted call communication to a called party device fr... | 12/30/2010 |
| 20100322387 | ENDPOINT ECHO DETECTION Architecture that employs a signal (e.g., audible or inaudible sounds) to detect if endpoints of a communications session are sufficiently close to each other to induce echo, and then control (e.g., muting) is applied to one or more of the endpoints to prevent echo. The... | 12/23/2010 |
| 20100322388 | CALL MANAGEMENT A system may include a destination device that receives information about a caller via a first outgoing leg and exchanges content with the caller via the first outgoing leg. The system may further include a network device that receives an incoming call from the caller, ... | 12/23/2010 |
| 20100316195 | LAWFUL INTERCEPTION OF NON-LOCAL SUBSCRIBERS The present application relates to monitoring non-local originating calls in a telecommunication system having a local network part and a non-local network part. A monitoring centre is attached to an Intercept Access Point in the local network part. A monitoring request... | 12/16/2010 |
| 20100310055 | CALL SECURITY SYSTEM A method and apparatus for reducing the vulnerability of the telecommunications system to unauthorized use that is easy to implement and that can reduce the instances of unauthorized access even during periods when telecommunications personnel are not able to give atten... | 12/09/2010 |
| 20100266106 | METHODS, SYSTEMS, AND COMPUTER READABLE MEDIA FOR REMOTELY EVALUATING AND CONTROLLING VOICE OVER IP (VoIP) SUBSCRIBER TERMINAL EQUIPMENT Methods, systems, and computer readable media for remotely evaluating and controlling VoIP subscriber terminal equipment using test calls, status queries, and usage statistics are disclosed. In one embodiment, a method includes initiating test calls with VoIP subscriber... | 10/21/2010 |
| 20100202595 | System and method for detecting three-way call circumvention attempts Disclosed is a three-way call detection system and method for use with a telephone management system. Specifically, a three-way call detection system and method for detecting continuous noise indicative of an attempt to mask a three-way call attempt. The continuous nois... | 08/12/2010 |
| 20100135470 | CALL IMPACT DETERMINATION TOOL A method for monitoring call dispositions for a mass calling application at a voice over internet protocol platform includes receiving calls at the voice over internet protocol platform. The method includes processing each of the calls according to application-specific ... | 06/03/2010 |
| 20100091952 | Monitoring a Call Forwarded to a Network-Based Voice Mail System An apparatus, system and method for monitoring calls that have been forwarded to a network-based voice mail system (VMS). The VMS receives the forwarded call and sends a start of greeting signal at the beginning and an end of greeting signal at the completion of the voi... | 04/15/2010 |
| 20100054426 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MONITORING TELEPHONE LINES Systems and methods for monitoring a telephone line connected to a port of a voice gateway are described. In one embodiment, the method includes: obtaining a value representing an electrical characteristic of the port of the voice gateway; determining whether the value ... | 03/04/2010 |
| 20100040206 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING COMMUNICATION FLOW RATES A system and method are provided for providing access communications between customer locations and a core network service edge. Access flows are handled as carrier-tagged flows through a packet switched network comprising network elements that interpret and manipulate ... | 02/18/2010 |
| 20100020940 | FAR-END SOUND QUALITY INDICATION FOR TELEPHONE DEVICES A sound quality metric may be determined at a near-end telephone system, the sound quality metric associated with far-end sound quality received at a far-end telephone system. A signal adjustment may be determined, based on the sound quality metric. The signal adjustmen... | 01/28/2010 |
| 20090323903 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ANALYZING AND MITIGATING NOISE IN A DIGITAL SUBSCRIBER LINE Data indicative of a level of stability of a DSL link is received. Based on the received data, it is determined whether the data indicates a level of stability of the DSL link that is above or below a minimum threshold. If the level of stability of the DSL link is below... | 12/31/2009 |
| 20090310757 | Performance Monitoring in a Telephone Network A method of monitoring performance of a telephone network, wherein the telephone network includes at least one exchange configured for collecting signaling messages, which are received at the at least one exchange and/or which are generated at the at least one exchange.... | 12/17/2009 |
| 20090296895 | 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 interest... | 12/03/2009 |
| 20090296909 | TELECONFERENCE SUBSCRIPTION CONTROL FOR AGENDA SUBSCRIPTION TOOLS A method, system, and computer program product for autonomously controlling caller access to a teleconference based on specified preferences of a moderator. Using preferences established by the moderator of a teleconference, a conference control system may grant or rest... | 12/03/2009 |
| 20090290687 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR POOLED IP RECORDING Embodiments of the present invention provides systems and methods for pooled IP recording. An exemplary method of the present invention comprises monitoring a user's logon, associating a communication device to the user, assigning an interface to a recorder associated w... | 11/26/2009 |
| 20090285367 | Purposeful Receive-Path Audio Degradation for Providing Feedback about Transmit-Path Signal Quality A technique applicable to a telecommunications system is disclosed that provides quality-related information in a receive path, in which the information serves as feedback about the call quality that is present in the corresponding transmit path. It is recognized that w... | 11/19/2009 |
