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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 5574779 | Method and apparatus for provisioning network services A broadband service control point provides processing instructions and data to a broadband session controller and an information sender/receiver. The broadband session controller communicates with a user's settop controller and video information providers... | 11/12/1996 |
| 5565910 | Data and television network for digital computer workstations A data and television network for digital computer workstations that operate on a local area network (LAN) to exchange data. The network includes a private branch exchange (PBX) having a plurality of television ports for transmitting and receiving televis... | 10/15/1996 |
| 5557660 | Program-controlled communication system whereby a call request is simultaneously signaled at a plurality of communication terminal equipment Program-controlled communication system, whereby a call request is simultaneously signaled at a plurality of communication terminal equipment. The call request that is addressed to a specific terminal equipment (KE-D) is simultaneously signaled at at leas... | 09/17/1996 |
| 5509009 | Video and aural communications system A dial-up aural and visual communication system includes a telecommunication network with a switch connected thereto, a codec subsystem connected to the switch and video equipment connected to the switch via the codec subsystem with voice communication eq... | 04/16/1996 |
| 5497373 | Multi-media interface A multi-media interface universally and flexibly supports present (and contemplated) messaging applications including voice mail, facsimile mail, electronic mail, interactive voice response, automated attendant surface services, audio text services, elect... | 03/05/1996 |
| 5481534 | Data packet switch apparatus and method with enhanced charge assessment capability Apparatus and method of operation for transporting data packets between data systems located in telephone local access transport areas and for implementing enhanced services to control operation of a telephone local access transport area switching network... | 01/02/1996 |
| 5473680 | Methods and apparatus for interfacing with application programs to manage multimedia multiparty communications A system connected to a network for controlling multiparty, multimedia calls having three components. The first component sends and receives multiparty, multimedia calls. The second component stores building blocks representing the multiparty, multimedia ... | 12/05/1995 |
| 5453986 | Dual port interface for a computer-based multifunction personal communication system A personal communications system enables the operator to simultaneously transmit voice and data communication to a remote site. The personal communications system is equipped with two telephone line interfaces to allow connection between two remote sites.... | 09/26/1995 |
| 5452349 | Call forwarding control system for ISDN A call forwarding control system for use in a communication system which includes at least two terminals connected to a first network and at least two terminals connected to a second network which is coupled to the first network where the second network i... | 09/19/1995 |
| 5422942 | Incoming call transfer terminal An incoming call transfer terminal for transferring to a third-party terminal a call-setting message coming from a calling terminal. The incoming call transfer terminal receives the call-setting message over a first communication channel from the calling ... | 06/06/1995 |
| 5377186 | System for providing enhanced subscriber services using ISUP call-setup protocol A system and method for retrieving enhanced subscriber services from at least one database and delivering those services to the subscribers of a telecommunications network without requiring the expensive upgrading of local switches (LSs) to operate with t... | 12/27/1994 |
| 5351235 | Method for relaying information in an integrated services network A method to be implemented in an integrated services network, such as the well known ISDN, GSM or CMS88 type networks, takes advantage of short message service technology to enable communication between terminal equipment units, i.e., between people using... | 09/27/1994 |
| 5349579 | Telecommunication switch with programmable communications services A telecommunications switch which may be configured to provide a variety of user-programmable communications or call processing services. Such services may be dynamically provided to any port served by the switch without reducing the number of time slots ... | 09/20/1994 |
| 5333133 | Call processing control system A control system for processing calls comprising a call handling device and a device controller that are each connected to a network via a call connection interface that permits establishing and releasing a network connection, participation with another c... | 07/26/1994 |
| 5291492 | Externally controlled call processing system A system for external control of call processing including a network controller that is connected to receive a third party control message regarding a call operation to be executed by one or more line controllers and is programmed to determine what first ... | 03/01/1994 |
| 5199062 | Telephone communications system including a digital telephone switch, a voice response unit and a stored program sequence for controlling both the switch and the voice response unit The present invention relates to a telephone communication system which includes a telephone switch having a plurality of incoming and outgoing lines for switching calls therebetween, an audio response unit for receiving audio communications from a user a... | 03/30/1993 |
| 5193110 | Integrated services platform for telephone communication system An integrated services platform for a telephone communication system includes a plurality of application processing ports for providing different types of information services through the telephone communication system. A master control unit and a high sp... | 03/09/1993 |
| 5127003 | Digital/audio interactive communication network A communication system includes a digital network and an audio network such as a telephone system. The digital network includes a digital network server that communicates with client work stations in the digital network, and the telephone system includes ... | 06/30/1992 |
| 5056086 | Apparatus for providing telephonic mass announcement service and methods for use therein Apparatus for a telephone switch, e.g. a tandem switch, for providing a telephonic mass announcement service and methods for use therein in providing passive and/or interactive announcements as well as interactive mass announcement based custom call routi... | 10/08/1991 |
| 5040177 | Access network for a cordless telephone service The cordless telephone service or "telepoint" access network comprises a distribution network constituted by cordless telephones and base stations connected by cable to the switched network, together with a service control point network including network ... | 08/13/1991 |
| 5036513 | Method of and apparatus for integrated voice (audio) communication simultaneously with "under voice" user-transparent digital data between telephone instruments A novel method of and apparatus for voice communication and transparent, non-interfering, automatic digital data exchange between appropriately equipped telephone terminals having cooperative digital signal processing and visual display equipment, using s... | 07/30/1991 |
| 5014267 | Video conferencing network A video conferencing network for providing videos, audio, and data communication between remote video terminals. Each of the video terminals transmits and receives video, audio, and data information through the network. The network includes a central swit... | 05/07/1991 |
| 4977555 | Asynchronous duplex data communication for requesting services A method of asynchronous duplex data communication between a pair of stations, a PABX and a telephone management system (TMS) relating to specific services to be performed by one of the two stations, the one station requesting, by means of an initializati... | 12/11/1990 |
| 4933931 | Integrated accounting system An integrated accounting system is applied to a network structure which includes a telephone network and a packet network. A packet exchange in the packet network includes a circuit for measuring a communication data quantity within the packet network dur... | 06/12/1990 |
| 4908850 | Voice services network with automated billing An information network and method for providing a nationwide audio text network, including electronic billing, useful for a wide variety of applications is disclosed. The information network utilizes a telephone message delivery system coupled to phone li... | 03/13/1990 |
| 4903263 | Apparatus and method for providing existing telephone switching equipment with integrated services digital network capability The invention relates to upgrading existing telephone central offices which utilize electromechanical or electronic switching equipment to include the capability of processing calls in the ISDN protocol. In particular, it relates to providing said switchi... | 02/20/1990 |
| 4811334 | Method of operation of a nodal telephone and data communication network to provide specific facilities in changeable domains of the network A method of operation of a telephone and data PABX communication network which comprises a set of nodes interlinked by means of TDM-transmission lines. Each node serves an individual switching exchange and comprises its own control module. To a user the n... | 03/07/1989 |
| 4788682 | Telephone system adapted to telemarketing In a merchandising business wherein telephone subscribers' responses are solicited by various commercial advertisements via the television and/or radio media, merchandising agents receive such telephone responses in order to accept requests for goods and ... | 11/29/1988 |
| 4764919 | Virtual PBX call processing method A virtual PBX capability is provided to a group of user packet stations served by a packet switching system. The system establishes a virtual circuit between each distinct pair of stations in the group. The stations exchange signaling packets via the virt... | 08/16/1988 |
| 4757526 | Signal transfer arrangement A telecommunication system providing centrex services, and having an attendant position serving users from diverse customer locations. Users at a satellite customer location connected to one exchange and employing ISDN terminals are provided with access t... | 07/12/1988 |
| 4740967 | Dispersed switching telecommunication system This invention is a disbursed switching telecommunications system and includes a stable frequency source, a plurality of channels, signal means to derive a transit channel at a called station, and busy station indicating means.... | 04/26/1988 |
| 4723272 | Telecommunication system, in particular telephone system A telephone communication system comprising a plurality of intercoupled sub-systems each of which comprises a control-unit and at least one peripheral module to which multiple terminals are connected. The control-unit of each sub-system includes destinati... | 02/02/1988 |
| 4720850 | Communication system control arrangement In a switched integrated wideband and narrowband multiservices digital network (FIG. 1), the network control complex (612) includes a program-controlled call processing arrangement (800) that comprises a point-to-point call processing portion (8001) for h... | 01/19/1988 |
| 4706241 | Low speed gate circuit A gate circuit is described for use in a telephone system which includes one or more ports located on a subscriber's premises for connecting equipment on these premises to a specified vendor of services having equipment at a remote location. The gate circ... | 11/10/1987 |
| 4497979 | Method for processing essential lines in a communication system A telephone switching office having essential service protection is disclosed. As each service request is received it is put in a common queue. Periodically, and regardless of the load, the common queue is examined for requests that have not been served w... | 02/05/1985 |
| 4419753 | Network connection system An electronic exchange of the time division system type or the space division system type, employing electronic contacts, in which a U-junctor is connected to the switching network of the electronic exchange. The switching network program for controlling ... | 12/06/1983 |
| 4332980 | Multiple services system using telephone local loop A multiple services system using telephone lines to supply various data services to subscribers, including alarm surveillance, meter reading, energy management and digital data service, provides a multi-conductor subscriber bus at the subscriber premises ... | 06/01/1982 |
| 4313033 | Apparatus and method for digital combination of delta modulated data Apparatus and method for processing sound as delta modulated digital data bits. A speaker console communicates with a listener console through a central switching unit. Tri-state generators within the central switching unit convert bipolar data modulated ... | 01/26/1982 |
| 4068099 | Method of and apparatus for switching service information units in a TDM system Special services are switched to subscribers whose telephone sets are connectable to a time division multiplex (TDM) system. Each special service information unit is converted periodically into digital service words which are stored in a word memory and t... | 01/10/1978 |
| 4046965 | Toll restrictor for a time division telecommunication system A toll restrictor is disclosed for use with a time division multiplex telephone switching system. The restrictor disclosed may serve an entire exchange, the restrictor having digit storage capability for each time slot used. The restrictor is capable of r... | 09/06/1977 |
