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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7486628 | Wireless network communications Currently, networks are used within most enterprises to allow for sharing of resources such as printers and to allow for central server features to be available such as backup operations, shared files, and internal email. With the introduction of the third generatio... | 02/03/2009 |
| 7480259 | System and method for establishing a parallel conversation thread during a remote collaboration Methods and systems for utilizing a parallel conversational thread during a remote collaboration are described. In one embodiment, a managing entity is utilized to establish a first communications path for a remote collaboration of at least two parties. Then, a requ... | 01/20/2009 |
| 7480260 | Method and apparatus for implementing a presence-based universal camp-on feature in packet-based telephony systems A method and apparatus for implementing a presence based universal camp-on feature in packet-based telephony systems are disclosed. A first packet-based device is subscribed to a line status of a second packet-based device. A first notification is received into the ... | 01/20/2009 |
| 7463598 | Multi-stream jitter buffer for packetized voice applications In one embodiment the invention is a method. The method includes receiving data from a first party into a multiplexing device or a plurality of multiplexing devices. The method also includes receiving from a second party into a first jitter buffer, processing the da... | 12/09/2008 |
| 7460493 | Video conferencing system with dynamic call management and set-up Telephony conferences are established within a packet network. Utilization of a plurality of conference bridge resources within the packet network is monitored. A database of user profiles is maintained associating authorized users of the conference bridge resources... | 12/02/2008 |
| 7453827 | IP telephone and IP adaptor When one of two IP telephones that are maintaining a call receives a TV camera connection request, the IP telephone obtains a URI of an IP TV camera service from a resource record of the opposing terminal. Then, the IP telephone delivers the URI of the IP TV camera ... | 11/18/2008 |
| 7453826 | Managing multicast conference calls Managing a multicast conference call includes receiving signals at a local endpoint participating in a multicast conference call with remote endpoints. The signals include a local signal associated with the local endpoint and remote signals, where each remote signal... | 11/18/2008 |
| 7453828 | Devices, methods and software for generating indexing metatags in real time for a stream of digitally stored voice data Devices, softwares and methods generate, in real time, indexing metadata for select portions of a telephone conversation or conference. The indexing metadata is generated responsive to inputs received while the conversation is being recorded live. The inputs are eit... | 11/18/2008 |
| 7444139 | Method and system for use of intelligent network processing to prematurely wake up a terminating mobile station A method and system for reducing latency in initiation of a real-time data session between wireless communication stations. In order to initiate a session with one or more target parties, an originating station will send a voice call origination message to a network... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7444384 | Integration of a computer-based message priority system with mobile electronic devices Methods for integrating mobile electronic devices with computational methods for assigning priorities to documents are disclosed. In one embodiment, a computer-implemented method first receives a new document such as an electronic mail message. The method assigns a ... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7443879 | Communication between user agents through employment of codec format unsupported by one of the user agents An apparatus in one example comprises one or more network controllers that serve to allow a second user agent to communicate with a first user agent through employment of a codec format unsupported by the first user agent. ... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7437141 | Apparatus and method for easily restoring a connection to a telephone A method, system, and article of manufacture for restoring a telephone connection between a first communication device and at least one other communication device. In some embodiments, the method includes establishing a first telephone call between a first communica... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7433327 | Method and system for coordinating communication devices to create an enhanced representation of an ongoing event In one embodiment, the present invention recites a coordinating component for creating an enhanced representation of an ongoing event using inputs from a communication session established between a plurality of communication devices. A first input port receives a fi... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7430288 | Exchange and conference communication method therefor An exchange capable of increasing the number of participants in a conference without increasing conference circuits for conference communications. The exchange (2) switches connections either between a line wire (11) and a plurality of extensions (1... | 09/30/2008 |
| 7428223 | Method for background noise reduction and performance improvement in voice conferencing over packetized networks The present invention is directed to a system and method for background noise reduction and performance improvement in conferencing. A method for providing a conferencing session may include receiving inputs from a number of participants in a conferencing session. A... | 09/23/2008 |
| 7426191 | Providing conference data in a network communications system based on client or server information examined during a conference An improved networked computer communications system handles arbitrary streams of data, and transports at varying speeds those streams where intermediate updates can be dropped if they are obsoleted by later arriving data updates, optimizing the utilization of netwo... | 09/16/2008 |
| 7426192 | Network conference system, conference server, record server, and conference terminal In addition to a conference server 100, a record server 200 is provided. The conference data of a real-time conference is stored in a storage section 214 of the record server 200 (S2). A conference terminal 300a perfo... | 09/16/2008 |
| 7420966 | Connection control module A connection control module of a switching node in a telecommunications network, and adapted to communicate to a service control module of the switching node is further adapted to communicate to at least one other connection control module of the switching node. Thi... | 09/02/2008 |
| 7417988 | Method and system for network based call-pickup A method and system for network based call-pickup is provided. In one embodiment a first user agent communicates in a communication session with a second user agent in a network telephony system. The second user agent may request that a third user agent replace the ... | 08/26/2008 |
| 7417959 | Audio/video-conferencing using content based messaging A content based messaging audio and video conferencing system provides a messaging infrastructure for multimedia and collaborative applications. The audio/video conferencing system may be implemented using a publish/subscribe infrastructure, such as a content-based ... | 08/26/2008 |
| 7417983 | Decentralized architecture and protocol for voice conferencing A decentralized computer network architecture and method that gathers metadata from local and remote clients and, based on that metadata, locally makes a decision whether to send a packet over the network. Each client listens to what other clients are doing, and onl... | 08/26/2008 |
| 7418476 | Presenting images in a conference system A system for allowing conference participants to share all or a portion of the display seen on their computer screens is disclosed. The conferees may be at sites removed from each other, or may view a recorded presentation or archived conference at different times. ... | 08/26/2008 |
| 7417663 | Videoconferencing service system, videoconferencing service operating method and service center A videoconferencing service operating method and the videoconferencing service system thereof in which Multipoint Control Units communicate with videoconferencing terminals through a communication network is disclosed in this invention, it is characterized that thro... | 08/26/2008 |
| 7415499 | Method and apparatus for listening for incoming calls on multiple port/socket combinations In one embodiment, the invention provides a method comprising loading a set of transport components into a memory; initializing each transport component of the set of transport components to listen on a particular conferencing interface using a listen string to asso... | 08/19/2008 |
| 7412048 | Integrated chat client with receiving party choice Phone systems for an integrated chat client service are provided. A representative phone system includes a call processing system operable to check a chat server for accessibility of a calling party chat client associated with a calling party and coupled to the inte... | 08/12/2008 |
| 7412038 | Telecommunications voice server leveraging application web-server capabilities A method for providing voice telephony services can include the step of receiving a call via a telephone gateway. The telephone gateway can convey call identifying data to a resource connector. A media port can be responsively established within a media converter th... | 08/12/2008 |
| 7412392 | Conference multi-tasking system and method A system that can receive information from a plurality of simultaneous remote conferences and scan the information for a key indicia. Upon determining that a key indicia is present in the information, the system is operative to alert a user. ... | 08/12/2008 |
| 7391856 | Intelligent switching system for voice and data A teleconferencing system for voice and data provides interconnections among user sites via a central station. User stations at user sites each alternate operation between a data mode connecting a user computer and modem to a user telephone communication path and a ... | 06/24/2008 |
| 7385622 | Method and system for presenting a video call management console Management information for plural video calls is presented through a user interface that displays a list of calls prioritized based on one or more parameters, such as alarms, so that the most important calls are prominently displayed as they need attention. An alarm... | 06/10/2008 |
| 7372822 | Computer-based telephone call conferencing Some embodiments provide a system including a telephone and a computing device coupled to the telephone, the computing device to establish a conference call between the telephone and at least one other telephone. ... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7372820 | System and method for striping delay-sensitive data over multiple bursty channels Embodiments of the present invention include a method for striping data comprising accessing data to be striped over a plurality of wireless channels, accessing time sensitivity information associated with the data and mapping the data to the plurality of wireless c... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7372826 | Providing advanced communications features Advanced communications features are provided in a mobile communications network having at least one mobile switching center and at least one mobile station subsystem. The mobile switching center and mobile station subsystem each communicate signaling messages accor... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7373379 | Media role management in a video conferencing network According to the principles of the invention, there is provided a system, apparatus, and method for managing media in a multimedia conferencing system according to media roles. Each media stream may be explicitly labeled with a role that describes the function or pu... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7369543 | System and method for providing internet based phone conferences using multiple codecs A method of communicating digitized speech from a transmitting forum participant comprises the step of receiving a data structure that includes said digitized speech. The data structure is analyzed to determine whether the digitized speech is redundantly represented... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7369515 | Providing conferencing data in a network communications system based on client capabilities An improved networked computer communications system handles arbitrary streams of data, and transports at varying speeds those streams where intermediate updates can be dropped if they are obsoleted by later arriving data updates, optimizing the utilization of netwo... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7369567 | Methods for affiliating endpoints with a group and determining common communication capabilities for the affiliated endpoints In a communications system having a plurality of endpoints each including a logical entity and its physical counterpart, a method for group affiliation. The method including the steps of: receiving a first message from a requestor via application layer routing that ... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7366174 | Adaptive classification of network traffic Rules for classifying traffic in a communications network are set by collecting traffic data related to traffic that is input into a network node, processing the traffic data that is collected, and setting classification rules in response to the processed traffic da... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7366780 | System and method for controlling and managing sessions between endpoints in a communications system In a communications system having a plurality of endpoints (240,242,246) each including a logical entity and its physical counterpart, a system for controlling and managing session between at least two endpoints. The system including a registration manager ( | 04/29/2008 |
| 7363376 | Method and apparatus for generating an identifier to facilitate delivery of enhanced data services in a mobile computing environment An apparatus and method for generating an identifier to facilitate delivery of enhanced data services in a wireless computing environment is presented. In accordance with one aspect of the invention, a method is presented comprising receiving a request to establish ... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7363339 | Determining group membership The present invention is directed to technology for determining the members of groups. A group can have static members, dynamic members and/or nested members. An entity is a nested member of a first group if that entity is a member of a second group and the second g... | 04/22/2008 |
