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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7292543 | Speaker tracking on a multi-core in a packet based conferencing system A distributed intelligence conferencing system having a plurality of conferencing nodes to connect groups of participants to a conference. Each of the conferencing nodes provides for the connection of one or more participants to the conference. Each node includes a ... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7292527 | Residual frequency error estimation in an OFDM receiver An OFDM receiver configured for measuring frequency error based on comparing prescribed pilot tones from a prescribed group of consecutive symbols in a received OFDM signal. A complex conjugate generator is configured for generating complex conjugates of the prescri... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7289620 | Method and apparatus for managing incoming and outgoing calls at an endpoint placed on hold A method and apparatus for managing incoming and outgoing calls at an endpoint placed on hold are disclosed. A first call that includes an outbound media stream is established on a network between a first endpoint and a second endpoint. The first endpoint detects th... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7287080 | System and method for transmitting data via data networks, particularly the internet, using an asynchronous data connection To provide a bi-directional data connection via the Internet, even across firewalls and starting from a client which is not visible as a server on the Internet, a first connection request for establishing a first transmission channel is sent from a first data proces... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7286524 | System and method for high capacity/failure tolerance telecommunications in a signaling network gateway A telepathy system provides for the transport of voice communication over a data centric network. Through use of the SS7 signaling network, an additional STP pair may be located between STP pairs in the SS7 network and a switch specially configured for converting vo... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7286652 | Four channel audio recording in a packet based network An apparatus for and a method of audio recording in packet based telephony systems. Using the present invention, the equivalent of four audio channels are recorded utilizing only two recording channels. Each channel recorded comprises the stream of packets generated... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7287030 | Data repository and method for promoting network storage of data In general, the invention features methods by which more than one client program connected to a network stores the same data item on a storage device of a data repository connected to the network. In one aspect, the method comprises encrypting the data item using a ... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7287036 | Method and apparatus for automatically searching hypertext structure A method and apparatus for automatically accessing a WWW page is provided for realizing a function of automatically jumping to a desired page to automatically download desired data in spite of intervening pages which require a user to enter information, and a functi... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7283538 | Load balanced scalable network gateway processor architecture A network gateway processor architecture including a scalable array of compute processors that function to convert inbound data packets to outbound data packets, an ingress processor coupleable to a first network to receive the inbound data packets and coupled to pr... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7283557 | Asynchronous crossbar with deterministic or arbitrated control Methods and apparatus are described relating to a crossbar which is operable to route data from any of a first number of input channels to any of a second number of output channels according to routing control information. Each combination of an input channel and an... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7283624 | Idle detection for answer supervision A network device has the capability of monitoring voice over data networks calls. The network device includes a voice activity detector that detects voice activity on a voice channel. If no voice activity is detected, the network device disconnects the call. The net... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7280650 | Method and apparatus to manage a conference A method and apparatus to manage delay in a multimedia conference session is described. ... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7280492 | Videoconferencing system A multicasting conferencing system is described wherein permanently or temporarily assigned addressing may be used. When permanently assigned multicast addressing is used, several channel parameters are assigned to a multicast session, and any terminals desiring to ... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7280555 | System and method employing algorithms and protocols for optimizing carrier sense multiple access (CSMA) protocols in wireless networks A system and method for achieving enhanced CSMA/CA which improves channel availability and quality of service (QoS) in a wireless communications network. The system and method establish channels to enable communication between nodes in a communication network, based... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7277423 | Method and system for buffering media to reduce apparent latency in initiating a packet-based real-time media session A method and system for buffering media at an initiating station. In response to a user request to initiate a packet-based real-time media session, such as a “push-to-talk” session for instance, the initiating station acquires a data connection. The station then... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7277402 | Method for isochronous resource management in a network based on hiperlan 2 technology A device and method for reserving isochronous resources on a wireless network for connection set-up, where the wireless network includes an isochronous resource manager. The device and method include identifying a talker device and a listener device by a connection ... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7277117 | Communication control apparatus, communication apparatus, communication system, and method of the same A system friendly to users engaged in multipoint communication, wherein Multipoint communication using a plurality of multipoint communication terminal apparatuses connected via a fixed telephone line network, IP network, and a cellular phone line network is control... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7277424 | Method and apparatus for co-socket telephony Methods and apparatus for allowing a packet data connection to be established by sending an indication of a network address through a telephony path. In a first embodiment, a protocol stack initiates the establishment of an Internet connection by sending a data segm... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7277697 | Method and system for establishing a teleconference over a telephony network A teleconference system and method in which an initiator of a teleconference sends a request or instructions to the teleconference server. The teleconference server communicates with the intended participants using basic communication tools that are generally compat... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7277932 | Method of notifying function identification information and communication system There is disclosed a notification method in a communication system of notifying specific multifunctionality information between terminal stations. An expansion code is generated from both a user input code and a function identification code corresponding to a specif... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7275109 | Network communication authentication A communication system, for use with a communications network, includes a client configured to communicate with the server via the network. The client includes an input configured to receive a communication from a server via the network, a data set with identifiable... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7274709 | Asynchronous crossbar with deterministic or arbitrated control Methods and apparatus are described relating to a crossbar which is operable to route data from any of a first number of input channels to any of a second number of output channels according to routing control information. Each combination of an input channel and an... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7274675 | Dynamic distribution of participants in a centralized telephone conference A method for distributing participants of a conference handled by a first conference unit in a packet switched network is disclosed. This is provided by, when a first condition is reached, locating a second conference unit satisfying a second condition, reserving co... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7274662 | Method for performing segmented resource reservation Segmented resource reservation is performed for at least one call. Network resources associated with a first network are reserved according to that network's own reservation policy and based on an indication from a calling party. For the at least one call, network r... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7274710 | Asynchronous crossbar with deterministic or arbitrated control Methods and apparatus are described relating to a crossbar which is operable to route data from any of a first number of input channels to any of a second number of output channels according to routing control information. Each combination of an input channel and an... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7274778 | Systems and methods for receiving telephone calls via instant messaging A system establishes a telephone call between a calling party and a called party. The system receives a telephone call connection request, including identification of the called party, from the calling party and determines, based on the identification information, i... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7269252 | Method and apparatus for improving nuisance signals in audio/video conference A system to allow a conferee defined as a nuisance source to respond to an automatic nuisance decision of a Multipoint Control Unit is disclosed. For example, a conferee placing a conference on hold may generate on hold music, which may be identified by a nuisance d... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7269657 | Method and system for providing a mobile IP network with non-path dependent intra domain quality of service A system and method for providing quality of service (QoS) service over a mobile IP network with dynamic domains, multiple or distributed QoS managers per domain and/or with network congestion feedback being used to establish an estimated total domain bandwidth whic... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7269249 | Systems and methods for providing user profile information in conjunction with an enhanced caller information system An enhanced caller-id service providing multi-media based caller information to subscribers via a server system. The server system can combine user-provided profile information with other data to provide more detailed reports for the subscriber. The server can also ... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7266091 | System and method for conferencing in inter/intranet telephony A conferencing server is provided for a data network telephony system for facilitating multi-party call conferencing. The conferencing server generally includes a session initiation protocol (SIP) signaling interface and a media conferencing module. The media confer... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7266123 | System and method for prioritizing and communicating subscriber voice and data information A system (10) for communicating information associated with one or more subscribers includes a connecting link (50). A first switching system (14) coupled to the connecting link (50) communicates remote voice signals (60) and remot... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7266127 | Method and system to compensate for the effects of packet delays on speech quality in a Voice-over IP system The system includes a jitter buffer for receiving speech packets in a Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) system, a playback device for adjusting the playback speed of the received speed packets, and a jitter buffer manager for detecting out of sequence packets in t... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7266368 | Method and apparatus for presenting assistance data in a communication conference system The present invention provides a communication assistance process that is performed by a communication assistance device connected to a plurality of user terminals via a network. During a communication (or video) conference call, when assistance data associated with... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7263085 | Apparatus and method for controlling connection status An apparatus and method of controlling connection status using a flash with information message. A connection can be established between a communication device and a first party. An operation can trigger an event. A flash with information message can be transmitted ... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7262788 | Conference support system, information displaying apparatus, machine readable medium storing thereon a plurality of machine readable instructions, and control method According to the present invention, the progress of the proceedings is supported by making the contents of the conference understand easily to the attendant of the conference. A conference support system for supporting progress of proceedings, including: speaker's g... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7263071 | Connectionless TCP/IP data exchange A communication protocol, and a method and system of communication exchange between systems over a communication network includes establishing a connection between a first system and a second system. Data is formatted by the first system into an IP datagram with an ... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7260362 | Method and apparatus for establishing ad hoc groups in a wireless communication network During formation of an ad hoc group, the transmit power level of a user device within a wireless communication network is reduced. Potential group members are thus identified within an immediate vicinity of the user device. ... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7257641 | Multipoint processing unit A system to provide a multipoint processing terminal and a multicast bridging terminal to provide mixing, switching, and other processing of media streams under the control of H.323 components. Application Programming Interfaces defined for the multipoint processing... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7257090 | Multi-site teleconferencing system A teleconferencing system (1) comprises multiple teleconferencing bridges (5, 6, 7) each having an associated database (8, 9, 10). A server (20) hosts a local engine (22) associated with each bridge, and a multi-site engine (21 | 08/14/2007 |
| 7251319 | Method and system for application initiated teleconferencing A method of call conferencing using a voice browser can include establishing a voice browsing session between a calling party and the voice browser, and conferencing an additional party into the voice browsing session. The conference can provide a voice communicatio... | 07/31/2007 |
