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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8155031 | Wireless audio transceiver system and method using UWB wireless communication There is provided a transceiving method of an audio signal using an UWB wireless communication scheme, including the steps of: extracting and analyzing the beacon frames to generate reserved transmission interval information previously reserved by the other UWB tran... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8059566 | Voice recognition push to message (PTM) A system and method for using the packet data service of a dispatch wireless communication network converts a subscriber's voice to a text message. The system employs offline conversion and verification of the converted text message prior to transmitting over the In... | 11/15/2011 |
| 8045490 | Voice over internet call center integration An internet telephony system (ITS) comprising a browser display having a hyperlink, communicating with a server, retrieving a user's preferences, and initiating a voice communication with the user, through a communications channel defined by the user preferences. An... | 10/25/2011 |
| 8000270 | Content downloading over TDM with download pausing A telecommunications device and method for downloading content using Time Division Multiplexing (TDM) includes receiving a request for content to be downloaded using TDM. The content may be communicated in response to receiving the content request. In response to re... | 08/16/2011 |
| 7898991 | Serializer/deserializer test modes Serializer, deserializer, and/or serdes ICs are configured to support one or more test modes to enable end-to-end testing in communication links in which the ICs are implemented. To support the end-to-end testing, the ICs can include a multiplexing stage with means ... | 03/01/2011 |
| 7860032 | Apparatus and method for efficiently running applications on a wireless communication device A majority of the IP packets sent from an IP network over a wireless network to a mobile station which is tethered to an electronic device, such as a laptop computer, are destined for applications running on the electronic device. The embodiments are for snooping an... | 12/28/2010 |
| 7843857 | System for providing context-aware service and method thereof A context-aware service providing system according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention includes a plurality of context-aware service providers and a Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) server. The context-aware service provider subscribes an SIP event ... | 11/30/2010 |
| 7636326 | Private communications network including connected public communications devices and method of operation thereof A virtual private communications network (VPCN) and method of using the VPCN. The VPCN includes a communications server and at least one communications trunk connecting the communications server to a public telephone network. A web server and one or more digital tel... | 12/22/2009 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 7372863 | Systems for monitoring and controlling operating modes in an ethernet transceiver and methods of operating the same Disclosed are systems and methods for monitoring and controlling operating modes in a network transceiver. In one embodiment, a computer system is associable with an Ethernet network, and comprises a processing unit, a memory and a transceiver. The transceiver compr... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7350150 | Methods and apparatus for accessing information from multiple remote sources In accordance with the present invention a process is provided for interfacing a legacy application and internet-based application and for displaying information from each application in a frame of a multi-frame browser on a client workstation. Further, the interfac... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7289791 | Methods of recording voice signals in a mobile set The present invention relates to a mobile set integrating a memory efficient data storage system for the real time recording of voice conversations, data transmission and the like. The data recorder has the capacity to selectively choose the most relevant time frame... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7286493 | Network-based notification of voice mail At least one exemplary embodiment of the present invention includes a method comprising the activities of detecting, via a public switched telephone network, a caller's dialing of a telephone number; and after said detecting activity, and prior to call setup, provid... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7286492 | Private branch exchange (PBX) conditioning method and apparatus Method for maintaining a virtual presence of a first remote telephone user in a PBX system having a frame relay network connection between two endpoint routers while permitting the first remote user to make local calls includes first signaling a PBX to represent the... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7283833 | Push to talk system To provide a PTT system that includes a plurality of PTT-capable mobile phones each including a display unit, and a server which mediates a PTT call between mobile phones out of the plurality of mobile phones. The server includes a storage unit, a retrieval unit, an... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7274787 | Scheduled return to queue with priority (SRQP) A system and method of distributing contact volume in a contact center when the volume of incoming calls greatly exceeds the number of agents currently answering calls. In an embodiment of the invention, the caller calling in at such a peak time is notified of the r... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7260201 | Method and apparatus for monitoring telephone status The monitor is for monitoring the status of a first client telephone, and for sending this status information via a central server to an authorized second client telephone. The central server stores a database of registered client telephones and corresponding client... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7257769 | System and method for indicating an annotation for a document Embodiments provide a system, method, apparatus, means, and computer program code that allow multiple annotations to a document to be created and that distinguish between the annotations made by different people. The people may view documents, exchange ideas and mes... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7218626 | System and method for reducing information communicated between universal mobile telecommunication system multimedia capable units Method and Apparatus for making more efficient use of air link resources and network capacity in a mobile telecommunications system in which unauthorized and/or unsupported media types transmitted in a session initialization protocol (SIP) message sent from one equi... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7215663 | Private IP communication network architecture A disclosed Internet Linked Network Architecture delivers telecommunication type services across a network utilizing digital technology. The unique breadth and flexibility of telecommunication services offered by the Internet Linked Network Architecture flow directl... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7203177 | Bandwidth efficient conferencing system with distributed processing A distributed intelligence conferencing system is disclosed, 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 no... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7202802 | Reduced keypad An apparatus is provided with a first plurality of input keys. Each of the first plurality of input keys is associated with at least one numeric value and at least one alphabetic value and arranged in a numeric and first alphabetic telephone keypad arrangement. The ... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7200150 | System and method for bypassing data from egress facilities An open architecture platform bypasses data from the facilities of a telecommunications carrier, e.g. an incumbent local exchange carrier, by distinguishing between voice and data traffic, and handling voice and data traffic separately. An SS7 gateway receives and t... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7184527 | System and method for monitoring and handling telecommunication activity via a computer network A configurable PSTN call-handling (CPC) service enables monitoring and custom responses to calls received over multiple subscriber lines associated with a user. A CPC Client Program runs on a computer and presents a graphical user interface (GUI) that allows the use... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7180912 | System and method for providing a plurality of multi-media services using a number of media servers to form a preliminary interactive communication relationship with a calling communication device A system and method for processing a plurality of requests for multi-media services received at a call control element (CCE) defined on the system from a calling communication device. The system includes a Network Routing Element, a Service Broker (SB), at least a p... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7181202 | Setting mode of communication A method in a communication system is disclosed. In the method a procedure for setting up a communication link between a first user equipment and a second user equipment via a communications network is initiated. Information regarding at least two modes of communica... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7180889 | Personal control of address assignment and greeting options for multiple BRG ports A method and apparatus for providing multiple telephone lines using a single directory number. A method and apparatus for associating multiple directory numbers with multiple telephone lines. A broadband residential gateway (BRG) is a user interface to a broadband c... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7174189 | Method and system for providing mobility to enhanced call service features at remote locations A system and method for providing PBX-like functionality at a remote office location includes the capability of maintaining a network session with a mobile number associated with the remote worker once the worker terminates the remote office session. The system util... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7161931 | Voice and data exchange over a packet based network A signal processing system which discriminates between voice signals and data signals modulated by a voiceband carrier. The signal processing system includes a voice exchange, a data exchange and a call discriminator. The voice exchange is capable of exchanging voic... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7127045 | Automatic answering telephone set with individual answering and method thereof The present invention relates to an individual answering method for an automatic answering telephone set which can selectively ring the telephone when a call is received by distinguishing absent users from users who are at home. A plurality of individual answering m... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7127390 | Rate determination coding A speech encoding system and method for encoding a speech data signal including a number of frames. The speech encoding system includes a speech data rate determinator and a number of speech data signal encoders. The speech data rate determinator determines the data... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7120140 | Digital browser phone A telephone system wherein all the functions of a digital telephone can be accessed and implemented on a personal computer alone, thereby eliminating the need for a telephone set. By means of the computer display and mouse, keyboard or other input/output command dev... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7110018 | Communication terminal device and control method thereof To provide a communication device that can operate conveniently in use in either of a first operation mode for unassisted operation and a second operation mode for operation under the control of an external data processor, disclosed is a communication device for com... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7095836 | Enhanced IP phone operation An enhanced IP telephone taking advantage of the many call-related functions provided by existing PBX systems. The enhanced IP telephone includes a thin computer telephony integration (CTI) client transmitting to a CTI server a command associated with a particular c... | 08/22/2006 |
| 7092743 | Method and apparatus to reply to call Briefly, a method and a wireless communication system that may include at least one mobile station and at least one base station to reply to an incoming call addressed to the mobile station with a predefined message. The mobile station may be configured to reply to ... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7092406 | Computer implemented communication apparatus and method A communication apparatus and method includes a modem operable for connection to a telephone line, a voice receiving interface apparatus for use in receiving voice signals from a local user, and a voice conveying interface apparatus for use in conveying voice signal... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7088680 | System and method for digital communication via a time division multiplexed serial data stream A system and method are presented for digital communication via a time division multiplexed serial data stream. A serial communication system according to the present invention includes a serial communication controller having a set of functional units each configur... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7088720 | Multiservice use of network connection capability under user-to-network interface signaling Method and apparatus for a distributed switching system supporting a plurality of services. A service request is initiated by an initiating customer. The service request is then executed using, for example, a user-to-network interface setup. A terminating setup is t... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7082141 | Computer implemented voice over data communication apparatus and method A communication apparatus and method includes a modem operable for connection to a telephone line. Further, under control of a graphical user interface program executable on a personal computer, various processing may be provided. For example, the apparatus and/or m... | 07/25/2006 |
