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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8111687 | Communication system and method A method of establishing communication between a first and second terminal, the first terminal being arranged to communicate with a first communication system and the second terminal being arranged to communicate with a second communication system. The method compri... | 02/07/2012 |
| 8111686 | Aggregating endpoint capabilities for a user A method and system for aggregating capabilities from multiple endpoints associated with a user are provided. The system aggregates the capabilities of the endpoints associated with a user into an aggregate view of available modes of communication for reaching the u... | 02/07/2012 |
| 8107463 | System and method for history driven optimization of web services communication A system, method and computer program product for communicating Web-Services (WS) messages. First there is allocated an identical amount of a cache history storage at each sender and receiver device for storing a history of communicated WS message strings. At the se... | 01/31/2012 |
| 8107460 | System and method for IP telephony paging An IP-telephony system including one or more nodes coupled to a session controller. Each node includes a service gateway coupled to one or more terminals. A first terminal conveys a start page request initiating a page activity between itself and one or more termina... | 01/31/2012 |
| 8107459 | Method and apparatus for executing a call blocking function A method and apparatus for executing a call blocking function in a communications network is described. In one embodiment, monitoring data is received from at least one network component in the communications network. The monitoring data is then analyzed to determin... | 01/31/2012 |
| 8107464 | Enterprise mobile network for providing cellular wireless service using licensed radio frequency spectrum and supporting multiple-device ring for incoming calls One embodiment is directed to an enterprise mobile network for providing wireless service within a coverage area associated with an enterprise using licensed radio frequency spectrum. The enterprise mobile network is configured to have local subscribers thereof. At ... | 01/31/2012 |
| 8107462 | System and method of routing telephone calls A method of routing telephone calls is disclosed that includes receiving Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) packets at an integrated access device (IAD) from a VoIP remote worker feature server. The IAD communicates with a first private branch exchange (PBX) locate... | 01/31/2012 |
| 8107461 | SIP exchange system The total system, which is operated by SIP (Session Initiation Protocol) call sequence and SIP call replacement sequence, comprises control part which includes sequence part for immediately performing the SIP call replacement sequence upon detecting communication of... | 01/31/2012 |
| 8102840 | System and method for processing a plurality of requests for a plurality of multi-media services A system and method for processing a plurality of requests for a plurality of multi-media services received at a Private Service Exchange (PSX) from a plurality of IP-communication devices. The system includes an IP Segmentation Directory (IP-SD) coupled to the PSX ... | 01/24/2012 |
| 8102837 | Network coding approach to rapid information dissemination A method, apparatus and computer program product for providing rapid information dissemination using network coding is presented. A coded message including a payload and a code vector, is transmitted from a first node of the network to a second node of the network. ... | 01/24/2012 |
| 8102839 | System, apparatus, and method for establishing circuit-switched communications via packet-switched network signaling A system, apparatus and method for establishing circuit-switched (CS) communications in packet-switched (PS) multimedia networks such as IMS, and providing services via the PS networks to CS domain users. A dialog is established between terminals through the PS mult... | 01/24/2012 |
| 8103651 | Auto-updating reader program for document files A document reader program determines the existence of an updated version of a document file at a network location specified by an original version of the document file. The document reader program then presents the user a choice of rendering the original version or ... | 01/24/2012 |
| 8102838 | Mechanism for authentication of caller and callee using otoacoustic emissions A method and apparatus are provided for authenticating a user attempting to establish a service which uses SIP. The user registers with the SIP server by providing the digital otoacoustic signature of the user. Thereafter, when the user attempts to initiate a sessio... | 01/24/2012 |
| 8098653 | Signal-type dependent real-time fax relay Signal-type dependent real-time fax Relay. For example, a system for delivering substantially in real-time a fax call from a gateway to an Internet Protocol (IP) network; wherein the fax call comprises: (a) analog signals of fax negotiation and control belonging to ... | 01/17/2012 |
| 8099393 | Transaction in memory object store Techniques for rating and committing events in an event processing system are provided. Events can be rated at a rating system according to information that is stored locally on the rating system. Rated events can be stored in a database system with these rated even... | 01/17/2012 |
| 8098651 | Integrating multimedia capabilities with circuit-switched calls The present invention monitors call signaling events stemming from a circuit-switched call between a caller and a called party and controls a packet-session between user agents on respective endpoints associated with the caller and called party. The endpoints may in... | 01/17/2012 |
| 8098652 | IP telephone provisioning system and methods A method and apparatus relate to receiving and storing data through an interface for an Internet Protocol (IP) telephone database. The interface receives a request related to provisioning a function of an IP telephone. In response to receiving the request, data from... | 01/17/2012 |
| 8094648 | Method and system for mobile-to-mobile web service handling A method for web service handling in peer-to-peer communication is provided. A web service (412-1) associated with a web service identity e.g. a URI is arranged in a first mobile node (410). Unique identification information is formed by combini... | 01/10/2012 |
| 8094647 | System and method for providing requested quality of service in a hybrid network Telephone calls, data and other multimedia information is routed through a hybrid network which includes transfer of information across the internet. A media order entry captures complete user profile information for a user. This profile information is utilized by t... | 01/10/2012 |
| 8094650 | Method and apparatus for routing data A method and apparatus for handling internet access telephone calls made via cable company telephone services. A head end data terminal receives cable signals and converts them into individual signals. An intelligent switch detects signals destined for an internet s... | 01/10/2012 |
| 8094651 | Emergency call services for wireless network roaming A method and apparatus for emergency call services for wireless network roaming. An embodiment of a method includes receiving a request for an emergency telephone call from a mobile device, the mobile device communication over the Internet, the mobile device roaming... | 01/10/2012 |
| 8094649 | Network architecture and billing method of the packet switch data service for the CDMA intelligent network (IN) users The present invention relates to the network architecture and billing method of the packet switch data service of the CDMA Intelligent Network (IN) user. Because the CDMA mobile switch uses the 3G1x packet switch data service, the billing of the service bypasses the... | 01/10/2012 |
| 8089955 | 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... | 01/03/2012 |
| 8089954 | IP telephone system, IP telephone apparatus and communications method An IP telephone system includes a source IP telephone apparatus, a Web server and an ENUM server. The source IP telephone apparatus is connected to an IP network. The Web server stores predetermined information regarding a user of the source IP telephone apparatus a... | 01/03/2012 |
| 8085756 | Automatically sending rich contact information coincident to a telephone call Rich contact information is provided coincident to a telephone call on a mobile device in an alternate communication. When a telephone call is received on the phone, rich content such as rich personal contact data is provided to the receiver of the call. The rich co... | 12/27/2011 |
| 8085757 | Caller-controlled routing to non-SIP/non-TEL URI destinations for an IMS-based ENUM query A telephone number of the callee is received from a caller device. An Internet protocol Multimedia Subsystem (IMS)-based telephone number mapping (ENUM) query is constructed based on the telephone number of the callee. An ENUM database is queried based on the ENUM q... | 12/27/2011 |
| 8085760 | Method of and system for providing intelligent network control services in IP telephony A method and system for providing intelligent network control services in IP telephony, wherein the system includes a location manager and an IP telephony proxy server. The location manager includes an interface to a legacy telephony service control entity and the I... | 12/27/2011 |
| 8085758 | Methods and apparatus for controlling call admission to a network based on call peers A session controller configured to be coupled to a database and configured to receive an indication associated with an ingress call is disclosed. The session controller is further configured to query the database for an ingress-call peer associated with the ingress ... | 12/27/2011 |
| 8085759 | Method for establishing a VoIP communication using a peer-to-peer databank In one aspect, a method for operating a communication network comprising a plurality of nodes, whereby a databank is stored in shared manner among the nodes is provided. A first node extracts from the databank identification data for identifying and/or addressing th... | 12/27/2011 |
| 8081621 | Speaker-buffer management for voice-over-internet-protocol (VoIP) triggered by microphone-buffer arrival A Voice-over-Internet-Protocol (VoIP) system has improved audio-buffer control. Voice captured by a microphone (mic) is loaded into mic buffers by the sound card and sent to a VoIP application. When a mic buffer arrives from the sound card, a speaker buffer manager ... | 12/20/2011 |
| 8081622 | Jitter buffer controller It is an object of this invention to improve speech quality in voice communications. Provided is a jitter buffer controller for controlling a jitter buffer in which arrived packets are accumulated, including: a jitter measuring portion for measuring jitters i... | 12/20/2011 |
| 8081623 | Packet network based emergency backup telephone system In an emergency backup telephone system, members of an enterprise use their personal computers to log into an emergency communications web page. Upon logging in, software that enables the personal computer to act as a webphone is automatically downloaded. This softw... | 12/20/2011 |
| 8077704 | Web service assisted real-time session peering between enterprise VoIP networks via internet A system and method enables Voice over IP (VoIP) session peering via Internet. A converged enterprise web server can receive a request from a caller to initiate a session, associate a Service Level Agreement (SLA) and address information of the caller with the reque... | 12/13/2011 |
| 8077705 | System and method for providing end to end quality of service for cellular voice traffic over a data network Embodiments of the disclosed invention include a system and method for providing end to end quality of service for cellular voice traffic over a data network. For example, in one embodiment, the method includes tagging outgoing cellular traffic at a network interfac... | 12/13/2011 |
| 8077702 | Caller information provision By the present invention are disclosed a method for providing and a method for obtaining voice call related information from a first party device (100) to a second party device (200), prior to establishing a voice call between the first party device ( | 12/13/2011 |
| 8077703 | Induced answering method and system for circuit switching-based telephony Induced answering method and system for CS-based telephony. A user terminal (5) for communication over a telecommunications network (3) includes at least a CS-telephony device (CSO) for processing CS-based telephony signals (CS1, CS2), th... | 12/13/2011 |
| 8077701 | Systems, methods, and apparatus to prioritize communications in IP multimedia subsystem networks Systems, methods and apparatus are disclosed to prioritize communications in Internet protocol Multimedia Subsystem (IMS) networks. An example method disclosed herein includes receiving a telephone number (TN), locating an ENUM database record for the TN specifying ... | 12/13/2011 |
| 8077700 | Dynamic call characteristic control on a per call basis Techniques for dynamically adjusting volume during a call are provided. A gateway is provided that allows a call between a first device and a second device. The call may be routed through a first network and a second network. The first network may be PSTN network an... | 12/13/2011 |
| 8072965 | Modem relay originator A network device and a method for its operation are disclosed. The network device has a first interface to a client device to allow reception of client device signals and a second interface to a packet network to allow transmission and reception of modem relay signa... | 12/06/2011 |
| 8072968 | Method and apparatus for supporting multiple active sessions on a per user basis A method and apparatus for establishing multiple application sessions, such as video, audio, voice, and data sessions, and displaying them on a video display device such as a television are disclosed. These sessions can be independent of each other or the user can r... | 12/06/2011 |
