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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8179885 | Methods, systems, and computer program products for organizing, managing, and selectively distributing routing information in a signaling message routing node Methods, systems, and computer program products for managing and selectively distributing routing information in a routing node are disclosed. In one implementation, a method for selectively distributing routing information in a routing node includes organizing inte... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8089956 | Method and system for implementing communications The present invention discloses a method and a system for implementing communication for a CSI terminal, the system includes: an IP Multimedia Subsystem Terminal Module (IMS TM), a Circuit Switched Terminal Module (CS TM), a CS/IMS interworking gateway. The method i... | 01/03/2012 |
| 8081624 | Communication devices for network-hopping communications and methods of network-hopping communications Wireless communication devices include a software-defined radio coupled to processing circuitry. The processing circuitry is configured to execute computer programming code. Storage media is coupled to the processing circuitry and includes computer programming code ... | 12/20/2011 |
| 8040878 | Multi-service transport apparatus with switch for integrated transport networks A multi-service transport apparatus for integrated transport networks that may have an electrical matrix, termination function means handling signals incoming at said apparatus input, a plurality of termination function means interfacing different layers, and adapta... | 10/18/2011 |
| 8036212 | Systems and methods for integrating analog voice service and derived POTS voice service in a digital subscriber line environment Systems and methods for integrating analog voice service and derived POTS voice service in a DSL environment are provided. One embodiment is a system comprising: a first communication path for carrying plain old telephone service (POTS) voice signals between a telep... | 10/11/2011 |
| 7995566 | Method for ensuring VLAN integrity for voice over internet protocol telephones A system and method for implementing telephony devices in a distributed network environment is disclosed. The present invention provides for checking data packets to ensure that non-voice data packets are properly tagged to be transmitted on a native virtual local a... | 08/09/2011 |
| 7990957 | Method and device for selecting service domain A method and device for selecting a service domain in a system for setting a session for at least one or more services between at least two or more terminals, in which when receiving an INVITE message for setting a voice service related session from an originating t... | 08/02/2011 |
| 7986685 | Real-time XML messaging protocol Described are a method and a system for using XML in a real-time message for transmission of data from a source to a destination over a network. The real-time XML message includes a header element and a body element. The header element includes one or more destinati... | 07/26/2011 |
| 7965704 | Method and apparatus for handling IMS terminal's call request including request for real-time service received over IMS domain by CSI terminal A method and apparatus for processing an IMS terminal's call request for real-time service and non-real-time service received over an IMS domain in a CSI terminal. When deciding to use a CS call for real-time service and an IMS session for non-real-time service, the... | 06/21/2011 |
| 7948972 | System and method for providing an integrated communications manager A system and method for providing an integrated communications manager that enables change in a number of voice communication channels and/or data communication channels is provided. Generally, an integrated communication manager (hereafter, “device”) contains a... | 05/24/2011 |
| 7940751 | Personal area network data encapsulation in WLAN communications An integrated circuit radio transceiver and associated method comprises a multi-mode device operable to support personal area network communications as well as traditional wireless local area network communications. In one embodiment, IEEE 802.11 protocol IBSS commu... | 05/10/2011 |
| 7920554 | Supporting both packet and circuit-based wireless networks Middleware may accommodate both packet data and circuit data services in the same cellular telephone. A cellular telephone may travel between networks that are packet and circuit data service based. A protocol middleware may determine whether packet data services ar... | 04/05/2011 |
| 7916717 | Automated gateway routing, incoming and outgoing A method and system for establishing a videoconference between a first network endpoint and a second network endpoint. The method and system including, inputting a plurality of numbers into the first network endpoint, wherein, the first network endpoint is an IP bas... | 03/29/2011 |
| 7903642 | Multi-processor architecture for a device Aspects of the invention provide apparatuses and methods for composing a device with different types of multi-processor subsystems based on expected latency times and processing bandwidths. An apparatus may include multi-processor subsystems with different performan... | 03/08/2011 |
| 7899039 | System and method for providing location and access network information support in a network environment A method is provided in one example embodiment and includes communicating location and access network information for an end user to a policy and charging rules function (PCRF) element that is coupled to a network element. The network element receives packets for a ... | 03/01/2011 |
| 7881287 | Method and device for session control in hybrid telecommunications network Combinational networks may provide simultaneous connectivity over networks of different type between terminals. Communication sessions on different network types such as Circuit switched and Packet switched, belonging to the same user equipment can be correlated. In... | 02/01/2011 |
| 7881288 | Routing media streams from packet switched network to circuit switched network A method, apparatus and computer program in a telecommunication network (111, 112, 121) for routing a media stream from an IMS domain to an MSC (107, 107a) associated with a mobile station in a circuit switched domain of a PLMN (109), whe... | 02/01/2011 |
| 7873033 | Method and system for supporting shared local trunking An approach is described for providing shared trunking between a telephony gateway and an end office switch. The telephony gateway processes a packetized voice call, and interfaces a shared trunk to an end office switch (e.g., Class 5 switch) configured to switch ca... | 01/18/2011 |
| 7860085 | Dual OSS management of an Ethernet access network Management of Ethernet access networks that provide both TDM services and packet services is disclosed. An Ethernet access network as described herein includes a head end having TDM network interface ports and packet network interface ports, customer location equipm... | 12/28/2010 |
| 7843904 | Method for placing call in voice call continuity and terminal and server thereof A method, server and terminal for providing a Voice Call Continuity (VCC) service, are discussed. According to an embodiment, the terminal includes a storage unit to store operator policy information and user preference information, the user preference information i... | 11/30/2010 |
| 7843903 | Methods, systems, and computer program products for emergency 911 (E911) registration assistance for subscribers using portable internet protocol (IP) communications devices Methods, systems, and computer program products for E911 registration assistance for subscribers using portable Internet Protocol (IP) communications devices are disclosed. According to one method, an IP address of a portable IP communications device is stored. A me... | 11/30/2010 |
| 7813336 | Service providing system cooperative with VoIP and web environments and a method therefor In a communication system, a request is generated from a Web browser as a call attempt. A call attempt manager is booted in response to the request under the HTTP protocol. The request is turned by cooperative managers into a request under the SIP protocol, which wi... | 10/12/2010 |
| 7808980 | Integrated multi-media communication system An integrated messaging system for performing various types of messaging across different types of networks, including integrated user interfaces and administrator interfaces. Embodiments include a communication server that couples among networks of different types,... | 10/05/2010 |
| 7729344 | Methods and apparatus for controlling signaling associated with a private branch exchange within a session over internet protocol network A method includes receiving a media signal at an interface device in communication with and disposed between an Internet Protocol private branch exchange (IP-PBX) and a first endpoint. The media signal is associated with the first endpoint and is associated with a s... | 06/01/2010 |
| 7710950 | System and methods for originating a SIP call via a circuit-switched network from a user equipment device Methods and apparatus for originating a Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) call from a user equipment (UE) device in a network environment including a circuit-switched (CS) network and IP multimedia subsystem (IMS) network to a called party are disclosed. In one illu... | 05/04/2010 |
| 7701929 | Distributed telecommunications architecture providing redundant gateways and IP device integration A telecommunications platform that provides redundant interfaces to a telecommunications system for multiple IP based telecommunication devices. The telecommunications platform includes a gateway cluster with two or more signaling gateways. Each signaling gateway is... | 04/20/2010 |
| 7693139 | Managing packet-based telephony A system for assisting a user in selecting a packet-based telephony service provider (“PBTSP”) from a group of PBTSPs, and in registering the user with the selected PBTSP for outbound and/or inbound calling. The selection of a particular PBTSP may be stored in a... | 04/06/2010 |
| 7680100 | Internet protocol appliance manager A system and method for allowing remote access to an IP communications network is disclosed. In one embodiment, a method for allowing access to an IP network comprises: sending a first message addressed to a first port of an IP communications network component, the ... | 03/16/2010 |
| 7672298 | Hybrid fiber twisted pair local loop network service architecture A new architecture capable of utilizing the existing twisted pair interface between customer premises equipment and an associated serving local switching office is used to provide a vast array of new services to customers. Using an intelligent services director (ISD... | 03/02/2010 |
| 7668159 | Methods and apparatus for obtaining variable call parameters suitable for use in originating a SIP call via a circuit-switched network from a user equipment device Methods and apparatus for use in processing Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) calls in a network environment which includes a circuit-switched (CS) network and an Internet Protocol (IP) multimedia subsystem (IMS) network. In one illustrative technique, a SIP Registe... | 02/23/2010 |
| 7636350 | System and method for access provisioning in multiple telecommunications technologies A system and method are disclosed for telecommunications circuit provisioning in multiple technologies. In one embodiment, the system comprises a first provisioning system configured to allocate telecommunications circuits of a first kind (e.g., circuit-switched), a... | 12/22/2009 |
| 7602770 | Telecommunication terminal identification on a switching system A method and apparatus for identification of telephone numbers for IP telephones in offices to be assigned to different persons by (1) assigning one of the offices to one of the persons upon a request from the one of persons; (2) accessing a physical network address... | 10/13/2009 |
| 7558254 | Method and apparatus for call routing via gateway brokering Method and apparatus for routing telephone calls across different types of networks includes means for and steps of determining a destination IP address of a new call according to initial conditions established in a first network, determining a destination gateway (... | 07/07/2009 |
| 7551610 | MiniMAC implementation of a distributed cable modem termination system (CMTS) architecture A miniMAC implementation of a distributed CMTS in a hybrid fiber/coaxial (HFC) plant. The distributed CMTS comprises at least one network layer, at least one media access layer, and one or more physical layers. The at least one media access layer includes one or mor... | 06/23/2009 |
| 7522584 | Method for changing between a packet-oriented PTT session and a circuit-oriented telephone connection between at least two radio communication appliances, associated radio communication appliance, network component and radio communication system Provided are a method for changing between a packet-oriented PTT session and a circuit-oriented telephone connection between at least two radio communication appliances, an associated radio communication appliance, a network component and a radio communication syste... | 04/21/2009 |
| 7522585 | Method for handoff from packet switching domain to circuit switching domain and equipment thereof The present invention discloses a method for handoff from a PS domain to a CS domain, including: the MS obtaining a handoff number and initiating a CS domain session request by taking the handoff number as a called number; a network side associating the CS domain se... | 04/21/2009 |
| 7512120 | Node, correspondent node, mobility anchor point, and home agent in packet communication system, packet communication system, and path MTU discovery method In a packet communication system 1, 31 (51, 81) comprised of nodes and links, a destination node 3 (53) as a destination of a packet transmitted from correspondent node 2 (52) is provided with an advertisement receiving devi... | 03/31/2009 |
| 7496090 | Inbound roamer multimedia messaging systems Inbound Roamer Multimedia Messaging Systems (“IRMMS”) are described that transfer Welcome Multimedia Messages (“MM”) (“WMM”) or Welcome Roaming Content (“WRC”) to devices of inbound roamers. The IRMMS transfers MMs to inbound roamers without involvin... | 02/24/2009 |
| 7483418 | Data and voice transmission within the same mobile phone call A method is described by which digital data can be sent between mobile phones concurrent with speech during a same phone call. The digital data can be from a digital camera that is integrated with the mobile, or cellular, phone. The discontinuous transmission system... | 01/27/2009 |
| 7466695 | Hybrid fiber twisted pair local loop network service architecture A new architecture capable of utilizing the existing twisted pair interface between customer premises equipment and an associated serving local switching office is used to provide a vast array of new services to customers. Using an intelligent services director (ISD... | 12/16/2008 |
