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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8014389 | Bidding network Disclosed are systems and/or apparatuses of transmitting digital objects to a destination. In particular, disclosed are systems and/or apparatuses of facilitating bidding for the business of forwarding digital objects in a data transmission network. ... | 09/06/2011 |
| 7649878 | Circuit control apparatus and method A circuit control apparatus for establishing a connection to a communication partner via a public circuit network or via a computer network is disclosed. The circuit control apparatus includes: a specifying information storing part 171 for storing specifying ... | 01/19/2010 |
| 7573869 | Use of a single broadband SS7 signaling gateway for multiple wireless access gateways A method and system provide for using a single broadband SS7 signaling gateway for multiple wireless access gateways. One embodiment may have the steps of: forming a cluster of media gateways, each of the media gateways having a respective transcoder; providing at l... | 08/11/2009 |
| 7567558 | Telecommunications service control point interface A service control point comprising multiple interfaces configured to receive multiple query messages from requesting devices using multiple different protocols, wherein all of the interfaces provide access to the call processing applications within the SCP. The serv... | 07/28/2009 |
| 7486668 | Communicating an identification parameter of a network node A reference network node in a circuit-switched network obtains information about a partner network node by including a requesting element in a connection SETUP message sent to the partner network node. The partner network node responds with identification parameters... | 02/03/2009 |
| 7366276 | Method and apparatus for transferring signaling messages The present invention provides a novel method for transferring SCCP messages to one of a plurality of entities in an entity set. The method receives a SCCP message from which a traffic type for said received message is determined. A global title associated with said... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7362746 | Provision of IVR resources in BICC networks The invention relates to a method for providing IVR (interactive voice response) resources using the BICC protocol. In the method according to the invention, the provision of IVR resources is triggered in a CMN (call mediation node). The CMN brings about the executi... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7337207 | Shared internet storage resource, user interface system, and method The Shared Internet Storage Resource provides Internet-based file storage, retrieval, access, control, and manipulation for a user. Additionally, an easy-to-use user interface is provided both for a browser or stand-alone application. The entire method provides mean... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7333430 | Systems and methods for passing network traffic data A method for processing network traffic data includes receiving network traffic data, and passing the network traffic data to one of a plurality of worker modules for processing the network traffic data, wherein the step of passing is performed based at least in par... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7330542 | Method and system for establishing a multimedia connection by negotiating capability in an outband control channel The present invention relates to a method and system for establishing a connection to a terminal device, wherein a user capability information defining supported types of information streams is set in a compatibility information element within an outband signaling m... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7327720 | Integrated telephone central office systems for integrating the internet with the public switched telephone network Telephone central office-switching system integrated interface devices such as those for DSL, Voice over IP, cable-TV, fixed wireless, and Internet capable wireless cellular are further integrated into integrated interface device systems. Such systems share common f... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7328255 | Communication system, and connection setting method and connection setting program of exchange and terminal A communication system for connecting a terminal connected to an exchange, to an outside communication network, through the exchange for connecting with the communication network, in which the terminal sends the transmission data including the information of the ter... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7318091 | Methods and systems for providing converged network management functionality in a gateway routing node to communicate operating status information associated with a signaling system 7 (SS7) node to a data network node Disclosed is a communications network element that is capable of routing signaling messages and also performing inter-network management functions in a converged telephony-data network environment. A signaling gateway routing node is adapted to facilitate signaling ... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7315512 | Method for redundancy backup of signaling link in IP network The invention discloses a method for implementing signaling link redundancy in IP networks. Two ASPs are created for the same AS in the host at the IP network side, and all user adaptation protocols share ASPSM and ASPTM messages so that the states of the two ASPs c... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7310356 | Automatic discovery of network core type Systems and methods for automatically discovering the configuration of network and/or communication facilities are provided. The determination generally involves receiving and/or sending at least one test message or packet with special characteristics that normally ... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7304956 | Extended wrap mode with source/destination wrap Apparatus and method for automatically testing hardware and software components of a system. A request type message is generated in the software component of the system. A request-type message, including a destination address and a source address, is made to travers... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7302495 | Method for transmitting signaling messages using alternate path The invention relates to a method, according to which useful data is transmitted between an interconnected data transmission network and a data package transmission network. A receiver of an original signaling message generates a partner signaling message, which has... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7302054 | System and method for integrated telephony switching A telephony system includes a switch coupled to a call agent and a legacy application, and further coupled to resources, some controlled by the call agent and others controlled by the legacy application. The switch processes connection requests from the call agent a... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7298751 | SS7 gateway for wireless communication networks The present disclosure provides a system and method for an SS7 gateway for wireless networks. ... | 11/20/2007 |
| 7292687 | Capability negotiation in a telecommunications network A method of negotiating a call capability between signalling points in a telecommunications system. The method comprises sending a capability preference or prioritised list of preferences from an originating signalling point to a terminating signalling point or sign... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7286521 | Localized voice over internet protocol communication An approach to abstracting the circuit switched nature of the public switched telephone network (PSTN) by using VoIP to provide voice actuated services is disclosed. By carrying a telephone call using VoIP technology for a short distance (frequently within a server ... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7286561 | Method system and apparatus for telecommunications control The present invention includes a method, system, and apparatus for providing communication control. The invention includes a method in which signaling is processed externally to a switch before it is applied by the network elements. The processor is able to select n... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7286660 | Method and system for selectively performing call information query A system and method for providing call information query stores modified call information associated with a telephone number within the local databases of a service provider's local network. The modified call information enables a service provider to unilaterally al... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7277421 | Telephone call processing using SIP and/or ENUM AIN based methods and apparatus for transitioning telephone numbers and customers from the PSTN to a VOIP network are described. AIN line number portability features are used to allow a few gateway switches that interconnect the PSTN and VOIP networks to service cus... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7272133 | Method and system for implementing standard applications on an intelligent network service control point through an open services gateway Telecommunications service providers are increasingly relying on third party applications developed in accordance with industry standard application programming interfaces (API's). In order to decouple the connection between the standard API's and the telecommunicat... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7272217 | Telecommunications call time slicing system and method A telecommunications system and method provides a time slicing capability whereby alternate services, such as advertising, can be provided to a party while being kept on hold. Thus, charges associated with portions of the call during which alternate services are pro... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7263092 | Combining narrowband applications with broadband transport The combination of narrowband applications with broadband transport may be enabled with an intermediate signaling protocol that supports narrowband inter-domain bearer independent call control (BICC) signaling over a broadband network. For each setup request carried... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7263362 | System and method for deploying multi-function access points in a data network An apparatus is described comprising: telephony circuitry electrically coupled to a telephone network, the telephony circuitry to transmit and receive telephone signals over the local telephone network; a first network controller electrically coupled to the telephon... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7260078 | Method and system for providing management protocol mediation in wireless communications networks A system for providing management protocol mediation between wireless networks includes a first wireless network (10) operable to communicate with a mobile station (12) over a wireless interface (48). The system also includes a second wireless n... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7260101 | Auto-configuration process for a point code in a common channel signaling network Configuration of a new point code connected to a SS7 network through a MTP level 3 aligned link, involves listening to point code status massages originating from distant point codes and forwarded on said link. When a message originating from an unknown distant poin... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7242753 | Local routing system and method A telecommunications system determines a telecommunications service provider's routing preference for routing a call for a subscriber. The telecommunications system includes a storage that stores call routing data and a call routing service application for determini... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7242759 | System and method for enhanced origination services for toll free telephone calls Enhanced Origination Services (EOS) for Toll Free (TF) telephone calls consists of uploading instructions to the SMS/800 National Database, which instructions are subsequently downloaded by Signal Control Points (SCPs) in the United States for the routing of TF tele... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7240097 | Method and system for preserving message order when parallel processing messages A method and system for preserving message order when parallel processing messages by: providing a marker (H) in each message (M) for identifying a source of messages for which it is required to preserve the message order; and dispatching (D) each message in accorda... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7231031 | AIN call queuing An inexpensive alternative for call queuing is provided by queuing calls at an intelligent peripheral within an AIN telecommunication system. A call to the subscriber line is detected at a local switch supporting the subscriber line. If the subscriber line is busy, ... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7228421 | Technique for generating control messages with reason information between nodes in a data network A technique is disclosed for generating control messages to be transmitted from a first network device to a second network device in a data network. A first control message to be generated at the first network device is determined. Reason information relating to at ... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7228544 | Job processing method, job processing unit, and storage managing system In the prior art, a user bore a heavy burden on operating together different products having the same functions. A user 102 calls a job net managing function 105 via GUI/CLI 103, and defines a job net 106. A job net execution controlling ... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7224686 | Method of and apparatus for mediating common channel signaling messages between networks using a pseudo-switch A communication network includes an SS7 Security Gatekeeper that authenticates and validates network control messages within, transiting, entering and leaving an overlying control fabric such as an SS7 network. The SS7 Security Gatekeeper incorporates several levels... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7221740 | Auto block and auto discovery in a distributed communication system A voicemail system enabling various components of the voicemail system to be distributed geographically yet operate as a seamlessly integrated system is disclosed. A signal gateway interfaces with a telephone network. In addition, one or more media servers interface... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7218715 | Method and system for setting up a telephone conference call in a switched telephone network through the internet Method and system for setting up connections between a plurality of telephone devices (8, 9) of a switched telephone network (1), for establishing a conference call, comprising connecting a web client terminal (18) to a web server (15, 24... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7216350 | Methods and apparatus for call service processing by instantiating an object that executes a compiled representation of a mark-up language description of operations for performing a call feature or service Improved methods and apparatus for telecommunications call service and call feature processing utilize a compiled representation of a textual description in a mark-up language of operations describing a telecommunication service is generated. Objects access this com... | 05/08/2007 |
