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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6954455 | Technique for providing intelligent features for calls in a communications network independent of network architecture Subscriber calls in a communications network (10) are handled in accordance with the subscriber's routing plan for either originating and/or terminating calls irrespective of the manner in which such calls originate and terminate. Upon receipt of a call, a qu... | 10/11/2005 |
| 6952584 | Method & systems for providing information to a home system regarding a wireless unit roaming in a visited system Methods and systems to provide a home system with information about a wireless unit roaming in a visited system based on information the wireless unit provides to the visited system. A mobile switching center (MSC-V) of the visited system receives the information fr... | 10/04/2005 |
| 6952423 | Telecommunications equipment The invention relates to telecommunications equipment including a service unit. According to the invention, the service unit includes a driver core and modules connected to the driver core and adapted to process signaling, and the driver core: receives signaling mes... | 10/04/2005 |
| 6950426 | Method and system for transmitting data between two communication devices via a packet-oriented communication network A method and system for transmitting data between two communication devices via a packet-oriented communication network, wherein the communication devices are, in each case, connected to the packet-oriented communication network via a conversion device. Time-slot-or... | 09/27/2005 |
| 6950650 | System and method for call forwarding synchronization in a communication system In one aspect of the invention, a method for call forwarding synchronization includes allowing a telephone subsystem to forward calls for a telephonic device to a first call forwarding destination. The method also includes allowing a wireless subsystem to forward ca... | 09/27/2005 |
| 6951023 | Message-based software system The present invention relates to logic systems which use a message-based API, and in particular to telecommunication systems. The present invention aims to overcome drawbacks in the way in which data is sent between, for example, a gatekeeper unit and a service appl... | 09/27/2005 |
| 6950876 | Multiple-protocol home location register and method of use A multiple-protocol home location register (MP HLR) comprises a processor, that generates network messages according to two or more network protocols and processes network requests and other messages to obtain information requested by two or more networks that suppo... | 09/27/2005 |
| 6950433 | Address converter for gateways interconnecting networks of different address formats In a gateway, a packet received from a first network contains first address data conforming to the first network in the packet header and second address data conforming to a second network in an auxiliary header. The first address data of the packet is then rewritte... | 09/27/2005 |
| 6950441 | System and method to internetwork telecommunication networks of different protocols A softswitch interconnecting networks of different transport protocols is provided. The softswitch includes a signaling agent coupled to the networks and operable to receive incoming signaling messages, translate the incoming signaling messages to a call model event... | 09/27/2005 |
| 6948186 | Multi-tasking message extractor An apparatus and method for extracting messages from a data stream has multi-tasking capabilities for accommodating a greater number of data streams and for combining data from different streams. The message extractor includes a packet identifier filter, a control m... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6944184 | Methods and systems for providing database node access control functionality in a communications network routing node A network element provides service control point or database node front end processing functionality, as well as routing functionality for routing data packets through a network. The network element includes a first communication module for receiving data packets fr... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6944670 | Method and apparatus for multiple processing of a plurality of communication protocols on a single processing machine An apparatus and method that can enable multi-protocol data processing at a single point in a data network. The apparatus includes a logic state machine that is capable of performing a variety of pre-defined actions for a plurality of communication protocols. The pr... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6940870 | System and method for communicating data The present invention provides a system and method for communicating data between a source application process and one or more destination application processes. This system and method perform conversion and routing functions which require only a single conversion o... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6937612 | Communications method and apparatus A method for enabling traffic to be carried between devices which may use different communications protocols employs a multimedia service provide, which provides an interface between two devices or between a device and a multimedia network. The service provider enab... | 08/30/2005 |
| 6937570 | Resource aware session adaptation system and method for enhancing network throughput A system, method, and apparatus for maintaining the status of communications between a wireless client and a content source is presented herein. During periods where the wireless link at the wireless client has deteriorated, a wireless content switch prevents timers... | 08/30/2005 |
| 6937589 | Mobile communication system with packet effectively transmitted and control method for the same A mobile communication system includes a mobile terminal, a radio access network, and a home agent. The radio access network includes a radio base station which carries out packet communication with the mobile terminal through a radio channel, and a radio channel co... | 08/30/2005 |
| 6934279 | Controlling voice communications over a data network A method and apparatus of communicating over a data network includes providing a user interface in a control system for call control and to display information relating to a call session. The control system communicates one or more control messages (e.g., Session In... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6934534 | Common mobility management protocol for multimedia applications, systems and services A framework of a common mobility management protocol for Q.5/16 (Mobility for Multimedia Systems/Applications and Services) comprises a high level protocol for performing the functions of address resolution, routing, location update and authentication. The common mo... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6934278 | Multimedia interface for a communications network A multimedia interface circuit is used to connect multimedia signal sources such as a telephone to a network. The multimedia interface circuit has a telephone communication interface circuit for receiving the telephone signal from the telephone. A signal conditioner... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6930999 | Scalable voice over IP system providing independent call bridging for outbound calls initiated by user interface applications An IP telephony gateway and a user interface resource enable a subscriber to place an outgoing call according to the voice over IP (H.323) protocol to a destination party from a user interface session of an intelligent dial tone service such as voice activated diali... | 08/16/2005 |
| 6931008 | Broadband telecommunications system The invention is a system for providing virtual connections through an ATM interworking multiplexer on a call-by-call basis. A signaling processor receives signaling for a call and selects the virtual connection for the call. The signaling processor generates contro... | 08/16/2005 |
| 6928072 | Communication device for providing information utilizing subscriber line A communications device (11) is connected with a subscriber switching station (13) through a subscriber line (12). The subscriber switching station (13) has a subscriber switching system (14), a switch (15), and an LAN (1... | 08/09/2005 |
| 6928487 | Computer system, method, and business method for automating business-to-business communications An apparatus, method, and method for doing business allows two business partners to communicate with each other in an architected manner. A first company monitors for changes to its internal data structure that indicate that communication with a second company may b... | 08/09/2005 |
| 6928060 | Audio data communication A communication device which comprises transfer rate estimation means for estimating transfer rate of media data other than digital audio data before transmission, data amount controlling means for controlling data amount of the digital audio data to be transmitted ... | 08/09/2005 |
| 6928083 | CAS data processing apparatus of STM-1 interface block A CAS data processing apparatus of an STM-1 interface block which is capable of processing CAS signaling data in real time is disclosed. The CAS data processing apparatus of the STM-1 interface block preferably includes a plurality of framers, which separately read ... | 08/09/2005 |
| 6922562 | System and method for providing information services to cellular roamers A method for providing information services to a wireless device roaming in a wireless system is disclosed. Normal network message traffic information is obtained from a wireless system. The normal network message traffic information is transmitted to a protocol con... | 07/26/2005 |
| 6920116 | System and method for automatically configuring network service entity identifiers utilizing a Gb-over-IP interface in a GPRS network A system and method in a General Packet Radio Service (GPRS) network for automatically configuring Network Service Entity Identifiers (NSEIs) in a Base Station System (BSS) and a Serving GPRS Support Node (SGSN) when the BSS is reconfigured. The Gb interface between... | 07/19/2005 |
| 6920318 | Method and system for providing message services in a communication system A method for providing message services is provided that includes receiving a user notification message in an application. A user identifier for at least one recipient of the message is received in the application. The user identifier is operable to identify the rec... | 07/19/2005 |
| 6920503 | Tunnel interworking A method and apparatus for tunnel interworking is described. A computer implemented method comprises receiving a subscriber session with a first tunneling protocol and switching the subscriber session out with a second tunneling protocol. ... | 07/19/2005 |
| 6920144 | Method, system and signaling gateways as an alternative to SS7 signal transfer points A system for routing Signaling System 7 (SS7) signaling traffic over an Internet Protocol (IP) network includes two or more signaling points, each signaling point capable of sending and receiving SS7 signaling traffic over an SS7 network and a first Signaling Gatewa... | 07/19/2005 |
| 6917981 | Method and apparatus for signalling between terminals A method of communications employs a communications protocols defining respective responses to predetermined events. The protocol is separated into a first group of behaviours defining responses to corresponding first, relatively frequently occurring, events, and a ... | 07/12/2005 |
| 6917669 | Processes and systems for managing testing of communications systems Processes and systems are disclosed for managing a request for a test of a communication system. One embodiment communicates with a communications network and acquires the request. The request may be annotated with at least one of a date, a time, and an origin of th... | 07/12/2005 |
| 6917594 | Automatic protocol selection mechanism A network device automatically detects the best protocol a network will support. The network device includes a driver for transmitting data, a receiver for receiving data, and a port operationally coupled to the driver and receiver. The network device further includ... | 07/12/2005 |
| 6914892 | Arrangement for testing network switch expansion port data by converting to media independent interface format A method for testing a network switch chip having an expansion port configured for transferring data according to a prescribed expansion port protocol. The method includes outputting the expansion port frame data from the expansion port according to the prescribed e... | 07/05/2005 |
| 6912593 | Information switching platform The invention discloses a Platform of Information Switch that adapts for switching the integrated information between the different user terminals and the different services terminals. The Platform includes a Device Access gateway for connecting user terminals and s... | 06/28/2005 |
| 6912389 | Interworking and interoperability of GPRS systems with systems of other technology families A GPRS interworking and interoperability function (IIF) is interposed between a serving GSM/GPRS wireless system and a second wireless system of a different technology family to allow a mobile station homed to the second wireless system to operate in the GSM/GPRS sy... | 06/28/2005 |
| 6909725 | Implementation of HPNA 2.0 network states in hardware A network state machine which implements the three network states of HPNA 2.0 in hardware has been disclosed. The network state machine implements the three network states using two network states. When a station is in the V1M2 mode, instead of transmitting this fra... | 06/21/2005 |
| 6907047 | Service aware switched SDH/SONET/TDM network Method and apparatus to establish a communication link over a high speed communications network. A unique E.164 predetermined address assigned to a switching and access node of each network node of the high speed communications network is examined. In addition, a se... | 06/14/2005 |
| 6907046 | Communication system and device that provides service independent communication bridging A communication device automatically transfers a software application to a bridge agent in response to an operational control channel between the communication device and the bridge agent. The bridge agent executes the software application to translate a bridge requ... | 06/14/2005 |
| 6904054 | Support for quality of service and vertical services in digital subscriber line domain Offering vertical services to subscribers and service providers is an avenue to immediately improve the competitiveness of digital subscriber line access service, for example of the type offered by a local exchange carrier. To deliver high-quality vertical services,... | 06/07/2005 |
