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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8019049 | Method for generating reliability tests based on orthogonal arrays and field data A method for generating reliability tests for a telephone system is based upon sampling an orthogonal array which covers various combinations of test parameters. Field data is collected of actual telephone activity on a telephone system. The field data is evaluated ... | 09/13/2011 |
| 7539288 | Apparatus and method for simulating a trunk gateway in a telecommunications switch test system A trunk gateway simulator for use in testing a telecommunications switch includes a message receiver, a message handler, and a message transmitter. Upon receipt of a message from a telecommunications switch, the trunk gateway simulator creates an instance of the mes... | 05/26/2009 |
| 7379535 | Evaluating performance of a voice mail sub-system in an inter-messaging network One preferred embodiment of the present invention provides a system and method for evaluating the performance of a network interface sub-system of an inter-messaging network of voice mail systems. This preferred embodiment includes a network query device that connec... | 05/27/2008 |
| 7373297 | Automated speech recognition filter An automated speech recognition filter is disclosed. The automated speech recognition filter device provides a speech signal to an automated speech platform that approximates an original speech signal as spoken into a transceiver by a user. In providing the speech s... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7360153 | Method and apparatus for importing digital switching system data into a spreadsheet program A method and apparatus for importing digital switching system data into a spreadsheet program. Via the switch data examiner of the present invention, raw data from a digital switch/switching system such as the 5ESS® is converted by the switch data examiner to a for... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7359490 | Systems and methods for facilitating placement of telecommunications test calls A method for placing a test call in a telecommunications network. The method includes retrieving an indication of a translation change for a telecommunications switch from storage and placing a test call to test whether the translation change was successful. ... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7298827 | System and method for testing a quality of telecommunication data An invention is provided for testing a quality of communication data received from a SUT. The invention includes storing reference test data comprising a plurality of data segments, and receiving degraded test data also comprising a plurality of data segments, from ... | 11/20/2007 |
| 7286646 | Subscriber line validation of a telephone network A method of validating connection data for a node of a telephone network involves processing a report file for terminal pairs at a network node. The records in the report file are divided into three categories in dependence on the nature of the information in each r... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7263173 | Evaluating performance of a voice mail system in an inter-messaging network One preferred embodiment of the present invention provides a system and method for evaluating the performance of an inter-messaging network of voice mail systems. This preferred embodiment includes an evaluation test unit that connects to the inter-messaging network... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7263176 | Diagnostic checking of an inter-messaging network One preferred embodiment of the present invention provides a system and method for checking the performance of sub-systems in an inter-messaging network of voice mail systems. This preferred embodiment includes a network diagnostic device that connects to the inter-... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7260184 | Test system and method for scheduling and running multiple tests on a single system residing in a single test environment A test system and method for scheduling and running multiple tests on a single system residing in a single test environment. The test system comprises a processor operable to receive a request to run a selected test on the system at a selected start time, and determ... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7203284 | Systems and methods for facilitating placement of telecommunications test calls A method for placing a test call in a telecommunications network. The method includes retrieving an indication of a translation change for a telecommunications switch from storage and placing a test call to test whether the translation change was successful. ... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7164758 | System, evaluation device and method for verifying connection-related communication data determined by a digital exchange A system and method for ensuring that a digital switching exchange is able to properly collect data on the charges incurred for pay connections by providing a verification of the accuracy of the communications data records generated by the digital switching exchange... | 01/16/2007 |
| 7116759 | Method, system and computer program product for facilitating the analysis of automatic line insulation testing data A method for analyzing automatic line insulation testing data comprising receiving an electronic version of ALIT test results and parsing the ALIT test results to extract error data. The error data is inserted into an ALIT database. The ALIT database includes one re... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7103795 | Testing platform integration methodology A method for automatically testing elements in a telecommunications network. An automated testing protocol is initiated based on the notification of a network event. When test results are received from the automated testing protocol, a trouble ticket is automaticall... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7085356 | Pressure alarms and reports system module for proactive maintenance application Methods and systems for proactively maintaining a telephone system local loop. One embodiment includes communicating with a communications network and acquiring information associated with pressure or flow sensors along fiber optic cables. Proactive maintenance of t... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7062019 | Method of providing speech recognition for IVR and voice mail systems The present invention is directed to a speech enabling gateway system that can provide a speech recognition capability to signal-based adjunct processors, such as DTMF-based adjunct processors. The gateway, in one configuration, conferences two or more channels toge... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7062549 | Methods and systems for communications path analysis The present invention provides an automated mechanism for technicians located remotely from a network operations center to query a communications system for the status of communications paths. An automated capability is also provided for the remote management and te... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7039685 | Method and apparatus for conducting subscriber's phone testing remotely via the internet An apparatus for and method of remotely controlling electronic devices, such as telecommunication equipment attached to telephone lines, test equipment, and/or home electronics includes a master board (105) having its own IP address and arranged and construct... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7012992 | Methods and apparatus for automating testing of signalling transfer points Methods and apparatus for automating network testing to determine device interoperability and standards compliance in a network setting are described. The invention provides for maintaining clock error information for multiple network clocks and for adjusting test r... | 03/14/2006 |
| 6987837 | Close-out test system The invention is a method and system conducting a completion test on a communications line. The system includes a testing device coupled to a remote device by a network. Line-test results are received from the testing device and made available to various client devi... | 01/17/2006 |
| 6987736 | Router polling system and method A system and method for maintaining network activity in a router to keep the router from entering a lock-up state due to inactivity. The system and method is operable to send a ping request via the router to an Internet Protocol (IP) address to which a response is e... | 01/17/2006 |
| 6985445 | Generation of test suites for interoperability of reactive communication systems A method of generating a set of test sequences for evaluating interoperability of a number of interconnected communication systems with respect to a desired mode of communication between a first end user and a second end user. A number of operational states that are... | 01/10/2006 |
| 6957257 | Customer service maintenance automation The present invention provides a method and system for automatically providing infrastructure maintenance for a customer in response to a customer form/report/ticket in a communications network that includes a core communications (voice and data communications) serv... | 10/18/2005 |
| 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 |
| 6891803 | Telecommunications transmission test set A test set includes at least one signal input port, a test circuitry, a processor, a user-input device, and a display. The test circuitry couples to and receives signals from the at least one signal input port. The test circuitry then generates test data correspondi... | 05/10/2005 |
| 6751295 | Method and apparatus for measuring communication market statistics Methods and apparatus are provided for determining market statistics for communication service providers. Determinations of whether or not a sampling of telephone numbers are assigned by a particular service provider are employed to determine market statistics. A me... | 06/15/2004 |
| 6678354 | System and method for determining number of voice processing engines capable of support on a data processing system A test application allows configuration of test parameters and launches a voice processing engine and a timing object. The voice processing engine outputs data to the timing object. The timing object receives data, regularly removes data, and tracks the a... | 01/13/2004 |
| 6587543 | System and method for the automated testing of a telecommunications system A system and method for the automated testing of a telecommunications system. In operation, the automated test system may be used to test the functionality of telephony applications residing on telecommunications equipment and to validate the data contain... | 07/01/2003 |
| 6504905 | System and method of testing voice signals in a telecommunication system A system and method of testing voice signals in a telecommunication system, such as a voice messaging system (VMS), are provided. A test signal is generated to elicit a response from the telecommunication system, and a voice signal produced by the telecom... | 01/07/2003 |
| 6483909 | System and method for providing service assurance for prepaid telecommunication services A prepaid service assurance system provides service assurance for a prepaid telecommunication system by generating a call to the prepaid telecommunication system. In response to the call, the prepaid service assurance system then receives an actual respon... | 11/19/2002 |
| 6449341 | Apparatus and method for managing a software system via analysis of call center trouble tickets An apparatus and method for managing a software system based on analysis of call center trouble ticket data. The apparatus and method include and involve a data storage subsystem that has a database for storing data related to call center trouble tickets ... | 09/10/2002 |
| 6438357 | Air interface simulator and method thereof An air interface simulator and simulation method is disclosed. The air interface simulator comprises a first plurality of variable attenuators for equally providing a mobile station with a transmission signal received from base transceiver station (BTS) b... | 08/20/2002 |
| 6393103 | Method and apparatus for emulating telephone services A method and apparatus for simulating telephony services and providing information about telephony services and products without the use of a public carrier telephone system. The system includes at least one Telephone Interface (TI), connected between a t... | 05/21/2002 |
| 6385584 | Providing automated voice responses with variable user prompting A voice response unit (VRU) includes a library of content equivalent messages and prompts which may be substituted for one another to vary the presentation of messages provided to a user and thereby more closely simulate a human operator. Groups of conten... | 05/07/2002 |
| 6314162 | Digital telephone link margin verification A line circuit for serving a digital telephone set over a link of indeterminate length and attenuation characteristics includes a processor for issuing test messages over the link to the telephone set and which responds to the receipt of an acknowledgment... | 11/06/2001 |
| 6304634 | Testing telecommunications equipment A communications system is tested to simulate a realistic conversation. A first measurement device make a call, through the system it is testing, to a second measurement device and the two devices converse using predetermined speech generated dynamically ... | 10/16/2001 |
| 6292909 | Apparatus for testing communication equipment Apparatus for monitoring and testing a transaction system, and controlled by enterprise automation equipment. The testing apparatus is programmed with various MIB structures to provide probe points and signals to the transaction system. Responses are rece... | 09/18/2001 |
| 6282266 | Concentrated dynamic test path rooting A system in accordance with the invention dynamically establishes test connections upon initiation of a test sequence and does not need to maintain permanently "nailed up" test connections. To do so, each node in the system, e.g., COT, RT, maintains a log... | 08/28/2001 |
| 6269150 | Reliable, unattended, automated testing system and method for complex telecommunication systems An automated telecommunication testing system and method in which a test computer automatically performs a test suite that is robust due to the individual robustness of the individual procedures of which the suite of tests is selectively composed that are... | 07/31/2001 |
