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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7389106 | Traffic shaping of cellular service consumption through modification of consumer behavior encouraged by cell-based pricing advantages Changes in wireless service user behavior are encouraged and produced to shape utilization patterns among cells within a rate plan region by using shaping rules which define potential discounts from a standard charge rate under certain cell-specific utilization cond... | 06/17/2008 |
| 7366493 | System and method for analyzing wireless communication data In general, a system and method for analyzing wireless communication records and for determining optimal wireless communication service plans is disclosed. A transceiver is configured to receive billing information associated with a subscriber of a telecommunication... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7362853 | Cost negotiation for communication sessions A method of negotiating the sharing of a cost associated with a communication service between a plurality of participants. The method comprises sending a cost sharing request from a terminal 1 used by a first of the participants to the terminal 12,13 u... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7343005 | Method and apparatus for voice-over IP services triggered by off-hook event The present invention is drawn to a method and apparatus for taking advantage of the always-on nature of a broadband VoIP network connection to provide enhanced services triggered by the off-hook event, bypassing a dial tone. In use, a caller triggers a network base... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7328001 | Traffic shaping of cellular service consumption through modification of consumer behavior encouraged by cell-based pricing advantages Changes in wireless service user behavior are encouraged and produced to shape utilization patterns among cells within a rate plan region by using shaping rules which define potential discounts from a standard charge rate under certain cell-specific utilization cond... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7324963 | Methods and systems for offering bundled goods and services A method and system implementing a variable pricing structure that applies to goods and services available from a vendor, and rewards customers who spend more is described. Customers can select a combination of the offered goods and services offered by a vendor, rat... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7272211 | Property management system protocol auto-detection The present invention allows a messaging system such as a voice mail system to determine if it is connected to a property management system or some other device. If it is coupled to a property management system, the present invention allows the messaging system to d... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7254388 | System for MS-assisted location trigger, and service methods thereof Disclosed is a location trigger system for a location-based service comprising a mobile station in which a LAT detecting the location trigger is embedded; an LBS platform transmitting location trigger assisted information on a location trigger area to the MS, and ha... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7236575 | System and method for IP bandwidth trading A method and system for trading IP bandwidth in an exchange environment. Participating members of the exchange register their IP route destinations with the exchange. The exchange collects buy and sell orders, which include parameters such as the desired destination... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7224782 | Method for providing additional service by a communication company A communication company accumulates a communication time or the amount of communication for a call when the call is received, and provides additional service such as discount for a called party according to an accumulated communication time or the accumulated amount... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7212615 | Criteria based marketing for telephone directory assistance The current invention is a system for providing telephone directory assistance service in which a telephone user calls to the system and the system will, based on the requested number or type of service, hear a recorded advertisement. The advertisements are selected... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7203956 | System and method for the secure enrollment of devices with a clearinghouse server for internet telephony and multimedia communications Enrolling devices with a clearinghouse server for Internet telephony and multimedia communications. Enrollment can be the process of taking a network device (such as a router, gateway, gatekeeper, etc.) and exchanging encrypted information with the clearinghouse ser... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7184749 | System and method for analyzing wireless communication data In general, a system and method for analyzing wireless communication data for determining an optimal wireless communication service plan is disclosed. A transceiver is configured to receive billing information associated with a subscriber of a telecommunications ser... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7177832 | System and method for performing a progressive second price auction technique A system and method for allocating a resource using a progressive second price auction technique. An auction is held for a limited resource, such as bandwidth in an Internet Service Provider Network in which bids are submitted by prospective users including the quan... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7149295 | Technique for effectively controlling communication links to an information assistance service It is typical that a user calls an information assistance service provider to request information, e.g., a destination telephone number desired by the user, and chooses to be connected to the destination number. It is also typical that the information assistance ser... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7076237 | Traffic shaping of cellular service consumption through delaying of service completion according to geographical-based pricing advantages Changes in user behavior of usage of wireless services from a mobile device are encouraged in order to effect shaping of traffic and utilization patterns among a plurality of cells within a rate plan region, wherein a discount indicator disposed in said mobile devic... | 07/11/2006 |
| 7072639 | System and method for determining optimal wireless communication service plans based on historical projection analysis In general, a system and method for analyzing wireless communication data for determining an optimal wireless communication service plans based on historical projection analysis is disclosed. A transceiver is configured to receive billing information associated with... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7068776 | Method and system for routing calls to desire discount telephone services A method and system for automatically completing long distance, international and local telephone calls using a preselected discount telephone service. A R.A.T. sensor array monitors a telephone line for activity. When the dialing of an outgoing call is detected, a ... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7046776 | Method for converting a three-party telecommunications connection which is switched via the public communications network into a two-party telecommunications connection A method for converting a three-party telecommunications connection which is switched via the public communications network into a two-party telecommunications connection wherein, after the telecommunications switching office (VST B), via which a three-party telecom... | 05/16/2006 |
| 6985568 | Billing for abbreviated dialing plan service A telecommunications system includes a control point and a switching point for discounting a customer's billing for telephone calls completed in a wide area centrex/PBX network that includes an abbreviated dialing plan. The control point receives, from the switching... | 01/10/2006 |
| 6980637 | Service and information management system for a telecommunications network A system for service control and operations for a telecommunications network. In particular, an architecture and method for a service control and operations element system. The system communicates with a plurality of interconnected telecommunications network element... | 12/27/2005 |
| 6968174 | Call routing apparatus The present invention relates generally to telecommunications, and in particular to systems and methods for routing and placing telephone calls. In one embodiment, a call manager system is configured to place a call to a pay-per-call service, or to cause such a call... | 11/22/2005 |
| 6947390 | Method for the selection of transmission entities The invention relates to a method for selecting transmission entities for supporting services within and between networks. The problem of selecting a transmission entity, taking as well a plurality of service parameter as a plurality of transmission entities into ac... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6941272 | Calculating cost discounts for mobile phone internet access A method, program and system for calculating a cost discount for mobile telephone Internet access are provided. The invention comprises receiving an access request from a customer using a mobile phone and determining that the phone is using a wireless communication ... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6937711 | System and method for issuing customer credits for information assistance services In a system for providing customers with information assistance services, records are generated to register service events. In prior art, all of the records are transmitted to a billing platform for billing customers for the services. When a customer requests credit... | 08/30/2005 |
| 6934527 | Wireless communication system capable of changing dynamically charge rate and wireless communication unit usable therewith The invention aims at providing a method of notifying a charge rate from a wireless controller to a wireless communication unit when the charge rate is changed dynamically. According to the invention, there is provided a wireless communication system having a... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6912277 | Assigning telecommunications services to matchable classes A telecommunications services exchange that assigns telecommunications services to a relatively small number of tagged classes based on the values of certain parameters characterizing these services is disclosed. Carriers and other traders participating in the excha... | 06/28/2005 |
| 6904135 | Compound device and telephone station device connected to the same, and power supply system and portable telephone system using compound device A compound device has the structural hardware of a digital television, is connected to an antenna and a telephone station, and by reading out and running either a digital television (DTV) program or a base station program with a general processor, it has both the fu... | 06/07/2005 |
| 6885857 | System and method for real-time bundled telecommunications account processing and billing A method for real-time bundled call processing and billing telecommunications services includes the steps of recognizing a real-time bundled account access call at a telecommunications carrier switch, and routing the real-time bundled account access call to a real-t... | 04/26/2005 |
| 6856673 | Targeted advertising in a telephone dialing system A system and method for providing targeted advertising to telephone callers in mid-dial. The invention monitors the dialing activities of a caller. When a caller enters a partial desired telephone number, an embodiment of the present invention receives the partial n... | 02/15/2005 |
| 6816580 | Technique for attributing communication call transactions to user affiliations and adjusting billings thereof In prior art, a user can access a particular information assistance service provider only through the carrier contracting the particular provider by dialing special digits recognized by the carrier's switches. In accordance with the invention, an independent telepho... | 11/09/2004 |
| 6804337 | Bill image generation A method and apparatus for generating a bill image in a computer implemented billing system for a telecommunications network which includes providing a plurality of discounts for a customer retroactively applied to calls made during a billing period in which the dis... | 10/12/2004 |
| 6775363 | Method of announcing information pertaining to a called party to a calling party during call set-up A method of completing a call is disclosed. A call is received in a communications network from a first communication device subscribed to a communications carrier for a called party using a second communication device. A determination is made as to whether the firs... | 08/10/2004 |
| 6771753 | Billing for abbreviated dialing plan service A billing method and system include discounting a customer's billing for telephone calls completed in a wide area centrex/PBX network, which includes an abbreviated dialing plan. A service control point (SCP) determines a call type code based upon a calling station ... | 08/03/2004 |
| 6738459 | Method and apparatus for efficiently utilizing a communications infrastructure A total aggregation plan (TAP) provides a plurality of data services to a Network Service Provider (NSP). The present invention encourages the NSP to use more than one type of telecommunications service to connect to its end-users (subscribers) by requiring that the... | 05/18/2004 |
| 6704402 | Method and system for a multiple line long distance discount feature A method and system for providing a multiple line long distance discount feature is disclosed. Call detail records for calls on a per call basis both in the wireline local and long distance setting and any wireless setting are assembled at a telecommunica... | 03/09/2004 |
| 6678363 | Method and system for detecting a change in at least one telecommunication service rate plan A call schedule is received that includes a plurality of sample calls to be made by an automated calling station. The plurality of sample calls are automatically placed on the network using the automated calling station. At least one final billing record ... | 01/13/2004 |
| 6636591 | System and method for affecting inmate conduct with good behavior discount telephone rates The present invention is a system and method of affecting inmate behavior within a correctional facility through providing discount telephone calling rates to inmates who qualify for the discounted rates based on predetermined criteria, such as inmate goo... | 10/21/2003 |
| 6631185 | Method and apparatus for comparing communication service plans based on usage statistics One embodiment of the present invention provides a system that automatically determines which communication service plan is the most cost effective for a communication device. The system operates by receiving usage statistics for the communication device,... | 10/07/2003 |
| 6606377 | Method and system for analyzing and preparing an optimum telephone services call plan A method and system are provided for analyzing and preparing optimum telephone services calling plans. An optimum calling plan analysis engine analyzes wireline local and long distance and wireless call use during a given period of time for selected wirel... | 08/12/2003 |
