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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8155290 | Systems and methods for providing per call measurement data in an IMS network Systems and methods for providing per call data measurement in an IMS network are provided. An IMS network adapted to provide per call measurement data comprises a plurality of network nodes serving a call for a subscriber adapted to monitor network performance to g... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8150009 | Method and apparatus for providing dynamic international calling rates A method and apparatus for enabling VoIP service providers to dynamically adjust international calling rates as a function of adjustments made with partner carrier arrangements that VoIP service providers put in place are disclosed. Thus VoIP service providers can p... | 04/03/2012 |
| 7991132 | Billing method and system, and billing server This invention relates to the field of communication technology, and provides a billing method and system, and a billing server. The method includes: generating, by a PBX, billing ticket information and reporting the billing ticket information to a billing server wh... | 08/02/2011 |
| 7729485 | Telecommunications network having number portability A system and method of monitoring number portability in a communication system, comprising transmitting ported-out information to a network element are disclosed. The system includes an originating network and a recipient network. The originating network includes a ... | 06/01/2010 |
| 7515697 | Method and a system for settlement of trading accounts A method of settling accounts of buyers and sellers of telecommunication services by an online exchange system includes storing data representing a financial account of at least one seller and at least one buyer, wherein the financial account includes at least one o... | 04/07/2009 |
| 7480372 | Method and apparatus for division of revenue of communication among different proprietors A method and apparatus for division of revenue of communication among different proprietors is provided in this invention, where the division of revenue among the different proprietors is performed by a gateway office, wherein the gateway office will set a source pa... | 01/20/2009 |
| 7415266 | Method and apparatus for providing pre-pay and post-pay communication services using the same integrated system A method and apparatus are disclosed for providing pre-pay and post-pay calls. After receiving a pre-pay call, an integrated service platform obtains and transfers a pre-pay destination number and a pre-pay validation parameter to a switching system. The switching s... | 08/19/2008 |
| 7398084 | Method and system of correlating dissimilar call records to a high level aggregated view A method of monitoring, and a system to perform the method of monitoring, a mobile network, the method including generating detail records of information transactions in the mobile network; correlating dissimilar detail records from different ones of the monitoring ... | 07/08/2008 |
| 7391854 | Method, system and computer program product for online charging in a communications network The invention is intended to create a online charging method for an end user session comprising at least one first charging session and at least one second charging session. The invention is based on using a combination pricing plan as response to a number of differ... | 06/24/2008 |
| 7392036 | Monitoring and reporting service failures during handoff situations for adjusting subscriber billing A method in a communication system comprising at least one access network controller entity for controlling a plurality of service areas and a core network controller entity. The access network controller entity reports to the core network controller entity movement... | 06/24/2008 |
| 7386112 | Arrangement for controlling SS7 message routing by selecting a signaling link selection field based on an affected destination An originating node is configured for generating a route management signaling message having a signaling link selection (SLS) value that is selected by the originating node based on an affected destination value. The affected destination value, distinct from a desti... | 06/10/2008 |
| 7373335 | System and method for processing database queries The present invention provides a system and method for processing a database query between one or more clients and one or more databases. The database query, which is formatted using a first protocol, is received from one of the clients. One of the databases is sele... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7369842 | Telephony service in event of link failure between mobile switching center and a home location register or a service control point A mobile switching center is configured with software instructions which allow it to continue to provide at least limited call termination and call origination services for mobile terminals in the event of a failure of a signaling link between the mobile switching c... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7352852 | Method and system for determining a least cost path for routing international communications traffic A method, system, and medium for determining a least-cost, international-routing path to communicate data across a telecommunications network are provided. The path implementation variables can be presented on a user interface or used to automatically generate a swi... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7330711 | Method for avoiding double charging of a service in a telecommunication system In a telecommunication system wherein both a first layer charging function and a second layer charging function are able to attend to the processing of the charging data of the first layer, there is a risk of the first twice. To ensure that a client is not unnecessa... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7321656 | Shared usage telecommunications billing system and method In a particular embodiment, the disclosure is directed to a telecommunications billing system that includes an interface, a customer database, a usage database and a billing module. The interface is configured to receive subscription data associated with a subscript... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7313635 | Method and apparatus for simulating a load on an application server in a network A method is disclosed for simulating a load on an application server in a network. The method intercepts data packets of a request from a sender to a receiver. The data packets to be intercepted can be selected according to specified criteria, such as communications... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7305074 | Communication system control method A method of controlling the operation of a communication system is described, where the system comprises a first entity 2 for sending a first data object 21 to a terminal device 4 and a second entity 3 for sending a second data object to ... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7301910 | Methods and systems for automated analysis of signaling link utilization Methods and systems for automated analysis of signaling link utilization are disclosed. A method for automatically analyzing signaling link utilization includes displaying signaling link utilization data to a user via a computer display device. User input regarding ... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7295603 | Method and system for virtual exchange reference impact (VERI) for use in mixed spectrum management in DSL A method and apparatus implements a Virtual Exchange Reference Impact (VERI) technique to define a pattern to shape the spectrum of a cabinet deployed system to minimize its impact, e.g., FEXT, into an exchange deployed system while achieving effective cabinet syste... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7295665 | Method and system for routing a communication through an alternate carrier A method and system for routing a communication through an alternate carrier. The A method includes recognizing an input number upon which a call is based, assigning primary, alternate and secondary interexchange carriers responsive to the recognizing, and sequentia... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7295658 | System and method for providing prepaid telecommunication services The present invention relates to a system and method for providing prepaid telecommunication services. More particularly, prepaid telephone calls can be made by users without entering any access code, if such calls are made from telephone numbers previously register... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7286656 | Method and system for displaying customer information According to one embodiment of the invention, a method for displaying information is provided. The method includes providing an identity information section, a product information section, and a notes section. The method also includes identifying a plurality of cate... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7286647 | Methods, systems, and computer program products for providing configurable telecommunications detail record adapter Methods, systems, and computer program products for providing a configurable telecommunications detail record adapter are disclosed. In one method, a user defines input data formats and output data formats via a graphical user interface. The text entered by the user... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7286516 | Methods and systems for wireless local area network (WLAN)-based signaling network monitoring Methods and systems for WLAN-based signaling network monitoring are disclosed. A signaling message is received at a network routing node. A message copy function on the network routing node copies the signaling message. The message copy function forwards the copied ... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7280818 | Mobile device notification with opinions Notifying users of mobile communication devices, which may include providing options for response to notifications. A component of a communication service provider system receives an indication of a notification for a user of a mobile communication device. The notif... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7277532 | Call monitoring apparatus and method therefor In a signalling network employing the SS7 signalling protocol, it is known to use masks to mine CDR stores in order to obtain data for analysis in respect of a particular customer of a communications network associated with the signalling network. However, the use o... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7272218 | Subscription-based billing methods and systems for shared network modem pools Methods of billing telephone calls in networks that utilize shared modem pools. A request from a user of the network is received along with user identifying data. The user identifying data is correlated with records in a database of user identifying data and if a ma... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7263180 | Telecommunication services reporting system A system and method for processing a plurality of call detail records (CDRs) each indicative of a call transaction on a telecommunications network. The method includes receiving the plurality of CDRs at a first controller, wherein each of the CDRs include a data str... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7260089 | Remote worker access on networked PBX systems using a VoIP platform A Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) feature server provides a remote worker feature over a VoIP platform of an IP network. The remote worker feature facilitates an individual, who is assigned a telephone number at his/her home PBX, to receive telephone service fro... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7257208 | Method and system for providing billing capability for a service node in an advanced intelligent network environment Embodiments of the present invention relate to billing for services in an Advanced Intelligent Network (AIN) environment. A first call is received at a service node from a service switching point located in the AIN. A second call is established through the service s... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7254109 | Fault tolerant correlation engine method and system for telecommunications networks A system for monitoring information real-time through a network. The system has a plurality of network elements Each of the network elements comprises an interface device. The plurality of network elements are configured to route a call from a source to a destinatio... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7254222 | Method and apparatus for implementing a pre-paid card service A pre-paid telecommunications card service in which the card-holder can register the card with a service provider in such a way that the card account becomes associated with the customer's home telephone line. Thereafter, toll calls made over that particular telepho... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7245609 | Apparatus and method for voice over IP traffic separation and factor determination A system for identifying calls traversing a packet network. The system includes an analysis device that receives first signaling information from a packet network and second signaling information from a circuit network. The analysis device correlates the first signa... | 07/17/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7236950 | Method and system of combined billing of multiple accounts on a single statement A computerized method and system for combined billing for at least one customer on a plurality of customer accounts includes computer applications which automatically assemble and aggregate account charges, such as usage charges, fees, finance charges, discounts, re... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7231024 | Methods, systems, and computer program products for selecting or generating a single call detail record (CDR) from a plurality of CDRs associated with a call having a plurality of legs Methods, systems, and computer program products for selecting or generating a single call detail record (CDR) from a plurality of CDRs associated with a call that includes a plurality of legs are disclosed. According to one aspect, a CDR selection/consolidation func... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7227935 | Bill payment configuration A method, system and apparatus for bill payment over a PSTN. The method can include processing a call in the PSTN to establish a telephonic connection between a caller and a call center configured to process bill payments. The method further can include resolving an... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7222165 | Service provision support system A communications service provision support system supports multiple different types of services during a service session. The system when in use comprises a session manager which performs functions generic to each of the multiple different types of services during s... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7218712 | Method and system for accounting of services Method and system for handling a service request from an originating station (ST-A) to a terminating station (ST-B) in a telecommunications system managing service logic for accounting information for payment of services. A service request is received from an... | 05/15/2007 |
