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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7443969 | Methods and systems for billing and routing local toll-free communications A system routes local toll-free communications to a toll-free communications address via local switches and/or local network onto interconnecting local providers with local access settlement rates, thereby allowing a local rather than toll cost structure of the comm... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7437141 | Apparatus and method for easily restoring a connection to a telephone A method, system, and article of manufacture for restoring a telephone connection between a first communication device and at least one other communication device. In some embodiments, the method includes establishing a first telephone call between a first communica... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7406306 | Method for billing in a telecommunications network The present invention is directed to a method for placing a call between a client in one network and a client in another network. The IP network includes a SIP server and a network gateway configured to provide access to a public switched network. The method include... | 07/29/2008 |
| 7319414 | Secure notification messaging systems and methods using authentication indicia Systems and methods are disclosed for notification or messaging systems that give confidence to the notification-receiving party that a notification concerning the travel status of a mobile thing is from a proper authorized source. One representative method, among o... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7305080 | Method, system and medium for plug-and-play downloading of speed dial lists A speed dial list associated with a telephone line is received via at least one of a computer network and a telephone network. The speed dial list is stored in a database and associated with an identifier of the telephone line. An event of connecting a telephone set... | 12/04/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7272222 | System and method for processing complaints A method and system for automating customer slamming and cramming complaints includes an automated reporting system having one or more receiving devices and a complaint module. Customers who want to report a slam or cram access the automated reporting system and rep... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7260195 | Call management service A system and method that enables a telecommunications consumer to define groups to be included in a monthly bill, and then periodically generate a bill in accordance with the consumer's specifications. In one embodiment, the invention includes a plurality of portabl... | 08/21/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7248678 | Methods and apparatus for routing and accounting of revenue generating calls using natural language voice recognition Techniques and systems for routing and information collection for telephone calls are described. Upon initiation of a revenue generating call, a data management module creates a call interaction record, including a unique call identifier and information generated by... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7245709 | Portability of subscriber features in a telecommunication system A telephone subscriber is provided with call features associated with his home telephone line when the subscriber is at a remote (different) telephone line. Aspects include: registration of the subscriber at a remote telephone line with association of the subscriber... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7243143 | Flow probe connectivity determination An accounting system inserts flow probes into various locations within a network to measure certain parameters. The flow probes capture Internet Protocol (IP) packets and determines if the captured IP packets contain messages relating to error reporting. If the IP p... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7233656 | Method and system for identifying telemarketer communications A method and system for identifying telemarketer communications directed to a subscriber of a call screening service is provided. A link monitoring system monitors all inbound and outbound calls of a carrier network collecting data such as calling and called telepho... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7224784 | Subscriber service management A method, system and apparatus for service management. A service management system can include a name resolution adapter disposed in a PSTN. The name resolution adapter can be communicatively linked to a LIDB also disposed within the PSTN. Notably, an enterprise app... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7224783 | Subscriber service management A method, system and apparatus for service management. In accordance with the present invention, a service management method can include the steps of receiving a telephone call from a service subscriber over a PSTN and identifying the service subscriber through iden... | 05/29/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7197125 | Method and apparatus for selecting and managing wireless network services using a directory A method and apparatus are disclosed for modifying a subscription of a subscriber to a telecommunications service based on subscriber information and service information that are stored in a directory repository. A directory-enabled service selection framework is co... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7197128 | Telecommunication architecture The present invention provides a novel telecommunication architecture. The architecture includes a subscriber agent for each subscriber within a telecommunication network. The subscriber agent includes the subscriber's telephone number and calling features. The netw... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7191058 | Notification systems and methods enabling user entry of notification trigger information based upon monitored mobile vehicle location A vehicle monitoring and notification system includes a mapping application and a data manager. The mapping application receives data identifying a particular location and automatically translates this data into a set of location values. The mapping application then... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7181236 | Systems and methods for using a wireless modem card A wireless modem card comprises a host interface configured to interface the wireless modem card with a host device of a first type. The wireless modem card can be configured to detect whether a modem interface device configured to interface the wireless modem card ... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7167860 | Fault tolerance for network accounting architecture A system for collecting and aggregating data from network entities for a data consuming application is described. The system includes a data collector layer to receive network flow information from the network entities and to produce records based on the information... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7162019 | System and method for privacy screening A communications network-based system and service is disclosed. The service permits subscribers to control and manage incoming telephone calls. Subscribers can establish preferences for how calls will be handled by a communications network if the calls are received ... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7155412 | Billing for use of a telephony device A method, system, and program for billing a caller for use of an origin device are provided. Usage, of at least one measurable element of a telephony device by an identified individual, is tracked, where the identified individual is distinct from an owner of the ori... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7154997 | 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... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7152200 | Internet-based database report writer and customer data management system A database report writer and customer data management system and method provides a GUI type interface to allow users convenient on-line access, such as via the Internet, to customer billing and inventory data in the form of an on-line report. The present invention f... | 12/19/2006 |
| 7149296 | Providing account usage fraud protection A method, system, and program providing identification usage fraud protection are provided. A context for a use of an identification via a communication line is detected at a fraud protection service. The context for use of the identification is analyzed in view of ... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7142647 | Database for use in telephone communications Techniques for storing data used in making announcements in telephone communications are disclosed. In an embodiment, an announcement depends on classes of services associated with telephone subscribers. The classes of services represent call types or call features ... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7119716 | Response systems and methods for notification systems for modifying future notifications Response systems and methods are disclosed for communications in connection with a computer-based notification system and a personal communications device (e.g., telephone, pager, computer, PDA, etc.) associated with a party. One such representative response method,... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7113110 | Stop list generation systems and methods based upon tracked PCD's and responses from notified PCD's Systems and methods are disclosed for automated notification systems. A representative method, among others, can be summarized by the following steps: monitoring travel data associated with a first personal communications device (PCD); initiating a notification comm... | 09/26/2006 |
| 7110516 | Dynamic telephone configuration The present invention provides a dynamic telephone configuration mode for users of a telephone system. In a virtual configure mode, a user inputs a virtual extension. The input virtual extension is associated with the physical extension of the telephone being dynami... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7099652 | Originating a billed transaction for an origin telephony device A method, computer program product, and program for originating a billed transaction at an origin telephony device are provided. A request to originate a billed transaction is received from an origin device. The identity of a callee answering a call originated by th... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7099454 | Caller identification in a communication system A communication system for providing caller identification services comprises a processing system configured to store a data structure having a plurality of codes associated with a plurality of caller numbers, and to translate one of the codes into one of the caller... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7089107 | System and method for an advance notification system for monitoring and reporting proximity of a vehicle Generally, the present invention monitors and communicates travel data transmitted from vehicles being monitored by the system to users requesting travel information on a particular vehicle. A travel data storage unit receives and stores the travel data. When a user... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7082191 | Telephone usage control A device and method for controlling the use of a telephone make a determination as to whether a telephone call may proceed. The determination may be based upon a time reference, such as a total amount of time that a call may proceed or an interval of time when a cal... | 07/25/2006 |
| 7072454 | Methods and systems for billing and routing local toll-free calls A system routes local toll-free calls dialed to a toll-free number via local switches and network onto interconnecting local providers with local access settlement rates, thereby allowing a local rather than toll cost structure. The system operates with existing a s... | 07/04/2006 |
| 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 |
| 7072653 | System for controlled provisioning of telecommunications services A method and system for controlled provisioning of a desired set of service logic for a subscriber of group of subscribers. In response to a designated stimulus, such as a time-event, a location-event or a threshold-event, a network entity modifies the subscriber pr... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7064681 | Response systems and methods for notification systems Response systems and methods are disclosed for communications in connection with an automated computer-based notification system. One representative response method, among others, can be summarized by the following steps: initiating a notification communication to a... | 06/20/2006 |
| 7054431 | Method and system for generating call data reports A method and system for generating customer reports based on station message detail recording (SMDR) data includes a service control point (SCP) in a public switched telecommunications network (PSTN). The service control point samples calling data from multiple serv... | 05/30/2006 |
| 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 |
