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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8150011 | Apparatus, method, and computer program product for geographic call center status and security An apparatus, method, system, and computer program product are provided for producing a geographical mapping of the status, activity, security, work-force, and other information of call centers. The systems and methods may receive call center data and call data, gen... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8036356 | System and method of identifying geographic location for the source of a call A method, apparatus and computer program product for identifying a geographic location for a source of a call is presented. A central office receives a call from a calling party, the call including a telephone number of the calling party. A geographic location of th... | 10/11/2011 |
| 7783020 | Method for sending calling communication terminal location data to a call center This method is used to send data representative of the location of communication terminals (T) to a call center (ECC) without using information processing means in the terminals and to send via heterogeneous communication networks (RP, RPT). This method consists, in... | 08/24/2010 |
| 7443964 | Caller ID messaging Methods, systems, and apparatuses for caller identification messaging are disclosed. According to one embodiment, a calling party uses a Caller ID Messaging Device that supplants the incoming calling line identification (ICLID) signal with a Caller ID Messaging Sign... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7433454 | Method for displaying calling party information in network telephone system, and network telephone system, gateway apparatus, and information terminal An object of the invention is to enable the user, in the case of a wired telephone, to check an incoming call even when the user is not present near the telephone and, regardless of the type of the telephone, enable the user to check calling party information when a... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7362851 | Location ID service for telephone calls A system for providing location ID services for telephone calls transfers location data describing the location of the calling device to the called device. Rather than or in addition to providing the name and telephone number as is done through the conventional call... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7333820 | System and method for providing routing, mapping, and relative position information to users of a communication network The present invention is directed to a system and method for providing real-time position information of one party to another party by utilizing a conventional telecommunication network system such as the convention telephone network, a mobile telecommunications net... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7333597 | Telephone synchronization with software applications and documents A method and system are provided for locating and retrieving stored computer files that are related to an incoming telephone call directed to a computer user. A called party receives a telephone call while the called party is operating her computer. A computer telep... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7302049 | Convenience features in a method and system for providing enhanced caller identification A computer readable storage medium storing computer readable program code, the code configured to provide caller identification information to a called party when standard Caller ID cannot be provided. If standard caller ID information cannot be provided for a call,... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7269412 | Caller identification device and method of operation thereof A self powered caller identification device (CID) for a cellular telephone system (CTS) includes a receiver, a transmitter and a processor, all of which being adapted to provide access to the content of a data channel and to deny access to the voice services of a vo... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7269249 | Systems and methods for providing user profile information in conjunction with an enhanced caller information system An enhanced caller-id service providing multi-media based caller information to subscribers via a server system. The server system can combine user-provided profile information with other data to provide more detailed reports for the subscriber. The server can also ... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7266113 | Method and system for determining network capacity to implement voice over IP communications The method and system allows for predicting the capacity of a data network to have voice over IP communications implemented thereon. Information corresponding to network data transmission traffic is collected. Information corresponding to telephone call traffic on t... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7260198 | System and method for displaying a party profile for incoming and outgoing calls This specification relates to a method for providing information about a caller before the call is completed. The invention comprises a method for intercepting a telephone number from a phone line or phone system, searching a database for information associated with... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7245925 | System and method for using location information to execute an action Provided are methods for executing an action in response to a request for a service using location information in conjunction with service-specific parameters. A user may request a provider of a specified service (e.g., taxi, plumber, pharmacist, etc.). In evaluatin... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7233654 | Method and system for providing the name of the state of a calling party A method for providing the names of the city and state of a calling party to a called party when the calling party's name is unavailable. The method utilizes the calling party's telephone number to determine the names of the city and state from which the calling par... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7224978 | Location blocking service from a wireless service provider Location-blocking and identity-blocking services that can be commercially offered by a service promoter, e.g., a cellular service provider or a web advertiser. In the identity-blocking service, the service promoter may disclose the current physical location of a mob... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7222304 | Multitasking graphical user interface A telecommunications device permits a user to perform several communication related tasks concurrently. The telecommunications device includes a user input device, a display having a tools portion and a windows portion, and a processing element. The processing eleme... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7212626 | Information terminal capable of originating a call, method of originating a call and recording medium which stores the program for originating a call An information terminal according to the present invention is provided where a telephone number is directly extracted from a window displayed, and call dialing is performed based upon the extracted telephone number. In the information terminal, a control OS executio... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7206612 | Information processing system, information processing apparatus and method, program storage medium, and telephone set In an information processing system, an information processing apparatus and method, a program storage medium, and a telephone set, a caller number for an incoming call to a telephone set is transmitted to an information processing apparatus, and information concern... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7200212 | Decoding and processing system for advanced determination and display of city and state caller information An improved decoding and processing system is provided for advanced determination and display of geographic information to a called party relating to the call origination party. The improved system comprises a receiving means to receive the calling number delivery (... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7200211 | Method and system for providing information for identifying callers based on a partial number Embodiments of the present invention include a caller identification system and method for identifying a caller with a partial phone number look-up table. The caller identification system comprises a database that stores received calls and can be personalized to inc... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7194354 | System for discovering and maintaining geographic location information in a computer network to enable emergency services A system automatically discovers and maintains geographic location information for entities and devices making up a computer network. The system preferably includes a computing unit and a geographic location generator, such as a Global Positioning System (GPS) recei... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7184532 | Dynamic ringback services A method for providing dynamic ringback services can include receiving a connection signal from an originating device and determining a receiving device specified by the connection signal. The method can access receiving device specific information and can dynamical... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7181225 | System and method for surveying wireless device users by location The present invention is a system and method for conducting survey using wireless devices. The system architecture of the present invention comprises a location server and a location system. The location server can receive a survey request from a subscriber, delinea... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7174007 | Method and apparatus providing caller identification telephone service with a real time audio message An Audio Caller ID service is provided which permits the calling party to speak a real time audio message that can be received and played by the called party's Caller ID equipment while his telephone equipment remains in the “on-hook” state. A calling party whic... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7170984 | Method for advanced determination and display of caller geographic information in a PBX An improved decoding, processing and delivery system in a PBX for the advanced determination and display of geographic information to a called party relating to the call origination party. The improved system comprises a receiving device to receive the calling numbe... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7170985 | Method for advanced determination and display of caller geographic information in a centralized wireless architecture An improved decoding, processing and delivery system for a centralized wireless architecture is provided for advanced determination and display of geographic information relating to a call origination party. The improved system comprises a receiving device to receiv... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7162018 | Customer responding system, computer terminal, customer responding method and recording medium When a call from external telephone network can not be forwarded to a telephone terminal used by a requested communicator, a client PC of the communicator who took the call, accepts an inputting of call back data, displaying the call back message, to communicate to ... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7139379 | Monitoring telephone conferences through a network of computer controlled display terminals, each associated with a telephone station and displaying a user-interactive monitoring page Monitoring of any conventional telephone conference in which a requisite set of conference attendees respectively at a corresponding set of telephone stations are connected into a telephone conference. In association with the telephone conference, a communication ne... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7139374 | System and method for gathering information related to a geographical location of a callee in a public switched telephone network In a telecommunication system having at least two communicants (i.e., a caller and a callee), a system and method are presented for collecting information associated with the geographical location of either of the communicants. In one embodiment, the approach entail... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7130630 | Location query service for wireless networks A location query service for use with a wireless network that tracks the location of network devices, such as a network complying with enhanced 911 standards. The service provides requesters with the locations of network users, based on the locations of the users' w... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7127488 | System and method for gathering information related to a geographical location of a caller in an internet-based communication system In a telecommunication system having at least two communicants (i.e., a caller and a callee), a system and method are presented for collecting information associated with the geographical location of either of the communicants from a server. In one embodiment, the a... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7114651 | Method for control of parked vehicles A method of controlling vehicles parked in a parking system. A user sends a user-specific code to a parking system computer via a mobile telephone system when beginning and terminating a parking period. The identity of the parking zone concerned is sent to the compu... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7116769 | Telephone having phone number registration function, phone number registration method, and call register display method A telephone that includes: a storage unit 108; a transmission/reception unit 102 for, when an incoming call is received, acquiring a caller's phone number corresponding to the incoming call; a counting unit 105 for measuring a time period betwee... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7116977 | System and method for using location information to execute an action A system and method is provided for using location information associated with wireless devices. The system includes a wireless device, a location system, and a feature server. The wireless device includes any wireless apparatus having wireless communications capabi... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7110749 | Identity blocking service from a wireless service provider Location-blocking and identity-blocking services that can be commercially offered by a service promoter, e.g., a cellular service provider or a web advertiser. In the identity-blocking service, the service promoter may disclose the current physical location of a mob... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7103164 | Computer telephony integration A CTI system in which a user's profile comprises a workgroup containing the names of other users in whose telephony status he is interested, e.g. whether they are free or busy. The user's client displays a respective icon for each of his workgroup members, the icon ... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7103159 | Off-hook notifier A method for handling an off-hook event can include the step of detecting an off-hook event with a modem communicatively linked to a circuit loop in which the off-hook event occurs. The detection can be based upon audible information conveyed within the circuit loop... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7085358 | Visual caller identification A visual caller identification system and method are provided. A caller identification device of a called party's telephone, whether integrated with the telephone or stand-alone, includes a series of colored lights for visually alerting the called party to an incomi... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7085555 | Location blocking service from a web advertiser Location-blocking and identity-blocking services that can be commercially offered by a service promoter, e.g., a cellular service provider or a web advertiser. In the identity-blocking service, the service promoter may disclose the current physical location of a mob... | 08/01/2006 |
