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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8098805 | System and method for providing telephone call notification and management in a network environment Various embodiments of the disclosed subject matter provide methods and systems to receive an incoming call message via a data interface upon activation of a trigger established with a voice communication network and activated when the voice communication network re... | 01/17/2012 |
| 7693270 | Method and network for providing service blending to a subscriber A method and communication network for providing a subscriber with a blend of services of the communication network delivered to the subscriber through a telephone and services delivered to the subscriber through a TV delivery system in communication with the networ... | 04/06/2010 |
| 7515698 | System and method for providing telephone call notification and management in a network environment Various embodiments of the disclosed subject matter provide methods and systems to receive an incoming call message via a data interface upon activation of a trigger established with a voice communication network and activated when the voice communication network re... | 04/07/2009 |
| 7356137 | Method and system for signaling presence of users in a multi-networked environment A user is associated with a plurality of communication devices each of which belongs to a different type of network. A Unified Presence Information System is configured to communicate with the different networks, and more particularly, to receive information concern... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7313227 | Animated/digitally depicted interactive voice session services over an IP network A telecommunications service application. The application includes associating, each of a plurality of subscribers with at least one respective avatar, where the at least one avatar includes at least one of a visual avatar and an audible avatar. In response to a fir... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7286659 | Method and system for termination blocking of message delivery service in a switch-based telecommunication system A method for providing a messaging service in a telecommunication system (900) includes providing a calling party with an option to leave a voice message (1010). If the calling party accepts the option, determining screening criteria for the called com... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7286799 | Remote caller identification (ID) device The present invention provides technical advantages as systems, devices and methods that enable a person to remotely identify the origin of an incoming call. ... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7277445 | Call management via television A telephone call management system and method are disclosed, allowing for call review where a voice mail message being recorded for a specific telephone may be played on a television associated therewith during the time it is being recorded. Optionally, the call may... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7248857 | System and method for enhanced message notification Enhanced message notification is provided by an enhanced notification function element and a subscriber preference profile database. The enhanced notification function element queries the subscriber preference profile database to obtain subscriber communication term... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7231028 | Method and system for the management of subscriber functions The present invention relates to a method and system for the management of subscriber functions in a digital telephone exchange. According to the invention, the functions for default subscribers are stored in and read from default records common to the subscribers, ... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7184522 | Method and apparatus for managing calls through an entertainment center An incoming telephone call is held in a telephony network while a subscriber is notified that the call is waiting to be handled. A guide menu presenting call handling options is displayed on an entertainment center while a program played through the entertainment ce... | 02/27/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7133507 | Call progress information in cable telephony A method, carried out in an arrangement having a cable that provides programming information to a television monitor as well as telephony service, where call progress information of a telephone call is displayed on the monitor of the television monitor, and the meth... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7133401 | Video optical multiplexer An optical multiplexer is provided that operates in a synchronous optical network (SONET). The multiplexer includes a plurality of inputs and a processor operationally coupled to the inputs. The multiplexer also includes a plurality of optical outputs coupled to the... | 11/07/2006 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 7082190 | System and method for interfacing a privacy management service with a voice mail system A privacy screening service in an Advanced Intelligent Network (AIN) includes a service node which records a caller's name when a call directed to a subscriber of the service originates at an unknown number. The service node, in turn, places a call to the subscriber... | 07/25/2006 |
| 7058951 | Method and a system for allocation of a budget to a task In consumer devices, like digital television sets or set-top boxes, there can be a problem with a sudden load increase caused by for example a scene change and user focus. During such a load increase, the quality of service of the application having the user focus w... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7051110 | Data reception/playback method and apparatus and data transmission method and apparatus for providing playback control functions A data reception/playback apparatus includes sending means for sending a transmission request to a transmission apparatus, reception means for receiving stream data transmitted from the transmission apparatus in response to the transmission request, selection means ... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7039293 | Method and electronic equipment for transmitting data to other electronic equipment on a network A data transmission method in which an equipment receiving data is prohibited from displaying a noisy picture or issuing an unusual sound which might possibly destruct a speaker. When the operating mode is switched from the stop state (Stop) to the playback state (P... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7006613 | System and method for screening incoming video communications within an interactive television system A video communication request from a caller to a recipient is screened by an unauthorized caller list, an authorized caller list, a recipient-specific caller list, third party authorization, and/or various combinations of these. Depending on which screening list, if... | 02/28/2006 |
| 6996211 | Voice over IP method of determining caller identification Before completing a call initiated at a calling telephony device for a called telephony device; caller identification information for the calling telephony device is obtained for the call. If standard caller identification information is not available, the caller is... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6980731 | Data transmitting method and data transmitter This invention relates to a data transmission method or the like suitable for transmitting video data, audio data or the like. There is transmitted a serial digital transfer interface transmission packet in which an interval of each line of a video frame comprises a... | 12/27/2005 |
| 6970546 | Intelligent remote caller ID An intelligent remote caller identification system is provided that typically includes a central office, a service control point, and an internet call routing system. The central office typically triggers a query responsive to receiving a call request. The service c... | 11/29/2005 |
| 6937713 | IP call forward profile A method and system for providing call forwarding in an IP telephone network is disclosed. First, when a telephone number for a first telephone from a second telephone is dialed, the call is routing to a call manager. Call setup procedures with a BRG responsible for... | 08/30/2005 |
| 6931007 | System and method of serving data messages A system and method of serving text-based data messages to a caller identification (caller ID) system in a telecommunications network environment may overwrite source-specific information in a selected data packet header field with text-based message data. A protoco... | 08/16/2005 |
| 6920206 | Call progress information in cable telephony A method, carried out in an arrangement having a cable that provides programming information to a video monitor as well as telephony service, where call progress information of a telephone call is displayed on the monitor, and the method sends control information up... | 07/19/2005 |
| 6831969 | Caller ID display system for telephony over a packet switched network The present invention relates to displaying caller ID information, and more specifically, to displaying caller ID information in an environment with broadband telephony service. The invention provides a method and apparatus for receiving caller ID information from a... | 12/14/2004 |
| 6810115 | Caller identification method for a telephone system and telephone system with a caller identifying function using the method In a transmitting-side telephone apparatus 1 of a telephone system, a multimedia data multiplexing portion 108 multiplexes character data in a character data memory 101, image data in an image data memory 104, and music data in a music da... | 10/26/2004 |
| 6798872 | Caller information display system and recording medium A caller information display system and recording medium in a communication system in which voice communication and data communication can be done between multiple terminals over a network following an Internet protocol, includes a caller information storage unit in... | 09/28/2004 |
| 6707893 | Call progress information in cable telephony A method, carried out in an arrangement having a cable that provides programming information to a television monitor as well as telephony service, where call progress information of a telephone call is displayed on the monitor of the television monitor, and the meth... | 03/16/2004 |
| 6678362 | System and method for effectively managing telephone functionality by utilizing a settop box A system and method for effectively managing telephone functionality by utilizing a settop box may preferably include a television coupled to the settop box for displaying television programming from a television programming source, and a telephone couple... | 01/13/2004 |
| 6510209 | Telephone enabling remote programming of a video recording device A user can program the user's VCR when away from home by calling the user's home telephone number and remotely interacting with the user's telephone which is adapted for programming the VCR in accordance with the invention. A telephone answering device ac... | 01/21/2003 |
| 6466655 | Mobile tele-computer network for motion picture, television and TV advertising production A tele-computer network includes a redundant digital microwave communication system, at least one mobile vehicle, and a wireless local area network (LAN). In one embodiment, the microwave communication system transfers information using Ethernet packet sw... | 10/15/2002 |
| 6449352 | Packet generating method, data multiplexing method using the same, and apparatus for coding and decoding of the transmission data The invention relates to a packet generating method for multiplexing one program composed of digital image, digital sound or digital data, or multiplexing and transmitting plural programs, a data multiplexing method using the same, and an apparatus for co... | 09/10/2002 |
| 6324270 | System for coordination of electronic devices A system provides for the coordination of caller ID devices connected to a common telephone line and additionally may provide control of a number of electronic appliances within a home or building. Within a home or building, caller ID devices as well as a... | 11/27/2001 |
| 6141058 | Television receiver having a user-editable telephone system caller-ID feature A television receiver includes telephone network interface circuitry which allows the receiver to receive and process Caller-ID signals for display during the ringing period of the telephone set. The television receiver also includes circuitry which allow... | 10/31/2000 |
| 6061434 | Video caller identification systems and methods Circuits and methods for determining the caller identification for an incoming call and for displaying such caller identification information on a video display device such as a television. A caller identification line modem determines the caller identifi... | 05/09/2000 |
| 6061435 | Cordless telephone system having a handset with non-telephone functionality In a first embodiment according to the invention, a cordless telephone handset of a cordless telephone system includes a user input unit, a signal processor and an output driver. The signal processor is coupled to the user input unit. The signal processor... | 05/09/2000 |
| 6052444 | Tele-communication information display system An apparatus and method are disclosed for transferring caller information or tele-communication information to a video device adapted to convert video format signals into a medium of expression. The caller information may include Calling Identity Delivery... | 04/18/2000 |
