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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7433327 | Method and system for coordinating communication devices to create an enhanced representation of an ongoing event In one embodiment, the present invention recites a coordinating component for creating an enhanced representation of an ongoing event using inputs from a communication session established between a plurality of communication devices. A first input port receives a fi... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7430288 | Exchange and conference communication method therefor An exchange capable of increasing the number of participants in a conference without increasing conference circuits for conference communications. The exchange (2) switches connections either between a line wire (11) and a plurality of extensions (1... | 09/30/2008 |
| 7343154 | Apparatus and method to determine dialing prefixes for call origination to a telephone number In a communication device operable in at least two states, a method of transitioning between a call in a first state and a second state, each state having an associated number, each number having a prefix portion and a suffix portion, the call having at least one ca... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7330541 | Automated conference moderation A conferencing system provides automated conference moderation at appropriate times to suppress disorder in an on-going conference. According to particular embodiments, a conference bridge provides multi-mode speaker selection to provide automated conference moderat... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7330540 | Systems and methods for providing conference communication Systems and method for providing conference communications. Various of the methods include receiving a communication request that includes an access identification. The access identification is used to identify two or more connections. Communication is initiated bet... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7321783 | Mobile entertainment and communication device A mobile entertainment and communication device in a palm-held size housing has a cellular or satellite telephone capable of wireless communication with the Internet and one or more replaceable memory card sockets for receiving a blank memory card for recording data... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7319879 | Method and apparatus for providing dispatch-type services in a cellular communication system An interconnect communication system is provided that provides for dispatch-type services including Instant Access call set up, talkgroup creation and management, and in-band floor arbitration and mode switching that employ in-band signaling tones. By providing talk... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7317791 | Apparatus and method for controlling conference call participants The present invention, which meets the needs identified above, is an apparatus and method of controlling a conference call using an improvement on the conference calling center's computer software. The control program allows the host of a conference call to selectiv... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7269252 | Method and apparatus for improving nuisance signals in audio/video conference A system to allow a conferee defined as a nuisance source to respond to an automatic nuisance decision of a Multipoint Control Unit is disclosed. For example, a conferee placing a conference on hold may generate on hold music, which may be identified by a nuisance d... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7266189 | Who said that? teleconference speaker identification apparatus and method The invention relates to an apparatus and method for identifying teleconference participants. More particularly, the invention relates to a conference system that includes an initialization means for initializing a call between participants located in at least two r... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7228145 | Dropped call continuation A switching system adjunct (120) monitors a call between a calling and a called party and reestablishes the call when one of the parties has been or is being dropped. The reestablishment may be effected to a same or a different phone number of the dropped par... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7215647 | Telephone conferencing systems A telephone conferencing system includes a voice services equipment (VSE) allowing a number of telephone calls to be connected together to form a conferencing function. Parties wishing to set up a conference agree on one of their telephone numbers being designated a... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7197124 | In-bound call directed telephone station and method of directing a telephone station based on an in-bound call An in-bound directed telephone station, and a method of directing a telephone station based on an in-bound call, are disclosed. The inbound directed telephone station includes a handset having a call receiver and a call originator, a first memory location, coupled t... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7187763 | Secure method for conferencing through a remote PBX An arrangement is employed where a switching unit that conferences a remote telephone with other telephones pursuant to requests that originate via a digital connection from a site that includes the remote telephone. In one illustrative embodiment, the switching uni... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7184544 | Device and method for detecting presence of service on telephone line A device and a method for detecting presence of service on a telephone line prior to and during activation of alternative service on the line. The method comprises performing a first voltage detection on a subscriber line (S20), activating a subscriber line i... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7130280 | Enhanced call service packet data terminal In communication system (200), a packet data terminal (102) (e.g., personal computer (PC), personal digital assistant (PDA), telephone, mobile radiotelephone, network access device, Internet peripheral, and the like) initiates, coordinates, and control... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7065198 | System and method for volume control management in a personal telephony recorder A system and method for recording a telephone conference and replaying a portion of the recording during the conference. Users participate by connecting through different types of networks using a device having a communication line connection. The recording can be i... | 06/20/2006 |
| 7062025 | Internet-enabled conferencing system and method accommodating PSTN and IP traffic A system for scheduling a conference between callers includes a database that stores scheduling information indicating at least a start time, a duration, and a maximum number of callers for one or more scheduled conferences, the scheduling information reflecting ava... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7061871 | System and method for identifying errors in a video conference conducted on a packet-based network A system and method for identifying errors in a video conference conducted on a network are disclosed. A central device includes a central agent that detects an error during a video conference conducted on a network between two or more endpoints. The central agent d... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7050557 | E-mail with voice / phone conference feature An e-mail communication method can include a series of steps. The steps can include inserting in an e-mail message a voice conference identifier comprising a voice conference call list identifying conference call nodes. The e-mail message can be transmitted to a rec... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7039019 | Telephone exchanging apparatus and telephone system A telephone exchanging apparatus 30 comprises a joined terminal table 341, a joined terminal table operating portion 352, and a reception side designating portion 355. The joined terminal table 341 stores terminal identification in... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7035229 | Method and apparatus for dynamic allocation of conferencing resources in a telecommunications system A method and apparatus for dynamic allocation of conferencing resources in a telecommunications system is provided. The method and apparatus provide for dynamic allocation of conferencing resources in two forms, first a predefined order of allocation of time slots f... | 04/25/2006 |
| 7031448 | Selectable muting on conference calls During a conference call, identifying a communication terminal, and inhibiting transmission of audio signals to the conference call by the identified communication terminal in response to operations performed by another communication terminal. ... | 04/18/2006 |
| 7023965 | Apparatus and method for displaying a name of a speaker on a telecommunication conference call During a telecommunication conference call, the name of the current speaker on the conference call is displayed on all telecommunication units that are utilized by the participants in the conference call. ... | 04/04/2006 |
| 7023975 | Privacy mode system and method for home network telephone A system and method are provided for controlling communications privacy in a Home Network telephone system. The method comprises: using a gateway to send and receive calls on at least one external telephone line; supplying privacy and public mode bridging options; a... | 04/04/2006 |
| 7006617 | Method of improving conferencing in telephony A conferencing method not requiring additional or dedicated hardware in a processor controlled telephone terminal, nor requiring an external conference bridge, is provided by one of the terminals designating the conference, processing signals from two other conferee... | 02/28/2006 |
| 6996075 | Pre-testing and certification of multiple access codes A system, method and article of manufacture are provided for managing the transmission suitability of a channel in a multi access scheme. In general, information relating to noise associated with a channel is obtained. A potential effect of the noise on a transmissi... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6993360 | Mobile branch exchange A mobile branch exchange (MBX) allows a user of a mobile telephone to exploit the functionality of a private branch exchange (PBX) as if the user were using a PBX-connected wire line telephone in an office setting. A server is placed on corporate premises and the se... | 01/31/2006 |
| 6961416 | Internet-enabled conferencing system and method accommodating PSTN and IP traffic A system for conferencing callers includes a time division multiplexed (TDM) bus. A public switched telephone network (PSTN) interface node that is coupled to the TDM bus receives PSTN signals from a PSTN caller and communicates corresponding information in a first ... | 11/01/2005 |
| 6940968 | Telephone terminal apparatus and method A telephone apparatus comprises a first audio input device, a second audio input device, a first audio output device, and a second audio output device. The telephone apparatus is operative to couple the first audio input device and the first audio output device to a... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6879565 | Large-scale, fault-tolerant audio conferencing over a hybrid network An audio conferencing method in a hybrid network. Input from a plurality of endpoints connected to an audio conference in the hybrid network is received in a media gateway. The media gateway converts the input to an MCU-usable format and selects input based on prede... | 04/12/2005 |
| 6870916 | Targeted and intelligent multimedia conference establishment services In a multimedia communications system (100), a conference establishment server coordinates the scheduling of a conference call. The server receives request for conference calls (202). The request includes a list of participants and may include an indic... | 03/22/2005 |
| 6850609 | Methods and apparatus for providing speech recording and speech transcription services Recording and automated transcription methods and apparatus suitable for use in a communication system such as a telephone system are described. In one embodiment, a telephone system has a conference bridge, a transcription system, and multiple telephone sets connec... | 02/01/2005 |
| 6839734 | Multimedia communications software with network streaming and multi-format conferencing Computers, particularly personal computers, have become everyday communications devices, nearly as common as telephones and televisions. A big reason for this is the expansion of computer networks, such as the Internet, which allow sending and receiving information,... | 01/04/2005 |
| 6798753 | Automatically establishing conferences from desktop applications over the Internet A system and method for providing automatic scheduling and establishment of telephone conferences over a network such as the Internet. A user inputs conference information to a desktop application, and the scheduling, the contacting of participants, and the control ... | 09/28/2004 |
| 6788953 | Wireless local loop communication system using SLIC module A telephone communication system having a cordless telephone operating in conjunction with a cellular transceiver. A subscriber line interface circuit (SLIC) is controlled by a microprocessor in the cellular transcriber. The SLIC can be controlled to provide standar... | 09/07/2004 |
| 6757260 | Ancillary information transmission while user is on hold during a telecommunications device teleconference There is provided a method for providing ancillary information to a user of a telecommunications device. The ancillary information is received during a time period when the user of the telecommunications device is in a hold operating mode during a telecommunications... | 06/29/2004 |
| 6754322 | Call me conference call system A “Call Me” conference call system includes a multiport conference unit (MCU) interconnected with the public switched telecommunications network (PSTN), a telecommunications switching system also interconnected with the PSTN, a service control point (SCP) or oth... | 06/22/2004 |
| 6707797 | Multi-line telephony via network gateways A multi-line telephony system and method deliver multiple concurrent telephone conversations to a customer premise via a single traditional twisted-pair communications connection, and support telephone services via a traditional dial-up connection. Improved packet-b... | 03/16/2004 |
| 6694012 | System and method to provide control of music on hold to the hold party A system and method that provides a party that has been placed on hold control of music on hold. A dual-tone, multifrequency (DTMF) detector and a processor in the music on hold system monitor two-way connection. If a predefined DTMF signal is detected, t... | 02/17/2004 |
