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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8180033 | Telephone device, telephone line monitoring device and method A telephone line monitoring device is connected to a telephone line and adjacent to a telephone device using the telephone line. The telephone line monitoring device includes a rectifying circuit for generating a corresponding direct current voltage according to an ... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8180032 | Methods and systems for protecting a telecommunication service from Denial of Service (DoS) attack A client of a telephone number mapping (ENUM) server is used to protect the ENUM server from a Denial of Service (DoS) attack. The DoS attack may comprise a plurality of attempts to place exception calls from one or more end user devices that are unregistered. The o... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8150013 | Telephony security system A system and method of telephony resource management and security for monitoring and/or controlling incoming and outgoing calls between an enterprise's end-user stations and a public circuit-switched network and/or a public packet-switched network. A security policy... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8009818 | Method for processing incoming call A method for processing an incoming call using a communication device includes following steps. A phone number of the incoming call is detected. The phone number of the incoming call is logged. A ring duration of the incoming call is computed. The ring duration of t... | 08/30/2011 |
| 7949114 | Granting privileges to a telecommunications terminal based on the relationship of a first signal to a second signal A method and apparatus are disclosed that enable a data-processing system, such as a server, to determine whether or not to grant a telecommunications terminal one or more privileges, without some of the disadvantages of the prior art. Specifically, in accordance wi... | 05/24/2011 |
| 7899167 | Centralized call processing Disclosed are systems and methods which provide a centralized architecture for call processing. Embodiments utilize voice over Internet protocols (VoIP) to carry calls from a location at which calling services are provided to a centralized call processing platform p... | 03/01/2011 |
| 7664243 | 3-way call detection system and method Disclosed herein is a three-way call detection system and method for detecting the addition of a third party to a pre-existing telephonic connection between a first party and a second party. The system includes a meter for measuring the amplitude of a line voltage o... | 02/16/2010 |
| 7570751 | System and method for real-time fraud detection within a telecommunication network Real time detection of the fraudulent use of a telecommunications network is accomplished by analyzing data for each call that is occurring within the network. A signal protocol receiver is used to collect signaling protocol for each call that is occurring within th... | 08/04/2009 |
| 7529357 | Inmate management and call processing systems and methods Disclosed are systems and methods that provide centralized or nodal inmate management and telephone call processing capabilities to controlled environment facilities. An inmate management and call processing system serves a plurality of facilities and includes an in... | 05/05/2009 |
| 7440558 | Telephony security system A system and method of telephony resource management and security for monitoring and/or controlling and logging access between an enterprise's end-user stations and their respective circuits into the public switched telephone network (PSTN). One or more rules are de... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7421266 | Installation and configuration process for wireless network An access point to be installed in a wireless network is automatically discovered and associated with an authentication center adapted to provide remote authentication services for the wireless network. This may be accomplished by executing an address resolution pro... | 09/02/2008 |
| 7406161 | System and method for real-time fraud detection within a telecommunication network Real time detection of the fraudulent use of a telecommunications network is accomplished by analyzing data for each call that is occurring within the network. A signal protocol receiver is used to collect signaling protocol for each call that is occurring within th... | 07/29/2008 |
| 7376431 | Location based fraud reduction system and method Likelihood of fraud is reduced by having at least one of an identifier of a location from where a request is submitted or information that can lead to identification of the location, submitted with or in addition to a request. Then, determination is made to whether ... | 05/20/2008 |
| 7373657 | Method and apparatus for controlling data and software access A proximity based computer access system is provided. According to the invention, a local key associated with a workstation wirelessly communicates with a local key which is associated with a user. If the user, and remote key, are outside of a preset radius of the w... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7372949 | System and method for call redirect detection and treatment Disclosed are systems and methods in which call intelligence, such as may be disposed in communication with signaling systems utilized in controlling calls, is used to provide information for making determinations with respect to the treatment of calls. Call intelli... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7373659 | System, method and computer program product for applying prioritized security policies with predetermined limitations A system, method and computer program product are provided for prioritized network security. Initially, a set of policies is identified, where each policy has a condition associated therewith. It is then determined whether the conditions are met. Next, the policies ... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7363100 | Material application system with remote access A system and related methods for configuring and monitoring a spraying application system for installation and use at a site that is remotely located from the spraying system manufacturing site. The system provides a remote access module that provides spraying syste... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7327837 | Call routing method A call processing method is disclosed. A first station initiates a call to a second station. Call information associated with the initiated call is evaluated by comparing the call information with information in a fraud database. Completion of the call is prevented ... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7325065 | Identifying unauthorized communication systems using a system-specific identifier An authorized client communication system seeking access to a host communication system may be identified by performing a mathematical computation on a client communication system-specific identifier and an access password. Communications from the client communicati... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7325252 | Network security testing To answer the security needs of the market, a preferred embodiment was developed. A preferred embodiment provides real-time network security vulnerability assessment tests, possibly complete with recommended security solutions. External vulnerability assessment test... | 01/29/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7318224 | Versioning in a rules based decision management system A computer implemented process including (a) storing first and second strategy versions for application by a computer-implemented decision management system, the second strategy version being an edited version of the first strategy version and including a function; ... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7313545 | System and method for detecting fraudulent calls Systems and methods for evaluating transactions to determine if suspicious activities are possibly present. Various methods include providing a reference designator list with information associated with one or more suspicious activities. Using the reference designat... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7305461 | Method and system for network management with backup status gathering A method, system, apparatus, and computer program product are presented for management of a distributed data processing system. Resources within the distributed data processing system are dynamically discovered, and the discovered resources are adaptively monitored ... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7302048 | Printer with speech transcription of a recorded voice message A printer has voice recognition capabilities to transcribe a recorded voice message into printed text. The printer has a communication interface that is connected to a communication line for receiving a voice message. The printer also has an extended memory that sto... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7302250 | Method of recognizing fraudulent wireless emergency service calls In the method of recognizing fraudulent emergency calls from a mobile station, a mobile station originating an emergency call is identified based on a mobile equipment identity received from the mobile station. A count of emergency calls received from the identified... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7295660 | Telemarketer screening A called party may screen for a telemarketing solicitation made by a calling party by receiving a traditional telephony call from the calling party at a messaging service platform and using the messaging service platform to perform telemarketer-screening operations.... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7283820 | Secure communication over a medium which includes a potentially insecure communication link In an information processing system, a mobile phone obtains a setting program which makes security settings for ensuring security of communication by performing authentication with a communication destination on an unsecured communication link, from a registration s... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7277863 | Electronic marketplace communication system A communication system provides an exchange service between multiple companies. Messages between companies are routed through the exchange. These messages may represent any data or functionality desired by the companies. These messages may be requests, quotes, repli... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7275109 | Network communication authentication A communication system, for use with a communications network, includes a client configured to communicate with the server via the network. The client includes an input configured to receive a communication from a server via the network, a data set with identifiable... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7272500 | Global positioning system hardware key for software licenses A system for validating a license to use a computational component, comprising (a) a GPS module 108 to determine one or more of GPS timing information and a geographic location of at least one of the computational component 400 and a key device 100 | 09/18/2007 |
| 7272855 | Unified monitoring and detection of intrusion attacks in an electronic system An inventive monitor monitors accesses to a resource in an electronic system, such that access to the resource is based on payments in electronic security value units. The monitor detects patterns of payments for the resource in electronic security value units, and ... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7266364 | Wireless communications unauthorized use verification system A subscriber determines and verifies using a simple and reliable unit whether or not unauthorized use such as cloning, etc. A fraud audit mode (fraud detection mode, fraud verification mode, and fraud stop mode) is provided on the subscriber data of the HLR in the U... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7260557 | Method and apparatus for license distribution A method and apparatus for license distribution are disclosed. An endpoint requests information from a server related to information required for the server to grant a license. The server provides the required information to the endpoint. The endpoint obtains the re... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7248680 | Computer-based method and apparatus for controlling, monitoring, recording and reporting telephone access A telephone station interface is provided with apparatus for detecting when a called party has or is attempting to patch or bridge one telephone call with another telephone call. The detecting of such bridging or conferencing is accomplished through the detection of... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7248681 | System and method for real-time fraud detection within a telecommunication network Real time detection of the fraudulent use of a telecommunications network is accomplished by analyzing data for each call that is occurring within the network. A signal protocol receiver is used to collect signaling protocol for each call that is occurring within th... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7248685 | Three-way call detection using steganography Three-way call detection is an important component of correctional facility telephone equipment because it helps restrict calling access by certain persons to certain restricted telephone numbers. Various three-way call detection methods exist, but all of these impl... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7236954 | Fraud detection based on call attempt velocity on terminating number A method of identifying fraud in a telecommunications system, the method including receiving data related to a current call placed from an originating ANI to a terminating ANI, where the received data includes the terminating ANI and a billing number used to place t... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7231027 | Encapsulation, compression, and encryption of PCM data A system and method to provide secure access across the untrusted public switched telephone network is described. The system and method can be initiated by a security policy defining actions to be taken based upon at least one attribute of the call. ... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7231026 | Detection of carrier mis-routing in telephone systems Methods to identify inter-carrier telephone calls in a telephone system that are being mis-routed in such a way as to violate existing regulatory tariffs and/or established inter-carrier contracts. The common name for this manipulation is “arbitrage”, and the in... | 06/12/2007 |
