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A resilient headband in a shape for being mounted on the head of the user. The headband is equipped with a longitudinal slotted member for holding a placard.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8189754 | Image sharing system An image sharing system includes: a server apparatus; first and second client apparatuses, which are communicably connected with the server apparatus; first and second telephone terminals associated with the first and second client apparatuses respectively; a connec... | 05/29/2012 |
| 8180035 | Dialing plan removal A request to delete a dialing plan is received. A list is generated of switching modules that are connected to a central processor of a telephone switch. Each switching module is queried to determine if the switching module includes a copy of the dialing plan. It is... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8180034 | Apparatus, and associated method, for a CTI-enabled SIP-phone A CTI-enabled SIP-Phone, and an associated method, is provided for a telephonic call center. Responsive to a call operation indication, such as delivery to the phone of a SIP invite message, or of a CTI-formatted call instruction, the embedded functionality of the S... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8175240 | Tandem access controller within the public switched telephone network In one embodiment, the system includes a processor, referred to herein as a tandem access controller (TAC), coupled to the PSTN, where the TAC allows a subscriber to set-up and make changes to the configuration of his or her phone line or other communications device... | 05/08/2012 |
| RE43361 | Telecommunications system having separate switch intelligence and switch fabric The present invention is a telecommunications system having separate switch fabric and switch intelligence. The system comprises a switch fabric, a switch intelligence, and a feature processor. The switch intelligence is logically separated from the switch fabric an... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8170190 | Method and system for managing telephone number allocation A system and method in accordance with exemplary embodiments may include receiving, from a customer, limitation data associated with managing telephone number allocation, determining a limitation threshold based on at least the limitation data, allocating one or mor... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8155294 | Associating a telephone call with a dialog based on a computer protocol such as SIP Providing non-voice capabilities relating to a phone call at a computing device includes receiving a request to begin a telephone call from a first telephone to a second telephone, wherein the requesting is performed using messaging between computing devices connect... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8144852 | Method and apparatus for spectral containment over telephone service lines A service to a user is prevented by providing, to the user, at least one communication link used to provide multiple services to the user. The plurality of services are activated over the at least one communication link. Transmission for the prevented service is pre... | 03/27/2012 |
| 8139749 | Hierarchical data collection network supporting packetized voice communications among wireless terminals and telephones A packet-based, hierarchical communication system, arranged in a spanning tree configuration, is described in which wired and wireless communication networks exhibiting substantially different characteristics are employed in an overall scheme to link portable or mob... | 03/20/2012 |
| 8139740 | Method for operating a telephone system with at least two telephony terminals and a telephony terminal for carrying out the method A method for operating a telephone system with at least two telephony terminals to where, in addition to voice data or user data, functional data is transmitted by means of special functions of the telephone system, such as forwarding or holding established call con... | 03/20/2012 |
| 8139739 | Enhanced alerting system An enhanced alerting system delivers caller identification information to a user of a mobile communications device with the called device announcing in an audio format the name associated with a calling device. The enhanced alerting system may be implemented by an I... | 03/20/2012 |
| 8139741 | Call control presence Included are embodiments for detecting presence in a call control protocol environment. At least one embodiment of a method includes subscribing to events associated with a communication system and receiving a notification for an event, the event being associated wi... | 03/20/2012 |
| 8135121 | Method and apparatus for selectively establishing communication with one of plural devices associated with a single telephone number A system for (and a method of) selectively establishing communication with one of plural devices associated with a single telephone number is provided. In a preferred embodiment, the system includes a wireless connect unit connected between an enterprise private bra... | 03/13/2012 |
| 8135122 | System and method for modifying communication information (MCI) A computer for processing a call originated by a call originator to a call target. The computer includes memory having at least one region for storing computer executable program code and processor for executing the program code stored in the memory. The program cod... | 03/13/2012 |
| 8130928 | Method and system for number indexing for advertising A method and system for number indexing for advertising. Alphanumeric identifiers (e.g., telephone number, voice-over-Internet Protocol identifier, an Internet Protocol identifier, an instant message identifier or an e-mail address identifier) are used to categorize... | 03/06/2012 |
| 8126126 | Method for providing custom ring-back tones A method is provided for providing customized ring-back tones to callers on a wireline network such as a public switched telephone network having an advanced intelligent network or a VoIP network. When a call request is received from a calling party to connect to a ... | 02/28/2012 |
| 8111818 | Method and system for processing calls by proxy A method of processing a call by proxy in a network is provided. The method comprises: receiving a request from a first party for a proxy call on behalf of a second party at a first call control entity, whether or not an active call exists between the first and seco... | 02/07/2012 |
| 8107606 | Method for initiating a connection between communication devices of at least two parties A method and system for initiating a connection between at least a first communication device and a second communication device respective of a first party and a second party. According to the present invention initiating a connection includes obtaining a destinatio... | 01/31/2012 |
| 8102983 | Availability and location predictor using call processing indications A system for generating user availability information from call control events within a telephone system, comprising an Event Queue for receiving and storing call control events from the telephone system, and an Interpretation Engine for accessing the call control e... | 01/24/2012 |
| 8085917 | Removing slamming protection to permit a change in service providers A system for removing a protection associated with an account of a customer that prevents a change of a service provider of the customer includes a database server configured to receive a request from a prospective service provider of the customer to remove the prot... | 12/27/2011 |
| 8077849 | Systems and methods to block communication calls Methods and apparatuses to block calls from reaching destinations. In one embodiment, a method includes: receiving a call for a connection to an entity via a reference; based on the reference used for the call, determining a reference of the entity; determining whet... | 12/13/2011 |
| 8077848 | Method and system for 7-digit dialing in 10 digit mandatory dialing areas Certain embodiments of the invention provides a method and system for 7-digit dialing in a 10-digit mandatory dialing area. Aspects of the invention may include collecting a dialed string of digits corresponding to a directory number for a dialed call and determinin... | 12/13/2011 |
| 8077850 | Customizing called number identification Described herein are systems and methods that enable users to configure, customize, or personalize names for called number identification information. Accordingly, when such information is displayed for an incoming phone call, a user is able to quickly determine whi... | 12/13/2011 |
| 8073122 | Message recall using digital rights management Email messages are recalled in accordance with restrictions attached to the message. Use of the message is limited per the restrictions. Example restrictions include printing restrictions, forwarding restrictions, exporting restrictions, copying restrictions, readin... | 12/06/2011 |
| 8059803 | System and method for ordered processing of telecommunicaion service orders The present invention provides a system and method for the automated routing and processing of telecommunication service orders. A system and method in accordance with the present invention may further prioritize the analysis and processing of telecommunication serv... | 11/15/2011 |
| 8027443 | Method and apparatus for exchange of data objects between network nodes depending on terminal capability A method and a system which provide means to enable terminal equipment that relies on network based retrieval of data objects and terminal equipment that comprises data object retrieval capability, to coexist and interact with each other on the same communication ne... | 09/27/2011 |
| 8027444 | Ringback tones management for phones having a profile specifying both organizational and personal ringback tones A call tones management platform provides a facility for configuration of a user profile. The user profile specifies the circumstances under which organizational call tones (such as a call tone of an employer of the subscriber using the phone) or a personal, non-org... | 09/27/2011 |
| 8023631 | Automated electronic telecommunications order translation and processing Systems and method for processing orders for telecommunications services are disclosed. Generally a telecommunications transaction set of an electronic data interchange standard is received, the telecommunications transaction set corresponding to a telecommunication... | 09/20/2011 |
| 8023630 | Techniques for voice instant messaging on a telephone set Techniques for voice instant messaging (VIM) on a programmable telephone set include receiving configuration data that includes VIM ID data that indicates a particular group of telephone sets. A start signal is received that indicates a start of a new message direct... | 09/20/2011 |
| 8019065 | Communication device with capability for handling conditional acceptance of meeting requests Interacting digitally communicating devices cooperate to schedule future meetings include a capability to handle conditional acceptance of meeting requests. For example, a conditional acceptance may be subject to Boolean logic functions of the acceptance status(es) ... | 09/13/2011 |
| 8014507 | Providing features to a subscriber in a telecommunications network A method for processing subscriber calls is disclosed. A call agent receives signals associated with a first call from a first subscriber of a first point of presence. The first subscriber is associated with a first feature set. The call agent receives signals assoc... | 09/06/2011 |
| 8005201 | Call protecting method and device for personalized ring back tone in an intelligent network The present invention relates to a call protecting method for the coloring ring back tones in an intelligent network, wherein said intelligent network includes an intelligent network service control point (SCP), a service switch point (SSP) and an intelligent periph... | 08/23/2011 |
| 7978834 | Call control Described herein is a method of controlling calls for packet switched networks, each network including at least two local area networks (50, 60) and a connecting network (70). The method comprises the steps of determining an acceptable packet loss rate... | 07/12/2011 |
| 7978835 | System and method for automatically notifying a customer via phone of service restoration An automated IVR apparatus for notifying entities of customer-specific information. An automated IVR application that enables subscribers to check the status of their DSL line and to report problems in real time. A “Service Restoration Callback” application enab... | 07/12/2011 |
| 7978836 | Methods, systems, and products providing advanced intelligent services Methods, systems, and products provide advanced intelligent services. A dialed number is associated to an advanced telephony service. The advanced telephony service is associated to a virtual number in a service providing network. A call to the dialed number is rece... | 07/12/2011 |
| 7974396 | System and method for modifying package service subscriptions online A disclosed method allows service subscribers to modify service subscriptions online. Operations within the method may include receiving an order for a service package from a subscriber, wherein the service package includes multiple features. In response to the orde... | 07/05/2011 |
| 7974397 | Method and system for providing computer-network related information about a calling party A method and system for providing computer-network related information about a calling party. First, the called party receives a telephone number of a calling party. The called party's customer premises equipment (CPE) or elements in a telephone network then use the... | 07/05/2011 |
| 7965828 | Call control presence Included are embodiments for detecting presence in a call control protocol environment. At least one embodiment of a method includes subscribing to events associated with a communication system and receiving a notification for an event, the event being associated wi... | 06/21/2011 |
| 7961861 | Telephone search supported by response location advertising A platform for the delivery of dynamic, interactive audio advertisements played in response to a consumer initiated request for information via a telephone. The platform invention provides advertising supported information services that are related to a geographic l... | 06/14/2011 |
| 7957511 | Providing network services to a network agent In a communications network, data that establishes a network agent's entitlement to network services is stored within the network agent and not within the network. Network services are provided to the network agent by storing network service authorization informatio... | 06/07/2011 |
