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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8121274 | Method and apparatus for processing multiple services per call A method and apparatus for enabling multiple services to be invoked in a specific precedence per call are disclosed. For example, the present method allows a subscriber to interact with a plurality of services provided by a service provider on a single call. ... | 02/21/2012 |
| 8098806 | Non-user-specific wireless communication system and method A wireless communication system has a central computer, one or more access points and personal badges that communicate with the one or more access points. The central computer includes a database indexed by either user identification codes or badge serial numbers. W... | 01/17/2012 |
| 8073123 | Method for automated management of a telecommunication service Method for automatically managing a telecommunication service for telecommunication service user includes detecting a telecommunication device associated with the telecommunication service user on a network, determining an activation state of the telecommunication s... | 12/06/2011 |
| 8064583 | Multiple data store authentication System and methods for authenticating access to multiple data stores are disclosed. The system may include a server coupled to a network, a client device in communication with the server via the network and a plurality of data stores. The server may authenticate acc... | 11/22/2011 |
| 8064584 | Method and apparatus for cross channel data processing A method and system for placing a call back from a call center to an end user viewing a website includes sending a request for the call back from an end user computer to a call server, the request including the PSTN number at which the end user wishes to be called; ... | 11/22/2011 |
| 8031851 | Method and apparatus for routing calls based on the identification of the calling party or calling line A method and apparatus for routing calls for a subscriber based on the identification of the calling party or the originating line. Generally, the present invention operates to identify a calling party or originating line and then select a routing list based on this... | 10/04/2011 |
| 8027445 | Method and system to provision emergency contact services in a communication network A method includes receiving a query at a telephone number mapping (ENUM) server, the query identifying an emergency telephone number associated with a subscriber to an emergency contact service. The method also includes retrieving from the ENUM server, in response t... | 09/27/2011 |
| 8023632 | Method, system and article for providing a family telecommunication service using an originating dual-tone multi-frequency trigger A menu is provided in a telephone call. The menu provides a plurality of destination options including a first destination option for a residence of a family, a second destination option for a first member of the family at a first location other than the residence, ... | 09/20/2011 |
| 8019066 | System, method and computer program product for providing access to a plurality of service providers utilizing a single interface A system, method and computer program product are provided for providing access to a plurality of service providers. In use, information associated with a customer is received. In addition, a plurality of service providers are identified, based on the information. F... | 09/13/2011 |
| 7995728 | Personal ringback tone content selection and activation After a call with a called party ends, a caller is provided with prompts or messages which allow the caller to control ringback media content which is to be rendered when the caller calls the called party in the future. For example, the caller is provided with promp... | 08/09/2011 |
| 7995729 | Local routing management in a telecommunications network An embodiment of a method includes determining a customer service plan identifier from information associated with a received call, determining a route plan associated with the identified customer service plan, and routing the call on a trunk group identified in the... | 08/09/2011 |
| 7978837 | Method and apparatus for providing user-adapted service environment Provided are a method and apparatus for providing a user-adapted service environment. The method includes authenticating a user, transmitting first user identification information for identifying the authenticated user to a controlled device, receiving a user profil... | 07/12/2011 |
| 7953215 | Address information-exchange system, communication terminal device, server apparatus, address information-exchange method, and recording medium The present invention relates to address-information changing and allows for changing automatically address information registered with a communication destination. Upon receiving a change notification transmitted from a communication terminal device including a mob... | 05/31/2011 |
| 7949115 | Providing a service framework at an endpoint A method for providing telephony features at an endpoint includes accessing a service framework at an endpoint. The service framework is operable to provide one or more telephony features. Feature logic associated with a first telephony feature is accessed. The feat... | 05/24/2011 |
| 7940908 | Sharing profile data between telecommunication devices A telecommunications device and/or service enable a user to establish and maintain a profile which is then associated with the user or the user's telecommunication device (the “calling device”). The profile is stored on a profile server that is in communication ... | 05/10/2011 |
| 7933394 | Method and apparatus for routing calls based on the identification of the calling party or calling line A method and apparatus for routing calls for a subscriber based on the identification of the calling party or the originating line. Generally, the present invention operates to identify a calling party or originating line and then select a routing list based on this... | 04/26/2011 |
| 7929676 | Local routing management in a telecommunications network An embodiment of a method includes determining a customer service plan identifier from information associated with a received call, determining a route plan associated with the identified customer service plan, and routing the call on a trunk group identified in the... | 04/19/2011 |
| 7916846 | System and method for identifying and treating calls Described is a system and method for receiving information for a phone call corresponding to a subscriber, wherein the subscriber is subscribed to at least two services. The information is compared to subscriber information stored in a plurality of subscriber profil... | 03/29/2011 |
| 7916847 | Consolidated access and administration of customized telephone calling services The present invention provides methods that allow more sophisticated use of custom calling services by consolidating the access to and administration of services for multiple lines and/or telephone devices. Embodiments include a single configuration interface for th... | 03/29/2011 |
| 7907714 | Profile management system including user interface for accessing and maintaining profile data of user subscribed telephony services Subscriber profile data associated with a communications service subscribed to by a subscriber is managed by a profile management system. The subscriber profile data is stored on a communications network which executes the communications service in accordance with t... | 03/15/2011 |
| 7903799 | Method and apparatus for providing a communications service feature for a communication through a network A method and apparatus for providing a communications service feature to a party communicating through a network. It is first determined if the party making the communication is a subscriber based on an identifier associated with the party and a local database conta... | 03/08/2011 |
| 7864935 | Method and system for automatic update of a location profile An approach for establishing a communication session according to a subscriber profile that is automatically updated is disclosed. A locator device, which is associated with a subscriber and includes a Global Positioning System (GPS) transponder, outputs geographic ... | 01/04/2011 |
| 7801290 | Consolidated access and administration of customized telephone calling service The present invention provides methods that allow more sophisticated use of custom calling services by consolidating the access to and administration of services for multiple lines and/or telephone devices. Embodiments include a single configuration interface for th... | 09/21/2010 |
| 7796743 | Method and system for implementing ring back tone A method for implementing a ring back tone, including: receiving, by a first Service Control Point, an intelligent service request triggered by a Service Switching Point, based on a call of a calling party; obtaining personal ring back tone information of a called p... | 09/14/2010 |
| 7796742 | Systems and methods for simplified provisioning A system and method for simplified provisioning is provided. The method comprises storing information associated with a user during a non-provisioning event. The information is utilized to pre-fill a registration related to a provisioning event. One or more communic... | 09/14/2010 |
| 7792260 | Method for protecting incoming calls in coloring ring back tone service A method for protecting incoming calls in coloring ring back tone service, wherein comprising: the service switching point device sends a message for triggering intelligent networks service to the service control point device; the service control point device instru... | 09/07/2010 |
| 7792261 | Method and apparatus for communicating information about a called party to a calling party A method and apparatus is provided for automatically retrieving and displaying supplemental information about a called party on the CPE of a calling party. When a caller places a call, the number called is used to look up and return to the caller the Universal Resou... | 09/07/2010 |
| 7773739 | Self-configurable telephony architecture Techniques are disclosed for automating the process of configuring a telephone system. More specifically, the techniques disclosed herein enable a telephone system to monitor the behavior of users of that system and to configure the users' preferences based on their... | 08/10/2010 |
| 7724884 | Method and apparatus for notifying called and/or calling parties of a call placement A method and apparatus for providing email notification for called and/or calling parties of a call placement are disclosed. The method enables a packet network service provider, e.g., a VoIP or SoIP service provider, to register customers for email notification ser... | 05/25/2010 |
| 7684552 | Phone batch calling task management system A system and method for postponing and managing outgoing calling tasks for on or off-site retrieval are presented. More precisely a system and method are presented to compile a list of pending calling tasks, transfer a task to a calling device and prompt a user to m... | 03/23/2010 |
| 7657015 | Method and apparatus for processing multiple services per call A method and apparatus for enabling multiple services to be invoked in a specific precedence per call are disclosed. For example, the present method allows a subscriber to interact with a plurality of services provided by a service provider on a single call. ... | 02/02/2010 |
| 7653190 | Methods, system and article for providing a family telecommunication service using an originating dual-tone multi-frequency trigger A menu is provided in a telephone call. The menu provides a plurality of destination options including a first destination option for a residence of a family, a second destination option for a first member of the family at a first location other than the residence, ... | 01/26/2010 |
| 7620165 | Method and apparatus for communicating information about a called party to a calling party A method and apparatus is provided for automatically retrieving and displaying supplemental information about a called party on the CPE of a calling party. When a caller places a call, the number called is used to look up and return to the caller the Universal Resou... | 11/17/2009 |
| 7596213 | Multiple access internet portal revenue sharing Multiple access internet portal billing systems are provided. A representative system, among others, includes a communication facility, a wireless internet server, and a transaction billing system. The communication facility includes a billing platform, and is opera... | 09/29/2009 |
| 7573994 | Method of establishing cooperative services in a computer system A method of achieving co-acting services in a data system that includes telephone or data services and at least two computer systems. A transaction database connected to each computer contains transactions that are identified by transaction references, where each tr... | 08/11/2009 |
| 7567661 | Telephony service information management system The present invention provides a system and method enabling telephony service subscribers to access and use call-related information associated with telephony services. In one aspect, the present invention allows telephony service subscribers to access call-related ... | 07/28/2009 |
| 7555107 | “Roaming” method and apparatus for use in emulating a user's “home” telecommunications environment The concept of “roaming” is extended to wireline networks with a network hosted technique which emulates a wireline telecommunications network user's environment when the user is using a wireline telecommunications device located at a physical location other tha... | 06/30/2009 |
| 7522718 | Telephony service invocation using service descriptors A method of providing telephony services can include receiving a request to query a subscriber information data store to determine service description information for a call. The service description information can specify at least one telephony service associated w... | 04/21/2009 |
| 7471782 | Pro-active features for telephony A system is provided for pro-actively suggesting communication features to users, comprising a tuple space for facilitating collaboration among software agents, a plurality of device agents for controlling operation of associated communication devices for respective... | 12/30/2008 |
| 7466811 | Method and system for automatic update of a location profile An approach for establishing a communication session according to a subscriber profile that is automatically updated is disclosed. A locator device, which is associated with a subscriber and includes a Global Positioning System (GPS) transponder, outputs geographic ... | 12/16/2008 |
