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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8144853 | Methods, systems, and devices for providing contact information Certain exemplary embodiments comprise a method, comprising storing, within a telecommunications network, contact information for each of a plurality of contacts, the contact information for at least one of the plurality of contacts comprising a telephone availabili... | 03/27/2012 |
| 8126128 | Life cycle management of user-selected applications on wireless communications devices Tools and techniques for performing life cycle management of user-selected applications on wireless communications devices are described herein. In part, the tools provide machine-readable media for presenting to the subscriber a list of available applications for i... | 02/28/2012 |
| 8126127 | Method and apparatus for provision of broadcast service information A method and apparatus for the provision of broadcast service information is disclosed. In a wireless communication system supporting a broadcast service, a service ID is provided to identify the broadcast service. The service ID is sent to a base station. The base ... | 02/28/2012 |
| 8019068 | Method of allocating power for the simultaneous downlink conveyance of information between multiple antennas and multiple destinations A method of scheduling a plurality of subscriber equipment based on sets of channel conditions and calculated power allocations for downlink channels of an air interface of a wireless communication system to satisfy a desired system requirement. A set of subscriber ... | 09/13/2011 |
| 7940909 | Method and system for rewarding ring back tone, donor platform, and custom ring back tone platform The present disclosure describes a method for rewarding an RBT, including selecting an RBT and initiating an RBT reward via a third-party platform in which a donator exists; processing an RBT reward request from a third-party platform, and downloading the RBT select... | 05/10/2011 |
| 7848502 | Method for implementing services on a network element based on multiple IDs A method for implementing services on an ASON (automatic switched optical network) network element based on multiple IDs is disclosed, including: a network element setting an ID corresponding to a new service in local as an active ID; the network element advertising... | 12/07/2010 |
| 7848501 | Storage abuse prevention The subject invention provides a unique system and method that facilitates mitigation of storage abuse in connection with free storage provided by messaging service providers such as email, instant messaging, chat, blogging, and/or web hosting service providers. The... | 12/07/2010 |
| 7715540 | Keyboard controlled telephony features A system is described that includes a keyboard and a computing device running telecommunications management software in connection with a call control facility through wide area data network. The keyboard includes a plurality of dedicated telephone control input dev... | 05/11/2010 |
| 7454002 | Integrating personal data capturing functionality into a portable computing device and a wireless communication device In one embodiment, personal data capturing functionality is integrated into a wireless communication device or a portable computing device by incorporating one or more personal parameter receivers into the wireless communication device or the portable computing devi... | 11/18/2008 |
| 7406163 | 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... | 07/29/2008 |
| 7386107 | 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... | 06/10/2008 |
| 7382871 | Call setup using a packet-switched address such as an internet address or the like The present invention, generally speaking, provides a method and apparatus for setting up a telephone connection using an email address or the like. In many cases, an email address or other Internet address such as a URL may be easily remembered or, in the case of a... | 06/03/2008 |
| 7359501 | Telephone call dialling A device for making telephone calls receives input data defining a call destination. The device generates a request message which is output to a control center, a response message then being received from the control center identifying a preferred route for routing ... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7356708 | Decryption semiconductor circuit A semiconductor integrated circuit having a plurality of selectable pathways inter-connected to data sources and data destinations; a cryptographic circuit connected to the selectable pathways to selectively receive data from at least one of the data sources, to dec... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7337221 | System and method for managing information for elements in a communication network The invention provides a system and method of managing service information in a network management system. The method includes the steps of loading the service information from a database into objects in a structure stored in a memory, receiving a change to be made ... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7336947 | Method for providing software in radio-based cellular communication networks, and a communication network for implementing the method Software is provided in a radio-based cellular communication networks by a subscriber station, which is checked into a cell and which contains software that can be provided. The subscriber station notifies a storage device of the cell that the software is available ... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7330920 | Signal initiator and method for on-demand communication A method is provided for on-demand communications in a communication network with support for a plurality of communication units participating in a common communication, which includes multiple signal initiators, each supplying a signal, which are virtually simultan... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7324637 | Resource allocation system and method A telecommunication system includes telecommunication resources, points, and a connection manager. The connection manager is configured to establish connections between the telecommunications resources and the points in response to a request from an application. The... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7321944 | User programming system using web server for private branch exchange A user programming system using a web server for a PBX is provided. A user program is loaded in the web server via a LAN interface. When necessary, a client accesses the web server by a general web browser and updates the user program on line or off line. ... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7320080 | Power management over switching fabrics A switching fabric handles transactions using a protocol that directs packets based on path routing information. Components participate in transactions using a protocol that issues packets based on physical location of a destination device over the switching fabric,... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7320017 | Media gateway adapter A method for communicating messages from a media gateway is disclosed. A thread pair comprising a communication protocol control stack thread and one or more media gateway adapter threads is assigned to a message from a media gateway. The thread pair is associated w... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7305080 | Method, system and medium for plug-and-play downloading of speed dial lists A speed dial list associated with a telephone line is received via at least one of a computer network and a telephone network. The speed dial list is stored in a database and associated with an identifier of the telephone line. An event of connecting a telephone set... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7290145 | System for providing services and virtual programming interface The invention relates to a system for providing customer requested services relating to security, monitoring and/or data acquisition in relation to a data processing device and/or a data network of a customer, where one or more of a plurality of tests are sel... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7289621 | Method and system for assignment of numbers as addresses for stations on a switched network A method, and a switched network adapted to carry out the method, and computer-readable media carrying instructions for controlling the network, to increase the utilization of the North American Numbering Plan. Numbers that otherwise would be stranded in a low growt... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7289619 | System and method for managing workplace real estate and other resources Organizations can proactively manage and reserve shared resources, such as workspaces, equipment and services, as well as report on the utilization of those resources across departments and facilities using the system of the present invention. Work-place management ... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7286561 | Method system and apparatus for telecommunications control The present invention includes a method, system, and apparatus for providing communication control. The invention includes a method in which signaling is processed externally to a switch before it is applied by the network elements. The processor is able to select n... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7283512 | Intelligent network and method for providing voice telephony over ATM and point-to-multipoint connectivity An illustrative intelligent network and method for providing voice telephony over ATM and point-to-multipoint connectivity are provided that can provide significant advantages. A method for providing a point-to-multipoint service to control point-to-multipoint conne... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7281046 | Application program interface for automating high speed network access ordering and provisioning processes An application program interface system and method for automating high speed network access ordering and provisioning processes, particularly involving business to business interactions, such as automating interactions between ISPs and ILEC/CLECs for xDSL service or... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7277733 | System and method for providing web content provision service using subscriber terminal in exchange system System and method for providing a Web content provision service using a subscriber terminal in an exchange system. The Web content provision service system comprises the subscriber terminal generating content request information containing user information in respon... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7272625 | Generalized policy server A policy system includes the policy server (2617); a policy database (2619) which located at policy decision point (2723); the access/response entity (2603); resource server (2711); policy message (2725) and policy enforceme... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7272415 | Telephone system enabling operation of a telephone set by way of a portable terminal In a telephone system which includes a main device and a telephone set connected to the main device and which further includes a portable terminal having a display unit, the portable terminal further has an interface portion for interfacing the display unit with the... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7257219 | Routing data based on comparative income values To select routing of communications in a network with a plurality of paths between a first location and a second location, a routing choice is determined from among the plurality of paths based at least in part upon at least one of a communication-success amount of ... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7257205 | Method and apparatus for communicating with one of plural devices associated with a single telephone number during a disaster and disaster recovery A system for (and a method of) selectively establishing communication with one of plural devices associated with a single telephone number during a disaster or disaster recovery period. In a preferred embodiment, the system includes two wireless connection units, ea... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7257638 | Distributing network applications Systems and methods for distributing applications across a server and one or more nodes in a network. When a node is turned on or booted, a node application is requested from the server and loaded on the node. The node application provides a user interface through w... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7254130 | Predictively allocated bandwidth in a communications network In a broadband communications network, bandwidth is allocated to bearer channels for a circuit connected service, such as narrowband telephony. The allocated bandwidth is changed automatically as a function of time so as to track expected changes in demand for beare... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7245909 | Telephony control in the flight deck A communications system having a plurality of radio communication modes with an audio component, the audio component of the radio communication modes being controlled through an audio panel, and a radiotelephony mode with an audio component being controlled by a rad... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7245709 | Portability of subscriber features in a telecommunication system A telephone subscriber is provided with call features associated with his home telephone line when the subscriber is at a remote (different) telephone line. Aspects include: registration of the subscriber at a remote telephone line with association of the subscriber... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7221749 | Removing slamming protection to permit a change in service providers A designated service provider of a customer having slamming protection on their account may not be changed without authorization from the customer to remove the slamming protection. When a customer's telephone company receives a request to change the customer's long... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7215742 | Troubleshooting interface for client-routed toll-free telephone calls A remote processor (RP) adapted for use with a telephone system is provided according to one embodiment of the invention. The RP includes a communication interface capable of communicating with a service control point (SCP) of the telephone system and a processing s... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7206396 | Automated electronic telecommunications order translation and processing A system and method for processing orders for telecommunication services received by a telecommunication services provider include receiving an electronic message in a first predefined format from a telecommunications customer, automatically processing the electroni... | 04/17/2007 |
