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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7751542 | Feeble ring tones A system and method for permitting an initiator of a communication session request and a recipient of the communication session request to quickly negotiate the beginning of a communication session, such as a phone call, wherein the negotiation is performed based on... | 07/06/2010 |
| 7706516 | Intelligent handling of message refusal An apparatus for intelligently responding when a user refuses an incoming message at a telecommunications terminal is disclosed. In the illustrative embodiments, the apparatus comprises a processor that prompts the user to optionally specify (i) one or more acceptab... | 04/27/2010 |
| 7474744 | System and method for providing a local time of far end on telephone systems The present invention provides a system and method for providing local time of a potential called party to a user of a telephone system (i.e., calling party). In the preferred embodiment, the local time of the potential called party is displayed on a display or anno... | 01/06/2009 |
| 7391859 | Method and system for providing enhanced call waiting A method and system are disclosed for providing an enhanced call waiting message to a customer when the customer is busy on a previous call and receives a current call. The call waiting message preferably includes a call waiting indicator and an audible representati... | 06/24/2008 |
| 7359496 | Communications system and method for providing customized messages based on presence and preference information A communications system provides customized messages based on presence and preference information by collecting presence information and preference information on a plurality of subscribers. The presence information includes information on the availability of a subs... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7356139 | Computer telephony integration (CTI) complete hospitality contact center Methods and systems are disclosed for enabling a dynamic hospitality contact center (DHCC) that leverages the assets of a hospitality center's communications systems including internal telecommunications networks, information systems, data networks, and applications... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7356137 | Method and system for signaling presence of users in a multi-networked environment A user is associated with a plurality of communication devices each of which belongs to a different type of network. A Unified Presence Information System is configured to communicate with the different networks, and more particularly, to receive information concern... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7349693 | Method for implementing a call connection between a non-local calling subscriber and a local called subscriber who is an intelligent network subscriber The present invention discloses a method for implementing a call connection between a non-local calling subscriber and a local called subscriber who is an intelligent network subscriber. The method comprises the following steps: a. a non-local Gateway Mobile Switchi... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7343007 | Method and system for providing calling name identification with advanced intelligent network An advanced intelligent network (AIN) for providing the name and telephone number of a calling party to a called party comprising a plurality of central offices and a service control point (SCP). The central offices are equipped with AIN software which enables them ... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7336963 | Method and system for delivering location information through a voice messaging system A method and system for delivering location information through a voice messaging system is provided. A mobile subscriber may be directed to a voice messaging system if a party is unavailable or chooses not to accept the call. The mobile subscriber may indicate to t... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7333820 | System and method for providing routing, mapping, and relative position information to users of a communication network The present invention is directed to a system and method for providing real-time position information of one party to another party by utilizing a conventional telecommunication network system such as the convention telephone network, a mobile telecommunications net... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7330729 | Mobile terminal device and positional information system A geomagnetic sensor for detecting geomagnetism is provided in a mobile terminal device. The output value of the geomagnetic sensor is compared with a first set value that has been set in advance, and the mobile terminal device is determined to be stationary when th... | 02/12/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7310541 | Voice-controlled wireless communications system and method A wireless communication system has a central computer, one or more wireless access points and one or more personal badges that communicate wirelessly with the one or more wireless access points. The badges provide the user with a communications device that permits ... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7305243 | Location based information system A wireless device-based system provides location-based services by determining the location of the wireless device and arranges for the service and the payment therefor. ... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7298833 | Wireless device to manage cross-network telecommunication services A communication remote control system allows a user to remotely configure call management functions across various phone networks using a client device. The communication remote control system centrally handles call management for the user's telephones. The communic... | 11/20/2007 |
| 7295526 | Method of transmitting information between two units each provided with means for sending and/or receiving signals The method is one of wireless transmission of information between two units consisting primarily of a portable object, such as a personalized watch (1), and a computer station (20). Each unit includes signal transmitting and/or receiving means (2, 2... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7289763 | Cellular telephone system that uses position of a mobile unit to make call management decisions A cellular telephone system has call management decisions made based on the exact geographic location of the mobile unit. These call management decisions include billing and taxing decisions, cell site selection, frequency selection and even cellular system selectio... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7289616 | User-configurable call answering/redirection mechanism Very flexible call management is achieved by a method for handling a call setup request (7-10, 7-22, . . . ) from A party (A1 . . . A9) to a B party (511). A reachability server (RS) receives (7-0) the B party'... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7272220 | Method of locating an idle mobile telecommunication device Locating a lost or misplaced mobile station. A user may dial a designated number, enter the phone number of the misplaced or lost mobile, and the network responsively plays a message to the user informing the user of the geographic location of the cell and sector, t... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7263181 | Telephony system and a method of operating same A telephony system (100) is disclosed as including a number of telephone sets (116a-116f), a home server (110), a fingerprint scanner (102), a keypad (104), a smart card reader (106), and such other iden... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7263370 | Method for intelligent home controller and home monitor A method utilizing a transmitter emitting a unique signal and a base station receiver having a database of household members is used to ascertain the identity of household members who are home at any particular time. Such information is used by the local telephone n... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7251494 | Telephone system and method for selectively ringing a portable phone based on the self-detected geographical position of the portable phone A portable phone is equipped with a position detector that detects the geographical position of the portable phone, and the function of the phone can be changed according to its geographical position. One or more “regions” may be defined by the user of the porta... | 07/31/2007 |
| 7245924 | Cellular phone and a base station thereof When a receiving end is a cellular phone, the cellular phone that displays the local time at the receiving end and a base station used in this cellular phone are realized. A time recognition unit that obtains the local time at the receiving end using the time inform... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7245612 | Internet call waiting with voicemail system that provides monitoring during recording An Internet Call Waiting (ICW) service provides single-line subscribers (100) connected to the Internet with incoming call information, call screening and voice messaging capabilities. An incoming call is terminated at an ICW server (154). The caller i... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7221750 | Intelligent association of nodes with pan coordinator Methods, apparatuses, and systems directed to managing wireless node access to one or more wireless networks. According to one implementation, a business logic application may function as a package tracking application to manage access to wireless access points in d... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7190778 | Communication system and keyset therefore capable of identifying selected user locations A communications network with user presence availability and a capability of locating call forwarded users or other users. Network stations display selection of do-not-disturb (DND) at other stations, e.g., by fluttering corresponding line keys. Network stations als... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7184533 | Method and apparatus for mixed media contact notification service A method and apparatus for providing an automatic called party locator service by intelligently managing lists of contacts. The apparatus includes a contact list manager (10) where lists of contacts are stored, and a locator (60) capable of sending out... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7181225 | System and method for surveying wireless device users by location The present invention is a system and method for conducting survey using wireless devices. The system architecture of the present invention comprises a location server and a location system. The location server can receive a survey request from a subscriber, delinea... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7171221 | System and method for automatically transferring a call from a first telephone to a designated telephone in close proximity A system and method of automatically transferring a call between telephones based on the distance between the two telephones is provided. First the proximity of a first telephone to a second telephone is determined. If the proximity is within a predetermined limit o... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7167551 | Intermediary device based callee identification A method, system, and program for intermediary device initiated callee identification are provided. A trusted telephone network detects a call receipt connection from a destination device. The trusted telephone network then brokers a connection between the destinati... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7130405 | Identifying a call made or received on behalf of another A system, system, and program for identifying a call made or received on behalf of another are provided. In particular, a call request for a call is detected. A context for the call is requested from a context inference service, wherein the context indicates whether... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7130643 | Method and system for selectively paging a communication device based on self-detected position of the communication device A portable phone is equipped with a position detector that detects the geographical position of the portable phone, and a telephone system may ring one or more land-based phones or portable phones according to the geographical position of the portable phone. One or ... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7130801 | Method for speech interpretation service and speech interpretation server A speech interpretation server, and a method for providing a speech interpretation service, are disclosed. The server includes a speech input for receiving an inputted speech in a first language from a mobile terminal, a speech recognizer that receives the inputted ... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7130393 | Intelligent network and method for providing voice telephony over ATM and closed user groups An illustrative intelligent network and method for providing voice telephony over ATM and closed user groups are provided that can provide significant advantages. A method for providing a closed user group service to authorize VToA calls includes determining the clo... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7127252 | Radio terminal equipment The object of a radio terminal equipment is to achieve a highly accurate channel control and a favorable transmission quality. In order to achieve the object, in the radio terminal equipment, a channel controlling means is given in advance a period which accordingly... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7123138 | Home resource controller system A system utilizing a transmitter emitting a unique signal and a base station receiver having a database of household members is used to ascertain the identity of household members who are home at any particular time. Such information is used by the local telephone n... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7120238 | Sensor-controlled telephone system A telephony system and method are adapted for selecting an operating mode of a telephony system responsive to sensor inputs. A presence detector, communicatively coupled to the telephony system, detects people within a predetermined area associated with the telephon... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7116763 | Voice and motion activated telephone A method and system for communicating without use of manual contact with a communications unit. The user approaches a communications system and can activate a communications unit by a proximity/motion detector and/or a voice activation device. The person can generat... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7110512 | Method and apparatus for providing prepaid local telephone services A system and method for providing prepaid dialtone services. The system includes a prepaid dialtone service center having an applications server that maintains a prepaid dialtone subscriber database including subscriber identification and service period information.... | 09/19/2006 |
