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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8130932 | Method and apparatus for implementing a network element in a communications network A method and apparatus for implementing a network element in a communications network are described. In one example, a set of service provider defined interfaces are defined, wherein each of the service provider defined interfaces is associated with a network elemen... | 03/06/2012 |
| 8059811 | System and method for controlling a call processing system A communication system that comprises call processors, interworking units, and a control system handles a plurality of calls. The call processors process signaling messages for the calls, and in response, transfer control messages for the calls and transfer data mes... | 11/15/2011 |
| 8045692 | System and method for determining whether to request additional telephone numbering resources by a telecommunications carrier A system for determining whether to request additional telephone number resources for a telecommunications carrier. The system may include a first database operated by a telecommunications carrier and configured to store data indicative of telephone number usage of ... | 10/25/2011 |
| 8031856 | Customer owned telephone numbers According to various embodiments of the present invention, systems and methods for routing telephone calls from host switch to remote switch in a Voice Over Internet Protocol (“VoIP”) network. A host switch in the VoIP network may be communicably coupled with a ... | 10/04/2011 |
| 7991141 | Method and apparatus for personal call routing request and handling A system includes a server including one or more databases for storing one or more handling rules specifying handling of incoming telephone calls; an intermediary routing control unit configured to access the one or more databases responsive to an incoming telephone... | 08/02/2011 |
| 7991142 | Telephone exchange apparatus and telephone system According to one embodiment, a telephone exchange apparatus includes a plurality of processors whose connect communication lines differing in communication protocol from one another, a memory which stores a plurality of items of protocol unique information to proces... | 08/02/2011 |
| 7961863 | System and method for major trading area (MTA) routing in a telecommunications network A method includes determining all telephone numbers to which a selected CLLI can terminate calls, wherein the CLLI is associated with one or more major trading areas (MTAs), creating a FROM-TO relationship between at least a subset of TNs in the one or more MTAs and... | 06/14/2011 |
| 7953218 | System and method for enhanced origination services for toll free telephone calls Enhanced Origination Services (EOS) for Toll Free (TF) telephone calls consists of uploading instructions to the SMS/800 National Database, which instructions are subsequently downloaded by Signal Control Points (SCPs) in the United States for the routing of TF tele... | 05/31/2011 |
| 7856094 | Methods, systems, and computer program products for providing telecommunications services between a session initiation protocol (SIP) network and a signaling system 7 (SS7) network Methods, systems, and computer program products for providing telecommunication services between a SIP network and an SS7 network are disclosed. In one method, SIP/SS7 gateway receives an INVITE message from a SIP proxy server. The SIP/SS7 gateway extracts a called ... | 12/21/2010 |
| 7792268 | Trunk architecture for coupling central offices associated with public switched telephone networks The present invention provides a wireless backbone for use with a public switched telephone network (PSTN). In one embodiment, the wireless backbone includes a central office switch coupled to the PSTN and configured to process a plurality of calls associated with t... | 09/07/2010 |
| 7769157 | Method of providing the facility for some communication network users to have preferential access for particular calls In a system of the type in which for call setup each circuit segment is selected from available circuit segments, at least one circuit segment is permanently reserved on each trunk between nodes needed to set up circuits for particular calls to or from preferred use... | 08/03/2010 |
| 7684553 | Method for transmitting data in a communication network The present invention proposes a method for transmitting data in a communication network, said communication network comprising at least one call control entity (CSCF) for controlling calls to be established from a subscriber (A, B) to a communication destination (B... | 03/23/2010 |
| 7668306 | Method and apparatus for connecting packet telephony calls between secure and non-secure networks Described herein is a method and apparatus for connecting packet telephony calls between secure networks and non-secure networks. ... | 02/23/2010 |
| 7657017 | System and method for major trading area (MTA) routing in a telecommunications network A method includes jurisdictionalizing a long distance intra-MTA call as a local call. The method may further include receiving an intra-Major Trading Area (MTA) call, determining whether the intra-MTA call satisfies terms of use of a direct connection to a terminati... | 02/02/2010 |
| 7580516 | System and method for major trading area (MTA) routing in a telecommunications network A method includes determining all telephone numbers to which a selected CLLI can terminate calls, wherein the CLLI is associated with one or more major trading areas (MTAs), creating a FROM-TO relationship between at least a subset of TNs in the one or more MTAs and... | 08/25/2009 |
| 7492885 | System and method for establishing communication services between different users A system and method of retrieving dispatch call information from a dedicated database by using interconnect call information. Interconnect call information from an interconnect communication system is obtained. The information identifies a target dispatch subscriber... | 02/17/2009 |
| 7443972 | Method and apparatus for in-progress call forwarding The present invention is a method and system for transferring calls among communicating devices connected through a public network. The service is offered by a public network to permit a party in a ongoing conversation to transfer a call to another communicating dev... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7440561 | 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... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7436947 | Method and apparatus for automatic notification and response based on communication flow expressions A disclosed notification and response system enables applications to communicate with recipients using a number of different media. The notification and response system (i) sends requests to one or more recipients, using the medium specified by each individual recip... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7426265 | System and method for generalized call forwarding between telephone terminals The call forwarding is provided within and between telephone networks by establishing a generalized procedure for call delivery and call forwarding. Network protocols are addressed using a common framework for processing call delivery and call forwarding among any c... | 09/16/2008 |
| 7424106 | Routing traffic between carriers A method for routing an international call includes receiving a call and identifying a first international carrier based on an Internet protocol address associated with the call or a tunnel through which the call was received. The method also includes identifying a ... | 09/09/2008 |
| 7417982 | Hybrid switching architecture having dynamically assigned switching models for converged services platform A converged services platform based on a hybrid switching architecture in which either a traditional switching model or a soft-switching model may be selected on a call-by-call basis. In addition, the assigned switching model may be dynamically changed while a call ... | 08/26/2008 |
| 7415004 | Method for providing voice over internet protocol call service A method for establishing VoIP connection between a caller and a called party. Upon receipt of a first dial tone, the caller enters only the access code of the called party's central office. Then, VoIP call setup and a speech path are established between a remote ga... | 08/19/2008 |
| 7412051 | System and method for routing calls across call managers using a route plan A call manager includes a first device process that controls a first telephony device and that receives a call request from the first telephony device. The call request includes a telephone number associated with a second telephony device. The call manager also incl... | 08/12/2008 |
| 7409053 | System and method of providing DSL services on a telephone network A system and method for delivering digital subscriber line (DSL) service to a subscriber. In a telecommunications network, the signal passing through a protector field is diverted to a cross connect block that can be selectively configured to establish a communicati... | 08/05/2008 |
| 7406165 | Direct route ISDN primary route interface A method of operating a telecommunications network includes, in one embodiment, detecting a call at an originating switch of the telecommunications network and, when a destination for the call matches a predetermined destination, routing the call on designated data ... | 07/29/2008 |
| 7397911 | Automation of customer premises equipment provisioning in a telecommunications network A method to systematically analyze a next generation telecommunications network to result in creating a provisioning plan for provisioning the network to provide services for one or more subscribers. In one specific embodiment, the method involves creating and stori... | 07/08/2008 |
| 7395309 | Modem activity detection A method for reducing Internet bandwidth used for data transfer between an originating modem and an answering modem over a VoIP connection is provided. Idle data received from the originating modem is detected by an Internet node. The Internet node does not forward ... | 07/01/2008 |
| 7388953 | Method and system for providing intelligent network control services in IP telephony The present invention is directed to a telephony system that includes a first network and a second network. The system includes a first network call control system configured to provide intelligent network control services to the first network. The first network cal... | 06/17/2008 |
| 7386112 | Arrangement for controlling SS7 message routing by selecting a signaling link selection field based on an affected destination An originating node is configured for generating a route management signaling message having a signaling link selection (SLS) value that is selected by the originating node based on an affected destination value. The affected destination value, distinct from a desti... | 06/10/2008 |
| 7379545 | Method for automatic call-transfer using a softphone A system for automatic call-transfer using a softphone, which applies the functions of a hardware telephone on a personal computer, is achieved by integrating a softphone system, a computer-telephony integration system, and a private branch exchange. This system is ... | 05/27/2008 |
| 7372953 | Methods and systems for default routing in a signaling network Methods and systems for routing SS7 messages based on DPC-based routing rules and non-DPC-based routing rules are disclosed. For a message containing signaling system 7 (SS7) information, a message routing function at an SS7 signaling message routing node searches a... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7373411 | Configuration information generation system and method In one embodiment of the present invention, a configuration information generation method receives an indication to begin the configuration information generation method. A determination is made which versions of a simple network management protocol a network device... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7373309 | System and method for calculating and displaying estimated wait times for transaction request based on the skill required to process the transaction request A reception management system for handling transactions includes a plurality of ACMs (Automated Contract/Consulting Terminals) for receiving procedure requests for predetermined transactions from customers, a plurality of ROTs (Remote Operation Terminals) to be empl... | 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 |
| 7369493 | Congestion control in an IP network Upon detection of an overload condition at a network element, the network element sends two messages to those other network elements which may potentially send request messages to the overloaded network element. If the network utilizes the SIP signaling protocol, th... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7369650 | Service and information management system for a telecommunications network A system for service control and operations for a telecommunications network. In particular, an architecture and method for a service control and operations element system. The system communicates with a plurality of interconnected telecommunications network element... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7366289 | Domestic origination to international termination country set logic A method and device for preventing fraud in international calls in a long-distance telecommunications system, where selected customers can avoid fraud control blocks and greater granularity is achieved in blocking international destinations. In the method and device... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7366493 | System and method for analyzing wireless communication data In general, a system and method for analyzing wireless communication records and for determining optimal wireless communication service plans is disclosed. A transceiver is configured to receive billing information associated with a subscriber of a telecommunication... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7362745 | End-user systems for communication services over peer-to-peer internet protocol connections between service providers An end-user communication device comprises a telephony interface, network interface, and control circuitry. The telephony interface exchanges telephony signals with a telephone connection to a telephone. The network interface exchanges Internet Protocol (IP) packets... | 04/22/2008 |
