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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8130933 | Method for recovery from linkset failure in telecommunications network A signal transfer point (STP) within a first telecommunications network enables recovery from a linkset failure between the first telecommunications network and a second telecommunications network by deactivating one or more affected signaling routes between the fir... | 03/06/2012 |
| 8041022 | Policy-based control of content intercept In one embodiment, a method includes detecting registration of an endpoint associated with a user on a network. The method further includes accessing a policy profile of the user. The policy profile indicates whether data communicated to or from the user is subject ... | 10/18/2011 |
| 7738648 | Methods, systems and computer program products for rerouting specific services traffic from a signaling message routing node Methods, systems, and computer program products for rerouting signaling message traffic in response to unavailability of one or more services are disclosed. According to one method, service signaling message traffic is received at a signaling message routing node th... | 06/15/2010 |
| 7406166 | Message conversion system A message conversion system comprising a first interface configured to receive a call signaling message for a call in a first format wherein the call signaling message includes a plurality of call information elements, a processing system configured to copy the plur... | 07/29/2008 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 7376139 | Inter-switch voicemail analysis tool A method for analyzing ISVM signaling messages that includes copying, to a message file, messages being transmitted through a signaling link, extracting ISVM messages from the message file that meet at least one trouble criterion, storing the extracted messages in a... | 05/20/2008 |
| 7359720 | Mobility extended telephone application programming interface and method of use A system and method of for exchanging information between a wireless network and an external system is disclosed. The wireless network detects trigger events related to communications with wireless subscribers. Certain event triggers cause the wireless system to cre... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7330542 | Method and system for establishing a multimedia connection by negotiating capability in an outband control channel The present invention relates to a method and system for establishing a connection to a terminal device, wherein a user capability information defining supported types of information streams is set in a compatibility information element within an outband signaling m... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7308267 | Wireless direct routing service A call is routed to a wireless mobile station from a wireline network while bypassing a host mobile switching center (MSC) of the mobile station when the mobile station is registered at an MSC other than the host MSC. In particular, a service control point (SCP) in ... | 12/11/2007 |
| 7295666 | Query and analysis method for MSTPs in a mobile telecommunication network The present invention is related to a method for analysing the functions of a signal transfer point in a telecommunications network, said method comprising: Regularly collecting all IPR messages from said signal transfer point and store said messages as... | 11/13/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7236582 | System and method for transparent consolidation of switches in a telecommunications network A signaling transfer point (STP) (or Signaling Server Global (SSG)) is described herein which includes a processor and a mapping database that can depending on the direction of a message change the Origination Point Code (OPC) or the Destination Point Code (DPC) and... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7212621 | Feature interactions The present invention relates to a telecommunications system and method for providing a plurality of services, the services providing control for communication via the telecommunications system. The system comprises a switching point for triggering one or more servi... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7206400 | Method and system for data field reuse An automatic call distribution system is adapted to connect a telephone call of a caller to an agent station through a public switched telephone network (PSTN) where call information identifiers received from the PSTN are repopulated. The method includes the steps o... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7200217 | SAS service architecture It is an object of the invention to provide an advantageous SAS Service Architecture. The inventive SAS service architecture has a layered structure including a set of software modules, at least: ASTP dispatcher, SCCP transcoder, TCAP, TCAP user service distributor,... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7200218 | Method and apparatus for extending PBX features via the public network A system and method allow PBX features to be extended through the public network. A teleworker calls into a PBX system and is assigned a fictitious port. The fictitious port is controlled by a telework server and appears to the PBX to be a local device. PBX features... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7197129 | Apparatus and method for translating global title in No. 7 signaling network In an apparatus and a method for translating a GT (global title) in a No.7 signaling network, the apparatus includes a general GTT module performing a general GTT function of a specific signaling point, a pre-fetch GTT module distributing the general GTT function to... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7197036 | Methods and systems for routing messages between a mated pair of routing nodes with a distributed processing architecture and one or more redundantly connected remote applications Methods and systems for routing messages between a mated pair of routing nodes with a distributed processing architecture and one or more redundantly connected remote applications are disclosed. A mated pair of routing nodes uses private point codes to distribute me... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7184538 | Method of and apparatus for mediating common channel signaling message between networks using control message templates A communication network includes a Security Gatekeeper that authenticates and validates network control messages within, transiting, entering and leaving an overlying control fabric such as an SS7 network. The Security Gatekeeper incorporates several levels of check... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7154873 | Radio communication system and method having a radio link control layer Disclosed are a radio link control (RLC) entity and a data processing method for the RLC entity. The RLC entity includes a transmission data storing module that stores PDUs corresponding to SDUs transmitted from a first upper layer and outputs the stored PDUs by SDU... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7136477 | Methods and systems for providing end office support in a signaling network An end office support (EOS) routing node implements MTP layers 1-3 on behalf of one or more remote applications that share the true point code of the EOS routing node. Implementing MTP layers 1-3 includes receiving messages addressed to the true point ... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7130398 | Method and apparatus for managing signaling links in a signaling link set A method and apparatus for managing signaling links in a signaling link set accommodates a plurality of signaling links having different data link formats in a signaling link set connecting adjacent signaling points. The method is preferably one which manages signal... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7127235 | Multiple protocol database Systems, methods, and devices are provided in connection with a multiple protocol register. In one embodiment, a mobile subscriber database is provided. The mobile subscriber database includes a location register having a number of different network protocol capabil... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7123710 | Method and systems for intelligent signaling router-based surveillance Methods and systems for intelligent signaling-router-based surveillance are disclosed. A surveillance and signaling router receives call signaling messages, identifies call signaling messages associated with users under surveillance and determines a surveillance typ... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7092504 | Method and system for presenting data stored within a network component A method, system, and medium for retrieving information stored within a telecommunications-network component is provided. The method includes presenting component information to a user in response to providing one or more links upon which to derive information. The ... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7092388 | Interconnection of signalling nodes A method and an apparatus of adding an application in a signal messaging network without adding a node in the network. An application platform is connected between two nodes by means of a first link and a second link. The application platform only comprises OSI stac... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7088728 | Methods and systems for routing signalong messages to the same destination over different routes using message origination information associated with non-adjacent signaling nodes Methods and systems for associating a plurality of different routes with the same destination and for routing signaling messages to the destination based on originating information associated with non-adjacent signaling nodes are disclosed. A routing database in a s... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7075947 | Signaling system of a signaling point An apparatus, system and method for converting point codes in a signal transfer point, STP, in a telecommunications signaling system. The STP includes a point code conversion function (500) which converts point codes designating the origination and destinatio... | 07/11/2006 |
| 7072678 | Methods and systems for triggerless mobile group dialing Methods and systems for triggerless mobile group dialing are disclosed. A method for triggerless mobile group dialing includes intercepting call signaling messages that contain mobile dialing codes. For these call signaling messages, a mobile dialing group ID is det... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7058724 | Arrangement for routing a received signaling message based on a selected summary route in an SS7 network A signaling network node is configured for generating a routing decision based on selectively masking a point code field from a received SS7 signaling message. The received SS7 signaling message includes a header that includes a point code field having a prescribed ... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7054422 | Methods and systems for accessing peg count information generated by signaling gateway or signal transfer point A routing node (100) includes a usage measurements module (134) for polling internal processing modules (106) and communication link modules (102, 104, and 106) for usage measurements collected by these modules and forwarding the u... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7046788 | SAS application service It is an object of the invention to provide an advantageous method to process a SAS Application Service request. An inventive method to process a SAS Application Service request includes the steps of: performing an Inbound Message Analysis, performing a Service Deci... | 05/16/2006 |
| 7035391 | Communication of intelligent network signaling between a SSP and an external intelligent peripheral Communication between a service switching point (SSP) and an external (or stand alone) Intelligent Peripheral (IP) has not been defined by any of the standard bodies. ITU-T Q.1600 and ETSI 300 374-1 defines the network configuration of SCP, SSP and stand-alone IP un... | 04/25/2006 |
| 7023977 | Method and system for providing softswitch failure protection in a communication network A method for providing softswitch failure protection in a communication network is provided that includes assigning an alias point code to a first softswitch. The alias point code is also assigned to a second softswitch. A message is generated that comprises a desti... | 04/04/2006 |
| 7010114 | SS7 signaling server with integrated advanced signaling services The inventive SS7 signaling server for routing SS7 links, includes a signaling transfer point (STP) and a signaling application server (SAS). STP and SAS have different functionalities. The STP has at least one external interface to connect the STP via at least one ... | 03/07/2006 |
| 6987849 | Method and systems for intelligent signaling router-based surveillance Methods and systems for intelligent signaling-router-based surveillance are disclosed. A surveillance and signaling router receives call signaling messages, identifies call signaling messages associated with users under surveillance and determines a surveillance typ... | 01/17/2006 |
| 6965592 | Distributed signaling system 7 (SS7) message routing gateway A distributed gateway includes distributed gateway routing elements co-located with SS7 network elements. Each distributed gateway routing element performs an SS7 routing function, such an MTP level 3 routing function. The distributed gateway routing elements commun... | 11/15/2005 |
| 6954528 | Message path bypass for intelligent network elements A PSTN service control point including multiple subsystems, a memory storing inbound SS7 messages and a SS7 module which internally routes outbound messages directed to the same point code. On receipt of an inbound SS7 message, a SS7 controller stores the complete m... | 10/11/2005 |
| 6954458 | System and method for message transport and segmentation A node, and a system including a first node, supporting message transport and segmentation in a communications network having a plurality of nodes, comprising a memory including a database for storing a plurality of segmentation support capability test results, wher... | 10/11/2005 |
