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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7519172 | Implementing feature interactions between an AIN-based service and a switch-based forwarding service The present invention provides a method and system for implementing feature interactions between an AIN-based service and a switch-based call-forwarding service. In the present invention, the switch-based call-forwarding generates an Off-Hook Delay (OHD) trigger. In... | 04/14/2009 |
| 7443975 | Geographical call routing for a non-emergency calling service A method for location-based communicating includes defining at least one predefined service area for a service provider. A networked communications apparatus receives a communication including a first identifier that identifies the service provider based on input fr... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7440559 | System and associated terminal, method and computer program product for controlling the flow of content A system for controlling a flow of content includes a terminal and a network entity. The terminal is capable of sending a content status including terminal status information having a listing of one or more pieces of content stored in a memory of the terminal. The n... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7433458 | System and method for viewing contents via a computer network during a telephone call A method for enabling one or both parties of a telephone call to view contents of a source computer via a computer network during the telephone call. The method includes the following steps: (1) associating a telephone number of a telephone line with a network addre... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7421070 | Advanced intelligent single telephone number routing A method for location-based communications routing includes determining a location of a requesting party in accordance with an address of the requesting party. Whether the location of the requesting party is in a first subscriber service area is determined and, when... | 09/02/2008 |
| 7403606 | General protocol for service control point The present invention discloses a general protocol for a service control point (SCP) in a network system. The network system comprises at least one first type network element (SCP) and at least one second type network element (SSP) for transmitting messages to the f... | 07/22/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7302052 | Advanced intelligent single telephone number routing A method for location-based communications routing includes determining a location of a requesting party in accordance with an originating communications address of the requesting party. The method also includes determining whether the location of the requesting par... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7292688 | Geographical call routing for a non-emergency calling service Location-based communications routing includes determining whether a network apparatus which receives a communication, from a calling party attempting to contact a service corresponding to at least one predefined service area, provides service to at least one of the... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7257213 | Call scheduling in a telephone network using a telephony interface A system and method to allow telephone subscribers to schedule calls for future placement on a telephone network using a telephone interface. In an illustrative implementation, a telephone subscriber part of an AIN telephone network is offered a call scheduling serv... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7257215 | Load sharing in SS7 networks A service indicator SI field is used for load sharing in SS7 networks, in addition to the service link selection SLS field. If there are only two links or connections between two points of the SS7 network, load sharing can also be performed on the basis of the SI fi... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7242759 | 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... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7224965 | Telecommunications service control point with digit collection logic A service control point comprising a processing system coupled to an interface. The processing system is configured to process a first message to generate a second message containing instructions to a communication device to collect digits from a caller, and process... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7218719 | Advanced intelligent single telephone number routing A method, system and computer readable medium are provided for defining a service area served by a service location of a telecommunications network customer. The method includes ascertaining a geographic designator of a geographic area. The geographic area includes ... | 05/15/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7203302 | Geographical call routing for a non-emergency calling service At least one call is routed based on a location of a calling party. A calling party calls a service corresponding to at least one predefined service area, and it is ascertained whether the calling party is within the at least one predefined service area. When the ca... | 04/10/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7200408 | Selective blocking in a communication network A selective blocking request is sent from a requesting network element to an SCF (system control function component), where the request identifies a targeted network element. The SCF may then block communications from the targeted network element to the requesting n... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7190950 | Storage of voicemail messages at an alternate storage location A method and system are provided for storing received voicemail messages to alternate storage locations. A subscriber to voicemail services provides a voicemail system with an address or a number of addresses to which the subscriber may forward voicemail messages fo... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7190779 | Method and apparatus for handling calls requiring the support of an intelligent network A method and apparatus for handling network calls that require the support of an intelligent network. From a query by the switching center, an intelligent network is being determined based on which basis network the received call is being initiated from. The network... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7142534 | Arrangement for protocol independent transfer of control parameters across internetworks using generic transparency descriptor objects A network node, configured for interfacing between a source network having a source telephony protocol and a packet network configured for sending and receiving data according to Internet Protocol, is configured for generating an IP based transport message for trans... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7139388 | Methods, systems, and computer program products for post-global-title-translation (GTT) load sharing Methods, systems, and computer program products for post global title translation load sharing include receiving a plurality of signaling messages sent route on global title. Global title translation is performed for the signaling messages to result in multiple glob... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7130408 | Service logic context cache for signaling events A method for sharing signaling event data in a telephony system can include receiving within a first service logic component an event from a telephony signaling network. An event context can be determined for the event and asynchronously stored within an event conte... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7127053 | Call scheduling on a telephone network using a telephony interface A system and method to allow telephone subscribers to schedule calls for future placement on a telephone network using a telephone interface. In an illustrative implementation, a telephone subscriber part of an AIN telephone network is offered a call scheduling serv... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7075925 | System for coupling the public telephone network to the internet System for coupling the public telephone network to the Internet in which a special number sequence is determined for the Internet Service Providers—ISP—and a specific number from the sequence is assigned to a specific ISP. For the Netherlands in particular a nu... | 07/11/2006 |
| 7054432 | Geographical call routing for a non-emergency calling service A communications system is provided for routing calls based on a location of a calling party. The communications system includes a processor that determines routing of a call placed by a calling party using one of a plurality of call origination devices. The call or... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7054652 | Number portability resolving apparatus The invention provides an Intersystem Number Portability Register and a method for supporting number portability in an Intersystem Number Portability domain wherein subscribers are ported between different wireless networks based on likely different wireless systems... | 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 |
| 7043002 | Methods and systems for identifying, redirecting, and processing messages of different SS7 protocol variations Methods and systems for identifying and redirecting messages of different SS7 protocol variations are disclosed. A screening function receives SS7 message and identifies candidates for redirection. An SS7 variation identifier/redirection function identifies the SS7 ... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7039173 | Management of performance of intelligent network services A method of managing includes the performance of intelligent network services and an intelligent network, which includes a number of service control points and at least one service switching point, which includes triggering data of one or more intelligent network se... | 05/02/2006 |
| 6980636 | Advanced intelligent single telephone number routing A method, system and computer readable medium are provided for defining a service area served by a service location of a telecommunications network customer. The method includes ascertaining a geographic designator of a geographic area. The geographic area includes ... | 12/27/2005 |
| 6973174 | Service interaction media in an intelligent network environment In an Intelligent Network, a Service Interaction Media (SIM) device comprising a call handler and a plurality of service code tables manages multiple and simultaneous communications between a service input node such as a Service switching Point (SSP) and at least on... | 12/06/2005 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 6928294 | Method and apparatus for enabling group communication services in an existing communication system An apparatus to form a group of communication devices over a distributed network is claimed. A first node establishes a first channel with a first communication device. At least one second node establishes at least one second channel with at least one second communi... | 08/09/2005 |
| 6870922 | Overload prevention in an intelligent network In a telecommunications network which comprises an Intelligent Network (IN), Call-Gapping is implemented in a call control function (CCF), so that calls are selectively discarded automatically in order to reduce the load on the IN. As the CCF is the point at which a... | 03/22/2005 |
| 6816586 | Controlling intelligent network services An intelligent network comprising service switching points (2) and at least one service control point (1), whereby for one or more call state models there are two or more service logic programs located at the service control point (1), the intel... | 11/09/2004 |
| 6813345 | Special situation in intelligent network during which service provisioning fails but switching point operates successfully A method associated with an intelligent network service, comprising the following steps for detecting a special situation and acting in the special situation in the best possible way: defining for the service at least one special situation which is failed for the se... | 11/02/2004 |
| 6798766 | Network transfer system A network transfer system for transferring a voice call and data between two or more call centers linked by independent voice and data networks is disclosed. The system effects the transfer of the voice call over the voice network without requiring additional inform... | 09/28/2004 |
| 6795539 | Local routing system and method A telecommunications system determines a routing preference of a telecommunications service provider for a telephone call from a calling party to a called party. A switch in the telecommunications system includes a signal generator that generates a signal in respons... | 09/21/2004 |
