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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7991143 | Rapid response to user input at a telecommunications terminal An apparatus and methods are disclosed for use by organizations that have PBXs at a plurality of sites. The invention pertains to cell phone calls from an affiliated terminal to her “home” private branch exchange. For example, an employee who works at the Chicag... | 08/02/2011 |
| 7920692 | PBX call management Enhanced call management services to users receiving incoming calls on extensions on a private branch exchange (PBX) is provided by an application server configured to provide call management services to at least one of the users and a protocol proxy configured to r... | 04/05/2011 |
| 7885399 | Cost-conscious telecommunications terminal A method and apparatus are disclosed for routing calls over an organization's private network of private branch exchanges. In particular, when a member of the organization (e.g., an employee, etc.) places a call from his or her affiliated off-premises telecommunicat... | 02/08/2011 |
| 7826607 | Devices, systems, and methods for migration scheduling Certain exemplary embodiments can comprise a method that can comprise automatically modifying a schedule of a transfer of a plurality of groups of units from a first system to a second system. The method can comprise performing one or more recursive neighborhood sea... | 11/02/2010 |
| 7783026 | System and method for connecting a port connector to an interface circuit The invention provides a system and method for configuring a connection for a port in an electronic device. The system comprises: an interface circuit to process signals for the connection for the port; an interface circuit connection bus connecting to the interface... | 08/24/2010 |
| 7738649 | Computer system using identification information and control method thereof A computer system 1 has a PBX 2, a terminal device 3, and a management server 4. The PBX 2 has a line controller, an extension controller 2b, an interface, a memory that stores identification information and an enciph... | 06/15/2010 |
| 7688964 | Communications module for controlling the operation of a private branch exchange A communications module for communicating between a computer network (1, 2, 3, 4) and a private branch exchange (5), where the communications module is arranged and adapted so as: a. to receive commands from the compu... | 03/30/2010 |
| 7664251 | Abbreviated dialing between PBX and Centrex systems using a VoIP platform An abbreviated dialing feature over a Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) platform facilitates abbreviated dialing between a first phone system that serves a first customer location and a second phone system that serves a second customer location. The first and seco... | 02/16/2010 |
| 7602897 | Method for supporting the mobility of a subscriber across a communication system The invention relates to a method for supporting the mobility of a subscriber across a communication system comprising a communication terminal which is associated with a first communication device and can be registered when a log-on procedure is initiated by the in... | 10/13/2009 |
| 7474746 | Multi-user telephone system A multi-user telephone system composed of a plurality of user networks installed at the same general location. Each user network has a different telephone number and a plurality of VOIP extensions each having a different extension number. A server, upon confirming t... | 01/06/2009 |
| 7471785 | Method and system for controlling outside incoming call transfer in network-connected private branch exchanges A system comprising a plurality of network-connected private branch exchanges (PBXs), wherein an outside originating route of a transfer source terminal is applied at call incoming from an originating terminal of the other PBX to a transfer source terminal having a ... | 12/30/2008 |
| 7424313 | Public land mobile network/private wireless network-integrated service network and system for the same A public land mobile network (PLMN)/private wireless network-integrated service network and a system for the service network. The service network according to the present invention can interwork with any PLMN with no dependence on an upper system. In the present inv... | 09/09/2008 |
| 7403795 | Telephone network edge node device and method for bridging and privacy A network node device and method connects one or more telephone wirelines to one or more wireless connections. The node device has one or more connections to one or more telephone wirelines, one or more wireless signal generators supporting one or more wireless conn... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7339924 | Method and apparatus for providing ringing timeout disconnect supervision in remote telephone extensions using voice over packet-data-network systems (VOPS) A Multiservice Access Concentrator (MAC) provides a time limit for a first ringing voltage signal in response to an attempted call. The call is attempted via a voice over packet-data-network system (VOPS), wherein the VOPS comprises voice over Internet Protocol (IP)... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7310308 | Systems and methods for multiple mode voice and data communications using intelligently bridged TDM and packet buses Systems and methods by which voice/data communications may occur in multiple modes/protocols are disclosed. In particular, systems and methods are provided for multiple native mode/protocol voice and data transmissions and receptions with a computing system having a... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7286828 | Method of call routing and connection A method of radio communications and routing and connection in a mobile radio system consisting of the steps of providing nodes for transmitting and receiving signals wherein the nodes are positioned in a free form fashion within a defined area, and the routing of a... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7274786 | Method and system for processing telephone calls via a remote tie-line A method and system include routing telephone calls from multiple private networks via public lines and trunks in a public switched telephone network (PSTN) to a host switch, at which the connections would begin to run parallel. The host switch routes the telephone ... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7272386 | System and method for providing location and call back information for special number calls from phone sets serviced by a privately served network A system for handling special number calls placed from a phone coupled at a connection locus in a private network; includes: (a) a private switch controlling communications with the phone from outside the private network during a call session; (b) a control facility... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7266591 | Providing content delivery during a call hold condition An approach for providing content transmission upon placement of a call on hold is disclosed. A data communications system includes a proxy server that is configured to receive a message from a first client indicating the hold condition of a Voice Over Internet Prot... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7245716 | Controlling hold queue position adjustment A method, system, and program for allowing callers to adjust in position within a hold queue are provided. An advancement token earned by a caller while waiting in a hold queue is detected. The advancement token is stored for redemption in a future call by the calle... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7218716 | Apparatus and method for switching incoming calls through to subscribers of a telecommunications network A switchboard apparatus and method for a telecommunications system, for switching incoming calls through to subscribers, with an input device for entering connection data of a required subscriber, a condition device for determining the telephone condition of the req... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7206322 | System and method for using ADSL for introducing multiple derived lines over a single line A system and method for providing a plurality of voice and data communication lines using an ADSL local loop communication line over existing premises wire comprising a network interface device (NID), the NID receiving the ADSL local loop communication line from an ... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7206399 | Failsafe configuration for alternative network telephony A failsafe configuration for alternative network telephony is disclosed. An indication as to whether an alternative network telephony call processing system is available to process calls from an associated piece of telephone equipment is received automatically and t... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7206401 | Remote PBX system and advanced communication terminals A method for providing a remote PBX service by a customer's phone service provider. More than one telephone number is assigned top one customer's telephone communication link. The one customer's telephone communication link is in communication with at least one tele... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7203575 | Decentralized autonomous control for complex fluid distribution systems A control system for a complex distribution network uses autonomous control units that may bid among themselves to reconfigure the distribution network in light of fluctuation demand or failures. The autonomous control units may also be enlisted to detect and isolat... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7203304 | Call progress tone generation in a communication system In a communication system, call tones are individually associated with call messages. The communication system comprises a wireless communication system and a wireless user device. The wireless user device transfers a call tone request to the wireless communication ... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7194078 | Network redirection control routing A system and apparatus within a communications server for intercepting supplemental service requests to a communications network and ensuring redirection to correct network party and optimal resource usage when redirecting a call over the network. The optimization s... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7181401 | Methods for generating voice prompts using grammatical rules in a system proving TDM voice communications and VOIP communications Systems and methods by which voice/data communications may occur in multiple modes/protocols are disclosed. In particular, systems and methods are provided for multiple native mode/protocol voice and data transmissions and receptions with a computing system having a... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7177411 | System for implementing telephone services, control unit for an automatic switch and telephone and computer integration server A system for implementing telephone services on one or more telephone installations, themselves having several telephone terminals managed by one or more private automatic branch exchanges. To this end, the system has a piece of server type computer equipment, acces... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7174189 | Method and system for providing mobility to enhanced call service features at remote locations A system and method for providing PBX-like functionality at a remote office location includes the capability of maintaining a network session with a mobile number associated with the remote worker once the worker terminates the remote office session. The system util... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7173940 | Providing gateway functionality in a virtual private network The present invention relates to a signaling method and a network element for a virtual private network, wherein a request for dropping a signaling of the virtual private network is transmitted from a network element (DXD) to a proceeding network element (DXC), if t... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7171509 | Method and apparatus for host messaging unit for Peripheral Component Interconnect busmaster devices Peripheral Component Interconnect (PCI) device contains Host Messaging Unit (HMU) which is operative to off load host processor and PCI device processor from PCI bus transfer overhead. HMU is configurable to asynchronously retrieve host processor commands from circu... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7167554 | Routing optimizations for telecommunications network system and method A distributed features system is disclosed which permits a telecommunication network to efficiently distribute data related to network addresses. ... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7161939 | Method and system for switching among independent packetized audio streams The present invention provides a method and system for noiselessly switching between independent audio streams. Such noiseless switching preserves valid RTP information at the time of switch over. For established VOIP calls, the present invention can noiselessly swi... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7162021 | Call routing control using call routing scripts A technique for use in controlling routing of a call in a communications system is provided. In one embodiment of the technique, a call routing script is used. The script includes at least one call routing instruction that refers to a variable whose value is stored ... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7139386 | Communication system and method for controlling features in a communication system Features available in one communication installation of a communication system are made available system-wide by transmitting an item of feature control information for a subscriber line of a first communication installation to a second communication installation. T... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7139375 | Highway expansion apparatus for key telephone system and operation method thereof In a highway expansion apparatus for a key telephone system and an operation method thereof, by connecting a MPB (main process board) of a master system with a system LMU (ink module unit) of an expansion system through a cable and generating a highway to be provide... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7133511 | Telephony security system A system and method of telephony resource management and security for monitoring and/or controlling incoming and outgoing calls between an enterprise's end-user stations and a public circuit-switched network and/or a public packet-switched network. A security policy... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7127052 | Implementation of additional functions for user connections having individually configured performance criteria At least one part of at least two user connections (TA1 . . . 6) having configured performance criteria and being allocated to at least two network devices (LE1 . . . 3) is assigned to at least one group (NWHG), to which group-specific performance crit... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7116775 | Apparatus and method for managing BLF information in an inter-networking system An apparatus and corresponding method for managing busy lamp field (hereinafter, referred to as BLF) information in an inter-networking system are provided which are capable of collecting and managing BLF information of every PBX in a BLF information repeater added ... | 10/03/2006 |
