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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7831034 | Management of telephone call routing using a directory services schema Directory services schema for telephone call management. The schema facilitates the development of call routing rules as one or more instances of one or more classes. Once created, the rules can be propagated to all other director services servers, and any subsequen... | 11/09/2010 |
| 7751553 | Methods and apparatus to provide voice control of a dial tone and an audio message in the initial off hook period Methods and apparatus to provide voice control of dial tone and audio message in a telephone in an initial off-hook period. A telephone system has a telephone with a receiver having an off-hook position. The telephone system provides a user with control of a telepho... | 07/06/2010 |
| 7532716 | Communication system, and terminal device and communication device used in communication system A system to enable access information stored on a terminal device (cellular phone) to be utilized without imposing a load on a user when performing communications from a communication device (MFP). An address book on the cellular phone is opened (S101, S10... | 05/12/2009 |
| 7454008 | System for classifying lists of telephone numbers A system and method for automatically classifying lists of telephone numbers into one or more predetermined categories is provided. The system initiates calls to each telephone number. A specific request is made of the callee, which confirms the number as being “l... | 11/18/2008 |
| 7426379 | Method and system for sound mitigation during initiation of a packet-based real-time media session A method and system for mitigating the impact of latency in the initiation of a packet-based real-time media session. When an initiating station is setting up a requested session, the initiating station will generate and play out a repetitive tone pattern (e.g., rin... | 09/16/2008 |
| 7386117 | Efficient handling of ISDN connections by a packet-oriented exchange The invention relates to the representation, independent of access type, of ISDN accesses (PRA, BRA) in the central core (cVst) of a packet-oriented exchange (P-Vst). By adapting the signaling information transmitted by ISDN accesses in a peripheral unit (PE) it is ... | 06/10/2008 |
| 7359451 | System and method for wirelessly transmitting and receiving digital tokens for use in electronic gameplay A system and a method for the transmission and reception of digital data wirelessly using acoustic tones comprises a device having an encoder, a modulator system, a demodulator system, and a decoder. The modulator system uses a plurality of acoustical tones with a f... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7323970 | Method and system for remote interaction with a vehicle via wireless communication A telemetry system coupled to a vehicle can communicate with a remote site using the overhead control channels of a wireless network, such as a cellular mobile radiotelephone network. The telemetry system can monitor or control aspects of the vehicle's operations ba... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7319861 | Network initiated auto-redial Network initiated auto redialing is based on an auto redial duration selected or entered by a calling party. An auto redial interval or retry rate may also be selected or entered by the calling party. If the calling party is unavailable when a connection is establis... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7302280 | Mobile phone operation based upon context sensing A mobile device is provided that includes at least one sensor that provides contextual information to the device. When the mobile device receives an incoming message, or notification, the device responds thereto based at least in part upon the contextual information... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7243240 | System and method for firmware authentication A system and method for firmware authentication includes a first memory with the firmware embedded therein, a programmable microprocessor, and a microprocessor coupling the first memory and the programmable microprocessor. The firmware includes a first cryptographic... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7236579 | Universal call-log system and method for a home network telephone A system and method are provided for maintaining a universal call-log in a Home Network telephone system. The method comprises: transceiving calls on at least one external telephone line; bridging calls to a plurality Home Network endpoints; and, logging the bridged... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7227945 | Modular communication assembly A modular communication support system includes a plurality of modular components configured to be secured to one another in a vertical arrangement, with one of the modular components having a communication device mounting member configured for supporting a communic... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7197134 | DTMF generating assistant A DTMF generating device for automatically generating DTMF tones corresponding to a predefined phone number comprises a processor, a memory, and a speaker enveloped in a credit card sized casing. The memory has stored therein DTMF tone samples corresponding to the p... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7194521 | HTTP call Recognition on a PSTN device Systems and methods are disclosed for performing HyperText Transfer Protocol (HTTP)-like transactions over a point-to-point connection between a client and a server. In one embodiment, the client uses Uniform Resource Locators (URLs) that identify the server by a te... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7154995 | Technique for routing and controlling emergency calls A technique for routing and controlling emergency calls is disclosed. In one particular exemplary embodiment, the technique may be realized as a method for routing and controlling emergency calls. The method may comprise intercepting an emergency call from a caller.... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7127043 | Secondary subscriber line override system and method A method and system of utilizing a secondary telephone line service, and in one embodiment encompasses analyzing a dialing sequence to convert from utilizing the secondary telephone line service to utilizing a primary telephone line service without the use of a manu... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7067731 | Sound source circuit and telephone terminal using same A sound source circuit is provided for a telephone terminal to reproduce chorus-effect imparted musical tones as incoming call sound or hold sound. Herein, original musical tone data ω c1 are slightly modified in pitches to produce musical tone data ω c2... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7054429 | Method and system for call notification A method for providing a call waiting notification to a participant in an existing telephone call includes the steps of establishing a telephone call with a calling party. A specified telephone number of the participant in the existing telephone call is received fro... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7031451 | Electronic apparatus and multi-functional telephone apparatus An electronic apparatus and a multi-functional telephone apparatus in which system data can be set efficiently using plural pictures irrespective of whether the setting is new A relevant information table unit 141 includes a menu table 142 for demonstr... | 04/18/2006 |
| 7023987 | Method and apparatus for adapting a phone for use in network voice operations An interface is provided between a conventional telephone and a conventional computer configured for network voice applications including a sound card and modem. The interface allows for use of the telephone during network voice applications such as IP telephony and... | 04/04/2006 |
| 7020628 | Method and system for tracking computer system usage through a remote access security device A system and method for monitoring remote computer access and associated costs is provided. The system includes a remotely located communication server in communication with multiple host computer networks and in communication with a network access server. First and... | 03/28/2006 |
| 7016348 | Method and system for direct access to web content via a telephone The present invention provides a method and system for providing web audio content directly from audio processors to a telephone without requiring storage of the audio on a media server. In one embodiment, a switch and two stages of switching are used. The switch is... | 03/21/2006 |
| 7006625 | Cordless telephone-to-sound card interface adapter with hybrid transformer and control circuit A cordless telephone-to-sound card interface adapter provides a connection between any standard cordless telephone system and a sound card of a computer for PC-to-PC or PC-to-telephone voice communications over the Internet. The interface adapter includes a hybrid t... | 02/28/2006 |
| 6999444 | Internet access system and telephone directory A telephone number sent from a handheld information terminal and identification information produced by adding, to the telephone number, address presence/absence specifying information indicating at least presence/absence of a URL address for identifying a resource ... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6963640 | Memory architecture for telephone dialer A telephone dialer includes tables in memory for determining a dialing sequence such as a long distance carrier code to be appended to a dialed telephone number. A variable length prefix portion of the dialed telephone number accesses a prefix table entry that defin... | 11/08/2005 |
| 6961424 | Protected mechanism for DTMF relay There is provided methods and devices for relaying tone events in a communication system. A first tone data indicative of a first tone is received and buffered. Following, a second tone data indicative of a second tone is received and buffered. The first and second ... | 11/01/2005 |
| 6940965 | Telephonic apparatus with automatic area code dialing capability responsive to dialing key operation A telephonic apparatus that minimizes the number of keystrokes required to make a local phone call in an area code overlay region is provided. If a user enters a local phone number into the telephonic apparatus, the telephonic apparatus, in turn, automatically recal... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6917677 | Method and system for defining call transfer rules for directory assistance A automated method of transferring calls can include, within an established call with a calling party, receiving from the calling party a request specifying a name. The name can be compared with a listing of names and associated directory numbers to determine if the... | 07/12/2005 |
| 6901271 | Determining the last digit of a dialed number A technique for determining the last digit of a dialed sequence. Different interdigit time-out periods are pre-assigned to each digit received. If the time-out period expires, it is considered that a full complement of digits has been received, whereupon the receive... | 05/31/2005 |
| 6836543 | Operating surface for class functions in a telephone An operating surface for CLASS functions of a telephone device of an analog network. The operating surface has two functions, “activate” and “deactivate”, so that the command sequence following the “activate” function is interpreted as CLASS function and... | 12/28/2004 |
| 6792103 | Telephonic automatic dialing system A system is provided for automatically dialing a number stored in an electronic organizer on a telephone. The system comprises an electronic organizer including memory for storing a plurality of telephone numbers therein, an input device for selecting one of the tel... | 09/14/2004 |
| 6778658 | Digital dialed digit unlock method and system A method and system for providing a dialed digit unlock and edit feature for a digital telephone connected to an advanced intelligent network (AIN) wireline network is disclosed. The digital telephone sends at least one digit of a called party number to an originati... | 08/17/2004 |
| 6778657 | Analog dialed digit unlock method and system A method and system for providing a dialed digit unlock and edit feature for an analog telephone connected to an advanced intelligent network (AIN) wireline network is disclosed. The analog telephone sends at least one digit of a called party number to an originatin... | 08/17/2004 |
| 6671365 | Method and arrangement for call control using a computer connected to a network For controlling a call in a telecommunication system, a call is established from a terminal to a first server, where said call is associated with a network browser. Said network browser is used to locate and download a stored file and the contents of the ... | 12/30/2003 |
| 6654598 | Method for setting up call in wireless local loop system A WLL system having personal stations, either mobile stations or telephone sets with an NIU, a base station and a switching center. For faster connectivity, a method in accordance with the present invention includes the steps of (1) if the personal statio... | 11/25/2003 |
| 6643369 | Custom telephone A custom telephone apparatus and a method of manufacturing same are provided. In addition to conventional telephone features, the custom telephone includes a memory that is permanently pre-programmed with one or more area codes according to a particular g... | 11/04/2003 |
| 6580922 | Method of transmitting telephone number in wireless local loop system A method of transmitting a telephone number in a wireless local loop (WLL) system is provided for allowing a user to instantly hear a ring back tone by immediately performing a dialing in a WLL terminal when a flash signal is input by the user operating a... | 06/17/2003 |
| 6522668 | System and method for special signaling with customer premises equipment A system and method are provided for special signaling with customer premises equipment. The system includes loop termination equipment coupled to a local loop and comprising a signal generator. The system also includes customer premises equipment coupled... | 02/18/2003 |
| 6456715 | Connecting a telephone A computer system is used with a telephone that is operable by a user to furnish a predetermined command. The processing unit and a control circuit. The central processing unit is connected to communicate with the interface port, and the control circuit i... | 09/24/2002 |
