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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7366179 | Dual-PHY based integrated access device A dual PHY-based integrated access device (IAD) platform employs a highly integrated time division multiplexed (TDM), a synchronous transfer mode (ATM) cell based architecture, to provide enhanced interfacing flexibility for multiple and diverse signaling protocols,... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7359490 | Systems and methods for facilitating placement of telecommunications test calls A method for placing a test call in a telecommunications network. The method includes retrieving an indication of a translation change for a telecommunications switch from storage and placing a test call to test whether the translation change was successful. ... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7319741 | Media resource card with dynamically allocated resource points A system and method are disclosed for the licensing and managing media resources in a converged services platform. A novel central pool of resource points representing a licensed level of media resource capability is created, the central pool for the storage of all ... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7293023 | Method for evaluating data in elements of a communications network A method, computer-program product, and user interface are provided for verifying correct translations data network elements. Translation-verification commands are executed in batch to receive a group of data sets, which are stored in a capture file. A benchmark fil... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7277700 | System and method for emulating a telephony driver A system and method for emulating a telephone driver of a mobile device to assist in the development and testing of mobile telephony applications is described. An emulated telephony driver maintains internal states of a wireless network and characteristics of the mo... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7227656 | Management device and method of print system for updating software programs installed in the print system This invention provides a management device and method for managing a update of software programs having functionally close relations each other installed in a print system, such as a printer driver and a control program. In the print system comprising a host comput... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7210141 | System for remote loading of objects or files in order to update software A system for remote loading of objects or files in order to update software includes operating system architecture that calls for different tasks to be broken down into software modules that are connected to one another by dynamic links or are composed of executable... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7206384 | System and method for automating communications system software upgrades A telecommunications system includes a switch having a controller implementing software to control switching operation and a memory for storing a database of software upgrade risk factors. The software upgrade risk factors define whether a software upgrade is to be ... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7203284 | Systems and methods for facilitating placement of telecommunications test calls A method for placing a test call in a telecommunications network. The method includes retrieving an indication of a translation change for a telecommunications switch from storage and placing a test call to test whether the translation change was successful. ... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7174547 | Method for updating and restoring operating software in an active region of a network element A method for replacing a current operating software with a new operating software in a working network environment during network operations while also preserving a backup for the replaced operating software. The method including active or non-active memories based ... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7130382 | MTS-switch generic verification An apparatus, method, and computer readable medium for automatically notifying a network administrator of a mismatch between a current software version level in a telecommunications switch and a corresponding entry in a database. The apparatus includes a computer fo... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7095824 | Instructive out-of-service telephone lines A method (10, 20) and apparatus (30) enables a customer (47) to distinguish between a dead or broken Internet Protocol telephone line and an out-of-service Internet Protocol telephone line. The method detects (11) a hook status of a devic... | 08/22/2006 |
| 7096012 | System and method for emulating a telephony driver A system and method for emulating a telephone driver of a mobile device to assist in the development and testing of mobile telephony applications is described. An emulated telephony driver maintains internal states of a wireless network and characteristics of the mo... | 08/22/2006 |
| 7085367 | Call duration alert A contact center for servicing a contact is provided that includes (a) an input operable to receive a contact from a customer; (b) a selection function 26 operable to direct the contact to a human agent associated with the contact center for servicing; and (c... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7039703 | Dynamically modifying functionality in a configurable communications protocol stack In one embodiment of the present invention, a method for dynamically modifying functionality in a configurable communications protocol stack includes, at an interface device, operating a protocol stack that includes existing protocol stack software operable to proce... | 05/02/2006 |
| 6996818 | Update system for facilitating software update and data conversion in an electronic device Disclosed herein is a method of updating an electronic device employing a firmware/software update system. The firmware/software may be updated through use of update information retrieved from a server. The server may support conversion of data associated with an up... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6968321 | Method and system for remote operator interface with a self-service financial transactions terminal A method and system for remote operator interface with a self-service transaction terminal, such as an ATM makes use of a set of web based applications for operator functions to enable the remote operator to access the operator functions over a standard browser from... | 11/22/2005 |
| 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 |
| 6862351 | Monitoring system for a communication network In accordance with another aspect of the invention defined by the claims, a monitoring system for a communication network having a plurality of network elements is provided. The monitoring system comprises a communication subsystem for receiving a first message from... | 03/01/2005 |
| 6785362 | Method and apparatus for checking the functionality of a switching center In order to check the functionality of a switching center (VST) which is to be tested in a telecommunications network in which user information on the subscriber connections is interchanged via intermediate interfaces (NK1, NK2) with a respectively con... | 08/31/2004 |
| 6687335 | User interface and system to facilitate telephone circuit maintenance and testing An apparatus that integrates a plurality of disparate systems. a common control interface is presented to a user of the apparatus. The user employs an inputting device to enter data required by the plurality of disparate systems. The inputted data is inpu... | 02/03/2004 |
| 6668047 | Key telephone system and maintenance method therefor There is described a key telephone system which enables rewriting of the main program of the key telephone system, recovery of the key telephone system from a failure, and maintenance of the key telephone system such as diagnosis in an immediate, flexible... | 12/23/2003 |
| 6658090 | Method and system for software updating A method and system for updating software in a network element of a telecommunication network the units of which are divided into an original side and testing side. The system includes a network element, having units that are logically divided into an ori... | 12/02/2003 |
| 6539539 | Active probes for ensuring software package compatibility In a distributed computer program, active software probes in the form of small functions built into an application are invoked by another application. When invoked, an active probe provides a positive response if the service being requested is available f... | 03/25/2003 |
| 6493425 | Method and system for testing a network element within a telecommunications network Methods and systems consistent with the present invention test a network element in a telecommunications network using a universal command, such as a telephone number or circuit identification number. By doing so, the network element can be easily identif... | 12/10/2002 |
| 6477245 | Method for the management of a telephone automatic branch exchange, external management device and corresponding automatic branch exchange The invention relates to a method for the management of a telephone automatic branch exchange (11) provided with a management program that makes use of the raw configuration data of a basic configuration enabling its operation. The method comprises a phas... | 11/05/2002 |
| 6449341 | Apparatus and method for managing a software system via analysis of call center trouble tickets An apparatus and method for managing a software system based on analysis of call center trouble ticket data. The apparatus and method include and involve a data storage subsystem that has a database for storing data related to call center trouble tickets ... | 09/10/2002 |
| 6427000 | Performing automated testing using automatically generated logs The present invention performs automated testing on service applications using automatically generated logs, so that new testing applications do not need to be created for each new release of a service application. The invention further provides for testi... | 07/30/2002 |
| 6424828 | Internet server and method for providing access to internet e-mail and internet web pages An Internet server allows a cellular telephone to acquire a short messaging service (SMS) address for an Internet station. A user of the cellular telephone generates a preliminary message including an Internet e-mail address for the Internet station. The ... | 07/23/2002 |
| 6301336 | Method and apparatus for testing components in a communications system A method and apparatus for testing network elements within a communications system. A test is initiated at a data processing system located at a first site by the selection of one or more network elements for testing. In initiating the test, a communicati... | 10/09/2001 |
| 6301345 | Key telephone system and maintenance method therefor There is described a key telephone system which enables rewriting of the main program of the key telephone system, recovery of the key telephone system from a failure, and maintenance of the key telephone system such as diagnosis in an immediate, flexible... | 10/09/2001 |
| 6269150 | Reliable, unattended, automated testing system and method for complex telecommunication systems An automated telecommunication testing system and method in which a test computer automatically performs a test suite that is robust due to the individual robustness of the individual procedures of which the suite of tests is selectively composed that are... | 07/31/2001 |
| 6192108 | Performing automated testing using automatically generated logs The present invention performs automated testing on service applications using automatically generated logs, so that new testing applications do not need to be created for each new release of a service application. The invention further provides for testi... | 02/20/2001 |
| 6185281 | Automated testing of a telecommunications platform A system for automatically testing a telecommunications platform comprises an application file and a telecommunications platform (TP) testing program. The application file has at least one data line corresponding to an application resident on the telecomm... | 02/06/2001 |
| 6049590 | Telecommunications switch configuration Originating instructions are generated from a functional definition of a plurality of interacting modules. These modules have respective internal functional specifications and interfacing specifications. The originating instructions are converted into con... | 04/11/2000 |
| 5787147 | Test message generator in a telecommunications network A test message is constructed using a set of predefined natural language message types and keywords. The constructed test message is then interpreted during run-time and converted to a properly formatted Transaction Capable Application Part (TCAP) message... | 07/28/1998 |
| 5594904 | Tracing with keys and locks A method and apparatus for detecting events occurring in a telecommunications network is disclosed which comprises stored program control (SPC) exchanges, each SPC exchange comprising a switch and processors for executing software programs to control the ... | 01/14/1997 |
| 5452339 | Local/remote modification of electronically alterable operating system firmware resident in redundant flash memory of remote unit for testing/conditioning subscriber line circuits A remote measurement unit for testing and conditioning one or more telephone lines includes multiple electronically erasable flash memory banks, which contain respective versions of the operating system employed by the test unit's micro-controller. An ope... | 09/19/1995 |
| 5384823 | Telecommunications switch with integral feature installation capability The operating system control device in a telecommunications switch is capable of operating under the control of software instructions associated with a new switch feature for executing a series of actions used to integrate the new switch feature with the ... | 01/24/1995 |
