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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7194076 | Apparatus and method for network-initiated real-time multi-party communications A method for providing telecommunications services in a telecommunications network. A telecommunications service provider monitors data relating to communications initiation or termination criteria for at least two communicants in the telecommunications network and ... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7031447 | System and method for location-based call distribution A method for location-based call distribution is provided that includes receiving from a customer communication device a request to establish a communication session with an agent communication device based on a specified telephone number. An agent database is searc... | 04/18/2006 |
| 6956937 | Apparatus and method for network-initiated real-time multi-party communications A method for providing telecommunications services in a telecommunications network. A telecommunications service provider monitors data relating to communications initiation or termination criteria for at least two communicants in the telecommunications network and ... | 10/18/2005 |
| 6690780 | Apparatus and method for network-initiated real-time multi-party communications A method for providing telecommunications services in a telecommunications network. A telecommunications service provider monitors data relating to communications initiation or termination criteria for at least two communicants in the telecommunications n... | 02/10/2004 |
| 6504921 | Apparatus and method for network-initiated real-time multi-party communications A method for providing telecommunications services in a telecommunications network. A telecommunications service provider monitors data relating to communications initiation criteria for at least two communicants in the telecommunications network and init... | 01/07/2003 |
| 6154533 | System and method for providing multiple configurable dialing plans in a call processing platform A call processing platform provides the intelligence for a caller to choose a preferred dialing plan. In particular, the call processing platform includes the support for multiple dialing plans and holds information regarding which dialing plan is preferr... | 11/28/2000 |
| 6052457 | Method of routing universal international free telephone phone numbers A method of handing off a Universal International Telephone Number to the correct international carrier for handling regardless of which carrier is given the call by the local exchange carrier. If a call destined for termination in the United States is ha... | 04/18/2000 |
| 5614328 | Reflow-plated member and a manufacturing method therefor Provided is a method for manufacturing a reflow-plated member, which comprises a process for forming a plated layer of Sn or Sn alloy on the surface of a base material, at least the surface of which is formed of Cu or Cu alloy, by electroplating, and a pr... | 03/25/1997 |
| 5588048 | Geographically mapped telephone routing method and system A method and system for direct routing of telephone calls made by a caller originating from within specific calling areas to one of a plurality of locations of a second party according to certain criteria established by the second party. This routing is a... | 12/24/1996 |
| 5563933 | Method and apparatus for facilitating the completing of telephone regional toll-free calls from outside the region Calls to geographically limited toll-free telephone numbers, when originated from outside the predefined geographic region, are completed, but not at the called party's expense, by a) indicating to the caller that the telephone call, which otherwise will ... | 10/08/1996 |
| 5506894 | System for processing calling party information for international communications services A system for delivering originating country information for international calls to a subscriber includes three separate processes. In a first process, the country code is extracted from either billing/routing data forwarded by the caller's national teleph... | 04/09/1996 |
| 5506897 | Automatic routing system for telephonic services A system and method for automatically and seamlessly routing telephone calls across a telephone network. The system includes a telephone switch having a computer, a master file and client file stored in the computer, in which the master file is dynamicall... | 04/09/1996 |
| 5475743 | System and method for processing telephone numbers A system and method using canonical telephone numbers which allows automatic calling with any location in the world independent of the caller's location. The caller canonical telephone number and a plurality of caller prefixes are stored within the system... | 12/12/1995 |
| 5430793 | Apparatus and method for configuring a computer system and a modem for use in a particular country An apparatus and method for configuring a computer system and a modem for use in multiple countries or with a plurality of different types of telephone networks is disclosed. The invention comprises: 1) a computer including a computer memory, a list of di... | 07/04/1995 |
| 5341413 | Communication equipment with a destination area on-line display function A communication equipment has a dictionary file for areas and destination names corresponding to destination numbers entered by a destination entry unit such as a dialer. The dictionary file is looked up by a retrieval unit during the entry of the number ... | 08/23/1994 |
| 5323451 | Facsimile device and automatic receiving method thereof A facsimile device includes an automatic receiving function, in which, after the facsimile device is connected to a line, users can store a match pattern suitable for the connected line. At the stage of production of this facsimile device, no match patter... | 06/21/1994 |
| 5305372 | Mobile unit with speed dialing feature for cellular telephone network A cellular telephone includes a speed dialing memory and a current location memory. International access codes respectively identified by corresponding country codes are stored in an access code memory. An indication of the current location of the telepho... | 04/19/1994 |
| 5216709 | Electronic device for providing information related to an input telephone number An electronic device for providing information related to an input telephone number includes a keyboard unit for providing an input telephone number and a memory unit for storing an IDDD code and a database including country code entries, country name ent... | 06/01/1993 |
| 5157514 | Data communication apparatus A data communication apparatus for receiving data from a relay requesting station and relay-transmitting the data to another partner includes a unit for discriminating the local area where the relay requesting station is installed, and a unit for forming ... | 10/20/1992 |
| 5153904 | Radio communication controller for subscriber-requested calling code prefacing A radio communication controller (106, 401) is disclosed which is capable of accessing a database having a subscriber unit identification code (302, 601) and a preselected calling code, or area code, accumulating a keyed Public Switched Telephone Network ... | 10/06/1992 |
| 5101428 | Line control system adapted for a facsimile machine for detecting a busy telephone signal A line control system adaptable to a facsimile machine having access to a plurality of foreign telephone exchanges with different busy tone specifications for detecting a busy telephone signal in which a busy tone specification corresponding to each of th... | 03/31/1992 |
| 5095505 | Efficient flexible special service call processing Special service call processing, such as 800 processing, is improved in accordance with the present invention. A data base includes a customer subscription record segment which stores call processing data keyed at least in part on a dialed 800 number. The... | 03/10/1992 |
| 5086456 | Dial unit detachably mounted on public telephone for equal access A dial unit is detachably mounted on a public telephone for equal access and includes a keypad section, a registration table section, a determination processing section, and a transmitting section. The keypad section key-inputs a dial signal. In the regis... | 02/04/1992 |
| 5021889 | Facsimile apparatus A facsimile apparatus comprises a scanner for reading an image and producing an image information to be transmitted in response thereto, transmission system given with a destination code designating a destination terminal to which the image information is... | 06/04/1991 |
| 4987587 | Method and apparatus for providing 800 number service Apparatus and method for providing an on-site 800 number customer-made determination of a further action to be taken in response to a caller dialing an 800 number associated with the 800 number customer. A system 10 includes apparatus for receiving from a... | 01/22/1991 |
| 4954958 | Directional information system The present invention relates to a method and system for enabling a user to determine a desired geographical route between supplied locations. To this end, a means is employed for supplying to a central processor information identifying geographic locatio... | 09/04/1990 |
| 4942599 | Location identification An improved data transmission system which transmits data at least partially over existing telephone lines, the improvement comprising devices which, in addition to transmitting and receiving data and being actuated by a non-telephone signal, automaticall... | 07/17/1990 |
| 4930150 | Telephonic interface control system Call data signals actuated by a telephone terminal are provided from a telephone communication system to indicate call data as the called number, the calling number and the calling equipment. The call data signals address related control functions for int... | 05/29/1990 |
| 4924495 | Enhanced communication services and apparatus A method for communicating between a first communication terminal and any selected one of a group of second remotely disposed compatible communication terminals using a designated communication service of a designated common carrier having at least one to... | 05/08/1990 |
| 4893330 | Method and apparatus for restricting credit card communication calls A method and an apparatus are disclosed to enable a public switching network to limit the geographical calling area of calls charged to a credit card. When a credit card call is originated, the called party number is included as part of the credit card va... | 01/09/1990 |
| 4868863 | Apparatus for connecting data processing equipment to a communication network Apparatus for connecting data processing equipment to a communications network includes hardware for a range of different communications standards. Also included is a coupler (preferably in the form of a cable) having a particular standard communications ... | 09/19/1989 |
| 4845739 | Telephonic-interface statistical analysis system A system D interfaces with a multiplicity of individual terminals Tl-Tn of a telephone network facility C, at the terminals callers are prompted by voice-generated instructions to provide digital data that is identified for positive association with a cal... | 07/04/1989 |
| 4841561 | Operating default group selectable data communication equipment A modem which is provided with the operating parameters of a plurality of countries and can be made compatible with the country in which the modem is to be used is provided. The universal modem generally comprises: a receiver for receiving signals communi... | 06/20/1989 |
| 4817136 | Telephone dialing system A telephone dialing system which utilizes a calling card having party identification information thereon as well as a telephone number digitally encoded thereon. The calling card is capable of being inserted into a dialing unit which will automatically di... | 03/28/1989 |
| 4797818 | Food order/delivery system A computerized order/delivery system for use in the food service industry includes a central computer that accepts customer food orders and, based on a customer identifier, automatically selects the store that is to prepare the food and transmits the requ... | 01/10/1989 |
| 4788717 | Telephone line interface option module 36 Telephone interface option module circuit for interfacing an electronic device to a telephone network. Most electronic devices, for example, modems, telephone message systems and text-to-speech systems, when coupled to a telephone network must conform ... | 11/29/1988 |
| 4649533 | Method and apparatus for retrieving remotely located information The information retrieval method and apparatus includes a group of geographically widely-distributed terminals, which accept a remotely located host computer. Each terminal includes a memory for storing a plurality of items of call origination information... | 03/10/1987 |
| 4649563 | Method of and means for accessing computerized data bases utilizing a touch-tone telephone instrument A conventional Touch-Tone telephone instrument is rendered functional in the same manner and to the same extent as a computer terminal having alpha-numeric capability, as regards transmission of queries directed to computerized data bases. It is also rend... | 03/10/1987 |
| 4645873 | Transactional telecommunication system A transactional system serves subscribers in a plurality of localities, and includes a national data base having a plurality of groups of addressed segments of data storage. Each group stores data pertaining to an associated locality, and each group is ad... | 02/24/1987 |
| 4473720 | Automatic dialer for telephone numbers with portable module An automatic dialer for telephone numbers comprises a control unit (100), a memory unit (200), a keyboard unit (300), a display unit (400), units for voltage feed (550) and regulation (500), units for amplification (600) and automatic regulation of signal... | 09/25/1984 |
