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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8155283 | System, method, and apparatus for facilitating wideband audio over a coil-assisted digital subscriber line loop An embodiment of a system, method, and apparatus for facilitating wideband audio communication and digital subscriber line data communication includes a filter configured to be coupled to a line conditioning coil. The line conditioning coil includes a frequency resp... | 04/10/2012 |
| 7835507 | Telephone service interface A telephone service interface (TSI) for accessing a network connection from the subscriber side of a network interface device. A TSI modular plug is adapted to mate with the security monitoring system jack. The TSI jack is connected to a TSI modular plug via first a... | 11/16/2010 |
| 7751539 | Telecommunication control system In order to provide a telecommunication control system for determining the most appropriate connection configuration according to a connection configuration requested by a caller terminal and a receiver terminal, the telecommunication control system comprises a call... | 07/06/2010 |
| 7738639 | Bit rate matching system and method A method and system of matching a bit rate to a transmit bit rate used to transmit data on a data link are disclosed. A bit pattern in data received on the data link is detected using a bit rate. Where the detected bit pattern comprises one of a plurality of expecte... | 06/15/2010 |
| 7596211 | Multi-pair broadband transmission system A high-speed data transmission network system (8) is provided. The system (8) includes a plurality of subscriber premises (12) that transmit a first upstream signal (28) on a first frequency band to a central office or a remote terminal (... | 09/29/2009 |
| 7483524 | Network for telephony and data communication A service outlet for coupling a data unit to a wired digital data signal and for coupling a service unit to an analog service signal, for use with a service wire pair installed in walls of a building, the service wire pair concurrently carrying a wired bi-directiona... | 01/27/2009 |
| 7471777 | Indirect DSL over loaded and unloaded loops Indirect digital subscriber line (DSL) service generally involves connecting conversion equipment that converts between DSL service delivered to a customer premises and DSL service that connects back to a data network. Indirect DSL service may be delivered on the sa... | 12/30/2008 |
| 7411941 | Text telephone modem communications over packet networks A modem detection method is provided for use by a first gateway, the first gateway capable of communicating with a second gateway over a packet network. The method comprises setting the first gateway to a voice mode having a first coding scheme, encoding an input si... | 08/12/2008 |
| 7376127 | Methods for reconstructing missing packets in TTY over voice over IP transmission A system for reconstructing missing packets in a packetized audio TTY stream that includes: (a) an input 328 operable to receive a plurality of first packets, each comprising one or more TTY tones in a sequence of TTY tones;... | 05/20/2008 |
| 7372871 | Techniques to reduce information loss and translation costs in a system populated with data sources and sinks communicating with multiple data representations Techniques for reducing overall information loss and processing costs due to data translation in a network populated with communicating data sources and sinks of multiple data representations is described. By employing an “optimization” technique for negotiating... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7366244 | Method and system for antenna interference cancellation A wireless communication system can comprise two or more antennas that interfere with one another via free space coupling, surface wave crosstalk, dielectric leakage, or other interference effect. The interference effect can produce an interference signal on one of ... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7366286 | Modified asymmetric digital subscriber line for use with long loops Systems and methods are described for modified asymmetric digital subscriber line for use with long loops. A method includes modifying a digital signal processor including reallocating a portion of an original guard band to a modified downstream band and reallocatin... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7362855 | Subscriber line interface circuitry transceiver A subscriber line interface circuit apparatus includes driver circuitry for combining and driving a downstream voice signal and a downstream data signal onto a subscriber line. Receiver circuitry receives and separates an upstream signal from the subscriber line int... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7356605 | System and method for controlling delivery of streaming media A system and method for controlling delivery of streaming media include the capability to receive streaming media at an endpoint device at a first delivery rate and at the endpoint device, determine whether to adjust the first delivery rate and generate a command to... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7352776 | Line terminator unit for a subscriber line The invention relates to a line terminating device for a subscriber line which transmits and receives broadband signals via a single subscriber line, a broadband signal being composed of a broadband or narrowband audio-frequency data signal and a broadband higher-fr... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7352803 | Apparatus and method for communicating voice and data between a customer premises and a central office Systems and methods are provided for communicating data over a subscriber loop using a modem. One such method includes: transmitting data on the loop in a first frequency band; sensing an indication that simultaneous transmission on the loop in a POTS frequency band... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7353229 | Post-session internet advertising system The present invention is directed to a post-session advertising system that may be used in media such as computers, personal digital assistants, telephones, televisions, radios, and similar devices. In one preferred embodiment, a first display is viewed in a first p... | 04/01/2008 |
| RE40057 | Method and apparatus for providing interoperation between a digital communication system and a public switched telephone network An interworking unit (14) for providing an interface between a digital communication network (12) and a public switched telephone network (PSTN) (16) includes a de-vocoder (30), a protocol termination unit (32), and a signal combin... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7328304 | Interface for a block addressable mass storage system A host controller interface to manage the complexity of accessing mass storage that takes into account the special handling needs of various memory technologies such as polymer memories. ... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7328267 | TCP proxy connection management in a gigabit environment The present invention describes a method and apparatus to effectively manage data buffers for a client and a server connection in a multiple connection environment. The TCP processes of servers and clients are merged into an independent TCP process in a TCP ‘proxy... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7327719 | Managing internet protocol unicast and multicast communications A system for managing internet protocol of at least unicast and/or multicast communications over a network has a network interface 20 for interfacing between the network 10 and other parts of the system. An audio compression/decompression and packetisi... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7324632 | Distribution device in a data signal processing installation, and data signal processing installation The invention relates to a distribution device (2) in a data signal processing installation (1), and a data signal processing installation (1). The distribution device comprises a distribution block (3) which has a receiving device contai... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7319705 | Programmable pre-emphasis circuit for serial ATA A high-speed serial ATA physical layer transmits data over a communications medium using a serial ATA protocol. A serial ATA control circuit controls operation of the serial ATA physical layer. A serial ATA multiplexer outputs a serial ATA signal and has a plurality... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7315538 | Methods and systems for providing network access service utilizing multiple asymmetric DSL modems per service point Methods and systems provide network access service for a subscriber by utilizing multiple asymmetric DSL modems per service point such that the available bandwidth is the aggregation of the multiple asymmetric DSL modems. One asymmetric DSL modem of a service point ... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7302051 | System and method for providing an automatic telephone call back from information provided at a data terminal The system and method provides an automatic telephone call back in response to a request for assistance made at a remote data terminal by an inquiring party. The inquiring party provides information at the data terminal, the information is transferred over a data pa... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7289610 | Digital subscriber line service over loaded loops The preferred embodiments of the present invention generally provide improved communications over a subscriber loop that is loaded with at least one and potentially a plurality of load coils. The preferred embodiments of the present invention will work over loaded s... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7289791 | Methods of recording voice signals in a mobile set The present invention relates to a mobile set integrating a memory efficient data storage system for the real time recording of voice conversations, data transmission and the like. The data recorder has the capacity to selectively choose the most relevant time frame... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7289606 | Mode-swapping in multi-modal telephonic applications Multi-modal applications are capable of interacting with a user in a voice mode, a visual mode, and/or other modes of communication. Mode swapping refers to the process of changing from one mode of communication (or one combination of modes) to another. Mode swappin... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7289493 | System and method for providing location independent voice communications continuity through disasters A method and system, employing IP telephony, for providing continuous, uninterrupted voice communications during disaster conditions wherein the disaster site telephone infrastructure has been rendered inoperable or inaccessible. The system uses Voice over IP (VoIP)... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7277492 | Transmission apparatus, transmission control method, reception apparatus, and reception control method Radio resources are saved. The base station 101 determines a possibility of transmitting data to the terminal 102, and transmits the indicator indicating the possibility of transmitting the data to the terminal 102. The terminal 102 gener... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7274779 | Telephone to telephone data passing system Various embodiments of the invention provide methods and systems for sending data in-band over a telecommunications network during an active call. Some embodiments provide a telephone user with a way to send alphanumeric data from his or her phone to a receiving par... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7272136 | Dual tone multi frequency signal detection A signalling tone detector for use in a communications network for the detection of dual frequency multi-tone (DTMF) pairs of signal tones in a time division multiplex (TDM) signal. The detector comprises first and second arrays of adaptive notch filters correspondi... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7272215 | Automatic rapid switching between DSL service and POTS over loaded loops The preferred embodiments of the present invention generally provide improved communications over a subscriber loop that is loaded with at least one and potentially a plurality of load coils. The preferred embodiments of the present invention will support digital su... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7271825 | Kinesiological model-based gestural augmentation of voice communication A sending conversant uses a sending communication device to transmit voice and body state information over a communication network to a receiving communication device used by a receiving conversant. Model based rendering is used such that the model is transferred fr... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7269188 | Simultaneous voice and data modem Simultaneous transmission of voice and data over the voice channel of a wireless communications network, such as a “cell phone” network, is reconfigurable on the fly among multiple operating modes, including a lull detection mode in which data is transferred dur... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7266841 | Security and communications module The invention provides a module for use in a central service provider interface having access to security system and voice and data communications. The module is configured to allow the security system to seize the telephone line when necessary to indicate a securit... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7263362 | System and method for deploying multi-function access points in a data network An apparatus is described comprising: telephony circuitry electrically coupled to a telephone network, the telephony circuitry to transmit and receive telephone signals over the local telephone network; a first network controller electrically coupled to the telephon... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7257205 | Method and apparatus for communicating with one of plural devices associated with a single telephone number during a disaster and disaster recovery A system for (and a method of) selectively establishing communication with one of plural devices associated with a single telephone number during a disaster or disaster recovery period. In a preferred embodiment, the system includes two wireless connection units, ea... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7257116 | Disabling header compression over point-to-point protocol (PPP) A method and system for manipulating packet header compression parameters, by substituting at least one instruction set associated with a PPP negotiation packet at the PPP layer of a protocol stack, the at least one instruction set for use in establishing a communic... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7254227 | Signal-based session management for telephonic applications A technique for allowing an automated participant in a telephone conversation, such as an Interactive Voice Response (IVR) system or a voice browser, to react to the placing of the conversation “on hold.” When a conversation between an automated participant and ... | 08/07/2007 |
