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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6975852 | System and method for roaming for prepaid mobile telephone service A system enables telephony services when roaming in a visited mobile network (108) to a user subscribing to a home mobile network (104) and having a prepaid account with a balance at the home mobile network (104). The system includes a home inte... | 12/13/2005 |
| 6973309 | Method and system for re-direction and handoff for pre-paid mobile services in third generation networks A method and system for re-direction and handoff for pre-paid mobile services in third generation (“3G”) networks. A handoff marker is created and used for wireless mobile nodes such as Mobile Internet Protocol (“Mobile IP”) nodes. The handoff markers allow ... | 12/06/2005 |
| 6973169 | Telephone network for a structured item and telephone communication system between remote structured items using this network This invention relates to electronic communications technology. A telephone network of a structured site of the business office type comprises a local computer network linking computers at the transmitting and receiving ends of the system through network adapters, a... | 12/06/2005 |
| 6970693 | Method, system and telecommunication node for alternative prepaid support A method and system for providing alternative prepaid service when a serving Packet Data Service Node (PDSN) does not support prepaid or at least the type of prepaid (duration-based or volume-based) the user has subscribed to. The serving PDSN sends an access reques... | 11/29/2005 |
| 6968195 | Enhanced PDE selection A method and apparatus for managing the selection of location information sources (e.g., position determining equipment sites) to provide location information for a mobile communications unit (e.g., a cellular phone) are disclosed. Embedded within a request for loca... | 11/22/2005 |
| 6968175 | Method and system for sharing transmission revenue between mobile operators and content providers A method and system for revenue sharing between mobile operators and content providers. The content providers, through a data network, provide data services to the end users of the mobile operators. For the data services, the content providers are paid by the mobile... | 11/22/2005 |
| 6959202 | Method for using applications in a mobile station, a mobile station, and a system for effecting payments The invention relates to a method for using an application (18) in a mobile station (1). The application has a first mode of operation and a second mode of operation, whereby the first mode of operation is passive, and in the second mode of operation t... | 10/25/2005 |
| 6959183 | Operations method for providing wireless communication services and network and system for delivering same The present invention is directed to an improved operations method for a wireless communication system. The improved business method, operations method, network and system of the present invention includes the steps of delivering cellular services to the mass market... | 10/25/2005 |
| 6956935 | Origin device billing according to caller A method, system, and program for billing for service provided to an origin device according to the current caller billing plan. A trusted telephone network, including at least one service provider, receives a request for service from an origin device. The origin de... | 10/18/2005 |
| 6957058 | Prepaid wireless telephone account regeneration in a wireless access protocol system A service control point transmits a recharge request message or advice of charge to a mobile client resident in a wireless communications device. The message is first received by a wireless telephony application server that then forwards the message to a wireless ac... | 10/18/2005 |
| 6954630 | Method for location-based billing for mobile communication A method for location-based billing for mobile telecommunication is described in this application. In this context, subscribers communicating on a mobile basis are subject to separate billing within a special billing zone as soon as a network server establishes that... | 10/11/2005 |
| 6954631 | Apparatus and method for telecommunications services One embodiment disclosed relates to a modular apparatus for telecommunications services. The apparatus includes at least a network interface, a service logic program, and a plug-in module. The network interface exchanges signals with a telephony network, and the ser... | 10/11/2005 |
| 6954739 | Measurement-based management method for packet communication networks Disclosed are network management procedures that apply measurements of traffic load to achieve greater efficiency in the operation of the network. In a method for deciding whether to route an incoming call on a selected potential service route, the potential service... | 10/11/2005 |
| 6954649 | Method and device for choosing a system selection algorithm that is location dependent A wireless communications unit 200, and corresponding method within, is arranged and constructed for choosing a system selection algorithm that is used for selecting a system to provide services for the communications unit and comprises: means for associating... | 10/11/2005 |
| 6952575 | Prepaid call management in intelligent network Architecture and a method for a cost-effective implementation of new services using existing triggers, network elements, and messaging protocols in a telecommunications network. An industry wide uniformity is maintained among providers of the services while maximizi... | 10/04/2005 |
| 6952181 | Locating a mobile station using a plurality of wireless networks and applications therefor A location is disclosed for wireless telecommunication infrastructures. The systems output requested locations of hand sets or mobile stations (MS) based on, e.g., AMPS, NAMPS, CDMA or TDMA communication standards. The system determines both local MS locations, and ... | 10/04/2005 |
| 6950650 | System and method for call forwarding synchronization in a communication system In one aspect of the invention, a method for call forwarding synchronization includes allowing a telephone subsystem to forward calls for a telephonic device to a first call forwarding destination. The method also includes allowing a wireless subsystem to forward ca... | 09/27/2005 |
| 6950403 | Method for time-stamping a message based on a recipient location A method time-stamps an electronic message in accordance with information about the time zone in which the intended recipient resides where the message is originally received by a message center in a time zone different from the intended recipient. ... | 09/27/2005 |
| 6947724 | System and method of billing based on the reported traffic load in a telecommunications network A system and method in a telecommunications network for billing a call placed by a user based on a reported traffic load in the network. The system includes at least one Media Gateway Control Function (MGCF) that sends a reported traffic load for the MGCF in a regis... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6947723 | Postpay spending limit using a cellular network usage governor The usage limited postpay service, for mobile wireless communication customers, utilizes a governor platform that estimates all appropriate usage charges and applies those charges in substantially real-time against a pre-set spending cap or limit for each customer. ... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6947738 | Multimedia messaging service routing system and method A multimedia messaging system for sending and receiving multimedia MMS messages. The MMS messages are sent to a MMS server and addressed to the recipient's MSISDN number. MMS server sends a notification to a PAP server that sends the notification as a WAP Push to th... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6944445 | Homezone call forwarding service method Disclosed is a method for performing a call forwarding service on a PSTN number as well as an MDN number in a homezone. By including additional parameters in the setup and transfer messages communicated between an originating mobile switching center (MSC), a home lo... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6944152 | Data storage access through switched fabric A switched fabric, instead of a shared bus, establishes a data transfer path between a host device and a storage device. The host device accesses data stored on the storage device, but with data transfer speed and bandwidth advantages of a switched fabric architectu... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6941134 | Automated device behavior management based on preset preferences A system and method for automated management of the behavior of a wireless communication device is disclosed herein. Behavior preference settings are configured and provided to a wireless network and the wireless communication device. The wireless network provides c... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6940421 | Method and apparatus for efficient use of communication channels for remote telemetry A remote telemetry system utilizing dual communication pathways comprising low-cost remote communications devices operating on existing wire-based communications systems, wireless communications systems, and/or a combination thereof, to provide real-time reading and... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6937850 | Method and apparatus for charging of communications services The invention provides a charging method for a communications service in a cellular communications system, especially for a prepaid communications service. A prepaid service processing node (PSPN) processes a communications service. A prepayment support node informa... | 08/30/2005 |
| 6937851 | Method for processing authentication failed/authorization denied subscribers by intelligent network A method for processing an authentication failed/authorization denied subscribers by intelligent network is disclosed in which when a call originated by a subscriber is authentication-failed or authorization-denied in a communication service network, a phone communi... | 08/30/2005 |
| 6937710 | Methods and systems for providing usage pattern service for telecommunications customers Methods and systems are disclosed for providing a usage pattern for a customer of an intelligently-switched telecommunications system. The usage pattern provides historical information concerning the customer's use of the telecommunications system. One embodiment in... | 08/30/2005 |
| 6934529 | Replenishment of pre-paid wireless telephone accounts using short message service (SMS) A method for replenishing a pre-paid telecommunications account utilizes the short message service (SMS). When an account balance is low, a pre-paid service control point (PP-SCP) sends a message to a pre-paid payment server which composes an SMS message and sends i... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6934391 | Method and apparatus for control of a subscriber identity module in a data communication system A method and apparatus for the control of a subscriber identity module (SIM) in a data communication system, preferably a mobile communication system. The data communication system includes first and second subscriber registers (HLR1, HLR2) for maintai... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6931107 | Systems and methods for per use busy message A calling party calls a called party and leaves a message on a voice messaging system after receiving a busy status if the calling party is willing to pay to leave a message and if the calling party has given permission to send messages. The calling party is connect... | 08/16/2005 |
| 6922557 | Wireless communication system A wireless network communication system consists of an access server for facilitating communication between a network resource interfacing with the access server over a land-based network and a wireless communications device interfacing with the access server over a... | 07/26/2005 |
| 6920317 | Charging of subscribers with localized service areas in a mobile telecommunications network A mobility support element (MSC/VLR; SGSN, GGSN) for a cellular radio network supporting circuit-switched and packet-switched connections to/from a mobile station (MS). For each mobile station (MS), there is a set (LSA1, LSA2) of special cells (C1 | 07/19/2005 |
| 6920318 | Method and system for providing message services in a communication system A method for providing message services is provided that includes receiving a user notification message in an application. A user identifier for at least one recipient of the message is received in the application. The user identifier is operable to identify the rec... | 07/19/2005 |
| 6917818 | Method for controlling switching-oriented actions in a mobile radio telephone system and such a mobile radio telephone system Respective mobile radio telephone-specific data for defining conditions (CD1 . . . C6) for a subscriber-dependent control of switching-oriented actions (ACT1 . . . ACT5) are established for one or more mobile subscribers in the mobile swi... | 07/12/2005 |
| 6917802 | Mobile keyless telephone instruments and wireless telecommunications system having voice dialing and voice programming capabilities A telecommunication system incorporates individual station instruments simplified by wireless operation, voice dialing, prepaid and custom-programmed operating characteristics, all enabled by cooperative operation with supporting central equipment. Wireless operatio... | 07/12/2005 |
| 6917798 | Method for the real-time billing of telecommunication links when a subscriber is located outside his home network A method of real-time billing of telecommunications links when a subscriber is located outside his or her own network. The method is characterized in that the establishment of the telecommunications links and the control of the real-time billing are carried out thro... | 07/12/2005 |
| 6913191 | Method and system for selecting a payment provider to pay for communication services Method and apparatus for use in a variety of communications systems providing one or more payment alternatives for communication services and automatically selecting of a group of alternative payment techniques while significantly reducing the amount of interactive ... | 07/05/2005 |
| 6912383 | Implementing method for adding monetary value of mobile prepayment service in different locations The invention discloses a method, which implements recharging at different locations for mobile prepaid service, based on intelligent network. The method sets SDP of intelligent network outside of SCP. All rechargeable card data of mobile prepaid service are stored ... | 06/28/2005 |
| 6912382 | System and method for enhanced telephone customer usage details A system and method for enhanced telephone customer usage details is presented. A user is able to configure one or more telephone accounts to limit the amount of telephone usage. The user sets usage limits corresponding to one of the telephone accounts and processin... | 06/28/2005 |
