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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8189566 | Software based trading turret A communications system including a turret switching system constructed to communicate to a Web server, a turret device, and to a remote communications device via a first communications network, the Web server being constructed to communicate to a client device via ... | 05/29/2012 |
| 8189564 | System and method for facilitating VoIP communications A method for facilitating VoIP communication between VoIP providers. First and second VoIP service providers are registered with a VoIP communication system, which generates a table of registered VoIP subscribers from the first and second VoIP service providers. The... | 05/29/2012 |
| 8189568 | System and method for location management and emergency support for a voice over internet protocol device In a particular embodiment a system and method for processing a call in a Voice over internet protocol (VoIP) network are disclosed. The method includes receiving the call associated with a private identifier (PRID) at a server, classifying a call location based on ... | 05/29/2012 |
| 8189565 | Method and apparatus for accessing communication data relevant to a target entity identified by a number string Service resource items for use in call setup in a telephone system are held on servers that are connected to a computer network which is logically distinct from the telephone system infrastructure; this computer network may, for example, make use of the Internet. Ea... | 05/29/2012 |
| 8189563 | View coordination for callers in a composite services enablement environment Embodiments of the present invention provide a method, system and computer program product for deploying and delivering composite services in an NGN network. In one embodiment of the invention, a view coordination method for callers in a composite services enablemen... | 05/29/2012 |
| 8189567 | Method and nodes for registering a terminal A method and nodes are provided for registering a terminal. The terminal is capable of connecting in two distinct networks. The registration process for the terminal maps an identity and traffic handling policies of the terminal in a first network with an address pr... | 05/29/2012 |
| 8184621 | Apparatus, system and method for short message routing control The present disclosure provides an apparatus, system and method for short message routing control for delivering the short message when multiple paths exist. The apparatus for short message routing control includes an short message intelligent decision query unit an... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8184620 | Method for transmitting communication data Transmitting communication data for a connection between at least one calling first terminal and at least one called second terminal in an at least partly packet-oriented network comprising a plurality of node units, a primary connection being established via the pa... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8184623 | Method and arrangement for handling profiles in a multimedia service network A method and apparatus for sharing an application profile for plural public IMS identities across different IMS subscriptions. A home application profile for a first public IMS identity (IMPUx) of a first IMS subscription, is stored in its entirety at a first HSS st... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8184614 | System and method for automatic voice over IP endpoint configuration A telecommunications system includes a packet network; a plurality of VoIP endpoints; and a plurality of VoIP feature servers. The VoIP endpoints are able to send configuration request messages to the feature servers. The feature servers respond with information ind... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8184616 | Changing codec information to provide voice over internet protocol (VoIP) terminal with coloring service A system and method to change codec information to provide a coloring service in a Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) terminal uses different compression methods depending on a calling state and a call connecting state between the VoIP terminals so that a more effi... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8184619 | Systems, methods and computer products for voicemail via internet protocol television Systems, methods and computer products for voicemail via Internet Protocol Television. Exemplary embodiments include a method for providing voicemail to an Internet-Protocol-enabled device, the method including receiving a communication that a voicemail to a called ... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8184615 | Wireless terminal methods and apparatus for establishing connections Methods and apparatus for establishing communication links, used to support communications sessions with one or more end nodes, e.g., mobile devices, are described. Various features are directed to a mobile node controlling the establishment of initial links to a fi... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8184618 | Methods and apparatus for use in a packet data network A GGSN receives a request associated with a session creation for a mobile entity. The GGSN begins a process (a four-way handshake) for obtaining network access configuration parameters for the mobile entity and responds to the request prior to the completion of the ... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8184622 | Integrated internet telephony system and signaling method thereof A VoIP network includes an integrated Internet telephony system having an all-in-one architecture in which an application layer gateway function, a signaling processing function and a media processing function are integrated. The integrated Internet telephony system... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8184617 | Call center enabler A communication device sends a message to a server requesting a list of call center telephone numbers. The communication device receives the list of call center telephone numbers from the server and provides the list to a user. ... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8179884 | System and method for asymmetric communications and control in a wireless wide area network An access point for a wireless wide area network might receive a request from a wireless device to establish a session on the wireless wide area network. In response, the access point might establish a circuit switched uplink channel and a packet switched downlink c... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8179882 | Voice over internet call center integration An internet telephony system (ITS) comprising a browser display having a hyperlink, communicating with a server, retrieving a user's preferences, and initiating a voice communication with the user, through a communications channel defined by the user preferences. An... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8179883 | Apparatus, method and system for managing session encapsulation information within an internet protocol content bypass architecture An apparatus, method and system for delivering Internet Protocol (IP) content within a system that includes a bypass architecture, using a Session Encapsulation Information Database (SEIDB). Within an existing PacketCable Multimedia (PCMM) framework used as a contro... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8175080 | Systems, methods and computer products for placing telephone calls via internet protocol television call logs Systems, methods and computer products for placing phone calls via Internet Protocol Television call logs. Exemplary embodiments include a method for generating communication requests via an Internet-Protocol-enabled device, the method including receiving a request ... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8175081 | Method and system of screening and control of telephone calls while using a packet-switched data network A Call Alerting and Control System is provided in a communication environment to allow an Internet user (“user”) approximately real-time monitoring of information about an incoming call from a calling party while maintaining a connection with the Internet. The m... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8175082 | Technique for communicating information over a broadband communications network A system and method for enabling communications to be transmitted between at least two associated counterpart devices at different locations, e.g., at work and home. One or more communications devices having a first identification code applicable to a first communic... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8175083 | Method for transmitting data in a telecommunications network and switch for implementing said method A method for transferring data from a first switch to a second switch selectively by line-switching or by packet-switching as well as to a switch for carrying out the method. Data packets are thereby first transferred packet-switched through a packet-switching netwo... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8170004 | Shared DSL network and deployment method A DSL network topology is provided for the interconnections between a telecom carrier and households. Each household is provided with an HCC (Home Communications Centre) for facilitating digital communication. The digital communication includes DSL (Digital Subscrib... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8170008 | Method and apparatus for accessing communication data relevant to a target entity identified by a number string Service resource items for use in call setup in a telephone system are held on servers that are connected to a computer network which is logically distinct from the telephone system infrastructure; this computer network may, for example, make use of the Internet. Ea... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8170005 | Methods and systems for assigning call session control server The present invention provides a call session control server assignment method and system for equalizing loads of a plurality of call session control servers (S-CSCF servers). For this end, the HSS server 40 is provided with an S-CSCF selection table 41 | 05/01/2012 |
| 8170003 | Content recommendation system and method, and communication terminal device A content recommendation system includes first and second communication devices which are connected to each other and in which content recommendation information is transmitted and received between both devices. The first communication device includes a storage sect... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8170007 | Packet telephony appliance A packet telephony appliance includes a Euphony network processor that integrates networking and DSP functions to provide a low cost and efficient solution in building a networked appliance. In particular, a Euphony ATM Telephone (EAT) is built around the Euphony ne... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8170006 | Digital telecommunications system, program product for, and method of managing such a system A digital telecommunications system, a method of managing a communications network in such a system and a program product for managing audio transmission in a digital communications system. A softswitch manages communications between devices at network endpoints, e.... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8165110 | Method and apparatus for accessing a telephone network from the internet A subscriber in communication with an IP network (12) such as the Internet, through a terminal (14) may launch an application on a Public Switched Telecommunications Network (PSTN) (16) by entering a data packet that takes the format of a teleph... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8165109 | Method for managing the quality of encrypted voice over IP to teleagents A voice over Internet protocol (VoIP) system and more particularly, an improved VoIP system serving a distributed group of teleagents. Network parameters that affect voice quality over broadband connections are rapidly detected by generating both detected and subjec... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8165108 | Graphical communications device using translator A communication system includes a plurality of network devices that communicate using one or more protocols, such as SIP. Graphical terminals (30) communicate with the network devices. Graphical servers (32) provide a graphical user interface for the g... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8160059 | Wireless networking communication system and communicating method for VOIP A wireless networking communication system is disclosed. The wireless networking communication system includes a wireless communicating gateway connected to a personal computer, which in turn connects with a network, and a handheld communicating device in communicat... | 04/17/2012 |
| 8160060 | System and method for transferring data using variance based messaging A system and method for providing data transfer from a source node to a destination node in a network using variance based messaging is provided. The method comprises the steps of receiving one or more messages by the source node; selecting a plurality of messages t... | 04/17/2012 |
| 8160058 | Method and apparatus for signaling VoIP call based on class of service in VoIP service system In a method and apparatus for signaling a voice over Internet protocol (VoIP) call based on a class of service in a VoIP service system, a database which includes VoIP signaling information differentiated by the class of VoIP service is built, and the database is re... | 04/17/2012 |
| 8155109 | SS7 ISUP to SIP based call signaling conversion gateway for wireless VoIP E911 An SS7-based call protocol conversion gateway that translates between circuit-switched SS7 protocols and session initiation protocol (SIP) oriented protocol, allowing an E911 call initiated over a switched network to be routed by a VoIP network. The SS7-based call p... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8149820 | Method and apparatus for supporting circuit switched interworking A wireless system performs interworking of a combined circuit switched (CS) session and an IP multimedia core network subsystem (IMS) session between two users having different content capabilities through an interworking circuit switched (CS) and IMS function (IMS ... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8149821 | Systems, methods and computer products for logging of incoming calls to an internet protocol television call log Systems, methods and computer products for the logging of incoming calls to an Internet Protocol Television call log. Exemplary embodiments include a method for logging incoming communication requests related to an Internet-Protocol-enabled device, the method includ... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8149822 | Internet based telephone line A telephone service method that provides subscribers with the functionality of an extra telephone line during data/Internet sessions. Each subscriber has a unique telephone number Dns that can be dialed by anyone with access to the PSTN. When the Dns is dialed the c... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8149819 | ENUM system, ENUM client apparatus and method for communicating using ENUM client apparatus An ENUM system includes a Web server and an ENUM server. The Web server stores first NAPTR records corresponding to an ENUM client and another ENUM client on an IP network. The ENUM server stores second NAPTR records in which first URIs are associated with predeterm... | 04/03/2012 |
