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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6985444 | Binning of results from loop qualification tests The present invention provides a method and apparatus for performing line qualification tests, and binning the results of such testing. The lines are tested to determine or estimate various characteristics of the line. Physical characteristics of the line may be est... | 01/10/2006 |
| 6724876 | Method and apparatus for effecting telecommunications service features using call control information extracted from a bearer channel in a telecommunications network A system and method provide a call service features in response to call control information conveyed by a monitored bearer channel in a telecommunications network. A bearer channel monitor captures the call control information and relays the information to a call co... | 04/20/2004 |
| 6707806 | Wireless transmitter with power control based on data type A wireless transmitter transmits data with at least two different levels of required quality on the same wireless channel. The transmitter has a multiplexer that multiplexes the data into frames, each frame containing data with at least two different levels of requi... | 03/16/2004 |
| 6657971 | ISDN PRI loop detection and correction A technique for detecting and responding to a loopback condition on an ISDN PRI of a telecommunications switching system. The technique involves storing the Call Reference Value of the most recently transmitted call SETUP command as the Last Sent CRV. An ... | 12/02/2003 |
| 6560201 | Method of re-synchronizing a group of B channels in an ISDN network Method and apparatus are provided for re-synchronizing a group of B channels in an ISDN network using the BONDING Mode 1 specification. Re-synchronization is achieved without the need to first disconnect the affected group of B channels from the network. ... | 05/06/2003 |
| 6546008 | Method and configuration for providing performance features via a communications network When an external terminal is signed on to a communications system, a data link is set up between the external terminal and a teleworking subscriber line module of the communications system. Until the external terminal is signed off, terminal-oriented sign... | 04/08/2003 |
| 6449360 | Cleaning method for telephone number list and system implemented therefor A cleaning system retrieves a telephone number from a telephone number list to regard as a called party number and sends a SETUP message to the network, in which a SPEECH or an AUDIO is designated as a bearer capability. In case that an ALERTING or CONNEC... | 09/10/2002 |
| 6449354 | Communication system, article and method of configuring and establishing a connection therein To avoid searching for objects that are not effectively configured and therefore to mitigate connectivity and system failure, an intermediate routing object index (100, 103) is created to each and every object in a system (36). In a telecommunications sys... | 09/10/2002 |
| 6434121 | Telephone agent call management system A computer connected to an ISDN central office switch via an ISDN digital subscriber line, provides management information regarding activities of a plurality of telephone agents. The computer has shared call appearances with a number of telephone agent s... | 08/13/2002 |
| 6396813 | ISDN terminal equipment-resident mechanism for determining service profile identifiers and associated telecommunication switch protocol The inability of an ISDN equipment user to properly configure ISDN terminal equipment, even when provided with correctly assigned switch protocol, SPID and LDN parameters by a telephone service provider, is successfully remedied by a SPID/switch protocol ... | 05/28/2002 |
| 6370122 | Method for monitoring and checking subscriber connections to ISDN ISDN telecommunications network and method for the monitoring and checking of subscriber connections of the ISDN telecommunications network. The telecommunications network includes a plurality of subscriber connections, and at least one checking station t... | 04/09/2002 |
| 6175738 | Assigning channels of different capacities in a hybrid ISDN-DECT telecommunications system To allocate telecommunication channels of different channel capacity, e.g. the ISDN D channel and DECT channels to one another (e.g. simulation of the ISDN channel structure by the DECT channel structure) with good (economic) utilization of the bandwidth ... | 01/16/2001 |
| 6046986 | ISDN terminal equipment-resident mechanism for determining service profile identifiers and associated telecommunication switch protocol The inability of an ISDN equipment user to properly configure ISDN terminal equipment, even when provided with correctly assigned switch protocol, SPID and LDN parameters by a telephone service provider, is successfully remedied by a SPID/switch protocol ... | 04/04/2000 |
| 5959998 | Channel selection method for an ISDN line and an ISDN switching system therefor An H channel for controlling the use of network is selected to effectively use lines when a request for H communication is issued. An ISDN line channel selection method, whereby a plurality of B channels are bundled and serve as an H channel, and the B ch... | 09/28/1999 |
| 5831969 | ISDN D channel restoration without loss of signaling or packet data A communication switching system has a plurality of switch nodes with each of the switch nodes responsive to a failure of the primary signaling channel that is providing the common signaling channel in a facility access service (FAS) group to immediately ... | 11/03/1998 |
| 5809127 | Method and apparatus for remote control influencing of ISDN performance features In the method, a call setup in an ISDN communication network (ISDN) is initiated from a further communication terminal equipment (KEX) to a communication terminal equipment (KE) whose performance features are to be influenced. At least one setting informa... | 09/15/1998 |
| 5796816 | Device and method for cleaning telephone number list A cleaning system retrieves a telephone number from a telephone number list to regard as a called party number and sends a SETUP message to the network, in which an unrestricted digital information is designated as a bearer capability. In case that an ALE... | 08/18/1998 |
| 5764643 | ISDN interface unit An ISDN interface unit interconnects a data processing unit, an ISDN, and an analog telephone and comprises a DMA request signal generation circuit for generating a DMA request signal from an 8 kHz clock signal from an ISDN line. In accordance with the re... | 06/09/1998 |
| 5715241 | ISDN terminal equipment-resident mechanism for determining service profile identifiers and associated telecommunication switch protocol The inability of an ISDN equipment user to properly configure ISDN terminal equipment, even when provided with correctly assigned switch protocol, SPID and LDN parameters by a telephone service provider, is successfully remedied by a SPID/switch protocol ... | 02/03/1998 |
| 5682385 | Enhancement for a multiplexing telecommunications interface A system for use by a multiplexing telecommunications interface that allows the interface to communicate with a larger variety of digital subscriber loop protocols, such as ISDN. For example, a remote terminal may include common equipment that allocates a... | 10/28/1997 |
| 5680589 | Ring communication system using ISDN Ring communication system using ISDN including terminal adapter hardware and associated software that can be combined with a general purpose computer and used to provide a work station or party unit which can be linked together with other similarly config... | 10/21/1997 |
| 5673258 | Method and apparatus for the enlargement of the reach of the transmission channel between functional groups of an ISDN-user interface One, or more, ISDN interfaces have their reach extended without violating ISDN interface standards by a method which converts ISDN coded information which is to be delivered over an extended channel into binary coded data prior to transmission, transmitti... | 09/30/1997 |
| 5652753 | Digital telephone A low-cost implementation of a voice message system is indicated. To that end, a digital signal processor (DSP) and a second memory (ROM) with program modules for executing the functions of "automatic operator" and/or "mailbox" are integrated in a digital... | 07/29/1997 |
| 5642356 | Optimal paging of one or two cellular mobile stations using a hard page slot In an improved system and method for paging cellular mobile stations, an incoming call signal intended for a paged cellular mobile station is received into a base station. Next, a page frame is assembled having a header that identifies the page frame as a... | 06/24/1997 |
| 5577033 | Local area network transmission emulator A method and apparatus for using switched telecommunications services to emulate a local area network (LAN) medium. The method and apparatus convert a public switched network or an equivalent private network into a LAN cabling method for connecting distan... | 11/19/1996 |
| 5440613 | Architecture for a cellular wireless telecommunication system This invention relates to a method and apparatus for offering wireless telecommunication service. A switch such as an automatic Private Branch Exchange (PBX), equipped to communicate with Integrated Services Digital Network (ISDN) station sends ISDN signa... | 08/08/1995 |
| 5303239 | Telephone system The telephone system comprises a central or key service unit 1, data terminal units 51 to 5n, and data set circuits of data terminal interface units 271 to 27n for communications between the central unit 1 and t... | 04/12/1994 |
| 5291492 | Externally controlled call processing system A system for external control of call processing including a network controller that is connected to receive a third party control message regarding a call operation to be executed by one or more line controllers and is programmed to determine what first ... | 03/01/1994 |
| 5189525 | Facsimile apparatus A facsimile apparatus is connected to an ISDN and is capable of transmission/reception. When a facsimile signal received from the ISDN is one sent to a non-ISDN facsimile apparatus, the facsimile signal received from the ISDN is converted into a non-ISDN ... | 02/23/1993 |
| 5062103 | Telephone agent call management system A computer connected to an ISDN central office switch via an ISDN digital subscriber line, provides management information regarding activities of a plurality of telephone agents. The computer has shared call appearances with a number of telephone agent s... | 10/29/1991 |
| 5056083 | Telephone apparatus and a method of controlling same This invention relates to a telephone apparatus and a method of controlling the telephone apparatus, wherein, where a calling operation conflicts with a call-receiving operation, calling processing and call-receiving processing are performed so that an in... | 10/08/1991 |
| 5046183 | Semi-automated operator assistance telecommunication calls An operator assistance call handling arrangement is disclosed featuring the use of an intelligent telecommunications station (intelligent phone) for the collection and transmission of call data to an operator assistance system for setting up a call withou... | 09/03/1991 |
| 4998248 | Integrated services digital network (ISDN) system and multimedia data connection method in same system An integrated services digital network (ISDN) system has an ISDN; and a plurality of media equipments, including at least one media device, connected with the ISDN through subscriptor lines, at least one of the media equipments including a plurality of me... | 03/05/1991 |
| 4970716 | Protocol integrating videotex communication system A protocol integrating videotex communication system includes a group of data base centers conforming to various presentation level protocol syntaxes (PLPS) of a videotex, a plurality of subscriber's terminals conforming to the PLPS of to the group of dat... | 11/13/1990 |
| 4730313 | Access circuit diagnostics for integrated services digital network A method of providing B channel diagnostics to an integrated services digital network (ISDN) comprises the steps of monitoring error performance on the ISDN D channel and comparing the D channel error performance to a predetermined criterion as a measure ... | 03/08/1988 |
| 4656624 | Operator communication arrangements for operator assistance systems An operator or agent position, for use by a telephone assistance operator or an agent of a business, communicates with the circuit and packet switching network of a telecommunication switching system using an Integrated Devices Digital Network (ISDN) B-ch... | 04/07/1987 |
| 4656623 | Agent communication arrangements for telecommunication systems An operator or agent position, for use by a telephone assistance operator or an agent of a business, communicates with the circuit and packet switching network of a telecommunication switching system using an Integrated Services Digital Network (ISDN) B-c... | 04/07/1987 |
