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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7443967 | Second communication during ring suppression Systems and methods for second call during ring suppression are disclosed. After a communications device receives a first incoming call, the ringer is activated to produce an initial audible alert and thereafter, the ringer of the communications device is suppressed... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7409202 | Communications restrictions for mobile group communication devices Systems and methods for managing a mobile communication device group. A communication device sends a message from a member of a sender group and a network transmits the message to the recipient group if the identity of the sender group exists in a communication perm... | 08/05/2008 |
| 7363358 | Transporting a WAN configuration from a PC to a residential gateway A method, system, and computer program enabling a client device to transfer a network configuration from a broadband modem to a residential gateway in a simple, user friendly process. This provides a simple installation procedure for a user. A different network swit... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7263073 | Systems and methods for enabling a mobile user to notify an automated monitoring system of an emergency situation Systems and methods for enabling a mobile user to notify an automated monitoring system of an emergency situation are provided. The automated monitoring system may be configured for monitoring and controlling a plurality of remote devices and may comprise a site con... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7245702 | Method and apparatus for determining and reporting the operational status of an integrated services hub The present invention discloses a method and apparatus for determining and reporting the operational status of an integrated services hub. The AC power supply and wide area network connection of the integrated services hub are monitored, and a signal is sent to a us... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7231516 | Networked digital video recording system with copy protection and random access playback In a multimedia recording and playback network for receiving from a content server a service package of multimedia content, the network including a media server in communication with the content server, a method of securely transmitting a master encryption key from ... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7203956 | System and method for the secure enrollment of devices with a clearinghouse server for internet telephony and multimedia communications Enrolling devices with a clearinghouse server for Internet telephony and multimedia communications. Enrollment can be the process of taking a network device (such as a router, gateway, gatekeeper, etc.) and exchanging encrypted information with the clearinghouse ser... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7190771 | Internet telephony devices with circuity to announce incoming calls A system detects an incoming telephone call and routes the ring signal to a loudspeaker so that it can be heard at a distance from the telephony device. Once the incoming call has been acknowledged the incoming signal is routed to the headset. New incoming calls are... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7167551 | Intermediary device based callee identification A method, system, and program for intermediary device initiated callee identification are provided. A trusted telephone network detects a call receipt connection from a destination device. The trusted telephone network then brokers a connection between the destinati... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7139552 | Mailbox answerphone service for mobile communications A service module is provided for use in a mobile communications system. The service module provides services to a calling user such as an answering service comprising several individual mailboxes. In various situations, the service module can automatically forward a... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7095839 | Switching system with separate control connection to remote branch exchanges Disclosed is a telecommunication switching system for switching incoming and/or outgoing calls with several or different branch exchanges, comprising at least one input channel and at least one output channel which is connected to a branch exchange. The output chann... | 08/22/2006 |
| 7068757 | Apparatus and method for automated testing of the quality of voice communications over data networks A slave test unit is used in conjunction with a remote test unit to test voice signal quality parameters, such as clarity, delay and echo. A remote master test unit, or a remote slave test unit, controls the slave test unit via commands sent by the remote test unit ... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7054433 | Method and apparatus for transmitting data without establishing a call path The present invention provides a method and system for sending a server-specified message from an application server to Customer Premises Equipment (CPE) without setting up a call path between the application server and the CPE. The application server is coupled wit... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7046682 | Network-enabled, extensible metering system To allow meter data users to have access to needed information and at the same time address the rapidly shifting requirements of the deregulated marketplace, a new business model, apparatus and system are provided. A common metering device measures raw data and a sy... | 05/16/2006 |
| 7017163 | Method, server, and client used in client-server distributed system In synchronous communication in a client-server-distributed data system, the turnaround time from when a client calls a server function until the client receives a notification of completion of the server function is reduced. A server includes a pre-processing regis... | 03/21/2006 |
| 7006121 | Virtual terminal configuring method and device Terminal management information concerning a plurality of communication terminals of a user is managed. When a call addressed to the user is initiated, one or more terminals that can accept the call is identified by referring to an ability needed for a communication... | 02/28/2006 |
| 6970566 | Network system and method for secure communication service A network system providing secure service facility has a central control & management equipment to enable unified key management. The network includes a plurality of switching equipment and central control & management equipment, each of which includes encryption se... | 11/29/2005 |
| 6917587 | Method and apparatus for recovering a call resource from a call session A method and apparatus for recovering a call resource from a call session are disclosed. A call resource detects if a media stream communicated from a device via a communication network becomes inactive during the call session and deletes the inactive media stream. ... | 07/12/2005 |
| 6914969 | Service logic execution environment for telecommunications service components A service logic execution environment (SLEE) for telecommunications services. The SLEE can include a class loader for loading service components in the SLEE, and an event routing bus for receiving events from the protocol layer and other service components. The SLEE... | 07/05/2005 |
| 6766004 | Method and apparatus for coordinating ringing and audio announcements in a phone system A method and apparatus are provided that receive a caller identification packet from a central office. The caller identification packet is decoded to produce caller identification information, which is used to identify an audio message. Before presenting the audio m... | 07/20/2004 |
| 6744883 | Filter system and method to suppress interference imposed upon a frequency-division multiplexed channel A filter system (and associated filtering method) is disclosed, the filter system being connected between a large-amplitude, high-frequency noise source and a frequency-division multiplexed communications channel. The large-amplitude, high-frequency noise commonly b... | 06/01/2004 |
| 6661881 | Method and system for controlling functional capabilities of a telephonic switch employing control and status messages A system and method enabling a remote customer station (server, CPE or end user) to control, or modify, selected functional capabilities of a telephone switch via control messages sent after cell setup and during the course of a data stream. The customer ... | 12/09/2003 |
| 6633637 | Suppressed ringing connectivity A method and apparatus for establishing a suppressed ringing connection between a server and customer premises equipment, wherein the server is connected to a first switch and the customer premises equipment is connected to a second switch, different from... | 10/14/2003 |
| 6526131 | Initiation of communication between network service system and customer-premises equipment Customer premises equipment (11B) connected to a telephone line (13B), is arranged to be woken up remotely and then to initiate communication with a network-based service system. (20). In order to avoid the cost involved in having a dedicated phone line f... | 02/25/2003 |
| 6442256 | System and method for establishing a call path through a private network A system and method for utilizing suppressed ringing with a plurality of communication devices. The system creates a suppressed ringing signal, at a remote computer, for at least one of the plurality of communication devices, implements a protocol to dire... | 08/27/2002 |
| 6275571 | System for direct suppressed ringing access of subscriber lines The system for direct suppressed ringing access of a subscriber line enables the service provider to access subscriber lines from any location, as long as the incoming call is identified and authenticated as a suppressed ringing access call. The central o... | 08/14/2001 |
| 6263055 | System for suppressed ringing access of subscriber lines to identify usage anomalies of customer premise equipment connected thereto The usage detection system establishes a suppressed ringing connection to the subscriber line for either a predetermined extended time interval to enable at least two successive usage readings to be taken, or for a duration as determined by the telemetry ... | 07/17/2001 |
| 6263072 | Computer telephony integrated network The invention concerns an integrated computer and telephony system and a method of integrated computer telephony in which at least one main is switch is capable of receiving incoming telephone calls and of dialling outgoing calls. A computer terminal is a... | 07/17/2001 |
| 6219409 | Premises gateway and premises network interfaces for accessing subscriber premises equipment and communication networks using ring suppression A premises gateway is provided with respect to a subscriber's premises and a plurality of different transmission media for connecting to network devices and host systems on a network. The premises gateway has interchangeable network interface cards and ca... | 04/17/2001 |
| 6203192 | System and method for automatically delivering messages to a telecommunications device A server in a telecommunications network connects to subscriber equipment of at least one type and to caller equipment of several different types via a communications medium. The server includes a receiving element, a translating element, and a routing el... | 03/20/2001 |
| 6167042 | Communications between service providers and customer premises equipment A service provider accesses the customer premises equipment of an end user via a broad based data network such as the Internet. Security precautions are described for insuring that alias users cannot access the customer premises equipment. Advantageously,... | 12/26/2000 |
| 6131044 | Method for increasing the voice recognition rate of a voice recognition calling device A method for increasing the voice recognition rate in a voice recognition calling device wherein the frequencies of a ring sound are separated from those of a voice bandwidth to enable the application of input voice from a combined voice and ring input to... | 10/10/2000 |
| 6016339 | Telecommunication network using signalling without activating alerting devices in consumer's premises A telecommunications network includes digital main switching units and local exchanges. The local exchange is arranged to permit alternative alert signals to consumer premises by way of the local loop. The alternative signals may be cadenced to provide in... | 01/18/2000 |
| 5930351 | Remote telephone ringer controller A device (FIG. 1, item 110), which may be remotely controlled, inserted between a telephone (FIG. 1, item 100) and a telephone line (FIG. 1, item 120) that controls the telephone's ringer to silence it or not, to cause it to ring in a different manner to ... | 07/27/1999 |
| 5905784 | Method for silently alerting inbound-only telemetry interface units The system of the invention consists of a central office service unit (COSU) connected to a plurality of switching systems via dedicated telemetry trunks or a common channel signaling network such as the CCS7 network. The switching systems are connected t... | 05/18/1999 |
| 5825849 | Loop-back test system using a suppressed ringing connection The test system of the invention uses suppressed ringing connections from a test unit to the customer premise equipment via the central office to establish connections for performing the loop-back test. The suppressed ringing connections are established o... | 10/20/1998 |
| 5802155 | Method and apparatus for controlling regular and supressed ringing connections in a telecommunications network The invention uses a suppressed ringing connection, switched through the existing call processing switch fabric, to connect between two customer premise equipments (CPEs) for long duration, low priority calls. The suppressed ringing connection is implemen... | 09/01/1998 |
| 5579381 | Methods and apparatus for providing suppressed ringing access In methods and apparatus for providing suppressed ringing access to a subscriber line, a connection request is sent from a server to a telecommunications switch and the switch performs a connection routine in response to the connection request to connect ... | 11/26/1996 |
| 5509054 | Communication switching system A communication switching system, in addition to normal services i.e., voice, FAX, data, etc., provides secure bi-directional communication between the facilities of a utility and specialized voice and/or data CPE which are served by an on-premises Teleme... | 04/16/1996 |
| 5452343 | Telemetry access arrangement This invention relates to a method and apparatus for accessing customer meters and for controlling customer devices over a telephone line. A connection using only a single distinctive brief burst of power ringing or tone is established over a customer lin... | 09/19/1995 |
