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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8165276 | System and method for auditing a communications bill A computer-assisted system and method for auditing a communications bill wherein billing information is collected, reformatted and stored for use in a set of automated audits. The system and method for auditing a communications bill further collects data from other ... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8130924 | Methods and apparatus for processing and display of voice data Apparatus and methods for creating a composite data source having a common data representation from disparate sources of voice data. Data transmission links are established to heterogeneous messaging data sources, requests for voice data is sent using data access pr... | 03/06/2012 |
| 8031847 | Traffic evaluation system A system including a first client data collection device, a host server, and a host user interface. The first client data collection device can store traffic data relating to a first call market of the first client data collection device. The host server can receive... | 10/04/2011 |
| 8023628 | System and method for auditing a telephone number inventory of a telecommunications carrier A system and method for auditing telephone number records of a telecommunications company. The process may include querying at least one database managed by a telecommunications carrier to obtain first data records associated with telephone numbers owned by the tele... | 09/20/2011 |
| 8014504 | Accumulative decision point data analysis system for telephony and electronic communications operations A system for generating usage statistics for a communications routing system from data generated at routing points and at end points of the system has a processor having access to the communications routing system for analyzing the data and generating the statistics... | 09/06/2011 |
| 7924991 | Report data capture via billing module A system for reporting telecommunications system usage data related to a telecommunications service. The system includes a network controller that captures telecommunications service billing data and reporting data, and populates a base module with the billing data ... | 04/12/2011 |
| 7903798 | Method and apparatus for monitoring blocked calls in a communication network Method and apparatus for monitoring blocked calls in a communication network is described. In one example, calls in network segments of a packet network are monitored. A graphic representation of each of the network segments is displayed. A block call threshold is a... | 03/08/2011 |
| 7822183 | Converting a toll calling area to an extended area service Converting a toll calling area to an extended area service (EAS) is provided. The present invention allows customer, regional, and equipment data to be collected into a computing device with a set of assumptions. The data is processed using calculations, regression ... | 10/26/2010 |
| 7715536 | Method and apparatus for reconstructing call paths in multiple telephony sessions A network management system (100) has a communications interface (110), a memory (104), and a controller (102). The controller is programmed to retrieve (202) a plurality of call detail records (CDRs), reconstruct (208) call... | 05/11/2010 |
| 7693268 | Methods and apparatus for processing and display of voice data Apparatus and methods for creating a composite data source having a common data representation from disparate sources of voice data. Data transmission links are established to heterogeneous messaging data sources, requests for voice data is sent using data access pr... | 04/06/2010 |
| 7676032 | Method and system for determining maximum transactions within a communications network A call-transaction forecasting tool taking the form of a computer-implemented method and medium in some embodiments is provided for retrieving, aggregating, sorting, and determining one or more maximum transactions within a communications network. The tool automates... | 03/09/2010 |
| 7672437 | System and method for processing traffic study requests A system and method for processing traffic study requests in a communications network. The system provides a log-in window for a user identification validation. If a user is an authorized user of the system, the system provides a window for displaying a CPNI disclai... | 03/02/2010 |
| 7664241 | Method and apparatus for monitoring blocked calls in a communication network Method and apparatus for monitoring a communication network is described. In one example, call detail record data generated by network elements in the communication network is parsed to identify occurrence of a plurality of blocked calls over a time period. A plural... | 02/16/2010 |
| 7573990 | Accumulative decision point data analysis system for telephony and electronic communications operations A system for generating usage statistics for a communications routing system from data generated at routing points and at end points of the system has a processor having access to the communications routing system for analyzing the data and generating the statistics... | 08/11/2009 |
| 7529355 | Report data capture via billing module A system is provided for reporting call data related to a telecommunications service. The system includes a network element, such as a service control point, that generates billing records. The network element populates a base module with standard data and also popu... | 05/05/2009 |
| 7443970 | Logging calls according to call context A method, system, and program for logging calls according to call context are provided. A context for a call is detected, where the context include information such as the parties to a call, whether a backup party is accessed, where the call is on behalf of another,... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7440557 | System and method for auditing a communications bill A computer-assisted system and method for auditing a communications bill wherein billing information is collected, reformatted and stored for use in a set of automated audits. The system and method for auditing a communications bill further collects data from other ... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7379536 | System and method for detecting SS7 messaging inefficiency The present invention uses a software program to analyze all of the SS7 message traffic in a telephone network. By comparing point codes in the message data, the present invention can detect invalid and undesirable network inefficiencies in different types of teleph... | 05/27/2008 |
| 7366533 | Methods for providing access to wireless resources in a trunked radio communication system Methods are disclosed for providing requested access, network-initiated access and autonomous access to communication resources (101-105) by wireless communication unit(s) (112, 114), and for controlling the different types of access using acces... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7366173 | Method for distributing calls to a group of end points A switching apparatus distributes incoming calls to end point terminals that belong to a service group and that interact with the switching apparatus via messages. The messages query the end point terminals by specifying a range and asking those end point terminals ... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7349530 | 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... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7342581 | Method and apparatus for displaying 3-D state indicators A method for presenting a user selected status of an object in a three dimensional graphic display is disclosed. The method includes the step of receiving a request to select a property of an object for display. The method further includes the step of displaying at ... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7333794 | Real-time network analysis and performance management Disclosed embodiments include a method for analyzing the performance of a wireless communications network and adjusting parameters in the wireless communications network. In one embodiment, the specific location of a mobile unit is linked with performance data obtai... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7315893 | Method and apparatus for filtering messages based on context A method for reporting alert conditions is disclosed which includes defining alert filter criteria, identifying an alert condition, analyzing one or more properties of the alert condition based on the alert filter criteria, and determining whether to report the aler... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7302045 | System and method for monitoring time-related connection data detected by a network node A method and system for verifying the connection-related communications data registered by a network node, where the connection-related communications data are used for the calculation of charges includes establishing at least one predetermined test communication co... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7298832 | Method for determining concurrent voice over IP calls A method employs call detail records for developing a report on the usage of VoIP calling along a network path or through a network location. By utilizing, for example, a call-beginning record and a call-ending record for each connection, a report is created of the ... | 11/20/2007 |
| 7295829 | System, apparatus and method for managing telephone call records A system, method and apparatus is disclosed for communicating one or more telecommunication call records associated with a telecommunication system, the one or more call records are transmitted from a remote telecommunication device. The system includes a telecommun... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7289621 | Method and system for assignment of numbers as addresses for stations on a switched network A method, and a switched network adapted to carry out the method, and computer-readable media carrying instructions for controlling the network, to increase the utilization of the North American Numbering Plan. Numbers that otherwise would be stranded in a low growt... | 10/30/2007 |
| RE39903 | Communication method of supplying information in intelligent network and apparatus therefor A communication method for providing information in an intelligent network includes a step of entering by a user a connection number of the user terminal, a connection number of an information provider terminal and a time to receive the information providing service... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7283619 | System and method for end-to-end communications tracing A method for tracing communications includes receiving trace criteria from a first remote element and determining whether a call signaling message matches the trace criteria. The method includes attaching a trace tag to the call signaling message, if the call signal... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7274780 | Network having space chattering control for maximizing call throughput during overload A network includes a space chattering mechanism for maximizing server throughput under overload conditions. The server provides control messages to various network traffic sources, which can require differing control instructions. ... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7274731 | Non-chronological system statistics A communications device apparatus and method is detailed that allows for improved system statistics gathering of network communication links, dataports, and system status. The improved communications device apparatus and method utilizes a relative time reference or ... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7269250 | System and method for processing traffic study requests A system and method for processing traffic study requests in a communications network. The system provides a log-in window for a user identification validation. If a user is an authorized user of the system, the system provides a window for displaying a CPNI disclai... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7266192 | Retrieval of data related to a call center In recent times, communications service providers have been able to offer large business enterprises the ability to share call center operation among multiple geographically dispersed call centers. In particular, network-resident call handling technologies have been... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7249192 | Protocol for insuring exactly once semantics of transactions across an unordered, unreliable network The present invention implements a mechanism for reliably communicating transaction messages between source and destination devices connected across an unreliable network, where a transaction is an operation requested by a source device of a destination device and w... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7245609 | Apparatus and method for voice over IP traffic separation and factor determination A system for identifying calls traversing a packet network. The system includes an analysis device that receives first signaling information from a packet network and second signaling information from a circuit network. The analysis device correlates the first signa... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7231024 | Methods, systems, and computer program products for selecting or generating a single call detail record (CDR) from a plurality of CDRs associated with a call having a plurality of legs Methods, systems, and computer program products for selecting or generating a single call detail record (CDR) from a plurality of CDRs associated with a call that includes a plurality of legs are disclosed. According to one aspect, a CDR selection/consolidation func... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7215747 | Method and apparatus for producing information regarding the operation of a networked system A method and apparatus for producing operational information regarding a networked system. System configuration information regarding the configuration of the system is obtained. Activity of the system is continuously monitored to obtain system activity information.... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7216101 | Process for creating a trading partner profile A function in an application integrator system for business-to-business e-commerce automatically creates trading partner profiles during translation stages. The function is activated by an exception event auto-create flag for an interworking standard being set to au... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7209548 | System and method for end-to-end communications tracing A method for tracing communications includes receiving trace criteria from a first remote element and determining whether a call signaling message matches the trace criteria. The method includes attaching a trace tag to the call signaling message, if the call signal... | 04/24/2007 |
