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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8098803 | Method and apparatus for call gapping of wholesale customer traffic in a communication network A method and apparatus for enabling wholesale network service providers to selectively block calls from wholesale customers who are exceeding their traffic projections based on pre-arranged agreements. The present method also enables wholesale network service provid... | 01/17/2012 |
| 7734024 | Method and apparatus for providing user access via multiple partner carriers for international calls A method and apparatus for providing subscribers of a VoIP service provider to take advantage of wholesale arrangements made by the VoIP service provider with one or more international partner carrier network providers to one or more international countries are disc... | 06/08/2010 |
| 7430284 | Architecture and methods for inter-carrier Multi-Media Messaging Architecture and methods to provide an intermediary model for inter-carrier Multi-Media Messaging (MMS) services so that numerous wireless operators can transmit MMS messages between them. The architecture also provides for delivery, at least of notification message... | 09/30/2008 |
| 7260192 | Internet user finder Specialized telecom network users who burden the network, such as high-volume users of Internet services, are identified by analysis of network traffic data to identify addresses (e.g. telephone numbers) for callers to destinations associated with the particular cal... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7136467 | Customer-oriented telecommunications data aggregation and analysis method and object oriented system The present invention involves obtaining telecommunications data of a business entity from its communications vendors and providing that business entity with aggregated telecommunications data. After obtaining from multiple vendors both the detailed information of a... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7100072 | Backing up selected files of a computer system A system and method for providing substantially concurrent mirroring of files across a network. A data file is selected for mirroring on a local computer system and one or more remote computer systems are designated to store a back-up copy of the selected data file.... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7065194 | Real-time network traffic view At least one exemplary embodiment of the present invention includes a method, comprising automatically obtaining real-time measurement data for a telephone network between a transit carrier and a predetermined terminating carrier; and automatically providing the rea... | 06/20/2006 |
| 7054431 | Method and system for generating call data reports A method and system for generating customer reports based on station message detail recording (SMDR) data includes a service control point (SCP) in a public switched telecommunications network (PSTN). The service control point samples calling data from multiple serv... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7050555 | System and method for managing interconnect carrier routing A system and method for managing a carrier's interconnect traffic across a telecommunications network, the method involving receiving cost and routing rules from the carrier, gathering performance data corresponding to the interconnect traffic, applying the cost and... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7020254 | Escalation tracking system A system for tracking billing escalation records includes a processing device configured to provide for creating, tracking and forwarding escalation records, and databases adapted to communicate with the processing device. The databases are configured to provide dat... | 03/28/2006 |
| 6975711 | Method and system for forecasting telephony traffic trends using local number portability databases A method and system for forecasting telephony traffic trends on a network of a given service provider includes storing local number portability (LNP) record portions in a LNP database. Each LNP record portion contains information regarding a corresponding telephone ... | 12/13/2005 |
| 6968047 | Method for parity analysis and remedy calculation A method for parity analysis and remedy calculation is provided. The method uses performance measurements that measure the timeliness, accuracy and availability of the services provided by an incumbent local exchange carrier (“ILEC”) to determine whether parity ... | 11/22/2005 |
| 6968048 | Automatic message accounting record creation system and method A method and system for generating and providing existing and new message accounting records in a standard format using call data obtained from switching and/or signaling networks is disclosed. A system for providing augmented billing messages includes a message acc... | 11/22/2005 |
| 6950880 | System and method for standardizing component characteristic data submitted by a seller for use by a buyer A quality information system for receiving and/or presenting quality information in a component exchange system and methods of manufacturing and using the same. The quality information system comprises a receiving system, a converter, and an extractor. The receiving... | 09/27/2005 |
| 6947984 | System, method and computer program product for reporting in a network-based filtering and aggregating platform A system with accompanying method and computer program product are provided for reporting on the collection of network usage information from a plurality of network devices. Included is a plurality of information source modules for collecting network communications ... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6639976 | Method for parity analysis and remedy calculation A method for parity analysis and remedy calculation is provided. The method uses performance measurements that measure the timeliness, accuracy and availability of the services provided by an incumbent local exchange carrier ("ILEC") to determine whether ... | 10/28/2003 |
| 6636589 | Cascade accounting of connection-oriented communication sessions in a telecommunication system A connection-oriented telecommunication system (SYS) comprises a first network (A), at least one transit network (B, C) and a second network (D). The exchanges (EX, N10,N20, N30, N40) of the net works each comprise a plurality of incoming communication re... | 10/21/2003 |
| 6633640 | Methods and apparatus for analysis of load-balanced multi-site call processing systems A multi-site call processing system includes multiple distributed call center sites, and utilizes a load balancing process to distribute calls among the sites for handling by agents. The system generates a multi-site performance score characterizing the p... | 10/14/2003 |
| 6628765 | Method and apparatus for providing subscribers with telecommunications intelligence A method and apparatus for providing customers with telecommunications intelligence in the form of call management reports. When a call is made to a subscriber of the service provided herein, a call detail record is created using the Telephone Company's A... | 09/30/2003 |
| 6563800 | Data center for providing subscriber access to data maintained on an enterprise network A data center for providing access to subscriber information from a remote enterprise network in real-time is presented. The data center includes a data network interface system for interfacing with a data network and a login system, which includes a logi... | 05/13/2003 |
| 6404864 | Article comprising a distributed call monitoring, evaluation and routing system and method therefor In some embodiments, the present invention provides a distributed monitoring, evaluation and routing ("DiMER") system that provides active management of a data-network based telephony networks. Such a system, and data-network-based telephony networks inco... | 06/11/2002 |
| 6385301 | Data preparation for traffic track usage measurement A monitoring system captures and processes messages from SS7 links, to compile call detail records (CDRs) for all interoffice call attempts. The CDRs are uploaded into a relational database. Automatic Message Accounting (AMA) records also are accumulated ... | 05/07/2002 |
| 6243449 | Mass calling event detection and control A method for handling congestion in a communication network, known as a focussed mass calling event (MCE), occurring when the rate of calls to any given terminating number increases dramatically resulting in a large number of incomplete calls directed tow... | 06/05/2001 |
| 6078651 | Method and a system for providing service to telecommunication subscribers at low traffic intensity A method and a system for providing information services to subscribers of a telecommunication network, such as the Public Switched Telephone Network (PSTN) or the Global System for Mobile communications (GSM). Access to the information services is based ... | 06/20/2000 |
| 6011838 | Process and system for dynamically measuring switch traffic A process and system is disclosed for determining automatically and dynamically the correct time segment during which a switch or components of a switch receive peak traffic from a communications network. The process collects traffic data regarding the us... | 01/04/2000 |
| 5930344 | Method and apparatus for tracing a specific communication A method and apparatus using information stored in a communications switch to trace a specific communication in a network, including an in-progress communication. A search request with a set of search criteria is sent to a communications switch that route... | 07/27/1999 |
| 5917900 | Remote data gateway A system and method for permitting a customer to perform intelligent call routing (ICR) in a carrier's network. A Remote Data Gateway (RDG) permits customers to control the routing of their call traffic on the carrier's network. The RDG provides the routi... | 06/29/1999 |
| 5894509 | Telephone office equipment utilization monitor Information on the usage of memory mapped equipment in a telephone switching office can be continuously and non-invasively obtained by monitoring activity on the address, data, and control lines of the computer controlling such equipment. By counting the ... | 04/13/1999 |
| 5881140 | Apparatus and method of determining switch utilization within a telecommunications network A telecommunications network (10) includes a plurality of telecommunication switches (12). Each telecommunication switch (12) includes a set of processors (14) in order to provide a distributed architecture. A network processor (16) periodically communica... | 03/09/1999 |
| 5862204 | Rare probability connection call registration method using incomplete call causation message for asynchronous transfer mode switching system An improved rare probability connection call registration method using an incomplete call causation message for an asynchronous transfer mode switching system, which includes the steps of receiving a candidate code from an operator and classifying a norma... | 01/19/1999 |
| 5854834 | Network information concentrator A line feed concentrator serves as a network information concentrator having its inputs connected to the outputs of plural adjunct processors. Switches and other network elements are connected to the inputs of a respective adjunct processor. The concentra... | 12/29/1998 |
| 5841848 | System and method for completing telephone calls to emergency telephone numbers in highly concentrated access systems Disclosed is a system and method which screens all telephone call originations on an access system for calls to emergency services during times of telephone system congestion and bases a decision as to how to handle the call on such determination. Accordi... | 11/24/1998 |
| 5835497 | Call record broadcast via an interface in a telecommunications network A system broadcasts a call record via an interface in a telecommunications network having a plurality of network components and client platforms. A network component generates a call record following a particular call transaction over communications lines... | 11/10/1998 |
| 5818906 | Connection event reporting in a cable telephony system A cable telephony system (100) including a plurality of subscriber units (142) connected to a cable control unit (102) by a cable distribution network (106) in which the cable control unit (102) detects events associated with connections occurring in the ... | 10/06/1998 |
| 5805681 | Systems and methods for estimating a blocking probability A system for, and method of operation of, estimating a blocking probability for at least a portion of a network and a model of the same are provided. The blocking probability represents a likelihood that a transmitted signal will arrive at least at the po... | 09/08/1998 |
| 5768352 | Generalized statistics engine for telephone network Data incorporated in call detail records (CDR), obtained from network switches, are subjected to processing by a statistics engine which maintains separate counts for CDR events relating to certain calls, such as 800 number and 900 number calls. Such even... | 06/16/1998 |
| 5742667 | Notification of toll free call charging status A caller who calls an 800 number is given an audible or visual indication that the call will not incur any charges for services provided on that call by the called party. If such charges will be incurred the caller is warned and may terminate or continue ... | 04/21/1998 |
| 5734705 | Intelligent configuration server for PBX An intelligent configuration system automatically logs a sample of a PBX Call Detail Recording (CDR) message. The sample CDR messages are sent via modem from a local call accounting system connected to the PBX to a central configuration server. The config... | 03/31/1998 |
| 5659604 | System and method for tracing a call through a telecommunications network The system and method for tracing a path of a call through a telecommunications network includes at least two switches, a database, a user interface device and a control processor. Each switch has an associated adjunct processor that has a memory that sto... | 08/19/1997 |
| 5606600 | Generalized statistics engine for telephone network employing a network information concentrator Data incorporated in call detail records (CDR), obtained from network switches, are subjected to processing by a statistics engine which maintains separate counts for CDR events relating to certain calls, such as 800 number and 900 number calls. Such even... | 02/25/1997 |
