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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7660402 | System and method for managing telecommunication trunk groups The present invention provides a system and method for managing telecommunication trunk groups. Configuration, operational, and other information may be maintained regarding trunk groups in a telecommunication network. Various calculations and searches may be perfor... | 02/09/2010 |
| 7623637 | System and method for reconciling billing mismatch A system and method for reconciling the differences in pricing breakout definitions between telecommunication carriers so that rates and codes can be communicated between carriers in a format that is compatible with the systems of the respective carriers. ... | 11/24/2009 |
| 7319673 | Communications network In a communications network, which may be a federated network such as the Internet, a tariff is distributed via the network to customer terminals. At each terminal a charge for use of the network is calculated by using the tariff. Different tariffs may be communicat... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7266116 | HTTP extension header for metering information A packet inspection system is provided with data inspection logic for inspecting subscriber packet traffic. The system includes a pre-rating classification table associated with the data inspection logic. The pre-rating classification table includes a table having o... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7239689 | Apparatus and method for integrating phone communications and data transmission on LANs and for automatically selecting lowest-prices carrier and connection mode A apparatus for the integration of phone communications and IT data transmissions through a LAN provides central equipment and peripheral devices of said local area network comprising means, hardware and software, for the analogue/digital and digital/analogue conver... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7233784 | Method for selecting wireless path of portable communication terminal, portable communication terminal and wireless communication system for use thereof A wireless communication system comprises a portable telecommunication terminal and a server unit possessed by the communication service provider for the portable communication terminal. The portable communication terminal has a first communication section performin... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7167549 | System and method for reconciling billing mismatch A system and method for reconciling the differences in pricing breakout definitions between telecommunication carriers so that rates and codes can be communicated between carriers in a format that is compatible with the systems of the respective carriers. ... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7068996 | Banded billing system for telecommunication service A banded billing system for telecommunication service is disclosed. A carrier's billing system maintains in data storage a banded-pricing schedule that divides a continuum of minutes of use into a series of contiguous, mutually-exclusive minute-ranges and that speci... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7054940 | Adaptive cost of service for communication network based on level of network congestion There is provided a method for providing content to network devices in a communication network. A level of congestion of the communication network is determined (305). A cost of service is calculated based on the level of congestion (310). The network ... | 05/30/2006 |
| 6895235 | Adaptive load and coverage management system and method Methods and systems are provided for use in a wireless network that includes a base station and a mobile station. Service may be provided by the base station to the mobile station based on the traffic load on the network. When a request for a service is received at ... | 05/17/2005 |
| 6842788 | Computing and using resource colors for composite links A router can consider two color vectors for a path including multiple links through a network. One color vector indicates colors that all of the multiple links include. Another color vector indicates the colors that none of the multiple links include. In setting up ... | 01/11/2005 |
| 6721314 | Method and apparatus for applying once-only processing in a data network Duplicate processing at network operators is avoided by applying once-only processing at operators which are adjacent to either the source or destination host of a data packet. An operator is adjacent to a host if there exists a path between the operator and the hos... | 04/13/2004 |
| 6711250 | Management component of a signalling transfer point Operators of transfer points in the signalling network number 7 wish, on the one hand, to protect themselves against unauthorized use; on the other hand, these operators want to require fees for the use of the STP. The present invention solves this demand in a simpl... | 03/23/2004 |
| 6614893 | Parallel computer network and method for telecommunications network simulation to route calls and continuously estimate call billing in real time A telecommunications call routing and billing computer system includes a telecommunications network including a junction point including a call routing switching device, and including two call routing links meeting at the junction point and in communicati... | 09/02/2003 |
| 6577965 | Linear multichannel detection system for billing by spectrum convolution A linear multichannel detection system for billing by spectrum convolution applicable in telecommunications systems, capable of detecting the metering pulses in a signal sent from a telephone exchange to the subscribers, multiplying the signal by a specif... | 06/10/2003 |
| 6542588 | Method and system for global communications network management and display of market-price information A system and method for flexibly routing communications transmissions in an efficient manner is disclosed. In a preferred embodiment, service providers submit information to a centralized server node which comprises cost and service parameter data for rou... | 04/01/2003 |
| 6442258 | Method and system for global telecommunications network management and display of market-price information A system and method for flexibly routing telecommunications in an efficient manner using resources that are traded in a market are disclosed. In a preferred embodiment, service providers and requesters submit service offers and requests to a server node. ... | 08/27/2002 |
| 6345089 | Method for call set-up and a telecommunication system The invention relates to a method for call set-up and a telecommunication system. The telecommunication system comprises service database means (10, 20, 30 and 40) comprising teleservice price data. The service database means (10, 20, 30 and 40) are conne... | 02/05/2002 |
| 6304635 | Call control management system A call control management system is constructed causing no deterioration in performance relative to call control even when utilizing a totalizing function. The call control management system includes a call control system and a call information management... | 10/16/2001 |
| 6285748 | Network traffic controller A network traffic control system that generates traffic monitor information by monitoring the network traffic and controls the network traffic based on the traffic monitor information. The network traffic monitoring system includes a network traffic monit... | 09/04/2001 |
| 6226365 | Method and system for global communications network management and display of market-price information A system and method for flexibly routing communications transmissions in an efficient manner is disclosed. In a preferred embodiment, service providers submit information to a centralized server node which comprises cost and service parameter data for rou... | 05/01/2001 |
| 6192350 | Method of usage-dependent determination of costs in making communication lines The process for usage-dependent determination of costs in making communication links between at least three communication facilities (12) of a group or network (10), which are connected with each other by usage-independent fixed lines, includes assigning ... | 02/20/2001 |
| 6181785 | Method and apparatus in a communications system for providing automated post call charges A method and apparatus in a communications system for providing post call information to a caller using a data processing system within the communications system. The processes of the present invention are implemented in a data processing system within th... | 01/30/2001 |
| 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 |
| 6047326 | Accounting system and method for a nominal bit rate network service A system and method for charging for usage of a network service connection. The network includes access nodes which provide user access to core nodes of the network. At an access node, the traffic of connections associated with the access node is measured... | 04/04/2000 |
| 6038439 | Method and device in a telecommunications system The present invention relates to a charging method in a telecommunications system (TS) when information is being transmitted in a generic radio based access network (GRAN) to which two or more service networks (SN1, SN2, SN3) with different specified stan... | 03/14/2000 |
| 6005926 | Method and system for global communications network management A system and method for flexible and efficient routing of communications transmissions is disclosed. Service providers submit information comprising cost and service parameter data to a centralized server node. The server node evaluates the information an... | 12/21/1999 |
| 5995602 | Bidding for telecommunications traffic and billing for service Telecommunication switches (e.g., PBX's or local exchange carrier's Centrex-enabled switches) route calls in accordance with economic incentives (e.g., least cost routing) resulting from a bidding process between participating telecommunication Carriers (... | 11/30/1999 |
| 5991378 | Dynamic charging for telecommunications services in accordance with the load condition of the network Method and system for setting a charge in a telecommunication network The present invention relates to a method and a system (TZ) for setting a charge for a communication service in a telecommunication network (T). It is proposed to dynamically change the... | 11/23/1999 |
| 5970403 | Load based charging within a mobile telecommunications network A channel resource utilization level associated with a particular cell area is continuously evaluated against a predefined threshold value. The imposed threshold value indicates the minimum level of channel resource utilization desired by the serving mobi... | 10/19/1999 |
| 5848138 | Method for transmitting tariff data to a subscriber unit The invention relates to a method for transmitting tariff data via radio-frequency signals to a chargeable subscriber unit (1) communicating with a telecommunication network (7). In order to charge the user of the subscriber unit as fairly as possible, a ... | 12/08/1998 |
| 5825858 | Collaborative conference bridges A method and apparatus for executing a conference call session between parties provides collaboration between nodes having separate conference-bridging capabilities, so that selection from a number of alternative connectivity schemes can be based upon bri... | 10/20/1998 |
| 5809120 | Telecommunications network circuit usage measurement A system and method is provided for using underused or unused local telephone company local loops to subscriber premises for providing to such premises a connection to an alternate service provider. The use of the local loop is leased to the ultimate serv... | 09/15/1998 |
| 5606602 | Bidding for telecommunications traffic Telecommunication switches (e.g., PBX's or local exchange carrier's switches) route calls in accordance with economic incentives (e.g., least cost routing) resulting from a bidding process between participating interexchange telecommunication carriers (Ca... | 02/25/1997 |
| 5504611 | Apparatus for repowering and monitoring serial links A computer system employs a repeater unit which repowers a serial channel link. The repeater unit also monitors and records non-idle usage and errors for both directions of the repeated serial link. Non-idle usage of the serial link is recorded as a numbe... | 04/02/1996 |
| 5488655 | Method and system for controlling traffic in PSTN links through the use of variable price incentives A method and system for controlling traffic in selected links of the Public Switched Telephone Network (PSTN) through the use of variable price incentives. The number of selected PSTN links which are available for use are determined at a predetermined tim... | 01/30/1996 |
| 5473630 | Telecommunications rate data base accessing Interexchange carriers make their rate information for long-distance service available in a database. PBXs and telephone central offices access that rate information using ISDN and/or SS7 signaling and use it as a basis for determining which carrier to us... | 12/05/1995 |
| 4831649 | Method of routing calls for a network of digital time-switched exchanges A method of routing calls for a network of digital time-switched exchanges (A, B, C, D, E, F, D) interconnected by groups (18 to 28) of PCM time multiplex trunks, with each group ingterconnecting two exchanges. Each exchange establishes a utilization cost... | 05/16/1989 |
| 4791640 | Call charging arrangement An arrangement is disclosed for charging a credit card number for a call extended from a calling customer line to a called destination via a toll telecommunications network. Calls including supervisory and traffic information from a plurality of calling l... | 12/13/1988 |
| 4756019 | Traffic routing and automatic network management system for telecommunication networks An adaptive, tariff dependent traffic routing system, which controls routing of traffic and performs management of network resources in multi-node telecommunication networks, where the cast for a communication depends on the type of service provided and o... | 07/05/1988 |
