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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8139738 | Telephone to computational device association The present invention allows for dynamic association of a computational device, such as a personal computer or personal digital assistant, with a telephone terminal. A computer-telephone adaptor or like function implemented in a telephony switch or other telephony d... | 03/20/2012 |
| 8135119 | Techniques for protecting telephone users from caller ID spoofing attacks A caller ID verifier may be employed to protect telephone users against caller ID spoofing. The caller ID verifier may be implemented in a telephony apparatus, such as a smart phone, stand alone caller ID device, or telephone network infrastructure, for example. Tel... | 03/13/2012 |
| 8098804 | Systems and methods for call treatment using a third party database Systems and methods which detect unauthorized, impermissible, or otherwise undesired call activity through the use of one or more third party databases are shown. For example, a controlled environment facility information management system may access a database exte... | 01/17/2012 |
| 8085916 | Method and system for providing enhanced caller identification information A tangible storage medium stores code which permits handling of unwanted calls from callers such as telemarketers, when caller identification is provided. In one embodiment, the called party adds the caller identification information for the telemarketer to a person... | 12/27/2011 |
| 8085915 | System and method for spam detection A voice-over-internet protocol (VoIP) caller verification method includes generating a challenge to be sent to a VoIP caller which needs a response from the VoIP caller prior to accepting a VoIP call, wherein the challenge includes a test pattern crafted to create a... | 12/27/2011 |
| 7945034 | Process for determining characteristics of a telephone number After receiving a telephone number, various characteristics of the telephone number are determined. These include, the type of phone associated with the telephone number, the phone carrier of the telephone number, and geographic characteristics of the telephone numb... | 05/17/2011 |
| 7864934 | Telephone used in a telephone system for transmitting data from an authorized telephone with speech authority to an unauthorized telephone without speech authority An object is to provide a telephone enabling a user of a telephone to readily recognize which telephone user is a source of voice under transmission. This telephone 10 has a receiver 102 for receiving telephone information to specify each of an authori... | 01/04/2011 |
| 7839988 | Methods and apparatus for data structure driven authorization and/or routing of outdial communication services Methods and apparatus for data structure driven authorization and routing of outdial communication services are disclosed. A disclosed method comprises obtaining a call criterion from a request to authorize an outdial communication service call, and retrieving an au... | 11/23/2010 |
| 7839989 | Intermediary device based callee identification Methods, systems, and products for informing a caller of a callee identity are disclosed that include: detecting a call receipt condition from a destination device at a trusted telephone network; brokering a connection between said destination device and an external... | 11/23/2010 |
| 7706514 | Method of providing caller identification for calls placed over an internet The invention uses the advanced intelligent network to provide caller identification for calls placed over the internet (24). A long distance call placed with an internet carrier results in the originating SSP (14) forwarding the call to an originating... | 04/27/2010 |
| 7693269 | Caller identification method, and billing system and method using the same in internet telephony A caller identification system provides a caller identifier of an actual user rather than the conventional telephone number dependent on a caller terminal. Further, a caller base billing method and its system can bill an actual user by carrying out user authenticati... | 04/06/2010 |
| 7437148 | Personal communications system and method A personal communications system includes an interface unit which transmits calls received on a mobile wireless phone to one or more hard-wired telephones. In one embodiment, the interface unit includes a connector which mates with a voice communications port of a w... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7412041 | Mobile communications terminal and method In a telephone terminal an incoming call is detected from a calling entity followed by determining a caller identity of the calling entity. Then it is determined whether the caller identity is associated with a subscription to presence information associated with th... | 08/12/2008 |
| 7395546 | Set top terminal having a program pause feature A system for automatically pausing a video program in response to detection of the occurrence of a communications event or triggering event. In response to an incoming phone call, message, web page, or other communications information, the system pauses the video pr... | 07/01/2008 |
| 7388951 | Access code enhancement for caller preview service By manipulating parameters of call setup messages, calls made with a caller's access code in a caller preview service may be completed to the called party or voice mail box with caller identification information displayed. ... | 06/17/2008 |
| 7386106 | Method, system, and database for providing a telecommunication service A database for a telecommunication service includes a first record for a first number having a predetermined NXX, and a second record for a second number having the predetermined NXX. The first record includes an indication that a call having an automatic number ide... | 06/10/2008 |
| 7383572 | Use of public switched telephone network for authentication and authorization in on-line transactions A system for authentication and/or authorization which incorporates two communication channels, and at least one of third-party data sources, geographic correlation algorithms, speech recognition algorithms, voice biometric comparison algorithms, and mechanisms to c... | 06/03/2008 |
| 7372948 | Method and system for providing enhanced caller identification information A method and apparatus permit handling of unwanted calls from callers such as telemarketers, when caller identification is provided. In one embodiment, the called party adds the caller identification information for the telemarketer to a personal list after receivin... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7370283 | Systems and methods for populating a ticker using multiple data transmission modes Content to be presented on a ticker of a communication device is conveyed by being transmitted using one or more transmission modes that are intelligently selected according to various criteria. The mode is chosen from among a plurality of transmission modes availab... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7360090 | Method of and apparatus for authenticating control messages in a signaling network A communication network includes an SS7 Security Gatekeeper that authenticates and validates network control messages within, transiting, entering and leaving an overlying control fabric such as an SS7 network. The SS7 Security Gatekeeper incorporates several levels... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7352855 | Method and system for providing a privacy management service A method for providing a privacy management service in a telephone system including initiating a telephone call from a subscriber telephone number to a called party telephone number. The initiating is performed by a subscriber. It is determined if the called party t... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7333798 | Telecommunication call management and monitoring system A secure telephone call management system is provided for authenticating users of a telephone system in an institutional facility. Authentication of the users of the telephone call management system is accomplished by using a personal identification number, biometri... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7333597 | Telephone synchronization with software applications and documents A method and system are provided for locating and retrieving stored computer files that are related to an incoming telephone call directed to a computer user. A called party receives a telephone call while the called party is operating her computer. A computer telep... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7305550 | System and method for providing authentication and verification services in an enhanced media gateway A system and method for facilitating authentication or identification services including an authentication server configured to provide an authentication certificate to a user of a first client device for authentication or identification of a user of a second client... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7283625 | Caller ID messaging telecommunications services Methods, systems, and apparatuses for caller identification messaging are disclosed. According to one embodiment, a calling party uses a Caller ID Messaging Device that supplants the incoming calling line identification (ICLID) signal with a Caller ID Messaging Sign... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7272604 | Method, system and computer readable medium for addressing handling from an operating system A method, system and computer readable medium for information handling within an operating system, including providing a record retrieval program; providing an input device within a window or screen of the operating system and configured to enter an execute command ... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7269249 | Systems and methods for providing user profile information in conjunction with an enhanced caller information system An enhanced caller-id service providing multi-media based caller information to subscribers via a server system. The server system can combine user-provided profile information with other data to provide more detailed reports for the subscriber. The server can also ... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7266187 | Caller ID system with retransmitted caller ID information Upon detecting an incoming call, a call screening system determines the CALLER ID information associated with the call and compares it to a database of allowable calling parties. If the calling party is to be allowed to ring through, the call screening system routes... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7260198 | System and method for displaying a party profile for incoming and outgoing calls This specification relates to a method for providing information about a caller before the call is completed. The invention comprises a method for intercepting a telephone number from a phone line or phone system, searching a database for information associated with... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7254708 | Apparatus and method for wireless device set-up and authentication using audio authenticationinformation An apparatus and method for wireless device set-up and authentication using voice stream identification information are described. The method includes the detection of a wireless device within communication range of a host device. Once detected, the device is authen... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7239688 | Method, architectures and technique for authentication of telephone calls A method and system authenticates an authenticatee and provides an authentication to a recipient. The authenticatee may be either the called party or the calling party. A network platform or customer premise equipment may be utilized to provide information for authe... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7236577 | Call screening system and method A call screening system and method. The method can include receiving an inbound telephone call destined for a called party. Associated caller identification data can be identified from the inbound telephone call. The associated caller identification data can be comp... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7224775 | System and method for providing prioritized access to a messaging system A method and system for providing prioritized access to a messaging system includes receiving at an access controller for a messaging system a request for connection by a user to the messaging system. The access controller determines whether the messaging system is ... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7221738 | Origin device based callee identification A method, system, and program for origin device initiated callee identification are provided. At an origin device, a voice utterance of a callee is detected from a destination device. A callee identity associated with the voice utterance is identified at the origin ... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7215751 | System and method for processing caller information across heterogeneous networks A system and method for processing caller information across heterogeneous networks is provided. An enterprise application receives a message from a name resolution adapter over a computer network. The message includes caller attributes and port location information... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7212618 | Systems and methods for forwarding telephone calls A system (130) forwards a telephone call to a user. The system (130) receives a telephone call from a calling party and compares the name of the calling party to a list of names. If the calling party's name matches a name in the list, the system (13... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7206612 | Information processing system, information processing apparatus and method, program storage medium, and telephone set In an information processing system, an information processing apparatus and method, a program storage medium, and a telephone set, a caller number for an incoming call to a telephone set is transmitted to an information processing apparatus, and information concern... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7200215 | Time based regulation of access to callees A method, system, and program for time based regulation of access to callees are provided. An authenticated identity of a caller placing a call is preferably detected. Then, a communication link from the caller to a callee is only attempted if the authenticated iden... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7197300 | Mobile communication terminal, selection method for destination of communication, and computer program for mobile communication terminal A mobile telephone (mobile communication terminal) (100) searches data sections (11-1 to 11n) of the address book (10) based on attribute information (ATTm) inputted by a user through an operation unit (207) in order to cont... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7197125 | Method and apparatus for selecting and managing wireless network services using a directory A method and apparatus are disclosed for modifying a subscription of a subscriber to a telecommunications service based on subscriber information and service information that are stored in a directory repository. A directory-enabled service selection framework is co... | 03/27/2007 |
