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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7301940 | Dual-use packet/analog phone or phone-adapter in a packet telephony distribution system A system and method for communicating via a packet telephony distribution system is defined that includes a dual-use/analog phone or phone adapter. Any communication device incorporating the adapter can dynamically receive incoming calls and transmit outgoing calls ... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7274781 | Method and system for enhancement of caller identification The present invention provides a method and system to enable a caller to send additional information along with the Caller Identification to a telephone receiver at the same time the caller makes the call. This additional information better informs the recipient of ... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7245909 | Telephony control in the flight deck A communications system having a plurality of radio communication modes with an audio component, the audio component of the radio communication modes being controlled through an audio panel, and a radiotelephony mode with an audio component being controlled by a rad... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7224793 | Communication set with detection of set function and line condition A description is given of a communication set for connection to a communication line such as a telephone line, which communication set includes means for detecting set functions such as ringing signal detection, and a rectifier circuit which is connected to a common... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7206322 | System and method for using ADSL for introducing multiple derived lines over a single line A system and method for providing a plurality of voice and data communication lines using an ADSL local loop communication line over existing premises wire comprising a network interface device (NID), the NID receiving the ADSL local loop communication line from an ... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7197028 | Telephone communication system over a single telephone line A gateway device and a network for coupling at least one telephone service signal to at least one telephone device over a wiring. The network includes: a wiring having at least two conductors for carrying multiple time-domain multiplexed digitized voice channels; an... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7190769 | Apparatus for controlling operation of a recording device with a telephone instrument An apparatus for controlling operation of a recording device with a telephone configured for orientation in a first state and a second state includes: (a) an information conveying section for conveying information from the telephone to a recording locus in the recor... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7162013 | Home network telephone answering system and method for same A system and method are provided for answering Home Network telephone calls. The method comprises: receiving telephone calls addressed to a Home Network endpoint; routing the received calls from a gateway to the endpoint; and, automatically recording the received ca... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7099653 | Pre-connection call authentication within a telephony network A method for providing call authorization within a telephony network can include receiving a telephony connectivity request for establishing a telephony voice channel between the originating device and a receiving device. The specified receiving device can be determ... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7023975 | Privacy mode system and method for home network telephone A system and method are provided for controlling communications privacy in a Home Network telephone system. The method comprises: using a gateway to send and receive calls on at least one external telephone line; supplying privacy and public mode bridging options; a... | 04/04/2006 |
| 7013000 | MTA intercom feature The present invention provides a media terminal adaptor having an internal logical interface to permit communication connections to be established between ports of the MTA. ... | 03/14/2006 |
| 6928294 | Method and apparatus for enabling group communication services in an existing communication system An apparatus to form a group of communication devices over a distributed network is claimed. A first node establishes a first channel with a first communication device. At least one second node establishes at least one second channel with at least one second communi... | 08/09/2005 |
| 6850608 | Process for assigning a called number to customer premises equipment A capability for routing calls that are destined to different called numbers to a single customer line is provided by including apparatus at the customer's line that detects called number ID signals. The detecting of called number ID signals is enabled by installing... | 02/01/2005 |
| 6829341 | Method for managing a plurality of extension communication units A method for establishing call connections with a plurality of extension communication units in a cellular communication is disclosed. A subscriber telephone number directory identifies a number of extension communication units assigned to receive a call. Each of sa... | 12/07/2004 |
| 6697358 | Emulation of phone extensions in a packet telephony distribution system A system and method for emulating phone extensions in a packet telephony distribution system include using a gateway and an adapter. Signaling protocols between the gateway and the adapter provide procedures to enable typical analog phone system character... | 02/24/2004 |
| 6661893 | Telephone loop monitoring and isolation system A telephone loop monitoring and isolation device which can be connected to a wireless telephone subscriber unit providing an interface between an analog or digital central station network and the internal telephone wiring of a subscribers premises. The de... | 12/09/2003 |
| 6636586 | Telephone set device capable of vocalizing a telephone number being called A telephone set device capable of vocalizing a telephone number being called. A line interface circuit serves as an interface between the tip and ring wires of a standard telephone circuit and the internal circuit. A ring detector detects whether a ring s... | 10/21/2003 |
| 6411694 | Arrangement for improving a telephone system The present invention relates to an arrangement, for improving a telephone system in which a plurality of analogue phones are connected to a single line, and for the purpose of providing an arrangement which can solve the problem related to interruption o... | 06/25/2002 |
| 6393275 | Cellular extension service using single line and multiple cellular telephone sets Multiple cellular telephones, each having a unique ESN, share the same cellular telephone number (MIN). Data records at the MSC are modified to reflect the parent and extension cellular telephones configuration. Incoming calls are delivered to all telepho... | 05/21/2002 |
| 6295348 | Method of arbitrating type II/type III CPE's during SCWID A method and apparatus for signalling a telephone switch to indicate the presence of a telephone of a pre-defined type on a subscriber loop. A subscriber loop is sensed to detect whether or not a telephone of a pre-defined type is connected to the subscri... | 09/25/2001 |
| 6263063 | System and method for provisioning an extra line on demand and for selectively connecting calls with a plurality of devices A network interface device that allows a user to simultaneously receive/send a plurality of calls from/to a telecommunications network by multiplexing/demultiplexing the calls on a single telephone line. The network interface device allows for the provisi... | 07/17/2001 |
| 6226371 | Communication system with assembly carrier unit System-atypical plug-in locations are made available in a small system of an overall system series also comprising a mid-sized and, potentially a large system. These locations are supplied with signals in a different way than the system-specific plug-in l... | 05/01/2001 |
| 6219411 | Personal computer assisted multiple line access An integrated computer-telephone system includes a personal computer and a plurality of telephone sets. Each of the telephone sets is coupled to multiple telephone lines via respective adapters. By activating a line button on an adapter, a respective tele... | 04/17/2001 |
| 6178230 | System and method for identifying a callee of an incoming telephone call The present invention comprises an improved telephone system and method that determine the identity of the callee of an incoming telephone call. A distinctive ring is selected by one or more of the users of the telephone prior to activating the feature or... | 01/23/2001 |
| 6145019 | Unconfigured device that automatically configures itself as the primary device if no other unconfigured device is present A method of automatically configuring a computer peripheral device as a primary device or as a secondary device. There are four possible cases: (1) no other device present, (2) legacy primary device present, (3) legacy secondary device present and (4) sec... | 11/07/2000 |
| 6038297 | System for party line suppressed ringing access of subscriber lines The system for party line suppressed ringing access enables a service provider to access both a subscriber line and the equipment that is connected to this subscriber line. The present system makes use of the availability of party line communication appar... | 03/14/2000 |
| 6038300 | Switching apparatus for use in telephone house wiring A controller for residential telephone wiring. Apparatus associated with the controller provides multiple communication channels on ordinary residential telephone wiring. The controller (1) routes incoming calls to a selected telephonic device within the ... | 03/14/2000 |
| 5923743 | Single-wire data distribution system and method A single-wire telephone distribution system is directed to use in passenger aircraft. It includes a set of twisted pair cables, electronics distribution boxes and repeaters. A single-wire transmission path is defined to enter and leave each distribution b... | 07/13/1999 |
| 5920615 | Telecommunications switch A switching system for inclusion in domestic premises includes a master socket for connection to network termination equipment (e.g., wall socket) and for connection to a plurality of slave sockets each of which may be connected to normal communications a... | 07/06/1999 |
| 5881143 | Telephone line device A programmable telephone line device (10) for selectively interconnecting two or more telephone lines between a plurality of communication instruments is disclosed. The device (10) includes an assignment matrix (24) for inter-connecting the telephone line... | 03/09/1999 |
| 5872839 | Office line selecting technique of a telephone switching system An office line selecting technique of a telephone switching system includes: receiving an extension number so as to select an office line which is in an optimal state with respect to a specific extension; confirming whether the extension number can use an... | 02/16/1999 |
| 5838777 | Apparatus for auto-detecting dialing of a parallel communication device The present invention relates to an auto-detecting dialing communication system used to make the display of caller numbers in host or communication system consist with that of an extension telephone or communication system, especially relates to an extens... | 11/17/1998 |
| 5838778 | Reserved speech path forming method in a parallel-connected telephone system A reserved speech path forming method according to a first embodiment includes the steps of: determining whether or not another telephone within a parallel-connected telephone system is being used, enabling input of a reserved function key to reserve the ... | 11/17/1998 |
| 5822417 | Phone control center for a life safety network There is provided a phone control system for a life safety network which comprises a panel arrangement, a control center module, a loop controller module, a transponder and a remote handset. The panel arrangement has a local rail for receiving a plurality... | 10/13/1998 |
| 5761287 | Digital key telephone connecting apparatus and method in a digital key telephone system In connecting a first digital key telephone to a second digital key telephone in a digital key telephone system, an additional connection module provides data transmission for a call between the first digital key telephone and the second digital key telep... | 06/02/1998 |
| 5745557 | CIDCW primary/secondary arbitration A system is disclosed allowing a plurality of conforming customer premise equipment ("CCPEs") on a single telephone line to display a third party's caller information while users are communicating with a second party. Through a self-arbitration process, o... | 04/28/1998 |
| 5699419 | Analog multibutton telephone keysets A keyset that connects to telephone switches via analog lines, wherein a processor in the keyset communicates with the switch via in-band signaling to provide keyset functionary. When a call comes into the switch for one of the directory numbers (DNs) ass... | 12/16/1997 |
| 5684869 | Telephone station remote access device and method The invention provides a remote access telephone system that includes a telephone station which has two access numbers. The remote access telephone system responds to a first one of the two access numbers by providing remote access features and responds t... | 11/04/1997 |
| 5606593 | Apparatus and method for automatically returning a telephone set to an on-hook condition An apparatus that after a time period settable by the user automatically returns an off-hook telephone to an on-hook condition. This apparatus thus electrically hangs up a telephone handset that is inadvertently left off-hook and allows normal handling of... | 02/25/1997 |
| 5596631 | Station controller for distributed single line PABX A telephone station instrument add-on control subsystem with selectable addressing and ringing response delay techniques enhances any conventional instrument by providing added functionalities to ordinary telephone subscribers. When one or more of this en... | 01/21/1997 |
