Class 379/179 - Call alerting (e.g., ringing)

Subclass of Class 379 - Telephonic communications
Definition: Subject matter which directs a call alerting signal to a
No. of patents: 33
Last issue date: 11/17/2009

Number	Title	Issue Date
7620164	Method and apparatus for providing extension management in voice over internet protocol premises A method and apparatus for allowing all the extensions connected to an enhanced Terminal Adaptor (TA) associated with a single phone number to place and receive phone calls independently are disclosed. For example, in the case of a call waiting scenario, if an exten...	11/17/2009
7379760	Data transmission-reception system and data transmission-reception method A data communication system is disclosed which comprises: first terminal devices for transmitting contents and content provider identification data identifying the providers of the contents; a server device for receiving and storing the transmitted contents and cont...	05/27/2008
7368827	Electrical assembly for monitoring conditions in a combustion turbine operating environment An electrical assembly for use in various operating environments such as a casing of a combustion turbine 10 is provided. The assembly may include an electrical energy-harvesting device 51 disposed in a component within the casing of the turbine to con...	05/06/2008
7359737	Data transmission-reception system and data transmission-reception method A data communication system is disclosed which comprises: first terminal devices for transmitting contents and content provider identification data identifying the providers of the contents; a server device for receiving and storing the transmitted contents and cont...	04/15/2008
7353047	Integrated mobile phone ring scheduler A mobile telephone comprises a ringer to provide an audible alert of an incoming telephone call. The mobile telephone has a ringer schedule interface to receive a ringer control schedule. The ringer control schedule indicates times at which a parameter of the ringer...	04/01/2008
7330063	Circuit arrangement for limiting a ringing current A circuit arrangement for bidirectional current limiting comprises a first transistor, a second transistor, a first resistor, a first zener diode and a second zener diode. The first transistor comprises a first controllable path and a first control terminal and the ...	02/12/2008
7260421	Communication device that communicates events using compressed audio information Compressed entertainment content such as audio or video or both includes additional aspects and operations associated their way. The compressed audio may be used to signal computers such as a telephone or reminder for an appointment. A melody line may be extracted f...	08/21/2007
7020266	Simultaneous transmission of an analog pots signal and a digital signal on a subscriber line Apparatus and method for simultaneously providing multiple telephone-type services to any/all POTS-type devices on a single wire pair at a user premises. The present invention provides for the ability to add separately addressable POTS devices on a single service lo...	03/28/2006
6714644	Ringing scheduling for FXS ports on platforms with limited power supply An apparatus and method for supporting enhanced ring scheduling for devices on platforms with limited power supply while seeking to preserve caller ID information and normal ringing cadence is disclosed. The ring scheduling apparatus includes a “Line Manager” co...	03/30/2004
6687343	Internet communication control apparatus and communication terminal calling method If any of the communication terminals has incoming calls, calling signals are repeatedly output to the communication terminal at predetermined intervals until the communication terminal answers. When one communication terminal is called before another com...	02/03/2004
6400815	Method and apparatus for subscriber line to telephone call distribution A Network Interface Unit (38, 38', 38") routes incoming calls to, and outgoing calls from, a plurality of telephone sets (12-22) at a subscriber premises (24). The Network Interface Unit continuously monitors for incoming calls and the availability of tel...	06/04/2002
6018671	Silent call accept A remote device (102) includes a silent alert allowing the device to signal the user of an incoming call without an audible alert. The device further includes a key (119) actuated by the user to accept the call into a nonactive state. A prerecorded messag...	01/25/2000
5960062	Method of recording the communication between a CPE and a SPCS/server A method of recording the bi-directional communication between a customer premises equipment (CPE) and a server of a stored program controlled system (SPCS) in an analog display services interface (ADSI) for facilitating the troubleshooting therein is dis...	09/28/1999
5905786	Console and extension telephone system A system and method for altering an incoming ring signal to produce a selected ring signal on a telephone device. The incoming ring signal is accompanied by a caller ID packet and provided by a telephone utility provider responsive to a call made by a cal...	05/18/1999
5844977	On-hook customer premise equipment alerting signal detection An apparatus for detecting customer premise equipment alerting signals (CAS) in a first telephone having a transmit circuit and a receive circuit and a hybrid line termination for connecting the transmit circuit and the receive circuit to a central office...	12/01/1998
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
5815562	Apparatus and method for providing a user with one telephone number that rings phones on heterogeneous systems worldwide A server allows a worldwide telephone number associated with a local telephone to be shared by one or more remote telephones. A call placed to the worldwide telephone number rings at the local telephone and at least one of the remote telephones. The serve...	09/29/1998
5659607	Telephone set A telephone set including a data obtaining device which obtains a plurality of sets of own-call-number data each set of which identifies a corresponding one of a plurality of different own call numbers allotted to the telephone set according to a common n...	08/19/1997
5537657	Telecommunications device with means for learning and responding to a distinctive ring cadence A telecommunications apparatus is connectable to a line accessible by plural telephone numbers from the public switched telephone network (PSTN). The PSTN identifies which telephone number on the line is being called by applying to the line a distinctive ...	07/16/1996
5442692	Telecommunication system having a capability of changing the alerting tone A telecommunication system comprises a network for transmitting information, a plurality of terminals connected to the network for communicating to each other, a data base provided in the network and having a plurality of storage areas corresponding to th...	08/15/1995
5253289	Terminal connection device A terminal connection device changes and connects a plurality of terminals to one telephone line according to kinds of ringing signal sequences sent through the telephone line. The terminal connection device comprises switches connecting between the telep...	10/12/1993
5140630	Added main line apparatus An added main line system is disclosed with particular utility in connection with equipment for providing the services of two telephone lines on a single conductor pair. The ring generator of the added main line system has two transistor bridges, one for ...	08/18/1992
4985916	Party line converter A telephone subscriber interface device provides privacy on a party line. The device provides for revertive calling, break-in, automatic disconnect, selective ringing, automatic number identification, and operates on the central office power supply. The d...	01/15/1991
4926467	Line card with distributed signaling voltages A central office line card with distributed signaling voltages comprised of a plurality of subscriber line interface circuits connected to a common signal bus. Standard ringing signal is received from a remote generator within the central office and appli...	05/15/1990
4723271	Apparatus for selectively alerting party line subscribers An apparatus is described having the capability to selectively alert subscribers in a telephone party line system where different subscriber parties are alerted using different ringing configurations. Subscribers are identified as being a member of a part...	02/02/1988
4701949	Frequency responsive party telephone line selection apparatus and method An apparatus adapted to be coupled into a party telephone line for selecting a ringing signal transmitted on the line from among a plurality of possible coded ringing signals that could be transmitted on the line and for coupling the ringing signal to a t...	10/20/1987
4653089	Personal telephone adapter A personal telephone adapter is disclosed which may be connected as an extension on a telephone line and which permits a caller to reach any of several extension telephones within a home or office without a human operator. A ring detector detects an incom...	03/24/1987
4645877	Interface for connecting standard telephones to party lines A party line interface for permitting the connection of a standard telephone to a telephone central office which rings selected subscribers by applying a DC ringing potential of a selected polarity to a selected one of the tip and ring lines of the party ...	02/24/1987
4293737	Ringing decoder circuit A telephone system automatic ringing code decoder useful to provide single party ringing on a multi-party telephone line. The decoder counts the number of ring bursts and detects the length of the last ring burst in the first ring burst code sequence and ...	10/06/1981
4286119	Arrangement for concentrating pulse code modulation processing circuits in a digital telephone office Pulse Code Modulation (PCM) line circuits include analog and PCM processing circuitry. These circuits are separated into an analog line circuit portion and a PCM processing circuit portion. An analog network is connected to the analog line circuits and pr...	08/25/1981
4154987	Party intercept in selective multifrequency ringing systems A system for directing calls to selected parties on a multiparty line in exchanges equipped with selective multifrequency ringing generators is disclosed. Ringing applied to the line is converted to a DC logic level pulse train and is compared to logic le...	05/15/1979
4146754	Telephone signalling method and apparatus The disclosed signalling apparatus provides a different identifying signal in response to a ringing signal for one or more telephone station sets connected by a common line to a centralized switching, control and signalling machine. The different identify...	03/27/1979
4021617	Telephone ringer isolator A telephone ringer isolator for isolating ringers and extending ringing range on a multiparty telephone line or for range extension only on single party lines is disclosed. The circuit includes a detector circuit for detecting the direct current superimpo...	05/03/1977

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Class 379/179 - Call alerting (e.g., ringing)