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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7804949 | Client-based integration of PBX and messaging systems This invention integrates instant messaging, presence, and other collaborative capabilities with conventional PBX functionality through use of a PBX-Messaging Integration Client (PMIC). The invention in its several embodiments features a method and system for using ... | 09/28/2010 |
| 7418084 | Systems and methods for third-party call control The present invention may include a call controller for initiating third-party call control requests. The invention may also include an endpoint control manager for determining whether a remote endpoint is a simple endpoint or intelligent endpoint. The invention may... | 08/26/2008 |
| 7356128 | Method and apparatus for obtaining status of monitoring devices over a network A system and method for monitoring the state of a structure over a network. The system and method provides for providing the status of a monitoring device to a status file. The status file is accessible over the Internet by computer so that a party can first determi... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7352857 | Method and apparatus for spectral containment over telephone service lines A method for providing spectral containment over telecommunications service lines is provided. The method includes selecting a filter having spectral characteristics corresponding to a predetermined passband. The method also includes connecting the filter in series ... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7327838 | System and method for integrating call delivery for fixed-site and mobility services A system and method for call forwarding between a subscriber's fixed-site and mobility devices. An incoming call is received that is directed to a fixed-site device belonging to the subscriber. When a busy/no-answer condition is detected at the fixed-site device, a ... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7324505 | Sustained VOIP call logs using PoC contact lists A method for logging Voice Over IP (VOIP) calls from a caller client device to a recipient client device. The method includes the steps of generating a VOIP call from the caller client device directed to the recipient client device; storing identification informatio... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7308081 | Methods and systems for telephony call completion The present invention is directed to processing calls to busy telecommunications lines. In one embodiment, the presence of a subscriber accessing a computer network over a first telephone line via a first computer terminal is detected, wherein the subscriber also ha... | 12/11/2007 |
| 7286661 | Systems and methods for scalable hunt-group management The present invention provides systems, methods, and apparatus for semi-stateless scalable and distributed management of telephone hunt group features in a PBX. In particular, the invention conducts an auction-like phone call handling process in which phone handling... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7272216 | Incomplete call notification A method and apparatus for providing a telephone subscriber with data of uncompleted calls. A determination unit detects an uncompleted call by receiving a signal from a telephone switch or by monitoring the operation of the network exchange switch. The switch is th... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7260201 | Method and apparatus for monitoring telephone status The monitor is for monitoring the status of a first client telephone, and for sending this status information via a central server to an authorized second client telephone. The central server stores a database of registered client telephones and corresponding client... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7257218 | Presence enabled queue management The present invention allows a queue management system (QMS) to use presence information from a presence system to efficiently match requestors of information with qualified resources capable of providing the necessary response. The resources for information may be ... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7218716 | Apparatus and method for switching incoming calls through to subscribers of a telecommunications network A switchboard apparatus and method for a telecommunications system, for switching incoming calls through to subscribers, with an input device for entering connection data of a required subscriber, a condition device for determining the telephone condition of the req... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7202814 | System and method for presence-based area monitoring A telecommunications device includes a positioning controller (504) adapted to determine positioning information for said telecommunications device; and a wireless communications controller (502) adapted to receive said positioning information from sai... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7203298 | Call completion services for hybrid public/private communications networks A communications network with callback completion to public network stations. An enterprise private network (EPN) includes a communications server, e.g., a private branch exchange (PBX) managing communications with communications devices located at EPN stations and ... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7158617 | TTY enhancement of busy condition prompt A method and system are disclosed for providing an indication of the busy condition to a calling party on a telecommunications system. The calling party may be the user of a text telephone device such as a TTY device. When a called party's line is busy, the method a... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7139797 | Presence information based on media activity The present invention provides presence information to a subscriber indicative of the availability of a user who is already actively participating in a communication session. A presence system receives and processes participation information, which bears on the degr... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7123706 | Communication exchanging system capable of changing forwarding destination according to notification of presence change of user A communication exchanger has a memory which memorizes a presence state table for all of users and a forwarding destination table for each of the users. In the presence state table, presence information of all users is registered. In the forwarding destination table... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7103034 | Approach for tracking internet protocol telephony devices in networks An approach for tracking IP telephony devices in a network generally involves detecting changes in physical connections of IP telephony devices to the network by evaluating address data for the IP telephony devices. Address data for the telephony devices is evaluate... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7046781 | Adaptive feature behavior The present invention provides a system, implemented within a private branch exchange (PBX) telephone system, which cancels or modifies a PBX feature for a telecommunication endpoint, based on activity associated with the telecommunication endpoint. The system compr... | 05/16/2006 |
| 7035923 | Presence information specifying communication preferences The present invention provides a presence system capable of monitoring state information, communication capabilities, or a combination thereof derived from a plurality of sources over any number of disparate networks. The state information bears on the presence or a... | 04/25/2006 |
| 7020275 | Method and apparatus for spectral containment over telephone service lines A filter passing only desired frequencies is selected according to a desired level of service for copper lines. At a point of access between a loop plant and Central Office, the filter is interposed in series over a telephone service line to provide spectral contain... | 03/28/2006 |
| 7010110 | Method and apparatus for monitoring telephone status The monitor is for monitoring the status of a first client telephone, and for sending this status information via a central server to an authorized second client telephone. The central server stores a database of registered client telephones and corresponding client... | 03/07/2006 |
| 6996223 | Method, apparatus and computer program product for interactive phone call routing in a service provider network and information processing in an enterprise network A phone call is routed in a telephone service provider network in interaction with information processing in an enterprise network includes receiving a call by a telephone service provider network (“TSPN”) from a caller. The call is directed to a callee associat... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6947730 | Method enabling mobile telephones to have automatic multiple telephone number dialing capability to a same called party The invention is to provide a method enabling mobile telephones to have automatic multiple telephone number dialing capability to a same called party consisting of establishing a database recording a plurality of telephone numbers of a called party set by a user in ... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6947536 | International telephone routing information/status network A method of distributing telephone and/or telephone subscriber status/availability information comprises receiving information at a relay centre from each of a multiplicity of status/availability terminals. This information corresponds to the status/availability of ... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6904140 | Dynamic user state dependent processing A communications network user may define multiple states. The state of the user is communicated to a call processing server. A set of instructions establishes various call processing options for incoming or outgoing calls received when the user is in one of the defi... | 06/07/2005 |
| 6868150 | Method for use with caller ID system An apparatus and method are disclosed for accessing telephone or cellular originating central office equipment to control the disclosure of a calling party directory telephone number or, if applicable or available, directory telephone number and name to a called par... | 03/15/2005 |
| 6834101 | Ain based call retry and enhanced call waiting services AIN Monitor_For_Change functionality is used to implement an AIN based call retry service and an AIN based enhanced call waiting service. The AIN Monitor_For_Change functionality allows a service control point to obtain line status information, from a telephone swit... | 12/21/2004 |
| 6778641 | Telephone independent provision of speech recognition during dial tone and subsequent call progress states A communication system utilizing speech control of operations, comprising a plurality of telephone devices, at least one Speech Recognition Engine (SRE) for providing indications of speech from spoken voice at the telephone devices, and a call control for controllin... | 08/17/2004 |
| 6678374 | Tone based answer detection for IP based telephones Activating a switch by a handset where the switch is manually activated when the user wishes to answer an incoming call. While the switch is in the deactivated state, the handset transmits to a sound card within a personal computer a multi-frequency tone ... | 01/13/2004 |
| 6628769 | Intelligent network Intelligent network (IN), comprising at least one Service Switching Point, SSP (2), at least one Service Control Point, SCP (3), one or more Intelligent Peripherals, IPs (5), and/or one or more Voice Response Systems, VRSs (4), which IN is capable of inte... | 09/30/2003 |
| 6496576 | Digital key telephone system and extension terminal device thereof According to this invention, a digital key telephone system connected to an analog public network NW having a function of transmitting a ringing signal including identification information of a calling line through a subscriber line (CO line), accommodati... | 12/17/2002 |
| 6493443 | Self-generating return call service A technique for bridging the gap between an initial call and a return call by using network capabilities to capture the caller's information and by providing efficacious means for reaching the caller at a later time. The subscribed user, i.e., the called ... | 12/10/2002 |
| 6490348 | Switching system for providing an improved call waiting service A switching system includes an interrupt notification unit which enables a first telephone, when a dial tone is being sent to the first telephone prior to dialing of a phone number of a second telephone, to notify its user of an incoming call from a third... | 12/03/2002 |
| 6389118 | Methods and apparatus for connecting a telephone subscriber to a peripheral device An electronic switch in a telephone system provides automatic connection of a subscriber going off-hook to a SN/IP, while at the same time remaining responsive to dialing by the subscriber. The switch also permits access code dialing connection to the SN/... | 05/14/2002 |
| 6324281 | Procedure for the processing of an unexpected disconnect request The invention relates to a procedure for the processing of an unexpected disconnect request in an access node (AN) which is connected to a local exchange (LE) over a V5 interface. In the access node (AN), call setdown is effected by means of a disconnect ... | 11/27/2001 |
| 6317493 | Automated system and method for subscriber line service control A signal band width limiter is provided in a telecommunication path that includes a leased unbundled subscriber line. The limiter may be a programmable active filter such as a digital signal processor in which filter characteristics are set under control ... | 11/13/2001 |
| 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 |
| 6282277 | Unbundling device and method for connecting a competing local exchange carrier (CLEC) to the subscriber loop of a local exchange carrier (LEC) An unbundling demarcation device (UDD) is disclosed for disconnecting the equipment of a local exchange carrier (LEC) from a subscriber in order to permit a competing local exchange carrier (CLEC) to provide local service to the subscriber. The unbundling... | 08/28/2001 |
| 6188756 | Efficient communication through networks A method and device that interrogates the availability of a called party before placing a communication from the calling party to the called party. A callback may be initiated so that both communications are completed simultaneously. The routing of commun... | 02/13/2001 |
