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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8111822 | System and method for mapping a voice identity across multiple telephony networks with time attributes A system and method for mapping a voice identity to a telephone number includes: one or more phone systems; at least one policy processor coupled to the one or more phone systems; and a voice identity mapping data structure accessible to the at least one policy proc... | 02/07/2012 |
| 8111823 | Method, device and system for realizing universal personal number ring back tone service A method for realizing the universal personal number ring back tone service comprises: determining the ring back tone played according to the called information, and determining the media resources for playing the ring back tone according to the calling information,... | 02/07/2012 |
| RE42979 | Method to route an incoming call, telecommunication terminal, and destination terminal selection arrangement If a terminal (MOB_T) receives an incoming call and this receiving terminal (MOB_T) is not suitable to handle this incoming call, the receiving terminal (MOB_T) detects the service type of the incoming call, and notifies this service type to a destination terminal s... | 11/29/2011 |
| 8064587 | Apparatus, system and method for monitoring a call forwarded to a network-based voice mail system An apparatus, system and method for monitoring calls that have been forwarded to a network-based voice mail system (VMS). The VMS receives the forwarded call and sends a start of greeting signal at the beginning and an end of greeting signal at the completion of the... | 11/22/2011 |
| 8064588 | Systems and methods for call screening The present invention provides flexible, user-definable call screening processes. The user can optionally define to which telecommunication terminals a screened call is to be broadcast to and under what conditions. An incoming call is forwarded to a call management ... | 11/22/2011 |
| 8064586 | Real-time process for defining, processing and delivering a highly customized contact list over a network A real-time, interactive system and method of building a list of contact records, such as a mailing list, on a computer network based on selected criteria. A list specification is generated, which may include interactively specifying a geographically defined area fo... | 11/22/2011 |
| 8059808 | System and method for implementing and accessing call forwarding services A communications redirection service is implemented when current communications service data for an account is forwarded through a packet switching network. An instruction is received through the packet switching network for the communications redirection service to... | 11/15/2011 |
| 8054962 | Call processing based on call patterns and other criteria The patent application describes techniques for managing calls. In one embodiment, a computer-implemented method comprises detecting a call to a target phone; determining a source of the call; determining one or more patterns of talk time for calls between the sourc... | 11/08/2011 |
| 8054963 | System with call forward profile A method and system for providing call forwarding in an IP telephone network is disclosed. First, when a telephone number for a first telephone from a second telephone is dialed, the call is routing to a call manager. Call setup procedures with a BRG responsible for... | 11/08/2011 |
| 8036362 | Communication system and call forwarding management A call management system enables each of multiple prospective callers to specify how to forward (e.g., direct or redirect) future calls to one or more target phone devices or users. For example, each of multiple persons provide call forwarding configuration informat... | 10/11/2011 |
| 8027450 | Call forwarding to voice mail systems based on redirecting number A method includes receiving a forwarded call. The forwarded call corresponds to a call forwarded from a first redirecting telephone device to a second redirecting telephone device. The forwarded call has an associated data message that includes a calling number of a... | 09/27/2011 |
| 8009819 | Semi-supervised training of destination map for call handling applications A method of semi-supervised synonym inference for a call handling application, such as automated directory assistance or call routing, is described. In one embodiment the method comprises examining a database of caller interaction results from a directory assistance... | 08/30/2011 |
| 7965829 | Subscriber alterable call transfer service A method and system are provided for implementing a call transfer service over a telephone network, a subscription for the call transfer service being alterable by a call transfer service subscriber, and includes a subscriber graphic user interface through which the... | 06/21/2011 |
| 7945037 | System and method for remote call forward detection using signaling Disclosed are systems and methods for using messages received from a remote switch to detect remote call forwarding. Embodiments utilize call intelligence associated with a database on an SS7 network to receive messages from a terminating switch. The return address ... | 05/17/2011 |
| 7929680 | Method and system for enabling originating and destination telephones to conduct a call session A method for enabling originating and destination telephones to conduct a call session through an intermediary telephone includes the following steps: (A) enabling the originating telephone to send a query request to the intermediary telephone so as to search the in... | 04/19/2011 |
| 7924997 | Method and apparatus for transferring services for a first location to a different location in response to a predetermined event A method and apparatus is disclosed that establishes a disaster recovery plan to recover from the occurrence of a predetermined event. The plan enables the transfer of communications for at least one phone number from one switch to another switch by changing the loc... | 04/12/2011 |
| 7912200 | Computer-based telephone call signaling Embodiments may provide a telephone and a computing device coupled to the telephone, the computing device to establish a telephone call with the telephone using a signaling protocol other than a Session Initiation Protocol. ... | 03/22/2011 |
| 7912199 | Methods and systems for remote cell establishment Methods and systems are described for remote establishment of a call from a first device to a second device. In said methods and systems the information is retrieved from the first device regarding the second device along with information associating the user with a... | 03/22/2011 |
| 7899172 | Call forwarding systems, methods and network devices In call forwarding of a call there is an original calling network device, an original recipient of an incoming call, and a forwardee of the call. Systems, network devices, and methods are provided for delivering local call forwarding functionality. Each network devi... | 03/01/2011 |
| 7881449 | Enhanced call notification service The present invention provides a system and a method for providing notification of an incoming call from the calling party to the called party. The method includes receiving a request to connect the call from the calling party to plurality of end devices of the call... | 02/01/2011 |
| 7835511 | Incoming telephone call distribution system and method A method of distributing incoming calls is provided. The incoming calls are distributed among a plurality of call destinations, wherein each call destination includes inbound links for receiving the calls. To accomplish the distribution, first information is accumul... | 11/16/2010 |
| 7822188 | Methods and apparatus for providing expanded telecommunications service The present invention provides flexible call processing. For example, a call processor system can receive an inbound call intended for a called party and place an outbound call to the called party. The call processing system can provide the called party with a call ... | 10/26/2010 |
| 7817793 | Advanced intelligent single telephone number routing Communications are routed in a communications network based on a location of a requesting party. A communication from the requesting party is received. A location of the requesting party is determined using a geographic address which defines the smallest of two of a... | 10/19/2010 |
| 7804950 | Methods, systems, and computer program products for providing routing of communications Methods, systems, and computer program products for determining routings of communications. Methods include receiving a communication for a receiving party and determining one or more potential locations of the receiving party. A probability that the receiving party... | 09/28/2010 |
| 7792266 | Software program and method for reducing misdirected calls to a select destination A method and software application reduce the occurrence of misdirected calls to one or more select destinations The software application resides on a user's phone and “listens” to phone numbers dialed by a user to determine if the user has dialed a phone number ... | 09/07/2010 |
| 7787607 | Mobile device calls via private branch exchange Communication systems and methods are described that enable mobile devices to route telephone calls via an enterprise telephone system. The communication system is configured to receive via a data channel a request from the mobile device. The mobile device correspon... | 08/31/2010 |
| 7778403 | System and method for implementing and accessing call forwarding services A communications service for communications addressed to or from a communications address is implemented by receiving, from a requester though a packet switching network, a request to access current communications service data for an account for the communications a... | 08/17/2010 |
| 7756262 | Computer-based telephone call management Some embodiments provide a telephone and a computing device coupled to the telephone, the computing device to selectively route telephone call signals to the telephone based on user-specified rules. ... | 07/13/2010 |
| 7751547 | Extending a call to a telecommunications terminal through an intermediate point A method and apparatus are disclosed that enable a call-processing server to extend a received call out to a telecommunications terminal endpoint, wherein the terminal, such as a hotel room phone, is local to and accessible only through an intermediate point, such a... | 07/06/2010 |
| 7751546 | Call transfer system, method and network devices In a call transfer of a call there is an original calling network device, an original recipient of the call, and a transferee of the call. Systems, network devices, and methods are provided for delivering local call transfer functionality. Each network device is cap... | 07/06/2010 |
| 7711101 | Direct calling to devices via a shared telephone number The present invention provides a technique for directly calling telephones via a shared telephone number, which telephones do not have telephone numbers in the address space of the Public Switched Telephone Network. This is particularly useful for visitors and guest... | 05/04/2010 |
| 7680260 | Detecting a voice mail system answering a call An apparatus and method are disclosed that enable a private branch exchange to determine that a voice mail system has answered a call, without some of the disadvantages in the prior art. The private branch exchange—or, generally-speaking, a data-processing system... | 03/16/2010 |
| 7664248 | Call forwarding to voice mail systems based on redirecting number A method and system is presented to route calls to a voicemail system. The method includes receiving a call from an originating device at a first redirecting device and forwarding the call from the first redirecting device to a second redirecting device. The forward... | 02/16/2010 |
| 7657016 | Apparatus, system and method for monitoring a call forwarded to a network-based voice mail system An apparatus, system and method for monitoring calls that have been forwarded to a network-based voice mail system (VMS). The VMS receives the forwarded call and sends a start of greeting signal at the beginning and an end of greeting signal at the completion of the... | 02/02/2010 |
| 7630481 | Systems and methods for providing a telecommunications extension service for multiple telecommunications units A system and method provide a telecommunications extension service for a subscriber. The system allows a subscriber to identify one or more telecommunications units to serve as extensions of one of the subscriber's telecommunications units when a call is directed to... | 12/08/2009 |
| 7616749 | Call park and call park pickup systems, methods and network devices In a call park and call park pickup system, a plurality of network devices have local call park functionality. For call park of a call between two network devices initiated at one of the network devices and call park pickup of the call at a third network device, the... | 11/10/2009 |
| 7616750 | Method and system for forwarding telephone calls based on presence information A call forwarding system forwards telephone calls based on presence information of a user as reported by computing devices associated with a telephone number. When a telephone system receives an incoming call directed to one of the telephone numbers of the user's co... | 11/10/2009 |
| 7555110 | Methods and apparatus for providing expanded telecommunications service The present invention provides flexible call processing. For example, a call processor system can receive an inbound call intended for a called party and place an outbound call to the called party. The call processing system can provide the called party with a call ... | 06/30/2009 |
| 7496190 | System with call forward profile A method and system for providing call forwarding in an IP telephone network is disclosed. First, when a telephone number for a first telephone from a second telephone is dialed, the call is routing to a call manager. Call setup procedures with a BRG responsible for... | 02/24/2009 |
| 7489774 | Routing telecommunications to a user in dependence upon device-based routing preferences Routing telecommunications to a user including receiving a call, determining that the call is intended for the user, receiving an RFID signal from an RFID tag located with the user, determining the user's location in dependence upon the RFID signal, identifying a pl... | 02/10/2009 |
