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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8135124 | Communicating information pertaining to cancelling of forked call requests Multiple instances of an incoming call in a unified communication system capable of communicating through multiple networks are provided to devices and/or applications associated with the called party. Upon acceptance or a global rejection of the incoming call throu... | 03/13/2012 |
| 8059809 | Systems and methods of establishing group calls Systems and methods of establishing group calls are provided. Contact index information is synchronized between a communication unit and a contact synchronization server. A group call request message, including index information for one or more contacts, is sent fro... | 11/15/2011 |
| 8036363 | Communication terminal apparatus, communication method, and recording medium for establishing communications with a plurality of persons in a plurality of communication manners A communication processing unit includes communication processing units which use different communication manners. A user interface unit receives input of information indicating a calling destination from a user. An information storage unit stores a person to contac... | 10/11/2011 |
| 7991139 | Methods and apparatus to limit ring trees in voice over internet protocol networks Methods and apparatus to limit ring trees in voice over Internet protocol (VoIP) networks are disclosed. A disclosed example parallel ring policy enforcer comprises a memory to hold parallel ring tree information and a policy checker to enforce a parallel ring polic... | 08/02/2011 |
| 7729488 | Celler identification of recipient that answered a simultaneous or routed communication Simultaneous Ring Called Party Identification services identify an actual communications address (or other called party identifier) of an answering communications device in a simultaneous ring service. In some of the exemplary embodiments, a calling party uses a com... | 06/01/2010 |
| 7688962 | Method and system for preserving service node resources and reducing clipping effect The present invention provides telephone line subscribers the benefits of simultaneous ringing service without wasting telephone network resources. When a simultaneous ringing service subscriber's wireline telephone (the primary telephone) receives an incoming call,... | 03/30/2010 |
| 7606357 | Caller identification of recipient that answered a simultaneous or routed communication Simultaneous Ring Called Party Identification services identify an actual communications address (or other called party identifier) of an answering communications device in a simultaneous ring service. In some of the exemplary embodiments, a calling party uses a com... | 10/20/2009 |
| 7469045 | Process for presenting a user state using several pieces of communication equipment A process for presenting a state of availability of a user for communications using a plurality of telecommunication devices including at least one means for the production of the presentation associated with an intelligent platform, including acquiring first data c... | 12/23/2008 |
| 7440561 | Method and apparatus for selectively establishing communication with one of plural devices associated with a single telephone number A system for (and a method of) selectively establishing communication with one of plural devices associated with a single telephone number is provided. In a preferred embodiment, the system includes a wireless connect unit connected between an enterprise private bra... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7418087 | Telephone network messaging In a messaging system, a messaging server transmits signals over the telephone network to be received by equipment at, e.g., the customer premises. The receiving equipment converts the signals into meaningful information (e.g., written or audible words, audible tone... | 08/26/2008 |
| 7372951 | Call programming apparatus and method A method of routing incoming telephone calls and programming routing options and apparatus that allows incoming calls to be routed according to various criteria programmed by a subscriber. ... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7336777 | Method and apparatus for managing presenting and changing ring-back sounds in subscriber-based ring-back sound service Disclosed herein is a method and apparatus for managing ring-back sounds in a subscriber-based ring-back sound service. The method includes the first step of storing common ring-back sounds and reporting details of use of the common ring-back sounds, the second step... | 02/26/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7315614 | Remote notification of communications A remote call notification system for incoming calls to a wireline telecommunications device. The system includes a switch, a service control point, an intelligent server, and a monitoring module all in communication with each other. The remote call notification is ... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7305079 | Method and apparatus for communicating with one of plural devices associated with a single telephone number A system for (and a method of) selectively establishing communication with one of plural devices associated with a single telephone number is provided. In a preferred embodiment, the system includes a wireless connect unit connected between an enterprise private bra... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7295657 | Automated selection of a backup recipient and distribution of an instant messaging request to the backup recipient A method, system, and program for automated selection of a backup recipient and distribution of an instant messaging request to the backup recipient are provided. A communication support system detects a messaging request initiated by a requester for an intended rec... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7295661 | Enhanced telecommunications alerting A method and apparatus for providing a calling customer with arrangements for enhanced alerting of called numbers. A customer defines an alerting list which is entered by the telephone company and can be modified by the customer. When the customer dials a special nu... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7289619 | System and method for managing workplace real estate and other resources Organizations can proactively manage and reserve shared resources, such as workspaces, equipment and services, as well as report on the utilization of those resources across departments and facilities using the system of the present invention. Work-place management ... | 10/30/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7277735 | Method and system for invoking simultaneous ringing A method and system for simultaneous ringing in a wireless communication system. Upon receipt of a request to connect a call to a given wireless communication device (WCD), a switch or other entity will determine that the given WCD subscribes to a simultaneous ringi... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7274782 | Method and apparatus for selectively establishing communication with one of plural devices associated with a single telephone number A system for (and a method of) selectively establishing communication with one of plural devices associated with a single telephone number is provided. In a preferred embodiment, the system includes a wireless connect unit connected between an enterprise private bra... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7257205 | Method and apparatus for communicating with one of plural devices associated with a single telephone number during a disaster and disaster recovery A system for (and a method of) selectively establishing communication with one of plural devices associated with a single telephone number during a disaster or disaster recovery period. In a preferred embodiment, the system includes two wireless connection units, ea... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7254225 | Call programming apparatus and method A method of routing incoming telephone calls and programming routing options and apparatus that allows incoming calls to be routed according to various criteria programmed by a subscriber. ... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7206582 | Method, system and apparatus for call path reconfiguration A method, apparatus and system for reconfiguring communications call paths enables more efficient use of communications network resources and enhanced service offerings. A plurality of feature control points (FCPs) located in a plurality of different types of commun... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7184533 | Method and apparatus for mixed media contact notification service A method and apparatus for providing an automatic called party locator service by intelligently managing lists of contacts. The apparatus includes a contact list manager (10) where lists of contacts are stored, and a locator (60) capable of sending out... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7162020 | Method and apparatus for selectively establishing communication with one of plural devices associated with a single telephone number A system for (and a method of) selectively establishing communication with one of plural devices associated with a single telephone number is provided. In a preferred embodiment, the system includes a wireless connect unit connected between an enterprise private bra... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7155520 | Speech communication service providing system A telephone, when dialing another telephone, gives first address information of another telephone to a server, and obtains call identifying information corresponding to the first address information and second address information as a dial number of a control unit f... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7139585 | Wireless communication apparatus and system When an incoming call to a wireless communication apparatus is detected, a wireless control apparatus uses a wireless link, which has been established by previous communication, to perform succeeding communication. Examples of communication include communication of ... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7139378 | Method for signaling an incoming call According to the inventive method, an incoming call that is directed to a subscriber terminal (Tln 1) allocated to a subscriber group (Tln1 to Tln n) is signaled to the subscriber terminal (Tln 1) called and additionally to at least one subscrib... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7133516 | Prevention of call forwarding loops in communication networks Circular call forwarding loops are prevented for a communications unit (12) capable of operating in a first communications network (14) and a second communications network (16) within a loosely coupled network (16), and respectively havin... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7120688 | Systems and methods for an infrastructure centralized heartbeat A system for monitoring the status of a plurality of service package applications operating on a service node of a telecommunications network. A heartbeat message generating application is stored on the service node and includes a shared database that is accessible ... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7103167 | 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 ... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7088811 | Call programming apparatus and method A method of routing incoming telephone calls and programming routing options and apparatus that allows incoming calls to be routed according to various criteria programmed by a subscriber. ... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7085358 | Visual caller identification A visual caller identification system and method are provided. A caller identification device of a called party's telephone, whether integrated with the telephone or stand-alone, includes a series of colored lights for visually alerting the called party to an incomi... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7072457 | Transferring a call to a backup according to call context A method, system, and program for transferring a call to a backup according to call context are provided. A context for a call from a caller to an intended callee is detected. An intended party backup profile is accessed that indicates multiple backup parties design... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7062028 | Method and apparatus for routing calls based on the identification of the calling party or calling line A method and apparatus for routing calls for a subscriber based on the identification of the calling party or the originating line. Generally, the present invention operates to identify a calling party or originating line and then select a routing list based on this... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7050565 | Multimedia augmented call coverage A technique for sharing multimedia sessions between users that share a directory number allows incoming calls to be routed to both phones. Once one party picks up, the other party is alerted to this fact. Both parties may then exchange multimedia information to help... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7050558 | Methods and apparatus for enabling/disabling calling forwarding service Methods and apparatus for implementing call forwarding services using AIN techniques and next event list messages are described. Methods of notifying a subscriber of a call forwarded using AIN techniques are also described. In accordance with one feature of the pres... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7039395 | Method and apparatus for wireless auto-conferencing A method of managing telephone calls to members of a user group. A call initiation request is received. The request is directed to a telephone number that is associated with a user group. The members of the user group are notified that a call initiation request has ... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7035390 | User controlled call routing for multiple telephony devices The present invention provides a service node capable of coordinating call processing for incoming calls intended for any one of multiple telephony devices of a given entity, such as a business or individual user. Switching devices, such as traditional telephony swi... | 04/25/2006 |
