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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7372950 | Method for supporting the communication of information via a communications system The invention concerns a method for supporting the communication of information via a communications system, as well as a service unit, an electronic agent, software products and servers for supporting the communication of information via a communications system whi... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7359491 | Saving information from information retrieval systems A method and system for allowing a calling party to save information obtained from an information retrieval system. The caller may select options to save the information to a memory location, e.g., the caller's own network-based voice mail system or a temporary voic... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7328006 | Method and communication system of associated phone calling A method for an associated phone calling is disclosed, that a mobile terminal needs to have association relationships with one or multiple communication terminals in a network. First, having received a call initiating by a mobile terminal which has an association re... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7317908 | Transferring voice mail messages in text format In different embodiments, the invention contemplates a device, system, and method of transferring a voice mail message in text format on a per use basis. The inventive method includes receiving a voice mail message directed to a telephone number, correlating the tel... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7286653 | Saving information from information retrieval systems A method and system are provided for allowing a calling party to save for subsequent retrieval and review information obtained from an information retrieval system. A calling party places a call to either an interactive voice information retrieval system or to a tel... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7280649 | Personal auto attendant apparatus and method A method for operating a telecommunications server including configuring a personal auto attendant associated with a particular telephone extension, the personal auto attendant including a series of menu selections, each menu selection associated with a user defined... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7231046 | Method for controlling connections to a mobile station The present invention is a novel and improved method for managing in a single location the ciphering keys and algorithms used for encrypting or ciphering the communications of a specific mobile station with multiple core networks or core network entities. Further an... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7221742 | Voicemail box with caller-specific storage folders A method and system are provided for creating and utilizing caller-specific memory locations or folders within a single voicemail box of a telecommunications network-based voicemail system. A subscriber to voicemail services sets up a plurality of caller-specific me... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7221933 | Messaging system for mobile communication A system and method for communicating messages between mobile communication devices. Predefined and customizable messages are provided to the user for selection and transmittal. Customizable messages include customizable text entry portions for text, default informa... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7197960 | Method and system for generating a call processing control record A method and system enable the automatic generation of a call processing control record. A user creates a schedule entry comprising a plurality of data entries on an electronic scheduler. The data entries are transmitted from the electronic scheduler to a call proce... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7200413 | Methods and system for enhanced directory assistance using wireless messaging protocols Directory assistance provides telephone number look up services to callers based on the business or caller name as listed in a telephone directory. In the prior art, directory assistance provides a value-added service to telephone users and an expense that must be c... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7194075 | System and process for automatic storage, enforcement and override of consumer do-not-call requests A method of implementing call compliance at a central facility, the method involving: receiving a call from a caller on an incoming connection; enabling the caller on the incoming connection to initiate an outgoing call on an outgoing connection; receiving over the ... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7180991 | Dynamic, interactive call notification A system and method that provides a dialog with the called party when a call is received, a process is initiated to communicate with the calling party and a process is initiated to communicate with the called party. The processes communicate with each other to provi... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7167551 | Intermediary device based callee identification A method, system, and program for intermediary device initiated callee identification are provided. A trusted telephone network detects a call receipt connection from a destination device. The trusted telephone network then brokers a connection between the destinati... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7149300 | Transfer function for messaging platform in public telephone system A messaging system includes a messaging platform for storing a message from a calling party or transferring the calling party to a transfer station, a switching mechanism for receiving a call from the calling party to a subscriber, and a routing application at a ser... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7145999 | Incoming call forwarding communication system and the method A communication system is provided, in which the communication system includes: a part for receiving a call establishment request from a communication terminal, and sending, to the communication terminal, a call forwarding destination information including informati... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7142841 | Telephone personal information manager A personal information manager (PIM) has been provided for use in controlling telephone call message responses for a wireless communications network mobile station telephone. The PIM permits a telephone user to program a unique response for each calling party. Typic... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7142879 | Mobile communications network system, mobile terminal, and paging method A mobile communication network system is provided in which when a radio system is selected from plural types of radio systems as a radio system for use in paging, the optimum radio system for the mobile terminal to be paged can be selected. When it is selected, traf... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7136475 | Call Management system with call control from user workstation computers A Call Management System provides for management of calls directly by system users at their workstation computers via a digital data network such as a digital networks not controlled via the user's telephone instruments as in prior systems. A call management compute... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7130405 | Identifying a call made or received on behalf of another A system, system, and program for identifying a call made or received on behalf of another are provided. In particular, a call request for a call is detected. A context for the call is requested from a context inference service, wherein the context indicates whether... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7116773 | Reverse caller-identification A reverse caller identification system. Telecommunications devices are registered with respect to specific locations and are monitored with respect to users proximity to said devices. Prior to putting an incoming call through to one of said devices, the caller is pr... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7116770 | Communication network management A communication network and an associated network manager server according to the invention includes one or more instances of a first object type and one or more instances of a second object type. The first object type is associated with a first product of the commu... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7116768 | Collect callback In an implementation of collect callback, a call-in service establishes a communication link with a caller and initiates a collect callback option for the caller. A switch receives callback data from the call-in service and utilizes the callback data to establish a ... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7106848 | Method and apparatus for in-progress call forwarding The present invention is a method and system for transferring calls among communicating devices connected through a public network. The service is offered by a public network to permit a party in a ongoing conversation to transfer a call to another communicating dev... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7103164 | Computer telephony integration A CTI system in which a user's profile comprises a workgroup containing the names of other users in whose telephony status he is interested, e.g. whether they are free or busy. The user's client displays a respective icon for each of his workgroup members, the icon ... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7088994 | Network address lookup for telephony devices Embodiments of the present invention generally provide systems, methods and articles of manufacture for locating one component of callee information in response to receiving another associated component of the callee information. In a particular embodiment, a user i... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7088801 | Single telephone number access to multiple communications services A platform provides access to multiple telecommunications services via a single telephone number. These services may include, for example, voicemail services, facsimile messaging services, paging services, and outbound calling services. A guest caller may call the s... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7072452 | Saving and forwarding customized messages A method and system are provided for presenting a customized message to an incoming calling party and for allowing the calling party to save or forward the customized message. A called party desiring to leave a customized message for certain incoming calling parties... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7023969 | Communication assistance system and method A communication assistance system is provided for providing access to information corresponding to a plurality of subscribers. The system includes a telephone switch for receiving calls from a plurality of requesters desiring to access the information corresponding ... | 04/04/2006 |
| 6999572 | Automated call connection system A method and system are provided for automatic call connection. A call back request is initiated by a first user and then sent to a second user. After the call back request is received by the second user, the second user is given the option of accepting or rejecting... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6996212 | Voicemail system with subscriber specific storage folders A method and system are provided for creating and utilizing subscriber specific memory locations or storage folders for storing incoming voicemail messages in a telecommunications system voicemail system. A subscriber to voicemail services creates subscriber or user... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6928155 | Process for including functions of an automatic call distributor system in an interactive voice response system A method for incorporating functions of an automatic call distribution system into an interactive voice answering system wherein the interactive voice response system coupled to an automatic call distribution system is influenced by communication terminal equipment ... | 08/09/2005 |
| 6928154 | Remote caller identification telephone system and method with internet retrieval A remote caller identification system with data logging and retrieval features including a data logging unit which logs caller identifying information from incoming calls from a caller to a subscriber phone connected to a switched telephone network. A subscriber may... | 08/09/2005 |
| 6928153 | Method and system for generating a call processing control record A method and system enable the automatic generation of a call processing control record. A user creates a schedule entry comprising a plurality of data entries on an electronic scheduler. The data entries are transmitted from the electronic scheduler to a call proce... | 08/09/2005 |
| 6925162 | Method and system for negotiated call forwarding A call forwarding system that prevents unwanted call forwarding activations from taking place. The system requests approval prior to activating call forwarding. The approval is obtained by sending a request communication to the destination to which calls are to be f... | 08/02/2005 |
| 6920213 | Methods and apparatus for facilitating the interaction between multiple telephone and computer users AIN based call routing, transfer and conferencing methods and apparatus are disclosed. In various embodiments initial call routing is based on the availability of a party to service a call as determined from a computer system associated with the party selected to se... | 07/19/2005 |
| 6912272 | Method and apparatus for managing communications and for creating communication routing rules A method and apparatus for managing communication, such as telephone calls. One or more of a plurality of predetermined values are assigned to each of one or more of a plurality of predetermined characteristics relating to a received communication. A destination is ... | 06/28/2005 |
| 6907118 | Method and system for facilitating call-related activities A method is disclosed for facilitating a call related to a computer activity. The disclosed method includes associating a computer activity with a call activity. That method also includes anticipating the call activity based on a performance of the computer activity... | 06/14/2005 |
| 6856678 | Method for updating call redirection destinations in a communication network A method for updating call redirection destinations, in which a call redirection destination which has been changed by a user entry on a first subscriber terminal is stored for a second subscriber terminal, which forms a point of origin for a call redirection, in an... | 02/15/2005 |
| 6853719 | Provision of media content to telephony callers on-hold A method of providing media content, such as music and video, to callers on hold involves the generation of the media content locally in the environment of the held caller, rather than the transmission of the content over the network. The local call server of the he... | 02/08/2005 |
