Did You Know...
...that the video game, Pong, was invented by a guy who graduated at the bottom of his engineering class? Nolan Bushnell spent more time running the games at a local amusement park than he did on his studies at the University of Utah. His dreams of working for Disney's amusement empire were dashed when the company wouldn't hire him. Taking a boring job, Nolan daydreamed about electronic versions of popular games. He invented Pong, the first video game, and went on to found Atari Co.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8098809 | System and method for self-supporting applications A method and system self-supportable devices and applications are provided. The method and system in one embodiment allows devices and applications to automatically communicate and service themselves, for example, by checking knowledgebase services and other service... | 01/17/2012 |
| 8031857 | Methods and systems for changing a communication quality of a communication session based on a meaning of speech data Methods and systems are described for changing a communication quality of a communication session based on a meaning of speech data. Speech data exchanged between clients participating in a communication session is parsed. A meaning of the parsed speech data is dete... | 10/04/2011 |
| 7916855 | System and method for storing and restoring communication dialog Storing and restoring a communication session includes establishing a communication session by exchanging dialog. Dialog from the communication session is stored to a persistent storage. Endpoints participate in the communication session to assert functionality to a... | 03/29/2011 |
| 7440566 | Internet protocol compliant private branch electronic exchange and a method for redundantly configuring terminal interfaces The IP-PBX includes a multimedia gateway controller in which a call control data master table stores call control data for all terminals falling under the control of the IP-PBX. In the event of failure of a PH accommodating IP phones and the like via the LAN, the mu... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7415271 | Method and system for performing failed wireless communication diagnostics A method and computer usable medium storing a computer program for performing failed wireless communication diagnostics are disclosed. A failed transmission condition is recognized. A cleared number communication channel is established between a telematics unit and ... | 08/19/2008 |
| 7352692 | Resource reservation scheme for path restoration in an optical network A method for reserving resources for restoration of a failed virtual path in a mesh optical network is defined. The method in one embodiment, defines multiple classes of service for the virtual path by allocating certain path performance, path implementation and pat... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7319747 | Method and system for combining an emergency standalone switching device with a switching system interface The present invention is a system and method of combining an emergency standalone switching device with a switching system interface used to bypass the common control and switch matrix of a class 5 digital switch. The emergency standalone switching device pro... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7313087 | Distributed protection switching A system for responding to failures of connections in a network. In one embodiment, there is a system for responding to destination failures involving SPVx (switched-permanent virtual circuit) connections includes a primary source node. The system includes a primary... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7275099 | Private branch exchange back-up system, back-up device for private branch exchange and failure coping method of network system The back-up device for an IP-PBX of the present invention is connected to each network. The private branch exchange is connected to an individual network to manage and hold the entire terminal device. The back-up device holds each terminal data of a group of termina... | 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 |
| 7221740 | Auto block and auto discovery in a distributed communication system A voicemail system enabling various components of the voicemail system to be distributed geographically yet operate as a seamlessly integrated system is disclosed. A signal gateway interfaces with a telephone network. In addition, one or more media servers interface... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7187758 | Organization of a telecommunication network in exceptional cases A method for operating a telecommunication network in exceptional situations includes defining a group of connections of the network, the connections each having a respective terminal connected thereto, the connections being dialable via individual network identific... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7184544 | Device and method for detecting presence of service on telephone line A device and a method for detecting presence of service on a telephone line prior to and during activation of alternative service on the line. The method comprises performing a first voltage detection on a subscriber line (S20), activating a subscriber line i... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7180852 | Method for selecting a restoration path in a mesh network A method of selecting a restoration path in a mesh telecommunication network is disclosed that advantageously is practical and flexible and may be pre-computed along with a service connection path during the setup of the connection. The information used to select th... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7178052 | High availability virtual switch Method and devices are provided for implementing high availability. Some implementations provide high availability for virtual switches of data networks. Each virtual switch acts as a single logical unit, while encompassing at least two physical chassis, referred to... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7142640 | Method and system of remotely restoring communication lines The disclosure relates generally to a system of restoring communication circuits. The system includes an automated circuit switchover system embedded within a telephone central office, a technician terminal for use by telephone network operations personnel, a test a... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7142505 | Method and apparatus for restoring a network A method and apparatus for restoring communications in a network. The network includes a plurality of nodes, with each pair of nodes connected by a link, and with each link having information channels and restoration channels. An idle signal is sent on each restorat... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7126907 | Label switched communication network, a method of conditioning the network and a method of data transmission A communication network is provided having source and destination switching routers connected by two different communication paths. A primary label switched path is established on one of the communication paths and a secondary label switched path is established on t... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7113581 | Methods and systems for providing dynamic routing key registration Disclosed is a communications network element that is capable of routing signaling messages and includes a dynamic routing key registration feature which allows Internet protocol (IP) nodes to automatically register/de-register and subsequently direct traffic toward... | 09/26/2006 |
| 7103002 | Communication management in networks having split control planes and user planes Methods of re-establishing a connection between a radio network node and a core network having a control plane entity and a user plane entity in a communication network and of detecting faulty communication paths or re-started entities in such networks are provided.... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7050561 | Restoration scheme for mesh-based switching networks A method and apparatus are provided for the management of multiple-node networks to provide for efficient and rapid determination of an alternative connection path through the network to avoid a fault in the connection path. The present invention seeks to minimize t... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7035537 | Method for wavelength switch network restoration A fiberoptic network with an optical supervisory channel in each of the optical fibers interconnecting the nodes of the network is described. Together with IP routers, the optical supervisory channels form a control network over which signaling and control signals a... | 04/25/2006 |
| 7027577 | Method and system for multi-party call conferencing A method and system for selecting a Multimedia Resource Function Controller (MRFC) for allocating resources for a conference call based on a pre-defined condition. In a first embodiment, the condition is associated with a status of an MRFC of a first network, such a... | 04/11/2006 |
| 7003299 | Method and apparatus for providing partitioned telecommunication services A wireless communication system is configured to allow for the provisioning of partitioned telecommunication service to subscribers. A wireless switch contains a partition table which associates a service provider with each wireless terminal which has the switch as ... | 02/21/2006 |
| 6982951 | Method for selecting a restoration path in a mesh network A method of selecting a restoration path in a mesh telecommunication network is disclosed that advantageously is practical and flexible and may be pre-computed along with a service connection path during the setup of the connection. The information used to select th... | 01/03/2006 |
| 6959077 | System and method for re-routing incoming calls A system and method for routing a communication directed to a directory number. According to one embodiment, wherein a redirection service is operative with respect to the communication directed to the directory number to direct the communication away from the direc... | 10/25/2005 |
| 6904142 | Digital exchanging apparatus and method of communication control IP-PBXs having different structure, for example, stand-by and active transmission lines are connected between unused pins of the interface block 24A and 24B to supply the relay driving signal from the switching block 20A to the switching block | 06/07/2005 |
| 6885743 | Software circuit switching router using anchor channels Software defined radios necessitate the routing of analog wireless signals between data links via a software circuit switching router implemented in a processor. Processor utilization by the software router is decreased by disabling the interrupts of all but one ana... | 04/26/2005 |
| 6870922 | Overload prevention in an intelligent network In a telecommunications network which comprises an Intelligent Network (IN), Call-Gapping is implemented in a call control function (CCF), so that calls are selectively discarded automatically in order to reduce the load on the IN. As the CCF is the point at which a... | 03/22/2005 |
| 6871068 | Database updated in a mobile communication system In a telecommunications system a data function and a date control function are replicated in a plurality of databases (50, 51, 52, 53, 54). In order to synchronize updating of the databases (50, 51, 52, 53, 54), one database is identified as a primary ... | 03/22/2005 |
| 6868151 | Method and device for increasing the fail safety of information desks connected to exchanges The invention specifies an information center (CC) in a telecommunication network and a method for operating said information center, where the information center (CC) is connected to an exchange (VST) and comprises both a mainframe (CTI), connected to the exchange ... | 03/15/2005 |
| 6862453 | System and method for distributed call processing using a distributed trunk idle list A controller that monitors usage status of trunk lines associated with a switch that operates to handle call connections between calling devices and called devices on trunk lines associated therewith. An exemplary controller comprises N call application nodes capabl... | 03/01/2005 |
| 6826146 | Method for rerouting intra-office digital telecommunications signals A method of rerouting a digital intra-office signal through a telephone central office comprises the steps of retrieving identification data for ports of first and second digital access and cross-connect systems, the ports being connected by an intra-office digital ... | 11/30/2004 |
| 6826274 | Exchange control method The present invention concerns an exchange control method, wherein an old host exchange accommodating a remote switch unit or subscribers is adapted to be accommodated in a new host exchange, and its object is to allow call processing control to be performed by the ... | 11/30/2004 |
| 6815844 | Circuit for supplying power to a network termination unit of a message transmission system The invention relates to a circuit for supplying power to a network termination unit (55) of a message transmission system, which is connected to a central station via a subscriber line (30). A local power supply voltage source (41), which is ar... | 11/09/2004 |
| 6798875 | Method and system for rerouting telephone calls directed to a private branch exchange via a private corporate network A method of rerouting telephone calls directed to a private branch exchange (PBX) located at a first site to a second site wherein the PBX has at least one nonfunctional routing number is provided. The method includes providing a corporate long distance telephone sy... | 09/28/2004 |
| 6760424 | Method for establishing a protected communication segment between two network elements of a telecommunication network as well as a corresponding telecommunication network For establishing a protected communication segment between two network elements of a telecommunication network, a protected connection and a protecting connection must be set up. For this purpose, first cross connections carrying the communication traffic for the pr... | 07/06/2004 |
| 6754320 | Process, exchange, charge computer, charge billing computer and program modules for the processing of charge data for telecommunications services The present invention relates to a process, an exchange (SW1), a charge computer (BS1), a charge billing computer (BC) and a program module in each case for an exchange (SW1), for a charge computer (BS1) and for a charge billing computer ... | 06/22/2004 |
| 6748073 | Uninterrupted automatic call distribution during failure and recovery of computer-telephony integration In a computer integrated telephony call center where an adjunct host (160) normally controls enqueuing of calls (168) in call queues (120) of an ACD system (101) and corresponding call queues (120′) of the adjunct host and assign... | 06/08/2004 |
| 6741696 | Automatic call distributing method and system A PBX (3-a) detected an incoming call arrived at a line trunk (2-a) via a public line network (1), and at the same time, an ACDP (4-a) queues an incoming call arrived in an incoming sequence queue (8-a).... | 05/25/2004 |
