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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8184799 | Call setup request confirmation At least one exemplary embodiment of the present invention includes a method comprising receiving a call setup request, and automatically providing an indication that the call setup request is being processed. At least one exemplary embodiment of the present inventi... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8180041 | One number, intelligent call processing system A one number, multi-application, intelligent call processing system provides service benefits to a caller, a servicing location and/or a vanity number advertiser during a call, parallel to the call and/or post call in an integrated common architecture. The system ut... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8144859 | Integrated ENUM and number portability translation in a communication system An IP system receives a call placed to an ENUM address. The IP system transfers a signaling message indicating the ENUM address to a processing system. For a call to a ported number, the processing system translates the ENUM address into the LRN for a communication ... | 03/27/2012 |
| 8085924 | One number, intelligent call processing system A one number, multi-application, intelligent call processing system provides service benefits to a caller, a servicing location and/or a vanity number advertiser during a call, parallel to the call and/or post call in an integrated common architecture. The system ut... | 12/27/2011 |
| 7978843 | Call processing system A call processing system for handling a call comprising a signaling interface configured to receive an initial address message wherein the initial address message identifies a calling party number, a processing system configured to process the calling party number t... | 07/12/2011 |
| 7965831 | Telephone control device, telephone control method, telephone control program, telephone terminal, telephone calling method, telephone calling program and telephone control system The present invention realizes a telephone system which enables calling with ease from an outside line to a desired extension telephone terminal in an extension telephone network having a plurality of representative numbers. The telephone control device connected to... | 06/21/2011 |
| 7936866 | Methods, systems, and computer program products for processing mobile originated query messages for prepaid mobile subscribers in a number portability environment Methods, systems, and computer program products for routing query messages associated with prepaid subscribers in a number portability environment are disclosed. One method may include sending a registration message to an HLR. At the HLR, the ID or address of an STP... | 05/03/2011 |
| 7916856 | Dialing plan information as provided to a telecommunications endpoint A technique is disclosed for receiving call-control data, often from a variety of sources; processing the data into a format, content, and size that is appropriate for a telecommunications endpoint; and transmitting the processed call-control data to the endpoint. T... | 03/29/2011 |
| 7894594 | Communications system with interface for enabling communication of alerts to mobile wireless communications devices An interface device, method and computer-readable program includes a proxy operative as an agent for communicating with a plurality of mobile wireless devices using different operating protocols. A device information module is operative with the proxy and determines... | 02/22/2011 |
| 7848508 | Telecommunication system with improved area codes An apparatus and/or method for routing telephone calls to a communications device of a particular subscriber within an area code. A preferred embodiment is a system for routing a telephone call from a caller to a specific communications device situated in an area id... | 12/07/2010 |
| 7706519 | Assembly, and associated method, for telephonic call connection with a virtually-resident telephonic station An assembly, and an associated method, by which to place a telephonic station in virtual residency in a telephonic network. The virtually-resident telephonic station is coupled to a packet data network, such as the Internet backbone. The virtually-resident telephoni... | 04/27/2010 |
| 7697676 | Methods of operating communication networks including command communications with identifications of target lines/devices and initiating devices, and related systems and computer program products Operations of a communication network may include receiving an initiating communication from an initiating device directed to a network administration application, wherein the initiating communication includes an identification of the initiating device and an identi... | 04/13/2010 |
| 7551734 | Method and system for modifying a connection parameter The present invention relates to a method and system for modifying at least one connection parameter of a circuit switched terminal device, wherein the at least one connection parameter can be modified at a called terminal by a corresponding input operation after th... | 06/23/2009 |
| 7466814 | Switch code routing management method and system The present invention provides a method and system for maintaining and updating records of the routing of switches in a telecommunication network. Routing information is retrieved from a routing guide, and corresponding routing information is retrieved from switches... | 12/16/2008 |
| 7426265 | System and method for generalized call forwarding between telephone terminals The call forwarding is provided within and between telephone networks by establishing a generalized procedure for call delivery and call forwarding. Network protocols are addressed using a common framework for processing call delivery and call forwarding among any c... | 09/16/2008 |
| 7418262 | Mobile terminal for automatically managing country code and method for storing/finding phone number using the same A mobile terminal for providing a mobile service and a method for storing and finding a phone number using the mobile terminal. The mobile terminal stores and manages country code information, a mobile service subscriber's registration information, and mobile servic... | 08/26/2008 |
| 7412051 | System and method for routing calls across call managers using a route plan A call manager includes a first device process that controls a first telephony device and that receives a call request from the first telephony device. The call request includes a telephone number associated with a second telephony device. The call manager also incl... | 08/12/2008 |
| 7394895 | Methods and systems for 1+ prepaid routing service The present invention provides methods and systems for automatically routing a long distance call placed by a subscriber to a prepaid service provider. Six exemplary methods are discussed for allowing the prepaid subscriber to directly dial a called party's long dis... | 07/01/2008 |
| 7386111 | Method and apparatus for placing a long distance call based on a virtual phone number A method and apparatus for reducing the cost of long distance phone calls is disclosed. Accordingly, an originating phone network is operatively connected to a first intermediate point, and a receiving phone network is operatively connected to a second intermediate ... | 06/10/2008 |
| 7372955 | System and method for accessing a wireless network from a handset connected to a public wiring network A system and method for accessing a wireless network from a handset connected to a public wiring network are described. A request to establish a communication is received from a user interface. A connection path is determined for the communication based on an identi... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7366293 | Call center administration manager A network-based call center for managing a company's interactions with its customers uses resources supplied by an application service provider. The call center stores sensitive information on a database within the company's private network, behind a firewall. When ... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7366288 | Method and apparatus of detection of inter-carrier looping Method and apparatus for detecting inter-carrier call looping. In one embodiment, the present invention is a method that can be used to reliably detect inter-network routing loops and kill associated calls using a modified ISUP Hop Counter parameter to be sent acros... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7363233 | System and method of network addressing and translation in a transportation system A method for routing an object in a transportation network is provided. The method includes obtaining at a first point a first address and a first functional property code associated with an object to be routed. The method also includes storing at a data base a seco... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7359501 | Telephone call dialling A device for making telephone calls receives input data defining a call destination. The device generates a request message which is output to a control center, a response message then being received from the control center identifying a preferred route for routing ... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7324811 | Method and devices for dialling services A method and devices for dialling services in a mobile telecommunication network include a set of stored character strings used for comparison with character strings entered by a subscriber to call a service is modified, if a mobile user equipment switches from or t... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7321298 | Skills based routing method and system for call center A method and system of configuring the scripting of a call center includes an interactive voice response (IVR) server and automatic call distributor (ACD) server and associated graphical user interface contained on a computer screen of an ACD manager that is loaded ... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7315615 | Automatic telephone line switch An apparatus (40) and method for switching a customer-premises telephone line (36) between a plurality of local telephone networks (35). The local telephone networks may have different electrical and operational characteristics. Using less than ... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7313231 | Methods, apparatus and computer program products for routing phone calls to a PSTN or a packet switched network based on called number A phone call is selectively routed to a public switched telephone network or to a packet switched network based on a called number to which the phone call is directed. A phone call may be made as a Voice-Over-Internet-Protocol call through, for example, the Internet... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7295665 | Method and system for routing a communication through an alternate carrier A method and system for routing a communication through an alternate carrier. The A method includes recognizing an input number upon which a call is based, assigning primary, alternate and secondary interexchange carriers responsive to the recognizing, and sequentia... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7289621 | Method and system for assignment of numbers as addresses for stations on a switched network A method, and a switched network adapted to carry out the method, and computer-readable media carrying instructions for controlling the network, to increase the utilization of the North American Numbering Plan. Numbers that otherwise would be stranded in a low growt... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7286659 | Method and system for termination blocking of message delivery service in a switch-based telecommunication system A method for providing a messaging service in a telecommunication system (900) includes providing a calling party with an option to leave a voice message (1010). If the calling party accepts the option, determining screening criteria for the called com... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7277397 | Method and system for handling a packet data service A method and system for handling a packet data service wherein, proceeding from the handling of a packet data service by a service network node of a packet data network to which communication terminal equipment is connected for the transmission of packet data, it oc... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7274785 | System and method of manufacture for establishing local payphone calls through long distance carrier switches A method and system for establishing a local call from a payphone by a customer through long distance carrier switches. The payphone customer dials a long distance provider primary intralata carrier (PIC) code followed by a number sequence. The local call is routed ... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7260206 | Method to provide an operator selection service as well as a communications network and a call server therefore The invention relates to a method to provide an operator selection service for subscribers of a communications network (CN′), wherein the subscribers terminals (T1, T2, . . . , Tn) are connected to one local exchange (ILEX) of a first operator, where... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7254224 | System and method of triggering services for call control A system and method of facilitating server-based call processing services and call control may employ service triggers transported via a standard protocol. A service trigger may enable a service provider to modify or otherwise to customize the behavior of a call pro... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7224965 | Telecommunications service control point with digit collection logic A service control point comprising a processing system coupled to an interface. The processing system is configured to process a first message to generate a second message containing instructions to a communication device to collect digits from a caller, and process... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7218724 | Methods, systems and computer program products for automatically updating long distance country codes Long distance country codes that are used by a group of users are updated by automatically sending an electronic message to the group of users that includes at least one new or changed long distance country code, in response to automatically obtaining a listing of l... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7218912 | Method and system for providing supervisory control over wireless phone usage A system for controlling wireless phone usage enables a supervisor to establish user profiles for supervised users of wireless phones across a range of parameters which are stored in a user profile database. Such parameters may include one or more locations at which... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7206611 | Method for displaying special alerting icon A method used in wireless communications for displaying an icon on a wireless communications device indicating that a calling party is a subscriber of a same wireless communications service provider of a called party. A terminating mobile station switching center (M... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7206398 | System and method for forwarding call from disconnected telephone number to new telephone number A new service destination determination switching system is provided for a telecommunications environment in which a called party has discontinued an old service destination and obtained a new service destination. The new service destination determination switching ... | 04/17/2007 |
