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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8027454 | Trunk sparing A method is provided for reserving trunks on a trunk group for designated class of service calls. The trunks available for a denominated class of service is specified, and the trunks remaining are enumerated and designated as of no class and available for all calls.... | 09/27/2011 |
| 7957519 | Private branch exchange system and method for control thereof It is one objective of the present invention to provide a private branch exchange that can identify calls to be routed to an extension phone group. A private branch exchange according to this invention comprises: a caller information detector for, when a call... | 06/07/2011 |
| 7463728 | Private branch exchange It is one objective of the present invention to provide a private branch exchange that can identify calls to be routed to an extension phone group. A private branch exchange according to this invention comprises: a caller information detector for, when a call... | 12/09/2008 |
| 7330443 | Method for providing CTI services or features via communication channel having communication connections To provide CTI services or features via a communication channel having a plurality of communication connections, after communication of a request for a CTI service or feature for a selected communication connection, an assignment between a device ID, a connection ID... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7319692 | Subscriber mobility in telephony systems The present invention is directed to a telecommunications system 100 for routing a contact to a selected address, comprising (a) an input for receiving a contact message comprising a source address and a destination address of a subscriber communication devic... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7274786 | Method and system for processing telephone calls via a remote tie-line A method and system include routing telephone calls from multiple private networks via public lines and trunks in a public switched telephone network (PSTN) to a host switch, at which the connections would begin to run parallel. The host switch routes the telephone ... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7272386 | System and method for providing location and call back information for special number calls from phone sets serviced by a privately served network A system for handling special number calls placed from a phone coupled at a connection locus in a private network; includes: (a) a private switch controlling communications with the phone from outside the private network during a call session; (b) a control facility... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7146000 | Routing engine for telecommunications network A system for automated installation of a communication line using an optimal route between a source location and a destination location is disclosed. The system includes a routing engine providing an automated design process for rendering the optimal route. The rout... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7143148 | Method and apparatus for accessing a wide area network A voice web browser system includes a telephone, an access system coupled to a TCP/IP network, a telephone system coupling the telephone to the access system, and a speech-to-text system for “reading” text that had been sent over the TCP/IP network to the teleph... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7120243 | Switch buttons activated from an external network A communication system for use in accessing switch functionality from an external endpoint is provided. The system includes: (a) a switch 104; and (b) an internal endpoint 106 and an external endpoint 116. Each of the internal and ... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7099454 | Caller identification in a communication system A communication system for providing caller identification services comprises a processing system configured to store a data structure having a plurality of codes associated with a plurality of caller numbers, and to translate one of the codes into one of the caller... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7027402 | Digital signal route determination method In a method of routing digital signals based on criteria defined by the user all messages receive a prioritization based on the criteria defined by the individual user. Based on this guidance, each digital message is Tagged so that Overlay software can determine the... | 04/11/2006 |
| 7027842 | Apparatus and method for providing hands-free operation of a device The present invention provides an apparatus and method for providing hands-free operation of a device. A hands-free adapter is provided that communicates with a device and a headset. The hands-free adapter allows a user to use voice commands so that the user does no... | 04/11/2006 |
| 6970551 | Method and system for identifying calls having the same originating number and destination number A method for uniquely identifying calls having the same originating number and dialed number, and network components adapted to carry out that method. A Parking Manager receives a Park Request that includes the originating number, the dialed number, and a Network Ca... | 11/29/2005 |
| 6917679 | Method for interface ISDN private automatic branch exchange and local exchange A method for interface an IPABX and a local exchange includes the steps of: processing a call originated from an IPABX by a local exchange having one discernible individual by binding a plurality of data transmission lines, that is, a data transmission line trunk gr... | 07/12/2005 |
| 6879680 | Method of and system for extending internet telephony over virtual private network direct access lines A virtual private network includes an internet protocol (IP) network and a public switched telephone network (PSTN). An enterprise gateway is operably connected to the IP network. The enterprise gateway is operably connected to a switch of the PSTN through a direct ... | 04/12/2005 |
| 6853720 | Software call control agent The present disclosure describes a method comprising establishing a connection between a software communication channel and a media server, wherein the software communication channel is presented to the server as a media stream; transmitting to the media server a ca... | 02/08/2005 |
| 6819665 | Private branch exchange implemented using H.323 gatekeeper A network implemented communication system, comprising a Local Area Network (LAN), a plurality of H.323 endpoints connected to the LAN, each of the endpoints including a communication application for communicating via H.323, at least one H.323 Gatekeeper connected t... | 11/16/2004 |
| 6816483 | Switched virtual circuit call processing/routing system A method for operating a switched virtual circuit call processing/routing system, and a computer readable medium containing a call processing/routing program for a voice network switching (VNS) system are disclosed. In a preferred embodiment, an adjunct processor is... | 11/09/2004 |
| 6788778 | Private branch exchange (PBX) system, private branch exchange, and method of communication using the same PBX system A private branch exchange (PBX) system includes plural extension telephones divided into extension groups, and a PBX which sends information about one of the extension group to a caller. Plural extension interfaces (I/Fs) coupling the extension telephones to the PBX... | 09/07/2004 |
| 6751309 | Method and apparatus for extending calls to internal switch extensions out to external network endpoints A private branch exchange (PBX) or other communication system switch processes a call to determine if an identifier associated with the call has a corresponding entry in a stored list of external endpoints registered with the switch. The switch directs the call to a... | 06/15/2004 |
| 6744880 | Method for creating a telephone digital switching platform A method for creating a telephone digital switching platform to provide conversion and routing of telephone calls arriving on a number of telephony interfaces to a number of outbound telephony interfaces, based on in parameter and out of parameter call setup informa... | 06/01/2004 |
| 6707897 | Private branch exchange A private branch exchange comprising means, including at least an extension terminal, for connecting the extension terminal to a communication network, means for transmitting to the communication network a call including information relating to a caller number, when... | 03/16/2004 |
| 6704407 | Interface for digital telecommunications system A node (2) and a local exchange (1) communicate with each other over a V5.2 interface created in response to instructions prepared by a computer (22). The method of preparing the instructions involves the steps of allocating identification data to the sig... | 03/09/2004 |
| 6668052 | Method and system for signaling in a telecommunication system A method and a system for signaling used in a call setup in a telecommunication system comprising a telephone network, a Centrex exchange belonging to the telephone network and implementing a private number plan, a first telecommunication terminal, which ... | 12/23/2003 |
| 6567514 | Method and system for processing telephone calls via a remote tie-line A method and system include routing telephone calls from multiple private networks via public lines and trunks in a public switched telephone network (PSTN) to a host switch, at which the connections would begin to run parallel. The host switch routes the... | 05/20/2003 |
| 6516058 | Voice network access system An authentication system is applied for a voice network in order to provide the same security as that attained by a data network. Provided is a voice network access system wherein a one-time password system, which is used as an access authentication syste... | 02/04/2003 |
| 6480596 | Direct inward-outward dialing trunk circuit A direct inward-outward dialing (DIOD) trunk circuit having a DIOD detecting/sending circuit connected to tip and ring terminals connected to a central office line and a primary coil of a transformer, for detecting a polarity of the voltage potential at t... | 11/12/2002 |
| 6463052 | Method, system and apparatus for telecommunications control The present invention includes a method, system, and apparatus for providing communication control. The invention includes a method in which signaling is processed externally to a switch before it is applied by the network elements. The processor is able ... | 10/08/2002 |
| 6453034 | Method of and system for extending internet telephony over virtual private network direct access lines A virtual private network includes an internet protocol (IP) network and a public switched telephone network (PSTN). An enterprise gateway is operably connected to the IP network. The enterprise gateway is operably connected to a switch of the PSTN throug... | 09/17/2002 |
| 6404881 | Exchange and an exchange system in a communication network In an exchange including: a call processing unit for processing a call occuring at any one of plural subscriber lines, a main line, or a private line; a switch unit for establishing the call route determined by the call processing unit; and a plurality of... | 06/11/2002 |
| 6351526 | Dialing process for IP telephony A system and a method for communicating dialed digits between a communication device and a call processor during call setup include transmitting at least the first digit of a telephone number from the communication device to the call processor within a fi... | 02/26/2002 |
| 6345092 | Switch and method of seizing outgoing trunk of same Outgoing trunks of a switch are divided into reserved trunks and non-reserved trunks. A controller seizes reserved trunks equally for calls from subscriber terminals regardless of whether a call is a reserved call or a non-reserved call in an uncongested ... | 02/05/2002 |
| 6301353 | Common automatic route selection leading digit strings In a PABX switching system: (a) apparatus for receiving dialed digits relating to a call, (b) apparatus for storing a table of groups of predetermined numbers of initial digits and for each group of initial digits storing a subtable, each subtable being c... | 10/09/2001 |
| 6223054 | Wireless local loop system utilizing independent central offices located in new residential and commercial developments A communications platform for enabling the cost-effective deployment of fixed wireless local loop telephone services to residential and commercial subscribers. The platform includes at least one Independent Central Office located within a new residential ... | 04/24/2001 |
| 6205216 | Apparatus and method for inter-network communication The invention provides an apparatus for transmitting calls generated by a first communication network over a second communication network to a third communication network, the first communication network operating in accordance with a first communication ... | 03/20/2001 |
| 6075852 | Telecommunications system and method for processing call-independent signalling transactions A telecommunications system incorporates a switch based private network having a transparent network signalling system and having a plurality of nodes interfacing each via a switch with an intelligent public network. The public network incorporates a serv... | 06/13/2000 |
| 6058180 | Automatic person-following communication system In accordance with the invention, there is provided an automatic person-following system for a telephone switching machine having at least one 2-way DID trunk operative for receiving incoming and transmitting outgoing calls, a 3-way calling feature connec... | 05/02/2000 |
| 5999608 | Telephone exchange apparatus having an integrated services digital network interface A telephone exchange apparatus having a memory for storing the status information of extensions and outside lines. Upon reception of a predetermined setup message from an extension ISDN telephone, if there is a held line, the apparatus connects the line w... | 12/07/1999 |
| 5974133 | Method and apparatus for facilitating communication across multiple locations The multiple location, communications network is provided as an overlay application to, for example, one or more private networks. The network adds increased flexibility to an existing private network system by adding additional features, e.g., abbreviate... | 10/26/1999 |
