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"It is my heart-warmed and world-embracing Christmas hope and aspiration that all of us, the high, the low, the rich, the poor, the admired, the despised, the loved, the hated, the civilized, the savage (every man and brother of us all throughout the whole earth), may eventually be gathered together in a heaven of everlasting rest and peace and bliss, except the inventor of the telephone. "
Mark Twain ; Christmas greetings, 1890
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7248565 | Arrangement for managing multiple gateway trunk groups for voice over IP networks An IP-based node in communication with IP-based gateway devices is configured for executing circuit selection for a prescribed trunk group having multiple sets of connected trunk groups, the multiple sets of connected trunk groups managed by the respective IP-based ... | 07/24/2007 |
| 6870823 | Method and apparatus for providing an alert with information signal between a mobile switching center and a base station The invention is a method and apparatus for providing an Alert With Information Message signal between a mobile switching center and a base station in a cellular communication system. The invention recognizes that current provisions of the IS-634 standard lack suppo... | 03/22/2005 |
| 6782094 | System and method for backup network glare reduction A system for providing a backup network is disclosed that includes a glare detection circuit, an arbitration circuit, and a line control circuit. The glare detection circuit receives a dial signal associated with the call control circuit and a cause value from a bac... | 08/24/2004 |
| 6687365 | Unified method and apparatus to simplify telephone area code dialing A method and apparatus for unified overlay dialing enables simplified telephone dialing to occur within a standard overlay area and eliminates disruption dealing with area code saturation. Each three-digit area code within an overlay area is associated wi... | 02/03/2004 |
| 6510218 | Process for distributing engagement requests depending on direction in two-way trunk groups A method for directional distribution of allocation in two-way alternate line bundles which are switched between computer-assisted exchange facilities in voice and data networks. This traffic management method makes it possible to ensure full capability o... | 01/21/2003 |
| 6137875 | System and method to minimize glare in interoffice trunk allocation A system and method for allocating trunks in order to minimize glare. Trunk groups between switches are subdivided and each subgroup uses different allocation algorithms. A first switch hunts a first subgroup using a first algorithm and the second subgrou... | 10/24/2000 |
| 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 |
| 5822421 | Communication method between processors in a decentralized multi-node exchange system A communicating method between two processors in a decentralized multi-node exchange system comprising a central processing module for controlling the system by processing events related to a call process, and a signal processing module having a common me... | 10/13/1998 |
| 5745268 | Vascular portable assistant computer system The present invention comprises an apparatus for communicating, monitoring, and gathering data from and with a plurality of electrical devices connected to predetermined points on a network of equipment. The present invention is particularly suitable for ... | 04/28/1998 |
| 5577113 | Apparatus and method for virtual private telephone line with automatic ring down Apparatus and method for establishing a virtual private line with automatic ring down is provided. The virtual private line uses the SS7 switching network of present telephone systems coupled between the customer premises equipment of two virtual private ... | 11/19/1996 |
| 5487110 | Apparatus and method for virtual private telephone line with automatic ring down Apparatus and method for establishing a virtual private line with automatic ring down is provided. The virtual private line uses the SS7 switching network of present telephone systems coupled between the customer premises equipment of two virtual private ... | 01/23/1996 |
| 5303290 | System for elminating glare in virtual private line circuits This application discloses a system for eliminating a busy line condition and completing a call over a virtual private line when the stations at each of the lines attempt to initiate a call simultaneously. The system is implemented in three phases. In a f... | 04/12/1994 |
| 5056083 | Telephone apparatus and a method of controlling same This invention relates to a telephone apparatus and a method of controlling the telephone apparatus, wherein, where a calling operation conflicts with a call-receiving operation, calling processing and call-receiving processing are performed so that an in... | 10/08/1991 |
| 5046181 | Switching system with two-way line managing system A switching system having two-way lines connected between a primary office and an opposite office for communicating through a selected one of the two-way lines, and having a control unit for selecting one of the two-way lkines to be used for communication... | 09/03/1991 |
| 4017690 | Guard circuit for ground start telephone equipment A guard circuit is designed to be inserted in a two wire trunk between a central office and customer terminal equipment for the purpose of reducing the time period that the customer terminal equipment, for example, a private automatic branch exchange (PAB... | 04/12/1977 |
