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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8014511 | Communication system A method of transmitting a communication event from a calling entity to a called entity located in a communication system comprising a first network and a second network, said method comprising determining a first identity associated with the calling entity and a fi... | 09/06/2011 |
| 7769159 | Method and system for identifying calls A call is established between a circuit-switched network element and a packet-switched network element. A first call record is generated to record the circuit switched network element's involvement in the call, and a second call record is generated to record the pac... | 08/03/2010 |
| 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 |
| 7274784 | Methods, systems, and computer program products for routing calls based on the originating network A method of routing calls in a communication system. A call is received from an originating network in the communication system. The identity of the originating network is determined, and the call is routed in the communication system based on the identity of the or... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7269249 | Systems and methods for providing user profile information in conjunction with an enhanced caller information system An enhanced caller-id service providing multi-media based caller information to subscribers via a server system. The server system can combine user-provided profile information with other data to provide more detailed reports for the subscriber. The server can also ... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7260385 | Method of providing caller identification for calls placed over an internet The invention uses the advanced intelligent network to provide caller identification for calls placed over the internet (24). A long distance call placed with an internet carrier results in the originating SSP (14) forwarding the call to an originating... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7224785 | Method and system for providing enhanced caller identification A system (100) and method deliver audible caller identification information when standard Caller ID information can not be provided, even when a subscriber to the service has per line blocking. A service control point (106) detects the directory number... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7221741 | Dialing using caller ID A telephone and voice mail (voice processing) system, which is implemented using only a single processing means for controlling operation of both the telephone system and the voice mail system, permits a user to call back a party using caller ID data stored with a v... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7215749 | Time, date and originating number display provided to calling party For analog telephone service subscribers, an apparatus and a method is provided for displaying a caller's originating number and/or the current time of day on the subscriber's incoming call line identification equipment. The subscriber's originating telephone number... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7180870 | ISDN terminal equipment-resident mechanism for determining service profile identifiers and associated telecommunication switch protocol The inability of an ISDN equipment user to properly configure ISDN terminal equipment, even when provided with correctly assigned switch protocol, SPID and LDN parameters by a telephone service provider, is successfully remedied by a SPID/switch protocol detector. U... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7177395 | Electronic looping systems for telecommunications system central offices A telecommunications system central office includes a piece of central office equipment and a cross-connect frame that is configured to provide a connection point to the piece of central office electronic equipment. An electronic looping system is connected between ... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7133499 | Systems and methods for processing emergency calls through a public switched telephone network A method of making an emergency call that includes dialing a three-digit emergency number on a communication device, translating the three-digit emergency number into an emergency service number at an interface, where the interface uses the emergency service number ... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7126408 | Method and apparatus for receiving high-speed signals with low latency An apparatus and method for receiving high-speed signals having a wide common-mode range with low input-to-output latency. In one embodiment, the receiver includes an integrator to accumulate charge in accordance with an input signal during an integration time inter... | 10/24/2006 |
| 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 |
| 7113577 | Caller identification employing a digital content set An information server according to one embodiment of the invention includes a communication interface configured to communicate over a communication network and a processing system connected to the communication interface. The processing system is configured to rece... | 09/26/2006 |
| 7099445 | Name-alias based delivery of subscriber services A method, system and apparatus for name-alias based delivery of services through the public switched telephone network (PSTN). A method for resolving caller identity in a PSTN can include detecting an attempt to establish a telephone call between a calling party and... | 08/29/2006 |
| 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 |
| 7089390 | Apparatus and method to reduce memory footprints in processor architectures The present invention provides an apparatus and method to reduce the memory footprint of a processor architecture by structuring processor code to be stored in an external device, and transferring into the processor certain code and associated data as it is needed. ... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7051182 | Mapping of hosts to logical storage units and data storage ports in a data processing system An apparatus has host ports for coupling hosts to data storage devices. The data storage devices are configured into logical storage units, and the apparatus is programmed with a mapping of the hosts to respective logical storage units. The apparatus decodes a host ... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7020136 | Satellite telecommunication system with storage of messages in electronic mailboxes Telecommunications system, particularly for exchanging telecommunication traffic between fixed and mobile users, such as lorry drivers, by way of a satellite communication network, such as the Inmarsat system, built up from several telecommunication satellites which... | 03/28/2006 |
| 7016482 | Method and system of providing caller identification with name A system (20) for providing a caller identification with name service includes a destination service switching point (22) having a plurality of destination numbers (24). A switching control point (26) has a caller identification with name... | 03/21/2006 |
| 6965262 | Method and apparatus for receiving high speed signals with low latency An apparatus and method for receiving high-speed signals having a wide common-mode range with low input-to-output latency. In one embodiment, the receiver includes an integrator to accumulate charge in accordance with an input signal during an integration time inter... | 11/15/2005 |
| 6829340 | Masked phone service with mask phone number The present invention disclosed a masked phone service, which depending on phone user's original phone number to virtually create multiple new corresponding substitutive phone numbers, called mask phone numbers; to mask phone user's original phone number when on dem... | 12/07/2004 |
| 6826159 | System and method for providing speaker identification in a conference call A system and method for speaker identification in a conference calling unit. The method identifies the speaker, locates the speaker identifier, transfers the speaker identifier to an outgoing path and sends the speaker identifier to endpoints participating in the co... | 11/30/2004 |
| 6792090 | Telephone directory address storing method and information terminal having telephone function as well as storage medium on which program therefor is recorded A telephone directory address storing method and an information terminal by which telephone directory information is efficiently managed to achieve augmentation of the operability. The information terminal includes a display section, a storage section, an inputting ... | 09/14/2004 |
| 6766003 | Method and system for providing enhanced caller identification A system (100) and method deliver audible caller identification information when standard Caller ID information can not be provided, even when a subscriber to the service has per line blocking. A service control point (106) detects the directory number... | 07/20/2004 |
| 6665388 | System and method for monitoring incoming communications to a telecommunications device A system for monitoring incoming communications to a telecommunications device. The system includes a switch and a service control point in communication with each other. The switch is for detecting an incoming communication to the telecommunications devi... | 12/16/2003 |
| 6650743 | Method of providing caller identification for calls placed over an internet The invention uses the advanced intelligent network to provide caller identification for calls placed over the internet (24). A long distance call placed with an internet carrier results in the originating SSP (14) forwarding the call to an originating PO... | 11/18/2003 |
| 6597767 | Method and apparatus for synchronizing analog call display data in a distributed system A method is provided of synchronizing analog call display data, comprising the steps of providing a ringing signal from a remote peripheral to a remote user in the event of a pending call initiated by a central controller, generating a predetermined go-ah... | 07/22/2003 |
| 6539090 | Generalized arrangement for routing telecommunications calls Apparatus and a method for controlling the establishment of telecommunications calls. In response to a service request from a calling party, a switch serving the calling party transmits a query identifying the called party to a shared database. The databa... | 03/25/2003 |
| 6498797 | Method and apparatus for communication services on a network A method for performing communications over a network comprises receiving a user record for a first user, receiving a query from a second user with regard to the first user, and sending, to the second user, as a response to the query, a call-handling prof... | 12/24/2002 |
| 6453037 | Remote telecommunications system for automatic number identification screening The network control system, servicing a long distance carrier switching office, is provided with a caller's automatic number identification (ANI) when a calling party calls a called party. Using a database, a processor of the network control system determ... | 09/17/2002 |
| 6449351 | Method and system of providing caller identification with name A system (20) for providing a caller identification with name service includes a destination service switching point (22) having a plurality of destination numbers (24). A switching control point (26) has a caller identification with name database (30) an... | 09/10/2002 |
| 6445781 | Method of providing caller identification for calls placed over an internet The invention uses the advanced intelligent network to provide caller identification for calls placed over the internet (24). A long distance call placed with an internet carrier results in the originating SSP (14) forwarding the call to an originating PO... | 09/03/2002 |
| 6442262 | Method and system for providing enhanced caller identification A system (100) and method deliver audible caller identification information when standard Caller ID information can not be provided, even when a subscriber to the service has per line blocking. A service control point (106) detects the directory number to... | 08/27/2002 |
| 6418210 | Method and apparatus for providing information between a calling network and a called network A gateway interface device that can be provided with a buffer for temporarily storing a calling party's information which can be sent with the initial signaling message of a calling party on an IP network to establish a communication with a called party o... | 07/09/2002 |
| 6400817 | Multiple-function digital telephone set in a private branch exchange A system, method, and apparatus for changing the functional mode of a telephone terminal in a private branch exchange (PBX) is presented. A user can issue a command via the keypad indigenous to a telephone terminal, causing the telephone terminal to trans... | 06/04/2002 |
| 6381326 | System for handling large blocks of special number calls in a telecommunications network When telephone calls are placed by dialing a special number such as an "800" number, the dialed number is converted to a specially configured translation number that includes a destination output set of digits which are preferably the last four digits of ... | 04/30/2002 |
| 6324396 | Calling party number provisioning A system, method, and apparatus are provided for sending a calling party number for a roaming mobile station to a called party. The roaming mobile station subscriber dials an abbreviated number, corresponding to a full directory phone number, which is rec... | 11/27/2001 |
| 6324272 | Telecommunication calling party number determination and manipulation An apparatus, method and system are illustrated which provide for calling party number determination and manipulation, utilizing digit analysis. One of the switch embodiments includes a network interface, a memory, and a processor. The network interface r... | 11/27/2001 |
