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| 8102990 | Method for setting up a communication connection and a private branch exchange for carrying out the method A method for setting up a communication connection between a calling communication terminal and another communication terminal belonging to a group in a communication network selected by the calling party dialing an allocated group telephone number, the other commun... | 01/24/2012 |
| 7991144 | Voice communication terminal When an outgoing call is to be requested on a terminal, the terminal transmits a first outgoing call request containing the priority of outgoing call operation. When the terminal transmits the first outgoing call request, and then receives a second outgoing call req... | 08/02/2011 |
| 7388950 | Technique for providing personalized information and communications services A user may utilize a communication device, e.g., a wireless phone, mobile device or personal digital assistant (PDA), to contact an information/call center where an operator provides personalized information and communications services to the user in accordance with... | 06/17/2008 |
| 7352849 | SMS switching private branch exchange system and method An short message service switching private branch exchange system and a method can reduce costs. The method can include certifying whether a usable DSP exists or not when an office line and a speech path are connected to each other, and transmitting an short message... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7292687 | Capability negotiation in a telecommunications network A method of negotiating a call capability between signalling points in a telecommunications system. The method comprises sending a capability preference or prioritised list of preferences from an originating signalling point to a terminating signalling point or sign... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7260191 | System and method for interactive voice response call processing with external routing and application flow control A method and system are provided for processing an incoming call and providing an interactive voice response unit with application flow control and call arrival and departure control. The system includes a call router including rules for handling call arrival and ca... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7227941 | Enhanced directory assistance system with voice over IP call handling A method for operating a directory assistance system responsive to Voice over IP device requests includes the steps of receiving a directory assistance request from at least one Voice over IP device and identifying the requested information for delivery to the Voice... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7116775 | Apparatus and method for managing BLF information in an inter-networking system An apparatus and corresponding method for managing busy lamp field (hereinafter, referred to as BLF) information in an inter-networking system are provided which are capable of collecting and managing BLF information of every PBX in a BLF information repeater added ... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7075921 | Remote media control for voice over internet telephony and related applications A person receiving a Voice over IP call, such as a call center agent, remotely controls media settings on a caller's multimedia terminal device functioning as a telephone terminal device. In some embodiments, the call center agent may remotely control media settings... | 07/11/2006 |
| 6879586 | Internet protocol call-in centers and establishing remote agents An IPNT call center is provided wherein agent's computers may be locally-connected to a managing computer on a local area network, or remote agents may act over the Internet with the managing computer. The managing computer establishes an IPNT call with each remote ... | 04/12/2005 |
| 6714641 | Web based personal directory A personal directory system 10 has a translation server 40 for verifying the identity of a subscriber and recognizing the name of one or more subscribers that are stored on a personal directory of another subscriber. A caller is connected by a public t... | 03/30/2004 |
| 6611585 | Method and apparatus for intelligent release link trunk A system and method to connect a caller to a callee through the services of an operator, the method comprising: connecting the caller to the operator through an origination switch; connecting the operator to the callee through a destination switch; sendin... | 08/26/2003 |
| 6603852 | Operator call-fielding scenario system An operator call-fielding scenario system which displays a response scenario to an operator who is responding to an incoming call includes a memory unit which stores a plurality of scenario parts making up a plurality of response scenarios; a scenario set... | 08/05/2003 |
| 6577626 | Telecommunications apparatus, system, and method with an enhanced signal transfer point The present invention is an apparatus, system, and method for converting point codes in a signal transfer point in a telecommunications signaling system. The STP converts point codes which designate the origination and destination signaling points for the... | 06/10/2003 |
| 6507578 | Channel division control equipment of the ISDN primary rate interface circuit An ISDN primary rate interface circuit having a plurality of communication channels, includes a channel division controller. According to predetermined conditions, the channel division controller selects a communication channel out of the plurality of com... | 01/14/2003 |
| 6466662 | Method of implementing a call transfer from the active status in a communications network based on ITU-T standard H.323 A call transfer may be prompted by a first endpoint, from the active status--open bearer channels between the first endpoint and a second endpoint--in a communications network based on ITU-T Standard H.323. The call transfer is effected by a series of ste... | 10/15/2002 |
| 6430286 | Service and information management system for a telecommunications network A system for service control and operations for a telecommunications network. In particular, an architecture and method for a service control and operations element system. The system communicates with a plurality of interconnected telecommunications netw... | 08/06/2002 |
| 6393122 | Method and device for providing intermediate telephone service with enhanced network reliability A method and server for providing intermediate telephone call notification services while increasing the reliability of other call handling services is disclosed. Calls including called party identifier are received at a switch (16,28) forming part of a n... | 05/21/2002 |
| 6370018 | Portable computer keyboard A portable keyboard enables touch typing with both hands without external support. The keyboard includes a first array of keys and a second array of keys on opposite sides of the keyboard. The keyboard is held between the hands and is supported against th... | 04/09/2002 |
| 6324277 | Completing telecommunications calls in a competitive local and toll environment In an environment of competitive local and interexchange carriers, offering number portability between local carriers serving a common region and between switches serving that region, each local carrier accesses a regional database to determine the identi... | 11/27/2001 |
| 6310949 | Intelligent communications networks A service node is used in an intelligent communications network for providing services for customers. The node includes a server arranged to define a plurality of services; a plurality of resources each arranged to generate speech announcements in respons... | 10/30/2001 |
| 6259785 | System and method for dynamically altering digital voice mixing location in ACD silent monitoring A method and system for enabling dynamic location of a voice and video mixing site in a telephony-over-LAN (TOL) automatic call distributor (ACD) system includes establishing a first call between an ACD agent terminal and a customer terminal, wherein the ... | 07/10/2001 |
| 6215489 | Service creation environment (Meta Model Editor) Data base admin uses Explorer-style interface with topic tree configurable though Meta Model Editor (GUI) with immediate effect on actual program rather than requiring software code changes. All changes are saved as "data". All data is displayed as "Grid"... | 04/10/2001 |
| 6157954 | Communication control device including business card database with associated business card agents for controlling communicated electronic mail between user and card provider A communication control software application is used in a user communication device having a processor and associated memory. The processor controls a display and a user input device. A communications terminal transmits and receives electronic mail. The c... | 12/05/2000 |
| 6141408 | Telephone addressing system An alpha-numeric character telecommunications address assignment system which distinguishes between first and second telecommunication addresses which are identified by the same alpha-numeric characters appearing in the same order by including a symbol ha... | 10/31/2000 |
| 6141343 | Channel division control equipment of the ISDN primary rate interface circuit An ISDN primary rate interface circuit having a plurality of communication channels, includes a channel division controller. According to predetermined conditions, the channel division controller selects a communication channel out of the plurality of com... | 10/31/2000 |
| 6102970 | System and method for optimizing a program containing a number of the flows through flow branches A system and method for optimizing a scripting program, such as utilized on a telephone system adapted to place and receive telephone calls includes a selectable script database having stored therein a plurality of selectable scripts each script having a ... | 08/15/2000 |
| 6078656 | Method for updating a local switch internal database in a system having different service providers within a common numbering plan area A method for enabling a plurality of Local Service Providers within a common Numbering Plan Area (NPA) to serve Subscribers of the plurality of Local Service Providers. The method includes the step of assigning to each Subscriber of a Local Service Provid... | 06/20/2000 |
| 6028924 | Apparatus and method for controlling processing of a service call A method and apparatus for providing a telephone operating company with the ability to rapidly deploy advanced services into a public switched telephone network includes a programmable service node interacting with a programmable switch matrix. The call p... | 02/22/2000 |
| 6026154 | Interoffice multiparty connection method and exchange The present invention is directed to acquire a multiparty connection trunk at an office where a communication line can be used effectively when a user while communication requests the multiparty connection over different offices. In order to achieve the a... | 02/15/2000 |
| 5999614 | Telecommunications system architecture The call processing capacity of the of a telecommunications network by forming the communication switches forming the network into respective groups of communication switches. The communication switches forming a respective group of switches are fully int... | 12/07/1999 |
| 5995612 | Telecommunications system architecture The efficiency of a telecommunications network is enhanced by associating each of the communication switches forming the network with an external connection control processor and forming the switches into respective groups of communication switches. The c... | 11/30/1999 |
| 5974132 | Network architecture for routing of adjunct based services The present invention is a novel architecture design for adjunct based architectures. The architecture is built on two key principles; routing traffic based on geographic origin and routing based on customer group. In order to implement the geographic rou... | 10/26/1999 |
| 5940491 | Control of telecommunications networks Apparatus and method for controlling establishment of telecommunications call connections in a telecommunications network. The network comprises a plurality of switches each with its own switching processor means, and a plurality of switching processing p... | 08/17/1999 |
| 5933491 | Switched integrated network access system When it is determined, within a local exchange company (LEC) central office of a switched integrated network access (INA) network, that there are insufficient links to handle a terminating call to a competitive LEC (C-LEC) customer, the apparent status of... | 08/03/1999 |
| 5926102 | Method for controlling bidirectional line protection switching by using a remote defect indication signal A method for controlling bidirectional line protection switching by using a remote defect indication signal. The method includes the following steps of: inserting and transmitting a remote defect indication signal through the opposite directional link, in... | 07/20/1999 |
| 5923746 | Call recording system and method for use with a telephonic switch A call recording system and method records telephone calls routed by a telephonic switch 104 to agents located at computer terminals 108. A call information circuit 110 associated with the telephonic switch 104 detects information, such as DNIS via a DNIS... | 07/13/1999 |
| 5883948 | Method for automatic maintenance of a local number portability database A method for automatically updating a central local number portability (LNP) database shared among a plurality of central office switches is instigated when a message from a provisioning system to add a directory number is received by a central office swi... | 03/16/1999 |
| 5883949 | Method for a private branch communications exchange to activate a night service configuration To set a night service configuration, a configuration control (KS) in the private branch communications exchange (NK) is activated from an internal or external handset or a switchboard position by dialing a call number. A sequence of numbers then entered ... | 03/16/1999 |
| 5825866 | Private electronic exchange apparatus having a plurality of extension terminals and office line terminals An electronic exchange apparatus includes a plurality of extension circuits having terminals to which a plurality of extension terminals are connected, a memory table in which a plurality of extension numbers corresponding to the extension circuits are re... | 10/20/1998 |
