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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8180045 | Method for selection and routing of an inbound voice call to an appropriate network for completion A method of directing a call includes receiving a call connection request, the call connection request including an identifier associated with a called party. The method also includes determining a network category associated with the called party in response to rec... | 05/15/2012 |
| 7839992 | Method and apparatus for registering multiple phone numbers associated with a frequently called party The present invention enables the calling party to register multiple addresses of frequently called parties with a packet-switched network service provider, e.g., a VoIP network service provider, and have the network dials through the numbers on behalf of the callin... | 11/23/2010 |
| 7711106 | Telephone based method and system for adding contacts to a personal network address book A system and method for adding contact information to a personal network address book is provided. Contact information is added to the address book by analyzing a billing database or call detail record in order to determine telephone numbers which meet predetermined... | 05/04/2010 |
| 7684558 | Method for establishing a direct coordination link between a first and second control centre for carrying out services The method for establishing a coordination link (40) between a first and second control center (10, 12) for carrying out services, including a stage in which one of the centers (10) transmits its address to the other center (12) by insert... | 03/23/2010 |
| 7433461 | Method for generating a dialing directory in a network terminal and communications network for such a method Connection data, for example, a telephone number, and a corresponding identification, for example, the name of the telephone subscriber associated with the corresponding telephone number, is automatically extracted from a data memory and saved in a dialing directory... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7352855 | Method and system for providing a privacy management service A method for providing a privacy management service in a telephone system including initiating a telephone call from a subscriber telephone number to a called party telephone number. The initiating is performed by a subscriber. It is determined if the called party t... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7324645 | Method to authenticate a mobile station, a communications system and a mobile station A method to authenticate a mobile station B in a mobile network, so that the mobile station B is authenticated and an encryption key is agreed between mobile stations A and B using user data exchange during call setup. More specifically the mobile station B is authe... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7310414 | Prepaid phone card service using speech recognition A method for placing a telephone call from a caller using a prepaid phone card includes the steps of connecting a caller with a caller interface having a speech recognition application, receiving voice input from the caller in the form of phone card information spok... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7280817 | Network based archiving of user-specific information in a communication system User-specific information (e.g., call log information, contact information, etc.) normally stored within a mobile user device associated with a user is also maintained at one or more network storage locations within a communication system. The information may therea... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7249187 | Enforcement of compliance with network security policies Methods, apparati, and computer program products enforce computer network security policies by assigning network membership to a client (105) based on the client's compliance with the security policies. When a client (105) requests (305) a netwo... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7213076 | Dynamic indication of email capabilities A method of email administration including receiving in a transcoding gateway from a sender an email display capability request for a domain, wherein the capability request comprises a domain identification, finding in dependence upon the domain identification, at l... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7162275 | Apparatus and method for performing a dialing operation using a phone book of a mobile communication terminal An apparatus and method for performing a dialing operation using a phone book of a mobile communication terminal, and an apparatus and method capable of displaying all telephone numbers of persons registered in a phone book when a dial history information is display... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7103173 | System and method for preemptive goals based routing of contact records A method and system is provided for the preemptive goals based distribution of contact records. This method and system includes devices receiving contact records and providing customer contacts to one or more agents. Interfaced with the device is a distribution modu... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7092880 | Apparatus and method for quantitative measurement of voice quality in packet network environments A system and a method for quantitatively measuring voice transmission quality within a voice-over-data-network such as a telephony-enabled LAN utilize speech recognition to measure the quality of voice transmission. A first aspect of the invention involves determini... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7039177 | Automatic update of a directory entry within a directory of an electronic communication device by electronic notification A system and method are presented for updating directory entries within an electronic communication device upon receipt of an electronic notification. Electronic communication devices may include, but are not limited to telephones, facsimile machines and electronic ... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7035393 | System and method for creating a personal directory This invention relates to methods for the automatic generation of personal directories that list calls made to or from a specific phone number. The methods comprise the steps of receiving a telephone number related to a call placed or received on a user's phone, sto... | 04/25/2006 |
| 7020258 | Expandable multiline dialing apparatus There is disclosed an expandable multiline dialing controller which is connected to a computer hosting a database of telephone contact records. The controller is rendered expandable by a capacity expansion interface which allows the connection of second or subsequen... | 03/28/2006 |
| 6956942 | Multi-modal address book A multi-modal address book for a customer associated with at least one account in an electronic communications environment is provided. The multi-modal address book is associated with a customized profile of the customer and has multiple entries. Each entry of the m... | 10/18/2005 |
| 6944283 | Process for transmitting a telephone number of a desired subscriber, and directory enquiries facility terminal for this purpose A process for transmitting a telephone number of a desired subscriber from a directory enquiry facility (ENQ) to a terminal (TER), a directory enquiry facility (ENQ) for this purpose, and a terminal for this purpose. The terminal (TER) is connected to the directory ... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6925168 | Telecommunications network In a telecommunications network short dialling codes for a subscriber terminal are programmed by another party, and the allocation of codes is communicated to the user. An audio announcement played as part of the dial tone may be used to communication the allocation... | 08/02/2005 |
| 6914977 | Method and apparatus for programming guestroom telephones A programmable telephone system includes a guestroom telephone, where each guestroom telephone includes at least one speed-dial key, a memory corresponding to the at least one speed key for storing data corresponding to speed-dial telephone numbers, a controller and... | 07/05/2005 |
| 6738469 | Method and system for performing dialling of a telephone number supplied from a data store A method of telephone dialling comprises: accessing a remote database computer from a terminal computer; interrogating a database thereon to retrieve a required telephone number; causing the storage on the terminal computer of identification data associated with a d... | 05/18/2004 |
| 6711174 | Process, control system, terminal, exchange, incoupling device, decoupling device, and combination device for providing functions to a telecommunications terminal A process, a control system (CS), a terminal (TER), an exchange, an incoupling device, a decoupling device, and a combination device for providing functions to a telecommunications terminal (TER) which is connected to an exchange (EX) via a subscriber line (SL). The... | 03/23/2004 |
| 6553115 | Automated access telephone system Computerized switching system provides a method of connecting a caller and a called party or target by a manual or automated dialer by informing a control station of a PIN or ID number and optionally the service type, and having the call routed based on p... | 04/22/2003 |
| 6393119 | Method and system for assigning a communication to a network of a service provider A method and system for assigning a communication to a network of a service provider. Through a communication device, a user provides an indication of a preference for a network of a service provider to the telecommunications system serving the communicat... | 05/21/2002 |
| 6370237 | Voice activated dialing with reduced storage requirements A voice activated dialing system includes a database maintaining a plurality of speech templates, associated telephone numbers, and recordings, wherein multiple speech templates can be linked to a single master recording. Processing circuitry compares an ... | 04/09/2002 |
| 5828745 | Call processing method adapted for deleting a misdialed digit A call processing method and apparatus for erasing a digit stored in memory in response to a "delete" signal generated by a caller station is disclosed. A protocol is provided for a switching system to recognize the "delete" signal as a command to erase a... | 10/27/1998 |
| 5815566 | Apparatus and method for dynamic inbound/outbound call management and for scheduling appointments A telephone system provides dynamic inbound/outbound call management for a telemarketing campaign to automatically initiate outbound telephone calls for outbound agents, with outbound agents redesignated as inbound agents to answer inbound calls as needed... | 09/29/1998 |
| 5802149 | On-line training of an automated-dialing directory Directory assistance (106) is used to train a voice-dialing system (107) as a part of normal voice-dialing activities, thereby avoiding the need for a separate training session. The voice-dialing system connects a caller to directory assistance when a voi... | 09/01/1998 |
| 5781625 | System and apparatus for generating within the premises a dial tone for enhanced phone services A system and apparatus includes a premises phone connected to a phone network along a first communication channel. A dial tone controller generates within the premises a dial tone along a second communication channel to a switch and to the premises phone.... | 07/14/1998 |
| 5745555 | System and method using personal identification numbers and associated prompts for controlling unauthorized use of a security device and unauthorized access to a resource A system and method using personal identification numbers and associated prompts for controlling unauthorized use of a security device and unauthorized access to a resource. The method includes requesting an authorized user of a security device to select ... | 04/28/1998 |
| 5701339 | Dial-less calling device Registered on the voice dial card, which is not shown in the drawings, are a number for accessing the dial-less calling service and a user identification number. Public telephone 1 is equipped with reader 1a that reads the card. When the card is inserted ... | 12/23/1997 |
| 5689552 | Telephone calling with automatic billing AN automatic calling service is provided wherein a subscriber predefines one or more destination telephone numbers, and calls to such number or numbers are billed to the subscriber's local telephone number. Calls are made to such destination numbers throu... | 11/18/1997 |
| 5592538 | Telecommunication device and method for interactive voice and data A telecommunication device permits mixed voice communication and data communication during a single telephone call. The device switches freely between bidirectional voice communication and bidirectional data communication, as required by the data to be co... | 01/07/1997 |
| 5485512 | Mnemonic and synonymic addressing in a telecommunications system Symbol sequences of varying lengths and having logical meanings other than as network addresses (e.g., subscriber names), are assigned and used as actual telecommunications network addresses, without imposition of predefined fixed lengths, formats, or ord... | 01/16/1996 |
| 5483586 | Electronic on-line subscriber telephone directory A compact telephone directory system that integrates a subscriber's telephone with a local on-line telephone directory database system and with a central directory service provider that maintains the local on-line telephone directory database. The telepho... | 01/09/1996 |
| 5450479 | Method and apparatus for facilitating the making of card calls Encumbrances on making calls charged to a card can be reduced by a) storing information so that an association is created relating a card number and at least one calling telephone station, from which card calls charged to the associated card are to be mad... | 09/12/1995 |
| 5315649 | Toll call telephone service center A toll call service center of the present invention is accessible by subscribers to a toll call service. One or more of the subscribers of the service have their own set of identifiers uniquely associated with a plurality of called stations desired to be ... | 05/24/1994 |
| 5204894 | Personal electronic directory A central office based service and apparatus whereby personal electronic directory (PED) subscribers may call a special number from any DTMF telephone to access their personal directory. Such users dial a special telephone number, enter their personally s... | 04/20/1993 |
| 4788720 | Programmable subscriber set A subscriber set for connection via tip and ring leads to a remote communication system such as a PABX or centrex. The remote communication system is capable of implementing a plurality of special features such as hold, call transfer, call forward, etc. T... | 11/29/1988 |
