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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7386117 | Efficient handling of ISDN connections by a packet-oriented exchange The invention relates to the representation, independent of access type, of ISDN accesses (PRA, BRA) in the central core (cVst) of a packet-oriented exchange (P-Vst). By adapting the signaling information transmitted by ISDN accesses in a peripheral unit (PE) it is ... | 06/10/2008 |
| 7260187 | Voice response apparatus and method of providing automated voice responses with silent prompting A voice response unit (VRU) includes a silent prompt feature in the form of an intentional delay inserted after a message is given to a caller, during which delay the caller may invoke alternative processing or interrupt current processing. If appropriate alternativ... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7139380 | System and method for performing signaling-plan-specific call progress analysis Call progress analysis is performed in a telephone system employing different in-band signaling plans are used. From address information for a call destination in a call initiation message, it is determined which type of in-band signaling plans is utilized by equipm... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7110518 | Network support for enhanced dialing capability A method is provided for supporting an enhanced dialing service in telecommunications equipment. The method includes: receiving a series of dialed digits from customer premises equipment (CPE) (10); determining if the dialed digits correspond to a designated ... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7110530 | System and method for providing universal access to voice response systems A present invention comprises a device and method for monitoring dial pulse (DP) signals on a line and recognizing a digit pattern comprising at least one digit on the line. In response to the recognized digit pattern, the invention determines when to initiate trans... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7082123 | Silent redial system for VoIP modem A redial system for a VoIP modem includes a subscriber line interface circuit (SLIC) for interfacing analog telephone signals from a telephone set to the VoIP modem and for generating redial signals to a public switched telephone network (PSTN), a first relay for co... | 07/25/2006 |
| 7068777 | True DTMF dialer A circular dial buffer is implemented in appropriate random access memory (RAM) accessible by a DSP for the purpose of storing DTMF digits to be generated and output on, e.g., a telephone line. To the processor, the DSP appears to behave much like an off-the-shelf s... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7046793 | Digital access arrangement circuitry and method having current ramping control of the hookswitch A digital direct access arrangement (DAA) circuitry may be used to terminate the telephone connections at the user's end to provide a communication path for signals to and from the phone lines. Briefly described, a means for providing a proper hookswitch transition ... | 05/16/2006 |
| 7020280 | Method of processing phone dialing/redialing function and the device thereof A method of processing a phone dialing process. At first, whether the dial key signal of the dial device is inputted is checked. When the dial key signals of the dial device are inputted and the dial device is not connected, that is, a user is pressing a phone numbe... | 03/28/2006 |
| 6961590 | Method, device, and database for providing communication addresses for communication devices The present invention includes a method, device, and database for providing communication addresses for communication devices. In one form, a method for providing a communication address for establishing communication with a communication device is disclosed. The me... | 11/01/2005 |
| 6914978 | Pulse dialing system for VoIP modem A pulse dialing system for a VoIP modem includes a subscriber line interface circuit (SLIC) for interfacing analog telephone signals to digital signals, a relay for selectively connecting a telephone set with a public switched telephone network (PSTN) or with the SL... | 07/05/2005 |
| 6870483 | Locator apparatus A locator apparatus for locating a lost wallet, pocketbook, or a purse is disclosed. Other embodiments of the apparatus could be incorporated into other commonly used items such as purses, sunglasses, keys, etc. The apparatus would be a phone chip and speaker combin... | 03/22/2005 |
| 6498847 | Dialer programming and device with integrated printing process An improved account access system and device in which a portable electronic card may be loaded into a combined programming and printing system to be programmed with predetermined signals and imprinted with associated variable data. The predetermined and p... | 12/24/2002 |
| 6477390 | Apparatus and method for intuitive audio keypad navigation for a wireless communication device A wireless communication device (101) having intuitive audio keypad navigation features is provided. Each of the keys (140-151) of a keypad (132) of the wireless communication device (101) is assigned a different audible signal (FIGS. 3-4). When a user of... | 11/05/2002 |
| 6366669 | System and method for providing universal access to interactive voice response systems A system and method for allowing callers using DP telephones to access IVR systems, including monitoring DP signals until a dialed digit is recognized, where the DP signals are generated by a transmission element and received by a reception element within... | 04/02/2002 |
| 6185286 | Apparatus and method for improved dial-type recognition A system whereby automatic dial-type recognition is employed to reduce the wait time for callers and prevent false identification of touch tone versus dial tone service. A system according to the present invention includes a control unit (103) located in ... | 02/06/2001 |
| 6138027 | Wireless intercommunicating system A wireless intercommunicating system includes a base unit connected to a telephone through a telephone line, and a user unit for intercommunication with the base unit by radio signal, the user unit being carried with the user and selectively controlled fo... | 10/24/2000 |
| 6018580 | Non volatile automatic telephone dialer circuit An automatic telephone number dialing circuit powered from a standard telephone network wire for storing telephone numbers using non-volatile memory including a one-touch dialing device that enables a user to automatically dial a plurality of telephone nu... | 01/25/2000 |
| 5966436 | Redialing method A redialing method in a communication apparatus provides that the digits of a telephone number are consecutively input by a user, and the actual time intervals between the consecutive inputs are measured and stored in memory along with the digits of the t... | 10/12/1999 |
| 5883942 | Voice caller I.D. apparatus A caller-ID device and/or an integrated caller-ID and answering machine device which is configurable 1) to play a pre-recorded announcement for the user when the caller-ID information received over the PSTN corresponds to stored information indicating an ... | 03/16/1999 |
| 5881146 | Method and apparatus for determining digits dialed using a selected algorithm A technique for minimizing the number of users which must dial training digits in a voice processing system. The system uses the first digit normally dialed as part of the user responses to the voice processing application, and measures such digit to dete... | 03/09/1999 |
| 5748708 | Voice-generating telephone set without external power supply A voice-dialing device without additional power supply can generate articulate voice signal upon dialing; such device can provide a function of voice dialing, and a function of confirming the dialing. In dialing operation, the device can provide a correct... | 05/05/1998 |
| 5644633 | Automatic telephone dialer system An autodialer including a DTMF transceiver for connection between a user telephone device and the telephone line. The DTMF transceiver is connected in a double isolation mode to allow for monitoring of DTMF tones from either the telephone line or from the... | 07/01/1997 |
| 5638437 | Telecommunication system and method enabling a user to get access to an automated call processing from a central station operating on pulse dialling mode The present invention is related to a telecommunication system and method enabling a user to get access to any of automated call processing systems. The system comprises in combination a telephone line interface means adapted to provide function of a tele... | 06/10/1997 |
| 5600655 | Calling method for communication terminal device Method and device can be provided which can establish two or more communication channels for a called terminal having different called addresses for different channels by a single calling address. When keys are input in the order of "0014723244*3245#" for... | 02/04/1997 |
| 5541989 | Method and apparatus for detecting added keyboard functions A method and apparatus for detecting the added functions of a telephone dialer by adding diodes to the IC circuit and using as part of the input pins such that the need for total number of input pins and thus the manufacturing costs of the IC are reduced.... | 07/30/1996 |
| 5485513 | Circuit and method for automatic memory dialing A method provide delays during memory dialing by automatically inserting pause characters within the dialing sequence based upon the user's entry of the dialing sequence. The method establishes a time-out period (64) when storing dialing sequences, and ad... | 01/16/1996 |
| 5457692 | Calling method for communication terminal device Method and device can be provided which can establish two or more communication channels for a called terminal having different called addresses for different channels by a single calling address. When keys are input in the order of "0014723244*3245#" for... | 10/10/1995 |
| 5452352 | Automatic dialing system The invention relates to a credit card dialing apparatus for use in automatically dialing account numbers, security codes and phone numbers into telephones. The apparatus includes a credit card size device having a memory, encoder, speaker, microphone and... | 09/19/1995 |
| 5452353 | Canonical telephone numbers A system and method using canonical telephone numbers which allows automatic calling with any location in the world independent of the caller's location. The caller canonical telephone number and a plurality of caller prefixes are stored within the system... | 09/19/1995 |
| 5400398 | Electronic telephone set with low power hook switch A subscriber set includes two line terminals, and electronic telephone set circuit, and a hook switch for switching the line current. A microswitch may suffice because the subscriber set comprises a series combination of a main current path of a first tra... | 03/21/1995 |
| 5369697 | Method and apparatus for automatically switching between pulse code and DTMF signals generated by a telephone Dual tone multifrequency (DTMF) signals are automatically generated by a telecommunications device after a telephone number is called. The signals generated to call the telephone number are determined by a manually operated switch indicating pulse code si... | 11/29/1994 |
| 5363437 | Telephone dialing device and the operating method thereof A telephone dialing device includes a data memory unit with a first memory region for storing normal dial numbers and a second memory region containing pre-stored memory dial numbers. A keypad is operated so as to provide a sequence of key inputs. The key... | 11/08/1994 |
| 5357566 | Object-oriented programmable dedicated dialer device and method of programming and calibrating the device An object-oriented programmable dedicated dialer device includes a hollow disc-shaped body having a front cover and a rear base facing and attached with one another and defining an interior cavity, a telephone number dialing mechanism disposed in the inte... | 10/18/1994 |
| 5327494 | Dial tone annunciating system and method Dial tone detection circuitry is employed in a telephone of the type which has its dialing mechanism incorporated into the handset. The dial tone detection circuitry is connected to an annunciating means which indicates to a user that dial tone is present... | 07/05/1994 |
| 5280522 | Circuit for transmitting voice signals and dial pulses A signal transmission circuit of a telephone system comprises a photo-transistor with its emitter and collector connected to telephone network lines, respectively. First and second relays are disposed, respectively, in the telephone network lines between ... | 01/18/1994 |
| 5247572 | Apparatus for control of storing information into dial memories in a telephone set A control signal generator is provided to supply a control signal to a control unit of a telephone set having dial memories. Information stored in a memory in the dial memories is forbidden to be erased, unless the control signal is supplied to the contro... | 09/21/1993 |
| 5243646 | Fast redial system for a telephone The present invention is directed to a telephone unit having a redial capability wherein if the number called is busy and a redialing is desirable, a determination is made as to whether a dialing operation has taken place since the telephone was placed in... | 09/07/1993 |
| 5220601 | Keypad status reporting system A keypad status reporting system provides an indication over a serial bus as to which switch of a plurality of keypad switches is being selected by an operator wherein each keypad switch is coupled between a respective different pair of row and column con... | 06/15/1993 |
| 5121425 | Telephone transmission circuit with improved switching device A circuit arrangement of simple structure for producing dialing pulses for a telephone transmission system so as to provide a relatively low insertion attenuation during transmission. The impedance of the transmission system should not be reduced. At loop... | 06/09/1992 |
