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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8155301 | System and method for dialing prompt A dialing prompt system and method may include a monitoring unit, and a dialing prompt information processing unit. The monitoring unit is adapted to monitor whether it is necessary to send dialing prompt information to a user, and if necessary, trigger the dialing ... | 04/10/2012 |
| 7929687 | Facsimile apparatus for outputting a melody when receiving a call from a specific party A facsimile apparatus can notify a user of the fact that facsimile data being received is sent from a specific party. A communication control part receives facsimile data and party information from a remote facsimile apparatus, the party information identifying the ... | 04/19/2011 |
| 7738651 | Method and apparatus for customizing an audio file in a mobile device A method and an apparatus for customizing an audio file, such as a ring tone stored in a mobile device is described herein. In particular, a mobile device according to the present invention includes an audio utility and an audio processor. The audio utility stores o... | 06/15/2010 |
| 7715549 | Communication terminal device, hold melody sending method, incoming melody playing method and information storing medium A control block recognizes the other party of the telephone call when both calling and called case. When the user operates the reservation melody key of the key input block while talking over the telephone and the telephone call reservation is directed, the control ... | 05/11/2010 |
| 7440444 | IP telephone system, IP telephone apparatus and method for identifying destination user An IP telephone system includes a source IP telephone apparatus, a destination telephone apparatus, a Web server and an ENUM server. The IP telephone apparatuses are connected to an IP network. The Web server stores ring tone information corresponding to a telephone... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7412041 | Mobile communications terminal and method In a telephone terminal an incoming call is detected from a calling entity followed by determining a caller identity of the calling entity. Then it is determined whether the caller identity is associated with a subscription to presence information associated with th... | 08/12/2008 |
| 7400882 | Method for providing a subscriber-based ringback tone sound stored in a mobile exchanger In a method of providing a caller with a pre-stored sound chosen by a called subscriber instead of a standard RBT (RingBack Tone), an HLR (Home Location Register), when a location request message is received from a call-originating exchanger, furnishes either the ca... | 07/15/2008 |
| 7397908 | System and method for telephone operation in quiet mode A method and system for automatically changing the operation of signaling features in a telephone are disclosed. In an exemplary embodiment, a method is disclosed to provide automatic reduction in the sound volume associated with the signaling features of a telephon... | 07/08/2008 |
| 7376395 | Controlling a telecommunications device A telecommunications device comprises a communication alert system arranged to inform the user that a telecommunications signal has been received. The communication alert system uses one of a number of different indicators. The controller is arranged to control the ... | 05/20/2008 |
| 7315618 | Voice caller ID An apparatus and method for audibly annunciating at a device information transmitted over a telephone network. The information is transmitted in the form of a modulated signal to the device wherein the modulated signal is representative of the information. The appar... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7248900 | Compound ring tunes A manner of providing ring-tune alerts to announce the arrival of incoming communications at a communication device such as a mobile station operable in a wireless communication network. When notification an incoming communication arrives at the mobile station, the ... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7241946 | Method and device for music format switching A method and device for music format switching. A tone editor is first selected to compose ring tones in accordance with a first music format. It is determined whether a switch operation has been executed. If the switch operation has been executed, the ring tones ar... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7239693 | Network-based timed ring suppression Systems and methods for timed ring suppression are disclosed. After a communications device receives an incoming call and the ringer is activated to produce an initial audible alert, the ringer of the communications device may be silenced for subsequent audible aler... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7224792 | Personalized telephone announcement According to the invention, a method for alerting a user of an incoming phone call is disclosed. In one step, notification of the incoming phone call is received with an identifier that is associated with the incoming phone call. The identifier associated with the i... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7184543 | Method and circuit arrangement for controlling a subscriber line interface circuit The invention provides a method for controlling a subscriber line interface circuit, which is connected to at least one data line and to at least one subscriber line associated with a subscriber, in the on-hook state, having the following steps: on-hook data transmi... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7142893 | Apparatus, and associated method, for facilitating identification of a mobile telephone A method for facilitating identification of a telephone, whereby a determination is made whether a custom ring tune has been set for the mobile telephone. If it is determined that a custom ring tune has been set for the mobile telephone, then the custom ring tune is... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7130400 | Graphical animation and sound for Internet Call-Waiting messages Methods and systems are disclosed for selecting the content of Internet Call-Waiting messages. One method includes providing a selection of content for an Internet Call-Waiting message and allowing a customer/user to select the content of the Internet Call-Waiting m... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7110529 | Bookmarking method and apparatus for an electronic phone book A method and an apparatus for using an electronic phone book in a communication terminal are provided. If a user manually requests a phone number to be registered as a bookmark, or the number of calls to the phone number exceeds a predetermined first threshold, the ... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7099705 | Telephone and method for converting sound to image and displaying on screen thereof A telephone and a method for converting sound to image and displaying on a screen thereof are disclosed. Receiver receives a call signal. Storage section stores call sound information. Call sound output section outputs a call sound. Color display device displays a c... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7062036 | Telephone call information delivery system A telephone call information delivery system includes answering circuitry to answer a telephone call incoming from a service provider and to attain information input by a caller. The system further includes an information signal provider to provide at least one sign... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7050573 | Method of generating ring tones using melody and communication terminal apparatus In a communication terminal apparatus such as a portable telephone, it is made possible to sound ring tones of good tone quality simply by using arbitrary music or the like. In a communication terminal that conducts radio communication with a predetermined station a... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7046797 | Telephone system with controllable ringing voltage A telephone system includes a controllable ringing generator for generating a ringing signal and an interface for providing a ringing voltage derived from that signal on the transmission line. The controllable ringing generator includes a control device for controll... | 05/16/2006 |
| 7046791 | Facsimile apparatus for outputting a melody when receiving a call from a specific party A facsimile apparatus can notify a user of the fact that facsimile data being received is sent from a specific party. A communication control part receives facsimile data and party information from a remote facsimile apparatus, the party information identifying the ... | 05/16/2006 |
| 7020497 | Programming multiple ringing tones of a terminal A terminal adapted to communicate via a communications system includes a memory capable of storing a plurality of ringing tones, where the plurality of ringing tones includes at least one set of at least two ringing tones associated with at least one event. The term... | 03/28/2006 |
| 6973178 | Method and apparatus for implementing a bandlimited ringing signal for telephone networks Method and apparatus for generating a bandlimited square waveform for use as a ringing voltage in a telephone network is described. One embodiment comprises a method of generating a ringing voltage signal for transmission to a telephone device. The method comprises ... | 12/06/2005 |
| 6944277 | Text-to-speech and MIDI ringing tone for communications devices A method and device for providing a mixed audible signal which includes a ringing tone and the identity of a calling party upon receiving the incoming call of the calling party. The incoming call can be a voice call, a call to convey an MMS message, or a call to con... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6944285 | Communication terminal device, holds melody sensing method, incoming melody playing and information storing medium A control block recognizes the other party of the telephone call when both calling and called case. When the user operates the reservation melody key of the key input block while talking over the telephone and the telephone call reservation is directed, the control ... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6937716 | Method of automatically changing a calling mode of telephone as timer setting changes A primary object of the present invention is to provide a method of automatically changing a calling mode of a telephone having a program timer installed therein as a timer setting changes, wherein the program timer comprising an on/off item responsible for controll... | 08/30/2005 |
| 6807433 | Mobile communication terminal with unanswered incoming-call notifying function A mobile communication terminal is provided with a light-emitting element for notifying an unanswered incoming call. When the cancellation of an incoming call is canceled in a state where an incoming call response operation has not been carried out, the mobile commu... | 10/19/2004 |
| 6707908 | Telephone terminal device Telephone terminal device in that a memory part comprises a plurality of melody memories storing a plurality of melody data. The melody memories store the editing condition including the number of pieces of music in the medley reproduction, the reproduction time for... | 03/16/2004 |
| 6697482 | Method and system for transmitting messages to subscribers during the set-up stage of incoming telephone calls Method and system for transmitting messages to subscribers of a telephone network during the set-up stage of incoming calls prior to the off-hook from a local exchange to at least one telephone terminal through an access system. The access system simulate... | 02/24/2004 |
| 6636602 | Method for communicating The method entails assigning each letter in an alphabet a musical note, converting words in a message into the musical notes and then using the musical notes to communicate the message to another human being. Different instruments are used to play the mus... | 10/21/2003 |
| 6611592 | Incoming-call tone generation device A incoming-call tone generation device comprises: a first storage unit 1, for storing an effect calculation formula for incoming-call tone data; a second storage unit, for storing incoming-call tone data that consist of data for original sounds; a control... | 08/26/2003 |
| 6570983 | Method and system for audibly announcing an indication of an identity of a sender of a communication A method and system to generate a communications identification announcement including an indication of an identity of an author of an incoming communication is disclosed. In an embodiment the method. Includes receiving a communication having a communicat... | 05/27/2003 |
| 6498848 | Use of an echo canceller for the detection of CAS signals A method and a communication device detect a service signal and include a converter having a first input which is connected to a communication channel for communicating with a network. An input device is connected to a second input of the converter for pr... | 12/24/2002 |
| 6389134 | Call progress monitor circuitry and method for a communication system A call progress monitor circuit is disclosed for a digital DAA in which digital information is transmitted across an isolation barrier from phone line side circuitry to powered side circuitry. In particular, the call progress monitor circuit of the presen... | 05/14/2002 |
| 6289099 | Ringer for satellite user terminals An apparatus, system, method, and computer program product for providing a flexible ringer for multiple deskset phones. A controller detects a flag message that precedes an incoming telephone call, and selects one or more frequencies based on a local expe... | 09/11/2001 |
| 6094587 | Programming of a telephone's ringing tone The present invention relates to a method for programming a ringing tone of a telephone, wherein, in the telephone, the ringing tone is stored in a ringing tone memory and reproduced by means of sound reproduction devices as a response to an incoming call... | 07/25/2000 |
| 6084960 | Power supply circuit using a constant current and telephone apparatus including such a circuit The present invention relates to a power supply circuit SC receiving a power supply current IS at an input voltage VLN and intended to supply a voltage VDD, comprising a capacitance CS, a first transistor T1 enabling the capacitance CS to be charged by means o... | 07/04/2000 |
| 5901218 | Telephone set capable of initiating facsimile communication without distinctive ringing upon reception of facsimile call signal A telephone set incorporated in a facsimile system using two or more telephone numbers called by respective call signals having different patterns, which are stored in a pattern data memory when the call signals are received and detected in a registering ... | 05/04/1999 |
