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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8068604 | Method and system for event notifications A method for generating a ring tone for a given caller based on a prior conversation with that caller. A portion of a conversation with a given caller is recorded and stored in memory as a ring tone. When a subsequent call is received from the same caller, identifie... | 11/29/2011 |
| 7515702 | Method and system for downloading audio samples for personalized telephone ring tones Systems and methods are described for downloading audio signals into a digital telephone to update and replace a conventional ringer tone. The source of the audio signal can be from any analog audio sound source, such as a radio, PC sound card, MP3 player, CD or DVD... | 04/07/2009 |
| 7379760 | Data transmission-reception system and data transmission-reception method A data communication system is disclosed which comprises: first terminal devices for transmitting contents and content provider identification data identifying the providers of the contents; a server device for receiving and storing the transmitted contents and cont... | 05/27/2008 |
| 7359737 | Data transmission-reception system and data transmission-reception method A data communication system is disclosed which comprises: first terminal devices for transmitting contents and content provider identification data identifying the providers of the contents; a server device for receiving and storing the transmitted contents and cont... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7356373 | Method and device for enhancing ring tones in mobile terminals A method and device for producing ring tones in high polyphony in real-time in a network component such as a mobile terminal or a server of a service provider. The network component has one or more ring tones in MIDI files of high polyphony, and a MIDI player of low... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7257221 | Method of calling up called party, communication equipment, calling party information server, and calling control device To make a call, a calling-end terminal station (3) notifies a call-up control unit (71) of a communications network (7) of the terminal station number of a called-end terminal station (5) so as to cause it to stand by for a connection. Th... | 08/14/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7088816 | System and method for customising call alerts A computerized system and method for selecting the nature and/or form of an alert used to announce a call made by a user participating in a customized alter service. The method includes establishing a customized alert service configuration for a participating user, ... | 08/08/2006 |
| 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 |
| 7054417 | Advanced call screening appliance According to the invention, a network interface device for processing a telephone call is disclosed. The network interface device includes a first and second communication interfaces, a telephone switch and a controller. The first communication interface is coupled ... | 05/30/2006 |
| 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 |
| 7031453 | Telephony ring customization The present invention provides for customizing a telephony ring signal to correspond to the originator of an incoming call. Preferably, a user will access an application server using a browser to associate audio files with telephone numbers of people who are expecte... | 04/18/2006 |
| 7006622 | Method and apparatus for producing ringing tones in a communication device A method and apparatus for producing a ringing tone in a communication device, such as a mobile phone, an electronic organizer or a personal digital assistant, to signal an event in the communication device. The method includes the steps of generating a sequence of ... | 02/28/2006 |
| 6940954 | Arrangement for retrieving recorded audio announcements from a messaging system for identification of a calling party An IP-based subscriber endpoint, for example a VoIP telephony device or an IP telephony user agent, is configured for retrieving recorded audio caller information in response to receiving an incoming call that includes a calling party identifier. The IP-based subscr... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6744867 | Remote control of CPE-based service logic Telephone network service logic relating to calls over the telephone network to a customer terminal, uses both terminal functions and network functions. The terminal has a service logic script for execution at the terminal to control the terminal functions. To contr... | 06/01/2004 |
| 6718021 | Method and system for presenting customized call alerts in a service for internet caller identification An advanced intelligent network (AIN) based system and method that allows a subscriber connected to the Internet to receive customized call alerts and caller identification information concerning an incoming telephone call. Using client software, the subscriber asso... | 04/06/2004 |
| 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 |
| 6697470 | Incoming call indicator A method for selecting from a plurality of modes for an incoming call indicator is provided. One of the plurality of modes comprises alternating playing one of a series of user-recorded messages as the incoming call indicator to a called party. When an in... | 02/24/2004 |
| 6621903 | Portable telephone set and method for inputting said incoming call reporting melody The pitch name of one musical note in a desired incoming call reporting melody is input through a voice (step S2). The input voiced pitch name information is subjected to speech recognition, and pitch name data, which matches data representing the input p... | 09/16/2003 |
| 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 |
| 6449359 | Telephone identification calling apparatus and procedures Method for improving the calling procedures of telephones by creating customized messages for telephones coupled to a telephone exchange. The messages are registered on one or more sections of memory located in the telephone exchange and coupled to the te... | 09/10/2002 |
| 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 |
| 6366791 | System and method for providing a musical ringing tone on mobile stations A telecommunications system and method is disclosed for allowing network operators to download ringing tone pattern(s) associated with one or more musical scores to mobile stations (MSs) according to the music selection of mobile subscribers associated wi... | 04/02/2002 |
| 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 |
| 6002761 | Multi-line programmable telephone call annunciator A user-programmable telephone call annunciator for use with a telephone includes a recording circuit configured to receive an audio signal from a user and to store the audio signal as an electronic signal. A playback circuit is connected to the recording ... | 12/14/1999 |
| 5991397 | Voice paging service control method in a switching system A method for automatically providing voice paging information of a caller in a switching system having an automatic attendant function. The method includes the steps of controlling an automatic answering machine equipped in the switching system upon recei... | 11/23/1999 |
| 5715308 | Apparatus for generating alerts of varying degrees An alerting device generates a variable alert that is varied to continuously or continually indicate the amount of time that has elapsed since the alert began. The alerting device has an alert signal detector, a timing unit, an alert signal generator and ... | 02/03/1998 |
| 5481599 | Automated audio output device for a telephone set A circuit for use with or built into a telephone set, that detects and intercepts the telephone company's ring signal, supressing the telephone set's existing ringer, and substituting instead, a user selected audio segment. A choice of audio segments may ... | 01/02/1996 |
| 4611098 | Coded telephone access system A telephone access system provides to the caller connection to an output upon receipt of a coded signal from the caller. Units are connected in sequence for receipt of each member of the coded signal. The caller has a predetermined period of time to enter... | 09/09/1986 |
