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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| RE43386 | Communication management system for network-based telephones A signal monitoring apparatus and method involving devices for monitoring signals representing communications traffic, devices for identifying at least one predetermined parameter by analyzing the context of the at least one monitoring signal, a device for recording... | 05/15/2012 |
| RE43324 | VOIP voice interaction monitor A signal monitoring apparatus and method involving devices for monitoring signals representing communications traffic, devices for identifying at least one predetermined parameter by analyzing the context of the at least one monitoring signal, a device for recording... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8155275 | Systems and methods for managing alarms from recorders Systems and methods for managing alarms from recorders are provided. An exemplary method comprises the steps of: receiving alarm alerts from one or more recorders by a central application module, the alarm alerts being operative to notify a user of a problem associa... | 04/10/2012 |
| RE43255 | Machine learning based upon feedback from contact center analysis A signal monitoring apparatus and method involving devices for monitoring signals representing communications traffic, devices for identifying at least one predetermined parameter by analyzing the context of the at least one monitoring signal, a device for recording... | 03/20/2012 |
| RE43183 | Signal monitoring apparatus analyzing voice communication content A signal monitoring apparatus and method involving devices for monitoring signals representing communications traffic, devices for identifying at least one predetermined parameter by analyzing the context of the at least one monitoring signal, a device for recording... | 02/14/2012 |
| 8027436 | User initiated voice mail reset system Systems and methods are presented for a user-initiated process by which a voice mail retrieval number and/or voice mail deposit number can be reset without requiring the assistance of network customer support staff. In an exemplary embodiment, a voice mail retrieval... | 09/27/2011 |
| 8019052 | System and method for providing a customized dialtone A system and method for customizing telephone communications is presented. The system and method may include a network node configured to communicate pre-dial content to the user of a communications device, rather than a dial tone. ... | 09/13/2011 |
| 8019051 | Method and apparatus for ordering communications The present invention provides for the ranking of messages for presentation to a user based on user behavior with respect to previous messages received from ranked communication endpoints. In particular, the percentage of a message played back by a user can be used ... | 09/13/2011 |
| 7933388 | Method and system for providing information and advertising content in a telephone system A method for operating a directory assistance process adapted to provide a targeted message to incoming callers totally or substantially free of one or more 411-type directory assistance calling charges. The method includes receiving a phone call from an incoming ca... | 04/26/2011 |
| 7933387 | Voice transition script caller A system allows an agent to execute an interaction protocol, to create an interaction between the agent and a contact. The agent or a computer dialing system initiates a call to a contact and the agent selectively interleaves responses to the contact with a live voi... | 04/26/2011 |
| 7873148 | Handset originated programmable ringback replacement system A handset-originated ringback replacement system for modifying or replacing certain communications network tones is disclosed. Communications devices activate and interact with the handset-originated ringback replacement system to allow for modification of the netwo... | 01/18/2011 |
| 7852992 | Methods and apparatus for audio communication A system receives a complete audio message from an originator, and transmits the complete audio message to a destination. The system buffers the complete audio message at the destination. The complete audio message is capable of being played at the destination durin... | 12/14/2010 |
| RE41608 | System and method to acquire audio data packets for recording and analysis A signal monitoring apparatus and method involving devices for monitoring signals representing communications traffic, devices for identifying at least one predetermined parameter by analyzing the context of the at least one monitoring signal, a device for recording... | 08/31/2010 |
| 7778395 | Telephone/transaction entry device and system for entering transaction data into databases A data transaction processing system in which transaction data is entered by the user in response to prompts in a template which is tailored to each user application. The data transaction is received via protocols at a database server which, depending upon the appli... | 08/17/2010 |
| RE41534 | Utilizing spare processing capacity to analyze a call center interaction A signal monitoring apparatus and method involving devices for monitoring signals representing communications traffic, devices for identifying at least one predetermined parameter by analyzing the context of the at least one monitoring signal, a device for recording... | 08/17/2010 |
| 7653181 | Method of creating and managing a customized recording of audio data relayed over a phone network The method of recording and managing audio data transmitted to a user via a phone network includes receiving audio commands from the user to record user selected data relayed to the user from a database, recording the user selected data in a database and storing the... | 01/26/2010 |
| 7613279 | Method and system for directly interconnecting a TDM PBX to a voice mail system A method is presented for routing a call from a PBX to a voice mailbox on a communication platform wherein a call is received from an originating device at the PBX and the PBX is associated with a voice mail box on a communication platform. A redirecting number asso... | 11/03/2009 |
| 7587032 | Deferred phone call answering apparatus, method and computer program product An apparatus, method and computer program product are provided for deferring the answering of a phone call. Initially, a phone call is received from a caller. As a function of an input from a receiver of the phone call, the phone call is placed on hold and a message... | 09/08/2009 |
| RE40634 | Voice interaction analysis module A signal monitoring apparatus and method involving devices for monitoring signals representing communications traffic, devices for identifying at least one predetermined parameter by analyzing the context of the at least one monitoring signal, a device for recording... | 02/10/2009 |
| 7415107 | 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... | 08/19/2008 |
| 7403770 | Telephone apparatus having e-mail transmitting function A telephone apparatus 100 having a mail transmitting function, comprising: a calling unit operable to originate a call to a phone number of a recipient; a response judging unit operable to judge whether a response to the call is returned; and a mail program c... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7392039 | Complete message delivery to multi-mode communication device A system and method for complete message delivery to a multi-mode communication device is presented. The communication device is adaptable to communicate with one or more carrier networks and one or more data networks. When a new message is received for the communic... | 06/24/2008 |
| 7392038 | Location sensitive multimedia messaging (MMS) The invention proposes a method for delivering messages in a network comprising at least one terminal device, comprising the steps of generating a message (S1), setting a condition for receiving the message (S2, S3), deciding whether the message... | 06/24/2008 |
| 7376415 | System and method for offering portable language interpretation services Language interpretation for users includes a portable system for providing access to interpretation services, such as a prepaid, debit or credit card for the user. The prepaid card has a number of minutes of language interpretation service associated with it in addi... | 05/20/2008 |
| 7372371 | Notification lights, locations and rules for a computer system Notifications to computer users are provided via indicators such as lights. The indicators are controlled according to rules, to convey computer-related state information to users in a consistent manner. Locations of visible indicators are chosen to facilitate easy ... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7372826 | Providing advanced communications features Advanced communications features are provided in a mobile communications network having at least one mobile switching center and at least one mobile station subsystem. The mobile switching center and mobile station subsystem each communicate signaling messages accor... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7370283 | Systems and methods for populating a ticker using multiple data transmission modes Content to be presented on a ticker of a communication device is conveyed by being transmitted using one or more transmission modes that are intelligently selected according to various criteria. The mode is chosen from among a plurality of transmission modes availab... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7369649 | System and method for caller initiated voicemail annotation and its transmission over IP/SIP for flexible and efficient voice mail retrieval A voice-mail annotation system and method that enables callers to annotate the messages they leave at the time they leave them. Annotation may be performed using a touch screen or a telephone key-pad. In addition to allowing the caller to more clearly specify the in... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7366461 | Method and apparatus for improving the quality of a recorded broadcast audio program Recordings of broadcast audio content often contain errors (e.g., noise, signal loss, interference, talkover). A method and apparatus are provided for improving the quality of such a recording. Multiple recordings of a broadcast audio program are identified, and are... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7365260 | Apparatus and method for reproducing voice in synchronism with music piece Music piece sequence data are composed of a plurality of event data which include performance event data and user event data designed for linking a voice to progression of a music piece. A plurality of voice data files are stored in a memory separately from the musi... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7362748 | Implementation method and system of the personal number service that syncretizes the phone network user and IP network user A One Number Link You ONLY number is assigned to each subscriber, which identifies the subscriber exclusively. The said subscriber can be an IP subscriber or an ordinary PSTN subscriber. An ONLY Service Server and an ONLY User Server are configured, any ONLY service... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7363350 | Systems and methods for determining, collecting, and using geographic locations of internet users A method of determining a geographic location of an Internet user involves determining if the host is on-line, determining ownership of the host name, and then determining the route taken in delivering packets to the user. Based on the detected route, the method pro... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7359697 | Cordless telephone unit including audible confirmation of called party A main phone of a cordless telephone unit has i) a cordless communicator for establishing cordless communications with a cordless handset; and ii) a voice generator for converting called-party information received from a cordless handset into voice data. On the othe... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7359722 | Apparatus and method for deleting a text message received in a mobile communication terminal Disclosed is an apparatus for deleting a text message received in a mobile communication terminal including an information detecting unit for detecting deletion time information from the received text message; a time checking unit for checking whether the deletion t... | 04/15/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7359987 | Method and system for providing static addresses for Internet connected devices even if the underlying address is dynamic A method and system for resolving domain names of web sites with dynamic addresses. The resolution system, which may execute as part of a domain name server, receives a domain name associated with a web site. The resolution system then identifies a dynamic address n... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7360090 | Method of and apparatus for authenticating control messages in a signaling network A communication network includes an SS7 Security Gatekeeper that authenticates and validates network control messages within, transiting, entering and leaving an overlying control fabric such as an SS7 network. The SS7 Security Gatekeeper incorporates several levels... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7359502 | System for providing network information service using CID-type messages A network-based announcement and message delivery service for providing a landline customer with information of interest such as weather, financial market data, time/temperature, sporting event results, etc. The information is provided to the subscriber by way of in... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7359495 | Method and apparatus for uniform operational access across multiple information systems A method and apparatus for determining operational preferences for a user access to a plurality of telecommunication response systems designating by the user that user operations of one of the plurality of telecommunication response systems will be the operational p... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7359491 | Saving information from information retrieval systems A method and system for allowing a calling party to save information obtained from an information retrieval system. The caller may select options to save the information to a memory location, e.g., the caller's own network-based voice mail system or a temporary voic... | 04/15/2008 |
