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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8144837 | Method and system for enhanced user experience of audio A system and method for providing enhanced quality audio streaming, including an audio streaming server providing an audio stream, a client including a buffer storing at least portions of the audio stream received from the audio streaming server, a buffer status sen... | 03/27/2012 |
| 8130913 | Method and apparatus for archiving calls terminating at a computer A method and apparatus for archiving a call terminating at a client device are provided. In an example, a command or packet associated with a protocol for setting up the call is intercepted. In response to the interception, the call is associated with a call ID. An ... | 03/06/2012 |
| 8094787 | Method and system for utilizing information for efficient recording solutions in a complex multi-media recording environment System and method for recording telephone calls comprising receiving computer telephony integration fields from first and second sources, identifying which of the CTI fields are physical CTI fields to be used for locating audio to be recorded, identifying which of t... | 01/10/2012 |
| 7995710 | Telephone-receiving call center system A call center system used for receiving incoming calls in accordance with the present information has a plurality of terminals, an incoming-call control apparatus and an exchange. Each of the terminals is accommodated by the exchange and includes a display unit as w... | 08/09/2011 |
| 7995711 | Method and apparatus for voice mail notes A novel method and apparatus for recording an audio note for a voice message stored on a messaging platform are disclosed. ... | 08/09/2011 |
| 7974390 | Method and system for transferring audio content to a telephone-switching system A method and system for transferring audio content to a telephone-switching system is provided. The telephone-switching system receives the audio content from a source. Thereafter, the telephone-switching system authenticates the source. The telephone-switching syst... | 07/05/2011 |
| 7965821 | Method, system and apparatus for controlling a voice recorder According to an embodiment on the present invention, a method for controlling a voice recorder is disclosed. The voice recorder is for recording a voice session between an origination device and a destination device. The method can be conveniently executed at a comp... | 06/21/2011 |
| 7949103 | System and method for providing voice messaging with dynamic content A system and method for creating and distributing messages including dynamic content is provided. In one form, an entity provides a plurality of content segments for use in building a dynamic message. The entity also provides a listing of end users to receive a mess... | 05/24/2011 |
| 7933389 | System and method generating voice sites A system and method for generating and providing a voice-site on a linked network of voice-sites over a network. A voice call is received from a subscriber at the first voice site, the first voice site hosted on a server and the subscriber is associated with the fir... | 04/26/2011 |
| 7835503 | Systems and methods of adding attachments to voice calls over a circuit-based network Systems and methods are disclosed for adding attachments to voice calls. A communication system for the invention includes a file server and a switching system of a circuit-based network. During a voice call connected between a first station and a second station ove... | 11/16/2010 |
| 7813481 | Conversation recording with real-time notification for users of communication terminals A recording device provides conversation recording with real-time notification between users of communication terminals engaged in a conversation. The recording device provides a recording start notification to a second communication terminal in response to receivin... | 10/12/2010 |
| 7813480 | Phone terminal and record/play program A phone terminal is provided which allows more efficient use of a record area for recording call data than before. A complex apparatus is capable of suspending recording of call data during a period in which a no-service state is detected. As a result, the recordati... | 10/12/2010 |
| 7773730 | Voice record integrator A voice record integrator receives information to be acknowledged by a user such as a statement of facts, an electronic document, or other record. The system creates a document identifier that may be used to identify the information being acknowledged and uses the d... | 08/10/2010 |
| 7769142 | Asynchronous discrete manageable instant voice messages Asynchronous voice messaging is employed to enable individuals to send voice clips back and forth over a network. In at least some embodiments, the voice clips reside in the form of discrete, manageable objects that can be easily managed by the user. In addition, so... | 08/03/2010 |
| 7664235 | Method and apparatus for voice mail notes A novel method and apparatus for recording an audio note for a voice message stored on a messaging platform are disclosed. ... | 02/16/2010 |
| 7548609 | Process for scalable conversation recording A system and a method for selectively intercepting audio and video conversations over a wide area computer network, for monitoring, storing, and contributing to these conversations and reconstructing the associated communications session upon request. ... | 06/16/2009 |
| 7502448 | Automated conversation recording device and service An apparatus and system for recording and managing conversation data occurring over a wireless network via a wireless communication device includes a data interface that transfers conversation data from the communication device to a storage location and a user inter... | 03/10/2009 |
| 7453991 | Method and apparatus for voice mail notes A novel method and apparatus for recording an audio note for a voice message stored on a messaging platform are disclosed. ... | 11/18/2008 |
| 7440555 | Method and apparatus for rendering audio streams from textual content for delivery to a user Responsive to an incoming telephone call, a session server consults pre-stored caller preferences to generate a source file of caller-specific audio content, then conducts an interactive playback session audibly presenting the content to the caller. Each call's sour... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7440748 | Telephone which enables timely input and presentation of information A telephone includes: a reminding unit for, when judging that a user makes a call but fails to convey information to a party, reminding the user to input the information into information acceptance unit; the information acceptance unit for accepting input of the inf... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7421065 | Internet telephone system An internet terminal is capable of transmitting and receiving voice signals to and from a telephone terminal having a handset. If the internet terminal receives an incoming call when disconnected from the telephone terminal, then the internet terminal stores a voice... | 09/02/2008 |
| 7408442 | Programmable event driver/interface apparatus and method A programmable event driver/interface has timekeeping and scheduling functions and tone and voice capabilities. A software-based interface allows for direct communication with individual annunciators and dynamic grouping of annunciators by zone. System state of heal... | 08/05/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7359494 | System and method for restricted telephone message delivery A system for controlling restricted telephone calls that originate from a facility includes a facility resident telephone for calling a destination telephone number as a collect call, where the collect call is completed when accepted, a call processing platform elec... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7355988 | Application server having asynchronous event manager configured for terminating messaging operations and rolling back prescribed data structures An application server includes an asynchronous event manager configured for selectively terminating an instance executing a messaging session, based on detecting a message from a gateway server that the incoming call is a call having a type that differs from the pre... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7349532 | Picture and video message center system A message originator sends a picture or video message to a message center along with caller identifying information. The message is stored in a memory and transmitted to a wireless picture phone, PDA or portable computing device, or stored at the message center in a... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7340050 | Apparatus and method for controlling incoming melody In an apparatus and method for controlling an incoming melody, a receiver's telephone terminal allows a caller who transmits a call request signal to select a specific receiver with whom the caller wants to establish a voice call. The receiver's telephone terminal o... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7330536 | Message indexing and archiving A method, article of manufacture, and apparatus for archiving auditory communications is disclosed. In an embodiment, this comprises receiving an auditory communication with keywords identified in the communication, storing the communication on a storage device, and... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7310513 | Hand-ear user interface for hand-held device A hand-held information processing device, such as a mobile phone, has a thumb wheel that lets the user scan a circular array of options. Each respective one of the options is represented by a respective audio output that gets played out when the wheel is turned a n... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7310416 | Method and apparatus for improved personal communication devices and systems A system for adding or updating contact data in a wireless communication device, cellular telephone, pager or personal digital assistant (PDA) is shown. Contact data associated with actual or potential communicants may be entered into a database in the wireless comm... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7305076 | Method and apparatus for improved paging receiver and system A wireless information communication system and method, such as a paging network, that provides caller identification information transmitted from the public switched telephone network to a pager, PDA (Personal Digital Assistant), a portable computing device, or per... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7305550 | System and method for providing authentication and verification services in an enhanced media gateway A system and method for facilitating authentication or identification services including an authentication server configured to provide an authentication certificate to a user of a first client device for authentication or identification of a user of a second client... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7286658 | Method and apparatus for improved personal communication devices and systems A method for use in a wireless communication device, cellular telephone, pager or personal digital assistant (PDA) is shown in which Caller ID data originating from the public switched telephone network or other caller identifying data is received in a paging signal... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7274480 | Portable communicator This communicator makes it possible for the user to do telephone, facsimile, and data communication at any location. On a pen input device, a space eye 2, a telephone control system, a facsimile control system, and a data transmission system are mounted. All ... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7272563 | Personal computer and scanner for generating conversation utterances to a remote listener in response to a quiet selection A user conducts a telephone conversation without speaking. It does this by moving the participant in the public situation to a quiet mode of communication (e.g., keyboard, buttons, touchscreen). All the other participants are allowed to continue using their usual au... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7266186 | Method and apparatus for improved paging receiver and system Contact data in a phonebook database for a personal communication device are remotely updateable from, or transferable between, a computer system using a wireless radio frequency connection. New contact data, and changes or updates to existing contact data, are inpu... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7263178 | Automated communications assistant and method A method and system for administering calls on a voice network allows a user to selectively determine which calls will be accepted and assists the user in placing calls to other users on the network. The user may establish a list of users whose calls will be accepte... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7263669 | Patient communication method and system A healthcare communication system can include a patient terminal having a keyboard unit with message keys for transmitting different ones of one or more programmed messages, and alphanumeric keys for composing messages. The patient terminal can be communicatively li... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7260188 | System and method for scanning voice mail messages A voice mail system that provides a message scan mode that plays back only brief portions of each message, i.e., message snippets, saved in the voice mailbox queue. If the user takes no action while the message snippet is being played back, or within a short grace p... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7257210 | Picture phone with caller id Pictures are transmitted to a wireless picture phone with caller ID from a message originator and used by the message recipient to identify who is to sending the picture. In one embodiment the pictures are sent to a message center along with the caller ID of the mes... | 08/14/2007 |
