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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7424098 | Selectable audio and mixed background sound for voice messaging system Methods, systems, computer program products, and methods of doing business by selectably mixing one or more sound files with a telephone caller's voice message, either as background for that message or embedded within the message. Or, the mixing may occur within a t... | 09/09/2008 |
| 7406158 | Method and system for playing packetized announcements to telephone network end office switching systems from a centralized digital recorded announcement unit A centralized recorded announcement unit shared by multiple end offices on a public switched telephone network stores announcements in digital files. When a call is received at a switch and an announcement is required, the announcement is played to the caller by an ... | 07/29/2008 |
| 7373309 | System and method for calculating and displaying estimated wait times for transaction request based on the skill required to process the transaction request A reception management system for handling transactions includes a plurality of ACMs (Automated Contract/Consulting Terminals) for receiving procedure requests for predetermined transactions from customers, a plurality of ROTs (Remote Operation Terminals) to be empl... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7353256 | Application program interface for message routing and management system Transmission of messages composed on one or more input devices to a single or multiple recipients by means of one or plural communication modes is facilitated. Such communication modes may include conventional or wireless telephone, facsimile transmission, pager, e-... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7340246 | Transmission of information during call establishment The present invention relates to a method for transmitting information to a subscriber in a telephone system in connection with call establishment. In order to achieve more efficient transmission of information between the parties participating in the call establish... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7269637 | Service provision method via a network and service provision system using the same A service providing method and system according to which a stable access condition is maintained, losses of service providing opportunities to users are reduced and a stable service is provided via a network are provided. When an access request is sent from a user t... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7233980 | System and method for dynamic queuing in an automatic call distributor A method and system for dynamic queuing utilizes a SIP messaging structure within a call center's architecture for interacting with a caller. The method and system can be used for ACD services developed for IP telephony using SIP as the signaling protocol. A SIP sub... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7231035 | Method and apparatus for entertaining callers in a queue One embodiment of the invention provides for receiving a call from a caller, the call being associated with a first merchant; placing the call in a queue; determining a second merchant; and establishing a connection, the connection enabling communication between the... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7215759 | Hold queue wait estimations A method, system, and program for estimating hold queue wait times are provided. Call times are individually estimated for multiple calls within a call center. In particular, call times may be estimated according to representative profiles, caller profiles, and curr... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7212625 | System and method for presenting queue lengths of various media used by service centers There is provided, in a first form, a system and method for the holistic presentation of multiple media queue depths, which allows the customer to decide what media channel they want to use to make a call based on resource availability across multiple media. Further... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7174011 | Telephone call center with method for providing customer with wait time updates A method and system for use with a customer call center that processes telephone calls. If the customer is placed on hold at anytime during the call, the customer is provided with an audio indication that notifies the customer of expected duration of the wait time a... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7130411 | Hold queue position publication A method, system, and program for publishing hold queue characteristics are provided. Characteristics of an on hold system are monitored. Then, responsive to a selection by a caller of a format and interface for publishing the characteristics, the characteristics ar... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7099933 | System and method for regulating web site access A system and method are provided for regulating incoming traffic to a web site to prevent overload conditions from occurring. The system comprises a capacity determination unit for determining if a web site has additional capacity and a notification unit for notifyi... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7092506 | Systems and methods for providing audio information to service agents A system permits a customer service agent to receive and listen to an audio recording from a caller on a voice device (110), and thereby prepare to support the caller before connecting directly with him/her. The incoming call may originate on a public telepho... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7013129 | Queuing for radio channel availability Apparatus and a method for establishing a cellular mobile call. If no radio traffic (voice or data) channels are available for a calling Mobile Station (MS), then a test is made to determine the expected wait time before a channel becomes available. If the expected ... | 03/14/2006 |
| 6996090 | Telephone installation, an internet service provider installation, and a method of using those installations to transmit telephone calls A telephone installation includes an analogue telephone, an Internet connection terminal adapted to be connected to the Internet via a telephone network, and connecting means for connecting the telephone to the Internet connection terminal. The connecting means incl... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6982985 | Interaction of VoIP calls and cellular networks A communication system includes a switching network and a wireless network. The switching network includes a first gateway for receiving a communication from a caller, a second gateway for establishing an external connection through which the communication can be ro... | 01/03/2006 |
| 6940962 | Dial on-hold A telephone and voice mail (voice processing) system, which is implemented using only a single processing means for controlling operations of both the telephone system and the voice mail system, permits a caller, which has been placed on-hold, to request and be conn... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6842772 | Application program interface for message routing and management system Transmission of messages composed on one or more input devices to a single or multiple recipients by means of one or plural communication modes is facilitated. Such communication modes may include conventional or wireless telephone, facsimile transmission, pager, e-... | 01/11/2005 |
| 6778660 | Customer interaction system An improved contact center is disclosed in which voice contacts may be processed by agents simultaneously by storing incoming voice and responding to it in near real time. The technique permits an agent at a contact center to process incoming voice contacts in near ... | 08/17/2004 |
| 6738458 | Methods and systems for changing the domain association of a mailbox in a messaging system Methods and systems are presented for changing the association of a mailbox from a first domain to a second domain in a messaging system that includes mailboxes organized into domains. Advantageously, the change is effected with only minor interruption to messaging ... | 05/18/2004 |
| 6639972 | Method for screening active voice mail messages A method for screening of an active voice mail message enables real time monitoring by a subscriber to the voice mail system of incoming calls. Once the identity of the subscriber is established, the subscriber is presented with the option of screening an... | 10/28/2003 |
| 6574329 | Incoming call processing method, incoming call processing apparatus, and computer-readable recording medium having an incoming call processing program recorded thereon The present invention relates to an incoming call processing method for enabling immediate answering of the greatest possible number of incoming calls without generating unserviced phone calls, by determining whether to answer the incoming call immediatel... | 06/03/2003 |
| 6567505 | Method and apparatus for camp-on service control After a camp-on to a telephone B has been registered by a telephone A, when a callback is returned by detecting call termination of the telephone B, the callback can be temporarily released or the camp-on can be released by performing a release operation ... | 05/20/2003 |
| 6490346 | Apparatus and method for providing music-on-hold service in key telephone system An apparatus and method for providing a music-on-hold service to an originating subscriber requesting a call connection to a busy terminating subscriber in a key telephone system, using an external music-on-hold source coupled to a previously selected cen... | 12/03/2002 |
| 6438215 | Method and system for filter based message processing in a unified messaging system A method and system for processing messages in a unified messaging system. In particular, the system enables legacy e-mail, voice mail and facsimile systems to be integrated with a unified messaging system. The system includes a filter or mechanism which ... | 08/20/2002 |
| 6411707 | Circuit arrangement and method for announcement control In a circuit arrangement and method for announcement control, with a processing unit of a call distributor unit, announcements already forwarded to a caller as well as a current status of the announcement are determined and a called party is informed ther... | 06/25/2002 |
| 6389552 | Methods and systems for remote electronic vaulting By using advanced data communications transport methodology, remote electronic vaulting systems and methods provide a networked-based solution to facilitate the transportation of production data between the production data processing center and an off-sit... | 05/14/2002 |
| 6098076 | SCP database migration AIN services include multiple SCP pairs, which can be expanded to meet increased demand. The expansion can occur without cessation in services by migrating records between SCP pairs while maintaining redundancy between the pairs. A centralized GTT maintai... | 08/01/2000 |
| 6094475 | Apparatus and method for controlling automatic answering service of portable telephone in a base station unit An apparatus and method for controlling an automatic answering service in a base station unit even when the portable telephone is in a non-serviceable state. The apparatus includes a voice announcement message recorder/playback circuit for recording and p... | 07/25/2000 |
| 5982858 | System for providing automatic voice messaging in a digital network environment The present invention describes as automatic voice messaging system for use in a telephone network having a calling station connectible to a first switch and a called station connectible to a second switch, with the first and second switches connected by ... | 11/09/1999 |
| 5761276 | Voice mail service apparatus and a controlling method thereof A voice mail service apparatus directly registering mail numbers received from service users as a technique for designating the mail number of the service user facilitates accommodation of a larger number of service subscribers. This voice mail service us... | 06/02/1998 |
| 5745551 | Telecommunication apparatus for receiving, storing and forwarding a plurality of voice signals to a wireless network, in response to a control signal therefrom In the present telecommunication system, a wired network receives a plurality of voice signals and transmits them. A first communication device is connected to the wired network. The first communication device includes means for receiving the plurality of... | 04/28/1998 |
| 5724406 | Call processing system and method for providing a variety of messaging services A flexible, object-oriented call processor is employed in a wide range of messaging environments (e.g. voice messaging, facsimile mail, notification and electronic mail) to provide any number and type of messaging service. Call processing procedures can b... | 03/03/1998 |
| 5699411 | DOS compatible dictation and voice mail system A hardware add-on including an interface to external I/O, a voice processor, and a micro-controller along with a terminate and stay resident program allow a digital dictation and voice mail system to run transparently on a PC operating under DOS. A hardwa... | 12/16/1997 |
| 5694456 | System for providing automatic voice messaging in a digital network environment The present invention describes an automatic voice messaging system for use in a telephone network having a calling station connectible to a first switch and a called station connectible to a second switch, with the first and second switches connected by ... | 12/02/1997 |
| 5652784 | Automatic telephone advertising provided in lieu of dial-tone A telephone advertising service provides a short advertising message through a telephone receiver as a telephone call is initiated. The advertising message is stopped after a predetermined run time, and an invitation-to-dial tone is added. The advertising... | 07/29/1997 |
| 5646980 | System for providing automatic voice messaging in a digital network environment The present invention describes an automatic voice messaging system for use in a telephone network having a calling station connectible to a first switch and a called station connectible to a second switch, with the first and second switches connected by ... | 07/08/1997 |
| 5646982 | System and method for message delivery A message delivery sequence coordinates the scheduling and delivery of messages. When a user desires to send a message, the user contacts the message delivery system. An automated voice response unit prompts the user for message delivery information, incl... | 07/08/1997 |
| 5625675 | Voice mail communication system The voice mail system includes a voice mail exchanger and a mail server. A voice mail communication between a telephone and a terminal device, such as a client computer, is registered in a LAN based multi-media mail box. A PBX based voice mail apparatus a... | 04/29/1997 |
