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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7773733 | Single-transformer digital isolation barrier The invention provides a single digital communication link between system-side and line-side circuitry in a DAA, capable both of carrying data signals and of transferring a substantial amount of power to the line-side circuitry. The invention comprises a system-side... | 08/10/2010 |
| 7349536 | Techniques for providing uninterrupted digital communications to customers coupled to local loop generation equipment Uninterrupted digital communications are provided between a central office and a customer premises by using a high-pass or bandpass filter to bypass local loop generation equipment. In many present-day telecommunications installations, local loop generation equipmen... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7336625 | Method and system for transmitting data via a radio interface Transmission data are transmitted via a radio interface between an analog telephone link and a user apparatus. A base station for a cordless telephone that is connected to the telephone link has a converter that converts the analog signals into digital signals and v... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7330471 | Multi digital subscriber line access multiplexor system A multi digital subscriber line access multiplexor M-DSLAM system, connecting with an asynchronous transfer mode ATM network, linking with multiple data transmission service networks, and multiple subscriber receiving/transmitting units to perform subscriber line co... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7327736 | Changing of channel capabilities In a telecommunications system, in which a connection comprises a part with an interworking function at both ends, a channel is allocated to the connection between the interworking functions. The required channel capabilities may vary during the connection, whereby ... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7324825 | Remote telemetry device The systems and methods disclosed herein relate to digital data communication systems, and more particularly, the systems and methods relate to systems and methods for facilitating digital communication between a modem equipped meter and a central data acquisition s... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7324632 | Distribution device in a data signal processing installation, and data signal processing installation The invention relates to a distribution device (2) in a data signal processing installation (1), and a data signal processing installation (1). The distribution device comprises a distribution block (3) which has a receiving device contai... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7302352 | Method and system for providing dying gasp support for a network component A method for providing dying gasp support for a network component is disclosed. The method includes detecting an imminent loss of power to the network component and disabling all sub-systems of the network component except a designated sub-system of the network comp... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7295569 | Selecting a profile for an interface of a network device according to a margin Selecting a profile for an interface of a network device includes accessing profile sequences, where each profile sequence corresponds to an interface. Each profile sequence includes profiles that provide parameters for communicating data. The following are repeated... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7295570 | Determining a profile for an interface of a network device Selecting a profile for an interface of a network device includes accessing profile sequences, where each profile sequence corresponds to an interface. Each profile sequence includes profiles that provide parameters for communicating data. The following are repeated... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7289493 | System and method for providing location independent voice communications continuity through disasters A method and system, employing IP telephony, for providing continuous, uninterrupted voice communications during disaster conditions wherein the disaster site telephone infrastructure has been rendered inoperable or inaccessible. The system uses Voice over IP (VoIP)... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7289610 | Digital subscriber line service over loaded loops The preferred embodiments of the present invention generally provide improved communications over a subscriber loop that is loaded with at least one and potentially a plurality of load coils. The preferred embodiments of the present invention will work over loaded s... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7272173 | Activation of multiple xDSL modems with implicit channel probe A communication apparatus and method utilizing a Digital Subscriber Line (xDSL) modem that is selectively connected to a central communication apparatus to perform a full duplex communication. A communicator transmits a plurality of Mode Request (MR) signals to the ... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7254110 | Pots extender for voice fallback in a subscriber line A full services access multiplexer is described. A master digital subscriber line (master DSL) modem is coupled to a conductor pair. A POTS extender also is coupled to the conductor pair and may sense the operation of a fallback or other signal on the conductor pair... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7245583 | System and method for providing lifeline telecommunication service to line-powered customer premises equipment A system for providing lifeline telecommunication service includes a telecommunication interface, a data packet service module, an analog signal service module, a power generator, and a switch. The telecommunication interface receives telecommunication information f... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7239628 | Line-powered network interface device A network interface device includes a first interface, a power extractor, a transceiver, and a second interface. The first interface receives a signal that includes both power and packetized information. The power extractor extracts the power from the signal and pow... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7233649 | Faster modem method and apparatus A faster modem apparatus communicates with customer premise equipment according to a variety of communication protocols. The faster modem apparatus communicates with customer premise equipment comprising an analog soft-modem comprising a codec. A method utilizes an ... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7225253 | Versatile network operations center and network for transaction processing A terminal adapter, along with a value added network, is disclosed that interworks a plurality of terminals with a processing host to accomplish transaction processing. The terminals can use different protocols and typically incorporate card readers for completing f... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7220143 | Overlay to permit delivery of telephony and mission-critical data services to hospital-wide points of care An overlay for a wall jack adapted to receive a telephony plug of a specific type. The overlay comprises a housing, as well as a telephony plug and a telephony socket on opposite faces of the housing. The telephony socket is adapted to receive a telephony plug of th... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7197134 | DTMF generating assistant A DTMF generating device for automatically generating DTMF tones corresponding to a predefined phone number comprises a processor, a memory, and a speaker enveloped in a credit card sized casing. The memory has stored therein DTMF tone samples corresponding to the p... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7184427 | System and method for communicating telecommunication information from a broadband network to a telecommunication network A system for communicating telecommunication information includes a memory, packetization modules, and a telecommunication interface module. The memory stores subscriber profiles associating each of several subscribers with a telecommunication interface. The packeti... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7170854 | System and method using switch fabric to support redundant network ports In a method for providing protection switching in a voice-over-broadband (VOB) gateway, egress traffic is multicast from a switch fabric to a working port and to a protection port. The working port forwards the egress traffic to a network in a working mode of operat... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7167548 | Method and apparatus for modifying gain settings in a connection interface The operating characteristics of a network connection are modified to improve connection performance. Operating limits for the connection interface are identified. New gain setting are selected for the connection interface after the connection interface has finished... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7161962 | Method and apparatus for coding modem signals for transmission over voice networks A method and apparatus of transmitting a modulated data over a digital voice network that includes voice compression. The method and apparatus determine whether a voice signal to be transmitted over the network includes a modulated data signal and then encodes or de... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7162027 | Voice messaging system caller ring bypass control A voice messaging system such as a telephone answering device which allows a calling party to bypass the ring signal and substantially immediately allow the calling party to leave a voice message. To activate the no ring signal access to the telephone answering devi... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7149182 | System and method for providing lifeline telecommunication service A system for providing lifeline telecommunication service includes a gateway, an analog signal service module, and an integrated access device. The gateway receives telecommunication information from a telecommunication switch and generates data packets for communic... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7127043 | Secondary subscriber line override system and method A method and system of utilizing a secondary telephone line service, and in one embodiment encompasses analyzing a dialing sequence to convert from utilizing the secondary telephone line service to utilizing a primary telephone line service without the use of a manu... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7120143 | Voice-over Internet protocol processor The present invention is directed to audio processing including IP telephony audio processing. Voice-over-IP terminals used in phone terminal applications benefit from a low-power implementation suitable for the limited chassis area of these devices. According to an... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7110778 | Remote telemetry device The systems and methods disclosed herein relate to digital data communication systems, and more particularly, the systems and methods relate to systems and methods for facilitating digital communication between a modem equipped meter and a central data acquisition s... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7106843 | Computer-based method and apparatus for controlling, monitoring, recording and reporting telephone access A method and apparatus for managing institutional telephone activity utilizing a computer-based telephony management unit to connect institutional telephones with outside telephone lines. The unit provides institutional users with fully automated, direct dial and co... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7099310 | Method and apparatus for providing voice signals to and from a telecommunications switch A voice gateway (64) includes an input port (70) that receives a voice signal from an unbundled analog line (62) coupled to a Class 5 switch (52). The voice signal is converted to a digital format by an analog-to-digital and digita... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7085530 | Dynamic capacity allocation of in-building system An apparatus for wireless communication, including a plurality of slave transceivers spatially separated from one another within an enclosed region. Each of the slave transceivers is adapted to receive a reverse radio frequency (RF) signal generated by a mobile tran... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7072448 | DSL tester A device for detecting a transmission of at least one of a first communication signal and a second communication signal in a communication network is disclosed. The first communication signal is transmitted within a first frequency band, and the second communication... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7068649 | Extended bandwidth homePNA system compatible with homePNA 2.0 An extended bandwidth HomePNA system uses a transmit spectrum having a greater bandwidth than the bandwidth specified by a HomePNA 2.0 communication standard. The extended bandwidth system of the invention provides for additional copies of a spectrum of a 2 Mbaud tr... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7058174 | System and method for providing lifeline power service to digital subscriber line customers A system and method that provides lifeline service to DSL customers when a loss-of-power message is sent to the central office from an integrated access device on the customer premise. If a predetermined number of loss-of-power messages are received then power is pr... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7050552 | System and method to mitigate pots ringing interference in DSL A system and method are disclosed to mitigate the interference on DSL due to high frequency components associated with a change in a POTS condition, such as POTS ringing. In response to detecting that a potentially disruptive POTS condition is to about to occur, dow... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7046994 | System and method for associating a contact with a call ID This invention is directed toward a computer-implemented system and method for associating a contact with a telephone number. The method includes determining a set of candidate contacts from within a contact information database related to the telephone number, sear... | 05/16/2006 |
| 7043436 | Apparatus for synthesizing speech sounds of a short message in a hands free kit for a mobile phone Synthesizing speech sounds to express a short message received from a caller in a handset coupled to a hands free kit, includes handset circuitry for transferring an alarm signal to the hands free kit to generate an alarm to inform the user of the receipt of the sho... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7035947 | Communication system, information processing apparatus, output apparatus, control method, and memory medium It is an object to allow an output apparatus to certainly recognize an error when the error occurs at the time of a data transfer using an upper layer (IEEE 1284.4). In a communication system in which an information processing apparatus and an output apparatus can c... | 04/25/2006 |
| 7020276 | Frequency sensitive inductance device in POTS splitter design POTS splitter design which incorporates a low-pass filter which improves the voice-band return loss characteristics without sacrificing performance with regard to the voice-band insertion loss or the ADSL-band attenuation distortion. This is accomplished by replacin... | 03/28/2006 |
