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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7564958 | System and method for delivery of a message to multiple destinations A message is delivered to multiple communication stations. The message is received from a first communication station. An indication of a plurality of destination communication stations is also received from the first communication station. For each destination comm... | 07/21/2009 |
| 7412040 | Systems and methods for providing real-time conversation using disparate communication devices Systems and methods for providing real-time conversation among a plurality of disparate communication devices include receiving a first communication from a first communication device operating in a first communication mode, translating the first communication into ... | 08/12/2008 |
| 7395959 | Hands free contact database information entry at a communication device A method, system, and program provides for hands free contact database information entry at a communication device. A recording system at a communication device detects a user initiation to record. Responsive to detecting the user initiation to record, the recording... | 07/08/2008 |
| 7392191 | Method and device to distinguish between voice conversation and automated speech recognition A method and device for performing some preprocessing on voice transmissions depending upon the intended destination of the transmission. The device includes a receiving component configured to receive a voice signal from a source over a network. The device also inc... | 06/24/2008 |
| 7386100 | Arrangement for maintaining mode synchronization in automatic TTY-to-text translation systems Teletype (TTY, also known as Telecommunication Device for the Deaf, or TDD) transmissions are moded. The same sequence of tones may code for a letter or for a figure. When a TTY device is transmitting to a text-based Internet Protocol display device, via a TTY-to-te... | 06/10/2008 |
| 7352848 | Personal address updates using directory assistance data Methods and systems are provided for storing directory assistance information in a subscriber's electronic address book for future use. If a directory number associated with the desired called party is not in the subscriber's address book, a voice services node init... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7336944 | Method and apparatus for legal intercept monitoring of a cellular telephone modem (CTM) device A method and apparatus for legal intercept monitoring of a cellular telephone modem (CTM) device. More particularly, a system incorporating a CTM-to-TTY/TDD converter and a Call Content Delivery Unit (CCDU) to facilitate the monitoring of calls made to or from a CTM... | 02/26/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7324826 | Method and system for messaging across cellular networks and a public data network A method, system and computer program product for instant message communication in a wireless and non-wireless environment. A message is sent from a mobile unit device over a wireless communication network. The message includes a destination address, information ass... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7319740 | System for text assisted telephony An arrangement for providing captioned telephone service is provided which permits persons who are hard of hearing to receive captioning of their telephone communications as they need it. A personal interpreter/captioned telephone device can dial a relay on a second... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7315612 | Systems and methods for facilitating communications involving hearing-impaired parties A method for providing communication services for communications between a hearing-impaired party and a hearing party includes establishing a voice link with the hearing party. The method also includes receiving a voice message from the hearing party via the voice l... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7313229 | System and method for delayed or repeated message delivery A system and method that records a message and then delivers the message to one or more recipients. The message may be delivered to the recipients at some determined later time. Each recipient may be able to receive the message at different times depending on data t... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7310514 | Transmission-origin mobile telephone capable of detecting the media types and data formats of a multimedia message receivable by destination mobile telephones in a multimedia communication system A multimedia communication system is disclosed in which a mobile telephone that originates transmission can detect the media types and formats of a multimedia message that can be received by destination mobile telephones. Information regarding data formats that can ... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7305077 | Telephone directory information modifying apparatus A telephone directory information modifying apparatus which makes use of backup data, which is a backup of telephone directory information of portable telephones and held at a data center, to permit mutual operation accompanying telephone number change. On receiving... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7289516 | Universal interface A universal interface apparatus having a processor for receiving one or more Network Interface signals having a transport mechanism associated therewith. The transport mechanism may include Asynchronous Transfer Mode, Internet Protocol, Frame Relay, Integrated Servi... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7283623 | Internet browsing using a uniform interface A system and method for providing a uniform interface on heterogeneous access devices, that are capable of requesting specified classes of information from a server. Access devices, such as those that access Internet content, are often of different hardware and soft... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7280966 | Electronic mail replies with speech recognition A method for responding to an electronic mail message with a limited input device such as a phone includes audibly rendering the question and a set of proposed answers typically provided in the electronic mail message by the sender of the electronic mail message. A ... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7277921 | Interprocess application programming interface for computer applications One or more embodiments of the invention provide a method, apparatus, and article of manufacture for collaborating application programs executing on a client such as a personal digital assistant (PDA). A shared database on the client is obtained and used as a common... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7257205 | Method and apparatus for communicating with one of plural devices associated with a single telephone number during a disaster and disaster recovery A system for (and a method of) selectively establishing communication with one of plural devices associated with a single telephone number during a disaster or disaster recovery period. In a preferred embodiment, the system includes two wireless connection units, ea... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7245403 | Image transfer apparatus and image transfer method An image transfer apparatus includes a history information storage unit configure to store a history information by associating a mail address designated as a destination in a previously performed image transfer with type information indicating a type of the termina... | 07/17/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7243123 | Video call routing with presence determination A request to establish video communication with a recipient associated with multiple communication devices is received. The recipient is identified using information contained within the request. A set of communication devices associated with the recipient is determ... | 07/10/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7236574 | Method and system for providing communication services for hearing-impaired parties A method for providing communication services for the hearing-impaired includes establishing a communication link between a hearing-impaired party and a communication assistant. The communication link may be a full duplex link. The communication assistant may also e... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7218708 | Internet facilitated emergency and general paging system A plurality of displaced paging systems can be controlled from a common paging facility via a computer network such as the Internet. Real-time streaming audio can be transmitted, via the network to one or more identified facilities and/or zones and broadcast therein... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7212617 | System for integrated electronic communications A system is disclosed for integrating electronic mail, voice mail, and fax mail in a universal mailbox. Message receivers may access their messages with a telephone or a computer regardless of the communication medium used by the message sender. Using a telephone, m... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7206392 | Fiber optic premise wiring system A premise wiring system comprises a backend communications system including telephony capabilities and at least one communications device configured for electrical signalling. A signal conversion system acts between the backend communications system and the at least... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7206386 | Method and system for electronic communication with the hearing impaired A system and method for electronic communication with the hearing impaired is disclosed, which includes a video relay service having a video relay service application configured to receive the called party number over the first connection and request interpretive se... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7200210 | Voice controlled business scheduling system and method A fully automated, voice controlled business appointment/reservation system is provided. The system has a natural language voice user interface that emulates a live office administrator for appointment/reservation bookkeeping. It includes an efficient availability s... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7197567 | Devices, softwares and methods for enabling SIP devices to operate in H.323 networks and H.323 devices to operate in sip networks Devices, softwares and methods enable SIP devices to operate in H.323 networks, and devices, softwares and methods enable H.323 devices to operate in SIP networks. Messages that initiate communication from a first protocol are translated into the appropriate message... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7193739 | Real time fax-over-packet for broadband access gateways The invention teaches elimination of the need for allocating a telephony port or equivalent processor resource for realtime facsimile transmission through a broadband access gateway by replacing a fax modem or analog fax machine with a computer system having a netwo... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7190950 | Storage of voicemail messages at an alternate storage location A method and system are provided for storing received voicemail messages to alternate storage locations. A subscriber to voicemail services provides a voicemail system with an address or a number of addresses to which the subscriber may forward voicemail messages fo... | 03/13/2007 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 7143177 | Providing a presentation on a network having a plurality of synchronized media types A presentation system is disclosed for synchronizing a performance of a plurality of presentation content portions at a network node, wherein, when two such content portions are to be presented concurrently at the network node, at least one is delayed until the othe... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7142642 | Systems and methods for facilitating communications involving hearing-impaired parties A method for providing communication services for the hearing-impaired may include receiving a telephone call having a terminating number associated with a hearing-impaired party. The method may also include forwarding the telephone call to a communication assistant... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7133896 | Providing a presentation on a network A presentation system is disclosed for distributing a performance of a presentation synchronously to a plurality of client nodes on a network such as the Internet. The presentation system distributes presentation content data to a plurality of network server nodes, ... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7127048 | Systems and methods for integrating analog voice service and derived POTS voice service in a digital subscriber line environment Systems and methods for integrating analog voice service and derived POTS voice service in a DSL environment are provided. One embodiment is a system comprising: a first communication path for carrying plain old telephone service (POTS) voice signals between a telep... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7116656 | Multi-line appearance telephony via a computer network A method and apparatus are provided for creating traditional multi-line appearance telecommunications capabilities in a computer network for communications received from a switched circuit network. The system and method create key system and attendant/attendee relat... | 10/03/2006 |
