Patents Assigned to Siemens Enterprise Communications GmbH & Co. KG
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Publication number: 20140122093Abstract: A method and an audio conference device for carrying out an audio conference are disclosed, whereby classification information associated with a respective audio date flow is recorded for supplied audio data flows. According to a result of an evaluation of the classification information, the audio data flows are associated with at least three groups which are homogeneous with regard to the results. The individual audio data flows are processed uniformly in each group in terms of the signals thereof, and said audio data flows processed in this way are superimposed in order to form audio conference data flows to be transmitted to the communication terminals.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 13, 2013Publication date: May 1, 2014Applicant: SIEMENS ENTERPRISE COMMUNICATIONS GMBH & CO. KGInventors: Virginie Gilg, Tobias Kleemann, Jorg Krumbock, Walter Schmid
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Patent number: 8713310Abstract: The invention relates to a method for transmitting user data, particularly user data realizing real-time applications, between at least one first communication device and at least one second communication device, the user data being transmitted as data packets during a communication connection, wherein during the communication connection at least from the first communication device at least one packet enabling an authentication of the first communication device is embedded in at least one of the data packets transmitting the user data and directed at the second communication device. The invention furthermore relates to an arrangement for carrying out the method.Type: GrantFiled: September 6, 2007Date of Patent: April 29, 2014Assignee: Siemens Enterprise Communications GmbH & Co. KGInventors: Bruno Bozionek, Karl Klaghofer, Holger Prange, Werner Schneider, Michael Tietsch
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Patent number: 8713123Abstract: There is described a method of sending CTI messages in a communications system. The method comprises assigning to each of a plurality of CTI messages a priority indicator selected from a plurality of different priority indicators, sending the plurality of CTI messages from a queue formed by the CTI messages such that the time interval between two messages sent from the queue depends upon the priority indicator assigned to the first of the two messages to be sent, whereby the time interval between messages being sent from the queue may vary.Type: GrantFiled: April 29, 2005Date of Patent: April 29, 2014Assignee: Siemens Enterprise Communications GmbH & Co KG.Inventors: Otto Schröter, Michael Volkmann
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Patent number: 8705566Abstract: A method is disclosed for initiating a call in a communication network between a first signaling entity and a second signaling entity each connected to a respective node and the nodes connected to a network wherein communications between the signaling entities and the nodes are conducted using a first protocol and communications are carried over the network using a second protocol. Call setup information is also exchanged between the first node and the second node over a separate connection.Type: GrantFiled: January 26, 2011Date of Patent: April 22, 2014Assignee: Siemens Enterprise Communications GmbH & Co. KGInventors: Ranier Eberhart, Dietmar Lehmann
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Patent number: 8699716Abstract: The conference device (EMCU) according to the invention has several monaural HRTF filters (HRTF1, . . . , HRTFN), each of which is to be allocated to a conference participant. The abbreviation HRTF stands for “Head Related Transfer Function”. A corresponding HRTF filter (HRTF1, . . . , HRTFN) is used for filtering a monaural audio signal coming from the conference participant to whom it is allocated. An individual, monaural HRTF filter coefficient set is responsible in this case for defining the filter characteristics of a particular HRTF filter. The conference device (EMCU) also has a conference mixing device (MP) coupled to the HRTF filters (HRTF1, . . . , HRTFN), for mixing the individually filtered audio signals from various conference participants and for transferring the mixed audio signals to conference participants.Type: GrantFiled: July 7, 2004Date of Patent: April 15, 2014Assignee: Siemens Enterprise Communications GmbH & Co. KGInventor: Gonzalo Lucioni
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Patent number: 8700712Abstract: Data characterizing the presence state of a user registered to use a communication service is sent to a server for the management of presence data in order to provide presence data allocated to the user of a communication service. The data sent to the server is stored as presence data allocated to the user and is made available for predefinable first users. The user is provided with presence data allocated to predefinable second users. The predefinable first and second users are determined by means of an activated service profile allocated to the user.Type: GrantFiled: August 23, 2004Date of Patent: April 15, 2014Assignee: Siemens Enterprise Communications GmbH & Co. KGInventors: Karl Klug, Thomas Lederer, Harald Müller
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Patent number: 8688077Abstract: The invention relates to a communication system and a method for providing a mobile telecommunication service. A communication network transmits messages on the basis of at least one internet protocol. A network connection computer connects an access network for mobile computers and the communication network. The access network is equipped with several access points comprising corresponding access point connection computers, which are configured to create a communication connection between variable access points and the mobile computers. An authorization verification computer establishes and manages trusted relationships between several communication elements. The network connection computer and the access point connection computer are configured to execute packet filtering during the receipt and transmission of messages for the secure protection of the communication system.Type: GrantFiled: August 29, 2005Date of Patent: April 1, 2014Assignee: Siemens Enterprise Communications GmbH & Co. KGInventors: Alfons Fartmann, Günter Schäfer, Jürgen Totzke, Lars Westerhoff
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Patent number: 8671206Abstract: A system, a method and a device are each configured for dynamic assignment of survivability services to communication devices (such as, e.g. tablets, smart phones, mobile phones, laptops or other types of mobile communication devices) based on the device's current location and network context. Survivability services provide session and service continuity in case a centralized or cloud based session management service that may be hosted by one or more remote computer devices, such as for example servers, is not reachable due to network failure or service failure.Type: GrantFiled: February 13, 2012Date of Patent: March 11, 2014Assignee: Siemens Enterprise Communications GmbH & Co. KGInventors: Geert Robert Marc Fieremans, Rodrigo Pastro, Johannes Ruetschi
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Patent number: 8661149Abstract: The invention relates to a communication network, especially a packet-switched communication network, provided with communication components having client and server functionalities. The client functionalities of the communication components have search functions for determining the current addresses of the communication components of the communication network which enable the server functionalities thereof to be used. A plurality of communication components have both client and server functionalities. Information relating to the intrinsic server functionalities can be directly retrieved by means of client functionalities of other communication components and can be directly used.Type: GrantFiled: June 6, 2003Date of Patent: February 25, 2014Assignee: Siemens Enterprise Communications GmbH & Co. KGInventors: Ralf Neuhaus, Rainer Uecker
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Patent number: 8656005Abstract: Disclosed is a method for transmitting on-demand software and/or data from a server (20) to a terminal (10) in a packet network (50). According to said method, a bandwidth test is performed as a prerequisite for transmission, said test verifying whether the currently available bandwidth is sufficient for transmitting the requested software or data. The server (20) does not transmit the requested software or the requested data if the result of the bandwidth test is negative.Type: GrantFiled: August 5, 2004Date of Patent: February 18, 2014Assignee: Siemens Enterprise Communications GmbH & Co. KGInventors: Bruno Bozionek, Dieter Hemkemeyer, Karl Klaghofer, Ralf Neuhaus, Michael Tietsch, Rainer Uecker, Rainer Zimmermann
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Publication number: 20140046762Abstract: In one aspect, a database in which target subscribers of different subscriber classes that can be reached via a communications system are allocated, and one respective marketer is assigned to each of the subscriber classes. When the communications system establishes a first communications relation between a first subscriber and a target subscriber while using a destination address given by the first subscriber, the subscriber class of the target subscriber is determined based on the destination address. The determination of the subscriber class results in the establishment of a second communications relation between the first subscriber and a marketer assigned to the determined subscriber class.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 23, 2013Publication date: February 13, 2014Applicant: SIEMENS ENTERPRISE COMMUNICATIONS GMBH & CO. KGInventor: Felix Blank
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Patent number: 8649503Abstract: A method, a system and a terminal for occupying a key and a display field that is associated with the key of a first end device of a first subscriber. An address identifies the second end device of a second subscriber. Following user input of the first subscriber. The detected second address is assigned to the key as a target address for setting up a future connection. Associated subscriber information is determined for the detected address, and the determined subscriber information is assigned to the display field.Type: GrantFiled: January 4, 2013Date of Patent: February 11, 2014Assignee: Siemens Enterprise Communications GmbH & Co. KGInventors: Thomas Lederer, Stephan Schaade
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Patent number: 8649787Abstract: A mobile terminal device (ME) determines whether it is located in the local radio area (HFB) of the network (MN) or in another radio area (FB2) and the determined radio area (HFB, FB2) is indicated to an application (APPL) of the network (MN). The application (APPL) is used to control a communication request (KV) addressed to the mobile terminal device (ME) by another network (FN) either to its local radio area (HFB) or to forward it to the other radio area (FB2) or the communication request (KV) is informed that the terminal device (ME) is not located in the local radio area (HFB).Type: GrantFiled: September 18, 2009Date of Patent: February 11, 2014Assignee: Siemens Enterprise Communications GmbH & Co. KGInventors: Bruno Bozionek, Thomas Hanna, Klaus-Josef Kunte
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Patent number: 8649801Abstract: Using a method for a subscriber unit's communication with a service that requires information about the subscriber unit's location, the subscriber unit sends the service a message containing information about the subscriber unit's location and at least one piece of information about the subscriber unit's location is stored in at least one network component and is made available by a network component.Type: GrantFiled: October 11, 2010Date of Patent: February 11, 2014Assignee: Siemens Enterprise Communications GmbH & Co. KGInventors: Michael Tietsch, Karl Klaghofer, Holger Prange, Thomas Scharnagl
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Publication number: 20140040426Abstract: A method for calling up a media file wherein the content of the called up media file is presented unrequested to the user of one of the multiple telecommunication terminals via a connection established with a telecommunication terminal includes provisioning of an interface in the telecommunication control unit such that the media file stored outside a telecommunication system can be accessed via the interface. The establishment of the connection can also include installation of a media assignment target in the telecommunication control unit central to the telecommunication system, selection of the media assignment target by one of the multiple telecommunication terminals and placement of a link to the media file in the telecommunication control unit by means of which the media file is assigned, and call-up of the media file by the telecommunication control unit via the interface using the link placed in the telecommunication control unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 5, 2013Publication date: February 6, 2014Applicant: SIEMENS ENTERPRISE COMMUNICATIONS GMBH & CO. KGInventors: Martin Glaser, Claus Rist, Bernd Gronostay
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Patent number: 8645207Abstract: In one aspect, a database in which target subscribers of different subscriber classes that can be reached via a communications system are allocated, and one respective marketer is assigned to each of the subscriber classes. When the communications system establishes a first communications relation between a first subscriber and a target subscriber while using a destination address given by the first subscriber, the subscriber class of the target subscriber is determined based on the destination address. The determination of the subscriber class results in the establishment of a second communications relation between the first subscriber and a marketer assigned to the determined subscriber class.Type: GrantFiled: September 7, 2005Date of Patent: February 4, 2014Assignee: Siemens Enterprise Communications GmbH & Co. KGInventor: Felix Blank
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Patent number: 8638703Abstract: The invention relates to a method and a device for which, for determining a routing-metric for a mesh-network, in particular according to standard IEEE 802.11s, routing messages sent in wireless mesh networks or mobile ad-hoc-networks, on various paths of source nodes, via the mesh nodes of the mesh networks to the target nodes, are evaluated in order to determine the best path for transferring data packets from source nodes to target nodes. Said nodes are battery-operated and mesh nodes are only used in the energy-saving mode as intermediate nodes of a path when this can not be prevented due to necessary connectivity in the mesh network or due to predetermined guidelines. Also, in each routing message sent from source nodes to target nodes via various paths, a plurality of bits, preferably two bits, are used for the number of mesh nodes operating in the path in the energy-saving mode or are battery-operated when the remaining bits of the routing-message are used for the path metric.Type: GrantFiled: July 14, 2009Date of Patent: January 28, 2014Assignee: Siemens Enterprise Communications GmbH & Co. KGInventor: Michael Bahr
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Patent number: 8634532Abstract: The invention relates to an internal communication terminal (iK1, iK2, iK3) of a private branch exchange (PBX), having at least one device (E11, . . . , E32), by means of the activation (act) of which said internal communication terminal (iK) or the private branch exchange (PBX) is put into a state in which said internal communication terminal or the private branch exchange identifies the telephone number of an incoming call from an external communication terminal (eK). The identified telephone number of the external communication terminal is then associated with the internal communication terminal in a database (DB), provided that the type of the association of said external communication terminal with said internal communication terminal connected with the activation of said device is not yet entered in the database. Otherwise, said association is deleted.Type: GrantFiled: September 17, 2010Date of Patent: January 21, 2014Assignee: Siemens Enterprise Communications GmbH & Co. KGInventor: Sabine Kretschmer
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Publication number: 20140016455Abstract: A method and apparatus dynamically pair a user's communication devices with a personal survivability gateway. The gateway can support the establishment of communication services in case of a network failure between a site where the user's communication devices are located and the site that provides the user's communication services. Preferably, the survivability gateway is configured so that if a network failure occurs, the user does not experience service degradation, or at least significant service degradation. For instance, the user's inbound and outbound communications during such an outage may be routed through his personal survivability gateway and a survivability proxy to limit, if not eliminate such service degradation.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 10, 2012Publication date: January 16, 2014Applicant: SIEMENS ENTERPRISE COMMUNICATIONS GMBH & CO. KGInventors: Johannes Ruetschi, Geert Fieremans
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Patent number: 8626150Abstract: A method and arrangement for detecting a radio coverage in a synchronous multicellular mobile radio system having a multitude of synchronous base stations that are connected to an evaluating unit are provided. All base stations are operated in succession in a measuring operating mod. A respective field intensity of base stations that are locally adjacent and in a normal operating mode is measured, and the respectively measured field intensity data are evaluated by the evaluating unit. This enables a sufficient radio coverage to be determined in a highly cost-effective manner and, optionally, to be corrected.Type: GrantFiled: February 23, 2011Date of Patent: January 7, 2014Assignee: Siemens Enterprise Communications GmbH & Co. KGInventor: Robert Nientiedt