Abstract: In a transmitting-side telephone apparatus 1 of a telephone system, a multimedia data multiplexing portion 108 multiplexes character data in a character data memory 101, image data in an image data memory 104, and music data in a music data memory 107 to produce multiplexed multimedia data to be memorized in a caller identification information holding memory 109 as caller identification information. A communication control information/caller identification information multiplexing portion 110 multiplexes communication control information from a transmission communication control portion 111 and the caller identification information from the caller identification information holding memory 109 to produce multiplexed transmission data to be transmitted through a transmitting portion 112.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for generating a charge ID in Internet ONLY service, generating the charge ID that includes printable characters using a call ID in the IP gateway; the process is simple and resulted charge ID is absolutely unique. Wherein including: configuring the charge ID including 32 printable characters, each of which is represented with 4 binary bits; taking the call ID including 16 characters, each of which is represented with 8 binary bits; corresponding each call ID character with two charge ID characters, wherein the upper four from eight bits of one of the call ID characters referring to 4 binary bits of one of the charge ID characters, the lower four bits corresponding to 4 binary bits of another charge ID character. Because the scope represented by four binary bits is from 0 to 15, the charge ID characters can exactly correspond one by one relationship with printable characters of 0-9 and A-F.

Abstract: A premises, connected to receive broadband service(s) and also connected to a cable system, is provided with a broadband interface which connects to in-premises cabling which is coupled to consumer receivers such as a television sets, PDAs, laptops. Connected to the broadband interface is an adjunct device which channels broadband, data and voice signals supplied to an in-premises wireless system as distinguished from the signals supplied to the cable connected consumer receivers. The adjunct device formats the broadband and voice signals or any broadband service into packet format suitable for signal radiation and couples them to the in-premises coax cabling, via a diplexer, at a first selected location. At a second cable location a second diplexer, connected to the cable, separates the broadband, data and voice signals and couples them to a signal radiation device (i.e., an RF antenna or leaky coaxial cable) which radiates the signal to the immediate surrounding location.

Abstract: A caller ID printing device is provided. The printing device typically includes a controller configured to detect caller ID information from an incoming call and a printer configured to automatically print the caller ID information and a message template onto a printed call record.

Abstract: The present invention disclosed a masked phone service, which depending on phone user's original phone number to virtually create multiple new corresponding substitutive phone numbers, called mask phone numbers; to mask phone user's original phone number when on demand; by adding this new created mask phone number, therefore, to make the phone user have at least two phone numbers on single phone device so that the phone user's original phone number and the mask phone number may be separately used for his working and private time respectively, and by this way the phone user's personal privacy is then improved.

Abstract: When a sender sends a transmission message to a receiver by use of a communication appliance such as telephone, portable telephone, facsimile or electronic mail, the transmission massage is temporarily received by a computer-telephony integration (CTI) server. The CTI server makes reference to a user contact table to thereby specify a contact point of the receiver at present and the kind of a communication appliance capable of being used by the receiver which are registered in advance in the user contact table. Then, the CTI server sends the transmission message to the receiver after automatic media conversion in accordance with the communication appliance and reception condition which are allowed for the receiver to use. A reception condition requested by the sender may be reflected in a part of the reception condition of the receiver.

Abstract: In a system for controlling and monitoring first telecommunication terminal devices coupled to private branch exchanges or second telecommunication terminal devices coupled to long-distance networks, at least one application-related conversion unit is provided together with at least one control information router and protocol conversion unit. The application-related conversion units are used for protocol conversion of data supplied by application programs to a uniform system-internal data format. The function of the control information routers is the reception and forwarding of commands and messages. The protocol conversion units are provided for the conversion of the uniform system-internal data format to domain-specific communication protocols.

Abstract: An intelligent telephone set is disclosed that includes a caller-ID circuit that extracts a call identifier from an incoming call. A call processing circuit in communication with the caller-ID circuit assigns the incoming call to a caller category associated with the call identifier. Subsequently, it selects a call processing action corresponding to the caller category and processes the incoming call using the selected call processing action. The intelligent telephone set allows users to set criteria for receiving and processing calls based on CID data. One such call processing action is to use CID data to forward an incoming call to a predetermined location.

Abstract: A system (100) and method deliver audible caller identification information when standard Caller ID information can not be provided. A calling party is prompted by an announcement to provide the audible caller identification information. The announcement may be tailored by changing the language of the announcement, for example, to conform to the majority of calls received by the called party. A special designator may be stored in association with account information when the service is ordered. The designator is read before the announcement is played to the calling party. The audible caller identification information is recorded and played to the called party in a message. The message may be tailored by changing the language or format of the announcement.

Abstract: A central office (CO) for a telephone connected with a telecommunication device for the deaf (TDD) called by a calling device determines that the called TDD is connected with the called CO. The called CO postpones indication that the called TDD has connected with the called CO, until the called CO determines whether the called TDD is willing to connect with the calling device. This causes the calling device to continue to receive an indication that a connection has yet to be established between the calling device and the called TDD. As a result of being connected with the telephone connected with the TDD, the called CO transmits caller identification (CID) information regarding the calling device in a format that can be received by a TDD.

Abstract: A device for detecting a predetermined waveform in a received signal and synchronizing the detected waveform to the predetermined waveform is disclosed. The device includes a memory element for storing a reference set of encoded values. The reference set representing an encoded version of the predetermined waveform. An encoder is used to PCM encode the signal to obtain sets of encoded values representing the received signal. A processor calculates the statistical correlation coefficient of the reference set and the signal sets. The processor then determines the maximum statistical correlation coefficient. The predetermined waveform is detected in the signal if the maximum statistical correlation coefficient is greater than or equal to a predetermined threshold value. The device provides a compact, inexpensive, and fast method for detecting a known reference waveform in a received signal.

Abstract: In a transmitting-side telephone apparatus 1 of a telephone system, a multimedia data multiplexing portion 108 multiplexes character data in a character data memory 101, image data in an image data memory 104, and music data in a music data memory 107 to produce multiplexed multimedia data to be memorized in a caller identification information holding memory 109 as caller identification information. A communication control information/caller identification information multiplexing portion 110 multiplexes communication control information from a transmission communication control portion 111 and the caller identification information from the caller identification information holding memory 109 to produce multiplexed transmission data to be transmitted through a transmitting portion 112.

Abstract: Caller ID (CID) data-reporting circuitry operates in conjunction with direct-access arrangement (DAA) circuitry or other circuitry that operates within the operational requirements of the Audio Codec '97 (AC-97) Component Specification. The CID data-reporting circuitry provides for the transfer of a data word from the DAA circuitry to a host computer or controller that operates within the AC-97 operational specifications. The CID data-reporting circuitry transfers the CID data in an asynchronous manner, i.e., at non-pre-determined intervals. Software running on the host computer or the controller may thus examine each data word or group of data words and take appropriate action, for example, process the data further or terminate the data transfer. A command interpreter begins the data transfer by initializing an address pointer used to facilitate retrieving the data from a CID random-access memory (RAM) and to make the data available to the host computer or controller through an output register.

Abstract: A method and system for customizing caller ID information can be used in a call center or other telephony system to present customized caller ID information to a called party independent of the telephone line from which the call is made in the call center. The system retrieves at least one call record including a telephone number to be called and a customized caller ID telephone number associated with the call record. The number to be called and customized caller ID number are placed in a setup message formatted using an Integrated Services Digital Network (ISDN) protocol. The setup message is sent to the Public Switched Telephone Network (PSTN) to establish a telephonic connection with the called party. If the called party subscribes to the caller ID service, the customized caller ID telephone number and any associated information will be presented to the called party.

Abstract: A text enhanced voice menu system includes data storage, a voice communication path, a text communication path and switch logic. The data storage stores audio information for producing a voice menu, and stores text information for producing a text version of the voice menu. The voice communication path generates a voice menu from the audio information. The text communication path generates a text menu from the text information. The switch logic selects one of the voice menu and the text menu to be transmitted over a connection line.

Abstract: A method for routing analog Caller ID signals includes receiving an incoming telephone call for a first telephone extension, the incoming telephone call associated with a first set of analog Caller ID signals, asserting a ringing signal to the first telephone extension, the ringing signal including the first set of analog Caller ID signals, coupling the incoming call to the first telephone extension, receiving a request to couple the incoming call from the first telephone extension to a second telephone extension, receiving a request to send the first set of analog Caller ID signals to the second telephone extension, and asserting a ringing signal to the second telephone extension, the ringing signal including the first set of analog Caller ID signals.

Abstract: A communication apparatus for an exchange network having a service of notifying the telephone number of a caller during a call-receiving operation can recognize respective callers of past call-receiving operations. During a call-receiving operation, a communication partner's telephone number detection unit detects the telephone number (identification information) of the caller, and stores the detected telephone number in a nonvolatile RAM (random access memory). The RAM can store a plurality of sets of identification information, which are recorded and output in the form of a list by a recording unit.

Abstract: A telephone system which detects ring signals and detects caller ID signals and decodes them into caller ID data and then reformats the caller ID data into one or more alphanumeric strings useable by another computer process such as a point of sale computer process. User input is accepted such as by manipulation of switches to control the telephone system so as to add predetermine prefix or suffix codes or data to one or more items of caller ID data in accordance with the occurrence or existence of predetermined conditions that must be signalled to the computer process using the caller ID data being formatted by the telephone system.

Abstract: A subscriber, using a voice telephone set (12) may transmit a facsimile message to a recipient facsimile machine (14) by dialing a telephone number associated with a platform (22) in a telephone network (20) that provides outbound voice-to-facsimile service. Upon receipt of the call, the platform (22) prompts the caller for the message and the identity of the recipient facsimile machine (14). The platform (22) translates the message into a format appropriate for facsimile transmission and then launches a call to the recipient facsimile machine (14) to deliver the facsimile.

Abstract: An interactive voice response (IVR) system collects data associated with a telephone call, and provides the data to a server. The server transforms the data into a format consistent with a different telephony platform specification implemented by clients attached to the server such that the data can be retrieved by any client to which a telephone call is transferred. Data is also shared between remote servers when calls are transferred. The servers each broadcast their identity when initially connected to a wide area network. In response, each server on the network responds with their identify. Each server updates a table of servers in accordance with the messages exchanged.

Abstract: A method for routing analog Caller ID signals includes receiving an incoming telephone call for a first telephone extension, the incoming telephone call associated with a first set of analog Caller ID signals, asserting a ringing signal to the first telephone extension, the ringing signal including the first set of analog Caller ID signals, coupling the incoming call to the first telephone extension, receiving a request to couple the incoming call from the first telephone extension to a second telephone extension, receiving a request to send the first set of analog Caller ID signals to the second telephone extension, and asserting a ringing signal to the second telephone extension, the ringing signal including the first set of analog Caller ID signals.

Abstract: An apparatus, method and system are illustrated which provide for calling party number determination and manipulation, utilizing digit analysis. One of the switch embodiments includes a network interface, a memory, and a processor. The network interface receives an incoming message having a received calling party number and transmits an outgoing message. The memory stores, as a database module, a plurality of digit trees for digit analysis and a plurality of available manipulations. The processor includes instructions to perform digit analysis of the received calling party number to determine a pattern match and to determine a selected manipulation of the plurality of available manipulations, and to perform the selected manipulation on the received calling party number to form a modified calling party number.