Abstract: A method and system process call path interruptions by detecting an interruption of a call path to a first telecommunication terminal during a telecommunication call, selecting by a second telecommunication terminal that remains on the telecommunication call another telecommunication endpoint to which to transfer the telecommunication call, and establishing the telecommunication call between the second telecommunication terminal and the other telecommunication endpoint.

Abstract: A method and apparatus route telecommunication calls in a telecommunication switching system by receiving visual information for a caller of one of the telecommunication calls; analyzing the received visual information for characteristics of the telecommunication calls; and routing the one of the telecommunication calls based on the analyzed visual information.

Abstract: A method and apparatus identifying an item by attaching a radio frequency identification device to the item; obtaining encryption information; generating an encrypted code from the encryption information by a programmer; inserting the encrypted code into the radio frequency identification device by the programmer whereas the encrypted code may be one of a plurality of encrypted codes; attempting to access the radio frequency identification device by a security reader by transmission of another encrypted code to the radio frequency identification device; and responding with a correct access signal by the radio frequency identification device in response to receipt of the other encrypted code if the other encrypted code is same as the inserted encrypted code.

Abstract: A method and apparatus control the use of transmission bandwidth by detecting a change in presentation of a video picture on a receiving telecommunication terminal; transmitting the detected change to a transmitting telecommunication terminal; and adjusting the transmission rate of the video picture in response to the detected change by the transmitting telecommunication terminal.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for identification of telephone numbers for IP telephones in offices to be assigned to different persons by (1) assigning one of the offices to one of the persons upon a request from the one of persons; (2) accessing a physical network address for an IP telephone located in the assigned one of the offices; (3) obtaining a telephone number for the one of the persons; (4) determining from the accessed physical network address an IP address of the IP telephone; (5) transmitting a message having the telephone number and IP address to a telecommunication switching system to which the IP telephone is interconnected; and (6) assigning the telephone number to the IP address by the telecommunication switching system in response to the message thereby assigning the telephone number to the IP telephone.

Abstract: An apparatus and method that use media packets, such as Real-time Transport Protocol (RTP), packets with a specially define profile to determine the route and round-trip-time information. The route is determined by transmitting by a first network endpoint one or a group of media packets having a number of hops equal to a predefined number and the network address of a second endpoint, incrementing the number of hops upon a non-media packet being received in response to the one or group by a network node because the number of hops was exceeded at that network node. After recording the identification of that network node and incrementing the number of hops, the network endpoint re-transmits the one or group of media packets.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for assuring telecommunication reliability by receiving from each of a plurality of control entities factors concerning priority of each of the plurality of control entities; determining a priority score for each of the plurality of control entities; detecting lose of communication with a one of the plurality of control entities from which the media connectivity endpoint presently receives control information; selecting another one of the plurality of control entities having the highest priority score; and requesting the selected other one of the plurality of control entities to supply control information.

Abstract: A method and apparatus provide access to a plurality of instant messaging systems via a multi-media messaging system by receiving an incoming communication by the multi-media messaging system for a user of the multi-media messaging system; determining a presence of the user on one of the plurality of instant messaging systems; and establishing instant messaging communication between an originator of the incoming communication and the user. The method and apparatus also provide communication for the user via a multi-media messaging system with a plurality of instant messaging systems by broadcasting a presence of the user on the multi-media messaging system to the plurality of instant messaging systems; and establishing instant messaging communication between a person using one of the plurality of instant messaging systems and the user via the multi-media messaging system.

Abstract: An apparatus and method use logical network connections to telephones interconnected by the network to obtain the status of station-specific telephony function information and then to convert the status of station-specific telephony function information to audio information that is presented to the user.

Abstract: Allowing an electronic schedule to be automatically updated by a device with the time zone where the device is presently located.

Abstract: A method and keyboard for protecting data generated by the keyboard by reading data from a keypad of the keyboard, encrypting the read data, and transmitting the encrypted data from the keyboard to a computer. A method for protecting by the computer data generated by a keyboard where the keyboard is connected to the computer by receiving encrypted data from the keyboard by the computer, and decrypting the encrypted data. A method for protecting by a server the data generated by a keyboard where the keyboard is connected to the server via a network and a computer by receiving encrypted data from the keyboard by the server, and decrypting the encrypted data.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for determining operational preferences for a user access to a plurality of telecommunication response systems designating by the user that user operations of one of the plurality of telecommunication response systems will be the operational preferences of the user for all of the plurality of telecommunication response systems; storing the operational preferences for the user; accessing the stored operational preferences by a second one of the plurality of telecommunication response systems for use in communicating with the user during interactions with the user by the second one of plurality of telecommunication response systems; and interpreting user operations by the second one of plurality of telecommunication response systems using the accessed operational preferences.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for testing a digital network having a plurality of subnetworks by determining by one of a plurality of user endpoint devices assigned to one of the plurality of subnetworks upon the one of the plurality of user endpoint devices being idle that the one of the plurality of user endpoint devices should perform the functions of a testing user endpoint device for the one of the plurality of subnetworks; identifying the one of plurality of user endpoint devices to a server or a distributed system of servers as a testing user endpoint device; obtaining the identifies of other testing user endpoint devices in other ones of the plurality of subnetworks from the server; and testing the network by transmission of test packets to other ones of the testing user endpoint devices in the other ones of the plurality of subnetworks.

Abstract: An apparatus and method to allow a packet network endpoint to determine if its media traffic is being properly communicated via a network.

Abstract: An apparatus and method that allows a telecommunication identification number for a communication terminal to be determined upon a presence of a user at the network connected telecommunication terminal.

Abstract: Embodiments control access to a wireless network providing communication for wireless traffic and controlled by a wireless access point to assure quality of service for designated traffic by assigning all communication of the designated traffic to use one of the priorities on the wireless network, requiring that ones of the wireless traffic wanting to communicate using the one of the priorities and higher ones of the priorities and using a distributed medium access protocol submit bandwidth reservation requests to the wireless access point, granting a bandwidth reservation to one of the wireless traffic for communication by the wireless access point in response to a bandwidth reservation request upon bandwidth being available on the wireless network, and allowing other ones of the wireless traffic to communicate using lower ones of the priorities without requiring bandwidth reservation requests.

Abstract: An apparatus and method that uses a computer interposed between the telephony endpoint and the telecommunication system controlling that telephony end point.

Abstract: A noise calculation mechanism is incorporated into a cadence tone detector which upon a miss in either a energy or silence interval allows for retention of those periods corresponding to noise and augments the appropriate energy and silence interval.

Abstract: A low energy detector maintains a sorted list that defines to the circuit removing samples from the queue the location and energy of all samples that fall below the predetermined energy level. This allows a circuit removing samples to execute an algorithm that allows samples to be deleted in accordance with a predetermined pattern.

Abstract: A method and apparatus used for designing printed circuit boards to meet current leakage requirement by determining an approximate model of electric fields based on a structure between two conductors on an outer surface of a printed circuit board; deriving an effective permittivity of the model of the electric fields; calculating a plurality of electric fields using the derived effective permittivity by varying a distance between the two conductors, a thickness of the printed circuit board, and an applied voltage between the two conductors; plotting a graph of the calculated plurality of electric fields; and selecting by using the graph a configuration of the two conductors so as to meet the current leakage requirement. A printed circuit board has a set of conductors on the outer surfaces of the printed circuit board; another set of conductors interior to the printed circuit board; and a solder mask that covers only the set of conductors on the outer surfaces of the printed circuit board.