Abstract: A system and method for sensing the proximity of an electronic device, in particular, a radio frequency mobile communication device such as a mobile telephone, wireless modem equipped portable computer, or the like to a body employs an antenna capable of altering its impedance for changing the amount of radio frequency electromagnetic energy reflected by the antenna when the antenna is in proximity to the body. The radio frequency electromagnetic energy reflected by the antenna is measured and used for determining proximity of the antenna to the body.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provide a system, method, apparatus, means, and computer program code for designing a communication system. According to embodiments of the present invention, the communication system may include a number of locations, each of which has a known or expected number of users but an unknown number of needed access points. Each access point in the communication system may be treated as an individual switch with a limited number of connections (e.g., line connections, gateway channels), even though the number of required access points per location is unknown and the number of users per access point is unknown. As part of the design or determination process, inventory information for one or more locations may be determined. The traffic to and from an access point at the location may depend on the inventory information, which can be used to determine the number of access points needed for the location.

Abstract: Some embodiments provide a telephone comprising two telephone handsets, the telephone to establish a conference call between the two telephone handsets, and a computing device coupled to the telephone, the computing device to define the conference call.

Abstract: A telecommunications system having a software dispatcher is provided for delivering messages between dispatcher clients, i.e., software subsystems that may be in the same process, a different process, or on a different machine. The dispatcher manages a pool of threads to balance the workload. The dispatcher can process both synchronous and asynchronous messages by dispatching the message to all registered subsystems in order of their registered priority.

Abstract: A system and apparatus for enabling supplementary service functions, such as group pickup, to be implemented in a communication network having one or more local servers. The group pickup system is adapted to enable one group member to automatically receive or manually pick up another group member's call from anywhere within the network, including outside the local server in a multiserver network. The group pickup system includes an automatic mode unit for enabling the system to pro-actively seek a group member to take a call and a manual mode unit for enabling the system to search for an alerting group member. The system further includes a local connect unit and a remote connect unit to establish local or remote connections to a group member, respectively. A remote search unit enables the system to request a remote search. A queue/dequeue unit is provided for selecting a group member from a group list.

Abstract: A dual mode packet phone is provided, comprising a first connector to connect the phone with a data network, and a second connector to connect the phone with a backup network. The phone automatically switches between the data and backup networks in the event that the data network fails to process the call in a timely manner. In a preferred embodiment, the phone is a Voice-over-IP phone, and comprises a voice processing unit, a control unit, a line interface, a data network interface, and a backup switch.

Abstract: A system, method, apparatus, means, and computer program code for processing of an instant message. According to embodiments of the present invention, a sender or originator of an instant message may be sent a notification regarding one or more actions involving the instant message after the instant message is received by or at a device. One or more of the actions may take place after the instant message remains unread or unopened on the device for a given period of time. In addition, in some embodiments, the instant message may be saved, forwarded, returned to the sender, etc. after receipt of the instant message by or at the device according to one or more rules established by the sender and/or the receiver of the instant message.

Abstract: Under the present invention, resources such as gateways which interconnect usually disparate networks are released for processes which, while originally being inter-network, become intra-network, and the resource (e.g., gateway) is no longer needed for the intra-network process to be completed. The present invention is useful to optimally interwork an IP network with a PISN employing the QSIG Call Diversion and Single Step Call Transfer supplementary services. Attendant features achieved with implementation of the present invention, include quick release of network circuits that are being used for media connections that are no longer necessary and of system resources that are being used for signaling connections that are no longer necessary. Under the present invention, a media channel is not established from an IP network to a PISN, if a user of the PISN makes a call to a user of the IP network, who has forwarded/diverted her calls into the PISN and vice versa.

Abstract: A method for providing message services is provided that includes receiving a user notification message in an application. A user identifier for at least one recipient of the message is received in the application. The user identifier is operable to identify the recipient. The message and the user identifier are provided from the application to a private network. The private network is operable to transmit the message to a mobile station for the recipient. The mobile station has a corresponding mobile station identifier, and the user identifier is assigned to the mobile station identifier in the private network.

Abstract: A voice recognition system according to embodiments of the present invention includes a recognizer; a grammar operably coupled to the recognizer, the grammar defining utterances to be recognized; a processing application configured to receive an output of the recognizer, the output including a tag element having a semantic content and including an embedded instruction for said processing application, such that said processing application can process the instruction independent of a semantic content of the tag element.

Abstract: Some embodiments provide a system and method for enabling automatic call configuration to associated devices of parties involved in a data session. The call configuration involves a computing device utilized by an originating party. The originating party has an associated device other than the computing device which can be used for supplemental communication. The originating party picks or initiates a process which picks one or more destination parties to which supplemental communication is desired. Identifiers identifying a destination party or parties is forwarded to a mobile application server. The mobile application server can then perform an optional look-up to determine unique device identifiers for associated devices of the destination party or parties. The destination party identifier(s) and/or unique device identifiers is sent by the mobile application server to the associated device of the originating party.

Abstract: A system and method for accessing complex computer based systems initiates a trace and debug session via IP causing the resulting output to be stored in a designated remote server on the Internet which can accept large amounts of information. The trace and debug information subsequently can be accessed from any engineering workstation or personal computer from any other location via the Internet. The invention permits the trace sessions to run independent of any local access and permits several technical people in different locations to access the remote storage server simultaneously or independently.

Abstract: The invention facilitates SIP Enabled devices creating and exchanging augmented data communication messages. An initiating SIP Enabled device may be configured to create an augmented message that includes a call-type and/or a network identification. The augmented data may be configured for a SIP Enabled device by either an administrator or a system user. Furthermore, the system user may customize the default settings either indefinitely or temporarily. Upon receiving an augmented SIP communication request, a receiving SIP Enabled device may identify the request as augmented and subsequently extract the augmented data. The receiving SIP enabled device may be configured to execute functionality based on the extracted augmented data. For example, if the augmented data includes a “hotline” call-type, the receiving SIP enabled device may be configured to play a certain ringtone or display a “hotline” identifier on the device's display.

Abstract: A method, system, and article of manufacture for restoring a telephone connection between a first communication device and at least one other communication device. In some embodiments, the method includes establishing a first telephone call between a first communication device associated with a telecommunication system and at least one other communication device, initiating a call to the telecommunication system from the first communication device using a predetermined number, and automatically initiating, in response to the call to the predetermined number, a reconnect call by the telecommunication system to establish a second call between the first communication device and the at least one other communication device. In some embodiments, the first call and the second call may be between a first communication device and at least two other communication devices.

Abstract: A virtual private communications network (VPCN) and method of managing calls on the network. Communications devices are networked together over a private communications network. Each VPCN communications device has a unique private network identification (ID) code and can be contacted by dialing its respective ID. At least one of the VPCN communications devices is a wireless communications device, e.g., a cell phone, connected through a public wireless network to the private communications network. Calls to and from each such wireless device pass through the private communications network.

Abstract: A telecommunications system includes a plurality of network clients (150) including a positioning controller (504) and a communications controller (502); and a positioning server (152) including a coordinating controller (161) for maintaining a database of network clients to be tracked and provide updates of position-related information to a presence server (104); wherein an associated network client is configured to transmit position information received via said positioning controller (504) to said positioning server (152) via said communications controller (502) when said associated network client is determined to be outside a predetermined range.

Abstract: The present invention may include a call controller for initiating third-party call control requests. The invention may also include an endpoint control manager for determining whether a remote endpoint is a simple endpoint or intelligent endpoint. The invention may further include an intelligent device manager for coordinating third-party call control requests from the call controller for endpoints determined to be intelligent by the endpoint control manager, and a simple device manager for coordinating third-party call control requests from the call controller for endpoints determined to be simple by the endpoint control manager.

Abstract: A processing system (100) implements a translator (102) and a compiler (106) for compiling a machine readable language. When a source file (104) is provided, the system performs a line-by-line compare to determine if the file contains extended grammar constructs (e.g., X.68x, where x is greater than or equal to 1) of the language, such as an ASN.1 standard language. If not, then the source file (104) is complied. If so, however, then the source file (104) is input to the translator (102) to translate into basic grammar constructs (e.g., X.680).

Abstract: A telecommunications system includes a plurality of network clients (150) including a positioning controller (504) and a communications controller (502); and a positioning server (152) including a coordinating controller (161) for maintaining a database of network clients to be tracked and provide updates of position-related information to a presence server (104). The plurality of network clients (150) are configured to transmit position information received via the positioning controller (504) to the positioning server via the communications controller (502), the positioning information including information related to loss of a position signal.

Abstract: A supplementary service, such as H.450 in a specific embodiment, test client is provided. The H.450 test client can send and receive H.450 application protocol data units in any H.225 message. The test client allows for the setting of desired H.450 parameters and allows for the display of the H.450 message itself.