Abstract: An incoming communication processing system and method is disclosed for providing communication and data services to residents of a controlled facility. Specifically, the incoming communication processing system allows outside parties to initiate communications to residents of a controlled facility. The incoming communication processing system may work in conjunction with or separately from an outgoing communication processing system. Many restrictions and safeguards may be implemented within the incoming communication system in order to prevent improper use.

Abstract: Processing signalling relating to a telephony session in a first telephony network. The session involves a telephony device associated with a second telephony network. A first message received from a first node in the first network comprises a first telephony identifier, associated with the first network, as a called party identifier. A second, different telephony identifier, associated with the first network, is identified. A second message transmitted to the first node comprises the second identifier as a telephony party identifier, whereby to enable call services to be provided in the first network on the basis of the second identifier. A third message, comprising the second identifier as a telephony party identifier, is received from the first node. A third telephony identifier, associated with the second network, is identified using the second identifier. A fourth message, comprising the third identifier as a telephony party identifier, is transmitted to the first node.

Abstract: Calls initiated from disconnected phone numbers and calls initiated from phone numbers that initiate calls to disconnected numbers can be indicative of robocalls. Disconnected numbers and phone numbers that have initiated calls to disconnected numbers are identified and assigned a robocall score that indicates a likelihood that a call initiated from that number is a robocall. A communication network that subscribes to a robocall detection service can request a robocall score associated with an originating number associated with a received call, and then handle the call according to the robocall score.

Abstract: A method for characterizing a receiver in a hearing device. The receiver has a response behavior. The receiver converts an electrical audio signal into a sound signal, generating a magnetic field. The magnetic field is measured by a magnetic field sensor. The receiver is then characterized by determining the response behavior of the receiver based on the measured magnetic field. There is also described a hearing device and a test apparatus for a hearing device.

Abstract: In an example, a method for recording media content using a mobile device includes establishing a communication session between a control system and the mobile device over a communication network and receiving, by a mobile device, a trigger signal transmitted by a control system over a communication network. The method also includes, responsive to the trigger signal, recording media content using a camera of the mobile device. The method further includes storing the recorded media content in a memory of the mobile device, terminating the recording, and, after terminating the recording, uploading the stored multimedia from the mobile device to a server. After uploading the media content to the server, the method includes receiving a signal indicating that the multimedia was successfully uploaded. The method still further includes, responsive to the signal, deleting the media content from the memory.

Abstract: Rectilinear viewport extraction from a region of a wide field of view is described using messaging in the video transmission field. Some embodiments pertain to a method that includes receiving a wide field of view video, receiving position data from a remote coupled user device, selecting a region of interest in the video based on the received position data, extracting the region of interest from the video, generating region metadata describing the extracted region of interest, encoding the extracted region of interest of the video, and transmitting the encoded video with the region metadata to the user device.

Abstract: The present disclosure describes a system, method, and computer readable medium for providing information of a calling party to an alert party, wherein the calling party is in communication with the receiving party in a communications network. The method includes receiving a message from a calling party to a receiving party and performing a lookup of information relating to the calling party in a database, wherein the lookup is based on an identifier associated with the message, Thereafter, an alert is sent to the alert party if the calling party information is unavailable in a contact list of the receiving party.

Abstract: Mechanisms are provided to implement an echolocation functionality within a virtual environment. The mechanisms receive graphical information for a virtual environment, and analyzes the graphical information to detect a virtual object present in the virtual environment. One or more characteristics of the detected virtual object are identified, which may include a relative location of the virtual object to a virtual representation of a user in the virtual environment. Echo data is generated that defines characteristics of an audio output that represents the virtual object in a manner emulating an echo of a sound emitted from the virtual representation of the user in the virtual environment. Output of the audio output by the one or more audio output devices is controlled based on the generated echo data.

Abstract: A fitting system is configured to determine a first power consumption metric for a first hearing device included in a binaural hearing system configured to wirelessly communicate with an external device during a communication session, determine a second power consumption metric for a second hearing device included in the binaural hearing system, determine that the first power consumption metric is lower than the second power consumption metric, and assign, based on the determination that the first power consumption metric is lower than the second power consumption metric, a first operating role to the first hearing device. The first operating role specifies that the first hearing device is to be wirelessly connected with the external device during the communication session.

Abstract: A method performed by a fitting device, the fitting device being a part of a hearing system configured for remotely configuring a hearing device, the method includes: obtaining hearing device data comprising a hearing device identifier of the hearing device; obtaining a session key; generating a configuration initiation request based on the session key and the hearing device identifier; transmitting the configuration initiation request to a server device; receiving a configuration initiation response from the server device, the configuration initiation response comprising configuration keying material; generating a configuration package based on configuration data for the hearing device and based on the configuration keying material, the configuration package comprising configuration package data; and transmitting the configuration package to the server device.

Abstract: A system and method for maintaining a grey list for controlling incoming calls from numbers on a telephone network. Information associated with previous calls received by the telephone is stored in the form of a grey list. The stored information includes an indication of whether each of the previously received calls passed a previous challenge. Based on the stored information, when an incoming call is received, a determination is made whether the incoming call corresponds to a call that passed a previous challenge. The incoming call connected to the telephone if the stored information indicates that the incoming call previously passed a challenge. An action is taken if the stored information does not indicate that the incoming call previously passed the challenge. The action may include blocking the call, allowing the call or providing a current challenge to the call.

Abstract: A speaker for a vehicle includes: a base plate which is installed in a door of the vehicle and includes a first coupling portion; and a speaker module including a second coupling portion. In particular, the first coupling portion has a predetermined pattern formed along a circumferential direction of the inner surface of the first coupling portion, and the second coupling portion includes a predetermined pattern formed along a circumferential direction of the outer surface of the second coupling portion such that the second coupling portion is interlocked with the first coupling portion, and a connector.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a video call method, apparatus, devices, non-transitory computer-readable medium, and system. The video call method includes receiving, from a first user device, a video call request to conduct a video call with a second user device; receiving, from the first user device, a first instruction that is configured to instruct the serving device to control the first user device and the second user device to conduct the video call with each other; and controlling the first user device and the second user device to conduct the video call with each other based on the first instruction.

Abstract: A display apparatus includes a communication interface configured to communicate with another display apparatus, a display configured to display contents being shared with the other display apparatus and a video call user interface (UI) for a video call with a user of the other display apparatus, and a processor, in response to at least one of a gesture and a voice of the user included in video call data received from the other display apparatus satisfying a predetermined condition, configured to control the display to change a size of the video call UI displayed on the display.

Abstract: Methods and systems described in this disclosure allow customers to quickly be authenticated. In some embodiments, a device and a user verifier are associated with a user profile. When a call is received from the device, the user may be requested to input the user verifier. After verifying that the device is unique to the user and that the user verifier matches the user verifier associated with the user profile, the user may be authenticated to the call or activity.

Abstract: A hearing-assist system for use in a venue in which ambient sounds contain dialogue as well as other components which comprises circuitry inserted in a signal path between a program source feed in a program occurring in the venue and a hearing-assist unit worn by a user in that venue which reduces psychoacoustic conflict and interference between sound which is ambient in the venue and sound heard by the user via the hearing-assist unit.

Abstract: A method and system for identifying an unwanted caller using a call answering system. The method comprises receiving, by a call records server, information about callers from a plurality of telephony devices and one or more phone number data sources, classifying, by the call records server, one or more of the callers as either wanted or unwanted callers based on the received information, and storing, by the call records server, the received information and the classification of the one or more of the callers into a directory. The method further comprises identifying, by a call answering server, that a call from a given caller from a phone number to a receiving telephony device is from an unwanted caller by searching the directory, and handling, by the call answering server, the call from the given caller according to one or more preferences of the user, the one or more preferences including rejecting the call from the receiving telephony device, playing a recorded message, and disposing of the call.

Abstract: The application relates to a hearing aid comprising a forward path comprising a) a multitude of input units for providing a multitude of electric input signals INi, i=1, . . . , M, representative of sound, b) a multi input beam former filtering unit for providing a beam formed signal YBF from said multitude of electric input signals, c) a gain unit for applying a hearing aid gain GHA to said beam formed signal YBF, and providing a processed signal, and d) an output unit for providing stimuli perceivable by a user as sound based on said processed signal or a signal derived therefrom. The hearing aid further comprises e) a gain control unit for limiting said hearing aid gain GHA to a modified full-on gain value G?FOG.

Abstract: A system and method for fraud detection for a telephony platform based on an analysis of call detail records (CDRs) that are generated by the telephony platform. The analysis is based on collecting, organizing, transforming, analyzing, and quantifying the CDR data into a plurality of data analytics and data correlations and then applying fuzzy logic to the data analytics to generate a fraud risk rating for each incoming call into the platform.

Abstract: An intercommunication system in an apartment complex comprises residential buildings, each including room parent devices installed in respective rooms; a collective entrance device having a call unit enabling a call manipulation for calling a visit destination room parent device; a storage unit stored with a call table having room numbers correlated with pieces of room parent device IDs for identification of the room parent devices, respectively; a processing unit performing processing of converting a signal input to the call unit into the room parent device ID of a call target room parent device based on the call table; and a transmission unit transmitting the room parent device ID to the room parent devices in the building of the terminal device; and a building control unit connecting the collective entrance device to the room parent devices of the rooms of the building of the building control unit, by an intercom line.