Abstract: Methods and systems for backing up data to a target device are described. According to some embodiments, the method receives a first set of data packets for backup, where the first set of data packets includes a multiplicity of data chunks. The method further captures footprints of the first set of data packets in a cache disk array. In response to receiving an acknowledgement from the cache disk array indicating the footprints have been captured, the method further initiates a write operation to write each data chunk of the first set of data packets to the target device. In response to receiving an acknowledgement indicating the data chunk is successfully written, the method further flushes the respective footprint of the data chunk from the cache disk array.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, a telephone system includes a plurality of telephone terminals, a first server apparatus and a second server apparatus. The first server apparatus includes a license authentication module and a transmission controller. The license authentication module performs license authentication by comparing a terminal ID included in a registration request with a terminal ID stored in the license memory. The transmission controller reads from the license memory a license authentication code corresponding to a telephone terminal, and transmits to the telephone terminal a license authentication code added check information.

Abstract: Methods and apparatus for maintaining the maximum achievable data rate on a DSL line, up to and including a rate to which a user subscribes is described. Performance monitoring is conducted on the DSL line on an ongoing basis to determine noise margins in each direction. Each noise margin is compared against pre-determined decreasing/increasing thresholds to determine whether the line characteristics dictate a data rate change without loss of synchronization. The invention supports dynamic provisioning changes including application driven service level change requests, e.g., new bandwidth-on demand services. In some embodiments, a combination of existing and new embedded operations channel (EOC) messages are used to implement the modem data rate changes. New EOC messages may be implemented using some of the reserved and/or vendor proprietary Opcodes currently permitted. Modem assigned data rate changes are implemented without a disruption of service, e.g.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, a telephone system includes a plurality of telephone exchange apparatuses generate call information events specifying a plurality of telephone terminals to which call connections are made, a server apparatus which is connected to the plurality of telephone exchange apparatuses through the transmission paths, and a management unit executes call-state management of the plurality of telephone terminals, wherein each of the plurality of telephone exchange apparatuses include a determining unit which determines presence or absence of disconnections of call connections among the plurality of telephone exchange apparatuses and a transmitter which adds identification information to the call information event to be transmitted to the server apparatus, and the server apparatus includes a controller which controls execution and stop of the call-state management by the management unit based on the identification information, when the identification information is added to the received call in

Abstract: Disclosed herein are methods, systems, and devices for improved audio, video, and data conferencing. The present invention provides a conferencing system comprising a plurality of endpoints communicating data including audio data and control data according to a communication protocol. A local conference endpoint may control or be controlled by a remote conference endpoint. Data comprising control signals may be exchanged between the local endpoint and remote endpoint via various communication protocols. In other embodiments, the present invention provides for improved bridge architecture for controlling functions of conference endpoints including controlling functions of the bridge.

Abstract: A session controller configured to be coupled to a database and configured to receive an indication associated with an ingress call is disclosed. The session controller is further configured to query the database for an ingress-call peer associated with the ingress call, and to query the database for a dynamic-peer-definition template associated with the ingress call when the ingress-call peer is not identified upon query of the database. The session controller is further configured to reject the ingress call when the dynamic-peer-definition template is not identified upon query of the database.

Abstract: A VOX interface is provided that interfaces with at least two communication paths to two separate devices. One communication path may be to a first electronic device, such as a central monitoring station remote from the VOX interface, and another communication path may be to one or more remote devices, such as to one or more patient devices remote from the VOX interface. The VOX interface may determine which of the communication paths is sending a signal (such as an audio signal), and configure the VOX interface (via one or more switches) to pass the signal through. Specifically, the VOX interface may sense signals indicating the presence of audio from a central station audio bus and the patient station bus, may do some background noise filtering on the signals, and may pass these filtered values through a differentiator circuit to determine which bus presented the audio.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, a telephone exchange apparatus includes a memory and a calculation module and a controller. The memory stores data associating a caller ID specifying a caller and a recipient ID specifying a transfer operation source with frequency of transfer for each of at least one of a telephone terminal and a group to be a transfer destination. The calculation module calculates a percent of transfer from frequency of transfer in a predetermined period and store the percent of transfer for each of the caller ID in the memory. The controller refers the memory based on the caller ID and the recipient ID included in an incoming call, and performs incoming call control to at least one of a telephone terminal and a group corresponding to a transfer destination including a percent of transfer which is larger than a predetermined value based on a reference result.

Abstract: A communication terminal is provided including a plurality of service providing sections (terminal adaptation function, operation section) which terminates a call, accepts operation instruction information, and provides a predetermined information service, a DCF for managing the setup information, which is commonly set for the plurality of service providing sections and outputting control instruction information based on this setup information or operation instruction information, and a control section which controls operation of the plurality of service providing sections based on the control instruction information which is output from the DCF, are disposed, so that operation control of the plurality of service providing sections (e.g. startup of transfer/telephone answering machine) according to the common setup information or operation instruction information is implemented.

Abstract: The invention concerns a method for providing features to the user of a telephone (HSA1, . . . HSAn, HSS1, . . . HSSm) that is connected to a central unit (CU) whereby, if said telephone (HSA1, . . . HSAn, HSS1, . . . HSSm) is currently not interconnected via the central unit (CU), said telephone (HSA1, . . . HSAn, HSS1, . . . HSSm) notifies the central unit (CU) at least about certain kinds of user activities, in case of such notification the central unit (CU) checks whether it is currently interconnected to another telephone assigned to the same subscriber as said notifying telephone (HSA1, . . . HSAn, HSS1, . . . HSSm) and in case of the existence of such interconnection, the notifying telephone (HSA1, . . . HSAn, HSS1, . . . HSSm) is interconnected in parallel to this interconnection, and if said notifying telephone (HSA1, . . . HSAn, HSS1, . . . HSSm) is not a telephone for digital communication, the other telephone is a telephone for digital communication.

Abstract: A telephone system communicating through a plurality of external telephone lines includes base phones connected to respective ones of the plurality of telephone lines and a cable connected so as to allow communication among a plurality of terminals. Each base phone includes a dual-line adaptation function unit for establishing communication through the plurality of telephone lines and a single-line adaptation function unit for establishing communication through a telephone line connected to the base phone itself. Any one of the dual-line adaptation function unit and the single-line adaptation function unit is selectively enabled in response to an external operation. Therefore, the single base phone attains a function as a single-line-adapted model establishing communication through the telephone line connected to the base phone itself or a multiple-line-adapted model establishing communication through the plurality of telephone lines.

Abstract: Providing multiple line functionality using alternative network telephony is disclosed. A local telephone installation comprises a first local telephone equipment associated with a first local node, a second telephone equipment associated with a second local node, and local telephone wiring connected to the first and second local nodes. The local telephone installation is associated for purposes of the public switched telephone network (PSTN) with a single telephone line. A request from a calling party to establish a connection with the local telephone installation is received at a third local node. It is determined whether the calling party desires to establish a connection to (1) a first telephone extension associated with the first local node or (2) a second telephone extension associated with the second local node. A connection is established from the third local node to the desired extension over the local telephone wiring in a manner that does not affect the other extension.

Abstract: A method for remote accessing a multi-line residential telephone system. Using a first remote telephone, a calling party dials a telephone number associated with a first telephone line of the multi-line residential telephone system. After a predetermined number of unanswered rings at the first telephone line of the multi-line telephone system, the multi-line telephone system prompts the calling party to input a code. After a successful verification of the code, the multi-line telephone system connects the first remote telephone with a second telephone line of the multi-line telephone system so that the calling party receives a dial tone over the second telephone line. The calling party then dials a terminating telephone number associated with a second remote telephone to establish communication with a called party of the second remote telephone.

Abstract: A communications system including a turret switching system constructed to communicate to a Web server, a turret device, and to a remote communications device via a first communications network, the Web server being constructed to communicate to a client device via a second communications network, and the client device constructed to control switching across a plurality of lines.

Abstract: A telephone exchange apparatus includes a memory which stores a plurality of resource information for executing mutually different plural communication service functions, a recorder which records communication signals for processing in the each resource information, on a recording medium, a processor which processes the communication signals based on the corresponding resource information stored in the memory, and a controller which controls to manage the communication signals on the recording medium by each resource, and releases the corresponding resource area on the recording medium according to the communication service function requesting to release.

Abstract: A cordless slave apparatus is connected to a host apparatus connected to lines via wireless communications. When the cordless slave apparatus is picked up from a charging apparatus to respond to a call from any of the lines, if the line at which the call has arrived has been selected by the cordless slave apparatus, the line is connected immediately and communications can start. If the line is not selected by the cordless slave apparatus, when a connection instruction from the user is provided, the line is connected and communications can start. When calls have arrived from lines simultaneously, communications can start by capturing a line according to a connection instruction. When a call from another line has arrived during communications, the lines are switched according to a switching instruction from the user and the line through which the communications have been performed is automatically turned to be on hold.

Abstract: A method of operating a wireless calling device comprises connecting to a call tone provider configured to provide call tones, transferring a plurality of call tone requests to the call tone provider, receiving a plurality of call tones from the call tone provider in response to the plurality of call tone requests, transferring a call setup message to a telecommunication switch to initiate a call, receiving a call message from the telecommunication switch in response to the call setup message wherein the call setup message indicates a status of the call, processing the call message to select a one call tone from the plurality of call tones based on the status of the call, and audibly playing the one call tone.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method and configuration for controlling and/or monitoring terminals connected to a communications system. In order to control and/or monitor terminals, which are connected to a communications system and which have at least one controllable/monitorable function, an application sends a first message with the call number of a terminal, which is to be controlled and/or monitored thereby, to a telephony server. This telephony server conveys this call number to the communications system that, as a response, conveys terminal information via the controllable/monitorable functions of the relevant terminal. The telephony server comprises a database with data records that describe controllable/monitorable terminals, and comprises at least one data record which can be supplemented and which contains an identification number.

Abstract: A cordless slave apparatus is connected to a host apparatus connected to lines via wireless communications. When the cordless slave apparatus is picked up from a charging apparatus to respond to a call from any of the lines, if the line at which the call has arrived has been selected by the cordless slave apparatus, the line is connected immediately and communications can start. If the line is not selected by the cordless slave apparatus, when a connection instruction from the user is provided, the line is connected and communications can start. When calls have arrived from lines simultaneously, communications can start by capturing a line according to a connection instruction. When a call from another line has arrived during communications, the lines are switched according to a switching instruction from the user and the line through which the communications have been performed is automatically turned to be on hold.

Abstract: A private branch exchange changes the load distribution according to the use condition by a main control unit and a sub-control unit. A line card comprises a first module group normally carrying out various operations in response to an instruction of the sub-control unit, a second module group carrying out various operations in response to the sub-control unit or the main control unit, a bus arbitration circuit, and an internal module bus selecting unit having a bypass selector for bypassing the bus arbitration circuit. The main control unit predicts the load on a system at the start of the system from the information stored in the incorporated line card, and determines, considering the prediction result, whether the control is made by the sub-control unit or the main control unit, for each module of each line card.

Abstract: A PBX connected to a public exchange includes a separate caller ID service unit for providing a caller ID and/or a system tone by performing a digital signal process. To display the caller ID on a receiver terminal, or caller ID phone, a line is established with the PBX through general switched telephone network, and a CID received through the line is converted and stored in the caller ID service block mounted with at least one memory through a switching block, under control by a control block. Then, the control block transmits all or part of the stored CIDs to the caller ID phone through the switching block and/or a subscriber line convergency unit.

Abstract: A ToL/PBX system is provided whereby a single policy may be enforced for both TFA (telephony feature access) and ToL (telephony over LAN) users by making the H.323 gatekeeper (103) aware of those TFA connectors so as to accurately allocate the remaining available bandwidth. According to one embodiment of the invention, the H.323 gatekeeper (103) is notified whenever a TFA call is being made or received.

Abstract: In a communication system, call tones are individually associated with call messages. The communication system comprises a wireless communication system and a wireless user device. The wireless user device transfers a call tone request to the wireless communication system over a wireless link. The wireless communication system transfers one of the call tones to the wireless user device over the wireless link in response to the call tone request. The wireless communication system processes signaling for a call to select one of the call messages associated with the one call tone. The wireless communication system transfers the one call message to the wireless user device over the wireless link. The wireless user device processes the one call message to select the one call tone and audibly plays the one call tone.

Abstract: A new key telephone system including a new key telephone and new telephone interface which use a new data transmission scheme has been developed, unlike an old key telephone system including an old telephone and old telephone interface unit which use an old data transmission scheme. The new telephone interface unit and new key telephone are compatible with both the new and old data transmission schemes. Even if, therefore, the new telephone interface unit is connected to the old key telephone, or the old telephone interface unit is connected to the new key telephone, data transmission can be performed by using the old data transmission scheme, thus maintaining compatibility.

Abstract: In a highway expansion apparatus for a key telephone system and an operation method thereof, by connecting a MPB (main process board) of a master system with a system LMU (ink module unit) of an expansion system through a cable and generating a highway to be provided from the MPB to the expansion system, a highway of the key telephone system can be expanded.

Abstract: The invention provides a low cost, simple, circuit for detecting the condition of a telephone line.

Abstract: A communication system is disclosed that generates call progress tones for a call. The communication system is comprised of a calling device and an originating system. Examples of the calling device include a telephone, a cellular phone, a computer, and a fax machine. To place a call, the calling device transmits set up messages to the originating system. The originating system transmits set up messages to a terminating system to set up the call. The originating system receives acknowledgment message from the terminating system in response to the set up messages. The originating system generates a call progress message and transmits the call progress message to the calling device. The calling device generates a call progress tone based on the call progress message and plays audible sounds that represent the call progress tone. By having the calling device generate the call progress tones, the originating system is advantageously available for other communications.

Abstract: A key telephone system including (a) at least three telephones, and (b) a key telephone unit connected to the three telephones through at least three communication lines including at least one public switched line, the key telephone unit including (b1) at least three connection ports to each of which each of the telephones is connected through the communication lines, each of the connection ports having a predetermined number, (b2) a first unit which informs a first telephone of numbers of vacant connection ports and a number of the connection port to which a second telephone making a call to the first telephone is connected, when the first telephone makes a call, and (b3) a controller which connects the first telephone to one of the second telephone and a third telephone, based on the numbers of vacant connection ports and the number of the connection port to which the second telephone is connected.

Abstract: A method for operating an integrated communications system providing voice and data communications to a plurality of users and simulating a key system. An outside line appearance is provided on a telephone coupled to the system; the outside line appearance is associated with a predetermined outside telecommunications trunk and has associated therewith a button and a lighting implement. In response to activation of the button, a lighting condition of the lighting implement is changed and a dial tone to the telephone by the integrated system. Digits are entered by a user depressing keys on the telephone and collected by the system. Restriction rule are applied to determine if a telephone number dialed by the user is restricted, and if restricted an error tone is provided. Caller ID information may be determined for the user.

Abstract: A call processing system is disclosed wherein plural platforms are populated with plural voice boards. Each board on the different platforms is populated with different resources, and resources may be allocated from any board and any platform to process calls. In a preferred implementation, a priority system is established so that co-located resources are preferred.

Abstract: A PNPN structure thyristor and a third P-type impurity region are formed on a semiconductor substrate, and a fixed current circuit using an NPN transistor 20 and a resistor 30 is connected to a cathode terminal K and a gate terminal G of a composite element 10 that has a P-channel MOS transistor Q3 with the third P-type impurity region as a drain connected to a PNP transistor Q1 of the thyristor. If a voltage applied to the anode terminal A of the composite element 10 rises from 0V, initially the thyristor is on and current flows, but once the threshold voltage of transistor Q3 is reached transistor Q3 turns on. A short circuit then exists between the base and emitter of transistor Q3 of the thyristor and current of the composite element 10 itself is cut off. Because of the bipolar structure it is simple to configure a small integrated circuit with a high withstand voltage.

Abstract: Providing multiple line functionality using alternative network telephony is disclosed. A local telephone installation comprises a first and second telephone equipment (associated with a first and second local node, respectively), and local telephone wiring connected to the first and second local nodes. The local telephone installation is associated for purposes of the public switched telephone network (PSTN) with a single telephone line. A request from a calling party to establish a connection with the local telephone installation is received at a third local node. It is determined whether the calling party desires to establish a connection to (1) a first telephone extension or (2) a second telephone extension associated with the first or the second local node, respectively. A connection is established from the third local node to the desired extension over the local telephone wiring in a manner that does not affect the other extension.

Abstract: A method provides a call-connected party's information to a terminal in a private exchange network. The method displays the call-connected party's information in a private exchange network, and provides accurate information of a call originator to a terminal of a call receiver. The private exchange system is connected to a CTI (Computer Telephony Integration) server having a database including a phone number and various information corresponding to the phone number, and includes at least one terminal being a slave terminal for receiving/displaying information of the database.

Abstract: A security system and method is disclosed for use with a security gate entry system that uses a telephone or other communication system at a security gate for communication by a person seeking entry into the secure area with a residence or other unit in the secure area. When a person seeking entry to a limited access area calls on the voice communication system, provided at a security gate entry system a residence or other unit within the secure complex the party answering the call has the option of disguising or altering the voice characteristics of the person answering the call. The system in a preferred embodiment shifts the audio characteristics of a female or child's voice to that of an adult male.

Abstract: Upon providing a new service associated with a key telephone unit to an user system, a customer center periodically acquires communication log information of the key telephone unit, generates suggestion information of an inside comprise, which is optimal to the key telephone unit, on the basis of the communication log information, and automatically transmits that suggestion information to a maintenance personal computer via the Internet.

Abstract: An operating surface for CLASS functions of a telephone device of an analog network. The operating surface has two functions, “activate” and “deactivate”, so that the command sequence following the “activate” function is interpreted as CLASS function and is turned on and the following command sequence is interpreted as CLASS function and turned off with the “deactivation” function.

Abstract: A switch based feature that allows subscribers to adjust their incoming or outgoing audio signal strength. The value of the transmit or receive pad values on the subscriber line card are adjusted to control the strength of the audio signal transmitted to, or received from, the network. The subscriber controls the feature by sending a hook flash to the switch, entering the DTMF keypad feature code and transmit or receive volume parameters, and then returning to the call.

Abstract: A clock generating circuit generates a clock of a rate corresponding to a Dch rate in response to a specification from the exterior. A counting circuit detects completion of reception of one frame by counting the clock number up to “11” at timing at which a start bit detecting circuit detects a start bit in a serial signal. An S/P converting circuit fetches a serial Dch signal bit by bit in synchronism with the clock, outputs the latest fetched 10 bits in a parallel form and latches eight bits of a real data portion among the output data into a latch circuit at the time when reception of one frame is completed. In parallel with the above operation, a parity calculating circuit and flag/interruption generating circuit set various flags and generate a reception completion interruption.

Abstract: The invention provides a key system unit comprising a first interface suitable for connection to a plurality of local terminals and a control unit coupled to the first interface. The control unit is operative for receiving a user data signal from the first interface and routing the user data signal toward a selected destination. The control unit has a registry for storing status information, the status information including a local segment and at least one remote segment, the local segment providing a representation of the functional status of the key system unit, the remote segment providing a representation of the functional status of a remote key system unit. The information in the registry can be displayed on a display screen on a local terminal to provide the user with system status information on the local key system unit and the remote key system unit.

Abstract: A Group Page process is implemented by which a variable audio source may be dynamically allocated circuit switch channels for broadcasting to a group of devices. The process is implemented via message exchanges between a Group Page Manager which accesses a data structure relating to the grouped devices, and a Paging Party Call Process associated with the party desirous of broadcasting an audio page.

Abstract: According to this invention, a digital key telephone system connected to an analog public network NW having a function of transmitting a ringing signal including identification information of a calling line through a subscriber line (CO line), accommodating a plurality of extension lines each connected to a digital key telephone (DKT) 2 or a standard telephone (STT) 4 as an extension terminal, and having a function of switching and connecting the subscriber line to the plurality of extension lines or the extension lines to each other includes a called party storage means storing, in advance, information representing the correlation between the calling line and the extension terminals 2 and 4 as a called terminal. When a ringing signal arrives from the analog communication network NW, calling line identification information (caller ID) contained in the ringing signal is detected by a calling line identification information interface unit (RCIU) 12.

Abstract: A computer readable program code comprising creating and managing a master database for maintaining a copy of information contained in at least one PBX and adjunct system databases; providing a single user interface for entering data into the master database and the at least one PBX and adjunct system databases; configuring and managing a plurality of data properties for each of said at least one PBX and adjunct system; processing communications between the master database and the at least one PBX and adjunct system managing function through the single user interface, including message handling that includes a table of application handles, a table of associations between message types and message handles hashed by message types, a table of associations between message types and message handles hashed by application handle, and message packets.

Abstract: A method of monitoring a digital line signal using a key phone in a private exchange system.

Abstract: A method for carrying out an outgoing call reservation service, method comprises the steps of determining whether there is an input of the outgoing call reservation request from a calling subscriber of an exchange system, when a called party is determined to be in a busy state; concurrently re-dialing the called party over a plurality of available central office lines; detecting when one of said central office lines connects to the called party; terminating the re-dialing over the remaining plurality of available central office lines when one of the central office lines connects to the called party; and connecting the central office line that made the connection to the called party to the calling subscriber.

Abstract: According to this invention, a digital key telephone system connected to an analog public network NW having a function of transmitting a ringing signal including identification information of a calling line through a subscriber line (CO line), accommodating a plurality of extension lines each connected to a digital key telephone (DKT) 2 or a standard telephone (STT) 4 as an extension terminal, and having a function of switching and connecting the subscriber line to the plurality of extension lines or the extension lines to each other includes a called party storage means storing, in advance, information representing the correlation between the calling line and the extension terminals 2 and 4 as a called terminal. When a ringing signal arrives from the analog communication network NW, calling line identification information (caller ID) contained in the ringing signal is detected by a calling line identification information interface unit (RCIU) 12.

Abstract: An apparatus and method for providing a music-on-hold service to an originating subscriber requesting a call connection to a busy terminating subscriber in a key telephone system, using an external music-on-hold source coupled to a previously selected central office line port of a central office line circuit to provide a pre-recorded melody.

Abstract: An interface device is disclosed for simultaneously connecting access lines to stations. Any one of the stations answers an incoming call from any one of the access lines. The interface device has line access modules each connected to a respective access line, and station access modules each connected to a respective station. A switching network selectively connects at least one of the line access modules to at least one of the station access modules. The switching network is controlled by a control unit in accordance with a predetermined sequence stored in the control unit or selected signals received from the stations through the station access modules. A speech synthesizer provides an audio signal to the stations indicating status the interface device, as well as available features and options of the interface device and the access lines. The control unit provides internal bridging of station access modules to the same access line module.

Abstract: This invention relates to a key telephone apparatus which includes a key telephone main unit which accommodates a plurality of extension terminals each having a display via extensions and is connected to a network via an office line, and has an ACD function of forming a group of the plurality of extension terminals, and selectively distributing an incoming call received from the network to the plurality of extension terminals belonging to the group to receive the incoming call.

Abstract: According to this invention, a digital key telephone system connected to an analog public network NW having a function of transmitting a ringing signal including identification information of a calling line through a subscriber line (CO line), accommodating a plurality of extension lines each connected to a digital key telephone (DKT) 2 or a standard telephone (STT) 4 as an extension terminal, and having a function of switching and connecting the subscriber line to the plurality of extension lines or the extension lines to each other includes a called party storage means storing, in advance, information representing the correlation between the calling line and the extension terminals 2 and 4 as a called terminal. When a ringing signal arrives from the analog communication network NW, calling line identification information (caller ID) contained in the ringing signal is detected by a calling line identification information interface unit (RCIU) 12.

Abstract: A telephone main unit has a channel switch 11 which is connected to a remote telephone control apparatus 12 via a dedicated line 2; and central controlling means 12 for controlling the channel switch. When the central controlling means receives a hold request from a telephone set 4A connected to the channel switch, the central controlling means sends out to the dedicated line a pulse signal requesting holding in the remote telephone control apparatus, and ignores for a constant time period a pulse signal which is sent from the remote telephone control apparatus via the dedicated line.