Service Trigger (activation Or Deactivation) Patents (Class 379/207.02)
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Publication number: 20130279681Abstract: An end-user device and method for messaging, includes: enabling an initiating user, using an end-user device, to choose at least one target user and to subsequently press a dedicated button selected from a set of dedicated buttons that includes one or more dedicated buttons; and in response to pressing the dedicated button preceded by choosing the at least one target user, enabling sending to the at least one target user a respective message, wherein a type of the respective message corresponds to the dedicated button, pressed by the initiating user.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 3, 2013Publication date: October 24, 2013Inventor: Moshe Weiner
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Patent number: 8553867Abstract: Enforcing user-defined real-time communication session terminations can begin with a termination enforcement handler identifying termination conditions applicable to a real-time communication session hosted by a unified telephony system. The termination conditions can define a limit for an operational variable for the unified telephony system or the real-time communication session. The identified termination conditions can be evaluated. If a termination condition is satisfied, it can be determined which participants are to be disconnected from the real-time communication session based upon handling rules for the termination conditions and/or termination preferences associated with the real-time communication session. The termination preferences can be defined by an initiating entity of the real-time communication session. The participants can be notified that their connection to the real-time communication session will be terminated in a predefined time limit.Type: GrantFiled: November 24, 2010Date of Patent: October 8, 2013Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Sean Callanan, Ruthie D. Lyle, Patrick J. O'Sullivan, Fred Raguillat, Carol S. Zimmet
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Publication number: 20130243176Abstract: The present disclosure describes receiving a trigger operation indication that content has been selected by a user device, and determining whether the content offers a recurring audio content data. The operation may also include retrieving a first audio content and transmitting the first audio content to the user device.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 6, 2013Publication date: September 19, 2013Applicant: I D YOU, LLCInventors: Monica Rose Martino, Kevin V. Nguyen, M. Gregory Smith
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Patent number: 8537998Abstract: Systems and methods for using caller data to add a phone number to an outbound-call list. In one aspect, a method involves (i) a record manager receiving caller data corresponding to a phone-call; (ii) responsive to the record manager receiving the caller data, the record manager retrieving from a data storage, a first school-record corresponding to the received caller data, wherein the first school-record is associated with a second school-record; (iii) the record manager retrieving the second school-record; (iv) the record manager making a determination that the first school-record is associated with a closed operational-status; and (vi) responsive to the record manager making the determination that the first school-record is associated with the closed operational-status, the record manager causing an administrator phone-number corresponding to the second school-record to be added to an outbound-call list associated with a workstation terminal.Type: GrantFiled: November 30, 2012Date of Patent: September 17, 2013Assignee: Tribune Broadcasting Company, LLCInventor: Hank J. Hundemer
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Publication number: 20130235993Abstract: In one example, a processing device is configured to transmit a request for an ad hoc call between a caller endpoint and a called endpoint. The processing device is configured to, in response to receiving a busy signal or other offline indication, cause a calendaring application accessible to the caller endpoint to launch.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 7, 2012Publication date: September 12, 2013Applicant: Cisco Technology, Inc.Inventors: Danny S. PAMULA, Jitendra K. VARSHNEY
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Patent number: 8515053Abstract: A method for changing ICS session media includes: receiving a media type change request comprising a new media type sent from one of a terminal equipment, a mobile switching center (MSC), or a second party; releasing a circuit-switched (CS) call leg based on an original media type between an IMS CS control function (ICCF) and the terminal equipment; establishing a CS call leg based on the new media type between the ICCF and the terminal equipment; and updating the media type of a second call leg between the ICCF and a second party into the new media type or establishing a second call leg based on the new media type between the ICCF and the second party.Type: GrantFiled: July 5, 2012Date of Patent: August 20, 2013Assignee: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.Inventors: Shuiping Long, Yaoping Luo
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Patent number: 8509411Abstract: A location-based triggering system and method allow location-based triggers to be created and associated with POI, landmark, and/or location-based information categories comprised of a plurality of POIs, landmarks, and/or location-based information, POI, landmark, and/or location-based information sub-categories, as well as POI, landmark, and location-based information searches. A trigger is created, where the trigger comprises trigger criteria. At least one POI, landmark, and/or location-based information database containing a plurality of POIs, landmarks, and/or location-based information data is monitored for a match between the trigger criteria and at least one POI, landmark, and/or location-based information category. If a match exists, the trigger is activated, thereby executing a related action or event. Furthermore, additional search criteria can be combined with the trigger criteria to enhance the LBT process.Type: GrantFiled: November 6, 2006Date of Patent: August 13, 2013Assignee: Nokia CorporationInventors: Tommi A. Laine, Petri O. Rauhala, Pasi Katajainen, Jarno Luttinen
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Patent number: 8494153Abstract: Systems and methods for providing mute status reminders are presented. The system and method includes monitoring a mute status duration upon activation of a mute status at a communication device, outputting a periodic mute reminder having an output period responsive to activation of the mute status, and adjusting the output period responsive to the mute status duration.Type: GrantFiled: October 4, 2011Date of Patent: July 23, 2013Assignee: Plantronics, Inc.Inventors: William Owen Brown, Anthony Reese
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Patent number: 8494504Abstract: The present invention provides flexible call processing. In one embodiment, an inbound call from a calling party is received at a call processing system. The inbound call is intended for a called party. A determination is made that a first condition has occurred and/or is occurring. The called party's location is determined via a location based service associated with the mobile device of the called party. Based at least in part on the called party's mobile device location, a phone number stored in computer readable memory is selected. The calling party is connected to a communication device associated with the selected phone number.Type: GrantFiled: December 5, 2005Date of Patent: July 23, 2013Assignee: Callwave Communications, LLCInventors: Leland W. Kirchhoff, John R. Day, David S. Trandal
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Patent number: 8477917Abstract: A system and method for providing wireline telephone services may include providing wireline telephone service to a residence for a customer to place telephone calls. In response to receiving an activate code, the wireline telephone service may be activated. In response to receiving a deactivate code, the wireline telephone service may be deactivated. The customer may be billed for the wireline telephone service. In one embodiment, the customer is billed a premium service charge when the wireline telephone service is active and a lower service charge when the wireline telephone service is inactive.Type: GrantFiled: March 27, 2008Date of Patent: July 2, 2013Assignee: CenturyLink Intellectual Property LLCInventors: Kelsyn Donel Seven Rooks, Sr., Erik Geldbach, Mark Wilmoth, Shane M. Smith, Eric Lumbirt
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Patent number: 8477920Abstract: Systems and methods for managing the status of participants of a tele-networking meeting are disclosed. During a tele-networking meeting, a network device may monitor the talk time of each participant of the meeting. If a participant's talk time exceeds the target talk time, the network device may prompt the chair, and the chair may take action. Action may include managing a participants status by muting, disconnecting, or spinning the participant off into a subconference. Additionally, during a tele-networking meeting, a chair may also create a subconference on network device. Thus, the chair may be able to spin off participants of a tele-networking meeting into a subconference controlled by a subchair.Type: GrantFiled: September 28, 2009Date of Patent: July 2, 2013Assignee: AT&T Mobility II LLCInventors: Jeffrey Mikan, Justin McNamara, John Lewis, Fulvio Cenciarelli
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Patent number: 8467516Abstract: A call is processed by examining a nature of address indicator in a signaling message associated with the call and allowing the call to complete in a jurisdiction associated with a national nature of address indicator if the nature of address indicator is international. A call is also processed by examining a nature of address indicator in a signaling message associated with the call. A number of digits associated with a calling party number in the signaling message is determined and the call is allowed to complete if the nature of address indicator is national and the number of digits associated with the calling party number exceeds ten.Type: GrantFiled: June 5, 2012Date of Patent: June 18, 2013Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.Inventors: Gerald Starling, Robert Dewey Smith
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Patent number: 8457294Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer program products, in which a call transfer can be performed independently of a positive final response in a call transfer to the a third party subject of the call transfer. In some implementations, a first party to the communications session can send a drop/disconnect signal after initiating the call transfer or after receiving an acknowledgement of the initiation of a call transfer.Type: GrantFiled: May 26, 2009Date of Patent: June 4, 2013Assignee: ARRIS Group, Inc.Inventors: David Glandon, Robert Allen Walston
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Patent number: 8451997Abstract: Safe parking and retrieval of multimodal conversations is enabled through a park server generating a token and encoding it in an address identifier associated with a parking slot. A client application can display the address identifier with the token as a link in a text-based message or in conversation history items. The identifier encoded link may ensure that the intended call can be retrieved from a given parking slot without being confused with another parked call. If another call is parked at the same orbit, the encoded token does not match, and the park server may reject the retrieval attempt with an error message.Type: GrantFiled: June 4, 2010Date of Patent: May 28, 2013Assignee: Microsoft CorporationInventors: Brian S. Stucker, Lokesh Srinivas Koppolu, Stephen H. Houchen
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Patent number: 8447022Abstract: A method and system for providing computer-network related information about a second party. First, the second party receives a telephone number of a first party. The second party's customer premises equipment (CPE) or elements in a telephone network then use the telephone number to index a database, which contains combinations of telephone numbers and computer-network addresses. Once the first party's computer-network address is retrieved, computer network information present at the computer-network location specified by the computer-network address can be sent to and displayed on the second party's CPE. Also, the first party's telephone number can be sent to an application in the computer network, causing the first-party-customized information to be automatically displayed on the second party's CPE.Type: GrantFiled: March 29, 2012Date of Patent: May 21, 2013Assignee: Texas Technology VenturesInventor: Arnold M. Lund
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Patent number: 8422653Abstract: A method and system for providing computer-network related information about a calling party. First, the called party receives a telephone number of a calling party. The called party's customer premises equipment (CPE) or elements in a telephone network then use the telephone number to index a database, which contains combinations of telephone numbers and computer-network addresses. Once the calling party's computer-network address is retrieved, calling-party-customized information present at the computer-network location specified by the computer-network address can be sent to and displayed on the called party's CPE. Also, the calling party's telephone number can be sent to an application in the computer network, causing the calling-party-customized information to be automatically displayed on the called party's CPE.Type: GrantFiled: June 16, 2011Date of Patent: April 16, 2013Assignee: Texas Technology VenturesInventor: Arnold M. Lund
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Patent number: 8396474Abstract: A system, method, and computer readable medium for managing an availability of a call agent, comprising acquiring a session identification by a basestation (BS) and a call agent (CA), wherein the BS is coupled to the CA, if the CA's state is changed from an active state to a standby state, requesting a new connection with the BS; and after the new connection is established between the CA and the BS, sending another session identification from the CA to the BS.Type: GrantFiled: November 30, 2011Date of Patent: March 12, 2013Assignee: Airwalk Communications, Inc.Inventors: Myoung Chul Choi, Jae Hong Park, Hyunyung Cha
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Patent number: 8396201Abstract: A call handling system receives an asynchronous call request, from a call requester, requesting performance of an operation, where the call request includes a delay parameter specified by the call requester. The call handling system performs the requested operation, and sends a callback to the call requester, which includes partial results from performance of the requested operation, at selected intervals determined by the delay parameter.Type: GrantFiled: October 22, 2009Date of Patent: March 12, 2013Assignee: Juniper Networks, Inc.Inventors: Timothy Noel T, Srinivasa Ds, Siddharth Tuli
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Patent number: 8391456Abstract: Callers of an enhanced communication system are enabled to improve their communication experience by receiving context specific call controls on their peripheral device before, during, and/or after a call. A communication application determines context specific commands and configures/reconfigures call controls on the peripheral device. The peripheral device displays the call context specific controls in different stages of operation and forwards user selection(s) to the communication application without a need to understand the commands of perform actions associated with the commands.Type: GrantFiled: March 20, 2009Date of Patent: March 5, 2013Assignee: Microsoft CorporationInventors: Anton Krantz, Brian Meek, Mu Han
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Patent number: 8391165Abstract: Multimedia IMS communications are established by matching callee capabilities with caller preferences and identifying a URI parameter in response thereto. When a session initiation protocol (SIP) request identifying caller preferences for an internet communication session and an identified callee is received (602), a determination is made of whether the identified callee is a registered address of record (AOR) or not (604). If the identified callee is a registered AOR (604), a uniform resource identifier (URI) parameter and a globally routable user agent URI (GRUU) associated with callee capabilities are identified (608, 612, 614). The URI parameter is used to create a modified SIP including the URI parameter (616) for sending (618) to an IMS enabled wireless communication device (120).Type: GrantFiled: December 30, 2005Date of Patent: March 5, 2013Assignee: Motorola Mobility LLCInventors: Michael F. Coulas, Bradley F. Jentz, Robert Horvath
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Patent number: 8391457Abstract: Control and status information between a mobile device and another device can be signaled over a voice channel using DTMF tones, e.g., a pre-defined sequence of DTMF tones can signal a desired message (more generally, a feature code). Tones sent are separated from each other by a time gap (Tgap timer). If a receiving device does not receive a sequence of DTMF tones that can be matched to stored definitions of feature codes, then the receiving device generates a negative ACK. Also, if the sending device does not receive either negative or positive ACK, then sending device resends all tones of the feature code after a retry delay (Tretry timer). Rather than having the Tretry timer start when tones for a feature code start to be transmitted, the Tretry timer is started after the Tgap timer expires for the last tone of a feature code. Thus, only one timer is running (either Tgap or Tretry), rather than having multiple timers running concurrently. Race conditions between the timers are avoided.Type: GrantFiled: November 4, 2010Date of Patent: March 5, 2013Assignee: Research In Motion LimitedInventors: Haiyang Yin, Valentina Iqorevna Kramarenko
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Patent number: 8374326Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provide methods and systems for intelligent routing. An intelligent routing processing module sets at least one intelligent routing trigger condition and at least one corresponding intelligent routing policy in advances and an incoming call or message is processed according to intelligent routing contact manners in the intelligent routing policy. The intelligent routing trigger condition includes relevant information of the incoming call or message and the intelligent routing policy may include more than one intelligent routing contact manner. The embodiments of the present invention may provide more intelligent routing contact manners and intelligent routing policies for communication routing technology and may make full use of subscriber presence information.Type: GrantFiled: August 27, 2007Date of Patent: February 12, 2013Assignee: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.Inventor: Youzhu Shi
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Patent number: 8358768Abstract: Methods, systems, and computer program products for providing a country code identifier in an international ENUM system are disclosed. According to one method, a message is received that includes a telephone number and information associated with a country of origin of the telephone number. A country code identifier may be determined for the telephone number based on the information associated with the country of origin of the telephone number. Further, the country code identifier may be appended to the telephone number of the received message.Type: GrantFiled: April 10, 2007Date of Patent: January 22, 2013Assignee: Tekelec, Inc.Inventors: Christopher R. Heinze, Peter J. Marsico, Maria A. Wiatrowski
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Patent number: 8359369Abstract: A method includes connecting a communications device to an Internet Multimedia Subsystem network. The method includes transmitting presence information indicating multimedia capabilities of the communications device and requesting multimedia content from a multimedia server to cause the multimedia server to transmit multimedia content. The method includes detecting connection of a peripheral device to the communications device and determining that the multimedia capabilities have increased due to the connection of the peripheral device. The method includes updating the presence information to indicate the increased multimedia capabilities and transmitting the updated presence information to cause the multimedia server to transmit the multimedia content adjusted for the increased multimedia capabilities indicated in the updated presence information.Type: GrantFiled: February 2, 2012Date of Patent: January 22, 2013Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Luisa Attanasio, Giancarlo Carbone, Giuseppe Ciano, Francesco Lecciso, Luigi Pichetti, Stefano Sidoti
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Publication number: 20130016821Abstract: A method includes sending media clips provided by date candidates to a device of a seeker for viewing by the seeker, receiving a selection of a candidate from the seeker device, sending a media clip provided by the seeker to a device of the selected candidate for playing and facilitating a call between the seeker and the candidate if the candidate agrees.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 24, 2012Publication date: January 17, 2013Applicant: VRINGO INC.Inventor: Vringo Inc.
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Patent number: 8355704Abstract: A method and a system for implementing interconversion between a ring back tone and a ringing tone are disclosed. The method for converting the ring back tone into the ringing tone includes: configuring ring back tone information for a user according to a ring back tone configuration request; obtaining relevant data of corresponding ringtone information according to the ring back tone information configured, and sending the relevant data to a user terminal. The method for converting the ringing tone into the ring back tone includes: generating a ring back tone configuration request according to ringing tone configuration information, where a user terminal configures the ringing tone with the ringing tone configuration information; and configuring the ring back tone corresponding to the ringing tone to be a ring back tone information of the user terminal according to the ringing tone configuration information in the ring back tone configuration request.Type: GrantFiled: November 6, 2007Date of Patent: January 15, 2013Assignee: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.Inventors: Xin Yang, Jieping Zhong, Xiaoqian Chai, Guobing Min
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Publication number: 20130010933Abstract: The present invention includes a method and software application for providing a promotion to a user on a phone. The software application resides on a user's phone and “listens” for phone numbers dialed by a user. In response to the user dialing a phone number, the software determines whether a promotion or an offer for a promotion should be provided to the user. In response to determining to play or offer to play a promotion to the user, the software application on the phone effectively “intercepts” the call and plays to the user either a promotion or an offer to hear about a promotion prior to placing an outbound voice call. The software application may retrieve the promotion from local memory or may connect with a remote server to download an applicable promotion.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 14, 2012Publication date: January 10, 2013Applicant: NUANCE COMMUNICATIONS, INC.Inventor: Kevin M. Stone
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Patent number: 8351585Abstract: A method, system and apparatus for implementing a Multimedia Ring Back Tone (MRBT) service are provided. The method includes: receiving a call request originated by a calling terminal; parsing a tone playing policy specifying whether to play a caller tone or a callee tone or whether to filter a tone; performing caller tone media negotiation or callee tone media negotiation, or performing no tone negotiation according to the parsing result; and playing the caller tone or the callee tone to the caller, or playing no tone. With the technical solution of the present invention, the caller tone service can be implemented in the IMS domain. Whether a caller tone or a callee tone is played to the caller is determined according to a preset policy. Furthermore, the tone filtering service is also implemented. This gives a user freedom in experiencing the MRBT service.Type: GrantFiled: December 24, 2009Date of Patent: January 8, 2013Assignee: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.Inventors: Lingyan Wu, Yuan Bao, Guojun Xu, Haoyu Wang, Shanyang Ke, Sichen Wang, Ruinan Sun
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Patent number: 8345624Abstract: Methods and apparatus to provide extended voice over Internet protocol (VoIP) services are disclosed. An example residential gateway comprises a radio frequency (RF) detector to detect a presence of a cellular communication device, a service controller to enable a VoIP communication device when the cellular communication device is present, wherein the VoIP communication device and the cellular communication device are different devices.Type: GrantFiled: January 5, 2006Date of Patent: January 1, 2013Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I, LPInventors: Anil Kumar Doradla, Sreenivasa Gorti, David Wolter
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Patent number: 8345833Abstract: The present invention is directed to processing calls to busy telecommunications lines. In one embodiment, the presence of a subscriber accessing a computer network over a first telephone line via a first computer terminal is detected, wherein the subscriber also has a first telephone station connected to the first line. When a caller calls the first line and the first line is busy, the call is forwarded to a second telephone line associated with a call manager system. The call manager system determines when the subscriber is no longer accessing the computer network. At least partly in response to determining that the subscriber is no longer accessing the computer network, the call manager system transmits a text message to the caller, the message including the subscriber's phone number. The caller can then call back the first line using the transmitted phone number.Type: GrantFiled: July 14, 2010Date of Patent: January 1, 2013Assignee: Callwave Communications LLCInventors: David S. Trandal, David J. Brahm
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Publication number: 20120321063Abstract: Embodiments described herein provide a system, method and technique for operating a communication device. According to an embodiment, information contained in a contact record is displayed, where the information includes a plurality of entries. Each entry is associated with one of a plurality of communication types and includes an identifier for use with an application of the associated communication type. An input is detected corresponding to a user's selection of one of the plurality of entries. In response to the user's selection, the application of the communication type associated with the selected entry is automatically executed by initiating a communication using the identifier included in the selected entry.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 29, 2012Publication date: December 20, 2012Inventors: Robert Haitani, Srikiran Prasad, Nancy Gayed, Gregory Shirai
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Patent number: 8335530Abstract: A mobile device is engaged in a connected data service via a wireless network. The connected data service utilizes a radio traffic channel established between the mobile device and the wireless network and a data session for communicating data. While engaged in the service, the mobile device receives via a user interface a voice call request for initiating a voice call. In response to the request, the mobile device permits the initiation of the voice call. Specifically, the mobile device causes the radio traffic channel for the connected data service to be torn down without terminating the data session. The mobile device also causes the voice call to be established and maintained over a new radio traffic channel via the wireless network while the data session for the data service is maintained.Type: GrantFiled: December 16, 2011Date of Patent: December 18, 2012Assignee: Research In Motion LimitedInventors: Shahid Rasul Chaudry, Muhammad Khaledul Islam
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Patent number: 8331923Abstract: Systems and methods to provision a non-handset target device with wide-area communication service, such as wireless wide area network (WWAN) technology. Identifying information of the target device can be provided to a provisioning service provider (PSP) via a mobile provisioning device over a communication network. The PSP can determine the service carrier associated with the mobile provisioning device and enable the provisioning of the target device with the wide-area communication service to the service carrier via the mobile provisioning device. A billing plan can be instituted for the service of the target non-handset device relating to a billing plan of the mobile provisioning device.Type: GrantFiled: July 20, 2009Date of Patent: December 11, 2012Assignee: QUALCOMM IncorporatedInventor: Thomas F. Doyle
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Patent number: 8325893Abstract: System and methods for preventing abusive use of a click-to-call callback function of virtual PBX services are disclosed. In some implementations, a challenge-response procedure can be implemented, and a click-to-call request is allowed when a correct response is timely received. In some implementations, one or more system wide policies can be applied in determining whether a click-to-call request should be allowed or denied. A system policy for blocking and unblocking requests having a particular request parameter (e.g., source IP address) is disclosed. An account specific policy for setting the state of a particular account targeted by a click-to-call request as normal, warning, or blocked, based on the current status of the particular account is also disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: April 22, 2009Date of Patent: December 4, 2012Assignee: RingCentral, Inc.Inventor: Vlad Vendrow
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Patent number: 8320548Abstract: A method for processing the busyness of flexible alert group with multi-user type, the method comprises: a caller dials a guiding number of Flexible Alert (FA), and the calling is connected to an application server, the application server acquires member numbers of the FA group based on the guiding number, and establishes the callings to each member in the FA group; when one member in the FA group returns a busyness message, if the FA is of the multi-user type, the application server continues waiting for the response from other members in the FA group; and if one member in the FA group hooks off and answers, the application server establishes a session from the caller to the member that hooks off and answers, and releases all the callings to the other members in the FA group; if all the members in the FA group return busyness messages, the application server returns FA group being busy to the caller.Type: GrantFiled: November 30, 2007Date of Patent: November 27, 2012Assignee: ZTE CorporationInventor: Qiang Zhang
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Patent number: 8315367Abstract: Disclosed are systems and methods for preventing unauthorized persons from using an electronic device within a facility. In such an embodiment, the system may include a RFID tag having unique identification information associated with a wearer of the RFID tag. The RFID tag may be comprised in a non-removable item worn by the wearer, such as a bracelet. This system may also include an RFID reader associated with the electronic device and having an RFID coverage zone for detecting RFID tags within the coverage zone. A device management system may be connected to the reader and configured to determine whether a wearer in the coverage zone is authorized to use the electronic device based at least in part on detected RFID tag's unique identification information. In such an embodiment, the device management system is configured to activate the electronic device if it determines the authorized wearer is detected in the coverage zone.Type: GrantFiled: May 23, 2011Date of Patent: November 20, 2012Inventor: John D. Profanchik, Sr.
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Patent number: 8315362Abstract: Systems and methods for voicemail avoidance are shown and described. The method can include issuing an invitation to an audio communications session to a first one of the end-points, receiving, in response to the invitation to a first one the end-points, an indication that the first end-point is available for the audio communication session and that the invitation to the first one of the end-points did not terminate with a voicemail service associated with the first one of the end-points, and issuing, in response to the indication, an invitation to join the audio communications session to a second one of the end-points.Type: GrantFiled: August 22, 2007Date of Patent: November 20, 2012Assignee: Citrix Systems, Inc.Inventor: Gordon Payne
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Patent number: 8300558Abstract: A method is disclosed for detecting feature interactions in multi-party calls (i.e., calls involving more than two endpoints), and in calls with bridged appearances. In accordance with the illustrative embodiment, a set of rules is applied to the specifications of two features in order to detect interactions between the features. The rules specify conditions for, or relationships among, the original connections for the features, the resulting connections for the features, the triggering party for the features, and the originating and terminating parties of connections. A rule is considered matched for a multi-party call when any of the original and resulting connections for the call match the conditions of the rule. Similarly, a rule is considered matched for a call with one or more bridged appearances when any of the original and resulting connections for the call, including those of bridged appearances, match the conditions of the rule.Type: GrantFiled: February 25, 2009Date of Patent: October 30, 2012Assignee: Avaya Inc.Inventors: John Buford, Mario Kolberg, Venkatesh Krishnaswamy, Krishna Kishore Dhara, Xiaotao Wu
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Patent number: 8295463Abstract: A method and a system for decoupling a calling application from an external application in a manufacturing execution system, wherein the calling application interacts with the external application by requesting the execution of one or more external methods defined within the external application. First, the calling application obtains three lists from the external application, namely, the available external method list containing the ordered list of the available external methods, the usable parameter list containing the ordered list of the parameters usable by the external methods, and the signature list containing the list of signatures of the external method. The term signature indicated a coded way to define a method interface.Type: GrantFiled: September 18, 2009Date of Patent: October 23, 2012Assignee: Siemens AktiengesellschaftInventor: Ornella Tavani
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Publication number: 20120263288Abstract: Mechanisms are disclosed that allow for the use of a false background, or background tone, in voice input in a telephonic call. A voice input may have both voice from a user talking and a background noise input which may be every other noise received at the user's phone. A trigger to use a background tone is received, the background tone is selected and the associated background tone file is retrieved. Then, a combiner combines the voice input with the background tone file. A filter may be used to filter the actual background noise from the voice input. Additionally, background tones may be used in various telephonic networks, including traditional land-line and wireless cellular networks.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 22, 2012Publication date: October 18, 2012Applicant: AT&T MOBILITY II LLCInventors: Joshua Scott Wright, Paul Humphries, Jeffrey C. Mikan
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Patent number: 8284918Abstract: Subscribers of an enhanced communication system are enabled to indicate invocation or clearing of media specific features such as music-on-hold or video-on-hold. The invocation or clearing is transmitted to participating end points as a Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) re-INVITE message with Session Description Protocol (SDP) attribute descriptions identifying the feature, applicable media channels and whether the message is for invocation or clearing of the feature.Type: GrantFiled: January 20, 2009Date of Patent: October 9, 2012Assignee: Microsoft CorporationInventors: Srivatsa Srinivasan, Sundaram Anantharaman, Gene Y. Zhang
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Patent number: 8280024Abstract: A system, method, and computer program product are provided for sending a request to a network for routing a call. In use, a call is initiated from a first party to a second party. Further, it is determined, whether the first party and the second party are members of a group. Still yet, a request is sent to a network for routing the call. The request includes an indication that origination processing and/or termination processing has already been performed, based on the determination.Type: GrantFiled: August 2, 2007Date of Patent: October 2, 2012Assignee: BroadSoft, Inc.Inventors: Mohsen Soroushnejad, Venkatesh Venkataramanan, Suresh M. Srinivasa Rao, John E. Franklin
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Patent number: 8275113Abstract: A method is disclosed that provides the sharing of a station-mapping description with a first private-branch exchange, where the description has been initialized and maintained at a second private-branch exchange. Such a description describes a logical association between a station extension of an enterprise deskset and a telephone number of an off-premises terminal, such as a cell phone. As a result of the sharing across private-branch exchanges, an incoming call from a second employee's cell phone can be recognized, by a first employee being called, as coming from the calling second employee. This is because the incoming call is identified with the telephone extension of the calling employee's deskset terminal in spite of the call being placed from the cell phone, or other telephone number at large. This is particularly important where a large company engineers its enterprise's telecommunications system across multiple private-branch exchanges.Type: GrantFiled: July 3, 2008Date of Patent: September 25, 2012Assignee: Avaya Inc.Inventors: Sandra R. Abramson, Stephen M. Milton
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Patent number: 8270582Abstract: Methods and systems for processing and routing calls are described. A call processing system receives from a telecommunications system a communication indicating that a first call to a user is in progress. A call routing instruction associated with the user is accessed. Based at least in part on the call routing instruction, a second call to be placed to a first telephonic device and a third call to be placed to a second telephonic device, wherein the second call and the third call are placed at substantially the same time or a second call to be placed to a first telephonic device and a third call to be placed to a second telephonic device, wherein the third call is placed if the second call is not timely answered.Type: GrantFiled: April 5, 2007Date of Patent: September 18, 2012Assignee: CallWave, Inc.Inventors: Leland W. Kirchhoff, David S. Trandal
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Patent number: 8265233Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of providing an early media service based on a session initiation protocol (SIP), wherein early media of a multimedia form can be provided under SIP-based B2BUA mode operation. According to the present invention, in a case where early media are provided to an originating terminal when a call connection with a terminating terminal is established at the request of the originating terminal, the early media is provided in the form of multimedia data, such as text, image, moving image, flash animation and the like, as well as audio data, and thus users desires are fulfilled and users satisfactions are maximized.Type: GrantFiled: June 30, 2009Date of Patent: September 11, 2012Assignee: SK Telecom Co., Ltd.Inventors: Wooyong Choi, Sung Kim, Sangyun Lee
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Patent number: 8259922Abstract: An apparatus and methods are disclosed for use by organizations that have PBXs at a plurality of sites. The invention pertains to cell phone calls from an to his or her “home” private branch exchange. For example, an employee who works at the Chicago branch office might call the Chicago office's PBX to invoke a feature such as setting up call forwarding, retrieving voice mail, etc. In the illustrative embodiment, such calls might be automatically and transparently directed to another PBX when it is advantageous to do so (e.g., for the purposes of security, reducing toll charges, because of unavailability of a particular PBX, etc.) Factors that might be used to determine whether to re-direct a call and to which PBX to re-direct a call include the day and time of the call, the network that the cell phone is currently connected to, etc.Type: GrantFiled: March 12, 2007Date of Patent: September 4, 2012Assignee: Avaya Inc.Inventors: Sandra R. Abramson, Stephen M. Milton, William Joseph Toth, Jr.
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Patent number: 8249238Abstract: In some embodiments, a call forking dynamic key exchange system may include one or more of the following features: (a) a memory comprising, (i) a dynamic key exchange program that allows a caller to initiate a call having a security request to multiple subscribers and selecting at least one subscriber who answers the call, and (b) a processor coupled to the memory that executes the dynamic key exchange program.Type: GrantFiled: September 21, 2006Date of Patent: August 21, 2012Assignee: Siemens Enterprise Communications, Inc.Inventors: Mallikarjuna Samayamantry, Johannes Ruetschi, Dennis L. Kucmerowski, Holger Prange
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Patent number: 8249564Abstract: A mobile device includes a display module, an option module, a determination module, and a control module. The option module is operable to offer an answer option, a first rejection option, and a second rejection option to display on the display module. The determination module is operable to determine whether the answer option, the first rejection option, and the second rejection option are selected. The first rejection option is operable to operate a first incoming call during a current active call. If the first rejection option is selected, the control module rejects the first incoming call. If the second rejection option is selected, the control module rejects incoming calls after the first incoming call and ignores incoming call information indicating the incoming calls occurring after the first incoming call during the current active call.Type: GrantFiled: August 1, 2010Date of Patent: August 21, 2012Assignee: FIH (Hong Kong) LimitedInventor: Wen-Ching Chung
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Patent number: 8243907Abstract: A system is provided for handset customer care. The system includes a handset, which includes a processor, a display, a dialer component, and a care component. The dialer component, when executed by the processor, intercepts a connection request associated with an entered number, and determines whether the entered number is associated with a specified service. The care component, when executed by the processor, provides service options to the display in response to a determination that the entered number is associated with the specified service. The care component also receives selection of at least one of the service options, and communicates with a server based on the selection. The handset connects to the entered number in response to a determination that the entered number is not associated with the specified service.Type: GrantFiled: November 5, 2008Date of Patent: August 14, 2012Assignee: Sprint Communications Company L.P.Inventors: Michael A. Gailloux, Kenneth Samson
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Publication number: 20120201367Abstract: The subject disclosure is directed towards a technology by which a caller can set his or her cellular phone or similar device to automatically sense a called party's busy telephone line for when it becomes free, independent of any carrier-provided monitoring service. If free, the caller is prompted with an option to automatically redial the called party. The called party's line may be sensed seamlessly, that is, without any caller action and/or realization by the called party phone that it is being sensed (e.g., no missed call detected), by processing status messages obtained in response to quickly canceled calls. The lines of more than one called party may be sensed in the same timeframe to determine when each is free.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 9, 2011Publication date: August 9, 2012Applicant: MICROSOFT CORPORATIONInventors: Rachel Sara Honig, Dror Zelber