Interexchange Signalling Patents (Class 379/229)
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Patent number: 8413228Abstract: In an SS7 network, each of a plurality of Signal Transfer Points is fronted by a front-end processor (STP-FEP) that has a network presence. The STP-FEP implements at least the MTP2 layer of the SS7 protocol stack and implements security rules at the MTP2 and MTP3 layers.Type: GrantFiled: June 22, 2012Date of Patent: April 2, 2013Inventor: Arturo Maria
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Publication number: 20130022193Abstract: Methods and systems for determining call types are described herein. An intelligent node is configured to determine whether a call is a mobile-to-mobile call between subscribers of a telecommunication service provider based on a response to a request from the intelligent node. The intelligent node may further be configured to send a state request to an interconnecting network of the telecommunication service provider. A node of the interconnecting network determines whether a serving subscriber identifier is included in a routing database of that node. If the identifier is not included, the node responds with an error message. If the identifier is included, the node communicates with a relay function and responds to the request with a state received from the relay function. The intelligent node may also be configured to send an ENUM query and receive an identifier of the telecommunication service provider associated with the serving subscriber.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 21, 2011Publication date: January 24, 2013Applicant: T-MOBILE USA, INC.Inventor: Muhammad Shafique
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Patent number: 8351592Abstract: A method for providing a remote PBX service by a customer's phone service provider. More than one telephone number is assigned to one customer's telephone communication link. The one customer's telephone communication link is in communication with at least one telephone. A connect signal is received by the customer's phone service provider. The connect signal includes one of the telephone numbers assigned to the one customer's telephone communication link. A called telephone code is generated. The called telephone code is indicative of the one of the telephone numbers included in the connect signal. The called telephone code is sent to the customer's telephone communication link whereby a user of the customer's telephone communication link is capable of knowing which of the more than one telephone numbers assigned to the one customer's telephone communication link was called prior to answering the at least one telephone connected to the customer's telephone communication link.Type: GrantFiled: April 13, 2007Date of Patent: January 8, 2013Assignee: Automated Business CompaniesInventors: Charles C. Freeny, Jr., Charles C. Freeny, III, legal representative
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Patent number: 8306199Abstract: An accounting function in a network between originating and terminating networks is disclosed. A transit network node is provided with an appropriate indication regarding its role in inter-operator accounting, for example if it should act as an intermediary node or not. A transit network node configured to function in an appropriate manner to function in an intermediary role in the inter-operator accounting is also disclosed. The intermediary role can be optional.Type: GrantFiled: October 17, 2007Date of Patent: November 6, 2012Assignee: Nokia CorporationInventors: Robert Ropolyi, Jozsef Varga
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Patent number: 8295467Abstract: A system for and method of re-using telephone number is presented. The system and method may include receiving, via an input/output module, a public call invite request message to establish a communication session between a calling party and a called party, establishing, via the input/output module, a first communication session with the calling party based at least in part on the public call invite request message, transmitting, via a telephone number re-use module, a plurality of private call invite request messages to a plurality of communication devices associated with the called party, establishing, via the telephone number re-use module, a second communication session with the called party based at least in part on the plurality of private call invite request messages, and coupling, via a processing module, the first communication session and the second communication session to establish the communication session between the calling party and the called party.Type: GrantFiled: December 30, 2009Date of Patent: October 23, 2012Assignee: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.Inventors: Elliot Eichen, Rezwanul Azim
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Patent number: 8290138Abstract: Systems, methods, apparatus and computer program products are provided for sharing one or more resources across a turret system and a telephone exchange including an agent. The agent is configured to register into the telephone exchange as a predetermined device and to receive a state change notification of a resource from at least one of the telephone exchange and the turret system. Receipt of the state change notification causes the agent to change a state of a corresponding resource.Type: GrantFiled: November 21, 2007Date of Patent: October 16, 2012Assignee: IPC Systems, Inc.Inventors: Aseem Bakshi, Daniel R. Elliott, Rajnish Jain, Timothy Potts, Elias Koutikas
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Patent number: 8249242Abstract: A method and system for secure call Dual-Tone Multi-Frequency (DTMF) signaling includes entering (202) dial string of a telephone number of a destination device, assigning (210, 212) the dial string to a predefined string having a total length that is greater than the dial string such that there will be at least one leading hexadecimal bit in the predefined string length that is not used when the entered dial string is converted to a hexadecimal, converting (214) the dial string to hexadecimal, reversing the order of the hexadecimal, and placing the reversed hexadecimal at the beginning of the predefined string, appending (216) “one” bits to the predefined string length indicating how many nibbles of the predefined string length are unused, if any, and appending the remaining intervening unused bits in the predefined string length to “zero” bits, and sending (226) the encoded string length.Type: GrantFiled: September 9, 2010Date of Patent: August 21, 2012Assignee: Symbol Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Soren K. Lundsgaard, Douglas A. Kuhlman, Yi-Cheng Liu, Edgardo L. Promenzio, Jorge R. Lopez Danieluk
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Patent number: 8239932Abstract: In an SS7 network, each of a plurality of Signal Transfer Points is fronted by a front-end processor (STP-FEP) that has a network presence. The STP-FEP implements at least the MTP2 layer of the SS7 protocol stack and implements security rules at the MTP2 and MTP3 layers.Type: GrantFiled: August 12, 2009Date of Patent: August 7, 2012Assignee: AT&T Mobility II, LLC.Inventor: Arturo Maria
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Patent number: 8233591Abstract: The present invention provides a technique for providing a forced hold service such as is used for an emergency services call, which is supported at least in part over a packet network. The forced hold service acts to effectively hold a connection for the call with a called party, even when the caller takes an action that would normally end a call, such as going on hook, pressing end, or the like. When the caller takes an action that would normally end the call, the forced hold service allows the caller to automatically reconnect to the emergency services provider over the held connection upon going offhook, pressing send, or the like. Alternatively, the emergency services provider can effectively re-engage the call wherein the caller is reconnected over the held connection upon going offhook, pressing send, or the like.Type: GrantFiled: July 27, 2009Date of Patent: July 31, 2012Assignee: Rockstar Bidco, LPInventors: David P. Ress, William D. Gentry, Brian Stucker, Olga Wagner
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Patent number: 8230111Abstract: User data is transmitted between an interconnected data transmission network and a data package transmission network. A receiver of an original signaling message generates a partner signaling message, which has been defined for a data package transmission and is suitable for transporting the original signaling message. The partner signaling message excludes a portion of the original signaling message.Type: GrantFiled: October 16, 2007Date of Patent: July 24, 2012Assignee: Siemens AktiengesellschaftInventor: Joachim Lüken
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Publication number: 20120155629Abstract: Systems, devices and methods for implementing a hold-call-back feature in a telecommunications network. A first connection is established between a call server and a first terminal via a packet-based network and a second connection is established between the call server and a second terminal via the packet-based network. The packet-based network comprises at least a segment of the telecommunications network. The call server then joins the first connection with the second connection to establish communication between the first terminal and the second terminal. In response to receiving a hold-call-back activation command from the first terminal via the packet-based network, the call server splits the first connection from the second connection, terminates the first connection and parks the second connection. The call server may then repeatedly prompt the second terminal for a call reestablishment command.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 21, 2010Publication date: June 21, 2012Applicant: Bandwidth.com, Inc.Inventors: David Morken, Timothy R. Missner, L. Anders Brownworth
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Patent number: 8204042Abstract: Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) service is established in a network that that includes a Regional/Access Network (RAN) that facilitates differentiated end-to-end data transport between an Application Service Provider (ASP) and a Customer Premises Network (CPN) that includes Customer Premises Equipment (CPE). Application Programming interface (API) calls are used at the ASP to communicate with the RAN to establish VoIP service for the user having a user selected bandwidth and/or QoS associated therewith.Type: GrantFiled: September 3, 2004Date of Patent: June 19, 2012Inventors: Thomas Arnold Anschutz, Nicholas Steven Huslak, Edgar Vaughan Shrum, Jr.
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Publication number: 20120148039Abstract: A busy lamp field (BLF) system for remote telephones and a method for the same are disclosed. The busy lamp field system for remote telephones mainly has a plurality of switchboard systems and a XML server interconnected via the internet. Each switchboard system has a PBX and at least a telephone. Each telephone is connected to the XML server via internet and periodically uploads local phone status. The BLF key of each telephone is set to associate with a corresponding specific remote telephone by a subscriber of each telephone. Each telephone periodically retrieves the phone status of the corresponding remote telephone from the XML server displayed on the BLF key of the local telephone. Thus, a subscriber monitors status of a remote telephone and dials out via each PBX in addition to extension telephone of the local switchboard system.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 8, 2010Publication date: June 14, 2012Inventor: Che-Sheng LO
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Publication number: 20120140915Abstract: The architecture of the present invention includes a multi-media multi-network communication server connected to a variety of access and delivery platforms via a variety of communication networks. The access platforms are used by senders, recipients or agents to access their digital mailboxes on a multi-network communication server and to send and receive calls and messages. The messages can be in electronic format such as text, audio, graphic images, video, and audio-video. The multi-network communication may send a notification message to the recipient, indicating that a message has been received. Messages can be accessed remotely or wirelessly and can be viewed, heard, or both, depending on the capability of the delivery platform being used by the recipient user.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 9, 2012Publication date: June 7, 2012Applicant: IPSOBOX, S.A. DE C.V.Inventor: Ariel Gomez-Ortigoza
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Patent number: 8179885Abstract: Methods, systems, and computer program products for managing and selectively distributing routing information in a routing node are disclosed. In one implementation, a method for selectively distributing routing information in a routing node includes organizing internal signaling resources are organized so as to facilitate the efficient mapping of signaling system 7 (SS7) message transfer part (MTP) signaling protocol attributes to Internet protocol (IP)-based signaling resources. A routing status information sharing hierarchy is defined, which enables routing status information to be efficiently shared among members of a signaling mateset group. Members of a signaling mateset replicate and distribute SS7 MTP network management information across non-MTP signaling connections, such as IP connections.Type: GrantFiled: September 8, 2010Date of Patent: May 15, 2012Assignee: TekelecInventors: Jeffrey A. Craig, Mark A. Erickson, Mark E. Kanode, Seetharaman Khadri
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Patent number: 8155294Abstract: Providing non-voice capabilities relating to a phone call at a computing device includes receiving a request to begin a telephone call from a first telephone to a second telephone, wherein the requesting is performed using messaging between computing devices connected via a computer network, and wherein the messaging is part of a signaling phase dialog. The signaling phase dialog may be used in providing information associated with the identity of parties of the telephone call. Commencing a call phase dialog between the computing devices may be performed after the telephone call is established over the public switched telephone network. The call phase dialog may allow messages relating to the telephone call to be passed between the computing devices, at least while the telephone call is in progress. The dialogs and messaging may be performed using session initiation protocol (SIP) or another computer communication protocol.Type: GrantFiled: August 15, 2005Date of Patent: April 10, 2012Assignee: Microsoft CorporationInventors: Amritansh Raghav, Danny Levin, Parag Samdadiya
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Publication number: 20120069982Abstract: A Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) message adapted for use by a multi-media services provider system to form a multi-media communication path between at least a calling communication device adapted to operate using a first protocol (e.g. SIP) and at least a destination communication device adapted to operate using a second protocol, such as Integrated Services Digital Network User Part (ISUP). The SIP message includes a header region having a number of header fields, a first body region having Session Description Protocol (SDP) information related to the calling communication device and a second body region having ISUP related addressing information associated with the destination communication device.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 19, 2011Publication date: March 22, 2012Inventor: Harish Samarasinghe
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Patent number: 8139604Abstract: Processing Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) signaling in a voice/data integrated switching system includes: transceiving a message and data between a terminal and a system using a Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) SIP “INFO” method upon communication being performed between terminals via an Internet Protocol (IP)network and using a VoIP SIP “MESSAGE” method in an idle state upon communication not being performed between the terminals; processing proprietary signaling of a legacy voice switching system as standard signaling using standard VoIP SIP signaling, and simultaneously and separately processing the standard SIP signaling and the proprietary signaling of the legacy voice switching system in a system using the VoIP SIP signaling.Type: GrantFiled: February 7, 2005Date of Patent: March 20, 2012Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventor: Eung-Moon Yeom
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Patent number: 8130920Abstract: A network-based announcement and message delivery service for providing a landline customer with information of interest such as weather, financial market data, time/temperature, sporting event results, etc. In a first embodiment, information is provided to a subscriber who simply lifts the handset of the telephone. The subscriber instead of hearing a dial tone hears the information in the form of streaming audio. In another embodiment, information is provided to the subscriber by way of information displayed on a caller-ID display and/or by way of talking caller-ID.Type: GrantFiled: April 14, 2008Date of Patent: March 6, 2012Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.Inventors: Karen Jeanne Pelletier, Laura Marie Griffith, Michael Steven Pickard, Gayle Roberta Ekstrom, Robert Wesley Bossemeyer, Jr., Raymond Walden Bennett, III, Jordan Howard Light, Edmond W. Israelski, Bruce Edward Stuckman
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Patent number: 8121274Abstract: A method and apparatus for enabling multiple services to be invoked in a specific precedence per call are disclosed. For example, the present method allows a subscriber to interact with a plurality of services provided by a service provider on a single call.Type: GrantFiled: November 17, 2009Date of Patent: February 21, 2012Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property II, L.P.Inventors: John C. Brown, Koan S. Chong, Robert Peters, Mark A. Ratcliffe, Harish Samarasinghe
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Patent number: 8102989Abstract: Gateways facilitate communication of voice traffic from a calling party to a called party over a packet network. To establish a communication session, an originating gateway sends one or more initial call control messages using overlap signaling to a destination gateway. The destination gateway may be unable to establish the communication session using overlap signaling. The destination gateway signals the originating gateway, such as by indicating that the communication session could not be established because of an incomplete or invalid destination address. The originating gateway then attempts to establish the communication session using en bloc signaling. In this way, an attempt that fails due to the use of overlap signaling is retried using en bloc signaling.Type: GrantFiled: August 16, 2005Date of Patent: January 24, 2012Assignee: Avaya Inc.Inventor: L. Patrick Findlay
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Patent number: 8094799Abstract: An apparatus in one example has: a telecommunication system having an originating switch operatively coupled to at least one terminating switch; the terminating switch having at least one terminating call feature for a respective terminating terminal operatively coupled thereto; and the telecommunication system having a terminating call feature control function such that enabling and disabling of the at least one terminating call feature for the respective terminating terminal is effected by a predetermined signal message from the originating switch. Thus, embodiments of the present method and apparatus provide a mechanism for communication from the originating switch to the terminating switch regarding the nature of the call and the kinds of terminating features that are to be applied or not applied.Type: GrantFiled: May 28, 2008Date of Patent: January 10, 2012Assignee: Alcatel LucentInventors: William J. Bushnell, Steven M. Miller
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Publication number: 20110280390Abstract: A system and method for operating a telephony application platform including a load balancer that receives application requests, a scalable plurality of telephony resources that includes a communication gateway to at least one application server and a communication gateway to at least one telephony device, and a resource allocation that scales the plurality of telephony resources according to capacity requirements of the application requests. A telephony resource of the plurality of telephony resources processes an application session initiated from an application request of a load balancer.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 19, 2011Publication date: November 17, 2011Inventors: Jeffrey Lawson, John Wolthuis, Evan Cooke
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Patent number: 8041022Abstract: In one embodiment, a method includes detecting registration of an endpoint associated with a user on a network. The method further includes accessing a policy profile of the user. The policy profile indicates whether data communicated to or from the user is subject to a lawful intercept. The method further includes notifying a lawful intercept server that the user has registered on the network.Type: GrantFiled: March 6, 2007Date of Patent: October 18, 2011Assignee: Cisco Technology, Inc.Inventors: Flemming S. Andreasen, Jonathan D. Rosenberg
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Patent number: 8023629Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for establishing a call from a calling party to an extension of a PBX. By providing the calling party with a graphical display of information of extension of the PBX the user may easy and fast select a desired extension.Type: GrantFiled: October 12, 2005Date of Patent: September 20, 2011Assignee: AB Aurora InvestInventor: Carl Leijonhufvud
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Patent number: 8023623Abstract: A Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) message adapted for use by a multi-media services provider system to form a multi-media communication path between at least a calling communication device adapted to operate using a first protocol (e.g. SIP) and at least a destination communication device adapted to operate using a second protocol, such as Integrated Services Digital Network User Part (ISUP). The SIP message includes a header region having a number of header fields, a first body region having Session Description Protocol (SDP) information related to the calling communication device and a second body region having ISUP related addressing information associated with the destination communication device.Type: GrantFiled: March 9, 2009Date of Patent: September 20, 2011Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property II, L.P.Inventor: Harish Samaarasinghe
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Patent number: 8023479Abstract: A mobile application gateway for connecting devices on a cellular network with individual networks, such as enterprise voice and data networks and/or residential networks. The effects of the present invention are far reaching in terms of transferring effective call control from the cellular network into the control of the individual network such as the enterprise, and enabling new business models for the purchase of cellular service from a public cellular carrier by an enterprise. The invention may consist of a primarily of core network and services components based on the IMS network architecture, and is backward compatible to support legacy systems in place in current telecom and data networks.Type: GrantFiled: August 24, 2006Date of Patent: September 20, 2011Assignee: Tango Networks, Inc.Inventors: Andrew Silver, Lathan Lewis, Patricia Landgren, Glen Schmid
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Patent number: 8014510Abstract: A signaling network node is configured for identifying a received signaling message as belonging to one of a plurality of prescribed originating node groups, based on prescribed message class selection criteria. Each originating node group has at least one originating node and is assigned at least one congestion threshold relative to a message rate (e.g., messages per unit time or number of bytes per unit time). The signaling network node determines the message rate for each corresponding originating node group; if the message rate for an originating node group exceeds the corresponding at least one congestion threshold, the signaling network node outputs a congestion signaling message to the originating node having sent the signaling message, for reduction of the corresponding message rate.Type: GrantFiled: November 29, 2005Date of Patent: September 6, 2011Assignee: Cisco Technology, Inc.Inventors: Frank G. Bordonaro, Amitava Das, Paul A. Schmidt, Glenn D. Watson
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Patent number: 8009666Abstract: A system and method for processing a plurality of requests for multi-media services received at a call control element (CCE) defined on the system from a calling communication device. The system includes a Network Routing Element, a Service Broker (SB), at least a primary media severs (MS) and at least a secondary MS, a plurality of application servers (ASs) and a plurality of border elements, all of which are coupled to the CCE. The SB is adapted to receive a plurality of requests including parameters for requesting multi-media services, via the CCE, and to selectively redirect the requests to one or more ASs for providing feature processing for the requests. The ASs can instruct either the primary MS or secondary MS, via the CCE, to form a preliminary interactive communication path with the calling communication device for collecting caller-entered data, which can be validated prior to providing the feature processing.Type: GrantFiled: December 26, 2009Date of Patent: August 30, 2011Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property II, L.P.Inventor: Harish Samarasinghe
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Publication number: 20110200184Abstract: A particular method includes receiving a dialing code from a calling device at a customer premise device coupled to the calling device. The method also includes selecting a telecommunication protocol based at least in part on a network of a receiving device. The method further includes initiating a call to the receiving device using the selected telecommunication protocol.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 28, 2011Publication date: August 18, 2011Inventors: Anthony Zalenski, Albert Papp, III, John M. Cooney, Andre Milota, Darius Mostowfi
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Publication number: 20110182281Abstract: In a third party call control system, a controller sends a command to a PBX for causing the PBX to initiate setup of a call leg between the PBX and a telephone device. The PBX responsively places a telephone call to the telephone device and sends an indicator to the controller that the call is in a ringing state. Responsive to the indicator, the controller subscribes with the PBX for event notification of DTMF tones from the telephone device for verifying the setup of the call leg. Configuration of the PBX for providing the desired event notification to the controller may thus be completed before any DTMF tones arrive at the PBX. This may be true even if an audio channel of the telephone call is established before the PBX receives any indication that the call was answered. Verification of call leg setup by the controller may thus be facilitated.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 25, 2010Publication date: July 28, 2011Inventors: Gibran Siddique, Abhinav Gupta
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Patent number: 7983245Abstract: A node in a converged network converts a session initiation protocol (SIP) message to a signaling system 7 (SS7) message. A SIP INVITE request is received by the node and the node determines whether the SIP INVITE request is destined for an SS7 user. If the INVITE request is destined for an SS7 user, the node determines whether the INVITE request contains MIME-encoded text and constructs a short message service (SMS) message containing the MIME-encoded text. The SMS message is routed to the SS7 user. In addition, the node constructs an initial address message (IAM) and routes the IAM to the SS7 user.Type: GrantFiled: October 4, 2004Date of Patent: July 19, 2011Assignee: TekelecInventors: Todd Anthony Eichler, Robert John Delaney
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Publication number: 20110164744Abstract: Enhanced call management services to users receiving incoming calls on extensions on a private branch exchange (PBX) is provided by an application server configured to provide call management services to at least one of the users and a protocol proxy configured to receive call information from the PBX according to a protocol for establishing call sessions. The application server is further configured to receive the call information from the protocol proxy.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 10, 2011Publication date: July 7, 2011Inventors: Robert Olshansky, Eric R. Sporel, Robert Liao, Derek Mitsumori, Sujin C. Chang, James Flynn
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Publication number: 20110158396Abstract: A system for and method of re-using telephone number is presented. The system and method may include receiving, via an input/output module, a public call invite request message to establish a communication session between a calling party and a called party, establishing, via the input/output module, a first communication session with the calling party based at least in part on the public call invite request message, transmitting, via a telephone number re-use module, a plurality of private call invite request messages to a plurality of communication devices associated with the called party, establishing, via the telephone number re-use module, a second communication session with the called party based at least in part on the plurality of private call invite request messages, and coupling, via a processing module, the first communication session and the second communication session to establish the communication session between the calling party and the called party.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 30, 2009Publication date: June 30, 2011Applicant: VERIZON PATENT AND LICENSING, INC.Inventors: Elliot EICHEN, Rezwanul AZIM
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Publication number: 20110081012Abstract: A method includes receiving Local Exchange Routing Guide (LERG) telephone number (TN) data; comparing the LERG TN data with telephone service provider (TSP) TN data; determining whether one or more differences exist between the LERG TN data and the TSP TN data based on the comparing; generating one or more executable statements for updating the one or more differences that exist based on the comparing; and executing the one or more executable statements to match the TSP TN data with the LERG TN data.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 5, 2009Publication date: April 7, 2011Applicant: VERIZON PATENT AND LICENSING, INC.Inventors: Bhaskar R. Gudlavenkatasiva, Maruf Ahmed, Sutap Chatterjee, Pradeepan Ravindranathan
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Patent number: 7920548Abstract: A switching apparatus for switching packetized voice traffic between a plurality of communication devices, the switching apparatus comprises a multi-layer switch, a plurality of communication ports, control means and ingress processing means, said packetized voice traffic comprises call control packets and medium packets which are exchanged between the communication devices via said communication ports, wherein medium packet traffic from a first communication device to a second communication device is split into a first call segment and a second call segment, the first call segment originates from said first communication devices and terminates at said switching apparatus, the second call segment originates from said switching apparatus and terminates at said second communication device, each medium packet from said first communication device is processed by said ingress processing means of said switching apparatus before onward transmission to said second communication device.Type: GrantFiled: August 18, 2005Date of Patent: April 5, 2011Assignee: Hong Kong Applied Science and Technology Research Institute Co. Ltd.Inventors: Kar-Wing Edward Lor, Wing Hei Luk, Kwan Shum
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Patent number: 7916685Abstract: Methods, systems, and computer program products for supporting database access in an Internet protocol (IP) multimedia subsystem (IMS) network environment are disclosed. At least one call state control function (CSCF) entity generates subscriber-related queries according to an abstracted profile (AP) protocol. At an abstracted profile server (APS), a CSCF-generated, subscriber-related query is received, subscriber information is gathered related to the CSCF-generated, subscriber-related query from at least one subscriber information database using a native protocol of the subscriber information database, a reply message for the CSCF-generated, subscriber-related query is generated based on the gathered subscriber information and the reply message is forwarded to a respective CSCF that generated the CSCF-generated subscriber-related query, the reply message being forwarded according to the AP protocol.Type: GrantFiled: December 16, 2005Date of Patent: March 29, 2011Assignee: TekelecInventors: Richard E. Schaedler, Robert L. Wallace, Aziz A. Tejani, Thomas L. Bonds, Jr.
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Patent number: 7916857Abstract: The subject matter described herein includes methods, systems, and computer program products for selectively processing or redirecting SCCP messages. According to one method, an SCCP message addressed to an STP and sent route-on-PC-SSN is received at the STP. It is determined whether the SCCP message can be processed locally by the STP. In response to determining that the SCCP message can be processed locally by the STP, the SCCP message is terminated, processed locally, and a response is sent to the message originator. In response to determining that the message cannot be processed locally at the STP, the SCCP message is redirected to a destination.Type: GrantFiled: February 15, 2007Date of Patent: March 29, 2011Assignee: TekelecInventors: Jonathan J. Palmer, Devesh Agarwal, Robby D. Benedyk
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Patent number: 7916854Abstract: A method of controlling a local process that forms part of a first processing entity, where the first processing entity maintains a plurality of associations with a plurality of remote processes in a second processing entity, comprises receiving a failure message from a remote process indicating a fault affecting an association linking the local process with that remote process; queueing data messages destined for that remote process; controlling the transmission of an acknowledgement of the failure message so that data messages pending on the association are received at that remote process before the acknowledgment of the failure message; and initiating a traffic diversion to set up an alternate path between the first processing entity and the second processing entity for queued data messages.Type: GrantFiled: April 2, 2004Date of Patent: March 29, 2011Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development CompanyInventors: Marc Lamberton, Stephane Barbier, Didier Desiderio
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Patent number: 7903795Abstract: A method and system are provided for managing incoming transmissions. A response to an incoming transmission is generated as a function of recipient availability and information relating to the incoming transmission, such as a medium of the transmission. An indication, representative of the incoming transmission and the response, is provided to one or more recipient devices. A method and system are also provided for managing one or more transmission events, represented by notification signals, where the notification signals are processed as a function of schedule data relating to a user. Indication data is generated as a function of the notification signals and provided to one or more user-specified devices, wherein the indication data includes an identification of a type of transmission event and a representation of a response to at least one of the transmission events.Type: GrantFiled: June 15, 2004Date of Patent: March 8, 2011Assignee: Avaya Inc.Inventors: Cynthia Hiatt, Erik J. Johnson, Doree Duncan Seligmann, Ross Yakulis
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Publication number: 20110044318Abstract: A base station and system configured to support interfacing digital and analog devices with a legacy alarm system in a manner that allows messages from the legacy alarm system to pre-empt other messaging, if needed, when the messaging takes place through the same gateway as that which is used by the legacy alarm system.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 18, 2009Publication date: February 24, 2011Applicant: Cable Television Laboratories, Inc.Inventors: Sandeep Sharma, Bernard McKibben, Sumanth Channabasappa, Eduardo Cardona, Stuart Hoggan
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Patent number: 7890749Abstract: A method is provided for establishing a telephone call between a trusted Internet Protocol (IP) telephone and an untrusted device. The method includes receiving a call initiation request from the untrusted device that indicates a desired communication with the trusted IP telephone. The method evaluates the call initiation request, and establishes a telecommunication link between the untrusted device and the trusted IP telephone in response to a positive evaluation of the call initiation request.Type: GrantFiled: May 26, 2006Date of Patent: February 15, 2011Assignee: Cisco Technology, Inc.Inventors: James R. Tighe, Ronald D. Higgins, Richard B. Platt, Robert T. Bell
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Patent number: 7886303Abstract: A method for dynamically arranging DSP tasks. The method comprises receiving an audio bit stream, checking a remaining execution time as the DSP transforms the audio information into spectral information, simplifying the step of transforming the audio information when the DSP detects that the remaining execution time is shorter then a predetermined interval, and skipping one section of the audio information and decoding the remaining section when the execution time is less than a predetermined interval.Type: GrantFiled: May 18, 2007Date of Patent: February 8, 2011Assignee: Mediatek Inc.Inventors: Chih-Chiang Chuang, Pei-Yun Kuo
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Publication number: 20110013764Abstract: A method system, interface and server for establishing a communications call by selecting a B party (6) using an interactive device (16) connected to a public network (10,12), sending called address data for the B party (6) and calling address data for an A party (4) to a communications platform (18) of the public network (10,12), and establishing a call between the A and B parties (4,6) over the public network (10,12) using the communications platform (18) and the called and calling address data. The called address data can be accessed from the public network, and may reside on a server of a messaging network, such as the Internet.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 18, 2010Publication date: January 20, 2011Applicant: TELSTRA CORPORATION LIMITEDInventors: Victor Wiener, Calvin Jonathan Stein, Carlos Escobar
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Patent number: 7870244Abstract: A method for management of performance of computer systems and applications includes prompting the user to select information for monitoring, monitoring the performance of applications running on servers, displaying data, and prompting users to input performance adjustments. A user is prompted to select a server or server group, a resource, and a threshold or condition for notification, and in response a system compares the value or quality of the parameter to the threshold or condition, and provides a notification to the user in the event that the parameter reaches the threshold or condition. A method includes the steps of providing the user with performance information, receiving from the user a request for more specific performance information, and providing more detailed performance information.Type: GrantFiled: June 25, 2003Date of Patent: January 11, 2011Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: James C. Chong, Joseph L. Chan, Tushar M. Patel, Jean Jacques Heler, Chi Hong So, Arthur Tsang, Robert S. Lam, Raymond Chow, Jerome D. Banks, Christopher M. Zychowski, Henry Tang
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Patent number: 7864943Abstract: Methods and systems for load sharing and preserving sequencing of signaling connection control part (SCCP) messages are disclosed. According to one method, SCCP messages are received at an inbound interface module and assigned a sequence number. Each SCCP message is then transmitted using a load sharing algorithm to any one of a plurality of SCCP modules for SCCP processing. After the SCCP processing, the SCCP messages are returned to the inbound interface module and ordered based on the assigned sequence numbers the messages are then transmitted in order to an outbound interface module.Type: GrantFiled: August 20, 2004Date of Patent: January 4, 2011Assignee: TekelecInventors: Mark Ernest Davidson, Devesh Agarwal, Raghavendra Gopala Rao
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Publication number: 20100316211Abstract: The present invention provides a communications device that helps provide a full-featured telecommunications system without the cost and infrastructure requirements of conventional private branch exchange (PBX) systems. A system according to various aspects of the present invention comprises a processor, a user interface, a communications interface, and a memory coupled to the processor. The memory stores instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to receive a request for a communication through the user interface, and transmit the request, using the communications interface, to an application controller. The application controller is in communication with a data processing unit configured to perform the communication in accordance with the request.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 12, 2009Publication date: December 16, 2010Inventor: Jimmie Linden Miller
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Patent number: 7853004Abstract: Described are methods and apparatus, including computer program products, for active switch replacement using a single point code. Signaling data associated with the point code is received via signaling links associated with the active switch. The signaling data is routed to a replacement switch if the signaling data is associated with voice trunks associated with the replacement switch. The signaling data is routed to the active switch if the signaling data is associated with voice trunks associated with the active switch.Type: GrantFiled: March 16, 2006Date of Patent: December 14, 2010Assignee: Sonus Networks, Inc.Inventor: Larry J. Horner
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Patent number: 7844043Abstract: In a telecommunication network, a switching system routes a call to a service platform. The service platform transfers a prompt message over the call, collects caller-entered information from a caller over the call in response to the prompt message, and transfers the caller-entered information to a call processing system. The call processing system transfers the caller-entered information to a destination processor, processes a destination routing code from the destination processor to determine a destination routing instruction, and transfers the destination routing instruction to the switching system. The switching system routes the call to a destination in response to the destination routing instruction.Type: GrantFiled: July 24, 2006Date of Patent: November 30, 2010Assignee: Sprint Communications Company L.P.Inventors: Carl E. Rogers, Joseph Brent Donelan, Lori L. Brown, Warren B. Cope, Xinjia Ma, Steven R. Marah, Jeffrey A. Bell
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Patent number: RE42601Abstract: The invention relates to a method for implementing a service in a digital multiple-service network comprising an exchange, a first telecommunication terminal connected to the multiple-service network via a first interface and a second telecommunication terminal connected to the multiple-service network via a second interface. In the method, the service is implemented using a server connected to the multiple-service network via a third interface, and the service information is transmitted to the second telecommunication terminal using channels reserved for signalling and a signalling protocol between the terminals and the exchange and between exchanges that comprises a limited amount of information not belonging to the call.Type: GrantFiled: December 18, 2007Date of Patent: August 9, 2011Assignee: Spyder Navigations L.L.C.Inventors: Sakari Pernu, Matti Malo, Keijo Hasa