Having Single-channel Telephone Carrier Patents (Class 455/400)
  • Patent number: 8989737
    Abstract: A system is provided for establishing a communication session with a terminal (i.e., terminating SIP client). The system includes a network node (e.g., SIP proxy) located in a network across which an originating client is capable of communicating. The network node is capable of sending a trigger to the terminal independent of the network. The network node is also capable of receiving a registration message, in response to the trigger, from the terminal across the network. In this regard, the network node is capable of receiving the registration message to thereby identify the terminal across the network such that a communication session is capable of being established with the terminal based upon the identity of the terminal across the network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2004
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2015
    Assignee: Nokia Corporation
    Inventor: Petteri Pöyhönen
  • Patent number: 8717971
    Abstract: The various embodiments described herein generally provide apparatus, systems and methods which facilitate the transmission of data between a client device and a remote device over a voice channel of a telephone network. More particularly, data from a client device is modulated into an audio signal using multiple frequency shift keying (MFSK) techniques and transmitted to the remote device over a voice channel of a wireless telephone network during a phone call. The frequency of the audio signal is selected based on the value of the data to be transmitted. The remote device receives the audio signal and determines the frequency of the audio signal to extract the transmitted data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2014
    Assignee: EchoStar Technologies L.L.C.
    Inventor: Gopi K. Manne
  • Patent number: 8611824
    Abstract: A vehicle includes a wireless communication device, a PLC processing device, and a communication control device. The wireless communication device wirelessly communicates with a wireless communication device external to the vehicle. The PLC processing device communicates with a PLC processing device external to the vehicle by utilizing, as a communication path, a charging cable and a charging port to which the charging cable is connected. The communication control device controls communication by the wireless communication device and communication by the PLC processing device, depending on the remaining amount of data to be transmitted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 17, 2013
    Assignee: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Shinji Ichikawa
  • Patent number: 8260247
    Abstract: A method and portable electronic device for hands-free operation in a motor vehicle are described. In accordance with one embodiment, there is provided a method comprising: detecting when a portable electronic device is within a threshold distance of a motor vehicle; and inhibiting the portable electronic device from transmitting communications when the portable electronic device is within the threshold distance of a motor vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2012
    Assignee: Research In Motion Limited
    Inventors: Mihal Lazaridis, Michael Thomas Winkler, Christopher Pattenden
  • Patent number: 8229468
    Abstract: The present invention provides methods, devices, and systems for modeling optimized flow path assignments for signaling and media traffic in a network connected population of telecommunications systems. More specifically, optimum inter- and intra-system flow path assignments can be determined based on, for example, a virtual simulation of the telecommunications system. The optimization criteria may include flow path properties, flow path length, flow path element degradation of voice quality, monetary cost of flow path element usage, and flow path element contribution to overall system availability.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 24, 2012
    Assignee: Avaya Inc.
    Inventor: Bruce Robinson
  • Patent number: 8145188
    Abstract: A mobile terminal and method for transferring call charges between mobile terminals are disclosed. To transfer call-related charges between mobile terminals, the mobile terminal and call charge transfer method place a call by a calling mobile terminal to a called mobile terminal to establish a call connection for conversation, transmit a call transfer request by the calling mobile terminal to impose call-related charges on the called mobile terminal, and perform, if the called mobile terminal accepts the call transfer request, a call transfer operation to impose the call-related charges on the called mobile terminal, and maintain, if the called mobile terminal rejects the call transfer request, the call to impose the call-related charges on the calling mobile terminal. As a result, during a call between mobile terminals, the called user can accept a call transfer request of the calling user to transfer call-related charges to the called party, thereby enabling flexible and efficient billing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2006
    Date of Patent: March 27, 2012
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: So Jeong Park, Bo Keun Kim, Dong Han Kang, Jae Gwan Shin, Chang Min Oh
  • Patent number: 8028034
    Abstract: A system and method automatically learns mailbox configuration conventions. The validator module determines a valid set of configuration parameters used for accessing an electronic mailbox of a user within a mail domain after receiving configuration information from the user that is limited in the configuration parameters required for accessing the electronic mailbox. A learner module accepts from the validator module a set of configuration parameters determined to be valid and generates configuration conventions for a mail domain. A database store is the generated configuration conventions. The validator and learner modules can be operative as part of a web server.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2011
    Assignee: Teamon Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Darren L. Gardner, Shaibal Roy
  • Patent number: 8023973
    Abstract: An expandable text messaging service protocol for use with a two-way radio transceiver includes an extension bit field for creating an expandable header for controlling the overall size of data packets used for communicating message traffic. The protocol further includes a control bit field for designing the message as a control message or user message and a protocol data unit (PDU) type field for identifying the message type. A payload field may further be used for carrying message content.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 3, 2007
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2011
    Assignee: Motorola Solutions, Inc.
    Inventors: David G. Wiatrowski, Mohammed A. Foustok, Stephen C. Glass, Kevin M. Ittner, Timothy A. Auch
  • Patent number: 7974988
    Abstract: A system and method for cross-carrier mobile device capability discovery. According to an embodiment, a content delivery platform receives an identifier associated with a mobile computing device of a user, identifies a wireless carrier associated with the mobile computing device based on the received identifier, and detects one or more media capabilities supported by the user's mobile computing device for delivering content to the user's mobile computing device based at least in part on media capabilities supported by the identified carrier.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2007
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2011
    Assignee: Syniverse ICX Corporation
    Inventors: Srinivasarao Nandiwada, Eswar Priyadarshan, Krishnamoorthy Dhandapani, George Bukow, Kenneth Lo
  • Patent number: 7715841
    Abstract: A radio communication system includes a base station of a radio communication system A, a base station of a radio communication system B operation in non-synchronized way with the base station, and a mobile station capable of communicating with both of the radio communication system A and the radio communication system B. The base station includes a radio unit for transmitting/receiving a radio wave to/from the mobile station and a system information estimation unit for estimating the system information on the radio communication system B and outputting the system estimation information. The radio unit of the base station reports the system estimation information on the base station to the mobile station. The mobile station receives the system estimation information on the base station in advance so as to perform effective switching without using a cabled connection from the radio communication system A to the radio communication system B via a relay device or the like.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 2004
    Date of Patent: May 11, 2010
    Assignee: Panasonic Corporation
    Inventors: Yoshifumi Hosokawa, Noriaki Saito, Katsuaki Abe, Michiaki Matsuo, Yoshito Shimizu, Junji Sato
  • Patent number: 7603419
    Abstract: A system and method automatically learns mailbox configuration conventions. The validator module determines a valid set of configuration parameters used for accessing an electronic mailbox of a user within a mail domain after receiving configuration information from the user that is limited in the configuration parameters required for accessing the electronic mailbox. A learner module accepts from the validator module a set of configuration parameters determined to be valid and generates configuration conventions for a mail domain. A database store is the generated configuration conventions. The validator and learner modules can be operative as part of a web server.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 2004
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2009
    Assignee: Teamon Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Darren L. Gardner, Shaibal Roy
  • Patent number: 7519009
    Abstract: An aggregation of a plurality of networks. The aggregation includes a plurality of peer nodes of the networks, each node including a plurality of channels operating at a plurality of interior gateway protocol (IGP) routing levels configured to provide a mesh interface between at least two of the networks. This aggregation makes it possible to configure extremely large aggregated networks. It also supports inter-autonomous system (AS) mobility and movement needs of mobile ad-hoc network (MANET) networks.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2004
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2009
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventor: Eric W Fleischman
  • Patent number: 7107037
    Abstract: Channel elements at a cell site in wireless network are managed by reserving a portion of the channel elements for handling certain types of calls for which the reserved channel elements are capable of handling. At least some of the non-reserved channel elements will typically lack the capabilities of the reserved channel elements, due to there being previous generation or older technology. For example, in a cell cite having both 3G and 2G channel elements, a percentage of the 3G channel elements, such as 15 percent, are reserved for certain types of calls, such as 3G data call origination and 3G voice hand-ins. These are types of calls that the 2G channel elements do not support. The remaining 3G channel elements are not reserved. If the non-reserved channel elements are fully utilized, the reserved channel elements may, or may not, be released for general usage so as to prevent a blocking of calls, depending on quality of service considerations for the site.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2003
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2006
    Assignee: Sprint Spectrum L.P.
    Inventors: Ryan Talley, Bret D. Vondemkamp, Scott D. Boxberger
  • Patent number: 7062251
    Abstract: A method of integrating physiologic data including receiving physiologic treatment data from at least two bedside machines and converting the physiologic treatment data into a machine independent format. The physiologic treatment data can be presented in perceptual real-time. For example, physiologic treatment data from multiple sources can be simultaneously presented within a single graphical user interface. The graphical user interface can be interactive so that displayed graphs can be replotted and timelines revised responsive to user input, such as a point-and-drag motion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 2004
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2006
    Assignee: University of Florida Research Foundation, Inc.,
    Inventors: Kevin R. Birkett, Tony C. Carnes, Samuel W. Coons, III, Willa H. Drummond
  • Publication number: 20040018827
    Abstract: An electrical appliance includes at least one sensor for recording at least one operating parameter and at least one actuator for influencing at least one operating parameter of the electrical appliance. The at least one sensor and the at least one actuator are conductively coupled with a central computing and control unit for controlling the electrical appliance. The central computing and control unit is coupled with a communication unit that allows a wireless communication with an external remote station. The communication unit is, preferably, a transponder for wireless radio communication.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 25, 2003
    Publication date: January 29, 2004
    Inventor: Walter Laaser
  • Patent number: 6128480
    Abstract: A fixed subscriber unit includes a memory which stores first information for radio capture of an actual base radio station and second information for radio capture of a pseudo base radio station. There is a switch whose position is changeable. One of the first information and the second information is selected in response to the position of the switch. Radio capture of one of the actual base radio station and the pseudo base radio station is implemented in response to the selected information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 1998
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2000
    Assignee: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Tadashi Ohmori