Telephonic communications inventions 03/06

20060067484 - Private voip network for security system monitoring: Security systems typically communicate with alarm monitoring centers using a telephone connection. Security systems will check in with the alarm monitoring center with a diagnostic signal at a predetermined interval—typically once per day. When a security system is connected to a Voice-over-IP service (using Broadband Internet), rather than a standard...

20060067486 - Multimedia emergency services: A system and method for remotely controlling one or more monitoring devices in a user's household in the event of emergency so as to more productively monitor the emergency situation on a real-time basis. The monitoring devices may include a number of multimedia instruments such as a telephone with an...

20060067485 - Telephone emergency response systems and methods: An emergency system includes a gateway and a database in communication with the gateway. The database comprises first routing information for establishing a first communication link between a communication device and a controller, second routing information for establishing a second communication link between the gateway and the controller, wherein the...

20060067487 - System for announcing electronic messages: A system for visually and/or audibly announcing electronic messages, such as email messages, text messages and instant messages is described....

20060067488 - Method and apparatus for spectral containment over telephone service lines: A method for providing spectral containment over telecommunications service lines is provided. The method includes selecting a filter having spectral characteristics corresponding to a predetermined passband. The method also includes connecting the filter in series to at least one loop used to provide at least one telecommunications service to a...

20060067490 - Sales support system, information processor, and adviser support system: A sales supporting system is described, a representative one of which includes a sales support system for supporting work of a salesperson of commodities, comprising: input means for entering life information regarding life of a customer; commodity selection support information generating means for generating commodity selection support information for supporting...

20060067489 - Service providing apparatus, service providing method, and program: A service providing apparatus which advertises first service description on a network and which provides a first service associated with the first service description. A definition table is prepared to define a condition on which a function of the first service is extended utilizing a second service associated with second...

20060067491 - Content reproduction device: A contents reproducing apparatus includes a main CPU, and in a radio mode, the main CPU causes a DSP to decode broadcast data included in a radio packet signal input via a LAN controller, and decoded PCM data is input to a D/A conversion circuit. Consequently, a sound of Internet...

20060067492 - Information apparatus and control method of the same: After the user purchased an information apparatus, even when he turns on a power source without setting a line and automatic line identification fails, a demonstration mode is not started, and when the information apparatus exists in a shop, the demonstration mode can be certainly started by the minimum number...

20060067493 - Processing of usage data for first and second types of usage-based functions: Embodiments for monitoring a network are provided. In one embodiment, a method is provided. The method includes collecting data containing information on usage of a network by subscribers. The method further aggregates the data for a first type of usage-based function. Further, the method, simultaneously with the aggregating of the...

20060067494 - Systems and methods for providing alternative payment communications systems: Systems and methods for providing an alternative payment scheme for telecommunications services. The systems and methods according to preferred embodiments of the present invention may include a user communications device capable of playing an electronic content clip; a communications network for transferring electronic content to and from the user communications...

20060067495 - Information display device and information display program: An information display device (for displaying identification information necessary for realizing communication via a network, for which a number of notational systems have been specified, in a prescribed display area on a display unit) includes a check unit which checks the size of the display area for displaying the identification...

20060067496 - Self service terminal: A self service terminal comprises a keyboard including a plurality of separate, individually operable keys having user engageable surfaces. Each key includes a display having an image thereon which is produced by electronic ink. The terminal further comprises a central processing unit (CPU) connected to the keyboard and arranged to...

20060067497 - Dialog-based content delivery: A method and apparatus that enable the delivery of relevant content to a telecommunications user engaged in a call are disclosed. In the illustrative embodiment content is selected based on dialog of the call (e.g., speech text, etc.), and optionally, one or both of: (i) the state of the call...

20060067498 - Method and apparatus for accessing missed call information: The invention comprises a method and apparatus for enabling missed call information to be accessed from a remote device via a packet network. Specifically, the method comprises receiving missed call information associated with a called party, storing the missed call information and transmitting the missed call information towards a remote...

20060067499 - Method and apparatus for querying a list of participants in a conference: A telecommunications apparatus includes a teleconferencing service; and a participant list announcement service operably coupled to the teleconferencing service and configured to announce the names of active participants in a teleconference to a requesting participant....

20060067500 - Teleconferencing bridge with edgepoint mixing: In accordance with the principles of the present invention, an audio-conference bridging system and method are provided. The present invention discards the traditional notion of a single mixing function for a conference. Instead, the novel, flexible design of the present invention provides a separate mixing function for each participant in...

20060067501 - Method and apparatus for a do not disturb telephone system: The present invention provides a Do-Not-Disturb device interposed between a telephone line providing an incoming telephone signal and a telephone for which the incoming telephone signal is intended. When the DND device is active the incoming telephone signal is sent to voicemail, an answering machine, a call forwarding number or...

20060067502 - Provision of group services in a telecommunications network: A method and system for providing group services in a telecommunications network. Groups of subscribers can be created and each group associated with its own telephone number. A member of a group can communicate with others in that group using a group service and the telephone number associated with the...

20060067503 - Methods, systems, and computer program products for dynamically adjusting load sharing distributions in response to changes in network conditions: A signaling network routing node, such as a signaling system 7 (SS7)/Internet protocol (IP) gateway, is adapted to perform global title translation (GTT) or other processing on received signaling messages and route the signaling messages to a member of a load sharing group using a threshold-based weighted load sharing algorithm....

20060067504 - Mlpp telephone emulation: A system that implements the display of the well-recognized MLPP keypad generated by a computer-based application adaptable for any authorized user. In one embodiment in accordance with the present invention, a system is provided for emulating an MLPP telephone. The exemplary system comprises a data entry portion that accepts telephone...

20060067505 - Methods and apparatus to control distribution of call information: Methods and apparatus for controlling the distribution of call information via telephone networks are disclosed. A disclosed method receives call information from a first switching point at an intermediate control point, retrieves from a database at the intermediate control point profile information associated with a second switching point, and modifies...

20060067506 - Method and apparatus for global call queue in a global call center: (c) a packet-switched Wide Area Network (WAN) 108 connecting the plurality of media servers 128a-n and the plurality of gateways 112a-n. A first gateway 128a is operable to physically park an incoming customer contact in the customer domain 104 until the occurrence of a call transfer event and, upon the...

20060067507 - Computer and telephony integration: A method is disclosed that coordinates the presentation of speech signals and screen images to a receiver of a call, without some of the costs, disadvantages, and limitations of techniques in the prior art. The illustrative embodiment of the present invention builds upon the infrastructure of the Session Initiation Protocol...

20060067508 - Methods and apparatus for processing foreign accent/language communications: Techniques for improving the efficiency of foreign accent/language communications processing are disclosed. For example, in one aspect of the invention, a technique for processing a call received by a call center, includes the following steps/operations. A call is obtained. Then, at least one of an accent and a language spoken...

20060067509 - Method and apparatus for detecting subscriber alerting signal tones and customer premises equipment alerting signal tones to non-echo canceling modems: A non-echo canceling voice band modem capable of detecting subscriber alerting signal (SAS) tones and customer premises equipment alerting signal (CAS) tones is provided. The modem includes a shaping filter, an analog-to-digital converter (ADC), a SAS tone detector, a CAS tone detector and an echo canceler. The shaping filter, which...

20060067510 - Telephone tone setting system and method: A telephone tone setting system and method allows a speaker to set the tone of a receiver. The system includes an authorization control module, a setting module, a receiving module, a number comparing and judging module and an audio broadcasting module. The authorization control module is located in the receiver...

20060067511 - System for sharing human perceptual signals between electronic devices: The consumer electronics device (1) for making content available consists of an output means (3,5,7), a control unit (23), and a transmitter (21). The control unit (23) is able to create a representation of a human perceptual signal being generated by the output means (3,5,7) and instruct the transmitter (21)...

20060067512 - Speakerphone having improved outbound audio quality: A telephone (310) and a method for providing outbound audio when the telephone is operating in a speakerphone mode. A first data unit (350) including a first unit type identifier (360) can be received by the telephone. The first unit type identifier can be an indicator of a type of...

20060067513 - Multi-function telephone adapter: A telephone adapter includes a phone connector, for connecting to a telephone handset, and a line connector, for connecting to a telephone line of a circuit-switched telephone network. An analog front end (AFE) converts digital input samples received from the computer interface into analog audio signals, and converts the analog...

20060067514 - Apparatus and method for performing impedance synthesis in a transmitter: A method includes generating an output signal at a transmitter using an input signal. The method also includes providing the output signal for communication over a communication link. The method further includes identifying a return signal by at least partially removing from the output signal at least one of: the...

20060067515 - Line driver for coupling a data transceiver to a line: A line driver circuit couples a data transceiver to a line. The line driver includes a differential amplifier which receives a signal for transmission on the line. First and second feedback paths connect between outputs of the amplifier and inputs of the amplifier. A bridge couples the differential amplifier to...

20060067516 - Dual transformer hybrid system and method: A hybrid matching system is disclosed for use with a transmitter and receiver. The hybrid matching system includes a pair of transmitter output nodes for providing a differential transmitter signal for transmission, a pair of receiver input nodes for receiving a differential received signal, a pair of line terminals to...

20060067517 - Multiple path hybrid for subscriber line services: A hybrid with a plurality of selectable hybrid input paths each having an associated hybrid input path filter is provided. The hybrid includes a plurality of selectable receive paths each having an associated receive path filter. The hybrid further includes a hybrid output. The selection of any filter is non-mutually...

20060067518 - Communication terminal with bandwidth widening expansion and echo compensation: A communication terminal is provided having a signal reception path which has a bandwidth widening device for artificially widening the bandwidth of a received signal in the communication terminal, a digital/analog converter and a loudspeaker, and includes a signal transmission path, which has a microphone, a transmission path low-pass filter...

20060067519 - Non-linear acoustic echo canceller: The invention relates to an echo canceling device and method for an arrangement for transmitting audio signals, in particular uttered speech with an echo filter for canceling echo. The echo filter is arranged between an input channel (1) and an output channel (4). The input channel (1) leads a first...

20060067520 - Telephone line interface, side-tone attenuation circuit and method: A telephone line interface and side-tone attenuation circuit includes two opto-electric converters. The first has an input interconnected to receive a signal proportional to a near-end signal, and an output interconnected to modulate a current proportional to the near-end signal onto the subscriber loop. The second has its input interconnected...

20060067521 - Telephone line powered lamp: A telephone line powered lamp comprising: a body having mounted thereon one or more light emitting diodes (LEDs); a lens cover coupled to the body for focusing light from the LEDs; a telephone jack mounted on the body for receiving a telephone cable for supplying electrical power to the lamp...

20060067523 - Apparatus for decomposing an automatic cross connect system at a remote wiring hub: Apparatus for providing connectivity at a hub having a plurality of subscriber lines and a plurality of feeder lines. The apparatus includes a first switch module for coupling to N of the plurality of subscriber lines, where N is an integer. The first switch module is also for coupling to...

20060067522 - Network interface device enclosure: The disclosure describes an active network interface device (NID) enclosure having a modular construction that provides flexibility to a vendor and permits independent access to technician-accessible connections and subscriber-accessible connections while promoting resistance to environmental and security threats. The active NID enclosure includes an electronics enclosure and an access enclosure....

20060067524 - Ergonomic earpiece: An earpiece that substantially lacks a lower lobe is disclosed. The earpiece has a generally arcuate rib having upper and lower ends. A generally vertical rib extends substantially between the upper and lower ends of the generally arcuate rib. A lobe is formed at the upper end of the arcuate...

20060056598 - Detection of tty's using programmable filters: A method and system are disclosed for detecting a call made to the system, answering the call, and optionally, plays an announcement. The caller responds by, pressing a DTMF key or keys, sending TTY tones, speaking a response or doing nothing. A user who presses a TTY key or keys,...

20060056599 - Telephony annotation services: A method and apparatus for providing a telephonic annotation services is disclosed. In one embodiment, a mobile telephone may be configured to include an annotation component used to record audio-based annotations for a telephone conversation. In another embodiment, a voice over internet protocol (VoIP) enabled telephone is used. Annotation recordings...

20060056600 - Speech recognition method of and system for determining the status of an answered telephone during the course of an outbound telephone call: A system for determining the status of an answered telephone during the course of an outbound telephone call includes an automated telephone calling device for placing a telephone call to a location having a telephone number at which a target person is listed, upon the telephone call being answered, initiating...

20060056601 - Method and apparatus for executing tasks in voice-activated command systems: A method of executing operations in a voice-activated command system includes automatically initiating execution of a default operation. A user is then prompted, after the default operation has been initiated, to determine whether the user wishes to execute a second operation instead of the default operation. If the user wishes...

20060056602 - System and method for analysis and adjustment of speech-enabled systems: A method for analyzing and adjusting the performance of a speech-enabled application includes selecting a number of user utterances that were previously received by the speech-enabled application. The speech-enabled application receives such user utterances and associates each user utterance with an action-object based on one or more salient terms in...

20060056603 - Systems and methods for providing voicemail notifications: A system may detect retrieval of a voicemail message from a calling party and notify the calling party in response to the detecting....

20060056604 - Method for scaling images for usage on a mobile communication device: A process is set forth for scaling images recieved as email attachments, or accesible by a URL link, to fit the device screen of a mobile communication device. A user menu prompt is presented for allowing the user to save the image for subsequent reuse by other device applications such...

20060056605 - Telemetry using \"always-on\" communication connection system and method: A telemetry system includes at least one telemetry communication device for handling security event information available to the telemetry communication device. The system also includes a central host device, and an “always on” network, such as the Internet, communicatively connected to the telemetry communication device and the central host device,...

20060056606 - Handheld electronic device having improved phone call log, and associated method: An improved handheld electronic device and an associated method provide an improved call log that presents information relating to logged phone calls in a collapsed manner, meaning that for each phone number having a call stored in the memory of the device, only the most recent in time call is...

20060056607 - Cost negotiation for communication sessions: A method of negotiating the sharing of a cost associated with a communication service between a plurality of participants. The method comprises sending a cost sharing request from a terminal 1 used by a first of the participants to the terminal 12,13 used by the or each other participant At...

20060056608 - Billing for toll free calls terminating with a secondary telecommunications carrier: A telephone call is billed that originates in a primary carrier telecommunications network and terminates in a secondary telecommunications carrier network. The call is billed by generating multiple billing records in response to the telephone call, at least one billing record comprising a toll free number administered by the secondary...

20060056609 - Telephony integration of customer relationship management: The present invention provides a customer relationship management (CRM) telephony management system. The telephony management system includes a server-based CRM application and CRM extensions that provide access to customer records and enable telephony action. The extensions include changes to CRM screens in the form of additional buttons and menu links...

20060056610 - Method and system for providing calling name identification with advanced intelligent network: An advanced intelligent network (AIN) for providing the name and telephone number of a calling party to a called party comprising a plurality of central offices and a service control point (SCP). The central offices are equipped with AIN software which enables them to generate triggers which active queries requesting...

20060056611 - Selective outgoing call barring: The security device comprises (i) a first connector (12) for connection to a telecommunications device (14; 15) such as a land-line telephone, mobile telephone or the modem of a computer, (ii) a second connector (16) connected to a telecommunications line (18), and (iii) a normally closed switch (20, 21) having...

20060056612 - Context retention across multiple calls in a telephone interaction system: A method of providing information to a user in a telephone interactive system includes receiving a new call. A comparison is then made between an identifier associated with the new call with stored call information pertaining to previous calls. If the identifier associated with the new call matches an identifier...

20060056613 - Mobile communication terminal with menu profiles: The present invention relates to providing situation profiles of a mobile communication terminal by dividing modes of a profile menu according to peripheral conditions, presetting values to sub-menu functions suitable for the peripheral conditions of each mode, and selecting a specific mod when the mobile communication terminal is in a...

20060056614 - Voice mail for teleconference: Messaging services (160) are provided in conjunction with teleconferencing services (150). After assigning a dial-in number to a scheduled teleconference, invitees (111) can use this dial-in number to record messages (260) prior to, or during, the scheduled teleconference. When the teleconference is established (310), a participant (110) in the teleconference,...

20060056615 - Methods, systems, and computer program products for post-global-title-translation (gtt) load sharing: Methods, systems, and computer program products for post global title translation load sharing include receiving a plurality of signaling messages sent route on global title. Global title translation is performed for the signaling messages to result in multiple global title destinations for at least some of the signaling messages. One...

20060056616 - Hospital telephone and device controller: A hand-held pendant operating as a telephone and a controller of one or more functions of a patient-support apparatus is disclosed. The hand-held pendant has a complementary holster which mounts in the siderail of the patient-support apparatus and serves to retain the hand-held pendant. The hand-held pendant has two sides,...

20060056617 - Electronic apparatus, and cover and structural body thereof: An electronic apparatus with a detachable cover is proved. The present invention is possible to maintain a satisfactory outward appearance when the cover is attached to the apparatus, and to improve the structural body of the apparatus in terms of strength and formability without having to diminish the inner space...

20060050854 - Utilities module for proactive maintenance application: A method of managing proactive maintenance tasks for a communication system. The method includes storing proactive maintenance tasks and searching the tasks using at least one search criteria. Deletion of a proactive maintenance tasks is permitted if the proactive maintenance task has not been sent to a technician dispatch module...

20060050855 - Method and apparatus for uniform operational access across multiple information systems: A method and apparatus for determining operational preferences for a user access to a plurality of telecommunication response systems designating by the user that user operations of one of the plurality of telecommunication response systems will be the operational preferences of the user for all of the plurality of telecommunication...

20060050856 - Computer telephony server for scripted call termination: A computer telephony system includes a telephone switch to terminate a telephone set and an endpoint and to provide a trigger event associated with the telephone set, and a telephony server coupled to the telephone switch. The telephony server includes a processor, a memory coupled to the processor, and an...

20060050857 - Methods and systems for automated prepaid service routing: Methods and systems for automatically routing a long distance call placed by a subscriber to a prepaid service provider. Methods are discussed for allowing the prepaid subscriber to directly dial a called party's long distance telephone number, and then routing the placed call to a prepaid service. The subscriber, in...

20060050858 - Call blocking device and methods: A caller ID device includes a switch and a control circuit in communication with the switch, wherein the control circuit includes a memory, the memory having a table of blocked calls, and wherein each of the blocked calls is identified as a blocked call in response to a user activating...

20060050859 - Telephone system, server apparatus, information display method for use therewith and its program: The present invention provides a telephone system that can dynamically combine and display various kinds of information at the time of a telephone call incoming. A multifunction telephone receiving an incoming call sends a request message including the sender number and the self-machine number to an HTTP server. The HTTP...

20060050860 - Context sensitive telephony wizard method and apparatus: A method, apparatus, user-interface, and system to enable users to take advantage of new and existing telephony features. An internet access device determines its current call state, and displays help information, or menu options showing the features available in the current state. Internet access devices may download additional help information...

20060050862 - Automation of customer premises equipment provisioning in a telecommunications network: A method to systematically analyze a next generation telecommunications network to result in creating a provisioning plan for provisioning the network to provide services for one or more subscribers. In one specific embodiment, the method involves creating and storing information that represents a logical decomposition of the next generation network...

20060050861 - System and method for provisioning competitive local exchange carrier customers: A system for provisioning competitive local exchange carrier customers includes a server operatively linked with a CLEC, a provisioning agent and an ILEC. The server receives customer information from an agent or other order initiator. The server stores in a database ILEC identification information, CLEC identification information, plan information, the...

20060050863 - Method for supporting the mobility of a subscriber across a communication system: The invention relates to a method for supporting the mobility of a subscriber across a communication system comprising a communication terminal which is associated with a first communication device and can be registered when a log-on procedure is initiated by the input of log-on information relating to the subscriber, a...

20060050864 - Method and system for automatic call distribution: A method for automatic call distribution includes detecting that a first agent is communicating on a first call and detecting that the first call involves a predefined low priority communication. The method includes transitioning the first agent to an on-call ready state based on the first call. The on-call ready...

20060050865 - System and method for adapting the level of instructional detail provided through a user interface: A system and method for adapting the level of instructional detail provided through a user interface are disclosed. A method incorporating teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, providing a user with a first level of instructional detail for completing a task flow. A skill level score for...

20060050866 - Handset cradle: An embodiment of a handset cradle includes a base component and a handset component configured to couple with the base component. The handset component provides an interface with a particular type of handset selected from a plurality of handset types. This interface enables an exchange of data between the base...

20060050867 - Electronic apparatus and its openning closing mechanism: A cellular phone includes a monitor portion 20 that is swingably mounted to a body. During a state from a point that the monitor portion 20 is fully closed to a point that the monitor portion 20 is opened through 45°, a shaft portion 106 of a damper member 110...

20060045240 - Method and apparatus for delayed answering of telecommunications request: Embodiments of the present invention are directed to a method and apparatus for delayed answering of a telecommunications request. In one embodiment of the present invention, a receiver of a telecommunications request initiates a delayed answer system. The delayed answering system indicates to the caller that the receiver intends to...

20060045241 - Method, system and software for implementing an automated call routing application in a speech enabled call center environment: A system, method and software for implementing an automated call routing application in a speech enabled call center environment are provided. In operation, the invention provides for the identification of a call center transaction selection from a natural language user utterance and the invocation of one or more scripts operable...

20060045242 - Deployment of announcements in local exchange switching platform: A custom announcement is efficiently deployed to a local exchange switching platform, such as a switch from the Nortel DMS family. Initially, an announcement provider creates a binary file representing the requested announcement and stores the file on a server accessible to a telecommunications carrier. A representative of the telecommunications...

20060045243 - Flexible caller id and calling name information presentation: Embodiments of the system, and method provide for network support for providing caller flexibility on “name”, “number”, and “message” for a calling terminal that is displayed on a called terminal. One embodiment of the method may have the steps of: entering a command to use at least one of an...

20060045244 - Method and apparatus for receipt printing and information display in a personal identification number delivery system: A method of obtaining a personal identification number (PIN) in the form of a receipt printed by a client terminal is disclosed. The method includes storing, at the client terminal, receipt templates received from a server for plural prepaid services. The method further includes receiving, at the client terminal, a...

20060045245 - Methods, systems and computer program products for monitoring service usage: Monitoring criteria is received that corresponds to a usage quantity for a plurality of services. Each of the plurality of services is provided over ones of a plurality of different communication systems. Actual service usage information is received for the plurality of services. The actual service usage information and the...

20060045246 - Billing and payment method for networks incorporating long latency in their systems architectures: A billing and payment method and system for networks incorporating long latency in their systems architectures is provided. As a result of this method and system, it is possible for customers and users to experience virtual real-time access to a network incorporating long latency in its systems architecture and for...

20060045247 - Apparatus and method of providing a call service using a prepaid card in a portable terminal: Ann apparatus and method of providing a call service using a prepaid card in a portable terminal is provided. The prepaid card is photographed according to a predetermined prepaid card capturing mode operation, and a unique prepaid card number is recognized from the photographed image and stored. A phone number...

20060045249 - Call authorization and billing message routing capability: A method and apparatus for routing billing request and response messages to a billing server for serving calls by a particular subscriber. When the subscriber originates a call, an original billing request message is transmitted to an agent server. The agent server determines which billing server serves that subscriber and...

20060045248 - Method of telecommunications call record correlation providing a basis for quantitative analysis of telecommunications call traffic routing: A method of identifying arbitrage includes determining whether originating and terminating call detail records (CDRs) are correlated and obtaining correlated candidate pairs from the determined CDRs; establishing whether a correlated candidate pair of the obtained correlated candidate pairs is a unique pair; and if established that a correlated candidate pair...

20060045250 - Pre-biller capability in enhanced charging collection function (ccf) applications: This invention relates to a method and apparatus for charging and billing of Circuit Switch, Packet Switch, and IP Multimedia Subsystems in third generation telecommunication systems. The charges for a call are computed by a rating engine, a software system comprising data tables and a program for calculating charges from...

20060045251 - System and method for preparing telecommunications call record data for quantitative analysis: A system and method for processing gathered call data from a network monitoring system to prepare the call data for analyzing call routing across a network, not limited to call data associated with the transit portion of a call path. The system and method include correlating call data to form...

20060045252 - Distinctive ring tones prompted by call urgency and context: Devices, methods and systems for enhanced ringing features on communications terminals. Flexible user-established rules, customized in a subscriber profile database, enable the ring-tone to vary based on caller-id, caller priority, call-urgency (as determined by caller), call context and so forth. Call set-up logic applies the profile rules prior to completing...

20060045253 - Techniques for managing expenses for a conference scheduled using availability data: Techniques for scheduling a conference among multiple persons include receiving quorum data, availability data and cost data. Quorum data indicates a quorum for a particular conference. Availability data indicates availability of a plurality of persons who satisfy the quorum. Cost data indicates a cost to be incurred while conducting a...

20060045254 - Telecommunication resource allocation system and method: A telecommunication system includes telecommunication resources, points, and a connection manager. The connection manager is configured to establish connections between the telecommunications resources and the points in response to a request from an application. The connection manager uses routing tables to select the most efficient route from the available routes...

20060045255 - Call tracking using sip presence mechanism: A method and apparatus are provided for processing a call within an automatic contact distributor between a caller of the call and the automatic contact distributor. The method includes the steps of assigning a call identifier to the call when it arrives at the automatic contact distributor and transferring a...

20060045256 - Scalable call center telecommunications system: A telecommunications system for a call center. In one preferred embodiment, the telecommunications system includes a plurality of call stations coupled in a peer-to-peer network, each of the call stations includes a host computer and a scalable telecommunication management apparatus (STMA) in communication with the computer and providing for inbound...

20060045257 - Networkable telephone system: Some embodiments provide a telephone comprising an interface port to receive a computer network interface device....

20060045258 - Method and apparatus for improved data and video delivery: Systems and methods for improving the quality of service associated with asymmetric digital subscriber line (ADSL) services are disclosed. Such improvements allow for the optimization of service levels and reliability in providing video and data services to subscribers, and in ensuring that such service levels remain acceptable as the number...

20060045259 - Data entry pad and an electronic apparatus incorporating it: s

20060045260 - Opening mechanism and electronic device using the same: An opening mechanism has a guide mechanism which holds the movable body in such a manner as to be slidable in the predetermined direction with respect to the planar solid body. This structure allows the solid body, the movable body and the guide bodies to be made of planar materials...

20060045261 - Hinge assembly for foldable electronic device: A hinge assembly (100) includes a rotating cam (10) having an inner screw thread (122) and a first cam surface (14) at one end thereof, a shaft (20) having an outer screw thread (242) engaging with the inner screw thread at one end thereof, a driven cam (30) having a...