Telephonic communications inventions 12/06

20060291630 - Network support for distinctive voicemail greeting: An apparatus in one example has: a mobile switching center having a voice mail system, a subscriber database with voicemail information, and a greetings database; the greetings database having a plurality of lists, and at least one phone number in each of the lists; and the greetings database also having... Agent: Carmen B. Patti & Associates, LLC

20060291629 - Systems and methods for providing location enabled voice mail: Location enabled voice mail is described. Such capability can be provided by service providers to offer their customers a host of unique location based voice mail services of both an audio and video nature. By way of example, a first calling party may leave a voice mail message for a... Agent: Priest & Goldstein, PLLC

20060291631 - Data processing method for spectrum analyzer: A data processing method is provided to enable a calculation based signal analyzer, such as an FFT based spectrum analyzer, to produce results corresponding to a swept spectrum analyzer employing a video bandwidth (VBW) filter. Once a spectrum is produced the frequency axis is replace by a corresponding time axis,... Agent: Matthew D. Rabdau Tektronix, Inc.

20060291632 - Automated cabin queue system: ACQS is an intelligent built-in system that will monitor the flow of traffic through the aisle of the cabin. Each passenger seat will have an interactive control pad that will alert the passenger when it's best to move freely in the cabin. One of the main objectives of this system... Agent: Michael Mpare

20060291633 - Method and system for determining traffic information traffic profiles: A method of determining traffic information for a mobile vehicle includes receiving a plurality of service requests at a call center from a telematics unit via a wireless connection. The service request includes time, date, and vehicle location data. A database of the received service requests is compiled. A plurality... Agent: General Motors Corporation Legal Staff

20060291634 - Telephone apparatus and method capable of playing a specific ring back tone: A telephone apparatus capable of playing a specific ring back tone and a method for controlling a telephone apparatus to play a specific ring back tone are disclosed. The method includes: setting a user setting to assign the telephone apparatus to adopt a specific ring back tone; and deciding to... Agent: North America Intellectual Property Corporation

20060291635 - Displaying accurate information when multiple contacts are matched for an incoming phone number: When multiple contacts are detected for a phone number of an incoming call, a notification that multiple contacts matched the phone number is displayed. When the display area for displaying the notification is adequate to display a full list of the contacts that correspond to the phone number of the... Agent: Merchant & Gould (microsoft)

20060291636 - System and method for providing internet busy call treatment: A method for providing called party phone line availability information to a calling party terminal attempting to call a called party terminal is provided. The method includes determining that the called party phone line is busy and engaged in an Internet call session, and sending the calling party terminal an... Agent: Fay Sharpe/lucent

20060291637 - Systems and methods for a reliable teleconferencing system: The invention provides for systems that facilitate conference calls between a host and participants which comprises conferencing bridge units operably connected to the Public Switched Telephone Network and a communications system which can transfer information to an administrative operator, where the bridge units are located in more than one location.... Agent: Preston Gates Ellis & Rouvelas Meeds LLP

20060291639 - Ringback update system: A ringback replacement update system for creating or modifying ringback associations is disclosed. Communications devices activate and interact with the ringback update system to allow for modifications of the network service.... Agent: Ward & Olivo

20060291638 - Ringback/ringtone synchronization system: A ringback/ringtone synchronization system for utilizing ringtones as replacement ringback announcements is disclosed. Communications devices activate and interact with the ringback/ringtone synchronization system to allow for modifications of the network service.... Agent: Ward & Olivo Suite 300

20060291640 - Methods and apparatus for providing location enabled ring tones or ring backs: Personalized location enabled indicators, such as ring backs or ring tones are described. Such capability can be provided by wireless service providers to offer their customers a host of unique location based ring tones and ring backs of both an audio and video nature. By way of example, a first... Agent: Priest & Goldstein, PLLC

20060291641 - Methods and systems for selective threshold based call blocking: Systems and methods are presented for blocking nuisance calls to communications devices, in which incoming calls are selectively blocked if the caller has made a threshold number of attempts to call a communications unit within a specified interval of time. The nuisance call blocking service may be selectively performed only... Agent: Fay Sharpe/lucent

20060291642 - Call routing system and method of using the same: A call routing system can be used to route calls. An action object identifier, a result identifier, and a reason identifier can be generated in response at least in part to a call. The call can be routed by the call routing system based at least in part on the... Agent: Toler Schaffer, LLP

20060291643 - Dial plan generator: Telephone numbering comprising an NPA code associated with an NXX code that is associated with a rate center identifier is received at a dial plan instruction writer. Local call data relative to a home rate center is also received. The local call data determine whether a call originating in the... Agent: Roberts, Mardula & Wertheim, LLC

20060291644 - Method and apparatus for managing scripts across service centers according to business conditions: A script generator (101) coupled to one or more service centers (112) has a memory (106), and a processor (104). The processor is programmed to establish (202)a library of scripts for use by the service centers to process calls from calling parties, receive (204) one or more business criterions according... Agent: Akerman Senterfitt

20060291645 - Needs based offer: In one embodiment, the invention relates to a method for automatically optimizing configuration of an information handling system based upon predefined goals which include providing the predefined goals to a configurator, performing a needs based optimization based upon the predefined goals and presenting a preferred information handling system configuration based... Agent: Hamilton & Terrile, LLP

20060291646 - Far-end control system and method of telephone exchange: The present invention discloses a far-end control system and method of telephone exchange, which comprises a controller exchange and a controllee exchange, wherein each exchange has a FSK transceiver, and a signal interconnecting relationship is formed between both exchanges via a telecommunication network. The controller exchange connects with a telephone... Agent: Rosenberg, Klein & Lee

20060285648 - Telecommunication diagnostic information management: A diagnostic tool is adapted to include the capability of initiating one or more diagnostic tests, collecting the raw data from the diagnostic test(s) and transporting the raw diagnostic data to an OSS. The OSS interprets the raw diagnostic data and stores the results in a database. The stored results... Agent: Sheridan Ross P C

20060285650 - Digital telecommunications call management and monitoring system: The present invention discloses a centralized, digital, computer-based telephone call management system for authenticating users of a telephone system in an institutional facility. The system includes the capacity to allow an institution to control, record, monitor, and bill and report usage and access to a telephone network. The telephone call... Agent: Ward & Olivo

20060285649 - Method and devices for monitoring subscribers of a telecommunications network during participation in group call connections: The invention relates to a gas-insulated bus bar component comprising a grounded housing that is filled with protective gas and at least one bus bar conductor, which extends in the longitudinal direction of the housing and is supported on said housing by means of insulating bus bar supports. According to... Agent: Morrison & Foerster LLP

20060285651 - Monitoring system with speech recognition: A system for monitoring conditions associated with an individual in a region includes at least one speech input transducer and speech processing software coupled thereto. Results of the speech processing can initiate communications with a displaced communications device such as a telephone or a computer to provide a source of... Agent: Honeywell International Inc.

20060285652 - Systems and methods for facilitating communications involving hearing-impaired parties: A method for providing communication services for the hearing-impaired may include receiving a telephone call from a hearing-impaired party or a hearing party. The method may also include forwarding the telephone call to a communication assistant and establishing a communication link, such an Internet protocol link, that links the hearing-impaired... Agent: Verizon Patent Management Group

20060285656 - Executing a dialog using one or more xml components and one or more embedded scripts: In one embodiment, a system for executing a dialog using one or more Extensible Markup Language (XML) components and one or more embedded scripts includes an XML engine that parses an XML component describing a dialog. The XML component includes elements describing visual aspects of user interfaces (UIs) of the... Agent: Baker Botts L.L.P.

20060285658 - Message management methods and apparatus for audio storage systems: Message management methods and apparatus for managing messages in a multi-message audio recording and playback system with a memory device having first and second storage ends comprising storing successive messages sequentially in the memory device, allowing the controllable erasing of only the oldest message or the newest message still stored... Agent: Blakely Sokoloff Taylor & Zafman

20060285653 - Method for downloading a melody on a switched telephone network: A method for downloading a melody on an RTC network DECT-type terminals, using at least one melody sever (2) connected to the RTC network. Said method consists of a connection (51) between the melody server (2) and a telephone terminal (1) linked to the RTC network; preparation of the terminal... Agent: Lowe Hauptman Berner, LLP

20060285655 - Package tracking and notification system for a mail and parcel center: A package tracking system (10) for a mail and parcel center (12) having multiple client mailboxes (18) includes a data entry device (56). The data entry device (56) receives package information associated with a client mailbox (18) upon arrival of a package (54) to the mail facility (12). A processor... Agent: Artz & Artz, P.C.

20060285657 - Predictive automatic voice response systems: An automated voice response system is provided that determines the most likely reason a caller is using the response system and, without any input from the user, provides the user with a predictive message. As such, the average call time for users of the voice response system is decreased. As... Agent: Fish & NeaveIPGroup Ropes & Gray LLP

20060285654 - System and method for performing automatic dubbing on an audio-visual stream: The invention describes a system (1) for performing automatic dubbing on an incoming audio-visual stream (2). The system (1) comprises means (3, 7) for identifying the speech content in the incoming audio-visual stream (2), a speech-to-text converter (13) for converting the speech content into a digital text format (14), a... Agent: Philips Intellectual Property & Standards

20060285659 - Methods of using biometric data in a phone system and apparatuses to perform the methods: A phone system can include a phone terminal that includes a biometric data input device. Methods of using the phone terminal can include receiving biometric data of a user at the phone terminal and comparing the biometric data to saved biometric data. A comparison of the received and saved biometric... Agent: Toler Schaffer, LLP

20060285660 - Multi-user remote health monitoring system with biometrics support: A method for monitoring a physiological condition of a user with an apparatus in a computer network is disclosed. The method generally includes the steps of (A) storing authorization information in a nonvolatile condition within the apparatus, the authorization information being suitable for identifying at least one of (i) one... Agent: Health Hero Network, Inc.

20060285661 - System and method for associating due dates with messages: A method for providing communication service includes determining that a call was not answered by an intended recipient of the call and determining a due date associated with the call. The method also includes communicating the due date to the intended recipient.... Agent: Baker Botts L.L.P.

20060285662 - System and method for seamlessly integrating an interactive visual menu with an voice menu provided in an interactive voice response system: An interactive visual menu system seamlessly integrates an interactive visual menu with an audio menu provided in an interactive voice response system. The system augments a voice menu by displaying the content of the voice menu to a caller. The system assumes that the caller is placing a call near... Agent: Samuel A. Kassatly Law Office

20060285663 - Remote subscriber identification (rsid) system and method: The present invention discloses a Remote Subscriber Identification (RSID) system with a remote database capable of seamlessly storing, linking, and transferring mobile data to a user's communication device. The user's data can be used on any communication device that capable of recognizing personal identifying information, transmitting this information to the... Agent: Ward & Olivo

20060285664 - System and method for storing a voicemail message in a communication environment: Storing a voicemail message in a communication environment includes receiving a voicemail message at a first endpoint. The voicemail message is separated into a plurality of segments. The segments of the voicemail message, which comprise media bits, are distributed to a plurality of second endpoints.... Agent: Baker Botts L.L.P.

20060285665 - Method and apparatus for fraud detection: An apparatus and method for detecting a fraud or fraud attempt in a captured interaction. The method comprising a selection step in which interactions suspected as capturing fraud attempts are selected for further analysis, and assigned a first fraud probability, and a fraud detection step in which the voice is... Agent: Charles N.j. Ruggiero, Esq. Ohlandt, Greeley, Ruggiero & Perle, L.L.P.

20060285666 - Network support for subscriber-defined threshold for unknown caller-id call completion: A method of supporting a call rejection feature is provided in a telecommunications network (30). The method includes: receiving at a facility (20) of the telecommunications network (30), a call from a calling party, the call being for a called party served by the facility (20); determining for the received... Agent: Fay Sharpe/lucent

20060285667 - Telecommunication call management and monitoring system: A secure telephone call management system is provided for authenticating users of a telephone system in an institutional facility. Authentication of the users of the telephone call management system is accomplished by using a personal identification number, biometric means, and/or radio frequency means. The secure telephone call management system includes... Agent: Ward & Olivo

20060285668 - Network support for secure caller id: A method of supporting a secure caller ID service (22) is provided in connection with a telecommunications network (30). The method includes: processing a call from a calling party to a called party, the called party employing an end user terminal (10) served by a facility (20) of the telecommunications... Agent: Fay Sharpe/lucent

20060285669 - Enhanced private call screening: A method and apparatus for identifying a caller who does not provide caller identification on an unanswered call. The caller is asked to record his/her name (or some other characteristic utterance). If the call is unanswered, the record is retained and can be accessed by the called party when that... Agent: Werner Ulrich

20060285670 - Method and apparatus for providing conference call services: A method of scheduling and establishing a conference call in a telecommunications network including a conference call server and a database for storing conference call information. The method includes scheduling a conference call with at least one private chat room for a conference call originator, establishing the conference call with... Agent: Fay Sharpe/lucent

20060285672 - Method and apparatus for automatic notification of conference status: A telecommunications device including a notification set-up unit associated with a user device; an access control unit configured to receive notification configuration information from said notification set-up unit and provide notification to said user device of a pending conference in accordance with said notification configuration information... Agent: Siemens Corporation Intellectual Property Department

20060285671 - Method and apparatus for dynamic authorization of conference joining: A telecommunications system includes a conferencing system configured to manage a teleconference; a plurality of user devices; wherein at least one of said plurality of user devices is designated a host and is configured to receive an announcement, provided by the conferencing system, of a participant attempting to join a... Agent: Siemens Corporation Intellectual Property Department

20060285673 - Unbundled call control over the public switched telephone network: A method and apparatus for providing control and monitoring of a group of plain old telephone service (POTS) stations from one control station. Incoming calls to the POTS stations are intercepted and the data describing the call is sent to the control station. The control station then provides directions for... Agent: Werner Ulrich

20060285674 - Method of establishing communications between selected user terminals, using dedicated communication equipments: Each communication terminal of the calling user (Uj-k) is logically connected to a first communication equipment (Sk) and each communication terminal of the called user (Uj′-k′) is logically connected to a second communication equipment (Sk′). The combination of these terminals enables a plurality of modes of communication between these two... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20060285675 - Ringback replacement insertion system: A ringback replacement insertion system for replacing certain communications network signals and tones is disclosed. Communications devices activate and interact with the ringback replacement system to allow for modification of the network service.... Agent: Ward & Olivo

20060285676 - System and method for blocking a telephone call: A system and method are provided for blocking a telephone call from a calling party to a called party, the calling party associated with a calling party directory number, including a local-designated trunk group over which the incoming telephone call from the calling party is received. A service switching point... Agent: Paul Barenie, Esq.

20060285677 - Mobile terminal device, computer-readable recording medium, and computer data signal: Even if an external output device like an earphone is disconnected during outputting of reproduced recorded contents, the recorded contents can be consecutively output at the time of subsequent reproduction. When an earphone connection detector detects that an earphone is disconnected during the reproduction operation of reproducing and outputting audio... Agent: Cohen, Pontani, Lieberman & Pavane

20060285678 - Telephone: The present invention improves methods for character input and manipulation input into telephones for facilitating input operations in telephones requiring many inputs, such as mobile telephones. In one embodiment, motion detecting apparatus for detecting the motion moving the telephone is equipped, and scrolls the screen according to the kind of... Agent: Tetsu Ota

20060285679 - Telephone transmitter/receiver: There is provided a telephone transmitter/receiver which can be easily applied to an existing telephone device for performing bone conduction communication at a low cost and which can be used with the same sense as a conventional telephone device. The telephone transmitter/receiver is characterized by comprising: a casing having a... Agent: Schmeiser, Olsen & Watts

20060285680 - Speakerphone with a novel loudspeaker placement: A new speakerphone wherein a loudspeaker is oriented to face the listeners of an audio conference. New speakerphones which have a bass loudspeaker and at least one tweeter loudspeaker wherein the tweeter loudspeaker is oriented towards listeners of an audio conference are also disclosed.... Agent: Wong, Cabello, Lutsch, Rutherford & Brucculeri, L.L.P.

20060285681 - Foldable electronic devices: Foldable electronic devices are provided. A foldable electronic device includes a main body, a cover, a hollow first pivot member fixed to the cover, a hollow second pivot member fixed to the main body, a lock mechanism and an electrical transmission media. The first pivot member includes a tubular body... Agent: Quintero Law Office

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20060280295 - Voice activated phone mute reminder method and apparatus: A mute feature selection reminder for use in connection with a communication device is provided. The mute feature selection reminder is activated in response to the detection of a voice signal local to the communication device while the mute feature of a communication device is activated. The mute feature selection... Agent: Sheridan Ross P.C.

20060274892 - Communicating apparatus, control method of communicating apparatus, and control program of communicating apparatus: In a communicating apparatus which makes speech and image communication, a proper communication path is selected by a simple construction of a low cost, thereby enabling data communication of a high-speed and high reliability to be performed. If a telephone number of an opponent station corresponds to an VoIP network,... Agent: Fitzpatrick Cella Harper & Scinto

20060274893 - Dsl system training: Existing and future standardized VDSL2 and other systems can be integrated into and used with a vectored DSLAM or other vectored or non-vectored DSL system, without a new user disrupting service to other users in the same or a nearby binder, in some cases by using transmit power, CARMASK and/or... Agent: Sylke Law Offices, LLC