Telephonic communications inventions 01/07

20070019792 - Answering machine capable of accessing an external storage device: An answering machine includes: an interface module for coupling an external line; a host device controller for coupling to an external storage device, wherein the host device controller is utilized for accessing the external storage device; a control circuit coupled to the interface module and the host device controller for... Agent: North America Intellectual Property Corporation

20070019793 - Method and apparatus for generating and updating a voice tag: A method and apparatus (100) for updating a voice tag comprising N stored voice tag phoneme sequences includes a function (110) for determining (205) an accepted stored voice tag phoneme sequence for an utterance, a function (140) for extracting(210) a current set of M phoneme sequences having highest likelihoods of... Agent: Motorola, Inc.

20070019794 - Associated information in structured voice interaction systems: A structured voice interaction system includes logic to communicate one or more voice prompts to a caller via a voice channel, and to communicate navigation information for the structured voice interaction system to the caller via a data channel. Voice prompts communicated to the caller via the voice channel connection... Agent: Fsp LLC

20070019795 - Communications device, system and method for personalized content delivery: A method, system and/or computer program product for personalized content delivery may include transmitting a signal to request a user's personal preferences, wherein the user's personal preferences may be stored in one of a memory of a communications device, a SIM or a U-SIM or the like. The method, system... Agent: Moore And Van Allen PLLC For Semc

20070019796 - Network-based protection of value-added services against automated connections: A network-based verification of call connections is provided between a telecommunications subscriber terminal and a telecommunications service device selected by a service call number. This verification provides a way of enabling secure protection against an undesired selection of a service device and/or the selection of an undefined service device. A... Agent: Kenyon & Kenyon LLP

20070019798 - Method and apparatus for providing customized teleconference greetings: A method for providing a customized teleconference greeting. The method includes recording a vocalized greeting provided by a host, storing the recorded vocalized greeting, receiving calls from guest terminals operated by guest participants, sending audio greetings for the guest participants to the guest terminals including at least a portion of... Agent: Fay Sharpe/lucent

20070019797 - Methods, systems, and computer program products for performing a context-based call action in response to an incoming call indication: Methods, systems, and computer program products are disclosed for performing a context-based call action in response to an incoming call indication. An incoming call indication is received by a communication client during an active call between a first call participant and a second call participant. A context-based call action involving... Agent: Scenera Research, LLC

20070019799 - Network support for call duration announcement upon busy: A method of supporting a busy duration indication feature (22) is provided in a telecommunications network (A). The method includes: directing a call from an originating end user terminal (10) to a switching facility (40) of the telecommunications network (A) serving a terminating end user terminal (12) for which the... Agent: Fay Sharpe/lucent

20070019800 - Call routing system and method of using the same: A call service center can include a call routing system that can use one or more action object identifiers. In one embodiment, a future action object identifier is associated with a task that is desired or otherwise intended to be performed at the call service center. The call routing system... Agent: Toler Schaffer, LLP

20070019801 - Method, system and apparatus for tracking support calls and determining proactive support strategies: A method and system are provided for increasing the efficiency and satisfaction rating of service calls regarding a product. The system can contain a telecommunications system to receiving calls from customers, and for contacting the customers in return. Databases retain information regarding the products sold to the customers, and the... Agent: Baker Botts, LLP

20070019802 - Audio data stream synchronization: Systems and methods of synchronizing an input signal and an output signal via employing a sampling component that samples a speaker output and a microphone input during a full duplex communication, at a same clock frequency and same exact time to supply time synchronized sample signal(s). A software acoustic echo... Agent: Amin, Turocy & Calvin, LLP

20070019803 - Loudspeaker-microphone system with echo cancellation system and method for echo cancellation: A two way sound reproduction system, such as a mobile phone system has an input (2) for an incoming far end signal (W), a loudspeaker (5), a D-to-A-converter (3) between the input (2) and the loudspeaker (5), a microphone (7), a A-to-D (8) converter after the microphone (7), an echo... Agent: Philips Intellectual Property & Standards

20070019804 - Waterproof flip phone case: The present invention relates to a waterproof flip phone case having a sealing member, at least two waterproof enclosures, and a hinging member that provide a waterproof environment for a phone, specifically a flip phone. In one embodiment of the invention, the sealing member includes at least one locking mechanism... Agent: Sheridan Ross PC

20070014393 - Method and arrangement for estimation of line properties: The length and attenuation of a signal line between a transmitter and a customer premises equipment is to be estimated. A frequency dependent line input impedance (Zin(f)) as seen from the transmitter, is measured and an absolute impedance value (œ Zin(f) œ) is generated. The latter is shown as a... Agent: Ericsson Inc.

20070009097 - Information carrier: An information carrier for application to a meat transporting hook assembly for use in a meat processing method. The information carrier is adapted for application to a hook assembly having a wheel, a wheel mounting embracing a portion of the wheel and including a strap, and a hook depending from... Agent: Merchant & Gould PC

20070003023 - System and method for autonomously configuring a reporting network: According to one embodiment of the present invention, a method comprises providing a reporting network for communicating data among parts of a monitoring architecture as desired, wherein the reporting network is dynamically configurable programmatically. The method further comprises maintaining a machine-readable model of the monitoring architecture, and autonomously adapting configuration... Agent: Hewlett Packard Company

20070003024 - Network emergency call taking system and method: The present invention provides a system and method for routing voice and non-voice communications to an answering point via a packet network. Incoming communications from a communication network are converted into packet signals suitable for the packet network. An answering point and a workstation in the answering point are selected.... Agent: Buchanan, Ingersoll & Rooney PC

20070003025 - Rybena: an asl-based communication method and system for deaf, mute and hearing impaired persons: Rybena is both a system and a method that makes it feasible the communication between deaf, hearing impaired and mute persons and other people in general, including handicapped and those not similarly handicapped. The system makes use of some techniques in order to reduce the English language, written or spoken,... Agent: Instituto Ct5

20070003026 - Voice message exchange: Disclosed is a voice message exchange system and method for improving communication between an inmate and a third party by enabling the inmate to leave a message when a call is not answered and further allowing the third party who receives the message to reply with a message to the... Agent: Ward & Olivo

20070003030 - Display device and multimedia output system utilizing the same: A display device. The receiver receives multimedia data including a video signal and an audio signal group. The panel displays the video signal. The processor decodes the audio signal group to a multi-sound signal group when the audio signal group only has two sounds. The multi-sound signal group includes a... Agent: Quintero Law Office

20070003028 - Method and apparatus for generating default personal greetings using text to speech conversion: A telecommunications system includes a user database storing user information; a text-to-speech generator; and a default user greeting generator for a messaging system for generating a greeting based on a text-to-speech conversion of user information using said text-to-speech generator. The system may further include a presence service adapted to monitor... Agent: Siemens Corporation Intellectual Property Department

20070003027 - Method of providing a mediated communication service: A method of providing a mediated communication service comprising the steps of receiving an incoming call from a calling party (41), the incoming call comprising a destination identifier, establishing a call session c-orresponding to the incoming call, establishing an outgoing call to a called party (43) in accordance with the... Agent: Hewlett Packard Company

20070003029 - Priority elements in instant messaging conversations: A method, computer program product, digital device, network entity and system for enabling a first party operating a first device to transfer a text messaging conversation to a second party operating a second device are provided. In addition, a method, computer program product, digital device, network entity and system for... Agent: Alston & Bird LLP

20070003031 - Voicemail test system: A method and system for testing a Telephony User Interface is disclosed. Voice prompts of the Telephony User Interface are converted into tone prompts that are representative thereof. Each tone prompt can have a predetermined frequency and/or duration, so that it is readily recognizable by a Telephony User Interface tester.... Agent: Macpherson Kwok Chen & Heid LLP

20070003032 - Selection of incoming call screening treatment based on emotional state criterion: An incoming call screening treatment is selected for a call to a called communication device based on an emotional state criterion input by a user of the called communication device.... Agent: Carmen B. Patti & Associates, LLC

20070003034 - Communication services payment method and system: A method (10) of payment of communication services includes determining (14) if a request (12) for services is an essential service or non-essential service, determining (19) if a device and/or user is authorized for non-essential service, and determining (20) if there are sufficient pre-pay funds for the non-essential service. The... Agent: Motorola, Inc Intellectual Property Section

20070003033 - Method and apparatus for deriving primary and secondary billing schemes: A method of deriving a primary and secondary billing scheme for a plurality of services each having a respective service consumption cost comprises, at a billing entity, receiving service consumption data. The billing entity applies each of a primary and secondary service consumption pricing plan to the service consumption data... Agent: Hewlett-packard Company Intellectual Property Administration

20070003035 - Auto phone dialing system for multiple phone service providers: An auto phone dialing system for multiple phone service providers includes a provider database for storing information of the phone service providers and a provider selection unit including a phone number reader adapted for reading a dialing number having a dialing code and a sorting selector linked to the phone... Agent: Raymond Y. Chan

20070003036 - Identifying a caller who uses an unrecognized terminal: Methods, apparatus, computer program instructions and products, and services for identifying, to a called party, a calling party who uses a terminal that would otherwise be unrecognized by the called party, such as a borrowed cellphone. According to one aspect of the invention, a service provider receives set-up information from... Agent: Ibm Corporation

20070003037 - Method and system for automatic generation and testing of voice applications: A method (100) and system (30) to enable automatic generation and testing of voice applications includes generating (102) a test driver application (TDA) (32) and generating (104) a modified original voice application (34) to be tested by the TDA within a call flow builder (10). The modified application can include... Agent: Akerman Senterfitt

20070003038 - System to capture communication information: Apparatuses and methods to mask identification information to create billing mechanisms in an online listing system are disclosed. In one embodiment, a computer-implemented method of operating an online listing system includes determining an identity of a user based on an identifier entered by the user that uniquely identified the user;... Agent: Schwegman, Lundberg, Woessner & Kluth/ebay

20070003039 - Call handling of an indeterminate termination: A method and an apparatus are disclosed that improve how an incoming call is handled across multiple data-processing systems, without some of the disadvantages of the prior art. Specifically, in a telecommunications call when a called telephone number is not associated with a particular in-service terminal, an enhanced terminating system... Agent: Demont & Breyer, LLC

20070003040 - Handset-originated programmable ringback replacement system: A handset-originated ringback replacement system for modifying or replacing certain communications network tones is disclosed. Communications devices activate and interact with the handset-originated ringback replacement system to allow for modification of the network service.... Agent: Ward & Olivo

20070003041 - Methods, systems, and computer program products for selecting a global title translation mode based on an originator of a signaling message and performing global title translation according to the selected mode: The subject matter disclosed herein includes methods, systems, and computer program products for selecting among different global title translation modes based on a message originator and performing global title translation based on the selected mode. According to one method, a global title translation mode is selected based on a message... Agent: Jenkins, Wilson, Taylor & Hunt, P. A.

20070003042 - Method and apparatus for proper routing of customers: A customer-agent routing system (102) has a memory (102B) for storage, and a processor (102A) for controlling operations of the memory. The processor is programmed to retrieve (210) from the memory historical information about a calling party, restrict (212) access to one or more of a plurality of services according... Agent: Akerman Senterfitt

20070003043 - Method and system for content selection while call is on hold: A method and apparatus for selecting the content to be played by a first party while a call is on hold is provided. The method includes establishing the call between the first party and a second party. The call can be placed on hold by the second party. While the... Agent: Trellis Intellectual Property Law Group, PC

20070003044 - Multiple simultaneously active telephone calls: A method and system for providing a user who places a telephone call on hold with a partial hold option. When a user places a first call on partial hold and picks up a second call, the user can still hear conversation and activity that occurs on the first call.... Agent: Marger Johnson & Mccollom, P.C.

20070003045 - Off hold notification in communication networks: Communication networks and methods are disclosed that notify a party when a call has been taken off hold. Over a communication network, a first party places a first call to a second party. At some point during the first call, the second party has put the first call on hold.... Agent: Duft Bornsen & Fishman, LLP

20070003047 - Ringback tone bookmark request by calling party: A ringback tone is played to a calling party on a call to a called party. Identification information of the ringback tone is stored, upon receipt of a bookmark request from the calling party, for later access by the calling party to the ringback tone and/or information related to the... Agent: Carmen B. Patti & Associates, LLC

20070003046 - Ringback tone service opt-in and opt-out requests for use by calling party: An opt-out request in one example is received from a calling party to avoid employment of a specialized ringback tone on one or more subsequent calls from the calling party to a called party. A ringback tone call controller determines, based on the opt-out request, to provide a substitute tone... Agent: Carmen B. Patti & Associates, LLC

20070003048 - Methods, systems, and computer program products for processing a nature of address indicator and/or calling party number to support telecommunication features: A call is processed by examining a nature of address indicator in a signaling message associated with the call and allowing the call to complete in a jurisdiction associated with a national nature of address indicator if the nature of address indicator is international. A call is also processed by... Agent: Myers Bigel Sibley & Sajovec, P.A.

20070003049 - Call blocking based on the network access type for the called party: A communication network and method are disclosed that block calls from a calling party based on the network access type of a called party. The communication network of the invention includes a permission system, an access system, and a call control system. Based on a call from a calling party... Agent: Duft Bornsen & Fishman, LLP

20070003050 - Method and system for call to role: Methods and systems are provided for routing incoming customer service requests directly to the most appropriate destination within a call center without requiring customer knowledge of a specific telephone number or extension to call and without requiring the customer to select from a series of menus. The receiving location or... Agent: George A. Willinghan, Iii August Law Group, LLC

20070003051 - System, network entity, terminal, method, and computer program product for presence publication: A system for presence publication, such as in a push-to-talk over cellular service, provides means for avoiding the reporting of conflicting presence information to a presence server. Two different entities may be capable of reporting status information for the same entity, the status information corresponding to a plurality of status... Agent: Alston & Bird LLP

20070003052 - Subscriber line interface circuitry with common base audio isolation stage: Methods and apparatus for coupling outgoing analog audio signals to a subscriber line are described. One method includes the step of receiving the outgoing audio signal. The outgoing audio signal is coupled to the subscriber line through a plurality of transistors coupled in a common base configuration. In one embodiment,... Agent: Davis & Associates

20070003054 - Continuous power transfer scheme for two-wire serial link: The invention provides a single digital communication link between system-side and line-side circuitry in a DAA, capable both of carrying data signals and of transferring a substantial amount of power to the line-side circuitry. The invention comprises a system-side interface circuit, a line-side interface circuit, and an isolation barrier including... Agent: Synnestvedt & Lechner LLP-agere

20070003055 - Single-transformer digital isolation barrier: The invention provides a single digital communication link between system-side and line-side circuitry in a DAA, capable both of carrying data signals and of transferring a substantial amount of power to the line-side circuitry. The invention comprises a system-side interface circuit, a line-side interface circuit, and an isolation barrier including... Agent: Synnestvedt & Lechner LLP-agere

20070003053 - System and device for the remote powering of a data-processing device: The invention relates to a system for the remote powering of at least one data-processing device (T) with determined power intensity and voltage operating ranges by means of a medium (8) for communication with a telecommunication network (6). The inventive system comprises an element (2) which transmits an information signal... Agent: Young & Thompson

20070003056 - Assembly of a telecommunications module and at least one protection plug: An assembly of a telecommunications module and at least one protection plug containing at least one protection component is characterized in that also the module itself contains at least one protection component.... Agent: 3m Innovative Properties Company