Telephonic communications inventions 03/08

20080069310 - Selectively retrieving voip messages: Methods and arrangements to selectively retrieve Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) messages are contemplated. Embodiments include transformations, code, state machines or other logic to selectively retrieve VoIP messages by storing the VoIP messages associating one or more descriptors with the VoIP messages, and displaying at least some of the VoIP... Agent: Ibm Corporation (jss) C/o Schubert Osterrieder & Nickelson PLLC

20080069312 - Association of email message with voice message: Some embodiments provide reception of a call from a calling party to a called party, acquisition of a voice message from the calling party to the called party, reception from the calling party a selection of an email message sent to the called party, and association of the voice message... Agent: Siemens Corporation Intellectual Property Department

20080069316 - Method and apparatus for processing voicemail messages in a multi-user setting: A method and apparatus for processing voicemail messages in a multi-user setting is disclosed. An apparatus that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, a Call Processing System (CPS) having a processing element that receives a redirected call initiated by a calling party attempting to communicate with... Agent: Akerman Senterfitt

20080069317 - Coordination of a voicemail response with calendar scheduling: The present invention is directed to the coordination of a voicemail response (e.g., away message) with calendar scheduling. A method in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention includes: receiving a phone call; forwarding the phone call to a voicemail system; determining a phone number associated with the phone... Agent: Hoffman Warnick & Dalessandro LLC

20080069318 - Techniques for voice instant messaging on a telephone set: Techniques for voice instant messaging (VIM) on a programmable telephone set include receiving configuration data that includes VIM ID data that indicates a particular group of telephone sets. A start signal is received that indicates a start of a new message directed to the particular telephone set over a particular... Agent: Evans & Molinelli, PLLC

20080069319 - Control of data presentation using a wireless home entertainment hub: A method for controlling presentation of data through a wireless home entertainment hub in a home entertainment system includes obtaining a registration for one or more source devices and for one or more sink devices. An indication is received at the wireless home entertainment hub that at least one of... Agent: Technology, Patents And Licensing, Inc.

20080069321 - Handheld electronic device having service-specific message management feature support and assocated method: The disclosed and claimed concept describes a handheld electronic device that has the capability to process electronic messages that originate from an electronic mail service using the features that are supported by the electronic mail service.... Agent: Eckert Seamans Cherin & Mellott

20080069311 - Recording calls in a telecommunication network: To record a call between a calling terminal and a called terminal in a telecommunication network, on a call server (12) to which is linked a recording device (16), a setup request (301, 602) is received which indicates a call profile of the calling terminal and an identifier of the... Agent: Marshall, Gerstein & Borun LLP

20080069313 - Call monitoring: Methods and systems are provided for monitoring calls routed to a telephone network-based voice mail system. When a subscriber receives a telephone call, a determination is made as to whether the call should be routed to the voice mail system. If call monitoring services are activated, a three-way communication is... Agent: Merchant & Gould Bellsouth Corporation

20080069314 - Dynamically alerting callers of changes to menu structures in a telephone prompting system: A method, system and apparatus for dynamically alerting calling parties of menu structure changes in a telephone prompting system. In a telephone prompting system, a menu structure change alert method can include determining whether a menu structure change has occurred for the telephone prompting system in response to the receipt... Agent: Carey, Rodriguez, Greenberg & Paul, LLP Steven M. Greenberg

20080069315 - Communication system and communication method: The usage of communication systems is improved. An IM server 4 manages presence information regarding each of IM clients and usable media and user information such that each of the IM clients can obtain these kinds of information. In order to perform text chatting, the IM server 4 manages a... Agent: Mattingly, Stanger, Malur & Brundidge, P.C.

20080069320 - Method and system for managing information collection: A method for managing information collection includes: determining an information collection mode supported by a calling phone; instructing to collect information of the calling phone using the information collection mode. A method for information collection, a device for managing information collection, a device for information collection, and a system for... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20080069322 - Plural-communication-line-containing apparatus, communication line naming program, communication line selection apparatus, and communication line selection program: A plural-communication-line-containing apparatus capable of containing plural communication lines comprises: a communication-line-type discriminator for discriminating a type of communication line; a communication-line-number counter for counting the number of communication lines for each type of communication line; a communication-line-name determiner for determining a communication line name on the basis of the... Agent: Fitzpatrick Cella Harper & Scinto

20080069323 - Method for provisioning a terminal device in a multi-user setting: A method for provisioning a terminal device in a multi-user setting is disclosed. An apparatus that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, a terminal device having a provisioning element that selectively establishes a telephony usage profile for each of a plurality of users sharing the terminal... Agent: Akerman Senterfitt

20080069324 - Shared usage telecommunications billing system and method: A telecommunications billing system includes a customer database, a usage database and a billing module. The customer database is configured to store subscription data identifying a pricing plan including an allotment of shared telecommunication units in connection with at least one of a first telecommunications service and a second telecommunications... Agent: Toler Law Group

20080069325 - System and method for an intelligent communications device: Disclosed is a unique intelligent communications device. The intelligent communications device in this disclosure can be embodied by an intelligent VoIP phone and can include a system and method of having more phone lines than can be shown at one time. Moreover, the device can also include a system and... Agent: Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld, LLP

20080069326 - Method of integrating an intercom system and a mobile communication device: A method allowing the audio and video signals of an intercom system to be extended to a mobile communication device via Internet is provided. A server device functions as a relay between a residence-end device of the intercom system and a mobile communication device. The server device is able to... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20080069327 - Apparatus and method for providing enhanced telecommunications services: An apparatus and method is disclosed for providing transparent enhanced telecommunications services to subscribers by implementing an enhanced services platform on a local network exchange within the public telephone network. More specifically, the apparatus and method of the present invention is capable of providing a plurality of enhanced telecommunications services... Agent: Fiedler Technology

20080069328 - Method and apparatus for securing teleconferences with unique, single-use passcodes: A Single-Use Passcode Generator (SUPG) gives an existing teleconference management software the capability to generate a unique, single-use passcode for each of a plurality of invited participants to a teleconference. When a host sets up a teleconference, a unique passcode is generated for each invited participant. The unique passcode is... Agent: Ibm Corporation (rus) C/o Rudolf O Siegesmund Gordon & Rees, LLP

20080069329 - System and method for managing multiple codes for a telephone number: A method of managing multiple codes for a telephone number includes associating plural codes with the telephone number. Each code has a user recognizable name. At least the names of the codes are displayed for user selection. A signal in accordance with the code that corresponds to a user selected... Agent: Warren A. Sklar (soer) Renner, Otto, Boisselle & Sklar, LLP

20080069330 - Re-establishing a parked call on a same or different device or medium: A method for permitting re-establishment of a parked phone call on a same or different device or medium may include registering information associated with a caller to permit re-establishment of the parked phone call on the same or different communications device or medium in response to the caller electing to... Agent: Hoffman Warnick & Dalessandro LLC

20080069331 - Apparatus and method for intelligent call waiting: In some embodiments, an intelligent call waiting system may include one or more of the following features: (a) a data storage device having, (i) an intelligent call waiting program that allows a first user to be notified when a second user desires a first user's presence information, and (b) a... Agent: Siemens Corporation Intellectual Property Department

20080069332 - Network element routing service: Systems and methods for providing a call to a telephone number are disclosed. Generally a first network element is queried regarding treatment of a call. A telephone number is associated with a second network element, and the call is routed to the telephone number when the first network element determines... Agent: Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione

20080069334 - Data compression in a distributed monitoring system: A distributed monitoring system comprises a plurality of agents configured for communication with at least one central server. A given one of the agents obtains measurement data, and applies a statistical test to the measurement data. Based on a result of the statistical test, the given agent determines whether or... Agent: Ryan, Mason & Lewis, LLP

20080069333 - Method and apparatus for providing information about anticipated delays to customers at service centers, contact centers, or call centers: The present invention provides a method for providing information to a client or customer about anticipated service center delays comprising maintaining data about the client's call preferences, modeling a best indicator of delays specific to an individual client when answering a call from the client by the service center in... Agent: Frederick W. Gibb, Iii Gibb & Rahman, LLC

20080069335 - Efficiency report incorporating communication switch statistics: Systems and methods for generating an efficiency report, which in one embodiment among many, can be broadly summarized by a representative method of obtaining a set of switching statistics from a database of a communication switch and integrating this set of switching statistics with a set of work statistics of... Agent: Thomas, Kayden, Horstemeyer & Risley, LLP/ At&t Delaware Intellectual Property, Inc.

20080069336 - Telephone set having a handset with an integrated pointing device: A telephone set suitable for sending and receiving calls and for affecting a display of call-related information on a user-viewable information display. The telephone set comprises a handset and a base. The handset includes a transmitter, a receiver, and an integrated pointing device. The integrated pointing device is configured to... Agent: 3com Corporation

20080063149 - Call quality monitoring: A method of monitoring quality of a telephone call transmitted over a network includes obtaining a metric associated with the telephone call where the metric is based on data packets that are transmitted daring the telephone call, and determining whether the metric exceeds a threshold. Plural metrics may be obtained... Agent: Fish & Richardson PC

20080063150 - Method and apparatus for measurement of service disruption interval: A method and apparatus for measurement of service disruption interval is described. The apparatus may include may included a setting component, a generating component, a first output component, a receiving component, a service disruption start time designator, a settling start time designator, a settling period designator, a service disruption end... Agent: Verizon Patent Management Group

20080063151 - Visibly enhanced caregiver call device: A call button device includes an electrical connector in electrical communication with an elongated electrical conductor. Also included is a cable housing at least a portion of the elongated conductor. Finally, the device includes a pendant member having an actuable switch that is in electrical communication with the electrical connector... Agent: Westman Champlin & Kelly, P.A.

20080063154 - System and method of customized event notification: A system and method to select from among various notification channels a notification channel over which to send event data and response options, such selection based on a stored preference of a recipient of the event data to receive event data on the selected notification channel.... Agent: Pearl Cohen Zedek Latzer, LLP

20080063156 - System and method for coordinating audiovisual content with contact list information: A method of coordinating audiovisual content with contact list information includes recording an audio message in relationship with the audiovisual content. The audio message is matched with a contact list entry from a plurality of contact list entries and the audiovisual content is associated with the matched contact list entry.... Agent: Warren A. Sklar (soer) Renner, Otto, Boisselle & Sklar, LLP

20080063157 - Instant messaging buddy list augmentation via an internet protocol (ip) telephony call data: Embodiments of the present invention address deficiencies of the art in respect to buddy list management and provide a method, system and computer program product for automatically adding new instant messenger buddies from conversational collaborators in an IP telephony session. In one embodiment of the invention, a buddy list augmentation... Agent: Carey, Rodriguez, Greenberg & Paul, LLP Steven M. Greenberg

20080063158 - System and method for providing high reliability network: A system and method for providing a high reliability network. Context servers store information about calls in a telecommunications system. Network control elements can obtain call information from the context servers to help make call control and reporting decisions.... Agent: Kenyon & Kenyon LLP

20080063152 - System and method of providing emergency response to a user carrying a user device: The subject invention provides a system and method of providing emergency response to a user carrying a user device (32). The method establishes a monitoring database (34) including identifications for a plurality of user devices (32) and user information associated with each of the user devices (32). An internet protocol... Agent: Bliss Mcglynn, P.C.

20080063153 - System and method for delivering callback numbers for emergency calls in a voip system: In a VoIP system, a method and apparatus for tracking emergency callers is provided. A VoIP service provider network includes a plurality of VoIP phones and is connected to an emergency service provider system. The emergency service provider system includes a call server connected to the VoIP service provider network;... Agent: Merchant & Gould PC

20080063155 - Mass-scale, user-independent, device-independent voice messaging system: A mass-scale, user-independent, device-independent, voice messaging system that converts unstructured voice messages into text for display on a screen is disclosed. The system comprises (i) computer implemented sub-systems and also (ii) a network connection to human operators providing transcription and quality control; the system being adapted to optimise the effectiveness... Agent: Synnestvedt Lechner & Woodbridge LLP

20080063159 - Method and apparatus for using the web to select a voip provider and for attaching the provider to a generic voip resource: A method and apparatus turns a typical home telephone system into a platform for delivery of web based content and services. The preferred embodiment of the invention comprises a broadband enabled telephone system for the home and a series of web servers that collect, package, and deliver personalized content and... Agent: Glenn Patent Group

20080063160 - Hpna hub: Analog HPNA hub including at least one group of coils, the coils inducing HPNA signals there between, a plurality of filters, each of the filters coupled with a respective one of the coils and further coupled, via respective telephone wiring, with at least a respective HPNA node, wherein each of... Agent: Darby & Darby P.C.

20080063162 - System and method for providing prepaid telecommunication services: The present invention relates to a system and method for providing prepaid telecommunication services. More particularly, prepaid telephone calls can be made by users without entering any access code, if such calls are made from telephone numbers previously registered in the telecommunication system in connection with valid access codes. Prepaid... Agent: Greenberg Traurig, LLP

20080063161 - Enhanced communication platform and related communication method using the platform: Pre-authorized communication services and/or transactions are provided via a plurality of networks in response to a request received from a user to provide at least one of a communication service, a transaction and user account information via a plurality of networks of different types. Prior to processing the request, there... Agent: Staas & Halsey LLP

20080063163 - Selectively adding a third party to a collect call: Prior to establishing a collect call, the called party agrees to pay an additional fee for any three-way call that may be established during the proposed collect call. If during the collect call, the called party attempts to add a third party to the collect call, a call processing system... Agent: Anthony Jeremiah Bayne

20080063164 - Ama access over local audit analysis (aaola): A system of evaluating automatic message accounting records associated with telephony calls is disclosed. The system includes correlation logic to collect originating AMA records having an originating call code to identify a record of an originating long distance call and further to collect terminating AMA records that correspond to the... Agent: Toler Law Group

20080063165 - System and method for dynamically partitioning context servers: A system and method for dynamically partitioning context servers in a network in response to changes in network conditions. Context servers store information about calls in a telecommunications system. Network control elements can obtain call information from one or more partitions of the context servers to help make call control... Agent: Kenyon & Kenyon LLP

20080063166 - Visual caller identification system and method for audiovisual telephony system: A visual caller identification system and method are provided for an audiovisual telephony system. A visual caller identification method for an audiovisual telephony system having a calling party terminal and a called party terminal includes transmitting a caller picture from the calling party terminal to the called party terminal before... Agent: Cha & Reiter, LLC

20080063167 - Process for scalable conversation recording: A system and a method for selectively intercepting audio and video conversations over a wide area computer network, for monitoring, storing, and contributing to these conversations and reconstructing the associated communications session upon request.... Agent: Blank Rome LLP

20080063169 - Auto answer in voice over internet protocol: An auto-answer feature is implemented in SIP by configuring a receiving device to automatically acknowledge and answer an incoming call or session from a specific trusted third party. The receiving device may skip to an OK response to an INVITE request when the call is routed through the trusted third... Agent: Microsoft Corporation

20080063168 - Method for providing custom ring-back tones: A method is provided for providing customized ring-back tones to callers on a wireline network such as a public switched telephone network having an advanced intelligent network or a VoIP network. When a call request is received from a calling party to connect to a called party through a wireline... Agent: Verizon Patent Management Group

20080063170 - System and method for selecting a preferred method of executing a process of a customer communication: A system and method of sensing a characteristic of a customer communication over an electronic medium; storing methods of executing a process in the customer communication wherein the characteristic is detected, selecting a preferred method for executing the process and directing the process be executed in accordance with the preferred... Agent: Pearl Cohen Zedek Latzer, LLP

20080063171 - System and method to customize a telephone: Methods and apparatus for customizing a telephone are disclosed in which preferred communication services are conveniently accessible to a user, in which a telephone is tailored to the specific requirements of a user.... Agent: Kaplan Gilman Gibson & Dernier L.L.P.

20080063172 - Location input mistake correction: A system for automatically correcting a mistaken geocoded location input. A wireless device such as a cell phone ranks possible location input based on edit distance, which is a ‘confidence factor’. If there is no perfect match, then a list of geocode options is returned, preferably sorted by the score.... Agent: Manelli Denison & Selter PLLC

20080063174 - Camping on a conference or telephony port: In one embodiment, a scheduling/conferencing system provides a user with the ability to set up a camp-on request for a person invited to attend a conference session in response to one or more selections made by the user via a user interface, which may include a name of the person... Agent: The Law Offices Of Bradley J. Bereznak

20080063173 - Conference resource allocation and dynamic reallocation: In one embodiment, a system for conducting a conference session among a group of participants includes a server for establishing communication channels over a network connected with endpoint devices of the participants. The server operates to allocate initial resources on the network to conduct the conference session, the initial resources... Agent: The Law Offices Of Bradley J. Bereznak

20080063175 - Method and system for selectively performing call information query: A system and method for providing call information query stores modified call information associated with a telephone number within the local databases of a service provider's local network. The modified call information enables a service provider to unilaterally alter how calls are routed and rated. The service switching points (SSPs)... Agent: Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione

20080063176 - Method and system for conditionally invoking an ims service: A pushed value associated with a party is received by a telephone network element. The pushed value is a function of a plurality of pushed values associated with the party. An incoming call for the party is received after receiving the pushed value. An Internet Protocol Multimedia Subsystem (IMS) service... Agent: Toler Law Group

20080063177 - System and method for determining telephone number blocks available for pooling donation: A system and method for determining telephone number blocks available for pooling donations by a telecommunications carrier. The system may include at least one database configured to store data indicative of customers assigned to telephone numbers. A computing device may be in communication with the database(s) and execute software configured... Agent: Patton Boggs, LLP

20080063178 - Agent call flow monitoring and evaluation: Agent performance is monitored. Multiple segments of a first communications session are monitored based on corresponding triggers that trigger the monitoring of the multiple segments. Characteristic data of the multiple segments is obtained. The characteristic data of the first communications session and characteristic data of a second communications session are... Agent: Greenblum & Bernstein, P.L.C

20080063179 - Method and apparatus for quality assurance in a multimedia communications environment: The present invention relates to a method and system for monitoring and evaluating multimedia telephonic and computer-communication interactions. The multimedia quality monitoring system may include an event manager, which may receive a notification associated with a VoIP communication between an agent and a customer and recording servers, which record data... Agent: Pearl Cohen Zedek Latzer, LLP

20080063180 - Estimating wait time for calling: A method, computer program product and system for estimating a wait time for a termination of a conversation includes referencing one of historical logs and other information for determining and providing the estimation to caller. Typically, a call may be initiated when the estimated wait time is reached as the... Agent: Cantor Colburn LLP - IBM Rochester Division

20080063181 - Method of responding to an incoming voice call: A system and method of responding to an incoming voice call are described. The method may comprise receiving the incoming call at a voice communication device, monitoring a user input via the voice communication device and generating a user control signal in response to the user input. The user control... Agent: Schwegman, Lundberg & Woessner, P.A.

20080063182 - Voice device: The present invention is to provide a voice device, which comprises a sensor unit adapted to generate an idle signal in response to an idle state of the voice device, and a control circuit capable of determining that the voice device is idle after receiving the idle signal and issuing... Agent: Bacon & Thomas, PLLC

20080056453 - Code violation generator and methods of generating code violations: Methods of generating coding errors on a communication line include changing a phase and/or an amplitude of a communication signal on the communication line. An apparatus for generating coding errors on a communication line including first and second parallel conductors includes a modulator configured to change a phase and/or an... Agent: Myers Bigel Sibley & Sajovec, P.A.

20080056454 - Replying through different channels: An apparatus includes a display and a processor connected to the display. The processor being configured to transmit at least one reply communication in response to an incoming communication, the at least one reply communication being formatted by the processor for a communication protocol that is different from a communication... Agent: Perman & Green

20080056455 - Apparatus and method of generating composite audio signals: A communication device such as a wireless communication device or an entity in a wireless communication network includes a mixer circuit and a speech codec. The mixer circuit generates a composite audio signal that includes speech signals received from a user of the device and supplemental audio signals generated from... Agent: Coats & Bennett/sony Ericsson

20080056456 - Intelligent media stream recovery: An interactive voice response (IVR) system is disclosed that can intelligently resume delivery of interrupted media streams. The IVR system determines if any prior portions of an interrupted media stream should be re-transmitted after the interruption has ceased, based on one or more of (i) the contents of the interrupted... Agent: Demont & Breyer, LLC

20080056457 - Mobile communication device and method of receiving voice on conference mode: A mobile communication device includes a position setting module, a voice receiving module and a beamforming module. The position setting module sets a group of position parameters, and the voice receiving module receives a voice to generate at least one voice datum. The beamforming module adaptively adjusts a gain of... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20080056458 - Message system for conducting message: A message system includes a first communication terminal, a second communication terminal and a communication circuit which connects the terminals. The first communication terminal displays a first message memo based on a first message data. The second communication terminal displays a second message memo based on a second message data... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20080056459 - Voicemail interface system and method: Disclosed herein are inventions that integrate a home television set top box (“STB”) or home media center with a smart voicemail system of a telephone service provider. Smart voicemail features, such as email notification of voicemails, or online playback of voicemails, may be used to obtain digital voicemail audio files... Agent: Accenture, LLP C/o Hogan & Hartson, LLP (ipgroup)

20080056461 - Method and apparatus for managing accounts of a web-phone: A method for managing accounts of a web-phone includes storing a user data, storing a login data for accessing a voice over Internet protocol (VoIP) system for performing web-phone communication, receiving a first data, comparing the first data and the user data, and accessing the VoIP system with the login... Agent: Birch, Stewart, Kolasch & Birch, LLP

20080056464 - Interactive voice response system security: In one embodiment, a method includes initiating an interactive voice response (IVR) session with a user over an IP network, identifying an imminent secure session event, and initiating an encrypted mode for the IVR session.... Agent: Macpherson Kwok Chen & Heid LLP

20080056463 - Voice mail extension: An apparatus including a processor, a memory connected to the processor, a user interface connected to the processor and a communication module connected to the processor. The processor is configured to automatically monitor at least one incoming message status for each of at least two voice mail accounts, and to... Agent: Perman & Green

20080056466 - Method of responding to an incoming call: An incoming call destined for a personal voice communication device is responded to by providing a user alert in response to the incoming call and performing a courtesy hold process. In the courtesy hold process, the incoming call is answered, a courtesy hold message is sent as a response to... Agent: Agilent Technologies Inc.

20080056470 - Mail-editing system and method: A mail editing system and method create an icons database, which is capable of storing at least an emotion data, wherein, the emotion data consists of an emotion, an emotion code, and an emotion meaning; next, establishes a relation between the recipient of the attached emotion data and the emotion... Agent: Law Offices Of Mikio Ishimaru

20080056460 - Method for providing a message-based communications infrastructure for automated call center operation: A method for providing a message-based communications infrastructure for automated call center operation is described. A call from a telephony interface is accepted. The accepted call includes an incoming stream of verbal speech. The incoming stream of verbal speech is converted into incoming text from a caller into a call... Agent: Cascadia Intellectual Property

20080056462 - Method and apparatus for managing multiple endpoints through a single sip user agent and ip address: A method and apparatus turns a typical home telephone system into a platform for delivery of web based content and services. The preferred embodiment of the invention comprises a broadband enabled telephone system for the home and a series of web servers that collect, package, and deliver personalized content and... Agent: Glenn Patent Group

20080056465 - Audio caller identification: An audio caller identification system and method are provided. A caller identification device of a called party's telephone, whether integrated with the telephone or stand-alone, includes a speaker for audibly alerting the called party to the nature of an incoming call. A speech synthesizer in concert with an audio caller... Agent: Cantor Colburn LLP - Bellsouth

20080056468 - System and method of sharing images: A system and method for facilitating asynchronous transmission of digital data between at least two parties over a communication network. The system comprises a digital data facilitator having a digital storage device for storing digital data transmitted over the communication network from a first party, the digital data facilitator having... Agent: Frank Pincelli Patent Legal Staff

20080056467 - Telephone/transaction entry device and system for entering transaction data into databases: A data transaction processing system in which transaction data is entered by the user in response to prompts in a template which is tailored to each user application. The template and entered data are accumulated into data transactions which are immediately transmitted upon completion to an external database server for... Agent: Law Office Of Scott C Harris

20080056469 - In-band signaling for data communications over digital wireless telecommunications networks: An inband signaling modem communicates digital data over a voice channel of a wireless telecommunications network. An input receives digital data. An encoder converts the digital data into audio tones that synthesize frequency characteristics of human speech. The digital data is also encoded to prevent voice encoding circuitry in the... Agent: Stolowitz Ford Cowger LLP

20080056471 - System and method for processing traffic study requests: A system and method for processing traffic study requests in a communications network. The system provides a log-in window for a user identification validation. If a user is an authorized user of the system, the system provides a window for displaying a CPNI disclaimer. The system provides a new order... Agent: Scott P. Zimmerman, PLLC

20080056473 - Establishing telephone communications: One embodiment of method for establishing communications with a telephone device can be broadly summarized by the following: receiving an incoming call on the telephone device; checking a set of rules defined by a user of the telephone device, the rules specifying instructions for handling an incoming call; and disposing... Agent: Scott P. Zimmerman, PLLC

20080056472 - Method and system for processing an incoming call: A method and system for processing an incoming call to an electronic communication device enables a response to an incoming call to be determined based on whether a peripheral device is operatively coupled to the electronic communication device. A first call processing profile is associated with a first peripheral device... Agent: Motorola Inc

20080056476 - Method and apparatus for binding multiple profiles and applications to a single device through network control: A method and apparatus turns a typical home telephone system into a platform for delivery of web based content and services. The preferred embodiment of the invention comprises a broadband enabled telephone system for the home and a series of web servers that collect, package, and deliver personalized content and... Agent: Glenn Patent Group

20080056474 - Method for processing telephone call: A method for processing telephone call includes: access number configuration information corresponding to a called number is stored in an access number configuration equipment in a communication system; the calling party requests for the pre-call registration in the communication system, the communication system adds a corresponding pre-call registration record into... Agent: Mcdermott Will & Emery LLP

20080056475 - Methods, systems, and computer program products for flexible call jumping: Methods, systems, and computer program products for flexible call jumping are disclosed. According to one method, an indication is received from a calling phone for initiating a call with a called phone. The call is established between the called and calling phone. During the call, an indication is received from... Agent: Jenkins, Wilson, Taylor & Hunt, P. A.

20080056477 - Advanced intelligent single telephone number routing: A method for location-based communications routing includes determining a location of a requesting party in accordance with an address of the requesting party. Whether the location of the requesting party is in a first subscriber service area is determined and, when the location of the requesting party is not in... Agent: Greenblum & Bernstein, P.L.C

20080056478 - Method and apparatus of detection of inter-carrier looping: Method and apparatus for detecting inter-carrier call looping. In one embodiment, the present invention is a method that can be used to reliably detect inter-network routing loops and kill associated calls using a modified ISUP Hop Counter parameter to be sent across network boundaries. Detection of inter-network loops prevents routing... Agent: Mr. S. H. Dworetsky At & T Corp.

20080056479 - Automatically generated incoming call distribution: Systems and methods are provided in which remote installed devices may be assigned various call-in times to contact a host controller. The host may schedule remote devices sequentially across multiple modems. Additional modems may be added to the system as more bandwidth is desired or required. The system may include... Agent: Kenyon & Kenyon LLP

20080056480 - Dynamic message context driven application assembly for customer service agent productivity applications: Embodiments of the present invention address deficiencies of the art in respect to message response systems for customer service environments and provide a method, system and computer program product for dynamic message context driven application assembly in a customer service agent productivity suite of applications. In one embodiment of the... Agent: Carey, Rodriguez, Greenberg & Paul LLP Attn: Steven M. Greenberg, Esq.

20080056481 - Integrated dialing: Call initiation on a device with potential for a large number of stored telephone numbers is simplified through the use of an integrated field for entry of an ambiguous filter string. As it is not clear, a priori, whether the user is manually specifying, in the integrated field, a telephone... Agent: Ridout & Maybee Suite 2400

20080056482 - Network breaker: A converted telephone plug inserted into the first jack of a traditional, local telephony network breaks the normal connection to a public switched telephony network (PSTN) and reroutes signals to special telephony equipment for further connection to a modern access network. The advantages are that local analog telephones, can be... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, PC

20080056483 - Talk deciding system: A talk deciding system includes a receiving portion which receives far-end side decision information indicating a talking state on a far-end side, an inputting portion which inputs an emitted signal from the far-end side, a speaker which emits the emitted signal being input into the inputting portion, a microphone which... Agent: Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP

20080056484 - Electronic circuit to reduce noise in digital subscriber loop and communications over unsheilded twisted pair metallic conductors: In order to reduce noise in telecommunications made over unshielded twisted pair (UTP) of metallic conductors an active electronic circuit for a two-to-four wire hybrid circuit reduces common mode signals without recourse to inductive components. The hybrid has a balance network that dynamically alters its impedance to closely balance with... Agent: Wilmerhale/boston

20080056485 - Portable terminal: Disclosed is a portable terminal including a first enclosure having a display unit; a second enclosure having an operation unit; a first connection unit foldably connecting the first enclosure to the second enclosure by being rotated around a first center axis; and a second connection unit connecting the first enclosure... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20080056486 - Panel attachment assembly, panel attachment method and telephone: According to one embodiment, a panel attachment assembly comprises a housing including a first wall with an opening, a cover panel fitted in the opening, and a built-in component fixed in the housing. The housing includes a first end edge defined by the first and second walls, and a second... Agent: Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman, LLP