Telephonic communications inventions 06/08

20080152092 - Emergency call localization for ip-based telephony: A method and system for localizing an initial point of an Internet Protocol (IP)-based telephone call that is an emergency call. A Telephony Application Server (TAS)-Proxy receives the emergency call originating from a Voice-over-IP (VoIP) subscriber. An emergency call application transmits to a replication database a request for emergency call... Agent: Schmeiser, Olsen & Watts

20080152091 - Priority-based call routing: The present invention provides methods, apparatuses, and computer media for re-routing outgoing calls from a communications terminal. A call routing module selects a set of re-routing plug-ins. One of plug-ins determines re-routing information for an outgoing call based on call information in accordance with a priority list. A priority order... Agent: Banner & Witcoff, Ltd.

20080152093 - System for text assisted telephony: A method of and system for operating a captioned telephone service, the method comprising the steps of providing words spoken by a remote user to a relay, at the relay, a call assistant listening to the words spoken by the remote user and re-voicing the words into a computer with... Agent: Michael A. Jaskolski

20080152094 - Method for selecting interactive voice response modes using human voice detection analysis: In an interactive voice response system, a method is provided for selective enhancement of voice recognition capability during an interaction. The method includes the acts (a) taking a call and prompting for a voice response from the caller, (b) failing to recognize the response, (c) executing a routine to detect... Agent: Central Coast Patent Agency, Inc

20080152095 - Multi-modal messaging: Systems and methods for multi-modal messaging that enable a user to compose, send and retrieve messages, such as SMS, MMS, IM or ordinary e-mail messages, for example, using one or more I/O (input/output) modalities (e.g., speech I/O and/or GUI I/O). A method for composing messages combines the advantages of a... Agent: F. Chau & Associates, Llc

20080152096 - Systems and methods for creating a broadcasted multimedia file: “Call casting” is the ability to create a broadcasted multimedia file from a telephonic device. A content originator selects an option to create a call cast from the telephonic device, and a processing unit receives a communication utilized in creating an episode file. The episode file is associated with a... Agent: Verizon Patent Management Group

20080152097 - Methods and systems for personalized content delivery to telecommunications devices: Methods and systems for personalized content delivery to telecommunications devices are disclosed. One system includes a signal intercept application configured to receive a signal relating to an incoming phone call to a telecommunications device. The system further includes a content server configured to receive a message from the signal intercept... Agent: Merchant & Gould Pc

20080152098 - Automatic configuration of telecommunication station sets: A telecommunication station set such as an IP phone is configured based on proximity of a user. Proximity of the user relative to the station set can be determined using RF-ID, UWB, GPS, direct user input, contextual information or other technology. For example, the user may carry a badge equipped... Agent: Anderson Gorecki & Manaras LLP

20080152099 - Efficient authentication of a user for conduct of a transaction initiated via mobile telephone: A method and system for authenticating a user for conduct of a transaction initiated by the user via a data-enabled telephone is presented. Efficient use is made of keystrokes on the data-enabled telephone. The data-enabled telephone is capable of initiating telephone calls over a telephone network and of engaging in... Agent: Foley And Lardner LLP Suite 500

20080152100 - Biometric systems and methods for enhanced caller identification and call intercept: A system includes at least one service switching device in communication with a first calling device and a second calling device. The system further includes at least one service control point in communication with the at least one service switching device and is configured to route incoming and outgoing calls... Agent: Verizon Patent Management Group

20080152102 - Communication system: A communication system including a plurality of terminals; and a switchboard connected to the terminals, includes a means for causing each of the terminals to register an identifier and an address of the terminal itself in the switchboard; a means for, when one of the terminals transmits a request of... Agent: Sughrue Mion, Pllc

20080152101 - Web-based telephony system and method: A method and a system to establish an Internet telephone call from a terminal device. The method may comprise displaying a graphical user interface of a web telephone on the terminal device. In response to displaying the graphical user interface, a script interpreter of a web browser executing on the... Agent: Schwegman, Lundberg & Woessner, P.a.

20080152103 - Communication system and communication method: According to one embodiment, respective client terminals are linked to a plurality of respective telephone terminals in a communication system. A server connects the respective client terminals while associated with a voice communication between the telephone terminals, and performs various media communications. When the connected voice communication is disconnected, the... Agent: Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman, LLP

20080152104 - Intelligent selection of network elements for upgrades: A system (2100, 2400) for taking network elements (112) off-line includes a memory (1806) for storing a record (1802) of a number of calls being handled by a first network element (112) over a period of time and a processor (1804) communicatively coupled to the memory (1806), where the processor... Agent: Motorola, Inc.

20080152105 - Telephone management system: According to one embodiment, a telephone management system includes a telephone exchange apparatus, a management apparatus, and transmission paths which each connect between the telephone exchange apparatus and the management apparatus, the telephone exchange apparatus includes a memory which stores log files, a reader which reads log files to be... Agent: Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman, LLP

20080152106 - Flexible recharge system for prepaid telecommunications service: This invention relates to a method and apparatus for handling prepaid recharge requests in a telecommunications network. If the prepaid recharge request results in exceeding a recharge cap, the requesting customer is provided with one or more alternative rewards, such as bonus points for making a limited class of calls,... Agent: Werner Ulrich

20080152107 - Interrupt payment system: An interrupt payment system (100) comprising means (100) for detecting an interrupt signal generated by a party to a call; means (102) for obtaining details of a payment to be made on detection of an interrupt signal; a payment processor (104) operable to process the payment in accordance with the... Agent: Intellectual Property Law Group LLP

20080152108 - Communicaton system: A method of receiving a communication event from a calling entity located in a communication network comprising a first network and a second network, at a receiving device associated with a user located in the communication system, said method comprising associating a first identity recognisable in the first network with... Agent: Hamilton, Brook, Smith & Reynolds, P.c.

20080152109 - Subscriber phones integration device, system, and method: A major aspect of the invention offers the subscriber the capacity to control one telephone connection from another, and/or from a television, including call diversion and transferring. Preferably this is done utilizing correlation and cross-linking between the various telephone and other devices connections. As in the preferred embodiment the cross-linking... Agent: Lawson & Weitzen, LLP

20080152110 - Method and system of providing an integrated set-top box: An approach is provided for voice, video and data services using an integrated set-top box. A packetized voice call is received (or placed) using a set-top box, wherein the set-top is configured to present video content on a display for viewing by a user. The set-top box includes a speakerphone... Agent: Verizon Patent Management Group

20080152111 - Handling of incoming calls: A method (300) that can include receiving a call identifier (130) for an incoming call and associating the incoming call with at least one category (140, 145, 150) selected from a group consisting of at least three categories. An indicator (160) that correlates to the category with which the incoming... Agent: Cuenot & Forsythe, L.l.c.

20080152112 - Method and system for processing calls by proxy: A method of processing a call by proxy in a network is provided. The method comprises: receiving a request from a first party for a proxy call on behalf of a second party at a first call control entity, whether or not an active call exists between the first and... Agent: Fay Sharpe/lucent

20080152113 - Establishing a conference call from a call-log: A method for automatically establishing a conference call. The method includes viewing numbers associated with a call log feature of a communication device, selecting desired invitees from the call log using a select key, and conferencing desired invitees together by activating a key. Conference call set-up and connect information may... Agent: Connolly Bove Lodge & Hutz LLP

20080152114 - Method, system, and program product for contacting conference call participants: The present invention provides a method, system, and program product for managing conference calls. Specifically, prospective conference call participants (e.g., moderators and/or invitees) will initially provide user profiles. A participant's profile will include, among other things, a set of contact numbers at which the participant can be reached. Thereafter, a... Agent: Hoffman, Warnick & D'alessandro Llc

20080152115 - Signaling of a change from a first service to a second service during a call: In a method for signaling a change from a first service to a second service during a call between a terminal device and a further terminal device over at least one communication network, a network unit of the communication network via which the terminal device is currently communicating signals to... Agent: Siemens Schweiz Ag I-47, Intellectual Property

20080152116 - Interactive content for click-to-call calls: In a click-to-call (C2C) communication environment, a web client of a computing terminal is configured to initiate a C2C call when a user selects a call tag provided in a web page being presented to the user. The call is intended to be established between a remote endpoint associated with... Agent: Withrow & Terranova, P.l.l.c.

20080152117 - System for switching over a voice call: A system and method for switching a voice call from an Instant Messaging (IM) based voice network to a cellular voice network. A telephone adapted to switch a voice call from an Instant Messaging (IM) based voice network to a cellular voice network.... Agent: Kaplan Gilman Gibson & Dernier L.l.p.

20080152118 - System and method for virtual wireless roaming: A system and method is provided for call routing from a wired telephone switch. A wireless device is registered with a database of the wired telephone switch. Incoming wireless calls destined for the wireless device are routed to a standard telephone. The wireless device is unregistered to disable the call... Agent: Patton Boggs, LLP

20080152119 - Call management reports: A network node in a communications network collects communication information. The network node collects, when an attempt is made to establish a network connection between a source and a destination, information related to the network connection and either or both of the source and the destination. A report is generated... Agent: Greenblum & Bernstein, P.L.C

20080152120 - System and method for virtual wireless calling: A system and method is provided for call routing from a wired telephone switch. A virtual number may be registered with a database of the wired telephone switch for call routing. Outgoing calls are routed from a standard telephone utilizing the virtual number. The virtual number is unregistered to disable... Agent: Patton Boggs, LLP

20080152121 - Enhancing contact centers with dialog contracts: The present solution can include a method for using dialog contracts for contact center interactions. The method can include a step of determining a context that applies to a caller who is communicating with a contact center. A dialog contract can be identified that corresponds to the determined context. The... Agent: Patents On Demand, P.a.

20080152122 - Method and system for automatic quality evaluation: A method and apparatus for automatic quality evaluation of an activity related to an organization, such as an agent of an organization which interacts with a calling party, a product, a campaign or the like, based on any combination of one or more of the following: the interaction itself and... Agent: Soroker-agmon Advocates And Patent Attorneys Nolton House

20080152123 - System and method for convergence of dual-mode phone services with fixed-line voip services based on location-proximity: The present invention provides a method and system for facilitating ringing of one or more dual mode communication devices and one or more fixed communication devices in an IP-based communication system. The method comprises receiving a first invite message corresponding to an incoming call for dual mode communication device or... Agent: Motorola, Inc.

20080152124 - Ring tone visualizer: A device may retrieve a ring tone, an image, and a visual effect from a database based on a client line identifier. In addition, the device may generate frequency samples based on the ring tone, may transform the image based on the frequency samples and the visual effect, and may... Agent: Harrity Snyder, L.l.p.

20080152125 - Parallel split powering: A system for providing power to a network interface device (NID) includes a primary power supply device (PPSD), a battery backup device (BBD), and an electrical bus connecting the PPSD, the BBD, and the NID in parallel. The PPSD is operable to power the NID. The BBD is configured to... Agent: Motorola, Inc. Law Department

20080152126 - Call initiation control: A method for initiating a call is disclosed. In the method, after selection of a carrier type for the call, an attention command string including an indication of the selected carrier type is sent to a communication device from a device. The communication device may then initiate a call set-up... Agent: Squire, Sanders & Dempsey L.l.p.

20080144779 - System and method for providing location information for addressed based e-911 calls to public safety answering points: A system and method for communicating location information of a VoIP subscriber to a public-safety answering point may include receiving an E-911 telephone call from a VoIP telephone. Location information associated with the VoIP telephone stored in a database may be requested. The location information may be received in a... Agent: Patton Boggs, LLP

20080144780 - Automated teletype (tty) testing: A device translates a script command related to teletype (TTY) communications in a network, and generates or receives a TTY signal based on the translated script to test the network.... Agent: Verizon Patent Management Group

20080144781 - Sign language public addressing and emergency system: A public addressing and emergency system has a person or message signal generator for generating a message whose contents comprise at least one of a sign language message, a voice message, and a text message and a transmitting system for transmitting the message signal to at least one of a... Agent: Bachman & Lapointe, P.c.

20080144782 - Methods and systems for screening incoming calls: Methods and systems for screening incoming calls for use in a device having telecommunication capability. An incoming call from a caller is received. In response to the incoming call, a prompt is generated to the caller, and a response corresponding to the prompt is received therefrom. It is determined whether... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20080144783 - System and method generating voice sites: A system and method for generating and providing a voice-site on a linked network of voice-sites over a network. A voice call is received from a subscriber at the first voice site, the first voice site hosted on a server and the subscriber is associated with the first voice site.... Agent: Frederick W. Gibb, Iii Gibb & Rahman, Llc

20080144784 - Structured archiving and retrieval of linked messages in a synchronous collaborative environment: A method, system, and computer program product enables manipulation of a message thread created by linking two or more messages within a messaging interface of a synchronous, collaborative messaging application. The message thread is first generated by linking the plurality of messages within the messaging interface. Then manipulation of the... Agent: Dillon & Yudell LLP

20080144785 - Call setup method and terminal in a ip network: A call setup method and terminal in an IP network, in which in response to a request for an outbound call from a first terminal, it is identified whether or not an index matching an identification of a second terminal exists in a matching table. The identification of the second... Agent: Robert E. Bushnell

20080144786 - Ivr call routing testing: A call routing test and verification system for an interactive voice response (IVR) system including an automated test driver (ATD) for connecting to a IVR system over a public switched telephone network (PSTN) configured to provide signals representative of content of utterances appropriate for responding to prompt signals of an... Agent: Akerman Senterfitt

20080144787 - Method and device for secure phone banking: A small form-factor security device is provided that may be inserted in series with a telephone line to encrypt dual tone multi-frequency (DTMF) tones from a telephone to prevent unauthorized disclosure of sensitive information. A receiving device decrypts the encrypted DTMF tones to receive the original information sent by the... Agent: Qualcomm Incorporated

20080144788 - Method of performing voice communication in mobile terminal: A method of performing communication in a mobile terminal is provided. The method includes recording a voice phone number of a second party while communicating with the first party, reproducing the recorded voice phone number when a request for voice communication is input, recognizing the reproduced voice phone number, dialing... Agent: The Farrell Law Firm, P.c.

20080144789 - Method for awarding discount and promotions for delayed services to subscribers charged in real time: A method and system for updating the available amount of a service to be used by a user in a communications system, wherein a requested amount of a requested service is reserved if it is available. It is detected if a valid delivery of the requested service has been performed,... Agent: Ericsson Inc.

20080144790 - Method and system for presenting customized caller options via a communication device: A method and a system for presenting customized caller options via a communication device (104) are disclosed. The method includes receiving (404) an incoming call from a calling party at the second communication device. The method further includes comparing (406) a caller Identification (ID) information associated with the incoming call... Agent: Motorola, Inc. Law Department

20080144791 - Universal point of contact identifier system and method: A subscriber to a universal point of contact service designates a preferred point of contact at which a communication initiator, such as a telephone caller, can contact the subscriber. Such an initiator desiring to contact the subscriber uses the subscriber's email address to establish a communication session with a device... Agent: Sughrue Mion, Pllc

20080144792 - Method of performing call progress analysis, call progress analyzer and caller for handling call progress analysis result: The present invention relates to a method for performing call progress analysis, a call progress analyzer and a caller for handling call progress results. The method and the call progress analyzer are adapted to receive call related information, order the received call related information, and determine there from at least... Agent: Bereskin And Parr

20080144793 - System and method for management of provisionable menuing in an intelligent electronic device: A method and system of remotely managing phone menus in a phone system of one or more intelligent phones is disclosed. The method includes: providing a configuration server, wherein the configuration server includes custom phone menu options and default phone menu options; creating a custom phone menu that includes one... Agent: Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld, LLP

20080144794 - Spatial audio teleconferencing: Embodiments of the present invention allow participants in a networked virtual world to converse naturally as in a real-life situation. Each participant can hear “nearby” participants localized according to their positions in the virtual world, desirably with reverberation and environmental audio effects derived from properties of the virtual world.... Agent: Goodwin Procter LLP Patent Administrator

20080144795 - Methods and systems for selectively playing received ringtones: Methods and systems are described for selectively playing received ringtones. Receipt at a communication device of an incoming voice call that includes a ringtone is detected. A ringtone preselected for the communication device is played in response to receiving the incoming call. Prior to receiving input for answering the call... Agent: Scenera Research, Llc

20080144796 - Establishing communications sessions: A method of establishing a communications session in a communications system is disclosed. The communications system comprises a user terminal (100, 202), a mobile terminal (213) associated with a contact and session initiation means (209). The method comprises: identifying said contact using said user terminal (100, 202); transmitting contact data... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, Pc

20080144797 - Method and system for managing a call request in a network: A method and system for managing a call request in a network (100) is disclosed. The network (100) includes a plurality of call servers. The method includes a call request being received (304) by a central server (120) from a call server of the plurality of call servers (114 and... Agent: Motorola, Inc.

20080144798 - Interactive communication session director: A system and method may include processing of a signaling message, that includes a called number, requesting establishment of a communication session to the called number, determining that the called number is associated with an account comprising a member profile having an active forward-to number, and generating signals for producing... Agent: Verizon Patent Management Group

20080144799 - Module and method for automatically detecting and switching between fxo and fxs interfaces via single rj11: A module and method for automatically detecting and switching between FXO and FXS interfaces via a single RJ11 is disclosed. The module comprises a RJ11 jack, a USB controller, a modem element, a SLIC module and a DAA module, wherein the USB controller is electrically coupled with a computer for... Agent: Wpat, Pc

20080144800 - Interactive application call center method and system: Provided is a computer system and method for operating a server computer to provide an interactive application to enable a plurality of client-specific protocols for a remote call center, the remote call center configured to receive a plurality of calls for a plurality of clients. One method includes linearly administering... Agent: Anderson Law Group, Pllc

20080144801 - Interactive process map for a remote call center: Provided is a method for operating a server computer to provide an interactive application to enable a plurality of client-specific protocols for a remote call center, the remote call center configured to receive a plurality of calls for a plurality of clients. The method includes linearly administering a plurality of... Agent: Anderson Law Group, Pllc

20080144802 - Method and system to route a voip call to a representative at a provider's site: A method and system to contact a provider are described. The system may include a communication module to detect a voice over Internet protocol (VoIP) call to a seller; a suitable representative associated with the seller; a decision module to determine, utilizing the detected VoIP call to the seller; and... Agent: Schwegman, Lundberg & Woessner/ebay

20080144803 - Dynamic agent skill balancing: A computer implemented method, data processing system, and computer program product for dynamically balancing call loads among call center resources when a call load reaches a threshold. Responsive to receiving an incoming call at a call center, a target call center resource group is determined to handle the incoming call.... Agent: Duke W. Yee

20080144804 - Call center with resilient context: An automated call center that stores state information for callers. When a caller contacts the call center, an identification is determined for that caller. The caller's number may be used as the identification. A database if checked to determine whether a data record exists for that caller. If so, data... Agent: Verizon Patent Management Group

20080144805 - Method and device for answering an incoming call: A method (200) and device (100) for answering an incoming call to an electronic communication device enables the device to answer the incoming call using one of a plurality of answer modes, in response to when an answer call signal is input from a user of the device. The method... Agent: Motorola Inc

20080144806 - Method and device for changing to a speakerphone mode: A method (200), and electronic communication device (100), for automatically selectively changing from one mode of operation to a speakerphone mode of operation after a call on the electronic communication device (100) is established. The method (200), and electronic communication device (100), perform establishing a call (210) using a first... Agent: Motorola Inc

20080144807 - Method and system for managing a communication session: A method and system for managing a communication session is provided. The communication session is associated with multiple communication devices. The method includes learning (304) a set of derived acoustic features of an audio communication signal that is associated substantially only with one user of a communication device. The method... Agent: Motorola, Inc.

20080144808 - Circuit for adjusting impedance mismatch and method therefor: A circuit that connects into a telephone line to correct an impedance mismatch between two pieces of equipment, which eliminates the echo that results from an impedance mismatch. The circuit is reversible and adjustable to match a wide range of impedance differences, to minimize or eliminate echo at its source... Agent: Weiss & Moy Pc

20080137814 - Systems and methods for replaying recorded data: It should be emphasized that the above Systems and methods for replaying recorded data are provided. An exemplary embodiment of such a system comprises: at least one of a phone and a computing device being configured to instruct a recording system to replay recorded data; and a recording system being... Agent: Thomas, Kayden, Horstemeyer & Risley, LLP

20080137815 - Intelligently providing dialup access numbers using an automated voice response system: A method for an automated voice response system to present access numbers to dial-up Internet users. The automated voice response system can perform the step of establishing a telephony communication with a party responsive to a received telephone call from the party. An indicator a service region within which dial-up... Agent: Akerman Senterfitt

20080137816 - System and method for visitor reception service in absence: The present invention discloses a system and a method for a visitor reception service in absence. The present invention is applied to the system including a central server (HNSN) controlling devices and delivering their control statuses in being connected to the mobile network, and a gateway which interconnects with said... Agent: Mayer, Brown, Rowe & Maw LLP

20080137818 - Call management methods and systems: Call management methods and systems for use in a device having telecommunication capability. At least one communication event comprising a phone number, first communication content and communication time is provided. At the communication time, a call is made according to the phone number. A first communication voice is generated using... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20080137819 - Method and system for serving advertising content through internet generated calls and web voicemails: A method for serving an advertisement through an Internet generated telephone call between a user and a second party. The method includes displaying a form field on an Internet website associated with the second party; receiving user input entering a telephone number and other information requested of the user into... Agent: Sawyer Law Group LLP

20080137817 - Unified messaging gateway device for providing operation during a network failure: A Unified Messaging (UM) gateway device located at a branch office of a UM system manages calls if the network connecting the branch office to a UM server of the UM system is unavailable. The UM gateway device contains relatively simple hardware and software as compared to the hardware and... Agent: Woodcock Washburn LLP (microsoft Corporation)

20080137820 - Recording in a distributed environment: Included are embodiments for recording data from a communication. A least one embodiment includes a system for recording data from a communication that includes a controller component and a gateway component passively coupled to a switching component. In at least one embodiment the gateway component configured to receive at least... Agent: Thomas, Kayden, Horstemeyer & Risley, LLP

20080137821 - Method and apparatus for routing isolated auxiliary signals using coaxial cables: A method and apparatus for routing auxiliary signals, such as telephone land line signals from a telephone jack, to a remotely located electronic device, such as a satellite signal receiver, includes modifying coaxial cables used to connect the remote electronic device to another device such as a satellite antenna or... Agent: Vista Ip Law Group LLP

20080137822 - Method and apparatus for obtaining telephone status over a network: A system and method for monitoring the state of a structure over a network. The system and method provides for providing the status of a monitoring device to a status file. The status file is accessible over the Internet by computer so that a party can first determine the status... Agent: Greenberg Traurig LLP (la)

20080137823 - Distributed architecture for ip-based telemetry services: A system and method are described whereby an IP telemetry gateway is hosted by an MVNO in order to relay the telemetry information between remote devices located in an IP network and telemetry servers operated by legacy telemetry customers. In an embodiment, the IP network is a CDMA2000 1× wireless... Agent: Leydig Voit & Mayer, Ltd

20080137824 - Remote power supply detector: A device that issues a warning in case of power failure, which includes a power failure detector, an automatic dialer, a communications line and an internal power source, whereby in case of power failure, the detector detects the power failure and causes the automatic dialer to transmit a message, via... Agent: Avishai Shaked

20080137825 - Electronic surveillance system in communication network and method thereof: Provided are an electronic surveillance system and a method thereof. In the electronic surveillance system that performs electronic surveillance on a subscriber in a communication network, the electronic surveillance system includes: one or more communication service providers that provide retained data, which is information generated while the subscriber uses a... Agent: Townsend And Townsend And Crew, LLP

20080137826 - Method and system for transmitting useful data between telecommunication devices: A method and system for transmitting service data between telecommunication devices. Pre-paid access data including a first digital key and control data is stored in a memory module of a telecommunication device, a second digital key being stored on one or more control units of the telecommunication network. A validity... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.c.

20080137827 - Systems and methods for identifying and processing telecommunications billing exceptions: Systems and methods for management and processing a plurality of types of telecommunication invoices at a user's site involving importing the plurality of types of telecommunication invoices to identify and process telecommunications billing exceptions by performing an automated reasonability test on comparable telecommunication billing elements are provided.... Agent: Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox P.l.l.c.

20080137829 - Communication system: A method of transmitting a communication event from a calling entity to a called entity located in a communication network comprising a first network and a second network, said method comprising determining a first identity associated with the called entity, wherein the first identity is recognizable in the first network;... Agent: Hamilton, Brook, Smith & Reynolds, P.c.

20080137828 - Systems and methods for caller identification customization and remote management of communication devices: Methods, devices, systems and computer program products are described for implementing on a communication device customized caller ID and remote functional management of a communication device via shared secret exchange between calling and called parties. Customized caller ID provides for a calling party to identify themself regardless of the device... Agent: Qualcomm Incorporated

20080137830 - Dispatching a message request to a service provider in a messaging environment: Methods, apparatus, and products are disclosed for dispatching a message request to a service provider in a messaging environment that include: establishing, on a message administration device, a plurality of lookup tables for mapping request types to service providers; receiving, in the message administration device from a message requesting device,... Agent: International Corp (blf)

20080137831 - Podcast of conference calls: A system and method for generating, storing and distributing teleconference audio content is disclosed. A bridge line is established for a teleconference among a number of participants and at least one moderator. Each of the participants and the at least one moderator uses a telephone device to communicate with the... Agent: Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky And Popeo, P.c Attn: Patent Intake Customer No. 64046

20080137832 - Methods, systems, and computer program products for providing quality of service using e.164 number mapping (enum) data in a communications network: Methods, systems, and computer program products for providing a quality of service (QoS) using E.164 number mapping (ENUM) data in a communications network. According to one method, a query message including an E.164 number can be received. Next, at least one uniform resource identifier (URI) associated with the E.164 number... Agent: Jenkins, Wilson, Taylor & Hunt, P. A.

20080137833 - Systems and methods for using the advanced intelligent network to redirect data network traffic: A method and system are disclosed for providing a low cost mechanism for remotely re-routing queries in a telecommunications network. A service control point (SCP) executes an application which causes a queries to be launched over a LAN or WAN to a remotely located data center. A primary and secondary... Agent: Verizon Patent Management Group

20080137834 - Communication system: A method of transmitting a communication event from a calling entity to a called entity located in a communication system comprising a first network and a second network, said method comprising determining a first identity associated with the calling entity and a first and second identity associated with the called... Agent: Hamilton, Brook, Smith & Reynolds, P.c.

20080137835 - Method for calculating availability for line power systems: A method for calculating availability in line power systems composed of power circuit modules determines power circuit parameters associated with the power circuits, accepting input from central databases. The method calculates a required number of power circuits to complete the line power system, and calculates the total power to be... Agent: Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione

20080137836 - Portable communication apparatus: A portable communication apparatus includes arrow keys for moving a highlight bar to select one of a plurality of information items displayed on screen and an Enter key for executing a selected information item. The arrow keys and the Enter key are disposed close to each other within one area... Agent: Sughrue Mion, Pllc

20080130840 - Functionalities for local number portability in a telecommunications network: According to various embodiments of the present invention, systems and methods for local number portability in a telecommunication network are disclosed. An embodiment of a method includes receiving a telephone number (TN) to test for its porting activity as part of a local number portability (LNP) order, accessing a LNP... Agent: Hensley Kim & Holzer, Llc

20080130841 - System and method for selecting ringback tone in real time: The present invention discloses a system for selecting a ringback tone in real time and the system includes: a number receiver adapted to receive push-button information sent by a calling terminal when a ringback tone is played to the calling terminal and resolve the push-button information into received number information;... Agent: Ladas & Parry LLP

20080130842 - Method and system for voice monitoring: A system and method may provide processing of a communication request for establishing a communication session to communicate signals between an interactive voice response device and a first communication device over a network, identifying a monitoring request requesting monitoring of the communication session, and instructing establishment of a monitoring session... Agent: Verizon Patent Management Group

20080130843 - Call-connecting device, call-connecting method, call-connecting program, and call-accepting server: A server system includes a database having an identification number and a contact destination number as associated information; a storage device for containing the database; a call-accepting unit for accepting a call designating an advertised telephone number from a user's telephone as well as for extracting the identification number therefrom;... Agent: Ditthavong Mori & Steiner, P.c.

20080130844 - System and method for self-configuring sip-capable device: A computer-implemented system and method for the deployment of automatically configuring network communication endpoints is disclosed. At least one logical profile is stored in a plurality of configuration files resident on a network. The logical profile includes configuration information as well as an extension from a communication distribution system which... Agent: Woodard, Emhardt, Moriarty, Mcnett & Henry LLP

20080130845 - System and method for adaptive contextual communications: A system and method for adaptive contextual communications is disclosed. A system that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, a call gateway having a controller element that retrieves a communication context from a call setup request directed to a called party's Terminal Device (TD) by a... Agent: Akerman Senterfitt

20080130846 - Origin device billing according to caller: A method, system, and program for billing for service provided to an origin device according to the current caller billing plan. A trusted telephone network, including at least one service provider, receives a request for service from an origin device. The origin device is associated with a line number to... Agent: Ibm Corp (ap) C/o Amy Pattillo

20080130847 - System and method for efficient call management for directory assistance services: A communication assistance system includes a first database having a plurality of listings, each listings has at least one contact name and a corresponding contact number. A means is provided for receiving communications from a user among a plurality of users desiring to access the listings. An operator terminal displays... Agent: Sofer & Haroun LLP.

20080130848 - Auxiliary peripheral for alerting a computer of an incoming call: An auxiliary call control component is coupled to a computing system alerts the computing system of an incoming call in instances where the computing system is not capable of processing the incoming call. When the auxiliary call control component receives an incoming call, the auxiliary call control component determines whether... Agent: Perkins Coie LLP/msft

20080130849 - Prepaying usage time for another communication device: A method of prepaying for usage time for a communication device can include increasing an available balance of a prepaid account linked to a communication device of a first user by a designated amount responsive to a request from a second user (910) and allocating a portion of the available... Agent: Cuenot & Forsythe, L.l.c.

20080130850 - Method and system for monitoring traffic revenue flows for communications companies: m

20080130851 - Casual usage alternate billing: The present invention relates generally to a casual usage alternate billing. More particularly, the invention encompasses a method and an apparatus for casual usage alternate billing. The invention intercepts a call, especially a dial-around call, to either verify the existence of information in a database or to obtain and authenticate... Agent: At&t Corp.

20080130852 - Method for displaying cost information on terminal devices in real time: The present invention provides a method for displaying cost information on a terminal device in real time, including: calculating cost in real time during a call by a network, and transmitting obtained cost information to the terminal device; displaying the cost information by the terminal device after receiving the cost... Agent: Marshall, Gerstein & Borun LLP

20080130853 - Methods, systems, and products for locating files: Methods, systems, and products are disclosed for locating files. Upon receipt of caller identification information, a search is performed to identify all files associated with the caller identification information. A presentation of the caller identification information is caused.... Agent: Scott P. Zimmerman, Pllc

20080130854 - Method and system for providing guardian service by using caller id: Disclosed are a method and a system for providing a service, by which a guardian can recognize the current state of a ward. To this end, the guardian must acquire a connection authority prior to recognizing the state of the ward. The acquisition of the connection authority is performed under... Agent: The Farrell Law Firm, P.c.

20080130855 - Method and system for providing calling name identification: Systems and methods for identifying a name associated with a calling party's telephone number are disclosed. Generally, a first network element determines whether there are any restrictions on the disclosure of a name associated with a calling party's telephone number; obtain the name associated with the calling party's telephone number... Agent: Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione

20080130856 - Method and system to bypass enum to reach a callee via a pstn or a plmn: At least one telephone network element receives an attempt by a caller to place a telephone call to a telephone number of a callee. The telephone number is registered in a telephone number mapping (ENUM) database to receive incoming telephone calls via a Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) network. The... Agent: Toler Law Group

20080130857 - Personalized assistance system and method: A personalized assistance system maintains a first database having a contact list for the user including at least one contact name and a corresponding contact number. A telephone identification code uniquely associated with the telephone said identification code is transmitted to the system when the user calls. A customer service... Agent: Sofer & Haroun, L.l.p.

20080130858 - Communication apparatus and method of controlling same: An incoming call from a public communication network is sensed in a communication apparatus that is capable of switching between an automatic response mode and a manual response mode as a response to an incoming call. If incoming of a specific call signal has been sensed, the response to this... Agent: Rossi, Kimms & Mcdowell LLP.

20080130859 - Contact number encapsulation system: A contact number encapsulation system is disclosed that is operable to consolidate a plurality of contact numbers associated with a given user into a single contact number. The system includes a call processing application that uses information contained in a SIP message header to determine a list of contact numbers... Agent: Krieg Devault LLP

20080130861 - Contact number encapsulation system: A contact number encapsulation system is disclosed that is operable to consolidate a plurality of contact numbers associated with a given user into a single contact number. The system includes a call processing application that uses information contained in a SIP message header to determine a list of contact numbers... Agent: Krieg Devault LLP

20080130860 - Methods, systems, and products for managing communications: A communications network-based system and service is disclosed. The service permits subscribers to control and manage incoming telephone calls. Subscribers can establish preferences for how calls will be handled by a communications network if the calls are received by while the subscriber in connected to an information network. The service... Agent: Scott P. Zimmerman, Pllc

20080130862 - Functionalities for local number portability in a telecommunications network: According to various embodiments of the present invention, systems and methods for local number portability in a telecommunication network are disclosed. An embodiment of a method includes requesting a real-time (RT) customer service record (CSR) request for a telephone number (TN) associated with a local number portability (LNP) order, the... Agent: Hensley Kim & Holzer, Llc

20080130863 - Functionalities for local number portability in a telecommunications network: According to various embodiments of the present invention, systems and methods for local number portability in a telecommunication network are disclosed. An embodiment of a method includes placing a local number portability (LNP) order for the TN to be serviced by a core telecommunications carrier; and triggering the port of... Agent: Hensley Kim & Holzer, Llc

20080130864 - System and method for transporting a call: A communication processing system handles a plurality of calls. On a call-by-call basis for each of the calls, the system receives a control message indicating a route identifier for the call, receives a voice band communication for the call, and determines if the voice band communication should be compressed. If... Agent: Sprint

20080130865 - Call hold enhancement for improved user feedback: A method for the enhancement of a call on-hold operation by the utilization of on-hold calling party feedback information, wherein the method comprises the steps of initiating a primary call from an operator of a communication device, receiving the primary call at a call center, and placing the primary call... Agent: Cantor Colburn LLP - Ibm Austin

20080130866 - Rotary switch assembly: A rotary switch assembly (100; 200) is disclosed. The assembly may include a dial assembly (102; 202) having a main body (150; 250) disposed about a centre aperture (132; 232). The main body may be rotatable about a central axis (126; 226) in both a clockwise (106; 206) and counter... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.c.

20080130867 - Hearing aid compatible mobile phone: A device such as a mobile phone includes a device to be hearing aid compatible. The device may include a first speaker for private listening operation and a second speaker that provides both speakerphone operation and hearing aid (e.g. telecoil) operation. The device may include a first use position for... Agent: Foley & Lardner LLP