Combined Circuit Switching And Packet Switching

Combined Circuit Switching And Packet Switching patent applications listed are from June 2005 to current and include Date, Patent Application Number, Patent Title, Patent Abstract summary and are linked to the corresponding patent application page.

01/31/08 - 20080025292 - Secure network identity allocation
A computer system is connectable to a network. The computer system includes a plurality of processing units, each of the processing units being provided with a respective network identity for communication with the network. At least one service processor is operable to allocate network identities to the processing units. A ...

01/31/08 - 20080025291 - Portable voip service access module
A voice over IP (VoIP) softphone access module (VSAM) comprises a softphone client installed on a portable memory device (PMD). The softphone client is installed in its own read-only partition. The softphone client is adapted to autorun from the PMD when the PMD is connected to a computing device and ...

01/24/08 - 20080019355 - Pots extender for voice fallback in a subscriber line
A full services access multiplexer is described. A master DSL modem is coupled to a conductor pair. A POTS extender is coupled to the conductor pair and may sense the operation of a fallback or other signal on the conductor pair. A suppression signal may be transmitted to the master ...

01/24/08 - 20080019351 - Method and system for affinity management
A method and system for affinity management in a distributed computer system are provided in which a plurality of addressing entities (311-315) need to be balanced across a plurality of service providers (301-304) whilst maintaining group affinities within the addressing entities. An identifier is provided for each of a plurality ...

01/17/08 - 20080013529 - Telephone communication system over a single telephone line
A module and kit for coupling at least one telephone service signal to at least one telephone device over a wiring. The network includes: a wiring having at least two conductors for carrying multiple time-domain multiplexed digitized voice channels; an exchange side device coupled to the wiring and operative to ...

01/17/08 - 20080013528 - Method for radio resource control requested codec rate control for voip
A method for performing rate control for VoIP services using messages to enable the RRC to be aware of activity in the SIP/ARM level and to recommend an AMR rate change according to conditions in a wireless communication network. The messages allow VoIP services to dynamically adjust both rate and ...

01/17/08 - 20080013527 - Multimedia session domain selection
A user equipment can have simultaneous peer to peer circuit switched and Internet protocol multimedia subsystem communications that allow content presentation to the user. The communicating user equipment can indicate their packet switched Internet protocol multimedia subsystem combinational service capabilities to each other, and further, monitor the capability of the ...

01/10/08 - 20080008163 - Unified message system and method
A unified messaging system, method and user interface is provided for a handheld mobile communication device. The method may include the following steps: (a) receiving a notification signal at the wireless device via the wireless data channel indicating that the unified messaging system received and stored a voice mail message ...

01/10/08 - 20080008162 - Method and system for network path discrimination
A system and method for provisionable, multi-modal communications, including detecting a provisioning condition, selecting a communications mode based on the provisioning condition from a first usage mode, a second usage mode, and a third usage mode, and displaying an interface corresponding to the selected communications mode. The first usage mode ...

01/03/08 - 20080002670 - System and method for adjusting code speed in a transmission path during call set-up due to reduced transmission performance
A system and method for establishing a phone call over a packet network. The process may receive a call request from an originating call device to a termination call device. A determination may be made to determine whether the terminating call device is available. If the terminating call device is ...

01/03/08 - 20080002669 - Packet voice gateway
The methods and apparatus of the present invention can be used to provide a high quality of service across a network that includes packet-based technology. Use of the present invention can yield networks that are more efficient, more resilient and more reliable than prior networks, thus allowing service providers to ...

12/27/07 - 20070297393 - Terminal-to-terminal communication control system for ip full service
The present invention relates to a terminal-to-terminal communication connection control method using an IP network characterized in that: in order for a mobile telephone set to have a telephone communication with a fixed telephone set by way of a mobile communication network and an IP network, the mobile communication network ...

12/27/07 - 20070297392 - Method for controlling a gateway by means of a protocol arranged therebetween and gateway for carrying out said method
The invention relates to a method for controlling a gateway which joins together a first communication network (6) and a second communication network (4). The second communication network (4) comprises a first protocol which is used to signal connections, the gateway (3-5) comprises a first interface (20,40) for the first ...

12/27/07 - 20070297391 - Terminal-to-terminal communication connection control method using ip transfer network
Both a connection server and a relay connection server are installed in an IP transfer network; a function similar to a line connection control of a subscriber exchanger is applied to a connection server; a function similar to a line connection control of a relay exchanger is applied to the ...

12/27/07 - 20070297390 - Method and arrangement for controlling a multimedia communication session
A method and arrangement for controlling a multimedia communication session between a first terminal and a second terminal, the session being divided into a circuit-switched part and a packet-switched part. A notification on an event occurring in one of said circuit-switched and packet-switched parts is received in a common session ...

12/27/07 - 20070297389 - Methods and apparatus for controlling signalling gateways
A method is described for operating a signalling gateway comprising determining information enabling an application server to identify a signalling gateway process to which to direct a message destined for a particular point code and making said information available to the application server. In preferred embodiments, the information takes the ...

12/20/07 - 20070291744 - Method for compensating delays
The present invention relates to a method and a user equipment arranged to communicate with at least a second user equipment in a VoIP service data transmission in a wireless communication system using a VoIP service, provided by an application server. The method comprises the steps of: receiving transmissions in ...

12/20/07 - 20070291743 - Detection of loops within a sip signalling proxy
SIP Proxy comprising a loop detection mechanism (LD) consisting of calculating a signature for an incoming signalling message from a set of parameters for said incoming signalling message, and detecting a loop by comparing this signature with values inserted in a particular parameter of the incoming signalling message, characterised in ...

12/20/07 - 20070291742 - Method for configuring a device using dhcp via pppoe
In a method for configuring a device with a DHCP protocol, wherein the device is in communication with an access server via a PPPoE protocol, a session is started by the access server. An IP address is assigned to the device. A previously unknown IP address of a DHCP server ...

12/20/07 - 20070291741 - Payment system and its method for supporting user verification in voip configuration
Disclosed is a payment system and method for supporting user verification in VoIP configuration by receiving secret number or VoIP phone number of a user as payment information on Internet and completing the payment by user verification and occupancy verification. The payment system includes a user terminal for inputting secret ...

12/20/07 - 20070291740 - Filterless digital subscriber line system
Method for exchanging analog voice band signals and digital data signals between user termination equipment and a local exchange via conventional connection wires. The data signals are sent in the form of a carrier signal modulated by shift keying codes. At least when the user termination equipment or the local ...

12/20/07 - 20070291739 - Systems and methods for direction of communication traffic
An internet traffic redirection architecture (FIG. 3) is disclosed that allows for directing of various traffic to specified sites (7). The system and method allow a controller, such as an ISP (6), to benefit from unresolved IP Address requests and key-word and hotword queries by capturing this traffic and directing ...

12/20/07 - 20070291738 - Method for controlling the baseband processor
To control a baseband processor within a wireless network, data transmission rules are implemented in respective hosts for first and second communicants, which guarantee data transmission there between according to the rules. Data packets are communicated over electromagnetic signal paths by high frequency transceiver of a WLAN card connected to ...

12/20/07 - 20070291735 - Method and apparatus for temporal alignment of multiple parallel data streams
Methods and apparatus for aligning the transmitters of two or more bidirectional ports of an integrated circuit (IC), particularly an application-specific IC (ASIC) or field-programmable gate array (FPGA). Misalignment of two or more transmitters is determined by the IC itself without the use of external test equipment. Receivers of the ...

12/20/07 - 20070291734 - Methods and apparatus for multistage routing of packets using call templates
A method for multistage routing of packets using call templates is disclosed. An ingress call is filtered based on a plurality of ingress-call parameter values. A parameter value for the ingress call is modified based on a plurality of ingress-call-peer parameter values. A filtered ingress-call parameter value and at least ...

12/20/07 - 20070291733 - Integration of packet and cellular telephone networks
Communication apparatus (22) includes a packet network interface (62), for coupling to a packet switch (28) in a packet network (24), and a telephone network interface (63), for coupling to a node (54) in a circuit-switched telephone network (26). A convergence processor (66) is coupled between the packet network and ...

12/13/07 - 20070286169 - Radio flag (focused listening and advertising guide) system and method
A free, wireless, network-based system and method for providing listeners with managed, personalized, valued radio broadcast content, in real time, from a broadcasting entity, by way of a mobile device, for offering a mobile marketing medium to advertisers in order to micro-target consumers with advertisement, for leveraging unmatched psychographics and ...

12/13/07 - 20070286166 - System and method for processing a plurality of requests for a plurality of multi-media services
A system and method for processing a plurality of requests for a plurality of multi-media services received at a Private Service Exchange (PSX) from a plurality of IP-communication devices. The system includes an IP Segmentation Directory (IP-SD) coupled to the PSX and to a plurality of IP Service Control Points ...

12/13/07 - 20070286165 - Method for providing voip services for wireless terminals
The present invention relates to a system and method for wireless telecommunication in a packet-based network comprising a Software Radio Port (SRP) which functions as a radio base station and a VoIP gateway to interconnect the wireless network with the VoIP packet network. Together with a Network Server Platform (NSP) ...

12/13/07 - 20070286164 - Deleting mechanism in sip multimedia services
A method of deleting an item from a user account in a SIP multimedia environment. When an item such as an instant message is to be deleted, a SIP REFER message is transmitted from a user device to delete the item from the user account, with the message including a ...

12/13/07 - 20070286163 - Sip server
There is provided a SIP server realizing a system capable of connecting a terminal in a local communication network to a carrier communication network without preparing a customer information database based on the communication company system specification or an IP call control device, thereby simplifying the system configuration and reducing ...

12/13/07 - 20070286158 - Telecommunications network
A media gateway (40) of a telecommunication network, comprises at least one pulse code modulation connection (42a, 42b, 42c or 42d) coupling the media gateway (40) to a pulse code modulation network, not illustrated, and at least one Ethernet connection (44a or 44b) coupling the media gateway (40) to an ...

11/29/07 - 20070274291 - Method and apparatus for unified management of different type of communications over lan, wan and internet networks, using a web browser
A method, and apparatus, for the unified management of all types of communications, such as: telephone calls, faxes, SMS and MMS, video, e-mails, CHAT and multimedia communications in general, allows to interface various communications/telecommunications networks and their related transmission protocols. All outbound and inbound communications are controlled and globally managed ...

11/22/07 - 20070268892 - Internet caller identification system and method
The present invention is an Advanced Intelligent Network (AIN) based system and method that allows a subscriber connected to the Internet via a dial-up connection to receive caller identification information concerning an incoming telephone call. The information may be provided via a pop-up dialog box on the subscriber's display, which ...

11/22/07 - 20070268891 - Method and entities for providing call enrichment of voice calls and semantic combination of several service sessions to a virtual combined service session
A method for controlling communication between a number of first terminal modules connected to a multimedia IP network in particular with the first communication session being a call session already running, includes the steps of establishing a first communication session between the first terminal modules, establishing at least one second ...

11/22/07 - 20070268890 - Integrated telecommunication service system
An integrated telecommunication service system, including one or more digital signal processing (DSP) modules processing voice signals and signaling and independent from each other. The DSP modules are connected to each other via communication and each of them is also connected to PSTN via communication. Each DSP module is also ...

11/22/07 - 20070268889 - Access method in a wlan for an ip mobile telephone with authentication by means of an hlr
A method and a system for IP-based telephony and video conferencing between at least one IP node and a second terminal. According to the method, authentication data is transmitted from an identification module of the IP nodes and registration data is transmitted to a registration module. The IP node is ...

11/22/07 - 20070268886 - Method and apparatus for distributed indication of voip telephone calls
A telecommunications device includes a housing including a pronged plug for insertion into a standard electrical wall outlet; a controller mounted within said housing and including a wireless local area network controller configured to receive incoming call indicia from a voice over IP telephony client; and a speaker operably coupled ...

11/15/07 - 20070263601 - Computer, internet and telecommunications based network
A method and apparatus for a computer and telecommunication network which can receive, send and manage information from or to a subscriber of the network, based on the subscriber's configuration. The network is made up of at least one cluster containing voice servers which allow for telephony, speech recognition, text-to-speech ...

11/15/07 - 20070263599 - Delivering sip-based call services to circuit-switched terminals
A method for communication in a communication system includes predefining a plurality of service delivery modes having different signaling and media path configurations in circuit-switched and packet-switched networks. A request to place a call is accepted in the circuit-switched network, and a call service to be provided to the call ...

11/15/07 - 20070263598 - Method, system, and computer-readable medium for simulating a converged network with a single media gateway and media gateway controller
A method, system, and computer-readable medium for emulating a converged network are provided. A media gateway receives a call at a first interface of a first network type. The call is processed for distribution on a second network type. The processed call is transmitted to a second interface of a ...

11/08/07 - 20070258440 - Communication control system
The present invention relates to a communication control system, and provides specifically a peer-to-peer (P2P) communication control system making it possible to effectively exploit P2P communication within an organizational network. The communication control system includes: an authentication server that authenticates a terminal which requests subscription to a network, sends communication ...

11/08/07 - 20070258436 - Measurement data record method for detecting hybrid mobile tune away
An apparatus in one example has: a first communication network optimized for high-speed packet data services; a first database operatively coupled to the first communication network; a second communication network for providing both voice and slow data-rate data services; a second database operatively coupled to the second communication network; and ...

11/08/07 - 20070258435 - Maintenance device, terminal device and ip telephone system
A maintenance device connected to a terminal device having an IP address via a network, comprising generation means for generating a packet storing a predetermined maintenance information for the terminal device in a data format according to a predetermined call control protocol, and transmission means for transmitting a packet generated ...

11/08/07 - 20070258434 - Duplicate media stream
Included are embodiments of a method for recording in an Internet Protocol (IP) environment. At least one embodiment includes receiving data related to a communication, generating a copied version of at least a portion of the received data, and modifying the copied version of the received data. Other embodiments include ...

11/01/07 - 20070253407 - Enhanced voip services
A method and system for providing enhanced VoIP services relating to the use of callee rules and/or caller rules is provided. A callee may specify callee rules defining the callee preferences such as which VoIP device of the callee is appropriate for responding to an incoming communication from a specified ...

11/01/07 - 20070253406 - Methods, systems, and computer program products for provisioning subscriber line service on ip enabled network elements
A subscriber line is provisioned using a circuit identification such that services are associated with the subscriber line using the circuit identification and the services are disassociated with a telephone number assigned to the subscriber line. ...

11/01/07 - 20070253405 - Method and apparatus for initiating a user selected service when establishing a packet data connection
The present invention provides a method and apparatus for initiating a user selected service, which makes use of a packet data connection, in conjunction with establishing the packet data connection. The method includes receiving a request to initiate a user selected service, which uses a packet data connection, prior to ...

11/01/07 - 20070253404 - Remote-dialing system and method thereof for saving call tolls
A remote-dialing system and method thereof for saving call tolls, wherein the remote-dialing system comprises a first computer for executing a remote-dialing means and an Internet communicating means, a second computer for executing a controlling means and the Internet communicating means, and a telephone integrating device. The first computer and ...

10/25/07 - 20070248081 - Portable voip service access module
A voice over IP (V0IP) softphone access module (VSAM) comprises a softphone client installed on a portable memory device (PMD). The softphone client is installed in its own read-only partition. The softphone client is adapted to autorun from the PMD when the PMD is connected to a computing device and ...

10/25/07 - 20070248080 - Admission control and policing in wireless packet data communication system
A call flow is provided in a wireless communication system (100) to enable quality of service (QoS) parameters to be retrieved and provided to a base station (102) when a wireless device (101a) requests service. The QoS parameters may include or represent a QoS profile associated with the wireless device ...

10/25/07 - 20070248078 - Attribute driven mobile service control logic
The disclosed embodiments enable service policies to be provisioned for a Mobile Node dynamically. A network device receives a message including at least one of one or more attributes of a Mobile IP session and one or more user preferences associated with the Mobile Node. One or more rules to ...

10/25/07 - 20070248077 - Distributed voice over internet protocol apparatus and systems
In one embodiment, the invention relates to a telephony system. In one embodiment of the invention, the system includes a first communication device adapted to interface with a client application, a second communication device, the second communication device adapted to exchange voice over internet protocol (VoIP) data with the first ...

10/18/07 - 20070242664 - Methods and systems for making telephone calls
Embodiments of the present invention relate to methods and systems for making a call. Such methods and systems may request the call using a network, initiate a first leg to a caller device based on the request, initiate a second leg to a receiver device based on the request, connect ...

10/18/07 - 20070242662 - Device and method for estimating audiovisual quality impairment in packet networks
An audio and/or visual transmission quality device estimates transmission quality as perceived by a user based on observation and processing of objective metrics. The device preferably includes a primary integrator to generate an instantaneous estimate of user annoyance based on occurrence of frame loss events in a received signal. The ...

10/18/07 - 20070242661 - Mesh network telephone system
Systems and methods are disclosed having one or more mesh network appliances (such as ZigBee appliances); a mesh network telephone base station in communication with the mesh network appliances, the mesh network telephone base station including a telephone jack wired to a plain old telephone service (POTS) or a public ...

10/18/07 - 20070242660 - Determining a physical location of a voip endpoint device utilized to originate an emergency call
In one embodiment, a method and system for enabling determination of a physical location of a Voice Over Internet Protocol (VoIP) endpoint device utilized to originate an emergency call are described. A network location associated with the VoIP endpoint device is automatically detected. The VoIP endpoint device is coupled with ...

10/18/07 - 20070242659 - System and methods for control of a set top box
According to one example embodiment disclosed herein, there is provided system and method allowing a set top box to be controlled from an interactive voice response unit, such as a connection to a public switched telephone network or an Internet Protocol (IP) telephone system. A system according to an example ...

10/18/07 - 20070242658 - Unauthorized call activity detection and prevention systems and methods for a voice over internet protocol environment
Embodiments connect a call in which at least one party is a VoIP call party and monitoring resulting VoIP signals for unauthorized call activity, such as three-way call activity. The monitoring may include monitoring the call for suspend and/or resume events to detect the unauthorized call activity, the suspend and ...

10/18/07 - 20070242657 - System and method for linking existing wi-fi access points into a single unified network
The present invention comprises a system and method for providing a distributed wireless network. In a preferred embodiment, at least one information processor is coupled to and accessible over a communication network, such as the internet. Network bandwidth is provided to a first user of at least two end users ...

10/18/07 - 20070242656 - Im conversation management
A method and apparatus for managing IM conversations is provided. In response to idle time and, preferably, read message status, particular current conversations are removed from a list of current conversations. The removed conversations may be moved to an archive which may be automatically maintained in response to size constraints. ...

10/18/07 - 20070242655 - Method and apparatus for managing quality of service for multimedia applications
A system and method (200) are disclosed for managing quality of service for multimedia applications. A system that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, a network management system (NMS) (106) having a controller (107) that manages operations of a Digital Subscriber Line Access Multiplexer (DSLAM) (109) ...

10/11/07 - 20070237134 - Packet-based conversational service for a multimedia session in a mobile communications system
An important objective for third generation mobile communications systems is to provide IP services, and a very important part of these services will be the conversational voice. The conversational voice service includes three distinct information flows: session control, the voice media, and the media control messages. In a preferred embodiment, ...

10/11/07 - 20070237133 - System and method for providing content, applications, services and digital media to users in a peer-to-peer network
A device, a software product, and a method for obtaining content in a peer-to-peer (P2P) network are provided. A request is received for content from a device. For example, using a browser, a user at the device selects a hyperlink indicating content that can be obtained by the user. The ...

10/11/07 - 20070237132 - Apparatuses, methods and systems to design, generate and order customized sheet metal materials
The disclosure details the implementation of an apparatuses, methods, and systems to design, generate, and order customized sheet metal materials based on price sensitive attributes as well as a pricing method therefor. The Customized Sheet Metal Materials Order System (CSMMOS) enables the specification various metal products with regard to price, ...

10/11/07 - 20070237131 - Voip client information
A method and system for collecting and providing required information to a VoIP client or other service providers is provided. The inquiry for information will be received and processed to identify appropriate contextual information which will be transmitted to the information inquiring party. For example, an inquiry for location information ...

10/11/07 - 20070237130 - Providing contextual information with a voicemail message
Aspects of the present invention are directed at obtaining contextual information with a voicemail message. In accordance with one embodiment, a method is provided that obtains additional contextual information that is not obtained automatically when a voicemail message is received. More specifically, the method includes automatically obtaining a first set ...

10/11/07 - 20070237129 - Method and system for automatic intruder blocking on an internet protocol based network
A system and method for automatic blocking of Internet Protocol addresses based on analysis of information provided by various security systems by different vendors. ...

10/04/07 - 20070230447 - Apparatus, method and computer program product for a cordless voice over ip phone
An apparatus, system, method and computer program product for cordless radio frequency and voice over Internet protocol protocol includes a cordless component and a VOIP component. The cordless component is operable to communicate with one or more wireless handsets over a cordless radio frequency connection. The VOIP component is operable ...

10/04/07 - 20070230445 - Integrated circuit apparatus and method for high throughput signature based network applications
An architecture for an integrated circuit apparatus and method that allows significant performance improvements for signature based network applications. In various embodiments the architecture allows high throughput classification of packets into network streams, packet reassembly of such streams, filtering and pre-processing of such streams, pattern matching on header and payload ...

10/04/07 - 20070230443 - Voip packet prioritization
A method and system for prioritizing data packets relating to a conversation over a VoIP communication channel is provided. An individual client or a service provider may specify priority information corresponding to incoming conversations. When several calling clients send data packets to one called client, the predefine priority information of ...

10/04/07 - 20070230442 - Switchable voice source network interface device module
A system and method for switching between voice signals. The system includes a network interface device and a digital logic device. The network interface device may include a splitter and a switch. The splitter includes a network input configured to receive a combined voice and digital signal. The splitter generates ...

10/04/07 - 20070230441 - System and method for optimizing throughput in a wireless network
Described is a device and method for receiving a data packet, the data packet addressed to a plurality of mobile units and determining an operating mode of each of the plurality of mobile units, each of the plurality of mobile units having a first operating mode and a second operating ...

10/04/07 - 20070230440 - Geographical restriction of services in a packet data telecommunications network
A method and a Packet Data Service Node (PDSN) of restricting geographical use of a service for a mobile terminal (MT) in a packet data telecommunications network. The PDSN receives from an access node (AN), a registration request message having a cell information for requesting. The PDSN translates the cell ...

10/04/07 - 20070230439 - Voip variable metadata
A method and system for communicating a variable set of contextual information relating to a conversation over a communication channel is provided. When the contextual information is exchanged, any authorized sending party of the contextual information can change the scope, content, or amount of the contextual information that is transmitted ...

10/04/07 - 20070230438 - Method and system for providing credit for participation in an ad hoc network
A method and system for providing credit for participation in an ad hoc wireless communication network is useful for improving network efficiency. The method includes receiving at a first network node a first data packet transmitted from a second network node (step 305). The first data packet includes payload data ...

10/04/07 - 20070230437 - Load control method in a packet data network
A method is provided for controlling the load in a packet data network at an interface between the packet data network and a connection-oriented telecommunications network that is connected to the data network, according to which a traffic volume of data of one type, which is routed through the packet ...

09/27/07 - 20070223458 - Method and apparatus for controlling telephone calls using a computer call assistant
Systems and methods for monitoring, making, managing and controlling telephone communications with a computer call assistant with an integrated voice/data communications system are disclosed. A call assistant computer application preferably runs on a personal computer (“PC”) coupled to the integrated system over a packet bus. The call assistant exchanges control ...

09/27/07 - 20070223452 - Versatile system for radio access network session information retrieval
A session information retrieval system is disclosed that efficiently transfers mobile station session information among certain members of a radio access network. As a mobile station within the network—which is dormant in a first packet data zone of the network moves to a second packet data zone, a PCF for ...

09/27/07 - 20070223451 - Mobile access node routing selections through a mesh network
An apparatus and method of a mobile access node selecting a routing path through a mesh network is disclosed. The method includes receiving routing packets from at least one upstream access node, the routing packets including information of at least one upstream access node along a path to a gateway ...

09/27/07 - 20070223450 - Minimized setup time for ims multimedia telephony using pre provisioned resources reserve at answer
Several different methods are described herein for reducing the setup time needed to establish a media flow (e.g., packet-based voice communications) between two devices (e.g., two GPRS UEs, GPRS UE/server, GPRS UE/WLAN UE). In one embodiment, the method minimizes the setup time for establishing IMS telephony using pre-provisioned resources—reserve at ...

09/20/07 - 20070217398 - Method and apparatus for providing customized ring back to calling terminals in a cable network
In an apparatus and method, one method example has the steps of: placing a call from a calling terminal to a called terminal in a cable telecommunication network, and communicating with a ring back application; initiating a new call by the ring back application to the called terminal via a ...

09/20/07 - 20070217397 - Power control for handoffs between voice over internet protocol and circuit switched calls
An open loop power control method for setting a transmit power of mobile station (22) during a handoff from a voice over Internet protocol (VoIP) service to a circuit switched service sets a transmit power of the mobile station based upon a power level associated with the VoIP call. A ...

09/20/07 - 20070217396 - Method and apparatus for making voip connection through network
A method for establishing a voice connection through a network is provided. The method comprises the steps of receiving a voice information; analyzing the voice information and generating a recognized result; and establishing the voice connection through the network according to the recognized result. Apparatus and machine-readable medium which can ...

09/20/07 - 20070217395 - Method for checking data transfer authorization in a data mobile network
Data transfer between a first subscriber having a first IP address and a second subscriber having a second IP address via a tariff-reduced data connection in a data mobile radio network is controlled by a functional unit in the data mobile radio network examining the authorization of the subscribers using ...

09/20/07 - 20070217394 - Ims subscriber access control
A method of controlling subscriber access to SIP-based services facilitated by an IP Multimedia Subsystem. The method comprises defining at a Serving Call Session Control Function node at least one default screening trigger, and downloading from a Home Subscriber Subsystem, specific screening triggers allocated to at least certain subscribers. At ...

09/20/07 - 20070217393 - Message system
A method of two-way communication between a web browser and a mobile telecommunication device including the steps of; accessing a web-site via a computer, sending a message to a mobile telecommunication device from the web-site, and at a message server capturing information uniquely identifying the computer, assigning an identification number ...

09/13/07 - 20070211698 - System and device for integrating ip and analog telephone systems
A system and a call forwarding manager device for providing Internet telephony to a subscriber's premises via the subscriber's Internet connection, facilitated by the subscriber's analog telephone connection. Incoming analog telephone calls are received by the call forwarding manager connected to the subscribers analog telephone line, which responds by generating ...

09/13/07 - 20070211695 - System and method for processing packet domain signal
Embodiments of the present invention disclose a system and a method for processing a packet domain service signal, which enable a terminal that does not support an access control protocol of an Internet Protocol Multimedia Subsystem (IMS) to access the IMS and acquire the services in the IMS. An AGCF ...

09/13/07 - 20070211694 - Method for the transfer of information during handovers in a communication system
The invention relates to a method for the transfer of policy control information during handover in a communication system. A session between a terminal and a remote node via a first network node has been established previously. The session comprising media components transmitted via the first gateway using first media ...

09/13/07 - 20070211693 - Control of a suspend state
The invention relates to a method for controlling a suspend state concerning a terminal device (MS) that is provided with both circuit-switched and packet-switched services by a communication network but that can only use: either the circuit-switched or the packet-switched service at a time. In a situation in which the ...

09/06/07 - 20070206576 - Private ip communication network architecture
A disclosed Internet Linked Network Architecture delivers telecommunication type services across a network utilizing digital technology. The unique breadth and flexibility of telecommunication services offered by the Internet Linked Network Architecture flow directly from the network over which they are delivered and the underlying design principles and architectural decisions employed ...

09/06/07 - 20070206575 - Charging information generating apparatus, charging information generating process program, consideration information generating apparatus, consideration information generating process program, and so on
Providing a charging information generating apparatus, a charging information generating process program, a consideration information generating apparatus, a consideration information generating process program, and the like capable of generating reliable and certain charging information or consideration information more efficiently. The apparatus includes; a log obtaining means for obtaining a log ...

09/06/07 - 20070206571 - System and method for enabling call originations using sms and hotline capabilities
A method for handling call originations is provided. The method includes sending origination information from a mobile device to an application server in an enterprise network using Short Message Service (SMS) and determining whether a hotline feature is present in a subscriber profile associated with the mobile device. Data is ...

09/06/07 - 20070206570 - Apparatus for interfacing a wireless local network and a wired voice telecommunications system
An apparatus for interfacing a wireless local area network with a wide area, cellular or public switched telephone network including the function of a wireless LAN base station or access point, and a gateway. The interface may contain one or more different types of gateways, including a PSTN voice gateway, ...

09/06/07 - 20070206567 - Methods and apparatus to implement voice over internet protocol (voip) phones
Methods and apparatus to implement voice over Internet protocol (VoIP) phones are disclosed. A disclosed example VoIP phone comprises a phone housing, a voice over Internet protocol (VoIP) processor located in the phone housing, and a bay defined in the phone housing and dimensioned to receive a user-replaceable network interface. ...

09/06/07 - 20070206566 - Adaptive phonebook database supporting communications between multiple users and devices
A phonebook database, distributed across one or more of an initiating telephony device, recipient telephony devices, and one or more servers, supports a phonebook visual display for caller interaction. The database adapts based on changing status of recipients and recipient telephony devices, e.g., recent recipient activity, time of day or ...

09/06/07 - 20070206565 - Communications network
The present invention provides a communication network in which data can be routed from a terminal to a WAN over a plurality of communication links, the communication links connecting a plurality of terminals to the WAN and all of the terminals being interconnected by a LAN. ...

08/30/07 - 20070201439 - Miscellaneous improvements on the hrpd system
Mechanisms for improving the proposed high rate packet data (HRPD) system are provided. Approaches proposed are including PilotGroupID in the sector parameter message to convey the pilot group information, encoding to enable shortened NeighborList messages, improvements on RoutUpdateRequest message for request updates on multiple carriers, inclusive of the channel record ...

08/30/07 - 20070201438 - Joint ofdm and mc-cdma transmission and fast cell switching for circuit switching traffic
A method and apparatus for transmission to support various QoS requirements and various channel conditions is provided. By staggering the transmission of data sub packets and partitioning discrete tones used for transmission, a plurality of users may be provided with a plurality of multiple access techniques. ...

08/30/07 - 20070201437 - Method of transmitting at least one sub-packet based on feedback information in a wireless communication system
A method of transmitting subsequent sub-packets in a wireless communication system using a hybrid automatic request (HARQ) technique is disclosed. The method includes receiving feedback information from at least one receiving end, transmitting a transmit packet via at least one overhead channel, wherein the transmit packet includes information on carrier ...

08/30/07 - 20070201436 - Call setup method for minimizing call setup delay in mobile telecommunications system and apparatus thereof
A call setup method and apparatus for minimizing call setup delay by a UE in a mobile telecommunications system are provided. The method includes the steps of: if call setup for a packet call service is requested, determining by the UE if the requested service is a predetermined service sensitive ...

08/30/07 - 20070201435 - Transmission of video over ip
A method of handling video signals by a gateway. The method includes determining, by the gateway, that a circuit switched channel carries video signals, receiving, by the gateway, a signal stream from the circuit switched channel determined to carry video signals, placing the signals of the received signal stream in ...

08/30/07 - 20070201434 - Storage system having a channel control function using a plurality of processors
In order to efficiently utilize processor resources, a storage system according to this invention includes: a protocol processor; a processor; a local router; a first memory; and a disk drive. In the storage system, the protocol processor transmits, upon transmitting a frame to the host computer, information on a transmission ...

08/30/07 - 20070201433 - Method and apparatus for providing e911 services via network announcements
A method and apparatus for providing emergency services, e.g., E911 services, for nomadic users by utilizing network announcements to remind customers to update location information used to provide services on packet networks, such as Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) and Service over Internet Protocol (SoIP) networks, are disclosed. For example, ...

08/30/07 - 20070201432 - Voice gateway for multiple voice communication network
A method and system for providing seamless mobility. The seamless mobility system includes a computer having at least a dial up modem and an Internet access port. The dial up modem is coupled to a first telephone network and the Internet access port is coupled to a high-speed Internet access ...

08/30/07 - 20070201430 - Implicit secondary pdp context activation method
Several different methods are described herein for reducing the setup time needed to establish a media flow (e.g., packet-based voice communications) between two devices (e.g., two GPRS UEs, GPRS UE/server, GPRS UE/WLAN UE). In one embodiment, the method minimizes the setup time for establishing IMS telephony using pre-provisioned resources—reserve at ...

08/30/07 - 20070201429 - Method for billing a service in a packet data network
The invention relates to a method for billing a service in a packet data network (PDN). According to said method, at least one type of billing is associated with at least one service that can be used by a user, and data representing the type and use of the service, ...

08/23/07 - 20070195755 - Method and device for interworking between internet protocol networks
Embodiments of the present invention provide a method and device for interworking between Internet Protocol (IP) networks of. The method includes: judging whether the home network of a called UE supports the IP version of a calling UE, and forwarding a message sent from the calling UE to a home ...

08/23/07 - 20070195754 - Method and apparatus for supporting circuit switched interworking
A wireless system performs interworking of a combined circuit switched (CS) session and an IP multimedia core network subsystem (IMS) session between two users having different content capabilities through an interworking circuit switched (CS) and IMS function (IMS CS IWF). ...

08/23/07 - 20070195753 - Systems and methods for anomaly detection in patterns of monitored communications
The present invention is directed to systems and methods for enhancing electronic communication security. A communication transmitted over a communications network is received and tested by a collection engine to generate data associated with the received communication. An analysis engine analyzes the data generated by the collection engine along with ...

08/23/07 - 20070195752 - System and method for handling call redirection and multi call destination failures
A system and method for providing Call Forwarding/Multi-Destination Call Redirection services that include notifying the subscriber/owner of a call leg creation failure and taking corrective action to prevent future failures. The failure can be detected at a Far End network node and communicated to a Detection node which communicates with ...

08/23/07 - 20070195751 - Providing voicemail blocking in communication networks
Communication networks and associated methods are disclosed that provide a voicemail blocking service. A communication network of the invention comprises a network node and a voicemail system. The network node receives a call from a calling party to a subscriber of the voicemail blocking service, and attempts to connect the ...

08/23/07 - 20070195750 - System and method for network traffic splitting
A system is described where a routing server is configured to receive data packets from one or more servers on a computer network. Data packets may contain system event data that represent, for example, security events or system status. Each data packet is opened at the routing server and may ...

08/23/07 - 20070195749 - Wireless ip telephone set
Provided is a wireless IP telephone set that, even when packet loss frequently occurs during a telephone call, keeps deterioration in audio quality to a minimum, permitting the telephone call to be continued without being interrupted. The wireless IP telephone set has a plurality of codecs. In a case where ...

08/16/07 - 20070189274 - Method and system for resource reservation in customer request mode in next generation network, and an rm-pdf thereof
A resource reservation method in customer request mode in Next Generation Network (NGN) includes: a Resource Mediation Policy Decision Function (RM-PDF) receives a resource request containing resource request parameters through a Border Gateway Function (BGF); the RM-PDF sends an admission installation instruction to the BGF to set admission decision parameters ...

08/16/07 - 20070189271 - Computer-related devices and techniques for facilitating an emergency call
The claimed invention consists of integrating a wireless client with a network adapter in a single device which allows a telephone to connect to a network access point for the purpose of establishing Voice-over-IP (VoIP) calls. The user can attach his telephone to the network adapter and place it anywhere ...

08/16/07 - 20070189270 - Network adapter
The claimed invention consists of integrating a wireless client with a network adapter in a single device which allows a telephone to connect to a network access point for the purpose of establishing Voice over IP (VoIP) calls. The user can attach his telephone to the network adapter and place ...

08/16/07 - 20070189269 - Method and system for multiple party telephone call
Provided is a method and system for multiple party telephone calls. The method includes receiving an incoming voice telephone call from a call network at a multi-party module, and allowing, by the multi-party module, for a plurality of terminal modules to participate in the incoming voice telephone call, each terminal ...

08/16/07 - 20070189268 - Intelligent media gateway selection for multimedia communication sessions
A method of operating a packet network includes the step of selecting one of a plurality of candidate gateways to connect a multimedia communication session between the packet network and a TDM network. The packet network has a source node of the multimedia communication session, and the TDM network has ...

08/16/07 - 20070189267 - Voice assisted click-to-talk
A link is associated with an icon attached to an email message or web site. When a person activates the link, a voice path is opened to a voice assistant. The voice assistant sets up a voice call between the client and a telephone number. ...

08/16/07 - 20070189266 - Image communication control method, image communication control program, and image communication apparatus
When image communication is conducted by using one of a plurality of different image communication systems via a sending/receiving path including an IP network (101), a transmitter (105) and receivers (108, 108a, 112, 115) or devices (gateway (111, 113) or an IP network interface (109)) for relaying the image communication ...

08/09/07 - 20070183412 - Facsimile servicing via peer-to-peer internet protocol telephony network
Servicing an incoming Facsimile (FAX) communication includes receiving the incoming FAX communication by a source telephony bridging device via a source PSTN connection, the incoming FAX communication having an incoming FAX number associated therewith. Based upon the incoming FAX number, the source telephony bridging device determines a user ID in ...

08/09/07 - 20070183411 - Method for controlling vcc functions in vcc initiated by terminal and terminal and network server thereof
A method, terminal and system for controlling VCC functions are discussed. According to an embodiment, the terminal includes a controller to generate a register message including VCC capability information of the terminal, a transmitting unit to transmit the register message including the VCC capability information to the first network server, ...

08/09/07 - 20070183409 - Facsimile servicing via peer-to-peer internet protocol telephony network
A telephony bridging device operates within infrastructure that includes a packet data network (Internet) and the Public Switched Telephone Network (PSTN) telephony network and supports a coupled POTS telephony device. The telephony bridging device is operable to bridge calls between every two of the POTS telephony device, the PSTN network, ...

08/09/07 - 20070183408 - Mobile network, station, server and method for assigning to a mobile station a fixed and public ip address
The present invention relates to a mobile communications network comprising package switched communication ability, the network comprising: one or several mobile stations, a service provider, providing communication with said mobile stations, a user, communicating with said mobile stations, wherein the mobile communications network is arranged to assign said mobile stations ...

08/09/07 - 20070183406 - Digital cable network telephone service provider supporting premises wireless networks
A communication infrastructure includes a plurality of cable modem circuits communicatively coupled to a cable network and each associated with a corresponding one of a plurality of subscribers. A head end system communicatively couples to the cable network, to the public switched telephony network, and to the Internet network and ...

08/09/07 - 20070183405 - Distributed server function in a voip to telephony bridging network
An infrastructure that supports both Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) telephony via the Internet and Public Switched Telephone Network (PSTN) telephony via the PSTN includes a plurality of client telephony bridging devices communicatively couple to both the Internet and to the PSTN that are operable to bridge calls between the ...

08/09/07 - 20070183404 - System, method and program for re-routing internet packets
A first site comprises a first ISP, a first server and a first router interposed between the first ISP and the first server. A second site comprises a second ISP, a second server and a second router interposed between the second ISP and the second server. While the second server ...

08/09/07 - 20070183403 - Wiretapping voip calls
A method, system and computer program for assisting law enforcement surveillance of a telephone call in accordance with the requirements of is presented. The method includes, but is not limited to, the steps of: receiving an indication of a call that is placed with a pre-identified telephonic unit that uses ...

08/09/07 - 20070183402 - Voice communication device with pstn and internet pathway analysis, selection and handoff
A voice communication device that supports both Internet telephony and public switched telephone network telephony, and maintains the quality of communication. The voice communication device consists of a user interface, a plurality of communication interfaces and a processing circuitry communicatively coupled to the user interface and to the plurality of ...

08/09/07 - 20070183401 - Set top box supporting selective local call termination and call bridging
A Set Top Box includes processing circuitry, a tuner, a user interface, a remote control interface, a Public Switched Telephone Network (PSTN) interface, and a packet data network interface. The processing circuitry receives a first call setup request from the PSTN via the first interface, selectively prepares a second call ...

08/09/07 - 20070183400 - Telephone supporting bridging between a packet switched network and the public switched telephone network
A bridging telephone includes processing circuitry communicatively coupled to a user interface, a Public Switched Telephone Network (PSTN) interface, a packet data network interface. To service an incoming call, the processing circuitry obtains and executes bridging instructions that establish a pathway between the PSTN and packet data network interfaces. With ...

08/09/07 - 20070183399 - Telephone supporting selective local call termination and call bridging
A bridging telephone includes processing circuitry communicatively coupled to a user interface, a Public Switched Telephone Network (PSTN) interface, a packet data network interface. The processing circuitry receives a first call setup request from the PSTN via the first interface, selectively prepares a second call setup request based upon the ...

08/09/07 - 20070183398 - Computing device supporting bridging between a packet switched network and the public switched telephone network
A bridging computing device includes processing circuitry communicatively coupled to a user interface, a Public Switched Telephone Network (PSTN) interface, a packet data network interface. To service an incoming call, the processing circuitry obtains and executes bridging instructions that establish a pathway between the PSTN and packet data network interfaces. ...

08/09/07 - 20070183397 - Computing device supporting selective local call termination and call bridging
A bridging computing device includes processing circuitry communicatively coupled to a user interface, a Public Switched Telephone Network (PSTN) interface, a packet data network interface. The processing circuitry receives a first call setup request from the PSTN via the first interface, selectively prepares a second call setup request based upon ...

08/09/07 - 20070183396 - Set top box supporting bridging between a packet switched network and the public switched telephone network
A Set Top Box includes processing circuitry, a tuner, a user interface, a remote control interface, a Public Switched Telephone Network (PSTN) interface, and a packet data network interface. To service an incoming call, the processing circuitry obtains and executes bridging instructions that establish a pathway between the PSTN and ...

08/09/07 - 20070183395 - Enhanced home location register
An apparatus in one example has: at least one circuit switching network; IMS network; and an enhanced home location register operatively coupled to each of the at least one circuit switching network and the IMS network, the enhanced home location register functioning as a home location register for the at ...

08/09/07 - 20070183394 - Automatic call origination for multiple wireless networks
Techniques for performing automatic call origination for multiple wireless networks are described. A terminal automatically originates a call and supports fallback in case of call origination failure. The terminal selects the most preferred wireless network for the call based on network availability and network selection information. The terminal attempts origination ...

08/02/07 - 20070177586 - Rating system for streaming media playback system
Embodiments of the invention include a rating system for media network resources. The rating system includes a database comprising a plurality of addresses to media network resources on a network. A network server module is coupleable to the plurality of terminals to access the database to signal one or more ...

08/02/07 - 20070177584 - Hierarchical data collection network supporting packetized voice communications among wireless terminals and telephones
A packet-based, hierarchical communication system, arranged in a spanning tree configuration, is described in which wired and wireless communication networks exhibiting substantially different characteristics are employed in an overall scheme to link portable or mobile computing devices. The network accommodates real time voice transmission both through dedicated, scheduled bandwidth and ...

08/02/07 - 20070177582 - Method and apparatus for providing network interworking for emergency calls
A method and apparatus for third party network providers to send an emergency call, e.g., an E911 call, and completion status information to the originating E911 call network providers so that the originating network providers can determine the status of all E911 calls originated from their network are disclosed. ...

08/02/07 - 20070177581 - Flow control mechanism in a data processing pipeline
Herein described are at least a system and a method for regulating data flow in a data pipeline that may be used in a video processing system. The system comprises a processor, one or more data buffers, and one or more processing stations. The one or more data buffers may ...

08/02/07 - 20070177580 - Ip multimedia subsystem communications for a variety of devices
A communication system (20) includes a message mediator (50) that converts between an IP multimedia subsystem (IMS) protocol and a second, different protocol to facilitate communications between a first user device (26) having an IMS capacity or resident IMS client (28) and a second user device (30-40) that does not ...

08/02/07 - 20070177579 - Coding and packet distribution for alternative network paths in telecommunications networks
A method and apparatus are disclosed that seek to improve the quality of service that is experienced during the transmission of a stream of packets across one or more paths. In particular, a transmitting node encodes a source stream of data (e.g., audio, video, etc.) into one or more sub-streams, ...

08/02/07 - 20070177578 - Standard telephone equipment (ste) based deployable secure cellular communication system
A deployable secure cellular communication system comprises an encryption device, an Internet Protocol (IP) encapsulator to encapsulate an output of the encryption device within IP packets, and a network interface to allow transport of the IP packets to a public IP network. The encryption device may be an STE device, ...

08/02/07 - 20070177577 - Core network interoperability in a pico cell system
In a wireless communication system, a method and apparatus of communicating between at least one base station and a core network is claimed. Signaling messages and voice streams are transported using packet-switched protocols (IP). A CIC field (Circuit Identity Code) is used to identify at least one VoIP streams. The ...

07/26/07 - 20070171897 - Voice communication system and voice communication method
A voice communication system, which is connected to a LAN to which communication terminals are connected and to a public network to which telephones are connected, is provided with a communication server between the LAN and public network having different protocols from each other. The communication server enables a voice ...

07/26/07 - 20070171893 - Inter-domain routing method for a dual-mode terminal, registration system and method, gateway and signaling forking function
The present invention discloses an inter-domain routing method for a dual-mode terminal, and a registration system and method. In the present invention, with an inter-domain IWGW, the dual-mode terminal registers respectively with the IWGW when it logins in the circuit domain or the packet domain; a GMSC or CSCF triggers ...

07/26/07 - 20070171892 - Method and system for supporting special call services in a data network
An approach is provided for supporting special call services and applications in a data network. A request message is generated for establishment of a voice session over a data network. The request message specifies that the voice session is special as to permit a non-subscriber to establish the voice session ...

07/26/07 - 20070171891 - Cellular device with broadcast radio or tv receiver
Systems and methods are disclosed to provide portable data communication by receiving and transmitting a cellular signal containing audio data; receiving a satellite signal or terrestrial broadcast signal containing audio data, video data or Internet protocol (IP) data; and outputting the data to the user for consumption. ...

07/26/07 - 20070171890 - Voice over internet protocol multi-routing with packet interleaving
A method and system for processing data packets is described within. The method executed by the system includes the steps of receiving a first data packet, determining if the first data packet is a first expected data packet, determining if the first data packet is a next expected date packet, ...

07/19/07 - 20070165608 - Systems and methods to prioritize a queue
Methods and apparatuses to prioritize a queue of waiting requests which are queued to be process sequentially. In one embodiment, a method includes: receiving one or more price bids on queuing priority; and determining an order of a plurality of pending requests based on at least the one or more ...

07/19/07 - 20070165607 - System and method for providing alternate routing in a network
Methods and systems are described for performing alternate routing of communications in a network. The system initiates a communication from an origination endpoint in a packet-switched network, such as a VOIP network, to a destination endpoint, and determining, according to selection criteria, whether to route the communication to the destination ...

07/19/07 - 20070165605 - Apparatus and method for handling call features activated by pots phones in an ip multimedia subsystem
A SIP Gateway (SIPGW) coupled to an IP Multimedia Subsystem (IMS) is disclosed that detects when a first party, using a Plain Ordinary Telephone Service (POTS) telephone coupled to the SIPGW and participating in a call, performs a hook flash action. In response, the SIPGW sends to the IMS a ...

07/19/07 - 20070165604 - Method of header compression over channels with out-of-order delivery
For use in packet-switched networks, a method is provided for using external information regarding the degree of misordering of packets, to make header compression more robust against such misordering. ...

07/19/07 - 20070165603 - Access network system, subscriber station device, and network terminal device
The present invention provides a technique to freely select ISP of connection destination for each subscriber terminal while maintaining various advantages when using VLAN, such as accomplishment of inexpensive and simple arrangement and achieving of high-speed communication, and to ensure reliable communication between the subscriber terminal and ISP, and also ...

07/19/07 - 20070165602 - Voice mail device and voice mail communication method
A voice mail device includes a packet storing section which stores a received audio packet including audio data in a first encoding format. Therefore, the received audio packet is stored as it is without undergoing any transcoding, so that it is possible to reduce a need for transcoding upon receipt ...

07/19/07 - 20070165601 - Method for realizing metering pulse in ngn
A method for realizing metering pulses in Next Generation Network (NGN), which enables an MGC (media gateway controller) to cooperate with an MG (media gateway), so as to realize the metering pulse service. When it is necessary to initiate the charging, the MGC transmits the metering pulse signal to the ...

07/19/07 - 20070165600 - Method for management of communications, telecommunication system for carrying out said method and associated equipment
The invention relates to terminals which can communicate through a second sub-system (3G), but not a first sub-system (2,5G) of a telecommunication system, using first and second modes of communication simultaneously. For such a terminal (1) with a current communication with the first sub-system using the first communication mode, a ...

07/19/07 - 20070165599 - Method and communication system for automatically discovering the common multimedia service capability
The invention relates a method, a system, a server and a computer program product for Multimedia Capability discovery of different user terminals 12,13. This solution avoid unnecessary use of the radio interface and is based on a network storage 18, which is accessible without registration to find out about the ...

07/19/07 - 20070165598 - Intelligent multimedia calls
A method of setting up and/or controlling a multimedia call involving an H.324 enabled user terminal and a circuit switched connection terminating at the user terminal and at a video gateway, the method comprising: sending DTMF control signals over the circuit switched connection within H.245 protocol control messages; and on ...

07/12/07 - 20070160035 - Systems and methods to provide communication connections
Methods and apparatuses to provide communication connections for partners based on communication references assigned to entities maintained by the partners. In one embodiment, a method includes: receiving from a partner contact information of an entity; providing the partner with a real-time communication reference usable to at least initiate a request ...

07/12/07 - 20070160034 - Dual-protocol dual port telephone and method to connect another dual-protocol dual port telephone via ip network directly and without installation
A VoIP telephone call is seamlessly routed via an IP network between a dual mode, dual protocol source telephone and a dual mode, dual protocol target telephone both having two communication ports having respective first and second addresses for connecting to a non-IP network and an IP network, respectively. Upon ...

07/12/07 - 20070160033 - Method of providing a reliable server function in support of a service or a set of services
The invention relates to a method of providing a reliable server function in support of a service, such as internet-based application, the server function provided by a Server Pool (SP) with one or more Pool Elements (PE1, PE2), each of the Pool Elements (PE1, PE2) being capable of supporting the ...

07/12/07 - 20070160032 - Nif device for sigtran protocol
The present invention relates to an apparatus implementing a SIGTRAN protocol comprising an NIF device coupled between an SS7 network and an IP network. If the NIF device receives messages of MTP2/MTP3/SCCP from the SS7 network, the NIF device defines the types of messages by reading integer values inserted in ...

07/12/07 - 20070160031 - Dynamic call control
The present invention allows an originating media gateway to advertise available resources so that one or more media gateway controllers can interact with a terminating media gateway to determine the best communication scheme to use when establishing a communication session between the originating and terminating media gateways. The communication scheme ...

07/05/07 - 20070153774 - Low latency digital audio over packet switched networks
Method and Apparatus for delivering audio signals from a source node to a destination node on a network. The apparatus uses a number of switches that transmit prioritized data on a packet network. The switches are coupled to a number of send/receive nodes for sending and receiving digital audio signals ...

07/05/07 - 20070153772 - Method and system for calculation of qov metrics
A method, system and apparatus are provided for measuring the quality of voice (QOV) in a communication network. A time-stamped voice data packet is received. The time stamped on the voice data packet indicates the time at which the voice data packet arrives at intermediate devices. In an embodiment of ...

07/05/07 - 20070153771 - Methods and apparatus to provide extended voice over internet protocol (voip) services
Methods and apparatus to provide extended voice over Internet protocol (VoIP) services are disclosed. An example residential gateway comprises a radio frequency (RF) detector to detect a presence of a cellular communication device, a service controller to enable a VoIP communication device when the cellular communication device is present, wherein ...

07/05/07 - 20070153770 - System and method for feature-based services control using sip
A system and method for feature-based service control using Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) in an Internet Protocol Automatic Branch Exchanges (IPABX) system is described. The system and method include a new Event package and new Enhanced SIP methodsto control information for various feature-based services like wakeup alarm, call forwarding, voicemail ...

07/05/07 - 20070153769 - Method of locating and transferring session information between access nodes in a radio access network
In a mobile communication network comprising a plurality of access nodes, session information for a communication session is stored in one access node and may be requested by a peer access node. A requesting access node determines the location of session information based on the mobile station identifier associated with ...

07/05/07 - 20070153768 - Apparatus and method for cordless internet protocol
A mobile station (323) may register with a base set (301) to access a fixed line service, such as broadband IP network (315), to make and receive calls. When the mobile station (323) is within a radio coverage area of access point (313), it may seamlessly register itself and receive ...

07/05/07 - 20070153767 - Statistics monitoring for messaging service
A messaging service is described that incorporates messages into cached link lists. The messages are not yet acknowledged as having been received by one or more consumers to whom the messages were sent. A separate link list exists for each of a plurality of different message priority levels. Messages within ...

07/05/07 - 20070153766 - System and method for providing early ringback by a home legacy mobile station domain network
A system and method of providing call progress to a calling party is provided. A circuit-switched call origination message is received in a home legacy mobile station domain. The call origination message specifies a destination terminal device having a directory number assigned to the home legacy mobile station domain. A ...

06/28/07 - 20070147354 - Local area network
A local area network having multiplexing means for establishing out-of-band channels along with corresponding Ethernet channels over shared transmission media of twisted pair cables. The out-of-band channels are configured for implementing a separate packet switching system for operating a dedicated network application such as IP telephony communications; power sourcing equipment ...

06/28/07 - 20070147353 - Inhibiting system traffic from unregistered mobile stations
A method and system for reducing transmissions from unregistered mobile wireless devices including inhibiting administrative type transmissions from the mobile wireless device upon detection that the mobile wireless device is in a first transmission mode indicating that the mobile wireless device is deactivated or unregistered. Moreover, the administrative type transmission ...

06/28/07 - 20070147352 - Access point and wireless audio both having self-sustained power supply apparatus
The provided access point includes a self-sustained power supply apparatus, a base station coupled to the power supply apparatus and receiving a first DC power supply, and an antenna set coupled to the base station. In which, the power supply apparatus further includes an autogenic energy generating apparatus generating an ...

06/28/07 - 20070147351 - Methods and apparatus for integrating media across a wide area network
A system for distributing media includes a wide area network (WAN), a media player coupled to the WAN at a first home, and a media server coupled to the WAN at a second home for providing media. A service is coupled to the WAN for receiving a request for media ...

06/28/07 - 20070147350 - System for predefined voice-over-internet-protocol call parameters
A method for configuring a VoIP system for pre-defined call parameters includes storing call setting parameters associated with a VoIP call session in an address book, where the parameters are associated with called party identification records stored in the same address book characterizing the called parties; transmitting, to a called ...

06/28/07 - 20070147349 - System for customized messaging presentation based on called-party voice-over-internet-protocol settings
A method for customized messaging presentation based on called-party voice-over IP (VoIP) settings in a VoIP telephony system includes determining settings for a calling party based on parameters associated with the calling party, where the parameters are stored in an address book accessible to a called party; storing the settings ...

06/28/07 - 20070147348 - Methods, systems, and computer program products for providing location information for voip emergency calling
A method for providing location information for VoIP emergency calling including: providing a location information database in operable communication with a location information server; maintaining a location information record corresponding to a physical location; associating a VoIP device with a location information record; receiving a request for the physical location ...

06/28/07 - 20070147347 - System and methods for locating and acquisitioning a service connection via request broadcasting over a data packet network
A broadcast routing system with dynamic end node response capability includes a first node for creating a request for broadcasting, a broadcasting application running on, or available to the first node for broadcasting the request, one or more destination nodes enabled to monitor a broadcasting channel or channels and to ...

06/28/07 - 20070147346 - Methods, systems, and computer program products for managing access resources in an internet protocol network
Exemplary embodiments relate to methods, systems, and computer program products for managing access resources in an Internet protocol network. Methods include receiving a request for IP network service, the request including a required class of service. A storage device that specifies routers and resources available on the routers is accessed. ...

06/28/07 - 20070147345 - Voip 911 address locator service
A Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) device and method of operation of the VoIP device are provided. A local telephone number serving a location of the VoIP device is stored in a database of a VoIP service provider. A fixed address is associated with the local telephone number. The local ...

06/28/07 - 20070147344 - Method and arrangements in an ip network
An IP network includes a network resource manager having a resource utilization map adapted to manage network resources in an IP network and an application framework having elements for receiving a request for a multicast distribution from a client in the IP network, and elements for requesting network resources from ...

06/28/07 - 20070147343 - Voice communication system and a server apparatus
In a voice communication system for transferring voice information stored in a protocol data unit under a predetermined communication protocol over a network under the protocol, end voice terminals for transferring and receiving the voice information in the protocol data unit, and a management server for managing said end voice ...

06/28/07 - 20070147342 - Enhanced circuit-switched media transmission over ip access networks
An enhanced circuit-switched media transmission over packet-switched, or Internet Protocol, access networks is disclosed. Access legs of calls between terminal devices are monitored at a gateway positioned at the interface between packet-switched and circuit-switched networks. Access legs are identified which connect terminal devices residing in the same access network through ...

06/21/07 - 20070140225 - Enhancing cellular telephone capabilities using a multi-channel network
A method for efficient communication from a cellular telephone handset. The method begins with the step of providing a cellular telephone handset, including an interface to a computer software system for requesting a call and providing a desired call number. Then, the system sends a message from the handset to ...

06/21/07 - 20070140224 - Personal gateway and the method of processing the same
The present invention provides a personal gateway comprising a controller, a voice port chip for VOIP (voice over Internet Protocols) application coupled to said controller and a pair of connectors comprising a Foreign exchange Subscriber (or Foreign exchange Station; FXS) and a Foreign exchange Office (FXO). A status detector is ...

06/21/07 - 20070140223 - Media stream management
In a method and system for managing at least one media stream from a media source to a media destination, where the media stream passes through at least one network, providing a media manager for managing the media stream and the at least one network for performing at least one ...

06/21/07 - 20070140222 - Facilitating the exchange of a position on a waiting list
The present invention provides a method, computer-readable medium and software system for allowing computer users to exchange a position on a waiting list. In accordance with one embodiment, a method is provided that facilitates the exchange of one or more positions on a waiting list using networked computers. In this ...

06/21/07 - 20070140221 - System and method for voice over internet protocol
The present invention includes both a system and a method for communication over Internet protocol. In its various embodiments, the system and method of the present invention is particularly well suited for communication via VoIP between a user and a recipient, wherein the recipient is a host or a representative ...

06/21/07 - 20070140220 - Method for seamless communications between a communication device and wireless access points
A system and methods (300, 400) are disclosed for seamless communications between a communication device and wireless access points. A system that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, a multimode communication device (MCD) (106) having a controller (214) to manage operations of a global position (GPS) ...

06/21/07 - 20070140219 - Method for announcing a calling party from a communication device
A system and method are disclosed for announcing a calling party from a communication device. A system that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, a call processing system (102) can have a controller (108) for processing calls in a communication system (100). The controller can be ...

06/21/07 - 20070140218 - Managing backhaul connections in radio access networks
Techniques for initiating a backhaul connection between a radio node controller and a packet data serving node of a radio access network based on a determination of a presence of a packet data session on an access terminal. Techniques for enabling a dormant access terminal in communication with a radio ...

06/21/07 - 20070140217 - System and method to support voip session by sharing existing packet data resource
An apparatus in one example has: a terminal operatively couple by at least one of a fundamental channel and a supplemental channel to a telecommunication system having packet data capability; the terminal having a packet data session that is established on a packet data path on the fundamental channel; a ...

06/21/07 - 20070140216 - Gps-assisted architecture for voip 9-1-1
A system receives a Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) 9-1-1 call and Global Positioning Satellite (GPS) data from a first network device and identifies a Public Safety Answering Point (PSAP) using the received GPS data. ...

06/21/07 - 20070140215 - Methods and systems for providing voice network services using regulated and unregulated telecommunications infrastructures
Provision of voice telephony services includes providing government-regulated subscriber line transport using a first telecommunications infrastructure that includes analog and digital subscriber lines, and providing a non-government-regulated packet-based telephony (e.g., VoN) service for the digital subscriber lines and at least some of the analog subscriber lines using a second telecommunications ...

06/21/07 - 20070140214 - Method for accessing a packet-switched network financed by a provider for electronic trade and payment and for running a telecommunication system based on a partnership bonus principle
The process for bidder-financed packet-switched telecommunication partner system for electronic commerce and account of premiums for partners is a special service of an Internet Service Provider, where the said service enables the customers to access free of charge all the offered services of the sellers and bidders of services by ...

06/14/07 - 20070133522 - Method and system for defining, capturing, and reporting performance data
A network-based data management service includes a first network entry point for client-to-business interface and servicing, a second network entry point for client-to-client interface and social interactivity, a data repository for storing secure and public data, an application server running at least one application for result calculation, performance ranking, and ...

06/14/07 - 20070133521 - System and method for managing telecommunications
A system and method for managing telephone communications. An originating telephone carrier originates telephone calls by users and conveys the telephone calls to an internet protocol network provider for termination. The internet protocol network provider conveys the received telephone calls to a service platform comprising a softswitch for termination. The ...

06/14/07 - 20070133520 - Dynamically adapting peer groups
Communicating a message using between networked agents. Some embodiments may be practiced, for example, in a network including one or more interconnected agents. A method facilities communicating a message to one or more of the interconnected agents. The method includes receiving feedback including information about the network. The information about ...

06/14/07 - 20070133519 - Method and apparatus for network-based call screening for interrupting packet data calls
A user of a telecommunications device (102), such as a wireless terminal, or the like, selects certain actions that should be taken when a circuit call is received while a packet data session is active (200). These actions include interrupting the packet data session, or not interrupting the packet data ...

06/14/07 - 20070133518 - Distributed off-line voice services
A voice processing system includes a real-time voice server, which is arranged to process real-time voice processing tasks for clients of the system. A gateway processor is arranged to accept from a client a request to perform an off-line voice processing task, to convert the off-line voice processing task into ...

06/14/07 - 20070133517 - Method and apparatus for selectively redirecting session control for an internet protocol multimedia subsystem
A method and apparatus for selectively redirecting session control for a user equipment in a telecommunication system include: a home server (108), a proxy server (204, 206), and a user equipment (202) for transmitting a breakout request (208, 210) to the proxy server (204, 206) to break out of an ...

06/14/07 - 20070133516 - Method and apparatus for selecting a codec in a packet-switched communication network
The present invention discloses an apparatus and method for selecting a codec for a connection in a packet-switched communications network are described. In one embodiment, a connection request generated by a user device is detected. A session identifier is then detected in response to the connection request. Afterwards, the session ...

06/14/07 - 20070133515 - Central entity to adjust redundancy and error correction on rtp sessions
An example embodiment may include an apparatus comprising a message buffer to receive messages from a voice over packet endpoint if impairments in a media stream pass a threshold, and a processor coupled with the message buffer, the processor to determine changes to media characteristics for the voice over packet ...

06/14/07 - 20070133514 - Voip accessory
An accessory for electronic equipment includes an interface for exchanging data between the accessory and the electronic equipment, and a voice over internet protocol (VOIP) circuit. The VoIP circuit is operatively configured to implement at least a portion of VoIP in the electronic equipment or the accessory. ...

06/14/07 - 20070133513 - View coordination for callers in a composite services enablement environment
Embodiments of the present invention provide a method, system and computer program product for deploying and delivering composite services in an NGN network. In one embodiment of the invention, a view coordination method for callers in a composite services enablement environment can include establishing for a single session, a first ...

06/14/07 - 20070133512 - Composite services enablement of visual navigation into a call center
Embodiments of the present invention provide a method, system and computer program product for deploying and delivering composite services in an NGN network. In one embodiment, a method for visually navigating a voice view of a call center composite service in a composite services enablement environment can include establishing on ...

06/14/07 - 20070133511 - Composite services delivery utilizing lightweight messaging
A composite service enabling data processing system utilizing lightweight messaging can include channel servlets enabled to establish multiple, different channels of access to a common session for a composite service. The system also can include a location registry including a table of entries associating the different channels of access with ...

06/14/07 - 20070133510 - Managing concurrent data updates in a composite services delivery system
Embodiments of the present invention provide a method, system and computer program product for deploying and delivering composite services in an NGN network. A collision detection and resolution method for updating a model in a composite services enablement environment can include establishing for a single session having a corresponding model, ...

06/14/07 - 20070133509 - Initiating voice access to a session from a visual access channel to the session in a composite services delivery system
Embodiments of the present invention provide a method, system and computer program product for deploying and delivering composite services in an NGN network. A method for establishing a voice channel of access to a session for a composite service can include establishing a visual channel of access to a session ...

06/14/07 - 20070133508 - Auto-establishment of a voice channel of access to a session for a composite service from a visual channel of access to the session for the composite service
Embodiments of the present invention provide a method, system and computer program product for deploying and delivering composite services in an NGN network. A method for auto-establishing a voice channel of access to a session for a composite service can include establishing a visual channel of access to a session ...

06/14/07 - 20070133507 - Model autocompletion for composite services synchronization
Embodiments of the present invention provide a method, system and computer program product for the auto-completion of values in a model in a composite services enablement data processing system. The method can include establishing for a common session, multiple channels of access to a model for a composite service. The ...

06/14/07 - 20070133506 - Data transmitting system and the method of the same
The present invention discloses a data transmitting system and method. The system is used for connecting an electronic device to a remote server through a computer and a network. The electronic device excludes an earphone. The data of the electronic device transmits to a computer through an audio line, and ...

06/14/07 - 20070133505 - Distribution of short messages using a video control device
In one aspect a system for transferring messages from a communication unit such as a phone, a cellular or mobile phone, a personal computer, a digital camera, or a digital video camera to other compatible systems such as digital set-top boxes, multimedia terminals, digital TV receivers or digital TVs is ...

06/07/07 - 20070127443 - Branch exchange methods and apparatuses for switching telecommunication signals
A branch exchange comprises at least one interface module coupled to a plurality of telecommunication connections including a first telecommunication connection and a second telecommunication connection. A converter is coupled to the at least one interface module and a network interface controller (NIC). The converter is configured to communicate at ...

06/07/07 - 20070127442 - Synchronization of client application data between pots telephone and content portal through pstn
Methods, Plain Old Telephone System (POTS) phones, and computer program products are provided for synchronizing client application data, such as names and associated telephone numbers in a phone book, between the POTS phone and a content portal through a Public Switched Telephone Network (PSTN). A dial-up data communication connection is ...

06/07/07 - 20070127441 - Ip phone server for a ksuless telephone system
The present invention discloses a IP phone server for a KSUless telephone system, wherein a data intercom device is used to transmit the data, which comes from a primary phone line, to a time division multiplex system, and the time division multiplex system transforms the data received from the data ...

06/07/07 - 20070127440 - System and method for history driven optimization of web services communication
A system, method and computer program product for communicating Web-Services (WS) messages. First there is allocated an identical amount of a cache history storage at each sender and receiver device for storing a history of communicated WS message strings. At the sender, there is generated an intermediate data representations of ...

06/07/07 - 20070127439 - Method and apparatus for enabling voice dialing of a packet-switched telephony connection
A method and apparatus provides a packet-switched telephony service over a broadband communications network. The apparatus may be a residential gateway that includes data terminal equipment having an interface for communicating with customer premises equipment. The apparatus also includes a processor configured to receive a voice utterance of a user ...

06/07/07 - 20070127438 - Method and system for processing telephone technical support
A system and method for processing telephone technical support is disclosed. The method and system monitor an authentication record comprising previous authentication attempts at a service provider, identify a user having at least one failed login attempt based upon the authentication record, monitor incoming telephone calls for a call from ...

06/07/07 - 20070127437 - Medium signal transmission method, reception method, transmission/reception method, and device
In the transmission and reception of a medium signal, a device in accordance with the present invention reduces a medium signal deterioration generated by a data loss, caused by a bandwidth fluctuation in a wired IP network or a wireless network or by a wireless handover, and minimizes an increase ...

06/07/07 - 20070127436 - System and method for converging circuit switched and packed switched communications
A method and system are provided for converging time division multiplexing (TDM) communication networks and packet based networks. Signaling may be monitored between TDM network elements by a Convergence Resource Manager (CRM) to identify calls that may be re-directed over a packet network to an end node with another associated ...

05/31/07 - 20070121593 - Method and apparatus for ensuring accessibility to emergency service via voip or via pstn
The Federal Communications Commission Order 05-116, E911 Requirements for IP-Enabled Service Providers, (FCC Order) requires interconnected Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) service providers to deliver all emergency service calls to a VoIP service user's local emergency service operator as a standard feature of the service. Under the FCC Order, VoIP ...

05/31/07 - 20070121592 - Voip with local call access
The invention provides marketing a telephone service that has an adapter or dongle that is functionally interposed between a telephone and a telephone utility line. The adapter is programmed to receive a voice signal and telephone number transmitted by the telephone. Based on the telephone number, the adapter determines whether ...

05/31/07 - 20070121591 - Internet protocol telephony voice/video message deposit and retrieval
A method for signaling an Integrated Messaging System (IMS) on an Internet Protocol (IP) based network to deposit a message, including the steps of sending a Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) SIP INVITE request to the IMS indicating a message deposit action; receiving a corresponding SIP message from the IMS agreeing ...

05/31/07 - 20070121590 - System and method for providing call management services in a virtual private network using voice or video over internet protocol
A system and method for providing call management services in a Virtual Private Network of the present invention uses the advantages of end-to-end Internet Protocol signaling. The system and method of the present invention includes a user profile which offers both a customer address and a user name as search ...

05/31/07 - 20070121589 - Method of call trace on media gateway of next generation network
The present invention discloses a method of call trace on an NGN MG. According to the present invention, the softswitch device adds an extended trace indication to an H.248 message related to the call to be traced; the MG determines whether the received H.248 message needs to be traced according ...

05/31/07 - 20070121588 - System and method of routing data packets
A system and method of routing data packets is disclosed. In a particular embodiment, the method includes receiving a first Internet Protocol (IP) data packet at a first access port of an access line card within a data router. The method also includes transmitting the first IP data packet from ...

05/31/07 - 20070121587 - Package for mcgp for cost and quality control in a voip system that simplifies fax/modem/tty call setup
A package under MGCP protocols for providing control over cost and quality of voice calls on an IP-based network such that an optimal selection of connection parameters under given network conditions can be made by a call agent. A gateway transmits an event to the call agent, which in turn ...

05/31/07 - 20070121586 - Method and apparatus for performing active packet bundling in a voice over ip communications system based on voice concealability
A method and apparatus for performing a active packet bundling in a VoIP (Voice over Internet Protocol) based on a measure of voice concealability of one or more speech packets to be transmitted. Voice concealability is a property of a speech packet which indicates the likelihood that a given speech ...

05/31/07 - 20070121585 - Streaming file transfer apparatus, systems, and methods
Apparatus, systems, and methods may operate to receive a stream of packets, including perhaps a stream of hypertext transport protocol (HTTP) packets, at a server. The stream of HTTP packets may comprise a data message and a control message. Both messages may be encoded in a computing platform independent protocol, ...

05/31/07 - 20070121584 - Caller id information to internet protocol television displays
Network-based methods and systems transfer caller ID information from a telephony network to an IPTV network. Embodiments integrate service provisioning, subscriber account and policy information between telephony services and IP-based television services. voice call signaling may be intercepted to retrieve caller ID, caller name information, and other call management information, ...

05/31/07 - 20070121583 - Method and apparatus to provide cryptographic identity assertion for the pstn
The present application provides an authentication scheme that allows a device to provide additional authentication of a Publicly Switched Telephone Network (PSTN) identity assertion made in a PSTN call by also sending an Internet Protocol (IP) communication. The device sends the IP communication generally in parallel with the PSTN call. ...

05/31/07 - 20070121582 - Security module for encrypting a telephone conversation
A telephone conversation between one or several first telecommunication terminals in a packet oriented data network and telecommunication terminals in an analog and/or digital network is encrypted by a module which enables the use of protocols from a LAN network to a TDM network to carry out end-to-end encryption. ...

05/31/07 - 20070121581 - Method of playing a multimedia content transmitted by a third-party on a user device
The invention relates to transmitting a multimedia content to a user device and playing said multimedia content on said user device during booting of said user device. Transmission is achieved by downloading or by streaming. The invention allows transmission of a start-up content (for instance a video logo or advertisement) ...

05/24/07 - 20070115944 - Method and system of control signaling for a wireless access network
A method and system of control signaling for a wireless access network includes receiving from a wireless access network a signaling message for a mobile device. The signaling message is in a wireless-specific format. The signaling message is converted to a native format of a call agent to generate a ...

05/24/07 - 20070115943 - System and method for establishing emergency communications in a telecommunication network
System and method for establishing a voice or data communication in a Internet Protocol (IP) communication network (1), the network comprising a gateway (13, 23) and at least one call server (15, 24). In case of failure in the communication link between the gateway (13) and the call server (14), ...

05/24/07 - 20070115942 - Deployable voice over internet protocol (voip) communication system
A deployable Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) system for providing VoIP communication to communication devices via a data network is provided. Wireless telephonic devices are used for wireless communication with an extended range antenna coupled with a base station. VoIP adapters, coupled with the base station, provide telephonic lines upon ...

05/24/07 - 20070115941 - Peering network for parameter-based routing of special number calls
A system and method that routes special number calls from communications devices, including VoIP communications devices, to an answering point that is selected based on a parameter. A peering network effects parameter-based routing of calls to a pre-assigned answering point, wherein the voice path and the signaling paths are set ...

05/24/07 - 20070115940 - Method and system for multi-level secure personal profile management and access control to the enterprise multi-modal communication environment in heterogeneous convergent communication networks
A method and apparatus, in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention, is presented for securely accessing a voice-enabled communication terminal using Internet Protocol by performing physical authentication, performing biometric authentication, performing logical authentication, performing confirmation of a user and upon successful confirmation of the user, allowing access to ...

05/24/07 - 20070115939 - Network on chip system employing an advanced extensible interface protocol
A network on chip system employing an advanced extensible interface protocol is provided. The network on chip system employing the advanced extensible interface protocol includes a plurality of intellectual properties (IPs) which are installed in a chip and read and write data; a router which is connected to the plurality ...

05/24/07 - 20070115938 - Remote aircraft maintenance in a networked environment
Remotely performed maintenance of a transportation unit such as an aircraft is disclosed, wherein the maintenance is performed utilizing a networked environment. In one implementation, a first network, located within the mobile transportation unit, is accessed from a second network, located externally to the mobile transportation unit. Having remotely assessed ...

05/24/07 - 20070115937 - Network device and method for testing voice quality and communication system using the same
A network device for testing voice quality is provided. The network device includes a parsing module, a test module and a processing module. The parsing module is for receiving a data packet transmitted over the Internet and parsing data in the data packet. The test module is for comparing parsed ...

05/24/07 - 20070115936 - Updating status of feature services in universal messaging
Embodiments of the present disclosure provide systems and methods for relaying status information between messaging systems. Briefly described, one embodiment of the system, among others, includes a monitoring system for detecting a change in state of one or more messages maintained on a database for a user, where the database ...

05/24/07 - 20070115935 - System and method for location management and emergency support for a voice over internet protocol device
In a particular embodiment a system and method for processing a call in a Voice over internet protocol (VoIP) network are disclosed. The method includes receiving the call associated with a private identifier (PRID) at a server, classifying a call location based on the PRID and sending the call from ...

05/24/07 - 20070115934 - Method and system for locating subscriber data in an ip multimedia subsystem
A method for locating subscriber data in an IP multimedia subsystem is provided. The method includes receiving a subscriber location request for a user agent. The subscriber location request comprises a subscriber identifier that is operable to identify the user agent using one of at least two formats. One of ...

05/24/07 - 20070115933 - Method for maintaining continuity of a multimedia session between media devices
A system and method are disclosed for maintaining continuity of a multimedia session between media devices. A system that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, a computer-readable storage medium in a multimedia server (112) operating in a service management center (SMC) (100) for managing operations of ...

05/24/07 - 20070115932 - Method, apparatus and computer program product providing packet filter synchronization
A method including establishing a first packet flow over a network between a first mobile device and a second mobile device said first mobile device coupled to a node having a first packet filter including an identifier and specifying a second mobile device as a first end point, interposing a ...

05/24/07 - 20070115931 - Inter-server multimodal user communications
Included is a first communications device that includes a communications interface configured to receive session information related to a communications session established between a second communications device and a third communications device. Also included in this embodiment is logic configured to communicate information related to the first communications device with ...

05/24/07 - 20070115930 - Method and system for advanced voice over internet protocol (voip) emergency notification
An emergency system for advanced Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) emergency notification combines the utility of an alarm system with the flexibility of a VoIP telephone network to aid emergency authorities and those in need during an emergency within a locale such as a building. The alarm system and/or security ...

05/24/07 - 20070115929 - Flexible system for distributing content to a device
A flexible system for distributing content to a device involves associating a set of packages with a provider, associating a set of tiers with a package, associating a set of channels with a tier, and allowing subscription to a package of services associated with the provider, wherein a channel is ...

05/24/07 - 20070115928 - Network support for enhanced voip caller id
An apparatus in one example has: a calling terminal and a called terminal in a telecommunication system; at least one of a specified name or a preferred call back number that are input at the calling terminal before originating a call to the called terminal; at least one telecommunication system ...

05/24/07 - 20070115927 - Click to initiate secure network service
A computer is provided access to a page from a computer site without a login. The computer sends a first request to the computer site in response to a user-initiated action made using the page. The computer site generates a first redirect message based on the first request to redirect ...

05/24/07 - 20070115926 - System and method for receiving a user message at a packet-network telephone
A system and method for receiving, at a packet-network telephone, a user message stored at a network device. Receiving the user message includes the packet-network telephone receiving a SIP message comprising an identifier that identifies (i) the user message, and (ii) a message transport protocol for retrieving the user message. ...

05/24/07 - 20070115925 - Group calling method and system
One or more communications devices in communication forming a calling group. A server associated with the communications devices transmits information to the individual members of the calling group. For example, an incoming information transmission is received from a communications device. The incoming information transmission is recorded in a memory of ...

05/24/07 - 20070115924 - Methods and apparatus for authorizing and allocating outdial communication services
Methods and apparatus for authorizing and allocating outdial communication services are disclosed. A disclosed system comprises an application server to initiate an outdial communication service, a gateway to transport the outdial communication service from the application server to an access network via a shared communication facility, and a policy server ...

05/24/07 - 20070115923 - Methods, apparatus and computer program products for secondary routing of calls in a voice over internet protocol communication system
A method of providing Voice-Over Internet Protocol (VoIP) communications can include processing a call placed to a VoIP phone line based on whether the VoIP phone line is included in a calling group of a plurality of VoIP phone lines. ...

05/24/07 - 20070115922 - Methods, apparatus and data structures for managing distributed communication systems
Methods and apparatus for authorizing and allocating outdial communication services are disclosed. A disclosed system comprises an application server to initiate an outdial communication service, a gateway to transport the outdial communication service from the application server to an access network via a shared communication facility, and a policy server ...

05/24/07 - 20070115921 - Apparatus and methods for subscriber and enterprise assignments and resource sharing
Methods and apparatus for subscriber and enterprise assignments and resource sharing are disclosed. A disclosed method includes managing resources for a communication service having a communication location. The disclosed method comprising associating a group identifier with a sub-group type, and associating a subscriber with the group identifier, wherein the sub-group ...

05/24/07 - 20070115920 - Dialog authoring and execution framework
A framework to author and execute dialog applications is utilized in a communication architecture. The applications can be used with a plurality of different modes of communication. A message processed by the dialog application is used to determine a dialog state and provide an associated response. ...

05/24/07 - 20070115919 - Method and system for using a packet-network telephone to schedule a conference call
A method and system for scheduling a conference call using a packet-network telephone in which a user interface of the packet-network telephone (i) is provided with a user directory that comprises a list of potential conference call participants that are selectable via the user interface, (ii) receives from the user ...

05/24/07 - 20070115918 - Method for controlling the forwarding quality in a data network
A method for controlling the forwarding quality in a data network comprising measuring (S11) end-to-end forwarding quality in measurement nodes (106) located outside the network core and detecting forwarding quality violations in at least one path between these nodes. According to the invention the method comprises the further steps of:—selecting ...

05/17/07 - 20070110043 - Distributed edge switching system for voice-over-packet multiservice network
A network device including a plurality of communication interfaces, including a telephone line interface, a computer data interface, and a broadband network interface; a processor; a machine-readable storage medium which during use stores a call processing application and service profiles, and which stores executable instructions to mediate communications between the ...

05/17/07 - 20070110042 - Voice and data exchange over a packet based network
A signal processing system which discriminates between voice signals and data signals modulated by a voiceband carrier. The signal processing system includes a voice exchange, a data exchange and a call discriminator. The voice exchange is capable of exchanging voice signals between a switched circuit network and a packet based ...

05/17/07 - 20070110041 - Ethernet-based broadband communication channel methods and systems
A broadband communication channel access network comprises an Ethernet device disposed in a serving area interface. The Ethernet device serves as an Ethernet bridge for a neighborhood service area. The Ethernet device communicates with a plurality of customer premises modems in the neighborhood service area. An Ethernet switch disposed at ...

05/17/07 - 20070110040 - Apparatus, and associated method, for completing a call to a packet-network, telephonic station
Apparatus, and an associated method, for facilitating a call to a packet-network, telephonic station, such as an SIP phone. The call is originated at a originating station formed of a telephonic station of a time-domain-multiplexing network. A call establishment creator is embodied at a media server forming a portion of ...

05/17/07 - 20070110039 - Port forwarding configuration system and method for wire and wireless networks
In a port forwarding configuration system and method for wire and wireless networks, when an Internet protocol (IP) is allocated according to a request from a wireless terminal of a private network and an initialization information message is transmitted by the terminal, a port to be used by the terminal ...

05/17/07 - 20070110038 - Mobile communication system, call control server, and call control method
A mobile communications system has a subscriber database, located in a second mobile communications network, which manages subscriber information of a mobile terminal and registers location information in response to a location registration request made by the mobile terminal to the second mobile communications network, and registers location information in ...

05/17/07 - 20070110037 - Apparatus and method for displaying web page in mobile communication terminal
An apparatus and method for displaying a Web page of a wireless Internet in a mobile communication terminal. In the method, the Web page is divided into a plurality of sub-sections and the sub-sections of the Web page are mapped in a one-to-one correspondence with keybuttons of the mobile communication ...

05/17/07 - 20070110036 - System and method for establishing long distance call connections using a desktop application
A system and method for establishing a long distance call connection between call stations over the PSTN initiates a call connection request from a desktop application to operate locally on a user workstation. The desktop application communicates call connection information to a long distance service provider server without requiring a ...

05/17/07 - 20070110035 - Network nodes cooperatively routing traffic flow amongst wired and wireless networks
End-point devices, access points and other types of network nodes each employ multi-path management software to manage communication via multiple possible paths to the Internet backbone from communication applications that run on an end-point device. The multi-path management software on an end-point device may operate independently and/or cooperate with the ...

05/17/07 - 20070110034 - Pathways analysis and control in packet and circuit switched communication networks
A communication infrastructure, that allows communication pathways to be analyzed and controlled. It consists of packet switched, circuit switched networks, access points, and nodes of which provide sub-pathway characteristics information to end-point devices, when requested. The end-point devices may be PSTN or Internet telephones, personal computers, servers etc., and in ...

05/17/07 - 20070110033 - Using pstn to communicate ip address for point-to-point text, voice, video, or data communication
A first device uses a PSTN to send its public IP address to a second device to setup point-to-point communication over the Internet. The first device calls the second device over the PSTN. In one embodiment, the second device answers the call and the first device transmits its public IP ...

05/17/07 - 20070110032 - Dsl prospecting system and method
This disclosure provides visual representation of spatially correlated customer and communication networks service distribution areas. A method is provided wherein customer data is geocoded, and spatially enabled. Maps are generated that depict customer subscribe in service distribution areas in a selected geographical region for a plurality of regions. Visual representations ...

05/17/07 - 20070110031 - Automated connection to a voip session
A system, method, and apparatus are directed to status-based automatic answering and conferencing for presence-enabled VOIP communications. A first device may send a message to a plurality of devices indicating that it is available for an automatic VOIP connection. The message may be sent based, in part, on a contact ...

05/17/07 - 20070110030 - Wireless bluetooth internet phone
Disclosed is a wireless Bluetooth internet phone. The wireless internet phone comprises a central processing unit, a wireless communicating interface, a voice control interface, an operating interface, and a display control interface. The central processing unit is coupled to the wireless communicating interface to establish a bidirectional wireless signal link ...

05/17/07 - 20070110029 - Method for linking communication channels of disparate access technologies in a selective call unit
An apparatus and method (200) are disclosed for linking communication channels of disparate access technologies in a selective call unit (SCU) (100). A system that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, an SCU having a multimode transceiver (102) supporting two or more disparate access technologies, and ...

05/17/07 - 20070110028 - Method for transferring user position identifier
The present invention provides a method for transferring user position identifier. By adding two tags i.e. a VlanCI tag and a VlanPI tag for identifying users accessed into broadband access network, the number of users accessing to the broadband access network is increased, and the problem of having insufficient VLAN ...

05/10/07 - 20070104186 - System and method for a gatekeeper in a communications network
In accordance with embodiments, there are provided mechanisms and methods for managing services in a communications network. These mechanisms and methods can enable embodiments to manage services provided by third party service providers, for example, to callers establishing communications sessions in a network. The ability of embodiments to control access ...

05/10/07 - 20070104185 - Voice over internet protocol codec adjustment
A system for changing the coder-decoder utilized during a voice over Internet protocol telephone call is disclosed. The system includes two local area networks connected to each other via a wide area network. Each local area network includes a router connected to the wide area network, a switch connected to ...

05/10/07 - 20070104184 - Caller-controlled routing to non-sip/non-tel uri destinations for an ims-based enum query
A telephone number of the callee is received from a caller device. An Internet protocol Multimedia Subsystem (IMS)-based telephone number mapping (ENUM) query is constructed based on the telephone number of the callee. An ENUM database is queried based on the ENUM query. If a response to the ENUM query ...

05/10/07 - 20070104183 - Methods, systems, and computer program products for emergency 911 (e911) registration assistance for subscribers using portable internet protocol (ip) communications devices
Methods, systems, and computer program products for E911 registration assistance for subscribers using portable Internet Protocol (IP) communications devices are disclosed. According to one method, an IP address of a portable IP communications device is stored. A message is received that indicates an IP address of the portable IP communications ...

05/10/07 - 20070104182 - Enabling multiple service profiles on a single device
The embodiments disclosed include a system and method for enabling multiple service profiles on a single telecommunications device resulting in improved flexibility for a user who wishes to access different services through multiple service profiles. The user can access multiple service profiles with a single device, and therefore switch the ...

05/10/07 - 20070104181 - System and method for a media internet channel station (mics) to connect to and access media content utilizing media domain name (mdn) channels with three modes
A system and method of connecting and accessing the Internet Media Domain Name (MDN) channels with multiple media content from local media servers to client nodes by using a Media Channel-Routing Internet Protocol (mCh-IP) in a Media Internet Channel Station (MICS). For the first mode of the MICS, a private ...

05/10/07 - 20070104180 - Connected communication terminal, connecting communication terminal, session management server and trigger server
The communication system according to the present invention is made up of: a connected communication terminal (1) to which communication is requested; a connecting communication terminal (3) that requests a communication with the connected communication terminal (1); a session management server (4) that manages sessions between the communication terminals; a ...

05/03/07 - 20070097964 - Communication device and communication system
According to one embodiment, a communication apparatus includes specifying section which specifies sound devices/camera devices connected to a body, reading out section which reads out voice parameters/video parameters when the voice parameter/video parameter corresponding to the specified sound devices/camera devices are stored in the voice parameter storage/the video parameter storage, ...

05/03/07 - 20070097963 - System and method for detecting vulnerabilities in voice over ip networks
A computer system and method for discovering voice over IP networks and detecting related vulnerabilities. The user identifies target servers or a network representing several targets to scan, and the system scans the specified servers to identify which support voice over IP services. The system returns a list of servers ...

05/03/07 - 20070097962 - Method and apparatus for determining the maximum transmit power of a mobile terminal
A method and apparatus is provided to enable a network to more efficiently determine whether additional reverse links can be assigned. Various methods are presented that allow a network to determine either the transmission power or power headroom of a mobile terminal based on information that is provided at session ...

05/03/07 - 20070097961 - Method and apparatus for overhead reduction of signaling messages
A method and apparatus to reduce the overhead of frequently sent signaling messages is provided. Various methods are presented which facilitate conveying information that is unchanged from information in the earlier part of the message, or in a previous signaling message, without sending the previous information in its entirety. ...

05/03/07 - 20070097960 - Communication apparatus and coexistence method for enabling coexistence of communication systems
In-home communication systems 110 and 130 and an access communication system 120 are caused to coexist by TDM in synchronization with a power cycle, and a communication system which needs to secure AV-QoS assigns transmission timing to a slave station in itself by synchronizing a beacon cycle with a cycle ...

05/03/07 - 20070097959 - Adaptive information network
Provided herein are methods and systems for improved participation in and monetization of an information network such as a network for distributing, selling, and/or sharing a content library such as a plurality of media files. ...

05/03/07 - 20070097958 - Traffic generation during inactive user plane
The present invention relates to a method, transmitting device (10) and system for providing user plane traffic during a state of inactive user plane of a connection to an access network. A sequence of successive packet headers, adapted to continue a header sequence transmitted until the start of the state ...

05/03/07 - 20070097957 - Method for gracefully degrading packet data voice quality in a wireless communication network
A method for gracefully degrading packet data voice quality in a wireless network includes monitoring and evaluating data transfer conditions on the network. This may be done on a network-wide level, or for access terminals individually. For the evaluation, data transfer conditions are compared to criteria that indicate a relative ...

05/03/07 - 20070097956 - Device service activation for voice over internet protocol service
Systems and techniques herein may allow users to subscribe to Internet services such as VoIP without access to a personal computer. An Internet service device may include an input to receive information indicative of a selected service provider. The Internet service device may be configured to automatically discover a location ...

05/03/07 - 20070097955 - Method and apparatus for ip multicast relay of live tv streaming traffic in a tv-over-ip environment
A system for live TV transmission over IP networks incorporates a head end real-time encoding/transcoding server for converting live TV encoded data streams with root multicast relay servers receiving multicast data streams from the encoding/transcoding server. The multicast stream output is provided to a first set of relay servers through ...

04/26/07 - 20070091876 - Server apparatus
According to one embodiment, a server apparatus includes a memory which stores a management table in which the terminal IDs, the connection IDs, connection positions of the telephone terminals to the first connection network, and pieces of position information representing the connection positions of the connection apparatuses are caused to ...

04/26/07 - 20070091875 - Method and system for device mobility using application label switching in a mobile communication network
A method and system for device mobility using application label switching in a mobile communication network are disclosed. In one embodiment, the method comprises establishing an application session involving a first computing device, a second computing device, a client application and a server application. The application session includes, a first ...

04/26/07 - 20070091874 - Revenue management system and method
A revenue management system and method for telecommunication network use is disclosed. The revenue management system can be integrated with the internet protocol multimedia subsystem (IMS). The revenue management system and method can have a hardware and/or software revenue generation module or architecture, revenue capture module or architecture, revenue collection ...

04/26/07 - 20070091873 - Voice and data exchange over a packet based network with dtmf
A signal processing system which discriminates between voice signals and data signals modulated by a voiceband carrier. The signal processing system includes a voice exchange, a data exchange and a call discriminator. The voice exchange is capable of exchanging voice signals between a switched circuit network and a packet based ...

04/26/07 - 20070091872 - Peer-to-peer connection establishment
Method, devices and computer programs for initiating and establishing a peer-to-peer connection between a mobile terminal and a data terminal. The mobile terminal constructs a signaling message comprising an internet protocol address of each communication interface when the number of communication interfaces is at least two. The addresses may be ...

04/26/07 - 20070091871 - Mesh network portal node and method for bridging in mesh networks
Embodiments of a mesh portal node and method for bridging in wireless mesh networks are generally described herein. Other embodiments may be described and claimed. In some embodiments, a mesh portal node generates a proxy route request message on behalf of a source node in response to receipt of an ...

04/26/07 - 20070091870 - Method and system for releasing a tif session for a sip agent when a call process interface handler is interrupted
A method for releasing a Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) call that has been established as a TP Interface Function (TIF) session when a call process interface handler is interrupted is provided. The method includes storing at least one identifier for the session in an application layer gateway when the session ...

04/26/07 - 20070091869 - Automatic disconnect in ringing state of call from user with no credit
A method and system for operating a telephony service are disclosed. A telephone network is provided, which may be a physical network or a virtual network hosted by an existing network. Network identifies defined by SIM cards, or telephones with built-in SIM cards, are issued to network users. The SIM ...

04/19/07 - 20070086445 - Method and apparatus for providing caller identification based responses in a computer telephony environment
A utility for enabling real-time, point-to-point communications over computer networks between users having dynamically assigned Internet Protocol addresses includes the ability to identify incoming communications, and, based on the identity of the incoming communication, selectively responding. In one embodiment, an information profile contained within an incoming signal is compared to ...

04/19/07 - 20070086444 - Telephone system having multiple distinct sources and accessories therefor
In conjunction with a data communication network carrying multiple telephony signals and allowing for connection of telephone sets, a system and method in which two external feeders connect to the data network at two distinct points via two distinct devices. The data network can be based on dedicated wiring or ...

04/19/07 - 20070086443 - Method for establishing load-bearing in multimedia broadcast/multicast service
The present invention discloses a method for creating a bearer in Multimedia Broadcast/Multicast service (MBMS), including the activating process. In the method, an extended MBMS Network Service Access Point Identity (MBMS_NSAPI) and an MBMS context identity are adopted such that a user can activate more than eleven MBMS bearer services ...

04/19/07 - 20070086442 - Media gateway
A gateway for connecting a public switched telephone network and an Internet Protocol network, comprising at least one interface unit with the public switched telephone network, at least one interface unit with the Internet Protocol network, and at least one processing unit for media conversion between the public switched telephone ...

04/19/07 - 20070086441 - Apparatus, and associated method, for multicasting data in a radio communications system
Apparatus, and an associated method, for facilitating formation of a RANcast in a radio communication system. An identifier identifies when a selected number of mobile user endpoints within a cell of a radio communication system are to receive the same multicast data. When the number exceeds a selected threshold, a ...

04/19/07 - 20070086440 - Data transmission method and system
A data transmission system and method, including the steps of: a calling media gateway receiving message packets transmitted by a calling ISDN terminal through a plurality of calling circuits, and converting the message packets into data packets suitable for being transmitted through a single IP bearer link; the calling media ...

04/19/07 - 20070086439 - Methods and apparatus to perform outdial communication services
Methods and apparatus to perform outdial communication services are disclosed. A disclosed method to route an outdial call from a first communication device to a first endpoint comprises receiving an indial call setup from a second endpoint at the first communication device, wherein the call setup contains an access number ...

04/19/07 - 20070086438 - Methods and apparatus to perform outdial fasimile services
Methods and apparatus to perform outdial facsimile services are disclosed. A disclosed method comprises sending an admittance request message containing a destination from a communication device to a gatekeeper, receiving an admittance response message containing an address of a gateway at the communication device, establishing a simple message transfer protocol ...

04/19/07 - 20070086437 - Method and apparatus for controlling reception of multimedia broadcast/multicast services at a mobile station
A method and apparatus for controlling reception of multimedia broadcast/multicast services (MBMS) at a wireless transmit/receive unit (WTRU) are disclosed. In order to control reception of an unwanted service of the MBMS, the WTRU is enabled or disabled for receiving MBMS in accordance with a user input. The unwanted service ...

04/19/07 - 20070086436 - Methods, apparatus and computer program products for allowing access to line groups and line group functions in a voice over internet protocol communication system
A Voice-Over Internet Protocol (VoIP) compliant Customer Premises Equipment (CPE) can include a display configured to allow selection of separate ones of a plurality of VoIP phone lines included in a line group. ...

04/19/07 - 20070086435 - Sharing devices on peer-to-peer networks
Providing access to devices based on peer membership. A method is described including an act of providing access to a device, such as a hardware peripheral or a software service, to networked agents, such as host computers, operating systems, frameworks, and application code. The method includes an act of forming ...

04/19/07 - 20070086434 - Efficient mechanisms for supporting voip in a wireless network
Voice over IP (VoIP) packet header compression is performed for voice packets to be transmitted through a wireless channel. In at least one embodiment, packet headers are compressed to a fixed size that does not change based on channel conditions. In this manner, packet scheduling may be performed in the ...

04/19/07 - 20070086433 - Methods and apparatus for allocating shared communication resources to outdial communication services
Methods and apparatus for allocating resources of a shared communication facility to outdial communication services are disclosed. A disclosed method comprises allocating a resource of a shared communication facility based on a reserved portion and a maximum portion of the shared facility, a requested outdial communication service type, and a ...

04/19/07 - 20070086432 - Methods and apparatus for automated provisioning of voice over internet protocol gateways
Methods and apparatus for automated provisioning of voice over internet protocol (VoIP) gateways, proxy servers, session border controllers, softswitches and/or softswitch/proxy servers are disclosed. A disclosed method comprises performing a query of a database containing records specifying a communication path between a first communication network and a second communications network ...

04/19/07 - 20070086431 - Privacy proxy of a digital security system for distributing media content to a local area network
A local area network (504) for providing Media Provider control and user privacy when distributing media content to the local area network (504). The local area network (504) comprises media devices (510-514) and a proxy (528). The media devices (510-514) provide a description of the capabilities of the media devices ...

04/19/07 - 20070086430 - Web service with multiple listening endpoints
The invention concerns a device, method, and program for exposing one or more Web Services via a Web Service access protocol. Each Web Service comprises multiple Web Service actions for accessing the functionality of a device. The Web Service access protocol allows the exchange of information in a decentralized, distributed ...

04/12/07 - 20070081523 - Method, system and apparatus for telecommunications service management
A method of processing service information relating to a plurality of user services available in a telecommunications system is disclosed. The method includes storing entities defining service components in a service information database, where each service component entity represents a distinct aspect of service functionality which can be provided by ...

04/12/07 - 20070081522 - Video conferencing systems and methods
Systems and methods are provided for video conferencing geographically disperse users. Each user operates a user computer. A network connection is established among the user computers. A respective connection speed with the network connection is determined independently for each user computer. A video signal is transmitted from one of the ...

04/12/07 - 20070081521 - Wireless terminal methods and apparatus for establishing connections
Methods and apparatus for establishing communication links, used to support communications sessions with one or more end nodes, e.g., mobile devices, are described. Various features are directed to a mobile node controlling the establishment of initial links to a first access node and the establishment of new links from a ...

04/12/07 - 20070081520 - Integrating an ivr application within a standards based application server
A method for providing Interactive Voice Response functionality within a multi-tiered telephony environment can identify an enterprise archive file that contains an Interactive Voice Response (IVR) application. The enterprise archive file can contain multiple interpreters for different markup languages. The enterprise archive file can also include a servlet that maps ...

04/12/07 - 20070081519 - System and method for providing multimedia services utilizing a local proxy
A communications system and method is configured to provide multimedia services utilizing a signaling protocol such as a session initiated protocol (SIP), via a local access network. The method includes providing a local proxy having an internet protocol (IP) address, wherein the local proxy is integrated with the local access ...

04/12/07 - 20070081518 - Open programmable software protocol stack for use with an internet telephony system
An Open SIP Protocol Stack provides a variety of functions within a SIP-based telecommunications network. A set of cooperating layers including a transport layer, a transaction layer and a transaction user core layer. Various processes in these layers index into an associated configuration database designed in accordance with the present ...

04/12/07 - 20070081517 - Method for remotely associating a communications device with a computer
In a Computer Telephony Integration environment, to reduce the risk of inadvertent or fraudulent registration of the association of a user's computer terminal with the wrong telephone, i.e. one other than the telephone adjacent to the computer terminal or the user's mobile telephone, a host computer instructs the user via ...

04/05/07 - 20070076700 - Alternative means for public telephone information services
A method is provided for managing network services between a plurality of networks comprising receiving an Internet Protocol data packet with a corresponding address from a first network source, wherein the Internet Protocol data packet comprises a header and a payload and the payload of said Internet Protocol data packet ...

04/05/07 - 20070076699 - Voip with local call access
The invention provides marketing a telephone service that has an adapter or dongle that is functionally interposed between a telephone and a telephone utility line. The adapter is programmed to receive a voice signal and telephone number transmitted by the telephone. Based on the telephone number, the adapter determines whether ...

04/05/07 - 20070076698 - Group communication method, communication device and management device
A group communication method capable of performing group communication without additional functions provided on a network and with preventing excessive network traffic. Each communication device first transmits an enrollment message. A providing device groups the communication devices, creates a group key specifying the communication devices that are identified as a ...

04/05/07 - 20070076697 - Distributed codec for packet-based communications
A packet-based communications system is provided, including: a client communications module for transmitting digital audio signals to a user interface device over a local area network (LAN) and for receiving digital audio signals from the user interface device, a voice packet module, and a network protocol module for transmitting data ...

04/05/07 - 20070076696 - Use of sip messages for location services
A method and apparatus to facilitate use of session initiation protocol (SIP) messages for location services are described. In one embodiment, a method for a mobile device includes determining that at least one current network characteristic exceeds a threshold, including the current network characteristic in a SIP message, and transmitting ...

04/05/07 - 20070076695 - Method and apparatus for translating a telephone number to a packet network address in a soft modem
Methods and apparatus are provided for translating a telephone number to a packet network address in a soft modem. A connection over a network is established to a device by receiving a request to establish a connection over a network to a device, the request including a telephone number associated ...

04/05/07 - 20070076694 - Vlan mobility
According to one embodiment of the invention, a method for providing VLAN mobility that comprises at least two operations. A first operation involves determining whether a unique identifier of the second network device is within an Association listing. The Association listing includes unique identifiers of networks devices associated with the ...

04/05/07 - 20070076693 - Scheduling variable bit rate multimedia traffic over a multi-hop wireless network
An arrangement is provided for scheduling VBR multimedia traffic over a multi-hop transmission path in a wireless network so that delivery of the multimedia data over each link may share the available bandwidth of a common channel. A high bit rate and a low bit rate may be used for ...

04/05/07 - 20070076692 - Method and apparatus for providing virtual private access links in a communication network
A method and apparatus for providing an overlay structure in the access portion of a packet network, e.g., a VoIP network, that allows enterprise customers to place their traffic on virtual private links for both signaling and media traffic are disclosed. The method partitions the VoIP access network components so ...

04/05/07 - 20070076691 - Method and apparatus for allowing peering relationships between telecommunications networks
A method for provisioning a peering relationship between the multimedia networks in a telecommunications system. The method comprises registering a customer with at least one of the multimedia networks; constructing the customer's mapping and routing data (including initial filter criteria) within each of the networks; synchronizing the customer's mapping and ...

04/05/07 - 20070076690 - Filtering of malformed data packets in wireless communication
Packet filtering is performed to detect for and discard malformed data packets that would be discarded by a wireless network if received from a wireless device. A cdma2000 network may restart a PPP session upon receiving (1) malformed data packets with source IPv4 addresses different from IPv4 addresses (if any) ...

04/05/07 - 20070076689 - Forward and backward reproduction of a signal from stream data
A data stream contains segments with reproducible signal data that has been encoded with a variable length encoding scheme. Each segment also contains first and second information about the length of the signal data in the segment, stored at predetermined relative positions with respect to the start and end of ...

04/05/07 - 20070076688 - Communications network and method for transmitting data in a communications network
The invention relates to a communications network comprising a large number of nodes (1, 2, . . . , 7), at least two (1, 7) of which are connected via at least two different routes (1-2-3, 3-4, 4-7; 1-2-3, 3-5, 5-6, 6-7). At least one of said routes comprises a ...

03/29/07 - 20070070988 - Method for transmitting deferred messages
A method for transmitting deferred messages, applicable in an instant message system based on Session Initiation Protocol (SIP)/SIP Instant Message and Presence Leveraging Extensions (SIMPLE). After a client registers to the IM system and an IM server detects there are deferred messages to be sent to the client stored in ...

03/29/07 - 20070070987 - Wireless communication terminal and wireless communicaiton method
A wireless communication terminal has a function of performing data communication with a server connected to a network, and includes a communication controller which selects a predetermined port number from among a plurality of port numbers allocated for data communication with the server, and using this communication port number to ...

03/29/07 - 20070070986 - Delay reduction method for telephony systems with multiple packet generators
A telephony system and method is provided that reduces delay and provides better utilization of upstream bandwidth in delivering packet telephony services to a plurality of subscriber lines via a cable modem system. An exemplary system includes a plurality of voice processing modules, a host processor, and a buffer. Each ...

03/29/07 - 20070070985 - System and method for integrating internet phone to ordinary phone
An Internet phone dials a server through Internet and the sever analyzes an incoming call of the Internet phone for identifying a network system for the Internet phone. The server distributes corresponding application program to personal computer at user site through LAN. The user site receives phone call through personal ...

03/29/07 - 20070070984 - Method for dynamically handling the data path of a wireless ip phone
A method for dynamically handling the data path of a wireless IP phone is provided. The method comprises establishing a first communication link between the wireless IP phone and a wireless local area network (WLAN), establishing a second communication link between the wireless IP phone and a general packet radio ...

03/29/07 - 20070070983 - Methods and apparatus for improved efficiency communication
The invention relates to methods, apparatus, and software for disseminating link state information in an ad hoc network. The methods, apparatus, and software include an energy conserving processing based on a combination of a multipoint relaying and hazy scoping. ...

03/29/07 - 20070070982 - Method and apparatus for tagging customer specific signaling packets
A method and apparatus for enabling a network provider to tag calls originating from distinct customer segments and process these tagged calls according to rules associated with their tagged identities are disclosed. For example, calls from a business or enterprise customer may be routed to a carrier who ensures 99.999% ...

03/29/07 - 20070070981 - Method and apparatus for dynamically establishing links between ip private branch exchanges
A method and apparatus for enabling a packet network provider, e.g., a VoIP network provider to provide virtual tie lines that give enterprise users of IP PBXs dedicated bandwidth on an as-need basis are disclosed. The present method defines a structure for creating signaling messages from the IP PBX to ...

03/29/07 - 20070070980 - Method and system for providing network-based call processing of packetized voice calls
An approach provides network-based call processing. A packetized voice call is received from a first station. The packetized voice call is queued at a pre-designated queue maintained within a network of a service provider. Further, the packetized voice call is selectively forwarded to a second station. ...

03/29/07 - 20070070979 - Context-sensitive multimedia message service response
An apparatus and a method for context-sensitive multimedia message service (MMS) response. The provision of a response to a MMS UA originated MMS message (e.g. requesting to send a multimedia message (MM)) that is context-sensitive allows the network operator/service provider to provide value-added and potentially revenue generating content in the ...

03/29/07 - 20070070978 - Accessing content at a geographical location
A method for accessing content according to a location within a defined geographical area. The area is defined (104) by those areas covered by selected nodes of one or more networks. Data representing the identities of the selected nodes or of the defined geographical area is then provided (110) to ...

03/22/07 - 20070064683 - Communication apparatus and computer usable medium
A communication apparatus operates to realize multiple communication functions in accordance with multiple client applications. The multiple functions include a step of causing the communication apparatus to function as a client that obtains data from an external server device through the networks and processes the obtained data or to process ...

03/22/07 - 20070064682 - Methods and computer program products for managing a plurality of voice-over internet protocol phone lines in customer premises equipment
A method of managing a plurality of Voice-Over Internet Protocol (VoIP) phone lines assigned to a VoIP Customer Premises Equipment (CPE). A VoIP call window is displayed on a display device of the VoIP CPE. A different one of a plurality of sub-windows are assigned to each of the different ...

03/22/07 - 20070064681 - Method and system for monitoring a data channel for discontinuous transmission activity
A system (100) and method (400) for monitoring a data channel for discontinuous transmission activity can include a monitoring unit (210), in which the monitoring unit can identify a source of modifying the discontinuous transmission activity based on receipt of an identifier packet, and an equalizer (214) coupled to the ...

03/22/07 - 20070064680 - Web services message processing runtime framework
A method is described that involves processing a Web services message within an object oriented runtime environment. The processing involves executing a plurality of protocols to support a Web service that the message pertains to. Each one of the protocols perform one or more operations that contribute to a different ...

03/22/07 - 20070064679 - Jitter buffer management in a packet-based network
A method, system and computer program product for handling a session in a packed-based network is provided. The method involves the transmission of packets representing the session. A minimum and a maximum jitter delay value are set for the session. The minimum jitter delay value is based on the time ...

03/22/07 - 20070064678 - Method and system for monitoring communications of an individual in a packet network
A system and method are disclosed for monitoring communications of an individual in a packet network. A system that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, a network monitor (100) having a communications interface (110) coupled to a packet network (101), and a controller (102). The controller ...

03/22/07 - 20070064677 - Packet media gateway with a secondary pstn connection and method for time slot switching
A media gateway for coupling to both an Internet service provider frame switched network and a PSTN provider circuit switched network comprises an FXS port to which a telephony device may be coupled to initiate a connection to a destination. A programmable DSP includes a time-division multiplexing bus coupled to ...

03/22/07 - 20070064676 - Bearer setup for a multimedia service
A method of controlling the establishment of a packet switched bearer or bearers for carrying multimedia information between two or more user terminals during a circuit switched voice call, the method comprising at setup of or during the voice call, predicting at one of the user terminals the likelihood that ...

03/22/07 - 20070064675 - Confinement of a data transfer to within a local area network
The present invention provides a system for enforcing a confinement of a data transfer to devices within a private-use local area network (1) with steps of identifying the source network address of a device providing the data on occasion of a data request, verifying (S1-1) that the source network address ...

03/15/07 - 20070058617 - Method for establishing and maintaining a connection
A method for establishing and maintaining a connection between at least one terminal and at least one communication server, preferably for using the connection in case of VolP (Voice over IP) communication, wherein the terminal and the communication server are connected over a network, wherein the establishment and the maintenance ...

03/15/07 - 20070058616 - Method, system and terminal for implementing information transfer services
The present invention discloses a method for implementing information transfer services, including: A. generating, by a sending terminal, an address of the information to be sent, and sending, by the sending terminal, the address via a Wireless Application Protocol (WAP) short message to a receiving device of the information; and ...

03/15/07 - 20070058615 - Emergency services for voice over ip telephony (e-voip)
A method for determining the physical coordinates of a VoIP phone and transmitting the physical coordinates to an emergency services call center or the like comprises the steps of determining the physical coordinates of the VoIP phone using signals from a GPS or cellular network, placing a call to an ...

03/15/07 - 20070058614 - Bandwidth utilization for video mail
Video content is delivered in a bandwidth efficient manner to a destination device. The video content is analyzed and a compression operation is performed on the video content prior to delivery to the destination device. Any audio associated with the video content is maintained in synchronization with the video content. ...

03/15/07 - 20070058613 - Integrating telephonic service subscribers
A telecommunication system comprises a first interface, a second interface, and a voice-over-Internet device. The first interface enables a telephonic handset coupled to the voice-over-Internet device to communicate via a phone service. The second interface enables the telephonic handset to communicate via a data network coupled to the voice-over-Internet device. ...

03/15/07 - 20070058612 - Quality of service enabled device and method of operation therefore for use with universal plug and play
A method of operation for use with a QoS enabled device includes maintaining a record of a configuration of QoS objects present at a QoS enabled device and available for configuration. Further operation includes communicating the record to a user of the device, receiving a request from the user specifying ...

03/15/07 - 20070058611 - Method and system to proxy mobile and network originated call sessions
A method (300) and system (100) are disclosed to proxy mobile and network originated call sessions. A system that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, a method in a network proxy (102) having the steps of receiving (308) from a mobile device (116) on a data ...

03/15/07 - 20070058610 - Method for transmitting a message by compressed data transmission between a sender and a receiver via a data network
A method for transmitting a message by compressed data transmission between a sender and a receiver using connectionless or connection oriented protocols. The sender gateway assures that the appropriate handling of the message data is made by knowing the transmission protocol(s) used. T The rules and structures of the protocol(s) ...

03/15/07 - 20070058609 - Media route optimization in network communications
Media routes may be optimized in network communications, such a radio telephony communications networks. In one embodiment, the description includes identifying a first network controller corresponding to a first media communications client, identifying a second network controller corresponding to a second media communications client, determining whether the first and second ...

03/15/07 - 20070058608 - Telephone network architecture for a voice over internet protocol service
A VoIP telephone network system for providing VoIP telephone service to telephone customers connected to the network, has a managed IP network; a plurality of gateways connected to the managed IP network; a plurality of telephones connected to the gateways; a VoIP server connected to the managed IP network; a ...

03/08/07 - 20070053348 - Method for transmitting coding information over packet data network
A method for transmitting information related to tandem free operation, where a cellular network comprising a tandem free operation capable coding-decoding unit is connected to a packet network, an entity, which can be a second network or a terminal, is connected to the packet network and data is transmitted over ...

03/08/07 - 20070053347 - Communication method, communication apparatus and communication system and processing method and processing apparatus
A communication device selects one of a remote or local transmitters according to the destination of a message, transmits the message from the selected transmitter, receives the message at a receiver, and transmits the received message to the destination of the message. ...

03/08/07 - 20070053346 - Distributed ip architecture for telecommunications system with video mail
A telephone system architecture enabling various components of a video based telephone system to be distributed geographically yet operates as a seamlessly integrated system. A transcoding gateway provides an interface to a third generation wireless network and received video messages in a plurality of formats. These video messages are converted ...

03/08/07 - 20070053345 - Data transmission system
A data transmission system includes a data transmitting device coupled to the Internet for transmitting a broadcast packet containing identification data of the data transmitting device to the Internet; and a remote storage device coupled to the Internet for receiving the broadcast packet and determining if the identification data is ...

03/08/07 - 20070053344 - Multimedia call control mechanism and communication equipment using the same
A method of controlling an establishment of a multimedia call between at least two communication equipments, a corresponding system, and a corresponding communication equipment comprise a set up of a bearer connection resulting in a creation of a data transmission channel between at least two communication equipments. A data stream ...

03/08/07 - 20070053343 - Conversational bearer negotiation
A method of setting up a call between first and second nodes of a communication system, said call extending across at least one circuit switched access network and a packet switched backbone network, the networks being interconnected by at least one Media Gateway. The method comprises, at a control node, ...

03/01/07 - 20070047525 - Local area network
A local area network that includes multiplexing means for establishing out-of-band channels along with corresponding Ethernet channels over shared network cabling; the out-of-band channels are configured dedicatedly for operating an IP telephony system including IP phones; a power sourcing equipment (PSE) may be further provided for remotely supplying power to ...

03/01/07 - 20070047524 - Peripheral device, information processing device communicating with peripheral device, and method regarding settings applicable to information processing device
An information processing device is configured to set up a port as one of an output destination and an input destination corresponding to a peripheral device. The information processing device is configured to acquire identification information on the port from the peripheral device, and to determine whether identification information on ...

03/01/07 - 20070047523 - Method and system for call-setup triggered push content
The present invention provides a method for providing a call set-up triggered push content to at least one receiving party via a first telecommunication network. The method includes performing a call control function in response to a call set-up from a calling party to a called party. The call control ...

03/01/07 - 20070047522 - Method of and system for telecommunication management
The present invention relates to telecommunication systems and more specifically, to a method of and system for managing and routing calls and/or data between various devices. The invention includes a method of routing real-time communications including the steps of: obtaining rule preferences from a user, and responding to the receipt ...

03/01/07 - 20070047521 - Voip apparatus and method for detecting a pstn service provided thereto
A method for detecting a status regarding provision or otherwise of a public switched telephone network (PSTN) service to a voice over Internet protocol (VoIP) apparatus includes the steps of: providing a dummy load circuit and an off-hook detection circuit; entering a PSTN mode; coupling the dummy load circuit to ...

03/01/07 - 20070047520 - Method for calling multimedia ip units about an impending emergency situation
The present invention provides a method for calling multimedia IP units about an impending emergency situation. A multimedia IP communication network or government authority forecasts the path of an impending emergency situation to create an impending impact area. The VoIP communication network determines the multimedia IP units that are located ...

03/01/07 - 20070047519 - System and method of presenting caller identification information at a voice over internet protocol communication device
A method of providing caller identification information to a voice over Internet protocol (VoIP) telephone device is disclosed and includes receiving an incoming telephone call. The method also includes determining a destination VoIP telephone device associated with the incoming call. Further, the method includes populating a caller identification portal with ...

03/01/07 - 20070047518 - Methods, systems, and devices for providing voice-call services responsive to a dialed sequence
A connection is established in a communications network responsive to receiving a Dual Tone Multi-Frequency (DTMF) signal at a port having an assigned sequence associated therewith. A dialed sequence corresponding to the received DTMF signal is identified. If the dialed sequence is associated with a request for a specified service, ...

03/01/07 - 20070047517 - Method and apparatus for altering a media activity
A method and apparatus for altering a media activity are disclosed. The provision (101) of a dynamic media activity to a recipient user is enhanced by the dynamic acquisition (102) of information regarding an ambient condition of the user's environment and the use (104) of the information to dynamically alter ...

03/01/07 - 20070047516 - Wireless voip/vip roaming to access point of different network type
A mobile communication device (for example, a cellular telephone) has one air interface for wireless communication with wireless LAN and another air interface for cellular telephone communication with a cellular telephone network. Initially, the communication device is used to transmit VoIP packets of a media stream to a target communication ...

03/01/07 - 20070047515 - Adapting playout buffer based on audio burst length
The invention relates to a size variable playout buffer (120) adapted for temporarily storing data packets comprising bursty audio data received over a communications system (1) at user equipment (100). The temporary storage and size variability compensates for changes in bit-rate or any transmission delay over the communications system (1). ...

02/22/07 - 20070041371 - Mobile phone, communication terminal, phone call method and phone call program
A mobile phone connected to a telephone network which uses a telecommunication line by way of a communication terminal including: a wireless communication unit; a sound input unit and a sound output unit; a transmission interface unit; a user information memory unit; a memory unit; a detection unit; and control ...

02/22/07 - 20070041370 - System for translating electronic communications
A messaging application having a language translation feature has a user interface for addressing the message to one or more recipients and for creating or supplying the body of the message, a first interactive list of supported language types, the list entries individually selectable via interactive method, and a second ...

02/22/07 - 20070041369 - Transforming call control and dialog elements for telephony service applications from an intermediate language into a target language
Described are methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer program products for transforming call control and dialog elements for telephony service applications from an intermediate language into a target language. A module that includes a plurality of elements is generated. At least a first element of the plurality of elements is ...

02/22/07 - 20070041368 - Voice over internet protocol (voip) e911 metro street address guide (msag) validation
An overlay list of MSAG-valid addresses is created for use in lieu of (or in addition to) the lat/lon or postal address which otherwise would go with an E911 VoIP 911 call. This overlays the nation with a series of MSAG-addressed polygons, with center points identified in those polygons, and ...

02/22/07 - 20070041367 - Circuit-switched and multimedia subsystem voice continuity with bearer path interruption
The present invention maintains calls during transfers between different types of subsystems, even when there is a bearer path interruption at the user element due to the original connection from the transferring-out subsystem being dropped before the new connection in the transferring-in subsystem is established. The call signaling leg toward ...

02/22/07 - 20070041366 - Distributed conference bridge
A method for communication includes specifying a group of packet telephony terminals that are to participate in a telephone conference. Based on the list, a conference topology is defined in which at least two of the terminals serve as bridge nodes, which are associated respectively with mutually-disjoint sets of the ...

02/22/07 - 20070041365 - Ebay and google voip telephone
A network telephone device allows the user to make VoIP telephone calls and to access eBay or Google. The device includes a corded or cordless handset, a telephony processor for making the VoIP telephone calls and for accessing eBay or Google, a dial-up modem for making a narrowband connection to ...

02/22/07 - 20070041364 - Integrated packet latency aware qos scheduling using proportional fairness and weighted fair queuing for wireless integrated multimedia packet services
Packet communication networks for transmission to wireless subscriber devices utilize both wireline and wireless packet routing components. The routing elements of these two different types often implement different packet scheduling algorithms, typically a form of Weighted Fair Queuing (WFQ) in the wireline portion of the network and Proportional Fairness (PF) ...

02/22/07 - 20070041363 - Search and navigation method within voice over internet protocol (voip) advertisements player
Provided is a telecommunications system for searching for at least one informational message on a data processing system. The telecommunications system comprises a computer readable storage medium, a display device, and a VOIP dialer having a dialog box. The computer readable storage medium operates on the data processing system. The ...

02/22/07 - 20070041362 - Security gatekeeper for a packetized voice communication network
Admission control means for controlling admission of traffic into a voice communication network, the admission control means comprises means for examining a call control message of a call control dialogue when admission of said traffic into said voice communication network is requested, the admission control means admit a traffic into ...

02/22/07 - 20070041361 - Apparatus and methods for implementing an in-call voice user interface using context information
The present invention concerns methods and apparatus for performing voice-controlled actions during an ongoing voice telephony session. In particular, the methods and apparatus of the present invention provide a voice-operated user interface to perform actions during an ongoing voice telephony session. Many of the actions that can be performed during ...

02/22/07 - 20070041360 - Mechanisms to extend uma or gan to inter-work with umts core network
Mechanisms to extend UMA (Unlicensed Mobile Access) or GAN (General Access Network) to inter-work with a UMTS (Universal Mobile Telecommunications System) core network. A UMA network controller (UNC) is provided to interface between a UMA network and a UMTS core network using the standard Iu-CS and Iu-PS interfaces. From the ...

02/22/07 - 20070041359 - Method for transmitting messages in a network
The invention relates to a method for transmitting messages in a network via data terminals connected thereto. This method comprises the following steps: sending a message to be relayed from a sender data terminal to an assigned first mail processing device assigning a unique identifier to the message which indicates ...

02/22/07 - 20070041358 - Telephony system
A system for and a method of providing a telephony service is disclosed. Supplying power to a node in a telecommunications network from a subscriber's premises conflicts with the plain old telephone service POTS. Until the advent of the present invention it was thought that supplying power in this way ...

02/22/07 - 20070041357 - Interworking of hybrid protocol multimedia networks
According to the invention, on carrying out the configuration of connections in a hybrid network, comprising PSTN and IN networks, messages generated in the PSTN network are transformed into IN network messages before a decentralised interruption of the connections in the IN network occurs by deactivation of the unidirectional transmitter ...

02/22/07 - 20070041356 - Navigating audio books using auditory cues
The invention provides a record carrier containing an audio file (1). It is an object of the invention the provide an audio file (1) that can be navigated quickly and managed easily. This object is achieved by a record carrier containing an audio file (1) with audio data (2) being ...

02/15/07 - 20070036152 - Configurable network appliance
An Internet appliance accesses an HTML page on a Web site containing configuration information for the appliance, such as an Internet compatible telephone. Data from the HTML page are downloaded to the appliance to modify its options or settings automatically upon accessing the HTML page, or as directed by the ...

02/15/07 - 20070036151 - Voice over ip network architecture
A network architecture for a next generation network which contains at least two domains and a method of transmitting a call using voice over IP technique over at least two network domains are presented, wherein instead of point-to-point connections between the two network domains, an interconnection domain is provided which ...

02/15/07 - 20070036150 - Systems and methods for tdm/packet communications using telephony station cards including voltage generators
Systems and methods by which voice/data communications may occur in multiple modes/protocols are disclosed. In particular, systems and methods are provided for multiple native mode/protocol voice and data transmissions and receptions with a computing system having a multi-bus structure, including, for example, a TDM bus and a packet bus, and ...

02/15/07 - 20070036149 - Telephone conversation isolation and enhancement systems
Telephone conversation isolation and enhancement systems for a caller using a telephone for a telephone call. The systems include a housing comprising an edge that circumferentially bounds an opening. The edge may contact a caller's head to create a substantially circumferentially continuous interface between the edge and the caller's head. ...

02/15/07 - 20070036148 - Communication device and method of operating the same
A communication device comprises a first transmitter configured to transmit a telephone signal via a broadband-communication link to an IP network, and a second transmitter configured to transmit a telephone signal via an alternative communication link to a telephone network. The telephone signal is transferred from a first telephone number ...

02/15/07 - 20070036147 - Voice-over-ip telephone devices and systems
A method is provided for operating a network telephone device coupled to a PSTN. When an emergency telephone number is dialed or when power fails, the network telephone device makes a telephone call through the PSTN instead of through a modem dial-up connection to a network telephone service. ...

02/15/07 - 20070036146 - Analyzing and resolving internet service problems
Methods, systems, and computer program products analyze and resolve Internet service problems. A method involves receiving via a user interface consumer data associated with a request for Internet service problem analysis and resolution, triggering a query to retrieve additional data, and querying one or more systems to fulfill the request. ...

02/15/07 - 20070036145 - Policy-based network-initiated secondary datalink flows with quality-of-service in cellular packet data networks
A method of creating a network-initiated secondary packet data service instance includes sending a content request for application data from a mobile station to an application function through an access network. The method further includes sending a request for a secondary packet data service instance from the application function to ...

02/15/07 - 20070036144 - Associating a telephone call with a dialog based on a computer protocol such as sip
Providing non-voice capabilities relating to a phone call at a computing device includes receiving a request to begin a telephone call from a first telephone to a second telephone, wherein the requesting is performed using messaging between computing devices connected via a computer network, and wherein the messaging is part ...

02/15/07 - 20070036143 - Method and system for providing voice over ip managed services utilizing a centralized data store
An approach provides interdomain traversal to support packetized voice transmissions. A centralized data store, maintained by a service provider, stores one or more user identifiers and an associated directory number. The centralized data store also stores routing information including one or more communication paths corresponding to the user identifier, wherein ...

02/15/07 - 20070036142 - Performance enhancement protocol, systems, methods and devices
A method, operative in a framework which uses a packet-based voice communications scheme and in which at least some of the communication takes place via a satellite link. The method includes establishing a first session between a calling party and proxy using a first protocol, wherein the calling party communicates ...

02/15/07 - 20070036141 - Fax messaging for new users
Send and receive services are operated that send and receive fax messages, respectively, via fax protocols. Each new customer is offered a predetermined amount of the receive service, and a more limited amount of the send service, both free of charge to the customer, as part of a group of ...

02/15/07 - 20070036140 - Voice-over-ip telephone devices and systems
A method for a service provider to provide telephone service between a first telephone and a second telephone includes connecting to tHe first telephone, receiving a request from the first telephone to make a call to the second telephone using a VoIP number, mapping the VoIP number to a PSTN ...

02/15/07 - 20070036139 - System and method for authenticating internetwork resource requests
A method for use in diverse networks that authenticates inter-network resource requests. A router in a first network receives a request for a resource from a second network. The router sends a query to an element in the second network to determine whether the request actually originated there. If the ...

02/15/07 - 20070036138 - Voip communication module
A VoIP (Voice over Internet Protocol) communication module is provided for establishing a communication connection over a network, including a network connection module, a command translator, and a processing module, wherein the command translator receives and translates AT commands from external application programs or modules, thereby providing services such as ...

02/15/07 - 20070036137 - Indicating presence of a contact on a communication device
The present invention provides a method for indicating presence of a contact on a communication device. Aspects the preferred embodiment include associating an identifier of the contact with a speed dial control on the communication device; using the identifier to obtain presence information associated with the contact during operation of ...

02/15/07 - 20070036136 - Network support for caller id verification
Caller ID information provided coincident to a Voice over IP (VoIP) call is validated by one or more network devices. An originating router detects an offered IP address associated with a calling party node, for example, upon receiving a SIP Invite message initiated by the calling party node. The originating ...

02/15/07 - 20070036135 - Communication identification system
A system and method of handling communication information associated with a communication request is disclosed. The system includes a computer readable memory that includes a data file that represents one or more documents that may be viewed by a plurality of users associated with the document, and a computer system ...

02/15/07 - 20070036134 - Portable internet phone
A portable Internet phone uses a portable memory media with storage function and connected to a computer system. The portable memory media is linked to a network server through the computer system and network communication software stored in the portable memory media is performed to display a dialing number keypad ...

02/15/07 - 20070036133 - User interface for call history
Techniques for using call history for voice data over a packet-switched network includes receiving call history data that indicates a redirected network identity that served as a target of a particular voice data session from a particular calling party. The redirected network identity is different from both a caller network ...

02/15/07 - 20070036132 - Method and system for remotely detecting parasite software
An Internet Protocol (IP) usage pattern of a first computer system is monitored by a second computer system remotely located from the first computer system. Based on the monitoring, it is determined if the IP usage pattern is abnormal for the first computer system. If the IP usage pattern is ...

02/15/07 - 20070036131 - Method and system for handling calls at an automatic call distributor
A method for handling calls at an automatic call distributor includes receiving from a first caller a first call for distribution to one of a plurality of agents and receiving from the first caller a first request associated with the first call. The method includes linking the first request to ...

02/15/07 - 20070036130 - System and apparatus for network telephone switch
The present invention is inputted with a telephone number to detect a status of connection at a telephone device corresponding to the telephone number so that a proper telephone interconnection is established according to the status detected. ...

02/15/07 - 20070036129 - Method and system for encoding packet interdependency in a packet data transmission system
Method and system for encoding packet interdependency in a packet data stream. In one embodiment, the scheme comprises providing, for each packet in the packet data stream, a dependency relationship field associated therewith; and representing dependency of a first packet on a second packet of the packet data stream by ...

02/15/07 - 20070036128 - Communication terminal and communication method
The present invention provides a communications terminal in which feelings which arise spontaneously can be actively communicated to a partner. Communications terminals (30a) and (30b) communicate with a partner terminal via a transmission line (90), and include: an input unit (31), which receives a finger operation including tapping; a packet ...

02/15/07 - 20070036127 - Ip-based call establishment
There is disclosed a communication system adapted to establishing a communication between at least two end-points, comprising: a control server for receiving a request including an identifier of a calling number of one end-point and an identifier of an action, and adapted to transmit said request in XML format in ...

02/08/07 - 20070030843 - Voice over ip architecture
A Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) network is described in which session state is maintained in access switches, but not signaling gateways which maintain transaction state only during pendency of a related transaction. The signaling gateway further provides transparent inter-operation between the VoIP network and non-IP networks, such as the ...

02/08/07 - 20070030842 - System for the analysis and monitoring of ip communications
A system is claimed that deploys a multi-layer neural network for analyzing, categorizing and organizing conversations and video conferencing on Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP), The parallel architecture of this implementation is an artificial neural network which allows it to process very large amounts of voice data very efficiently, both ...

02/08/07 - 20070030841 - System and methods for ip and voip device location determination
A method and system for precise position determination of general Internet Protocol (IP) network-connected devices. A method enables use of remote intelligence located at strategic network points to distribute relevant assistance data to IP devices with embedded receivers. Assistance is tailored to provide physical timing, frequency and real time signal ...

02/01/07 - 20070025343 - Internet telephony arrangement and method
An arrangement which includes a telephone and an interface unit, which interfaces the telephone to both a standard switched telephone communications network and an Internet communications network, is disclosed. The interface unit includes an input coupled to the telephone to receive audio information and two output ports configured to be ...

02/01/07 - 20070025342 - Protocol optimization for wireless networks
A system for improving the performance of on-demand mobile communications services includes a wireless network having a plurality of mobile devices and an application server. A relay node receives data from a first mobile device, the data having a destination address associated with the application server. The relay node is ...

02/01/07 - 20070025341 - Device, system and/or method for provisioning a device in a packet network
A provisioning mechanism installed at a customer premise equipment (CPE) device capable of Voice over Packet (VoP) communication permits provisioning of the CPE device by an auto configuration server (ACS). The provisioning mechanism includes a Capabilities object associated with the CPE device, the Capabilities object including one or more of ...

02/01/07 - 20070025340 - Application message
A mailbox system that has a distributed architecture is disclosed. The system includes an application server, a media server, and message storage system having subscriber mailboxes. Application messages may be stored in a subscriber's mailbox. When the subscriber accesses an application message, the application server uses the application message to ...

02/01/07 - 20070025339 - Acquiring information in a communication network relative to a location
A technique for providing information relative to an entity's location to an entity in a communication network. A request for information is generated by a first entity wherein the request contains a location of the first entity. The request is then forwarded to a second entity which illustratively is a ...

02/01/07 - 20070025338 - Software-based solutions for telephone network bridging
A computer-implemented method for communication includes coupling a computer to communicate over a circuit-switched telephone network via voice-band analog modem hardware. A communication terminal is coupled to exchange digital voice samples with the computer via a digital interface. A telephone call is established via the computer between the communication terminal ...

02/01/07 - 20070025337 - Technique for providing ancillary information to an entity in a communications network
A technique for providing ancillary information relative to an entity's location to the entity using a host configuration protocol. An entity generates a request containing an option that specifies the ancillary information relative to the entity's location that is sought. The request is forwarded to a server in accordance with ...

02/01/07 - 20070025336 - Wireless communication method and apparatus for scheduling prioritized data for a plurality of mobile station users
A wireless communication method and apparatus for scheduling data having different priorities for a plurality of wireless transmit/receive units (WTRUs), (i.e., users) is disclosed. The normalized average active throughput for each of the WTRUs is computed. Then, the normalized channel quality for each of the WTRUs is computed based on ...

02/01/07 - 20070025335 - Selective mute / unmute control over applications running on a pc
A computer includes a sound card and a processor that runs one or more applications that cause the processor to generate audio signals coupled to the sound card. The processor is operable to execute code that provides a graphical user interface which allows a user to selectively mute the audio ...

02/01/07 - 20070025334 - Rogue ap roaming prevention
The claimed subject matter provides a system and/or a method that facilitates enhancing security in a wireless network for a mobile device that can connect to an access point. A mobile device can utilize a wireless connection with at least one access point. A security component can utilize an association ...

02/01/07 - 20070025333 - Calling non-pstn numbers via a mobile terminal
The present invention allows mobile terminals to initiate calls to either PSTN or non-PSTN addresses through a cellular interface. In operation, the mobile terminal will determine a terminating address to which a call is to be initiated based on user input or selection. The mobile terminal will then determine whether ...

02/01/07 - 20070025332 - Collocated router and voip
The invention relates to a system and method regarding a switch or router (22) in a broadband network standard such as the Ethernet network standard. The switch or router (22) comprises an interface to for instance a category 3 or 5 infrastructure (12, 16) for distribution of data to flats ...

02/01/07 - 20070025331 - Systems and methods to send and receive encrypted dtmf digits in a data flow
Systems and methods provide for embedding white noise signals representing DTMF digits into a voice data stream. ...

02/01/07 - 20070025330 - Method for remote playing of computer audio content with pda-assisted navigation
Audio signal produced by a computer while playing computer audio content (such as audio files, real-time streaming audio, internet radio stations, etc.) is transmitted to remote location in the home and reproduced by a home audio system. The method is provided for remote navigation through such audio content and for ...

02/01/07 - 20070025329 - Telecommunications
The present invention relates to apparatus for and methods of performing a binding procedure in respect of a mobile node in a foreign packet data network, the mobile node having roamed from a an home packet data network and having a home packet data protocol address, the method comprising the ...

01/25/07 - 20070019634 - Voice over ip forwarding
A system for forwarding packed-based media in a network, the system comprising: a) at least one forwarder, configured to extract at least one packet of media from at least one media source accessible to the forwarder, and to forward the extracted packet of media to at least one capture device, ...

01/25/07 - 20070019633 - Methods, systems, and computer program products for using signaling system 7 (ss7) subsystem numbers to route messages to session initiation protocol (sip) nodes
Methods, systems, and computer program products for using signaling system 7 (SS7) subsystem numbers to route message to session initiation protocol (SIP) nodes. According to one method, an SS7 message can be received. A SIP message can be generated based on the SS7 message. A subsystem number associated with the ...

01/25/07 - 20070019632 - Apparatus and method for computer controlled call processing and information provision
A method and apparatus are presented for transmitting, from an application computer in communication with a gatekeeper which is connected to a data network, messages indicative of telephone calls in progress at an endpoint of the data network, or indicative of such endpoint, and transmitting, from the gatekeeper to the ...

01/25/07 - 20070019631 - Apparatus and method for managing data transfer in voip gateway
A Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) gateway is provided which upon an extension call between VoIP terminals, optimizes transfer routes of data between the terminals. In setting a session for the extension call, the VoIP gateway converts IP addresses and ports of the originator's and recipient's terminals included in an ...

01/25/07 - 20070019630 - Communication system, server apparatus and data terminal apparatus
According to one embodiment, a server apparatus includes an acquiring unit to acquire more than one items of data reception address information included in a data area of a message from each data terminal in connecting the data terminals with one another, a specifying unit to specify address information to ...

01/25/07 - 20070019629 - Pushbutton telephone equipment, telephone switching equipment, and accommodating method thereof
According to one embodiment, a pushbutton telephone apparatus comprising a plurality of interface units for accommodating telephone terminals, wherein the pushbutton telephone apparatus is characterized in including an analyzing unit for analyzing an accommodating state in each of the plurality of interface units, a storing unit for storing, as accommodating ...

01/25/07 - 20070019628 - Telephone switchboard apparatus and method of controlling the same
A telephone switchboard apparatus including a communications control unit which exchanges IP audio data with IP telephone terminals, an MG resource which converts the IP audio data to non-IP audio data, and vice versa, and an MG resource managing unit which manages and controls the MG resource, wherein, when a ...

01/25/07 - 20070019627 - Virtual pbx based on sip and feature servers
A hierarchical internet telephony system includes a higher tier internet telephony feature server and a plurality of lower tier internet telephony feature servers. The higher tier internet telephony feature server fowrards telephone calls to the lower tier internet telephony feature servers, and each lower tier internet telephony feature server is ...

01/25/07 - 20070019626 - System, method, and apparatus for discovering a new server connected within an automated data center
A technique for automatically discovering a new server connected within an automated data center. In one example embodiment, this is performed by connecting and powering a new server to one or more data center resources of the automated data center. The new server is then booted-up by loading a temporary ...

01/25/07 - 20070019625 - Methods and apparatus for controlling call admission to a network based on call peers
A session controller configured to be coupled to a database and configured to receive an indication associated with an ingress call is disclosed. The session controller is further configured to query the database for an ingress-call peer associated with the ingress call, and to query the database for a dynamic-peer-definition ...

01/25/07 - 20070019624 - Trunk and switch architecture for providing switched-circuit connections to on-line data services
A method and system for providing a network which routes telephone calls to the dial-up access line of on-line data services, such as an Internet Service Provider. The calls are routed over, over data trunks to a circuit-switch that consolidates access to on-line data services. The data trunks are separate ...

01/25/07 - 20070019623 - Method and system for providing secure media gateways to support interdomain traversal
An approach provides interdomain traversal to support packetized voice transmissions. A signaling message is received for establishing a voice call from a first endpoint associated with a first domain to a second endpoint associated with a second domain. The first endpoint queries a STUN (Simple Traversal of UDP (User Datagram ...

01/25/07 - 20070019622 - Method and system for providing secure communications between proxy servers in support of interdomain traversal
An approach provides interdomain traversal to support packetized voice transmissions. A request is received and specifies a directory number for establishing a communication session from a first endpoint to a second endpoint. The first endpoint is behind a first network address translator of a first domain, and the second endpoint ...

01/25/07 - 20070019621 - Systems and methods for voice over multiprotocol label switching
A method, system, and computer-readable medium for transmitting voice over multiprotocol label switching is provided. A packet that includes layer 3 and layer 4 headers is received. A label that identifies a label switched path in the packet is inserted, and a stream identifier is generated. The stream identifier is ...

01/25/07 - 20070019620 - Monitoring of coded data
The present invention relates to a gateway node (20) and a monitoring method of monitoring data exchange between at least two subscribers in a communication network. A coding information indicating at least one of a coding type and rate-adaptation mechanism applied by the at least two subscribers is stored at ...

01/25/07 - 20070019619 - System and method for optimizing communications between session border controllers and enpoints in a network environment
An apparatus for optimizing communications between session border controllers in a network environment is provided that includes a session border controller (SBC) operable to communicate with a first endpoint and a second endpoint. The SBC is also operable to communicate with a data path border element (DBE) and a signaling ...

01/25/07 - 20070019618 - Supervisor intercept for teleagent voice over internet protocol communications
A system for transferring a call from one teleagent to another in response to a loss of voice quality in a voice over Internet protocol (VoIP) communication system. Network parameters that affect voice quality over broadband connections are detected manually or automatically and an alert is generated. In response to ...

01/25/07 - 20070019617 - Method, system and apparatus for maintaining ownership of service calls within an organization
A method, system and apparatus are provided for enabling service technicians to record information about service calls, and have that information available to other technicians who may handle the call at another time. In addition to providing a mechanism for tracking customer information (including product and problem details), the system, ...

01/25/07 - 20070019616 - Group formation using mobile computing devices
A computer-implemented method of joining an exclusive network communications group of data communications device users. A network location usable for requesting admission to the network communications group is advertised. A request message is sent from an invitee's communication device to the network location to request joining the network communications group. ...

01/25/07 - 20070019615 - Home network system
The present invention discloses a home network system (1) using a living network control protocol. The home network system (1) includes: at least two electric devices (41-49); and a network based on a predetermined protocol for connecting the electric devices (41-49), wherein a message transmitted between one electric device (41-49) ...

01/25/07 - 20070019614 - Method for providing a user interaction dialogue (uid) prior to connection acceptance by the called user
The invention relates to a method for the provision of a user interactive dialogue UID prior to connection acceptance service for telecommunication terminals in a communication network, wherein a media gateway controller forms a service switching point SSP. Parameters and signaling information necessary for controlling the UID prior to connection ...

01/25/07 - 20070019613 - Packet communication between a collecting unit and a plurality of control devices and over the power supply line
A communication method between a collecting unit (5) and a plurality of control devices (7i), each of which is associated with at least an electrical device (1i), via the power line. Messages are exchanged between the collecting unit (5) and the control devices (7i), each of which contains at least: ...

01/18/07 - 20070014282 - Integrated services user part (isup) /session initiation protocol (sip) gateway for unlicensed mobile access (uma) emergency services call flow
An ISUP/SIP gateway is implemented to encapsulate SS7 location requests from a switched telephone network into an Internet protocol SIP message including one or more location objects. The ISUP/SIP gateway is implemented between a mobile switching center (MSC) and a VoIP positioning center (VPC) to provide support of unlicensed mobile ...

01/18/07 - 20070014281 - Voice call continuity application server between ip-can and cs networks
A system and method for continuous voice calls when a user switches between packet data and circuit switched access networks. In one example embodiment, the present innovations include an interworking system that supports voice call continuity for a user that moves between IP-CAN and CS networks (e.g., PSTN or GSM). ...

01/18/07 - 20070014280 - Customizability of event notification on telephony-enabled devices
A system and method of notifying a user of events in a customizable manner during and not during a voice call is provided. According to one aspect, the notifications are configurable to be dependant on whether or not there is an active voice call. Notifications may also be configured to ...

01/11/07 - 20070008958 - Managing packet voice networks using a virtual switch approach
A method for managing packet voice networks using a virtual switch approach and abstract information model approach is disclosed. A virtual switch object represents a virtual switch having a media gateway controller and one or more associated media gateways. User input specifies a configuration operation on the virtual switch and ...

01/11/07 - 20070008957 - Method and system for a traditional terminal user to access an ims domain
Provided are an implementing method and a communication system for a traditional terminal user accessing an IMS domain. The method allocates an IMS domain user identification including a public identification and a private identification to a traditional terminal user on an AGF entity controlled by an AGCF entity, and establishes ...

01/11/07 - 20070008956 - Device and method for monitoring, rating and/or tuning to an audio content channel
Devices, methods and computer-readable code for simultaneously monitoring the content of at least two streaming audio content channels are disclosed. In some embodiments, the monitored content is analyzed, and one or more features of the monitored content channels are computed, including but not limited to music classification features, content genre ...

01/11/07 - 20070008955 - Methods, systems, and computer program products for triggering sip nodes to include ss7 routing information in response messages including information requested by ss7 nodes
Methods, systems, and computer program products are disclosed for triggering SIP nodes to include SS7 routing information in response messages including information requested by SS7 nodes. A message having SS7 routing information is received from a remote SS7 node. A corresponding SIP message is generated that includes the SS7 routing ...

01/11/07 - 20070008954 - Method for transmitting audiovisual data using a mobile conversion device
A mobile audiovisual data transmitting method is described. Thereof a mobile audiovisual data conversion device based on the communication between digital signals of IP packet is used. In the mobile audiovisual data conversion device, a signal conversion module is used, so that the computer on the transmission end or the ...

01/11/07 - 20070008953 - Route convergence monitoring system and method
A route convergence monitoring system and method provide for determining routing changes or affected devices that may cause detrimental or other quality conditions to occur in an endpoint device. In one embodiment, ongoing endpoint quality monitoring of quality conditions and convergence occurrence monitoring of successive route changes that may occur ...

01/11/07 - 20070008952 - Internet telephone network system
An Internet telephone network system is cooperated with a plurality of terminal devices, each of which has a local number and an IP address. The Internet telephone network system comprises at least two office-code serving units, and at least one area-code serving unit. In addition, the system may further comprise ...

01/11/07 - 20070008951 - Mediation system and method for hybrid network including an ims network
Mediation systems and methods for hybrid networks including an IMS network. A system and method mediates an IMS network having a serving call state control function (S-CSCF) for providing session control for user endpoint (UE) devices with an alternative network to create a hybrid network. A service and corresponding service ...

01/11/07 - 20070008950 - Ip telephone
An IP telephone determines, in making a telephone call, whether a called party's telephone is an IP telephone or not (S17). If determination result is affirmative, a flag 2 is turned on (S19). Then, a marker indicating that the called party is an IP telephone is added to telephone control ...

01/04/07 - 20070002844 - Internetworking ip and cellular networks
The disclosure provides a system and method for internetworking IP and cellular networks. In one aspect, embedded wireless network intelligence may be used to service IP and/or IP connected communication devices. The communication devices may be session initiation protocol (SIP) devices. Thus, native SIP devices may be serviced by wireless ...

01/04/07 - 20070002843 - Call originating method using phone number provided during broadcasting for digital broadcasting player and digital broadcasting system using the call originating method
Provided are a digital broadcasting system and a call originating method using a phone number provided as being included in a Transport Stream (TS) packet for a digital broadcasting player. The digital broadcasting system includes a digital broadcasting station for transmitting a Transport Stream (TS) packet including a phone number ...

01/04/07 - 20070002842 - Call redundancy for a packet-based network
Methods, systems, and computer program products are described associated with call redundancy for a packet-based network. The described call redundancy involves a receiver module in communication with the packet-based network adapted to receive or transmit data associated with a plurality of calls from one or more signaling links. The data ...

01/04/07 - 20070002841 - Publicly-switched telephone network signaling at a media gateway for a packet-based network
Methods, systems, and computer program products are described associated with publicly-switched telephone network (“PSTN”) signaling at a media gateway for a packet-based network. The described signaling involves receiving, at a media gateway in communication with a packet-based network, signaling information and content information associated with one or more calls. The ...

01/04/07 - 20070002840 - Terminal, method and system for performing combination service using terminal capability version
A terminal, method and system for providing a CS service, a SIP-based service, or a CSI service, are provided. According to an embodiment, the terminal includes a controller to receive a terminal capability version of at least one target terminal, to compare the received terminal capability version with a previously ...

01/04/07 - 20070002839 - Method and apparatus for bandwidth optimization of a content on demand service
A method of providing a preview and or replay function for a content on demand service provided by a service provider to a plurality of users. A method in accordance with an embodiment of the invention includes: generating a first stream of content for transmission to a user; generating one ...

01/04/07 - 20070002838 - Recording medium recording a network shutdown control program, and network shutdown device
A recording medium recording a network shutdown control program permitting suitable preventive measures to be taken. A detector monitors each network segment to be managed, and on detecting a communication fulfilling a predetermined condition, the detector generates a detection notification and sends the notification to a quarantine manager. On acquiring ...

01/04/07 - 20070002837 - Voip access cellphone adapter
A portable adapter for a cellular telephone set enables the use of the handset for wireless voice over Internet protocol communications. Some embodiments of the present invention further enable such communication over wired connection, such as Ethernet. Some embodiments further provide a means for using the adapter to provide VOIP ...

01/04/07 - 20070002836 - System and method for resolving conflicts in multiple simultaneous communications in a wireless system
A system and method for resolving conflicts in voice data packets received by a wireless device. Each data packet includes a source identification number, a sequence number, and an end-marker bit. The wireless device reconstructs audio streams based upon the sequence of the data packets received. If a data packet ...

01/04/07 - 20070002835 - Edge-based communication
An edge-based gateway is employed to provide communication data routing and/or communication data filtering via a plurality of communication mechanisms without utilization of a centralized authority. This allows communication data routing between older, current, and/or future communication mechanisms such as POTS, cellular networks, and/or the Internet and the like. These ...

01/04/07 - 20070002834 - Session control for mass session events
The present invention provides a policy decision function and multiple policy enforcement functions to handle mass session events. The policy decision function may receive policy parameters related to the mass session event from the application, the policy enforcement functions, or other network entities, and determine a session policy for the ...

01/04/07 - 20070002833 - Method, system and apparatus for assigning and managing ip addresses for wireless clients in wireless local area networks (wlans)
Techniques are provided IP address assignment and management in a wireless network. Such a wireless network can comprise a plurality of wireless clients, a registration server, a plurality of wireless switches each being configured to support a particular subnet. Each wireless client can generate a Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) ...

01/04/07 - 20070002832 - Establishing sessions with defined quality of service
The present invention allows different types of communication applications to cooperate with an associated communication client to facilitate communications having a defined quality of service. The communication client may establish an authorized virtual circuit having a defined quality of service through a network using a first session establishment protocol on ...

01/04/07 - 20070002831 - Exchange and use of globally unique device identifiers for circuit-switched and packet switched integration
According to one aspect, a system and method of exchanging GRUUs (Globally Routed User Agent URI (Uniform Resource Identifier)) between a first telephony-enabled device and a second telephony enabled device using a circuit-switched message is provided. Once exchanged, the telephony enabled devices can exchange SIP (session initiated protocol) communications routed ...

01/04/07 - 20070002830 - Integrating telephonic service providers
A system for integrating telephonic service providers to subscribers of a voice-over-Internet service comprises a device interface, a voice-over-Internet platform, and a provider interface. The device interface enables a communication link over an existing telephone service and a data network to a subscriber voice-over-Internet device. The voice-over-Internet platform links or ...

01/04/07 - 20070002829 - Internet protocol voice logger
The present invention provides a communication system, which comprising a plurality of user agents, a media relay gateway, a command center, and a session controller. Each user agent is capable of exchanging media stream with another user agent. The media relay gateway is used for receiving and forwarding media stream ...

12/28/06 - 20060291454 - Providing enterprise switching for peer-to-peer multimedia
The disclosure provides a system and method for internetworking IP and cellular networks. In one aspect, embedded wireless network intelligence may be used to service IP and/or IP connected communication devices. The communication devices may be session initiation protocol (SIP) devices. Thus, native SIP devices may be serviced by wireless ...

12/28/06 - 20060291453 - Facsimile server and method of controlling the same
When a request for an HTTP connection is made from a PC to a facsimile server, the facsimile server determines whether or not the login PC is located within the same segment as the facsimile server. When a determination is made that the login PC is located within the same ...

12/28/06 - 20060291452 - Method and apparatus for providing reliable communications over an unreliable communications channel
A method and apparatus for providing reliable data communications over an unreliable voice dispatch communications channel is provided. A voice dispatch channel is established between an originating mobile station (102) and a target mobile station (104). The voice communications channel uses a Push-to-view reliability protocol that utilizes real time protocol ...

12/28/06 - 20060291451 - Time-zone-synchronized internet digital media management and distribution system
Internet and wireless network digital media management and distribution system, providing world-wide video viewing and/or audio listening automatically synchronized to the local time zone of the interconnected viewing or listening device, yielding a simultaneous viewing or listening experience within each time zone world-wide for video or audio programs and related ...

12/28/06 - 20060291450 - Methods and apparatus for forwarding ip calls through a proxy interface
A session controller configured to be coupled to a communications network is disclosed. The session controller is configured to receive an indication of a Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) registration request at a first time from an endpoint having a third-party registration, and to receive a signaling message from the ...

12/28/06 - 20060291449 - Block-based assignment of quality of service precedence values
An ordered list of precedence values includes a number of blocks of precedence values. An operating system receives filters from an application. The operating system assigns a precedence value to each filter from the available block of precedence values that has the highest priority. Precedence values are assigned to maintain ...

12/28/06 - 20060291448 - Fixed access point for a terminal device
The invention allows providing a fixed access point for a terminal device. One of multiple access points is assigned to serve as a fixed access point for a terminal device based on a received identifier of the terminal device. A notification about the assignment of the fixed access point is ...

12/28/06 - 20060291447 - Virtual circuits in packet networks
Systems and methods for provisioning a virtual circuit having a predetermined Quality of Service (QoS) in packet networks such as the Internet. A system for provisioning a virtual circuit having a predetermined QoS is provided for a packet network, consisting of (1) a circuit client (108) connected to the network ...

12/21/06 - 20060285536 - Fault tolerant single plane switch fabric for a telecommunication system
A switching node of a telecommunication system comprising a plurality of Line Termination Modules (LT—0, LT_N) interconnected by a fault tolerant single plane switch fabric that comprises at least two physically independent Field Replaceable Elements (FRE—1, FRE—2) interconnected by a Switch Module Interface (SMI). Each line termination module has ports ...

12/21/06 - 20060285535 - Remote configuration of a voice over internet protocol telephone for smart dial tone
An Internet Access Device (IAD) is pre-configured with first, generic configuration information designating the address of a configuration server with which it will establish a communication session when the IAD is first powered up and connected to the Internet. The configuration server then downloads a second, specific configuration to the ...

12/21/06 - 20060285534 - Methods and systems for improved charging information accuracy in a wireless communication system
Methods and systems for improved accuracy in generation of charging data associated with packet data exchange over a wireless communication system network. Features and aspects hereof provide for periodic acknowledgment of packet data exchanged over a wireless communication network exchange between a wireless communication network and a packet data core ...

12/21/06 - 20060285533 - Method, system, and article for telephone notification of an online status of a user
Various embodiments of the present invention beneficially allow greater flexibility in the choice of alert modes for an electronic calendar system. Email messages, SMS, EMS or MMS messages, telephone calls and the like are used to replace or supplement the alerts generated by the electronic calendar. In various embodiments, the ...

12/21/06 - 20060285532 - Automated ringback update system
An automated ringback update system for customizing ringback signals is disclosed. Communications devices activate and interact with the automated ringback update system via the recognition of a feature associated with a printed matter to allow for modifications of the network service. ...

12/14/06 - 20060280169 - Inter-domain call routing
The present invention provides for routing calls between disparate domains, such as a circuit-switched subsystem and a multimedia subsystem. When a user element is homed in a first domain and roaming in a second domain, an incoming call will arrive at a gateway node in the first domain. As a ...

12/14/06 - 20060280168 - Bandwidth control apparatus, bandwidth control method, and bandwidth control system
The present invention provides a bandwidth control apparatus, a bandwidth control method, and a bandwidth control system for effective utilization of bandwidths resource in data transmission. The bandwidth control apparatus measures downstream effective bit rate of own access lines and notifies downstream effective bit rate information of each access line ...

12/14/06 - 20060280167 - Method of setting up calls between a calling terminal and a called terminal
The invention relates to methods of setting up a video call between a calling terminal (UEA) and a called terminal (UEB) via a telecommunications network. The method comprises a request step of requesting the setting up of a call between the calling terminal and the called terminal, an alert step ...

12/14/06 - 20060280166 - Method, system, and data structure for providing a general request/response messaging protocol using a presence protocol
A method and system are described for providing a general request/response protocol using a presence protocol. According to an exemplary embodiment, a method is described for using the presence protocol for receiving from a requesting entity a descriptor of a resource associated with a responding entity and a request related ...

12/14/06 - 20060280165 - Intelligent negotiator node
A system and method provide an Advanced Intelligent Network (AIN) service for a packet-based telephone subscriber using an Intelligent Negotiator Node (INN), the INN capable of communicating using a packet-based communication protocol. The INN includes an application server that receives a service request message at the INN, including information in ...

12/14/06 - 20060280164 - Enhanced e911 location information using voice over internet protocol (voip)
An E-9-1-1 voice-over-IP (VoIP) solution is provided wherein a 911 call from a wireless VoIP device is routed directly to the correct Public Safety Answer Point (PSAP) via dedicated trunks, together with correct location information and call-back number. VoIP gateways are implemented locally, at least one per LATA, and accept ...

12/14/06 - 20060280163 - System for detecting packetization delay of packets in a network
A system is disclosed for detecting paketization delay of packets in a network. The system includes a router to receive at least one packet containing data. A detection system, which is in communication with the router, extracts a codec information and a packet length information from the packet. A management ...

12/14/06 - 20060280162 - Proactive congestion control scheme for voip traffic on ip routers
VoIP traffic bandwidth through a router port is controlled so that it does not exceed a predetermined bandwidth to ensure a desired quality of service for all VoIP calls routed through the port. Information of a packet received by the port is extracted from a packet header. The information includes ...

12/07/06 - 20060274734 - Systems and methods for providing multiple communication services over existing twisted pair access lines
Systems and methods are described for providing a plurality of communication services over existing access lines such as twisted pair access lines. These services include voice, audio/video, and data communication services, the so-called “triple play” of services. The use of existing communication lines enables these services to be provided at ...

12/07/06 - 20060274733 - Screening inbound calls in a packet-based communications network
A method and system is provided for performing inbound call screening in a packet-based network, such as an H.323 Voice over IP (VoIP) network. The inbound gateways on the network are registered with inbound gatekeepers, and standard messages are used between an inbound gateway, an inbound gatekeeper and an inbound ...

12/07/06 - 20060274732 - Atm-based distributed virtual tandem switching systme
An Asynchronous Transfer Mode (ATM)-based distributed virtual tandem switching system is provided in which a network of ATM-based devices is combined to create a distributed virtual tandem switch. The system includes an ATM switching network that dynamically sets up individual switched virtual connections. The system also includes a trunk interworking ...

12/07/06 - 20060274731 - Voice processing device, communication apparatus and program product
A voice processing device that includes: a measurement unit that measures a voice volume level of a voice signal transmitted from a remote communication apparatus; and a signal processing unit that, on the basis of a peak value of the voice volume level measured by the measurement unit, performs a ...

12/07/06 - 20060274730 - Sdp web services interface
A method of allocating network assets for communication between first network endpoint and a second network endpoint includes providing a session initiation invite to a SIP proxy server for initiating a call flow between the network endpoints through the set of network assets. The call flow employs an application residing ...

12/07/06 - 20060274729 - Apparatus and method for connecting a voice over ip telephone subscriber to the 911 emergency network
It is accordingly an object of the invention to provide a device to connect a VoIP telephone subscriber to connect a communication network, in order to place a telephone call, which may be an emergency call. The device includes determination circuitry to determine whether the telephone call is to be ...

12/07/06 - 20060274728 - Page-mode messaging
A way to provide page-mode messaging is to send a message using a session-mode messaging mechanism with an indication indicating that the session-mode is for a pager-type message. In response to said indication, a receiver treats the message as a page-mode message although it was received in the session-mode. ...

12/07/06 - 20060274727 - Transport-neutral in-order delivery in a distributed system
A transport-neutral in-order delivery in a distributed environment is provided. Typically, in-order delivery guarantees that sequential orders received by a transport engine are sent out in the same order they are received. Such delivery may be forwarded either to another transport engine or to some application. In case there is ...

12/07/06 - 20060274726 - System and method for accessing a web server on a device with a dynamic ip-address residing behind a firewall
A system and method for providing access to a web server on an electronic device positioned within a firewall. A gateway device including a gateway server is provided outside of the firewall. The gateway device includes an IP address that corresponds to the same DNS extension that is used in ...

12/07/06 - 20060274725 - Dynamic e911 updating in a voip telephony system
A method in one example comprises the steps of establishing a location database for a first network that associates Internet Protocol address information for VOIP telephony devices with physical locations for the VOIP telephony devices; upon detecting registration of a VOIP telephony device through a network port of the first ...

12/07/06 - 20060274724 - Method of providing a parallel voice and data connection with a call center and a device for the same
Introduced is method of establishing communications between a call center and a user of a voice communications device, wherein parallel voice and data connections are established. In one embodiment of the method, a voice connection between a communication device and a call center is established and, parallel thereto, a data ...

12/07/06 - 20060274723 - Method and system for customer-managed call routing
A method, system and apparatus are provided for call routing in a telephony network. The telephony network includes at least one voice gateway and is associated with a plurality of Virtual Private Networks (VPNs). The telephony network provider provides conventional telephony network access to all its VPN customers, while providing ...

12/07/06 - 20060274722 - Metering dynamically provisioned resources
There is provided a method, system and apparatus for metering dynamically provisioned resources. A method for metering dynamically provisioned resources can include capturing or receiving captured resource usage data for dynamically provisioned resources, retrieving resource allocation data for the dynamically provisioned resources collected by a resource provisioning system, and correlating ...

12/07/06 - 20060274721 - Delivery of video or voice mail messages over a packet network
The invention provides a method and system to create and stores multi-media messages for delivery over a packet network. When a real-time media path over a packet network between two IP phones is unavailable the method monitors the network connection and delivers the recorded message when the media path is ...

11/30/06 - 20060268847 - Voice over ip capturing
An apparatus for Voice over IP capturing in a network, comprising: a data receiver, tapping the network and configured to receive at least one data packet transmitted in the network, a VoIP identifier, associated with the data receiver, configured to determine if the received data packet is a VoIP data ...

11/30/06 - 20060268846 - Server apparatus
According to one embodiment, a server apparatus includes a memory which stores information indicating a presence or absence of setting of a mode to omit the node IDs and stores the node IDs at every telephone exchange apparatus, and a controller which refers the information indicating the presence or absence ...

11/30/06 - 20060268845 - Methods and systems for unlicensed mobile access realization in a media gateway
A media gateway comprising a plurality of network interface cards, at least one switch matrix, and a server module including at least one unlicensed mobile access module is provided. A method and computer-readable medium for activating an unlicensed mobile access channel for a mobile station in a network is provided. ...

11/30/06 - 20060268844 - Telephone system, its log-in management method and server device
A telephone system, comprising telephone sets, exchange device and server device, wherein a telephone set has notification unit accepting log-in operation and server device includes user management table associating each telephone number of telephone sets with identification information of users, address management table dynamically associating each telephone number of users ...

11/30/06 - 20060268843 - Server arrangement, service distribution module and method for providing telecommunications services
The invention relates to a server arrangement, a service distribution module for a server arrangement and a method for providing telecommunications services using a server arrangement, in particular a Service Control Point (SCP1), comprising the steps: receiving a service request message (M1-M3) by a communication interface (CI) of the server ...

11/30/06 - 20060268842 - Receiving apparatus and transmitting apparatus
A communication terminal of the present invention includes: (i) judgment section for whether or not a hidden identifier hidden from the user and assigned fixedly and uniquely to each communication terminal or the like is included in response data transmitted from another communication apparatus in reply to transmission of connection ...

11/30/06 - 20060268841 - Error resilience using out of band directory information
A method and apparatus to improve error resiliency in processing a multimedia bitstream is described. A directory of header information is generated for a multimedia bitstream. The directory information comprises packet header information associated with the multimedia bitstream. The directory information may be transmitted to a receiver along with the ...

11/30/06 - 20060268840 - Method and apparatus for an exchange of packet data between a wireless access terminal and a packet switched communication system via a circuit switched communication system
A communication system is provided that allows a Hybrid Access Terminal (HAT) that is monitoring, or is engaged in a circuit voice call in, a circuit switched network and has a dormant packet data session anchored on a packet switched network, to send packet data to, and to receive packet ...

11/30/06 - 20060268839 - Communication method, communication system, communication device, and program
In a communication method for performing data communication between communication devices via a network according to a predetermined mode, an attempt to establish the data communication according to a first communication mode is made. When the attempt has failed, another attempt to establish the data communication according to a second ...

11/30/06 - 20060268838 - Authentication of an application layer media flow request for radio resources
A radio access bearer authentication procedure prevents a service application running on a mobile station from obtaining a higher level of radio access bearer service than is authorized by the network operator. A secret identifier is determined both at the mobile station and at the radio network. When the mobile's ...

11/30/06 - 20060268837 - Enhanced voip media flow quality by adapting speech encoding based on selected modulation and coding scheme (mcs)
A voice-over-IP (VoIP) connection is established over a radio interface with a mobile radio station. A current radio condition for the VoIP connection is determined, and from that, a modulation and coding scheme (MCS) for a portion of the VoIP connection. A VoIP voice encoding mode for a portion of ...

11/30/06 - 20060268836 - Method and apparatus for adapting a phone for use in network voice operations
An interface is provided between a conventional telephone and a conventional computer configured for network voice applications including a sound card and modem. The interface allows for use of the telephone during network voice applications such as IP telephony and voice chat. When the telephone is not used, the interface ...

11/30/06 - 20060268835 - Service provisioning in a communications system
A service provisioning mediator entity in a communications system is provided with information defining a set of service provisioning triggering messages. In response to receiving a service provisioning triggering message including an identifier associated with a user from a further network entity involved in providing the service to the user, ...

11/30/06 - 20060268834 - Method, system and wireless router apparatus supporting multiple subnets for layer 3 roaming in wireless local area networks (wlans)
A wireless router is provided which is configured to support a first subnet and a second subnet. The wireless router comprises a plurality of virtual wireless switches. Each virtual wireless switch comprises a plurality of access ports. The first subnet comprises a group of the access ports belonging to the ...

11/30/06 - 20060268833 - Mobile to mobile and voice over internet protocol communication system and apparatus
A communication system, method, and apparatus allowing a user to make and receive calls at a mobile calling device utilizing a voice over internet protocol to reduce or eliminate rate charges that would otherwise be incurred as a result of the call. A primary mobile device is utilized to make ...

11/30/06 - 20060268832 - Transporting synchronization channel information across a packet network
A technique for preserving information contained in a synchronization channel of a Time Division Multiplexing (TDM) frame across a packet network. Information contained in the synchronization channel of TDM frames is transferred over the packet network by a first gateway device that received the TDM frames. A second gateway device ...

11/30/06 - 20060268831 - Signal-type dependent real-time fax relay
In order to enable V.34 fax relay communications over IP (“FoIP”) without increasing a gateway complexity, the gateway relays all types of fax control signals in demodulated form and transfers fax image type signals either as demodulated or as PCM encoded signal, based on a predetermined condition. The PCM data ...

11/30/06 - 20060268830 - Wireless internet telephone
A wireless Internet telephone that enables placement of long-distance telephone calls via an Internet connection, thereby avoiding long-distance telephone charges associated with proprietary long-distance networks. A wireless Internet telephone according to the present teachings includes a wireless communication subsystem that enables the wireless Internet telephone to access an Internet telephony ...

11/30/06 - 20060268829 - Approach for securely auto-deploying ip telephony devices
An approach is provided for securely and remotely deploying and configuring IP telephony devices. A user applies for IP telephony service. The user is approved and a directory number is assigned to the user's IP telephony device. The IP telephony device is connected to a router and powered up. The ...

11/30/06 - 20060268828 - Selecting a network based on metrics for real time communication
A system, method, and apparatus are directed towards routing a Voice over IP (VOIP) messages over a network. The VOIP messages are sent by a source client device to a destination client device through a portal service that has access to multiple routing services such as peering partners, carriers, etc. ...

11/30/06 - 20060268827 - Scheduling calls based on frame-offset selection
A wireless communication network has radio resources for use to support calls over circuit switched (CS) and packet switched (PS) channels. The network uses such radio resources to first support CS calls and thereafter uses the leftover radio resources to support PS calls. The present invention provides method and apparatus ...

11/30/06 - 20060268826 - Communication path setting method and communication path setting system
In accordance with the communication path setting system of the present invention, when it is determined that an ADSL modem 22 connected to a VoIP network 1 is not operating, the MGC 62 sets a communication path between a telephone terminal 11 and a telephone terminal 12 through the VoIP ...

11/30/06 - 20060268825 - Method and arrangement for resource allocation in a radio communication system using pilot packets
In the present invention, a pilot packet is created as a response to an indication that a data stream is to take place within a short while. The small pilot packet shall be transported from the sender to the same receiver as the receiver of the subsequent data stream a ...

11/23/06 - 20060262777 - System and method for providing multimedia service using a mobile communication terminal
A system and method for providing multimedia service using a mobile communication terminal comprising the steps of accessing a web server of an IP address in response to a request for multimedia information from a user via an Internet, receiving the requested multimedia information from the web server and displaying ...

11/23/06 - 20060262776 - System and method for auto-discovery of peering and routing in a combined circuit -switched/packet-switched communication network using trip protocol
In one embodiment, the information required for routing between IP Telephony Administration Domains (ITADs) is gathered automatically by a location server which operates in the listen-only mode and which is peered with a TRIP inter-domain protocol. The peered location server uses the TRIP protocol to discover routing information thereby allowing ...

11/23/06 - 20060262775 - Method for controlling highly accessible user access networks via a packet-based network service point
Access gateways in a packet-based network known in prior art have to log onto media gateway controllers that control said access gateways via standard protocols. The problem with said process is that switching to equivalent redundant devices takes too long. In order to minimize the time it takes to switch ...

11/23/06 - 20060262774 - Tunnelling tdm traffic over mpls
The present invention provides a method for transporting TDM traffic through packet switched networks. The nodes of the packet switched network are MPLS adjusted, and the timeslots of a TDM connection are encapsulated in data frames in the transmitting circuit switched node, and added one or more MPLS label(s) by ...

11/16/06 - 20060256779 - Method and apparatus for notifying changed service information according to terminal state in a wireless communication system
A method and apparatus for, upon generation of an event triggering a change in the state of a UE participating in a call, sending service information changed due to the state change to the other participating entity and notifying each user of the service information are provided. When a state ...

11/16/06 - 20060256778 - System and method for remotely controlling a communication terminal
When a setting in an IP telephone terminal is to be changed, a remote resetter registers subscriber information corresponding to this IP telephone terminal and places a call to this IP telephone terminal. The IP telephone terminal sends a setup request to a setup server if an incoming call is ...

11/16/06 - 20060256777 - Communication system, exchange apparatus, and communication method
An exchange apparatus includes an acquisition circuit to acquire transmission-source identification information included in the header areas and transmission-source ID included in the data areas of the communication packets received from each of a plurality of communication terminals to be connection objects when communication terminals are connected with one another, ...

11/16/06 - 20060256776 - Statistical approach to automatic gain control for managing audio messages over a network
A system, method, and apparatus are directed towards managing an audio message, such as a Voice over Internet Protocol (VOIP) message over a network. The invention employs a statistical mechanism to automatically optimize a gain control for setting a volume of an audio message being sent by a client device. ...

11/16/06 - 20060256775 - Upstream data rate estimation
In one embodiment, a VoIP device operable to estimate an upstream data rate for a network device is provided. The VoIP device includes a transceiver operable to transmit VoIP packets to and receive VoIP packets from the network device; and a logic engine configured to initiate a series of simulated ...

11/16/06 - 20060256774 - Systems and methods for a session initiation protocol (sip) translator
A communications network element that includes a call processing software module that provides call processing and services and a session initiation protocol (“SIP”) translator that translates SIP messages to instructions recognizable by the call processing software module and translates instructions from the call processing software module to SIP messages is ...

11/16/06 - 20060256773 - System and method for proxy signaling manipulation in an ip telephony network
A call services manager and methods for improving the quality and efficiency of voice of Internet Protocol (“VOIP”) calls are provided. In an embodiment a method to improve communication link utilization on a call requiring the use of a central service platform is provided. An additional method is provided to ...

11/16/06 - 20060256772 - Selecting a network for routing real-time audio
A system, method, and apparatus are directed towards managing a Voice over IP (VOIP) message over a network. A computing device may be configured to select a network connection for which to send the message to a destination based on a variety of factors. Duplicate message packets may be communicated ...

11/16/06 - 20060256771 - Proxy server for relaying voip messages
A system, method, and apparatus are directed towards managing a Voice over IP (VOIP) message over a network, where the VOIP message may employ the Real-time Transport Protocol (RTP) and possibly Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) over the User Datagram Protocol (UDP). The invention enables a VOIP client device, such as ...

11/16/06 - 20060256770 - Interface for configuring ad hoc network packet control
A user interface to configure a packet control system for controlling the multiplexing of data packets. The user interface may comprise a server module to provide a displayable user interface and a client module to access updates on a remote data server. ...

11/09/06 - 20060251059 - Remote control system, remote commander and remote control method, apparatus to be remotely controlled, and computer system
When apparatuses controllable via a network exist inside and outside a user's visual range, a user remotely controls at least one of the apparatuses via the network using a predetermined control point in a remote control system. The remote control system includes the following: a mechanism that causes the control ...

11/09/06 - 20060251058 - Cross-paging between communication networks
A system and method to provide cross-paging between circuit and packet data networks includes providing a mobile station being on a circuit-switched communication in a first area while maintaining a packet data session on the packet data network. When the mobile station moves to a second location area served by ...

11/09/06 - 20060251057 - Name service system and method thereof
Provided are a name service system and a method thereof. The name service system includes: a name service server registering a name and corresponding network information received through a communication network when name registration is requested, and sending network information corresponding to the registered name when a name call is ...

11/09/06 - 20060251056 - Method and apparatus for interfacing a public switched telephone network and an internet protocol network for multi-media communication
A real-time interface between the public switched telephone network (PSTN) and an Internet Protocol (IP) network provides voice to data and data to voice conversion between the PSTN and the IP network in a seamless process. The interface, a central communication network, performs Class 5 switching between the PSTN and ...

11/09/06 - 20060251055 - Method for managing service bindings over an access domain and nodes therefor
The present invention relates to a method and nodes for managing service bindings over an access domain. For doing so, an access edge node is introduced in the access domain between a plurality of service providers and user domains, and an access node is introduced between the user domains and ...

11/09/06 - 20060251054 - Method for providing terminating services treatment for calls terminating in an ip network
A method and apparatus for providing terminating services to calls is disclosed. In a first embodiment, a service broker in a VoIP network determines service match information corresponding to the call that originates in a PSTN network in order to determine whether terminating services are required for the call. The ...

11/09/06 - 20060251053 - Method and apparatus for routing calls to an alternative endpoint during network disruptions
A method and apparatus for enabling calls destined for a terminating point on a packet network, e.g., a VoIP network, that is experiencing a service disruption to be forwarded by the network to another endpoint is disclosed. The method enables subscribers to register an alternative number, such as a cell ...

11/09/06 - 20060251052 - Method and apparatus for enabling local survivability during network disruptions
A method and apparatus for enabling a network-based solution for enterprise customers that is integrated with premise-based equipment is disclosed. The premise-based solution can be quickly enabled in the event that the primary network, e.g., VoIP network, connectivity is lost. The premise-based equipment, e.g. a VoIP switch, can be minimally ...

11/09/06 - 20060251051 - Adapter for accessing cellular services from a non-cellular device
An adaptation apparatus (123) for providing access to cellular services of a service manager (119) of a cellular network (103, 105, 109, 115) for a non-cellular device (121) via a packet data network (117). The adaptation apparatus (123) comprises a cellular module (211, 219) and a packet data module (213, ...

11/09/06 - 20060251050 - Call admission control in voip systems
A method of controlling call admission within a system comprising a plurality of media gateways (8, 9) interconnected by a packet switched backbone (5). The method comprises, at least one media gateway (8, 9), monitoring the level of congestion suffered by incoming packets to that gateway from each other media ...

11/09/06 - 20060251049 - Method for transmitting data in a wlan network
The invention relates to a method for transmitting data in a WLAN network (Wireless Local Area Network), whereby WLAN messages are transmitted in the Layer 2 protocol layer between a terminal and an access node of the WLAN network. EAP messages (Extensible Authentication Protocol) are transmitted in the WLAN messages, ...

11/02/06 - 20060245421 - Method and apparatus for routing calls by proxy using virtual transaction servers in a multi-tennant communication center
A transaction server system is provided for routing and processing telephony events in a multi-tenant communication center. The transaction server system comprises a CTI-enabled routing point having transaction server software and multiple venues for receiving and notifying of telephony events according to venue, a plurality of virtual transaction server applications ...

11/02/06 - 20060245420 - System and method for gathering information related to a geographical location of a caller in an internet-based communication system
In a telecommunication system having at least two communicants (i.e., a caller and a callee), a system and method are presented for collecting information associated with the geographical location of either of the communicants from a server. In one embodiment, the approach entails receiving an invite to an Internet telephony ...

11/02/06 - 20060245419 - Back-to back h.323 proxy gatekeeper
Disclosed herein is a method of executing the RAS stage up to the set-up stage in a H.323 system. The H. 323 system comprises one or more third party gatekeepers and one or more end points. A transparent back-to-back proxy gatekeeper is introduced between a third party gatekeeper and end-points. ...

11/02/06 - 20060245418 - Intelligent terminal sip enabled devices
The invention facilitates SIP Enabled devices creating and exchanging augmented data communication messages. An initiating SIP Enabled device may be configured to create an augmented message that includes a call-type and/or a network identification. The augmented data may be configured for a SIP Enabled device by either an administrator or ...

11/02/06 - 20060245417 - Method to provide unequal error protection and unequal error detection for internet protocol applications
A method and system for providing Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) in a wireless communications system using a Packet Data Conversion Protocol (PDCP) with enhanced functionality that allows sub-packets to be processed for transmission over different Radio Bearers (RB) with unequal or different levels of error protection and/or error detection ...

11/02/06 - 20060245416 - Architecture for the separation of call control from media processing
Disclosed is a method of establishing a media call wherein a data stream contains a call control channel and one or more media channels. A network connection between a call control entity and a far end device is established wherein the connection conveys the call control channel. This connection typically ...

11/02/06 - 20060245415 - System for adding pc screen sharing to a telephone call
A system for adding a PC screen to a phone call comprising a phone with a “PC-Add” featured adapter and a link to an associated, PC-Add enabled PC. The PC-Add feature comprises a PC-send button, a PC-receive button and PC-Add hardware and/or software for the phone/adapter, PC and network. While ...

11/02/06 - 20060245414 - System, method and computer program product for communicating with a private network
A system, method and computer program product for communicating with a private network are described. An application of a client is monitored for communications intended for a node coupled to a private network. A communication from the monitored application of the client that is intended for the node may then ...

10/26/06 - 20060239256 - Method for transmitting data in a telecommunications network and switch for implementing said method
A method for transferring data from a first switch to a second switch selectively by line-switching or by packet-switching as wellas to a switch for carrying out the method. Data packets are thereby first transferred packet-switched through a packet-switching network to the second switch. With the presence of a corresponding ...

10/26/06 - 20060239255 - Methods and apparatus for controlling call admission to a network based on network resources
A session controller coupled to a database and configured to receive an indication associated with an ingress call is disclosed. The disclosed session controller is further configured to compare at least one of a network capacity, a call-peer bandwidth, or a number of active call-legs associated with the ingress call ...

10/26/06 - 20060239254 - Systems and methods for providing dynamic network authorization, authentication and accounting
Systems and methods for selectably controlling and customizing source access to a network, where the source is associated with a source computer, and wherein the source computer has transparent access to the network via a gateway device and no configuration software need be installed on the source computer to access ...

10/26/06 - 20060239253 - Policy control and billing support for call transfer in a session initiation protocol (sip) network
A system includes a database configured to store account information relating to users of a telecommunications network. Additionally, a session initiation protocol (SIP) server receives first messages initiating call transfers. The server appends billing information and a digital signature to the first message based on account information of one of ...

10/26/06 - 20060239252 - Personal gateway for originating and terminating telephone calls
A system, method and software product connects a call from an internet protocol (IP) phone and a telephone apparatus connected to a public switched telephone network (PSTN) using a personal gateway configured within a network group. A call from a user of the IP phone is answered and the user ...

10/26/06 - 20060239251 - Multi-user media client for communication devices
A SIP client for a communication device includes a user agent to communicate with a user application in the communication device. The user agent provides a high-level application interface to the user application and translates user commands into corresponding signaling and media operations. The same user agent may be shared ...

10/26/06 - 20060239250 - Two-way voice and voice over ip receivers for alarm systems
Security systems typically communicate with alarm monitoring centers using a telephone connection. The present invention offers a system and technique for monitoring a security system connected using a Voice-over-IP connection, in real time, and alerting the owner of the security system, or the alarm-monitoring center, when the connection is broken. ...

10/26/06 - 20060239249 - Managing media server resources in a voip network
Methods of managing media server resources that may be used for VoIP calls are disclosed. In an embodiment, a media server resource broker receives a request for a set of media server resources from an application server. The media server resource broker determines the service request should be handled by ...

10/26/06 - 20060239248 - System and method for displaying sticky notes on phone
A system and method for displaying sticky notes on a phone are provided. The system for displaying sticky notes on a phone includes a processing system and a controller. The processing system includes a processor that is coupled to a display icon and user input device, to enter and display ...

10/26/06 - 20060239247 - Method and session initiation protocol (sip) server with end-point capabilities check
A method and Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) application server, the server comprising a SIP container supporting SIP communications and a SIP service running on the SIP server. When an SIP message is received at a SIP application server, the SIP container detects the message is destined to the local SIP ...

10/26/06 - 20060239246 - Structured voice interaction facilitated by data channel
A voice channel connection and a data channel connection are established with a structured voice interaction system. Navigation information for and provided by the structured voice interaction system is received over the data channel connection. The data channel navigation information is coordinated with navigation information provided by the structured voice ...

10/26/06 - 20060239245 - Techniques for creating a user-friendly computer-based fax experience
Techniques for creating a user-friendly computer-based fax experience are described. One technique provides a user-interface including a plurality of access points to a fax functionality. The technique also allows a user to select the fax functionality through activation of an individual access point. ...

10/26/06 - 20060239244 - Methods and apparatus to self-configure a flexible residential gateway
Methods and apparatus are disclosed to self-configure a flexible residential gateway providing access to an external communications network, and providing communications with an in home network. An example flexible residential gateway may include at least one voice over Internet protocol (IP) (VoIP) processor, at least one VoIP coupler connecting VoIP ...

10/26/06 - 20060239243 - System and method for load sharing among a plurality of resources
A media gateway comprises a non-packet switching matrix operable to switch non-packetized data, a packet switching matrix operable to switch packetized data, a plurality of processing resources coupled to the non-packet and packet switching matrices, each processing resource processing a substantially equal load of multimedia sessions processed by the media ...

10/26/06 - 20060239242 - Connection of users in hybrid communication networks
Data for identifying users is detected by a Server, which is preferably connected to the Internet, in order to connect two users is provided. The server establishes a first signaling connection to user A and a second signaling connection, to user B by taking into account said data, whereupon the ...

10/19/06 - 20060233160 - Call system, proxy dial server apparatus and proxy dial method for use therewith, and program thereof
The present invention is intended to provide a call system which can authenticate a call initiation request from a proxy dial server apparatus with a caller number specified by the proxy dial server apparatus without adding special processing. In the configuration according to the present invention, proxy dial server apparatus ...

10/19/06 - 20060233159 - Method and apparatus for enabling dynamic protocol interworking resolution with diverse endpoints
A method and apparatus for enabling an edge component, e.g., a Border Element (BE), on a packet network to be endpoint aware is disclosed. Information contained in the BE regarding the endpoint enables it to consult stored protocol configurations that facilitate the dynamic resolution of interworking issues and adjust for ...

10/19/06 - 20060233158 - Method and apparatus for enabling peer-to-peer communication between endpoints on a per call basis
A method and apparatus for enabling a user to signal to the network that a call to be initiated or a call that is in progress needs to occur in a peer-to-peer relationship with the terminating endpoint. The network will then remove itself from the call signaling and media path ...

10/19/06 - 20060233157 - System and method of voice transmission to mobile data networks
The present invention permits the real-time voice input of a mobile phone handset to be sent to a networked device via mobile data networks, without the involvement of broadband wireless networks such as Bluetooth, WI-FI or WIMAX. Currently, much work has been done to enable VoIP communication via the WI-FI ...

10/12/06 - 20060227765 - Method and apparatus for providing optimal voip call routing in vrf environment
A method of providing VoIP call routing in a virtual private network is disclosed. A irst gatekeeper issues an information request to a gateway. The first gatekeeper receives from the gateway information organized in a string and based on the information in this string recommends to a second gatekeeper a ...

10/12/06 - 20060227764 - Fax passthrough for a system that includes super g3 fax machines
A method and system for fax passthrough that can detect fax calls and which can distinguish between fax calls and modem calls. Both V.21 flags and the CM fax signals are detected to determine if a call is a fax call. If a call is from a G3 fax machine, ...

10/12/06 - 20060227763 - Method and apparatus for establishing a call in a packet network
Method and apparatus for establishing a call in a packet network is described. In one example, a first call is received to a virtual phone number. At least one voice command is received in response to the first call. A requested phone number is identified in response to the at ...

10/12/06 - 20060227762 - Method and apparatus for handling calls in a packet network
Method and apparatus for handling calls in a packet network is described. In one example, call requests are received at a network element. For each call request of the call requests: A dialed number associated with the call request is identified. A current number of calls established by the packet ...

10/12/06 - 20060227761 - Phone-based remote media system interaction
Phone-based remote media system interaction is described. A content distribution system provides a telephone-based voice menu system that enables a caller to select a media system control command. The content distribution system then causes the media system control command to be executed in association with a remote media system associated ...

10/12/06 - 20060227760 - Telephone for pstn and internet
A dual telephone capable of performing and receiving calls via PSTN or via an IP based connection by using a single communication set. A user may select to call either via PSTN or IP from the communication set. In preferred embodiments the telephone has a base-station that is connected via ...

10/05/06 - 20060221941 - Voice over internet protocol implemented call center
The present invention takes advantage of Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) technology by introducing VoIP-based call center telephony equipment that is software-based and runs on inexpensive off-the-shelf personal computer (PC) systems. With the VoIP-based call center system of the present invention, the traditional Public Switched Telephone Network (PSTN) is coupled ...

10/05/06 - 20060221940 - Generic provisioning of voice over internet protocol (voip)
In accordance with an embodiment of the invention, a provisioning method for establishing a telecommunications service including the operations of sending a resynchronization message to a user terminal unit, redirecting the resynchronization message to a customer premises equipment (CPE) unit, acquiring the configuration server network address from the resynchronization message, ...

10/05/06 - 20060221939 - System and method for simultaneous voice and data call over wireless infrastructure
A system and method for enabling simultaneous voice and data communication over a communication channel having a single pair of allocated Walsh codes in a wireless telecommunication network. A converter server intercepts voice data coming from and going to from mobile telecommunication devices, such as mobile telephones, and converts the ...

10/05/06 - 20060221938 - Voice over ip auto-switching/backup for emergency calls
A VoIP adapter module for a VoIP phone system switches the phone connection from a broadband connection to a wired connection when a power outage or a broadband disconnection is detected. The switch is accomplished by establishing a connection from a telephone connected to an RJ11 port on the module ...

10/05/06 - 20060221937 - Internet protocol radio dispatch system and method
A method and system for dispatching calls using a packet network is disclosed. The use of distributed call management modules, enables various communication systems, such as RF and PSTN systems, to communicate with each other over the IP network. Audio devices from the various communication systems are each assigned an ...

10/05/06 - 20060221936 - Timing recovery for modem transmission on ip networks
Retraining of modems communicating data signals as voice signals via gateways over a packet network, such as a VoIP network, that does not communicate the sample clock of the transmitter to the receiver is eliminated by monitoring the buffer level in a receiving gateway, and adjusting the local clock as ...

10/05/06 - 20060221935 - Method and apparatus for representing communication attributes
A method and apparatus for visually representing characteristics of communication processed by a communication device (100) having at least one sensor (104) and a display device (122) are disclosed. When a call is engaged (402), the communication is monitored (404) by the sensor to generate a sensor signal (610). The ...

10/05/06 - 20060221934 - Local provisioning of bandwidth and other network resources
A system for local allocation or provisioning of resources in a network. Allocation rules are defined based on one or more factors of user identity, device identity and device location. A communication is given a priority level based on the rules. A device in the network performs local provisioning according ...

10/05/06 - 20060221933 - Managing internet protocol based resources in a packet-based access network
The present invention provides a method and an apparatus for performing resource management of one or more Internet Protocol based resources to route a plurality of packets. To ensure a relatively high end-to-end service quality, the method and apparatus defines one or more user-service specific metrics being utilized by Internet ...

10/05/06 - 20060221932 - Communication method
According to the present invention, the step of requesting of an associated information provision server KS for associated information about contents broadcast in a broadcast program being received is provided. The step of acquiring the associated information corresponding to the request from the associated information provision server KS and storing ...

09/28/06 - 20060215643 - Full pbx telephony feature preservation across a voice over packet network
A method for providing supplementary services in a packet voice network. The method includes the steps of receiving a list of information elements from a sending station and then inserting the list into a call control message. The message is inserted in such a manner as to ensure that any ...

09/28/06 - 20060215642 - Intelligent network and method for providing voice telephony over atm and alias addressing
An illustrative intelligent network and method for providing voice telephony over ATM and alias addressing are provided that can provide significant advantages. The intelligent network includes a multi-service control point, an ATM signaling intercept processor, and a service administration. The multi-service control point receives an input extracted from an input ...

09/28/06 - 20060215641 - Data communication method, communication server system, and communication terminal
A data communication method able to transfer data well in real time group communication between one and many communication terminals, which has a communication server system repeatedly judge whether or not each receiving side communication terminal can communicate, postpone the transfer of data to the communication terminals when it judges ...

09/28/06 - 20060215640 - Method for setting up a data connection between terminal devices
A method for setting up a useful data connection between a first terminal device connected to a first connection controller and a second terminal device connected to a second connection controller is provided. In this case connection setup signaling is initiated by the first terminal device via possibly intermediate connection ...

09/28/06 - 20060215639 - Button telephone apparatus and voice communication channel control method
A button telephone apparatus comprises an IP trunk for simultaneously making voice communication and data communication using the same communication line connected to an external IP network, and for monitoring the traffic of data-based packets in data communication, and a controller for increasing or decreasing the number of voice channels ...

09/28/06 - 20060215638 - Private branch exchange, private branch exchange system, and terminal unit registration method
A communication address request notification which inquires about an IP address of a private branch exchange 2 is transmitted from an IP telephone 3a to be newly accommodated. A private branch exchange 2 or an IP telephone 3b which has received the communication address request notification transmits the IP address ...

09/28/06 - 20060215637 - Visual communication server, visual communication program and visual communication method
A VC server 1 has a call management unit 14 which detects a line connection state of telephone terminals based on an event signal received from an exchange 3 and registers the line connection state in a call information DB 11, a client information DB 10 in which telephone numbers ...

09/28/06 - 20060215636 - Method and system for operating a communication service portal
A method of providing communication service, includes receiving user identification information and first communication service criteria. The user identification information identifies a user, while the first communication service criteria describe a first communication service requested by the user. The method also includes generating a first communication service order based on ...

09/28/06 - 20060215635 - System and method for implementing dynamic suppression and recreation of suppressed data in a communications environment
A method for communicating data is provided that includes receiving a plurality of bits associated with a communications flow and determining whether one or more samples included in the flow should be suppressed. The method also includes suppressing a selected one or more of the samples if the selected samples ...

09/28/06 - 20060215634 - Method and apparatus for processing a call from an endpoint device in a packet network
Method and apparatus for processing a call form an endpoint device in a packet network is described. In one example, a dialed number associated with the call is identified. For example, the dialed number may be identified using a dialed number identification service (DNIS). A current number of calls established ...

09/28/06 - 20060215633 - Method and system using quality of service information for influencing a user's presence state
In accordance with a particular embodiment of the present invention, a method using Quality of Service (QoS) information to influence a user's presence state is provided that includes the establishment of a virtual communication session between a first network device and a second network device. The virtual communication session emulates ...

09/28/06 - 20060215632 - System and method for migrating messaging services between service platforms
The present disclosure provides a system and method configured to provide migration of messaging services. A messaging service is supported by a plurality of service platforms such as a first and a second platform. A request is received from a user to access the network service, and the request comprises ...

09/21/06 - 20060209807 - Apparatus and method for enabling voice over ip support for a network switch
An apparatus and method for switching VOIP packets in a data network, wherein the method includes the steps of receiving a first packet in a network switch and determining if the first packet is a VOIP packet. Further, method includes determining a dynamically negotiated VOIP port for a VOIP session ...

09/21/06 - 20060209806 - Data transmission in packet-switched radio system implementing user equipment location service
The invention relates to method and system for transmitting data between user equipment and serving mobile location center in packet-switched radio system implementing user equipment location service. Data to be transmitted is placed in a message of a third-layer radio resource protocol; the radio resource protocol message is transmitted to ...

09/21/06 - 20060209805 - Circuit-switched and multimedia subsystem voice continuity
The present invention moves service control, including call control, for a user element from a cellular network to a multimedia subsystem (MS), such as the Internet Protocol (IP) Multimedia Subsystem (IMS). Call control is provided by the MS irrespective of whether the user element is using cellular or WLAN access ...

09/21/06 - 20060209804 - Connection adapter for communication device
A connection adapter converts in accordance with prescribed rules into a form suitable for a second communication device, transmits or discards data transmitted by high-level equipment for use by a first communication device, and also converts in accordance with prescribed rules into a form suitable for the high-level equipment, transmits ...

09/21/06 - 20060209803 - Output power weighting
A communication station for communicating with another communication station via at least two communications connections, the communication station being arranged to allocate transmit power to each of the at least two connections in dependence on connection quality, the communication station being arranged to: transmit data over a connection of a ...

09/21/06 - 20060209802 - Method for transmitting image data in real-time
Disclosed is a method for transmitting image data in real-time between mobile communication terminals in a mobile communication system, the mobile communication system including a host mobile communication terminal, at least one client mobile communication terminal, an SMS server, and a PDSN assigning IP addresses. The method includes when an ...

09/21/06 - 20060209801 - Apparatus and method for allowing page monitoring of a communication system during traffic/broadcast channel operation without reducing traffic performance
A system and method of conducting wireless communications between a wireless communication device (WCD) and both a first network (e.g., IS-2000) supporting voice and data services and a second network (e.g., IS-856) supporting packet data services. The method comprises providing the WCD with a primary transceiver and a secondary receiver ...

09/21/06 - 20060209800 - Network system for interworking w-lan and 3g mobile communication network through rof link and authentication method according to interworking in the network system
A network system for interworking a Wireless Local Area Network (W-LAN) and a 3rd-Generation (3G) mobile communication network through a Radio-over-Fiber(RoF) link and an authentication method in interworking in the network system are provided. The network system includes a 3G mobile communication network and a W-LAN system. The 3G mobile ...

09/21/06 - 20060209799 - Unlicensed mobile access network (uman) system and method
Some embodiments provide a system for handling communications between an unlicensed mobile access (UMA) network controller (UNC) and a licensed wireless communication system. The systems of these embodiments include a serving general packet radio service support node (SGSN) or a mobile switching center (MSC) that is communicatively coupled to the ...

09/21/06 - 20060209798 - Call-re-establishment via alternative access network
A terminal device and method of re-establishes a circuit switched call or a packet switched connection in a data network having at least a first access network and a second access network. A failure of the circuit switched call or the packet switched connection established via the first access network ...

09/21/06 - 20060209797 - Method for implementing and executing communication center routing strategies represented in extensible markup language
A method is provided for supplementing existing interaction routines in a contact center with added capability including acts for (a) creating at least one rule having at least one rule attribute; (b) creating one or more processes, the processes integral to the rule; (c) defining the at least one rule ...

09/21/06 - 20060209796 - System, method and computer program product for point-to-point bandwidth conservation in an ip network
A method, system and computer program product are provided that reduce voice and data over IP (VoIP) packet overhead in an Internet telephony system, and regenerate missing or damaged data in a data packet. A media framer aggregates packets from multiple concurrent calls from several channels into a larger data ...

09/21/06 - 20060209795 - Broadband network with enterprise wireless communication system for residential and business environment
The present invention sets forth a network-centric service distribution architecture that integrates a wireless access system in the residence, SOHO, business or public environment through the use of a local broadband network, such as a Residential-Business Broadband Network (RBN), to the service provider's broadband transport network and to a service ...

09/21/06 - 20060209794 - Method and system for providing interdomain traversal in support of packetized voice transmissions
An approach provides interdomain traversal to support packetized voice transmissions. A request for establishing a voice call is received from a source endpoint behind a first network address translator of a first domain, wherein the request specifies a directory number of a destination endpoint within a second domain. A network ...

09/21/06 - 20060209793 - Relay device and method
The present invention relates to a relay device enabling efficient management of a voice message and a caller to wait for transmission of the voice message in a short time. The relay device is located at a boundary between an existing telephone network and an IP network, converts and relays ...

09/21/06 - 20060209792 - Voip to wireless gateway
A VoIP to wireless gateway, comprising an internet protocol interface, adapted to be connected to a standard data line. Additionally, a data processing unit is connected to the internet protocol interface, includes an audio port assembly and is adapted to sort streams of internet protocol packets from the internet protocol ...

09/21/06 - 20060209791 - Methods, systems, and computer program products for providing telecommunications services between a session initiation protocol (sip) network and a signaling system 7 (ss7) network
Methods, systems, and computer program products for providing telecommunication services between a SIP network and an SS7 network are disclosed. In one method, SIP/SS7 gateway receives an INVITE message from a SIP proxy server. The SIP/SS7 gateway extracts a called party number from the INVITE message and determines whether a ...

09/21/06 - 20060209790 - Packet traffic management apparatus, systems, and methods
Apparatus and systems, as well as methods and articles, may operate to receive a packet on a circuit-switched channel in a wireless network, detect that a transmission window associated with the circuit-switched channel is closed, and divert the packet from the circuit-switched channel to a packet-switched channel. ...

09/21/06 - 20060209789 - Method and apparatus for reducing bandwidth usage in secure transactions
A secure end to end connection is established between a remote device having a wireless link and a control/monitoring location for the remote device through a gateway. During the establishing of the secure connection, a compressed message representation is used to communicate between the gateway and the remote device over ...

09/21/06 - 20060209788 - System and method for processing a call
A signaling processor receives signaling for a user communication and processes the signaling to select a first packet communication path and a second packet communication path. The signaling processor transfers messages indicating a TDM communication path, the first packet communication path, and the second packet communication path. An interworking unit ...

09/14/06 - 20060203809 - Internet routing system
A routing system receives a first message indicating a telephone number for a voice communication from a caller. The routing system processes the telephone number with the call processing software to select an internet address. The routing system transfers a second message indicating the internet address, wherein the voice communication ...

09/14/06 - 20060203808 - Method and apparatus for measuring latency of a computer network
A method for operating a computer network has a source router transmit a first message to be received by an intermediate router of the computer network, the first message to activate the intermediate router to listen for a designated time period for the intermediate router to receive a second message. ...

09/14/06 - 20060203807 - Method and apparatus for voice-over-ip call recording
A method of obtaining information associated with a Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) communication session includes tapping the computer network passively to obtain signaling information and media information in a first format, separating the signaling information from the media information, transcoding the media information to a second format, and storing ...

09/14/06 - 20060203806 - Update method and system of a network device
The update method and the system of the network devices are disclosed herein. The Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) is used in the network device to update the system. The user doesn't need to input the username and password when the user is going to sign in the SIP server. By ...

09/14/06 - 20060203805 - Quality-of-service assurance for ip telephony
A method that seeks to provide a satisfactory quality of service for a stream of packets through a network. The illustrative embodiment of the present invention seeks to provide a satisfactory quality of service for a stream of packets by periodically or sporadically evaluating one or more alternative paths through ...

09/14/06 - 20060203804 - Method and apparatus for routing data over multiple wireless networks
A mobile routing device communicates over multiple wireless networks with a Host Network Server residing on a Local Area Network. The mobile routing device also communicates with at least one client device. The mobile routing device includes multiple router network adapters, each interfacing with one of the wireless networks to ...

09/14/06 - 20060203803 - System and method for routing voip calls
A method of routing a voice call from a local media gateway to a terminating media gateway comprises determining IP network connectivity between the local media gateway and terminating media gateway and generating monitoring results, updating network resource status according to the monitoring results, generating a plurality of routes between ...

09/14/06 - 20060203802 - Method and system for dynamically specifying and instantly transmitting and representing/displaying call data
The present invention discloses a method and system for dynamically specifying and instantly transmitting and representing/displaying call data, wherein a data, which is specified by the caller or the callee dynamically, can be instantly transmitted, and represented/displayed as soon as the data has been transmitted and before the callee answers ...

09/14/06 - 20060203801 - System and method for determining network quality for volp calls
A method of measuring network quality for VoIP calls comprises setting up a test call from a local IP endpoint to a remote IP endpoint reachable by a logical trunk group associated with the local IP endpoint, receiving statistical data regarding the test call, tearing down the test call, processing ...

09/14/06 - 20060203800 - Voice-over-ip device using dial-up modem
A network telephone device includes a subscriber line/loop interface circuit (SLIC) for coupling to an analog telephone, a telephony processor coupled to the SLIC, and a dial-up modem coupled to the telephony processor. The telephony processor converts outgoing telephone signals from the SLIC into outgoing data packets, and incoming data ...

09/14/06 - 20060203799 - Method and circuit for reading data from a data carrier
The invention provides a circuit for reading data from a data carrier, the circuit comprising a reading unit for reading data from the data carrier; and a controller for controlling the circuit. The circuit further comprises a detection unit for detecting a format of the data carrier; and the controller ...

09/14/06 - 20060203798 - Telephone set, multimedia terminal and server
The invention concerns a telephone set associated with a multimedia terminal. Said set comprises means for ordering transmission, to a server comprising a database wherein are stored identifiers of telephone sets and identifiers of the multimedia terminals associated with said telephone sets, of a request in the form of a ...

09/07/06 - 20060198365 - Method and system for voice calls in a wireless local area network (wlan)
A method and system for providing voice calls in a macro wireless network includes providing at a router of the micro wireless network an interface for communication with a service node of a macro wireless network coupled to the micro wireless network. The interface is of a same type as ...

09/07/06 - 20060198364 - Communication system, communication device, wired communication device, and communication method
A communication system includes a wired communication device and a communication device that can communicate with a wireless communication device and the wired communication device. The communication device includes a clock output unit and a modulator. The wired communication device includes a clock extracting unit, a signal extracting unit, and ...

09/07/06 - 20060198363 - Apparatus and method for computer telephony integration
An agent at a contact center uses a soft phone embedded in the agent's desktop to converse with a customer, to set the agent's Automatic Call Distribution (“ACD”) state, and to control the phone's call control state. Computer Telephony Integration (“CTI”) technology is used in many ways at the contact ...

09/07/06 - 20060198362 - Adaptive interference cancellation algorithm using speech mode dependent thresholds
The present invention provides a method of processing radio frequency (RF) bursts dependent on a speech mode associated with data contained within the RF burst. Different voice modes, full rate, half rate, and adaptive multi-channel rates each may require different signal to noise ratio (SNR) conditions in order to be ...

09/07/06 - 20060198361 - Method and system for providing mobile wireless access points
A mobile access point is disclosed. The mobile access point includes a terminal module configured to provide one or more terminal functions for use by a user, the one or more terminal functions including a voice or data communications application, and a gateway module configured to provide one or more ...

09/07/06 - 20060198360 - Voice over internet protocol call continuity
An apparatus and a method for providing call continuity to a VoIP terminal user responsive to degrading call quality. The quality of a VoIP call is assesses by monitoring the quality of the corresponding IP packet traffic using conventional IP packet quality measures such as, for example, jitter, packet loss ...

08/31/06 - 20060193309 - Methods, systems, and computer program products for providing time division multiplexed (tdm) terminating service in a packet network
The subject matter described herein includes methods, systems, and computer program products for providing TDM terminating services in a packet network. According to one method, a combined set including a plurality of TDM channels is received over a packet network. The combined set of TDM channels is terminated in the ...

08/31/06 - 20060193308 - Providing packet communication service
A system and method of providing a packet communication service, in which when a voice call is established between IP terminals connected to the same private network, each IP terminal can exchange a packet through private IP address information and private port information assigned to the private network connected to ...

08/24/06 - 20060187906 - Controlling service failover in clustered storage apparatus networks
A controller for use at a node of a clustered computer apparatus comprises an exception detection component for detecting an exception raised by a service component at the node; a quiesce component responsive to the exception detection component for quiescing lease-governed activity by the service component prior to termination of ...

08/24/06 - 20060187905 - Communication method, communication system, and bridge device
A communication system according to an embodiment of the present invention includes: a wireless host performing a master operation; a wired/wireless bridge device communicating with the wireless host via a radio link; and a plurality of devices connected with the wired/wireless bridge device via a wired link and performing a ...

08/24/06 - 20060187904 - Voip gateway apparatus
In order to make an IP telephone service available simply by connecting a PBX, for example, connected to a PSTN interface to IP telephone network without changing the numbering plan of the PBX if a call arrives at a line IF portion 101, an SIP processing portion 104 refers to ...

08/24/06 - 20060187903 - Video traffic in a communications system
A communications system for conveying traffic of first and second types comprising: a first network entity being arranged to receive a request from a calling party to establish a communication channel for traffic to a called party identified in the request, the first network entity having means for determining a ...

08/24/06 - 20060187902 - Method and apparatus for session initiation protocol application design, development, execution and integration
A method, apparatus, and computer instructions are provided for a session initiation protocol application design, development, execution, and integration. A framework with a framework controller, an application data object, transition handlers, precondition handlers and post condition handlers is provided. When a message is received in a SIP application, the framework ...

08/24/06 - 20060187901 - Concurrent dual-state proxy server, method of providing a proxy and sip network employing the same
The present invention provides a concurrent dual-state proxy server for use with a session initiation protocol (SIP) network. In one embodiment, the concurrent dual-state proxy server includes a request receiver configured to receive a SIP request. Additionally, the concurrent dual-state proxy server also includes a state-determination controller coupled to the ...

08/24/06 - 20060187900 - Method and system for providing private virtual secure voice over internet protocol communications
A method and system for secure Voice over Internet Protocol (IP) (VoIP) communications. The method and system provide secure VoIP voice calls, video, Instant Messaging (IM), Short Message Services (SMS), or Peer-to-Peer (P2P) communications while maintaining privacy over the Internet and other communications networks such as the pubic switched telephone ...

08/24/06 - 20060187899 - System of providing communication service via client representatives and the method of the same
In order to provide communication service across various networks, the method for providing communication service via the client representatives is disclosed. First, the communication service request from a first terminal would be received by a management system through Internet. By accessing the database, the management system then obtains the link ...

08/24/06 - 20060187898 - Voip terminal capable of having conversation through both internet and pstn
A VoIP terminal, which supports to make a phone call through both PSTN and Internet is disclosed. A local subscriber may choose to have a conversation through PSTN or Internet on his own. Besides, by reference to a switch such as a relay, the VoIP terminal is able to establish ...

08/17/06 - 20060182096 - Configuration of wireless control systems for broadband wireless communications
A broadband wireless communication system configures a wireless control system that is located in a geographic region with a custom parameter file that is customized for the geographic region. The broadband wireless communication system transfers a control message from the wireless control system to a user system based on the ...

08/17/06 - 20060182095 - Telephone communication system over a single telephone line
A module and kit for coupling at least one telephone service signal to at least one telephone device over a wiring. The network includes: a wiring having at least two conductors for carrying multiple time-domain multiplexed digitized voice channels; an exchange side device coupled to the wiring and operative to ...

08/17/06 - 20060182094 - Telephone communication system over a single telephone line
A gateway device and a network for coupling at least one telephone service signal to at least one telephone device over a wiring. The network includes: a wiring having at least two conductors for carrying multiple time-domain multiplexed digitized voice channels; an exchange side device coupled to the wiring and ...

08/17/06 - 20060182093 - Voip gateway network
A method of connecting a telephone call to a first telephone having a first telephone number that begins with automatically placing the telephone call to a VOIP gateway PABX having a second telephone number. The first telephone number is forwarded to the VOIP gateway PABX and the call is forwarded ...

08/17/06 - 20060182092 - Ip telecommunication system, method for controlling communication in ip network, client terminal and client server
To provide a thin client (TC) system at least capable of using a thin client terminal as a telephone terminal in a thin client system. In a personal TC (PTC) system consisting of a PTC server with a server side telephone control section consisting of a call control section, and ...

08/17/06 - 20060182091 - Apparatus and method for forwarding voice packet in a digital communication system
A voice packet forwarding apparatus and method is provided in a digital communication system including a switched vocoder module to directly pass a voice packet received from a packet terminal to a digital communication network or a PCM signal decoded from the voice packet to the digital communication network. The ...

08/17/06 - 20060182090 - Telephone system
A telephone system comprising a plurality of phone devices and a plurality of information terminals for mutually communicating via a communication network, comprising position managing means for managing mutual position relations between the plurality of phone devices and the plurality of information terminals, and correlating means for mutually correlating at ...

08/17/06 - 20060182089 - Voip gateway apparatus
To allow a call received from an accommodated device to arrive at the other party by diverting the call from an IP network to a detour network even with different numbering systems between communications over the IP network and over the detour network. A VoIP gateway apparatus 1 includes an ...

08/17/06 - 20060182088 - Gateway unit
A gateway unit for mutually connecting subscriber network, public switched telephone network (PSTN) and packet communication network, comprising subscriber network interface connected to subscriber network, PSTN interface connected to line exchange network, exchange unit exchange-connecting communication path among subscriber network, PSTN and packet communication network, control unit controlling connecting state ...

08/17/06 - 20060182087 - Systems and methods for obtaining the metadata for an internet radio station in a bandwidth-efficient manner
A client connects to an Internet radio server to receive a data stream corresponding to an Internet radio station. Metadata is received on the Internet radio station data stream. In some cases some media data is also received on the Internet radio station data stream. Once the metadata is received, ...

08/17/06 - 20060182086 - Memory optimization packet loss concealment in a voice over packet network
A method to reduce memory requirements for a packet loss concealment algorithm in the event of packet loss in a receiver of pulse code modulated voice signals. A voice playout unit in the receiver shares its nominal delay buffer with a history buffer of a packet loss concealment algorithm up ...

08/17/06 - 20060182085 - Voice directed system and method configured for assured messaging to multiple recipients
A communications system transmits messages via a wireless network to multiple users nearly simultaneously in real-time. Each user has a terminal that receives a message and plays the message for the user. The terminal may also wait for the user to verbally acknowledge the arrival of the message before continuing ...

08/17/06 - 20060182084 - Method and system for placing restrictions on sessions
A method and system for initiating a communications session with a restriction is provided. A communications system allows a user to place a restriction on a session to be conducted with another user. If the other user does not agree to the restriction or if the other user's system does ...

08/17/06 - 20060182083 - Secured virtual private network with mobile nodes
A security gateway connects an external portion of a virtual private network to an internal secured portion of the network. The gateway is arranged to identify automatically when a communication session exists between two mobile workstations both of which are connected in the external portion of the network. The mobile ...

08/10/06 - 20060176877 - Methods and system for fast session establishment between equipment using h.324 and related telecommunications protocols
Methods of establishing multimedia telecommunication (a multimedia “call”) between equipment (“terminals”). More particularly, the invention provides methods for reducing the time required to establish calls between terminals that implement the ITU-T H.324 Recommendation and other Standards and Recommendations derived from or related to this such as the 3G-324M recommendation developed ...

08/10/06 - 20060176876 - Telephone system
A communication system includes a subsystem that provides an interface between an IP based telephone control network and a public data network, the subsystem is used for registration of a subscriber's devices on the public data network with the telephone network and enables receiving and/or originating communication sessions from the ...

08/10/06 - 20060176875 - Ip telephone exchange and ip telephone terminal
An IP telephone exchange connects an IP telephone terminal and a non-IP telephone terminal to enable conversation between therebetween. The IP telephone exchange includes a communication control section, a voice channel, a control channel and a voice channel management section. The communication control section conducts data communications with the IP ...

08/10/06 - 20060176874 - Ubiquitous transfer of a phone number to another phone
A method for effecting handoff of a communication session between a cellular telephone and a desktop telephone includes anchoring a communication session involving a remote device and a cellular telephone in an enterprise network such that signaling for the communication session passes through an element of the enterprise network; receiving ...

08/10/06 - 20060176873 - Method and system for supporting shared local trunking
An approach is described for providing shared trunking between a telephony gateway and an end office switch. The telephony gateway processes a packetized voice call, and interfaces a shared trunk to an end office switch (e.g., Class 5 switch) configured to switch calls over a circuit-switched telephone network. The trunk ...

08/03/06 - 20060171380 - Method and system for integrated communications with access control list, automatic notification and telephony services
The present invention relates to a system and method that enable a variety of instant messaging client systems to interact each other either via internet-enabled devices or mobile WAP devices, governed by access control level. All the client systems connected to the instant messaging platform have mobile messaging services capability ...

08/03/06 - 20060171379 - Movement management system, movement management server, and movement management method used for them, and program thereof
There is provided a movement management system which can continue the communication even if a mobile node moves to a network where a device which imposes restrictions on communication exists. The movement management server establishes a session between with a mobile node, manages information on association of a fixed ID ...

08/03/06 - 20060171378 - Ip video telephone
An IP video telephone includes a video display for displaying received video signals and a speaker for playing received audio signals. A gateway processor connects the IP video telephone to an external IP network and receives the received audio and video signals. A video processor processes the received video signals ...

08/03/06 - 20060171377 - Automated remote device meter reading
System meter reads can be sent automatically from a document rendering device to a remote server over a communications system without customer intervention. Network-based systems are enabled to automatically collect and report usage information from equipment to remote servers. Usage information is used for billing and/or maintenance purposes. ...

08/03/06 - 20060171376 - Providing services in a communications system
In a method for providing a further service for user equipment provided with a circuit switched service in a first communication system a request for a packet data service is first received in the first communication system. The user equipment is then transferred to a second communication system before establishing ...

08/03/06 - 20060171375 - System and method for high speed distributed cable broadband system
The Hi-SD CBS includes a termination unit and pluralities of distributed customer premise units connected through the cable TV (CATV) network. The radio signals in Hi-SD CBS are propagating inside the co-axial cable. To insure the linking quality between the termination unit and customer premise devices, preamble procedures are required ...

08/03/06 - 20060171374 - Client-side virtual radio station
A system and method are provided for generating client-side virtual radio stations. The method comprises: receiving server-supplied radio stations at an network-connected radio service client; establishing radio filter characteristics; analyzing the server-supplied radio stations using the filter characteristics; generating a client-side virtual radio station service; supplying the virtual radio station ...

08/03/06 - 20060171373 - Packet loss concealment for voice over packet networks
A method to reduce memory requirements for a packet loss concealment algorithm in the event of packet loss in a receiver of pulse code modulated voice signals. Packet losses are concealed by using the spectral analysis filter memory to smooth a signal gap and by using a technique for determining ...

08/03/06 - 20060171372 - Interoperability of adpcm encoded voice communications
Providing interoperability on a voice communication network by detecting incompatible bit packing payload formats of ADPCM encoded voice data signals in an encoder/decoder. A mismatch of bit packing formats between little endian format and big endian format is determined by detecting the occurrence of ADPCM code words of interest in ...

08/03/06 - 20060171371 - Voice calling handling method using dynamic home agency technology at the whole ip framework
The present invention provides a method for Voice Handling via Dynamic Home Agents in a Network employing All-IP Architecture, and a system for handling voice call by using this method. The method comprises the following steps: when a first RCU is about to initiate voice call with a second RCU, ...

07/27/06 - 20060165069 - Method of managing personal data about users of voice services and an application server for executing the method
The application server includes means for commanding a voice resource server to set up a dialogue with a user for the user to agree or refuse to supply personal data, for example location data, to a service provider. ...

07/27/06 - 20060165068 - Method and system for securely authorized voip interconnections between anonymous peers of voip networks
A peering authority or settlement clearinghouse can be used to control access, collect session accounting information, and provide financial settlement of interconnect or session fees among anonymous Internet Protocol (IP) peers or networks. The addition of peering policy criteria, such as price and quality of service, to peer to peer ...

07/27/06 - 20060165067 - Network telephone system and main apparatus and telephone terminals used in the network telephone system
A main equipment is used in a network telephone system including telephone terminals and the main equipment. The telephone terminals are connected to a communication network to transmit voice packets. The main equipment connects the telephone terminals to one another through the communication network to cause the telephone terminals to ...

07/27/06 - 20060165066 - Customer communication service system
A system and method is disclosed for servicing multi media customer communications to geographically distributed agents from multiple call center sites via the telephone network and a global data communications network. The system provides separate interface ports to the telephone network and a global data communications network, eliminating a potential ...

07/27/06 - 20060165065 - Communications address provisioning system and method therefor
A system and method for provisioning a communication address. A query server comprises a record of a sought party that associates a communications address with at least one other communications address. The record optionally comprises a set of permissions that establishes conditions under which a communications address may be disclosed ...

07/27/06 - 20060165064 - Method and apparatus for a network element to track the availability of other network elements
A method and apparatus for enabling a network element to use network resources efficiently by tracking the availability of other network elements are disclosed. In one embodiment, the present method utilizes one or more SIP method OPTIONS messages to determine the availability of a target network element. ...

07/27/06 - 20060165063 - Home network audio client with detachable remote commander
An audio client in a home entertainment system has a detachable remote commander with a display screen. A menu of music available at the server is downloaded to the remote commander from the server over the network and through the client device. The user can easily select a tune he/she ...

07/27/06 - 20060165062 - Server and communication control method
A server by which time taken to establish a session can be shortened by reducing the number of messages exchanged between a destination terminal and the server and by which the manufacturing costs of terminals can be reduced. An IP version storage section included in the server stores an IP ...

07/27/06 - 20060165061 - Global internet voice communication system
A global communication internet telephone system is a new software Web Call structure, wherein the system user only requires a computer with Windows 98 or above, a duplex sound card, a display interface and internet access, and logging directly into a GTD Web 800 wed page thereafter, receiving a automatic ...

07/27/06 - 20060165060 - Method and apparatus for managing credentials through a wireless network
A novel system and methodology for conducting financial and other transactions using a wireless device. Credentials may be selectively issued by issuers such as credit card companies, banks, and merchants to consumers permitting the specific consumer to conduct a transaction according to the authorization given as reflected by the credential ...

07/27/06 - 20060165059 - Method and apparatus for providing multimedia ringback services to user devices in ims networks
The invention comprises a method and apparatus for providing multimedia content to a calling party device. Specifically, the method comprises receiving a connection establishment request from a calling party device where the connection establishment request is operable for establishing a connection between the calling party device and a called party ...

07/27/06 - 20060165058 - System and method for providing an ecamp feature in a session initiation protocol (sip) environment
A method for facilitating a data session in a session protocol environment is provided that includes identifying a first endpoint and receiving a status indicator as to whether the first endpoint is available to participate in a communication session that involves the first endpoint and a second endpoint. In a ...

07/27/06 - 20060165057 - Presenting dialup access numbers status information using an automated voice response system
A method for an automated voice response system to present access numbers status information 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 access number can be received ...

07/27/06 - 20060165056 - Network terminal device, address management server, communication system, and network communication method using mac addresses to determine the ip target addresses
The present invention is intended to offer network terminal devices and an address management server which can communicate with a remote terminal without manually managing the IP address of the remote terminal. A network communication method therefor is also offered. The MAC address of a local terminal, the MAC address ...

07/20/06 - 20060159075 - Computer-implemented voice markup language-based server
A computer-implemented method and system for a telephony server to provide services based upon a call from a user. A user communicates with the telephony server over a telephone communication device. The telephony server retrieves a voice application over a computer network from a remote web site and uses it ...

07/20/06 - 20060159074 - Patient device
The invention relates to a patient's device having an at least unidirectional, wireless interface for receiving a data signal. The wireless interface is adapted to receive medical or operational data from a medical device, in particular an implantable medical device like a cardiac pacemaker or a cardioverter/defibrillator, a data communication ...

07/20/06 - 20060159073 - Call processing apparatus and method in wifi network
A call processing apparatus and a related method in a Wireless Fidelity (WiFi) network system construct an Internet protocol (IP) table for enabling intercommunication between WiFi terminals. Upon receiving a destination terminal telephone number from a user, the apparatus and method determine whether a destination terminal corresponding to the input ...

07/20/06 - 20060159072 - Method for exchanging media description information between user agents using session initiation protocol
A method for exchanging media description information between user agents using a session initiation protocol (SIP) comprises the steps of: providing information on an OS and sound module of a first user agent so that the first user agent generates, in a media description field of a session description protocol ...

07/20/06 - 20060159071 - Method of starting an ip station, system, server and station implementing same and method of setting up a telephone call
The administration server stores a respective location information for each subnet. A station emits a lease request (301), destined for the administration server. Then, the station receives from the administration server, in response to the lease request, a lease (302) containing the location information of the subnet of the station. ...

07/20/06 - 20060159070 - Wireless network base stations capable of receiving video signals
Wireless network base stations capable of receiving video signals are provided. A wireless network base station includes a video signal receiver, a video decoding unit, a first Ethernet port, and a processor. The video signal receiver receives a video signal. The video decoding unit connected to the video signal receiver ...

07/20/06 - 20060159069 - Methods and apparatus for creation and transport of multimedia content flows to a distribution network
Methods and apparatus for creation and transport of multimedia content flows to a distribution network. The system includes a method for transporting a content flow to an access network for distribution to devices coupled to the access network. The method includes transmitting a request message to add the content flow ...

07/20/06 - 20060159068 - Supporting service requests during media data transfer
For supporting a service request during a media data transfer session between a media data transfer server and a media player, a media data transfer server generates a service parameter. The service parameter indicates a service type and a location of this service type. The media data transfer server further ...

07/20/06 - 20060159067 - Single point of contact personal communication system
A computer/telephony integrated single-point-of-contact system (CISS) enabling a user to contact another using multiple devices with a single contact attempt is disclosed. A plurality of computer programs residing in a computer use a subscriber database, authorization database, priority list database, and device attributes database to determine how to respond to ...

07/20/06 - 20060159066 - Voice-over-internet protocol gateway
A VOIP gateway that includes a web server. The gateway is configured to accept configuration data over the Internet by way of the web server. In one embodiment, the VOIP gateway includes a telephone line connection interface, able to connect to a telephone line that may carry a plurality of ...

07/20/06 - 20060159065 - System and method for routing information packets
A system and method allowing control of VoIP communications by configuring a Network Address Translator (NAT) is provided. In a first NAT configuration, such a port-restricted NAT, peer-to-peer Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) communications are permitted between a VoIP originator and a receiver. In a second NAT configuration, such as ...

07/20/06 - 20060159064 - Apparatus and method for communications control
An apparatus and method for controlling telecommunications is provided. The apparatus, which in one embodiment is a switch, may be connected between a computer-telephony integrated (CTI) workstation and multiple communication lines to elements such as Central Offices. The switch may be manipulated either manually or by the CTI workstation to ...

07/20/06 - 20060159063 - A system and method for businesses to advertise to receive and measure incoming prospect leads through a unique, empowered independent agent framework
The present invention provides techniques for managing, supporting and empowering Independent Agents to offer a method for providing Clients with Phone Call Leads from Prospects generated via enabled Internet-based Advertisements, for monitoring and recording the precise details of these Phone Call Leads, and for charging those Clients for such successful ...

07/20/06 - 20060159062 - Method for establishing a telephone communication with a web phone
A method includes receiving a phone number of a destination by the dialing module, reading a record corresponding to the destination from the phone book system according to the phone number by the control module, calling the destination through Internet for requesting an Internet connection according to the record of ...

07/20/06 - 20060159061 - System and method for mobile communication
A mobile communication system according to the present invention is provided with a base station and a mobile station that communicates with the base station. In a communication protocol between the base station and the mobile station, a plurality of state update frames are defined in a time domain. The ...

07/13/06 - 20060153173 - Method for routing transactions between internal and external partners in a communication center
In a multimedia call center (MMCC) operating through an operating system, a client-specific self-help wizard is provided for active clients and updated periodically with information related to client transaction history with the MMCC. A connected client is presented by the wizard with a selective media function through which the client ...

07/13/06 - 20060153172 - Emergency call system and emergency call method
An emergency call system includes a position information management device and a position information notification device, wherein the position information management device includes a first management section which manages first terminal information and first position information of a terminal and a first processing section which receives the first terminal information ...

07/13/06 - 20060153171 - Ip telephone system
An IP telephone system having a plurality of terminals, comprising storage means storing relationships between terminal ID and user ID for each of the plurality of terminals, server performing call processing control related to each terminal logged in and registered, storage means storing upper limit numbers of the respective terminals ...

07/13/06 - 20060153170 - Lan-based small office/home telephone network utilizing intelligent terminals
A LAN-based communication arrangement particularly well-suited for small office/home office arrangements includes a plurality of “intelligent terminals” that each include a CPU that stores information regarding the IP address of each terminal on the LAN, as well as POTS line(s) associated with that location. The terminals are able to communicate ...

07/13/06 - 20060153169 - Customer premises network with pstn and packet telephony functions
A method for telephony includes modulating output audio signals produced by first and second telephones in a voice band so as to generate respective first and second upstream passband signals in a passband at a frequency higher than the voice band. The first and second upstream passband signals are transmitted ...

07/13/06 - 20060153168 - Executing, at local nodes, centrally provisioned telephony services
Described are methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer program products for executing, at local nodes, centrally provisioned telephony services. A telephony service can be provisioned at a central node. The telephony service is transmitted to a first local node. The telephony service is executed at the first local node. ...

07/13/06 - 20060153167 - Computer tracking and locking
A method and system are provided for locating a device connected to a network. The method comprises querying the network to determine an address of the device connected to the network; accessing network address information to determine a switch IP address and a switch port associated with the address of ...

07/13/06 - 20060153166 - Ip telephone system, ip telephone apparatus and calling method
An IP telephone system includes IP telephone apparatuses and an ENUM server. The IP telephone apparatuses, connected to an IP network, perform a voice communication. The ENUM server stores NAPTR resource records containing file transfer protocols supported by the IP telephone apparatuses and returns the NAPTR resource records, responding to ...

07/13/06 - 20060153165 - Volumetric control apparatus for fluid dispensing
The present invention provides an apparatus for dispensing fluid in preselected volumetric quantities. The apparatus comprises a valve positioned inline with a conduit holding fluid under pressure, a flow meter positioned inline with the conduit, a control unit communicatively coupled to the valve and flow meter, the control unit adapted ...

07/13/06 - 20060153164 - System and method for voice modulating in telephone
A telephone for voice modulating includes a receiver, a voice modulating unit, a communication unit, and a control unit. The receiver receives a voice signal. The voice modulating unit generates a modulated voice signal by modulating the voice signal. The communication unit outputs the voice signal or the modulated voice ...

07/13/06 - 20060153163 - System and method for modifying speech playout to compensate for transmission delay jitter in a voice over internet protocol (voip) network
A system and method for reducing delay introduced by de-jitter buffers in a VoIP network is presented. The method aspect for receiving and presenting speech data received from a VoIP network comprises monitoring speech-related packets received from a packet network and based on the monitoring, either maintaining a normal speech ...

07/13/06 - 20060153162 - Method and apparatus for enabling phone number dialing using email addresses
The invention comprises a method and apparatus for enabling a subscriber to establish a call to at least one destination phone number using an email address. Specifically, the method comprises receiving an incoming communication request from the subscriber for establishing the call (where the incoming communication request comprises an email ...

07/13/06 - 20060153161 - Satellite digital broadcast receiving device
A satellite digital broadcasting receiver apparatus is provided which includes a communication circuit that transmits and receives apparatus management information and apparatus control information required for viewing a satellite digital broadcasting program to and from a management center apparatus for managing the apparatus management information and the apparatus control information ...

07/06/06 - 20060146806 - Call processing system and service control point for handling calls to a call center
A call-handling system and its method of operation are disclosed. The call-handling system comprises a communication system and a call center. The communication system receives a call, and in response, transfers a query. The call center receives and processes the query to select a packet address of a call center ...

07/06/06 - 20060146805 - Systems and methods of providing voice communications over packet networks
Aspects of the invention relate to systems and methods of providing voice communications over a packet switched network having one or more client device connected on a low bandwidth connection. One aspect allows VOIP connections to adapt to the various, and potentially changing conditions, caused by different connection types and ...

07/06/06 - 20060146804 - Telephone system, switching system and management method of telephone system
A switching system includes plural communication interfaces, a detection unit, a terminal setting database, a judgment unit, a determination unit and a send-back unit. The communication interfaces accommodate plural terminal devices under accommodation modes each selected for each terminal device from the group consisting of a first mode in which ...

07/06/06 - 20060146803 - System and method for seamless handoff of wlan-umts interworking
A seamless handoff system and method reduces delay and packet loss during handoff of user equipment (UE) from a Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN) network to a Universal Mobile Telecommunication System (UMTS) network. The handoff system and method performs pre-registration and pre-authentication processes before the occurrence of a handoff, buffers ...

07/06/06 - 20060146802 - Alternate routing of media connnections within a single communications system across public or private network facilities
In one configuration, an enterprise network is provided that includes geographically dislocated first and second network regions 202 and 206, the first and second network regions being in communication with one another through first and second networks 252 and 248 and respectively comprising first and second gateways 220 and 224 ...

07/06/06 - 20060146801 - Method and system control for the setup of an ip telephony connection
The invention relates to a method and system control for the setup of an IP telephony connection between an original terminal and a destination terminal in an IP network over a gateway of a branch exchange. To increase the availability of the overall system for each EP terminal and to ...

07/06/06 - 20060146800 - Use of data object in a distributed communication network
A method and device are provided for conducting a media communication session with at least one user presented by at least one data object, where the data object resides at a plurality of platforms associated with a distributed IP communication network. The media communication session is established following the initiation ...

07/06/06 - 20060146799 - In-band call association signaling for a single number destination
In one configuration, the present invention is directed to an enterprise network that includes geographically dislocated first and second network regions 202 and 206 communicating with one another through first and second networks 252 and 248 and respectively comprising first and second gateways 220 and 224 and first and second ...

07/06/06 - 20060146798 - System and method for providing a recovery mode in a session initiation protocol (sip) environment
A method to be executed in a session initiation protocol (SIP) environment is provided that includes detecting, by a first agent, a potential lost connection associated with a signaling path. The signaling path couples a first endpoint and a second endpoint and is operable to exchange signaling data. The potential ...

07/06/06 - 20060146797 - Distributed voice network
A method and apparatus that receives an IP packet and encapsulates the packet with an IP header. Further, time-domain multiplexed voice data is received and converted into VoIP packets. Still further, Signaling System 7 (SS7) compliant signals are decoded. The decoded SS7 signals are received and encapsulated prior to transmission ...

07/06/06 - 20060146796 - Method and apparatus for multiple unicast delivery of media
Unicast delivery of media to multiple recipients is achieved. An originating client issues call setup request. A list of addresses of multiple recipient clients is obtained from the call setup request. A connection is then made with the plurality of recipient clients and the media is delivered from the originating ...

07/06/06 - 20060146795 - Universal port user agent capable of caching route information among sessions and associated method
An initial call is setup by a universal port user agent by sending an invitation to the proxy server. The proxy server performs a directory lookup from a back end server to obtain route information to a destination. The route information is passed to the universal port user agent in ...

07/06/06 - 20060146794 - Peer network interaction facilitation method
These teachings facilitate interaction between two or more communication networks (10 and 11) comprising separate and discrete communication system peers. At least one of these networks is functionally partitioned with respect to interrogation and call signaling procedures over a plurality of geographic service areas (14, 15, and 16). Gateways (12 ...

07/06/06 - 20060146793 - System and method for conference calling with voip terminal
A method and apparatus for connecting a plurality of called party terminals in a bridged a call session with a Voice Over Internet Protocol (VOIP) calling party terminal. The method includes the VOIP terminal sending called party terminal identifiers identifying each called party terminal to a calling party Service Control ...

07/06/06 - 20060146792 - Voice over ip (voip) network infrastructure components and method
A voice over Internet protocol communication system and method provides infrastructure components as intermediaries between networks, the components include multi-protocol session controllers and a multi-protocol signaling switch as well as a management system. The session controllers process calls and participate in the calls that flow through it. The session controllers ...

07/06/06 - 20060146791 - Network coding approach to rapid information dissemination
A method, apparatus and computer program product for providing rapid information dissemination using network coding is presented. A coded message including a payload and a code vector, is transmitted from a first node of the network to a second node of the network. The information thus stored can also be ...

07/06/06 - 20060146790 - System and method for providing reach me cover me feature in a session initiation protocol (sip) environment
A method for facilitating communication in a Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) environment is provided that includes receiving, by a first endpoint, dialog and presence information associated with a second endpoint. The first and second endpoints are operable to conduct a SIP communication system. The method also includes identifying the dialog ...

07/06/06 - 20060146789 - Method and apparatus for enabling personalized name identification in the calling name field
The present invention enables registered subscribers to register their preferred identity or name with a VoIP network service. This registered name will then be forwarded in the calling name field of the call setup message when these users signal to the network that they want to place a call to ...

07/06/06 - 20060146788 - Method and system for on-demand delivery of personalized internet-based content to television viewers
A method of delivering personalized content to customers of a subscription television service for display on their televisions, the method comprising: (a) converting Internet-based content from an Internet based format to a format suitable for display on a customer's television through a customer's set top box, and (b) after the ...

07/06/06 - 20060146787 - Real-time recording agent for streaming data from an internet
A personal recorder/playback system (10) includes a recording agent (32) configured to transparently receive multiple audio/visual streams from analog and/or digital sources. The streams are temporarily stored in queues (52,54) for subsequent analysis. The streams, after analysis, are either discarded, stored permanently in an audio/visual collection (48,50), or used to ...

07/06/06 - 20060146786 - Implementation of the intelligent network in the next generation networks and its interconnection to the pstn
The present invention discloses a Softswitch and system for implementing the intelligent network in the next generation networks and a method for interconnecting the intelligent networks to the PSTN. The Softswitch comprises: a network adaptive device for implementing the communication between the Softswitch and other devices in said network, as ...

07/06/06 - 20060146785 - Call admission control
Described herein is a method of controlling call admission for packet switched networks, each network including at least two local area networks (50, 60) and a connecting network (70). The method comprises transmitting a burst 5 of trial data of the same size as the packet to be transmitted from ...

06/29/06 - 20060140176 - Telephony communication via varied redundant networks
A switched telephone network is arranged in a manner to enable packet voice communication between telephone terminals via multiple redundant packet switched networks. The packet switched networks may utilize different protocols, be operated by different entities, and have primary functions other than voice communication. One example of such a network ...

06/29/06 - 20060140175 - System and method for controlling coupling between communication terminals for audio-video communication
Provided are a system and method for controlling coupling between communication terminals for audio-video communication capable of performing the audio-video communication with a third external communication terminal by interworking a phone screen of a first communication terminal with a WiFi phone of a second communication terminal. The method includes the ...

06/29/06 - 20060140174 - Voip (voice over internet protocol) call processing
In a Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) call processing system and method, a first unit is adapted to setup address information, for a terminal requesting a call connection during VoIP call signaling, as Quality of Service (QoS) guarantee information for a VoIP service, and to delete the QoS guarantee information ...

06/29/06 - 20060140173 - Sustained voip call logs using poc contact lists
A method for logging Voice Over IP (VOIP) calls from a caller client device to a recipient client device. The method includes the steps of generating a VOIP call from the caller client device directed to the recipient client device; storing identification information associated with the caller client device in ...

06/29/06 - 20060140172 - Transmitting and protecting long frames in a wireless local area network
Methods and systems for communicating in a wireless network may use long frames each including an aggregation of medium access control (MAC) protocol data units (MPDUs). In certain embodiments, the first MPDU of a frame may be composed in a format compatible with legacy wireless local area network devices designed ...

06/29/06 - 20060140171 - Method and apparatus for enabling the network to disconnect unintentionally idle off-hook endpoints
The present invention enables a packet-switched network service provider, e.g., a VoIP network service provider, to periodically check the status of all registered endpoints and keep state information about them for a specified period of time. Phones that are off-hook and have been idle for some specified period of time ...

06/29/06 - 20060140170 - Wireless lan remote control
A remote-controlled media system is described in which a remote control communicates over a conventional wireless local area network (WLAN) with a remote server. The remote control and remote server configure a network connection over the WLAN for communicating with one another. The remote server receives a remote command from ...

06/29/06 - 20060140169 - Inter set top box personal messaging without using internet
A communication method which allows users to send and received text messages between their respective set top boxes. The method which includes transmitting text messages from multiple source set top boxes to an exchange. The exchange, in turn, packetizes the text messages into data packets and forwards the data packets ...

06/22/06 - 20060133360 - Private dialing plan for voice on a packet-based network
A private dialing plan for the communication of packetized voice on a packet-based network using a signaling protocol such as Q.931 to establish, maintain and release switched connections over the network. The dialing plan uses a “telephone number” based on a conventional 10-digit telephone number, such as the user's regular ...

06/22/06 - 20060133359 - Multiprotocol convergence switch (mpcs) and method for use thereof
A switch enables a telephone to use one virtual circuit to connect through a packet switched network to any number of other telephones. The switch supports multiple network types, permitting, for example, the conversion of UDP and AAL5 data to AAL2 data. Multiple switches, each connected to several other switches ...

06/22/06 - 20060133358 - Voice and data exchange over a packet based network
A signal processing system which discriminates between voice signals and data signals modulated by a voiceband carrier. The signal processing system includes a voice exchange, a data exchange and a call discriminator. The voice exchange is capable of exchanging voice signals between a switched circuit network and a packet based ...

06/22/06 - 20060133357 - Method for positioning information service, internet protocol network system for providing the same, and mobile communication terminal and method for receiving the same
Disclosed is a mobile communication terminal and method for receiving a positioning information service, and an Internet protocol network system and method for providing the same. The Internet protocol network system for providing mobility service includes a router for periodically broadcasting an advertisement message which includes positioning information and a ...

06/22/06 - 20060133356 - Network telephone system
An SIP server continuously monitors the registration information of each of SIP terminals in a terminal registration state table. When the registration state of the SIP terminal is changed to “unregistered” as the Expires date is exceeded or a failure occurs in the SIP server, the SIP server transmits a ...

06/22/06 - 20060133355 - Methods, systems and computer program products for error correction by retransmitting errored packets over a data link
Methods, systems and computer program products are provided for providing error correction in a communication network. A frame including a retransmission class of service indication in associated network layer forwarding information is received. It is determined if the received frame has been corrupted. Retransmission of the received frame is requested ...

06/22/06 - 20060133354 - Apparatus and method for automatically updating address book in an sip-based voip terminal
In an apparatus and a method for automatically updating an IP address of VoIP terminals, s VoIP terminal determines whether or not its IP address is changed by a Network Address Translation (NAT) server. If its IP address is changed, it transmits an IP update message to all other VoIP ...

06/22/06 - 20060133353 - Method for soft switch call control and soft switch device using the same
A method for soft switch call control and a soft switch device therefore are provided. The soft switch device acquires an initial address message (IAM) at a calling side, analyzes information of the calling party and the called party based on the acquired initial address message (IAM), and informs the ...

06/22/06 - 20060133352 - Methods, systems, and computer program products for caching and re-using bearer channels for voice-over-packet (vop) sessions involving wireless entities
Methods, systems, and computer program products for caching and reusing bearer channels for voice over packet sessions involving wireless entities are disclosed. According to one method, a setup request message is received for a voice over packet session involving a wireless entity. In response to the setup request message, a ...

06/22/06 - 20060133351 - Integrated access device
This invention regards an integrated access device (10) and a method therefore, comprising seamless PSTN to voice over Internet telephony. The access device (10) thus comprises a splitter (12, 32) having a filter filtering out data traffic from a digital subscriber line to the access device (10), allowing PSTN signals ...

06/22/06 - 20060133350 - System and method for inter-working centrex with a managed voip provider
A system for telephone service includes a Centrex served location and a voice over Internet protocol (VoIP) provider served location electrically coupled to the Centrex served location using an IP network. The Centrex served location has an end point from the VoIP provider served location, and users of the system ...

06/22/06 - 20060133349 - Apparatus, and associated method, for a cti-enabled sip-phone
A CTI-enabled SIP-Phone, and an associated method, is provided for a telephonic call center. Responsive to a call operation indication, such as delivery to the phone of a SIP invite message, or of a CTI-formatted call instruction, the embedded functionality of the SIP-Phone provides interfacing operations, such as CTI-to-SIP or ...

06/22/06 - 20060133348 - Apparatus and method for a voice portal
A voice portal and a method for operating a voice portal are disclosed. In one embodiment of the present invention, voice a voice portal is connected to multiple telephones of various protocols by both a voice signal interface and a data signal interface. The voice portal is also connected to ...

06/22/06 - 20060133347 - Integrating mobility agents for short messaging services
A method of providing messaging services for GSM or 3G mobile stations is provided. A gateway detects a mobile network registration from a mobile station, and performs a location area update procedure with previous support nodes from its home public land mobile network. The gateway then receives data for the ...

06/22/06 - 20060133346 - Voice over internet protocol (voip) call admission and call regulation in a wireless network
A method and apparatus for providing wireless data packet call regulation and call access for wireless Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) communications in a wireless network. A first and second time stamp is generated upon the reception and successful transmission of a data packet. A packet delay is determined based ...

06/22/06 - 20060133345 - Method and apparatus for providing multiple simultaneous voip call sessions for a single directory number
A system and method for providing a plurality of separate Voice Over Internet Protocol (VOIP) call sessions for a single Directory Number (DN). The method includes associating a plurality of IP addresses with a single DN, communicating the association to a Switching Center responsible for routing calls between the DN ...

06/15/06 - 20060126602 - Method and arrangement for providing services between data processing devices
In a method and arrangement for providing services, a first data processing device provides a service for a remote second data processing device, the first service being implemented according to a service configuration and the first service configuration is modularly composed of a plurality of components, with at least one ...

06/15/06 - 20060126601 - System for providing context-aware service and method thereof
A context-aware service providing system according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention includes a plurality of context-aware service providers and a Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) server. The context-aware service provider subscribes an SIP event for user context information based on subscriber information in the context-aware service. The SIP ...

06/15/06 - 20060126600 - Data call terminating service system and method for dynamic ip of mobile communication terminal
Disclosed is a data call terminating service system and method for a dynamic IP of a mobile communication terminal. The method includes the steps of: a) transmitting, from a DNS to a call terminating server, access request information about a request of access to a URL designating a specific mobile ...

06/15/06 - 20060126599 - Integrated message system with gateway functions and method for implementing the same
The present invention discloses an integrated message system including gateway functions and a method for implementing the same. In the integrated message system, a user is used as a session initiator. The session initiator builds a session for passing voice and text messages through a network medium. In the session, ...

06/15/06 - 20060126598 - Method for establishing an internet connection using a handheld device
A method for establishing an Internet connection using a handheld device includes the step of, in response to an incoming call made by a communications server using a dedicated calling number, enabling operation of the handheld device for breaking a call connection with the communications server and for establishing the ...

06/15/06 - 20060126597 - Apparatus for providing broadcasting channel information in internet protocol based digital broadcasting system and method thereof
In a digital broadcasting system comprising a server for retransmitting a digital broadcast on the basis of an Internet protocol (IP), a user terminal for receiving the digital broadcast on the basis of the IP, and a router for connecting the server with the user terminal, the server performs a ...

06/15/06 - 20060126596 - System and method for providing a communication channel
Communication devices and methods are proposed for providing communication channel. In one example, devices and methods are capable of reaching one or more terminals that are not in a public network. In addition, depending on the network or the networks that the terminals are located, some examples may be capable ...

06/15/06 - 20060126595 - Method and system for bypassing a core network in establishing a call between endpoints on different media gateways
A method and system for establishing a call between two endpoints residing on different media gateways in a decomposed voice over packet architecture. Cluster attributes identifying alternate bearer possibilities are exchanged between media gateways as part of capabilities negotiation which occurs during call setup conducted by an external call control ...

06/15/06 - 20060126594 - Method and system for serverless voip service in personal communication network
Method and system for supporting serverless VoIP service are provided. Network information of a first device and a second device is exchanged through a telecommunication network. A VoIP connection between the first and second devices can be established through an internet based network according to the exchanged network information. The ...

06/15/06 - 20060126593 - Content reception/reproduction device and content reception/reproduction method
A content reception and reproduction apparatus and content reception and reproduction method capable of avoiding the discontinuity of content reproduction and preventing the user from experiencing an unpleasant feeling, such as irritation or anxiety, so that the user can pleasantly enjoy the content, has an auxiliary content acquiring mechanism to ...

06/08/06 - 20060120356 - Changing codec information to provide voice over internet protocol (voip) terminal with coloring service
A system and method to change codec information to provide a coloring service in a Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) terminal uses different compression methods depending on a calling state and a call connecting state between the VoIP terminals so that a more efficient coloring service is provided. The system ...

06/08/06 - 20060120355 - Handoff between a sip network and a cellular communication system
Handoff between a wireless SIP network and a cellular communication system is provided. A system is designed to provide nomadic cellular services including voice to a SIP-enabled device. ...

06/08/06 - 20060120354 - Switching apparatus for supporting protection switch-over mode of sonet/sdh network and method thereof
An integrated switching apparatus for supporting a protection switch-over mode of a circuit-switched network and a method thereof are disclosed. The integrated switching apparatus includes: a plurality of input circuit data processing unit for converting externally received circuit data to fixed length packets; a plurality of input packet data processing ...

06/08/06 - 20060120353 - Systems and methods for volp service delivery
The systems and methods for deploying VoIP telecommunication services. The systems include at least one service package that has a set of instructions for carrying out, hosting and/or deploying a VoIP telecommunications service. The system also includes a runtime environment, or process, that is capable of processing instructions stored in ...

06/08/06 - 20060120352 - Methods and systems for enhancing local repair in robust header compression
Methods and systems to enhance local repair in robust header compression (ROHC) decompressors (110, 114), which may improve network transmission efficiency and quality. One method uses lower layer information to enhance local repair at the decompressor (110, 114). Another method uses a User Datagram Protocol (UDP) checksum to enhance local ...

06/08/06 - 20060120351 - Method and system for providing cellular voice, messaging and data services over ip networks to enterprise users
This invention describes a method and system for providing cellular voice, messaging and data services over IP networks to enterprise users. The key components of the system are programmable devices called cellular gateway and enterprise manager, management systems and various types of user equipment. Using these components, the present invention ...

06/08/06 - 20060120350 - Method and apparatus voice transcoding in a voip environment
Various embodiments are described to address the need for a method and apparatus of voice transcoding in a VoIP environment that effectively interconnects multiple voice encoding formats. In general, a packet-based tandem transcoder (201) receives (706) packets that include vocoder data frames in which source voice samples have been encoded ...

06/08/06 - 20060120349 - Methods and apparatus for managing data flow within a network
Systems and methods are directed to managing resources within a network. In one example a method includes receiving destination capabilities from at least one destination component to an intermediate services component and generating an aggregate capabilities ticket based on the received destination capabilities. The method further includes providing the generated ...

06/08/06 - 20060120348 - Method and apparatus for enabling the downloading of network based information to ip phones
The invention provides a method and apparatus for downloading of network based information, such as names, phone numbers, movie timetables or driving directions to IP phones. In one embodiment, the IP phones support Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) and a VoIP service provider provides the directory service. Once the information is ...

06/08/06 - 20060120347 - Voice over internet protocol (voip) subcell multiplexing
A communication device such as a Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) gateway multiplexes data intended for multiple voice connections within a single IP packet. If it is known in advance that packets for multiple connections between a given Originating Exchange (OEX) and Terminating Exchange (TEX) will travel between the Originating ...

06/01/06 - 20060114890 - Method and apparatus for practicing ip telephony from an internet-capable radio
An Internet radio device is provided, having a dedicated Internet Protocol (IP) telephony mode for practicing telephony and for enabling one-touch initiation and call connection of an IP telephone call to a recipient device. The internet radio comprises, an IP telephony software application for enabling IP telephony, a modem for ...

06/01/06 - 20060114889 - Multiservice use of network connection capability
A system that controls access to a communications network in accordance with a network service includes a service controller and a network connector. The service controller receives a request for the network service from an end system, provides the end system with a unique setup identifier and an enabling certificate, ...

06/01/06 - 20060114888 - Information management system for bed data
A hospital bed, patient/nurse call system, and a hospital network are provided. Communication is provided over a packet based communication network. ...

06/01/06 - 20060114887 - Voice communications terminal
To provide a voice communication terminal for executing voice communication via an Internet Protocol network comprises, a presence confirmation request signal transmission unit which transmits a presence confirmation request signal indicating presence of the voice communication terminal to a server connected to the Internet Protocol network, a response time detection ...

06/01/06 - 20060114886 - Broadcasting system and method
Disclosed is a broadcasting system and method for transmitting/receiving a broadcast data in a broadcasting system, which reduces an application download period by efficiently utilizing a data broadcasting stream and a return channel for application download when a reception terminal receives a data broadcast. The broadcasting system and method includes ...

06/01/06 - 20060114885 - Network interworking system and method for providing seamless voice service and short message service between wireless communication networks
A network interworking system is provided for connecting a voice call between a mobile terminal in a wireless packet network and a mobile terminal in a mobile communication network. A home location register (HLR) registers therein location information of terminals and a subscriber profile. An access point controller (APC) converts ...

06/01/06 - 20060114884 - Method and apparatus for audio conference bridge initiated remote device muting
Method and apparatus for providing an audio conference bridge initiated remote device muting are disclosed. In a preferred embodiment, a conference bridge is configured to detect a remote mute request from a remote Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) device, such as a VoIP telephone. Responsive to this request, the conference ...

06/01/06 - 20060114883 - System and method for wireless cellular enabled information handling system router
An information handling system router integrates wireless local area networking components and wireless cellular wide area network components to route information between a wireless cellular wide area network and plural information handling systems interfaced with a wireless local area network supported by the wireless local area network components. The wireless ...

06/01/06 - 20060114882 - Presence management in packet-switched networks using circuit-switched ussd signaling
A method of managing presence information in a packet-switched wireless communication network such as a General Packet Radio Service (GPRS) network or a Wideband Code Division Multiple Access (WCDMA) network. Instead of using the Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) to send presence update messages to a presence server in the packet-switched ...

05/25/06 - 20060109839 - User terminal connection control method and apparatus
A user terminal connection control method to limit the number of sessions simultaneously connectable to the Internet, wherein an access server or authentication server has a user management table for specifying the maximum number of connections and a preferential terminal identifier indicating a user terminal to be preferentially connected to ...

05/25/06 - 20060109838 - Dynamic voice over internet protocol endpoint mapping
A method, apparatus and computer program product for performing dynamic Voice Over Internet Protocol (VOIP) endpoint mapping is presented. At least one on net endpoint of a VOIP call is determined. An endpoint data structure is used to store, for each on net endpoint of the call, a key and ...

05/25/06 - 20060109837 - Composite voice applications and services using single sign-on across heterogeneous voice servers
A framework is provided to offer composite voice applications and services. A composite application and service begins from the user dialing in via phone and ends by the user hanging up the phone. The composite interactive voice services architecture includes a session initiation protocol session service unit is in the ...

05/25/06 - 20060109836 - Multimedia message center and telecommunication device for accessing stored multimedia messages
A multimedia message service center and telecommunication device for accessing deposited multimedia messages. The forwarding and receipt of multimedia messages transmitted in networks that are configured for the Multimedia Messaging Service (MMS) independent of the communication between the networks and the infrastructure and the topology of the respective network from ...

05/18/06 - 20060104263 - Method of setting up connections for access by roaming user terminals to data networks
A method is disclosed that is dedicated to setting up connections for access to data networks from communication terminals used by users having subscriptions corresponding to connection profiles with “main” service providers, via private networks of service providers and access networks of different types. The method consists in: i) assigning ...

05/18/06 - 20060104262 - Maintaining consistent network connections while moving through wireless networks
A proxy server provides an anchor point for access network changes in a wireless environment. One example embodiment uses the concept of proxy server in order to preserve a uniform connectivity to a gateway service node while roaming across different networks through a handover mechanism. In one embodiment, the client ...

05/18/06 - 20060104261 - Secure voice signaling gateway
Systems and methods of providing secure signaling for voice communications over a public switched voice network (PSTN) are described. The call signaling is received at a first secure voice signaling gateway (SVSG) in which it is encrypted utilizing a security key. The encrypted payload is tunneled from the first SVSG ...

05/18/06 - 20060104260 - Method and apparatus for continuous communication amongst endpoints of a communication system
Method and apparatus for communication amongst a plurality of endpoints is described. In one example, a logical communication channel is established amongst a plurality of endpoints. The logical communication channel is implemented using at least one physical link of at least one communication network. At least one initial media stream ...

05/18/06 - 20060104259 - System and method for executing a multi-modal transfer in a session initiation protocol (sip) environment
A method for communicating data in a session initiation protocol (SIP) environment is provided that includes initiating a SIP communication session that involves a first endpoint and a second endpoint. The method also includes identifying a portion of data that resides in a network and communicating the data to the ...

05/18/06 - 20060104258 - System for embodying protocol in gateway gprs supporting node and method thereof
Disclosed is a protocol embodying system and method in the GGSN. An IP layer is provided between the GPRS network and the PDN and performs routing between the two networks, and performs muting between the protocols of the first and second network layers and the transfer layer protocol on the ...

05/11/06 - 20060098636 - Voice communication system and voice communication method
A voice communication system, which is connected to LAN to which communication terminals are connected and to a public network to which telephones are connected, is provided with a communication server between the LAN and public network having different protocols from each other. The communication server enables a voice communication ...

05/11/06 - 20060098635 - Multi-mode endpoint in a communication network system and methods thereof
A method, apparatus, and communication network system that allows an endpoint to be simultaneously registered with more than one communications server is described. In one embodiment, the communication network system includes a network, a plurality of communications servers that are coupled to the network, and a plurality of endpoints coupled ...

05/11/06 - 20060098634 - Communications apparatus
In communication with another communications apparatus, the apparatus of the present invention switches communication from one-way mode into two-way mode without any communication break. The apparatus further includes a one-way communication response-permitted apparatus information storage for storing one or more one-way communication response-permitted apparatus information; and a verifying portion for ...

05/11/06 - 20060098633 - Switching apparatus for providing mms in pstn and method thereof
A switching method and apparatus provides MMS service in a PSTN. The apparatus includes a first interface board for checking signals received from an analog exterior line for connection to an SMS server and an MMS server, and a second interface board for receiving and storing SMS data and MMS ...

05/11/06 - 20060098632 - System and method for integrated distribution of broadband services
A system and method for establishing a virtual point-to-point communication connection is described. One embodiment of the system includes a communication interface configured to receive communications data originated from a customer premise device, wherein the communication interface is connectable to the customer premise device through a first virtual path; a ...

05/11/06 - 20060098631 - Center-side terminal of optical network capable of carrying out processing depending on subscriber number
In a center-side terminal of an optical network, said center-side terminal connectable to a plurality of subscriber-side terminals via a passive optical splitter, a subscriber processing storing section is adapted to store a relationship between subscriber numbers regarding the subscriber-side terminals and processing contents allocated thereto, and a processing section ...

05/11/06 - 20060098630 - Method and system for communicating an information packet through multiple router devices
According to one embodiment, a first computing device receives a first information packet from a second computing device. The second computing device receives the first information packet from a global computer network through a first router device. The first computing device outputs a second information packet to the global computer ...

05/11/06 - 20060098629 - Data transmitter, data transmission method, data receiver, and data reception processing method
A data receiver according to an embodiment of this invention includes a reception unit configured to receive time-limited video data for which a storage time limit is set, and voice data corresponding to this time-limited video data, a storage unit configured to store the time-limited video data and the voice ...

05/11/06 - 20060098628 - Methods and apparatus for controlling signaling gateways
One embodiment of a method for operating a signaling gateway process determines routing information enabling an application server process to discriminate a signaling message and makes the routing information available to the application server process together with the signaling message payload. ...

05/11/06 - 20060098627 - Enhanced wide area network support via a broadband access gateway
A wireless broadband access gateway having a wireless interface compatible with any of a number of commercial wireless wide area network standards provides enhanced wire area network coverage via a broadband network. The gateway may function as a wireless wide area network base station having a small coverage area, and ...

05/11/06 - 20060098626 - Media access control device guaranteeing communication quality in wireless lan for voip
A MAC device guarantees QoS in a VoIP wireless LAN by giving higher priority to voice data than to non-voice data. Transmission data generated by an application program is provided to a modem according to the priority assigned to the data. A kernel classifies the transmission data into voice and ...

05/11/06 - 20060098625 - Method for managing the quality of encrypted voice over ip to teleagents
A voice over Internet protocol (VoIP) system and more particularly, an improved VoIP system serving a distributed group of teleagents. Network parameters that affect voice quality over broadband connections are rapidly detected by generating both detected and subjective alerts when problems with the quality of a IP telephone connection are ...

05/11/06 - 20060098624 - Using session initiation protocol
A web services user agent is automatically downloaded to a user's network device in response to a user's request for a login web page associated with a web site (e.g., a web site of a company associated with a customer service center). When the user presents his or her login ...

05/11/06 - 20060098623 - Voice data security method and apparatus
A voice data security method and apparatus of the present invention modifies a subject voice data stream. Modification is by insertion of noise or similar interference effects. The amount of audio distortion is controllable. Audio or voice communications over a data network are thus made secure, and unauthorized use of ...

05/11/06 - 20060098622 - Architecture for a multi-media session controlled network
A method and system for a communication network architecture for passing multi-media data streams between two heterogeneous IP (Internet Protocol) networks, where the networks include a plurality of firewalls and NAT (Network Address Translation) devices. The architecture can include: (a) a session control server (b) a logger service to capture ...

05/11/06 - 20060098621 - Method for routing a service request in a telecommunication system, using e.164 numbers and a dns
A method for routing a service request in a telecommunication system in cases where the identifier received for the destination of the service is not (or can not be) suitable for routing the service, such as when a E.164 number is received in IP based multimedia telecommunication systems. Upon reception ...

05/11/06 - 20060098620 - Mobile wireless base station
A mobile wireless bridge (MWB) (110) is able to bridge traffic in either direction between a wireless LAN (140) and a wireless WAN (130), and support roaming of LAN clients (141-143, 151-153) and of the MW (110) itself. Through the MWB (110), wired (150) and wireless LAN (140) clients (141-143, ...

05/11/06 - 20060098619 - Packet-switched telephony call server
A system and method for providing packet-switched telephony service. The system provides call control, signaling, and/or delivery of voice, video, and other media in substantially real time. One embodiment of the system includes a call client application on a user device, and a call server located at a packet-switched telephony ...

05/04/06 - 20060092927 - Voice packet switching systems and methods
A switching system includes at least one packet processing circuit interfacing with at least one packet transmission link. The switching system further includes a switch fabric coupled to the at least one packet processing circuit, whereby the switch fabric is operable to switch between channels receiving and transmitting data over ...

05/04/06 - 20060092926 - System and method for accomplishing special call treatment in a voice over internet protocol telephone system
A system and method for treating a VoIP call in a special fashion when the call is to be routed from an originating gateway to a destination gateway over the Internet. The system and method make use of a special decline destination gateway which may be configured to return a ...

05/04/06 - 20060092925 - Roaming between circuit-switched and all-ip networks
A temporary address assignment server in an IP network assigns a temporary number to use for setting up a mobile terminated call to a mobile station roaming in an IP network. The temporary number is supplied to a switching node, such as a Mobile Switching Center, in a circuit switched ...

05/04/06 - 20060092924 - Method for wireless internet communication in mobile communication terminal
A method for a wireless Internet communication in a mobile communication terminal is provided. In an operation of starting a wireless Internet function, it is determined if a data call is being serviced and, if a data call is not serviced, the wireless Internet function is started by setting the ...

05/04/06 - 20060092923 - Network switching system with asynchronous and isochronous interface
To provide a switching system with telephone switching function mainly on the basis of hardware processing by using isochronous channel which is a real time communication channel. The switching system comprises a gateway node connected with ISDN (Integrated Services Digital Network) and PSTN (Public Switched Telephone Network), and one or ...

05/04/06 - 20060092922 - Ip telephone apparatus, enum server, terminal apparatus and ip telephone system
An IP telephone apparatus is connected to an ENUM server and a Web server via an IP network. The ENUM server has a database that stores an IP telephone URI as terminal information of the IP telephone apparatus and a Web server URI corresponding to the IP telephone apparatus. The ...

05/04/06 - 20060092921 - Configuration for using open programming languages to dynamically configure packet processing rules
A system dynamically configures a packet or data processor to support new data types or processing rules. Initially, a first data in an open programming language is received from a first source. This first data specifies the format in which a second data is structured and specifies a set of ...

05/04/06 - 20060092920 - Method and apparatus for assigning cost metrics to electronic messages
The present invention provides methods and apparatuses for contextualization of electronic messages, for example, by determining at least one cost metric for an electronic mail message based at least in part upon an identified context, automatically generating metadata representing the at least one cost metric, and associating the metadata with ...

05/04/06 - 20060092919 - Inter-enterprise telephony using a central brokerage device
A system for inter-enterprise telephony communications includes a central brokerage device that can receive a packet encoding a dialed telephone identifier generated by a first telephony device located in the first enterprise network, where the dialed telephone identifier is associated with a second telephony device located in a second enterprise ...

05/04/06 - 20060092918 - Audio receiver having adaptive buffer delay
Generally speaking, there are provided systematic techniques for increasing and decreasing jitter buffer delay. The disclosed techniques typically utilize various combinations of: evaluating received data over a specified interval, increasing a recommended buffer delay if the interval delay exceeds a first threshold and decreasing the recommended buffer delay if the ...

05/04/06 - 20060092917 - Sip enabled device identification
An object of the invention is to associate a DID/public or non-DID/private telephone number and/or reachable location information with a SIP Enabled Device. More specifically, an embodiment of the invention is directed to providing an additional data parameter comprising alphanumeric data, as a “Display_ID” parameter. The parameter includes information including ...

05/04/06 - 20060092916 - Routing frames in an ip sonet ring using an ip proxy server
Routing frames in a communication ring includes receiving an invitation at a proxy server of a node of a ring. The invitation indicates that a first endpoint is initiating a call to a second endpoint. An access device operable to communicate the call to the second endpoint is identified. The ...

05/04/06 - 20060092915 - Methods and systems for accessing information across a network
Systems and methods are provided for accessing information from a network, including a voice-enabled transceiving device enabling a user to request information from the network, such as the Internet, using simple voice commands. The systems and methods utilize a Key Word Identifier (KWI) application to package the user's request and ...

05/04/06 - 20060092914 - Method and apparatus for a dual mode telephone
An apparatus and structure for transmitting and receiving an audio signal over a network (25). A dual mode telephone (1) is adapted to switch between a standard telephone mode and an Internet Protocol (IP) telephone mode. The standard telephone mode comprises a standard telephone (11) adapted to transmit and receive ...

04/27/06 - 20060088028 - Method for providing services of various service providers, and central, computer-based platform for implementing such a method
A method and central computer-based platform for providing services of various service providers to one or more subscribers who can be assigned to different communications systems are provided. The method and system involve the provision of location-based services of various service providers to subscribers of various communications systems which can ...

04/27/06 - 20060088027 - Dynamic log for computer systems of server and services
The administration of a computer system of server and services is supported by providing entries in an administration log. The log helps to track the cause of a failed service to the relevant setup change of a server. In one aspect, the steps for perform such a tracking includes receiving ...

04/27/06 - 20060088026 - Message based network configuration of domain name services
Systems and methodologies that facilitate hosting of a domain name and access of users to the internet, by using a well defined protocol to interact with a plurality of Domain Name Service (DNS) providers, via employing; a purchasing component, and a configuration component. Once a user has selected a domain ...

04/27/06 - 20060088025 - Portable voip service access module
A voice over IP (VoIP) softphone access module (VSAM) comprises a softphone client installed on a portable memory device (PMD). The softphone client is installed in its own read-only partition. The softphone client is adapted to autorun from the PMD when the PMD is connected to a computing device and ...

04/20/06 - 20060083223 - Packet communication node apparatus for authenticating extension module
A module type node apparatus for packet communication of this invention includes an extension module for executing predetermined processing and a node apparatus main body for forwarding packet data to the extension module, the extension module including a memory for storing connectivity authentication data, and a module controller for transmitting ...

04/20/06 - 20060083222 - Ip telephone apparatus
A source IP telephone inputs, from its numeric keypad, a telephone number of a call destination and obtains, from an ENUM server, a NAPTR record of the destination IP telephone based upon the input telephone number of the call destination. By referring to a search table, the source IP telephone ...

04/20/06 - 20060083221 - Communication in a distributed system
A method and device are provided for conducting a real-time, voice over IP media type of communication session between at least two peer users, each associated with a platform comprised in a distributed communication network. The method and device comprise providing at least one replication of at least one data ...

04/20/06 - 20060083220 - Transport of dtmf tones over voatm/voip networks
A communication device, such as a Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) gateway, determines a duration for Dual Tone Multi-Frequency (DTMF) tone portions of telephony signal. If the duration is less than a pre-determined amount, a minimum duration is enforced during DTMF playback at a remote end of a network connection ...

04/20/06 - 20060083219 - Using information about dialup access numbers in a service region to support customer service interactions
A method for automatically providing output for a communication related to dialup Internet services. The method includes the step of determining an in-progress customer communication is related to dialup connectivity. A service region for the customer can be ascertained. A plurality of currently published dialup access numbers for the service ...

04/20/06 - 20060083218 - Information transmission method and device, information recording or reproduction method and device, and recording medium
An information transmission method capable of reproducing the atmosphere of a concert hall or a live performance hall, wherein bio-information of a speaker, player, actor or conductor, who serves as a source of speech, sounds or music and/or bio-information of a performer included within an image are multiplexed with respect ...

04/13/06 - 20060077971 - Internet telephony network and methods for using the same
A telephony network for enabling the origination and termination of telephone calls between one or more subscriber terminals connected to a public packet network with an open addressing protocol and one or more non-subscriber terminals connected to a PSTN network. Subscribers to the telephony network have E.164 numbers mapped to ...

04/13/06 - 20060077970 - Local area network of serial intelligent cells
A serial intelligent cell (SIC) and a connection topology for local area networks using Electrically-conducting media. A local area network can be configured from a plurality of SIC's interconnected so that all communications between two adjacent SIC's is both point-to-point and bidirectional. Each SIC can be connected to one or ...

04/13/06 - 20060077969 - Communication method with push-to-talk functionality
A method for performing a communication over at least one telecommunications network includes sending a communication from a sending telecommunication device. At least one receiving telecommunication device is selected based on an identifier of the sending telecommunication device. ...

04/13/06 - 20060077968 - In-home voice-over-internet-protocol telephony distribution
Several examples for in-home Voice-Over-Internet Protocol (VOIP) telephony distribution are described. In one example, an analog telephone adapter may be modified to provide wireless capabilities. In another example, an isolation device or circuit may be added to a Network Interface Device or a Central Office. In yet another example, a ...

04/13/06 - 20060077967 - Method to manage media resources providing services to be used by an application requesting a particular set of services
providing media resource information comprising at least information about the determined media resource (10, 23, 24) to said application (30). ...

04/13/06 - 20060077966 - Ip telephone apparatus
When a telephone number of a call destination is input from a source IP telephone apparatus, a NAPTR record of the call destination is obtained from an ENUM server, based on the input telephone number of the call destination. From the obtained NAPTR record, destination numbers and service names as ...

04/13/06 - 20060077965 - Callback services in a communication system
A method provides callback services in a communications system to a first party from a second party. The method includes supplying the second party with a telephone number of the first party in a first format. The method also includes selecting a numbering plan out of plurality of numbering plans ...

04/13/06 - 20060077964 - Methods and systems for automatic denial of service protection in an ip device
Methods and systems for automatic denial of service protection in an IP device are disclosed. Packets are received at a network interface of an IP device, the packets being addressed to a network address of the network interface. The packets addressed to the network interface of the IP device are ...

04/13/06 - 20060077963 - Methods and systems for per-session traffic rate policing in a media gateway
Methods and systems for per-session traffic rate policing in a media gateway include receiving voice over IP (VoIP) packets at a media gateway where it is determined whether each VoIP packet is associated with an existing VoIP session in the media gateway. A per-session traffic rate policing policy is applied ...

04/13/06 - 20060077962 - Methods and systems for measurement-based call admission control in a media gateway
Methods and systems for measurement-based call admission control in a media gateway are disclosed. A request for establishing a new voice-over-IP (VoIP) call for sending and receiving voice over IP packets in a media gateway is received. The request indicates a required bandwidth for the new call. Bandwidth utilization of ...

04/13/06 - 20060077961 - Provisioning of emergency services in a voice-over-packet environment
The delivery of emergency services to users of a set of communication devices in a packet-switched network is enabled by a method that determines a routing key corresponding to a particular directory number that is associated with a particular communication device, and stores the directory number and the corresponding routing ...

04/13/06 - 20060077960 - Upstream bandwidth estimation
A technique for estimating the upstream bandwidth for a modem is provided. Various-sized packets are sent on roundtrip journeys through the modem. The roundtrip times for the various-sized packets are compared to provide an estimate of the modem's upstream bandwidth. Alternatively, a block file may be transmitted through the modem ...

04/13/06 - 20060077959 - Telephone number binding in a voice-over-internet system
Telephone number binding in a voice-over-Internet system is provided. One embodiment is a method for provisioning a customer voice-over-Internet device for voice-over-Internet service. One such method comprises: providing a customer voice-over-Internet device for communicating with an existing telephone line and a data network; providing a telephone number associated with the ...

04/13/06 - 20060077958 - Method of and system for group communication
An embodiment of a method of group communication employs a first step of receiving registrations and un-registrations from a pool of potential users which registers and un-registers users over time. The method employs a second step of establishing a voice communication path (e.g., a passive path) between each registered user ...

04/13/06 - 20060077957 - Call handoff between subscriber's multiple devices associated with multiple networks
Described are methods and apparatus, including computer program products, for common telephony services to multiple devices associated with multiple networks. A centralized packet-based network is provided that is capable of providing the common telephony services associated with a subscriber to a first telephony device of the subscriber associated with a ...

04/13/06 - 20060077956 - Common telephony services to multiple devices associated with multiple networks
Described are methods and apparatus, including computer program products, for common telephony services to multiple devices associated with multiple networks. A centralized packet-based network is provided that is capable of providing the common telephony services associated with a subscriber to a first telephony device of the subscriber associated with a ...

04/13/06 - 20060077955 - System and methods for a survivable remote network
Systems and methods for a Survivable Branch Office are provided by embodiments of the invention. The Survivable Branch Office includes a plurality of interconnected packet-based network devices, wherein the Branch Office is adapted to operate in a first mode during which centralized telephony call processing services are supplied to the ...

04/13/06 - 20060077954 - Systems and methods for collecting and disbursing participant identifying data
Methods and systems for assigning participant identifying data to network transmission events. Participant identifying data and identifying data related to a network transmission event are provided to a predetermined (also referred to as central) monitoring location and stored in a database at the central monitoring location. ...

04/06/06 - 20060072556 - System and method for prognosticator performance verification
A system and method for providing prognosticator performance verification to a subscriber includes a server, which receives allocation change signals from a plurality of prognosticators, and each allocation change is associated with an asset class. The allocation changes are processed by the server by attaching a time-date stamp on each ...

04/06/06 - 20060072555 - Defining logical trunk groups in a packet-based network
Described are methods and apparatus, including computer program products, for defining logical trunk groups in a packet-based network. A plurality of logical trunk groups are defined for a first media gateway in communication with a packet-based network. Each of the plurality of logical trunk groups is associated with one or ...

04/06/06 - 20060072554 - Hierarchically organizing logical trunk groups in a packet-based network
Described are methods and apparatus, including computer program products, for hierarchically organizing logical trunk groups in a packet-based network. A first hierarchical group includes a first logical trunk group that is associated with a first trunk resource parameter. The first hierarchical group is associated with a group resource parameter, a ...

04/06/06 - 20060072553 - Ip telephone apparatus
A source IP telephone apparatus obtains, from an ENUM server, NAPTR records of a call destination based on a telephone number of the call destination, the telephone number being input by dialing. The source IP telephone apparatus then selects, from the obtained NAPTR records, a NAPTR record to be used ...

04/06/06 - 20060072552 - Data network and pstn telephony system
An adapter is disclosed which allows attachment of a standard telephone to a computer as a standard peripheral. The adapter converts analog signals of the telephone to digital signals of the computer and vice versa. The adapter can also be a stand-alone device allowing the telephone to be attached to ...

04/06/06 - 20060072551 - Information processing apparatus, management apparatus and network system
The multifunction peripheral, which is the information processing apparatus, sends inquiries to the management apparatus of the setup location (hotspot) about the available services on the network. In response to this inquiry, the management apparatus notifies the multifunction peripheral of the available services, and the operation buttons for functions realized ...

04/06/06 - 20060072550 - Providing calea/legai intercept information to law enforcement agencies for internet protocol multimedia subsystems (ims)
A method and apparatus for providing useful packet data to a CALEA/Legal Intercept collection function. At an access point to a network such as the Internet, sources and destinations of data connections are examined to determine whether any of the bearer messages should also be routed to a CALEA/Legal Intercept ...

04/06/06 - 20060072549 - System for routing remote voip emergency calls
A method is provided for routing an emergency call from Customer Premises Equipment (CPE) to a Public Safety Answering Point (PSAP). The method includes: establishing a session over a packet-switched network (200) between a CPE (110) and a network node (302), such that the CPE (110) accesses a Public Switched ...

04/06/06 - 20060072548 - User experience with residential voice gateways
A method and system that enables IP (Internet Protocol)-like features on a conventional telephone that is connected to a device that handles voice calls on a network, such as a media gateway. The device sends messages concerning acknowledgement of call features, call status, call updates, and diagnostic or informative error ...

04/06/06 - 20060072547 - Systems and methods for serving volp emergency calls
Systems and methods are disclosed for serving VoIP emergency calls. In one embodiment, a call control entity is placed between PSAPs of an emergency services network and the IP network transporting VoIP calls. When the call control entity receives a VoIP emergency call and its associated user ID, the call ...

04/06/06 - 20060072546 - Ip telephony apparatus providing simultaneous sip communication for multiple ip phones and method for the same
An IP telephony apparatus provides simultaneous SIP communication for multiple IP phones and a method is proposed for the same. The IP telephony apparatus comprises a network connection port connected to a network; a plurality of telephone connection ports connected to a plurality of telephone sets; a voice codec unit ...

04/06/06 - 20060072545 - Multi-network modules with hot-swap capability
A payload module (202) includes a payload subunit (212) coupled to the payload module, where the payload module has one of a 3U form factor, a 6U form factor and a 9U form factor. At least one multi-gigabit connector (218) is coupled to a rear edge (219) of the payload ...

03/30/06 - 20060067309 - Call transfer using session initiation protocol (sip)
A system is provided for providing communication event routing and transfer capability in a multi-site communication-center environment. The system utilizes a presence protocol application and a routing application for determining availability of an agent or system and for setting up the transfer from a point of transfer on a network ...

03/30/06 - 20060067308 - Providing subscriber information in voice over ip (voip) system
Subscriber information is provided in a Voice over IP (VoIP) system by transmitting multimedia data (e.g., graphics data or image data) depending on Caller Identification (CID) information of respective IP terminals connected to the VoIP system to a called IP terminal, or to broadcast multimedia data to the respective IP ...

03/30/06 - 20060067307 - Architectures for clearing and settlement services between internet telephony clearinghouses
A system for routing voice telephone calls over IP networks as opposed to traditional switched circuit networks. The voice communications during the telephone call are packaged as digital data and access the Internet through gateways. The system supports the linking of a source gateway in a first clearinghouse to a ...

03/30/06 - 20060067306 - Space diversity receiver
The space diversity receiver having first and second reception antennas 4, 5 that receive packet data in which a predetermined frame synchronous pattern is inserted in every fixed period to be compared with the predetermined frame synchronous pattern so that whether to employ packet data X1 received by the first ...

03/30/06 - 20060067305 - Ip telephone system, ip telephone apparatus and communications method
A CPU of an IP telephone apparatus transmits, to an ENUM server, a message “Request the NAPTR record” corresponding to the destination terminal. The CPU also receives a message “Respond to the NAPTR information” in response to the message “Respond to the NAPTR record”. Further, the CPU automatically transmits, from ...

03/30/06 - 20060067304 - Internet radio receiver with linear tuning interface
A system for supplying streaming media or other media sources to clients, said system providing for selection of internet based audio content providers based on arbitrarily assigned numbers that function as proxies for the URL or IP address of the audio content providers. ...

03/30/06 - 20060067303 - System and method for recording call details and memory product
The present invention provides a system, method and a memory product storing a computer program for recording call details that allows inexpensive recording of voice data of a phone call on the IP phone system, while easily maintaining high sound quality of the call. A CDR system is provided with ...

03/30/06 - 20060067302 - Methods and devices for achieving parallel operation between ip and analog phones
An IP bridge phone for operatively coupling one or more analog phones to a digital communications network to support parallel communications is disclosed. The IP bridge phone includes a phone handset interface adapted to connect to a phone handset, an analog phone interface, and a network interface. A mixing module ...

03/30/06 - 20060067301 - Forcing v.34 fax terminals to fallback to legacy g3 modulations over voice over intrnet protocol networks
Gracefully forcing two V.34 fax devices to use legacy G3 modulations (e,g., V.21, V.27ter, V.29, V.17) when communicating over a packet network (e.g, voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP)network). To force an originating fax terminal 10 and receiving fax terminal 18 to fallback to legacy modulation procedures, transmission of a Call ...

03/30/06 - 20060067300 - System and method for bridge call appearance in distributed peer-to-peer network
A Bridge Call Appearance (BCA) Group including a plurality of peer-to-peer packet-based devices and methods for operating the BCA Group are provided by embodiments of the present invention. In the BCA Group at least one peer-to-peer packet-based device is designated as a primary device and remaining peer-to-peer packet-based devices are ...

03/30/06 - 20060067299 - System and method for setting presence status based on access point usage
A telecommunications system includes a wireless packet network; a cellular telephone network; at least one computing device including a wireless network interface card for communicating over the wireless packet network; at least one cellular telephone device, the cellular telephone device having a cellular telephone mode for communicating over the cellular ...

03/30/06 - 20060067298 - Method for management of voice-over ip communications
Method for admitting new voice calls to a VoIP network. Various points in the network are polled to generate a link utilization parameter. Parameters denoting threshold values of link utilization in the network are compared to the link utilization parameter. A first comparison is made between a first (current) link ...

03/30/06 - 20060067297 - System and method for supporting concurrent communication over multiple acces points and physical media
A system and method for enabling communication concurrently over multiple access points and multiple physical media including but not limited to: cellular, network (e.g., Ethernet), broadband wireless, audio communication schemes. ...

03/23/06 - 20060062209 - Method for dynamic rate adaptation based on selective passive network monitoring
A method for managing a session over a network that involves multiple end points obtaining services via an application server, the method involving: after the end points have registered with the application server for the session, establishing initial policies for network traffic flows for each end point participating in the ...

03/23/06 - 20060062208 - Methods and apparatus for generating session detail records
An apparatus including a plurality of packet processors each included in one of a plurality of voice-over-internet-protocol (VoIP) network interfaces. Each of the plurality of packet processors is configured to cache a latest version of realtime transport control protocol (RTCP) report data by discarding an older version of the RTCP ...

03/23/06 - 20060062207 - Event notification in a hybrid network
When a mobile station requests circuit services notifications through a packet switched network, a mobile switching center sets a forwarding indicator. When the MSC detects an event indicative of a change in the status of the mobile station, the MSC sends an event notification to the packet switched network if ...

03/23/06 - 20060062206 - Multi-link ppp over heterogeneous single path access networks
Methods and apparatuses enabling secure multi-link point to point protocol over connected heterogeneous single path access networks are described. In one embodiment, a method of an access device includes associating the access device with a single-path network and at least one other network, and accessing a data of a service ...

03/23/06 - 20060062205 - Method and apparatus for an integrated call log and protocol mapping
The invention provides a system and a method display incoming and outgoing call log data associated with telephone calls to and from a plurality of subscriber telephone numbers from one or more telephone networks. The system includes a switch in one network that receives a telephone call from the subscriber's ...

03/23/06 - 20060062204 - Remote worker access on networked pbx systems using a voip platform
A Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) feature server provides a remote worker feature over a VoIP platform of an IP network. The remote worker feature facilitates an individual, who is assigned a telephone number at his/her home PBX, to receive telephone service from a remote PBX using the same telephone ...

03/23/06 - 20060062203 - Method and apparatus for handling sctp multi-homed connections
Disclosed are methods and apparatus for reliably handling Stream Control Transmission Protocol (SCTP) multi-homed connections across multiple translation (e.g., NAT devices), such that messages sent between endpoints, which include one or more multi-homed devices, reach their intended destination. In one embodiment, a method for handling SCTP multi-homed connections across multiple ...

03/23/06 - 20060062202 - Method and system for controlling continuous reception of streaming audio using telematics
A method for controlling continuous reception of streaming audio using telematics comprising determining subscriber preference input at a call center, determining an IP address at a call center for at least one streaming audio source based on the subscriber preference input, and sending at least one IP address from the ...

03/23/06 - 20060062201 - Secure control of wireless sensor network via the internet
A method and a system for controlling a wireless sensor network from a user interface coupled to the Internet are provided. A user accesses an Internet-based portal from the user interface and establishes a secure broadband Internet connection between a remote control module coupled to the wireless sensor network and ...

03/23/06 - 20060062200 - Method and an apparatus for mapping an mpeg transport stream into ip packets for wlan broadcast
A method for mapping from an MPEG-2 transport stream to an IP-based RTP/UDP/IP stack for broadcasting service in a WLAN. All the mapping functions may be performed in a receiver transcoder (FIG. 2). Mobile devices such as laptop computers, cell phones and PDAs have limited battery power, CPU processing and ...

03/16/06 - 20060056399 - Telecommunication tandem system for circuit-based traffic
In a communication network, circuit-based switches transfer signaling that indicates first circuit-based connections and transfer user communications over the first circuit-based connections. A signaling processor processes the signaling to select header information and second circuit-based connections. The signaling processor transfers control messages indicating the header information and the second circuit-based ...

03/16/06 - 20060056398 - Telecommunication system and method for operating the same
A telecommunication system and a method for operating the same have at least one connection for a public telecommunication network and at least one connection for a telecommunication terminal. In order to obtain a particularly high degree of user friendliness, the telecommunication system has at least one network connection at ...

03/16/06 - 20060056397 - Access management apparatus, program and remote start-up method of terminal device
There is provided with an access management apparatus which connects a communication network to a local area network and which manages access from the communication network to the local area network, the access management apparatus including: a packet receiver which receives a packet according to TCP or UDP from the ...

03/16/06 - 20060056396 - Deactivation method of multimedia broadcast multicast service and related device
The present invention provides a deactivation method of multimedia broadcast multicast service for wireless communication system, comprising steps of: in SGSN, completing the context deactivation of user equipment of broadcast multicast service; in the user equipment, completing the context deactivation of user equipment of multimedia broadcast multicast service; in GGSN, ...

03/16/06 - 20060056395 - Handover for packet switched data
There is disclosed a method of handing over communication of packet switched data from a mobile terminal moving between a first routing area defined in a cellular communications network and a second routing area, wherein a temporary logical link identifier has been assigned to said communication in the first routing ...

03/16/06 - 20060056394 - Service specific subscriber priority
A communication method manages the allocation of Quality of Service using a communication network having an application server providing services and user equipment operated by subscriber The method also includes prioritizing a subscriber according to their subscription details for each service provided. The method also includes allocating Quality of Service ...

03/16/06 - 20060056393 - Apparatus and method for integrated and simultaneous voice and data communication
And apparatus, so-called teledataphone, for integrated and simultaneous voice and data communication with all the hardware components, programs and necessary interface modules to provide voice communications sending and receiving either audio signals through PSTN, or IP packages through Internet, the teledataphone comprises: a compact and integrated unit with conventional standard ...

03/16/06 - 20060056392 - System and method for allocating session initiation protocol (sip) identifications (ids) to user agents
A communications system includes a Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) user agent. A server communicates with the SIP user agent and allocates an SIP ID for the user agent for subsequent communications using SIP. A database can be associated with the server and contain data relating to free SIP ID's that ...

03/16/06 - 20060056391 - Method for detecting and handling rogue packets in rtp protocol streams
A method is described for detecting rogue packets in real-time protocol (“RTP”) data streams. Rogue packets occur due to a malfunctioning device continuing to send RTP packets after the termination of the media session, or by third party devices due to malfunction or malicious activity. The method recognizes rogue RTP ...

03/16/06 - 20060056390 - Public network system of payment mode using a card with a chip
The public network system mainly provides a proxy server, a gatekeeper and a billing system at a server end through an IP network with an H.323 Voice Over Internet Protocol Gateway and a trunk gateway, and provides H.323 public network telephones and soft phones having card readers at particular locations ...

03/16/06 - 20060056389 - Methods and systems for coordinated monitoring of network transmission events
Methods and systems for coordinated monitoring of network transmission events. Predetermined information for the network transmission event is obtained at a first network location and the network transmission event predetermined information is provided to a predetermined monitoring location (or server). From the predetermined monitoring location, the predetermined information is provided ...

03/16/06 - 20060056388 - Method and system for locating a voice over internet protocol (voip) device connected to a network
A method and system for locating a device connected to a network by determining a current network address for the device and comparing the current network address to a network address in a user profile. If the network addresses match, the device is located based on a physical address associated ...

03/09/06 - 20060050687 - Access point with controller for billing and generating income for access point owner
A modified end user network access point includes a switching module and a controller to track usage of the end user network access point by wirelessly connected end user devices. The tracked usage information is transmitted from the end user network access point to a remotely coupled data center. The ...

03/09/06 - 20060050686 - Software platform for developing, delivering and managing data-voice applications operating on an internet protocol (ip) phone
A software platform in an Internet Protocol (IP) phone having the ability to be used with different communication infrastructures such as broadband, wireless communication and Plain Old Telephone System (POTS) service. Further, the software platform in the IP phone is used in conjunction with a communication architecture, referred to herein ...

03/09/06 - 20060050685 - Call processing apparatus and method in video communication network
Call processing apparatus and method in a video communication network of the present invention transmits real-time dynamic or still image data of a caller to a receiving terminal when a ring signal is generated to the receiving video terminal in the call connection between the receiving video terminal and an ...

03/09/06 - 20060050684 - Message analysis systems and methods
Systems and methods are disclosed for analyzing binary messages. In one embodiment, the method comprises receiving a binary message at a message analyzer system, obtaining one or more rules for the binary message, and analyzing the binary message with the message analyzer system to determine if the rules are satisfied. ...

03/09/06 - 20060050683 - Prioritization of service requests received at a session initiation protocol (sip) server
A system and method for prioritizing service requests to a SIP server is disclosed. In accordance with a system of the present invention, a SIP server is provided. The SIP server includes a processor for processing service requests to the SIP server and a database. The database includes data related ...

03/09/06 - 20060050682 - Distinctive dial tone for a voip call
A VoIP analog telephone adapter coupled to a telephone allows a telephone call to be made over the Public Switched Telephone Network (PSTN) or over the Internet. Prior to dialing a phone number, with the telephone “off-hook”, a caller receives an audible indication as to whether the call will be ...

03/09/06 - 20060050681 - Method for the automatic configuration of a ip telephony device and/or data, system and device implementing same
The invention relates to a method for the automatic configuration of an IP telephony device and/or data from a data transmission network with packet switching, which enables the device to obtain a lease on a virtual sub-network while it is physically connected to another virtual sub-network. In this way, for ...

03/09/06 - 20060050680 - Method and system for providing authentication of a mobile terminal in a hybrid network for data and voice services
The present disclosure provides a method and system for passing information required by a wireless procedure in a hybrid wireless network (300) before the procedure is invoked, the hybrid wireless network (300) having at least one radio access network (304, 306, 307) based on a first technology and a core ...

03/02/06 - 20060045076 - Method and system for routing call in voip gateway
A method and system for routing a call in a Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) gateway in which, when a caller tries making a VoIP call via a foreign exchange station (FXS), the VoIP gateway inserts a certain prefix into a relevant FXS port to allow a called gateway to ...

03/02/06 - 20060045075 - Method of selecting services provided by different network service providers
The present invention discloses a method of selecting services provided by different NSPs in an access network, the access network comprises a subscriber terminal and a broadband access equipment, the method includes the steps of: setting up a session between said subscriber terminal and said broadband access equipment to determine ...

03/02/06 - 20060045074 - Guaranteeing quality of service (qos) using bandwidth reservation in switch
A method for guaranteeing Quality of Service (QoS) using bandwidth reservation in a switch includes: establishing a MAC table including MAC addresses of terminals connected to each port of the switch and an identifier indicating whether or not the corresponding terminal is a VoIP terminal; calculating a VoIP bandwidth necessary ...

03/02/06 - 20060045073 - Frame size adaptation in real-time transport protocol
A system and method in an unlicensed-radio access network for transporting a circuit-switched payload between an access network controller and a mobile station utilizing a packet-based transmission protocol. The controller sends to the mobile station, a channel activation message that includes a minimum acceptable sample size of the circuit-switched payload ...

03/02/06 - 20060045072 - Method of managing telephone calls over a data network, telephony station, server and telephony system supporting said method
The invention proposes a bidirectional interchange of information between a telephony station and a PROXY to interchange signaling protocol messages 103, 105-108, 110. This bidirectional interchange between the telephony station and the PROXY remains permanent and independent of the establishment of a telephone call. The protocol messages interchanged permanently between ...

03/02/06 - 20060045071 - Session set-up for time-critical services
A session set-up for communicating data via a data network is disclosed. First, a session establishment between a communication apparatus and a serving entity is requested for a service from the serving entity supporting the service. Then, when a requirement of a user connection for the service is determined, an ...

03/02/06 - 20060045070 - System and method for exchanging information with a relationship management system
A method and system for exchanging information with a Relationship Management system that includes a connection unit to bridge first and second communications connections and capture information associated with the first and second communications connections. An interface unit is then used to receive communications connection information from the connection unit ...

03/02/06 - 20060045069 - Cellular network service over wlan
A method for communication includes initiating a call between a mobile station in a cellular communication network and a subscriber unit that is accessible via the cellular communication network. A first connection to serve the call is opened between a base station in the cellular communication network and the mobile ...

03/02/06 - 20060045068 - Firewall proxy system and method
A media gateway control protocol (MGCP) proxy server interfaces between a plurality of MGCP gateways and at least one MGCP call agent which may be coupled to a private network and served by a network address translation firewall. The proxy server comprises a private network interface for communicating over a ...

03/02/06 - 20060045067 - Method of collecting communication system information
A method and apparatus for collecting session information from a packet routing device. The method includes the steps of detecting a header packet of a communication session within a communication stream passing through the packet routing device where the communication stream contains packets from a plurality of users, comparing a ...

02/23/06 - 20060039365 - System and method for routing and communicating in a heterogeneous network environment
An improved system and method are disclosed for peer-to-peer communications. In one example, the method is for connecting an endpoint that is separated from another endpoint by a symmetric network address translation device. ...

02/23/06 - 20060039364 - Systems and methods for policy-enabled communications networks
Embodiments of the present invention relate to systems and methods for policy-based management of a multiprotocol label switching (“MPLS”) network. In an embodiment, a system includes a policy-based network administration system, and the policy-based network administration system includes a plurality of policies. The system also includes an MPLS network, which ...

02/23/06 - 20060039363 - Voice architecture for transmission over a shared, contention based medium
A control terminal such as a CMTS is initialize to receive packets of voice calls having parameters including a bit rate, a packetization interval, and a call identification. A plurality of queues is created to define a corresponding plurality of phases at a sub-multiple of the packetization interval. Voice calls ...

02/23/06 - 20060039362 - Method and apparatus for creating and distributing cost telephony-switching functionality within an ip network
A system for providing and managing IP telephone calls establishes separate and distinct call legs between IP-capable appliances and routers and between routers, and creates calls, changes calls, and manages telephony functions by joining and disjoining calls legs. In some instances one or more call legs disjoined from an active ...

02/23/06 - 20060039361 - Receiving apparatus and control method therefor
The tuner unit of a digital broadcast receiving apparatus receives a digital broadcast and generates a data stream from a digital broadcast signal having a desired modulation frequency. A data stream of a digital broadcast is also input from an external digital broadcast receiving apparatus via an external I/F. A ...

02/23/06 - 20060039360 - Method and system for distribution of configuration information among access points in a wireless local area network (wlan) across a distribution system (ds)
Aspects of a method and system for distribution of configuration information among access points (AP) in a WLAN across a distribution system (DS) are presented. An AP, performing in a role of an AP-configurator may configure another AP, performing in a role of AP-client. The AP-configurator may distribute configurator configuration ...

02/23/06 - 20060039359 - Managed mobile voice over internet protocol (voip) overlay method and architecture
A managed mobile voice over internet protocol (VoIP) overlay network for use by public carriers for managing the connectivity and transport of media over the Internet is disclosed in accordance with an embodiment and method of the present invention. ...

02/23/06 - 20060039358 - Method and apparatus for transmitting/receiving voice over internet protocol packets with a user datagram protocol checksum in a mobile communication system
A method and apparatus for transmitting/receiving a Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) packet on a radio link in a mobile communication system which provides a voice service over a packet network connected to the Internet. To transmit a VoIP packet, a VoIP packet comprising a user datagram protocol (UDP) checksum ...

02/23/06 - 20060039357 - Optical communication system capable of providing analog telephone service
An optical communication system for transmitting telephone voice data to a subscriber terminal using an optical line is disclosed. The system includes an OLT (Optical Line Terminal) multiplexing the telephone voice data together with the broadcasting data and communication data, converting the optical signals transferred upward into electric signals, demultiplexing ...

02/23/06 - 20060039356 - Systems and methods for facilitating a peer to peer route via a gateway
The present invention is generally directed towards a remote access architecture for providing peer-to-peer communications and remote access connectivity. In one embodiment, the remote access architecture of the present provides a method for establishing a direct connection between peer computing devices via a third computing device, such as a gateway. ...

02/23/06 - 20060039355 - Systems and methods for communicating a lossy protocol via a lossless protocol
The present invention is generally directed towards a remote access architecture for providing peer-to-peer communications and remote access connectivity. In one embodiment, the remote access architecture of the present provides a method for establishing a direct connection between peer computing devices via a third computing device, such as a gateway. ...

02/23/06 - 20060039354 - Systems and methods for client-side application-aware prioritization of network communications
The present invention is generally directed towards a remote access architecture for providing peer-to-peer communications and remote access connectivity. In one embodiment, the remote access architecture of the present provides a method for establishing a direct connection between peer computing devices via a third computing device, such as a gateway. ...

02/23/06 - 20060039353 - Extended voice over internet protocol
The present invention provides a method for transmitting time-sensitive packet data over a network in which multiple devices belonging to a defined set communicate with each other. The method includes receiving at least one first packet containing voice data, processing the at least one first packet using a real-time packet-enabled ...

02/23/06 - 20060039352 - System and method for designating a priority access order of domain name service servers
A method and a system for designating a priority access order of one or more DNS servers. DNS servers are accessed in the designated order until an IP address is found or until there are no more DNS servers to access. The DNS servers' IP addresses may be received from ...

02/16/06 - 20060034265 - System for interconnecting standard telephony communications equipment to internet protocol networks
A system for linking standard telephony communications with internet protocols. Standard telephony equipment, such as a telephone, can communicate using the internet without special adapters or the like. A network of Internet servers may be connected to the Internet and telephony communications system, enabling telephony communications equipment access to the ...

02/16/06 - 20060034264 - Facsimile machine having multi-purpose data ports for signal routing and data management
A facsimile machine that is capable of receiving, transmitting and storing both document images and data transfers, identifying the appropriate device the data transfer is intended for, and providing the data transfer to the appropriate device is disclosed. A facsimile machine is provided with one or more ports for coupling ...

02/16/06 - 20060034263 - Model and system state synchronization
Embodiments of model and system state synchronization are presented herein. ...

02/16/06 - 20060034262 - Using xml expressed primitives for platform and system-independent call modeling
A system for providing third-party call control in a telecommunications environment is provided. The system comprises, a call-control mechanism for providing service logic and routing intelligence, a control application for providing service-logic description and command instruction for implementing third-party controlled call connections, a call-switching mechanism for providing an abstract state ...

02/16/06 - 20060034261 - Complementary voip service
A technique is disclosed that enables a voice call to be initiated on the Public Switched Telephone Network and directed to a VoIP telephone on the Internet without the association of a unique telephone number to the VoIP telephone. In accordance with the illustrative embodiment of the present invention, a ...

02/16/06 - 20060034260 - Interoperability for wireless user devices with different speech processing formats
Interoperability is achieved between wireless user communication devices that have different speech processing formats and/or attributes. A first wireless user communication device includes a primary speech codec that encodes a first speech message using a first speech encoding format. The encoded speech is then sent to a second wireless user ...

02/16/06 - 20060034259 - Communication system, electronic device, eletronic device controlling method, information providing apparatus, information providing method, recording medium, and program
An information processing method is disclosed which includes the steps of sending a first request asking sending of first information related to a device, to a first information providing apparatus providing the first information, receiving the first information sent from the first information providing apparatus, determining whether the first information ...

02/16/06 - 20060034258 - Methods and related apparatus for operating a gateway to act as a conduit for a structured transaction
A method is described for operating a gateway to act as a conduit for a structured transaction between a first transaction peer and a second transaction peer, the structured transaction having at least a begin message for opening a logical communication path, a continue message for maintaining a logical communication ...

02/16/06 - 20060034257 - Method of routing calls from a contact center
A method and apparatus are provided for routing calls from a contact center. The method includes the steps of providing a SIP presence server within the contact center that only provides presence information in support of outgoing calls from agents of the contact center, receiving a presence message by the ...

02/16/06 - 20060034256 - System and method for service discovery during connection setup in a wireless environment
A system is provided that includes a network entity, such as a packet data switching node (PDSN), and a terminal capable of establishing a data-link connection with the network entity, such as after setting up a physical-layer connection with the network entity. After the data-link connection is established, the network ...

02/16/06 - 20060034255 - Telephone and internet communications system
An existing voice band data and voice communication source, such as a residential alarm panel or point-of-sale credit/debit card reader, that includes a user phone for voice communication and which is connected through a telephone line and telephone central office to a remote receiving center through the telephone system, is ...

02/16/06 - 20060034254 - System and method for managing http connections in a j2ee environment
A network system is provided and includes an enterprise information system. A web application server communicates with the enterprise information system and an application component communicates with the web application server. A connection manager resides in the web application server and manages a plurality of connection handles. Each one of ...

02/16/06 - 20060034253 - Radio communication system
A wireless communication system includes a first wireless communication unit with a first communication antenna that performs wireless data communication, a first wire connection section that performs wired data communication, before establishing a wireless link for carrying out wireless data communication, using a wired connection, and a first connection change-over ...

02/09/06 - 20060029048 - Method to optimally select bandwidth and priority for voice message packets in a voice over ip network
A method of, and means for accomplishing the method, optimizing system resources in a network (102) using packetized voice telephony consists of the following steps: determining (302) that a packetized voice call from an originating gateway (104) terminates at a non-human voice interface system (108), wherein the packetized voice call ...

02/09/06 - 20060029047 - Network system, communication method for use in network system and host device
A host device connected to a network includes a storage unit configured to store first identification information dynamically assigned to a device connected to the network and second identification information unique to the device, and an updating unit acquiring the first identification information and the second identification information from the ...

02/09/06 - 20060029046 - Ip telephone system, ip telephone apparatus and method for identifying destination user
An IP telephone system includes a source IP telephone apparatus, a destination telephone apparatus, a Web server and an ENUM server. The IP telephone apparatuses function as base stations for multi-handset telephone systems and are connected to an IP network. The Web server stores ring tone information corresponding to a ...

02/09/06 - 20060029045 - Ip telephone system and calling method
When a call recipient name is clicked on a search result screen of a phonebook search system, an ENUM server is notified of an html file name which displays the call recipient profile, which is personal data. The ENUM server extracts a URI corresponding to an IP telephone service for ...

02/09/06 - 20060029044 - Ip telephone apparatus, enum server, ip telephone system and method for deleting terminal information
A CPU in an IP telephone apparatus automatically controls to transmit, from a network I/F to an ENUM server, a request for deleting a NAPTR record when an absent key is pressed. The CPU regularly transmits, from the network I/F to the ENUM server, an inquiry for a NAPTR record ...

02/09/06 - 20060029043 - Ip telephone system, ip telephone apparatus and method for identifying destination user
An IP telephone system includes a source IP telephone apparatus, a destination telephone apparatus, a Web server and an ENUM server. The IP telephone apparatuses are connected to an IP network. The Web server stores call reception screen information corresponding to a telephone number assigned to the source or destination ...

02/09/06 - 20060029042 - Ip telephone system, ip telephone apparatus and method for recording message
An IP telephone system includes a source IP telephone apparatus, a destination telephone apparatus, a Web server and an ENUM server. The IP telephone apparatuses are connected to an IP network. The Web server stores control information for controlling an answering machine function. The control information corresponds to a telephone ...

02/09/06 - 20060029041 - Methods and system for fast session establishment between equipment using h.324 and related telecommunications protocols
Methods of establishing multimedia telecommunication (a multimedia “call”) between equipment (“terminals”). More particularly, the invention provides methods for reducing the time required to establish calls between terminals that implement the ITU-T H.324 Recommendation and other Standards and Recommendations derived from or related to this such as the 3G-324M recommendation developed ...

02/09/06 - 20060029040 - Virtual private radio station via virtual private network
A method and a system are provided. A request is received from a first device through a network. Local content is selected from a group of different local content to send to the first device via the network, where the selecting of the local content is based on an indicator ...

02/09/06 - 20060029039 - Method, apparatus, and article of manufacture for web-based control of a call server
A method, apparatus, and article of manufacture for enabling a web application to communicate with a call server. A communication channel is provided between the web application and the call server. Data transferred over the communication channel is translated to a form each can understand. The data may be in ...

02/02/06 - 20060023702 - Global a/v telecommunications media systems and servers
The method of providing audiovisual telecommunications to consumers is achieved by identifying the consumer, providing an information appliance having a network connection, and collecting fees from an audio-visual content provider. The information appliance has a telecommunications processor connected to the network connection and a video processor connected to the network ...

02/02/06 - 20060023701 - Ip telephone system, ip telephone apparatus and method for identifying destination user
An IP telephone system includes a source IP telephone apparatus, a destination telephone apparatus, a Web server and an ENUM server. The IP telephone apparatuses are connected to an IP network. The Web server stores ring tone information corresponding to a telephone number assigned to the source or destination IP ...

02/02/06 - 20060023700 - Voice communications system
Voice communications apparatus is connected to a general subscriber telephone set or a broadband telephone set, to communicate over the public switched telephone network. The apparatus includes a filter converting signals such as to satisfy signal conditions prescribed for the telephone network. The apparatus also includes a terminal class determiner ...

02/02/06 - 20060023699 - Serving data/applications from a wireless mobile phone
Various methods and apparatuses associated with the serving of data from a wireless mobile phone, including a wireless mobile phone, are described herein. ...

02/02/06 - 20060023698 - Method and system for a gigabit ethernet ip telephone chip with integrated ddr interface
Methods and systems for processing data are disclosed herein and may comprise processing data via a single gigabit Ethernet IP telephone chip integrated within a gigabit Ethernet IP telephone. At least a portion of the processed data may be communicated to an off-chip DDR memory within the gigabit IP telephone ...

02/02/06 - 20060023697 - Method and system for a gigabit ethernet ip telephone chip with 802.1p and 802.1q quality of service (qos) functionalities
Methods and systems for processing data are disclosed herein and may comprise receiving packetized data via at least one input port in an 802.1p and 802.1Q QoS compliant Ethernet switch integrated within a single gigabit Ethernet IP telephone chip that processes multiple voice channels. A priority class may be assigned ...

02/02/06 - 20060023696 - System and method for utilizing circuit switched and packet switched resources
A system and method for utilizing circuit switched and packet switched resources are disclosed. A voice communication system configured for routing calls from multiple users to circuit switched or packet switched resources generally comprises a hub in communication with at least one circuit switched channel, at least one packet switched ...

02/02/06 - 20060023695 - Predictive communication routing scheme using instant messaging preferences and/or settings for routing packet traffic for voice, video and other multimedia communications
Techniques for using instant messaging preferences and settings are used for predictive communications, including routing of data traffic, are provided. A voice call can be routed over a packet-based network if a voice network is not available, or for other reasons. In addition to voice calls, embodiments of the invention ...

02/02/06 - 20060023694 - Financial transaction processing via combined voice/data financial transaction communications device and call control and service logic system
A voice/data financial transaction communications device communicates with a call control and service logic system to process financial transactions. The device includes an integrated credit card processing terminal and a computer program product that detects and decodes financial data, associates the financial data with other transactional data, creates a financial ...

01/26/06 - 20060018308 - Method and system for supporting global ip telephony system
A method for supporting a global IP telephony system in an NAT-based private network is disclosed. The disclosed method includes: establishing a special channel for exchanging information for address translation with a NAT router and identifying the type of a dynamic NAT mode of the NAT router using the special ...

01/26/06 - 20060018307 - System and method for converting packet payload size
An apparatus is provided for enabling communication between telephony devices. The apparatus includes a queue operable to receive incoming media packets from the telephony devices, and a payload segmenter coupled to the queue and operable to divide an incoming payload section of each incoming packet into one or more data ...

01/26/06 - 20060018306 - Ip telephone system, ip telephone apparatus and communications method
An IP telephone system includes an IP telephone apparatus, a Web server and an ENUM server. The IP telephone apparatus is connected to an IP network. The Web server registers talk volume information corresponding to a telephone number assigned to the IP telephone apparatus. The ENUM server registers a NAPTR ...

01/26/06 - 20060018305 - Location evaluation for callers that place emergency telephone calls over packet networks
In a communication system, a packet telephone obtains an internet address from an internet service provider and discovers a location of the packet telephone. The packet telephone transfers a message indicating the internet address and the location. A service node receives the message and stores the internet address and the ...

01/26/06 - 20060018304 - Apparatus and method for scalable call-processing system
For use in a telecommunication node, a scalable call-processing system is provided to process signaling messages in a distributed processing environment. The call-processing system includes: (i) processing nodes operable to process signaling messages, each of the processing nodes configured to monitor a respective loading factor and produce respective real-time loading ...

01/26/06 - 20060018303 - Wireless mesh network timed commit provisioning
Methods and systems are disclosed for managing a network. The management includes storing configuration parameters in cells within the network, sending a commit command and a commit delay time to the cells, sensing failed reception of the commit command, and aborting the commit command if a failure is sensed. ...

01/19/06 - 20060013206 - Multiple-access scheme for packet voice that uses voice activity detection
A packet transmission arrangement maintains a certain minimum bandwidth for a call. When a silence period is detected, the bandwidth that is allocated to the call is reduced. When a speech period is detected, the reduced bandwidth remains in force, unless there is spare capacity, in which case a full ...

01/19/06 - 20060013205 - Client-based message protocol translation
A system and method are presented in which a plurality of transport protocol objects (TPOs) are instantiated at an IM user agent. In one embodiment, each of the plurality of TPOs is adapted to provide a translation between a first IM protocol and a different IM protocol. ...

01/19/06 - 20060013204 - Methods and systems for communicating ss7 messages over packet-based network using transport adapter layer interface
A transport adapter layer interface (TALI) includes messages, processes, and packet structures for sending and receiving SS7 information over a stream-oriented connection, such as a TCP/IP connection. For example, the TALI interface includes test messages for testing the status of a connection and allow and prohibit messages for enabling and ...

01/19/06 - 20060013203 - Methods and systems for communicating ss7 messages over packet-based network using transport adapter layer interface
A transport adapter layer interface (TALI) includes messages, processes, and packet structures for sending and receiving SS7 information over a stream-oriented connection, such as a TCP/IP connection. For example, the TALI interface includes test messages for testing the status of a connection and allow and prohibit messages for enabling and ...

01/19/06 - 20060013202 - Content reproducing device, server and content distribution system
A content reproducing device includes an IP telephone unit that conducts IP telephone communications using a predetermined protocol, an internet communication unit that communicates with a content server storing content data through the Internet, a content reproducing unit that reproduces the content data, and an authentication request unit that requests ...

01/19/06 - 20060013201 - Telephony protocol server and telephony protocol client in a distributed ip architecture telecommunications system
A telephone system architecture enabling various components of a telephone system to be distributed geographically yet operates as a seamlessly integrated system. A signaling gateway interfaces to the PSTN and through an SS7 interface. The signaling gateway includes a telephony protocol server. At least one other component of the telephone ...

01/19/06 - 20060013200 - Distributed telecommunications architecture providing redundant gateways and ip device integration
A telecommunications platform that provides redundant interfaces to a telecommunications system for multiple IP based telecommunication devices. The telecommunications platform includes a gateway cluster with two or more signaling gateways. Each signaling gateway is assigned a point code for being accessed by devices in the telecommunications system. The gateway cluster ...

01/19/06 - 20060013199 - Method and system for a gigabit ethernet ip telephone chip with integrated security module
Methods and systems for processing Ethernet data are disclosed and may comprise receiving Ethernet data via a single gigabit Ethernet IP telephone chip. A secure application key may be received from a secure server by an OSM integrated within the gigabit Ethernet IP telephone chip for processing the received Ethernet ...

01/19/06 - 20060013198 - Method and system for a gigabit ethernet ip telephone chip
Methods and systems for processing Ethernet data are disclosed and may comprise receiving packetized data by an Ethernet switch integrated within a single gigabit Ethernet IP phone chip. A first portion of the received packetized data may be switched within the single gigabit Ethernet IP phone chip, between a first ...

01/19/06 - 20060013197 - Automatic remote services provided by a home relationship between a device and a server
A method is provided for automatically providing remote services for a mobile device having an established relationship with a server of a home network. After the relationship between the mobile device and the server has been set-up and the device detects a local network that is separate and remote from ...

01/19/06 - 20060013196 - Method and apparatus for integrating multi-media messaging and image serving abilities
A method and apparatus for providing a user inbox on an multi-media service center (MMSC), the user inbox using a central repository for storing multimedia content on the MMSC. ...

01/19/06 - 20060013195 - Terminal connection device, connection control device, and multi-function telephone terminal
The VoIP gateway 50a in accordance with the present invention serves to send a connection request to either the IP network 2 or the PSTN 1 on the basis of the information stored in the VOIP gateway 50a and the destination telephone number contained in the connection request as sent ...

01/19/06 - 20060013194 - Support for fax and modem in sip/sip-t networks and the interworking of these networks with isup+/bicc
The invention relates to a method for the transmission of call control parameters for switching over between a voice transfer mode and a data transfer mode between two media gateway controllers (6, 7), which are used by way of an IP network between two telecommunication terminal devices separated from any ...

01/12/06 - 20060007923 - Mobile wireless internet portable radio
An Internet-capable radio has a communication port for connection to a modem, a connection function for connecting to the Internet upon user initiation while connected to the modem, sound circuitry for rendering audio data packets received over the Internet as analog audio output, and for delivering the audio output to ...

01/12/06 - 20060007922 - Mobile wireless internet portable radio
An Internet-capable radio has a communication port for connection to a modem, a connection function for connecting to the Internet upon user initiation while connected to the modem, sound circuitry for rendering audio data packets received over the Internet as analog audio output, and for delivering the audio output to ...

01/12/06 - 20060007921 - Voice file generating system
The present invention provides a voice file generating system which generates a voice file in a reproduction format which is a voice reproduction format specific to the model of a cellular phone which accesses the system in accordance with access information embedded in a two-dimensional code, comprising a receiving section ...

01/12/06 - 20060007920 - Method and device for wireless controlled access to telematic and voice services
In a method for accessing voice or data services via a mobile telephony network, a communication device provided with wireless communication means detects within radio range communication terminals equipped with authentication means to connect to a mobile telephone network, selects a communication terminal to be used for accessing the network, ...

01/12/06 - 20060007919 - Reducing cost of cellular backhaul
Methods and systems for reducing the cost of cellular backhaul are disclosed. ...

01/12/06 - 20060007918 - Scaleable service oriented architecture
A system, method and media for a service oriented architecture. This description is not intended to be a complete description of, or limit the scope of, the invention. Other features, aspects and objects of the invention can be obtained from a review of the specification, the figures and the claims. ...

01/12/06 - 20060007917 - Frame transfer method and edge switch
A frame transfer method transfers frames in a service provider network that couples to a user network in a broadband network in which a plurality of user networks are coupled via the service provider network. The method receives a user frame that is input from a user network by a ...

01/12/06 - 20060007916 - Method and apparatus for interleaving text and media in a real-time transport session
Text is interleaved and transported along with media data over the same real-time Internet Protocol (IP) media transport session. A network processing device identifies text characters corresponding with text signaling. The identified text characters are formatted into text packets and sent over the same real-time IP media transport session used ...

01/12/06 - 20060007915 - Connecting a voip phone call using a shared pots line
A decentralized architecture allows a plain old telephone system (POTS) line to be shared for use. Routing logic is handled by a voice over Internet protocol (VOIP) control system and by logic in an initiating analog telephone adapter (ATA). A destination ATA is selected based upon the phone number of ...

01/12/06 - 20060007914 - Dynamic call parameter switchover and graceful degradation for optimizing voip performance in wireless local area networks
A system and method for transmitting voice data traffic over a wireless medium, such as a voice call using a wireless Internet Protocol mobile phone on a wireless local area network, to increase the quality and the number of voice calls on a Basic Service Set. Endpoints are capable of ...

01/12/06 - 20060007913 - Method and apparatus for providing call admission control in packet networks
A method and apparatus for providing call admission control in a packet network such as an internet protocol (IP) network are provided. More particularly, a terminating endpoint of a logical connection on a packet network, e.g. an IP network, is provided with the ability to make a decision on whether ...

01/12/06 - 20060007912 - Ip-based pbx system and connecting method thereof
An IP-based PBX system and a connecting method thereof. The IP-based PBX system includes an IP-based PBX host and at least an IP-based PBX extension. The IP-based PBX host is used for serving IP-based PBX extensions, and includes a routing module for connecting the IP-based PBX host to the Internet ...

01/05/06 - 20060002381 - Signaling for internet end stations
Methods and apparatus, including computer program products, for signaling for Internet end stations. A signaling method includes a method of signaling including establishing a Packet Switched Telephone Network (PSTN) connection between a first end station having a first PSTN address and a first Internet address, and a second end station ...

01/05/06 - 20060002380 - Method and dial plan for packet based voice communications functionality
A dial plan for a gateway in a packet based voice system provides call re-direct functionality to the system. The dial plan allows a gateway to process all incoming and outgoing calls for an enterprise, thereby minimizing required interface with an existing PBX. The dial plan identifies a given call ...

01/05/06 - 20060002379 - Packet communication system
The packet communication system enables communication between a communication unit connected in a conventional telephone network and a communication unit in a packet mode network. A device for exclusively selecting the connection network is provided so that, at the time of transmission of a signal from one communication unit to ...

01/05/06 - 20060002378 - Voice and data wireless communications network and method
A wireless local area network that carries mixed traffic of voice and data communications may be provided. The wireless local area network may include an access point and a plurality of remote terminals that are associated with the access point. The access point may be operably coupled to a wireline ...

01/05/06 - 20060002377 - Methods and devices for changing quality of service
The present invention relates to the changing of Quality of Service parameters to adapt a transmission to varying transmission capacity demands. The method according to the invention is applicable during an ongoing communication session wherein at least one client terminal 105 utilizes services provided via a network node, 310, and ...

01/05/06 - 20060002376 - Telephone exchange and network telephone system
A telephone exchange connects a plurality of telephone terminals through a communication network that transmits voice packet, and allows the plurality of telephone terminals to communicate with each other. The telephone exchange includes: a storage unit, a controller, and a transfer unit. The storage unit stores a group table representing ...

01/05/06 - 20060002375 - Communication method between communication networks
According to one embodiment, a communication method comprises receiving, in a first communication network for example, a packet from a terminal connected to a second communication network. The packet includes source address information therein. A determination is made whether the source address information had been changed from an original address ...

01/05/06 - 20060002374 - System and method for event notification in a j2ee environment
An event notification system includes a J2EE compliant Java resource adapter. The Java resource adapter monitors to receive events received by a web application server from a manager server. As events are received at the web application server, the Java resource adapter determines whether to deliver each event. Moreover, if ...

01/05/06 - 20060002373 - Terminals, methods, systems, and computer program products for providing video communications over a broadband connection based on a call via a pstn
A video capable communications terminal can include a public switched telephone network (PSTN) interface circuit that can be configured to interface the video capable communications terminal to a PSTN for a call therefrom to a destination. An out-of-band circuit can be configured to provide information related to video capability of ...

01/05/06 - 20060002372 - Command and control communications system with sub-networks and interface devices
A sub-network device and a method of communicating using a sub-network, interconnect device and a network as a backbone within a communications system includes receiving a request for information at the interconnect device from a wireless communications device to communicate with the interconnect device, the interconnect device interconnects the wireless ...

01/05/06 - 20060002371 - Roaming communication system over internet with remote hosts and related method
A method of routing data between IP-based telephone extensions in a telecommunications network. A remote host connected to a first remote telephone group connects with a main host through the Internet. A source IP-based telephone in the first remote telephone group generates data packets with for contacting a destination IP-based ...

12/29/05 - 20050286502 - Methods and systems for communicating ss7 messages over packet-based network using transport adapter layer interface
A transport adapter layer interface (TALI) includes messages, processes, and packet structures for sending and receiving SS7 information over a stream-oriented connection, such as a TCP/IP connection. For example, the TALI interface includes test messages for testing the status of a connection and allow and prohibit messages for enabling and ...

12/29/05 - 20050286501 - Media communication system, and terminal apparatus and signal conversion apparatus in said system
Disclosed is a media communication system in which communication of media such as sound, image and the like is performed between first and second terminals, each of which is constructed so as to be capable of IP communication, via an IP network. The system includes an IP packetizing unit for ...

12/29/05 - 20050286500 - Ip telephone access system, customer's terminating device thereof and ip telephone access method
An IP telephone access system preventing the use of the 0AB-J number beyond the geographically identified area transfers an existing fixed telephone economically to an IP telephone without changing the telephone number. There is provided an address management table, in the ONU, coordinating the LLID and the address of the ...

12/29/05 - 20050286499 - Ip telephone apparatus, enum server, and calling method via the internet
An ENUM server stores NAPTR records including PSTN telephone numbers and the corresponding IP telephone numbers of a source IP telephone apparatus and a destination IP telephone apparatus. When the ENUM server receives an ENUM query from the source IP telephone apparatus, the ENUM query setting a domain name based ...

12/29/05 - 20050286498 - System and method for establishing a call
A system and method for providing a voice communication service between a first user and a second user after the first user and the second user are communicating via a non-voice communication service is described. The non-voice communication service may be processed through a server in communication with the first ...

12/29/05 - 20050286497 - Directional facilitator system for transferring media content between a computer and a mobile device via a data network
Disclosed is a system for managing, creating, modifying, and distributing media content. The system permits a user to customize and distribute the media content over a network from a first network device, such as a personal computer, to a second network device, such as a mobile phone. Prior to distributing ...

12/29/05 - 20050286496 - Apparatus and method for providing communication services using multiple signaling protocols
An apparatus includes a plurality of call controllers that are capable of establishing a plurality of communication sessions over a packet network using a plurality of signaling protocols. The apparatus also includes an application controller that is capable of supporting one or more supplementary services during each of the communication ...

12/29/05 - 20050286495 - System and method for call routing and paging across different types of networks
A network architecture uses an Application Server Autonomous Access (ASAA) server which allows paging and call routing across different types of wireless and wireline access networks. The ASAA server provides connectivity between an external voice or data network and a wireless transmit/receive unit (WTRU). The external voice or data network ...

12/29/05 - 20050286494 - Method and apparatus for dynamic voip phone protocol selection
A method and apparatus for dynamically selecting one of a plurality of VoIP phone protocols to establish a VoIP phone connection is provided. In one example, the method includes listening on a multiplicity of available IP ports associated with a first VoIP phone device for an incoming call utilizing the ...

12/29/05 - 20050286493 - Mobile terminals, methods, and program products that generate communication information based on characters recognized in image data
Mobile terminals, methods, and program products generate information for communication from a mobile terminal. The mobile terminal can include a camera device and a controller. The camera device is configured to capture image data based on incident light. The controller is configured to recognize characters in the image data, and ...

12/29/05 - 20050286492 - System for facilitating parallel data transfer from a wireless caller into a communications center
A system for identifying and interacting with callers has: a telephone switch for receiving and distributing incoming calls; a messaging server for sending or receiving messages and attachments; and, a software routine for identifying wireless callers and for matching them to messages in the messaging server. The system is characterized ...

12/29/05 - 20050286491 - Methods, systems, and computer program products for processing communication traffic in a router to manage quality of service in a transport network
Traffic in a communication network is processed by receiving traffic from a first network at a router. The traffic is scheduled at the router for transmission to a transport network, which supports statistical multiplexing of traffic, based on a topology of the transport network. Moreover, the router is associated with ...

12/29/05 - 20050286490 - Method for automatically selecting lowest rate for dialing phone call via wireless telecommunication device
The present invention discloses a method for automatically selecting the lowest rate for dialing a phone call via a wireless telecommunication device, which is implemented within a wireless telecommunication device, a wireless network and at least one Internet phone service provider, and enables the wireless telecommunication device to download the ...

12/29/05 - 20050286489 - Authentication system and method having mobility in public wireless local area network
The present invention discloses an authentication system and method having mobility in a public wireless LAN. The authentication system includes an access point for requesting authentication of a wireless terminal to an access point manager, enabling data transmission and reception of the authenticated wireless terminal, and requesting the access point ...

12/22/05 - 20050281252 - Voice and data wireless communications network and method
A wireless local area network that carries mixed traffic of voice and data communications may be provided. The wireless local area network may include an access point and a plurality of remote terminals that are associated with the access point. The access point may be operably coupled to a wireline ...

12/22/05 - 20050281251 - Session control system for hierarchical relaying processes
Disclosed here is a method for sending/receiving a message through a session control server disposed in each of hierarchical layers of a network system having a hierarchical structure. To achieve the above object, each of the session control servers is provided with operation mode confirming means for confirming a set ...

12/08/05 - 20050271042 - Internet modem streaming socket method
An Internet client communicates with an Internet server such as an HTTP server or SMTP server through a TCP streaming socket on the Internet device with the Internet client. The TCP streaming sockets can be established through an Internet ready command line interface. The Internet ready command line interface includes ...

12/08/05 - 20050271041 - Exchange of information in a communication system
A technique for supplying a data object to a user of a communication system includes: (a) creating a data object intended for rendering at a first communication device (e.g., a subscriber's communication device), the rendering to take place upon the occurrence of a triggering communication event, the data object providing ...

12/08/05 - 20050271040 - Centralized resource manager and resource conflicts in a home area network
A content resource manager (CRM) in a home area network is configured to determine if a conflict exists between current use of a media pipeline and a requested use of the media pipeline. If a conflict exists, the CRM requests the user to indicate if a current use of a ...

12/01/05 - 20050265322 - Enabling quality voice communications from web page call control
A system and method of bypassing the regulated portion of the Public Switching Telephone Network (PSTN) to establish carrier-grade voice transmissions and/or IP data communications between an Internet Calling Person having a first telephone and a first PC coupled to a first Local Service Access Provider (LSAP) and an Internet ...

12/01/05 - 20050265321 - System and method for design, tracking, measurement, prediction and optimization of data communication networks
A system and method for design, tracking, measurement, prediction and optimization of data communications networks includes a site specific model of the physical environment, and performs a wide variety of different calculations for predicting network performance using a combination of prediction modes and measurement data based on the components used ...

12/01/05 - 20050265320 - Communications system and communications method
When voice communications are to be established using the telephone having the telephone number displayed on the application during the data communications, a temporary line disconnection unit disconnects a line being used for the data communications. The application is not notified of this, and the line is connected between the ...

12/01/05 - 20050265319 - Method and apparatus for destination domain-based bounce profiles
A method and apparatus for managing the delivery of electronic messages using bounce profiles is provided. A bounce profile is a set of data that may be used by a mail server in redelivering an electronic message that was not successfully delivered (i.e., bounced) to a recipient of an electronic ...

12/01/05 - 20050265318 - Apparatus, system, and method for rejecting a session establishment request
Rejecting a session request initiated via a session establishment protocol involves receiving, at a first network terminal, a session initiation request sent from a second network terminal via the session establishment protocol. A rejection message of the session establishment protocol is formed based on a presence state of the first ...

12/01/05 - 20050265317 - Managing the flow of data traffic
Flow of data traffic between at least one server and a plurality of clients is managed. Client-side connections are provided and server-side connections are provided. An isolated processing environment is created responsive to instructions specific to the environment. Isolated environment specific instructions are received, defining a traffic management rule. A ...

12/01/05 - 20050265316 - Audio distribution
Methods and apparatus, including computer program products, for audio distribution. In one aspect, a system includes a client, the client uploading a set of audio files to a server, and the server capable of maintaining multiple sets of audio files and generating multiple unique streams of the audio files to ...

12/01/05 - 20050265315 - System, method, and computer program product for optimization and acceleration of data transport and processing
A system, method, and computer program product for optimization and acceleration of data transport and processing in a communication system or computer network. The system comprises one or more client devices each running a client application module, one or more communication server modules, a launcher module, and a controller module ...

12/01/05 - 20050265314 - Method for establishing a voice communications link through the internet community
A method, which establishes a voice communications link through the internet community, includes the step of configuring a gateway to use a mapping table to translate input identification data of a called party to a corresponding internet protocol address of another gateway associated with the called party. The method is ...

12/01/05 - 20050265313 - Communication system
A communication system that includes a group of user equipment in communication over a shared floor. The system also includes a server for managing the shared floor, wherein at least one of the group of user equipment is provided with information from the server identifying the group when the server ...

12/01/05 - 20050265312 - Voip service threshold determination by home wireless router
A home wireless router establishes a Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN) that supports wireless communications within a WLAN service area. The home wireless router establishes broadband communications via a broadband connection with a VoIP service accumulator. The home wireless router services a plurality of wireless terminals within the WLAN service ...

12/01/05 - 20050265311 - Method for establishing packet-switched connection, and cellular network utilizing the method, and cellular terminal
The invention relates to method applicable in a packet-switched cellular network for voice connections, by which method a new dedicated channel can be established quickly using the existing dedicated channel of the voice connection. The establishment of the new dedicated channel utilizes the previous dedicated channel the existence of which ...

12/01/05 - 20050265310 - Email waiting notification on request
The present invention relates to EWI (email waiting indication) queries of a mail server (MS) in a packet-switched network (IPNET) via a PSTN terminal device (TEL). The subscriber to the EWI service requests EWI information by entering a service access code (SAC(E.164)) at the PSTN terminal device. The subscriber's input ...

11/24/05 - 20050259639 - Methods, data structures, and systems for processing media data streams
Methods, media data structures, and systems are provided for compressing, streaming, and playing media data. Data sections for frames of media data are compared, and similar data sections are stored once in a compressed media data. A meta data structure maps each similar data section in the compressed media data ...

11/24/05 - 20050259638 - Voice -over-ip enabled chat
A network-based system and method for providing anonymous voice communications using the telephone network and data communications links under the direction of a Call Broker and associated network elements. A user (the call initiator) present in a text chat room session establishes a data connection to Call Broker and, after ...

11/24/05 - 20050259637 - Method for optimal path selection in traversal of packets through network address translators
Reduction of administrative overhead in maintaining network information, rapid convergence on an optimal routing path through the data network, and utilization of only required network resources are realized by a novel method for establishing a call path between network users. The method is based upon deployment of a network information ...

11/24/05 - 20050259636 - Voice over internet protocol system having dynamic gain control function and method thereof
A Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) system having a dynamic gain control function and a method for providing a gain dynamically using the same system wherein, in the process that Pulse Code Modulation (PCM) data are transformed into a VoIP packet or vice versa, a gain value is dynamically assigned ...

11/24/05 - 20050259635 - Method for forwarding signalling messages and corresponding components
The invention relates to a method, whereby the decision as to whether a protocol conversion is required or not is made according to a target datum contained in a signaling message, it is decided whether. The generation of a signaling message according to another signaling protocol is only then carried ...

11/17/05 - 20050254484 - Multifunction interface facility connecting wideband multiple access subscriber loops with various networks
An device, called a facilities management platform (FMP) connects current digital and analog carrier networks and packet switched networks of interexchange carriers with high speed multiple access subscriber links implemented over twisted pair lines. The subscriber line is terminated by an access module containing one or more modems. In preferred ...

11/17/05 - 20050254483 - Network-based control of audio/video stream processing
A method for controlling media stream processing comprises: (a) transmitting a media stream, via a first packet-based network, to an operator; (b) receiving from the operator, via a second packet-based network, a control signal for processing the media stream; (c) processing the media stream based on the control signal; and ...

11/17/05 - 20050254482 - Apparatus and method for voice processing of voice over internet protocol (voip)
An apparatus and method for voice processing of VoIP are disclosed. The method includes: allowing a call server to perform a VoIP application level gateway (ALG) function and to set a public media gateway address corresponding to a private media gateway address of the call server in a packet data ...

11/17/05 - 20050254481 - Knowledge management, capture and modeling tool for multi-modal communications
Via a user interface, a user creates a device group that identifies communication devices of the user, the devices having different communication addresses. At least one of the devices is user-designated to receive an aggregated list of communications made with the devices in the user-defined device group. Communications made using ...

11/10/05 - 20050249199 - Load balancing using distributed forwarding agents with application based feedback for different virtual machines
A system and method are described for selecting a server to handle a connection. The method includes receiving at a service manager a connection request intercepted by a network device having a forwarding agent that is operative to receive instructions from a service manager, the connection request having been forwarded ...

11/10/05 - 20050249198 - Pots/packet bridge
A system and method for bridging the POTS network and a packet network, such as the Internet, uses a set of access objects that provide the interfacing and functionality for exchanging address and payload information with the packet network, and for exchanging payload information with the payload subnetwork and signaling ...

11/10/05 - 20050249197 - Voice aided diagnostic for voice over internet protocol (voip) based device
A method and apparatus are provided for using voice commands to invoke a mode of operation of a broadband network device used in a broadband communication network implemented with VOIP, such as a communication gateway. The user can interface interactively with the device through voice commands or through touch-tone data ...

11/10/05 - 20050249196 - Multimedia access device and system employing the same
A method of establishing a voice communication session with a multimedia access device employable in a multimedia communication system. In one embodiment, the method includes initiating a session request from a first endpoint communication device employing an instant messaging client and coupled to a packet based communication network. The method ...

11/10/05 - 20050249195 - Methods, systems and computer program products for handling multiple incoming calls simultaneously using central office voice over network (co_von)
Methods for handling multiple incoming calls using voice over network services are provided. Instructions are received at a trunk gateway to apply a selected call waiting feature responsive to a new call request on a voice over network line involved in an active call. The selected call waiting feature is ...

11/10/05 - 20050249194 - System and method for enabling mobile edge services
A system and method are directed to providing a Mobile Edge Service (MES) in a mobile network. An apparatus configured to enable a smart Gateway General Packet Radio Service (GPRS) Support Node (GGSN) to communicate with an MES application layer such that a service provider may provide a content delivery ...

11/10/05 - 20050249193 - Methods, apparatus and computer program products for associating local telephone numbers with emergency phone calls in a packet switched telephone system
A packet switched telephone system includes a packet switched routing apparatus. The packet switched routing apparatus selectively associates a local telephone number with a phone call based on a called telephone number, and routes the phone call based on the called telephone number. The local telephone number may be substituted ...

11/10/05 - 20050249192 - Bandwidth reduction in a voip network using music on hold
The present invention is a method and system for reducing bandwidth usage in a voice over internet protocol (VoIP) network that uses holding sounds such as music or announcements. When a customer call enters the network through a gateway, the call is received by a media server (VMS) and a ...

11/10/05 - 20050249191 - Ccxml/voice xml browser to implement an ain intelligent peripheral with call handling functionality
A method and structure for the invention forwards a request for voice instructions from the XML browser to a call control protocol to CCXML/Voice XML converter. The invention converts the request for voice instructions to the call control protocol using the converter and forwards the request for voice instructions from ...

11/10/05 - 20050249190 - Using a ccxml service node to provide call processing functionality for a parlay gateway
A method and structure for providing call control in a telephone network that begins by directing a telephone call from a signal switching point to a service node, forwarding a hypertext transfer protocol (HTTP) call control extensible markup language (CCXML) application request from the service node to a server and ...

11/10/05 - 20050249189 - Hdlc encoding and decoding techniques
An HDLC frame formation technique that calculates fields based on unscrambled data and combines unscrambled fields with scrambled data. Decoding HDLC frames includes determining integrity of the scrambled data based on the unscrambled fields. ...

11/03/05 - 20050243808 - Systems and methods for providing pooled access in a telecommunications network
A dynamically provisioned telecommunications system and methods for using such. Various of the systems include an automated carrier layer that is operable to direct one of at least two access sources to a subscriber line, and an automated service layer that is operable to direct an access request associated with ...

11/03/05 - 20050243807 - Method of searching a specific computer ip address using telephone number codes and an identification code
A method of accessing a website, e-mail server, or voice communication device involves associating a domain name and/or e-mail address with a telephone number and identification code. When a user enters the telephone number and identification code, a search of a database(s) is carried out for a domain name, e-mail ...

11/03/05 - 20050243806 - Television phone adapter
A television phone adapter in which an ordinary analog telephone can switch a telephone with a video function and a telephone without a video function. The television phone adapter 1 comprises: a telephone adapter unit 40 that detects dial operation of an analog telephone 2 connected to a router with ...

11/03/05 - 20050243805 - Ip telephone system, ip telephone apparatus and calling method
An IP telephone system includes an IP telephone apparatus that performs voice communication via an IP network or a PSTN, a carrier that manages the voice communication performed by the IP telephone apparatus via the IP network and a server that returns a NAPTR resource record in response to a ...

11/03/05 - 20050243804 - Remote control system and controlled apparatus therein capable of sending e-mail if communication request fails
An apparatus is disclosed that can be remote controlled by a controlling apparatus via a network. The apparatus includes a communication request transmission unit configured to transmit a communication request including an operation request to the controlling apparatus. The apparatus further includes a mail transmission unit configured to transmit, if ...

11/03/05 - 20050243803 - Dual-path data network connection method and devices utilizing the public switched telephone network
This invention is a method and device for using one or a plurality of telephone network connections to pass call setup information to build secure Internet data connections between data network elements in different companies. A data network element 100 of present invention uses the public switched telephone network 180 ...

11/03/05 - 20050243802 - Method and apparatus for surveillance of voice over internet protocol communications
A method and apparatus for surveillance of voice over Internet protocol (VoIP) communications is provided. A server (112) associated with a network provider receives information to identify communications associated with a party under surveillance (200). The server uses the information to direct communications associated with the party under surveillance to ...

11/03/05 - 20050243801 - Device and method to automatically configure port forwarding
An inventive Network Address Translation (“NAT”) device and method for automatic port forwarding whenever said NAT device detects that only one Local Area Network (“LAN”) IP address has been leased by its DHCP server is disclosed. Under this condition, the inventive NAT device automatically configures all ports to be forwarded ...

11/03/05 - 20050243800 - System and method of maintaining correct port forwarding in a residential gateway device
A correct port forwarding table in a gateway device, after reset of the gateway device resulting in expiration of at least one leased private IP address of LAN devices connected thereto, is disclosed. The present invention provides a port forwarding table which binds a port to be forwarded with the ...

11/03/05 - 20050243799 - System and method for securing ss7 networks
A SS7 network component (e.g., Signaling Transfer Point (STP)) and a method are described herein which function to add a security parameter and if desired encrypt the user data in a traditional Signaling Connection Control Part (SCCP) message to create a secure SCCP message that can be safely transmitted through ...

11/03/05 - 20050243798 - Authentication mechanisms for call control message integrity and origin verification
The present invention incorporates methodologies developed in the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) Internet Protocol Security (IPSEC) Working Group into asynchronous transfer mode (ATM) and frame relay (FR) signaling to provide message integrity and origin authentication. In one implementation the invention provides a virtual private network (VPN) infrastructure with call ...

11/03/05 - 20050243797 - Method for selecting useful routes in a router for even traffic distribution in a communications network
Connectionless Internet protocols make use of the principle of routes. The routes implicitly lay down which path the data packets of a communication relation (flow) will take through the network. When a data packet of a so far unknown flow occurs for the first time, the router selects a route ...

10/27/05 - 20050238003 - Method and telecommunication system for transmission of a message
A method and telecommunication system is disclosed for transmission of a message from a first telecommunication terminal to a second telecommunication terminal, of which at least one is connected to a line-connected telephone network. The message is converted as a short message into the short message format, a connection setup ...

10/27/05 - 20050238002 - Mobile network having ip multimedia subsystem (ims) entities and solutions for providing simplification of operations and compatibility between different ims entities
An IP Multimedia Subsystem (IMS) architecture for IP multimedia services is provided with a given user equipment (UE); a gateway support node (GGSN) configured to handle packet transmission to/from the given UE; and a proxy call session control function (P-CSCF) configured to serve as a first contact point of the ...

10/27/05 - 20050238001 - Virtual ethernet mac switching
A method of sending an information package from a first to a second data network employs a communications network including a plurality of access points, a plurality of MPLS switches, a plurality of paths defined from each access point to an Ethernet switch including MPLS switching capabilities via at least ...

10/27/05 - 20050238000 - System and method for computing demand placed on a packet-switched network by streaming media communication
Systems and methods are provided for computing the demand placed on a packet-switched network by streaming media carried by such packet-switched network. More particularly, systems and methods are provided that use the signaling messages associated with streaming media communications over a packet-switched network, such as H.225.0 signaling messages associated with ...

10/27/05 - 20050237999 - Session initiation protocol retransmission method
For a network server (35) communicating with a wireless unit (10) via a Session Initiation Protocol, a retransmission method (50) first sets a timer based upon a time likely for a mobile unit to respond (54). Then the network server waits for a response (56). When the timer set for ...

10/27/05 - 20050237998 - Audio decoding apparatus and network telephone set
An audio decoding apparatus comprises packet order change control means, comprising packet rearranging storage means capable of storing one or a plurality of received packets, for outputting the packet which has been sent out in the earliest time from a transmission side, out of the packet received this time and ...

10/27/05 - 20050237997 - Method for preserving the sequence of messages in sip/sip-t protocol
In the prior art, a BICC or SIP-T protocol is used at the protocol between media gateway controllers. With the latter, the transmission of ISUP messages is explicitly provided with the aid of INFO methods but is problematic in that a portion of the ISUP messages such as USR or ...

10/20/05 - 20050232250 - Scalable voice over ip system providing independent call bridging for outbound calls initiated by user interface applications
An IP telephony gateway and a user interface resource enable a subscriber to place an outgoing call according to the voice over IP (H.323) protocol to a destination party from a user interface session of an intelligent dial tone service such as voice activated dialing, and resume the user interface ...

10/20/05 - 20050232249 - Web-enabled call management method and apparatus
A web-enabled call-interface method and apparatus, capable of managing packet-based/Internet Protocol-based calls. The embodiments include a system, apparatus and method to manage calls through identifying the media type of an incoming or outgoing call, presenting call features associated with the media type to a subscriber, and receiving a call feature ...

10/20/05 - 20050232248 - Call waiting feature for a telephone line connected to the internet
Conventional Internet access service and new computer programs are added to a conventional telephone central office. This system is able to alert a subscriber whose telephone line is connected to the Internet of a waiting call via the Internet access connection. Specifically, in response to a call that is waiting ...

10/20/05 - 20050232247 - Collection of enhanced caller id information
Network entities such as an access device and a gateway analyze messages exchanged during a communication session to identify information items of interest such as, for example, email addresses, universal resource locators, file paths, and attachments. References to and/or the contents of the identified information items may be stored in ...

10/20/05 - 20050232246 - Method and apparatus for co-socket telephony
Methods and apparatus for allowing a caller on a telephone network to establish an internet co-socket. In a first embodiment, a protocol stack establishes an Internet connection over a public switched telephone network (PSTN) link and then operates and maintains the Internet connection on a second link. Internet socket establishment ...

10/20/05 - 20050232245 - Method and apparatus for co-socket telephony
Methods and apparatus for allowing a caller on a telephone network to establish an internet co-socket. In a first embodiment, a protocol stack establishes an Internet connection over a public switched telephone network (PSTN) link and then operates and maintains the Internet connection on a second link. Internet socket establishment ...

10/20/05 - 20050232244 - Method and apparatus for co-socket telephony
Methods and apparatus for allowing a caller on a telephone network to establish an internet co-socket. In a first embodiment, a protocol stack establishes an Internet connection over a public switched telephone network (PSTN) link and then operates and maintains the Internet connection on a second link. Internet socket establishment ...

10/20/05 - 20050232243 - Voice-over network (von)/voice-over internet protocol (voip) architect using advance intelligent network alternatives
Voice service over a next generation network is provided using Advanced Intelligent Network solutions. A voice over network communications signal is communicated from an analog communications device over a telecommunications network to a softswitch (SSW) complex that detects and decodes a directory communications address to identify an internal, secret line ...

10/20/05 - 20050232242 - Registering access device multimedia content via a broadband access gateway
A system and method of registering or exchanging information about the availability of multimedia information and services is disclosed. Access devices in a wireless local area network (WLAN) and/or personal area network (PAN) may register, with a wireless broadband access gateway, selected information about multimedia information and services that they ...

10/20/05 - 20050232241 - Method and apparatus for push-to-talk communications
A method, apparatus, and computer instructions for managing push-to-talk communications. Different types of PTT calls with a variety of protocol configurations are supported with the use of PTT Type and Protocol Type fields in a call set up control message. When a push-to-media indicator in a call set up request ...

10/20/05 - 20050232240 - Relay equipment and communication system
The present invention provides improved relay equipment including at least one port, through which packet transfer is executable, an information-containing unit containing target-to-be-used information and availability information, in which the target-to-be-used information distinguishes the at least one port between a target port for use in the packet transfer and a ...

10/20/05 - 20050232239 - Packet tracing using dynamic packet filters
Packet tracing in switched packet networks. Tracing of live packet data in a network is performed by discovering the measurement path, setting up dynamic filters along the path to collect traffic information, and collecting data as detected by the dynamic filters. Collected data is sent to a measuring entity. Filter ...

10/20/05 - 20050232238 - Method and apparatus for dynamically determining when to use quality of service reservation in internet media applications
A call controller is configured to monitor call signaling for a media call between a first and second endpoint. The call controller dynamically determines when to insert a media proxy into a media session for the call according to a relationship in network topology between the first and second endpoint. ...

10/20/05 - 20050232237 - Method for listenting to on-line radio station through webphone
A method for listening to an on-line radio station through a webphone comprises the following steps: a CPU continues detecting a webphone system whether there is an incoming phone call or a dialing-out phone call; if yes, allows the system to close a broadcasting mode of an on-line radio station ...

10/20/05 - 20050232236 - Methods and systems for mobile application part (map) screening in transit networks
A method for screening mobile application part (MAP) messages in a transit network is provided. Signaling messages are received from a first network. SCCP called party address information is extracted from each signaling message. If the called party address matches first SCCP screening criteria, it is determined whether the signaling ...

10/20/05 - 20050232235 - Method and system for providing an interface between switching equipment and 2g wireless interworking function
An Ethernet link connects a wireless switch and an interworking function (IWF). Both signaling information and bearer data are exchanged over the Ethernet link. The Ethernet-based interface enables wireless switch companies to keep their 2G customer base without having to deploy additional third party equipment. In order to make the ...

10/20/05 - 20050232234 - Efficient connection of isdn private branch exchanges to a packet-switched network
The invention relates to the representation of ISDN connections, which is independent of the type of connection, in a packet-oriented exchange. By adapting the signaling information, which is transmitted by ISDN connections, in a peripheral adapter, different ISDN connection types can be handled as a standard connection type in the ...

10/20/05 - 20050232233 - Configuration of a broadband cable network-based telephony access network and a respective packet-based exchange
The invention relates to a method for the comfortable and consistent administration of subscriber-specific data and call processing features of a plurality of Multimedia Terminal Adapters of individual cable network telephony subscribers that are connected via one cable modem each to a broadband cable network used as the telephony access ...

10/20/05 - 20050232232 - Bypassing transcoding operations in a communication network
A method and a device for initiating the bypassing of a pair of transcoding operations that are performed in series by a first transcoder arranged together with a first communication terminal on a local side of a communication network and by a second transcoder arranged together with a second communication ...

10/13/05 - 20050226230 - Use and management of groups defined according to a call initiation protocol
A method of independently managing membership for a group and mobility for members of that group in a communications system includes setting up a group name and a membership for that group including a plurality of names, each of the names indicative of a user within that group; and establishing, ...

10/13/05 - 20050226229 - Method and apparatus for co-socket telephony
Methods and apparatus for allowing a caller on a telephone network to establish an internet co-socket. In a first embodiment, a protocol stack establishes an Internet connection over a public switched telephone network (PSTN) link and then operates and maintains the Internet connection on a second link. Internet socket establishment ...

10/13/05 - 20050226228 - Method and apparatus for co-socket telephony
Methods and apparatus for allowing a caller on a telephone network to establish an internet co-socket. In a first embodiment, a protocol stack establishes an Internet connection over a public switched telephone network (PSTN) link and then operates and maintains the Internet connection on a second link. Internet socket establishment ...

10/13/05 - 20050226227 - Apparatus and method for processing voice packet data in a mobile communication system providing voice service using packet network
An apparatus and method for efficiently processing a voice packet in a mobile communication system. Upon receiving information related to a type of a voice frame of an adaptive multi-rate (AMR) codec and information related to an operation mode of the AMR codec from a core network, a radio network ...

10/13/05 - 20050226226 - Network for telephony and data communication
A service outlet for coupling a data unit to a wired digital data signal and for coupling a service unit to an analog service signal, for use with a service wire pair installed in walls of a building, the service wire pair concurrently carrying a wired bi-directional digital data signal ...

10/13/05 - 20050226225 - Service providing system cooperative with voip and web environments and a method therefor
In a communication system, a request is generated from a Web browser as a call attempt. A call attempt manager is booted in response to the request under the HTTP protocol. The request is turned by cooperative managers into a request under the SIP protocol, which will be processed by ...

10/13/05 - 20050226224 - Method of synchronizing management information between a plurality of managing devices in a home network
A method of communicating management information from a first managing device connected to a network is provided in accordance with another aspect. The method comprises updating a first profile based on a change in connection status of a device to the network; and transmitting the updated information about the first ...

10/13/05 - 20050226223 - Ip telephone system, ip telephone apparatus and calling method
An IP telephone system comprises an IP telephone that performs voice communication via an IP network, a carrier that manages voice communication for the IP telephone via the IP network and a server that returns NAPTR resource record(s) in response to a request from the IP telephone. In the IP ...

10/13/05 - 20050226222 - Multi-rate multi-receiver multi-response aggregation
A method for sending a multi-rate multi-receiver message containing a multi-receiver multi-response aggregate. The multi-rate multi-receiver aggregate is transmitted until a multi-receiver multi-response aggregate embedded within the multi-rate multi-receiver aggregate is encountered. Transmission of the multi-rate multi-receiver aggregate is suspended for a predetermined time period. After the expiration of the ...

10/13/05 - 20050226221 - System and method for control of communications connections and notifications
A method and system for selectively establishing a communications connection between an origin and destination in a communications network based on one or mediations rules and one or more lists of prohibited and exempted destination identifiers either in real-time using a control unit or with a pre-check using an analysis ...

10/13/05 - 20050226220 - Analysing designs of services provided by means of a communication system
A method for analyzing services offered via a communication system is disclosed. The method includes steps of analyzing demand for offered services and analyzing at least one quality aspect of at least one service on offer via a communication system. A net benefit analysis is then performed based upon the ...

10/13/05 - 20050226219 - System and method for increasing call capacity for a wireless local area network
A system for increasing the call capacity of an access point in a WLAN, allowing the number of WLAN phones that can be supported to be increased. The system determines whether a maximum total voice path delay would be exceeded if the packetization delay is increased for packets in a ...

10/13/05 - 20050226218 - Multi-user telephone system
A multi-user telephone system composed of a plurality of user networks installed at the same general location. Each user network has a different telephone number and a plurality of VOIP extensions each having a different extension number. A server, upon confirming the address of an outgoing VOIP signal as an ...

10/13/05 - 20050226217 - Data sink/data source, data transmission device and data terminal device for a circuit-switched and packet-switched network
The present invention is directed toward, a data sink/data source data transmission device and data terminal device for a circuit-switched and packet-switched network, the ability to eliminate the logical separation between applications, which are based on the circuit-switched network (e.g., PSTN, ISDN), and applications, which are based on the packet-switched ...

10/06/05 - 20050220088 - Method and system for estimating performance metrics in a packet-switched communication network
A method for estimating end-to-end quality of service (QOS), such as packet loss, delay, and delay jitter, in a packet-switched communications network includes steps for calculating packet loss and packet delay each router output link in a network path and using the packet loss and packet delay calculations for each ...

10/06/05 - 20050220087 - Method and apparatus for co-socket telephony
Methods and apparatus for allowing a caller on a telephone network to establish an internet co-socket. In a first embodiment, a protocol stack establishes an Internet connection over a public switched telephone network (PSTN) link and then operates and maintains the Internet connection on a second link. Internet socket establishment ...

10/06/05 - 20050220086 - Method and apparatus for co-socket telephony
Methods and apparatus for allowing a caller on a telephone network to establish an internet co-socket. In a first embodiment, a protocol stack establishes an Internet connection over a public switched telephone network (PSTN) link and then operates and maintains the Internet connection on a second link. Internet socket establishment ...

10/06/05 - 20050220085 - Telephone set, repeating device and recording medium
A telephone 12a connected to a local area network 10, comprising a means for requesting during communication a response from another receiver-side telephone 12b indicating its availability to receive a call, and a means for notifying the address of the receiver-side telephone 12b that responded to the caller-side telephone 22a. ...

10/06/05 - 20050220084 - Method of providing digital data service to users of video telephony calls
A communications and database delivery service within an internetwork interacts with a service provider and its requestors/customers. A server is maintained for storing requester identifiers and service provider identifiers. A records database is maintained for storing records of digital information for customers of the service provider in accordance with the ...

10/06/05 - 20050220083 - Cd-rom on which a program for functioning as an ip telephone terminal is recorded, management server, operation server, and ip telephone terminal setup method
A CD-ROM that records programs for setting up a general-purpose computer as an IP telephone terminal by using a CPU, a memory, an input, a network card, a sound card, and a CD-ROM drive except an HD drive, the program including parts for: making the computer start to deploy the ...

10/06/05 - 20050220082 - Ip telephone and ip telephone call method
An IFAX IP telephone connects a call to an opposing IFAX IP telephone via the Internet, and executes a voice call process that exchanges voice packets with the connected opposing IFAX IP telephone. When transmitting an image data to the opposing IFAX IP telephone during the voice call to the ...

10/06/05 - 20050220081 - V.110 over packet networks
A method of relaying calls across a packet network includes receiving an integrated services digital network setup request. The setup request is then translated into packet network form and transmitted across a packet network. A destination device on the packet network interfaces with the destination device through integrated service digital ...

10/06/05 - 20050220080 - System, method, computer program product, and business method for device group management using virtual device domain
A method, system, computer program product, and business method manage physical devices using a virtual device domain. The method includes establishing a virtual device for each physical device of one or more devices associated with a user and synchronizing the virtual device with one or more other virtual devices. ...

10/06/05 - 20050220079 - Methods, systems and computer program products for suspending packet-switched sessions to a wireless terminal
Methods, systems and computer program products are provided through which a wireless terminal participating in a packet-switched communications session may temporarily suspend the session, for example, upon receipt of an incoming circuit-switched call. The wireless terminal may notify a server associated with the packet-switched session of receipt of the incoming ...

10/06/05 - 20050220078 - Method for transmitting signaling messages, corresponding device, corresponding signalling message and program
The invention relates to a method, according to which useful data is transmitted between an interconnected data transmission network and a data package transmission network. A receiver of an original signaling message generates a partner signaling message, which has been defined for a data package transmission and is suitable for ...

09/29/05 - 20050213567 - Method and system for providing voice over internet protocol telephony products
A method and system for providing Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) telephony products to purchasers is disclosed herein. Purchasers of the VoIP products are provided VoIP telephony calling capability via an ITSP VoIP system. The method and system include providing an online tool to the purchasers where the online tool ...

09/29/05 - 20050213566 - System and method for network selection in a communication system using a shared ran
The invention provides a method, system, terminal, and access network for selecting a service or service provider in a shared network configuration which includes at least one terminal, at least one access network, and at least two alternatively selectable services or service providers accessible via the access network. The access ...

09/29/05 - 20050213565 - Method for routing an emergency call from a voice over internet protocol phone to a public safety answering point
The present invention provides a method for routing an emergency call from a VoIP (Voice over Internet Protocol) phone to a PSAP (Public Safety Answering Point). A VoIP service provider receives an emergency call request from a VoIP phone. The VoIP service provider identifies the location of the VoIP phone. ...

09/29/05 - 20050213564 - Apparatus and method for testing voice systems in a telecommunication network
A test controller for use in a telecommunication system is provided for inexpensively and quickly testing a telecommunication device. The test controller receives a test call from an originating terminal and allocates a voice path within the telecommunication device for the test call to establish a call connection for the ...

09/29/05 - 20050213563 - Presence-based management in a communication network
In one embodiment, a method for presence-based management in a communication network includes, using IM, discovering one or more network devices in a communication network. The network devices couple two or more endpoints to each other and enable communication between a first one of the endpoints and one or more ...

09/29/05 - 20050213562 - Telecommunication system and method for routing data of an ip-based pbx extension to a host
A method and a telecommunication system of routing data of an IP-based PBX extension to a host. The method of routing a data of an IP-based PBX extension to a host includes driving the IP-based PBX extension to request a virtual IP address from an IP sharing device, driving the ...

09/22/05 - 20050207405 - Method and apparatus for co-socket telephony
Methods and apparatus for allowing a caller on a telephone network to establish an internet co-socket. In a first embodiment, a protocol stack establishes an Internet connection over a public switched telephone network (PSTN) link and then operates and maintains the Internet connection on a second link. Internet socket establishment ...

09/22/05 - 20050207404 - Providing a static internet protocol address pointer to a computer having a dynamic internet protocol address
Providing packet forwarding to a connected customer computer that does not have a static Internet Protocol (IP) address. A service provider computer receives a packet for the connected customer computer. The service provider computer then determines a current IP address of the connected customer computer. A new packet containing the ...

09/22/05 - 20050207403 - Optical media converter system
An optical media converter system is divided into an outdoor installed optical media converter and an indoor installed unit, which are connected to each other through an electrical Ethernet cable. The indoor installed unit includes two electrical Ethernet terminations and a power source section for supplying an electrical power from ...

09/22/05 - 20050207402 - Internet telephone, server apparatus, calling method, and internet telephone system
An Internet telephone system that stores NAPTR resource records which include URIs corresponding to the phone numbers of individual terminals (Internet telephones), as well as IP addresses that correspond to those URIs. The system uses a server that stores a plurality of URIs corresponding to telephone numbers of terminals adjacent ...

09/22/05 - 20050207401 - Internet protocol phone system and control method for internet protocol phone system
An internet protocol phone system having a plurality of internet protocol networks which are provided with internet protocol address systems in which local internet protocol addresses and global internet protocol addresses differ, and are mutually connected, and an internet protocol address translation device which is connected to the local internet ...

09/22/05 - 20050207400 - Apparatus, system, and method for radio communications
A transceiver transmits a voice packet and a PS-POLL packet to an access point before a lapse of a predetermined time from the time at which an antenna received a beacon. The transceiver transmits a data packet to the access point after a lapse of the predetermined time from the ...

09/22/05 - 20050207399 - Method and apparatus for detecting stuck calls in a communication session
A method and apparatus for terminating a communication session at a first communication device that had established a communication session with a second communication device in response to a determination that the first communication device has not received any media packets from the second communication device within at least one ...

09/22/05 - 20050207398 - Optical network unit for an access network employing ieee1394
Disclosed is an optical network unit of an access network for converging broadcast/telecommunication by employing IEEE 1394. The optical network unit processes the broadcast data and the communication data delivered from the optical line terminal according to each corresponding subscriber and delivering the broadcast data and the communication data to ...

09/22/05 - 20050207397 - Method and communication arrangement for alternately operating a terminal at at least two communication nodes
For alternate operation of a terminal (EG1) at at least two communication nodes (GK1, GK2), the terminal (EG1) is first registered with a first of the communication nodes (GK1). In this case, registration is followed by there being a logical connection between the terminal (EG1) and the first communication node ...

09/22/05 - 20050207396 - Enhancement of packet transfer mode when circuit switched resources are requested
A mobile terminal and method are disclosed for use in a wireless communication system in order for the mobile terminal to be able to transition to a dual mode, in which a packet switched connection and circuit switched connection are used together, from a single mode in which packets are ...

09/22/05 - 20050207395 - Method for authenticating access to an unlicensed wireless communications system using a licensed wireless communications system authentication process
A method of authenticating a user seeking access to an unlicensed wireless communication system includes delivering to an unlicensed wireless communication subscriber device licensed wireless communication system security information. An authentication result produced by the subscriber device is processed in response to the licensed wireless communication system security information. The ...

09/15/05 - 20050201365 - Private network access point router for interconnecting among internet route providers
An improvement to the Private Network Access Point (PNAP) packet switched network described in U.S. Pat. No. 6,009,081, where two customers connected to the same PNAP will exchange traffic through the PNAP without transiting over the backbones of the Internet. In addition, a multi-homed customer connected to the PNAP is ...

09/15/05 - 20050201364 - Method and system for routing calls over a packet switched computer network
The present invention describes how a trusted network routing authority, such as a VoIP inter-exchange carrier or clearinghouse can provide routing and secure access control across multiple network domains with a single routing and admission request. This technology can improve network efficiency and quality of service when an Internet Protocol ...

09/15/05 - 20050201363 - Method and apparatus for controlling unsolicited messaging in real time messaging networks
A Voice over IP (VoIP) or Real Time Messaging (RTM) firewall device is claimed that protects VoIP or RTM network traffic by identifying and controlling the delivery of such network traffic that is unsolicited and undesired by the recipient (i.e. VoIP or RTM spam). The system involves applying a unique ...

09/15/05 - 20050201362 - Call management
A personal call management system allows a user to specify how incoming telephone calls should be handled. The user can specify various parameters including modes, filters, schedules, and the like. Incoming calls are routed to a specified telephone number, or sent to voicemail, or otherwise disposed of. Users can change ...

09/15/05 - 20050201361 - Wireless communication system, wireless communication apparatus, wireless communication method, and computer program
Random access operation is performed under a communication environment in which a plurality of communication modes having different transmission rate coexist with small overhead. A high-grade communication station spoofs information of a packet length and a rate in a decoding portion so that a value of (packet length)/(rate) corresponds to ...

09/15/05 - 20050201360 - Network radio-device and system for audio listening and broadcasting using a real-time transmission
A device called a “Network Radio” for selecting, listening, and broadcasting real-time audio content and content in digital format to assist or enhance the real-time audio content; and a system comprising of the Network Radio, a wireless radio frequency network (cell/wi-fi), and a computer server or servers for managing, receiving ...

09/15/05 - 20050201359 - Dynamically establishing media channels between resources of an emergency services network and conforming emergency systems
The invention includes a communication network for dynamically establishing media channels between conforming emergency systems (CES) and resources of an emergency services network. The CES transmits a request message for a media channel to the packet network. One of the resources of the emergency services network receives the request message. ...

09/15/05 - 20050201358 - Rotating media channels between resources of an emergency services network and conforming emergency systems
The invention includes a communication network for rotating media channels between resources of an emergency services network and a conforming emergency system (CES). A conforming emergency system and one of the resources of the emergency services network dynamically establish a first media channel between one another over a transport network. ...

09/15/05 - 20050201357 - System and method for establishing a session initiation protocol communication session with a mobile terminal
A system is provided for establishing a communication session with a terminal (i.e., terminating SIP client). The system includes a network node (e.g., SIP proxy) located in a network across which an originating client is capable of communicating. The network node is capable of sending a trigger to the terminal ...

09/08/05 - 20050195804 - Method and apparatus for establishing multiple bandwidth-limited connections for a communication device
A system and method is described for communicating with a communication device. An uplink connection uniquely associated with the communication device and uniquely associated with an uplink-session identifier is established. The uplink connection is a wireless connection. A downlink connection uniquely associated with the communication device and uniquely associated with ...

09/08/05 - 20050195803 - Pcm-based data transmission system and voice/data communication switching method
A transmitting terminal creates a data PCM stream in which data is recognized as a PCM stream by placing a prefixed idle code string before data to transmit and a postfixed idle code string after the data to transmit. By switching between a voice PCM stream and a data PCM ...

09/08/05 - 20050195802 - Dynamically routing telephone calls
A system and method automatically route telephone calls to a substitute telephone number that may differ from the dialed telephone number. The substitute telephone number is obtained from a call management module which determines the number based on various factors including, for example, modes, filters, schedules, and the like. A ...

09/08/05 - 20050195801 - Text telephone modem communications over packet networks
A modem detection method is provided for use by a first gateway, the first gateway capable of communicating with a second gateway over a packet network. The method comprises setting the first gateway to a voice mode having a first coding scheme, encoding an input signal using the first coding ...

09/08/05 - 20050195800 - Bandwidth efficiency central data center voip
The present subject matter is directed to apparatus and methodologies for providing improved voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) bandwidth efficiency in specialized telecommunications systems. Improved efficiency is achieved by eliminating a significant portion of the “header” information normally associated with a VoIP data packet and replacing the header with a ...

09/08/05 - 20050195799 - Method and device for coupling a pots terminal to a non-pstn communications network
The present invention relates to using a communications device to interface a plain old telephone system (POTS) terminal to a communications network. In particular, it relates to a communications device that appears to the POTS terminal to be a telephone network. Particular aspects of the present invention are described in ...

09/08/05 - 20050195798 - Facilitating navigation of voice data
A system, system, and program for facilitating navigation of voice data are provided. Tokens are added to voice data based on predefined content criteria. Then, bidirectional scanning of the voice data to a next token within the voice data is enabled, such that navigation to pertinent locations within the voice ...

09/08/05 - 20050195797 - System and method for facilitating network troubleshooting
A computer program product being embodied on a computer readable medium for facilitating troubleshooting a VoIP session associated with at least one VoIP station using network traffic data, the computer program product including computer-executable instructions for: identifying data packets of the network traffic data indicative of VoIP signaling information or ...

09/08/05 - 20050195796 - Apparatus and method for recording a call statement made via an internet telephone
Sound data received via an Internet telephone is recorded by hooking it, regardless of a network protocol, without analyzing the network protocol under VoIP environments. As a result, it is possible to easily record a calls Internet phone callers regardless of the kind of the Internet phones being used, the ...

09/01/05 - 20050190750 - Voice over network (von)/voice over internet protocol (voip) architect having hotline and optional tie line
Voice service over a next generation network is provided using Advanced Intelligent Network solutions. According to an exemplary embodiment, a Voice over Network system includes a communications device having a directory communication address in communication with a telecommunications network, means for decoding the directory communications address to identify a voice ...

09/01/05 - 20050190749 - System and method for transmitting stored audio data to a telephone
A communications system includes a web server for providing web pages, and a client computer for communicating with the web server so as to graphically display the web pages provided by the web server. A data network and a telephone network are provided. The telephone network includes a first telephone ...

09/01/05 - 20050190748 - Apparatus and method for real-time overload control in a distributed call-processing environment
A telecommunication node controls overload conditions in a distributed processing environment using processing nodes that include: (i) a load monitor configured to monitor a loading factor for the processing node and produce real-time loading factor information; and (ii) a call processor operable to process signaling messages. In addition, the telecommunication ...

09/01/05 - 20050190747 - Multi-function telephone
A wireless mobile telephone for connecting to multiple networks that includes a cellular module for routing calls through a cellular telephone network, a wireless network module, operably connected to the cellular module, for routing calls on a wireless local area network (WLAN). The mobile telephone provides simultaneous connectivity to a ...

09/01/05 - 20050190746 - Band signal detection and presentation for ip phone
A VoIP telephone operates in an IP environment wherein at least a portion of the signaling from a remote gateway is included within a media session real time protocol stream. The VoIP telephone comprises a network communication system for encapsulating data into IP frames for exchange with remote devices over ...

09/01/05 - 20050190745 - Method and apparatus that adapts coding schemes to data resource limits of a mobile station coupled to a peripheral device
A method (800) and apparatus (252, 205) are for adapting coding schemes used on a downlink channel of a wireless packet data communication system (100) to data resource limits of a mobile station (180, 270) coupled to a peripheral device (185, 280). The method includes transmitting (815) a set of ...

09/01/05 - 20050190744 - Method of informing a callee of an attempted telephone call by means of internet protocol messaging
A method is provided for communication between a telephone caller and a callee of the telephone call in the event of an attempted public switched telephone network (PSTN) call within the PSTN. The attempted call may result from deliberate failure of the callee to answer the telephone or may result ...

09/01/05 - 20050190743 - Telecommunications gateway
A telecommunications gateway enables the conversion of signaling information from one protocol to another. The telecommunications gateway is in communication with a plurality of costumer equipment devices having different customer protocols. The telecommunications gateway is also in communication with a plurality of service provider equipment devices having different service provider ...

08/25/05 - 20050185639 - Registering an ip phone with an ip phone switch
A method and apparatus for registering IP phones with an IP phone switch using access codes or personal identification numbers for authentication and for associating directory numbers to MAC addresses of IP phones. ...

08/25/05 - 20050185638 - Out-of-band signaling for network based computer session synchronization with crossbars
Establishing a network connection. In one aspect, establishing a network connection includes: establishing a connection across a first communication network that carries audio signals; encoding a computer network address for a specified network different from the first network into an encoded network address and sending the encoded network address across ...

08/25/05 - 20050185637 - Integrated ip-capable telephonic communications system, ip terminal information management method, ip terminal information management program, and protocol control device
Protocol control devices each have a database for storing application information concerning each of a number of IP (Internet Protocol) terminals controlled by the protocol control device. A dedicated maintenance terminal has a database for temporarily storing application information possessed by each protocol control device. An IP-capable PBX receives the ...

08/25/05 - 20050185636 - Transferring data between computers for collaboration or remote storage
Remotely communicating data between computers or devices across a wide area network for purposes of redundancy or collaboration. A service brokers the transfer of data between an initiating computer and a destination device, thereby establishing a peer-to-peer architecture by which data of the initiating computer can be stored remotely on ...

08/25/05 - 20050185635 - Virtual service provider system and method for delivering media services to an end user
A virtual platform created on top of a existing physical infrastructure like public IP Network or Internet to transfer media content & services such as video, audio, images & voice from the content producer to content consumers. The Network begins to exist once broadcast source and one or content consumers ...

08/25/05 - 20050185634 - Method and system for providing network support for messaging between short message service (sms) subscribers and instant messaging (im) subscribers
This invention relates to a method and system for providing network support for messaging between short message service (SMS) subscribers and instant messaging (IM) subscribers. More particularly, the present invention provides a system for SMS and IM users to exchange messages directly. According to the present invention, IM users have ...

08/25/05 - 20050185633 - Route control device and route control system
A route control device disposed between a plurality of first devices and a second device for providing a service to the first devices, has a plurality of I/O units, to which the first devices are connected, inputting and outputting data to said first devices connected thereto, a service storage unit ...

08/18/05 - 20050180405 - Sub-packet insertion for packet loss compensation in voice over ip networks
A method of compensating within a receiving endpoint for lost audio packets transmitted across an IP network, comprising the steps of storing a packet buffer of samples as a plurality of sub packets within a jitter buffer, inserting at least one interpolated sub packet between successive sub packets in the ...

08/18/05 - 20050180404 - Method for collect call service based on voip technology and system thereof
One embodiment of the present invention provides a collect call method and system thereof, more particularly, in order to charge the called party with a uniform toll for collect call, which is determined by only the type and location of called party terminal. In one embodiment, the collect call method, ...

08/18/05 - 20050180403 - Automation of ip phone provisioning with self-service voice application
Approaches for provisioning phones in packet voice networks are disclosed. One approach comprises determining that an Internet Protocol (IP) phone has registered in a network; receiving a unique identifier of the IP phone; determining, based on information provided by a user of the IP phone, a user identifier; generating a ...

08/18/05 - 20050180402 - Method for improving the quality of a voice transmission via an air interface
According to the invention, to improve the quality of a voice transmission via an air interface (LS) provided for voice data and general data transmission (DAT), it is first verified whether the data (DA, DB, DAT) to be transmitted via the air interface (LS) is voice data (DA, DB). If ...

08/18/05 - 20050180401 - Method and systems for accessing data from a network via telephone, using printed publication
A method and systems to access information related to items printed on publications, or any kind of hard-copy document, from a network, by means of voice commands generated by a user through a telephone, pronouncing the name of these items, are disclosed. To access additional information, the user dials on ...

08/18/05 - 20050180400 - Automated gateway routing, incoming and outgoing
A method and system for establishing a videoconference between a first network endpoint and a second network endpoint. The method and system including, inputting a plurality of numbers into the first network endpoint, wherein, the first network endpoint is an IP based network endpoint, the plurality of numbers are in ...

08/18/05 - 20050180399 - Broadcast method in wireless network and communication apparatus using the same
A broadcast method in a wireless network and a communication apparatus using the same. The broadcast method determines whether the broadcast packet is first received upon receiving a broadcast packet. If a determination reveals that the packet is first received, the broadcast packet is stored and rebroadcast to neighbor nodes. ...

08/18/05 - 20050180398 - Embedded business apparatus including web server function
In embedded business apparatus, a Web server function receives a network protocol request including an IP address by a network protocol daemon and a port number, processes the request, and responds to the request by sending a network protocol response, and the request includes an obtain request of port information ...

08/18/05 - 20050180397 - Call processing system and method in a voice and data integrated switching system
A voice and data switching system that integrates a router/data switching module into a voice PBX to realize a voice and data integrated switch thereby providing an IP-based voice and data service platform which can be easily installed and unified in operation and maintenance. Further, the voice and data switching ...

08/18/05 - 20050180396 - Managing routing path of voice over internet protocol (voip) system
A VoIP routing method and system and a program storage device, readable by a machine, tangibly embodying a program of instructions executable by the machine to perform the VoIP routing method includes: receiving information as to whether a failure has occurred in VoIP gateways of VoIP system; and establishing a ...

08/18/05 - 20050180395 - Universal communications identifier
An approach is provided for supporting a plurality of communication modes through universal identification. A core identifier is generated for uniquely identifying a user among a plurality of users within the communication system. One or more specific identifiers are derived based upon the core identifier, wherein the specific identifiers serve ...

08/18/05 - 20050180394 - Method for changing between a packet-oriented ptt session and a circuit-oriented telephone connection between at least two radio communication appliances, associated radio communication appliance, network component and radio communication system
Provided are a method for changing between a packet-oriented PTT session and a circuit-oriented telephone connection between at least two radio communication appliances, an associated radio communication appliance, a network component and a radio communication system. To change between a packet-oriented PTT session and a circuit-oriented telephone connection as selectable ...

08/18/05 - 20050180393 - Providing advanced call features to an analog telephone using a media gateway
An intelligent media gateway provides packet-switched telephony and advanced telephone call features to an analog telephone handset. The intelligent media gateway is connected between the analog telephone handset and a network, such as the Internet or other type of IP network. Telephone calls are transmitted and received by the intelligent ...

08/18/05 - 20050180392 - Device for automatically extending text messages, and methods therefor
A communications device operable to electronically process data for representing characters of a text message is described. At least some or all of the characters are encodable as data using a plurality of character codes which require respective computer memory units of mutually different sizes to respectively store sufficient data ...

08/11/05 - 20050174997 - Voice communication concerning a local entity
A local entity without its own means of voice communication is provided with the semblance of having a voice interaction capability. This is done by providing a beacon device at or near the entity, the beacon device transmitting, over a short-range communication link, contact data identifying a voice service associated ...

08/11/05 - 20050174996 - Communication method and communication apparatus
To allow bi-directional communication by using a bridge type feed and to reduce a load on equipment such as a receiver connected to a UDL network, a communication apparatus for carrying out communication on the Internet using an uni-directional communication line comprises an interface (5b) for receiving IP datagram to ...

08/11/05 - 20050174995 - Means and a method relating to optimization of network operation and planning
The present invention relates to a means and a method for operator support in a network comprising a number od domains and pieces of equipment and wherein agreements (SLAs) are established between the network operator and customers. It comprises means for selecting the relevant domains, means for selecting one of ...

08/11/05 - 20050174994 - System for automatically upgrading firmware of internet video phones and method of managing the same
Disclosed herein is a system for automatically upgrading the firmware of Internet video phones and a method of managing the system. The system includes one or more Internet video phones, an upgrade server, and a Trivial File Transfer Protocol or Hypertext Transfer Protocol (TFTP/HTTP) server. Each of the Internet video ...

08/11/05 - 20050174993 - Use of rtp to negotiate codec encoding technique
A method for providing an optimized audio quality communication session between a near end and at least a far end telecommunications terminals requires that at least the codec of the near end telecommunications terminal being able to apply two alternative encoding techniques belonging to the same audio compression protocol. When ...

08/11/05 - 20050174992 - Landline telephones converted to transmit and receive cell phones telecommunication
Cell Phone when brought in near proximity of a landline telephone will convert the landline telephone to unified system with the cell phone. When the cell phone in the general proximity of the programmable and control-switching, it will activate the programmable and control-switching device. When the cell phone ring it ...

08/11/05 - 20050174991 - Apparatus and method for interfacing packet-based phone services with emergency call centers
A gateway is provided for interfacing packet-based phone services with controllers of emergency call centers. For each type of electronic medium to be interfaced, the gateway comprises a specific I/O interface and a specific module such as a protocol stack. The gateway also comprises an auxiliary information gateway application that ...

08/11/05 - 20050174990 - Lan telephone system
A distributed private branch telephone exchange (PBX) including a local area network carrying telephony traffic, an interface to the PSTN and a station interface connecting to a telephone device transmitting telephony over the local area network. The distributed PBX may contain a number of multi-port modules connected over a local ...

08/04/05 - 20050169255 - Methods and apparatus for broadcasting data
A broadband data broadcast system that allows rich multimedia content to be delivered to a plurality of subscribers is disclosed. The broadband data broadcast system operates by multiplexing a plurality of rich multimedia digital information streams together at a centralized data broadcast center. The data broadcast center then broadcasts the ...

08/04/05 - 20050169254 - Data relay apparatus, data relay method, data relay program, service selection apparatus, service selection method and service selection program
A data relay apparatus 1 effectively prevents degradation of data quality by selecting a server and a route according to the load information and is arranged between a plurality of servers and a client in order to relay a connection request from the client to one of the servers. The ...

08/04/05 - 20050169253 - Wlan communication service platform
A service platform for providing mobility and for actively managing intelligent mobile services is described. At least some embodiments of the invention comprise a platform that actively manages different services (e.g., as classified by priority and delivered and billed accordingly). In particular, embodiments of the present invention contemplate delivering services ...

08/04/05 - 20050169252 - Game controller including an integrated communicator
A game controller including a housing, a first processor mounted in the housing and an audio input connected to the housing and in communication with said first processor. The audio input being adapted to receive an audio communication, convert the audio communication to at least one control signal and communicate ...

08/04/05 - 20050169251 - Communication system, method for registering a communication relationship and gateway computer
A communication system is proposed which, as its communication elements (KE) has a gatekeeper (GK), a gateway (GW) coupled to the gatekeeper (GK) and at least one communication unit (KEH) coupled to the gateway (GW), with the communication system being set up so that, to register a communication relationship of ...

08/04/05 - 20050169250 - Providing call backup of voice over internet protocol (voip) terminal
In providing call backup of a VoIP terminal, where the VoIP terminal connected to a VoIP network is automatically provided with a PSTN backup function, the on the hook state is deferred for a predetermined time period even when the on the hook state is required to be performed while ...

08/04/05 - 20050169249 - Methods and apparatus for network initiated data services
Techniques are provided for conserving network resources in a network that initiates data services by communicating push data to a dormant terminal. Selected network resources associated with the dormant terminal are released, and maintained information for reaching the dormant terminal is updated when the point of network attachment of the ...

08/04/05 - 20050169248 - Method and apparatus for providing in-band location information in an emergency response network
Location information associated with an access device on a data network may be generated by the network and transmitted in-band on an emergency call to a PSAP to allow the PSAP operator to obtain the location of the caller for emergency services. The location information may be audible or may ...

08/04/05 - 20050169247 - Lan-to-lan voip system and related user interface
A LAN-to-LAN VoIP system and related user interface. The VoIP system comprises a first LAN and a second LAN. The first LAN comprises a first local telephone system, a first communication module, a first IP-based extension, and a first host. The second LAN comprises a second local telephone system, a ...

08/04/05 - 20050169246 - Method of handling phone communications and related equipments on lans supporting voice and data transmission in an intergrated way
On a LAN which supports the transmission of data, including multimedial, and digitalized telephone communications, in an integrated way, a method of handling telephone communications and related equipments provides for the exclusive installation in the central processing unit, or network server, specific software dedicated to controling, monitoring and handling of ...

08/04/05 - 20050169245 - Arrangement and a method for handling an audio signal
The present invention relates to a sound device (SD1), connected to a computer (P1), for handling of asynchronously transferred digital audio packets (5) on a network (LAN1). The computer has an interface (3) connected to a telephony application (1), a driver (D3) and a bus (4). The sound device (SD1) ...

08/04/05 - 20050169244 - Control of packet network-based service servers using in particular dtmf signals
The invention relates to a method for controlling a network service and to transmission points, service servers, media servers and computer program products for carrying out said method. During the course of the convergence of line-oriented telephone networks and packet-oriented data networks to uniform networks, the aim of the invention ...

07/28/05 - 20050163110 - System and method for processing call signaling
A processing system processes a first signaling message from a packet system and identifies a Time Division Multiplex (TDM) communication path to a TDM system. The processing system transfers a control message indicating the TDM communication path. The processing system selects a signaling format for the TDM system and generates ...

07/28/05 - 20050163109 - Communication arrangement for automatically accepting and switching an incoming communication connection
The invention relates to a communication arrangement for automatically switching an incoming communication connection (b). To this end, a switching center (VE2) for forwarding the communication connection (b) to a switching destination (AG1) is provided. A first processing unit (IV2) is used for interactively requesting, storing and evaluating basic information ...

07/28/05 - 20050163108 - Comprehensive communication services system
An approach is provided for offering communication services supported by a data network and a telephony network. A primary identifier is assigned to a user for access to the communication services, wherein the primary identifier is used by a party seeking to communicate with the user via one of the ...

07/28/05 - 20050163107 - Packet processing pipeline
In general, in one aspect, the disclosure describes a method that includes registering a procedure associated with an event, in response to an instruction included in source code for an upstream component, at a downstream component in a packet processing pipeline. The method also includes processing a received packet at ...

07/28/05 - 20050163106 - Enhancement of dual transfer mode when circuit switched resources are released
A method and mobile terminal are disclosed for use in a wireless communication system in order for the mobile terminal to be able to transition from a dual mode, in which a packet switched connection and circuit switched connection are used together, to a single mode in which packets are ...

07/28/05 - 20050163105 - Using phone service to initiate requests for web information
A method of retrieving information via a network by initiating a phone call by entering a dialing sequence on a telephone to make a telephone connection. If it is determined that the phone call is a request for web-based information, the requested web-based information is determined as well as a ...

07/28/05 - 20050163104 - Method, system and service for achieving synchronous communication responsive to dynamic status
A method for routing a communication connection request includes the steps of obtaining context information from a communication connection requestor in response to a communication connection request. The steps further include using the context information to determine a communication connection action, and connecting the communication connection requestor based upon the ...

07/28/05 - 20050163103 - Connection admission control in packet-oriented, multi-service networks
The present invention is generally based on the recognition that the true admissible regions for a multi-service traffic mix can be well approximated by a construction of a non-linear admissible region and one or more linear admissible regions. This makes it possible to accurately control admission of a new connection ...

07/21/05 - 20050157707 - Scalable, reliable session initiation protocol (sip) signaling routing node
A scalable, reliable session initiation protocol (SIP) signaling router includes cluster nodes for performing SIP services. A location server replicates its database of SIP location information to each of the cluster nodes. Because each cluster node maintains its own local copy of the SIP location database, the time for routing ...

07/21/05 - 20050157706 - System and method for evaluating and enhancing source anonymity for encrypted web traffic
A system and method is provided for evaluating the effectiveness of data encryption for hiding the identity of the source of Web traffic. A signature is constructed from encrypted Web traffic for a Web page sent by a target Web site, and the signature is compared with archived traffic signatures ...

07/21/05 - 20050157705 - Determination of speech latency across a telecommunication network element
Determination of speech latency across a communication network element having an input interface and an output interface includes allocating a timestamp to the data packets of a sample of data packets representing a speech signal at the two interfaces, recording the timestamps together with the corresponding data packets, decoding the ...

07/21/05 - 20050157704 - Voice service system and method of accessing the same
A VoIP-UMS accessed via a private branch exchange or an IP-phone using a Session Initiation Protocol (SIP). More particularly, the method has access the VoIP-UMS in which an initial call setup message is sent which includes call information upon accessing the VoIP-UMS for the purpose of using functions, such as ...

07/21/05 - 20050157703 - Xdsl modem of pppoe method including dhcp spoofing server and mehtod of connecting to internet using the same
A digital subscriber line modem of a PPPoE method has a dynamic host configuration protocol (DHCP) spoofing server which can make it possible to connect to said Internet by booting the client terminal, without installing a PPPoE driver in a client terminal, and a system thereof, and a method of ...

07/21/05 - 20050157702 - Circuit control apparatus and method
A circuit control apparatus for establishing a connection to a communication partner via a public circuit network or via a computer network is disclosed. The circuit control apparatus includes: a specifying information storing part 171 for storing specifying information for specifying a called party to which the circuit control apparatus ...

07/21/05 - 20050157701 - Call hold/terminal portability in h.323/isup-bicc-sip networks
The invention relates to an interworking between two protocols in a network with a first user, corresponding to the first protocol and a second user corresponding to the second protocol, achieved whereby a third protocol serves as interface between the Media Gateway Controllers (MGC) involved. A connection between the both ...

07/14/05 - 20050152346 - Network telephony system
The present invention includes a network telephone having a microphone coupled to provide voice data to a network, a speaker coupled to facilitate listening to voice data from the network, a dialing device coupled to facilitate routing of voice data upon the network, a first port configured to facilitate communication ...

07/14/05 - 20050152345 - Telecommunications device for use between an analog telephone and a packet network
A communication device is coupled to an analog telephone and a packet network. The communication device detects an off-hook condition for the analog telephone and transfers a dial tone to the analog telephone, detects digit tones from the analog telephone that indicate a called number and responsively transfers a first ...

07/14/05 - 20050152344 - System and methods for dynamic integration of a voice application with one or more web services
A system is provided for leveraging a Web service to provide access to information for telephone users. The system includes a first network service node for hosting the Web service, an information database accessible from the service node, a voice terminal connected to the first service node, and a service ...

07/14/05 - 20050152343 - Method and system for providing cellular voice, data and messaging services over ip networks
This invention describes a method and system for providing cellular voice, data and messaging services over IP networks. The key components of the system are the Cellular Gateway (CGW), the Cellular Network Adaptor (CNA), and the Subscriber Identity Module (SIM). Whereas the CGW is operated by the cellular service provider ...

07/14/05 - 20050152342 - Method for transmitting voice, image and/or video data over an ip network using dual coding and corresponding communication system
The present invention concerns a method for transmitting voice, image and/or video data over an IP network using dual coding. Method for transmitting voice, image and/or video data over an Internet Protocol network by coding said data within data packets, characterized in that, at least for some transmission sequences, at ...

07/14/05 - 20050152341 - Transmission of voice over a network
A terminal, system and a method for transmitting voice from the terminal to at least one other terminal over a network. Voice is transmitted in first packets, and control information is transmitted in second packets. A bearer service is reserved from the network for transmission of the first and the ...

07/14/05 - 20050152340 - Network session management
A communication system providing telephony communication across combined circuit switched and packet switched networks, such as a telephone network and the Internet, which are connectable to terminals, such as telephones and computers, for selective communication therebetween. The communication system includes an authorization and account control object in the packet switched ...

07/14/05 - 20050152339 - Method, system, and computer program product for route quality checking and management
A method, system and computer program product for route checking and management is described herein. In a voice over internet protocol environment, the invention allows for the testing of routes among various gateways. In an embodiment, a method for selecting a route for a voice over IP call within a ...

07/14/05 - 20050152338 - System and method for managing voice communications between a telephone, a circuit switching network and/or a packet switching network
A system and method for managing voice communications routes a first telephone call from a remote source to a remote destination using a second telephone call. The first telephone call is made through a first network, which may be one of a circuit switching network and a packet switching network, ...

07/14/05 - 20050152337 - Apparatus for allowing handheld wireless devices to communicate voice and information over preexisting telephone lines
Communication apparatus for interfacing between wired and wireless voice/data generating/receiving apparatuses and a physical telephone line of a communication network that comprises a telephone outlet, which is mounted within a wall of a building and includes first and second connecting means. These connecting means are electrically connected to each other ...

07/14/05 - 20050152336 - Architecture and method for rapid development and implementation of voice over ip features
The present invention discloses a method, program product and system for facilitating efficient development and deployment of features in a voice over internet protocol telephony system comprising protocol specific equipment. The method and program product comprise: developing a feature for deployment in the telephony system using a developer protocol, the ...

07/07/05 - 20050147090 - Method and apparatus for providing media-independent self-help modules within a multimedia communication-center customer interface
In a multimedia call center (MMCC) operating through an operating system, a client-specific self-help wizard is provided for active clients and updated periodically with information related to client transaction history with the MMCC. A connected client is presented by the wizard with a selective media function through which the client ...

07/07/05 - 20050147089 - Hybrid fiber twisted pair local loop network service architecture
A new architecture capable of utilizing the existing twisted pair interface between customer premises equipment and an associated serving local switching office is used to provide a vast array of new services to customers. Using an intelligent services director (ISD) at the customer services equipment as an interface for the ...

07/07/05 - 20050147088 - System and method for routing calls
Routing calls includes receiving a call request at a call manager from a first endpoint. The call request includes a uniform resource identifier that associates with a second endpoint. A determination is made whether the call request associates with the call manager that received the call request. To route the ...

07/07/05 - 20050147087 - Signaling method for internet telephony
A scalable, reliable session initiation protocol (SIP) signaling router includes cluster nodes for performing SIP services. A location server replicates its database of SIP location information to each of the cluster nodes. Because each cluster node maintains its own local copy of the SIP location database, the time for routing ...

07/07/05 - 20050147086 - Signaling method for internet telephony
A method for creating, modifying, and terminating connections between Internet end systems, particularly, although not exclusively, for Internet telephony communication. The method relies on several request messages sent between a client and a server and the response messages sent back in response. Each request and response message may contain one ...

07/07/05 - 20050147085 - Communication system
A communication system capable of improving telephone communication service by effectively integrating communications with IP phones and with mobile phones. A connection controller controls a connection interface with a mobile phone and obtains the phone number of the mobile phone being connected thereto. A connect information transmitter transmits connect information ...

07/07/05 - 20050147084 - Method and systems for toll-free internet protocol communication services
This document describes Toll Free IP (TIP), a business model and its enabling methods to provide no-charge-to-user (“toll-free”) connectivity through IP-based access networks (e.g., public wireless hotspot networks based on IEEE 802.11), which may be operated by different network operators. With TIP, the use of networks to communicate with a ...

06/30/05 - 20050141491 - Method and apparatus for accessing communication data relevant to a target entity identified by a number string
Service resource items (49) for use in call setup in a telephone system are held on servers (58) that are connected to a computer network which is logically distinct from the telephone system infrastructure; this computer network may, for example, make use of the Internet. Each service item (49) is ...

06/30/05 - 20050141490 - Method and apparatus for providing expanded telecommunications service
System and method for putting control of incoming telephone calls in the hands of subscribers with the aid of computer software and the Internet. In effect, a very efficient multiplexer is provided that does not require a change in the behavior of the called party or the calling party. This ...

06/30/05 - 20050141489 - Telecommunications device for use between analog telephones and a packet network
A communication device is coupled to a packet network and includes two ports coupled to two analog telephones. The communication device receives a message from the packet network indicating a called number and processes the called number to select one of the ports and to transfer a ring signal through ...

06/30/05 - 20050141488 - Method and apparatus for automatic network connection between a small business and a client
An Internet system for providing call-back services for a subscriber includes a web page having a call-back link to a subscription server; a call-back application operating on the subscription server and adapted for accepting input from a browsing person linked to the subscription server by the call-back link; and a ...

06/30/05 - 20050141487 - Universal call-log system and method for a home network telephone
A system and method are provided for maintaining a universal call-log in a Home Network telephone system. The method comprises: transceiving calls on at least one external telephone line; bridging calls to a plurality Home Network endpoints; and, logging the bridged calls. Bridging calls to a plurality Home Network endpoints ...

06/30/05 - 20050141486 - Method and apparatus for controlling unsolicited messaging
Sensor nodes (or addresses therefore), acting as real-time message decoys, are distributed across a real-time communications network to attract unsolicited real-time messages. Filtering rules are derived from the message characteristics (such as the source address) and messaging content of the traffic encountered at the sensor nodes. The filtering rules are ...

06/30/05 - 20050141485 - Communication apparatus
An internal terminal that connects to a DNS server, the server storing and managing a telephone number for communication and an external NAPTR record, the internal terminal including: a terminal communication controller that accesses the DNS server and notifies the DNS server of a telephone number for the communication; a ...

06/30/05 - 20050141484 - Interworking between domains of a communication network operated based on different switching principles
Multimedia calls addressed an increased data rate are disclosed. The multimedia calls use the multicall supplementary service in circuit switched mobile networks and a multilink operation to separate calls for each portion of the total session. The calling entity establishes several calls to the same party. The sending entity splits ...

06/30/05 - 20050141483 - Concurrent media sessions for pbx telephones
This invention integrates instant messaging, presence, and other collaborative capabilities with conventional PBX functionality through use of a PBX-Messaging Integration Client (PMIC). The invention in its several embodiments features a method and system for using the PMIC-based computer interface to perform off-hook/on-hook presence notification for a PBX phone, establish media ...

06/30/05 - 20050141482 - Control of a speech communication link in a packet-switched communication network between communication devices associated with different domains
The invention essentially relates to the configuration of a network element and to a method for processing signalling data and controlling the connection of a speech communication link between at least two communication devices of subscribers in a communication network, whereby said communication devices are associated with different domains. The ...

06/30/05 - 20050141481 - Allocation of an s-cscf to a subscriber
There is disclosed a technique in which there is allocated one of a plurality of serving call state control functions to a subscriber, the technique including: receiving load information from at least one serving call state control function; and determining a serving call state control function for the subscriber in ...

06/23/05 - 20050135346 - Transmitting apparatus
A transmitting apparatus provided in a network different from IP comprises IP telephone control means for implementing an IP telephone function by dealing with IP data including audio information; means for capsuling the IP data dealt with by the IP telephone control means into data suitable for the protocol of ...

06/23/05 - 20050135345 - Systems and methods for distributing information to a diverse plurality of devices
The present invention allows a customer to use any of a number of a plurality of devices to access data and make transactions using an institution's computers and databases from many different locations throughout the world. As an example, a banking customer may use either a telephone, a palm computer ...

06/23/05 - 20050135344 - Moving picture server and method of controlling same
E-mail to which difference moving picture data has been attached is transmitted from a mobile telephone for displaying difference moving pictures to a mail server. The latter separates the difference moving picture data from the e-mail and transmits it to a moving picture converting server. The latter converts the difference ...

06/23/05 - 20050135343 - Cluster system, cluster member, and failure recovery method and program thereof
Distribution processing control unit determines a main processing range and a sub-processing range whose charges are taken by a cluster member to which the unit belongs. Among packets multicast to a cluster system, a filter hands over packets matching with the main processing range and the sub-processing range to a ...

06/23/05 - 20050135342 - Call waiting service method and apparatus in voip terminal with pstn backup function
A call waiting service method and apparatus in a voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) terminal with a public switched telephone network (PSTN) backup function can guarantee at least two VoIP or PSTN calls to a user by providing the second telephone with a waiting tone to inform a user of ...

06/23/05 - 20050135341 - Apparatus and method for coordinately managing media content
An apparatus that is connected to and controls a media server and a media renderer that is connected to a home network, stores and manages information regarding media content included in the media server, and provides a directory service with respect to all media content under a home network environment. ...

06/23/05 - 20050135340 - System and method for performing traffic process in integrated network of voice-over internet protocol network and public switched telephone network
A system and method for performing a traffic process in an integrated network of a VoIP (Voice over Internet Protocol) network and a PSTN (Public Switched Telephone Network) are provided. The system includes: a softswitch which has a plurality of ASPs (Application Server Processes), transmits a data signal to other ...

06/23/05 - 20050135339 - System architecture for internet telephone
The invention is concerned with an Internet telephone system having a client/server architecture and providing voice communication between client stations over the Internet through gateway servers. The system includes a plurality of software modules within each of the gateway servers for performing digital signal processing (DSP), and an account manager ...

06/23/05 - 20050135338 - Method for creating and deploying system changes in a voice application system
A system for configuring and implementing changes to a voice application system has a first software component and host node for configuring one or more changes; a second software component and host node for receiving and implementing the configured change or changes; and a data network connecting the host nodes. ...

06/23/05 - 20050135337 - Network system using common channel signalling
A node is a signalling end point that handles a control signal of the common channel signalling system. Four IP-STPs are signalling transfer points that transfers the control signals. A node and four IP-STPs belong to a logical network A identified by a network identifier NI=0, and four IP-STPs belong ...

06/23/05 - 20050135336 - Internet access system, method of data transmission in the internet access system and information terminal using the internet access system
The present invention is aimed to provide an Internet access system, a data transmission method in the Internet access system and an information terminal using the Internet access system. In the Internet access system, the data transmission method in the Internet access system and the information terminal using the Internet ...

06/23/05 - 20050135335 - Directing contacts between an end user and a contact center agent
Many types of contact center are arranged such that communications between contact center agents and customers or other end users are contingent upon, or dependent upon, successful operation of the contact center itself. However, if the contact center is not working for any reason, contacts cannot be directed between agents ...

06/23/05 - 20050135334 - Wireless network and method for providing enhanced packet data services between mobile stations
A method of terminating a packet data call at a target mobile station (MS) operating in the wireless network. The method comprises the steps of: i) receiving in a PDSN of the wireless network first packet data directed to the target MS; ii) identifying in the first packet data a ...

06/23/05 - 20050135333 - System and method for instant voip messaging
There is provided an instant voice messaging system (and method) for delivering instant messages over a packet-switched network, the system comprising: a client connected to the network, the client selecting one or more recipients, generating an instant voice message therefor, and transmitting the selected recipients and the instant voice message ...

06/23/05 - 20050135332 - Automatic internet communication device
An automatic internet communication device, characterized in a configuration having a mouthpiece, which facilitates connection to input/output ports of intermediary terminals of a computer including a keyboard, a mouse, a USB port or a microphone. Upon an on-line communication system or software administrative staff linking-up, a small window appears on ...

06/16/05 - 20050129004 - Communication system for dedicated and switched communications
The communication system comprising a dedicated processing system, a call processing system, and an interworking system. The dedicated processing system is configured to generate and transfer a first call setup message. The call processing system is configured to receive and process the first call setup message to select a first ...

06/16/05 - 20050129003 - Call control method for ip based telephone services
The invention concerns a call control method for IP based telephone services and a call control server providing IP based telephone services within a communication network. The call control server assigns two or more IP telephone terminals to a telephone number commonly shared by these IP telephone terminals. It stores ...

06/16/05 - 20050129002 - Apparatus and method for web-phone service in dsl
Apparatus and Method for Web-Phone Service in DSL is provided. The DSL web-phone service apparatus includes: memory means for saving and managing ID number of terminal; transmitting means for, on the internet phone service access request of a terminal, retrieving ID number of access-requested terminal from the memory means, transmitting ...

06/16/05 - 20050129001 - Routing in virtual private network
A network comprising a gateway GPRS support node (GGSN) serving at least one virtual private network (VPN), whereby the gateway GPRS support node comprises at least two virtual private network (VPN) routing/forwarding instances per internet protocol (IP) interface has been shown. A router with directional specific properties has moreover been ...

06/09/05 - 20050122964 - Apparatus and method for computer telephone integration in packet switched telephone networks
A computer telephony interface (CTI) applications computer interfaces to a Internet telephony system which utilizes, preferably, the session initiation protocol (SIP). In one preferred technique, an additional pass through server is added to connect end users to their associated SIP proxy server, and to connect a CTI applications computer to ...

06/09/05 - 20050122963 - Ip-based voice/video communication system and call pickup/forwarding method
An IP based voice/video communication system and call pickup/forwarding method and a program storage device, readable by a machine, tangibly embodying a program of instructions executable by the machine to perform the call pickup/forwarding method enables a subscriber can have voice/video communication irrespective of time or place by forwarding voice/video ...

06/09/05 - 20050122962 - Methods and systems for automatic time-based routing rule administration
Methods and systems for automatic time-based routing rule administration are disclosed. According to one method, routing data for routing messages between a source address and a destination address is stored in a network routing table. A time period is associated with the routing data based on agreements between service providers. ...

06/09/05 - 20050122961 - Telecommunications system for minimizing the effect of white noise data packets for the generation of required white noise on transmission channel utilization
Minimizing the effects of the requisite AGWN packets on transmission channel utilization without diminishing any of the aesthetic quality of the AGWN white noise on the voice or audio communication. A system for minimizing the effect of required generated background noise on said transmission channel utilization comprising the combination of ...

06/09/05 - 20050122960 - Method of frame aggregation
A method of the communication includes communicating at least one physical layer frame. The physical layer frame is formed by dynamically varying an aggregate packet size in response to a condition of a channel used for communicating voice and/or data. Here, the step of dynamically varying aggregate packet size may ...

06/09/05 - 20050122959 - Enhanced telecommunication system
An enhanced telephone system provides a communication channel between a telephone associated with a customer and a party using another telephone. The system includes a mediator server. The mediator server monitors conversations and when a predetermined event is detected, for example, when the customer terminates a conversation, a message is ...

06/09/05 - 20050122958 - System and method for managing a voip network
The invention provides a system and method for improved management of VoIP networks. In one respect, embodiments of the invention provide a dual channel interface between a control unit and an IP-PBX. In another respect, embodiments of the invention enable the integration of IP-PBX platforms from multiple vendors by utilizing ...

06/02/05 - 20050117570 - Wireless communication techniques
A novel system is presented for providing computer telephony services to remote, mobile users. In one form, a server communicates wirelessly with a remote, mobile, personal communication subsystem that includes a wireless voice communication device and a wireless data communication device, through a voice channel and a data channel, respectively. ...

06/02/05 - 20050117569 - Real-time communications system of high communications quality and media terminal apparatus
A VoIP system has plural CPE units connected to an IP network as parties to be connected with each other. Each CPE unit is composed of a VoIP-IF circuit and an audio codec circuit. The VoIP-IF circuit executes at least one of the coding process to the first audio frequency ...

06/02/05 - 20050117568 - Speech communication system and communication apparatus for speech communication system, and telephone exchange apparatus
A telephone exchange apparatus includes a first interface to connect a circuit line being connected at least one of terminal and transmitting a corresponding speech signal, a plurality of second interfaces to connect a communication network including a plurality of speech channels allowing a transmission of a plurality of speech ...

06/02/05 - 20050117567 - Network telephone system, main apparatus and telephone terminal of the same system
A network telephone system includes a plurality of telephone terminals located in specific countries and districts respectively, a network which connects the telephone terminals and transmits a plurality of voice packets, and a main apparatus connected to the network, and makes an exchange between the telephone terminals, the telephone terminals ...

06/02/05 - 20050117566 - Using a handheld communication device with a hot spot network
The present invention provides a mobile unit (e.g., phone) for wireless communication that includes an antenna for detecting wireless fidelity (Wi-Fi) signals from a local area network and logic for switching the unit's operation from conventional cellular transmissions to Wi-Fi transmissions (i.e. 802.11) upon detection of Wi-Fi signals. The handheld ...

06/02/05 - 20050117565 - Method and apparatus to combine heterogeneous hardware interfaces for next generation packet voice module devices
A Packet Voice Data Module (PVDM)/Host Platform Interface that supports multiple vendor's DSPs without sacrificing performance. The interface also provides a hardware chip select for selecting non-DSP functionality to expand the use of the interface. Testing and module identification functions are also enabled by the interface. ...

06/02/05 - 20050117564 - System for sending text messages converted into speech through an internet connection to a telephone and method for running it
This invention consists of a system permitting to send text messages by Internet and let them arrive in the form of speech directly on the addressee's phone. This system works by means of a central server, where at least one software is installed, which receives the written message, converts it ...

06/02/05 - 20050117563 - Method for linking units with standardized interfaces to devices of a network system
Commercially available platforms with performance characteristics are linked with network systems via standardized interfaces. Such a link, however, requires major interventions in the structure of said system. The inventive method reduces the necessary steps by means of a message-based concentration on the network bandwidth or a multiple thereof and a ...

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