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6748065 |
Distributed automatic route selection using RIP caching
A RIP-based caching mechanism for bids in a distributed automatic route selection system for a network of PBXs. The PBXs are interconnected for propagating bid requests and replies therebetween. A...
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6748064 |
Systems and methods for least cost routing of long distance or international telephone calls
A routing table enables a particular long distance carrier for a particular long distance or international destination at a particular time. Different entries in the routing table correspond to...
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6728266 |
Pricing mechanism for resource control in a communications network
In order to provide price information to customers quickly a fast reflector switch is used. This helps to ensure that price information provided to customers is as up-to-date as possible. To...
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6714638 |
Terminal adapter
A terminal adapter ( 10 ) includes a transmit/receive control section ( 17 ) for controlling telecommunication between a user terminal device ( 20 ) and another user terminal device line-connected...
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6704402 |
Method and system for a multiple line long distance discount feature
A method and system for providing a multiple line long distance discount feature is disclosed. Call detail records for calls on a per call basis both in the wireline local and long distance setting...
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6694313 |
Method for compression of a telephone number database in a telecommunications system, and a corresponding telecommunications system
A method for the compression of a telephone number database in a telecommunications system. The telephone number database contains a plurality of data records each having a specific dialing...
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6687349 |
System and method for defining a local communication space
A local communication space (e.g., a local calling area) is defined based at least on a non-geographic factor, such as subscriber preference, a frequency of communication with a given destination,...
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6639978 |
Method for determining an entity responsible for billing a called party
A method for determining an identity of an entity responsible for billing a called party of an alternatively billed telephone call is disclosed. The method comprises receiving a telephone number,...
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6609000 |
Process for generating an address directory
A method of creating an address directory from address data of subscribers in a telecommunications network, wherein the address data comprise a subscriber identification and a position...
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6608890 |
System and method for remote updating of a telephone number transformation definition
A system and a method are described for updating routing presets for a customer. The network access numbers entered in the equipment of the customer are selected by a service provider on the basis...
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6606668 |
System and method for least cost routing and managing multiple gatekeepers on a packet switched network
A method and system for managing a large network of switching end-points to route calls by time of day and day of week over a packet switched network (ATM or Voice over IP). The preferred...
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6580789 |
Automated prefix dialing system
An automated prefix dialing system is disclosed to allow a subscriber/user to automatically insert a predetermined prefix dialing code in certain outgoing telephone call situations. The system is...
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6577717 |
Broadcasting of different tariff periods in a telephone system
Broadcasting of different tariff periods in a telephone system. Subscribers of a telecommunication system are advised of service charging tariffs of services to said subscribers. In the...
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6542588 |
Method and system for global communications network management and display of market-price information
A system and method for flexibly routing communications transmissions in an efficient manner is disclosed. In a preferred embodiment, service providers submit information to a centralized server...
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6522735 |
Network selection support in a communications service bidding exchange
A network building system uses criteria from a potential buyer of network services operating in a communications service bidding exchange to identify one or more network segments meeting the...
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6487289 |
Managing priorities for routing calls in a telecommunication network
In a method of routing a call in a network with a plurality of nodes connected by trunks, each call is assigned a priority level as a function of which it can pre-empt calls in the network. The...
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6473499 |
Dynamic individual phone rates
A system for determining an individual phone rate for a user from an originating device to a destination device comprises a user calling pattern information module, a destination gateway provider...
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6449354 |
Communication system, article and method of configuring and establishing a connection therein
To avoid searching for objects that are not effectively configured and therefore to mitigate connectivity and system failure, an intermediate routing object index ( 100, 103 ) is created to each...
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6442258 |
Method and system for global telecommunications network management and display of market-price information
A system and method for flexibly routing telecommunications in an efficient manner using resources that are traded in a market are disclosed. In a preferred embodiment, service providers and...
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6418197 |
Method of playing announcements in telecommunication network exchange
A telecommunication network exchange and method of playing an announcement to a call party in a telephone exchange during connection set-up. The invention is based on the idea of totally separating...
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6381315 |
Universal exchange for making least-cost non-local telephone calls
A method and an apparatus for making least-cost non-local telephone calls. In accordance with this method, an identification code of a customer and a plurality of carrier codes associated with the...
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6373929 |
Bidding for telecommunications traffic
Because of technological and regulatory changes, telecommunication service is becoming more of a commodity, with competition between service providers for traffic. The herein disclosed invention...
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6366560 |
Route selection service control system
A route selection service control system for selecting an optimum one of routes connecting an originating-side terminal to each of terminals owned by an identical subscriber and connected to...
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6345089 |
Method for call set-up and a telecommunication system
The invention relates to a method for call set-up and a telecommunication system. The telecommunication system comprises service database means ( 10, 20, 30 and 40 ) comprising teleservice price...
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6330311 |
Low cost call routing system for telecommunications unit
The programmable device connects an initiating telecommunications device with a destination telecommunications device through one of a plurality of telecommunications carriers based upon...
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6289096 |
Call routing method using prioritized source-destination routes
In a communication network in which nodes are interconnected by links, all possible routes between a source node and a destination node are determined such that each of the routes is formed of at...
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6263057 |
Automatic telecommunications provider selection system
The invention provides methods and apparatuses for the automatic selection of a telecommunications service provider, for example, an inter-exchange or intra-exchange service provider, from a number...
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6252952 |
Personal user network (closed user network) PUN/CUN
An Internet Protocol Telephony Network and public switched telephone network, in which closed user groups may be dynamically defined and modified to take advantage of special billing within the...
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6240169 |
Communications protocol for least cost call routing system
A least cost call routing system operates in conjunction with one or more telephones disposed in a location to provide least cost telephone call routing using a selected one of a number of...
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6226365 |
Method and system for global communications network management and display of market-price information
A system and method for flexibly routing communications transmissions in an efficient manner is disclosed. In a preferred embodiment, service providers submit information to a centralized server...
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6222911 |
Programmable access carrier selection terminal
Customer premises equipment (CPE) which allows a user programmable access carrier selection. Users can program one or more alternate access carriers to use at different times and/or different days...
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6222918 |
Call distribution facility
The facility gives users of a telecommunications network access to services provided by agents. Call-directors receive the calls, groups of agents process them, and transit units serve as...
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6185194 |
System and method for initiating a telephone call utilizing internet initiation
A system and method for uniquely combining the best aspects of the Internet and the Public Switched Telephone Network for calling an entity displayed on a monitor. A user provides an input to the...
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6169791 |
System and method for least cost call routing
A least cost call routing system operates in conjunction with one or more telephones disposed in a location to provide least cost telephone call routing using a selected one of a number of...
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6154532 |
Charge minimizing callback system
A device and method minimize telephone charges by not answering the destination telephone when an incoming call is detected. Preconnection information such as dialed number identification system...
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6128291 |
System and method for establishing a call telecommunications path
This invention provides a path establishment device and method for establishing a path for a telecommunications call. In a preferred embodiment, the path establishment device of this invention...
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6078652 |
Least cost routing system
A least cost routing system is disclosed. The routing system includes at least one telephone dialing unit, at least one least cost router and a database updating unit. The telephone dialing unit...
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6052449 |
System for controlling the provisioning of long distance service from different network carriers
Allowing a separate system owned by a service provider to access telephone terminals of consumers to determine the calling patterns of each consumer, utilize service plan information of different...
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6026151 |
Network based determination of cost effective access
A system and method to access an information or electronic service uses a single access telephone number. The telephone number is used to access a particular service provider no matter where the...
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6023501 |
Least cost routing with repeated searches for lower cost route
In a communications network, a database is searched for a least cost route in response to a call request from a subscriber, and a connection is established along the least cost route between the...
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6023500 |
Method and system for detecting a change in at least one telecommunications rate plan
A call schedule is received that includes a plurality of sample calls to be made by an automated calling station. The plurality of sample calls are automatically placed on the network using the...
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6005925 |
Bidding for telecommunications traffic over route segments
Telecommunications switches route calls in accordance with economic incentives (e.g., least cost routing) resulting from a bidding process between participating telecommunications carriers...
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5995602 |
Bidding for telecommunications traffic and billing for service
Telecommunication switches (e.g., PBX's or local exchange carrier's Centrex-enabled switches) route calls in accordance with economic incentives (e.g., least cost routing) resulting from a bidding...
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5937054 |
Apparatus for and method of providing consumers with local access carrier
In accordance with the present invention, a selected local carrier may be operated by receiving a first signal and initializing provision of a second signal to a residential communications device...
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5930343 |
Toll call rate provider
Using designated special telephone numbers each associated with a particular language to provide rate information by a telecommunication switching system that responds to those special telephone...
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5917897 |
System and method for controlling a telecommunication network in accordance with economic incentives
Telecommunication switches (e.g., PBX's or local exchange carrier's Centrex-enabled switches) route calls in accordance with economic incentives (e.g., least cost routing) resulting from a bidding...
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5915214 |
Mobile communication service provider selection system
A system and method for enabling a user of wireless communication services such as mobile cellular telephone services to easily switch among various available service providers based on real time...
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5898768 |
Method and apparatus for processing a sequence of calls
A method and apparatus for processing a sequence of calls directed to different destination sites from a single calling site via a provider having a connection-based tariff structure that employs...
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5881139 |
Apparatus and method for optimizing the use of long distance telephone services
An apparatus for placing a toll telephone call using a lowest cost long distance carrier includes a telephone input for operatively connecting to a telephone or other dialing equipment at a user's...
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5878121 |
Method and system for selecting and transmitting optimum route
A line whose toll is the lowest is calculated directly out of lines existing in each position within a private network on the basis of a telephone call toll data of each station so that trunks of...
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