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5878122 Long distance service bureau  
A long distance service bureau assists subscribers in selecting a long distance carrier for a long distance, or tariff, call. The long distance service bureau includes a rate table memory and a...
5870460 System for least cost routing of data transactions in a telecommunications network  
A system allocates data links between a switch and a database for data transactions in a telecommunications network. The data links between the switch and the database carry the transaction data...
5862203 Telecommunications call management system  
A call management system is disclosed for choosing the optimum telecommunications carrier for telephone calls made by a user. The system can interface with an existing PBX or with ordinary analog...
5859902 Method for processing collect calls  
When a collect call is initiated by a calling party, and the call is routed to an operator services position, an automated attendant, or other system in the telephone network. In addition to...
5802513 Method and system for distance determination and use of the distance determination  
A method and system for determining the geographical distance between a first object and a second object based on the use of a vertical-horizontal coordinate system. First identification...
5799072 Telecommunications call management system  
A call management system is disclosed that may interface with an existing PBX or may be utilized as a separate unit. In a preferred embodiment, the call management system includes a tariff data...
5799071 Telecommunications cost-minimizing system  
The present invention features an automatic telecommunications system which includes a method for selecting the most economical carrier for the placement of a dialed telephone call. The...
5793854 System for selection and monitoring telephone rates  
A system for selecting and monitoring telephone rates including a telephone hand-set with a numeric keypad and a plurality of scroll keys and an enter key situated thereon. A modem is adapted to...
5790642 Competitively bidding service centers  
A plurality of service centers, disbursed throughout a telecommunications network such as the public switched telephone system (PSTN), competitively bid for the rights to service a particular call...
5781625 System and apparatus for generating within the premises a dial tone for enhanced phone services  
A system and apparatus includes a premises phone connected to a phone network along a first communication channel. A dial tone controller generates within the premises a dial tone along a second...
5781620 Method and system for toll carrier selection  
The invention provides a method for automatically selecting a carrier network from a plurality of available networks to carry a telephone call (including MTS, video, data, etc.) for which toll...
5768360 Subscriber call routing processing system  
A method is described for routing calls outside of a carriers network based on characteristics of the call, the attributes of the caller, the status of subscriber-provided resource, and the status...
5764741 Least cost rooting system  
A least cost routing system comprises at least one telephone dialing unit, at least one least cost router and a database updating unit. The telephone dialing unit dials a telephone number to place...
5751706 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...
5748717 Method and system for assigning a communication to a preferred carrier for accounting and/or communication routing purposes  
A method and system 11 for quickly changing a subscriber's long distance or local carrier while allowing the subscriber to maintain the same directory number. A preferred carrier code is entered...
5675607 Method and apparatus for facilitating the making of card calls  
Encumbrances on making calls charged to a card can be reduced by a) storing information so that an association is created relating a card number and at least one calling telephone station, from...
5638433 Best rate telecommunication access code and data transceiver/facilitator (BRTF)  
An automated transparent programmable telecommunication access call facilitator and dialing memory device for use by connection to a consumer telephone, fax or modem system which electronically,...
5570417 System for automatically providing customer access to alternative telephony service providers  
A telecommunications network including a plurality of local exchanges or switching systems, each local switch supporting at least one customer line accessed by customer premise equipment (CPE) such...
5563939 Method and system for delivering a communication service  
A signaling provider network which receives and transmits at least a subset of all signaling information associated with a particular call or communication service, allows the received/transmitted...
5553129 Method and apparatus for treating calls based on receipt of telecommunications carrier code indications  
A carrier of telecommunications traffic provides different call treatment when the carrier receives a code indicative of that carrier as opposed to when no code has been entered. For example, by...
5553124 Computer-controlled telecommunications system  
A method and apparatus for providing the lowest available telecommunications charge to a user is described. The lowest available charge is provided by locating switches in different...
5553131 Providing the most cost-effective long-distance telephone service based on milage band rates  
The present invention is directed to a billing system which provides the most cost-effective long-distance telephone service for long-distance telephone calls made by an account by analyzing...
5550915 Apparatus for use in completing telephone calls  
A telephone station set is arranged to automatically prefix calls with the access code of a particular, preselected IXC. In one embodiment, the telephone station set is arranged to have at least...
5519769 Method and system for updating a call rating database  
A method and system for updating a database stores billing rate parameters for call rating devices associated with a calling station. The calling station calls at a predetermined date and time a...
5515425 Telecommunications system with active database  
Interexchange carriers make their rate information for long-distance service available in a database. PBXs and telephone central offices access that rate information using ISDN and/or SS7 signaling...
5481604 Telecommunication network and searching arrangement for finding the path of least cost  
The arrangement is formed by the presence in each node of the network of a cellular automaton comprising cells (0 to 8) interconnected by lines, so that the entirety of the cells and of the lines...
5473630 Telecommunications rate data base accessing  
Interexchange carriers make their rate information for long-distance service available in a database. PBXs and telephone central offices access that rate information using ISDN and/or SS7 signaling...
5452351 Electronic private branch exchange having an LCR function and a method of accessing a particular common carrier in that exchange  
A call origination is made through a common carrier of the minimum line cost among a plurality of common carriers on the basis of input dial data. When a particular common carrier number is...
5425085 Least cost routing device for separate connection into phone line  
A device interconnects within the phone line coming from a first phone and routes telephone calls along a least cost route originating from the first telephone to a second telephone via the...
5420914 System and method for real time carrier selection  
A method and system for real time selection of an inter-exchange telephone carrier for a telephone call. The system includes a processing, storage and routing equipment capable of performing the...
5400395 Telephone line selector and call accountant  
A telephone line selection and accounting system is provided. The system an electronically programmable read only memory (EPROM) database of rate information for each carrier. Upon initiation of a...
5343517 Use-code based call-treatment selection  
Use codes representative of uses of calls are defined as a part of a network numbering plan, and a route or a destination for a call is selected in full or in part on the basis of the use code...
5289536 Least cost routing method according to information transfer capability of customer premises equipment  
ISDN subscriber line interface circuits of a switching system serve customer premises equipment of different information transfer capabilities. Least cost routing data and corresponding digit...
5163042 Exchange route decision system and method  
An exchange route decision system and method which, when it is desired to realize tandem connection between outgoing and incoming communication terminals of various sorts and multiple rates...
5065393 Network controller billing system and method of operation  
There is disclosed a system and method for controlling the cross connect field of a multi-locational switched network from a single location under control of instructions from the end users. The...
5065392 Network controller scheduling system and method of operation  
There is disclosed a system and method for controlling the cross connect fields of a multi-locational switched network from a single location under control of instructions from the end users. The...
5027388 Method of selecting the most cost effective cellular service plan provided by cellular telephone resellers to multi-line customers  
A unique cellular telephone billing system (100) processes call detail records (102) of cellular telephone calls made by users of multi-line customers to produce invoices and reports containing...
5027387 Reverse direction calling system  
Apparatus and methods are provided to connect a call between two parties located at different time zones having different calling costs. The calling costs, which relate to tariffed calling rates,...
4972464 System for placement of a long distance telephone carrier point-of-presence and call routing  
A system is disclosed for determining the transport costs of long distance traffic to a long distance carrier having a point-of-presence in a local access and transport area (LATA) by the addition...
4813065 Computerized telephone accounting system  
A computerized telephone system, small and compact enough to fit within a standard size telephone instrument, automatically calculate the cost of any direct dialed long distance call within the...
4756019 Traffic routing and automatic network management system for telecommunication networks  
An adaptive, tariff dependent traffic routing system, which controls routing of traffic and performs management of network resources in multi-node telecommunication networks, where the cast for a...
4751728 Telephone call monitoring, metering and selection device  
There is provided a telephone call monitoring, metering and selection device, the purpose of which is to select the lowest-cost way to make a call from one point to another point. The user will...
4685127 System for converting a No. 5 crossbar telephone switching central office to a conforming equal access central office  
A method of providing equal access to a number of long distance carriers in local telephone company office containing No. 5 crossbar switching machines. Calls are intercepted between the line link...
4585904 Programmable computerized telephone call cost metering device  
A programmable computerized telephone cost metering device which gives a visual display of the cost (per unit of time) of a call before the user completes dialing his intended number, total cost of...
4410765 Telephone call routing and charging system  
A telephone call routing and charging system using processor circuitry can automatically select the most economical route for individual telephone calls. The system includes a signal direction...
4264956 Call cost monitor  
A telephone call cost monitor to enable the user of a telephone to monitor accurately the cost of his outgoing phone calls while those calls are in progress. The device includes a programmable...
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