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5878338 System and method of restricting incoming calls by comparing the forwarded-from directory number to a directory number stored within the network  
The present invention provides a method and apparatus for selectively restricting only forwarded calls. Upon realizing that an incoming call was incorrectly forwarded, the terminal receiving the...
5870462 Method and system for controlling the operation of a telephone exchange from a subscriber connection  
A method and a system for controlling the operation of a telephone exchange from a subscriber connection. A direct communication connection is established between a subscriber connection and a...
5844978 Multi-user telephone line  
The present invention provides for a method of restricting access to authorized users of telephone service from a telephone at a particular location which telephone is accessible by more than one...
5832068 Data processing system with real time priority updating of data records and dynamic record exclusion  
A data record processing system including a dynamic data record excluder generates a unique record identification in response to a received data record. Alternatively, the received data record may...
5825863 Prepaid limited usage calling card  
The present invention provides a system that embodies an apparatus and method for enabling prepayment of telephone call charges in connection with a calling-card, the authorized called telephone...
5822413 Fraud control system for processing calls with an automatic number identification failure  
A system for preventing fraudulent calling activity in a telecommunications network when an Automatic Number Identification failure (ANIF) occurs at a switch attempting to process a call within the...
5818920 Apparatus for controlling communication connections based on local time  
A method and system for preventing calls in a telecommunications network from being connected during specified periods of time, such as when calls to the desired communication terminal have been...
5815808 Location based screening in a mobile telecommunications system  
A screening list for a specific location within a mobile telecommunications system is assigned to a mobile subscriber. If the mobile subscriber is served by a Mobile Switching Center of that...
5812655 Flexible service access code (SAC)  
A flexible service access code (FLEX SAC) permits originating callers to dial up to a fifteen-digit extension in place of a traditional service access code (SAC), such as for example a "700",...
5812650 Method and apparatus for intercepting potentially fraudulent  
Potentially fraudulent telephone calls are intercepted from public telephones. As the digits which correspond to a telephone number are entered into a telecommunications device, each number at a...
5805686 Telephone fraud detection system  
A fraud detection system is disclosed for telephone PBX calls. The system includes a fraud data server for buffering the call detail records relating to inbound 800 number calls and outbound...
5802162 Method for selectively changing the call handling capacity of a telecommunications switch  
A method for changing the call handling capacity of a telecommunications switch requires authorization from an external source, such as a telecommunications equipment manufacturing company (TEMC)....
5802157 Method and apparatus for controlling outgoing calls on a telephone line  
A service for screening outgoing telephone calls. The service allows a subscriber to determine the times of day and/or days of the week when she wants her outgoing calls on her telephone line to be...
5796811 Three way call detection  
A system and method for analyzing audio signals sampled from a telephone line during moving sample windows in order to detect indicia of three way calling attempts. The system and method sample...
5778057 Service control point congestion control method  
A method of managing the overloading of calls directed to a single telephone number. The method enables Service Control Point to service calls a small percentage of the time during measurement...
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...
5764744 Intelligent network call terminating method in intelligent network, and service exchange system and destination exchange system each used in intelligent network  
The present invention relates to a technology regarding an intelligent network. When an originating subscriber accesses an information offer service by inputting service access information, a...
5764748 Advanced call waiting processing  
An enhanced call waiting (ECW) feature is provided by a switch serving a called subscriber who, while still on a first telephone call, receives a subsequent telephone call. According to ECW, the...
5757899 Call screening using subscriber specified timers and schedules  
A call screening service and system are disclosed for a telephone switching network. The call screening service provides a service subscriber with a number of call screening features that are...
5754632 Management of communications networks  
A fraud detection system is used with a communications network, the network including a billing system having a database of customer account information and of account-associated call logging...
5737701 Automatic authentication system  
A communications system is designed to exempt communications services users, such as wireless communications subscribers and calling card callers, from entering an authentication code for calls...
5732133 System and method for selecting and generating telephone access numbers for limiting access to a telephone service  
A system and method for selecting and generating telephone access numbers for limiting access to a telephone service. The system includes an auto-dialer having a system clock, a memory device, a...
5729599 Method and system of forwarding calls in a remote access call forwarding service of a telephone system  
A remote access call forwarding method and system adapted for an Advanced Intelligent Network to forward a call incoming to a subscriber's telephone number in response to a routing destination...
5724404 Integrated international telephone circuit monitoring system  
An integrated international telephone circuit monitoring system to restrict and substantially prevent abusive types of international telephone call reorigination, the system including a circuit...
5717746 Designated channel terminating method and apparatus  
In a designated channel terminating method and apparatus, a B channel to which a call is to be terminated is determined by referring to a registration table in terminating processing of the call....
5706338 Real-time communications fraud monitoring system  
Increased network security is provided by monitoring in real time one or more characteristics or attributes of telephone calls that are placed through the network and notifying the network customer...
5703942 Portable telephone user profiles using central computer  
A method of invoking a telephone user profile comprised of storing in a database a user telephone service profile containing a directory number of a user, in association with a telephone set line,...
5694461 Method for controlling long distance calling using a multi-frequency receiver  
A method for controlling long distance calling in an analog key telephone system having a multi-frequency receiver includes the steps of: connecting the multi-frequency receiver to a telephone...
5692038 Method for identifying the source of a telephonic communication  
A method for identifying the source of a communication, including the steps of: receiving the communication on a calling line; identifying the calling line number associated with the calling line;...
5680446 Advanced intelligent network screening  
An network screening application is provided for use in an Advanced Intelligent Network (AIN). The network screening application may provide two screening features for a private telecommunications...
5675631 Methods for providing enhanced addressing capability in voice messaging system networks  
Methods are set forth which enable users of a voice messaging system network which supports the Audio Messaging Interchange Specification (AMIS) Analog Protocol to define numbering plans which...
5666405 True family telecommunication service  
Entities who normally are financially responsible for calls made by them have their calls paid for by a sponsor when they are selected by the sponsor to be included in a "family ring" and they make...
5651053 Telephone call screening  
A Call Screening service assists a subscriber to the service to screen incoming calls. In response to an incoming call, the subscriber is given a special ring. When the subscriber answers the call,...
5619555 Graphical computer interface for an audio conferencing system  
A audio conferencing system is provided whereby an audio conference participant interfaces with the system through a graphical user interface (GUI) computer program running on a remote computer or...
5615253 Method for processing forwarded telephone calls  
Increased network security is provided in accordance with the invention by using information obtained from the signaling network to determine whether a call has been forwarded, and then using this...
5604792 Call screening method  
An anonymous interactive telephone system for connecting a caller to a subscriber without divulging the identity or telephone number of either unless voluntarily revealed. The subscriber publishes...
5602906 Toll fraud detection system  
In a telecommunications network, a toll fraud detection system analyzes call placement information concerning toll calls placed using billing numbers for unauthorized use of billing numbers. In the...
5596627 Call screening method using selective call acceptance  
An anonymous interactive telephone system for connecting a caller to a subscriber without divulging the identity or telephone number of either unless voluntarily revealed. The subscriber publishes...
5581602 Non-offensive termination of a call detection of an answering machine  
A method and an apparatus are disclosed which provide for non-offensive termination of an outbound call which has been answered when an agent is not available to handle said outbound call. An...
5568543 Stored program controlled digital public exchange  
A stored-program-controlled local telephone exchange in which internal connections and conference connections are treated as though they were both a combination of an external connection, namely an...
5566229 Voice directed communications system employing shared subscriber identifiers  
The use of subscriber identifiers in a voice directed telecommunications system employing automatic speaker recognition is enhanced such that a group of subscribers may share the same identifier.
5563933 Method and apparatus for facilitating the completing of telephone regional toll-free calls from outside the region  
Calls to geographically limited toll-free telephone numbers, when originated from outside the predefined geographic region, are completed, but not at the called party's expense, by a) indicating to...
5550904 Method for identifying the originating network at the terminating network for transnetwork calls  
Relates to arrangements for utilizing an originating caller's customer network identifier (ONI) to provide special treatment of a call, especially one that terminates outside the caller's network....
5544231 Conversation recording/playback method in a key phone system  
A method of recording and playing back a telephone conversation in a key phone system. To initiate recording during a telephone conversation, a subscriber enters a start recording code by...
5528677 System for providing communications services in a telecommunications network  
A configuration for a telecommunications network is disclosed in which service requests from subscribers are received into the network in a service manager which distributes the requests to...
5509064 Call routing and handling system for conveying confidential medical test result information to anonymous callers  
A method and apparatus for routing and handling a plurality of in-coming telephone calls initiated by a plurality of anonymous callers, each of the anonymous callers having previously provided a...
5490205 Telephone set for handling a call  
A telephone set provided with a telephone ringer for producing a ringing sound, a telephone number storing device for storing a telephone number of a specific party in response to a registration...
5483588 Voice processing interface for a teleconference system  
A teleconferencing system having screened introductions, named introductions, roll call, talker identification, and subconferencing, scheduling, and recording options. A caller attempting to join a...
5479494 Virtual calling card system  
A calling card subscriber is allowed to choose at least some of the digits of his or her calling card number to form a virtual card number. Associated with the virtual card number is a standardized...
5473671 Selective screening of incoming calls for cellular telephone systems  
In connection with cellular telephones, the divergent call treatment technique of the present invention is used to particular advantage. A list of accepted callers is maintained by a service...
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