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7574228 Multi-spot call system, sound volume adjustment device, portable terminal device, and sound volume adjustment method used therefor and program thereof  
Stored in an each speaker's sound volume coefficient table 13 are a speaker identification ID and information of a voice coefficient so as to be correlated with each other. A speaker...
7567555 Post answer call redirection via voice over IP  
A method is provided for forming a multi-media communication path between at least first, second and third communication devices coupled to a multi-media provider system during post answer call...
7512225 Computer-telephony integration  
The invention provides a modification to the operation of the intelligent network instruction set whereby on transmitting an Initiate Call Attempt message between the SCP 7 and an SSP 4 an...
7505424 Voice conference apparatus, voice conference system and method for realizing a voice conference  
A voice conference apparatus consists of at least one base conference block having three or more signal ports, each including an input for a digitalized voice signal and an output for a digitalized...
7499535 Method to automatically connect a meeting room phone to a conference call  
Connecting a meeting room telephone to a conference call, including: parsing a user's calendar entry to determine a room where a conference is scheduled, a meeting start time, and a conference call...
7496188 N-ways conference system using only participants' telephony devices without external conference server  
An n-ways conferencing system using only the participants' telephony devices and without an external conference server. A plurality of telephony devices dial in to and report their mixing...
7483400 Managing a packet switched conference call  
The invention relates to a method for managing a packet switched, centralized conference call between a plurality of terminals 13 . In order to enable an enhancement of the user comfort, it is...
7483526 Method for conference call initialization  
A method for using a centralized conference call manager is provided for initiating conference calls. Users register with the centralized conference call manager to set up a conference call at a...
7454015 Conference call recorder  
A conference call recorder that utilizes a cassette or digital recording medium. The recorder is capable of initializing a call at a pre-programmed time, connecting, entering a PIN, and recording...
7430288 Exchange and conference communication method therefor  
An exchange capable of increasing the number of participants in a conference without increasing conference circuits for conference communications. The exchange ( 2 ) switches connections either...
7412047 Conference call setup automation  
The present invention automatically establishes a connection to each participant of a teleconference. Conference call set up and connect information may be provisioned in a variety of ways,...
7366780 System and method for controlling and managing sessions between endpoints in a communications system  
In a communications system having a plurality of endpoints ( 240,242,246 ) each including a logical entity and its physical counterpart, a system for controlling and managing session between at...
7362853 Cost negotiation for communication sessions  
A method of negotiating the sharing of a cost associated with a communication service between a plurality of participants. The method comprises sending a cost sharing request from a terminal 1 ...
7343008 Identity-based conferencing systems and methods  
Described in this paper are systems and methods of providing conferencing services where a conference participant is identified by the conferencing system when calling into the system. The system...
7343154 Apparatus and method to determine dialing prefixes for call origination to a telephone number  
In a communication device operable in at least two states, a method of transitioning between a call in a first state and a second state, each state having an associated number, each number having a...
RE40135 Audio conferencing system  
According to the principles of the invention, there is provided a conferencing system that dynamically assigns calls to DSP resources. The system may attempt to process each audio conference on a...
7295661 Enhanced telecommunications alerting  
A method and apparatus for providing a calling customer with arrangements for enhanced alerting of called numbers. A customer defines an alerting list which is entered by the telephone company and...
7257090 Multi-site teleconferencing system  
A teleconferencing system ( 1 ) comprises multiple teleconferencing bridges ( 5, 6, 7 ) each having an associated database ( 8, 9, 10 ). A server ( 20 ) hosts a local engine ( 22 ) associated with...
7231208 User interface-technique for managing an active call  
A portable electronic device includes a housing, a processor supported by the housing, a memory coupled to the processor, and a communications transceiver coupled to the processor. The transceiver...
7218715 Method and system for setting up a telephone conference call in a switched telephone network through the internet  
Method and system for setting up connections between a plurality of telephone devices ( 8, 9 ) of a switched telephone network ( 1 ), for establishing a conference call, comprising connecting a web...
7167552 Quorums in meet-me conference calls  
In one embodiment, a method for joining a meet-me conference call includes but is not limited to presenting an option to specify a quorum associated with a meet-me conference call, in response to...
7154864 Method and apparatus for providing conference call announcement using SIP signalling in a communication system  
A method and corresponding equipment for setting up a conference call via a communication network that uses session initiation protocol (SIP) signalling for call setup, the method including steps...
7133512 Conference call aggregation using an interactive voice response system  
Within an interactive voice response system, a method of aggregating conference calls can include registering a caller with the interactive voice response system, accessing a calendar system used...
7050557 E-mail with voice / phone conference feature  
An e-mail communication method can include a series of steps. The steps can include inserting in an e-mail message a voice conference identifier comprising a voice conference call list identifying...
7039019 Telephone exchanging apparatus and telephone system  
A telephone exchanging apparatus 30 comprises a joined terminal table 341, a joined terminal table operating portion 352, and a reception side designating portion 355. The joined terminal...
7035655 Communication device for reducing latency in a group communication network  
A method and apparatus for reducing perceived latency in a group communication network provides for receiving a request from a user of a communication device wishing to initiate a group call,...
7020098 Predictive reservation of a communication link for a packet-based real-time media session  
A method and system for reducing latency in establishment of a real-time communication session, such as an instant chat session for instance. The method and system provides for detecting the...
7006617 Method of improving conferencing in telephony  
A conferencing method not requiring additional or dedicated hardware in a processor controlled telephone terminal, nor requiring an external conference bridge, is provided by one of the terminals...
6996221 Apparatus, method and system for providing telecommunication conferencing services in a multiple leg telecommunication session  
The system, apparatus and method of the present invention provide telecommunication conferencing services in a multiple leg telecommunication session. One of the system embodiments includes a...
6993497 Integrated, interactive telephone and computer network communications system  
A method comprising the steps of: receiving via internet a time, a date and a telephone number for a reminder telephone call (such as a wakeup call); storing in a database the time, date and...
6983163 Multipoint communication method and communication control device  
In making a transition from two-point communication to three-point communication, by making preparations for three-point communication without interrupting two-point communication, and by making a...
6978001 Method and system for controlling audio content during multiparty communication sessions  
A method and system for controlling audio content during a multiparty communication session includes prompting active participants to the multiparty communication session to identify themselves....
6940960 Selective conference call disconnect  
Participants on a conference call are managed by terminating incoming calls at a conference bridge and storing a record for each call entering the conference call, each record including...
6917673 Communication control apparatus and communication control method  
Communication control apparatus is provided for implementing a call relay service that makes it possible to construct and utilize a call relay network easily and reliably without relying upon...
6856809 SMS conference  
A method, computer system, computer program product, and user interface for enabling SMS users to engage in many-to-many conversation, or an SMS conference, utilizing SMS services. Specifically, a...
6826173 Enhanced subscriber IP alerting  
A method of alerting a user of a variable bit rate communication between a first terminal and a distant terminal over alternative networks including a circuit switched network and a packet network...
6792093 System and method for telephone call recording and recorded call retrieval  
A telephone call recording and recorded call retrieval system records telephone conversations and stores the recorded conversations for later retrieval. The system includes on one or more servers...
6757260 Ancillary information transmission while user is on hold during a telecommunications device teleconference  
There is provided a method for providing ancillary information to a user of a telecommunications device. The ancillary information is received during a time period when the user of the...
6754322 Call me conference call system  
A “Call Me” conference call system includes a multiport conference unit (MCU) interconnected with the public switched telecommunications network (PSTN), a telecommunications switching system...
6728784 Collaborative multimedia architecture for packet-switched data networks  
A collaborative multimedia system includes a plurality of notebook processes operatively interconnected over a computer network to a conference server, and, an optional podium process capable of...
6714635 Method for reservation-less instant group conferencing  
A conferencing method for providing reservation-less instant group conferencing. A subscriber dials in a conference code and a group code in his/her phone. The input signal is received in the...
6687358 Method and apparatus for joining a party to a multipoint conference using digital techniques  
An improved technique of managing a multiparty conference of a digital domain such as the Internet is disclosed. As parties are added to the conference, the original conference member adding such...
6671517 Method of automatic reply for radio transmission and radio modem  
A radio modem includes a modem: a central processing unit (CPU) connected with the modem for digital data transmission therewith; a read-only-memory (ROM) connected with the CPU; a memory connected...
6665392 Associating data connections with conference call telephone  
A method operationally associates a participant's telephone connection to a conference call system with a data connection via the Internet world wide web from the participant's computer screen to...
6628768 System and method of responding to an incoming call while conferencing  
A method and apparatus for responding to an incoming call on one of a plurality of external telephone lines when a conference call is in progress on that external telephone line includes the...
6600819 Method for implementing call acceptance groups in a communication network  
A method is provided for implementing call acceptance groups extending between network nodes in a communications network having a plurality of network nodes. An arrival of a call for a terminal...
6593956 Locating an audio source  
A system, such as a video conferencing system, is provided which includes an image pickup device, an audio pickup device, and an audio source locator. The image pickup device generates image...
6577721 Conference call  
A telephone for setting up a conference call, the telephone comprising a memory for storing data relating to a first and second user; control means for retrieving said data from the memory and...
6574329 Incoming call processing method, incoming call processing apparatus, and computer-readable recording medium having an incoming call processing program recorded thereon  
The present invention relates to an incoming call processing method for enabling immediate answering of the greatest possible number of incoming calls without generating unserviced phone calls, by...
6563914 Personal web-based teleconferencing method and system  
A method and system which utilize a graphical user interface to identify potential participants in a teleconference, specify a user-controlled dial-up/hang-up order, and monitor the status of...
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