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5870463 Answering telephone using three-party call service  
A method and apparatus for directly connecting an incoming telephone call to a user's telephone located at an external location when the user is not present with an automatic answering telephone...
5867784 Call forwarding in a mobile communication system  
A digital cellular communication system supports call forwarding with better speech quality by avoiding unnecessary speech decoding when a call is forwarded from one network or exchange to another....
5867570 Directory number portability in telephone networks  
Portability of directory numbers in telephone networks, particularly so-called intelligent networks, may be provided without modification of the call processing software at originating network node...
5867569 Enhanced efficient telephone number portability  
Method and system are provided for efficient telephone number portability within a geographically dispersed telephony and the like switching system, wherein ported telephone numbers, when dialled...
5867568 Coverage of redirected calls  
Calls redirected off-net, which includes call forwarding and call coverage, is provided at the switch to which the call is initially directed (the principal party's switch), by monitoring the...
5864298 Pager (ringer) amplification by co-operative emission relay (pacer/racer)  
A pager/ringer system for permitting co-operative emission relay between a plurality of user terminals of a satellite personal communication network (S-PCN) service. Each user terminal includes a...
5862207 Method and system for providing virtual telephone terminals  
A system for permitting a user having a personal directory number (PDN) to use a virtual terminal identified by the PND from any of said telephone terminals that the PDN is linked with. If a...
5848140 Multi-network feature application  
A method and system are disclosed which allow a telecommunications network carrier to apply services and/or features to calls carried by another independent telecommunications network carrier. The...
5848131 Automatic information and routing system for telephonic services  
A system and method for automatically and seamlessly routing telephone calls across a telephone network. The system includes a telephone switch having a computer, a master file and client file...
5841852 Method and system for telecommunications language support  
Provided is a method and system for telecommunications language support. A telephone user is enabled to specify a language preference for telephone calls through an account language preference...
5841837 Method and apparatus for processing telephone calls  
The present invention provides method and apparatus processing incoming telephone calls directed to a user. Signals representative of telephone network addresses are stored in a memory. An incoming...
5839065 Validation of a forward-to-number by a mobile station  
A call forwarding activation request is transmitted from a mobile station to the serving mobile switching center (MSC) over a data channel incapable of carrying voice data. However, mobile...
5838779 Adjunct controller for a telephone system  
A telephone system for providing enhanced telephone services. The system includes a telephone switch servicing a plurality of telephone subscribers via communication facilities of the switch, which...
5838772 Voice services equipment  
A voice services equipment includes a voice services module with a plurality of audio ports and a switching device responsive to an interactive control signal from a call control processor of the...
5832061 System and method incorporating a mover's mailbox in an intelligent network  
An intelligent network architecture is employed to handle calls placed to a network subscriber who has changed telephone numbers from an old telephone number to a new telephone number. In a...
5825867 Enhanced call waiting  
A method of and apparatus for providing telecommunication services to a user. When the user is engaged in a first telephone call via a telephone switch with a first party and a second party...
5825865 Temporary message routing and destination selection  
A profile is maintained, either in a central profile data base (106) or in a more distributed manner that includes local profile data bases (706). These profile data bases include preference...
5825864 Personal automatic registration system with call forwarding  
The Personal Automatic Registration System (PARS) is a system of electronic circuits which have been designed to recognize a signal the presence or absence of a designated object or person within a...
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...
5818919 Inter-network call forwarding with subscriber identity  
An automated intelligent network system and method for providing automatic forwarding of calls to enhanced telecommunications service platforms across network boundaries while preserving subscriber...
5815563 Telecommunication system with remote call pick-up capabilities  
Remote call pick-up is provided for analog telephones. Upon receiving a call request for a first analog CPE, a first record associated with the first CPE is read. The record contains a directory...
5809128 Method and apparatus permitting notification and control of blocked incoming calls over a data network  
Methods and apparatus are disclosed for providing automatic redirection of an incoming voice telephone call from a caller to a subscriber proxy when an attempt by the caller to connect to a...
5805689 Geographically mapped telephone routing method and system  
A method and system for direct routing of telephone calls made by a caller originating from within specific calling areas to one of a plurality of locations of a second party according to certain...
5805688 Automated system and method for call handling  
A system and method for automatically routing telephone calls to a subscriber selected from a group of subscribers having a common calling number. The system and method are directed for use in a...
5805683 System and method for routing ground-to-air telephone calls  
A system for completing calls to a passenger aboard an aircraft. The passenger activates ground-to-air service by accessing a ground-to-air database subsystem that is located on the ground. The...
5805587 Call notification feature for a telephone line connected to the internet  
A facility is provided to alert a subscriber whose telephone station set is connected to the Internet of a waiting call via the Internet connection. Specifically, a call that is waiting may be...
5796813 Method for routing a call  
A method for enabling a plurality of Local Service Providers within a common Numbering Plan Area (NPA) to serve Subscribers of the plurality of Local Service Providers. The method includes the step...
5790646 Remotely accessing special services in telephone exchange  
An incoming call service method and apparatus for an exchange, having a character conversion table and a specific function table, includes: receiving and comparing an extension number and a...
5781616 System and associated method for historical dialing  
A system and method for facilitating communication between a calling party and a first person via a first termination telephone number formerly associated with the first person is disclosed. In one...
5778052 Method and system for storing messages for later forwarding  
Messages can be stored in a switched telephone network for later forwarding. A telephone call from a calling party telephone station being directed to a destination party telephone number is...
5774534 Context-based transactions using broadcast advertising  
A broadcast network, which may have multiple affiliated television stations each broadcasting in different geographic areas, is provided with one or more easy-to-use telephone numbers. The...
5771284 Method for updating a local switch internal database in a system having different service providers within a common numbering plan area  
A method for enabling a plurality of Local Service Providers within common Numbering Plan Area (NPA) to serve Subscribers of the plurality Local Service Providers. The method includes the step of...
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...
5768348 Anonymous interactive telephone system  
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...
5764639 System and method for providing a remote user with a virtual presence to an office  
A system and method for enabling a remote user to maintain a virtual presence at a corporate office and behave substantially as if the user were physically present at the corporate office. The...
5761277 personal mobile communication system  
We have recognized that in the prior art, to insure that there is at least some communication between the calling and called parties, when the called party is unavailable to take a call, the...
5751794 Proactive voice mail service  
A method for providing a proactive voice mail service wherein a message is recorded by a voice mail server if the customer's phone line is busy or does not answer and the voice mail server then...
5748724 Method for transferring a subscriber to a new local service provider  
A method for enabling a plurality of Local Service Providers within common Numbering Plan Area (NPA) to serve Subscribers of the plurality Local Service Providers. The method includes the step of...
5745561 Multiple independent named call-coverage paths  
An improved call-coverage arrangement (106) allows a principal (120) to program (administer) and name multiple independent call-coverage paths (211) for the principal's telephone number. Selection...
5740237 Method and system for a singular activation of a redirection service without general activation of the service  
In an intelligent switched telephone network wherein a network communication redirection service is selectively activated with respect to all communications directed to a directory number to direct...
5737403 Interaction of routing features in a telephone system  
Techniques for analyzing interactions of call routing features in a telephone system and implementing the features. Analysis and implementation are based on the recognition that a customer intends...
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...
5727057 Storage, transmission, communication and access to geographical positioning data linked with standard telephony numbering and encoded for use in telecommunications and related services  
A method and system implementation for combining and accessing telephony numbering and geographical position so direct access to information, services and goods may be invoked through the use of...
5724409 Speed forwarding system for personal number communications system  
A method for a subscriber having a personal number to forward calls to a selected calling line. A communication directed to a predetermined number is received, and the calling line identification...
5724408 Automated call screening  
A method for facilitating call completions utilizing a call identification telephone number which is transmitted along with an incoming call. A user of the call processor of the invention can...
5719925 Method for remotely controlling a telephone loop/channel from another telephone loop/channel  
Techniques for establishing a connection between a calling party and a called party using the processing of a controller located on a customer premises and served by two incoming telephone loops or...
5712902 Telecommunications answering feature method and apparatus  
In a telephone system, if the telephone set of a called party is busy or an incoming call is not answered, the called party is unavailable. In this event an incoming call may progress to become...
5708699 Hybrid access architecture for voice messaging systems  
An architecturally and cost efficient method and system are disclosed for accessing a voice messaging platform. An exemplary method for accessing the platform includes: (1) forwarding a telephone...
5706329 Personal mobile communication system having meet-me bridge reconnect feature  
It is known in the prior art to, when a telephone customer is unavailable to take a call, page the customer, thereby notifying the customer that a telephone call is waiting. The customer may then...
5703941 Connection control method for personal communications  
A switching center 30 comprises a memory part M2, a memory part M3, and a memory part M4. The memory part M2 stores a terminating terminal number corresponding to and registered by each subscriber....
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