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7415106 Network-based voice activated auto-attendant service with B2B connectors  
In a particular embodiment, a method of processing enterprise information system data for use by a voice activated auto-attendant service network is disclosed. The method includes provisioning a...
7406158 Method and system for playing packetized announcements to telephone network end office switching systems from a centralized digital recorded announcement unit  
A centralized recorded announcement unit shared by multiple end offices on a public switched telephone network stores announcements in digital files. When a call is received at a switch and an...
7403602 Internet-based message delivery with PSTN billing  
A global computer network message delivery service is disclosed. A sender enters a short message for delivery to a recipient's telephone. The sender also enters the recipient's telephone number....
7403599 Interface for a multi-messaging system  
Systems and methods of managing announcement messages provide for receiving a first announcement message, where the first announcement message is compatible with a first platform protocol of a...
7400712 Network provided information using text-to-speech and speech recognition and text or speech activated network control sequences for complimentary feature access  
A real-time networked telephony or computer system has a feature complex and/or applications that offer a class of features to a subscriber, including call information, and permits the subscriber...
7397910 Method and apparatus for providing expanded telecommunications service  
System and method for putting control of incoming telephone calls in the hands of subscribers with the aid of computer software and the Internet. In effect, a very efficient multiplexer is provided...
7397806 Method for integration of a packet-oriented network into a communication system  
A method for Integration of a packet-oriented network in a communication system has at least one central communication device embodied with an application interface for exchange of communication...
7391738 Method for measuring network performance parity  
A method for measuring network performance parity includes the steps of computing a call completion ratio for at least one network provider, and determining whether the call completion ratio passes...
7391853 Systems and methods for monitoring network-based voice messaging systems  
Systems and methods for monitoring a call directed to a telephony network-based voice messaging service (VMS) implemented using packet-switched data network telephone conferencing resources, such...
7379431 Error correction method and apparatus for TTY on VoIP transmissions  
The present invention is directed to a system for reliably transmitting characters encoded as audible signals using voice over Internet protocol communication systems. According to an embodiment of...
7379539 Dynamically reconfigurable distributed interactive voice response system  
The present invention is a computer system and method that manages connections between one or more data network interfaces and one or more phone interfaces. A manager process, running on a computer...
7376227 Method and apparatus for integrating agent status between a customer relations management system and a multiple channel communications center  
A system for integrating a contact center, an agent station, and a customer relation management server for communication includes a network adapter node having port connection to the contact...
7376126 Systems and methods for messaging using a broadband connection  
Systems and methods for sending and receiving text, or data, messages between wireless communication devices and wireline-messaging devices utilize a broadband connection to the wireline premises...
7369648 Apparatus and method for PBX-integrated unified messaging services on a switched backbone  
PBX-integrated unified messaging capabilities are provided via a switched backbone (such as the Internet) without having to install or deploy on-premise unified messaging equipment. A Corporate...
7366285 Multi-modal communications method  
A method of collecting information is provided. The method includes sending an interactive text markup programming language script, using a session initiation protocol (SIP) message, to a...
7366782 Systems and methods for termination of session initiation protocol  
Systems for graceful termination of support for session initiation protocol communications on a server are described. Systems include techniques for setting a time period for gracefully terminating...
7366777 Web application router  
A computer implemented method includes receiving a request that includes an action parameter and identifying a procedure that is associated with the value of the action parameter. If a procedure is...
7362746 Provision of IVR resources in BICC networks  
The invention relates to a method for providing IVR (interactive voice response) resources using the BICC protocol. In the method according to the invention, the provision of IVR resources is...
7359491 Saving information from information retrieval systems  
A method and system for allowing a calling party to save information obtained from an information retrieval system. The caller may select options to save the information to a memory location, e.g.,...
7356131 Methods and systems for voice activated dialing  
Methods and systems for routing a call based on voice activated dialing (VAD). A VAD device module may respond to a VAD instruction, or to a call received with a VAD instruction with a...
7353274 Method, apparatus, and system for determining whether a computer is within a particular location  
Some embodiments provide a method of determining whether a lottery player or the player's computer is within a particular location. The player's computer is connected to a computer network. The...
7352856 Telephone applicable to PSTN and IP network and call connection control method  
A telephone applicable to PSTN and IP network having functions of obtaining, when a call is originated by entering a PSTN telephone number, an IP network telephone number of a destination telephone...
7349528 Unified messaging system  
Methods and systems consistent with the present invention provide a unified messaging system. The unified messaging system comprises a unified messaging system server and clients, such as personal...
7343005 Method and apparatus for voice-over IP services triggered by off-hook event  
The present invention is drawn to a method and apparatus for taking advantage of the always-on nature of a broadband VoIP network connection to provide enhanced services triggered by the off-hook...
7340043 Voice extensible markup language-based announcements for use with intelligent network services  
An advanced intelligent network (AIN) telephony service provided in a public switched telephone network (PSTN) is controlled based on instructions from a subscriber, browsing a packet switched data...
7336771 Voice extensible markup language enhancements of intelligent network services  
A call is processed in a public switched telephone network (PSTN), in accordance with at least one advanced intelligent network (AIN) telephony service associated with one of a calling party number...
7336772 Methods and systems for connecting a call using a name or series of characters  
Methods and systems for connecting a call using a name or series of characters are disclosed. A user provides data pertaining to a call from the user to a called party. The data includes name...
7330470 Router and sip server  
A boundary node router determines whether a received packet includes a SIP message and a REGISTER message, and, if so, adds its router identifier to a REGISTER message which includes a user...
7330537 Integrating messaging server directory service with a communication system voice mail message interface  
An integrated messaging system for performing various types of messaging across different types of networks, including integrated user interfaces and administrator interfaces. Embodiments include a...
7327842 Arrangement for delivering applications to a network enabled telephony device  
A network-enabled user interface device, for example a VoIP telephony device, includes a display, a user input interface, an interface controller, and an application controller. The interface...
7325246 Enhanced trust relationship in an IEEE 802.1x network  
Architecture for providing access to an IEEE 802.1x network. A trust relationship is created between a switch of the network and an access point of the network such that the access point is...
7324532 System for implementing simulated facility groups on a GR303-type interface  
The Simulated Facility Group System manages a plurality of IP Centrex Groups within a GR303 interface, where each IP Centrex Group is assigned to a unique Simulated Facility Group. A Centrex...
7320026 Intersystem messaging using ENUM standard  
A system and method for transforming voice mail messages into a package capable of being parsed and read by different proprietary voice mail systems. More particularly, the present invention...
7319692 Subscriber mobility in telephony systems  
The present invention is directed to a telecommunications system 100 for routing a contact to a selected address, comprising (a) an input for receiving a contact message comprising a source...
7317908 Transferring voice mail messages in text format  
In different embodiments, the invention contemplates a device, system, and method of transferring a voice mail message in text format on a per use basis. The inventive method includes receiving a...
7315613 Multi-modal messaging  
Systems and methods for multi-modal messaging that enable a user to compose, send and retrieve messages, such as SMS, MMS, IM or ordinary e-mail messages, for example, using one or more I/O...
7313228 Dynamic call processing control  
The present invention allows a subscriber to dynamically select one or more call processing options while an attempt to terminate an incoming call to an associated terminal is being made. As such,...
7310329 System for sending text messages converted into speech through an internet connection to a telephone and method for running it  
This invention consists of a system permitting to send text messages by Internet and let them arrive in the form of speech directly on the addressee's phone. This system works by means of a central...
7308080 Voice communications method, voice communications system and recording medium therefor  
The objective of the present invention is to enable a speaker to visually confirm whether or not his voice has reached a listener. In order to achieve this objective, in the present invention, the...
7308085 Serializing an asynchronous communication  
A method and apparatus for scalable handling of communications with varying numbers of participants over a telephone interface is described. The approach treats the different participants recorded...
7307963 Architecture and method for using IEEE 802.11-like wireless LAN system to emulate private land mobile radio system (PLMRS) radio service  
An architecture is described for providing IP push-to-talk (IPP2T) service using a wireless local area network (WLAN) serving a plurality of subscriber terminals (STs), having at least one...
7308083 Message durability and retrieval in a geographically distributed voice messaging system  
A message retrieval subsystem comprises a voice extensible mark-up language browser, a message server, and a message library. The VXML browser is configured with an application programming...
7305342 Text-to-speech synthesis system and associated method of associating content information  
A setting window that is displayed when a mail tab is selected includes check boxes for selecting items to read when an electronic mail is read, and a check box and a drop-down list box for setting...
7305082 Method and apparatus for quality assurance in a multimedia communications environment  
The present invention relates to a method and system for monitoring and evaluating multimedia telephonic and computer-communication interactions. The multimedia quality monitoring system may...
7305344 Wirelessly loaded speaking consumer product container method and system  
A method of communicating product use instructions to patient includes: (a.) providing a group of product container with microprocessors, and, (b.) providing a central processor separate from the...
7301940 Dual-use packet/analog phone or phone-adapter in a packet telephony distribution system  
A system and method for communicating via a packet telephony distribution system is defined that includes a dual-use/analog phone or phone adapter. Any communication device incorporating the...
7298830 Telephone and wireless access to computer network-based audio  
This invention discloses a system for transmission of audio content to a telephone, the system including an audio stream navigation functionality operable by using a telephone user interface and...
7292590 Method and apparatus for handing off control of service access over a cable IP network  
In a communication network that provides a path through a cable IP network between sending and receiving terminals residing on respective networks (e.g., an HFC, and/or PSTN network) controlled by...
7289618 Method for performing external call forwarding between internet and telephone network in web-phone system  
A method for performing external call forwarding between the Internet and a telephone network in a Web-phone system. The Web-phone system has a terminal to be connected to the Internet and the...
7286488 Multimedia communications in a telecommunications network  
A communications network configuration for delivery of multimedia services comprises a packet network to which a plurality of terminal devices are connected, a service provider network for...