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6970544 Method and apparatus for caller ID system  
An apparatus and method are disclosed for accessing telephone or cellular originating central office equipment to control the disclosure of a calling party directory telephone number or, if...
6868150 Method for use with caller ID system  
An apparatus and method are disclosed for accessing telephone or cellular originating central office equipment to control the disclosure of a calling party directory telephone number or, if...
6553116 System and method for early detection of area code changes  
A telecommunications device able to automatically detect a pending change in an area code or numbering plan area (NPA) during the period when either the new area code or the existing area code may...
6545589 Method and apparatus for managing telecommunications  
Method and apparatus for managing a telecommunications call in a telecommunications network from a caller to an end user. The method includes the steps of: (a) receiving the call from the caller,...
6453164 Intelligent telephone control system which allows subscribers to remotely control a plurality of call handling utilities  
A communications control system is disclosed which includes: a computer including means for storing a schedule for subscribers of the system, the schedule including time and call-processing...
6427009 Enhanced apparatus for use with caller ID system  
An apparatus and method are disclosed for accessing originating central office equipment to control the disclosure of a calling party directory telephone number and/or name (hereinafter sometimes...
6411682 Computer controlled paging and telephone communication system and method  
The invention provides a method and an apparatus for placing a caller into telecommunication with a subscriber. A call from the caller, directed to the subscriber, is detected and, in response...
RE37660 Automatic dialing system  
The invention relates to a credit card dialing apparatus for use in automatically dialing account numbers, security codes and phone numbers into telephones. The apparatus includes a credit card...
6351636 System and method for automatic area code updating  
A system for updating area code information in predetermined telecommunications devices and networks as newly created area codes are implemented. Area code lists may be updated automatically and...
6332082 Personal communicator telephone system  
A locator system has a plurality of locator transmitters, each transmitter transmitting a unique locator signal. Paging devices are carried by each user of the locator system and each paging device...
6239881 Apparatus and method for securing facsimile transmissions  
An apparatus and method provide for selective transmission and reception of facsimile transmissions. A facsimile call is placed. A station identifier received from the other facsimile during the...
6201950 Computer-controlled paging and telephone communication system and method  
The invention provides a method and an apparatus for placing a caller into telecommunication with a subscriber. A call from the caller, directed to the subscriber, is detected and, in response...
6185283 Telephone system providing personalized telephone features  
A telephone control system is disclosed which substantially enhances the accessibility of system subscribers by providing a variety of call-handling modes, and additionally provides various...
6167128 Method and apparatus for controlling a telephone system  
A remotely accessible telephone control system for connection to a telephone circuit from a telephone exchange. The system includes a detector for detecting signals on the telephone circuit, a...
6122484 Method and apparatus for processing telephone calls  
The invention provides an apparatus and method for processing incoming telephone calls directed to a user. A valid identification signal from the user is detected and then the user is transferred...
6067443 Communicator for a telephone system  
A communication system for coupling incoming calls from a calling party to a called party. The system includes at least one paging device and a plurality of other communications devices associated...
6031635 Facsimile apparatus  
A facsimile apparatus capable of simultaneously being connected to a plurality of lines, which allows, with improved usability of the lines, dialing by the operator or automatic control by the...
6026156 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...
6026149 Method and apparatus for managing telecommunications  
Method and apparatus for managing a telecommunications call in a telecommunications network from a caller to an end user. According to the method, telephone calls for subscribers of an automated...
6021190 Method and apparatus for receiving and processing an incoming call  
An apparatus and method for receiving a telephone call from a calling party preferably via a telephone exchange, which telephone call is placed to a called party apparatus. The receiving apparatus,...
5924016 Control and monitoring apparatus and method for a telephone system  
A telephone switching and control system connected to a telephone network for providing telephone calling services to an authorized user. The telephone switching and control system monitoring a...
5754640 Apparatus and method for qualifying telephone numbers for a telephone network  
An apparatus and method for qualifying telephone numbers for a telephone network according to whether the telephone network services the particular area associated with a dialed telephone number,...
5751760 Controller for a telephone system with code screening of incoming calls  
A remotely accessible telephone control system for connection to a telephone network and method of handling telephonic communications. The system includes a detector for detecting signals on...
5717749 Means and method for providing local telephone number portability  
The invention provides the capability for creating local number portability, enabling a telephone service subscriber to retain a phone number when the local switch servicing the subscriber changes....
EP0477854B1 Speed dialling method for a telephone unit  
Abstract of EP0477854 The invention relates to a speed dialling method for a telephone unit, the dialled telephone number being stored according to the invention in a speed dialling register. The...
EP0456260B1 A dialing system for automatically setting an abbreviated code  
Abstract of EP0456260 The dialing system is provided with a direct dialing function when an entered dial number is not equal to one of dial numbers which have been previously stored in an...
5495521 Method and means for preventing fraudulent use of telephone network  
Access of a user to a resource, such as a telecommunications network, includes storing, in a first call data base, a first set of attributes concerning an ongoing call from a caller. A second call...
EP0427760B1 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ACCESSING A FACSIMILE STORE AND FORWARD NETWORK  
Abstract not available for EP0427760 Abstract of corresponding document: WO9001842 Network access device (36) and address processing unit (38) interface originating facsimile machine (10) with...
5375161 Telephone control system with branch routing  
A method and apparatus for processing incoming telephone calls to a telephone control system. The apparatus includes a memory for storing electronic signals including signals representative of...
5369686 Method and apparatus for secondary-option message delivery through enhanced service message handlers  
A system that facilitates the efficient transfer of digitally encoded messages comprising an enhanced service exchange device in combination with an enhanced service message handler. The system...
5357245 Communicant verifier  
An ID memory part memorizes an ID such as a telephone number that identifies a communicant, and a use frequency memory part memorizes a corresponding use frequency. When a communication apparatus...
5307178 Facsimile terminal equipment  
In facsimile terminal equipment, ID numbers to be rejected are stored in advance and, when a received ID number is included in the stored ID numbers, a command to disconnect facsimile communication...
5293253 Facsimile apparatus for receiving facsimile transmission selectively  
A facsimile apparatus comprises a communication control unit for establishing a connection, the communication control unit sending station identification data to a calling station and receiving...
EP0477854A2 Speed dialling method for a telephone unit.  
The invention relates to a speed dialling method for a telephone unit, the dialled telephone number being stored according to the invention in a speed dialling register. The register is...
EP0463582A2 Apparatus for capturing and storing telephone numbers.  
Method and apparatus for capturing and saving recently dialed telephone numbers and for redialing automatically a telephone number from among the most recently dialed telephone numbers. Embodiments...
EP0456260A2 A dialing system for automatically setting an abbreviated code.  
The dialing system is provided with a direct dialing function when an entered dial number is not equal to one of dial numbers which have been previously stored in an abbreviated dial information...
5014300 Method and apparatus for accessing a facsimile store and forward network  
A facsimile store and forward network (42) includes a network access device (36) and an address processing unit (38) that cooperate to interface an originating facsimile machine (10) with a store...
4893335 Remote access telephone control system  
A telephone control system connects to the telephone line from a telephone exchange. The control system includes a detector for detecting signals on the line, a signal generator for producing and...
4802199 Method and apparatus for providing virtual facility communication service  
A communication system is arranged to provide a virtual private line facility connection to another communication system using the public switched network. In response to a predetermined signal...
4800582 Method and apparatus for creating and storing telephone directory listings  
Telephone number information representing a name and a telephone number is entered into the memory of an automatic dialer, either by actuating a telephone dial-type keypad or by reading that...
4799255 Communication facilities access control arrangement  
The communication facilities access control arrangement of the telephone munication system detects the dialing of an unauthorized or invalid long distance transmission facility access code and...
4796003 Data compaction  
An algorithm or technique for compacting (and expanding) digital data is disclosed in which the data is broken up into words or lexemes. The words are entered into a push-down list as they are...
4645879 Call-routing device  
Telephone calls from an extension (32) on a private branch exchange (PBX) (14) are directed by an automatic telephone dialer (12a) to an outside line (18) of a local operating company or to a...
4565903 Telephone interexchange carrier selection  
Disclosed are methods and apparatuses for selecting an interexchange telephone call carrier, selecting a route to the selected carrier, and establishing a call path on the selected route to the...
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