| Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
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| 379251000 | With generating of call associated substation signal | 12 |
| 20080240402 | CTI SYSTEM AND CTI CONTROL METHOD - In a CTI system, when a wireless terminal is called in response to a transmission request from a personal computer, a key telephone main unit adds to a call signal identification information indicating that a call is based on the transmission request from the personal computer. When the call is received, the wireless terminal judges whether or not the identification information is added to the call signal (step S | 10-02-2008 |
| 20110311039 | METHOD, SYSTEM AND DEVICE FOR CALL PROCESSING - A method, a system and a device for call processing are disclosed in the embodiments of the present invention. The method includes: obtaining, by a call initiator, address information of all or part of call managers in a network domain that processes a call, where the all or part of the call managers include a call manager that processes the call and is adjacent to the call initiator; sending, by the call initiator, a first call creating request message to an adjacent call manager according to the address information of the all or part of the call managers; and receiving, by the call initiator, a first call creating response message from the adjacent call manager. In the case that a service at a client side is required to be sent through multiple networks at a server side, inter-domain link selection and admission control may be implemented through section call processing. | 12-22-2011 |
| 20120213355 | TELEPHONE EXCHANGE SYSTEM, COMMUNICATION APPARATUS, TELEPHONE INCOMING CALL METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM STORING PROGRAM - A telephone incoming call control unit | 08-23-2012 |
| 379252000 | For alerting signal at called station (e.g., ringing) | 4 |
| 20090185670 | Method and Apparatus for Using a User Message From a Caller Terminal as a Call Alert For a Callee Terminal - The invention includes a method and apparatus for using a user message from a caller terminal as a call alert for a callee terminal. In one embodiment, a method for providing a user message from a caller terminal as a call alert includes detecting a request at the caller terminal to establish a connection, receiving a user message at the caller terminal and propagating the user message from the caller terminal toward the callee terminal, wherein the user message is adapted for use as a call alert to the callee terminal. In one embodiment, a method for using a user message as a call alert includes receiving, at a callee terminal, a user message associated with a connection establishment request and presenting the user message as a call alert for the connection establishment request. | 07-23-2009 |
| 20110096918 | CALL FEATURES FOR AUTOMATIC CALL DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM - Call features for an Automatic Call Distribution (ACD) system implemented within a packet-based telephone environment are disclosed. Within a packet-based network, data messages are transferred between the ACD system and customer telephone stations while the customer waits for an attendant to become available. These data messages allow the customer to be informed of his/her current status within the priority order and further allows the customer to initiate a number of customer oriented operations. These operations include selecting music to listen to while waiting, requesting to be alerted when an attendant becomes available, and initiating a browser session for accessing data information. Overall, the status reports in combination with the initiating of one or more of the customer oriented operations can make the time spent waiting for an attendant a more productive and pleasant experience for the customer. | 04-28-2011 |
| 20120008761 | System and Method for Ring Delay on a User Agent - A system and method for ring delay on a user agent. A destination user agent may receive a request from an origination user agent to establish a session between the two user agents. The destination user agent may delay ringing according to a ring delay parameter. If the request has not been terminated by the time the ring delay parameter is met, the destination user agent may ring and a session may occur between the origination user agent and destination user agent. If the request is terminated before the ring delay parameter is met, the destination user agent may never ring. The ring delay parameter may be a ring delay time period. The ring delay parameter may be received as part of the request from the origination user agent, set by the destination user agent, or set by a service provider for the destination user agent. | 01-12-2012 |
| 20120300919 | TELEPHONE EXCHANGE SYSTEM, DIAL-IN INCOMING CALL METHOD THEREOF, AND DIAL-IN INCOMING CALL PROGRAM THEREOF - A telephone exchange system includes a connection interface connecting a communication line and a plurality of extension telephones, a database having a dial-in conversion table registering a received number in association with a number after conversion for a dial-in incoming call, and an extension number table registering an extension telephone in association with an extension number of the extension telephone, and a main controller connected to the connection interface and the database. When the dial-in incoming call comes from the communication line, the main controller retrieves an extension number which coincides with the received number from the extension number table. When there is an extension number which coincides with the received number, the main controller causes an extension telephone corresponding to the extension number to ring. | 11-29-2012 |
| 379257000 | For calling station (e.g., status or progress tones) | 5 |
| 20130235997 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR NETWORK MAINTENANCE AND SUPERVISION OF A CONTROLLED ON-BOARD AUDIO PORTION - A method for network maintenance and supervision of an on-board controlled audio agent, the method constituted of: providing a plurality of audio portions, each of the provided audio portions being selected responsive to user descriptive data associated with a call initiator; providing a reimbursement rule associated with each of the audio portions; | 09-12-2013 |
| 20130259219 | METHOD, SYSTEM AND APPARATUS FOR IMPLEMENTING MULTIMEDIA RING BACK TONE SERVICE - A method, system and apparatus for implementing a Multimedia Ring Back Tone (MRBT) service are provided. The method includes: receiving a call request originated by a calling terminal; parsing a tone playing policy specifying whether to play a caller tone or a callee tone or whether to filter a tone; performing caller tone media negotiation or callee tone media negotiation, or performing no tone negotiation according to the parsing result; and playing the caller tone or the callee tone to the caller, or playing no tone. With the technical solution of the present invention, the caller tone service can be implemented in the IMS domain. Whether a caller tone or a callee tone is played to the caller is determined according to a preset policy. Furthermore, the tone filtering service is also implemented. This gives a user freedom in experiencing the MRBT service. | 10-03-2013 |
| 20130259220 | METHOD, SYSTEM AND APPARATUS FOR IMPLEMENTING MULTIMEDIA RING BACK TONE SERVICE - A method, system and apparatus for implementing a Multimedia Ring Back Tone (MRBT) service are provided. The method includes: receiving a call request originated by a calling terminal; parsing a tone playing policy specifying whether to play a caller tone or a callee tone or whether to filter a tone; performing caller tone media negotiation or callee tone media negotiation, or performing no tone negotiation according to the parsing result; and playing the caller tone or the callee tone to the caller, or playing no tone. With the technical solution of the present invention, the caller tone service can be implemented in the IMS domain. Whether a caller tone or a callee tone is played to the caller is determined according to a preset policy. Furthermore, the tone filtering service is also implemented. This gives a user freedom in experiencing the MRBT service. | 10-03-2013 |
| 20130279684 | COMMUNICATION DEVICE ANSWERING ENHANCEMENT SYSTEM AND METHOD - An answering enhancement system originating on a called-party's communication device and working in conjunction with other resident software and hardware that becomes operational once the called-party's communication device is connected to an incoming call through a communication link. The answering enhancement system is not a part of or a function of the communications network. Once activated by a communications transmission, the answering enhancement system may instruct the called-party's communication device to play media files to calling-party or to the called-party by acting on associations pre-selected by the called-party. The media files may be played or displayed to the calling-party in replace of a conventional audible call progress signal or ringback tone and to the called-party as a ringtone and/or visual alert. The system allows the called-party to access the call and converse with calling-party as it normally would. After the media files have played for a pre-determined period of time the call may be transferred to a voicemail recording system residing in the called-party's communication device or network voicemail recording system for later retrieval. The media files may then be played or displayed to the calling-party as a voicemail announcement. | 10-24-2013 |
| 20130308770 | RINGBACK TONE MANAGEMENT FOR CONTACTS ACROSS COMMUNICATION ACCESS SYSTEMS - Ringback tone management devices, systems, and methods for supporting contacts across communication access systems are provided herein. Embodiments in the detailed description include ringback tone management devices, systems, and methods for contacts across a communication access system. As an example, the communication access system may be an enterprise access system. The embodiments provided herein allow a plurality of different client devices in the communication access system, each associated with a particular set of incoming caller identifiers, to receive a desired ringback tone. In this manner, as an example, a consistent ringback tone can be provided to the incoming caller for calls received from any of the incoming caller's communication devices based upon an incoming caller identifier. The communication access system may further include devices, systems, and methods for managing ringback tones. | 11-21-2013 |
