摘要:
System and method for outdialing telephone calls on a basis which takes into account the availability of agents who are assigned to process telephone calls placed. In accordance with the invention, telephone calls are placed ahead of the availability of agents so that the overall productivity of the agents is increased. The number of telephone calls that should be placed is determined in light of the actual measurements of system performance and in light of performance objectives. The determinations are dynamically refined based on measurements of actual agent and telephone call activity provided by the telephone system.
摘要:
Method and apparatus for determining the telephony features assigned to a telephone connected to a central switch. By communicating with the central switch, the telephone generates a list of assigned telephony features. The list of telephony features is stored in a nonvolatile memory and displayed to the telephone user.
摘要:
Voice mail can be used to enable a telephone call-back arrangement for users remote to a switch. By storing pertinent user identification information in voice mail, the switch can call-back to the user and provide options and features, including billing, otherwise only available to subscribers who are local to the switch.
摘要:
Method and apparatus are disclosed for reproducing digitized voicemail (verbal) message signals destined for a recipient at various different text reproducing devices (18,20,22). Upon accessing a mailbox (12) storing a voicemail message and providing a predetermined feature access code, the recipient is able to have a digitized voicemail message signal converted into an ASCII text signal and reproduced at an electronic display device (18), a printing device (20), and/or a facsimile device (22). The voicemail apparatus (10) includes a voicemail messaging system (12) for receiving and storing voicemail messages received from a public/private voice network (24), a voice-to-text processing system (14), a file server (16), and a variety of different text reproducing devices. The voice-to-text processing system (14) converts a voicemail message from a digitized voice message signal into an ASCII text message signal which is stored in the file server (16). The file server distributes each stored text message signal to the proper text reproducing device in response to a user of the voicemail apparatus entering a predetermined feature access code associated with that text reproducing device either to the voice messaging system or the file server. The apparatus can also be arranged to automatically reproduce each voicemail message for a predetermined recipient at a predetermined one of the text reproducing devices.
摘要:
One can compensate for signal propagation delay in an open-loop system of interconnected components by fixing the overall path propagation time and selectively adjusting the transmit timing at each of the components.
摘要:
A method and apparatus for connecting remote options (104) to a digital telephone base. Physical and communications protocols for connections and a flexible control scheme which can be as simple or elaborate as a given option requires are provided. The digital telephone includes an option bay connection, having a hierarchical control protocol. The option bay connection makes available several types of information, including: local analog audio, analog voice, digital voice, digital data and telephone control streams.
摘要:
A method and apparatus for preprocessing digital voice data enroute to or from a Telephone's CODEC (108). The apparatus supports a CODEC (108) directly connected to an internal bus and using a separate CODEC clock and sync signal to control transfers between a telephony link/internal bus interface (102) and the CODEC (108). According to an embodiment of the present invention, an auxiliary processing device (130) (connected to the internal bus side of the phone) is provided with means to process the digital voice information before sending it uplink or to the CODEC (108). This is accomplished without changing the position of the incoming voice field.
摘要:
Method and apparatus for use in conjunction with voice messaging systems for determining playback volume of a message so that a good representation is provided for a voice-related portion of the message and the playback volume of a loud sound is reduced. In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the log mean square power (MSP) of the message is determined while the message is being recorded and an MSP value for use in determining the playback volume is determined by analysis of the values received near the end of the message.
摘要:
Method and apparatus for accessing alphanumeric data, such as a person's first name, last name, and telephone number, from a database using information provided by keypads and, in particular, from numeric keypads (110), which information relates to characters from the person's first name and/or characters from the person's last name. Specifically, the inventive apparatus includes: (a) function keypads (115) which identify the input as to last name or first name; (b) numeric keypads (110) for receiving input related to either the first name or the last name; (c) means for grouping input information which relates to the first name and to the last name; (d) means for searching the database by means of the portions of the first and last name and identifying the part of the database which matches the portions thereof; and (e) means for displaying (120) the identified part of the database.
摘要:
Method and apparatus for handling incoming telephone calls and, in particular: (a) for delivering predetermined messages to predetermined calling parties; (b) predetermined, prioritorized screening of incoming telephone calls; and (c) for re-routing incoming telephone calls on the basis of predetermined selection criteria. The predetermined selection criteria include information such as the calling parties' call origination information, call origination information with wildcards, time, date, or a combination of these factors. Call origination information includes, but is not limited to, Automatic Number Identification ("ANI"), private network tie line identification, trunk ID, Wide Area Telephone Service ("WATS"), and extension numbers.