摘要:
Method for building a sub-network (400) for a distributed Voice Messaging System that can be initiated from any of the nodes (401-404) in the sub-network. For the distributed application to work, all the nodes in the network being created must be identified, numbered, and a map of the network distributed to all Voice Messaging System nodes. Advantageously, the inventive method enables logically independent sub-networks of Voice Messaging Systems to co-exist in the same physical LAN. An embodiment of the present invention is a method for building a sub-network of nodes in a communication network, the method including the steps of: (a) identifying nodes to be included in the sub-network; (b) gathering node configuration information from the nodes identified; (c) resolving node configuration information conflicts among the nodes in the sub-network; (d) create a sub-network map; (e) distributing the sub-network map to the nodes in the sub-network; and (f) synchronizing the nodes in the sub-network.
摘要:
A system that enables the generation, storage and retrieval of multimedia messages containing dynamically annotated images utilizes the store and forward capabilities of a voice mail system and a telephone device to carry the voice/sound portion of the messages. The system includes a protocol that enables the separation of the voice/sound component during transmission and storage and the reattachment of the voice/sound component during playback. The protocol utilizes suitable synchronization mechanisms.
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:
A telephone (100) includes means for switching the LEDs (104), on the face of the phone, between a normal operating mode in which the lights indicate the status of telephony features, such as mute or hold, to a diagnostic operating mode in which the LEDs indicate the status of the telephone's data communications signals. The modes are toggled by entry of a code on the telephone keypad (114) or by way of a command from a workstation coupled to the telephone by way of a data communications port (116).
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:
A lighted keyboard system which transmits light to the viewer via a clear rectangular column (400) that uses the function key's (500) guiding mechanism (300) for support. The lightpipe emits light in a uniformly brilliant rectangle of light from a height above the surface of the keyboard. The lightpipe gathers light from an external light source (608) which emits light at a wide viewing angle, and directs the emitted light along the center of the lightpipe to the emitting section. The beam of light is then diffused by the emitting section located at the top of the lightpipe, becoming a uniformly brilliant rectangle. The function key has a wide base which is used to guide the function key as it travels. This wide base never extends above the surface of the keyboard thereby maintaining all contacting surfaces between the guiding features and the function key below the surface of the keyboard. The function key has a key push center which is offset from the base of the function key. The associated guiding mechanism works in conjunction with the wide base to eliminate the moments produced when the function key is pressed at a point which is not over the base of the function key. The function key then moves smoothly until it is stopped by a stopping arm located on its associated lightpipe.
摘要:
Method and apparatus for providing a universal addressing plan for a network of voice store-and-forward messaging system sites wherein a telephone numbering plan for a telephone network can be mirrored among the sites in the network, notwithstanding whether the sites utilize the public switched network or on a private network. In accordance with the present invention: (a) network address extension ranges, i.e., a group of related network addresses which relate to one site or which relate to different sites, can have different lengths; (b) a message may be forwarded using either a full network address or a portion thereof (which portion is referred to as a local extension portion); (c) local extensions for different network address extensions range can have different lengths; (d) network address extension ranges can share a common prefix, the ranges being distinguished on the basis of length; (e) network address extension ranges can overlap; (f) users have different network address extension ranges even though the local extension portions thereof may overlap; and (g) a user may be relocated to another site without having to modify his or her network address.
摘要:
Method and apparatus are disclosed for initiating multiple call transfers from a Voice Mail System ("VMS") (20) to telephone extensions on a Private Branch Exchange ("PBX") (12) integrated with the VMS (20). A plurality of first lines (16) between the PBX (12) and the VMS (20) provide voice communication between callers and the VMS via the PBX. The VMS includes an applications processor (24) which is integrated (coupled) to the PBX via an integration link (14). The applications processor (24) determines if at least one of a plurality of second lines in a hunt group (22) are free, and transmits a command to the PBX to effect a call transfer to an extension on the PBX if at least one second line is found free. If no second line is found free, the applications processor places the transfer request in a queue. The plurality of second lines in the hunt group are searched in response to the PBX receiving the special command over the integration link (14) to find a free second line. This second line is used to connect the applications processor to the PBX to complete the call transfer to a particular extension. Once a caller requesting a transfer is connected to the desired extension, the second line is released for use on another call transfer request or a queued transfer request. Concurrently, other call transfers at different stages of transfer are capable of being handled via other ones of the second lines.
摘要:
Method and apparatus for automatically receiving, storing, and reviewing call activity information and call annotation information, which method and apparatus provides logical connections between the call annotation information and call activity information.
摘要:
Method for time-scale modification ("TSM") of a signal, for example, a voice signal, wherein starting positions of blocks in an input signal, referred to as analysis windows, are varied and an output signal is reconstructed by overlapping analysis windows using fixed window offsets, i.e., the duration of overlap between analysis windows is fixed during reconstruction. This is done by searching for segments of the input signal which are similar to the previous portion of the output signal. In one embodiment of the present invention a cross-correlation is used as a similarity measure to evaluate such similarity and the cross-correlation uses a fixed, predetermined minimum number of samples. The starting position of the analysis window which results in the greatest similarity in overlapping regions is determined as the starting position which provides the largest value of cross-correlation in the overlapping regions. Several cross-correlations are evaluated by shifting the analysis window over a predetermined number of samples, removing the first shifted samples in the evaluation each time, and using the same, predetermined number of samples in the evaluation to determine the "best" starting position for an analysis window. Finally, the predetermined number of samples from the beginning of the analysis window are averaged with the predetermined number of samples from the end of the previous portion of the output signal and the remaining samples in the window are appended to the averaged segment of the previous portion of the output signal.