Abstract:
The invention concerns a process for telephonic querying of a receiving center (2). The invention consists in that the user dials the telephone number of the said receiving center (2) by means of a fixed or mobile apparatus (1) capable of receiving data (3, 4, 5, 6, 7), through a telephone network or data transmission, he permits the telephone to ring a predetermined number of times, the receiving center (2) automatically identifies the telephone number of the user and the number of rings and automatically transmits to that number an audible or visual response (3, 4, 5, 6, 7) on the said fixed or mobile apparatus (1), the said response corresponding to the predetermined number of rings. Application to telephone inquiries.
Abstract:
The present invention features a method for providing status information to a client based on data residing in an electronic database or e-file. The database of the information is maintained and updated, and is periodically analyzed to determine whether at least a portion of the data has changed since the last analysis or communication. If so, the client is automatically informed by the system, which initiates an automatic voice response (AVR) call out to the client. The client verifies that he or she is the true intended recipient of the status information before it is communicated. A log of this communication is also maintained by the system. The client has the opportunity to respond to the system AVR call and/or correct or provide additional information, the client voice response being stored in an appropriate voice mailbox.
Abstract:
A system and method to enable the remote supervision and operation of a call center over wireless network links. The invention pipes supervisory information from call centers, such as call waiting time, number of available of agents, oldest call waiting and other information and statistics to a remote transceiver which presents a supervisor with a user interface such as a graphical, textual or audible presentation depicting the state of the call center. The transceiver enables supervisors to remotely monitor the call center/network status, reconfigure and react to changes and exceptions on a real time basis no matter where they are located. A supervisor using the remote transceiver may transmit on the uplink to the call center a request for data, or commands for adjustment of the operation, such as rerouting of calls or direction to increase agents. The call center supervisor may therefore not just observe but supervise and adjust the operation of a call center, from within the site, across the country or internationally using network-enabled cellular or other wireless technology.
Abstract:
As the complexity of communication networks, such as the Public Switched Telephone Network or PSTN, has increased, the network management operations have become more complex as well. In particular, as the complexity of the devices used in communications networks has increased, advanced network management operations have been developed in order to ensure continued efficient and reliable network performance. The present invention provides a method and system for utilizing the enhanced processing capability on Intelligent Network Servers, INSs, to perform enhanced operations management of local applications and to provide unified reporting of the INS status and performance to network operations management in a manner similar to other network devices or nodes in the network.
Abstract:
A telephone system including a process for redirection of voice mail messages to another voice mail box after a predetermined time or after a predetermined number of attempts at notification by radio pager of the owner of voice mail box in which a new voice mail message has been left have failed to cause the voice mail message to be picked up. The process comprises the steps of: recording the voice mail message, looking up a pager number for the user of the voice mail box in a table, finding an unused outside line, dialing the pager number and looking up a numeric message to be left on the pager in a table which stores a message to be sent for each extension's voice mail box, and monitoring the voice mail box to determine if the message was picked within a predetermined time, if not, redialing the pager and sending the numeric message again (some embodiments send voice messages to the pager) and incrementing a counter, and, after a predetermined number of attempts at notification have failed to cause the message to be picked up, moving the voice mail message to another voice mail box and beginning the process of radio pager notification again.
Abstract:
A system for automatically retrieving and reporting nullmessage countnull information to an individual that has multiple voice message mailboxes uses a database and associated speech recognition unit. The system launches phone calls to each of the user's voice mailboxes and the speech unit nulllistensnull to the initial response message to capture the count information usually contained in the beginning of the reply. The system then collects the separate counts associated with each mailbox and sends a report of the counts to the user. The system may use telephone connections or data connections to communicate with the user.
Abstract:
In telecommunications networks the problem with call forwarding restriction according to prior art is that access through call forwarding to numbers with ensuring an answer rather than possible further forwarding is not possible. The invention is based on the idea that call forwarding is allowed despite call forwarding restriction when the number to be used in forwarding the call meets special conditions set beforehand. The number is thus compared with the preset conditions and depending on the result of this comparison the call is either forwarded or not.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to a method for redirecting a call to at least one message deposit server chosen beforehand, when a call being set up is being transferred from a first terminal to a second terminal, the transfer being carried out by means of a first signaling message containing a value representative of a number of transfers of the call, referred to as the “forwarding field”, the method being such that it includes the steps of: assigning to the forwarding field of the first signaling message a first value greater than or equal to a threshold, the threshold corresponding to a value starting from which the transfer of a call is not allowed by the network; transmitting the first signaling message to the second terminal; and upon receiving a message indicating a failure to set up the call with the second terminal in response to the first signaling message, assigning to the forwarding field of a second signaling message a second value less than the threshold; and transmitting the second signaling message to the at least one chosen deposit server. The invention also relates to a server and a terminal comprising a device suitable for implementing the method according to the invention.
Abstract:
A mechanism is provided for detection of a spear-phishing phone call. Responsive to an individual receiving a phone call, a determination is made as to whether the phone call has one or more identifiable traits from a set of identifiable traits that are identified as being associated with spear-phishing. Responsive to identifying that the phone call has one or more identifiable traits from the set of identifiable traits that are identified as being associated with spear-phishing, an associated weighted risk value for each of the identified traits associated with the phone call is identified from the set of identifiable traits. A total risk value is calculated using each weighted risk value associated with each identified trait associated with the phone call. Responsive to the total risk value exceeding a predetermined risk value, the individual is notified of the total risk value to enable the individual to take an appropriate action based on the total risk value.
Abstract:
A method for screening an incoming call is provided. The method may include receiving a transmission of the incoming call in a user device. The method may include determining the incoming call originates from an area code of a telephone number associated with the user device. The method may include determining call information associated with a telephone number is stored within a database. The method may include determining at least one previous call from the telephone number has a call duration that does not satisfy a user preconfigured call duration threshold. The method may include determining the at least one determined previous call satisfies a maximum short call duration threshold. The method may also include determining a previous call frequency count satisfies a user preconfigured frequency threshold. The method may further include displaying the incoming call and an incorrectly dialed call notification on a display screen of the user device.