Enhanced subscriber IP alerting
    2.
    发明授权
    Enhanced subscriber IP alerting 有权
    增强的用户IP警报

    公开(公告)号:US06826173B1

    公开(公告)日:2004-11-30

    申请号:US09475783

    申请日:1999-12-30

    IPC分类号: H04L1228

    摘要: A method of alerting a user of a variable bit rate communication between a first terminal and a distant terminal over alternative networks including a circuit switched network and a packet network permits the user the opportunity to change alerting preferences from a remote location or locally and to predetermine instructions for a calling party. A method of alerting a broadband user at a first terminal of an incoming multimedia call from a particular calling party comprises the steps of receiving input data at a broadband gateway of user preferences of calling parties, calling party locations, and terminal configuration data for a terminal normally utilized by the user, alerting a called user by utilizing a user-defined alerting scheme, the scheme including identifying the multimedia call as one specifically intended for the user among a plurality of different users and identifying one of the identity or the location of the calling party, comparing the identity or location with said user preferences and alerting the calling party of the priority of the call, the priority of the call including an indication of whether the called party has left instructions for the calling party. In accordance with a further embodiment, a method of alerting a broadband user at a first terminal of an incoming multimedia call from a particular calling party comprises the steps of receiving input data at a broadband gateway of user preferences of calling parties, calling party locations, and terminal configuration data for a terminal normally utilized by the user, comparing the user preferences with data describing the incoming multimedia call, and, if the terminal normally utilized by the user is not appropriate for the call, alerting the called user to one of moving to another terminal or arranging to equip said terminal so that the terminal is appropriate for the call.

    摘要翻译: 通过包括电路交换网络和分组网络的替代网络在第一终端和远端终端之间提供可变比特率通信的用户的方法允许用户从远程位置或本地改变警报偏好并预先确定 主叫方的指示 在来自特定主叫方的进入多媒体呼叫的第一终端处告知宽带用户的方法包括以下步骤:在主叫方的用户偏好,主叫方位置和终端的终端配置数据的宽带网关处接收输入数据 通常由用户使用,通过利用用户定义的警报方案来呼叫被叫用户,该方案包括将多媒体呼叫识别为在多个不同用户中专门为用户指定的多媒体呼叫,并且识别该身份或位置之一 主叫方,将身份或位置与所述用户偏好进行比较,并向主叫方通知呼叫的优先级,呼叫的优先级包括被叫方是否已经为主叫方留下指令。 根据另一实施例,一种在来自特定主叫方的进入多媒体呼叫的第一终端处告知宽带用户的方法包括以下步骤:在宽带网关处接收主叫方用户偏好,呼叫方位置, 以及用户通常利用的终端的终端配置数据,将用户偏好与描述输入多媒体呼叫的数据进行比较,以及如果用户正常使用的终端不适合于该呼叫,则将被叫用户提醒移动 到另一个终端或安排所述终端装置,使得终端适合于呼叫。

    Call hold with reminder and information push
    3.
    发明授权
    Call hold with reminder and information push 有权
    呼叫保持提醒和信息推送

    公开(公告)号:US07558251B1

    公开(公告)日:2009-07-07

    申请号:US10940444

    申请日:2004-09-14

    IPC分类号: H04L12/66

    CPC分类号: H04L12/66

    摘要: A broadband communication system including an Internet Protocol Telephony Network and public switched telephone network, including apparatus and methods for placing a call on hold in a way that significantly reduces the amount of network bandwidth utilized by the call while the call is on hold. When a call is placed on hold, embodiments of the architecture of the telephony network of the present invention allows the network to essentially “forget” about the call placed on hold. In other words, a call that is on hold may require very little, or even zero, bandwidth within the telephony network. Accordingly, the total necessary bandwidth capacity of the telephony network may be smaller than it would be if calls on hold were to consume precious network bandwidth as is found in existing telephony systems.

    摘要翻译: 一种包括因特网协议电话网络和公共交换电话网络的宽带通信系统,包括用于在呼叫保持时显着减少呼叫所使用的网络带宽量的方式来将呼叫置于保持状态的装置和方法。 当呼叫被置于保持状态时,本发明的电话网络的体系结构的实施例允许网络基本上“忘记”关于搁置的呼叫。 换句话说,处于保持状态的呼叫可能在电话网络内可能需要很少或甚至零的带宽。 因此,电话网络的总需要的带宽容量可能小于如果呼叫保持消耗如现有电话系统中发现的宝贵的网络带宽的话。

    Personal IP toll-free number
    5.
    发明授权
    Personal IP toll-free number 失效
    个人IP免费电话号码

    公开(公告)号:US08711735B2

    公开(公告)日:2014-04-29

    申请号:US13491914

    申请日:2012-06-08

    IPC分类号: H04L12/16

    摘要: In an internet telephony system, toll-free service and the calls that are accepted and paid for can be specified by the IP telephony system user to be limited according to the calling party's identity, time of day, day of week or other criteria. Data that is used to screen or filter incoming calls is programmed into a call manager by the IP telephone system user's broadband residential gateway. Using such a system the user can carefully screen calls that are paid for and more closely control telecommunications service costs. More generally, the user has the ability to store predefined call handling criteria, which may be executed by the broadband residential gateway and/or the call manager.

    摘要翻译: 在互联网电话系统中,免费电话服务和接受和支付的呼叫可以由IP电话系统用户根据主叫方的身份,时间,星期几或其他标准进行限制。 用于屏蔽或过滤来电的数据由IP电话系统用户的宽带住宅网关编程到呼叫管理器中。 使用这样的系统,用户可以仔细地筛选被支付的呼叫并且更加紧密地控制电信服务成本。 更一般地,用户具有存储可由宽带住宅网关和/或呼叫管理器执行的预定义呼叫处理标准的能力。

    Protected IP telephony calls using encryption
    6.
    发明授权
    Protected IP telephony calls using encryption 失效
    受保护的IP电话呼叫使用加密

    公开(公告)号:US07734908B1

    公开(公告)日:2010-06-08

    申请号:US10973754

    申请日:2004-10-26

    IPC分类号: H04L29/06

    摘要: Communication information transmitted in the broadband communication system may be in a packet format and secured using encryption techniques, for example encryption software, including a means for providing an initial security key and updated security keys to the various pieces of communication equipment located throughout the broadband communication system. When communication equipment, for example a gateway, is first registered with, for example, an IP central station, the IP central station assigns an initial encryption key to the gateway that is assigned and retained by a server, for example a call manager server, and the gateway (e.g., broadband residential gateway). This initial encryption key may be used to establish a secure two way communication between two pieces of communication equipment as an originating point communication equipment and a terminating point communication equipment.

    摘要翻译: 在宽带通信系统中发送的通信信息可以是分组格式,并且使用加密技术来加密,例如加密软件,包括用于向位于整个宽带通信中的各种通信设备提供初始安全密钥和更新的安全密钥的装置 系统。 当通信设备(例如网关)首先被注册到例如IP中心站时,IP中心站向由服务器例如呼叫管理服务器分配和保留的网关分配初始加密密钥, 和网关(如宽带住宅网关)。 该初始加密密钥可以用于建立作为始发点通信设备和终止点通信设备的两条通信设备之间的安全双向通信。

    Simplified IP service control
    7.
    发明授权
    Simplified IP service control 有权
    简化IP服务控制

    公开(公告)号:US06775273B1

    公开(公告)日:2004-08-10

    申请号:US09475667

    申请日:1999-12-30

    IPC分类号: H04L1266

    摘要: The present invention includes a number of systems and techniques for service control for a broadband communications system that includes voice, data and multimedia audio and video communication. One variation of the present invention includes service control based on multiple relationships between equipment specific unique media access control (MAC) addresses, system addresses and directory numbers to enable the properly route traffic between the broadband communication system and legacy telephone systems. In this case, one server, for example a dynamic host control protocof (DHCP) server is used to assign system addresses to equipment unique MAC addresses and another server, for example a call manager (CM) server is used to assign directory numbers to the system addresses. Another variation of the present invention includes service control based on multiple relationships between equipment specific unique media access control (MAC) addresses and directory numbers (DNs) to enable the properly route traffic between the broadband communication system and legacy telephone systems. In this case the DHCP server is not needed to assign system addresses to MAC addresses.

    摘要翻译: 本发明包括用于包括语音,数据和多媒体音频和视频通信的宽带通信系统的服务控制的多个系统和技术。 本发明的一个变型包括基于设备专有的唯一媒体访问控制(MAC)地址,系统地址和目录号码之间的多个关系的服务控制,以实现宽带通信系统和传统电话系统之间的适当路由业务。 在这种情况下,一个服务器(例如动态主机控制协议(DHCP))服务器用于将系统地址分配给设备唯一的MAC地址和另一个服务器,例如呼叫管理器(CM)服务器用于将目录号码分配给 系统地址。 本发明的另一变型包括基于设备专用唯一媒体访问控制(MAC)地址和目录号码(DN)之间的多个关系的服务控制,以使能宽带通信系统和传统电话系统之间的适当路由业务。 在这种情况下,DHCP服务器不需要为MAC地址分配系统地址。

    Personal IP toll-free number
    8.
    发明授权
    Personal IP toll-free number 有权
    个人IP免费电话号码

    公开(公告)号:US08218527B2

    公开(公告)日:2012-07-10

    申请号:US10867038

    申请日:2004-06-14

    IPC分类号: H04L12/66

    摘要: In an internet telephony system, toll-free service and the calls that are accepted and paid for can be specified by the IP telephony system user to be limited according to the calling party's identity, time of day, day of week or other criteria. Data that is used to screen or filter incoming calls is programmed into a call manager by the IP telephone system user's broadband residential gateway. Using such a system the user can carefully screen calls that are paid for and more closely control telecommunications service costs. More generally, the user has the ability to store predefined call handling criteria, which may be executed by the broadband residential gateway and/or the call manager.

    摘要翻译: 在互联网电话系统中,免费电话服务和接受和支付的呼叫可以由IP电话系统用户根据主叫方的身份,时间,星期几或其他标准进行限制。 用于屏蔽或过滤来电的数据由IP电话系统用户的宽带住宅网关编程到呼叫管理器中。 使用这样的系统,用户可以仔细地筛选被支付的呼叫并且更加紧密地控制电信服务成本。 更一般地,用户具有存储可由宽带住宅网关和/或呼叫管理器执行的预定义呼叫处理标准的能力。

    BRG with PBX capabilities
    9.
    发明授权
    BRG with PBX capabilities 失效
    BRG具有PBX功能

    公开(公告)号:US07075918B1

    公开(公告)日:2006-07-11

    申请号:US09475165

    申请日:1999-12-30

    IPC分类号: H04L12/66

    摘要: A residential private branch exchange (PBX) allowing IP telephones, analog telephones and computers to connect to an IP communication network. A broadband residential gateway (BRG) PBX provides residences with multiple phone lines capability and the implementation of complex calling features traditionally associated with complex and expensive business PBX systems. The BRG PBX provides an open architecture interface minimizing problems during installation and operation, minimizes interoperability problems across multi-vendor equipment platforms and may provide customers with an option to bypass the local telephone company's high cost infrastructure. The BRG PBX may also provide a range of services from basic calling with few features to highly sophisticated calling features servicing multiple phone lines to the residence. The BRG PBX may be configured to connect multiple BRG PBX systems together in a Local Area Network (LAN) or Wide Area Network (WAN) configuration. These network configurations may be implemented to connect neighborhoods or families across multiple geographic regions. In addition to having the capability of connecting to each other, the BRG PBXs may be connected to IP Central Stations forming an IP communication network.

    摘要翻译: 住宅专用交换机(PBX),允许IP电话,模拟电话和计算机连接到IP通信网络。 宽带住宅网关(BRG)PBX为住宅提供多种电话线路功能,并实施传统上与复杂且昂贵的商业PBX系统相关的复杂呼叫功能。 BRG PBX提供了开放架构接口,可最大限度地减少安装和运行过程中的问题,从而最大限度地减少多厂商设备平台之间的互操作性问题,并可为客户提供绕过当地电话公司高成本基础设施的选择。 BRG PBX还可以提供一系列服务,从基本呼叫,几个功能到高度复杂的呼叫功能,服务多个电话线路到住宅。 BRG PBX可以配置为在局域网(LAN)或广域网(WAN)配置中将多个BRG PBX系统连接在一起。 可以实现这些网络配置以在多个地理区域上连接邻居或家庭。 除了具有彼此连接的能力之外,BRG PBX可以连接到形成IP通信网络的IP中心站。

    Call hold with reminder and information push
    10.
    发明授权
    Call hold with reminder and information push 有权
    呼叫保持提醒和信息推送

    公开(公告)号:US06836478B1

    公开(公告)日:2004-12-28

    申请号:US09475673

    申请日:1999-12-30

    IPC分类号: H04L1266

    CPC分类号: H04L12/66

    摘要: A broadband communication system including an Internet Protocol Telephony Network and public switched telephone network, including apparatus and methods for placing a call on hold in a way that significantly reduces the amount of network bandwidth utilized by the call while the call is on hold. When a call is placed on hold, embodiments of the architecture of the telephony network of the present invention allows the network to essentially “forget” about the call placed on hold. In other words, a call that is on hold may require very little, or even zero, bandwidth within the telephony network. Accordingly, the total necessary bandwidth capacity of the telephony network may be smaller than it would be if calls on hold were to consume precious network bandwidth as is found in existing telephony systems.

    摘要翻译: 一种包括因特网协议电话网络和公共交换电话网络的宽带通信系统,包括用于在呼叫保持时显着减少呼叫所使用的网络带宽量的方式来将呼叫置于保持状态的装置和方法。 当呼叫被置于保持状态时,本发明的电话网络的体系结构的实施例允许网络基本上“忘记”关于搁置的呼叫。 换句话说,处于保持状态的呼叫可能在电话网络内可能需要很少或甚至零的带宽。 因此,电话网络的总需要的带宽容量可能小于如果呼叫保持消耗如现有电话系统中发现的宝贵的网络带宽的话。