公开(公告)号：US06262978B1

公开(公告)日：2001-07-17

申请号：US09045352

申请日：1998-03-20

申请人： Richard Frank Bruno ,  Howard Paul Katseff ,  Robert Edward Markowitz ,  Joseph Thomas O'Neil ,  Bethany Scott Robinson ,  Kenneth H. Rosen

发明人： Richard Frank Bruno ,  Howard Paul Katseff ,  Robert Edward Markowitz ,  Joseph Thomas O'Neil ,  Bethany Scott Robinson ,  Kenneth H. Rosen

IPC分类号： H04L1216

CPC分类号： H04L65/104 ,  H04L12/1813 ,  H04L29/06027 ,  H04L65/103 ,  H04L65/1069 ,  H04M3/567 ,  H04M7/1205 ,  H04M2201/50 ,  H04M2207/20 ,  H04N7/147 ,  H04N7/148 ,  H04Q3/0045

摘要： A system and method for establishing a communication path for a call between a video telephone/teleconference call and a packet network telephone terminal through a packet network. The call is routed through a multimedia gateway which performs a conversion process between a video telephone/teleconference domain and a packet network telephone domain.

摘要翻译： 一种用于通过分组网络在视频电话/电话会议呼叫和分组网络电话终端之间建立呼叫的通信路径的系统和方法。 呼叫通过多媒体网关路由，该多媒体网关在视频电话/电话会议域和分组网电话域之间进行转换处理。

公开(公告)号：US6020915A

公开(公告)日：2000-02-01

申请号：US735286

申请日：1996-10-22

申请人： Richard Frank Bruno ,  Howard Paul Katseff ,  Robert Edward Markowitz ,  Joseph Thomas O'Neil ,  Bethany Scott Robinson ,  Kenneth H. Rosen

发明人： Richard Frank Bruno ,  Howard Paul Katseff ,  Robert Edward Markowitz ,  Joseph Thomas O'Neil ,  Bethany Scott Robinson ,  Kenneth H. Rosen

IPC分类号： H04M3/56 ,  H04M11/00 ,  H04N7/14 ,  H04N7/15 ,  H04M3/42

CPC分类号： H04M3/42221 ,  H04M3/567 ,  H04N7/142 ,  H04N7/147 ,  H04N7/15 ,  H04N7/152 ,  H04M2201/41

摘要： An enduser at a POTS analog voice-only endpoint (136) and endusers at H.320 standard multimedia terminals (101, 102, 103, 104), which each communicate over separate voice, video and data streams, engage in a videoconference with each other in a pseudo multimedia manner through a central platform (135) that provides call conversion capabilities. A document to be shared by a user at the POTS endpoint with users at the multimedia endpoints is transmitted as a data signal from a facsimile machine (137) or PC terminal (138) associated with the POTS user to a server (146) in the platform. The received data signal is then inputted to a multimedia bridge (124) and transmitted on the data stream to each multimedia endpoint for display on a window on each multimedia terminal. Similarly, a document to be shared by a multimedia endpoint is transmitted on a data stream to the multimedia bridge, where it is bridged on the data stream transmitted to the other multimedia endpoints and to the server. The document is then transmitted from the server to the facsimile machine or PC terminal associated with the POTS endpoint. In conventional multimedia conferencing arrangements, voice-activated switching is used to determine which user's video image is bridged onto the video stream transmitted to each multimedia terminal. When the audio signal from the POTS user would cause a video signal from that user's terminal to be bridged to all the multimedia endpoints if in fact that user was at a multimedia terminal, a stored image of that user is retrieved from a database (151) and outputted by the bridge on the video stream transmitted to each multimedia terminal to enable the multimedia participants to visually identify the presently talking enduser.

摘要翻译： POTS模拟语音终端（136）的终端用户和H.320标准多媒体终端（101,102,103,104）中的终端用户，每个终端用户通过单独的语音，视频和数据流进行通信，与每个终端 其他以伪多媒体方式通过提供呼叫转换能力的中央平台（135）。 在POTS端点处用户在多媒体端点处与用户共享的文档作为来自与POTS用户相关联的传真机（137）或PC终端（138）的数据信号发送到服务器（146） 平台。 然后将所接收的数据信号输入到多媒体网桥（124），并将数据流发送到每个多媒体终端，以在每个多媒体终端的窗口上显示。 类似地，要由多媒体端点共享的文档在数据流上被传送到多媒体网桥，其中桥接在传输到其他多媒体端点的数据流和服务器上。 然后，该文件从服务器发送到与POTS端点相关联的传真机或PC终端。 在传统的多媒体会议装置中，使用语音激活的切换来确定哪个用户的视频图像被桥接到传输到每个多媒体终端的视频流上。 当来自POTS用户的音频信号将导致来自该用户终端的视频信号被桥接到所有的多媒体端点，如果实际上该用户在多媒体终端，则从数据库（151）检索该用户的存储图像， 并由桥上输出的视频流传输到每个多媒体终端，以使多媒体参与者可视地识别当前正在讨论的最终用户。

公开(公告)号：US06614765B1

公开(公告)日：2003-09-02

申请号：US08946175

申请日：1997-10-07

申请人： Richard Frank Bruno ,  Howard Paul Katseff ,  Robert Edward Markowitz ,  Bethany Scott Robinson ,  Kenneth H. Rosen

发明人： Richard Frank Bruno ,  Howard Paul Katseff ,  Robert Edward Markowitz ,  Bethany Scott Robinson ,  Kenneth H. Rosen

IPC分类号： G01R3108

CPC分类号： H04L45/00 ,  H04L45/42

摘要： Methods and systems for routing information in an integrated global communications network comprising a signalling system interconnecting a source router, a plurality of intermediate routers, a destination router and a routing processor for routing the multimedia information. The source router receives the information including the routing requirements associated with the information and transmits a routing query signal to the routing processor. The routing processor evaluates the routing requirements, determines which routers and communication paths are capable and available to route the information, evaluates the statistical availability of such routers and selects an optimal routing path comprising select ones of the available routers and communication paths.

摘要翻译： 用于在集成全球通信网络中路由信息的方法和系统，包括将源路由器，多个中间路由器，目的地路由器和路由处理器互连的信令系统，用于路由多媒体信息。 源路由器接收包括与信息相关联的路由需求的信息，并向路由处理器发送路由查询信号。 路由处理器评估路由要求，确定哪些路由器和通信路径能够和可用于路由信息，评估这种路由器的统计可用性，并且选择包括可用路由器和通信路径中的选择路由的最佳路由路径。

公开(公告)号：US06320952B1

公开(公告)日：2001-11-20

申请号：US09070143

申请日：1998-04-30

申请人： Richard Frank Bruno ,  Howard Paul Katseff ,  Bethany Scott Robinson ,  Robert Edward Markowitz

发明人： Richard Frank Bruno ,  Howard Paul Katseff ,  Bethany Scott Robinson ,  Robert Edward Markowitz

IPC分类号： H04M358

CPC分类号： H04M3/42306 ,  H04M3/42042 ,  H04M3/42102 ,  H04M3/4228 ,  H04M3/493 ,  H04M3/58 ,  H04M7/0027 ,  H04M7/12 ,  H04M7/1245 ,  H04M2203/158 ,  H04M2207/08 ,  H04M2207/203 ,  H04M2242/22 ,  H04Q3/0016 ,  H04Q3/0029 ,  H04Q11/0435 ,  H04Q2213/1305 ,  H04Q2213/13091 ,  H04Q2213/13093 ,  H04Q2213/13103 ,  H04Q2213/13106 ,  H04Q2213/13141 ,  H04Q2213/13174 ,  H04Q2213/13205 ,  H04Q2213/13209 ,  H04Q2213/1328 ,  H04Q2213/1329 ,  H04Q2213/13296 ,  H04Q2213/13376 ,  H04Q2213/13389

摘要： A method and a system for routing data calls in which an incoming data call having a destination number is received. The data call is routed to a first destination over a circuit-switched telecommunications network based on the destination number for the data call. Transaction information is then sent to the first destination. Alternatively, the incoming data call is received at an input port. The incoming data call is associated with an automatic number identification and the input port is associated with an input port identification. The automatic number identification is stored in a database in association with the input port identification. A transfer message for the data call is received from the first destination. The transfer message contains information relating to an address for a second destination. The information relating to the address for the second destination is stored in the database in association with the automatic number identification and input port identification for the data call. The data call is disconnected from the first destination, and the data call is routed to the second destination over the circuit-switched telecommunications network.

摘要翻译： 用于路由数据呼叫的方法和系统，其中接收到具有目的地号码的输入数据呼叫。 基于数据呼叫的目的地号码，通过电路交换电信网络将数据呼叫路由到第一目的地。 然后将交易信息发送到第一目的地。 或者，在输入端口处接收输入数据呼叫。 输入数据呼叫与自动号码识别相关联，并且输入端口与输入端口标识相关联。 自动号码识别与输入端口标识相关联地存储在数据库中。 从第一目的地接收用于数据呼叫的传送消息。 传输消息包含与第二目的地的地址有关的信息。 与第二目的地的地址有关的信息与数据呼叫的自动号码识别和输入端口识别相关联地存储在数据库中。 数据呼叫与第一目的地断开，数据呼叫通过电路交换电信网络路由到第二目的地。

公开(公告)号：US5991380A

公开(公告)日：1999-11-23

申请号：US955840

申请日：1997-10-21

申请人： Barbara B. Bruno ,  Richard Frank Bruno ,  Howard Paul Katseff ,  Robert Edward Markowitz ,  Bethany Scott Robinson

发明人： Barbara B. Bruno ,  Richard Frank Bruno ,  Howard Paul Katseff ,  Robert Edward Markowitz ,  Bethany Scott Robinson

IPC分类号： H04M15/00 ,  H04M17/00

CPC分类号： H04M15/857 ,  G06Q20/10 ,  H04M15/00 ,  H04M17/00 ,  H04M2215/8179

摘要： A method and a system for accumulating charges for telecommunications services used during a calling card call, whether the calling card is periodically billed or prepaid. According to the invention, call information detail information, such as a user identification, a beginning time of the call, and setup parameters of the call, is received for a calling-card call. Services rate information is received for telecommunications services used during the calling-card call. A depletion rate of an available funds account associated with the calling-card call is then determined in real time, and the available funds account is depleted at the determined depletion rate during the calling-card call, also in real time.

摘要翻译： 用于在电话卡呼叫期间用于电话服务的收费的方法和系统，电话卡是定期收费还是预付费。 根据本发明，接收到用于呼叫卡呼叫的呼叫信息详细信息，诸如用户识别，呼叫的开始时间和呼叫的建立参数。 在电话卡呼叫期间使用的电信业务接收业务速率信息。 然后，与呼叫卡呼叫相关联的可用资金帐户的耗尽率被实时确定，并且可用资金帐户在呼叫卡呼叫期间也被实时地耗尽确定的耗尽率。

公开(公告)号：US06434383B1

公开(公告)日：2002-08-13

申请号：US09814795

申请日：2001-03-23

申请人： Richard Frank Bruno ,  Howard Paul Katseff ,  Robert Edward Markowitz ,  Bethany Scott Robinson

发明人： Richard Frank Bruno ,  Howard Paul Katseff ,  Robert Edward Markowitz ,  Bethany Scott Robinson

IPC分类号： H04Q720

CPC分类号： H04L12/5692 ,  H04L29/06 ,  H04L67/14 ,  H04L69/329 ,  H04W4/12 ,  H04W8/26 ,  H04W68/00 ,  H04W88/06

摘要： The invention provides a network paging system that includes a method and apparatus for sending messages to a subscriber. When one party attempts to contact another party, via a page message for example, the system may determine if the paged party is logged onto the network system. If the paged party is logged onto the network, the page message may be sent to the paged party's personal computer. If the paged party is not logged onto the network, the page message may be sent to the paged party's pager. Advantageously, the invention eliminates the need or expense of sending a message both via the Internet and a pager.

摘要翻译： 本发明提供了一种网络寻呼系统，其包括用于向用户发送消息的方法和装置。 当一方尝试通过例如页面消息联系另一方时，系统可以确定分页方是否登录到网络系统。 如果分页方登录到网络上，则页面消息可能被发送到被呼叫方的个人计算机。 如果分页方没有登录到网络上，则该页面消息可能被发送到被呼叫方的寻呼机。 有利地，本发明消除了通过因特网和寻呼机发送消息的需要或费用。

公开(公告)号：US5724355A

公开(公告)日：1998-03-03

申请号：US547216

申请日：1995-10-24

申请人： Richard Frank Bruno ,  Howard Paul Katseff ,  Robert Edward Markowitz ,  Carlos Alberto Perea ,  Bethany Scott Robinson ,  Sethuraman Suresh ,  Hugh L. Williams

发明人： Richard Frank Bruno ,  Howard Paul Katseff ,  Robert Edward Markowitz ,  Carlos Alberto Perea ,  Bethany Scott Robinson ,  Sethuraman Suresh ,  Hugh L. Williams

IPC分类号： G06F13/00 ,  H04L12/64 ,  H04L12/66 ,  H04L29/06 ,  H04M3/56 ,  H04M7/12 ,  H04N7/10

CPC分类号： H04L65/1009 ,  H04L12/6418 ,  H04L12/66 ,  H04L29/06 ,  H04L65/103 ,  H04L65/104 ,  H04L65/1043 ,  H04L69/161 ,  H04L69/169 ,  H04M3/567 ,  H04L2012/6429 ,  H04L2012/6443 ,  H04L2012/6456 ,  H04L2012/6472 ,  H04L2012/6475 ,  H04L29/06027 ,  H04L69/16 ,  H04M7/12

摘要： Internet access is provided to a multimedia terminal (101, 102, 103, 104) supporting the H.320 protocol through a gateway server (125) that is connected to the Internet. The data stream of the H.320 bearer channel (ISDN phone line or switched 56 kbps facilities) is used for the exchange of data between the accessing terminal and the gateway server, which outputs and receives such data onto and from the Internet, respectively. The gateway server is implemented to function to directly exchange on the H.320 data stream information requests and responsive data in the TCP/IP format used for Internet transport. Alternatively, the gateway server is implemented to function as a proxy to which requests are passed from the terminal over the H.320 data stream, and where function calls are made and locally converted to TCP/IP format for transport onto the Internet. For responsive data received from the Internet, the proxy gateway server removes the TCP/IP formatting and transmits the resultant data back to the terminal over the H.320 data stream.

摘要翻译： 通过连接到互联网的网关服务器（125）向多媒体终端（101,102,103,104）提供支持H.320协议的互联网接入。 H.320承载信道（ISDN电话线路或交换56kbps设施）的数据流用于在接入终端和网关服务器之间进行数据交换，分别在互联网上输出和接收这些数据。 网关服务器被实现为直接交换H.320数据流信息请求和用于因特网传输的TCP / IP格式的响应数据。 或者，网关服务器被实现为用作通过H.320数据流从终端传送请求的代理，并且进行功能调用并且本地转换为TCP / IP格式以便传输到因特网上。 对于从因特网接收的响应数据，代理网关服务器删除TCP / IP格式化，并通过H.320数据流将结果数据发送回终端。

公开(公告)号：US06356533B1

公开(公告)日：2002-03-12

申请号：US09130982

申请日：1998-08-07

申请人： Richard Frank Bruno ,  Howard Paul Katseff ,  Robert Edward Markowitz ,  Bethany Scott Robinson

发明人： Richard Frank Bruno ,  Howard Paul Katseff ,  Robert Edward Markowitz ,  Bethany Scott Robinson

IPC分类号： H04L1256

CPC分类号： H04L67/2819 ,  H04L12/12 ,  H04L29/06 ,  H04L67/14 ,  H04L67/28 ,  H04L67/303 ,  H04L69/24 ,  H04L69/329 ,  Y02D50/40

摘要： The present invention provides an apparatus and method that allows the communication mode for communicating between two user devices to be selected based on the abilities of the user devices and/or the preferences of the users. Using the present invention, when an operator of a user device enters the destination address for another user device with which communication is sought, a Client Routing Assessment Profile Services (CRAPS) processor receives the signals from the source user device. The signals include information of the identity of the source user device and the destination user device. The CRAPS processor retrieves profile information from a database corresponding to the identity of the source user device and/or the destination user device. Based on the profile information retrieved, the CRAPS processor sends boot signals to the user devices involved in the communication instructing them to change to the appropriate communication mode. Once the user devices are operating in the same mode, the CRAPS processor enables the communication between the user devices until an end condition occurs.

摘要翻译： 本发明提供了一种装置和方法，其允许基于用户设备的能力和/或用户偏好的两个用户设备之间进行通信的通信模式。 使用本发明，当用户设备的操作员输入寻求通信的另一用户设备的目的地地址时，客户端路由评估简档服务（CRAPS）处理器从源用户设备接收信号。 信号包括源用户设备和目的用户设备的身份信息。 CRAPS处理器从与源用户设备和/或目标用户设备的身份相对应的数据库中检索简档信息。 根据检索到的简档信息，CRAPS处理器向参与通信的用户设备发送引导信号，指示它们改变为适当的通信模式。 一旦用户设备以相同的模式运行，CRAPS处理器能够实现用户设备之间的通信，直到发生结束状态。

公开(公告)号：US06249675B1

公开(公告)日：2001-06-19

申请号：US09131066

申请日：1998-08-07

申请人： Richard Frank Bruno ,  Howard Paul Katseff ,  Robert Edward Markowitz ,  Bethany Scott Robinson

发明人： Richard Frank Bruno ,  Howard Paul Katseff ,  Robert Edward Markowitz ,  Bethany Scott Robinson

IPC分类号： H04Q720

CPC分类号： H04L12/5692 ,  H04L29/06 ,  H04L67/14 ,  H04L69/329 ,  H04W4/12 ,  H04W8/26 ,  H04W68/00 ,  H04W88/06

摘要： The invention provides a network paging system that includes a method and apparatus for sending messages to a subscriber. When one party attempts to contact another party, via a page message for example, the system may determine if the paged party is logged onto the network system. If the paged party is logged onto the network, the page message may be sent to the paged party's personal computer. If the paged party is not logged onto the network, the page message may be sent to the paged party's pager. Advantageously, the invention eliminates the need or expense of sending a message both via the Internet and a pager.

摘要翻译： 本发明提供了一种网络寻呼系统，其包括用于向用户发送消息的方法和装置。 当一方尝试通过例如页面消息联系另一方时，系统可以确定分页方是否登录到网络系统。 如果分页方登录到网络上，则页面消息可能被发送到被呼叫方的个人计算机。 如果分页方没有登录到网络上，则该页面消息可能被发送到被呼叫方的寻呼机。 有利地，本发明消除了通过因特网和寻呼机发送消息的需要或费用。

公开(公告)号：US06253146B1

公开(公告)日：2001-06-26

申请号：US09455243

申请日：1999-12-06

申请人： Karrie Jo Hanson ,  Howard Paul Katseff ,  Robert Edward Markowitz ,  Bethany Scott Robinson

发明人： Karrie Jo Hanson ,  Howard Paul Katseff ,  Robert Edward Markowitz ,  Bethany Scott Robinson

IPC分类号： G06G778

CPC分类号： G08G1/096811 ,  G01C21/3415 ,  G08G1/096822 ,  G08G1/096838 ,  G08G1/096883 ,  H04L45/00 ,  H04L45/22 ,  H04L47/122

摘要： A server platform in the PSTN performs the service of calling the subscriber if the subscriber's customary commuting route is congested. The service makes an initial call when the fastest commute route is congested. It also makes additional calls each time it finds a better alternate route. The server can accommodate any subscriber commuting pattern. If a street on the subscriber's customary route is found to be congested, then the server sequentially tests additional streets having geographic coordinates nearby, dynamically searching for an alternate route that has an acceptable level of congestion. The server has a voice response unit (VRU) in the platform, to announce to the subscriber that the subscriber's customary commuting route is congested. Following an initial call to the subscriber, the server continues to search for better alternate routes having the least congestion and it calls the subscriber again if it finds a better alternate route.

摘要翻译： 如果用户的习惯通勤路由拥挤，则PSTN中的服务器平台执行呼叫用户的服务。 当最快的通勤路线拥挤时，该服务进行初始呼叫。 每次发现更好的备用路由时，它也会增加呼叫。 服务器可以容纳任何订户通勤模式。 如果发现订户的常规路由中的街道拥塞，则服务器依次测试附近具有地理坐标的附加街道，动态地搜索具有可接受的拥塞水平的备用路由。 服务器在平台中具有语音应答单元（VRU），向用户通告用户的习惯通勤路由拥塞。 在对用户进行初始呼叫之后，服务器继续搜索具有最少拥塞的更好的备用路由，并且如果找到更好的备用路由，则再次呼叫该用户。