公开(公告)号：US06269159B1

公开(公告)日：2001-07-31

申请号：US09060373

申请日：1998-04-15

申请人： Joseph M. Cannon ,  James A. Johanson

发明人： Joseph M. Cannon ,  James A. Johanson

IPC分类号： H04M157

CPC分类号： H04M3/428 ,  H04M1/57 ,  H04M3/56 ,  H04M2203/5018 ,  H04M2203/5054 ,  H04Q1/45

摘要： A method and apparatus to provide three way conferencing which allows a third party caller to call into an existing telephone call at a single line of a called party's telephone. In one embodiment, the called party may accept the conferencing of the third party caller based on a review of received call related information, e.g., Caller ID information. The acceptance may be by flashes of the telephone line and/or by entry of a predetermined DTMF code. The telephone apparatus and/or the central office may maintain a directory of accepted third party callers which are allowed to automatically enter an existing telephone call at a called party, unless refused by the called party within a predetermined amount of time. Each entry in the directory of accepted third party callers contains a portion or all of call related information such as a telephone number and/or a household name.

摘要翻译： 一种提供三方会议的方法和装置，其允许第三方呼叫者在被叫方电话的一条线上呼入现有的电话呼叫。 在一个实施例中，被叫方可以基于对接收到的呼叫相关信息（例如，来电显示信息）的审查来接受第三方呼叫者的会议。 接受可能是通过电话线的闪烁和/或通过输入预定的DTMF码。 电话设备和/或中心局可以保持允许在被叫方自动进入现有电话呼叫的接受的第三方呼叫者的目录，除非被叫方在预定时间内拒绝。 接受的第三方呼叫者的目录中的每个条目包含呼叫相关信息的一部分或全部，例如电话号码和/或家庭姓名。

公开(公告)号：US06587559B1

公开(公告)日：2003-07-01

申请号：US09159143

申请日：1998-09-23

申请人： John G. Bartkowiak

发明人： John G. Bartkowiak

IPC分类号： H04M157

CPC分类号： H04M1/573

摘要： A signal detector includes a transform unit and a cross-frame energy level unit. The transform unit is adapted to receive at least a first and a second frame of time domain input samples. The transform unit generates at least a first frequency energy value for the first frame and a second frequency energy value for the second frame based on the time domain input samples. The cross-frame energy level unit is adapted to compare the first frequency energy value to the second frequency energy value to determine the presence of a first tone in the time domain input samples. A method for detecting a signal includes receiving at least a first and a second frame of time domain input samples. At least a first frequency energy value for the first frame and a second frequency energy value for the second frame are generated based on the time domain input samples. The first frequency energy value is compared to the second frequency energy value to determine the presence of a first tone in the time domain input samples.

摘要翻译： 信号检测器包括变换单元和跨帧能级单元。 变换单元适于接收时域输入样本的至少第一和第二帧。 变换单元基于时域输入采样，生成第一帧的至少第一频率能量值和第二帧的第二频率能量值。 跨帧能级单元适于将第一频率能量值与第二频率能量值进行比较，以确定时域输入采样中的第一音调的存在。 一种用于检测信号的方法包括接收时域输入样本的至少第一帧和第二帧。 基于时域输入采样，生成用于第一帧的至少第一频率能量值和第二帧的第二频率能量值。 将第一频率能量值与第二频率能量值进行比较，以确定时域输入样本中的第一音调的存在。

公开(公告)号：US06665397B1

公开(公告)日：2003-12-16

申请号：US09323173

申请日：1999-05-27

申请人： Bar-Chung Hwang

发明人： Bar-Chung Hwang

IPC分类号： H04M157

CPC分类号： H04M1/573

摘要： A telephone signal detecting circuit is provided, which can identify an input signal is a line reversal signal or a ring signal. Providing this telephone signal detecting circuit into a ring detector of a conventional telephone set can share the burden of the microprocessor of the telephone set and lessen the loading of power supply. In this invention, the Schmitt triggers of two different trigger levels are used to respectively detect the voltage change of the first discharge of the capacitor and the ripple signal produced due to the charge of the capacitor by the ring signal. The input signal can be easily identified to be a line reversal signal or a ring signal through a simple flip-flop circuit that can reduce the influence of the bouncing effect. The telephone signal detecting circuit is operated in a static mode and is almost free of power-consumption when it is not working.

摘要翻译： 提供了一种电话信号检测电路，其可以识别输入信号是线路反转信号或振铃信号。 将该电话信号检测电路提供到常规电话机的环形检测器中可以共享电话机的微处理器的负担并减轻电源的负载。 在本发明中，使用两个不同触发电平的施密特触发器来分别检测电容器的第一次放电的电压变化以及由于振铃信号由于电容器的充电而产生的纹波信号。 可以通过简单的触发器电路将输入信号容易地识别为线路反转信号或振铃信号，这可以减少弹跳效应的影响。 电话信号检测电路以静态方式工作，并且在不工作时几乎没有电力消耗。

公开(公告)号：US06427009B1

公开(公告)日：2002-07-30

申请号：US08614188

申请日：1996-03-13

申请人： Morris Reese

发明人： Morris Reese

IPC分类号： H04M157

CPC分类号： H04M1/2745 ,  H04M1/57 ,  H04M3/42042 ,  H04M3/42195

摘要： An apparatus and method are disclosed for accessing originating central office equipment to control the disclosure of a calling party directory telephone number and/or name (hereinafter sometimes referred to as “DN” or “directory telephone number with a corresponding name”) to a called party who subscribes to Caller ID service or to any other Custom Local Area Switching System (hereinafter sometimes referred to as “CLASS”) service which discloses the calling party DN to the called party by performing a desired one of a plurality of automatic and/or manual calling operations. The apparatus and method are also for receiving, displaying and storing to memory a calling party DN sent from terminating central office equipment via a voice channel of a called party busy or idle telephone line in response to the receipt of the calling party flagged “public” DN sent from originating central office equipment to which the calling party telephone line is connected. In furtherance, the apparatus and method disclosed permit recalling a stored DN from memory to be displayed in an LED or LCD display counter, and permit automatically dialing a stored DN to return a missed call. A method is also disclosed for sending to an apparatus at a called station during a silent interval of a ringing signal cycle or a call-waiting tone signal cycle an incoming caller DN sent from terminating central office equipment responsively to the receipt of the DN sent from originating central office equipment indicating that the DN is to be disclosed at the called station.

摘要翻译： 公开了一种用于访问始发中心局设备以控制向被叫的呼叫方电话号码和/或名称（以下有时称为“DN”或“具有相应名称的目录电话号码”）的公开的设备和方法 订阅来电显示服务或任何其他自定义本地交换系统（以下有时称为“等级”）服务的方，其通过执行多个自动和/或其中的所需的一个来向被叫方公开主叫方DN 手动调用操作。 该装置和方法还用于响应于标记为“公共”的主叫方的接收，经由呼叫方忙碌或空闲电话线路的语音信道从终端中心局设备接收，显示和存储主叫方DN， 从呼叫方电话线连接的始发中心局设备发送的DN。 有利的是，所公开的装置和方法允许从存储器调用存储的DN以在LED或LCD显示计数器中显示，并允许自动拨打存储的DN以返回未接来电。 还公开了一种方法，用于在振铃信号周期的静音间隔或呼叫等待音信号周期期间向被叫站的设备发送，该周期是从终端中心局设备发送的来话主叫方响应于接收到从 发起中心局设备，指示DN将在被叫站处公开。

公开(公告)号：US06631188B1

公开(公告)日：2003-10-07

申请号：US09606516

申请日：2000-06-29

申请人： Phillip Michael Sands

发明人： Phillip Michael Sands

IPC分类号： H04M157

CPC分类号： H04M3/436 ,  H04M1/57 ,  H04M1/663 ,  H04M3/42042 ,  H04M3/42059 ,  H04M3/42153 ,  H04M2242/22

摘要： Incoming calls from selected calling numbers are routed to call waiting for immediate response while calls from other calling numbers are handled in a different manner, e.g., they are routed to voice mail, to a forwarding number, or scheduled for call back. In order to route calls from selected calling numbers to call waiting, the subscriber enters the directory numbers of selected callers (or other caller identifying indicia) on the subscriber's telephone keypad together with an activation code for storing this information in a caller identification (ID) table, or data base. Each time an incoming call is received, the incoming call number (or other caller identifying indicia) is compared with the contents of the caller ID table and the call is routed to the call waiting function if the incoming call number is stored in the caller ID table.

摘要翻译： 来自所选呼叫号码的来电呼叫等待立即响应，而来自其他呼叫号码的呼叫以不同方式被处理，例如，它们被路由到话音邮件，转发号码或被调度用于回叫。 为了将来自所选呼叫号码的呼叫路由到呼叫等待，用户在用户电话小键盘上输入所选择的呼叫者（或其他呼叫者识别标记）的电话号码以及用于在呼叫者身份（ID）中存储该信息的激活码， 表或数据库。 每次收到来电时，将来电号码（或其他主叫方识别标记）与呼叫者ID表的内容进行比较，如果来电号码存储在呼叫者ID中，呼叫将被路由到呼叫等待功能 表。

公开(公告)号：US06570983B1

公开(公告)日：2003-05-27

申请号：US09899963

申请日：2001-07-06

申请人： Joseph A. Speeney ,  Ted Stine

发明人： Joseph A. Speeney ,  Ted Stine

IPC分类号： H04M157

CPC分类号： H04M1/578 ,  H04M3/42042 ,  H04M3/42059 ,  H04M3/4228 ,  H04M3/4931 ,  H04M3/537 ,  H04M19/04 ,  H04M2242/22 ,  H04Q3/72

摘要： A method and system to generate a communications identification announcement including an indication of an identity of an author of an incoming communication is disclosed. In an embodiment the method. Includes receiving a communication having a communication identifier and then searching a database to match the communication identifier to a data or audio file in the database that had been mapped to the communication identifier. If the communication identifier is located, then the data or audio file having the communications identification announcement including the identity of the author of the communication is announced to the contacted party. If the communication identifier is not located, then a previously stored announcement, generated in anticipation of failing to locate the communication identifier, may be broadcast. In an embodiment, the system to announce sounds indicative of an identity of a calling party may include a controller, a memory, a network interface unit, input and output devices, and database interface to access a subscriber database, the subscriber database containing one or more communication identifiers designated by the subscriber, each communication identifier corresponding to a particular contacting party.

摘要翻译： 公开了一种生成通信识别通知的方法和系统，该通信标识通知包括进入通信的作者的身份的指示。 在一个实施方案中，该方法。 包括接收具有通信标识符的通信，然后搜索数据库以将通信标识符与已经映射到通信标识符的数据库中的数据或音频文件相匹配。 如果定位了通信标识符，那么具有包括通信的作者的身份的通信标识通知的数据或音频文件被通知给联系方。 如果通信标识符未被定位，则可以广播预期未定位通信标识符生成的先前存储的通知。 在一个实施例中，宣布指示主叫方身份的声音的系统可以包括控制器，存储器，网络接口单元，输入和输出设备以及访问用户数据库的数据库接口，用户数据库包含一个或 由订户指定的更多的通信标识符，每个通信标识符对应于特定的联系方。

公开(公告)号：US06404882B2

公开(公告)日：2002-06-11

申请号：US09873613

申请日：2001-06-04

申请人： Paul W. Fellner ,  James F. Langdon

发明人： Paul W. Fellner ,  James F. Langdon

IPC分类号： H04M157

CPC分类号： H04Q3/0087 ,  H04M3/2281 ,  H04M3/42144 ,  H04M7/12 ,  H04M15/06 ,  Y10S379/90

摘要： The present invention is drawn to a call trace system and method that is simple to establish in a short amount of time. The call trace is implemented through a Web browser page which remotely programs central offices to trace calls to particular number. When a trace is established a message is sent back to the Web browser which displays the calling number, the called number and the central office detecting the call. Also, a page is sent to a pager which displays the traced information.

摘要翻译： 本发明涉及一种在短时间内简单建立的呼叫跟踪系统和方法。 呼叫跟踪通过Web浏览器页面实现，该页面远程地中央办公室来跟踪特定号码的呼叫。 当建立跟踪时，消息被发送回Web浏览器，Web浏览器显示主叫号码，被叫号码和中心局检测呼叫。 此外，页面被发送到显示跟踪信息的寻呼机。

公开(公告)号：US06718031B2

公开(公告)日：2004-04-06

申请号：US10167282

申请日：2002-06-11

申请人： Paul W. Fellner ,  James F. Langdon

发明人： Paul W. Fellner ,  James F. Langdon

IPC分类号： H04M157

CPC分类号： H04Q3/0087 ,  H04M3/2281 ,  H04M3/42144 ,  H04M7/12 ,  H04M15/06 ,  Y10S379/90

摘要： The present invention is drawn to a call trace system and method that is simple to establish in a short amount of time. The call trace is implemented through a Web browser page which remotely programs central offices to trace calls to particular number. When a trace is established a message is sent back to the Web browser which displays the calling number, the called number and the central office detecting the call. Also, a page is sent to a pager which displays the traced information.

摘要翻译： 本发明涉及一种在短时间内简单建立的呼叫跟踪系统和方法。 呼叫跟踪通过Web浏览器页面实现，该页面远程地中央办公室来跟踪特定号码的呼叫。 当建立跟踪时，消息被发送回Web浏览器，Web浏览器显示主叫号码，被叫号码和中心局检测呼叫。 此外，页面被发送到显示跟踪信息的寻呼机。

公开(公告)号：US06671362B2

公开(公告)日：2003-12-30

申请号：US10246783

申请日：2002-09-18

申请人： Ron Urban ,  Jim Kovarik ,  Nancy Book

发明人： Ron Urban ,  Jim Kovarik ,  Nancy Book

IPC分类号： H04M157

CPC分类号： H04M3/42 ,  H04M1/575 ,  H04M3/02 ,  H04M3/42042 ,  H04M3/42059 ,  H04M3/42348 ,  H04M2207/12 ,  H04M2242/22 ,  H04M2242/30 ,  H04Q3/0029 ,  H04Q3/72 ,  H04Q2213/13091 ,  H04Q2213/13097 ,  H04Q2213/13103 ,  H04Q2213/13141 ,  H04Q2213/13204 ,  H04Q2213/13345

摘要： A method for providing the names of the city and state of a calling party to a called party when the calling party's name is unavailable. The method utilizes the calling party's telephone number to determine the names of the city and state from which the calling party is calling. The method incorporates a database that contains combinations of telephone numbers and the names of the cities and states that correspond to the various combinations of numbers. In response to an indication that the name of the calling party is unavailable, the method accesses the databases and searches for the matching telephone number and corresponding city and state names. If the names are found, they are delivered to the calling party.

公开(公告)号：US06650746B1

公开(公告)日：2003-11-18

申请号：US09609295

申请日：2000-06-30

申请人： Pieter Groen ,  Robert A. Williamson ,  Anne Grosman

发明人： Pieter Groen ,  Robert A. Williamson ,  Anne Grosman

IPC分类号： H04M157

CPC分类号： H04M19/041 ,  H04M3/06 ,  H04M3/42382 ,  H04M3/436 ,  H04M3/533 ,  H04M7/006 ,  Y10S379/911

摘要： An indication of urgency of a call is received from a caller. The urgency indication is communicated to the called party through a distinctive notification, such as distinctive ringing. The urgency indication may be obtained from a caller via a personal agent.

摘要翻译： 从呼叫者接收到呼叫紧急指示。 紧急指示通过独特的通知（如特殊响铃）传达给被叫方。 紧急指示可以通过个人代理从呼叫者获得。