Adaptive path selection threshold setting for DS-CDMA receivers
In the following description, for purposes of explanation and not limitation, specific details are set forth, such as particular circuits, circuit components, techniques, etc. in order to provide a t... Read More
Inventors: Schulist, Matthias; Klang, Goran; He, Ning;, Assignee: Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ) (Stockholm, SE) |
Wireless facsimile adapter and system for printer and all-in-one devices and methods using the same
An adapter for connecting a printer or all-in-one device to a cellular radio system, wherein the adapter allows the printer or all-in-one device to conduct facsimile operations. One embodiment of the ... Read More
Inventors: Cavill, Barry R.; Combs, James L.; Foldes, Jr., Francis; Reed, William H.; Zbrozek, John D.;, Assignee: Lexmark International, Inc. (Lexington, KY) |
Telephone caller location data retrieval
In FIG. 1, a telephone system is shown that employs an AIN 100. The AIN 100 is a telecommunications switching network that utilizes the well-known SS7 protocol to connect switching centers and other ... Read More
Inventors: Contractor, Sunil H.;, Assignee: BellSouth Intellectual Property Corporation (Wilmington, DE) |
Method and apparatus for directing a wireless communication to a wireline unit
The present invention allows a user who has access to both a wireline system and a wireless system to receive a wireless communication at a home or other predetermined fixed location in the manner of ... Read More
Inventors: Cardina, Donald M.; Link, II, Charles M.; Tatem, Timothy P.;, Assignee: BellSouth Corporation (Atlanta, GA) |
Intelligent cellular forwarding system
The present invention is directed to an intelligent call forwarding system for routing incoming calls to at least one of a plurality of alternate communication devices when the incoming call is not ab... Read More
Inventors: Silverman, David Phillip;, Assignee: Lucent Technologies Inc. (Murray Hill, NJ) |
CMOS wireless transceiver with programmable characteristics
The Wireless Network FIG. 1 diagrams a wireless computer data network in which embodiments of the present invention may be used, and is referred to herein by the general reference numeral 100. The ne... Read More
Inventors: Adams, Andrew R.; Weste, Neil H.;, Assignee: Cisco Systems Wireless Networking (Australia) Pty Limited (North Sydney, AU) |
Software system for collecting and displaying weather information
The present invention is a system which includes multiple weather stations, for collecting multiple weather parameters; a central ("base") microprocessor-based computer programmed with Windows-based (... Read More
Inventors: Shelton, William A.;, Assignee: |
System and method for downloading internet based information to an adsi phone slot
The present invention is an ADSI download method and system. The system comprises at least one ADSI telephone with a display terminal, a telephony server, and one or more hosts on a computer network. ... Read More
Inventors: Mitchell, Andrew J.; Bergman, Richard G.; Kredo, Thomas J.;, Assignee: Nortel Networks Corporation (Ottawa, CA) |
Voicemail system component employment of internet protocol network to store or access one or more voicemail messages on one or more storage devices
Turning to FIG. 1, an apparatus 100 in one example comprises one or more voicemail system components that employ an internet protocol network to store or access one or more voicemail messages on one ... Read More
Inventors: Green, Merle Leland; Kraft, Theodore Edward; Patterson, Alton David; Roberson, David Alan; Sand, Paul Raymond;, Assignee: Lucent Technologies Inc. (Murray Hill, NJ) |
Managing links between processor-based systems
As shown in FIG. 1, a host processor-based system 10 may communicate with a remote processor-based system 14 via a link 12. The link 12 may be hard wired or may form a wireless connection. For exampl... Read More
Inventors: Idsinga, Andrew S.;, Assignee: Intel Corporation (Santa Clara, CA) |
System and method for controlling pipeline delays by adjusting the power levels at which nodes in an ad-hoc network transmit data packets
An object of the present invention is to provide a system and method for determining allowable pipeline delays for service classes within an ad-hoc network. Another object of the present invention is ... Read More
Inventors: Belcea, John M.;, Assignee: Meshnetworks, Inc. (Maitland, FL) |
Method and system for call tracing
According to a first aspect of the invention there is provided a method for tracing a call. The method includes the steps of: (a) displaying a log-on screen on a display device, the log-on screen havi... Read More
Inventors: Fellner, Paul W.; Langdon, James F.;, Assignee: Ameritech Services, Inc. (Hoffman Estates, IL) |
Method and system for optimizing performance of a mobile communication system
The present invention is briefly described as a method and system of monitoring the performance of a wireless telecommunications system. In preferred embodiments there is disclosed a method and system... Read More
Inventors: Sheffield, John P.;, Assignee: AT&T Wireless Services, Inc. (Redmond, WA) |
Statistical diagnosis in interactive voice response telephone system
These and other problems inherent in the prior art have been solved by providing a statistical health monitor associated with an interactive voice response (IVR) unit that compiles and analyzes statis... Read More
Inventors: Cave, Ellis K.; Weeren, Eric K.; Cheng, David C.; Wilson, Daren K.;, Assignee: InterVoice Limited Partnership (Reno, NV) |
Method and system for analyzing and preparing an optimum telephone services call plan
In accordance with the present invention, the above and other problems are solved by a method and system for analyzing and preparing optimum telephone services calling plans. An optimum calling plan a... Read More
Inventors: Ruckart, John P.; Pacifico, Mike; Henson, Dirk S.; Rauba, Ray; Lenio, Allan J.;, Assignee: BellSouth Intellectual Property Corporation (Wilmington, DE) |
Timekeeper with automatic time setting and time setting method for same
An object of the invention is to provide a timekeeper equipped with an RDS radio reception device for radio synchronizing it using time data of broadcasts by an RDS station of any kind received by the... Read More
Inventors: Gerrits, Johannes F.; Piguet, Christian; Brand, Yan;, Assignee: CSEM Centre Suisse d'Electronique et de Microtechnique SA-Recherche et Developpement (Neuchatel, CH) |
Network supported new feature notification and trial
The particular values and configurations discussed in these non-limiting examples can be varied and are cited merely to illustrate an embodiment of the present invention and are not intended to limit... Read More
Inventors: Benco, David S.; Overend, Kevin J.; Sheen, Baoling S.; True, Sandra L.; Voight, Kenneth J.;, Assignee: Lucent Technologies Inc. (Murray Hill, NJ) |
Interactive information transaction processing system with universal telephony gateway capabilities
At its broadest conceptual level, the present invention comprises server and Interactive Voice Response ("IVR") functionality that receives and selectively interconnects incoming voice communications.... Read More
Inventors: Polcyn, Michael J.;, Assignee: InterVoice Limited Partnership (Reno, NV) |
Telephone voice-ringing using a transmitted voice announcement
The drawbacks in the prior art are overcome by the present invention for a voice-ringing system. In accordance with the present invention, the traditional telephone ring for notifying a called party a... Read More
Inventors: Milewski, Allen E.; Smith, Thomas M.;, Assignee: AT&T Corp. (New York, NY) |
Customer programmable caller ID alerting indicator
OF INVENTION Refer to FIG. 1. A subscriber 80 is connected to a caller 90 by a service infrastructure 55 that includes in any operable combination a public switched telephone network (PSTN) 60, a swi... Read More
Inventors: Kredo, Thomas J.;, Assignee: Nortel Networks Limited (Quebec, CA) |
Voicemail system with subscriber specific storage folders
The following description of an embodiment of the present invention is made with reference to the above-described drawings where enlighten numerals refer to like parts or components throughout the se... Read More
Inventors: Baker, La Veria; Scott, David;, Assignee: BellSouth Intellectual Property Corporation (Wilmington, DE) |
Method for serving broadcasting type short message in radio data communication system
An object of the invention is to solve at least the above problems and/or disadvantages and to provide at least the advantages described hereinafter. In order to solve the above-mentioned problem, it ... Read More
Inventors: Jeong, Young-Jo;, Assignee: LG Electronics Inc. (Seoul, KR) |
Telephone set of distinctive ringing type wherein pattern of telephone number call signal is registered for determination of telephone number being called
It is therefore an object of the present invention to provide a telephone set of distinctive ringing type which permits easy and correct registration of the pattern of a call signal which calls one of... Read More
Inventors: Kato, Tokunori;, Assignee: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha (Nagoya, JP) |
Video phone multimedia announcement answering machine
In order to provide an improved network, it is desirable for the interexchange companies to have access to at least one of the twisted-pair lines or alternate wireless facility connecting each of the ... Read More
Inventors: Gerszberg, Irwin; Martin, Jeffrey S.; Walker, Hopeton S.;, Assignee: AT&T Corp. (New York, NY) |
Transmission method and a cellular radio system
I claim: 1. A transmission method used in a cellular radio system during discontinuous transmission when there are pauses in the transmission, which are detected, the cellular radio system comprising ... Read More
Inventors: Siira, Mikko;, Assignee: Nokia Telecommunications Oy (Espoo, FI) |
Data/voice/fax compression multiplexer
OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS In the following Detailed Description of the Preferred Embodiment, reference is made to the accompanying drawings which form a part hereof and in which is shown by way of... Read More
Inventors: Arimilli, Harinarayana; Thanawala, Ashish A.; Kanchan, Vasant Kumar;, Assignee: Multi-Tech Systems, Inc. (Mounds View, MN) |
Method of activating a wireless communication system in a mobile vehicle
One aspect of the invention provides a method of activating an in-vehicle wireless communication system. A vehicle identification number associated with a vehicle may be received. An electronic serial... Read More
Inventors: Mazzara, Jr., William E.;, Assignee: General Motors Corporation (Detroit, MI) |
Method and apparatus for controlling a network device
A personal communications device may be placed in, or removed from, a docking station. In response, a predetermined command may be selected from a plurality of predetermined commands and transmitted f... Read More
Inventors: Fuoss, Paul Henry; Katseff, Howard Paul; Robinson, Bethany Scott;, Assignee: AT&T Corp. (New York, NY) |
System and method for monitoring incoming communications to a telecommunications device
The present invention is directed to a method for monitoring incoming communications to a telecommunications device. According to one embodiment, the method includes detecting an incoming communicatio... Read More
Inventors: Bedingfield, James C.;, Assignee: BellSouth Intellectual Property Corporation (Wilmington, DE) |
System and method for providing remote access to telecommunications services
OF EMBODIMENTS In view of the above, the present invention through one or more of its various aspects and/or embodiments is presented to accomplish one or more objectives and advantages, such as thos... Read More
Inventors: Bhandari, Anil Kumar; Bi, Xiaolian; Brandt, Jeffrey Lewis; Huang, Alexander Lisheng; Johnson, Jeffrey Paul; Miller, James Thomas; Mueller, Stephen Mark; Scruggs, Jeffrey L.;, Assignee: SBC Technology Resources, Inc. (Austin, TX) |
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