Centurylink Intellectual Property LLC

Embarq Holdings Company, LLC

Erik Geldbach

Shane M Smith

Mark Wilmoth

Kelsyn Donel Rooks

Kelsyn Donel Seven Rooks, Sr

Keith Younger

Jim Scheer

Greg Edmoundson

Eric Lumbirt

Myron Balthazor

Leo Male

A first communication path for receiving a communication is established. The communication includes speech, which is processed. A speech pattern is identified as including a voice-command. A portion of the speech pattern is determined as including the voice-command. That portion of the speech pattern is separated from the speech pattern and compared with a second speech pattern. If the two speech patterns match or resemble each other, the portion of the speech pattern is accepted as the voice-command. An operation corresponding to the voice-command is determined and performed. The operation may perform an operation on a remote device, forward the voice-command to a remote device, or notify a user. The operation may create a second communication path that may allow a headset to join in a communication between another headset and a communication device, several headsets to communicate with each other, or a headset to communicate with several communication devices.

Command and control of devices and applications by voice using a communication base system

A system and method for providing wireline telephone services may include providing wireline telephone services to a residence to enable a user to place telephone calls. In response to receiving an access code, the user may be enabled to place telephone calls. The user may be billed for placing the telephone calls on a per-usage basis.

System and method for providing emergency wireline telephone services to residences

A broadband digital loop carrier and method for distributing communications signals to customers of a service provider may include a multi-service access platform unit and line termination unit in communication with the multi-service access platform unit. In one embodiment, the line termination unit is a multiplexer. The line termination unit may be configured to operate communications equipment that operates at bandwidths that are lower than cards operating in the multi-service access platform unit.

System and method of providing a broadband digital loop carrier cabinet

A system and method for providing wireline telephone services may include providing wireline telephone service to a residence for a customer to place telephone calls. In response to receiving an activate code, the wireline telephone service may be activated. In response to receiving a deactivate code, the wireline telephone service may be deactivated. The customer may be billed for the wireline telephone service. In one embodiment, the customer is billed a premium service charge when the wireline telephone service is active and a lower service charge when the wireline telephone service is inactive.

System and method for providing telecommunication services to transient customers

A communications device including power collection unit and a communications unit. The power collection unit may be configured to collect a portion of power being delivered to the communications unit to enable communications. The power collection unit may be separable from the communications unit. The power collection unit may include a battery. Additionally, the power collection unit may include a light source, such as one or more LEDs, and be configured in a flashlight configuration.

System and method for collecting power from a telephone line

In order to enable several wearable devices to communicate with several communication devices over a range of types of networks simultaneously, the illustrative embodiments provide a communication base system and method of using that communication base system. The communication base system includes several network-side transceivers in which each transceiver is configured to communicate with a communication device, a set of user-side transceivers in which each transceiver is configured to communicate with a headset, and a communication path to provide communications between a network-side adapter and a user-side adapter. A processing unit coupled to the communication path is configured to process instructions, where the instructions enable communication between the headset and the communication device without the headset being associated with the communication device.

Communication base system and method of using the same

The present integrated DSLAM to POTS splitter connector comprises a first set of wires each having a first end terminating in a first 50-pin connector for connecting to the DSLAM and second end terminating in a 64-pin connector for connecting to a first POTS splitter, one of the wires terminates in a first DPM; a second set of wires each having a first end terminating in a second 50-pin connector for connecting to the DSLAM, a second end terminating in a 64-pin connector for connecting to a second POTS splitter, one of the wires terminates in the first DPM and another in a second DPM; and a third set of wires each having a first end terminating in a third 50-pin connector for connecting to the DSLAM, a second end terminating in a 64-pin connector for connecting to a third POTS splitter, one of the wires terminates in second DPM.

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Olathe, KS, United States of America

Erik Geldbach