At+t Corp.

At&t Intellectual Property I, L.p.

James Christopher Ramming

Mark Jeffrey Foladare

Shelley Betty Goldman

Eric Cheung

Charles Douglas Blewett

Ramon Caceres

Pamela Zave

Michael Anthony Jackson

Roy Philip Weber

Gerald Michael Karam

Nils Klarlund

Michael Abraham Benedikt

David Alan Ladd

A method for providing communication control functionality at a remotely located site using a distributed feature architecture which provides communication features and data records to an Enhanced Network User (ENU). The ENU connects to a Distributed Feature Network (DFN) in order to gain access to communications features contained in the DFN. Based on the type of communication requested, one or more feature boxes are created in order to implement the requested communication.

Method and system for providing communication control functionality at a remotely located site using a distributed feature architecture

The invention provides a system and method for providing a temporary wireless service connection to one or more users within a wireless local area network. In-building services and Internet related services are provided to the users over their respective temporary wireless service connections. Each user is charged for their specific usage amounts which may be based on the number of packets transferred, the number of bytes transferred, the number of distinct transactions and/or the time period each user's temporary wireless service connection was active.

System and method for providing wireless services within a wireless local area network

A distributed features system is disclosed which permits a telecommunication network to efficiently distribute data related to network addresses.

Routing optimizations for telecommunications network system and method

A method for placing a call intended for an enhanced network user on hold is disclosed. A calling party is enabled to select the type of information which is provided to the calling party while the calling party is on hold by using a Distributed Feature Network (DFN) architecture. The DFN includes a plurality of feature boxes with each feature box being created for the purpose of enabling a particular communication feature. A call intended for one of a group of ENUs is received by the DFN and an estimated hold time is determined for the call. The hold time is communicated to a caller associated with the call and the caller is provided with a list of options for information to be received by the caller while the caller is on hold. The caller's selection of a hold option is received by the DFN. A feature box is created for providing the caller with the selected information option, and the call is connected to the created feature box. When the DFN determines that one of the group of ENUs is available, the call is rerouted from the created feature box to the available ENU.

Method for placing a call intended for an enhanced network user on hold while the enhanced network user is unavailable to take the call using a distributed feature architecture

An audio browsing adjunct executes a voice markup language browser. The audio browsing adjunct receives a voice interactive request. Based on the request, the network node obtains a document. The document includes a voice markup, and a parameterized interaction definition or at least one link to a parameterized interaction definition when user interaction is required. The audio browsing adjunct interprets the document in accordance with the parameterized interaction definition. By using the parameterized interaction definition, entered data is typically verified at the audio browsing adjunct instead of at a network server. Further, the parameterized interaction definition can define a finite state machine. When it does, the parameterized interaction definition can be analyzed so that performance problems of the audio browsing adjunct are minimized.

Method and apparatus for voice interaction over a network using

A new application language called the MAWL language and a compiler for the new application language called the MAWL compiler are provided for use by programmers of World Wide Web services. The MAWL language and the MAWL compiler may be used to provide any World Wide Web service, but they are especially useful for programming interactive services. The MAWL language provides an expressive typing capability. Through this expressive ability World Wide Web services that have defined states, sequences and sessions are straightforward where previously such capabilities do not exist. Further, the MAWL compiler performs error checking for common errors and self-consistency before actual compiling so run-time error checking is avoided. Together the MAWL language and the MAWL compiler greatly increase the productivity of the World Wide Web programmer and the complexity of the World Wide Web services that can reliably be provided.

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James Christopher Ramming