Sbc Properties, L.p.

At&t Intellectual Property I, L.p.

Ameritech Corporation

At&t Knowledge Ventures, LP

Michael Steven Pickard

Bruce Edward Stuckman

Edmond W Israelski

Jordan Howard Light

Robert Wesley Bossemeyer, Jr

Raymond Walden Bennett, Iii

Karen Jeanne Pelletier

Denise Violetta Kagan

Laura Marie Griffith

Barry James Sullivan

Richard Peter Krupka

Gayle Roberta Ekstrom

Donald Bernard Liebrecht

Wayne Robert Heinmiller

Michael George Gorman

Michael Tisiker

Scott Christopher Goering

Jeffrey Neumann

Jose M Cruz

Philip Martin Stebbings

Robert Welsey Bossemeyer, Jr

Dale Brian Halling

Rex Norman Bull

David Anthony Orwick

Raymond Walden Bennett Iii

Wilbur John Walkoe, Jr

James Stewart Barber

Robert Wesley Bossemeyer

A communications network is disclosed and includes a broadband communication line having a first derived voice channel and a second derived voice channel, wherein the first and second derived voice channels are established as a function of an available bandwidth associated with the broadband communication line. The communication network further includes a residential gateway in communication with the broadband communication line. The residential gateway includes a switch, a network interface device in communication with the switch, and wherein the switch is configured to select at least one of the first or second derived voice channels for voice communication over the broadband communication line as a function of the available bandwidth.

System and network for deriving voice channels on a broadband communication line

Wide area communication networking

A dialed number of a called party is received from a calling party. Based on the dialed number, a name of the called party is retrieved from a database. An audio message which includes the name of the called party is generated and communicated to the calling party. A call is routed between the calling party and the called party after said communicating the audio message.

Method, system, and article for audibly identifying a called party

A network-based announcement and message delivery service for providing a landline customer with information of interest such as weather, financial market data, time/temperature, sporting event results, etc. In a first embodiment, information is provided to a subscriber who simply lifts the handset of the telephone. The subscriber instead of hearing a dial tone hears the information in the form of streaming audio. In another embodiment, information is provided to the subscriber by way of information displayed on a caller-ID display and/or by way of talking caller-ID.

System and method for providing network information service using CID-type messages

Upon receiving a service code from a calling party, a list of parties previously called by the calling party is retrieved. An audio message is generated based on the list, and communicated to the calling party. A dialed input indicating a selected party from the list is received from the calling party. Based on the dialed input, a call between the calling party and the selected party is initiated.

Method, system, and article for placing a telephone call to a previously-called party

A data structure, which identifies a party of a telecommunication network and a telecommunication feature unavailable to the party, is stored in a database. After storing the data structure, availability data is inputted. The availability data indicates an availability of the telecommunication feature to a portion of the telecommunication network which serves the party. The data structure and the availability data are processed to determine that the telecommunication feature has become available to the party.

Method, system, and article for determining an availability of a telecommunication device

A speed dial list associated with a telephone line is received via at least one of a computer network and a telephone network. The speed dial list is stored in a database and associated with an identifier of the telephone line. An event of connecting a telephone set to the telephone line is detected. Based on the event, the telephone line to which the telephone set has been connected is identified. The speed dial list associated with the identified telephone line is retrieved. A machine-readable form of the speed dial list is communicated to the telephone set via the telephone network.

Method, system and medium for plug-and-play downloading of speed dial lists

A wide area communications network or simply a communications network is includes a broadband communication line having a first voice channel and a second voice channel, wherein the first and second voice channels are derived channels. The communications network further includes a residential gateway in communication with the broadband communication line. The residential gateway includes a network switch, a network interface device in communication with the network switch wherein the network switch is configured to select at least one of the first or second voice channels for voice communication over the broadband communication line.

A network-based announcement and message delivery service for providing a landline customer with information of interest such as weather, financial market data, time/temperature, sporting event results, etc. The information is provided to the subscriber by way of information displayed on a caller-ID display and/or by way of talking caller-ID.

System for providing network information service using CID-type messages

Processing a call from a calling party at a calling communication station to a called communication station includes detecting signalling information for the call, including determining whether standard caller identification for the calling communication station can be provided to the called communication station and detecting a privacy level selected by a called party at the called communication station. The call is routed in response to the signalling information and the privacy level. This permits management of privacy levels at the called communication station using the signalling information for the call.

Method and system for providing enhanced caller identification and privacy management

A performance of a telecommunication feature for a telecommunication customer is monitored. Based on the monitored performance, if an estimate of future performance of the telecommunication feature for the telecommunication customer is determined to be unfavorable, the telecommunication customer is informed of same.

Method, system, and article for informing a telecommunication customer of a future performance estimate for a telecommunication feature

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Michael Steven Pickard